6-K

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 October, 2018

Commission File Number: 0-30852

GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA S.A.

(the “Registrant”)

Galicia Financial Group S.A.

(translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 430, 25^th 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.
October, 2018	Notice of Material Event, dated October 11, 2018, regarding a change in the legal business name of a subsidiary of the Registrant.	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: October 12, 2018	By:	/s/ Pedro Alberto Richards
		Name:  Pedro Alberto Richards
		Title:    Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.

CUIT: 30-70496280-7

October 11, 2018

Buenos Aires

To: Comisión Nacional de Valores (Argentine National Securities Commision)

Re: Notice of Material Event

To whom it may concern,

We are writing in order to inform you that, as of the date hereof, our subsidiary, Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires Sociedad Anónima, received confirmation from the Inspección General de Justicia (the Argentine local business registry) of the change of its legal business name from “Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires Sociedad Anónima” to “Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires Sociedad Anónima Unipersonal”.

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.

Tte. Gral. Perón 430, 25° piso (C1038AAJ) Buenos Aires – Argentina Tel. 4343-7528 Fax 4331-9183 www.gfgsa.com