CENTRAL PUERTO S.A. — Annual Report 2017

May 22, 2018

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 20-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)

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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

OR

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___ to ___.

OR

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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report ______.

Commission file number 001-38376

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Central Puerto S.A.

( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter )

Port Central S.A.

( Translation of Registrant’s name into English )

REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Avenida Thomas Edison 2701

C1104BAB Buenos Aires

Republic of Argentina

( Address of principal executive offices )

Fernando Roberto Bonnet

Avenida Thomas Edison 2701

C1104BAB Buenos Aires

Republic of Argentina.

Facsimile: +54 (11) 4317-5900

Email: inversores@centralpuerto.com

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
American Depositary Shares, each representing 10 common shares of
Central Puerto S.A.*	New York Stock Exchange*

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Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares pursuant to the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

Title of each class	Outstanding at December 31, 2017
Common shares, nominal value Ps.1.00 per share	1,514,022,256

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐ No ☒

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.*

• The registrant became subject to such requirements on February 1, 2018.

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). *

• The registrant became subject to such requirements on February 1, 2018.

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☒ Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ☐ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued Other ☐

by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

Yes ☐ No ☐

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Central Puerto S.A. (“Central Puerto”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the “Form 20-F/A”) to its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Form 20-F”), which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018, to submit the Interactive Data File (as defined in Rule 11 of Regulation S-T) with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements of Central Puerto for that fiscal year as Exhibit 101 to the Form 20-F in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Exhibit 101 was omitted from the Form 20-F in accordance with the 30-day grace period provided under Rule 405(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-T.

Except as set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not modify or update any of the disclosures in the Form 20-F. This Form 20-F/A speaks as of the time of filing of the Form 20-F, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to such filing, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Form 20-F.

Exhibit 101 to this Form 20-F/A provides the following items formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statement of Income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, (iii) Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, (iv) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, (v) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 19.

Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

| 101.
INS | XBRL
Instance Document. |
| --- | --- |
| 101.SCH | XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema Linkbase Document. |
| 101.
CAL | XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. |
| 101.
DEF | XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. |
| 101.LAB | XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. |
| 101.PRE | XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. |

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In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing this Amendment No. 1 to Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to Form 20-F on its behalf.

| CENTRAL PUERTO
S.A. | |
| --- | --- |
| By: | /S/ Fernando Roberto
Bonnet |
| | Name:
Fernando Roberto Bonnet Title: Chief
Financial Officer |

Date: May 22, 2018.

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