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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                              SPDR(R) Series Trust
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                              
              Massachusetts                                 See Below
       (State of incorporation or                (I.R.S. Employer Identification
              organization)                                  number)



                                                         
       One Lincoln Street, Boston,
              Massachusetts                                   02111
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:



     TITLE OF EACH CLASS                                    I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      TO BE REGISTERED                 EXCHANGE          IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
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SPDR(R) Lehman International
   Treasury Bond ETF           American Stock Exchange         26-0497008


If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box: [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box: [ ]

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-57793

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered

A description of the shares of beneficial interest ("Shares") of the SPDR(R)
Lehman International Treasury Bond ETF (the "Fund") is set forth in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Securities Act file number
333-57793; Investment Company Act file number 811-08839), which description is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2007 ("Registration
Statement"). A definitive prospectus and statement of additional information for
the Fund is also incorporated herein by reference, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2007. Any form of supplement to the
Registration Statement that is subsequently filed that relates to the Fund is
hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits

(a)(1) Registrant's First Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust,
       incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(i) to the Registration
       Statement.

(a)(2) Registrant's Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Declaration of
       Trust, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(ii) to the
       Registration Statement.

(b)    Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated herein by
       reference to Exhibit (b) to the Registration Statement.

(c)    Registrant's form of global certificate, incorporated herein by reference
       to Item 2(c) to the Registrant's registration of securities filed
       pursuant to Section 12(b) on Form 8-A/A on August 1, 2007 (Securities
       Exchange Act file number 001-16135).



                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed in
the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 3rd day of October,
2007.


By: /s/ Ryan M. Louvar
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    Ryan M. Louvar
    Assistant Secretary