Instrument of Withdrawalfrom the Original Trust FundAccount
(Trust Fund No. 072143)
Lebanon Syrian Crisis Trust Fund (LSCTF)
1.    Reference is made to the Administration Agreement between the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Finland (the "Donor") and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
and the International Development Association (collectively, the "Bank" and together with the
Donor, the "Parties" and each a "Party") regarding the Lebanon Syrian Crisis Trust Fund (Original
Trust Fund Account No. 072143) (the "Original Account") effective as of June 25, 2014, as
amended (the "Administration Agreement").
2.     Reference is also made to the Donor's communication dated March 23, 2021, informing
the Bank of its desire to withdraw from the Original Account and rollover its pro-rata share of the
uncommitted balance of the Original Account to the LSCTF parallel trust fund account (Trust Fund
No. 072776) (the "Parallel Account"). Accordingly, the Donor and the Bank agree to the following:
(a)  In accordance with paragraph 6.2 of Annex 2 to the Administration Agreement, the
Donor's pro rata share of any uncommitted balance of the Original Account is
cancelled effective as of the date this Instrument is countersigned (the "Cancellation
Date").
(b)  The Donor hereby instructs the Bank to transfer to the Parallel Account the amount
of two hundred sixty two thousand five hundred ninety eight United States Dollars
and sixty two cents (USD262,598.62) of the Donor's pro rata share of any remaining
uncommitted balance of the Original Account as of the Cancellation Date. Except
with respect to the said amount to be transferred to the Parallel Account, the Donor
hereby waives any rights to receive its pro-rata share of any remaining uncommitted
balance of the Original Account as of the Cancellation Date.
(c)  Notwithstanding paragraph (b) above, in the event funds are refunded to the Original
Account after the Cancellation Date as a result of ineligible expenditures, as
determined by the Bank in accordance with its policies and procedures, that were
incurred prior to the Cancellation Date, the Donor hereby instructs the Bank to
transfer the Donor's pro rata share to a bank account to be designated by the Donor.
(d)  Except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) above, as of the Cancellation Date
the Donor shall have no further rights with respect to the Original Account including
no rights to receive further funds, and the Bank shall have no further obligations to
the Donor under the Administration Agreement for the Original Account, including
no obligation to provide financial or progress reports.
3.     The Bank will disclose this Instrument and related information on the Original Account in
accordance with the World Bank Policy on Access to Information. The Donor hereby consents to
the disclosure of this Instrument and related information on the Original Account.
4.     Each of the Parties represents, by confirming its agreement below, that it is authorized to
enter into this Instrument and act in accordance with these terms and conditions. The Parties are
requested to sign and date this Instrument, and upon possession by the Bank of this fully signed
Instrument, this Instrument shall become effective as of the date of the last signature.


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INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
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