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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000931427-17-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170103
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170103

FILER:

	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:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13396
		FILM NUMBER:		17501899

	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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<DIV style="width:567px"><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Washington, DC 20549</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>_____________</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>FORM 6-K</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Report of Foreign Issuer</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center>For January 3, 2017</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Commission file number: 1-13.396</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center>Don Bosco 3672, Fifth Floor</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center>1206 Capital Federal</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center>Argentina</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:28.4px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center>Form 20-F<U> &nbsp;X </U>&nbsp;Form 40-F<U> &nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:28.4px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Indicate by check mark if registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): __</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:28.4px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Indicate by check mark if registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): __</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:28.4px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to the Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center>Yes<U> &nbsp;</U>&nbsp;No<U> X &nbsp;</U></P>
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</DIV><DIV style="width:589.2px"><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; page-break-before:always" align=right>Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, January 2, 2017.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">Messrs.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><B>Comisi&#243;n Nacional de Valores</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><B>Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><B>(Gerencia T&#233;cnica y de Valores Negociables) </B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><B>Mercado Abierto Electr&#243;nico S.A.</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=justify><I><U>Ref.: Material fact. Public Offer to Purchase after Change of Control and acquisition of Indirect Material Participation</U></I></P>
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<P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Dear Sirs,</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=justify>I am writing to you, in my capacity as Head of Market Relations of Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (&quot;TGS&quot;), in connection with our note DAL No. 1492/16 dated December 22, 2016, in order to inform that Grupo Inversor Petroqu&#237;mica S.L., WST S.A. and PCT L.L.C. (the &quot;Offerors&quot;) notified the Chairman of TGS that on December 30, 2016, they launched the Mandatory Tender Offer in the United States of America, under the terms set forth in the aforementioned note.</P>
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<P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Please find attached the notice served to TGS.</P>
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<P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Yours sincerely,</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Nicol&#225;s M. Mordeglia</B></P>
<P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=center>Head of Market Relations</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=right>Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, January 2, 2017.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Mr. Chairman of</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Don Bosco 3672 5th Floor (C1206ABD)</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=right><I><U>Ref.: Mandatory Public Offering. </U></I></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=right><I><U>CNV approval of formal terms of TGS </U></I></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=right><I><U>Mandatory Public Offering.</U></I></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>We are writing to you, in our role as representatives of GRUPO INVERSOR PETROQU&#205;MICA S.L., WST S.A. and PCT LLC (the &quot;Offerors&quot;), in connection with the note sent to you on 12/22/2016, in order to inform that on December 30, 2016, the Offerors launched the US Offer, under the terms timely informed in said note.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>The US Offer will be made concurrently with the Mandatory Public Offering for change of co-control and acquisition of significant indirect interest (&quot;OPA&quot;) in Argentina of all Class B common shares representative of up to 24.5% of the total common stock of Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (&#147;TGS&#148;) which is listed on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange. The Mandatory Public Offering was notified to TGS on July 27, 2016 and was authorized in its formal aspects by Comisi&#243;n Nacional de Valores (the &quot;CNV&quot;) on December 22, 2016. The opening of the takeover bid in Argentina will be informed and published in accordance with CNV regulations.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>This notice is hereby sent in order to be published as a &quot;material fact&quot; on the CNV's Financial Information Highway and informed to the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Yours sincerely,</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>GRUPO INVERSOR PETROQU&#205;MICA S.L.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>WST S.A.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Book Antiqua,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=justify>PCT LLC</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:23.8px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:12pt; page-break-before:always" align=center><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=right>Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=333.467 colspan=3><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:12pt" align=center>/s/Alejandro M. Basso</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=36.933><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=3.067><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=59.933><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:9pt">Name:</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=270.467><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:9pt">Alejandro M. Basso</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=36.933><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=3.067><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=59.933><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:9pt">Title:</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=270.467><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:9pt" align=justify><B>Vice President of Administration, Finance and Services</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=47.2><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New,Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><B>By:</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=327.467 colspan=3><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New,Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center>/s/Nicol&#225;s M. Mordeglia</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=47.2><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=56.733><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:9pt">Name:</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=270.733 colspan=2><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:9pt">Nicol&#225;s M. Mordeglia</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=47.2><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=56.733><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:9pt">Title:</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=270.733 colspan=2><P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:9pt"><B>Legal Affairs Vice president</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Date: January 3, 2017</P>
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