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Received by KSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01AM ' J ° OMB N6. 1124-0003; Expires May 31,2020 UA Department of Justice Amendment to Registration Statement Washington, DC 20530 Pursiiant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended INSTRUCTIONS. Fite this amendment ibnn for any changes to a registration. Compliance is accomplished by Sting an electronic amendment to registration statement and uploading any supporting documents at https://www.fara.gov. Privacy Act Statement. Thefiling of this document is required for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. § 61 i etseq., for the purposes of registration under the Act and public disclosure. Provision of the information requested is mandatory, and failureto provide the information is subject to the penally and enforcement provisions established in Section 8 of the Act Every registration statement, short form registration statement, supplemental statement, exhibit, amendment, copy of informational materials or other document or information filed with the Attorney General under this Act is a public record open to public examination, inspection and copying during the posted business hours of the Registration Unit in Washington, DC. Statements are also available online at the Registration Unit's, webpage: httpg//www.fara-gov. One copy of every such document, other than informational materials, is automatically provided to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, and copies of any ahd all documents are routinely made available to other agencies, departments and Congress pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Act the Attorney General also transmits a semi-annual report to Congress on the administration of the Act which lists the names of all agehts registered under the Act and the foreign principab they represent This report is available to the public in print and online ati httpst/fwww. fara.gov . Public Reporting Burden. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instnictions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the coitectipn of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate dr any other aspect of this ajllection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burdhm to Chief, Registration Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, National Security Division, UiS. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530; aiidto die Office ofln formation and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 2QS03. I , Name of Registrant 2. Registration No. Bellwether Strategies 6382 3. This amendment is filed to accomplish the following indicated purpose or purposes: □ To give a 10-day notice of change in information as required by Section 2(b) of foe Act 0 To correct a deficiency in (3 Initial Statement H Supplemental Statement for the period ending °^30/2017______________ _ Q Other purpose (specify) . _________________________ _ ._________ _ □ To give notice of change in an exhibit previously filed. 4. If this amendment requires foe filing of a document or documents, please list 5. Each item checked above must be explained below in foil detail together wifo, where appropriate, specific reference to aid identity of foe item in foe registration statement to which U pertains. (If space is insufficient, a full insert page must be used.) Initial Statement - Although the contract commenced on April 1,2016 per the contract filed as Exhibit A to Registration Statement Bellwether Strategies began providing pro-bono strategic advice to foe Foreign Ministry during foe month prior. All activity was consistent with and included within the supplemental material originally submitted. -Susan Nelson and Duenya Hassan should be redacted from foe original filing. ,Although employed by Bellwether at the time of the contract they did not provide services to foe registrant directly in foe furtherance Of the foreign principal other than a secretarial or related capacity. As such, short forms are not submitted for either individual. Supplemental Statement Thecqntract was terminated in May 2017. Iri foe below appendix, we provide the final invoice and description of activities for this period. FORM NSD-5 Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01 AM EXECUTION | In accordance with 28 U.S-C. § >746, the undersigned sweats) or afSrm(s) under penalty of perjury that he/she has (they have) read the information set forth in this registration statement and die attached exhibits and that he/she is (they are) familiar with die contents thereof and that such contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her (their) knowledge and beliefexcept that die undersigned make(s) no representation as to die truth or accuracy of the information contained in die attached Short Form Registration Statements), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) (Print or type name under each or provide electronic signature1) Michael Holtzman May 10, 2018 ' This stmenem shill be signed by the individual agent, if the rcgitlraatis an individual, or by a majority of those partners, odious, directors or persons performing similar soorTOj.saisorae cm c* more iwttvidaals to execute this sSsttemertrm Vis behalf Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2*32:01 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01 AM BELLWETHER efisnuMitA im9 cqiuuitinc To: Republic of Panama From: Bellwether Strategies Date:-. 1 June 2017 Re: May 2017 Activity Report In May 2017, Bellwether Strategies conducted the following public relations activities on behalf of the Republic of Panama: Strategy Support In May, Bellwether Strategies provided high-level various strategic communications advice and support for the Republic of Panama, including: • Media Monitoring to evaluate how international media is perceiving Panama and how the country can address communications going forward (See Appendix A) • Developing a strategy for media engagements on the visit of V ice President Isabel de Saint Malo to the United States during the ECOSOC meeting on financing far development Messaging Support Bellwether Strategies provided messaging deveiopmenisupport for Panama including: • Translating and adapting the tumouncement about UN Side Event on SDG Financing, Tax Cooperation and Transparency, hosted by the Government of Panama (See Appendix B) • Drafting live social media posts during the UN Side Event on SDG Financing, Tax Cooperation and Transparency* hasted by the Government of Panama i « Drafting an op-ed to be published during Vice President de Saint Male’s visit to New York ‘ Media Outreach Bellwether Strategies provided media relations services regarding various newsworthy issues and events that helped advance Panama’s objectives and agenda, and strengthen the message of Panama* s commitment to financial transparency, including: • Distribution of die Press Release about UN Side Event on SDG Financing, Tax . Cooperation and Transparency, hosted by the Government of Panama (See Appendix C) Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01 AM BELLWETHER SRWIGI&S • Outreach and coordination for media to attend the UN Side Event on SDG Financing, Tax Cobjperation and Transparency, hosted by the Government of Panama, on background Event Support Bellwether Strategy provided on-site suppmt for the following: • On-site support during the UN Side Event on SDG Financing, Tax Cooperation and Transparency, hosted by the Government of Panama, including coordination with camera crew and securing video of the event. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01 AM BELLWETHER trA*vt£ie eon * v *■ c at i o * t md eomvaiMt APPENDIX A INTERNATIONAL MEDIA REPORT Apr 29 -May 5 NEWS ON FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Tax /Lost* in Panama Papers Worth Up To EUR237bn ForEU. Tax News (United Kingdom) The total loss to EU member states from the Schemes revealed in the Panama Papers could be in the region of between EUR109bn (USD119bri) to EUR237bn, according to a new study commissioned by die European Parliament's PANA committee. f< Luxembourg actively shared'Panama Papers' information, minister savs, Luxemburger Wort (Luxemburg) Luxembourg has shared information with other countries on cases of possible tax evasion in relation to the 'Panama Papers', according to Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna. > . OECD lists countries agreeing to countrv-bvTcountrv. reporting exchange. MNE Tax (United Kingdom) The OECD today released an updated list of automatic exchange relationships established between tax authorities to implement country •by-country reporting under Action 13 of the OECD/G20 base erosion profit shifting (BEPS) plan. OECD Issues Progress Update On CbC g Implementation. Tax News (United Kingdom) On May 4,2017, the OECD released a full list of automatic exchange relationships among jurisdictions under the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports (CbC MCAA). Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/28/2018 2:32:01 AM BELLWETHER tllATIGlC CO n m U ■» l ca T I © H t tNO CONtVltiMO U.K. to.lmplement Fourth.EUAntMMoney.Laundering Directive in June. Lexology (United Kingdom) Her Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury) will soon publish its final policy decisions in advance of the June 26,2017 implementation of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (2017 MLRs). Registration Open For OEGD International. Tax .Conference. Tax News (United Kingdom) Registration is open for the 2017 OECD International Tax Conference, which will discuss new and ongoing initiatives from the OECD in fee area of international tax law.

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