# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000077694
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-002553
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-002553.hdr.sgml**: 20230105

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-002553

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 18-K/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 4

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20211231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230105

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230105

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PERU REPUBLIC OF
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000077694
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS [8888]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 18-K/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-02512
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23512554

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 241 EAST 49TH ST
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y FINANZA
- **STREET 2:** JR JUNIN NO 319
- **CITY:** LIMA PERU
- **STATE:** R5
- **ZIP:** 999999999

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

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**FORM 18-K/A** 

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**Amendment No. 1** 

**ANNUAL REPORT** 

**of** 

## Republic of Peru
**(Name of Registrant)** 

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**Date at end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2021** 

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**SECURITIES REGISTERED\*** 

**(as of the close of the last fiscal year)** 

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**CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE** 

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| **Title of Issue** | **Amounts as to**<br> **which registration**<br> **is effective** | **Names of**<br> **exchanges on**<br> **which registered** |
|  N/A | N/A | N/A |

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**Names and addresses of persons authorized to receive notices** 

**and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission** 

**Ambassador Oswaldo de Rivero Barreto** 

**Embassy of Peru in the United States** 

**1700 Massachusetts Avenue NW** 

**Washington, D.C. 20036** 

**(Name and address of Authorized Representative of the Registrant in the United States)** 

***Copies to:***

**Cathleen E. McLaughlin, Esq.** 

**Paul Hastings LLP** 

**200 Park Avenue** 

**New York, New York 10166** 

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\* The Registrant is filing this annual report on a voluntary basis.

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE** 

This amendment to the annual report of the Republic of Peru on Form 18-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 comprises:

(a) Pages numbered 1 to 4 consecutively.

(b) The following exhibits:

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| Exhibit E: | Recent Developments. |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Amendment No. 3 to the Fiscal Agency Agreement, dated January 5, 2023, between the Republic of Peru and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor of JPMorgan Chase Bank). |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated January 5, 2023, among the Republic of Peru, The Bank of New York Mellon and The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Luxembourg Branch (formerly The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A.). |

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**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** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant, has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Washington, D.C., on the 5<sup>th</sup> day of January 2023.

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| By: | /s/ Oswaldo de Rivero Barreto |
| Name: | Oswaldo de Rivero Barreto |
| Title: | Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to the United States |

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**EXHIBIT INDEX** 

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| Exhibit E: | Recent Developments |
| Exhibit 99.1: | Amendment No. 3 to the Fiscal Agency Agreement, dated January 5, 2023, between the Republic of Peru and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor of JPMorgan Chase Bank) |
| Exhibit 99.2: | Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated January 5, 2023, among the Republic of Peru, The Bank of New York Mellon and The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Luxembourg Branch (formerly The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A.) |

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## Ex-99.E

**<u>EXHIBIT E</u>** 

**RECENT DEVELOPMENTS** 

**The Republic of Peru** 

In an effort to standardize the mechanics of payment on all of its outstanding series of bonds, Peru undertook review of its outstanding series and determined that it would make the following amendments:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• An amendment to the Fiscal Agency Agreement, dated February 6, 2003, as amended as of November 21, 2003
and as of October 14, 2004, between the Republic of Peru and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor of JPMorgan Chase Bank), to change the record date for all series of bonds thereunder to three business days prior to any applicable interest
payment date; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a supplemental indenture to the Indenture, dated August 25, 2015, among the Republic of Peru, The Bank of
New York Mellon and The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Luxembourg Branch (formerly The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A.), to change the record date for all series of bonds thereunder to three business days prior to any applicable interest
payment date.

These amendments are effective as of January 5, 2023.

## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1** 

***Execution Version***

**AMENDMENT NO. 3** 

**TO FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT** 

AMENDMENT NO. 3 dated as of January 5, 2023 (this "<u>Amendmen</u>t"), to the Fiscal Agency Agreement dated as of February 6, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of November 21, 2003 and Amendment No. 2 thereto dated October 14, 2004 (as amended, the "<u>Fiscal Agency Agreemen</u>t"), between THE REPUBLIC OF PERU ("<u>Peru</u>") and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (as successor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, in such capacity, the "<u>Fiscal Agen</u>t"). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Fiscal Agency Agreement.

**RECITALS** 

WHEREAS, clause (v) of the second paragraph of Section 8.1(b) and clause (v) of Section 9.2(d) of the Fiscal Agency Agreement provides that Peru and the Fiscal Agent may, without the vote or consent of any holder of Bonds of any Series, amend the Fiscal Agency Agreement or the Terms for the purpose of effecting any amendment of the Fiscal Agency Agreement so long as such amendment does not, and will not, adversely affect the rights or interests of any holder of Bonds of that Series; and

WHEREAS, Peru has requested and the Fiscal Agent has agreed, consistent with such clause (v) of Section 8.1(b) and Section 9.2(d), to amend the Fiscal Agency Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, Peru and the Fiscal Agent hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. <u>Scope of the Amendment</u>. The provisions of this Amendment shall apply (i) to the Terms of any Bonds currently outstanding issued under the Fiscal Agency Agreement in accordance with each applicable Authorization thereof and (ii) to any Bonds issued on or after the date hereof issued under the Fiscal Agency Agreement.

SECTION 2. <u>Amendment to Exhibit A</u>. The second sentence of the second paragraph of Exhibit A to the Fiscal Agency Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: "The interest payable on any such Payment Date will, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Terms, be paid to the person in whose name this Bond is registered on the 3rd Business Day preceding such Payment Date."

