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STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
For Immediate Release 07 August 2008
State Street Global Advisors Fixed Income Public Limited Company
SSgA World Broad Investment Grade Bond Index Fund; SSgA World Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA EMU Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA UK Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA US Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA US Corporate Bond Index Fund; SSgA Euro Corporate Bond Index Fund; SSgA EMU Government Long Bond Index II Fund; SSgA Euro Broad Investment Grade Index Fund; SSgA Active Global Aggregate Bond Fund
(the 'Sub-Funds')
Re: Change in Minimum Initial Subscription & Minimum Holdings, Change in Definition of Business Day & Change in Total Expense Ratio Cap
The Directors of State Street Global Advisors Fixed Income Public Limited Company (the 'Company') wish to announce, that with effect from 07 August 2008, the minimum initial subscription and minimum holding amounts for all shares in the sub-funds of the Company, excluding P Shares will be the relevant sub-fund's base currency equivalent of €50,000 (or less at the discretion of the Directors).
The Directors of the Company also wish to announce of that the definition of 'Business Day' has changed for the following sub-funds of the Company, (i) the SSgA EMU Government Bond Index Fund; (ii) SSgA Euro Corporate Bond Index Fund; (iii) SSgA EMU Government Long Bond Index II Fund; and (iv) SSgA Euro Broad Investment Grade Index Fund. The current definition will be deleted in its entirety and will be replaced with the following new definition of 'Business Day' where relevant with effect from 07 August 2008:
'Business Day', means (i) any day on which the banks are open for business in Dublin and London (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Irish public holidays) provided always that the London Stock Exchange is open for business on such day; and (ii) weekdays other than days on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer ('TARGET'), the Eurosystem interbank funds transfer system, is closed for business'.
The Directors of the Company also wish to announce that, with effect from [ ] August 2008, the total expense ratio cap attributable to the Class B Shares will change from 0.05% to 0.10% of the average daily net asset value in each of the following sub-funds of the Company - SSgA World Broad Investment Grade Bond Index Fund; SSgA World Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA EMU Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA UK Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA US Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA Euro Corporate Bond Index Fund; SSgA Euro Broad Investment Grade Index Fund and SSgA Active Global Aggregate Bond Fund.
Enquiries:
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Matheson Ormsby Prentice |
Lisa Chambers |
+353 1 232 2000 |
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Davy |
Aoife Colgan |
+353 1 614 8933 |
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
The Irish Stock Exchange.
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