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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001019155-09-000805
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	F-6 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091106
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20091106

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000904851
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PETROLEUM REFINING [2911]
		IRS NUMBER:				521612271
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			C1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		F-6 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-63592
		FILM NUMBER:		091164237

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AVENIDA PTE R SAENZ 777-8 PISO
		CITY:			BUENOS AIRES 1364 AR
		STATE:			C1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5413267265

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AVENIDA PTE R SAENZ 777-8 PISO
		CITY:			BUENOS AIRES
		STATE:			C1

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANK OF NEW YORK / ADR DIVISION
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001201935
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 8880 [8880]
		IRS NUMBER:				135160382
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		F-6 POS

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DIVISION
		STREET 2:		101 BARCLAY STREET - 22WEST
		CITY:			NYC
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-815-4601

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ATTN: THERESA BOTROS - 15EAST
		STREET 2:		101 BARCLAY STREET
		CITY:			NYC
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BANK OF NEW YORK/ADR DIVISION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20021028
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding-bottom:3pt; font-family:Times New Roman; border-bottom:3pt double #000000" align=center><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on&nbsp;November 6, 2009. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration No. 33-63592</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-bottom:3pt; text-indent:252pt; font-family:Times New Roman; border-bottom:3pt double #000000" align=right><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:14pt" align=center>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:14pt" align=center>Washington, D.C. &nbsp;20549</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>_______________________________</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:14pt" align=center>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:14pt" align=center>TO</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:14pt" align=center>FORM F-6</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:14pt" align=center>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>under</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>For Depositary Shares </P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:CG Times; font-size:8pt" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center>(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>N/A</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center>(Translation of issuer's name into English)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>Republic of Argentina</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center>(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center>(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>One Wall Street New York, N.Y. 10286</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>(212) 495-1784</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>_______________________________</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>The Bank of New York Mellon</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>ADR Division</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>One Wall Street, 29<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>New York, New York 10286</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>(212) 495-1784</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>Copies to:</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>Peter B. Tisne, Esq.</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>Emmet, Marvin &amp; Martin, LLP</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>120 Broadway</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>New York, New York 10271</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>(212) 238-3010</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>[ ] &nbsp;immediately upon filing</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>[ ] on ( Date ) at ( Time ).</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. &nbsp;[ ]</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; line-height:10.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>The prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit 1 to this Registration Statement which is incorporated herein by reference.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; line-height:10.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>PART I</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Item - 1.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><U>Description of Securities to be Registered</U></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>Cross Reference Sheet</P>
<TABLE cellspacing=0><TR><TD valign=bottom width=385.2><P style="margin:0pt; padding-right:44.1pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Item Number and Caption</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=bottom width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Location in Form of Receipt<BR>
<U>Filed Herewith as Prospectus</U></P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:44.1pt; text-indent:-18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>1.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:44.1pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Name and address of depositary</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Introductory Article</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:44.1pt; text-indent:-18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>2.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:44.1pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Face of Receipt, top center</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin:0pt; padding-right:44.1pt; text-indent:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Terms of Deposit:</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(i) &nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Face of Receipt, upper right corner</P>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(ii) &nbsp;&nbsp;The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Articles number 15, 16 and 18</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(iii) &nbsp;&nbsp;The collection and distribution of dividends</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Articles number 4, 12, 13, 15 and 18</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(iv) &nbsp;The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Articles number 11, 15, 16 and 18</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(v) &nbsp;&nbsp;The sale or exercise of rights</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Articles number 13, 14, 15 and 18</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(vi) &nbsp;The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Articles number 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(vii) &nbsp;Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Articles number 20 and 21</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(viii) &nbsp;Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Article number 11</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(ix) &nbsp;Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Articles number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 </P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(x) &nbsp;&nbsp;Limitation upon the liability of the depositary</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Articles number 14, 18, &nbsp;21 and 22</P>
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<TABLE cellspacing=0><TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin:0pt; padding-right:44.1pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>3. &nbsp;Fees and Charges</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Articles number 7 and 8</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Item - 2.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><U>Available Information</U></P>
<TABLE cellspacing=0><TR><TD valign=top width=385.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; padding-left:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Public reports furnished by issuer</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=204><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Article number 11</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>PART II</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Item - 3.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><U>Exhibits</U></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>a.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; padding-left:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of ____________, 2009 among YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners<B> </B>from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 1.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>b.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; padding-left:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Form of letter dated _________, 2009 from The Bank of New York Mellon to YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima relating to pre-release activities. &#150; Filed herewith as Exhibit 2. </P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>c.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; padding-left:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. &#150; See (a) above.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>d.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; padding-left:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Opinion of Emmet, Marvin &amp; Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. &#150; Filed previously.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; text-indent:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>e.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; text-indent:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Certification under Rule 466. &#150; Not Applicable.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Item - 4.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; text-indent:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><U>Undertakings</U></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; text-indent:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(a)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; text-indent:90pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the depositary shares, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; text-indent:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>(b)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; text-indent:90pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of depositary shares thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt; text-indent:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused &nbsp;this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on November 6, 2009.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:252pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of depositary shares representing &nbsp;Class D shares of YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; padding-left:252pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>By:</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:252pt; text-indent:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>The Bank of New York Mellon, </P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:20pt; padding-left:288pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>As Depositary </P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-12pt; padding-left:288pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By:</P>
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</U>Name: &nbsp;Joanne F. Di Giovanni<BR>
Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 4, 2009.</P>
<P style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:10pt; padding-left:216pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><B>YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:238.3pt; text-indent:-22.3pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By: &nbsp;<U>/s/ Ignacio Mor&#225;n<BR>
</U>Name: Ignacio Mor&#225;n</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:238.3pt; text-indent:0.2pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Sebasti&#225;n Eskenazi, Ignacio Mor&#225;n and Alejandro Quiroga L&#243;pez, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead in any and all capacities the Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) and any documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorneys full power to act with or without the other, and full power and authority to do and perform, in his or her name and on his or her behalf, every act whatsoever which such attorneys, or any one of them, may deem necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and 
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:15pt; text-indent:72pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 4, 2009. </P>
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<TABLE cellspacing=0><TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Name</B></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Title</B></P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Antonio Brufau Niubo</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Chairman and Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Antonio Brufau Niubo</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Sebasti&#225;n Eskenazi</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Sebasti&#225;n Eskenazi</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Ignacio Mor&#225;n</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Ignacio Mor&#225;n</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Angel Ramos S&#225;nchez</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director of Management Control (principal accounting officer)</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Angel Ramos S&#225;nchez</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Enrique Eskenazi</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Vice-Chairman and Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Enrique Eskenazi</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Antonio Gomis S&#225;ez</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Chief Operating Officer and Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Antonio Gomis S&#225;ez</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ An&#237;bal Guillermo Belloni</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>An&#237;bal Guillermo Belloni</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">___________________________________________</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Mario Blejer</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Carlos Bruno</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Carlos Bruno</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Santiago Carnero</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Santiago Carnero</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Carlos de la Vega</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Carlos de la Vega</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">___________________________________________</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Mat&#237;as Eskenazi Storey</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Ra&#250;l Cardoso Maycotte</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Ra&#250;l Cardoso Maycotte</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Salvador Font Estrany</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Salvador Font Estrany</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Federico Ma&#241;ero</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Federico Ma&#241;ero&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">___________________________________________</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Fernando Ram&#237;rez Mazarredo</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Luis Su&#225;rez de Lezo Mantilla</U></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Luis Su&#225;rez de Lezo Mantilla</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">___________________________________________</P>
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</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Javier Monz&#243;n&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center><U>/s/ Mario V&#225;zquez</U></P>
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</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=center>Mario V&#225;zquez&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667>&nbsp;</TD><TD valign=top width=34.6><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=270.733><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">PUGLISI &amp; ASSOCIATES</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">By: <U>/s/ Donald J. Puglisi</U></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt" align=justify>Authorized Representative in the United States</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=276.667><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">Managing Director</P>
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</TD><TD valign=top width=330><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of __________, 2009, among YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder.</P>
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</TD><TD valign=top width=330><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Form of letter dated ________, 2009 from The Bank of New York Mellon to YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima relating to pre-release activities</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:48pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Dated as of ________, 2009</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-63pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>American Depositary Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Commission</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Company</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Custodian</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Deposit Agreement</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Depositary; Corporate Trust Office</U>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Deposited Securities</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.08.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Dollars; Pesos</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Foreign Registrar</U>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Owner</U>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.12.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Registrar</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.13.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Restricted Securities</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.14.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Securities Act of 1933</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 1.15.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Shares</U>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-63pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">ARTICLE 2 FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF SHARES, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF RECEIPTS</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:6pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:657pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Form and Transferability of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Deposit of Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Execution and Delivery of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Transfer of Receipts; Combination and Split-up of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer and Surrender of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:373.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Lost Receipts; etc</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.08.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Pre-Release of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Maintenance of Records</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 2.11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Uncertificated American Depositary Shares; Direct Registration System</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:373.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-63pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">ARTICLE 3 CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERS OF RECEIPTS</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:6pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:405pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 3.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 3.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Liability of Owner for Taxes</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 3.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Warranties on Deposit of Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 3.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Disclosure of Interests</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-63pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">ARTICLE 4 THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:6pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:405pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Cash Distributions</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Distributions Other Than Cash, Shares or Rights</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Distributions in Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Rights</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Conversion of Foreign Currency</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Fixing of Record Date</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Voting of Deposited Securities</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.08.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Changes Affecting Deposited &nbsp;Securities</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Reports</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Lists of Owners</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 4.11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Withholding</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-63pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">ARTICLE 5 THE DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIANS AND THE COMPANY</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:6pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:405pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the Depositary</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Prevention or Delay in Performance by the Depositary or the Company</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:373.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Obligations of the Depositary, the Custodian and the Company</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:409.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>The Custodians</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Notices and Reports</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Distribution of Additional Shares, Rights; etc</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.08.