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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000931427-16-000046
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC14D9C
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161227
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161227

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GAS TRANSPORTER OF THE SOUTH INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000931427
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC14D9C
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-46666
		FILM NUMBER:		162071081

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		DON BOSCO 3672 5TH FLR
		STREET 2:		1206 CAPITAL FEDERAL
		CITY:			ARGENTINA
		STATE:			C1
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		005401148659050X1093

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		DON BOSCO 3672 5TH FLR
		STREET 2:		CAPITAL FEDERAL
		CITY:			ARGENTINA
		STATE:			C1
		ZIP:			1206

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GAS TRANSPORTER OF THE SOUTH INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000931427
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC14D9C

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		DON BOSCO 3672 5TH FLR
		STREET 2:		1206 CAPITAL FEDERAL
		CITY:			ARGENTINA
		STATE:			C1
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		005401148659050X1093

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		DON BOSCO 3672 5TH FLR
		STREET 2:		CAPITAL FEDERAL
		CITY:			ARGENTINA
		STATE:			C1
		ZIP:			1206
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:17.333px; font-size:13pt" align=center><B>SCHEDULE 14D-9</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center>Solicitation/Recommendation Statement under Section 14(d)(4)<BR>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center><B>TRANSPORTADORA DE GAS DEL SUR S.A.</B> <BR>
(Name of Subject Company)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center><B>GAS TRANSPORTER OF THE SOUTH INC.<BR>
</B>(Translation of Registrant&#146;s Name into English)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center><B>TRANSPORTADORA DE GAS DEL SUR S.A.<BR>
</B>(Names of Persons Filing Statement)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center><B>Ordinary Class B Shares par value 1 peso (&#147;Class B Shares&#148;) and American Depositary Shares, each representing rights to five Class B Shares (&#147;ADS&#148;)<BR>
</B>(Title of Class of Securities)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center><B>Ordinary Class B Shares (ISIN ARP9308R1039)<SUP> <BR>
</SUP>American Depositary Shares (893870204)<BR>
</B>(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center><B>Leandro P&#233;rez Casta&#241;o<BR>
Tel.: (+54 11) 4865-9050 Ext. 1093<BR>
Don Bosco 3672<BR>
5th Floor<BR>
C1206ABF, City of Buenos Aires<BR>
Argentina</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center><B><I>Copy to:</I></B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center><B>Robert S. Risoleo<BR>
1700 New York Ave. NW, Suite 700<BR>
Washington, DC 20006<BR>
(202) 956-7500</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; font-size:11.5pt" align=center>(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive<BR>
notices and communications on behalf of the persons filing statement)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt; float:left"><U>&nbsp;X</U></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:15.333px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11.5pt">Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.667px; font-size:11.5pt" align=justify>This Schedule 14D-9 filing consists of the following document relating to the proposed transaction: </P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.667px; font-size:11.5pt" align=justify>Translation of a material fact filed with the Comisi&#243;n Nacional de Valores, Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires and Mercado Abierto Electr&#243;nico on December 22, 2016. &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.667px; font-size:11.5pt" align=justify>IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SECURITY HOLDERS </P>
<P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-size:11.5pt" align=justify>On July 27, 2016, Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (&#147;TGS&#148;) was informed of the mandatory tender offer for Class B common shares (the &#147;Class B Shares&#148;) of nominal value of one (Ps. 1) argentine peso and one vote per share issued by TGS, up to 24.5% of TGS capital stock, to be carried out by WST S.A., PCT LLC and Grupo Inversor Petroqu&#237;mica S.L. (the &#147;Offerors&#148;), under the provisions of Section 87 et seq. of Argentine Law 26831 of Capital Markets (the &#147;Local Offer&#148;).</P>
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<P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-size:11.5pt" align=justify><FONT style="background-color:#FFFFFF">On December 22, 2016, Offerors formally notified TGS that they would be launching a tender offer in the United States for: (i) Class B Shares issued by TGS and owned by U.S. shareholders and (ii) American Depositary Shares (&#147;ADS&#148;) issued in the United States of America, each representative of five (5) Class B Shares (the &#147;U.S. Offer&#148;). </FONT></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.667px; font-size:11.5pt" align=justify>Offerors have not commenced the U.S. Offer yet. Upon commencement of the U.S. Offer, the Offerors will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO. Following commencement of the Offer, TGS will file with the SEC a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9. Holders of Class B Shares and ADSs are urged to read the Tender Offer Statement (including the offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other offer documents) and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 when such documents become available, as they will contain important information about the U.S. Offer. Holders of Class B Shares and ADS will be able to obtain these documents once filed and become available free of charge from the SEC&#146;s website at <U>www.sec.gov</U>. </P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.667px; font-size:11.5pt" align=justify>This Schedule 14D-9 incorporates by reference the Form 6-K submitted to the SEC by TGS on December 27, 2016, which relates to the U.S. Offer.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.667px; font-size:11.5pt" align=justify>Requests for copies of the Tender Offer Statement, the Schedule 14D-9 and other documents to be filed by TGS with the SEC may be made by written request to <B>Leandro P&#233;rez Casta&#241;o</B>, telephone number <B>(+54 11) 4865-9050</B> Ext. 1093 or e-mail to <U>inversores@tgs.com.ar</U> or from TGS&#146;s website, <U>http://www.tgs.com.ar/</U>. </P>
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