Form
20-F
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Form
40-F
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Yes
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X
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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1
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Financial
statements as of September 30, 2008 and Comparative Information, Limited
Review Report on Interim Period Financial Statements and Statutory Audit
Committee’s Report
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SOCIEDAD
ANONIMA
Financial
Statements as of September 30, 2008
and
Comparative Information
Limited Review
Report on Interim Period
Financial
Statements
Statutory
Audit Committee's Report
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1.
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Identification
of financial statements subject to limited
review
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2.
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Scope
of our work
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3.
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Limited
review report
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Page
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-
Cover
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1
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-
Consolidated balance sheets
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2
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Consolidated statements of income
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3
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-
Consolidated statements of cash flows
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4
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- Notes
to consolidated financial statements
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5
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-
Exhibits to consolidated financial statements
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16
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- Balance
sheets
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18
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-
Statements of income
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19
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-
Statements of changes in shareholders' equity
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20
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-
Statements of cash flows
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21
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- Notes
to financial statements
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22
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Exhibits to financial statements
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49
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Ratification of lithographed signatures
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55
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Subscribed,
paid-in and authorized for stock exchange listing
(Note 4 to
primary
financial
statements)
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- |
Shares of
Common Stock, Argentine pesos 10 par value,
1 vote per
share
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3,933,127,930 |
2008
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2007
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Current
Assets
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||||||||
Cash
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146 | 196 | ||||||
Investments
(Note 2.a)
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818 | 655 | ||||||
Trade
receivables (Note 2.b)
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3,808 | 3,235 | ||||||
Other
receivables (Note 2.c)
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2,550 | 4,361 | ||||||
Inventories
(Note 2.d)
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3,385 | 2,573 | ||||||
Total current
assets
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10,707 | 11,020 | ||||||
Noncurrent
assets
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||||||||
Trade
receivables (Note 2.b)
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25 | 32 | ||||||
Other
receivables (Note 2.c)
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879 | 809 | ||||||
Investments
(Note 2.a)
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830 | 799 | ||||||
Fixed assets
(Note 2.e)
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26,505 | 25,434 | ||||||
Intangible
assets
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7 | 8 | ||||||
Total
noncurrent assets
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28,246 | 27,082 | ||||||
Total
assets
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38,953 | 38,102 | ||||||
Current
Liabilities
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||||||||
Accounts
payable (Note 2.f)
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5,005 | 4,339 | ||||||
Loans (Note
2.g)
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2,966 | 471 | ||||||
Salaries and
social security
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233 | 213 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
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1,598 | 1,441 | ||||||
Net advances
from crude oil purchasers
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- | 9 | ||||||
Reserves
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551 | 466 | ||||||
Total current
liabilities
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10,353 | 6,939 | ||||||
Noncurrent
Liabilities
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||||||||
Accounts
payable (Note 2.f)
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3,186 | 2,542 | ||||||
Loans (Note
2.g)
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674 | 523 | ||||||
Salaries and
social security
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137 | 164 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
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21 | 21 | ||||||
Reserves
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1,937 | 1,853 | ||||||
Total
noncurrent liabilities
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5,955 | 5,103 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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16,308 | 12,042 | ||||||
Shareholder’s
Equity
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||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholder’s equity
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22,645 | 26,060 | ||||||
38,953 | 38,102 |
2008
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2007
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Net
sales
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26,204 | 20,869 | ||||||
Cost of
sales
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(17,695 | ) | (13,917 | ) | ||||
Gross
profit
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8,509 | 6,952 | ||||||
Administrative
expenses (Exhibit H)
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(707 | ) | (561 | ) | ||||
Selling
expenses (Exhibit H)
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(1,724 | ) | (1,541 | ) | ||||
Exploration
expenses (Exhibit H)
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(435 | ) | (356 | ) | ||||
Operating
income
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5,643 | 4,494 | ||||||
Income on
long-term investments
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82 | 38 | ||||||
Other expense,
net (Note 2.h)
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(313 | ) | (171 | ) | ||||
Financial
income (expense), net and holding gains:
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Gains on
assets
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Interests
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104 | 259 | ||||||
Exchange
differences
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78 | 100 | ||||||
Holding gains
on inventories
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390 | 313 | ||||||
(Losses) gains
on liabilities
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Interests
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(328 | ) | (216 | ) | ||||
Exchange
differences
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19 | (57 | ) | |||||
Reversal of
impairment of other current assets
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- | 69 | ||||||
Net
income before income tax
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5,675 | 4,829 | ||||||
Income
tax
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(2,287 | ) | (1,849 | ) | ||||
Net
income
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3,388 | 2,980 | ||||||
Earnings
per share
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8.61 | 7.58 |
2008
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2007
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Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
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Net
income
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3,388 | 2,980 | ||||||
Adjustment to
reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating
activities:
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Income on
long-term investments
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(82 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||
Dividends from
long-term investments
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51 | 52 | ||||||
Reversal of
impairment of other current assets
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- | (69 | ) | |||||
Depreciation
of fixed assets
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3,297 | 3,105 | ||||||
Consumption of
materials and fixed assets retired, net of allowances
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608 | 158 | ||||||
Increased in
allowances for fixed assets
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2 | 99 | ||||||
Income
tax
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2,287 | 1,849 | ||||||
Income tax
payments
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(1,795 | ) | (1,654 | ) | ||||
Increase in
reserves
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662 | 570 | ||||||
Changes in
assets and liabilities:
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Trade
receivables
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(566 | ) | (644 | ) | ||||
Other
receivables
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1,743 | 904 | ||||||
Inventories
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(812 | ) | (797 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
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816 | 200 | ||||||
Salaries and
social security
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12 | (42 | ) | |||||
Taxes
payable
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(315 | ) | (101 | ) | ||||
Net advances
from crude oil purchases
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(10 | ) | (69 | ) | ||||
Decrease in
reserves
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(493 | ) | (396 | ) | ||||
Interests,
exchange differences and others
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86 | 35 | ||||||
Net cash flows
provided by operating activities
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8,879 | (1) | 6,142 | (1) | ||||
Cash
Flows used in Investing Activities
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Acquisitions
of fixed assets
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(4,631 | ) | (4,076 | ) | ||||
Investments
(non cash and equivalents)
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9 | (13 | ) | |||||
Net cash flows
used in investing activities
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(4,622 | ) | (4,089 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows used in Financing Activities
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Payments of
loans
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(3,100 | ) | (1,413 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from
loans
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5,748 | 1,026 | ||||||
Dividends
paid
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(6,789 | ) | (2,360 | ) | ||||
Net cash flows
used in financing activities
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(4,141 | ) | (2,747 | ) | ||||
Increase
(decrease) in Cash and Equivalents
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116 | (694 | ) | |||||
Cash and
equivalents at the beginning of year
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847 | 1,087 | ||||||
Cash and
equivalents at the end of period
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963 | 393 | ||||||
Increase
(decrease) in Cash and Equivalents
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116 | (694 | ) |
(1)
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Includes (85)
and (98) corresponding to interest payments for the nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
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1.
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CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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a)
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Consolidation
policies
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-
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Investments
and income (loss) related to controlled companies in which YPF has the
number of votes necessary to control corporate decisions are substituted
for such companies’ assets, liabilities, net revenues, cost and expenses,
which are aggregated to the Company’s proportionate share in their assets,
liabilities, net revenues, cost and expenses, considering intercompany
profits, transactions, balances and other
consolidation adjustments.
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-
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Investments
and income (loss) related to companies in which YPF holds joint control
are consolidated line by line on the basis of the Company’s proportionate
share in their assets, liabilities, net revenues, cost and expenses,
considering intercompany profits, transactions, balances and other
consolidations adjustments.
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b)
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Financial
statements used for consolidation:
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c)
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Valuation
criteria:
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2.
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ANALYSIS
OF THE MAIN ACCOUNTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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a)
Investments:
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2008
|
2007
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Current
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Noncurrent
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Current
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Noncurrent
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Short-term
investments and government securities
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818 | (1) | 162 | (3) | 655 | (1) | 168 | (3) | ||||||||
Long-term
investments
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- | 891 | (2) | - | 837 | (2) | ||||||||||
Allowance for
reduction in value of holdings in long-term investments
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- | (223 | )(2) | - | (206 | ) (2) | ||||||||||
818 | 830 | 655 | 799 |
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(1)
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Includes 817
and 651 as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, with
an original maturity of less than three
months.
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(2)
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In addition to
the amounts detailed in Exhibit C to the primary financial statements,
includes interest in Gas Argentino S.A. (“GASA”). As of September 30,
2008, GASA must restart a new debt restructuring process as certain
creditors terminated the refinancing agreement celebrated on December 7,
2005, executing the option contemplated in the mentioned
agreement.
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(3)
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Corresponds to
restricted cash as of September 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007, which
represents bank deposits used to pay labor claims and deposits used as
guarantees given to government
agencies.
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b)
Trade receivables:
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2008
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2007
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Current
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Noncurrent
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Current
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Noncurrent
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Accounts
receivable
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3,739 | 25 | 3,142 | 32 | ||||||||||||
Related
parties
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487 | - | 533 | - | ||||||||||||
4,226 | 25 | 3,675 | 32 | |||||||||||||
Allowance for
doubtful trade receivables
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(418 | ) | - | (440 | ) | - | ||||||||||
3,808 | 25 | 3,235 | 32 |
c)
Other receivables:
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2008
|
2007
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Current
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Noncurrent
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Current
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Noncurrent
|
|||||||||||||
Deferred
income tax
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- | 498 | - | 517 | ||||||||||||
Tax credits
and export rebates
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779 | 18 | 931 | 15 | ||||||||||||
Trade
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60 | - | 97 | - | ||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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131 | 76 | 111 | 60 | ||||||||||||
Concessions
charges
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17 | 53 | 17 | 79 | ||||||||||||
Related
parties
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970 | (1) | 99 | (1) | 2,681 | (1) | - | |||||||||
Loans to
clients
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22 | 88 | 14 | 90 | ||||||||||||
Advances to
suppliers
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135 | - | 132 | - | ||||||||||||
From joint
ventures and other agreements
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134 | - | 62 | - | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
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434 | 98 | 438 | 98 | ||||||||||||
2,682 | 930 | 4,483 | 859 | |||||||||||||
Allowance for
other doubtful accounts
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(132 | ) | - | (122 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Allowance for
valuation of other receivables to their estimated realizable
value
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- | (51 | ) | - | (50 | ) | ||||||||||
2,550 | 879 | 4,361 | 809 |
(1)
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In addition to
the amounts detailed in Note 3.c to the primary financial statements,
mainly includes 179 with Central Dock Sud S.A., which accrues interest at
6.63% as of September 30, 2008 and 51 with Repsol Netherlands Finance B.V.
as of December 31, 2007.
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d)
Inventories:
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2008
|
2007
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Refined
products
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2,096 | 1,612 | ||||||
Crude oil and
natural gas
|
924 | 646 | ||||||
Products in
process
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44 | 46 | ||||||
Raw materials,
packaging materials and others
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321 | 269 | ||||||
3,385 | 2,573 |
e)
Fixed assets:
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2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Net book value
of fixed assets (Exhibit A)
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26,552 | 25,481 | ||||||
Allowance for
unproductive exploratory drilling
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(3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Allowance for
obsolescence of material and equipment
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(44 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||
26,505 | 25,434 |
f)
Accounts payable:
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2008
|
2007
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Current
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Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
|||||||||||||
Trade
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3,707 | 17 | 3,131 | 21 | ||||||||||||
Hydrocarbon
wells abandonment obligations
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446 | 2,778 | 395 | 2,316 | ||||||||||||
Related
parties
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228 | - | 140 | - | ||||||||||||
From joint
ventures and other agreements
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356 | - | 373 | - | ||||||||||||
Environmental
liabilities
|
109 | 351 | 137 | 166 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
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159 | 40 | 163 | 39 | ||||||||||||
5,005 | 3,186 | 4,339 | 2,542 |
g)
Loans:
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2008
|
2007
|
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Interest
rates(1)
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Principal
maturity
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
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Negotiable
Obligations – YPF
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9.13 - 10.00 | % | 2009-2028 | 328 | 204 | 14 | 523 | |||||||||||||||||
Related
parties
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4.77 - 13.50 | % | 2009-2010 | 84 | 470 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Other bank
loans and other creditors
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3.37 - 19.00 | % | 2008-2009 | 2,554 | - | 457 | - | |||||||||||||||||
2,966 | 674 | 471 | 523 |
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(1)
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Annual fixed
interest rate as of September 30,
2008.
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Income
(Expense)
|
||||||||
h)
Other expense, net:
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2008
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2007
|
||||||
Reserve for
pending lawsuits and other claims
|
(76 | ) | (140 | ) | ||||
Environmental
remediation
|
(282 | ) | (113 | ) | ||||
Miscellaneous
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45 | 82 | ||||||
(313 | ) | (171 | ) |
3.
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES IN CONTROLLED
COMPANIES
|
-
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YPF Holdings
Inc. has been conducting similar studies under their own auspices for
several years.
|
-
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The EPA and
other agencies are addressing the lower Passaic River in a joint federal,
state, local and private sector cooperative effort designated as the Lower
Passaic River Restoration Project (“PRRP”). Tierra, along with other
entities, participated in an initial remedial investigation and
feasibility study (“RIFS”) in connection with the PRRP. The parties are
discussing the possibility of further work with the EPA. The entities have
agreed the allocations of costs associated with the RIFS, based on a
number of considerations.
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-
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In 2003, the
DEP issued Directive No. 1 to Occidental and Maxus and certain of their
respective related entities as well as other third parties. Directive No.
1 seeks to address natural resource damages allegedly resulting from
almost 200 years of historic industrial and commercial development of the
lower 17 miles of the Passaic River and a part of its watershed. Directive
No. 1 asserts that the named entities are jointly and severally liable for
the alleged natural resource damages without regard to fault. The DEP has
asserted jurisdiction in this matter even though all or part of the lower
Passaic River has been designated as a Superfund site and is a subject of
the PRRP. Directive No. 1 calls for the following actions: interim
compensatory restoration, injury identification, injury quantification and
value determination. Maxus and Tierra responded to Directive No. 1 setting
forth good faith defenses. Settlement discussions between the DEP and the
named entities have been hold, however, no agreement has been reached or
is assured.
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-
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In 2004, the
EPA and Occidental entered into an administrative order on consent (the
“AOC”) pursuant to which Tierra (on behalf of Occidental) has agreed to
conduct testing and studies to characterize contaminated sediment and
biota in the Newark bay. The initial field work on this study, which
includes testing in the Newark Bay, has been substantially completed.
Discussions with the EPA regarding additional work that might be required
are underway. EPA has notified other companies in relation to the
contamination of the Newark Bay. Additionally, Tierra, acting on behalf of
Occidental, is performing a separate RIFS to characterize sediment
contamination and evaluate remediations, if necessary, in certain portions
of the Hackensack River, the Arthur Kill River, and the Kill van Kull
River. Tierra has reached an agreement with five of these parties to share
and contribute toward Newark Bay study costs, and is continuing to
negotiate with other involved
parties.
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-
|
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-
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In June 2007,
EPA released a draft Focused Feasibility Study (the “FFS”) that outlines
several alternatives for remedial action in the lower eight miles of the
Passaic River. These alternatives range from no action, which would result
in comparatively little cost, to extensive dredging and capping, which
according to the draft FFS, EPA estimated could cost from US$ 0.9 billion
to US$ 2.3 billion and are all described by EPA as involving proven
technologies that could be carried out in the near term, without extensive
research. Tierra, in conjunction with the other parties of the PRRP group,
submitted comments on the legal and technical defects of the draft FFS to
EPA, as did other interested parties. In light of these comments, EPA
decided to initiate his review and informed that a revised remedy proposal
will not be forthcoming any earlier than
mid-2009.
|
-
|
In August
2007, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) sent a
letter to the parties of the PRRP group, including Tierra and Occidental,
requesting that the group enters into an agreement to conduct a
cooperative assessment of natural resources damages in the Passaic River
and Newark Bay. The PRRP group has declined to do so at this time, citing
concerns with matters such as the FFS being revised by EPA as described
above. Tierra together with several other members, has entered into
discussions concerning possible studies to be undertaken. In January 2008,
the NOAA sent a letter to YPF S.A., YPF Holdings Inc., CLH Holdings Inc.
and other entities, designating them as potentially responsible party
(“PRP”). Such letters have been responded appropriately, rejecting the
designation as PRP.
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-
|
In June 2008,
the EPA, Occidental, and Tierra entered into an AOC, pursuant to which
Tierra (on behalf of Occidental) will undertake a removal action of
sediment from the Passaic River in the vicinity of the former Diamond
Alkali facility. This action will result in the removal of approximately
200,000 cubic yards of sediment, which will be carried out in two
different phases. The first phase, which will encompass the removal of
40,000 cubic yards, is scheduled for completion within 30 months, from the
effective date of the AOC (June 2008). The second phase involves the
removal of approximately 160,000 cubic yards of sediment. This second
phase will start once the first one is completed. As of September 30,
2008, the due date of this phase is not estimated. During the removal
action, contaminants not produced by the former Diamond plant, such as
PCBs and mercury, will necessarily be removed along with dioxin. Although
having recognized the estimated costs related to all works mentioned
above, YPF Holdings and its subsidiaries may seek cost recovery from the
parties responsible for such contamination, provided contaminants’ origins
were not from the Diamond Alkali plant. However, as of September 30, 2008,
it is not possible to make any predictions regarding the likelihood of
success or the funds potentially recoverable in a cost-recovery
action.
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4.
|
CONSOLIDATED
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
|
Exploration
and Production
|
Refining
and Marketing
|
Chemical
|
Corporate
and
Other
|
Consolidation
Adjustments
|
Total
|
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Nine–month
period ended
September
30, 2008
|
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Net sales to
unrelated parties
|
3,131 | 18,830 | 2,049 | 123 | - | 24,133 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net sales to
related parties
|
737 | 1,334 | - | - | - | 2,071 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
intersegment sales
|
9,024 | 920 | 858 | 392 | (11,194 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
12,892 | 21,084 | 2,907 | 515 | (11,194 | ) | 26,204 | |||||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
2,493 | 2,886 | 927 | (538 | ) | (125 | ) | 5,643 | ||||||||||||||||
Income on
long–term investments
|
70 | 12 | - | - | - | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
2,831 | 327 | 82 | 57 | - | 3,297 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions
of fixed assets
|
3,972 | 603 | 94 | 313 | - | 4,982 | ||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
21,360 | 10,617 | 2,488 | 5,049 | (561 | ) | 38,953 | |||||||||||||||||
Nine–month
period ended
September
30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales to
unrelated parties
|
2,310 | 14,599 | 1,855 | 99 | - | 18,863 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net sales to
related parties
|
495 | 1,511 | - | - | - | 2,006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
intersegment sales
|
9,770 | 1,405 | 599 | 262 | (12,036 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
12,575 | 17,515 | 2,454 | 361 | (12,036 | ) | 20,869 | |||||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
3,550 | 1,008 | 379 | (480 | ) | 37 | 4,494 | |||||||||||||||||
Income on
long–term investments
|
25 | 13 | - | - | - | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
2,714 | 281 | 67 | 43 | - | 3,105 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions
of fixed assets
|
3,299 | 528 | 79 | 170 | - | 4,076 | ||||||||||||||||||
Year
ended December 31, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
19,893 | 11,199 | 2,220 | 5,421 | (631 | ) | 38,102 |
2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Main
account
|
Amounts
at beginning
of
year
|
Translation
net
effect (5)
|
Increases
|
Net
decreases,
transfers
and reclassifications
|
Amounts
at
end
of period
|
|||||||||||||||
Land and
buildings
|
2,391 | - | - | 73 | 2,464 | |||||||||||||||
Mineral
property, wells and related equipments
|
51,595 | (3 | ) | 351 | 3,029 | 54,972 | ||||||||||||||
Refinery
equipment and petrochemical plants
|
9,227 | - | 7 | 305 | 9,539 | |||||||||||||||
Transportation
equipment
|
1,887 | - | - | 63 | 1,950 | |||||||||||||||
Materials and
equipments in warehouse
|
791 | - | 543 | (482 | ) | 852 | ||||||||||||||
Drilling and
work in progress
|
4,617 | (1 | ) | 3,707 | (3,520 | ) | 4,803 | |||||||||||||
Exploratory
drilling in progress
|
147 | - | 263 | (282 | ) | 128 | ||||||||||||||
Furniture,
fixtures and installations
|
622 | - | 4 | 118 | 744 | |||||||||||||||
Selling
equipment
|
1,406 | - | 1 | 44 | 1,451 | |||||||||||||||
Other
property
|
377 | - | 106 | (16 | ) | 467 | ||||||||||||||
Total
2008
|
73,060 | (4 | ) | 4,982 | (2) | (668 | )(1) | 77,370 | ||||||||||||
Total
2007
|
61,939 | 11 | 4,076 | 5,011 | (1)(6) | 71,037 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main
account
|
Accumulated
at
beginning
of
year
|
Net
decreases,
transfers
and
reclassifications
|
Depreciation
rate
|
Increases
|
Accumulated
at
the end of
period
|
Net
book
value
as of
09-30-08
|
Net
book
value
as of
09-30-07
|
Net
book
value
as of
12-31-07
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Land and
buildings
|
1,108 | (1 | ) | 2 | % | 41 | 1,148 | 1,316 | 1,293 | 1,283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mineral
property, wells and related equipments
|
37,131 | (43 | ) | (4) | 2,791 | 39,879 | 15,093 | (3) | 14,088 | (3) | 14,464 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Refinery
equipment and petrochemical plants
|
6,139 | (3 | ) | 4 - 10 | % | 317 | 6,453 | 3,086 | 2,983 | 3,088 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation
equipment
|
1,324 | (2 | ) | 4 - 5 | % | 47 | 1,369 | 581 | 553 | 563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials and
equipment in warehouse
|
- | - | - | - | - | 852 | 746 | 791 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drilling and
work in progress
|
- | - | - | - | - | 4,803 | 4,140 | 4,617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploratory
drilling in progress
|
- | - | - | - | - | 128 | 133 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furniture,
fixtures and installations
|
523 | (1 | ) | 10 | % | 47 | 569 | 175 | 106 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling
equipment
|
1,056 | - | 10 | % | 44 | 1,100 | 351 | 363 | 350 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
property
|
298 | (8 | ) | 10 | % | 10 | 300 | 167 | 79 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
2008
|
47,579 | (58 | ) (1) | 3,297 | 50,818 | 26,552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
2007
|
39,377 | 4,071 | (1)(6) | 3,105 | 46,553 | 24,484 | 25,481 |
(1)
|
Includes 2
and 99 of net book value charged to fixed assets allowances for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
|
(2)
|
Includes 351
corresponding to the future cost of hydrocarbon wells abandonment
obligations for the nine-month period ended September 30,
2008.