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Indemnification</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Charges of Depositary</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Retention of Depositary Documents</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>List of Restricted Securities Owners</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 5.12.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Dividend Reinvestment Plan</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-63pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">ARTICLE 6 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:6pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:405pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 6.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Amendment</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Termination</U>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-63pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:6pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:405pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 7.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Counterparts</U>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 7.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>No Third Party Beneficiaries</U>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 7.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Severability</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 7.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Holders and Owners as Parties; Binding Effect</U>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 7.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Notices</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 7.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Governing Law</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:337.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; text-indent:-94.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">SECTION 7.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:130.5pt; padding-right:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U>Compliance with U.S. Securities Laws</U>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of _______, 2009 among YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA, a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Argentina (herein called the &#147;Company&#148;), THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (formerly known as The Bank of New York), a New York banking corporation (herein called the &#147;Depositary&#148;), and all Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued hereunder.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>W I T N E S S E T H:</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>WHEREAS, the Company and the Depositary entered into a deposit agreement dated as of July 1, 1993 (the &#147;Prior Deposit Agreement&#148;) for the purposes stated in that agreement; and</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>WHEREAS, the Company and the Depositary wish to amend and restate the Prior Deposit Agreement to provide, among other things, that American Depositary Shares may be uncertificated securities or certificated securities evidenced by Receipts (as hereinafter defined); and</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide, as hereinafter set forth in this Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, for the deposit of Shares (as hereinafter defined) of the Company from time to time with the Depositary or with the Custodian (as hereinafter defined) as agent of the Depositary for the purposes set forth in this Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, for the creation of American Depositary Shares representing the Shares so deposited and for the execution and delivery of American Depositary Receipts evidencing the American Depositary Shares; and</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>WHEREAS, the American Depositary Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Deposit Agreement;</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Prior Deposit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>ARTICLE 1<BR>
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DEFINITIONS</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated, apply to the respective terms used in this Deposit Agreement:</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>American Depositary Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;American Depositary Shares&#148; shall mean the securities representing the interests in the Deposited Securities and evidenced by the Receipts issued hereunder. &nbsp;Each American Depositary Share shall represent 1 Share, until there shall occur a distribution upon Deposited Securities covered by Section 4.03 or a change in Deposited Securities covered by Section 4.08 with respect to which additional Receipts are not executed and delivered, and thereafter American Depositary Shares shall evidence the amount of Shares or Deposited Securities specified in such Sections.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Commission</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Commission&#148; shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor governmental agency in the United States.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Company</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Company&#148; shall mean YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima, incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Argentina, and its successors.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Custodian</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Custodian&#148; shall mean the Buenos Aires office of The Bank of New York, S.A. as agent of the Depositary for the purposes of this Deposit Agreement, and any other firm or corporation which may hereafter be appointed by the Depositary pursuant to the terms of Section 5.05, as substitute or additional custodian or custodians hereunder, as the context shall require and shall also mean all of them collectively.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Deposit Agreement</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Deposit Agreement&#148; shall mean this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Depositary; Corporate Trust Office</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Depositary&#148; shall mean The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, and any successor as depositary hereunder. &nbsp;The term &#147;Corporate Trust Office&#148;, when used with respect to the Depositary, shall mean the office of the Depositary which at the date of this Agreement is 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Deposited Securities</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Deposited Securities&#148; as of any time shall mean Shares at such time deposited or deemed to be deposited under this Deposit Agreement and any and all other securities, property and cash received by the Depositary or the Custodian in respect thereof and at such time held hereunder.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.08.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Dollars; Pesos</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Dollars&#148; shall mean United States dollars. &nbsp;The term &#147;Pesos&#148; shall mean Argentine Pesos.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Foreign Registrar</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Foreign Registrar&#148; shall mean Caja de Valores S.A., a company organized under the laws of the Republic of Argentina (&#147;Caja de Valores&#148;), which presently carries out the duties of registrar for the Shares, or any successor as registrar for the Shares and any other appointed agent of the Company for the transfer and registration of Shares.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Owner</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Owner&#148; shall mean the person in whose name a Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary maintained for such purpose.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Receipts&#148; shall mean the American Depositary Receipts issued hereunder evidencing American Depositary Shares as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.12.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Registrar</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Registrar&#148; shall mean the Depositary or any bank or trust company having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, which shall be appointed to register Receipts and transfers of Receipts as herein provided and shall include any co-registrar appointed by the Depositary after consultation with the Company.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.13.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Restricted Securities</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Restricted Securities&#148; shall mean Shares, or Receipts representing such Shares, which are restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933), or which are held by an officer, director (or persons performing similar functions) or other affiliate of the Company (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933), or which would require registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the offer and sale thereof in the United States and are not so registered or which are subject to other restrictions on sale or deposit under the laws of the United States or the Republic of Argentina, or under a shareholder agreement or the by-laws of the Company.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.14.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Securities Act of 1933</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Securities Act of 1933&#148; shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 1.15.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;Shares&#148; shall mean Class D Shares of the Company, par value 10 Pesos each (or evidence of rights to receive the same), heretofore validly issued and outstanding and fully paid, nonassessable and free of any pre-emptive rights of the holders of _ outstanding Shares or hereafter validly issued and outstanding and fully paid, nonassessable and free of any pre-emptive rights of the holders of outstanding Shares.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>ARTICLE 2<BR>
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FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF SHARES, EXECUTION AND<BR>
DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF RECEIPTS</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Form and Transferability of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Definitive Receipts shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to this Deposit Agreement, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided. &nbsp;No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless such Receipt shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary; provided, however, that such signature may be a facsimile if a Registrar for the Receipts shall have been appointed and such Receipts are countersigned by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Registrar. &nbsp;The Depositary shall maintain books on which each Receipt so executed and delivered as hereinafter provided and the transfer of each such Receipt shall be registered. &nbsp;Receipts bearing the man
ual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary who was at any time a proper signatory of the Depositary shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding that such signatory has ceased to hold such office prior to the execution and delivery of such Receipts by the Registrar or did not hold such office on the date of issuance of such Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Receipts shall be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or modifications not inconsistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement as may be required by the Depositary, with the prior consent of the Company, or by the Company to comply with any applicable law or regulations thereunder or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or market upon which American Depositary Shares may be listed or traded or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are subject by reason of the date of issuance of the underlying Deposited Securities or otherwise.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Title to a Receipt (and to the American Depositary Shares evidenced thereby), when properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as &#145;in the case of a negotiable instrument governed by New York law; provided, however, that the Company and the Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, may treat the Owner thereof as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes and neither the Depositary nor the Company shall have any obligation or be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement to any holder of a Receipt unless such holder is the Owner thereof.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Deposit of Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, Shares or evidence of rights to receive Shares may be deposited (i) by delivery of certificates evidencing such Shares to the Custodian, accompanied by an appropriate instrument or instruments of transfer, or endorsement, in form satisfactory to the Custodian, (ii) through electronic transfer of such Shares to the account maintained by the Custodian at the Foreign Registrar for such purpose, or (iii) delivery to the Custodian of evidence satisfactory to the Custodian that irrevocable instructions have been given to cause such Shares to be transferred to such account, in all such cases, accompanied by delivery to the Custodian of a written order from or on behalf of the Company or other person making the deposit directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to the person or persons stated in such order a Re
ceipt or Receipts, or to make adjustments to its records, in order to reflect the number of American Depositary Shares representing the Shares so deposited.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>No Share shall be accepted for deposit until such Share is entitled to the same rights, including with respect to dividends or other distributions, as Shares constituting Deposited Securities.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>No Share shall be accepted for deposit unless accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Depositary that all conditions to such deposit have been satisfied by the person depositing such Shares under Argentine laws and _ regulations and any necessary approval has been granted by any governmental body in the Republic of Argentina which is then performing the function of the regulation of currency exchange. &nbsp;If required by the Depositary, Shares presented for deposit at any time, whether or not the transfer books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, are closed, shall also be accompanied by an agreement or assignment, or other instrument satisfactory to the Depositary, which will provide for the prompt transfer to the Custodian of any dividend, or right to subscribe for additional Shares or to receive other property which any person in whose name th
e Shares are or have been recorded may thereafter receive upon or in respect of such deposited Shares, or in lieu thereof, such agreement of indemnity or other agreement as shall be satisfactory to the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>At the request and risk and expense of any person proposing to deposit Shares, and for the account of such person, the Depositary may receive certificates for Shares to be deposited, together with the other instruments herein specified, for the purpose of forwarding such Share certificates to the Custodian for deposit hereunder.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Upon each delivery to a Custodian of a certificate or certificates for Shares to be deposited hereunder, together with the other documents above specified, such Custodian shall, as soon as transfer and recordation can be accomplished, present such certificate or certificates to the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, for transfer and recordation of the Shares being deposited in the name of the Depositary or its nominee or such Custodian or its nominee.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The deposited Shares and all other Deposited Securities shall be registered in the name of the Custodian or its nominee, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Execution and Delivery of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Upon receipt by the Custodian of any deposit pursuant to Section 2.02 hereunder (and, in addition, if the transfer books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, are open, the Depositary may in its sole discretion require a proper acknowledgment or other evidence from the Company satisfactory to the Depositary that any Deposited Securities have been recorded upon the books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, in the name of the Depositary or its nominee or such Custodian or its nominee), together with the other documents required as above specified, such Custodian shall notify the Depositary of such deposit and the person or persons to whom or upon whose written order a Receipt or Receipts are deliverable in respect thereof and the number of American Depositary Shares to be evidenced thereby. &nbsp;Such notification shall be made by let
ter or, at the request, risk and expense of the person making the deposit, by cable, telex or facsimile transmission. &nbsp;Upon receiving such notice from such Custodian, or upon the receipt of Shares by the Depositary, the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, shall execute and deliver at its Corporate Trust Office, to or upon the order of the person or persons entitled thereto, a Receipt or Receipts, registered in the name or names and evidencing any authorized number of American Depositary Shares requested by such person or persons, but only upon payment to the Depositary of the fees of the Depositary for the execution and delivery of such Receipt or Receipts as provided in Section 5.09, and of all taxes and governmental charges and fees payable in connection with such deposit and the transfer of the Deposited Securities.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Transfer of Receipts; Combination and Split-up of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, shall register transfers of Receipts on its transfer books from time to time, upon any surrender of a Receipt, by the Owner in person or by a duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, and duly stamped as may be required by the laws of the State of New York and of the United States of America. &nbsp;Thereupon the Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts and deliver the same to or upon the order of the person entitled thereto.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, shall upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such Receipt or Receipts, execute and deliver a new Receipt or Receipts for any authorized number of American Depositary Shares requested, evidencing the same aggregate number of American Depositary Shares as the Receipt or Receipts surrendered.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary may appoint one or more co-transfer agents for the purpose of effecting transfers, combinations and split-ups of Receipts at designated transfer offices on behalf of the Depositary. &nbsp;Each co-transfer agent appointed under this Section 2.04 shall give notice in writing to the Company and the Depositary accepting such appointment and agreeing to be bound by the applicable terms of this Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;In carrying out its functions, a co-transfer agent may require evidence of authority and compliance with applicable laws and other requirements by Owners or persons entitled to Receipts and will be entitled to protection-and indemnity to the same extent as the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Upon surrender at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary of a Receipt for the purpose of withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt, and upon payment of the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of Receipts as provided in Section 5.09 and payment of all taxes and governmental charges payable in connection with such surrender and withdrawal of the Deposited Securities, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Owner of such Receipt shall be entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount of Deposited Securities at the time represented by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt. &nbsp;Delivery of such Deposited Securities may be made by the physical or electronic delivery of (a) certificates in the name of such Owner or as ordered by him 
or certificates properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer to such Owner or as ordered by him and (b) any other securities, property and cash to which such Owner is then entitled in respect of such Receipts to such Owner or as ordered by him. &nbsp;Such delivery shall be made, as hereinafter provided, without unreasonable delay.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>A Receipt surrendered under this Section 2.05 for such purposes may be required by the Depositary to be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer in blank, and if the Depositary so requires, the Owner thereof shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order directing the Depositary to cause the Deposited Securities being withdrawn to be delivered to or upon the written order of a person or persons designated in such order. &nbsp;Thereupon the Depositary shall direct the Custodian to deliver at the Buenos Aires office of such Custodian, subject to Sections 2.06, 3.01 and 3.02 and to the other terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, to or upon the written order of the person or persons designated in the order delivered to the Depositary as above provided, the amount of Deposited Securities represented by the American De
positary Shares evidenced by such Receipt or evidence of the electronic transfer to or for the account of such person of the Deposited Securities to an account at the Foreign Registrar, except that the Depositary may make delivery to such person or persons at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary of any dividends or distributions with respect to the Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt, or of any proceeds of sale of any dividends, distributions or rights, which may at the time be held by the Depositary_</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>At the request, risk and expense of any Owner so surrendering a Receipt, and for the account of such Owner, the Depositary shall direct the Custodian to forward any cash or other property (other than rights) comprising, and forward a certificate or certificates and other proper documents of title for, the Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt to the Depositary for delivery at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary. &nbsp;Such direction shall be given by letter or, at the request, risk and expense of such Owner, by cable, telex or facsimile transmission.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer and Surrender of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination or surrender of any Receipt or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary, Custodian or Registrar may require payment from the depositor of Shares or the presenter of the Receipt of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge and any stock transfer or registration fee with respect thereto (including any such tax or charge and fee with respect to Shares being deposited or withdrawn) and payment of any applicable fees as herein provided, may require the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature and may also require compliance with any regulations the Depositary may establish consistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, including, without limitation, this Section 2.06.
