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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
 
☒        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024
or
☐        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File Number 001-37996
 
SPDR® GOLD TRUST
SPONSORED BY WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
36-7650517
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o World Gold Trust Services, LLC
685 Third Avenue, Suite 2702
New York, New York 10017
(212) 317-3800
(Address of principal executive offices, telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
  
Trading Symbol(s) Name
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
SPDR® Gold Shares
  
GLD®
  
NYSE Arca, Inc.
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ☐    No  ☒
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer    ☒
Accelerated filer    ☐
Non-Accelerated filer    ☐
Smaller reporting company    ☐
 
Emerging growth company    ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.    ☒
 
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.      ☐
 
 
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Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).        ☐
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒
 
Aggregate market value of registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing price of a share of the registrant’s common stock on March 31, 2024 as reported by the NYSE Arca, Inc. on that date: $59,081,825,589.
 
Number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of November 22, 2024: 305,600,000.
 
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None
 
 
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Item 15.
 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
The Registrant is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amendment”) to its Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024, as originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2024 (the “Original Filing”), for the sole purpose of including Exhibit 97.1.
 
In accordance with Rule 12b-15 and Rule 13a-14 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amendment also includes new certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant’s Sponsor on behalf of the Registrant dated as of the date of this filing. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment and this Amendment does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. Similarly, because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment, certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 have been omitted.
 
Except as described above, no other amendments are being made to the Original Filing. This Amendment does not supersede, modify or update any other items or disclosures found in the Original Filing. In addition, this Amendment does not reflect any information, events or transactions occurring after the reporting period of the Original Filing and does not supersede, modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. As a result, information included in the report continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing together with the Registrant’s other filings with the SEC.
 
Item 15. Exhibits, as amended, is included in this Amendment.
 
This Amendment consists solely of the preceding cover page, this explanatory note, Item 15. Exhibits, the signature page and Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 97.1.
 
 
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PART IV
 
Item 15.     Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedules
 
3.    Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Exhibit Description
  
Incorporated by Reference
       
Form
  
Exhibit
  
Filing Date/Period
End Date
                 
4.1
    
10-K
  
4.1
  
9/30/07
                 
4.1.1
    
8-K
  
4.1
  
12/13/07
                 
4.1.2
    
10-K
  
4.1.2
  
9/30/08
                 
4.1.3
    
8-K
  
4.1
  
6/1/11
                 
4.1.4
    
8-K
  
4.1
  
6/19/14
                 
4.1.5
    
8-K
  
4.1.5
  
3/20/15
                 
4.1.6
    
8-K
  
4.1.6
  
7/14/15
                 
4.1.7
    
8-K
  
4.1.7
  
9/11/17
                 
4.1.8
    
10-Q
  
4.1.8
  
2/7/20
                 
4.1.9
    
8-K
  
4.1.9
  
11/30/22
                 
4.1.10
    
8-K
  
4.1.0
  
5/29/24
                 
4.2
     10-K   4.2   11/25/24
                 
4.3
    
10-K
  
4.3
  
9/30/07
                 
4.4
    
10-K
  
4.4
  
11/22/23
                 
10.1
    
8-K
  
10.1
  
 5/29/24
                 
10.2
    
8-K
  
10.2
  
 5/29/24
                 
10.4
    
10-K
  
10.4
  
9/30/07
                 
10.5
    
S-1
  
10.5
  
9/26/03
                 
10.6
    
8-K
  
10.6
  
7/17/15
 
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10.6.1
    
10-Q
  
10.6.1
  
8/7/18
                 
10.6.2
    
8-K
  
10.6.2
  
11/30/22
                 
10.8
    
10-K
  
10.8
  
9/30/07
                 
10.8.1
    
10-K
  
10.8.1
  
9/30/08
                 
10.10
    
10-K
  
10.10
  
9/30/07
                 
10.12
    
10-K
  
10.12
  
9/30/08
                 
10.13
    
8-K
  
10.13
  
11/21/14
                 
10.14
    
8-K
  
11.1
  
11/30/22
                 
10.15
    
8-K
  
11.2
  
11/30/22
                 
23.1
    
10-K
  
23.1
  
11/25/24
                 
23.2
    
10-K
  
23.2
  
11/25/24
                 
31.1*
              
                 
31.2*
              
                 
32.1
    
10-K
  
32.1
  
11/25/24
                 
32.2
    
10-K
  
32.2
  
11/25/24
                 
97.1*
              
 
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101.INS
  
Inline XBRL Instance Document
  
10-K
  
101.INS
  
11/25/24
                 
101.SCH
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
  
10-K
  
101.SCH
  
11/25/24
                 
101.CAL
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
  
10-K
  
101.CAL
  
11/25/24
                 
101.DEF
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
  
10-K
  
101.DEF
  
11/25/24
                 
101.LAB
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
  
10-K
  
101.LAB
  
11/25/24
                 
101.PRE
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
  
10-K
  
101.PRE
  
11/25/24
                 
104.1
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File – The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.
            
