FORM 18-K/A
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT No. 2
to
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY
(Name of Registrant)
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Date of end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2008
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
| | Amounts as to
which
registration
is effective | | Names of
exchanges on which registered |
N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
Name and address of person authorized to receive notices
and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Andrés de la Cruz
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
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* | The Registrant is filing this annual report on a voluntary basis. |
Explanatory Note
This amendment to República Oriental del Uruguay’s (the “Republic”) Annual Report on Form 18-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Annual Report”) comprises:
Exhibit 1 | Conformed copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated September 21, 2009, between the Republic, acting through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Barclays Capital Inc, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
Exhibit 2 | Form of US$500,000,000 6.875% Bonds due 2025. |
Exhibit 3 | Opinion of Dr. Fernando Scelza, Counsel to the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic. |
Exhibit 4 | Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. |
This amendment to the Annual Report is filed subject to the Instructions for Form 18-K for Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions thereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant, República Oriental del Uruguay, has duly caused this amendment to the Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Montevideo, Uruguay on the [ ] st day of October, 2009.
| | REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY |
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| By: | /s/ Alvaro García |
| Alvaro García |
| Minister of Economy and Finance of República Oriental del Uruguay |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 1 | Conformed copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated September 21, 2009, between the Republic, acting through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Barclays Capital Inc, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
Exhibit 2 | Form of US$500,000,000 6.875% Bonds due 2025. |
Exhibit 3 | Opinion of Dr. Fernando Scelza, Counsel to the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic. |
Exhibit 4 | Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. |
