SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15b-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September, 2011
CRESUD SOCIEDAD ANONIMA COMERCIAL INMOBILIARIA
FINANCIERA Y AGROPECUARIA
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
CRESUD INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Republic of Argentina
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Moreno 877, 23rd Floor, (C1091AAQ)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of principal executive offices)
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
CRESUD S.A.C.I.F. and A
(THE “COMPANY”)
REPORT ON FORM 6-K
Attached is an English translation of the summary of the letter dated September 21, 2011 filed by the Company with the Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires and the Comisión Nacional de Valores.
By letter dated September 21, 2011, the Company reported that it has entered into an agreement pursuant to which the company intends to acquire, in the framework of a private transaction, 2,960,302 American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones S.A. (“IRSA”), which represents 5.1% of IRSA’s outstanding capital stock, for a total purchase price of US$ 30.1 million. The Company foresees to settle the transaction tomorrow, by paying the purchase price and transferring the ADR’s.
As a result of the abovementioned transaction, after the settlement the Company’s interest in IRSA will rise up to 63.2%.
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.
CRESUD SOCIEDAD ANONIMA COMERCIAL INMOBILIARIA
FINANCIERA Y AGROPECUARIA
| By: | /S/ Saúl Zang | |
| Name: Saúl Zang | ||
| Title: Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Dated: September 22, 2011.