424B5
Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration
No. 333-142898
Calculation of Registration Fee
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Offering Price
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Securities Offered
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Registered(1)
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Offering Price
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Registration Fee(2)
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Preferred shares,
par value
of Ps 500 each(3)
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60,000,000
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US$8.3125
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US$498,750,000
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US$15,311.63
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(1) Includes (a) 5,046,880 preferred shares
represented by 1,261,720 ADSs that are issuable upon the
exercise of the underwriters option within 30 days to
purchase additional preferred shares and (b) all preferred
shares represented by ADSs initially offered and sold outside
the United States that may be resold from time to time in the
United States either as part of the distribution or within
40 days after the later of the effective date of this
registration statement and the date the securities are first
bona fide offered to the public. The preferred shares are not
being registered for the purpose of sales outside the United
States.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act
of 1933.
(3) The preferred shares may be represented by ADSs, each
representing four preferred shares, evidenced by ADRs, to be
issued upon deposit of the preferred shares being registered
hereby, and that have been registered pursuant to a separate
registration statement on
Form F-6
(file
No. 333-127306)
filed on August 8, 2005.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To
Prospectus dated May 14, 2007)
Bancolombia
S.A.
8,411,470
American depositary shares representing 33,645,880 preferred
shares
We are offering 8,411,470 American depositary shares
(ADSs), each representing four of our preferred
shares. The ADSs are being offered in the United States and
elsewhere outside of the Republic of Colombia
(Colombia) by the underwriters named in this
prospectus supplement.
The ADSs trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
under the symbol CIB. The preferred shares trade on
the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (the Colombian
Stock Exchange) under the symbol PFBCOLOM. On
July 16, 2007, the last reported sale price of the ADSs on
the NYSE was US$33.88 per ADS. On July 16, 2007, the last
reported sale price of the preferred shares on the Colombian
Stock Exchange was Ps 16,300 per preferred share.
Investment in the ADSs involves risks. See Risk
factors beginning on
page S-11
of this prospectus supplement to read about certain risk factors
you should consider before investing in the ADSs.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other
regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities
or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus
supplement and accompanying prospectus. Any representation to
the contrary is a criminal offense.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL IN ORDER TO ALLOW AN ADEQUATE EVALUATION OF
THE INVESTMENT BY POTENTIAL INVESTORS. THE PREFERRED SHARES HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED IN THE REGISTRO NACIONAL DE VALORES Y
EMISORES (THE COLOMBIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY OF SECURITIES AND
ISSUERS OR RNVE). SUCH REGISTRATION DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OPINION OF THE SUPERINTENDENCIA FINANCIERA DE
COLOMBIA (THE COLOMBIAN SUPERINTENDENCY OF
FINANCE OR SFC) WITH RESPECT TO APPROVAL OF
THE QUALITY OF THE PREFERRED SHARES OR OUR SOLVENCY. THE ADSs
MAY NOT BE PUBLICLY OFFERED OR SOLD IN COLOMBIA.
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Per ADS
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Total
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Public offering price
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US$
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33.2500
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US$
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279,681,378
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Underwriting discount and
commissions
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US$
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US$
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us
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US$
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32.5019
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US$
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273,388,757
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The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional 1,261,720
ADSs from us at the public offering price, less the underwriting
discounts and commissions payable by us, to cover
over-allotments, if any, within 30 days of the date of this
prospectus supplement. If the underwriters exercise the option
in full, the total underwriting discounts and commissions
payable by us will be US$7,236,513 and the total proceeds,
before expenses, to us will be US$314,397,054.
We expect to deliver the new ADSs on or as soon as practicable
after July 20, 2007.
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UBS
Investment Bank
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Merrill Lynch & Co.
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Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner
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Joint
Bookrunner
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JPMorgan
Co-Manager
Prospectus
Supplement dated July 16, 2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Prospectus Supplement
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Prospectus
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About this prospectus
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Available information
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Incorporation of certain
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Forward-looking statements
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Description of the debt securities
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Description of the preferred shares
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Description of American Depositary
Receipts
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Description of the rights to
subscribe preferred shares
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i
About this
prospectus supplement
This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus
supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering.
The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which describes
more general information, some of which may not apply to this
offering. If the description of the offering varies between this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you
should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.
You should rely only on the information contained in or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus and in any free writing prospectus filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC). This prospectus supplement contains the terms
of this offering. This prospectus supplement, or the information
incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus, may
add, update or change information in the accompanying
prospectus. If information in this prospectus supplement, or the
information incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement, is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus,
this prospectus supplement, or the information incorporated by
reference in this prospectus supplement, will apply and will
supersede that information in the accompanying prospectus.
In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus,
unless the context otherwise requires, references to
Bancolombia, the Bank, we,
us and our refer to Bancolombia S.A. and
its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole. In addition, all
references in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus to pesos and Ps are to the
currency of Colombia and references to
U.S. dollars and US$ are to the
currency of the United States of America. Also, as used herein,
the term billion means one thousand million, or
1,000,000,000.
No dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized
to give any information or to make any representations other
than those contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus and, if
given or made, such information or representations must not be
relied upon as having been authorized by Bancolombia or any
other person. Neither the delivery of this prospectus supplement
and the accompanying prospectus nor any sale made hereunder or
thereunder shall under any circumstances create an implication
that there has been no change in the affairs of Bancolombia
since the date hereof or thereof or that the information
contained herein or therein is correct as of any time subsequent
to its date. Our business, financial condition, results of
operation
and/or
prospects may have changed since those dates.
Bancolombia accepts responsibility for the information contained
in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus and the offer of the ADSs in some
jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose
possession this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus come are required by us to inform themselves about
and to observe any applicable restrictions. This prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an
offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which
such offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the
person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do
so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation.
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Available information
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are
part of a registration statement on
Form F-3
filed by us with the SEC under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the Securities Act). We are also
subject to the information requirements of the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act), applicable to a foreign private
issuer and, accordingly, file or furnish reports, including
annual reports on
Form 20-F,
reports on
Form 6-K,
and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any
documents filed by us at the SECs public reference room at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the public reference room. Our
filings with the SEC are also available to the public through
the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov and
through the NYSE located at 20 Broad Street, New York, New
York 10005.
Incorporation of
certain information by reference
The SECs rules allow us to incorporate by
reference information into this prospectus supplement.
This means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to another document. Any information referred to
in this way is considered part of this prospectus supplement
from the date we file that document. Any reports filed by us
with the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement and
before the date that the offering of the securities by means of
this prospectus supplement is completed or terminated will be
incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and
will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any
information contained in this prospectus supplement or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement (other
than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been
furnished and not filed in accordance with the SEC rules).
We also incorporate by reference into this prospectus supplement
the following documents or information filed by us with the SEC:
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Form 20-F
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, filed on
May 10, 2007 (Annual Report);
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our report on
Form 6-K,
filed on May 7, 2007; and
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our report on
Form 6-K,
filed on July 13, 2007.
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The preceding list supersedes and replaces the documents listed
in the accompanying prospectus under the heading
Incorporation of certain information by reference.
We will provide without charge to each person, including any
beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus supplement is
delivered, upon his or her written or oral request, a copy of
any or all documents referred to above which have been or may be
incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.
You may request a copy of these filings by writing or
telephoning us at our principal executive offices at the
following address:
Bancolombia S.A.
Calle 50
No. 51-66
Medellin, Colombia
Attention: General Secretary
Telephone Number:
(574) 510-8896
iii
Exchange rates
This prospectus supplement translates certain peso amounts into
U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience
of the reader. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York does not
report a rate for pesos. Unless otherwise indicated, such peso
amounts have been translated at the rate of Ps 2,238.79 per
US$1.00, which corresponds to the tasa representativa del
mercado (representative market rate) calculated
on December 29, 2006, the last business day of the year.
The representative market rate is computed and certified by the
Superintendency of Finance on a daily basis and represents the
weighted average of the buy/sell foreign exchange rates
negotiated on the previous day by certain financial institutions
authorized to engage in foreign exchange transactions (including
us). The Superintendency of Finance also calculates and
certifies the average representative market rate for each month
for purposes of preparing financial statements, and converting
amounts in foreign currency to pesos. Such conversion should not
be construed as a representation that the peso amounts
correspond to, or have been or could be converted into,
U.S. dollars at that rate or any other rate.
On May 31, 2007, the representative market rate was Ps
1,930.64 per US$1.00. On July 16, 2007, the representative
market rate was Ps 1,956.05 per US$1.00.
The following table sets forth the high and low peso per
U.S. dollar exchange rates for the last six months:
Recent exchange
rates of Peso per U.S. Dollar
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January 2007
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February 2007
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March 2007
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April 2007
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The following table sets forth the average peso/U.S. dollar
representative market rate for each of the five most recent
financial years, calculated by using the average of the exchange
rates on the last day of each month during the period.
Peso/US$1.00
representative market rate
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2002
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2003
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Source: Superintendency of Finance.
iv
Forward-looking
statements
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
(including the documents incorporated by reference) contain
statements which may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements are not based on
historical facts but instead represent only our belief regarding
future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently
uncertain and outside our control. Words such as
anticipate, believe,
estimate, approximate,
expect, may, intend,
plan, predict, target,
forecast, guideline, should,
project and similar words and expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. It is possible
that our actual results may differ, possibly materially, from
the anticipated results indicated in these forward-looking
statements.
Information regarding important factors that could cause actual
results to differ, perhaps materially, from those in our
forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this
prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated in this
prospectus supplement by reference and include, but are not
limited to:
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changes in general economic, business, political, social, fiscal
or other conditions in Colombia or changes in general economic
or business conditions in Latin America;
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changes in capital markets or in markets in general that may
affect policies or attitudes towards lending;
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unanticipated increases in financing and other costs or the
inability to obtain additional debt or equity financing on
attractive terms;
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inflation, changes in foreign exchange rates
and/or
interest rates;
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sovereign risks;
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liquidity risks;
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increases in defaults by our borrowers and other loan
delinquencies;
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lack of acceptance of new products or services by our targeted
customers;
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competition in the banking, financial services, credit card
services, insurance, asset management and other industries in
which we operate;
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adverse determination of legal or regulatory disputes or
proceedings;
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changes in official regulations and the Colombian
governments banking policy as well as changes in laws,
regulations or policies in the jurisdictions in which we do
business;
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regulatory issues relating to acquisitions;
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changes in business strategy; and
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other factors identified or discussed under Risk
factors in this prospectus supplement and elsewhere in our
Annual Report incorporated in this prospectus supplement by
reference.
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Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were
made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly or
revise any forward-looking statements after the date on which
they are made in light of new information, future events and
other factors.
v
Enforcement of civil
liabilities against foreign persons
We are a Colombian company, a majority of our directors and
management and certain of the experts named in this prospectus
are residents of Colombia, and a substantial portion of their
respective assets are located in Colombia.
We have been advised by Gómez-Pinzón Linares Samper
Suárez Villamil Abogados S.A. that Colombian courts
determine whether to enforce a U.S. judgment predicated on
the U.S. securities laws through a procedural system known
under Colombian law as exequatur. Colombian courts will
enforce a foreign judgment, without reconsideration of the
merits, only if the judgment satisfies the requirements of
Articles 693 and 694 of Colombias Código de
Procedimiento Civil (Code of Civil Procedure), which provide
that the foreign judgment will be enforced if:
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a treaty exists between Colombia and the country where the
judgment was granted or there is reciprocity in the recognition
of foreign judgments between the courts of the relevant
jurisdiction and the courts of Colombia;
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the foreign judgment does not relate to in rem
rights vested in assets that were located in Colombia
at the time the suit was filed and does not contravene or
conflict with Colombian laws relating to public order other than
those governing judicial procedures;
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the foreign judgment, in accordance with the laws of the country
where it was rendered, is final and is not subject to appeal and
a duly certified and authenticated copy of the judgment has been
presented to a competent court in Colombia;
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the foreign judgment does not refer to any matter upon which
Colombian courts have exclusive jurisdiction;
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no proceeding is pending in Colombia with respect to the same
cause of action, and no final judgment has been awarded in any
proceeding in Colombia on the same subject matter and between
the same parties; and
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in the proceeding commenced in the foreign court that issued the
judgment, the defendant was served in accordance with the law of
such jurisdiction and in a manner reasonably designated to give
the defendant an opportunity to defend against the action.
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providing for automatic reciprocal recognition and enforcement
of judgments in civil and commercial matters. The Colombian
Supreme Court has generally accepted that reciprocity exists
when it has been proven that either a U.S. court has
enforced a Colombian judgment or that a U.S. court would
enforce a foreign judgment, including a judgment issued by a
Colombian court. However, such enforceability decisions are
considered by Colombian courts on a
case-by-case
basis.
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Summary
This summary highlights selected information from, or
incorporated by reference in, this prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus, but does not contain all the
information that may be important to you. You should read this
entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and
those documents incorporated by reference into this document
carefully, including the Risk factors and the
financial statements and the related notes thereto, before
making an investment decision.
Company
overview
We are the leading independent financial institution in Colombia
based on market share and net assets, and we provide a wide
range of financial products and services to our diversified
customer base, including corporate customers, small and medium
size businesses and individuals. Our products and services
include corporate and personal loans, deposit-taking, credit and
debit cards, electronic banking, cash management, fiduciary and
custodial services, brokerage services, leasing, investment
banking and dollar-denominated products. As of March 31,
2007, we had, on a consolidated basis:
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Ps 36,462,754 million in total assets;
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Ps 24,869,858 million in total net loans and financial
leases;
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Ps 24,237,791 million in deposits; and
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Ps 3,420,985 million in shareholders equity.
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We were originally established to provide products and services
to blue-chip industrial companies in the Medellín
industrial region, and we have grown substantially over the
years, both through organic growth as well as through
acquisitions. Since our formation in 1945, we have expanded our
business activities to provide general banking products and
services to individuals, as well as to the middle-market sector
which consists of small and medium-sized companies.
Our consolidated net income for the year ended December 31,
2006 and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was Ps
749,529 million and Ps 199,957 million, respectively,
representing an average return on equity of 22.10% and 22.06%,
respectively, and an average return on assets of 2.31% and
2.28%, respectively.
As of March 31, 2007, we had 703 branches and a proprietary
network of 1,394 ATMs in 152 cities and towns.
Approximately 81% of our transactions with our customers are
electronic or over the internet. These services play an
increasingly important role in our marketing and distribution
system. Our Virtual Branch electronic banking system offers
24-hour
services, including balance inquiries, savings and credit card
information, credit card payment services, disbursement of
pre-approved loans, blocking of credit cards, check
counter-orders, product and service requests, and other customer
services.
We were founded in 1945 under the name Banco Industrial
Colombiano S.A. In 1998, we merged with Banco de Colombia S.A.
and changed our name to Bancolombia S.A. In 2005, Conavi Banco
Comercial y de Ahorros S.A. (Conavi) and Corporacion
Financiera Nacional y Suramericana S.A. (Corfinsura)
merged with and into Bancolombia, with Bancolombia as the
surviving entity after the spin-off of part of Corfinsuras
investment portfolio to a new entity formed by the former
shareholders of Corfinsura.
Since 1981 and 1995, our common shares and preferred shares,
respectively, have traded on Colombian stock exchanges. Since
1995, we have maintained a listing on the NYSE, where our ADSs
are traded. Bancolombia is currently the only Colombian company
listed in the NYSE.
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Strategy
Our goal is to maintain our position as a leading provider of
financial services in Colombia while increasing our
profitability. The key elements of our strategy are:
Maintaining
our Leading Position in the Colombian Financial Services
Market
We intend to continue to capitalize on our strong brand name
recognition and leading market position in Colombia to grow our
business. We believe that the Colombian financial services
market offers attractive growth potential. In particular,
banking penetration, as measured by loans to gross domestic
product, in Colombia is lower than in many of the countries in
the region. We believe that this low penetration in combination
with strong expected growth in the Colombian economy will
support growth in the banking market, particularly in retail and
mortgage loans. We intend to maintain our relationship with our
corporate clients, while focusing additional resources on
under-served segments, which include retail and
small businesses through tailoring innovative banking products
targeted at these clients.
Actively
Pursuing Cross-Selling Opportunities
We intend to increase our market share and profitability by
cross-selling our products and services. We believe that our
existing customer base represents a significant opportunity to
sell additional banking products and services. We believe that
there are particularly attractive opportunities with our
corporate banking clients. Within the corporate banking segment,
we intend to focus on low risk, high margin products and
services, such as international trade finance, leasing and
factoring.
Focus on
Improving Operating Efficiency
We are committed to improving our operating efficiency and
profitability. By focusing on technological developments and on
the use of electronic distribution channels, we aim to increase
our customers use of electronic transactions, thereby
addressing our customers evolving needs and potentially
increasing the transactions conducted by our customers. We also
continue to implement technological solutions aimed at
identifying means of improving our pricing processes and
assessing the profitability of our business segments. Through
these initiatives, we will continue to strive to improve our
efficiency ratio.
Increasing
our Profitability by More Effectively Deploying our
Assets
We intend to continue to seek the most attractive opportunities
to improve our profitability. Our acquisition of Banagricola,
S.A. illustrates our decision to strategically use our capital
to increase our profitability. Given Banagricolas strong
position in El Salvadors growing economy and its diverse
portfolio of products, we believe that this investment will
increase our profitability. We will continue to
opportunistically seek other investment opportunities that we
believe will enhance our profitability and support our growth
strategy.
First quarter
results
On May 7, 2007, we announced our results for the three
months ended March 31, 2007. As set forth in
Incorporation of certain information by reference,
our results for the first quarter have been incorporated by
reference in a
Form 6-K
filed with the SEC on May 7, 2007.
Our consolidated net income for the three months ended
March 31, 2007 totaled Ps 199,957 million,
representing a 29.8% decrease as compared to Ps
284,893 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2006 and a 6.6% decrease as compared to Ps
214,102 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006.
Net interest income for the three months ended March 31,
2007 totaled Ps 538,567 million, representing a 4.1%
decrease as compared to the three months ended December 31,
2006 and a 17.5% increase as compared to the three months ended
March 31, 2006.
For the three months ended March 31, 2007, provisions for
loan and interest losses, net of recoveries amounted to Ps
74,392 million, representing an increase of 15.9% as
compared to Ps 64,205 million
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for the three months ended March 31, 2006. This level of
provisions represents an increase of 142.9% as compared to the
three months ended December 31, 2006, when such provisions
amounted to Ps 30,630 million. Such increase is mainly due
to lower recoveries registered during the three months ended
March 31, 2007 as compared to the unusually high Ps
50,000 million in recoveries registered during the three
months ended December 31, 2006.
Net fees and income from services amounted to Ps
214,169 million during the three months ended
March 31, 2007, decreasing 7.7% as compared to the three
months ended December 31, 2006 and increasing 3.9% as
compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006. Net fees
and income from services during the three months ended
March 31, 2007 reflected the sale of Almacenar S.A. in 2007.
Operating expenses amounted to Ps 470,203 million during
the three months ended March 31, 2007, representing a
decrease of 12.9% as compared to the three months ended
December 31, 2006 when operating expenses amounted to Ps
539,563 million. However, operating expenses during the
three months ended March 31, 2007 represented an increase
of 15.1% as compared to the three months ended March 31,
2006 when operating expenses amounted to Ps 408,585 million.
As of March 31, 2007, our net loans and financial leases
totaled Ps 24,869,858 million, representing an increase of
4.4% as compared to Ps 23,811,391 million as of
December 31, 2006 and an increase of 35.4% as compared to
Ps 18,365,410 million as of March 31, 2006. As of
March 31, 2007, our ratio of past due loans to total loans
was 2.7%, and our ratio of allowances for loan and accrued
interest losses to past due loans was 130.4%.
Investments in debt securities as of March 31, 2007 totaled
Ps 4,976,814 million, representing a decrease of 10.0% as
compared to Ps 5,530,559 million as of December 31,
2006 and a decrease of 38.8% as compared to Ps
8,131,968 million as of March 31, 2006. The decrease
was primarily a consequence of our strategy to reallocate our
assets from our portfolio of debt securities to our loan
portfolio.
Acquisition of
Banagricola
On May 16, 2007, the Bank, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary Bancolombia Panama S.A., acquired
16,817,633 shares of Banagricola S.A., a sociedad
anónima organized under the laws of Panama
(Banagricola), which represented 89.15% of the total
issued and outstanding shares of Banagricola. The shares were
acquired pursuant to a simultaneous public tender offer in El
Salvador and Panama. The total consideration paid for the
acquired shares was US$791.2 million. The Bank used cash on
hand and loans from foreign financial institutions amounting to
US$590 million to acquire the shares of Banagricola.
Banagricola is a holding company with several subsidiaries,
including Banco Agricola S.A. in El Salvador and Banco
Agricola (Panama) S.A. in Panama, dedicated to banking,
commercial and consumer activities, insurance, pension funds and
brokerage.
