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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 6-K

 

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REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15b-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of March, 2004

 

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Irsa Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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Irsa Investments and Representations Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

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Republic of Argentina

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

Bolívar 108

(C1066AAB)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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Form 20-F  x    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.

 

Yes  ¨    No  x

 

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IRSA INVERSIONES Y REPRESENTACIONES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA

(THE “COMPANY”)

 

REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

Attached is an English translation of the summary of the letter dated March 5, 2004 filed by the Company with the Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires and the Comisión Nacional de Valores.

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By letter dated March 5, 2004, the Company reported that a holder of Company’s Convertible Notes exercised it conversion right. Hence, the financial indebtedness of the Company shall be reduced in US$ 544,600 and an increase of 999,265 ordinary shares face value pesos 1 (V$N 1) each was made. The conversion was performed according to terms and conditions established in the prospectus of issuance at the conversion rate of 1.83486 shares, face value pesos 1 per Convertible Note of face value US$ 1. As a result of that conversion the amount of shares of the Company goes from 230,542,159 to 231,541,424. On the other hand, the amount of registered Convertible Notes is US$ 93,978,329.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

 

Dated: March 5, 2004