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 COLOMBIA
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2017
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the 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:
Consul General of the Republic of Colombia in the City of New York
Consulate of Colombia
10 East 46th Street
New York, New York 10017
Copies to:
Neil Goodman, 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. |
This amendment to the annual report of the Republic of Colombia on Form 18-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 comprises:
| (a) | Pages numbered 1 to 4 consecutively |
| (b) | The following exhibits: |
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| Exhibit 1: | | Conformed Copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated October 3, 2018, among the Republic of Colombia, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
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| Exhibit 2: | | Form of $1,500,000,000 4.500% Global Bonds due 2029 |
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| Exhibit 3: | | Form of $500,000,000 5.000% Global Bonds due 2045 |
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| Exhibit 4: | | Opinion of the Head of Legal Affairs Group of the General Directorate of Public Credit and National Treasury of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit with respect to the $1,500,000,000 4.500% Global Bonds due 2029 and the $500,000,000 5.000% Global Bonds due 2045, dated January 18, 2019. |
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| Exhibit 5: | | Opinion of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP with respect to the $1,500,000,000 4.500% Global Bonds due 2029 and the $500,000,000 5.000% Global Bonds due 2045, dated January 18, 2019. |
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| Exhibit 6: | | Recent Developments in the Republic of Colombia, as of October 3, 2018 |
This amendment to the annual report is filed subject to the Instructions for Form 18-K for Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions thereof.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant, the Republic of Colombia, has duly caused this annual report or amendment to Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Bogotá D.C., Colombia on the 18th day of January, 2019.
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| By: | | /s/ Alberto Carrasquilla Barrera |
| | Alberto Carrasquilla Barrera |
| | Minister of Finance and Public Credit |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| EXHIBIT 1: | | Conformed Copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated October 3, 2018, among the Republic of Colombia, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
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| EXHIBIT 2: | | Form of $1,500,000,000 4.500% Global Bonds due 2029 |
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| EXHIBIT 3: | | Form of $500,000,000 5.000% Global Bonds due 2045 |
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| EXHIBIT 4: | | Opinion of the Head of Legal Affairs Group of the General Directorate of Public Credit and National Treasury of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit with respect to the $1,500,000,000 4.500% Global Bonds due 2029 and the $500,000,000 5.000% Global Bonds due 2045, dated January 18, 2019. |
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| EXHIBIT 5: | | Opinion of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP with respect to the $1,500,000,000 4.500% Global Bonds due 2029 and the $500,000,000 5.000% Global Bonds due 2045, dated January 18, 2019. |
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| EXHIBIT 6: | | Recent Developments in the Republic of Colombia, as of October 3, 2018 |
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