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
Commission
File Number: 001-14554
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Banco
Santander Chile
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Santander
Chile Bank
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(Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English)
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Bandera
140
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Santiago,
Chile
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(Address
of principal executive office)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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Form 20-F
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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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:
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“Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
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Table
of Contents
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1.
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Translation
of Material Event
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2.
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Translation
of Material Event
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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.
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BANCO
SANTANDER-CHILE
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By:
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Name:
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Juan
Pedro Santa María
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Title:
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General
Counsel
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Date:
April 29, 2010
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Material
Event
In
conformity with Articles 9 and 10 of the Law 18,045 and Article 44 of the
General Banking Law, Banco Santander Chile informs that in the Annual
Shareholder Meeting held on April 27, 2010, shareholders approved the
appointment of Oscar von Chrismar Carvajal as a member of the Board and approved
the appointment of Juan Manuel Hoyos Martínez de Irujo as Alternate Director.
Both had been appointed to the Board in a Board meeting held on December 22,
2009.
Claudio
Melandri Hinojosa
Chief
Executive Officer
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Material
Event
In
conformity with Articles 9 and 10 of the Law 18,045, the Board of Banco
Santander Chile unanimously approved, prior authorization of the Board, to
execute the following operations with related parties without the requisites or
procedures established in No. 1 -7 of insert 1° of article 147 of Law
18,046:
b) Every operation considered to be
part of the Bank’s normal line of business, considering that the Board of
Directors, in this Act, determines as normal line of business as: all
transactions referred to by Article 69 of the General Banking Law, including
those included under this article in the future. This must be declared as a
Material Event and the Chief Executive Officer is empowered to do so in
accordance with the norms of the Superintendnecy of Banks and Financial
Institutions. At the same time, this agreement will be published on the Bank’s
website and is at disposal of shareholders at the Bank’s offices and
branches.
Sincerely,
Claudio
Melandri Hinojosa
Chief
Executive Officer
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