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 December, 2008
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| 1. | English translation of letter to the Comisión Nacional de Valores (the Argentine National Securities Commission—“CNV”), dated December 29, 2008, regarding purchase of Notes. |
FREE TRANSLATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Buenos Aires, December 29, 2008
Mr. Chairman of the
Comisión Nacional de Valores
Dr. Eduardo Hecker
RE.: Repurchase of Notes in an aggregate principal nominal amount
of € 6,500,000.00
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you as attorney in fact of Telecom Argentina S.A (“Telecom Argentina” or the “Company”) to inform you that in recent days, Telecom Argentina purchased, an aggregate principal nominal amount of € 6,500,000.00 of Listed Series A Regulation S Euro Notes Due 2014 (additional amounts to those already informed in previous letters) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture.
The Notes acquired will be cancelled according to the terms and conditions of the Indenture.
It is important to point out that Listed Series A Euro Notes Due 2014 were issued in an amount of € 493.015.827 on August 31st, 2005. From the issuance date to October 15th, 2008, the Company has cancelled a principal amount of € 290,090,512.61 remaining therefore as of such date a principal outstanding amount of € 202,925,314.39.
After the period mentioned in the previous paragraph and as of today, the Company has purchased nominal amount of € 78,940,277 of Listed Series A Euro Notes (equivalent to € 32,491,818.01 of principal outstanding amount).
Consequently, after giving effect to the above-mentioned cancellations and purchases, the principal outstanding amount of Listed Series A Euro Notes is € 170.433.496,38.
Below you will find the evolution of the principal outstanding debt of the mentioned Series after the cancellations and purchases:
| In Euros | |||
| Amount issued of the Listed Series A on August 31st, 2005 (nominal amount issued) |
493,015,827.00 | ||
| Principal cancellations until 10/15/08 (equivalent to 58.84% of the nominal amount) (A) |
(290,090,512.61 | ) | |
| Principal outstanding amount after (A) (equivalent to 41.16% of the nominal amount) |
202,925,314.39 | ||
| Purchases between 10/24/08 and 11/5/08 (outstanding amount cancelled with the purchases) (B) (1) |
(13,314,848.40 | ) | |
| Purchases between 11/25/08 and 12/11/08 (outstanding amount cancelled with the purchases) (B) (2) |
(16,501,569.61 | ) | |
| Purchases between 12/17/08 and 12/29/08 (outstanding amount cancelled with the purchases) (B) (3) |
(2,675,400.00 | ) | |
| Principal outstanding amount after (B) (4) |
170,433,496.38 |
Notes
| (1) |
Amount of purchases (in nominal amount issued) is Euros 32,349,000. |
| (2) |
Amount of purchases (in nominal amount issued) is Euros 40,091,277. |
| (3) |
Amount of purchases (in nominal amount issued) is Euros 6,500,000. |
| (4) |
Principal nominal amount is Euros 414,075,550. |
Yours sincerely,
| Telecom Argentina S.A. |
| /s/ María Delia Carrera Sala |
| María Delia Carrera Sala |
| 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: December 30, 2008 |
By: | /s/ Enrique Garrido | ||
| Name: | Enrique Garrido | |||
| Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors | |||