6-K 1 a04-8504_16k.htm 6-K

 

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of July, 2004

 

Commission File Number: 001-12102

 

YPF Sociedad Anónima

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Av. Pte. R.S. Peña 777 – 8th Floor
1354 Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

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YPF Sociedad Anónima

 

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Letter to the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange and National Securities  Commission, dated July 29, 2004, regarding YPF Sociedad Anónima’s Financial Statements as of June 30, 2004.

 



 

Buenos Aires, July 29, 2004

 

Buenos Aires Stock Market

National Securities Commission

 

Ref.: Financial Statements as of June 30, 2004

 

YPF S.A. announced that the Board of Directors approved, in its meeting held on July 29, 2004, the financial statements for the six-months period ended June 30, 2004.

 

Herein below, you will find the relevant information related to the consolidated YPF Financial Statements:

 

Profit   (Millions of Pesos)

 

Net Profit from continuing operations before income tax

 

3,927

 

Income Tax

 

(1,544

)

Profit from continuing operations

 

2,383

 

Profit from discontinued operations

 

16

 

Net Profit for the period

 

2,399

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity as of June 30, 2004   (in Millions of Pesos)

 

Shareholders’ Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribed Capital

 

3,933

 

 

 

Adjustment to Contributions

 

7,266

 

 

 

Issuance Premiums

 

640

 

 

 

Irrevocable Contributions

 

28

 

11,867

 

Legal Reserve

 

 

 

1,286

 

Reserve for Future Dividends

 

 

 

1,770

 

Unappropriated Retained Earnings

 

 

 

6,470

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

21,393

 

 

Also, it should be considered that during the first semester of 2004, the following facts have taken place:

 

                  Investments (principally in Exploration & Production, and Refining & Marketing areas in Argentina) rose to Ps.1,211 million, reflecting an increase of 15% as compared to the same period of the year before.

 

                  YPF S.A. exports amounted to US$1,312 million before hydrocarbon export withholdings, reflecting an increase of 8% as compared to the same period of the year before.

 



 

                  Taxes, contributions and royalties paid to National Government and provinces amounted to Ps 6,854 million.

 

                  Domestic Natural Gas sales volume increase 10% as compared to the same quarter of the year before.

 

Shares which do not belong to the controlling group

 

On June 30, 2004 the amount of shares that did not belong to the controlling group of shareholders rose to 3,769,071 shares, divided into the following classes and representing the following percentages over the capital stock:

 

 

 

Amount of shares

 

%

 

Class A

 

3,764

 

0.00

 

Class B

 

7,624

 

0.00

 

Class C

 

1,475,704

 

0.38

 

Class D

 

2,281,979

 

0.58

 

 

 

Sincerely yours,

 

Carlos Olivieri

Chief Financial Officer

 



 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

YPF Sociedad Anónima

 

Date:    July 30, 2004

By:

  /s/ Carlos Olivieri

 

 

Name:

Carlos Olivieri

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer