SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15b-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of February, 2010

 

 

Irsa Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Irsa Investments and Representations Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Republic of Argentina

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

 

Bolívar 108

(C1066AAB)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ¨            No  x

 

 

 

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IRSA INVERSIONES Y REPRESENTACIONES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA

(THE “COMPANY”)

REPORT ON FORM 6-K

Attached is an English translation of the summary of the letter dated February 18, 2010 filed by the Company with the Comisión Nacional de Valores and the Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires.

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By letter dated February 18, 2010, the Company reported that through its controlled subsidiary Palermo Invest S.A., has acquired 13,183,100 Class D Common Shares, face value Ps.1, of Banco Hipotecario S.A., for a total consideration of Ps. 5,781,000 and U$S 3,234,149, representative of 0.8789% of the outstanding capital stock of Banco Hipotecario.

As of the date hereof the Company’s holding in Banco Hipotecario is 27.98%, directly and indirectly through its subsidiaries.

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SIGNATURES

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

 

Dated: February 18, 2010