SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
January 2016
Commission File Number: 001-15276
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Praça Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha, 100-Torre Conceicao - CEP
04344-902 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)
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: ¨
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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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If
“Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
82-___________________.
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.
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
Date: January 21, 2016 | By: | /s/ Marcelo Kopel | ||
Name: | Marcelo Kopel | |||
Title: | Investor Relations Officer | |||
By: | /s/ Eduardo Mazzilli de Vassimon | |||
Name: | Eduardo Mazzilli de Vassimon | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 |
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET |
Exhibit 99.1
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.
CNPJ 60.872.504/0001-23 | Publicly Listed Company | NIRE 35300010230 |
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A., through its subsidiary Itaú Unibanco S.A. (“Itaú Unibanco”), hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Banco Bradesco S.A. (“Bradesco”), Banco do Brasil S.A. (“BB”), Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (“Santander”) and Caixa Econômica Federal (“CEF” and, collectively with Bradesco, BB, Itaú Unibanco and Santander, the “Parties”), in order to create a credit intelligence bureau (“CIB”).
CIB will develop a data base aiming to aggregate, reconcile and treat registration data and credit information of individuals and legal entities that expressly authorize their inclusion in such data base as required by applicable law. This action will increase the exchange of information of such individuals and legal entities, enabling higher levels of efficiency and improvement on credit management activities. This initiative shall facilitate, for participants of the Brazilian Financial System and other companies on the credit market, the granting of credit lines at long and medium terms.
CIB will be structured as a corporation and the Parties, each of them holding a 20% equity ownership, will share its control. The board of directors of CIB shall be formed by members appointed by the Parties and its executives will be exclusively dedicated to the business, preserving the independent nature of CIB’s management.
The technical implementation of CIB shall be performed together with LexisNexis® Risk Solutions FL Inc., technical partner selected to develop and implement the technical and analytical platform of CIB, by means of a service rendering agreement.
CIB’s incorporation is subject to the execution of definitive documents among the Parties, as well as the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, including the approval by applicable regulatory authorities.
The creation of CIB reaffirms the banks’ confidence in the future of Brazil and of the credit market, and allows a stronger and more sustainable market.
São Paulo, January 21, 2016.
MARCELO KOPEL
Investors Relation Officer