According to financial sector information from the El
Salvadorian Financial System Superintendency, Banagricola has a
strong franchise in the El Salvadorian financial market,
including a large retail bank in El Salvador, which holds
through its subsidiary Banco Agricola, a 29% market share in
terms of loans and deposits; it is a significant pension fund
manager and holds through its subsidiary AFP Crecer a 52% market
share; and, through its subsidiary Asesuisa, it is also one of
the largest insurers in El Salvador with a 23% market share.
As of December 31, 2006, Banagricola had a loan portfolio
of over US$2.4 billion and a solid and growing client base
of over one million clients who are served through a network in
El Salvador that is comprised of approximately 122 branches, 347
ATMs and 133 additional points of sale.
The acquisition of Banagricola positions Bancolombia as one of
several key players in Central America. In particular, due to El
Salvadors high credit rating, its dollarized economy and
Banagricolas solid financial performance, Bancolombia
expects to be able to increase its income generation and to
diversify its loan portfolio mix which we expect will reduce its
risk and exposure concentration.
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Banagricolas low cost, broad and diversified retail
deposit base and efficient cost controls give Banagricola key
competitive advantages. In addition, potential synergies from
this transaction, such as improvement in international funding
for Bancolombia, transfer of know how, best practices and cross
selling opportunities, are expected to further enhance
Bancolombias earnings. This transaction is expected to be
accretive to earnings from 2007 onwards, excluding any effect of
potential synergies and one-time charges.
On April 2, 2007, Bancolombia Panama S.A. entered into a
Stock Purchase Agreement with the controlling shareholders of
Bienes y Servicios, S.A. (BYSSA) to acquire a
controlling stake in BYSSA, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the Republic of El Salvador. The Stock
Purchase Agreement provided that Bancolombia Panama S.A. will
launch a tender offer in El Salvador in order to acquire at
least 50.8349% and up to 100% of all the issued and outstanding
shares of BYSSA. The maximum purchase price payable in the BYSSA
tender offer is approximately US$75 million. BYSSA has a
significant number of shareholders in common with Banagricola.
BYSSA and its subsidiaries provide printing, outsourcing and
other services to different companies of the Conglomerado
Financiero Banagricola (Banagricola Financial Group). In
addition, BYSSA owns 9.59% of the total issued and outstanding
shares of Banagricola and is the sole shareholder of Banagricola
de El Salvador, Inc., a company organized and existing under the
laws of the State of California, which is engaged in the money
transmittal business in states such as California, Maryland,
Nevada, New Jersey, Virginia and in the District of Columbia. If
the BYSSA Stock Purchase Agreement is terminated, BYSSA is
obliged to transfer Banagricola de El Salvador, Inc. to
Bancolombia Panama S.A., for US$6 million and to enter into
a long-term service agreement with Banagricola
and/or its
subsidiaries. On June 15, 2007, the transaction was
approved by the Panamanian Superintendency of Banking
(Superintendencia de Bancos). El Salvadorian and
U.S. regulatory approvals are still pending but the
transaction is currently expected to close in the third quarter
of 2007. Upon the successful completion of the BYSSA tender
offer, the Bank expects to control 98.74% of the total issued
and outstanding shares of Banagricola.
Summary Financial
Information for Banagricola (El Salvador GAAP)
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As of and for the
year ended
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December 31,
2006
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(in thousands of
US$)
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|
|
|
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CONSOLIDATED
INCOME STATEMENT DATA
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
US$
|
63,560
|
|
|
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET DATA
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
US$
|
3,687,067
|
|
Loan portfolio, net
|
|
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2,443,781
|
|
Deposits from clients
|
|
|
2,362,080
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Total shareholders equity
|
|
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431,709
|
|
|
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Recent
developments
Under Colombian laws, the Central Bank (Banco de la
República) may intervene in the foreign exchange market
if the peso experiences significant volatility. Pursuant to such
authority, on May 23, 2007, the Colombian Government
introduced a new deposit requirement related to portfolio
investments made by foreign investors. Decree No. 1801 of
2007, requires foreign investors making portfolio investments to
make a non-interest bearing deposit with the Central Bank, for a
term of six months from the date of such investment, for an
amount equivalent to 40% of the value of the investment
converted at the representative market rate then in effect. See
Risk factors Risks relating to the
ADSs There are some restrictions on foreign
investment in Colombia. On June 29, 2007, the
Colombian Government issued Decree No. 2466 of 2007,
setting forth that portfolio investments made pursuant to ADS
programs are exempt from the deposit requirement of Decree
No. 1801 of 2007. As a result, neither Bancolombia nor the
purchasers of the ADSs pursuant to this offering will be
required to deposit with the Central Bank 40% of the proceeds of
this offering.
S-4
On May 25, 2007, Bancolombia completed an
SEC-registered
debt offering, with the issuance of US$400 million in
aggregate principal amount of its Subordinated Notes due 2017.
The notes have a
10-year
maturity term and a coupon of 6.875%, payable semi-annually on
May 25 and November 25 of each year, beginning on
November 25, 2007. The notes were issued at a public
offering price of 98.661% and are unsecured subordinated
obligations of the Bank, structured to constitute subordinated
bonds (bonos subordinados) for Colombian banking
regulatory purposes and will be eligible for Tier Two
capital treatment under Colombian banking regulatory standards.
On June 13, 2007, Moodys Investor Services, Inc.
downgraded certain Bancolombia ratings, including a downgrade of
the rating of the subordinated notes issued on May 25, 2007
from Baa3 to Ba1.
Our by-laws and Colombian law require that, whenever we issue
new shares of any outstanding class, we must offer the holders
of each class of shares the right to purchase a number of shares
of such class sufficient to maintain their existing percentage
ownership of our aggregate capital stock. Accordingly, before we
sell any ADSs representing newly issued preferred shares, we are
required to conduct a rights offering that meets the
requirements of Colombian law and our by-laws. In connection
with our proposed offering of ADSs described in this prospectus
supplement, we commenced a rights offering in Colombia on
June 15, 2007, which offered current holders of preferred
shares the right to subscribe for an aggregate of up to
60 million preferred shares. On July 9, 2007, the
subscription period for our preemptive rights offering in
Colombia ended. Of the total 60 million preferred shares
that were offered, 21,307,238 preferred shares were subscribed
by shareholders or assignees, at a price of Ps 15,205 per share,
for an aggregate amount of Ps 323,976,553,790. The preferred
shares that were not subscribed by the shareholders entitled to
exercise the preemptive rights are being offered exclusively
outside of Colombia in the form of ADSs pursuant to this
offering.
On July 12, 2007, the Constitutional Court of Colombia
(Sala Plena) upheld decision No. 171 dated
March 7, 2006 of one of its Revision Divisions (Sala de
Revisión), which ordered the reopening of the criminal
investigation against our President and one of our
Vice-Presidents. As a result of the Constitutional Courts
decision, the criminal investigation against these officers will
continue. See Risk factors Risks relating to
our business The Bank and members of its senior
management are defendants in several legal proceedings.
Bancolombia believes that this decision should be considered in
the context of the series of legal proceedings relating to the
acquisition of Banco de Colombia and the subsequent merger with
Banco Industrial Colombiano. This series of legal proceedings,
which has been ongoing since 1999, is described under
Item 8 Financial Information Consolidated
Statements and Other Financial Information Legal
Proceedings in our Annual Report incorporated by reference
herein, and has not to date resulted in any significant
liability for or damages payable by Bancolombia. Bancolombia
intends to continue to support the officers involved in the
criminal investigation.
Our headquarters are located at Calle 50,
No. 51-66,
Medellín, Colombia, and our telephone number is +(574)
510-8896.
Our web address is www.grupobancolombia.com; however, the
information found on our website is not considered part of this
prospectus supplement.
S-5
THE
OFFERING
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Offering |
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We are offering 8,411,470 ADSs through the underwriters. |
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Offering Price |
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US$33.25 per ADS. |
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Over-allotment Option |
|
We have granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable for
30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement, to
purchase up to 1,261,720 additional ADSs, solely to cover
over-allotments. |
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ADSs |
|
Each ADS represents four preferred shares held by The Bank of
New York, as depositary. The ADSs will be evidenced by American
depositary receipts (ADRs). |
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ADSs Outstanding After the Offering |
|
Based on the number of ADSs outstanding on July 16, 2007,
48,384,684 ADSs will be outstanding upon completion of this
offering. This information assumes no exercise of the
over-allotment option by the underwriters. |
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Preferred Shares Outstanding After the Offering |
|
273,075,539 preferred shares (including shares in the form of
ADSs) will be outstanding upon completion of this offering and
the local rights offering. This information assumes no exercise
of the over-allotment option by the underwriters. |
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Listings and Trading Markets |
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The ADSs are listed for trading in the NYSE under the symbol
CIB. |
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Dividend Policy |
|
The declaration, amount and payment of dividends is based on our
unconsolidated earnings and must be approved at the ordinary
annual shareholders meeting upon the recommendation of the
board of directors and the president of the Bank. For additional
information regarding our dividend policy, see Dividend
policy in this prospectus supplement and Description
of American Depositary ReceiptsDividends, Other
Distributions and Rights in the accompanying prospectus. |
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Voting Rights |
|
Holders of preferred shares, and consequently holders of ADRs,
are generally not entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote
at any general meeting of holders of common shares except under
certain circumstances where they have very limited voting
rights. See Description of preferred sharesVoting
Rights and Description of American Depositary
ReceiptsVoting of Deposited Securities in the
accompanying prospectus. |
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Lock-up
agreements |
|
We, and certain of our executive officers and directors and our
principal shareholders, Suramericana de Inversiones S.A. and
Inversiones Argos S.A., have entered into
lock-up
agreements with the underwriters. Under these agreements, we and
each of these persons may not, without the prior written
approval of the representatives, subject to limited exceptions,
offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of or hedge
our common or preferred shares or securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for our common or preferred shares.
These restrictions will be in effect for a period of
90 days after the |
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date of this prospectus supplement. At any time and without
public notice, the representatives may in their sole discretion
release all or some of the securities from these
lock-up
agreements. |
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Use of Proceeds |
|
We will receive net proceeds from the sale of the new ADSs of
approximately US$272.4 million, or approximately
US$313.4 million if the underwriters exercise their
over-allotment option in full, after deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. We
intend to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. |
|
Depositary |
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The Bank of New York. |
|
Certain Fees and Expenses |
|
The depositary will charge any party depositing or withdrawing
preferred shares or any party surrendering ADRs or to whom ADRs
are issued certain fees, expenses and charges, such as expenses
incurred by the depositary in the conversion of foreign currency
pursuant to the deposit agreement, and a fee of $5.00 or less
per each 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) issued or surrendered.
See Description of American Depositary
ReceiptsCharges of Depositary in the accompanying
prospectus. |
RISK
FACTORS
An investment in the ADSs involves significant risks that a
prospective investor should consider carefully. See Risk
factors beginning on
page S-11.
S-7
SUMMARY FINANCIAL
DATA
The following table presents our summary historical financial
information and other data as of and for each of the periods
indicated. The financial data as of and for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006 have been derived
from the Banks audited consolidated financial statements
included in the Banks Annual Report incorporated by
reference herein. The financial data as of and for the three
month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 have been
derived from the Banks unaudited interim financial
statements. The unaudited financial information as of and for
the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007
includes all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring
adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary
for the fair presentation of such information. Interim results
are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for
the entire fiscal year.
The Banks consolidated financial statements for each
period were prepared in accordance with Colombian GAAP, which
differs in certain important respects from US GAAP. See
Item 3. Key InformationA. Selected Financial
DataDifferences between Colombian and
U.S. GAAP Results in our Annual Report, which is
incorporated by reference herein. The selected consolidated
financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 5.
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects in our
Annual Report incorporated by reference herein, and our
consolidated financial statements, including the related notes
thereto, included in such Annual Report.
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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For the year
ended
|
|
For the three
month period ended
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(in millions of
Ps and thousands of US$)(1)
|
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
|
Ps1,217,365
|
|
|
Ps2,049,810
|
|
Ps1,767,503
|
|
US$789,491
|
|
Ps458,144
|
|
Ps538,567
|
|
US$245,887
|
Net interest income after provisions
|
|
|
1,150,741
|
|
|
1,918,770
|
|
1,617,321
|
|
722,409
|
|
407,466
|
|
501,458
|
|
228,945
|
Net operating income
|
|
|
812,773
|
|
|
1,226,242
|
|
885,415
|
|
395,488
|
|
279,612
|
|
269,562
|
|
123,071
|
Income before taxes
|
|
|
817,488
|
|
|
1,224,396
|
|
924,409
|
|
412,906
|
|
281,881
|
|
283,274
|
|
129,331
|
Net income
|
|
|
Ps578,678
|
|
|
Ps946,881
|
|
Ps749,529
|
|
US$334,792
|
|
214,102
|
|
199,957
|
|
US$91,292
|
Weighted average of Preferred and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Shares outstanding (2)
|
|
|
576,695,395
|
|
|
652,882,756
|
|
727,827,005
|
|
727,827,005
|
|
727,827,005
|
|
727,827,005
|
|
727,827,005
|
Basic and Diluted net operating
income per share (2)
|
|
|
Ps1,297
|
|
|
Ps1,878
|
|
Ps1,217
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|
US$0.54
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|
Ps 1,537
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|
Ps 1,481
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|
US$0.68
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Basic and Diluted net operating
income per ADS
|
|
|
5,189
|
|
|
7,513
|
|
4,866
|
|
2.16
|
|
6,147
|
|
5,926
|
|
2.71
|
Basic and Diluted net income per
share (2)
|
|
|
1,003
|
|
|
1,450
|
|
1,030
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|
0.46
|
|
1,177
|
|
1,099
|
|
0.50
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Basic and Diluted net income per ADS
|
|
|
4,012
|
|
|
5,800
|
|
4,119
|
|
1.84
|
|
4,707
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|
4,396
|
|
2.01
|
Cash dividends declared per
share (3)
|
|
|
376
|
|
|
508
|
|
532
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared per
share (stated in US Dollars) (3)
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|
|
0.16
|
|
|
0.22
|
|
0.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Cash dividends declared per ADS
|
|
|
1,504
|
|
|
2,032
|
|
2,128
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared per ADS
(stated in US Dollars)
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|
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0.63
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|
|
0.88
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|
0.95
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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OTHER DATA(4)
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Profitability ratios:
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|
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|
|
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Net interest margin (5)
|
|
|
8.75
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%
|
|
8.12%
|
|
6.19%
|
|
6.19%
|
|
6.61%
|
|
6.76%
|
|
6.76%
|
Return on average total assets (6)
|
|
|
3.62
|
|
|
3.30
|
|
2.31
|
|
2.31
|
|
2.78
|
|
2.28
|
|
2.28
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Return on average
shareholders equity (7)
|
|
|
32.14
|
|
|
31.49
|
|
22.10
|
|
22.10
|
|
25.11
|
|
22.06
|
|
22.06
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Efficiency ratio:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses as a percentage
of interest, fees, services and other operating income
|
|
|
50.92
|
%
|
|
54.94%
|
|
64.37%
|
|
64.37%
|
|
55.91%
|
|
60.87%
|
|
60.87%
|
Capital ratios:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Period-ended shareholders
equity as a percentage of period-end total assets
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|
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11.96
|
|
|
10.96
|
|
10.57
|
|
10.57
|
|
10.33
|
|
9.38
|
|
9.38
|
Period-end regulatory capital as a
percentage of period-end risk-weighted assets (8)
|
|
|
13.44
|
|
|
10.93
|
|
11.05
|
|
11.05
|
|
12.66
|
|
11.14
|
|
11.14
|
Credit quality data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-performing loans as a
percentage of total loans (9), (12)
|
|
|
0.88
|
%
|
|
1.48%
|
|
1.36%
|
|
1.36%
|
|
1.56%
|
|
1.46%
|
|
1.46%
|
C, D and
E loans as a percentage of total loans (11), (12)
|
|
|
3.86
|
|
|
3.38
|
|
2.54
|
|
2.54
|
|
3.11
|
|
2.69
|
|
2.69
|
Allowance for loan and accrued
interest losses as a percentage of non-performing loans (12)
|
|
|
496.30
|
|
|
259.02
|
|
252.87
|
|
252.87
|
|
250.61
|
|
240.36
|
|
240.36
|
Allowance for loan and accrued
interest losses as a percentage of C, D
and E loans (11), (12)
|
|
|
113.47
|
|
|
113.59
|
|
135.06
|
|
135.06
|
|
125.80
|
|
130.50
|
|
130.50
|
Allowance for loan and accrued
interest losses as a percentage of total loans (12)
|
|
|
4.37
|
|
|
3.84
|
|
3.43
|
|
3.43
|
|
3.92
|
|
3.50
|
|
3.50
|
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of branches(10)
|
|
|
377
|
|
|
678
|
|
701
|
|
701
|
|
680
|
|
703
|
|
703
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Amounts stated in U.S. dollars
have been translated at the rate of Ps 2,238.79 per US$1.00,
which is the representative market rate calculated on
December 29, 2006, the last business day of the year, or at
the rate of Ps 2,190.30 per US$1.00, which is the representative
market rate calculated on March 30, 2007, the last business
day of the quarter, as applicable, both as reported by the
Superintendency of Finance. |
S-9
|
|
|
(2) |
|
The weighted average of
preferred and common shares outstanding for fiscal year 2004,
included 178,435,787 preferred shares and 398,259,608 common
shares. For fiscal year 2005, it included 198,261,641 preferred
shares and 454,621,115 common shares. For fiscal year 2006, it
included 218,122,421 preferred shares and 509,704,584 common
shares. Per share amounts are calculated for each fiscal period
on the basis of outstanding preferred and common shares during
that fiscal period. |
|
(3) |
|
This data is presented on an
annualized basis. Per share amounts are calculated for each
fiscal period on the basis of outstanding preferred and common
shares during that fiscal period. |
|
(4) |
|
Ratios were calculated on the
basis of monthly averages. |
|
(5) |
|
Net interest income divided by
average interest-earning assets. |
|
(6) |
|
Net income divided by average
total assets. |
|
(7) |
|
Net income divided by average
shareholders equity. |
|
(8) |
|
For an explanation of
risk-weighted assets and Technical Capital, see Item 4.
Information on the Company-B. Business Overview-B.7.
Supervision and Regulation-Capital Adequacy Requirements
in our Annual Report incorporated by reference herein. |
|
(9) |
|
Non-performing
loans are small business loans that are past due 30 days or
more, mortgage and consumer loans that are past due 60 days
or more and commercial loans that are past due 90 days or
more (each category includes financial leases). |
|
(10) |
|
Number of branches does not
include branches of the Banks subsidiaries. |
|
(11) |
|
See Item 4.
Information on the Company-E. Selected Statistical
Information-E.3. Loan Portfolio-Classification of the Loan
Portfolio and Credit Categories in our Annual Report
incorporated by reference herein for a description of
C, D and E Loans. |
|
(12) |
|
In October 23, 2003, the
Superintendency of Banking (now the Superintendency of Finance),
through its External Circular 040 of 2003, modified the
treatment of financial leases. Starting January 1, 2004,
instead of recording financial leases as property, plant and
equipment, companies must account for them in their loan
portfolio. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of the year
ended
|
|
As of the three
month period ended
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
2004
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(in millions of
Ps and thousands of US$)(1)
|
|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
DATA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans and financial leases, net
|
|
|
Ps9,600,861
|
|
Ps17,920,370
|
|
Ps23,811,391
|
|
US$10,635,831
|
|
Ps18,365,410
|
|
Ps24,869,858
|
|
US$11,354,544
|
Investment securities, net
|
|
|
5,250,211
|
|
8,459,703
|
|
5,677,761
|
|
2,536,085
|
|
8,315,148
|
|
5,248,891
|
|
2,396,426
|
Other assets
|
|
|
2,628,057
|
|
4,423,444
|
|
4,999,544
|
|
2,233,145
|
|
4,284,405
|
|
6,344,005
|
|
2,896,409
|
Total Assets
|
|
|
17,479,129
|
|
30,803,517
|
|
34,488,696
|
|
15,405,061
|
|
30,964,963
|
|
36,462,754
|
|
16,647,379
|
LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits
|
|
|
Ps11,862,116
|
|
Ps18,384,982
|
|
Ps23,216,467
|
|
US$10,370,096
|
|
Ps18,343,438
|
|
Ps24,237,791
|
|
US$11,065,968
|
Non-interest bearing
|
|
|
2,690,679
|
|
3,530,279
|
|
4,580,649
|
|
2,046,038
|
|
3,229,036
|
|
3,956,609
|
|
1,806,423
|
Interest bearing
|
|
|
9,171,437
|
|
14,854,703
|
|
18,635,818
|
|
8,324,058
|
|
15,114,402
|
|
20,281,182
|
|
9,259,545
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
3,526,290
|
|
9,041,245
|
|
7,625,617
|
|
3,406,133
|
|
9,422,199
|
|
8,803,978
|
|
4,019,531
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
15,388,406
|
|
27,426,227
|
|
30,842,084
|
|
13,776,229
|
|
27,765,637
|
|
33,041,769
|
|
15,085,499
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
|
2,090,723
|
|
3,377,290
|
|
3,646,612
|
|
1,628,832
|
|
3,199,326
|
|
3,420,985
|
|
1,561,880
|
Total liabilities and
shareholders equity
|
|
|
17,479,129
|
|
30,803,517
|
|
34,488,696
|
|
15,405,061
|
|
30,964,963
|
|
36,462,754
|
|
16,647,379
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Amounts stated in U.S. dollars
have been translated at the rate of Ps 2,238.79 per US$1.00,
which is the representative market rate calculated on
December 29, 2006, the last business day of the year, or at
the rate of Ps 2,190.30 per US$1.00, which is the representative
market rate calculated on March 30, 2007, the last business
day of the quarter, as applicable, both as reported by the
Superintendency of Finance. |
Summary Financial
Information (U.S. GAAP)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year
ended
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
2004
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(in millions of
Ps and thousands of US$)(1)
|
|
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
DATA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
Ps642,126
|
|
|
Ps891,121
|
|
|
Ps941,183
|
|
US$
|
420,398
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Amounts stated in U.S. dollars
have been translated at the rate of Ps 2,238.79 per US$1.00,
which is the representative market rate calculated on
December 29, 2006, the last business day of the year, or at
the rate of Ps 2,190.30 per US$1.00, which is the representative
market rate calculated on March 30, 2007, the last business
day of the quarter, as applicable, both as reported by the
Superintendency of Finance. |
S-10
Risk factors
An investment in our preferred shares and ADSs involves
risks. You should consider carefully the information set forth
in this section and all the other information provided to you or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus before deciding whether to invest in our
ADSs and preferred shares.
