Santiago, January 14th, 2014
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Mr.

Raphael Bergoeing Vela Superintendent of Banks And Financial Institutions

Subject: Essential Information
Mr. Superintendent:
In accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of the Securities Law N° 18,045 and Chapter 18-10 of the Compilations of Regulations of that Superintendence of Banks and Financial Institutions, I hereby inform, as Essential Information, regarding this Banking Institution, that as of this date we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), among other documents, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement containing among other subjects, bank's financial and commercial information.
In the same manner, we have filed the text of the contract named Underwriting Agreement, to be signed by LQ Inversiones Financieras S.A. (LQIF), as selling shareholder; Bank of Chile, as issuer; and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Bank BTG Pactual S.A. - Cayman Branch, as underwriters.
Additionally, we inform that LQIF and Bank of Chile has agreed the terms and general conditions under which this institution will participate in this process.
Sincerely,

Arturo Tagle Quiroz

Chief Executive officer

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