|
(3)
|
Includes 724 ,
901 and 851 of mineral property as of September 30, 2008 and 2007 and
December 31, 2007, respectively.
|
(4)
|
Depreciation
has been calculated according to the unit of production
method.
|
(5)
|
Includes the
net effect of the exchange differences arising from the translation of
fixed assets net book values at beginning of the year in foreign
companies.
|
(6)
|
Includes 5,291
of cost and 4,094 of accumulated depreciation corresponding to oil and gas
exploration and producing areas, which were disclosed as held for sale as
of December 31, 2006.
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Production
costs
|
Administrative
expenses
|
Selling
expenses
|
Exploration
expenses
|
Total
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Salaries and
social security taxes
|
757 | 151 | 150 | 41 | 1,099 | 917 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fees and
compensation for services
|
155 | 254 | 36 | 1 | 446 | 347 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
personnel expenses
|
245 | 79 | 20 | 14 | 358 | 287 | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxes, charges
and contribution
|
208 | 19 | 287 | - | 514 | 394 | ||||||||||||||||||
Royalties and
easements
|
1,730 | - | 5 | 11 | 1,746 | 1,474 | ||||||||||||||||||
Insurance
|
86 | 3 | 10 | - | 99 | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rental of real
estate and equipment
|
294 | 3 | 42 | - | 339 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||
Survey
expenses
|
- | - | - | 75 | 75 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
of fixed assets
|
3,162 | 50 | 84 | 1 | 3,297 | 3,105 | ||||||||||||||||||
Industrial
inputs, consumable materials and supplies
|
432 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 487 | 448 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operation
services and other service contracts
|
814 | 14 | 68 | 8 | 904 | 534 | ||||||||||||||||||
Preservation,
repair and maintenance
|
1,689 | 15 | 38 | 2 | 1,744 | 1,258 | ||||||||||||||||||
Contractual
commitments
|
160 | - | - | - | 160 | 478 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unproductive
exploratory drilling
|
- | - | - | 270 | 270 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Transportation,
products and charges
|
693 | - | 853 | - | 1,546 | 1,327 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Recovery)
allowance for doubtful trade receivables
|
- | - | (21 | ) | - | (21 | ) | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
Publicity and
advertising expenses
|
- | 59 | 66 | - | 125 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fuel, gas,
energy and miscellaneous
|
986 | 54 | 41 | 8 | 1,089 | 631 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
2008
|
11,411 | 707 | 1,724 | 435 | 14,277 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
2007
|
9,499 | 561 | 1,541 | 356 | 11,957 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Current
Assets
|
||||||||
Cash
|
45 | 120 | ||||||
Investments
(Note 3.a)
|
486 | 242 | ||||||
Trade
receivables (Note 3.b)
|
3,731 | 3,148 | ||||||
Other
receivables (Note 3.c)
|
2,325 | 4,937 | ||||||
Inventories
(Note 3.d)
|
2,955 | 2,284 | ||||||
Total current
assets
|
9,542 | 10,731 | ||||||
Noncurrent
Assets
|
||||||||
Trade
receivables (Note 3.b)
|
25 | 31 | ||||||
Other
receivables (Note 3.c)
|
1,248 | 788 | ||||||
Investments
(Note 3.a)
|
2,474 | 2,718 | ||||||
Fixed assets
(Note 3.e)
|
24,595 | 23,585 | ||||||
Total
noncurrent assets
|
28,342 | 27,122 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
37,884 | 37,853 | ||||||
Current
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable (Note 3.f)
|
5,242 | 5,115 | ||||||
Loans (Note
3.g)
|
2,637 | 288 | ||||||
Salaries and
social security
|
178 | 167 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
|
1,460 | 1,293 | ||||||
Net advance
from crude oil purchases
|
- | 9 | ||||||
Reserves
(Exhibit E)
|
356 | 323 | ||||||
Total current
liabilities
|
9,873 | 7,195 | ||||||
Noncurrent
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable (Note 3.f)
|
3,163 | 2,519 | ||||||
Loans (Note
3.g)
|
674 | 523 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
|
6 | 8 | ||||||
Reserves
(Exhibit E)
|
1,523 | 1,548 | ||||||
Total
noncurrent liabilities
|
5,366 | 4,598 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
15,239 | 11,793 | ||||||
Shareholders' Equity (per
corresponding statements)
|
22,645 | 26,060 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders'
equity
|
37,884 | 37,853 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Net sales
(Note 3.h)
|
24,325 | 19,448 | ||||||
Cost of sales
(Exhibit F)
|
(16,757 | ) | (13,215 | ) | ||||
Gross
profit
|
7,568 | 6,233 | ||||||
Administrative
expenses (Exhibit H)
|
(604 | ) | (487 | ) | ||||
Selling
expenses (Exhibit H)
|
(1,632 | ) | (1,458 | ) | ||||
Exploration
expenses (Exhibit H)
|
(419 | ) | (332 | ) | ||||
Operating
income
|
4,913 | 3,956 | ||||||
Income on
long–term investments
|
||||||||
Other expense
net (Note 3.i)
|
272 | 273 | ||||||
Financial
income, net and holding gains:
|
(27 | ) | (76 | ) | ||||
Gains on
assets
|
||||||||
Interests
|
94 | 257 | ||||||
Exchange
differences
|
76 | 90 | ||||||
Holding gains
on inventories
|
355 | 302 | ||||||
(Losses) gains
on liabilities
|
||||||||
Interests
|
(313 | ) | (205 | ) | ||||
Exchange
differences
|
16 | (56 | ) | |||||
Reversal of
impairment of other current assets (Note 2.j)
|
- | 69 | ||||||
Net
income before income tax
|
5,386 | 4,610 | ||||||
Income tax
(Note 3.j)
|
(1,998 | ) | (1,630 | ) | ||||
Net
income
|
3,388 | 2,980 | ||||||
Earnings per share (Note
1)
|
8.61 | 7.58 |
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
Contributions
|
||||||||||||||||
Subscribed
capital
|
Adjustment
to
Contributions
|
Issuance
Premiums
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Balances
at the beginning of year
|
3,933 | 7,281 | 640 | 11,854 | ||||||||||||
As decided by
the Board of Directors’ meeting of March 6, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||
- Cash
dividends (6 per share)
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
As decided by
the Board of Directors’ meeting of February 6, 2008:
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
- Cash
dividend (10.76 per share)
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
As decided by
the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ meeting of April 24,
2008:
|
||||||||||||||||
- Cash
dividends (6.5 per share)
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
-
Appropriation to Legal Reserve
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
- Reversal of
Reserve for Future Dividends
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
-
Appropriation to Reserve for Future Dividends
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net decrease
in deferred earnings (Note 2.i)
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net
income
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Balances
at the end of period
|
3,933 | 7,281 | 640 | 11,854 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Legal
Reserve
|
Deferred
Earnings
(losses)
|
Reserve
for
Future
Dividends
|
Unappropriated
Retained
Earnings
|
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
|
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balances
at the beginning of year
|
2,020 | (135 | ) | 4,584 | 7,737 | 26,060 | 24,345 | |||||||||||||||||
As decided by
the Board of Directors’ meeting of March 6, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Cash
dividends (6 per share)
|
- | - | - | - | - | (2,360 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
As decided by
the Board of Directors’ meeting of February 6, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Cash
dividends (10.76 per share)
|
- | - | (4,232 | ) | - | (4,232 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
As decided by
the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ meeting of April 24,
2008:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Cash
dividends (6.5 per share)
|
- | - | - | (2,557 | ) | (2,557 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
-
Appropriation to Legal Reserve
|
204 | - | - | (204 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
- Reversal of
Reserve for Future Dividends
|
- | - | (352 | ) | 352 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
-
Appropriation to Reserve for Future Dividends
|
- | - | 4,003 | (4,003 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Net decrease
in deferred earnings (Note 2.i)
|
- | (14 | ) | - | - | (14 | ) | (10 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
- | - | - | 3,388 | 3,388 | 2,980 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances
at the end of period
|
2,224 | (149 | ) | 4,003 | 4,713 | 22,645 | 24,955 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
3,388 | 2,980 | ||||||
Adjustment
to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Income
on long-term investments
|
(272 | ) | (273 | ) | ||||
Dividends
from long-term investments
|
514 | 424 | ||||||
Reversal
of impairment of other current assets
|
- | (69 | ) | |||||
Depreciation
of fixed assets
|
3,193 | 3,024 | ||||||
Consumption
of materials and fixed assets retired, net of allowances
|
481 | 146 | ||||||
Increase
in allowances for fixed assets
|
2 | 99 | ||||||
Income
tax
|
1,998 | 1,630 | ||||||
Income
tax payments
|
(1,579 | ) | (1,435 | ) | ||||
Increase
in reserves
|
379 | 567 | ||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
Trade
receivables
|
(577 | ) | (592 | ) | ||||
Other
receivables
|
1,148 | 566 | ||||||
Inventories
|
(671 | ) | (750 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
|
927 | 270 | ||||||
Salaries
and social security
|
11 | (17 | ) | |||||
Taxes
payable
|
(231 | ) | (96 | ) | ||||
Net
advances from crude oil purchases
|
(10 | ) | (69 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in reserves
|
(371 | ) | (359 | ) | ||||
Interest,
exchange differences and others
|
162 | 96 | ||||||
Net
cash flows provided by operating activities
|
8,492 | (1) | 6,142 | (1) | ||||
Cash
Flows used in Investing Activities
|
||||||||
Acquisitions
of fixed assets
|
(4,335 | ) | (3,787 | ) | ||||
Capital
contributions on long-term investments
|
- | (45 | ) | |||||
Capital
reimbursement from long-term investments
|
309 | - | ||||||
Investments
(non cash equivalents)
|
3 | (3 | ) | |||||
Net
cash flows used in investing activities
|
(4,023 | ) | (3,835 | ) | ||||
Cash
Flows used in Financing Activities
|
||||||||
Payment
of loans
|
(2,740 | ) | (1,340 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from loans
|
5,232 | 868 | ||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(6,789 | ) | (2,360 | ) | ||||
Net
cash flows used in financing activities
|
(4,297 | ) | (2,832 | ) | ||||
Net
increase (decrease) in Cash and Equivalents
|
172 | (525 | ) | |||||
Cash
and equivalents at the beginning of the year
|
358 | 638 | ||||||
Cash
and equivalents at the end of period
|
530 | 113 | ||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in Cash Equivalents
|
172 | (525 | ) |
(1)
|
Includes (73)
and (93) corresponding to interest payments for the nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
|
1.
