(a) Original Proceeding

• Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies): (i)
  Italstrade S.p.A. (Italian), Salini Costruttori S.p.A. (Italian)
• Respondent(s):
  Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordanian)
• Date Registered:
  November 7, 2002
• Date of Constitution of Tribunal:
  March 18, 2003

Composition of Tribunal

• President:
  Gilbert GUILLAUME (French) - Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council
• Arbitrators:
  Bernardo M. CREMADES (Spanish) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
  Ian SINCLAIR (British) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Initial Composition of Tribunal

• President:
  Gilbert GUILLAUME (French)
• Arbitrators:
  Bernardo M. CREMADES (Spanish)
  Eric SCHWARTZ (French, U.S.)
• Reconstituted:
  June 3, 2003: Ian SINCLAIR (British) appointed following the resignation of Eric SCHWARTZ (U.S. ,French)

Party Representatives

• Claimant(s):
  Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, Milan, Italy
• Respondent(s):
  Ali Sharif Zu’bi and Sharif Ali Zu’bi, Amman, Jordan
  Philippe Sands, London, U.K.
• Language(s) of Proceeding:
  English
• Status of Proceeding:
  Concluded
• Outcome of Proceeding:
  The Tribunal renders its award on January 31, 2006; attached to the award is a separate opinion by Ian Sinclair.