SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 18-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2016
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
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Name and address of person authorized to receive notices
and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Emanuel González-Revilla
Ambassador of Panama
Embassy of Panama
2862 McGill Terrace, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
It is requested that copies of notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission be sent to:
Eli Whitney Debevoise II, Esq.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
| * | The Registrant is filing this annual report on a voluntary basis. |
REPUBLIC OF PANAMA (THE “REGISTRANT” OR “REPUBLIC”)
The purpose of this Amendment to the annual report of the Registrant on Form 18-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 is to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission Recent Developments in the Republic of Panama as of February 26, 2018, included as Exhibit E hereof.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to the annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, at the City of Panama, Panama, on the 26th of February, 2018.
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| REPUBLIC OF PANAMA |
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| By: | | /s/ Gustavo A. Valderrama R. |
| Name: | | Gustavo A. Valderrama R. |
| Title: | | Vice Minister of Economy |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| A: | | None |
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| B: | | None |
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| *C: | | Copy of the 2017 Annual Budget of the Republic (in Spanish. (P) (Rule 311) |
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| *D: | | Current Description of the Republic |
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| E: | | Recent Developments in the Registrant as of February 26, 2018 |
| (P) | Previous paper filing under cover of Form SE pursuant to Rules 306(c) of Regulation S-T |
