FORM 6-K

 

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 December, 2003

 

 


 

 

Irsa Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Irsa Investments and Representations Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Republic of Argentina  

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

 

Bolívar 108

(C1066AAB)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

(Address of principal executive offices) 

 

Form 20-F  þ             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  þ

 


 


IRSA INVERSIONES Y REPRESENTACIONES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA

(THE “COMPANY”)

 

 

REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

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


By letter dated December 4, 2003, the Company reported that two holders of Company’s Convertible Notes exercised their conversion rights. Hence, the financial indebtedness of the Company shall be reduced in US$ 3,674,448 and an increase of 6,742,105 ordinary shares face value pesos 1 (V$N 1) each was made. The conversion was performed according to terms and conditions established in the prospectus of issuance at the conversion rate of 1.83486 shares, face value pesos 1 per Convertible Note of face value U$S 1. As a result of that conversion the amount of shares of the Company goes from 213,242,204 to 219,984,309. On the other hand, the amount of registered Convertible Notes is U$S 95,648,153.


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.

 

 

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

 

 

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

 

 

Dated: December 4, 2003