</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The delivery of Receipts against deposits of Shares generally or against deposits of particular Shares may be suspended, or the transfer of Receipts in particular instances may be refused, or the registration of transfer of outstanding Receipts generally may be suspended, during any period when the transfer books of the Depositary are closed, or if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depositary or the Company at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission, or under any provision of this Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, subject to the provisions of the following sentence. &nbsp;The surrender of outstanding Receipts and withdrawal of Deposited Securities may not be suspended subject only to (i) temporary delays caused by closing the transfer books of the Depositary o
r the Company or the deposit of Shares in connection with voting at a shareholders&#146; meeting, or the payment of dividends, (ii) the payment of fees, taxes and similar charges, and (iii) compliance with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations relating to the Receipts or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Without limitation of the foregoing, the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit under this Deposit Agreement any Shares which (a) if sold by the holder thereof in the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933) would be, to the actual knowledge of the Depositary, subject to the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, unless &#147;a registration statement is in effect as to such Shares or (b) the deposit of which would, to the actual knowledge of the Depositary, thereby infringe any provision of the bylaws of the Company.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Lost Receipts; etc</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Receipt of like tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt. &nbsp;Before the Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Receipt in substitution for a destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, the Owner thereof shall have (a) filed with the Depositary (i) a request for such execution and delivery before the Depositary has notice that the Receipt has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser and (ii) a sufficient indemnity bond and (b) satisfied any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.08.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary shall be cancelled by the Depositary. &nbsp;The Depositary is authorized to destroy Receipts so cancelled.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Pre-Release of Receipts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Notwithstanding Section 2.03 hereof, the Depositary may execute and deliver Receipts prior to the receipt of Shares pursuant to Section 2.02 (&#147;Pre-Release&#148;). &nbsp;The Depositary may, pursuant to Section 2.05, deliver Shares upon the receipt and cancellation of Receipts which have been Pre-Released, whether or not such cancellation is prior to the termination of all such Pre-Releases. &nbsp;The Depositary may receive Receipts in lieu of Shares in satisfaction of a Pre-Release. &nbsp;Each Pre-Release will be (a) preceded or accompanied by a written representation from the person to whom Receipts are to be delivered that such person, or its customer, owns the Shares or Receipts to be remitted, as the case may be, (b) at all times fully collateralized with cash or United States government securities until such Shares are deposited, (c) terminable by the Depositar
y on not more than five (5) business days notice, and (d) subject to such further indemnities and credit regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate. &nbsp;The number of American Depositary Shares which are outstanding at any time as a result of Pre-Release will not normally exceed thirty percent (30%) of the Shares deposited hereunder then outstanding; provided, however, that the Depositary reserves the right to change or disregard such limit from time to time as it deems appropriate.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in connection with the foregoing, including interest on any collateral. &nbsp;The Company shall have no liability to the Depositary or any Owner with respect to any representations, actions or omissions by the Depositary or any Owner pursuant to this Section 2.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Maintenance of Records</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary agrees to maintain records of all Receipts surrendered and Deposited Securities withdrawn under Section 2.05, substitute Receipts delivered under Section 2.07, and cancelled or destroyed Receipts under Section 2.08, in keeping with procedures ordinarily followed by stock transfer agents located in The City of New York. &nbsp;The Depositary agrees to make such records available to the Company upon its reasonable request.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 2.11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Uncertificated American Depositary Shares; Direct Registration System</U>.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deposit Agreement:</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(a)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>American Depositary Shares may be certificated securities evidenced by Receipts or uncertificated securities. &nbsp;The form of Receipt annexed as Exhibit A to this Deposit Agreement describes the terms and conditions of, and will be the prospectus required under the Securities Act of 1933 for, both certificated and uncertificated American Depositary Shares. &nbsp;Except for those provisions of this Deposit Agreement that by their nature do not apply to uncertificated American Depositary Shares, all the provisions of this Deposit Agreement shall apply, <U>mutatis mutandis</U>, to uncertificated American Depositary Shares as well as to certificated American Depositary Shares, and to Owners and holders of uncertificated American Depositary Shares as well as to Owners and holders of Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(b)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(i)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;deliver&#148;, or its noun form, when used with respect to Receipts, shall mean (A) book-entry transfer of American Depositary Shares to an account at The Depository Trust Company, or its successor (&#147;DTC&#148;), designated by the person entitled to such delivery, &nbsp;(B) registration of American Depositary Shares not evidenced by a Receipt on the books of the Depositary in the name requested by the person entitled to such delivery and mailing to that person of a statement confirming that registration or (C) if requested by the person entitled to such delivery, delivery at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary to the person entitled to such delivery of one or more Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares registered in the name requested by that person.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(ii)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;surrender&#148;, when used with respect to Receipts, shall mean (A) one or more book-entry transfers of American Depositary Shares to the DTC account of the Depositary, (B) delivery to the Depositary at its Corporate Trust Office of an instruction to surrender American Depositary Shares not evidenced by a Receipt &nbsp;or (C) surrender to the Depositary at its Corporate Trust Office of one or more Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(c)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>American Depositary Shares not evidenced by Receipts shall be transferable as uncertificated registered securities under the laws of the State of New York.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(d)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall have a duty to register a transfer in the case of uncertificated American Depositary Shares, upon receipt from the Owner of a proper instruction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, instructions through DRS and Profile as provided in subsection (f) below). &nbsp;The Depositary, upon surrender of a Receipt for the purpose of exchanging for uncertificated American Depositary Shares, shall cancel that Receipt and send the Owner a statement confirming that the Owner is the owner of the same number of uncertificated American Depositary Shares that the surrendered Receipt evidenced. The Depositary, upon receipt of a proper instruction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, instructions through DRS and Profile as provided in subsection (f) below) from the Owner of uncertificated American Depositary Shares for the purpose of exchanging for certificated American Depositary Sha
res, shall execute and deliver to the Owner a Receipt evidencing the same number of certificated American Depositary Shares.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(e)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Upon satisfaction of the conditions for replacement of a Receipt that is mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen, the Depositary shall deliver to the Owner the American Depositary Shares evidenced by that Receipt in uncertificated form unless otherwise requested by the Owner.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(f)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(i) &nbsp;The parties acknowledge that the Direct Registration System (&#147;DRS&#148;) and Profile Modification System (&#147;Profile&#148;) shall apply to uncertificated American Depositary Shares upon acceptance thereof to DRS by DTC. &nbsp;DRS is the system administered by DTC pursuant to which the Depositary may register the ownership of uncertificated American Depositary Shares, which ownership shall be evidenced by periodic statements issued by the Depositary to the Owners entitled thereto. &nbsp;Profile is a required feature of DRS which allows a DTC participant, claiming to act on behalf of an Owner of American Depositary Shares, to direct the Depositary to register a transfer of those American Depositary Shares to DTC or its nominee and to deliver those American Depositary Shares to the DTC account of that DTC participant without receipt by the Depositary of 
prior authorization from the Owner to register such transfer.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(ii) &nbsp;In connection with and in accordance with the arrangements and procedures relating to DRS/Profile, the parties understand that the Depositary will not verify, determine or otherwise ascertain that the DTC participant which is claiming to be acting on behalf of an Owner in requesting a registration of transfer and delivery as described in clause (i) above has the actual authority to act on behalf of the Owner (notwithstanding any requirements under the Uniform Commercial Code). &nbsp;For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Sections 5.03 and 5.08 shall apply to the matters arising from the use of the DRS. &nbsp;The parties agree that the Depositary&#146;s reliance on and compliance with instructions received by the Depositary through the DRS/Profile System and in accordance with this Deposit Agreement shall not constitute negligence or bad faith on the p
art of the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>ARTICLE 3<BR>
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERS OF RECEIPTS</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 3.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Any person presenting Shares for deposit or any Owner of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file with the Depositary or the Custodian such proof of citizenship or residence, exchange control approval, compliance with all applicable laws and regulations or such information relating to the registration on the books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, to execute such certificates and to make such representations and warranties, as the Depositary or the Company may deem necessary or proper. &nbsp;The Depositary may, and at the reasonable request of the Company shall, withhold the delivery or registration of transfer of any Receipt or the distribution of any dividend or sale or distribution of rights or of the proceeds thereof or the delivery of any Deposited Securities until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are e
xecuted or such representations and warranties made. &nbsp;Upon the request of the Company, the Depositary shall provide the Company with copies of all such certificates and such written</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:5112pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>_ representations and warranties provided to the Depositary under this Section 3.01. &nbsp;Each Owner agrees to provide any information requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to this paragraph.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 3.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Liability of Owner for Taxes</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If any tax or other governmental charge shall become payable with respect to any Receipt or any Deposited Securities represented by any such Receipt, such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Owner of such Receipt to the Depositary. &nbsp;The Depositary may refuse to effect any transfer of such Receipt or any withdrawal of Deposited Securities represented by American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt until such payment is made, and may withhold any dividends or other distributions in respect of any Deposited Securities, or may sell for the account of the Owner thereof any part or all of the Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt, and may apply such dividends or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge and the Owner of such R
eceipt shall remain liable for any deficiency.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 3.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Warranties on Deposit of Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Every person depositing Shares under this Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that such Shares and each certificate therefor are validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights of the holders of outstanding Shares and that the person making such deposit is duly authorized so to do. &nbsp;Every such person shall also be deemed to represent that such Shares are not Restricted Securities. &nbsp;Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of such Shares and issuance of Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 3.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Disclosure of Interests</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company may from time to time request Owners to provide information as to the capacity in which such Owners own or owned Receipts and regarding the identity of any other persons then or previously interested in such Receipts and the nature of such interest. &nbsp;Each Owner agrees to provide any information requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to this Section 3.04. &nbsp;The Depositary agrees to comply with reasonable written instructions reasonably given by the Company requesting that the Depositary forward any such requests to the Owners and to forward to the Company any such responses to such requests received by the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>ARTICLE 4<BR>
<BR>
THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Cash Distributions</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Whenever the Depositary shall receive any cash dividend or other cash distribution on any Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, if such cash is received in Foreign Currency, subject to the provisions of Section 4.05 and to the following sentence, convert such dividend or distribution into Dollars and shall as promptly as practicable distribute the amount thus received (net of the reasonable and customary expenses incurred by the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09) to the Owners entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively; provided, however, that in the event that the Company or the Depositary shall be required to withhold and does withhold from such cash dividend or such other cash distribution an amount on account of taxes or other governmental charges, the amount
 distributed to the Owner of the Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced accordingly. &nbsp;The Depositary shall distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed without-attributing to any Owner a fraction of one cent. &nbsp;Any such fractional amounts shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent and so distributed to Owners entitled thereto. &nbsp;The Company or its agent will remit to the appropriate governmental agency in Argentina all amounts withheld and owing to such agency. &nbsp;The Depositary will forward to the Company or its agent such information from its records as the Company may reasonably request to enable the Company or its agent to file necessary reports with governmental agencies, and the Depositary or the Company or its agent may file any such reports necessary to obtain benefits under the applicable tax treaties for the Owners of Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Distributions Other Than Cash, Shares or Rights</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Subject to the provisions of Sections 4.11 and 5.09, whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other than a distribution described in Section 4.01, 4.03 or 4.04, the Depositary shall cause the securities or property received by it to be distributed to the Owners entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively, in any manner that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution; provided, however, that if in the opinion of the Depositary such distribution cannot be made proportionately among the Owners entitled thereto, or if for any other reason (including, but not limited to, any requirement that the Company or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes or other governmental charges or that such securities must be reg
istered under the Securities Act of 1933 in order to be distributed to Owners) the Depositary deems such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may adopt such method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including, but not limited to, the public or private sale of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale shall be distributed by the Depositary to the Owners entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution received in cash.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Distributions in Shares</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Except as provided below, if any distribution upon any Deposited Securities consists of a dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares, the Depositary may, and shall if the Company shall so request, reflect on the records of the Depositary such increase in the aggregate number of American Depositary Shares representing such Shares, or distribute to the Owners of outstanding Receipts entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively, additional Receipts evidencing an aggregate number of American Depositary Shares representing the amount of Shares received as such dividend or free distribution, subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement with respect to the deposit of Shares and the issuance of American Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts, including the withhold
ing of any tax or other governmental charge as provided in Section 4.11 and the payment of the fees of the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09. &nbsp;In lieu of delivering Receipts for fractional American Depositary Shares in any such case, the Depositary shall sell the amount of Shares represented by the aggregate of such fractions and distribute the net proceeds, all in the manner and subject to the conditions described in Section 4.01. &nbsp;If additional Receipts are not so distributed, each American Depositary Share shall thenceforth also represent the additional Shares distributed upon the Deposited Securities represented thereby.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If any dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares described above consists of Shares that are not entitled to the same rights, including rights with respect to dividends or other distributions, as Shares constituting Deposited Securities, such dividend or free distribution shall be treated by the Depositary as a distribution in other than cash, Shares or rights in accordance with Section 4.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary may withhold any distribution of Receipts under this Section 4.03 subject to its satisfaction that such distribution does not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or is exempt from registration under the provisions of such Act.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Rights</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In the event that the Company shall offer or cause to be offered to the holders of any Deposited Securities any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or any rights of any other nature, the Depositary, after consultation with the Company, shall have discretion as to the procedure to be followed in making such rights available to any Owners or in disposing of such rights on behalf of any Owners and making the net proceeds available to such Owners or, if by the terms of such rights offering or for any other reason, the Depositary may not either make such rights available to any Owners or dispose of such rights and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall allow the rights to lapse. &nbsp;If at the time of the offering of any rights the Depositary determines in its discretion, after consultation with the Company, that it is lawful and fea
sible to make such rights available to all or certain Owners but not to other Owners, the Depositary may, after consultation with the Company, distribute to any Owner to whom it determines the distribution to be lawful and feasible, in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by such Owner, warrants or other instruments therefor in such form as it deems appropriate.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In circumstances in which rights would otherwise not be distributed, if an Owner of Receipts requests the distribution of warrants or other instruments in order to exercise the rights allocable to the American Depositary Shares of such Owner hereunder, the Depositary will make such rights available to such Owner upon written notice from the Company to the Depositary that (a) the Company has elected in its sole discretion to permit such rights to be exercised and (b) such Owner has executed such documents as the Company has determined in its sole discretion are reasonably required under applicable law.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If the Depositary has distributed warrants or other instruments for rights to all or certain Owners, then upon instruction from such an Owner pursuant to such warrants or other instruments to the Depositary to exercise such rights, upon payment by such Owner to the Depositary for the account of such Owner of an amount equal to the purchase price of the Shares to be received upon the exercise of the rights, and upon payment of the fees of the Depositary and any other charges as set forth in such warrants or other instruments, the Depositary shall, on behalf of such Owner, exercise the rights and purchase the Shares, and the Company shall cause the Shares so purchased to be delivered to the Depositary on behalf of such Owner. &nbsp;As agent for such Owner, the Depositary will cause the Shares so purchased to be deposited pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Deposit Agreement,
 and shall, pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Deposit Agreement, execute and deliver Receipts representing American Depositary Shares evidencing such Shares to such Owner. &nbsp;In the case of a distribution pursuant to the second paragraph of this section, such Receipts shall be legended in accordance with applicable U.S. laws, and shall be subject to the appropriate restrictions on sale, deposit, cancellation, and transfer under such laws.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If the Depositary determines in its discretion, after consultation with the Company, that it is not lawful and feasible to make such rights available to all or certain Owners, it may sell the rights, warrants or other instruments in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by the Owners to whom it has determined it may not lawfully or feasibly make such rights available, and allocate the net proceeds of such sales (net of the fees of the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09 and all taxes and governmental charges payable in connection with such rights and subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement) for the account of such Owners otherwise entitled to such rights, warrants or other instruments, upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among such Owners because of exchange -restrictions or the da
te of delivery of any Receipt or otherwise.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of the rights or of the securities to which any rights relate is required in order for the Company to offer such rights to Owners and sell the securities upon the exercise of such rights to Owners, the Depositary will not offer such rights to the Owners having an address in the United States unless and until such a registration statement is in effect, or unless the offering and sale of such securities to the Owners of such Receipts are exempt from registration under the provisions of such Act. &nbsp;Notwithstanding any terms of this Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to prepare and file a registration statement for any purpose.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to determine that it may be lawful or feasible to make such rights available to Owners in general or any Owner in particular.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Conversion of Foreign Currency</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Subject to any restrictions imposed by Argentine laws, regulations or applicable permits issued by any Argentine governmental body, whenever the Depositary shall receive foreign currency, by way of dividends or other distributions or the net proceeds from the sale of securities, property or rights, and if at the time of the receipt thereof the foreign currency so received can in the judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable basis into Dollars and the resulting Dollars transferred to the United States, the Depositary shall as promptly as practicable convert or cause to be converted, by sale or in any other manner that it may determine, such foreign currency into Dollars, and such Dollars shall be distributed to the Owners entitled thereto (except as provided in Section 4.01), or, if the Depositary shall have distributed any warrants or other instruments whi
ch entitle the holders thereof to such Dollars, then to the holders of such warrants and/or instruments upon surrender thereof for cancellation. &nbsp;Such distribution may be made upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among Owners on account of exchange restrictions, the date of delivery of any Receipt or otherwise and shall be net of any reasonable and customary expenses of conversion into Dollars incurred by the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If such conversion or distribution can be effected only with the approval or license of any government or agency thereof, then such conversion or distribution shall be done only with such approval or license.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If at any time the Depositary shall determine that in its judgment any foreign currency received by the Depositary is not convertible on a reasonable basis into Dollars transferable to the United States, or if any approval or license of any government or agency thereof which is required for such conversion is denied or in the opinion of the Depositary is not obtainable, or if any such approval or license is not obtained within a reasonable period as determined by the Depositary, the Depositary may distribute the foreign currency (or an appropriate document evidencing the right to receive such foreign currency) received by the Depositary to, or in its discretion may hold such foreign currency uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the Owners entitled to receive the same.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If any such conversion of foreign currency, in whole or in part, cannot be effected for distribution to some of the Owners entitled thereto, the Depositary may in its discretion make such conversion and distribution in Dollars to the extent permissible to the Owners entitled thereto and may distribute the balance of the foreign currency received by the Depositary to, or hold such balance uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the Owners entitled thereto.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Fixing of Record Date</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or whenever rights shall be issued with respect to the Deposited Securities, or whenever for any reason the Depositary causes a change in the number of Shares that are represented by each American Depositary Share, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall fix a record date, which date shall, to the extent practicable, be the same record date fixed by the Company (a) for the determination of the Owners who shall be (i) entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or rights or the net proceeds of the sale thereof or (ii) entitled to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or (b) on or after which each American Depositar
y Share will represent the changed number of Shares. &nbsp;If a coinciding record date is not possible, the Depositary shall fix a record date as near as practicable to the record date set by the Company. &nbsp;Subject to the provisions of Sections 4.01 through 4.05 and to the other terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Owners on such record date shall be entitled, as the case may be, to receive the amount distributable by the Depositary with respect to such dividend or other distribution or such rights or the net proceeds of sale thereof in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by them respectively and to give voting instructions and to act in respect of any other such matter.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Voting of Deposited Securities</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Upon receipt of notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail or cause to be mailed to the Owners a notice, the form of which notice shall be subject to the reasonable discretion of the Depositary and any applicable provision of Argentine law that governs the form of such notice, which shall contain (a) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting received by the Depositary from the Company, (b) a statement that the Owners as of the close of business on a specified record date will be entitled, subject to any applicable provision of Argentine law and of the by-laws of the Company and the provisions of the Shares or other Deposited Securities, to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the amount of Shares or other Deposit
ed Securities represented by their respective American Depositary Shares, (c) a statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given and (d) a statement that if no such instructions are received the Depositary will vote the Shares or other Deposited Securities in the manner and under the conditions specified below in this Section 4.07. &nbsp;Upon the written request of an Owner on such record date, received on or before the date established by the Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor, in so far as practicable, to vote or cause to be voted the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares in accordance with the instructions set forth in such request. &nbsp;The Depositary shall not vote Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares except in accordance with instructions received from an Owner; provided, however, that if no such instructions are received, the Depositary shall vote the Shares o
r other Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors of the Company made to all holders of Shares, unless prohibited from doing so by any applicable provisions of Argentine law or unless the Company has not provided to the Depositary the legal opinion specified below, and if no such recommendations are made it shall not vote such Shares or other Deposited Securities. &nbsp;In connection with any resolution to be voted upon by the Depositary as holder of Shares under this Agreement, the Company will provide to the Depositary an opinion of Argentine counsel (which if rendered by the Company&#146;s internal legal counsel will be rendered by the Company&#146;s Vice President of Legal Affairs) to the effect that such resolution is not contrary to Argentine law or the by-laws or regulations, if any, of the Company.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In addition, at any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities (including ordinary and extraordinary meetings of shareholders of the Company), the Depositary shall, if requested by the Board of Directors of the Company and unless prohibited by any applicable provisions of Argentine law, deposit all Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares for purposes of establishing a quorum at such meetings, whether or not voting instructions with respect thereto have been received.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary agrees to retain all records relating to the voting of Deposited Securities pursuant to this Section as required under applicable Argentine law.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In connection with the performance of their respective obligations under this section the Company and the Depositary hereby mutually agree to inform one another of any applicable requirements of Argentine law and any changes thereto as soon as such requirements or changes come to the Company&#146;s or the Depositary&#146;s knowledge, as the case may be. &nbsp;The Depositary shall not be responsible for determining the existence or applicability of any such requirement.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.08.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Changes Affecting Deposited &nbsp;Securities</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In circumstances where the provisions of Section 4.03 do not apply, upon any change in nominal value, change in par value, split-up, consolidation or any other reclassification of Deposited Securities, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale of assets affecting the Company or to which it is a party, any securities which shall be received by the Depositary or a Custodian in exchange for or in conversion of or in respect of Deposited Securities, shall be treated as new Deposited Securities under this Deposit Agreement, and American Depositary Shares shall thenceforth represent, in addition or in replacement, as applicable, to the existing Deposited Securities, the new Deposited Securities so received in exchange or conversion, unless additional Receipts are delivered pursuant to the following sentence. &nbsp;In any such case the Depos
itary may, after consultation with the Company, and shall if the Company shall so request, execute and deliver additional Receipts as in the case of a dividend in Shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new Deposited Securities.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Reports</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall make available for inspection by Owners at its Corporate Trust Office any reports and communications, including any proxy soliciting material, received from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary as the holder of the Deposited Securities and (b) made generally available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by the Company. &nbsp;The Depositary shall also send to the Owners copies of such reports when furnished by the Company pursuant to Section 5.06. &nbsp;Any such reports and communications, including any such proxy soliciting material, furnished to the Depositary by the Company shall be furnished in English, to the extent such materials are required to be translated into English pursuant to any regulations of the Commission.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Lists of Owners</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Promptly upon request by the Company, the Depositary shall, at the expense of the Company, furnish to it a list, as of a recent date, of the names, addresses and holdings of American Depositary Shares by all persons in whose names Receipts are registered on the books of the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 4.11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Withholding</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In the event that the Depositary determines that any distribution in property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) is subject to any tax or other governmental charge which the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the Depositary may by public or private sale dispose of all or a portion of such property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay any such taxes or charges and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale after deduction of such taxes or charges to the Owners entitled thereto in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by them respectively, and the Depositary shall distribute any unsold balance of such property in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;The Company or its agent sha
ll remit to appropriate governmental authorities and agencies in Argentina all amounts, if any, withheld and owing to such authorities and agencies by the Company. &nbsp;The Depositary or its agent shall remit to appropriate governmental authorities and agencies in the United States all amounts, if any, withheld and owing to such authorities and agencies by the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall forward to the Company or its agent such information from its records as the Company may reasonably request to enable the Company or its agent to file necessary reports with governmental agencies. &nbsp;The Depositary shall use reasonable efforts to make and maintain arrangements enabling Owners who are citizens or residents of the United States to receive any tax credits or other benefits (pursuant to treaty or otherwise) relating to dividend payments on the American Depositary Shares.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>ARTICLE 5<BR>
<BR>
THE DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIANS AND THE COMPANY</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the Depositary</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Until termination of this Deposit Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Depositary shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, facilities for the execution and delivery, registration, registration of transfers and surrender of Receipts in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall keep books for the registration of Receipts and transfers of Receipts which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Owners, provided that such inspection shall not be for the purpose of communicating with Owners in the interest of a business or object other than the business of the Company of a matter related to this Deposit Agreement or the Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary may close the transfer books, (a) at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by it in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder or (b) at the reasonable request of the Company.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If any Receipts or the American Depositary Shares evidenced thereby are listed on one or more stock exchanges or automated quotation systems in the United States, after consultation with the Company, the Depositary shall act as Registrar or appoint a Registrar or one or more co-registrars for registry of such Receipts in accordance with any requirements of such exchange or exchanges or system or systems. &nbsp;Such Registrar or co-registrars may be removed and a substitute or substitutes appointed by the Depositary with the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company shall have the right, at all reasonable times, to inspect transfer and registration records of the Depositary, the Registrar and any co-transfer agents or co-registrars and to require such parties to supply copies of such portions of their records as the Company may request.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Prevention or Delay in Performance by the Depositary or the Company</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall incur any liability to any Owner or holder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States, Argentina or any other country, or of any governmental or regulatory authority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the by-laws of the Company, or by reason of any provisions of any securities issued or distributed by the Company or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of this Deposit Agreement it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company incur any liability to any Owner 
