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)
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registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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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.
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