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

 

For the month of March, 2011

Commission File Number 001-15266

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BANCO DE CHILE

REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

Attached is an English translation of a letter filed by Banco de Chile with the Chilean Superintendency of Banks, Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance and local Stock Exchanges, informing of a the decision of the Central Bank of Chile regarding its position in connection with the capitalization agreed upon at the Bank’s Extraordinary Shareholders meeting held on March 17, 2011.

 

 

 

Santiago 21^th March, 2011

 

Mr.

Carlos Budnevich Le-Fort

Superintendent of Bank and Financial Institutions

Present

 

RE: ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

 

Mr. Superintendent:

 

Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Law No. 18.045 and Chapter 18-10 of the Regulations of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions, I inform you as an Essential Information, that on March 21^st, 2011, the Central Bank of Chile communicated to Banco de Chile that in the Extraordinary  Session, No, 1597E, held today, the Board of the Central Bank of Chile resolved to request its corresponding surplus, from the fiscal year ended on the 31^st of December 2010, including the proportional part of the agreed upon capitalization profits be paid in cash currency.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Alejandro Herrera Aravena

Acting General Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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: March 22, 2011

Banco de Chile

 

 

/s/ Alejandro Herrera Aravena

By: Alejandro Herrera Aravena

Acting General Manager