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

December 30, 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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City of Buenos Aires, December 30, 2008

To the

Comisión Nacional de Valores

25 de mayo 175, 3rd. Floor

City of Buenos Aires

Re.: Banco Macro S.A. Reports Relevant Event in Compliance with Section 2, 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 2, Chapter XXI of Book 6 of the Comisión Nacional de Valores’ Rules (General Resolution Number 368 - as consolidated in 2001) I hereby inform the National Securities Exchange Commission (the Comisión Nacional de Valores or “CNV”) that the Board of Directors of the Bank has decided to extend the term for the acquisition of shares issued by the Bank.

This decision has been adopted in view of the current international macroeconomic context and the fluctuations in the domestic and international capital markets, which resulted in a fall in share prices for local companies, including the price of the Bank shares.

Likewise, the terms and conditions, which term is extended, for the acquisition of the shares issued by the Bank are as follows:

1.	Maximum amount of the investment: Up to Ps$. 495,000,000.
2.	Maximum number of shares to be acquired: Up to 102,000,000 common, book entry, Class B shares with a par value of Ps$. 1 (one Peso) each and entitled to 1 (one) vote per share, (the “Shares”), in the form of shares or American Depositary Shares or ADS representing 10 shares each
3.	Payable price: Between Ps$. 0.01 and Ps$. 4.00 per Share.
4.	Term for the acquisition: until February 27, 2009, subject to any renewal or extension to be duly and timely informed to the public.

I hereby inform the CNV that, under the above mentioned terms and conditions, to date the Bank has acquired a total of 76,050,166 Shares (representing 11.12 % of the Bank´s capital stock) for an amount of Ps. 382,786,841, with an outstanding balance of Ps. 112,213,159.

Finally, I hereby remind the general public that, in accordance with applicable regulations, the bank may acquire on a daily basis an amount of shares equal to 25% of the mean daily traded volume of the Bank’s shares during the previous ninety days.

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

Sincerely,

/s/ Luis Cerolini

Luis Cerolini

Director

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:  December 30, 2008
	MACRO BANK INC.
	By:	/s/
		Name:    Luis Cerolini
		Title:      Director