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
For
the month of Dec. 2007
Commission
File Number: 001-14554
|
Banco
Santander Chile
|
|
Santander
Chile Bank
|
|
(Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English)
|
|
|
|
Bandera
140
|
|
Santiago,
Chile
|
|
(Address
of principal executive office)
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of 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):
|
|
Yes
|
o
|
|
No
|
x
|
|
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):
|
|
Yes
|
o
|
|
No
|
x
|
|
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): N/A
Table
of Contents
|
Item
|
|||
|
1.
|
Significant
Event published on February 29, 2008 (English)
|
3
|
|
2
SIGNIFICANT
EVENT
As
disclosed in Articles 9 and 10 of Law 18,045 and Article 44 of the General
Banking Law, Banco Santander Chile informs that in an Ordinary Board of
Directors’ Meeting held on February 26, 2008, Board members approved to summons
an Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on April 22, 2008 in which, among other
matters, the payment of a gross dividend of Ch$1.064602782675430 per share
will
be proposed, equivalent to 65% of 2007 net income. At the same time, it will
be
proposed at the shareholders’ meeting that the remaining 35% of 2007 net income
be destined to retained earnings.
Chief
Executive Officer
3
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.
|
BANCO
SANTANDER-CHILE
|
||
| |
|
|
|
Date:
Feb.
29, 2008
|
By: |
/s/
Gonzalo
Romero A.
|
|
Name:
Gonzalo
Romero A.
|
||
|
Title:
General
Counsel
|
||
4