RISKS RELATING TO
OUR BUSINESS
The quality of
the Banks loan portfolio and of other assets may
decline.
The continuous growth in both family and corporate income levels
in Colombia, as well as the profitability in the prices of goods
and interest rates, have triggered a significant annual growth
in the Banks loan portfolio (including the Banks
mortgage loan portfolio) of approximately 32% as of
December 31, 2006. Unforeseen changes in the income levels
of the Banks borrowers, increases in the inflation rate or
an unexpected increase in interest rates could have a negative
effect on the quality of the Banks loan portfolio, causing
the Bank to increase provisions for loan losses and resulting in
reduced profits. In particular, the Bank might not be able to
maintain its current level of asset quality and credit risk in
the future. Furthermore, if the Bank successfully increases the
participation of consumer, mortgage and small business credits
in its loan portfolio, it may experience detrimental changes in
its credit risk levels.
The Banks
concentration in and reliance on short-term deposits may
increase its funding costs.
The Banks principal sources of funds are short-term
deposits, checking accounts and savings accounts, each of which
represented a share of 76.8%, 66.4% and 72.8% of total funds at
the end of 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. Because the Bank
relies primarily on short-term deposits for its funding, in the
event of a sudden or unexpected shortage of funds in the
Colombian banking system and money markets, the Bank might not
be able to maintain its current level of funding without
incurring higher costs or liquidating certain assets.
The Banks
businesses rely heavily on data collection, processing and
storage systems, the failure of which could materially and
adversely affect the effectiveness of its risk management and
internal control system as well as its financial condition and
results of operations.
All of the Banks principal businesses are highly dependent
on the ability to timely collect and process a large amount of
financial and other information across numerous and diverse
markets and products at its various branches, at a time when
transaction processes have become increasingly complex with
increasing volume. The proper functioning of financial control,
accounting or other data collection and processing systems is
critical to the Banks businesses and to its ability to
compete effectively. A partial or complete failure of any of
these primary systems could materially and adversely affect its
decision making process, its risk management and internal
control systems as well as the Banks ability to respond on
a timely basis to changing market conditions. If the Bank cannot
maintain an effective data collection and management system, its
business operations, financial condition and results of
operations could be materially and adversely affected.
The Bank is also dependent on information systems to operate its
website, process transactions, respond to customer inquiries on
a timely basis and maintain cost-efficient operations. The Bank
may experience operational problems with its information systems
as a result of system failures, viruses, computer
hackers or other causes. Any material disruption or
slowdown of its systems could cause information, including data
related to customer requests, to be lost or to be delivered to
the Banks clients with delays or errors, which could
reduce demand for the Banks services and products and
could materially and adversely affect the Banks results of
operations and financial position.
S-11
Risk
factors
Adverse economic
and political conditions in Colombia may adversely affect the
Banks financial condition and results of
operations.
The Bank is a Colombian financial institution, and most of the
Banks operations, property and customers are located in
Colombia. As a result, the quality of its assets, financial
condition and results of operations depend primarily on
macroeconomic and political conditions prevailing in Colombia.
Colombia is subject to political, economic and other
uncertainties, including renegotiation, or nullification of
existing contracts, currency exchange restrictions and
international monetary fluctuations. Furthermore, changes in
Colombias monetary, exchange and trade policies could
affect the overall business environment in Colombia, which would
impact the Banks financial condition and results of
operations. The Governments recent action increasing the
deposit requirement with respect to foreign currency borrowings
and establishing deposit requirements for foreign portfolio
investments in order to manage monetary policy may have a
negative impact on the Banks financial condition and
results of operation. For example, the Central Bank could raise
interest rates, which could negatively affect the Banks
assets and restrict their growth. Increases in exchange rates
could negatively affect borrowers foreign currency
position, while setbacks in trade relations with Venezuela and
Ecuador, as well as any difficulties with the approval of the
Free Trade Agreement with the United States, could affect the
financial position of the Banks larger customers. Any of
these events could have a negative impact on the Banks
financial condition.
Furthermore, decreases in the growth rate in the Colombian
economy, periods of negative growth or increases in inflation or
interest rates could result in lower demand for the Banks
services and products, lower real pricing of its services and
products, or cause it to shift to lower margin services and
products. Because a large percentage of the Banks costs
and expenses are fixed, it may not be able to reduce costs and
expenses upon the occurrence of any of these events and its
profit margins could suffer as a result.
In addition adverse economic and political conditions in other
countries where the Bank has subsidiaries may adversely affect
the Banks financial condition and results of operations.
Colombian
government policies will likely significantly affect the economy
and, as a result, the Banks business and financial
condition.
The Colombian government (excluding departmental and municipal
governments, the Government) has historically
exercised substantial influence over the Colombian economy, and
its policies are likely to continue to have an important effect
on Colombian entities (including the Bank), market conditions,
prices and rates of return on Colombian securities (including
the Banks securities). The Banks business and
financial condition could be adversely affected by changes in
policy, or future judicial interpretations of such policies,
involving exchange controls and other matters such as currency
devaluation, inflation, interest rates, taxation, banking laws
and regulations and other political or economic developments in
or affecting Colombia. Future developments in Government
policies could impair the Banks business or financial
condition or the market value of its securities.
Colombia has
experienced several periods of violence and instability, and
such instability could affect the economy and the
Bank.
Colombia has experienced several periods of criminal violence
over the past four decades, primarily due to the activities of
guerilla groups and drug cartels. In response, the Government
has implemented various security measures and has strengthened
its military and police forces by creating specialized units.
Despite these efforts, drug-related crime and guerilla activity
continue to exist in Colombia. These activities, their possible
escalation and the violence associated with them may have a
negative impact on the Colombian economy or on the Bank in the
future.
The administration of the president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe,
who was re-elected for the period from 2006 to 2010, is
implementing a plan prioritizing the protection of civil rights
and the strengthening of
S-12
Risk
factors
democratic authority. Nevertheless, the plan may not achieve its
objectives and economic and social conditions could deteriorate
in the future, giving rise to outflows of capital and a general
devaluation of Colombian financial assets. The Banks
business or financial condition, or the market value of the
Banks securities and any dividends distributed by it,
could be adversely affected by rapidly changing economic and
social conditions in Colombia and by the Governments
response to such conditions. Moreover, additional deterioration
in the economic and political situation of neighboring countries
could affect national stability or the Colombian economy by
disrupting Colombias diplomatic or commercial
relationships with these countries.
Colombias
economy remains vulnerable to external shocks that could be
caused by significant economic difficulties experienced by its
major regional trading partners or by more general
contagion effects, which could have a material
adverse effect on Colombias economic growth and its
ability to service its public debt.
Emerging-market investment generally poses a greater degree of
risk than investment in more mature market economies because the
economies in the developing world are more susceptible to
destabilization resulting from domestic and international
developments.
A significant decline in the economic growth of any of
Colombias major trading partners, such as the United
States and Venezuela, could have a material adverse impact on
Colombias balance of trade and adversely affect
Colombias economic growth. The United States is
Colombias largest export market. A decline in US demand
for imports could have a material adverse effect on Colombian
exports and Colombias economic growth, which would, in
turn, have detrimental results on the business activities of the
Bank. In addition, because international investors
reactions to the events occurring in one emerging market country
sometimes appear to demonstrate a contagion effect,
in which an entire region or class of investment is disfavored
by international investors, Colombia could be adversely affected
by negative economic or financial developments in other emerging
market countries. In the past, Colombia has been adversely
affected by such contagion effects on a number of occasions,
including following the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the 1998
Russian financial crisis, the 1999 devaluation of the Brazilian
real and the 2001 Argentine financial crisis.
Similar developments can be expected to affect the Colombian
economy in the future. Such a contagion effect could be expected
to lower market prices of Bancolombias securities and
threaten its liquidity, cause higher rates of past due loans in
Bancolombias loan portfolios, lead to significant
weaknesses in Bancolombias investment portfolio and
diminish Colombias ability to make payments on its public
debt (which represents a significant portion of
Bancolombias investment portfolio).
The Bank may not
be able to detect money laundering and other illegal or improper
activities fully or on a timely basis, which could expose the
Bank to additional liability.
The Bank is required to comply with applicable anti-money
laundering, anti-terrorism laws and other regulations. These
laws and regulations require the Bank, among other things, to
adopt and enforce know your customer policies and
procedures and to report suspicious and large transactions to
the applicable regulatory authorities. While the Bank has
adopted policies and procedures aimed at detecting and
preventing the use of its banking network for money laundering
activities and by terrorists and terrorist-related organizations
and individuals generally, such policies and procedures have in
some cases only been recently adopted and may not completely
eliminate instances where it may be used by other parties to
engage in money laundering and other illegal or improper
activities. To the extent the Bank may fail to fully comply with
applicable laws and regulations, the relevant government
agencies to which it reports have the power and authority to
impose fines and other penalties on the Bank. In addition, the
Banks business and reputation could suffer if customers
use the Bank for money laundering or illegal or improper
purposes.
S-13
Risk
factors
Any additional
taxes resulting from changes to tax regulations or the
interpretation thereof in Colombia could adversely affect the
Banks consolidated results.
Uncertainty relating to tax legislation poses a constant risk to
Colombian entities, like the Bank, and Colombian national
authorities have levied new taxes in recent years. Changes in
legislation, regulation and jurisprudence can affect tax burdens
by increasing tax rates and fees, creating new taxes, limiting
stated expenses and deductions, and eliminating incentives and
non-taxed income.
Additional tax regulations could be implemented that could
require the Bank to make additional tax payments, negatively
affecting its financial condition, results of operation and cash
flow. In addition, either national or local taxing authorities
may not interpret tax regulations in the same way that the Bank
does. Differing interpretations could result in future tax
litigation and associated costs.
Instability of
Colombian banking laws and regulations could adversely affect
the Banks consolidated results.
Changes in banking laws and regulations, or in their official
interpretation, may have a material effect on the Banks
business and operations. Since banking laws and regulations
change frequently, their interpretation and, in particular, the
manner in which these laws and regulations are applied to
financial institutions like the Bank are continuously evolving.
For example, on May 6, 2007, the Central Bank issued a
resolution materially increasing the amount of a deposit that
must be held in a reserve account with the Central Bank and on
June 15, 2007, the Central Bank made this increase applicable to
saving deposits. Laws or regulations could be adopted, enforced
or interpreted in a manner that has an adverse effect on the
Banks business. In addition, banking laws or regulations
may change in other countries where the Bank has subsidiaries,
such as Panama, El Salvador, Puerto Rico and the Cayman Islands,
resulting in a material adverse effect to the businesses of the
Bank and its subsidiaries.
Colombian banking
regulations, accounting standards and corporate disclosure
differ from those in the United States.
While many of the policies underlying Colombian banking
regulations are similar to those underlying regulations
applicable to banks in other countries, including those in the
United States, Colombian regulations can differ in a number of
material respects from those other regulations. For example,
capital adequacy requirements for banks under Colombian
regulations differ from those under U.S. regulations.
The Bank prepares its annual audited financial statements in
accordance with Colombian GAAP, which differs in significant
respect to U.S. GAAP. Thus, Colombian financial statements
and reported earnings may differ from those of companies in
other countries in these and other respects. Some of the main
significant differences affecting earnings and
shareholders equity include the accounting treatment for
restructuring, capitalization of foreign exchange gains (losses)
on deferred costs, inflation accounting, deferred taxes and the
accounting treatment for depreciation expense.
Moreover, under Colombian GAAP, allowances for non-performing
loans are computed by establishing each non-performing
loans individual inherent risk, using criteria established
by the Superintendency of Finance that differs from that used
under U.S. GAAP. See Item 4 Information on the
CompanyE. Selected Statistical InformationE.4.
Summary of Loan Loss ExperienceAllowance for Loan
Losses in our Annual Report incorporated by reference
herein.
Although the Government has undertaken a review of present
regulations relating to accounting, audit, and information
disclosure, with the intention of conforming them to
international standards and proposing pertinent modifications to
Congress, current regulations continue to differ in certain
respects from those in other countries. Accordingly, there may
be less publicly available information about the Bank than is
regularly published by or about U.S. issuers.
S-14
Risk
factors
The Banks
financial results are constantly exposed to market risk. The
Bank is subject to fluctuations in interest rates and other
market risks, which may materially and adversely affect its
financial condition and results of operations.
Market risk refers to the probability of variations in the
Banks net interest income or in the market value of its
assets and liabilities due to interest rate volatility. Changes
in interest rates affect the following areas, among others, of
the Banks business:
|
|
Ø
|
net interest income;
|
|
Ø
|
the volume of loans originated;
|
|
Ø
|
the market value of the Banks securities holdings;
|
|
Ø
|
asset quality; and
|
|
Ø
|
gains from sales of loans and securities.
|
Changes in short-term interest rates may affect the Banks
net interest income, which comprises the majority of the
Banks revenue.
Increases in interest rates may reduce the volume of loans the
Bank originates. Sustained high interest rates have historically
discouraged customers from borrowing and have resulted in
increased delinquencies in outstanding loans and deterioration
in the quality of assets.
Increases in interest rates may reduce the value of the
Banks financial assets. The Bank holds a substantial
portfolio of loans and debt securities that have both fixed and
floating interest rates. The market value of a security with a
fixed interest rate generally decreases when the prevailing
interest rates rise, which may have an adverse effect on the
Banks earnings and financial condition. In addition, the
Bank may incur costs (which, in turn, will impact its results)
as it implements strategies to reduce future interest rate
exposure. The market value of an obligation with a floating
interest rate can be adversely affected when interest rates
increase due to a lag in the implementation of repricing terms.
Increases in interest rates may reduce gains or require the Bank
to record losses on sales of its loans or securities.
The Banks
loan and investment portfolios are subject to risk of
prepayment, which could negatively affect its net interest
income because the Bank would not be able to receive the
interest income from the prepayment date to the maturity
date.
The Banks loan and investment portfolios are subject to
prepayment risk, which results from the ability of a borrower or
issuer to pay a debt obligation prior to maturity. Generally, in
a declining interest rate environment, prepayment activity
increases which reduces the weighted average lives of the
Banks earning assets and adversely affects its operating
results. The Bank would also be required to amortize net
premiums into income over a shorter period of time, thereby
reducing the corresponding asset yield and net interest income.
Prepayment risk also has a significant adverse impact on credit
card and collateralized mortgage obligations, since prepayments
could shorten the weighted average life of these portfolios,
which may result in a mismatch in funding or reinvestment at
lower yields.
The Bank is
subject to concentration default risks in its loan portfolio.
Problems with one or more of its largest borrowers may adversely
affect its financial condition and results of
operations.
The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Banks 25
largest borrowing relationships, in a non consolidated basis,
represented approximately 10.98% of its total consolidated loan
portfolio as of December 31, 2006. Approximately 1.23% of
the Banks total loan portfolio as of that date represented
transactions with related parties. Problems with one or more of
the Banks largest borrowers could materially and adversely
affect its results of operations and financial position.
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The Banks
increasing focus on individuals and small and medium-sized
businesses could lead to higher levels of non-performing loans
and subsequent charge-offs.
As part of the Banks business strategy, it seeks to
increase lending and other services to individuals and to small
and medium-sized companies. Low to medium income individuals and
small and medium-sized companies are, however, more likely to be
adversely affected by downturns in the Colombian economy than
are large corporations and high-income individuals.
Consequently, in the future the Bank may experience higher
levels of non-performing loans, which could result in higher
provisions for loan losses. The levels of non-performing loans
and subsequent charge-offs could be higher in the future.
As of December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, the Banks
Retail and Small-and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) banking
division represented 37%, 27% and 28%, respectively, of the
Banks total loan portfolio.
The Banks
heavy reliance in its investment portfolio on debt securities
issued by the Colombian Government leaves it vulnerable to
fluctuations in public debt valuations.
As of December 31, 2006, the Banks investment
portfolio in Colombian debt securities valued at Ps
2,856,921 million, representing approximately 52% of the
Banks total investment portfolio. In 2004 and 2005,
investments in public debt securities represented 75.36% and
68.76%, respectively of Banks total investment portfolio.
In 2006, following the increase in interest rates in foreign
markets which in turn negatively impacted the market price of
Colombias public debt securities, the Bank reduced the
portion of public debt securities in its portfolio. However, the
Banks investment portfolio still contains a significant
amount of public debt securities, and, therefore, the Bank
continues to be exposed to the possibility of non-payment by
Colombia and could suffer future losses if the value of
Colombian public debt securities on the secondary market
decreases.
The Bank is
exposed to risks associated with the mortgage loan
market.
As a result of its merger with Conavi in 2005, the Bank acquired
Conavis mortgage loan portfolio and became a significant
player in Colombias mortgage loan market. With the
launching in 2006 of the Casa Propia para Todos homeowner
plan, the Bank became one of the leaders of such market and
increased its mortgage loan market share (including securitized
loans) from 18.9% as of December 31, 2005 to 23.9% as of
December 31, 2006.
Colombias mortgage loan market is highly regulated and has
historically been affected by various macroeconomic factors.
Risks associated with this market to which the Bank is exposed
include the risk of increases in interest rates that may reduce
the volume of mortgage loans that the Bank originates. Sustained
high interest rates have historically discouraged customers from
borrowing and have resulted in increased defaults in outstanding
loans and deterioration in the quality of assets.
Increased
competition and consolidation in the Colombian financial
industry could adversely affect the Banks market
share.
The Colombian financial system is highly competitive. Since the
1990s, when the Colombian financial market was deregulated and
international capital flows resumed, there has been an ongoing
process of financial system consolidation. The Bank expects this
consolidation to lead to the creation of large local
institutions and the possibility of foreign entities banks
entering the market, presenting the risk that the Bank could
lose a portion of its share in the industry affecting the
Banks net interest margin.
The Bank and
members of its senior management are defendants in several legal
proceedings.
We are a party to lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of
business. Litigation arising in the ordinary course of business,
as well as the lawsuits and investigations described in our
Annual Report incorporated by reference herein, under
Item 8. Financial InformationConsolidated
Statements and Other Financial InformationConsolidated
Financial StatementsLegal Proceedings, can be
expensive and lengthy. In addition, the Bank and its management,
including the Banks current President and a
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Vice-President, are currently involved in several legal
proceedings relating to the acquisition of its predecessor
entity. An unfavorable resolution to any of the lawsuits or
investigations could negatively affect the Banks
reputation and the price of its outstanding securities including
its equity securities. The negative publicity related to
litigation matters may have a negative impact on the trading
price of our preferred shares and ADSs and could ultimately
negatively impact our financial results. See Item 8.
Financial InformationConsolidated Statements and
Other Financial InformationConsolidated Financial
StatementsLegal Proceedings in our Annual Report
incorporated by reference herein and SummaryRecent
Developments in this prospectus supplement.
The acquisition
of Banagricola and future acquisitions and strategic
partnerships may not perform in accordance to expectations or
may disrupt the Banks operations and hurt the Banks
profits.
An element of our business strategy is to identify and pursue
growth-enhancing strategic opportunities. As part of that
strategy, we acquired interests in various institutions in
recent years. For example, on May 16, 2007, Bancolombia
Panama, S.A., our subsidiary, acquired 89.15% of all the issued
and outstanding shares of Banagricola. For more information on
this acquisition, see SummaryAcquisition of
Banagricola in this prospectus supplement.
In 2006, we also acquired Factoring Bancolombia (formerly
Comercia). In 2005, we completed the Conavi/Corfinsura merger
including the integration process in areas such as operations,
technology and commercial banking. For more information on these
acquisitions and mergers, see Item 4.A. Information
on the CompanyHistory and Development of the
CompanyPublic takeover offers and Item 4.A.
