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 October 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
Lima, October 21,
2010
COMISIÓN NACIONAL
SUPERVISORA
DE EMPRESAS Y
VALORES
CONASEV
Re.: MATERIAL
EVENT
Dear
Sirs,
CREDICORP LTD., in accordance
with CONASEV Resolution for Material Events and Reserved
Information and Other Communications number 107-2002-EF/94.10, complies with
notifying you of the following Material Event:
Credicorp Ltd. informs that
it has reached an agreement with American Life Insurance Company (ALICO)
and with other
of its subsidiaries, to acquire their stakes as shareholders of Pacifico Peruano
Suiza Compañia
de Seguros y Reaseguros (PPS) and Pacifico Vida Compañia de Seguros y Reaseguros
(Pacifico Vida) that jointly represent 20.1% of PPS’s and 38% of Pacifico Vida’s shares. Credicorp will
acquire Pacifico Vida’s shares and its subsidiary,
Grupo Credito, will acquire PPS’s shares. The transaction is
subject to approval by the Superintendency of Banking and Insurance of Peru and
the fulfillment of some conditions precedent provided
in the agreement. The combined transaction amounts to approximately US$ 170
million.
Yours
faithfully,
s/ Mario Ferrari
Q.
Stock Market
Representative
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: October
21, 2010
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Authorized
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