SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 3, 2008
Commission File Number: 333-130901
MACRO BANK INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
Sarmiento 447
Buenos Aires C1 1041
Tel: 54 11 5222 6500
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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| 1. | Translation of a submission from Banco Macro to the CNV dated October 3, 2008 announcing the repurchase of 146,617 shares of Banco Macro’s Class B Common Stock. |
Buenos Aires, October 3, 2008
To the
Comisión Nacional de Valores
25 de mayo 175, 3rd Floor
Buenos Aires
Re.: Banco Macro S.A. Reports Relevant Event in Compliance with Section 3, subsection 23, Chapter XXI of Book 6 of the Rules of the Comisión Nacional de Valores.
Dear Sirs,
In my capacity as attorney-in-fact of Banco Macro S.A. (the "Bank") and in compliance with Section 3, subsection 23, Chapter XXI of Book 6 of CNV General Resolution Number 368 (as consolidated in 2001), I hereby inform the Comisión Nacional de Valores (the “CNV”) that the Bank has acquired its own shares issued by the Bank under the provisions of Section 68 of Law 17,811 (added by Decree number 677/2001) and the Rules of the CNV.
In that respect, we inform you that the Bank acquired 146,617 common, book entry, Class B shares with a par value of Ps$. 1 (one Peso) each and entitled to 1 (one) vote per share, for an average price of Ps$. 6.000 per share, and an aggregate amount of Ps$. 879,702.00.
In case of any doubt or inquiry, please contact me.
| Sincerely, | ||
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| /s/ Jorge F. Scarinci | ||
Jorge F. Scarinci | ||
| Attorney-In-Fact | ||
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, thereto duly authorized.
Date: October 3, 2008
| MACRO BANK INC. | ||
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| By:/s/ | ||
Name: Luis Cerolini | ||
| Title: Director | ||