Information on the CompanyHistory and Development of
the CompanyRecent Developments in our Annual Report
incorporated by reference herein.
The Bank will continue to actively consider other strategic
acquisitions and partnerships from time to time. We must
necessarily base any assessment of potential acquisitions and
partnerships on assumptions with respect to operations,
profitability and other matters that may subsequently prove to
be incorrect. The Banagricola acquisition and future
acquisitions, significant investments and alliances may not
produce anticipated synergies or perform in accordance with our
expectations and could adversely affect our operations and
profitability. In addition, new demands on our existing
organization and personnel resulting from the integration of new
acquisitions could disrupt our operations and adversely affect
our operations and profitability.
If the Bank is
unable to effectively control the level of non-performing or
poor credit quality loans in the future, or if its loan loss
reserves are insufficient to cover future loan losses, the
Banks financial condition and results of operations may be
materially and adversely affected.
Non-performing or low credit quality loans can negatively impact
the Banks results of operations and financial condition.
The Bank might not be able to effectively control and reduce the
level of the impaired loans in its total loan portfolio. In
particular, the amount of the Banks reported
non-performing loans may increase in the future as a result of
growth in its total loan portfolio, including as a result of
loan portfolios that the Bank may acquire through auctions or
otherwise, or factors beyond the Banks control, such as
the impact of macroeconomic trends and political events
affecting Colombia or events affecting specific industries. In
addition, the Banks current loan loss reserves may not be
adequate to cover an increase in the amount of non-performing
loans or any future deterioration in the overall credit quality
of its total loan portfolio. As a result, if the quality of its
total loan portfolio deteriorates the Bank may be required to
increase its loan loss reserves, which may adversely affect its
financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, there
is no precise method for predicting loan and credit losses, and
loan loss reserves might not be sufficient to cover actual
losses. If the Bank is unable to control or reduce the level of
its non-performing or poor credit quality loans, its financial
condition and results of operations could be materially and
adversely affected.
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If the Bank is
unable to realize the collateral or guarantees securing its
loans to cover the outstanding principal and interest balance of
its loans, its financial condition and results of operations may
be adversely affected.
As of December 31, 2006, 45% of the Banks loans and
financial leases were secured by collateral or guarantees. The
Banks loan collateral primarily includes real estate and
other assets that are located in Colombia, the value of which
may significantly fluctuate or decline due to factors beyond the
Banks control, including macroeconomic factors and
political events affecting the Colombian economy. An economic
slowdown in Colombia may lead to a downturn in the Colombian
real estate market, which may in turn result in declines in the
value of the collateral, consisting primarily of real estate,
securing many of the Banks loans to levels below the
outstanding principal balance of such loans. Any decline in the
value of the collateral securing the Banks loans may
result in a reduction in the recovery from collateral
realization and an impact in its results of operations and
financial condition.
In addition, the Bank may face difficulties in enforcing its
rights as a secured creditor. In particular, timing delays and
procedural problems in enforcing against collateral provided,
and local protectionism, may make foreclosures on collateral and
enforcement of judgments in its favor difficult, and hence may
result in losses, which could materially and adversely affect
its results of operations and financial position.
As a result, any significant decline in the value of the
collateral securing the Banks loans or deterioration of
the economic condition of the guarantors of such loans or the
Banks inability to enforce its rights as a secured
creditor could materially and adversely affect its results of
operations and financial position.
Operational
Risks
The Bank businesses are dependant on the ability to process a
large number of transactions efficiently and accurately.
Operational risks and losses can result from fraud, employee
errors, failure to properly document transactions or to obtain
proper internal authorization, failure to comply with regulatory
requirements, breaches of conduct of business rules, equipment
failures, natural disasters or the failure of external systems.
The Banks currently adopted procedures may not be
effective in controlling each of the operational risks faced by
the Bank.
The Bank is
subject to credit risks with respect to its non-traditional
banking businesses such as investing in securities and entering
into types of derivatives transactions.
A portion of the Banks businesses are not in the
traditional banking businesses of lending and deposit-taking and
therefore expose it to credit risk.
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Non-traditional sources of credit risk can, for example, arise
from: investing in securities of third parties;
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Entering into derivative contracts under which counterparties
have obligations to make payments to the Bank; and
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Executing securities, futures, currency or commodity trades,
from its proprietary trading desk, that fail to settle at the
required time due to non-delivery by the counterparty or systems
failure by clearing agents, exchanges, clearing houses or other
financial intermediaries.
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Any significant increases in exposure to any of these
non-traditional risks could materially and adversely affect the
Banks results of operations and financial position.
The failure to
successfully implement and continue to upgrade the Banks
credit risk management system could materially and adversely
affect its business operations and prospects.
One of the principal types of risks inherent in the Banks
business is credit risk. The Bank may not be able to, on a
timely basis, upgrade its credit risk management system. For
example, an important part
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of its credit risk management system is to employ an internal
credit rating system to assess the particular risk profile of a
client. As this process involves detailed analyses of the
clients credit risk, taking into account both quantitative
and qualitative factors, it is subject to human error. In
exercising their judgment, the Banks employees may not
always be able to assign an accurate credit rating to a client
or credit risk, which may result in the Banks exposure to
higher credit risks than indicated by the Banks risk
rating system. The Bank may not be able to timely detect these
risks before they occur, or due to limited resources or tools
available to it, the Banks employees may not be able to
effectively implement its credit risk management system, which
may increase its exposure to credit risk. As a result, the
Banks failure to implement effectively, consistently
follow or continuously refine its credit risk management system
may result in a higher risk exposure for the Bank, which could
materially and adversely affect its results of operations and
financial position.
The Bank is
subject to market and operational risks associated with its
derivative transactions, as well as structuring risks and the
risk that its documentation will not incorporate accurately the
terms and conditions of its derivatives transactions.
The Bank enters into derivative transactions primarily for
hedging purposes and, to a lesser extent, on behalf of its
customers. The Bank is subject to market and operational risks
associated with these transactions, including basis risk (the
risk of loss associated with variations in the spread between
the asset yield and the funding
and/or hedge
cost) and credit or default risk (the risk of insolvency or
other inability of the counterparty to a particular transaction
to perform its obligations thereunder).
In addition, the market practice and documentation for
derivative transactions is less well developed in Colombia than
in other countries, and Colombian courts have limited experience
in dealing with issues related to derivative transactions. Given
that the derivatives market and related documentation are not
yet well developed in Colombia, there are structuring risks and
the risk that the Banks documentation will not incorporate
accurately the terms and conditions of derivatives transactions.
In addition, the execution and performance of these types of
transactions depend on the Banks ability to develop
adequate control and administration systems, and to hire and
retain qualified personnel. Moreover, the Banks ability to
adequately monitor, analyze and report these derivative
transactions depends, to a great extent, on its information
technology systems. These factors may further increase the risks
associated with these transactions and could materially and
adversely affect the Banks results of operations and
financial position.
The credit card
industry is highly competitive and entails some risks. The Bank
may have difficulties competing in this industry, and its
success may depend significantly on its ability to grow
organically or to strengthen alliances with its strategic
partners.
The credit card business is subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, including the composition and risk profile of
credit card customers. The success of the Banks credit
card business will also depend, in part, on the success of the
Banks product development, product rollout efforts and
marketing initiatives, including the marketing of credit card
products to existing retail and mortgage loan customers, and the
Banks ability to continue to successfully target
creditworthy customers.
As part of its credit card business, the Bank faces risks
relating to the price of merchant fees. There has been an
ongoing dispute in Colombia, between retailers and banks,
regarding merchant fees. For example, the Superintendency of
Commerce and Industry has issued resolutions related to
Credibanco and Redeban, the entities that manage the credit card
system in Colombia, in order to prevent an agreement on the
prices of the merchant fees.
As a result, the clearance fees among the banks and the fees
collected from the customers have decreased. These types of
disputes could result in a decrease in income from credit card
merchant fees or could also lead to changes in commercial
strategies that could impact the Banks financial results.
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The increase of
civil constitutional (acciones populares) and class
actions against financial institutions may affect the
Banks businesses.
Under the Colombian Constitution, individuals may initiate civil
or class actions to protect their collective or class rights,
respectively. During 2006, the aggregate number of such type of
actions brought against Colombian financial institutions,
including the Bank, has increased substantially. The great
majority of such actions are related to fees, financial services
and interest rates, and their outcome is uncertain. The number
of such type of actions may continue to increase in the future
and could significantly affect the Banks businesses.
Reductions in the
Banks credit ratings would increase its cost of borrowing
funds and make its ability to raise new funds, attract deposits
or renew maturing debt more difficult.
The Banks credit ratings are an important component of its
liquidity profile. Among other factors, its credit ratings are
based on the financial strength, credit quality and
concentrations in its total loan portfolio, the level and
volatility of its earnings, its capital adequacy, the quality of
management, the liquidity of its balance sheet, the availability
of a significant base of core retail and commercial deposits,
and its ability to access a broad array of wholesale funding
sources. Changes in the Banks credit ratings would
increase its cost of raising funds in the capital markets or of
borrowing funds. The Banks ability to renew maturing debt
may be more difficult and expensive. In addition, its lenders
and counterparties in derivative transactions are sensitive to
the risk of a rating downgrade.
The Banks ability to compete successfully in the
marketplace for deposits depends on various factors, including
its financial stability as reflected by the Banks credit
ratings. A downgrade in its credit rating may adversely affect
perception of the Banks financial stability and the
Banks ability to raise deposits.
The Banks
ability to maintain its competitive position depends mainly on
its capacity to fulfill new customers needs through the
development of new products and services and its ability to
offer adequate services and strengthen its customers base
through cross selling. Banks business will be affected if
the Bank may not be able to maintain its current customers with
efficient services strategies.
As the Bank expands the range of its products and services, some
of which are at an early stage of development in the Colombian
market, it will be exposed to new and potentially increasingly
complex risks. The Banks employees and its risk management
systems may not be adequate to handle such risks. Any or all of
these factors, individually or collectively, could materially
and adversely affect the Banks results of operations and
financial position.
Any failure to
effectively improve or upgrade the Banks information
technology infrastructure and management information systems in
a timely manner could adversely affect its competitiveness,
financial condition and results of operations.
The Banks ability to remain competitive will depend in
part on its ability to upgrade the Banks information
technology infrastructure on a timely and cost-effective basis.
The Bank must continually make significant investments and
improvements in its information technology infrastructure in
order to remain competitive. In particular, as the Bank
continues to open new branches throughout Colombia, it needs to
improve its information technology infrastructure, including
maintaining and upgrading its software and hardware systems and
its bank-office operations. The information available to and
received by the Banks management through its existing
information systems may not be timely and sufficient to manage
risks or to plan for and respond to changes in market conditions
and other developments in its operations. In addition, the Bank
may experience difficulties in upgrading, developing and
expanding its information technology systems quickly enough to
accommodate its growing customer base. Any failure to
effectively improve or upgrade the Banks information
technology infrastructure and management information systems in
a timely manner could materially and adversely affect its
competitiveness, financial condition and results of operations.
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The Bank is
subject to Colombian regulatory inspections, examinations,
inquiries or audits, and any future sanctions, fines and other
penalties resulting from such inspections and audits could
materially and adversely affect the Banks business,
financial condition, results of operations and
reputation.
The Bank is subject to comprehensive regulation and supervision
by Colombian banking authorities. These regulatory authorities
have broad powers to adopt regulations and other requirements
affecting or restricting virtually all aspects of its
capitalization, organization and operations, including the
imposition of anti-money laundering measures and the authority
to regulate the terms and conditions of credit that can be
applied by Colombian banks. Moreover, Colombian financial
regulatory authorities possess significant powers to enforce
applicable regulatory requirements in the event of the
Banks failure to comply with them, including the
imposition of fines, sanctions or the revocation of licenses or
permits to operate its business. In the event the Bank
encounters significant financial problems or becomes insolvent
or in danger of becoming insolvent, Colombian banking
authorities would have the power to take over the Banks
management and operations.
Colombian banking and financial services laws and regulations
are subject to continuing review and changes, and any such
changes in the future may have an adverse impact on, among other
things, the Banks ability to make and collect loans and
other extensions of credit on terms and conditions, including
interest rates, that are adequately profitable, which could
materially and adversely affect its results of operations and
financial position.
Future Colombian
government restrictions on interest rates or banking fees could
negatively affect the Banks profitability.
In the future, the Colombian Government could impose limitations
or additional informational requirements regarding interest
rates or fees. A portion of the Banks revenues and
operating cash flow is generated by its consumer credit services
and any such limitations or additional informational
requirements could materially and adversely affect the
Banks results of operations and financial position.
The Bank is
subject to trading risks with respect to its trading
activities.
The Banks trading income is highly volatile. The Bank
derives a portion of its profits from its proprietary trading
activities and any significant reduction in its trading income
could adversely affect the Banks results of operations and
financial position.
The Banks trading income is dependent on numerous factors
beyond its control, such as the general market environment,
overall market trading activity, interest rate levels,
fluctuations in exchange rates and general market volatility. A
substantial amount of its trading income has been derived from
alternative investment strategies such as
same-day
foreign exchange trades and adjustable-rate bond instruments. A
significant decline in the Banks trading income, or
incurring a trading loss, could adversely affect its results of
operations and financial position.
RISKS RELATING TO
THE ADSs
Preemptive rights
may not be available to holders of ADRs.
The Banks by-laws and Colombian law require that, whenever
the Bank issues new shares of any outstanding class, it must
offer the holders of each class of shares (including holders of
ADRs) the right to purchase a number of shares of such class
sufficient to maintain their existing percentage ownership of
the aggregate capital stock of the Bank. These rights are called
preemptive rights. United States holders of ADRs may not be able
to exercise their preemptive rights through The Bank of New
York, which acts as depositary (the depositary) for
the Banks ADR facility, unless a registration statement
under the Securities Act is effective with respect to such
rights and stocks or an exemption from the registration
requirement thereunder is available. Although the Bank is not
obligated to, it intends to
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consider at the time of any rights offering the costs and
potential liabilities associated with any such registration
statement, the benefits to the Bank from enabling the holders of
the ADRs to exercise those rights and any other factors deemed
appropriate at the time, and will then make a decision as to
whether to file a registration statement. Accordingly, the Bank
might decide not to file a registration statement in some cases.
To the extent holders of ADRs are unable to exercise these
rights because a registration statement has not been filed and
no exemption from the registration requirement under the
Securities Act is available, the depositary may attempt to sell
the holders preemptive rights and distribute the net
proceeds from that sale, if any, to such holders. The
depositary, after consulting with the Bank, will have discretion
as to the procedure for making preemptive rights available to
the holders of ADRs, disposing of such rights and making any
proceeds available to such holders. If by the terms of any
rights offering or for any other reason the depositary is unable
or chooses not to make those rights available to any holder of
ADRs, and if it is unable or for any reason chooses not to sell
those rights, the depositary may allow the rights to lapse.
Whenever the rights are sold or lapse, the equity interests of
the holders of ADRs will be proportionately diluted.
There are
restrictions on foreign investment in Colombia.
Colombias International Investment Statute, which has been
modified from time to time through related decrees and
regulations, regulates the manner in which
non-Colombian-resident entities and individuals can invest in
Colombia and participate in the Colombian securities markets.
Among other requirements, the statute mandates registration of
certain foreign exchange transactions with the Central Bank and
specifies procedures to authorize and administer certain types
of foreign investments.
Investors who wish to participate in the Banks ADR
facility and hold ADRs of the Bank will be required to submit to
the custodian of the ADR facility certain information and comply
with certain registration procedures required under the foreign
investment regulations in connection with foreign exchange
controls restricting the conversion of pesos into
U.S. dollars. Holders of ADRs who wish to withdraw the
underlying preferred shares will also have to comply with
certain registration and reporting procedures, among other
requirements. Under these foreign investment regulations, the
failure of a non-resident investor to report or register with
the Central Bank foreign exchange transactions relating to
investments in Colombia on a timely basis may prevent the
investor from obtaining remittance rights, constitute an
exchange control infraction and result in a fine. The Colombian
Government, Colombian Congress or the Central Bank might not
reduce restrictions on foreign investments, and any of them
could implement more restrictive rules in the future.
On May 23, 2007, the Colombian Government issued new
regulations that imposed additional restrictions affecting
portfolio investments. Decree No. 1801 of 2007 requires
that a non-interest bearing deposit be made with the Central
Bank, by foreign investors, for a term of six months from the
date of the investment, for an amount of 40% of the value of the
investment converted at the representative market rate then in
effect. See SummaryRecent Developments in this
prospectus supplement.
In addition, Colombia currently has a free float exchange rate
system; however, other restrictive rules for the exchange rate
system could be implemented in the future. In the event that a
more restrictive exchange rate system is implemented, financial
institutions, including the Bank, may be unable to transfer
U.S. dollars abroad to pay their financial obligations.
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ADRs do not have
the same tax benefits as other equity investments in
Colombia.
Although ADRs represent Bancolombias preferred shares,
they are held through a fund of foreign capital in Colombia
which is subject to a specific tax regulation regime.
Accordingly, the tax benefits applicable in Colombia to equity
investments, in particular, those relating to dividends and
profits from sale, are not applicable to ADRs, including the
Banks ADRs. For more information see Tax
considerations.
Relative
illiquidity of the Colombian securities markets may impair the
ability of an ADR holder to sell preferred shares.
The Banks ADSs are listed on the NYSE and commenced
trading in 1995 under the symbol CIB. Average daily
trading volume of ADSs was 136,377 in 2004, 324,492 in 2005 and
374,183 in 2006. The Colombian Stock Exchange is relatively
small and illiquid compared to stock exchanges in major
financial centers. In addition, very few issuers represent a
disproportionately large percentage of market capitalization and
trading volume on the Colombian Stock Exchange.
A liquid trading market for the Banks securities might not
develop on the Colombian Stock Exchange. A limited trading
market could impair the ability of an ADR holder to sell
preferred shares (obtained upon withdrawal of such shares from
the ADR Facility) on the Colombian Stock Exchange in the amount
and at the price and time such holder desires, and could
increase the volatility of the price of the ADRs.
Performance of
the exchange rate may affect the value of the dividends payable
to holders of ADRs.
Pursuant to the Colombian Constitution and Law 31 of 1992, the
Central Bank maintains the power to intervene on the exchange
market in order to consolidate or dispose of international
reserves, as well as to control any volatility in the exchange
rate, acting through a variety of mechanisms, including
discretionary ones.
The appreciation of the peso against the U.S. dollar was
13.98% in 2004, 4.42% in 2005 and 1.99% in 2006. Revaluation of
the peso has a positive impact on the U.S. dollar value of
dividends paid to holders of the Banks ADRs.
Unforeseen events in the international markets, fluctuations in
interest rates or changes in capital flows, could depress the
value of the U.S. dollar thereby decreasing the value of
the dividends paid to holders of the Banks ADRs.
Required
government approvals relating to ownership of the Banks
preferred shares and ADRs may affect the market liquidity of the
preferred shares and ADRs.
Pursuant to Colombian banking regulations, any transaction
resulting in an individual or a corporation holding 10% or more
of the capital stock of any Colombian financial institution,
including, in the case of the Bank, transactions in ADRs
representing 10% or more of the Banks outstanding stock,
requires prior authorization from the Superintendency of
Finance. Transactions entered into without the Superintendency
of Finances prior approval are void, and cannot be
recorded in the stock registry of the relevant financial
institution.
In addition to the above restrictions, pursuant to Colombian
securities regulations, any transaction involving the sale of
publicly traded stock of any Colombian company, including, in
the case of the Bank, any sale of preferred shares (but
excluding any sale of ADRs) or common shares, for 66,000 or more
UVRs (Unidades de Valor Real, a Colombian
inflation-adjusted monetary index calculated by the board of
directors of the Central Bank), must be effected through the
Colombian Stock Exchange.
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The Banks
preferred shares have limited voting rights
The Banks corporate affairs are governed by its by-laws
and Colombian law. Under Colombian law, the Banks
preferred shareholders may have fewer rights than shareholders
of a corporation incorporated in a U.S. jurisdiction.
Holders of the Banks ADRs and preferred shares are not
entitled to vote for the election of directors or to influence
the Banks management policies.
Under the Banks by-laws and Colombian corporate law,
holders of preferred shares (and consequently, holders of ADRs)
have no voting rights, other than the right to one vote per
preferred share, in the following events:
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in the event that changes in the Banks by-laws may impair
the conditions or rights assigned to such shares and when the
conversion of such shares into common shares is to be approved;
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when voting on the anticipated dissolution, merger or
transformation of the corporation or change of its corporate
purpose;
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when the preferred dividend has not been fully paid during two
consecutive annual terms. In this event, holders of such shares
shall retain their voting rights until the corresponding accrued
dividends have been fully paid to them;
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when the general shareholders meeting orders the payment
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if at the end of a fiscal period, the Banks profits are
not enough to pay the minimum dividend and the Superintendency
of Finance, by its own decision or upon petition of holders of
at least ten percent (10%) of preferred shares, determines that
benefits were concealed or shareholders were misled with regard
to benefits received from the Bank by the Banks directors
or officers decreasing the profits to be distributed, the
Superintendency of Finance may resolve that holders of preferred
shares should participate with speaking and voting rights at the
general shareholders meeting, in the terms established by
law; and
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Ø
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when the registry of shares at the Colombian Stock Exchange or
at the RNVE is suspended or canceled. In this event, voting
rights shall be maintained until the irregularities that
resulted in such cancellation or suspension are resolved.
