Page 1 RCA 248423. \09 WUI 64145 \09 FAX (202) 477-6391 The World Bank 1818 H Street N.W. (202) 473-1000 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Washington, D.C. 20433 Cable Address: INTBAFRAD I NTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION U.S.A. Cable Address: INDEVAS CONFORMED COPY March 8, 2011 Ms. Frances Harper Head of Global Statistics Partnerships Team Department for International Development (DFID) Government of the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Abercrombie House East Kilbride G75 8EA United Kingdom Amendment to the Administration Arrangement between the Government of the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association concerning the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building – III (TF No. 070561/DFID MIS Code 726-621-002) Dear Ms. Harper: 1. We refer to the Administration Arrangement between the Department for International Development of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the “Donor”) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), (collectively, the “Bank”) regarding the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building- III (TF No. 070561) (the “Trust Fund”) effective as of March 25, 2008, as amended (the “Administration Arrangement”). 2. Pursuant to recent discussions between the Bank and the Donor, the Bank proposes to amend paragraph 8.1 of Annex 2 (Standard Provisions Applicable to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building – III) of the Administration Arrangement to read as follows: “8.1 It is expected that the Contribution funds will be fully disbursed by the bank in accordance with the provisions of this Arrangement by December 31, 2015. The Bank will only disburse Contribution funds for the purposes of this Arrangement after such date with the written approval of the Donors”. 3. All other terms of the Administration Arrangement shall remain the same. Page 2 -2- 4. The Bank will disclose this Amendment and related information on this Trust Fund in accordance with the World Bank Policy on Access to Information. By entering into this Amendment, the Donor consents to disclosure of this Amendment related information on this Trust Fund. 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 and dating the two originals, retaining one original for your records and returning the other original to the Bank. Upon receipt by the Bank of the original Amendment countersigned by you, this Amendment will become effective as of the date of the countersignature. Sincerely, INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION /s/ Shaida Badiee Director Development Data Group Development Economics CONFIRMED AND AGREED : GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT By: /s/ Frances Harper Date: March 11, 2011 Senior Statistics Adviser