Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 13, 2022

 

 

WORLD GOLD TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

SPONSORED BY WGC USA ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-37996		36-7650517
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

c/o WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC

685 Third Ave., 27th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(Address of principal executive offices; zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report):

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s) Name		Name of each exchange on which registered
SPDR® Gold MiniSharesSM		GLDM		NYSE Arca

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

 

 

 

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 13, 2022, WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC, the sponsor of World Gold Trust (the “Sponsor”), appointed Amanda Krichman as the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Sponsor. Prior to joining World Gold Council as the Funds Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Krichman was Vice President and Head US Registered Funds Services at Goldman Sachs Asset Management from December 2021 to October 2022. Ms. Krichman was Director of ETF Product Development from September 2021 to December 2021, and Senior Associate of ETF Product Development from December 2018 to September 2021 at New York Life Investments. Prior to that she held various roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management from July 2013 to November 2018. Ms. Krichman received her Bachelor degree from Syracuse University and her Master of Business Administration degree from New York University.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 13, 2022				WORLD GOLD TRUST
				(Registrant)*
				By:		WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC as the Sponsor of the Registrant
				By:		/s/ Joseph R. Cavatoni
				Name:		Joseph R. Cavatoni
				Title:		Principal Executive Officer

 

*

As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC, only in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is signing in his capacity as an authorized officer of WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC.