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
For
the month of March 2009
CREDICORP
LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Clarendon
House
Church
Street
Hamilton
HM 11 Bermuda
(Address
of principal executive office)
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 o
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby
furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No x
March 02,
2009
COMISIÓN
NACIONAL SUPERVISORA
DE
EMPRESAS Y VALORES
CONASEV
Re.:
MATERIAL EVENT
Dear
Sirs,
CREDICORP
LTD., in accordance with article 28 of the Capital Markets Law and CONASEV
Resolution for Material Events and Reserved Information and Other Communications
number 107-2002-EF/94.10, as modified by CONASEV Resolution number
009-2003-EF/94.10, complies with notifying you of the following Material
Event:
Credicorp’s
Board of Directors, in its session held on February 27, 2009, agreed to submit
for consideration and approval at the company’s Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders, which will be held on March 31, 2009, the following
matters:
1. Approval
of the Annual Report of the Company for the financial year 2008.
2. Approval
of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries for the financial year ended December 31, 2008, including the
report of the independent auditors Medina, Zaldívar, Paredes & Asociados, a
member firm of Ernst & Young in Perú.
3°
Appointment of the External Auditors of the Company in accordance with the
proposal and recommendation of the Audit. Committee and authorization to approve
the auditor’s fee.
Furthermore
the Board of Directors agreed unanimously the following:
4. Credicorp´s
Board of Directors, agreed to pay its shareholders a cash dividend of US$
141,573,475.50 for a total of 94,382,317 outstanding shares equivalent to US$
1.50 per share payable on May 13, 2009 to shareholders registered as of April
20, 2009.The Board of Directors approved the distribution of dividend according
to the bylaw of the Company and considering a total net income of US$
357,755,866.85 attained in financial year 2008 plus retained earnings of US$
21,924,166.37 that add up US$ 379,680,033.22 .
The Board
of Directors also agreed to transfer US$ 238,106,557.72 to legal
reserves.
In
accordance with CONASEV Resolution No. 107-2002-EF/94.10.0, we are enclosing the
company’s Annual Report and consolidated financial statements as of December 31,
2008 together with the external auditor’s opinion, as well as the 2008 Annual
Information Document, also approved by the Board.
Yours
faithfully,
Fernando
Palao
Credicorp
LTD
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, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: March
03, 2009
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CREDICORP
LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Guillermo
Castillo
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Guillermo
Castillo
Authorized
Representative
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
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press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are
statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current
view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions,
company performance and financial results. The words "anticipates", "believes",
"estimates", "expects", "plans" and similar expressions, as they relate to the
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regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of
principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the
direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial
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current expectations.