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Holders of the
Banks ADRs may encounter difficulties in the exercise of
dividend and voting rights.
You may encounter difficulties in the exercise of some of your
rights with respect to shares if you hold ADRs rather than
shares. If the Bank makes a distribution in the form of
securities, the depositary is allowed, in its discretion, to
sell on your behalf those securities and instead distribute the
net proceeds to you. Also, under some circumstances, you may not
be able to vote by giving instructions to the depositary.
S-24
Use of proceeds
We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from the sale of
the new ADSs of approximately US$272.4 million, or
approximately US$313.4 million if the underwriters exercise
their over-allotment option in full, after deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering
expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds for general
corporate purposes.
S-25
Capitalization
The following table sets forth our consolidated capitalization
as of March 31, 2007, on a historical basis and as
adjusted. This table should be read in conjunction with, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to, our consolidated
financial statements and the notes thereto incorporated by
reference in this prospectus supplement.
The as adjusted columns give effect to (i) the
issuance on May 25, 2007 of US$400.0 million in aggregate
principal amount of our 6.875% Subordinated Notes due 2017
and (ii) the receipt of US$469.5 million million in
gross proceeds from the sale of preferred shares, including
preferred shares in the form of ADSs pursuant to this offering
and the preemptive rights offering in Colombia, calculated as
described in footnote (2) below.
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As of
March 31,
2007(1)
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As adjusted
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for the
subordinated
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Actual
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notes
offering
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As
adjusted(2)
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(Ps
million)
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(US$
thousand)
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(Ps
million)
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(US$
thousand)
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|
(Ps
million)
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(US$
thousand)
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Subscribed capital
|
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363,914
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|
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166,148
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|
|
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363,914
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|
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166,148
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|
|
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393,914
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|
|
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179,845
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Capital Advance Payments
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|
336
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|
|
153
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336
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|
|
153
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|
|
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336
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|
|
153
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Legal reserve and other reserves
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2,726,306
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1,244,718
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|
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2,726,306
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1,244,718
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|
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3,724,757
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1,700,569
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Unappropriated retained earnings
|
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49,304
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|
|
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22,510
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|
|
|
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49,304
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|
|
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22,510
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|
|
|
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49,304
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|
|
|
22,510
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Net Income
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|
193,958
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|
|
|
88,553
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|
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193,958
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88,553
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|
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193,958
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88,553
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Subordinated bonds subscribed by
Fogafin
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9,795
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4,472
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|
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9,795
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4,472
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9,795
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4,472
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Less:
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Long-term investments
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(51,411
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)
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(23,472
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)
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(51,411
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)
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(23,472
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)
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(51,411
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)
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(23,472
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)
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Non-monetary inflation adjustment
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(147,745
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)
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(67,454
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)
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(147,745
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)
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(67,454
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)
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(147,745
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)
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(67,454
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)
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Primary capital
(Tier I)
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3,144,457
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|
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|
1,435,628
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|
|
|
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3,144,457
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|
|
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1,435,628
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|
|
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4,172,908
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|
|
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1,905,176
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Provisions for loans
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264,225
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|
|
|
120,634
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|
|
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264,225
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|
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120,634
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|
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264,225
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|
120,634
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Subordinated bonds
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|
32,500
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(3)
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|
14,838
|
(3)
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|
908,620
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|
|
414,838
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|
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|
908,620
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414,838
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Others
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130,074
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|
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59,386
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|
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130,074
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|
|
|
59,386
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|
|
|
130,074
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|
|
|
59,386
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Computed secondary capital
(Tier II)
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426,799
|
|
|
|
194,858
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|
|
|
|
1,302,919
|
|
|
|
594,858
|
|
|
|
|
1,302,919
|
|
|
|
594,858
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Technical Capital
|
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|
3,571,256
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|
|
|
1,630,486
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|
|
|
|
4,447,376
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|
|
|
2,030,486
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|
|
|
|
5,475,827
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|
|
|
2,500,034
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Risk weighted assets
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|
|
32,055,602
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|
|
|
14,635,256
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|
|
|
|
32,055,602
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|
|
|
14,635,256
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|
|
|
|
32,055,602
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|
|
|
14,635,256
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Technical capital to
risk-weighted
assets(4)(5)
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11.14
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%
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|
|
11.14
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%
|
|
|
|
13.87
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%
|
|
|
13.87
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%
|
|
|
|
17.08
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%
|
|
|
17.08
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%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) |
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Amounts stated in U.S. dollars
have been translated at the rate of Ps 2,190.30 per US$1.00,
which is the representative market rate calculated on
March 30, 2007, the last business day of the quarter, as
reported by the Superintendency of Finance. |
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(2) |
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This column gives effect to the
subscription of an aggregate amount of 59,999,998 of the
Banks preferred shares consisting of (i) 21,307,238
preferred shares pursuant to our preemptive rights offering in
Colombia and (ii) 9,673,190 ADSs in this offering, assuming
the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full.
For purposes of this adjustment, we converted the Ps 323,976.6
million in gross proceeds from the preemptive rights
offering in Colombia at the exchange rate mentioned in footnote
(1) above. |
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(3) |
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Subordinated bonds issued by
Sufinanciamiento S.A., a subsidiary of Bancolombia
S.A. |
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(4) |
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Capital adequacy requirements
for Colombian financial institutions (as set forth in Decree
1720 of 2001, as amended) are based on the standards of the
Basel Committee. |
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(5) |
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Colombian regulations require
that a credit institutions Technical Capital be at least
9% of that institutions total risk-weighted
assets. |
S-26
Price range of the
ADSs and preferred shares
In the United States, our preferred shares trade in the form of
ADSs. Each ADS represents four preferred shares, issued by The
Bank of New York, as depositary pursuant to a Deposit Agreement.
The ADSs commenced trading on the NYSE on 1995. As of
July 16, 2007, the ADSs then outstanding (which excludes
the ADSs offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement)
represented approximately 66.78% of our preferred shares and
21.34% of our current outstanding shares.
Our preferred shares began trading on the Colombian Stock
Exchange on 1995. The following table sets forth the reported
high and low closing sale prices for our preferred shares on the
Colombian Stock Exchange, for the periods indicated.
The tables below set forth, for the periods indicated, the
reported high and low market prices and share trading volume for
the ADSs on the NYSE and for the preferred shares on the
Colombian Stock Exchange.
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Colombian Stock
Exchange
|
|
New York Stock
Exchange
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Ps Per
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|
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Preferred
Share
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|
US$ per
ADS
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Trading Volume
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High
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Low
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High
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Low
|
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(Number of
ADSs)
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|
|
Year Ending
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2002
|
|
|
1,800
|
|
|
1,025
|
|
|
2.88
|
|
|
1.35
|
|
|
8,195,800
|
December 31, 2003
|
|
|
3,800
|
|
|
1,750
|
|
|
5.35
|
|
|
2.32
|
|
|
9,789,400
|
December 31, 2004
|
|
|
9,030
|
|
|
3,839
|
|
|
14.12
|
|
|
5.30
|
|
|
31,487,800
|
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
17,000
|
|
|
7,670
|
|
|
29.25
|
|
|
12.4
|
|
|
81,772,000
|
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
20,700
|
|
|
12,980
|
|
|
36.18
|
|
|
20.00
|
|
|
97,287,628
|
Source: NYSENet
(Composite Index) and Colombian Stock Exchange.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colombian Stock
Exchange
|
|
New York Stock
Exchange
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ps Per
|
|
Volume
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
(Number
|
|
US$ per
ADS
|
|
Trading Volume
|
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
of
Shares)
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
(Number of
ADSs)
|
|
|
|
(in nominal
pesos)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First quarter
|
|
|
9,680
|
|
|
7,670
|
|
|
10,303,797
|
|
|
17.78
|
|
|
12.40
|
|
|
17,090,700
|
Second quarter
|
|
|
9,400
|
|
|
8,180
|
|
|
13,202,593
|
|
|
16.16
|
|
|
13.30
|
|
|
7,984,600
|
Third quarter
|
|
|
13,820
|
|
|
8,950
|
|
|
30,237,280
|
|
|
24.40
|
|
|
15.85
|
|
|
30,055,300
|
Fourth quarter
|
|
|
17,000
|
|
|
11,100
|
|
|
21,295,801
|
|
|
29.25
|
|
|
18.52
|
|
|
26,641,400
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First quarter
|
|
|
19,800
|
|
|
15,800
|
|
|
20,538,652
|
|
|
35.00
|
|
|
28.50
|
|
|
26,325,100
|
Second quarter
|
|
|
20,700
|
|
|
12,980
|
|
|
18,436,476
|
|
|
36.18
|
|
|
20.00
|
|
|
32,446,100
|
Third quarter
|
|
|
17,740
|
|
|
14,040
|
|
|
7,074,255
|
|
|
30.70
|
|
|
22.32
|
|
|
19,498,600
|
Fourth quarter
|
|
|
18,520
|
|
|
16,600
|
|
|
15,619,867
|
|
|
32.25
|
|
|
28.24
|
|
|
19,017,828
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First quarter
|
|
|
17,800
|
|
|
14,680
|
|
|
10,694,697
|
|
|
32.00
|
|
|
24.00
|
|
|
17,335,920
|
Second quarter
|
|
|
16,040
|
|
|
13,200
|
|
|
18,752,923
|
|
|
35.00
|
|
|
26.15
|
|
|
30,276,098
|
Source: NYSENet
(Composite Index) and Colombian Stock Exchange.
S-27
Price range of
the ADSs and preferred shares
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colombia
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
Exchange
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ps Per
|
|
New York Stock
Exchange
|
|
|
Preferred
Share
|
|
US$ per
ADS
|
|
Trading Volume
|
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
(Number of
ADSs)
|
|
|
Month
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 2007
|
|
|
17,800
|
|
|
15,880
|
|
|
32.00
|
|
|
28.59
|
|
|
6,651,000
|
February 2007
|
|
|
17,180
|
|
|
14,800
|
|
|
30.50
|
|
|
25.50
|
|
|
3,792,980
|
March 2007
|
|
|
15,880
|
|
|
14,680
|
|
|
28.35
|
|
|
24.00
|
|
|
6,891,940
|
April 2007
|
|
|
15,880
|
|
|
14,900
|
|
|
30.10
|
|
|
27.21
|
|
|
8,632,400
|
May 2007
|
|
|
14,960
|
|
|
13,320
|
|
|
29.09
|
|
|
26.15
|
|
|
10,509,775
|
June 2007
|
|
|
16,040
|
|
|
13,400
|
|
|
35.00
|
|
|
28.10
|
|
|
10,340,933
|
Source: NYSENet
(Composite Index) and Colombian Stock Exchange.
S-28
Dividend policy
The declaration, amount and payment of dividends by Bancolombia
is based on the Banks unconsolidated earnings. Once the
shareholders present at the relevant general shareholders
meeting have approved the financial statements, then they can
determine the allocation of distributable profits, if any, of
the preceding year. This is done by a resolution adopted by the
vote of the holders of a majority of the common shares at the
annual general shareholders meeting pursuant to the
recommendation of the board of directors and the president of
the Bank.
Under the Colombian Commerce Code, after payment of income taxes
and appropriation of legal and other reserves, and after
setting-off losses from prior fiscal years, the Bank must
distribute to its shareholders at least 50% of its annual net
income, or 70% of its annual net income if the total amount of
reserves exceeds 100% of its outstanding capital. Such dividend
distribution must be made to all shareholders, in cash or in
issued stock of Bancolombia, as may be determined by the
shareholders, and paid within a year from the date of the
ordinary annual shareholders meeting in which the dividend
was declared.
Pursuant to Colombias Law 222 of 1995, the minimum
dividend per share requirement of 50% or 70% of net income, as
the case may be, may be waived by an affirmative vote of the
holders of 78% of the shares present at the shareholders
meeting.
Under Colombian law and the Banks by-laws, the annual net
profits of the Bank must be applied as follows:
|
|
Ø
|
first, an amount equal to 10% of the Banks net profits to
a legal reserve until such reserve is equal to at least 50% of
the Banks subscribed capital;
|
|
Ø
|
second, to the payment of the minimum dividend on the preferred
shares; and
|
|
Ø
|
third, allocation of the balance of the net proceeds as may be
determined in the ordinary annual shareholders meeting by
the vote of the holders of a majority of the common shares
entitled to vote, upon the recommendation of the board of
directors and the president, and may, subject to further
reserves required by the Banks by-laws, be distributed as
a dividend.
|
In accordance with the Banks by-laws, the general
shareholders meeting may also allocate a portion of the
profits to welfare, education or civic services, or to support
economic organizations of the Banks employees.
The following table sets forth the annual cash dividends paid on
each common share and each preferred share during the periods
indicated:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends
|
|
Cash dividends
|
Dividends
declared with respect to net income earned in:
|
|
per
share(1)(2)
|
|
per
share(1)(3)
|
|
|
|
(Ps)
|
|
(U.S.
dollars)
|
|
2002
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
0.045
|
2003
|
|
|
272
|
|
|
0.101
|
2004
|
|
|
376
|
|
|
0.159
|
2005
|
|
|
508
|
|
|
0.222
|
2006
|
|
|
532
|
|
|
0.243
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Includes common shares and
preferred shares. |
|
(2) |
|
Cash dividends for 2002, 2003,
2004 and 2005 were paid in quarterly installments and cash
dividends for 2006 will be paid in quarterly
installments. |
|
(3) |
|
Amounts have been translated
from pesos at the representative market rate in effect at the
end of the month in which the dividends were declared (February
or March, as applicable). |
S-29
Dividend
policy
COMMON
SHARES
Under Colombian law, the dividends payable to the holders of
common shares cannot exceed the dividends payable to holders of
preferred shares. All common shares that are fully paid-in and
outstanding at the time a dividend or other distribution is
declared are entitled to share equally in that dividend or other
distribution. Common shares that are only partially paid-in
participate in a dividend or distribution in the same proportion
as such common shares have been
paid-in at
the time of the dividend or distribution.
PREFERRED
SHARES
Holders of preferred shares are entitled to receive dividends
based on the profits of the preceding fiscal year, after
deducting losses affecting the capital and once the amount that
shall be legally set apart for the legal reserve has been
deducted, but before creating or accruing for any other reserve,
of a minimum preferred dividend equal to one per cent (1%)
yearly of the subscription price of the preferred share,
provided this dividend is higher than the dividend assigned to
common shares, if this is not the case, the dividend shall be
increased to an amount that is equal to the per share dividend
on the common shares.
Payment of the preferred dividend shall be made at the time and
in the manner established by the general shareholders
meeting and in the priority indicated by Colombian law.
In the event that the holders of preferred shares have not
received the minimum dividend for a period in excess of two
consecutive fiscal years, they will acquire voting rights until
the corresponding accrued dividends have been fully paid to
them. See Risk factorsRisks relating to the
ADSsThe Banks preferred shares have limited voting
rights.
GENERAL ASPECTS
INVOLVING DIVIDENDS
The dividend periods may be different from the periods covered
by the general balance sheet. The general shareholders
meeting will determine such dividend periods, the effective
date, the system and the place for payment of dividends.
Dividends declared on the common shares and the preferred shares
will be payable to the record holders of those shares, as they
appear on the Banks stock registry, on the appropriate
record dates as determined by the general shareholders
meeting.
Any stock dividend payable by the Bank will be paid in common
shares to the holders of common shares and in preferred shares
to the holders of preferred shares. Nonetheless, a general
shareholders meeting may authorize the payment in common
shares to all shareholders. Any stock dividend payable in common
shares requires the approval of 80% or more of the shares
present at a shareholders meeting, which will include 80%
or more of the outstanding preferred shares. In the event that
none of the holders of preferred shares is present at such
meeting, a stock dividend may only be paid to the holders of
common shares that approve such a payment.
For information regarding dividend distribution to holders of
ADRs, see Description of American Depositary
ReceiptsDividends, Other Distributions and Rights,
in the accompanying prospectus.
S-30
Selected financial
data
The selected consolidated financial data as of December 31,
2005 and 2006, and for each of the three fiscal years in the
period ended December 31, 2006 set forth below has been
derived from the Banks audited consolidated financial
statements included in the Banks Annual Report
incorporated by reference herein. The selected consolidated
financial data as of December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, and
for each of the two fiscal years in the period ended
December 31, 2003 set forth below have been derived from
the Banks audited consolidated financial statements for
the respective periods, which are not included therein. The
Banks consolidated financial statements for each period
were prepared in accordance with Colombian GAAP. The selected
consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with
the Banks consolidated financial statements, related notes
thereto, and the report of the independent registered public
accounting firm, included in the Banks Annual Report
incorporated by reference herein.