SECTION 3. <u>Amendment to Exhibit B</u>. The second sentence of the second paragraph of Exhibit B to the Fiscal Agency Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: "The interest payable on any such Payment Date will, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Terms, be paid to the person in whose name this Definitive Bond is registered on the 3rd Business Day preceding such Payment Date."

SECTION 4. <u>Amendment to Exhibit C; Section</u> <u>2(a)</u>. The last sentence of the first paragraph of Section 2(a) of Exhibit C to the Fiscal Agency Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: "The Record Date with respect to any Payment Date will be the 3rd Business Day prior to such date (each such day, a "<u>Record Date</u>").

SECTION 5. <u>Amendment to Outstanding Bonds</u>. Each Global Bond or Definitive Bond issued prior to the date hereof in the form of Exhibit A or B of the Fiscal Agency Agreement, as applicable, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The interest payable on any such Payment Date will, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Terms, be paid to the person in whose name this Bond is registered on the 3rd Business Day preceding such Payment Date." The Terms set forth in each such outstanding Bond, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The Record Date with respect to any Payment Date will be the 3rd Business Day prior to such date (each such day, a "<u>Record Date</u>").

SECTION 6. <u>Effectiveness</u>. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon execution by the parties hereto.

SECTION 7. <u>Governing Law</u>. This Amendment is governed by and must be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except that all matters governing authorization and execution of this Agreement by Peru are governed by the laws of Peru.

SECTION 8. <u>Counterparts</u>. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by telecopier), with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Such counterparts together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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SECTION 9. <u>Incorporation Into Fiscal Agency Agreement and Authorizations</u>. All provisions of this Amendment shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and made part of, the Fiscal Agency Agreement and the applicable Authorizations in respect of all outstanding Bonds, and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this Amendment, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

SECTION 10. <u>Acceptance</u>. The Fiscal Agent accepts the Fiscal Agency Agreement, as supplemented by this Amendment, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions set forth therein as so supplemented.

SECTION 11. <u>Separability</u>. If any provision in this Amendment or in the Terms is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 12. <u>Effect of Headings</u>. The Article and Section headings in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 13. <u>Amendment</u>. Except as specifically amended or modified hereby, the Fiscal Agency Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof. All references in any other agreement or document to the Fiscal Agency Agreement shall, on and after the date hereof, be deemed to refer to the Fiscal Agency Agreement as amended hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

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| THE REPUBLIC OF PERU | THE REPUBLIC OF PERU |
| By | /s/ Betty Sotelo Bazán |
|  | Name: Betty Sotelo Bazán |
|  | Title: General Director of the General Directorate of Public Treasury of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Peru |
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Fiscal Agent | THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Fiscal Agent |
| By | /s/ Stacey B. Poindexter |
|  | Name: Stacey B. Poindexter |
|  | Title: Vice President |

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## Exhibit 99.2

**Exhibit 99.2** 

***Execution Version***

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

This Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 5, 2023 (this "Supplemental Indenture") to the Indenture dated as of August 25, 2015 (the "<u>Indenture</u>") among the Republic of Peru (the "<u>Republic</u>"), The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the "<u>Trustee</u>"), and The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Luxembourg Branch, as Luxembourg paying agent and Luxembourg transfer agent. Terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

WHEREAS, clause (v) of Section 11.1 of the Indenture provides that the Republic and the Trustee may, without the vote or consent of any Holder of Debt Securities, agree to a Modification of Debt Securities for the purpose of effecting an amendment to the Debt Securities so long as such amendment does not, and will not, adversely affect the rights or interests of any Holders of Debt Securities of that Series;

WHEREAS, the Republic has requested and the Trustee has agreed, consistent with such clause (v), to amend the Debt Securities on the terms set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the Republic and the Trustee hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. <u>Scope of the Supplemental Indenture</u>. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall apply to the Debt Securities listed in <u>Exhibit A</u> hereto currently outstanding issued under the Indenture (collectively, the <u>Amended Debt Securities</u>").

SECTION 2. <u>Amendment to Debt Securities</u>. The definition of "Record Date" set forth in each series of Debt Security listed in <u>Exhibit A</u> hereto shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "Interest shall accrue from and including the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, and shall be payable to Holders of record as of the third Business Day prior to an Interest Payment Date (each, a "<u>Record Date</u>")."

SECTION 3. <u>Effectiveness</u>. This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective as of the date hereof upon execution by the parties hereto.

SECTION 4. <u>Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial</u>. This Supplemental Indenture will be governed by and construed in accordance with laws of the State of New York. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT.

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SECTION 5. <u>Counterparts.</u> This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original regardless of whether delivered in physical of electronic form; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or by portable document format (PDF) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture and signature pages for all purposes.

[*SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW*]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

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| THE REPUBLIC OF PERU | THE REPUBLIC OF PERU |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By | /s/ Betty Sotelo Bazán |
|  | Name: Betty Sotelo Bazán |
|  | Title: General Director of the General Directorate of Public Treasury of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Peru |
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee | THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By | /s/ Stacey B. Poindexter |
|  | Name: Stacey B. Poindexter |
|  | Title: Vice President |

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<u>Exhibit A</u> 

• 2.750% Euro-Denominated Global Bonds Due 2026

• 4.125% U.S. Dollar-Denominated Global Bonds Due 2027

• 3.750% Euro-Denominated Global Bonds Due 2030