CHANGES TO THE PROSPECTUS / SUPPLEMENTS

RNS ANNOUCEMENT

Date: 23 December 2020

SSGA SPDR ETFs Europe II plc (the "Company")

CHANGES TO THE PROSPECTUS / SUPPLEMENTS

Notice of the changes effective on 31st December 2020 or such later date as the Central Bank notes the revised Prospectus and Supplements.

1.   Inclusion of references to the sub-funds eligible for investment as part of a plan d'épargne d'actions (PEA Account).

The Tax section of the Prospectus and the Fund Characteristics section of the relevant Supplements  have been updated in relation to the Funds which are eligible for investment as part of a PEA Account.

2.   Amendment to maximum exposure of certain Funds to securities lending as a percentage of its Net Asset Value.

The Securities Lending section of the Supplements for the Funds which engage in securities lending has been amended to note that maximum exposure of those Funds to securities lending as a percentage of its Net Asset Value will not exceed 40%.

3.   New Sub-Investment Manager appointment.

From the Effective Date, State Street Global Advisors GmbH (Poland Branch) will be the appointed the Sub-Investment Manager of the following Funds listed below.  State Street Global Advisors Limited shall remain the investment manager of the Funds and the way in which the Funds are managed is otherwise unaffected. 

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Consumer Staples UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Communication Services UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Consumer Discretionary UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Energy UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Financials UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Health Care UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Industrials UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Materials UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Technology UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI Europe Utilities UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Consumer Discretionary UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Energy UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Financials UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Industrials UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Materials UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Technology UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Utilities UCITS ETF

-     SPDR MSCI World Value UCITS ETF

Availability of Prospectus & Supplements

The revised Prospectus and Supplements, which also include certain other proposed updates, will be available from 31^st December 2020 or such later date as the Central Bank notes the revised Prospectus and Supplements, on www.ssga.com. 

Should you have any queries, please contact the SPDR ETF Sales and Support team at [email protected] / +44 (0)20 3395 6888 or call your local SPDR ETF representative.