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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March, 2004
Commission File Number: 001-14554
Banco Santander Chile
Santander Chile Bank
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Bandera 140
Santiago, Chile
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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Santiago, March 18, 2004
Mr.
Enrique Marshall Rivera
Superintendent of Banks and
Financial Institutions
Dear Sir,
We inform you that the Board in a meeting held on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 summoned an Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, on April 20, 2004 at 5:00pm, at the Bank’s main office at Bandera 140, 12 floor, in Santiago. Following this meeting the Board has also summoned an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting at the same location. The following matters will be on the Agenda:
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
| 1. | Approval of the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Consolidated Financial Statements of the Bank and its subsidiaries, the Independent Report of the External Auditors, and the Notes corresponding to the financial year ending December 31st of 2003. |
| 2. | Resolve the allocation of 2003 net income. A dividend of Ch$1.09832343 per share will be proposed which if approved will be paid on May 4, 2004. |
| 3. | Designation of External Auditors. |
| 4. | Nomination of new Board members. |
| 5. | Determine the Board of Director’s remuneration. |
| 6. | Approval of the Directors Committee’s budget. |
| 7. | Give account of all operations subject to Article 44 of Law 18,046. |
| 8. | Discuss any matter of interest that corresponds to be discussed in an Ordinary Shareholders Meeting according to current laws and the Bank’s bylaws. |
Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
| 1) | Modify the Bank’s legal name. |
| 2) | Adopt all measures needed to put into effect the resolutions approved in the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting. |
The reception of proxies for this Shareholders’ Meeting will be held on the same date and place of this Meeting between 3:30-5:00 p.m.
At the same time, the publications announcing this Meeting will be made in El Mercurio newspaper on April 1, 8 and 15 2004, respectively. In these publications it will be announced that all shareholders recorded in the Registrar by April 14, 2004 have the right to attend the Meeting. It will also indicate that the Bank’s balance sheet was published in La Segunda on February 20, 2004.
Sincerely,
Oscar Von Chrismar Carvajal
Chief Executive Officer
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| CONTACTS: |
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| Raimundo Monge | Robert Moreno | Desirée Soulodre | ||
| Banco Santander Chile | Banco Santander Chile | Banco Santander Chile | ||
| 562-320-8505 | 562-320-8284 | 562-647-6474 |
BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO ANNOUNCES ITS ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
Santiago, Chile, March 18, 2004.1- Banco Santander Chile (NYSE: SAN) announced today that Chile’s Superintendency of Banks has been notified that during the Board of Directors’ meeting held on Tuesday, March 16, 2004, the Board decided to summons an Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, on April 20, 2004 at 5:00pm, at the Bank’s main office, which are located at Bandera 140, 12 floor, in Santiago. Following this meeting the Board has also summoned an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting at the same location.
During the same meeting, the Board also proposed the meeting agenda which, among other items, included a proposal for a dividend payment of Ch$1.09832343 per share, based on fiscal year results ending December 31, 2003. If approved at the shareholder’s meeting, the dividend would be paid on May 4, 2004.
| 1 | Safe harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All forward-looking statements made by Banco Santander Chile involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various important factors which may be beyond the Bank's control. Accordingly, the Bank's future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in the Bank's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Bank does not undertake to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that the projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized. |
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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.
| Banco Santander Chile | ||||
| Date: March 30, 2004 |
By: |
/s/ Gonzalo Romero | ||
| Name: |
Gonzalo Romero | |||
| Title: |
General Counsel | |||