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, 2010
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, 2010 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, 2010 comprises: |
| (a) | Pages numbered 1 to 4 consecutively |
| (b) | The following exhibits: |
Exhibit 1 – Conformed copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2011, between the Government of Jamaica and the Underwriters named therein, including the addresses of the Underwriters
Exhibit 2 – Form of 8.00% Amortizing Notes due 2019
Exhibit 3 – Opinion and Consent of the Office of the Attorney General of Jamaica, relating to the 8.00% Amortizing Notes due 2019
Exhibit 4 – Opinion and Consent of Allen & Overy LLP, New York counsel to the Government of Jamaica, relating to the 8.00% Amortizing Notes due 2019
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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 February 28, 2011.
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GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA |
| 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 |
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| 1 | | Conformed copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated February 14, 2011, between the Government of Jamaica and the Underwriters named therein, including the addresses of the Underwriters |
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| 2 | | Form of 8.00% Amortizing Notes due 2019 |
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| 3 | | Opinion the Office of the Attorney General of Jamaica, relating to the 8.00% Amortizing Notes due 2019 |
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| 4 | | Opinion of Allen & Overy LLP, New York counsel to the Government of Jamaica, relating to the 8.00% Amortizing Notes due 2019 |
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