MINUTES No. 267 OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE’S MEETING
In the City of Buenos Aires, on May 8, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., the undersigning members of the Supervisory Committee, to wit Marcelo Fuxman, Santiago Dellatorre and Jorge Pardo held a meeting at Av. Del Libertador 6363, 11th floor. After discussion, it was resolved that Mr. Marcelo Fuxman should chair the Meeting who, after verifying legal and statutory quorum, declared the meeting duly held and moved to consider theFIRST ITEM of the Agenda: 1)ConsideraTION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014.The Chairman stated that as members of the Supervisory Committee had been provided access to and timely delivery of the documents related to the fiscal year under consideration, as well as the independent auditor's report, the Committee had reviewed them, as well as the remaining documents including the conclusions of such auditors’ report, whose criteria were shared by the Committee. As a result of the analysis conducted by the members of the Supervisory Committee, and having all of them been aware of the documents and decisions made by corporate bodies, Mr. Fuxman moved to approve all decisions. After discussion, the motion was unanimously approved. The Chairman proposed considering theSECOND ITEM of the Agenda 2)SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE’S REPORT AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS. signature authorization.Mr. Fuxman stated that the Supervisory Committee shall issue its report and requested all attendees to consider a draft report, which is transcribed below:
Supervisory Committee’s Report
To the Shareholders of
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (Edenor S.A.)
1. In accordance with the provisions of section 294 of Argentine Companies Law No. 19.550 and the Rules of the Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores,CNV), we have reviewed the interim condensed financial statements of Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (Edenor S.A.) (hereinafter referred to as “Edenor S.A.” or “the Company”), including the balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 and the statements of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in stockholders´ equity and cash flow for the three-month period then ended, and selected supplementary notesthereto. Balances and other information pertaining to the 2013 fiscal year and its interim periods are an integral part of the financial statements mentioned above and shall then be considered in connection with those financial statements.
2. The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for preparing and filing the financial statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the Argentine Federation of Professional Councils of Economic Sciences (Federación Argentina de Consejos Profesionales de Ciencias Económicas, FACPCE) as professional accounting standards and incorporated by the CNV to its regulations, as approved by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and, therefore, it is responsible for preparing and filing the interim condensed financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1 in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 “Interim Financial Reporting” (IAS 34). Our responsibility is to render a conclusion based on the review conducted with the scope described in paragraph 3.
3. Our review was conducted in accordance withprevailing auditing standards.Such standards require financial statements to be reviewed subject to theproceduresset forth by International Standard on Review Engagements NIER 2410 “Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity”, which was adopted as review standard in Argentina through Technical Resolution No. 33 of FACPCE, as approved by theInternational Auditing and Assurance Standards Board(IAASB),including the verification of the consistency of the documents reviewed with the information on corporate decisions, as disclosed in minutes, and the conformity of those decisions to the law and the Company’s by-laws insofar as concerns formal and documentary aspects.Our professional task was conducted based on a review of the audit performed by the Company’s independent auditors,Price Waterhouse & Co. S.R.L., who issued a report dated May 8,2014.An interim financial information review mainly consists in making inquiries to the Company’s personnel responsible for preparing the information included in the interim condensed financial statements and applying analytic and other review methods. The scope of this review is considerably inferior to an audit performed in line with the international auditing standards; accordingly, a review does not ensure knowledge of every significant issue that might otherwise be identified in an audit. Consequently, we do not render an opinion on the financial condition,comprehensive income and cash flows of the Company. We have not assessed any business administrative, financing, and marketing criteria,as they fall within theexclusive competence of the Board of Directors and the Shareholders’ Meeting.
4. Based on our review, we noticed no particular aspect that led us to believe that the interim condensed financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1 were not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34.
The Company reported in the interim period closed on March 31, 2014, a net loss of AR$738,6 million, accumulated losses of AR$851,9 million and a working capital deficit of AR$2,065.3 million. As described in Note 1, the Company reports that:
· In fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, it posted operating and net losses, and both its liquidity and working capital were significantly and adversely affected;
· Also in 2013 fiscal year, it recorded operating and net losses, before reflecting the effects of ES Resolution 250/13, which neither allowed for a regularization of the cash flow required to render a public utility and to materialize all investments.
· This situation mainly derives from the constant increase in operation costs necessary to maintain the same level of service and the delay in receiving rate increases and/or acknowledgment of real higher costs.
All these aspects lead to uncertainty as regards the Company being able to continue operating as a going concern. The Company has prepared the interim condensed financial statements attached hereto using accounting standards applicable to any going concern. Therefore, those financial statements do not include the effects of any adjustments and/or reclassifications, if any, that might be required in case the situation above described is not sorted out enabling the Company to continue doing business and in the event the Company is forced to realize its assets and repay its liabilities, including contingent liabilities, under conditions other than in the ordinary course of business.