or holder of any Receipt by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of this Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in this Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Sections 4.01, 4.02, or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners, and the Depositary may not dispose or such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Obligations of the Depositary, the Custodian and the Company</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company assumes no obligation nor shall it be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement to Owners or holders of Receipts, except that it agrees to perform its obligations specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. &nbsp;The Depositary assumes no obligation nor shall it be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement to any Owner or holder of any Receipt (including, without limitation, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities), except that it agrees to perform its obligations specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian shall not be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of this Deposit Agreement.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary hereunder by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company, such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by written notice of such removal effective upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In case at any time the Depositary acting here- under shall resign or be removed, the Company shall use its best efforts to appoint a successor depositary, which shall be a bank or trust company having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. &nbsp;Every successor depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor depositary, without any further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor; but such predecessor, nevertheless, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written request of the Company shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, tit
le and interest in the Deposited Securities to such successor, and shall deliver to such successor a list of the Owners of all outstanding Receipts together with copies of such records in relation to the Receipts as the Company may reasonably request; provided, however, the Depositary shall not be required to divulge proprietary information as to the operation of its business. &nbsp;Any such successor depositary shall promptly mail notice of its appointment to the Owners.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Any corporation into or with which the Depositary may be merged or consolidated shall be the successor of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further act.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>The Custodians</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary, after consultation with the Company, may from time to time appoint one or more agents, as permitted by Argentine law and any other applicable laws or regulations, to act for it as Custodian hereunder. &nbsp;The Custodian shall be subject at all times and in all respects to the directions of the Depositary and shall be responsible solely to it. &nbsp;Any Custodian may resign and be discharged from its duties hereunder by notice of such resignation delivered to the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the date on which such resignation is to become effective. &nbsp;The Depositary, with the consent of the Company, may discharge any Custodian. &nbsp;If upon such resignation or discharge there shall be no Custodian acting hereunder, the Depositary shall, promptly after receiving such notice, upon consent of the Company, appoint a substitute custodian or custo
dians, each of which shall thereafter be a Custodian hereunder. &nbsp;Whenever the Depositary in its discretion determines that it is in the best interest of the Owners to do so, it may appoint substitute or additional custodian or custodians, which shall thereafter be one of the Custodians hereunder. &nbsp;Upon demand of the Depositary any Custodian shall deliver such of the Deposited Securities held by it as are requested of it to any Other Custodian or such substitute or additional custodian or custodians. &nbsp;Each such substitute or additional custodian shall deliver to the Depositary and the Company, forthwith upon its appointment, an acceptance of such appointment satisfactory in form and substance to the Depositary and the Company. &nbsp;Immediately upon any such change and if the Company shall so request, the Depositary shall give notice thereof in writing to all Owners.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Upon the appointment of any successor depositary hereunder, each Custodian then acting hereunder shall forthwith become, without any further act or writing, the agent hereunder of such successor depositary and the appointment of such successor depositary shall in no way impair the authority of each Custodian hereunder; but the successor depositary so appointed shall, nevertheless, on the written request of any Custodian, execute and deliver to such Custodian all such instruments as may be proper to give to such Custodian full and complete power and authority as agent hereunder of such successor depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Notices and Reports</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>On or before the first date on which the Company gives notice, by publication or otherwise, of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, or of any adjourned meeting of such holders, or of the taking of any action in respect of any cash or other distributions or the offering of any rights, the Company agrees to transmit to the Depositary and the Custodian an English language copy of the notice thereof in the form given or to be given to holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company will arrange for the translation into English, if not already in English, to the extent required pursuant to any regulations of the Commission, and the prompt transmittal by the Company to the Depositary and the Custodian of such notices and any other reports and communications which are made generally available by the Company to holders of its Shares. &nbsp;If requested in writing by the Company, the Depositary will arrange for the mailing, at the Company&#146;s expense, of copies of such notices, reports and communications to all Owners. &nbsp;The Company will timely provide the Depositary with the quantity of such notices, reports, and communications, as requested by the Depositary from time to time, in order for the Depositary to effect such mailings.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Distribution of Additional Shares, Rights; etc</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company agrees that in the event of any issuance or distribution of (1) additional Shares, (2) rights to subscribe for Shares, (3) securities convertible into Shares, or (4) rights to subscribe for such securities (each a &#147;Distribution&#148;), the Company will promptly notify the Depositary of such Distribution and direct the Depositary to take specific measures with respect to the acceptance for deposit of Shares or other securities to prevent such Distribution from being made in violation of the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, provided, however, the Depositary shall have the right not to accept for deposit Shares or other securities if the Depositary shall not have received from the Company a written opinion of U.S. counsel for the Company which counsel shall be satisfactory to the Depositary, stating that such deposit would not resul
t in a violation of the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In the event that registration under the Securities Act of 1933 would be required in connection with any such Distribution, the Company shall have no obligation to effect such registration. &nbsp;To the extent the Company in its discretion deems it necessary or advisable in order to avoid any requirement to register such additional securities under the Securities Act of 1933, the Company may prevent Owners in the United States from purchasing any such additional securities (whether pursuant to preemptive rights or otherwise) and give the Depositary written instructions directing the Depositary not to accept any Shares for deposit for such period of time following the issuance of such additional securities and to adopt such other specific measures as the Company may reasonably request in writing. &nbsp;The Depositary agrees with the Company that it shall comply with such
 instructions.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company agrees with the Depositary that neither the Company nor any affiliate of the Company will (a) at any time deposit any Shares, either originally issued or previously issued and reacquired by the Company or by any affiliate, unless a registration statement is in effect as to such Shares under the Securities Act of 1933 or such Shares are not required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or (b) resell any Receipts acquired by any of them. &nbsp;The Depositary will comply with the written instructions of the Company not to accept knowingly for deposit hereunder any Shares identified in such instructions at such times and under such circumstances as may be specified in such instructions in order to facilitate the Company&#146;s compliance with the securities laws of the United States
 or any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.08.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Indemnification</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, any fees and expenses incurred in seeking, enforcing or collecting that indemnity and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) that may arise out of or in connection with (a) any registration with the Commission of American Depositary Shares or Deposited Securities or the offer or sale thereof in the United States or (b) acts performed or omitted, pursuant to or in connection with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i)&nbsp;by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or e
xpense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii)&nbsp;by the Company or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that such indemnity shall not extend to any expenses of the Depositary that, pursuant to this Deposit Agreement or any supplemental fee or other agreement, are not payable by the Company.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company shall not indemnify the Depositary or any Custodian against any liability or expense arising out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, as the case may be, furnished in writing to the Company and executed by the Depositary expressly for the use in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, proxy statement, offering circular or preliminary offering circular relating to the Shares evidenced by the American Depositary Shares, or (ii) any Pre-Release (including, without limitation, any claim that any party to a Pre-Release may assert relating to such Pre-Release) entered into by the Depositary or the Custodian.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and hold them harmless from any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, any fees and expenses incurred in seeking, enforcing or collecting that indemnity and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or its Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates due to their negligence or bad faith.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Any person seeking indemnification hereunder (an &#147;indemnified person&#148;) shall notify the person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the &#147;indemnifying person&#148;) of a commencement of any indemnifiable action or claim promptly after such indemnified person becomes aware of such commencement and shall consult in good faith with the indemnifying person as to the conduct of the defense of such action or claim, which defense shall be reasonable under the circumstances. &nbsp;No indemnified person shall compromise or settle any action or claim without the consent of the indemnifying person.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The obligations set forth in this Section 5.08 shall survive the termination of this Deposit Agreement and the succession or substitution of any indemnified person.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.09.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Charges of Depositary</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company agrees to pay the fees, reasonable expenses and out-of-pocket charges of the Depositary and those of any Registrar only in accordance with agreements in writing entered into between the Depositary and the Company from time to time. &nbsp;The Depositary shall present its statement for such charges and expenses to the Company once every three months. &nbsp;The charges and expenses of the Custodian are for the sole account of the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The following charges shall be incurred by any party depositing or withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering Receipts or to whom Receipts are issued (including, without limitation, issuance pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the Receipts or Deposited Securities or a distribution of Receipts pursuant to Section 4.03), whichever applicable: (1) taxes and other governmental charges, (2) such registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the registration of transfers of Shares generally on the Share register of the Company or Foreign Registrar and applicable to transfers of Shares to the name of the Depositary or its nominee or the Custodian or its nominee on the making of deposits or withdrawals hereunder, (3) such cable, telex and facsimile transmission expenses as are expressly provide
d in this Deposit Agreement, (4) such reasonable and customary expenses as are incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of foreign currency pursuant to Section 4.05, (5) a fee not in excess of $5.00 or less per 100 American Depositary Shares (or portion thereof) for the execution and delivery of Receipts pursuant to Sections 2.03 or 4.03 and the surrender of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.05 and (6) a fee for, and the deduction of such fee from, the distribution of proceeds of sales of securities or rights pursuant to Section 4.02 or 4.04, respectively, such fee being in an amount equal to the fee for the issuance of American Depositary Shares referred to above which would have been charged as a result of the deposit by Owners of securities (for purposes of this Clause 6 treating all such securities as if they were Shares) or Shares received in exercise of rights distributed to them pursuant to Section 4.02 or 4.04, respectively, but which securities or rights are instead sold by the Depositary and the n
et proceeds distributed.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary, subject to Section 2.09 hereof, may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Retention of Depositary Documents</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary is authorized to destroy those documents, records, bills and other data compiled during the term of this Deposit Agreement at the times permitted by the laws or regulations governing the Depositary unless the Company requests that such papers be retained for a longer period or turned over to the Company or to a successor depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>List of Restricted Securities Owners</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>From time to time, the Company shall provide to the Depositary a list setting forth, to the actual knowledge of the Company, those persons or entities who beneficially own Restricted Securities and the Company shall update that list on a regular basis. &nbsp;The Company agrees to advise in writing each of the persons or entities so listed that such Restricted Securities are ineligible for deposit hereunder. &nbsp;The Depositary may rely on such a list or update but, except as expressly provided for herein, shall not be liable for any action or omission made in reliance thereon.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 5.12.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Dividend Reinvestment Plan</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary agrees not to establish a Dividend Reinvestment Plan with respect to American Depositary Shares without the prior written consent of the Company.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>ARTICLE 6<BR>
<BR>
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 6.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Amendment</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The form of the Receipts and any provisions of this Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between the Company and the Depositary in any respect which they may deem necessary or desirable. &nbsp;Any amendment which shall impose or increase any fees or charges (other than taxes and other governmental charges, registration fees, cable, telex or facsimile transmission costs, delivery costs or other such expenses), or which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial existing right of Owners, shall, however, not become effective as to outstanding Receipts until the expiration of 30 days after notice of such amendment shall have been given to the Owners of outstanding Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Every Owner at the time any amendment so becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended thereby. &nbsp;In no event shall any amendment impair the right of the Owner of any Receipt to surrender such Receipt and receive therefor the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 6.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Termination</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall at any time at the direction of the Company, terminate this Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Owners of all Receipts then outstanding at least 30 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination. &nbsp;The Depositary may likewise terminate this Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Company and the Owners of all Receipts then outstanding if at any time 90 days shall have expired after the Depositary shall have delivered to the Company a written notice of its election to resign and a successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted its appointment as provided in Section 5.04. &nbsp;On and after the date of termination, the Owner of a Receipt will, upon (a) surrender of such Receipt at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary, (b) payment of the fee of the Deposita
ry for the surrender of Receipts referred to in Section 2.05, and (c) payment of any applicable taxes or governmental charges, be entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount of Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt. &nbsp;If any Receipts shall remain outstanding after the date of termination, the Depositary thereafter shall discontinue the registration of transfers of Receipts, shall suspend the distribution of dividends to the Owners thereof, and shall not give any further notices or perform any further acts under this Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary shall continue to collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to Deposited Securities, shall sell rights as provided in this Deposit Agreement, and shall continue to deliver Deposited Securities, together with any dividends or other distributions received with respect thereto and the net proceeds of the sale of any rights or other property, in exchange for Receipts s
urrendered to the Depositary (after deducting, in each case, the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any expenses for the account of the Owner of such Receipt in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, and any applicable taxes or governmental charges). &nbsp;At any time after the expiration of one year from the date of termination, the Depositary may sell the Deposited Securities then held hereunder and may thereafter hold uninvested the net proceeds of any such sale, together with any other cash then held by it hereunder, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for the pro rata benefit of the Owners of Receipts which have not theretofore been surrendered, such Owners thereupon becoming general creditors of the Depositary with respect to such net proceeds. &nbsp;After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement, except to account for such net proceeds and other cash (after deducting, in each case
, the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any expenses for the account of the Owner of such Receipt in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, and any applicable taxes or governmental charges) and except for its obligations to the Company under Section 5.08. &nbsp;Upon the termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary under Sections 5.08 and 5.09 hereof.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>ARTICLE 7<BR>
<BR>
