FORM 18-K/A
Amendment No. 2
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL REPORT
of
THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2020
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
| Title of Issue | | Amounts as to which registration is effective | | Names of exchanges on which registered |
| N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
Name and address of Authorized Agent of the Registrant in the United States to receive notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
THE HONORABLE MARIANGELA ZAPPIA
Italian Ambassador to the United States
3000 Whitehaven Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
It is requested that copies of notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission be sent to:
LORENZO CORTE, ESQ.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
40 Bank Street,
Canary Wharf
London E14 5DS
United Kingdom
| * | The Republic of Italy files Annual Reports on Form 18-K voluntarily in order for The Republic of Italy to incorporate such Annual Reports into its shelf registration statements. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| EXPLANATORY NOTE | | 3 |
| SIGNATURE | | 4 |
| EXHIBIT INDEX | | 5 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This amendment to the Republic of Italy’s (the “Republic” or “Italy”) Annual Report on Form 18-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Annual Report”) comprises:
| (a) | Pages numbered 1 to 5 consecutively. |
| (b) | The following exhibits: |
Exhibit (10): Report on Public Debt in 2020, dated September 16, 2021 – English version*
This amendment to the Annual Report is filed subject to the Instructions for Form 18-K for Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions thereof.
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| * | Italian version previously filed by paper under cover of Form SE together with the Form 18-K filed on October 27, 2021. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant Republic of Italy has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rome, Italy on February 3, 2023.
| | REPUBLIC OF ITALY | |
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| | By: | /s/ Dott. Davide Iacovoni
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| | | Name: | Dott. Davide Iacovoni | |
| | | Title: | Director General – Treasury Department – Directorate II | |
| | | | Ministry of Economy and Finance | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No | Description |
| (10) | Report on Public Debt in 2020, dated September 16, 2021 – English version* |
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* Italian version previously filed by paper under cover of Form SE together with the Form 18-K filed on October 27, 2021.
