Transportadora de Gas del Sur’s Concession Extended to 2047 by Argentine Decree

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (TGS) filed a Form 6-K announcing that Argentina’s Executive Branch issued Decree 495/2025, which formally ratifies the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed on 11-Jul-25 to extend TGS’s natural-gas transportation license.

• Term extension: The current license—expiring 28-Dec-27—has been prolonged 20 additional years, now running through 28-Dec-47, under the same regulatory framework established in Decree 2458/1992.
• Conditions: Within 10 business days of the decree’s publication (24-Jul-25), TGS must file documentation proving the withdrawal and waiver of all pending administrative, arbitral or judicial claims—domestic or international—lodged by TGS or its controlling shareholder against the Argentine government.

The extension secures long-term operating visibility for TGS’s core regulated segment, potentially supporting capital-intensive network investments and cash-flow stability. However, relinquishing outstanding claims could forego settlement proceeds and underscores dependence on governmental relations.

Insights

Energy Regulation Specialist

TL;DR: 20-year license extension locks in regulated revenues; waiver of disputes removes legal overhang.

The decree converts a provisional MOA into binding law, eliminating renewal risk for TGS’s key concession—Argentina’s largest gas pipeline system. A fresh 20-year term under stable tariffs supports asset-life alignment with depreciation schedules, aiding project finance. Requiring claim withdrawal removes contingent liabilities but sacrifices bargaining leverage; still, investors generally prefer regulatory certainty to protracted litigation, especially in Argentina’s volatile policy landscape.

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Extension is credit-positive; litigation waiver mildly dilutive but likely immaterial to valuation.

From an equity standpoint, extended concession visibility improves discounted cash-flow horizons and could compress TGS’s risk premium. The company must forgo potential arbitration recoveries, yet these were uncertain and already heavily discounted by the market. Net impact skews positive, especially if the concession terms remain economically balanced. No immediate earnings data were disclosed; watch for future tariff adjustments and capex guidance.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

For July 24, 2025

Commission file number: 1-13.396

Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.

Cecilia Grierson 355, Twenty sixth Floor

(1107), Capital Federal

Argentina

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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City of Buenos Aires, July 24, 2025.

 E-NOTA-20250724-59618

Messrs.

Comisión Nacional de Valores (Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission)

Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A. (Argentine Stock Exchanges and Markets)

Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Stock Exchange)

Gerencia Técnica y de Valores Negociables (Technical and Negotiable Securities Management)

Mercado Abierto Electrónico S.A. (Open Electronic Market)

Re: Material Fact. Ratification of the Extension of the Transportation License.

Dear Sirs,

I am writing to you in my capacity as Alternate Head of Market Relations of Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (“tgs”), to report that on this date, Decree no. 495/2025 (Decree no. 495) was published in the Argentine Official Gazette. By means of said Decree, the Executive Branch ratified the Memorandum of Agreement for the Extension of the License granted to tgs for the rendering of the Gas Transportation Public Service, which was entered into between tgs and the Ministry of Economy on July 11, 2025 (the “MOA”).

Decree no. 495 established the extension of the License granted to tgs by means of Decree no. 2458/1992, for an additional period of twenty (20) years as from December 28, 2027, pursuant to the terms of the MOA that was ratified.

Additionally, within ten (10) business days as from publication of Decree 495, tgs must submit all documentation that proves withdrawal and waiving of its claims, remedies and actions -administrative, arbitral or judicial- current or in the course of execution, in Argentina or abroad – pursued by tgs or its controlling shareholder against the National Government, pursuant to the terms of the MOA.

Yours sincerely,

Alejandro Mario Basso

Alternate Head of Market Relations

SIGNATURES

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

Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.

By:	/s/Alejandro M. Basso
Name:		Alejandro M. Basso
Title:		Chief Financial Officer and Services Vice President

By:	/s/Hernán D. Flores Gómez
Name:		Hernán Diego Flores Gómez
Title:		Legal Affairs Vice President

Date: July 24, 2025.