Filing Details

 

	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, DC 20549
	SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 14)*

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 

1 David Martínez exercises his rights over the Class B Shares (as defined in Item 1 below) set forth in this line item indirectly through Fintech Advisory Inc. and Fintech Telecom, LLC.

 

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2 Fintech Advisory Inc. exercises its rights over the Class B Shares (as defined in Item 1 below) set forth in this line item indirectly through Fintech Telecom, LLC.

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Item 1.  Security and Issuer

 

This Amendment No. 14 (the Fourteenth Amendment) amends the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2016, as subsequently amended (the Schedule 13D) by the Reporting Persons, with respect to the Class B shares, Ps. 1.00 par value per share (the Class B Shares), of Telecom Argentina S.A. (the Issuer).  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Fourteenth Amendment have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

 

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

Item 3 is amended by adding the following:

 

The description of the Corporate Reorganization set forth in Item 4 below is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 3. Upon the effectiveness of the Corporate Reorganization, the Issuer distributed a total of 197,871,855 Class B Shares in exchange for all the Nortel Preferred B Shares (including those in the form of America Depositary Shares).

 

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

 

Item 4 is amended by adding the following:

 

On December 15, 2017, pursuant to the plan and agreement for the Corporate Reorganization, the exchange of the Series B Preferred Shares, par value of Ps.10.00 per share of Nortel (the Nortel Preferred B Shares) for the Class B Shares of the Issuer was consummated on the local Argentine stock exchange. The holders of Nortel Preferred B shares received a total of 197,871,885 Class B Shares using an exchange ratio of 134.565053 Class B Shares for every Nortel Preferred B Share. On December 18, 2017, the Issuer consummated the exchange of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) representing Nortel Preferred B Shares (Nortel ADSs) for ADSs representing Class B Shares (Class B ADSs) at an exchange ratio of 1.34565053 Class B ADSs of Telecom for each ADS of Nortel. As a result of the effectiveness of the Corporate Reorganization, the Nortel ADSs will cease to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) following the close of trading on or about December 18, 2017 and will become eligible for delisting on the NYSE and termination of registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 5 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(a) As of the date of this filing, the Reporting Persons have the following direct beneficial ownership interests in the Class B Shares.

 

		Directly Owned(1)				Indirectly Owned				Directly and Indirectly Owned
		Number		% of Class		Number		% of Class		Number		% of Class
David Martínez(2)		0		0	%	47,838,597		7.62	%	47,838,597		7.62	%
FAI(3)		0		0	%	47,838,597		7.62	%	47,838,597		7.62	%
FTL(4)		47,838,597		7.62	%	0		0	%	47,838,597		7.62	%
Sofora		0		0	%	0		0	%	0		0	%
Nortel		0		0	%	0		0	%	0		0	%

 

(1) All percentages are based on 627,930,005 Class B Shares (excluding treasury shares).

 

(2) David Martínez is the sole shareholder of FAI.  FTL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FTL.  Consequently, David Martínez may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own all Class B Shares beneficially owned, directly and indirectly, by FTL.

 

(3) FTL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FAI.  Consequently, FAI may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own all Class B Shares beneficially owned, directly and indirectly, by FTL.

 

(4) FTL owns 340,994,852 Class A ordinary shares of the Issuer (representing 100% of this class and 34.64% of the Issuers total capital stock) and 47,838,597 Class B ordinary shares of the Issuer (representing approximately 7.44% of this class and 4.86% of the Issuers total capital stock). In aggregate, FTL owns 388,833,449 ordinary shares, representing approximately 39.50% of the capital stock and of the voting power of the Issuer.

 

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(b) FTL has the sole power to vote, dispose and direct the disposition of the Class B Shares directly beneficially owned by it (the FTL-Owned Class B Shares). FAI exercises its rights over the FTL-Owned Class B Shares indirectly through FTL, and David Martínez exercises his rights over the FTL-Owned Class B Shares indirectly through FAI and FTL.

 

(c) Except for the effectiveness of the Corporate Reorganization as set out in Item 4 above, no transactions in Class B Shares were effected by the Reporting Persons during the 60 day period ended December 18, 2017.

 

(d) Pursuant to the Master Financing Agreement, FIL provided financing to FTL in connection with the transactions described herein. This financing interest is limited to the economic interest in the equity of FTL (and, indirectly, in the Issuer), and does not provide FIL with voting or disposition control in respect of FTL (or, indirectly, the Issuer).

 

(e) As a result of the Corporate Reorganization, all of the shares of Nortel and Sofora have been cancelled, and as of the effectiveness of the Corporate Reorganization, Nortel and Sofora ceased to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Class B Shares.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: December 18, 2017

 

	DAVID MARTÍNEZ
	By:	/s/ David Martínez
	FINTECH ADVISORY INC.
	By:	/s/ David Martínez
		Name: David Martínez
		Title:   Authorized Person
	FINTECH TELECOM, LLC
	By:	/s/ Julio Rafael Rodriguez, Jr.
		Name: Julio Rafael Rodriguez, Jr.
		Title:   Authorized Person
	SOFORA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A.
	By Telecom Argentina S.A., as universal successor to Sofora Telecomunicaciones S.A.
	By:	/s/ Maria Veronica Tuccio
		Name: Maria Veronica Tuccio
		Title:   Attorney-in-fact
	NORTEL INVERSORA, S.A.
	By Telecom Argentina S.A., as universal successor to Nortel Inversora S.A.
	By:	/s/ Maria Veronica Tuccio
		Name: Maria Veronica Tuccio
		Title:   Attorney-in-fact

 

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