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 March, 2009
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)
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YPF Sociedad Anónima
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| 1 | Letter to the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, dated March 4, 2009, regarding the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2008 |
City of Buenos Aires, March 4, 2009
To the
Buenos Aires Stock Exchange
Ref.: Financial Statements 12/31/2008
In order to fulfill the requirements of Article No. 62 of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, we inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company approved, at its meeting held on March 4, 2009, the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2008. Here follows relevant information to such financial statements of YPF S.A.
(in millions of pesos—prevailing exchange rate Ps. 3.45 = US$ 1)
| Net income before income tax |
5,896 | ||
| Income tax |
(2,256 | ) | |
| Net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 |
3,640 |
Detail of Shareholders’ Equity as of 12/31/2008 (1) (in millions of pesos)
| Shareholders’ contributions: |
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| Subscribed capital |
3,933 | ||||
| Adjustment to contributions |
7,281 | ||||
| Issuance premiums |
640 | ||||
| Total Shareholders’ contribution |
11,854 | ||||
| Legal Reserve |
2,224 | ||||
| Deferred earnings |
(192 | ) | |||
| Reserve for future dividends |
1,505 | ||||
| Unappropriated retained earnings |
4,965 | ||||
| Total Shareholders’ Equity |
20,356 |
| (1) | Amounts in accordance with Argentine GAAP |
Subsection o)-Shares owned by the parent group:
As of December 31, 2008 the parent group of the company owned 330,551,981 class D shares, and represented 84.04% of the capital stock.
Subsection p)-Shares with rights to securities representing debt convertible into shares and/or purchase options over company shares, corresponding to ownership of the shareholder or parent group:
None as of December 31, 2008.
TRANSLATION
Subsection q)-Parent shareholder of the company:
Repsol YPF S.A. with legal domicile established at Castellana 278, 28046 Madrid, Spain
At such same meeting, the Board of Directors decided to recommend to the General Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting considering the accounting documentation corresponding to Fiscal Year N° 32, the following use of profits: a) transfer to the unappropriated retained earnings account 1,505 million pesos which belongs to the reserve for future non-distributed dividends, b) 19 million pesos for legal reserve, c) the creation of a reserve for future dividends for an amount of 5,901 million pesos, empowering the Board of Directors to determine the pertinent time for their declaration until the date of the next regular shareholders’ meeting, considering the financial conditions and the availability of funds as well as operative results, investments and other aspects deemed relevant in the development of the company, or their application pursuant to the provisions of section 224 second paragraph of the Business Organizations Act and d) the balance, to the new fiscal year.
Additionally, it is important to mention that the Board of Directors has not made any capital contribution proposal, because they consider that there are no reasons to capitalize earnings, monetary adjustments or any other concept.
Sincerely yours,
| IGNACIO C. MORAN |
| Market relations 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: March 6, 2009 | By: | /s/ Ignacio C. Moran | ||||
| Name: | Ignacio C. Moran | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||