SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P BANK ETF

The SPDR® S&P® Bank ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P® Banks Select Industry Index. The S&P Banks Select Industry Index is a modified equal-weighted index that seeks to reflect the performance of publicly traded companies that do business as banks or thrifts. The Bank Index is currently comprised of common stocks of national money centers and leading regional banks or thrifts listed on the NYSE or another U.S. national securities exchange, or NASDAQ®/National Market System ("NMS"). The Bank Index components are selected to provide appropriate representation of the industry's sub-sectors.