SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15b-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October, 2004
CRESUD SOCIEDAD ANONIMA COMERCIAL INMOBILIARIA
FINANCIERA Y AGROPECUARIA
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
CRESUD INC.
(Translation of registrant´s name into English)
Republic of Argentina
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Moreno 877, 23rd Floor, (C1091AAQ)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of principal executive offices)
Form 20-F T Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No T
CRESUD S.A.C.I.F. and A
(THE “COMPANY”)
REPORT ON FORM 6-K
Attached is a copy of the following letters filed with the Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires and with the Comisión Nacional de Valores on October 26, 2004:
By letter dated October 26, 2004, the Company reported a summary of what was agreed upon in the Shareholders meeting held on October 22, 2004
FIRST: APPOINTMENT OF TWO SHAREHOLDERS TO APPROVE AND SIGN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING.
It was unanimously agreed to appoint the agent of Mellon Bank NA Ómnibus and BBH c/For MTBJRE:MTBC4000035147 to approve and sign the Minutes of the Meeting.
SECOND: CONSIDERATION OF THE DOCUMENTATION AS SET FORTH BY SECTION 234 SUBSECTION 1 OF LAW 19550, PERTIENET TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED AS AT 06/30/2004
It was unanimously agreed to omit the reading of the documentation being analyzed, which was approved as was submitted to the shareholders.
THIRD: CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD’S PERFORMANCE
The Board’s performance during the fiscal year under consideration was unanimously approved.
FOURTH: CONSIDERATION OF SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE’S PERFORMANCE
The Supervisory Committee’s performance during the fiscal year under consideration was unanimously approved.
FIFTH: ANALYSIS AND CONSIDERATION OF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROFIT/LOSS OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AS AT 06/30/04, WHICH POSTED PROFITS OF $ 32,103,022.
It was unanimously agreed to distribute one dividend in cash amounting to $ 3,000,000, prior 5% deduction as Statutory Reserve. The remaining amount shall be stated under “Retained Earnings”.
SIXTH: CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD’S IMPLEMENTED DECISIONS REGARDING THE TAX ON PERSONAL ASSETS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS, IN ITS CAPACITY OF SUBSTITUTE TAXPAYER
The decisions carried out by the Board regarding the tax on personal assets of the shareholders was unanimously approved as well as the absorption of said tax by the corporation.
SEVENTH: CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD’S REMUNERATION AMOUNTING TO $ 2,383,135 PERTINENT TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED AS AT 06/30/04 (TOTAL REMUNERATION), EXCEEDING BY $ 739,085 THE LIMIT FIXED AT 5% OF EARNINGS AS SET FORTH BY SECTION 261 OF LAW 19550 AND BY THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION BEFORE THE PROPOSAL OF NON-DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENDS.
The Board’s remuneration amounting to $ 2,383,135 pertinent to fiscal year ended as at June 30, 2004 was unanimously approved.
EIGHTH: CONSIDERATION OF SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE’S REMUNERATION PERTIENET TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED 06/30/2004
It was unanimously agreed no to pay any compensation to the Supervisory Committee on this occasion.
NINTH: DETERMENATION OF NUMBER AND ELECTION OF PERMANENET DIRECTORS AND SUBSTITUTE DIRECTORS, IF DEEMED NECESSARY. CONSIDERATION OF MR. M. M. MINDLIN’S RESIGNATION
Mr. Mindlin’s resignation from his position of permanent director effective as of 11/25/03 was unanimously approved. Mrs. Clarisa Diana Lifsic and Mr. Alejandro Elsztain were reelected as permanent directors. Mr. Fernando Adrián Elsztain and David Alberto Perednik were elected as permanent directors for three years with the status of non-independent as set forth by resolution 400 of SEC.
TENTH: APPOINTMENT OF PERMANENT AND SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
The election of Mr. Andrés SUAREZ, Corina Inés PANDO and Carlos REBAY as permanent statutory auditors was unanimously approved as well as the election of Mr. Carlos RIVAROLA, Gabriel MARTINI and Diego NIEBUHR as substitute statutory auditors.
ELEVENTH: APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR AND DETERMINATION OF REMUNERATION
It was unanimously agreed to appoint the auditing firm PRICE WATERHOUSE & CO., member of the firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, as auditor of the financial statements of the current fiscal year 2004/2005. Its remuneration was fixed at $ 245,000.
