SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 6-K




                            REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15b-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                          For the month of March, 2003




                             CRESUD S.A.C.I.F. AND A
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                              REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA
                 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                    HIPOLITO YRIGOYEN 440, 3RD FLOOR, (1001)
                             BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                           Form 20-F [X]   Form 40-F [ ]




                  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing
the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.


                                 Yes [ ]   No [X]













                             CRESUD S.A.C.I.F. AND A
                                 (THE "COMPANY")

                               REPORT ON FORM 6-K


         Attached is an English translation of the summary of the letter dated
on March 14, 2003 filed by Company with the Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires
and the Comision Nacional de Valores.








By letter dated March 14, 2003, the Company reported that a holder of Company's
Convertible Notes exercised his conversion right. Hence, the Company shall issue
59,078 shares, face value pesos 1 (V$N 1) each, and cancel Convertible Notes for
an amount of U$S 30,000. The conversion was performed according to terms and
conditions established in the prospectus of issuance at the conversion rate of
1.96928 shares, face value pesos 1 per Convertible Note of face value U$S 1. As
a result of that conversion the amount of shares of the Company goes from
124,579,788 to 124,638,866. On the other hand, the amount of registered
Convertible Notes is U$S 49,819,997.









                                   SIGNATURES


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


                       CRESUD S.A.C.I.F. AND A


                       By: /S/ Saul Zang
                           Name: Saul Zang
                           Title: Second Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors





Dated: March 14, 2003