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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - ARS ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Total attributable to equity holders [Member] | Shareholders Contributions, Total Common Stock [Member] | Shareholders Contributions, Common Stock [Member] | Shareholders Contributions, Inflation Adjustment to Common Stock [Member] | Shareholders Contributions, Treasury Shares, Common Stock [Member] | Shareholders Contributions, Treasury Shares, Inflation Adjustment to Common Stock [Member] | Acquisition Cost of Treasury Shares [Member] | [2] | Retained Earnings, Accumulated Retained Earnings [Member] | Retained Earnings, Legal Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Future Dividend Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Future Capital Expenditure Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Subtotal [Member] | Non-Controlling Interests [Member]
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Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 18,649,007 | [1] | $ 18,648,992 | [1] | $ 18,667,034 | [1] | $ 794,495 | [1] | $ 17,872,539 | [1] | $ 0 | [1],[2] | $ 0 | [1],[2] | $ 0 | $ (1,313,105) | [1] | $ 613,770 | [1] | $ 247,320 | [1] | $ 433,973 | [1] | $ (18,042) | [1] | $ 15 | [1]
Resolutions of the Board of Director's Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends distribution | (226,899) |  | (226,899) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (226,899) |  | 0 |  | (226,899) |  | 0 |
Resolutions of the Extraordinary and Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future dividends reserve | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,027) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 6,027 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Derecognition of Reserves | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 364,822 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (364,822) |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Comprehensive income for the year | 1,106,295 | [1],[3] | 1,106,293 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 1,106,293 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 1,106,293 |  | 2 |
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2016 | 19,528,403 | [1] | 19,528,386 | [1] | 18,667,034 | [1] | 794,495 | [1] | 17,872,539 | [1] | 0 | [1],[2] | 0 | [1],[2] | 0 | 151,983 | [1] | 613,770 | [1] | 20,421 | [1] | 75,178 | [1] | 861,352 | [1] | 17 | [1]
Resolutions of the Extraordinary and Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal reserve | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36,451) |  | 36,451 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Future dividends reserve | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,536,819) |  | 0 |  | 1,536,819 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Derecognition of Reserves | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,327 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (5,327) |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Cash dividends payment/distribution to non-controlling interest | (7) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (7) |
Comprehensive income for the year | 5,751,193 | [1] | 5,751,191 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 5,751,191 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 5,751,191 |  | 2 |
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2017 | 25,279,589 | [1] | 25,279,577 | [1] | 18,667,034 | [1] | 794,495 | [1] | 17,872,539 | [1] | 0 | [1],[2] | 0 | [1],[2] | 0 | 4,335,231 | [1] | 650,221 | [1] | 1,557,240 | [1] | 69,851 | [1] | 6,612,543 | [1] | 12 | [1]
Resolutions of the Board of Director's Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends distribution | (4,329,188) |  | (4,329,188) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | [2] | 0 | [2] | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | (4,329,188) |  | 0 |  | (4,329,188) |  | 0 |
Resolutions of the Extraordinary and Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future dividends reserve | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | [2] | 0 | [2] | 0 | (3,763,575) |  | 0 |  | 3,763,575 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Treasury shares purchase | (1,420,926) |  | (1,420,926) |  | (1,420,926) |  | (13,601) |  | (305,956) |  | 13,601 | [2] | 305,956 | [2] | (1,420,926) | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Cash dividends payment/distribution to non-controlling interest | (6) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | [2] | 0 | [2] | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (6) |
Comprehensive income for the year | 11,415,836 |  | 11,415,832 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | [2] | 0 | [2] | 0 | 11,415,832 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 11,415,832 |  | 4 |
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2018 | $ 30,945,305 |  | $ 30,945,295 |  | $ 17,246,108 |  | $ 780,894 |  | $ 17,566,583 |  | $ 13,601 | [2] | $ 305,956 | [2] | $ (1,420,926) | $ 11,987,488 |  | $ 650,221 |  | $ 991,627 |  | $ 69,851 |  | $ 13,699,187 |  | $ 10 |
[1] | The Company has applied IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 for the first time on January 1, 2018. In accordance with the transition methods chosen, the comparative information has not been modified. See Note 4.a)
[2] | Corresponds to 13,600,780 shares of par value Ps. 1 each, equivalent to 1.71% of the share capital. The acquisition cost of these shares amounted to Ps. 1,420,926. See Note 19. c - Acquisition of treasury shares to the consolidated financial statements.
[3] | The weighted average of the number of shares considers the effect of the weighted average of the changes originated in the transactions with treasury shares made during the year.

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