 
*         Filed herewith.
 
Our independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG LLP, New York, NY, Auditor Firm ID: 185.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in the capacities* indicated thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES, LLC
Sponsor of the SPDR® Gold Trust
                (Registrant)
   
 
/s/ Joseph R. Cavatoni
 
Joseph R. Cavatoni
Principal Executive Officer*
   
 
/s/ Amanda Krichman
 
Amanda Krichman
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer*
   
 
/s/ William J. Shea
 
William J. Shea
Director*
   
 
/s/ Molly Duffy
 
Molly Duffy
Director*
   
 
/s/ Carlos Rodriguez
 
Carlos Rodriguez
Director*
   
 
/s/ David Tait
 
David Tait
Director*
 
Date: December 19, 2024
 
*         The Registrant is a trust and the persons are signing in their capacities as officers or directors of World Gold Trust Services, LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.
 
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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)

AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

 

I, Joseph R. Cavatoni, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of the SPDR® Gold Trust (the “Registrant”);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

Date: December 19, 2024

 

/s/ Joseph R. Cavatoni

  

Joseph R. Cavatoni**

Principal Executive Officer

  

 

*

The originally executed copy of this Certification will be maintained at the Sponsor’s offices and will be made available for inspection upon request.

 

**

The Registrant is a trust and Mr. Cavatoni is signing in his capacity as Principal Executive Officer of World Gold Trust Services, LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)

AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

 

I, Amanda Krichman, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of the SPDR® Gold Trust (the “Registrant”);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

Date: December 19, 2024

 

/s/ Amanda Krichman

  

Amanda Krichman**

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

  

 

*

The originally executed copy of this Certification will be maintained at the Sponsor’s offices and will be made available for inspection upon request.

 

**

The Registrant is a trust and Ms. Krichman is signing in her capacity as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of World Gold Trust Services, LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.

 

 

Exhibit 97.1

 

 

WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES, LLC

 

CLAWBACK POLICY

 

Introduction

 

World Gold Trust Services, LLC (the “Company”) is the sponsor of SPDR® Gold Trust (the “Trust”) and, with the assistance of the trustee of the Trust, is responsible for preparing and filing periodic reports on behalf of the Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the Trust’s quarterly and annual reports which include the Trust’s financial statements. The Trust does not have officers, directors or employees, however, the officers and directors of the Company perform certain functions with respect to the Trust that, if the Trust had directors or officer, would typically be performed by them.

 

The Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company believes that it is in the best interests of the Company, the Trust and the Trust’s shareholders to create and maintain a culture that emphasizes integrity and accountability and that reinforces the Company's compensation philosophy. The Board has therefore adopted this policy which provides for the recoupment of certain executive compensation in the event of an accounting restatement of the Trust resulting from material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under the federal securities laws (the "Policy"). This Policy is designed to comply with Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Section 303A.14 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual (the "Clawback Listing Standards").

 

Administration

 

This Policy shall be administered by the Board. Any determinations made by the Board shall be final and binding on all affected individuals.

 

Covered Executives

 

This Policy applies to the Company's current and former executive officers, as determined by the Board in accordance with the definition in Section 10D of the Exchange Act and the Clawback Listing Standards ("Covered Executives").

 

Recoupment; Accounting Restatement

 

In the event the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement of the Trust’s financial statements due to the Company's material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, including any required accounting restatement to correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period, the Board will require reimbursement or forfeiture of any excess Incentive Compensation received by any Covered Executive during the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement on behalf of the Trust.

 

Incentive Compensation

 

For purposes of this Policy, Incentive Compensation means any of the following; provided that, such compensation is granted, earned, or vested based wholly or in part on the attainment of a financial reporting measure:

 

 

●

Annual bonuses and other short- and long-term cash incentives.

 

 

●

Stock options.

 

 

●

Stock appreciation rights.

 

 

●

Restricted stock.

 

 

●

Restricted stock units.

 

 

●

Performance shares.

 

 

●

Performance units.

 

Financial reporting measures include with respect to the Trust:

 

 

●

Stock price.

 

 

●

Total shareholder return.

 

 

●

Net assets.

 

 

●

Net income.

 

 
 

 

Excess Incentive Compensation: Amount Subject to Recovery

 

The amount to be recovered will be the excess of the Incentive Compensation paid to the Covered Executive based on the erroneous data over the Incentive Compensation that would have been paid to the Covered Executive had it been based on the restated results, as determined by the Board, without regard to any taxes paid by the Covered Executive in respect of the Incentive Compensation paid based on the erroneous data.

 

If the Board cannot determine the amount of excess Incentive Compensation received by the Covered Executive directly from the information in the accounting restatement, then it will make its determination based on a reasonable estimate of the effect of the accounting restatement.

