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 April, 2013

 

Commission File Number 001-15266

 

BANK OF CHILE

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Ahumada 251
Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F  x  Form 40-F  o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): 
o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): 
o

 

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

 

Yes  o  No  x

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-             

 

 

 



 

BANCO DE CHILE

REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

Attached is a Press Release issued by Banco de Chile (“the Bank”) on April 26, 2013, regarding its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (the “2012 Annual Report”).

 

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PRESS RELEASE

 

SANTIAGO, Chile, April 26, 2013.  Banco de Chile (NYSE: BCH) announced today the filing of its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (the “2012 Annual Report”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

The 2012 Annual Report can be accessed by visiting the SEC’s website www.sec.gov and can also be found at Banco de Chile’s website www.bancochile.cl, under Investor Relations. In addition, shareholders may receive a hard copy of Banco de Chile’s 2012 Form 20-F, free of charge, by requesting a copy within a reasonable period of time from the Banco de Chile’s Investor Relations Office, at ir@bancochile.cl.

 

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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.

 

Date: April 26, 2013

 

 

 

Banco de Chile

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Arturo Tagle Q.

 

By:

Arturo Tagle Quiroz

 

 

CEO

 

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