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 May, 2018
Commission File Number: 0-30852
GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA S.A.
(the Registrant)
Galicia Financial Group S.A.
(translation of Registrants name into English)
Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 430, 25th Floor
(CP1038AAJ) Buenos Aires, Argentina
(address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the Registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
FORM 6-K
Commission File No. 0-30852
Month Filed | Event and Summary | Exhibit No. | ||
May, 2018 |
Notice of Material Event, dated May 23, 2018, regarding the receipt by a subsidiary of the Registrant of a notice of class action filed against it. |
99.1 |
SIGNATURES
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.
GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA S.A. (Registrant) | ||||
Date: May 24, 2018 | By: | /s/ Pedro Alberto Richards | ||
Name: Pedro Alberto Richards | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Buenos Aires
May 23, 2018
To: Comisión Nacional de Valores (Argentine National Securities Commission)
Re: Material Event
To whom it may concern,
We are writing to inform you that our main subsidiary, Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A. (Banco Galicia), has informed us that, as of today, ADUC (Asociación por la Defensa de Usuarios y Consumidores), a local consumer defense organization, has filed class action lawsuit number 8412/35.476/15 against it.
The lawsuit contests as illegitimate the amounts charged by Banco Galicia and the other co-defendantsPrisma Medios de Pago S.A., American Express Argentina S.A. and First Data Cono Sur S.R.L. (MasterCard)in relation to collective life insurance on debit balance for various credit products.
The plaintiffs seek cessation of the allegedly unlawful conduct and the return of the amounts allegedly overcharged.
Banco Galicia is analyzing the content and implications of the demand. It is believed that if there is an unfavorable resolution of this dispute, it will not have a significant impact on Banco Galicia´s shareholders equity.
Yours faithfully,
A. Enrique Pedemonte
Attorney in fact
Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.
This document constitutes an unofficial translation into English of the original document in Spanish, which
document shall govern in all respects, including with respect to any matters of interpretation.