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
For
the month of January 2011
CREDICORP
LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Clarendon
House
Church
Street
Hamilton
HM 11 Bermuda
(Address
of principal executive office)
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 whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form 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
January
27, 2011
COMISIÓN
NACIONAL SUPERVISORA
DE
EMPRESAS Y VALORES
CONASEV
Re.:
MATERIAL EVENT
Dear
Sirs:
In
accordance with article 28 of the Capital Markets Law approved by Law N°
093-2002-EF and CONASEV Resolution for Material Events and Reserved Information
and Other Communications number 107-2002-EF/94.10, as modified by CONASEV
Resolution number 009-2003-EF/94.10, Credicorp Ltd. complies with notifying you
of the following Material Events:
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In
its session held on January 26, 2011, Credicorp’s Board of Directors
agreed to set the date for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for
March 31, 2011, at 3 p.m. (Peruvian time), at the main offices of Banco de
Credito del Peru, located at 156 Calle Centenario, Laderas de Melgarejo,
in La Molina, Lima, Peru. In accordance with the Company’s By-laws, if the
required quorum is not met in the first instance, the meeting will be
postponed until April 7, 2011 at the same place and
time.
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The Board
has established that those shareholders who are officially registered as
shareholders of the Company as of February 14, 2011 (“Record Date”) will be
entitled to attend and vote in the above mentioned meeting.
The
Agenda defined for such meeting will attend to the following
matters:
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Presentation,
by the Chairman of the Board, of the Annual Report for the financial year
ended December 31, 2010.
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To
consider and approve the audited consolidated financial statements of the
Company and its subsidiaries for the financial year ended December 31,
2010 including the report of the independent auditors of the Company
thereon.
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To
elect Directors of the Company who will hold office until the Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders in the third successive year of the year
of their election.
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To
appoint the external auditors of the Company to perform such services for
the financial year 2011.
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2.
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In
the same session, Credicorp’s Board of Directors adopted the following
accords to comply with the capital requirements defined by Resolution SBS
N°11823-2010 of the Superintendence of Banking, Insurance and Pension Fund
Managers of Perú, the Supervisor of the country where Credicorp performs
most of its subsidiaries
operations:
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To
commit with the Superintendence of Banking, Insurance and Pension Fund
Managers of Perú not to reduce its capital, which amounts to US$
517,000,000 (five hundred seventeen million of US dollars), without the
authorization of such Supervisor.
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To
constitute an especial reserve to strength equity for an amount of US$
983,000,000 (nine hundred eighty three million of US dollar) by reducing
retained earnings of previous years with the commitment of not to reduce
such level without the authorization of the
Supervisor.
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Sincerely,
/s/ Mario
Ferrari
Stock
Market Representative
Credicorp
Ltd.
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: January
27, 2011
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CREDICORP
LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Giuliana Cuzquen | |
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Authorized
Representative
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