 

Method of Recoupment

 

The Board will determine, in its sole discretion, the method for recouping Incentive Compensation hereunder which may include, without limitation:

 

(a) requiring reimbursement of cash Incentive Compensation previously paid;

 

(b) seeking recovery of any gain realized on the vesting, exercise, settlement, sale, transfer, or other disposition of any equity-based awards;

 

(c) offsetting the recouped amount from any compensation otherwise owed by the Company to the Covered Executive;

 

(d)) cancelling outstanding vested or unvested equity awards; and/or

 

(e) taking any other remedial and recovery action permitted by law, as determined by the Board.

 

No Indemnification

 

The Company shall not indemnify any Covered Executives against the loss of any incorrectly awarded Incentive Compensation.

 

Interpretation

 

The Board is authorized to interpret and construe this Policy and to make all determinations necessary, appropriate, or advisable for the administration of this Policy. It is intended that this Policy be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 10D of the Exchange Act, any applicable rules or standards adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Clawback Listing Standards.

 

Effective Date

 

This Policy shall be effective as of the date it is adopted by the Board (the "Effective Date") and shall apply to Incentive Compensation that is received by Covered Executives on or after October 2, 2023, even if such Incentive Compensation was approved, awarded, or granted to Covered Executives prior to October 2, 2023.

 

Amendment; Termination

 

The Board may amend this Policy from time to time in its discretion and shall amend this Policy as it deems necessary to reflect final regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 10D of the Exchange Act and to comply with the Clawback Listing Standards and any other rules or standards adopted by a national securities exchange on which the Company's securities are listed. The Board may terminate this Policy at any time.

 

Other Recoupment Rights

 

Any right of recoupment under this Policy is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies or rights of recoupment that may be available to the Company pursuant to the terms of any similar policy in any employment agreement, equity award agreement, or similar agreement and any other legal remedies available to the Company.

 

Relationship to Other Plans and Agreements

 

The Board intends that this Policy will be applied to the fullest extent of the law. The Board may require that any employment agreement, equity award agreement, or similar agreement entered into on or after the Effective Date shall, as a condition to the grant of any benefit thereunder, require a Covered Executive to agree to abide by the terms of this Policy. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the Policy and the terms of any employment agreement, equity award agreement, or similar agreement under which Incentive Compensation has been granted, awarded, earned or paid to a Covered Executive, whether or not deferred, the terms of the Policy shall govern.

 

Impracticability

 

The Board shall recover any excess Incentive Compensation in accordance with this Policy unless such recovery would be impracticable, as determined by the Board in accordance with Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act and the listing standards of the national securities exchange on which the Company's securities are listed.

 

Successors

 

This Policy shall be binding and enforceable against all Covered Executives and their beneficiaries, heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives.

 

 
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Document Information [Line Items]      
Entity, Registrant Name SPDR® GOLD TRUST    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --09-30    
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Document, Type 10-K/A    
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Entity, File Number 001-37996    
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code DE    
Entity, Tax Identification Number 36-7650517    
Entity, Address, Address Line One c/o World Gold Trust Services, LLC    
Entity, Address, Address Line Two 685 Third Avenue, Suite 2702    
Entity, Address, City or Town New York    
Entity, Address, State or Province NY    
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code 10017    
City Area Code 212    
Local Phone Number 317-3800    
Title of 12(b) Security SPDR® Gold Shares    
Trading Symbol GLD    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Entity, Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity, Voluntary Filers No    
Entity, Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity, Interactive Data, Current Yes    
Entity, Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Entity, Small Business false    
Entity, Emerging Growth Company false    
Document, Financial Statement Error Correction Flag false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Entity, Shell Company false    
Entity, Public Float     $ 59,081,825,589
Entity, Common Stock Shares, Outstanding   305,600,000  
Amendment Description The Registrant is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amendment”) to its Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024, as originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2024 (the “Original Filing”), for the sole purpose of including Exhibit 97.1.   In accordance with Rule 12b-15 and Rule 13a-14 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amendment also includes new certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant’s Sponsor on behalf of the Registrant dated as of the date of this filing. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment and this Amendment does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. Similarly, because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment, certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 have been omitted.   Except as described above, no other amendments are being made to the Original Filing. This Amendment does not supersede, modify or update any other items or disclosures found in the Original Filing. In addition, this Amendment does not reflect any information, events or transactions occurring after the reporting period of the Original Filing and does not supersede, modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. As a result, information included in the report continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing together with the Registrant’s other filings with the SEC.   Item 15. Exhibits, as amended, is included in this Amendment.   This Amendment consists solely of the preceding cover page, this explanatory note, Item 15. Exhibits, the signature page and Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 97.1.    
Auditor Name KPMG LLP    
Auditor Location New York, NY    
Auditor Firm ID 185    
Amendment Flag true    
Entity, Central Index Key 0001222333    
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