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As of and for the
year ended December 31,
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005(6)
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2006
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2006(1)
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(in millions of
Ps and thousands of
US$)(1)
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colombian GAAP:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
Ps 1,150,734
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|
|
|
Ps 1,537,818
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|
|
|
Ps 1,803,108
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|
|
|
Ps 3,200,084
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|
|
|
Ps 3,013,732
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|
|
US $
|
1,346,143
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(466,223
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)
|
|
|
(480,513
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)
|
|
|
(585,743
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)
|
|
|
(1,150,274
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)
|
|
|
(1,246,229
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)
|
|
|
(556,652
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)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net interest income
|
|
|
684,511
|
|
|
|
1,057,305
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|
|
|
1,217,365
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|
|
|
2,049,810
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|
|
|
1,767,503
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|
|
|
789,491
|
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Provisions for loans and accrued
interest losses, net of
recoveries(2)
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(115,154
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)
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|
|
(130,356
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)
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|
|
(61,423
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)
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|
(123,575
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)
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|
|
(195,361
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)
|
|
|
(87,262
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)
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Provision for foreclosed assets and
other assets, net of recoveries
|
|
|
(71,212
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)
|
|
|
(51,943
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)
|
|
|
(5,201
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)
|
|
|
(7,465
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)
|
|
|
45,179
|
|
|
|
20,180
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net interest income after
provisions
|
|
|
498,145
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|
|
|
875,006
|
|
|
|
1,150,741
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|
|
|
1,918,770
|
|
|
|
1,617,321
|
|
|
|
722,409
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|
Fees and income from services and
other operating income, net
|
|
|
416,427
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|
|
|
515,325
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|
|
|
574,453
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|
|
|
962,277
|
|
|
|
1,139,094
|
|
|
|
508,798
|
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Operating expenses
|
|
|
(755,801
|
)
|
|
|
(850,768
|
)
|
|
|
(912,421
|
)
|
|
|
(1,654,805
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)
|
|
|
(1,871,000
|
)
|
|
|
(835,719
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating income
|
|
|
158,771
|
|
|
|
539,563
|
|
|
|
812,773
|
|
|
|
1,226,242
|
|
|
|
885,415
|
|
|
|
395,488
|
|
Net non-operating income (loss)
|
|
|
79,787
|
|
|
|
(7,874
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)
|
|
|
7,140
|
|
|
|
4,650
|
|
|
|
45,346
|
|
|
|
20,255
|
|
Income before taxes
|
|
|
238,558
|
|
|
|
531,689
|
|
|
|
819,913
|
|
|
|
1,230,892
|
|
|
|
930,761
|
|
|
|
415,743
|
|
Minority interest (loss)
|
|
|
14,440
|
|
|
|
330
|
|
|
|
(2,425
|
)
|
|
|
(6,496
|
)
|
|
|
(6,352
|
)
|
|
|
(2,837
|
)
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
(42,618
|
)
|
|
|
(62,635
|
)
|
|
|
(238,810
|
)
|
|
|
(277,515
|
)
|
|
|
(174,880
|
)
|
|
|
(78,114
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
Ps 210,380
|
|
|
|
Ps 469,384
|
|
|
|
Ps 578,678
|
|
|
|
Ps 946,881
|
|
|
|
Ps 749,529
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|
|
US $
|
334,792
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average of Preferred and
Common Shares
outstanding(3)
|
|
|
576,695,395
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|
|
|
576,695,395
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|
|
|
576,695,395
|
|
|
|
652,882,756
|
|
|
|
727,827,005
|
|
|
|
727,827,005
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|
Basic and Diluted net operating
income per
share(3)
|
|
|
Ps275
|
|
|
|
Ps857
|
|
|
|
Ps1,297
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|
|
|
Ps1,878
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|
|
|
Ps1,217
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|
|
US$
|
0.54
|
|
Basic and Diluted net operating
income per ADS
|
|
|
1,101
|
|
|
|
3,427
|
|
|
|
5,189
|
|
|
|
7,513
|
|
|
|
4,866
|
|
|
|
2.16
|
|
Basic and Diluted net income per
share(3)
|
|
|
365
|
|
|
|
814
|
|
|
|
1,003
|
|
|
|
1,450
|
|
|
|
1,030
|
|
|
|
0.46
|
|
Basic and Diluted net income per ADS
|
|
|
1,460
|
|
|
|
3,256
|
|
|
|
4,012
|
|
|
|
5,800
|
|
|
|
4,119
|
|
|
|
1.84
|
|
S-31
Selected
financial data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of and for the
year ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2005(6)
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2006(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions of
Ps and thousands of
US$)(1)
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared per
share(4)
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
|
272
|
|
|
|
376
|
|
|
|
508
|
|
|
|
532
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared per share
(stated in
US Dollars)(4)
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
0.16
|
|
|
|
0.22
|
|
|
|
0.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared per ADS
|
|
|
528
|
|
|
|
1,088
|
|
|
|
1,504
|
|
|
|
2,032
|
|
|
|
2,128
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared per ADS
(stated in US Dollars)
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
0.63
|
|
|
|
0.88
|
|
|
|
0.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
GAAP:(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
Ps 207,152
|
|
|
|
Ps 474,419
|
|
|
|
Ps 642,126
|
|
|
|
Ps 891,121
|
|
|
|
Ps 941,183
|
|
|
US $
|
420,398
|
|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
Colombian GAAP:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and due from banks
|
|
|
Ps 643,405
|
|
|
|
Ps 848,052
|
|
|
|
Ps 768,514
|
|
|
|
Ps 1,241,435
|
|
|
|
Ps 1,548,752
|
|
|
US $
|
691,781
|
|
Overnight funds
|
|
|
207,684
|
|
|
|
598,409
|
|
|
|
480,846
|
|
|
|
488,587
|
|
|
|
457,614
|
|
|
|
204,402
|
|
Investment securities, net
|
|
|
4,343,458
|
|
|
|
4,336,724
|
|
|
|
5,250,211
|
|
|
|
8,459,703
|
|
|
|
5,677,761
|
|
|
|
2,536,085
|
|
Loans and financial leases, net
|
|
|
5,864,991
|
|
|
|
7,642,405
|
|
|
|
9,600,861
|
|
|
|
17,920,370
|
|
|
|
23,811,391
|
|
|
|
10,635,831
|
|
Accrued interest receivable on
loans, net
|
|
|
83,459
|
|
|
|
103,209
|
|
|
|
121,276
|
|
|
|
198,266
|
|
|
|
255,290
|
|
|
|
114,030
|
|
Customers acceptances and
derivatives
|
|
|
(15,662
|
)
|
|
|
1,539
|
|
|
|
43,894
|
|
|
|
133,420
|
|
|
|
166,395
|
|
|
|
74,324
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
149,955
|
|
|
|
163,310
|
|
|
|
173,875
|
|
|
|
590,313
|
|
|
|
562,598
|
|
|
|
251,296
|
|
Premises and equipment, net
|
|
|
317,724
|
|
|
|
337,964
|
|
|
|
346,243
|
|
|
|
623,729
|
|
|
|
712,722
|
|
|
|
318,351
|
|
Foreclosed assets, net
|
|
|
46,002
|
|
|
|
27,676
|
|
|
|
12,206
|
|
|
|
31,360
|
|
|
|
18,611
|
|
|
|
8,313
|
|
Prepaid expenses and deferred
charges
|
|
|
58,403
|
|
|
|
27,831
|
|
|
|
15,950
|
|
|
|
26,898
|
|
|
|
46,462
|
|
|
|
20,753
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
118,904
|
|
|
|
99,910
|
|
|
|
73,607
|
|
|
|
50,959
|
|
|
|
40,164
|
|
|
|
17,940
|
|
Operating leases,
net(7)
|
|
|
373,499
|
|
|
|
537,207
|
|
|
|
8,311
|
|
|
|
143,974
|
|
|
|
167,307
|
|
|
|
74,731
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
147,949
|
|
|
|
198,480
|
|
|
|
315,394
|
|
|
|
563,588
|
|
|
|
675,265
|
|
|
|
301,620
|
|
Reappraisal of assets
|
|
|
259,811
|
|
|
|
253,413
|
|
|
|
267,941
|
|
|
|
330,915
|
|
|
|
348,364
|
|
|
|
155,604
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
Ps 12,599,582
|
|
|
|
Ps 15,176,129
|
|
|
|
Ps 17,479,129
|
|
|
|
Ps 30,803,517
|
|
|
|
Ps 34,488,696
|
|
|
US $
|
15,405,061
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits
|
|
|
Ps 8,788,158
|
|
|
|
Ps 10,231,997
|
|
|
|
Ps 11,862,116
|
|
|
|
Ps 18,384,982
|
|
|
|
Ps 23,216,467
|
|
|
US $
|
10,370,096
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
1,117,015
|
|
|
|
1,211,595
|
|
|
|
1,104,201
|
|
|
|
3,927,551
|
|
|
|
3,516,426
|
|
|
|
1,570,681
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
1,410,061
|
|
|
|
2,043,158
|
|
|
|
2,422,089
|
|
|
|
5,113,694
|
|
|
|
4,109,191
|
|
|
|
1,835,452
|
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
|
1,284,348
|
|
|
|
1,689,379
|
|
|
|
2,090,723
|
|
|
|
3,377,290
|
|
|
|
3,646,612
|
|
|
|
1,628,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and
shareholders equity
|
|
|
Ps 12,599,582
|
|
|
|
Ps 15,176,129
|
|
|
|
Ps 17,479,129
|
|
|
|
Ps 30,803,517
|
|
|
|
Ps 34,488,696
|
|
|
US $
|
15,405,061
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
GAAP(5):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
|
Ps 1,413,445
|
|
|
|
Ps 1,832,886
|
|
|
|
Ps 2,267,286
|
|
|
|
Ps 4,125,996
|
|
|
|
Ps 4,549,018
|
|
|
US $
|
2,031,909
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Amounts stated in U.S. dollars
have been translated at the rate of Ps 2,238.79 per US$1.00,
which is the representative market rate calculated on
December 29, 2006, the last business day of the year, as
reported by the Superintendency of Finance. |
|
(2) |
|
Includes a provision for accrued
interest losses amounting to Ps 4,518 million, Ps
5,316 million, Ps 4,483 million, Ps
12,379 million and Ps 14,825 million for the years
ended December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006,
respectively. |
S-32
Selected
financial data
|
|
|
(3) |
|
The weighted average of
preferred and common shares outstanding for fiscal years 2002,
2003 and 2004, included 178,435,787 preferred shares and
398,259,608 common shares. For fiscal year 2005, it included
198,261,641 preferred shares and 454,621,115 common shares. For
fiscal year 2006, it included 218,122,421 preferred shares and
509,704,584 common shares. Per share amounts are calculated for
each fiscal period on the basis of outstanding preferred and
common shares during that fiscal period. |
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annualized basis. Per share amounts are calculated for each
fiscal period on the basis of outstanding preferred and common
shares during that fiscal period. |
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Refer to Note 31 to the
Financial Statements included in the Banks Annual Report
incorporated by reference herein, for the reconciliation with
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operations for the year ended December 31, 2005, includes
Conavi and Corfinsuras results since the beginning of the
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On October 23, 2003, the
Superintendency of Banking (now the Superintendency of Finance),
through its External Circular 040 of 2003, modified the
treatment of financial leases. Starting January 1, 2004,
instead of recording financial leases as property, plant and
equipment, companies must account for them in their loan
portfolio. Additionally, according to this External Circular
040, the assets given in financial lease contracts and recovered
by the lessor because the purchase option is not exercised or
because of the lessees failure to make payments are to be
classified as foreclosed assets starting January 1, 2004.
In the Banks annual report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended 2003, these assets were included in the line
Other assets. The Bank did not reclassify for these
assets in the balance sheet for fiscal years 2002 and
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Tax considerations
COLOMBIAN TAX
CONSIDERATIONS
In Colombia, dividends received by foreign companies or other
foreign entities, non-resident individuals and successors of
non-resident individuals (sucesión) are subject to
income taxes.
Pursuant to the International Investment Statute the preferred
shares deposited under the Deposit Agreement constitute a
Foreign Institutional Capital Investment Fund. Under
Article 18-1
of the Estatuto Tributario, Decree 624 of 1989 as amended (the
Fiscal Statute), dividends paid to foreign
institutional capital investment funds are not subject to
Colombian income, withholding, remittance or other taxes,
provided that such dividends are paid in respect of previously
taxed earnings of the Bank. Therefore, provided that
distributions are made by the Bank to the holders of ADRs
through the depositary, all distributions by the Bank made on
account of preferred shares to holders of ADRs evidencing ADSs
who are not resident in Colombia, as defined below, will be
exempt from Colombian income, withholding and remittance taxes,
except in the case of distributions paid out of non-taxed
earnings of the Bank (which would bear a 34% tax for 2007 and a
33% tax for 2008 and thereafter).
Dividends paid to a holder of preferred shares (as distinguished
from the ADSs representing such preferred shares) who is not a
resident of Colombia, as defined below, and who holds the
preferred shares in his own name, rather than through another
institutional or individual fund, will be subject to income tax
if such dividends do not correspond to the Banks profits
that have been taxed at the corporate level. For these purposes,
the applicable rate is 34% for 2007 and 33% for 2008 and
thereafter.
For purposes of Colombian taxation, an individual is a resident
of Colombia if he or she is physically present within Colombia
for more than six months during the calendar year or the six
months are completed within that taxable period. For purposes of
Colombian taxation, a legal entity is a resident of Colombia if
it is organized under the laws of Colombia.
Foreign companies and individuals that are not Colombian
residents are not required by law to file an income tax return
in Colombia when dividends that have not been taxed at the
corporate level have been subject to withholding taxes.
Similarly, foreign institutional capital investment funds are
not required by law to file income tax returns in Colombia.
Pursuant to
article 36-1
of the Fiscal Statute, earnings received by a non-resident of
Colombia derived from stock trading are not subject to income,
withholding, remittance or other taxes in Colombia when the
stock is listed in the Colombian Stock Exchange and the
transaction does not involve the sale of 10% or more of the
companys outstanding stock by the same beneficial owner in
the same taxable year.
In the case of preferred shares trading in Colombia, the seller
has to file an income tax return, and, if article 36-1 of
the Colombian Fiscal Statute is not applicable, the transaction
is subject to income tax at a rate of 34% for year 2007 and 33%
for years 2008 and thereafter. The sale of stock by foreign
institutional capital investment funds is not subject to income
tax pursuant to article 18-1 of the Fiscal Statute.
OTHER TAX
CONSIDERATIONS
As of the date of this report, there is no income tax treaty and
no inheritance or gift tax treaty in effect between Colombia and
the United States. Transfers of ADSs from non-residents or
residents to non-residents of Colombia by gift or inheritance
are not subject to Colombian income tax. Transfers of ADSs or
preferred shares by gift or inheritance from residents to
residents or from non-residents to residents will be subject to
Colombian income tax at the income tax rates applicable for
occasional gains obtained by residents of Colombia. Transfers of
preferred shares by gift or inheritance from non-residents to
non-residents or from residents to non-residents are also
subject to income tax in Colombia at a rate of 34% for year 2007
and 33% for years 2008 and thereafter. There are no
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Tax
considerations
Colombian stamp, issue, registration or similar taxes or duties
payable by holders of preferred shares or ADSs.
U.S. FEDERAL
INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
This section describes the material United States federal income
tax consequences generally applicable to ownership by a
U.S. holder (as defined below) of preferred shares or ADSs.
It applies to you only if you hold your preferred shares or ADSs
as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
This section does not apply to you if you are a member of a
special class of holders subject to special rules, including:
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a dealer in securities;
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a trader in securities that elects to use a mark-to-market
method of accounting for securities holdings;
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a regulated investment company;
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a real estate investment trust;
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a tax-exempt organization;
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a life insurance company;
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a person liable for alternative minimum tax;
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a person that actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the
Banks voting stock;
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a person that holds preferred shares or ADSs as part of a
straddle or a hedging or conversion transaction; or
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a person whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
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This section is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, its legislative history, existing and proposed
regulations, published rulings, and court decisions, all as
currently in effect. These laws are subject to change, possibly
on a retroactive basis. There is currently no comprehensive
income tax treaty between the United States and Colombia.
You are a U.S. holder if you are a beneficial owner of
preferred shares or ADSs and you are:
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a citizen or resident of the United States;
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a domestic corporation (or other entity treated as such for U.S.
federal income tax purposes);
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an estate whose income is subject to United States federal
income tax regardless of its source; or
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a trust if such trust validly elects to be treated as a United
States person for United States federal income tax purposes or
if (1) a court within the United States is able to exercise
primary supervision over its administration and (2) one or
more United States persons have the authority to control all of
the substantial decisions of such trust.
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A Non-U.S. Holder is a beneficial owner of preferred shares that
is neither a U.S. Holder nor a partnership (or other entity
treated as such for U.S. federal income tax purposes).
If a partnership (or other entity treated as such for U.S.
federal income tax purposes) holds the preferred shares or ADSs,
the United States federal income tax treatment of a partner will
generally depend on the status of the partner and the tax
treatment of the partnership. A partner in a partnership holding
the preferred shares or ADSs should consult its tax advisor with
regard to the United States federal income tax treatment of its
investment in the preferred shares or ADSs.
You should consult your own tax advisor regarding the United
States federal, state and local and the Colombian and other tax
consequences of owning and disposing of preferred shares and
ADSs in your particular circumstances.
This discussion addresses only United States federal income
taxation.
Ownership of ADSs
in General
For United States federal income tax purposes, if you are a
holder of ADSs, you generally will be treated as the owner of
our preferred shares represented by such ADSs. The United States
Treasury
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Tax
considerations
Department has expressed concern that depositaries for ADRs, or
other intermediaries between the holders of shares of an issuer
and the issuer, may be taking actions that are inconsistent with
the claiming of United States foreign tax credits by U.S.
holders of such receipts or shares. Accordingly, the analysis
regarding the availability of a United States foreign tax credit
for Colombian taxes and sourcing rules described below could be
affected by future actions that may be taken by the United
States Treasury Department.
Taxation of
dividends
Under the United States federal income tax laws, and subject to
the passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, rules discussed
below, if you are a U.S. holder, the gross amount of any
distribution of cash or property, before reduction for any
Colombian taxes withheld therefrom, the Bank pays out of its
current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for
United States federal income tax purposes) is subject to United
States federal income taxation. If you are a noncorporate
U.S. holder, dividends paid to you in taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2011 that constitute qualified
dividend income will be taxable to you at a maximum tax rate of
15% provided that you hold the preferred shares or ADSs for more
than 60 days during the
121-day
period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date or if
the dividend is attributable to a period or periods aggregating
over 366 days, provided that you hold the preferred shares
or ADSs for more than 90 days during the
181-day
period beginning 90 days before the ex-dividend date and
meet other holding period requirements. Dividends paid with
respect to the preferred shares or ADSs generally will be
qualified dividend income provided that, in the year that you
receive the dividend, the preferred shares or ADSs are readily
tradable on an established securities market in the United
States. The Bank believes that its preferred shares and ADSs,
which are listed on the NYSE, are readily tradable on an
established securities market in the United States; however,
there can be no assurance that the Banks preferred shares
and ADSs will continue to be readily tradable on an established
securities market.
You must include any Colombian tax withheld from the dividend
payment in this gross amount even though you do not in fact
receive it. The dividend is taxable to you when you, in the case
of preferred shares, or the depositary, in the case of ADSs,
receive the dividend, actually or constructively. The dividend
will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction
generally allowed to United States corporations in respect of
dividends received from other United States corporations. The
amount of the dividend distribution that you must include in
your income as a U.S. holder will be the U.S. dollar
value of the peso payments made, determined at the spot
peso/U.S. dollar rate on the date the dividend distribution
is includible in your income, regardless of whether the payment
is in fact converted into U.S. dollars. Generally, any gain
or loss resulting from currency exchange fluctuations during the
period from the date you include the dividend payment in income
to the date you convert the payment into U.S. dollars will
be treated as ordinary income or loss and will not be eligible
for the special tax rate applicable to qualified dividend
income. The gain or loss generally will be income or loss from
sources within the United States for foreign tax credit
limitation purposes. Distributions in excess of current and
accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for United
States federal income tax purposes, will be treated as a
non-taxable return of capital to the extent of your basis in the
preferred shares or ADSs and thereafter as capital gain.
Subject to certain limitations, the Colombian tax withheld and
paid over to Colombia will generally be creditable or deductible
against your U.S. federal income tax liability. Special
rules apply in determining the foreign tax credit limitation
with respect to dividends that are subject to the maximum 15%
tax rate.
Dividends will be income from sources outside the United States,
but dividends paid in taxable years beginning before
January 1, 2007 generally will be passive or
financial services income, and dividends paid in
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006 will,
depending on your circumstances, be passive or
general income which, in either case, is treated
separately from other
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Tax
considerations
types of income for purposes of computing the foreign tax credit
allowable to you. You should consult your own tax advisor
regarding the foreign tax credit rules.
Subject to the discussion below under Backup Withholding
Tax and Information Reporting Requirements, if you are a
Non-U.S. Holder, you generally will not be subject to United
States federal income or withholding tax on dividends received
by you on your preferred shares or ADSs, unless you conduct a
trade or business in the United States and such income is
effectively connected with that trade or business.
Taxation of
capital gains
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, if you are a
U.S. holder and you sell or otherwise dispose of your
preferred shares or ADSs, you will recognize capital gain or
loss for United States federal income tax purposes equal to the
difference between the U.S. dollar value of the amount that
you realize and your tax basis, determined in U.S. dollars,
in your preferred shares or ADSs. Capital gain of a noncorporate
U.S. holder that is recognized in taxable years beginning
before January 1, 2011 is generally taxed at a maximum rate
of 15% where the holder has a holding period greater than one
year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to
limitations. The gain or loss will generally be income or loss
from sources within the United States for foreign tax credit
limitation purposes.
Subject to the discussion below under Backup Withholding
Tax and Information Reporting Requirements, if you are a
Non-U.S. Holder, you generally will not be subject to United
States federal income or withholding tax on any gain realized on
the sale or exchange of such preferred shares or ADSs unless
(a) such gain is effectively connected with your conduct of
a trade or business in the United States; (b) you are an
individual and have been present in the United States for
183 days or more in the taxable year of such sale or
exchange and certain other conditions are met.
PFIC
rules
We believe that the Banks preferred shares and ADSs should
not be treated as stock of a PFIC for United States federal
income tax purposes, but this conclusion is a factual
determination that is made annually and thus may be subject to
change.
In general, if you are a U.S. holder, the Bank will be a
PFIC with respect to you if for any taxable year in which you
held the Banks preferred shares or ADSs:
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at least 75% of the Banks gross income for the taxable
year is passive income; or
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at least 50% of the value, determined on the basis of a
quarterly average, of the Banks assets is attributable to
assets that produce or are held for the production of passive
income.
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Passive income generally includes dividends, interest,
royalties, rents (other than certain rents and royalties derived
in the active conduct of a trade or business), annuities and
gains from assets that produce passive income. If a foreign
corporation owns at least 25% by value of the stock of another
corporation, the foreign corporation is treated for purposes of
the PFIC tests as owning its proportionate share of the assets
of the other corporation, and as receiving directly its
proportionate share of the other corporations income.
If the Bank is treated as a PFIC, and you are a U.S. holder
that did not make a mark-to-market election, as described below,
you will be subject to special rules with respect to:
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any gain you realize on the sale or other disposition of your
preferred shares or ADSs; and
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any excess distribution that the Bank makes to you (generally,
any distributions to you during a single taxable year that are
greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received
by you in respect of the preferred shares or ADSs during the
three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, your holding
period for the preferred shares or ADSs).
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the gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over
your holding period for the preferred shares or ADSs,
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the amount allocated to the taxable year in which you realized
the gain or excess distribution will be taxed as ordinary income;
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the amount allocated to each prior year, with certain
exceptions, will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for
that year; and
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the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax
will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each such
year.
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If you own preferred shares or ADSs in a PFIC that are treated
as marketable stock, you may make a mark-to-market election. If
you make this election, you will not be subject to the PFIC
rules described above. Instead, in general, you will include as
ordinary income each year the excess, if any, of the fair market
value of your preferred shares or ADSs at the end of the taxable
year over your adjusted basis in your preferred shares or ADSs.
These amounts of ordinary income will not be eligible for the
favorable tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income or
long-term capital gains. You will also be allowed to take an
ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the adjusted
basis of your preferred shares or ADSs over their fair market
value at the end of the taxable year (but only to the extent of
the net amount of previously included income as a result of the
mark-to-market election). Your basis in the preferred shares or
ADSs will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts.
