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 04,
2009
Securities
and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth
Street, N.W.
Washington,
D.C 20549
Re.:
MATERIAL EVENT
Dear
Sirs:
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,
Credicorp Ltd. complies with notifying you of the following Material
Event:
In a
session held on February 05, 2009, Credicorp’s Board of Directors agreed to
reschedule the date for the Annual General Shareholder’s meeting from March 26,
2009 to March 31, 2009, at 12:00 noon (Peruvian time), at the main offices of
Banco de Credito del Peru, located at 156 Calle Centenario, Laderas de Melgarejo
in La Molina, Lima.
The
agenda for the Annual General Shareholder Meeting would include the following
matters:
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To
consider and approve the Annual Report of the Company for the financial
year ended December 31, 2008
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To
consider and approve 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 of the Company
thereon.
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To
appoint the external auditors of the Company to hold office until the
conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the
proposal and recommendation of the Audit Committee and authorization by
the Board of Directors to approve the auditor’s fees who in turn have
delegated such function to the Audit
Committee.
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The Board
has established that those shareholders who are officially registered as
shareholders of the company on February 13, 2009 (“Record Date”) will be
entitled to attend and vote in the above mentioned shareholder’s
meeting.
In
accordance with the company’s Bye-laws, if a quorum is not met in the first
instance, the meeting will be postponed until April 07, 2009 at the same place
and time.
Sincerely,
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/s/
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Fernando
Palao
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Fernando
Palao
Credicorp
Ltd.
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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
04, 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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view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions,
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