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Standard & Poor's S&P Indices are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC.

"S&P" and "ASX", as used in the terms S&P/ASX 50, S&P/ASX 200, S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property, S&P/ASX 200 Resources, S&P/ASX 200 Financials ex A-REIT and S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries, are trademarks of the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P") respectively, and has been licensed for use by State Street Global Advisors Australia Limited. SPDR products are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P or ASX, and neither S&P nor ASX make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in SPDR products. You should consider the PDS in deciding whether to acquire, or to continue to hold such products.

MSCI Indices are the property of MSCI, Inc. ("MSCI") and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by State Street Global Advisors, Australia, Limited. The MSCI Indices are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MSCI, any of its affiliates, any of its information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating any MSCI Index. MSCI makes no warranties and bears no liability with respect to the ETFs. MSCI has no responsibility for and does not participate in the management of the ETFs assets or sale of the ETF shares. The PDS contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with State Street Global Advisors, Australia, Limited.