|
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
2.
|
VALUATION
CRITERIA
|
a)
|
Cash:
|
|
-
|
Amounts in
Argentine pesos have been stated at face
value.
|
|
-
|
Amounts in
foreign currencies have been valued at the relevant exchange rates as of
the end of each period or year, as applicable. Exchange differences have
been credited (charged) to current
income.
|
b)
|
Current
investments, trade and other receivables and
payables:
|
|
-
|
Amounts in
Argentine pesos have been stated at face value, which includes accrued
interest through the end of each period or year, if applicable. Mutual
funds have been valued at fair value as of the end of each period or year.
When generally accepted accounting principles require the valuation of
receivables or payables at their discounted value, that value does not
differ significantly from their face
value.
|
|
-
|
Amounts in
foreign currency have been valued at face value at the relevant exchange
rates in effect as of the end of each period or year, including accrued
interest, if applicable. Exchange differences have been credited (charged)
to current income. Mutual funds have been valued at fair value at the
relevant exchange rate in effect as of the end of each period or year.
Investments in government securities have been valued at their fair value
as of the end of each period or year. Additional information on assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign currency is disclosed in Exhibit
G.
|
c)
|
Inventories:
|
|
-
|
Refined
products, products in process, crude oil and natural gas have been valued
at replacement cost as of the end of each period or
year.
|
|
-
|
Raw materials
and packaging materials have been valued at cost, which does not differ
significantly from its replacement cost as of the end of each period or
year.
|
d)
|
Noncurrent
investments:
|
e)
|
Fixed
assets:
|
|
-
|
The Company
follows the “successful effort” method of accounting for its oil and gas
exploration and production operations. Accordingly, exploratory costs,
excluding the costs of exploratory wells, have been charged to expense as
incurred. Costs of drilling exploratory wells, including stratigraphic
test wells, have been capitalized pending determination as to whether the
wells have found proved reserves that justify commercial development. If
such reserves were not found, the mentioned costs are charged to expense.
Occasionally, an exploratory well may be determined to have found oil and
gas reserves, but classification of those reserves as proved cannot be
made when drilling is completed. In those cases, the cost of drilling the
exploratory well shall continue to be capitalized if the well has found a
sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing
well and the enterprise is making sufficient progress assessing the
reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If any
of the mentioned conditions is not met, cost of drilling exploratory wells
is charged to expense. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had only one
exploratory well under assessment with a capitalization period greater
than one year after the completion of the drilling. As of the date of the
issuance of those financial statements, the Company was carrying out
certain studies to assess the feasibility of the project and the economic
viability of the well. As of March 31, 2008, the Company determined that
the project was not viable, and charged to expense the capitalized amount
(approximately 43). As of the issuance date of these financial statements,
the Company does not maintain any exploratory well in evaluation for a
period exceeding one year.
|
|
-
|
Intangible
drilling costs applicable to productive wells and to developmental dry
holes, as well as tangible equipment costs related to the development of
oil and gas reserves, have been
capitalized.
|
|
-
|
The
capitalized costs related to producing activities have been depreciated by
field on the unit-of-production basis by applying the ratio of produced
oil and gas to estimate recoverable proved and developed oil and gas
reserves.
|
|
-
|
The
capitalized costs related to acquisitions of properties with proved
reserves have been depreciated by field on the unit-of-production basis by
applying the ratio of produced oil and gas to proved oil and gas
reserves.
|
|
-
|
Revisions of
crude oil and natural gas proved reserves are considered prospectively in
the calculation of depreciation. Revisions in estimates of reserves are
performed at least once a year. Additionally, estimates of reserves are
audited by independent petroleum engineers on a three-year rotation
plan.
|
|
-
|
Costs related
to hydrocarbon wells abandonment obligations are capitalized along with
the related assets, and are depreciated using the unit-of-production
method. As compensation, a liability is recognized for this concept at the
estimated value of the discounted payable amounts. Revisions of the
payable amounts are performed upon consideration of the current costs
incurred in abandonment obligations on a field-by-field basis or other
external available information if abandonment obligations were not
performed. Due to the number of wells in operation and/or not abandoned
and likewise the complexities with respect to different geographic areas
where the wells are located, the current costs incurred in plugging are
used for estimating the plugging costs of the wells pending abandonment.
Current costs incurred are the best source of information in order to make
the best estimate of asset retirement
obligations.
|
|
-
|
The Company's
other fixed assets are depreciated using the straight-line method, with
depreciation rates based on the estimated useful life of each class of
property.
|
f)
|
Taxes,
withholdings and royalties:
|
g)
|
Allowances
and reserves:
|
|
-
|
Allowances:
amounts have been provided in order to reduce the valuation of trade
receivables, other receivables, noncurrent investments and fixed assets
based on the analysis of doubtful accounts and on the estimated
recoverable value of these
assets.
|
|
-
|
Reserves for
losses: amounts have been provided for various contingencies which are
probable and can be reasonably estimated, based on Management's
expectations and in consultation with legal counsels. Reserves for losses
are required to be accounted for at the discounted value as of the end of
each year or period, however, as their face does not differ significantly
from discounted values, they are recorded at face
value.
|
h)
|
Environmental
liabilities:
|
i)
|
Shareholders'
equity accounts:
|
j)
|
Statements
of income
accounts:
|
|
-
|
Accounts which accumulate monetary
transactions at their face
value.
|
|
-
|
Cost of sales has been calculated
by computing units sold in each month at the replacement cost of that
month.
|
|
-
|
Depreciation of non-monetary assets, valued at
acquisition cost, has been recorded based on the remeasured cost of such assets as
detailed in Note 1.
|
|
-
|
Holding gains (losses) on
inventories valued at replacement cost have been included in the “Holding
gains on inventories”
account.
|
|
-
|
Income (Loss) on long-term
investments in which control, joint control or significant influence is
held, has been calculated on the basis of the income (loss) of those
companies and was included in the “Income (loss) on long-term investments”
account, except for
the exchange differences arising from the translation process of the
foreign subsidiaries defined as integrated companies which are included in
the account “Gains on assets - Exchange
differences”.
|
|
-
|
The "Reversal of impairment of other current assets” account for the nine-month
period ended
September
30, 2007, includes
the reversal of the
impairment charge of
oil and gas exploration and producing fields held for sale as of December 31, 2006, which
had been valued at the lower of their carrying
amount and fair value less cost to sale. In
April 2007, the Company decided to suspend the selling process
of those assets and
transferred the book value of those assets as fixed assets held for
use.
|
3.
|
ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN ACCOUNTS OF
THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
|
a) Investments:
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
|||||||||||||
Short–term
investments and government securities
|
486 | (1) | - | 242 | (1) | - | ||||||||||
Long–term
investments (Exhibit C)
|
- | 2,499 | - | 2,743 | ||||||||||||
Allowance for
reduction in value of holdings in long – term investments (Exhibit
E)
|
- | (25 | ) | - | (25 | ) | ||||||||||
486 | 2,474 | 242 | 2,718 |
|
(1)
|
Includes 485
and 238 as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, with
an original maturity of less than three
months.
|
b)Trade
receivables:
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
|||||||||||||
Accounts
receivables
|
3,481 | (2) | 25 | 2,882 | 31 | |||||||||||
Related parties (Note
7)
|
662 | - | 699 | - | ||||||||||||
4,143 | (1) | 25 | 3,581 | 31 | ||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful trade
receivables (Exhibit E)
|
(412 | ) | - | (433 | ) | - | ||||||||||
3,731 | 25 | 3,148 | 31 |
|
(1)
|
Includes 283
in litigation, 356 of less than three months past due, 537 in excess of
three months past due, 2,927 due within three months and 40 due after
three months.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes approximately 519 owed by Energía Argentina S.A. in relation to the Energy Substitution Program (ESP). |
c) Other
receivables
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
|||||||||||||
Deferred
income tax (Note 3.j)
|
- | 485 | - | 508 | ||||||||||||
Tax credit and
export rebates
|
664 | 14 | 819 | 15 | ||||||||||||
Trade
|
57 | - | 94 | - | ||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
94 | 71 | 102 | 53 | ||||||||||||
Concessions
charges
|
17 | 53 | 17 | 79 | ||||||||||||
Related
parties (Note 7)
|
918 | (3) | 497 | (3) | 3,426 | (3) | - | |||||||||
Loans to
clients
|
22 | 88 | 14 | 90 | ||||||||||||
Advances to
suppliers
|
130 | - | 122 | - | ||||||||||||
From joint
ventures and other agreements
|
134 | - | 62 | - | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
|
397 | 90 | 390 | 92 | ||||||||||||
2,433 | (1) | 1,298 | (2) | 5,046 | 837 | |||||||||||
Allowances for
other doubtful accounts (Exhibit E)
|
(108 | ) | - | (109 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Allowance for
valuation of other receivables to their estimated realizable value
(Exhibit E)
|
- | (50 | ) | - | (49 | ) | ||||||||||
2,325 | 1,248 | 4,937 | 788 |
|
(1)
|
Includes 52 of
less than three months past due, 221 in excess of three months past due
and 2,160 due as follows: 1,716 from one to three months, 89 from three to
six months, 89 from six to nine months and 266 from nine to twelve
months.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes 904
due from one to two years, 159 due from two to three years and 235 due
after three years.
|
|
(3)
|
As of
September 30, 2008, includes 803 with Repsol International Finance B.V.
that accrues variable interest at annual rate of LIBO plus 0.2% and 568
with Maxus (U.S.) Exploration Company which accrues variable interest at
annual rate of LIBO plus 3%. As of December 31, 2007, includes 1,427 with
Repsol International Finance B.V., 1,102 with Repsol YPF Brasil S.A. and
867 with YPF Holdings Inc.
