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 April, 2003
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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Banco Santander Chile
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| 1. |
Press Release dated March 20, 2003 titled, “Banco Santander Chile Announces Its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.” | |
| 2. |
Translation of significant event published in Estrategia Newspaper on April 16, 2003. |
ITEM 1
Banco Santander Chile
| CONTACTS: |
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| Raimundo Monge |
Robert Moreno |
Desirée Soulodre | ||
| Banco Santander Chile |
Banco Santander Chile |
Banco Santander Chile | ||
| 562-320-8505 |
562-320-8284 |
562-647-6474 |
BANCO SANTANDER CHILE ANNOUNCES
ITS ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
Santiago, Chile, March 20, 2003.1 —Banco Santander Chile (NYSE: SAN) announced today that Chile’s Superintendency of Banks has been notified that during the meeting on Tuesday, March 18th, 2003 Banco Santander-Chile’s board of directors decided to call for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, to be held at 5:00 p.m., April 29, 2003, at the Bank’s main office located at Bandera 140, 12 floor, in Santiago.
During the same meeting, the board also agreed to propose a dividend payment of Ch$0.83479959 per share, based on fiscal year results ending December 31, 2002. If approved at the shareholder’s meeting, the dividend payout would be distributed by May 29th, 2003.
1 Safe harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All forward-looking statements made by Banco Santander Chile involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various important factors which may be beyond the Bank’s control. Accordingly, the Bank’s future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in the Bank’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Bank does not undertake to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that the projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.
ITEM 2
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
As disclosed in Articles 9 and 10 of Law 18,045 Banco Santander Chile informs that in an Extraordinary Board Meeting held on April 15, 2003 the resignation of Vittorio Corbo Lioi as a Board member was accepted.
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: |
April 18, 2003 |
By: |
/s/ Gonzalo Romero | |||||
| Name: |
Gonzalo Romero | |||||||
| Title: |
General Counsel | |||||||