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 September, 2012
Commission File Number 001-15266
BANK OF CHILE
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Ahumada 251
Santiago, Chile
(Address of principal executive offices)
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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 the resolution adopted at Banco de Chile’s Board meeting held on September 13, 2012, at which time it was resolved to schedule an Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting for October 17, 2012, with the purpose of proposing a capital increase.
Santiago, September 13, 2012
Mr. Raphael Bergoeing Vela
Superintendent of Bank and
Financial Institutions
Present
Ref: 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 regarding this Institution, that in the Ordinary Session No. BCH 2,761 held on September 13, 2012, the Board of Directors of Banco de Chile resolved to schedule an Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting to be held on October 17, 2012, with the purpose of proposing a capital increase in the amount of CLP$250,000,000,000 (two hundred and fifty billion Chilean pesos) by means of the issuance of cash shares that must be subscribed and paid at the price, term and other conditions agreed by the Shareholders Meeting as well as to modify the Bank’s by-laws by adopting the other necessary agreements so as to make effective the agreed by-laws reform. Cash shares to be issued will be ordinary Banco de Chile shares having the same rights as all Banco de Chile’s shares, with the exception that that they will not allow its shareholders to receive dividends and/or fully paid-in shares, as the case may be, with respect to the earnings of fiscal year 2012.
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Arturo Tagle Quiroz |
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Chief Executive Officer |