Unassociated Document
 
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
 
Banco Santander Chile
Santander Chile Bank
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
 
Bandera 140
Santiago, Chile
(Address of principal executive office)
 
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Table of Contents

Item
  
1.
 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.
 
 
BANCO SANTANDER-CHILE
  
       
 
By:
/s/ Juan Pedro Santa María  
 
Name: 
Juan Pedro Santa María
  
 
Title:
General Counsel
  
       
Date: October 4, 2011
 
 
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Santiago, October 3, 2011


Mr.
Carlos Budnevich Le-Fort
Superintendent of Banks and
Financial Institutions

Ref: Material Event


Dear Superintendent,

In conformity with Articles 9 and 10 of the Law 18,045 and article 147 of Law 18,046, Banco Santander Chile informs that in the ordinary Board meeting held on September 29, 2011, the board approved the following technology contracts with related parties:

1) Datamart for control of DataWare House for Risks and Datamart for Teredata migration, both with Produban España.
2) Contract for the implementation of Safe Watch in Swift message system with Produban México.
3) Contract for functional support and analysis of operating systems with Geoban México.

The Board members Lucía Santa Cruz Sutil, Oscar von Chrismar Carvajal, Víctor Arbulú Crousillat, Marco Colodro Hadjes, Vittorio Corbo Lioi, Roberto Méndez Torres, Carlos Olivos Marchant and Lisandro Serrano Spoerer indicated that these related party contracts were necessary for the Bank, that the contracts were made at market prices, conditions and terms and in line with the favorable report issued by the Board’s Audit Committee.

Sincerely,

Claudio Melandri Hinojosa
CEO

 
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