FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of November 2004
Commission File Number: 001-12568
BBVA French Bank S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Reconquista 199, 1006
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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BBVA French Bank S.A.
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| 1. | Letter to the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange regarding the equity capitalization of the BBVA Banco Francés S.A. |
November 18, 2004
Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires
(Buenos Aires Stock Exchange)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Comisión Nacional de Valores
(Argentine Securities Committee)
25 de mayo 175, 3rd Floor
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Banco Central de la República Argentina
(Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina)
Reconquista 266
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dear Sirs:
| Ref.: | BBVA Banco Francés S.A. – capital increase by subscription of 103,232,874 ordinary shares. Public offer and quotation |
We address to you, in our capacity of attorneys in fact of BBVA Banco Francés S.A., in connection with the captioned matter, in order to inform you that the Preemptive Subscription Period for exercising the preemptiveand accretion rights has concluded on November 17, 2004. All the terms which are not nouns and are capitalized in this document, shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Prospectus dated October 5, 2004 (the “Prospectus”). We would like to emphasize that this letter represents the “notice”, as described in the Prospectus under “Terms of Issuance – Allocation of New Shares.”
Pursuant to the New Shares Issuance Terms as described in the Prospectus, 102,665,117 New Shares have been subscribed and paid-in through the exercise of Preemptive rights. Furthermore, and pursuant to the Prospectus Procedures, 567,757 New Shares have been allotted through the exercise of accretion rights. Therefore, the issue was fully subscribed (103,232,874 New Shares).
As provided in the above-mentioned Prospectus, all New Shares subscribed through Accretion Rights must be paid-in no later than two (2) stock exchange business days after the publication of this “notice” in the “Boletín Diario – Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires” (Daily Bulletin of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange). Accordingly, the term in order to pay-in the New Shares subscribed through the e Accretion Rights expires on November 22, 2004.
We hereby request for the publication of this information in accordance with the Prospectus.
Very truly tours,
For BBVA BANCO FRANCES S.A.
SIGNATURES
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.
| BBVA French Bank S.A. | ||||
| Date: November 21, 2004 | By: | /s/ Marcelo G.Canestri | ||
| Name: | Marcelo G.Canestri | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||