FORM 6 - K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
This Report on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference in our automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form F-3
as amended (File No. 333-171751), to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed by us
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case as amended
As of February 16, 2011
TENARIS, S.A.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
TENARIS, S.A.
46a, Avenue John F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg
(Address of principal executive offices)
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The attached material is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 13a-16 and Form 6-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This report contains Tenaris's press release announcing that it has been informed by its controlling shareholder that there has been a reorganization in the chain of ownership of the Company.
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: February 16, 2011
Tenaris, S.A.
By: /s/ Cecilia Bilesio
Cecilia Bilesio
Corporate Secretary
Tenaris S.A.: Controlling Shareholder Reorganization
LUXEMBOURG--(Marketwire - February 15, 2011) - Tenaris S.A. (NYSE: TS) (BAE: TS) (MXSE: TS) (MILAN: TEN) (the "Company") announces that it has been informed by its controlling shareholder that there has been a reorganization in the chain of ownership of the Company pursuant to which the Company's direct and indirect controlling shareholders have been redomiciled to Europe. The Company has been further informed that this reorganization does not involve any change in the control of the Company. Based on the information received:
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Techint Holdings S.àr.l. (formerly known as I.I.I. Industrial Investments Inc.) ("Techint") transferred its domicile from the Cayman Islands to Luxembourg;
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Techint’s parent company San Faustin NV ("San Faustin") also transferred its domicile from Curacao to Luxembourg and changed its name to "San Faustin S.A." and
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In connection with the redomiciliation of San Faustin into Luxembourg, San Faustin’s controlling entity Rocca & Partners S.A. organized a Dutch private foundation (Stichting) under the name of Rocca & Partners Stichting Administratiekantoor Aandelen San Faustin ("RP STAK"). As of the date hereof, RP STAK holds shares in San Faustin sufficient in number to control San Faustin. No person or group of persons controls RP STAK.
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Tenaris is a leading global supplier of steel tubes and related services for the world's energy industry and certain other industrial applications.
Giovanni Sardagna
Tenaris
1-888-300-5432
www.tenaris.com