|
d) Inventories:
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Refined
products
|
1,843 | 1,444 | ||||||
Crude oil and natural
gas
|
908 | 631 | ||||||
Products in
process
|
44 | 46 | ||||||
Raw materials and packaging
materials
|
160 | 163 | ||||||
2,955 | 2,284 |
e) Fixed
assets:
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Net book value of fixed assets
(Exhibit A)
|
24,642 | 23,632 | ||||||
Allowance for unproductive
exploratory drilling (Exhibit E)
|
(3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Allowance for obsolescence of
materials and equipment (Exhibit E)
|
(44 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||
24,595 | 23,585 |
f) Accounts
payable
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
|||||||||||||
Trade
|
3,354 | 9 | 2,804 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Hydrocarbon wells abandonment
obligations
|
446 | 2,764 | 395 | 2,303 | ||||||||||||
Related parties (Note
7)
|
470 | - | 277 | - | ||||||||||||
Investment in controlled company –
YPF Holdings Inc.
|
427 | - | 1,124 | - | ||||||||||||
From joint ventures and other
agreements
|
356 | - | 373 | - | ||||||||||||
Environmental liabilities (Note
9.b)
|
109 | 351 | 137 | 166 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
|
80 | 39 | 5 | 38 | ||||||||||||
5,242 | (1) | 3,163 | (2) | 5,115 | 2,519 |
|
(1)
|
Includes 4,837
due within three months, 140 due from three to six months and 265 due
after six months.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes 697
due from one to two years and 2,466 due after two
years.
|
g)
Loans
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Rates (1)
|
Principal
Maturity
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Negotiable
Obligations (2)
|
9.13 - 10.00% |
2009-2028
|
328 | 204 | 14 | 523 | ||||||||||||||||||
Related
parties (Note 7)
|
4.77 -
13.50%
|
2009-2010
|
84 | 470 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Other bank
loans and other creditors
|
3.37 -
19.00%
|
2008-2009
|
2,225 | - | 274 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
2,637 | 674 | 288 | 523 |
|
(1)
|
Annual fixed interest rate as of September 30, 2008. |
|
(2)
|
Disclosed net
of 498 and 500, corresponding to YPF outstanding negotiable obligations
repurchased through open market transactions as of September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively.
|
From 1 to
3
months
|
From 3 to
6
months
|
From 6 to
9
months
|
From 9 to
12
months
|
Total
|
|||||
Current
loans
|
1,010
|
767
|
580
|
280
|
2,637
|
From 1 to
2
years
|
From 2 to
3
years
|
Over
5
years
|
Total
|
||||
Noncurrent
loans
|
313
|
157
|
204
|
674
|
M.T.N.
Program
|
Issuance
|
Fixed
Interest
Rates
|
Principal
Maturity
|
Book
Value
|
(in
millions)
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Year
|
Principal
value
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
|||||||||||||||||||
US$
1,000
|
1998
|
US$
100
|
10.00%
|
2028
|
8 | 204 | 4 | 205 | ||||||||||||||||
US$
1,000
|
1999
|
US$
225
|
9.13%
|
2009
|
320 | - | 10 | 318 | ||||||||||||||||
328 | 204 | 14 | 523 |
Income
(Expense)
|
||||||||
h) Net sales:
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Sales
|
27,433 | 20,291 | ||||||
Turnover
tax
|
(570 | ) | (373 | ) | ||||
Hydrocarbon
export withholdings
|
(2,538 | ) | (470 | ) | ||||
24,325 | 19,448 |
i) Other expense,
net:
|
||||||||
Reserve for
pending lawsuits and other claims
|
(70 | ) | (140 | ) | ||||
Miscellaneous
|
43 | 64 | ||||||
(27 | ) | (76 | ) |
Income
(Expense)
|
||||||||
j) Income tax
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Current income
tax
|
(1,975 | ) | (1,613 | ) | ||||
Deferred
income tax
|
(23 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||
(1,998 | ) | (1,630 | ) |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Net income
before income tax
|
5,386 | 4,610 | ||||||
Statutory tax
rate
|
35 | % | 35 | % | ||||
Statutory tax
rate applied to net income before income tax
|
(1,885 | ) | (1,614 | ) | ||||
Effect of the
restatement into constant Argentine pesos
|
(177 | ) | (200 | ) | ||||
Income on
long–term investments
|
95 | 96 | ||||||
Tax free
income–Law No. 19,640 (Tierra del Fuego)
|
17 | 64 | ||||||
Miscellaneous
|
(48 | ) | 24 | |||||
Income
tax
|
(1,998 | ) | (1,630 | ) |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Deferred tax
assets
|
||||||||
Non deductible
allowances and reserves
|
775 | 732 | ||||||
Tax loss and
other tax credits
|
42 | 79 | ||||||
Miscellaneous
|
19 | 19 | ||||||
Total deferred
tax assets
|
836 | 830 | ||||||
Deferred tax
liabilities
|
||||||||
Fixed
assets
|
(338 | ) | (309 | ) | ||||
Miscellaneous
|
(13 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||
Total deferred
tax liabilities
|
(351 | ) | (322 | ) | ||||
Net deferred
tax assets
|
485 | 508 |
4th
quarter 2008
|
2009 -
2010
|
2011
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Deferred
income tax
|
70 | 391 | 703 | 1,164 |
4.
|
CAPITAL
STOCK
|
5.
|
RESTRICTED
ASSETS AND GUARANTEES GIVEN
|
6.
|
PARTICIPATION
IN JOINT VENTURES AND OTHER
AGREEMENTS
|
Name
and Location
|
Ownership
Interest
|
Operator
|
Activity
|
|||
Acambuco
Salta
|
22.50%
|
Pan American
Energy LLC
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Aguada
Pichana
Neuquén
|
27.27%
|
Total Austral
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
Aguaragüe
Salta
|
30.00%
|
Tecpetrol
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
CAM-2/A
SUR
Tierra
del Fuego
|
50.00%
|
Enap Sipetrol
Argentina S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Campamento
Central / Cañadón Perdido
Chubut
|
50.00%
|
YPF
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Consorcio
CNQ7/A
La
Pampa and Mendoza
|
50.00%
|
Petro Andina
Resources Ltd. Sucursal Argentina
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
El
Tordillo
Chubut
|
12.20%
|
Tecpetrol
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
La Tapera y
Puesto Quiroga
Chubut
|
12.20%
|
Tecpetrol
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Llancanelo
Mendoza
|
51.00%
|
YPF
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Magallanes
Santa
Cruz, Tierra del Fuego and National Continental Shelf
|
50.00%
|
Enap Sipetrol
Argentina S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Palmar
Largo
Formosa
and Salta
|
30.00%
|
Pluspetrol
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Puesto
Hernández
Neuquén
and Mendoza
|
61.55%
|
Petrobras
Energia S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Ramos
Salta
|
15.00% (1)
|
Pluspetrol
Energy S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
San
Roque
Neuquén
|
34.11%
|
Total Austral
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Tierra del
Fuego
Tierra
del Fuego
|
30.00%
|
Petrolera L.F.
Company S.R.L.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Yacimiento La
Ventana – Río Tunuyán
Mendoza
|
60.00%
|
YPF
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
|||
Zampal
Oeste
Mendoza
|
70.00%
|
YPF
S.A.
|
Exploration
and production
|
(1)
|
Additionally,
YPF has a 27% indirect ownership interest through Pluspetrol Energy
S.A.
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
300 | 186 | ||||||
Noncurrent
assets
|
3,437 | 3,097 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
3,737 | 3,283 |
Current
liabilities
|
460 | 472 | ||||||
Noncurrent
liabilities
|
411 | 360 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
871 | 832 | ||||||
Production
costs
|
1,238 | 1,034 |
7.
|
BALANCES
AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED
PARTIES
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
receivables
|
Other
receivables
|
Accounts
payable
|
Loans
|
Trade
receivables
|
Other
receivables
|
Accounts
payable
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Current
|
Noncurrent
|
Current
|
Current
|
Current
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Controlled
companies:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operadora de
Estaciones de
Servicios
S.A.
|
37 | 5 | - | 15 | - | - | 29 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A -
Evangelista S.A.
|
- | 2 | - | 185 | - | - | - | - | 103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
YPF Holdings
Inc.
|
- | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 867 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maxus (U.S.)
Exploration Company (1)
|
- | 71 | 497 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 78 | 497 | 202 | - | - | 29 | 879 | 118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jointly
controlled companies:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profertil
S.A.
|
11 | - | - | 67 | - | - | 7 | - | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compañía Mega
S.A. ("Mega")
|
319 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 269 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refinería del
Norte S.A. (“Refinor”)
|
143 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 88 | - | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
473 | - | - | 87 | - | - | 364 | - | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Companies
under significant
influence:
|
12 | 21 | - | 31 | - | - | 25 | 2 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main
shareholders and other related parties under their
control:
|
- | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol
YPF
|
- | 7 | - | 58 | - | - | - | 6 | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol YPF
Transporte y
Trading
S.A.
|
1 | - | - | 47 | - | - | 178 | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol YPF Gas
S.A.
|
47 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 30 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol YPF
Brasil S.A.
|
24 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1,102 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol
International Finance B.V.
|
- | 803 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,427 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol
Netherlands Finance B.V.
|
- | - | - | - | 4 | 470 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nuevo Banco de
Entre Ríos S.A.
|
- | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nuevo Banco de
Santa Fe S.A.
|
- | - | - | - | 45 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Others
|
68 | 6 | - | 43 | 13 | - | 63 | 5 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 819 | - | 150 | 84 | 470 | 281 | 2,545 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
662 | 918 | 497 | 470 | 84 | 470 | 699 | 3,426 | 277 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
Purchases
and services
|
Loans
(granted) collected
|
Loans
obtained (paid)
|
Interest
gains
(losses)
|
Sales
|
Purchases
and services
|
Loans
(granted) collected
|
Interest
gains
(losses)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Controlled
companies:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operadora de
Estaciones de Servicios S.A.
|
24 | 204 | - | - | - | 18 | 131 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A –
Evangelista S.A.
|
4 | 392 | - | - | - | 4 | 262 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
YPF Holdings
Inc.
|
- | 2 | - | - | 10 | - | - | (244 | ) | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maxus (U.S.)
