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INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEV ELOP1MEN      . 20433         Cable Address: INTBAFRAD
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION            U.S.A.                     Cable Address: INDEVAS
February 6, 2013
Honora: le Dr. Kaifala Marah
Minister of Finance and Eco iomic D -ve opm ,nt
MinistrY of Finance and Economic D -veloprr ent
Treasur' Building, George Street
Freetow 1
Sierra Leone
Hon. Dr. Marah,
Republic of Sierra L eor e: Decentralized Service Delivery Program H Project
(DS )P Grant No. TF012665)
Ri: Amen Iment to the Grant Agreement
We refer to the EU Trust 1-ur d Giant Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between the Republic of
Sierra Leone ("Recipient) and tl e Intenational Development Association ("World Bank"), acting as
admini;:rator of grant furds pro)ided b) the European Union represented by European Commission
("Donor") under the Decenlralized Sen ice Delivery Program II Project.
We are pleased to i iform you tiat tie World Bank has now received the final installment of the total
commilir ent, consequently, the Gra it Agree ment is amended as set forth below:
1.     Preamble paragraph of the Grant Ag reement is amended to read as follows:
"In response to the request for fina icial assistance made on behalf of the Republic of Sierra Leone
("Recip ent"), I am pleased to infoim iou I hat the International Development Association ("World Bank"),
acting a administratoi of grant fi .nds pr )vided by the European Union, represented by the European
Commission ("Donor") under the Sierra L,-one Decentralized Service Delivery Program II Project Single
Donor Trust Fund, proposes to extund :o th e Recipient, a grant in an amount not to exceed four million five
hundred eighty nine thousand four hindrel and sixteen Euros (E4,589,416) ("Grant") on the terms and
conditions set forth or refer-ed to in this lett:-r agreement ("Agreement"), which includes the attached Annex,
to assist in the financing of the projcct descr bed in the Annex ("Project")."
2.     The table under paragraph 1.01 of ti .e Annex to the Grant Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Category             Air ount of the Grant     Percentage of Expenditures to
Allocated                    be Financed
(e:.pressed in EUR)           (inclusive of Taxes)
LC Grants for Subprojects        4,589,416              Such percentage as shall be
under Part I of the Project                            specified in the Consolidated
Project Annual Work Plan and
Budget for the respective Fiscal
Year
TOTAL AMOUNT                   4,589,416


Except as specifically airenced by this amendment letter, all other provisions of the Grant
Agreenimt remain in full fcrce and effict.
Please confirm your agreer,ien: to t ie foregoing by signing the form of confirmation set forth below
and returning one fully executed ot igir al o *this amendment letter to us and retaining one original for your
records. This amendment letter sha I becom - effective as of the date of countersignature.
Yours sincerely,
INTERNA TIONA L DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Yusupha Crookes
Col intry Director for Ghana
Africa Region
AGREE):
REPUELIC OF SIERRA LEONf
By       ,
Aulhorized Representat ve
Name:
Title:
Date:
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