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

March 19, 2009

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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Buenos Aires, March 19th 2009

To:

Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (Stock Exchange of Buenos Aires) / Comisión Nacional de Valores (Securities and Exchange Comisión)

Please be advised that on the date hereof Banco Macro S.A., as surviving company, and Nuevo Banco Bisel S.A., as absorbed company, have entered into a Preliminary Agreement of Merger (“Compromiso Previo de Fusión”), by virtue of which Banco Macro S.A. shall absorb retroactively to January 1st 2009 Nuevo Banco Bisel S.A., based on the balance sheets of each company prepared as of December 31st 2008 and the consolidated balance sheet of merger prepared as of that same date. The merging companies have agreed on an exchange relationship equal to 0.337614 shares of Banco Macro S.A. per each share of Nuevo Banco Bisel S.A. Therefore, the minority shareholders of Nuevo Banco Bisel S.A. shall be entitled to receive 0.337614 shares in Banco Macro S.A. per each share held thereby in the capital stock of Nuevo Banco Bisel S.A. As a consequence of the above, the surviving company shall increase its capital of AR$ 683,978,973 to AR$ 685,126,860, all subject to the approvals of all applicable entities and the relevant Shareholders’ Meetings.

Sincerely,

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: March 19, 2009

MACRO BANK INC.
By:	/s/
Name:	Luis Cerolini
Title:	Director