FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of February, 2017

 

Commission File Number 001-15266

 

BANK OF CHILE

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Ahumada 251
Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover 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):  
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)(7):  
o

 

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): 82-

 

 

 



 

BANCO DE CHILE 
REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

Attached is an English translation of a letter filed by Banco de Chile with the Chilean Superintendency of Banks, Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance and local Stock Exchanges, related to an administrative warning and a fine of 500 Unidades de Fomento (approx. US$ 20,300) imposed by the Chilean Financial Analysis Unit (Unidad de Análisis Financiero) in connection with numerical errors originated by the systems which affected the file containing certain  information delivered to that Unit between April 2011 and June 2012.

 

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Santiago, February 9, 2017

 

Mr. 
Eric Parrado Herrera
Superintendent of Banks and Financial Institutions

 

Subject: Essential Information

 

Mr. Superintendent:

 

In accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of the Securities Law N° 18,045 and Chapter 18-10 of the Compilations of Regulations of that Superintendency, I hereby inform as Essential Information, that, in accordance with Articles 19 and followings of the Law N° 19,913, the Chilean Financial Analysis Unit (Unidad de Análisis Financiero)  imposed an administrative warning and a fine of 500 (five hundred) Unidades de Fomento  to Banco de Chile, in relation to the erroneous delivery to that Unit of information required pursuant to Article 5 of the Law N° 19,913, between April 2011 and June 2012.

 

Sincerely,

 

Rolando Arias Sánchez
Deputy Chief Executive Officer

 

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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.

 

Date: February 9, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco de Chile

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Rolando Arias S.

 

By:

Rolando Arias S

 

 

Deputy CEO

 

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