FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

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BANK OF CHILE
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Ahumada 251
Santiago, Chile
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BANCO DE CHILE
REPORT ON FORM 6-K

Attached is a Press Release issued by Banco de Chile (“the Bank”) on February 2, 2011, regarding the 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results.

Santiago, Chile, February 2, 2011, Banco de Chile (NYSE: BCH), a full service Chilean financial institution, market leader in a wide variety of credit and non-credit products and services across all segments of the Chilean financial market, today announced its results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2010. Figures are expressed in nominal terms, unless otherwise stated.

2010 - 4^th QUARTER AND YEAR END:

“CLOSING AN OUTSTANDING YEAR”

·         Banco de Chile ends a very positive FY2010, reaching a net income of Ch$379 billion and a ROAE of 25%.

·         Banco de Chile’s shareholders approve a capital increase of approximately US$500 million.

·         Standard & Poor’s raised Banco de Chile’s long-term corporate credit rating from ‘A’ to ‘A+’.

·         Banco de Chile continues diversifying its funding sources. The Bank obtained a loan of US$100 million from the China Development Bank, while it is negotiating a syndicated credit of US$200 million, from Asian financial institutions.

Pablo Granifo, Chairman: “Banco de Chile is closing an outstanding year in which we attained significant achievements, met our goals and consolidated our leading market position in a variety of financial services. Our aim is to continue growing in all of the banking business scopes. Thus, according to the optimistic outlook for the Chilean economy and the banking industry, we expect to expand our loan portfolio on 48% by the end of 2013, which relates to roughly US$13,000 million in additional loans. In order to support this growth, maintain our profitability and keep our capital soundness, our shareholders approved to issue common shares for an amount of Ch$240 billion. This capital increase will allow us to reinforce our capital base and execute more aggressive commercial strategies intended to expand our loan portfolio and customer base.”

Arturo Tagle, CEO: “2010 was a year of achievements for us. Thanks to our accurate planning and continuously improving commercial strategies, we profitably took advantage of the market conditions. Thus, we are ending 2010 with a net income of Ch$379 billion, which is 47% above last year’s figure and translates into a ROAE of 24.7%, in line with our historical track records. These figures are the result of long-term strategic decisions, such as developing more specialized service models and implementing customer-oriented initiatives to improve our service quality. This vision has effectively reinforced our cross-sell and the proximity to our customers. Based on these issues, we trust that 2010 allowed us to lay the groundwork for an even better 2011.”

Mauricio Baeza, Corporate and Market Risk Division Manager: “An important part of our excellent results in 2010 relates to credit risk models that fitted more efficiently to the better economic outlook. This led to significant improvements in our credit quality indicators, such as our ratio of provisions to average loans that decreased from 1.8% in 2009 to 1.2% in 2010. On the other hand, in the 4Q10 we decided to anticipate the one-time impact of new provisioning rules by charging contingency provisions of Ch$22 billion. Also, our Board decided to set countercyclical allowances of Ch$20 billion, in line with our conservative risk policies. It is important to note that these additional allowances relate to regulatory changes and not to higher credit risk of our loan portfolio, which remains healthy.”

As for our results, in 2010 we were able to translate favourable market conditions into greater net income and higher profitability. Thus, during 2010 we reached net earnings of Ch$379 billion, which are 46.8% above the 2009 figure and that resulted in a ROAE of 24.7%. This excellent performance returns us to our historical profitability figures and places us among the most profitable banks in the Chilean industry, which on average posted a ROAE of 18.2% in 2010.

Our net income annual increase was mainly influenced by:

·      A better commercial performance, based on the 9.0% annual growth posted by our total loans and the 15.3% increase in the income from fees and commissions, in line with a more dynamic economy and still low interest rates that encouraged our customers to borrow and carry out their investment projects.

·      Accurate credit risk models along with the economic rebound that allowed us to reduce our credit risk charges by 25.7% YoY.

·      Consistent results obtained from the proactive and successful management of our balance sheet UF gap, amid a normalized inflationary scenario.

·      Higher results from demand deposits due to the greater balances recorded during 2010, along with the higher nominal interest rates observed as from the second semester of this year.

The above factors allowed us to wipe out the 16.2% annual increase in our operating expenses, mainly fostered by non-recurring items, as analyzed later (more details on page 5).

