On 14 July 2010, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (“Jordan”) filed with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID” or the “Centre”) an application for interpretation (the “Application”) pursuant to Article 50 of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the “ICSID Convention” or “Convention”). The Application was made in connection with an award rendered on 18 May 2010 (the “Award”) in the ICSID arbitration proceedings No. ARB/08/2 between ATA Construction, Industrial and Trading Company (“ATA” or therein the “Claimant”) and Jordan (therein the “Respondent”). The Award was rendered by a tribunal composed of Mr. L. Yves Fortier, C.C., Q.C., as President, and Professors Dr. Ahmed Sadek El-Kosheri and W. Michael Reisman as co-arbitrators (collectively the “Tribunal”).