Form 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15b-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May, 2003

 


 

Irsa Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Irsa Investments and Representations Inc.

(Translation of registrant´s name into English)

 

Republic of Argentina

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

Bolívar 108

(C1066AAB)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Form 20-F    þ                        Form 40-F    ¨

 

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 Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes    ¨                             No    þ

 



 

IRSA INVERSIONES Y REPRESENTACIONES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA

(THE “COMPANY”)

 

REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

Attached is an English translation of the summary of the letter dated May 23, 2003 filed by the Company with the Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires and the Comisión Nacional de Valores.


 

By letter dated May 23, 2003, the Company reported that a holder of Company’s Convertible Notes due 2007 exercised his conversion right. Hence, the Company shall issue 3,669 shares, face value pesos 1 (V$N 1) each, and cancel Convertible Notes for an amount of U$S 2,000. The conversion was performed according to terms and conditions established in the prospectus of issuance at the conversion rate of 1.83486 shares, face value pesos 1 per Convertible Note of face value U$S 1. As a result of that conversion the amount of shares of the Company goes from 212,008,135 to 212,011,804. On the other hand, the amount of registered Convertible Notes is U$S 99,993,170.


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

By:

 

/s/ SAÚL ZANG


Name:

 

    Saúl Zang

Title:

 

    Second Vice Chairman of the Board of

    Directors

 

Dated: May 26, 2003