Exploration Company (1)
|
- | - | (579 | ) | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 598 | (579 | ) | - | 30 | 22 | 393 | (244 | ) | 26 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
Purchases
and services
|
Loans
(granted) collected
|
Loans
obtained (paid)
|
Interest
gains
(losses)
|
Sales
|
Purchases
and services
|
Loans
(granted) collected
|
Interest
gains
(losses)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jointly
controlled companies:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profertil
S.A.
|
33 | 147 | - | - | - | 53 | 57 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mega
|
1,142 | 20 | - | - | - | 724 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refinor
|
301 | 110 | - | - | - | 278 | 97 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,476 | 277 | - | - | - | 1,055 | 154 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Companies
under significant
influence:
|
63 | 134 | - | - | - | 73 | 112 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main
shareholders and other related parties under their
control:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol
YPF
|
- | 25 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 926 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol YPF
Transporte
y Trading
S.A.
|
682 | 1,095 | - | - | - | 939 | 631 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol YPF
Brasil S.A.
|
130 | - | 1,103 | - | 3 | 93 | - | 225 | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol YPF Gas
S.A.
|
169 | 3 | - | - | - | 183 | 4 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol
International Finance B.V.
|
- | - | 648 | - | 23 | - | - | 142 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repsol
Netherlands Finance B.V.
|
- | - | - | 454 | (9 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nuevo Banco de
Entre Ríos S.A.
|
- | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nuevo Banco de
Santa Fe S.A.
|
- | - | - | 45 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Others
|
151 | 3 | - | 13 | - | 104 | 3 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,132 | 1,126 | 1,751 | 534 | 18 | 1,319 | 643 | 1,293 | 158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,699 | 2,135 | 1,172 | 534 | 48 | 2,469 | 1,302 | 1,049 | 184 |
(1)
|
Controlled by
YPF Holdings Inc., with a 100% shareholding over its capital
stock.
|
8.
|
SOCIAL
AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
|
a)
|
Performance
Bonus Programs:
|
b)
|
Retirement
Plan:
|
9.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND
CONTINGENCIES
|
a)
|
Pending
lawsuits and
contingencies:
|
-
|
Pending lawsuits: In
the normal course of its business, the Company has been sued in numerous
labor, civil and commercial actions and lawsuits. Management, in
consultation with the external counsels, has reserved an allowance
considering its best estimation, based on the information available as of
the date of the issuance of these financial statements, including counsel
fees and judicial expenses.
|
-
|
Liquefied petroleum gas
market: On March 22, 1999, YPF was notified of Resolution
No. 189/1999 from the former Department of Industry, Commerce and
Mining of Argentina, which imposed a fine on the Company of 109, stated in
Argentine pesos as of that date, based on the interpretation that YPF had
purportly abused of its dominant position in the bulk liquefied petroleum
gas (“LPG”) market due to the existence of different prices between the
exports of LPG and the sales to the domestic market from 1993 through
1997. In July 2002, the Argentine Supreme Court confirmed the fine and YPF
carried out the claimed
payment.
|
-
|
Tax claims: On January
31, 2003, the Company received a claim from the Federal Administration of
Public Revenue (“AFIP”), stating that the sales corresponding to forward
oil sale agreements entered into by the Company, should have been subject
to an income tax withholding. On March 8, 2004, the AFIP formally notified
YPF the claim for approximately 45 plus interests and fines. Additionally,
on June 24, 2004, YPF received a new formal claim from the AFIP,
considering that the services
related
|
-
|
Liabilities and contingencies
assumed by the Argentine Government: The YPF Privatization Law
provided for the assumption by the Argentine Government of certain
liabilities of the predecessor as of December 31, 1990. In certain
lawsuits related to events or acts that took place before December 31,
1990, YPF has been required to advance the payment established in certain
judicial decisions. YPF has the right to be reimbursed for these payments
by the Argentine Government pursuant to the above-mentioned
indemnity.
|
-
|
Natural gas
market:
|
-
|
La Plata and Quilmes
environmental
claims
|
-
|
EDF International S.A. (“EDF”) claim:
EDF had initiated an international arbitration proceeding under the
Arbitration Regulations of the International Chamber of Commerce against
Endesa Internacional S.A. and YPF. EDF claimed from YPF the payment of US$
69 million, which were subsequently increased to US$ 103 million plus
interests without existing real arguments, in connection with the sale of
Electricidad Argentina S.A., parent company of Edenor S.A. EDF claimed an
adjustment in the purchase price it paid arguing that under the stock
purchase agreement, the price it paid would be reviewed if changes in the
exchange rate of Argentine peso occurred prior to December 31, 2001. EDF
considered that this had happened. On October 22, 2007, the Arbitral Court
issued
an
|
-
|
Availability of foreign
currency deriving from exports: Decree No. 1,589/1989 of the Federal Executive
provides that producers enjoying free availability of crude oil, natural
gas and/or liquefied gas under Law No. 17,319 and its supplemental
Decrees and producers that may agree so in the future will have free
availability of the percentage of foreign currency coming from the exports
of crude oil, petroleum derivatives, natural gas and/or liquefied gas of
free availability established in biddings and/or renegotiations, or
agreed-upon in the respective contracts. In no cases will the maximum
freely available percentage be allowed to exceed 70% of each
transaction.
|
-
|
Asociación Superficiarios de
la Patagonia (“ASSUPA”): In August 2003, ASSUPA sued 18 companies
operating exploitation concessions and exploration permits in the Neuquén
Basin, YPF being one of them, claiming the remediation of the general
environmental damage purportedly caused in the execution of such
activities, and subsidiary constitution of an environmental restoration
fund and the implementation of measures to prevent environmental damages
in the future. The plaintiff requested that the National Government, the
Federal Environmental Council (“Consejo Federal de Medio Ambiente”), the
provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro and Mendoza and
the Ombudsman of the Nation be summoned. It requested, as a preliminary
injunction, that the defendants refrain from carrying out activities
affecting
the
|
-
|
Dock Sud environmental
claims:
|
|
(i)
|
Determined
that the Basin Authority (Law No. 26,168) should be in charge of the
execution of the program of environmental remediation of the basin, being
the National Government, the Province of Buenos Aires and the City of
Buenos Aires responsible of its development; delegated in the Federal
Court of First Instance of Quilmes the knowledge of all the matters
concerning the execution of the remediation and reparation; declared that
all the litigations related to the execution of the remediation plan will
accumulate and will proceed before this court and established that this
process produces that other collective actions that have for object the
environmental remediation of the basin be dismissed (“littispendentia”).
|
|
(ii)
|
Decided that
the proceedings related to the determination of the responsibilities
derived from past behaviors for the reparation of the environmental damage
will continue before the
CSJN.
|
-
|
National Antitrust Protection
Board: On November 17, 2003, Antitrust Board requested
explanations, within the framework of an official investigation pursuant
to Art. 29 of the Antitrust Law, from a group of almost thirty natural gas
production companies, among them YPF, with respect to the following items:
(i) the inclusion of clauses purportedly restraining trade in natural gas
purchase/sale contracts; and (ii) observations on gas imports from
Bolivia, in particular (a) old expired contract signed by YPF, when it was
state-owned, and YPFB (the Bolivian state-owned oil company), under which
YPF allegedly sold Bolivian gas in Argentina at prices below the purchase
price; and (b) the unsuccessful attempts in 2001 by Duke and Distribuidora
de Gas del Centro to import gas into Argentina from Bolivia. On January
12, 2004, YPF submitted explanations in accordance with Art. 29 of the
Antitrust Law, contending that no antitrust violations had been committed
and that there had been no price discrimination between natural gas sales
in the Argentine market and the export market. On January 20, 2006, YPF
received a notification of resolution dated December 2, 2005, whereby the
Antitrust Board (i) rejected the “non bis in idem” petition filed by YPF,
on the grounds that ENARGAS was not empowered to resolve the issue when
ENARGAS Resolution No. 1,289 was enacted; and (ii) ordered that the
opening of the proceedings be undertaken pursuant to the provisions of
Section 30 of Law No. 25,156. On January 15, 2007, Antitrust Board charged
YPF and eight other producers with violations of Law No. 25,156. YPF has
contested the complaint on the basis that no violation of the Law took
place and that the charges are barred by the applicable statute of
limitations, and has presented evidence in
support
|
|
-
|
Other environmental claims in
La Plata: On June 6, 2007, YPF was served with a new complaint in
which 9 residents of the vicinity of La Plata Refinery request: i) the
cease of contamination and other harms they claim are attributable to the
refinery; and ii) the clean-up of the adjacent channels, Río Santiago and
Río de la Plata (soil, water and acquiferous) or, if clean-up is
impossible, indemnification for environmental and personal damages. The
plaintiff has quantified damages in 51 or an amount to be determined from
evidence produced during the proceeding. YPF believes that most damages
that are alleged by the plaintiff, might be attributable to events that
occurred prior to YPF's privatization and would, therefore, be covered to
that extent by the indemnity granted by the Argentine Government in
accordance with the Privatization Law of YPF. The Court has accepted the
summon of the Argentine Government in this matter. Notwithstanding the
foresaid, the possibility of YPF being asked to afford these liabilities
is not discarded, in which case the Argentine Government must be asked to
reimburse the remediation expenses for liabilities existing prior to
January 1, 1991. In addition, the claim partially overlaps with the
request made by a group of neighbors of La Plata Refinery on June 29,
1999, described in the first paragraph of “La Plata and Quilmes
environmental claims”. Accordingly, YPF considers that the cases should be
partially consolidated to the extent that the claims overlap. Regarding
claims not consolidated, for the time being, information and documents in
order to answer the claim are being collected, and it is not possible to
reasonably estimate the outcome, as long as, if applicable, estimate the
corresponding legal fees and expenses that might result. The contamination
that may exist could derive from countless sources, including from
disposal of waste over many years by other industrial facilities and
ships.
|
|
-
|
Other claims related to the
natural gas domestic market: Compañía Mega has claimed YPF for
cutbacks in natural gas supply pursuant to their respective sales
contract. YPF affirmed that the deliveries of natural gas to Mega were
affected by the interference of the Argentine Government. Besides, YPF
would not have any responsibility based on the events of force majeure,
fortuitous case and frustration of the contractual purpose. Despite the
Company has material arguments of defense, taking into account the
characteristics of the claims, they have been considered as possible
contingences.
|
|
-
|
Hydrocarbon’s concessions-
Provincial claims: YPF has been notified of the Resolution No. 433/2008
issued by the Direction of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Production of the
Province of Río Negro, concerning compliance with certain obligations
assumed as production concessionaire of the areas Barranca de los Loros,
Bajo del Piche, El Medianito and Los Caldenes, all of them located in the
Province of Río Negro. The resolution, provides that YPF, among others,
has not complied with certain obligations as production concessionaire and
claims for damages to the
environment.
|
b)
|
Environmental
liabilities:
|
c)
|
Other
matters:
|
|
-
|
Contractual commitments:
In June 1998, YPF received an advanced payment for a crude oil
future delivery commitment for approximately US$ 315 million. The
pending amount of this advance for sales of crude oil was classified as
“Net advances from crude oil purchasers” on the balance sheet as of
December 31, 2007. As of September 30, 2008, there are no pending
obligations corresponding to the mentioned
commitment.
|
|
-
|
Regulatory
requirements: Certain regulations have been enacted requiring the
supply of domestic hydrocarbon market demand which subordinates the export
supply. One of these regulations is Resolution No. 25/2006 issued on
October 11, 2006, by Secretariat of Domestic Commerce, which requires
refiners and/or wholesale and/or retail sellers to meet domestic market
diesel demand. The resolution requires, at least, to supply volumes
equivalent to those of previous year corresponding month, plus the
positive correlation between the rise in diesel demand and the rise of the
Gross Domestic Product, accrued from the reference month. The mentioned
commercialization should be performed with neither distortion nor damage
to the diesel market normal
operation.
|
|
-
|
Operating leases: As of September 30, 2008, the main lease
contracts correspond to the rental of oil and gas production equipment,
ships, natural gas compression equipment and real estate for service
stations. Charges recognized under these contracts for the nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2008, and 2007, amounted to 315 and 266,
respectively.
|
Within 1
year
|
From 1 to
2
years
|
From 2 to 3
years
|
From 3 to
4
years
|
From 4 to 5
years
|
More than 5
years
|
|||||||
Estimated
future payments
|
300
|
222
|
147
|
105
|
87
|
123
|
|
-
|
Agreement with the Federal
Government and the Province of Neuquén: On December 28, 2000,
through Decree No. 1,252/2000, the Argentine Federal Executive Branch (the
“Federal Executive”) extended for an additional term of 10 years, until
November 2027, the concession for the exploitation of Loma La Lata -
Sierra Barrosa area granted to YPF. The extension was granted under the
terms and conditions of the Extension Agreement executed between the
Federal Government, the Province of Neuquén and YPF on December 5, 2000.