On a quarterly basis, during the 4Q10 we posted a 4.9% net income increase as compared to 4Q09, to reach Ch$70 billion and a ROAE of 17.2%. Similar to our annual performance, the net income increase in the 4Q10 was principally associated with:

·      An 8.4% rise in our net interest income as a result of the YoY growth posted by our loan portfolio.

·      A 16.0% increase in fees and commissions, due to the higher activity in our core business as well as our subsidiaries.

·      Provisions for loan losses that dropped by 29.4%, according to the upbeat outlook for the local economy that was efficiently captured by our credit risk models.

Worth noting is that in the 4Q10 we charged Ch$43 billion (before taxes) in extraordinary expenses due to two decisions: anticipation of the impact of new provisioning rules for individually evaluated loan portfolios; and the setting-up of countercyclical allowances in line with our conservative risk policies. Thus, as long as our 2010 net income is adjusted for these impacts (after taxes), it becomes Ch$417 billion and our ROAE reaches 27.0%. Also, our adjusted 4Q10 ROAE reaches 25.8% while our net income becomes Ch$108 billion.

During 2010, our total operating revenues amounted to Ch$1,169 billion as compared to the Ch$1,026 billion that we recorded in 2009, which represents a 13.9% YoY rise. The main factors that supported this increase are as follows:

·      The positive inflation effect on our UF net asset position. During 2010 the inflation (measured as the UF variation) posted a 2.45% annual rise as compared to the deflation of 2.38% recorded in 2009. This variance, along with an active management of our UF net asset position, improved the contribution from such exposure.

·      A 9.0% annual growth posted by our loan portfolio, which allowed us to offset a slight decrease in credit lending spreads that reflected the lower uncertainty about the customers’ risk profiles.

·      Fees and commissions that continue being an important source of operating revenue for us, increasing by 15.3% in 2010 as compared to 2009. This upsurge was partly spurred by a higher activity in our Mutual Funds and Stock Brokerage subsidiaries, whose AUM and trading turnover grew by 14.3% and 26.6%, respectively in the period. This increase was also prompted by higher fees from checking accounts, ATMs, credits and factoring, as a result of our improved cross-sell strategies.

·      Increasing nominal interest rates as the Chilean Central Bank started the monetary stimulus withdrawal. This issue, along with the important growth posted by our non-interest bearing liabilities, mainly related to checking accounts and demand deposits, resulted in a positive financial effect on our operating revenues.

These positive factors translated into higher net financial and net interest margins that posted 5.26% and 4.75%, respectively in 2010, as compared to 4.97% and 4.37% recorded in 2009. 

On a quarterly basis, our total operating revenues increased by 11.7% in the 4Q10 as compared to the 4Q09, to reach Ch$298 billion. The factors that underpinned such rise are similar to those that explain the annual variance and therefore they can be summarized as follows:

·      An 8.4% upsurge in the net interest income in the 4Q10 as compared to 4Q09, mainly related to the above-mentioned loan portfolio growth.

·      Net fees and commissions up by 16.0%, fuelled by greater commissions associated with the higher business activity related to stock brokerage and mutual funds, as well as from core banking activities such as checking accounts, credit cards, credits, factoring and cash management services.

·      Other operating income that turned into positive from the negative 4Q09’s figure. That negative balance is explained by the reversal in the 4Q09 of a contingency provisions release carried out during 3Q09 by Ch$7 billion.

Total Operating Revenues

Breakdown

In line with a more optimistic outlook for the local economy that translated into improved indicators and an upturn in the customers’ payment capacity, we significantly reduced the annual amount of credit risk charges by 25.7%, from Ch$223 billion in 2009 to Ch$166 billion in 2010.  

The annual decrease in our provisions for loan losses is explained by the effectiveness of our credit risk models that accurately predicted the risk profiles upturns of individuals and companies amid the economic rebound. Hence, in 2010 the credit risk charges related to our Retail Banking segment dropped by 19.9%, especially fostered by customers evaluated through grouped credit risk models.

Similarly, our Wholesale banking segment posted a 38.2% decrease in its credit risk charges. Although the local economy’s rebound underpinned the improvement in the segment’s customers risk profiles, the upturn was also supported by the ability of certain industrial sectors to overcome specific difficulties faced in 2009.

The above-mentioned, joined to redesigned collection processes that allowed us to achieve a higher efficiency in such matters, leading to increase our recoveries by 14.7% YoY.

