Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, January 17, 2013
To the
Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires
(Buenos Aires Stock Exchange)
Ref: Changes in the Board and Senior
Management Structure of YPF SA
Dear Sirs:
The purpose of this letter is to comply with current regulations and report changes in the composition of the Board and the Senior Management structure of YPF S.A.
In this regard, please be advised that the Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on January 17, 2013, has accepted the resignations of Messrs. Guillermo Juan Pereyra and Oscar Alberto Lamboglia as Directors for the Class D shares. In addition, and in accordance with the order of substitution established by the Shareholders' Meeting held on June 4, 2012, Messrs. Manuel Arévalo and Ricardo Luis Saporiti, who had previously been appointed as alternate Directors, will fill the aforementioned vacant positions at the Board.
Also, at the same meeting, the Board approved the creation of the position of Upstream Executive Director, which includes the areas of Exploration, Exploitation and Upstream Services, which will be headed by Mr. Jesús Grande, who previously served as Director of Quality, Environment, Health and Security, position that is now vacant. In addition, the Board of Directors appointed Lic. Doris Capurro as Director of Communications and Institutional Relations. Finally, the Board noted the resignation of Mr. Tomás Ramón Zapata, who served as Director of Reserves Control and appointed Mr. Javier Sanagua in his place, who served as Regional Manager for Neuquén – Río Negro.
Yours faithfully,
Gabriel E. Ábalos
Market Relations Officer
YPF S.A.