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, 2008
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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| 1 | Letter to the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, dated March 7, 2008, regarding the 2007 financial statements and dividends |
TRANSLATION
Item 1
Buenos Aires, March 7, 2008
To the
Buenos Aires Stock Exchange
Ref.: Financial Statements 12/31/2007 and dividends
In order to fulfill the requirements of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, we inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company approved, at its meeting held on March 7, 2008, the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2007. Here follows relevant information to such financials statements of YPF S.A.
(in millions of pesos - prevailing exchange rate Ps. 3.15 = US$ 1)
| Net income before income tax |
6,527 | ||
| Income tax |
(2,441 | ) | |
| Net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 |
4,086 |
Detail of Shareholders’ Equity as of 12/31/2007 (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 |
2,020 | ||||
| Deferred earnings |
(135 | ) | |||
| Reserve for future dividends |
4,584 | ||||
| Unappropiated retained earnings |
7,737 | ||||
| Total Shareholders’ Equity |
26,060 |
| (1) | Amounts in accordance with Argentine GAAP |
Subsection o) Shares owned by the parent group
As of December 31, 2007 the parent group of the company owned 389,543,836 shares, class D and represented 99.04% 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, 2007.
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° 31, the following use of profits: a) transfer the amount of the reserve for future dividends non distributed of 352 million pesos, to the retained earnings account, b) 204 million pesos for legal reserve, c) the creation of a reserve for future dividends for an amount of 6,560 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.
Sincerely yours,
Walter Forwood
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: March 11, 2008 | By: | /s/ Walter Cristian Forwood | ||
| Name: | Walter Cristian Forwood | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||