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 September 2016
Commission File Number: 001-13464
Telecom Argentina S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Alicia Moreau de Justo, No. 50, 1107
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Telecom Argentina S.A.
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| 1. | English translation of a letter submitted to the Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV) dated September 9, 2016. |
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Buenos Aires, September 9, 2016
Chairman of the Comisión Nacional de Valores
Lic. Marcos Ayerra
RE.: Telecom Argentina S.A. – Relevant matter - Mandatory Public Tender Offer
I am writing to you as Chairman of Telecom Argentina S.A. (‘Telecom Argentina’ or the ‘Company’), regarding the Mandatory Public Tender Offer as a result of the change of control announced by Fintech Telecom, LLC (“Fintech”) for all Class B common shares issued by Telecom Argentina.
In this regard, we inform that today the Company has received a letter from Fintech notifying that the Board of Directors of the Argentine Securities & Exchange Commission or the Comisión Nacional de Valores approved the formal terms of the Mandatory Public Tender Offer on its meeting held on September 6, 2016.
We hereby attach a copy of the letter sent by Fintech.
Sincerely,
| Mariano M. Ibañez, |
| Chairman |
September 9, 2016
Telecom Argentina S.A.
Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 50
C1107AAB – Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Mr Mariano M. Ibañez, Chairman of the Board of Telecom Argentina S.A
RE: Approval given by the Argentine Securities & Exchange Commission or the (‘CNV’), of the formal terms of the Public Offer to Purchase Shares (the Mandatory Public Tender Offer or the ‘OPA’) issued by Telecom Argentina tendered by Fintech Telecom, LLC.
Dear Sirs,
I am writing to you as Attorney- in-fact of Fintech Telecom, LLC (the ‘Offeror’) to inform you that the Board of Directors of the CNV, approved the formal terms of the Mandatory Public Tender Offer or the ‘OPA’, on its meeting held on September 6, 2016 and, as of today, only the approval of the final Prospectus is pending. Once the final version of the Prospectus is approved, it will be published together with the relevant notifications in ‘El Cronista Comercial’ newspaper and in the Daily Bulletin of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, or ‘Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires’, informing the commencement and expiration dates of the Offer Period and other final terms and conditions of the Mandatory Public Tender Offer.
We notify the preceding in order for it to be published as a relevant matter in the ‘Autopista de Información Financiera’ of the CNV and for it to be submitted to the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange prior to the publication of the above referred notifications.
We kindly request to return a signed copy of this letter as evidence of notification.
Sincerely,
Carolina Curzi
Attorney-in-fact
SIGNATURES
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.
| Telecom Argentina S.A. | |||||
| Date: | September 9, 2016 | By: | /s/ Pedro G. Insussarry | ||
| Name: | Pedro G. Insussarry | ||||
| Title: | Responsible for Market Relations | ||||