TWELFTH: REPORT ON AGREEMENT SIGNED FOR THE EXCHANGE OF CORPORATE SERVICES.
The Board’s implemented decisions and performance concerning the subject under consideration were approved by majority as well as the progress made in the process of the Project implementation.
THIRTEENTH: REPORT ON THE CREATION OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE
The Board’s implemented decisions were unanimously approved of as well as their newly assumed responsibility for the pertinent budget.
FOURTEENTH: CONSIDERATION OF THE CREATION OF A GLOBAL PROGRAM OF ISSUANCE OF CORPORATE NOTES, NON-CONVERTIBLE INTO SHARES, WITH SPECIAL, COMMON OR FLOATING SECURITY INTEREST, OR GUARANTEED BY THIRD PARTIES, AMOUNTING TO AN OUTSTANDING MAXIMUM OF UP TO USD 30,000,000 (THIRTY MILLION US DOLLARS) OR THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT IN OTHER CURRENCIES, AS SET FORTH BY LAW 23576 (“NEGOTIABLE OBLIGATIONS LAW”) AND OTHER AMMENDED RULES AND STANDARD REGULATIONS (“THE PROGRAM”)
The creation of the before mentioned program was unanimously approved.
FIFTEENTH: CONSIDERATION OF 1) THE DELEGATION, UNDER THE REGULATIONS IN FORCE, TO THE BOARD OF THE POWER TO FULFILL ALL FORMALITIES REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AUTHORIZATION TO CREATE THE PROGRAM AND TO ISSUE THE CORPORATE NOTES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SAID PROGRAM (“NEGOTIABLE OBLIGATIONS”), TO NEGOTIATE, ACCEPT, DECIDE UPON AND SPECIFY ALL THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE CORPORATE NOTES WHICH ARE NOT EXPLICITLY DETERMINED BY THE MEETING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT ANY LIMITATIONS, THE AMOUNT (WITHIN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AS SET FORTH BY THE MEETING), THE ISSUANCE DATE, THE TERM, THE PRICE, THE FORM OF
PLACEMENT AND THE CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT, THE APPLICATION FOR THE PUBLIC OFFERING AUTHORIZATION IN ARGENTINA AND/OR ABROAD, THE NEGOTIATION IN ARGNTINE AND/OR FOREIGN MARKETS, THE INTEREST RATE, ISSUED IN ONE OR VARIOUS TYPES AND/OR SERIES, LISTED ON THE STOCK MARKET AND/OR OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET IN ARGENTINA AND/OR ABROAD, AND ANY OTHER FORM DEEMED ACCEPTABLE BY THE BOARD; 2) THE AUTHORIZATION GRANTED TO THE BOARD TO SUBDELEGATE TO ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS AND/OR MANAGERS OF THE CORPORATION THE POWERS REFERRED TO IN 1) ABOVE AS WELL AS THE RUNNING OF ALL PROCEEDINGS AIMED AT SUCH PURPOSE.
The following points were unanimously approved of: 1) the delegation to the board of the power, under the regulations in force, to fulfill all formalities required by the securities and exchange commission (sec) to obtain the authorization to create the program and to issue the corporate notes within the framework of said program (“negotiable obligations”), to negotiate, accept, decide upon and specify all the conditions of the program and the corporate notes which are not explicitly determined by the meeting, including, without any limitations, the amount (within the maximum amount as set forth by the meeting), the issuance date, the term, the price, the form of placement and the conditions of payment, the application for the public offering authorization in Argentina and/or abroad, the negotiation in Argentine and/or foreign markets, the interest rate, issued in one or various types and/or series, listed on the stock market and/or over-the-counter market in Argentina and/or abroad, and any other form deemed acceptable by the board; 2) the authorization granted to the board to subdelegate to one or more directors and/or managers of the corporation the powers referred to in 1) above as well as the running of all proceedings aimed at such purpose.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
CRESUD SOCIEDAD ANONIMA COMERCIAL INMOBILIARIA
FINANCIERA Y AGROPECUARIA
| By: | /S/ Saúl Zang | |
| Name: | Saúl Zang | |
| Title: | Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Dated: October 28, 2004