In addition, notwithstanding any election you make with regard
to the preferred shares or ADSs, dividends that you receive from
us will not constitute qualified dividend income to you if the
Bank is a PFIC either in the taxable year of the distribution or
the preceding taxable year. Dividends that you receive that do
not constitute qualified dividend income are not eligible for
taxation at the 15% maximum rate applicable to qualified
dividend income. Instead, you must include the gross amount of
any such dividend paid by us out of the Banks accumulated
earnings and profits (as determined for United States federal
income tax purposes) in your gross income, and it will be
subject to tax at rates applicable to ordinary income. Moreover,
your preferred shares or ADSs will be treated as stock in a PFIC
if the Bank was a PFIC at any time during your holding period in
your common shares, even if the Bank is not currently a PFIC.
For purposes of this rule, if you make a mark-to-market election
with respect to your preferred shares or ADSs, you will be
treated as having a new holding period in your preferred shares
or ADSs beginning on the first day of the first taxable year
beginning after the last taxable year for which the
mark-to-market election applies.
If you own preferred shares or ADSs during any year that the
Bank is a PFIC with respect to you, you must file Internal
Revenue Service Form 8621.
Backup
withholding tax and information reporting requirements
United States backup withholding tax and information reporting
requirements generally apply to certain payments to certain
noncorporate holders of stock. Information reporting generally
will apply to payments of dividends on, and to proceeds from the
sale or redemption of, preferred shares or ADSs made within the
United States, or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, to a holder
of preferred shares or ADSs, other than an exempt recipient.
Exempt recipients include a corporation, a payee that is not a
United States person that provides an appropriate certification
and certain other persons. A payor will be required to withhold
backup withholding tax from any payments of dividends on, or the
proceeds from the sale or redemption of, preferred shares or
ADSs within the United States, or by a U.S. payor or U.S.
middleman, to a holder, other than an exempt recipient, if such
holder fails to furnish its correct taxpayer identification
number or otherwise fails to comply with, or establish an
exemption from, such backup withholding tax requirements. The
backup withholding tax rate is 28% for years 2003 through 2010.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any backup
withholding tax generally will be allowed as a credit against
the holders U.S. federal income tax liability or, to the
extent the withheld amount exceeds such liability, refunded upon
the filing of a U.S. federal income tax return.
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Tax
considerations
The above description is not intended to constitute a
complete analysis of all tax consequences relating to the
ownership of the ADSs. Investors deciding on whether or not to
invest in ADSs should consult their own tax advisors concerning
the tax consequences of their particular situations.
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Underwriting
We are offering the ADSs described in this prospectus supplement
through the underwriters named below. UBS Securities LLC and
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated are
the representatives of the underwriters. We have entered into an
underwriting agreement with the underwriters. Subject to the
terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, each of the
underwriters has severally agreed to purchase the number of ADSs
listed next to its name in the following table:
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UBS Securities LLC
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3,785,162
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated
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3,785,162
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
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841,146
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Total
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8,411,470
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The underwriting agreement provides that the underwriters must
buy all of the ADSs if they buy any of them. However, the
underwriters are not required to take or pay for the ADSs
covered by the underwriters over-allotment option
described below.
Our ADSs are offered subject to a number of conditions,
including:
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receipt and acceptance of our ADSs by the underwriters, and
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the underwriters right to reject orders in whole or in
part.
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In connection with this offering, certain of the underwriters or
securities dealers may distribute prospectuses electronically.
OVER-ALLOTMENT
OPTION
We have granted the underwriters an option to buy up to
1,261,720 additional ADSs. The underwriters may exercise this
option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if
any, made in connection with this offering. The underwriters
have 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement to
exercise this option. If the underwriters exercise this option,
they will each purchase additional ADSs approximately in
proportion to the amounts specified in the table above.
COMMISSIONS AND
DISCOUNTS
ADSs sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be
offered at the offering price set forth on the cover of this
prospectus supplement. Any ADSs sold by the underwriters to
securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to US$0.3990
per ADS from the public offering price. Any of these securities
dealers may resell any ADSs purchased from the underwriters to
other brokers or dealers at a discount of up to US$0.0998 per
ADS from the public offering price. If all the ADSs are not sold
at the public offering price, the representatives may change the
offering price and the other selling terms. Sales of ADSs made
outside of the United States may be made by affiliates of the
underwriters.
The following table shows the per ADS and total underwriting
discounts and commissions we will pay to the underwriters,
assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the
underwriters option to purchase up to an additional
1,261,720 ADSs:
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0.7481
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0.7481
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Total
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In compliance with NASD guidelines, the maximum commission or
discount to be received by any NASD member or independent
broker-dealer may not exceed 8% of the aggregate amount of the
securities offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement.
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EXPENSES OF THE
OFFERING
We estimate that the total expenses in connection with this
offering of ADSs, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, will be approximately US$1,000,000 and are payable
by us.
NO SALES OF
SIMILAR SECURITIES
We and certain of our executive officers and directors and our
principal shareholders, Suramericana de Inversiones S.A. and
Inversiones Argos S.A., have entered into
lock-up
agreements with the underwriters. Under these agreements, we and
each of these persons may not, without the prior written
approval of the representatives, subject to limited exceptions,
offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of or hedge
our common or preferred shares or securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for our common or preferred shares.
These restrictions will be in effect for a period of
90 days after the date of this prospectus supplement. At
any time and without public notice, the representatives may in
their sole discretion release all or some of the securities from
these
lock-up
agreements.
INDEMNIFICATION
AND CONTRIBUTION
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters and their
controlling persons against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act. If we are unable to
provide this indemnification, we will contribute to payments the
underwriters and their controlling persons may be required to
make in respect of those liabilities.
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE LISTING
The ADSs are listed for trading in the NYSE under the symbol
CIB.
PRICE
STABILIZATION, SHORT POSITIONS
In connection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in
activities that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the
price of our ADSs, including:
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stabilizing transactions;
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short sales;
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purchases to cover positions created by short sales;
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imposition of penalty bids; and
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syndicate covering transactions.
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Stabilizing transactions consist of bids or purchases made for
the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market
price of our ADSs while this offering is in progress. These
transactions may also include making short sales of our ADSs,
which involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number
of ADSs than they are required to purchase in this offering.
Short sales may be covered short sales, which are
short positions in an amount not greater than the
underwriters over-allotment option referred to above, or
may be naked short sales, which are short positions
in excess of that amount.
The underwriters may close out any covered short position either
by exercising their over-allotment option, in whole or in part,
or by purchasing ADSs in the open market. In making this
determination, the underwriters will consider, among other
things, the price of ADSs available for purchase in the open
market compared to the price at which they may purchase ADSs
through the over-allotment option. The underwriters must close
out any naked short position by purchasing ADSs in the open
market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if
the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward
pressure on the price of the ADSs in the open market that could
adversely affect investors who purchased in this offering.
The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when
a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of
the underwriting discount received by it because the
representatives have repurchased ADSs sold by or for the account
of that underwriter in stabilizing or short covering
transactions.
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Underwriting
As a result of these activities, the price of our ADSs may be
higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open
market. If these activities are commenced, they may be
discontinued by the underwriters at any time. The underwriters
may carry out these transactions on the NYSE, in the
over-the-counter market or otherwise.
AFFILIATIONS
The underwriters and their affiliates have provided and may
provide certain commercial banking, financial advisory and
investment banking services for us for which they receive
customary fees.
For example, an affiliate of UBS Securities LLC acted as an
advisor to us in connection with our acquisition of Banagricola.
Also, UBS Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. acted
as underwriters in the recent offering of our 6.875%
Subordinated Notes due 2017.
The underwriters and their affiliates may from time to time in
the future engage in transactions with us and perform services
for us in the ordinary course of their business.
Selling
Restrictions
The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus may be restricted by law in certain
jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus come must inform
themselves of and observe any of these restrictions. This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not
constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or
solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which an offer or
solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making an
offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to any person
to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation.
European
Economic Area
With respect to each member state (each, a Member
State) of the European Economic Area which has implemented
Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC (the Prospectus
Directive), including any applicable implementing
measures, from and including the date on which the Prospectus
Directive is implemented in that Member State, the offering of
the ADSs in this offering is only being made:
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in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated,
whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
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to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average
of at least 250 employees during the last financial year;
(2) a total balance sheet of more than 43,000,000 and
(3) an annual net turnover of more than 50,000,000,
as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
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by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the
Prospectus Directive.
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The European Economic Area selling restriction is in addition to
any other selling restrictions set out below.
Austria
Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying
prospectus has been or will be approved and/or published
pursuant to the Austrian Capital Markets Act
(Kapitalmarktgesetz) as amended. None of this prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other document
connected therewith constitutes a prospectus according to the
Austrian Capital Markets Act and none of this prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other document
connected therewith may be distributed, passed on or disclosed
to any other person in Austria, save as specifically agreed with
the underwriters. No steps may be taken that would constitute a
public offering of the ADSs in Austria and the offering of the
ADSs may not be advertised in Austria. The ADSs will be offered
in Austria only in compliance with the provisions of the
Austrian Capital Markets Act and all other laws and regulations
in Austria applicable to the offer and sale of the ADSs in
Austria.
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Belgium
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are
not intended to constitute a public offer in Belgium and may not
be distributed to the public in Belgium. The Belgian Commission
for Banking, Finance and Insurance has not reviewed nor approved
this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or
commented as to their accuracy or adequacy or recommended or
endorsed the purchase of the ADSs. The ADSs will not (a) be
offered for sale, sold or marketed in Belgium by means of a
public offer within the meaning of the Law of 16 June 2006
on the public offer of investment instruments and the admission
to trading of investment instruments on a regulated market; or
(b) be sold to any person qualifying as a consumer within
the meaning of Article 1.7 of the Belgian law of
14 July 1991 on consumer protection and trade practices,
unless such sale is made in compliance with this law and its
implementing regulation.
France
No ADSs have been offered or sold or will be offered or sold,
directly or indirectly, to the public in France, except to
permitted investors (Permitted Investors) consisting
of persons licensed to provide the investment service of
portfolio management for the account of third parties, qualified
investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their
own account and/or corporate investors meeting one of the four
criteria provided in Article 1 of Decree
No. 2004-1019
of September 28, 2004 and belonging to a limited
circle of investors (cercle restreint
dinvestisseurs) acting for their own account with
qualified investors and limited circle of
investors having the meaning ascribed to them in
Article L.
411-2 of the
French Code Monetaire et Financier and applicable
regulations thereunder; and the direct or indirect resale to the
public in France of any ADS acquired by any Permitted Investors
may be made only as provided by Articles L.
412-1 and L.
621-8 of the
French Code Monétaire et Financier and applicable
regulations thereunder. None of this prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus or any other materials related to the
offering or information contained herein or therein relating to
the ADSs has been released, issued or distributed to the public
in France except to qualified investors (investisseurs
qualifiés) and/or to a limited circle of investors
(cercle restreint dinvestisseurs) mentioned above.
Germany
The ADSs will not be offered, sold or publicly promoted or
advertised in the Federal Republic of Germany other than in
compliance with the German Securities Prospectus Act (Gesetz
über die Erstellung, Billigung und Veröffentlichung
des Prospekts, der beim öffentlicken Angebot von
Wertpapieren oder bei der Zulassung von Wertpapieren zum Handel
an einem organisierten Markt zu veröffenlichen ist
Wertpapierprospektgesetz) as of
June 22, 2005, effective as of July 1, 2005, as
amended, or any other laws and regulations applicable in the
Federal Republic of Germany governing the issue, offering and
sale of securities. No selling prospectus
(Verkaufsprospeckt) within the meaning of the German
Securities Selling Prospectus Act has been or will be registered
within the Financial Supervisory Authority of the Federal
Republic of Germany or otherwise published in Germany.
Hong
Kong
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have
not been approved by or registered with the Securities and
Futures Commission of Hong Kong or the Registrar of Companies of
Hong Kong. No person may offer or sell in Hong Kong, by means of
any document, any ADSs other than (i) to professional
investors as defined in the Securities and Futures
Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under
that Ordinance; or (ii) in other circumstances which do not
result in the document being a prospectus as defined
in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which
do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of
that Ordinance. No person may issue or have in its possession
for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere,
any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the ADSs
which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be
accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if
permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other
than with respect to ADSs which are or are intended to be
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disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or to
professional investors as defined in the Securities
and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance or
to any persons in the circumstances referred to in paragraph
(ii) above.
Ireland
The ADSs will not be placed in or involving Ireland otherwise
than in conformity with the provisions of the Intermediaries Act
1995 of Ireland (as amended) including, without limitation,
Sections 9 and 23 (including advertising restrictions made
thereunder) thereof and the codes of conduct made under
Section 37 thereof.
Italy
The offering of the ADSs has not been registered pursuant to
Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, no ADSs may be
offered or sold in the Republic of Italy in a solicitation to
the public, and sales of the ADSs in the Republic of Italy shall
be effected in accordance with all Italian securities, tax and
exchange control and other applicable laws and regulation.
No offer, sale or delivery of the ADSs or distribution of copies
of any document relating to the ADSs will be made in the
Republic of Italy except: (a) to Professional
Investors, as defined in Article 31.2 of
Regulation No. 11522 of 1 July 1998 of the
Commissione Nazionale per la Società e la Borsa (the
CONSOB), as amended (CONSOB
Regulation No. 11522), pursuant to
Article 30.2 and 100 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of
24 February 1998, as amended (the Italian Financial
Act); or (b) in any other circumstances where an
express exemption from compliance with the solicitation
restrictions applies, as provided under the Italian Financial
Act or Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as
amended.
Any such offer, sale or delivery of the ADSs or any document
relating to the ADSs in the Republic of Italy must be:
(i) made by investment firms, banks or financial
intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in the
Republic of Italy in accordance with Legislative Decree
No. 385 of 1 September 1993 as amended, the Italian
Financial Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 11522 and any
other applicable laws and regulations; and (ii) in
compliance with any other applicable notification requirement or
limitation which may be imposed by CONSOB or the Bank of Italy.
Investors should also note that, in any subsequent distribution
of the ADSs in the Republic of Italy,
Article 100-bis
of the Italian Financial Act may require compliance with the law
relating to public offers of securities. Furthermore, where the
ADSs are placed solely with professional investors and are then
systematically resold on the secondary market at any time in the
12 months following such placing, purchasers of ADSs who
are acting outside of the course of their business or profession
may in certain circumstances be entitled to declare such
purchase void and to claim damages from any authorized person at
whose premises the ADSs were purchased, unless an exemption
provided for under the Italian Financial Act applies.
Japan
The ADSs have not been and will not be registered under the
Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (the Securities and
Exchange Law) and, accordingly, no offer or sale of any
ADSs, directly or indirectly, will be made in Japan or to, or
for the benefit of any resident of Japan (which term as used
herein means any person resident in Japan, including any
corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan),
or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly,
in Japan or to a resident of Japan except pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise
in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any
other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of
Japan. For purposes of this paragraph, resident of
Japan shall have the meaning as defined under the Foreign
Exchange and Foreign Trade Law of Japan.
Netherlands
The ADSs may not be offered, sold, transferred or delivered, in
or from the Netherlands, as part of the initial distribution or
as part of any reoffering, and neither this prospectus
supplement, the
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accompanying prospectus nor any other document in respect of the
offering may be distributed in or from the Netherlands, other
than to individuals or legal entities who or which trade or
invest in securities in the conduct of their profession or trade
(which includes banks, investment banks, securities firms,
insurance companies, pension funds, other institutional
investors and treasury departments and finance companies of
large enterprises), in which case, it must be made clear upon
making the offer and from any documents or advertisements in
which a forthcoming offering of ADSs is publicly announced that
the offer is exclusively made to said individuals or legal
entities.
Portugal
No document, circular, advertisement or any offering material in
relation to the ADSs has been or will be subject to approval by
the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (Comissaõ do
Mercado de Valores Mobiliários, the CMVM).
No ADSs may be offered, re-offered, advertised, sold, re-sold or
delivered in circumstances which could qualify as a public offer
(oferta pública) pursuant to the Portuguese
Securities Code (Código dos Valores
Mobiliários), and/or in circumstances which could
qualify the issue of the ADSs as an issue or public placement of
securities in the Portuguese market. This prospectus supplement,
the accompanying prospectus, and any document, circular,
advertisements or any offering material may not be directly or
indirectly distributed to the public. All offers, sales and
distributions of the ADSs have been and may only be made in
Portugal in circumstances that, pursuant to the Portuguese
Securities Code, qualify as a private placement (oferta
particular), all in accordance with the Portuguese
Securities Code. Pursuant to the Portuguese Securities Code, the
private placement in Portugal or to Portuguese residents of the
ADSs by public companies (sociedades abertas) or by
companies that are issuers of securities listed on a market must
be notified to the CMVM for statistical purposes. Any offer or
sale of the ADSs in Portugal must comply with all applicable
provisions of the Portuguese Securities Code and any applicable
CMVM Regulations and all relevant Portuguese laws and
regulations. The placement of the ADSs in the Portuguese
jurisdiction or to any entities which are resident in Portugal,
including the publication of a prospectus, when applicable, must
comply with all applicable laws and regulations in force in
Portugal and with the Prospectus Directive, and such placement
shall only be performed to the extent that there is full
compliance with such laws and regulations.
Singapore
This prospectus supplement has not been registered as a
prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the
MAS) under the Securities and Futures Act,
Chapter 289 of Singapore (the Securities and Futures
Act). Accordingly, the ADSs may not be offered or sold or
made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase
nor may this prospectus supplement or any other document or
material in connection with the offer or sale or invitation for
subscription or purchase of such ADSs be circulated or
distributed, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in
Singapore other than (a) to an institutional investor
pursuant to Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act,
(b) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
Section 275(1A) of the Securities and Futures Act, and in
accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of
the Securities and Futures Act, or (c) pursuant to, and in
accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable
provision of the Securities and Futures Act.
Each of the following relevant persons specified in
Section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act which has
subscribed or purchased ADSs, namely a person who is: (i) a
corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole
business of which is to hold investments and the entire share
capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of
whom is an accredited investor; or (ii) a trust (where the
trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to
hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor,
should note that shares, debentures and units of shares and
debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries rights
and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for
6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired
the ADSs under Section 275 of the Securities and Futures
Act except: (a) to an institutional investor under
Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act or to a
relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A)
of the Securities and Futures Act, and in accordance with the
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conditions, specified in Section 275 of the Securities and
Futures Act; (b) where no consideration is given for the
transfer; or (c) by operation of law.
Switzerland
The ADSs may be offered in Switzerland only on the basis of a
non-public offering. This prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus do not constitute an issuance prospectus
according to articles 652a or 1156 of the Swiss Federal
Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus according to
article 32 of the Listing Rules of the Swiss exchange. The
ADSs may not be offered or distributed on a professional basis
in or from Switzerland and neither this prospectus supplement,
the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering material
relating to the ADSs may be publicly issued in connection with
any such offer or distribution. The ADSs have not been and will
not be approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In
particular, the ADSs are not and will not be registered with or
supervised by the Swiss Federal Banking Commission, and
investors may not claim protection under the Swiss Investment
Fund Act.
United
Kingdom
Any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity
(within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services
and Markets Act (2000) (FSMA)) in connection with
the issue or sale of the ADSs may only be communicated or caused
to be communicated in circumstances in which Section 21(1)
of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer. Without limitation to
the other restrictions referred to herein, this prospectus
supplement and the accompany prospectus are directed only at
(1) persons outside the United Kingdom, (2) persons
having professional experience in matters relating to
investments who fall within the definition of investment
professionals in Article 19(5) of the FSMA (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005; or (3) high net worth bodies
corporate, unincorporated associations and partnerships and
trustees of high value trusts as described in Article 49(2)
of the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2005. Without limitation
to the other restrictions referred to herein, any investment or
investment activity to which this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus relates is available only to, and will
be engaged in only with, such persons, and persons within the
United Kingdom who receive this communication (other than
persons who fall within (2) or (3) above) should not
rely or act upon this communication.
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securities
The validity of the preferred shares represented by ADSs and
other matters governed by Colombian law will be passed upon for
us by Gómez-Pinzón Linares Samper Suárez Villamil
Abogados S.A. The validity of the preferred shares represented
by ADSs and other matters governed by Colombian law will be
passed upon for the underwriters by Brigard & Urrutia
Abogados and Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados Abogados
S.A.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York, our
U.S. counsel, will pass upon the validity of the ADRs
evidencing ADSs for us. Certain legal matters relating to the
ADRs will be passed upon for the underwriters by Cleary Gotlieb
Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, New York, and
White & Case LLP, New York, New York.
Experts
The financial statements and managements report on
internal control over financial reporting incorporated in this
prospectus supplement by reference from the Annual Report have
been audited by Deloitte & Touche Ltda., an
independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in
their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference, and
have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such
firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS CONSIDERED
ESSENTIAL IN ORDER TO ALLOW AN ADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE
INVESTMENT BY POTENTIAL INVESTORS. THE PREFERRED
SHARES ARE REGISTERED IN THE REGISTRO NACIONAL DE VALORES
Y EMISORES (THE COLOMBIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY OF SECURITIES AND
ISSUERS OR RNVE). THE DEBT SECURITIES WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED IN THE RNVE. SUCH REGISTRATION DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE AN OPINION OF THE SUPERINTENDENCIA FINANCIERA DE
COLOMBIA (THE COLOMBIAN SUPERINTENDENCY OF FINANCE
OR SFC) WITH RESPECT TO APPROVAL OF THE QUALITY OF
SUCH SECURITIES OR OUR SOLVENCY. THE DEBT SECURITIES AND THE
ADSs MAY NOT BE PUBLICLY OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE REPUBLIC OF
COLOMBIA (COLOMBIA).
