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English translation of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements originally filed in
Spanish with the CNV.
In case of discrepancy, the condensed interim consolidated financial statements filed with the CNV prevail over this
translation.
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YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA NOTES TO THE
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2024 AND COMPARATIVE INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
(Amounts expressed in millions of Argentine pesos, except for shares and per share amounts expressed in Argentine pesos, or as otherwise
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35. MAIN REGULATIONS (cont.)
On 5 June 2024, SE Resolution No. 93/2024 was published in the BO, which approved natural gas
prices at the PIST in U.S. dollars corresponding to the awarded volumes entered into within the framework of the Plan GasAr 2023-2028 which will be applicable for natural gas consumptions from June 2024 and leaves without effect the instruction to
ENARGAS to issue tariff schemes that reflect on a monthly basis the variation of the exchange rate of the prices of natural gas to be transferred to the tariff schemes. See Note 35.c.2).
35.e) Investment incentive programs
Large
Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI)
The Bases Law (see Note 35.j)) created the RIGI, intended to encourage large investments with tax,
customs and exchange benefits, guaranteeing legal certainty and the protection of acquired rights. This regime seeks to encourage investments, promote economic development, create employment and strengthen local production chains.
The RIGI is aimed at investment projects in the forestry industry, tourism, infrastructure, mining, technology, iron and steel, energy and oil and gas
sectors, with a minimum investment per sector or subsector or productive stage equal to or greater than a range between US$ 200,000,000 up to US$ 900,000,000 in computable assets, as established by the application authority. Interested parties have
2 years to adhere to the RIGI, submitting and obtaining the approval of an investment plan by the application authority.
The benefits of the RIGI
include a 25% income tax rate, accelerated amortization of investments, non-expirable tax loss carryforwards, indexing tax losses by the Internal Wholesale Price Index (IPIM) published by the
INDEC, and exemptions from import and export duties, among others. In addition, foreign exchange incentives are established, such as the free availability of foreign currency on a staggered basis obtained from exports and certain flexibility related
to financing. The RIGI guarantees tax, customs and foreign exchange regulatory stability for 30 years from accession, protecting investment projects from more burdensome legislative changes.
35.f) Tax regulations
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, there were no significant updates to the regulatory framework described in Note 35.e) to the annual consolidated financial statements.
35.g) Custom regulations
Updates to the regulatory framework
described in Note 35.f) to the annual consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, are described below:
On July 1, 2024, AFIP General Resolution No. 5,520/2024 was published in the BO, which extend, until December 31, 2024, the provisions
established of AFIP General Resolution No. 5,339/2023, as amended (see Note 35.f.2) to the annual consolidated financial statements).
35.h) Regulations
related to the Foreign Exchange Market
Updates to the regulatory framework described in Note 35.g) to the annual consolidated financial
statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, are described below:
On April 18, 2024,
the BCRA issued Communication A 7,994 which allows the possibility of applying the collection of exports to the payment of capital and interest on financial debts abroad that are settled in the Foreign Exchange Market from April 19,
2024 and as long as the following conditions are met: (i) the average life of the debt is not less than 3 years; and (ii) the first capital payment is not made before the year it was entered and settled in the Foreign Exchange Market; and
established the possibility of not filing for the BCRAs prior approval process more than 3 days before the maturity of the capital and interest for access to the Foreign Exchange Market when debt payments abroad are anticipated and as long as
the following conditions are met: (i) the access occurs simultaneously with the settlement of a new financial debt granted by a local financial entity from a line of credit from abroad as of April 19, 2024; (ii) the average life of the new
debt is greater than the average remaining life of the anticipated debt; and (ii) the accumulated amount of principal maturities of the new indebtedness does not exceed the accumulated amount of principal maturities of the anticipated debt.
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HORACIO DANIEL MARÍN
President |