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 March, 2003


                             CRESUD S.A.C.I.F. AND A
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                              REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA
                 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                    HIPOLITO YRIGOYEN 440, 3RD FLOOR, (1001)
                             BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                     Form 20-F  X            Form 40-F
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                  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  X
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                             CRESUD S.A.C.I.F. AND A
                                 (THE "COMPANY")

                               REPORT ON FORM 6-K


         Attached is an English translation of the summary of the letter dated
on March 4, 2003 filed by Company with the Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires and
the Comision Nacional de Valores.

























By letter dated March 4, 2003, the Company reported that a holder of Company's
Convertible Notes exercised his conversion right. Hence, the Company shall issue
196,927 shares, face value pesos 1 (V$N 1) each, and cancel Convertible Notes
for an amount of U$S 100,000. The conversion was performed according to terms
and conditions established in the prospectus of issuance at the conversion rate
of 1.96928 shares, face value pesos 1 per Convertible Note of face value U$S 1.
As a result of that conversion the amount of shares of the Company goes from
124,382,861 to 124,579,788. On the other hand, the amount of registered
Convertible Notes is U$S 49,849,997.






























                                   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 S.A.C.I.F. AND A




                                By: /s/ Saul Zang
                                    Name: Saul Zang
                                    Title: Second Vice Chairman of the
                                           Board of Directors





Dated: March 5, 2003