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 February 2010
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
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:
February 26, 2010
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CREDICORP
LTD.
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By:
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/s/
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Giuliana
Cuzquen
Authorized
Representative
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Lima,
February 25, 2010
COMISIÓN
NACIONAL SUPERVISORA
DE
EMPRESAS Y VALORES
CONASEV
Att.
Registro Público del Mercado de Valores
Re.:
MATERIAL EVENT
Dear
Sirs:
In
accordance with article 28 of the Capital Markets Law, approved by Law DS N°
093-2002-EF, and CONASEV Resolution for Material Events, Reserved Information
and Other Communications N° 107-2002-EF/94.10, as modified by CONASEV Resolution
N° 009-2003-EF/94.10, Credicorp Ltd. complies with notifying you of the
following Material Event.
Credicorp’s
Board of Directors, in its session held on February 24, 2010, agreed unanimously
on the following matters that will submit for consideration and approval at the
Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which will be held on March
26, 2010, at 3:00 pm. In case that the required quorum is not reached, the meeting will be held
at the same place and hour on April 2, 2010.
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1.
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Approved
the Annual Report of the Company for the financial year ended December 31,
2009.
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2.
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Approved
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries for the financial year ended December 31, 2009 including the
report of the independent auditors Medina, Zaldívar, Paredes y Asociados,
members of Ernst & Young Global in
Peru.
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3.
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Agreed
to recommend the designation of Medina, Zaldívar, Paredes y Asociados,
members of Ernst & Young Global in Peru, as the external auditors of
the Company for the financial year 2010, and the authorization to approve
the auditor’s fees, in accordance with the proposal and recommendation of
the Audit Committee.
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Furthermore
the Board of Directors also agreed unanimously the following:
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4.
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To
pay its shareholders a cash dividend of US$ 160,449,938.90 for a total of
94,382,317 outstanding shares, which is equivalent to US$ 1.70 per share,
payable on May 11, 2010 to shareholders registered as of April 16,
2010.The Board of Directors approved the distribution of dividend
according to the Bye-laws of the Company and considering a total net
income of US$ 469,783,213.77 attained in the financial year
2009 and retained earnings of US$ 22,271,480.60 that add up US$
492,054,694.37
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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,
2009 together with the external auditor’s opinion, as well as the 2009 Annual
Information Document, also approved by the Board.
Sincerely,
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/s/
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/s/
Mario Ferrari
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Stock
Market Representative
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Credicorp
Ltd.
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