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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND YOU ARE ADVISED TO CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENTS. IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT ABOUT ITS CONTENTS OR THE ACTION TO TAKE PLEASE CONSULT YOUR STOCKBROKER, SOLICITOR, BANKER OR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT ADVISER. For information about risk factors which should be considered by prospective investors, see Risk Factors on page 40-42 LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT N500,000,000,000 DEBT ISSUANCE PROGRAMME For the Issuance of a Bond or Series of Bonds with maturities of 5 years and longer THIS SHELF PROSPECTUS AND THE SECURITIES THAT IT OFFERS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND REGISTERED BY THE SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION. IT IS A CIVIL WRONG AND CRIMINAL OFFENCE UNDER THE INVESTMENTS & SECURITIES ACT (NO. 29 OF 2007) TO ISSUE A PROSPECTUS WHICH CONTAINS FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION. THE CLEARANCE AND REGISTRATION OF THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE SECURITIES WHICH IT OFFERS DOES NOT RELIEVE THE PARTIES FROM ANY LIABILITY ARISING UNDER THE ACT FOR FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN OR FOR ANY OMISSION OF A MATERIAL FACT. “THIS SHELF PROSPECTUS IS TO BE READ AND CONSTRUED IN CONJUCTION WITH ANY SUPPLEMENT THERETO AND ALL DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN, BY REFERENCE AND, IN RELATION TO ANY TRANCHES (AS DEFINED HEREIN) OF INSTRUMENTS, TOGETHER WITH THE APPLICABLE PRICING SUPPLEMENT. THIS SHELF PROSPECTUS SHALL BE READ AND CONSTRUED ON THE BASIS THAT SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN AND FORM PART OF THIS SHELF PROSPECTUS” THE REGISTRATION OF THE SHELF PROSPECTUS AND ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT THEREAFTER DOES NOT IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER SUGGEST THAT THE SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION ENDORSES OR RECOMMENDS THE SECURITIES OR ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CORRECTNESS OF ANY STATEMENT MADE OR OPINION OR REPORT EXPRESSED THEREIN. THE ISSUER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. TO THE BEST OF ITS KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF (HAVING TAKEN ALL REASONABLE CARE TO ENSURE THAT SUCH IS THE CASE), THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FACTS AND DOES NOT OMIT ANYTHING LIKELY TO AFFECT THE IMPORT OF SUCH INFORMATION. INVESTORS ARE ADVISED TO NOTE THAT LIABILITY FOR FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS OR ACTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SHELF PROSPECTUS IS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 85 AND 86 OF THE INVESTMENTS & SECURITIES ACT 2007 THIS SHELF PROSPECTUS IS VALID FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD UNTIL DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO RULES 279 (3)(5)(II) OF THE SEC RULES (SUNDRY AMENDMENTS, APRIL 2015 LEAD ISSUING HOUSE/BOOK RUNNER: RC 622258 JOINT ISSUING HOUSES/BOOK RUNNERS: RC 485600 RC 733583 RC 672560 RC 1031358 RC 370890 RC 444999 RC 639491 This Shelf Prospectus is dated the 30th day of December 2016 This Shelf prospectus will be available on the following websites throughout the Validity Period www.lagosstate.gov.ng www.sec.gov.ng Table of Contents 1. DEFINITION OF TERMS ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2. INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF THE SHELF PROSPECTUS .............................................................................................. 8 3. PARTIES TO THE OFFER ...................................................................................................................................... 10 4. THE PROGRAMME ............................................................................................................................................. 15 5. DECLARATION BY THE ISSUER ............................................................................................................................ 16 6. PARTICULARS OF THE PROGRAMME ...................................................................................................................... 17 6.1 SUMMARY OF TERMS & CONDITIONS OF THE PROGRAMME ..................................................................................................................... 17 6.2 TERMS & CONDITIONS OF THE BONDS .................................................................................................................................................. 20 7. TAX CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 26 8. LAGOS STATE .................................................................................................................................................. 27 8.1 OVERVIEW OF LAGOS STATE ............................................................................................................................................................... 27 8.2 ECONOMIC REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28 8.3 GOVERNANCE AND BEST PRACTICES .................................................................................................................................................... 29 8.4 MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY OF THE STATE .............................................................................................................................................. 30 8.5 FINANCES OF LAGOS STATE ................................................................................................................................................................ 31 8.6 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 9. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LAGOS STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ................................................................................... 33 10. USE OF PROCEEDS ........................................................................................................................................... 39 11. RISK FACTORS ................................................................................................................................................ 40 11.1 GENERAL BOND RELATED RISKS ......................................................................................................................................................... 40 11.2 MACROECONOMIC RISK ...................................................................................................................................................................... 41 11.3 SPECIFIC RISK.................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 11.4 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42 11.5 SECURITY RISK .................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 12. THE N167.5 BILLION DEBT ISSUANCE PROGRAMME ................................................................................................. 43 13. MACRO – ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ........................................................................................................................... 44 13.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................... 44 13.2 ECONOMY ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 13.2.1 NIGERIA – KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS ............................................................................................................................. 46 13.2.2 2015 GDP BY SECTOR CONTRIBUTION ......................................................................................................................................... 46 13.2.3 FISCAL DEFICIT ............................................................................................................................................................................... 47 13.2.4 PUBLIC DEBT .................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 13.2.5 CAPITAL MARKETS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 48 13.2.6 FOREIGN RESERVES........................................................................................................................................................................ 48 13.2.7 FOREIGN EXCHANGE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 49 13.2.8 INFLATION ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 13.2.9 INTEREST RATES ............................................................................................................................................................................ 50 13.3 REFORMS .......................................................................................................................................................................................