Page 1 RCA 248423. \09 WUI 64145 \09 FAX (202) 477-6391 THE WORLD BANK Islamabad Office Telephone: (92 51) 2279641-6 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 20-A, Shahrah-e-Jamhuriat, G-5/1 Facsimile: (92 51) 2279648-9 I NTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Islamabad, Pakistan Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1025 CONFORMED COPY September 17, 2010 Mr. David Taylor, Deputy Head Programmes, DFID Pakistan British High Commission Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5 Islamabad, Pakistan Amendment to the Administration Arrangement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acting through the Department for International Development and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association concerning the Trust Fund for the HIV-AIDS Prevention Project in Pakistan (TF No. 071197) Retroactive Extension of Closing Date and Disbursement Deadline Dear Mr. Taylor, 1. We refer to the Administration Arrangement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acting through the Department for international Development (the “Donor”) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), (collectively, the “Bank”) regarding the Trust Fund for the HIV-AIDS Prevention Project in Pakistan (TF No. 071197) (the “Trust Fund”) effective December 17, 2008, as amended (the “Administration Arrangement”). 2. Pursuant to recent discussions between the Bank and the Donor, the Bank proposes to amend paragraph 11.1 of the Administration Arrangement to retroactively extend the closing date to March 31, 2011 to read as follows: Paragraph 11.1: “11.1. It is expected that all activities financed by the Contribution funds will be completed by March 31, 2011, and the contribution funds will be fully disbursed by the Bank in accordance with the provisions of this Arrangement by September 30, 2011. The Bank will only disburse Contribution funds for the purposes of this Arrangement after such date with the approval of the Donor ” 3. All other terms of the Administration Arrangement shall remain the same. 4. The Bank will disclose this Agreement and related information on this Trust Fund in accordance with the World Bank Policy on Access to Information. By entering into this Agreement, the Donor consents to disclosure of this Agreement and related information on this Trust Fund. Page 2 -2- 5. We propose that this letter shall constitute an amendment to the Administration Arrangement between the Bank and the Donor. Please confirm your acceptance to the foregoing, on behalf of the Donor, by signing, dating, and returning to us one of the enclosed originals of this Amendment. This Amendment will become effective as of the date of the countersignature. Sincerely, INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By/s/ Rachid Benmessaoud __________________ Rachid Benmessaoud Country Director, Pakistan South Asia Region CONFIRMED AND AGREED : GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACTING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT By/s/ _ David Taylor _ _ Date: _23-9-10 __ Name: David Taylor Title: Deputy Head Programmes, DFID Pakistan