GAS TRANSPORTER OF THE SOUTH INC

Regulatory Filings • Nov 22, 2017

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2017 Registration No. 333 -

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

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TRANSPORTADORA DE GAS DEL SUR S.A.

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

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GAS TRANSPORTER OF THE SOUTH INC.

(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

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Republic of Argentina

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer )

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CITIBANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter )

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388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

(877) 248-4237

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)

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Puglisi & Associates 850 Library Avenue, Suite 204 Newark, Delaware 19711

(302) 738-6680

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Copies to:

Juan G. Giráldez, Esq. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP One Liberty Plaza New York, New York 10006 (212) 225-2000 Herman H. Raspé, Esq. Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 (212) 336-2301

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| It is proposed that this filing become effective
under Rule 466: | immediately upon filing. |
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| ☐ | on (Date) at (Time). |

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box: ☐

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered	Amount to be Registered	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Price Per Unit*	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**	Amount of Registration Fee
American Depositary Shares ( ADS(s) ), each ADS representing the right to receive five (5) Class B Ordinary Shares of Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (the “Company”)	150,000,000 ADSs	$5.00	$7,500,000.00	$933.75

• Each unit represents 100 ADSs.

** Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of ADSs.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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This Registration Statement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Cross Reference Sheet

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

Item Number and Caption — 1.	Name of Depositary and address of its principal executive office		Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt (“ Receipt ”) Filed Herewith as Prospectus — Face of Receipt - Introductory Article.
2.	Title of Receipts and identity of deposited securities		Face of Receipt - Top Center.
	Terms of Deposit:
	(i)	The amount of deposited securities represented by one American Depositary Share ("ADSs")	Face of Receipt - Upper right corner.
	(ii)	The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities	Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (17) and (18).
	(iii)	The collection and distribution of dividends	Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (15).
	(iv)	The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material	Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14); Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (17) and (18).
	(v)	The sale or exercise of rights	Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (15) and
(17).
	(vi)	The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization	Face of Receipt - Paragraph (6); Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (15), (17) and
(19).
	(vii)	Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement	Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (23) and (24) (no provision for extensions).
	(viii)	Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of holders of ADSs	Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14).

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Item Number and Caption	(ix)	Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities	Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt (“ Receipt ”) Filed Herewith as Prospectus — Face of Receipt – Paragraphs (2), (4), (6), (7), (9) and (10).
	(x)	Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary	Face of Receipt - Paragraph (8); Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (20) and (21).
3.	Fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly on holders of ADSs		Face of Receipt - Paragraph (11).
Item 2.		AVAILABLE INFORMATION	Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14).

The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, files certain reports with, and submits certain reports to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”). These reports can be retrieved from the Commission’s internet website (www.sec.gov), and can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549.

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PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a) Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, by and among Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (the “ Company ”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “ Depositary ”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (the “ Deposit Agreement ”). - Filed herewith as Exhibit (a).

(b) Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. - None.

(c) Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. - None.

(d) Opinion of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, counsel for the Depositary as to the legality of the securities to be registered. - Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

(e) Certificate under Rule 466. - None.

(f) Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company. - Set forth on the signature pages hereto.

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Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS

(a) The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of ADSs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.

(b) If the amount of fees charged is not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADS thirty (30) days before any change in the fee schedule.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Citibank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity to be created by the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, by and among Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A., Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares to be issued thereunder, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 22nd day of November , 2017.

| Legal entity created by the Amended and Restated Deposit
Agreement under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing
the right to receive five (5) Class B Ordinary Shares of Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. | |
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| CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary | |
| By: | /s/ Keith Galfo |
| | Name: Keith Galfo |
| | Title: Vice President |

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 22 , 2017.

TRANSPORTADORA DE GAS DEL SUR S.A.
By:	/s/ Luis Alberto Fallo
	Name: Luis Alberto Fallo
	Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors

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POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS , that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Jorge Javier Gremes Cordero, Alejandro Mario Basso, Oscar José Sardi, Néstor Hugo Martín, Hernán Diego Flores Gómez, Rubén Oscar de Muria, Leandro Perez Castaño and María Victoria Quade to act as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all such capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed below by the following persons in the following capacities indicated on November 22, 2017.

Signature	Title
/s/ Jorge Javier Gremes Cordero	Principal Executive Officer
Jorge Javier Gremes Cordero
/s/ Alejandro Mario Basso	Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Alejandro Mario Basso
/s/ Luis Alberto Fallo	Director
Luis Alberto Fallo
/s/ Gustavo Mariani	Director
Gustavo Mariani
/s/ Gregorio Werthein	Director
Gregorio Werthein

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Signature	Title:
/s/ Carlos Alberto Olivieri	Director
Carlos Alberto Olivieri
/s/ Mauricio Edgardo Szmulewiez	Director
Mauricio Edgardo Szmulewiez

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America of Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. has signed this Registration Statement in Newark, Delaware on November 22, 2017.

Authorized Representative in the U.S.
By:	/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
	Name: Donald J. Puglisi

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Index to Exhibits

Exhibit	Document
(a)	Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, by and among Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A., Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder
(d)	Opinion of counsel to the Depositary, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.