MISCELLANEOUS</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 7.01.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Counterparts</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>This Deposit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. &nbsp;Copies of this Deposit Agreement shall be filed with the Depositary and the Custodians and shall be open to inspection by any Owner of a Receipt during business hours.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 7.02.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>No Third Party Beneficiaries</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>This Deposit Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and shall not be deemed to give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other person.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 7.03.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Severability</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Deposit Agreement or in the Receipts should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 7.04.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Holders and Owners as Parties; Binding Effect</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The holders and Owners of Receipts from time to time shall be parties to this Deposit Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Receipts by acceptance thereof.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 7.05.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Notices</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Any and all notices to be given to the Company shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or cable, telex or facsimile transmission confirmed by registered mail, addressed to YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima, Macacha G&#252;emes 515, C1106BKK Buenos Aires, Argentina, telephone number (5411) 5071-5531, telecopy number (5411) 5071-2113, or any other place to which the Company may have transferred its principal office.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Any and all notices to be given to the Depositary shall be deemed to have been duly given if in English and personally delivered or sent by mail or cable, telex or facsimile transmission confirmed by registered mail, addressed to The Bank of New York Mellon, 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, telephone number (212) 815-2089, telecopy number (212) 571-3050, Attention: American Depositary Receipt Administration, or any other place to which the Depositary may have transferred its Corporate Trust Office.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Any and all notices to be given to any Owner shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or cable, telex or facsimile transmission confirmed by letter, addressed to such Owner at the address of such Owner as it appears on the transfer books for Receipts of the Depositary, or, if such Owner shall have filed with the Depositary a written request that notices intended for such Owner be mailed to some other address, at the address designated in such request.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Delivery of a notice sent by mail or cable, telex or facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be effective at the time when a duly addressed letter containing the same (or a confirmation thereof in the case of a cable, telex or facsimile transmission) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a post-office letterbox. &nbsp;The Depositary or the Company may, however, act upon any cable, telex or facsimile transmission received by it, notwithstanding that such cable, telex or facsimile transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by letter as aforesaid.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 7.06.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Governing Law</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>This Deposit Agreement and the Receipts shall be interpreted and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and thereof shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SECTION 7.07.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><U>Compliance with U.S. Securities Laws</U>.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Notwithstanding anything in this Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the Company and the Depositary each agrees that it will not exercise any rights it has under this Deposit Agreement to prevent the withdrawal or delivery of Deposited Securities in a manner which would violate U.S. securities laws including, but not limited to, Section I-A(1) of the General Instructions to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, as amended time to time, under the Securities Act of 1933.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON have duly executed this agreement as of the day and year first set forth above and all Owners shall become parties hereto upon acceptance by them of American Depositary Shares issued in accordance with the terms hereof.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA</P>
<P style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:216pt; text-indent:216pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U><BR></U></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:238.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Name:</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:238.5pt; text-indent:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:238.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Title:</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:238.5pt; text-indent:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:238.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>&nbsp;&nbsp;as Depositary</P>
<P style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:216pt; text-indent:216pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><U><BR></U></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:238.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Name:</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:238.5pt; text-indent:36pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:238.5pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Title:</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:24pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>EXHIBIT A</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:252pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES (Each American Depositary Share represents one deposited Share)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>FOR CLASS D SHARES</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>OF</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>(INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary (hereinafter called the &#147;Depositary&#148;), hereby certifies that ___________________________________________, or registered assigns IS THE OWNER OF _____________________________________</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>representing deposited Class D shares (herein called &#147;Shares&#148;) of YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA, incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Argentina (herein called the &#147;Company&#148;). &nbsp;At the date hereof, each American Depositary Share represents 1 Share deposited or subject to deposit under the Deposit Agreement (as such term is hereinafter defined) with the Custodian. &nbsp;The Depositary&#146;s Corporate Trust Office is located at a different address than its principal executive office. &nbsp;Its Corporate Trust Office is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, N.Y. 10286, and its principal executive office is located at One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>THE DEPOSITARY&#146;S CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE ADDRESS IS 101 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10286</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>1.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>This American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue (herein called &#147;Receipts&#148;), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of _______, 2009 (herein called the &#147;Deposit Agreement&#148;), by and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder, each of whom by accepting American Depositary Shares agrees to become a party thereto and become bound by all the terms and conditions thereof. &nbsp;The Deposit Agreement sets forth the rights of Owners of the Receipts and the rights and duties of the Depositary in respect of the Shares deposited thereunder and any and all other securities, property and cash from time to time received in respect of such Shares and held thereunder (such Shares, securities, property, and ca
sh are herein called &#147;Deposited Securities&#148;). &nbsp;Copies of the Deposit Agreement are on file at the Depositary&#146;s Corporate Trust Office in New York City and at the office of the Custodian.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The statements made on the face and reverse of this Receipt are summaries of certain provisions of the Deposit Agreement and are qualified by and subject to the detailed provisions of the Deposit Agreement, to which reference is hereby made. &nbsp;Capitalized terms defined in the Deposit Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Deposit Agreement</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>2.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>SURRENDER OF RECEIPTS AND WITHDRAWAL OF SHARES.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Upon surrender at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary of this Receipt, and upon payment of the fee of the Depositary provided in this Receipt, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the Owner hereof is entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the Deposited Securities at the time represented by the American Depositary Shares for which this Receipt is issued. &nbsp;Delivery of such Deposited Securities may be made by the physical or electronic delivery of (a) certificates in the name of the Owner hereof or as ordered by him or certificates properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer and (b) any other securities, property and cash to which such Owner is then entitled in respect of this Receipt. &nbsp;Such delivery will be made at the option of the Owner hereof, either at the office of the Custodian or at 
the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary, provided that the forwarding of certificates for Shares or other Deposited Securities for such delivery at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary shall be at the risk and expense of the Owner hereof.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>3.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>TRANSFERS, SPLIT-UPS, AND COMBINATIONS OF RECEIPTS.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The transfer of this Receipt is registrable on the books of the Depositary at its Corporate Trust Office by the Owner hereof in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Receipt properly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer and funds sufficient to pay any applicable transfer taxes and the expenses of the Depositary and upon compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary may establish for such purpose. &nbsp;This Receipt may be split into other such Receipts, or may be combined with other such receipts into one Receipt, evidencing the same aggregate number of American Depositary Shares as the Receipt or Receipts surrendered. &nbsp;As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination, or surrender of any Receipt or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities,
 the Depositary, the Custodian, or Registrar may require payment from the depositor of the Shares or the presentor of the Receipt of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge and any stock transfer or registration fee with respect thereto (including any such tax or charge and fee with respect to Shares being deposited or withdrawn) and payment of any applicable fees as provided in this Receipt, may require the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature and may also require compliance with any regulations the Depositary may establish consistent with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt, including, without limitation, this Article 3.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The delivery of Receipts against deposits of Shares generally or against deposits of particular Shares may be suspended, or the transfer of Receipts in particular instances may be refused, or the registration of transfer of outstanding Receipts generally may be suspended, during any period when the transfer books of the Depositary are closed, or if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depositary or the Company at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission, or under any provision of the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt, or for any other reason, subject to the provisions of the following sentence. &nbsp;Notwithstanding anything in the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts to the contrary, the surrender of outstanding Receipts and withdrawal of Deposited Securities may not be suspe
nded subject only to (i) temporary delays caused by closing the transfer books of the Depositary or the Company or the deposit of Shares in connection with voting at a shareholders&#146; meeting, or the payment of dividends, (ii) the payment of fees, taxes and similar charges, and (iii) compliance with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations relating to the Receipts or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Without limitation of the foregoing, the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit under this Deposit Agreement any Shares which (a) if sold by the holder thereof in the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933) would be, to the actual knowledge of the Depositary, subject to the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, unless a registration statement is in effect as to such Shares or (b) the deposit of which would, to the actual knowledge of the Depositary, thereby infringe any provision of the bylaws of the Company.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>4.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>LIABILITY OF OWNER FOR TAXES.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If any tax or other governmental charge shall become payable with respect to any Receipt or any Deposited Securities represented hereby, such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Owner hereof to the Depositary. &nbsp;The Depositary may refuse to effect any transfer of this Receipt or any withdrawal of Deposited Securities represented by American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt until such payment is made, and may withhold any dividends or other distributions in respect of any Deposited Securities, or may sell for the account of the Owner hereof any part or all of the Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by this Receipt, and may apply such dividends or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge and the Owner hereof shall remain liable for a
ny deficiency.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>5.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>WARRANTIES OF DEPOSITORS.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Every person depositing Shares hereunder and under the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that such Shares and each certificate therefor are validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, and free of any preemptive rights of the holders of outstanding Shares and that the person making such deposit is duly authorized so to do. &nbsp;Every such person shall also be deemed to represent that such Shares are not Restricted Securities as defined in the Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of such Shares and issuance of Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>6.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>FILING PROOFS, CERTIFICATES, AND OTHER INFORMATION.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Any person presenting Shares for deposit or any Owner of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file with the Depositary or the Custodian such proof of citizenship or residence, exchange control approval, compliance with all applicable laws and regulations or such information relating to the registration on the books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, to execute such certificates and to make such representations and warranties, as the Depositary or the Company may deem necessary or proper. &nbsp;The Depositary may, and at the reasonable request of the Company shall, withhold the delivery or registration of transfer of any Receipt or the distribution of any dividend or sale or distribution of rights or of the proceeds thereof or the delivery of any Deposited Securities until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are ex
ecuted or such representations and warranties made. &nbsp;Upon the request of the Company, the Depositary shall provide the Company with copies of all such certificates and such written representations and warranties provided to the Depositary under Section 3.01 of the Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;Each Owner agrees to provide any information requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to this paragraph.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>7.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>CHARGES OF DEPOSITARY.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company agrees to pay the fees, reasonable expenses and out-of-pocket charges of the Depositary and those of any Registrar only in accordance with agreements in writing entered into between the Depositary and the Company from time to time. &nbsp;The Depositary shall present its statement for such charges and expenses to the Company once every three months. &nbsp;The charges and expenses of the Custodian are for the sole account of the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The following charges shall be incurred by any party depositing or withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering Receipts or to whom Receipts are issued (including, without limitation, issuance pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the Receipts or Deposited Securities or a distribution of Receipts pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement), whichever applicable: (1) taxes and other governmental charges, (2) such registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the registration of transfers of Shares generally on the Share register of the Company or Foreign Registrar and applicable to transfers of Shares to the name of the Depositary or its nominee or the Custodian or its nominee on the making of deposits or withdrawals under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, (3) such cable, telex and 
facsimile transmission expenses as are expressly provided in the Deposit Agreement, (4) such reasonable and customary expenses as are incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of foreign currency pursuant to Section 4.05 of the Deposit Agreement, (5) a fee not in excess of $5.00 or less per 100 American Depositary Shares (or portion thereof) for the execution and delivery of Receipts pursuant to Sections 2.03 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement and the surrender of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Deposit Agreement and (6) a fee for, and the deduction of such fee from, the distribution of proceeds of sales of securities or rights pursuant to Section 4.02 or 4.04, respectively of the Deposit Agreement, such fee being in an amount equal to the fee for the issuance of American Depositary Shares referred to above which would have been charged as a result of the deposit by Owners of securities (for purposes of this clause 6 treating all such securities as if they were Shares) or Shares received in exercis
e of rights distributed to them pursuant to Section 4.02 or 4.04, respectively of the Deposit Agreement, but which securities or rights are instead sold by the Depositary and the net proceeds distributed.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary, subject to Article 8 hereof, may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>8.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>PRE-RELEASE OF RECEIPTS.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Notwithstanding Section 2.03 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may execute and deliver Receipts prior to the receipt of Shares pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Deposit Agreement (&#147;Pre-Release&#148;). &nbsp;The Depositary may, pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Deposit Agreement, deliver Shares upon the receipt and cancellation of Receipts which have been Pre-Released, whether or not such cancellation is prior to the termination of all such Pre-Releases. &nbsp;The Depositary may receive Receipts in lieu of Shares in satisfaction of a Pre-Release. &nbsp;Each Pre-Release will be (a) preceded or accompanied by a written representation from the person to whom Receipts are to be delivered that such person, or its customer, owns the Shares or Receipts to be remitted, as the case may be, (b) at all times fully collateralized with cash or United States government securit