Consequently, our credit quality indicators ended 2010 with an improving trend and almost returned to pre-crisis levels. In fact, while our ratio of provisions to average loans decreased from 1.76% in 2009 to 1.23% in 2010, our past due loans dropped from 0.68% to 0.51% as a percentage of total loans. Also, we remain as the safest bank in Chile with a coverage ratio (allowances to past-due loans) of 4.9x in 2010, surpassing the 1.8x posted by the industry (ex - Banco de Chile).

Our quarterly credit risk charges also follow the aforesaid trend. In fact, during the 4Q10 our provisions for loan losses reached Ch$33 billion, which is 29.4% below the 4Q09’s figure. In addition to the accuracy of our credit risk models, this is the result of certain corporate customers that have solved their productive and commercial difficulties; leading us to reduce the amount of provisions associated with their loans.

Finally, in line with the new regulatory guidelines for provisioning loan portfolios that went into effect on January 1^st, 2011 and as recently permitted by the regulator, in the 4Q10 we anticipated the impact of these rules by recognising contingency allowances of Ch$22.2 billion. Besides, during this quarter and in accordance to the Bank’s conservative risk approach, our Board decided to set countercyclical allowances by Ch$20.4 billion. Both of these charges were recognised as “other operating expenses” during the quarter.

These new provisions allowed us to reach a total balance of additional allowances for an amount of Ch$87 billion, which represents a 0.6% of our loan portfolio as of December 31, 2010.

2010 was a challenging year in terms of operating expenses, as our annual cost base was specially affected by non-recurring events that were not only related to our normal operation, but also to natural disasters, like the earthquake that struck Chile on February 2010. Hence, our operating expenses posted a 16.2% annual rise, totalling Ch$588 billion in 2010. Nonetheless, our 2010 cost base comprises non-recurring items by nearly Ch$55 billion, mainly associated with:

·         Contingency provisions of Ch$22.2 billion, associated with the anticipation of new provisioning rules,

·         Countercyclical allowances of Ch$20.4 billion set up by our Board during the 4Q10,

·         Write-offs of Ch$6.4 billion related to adjustments of commissions over-accrued during prior periods,

·         Net expenses related to the earthquake by Ch$3.3 that rely on: (i) ~Ch$5.0 billion related to fixed-assets write-offs and repairs, (ii) ~Ch$1.0 billion associated with support to our staff and a cash donation in a fund-raising campaign, and (iii) a reimbursement of ~Ch$2.5 billion related to insurance policies.

·         A special bonus of Ch$3.0 billion granted to our staff for commemorating the Chile’s bicentennial.

Accordingly, as long as our annual cost base is adjusted by these non-recurring items, we conclude that our core operation expenses amounted to nearly Ch$533 billion in 2010, which means a 7.9% rise as compared with 2009’s adjusted cost base. This variance is totally aligned with: (i) the higher business activity we faced in 2010 that resulted in greater variable compensations for our sales force, (ii) our efforts to enhance the customer loyalty through specific programs that derived in greater marketing expenses by Ch$8.5 billion, and (iii) the inflation effect on most of the expenses items.

Likewise, these non-recurring charges led our annual efficiency ratio to 50.3% in 2010 as compared to the ratio of 49.3% recorded a year earlier. However, as long as these ratios are adjusted by the already mentioned extraordinary items, our efficiency turns into 45.6% in 2010, well below the 2009’s adjusted ratio that reached 48.1%.

On a quarterly basis, our operating expenses rose by 33.4% as compared to 4Q09, which is in line with the mentioned non-recurring expenses charged in the 4Q10, such as: (i) contingency provisions by Ch$22.2 billion, (ii) countercyclical allowances by Ch$20.4 billion, and (iii) write-offs of commissions over-accrued in prior periods by Ch$2.6 billion. If our 4Q10 cost base is adjusted by these items, it drops from Ch$189 billion to Ch$147 billion, while our efficiency improves from 63.3% to 49.3% for the same period, just 1.2% above the 4Q09’s adjusted indicator.

The main factors that explain the growth in the 4Q10 adjusted cost base are: (i) Ch$3.9 billion in greater expenses related to outsourced sales forces, in line with a higher commercial activity, (ii) Ch$4.6 billion in greater TI expenses mostly related to the start-up of our new processing data center and contingency sites; and (iii) a cash donation of Ch$1.0 billion for supporting disabled children rehabilitation (Teleton fund-raising campaign).

