FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of March, 2008
Commission
File Number: 001-12102
YPF
Sociedad Anónima
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Av.
Pte. R.S. Peña 777 – 8th Floor
1354
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address
of principal executive office)
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YPF
Sociedad Anónima
Item
1.
This Form
6-K is incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form F-3 of
YPF S.A. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File
No. 333-149313).
New
Directors
Pursuant
to the Resolutions of the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Shareholders’
Meeting of the Company held on March 7, 2008 (the “March 7, 2008 Resolutions”),
the new members of our Board of Directors are Mr. Enrique Eskenazi, who will
serve as our Vice-Chairman of the Board, Mr. Sebastián Eskenazi, who will serve
as our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Matías Eskenazi Storey, Mr. Mario Blejer,
Mr. Aníbal Guillermo Belloni and Salvador Font Estrany. These
directors, other than Mr. Font Estrany (who was nominated by Repsol YPF,
S.A.), were nominated by Petersen Energía S.A. pursuant to its right
to nominate certain of our directors under the Shareholders’ Agreement
dated February 21, 2008 between Petersen Energía S.A. and Repsol YPF, S.A. and
certain of its affiliates (the “Shareholders’ Agreement”). The
following biographical information sets forth such directors’
outside business interests and experience.
Enrique
Eskenazi
Mr.
Enrique Eskenazi holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad
Nacional del Litoral in Santa Fe, Argentina and a master's degree in Food
Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He was
designated Vice Chairman and elected Director of YPF in March
2008. He is also the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Marviol S.R.L. and
the President of Petersen Inversiones S.A., Napelgrind S.A., Banco de San Juan
S.A., Banco de Santa Cruz S.A., Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe S.A., Nuevo Banco de
Entre Ríos S.A., Petersen Energía S.A. (Argentina), Petersen Energía, S.A.
(Spain), Petersen, Thiele y Cruz S.A., Fundación Banco de Santa Cruz S.A.,
Fundación Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe S.A., Fundación Banco de San Juan
S.A. and Fundación Nuevo Banco de Entre Ríos S.A. He is also
Vice President of Mantenimientos y Servicios S.A. and Santa Sylvia S.A. and a
member of the Board of Directors of Petersen, Thiele y Cruz S.A.,
Estacionamientos Buenos Aires S.A., Petersen Energía, S.A. (Spain), Petersen
Energía Pty. Ltd. and Agro Franca S.A.
Sebastián Eskenazi
Mr. Sebastián Eskenazi was designated Executive Vice-Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and elected Director of YPF in March 2008. He is also
Co-Chief Executive Officer of Marviol S.R.L. and Petersen Energía, S.A.
(Spain) and President of Arroyo Lindo S.A. and Red Link S.A. Mr.
Eskenazi is Vice President of Petersen Inversiones S.A, Petersen Energía S.A.
(Argentina), Petersen Thiele y Cruz S.A., Banco de Santa Cruz S.A.,
Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe S.A. and Nuevo Banco de Entre Ríos S.A., President of
Mantenimientos y Servicios S.A., an alternate member of the Board of Directors
of Banco de San Juan S.A. and member of the Board of Directors of Petersen
Energía, S.A. (Spain), Petersen Energía Pty. Ltd. and Petersen Inversiones
S.A.
Matías
Eskenazi Storey
Mr. Matías
Eskenazi Storey was elected Director of YPF in March 2008. He is also Chief
Executive Officer of Administradora San Juan S.R.L. and Co-Chief Executive
Officer of Petersen Energía, S.A. (Spain). He is President of
Estacionamientos Buenos Aires S.A. and Vice President of Comercial Latino S.A.
and Banco de Santa Cruz S.A. Mr. Matías Eskenazi Storey is alternate
member of the Board of Directors of Mantenimientos y Servicios S.A., Banco de
San Juan S.A. and Red Link S.A. and member of the Board of Directors of Petersen
Energía, S.A., (Spain), Petersen Energía Pty. Ltd., Petersen Inversiones S.A.,
Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe S.A., Nuevo Banco de Entre Ríos S.A. and Petersen
Energía S.A. (Argentina).
Mario
Blejer
Mr. Blejer
was elected Director of YPF in March 2008. He holds a bachelor’s and a
master’s degree in Economics from Hebrew University, and a master’s degree
and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago. He has been
a professor of Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Boston
University, the Central European University, in Budapest, and
the New
York University Graduate School of Business, a senior advisor to the World Bank,
Europe and Central Asia region, and the International Monetary Fund, and was a
senior researcher at the Center for Latin American Monetary
Studies. From 2001 to 2002, he was the Deputy Governor and then the
Governor of the Central Bank of Argentina, and from 2003 to 2008 he was the
director of the Centre for Central Banking Studies, and advisor to the Governor,
of the Bank of England. He is currently an independent economic
consultant, professor at the Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos
Aires, and is a director of IRSA S.A. and Consultants Asset Management,
both located in Buenos Aires. He obtained a master's degree in Economics at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. in Economcs at the University of
Chicago.
Aníbal
Guillermo Belloni
Mr.
Belloni was elected Director of YPF in March 2008. He holds a degree in
Electrical Engineering from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, and has been a
director of Petersen, Thiele y Cruz S.A. since 1989. He has worked as
an engineer and business development manager at Sade S.A., as a general manager
at Cosapi S.A., in Lima, Peru, as a Vice President of Kanter S.A., and as the
Argentine representative of Foster Wheeler Corporation. He has been
an Executive Board member of the Argentine Chamber of Construction and was a
founding member and Executive Board member of the Argentine Union of
Construction.
Salvador
Font Estrany
Mr. Font
Estrany is a civil engineer. He is currently Energy General Manager of Sacyr
Vallehermoso, S.A. in Spain. He has previously served as Commercial
Director and Chairman of CAMPSA Red, Managing Director of CEPSA Red, Cepdisa and
Dispesa, Chairman of CEPSA Estaciones de Servicio, a member of the Executive
Committee of CEPSA, and was a Director of CEPSA Lubricantes, CEPSA Gas, Petro
Cat, Cepsa Portuguesa and Turyocio. He also previously served as
Commercial General Manager and member of the Operating and Executive Committees
of Iberdrola.
New
Alternate Directors
Pursuant
to the March 7, 2008 Resolutions, the new alternate members of our Board of
Directors are Mr. Ezequiel Eskenazi Storey, Mr. Mauro Renato José Dacomo, Mr.
Ignacio Cruz Morán and Mr. Eduardo Ángel Garrote. These directors
were appointed by Petersen Energía S.A. pursuant to its right to appoint certain
of our alternate directors under the Shareholders’
Agreement.
New
Members of our Supervisory Committee
Pursuant
to the March 7, 2008 Resolutions, the new members of our Supervisory Committee
are Mr. Israel Lipsich and Mr. Carlos María Tombeur.
New
Alternate Members of our Supervisory Committee
Pursuant
to the March 7, 2008 Resolutions, the new alternate members of our Supervisory
Committee are Mr. Oscar Alberto Oroná, Mr. Eduardo A. Sanguineti and Mr. Rubén
Laizerowitch.
Certain
Family Relationships Among Directors and Alternate Directors
Mr.
Enrique Eskenazi is the father of Messrs. Sebastian Eskenazi, Matías Eskenazi
Storey and Ezequiel Eskenazi Storey. Messrs. Sebastian Eskenazi, Matías Eskenazi
Storey and Ezequiel Eskenazi Storey are brothers.
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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YPF
Sociedad Anónima
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Date:
March 17, 2008
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By:
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Walter Cristian Forwood
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Name:
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Walter
Cristian Forwood
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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