FORM 18-K/A
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
ANNUAL REPORT
of
The Government of Jamaica
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: March 31, 2007
SECURITIES REGISTERED
(As of close of the fiscal year)
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Title of Issue | | Amounts as to which registration is effective | | Names of exchanges on which registered |
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Name and address of person authorized to receive notices
and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
CATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN, ESQ
Allen & Overy LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
| * | The Government of Jamaica files Annual Reports on Form 18-K voluntarily in order for the Government of Jamaica to incorporate such Annual Reports into its shelf registration statements. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report of the Government of Jamaica on Form 18-K for the year ended March 31, 2007 is being filed to add Exhibits numbered 1 through 4 to the Annual Report.
CONTENTS
| 1. | This amendment to the annual report of the Government of Jamaica on Form 18-K for the year ended March 31, 2007 comprises: |
| (a) | Pages numbered 1 to 4 consecutively. |
| (b) | The following exhibits: |
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| Exhibit 1 – Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2007, between the Government of Jamaica and the Underwriter named therein, including the address of the Underwriter |
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| Exhibit 2 – Form of 8.00% Amortizing Notes due 2039 |
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| Exhibit 3 – Opinion and Consent of the Office of the Attorney General of Jamaica |
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| Exhibit 4 – Opinion and Consent of Allen & Overy LLP, New York counsel to the Government of Jamaica |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant the Government of Jamaica has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kingston, Jamaica on October 19, 2007.
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| GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA |
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| By: | | /s/ Audley Shaw |
| Name: | | Audley Shaw |
| Title: | | Minister of Finance and the Public Service |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit | | Description |
| 1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated October 3, 2007, between the Government of Jamaica and the Underwriter named therein, including the address of the Underwriter |
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| 2 | | Form of 8.00% Amortizing Notes due 2039 |
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| 3 | | Opinion and Consent of the Office of the Attorney General of Jamaica |
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| 4 | | Opinion and Consent of Allen & Overy LLP, New York counsel to the Government of Jamaica |
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