ies until such Shares are deposited, (c) terminable by the Depositary on not more than five (5) business days notice, and (d) subject to such further indemnities and credit regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate. &nbsp;The number of American Depositary Shares which are outstanding at any time as a result of Pre-Releases will not normally exceed thirty percent (30%) of the Shares deposited under the Deposit Agreement then outstanding; provided, however, that the Depositary reserves the right to change or disregard such limit from time to time as it deems appropriate.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in connection with the foregoing, including interest on any collateral. &nbsp;The Company shall have no liability to the Depositary or any Owner with respect to any representations, actions or omissions by the Depositary or any Owner in connection with any Pre-Release.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>9.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>TITLE TO RECEIPTS.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>It is a condition of this Receipt and every successive holder and Owner of this Receipt by accepting or holding the same consents and agrees, that title to this Receipt when properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, is transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument governed by New York law, provided, however, that the Company and Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, may treat the person in whose name this Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in the Deposit Agreement or for all other purposes and neither the Depositary nor the Company shall have any obligation or be subject to any liability under this Deposit Ag
reement to any holder of a Receipt unless such holder is the Owner hereof.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>VALIDITY OF RECEIPT.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>This Receipt shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless this Receipt shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary; provided, however, that such signature may be a facsimile if a Registrar for Receipts shall have been appointed and the Receipts are countersigned by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Registrar.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>REPORTS; INSPECTION OF TRANSFER BOOKS.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, accordingly files certain reports with the Commission. &nbsp;Such reports and communications will be available for inspection and copying by holders and Owners at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary will make available for inspection by Owners of Receipts at its Corporate Trust Office any reports and communications, including any proxy soliciting material, received from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary as the holder of the Deposited Securities and (b) made generally available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by the Company. &nbsp;The Depositary will also send to Owners of Receipts copies of such reports when furnished by the Company pursuant to the Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;Any such reports and communications, including any such proxy soliciting material, furnished to the Depositary by the Company shall be furnished in English to the extent such materials are required to be translated into English pursuant to any regulations of the Commission.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary will keep books for the registration of Receipts and transfers of Receipts which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Owners of Receipts provided that such inspection shall not be for the purpose of communicating with Owners of Receipts in the interest of a business or object other than the business of the Company or a matter related to the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>12.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Whenever the Depositary receives any cash dividend or other cash distribution on any Deposited Securities, the Depositary will, if such cash is received in Foreign Currency, subject to the provisions of Section 4.05 of the Deposit Agreement and to the following sentence, convert such dividend or distribution into Dollars and will as promptly as practicable distribute the amount thus received (net of the reasonable and customary expenses incurred by the Depositary as provided in Article 7 hereof and Section 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement) to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto, provided, however, that in the event that the Company or the Depositary is required to-withhold and does withhold from any cash dividend or other cash distribution in respect of any Deposited Securities an amount on account of taxes or other governmental charges, the amount distributed to the O
wners of the Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced accordingly.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Subject to the provisions of Section 4.11 and 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement, whenever the Depositary receives any distribution other than a distribution described in Section 4.01, 4.03 or 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will cause the securities or property received by it to be distributed to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto, in any manner that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution; provided, however, that if in the opinion of the Depositary such distribution cannot be made proportionately among the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto, or if for any other reason the Depositary deems such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may adopt such method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including, but not limited to, the public or private sale o
f the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale shall be distributed by the Depositary to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution -received in cash.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Except as provided in the following paragraph, if any distribution consists of a dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares, the Depositary may and shall if the Company shall so request, reflect on the records of the Depositary such increase in the aggregate number of American Depositary Shares representing such Shares, or distribute to the Owners of outstanding Receipts entitled thereto, additional Receipts evidencing an aggregate number of American Depositary Shares representing the amount of Shares received as such dividend or free distribution subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement with respect to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement with respect to the deposit of Shares and the issuance of American Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts, including the withholding of any tax or other governmental charge as provided in Section 4.
11 of the Deposit Agreement and the payment of the fees of the Depositary as provided in Article 7 hereof and Section 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;In lieu of delivering Receipts for fractional American Depositary Shares in any such case, the Depositary will sell the amount of Shares represented by the aggregate of such fractions and distribute the net proceeds. &nbsp;If additional receipts are not so distributed, each American Depositary Share shall thenceforth also represent the additional Shares distributed upon the Deposited Securities represented thereby.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If any dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares described in the preceding paragraph consists of Shares that are not entitled to the same rights, including rights with respect to dividends or other distributions, as Shares constituting Deposited Securities, such dividend or free distribution shall be treated by the Depositary as a distribution in other than cash, Shares or rights in accordance with Section 4.02 of the Deposit Agreement.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In the event that the Depositary determines that any distribution in property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) is subject to any tax or other governmental charge which the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the Depositary may by public or private sale dispose of all or a portion of such property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay any such taxes or charges, and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale after deduction of such taxes or charges to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by them respectively, and the Depositary shall distribute any unsold balance of such property in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>13.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>RIGHTS.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In the event that the Company shall offer or cause to be offered to the holders of any Deposited Securities any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or any rights of any other nature, the Depositary, after consultation with the Company, shall have discretion as to the procedure to be followed in making such rights available to any Owners or in disposing of such rights on behalf of any Owners and making the net proceeds available to such Owners or, if by the terms of such rights offering or for any other reason, the Depositary may not either make such rights available to any Owners or dispose of such rights and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall allow the rights to lapse. &nbsp;If at the time of the offering of any rights the Depositary determines in its discretion, after consultation with the Company, that it is lawful and fea
sible to make such rights available to all or certain Owners but not to other Owners, the Depositary may, after consultation with the Company, distribute to any Owner to whom it determines the distribution to be lawful and feasible, in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by such Owner, warrants or other instruments therefor in such form as it deems appropriate.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In circumstances in which rights would otherwise not be distributed, if an Owner of Receipts requests the distribution of warrants or other instruments in order to exercise the rights allocable to the American Depositary Shares of such Owner hereunder, the Depositary will make such rights available to such Owner upon written notice from the Company to the Depositary that (a) the Company has elected in its sole discretion to permit such rights to be exercised and (b) such Owner has executed such documents as the Company has determined in its sole discretion are reasonably required under applicable law.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If the Depositary has distributed warrants or other instruments for rights to all or certain Owners, then upon instruction from such an Owner pursuant to such warrants or other instruments to the Depositary to exercise such rights, upon payment by such Owner to the Depositary for the account of such Owner of an amount equal to the purchase price of the Shares to be received upon the exercise of the rights, and upon payment of the fees of the Depositary and any other charges as set forth in such warrants or other instruments, the Depositary shall, on behalf of such Owner, exercise the rights and purchase the Shares, and the Company shall cause the Shares so purchased to be delivered to the Depositary on behalf of such Owner. &nbsp;As agent for such Owner, the Depositary will cause the Shares so purchased to be deposited pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Deposit Agreement, 
and shall, pursuant to</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Section 2.03 of the Deposit Agreement, execute and deliver Receipts representing American Depositary Shares evidencing such Shares to such Owner. &nbsp;In the case of a distribution pursuant to the second paragraph of this Article, such Receipt shall be legended in accordance with applicable U.S. laws, and shall be subject to the appropriate restrictions on sale, deposit, cancellation and transfer under such laws.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If the Depositary determines in its discretion, after consultation with the Company, that it is not lawful and feasible to make such rights available to all or certain Owners, it may sell the rights, warrants or other instruments in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by the Owners to whom it has determined it may not lawfully or feasibly make such rights available, and allocate the net proceeds of such sales (net of fees as provided under the Deposit Agreement and all taxes and governmental charges payable in connection with such rights and subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement) for the account of such Owners otherwise entitled to such rights, warrants or other instruments, upon an averaged or other practical basis without regard to any distinctions among such Owners because of exchange restrictions or the date of delivery
 of any Receipt or otherwise.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of the rights or of the securities to which any rights relate is required in order for the Company to offer such rights to Owners and sell the securities upon the exercise of such rights to Owners, the Depositary will not offer such rights to the Owners having an address in the United States unless and until such a registration statement is in effect, or unless the offering and sale of such securities to the Owners of such Receipts are exempt from registration under the provisions of such Act. &nbsp;Notwithstanding any terms of this Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to prepare and file a registration statement for any purpose.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to determine that it may be lawful or feasible to make such rights available to Owners in general or any Owner in particular.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>14.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>CONVERSION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Subject to any restrictions imposed by Argentine laws, regulations or applicable permits issued by any Argentine governmental body, whenever the Depositary shall receive foreign currency, by way of dividends or other distributions or the net proceeds from the sale of securities, property or rights, and if at the time of the receipt thereof the foreign currency so received can in the judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable basis into Dollars and the resulting Dollars transferred to the United States, the Depositary shall as promptly as practicable convert or cause to be converted, by sale or in any other manner that it may determine, such foreign currency into Dollars, and such Dollars shall be distributed (except as provided in Section 4.01 of the Deposit Agreement) to the Owners entitled thereto or, if the Depositary shall have distributed any warrants 
or other instruments which entitle the holders thereof to such Dollars, then to the holders of such warrants and/or instruments upon surrender thereof for cancellation. &nbsp;Such distribution may be made upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among Owners on account of exchange restrictions, the date of delivery of any Receipt or otherwise and shall be net of any reasonable and customary expenses of conversion into Dollars incurred by the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If such conversion or distribution can be effected only with the approval or license of any government or agency thereof, then such conversion or distribution shall be done only with such approval or license.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If at any time the Depositary shall determine that in its judgment any foreign currency received by the Depositary is not convertible on a reasonable basis into Dollars transferable to the United States, or if any approval or license of any government or agency thereof which is required for such conversion is denied or in the opinion of the Depositary is not obtainable, of if any such approval or license is not obtained within a reasonable period as determined by the Depositary, the Depositary may distribute the foreign currency (or an appropriate document evidencing the right to receive such foreign currency) received by the Depositary to, or in its discretion may hold such foreign currency uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the Owners entitled to receive the same.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If any such conversion of foreign currency, in whole or in part, cannot be effected for distribution to some of the Owners entitled thereto, the Depositary may in its discretion make such conversion and distribution in Dollars to the extent permissible to the Owners entitled thereto and may distribute the balance of the foreign currency received by the Depositary to, or hold such balance uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the Owners entitled thereto.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>15.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>RECORD DATES.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or whenever rights shall be issued with respect to the Deposited Securities, or whenever for any reason the Depositary causes a change in the number of Shares that are represented by each American Depositary Share, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall fix a record date, which date shall, to the extent practicable, be the same record date fixed by the Company (a) for the determination of the Owners of Receipts who shall be (i) entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or rights or the net proceeds of the sale thereof or (ii) entitled to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or (b) on or after which each Americ
an Depositary Share will represent the changed number of Shares, subject to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>16.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>VOTING OF DEPOSITED SECURITIES.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Upon receipt of notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail or caused to be mailed to the Owners of Receipts a notice, the form of which notice shall be subject to the reasonable discretion of the Depositary and any applicable provision of Argentine law, if any, that governs such notice, which shall contain (a) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting received by the Depositary from the Company, (b) a statement that the Owners of Receipts as of the close of business on a specified record date will be entitled, subject to any applicable provision of Argentine law and of the by-laws of the Company and the provisions of the Shares or other Deposited Securities, to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the amount of S
hares or other Deposited Securities represented by their respective American Depositary Shares and (c) a statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. &nbsp;Upon the written request of an Owner of a Receipt on such record date, received on or before the date established by the Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares in accordance with the instructions set forth in such request. &nbsp;The Depositary shall not vote Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares except in accordance with instructions received from an Owner; provided, however, that if no such instructions are received, the Depositary shall vote the Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors of the Company made to all hol
