0000950103-10-003670.txt : 20110510 0000950103-10-003670.hdr.sgml : 20110510 20101208162640 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950103-10-003670 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20101208 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANCO SANTANDER CHILE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001027552 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BANDERA 140, PISO 19 CITY: SANTIAGO CHILE STATE: F3 BUSINESS PHONE: 562-320-8284 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BANDERA 140, PISO 19 STREET 2: - CITY: SANTIAGO CHILE STATE: F3 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANK SANTIAGO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970630 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANK OF SANTIAGO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961125 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm
 
 
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December 8, 2010


Via Edgar Submission and Courier
 
Ms. Brittany Ebbertt
Staff Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
 
Re:
Banco Santander Chile
 
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
File No. 001-14554
 
Dear Ms. Ebbertt:
 
Banco Santander Chile (the “Company”) has received the comments of the Staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission contained in the letter from the Staff dated November 24, 2010 (the “Comment Letter”) regarding the above filing.
 
The Company has commenced work on a letter responding to the Staff’s comments.  However, the Company believes that it will require additional time to consider and respond fully to the Staff’s comments.
 
Accordingly, on behalf of the Company and as discussed with you via telephone today we respectfully request an extension of the time to respond to the Comment Letter until December 23, 2010.
 
We are grateful for the Staff’s assistance in this matter.  Please do not hesitate to call me at (212) 450-4950 or Robby Sen at (212) 450-4860 with any questions you may have regarding the Company’s proposed timetable for responding to the Comment Letter.
 
Very truly yours,

 
/s/ Nicholas A. Kronfeld
 
Nicholas A. Kronfeld
 
 

 
cc:
Gabriel Montoya
 
Robert Moreno Heimlich
 
Banco Santander Chile

 

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