Under this agreement, YPF paid US$ 300 million to the Federal
Government for the extension of the concession mentioned above, which were
recorded in “Fixed Assets” on the balance sheet and committed, among other
things, to define a disbursement and investment program of US$ 8,000
million in the Province of Neuquén from 2000 to 2017 and to pay to the
Province of Neuquén 5% of the net cash flows arising out of the concession
during each year of the extension term. The previously mentioned
commitments have been affected by the changes in economic rules
established by Public Emergency and Exchange System Reform Law
No. 25,561.
|
|
-
|
Agreement with the Province of
Neuquén: In September, 2008, pursuant to the notice provided to
firms holding exploitation concessions by the Province of Neuquén, through
provincial decree No. 822/08, YPF entered into a Memorandum of Agreement
provided under such Regulation and an Addendum to such agreement
(hereinafter, the “Memorandum of Agreement”) to extend the term of the
exploitation concessions identified below, which was to become effective
upon its approval by the Legislature of the Province of Neuquén. On
October 9, 2008, Provincial Act No. 2615 approved the Memorandum of
Agreement, which was enacted by provincial executive decree No. 1830/08,
and was published in Official Gazette No. 3109 of the Province of
Neuquén.
|
·
|
Concessions
involved: Cerro Bandera, Señal Cerro Bayo, Chihuido de la Sierra Negra, El
Portón, Filo Morado, Octógono, Señal Picada – Punta Barda and Puesto
Hernández.
|
·
|
Extension of concession
terms within the Province of Neuquén: exploitation concession terms, which
were originally set to expire on November 14, 2017, are extended for a
10-year term, which means that they will expire on November 14,
2027.
|
·
|
Under
Provincial Decree No. 822/08, YPF undertook the following commitments upon
the execution of the Memorandum of Agreement: i) to make, on the date
specified in the Memorandum of Agreement, initial payments of US$ 109
million, US$ 26 million, and US$ 40 million; ii) to pay the Province an
“Extraordinary Production Royalty” of 3% of the production of the areas
involved in the Memorandum of Agreement. In addition, the parties agreed
to make additional adjustments of up to an additional 3% in the
event of extraordinary income due to lower export duties or if YPF
actually received a higher price for the sale of crude oil and/or natural
gas according to a mechanism and reference values established in the
Memorandum of Agreement; iii) to carry out exploration activities in the
remaining exploration areas and make certain investments and expenditures
in a total amount of US$ 3,200; iv) to make “Corporate Social
Responsibility” contributions to the province of Neuquén in an amount of
US$ 20 million, which will be made effective in the years 2008, 2009 and
2010. The purpose of such contributions will be to contribute to the
development of the Province of Neuquén in terms of education, environment,
health, culture, science and research and community
development.
|
-
|
YPF acquired
an additional 18% interest in Oleoducto Trasandino (Argentina) S.A., a 18%
interest in Oleoducto Trasandino (Chile) S.A. and a 18% interest in
A&C Pipeline Holding Company, for an amount of US$ 5.3
million.
|
-
|
YPF sold its
interest in Petróleos Trasandinos S.A., for an amount of US$ 2
million.
|
ANTONIO GOMIS
SÁEZ
Director
|
13.
|
DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES FOLLOWED BY THE COMPANY AND UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES
|
ANTONIO GOMIS
SÁEZ
Director
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
||||||||||||||||
Main
account
|
Amounts
at
beginning
of
year
|
Increases
|
Net
decreases,
transfers
and
reclassifications
|
Amounts
at end
of
period
|
||||||||||||
Land and
buildings
|
2,029 | - | 64 | 2,093 | ||||||||||||
Mineral
property, wells and related equipment
|
50,920 | 351 | 2,921 | 54,192 | ||||||||||||
Refinery
equipment and petrochemical plants
|
7,828 | - | 298 | 8,126 | ||||||||||||
Transportation
equipment
|
1,802 | - | 61 | 1,863 | ||||||||||||
Materials and
equipment in
warehouse
|
791 | 539 | (477 | ) | 853 | |||||||||||
Drilling and
work in progress
|
4,611 | 3,448 | (3,281 | ) | 4,778 | |||||||||||
Exploratory
drilling in progress (5)
|
147 | 263 | (282 | ) | 128 | |||||||||||
Furniture,
fixtures and installations
|
536 | 1 | 118 | 655 | ||||||||||||
Selling
equipment
|
1,406 | 1 | 44 | 1,451 | ||||||||||||
Other
property
|
306 | 83 | 7 | 396 | ||||||||||||
Total
2008
|
70,376 | 4,686 | (3) | (527 | )(1) | 74,535 | ||||||||||
Total
2007
|
59,567 | 3,787 | 5,044 | (1) (6) | 68,398 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main
account
|
Amounts
at
beginning
of
year
|
Net
decreases,
transfers
and
reclassification
|
Depreciation
rate
|
Increases
|
Amounts
at end
of
period
|
Net
book
value
as of
09-30-08
|
Net
book
value
as of
09-30-07
|
Net
book
value
as of
12-31-07
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Land and
buildings
|
918 | - | 2 | % | 32 | 950 | 1,143 | 1,121 | 1,111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mineral
property, wells and related equipment
|
37,094 | (42 | ) | (2) | 2,759 | 39,811 | 14,381 | (4) | 13,529 | (4) | 13,826 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Refinery
equipment and petrochemical plants
|
5,686 | (1 | ) | 4 - 5 | % | 262 | 5,947 | 2,179 | 2,026 | 2,142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation
equipment
|
1,282 | (1 | ) | 4 - 5 | % | 41 | 1,322 | 541 | 509 | 520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials and
equipment in warehouse
|
- | - | - | - | - | 853 | 746 | 791 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drilling and
work in progress
|
- | - | - | - | - | 4,778 | 4,114 | 4,611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploratory
drilling in progress (5)
|
- | - | - | - | - | 128 | 105 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furniture,
fixtures and installations
|
442 | - | 10 | % | 46 | 488 | 167 | 102 | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling
equipment
|
1,057 | - | 10 | % | 44 | 1,101 | 350 | 362 | 349 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
property
|
265 | - | 10 | % | 9 | 274 | 122 | 43 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
2008
|
46,744 | (44 | )(1) | 3,193 | 49,893 | 24,642 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
2007
|
38,625 | 4,092 | (1)(6) | 3,024 | 45,741 | 22,657 | 23,632 |
(1)
|
Includes 2 and
99 of net book value charged to fixed assets allowances for the nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
|
(2)
|
Depreciation
has been calculated according to the unit of production method (Note
2.e).
|
(3)
|
Includes 351
corresponding to the future cost of hydrocarbon wells abandonment
obligations for the nine-month period ended September 30,
2008.
|
(4)
|
Includes 677,
847 and 803 of mineral property as of September 30, 2008 and 2007 and
December 31, 2007, respectively.
|
(5)
|
At the end of
the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, there are 11 exploratory
wells in progress. During that period 25 wells were drilled, 21 wells were
charged to exploratory expenses and 4 well were transferred to proved
properties which are included in the account mineral property, wells and
related equipment.
|
(6)
|
Includes 5,291
of acquisition cost and 4,094 of accumulated depreciation corresponding to
oil and gas exploration and producing areas, which were disclosed as held
for sale as of December 31,
2006.
|
ANTONIO GOMIS
SÁEZ
Director
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Information of the
Issuer
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description of the
Securities
|
Last Financial Statements
Issued
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name and
Issuer
|
Class
|
Face Value
|
Amount
|
Book Value
|
Cost (2)
|
Main
Business
|
Registered
Address
|
Date
|
Capital
Stock
|
Income
(Loss)
|
Equity
|
Holding
in Capital
Stock
|
Book
value
|
|||||||||||||||
Controlled
companies:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
YPF International S.A.
