FORM 18-K/A
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 2
to
ANNUAL REPORT
of
The Government of Jamaica
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: March 31, 2015
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 E. McLaughlin, Esq.
Paul Hastings LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022
| * | 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. 2 to the Annual Report of the Government of Jamaica on Form 18-K for the year ended March 31, 2015 is being filed to add Exhibits numbered 1 through 5 to the Annual Report.
CONTENTS
This Amendment No. 2 to the Annual Report of the Government of Jamaica on Form 18-K for the year ended March 31, 2015 comprises:
| (a) | Pages numbered 1 to 4 consecutively |
| (b) | The following exhibit: |
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| Exhibit 1 | | - | | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2015, entered into between the Government of Jamaica, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. |
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| Exhibit 2 | | - | | Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2015, entered into between the Government of Jamaica and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, principal paying agent and registrar. |
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| Exhibit 3 | | - | | Form of 6.750% Notes due 2028. |
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| Exhibit 4 | | - | | Form of 7.875% Notes due 2045. |
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| Exhibit 5 | | - | | Opinion and Consent of the Office of the Attorney General of Jamaica, relating to the 6.750% Notes due 2028 and the 7.875% Notes due 2045. |
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| Exhibit 6 | | - | | Opinion and Consent of Paul Hastings LLP, New York counsel to the Government of Jamaica, relating to the 6.750% Notes due 2028 and the 7.875% Notes due 2045. |
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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 amendment to the annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kingston, Jamaica on August 12, 2015.
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| GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA |
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| By: | | /s/ Peter D. Phillips |
| Name: | | Peter D. Phillips, PhD, MP |
| Title: | | Minister of Finance and Planning |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit | | Description |
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| 1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2015, entered into between the Government of Jamaica, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. |
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| 2 | | Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2015, entered into between the Government of Jamaica and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, principal paying agent and registrar. |
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| 3 | | Form of 6.750% Notes due 2028. |
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| 4 | | Form of 7.875% Notes due 2045. |
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| 5 | | Opinion and Consent of the Office of the Attorney General of Jamaica, relating to the 6.750% Notes due 2028 and the 7.875% Notes due 2045. |
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| 6 | | Opinion and Consent of Paul Hastings LLP, New York counsel to the Government of Jamaica, relating to the 6.750% Notes due 2028 and the 7.875% Notes due 2045. |
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