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BANCO DE CHILE
REPORT ON FORM 6-K
Attached is an English translation of a letter filed by the Bank with the Chilean Superintendency of Banks on March 28, 2005, regarding the initiation of a process to sell shares issued by Banco de Chile, as agreed upon by the Board of Directors on March 24, 2005.
Santiago, March 28, 2005
Mr. Enrique Marshall
Rivera
Superintendent of Banks
And Financial Institutions
Re: Essential Information
Mr. Superintendent:
According to Articles 9 and 10 of the Securities Law No.18,045 and Chapter 18-10 of the Regulations of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions (the “Superintendency”), I hereby inform as essential information, that during the Board of Director’s Meeting N° BCH 2,596 of Banco de Chile held on March 24, 2005, an agreement was reached to initiate the sale of 1,701,994,590 shares issued by Banco de Chile which were bought according to articles 27 to 27 D of the Chilean Companies Law No.18,046, as agreed upon during the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on June 2, 2003, and with the approval from the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions as communicated in letter Number 6650 dated June 5, 2003.
Likewise, in order to fulfill said approval and the Resolution Number 12,649 from the Banco Central de Chile dated June 2, 2003, the Board agreed to request that said Banco Central assess the shares, object of the sale.
Sincerely,
Pablo Granifo
General
Manager
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Pablo Granifo L.
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By: Pablo Granifo Lanvín
General Manager
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