ders of Shares, unless prohibited from doing so by any applicable provisions of Argentine law, and if no such recommendations are made it shall not vote such Shares or other Deposited Securities. &nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary will not vote such Shares in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors, if made, unless the Company has provided to the Depositary a copy of an opinion of Argentine counsel stating that the action recommended by the Board of Directors for approval by holders of Shares is not in contravention of Argentine law or the by-laws or regulations, if any, of the Company.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In addition, at any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities (including ordinary and extraordinary meetings of shareholders of the Company), the Depositary shall, if requested by the Board of Directors of the Company, and unless prohibited by any applicable provisions by Argentine law, deposit all Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares for purposes of establishing a quorum at such meetings, whether or not voting instructions with respect thereto have been received.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>17.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>CHANGES AFFECTING DEPOSITED SECURITIES.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>In circumstances where the provisions of Section 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement do not apply, upon any change in nominal value, change in par value, split-up, consolidation, or any other reclassification of Deposited Securities, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale of assets affecting the Company or to which it is a party, any securities which shall be received by the Depositary or a Custodian in exchange for or in conversion of or in respect of Deposited Securities shall be treated as new Deposited Securities under the Deposit Agreement, and American Depositary Shares shall thenceforth represent, in addition or in replacement as applicable to the existing Deposited Securities, the new Deposited Securities so received in exchange or conversion, unless additional Receipts are delivered pursuant to the following sentence. &nbsp;In 
any such case the Depositary may, after consultation with the Company and shall if the Company shall so request, execute and deliver additional Receipts as in the case of a dividend in Shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new Deposited Securities.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>18.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall incur any liability to any Owner or holder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States, Argentina or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the by-laws of the Company, or by reason of any provisions of any securities issued or distributed by the Company or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company incur any liability to any Own
er or holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Sections 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or an offering, and, shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. &nbsp;Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Ag
reement to Owners or holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. &nbsp;The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. &nbsp;Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expenses and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian shall not be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. &nbsp;Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel,
 accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. &nbsp;The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. &nbsp;The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. &nbsp;No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provisions of the Depos
it Agreement.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>19.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF THE DEPOSITARY; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR CUSTODIAN.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary hereunder by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company, such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by written notice of such removal, effective upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;Whenever the Depositary in its discretion determines that it is in the best interest of the Owners of Receipts to do so, it may appoint a substitute or additional custodian or custodians.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>20.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>AMENDMENT.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The form of the Receipts and any provisions of the Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between the Company and the Depositary in any respect which they may deem necessary or desirable. &nbsp;Any amendment which shall impose or increase any fees or charges (other than taxes and other governmental charges, registration fees and cable, telex or facsimile transmission costs, delivery costs or other such expenses), or which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial existing right of Owners of Receipts, shall, however, not become effective as to outstanding Receipts until the expiration of thirty days after notice of such amendment shall have been given to the Owners of outstanding Receipts. &nbsp;Every Owner of a Receipt at the time any amendment so becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent a
nd agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended thereby. &nbsp;In no event shall any amendment impair the right of the Owner of any Receipt to surrender such Receipt and receive therefor the Deposited Securities represented thereby except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>21.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>TERMINATION OF DEPOSIT AGREEMENT</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary at any time at the direction of the Company shall terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Owners of all Receipts then outstanding at least 30 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination. &nbsp;The Depositary may likewise terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Company and the Owners of all Receipts then outstanding if at any time 90 days shall have expired after the Depositary shall have delivered to the Company a written notice of its election to resign and a successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted its appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;On and after the date of termination, the Owner of a Receipt will, upon (a) surrender of such Receipt at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary, (b) payment of the fee of the De
positary for the surrender of Receipts referred to in Section 2.05 of the Deposit Agreement, and (c) payment of any applicable taxes or governmental charges, be entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount of Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt. &nbsp;If any Receipts shall remain outstanding after the date of termination, the Depositary thereafter shall discontinue the registration of transfers of Receipts, shall suspend the distribution of dividends to the Owners thereof, and shall not give any further notices or perform any further acts under the Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary shall continue to collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to Deposited Securities, shall sell rights as provided in the Deposit Agreement, and shall continue to deliver Deposited Securities, together with any dividends or other distributions received with respect thereto and the net proceeds of the sale of any rights or other propert
y, in exchange for Receipts surrendered to the Depositary (after deducting, in each case, the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any expenses for the account of the Owner of such Receipt in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, and any applicable taxes or governmental charges). &nbsp;At any time after the expiration of one year from the date of termination, the Depositary may sell the Deposited Securities then held under the Deposit Agreement and may thereafter hold uninvested the net proceeds of any such sale, together with any other cash then held by it thereunder, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for the pro rata benefit of the Owners of Receipts which have not theretofore been surrendered, such Owners thereupon becoming general creditors of the Depositary with respect to such net proceeds. &nbsp;After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement, except to account for such net proceeds
 and other cash (after deducting, in each case, the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any expenses for the account of the Owner of such Receipt in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, and any applicable taxes or governmental charges). &nbsp;Upon the termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary with respect to indemnification, charges, and expenses.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>22.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Company may from time to time request Owners to provide information as to the capacity in which such Owners own or owned Receipts and regarding the identity of any other persons then or previously interested in such Receipts and the nature of such interest. &nbsp;Each Owner agrees to provide any such information to the Company or the Depositary.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:72pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>23.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>UNCERTIFICATED AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES; DIRECT REGISTRATION SYSTEM</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Deposit Agreement:</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(a)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>American Depositary Shares may be certificated securities evidenced by Receipts or uncertificated securities. &nbsp;The form of Receipt annexed as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement describes the terms and conditions of, and will be the prospectus required under the Securities Act of 1933 for, both certificated and uncertificated American Depositary Shares. &nbsp;Except for those provisions of the Deposit Agreement that by their nature do not apply to uncertificated American Depositary Shares, all the provisions of the Deposit Agreement shall apply, <U>mutatis mutandis</U>, to uncertificated American Depositary Shares as well as to certificated American Depositary Shares, and to Owners and holders of uncertificated American Depositary Shares as well as to Owners and holders of Receipts.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(b)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(i)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;deliver&#148;, or its noun form, when used with respect to Receipts, shall mean (A) book-entry transfer of American Depositary Shares to an account at The Depository Trust Company, or its successor (&#147;DTC&#148;), designated by the person entitled to such delivery, &nbsp;(B) registration of American Depositary Shares not evidenced by a Receipt on the books of the Depositary in the name requested by the person entitled to such delivery and mailing to that person of a statement confirming that registration or (C) if requested by the person entitled to such delivery, delivery at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary to the person entitled to such delivery of one or more Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares registered in the name requested by that person.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(ii)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:144pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The term &#147;surrender&#148;, when used with respect to Receipts, shall mean (A) one or more book-entry transfers of American Depositary Shares to the DTC account of the Depositary, (B) delivery to the Depositary at its Corporate Trust Office of an instruction to surrender American Depositary Shares not evidenced by a Receipt &nbsp;or (C) surrender to the Depositary at its Corporate Trust Office of one or more Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(c)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>American Depositary Shares not evidenced by Receipts shall be transferable as uncertificated registered securities under the laws of the State of New York.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(d)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The Depositary shall have a duty to register a transfer in the case of uncertificated American Depositary Shares, upon receipt from the Owner of a proper instruction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, instructions through DRS and Profile as provided in subsection (f) below). &nbsp;The Depositary, upon surrender of a Receipt for the purpose of exchanging for uncertificated American Depositary Shares, shall cancel that Receipt and send the Owner a statement confirming that the Owner is the owner of the same number of uncertificated American Depositary Shares that the surrendered Receipt evidenced. The Depositary, upon receipt of a proper instruction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, instructions through DRS and Profile as provided in subsection (f) below) from the Owner of uncertificated American Depositary Shares for the purpose of exchanging for certificated American Depositary Sha
res, shall execute and deliver to the Owner a Receipt evidencing the same number of certificated American Depositary Shares.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(e)</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Upon satisfaction of the conditions for replacement of a Receipt that is mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen, the Depositary shall deliver to the Owner the American Depositary Shares evidenced by that Receipt in uncertificated form unless otherwise requested by the Owner.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; text-indent:72pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(f)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(i) &nbsp;The parties acknowledge that the Direct Registration System (&#147;DRS&#148;) and Profile Modification System (&#147;Profile&#148;) shall apply to uncertificated American Depositary Shares upon acceptance thereof to DRS by DTC. &nbsp;DRS is the system administered by DTC pursuant to which the Depositary may register the ownership of uncertificated American Depositary Shares, which ownership shall be evidenced by periodic statements issued by the Depositary to the Owners entitled thereto. &nbsp;Profile is a required feature of DRS which allows a DTC participant, claiming to act on behalf of an Owner of American Depositary Shares, to direct the Depositary to register a transfer of those American Depositary Shares to DTC or its nominee and to deliver those American Depositary Shares to the DTC account of that DTC participant without receipt by the Depositary of 
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<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:108pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>(ii) &nbsp;In connection with and in accordance with the arrangements and procedures relating to DRS/Profile, the parties understand that the Depositary will not verify, determine or otherwise ascertain that the DTC participant which is claiming to be acting on behalf of an Owner in requesting a registration of transfer and delivery as described in clause (i) above has the actual authority to act on behalf of the Owner (notwithstanding any requirements under the Uniform Commercial Code). &nbsp;For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Sections 5.03 and 5.08 of the Deposit Agreement shall apply to the matters arising from the use of the DRS. &nbsp;The parties agree that the Depositary&#146;s reliance on and compliance with instructions received by the Depositary through the DRS/Profile System and in accordance with the Deposit Agreement shall not constitute negligence or bad faith on the p
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>Depositary Receipts Division</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>101 Barclay Street</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>New York, New York 10286</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>________, 2009</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Macacha G&#252;emes 515, </P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>C1106BKK Buenos Aires, Argentina</P>
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<TABLE cellspacing=0><TR><TD style="border:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=73.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Re:</P>
</TD><TD style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=517.2><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; padding-left:-0.9pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of __________, 2009 &nbsp;(the &#147;Deposit Agreement&#148;) among YPF Sociedad An&#243;nima (the &#147;Company&#148;), The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary (the &#147;Depositary&#148;, and all Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. </P>
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<P style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Dear Sirs:</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>We refer to the Deposit Agreement. &nbsp;Capitalized terms defined in the Deposit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Deposit Agreement.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>We hereby agree that, without the prior consent of the Company, we will not (a) Pre-Release American Depositary Shares or (b) permit any Pre-Release to remain outstanding at any time, except pursuant to agreements, covenants, representations or warranties substantively to the effect of Sections 3(a), 3(e), 4, 7(a) and 14 of the ADR Pre-Release Agreement attached hereto (or, in lieu of Section 14, we will indemnify the Company to the same extent that the counterparty to a Pre-Release would be required by said Section 14 to indemnify the Company).</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">We hereby agree that neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall deliver Shares (other than to the Company or its agent as contemplated by Section 4.08 of the Deposit Agreement), or otherwise permit Shares to be withdrawn from the facility created by the Deposit Agreement, except upon the surrender and cancellation of&nbsp;American Depositary Shares or in connection with a sale permitted under Section 3.02, 4.03, 4.11 or 6.02 of that Agreement.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>We confirm that we currently do not, and do not intend to, make any Pre-Release to any person until such person has undergone the Depositary's standard credit review process.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If, after the date hereof, the Depositary's ADR Department is advised by counsel that there has occurred a material change in the U.S. federal income tax law (including judicial and administrative interpretations thereof) regarding the treatment of Pre-Release, we agree to notify the Company promptly of such change and to advise the Company as to the changes, if any, that we intend to make, or have made, to the Pre-Release procedures then being followed by us as a result of such change in the tax law. &nbsp;We will in good faith consult with the Company and consider all suggestions, without any obligation on our part to change our Pre-Release procedures.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>We will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each Owner from time to time of American Depositary Shares against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) based upon a breach by the Depositary of any agreement of the Depositary set forth in this letter.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>If any action or claim shall be brought against the Company in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to the preceding paragraph or the second paragraph of this letter, the Company shall notify the Depositary in writing of such action or claim giving reasonable details thereof. &nbsp;The Depositary shall have the option of assuming the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the Company (who shall not, except with the consent of the Company, be counsel to the Depositary in connection with such action or claim), and, after notice from the Depositary to the Company of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the Depositary shall not be liable to the Company or any other indemnified party for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by the Company or any other indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof othe
r than reasonable costs of investigation. &nbsp;No compromise or settlement of such action or proceeding may be effected by either party without the other party's consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) unless (i) there is no finding or admission of any violation of law and no effect on any other claims that may be made against such other party and (ii) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the party seeking such compromise or settlement.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Very truly yours,</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; text-indent:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:24pt; text-indent:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as Depositary</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:216pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>By: __________________________</P>
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