Banco de Chile 2009 Third Quarter Results

SANTIAGO, CHILE, Nov 11, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
BCH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Banco de Chile (NYSE: BCH), a full service Chilean financial
institution, and market leader in a wide variety of credit and
non-credit products and services across all segments of the Chilean
financial market, today announced its results for the third quarter
ended September 30, 2009. Figures are expressed in nominal terms,
unless otherwise stated. Estimates have been used to apply
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to 2008 figures.
See annex A - 2008 IFRS Restatements.

Banco de Chile's Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Press Release:
(Please click on the link below)

http://www.mundoedwards.cl/investor/download/2009/BCH3Q09RESULTS.pdf

Banco de Chile will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss
third quarter results on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Time (12 noon Chile Time).

Dial In Information:
Dial In #: 1-866-831-6162
International Dial In #: 1-617-213-8852
Participant password: BCH
Chairperson:
Mr. Pedro Sahman, Chief Financial Officer
You should dial in 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the call.

This call is being webcast by Thomson Reuters and can be accessed at
Banco de Chile's Web site at www.bancochile.com.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson Reuters
StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at
www.earnings.com, Thomson's individual investor portal, powered by
StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via
Thomson Reuters StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com), a
password-protected event management site.

About Banco de Chile:

Banco de Chile is a full service Chilean financial institution,
market leader in a wide variety of credit and non-credit products and
services across all segments of the Chilean financial market.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

The information contained herein incorporates by reference statements
which constitute 'forward-looking statements,' in that they include
statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of our
directors and officers with respect to our future operating
performance. Such statements include any forecasts, projections and
descriptions of anticipated cost savings or other synergies. You
should be aware that any such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and may involve risks and
uncertainties, and that actual results may differ from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors (including, without limitations, the actions of competitors,
future global economic conditions, market conditions, foreign exchange
rates, and operating and financial risks related to managing growth
and integrating acquired businesses), many of which are beyond our
control. The occurrence of any such factors not currently expected by
us would significantly alter the results set forth in these
statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially and
adversely include, but are not limited to:

--  changes in general economic, business or political or other conditions
    in Chile or changes in general economic or business conditions in Latin
    America;
--  changes in capital markets in general that may affect policies or
    attitudes toward lending to Chile or Chilean companies;
--  unexpected developments in certain existing litigation;
--  increased costs;
--  unanticipated increases in financing and other costs or the inability
    to obtain additional debt or equity financing on attractive terms.

Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements, which speak
only as of the date that they were made. Our independent public
accountants have not examined or compiled the forward-looking
statements and, accordingly, do not provide any assurance with
respect to such statements. These cautionary statements should be
considered in connection with any written or oral forward-looking
statements that we may issue in the future. We do not undertake any
obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking
statements after completion of this offering to reflect later events
or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.

CONTACTS:
Pablo Mejía
(56-2) 653 3554
pmejia@bancochile.cl

Rolando Arias
(56-2) 653 3535
rarias@bancochile.cl

SOURCE: Banco de Chile

mailto:pmejia@bancochile.cl
mailto:rarias@bancochile.cl

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