DIRECTIVE BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND COMMERCE FOR THE ISSUE OF AN ADDITIONAL LM15,851,800 6.8% MALTA GOVERNMENT

ISSUE OF AN ADDITIONAL LM15,851,800 6.8% MALTA

GOVERNMENT STOCK 2004 (SECOND ISSUE)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 401.04

DIRECTIVE BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND

COMMERCE FOR THE ISSUE OF AN ADDITIONAL

LM15,851,800 6.8% MALTA GOVERNMENT

STOCK 2004 (SECOND ISSUE)

24th July, 1998

LEGAL NOTICE 175 of 1998.

The title of this Directive is Directive by the Minister of

Finance and Commerce for the Issue of an additional

Lm15,851,800 6.8% Malta Government Stock 2004 (Second Issue).

(1) It is hereby authorised that due to oversubscription in

L m 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 6 . 8 % M a l t a G ov e rn m e n t Sto c k 2 0 0 4 ( I I ) a n

additional issue of Lm15,851,800 6.8% Malta Government Stock

2004 (II) be issued thus bringing the amount of 6.8% Malta

Government Stock 2004 (II) created by means of Legal Notice 159

of 1998 to a total amount of Lm25,851,800.

(2) The half yearly contribution to the sinking fund according

to paragraph 6 of Legal Notice 159 of 1998 shall be raised from

Lm100,000 to Lm258,518.

8% Stock tal-Gvern ta’ Malta 2004 (it-Tieni }ru[).

2. (1) Qed ji[i b’dan awtorizzat illi, min]abba li kien hemm

sottoskrizzjoni kbira, jin]ar[u Lm15,851,800 addizzjonali 6.8%

Stock tal-Gvern ta’ Malta 2004 (II) ma’ dawk ma]ru[in permezz ta’

l-Avvi\ Legali 159 ta’ l-1998, bl-istess kondizzjonijiet, sabiex

b’hekk l-ammont totali jkun ta’ Lm25,851,800.

(2) Skond u g]all-finijiet tal-paragrafu 6 ta’ l-istess Avvi\

Legali 159 ta’ l-1998, il-kontribuzzjoni fil-fond ta’

ammortizzament ti\died minn Lm100,000 g]al Lm258,518 kull sitt

xhur.