(8)
|
Common
|
Bs.
|
100
|
8,298,212
|
176
|
1,163
|
Investment
|
Av. José Estenssoro 100, Santa
Cruz de la Sierra, República de Bolivia
|
09-30-08
|
383
|
(49)
|
176
|
99.99%
|
402
|
||||||||||||||
YPF Holdings Inc. (9)
|
Common
|
US$
|
0.01
|
100
|
-
|
(7)
|
1,489
|
Investment and
finance
|
717 North Harwood Street,
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
|
06-30-08
|
2,635
|
(469)
|
(409)
|
100.00%
|
- (7)
|
|||||||||||||
Operadora de Estaciones de
Servicios S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
1
|
163,701,747
|
238
|
42
|
Commercial management of YPF's gas
stations
|
Av. Roque Sáenz Peña 777, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
|
09-30-08
|
164
|
65
|
238
|
99.99%
|
315
|
||||||||||||||
A-Evangelista S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
1
|
8,683,498
|
149
|
31
|
Engineering and construction
services
|
Av. Roque Sáenz Peña 777, P. 7º,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
09-30-08
|
9
|
30
|
149
|
99.91%
|
119
|
||||||||||||||
Jointly controlled
companies:
|
563
|
2,725
|
836
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compañía Mega S.A.(6)
|
Common
|
$
|
1
|
77,292,000
|
416
|
-
|
Separation, fractionation and
transportation of natural gas liquids
|
San Martín 344, P. 10º, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
|
06-30-08
|
203
|
324
|
1,030
|
36.00%
|
554
|
||||||||||||||
Profertil S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
1
|
391,291,320
|
562
|
-
|
Production and marketing of
fertilizers
|
Alicia Moreau de Justo 740,
P. 3°, Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
06-30-08
|
783
|
255
|
1,119
|
50.00%
|
448
|
||||||||||||||
Refinería del Norte
S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
1
|
45,803,655
|
268
|
-
|
Refining
|
Maipú 1, P. 2º, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
|
09-30-07
|
92
|
115
|
529
|
50.00%
|
250
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,246
|
-
|
1,252 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Companies under significant
influence:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oleoductos del Valle S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
10
|
4,072,749
|
97
|
(1)
|
-
|
Oil transportation by
pipeline
|
Florida 1, P. 10°, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
|
06-30-08
|
110
|
4
|
307
|
37.00%
|
95 (1)
|
|||||||||||||
Terminales Marítimas Patagónicas
S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
10
|
476,034
|
43
|
-
|
Oil storage and
shipment
|
Av. Leandro N. Alem 1180, P.11°,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
|
06-30-08
|
14
|
12
|
130
|
33.15%
|
44
|
||||||||||||||
Oiltanking
Ebytem S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
10
|
351,167
|
42
|
(3)
|
-
|
Hydrocarbon transportation and
storage
|
Terminal Marítima Puerto Rosales –
Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
06-30-08
|
12
|
12
|
92
|
30.00%
|
44 (3)
|
|||||||||||||
Gasoducto del Pacífico (Argentina)
S.A.
|
Preferred
|
$
|
1
|
15,579,578
|
19
|
-
|
Gas transportation by
pipeline
|
Av. Leandro N. Alem 928,
P. 7º, Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
12-31-07
|
156
|
41
|
195
|
10.00%
|
19
|
||||||||||||||
Central Dock Sud
S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
0.01
|
3,719,290,957
|
16
|
(3)
|
46
|
Electric power generation and bulk
marketing
|
Reconquista 360, P. 6°, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
|
06-30-08
|
468
|
32
|
273
|
9.98%
|
(5)
|
7 (3)
|
||||||||||||
Inversora Dock Sud
S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
1
|
103,497,738
|
142
|
(3)
|
193
|
Investment and
finance
|
Reconquista 360, P. 6°, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
|
06-30-08
|
241
|
21
|
245
|
42.86%
|
114 (3)
|
|||||||||||||
Pluspetrol
Energy S.A.
|
Common
|
$
|
1
|
30,006,540
|
293
|
14
|
Exploration and
exploitation of hydrocarbons and electric
power generation, production and
marketing
|
Lima 339, Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
06-30-08
|
67
|
43
|
649
|
45.00%
|
290
|
||||||||||||||
Oleoducto Trasandino (Argentina)
S.A.
|
Preferred
|
$
|
1
|
16,198,560
|
12
|
3
|
Oil transportation by
pipeline
|
Esmeralda 255, P. 5°, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
|
06-30-08
|
45
|
(4)
|
72
|
36.00%
|
16
|
||||||||||||||
Other
companies:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Others
(4)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
26
|
27
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
26
|
|||||||||||||||
690
|
283
|
655
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,499
|
3,008
|
2,743
|
(1)
|
Holding in shareholders' equity,
net of intercompany profits.
|
(2)
|
Cost net of cash dividends and
capital distributions from long-term investments restated in accordance
with Note1.
|
(3)
|
Holding in shareholders' equity
plus adjustments to conform to YPF accounting
methods.
|
(4)
|
Includes YPF Inversora Energética
S.A., A-Evangelista Construções e Serviços Ltda., Gasoducto del Pacífico
(Cayman) Ltd., A&C Pipeline Holding Company, Poligás Luján S.A.C.I.,
Oleoducto Trasandino (Chile) S.A. and Mercobank
S.A.
|
(5)
|
Additionally, the Company has a
29.93% indirect holding in capital
stock through Inversora Dock Sud
S.A.
|
(6)
|
As stipulated by shareholders’
agreement, joint control is held in this company by
shareholders.
|
(7)
|
As of September 30, 2008 and
December 31,
2007, holding in negative
shareholders’ equity is disclosed in “Accounts payable” after adjustments
in shareholders’ equity to conform to YPF accounting
methods.
|
(8)
|
Company defined as integrated as
indicated in Note 2.d).
|
(9)
|
Company defined as non-integrated
as indicated in Note 2.d).
|
ANTONIO GOMIS
SÁEZ
Director
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Account
|
Amounts
at
beginning
of year
|
Increases
|
Decreases
|
Amounts
at end
of
period
|
Amounts
at end
of
period
|
|||||||||||||||
Deducted
from current assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
For
doubtful trade receivables
|
433 | 67 | 88 | 412 | 463 | |||||||||||||||
For
other doubtful accounts
|
109 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 109 | |||||||||||||||
542 | 70 | 92 | 520 | 572 | ||||||||||||||||
Deducted
from noncurrent assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
For
valuation of other receivables to their estimated
realizable value
|
49 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 50 | |||||||||||||||
For
reduction in value of holdings in long-term
investments
|
25 | - | - | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
For
unproductive exploratory drilling
|
3 | - | - | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
For
obsolescence of materials and equipment
|
44 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 46 | |||||||||||||||
121 | 6 | 5 | 122 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
deducted from assets, 2008
|
663 | 76 | 97 | 642 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
deducted from assets, 2007
|
660 | 183 | 147 | 696 | ||||||||||||||||
Reserves
for losses - current:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
For
various specific contingencies (Note 9.a)
|
323 | 52 | 19 | 356 | 228 | |||||||||||||||
323 | 52 | 19 | 356 | 228 | ||||||||||||||||
Reserves
for losses - noncurrent:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
For
pending lawsuits and various
|
||||||||||||||||||||
specific
contingencies (Note 9.a)
|
1,548 | 327 | 352 | 1,523 | 1,412 | |||||||||||||||
1,548 | 327 | 352 | 1,523 | 1,412 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
included in liabilities, 2008
|
1,871 | 379 | 371 | 1,879 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
included in liabilities, 2007
|
1,432 | 567 | 359 | 1,640 |
ANTONIO GOMIS
SÁEZ
Director
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Inventories at
beginning of year
|
2,284 | 1,522 | ||||||
Purchases for
the period
|
6,123 | 4,581 | ||||||
Production
costs (Exhibit H)
|
10,950 | 9,082 | ||||||
Holding gains
on inventories
|
355 | 302 | ||||||
Inventories at
end of period
|
(2,955 | ) | (2,272 | ) | ||||
Cost of
sales
|
16,757 | 13,215 |
ANTONIO GOMIS
SÁEZ
Director
|
Foreign
currency and amount
|
|||||||||||
Account
|
2008
|
2007
|
Exchange
rate in
pesos
as of 09-30-08
|
Book
value as
of
09-30-08
|
|||||||
Current
Assets
|
|||||||||||
Investments
|
US$
|
46
|
US$
|
151
|
3.10
|
(1)
|
467
|
||||
Trade
receivables
|
US$
|
560
|
US$
|
751
|
3.10
|
(1)
|
2,328
|
||||
€
|
10
|
€
|
5
|
4.36
|
(1)
|
22
|
|||||
Other
receivables
|
US$
|
1,327
|
US$
|
458
|
3.10
|
(1)
|
1,420
|
||||
€
|
4
|
€
|
4
|
4.36
|
(1)
|
17
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
4,254
|
||||||||||
Noncurrent
Assets
|
|||||||||||
Other
receivables
|
US$
|
6
|
US$
|
165
|
3.10
|
(1)
|
511
|
||||
Total
noncurrent assets
|
511
|
||||||||||
Total
assets
|
4,765
|
||||||||||
Current
Liabilities
|
|||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
US$
|
646
|
US$
|
886
|
3.14
|
(2)
|
2,782
|
||||
€
|
15
|
€
|
15
|
4.41
|
(2)
|
66
|
|||||
Loans
|
US$
|
87
|
US$
|
697
|
3.14
|
(2)
|
2,188
|
||||
Net
advance from crude oil purchasers
|
US$
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Reserves
|
US$
|
35
|
US$
|
36
|
3.14
|
(2)
|
113
|
||||
Total
current liabilities
|
5,149
|
||||||||||
Noncurrent
Liabilities
|
|||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
US$
|
735
|
US$
|
884
|
3.14
|
(2)
|
2,775
|
||||
Loans
|
US$
|
166
|
US$
|
215
|
3.14
|
(2)
|
674
|
||||
Reserves
|
US$
|
282
|
US$
|
268
|
3.14
|
(2)
|
840
|
||||
Total
noncurrent liabilities
|
4,289
|
||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
9,438
|
ANTONIO GOMIS
SÁEZ
Director
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Production
costs
|
Administrative
expenses
|
Selling
expenses
|
Exploration
expenses
|
Total
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Salaries and
social security taxes
|
475 | 128 | 139 | 40 | 782 | 669 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fees and
compensation for services
|
145 | 230 | (1) | 35 | 1 | 411 | 330 | |||||||||||||||||
Other
personnel expenses
|
201 | 67 | 18 | 14 | 300 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxes, charges
and contributions
|
190 | 4 | 261 | - | 455 | 354 | ||||||||||||||||||
Royalties and
easements
|
1,730 | - | 5 | 11 | 1,746 | 1,474 | ||||||||||||||||||
Insurance
|
74 | 2 | 9 | - | 85 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rental of real
estate and equipment
|
272 | 2 | 41 | - | 315 | 266 | ||||||||||||||||||
Survey
expenses
|
- | - | - | 62 | 62 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
of fixed assets
|
3,065 | 49 | 79 | - | 3,193 | 3,024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Industrial
inputs, consumable materials and supplies
|
426 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 479 | 440 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operation
services and other service contracts
|
1,188 | 7 | 60 | 8 | 1,263 | 768 | ||||||||||||||||||
Preservation,
repair and maintenance
|
1,572 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 1,623 | 1,130 | ||||||||||||||||||
Contractual
commitments
|
160 | - | - | - | 160 | 478 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unproductive
exploratory drillings
|
- | - | - | 270 | 270 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Transportation,
products and charges
|
682 | - | 835 | - | 1,517 | 1,306 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Recovery)
allowance for doubtful trade receivables
|
- | - | (21 | ) | - | (21 | ) | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
Publicity and
advertising expenses
|
- | 57 | 54 | - | 111 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fuel, gas,
energy and miscellaneous
|
770 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 854 | 459 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
2008
|
10,950 | 604 | 1,632 | 419 | 13,605 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
2007
|
9,082 | 487 | 1,458 | 332 | 11,359 |
ANTONIO GOMIS
SÁEZ
Director
|
ANTONIO GOMIS
SÁEZ
Director
|
YPF
Sociedad Anónima
|
||||||
Date:
|
November
17, 2008
|
By:
|
/s/
Ignacio C. Moran
|
|||
Name:
|
Ignacio
C. Moran
|
|||||
Title:
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|