| A# |
5873 |
| P&S #: |
5443 |
| DATE: |
August 2, 2004 |
| TO: |
All Participants |
| ATTENTION: |
MANAGING PARTNER/OFFICER; OPERATIONS PARTNER/OFFICER; MANAGER P&S DEPARTMENT; MANAGER DATA PROCESSING DEPARTMENT |
| FROM: | Product Marketing & Development |
| SUBJECT: | NSCC BEGINS PROCESSING A NEW DOMESTIC INDEX SECURITY SPDR O-STRIP |
National Securities Clearing Corporation will include an additional domestic index security in its domestic index security file on or about Tuesday, August 3, 2004. The Index Receipt Agent for the new index security is State Street Bank and Trust Company. Clearing and trading information pertinent to the new fund follows:
| Trading Symbol | CUSIP | First Trading Date[1] | |
| SPDR O-Strip ETF | OOO | 86330E869 | August 16, 2004 |
The existing creation and redemption procedures, reporting structures, files, and reports that were used for the previous domestic index products will also be used for the new fund.
| NOTE: In preparation for creation and redemption activity, NSCC is scheduled to add the new portfolio to its Domestic Portfolio Composition File (PCF) on or about Tuesday, August 3, 2004. This file also contains all other domestic index security portfolios. |
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