20-F/A 1 v124908_20f-a.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO

FORM 20-F

 
(Mark One)
 
o
Registration statement pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
or
 
x
Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
 
or
 
o
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ____________ to ____________
 
or
 
o
Shell Company Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of the event requiring this shell company report.
 
Commission file number: 001-32827
 
BANCO MACRO S.A.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Macro Bank, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
Argentina
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Sarmiento 447, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 
Jorge Scarinci
Financial and Investor Relations Manager
Banco Macro S.A.
401 Sarmiento, 4th Floor
Buenos Aires—C1004AA1, Argentina
Telephone: (+54-11-5222-6730)
Facisimile: (+54-11-5222-7826)
(Name, telephone, e-mail and/or facsimile
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
     
American Depositary Shares
 
New York Stock Exchange
Class B ordinary shares, par value Ps. 1.00 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange(*)
9.75% Fixed/Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Junior Subordinated Bonds Due 2036
   
8.50% Notes Due 2017
   
10.750% Argentine Peso-Linked Notes Due 2012
   


 (*) Ordinary shares of Banco Macro S.A. are not listed for trading but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares which are evidenced by American Depositary Receipts.

 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
None
 
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
 
9.75% Fixed/Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Junior Subordinated Bonds Due 2036
8.50% Notes Due 2017
10.750% Argentine Peso-Linked Notes Due 2012
 
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Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
 
11,235,670 Class A ordinary shares, par value Ps. 1.00 per share
672,707,767 Class B ordinary shares, par value Ps. 1.00 per share


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
Yes x  No o
 
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:
 
Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer  x
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer   o
 
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
 
U.S. GAAP  o
International Financial Reporting
Standards as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board o
Other  x

If “Other has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:

Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:
 
Item 17 o Item 18 x
 
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x
 
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 23 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by the court.
 
Yes  oNo o
 
Please send copies of notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission to:
 
Hugo N. L. Bruzone, Esq.
Bruchou, Fernández Madero& Lombardi
Ing. Butty 275, 12th Floor
C1001AFA - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Antonia E. Stolper, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022

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BANCO MACRO S.A.

FORM 20-F/A

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007, or Amendment No. 1, amends our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on June 30, 2008, or the Originally Filed 20-F. Amendment No. 1 files an amended Exhibit 12.1 and Exhibit 12.2, which inadvertently omitted certain required language.
     
Other than the foregoing items, no part of the Originally Filed 20-F is being amended. Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Originally Filed 20-F and does not modify or update the disclosures therein in any way other than as required to reflect the amendments described above.

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SIGNATURE

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing its annual report on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this amendment to its annual report on its behalf.

     
  BANCO MACRO S.A.
  (Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 25, 2008   
/s/ Jorge Horacio Brito 
 
Name: Jorge Horacio Brito 
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer
 
 
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