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, 2022
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
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| Title of Issues | Amount 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:
Gregory Harrington, Esq.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest
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, 2022 comprises:
| (a) | Pages numbered 1 to 4 consecutively |
| (b) | The following exhibits: |
| Exhibit 1: | Conformed Copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated November 7, 2023, among the Republic of Colombia, BBVA Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | |
| Exhibit 2: | Form of $1,250,000,000 8.000% Global Bonds due 2035. | |
| Exhibit 3: | Form of $1,250,000,000 8.750% Global Bonds due 2053. | |
| 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 $1,250,000,000 8.000% Global Bonds due 2035 and the $1,250,000,000 8.750% Global Bonds due 2053, dated November 14, 2023 | |
| Exhibit 5: | Opinion of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP with respect to the $1,250,000,000 8.000% Global Bonds due 2035 and the $1,250,000,000 8.750% Global Bonds due 2053, dated November 14, 2023. | |
| Exhibit 6: | Recent Developments in the Republic of Colombia, as of November 7, 2023. | |
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 Bogota D.C., Colombia, on the 14th day of November, 2023.
| By: | /s/ Ricardo Bonilla González | |
| Ricardo Bonilla González | ||
| Minister of Finance and Public Credit |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT 1: | Conformed Copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated November 7, 2023, among the Republic of Colombia, BBVA Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | |
| EXHIBIT 2: | Form of $1,250,000,000 8.000% Global Bonds due 2035. | |
| EXHIBIT 3: | Form of $1,250,000,000 8.750% Global Bonds due 2053. | |
| 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 $1,250,000,000 8.000% Global Bonds due 2035 and the $1,250,000,000 8.750% Global Bonds due 2053, dated November 14, 2023 | |
| EXHIBIT 5: | Opinion of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP with respect to the $1,250,000,000 8.000% Global Bonds due 2035 and the $1,250,000,000 8.750% Global Bonds due 2053, dated November 14, 2023. | |
| EXHIBIT 6: | Recent Developments in the Republic of Colombia, as of November 7, 2023. | |
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