- Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
October 20 2009 - 3:52PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
_______________________
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of October, 2009
Telefónica
de Argentina S.A.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Telefonica of Argentina
Inc.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Avenida
HUERGO 723
Ground
Floor
(C1107A0H)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or 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:
If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
N/A
Telefónica
de Argentina S.A.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Press
Release, dated October 8, 2009, entitled “Telefónica de Argentina S.A.
announces U.S. Dollar – Argentine Peso exchange rate for its Argentine
Peso tender offer for its 8.850% Conversion Notes due August 2011, 9.125%
Notes due November 2010 and 8.850% Notes due August 2011
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Item
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Telefónica
de Argentina S.A.
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Buenos
Aires, October 20
th
,
2009
Messrs.
Comisión
Nacional de Valores [National Securities and Exchange Commission]
Ref.:
Telefónica de
Argentina S.A. – Relevant Fact Notice
Dear
Sir,
I am
writing to you in my capacity as attorney of Telefónica de Argentina S.A., with
main place of business at Avenida Ingeniero Huergo 723, ground floor, City of
Buenos Aires, in order to attach hereto a copy of the Press Release issued by
the company today, whereby it announced certain information supplementary to the
offer to buy in cash corporate bonds issued thereby and reported as a relevant
fact to that Commission last September 25
th
and
October 8
th
,
2009.
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Yours
sincerely,
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/s/
Santiago Barca
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Attorney
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TELEFÓNICA DE ARGENTINA
S.A.
ANNOUNCES U.S. DOLLAR-ARGENTINE PESO EXCHANGE RATE FOR ITS ARGENTINE
PESO TENDER OFFER FOR ITS 8.850% CONVERSION NOTES DUE AUGUST 2011, 9.125% NOTES
DUE NOVEMBER 2010 AND 8.850% NOTES DUE AUGUST 2011
BUENOS
AIRES, ARGENTINA, October 20, 2009 — Telefónica de Argentina S.A. (the “
Company
”) announced today that
in connection with its previously announced Argentine
peso
cash tender offer (the
“
Argentine Peso Offer
”)
for its outstanding 8.850% Conversion Notes due August 2011 (the “
2011 Conversion Notes
”),
9.125% Notes due November 2010 (the “
2010 Notes
”) and 8.850% Notes
due August 2011 (the “
2011
Notes
”, and together with the 2011 Conversion Notes and the 2010 Notes,
the “
Notes
”) it
determined, utilizing the EMTA ARS Industry Survey Rate, the U.S.
dollar-Argentine
peso
exchange rate (the “
Exchange
Rate
”) to be used for the purpose of calculating the price in Argentine
pesos
at which the
Company will purchase Notes from Holders who have validly tendered their Notes
in the Argentine Peso Offer. The Exchange Rate is Argentine Ps.3.8204 per
US$1.00.
Withdrawal
rights for the Notes tendered in the Offers terminated at 5:00 p.m., New York
City time (6:00 p.m. Buenos Aires time) on October 7, 2009. The
Offers are scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. New York City time on October 22,
2009 (12:59 a.m. Buenos Aires time, on October 23, 2009), unless extended by the
Company (the “
Expiration
Date
”). The Offers are governed by the times and dates referred to herein
and in the Offer to Purchase based on New York City time. Times and dates based
on Buenos Aires time are provided solely for your convenience.
This
press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase
any Notes. The Offers are being made only through the Offer to
Purchase and a related Letter of Transmittal dated September 24, 2009 (the
“
Letter of
Transmittal
”), each as amended and supplemented, and the information in
the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal is hereby supplemented by
the information contained in this press release. Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Offer to Purchase.
The
Offers are not being made to Holders in any jurisdiction in which the making or
acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky
laws or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where
the laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the
Offers will be deemed to be made on behalf of the Company by the dealer manager
or one or more registered broker dealers under the laws of such
jurisdiction.
About
Telefónica de Argentina S.A.
Telefónica
de Argentina S.A. was incorporated in Argentina in 1990 as an Argentine
sociedad anónima
(a limited
liability company). Telefónica de Argentina S.A. has a non-expiring
license to provide telecommunications services throughout Argentina. Telefónica
de Argentina S.A. also provides other telephone-related services such as
international long-distance service, data transmission and Internet
service.
CONTACT: Telefónica
de Argentina S.A.
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Irene
Bertuzzi
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(54
11) 4332-3857
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bertuzzi@telefonica.com.ar
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SOURCE: Telefónica
de Argentina S.A.
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.
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Telefónica
de Argentina S.A.
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Date:
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October
20, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Pablo Luis Llauró
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Name:
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Pablo
Luis Llauró
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Title:
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Assistant
General Counsel
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