As described in Note 13, as of March 31, 2014, losses recorded by the Company consume more than 50% of capital stock and reserves. Section 206 of the Argentine Companies Law provides that if such a situation continues by this fiscal year closing, the Company shall perform a mandatory capital reduction and, therefore, the Company’s shareholders shall take all necessary actions to remedy this situation.
Our conclusion includes no qualification in connection with the situations described above.
5. The provisions of section No. 294 of Law No. 19.550 have been duly met.
City of Buenos Aires, May 8, 2014.
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Marcelo Héctor Fuxman |
Thereafter, Mr. Jorge Pardo took the floor, and proposed a report that differed from the draft text of Mr. Fuxman, thus he moved the Committee to approve the report with the text included below:
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Supervisory Committee’s Report
To the Shareholders of
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (Edenor S.A.)
1. In accordance with the provisions of section 294 of Argentine Companies Law No. 19.550 and the Rules of the Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores, CNV), we have reviewed the interim condensed financial statements of Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (Edenor S.A.) (hereinafter referred to as “Edenor S.A.” or “the Company”), including the balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 and the statements of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in stockholders´ equity and cash flow for the three-month period then ended, and selected supplementary notesthereto. Balances and other information pertaining to the 2013 fiscal year and its interim periods are an integral part of the financial statements mentioned above and shall then be considered in connection with those financial statements.
2. The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for preparing and filing the financial statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the Argentine Federation of Professional Councils of Economic Sciences (Federación Argentina de Consejos Profesionales de Ciencias Económicas, FACPCE) as professional accounting standards and incorporated by the CNV to its regulations as approved by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and, therefore, it is responsible for preparing and filing the interim condensed financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1 in accordance with the International Accounting Standard 34 “Interim Financial Reporting” (IAS 34). Our responsibility is to render a conclusion based on the review conducted with the scope described in paragraph 3.
3. Our review was conducted in accordance withprevailing auditing standards.Such standards require financial statements to be reviewed subject to theproceduresset forth by International Standard on Review Engagements NIER 2410 “Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity”, which was adopted as review standard in Argentina through Technical Resolution No. 33 of FACPCE, as approved by theInternational Auditing and Assurance Standards Board(IAASB),including the verification of the consistency of the documents reviewed with the information on corporate decisions, as disclosed in minutes, and the conformity of those decisions to the law and the Company’s by-laws insofar as concerns formal and documentary aspects.Our professional task was conducted based on a review of the audit performed by the Company’s independent auditors,Price Waterhouse & Co. S.R.L., who issued a report dated May 8,2014.An interim financial information review mainly consists in making inquiries to the Company’s personnel responsible for preparing the information included in the interim condensed financial statements and applying analytic and other review methods. The scope of this review is considerably inferior to an audit performed in line with the international auditing standards. Accordingly, a review does not ensure knowledge of every significant issue that might otherwise be identified in an audit. Consequently, we do not render an opinion on the financial condition, comprehensive income and cash flows of the Company. We have not assessed any business administrative, financing, and marketing criteria,as they fall within the exclusive competence of the Board of Directors and the Shareholders’ Meeting.
4. Based on our review, we noticed no particular aspect that led us to believe that the interim condensed financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1 were not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34.
The Company reported in the interim period closed on March 31, 2014, a net loss of AR$738,6 million, accumulated losses of AR$851,9 million and a working capital deficit of AR$2,065.3 million.
As described in Note 13, as of March 31, 2014, losses recorded by the Company consume more than 50% of capital stock and reserves. Section 206 of the Argentine Companies Law provides that if such a situation continues by this fiscal year closing, the Company shall perform a mandatory capital reduction and, therefore, the Company’s shareholders shall take all necessary actions to remedy this situation.
Our conclusion includes no qualification in connection with the situations described above.
5. The provisions of section No. 294 of Law No. 19.550 have been duly met.
City of Buenos Aires, May 8, 2014.
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Jorge Roberto Pardo |
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In addition, Mr. Jorge Pardo moved that in the event the report proposed by him were not approved, it would be submitted to the Board of Directors’ consideration as a report presented by the minority and the report finally approved, as a report presented by the majority. Thereafter, after discussion, by majority of votes present, the Supervisory CommitteeRESOLVED to approve the report prepared by Mr. Fuxman, as the only report of the Committee, ad-referendum of the approval of the financial statements therein considered by the Board of Directors called on the date hereof. Besides, Mr. Marcelo Fuxman was authorized to sign the report, as well as any other documents mentioned above.
There being no further issues to transact, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 am by Mr. Fuxman.
Marcelo Fuxman | Jorge Roberto Pardo | Santiago Dellatorre |
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. | ||
By: | /s/ Leandro Montero | |
Leandro Montero | ||
Chief Financial Officer |