SIXTH AMENDMENT TO MASTER AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT Among SPDR SERIES TRUST, SPDR INDEX SHARES, and SSGA ACTIVE TRUST EACH ON BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS RESPECTIVE SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B OF THE AGREEMENT,...Securities Lending Authorization Agreement • October 26th, 2023 • SPDR Series Trust
This Sixth Amendment (this “Amendment”) dated September 6, 2023, is among SPDR SERIES TRUST, SPDR INDEX SHARES, and SSGA ACTIVE TRUST, each an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of each of its respective series as listed on Schedule B of the Agreement (defined below), severally and not jointly, each a registered management investment company organized and existing under the laws of Massachusetts (the “Trust”) and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (“State Street”). The Trust, acting on behalf of each of its series, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”.
RE: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement Arrangement AgreementFee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement Arrangement Agreement • October 26th, 2023 • SPDR Series Trust
SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”), as the investment adviser to SPDR MarketAxess Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) a series of the SPDR Series Trust (the “Trust”), agrees to waive its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses, so that the net annual Fund operating expenses, before application of any fees and expenses not paid by SSGA FM pursuant to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and SSGA FM, dated September 1, 2003 (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), if any, are limited to the following percentage of average daily net assets on an annual basis for the applicable duration referenced (each an “Expiration Date”):
RE: Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement Arrangement AgreementAcquired Fund Fees and Expenses Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement Arrangement Agreement • October 26th, 2023 • SPDR Series Trust
This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (the “AFFE Fee Waiver”) set forth above: (i) supersedes any prior AFFE Fee Waiver for the Funds, (ii) is subject to the terms and conditions of the Investment Advisory Agreement, (iii) does not provide for the recoupment by SSGA FM of any amounts waived or reimbursed, and (iv) may only be terminated during the relevant period with the approval of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.