In line with the upward trend shown during the year, our loan portfolio ended 2010 with a 9.0% upsurge, to reach Ch$14,366 billion. This evolution allowed us to gain 4 bp of market share to reach a stake of 19.2%, consolidating our position.

The annual rise in our total loans was fuelled by growths in all of our credit products, but especially by the 15.9% annual rise achieved in residential mortgage loans. This upsurge allowed us to end 2010 with a market share gain of 55 bp, reaching a stake of 14.9% in this market. We aim to continue expanding this product as it reinforces our cross-sell and long-term relationships with our customers.

The increase in our consumer loans was also a source of growth for our loan portfolio. This product was especially benefited from still low interest rates and a more positive outlook for the local economy that translated into better indicators of unemployment and consumer confidence. Thus, our consumer loans posted an 11.5% rise in 2010 (which is slightly below the industry’s growth rate) leading us to reach a market share of 22.1% as of December 31, 2010.

Regarding our commercial loans, they posted a 6.4% annual growth, which is mainly based on a higher demand from SMEs rather than large companies and corporations, who still do not completely retake their investment projects. Also, but to a lesser extent, the commercial loans were affected by the exchange rate appreciation (Ch$/US$) as the portfolio includes US$-denominated loans. In this scenario we maintained the previous year’s market share, reaching a stake of 20.4% as of December 31, 2010.

Our funding structure remains highly competitive, based on our leading market position in non-interest bearing liabilities and strategic decisions made for taking advantage of favourable market conditions.

We hold as market leaders in demand deposits and checking accounts. Our balances grew by 12.4% in 2010, which has allowed us to attain a 22.8% market share as of December 31, 2010 that is only 6 bp below the stake we held as of December 31, 2009. Since demand deposits and checking accounts are non-interest bearing liabilities, our leadership in this product provide us with an important competitive advantage. Also, we remain as the Chilean bank with the highest portion of assets funded by demand deposits, reaching 26.1% as of December 31, 2010.

Finally, during 2010 we took advantage of favourable market conditions, such as low interest rates, from which we were able to issue about Ch$260 billion in subordinated bonds and senior bonds by nearly Ch$323 billion, all of them placed at low risk premiums with respect to the Central Bank benchmark, reflecting the confidence that the market has in our financial soundness.

As of December 31, 2010, our equity amounted to Ch$1,404 billion, which is 0.8% above the level that we recorded as of December 31, 2009. This annual increase translates into approximately Ch$11.6 billion that rely on Ch$59 billion of greater net income (after provisions for minimum dividends) as of December 31, 2010 with respect to December 31, 2009. This additional net income was partly offset:

·      Almost Ch$31 billion of reserves distributed in dividends, in addition to a 100% payout ratio for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, according to a new definition of distributable earnings agreed by our shareholders in extraordinary meeting carried out on March 2010.

·      The charge of Ch$16 billion related to the first application of a new regulation of allowances for loan losses linked to contingent credits, including lines of credit and credit cards. This new rule went into effect January 1st, 2010.

Our capital adequacy remains strong. As of December 31, 2010 our Basic Capital to Total Assets ratio reached 6.7%, which more than doubles the 3.0% required by the Chilean regulation. Similarly, our BIS ratio (Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets) ended 2010 in 13.4%, which is well above the 10% imposed by the Chilean Superintendency of Banks to Banco de Chile.

Worth noting is that our BIS indicator posted an important increase of 70 bp in 2010 as compared to 2009. This is the result of subordinated bond issuances carried out during the year by ~Ch$260 billion in order to improve our capital adequacy. In the same line, in extraordinary meeting carried out on January 20, 2011 our shareholders approved to issue 3,385,049,365 common shares (nearly Ch$240 billion) in order to reinforce our capital adequacy and make feasible the expected growth of our core business.

As for our dividend policy, our Board of Directors has determined to propose the distribution of 70% of our 2010 distributable earnings (dividend of Ch$2.937587 per share) and the capitalization of the non-distributed earnings through the issuance of 0.018838 fully paid-in shares per each common share.

During 2010, Banco de Chile became among the most reliable banks within Latin America. Actually, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has recently raised its long-term corporate credit rating on Banco de Chile from ‘A’ to ‘A+’, based on our high profitability and healthy asset quality. Thanks to this upgrade, Banco de Chile became part of a select group of three companies in Latin America that share this rating, the highest assigned by S&P within the region.

RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS

2010 was an excellent year for our retail banking divisions. In fact, the segment reached a net income of Ch$182 billion in 2010, which is 56.0% above the Ch$117 billion recorded a year earlier. This significant upturn in net results was mainly underpinned by:

·      The continuous growth shown by the segment’s loan portfolio, which ended 2010 with a 14.1% annual rise, reaching Ch$6,878 billion. Also, worth noting is that all of credits products showed two-digit growth rates in 2010, though residential mortgage loans appeared as the main credit product.

·      The positive impact of a normalized inflation on the segment’s UF net asset position, all of which contributed to increase the segment’s net interest income by 18.7%.

·      Decreasing credit risk charges. The segment reduced its provisions for loan losses by 19.9% in 2010, to reach Ch$124 billion. This improvement was specially fuelled by lower credit risk charges in our Consumer Finance Division, whose provisions went down by 23%, in line with economic figures that favoured customers evaluated through grouped models. In to a lesser extent, our Individuals and SMEs Division also posted a credit quality upturn, lowering its credit risk charges by 14%.

·      Fees and commissions that have become a consistent revenue source. During 2010, the segment’s income from fees and commissions rose by 6.8%, mainly due to greater commissions from a higher activity in checking accounts, credit cards and ATMs, especially in our Individuals and SMEs Division.

These positive factors offset the 15.9% annual increase in the segment’s operating expenses that reached Ch$368 billion in 2010, explained by greater infrastructure expenses as a result of the earthquake and also by commercial initiatives intended to reinforce the customer loyalty through a higher use of our credit cards. As for the latter, in 2010 we created a new Credit & Debit Card Division to support our commercial divisions in these matters, which derived in greater marketing expenses by Ch$8.5 billion as compared to 2009.

On a quarterly basis, the segment’s net income reached Ch$37 billion in the 4Q10, 7.9% above the 4Q09 figure. This increase mostly relies on: (i) an 11.4% increase posted by the segment’s net interest income, associated with the segment’s loan portfolio growth, (ii) fees and commissions that rose by 10.3% prompted by a higher activity in credit cards and insurance policies, and (iii) a 6.9% drop posted in provisions for loan losses uphold by our highly efficient credit risk models. These factors were partly offset by a 25.6% rise in the segment’s operating expenses mainly due to non-recurring charges, such as: (i) allocated expenses of ~Ch$10 billion associated with part of the countercyclical allowances charged by the Bank, (ii) write-offs of checking accounts commissions over-accrued during previous periods by Ch$2.6 billion, and (iii) greater variable compensation to our sales force due to the higher commercial activity.

RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Despite 2010 was a moderate year in terms of loans growth for our wholesale banking divisions, the segment was able to increase its net income by 40.7%, to reach Ch$108 billion in 2010. This important annual expansion is mainly attributable to:

·         Credit risk charges that decreased by 38.2% YoY in line with the downward trend observed during the previous quarters. In addition to our accurate credit risk models, this important credit quality upturn has been prompted by certain industrial sectors that are partly overcoming productive and commercial difficulties faced during 2009, all of which derives in improved risk profiles. Finally, worth noting is the effect of the exchange rate (Ch$/US$) decrease on the provisions linked to US$-denominated loans.

·         Net fees and commissions that climbed by 28.5%, mainly as a result of greater commissions from credit and factoring, along with a higher activity related to cash management services.

·         A proactive management of the segment’s UF net asset position, benefited from a normalized inflationary scenario, which led the segment’s net interest income to grow by 11.2%.

The above-mentioned factors were partly offset by a 15.5% annual rise in the segment’s operating expenses, from Ch$114 billion in 2009 to Ch$132 billion in 2010. This increase is mostly explained by the charge of Ch$30 billion in the segment’s P&L as a result of: (i) the recognition of approximately Ch$22 billion associated with the already mentioned contingency provisions for complying the new regulation of provisioning for individually evaluated loan portfolios, and (ii) nearly Ch$10 billion allocated to the segment’s P&L due to the countercyclical allowances set by our Board during the 4Q10.

On a quarterly basis, the segment’s net income before taxes amounted to Ch$11 billion in the 4Q10, which is 18.9% below the 4Q09’s figure. The main factor that explains this decrease in results is the 56.3% increment posted by the segment’s operating expenses in the 4Q10 as compared to 4Q09, which was mostly fuelled by the above-mentioned extraordinary charges associated with the allocation of countercyclical allowances (~Ch$10 billion) and the recognition of contingency provisions (~Ch$22 billion) in the segment’s P&L.

