INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF GOVERNORS Resolution No. 605 Membership of Tuvalu WHEREAS, the Government of Tuvalu has applied for admission to membership in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in accordance with Section 1(b) of Article II of the Articles of Agreement of the Bank; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 19 of the By-Laws of the Bank, the Executive Directors, after consultation with representatives of the Government of Tuvalu, have made recommendations to the Board of Governors regarding this application; NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Governors hereby RESOLVES: THAT the terms and conditions upon which Tuvalu shall be admitted to membership in the Bank shall be as follows: 1. Definitions: As used in this Resolution: (a) “Bank� means International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. (b) “Articles� means the Articles of Agreement of the Bank. (c) “1979 Additional Capital Increase Resolution� means Board of Governors’ Resolution No. 347 entitled “1979 Additional Increase in Authorized Capital Stock and Subscriptions Thereto� adopted on January 4, 1980, as amended by Resolution No. 419 adopted on August 17, 1987. 2. Membership in the Fund: Before accepting membership in the Bank, Tuvalu shall accept membership in and become a member of the International Monetary Fund. 3. Subscription: By accepting membership in the Bank, Tuvalu shall subscribe to 211 shares of the capital stock of the Bank at par on the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in paragraph 4 hereof. 4. Payments on Subscription: (a) Upon accepting membership in the Bank, Tuvalu shall pay to the Bank under Article II, Section 7(i) of the Articles on account of the subscription price of each of the 211 shares subscribed pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Resolution: (i) United States dollars equal to 0.6% (six-tenths of one percent) of the subscription price; and IBRD Resolution No. 605 Page 2 of 3 (ii) An amount in its own currency, at the appropriate prevailing exchange rate, equal to 5.4% (five and four-tenths of one percent) of the subscription price. (b) The Bank shall call the amounts of subscription under paragraph 3 of this Resolution payable under the said Article II, Section 7(i), which are not required to be paid under paragraph 4(a) above, only when required to meet obligations of the Bank for funds borrowed or on loans guaranteed by it, and not for use by the Bank in its lending activities or for administrative expenses. 5. Acceptance of Subscription: Before the Bank shall accept Tuvalu’s subscription to the shares set out in paragraph 3 of this Resolution, the following action shall have been taken: (a) Tuvalu shall have taken all action necessary to authorize such subscription and shall furnish to the Bank all such information thereon as the Bank may request; and (b) With respect to and on account of the subscription price of the said shares, Tuvalu shall pay to the Bank the amounts set forth in paragraph 4(a) above. 6. Representation and Information: Before accepting membership in the Bank, Tuvalu shall represent to the Bank that it has taken all action necessary to sign and deposit the instrument of acceptance and sign the Articles as contemplated by paragraphs 7(d) and (e) of this Resolution and Tuvalu shall furnish to the Bank such information in respect of such action as the Bank may request. 7. Effective Date of Membership: Tuvalu shall become a member of the Bank with a subscription as set forth in paragraph 3 of this Resolution as of the date when Tuvalu shall have complied with the following requirements: (a) become a member of the International Monetary Fund; (b) made the payments called for by paragraph 4 of this Resolution; (c) furnished the representation, and such information as may have been requested by the Bank, pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Resolution; (d) deposited with the Government of the United States of America an instrument stating that it has accepted in accordance with its law the Articles and all the terms and conditions prescribed in this Resolution, and that it has taken all steps necessary to enable it to carry out all its obligations under the Articles and this Resolution; and (e) signed the original Articles held in the archives of the Government of the United States of America. 8. Additional Subscription on Terms and Conditions of the 1979 Additional Capital Increase Resolution: When the Executive Directors determine that a sufficient number of shares of the capital stock of the Bank is available for the purpose and authorize Tuvalu to subscribe to such shares, Tuvalu may subscribe 250 shares of the capital stock of the Bank on the terms and conditions specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the 1979 Additional Capital Increase Resolution, provided, however, that notwithstanding the provision of paragraph 2(b) of the said Resolution, Tuvalu may subscribe such shares from the date the Executive Directors authorize Tuvalu to do so to a date to be determined by the Executive Directors which shall be not less than one year from the date of such authorization. IBRD Resolution No. 605 Page 3 of 3 9. Limitation on Period for Fulfillment of Requirements of Membership: Tuvalu may fulfill the requirements for membership in the Bank pursuant to this Resolution until December 31, 2010, or such later date as the Executive Directors may determine. (Adopted on May 3, 2010)