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 June 20, 2012 |
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: June 22, 2012 | By: | /s/ Juan Pedro Santa María |
| Name: Title: |
Juan Pedro Santa María General Counsel | |
Material Event
In conformity with Articles 9 and 10 of the Law 18,045 and Article 147 of Law No. 18,046, Banco Santander Chile informs that in the Board meeting held on June 20, 2012, the Board approved to contract with the related party Produban España a service contract to obtain an additional communications line for data processing to serves as an additional backup in case the existing lines have problems.
Regarding this operations, the Board members Lucía Santa Cruz Sutil, Mauricio Larraín Garcés, Oscar von Chrismar Carvajal, Víctor Arbulú Crousillat, Marco Colodro Hadjes, Roberto Zahler Mayanz, Roberto Méndez Torres, Carlos Olivos Marchant, Lisandro Serrano Spoerer and Raimundo Monge expressed that this contract is convenient for the Bank and that the price, terms and conditions of this contract have been made at market prices and in line with the favorable opinion of the Bank’s Audit Committee.
The Board also informs that the Board members Vittorio Corbo Lioi and Jesus Zabalza Lotina abstained from this decision given that the former is a board member and the latter a general director of Banca Santander S.A. (Grupo Santander), since Produban is owned by Grupo Santander.
Sincerely,
Claudio Melandri Hinojosa
Chief Executive Officer