The increase in operating expenses was partly offset by: (i) a 12.9% rise in the segment’s operating revenues as a result of a greater income associated with the financial effect of funding assets with demand deposits amid a scenario of increasing nominal interest rates and a 28.0% increase in the income from fees and commissions related a higher activity in credits and factoring; and (ii) a significant 79.8% decrease in the segment’s provisions for loan losses, which is consistent with a more positive outlook for certain corporate customers in the 4Q10 as compared to 4Q09.

RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Our Treasury and Money Market Segment posted a net income before taxes that amounted to Ch$65 billion in 2010, which represents a 25.7% increase as compared to the figure recorded a year earlier. This important annual rise is mostly explained by:

·         A proactive and effective management of intraday trading and overnight positions.

·         Positive results associated with a proactive management of derivatives and fixed-income positions.

The above-mentioned factors were partly offset by greater operating expenses that increased by 52.1% in 2010 as compared to 2009, mainly due to greater allocated expenses in the segment’s P&L.

As for the segment’s securities portfolio, it balances decreased by 7.5% on a YoY basis, which is mostly associated with consecutive sales of fixed-income securities that we held as available-for-sale instruments. These sales were carried out during the first half of 2010 with the objective of benefiting from the positive mark-to-market accrued during 2009 and part of 2010, amid an interest rate scenario at historical low levels.

On a quarterly basis, the segment posted a net income before taxes that amounted to Ch$12 billion as compared to the Ch$20 billion posted a year earlier, which implies a 41.1% decline. The factors that underpinned this variance can be summarized as follows:

·         Changes in the exchange rate (US$/Ch$) curve that negatively impacted the results from positions in derivatives. 

·         Operating Expenses that increased from Ch$1.4 billion in 4Q09 to Ch$3.1 billion in the 4Q10, mostly due to severance payments and the establishment of country-risk provisions.

RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS

During 2010 our subsidiaries kept an upward trend in terms of results. In fact, these companies reached a net income before taxes of Ch$62 billion, which entails an 18.5% annual increase as compared to the Ch$53 billion recorded a year earlier. This yearly upsurge mainly relies on:

·      A greater net income from our Stock Brokerage subsidiary fostered by fees and commissions that grew from Ch$15 billion in 2009 to Ch$27 billion in 2010. This is in line with a turnover from stock trading that grew by 26.6%, to reach roughly Ch$6,800 billion in 2010 and the settlement of several one-off transactions.

·      Increasing earnings from our Mutual Funds subsidiary, as a result of fees and commissions that went up by 43.8%, associated with an average volume of assets under management that rose by 14.3% during the year, amounting to nearly Ch$4,500 billion as of December 31, 2010. This greater activity was uphold by a portfolio mix that evolved from fixed to variable-income securities (in line with a more optimistic economic outlook) while the number of participants in the company’s mutual funds rose by 10.3% in the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2010.

·      A greater business activity in our Insurance Brokerage subsidiary, related to a 25.9% annual growth posted by the average volume of insurance policies that increased from Ch$8.3 billion in 2009 to Ch$10.5 billion in 2010.

The above-mentioned factors allowed us to offset the net income decrease recorded by our Financial Advisory and Factoring subsidiaries. Whereas the former had a high base for comparison due to the higher business activity linked to debt restructuring in 2009 as compared to 2010 (as a result of the 2009’s downturn) our Factoring subsidiary was affected by a normalized inflationary scenario that increased the financial cost of its UF net liability position.

On a quarterly basis, our subsidiaries also showed rising figures. In fact, these companies posted a net income before taxes of Ch$17 billion in the 4Q10, which surpasses by 59.2% the figure posted in the 4Q09. This important upsurge was mainly underpinned by total operating revenues that went up by 24.2%, which were mostly fostered by fees and commissions that increased by 21.5% as compared to 4Q09, as a result of the previously mentioned greater activity associated with stock trading and mutual funds.

Also, our subsidiaries increased their net income in spite of the 17.6% rise posted by their operating expenses, primarily as a consequence of higher personnel expenses reported by our Stock Brokerage subsidiary, in line with the higher commercial activity shown by this company during 2010.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Under Chilean-GAAP)