SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

November 18, 2008

Commission File Number: 333-130901

MACRO BANK INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

Sarmiento 447

Buenos Aires C1 1041

Tel: 54 11 5222 6500

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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1. Translation of a submission from Banco Macro to the CNV dated November 18, 2008 announcing the repurchase of 931,662 shares of Banco Macro’s Class B Common Stock.

Buenos Aires, November 18, 2008

To the

Comisión Nacional de Valores

25 de mayo 175, 3rd Floor

Buenos Aires

Re.: Banco Macro S.A. Reports Relevant Event in Compliance with Section 3, subsection 23, Chapter XXI of Book 6 of the Rules of the Comisión Nacional de Valores.

Dear Sirs,

In my capacity as attorney-in-fact of Banco Macro S.A. (the "Bank") and in compliance with Section 3, subsection 23, Chapter XXI of Book 6 of CNV General Resolution Number 368 (as consolidated in 2001), I hereby inform the Comisión Nacional de Valores (the “CNV”) that the Bank has acquired its own shares issued by the Bank under the provisions of Section 68 of Law 17,811 (added by Decree number 677/2001) and the Rules of the CNV.

In that respect, we inform you that the Bank acquired 931,662 common, book entry, Class B shares with a par value of Ps$. 1 (one Peso) each and entitled to 1 (one) vote per share, for an average price of Ps$. 3.111 per share, and an aggregate amount of Ps$.2,898,542.12.

In case of any doubt or inquiry, please contact me.

Sincerely,

/s/ Jorge F. Scarinci

Jorge F. Scarinci

Attorney-In-Fact

SIGNATURE

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, thereto duly authorized.

Date: November 18, 2008
	MACRO BANK INC.
	By:	/s/
		Name:  Luis Cerolini
		Title:Director