UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
For April 12, 2017
Commission file number: 1-13.396
Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.
Don Bosco 3672, Fifth Floor
1206 Capital Federal
Argentina
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Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, April 11, 2017.
Messrs.
Comisión Nacional de Valores
Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires S.A.
Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires
(Gerencia Técnica y de Valores Negociables)
Mercado Abierto Electrónico S.A.
Ref.: Proposal for Amendment of the By-Laws of Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.
Dear Sirs,
I am writing to you, in my capacity as Head of Market Relations of Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. ("TGS" or the Company), in compliance with the stipulations of Articles 18 and 19, Chapter II, Title II and Article 7, Section II, Chapter IV, Title II of the Rules of the Argentine Stock Exchange Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores) (CNV) and with the Rules of the Buenos Aires Stock Market (Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires S.A.) (MERVAL).
In this regard, and as timely notified to the market, TGSs Board of Directors -in its meeting held on March 7, 2017-, summoned an Ordinary and Special Shareholders Meeting for April 26, 2017 (the Shareholders Meeting), which will consider the Amendment of the By-Laws of TGS (Item no. 18 of the Agenda). We hereby inform that the Board of Directors Meeting minutes calling a Shareholders Meeting and the corresponding Agenda were filed with the market in due time.
In this respect, we are including for consideration, as Exhibit A, a table that shows the current text of TGS By-Laws and the amendment proposal, wherein proposed amendments have been highlighted.
Yours sincerely,
Nicolás M. Mordeglia
Head of Market Relations
Exhibit A
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CURRENT TEXT
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AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
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TITLE I
CORPORATE NAME, LEGAL REGIME, DOMICILE AND TERM OF DURATION
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ARTICLE 1°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 2°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 3°:
No amendments proposed.
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TITLE II
CORPORATE PURPOSE
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ARTICLE 4°:
The purpose of the corporation is to render the public service of natural gas transportation, either for its own account or for the account of third parties o associated with third parties, in Argentina. In furtherance of such purpose, the corporation may engage in any and all supplementary and subsidiary activities related to its corporate purpose, including those involving the separation of gas liquids; the corporation having full legal capacity to acquire rights and undertake obligations and to perform any and all actions not prohibited by the law or these By-Laws, including the performance of agencies and commissions, rendering gas pipeline maintenance services and technical assistance, work construction and any other activity accessory or related to natural gas transportation. The corporation may also conduct any kind of financial transaction, in general, excluding those prescribed in the Law of Financial Institutions (
Ley de Entidades Financieras
) and to incorporate and hold interests in corporations making any necessary capital investment for such purpose.
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ARTICLE 4°:
The purpose of the corporation is to render the public service of natural gas transportation, either for its own account or for the account of third parties or associated with third parties, in Argentina. In furtherance of such purpose, the corporation may engage in any and all supplementary and subsidiary activities related to its corporate purpose, including those involving the separation of natural gas liquids, the generation and commercialization of electric energy, the rendering of facilities maintenance services and technical assistance, and the rendering of other services for the hydrocarbon sector in general, and the performance of any other activity accessory or related to natural gas transportation; the corporation having full legal capacity to acquire rights and undertake obligations and to perform any and all actions not prohibited by the law or these By-Laws, including the performance of agencies and commissions. The corporation may also conduct any kind of financial transaction, in general, excluding those prescribed in the Law of Financial Institutions (
Ley de Entidades Financieras
) and to incorporate and hold interests in corporations making any necessary capital investment for such purpose.
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TITLE III
CAPITAL STOCK AND SHARES
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ARTICLE 5°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 6°:
, No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 7°:
No amendments proposed..
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ARTICLE 8°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 9°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 10°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 11°:
No amendments proposed.
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TITLE IV
DEBT SECURITIES AND PARTICIPATION BONDS
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ARTICLE 12°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 13°:
. No amendments proposed.
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TITLE V
SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS
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ARTICLE 14°:
. No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 15°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 16°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 17°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 18°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 19°:
No amendments proposed.
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TITLE VI
MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTION
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ARTICLE 20°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 21°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 22°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 23°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 24°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 25°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 26°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 27°:
. No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 28°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 29°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 30°:
The Board of Directors is vested with the broadest powers and authority for the direction, organization and management of the Corporation, with no other restrictions than those resulting from the Law and these By-Laws.
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ARTICLE 30°:
The Board of Directors is vested with the broadest powers and authority for the direction, organization and management of the corporation, with no other restrictions than those resulting from the Law and these By-Laws. The Board of Directors may establish an Executive Committee made up of four (4) members: Directors who have been appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the corporation, and any other two (2) Directors appointed by simple majority vote, with a one (1) year term of office. Said Committee shall operate with a quorum of a majority of its members, to which effect the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the corporation must be present. The Committee shall make decisions unanimously and shall be vested with the powers established by the Board of Directors. In the absence of Directors who have been appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the corporation, their Alternate Directors as appointed by the Shareholders Meeting shall replace them.
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ARTICLE 31°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 32°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 33°:
No amendments proposed.
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TITLE VII
SUPERVISION
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ARTICLE 34°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 35°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 36°:
No amendments proposed.
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TITLE VIII
BALANCE SHEETS AND ACCOUNTS
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ARTICLE 37°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 38°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 39°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 40°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 41°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 42°:
No amendments proposed.
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TITLE IX
LIQUIDATION OF THE CORPORATION
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ARTICLE 43°:
No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 44°
: No amendments proposed.
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ARTICLE 45°:
No amendments proposed.
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