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Bancolombia
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Debt
Securities
Preferred Shares
American
Depositary Shares representing Preferred Shares
Rights
to Subscribe for Preferred Shares
From time to time, we may offer, issue and sell debt securities,
preferred shares, American depositary shares (ADSs)
representing preferred shares and rights to subscribe for
preferred shares in one or more offerings. This prospectus may
also be used by a selling security holder to sell securities
from time to time.
This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may
apply to these securities and the general manner in which they
may be offered. When securities are offered under this
prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement describing
the specific terms of any securities to be offered, and the
specific manner in which they may be offered, including the
amount and price of the offered securities. The prospectus
supplement may also add, update or change information contained
in this prospectus. If any securities are to be sold by selling
security holders, information concerning the security holders
will be included in a supplement or supplements to this
prospectus. The prospectus supplement may also incorporate by
reference certain of our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. This prospectus may not be used unless
accompanied by a prospectus supplement or the applicable
information is included in our filings with or submissions to
the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should carefully
read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, together
with any documents incorporated by reference, before you invest
in any of our securities.
Our ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) and trade under the ticker symbol
CIB. Our common shares and preferred shares are
listed on the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (the
Colombian Stock Exchange) and trade under the
symbols BCOLOMBIA and PFBCOLOM,
respectively. On May 11, 2007, the price of our ADSs on the
NYSE was U.S.$28.50 per ADS, and the price of our preferred
shares on the Colombian Stock Exchange was Ps 14,600 per
preferred share. Our headquarters are located at Calle 50,
No. 51-66,
Medellín, Colombia, and our telephone number is +(574)
510-8866.
We and/or
the selling security holders may offer and sell the securities
directly to purchasers, through underwriters, dealers or agents,
or through any combination of these methods, on a continuous or
delayed basis. If securities are sold by selling security
holders, we will not receive any proceeds from such sale.
Investing in our securities involves risks. You should
carefully consider the Risk Factors beginning on
page 7 of our
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2007
(Annual Report), as well as the risk factors
included in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other
regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities
or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Prospectus
dated May 14, 2007.
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About this prospectus
In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires,
references to Bancolombia, the Bank,
we, us and our mean
Bancolombia S.A. and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC), using a shelf registration
process. Under this shelf process, the securities covered by
this prospectus may be sold in one or more offerings. Each time
we or any selling security holder offers securities under the
registration statement, we will provide a prospectus supplement
that will contain specific information about the terms of that
offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or
change information contained in this prospectus. You should read
this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement
together with the additional information described under the
heading Available Information. The registration
statement that contains this prospectus (including the exhibits
to the registration statement) contains additional information
about us and the securities offered under this prospectus.
Statements contained in this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement about the provisions or content of any
agreement or other document are only summaries. If SEC rules
require that any agreement or document be filed as an exhibit to
the registration statement, you should refer to that agreement
or document for its complete contents. That registration
statement can be read at the SEC website or at the SEC offices
mentioned under the heading Available Information.
You should rely only on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any related free
writing prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement. We
have not authorized anyone else to provide you with additional
or different information. This prospectus may only be used to
sell securities if it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement
or the applicable information is included in our filings or
submissions to the SEC. This prospectus may only be used where
it is legal to sell these securities. You should not assume that
the information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement or any other
offering material is accurate as of any date other than the
dates on the front of those documents.
Available information
We are subject to the information requirements of the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act), applicable to a foreign private
issuer and, accordingly, file or furnish reports, including
annual reports on
Form 20-F,
reports on
Form 6-K,
and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any
documents filed by us at the SECs public reference room at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the
SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the public reference room. Our
filings with the SEC are also available to the public through
the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov and through
the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New
York 10005.
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on
Form F-3
relating to the securities covered by this prospectus. This
prospectus is a part of the registration statement and does not
contain all of the information in the registration statement.
Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus to a contract or
other document of ours, please be aware that the reference is
only a summary and that you should refer to the exhibits that
are a part of the registration statement for a copy of the
contract or other document. You may review a copy of the
registration statement at the SECs public reference room
in Washington, D.C., as well as through the SECs
Internet site.
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Incorporation of
certain information by reference
The SECs rules allow us to incorporate by
reference information into this prospectus. This means
that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to another document. Any information referred to in this way
is considered part of this prospectus from the date we file that
document. Any reports filed by us with the SEC after the date of
this prospectus will be incorporated by reference into this
prospectus and will automatically update and, where applicable,
supersede any information contained in this prospectus or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus (other than, in
each case, documents or information deemed to have been
furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules).
We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following
documents or information filed by us with the SEC:
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We will provide without charge to each person, including any
beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon his
or her written or oral request, a copy of any or all documents
referred to above which have been or may be incorporated by
reference into this prospectus.
You may request a copy of these filings by writing or
telephoning us at our principal executive offices at the
following address:
Bancolombia S.A.
Calle 50
No. 51-66
Medellin, Colombia
Attention: General Secretary
Telephone Number:
(574) 510-8896
Forward-looking
statements
This prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the
documents incorporated in this prospectus by reference contain
statements which may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements are not based on
historical facts but instead represent only our belief regarding
future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently
uncertain and outside our control. Words such as
anticipate, believe,
estimate, expect, intend,
plan, predict, target,
forecast, guideline, should,
project and similar words and expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. It is possible
that our actual results may differ, possibly materially, from
the anticipated results indicated in these forward-looking
statements.
Information regarding important factors that could cause actual
results to differ, perhaps materially, from those in our
forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this
prospectus and the documents incorporated in this prospectus by
reference, principally in Item 3. Key
InformationD. Risk Factors and
Item 5Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects of our Annual Report incorporated in this
prospectus by reference, and include, but are not limited to:
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or other conditions in Colombia or changes in general economic
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inability to obtain additional debt or equity financing on
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liquidity risks;
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increases in defaults by our borrowers and other loan
delinquencies;
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lack of acceptance of new products or services by our targeted
customers;
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competition in the banking, financial services, credit card
services, insurance, asset management and other industries in
which we operate;
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adverse determination of legal or regulatory disputes or
proceedings;
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changes in official regulations and the Colombian
governments banking policy as well as changes in laws,
regulations or policies in the jurisdictions in which we do
business;
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regulatory issues relating to acquisitions;
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changes in business strategy;
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other factors identified or discussed under Item 3.D.
Key InformationRisk Factors and elsewhere in our
Annual Report which is incorporated in this prospectus by
reference.
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Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were
made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly or
revise any forward-looking statements after the date on which
they are made in light of new information, future events and
other factors.
3
Bancolombia
We are one of the leading independent financial institutions in
Colombia based on market share and net assets, and we provide a
wide range of financial products and services to our diversified
customer base, including corporate customers, small and medium
size business and individuals. Our products and services include
personal and corporate loans, deposit-taking, credit and debit
cards, electronic banking, cash management, fiduciary and
custodial services, brokerage services, leasing, investment
banking and dollar-denominated products. As of March 31,
2007, we had, on a consolidated basis:
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Ps 36,462,754 million in total assets;
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Ps 24,869,858 million in total net loans and financial
leases;
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Ps 24,237,791 million in deposits; and
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Ps 3,420,985 million in shareholders equity.
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We were originally established to provide products and services
to blue-chip industrial companies in the Medellín
industrial region and we have grown substantially over the
years, both through organic growth and acquisitions. Since our
formation in 1945, we have expanded our business activities to
provide general banking products and services to individuals, as
well as to the middle-market sector which consists of small and
medium-sized companies.
Our consolidated net income for the year ended December 31,
2006, and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was Ps
749,529 million and Ps 199,957 million, respectively,
representing an average return on equity of 22.10% and 22.06%,
respectively and an average return on assets of 2.31% and 2.28%,
respectively.
As of March 31, 2007, we have 703 branches and a
proprietary network of 1,394 ATMs in 152 cities and towns.
Approximately 81% of our transactions with our customers are
electronic or over the internet. These services play an
increasingly important role in our marketing and distribution
system. Our Virtual Branch electronic banking system offers
24-hour
services, including balance inquiries, savings and credit card
information, credit card payment services, disbursement of
pre-approved loans, blocking of credit cards, check
counter-orders, product and service requests, and other customer
services.
We were founded in 1945 under the name Banco Industrial
Colombiano S.A. In 1998, we merged with Banco de Colombia S.A.
and changed our legal name to Bancolombia S.A. In 2005, Conavi
Banco Comercial y de Ahorros S.A. (Conavi) and
Corporacion Financiera Nacional y Suramericana S.A.
(Corfinsura) merged with and into Bancolombia, with
Bancolombia as the surviving entity after the spin-off of part
of Corfinsuras investment portfolio to a new entity formed
by the former shareholders of Corfinsura.
Since 1981 and 1995, our common shares and preferred shares,
respectively, have traded on Colombian stock exchanges. Since
1995, we have maintained a listing on the NYSE, where our ADSs
are traded. Bancolombia is currently the only Colombian company
listed in the NYSE.
Our headquarters are located at Calle 50,
No. 51-66,
Medellín, Colombia, and our telephone number is +(574)
510-8896.
Our agent for service of process in the United States is
Puglisi & Associates, presently located at 850 Library
Avenue, Suite 204, Newark, Delaware 19711. Our web address
is www.grupobancolombia.com; however, the information
found on our website is not considered part of this prospectus.
4
Use of proceeds
Unless we indicate otherwise in the applicable prospectus
supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from any initial
sales of the securities offered under this prospectus and the
accompanying prospectus supplement to provide additional funds
for our operations, strengthen our capital structure and
regulatory compliance, as well as for other general corporate
purposes. General corporate purposes may include the repayment
or reduction of indebtedness, financing acquisitions and meeting
working capital requirements. Unless we indicate otherwise in
the applicable prospectus supplement, we will not receive any
proceeds from any sales by selling security holders.
5
Ratio of earnings to
fixed charges and preferred share
dividends
RATIOS OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Our ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the five years ended
December 31, 2006, and the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2007, using financial information
calculated in accordance with the generally accepted accounting
principles in Colombia (Colombian GAAP) and adjusted
to reflect the generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States (U.S. GAAP), were:
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Year Ended
December 31,
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March 31,
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March 31,
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2006
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2007
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Ratios in accordance with
Colombian GAAP
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Excluding interest on deposits
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3.77
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6.06
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6.02
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3.81
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2.90
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3.35
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3.35
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Including interest on deposits
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1.51
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2.11
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2.40
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2.07
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1.75
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1.98
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1.81
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Ratios in accordance with
U.S. GAAP
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Excluding interest on deposits
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3.19
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7.26
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6.00
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3.79
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3.56
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N.A.
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N.A.
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Including interest on deposits
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1.40
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2.37
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2.39
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2.03
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1.98
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N.A.
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N.A.
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RATIOS OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED SHARE
DIVIDENDS
Our ratios of earnings to fixed charges and preferred share
dividends and other appropriations for the five years ended
December 31, 2006, and the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2007, using financial information
calculated in accordance with Colombian GAAP and adjusted to
reflect U.S. GAAP, were:
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Year Ended
December 31,
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March 31,
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March 31,
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2006
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2007
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Ratios in accordance with
Colombian GAAP
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Excluding interest on deposits
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2.96
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4.15
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4.27
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3.04
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2.35
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3.35
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3.35
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Including interest on deposits
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1.44
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1.91
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2.15
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1,89
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1.60
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1.98
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1.81
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Ratios in accordance with
U.S. GAAP
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Excluding interest on deposits
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2.50
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4.96
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4.25
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2.94
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2.88
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N.A.
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N.A.
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Including interest on deposits
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1.34
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2.15
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2.15
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1.83
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1.82
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N.A.
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N.A.
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6
Capitalization
The following table sets forth our consolidated Technical
Capital (as defined in our Annual Report which is incorporated
by reference herein) as of March 31, 2007.
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As of
March 31,
2007(1)
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(in million of Ps
and
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thousands of
US$)
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Subscribed capital
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Ps
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363,914
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$
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166,148
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Capital Advance Payments
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336
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153
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Legal reserve and other reserves
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2,726,306
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1,244,718
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Unappropriated retained earnings
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49,304
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22,510
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Net Income
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193,958
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88,553
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Subordinated bonds subscribed by
Fogafin
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9,795
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4,472
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Less:
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Long-term investments
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(51,411
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(23,472
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Non-monetary inflation adjustment
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(147,745
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(67,454
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Primary capital
(Tier I)
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3,144,457
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1,435,628
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Provisions for loans
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264,225
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120,634
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Subordinated bonds
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32,500
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(2)
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14,838
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(2)
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Others
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130,074
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59,386
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Computed secondary capital
(Tier II)
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426,799
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194,858
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Technical Capital
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3,571,256
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1,630,486
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Risk weighted assets
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32,055,602
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14,635,256
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Technical capital to
risk-weighted
assets(3)(4)
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11.14
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%
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11.14
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%
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(1) |
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Amounts stated in U.S. dollars have been translated at
the rate of Ps 2,190.30 per US$1.00, which is the
representative market rate calculated on March 30, 2007,
the last business day of the quarter, as reported by the
Superintendency of Finance. |
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Subordinated bonds issued by Sufinanciamiento S.A., a
subsidiary of Bancolombia S.A. |
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Capital adequacy requirements for Colombian financial
institutions (as set forth in Decree 1720 of 2001, as
amended) are based on the standards of the Basel Committee. |
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Colombian regulations require that a credit
institutions Technical Capital be at least 9% of that
institutions total
risk-weighted
assets. |
7
The securities
We, or the selling security holders, as the case may be, may
from time to time offer under this prospectus, separately or
together:
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senior or subordinated debt securities;
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preferred shares, which may be represented by ADSs and evidenced
by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs); and
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rights to subscribe for preferred shares, including rights to
subscribe for ADSs.
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Legal ownership
In this prospectus and in any accompanying prospectus
supplement, when we refer to the holders of
securities as being entitled to specified rights or payments, we
mean only the actual legal holders of the securities. While you
will be the holder if you hold a security registered in your
name, more often than not the registered holder will actually be
either a broker, bank, other financial institution or, in the
case of a global security, a depositary. Our obligations, as
well as the obligations of the trustee, any warrant agent, any
transfer agent, any registrar, any depositary and any third
parties employed by us or the other entities listed above, run
only to persons who are registered as holders of our securities,
except as may be specifically provided for in a warrant
agreement, warrant certificate, deposit agreement or other
contract governing the securities. For example, once we make
payment to the registered holder, we have no further
responsibility for the payment even if that registered holder is
legally required to pass the payment along to you as a street
name customer but does not do so.
If we choose to issue preferred shares, they may be represented
by ADSs. The underlying preferred shares represented by ADSs
will be directly held by a depositary. Your rights and
obligations will be determined by reference to the terms of the
relevant deposit agreement. A copy of the deposit agreement, as
amended from time to time, with respect to our preferred shares
is on file with the SEC and incorporated by reference in this
prospectus. You may obtain a copy of the deposit agreement from
the SECs Public Reference Room. See Available
Information.
STREET NAME AND
OTHER INDIRECT HOLDERS
Holding securities in accounts at banks or brokers is called
holding in street name. If you hold our securities
in street name, we will recognize only the bank or broker, or
the financial institution that the bank or broker uses to hold
the securities, as a holder. These intermediary banks, brokers,
other financial institutions and depositaries pass along
principal, interest, dividends and other payments, if any, on
the securities, either because they agree to do so in their
customer agreements or because they are legally required to do
so. This means that if you are an indirect holder, you will need
to coordinate with the institution through which you hold your
interest in a security in order to determine how the provisions
involving holders described in this prospectus and any
prospectus supplement will actually apply to you. For example,
if the debt security in which you hold a beneficial interest in
street name can be repaid at the option of the holder, you
cannot redeem it yourself by following the procedures described
in the prospectus supplement relating to that security. Instead,
you would need to cause the institution through which you hold
your interest to take those actions on your behalf. Your
institution may have procedures and deadlines different from or
additional to those described in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
8
Legal
ownership
If you hold our securities in street name or through other
indirect means, you should check with the institution through
which you hold your interest in a security to find out:
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how it handles payments and notices with respect to the
securities;
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whether it imposes fees or charges;
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how it handles voting, if applicable;
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how and when you should notify it to exercise on your behalf any
rights or options that may exist under the securities;
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whether and how you can instruct it to send you securities
registered in your own name so you can be a direct holder as
described below; and
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how it would pursue rights under the securities if there were a
default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to
protect their interests.
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GLOBAL
SECURITIES
A global security is a special type of indirectly held security.
If we choose to issue our securities, in whole or in part, in
the form of global securities, the ultimate beneficial owners
can only be indirect holders. We do this by requiring that the
global security be registered in the name of one or more
financial institutions or clearing systems, or their nominees,
which we select and by requiring that the securities included in
the global security not be transferred to the name of any other
direct holder unless the special circumstances described below
occur. A financial institution or clearing system that we select
for any security for this purpose is called the
depositary. A security will usually have only one
depositary which will act as the sole direct holder of the
global security but it may have more. Any person wishing to own
a security issued in global form must do so indirectly through
an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution
that in turn has an account with the depositary. The prospectus
supplement indicates whether the securities will be issued only
as global securities.
Each series of securities will have one or more of the following
as the depositaries:
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The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, which is known
as DTC;
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a financial institution holding the securities on behalf of
Euroclear Bank S.A./ N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system,
which is known as Euroclear;
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a financial institution holding the securities on behalf of
Clearstream Banking, société anonyme,
Luxembourg, which is known as Clearstream; and
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any other clearing system or financial institution named in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
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The depositaries named above may also be participants in one
anothers systems. Thus, for example, if DTC is the
depositary for a global security, investors may hold beneficial
interests in that security through Euroclear or Clearstream, as
DTC participants. The depositary or depositaries for your
securities will be named in your prospectus supplement; if none
is named, the depositary will be DTC.
A global security may represent one or any other number of
individual securities. Generally, all securities represented by
the same global security will have the same terms. We may,
however, issue a global security that represents multiple
securities of the same kind, such as debt securities, that have
different terms and are issued at different times. We call this
kind of global security a master global security. Your
prospectus supplement will not indicate whether your securities
are represented by a master global security.
A global security may not be transferred to or registered in the
name of anyone other than the depositary or its nominee, unless
special termination situations arise. We describe those
situations below
9
Legal
ownership
under Special Situations When a Global Security Will
Be Terminated. The depositary, or its nominee, will be the
sole registered owner and holder of all securities represented
by a global security, and investors will be permitted to own
only indirect interests in a global security. Indirect interests
must be held by means of an account with a broker, bank or other
financial institution that in turn has an account with the
depositary or with another institution that does. Thus, an
investor whose security is represented by a global security will
not be a holder of the security, but only an indirect owner of
an interest in the global security.
If the prospectus supplement for a particular security indicates
that the security will be issued in global form only, then the
security will be represented by a global security at all times
unless and until the global security is terminated. We describe
the situations in which this can occur below under
Special Situations When a Global Security Will Be
Terminated. If termination occurs, we may issue the
securities through another book-entry clearing system or decide
that the securities may no longer be held through any book-entry
clearing system.
SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS FOR GLOBAL SECURITIES
As an indirect owner, an investors rights relating to a
global security will be governed by the account rules of the
depositary and those of the investors financial
institution or other intermediary through which it holds its
interest (e.g., Euroclear or Clearstream, if DTC is the
depositary), as well as general laws relating to securities
transfers. We do not recognize this type of investor or any
intermediary as a holder of securities and instead deal only
with the depositary that holds the global security.
If securities are issued only in the form of a global security,
an investor should be aware of the following:
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An investor cannot cause the securities to be registered in his
or her own name, and cannot obtain non-global certificates for
his or her interest in the securities, except in the special
situations we describe below;
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An investor will be an indirect holder and must look to his or
her own bank or broker for payments on the securities and
protection of his or her legal rights relating to the securities;
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An investor may not be able to sell interests in the securities
to some insurance companies and other institutions that are
required by law to own their securities in non-book-entry form;
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An investor may not be able to pledge his or her interest in a
global security in circumstances where certificates representing
the securities must be delivered to the lender or other
beneficiary of the pledge in order for the pledge to be
effective;
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The depositarys policies will govern payments, deliveries,
transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to an
investors interest in a global security, and those
policies may change from time to time. We and the trustee will
have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositarys
policies, actions or records of ownership interests in a global
security. We and the trustee also do not supervise the
depositary in any way;
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The depositary will require that those who purchase and sell
interests in a global security within its book-entry system use
immediately available funds and your broker or bank may require
you to do so as well; and
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Financial institutions that participate in the depositarys
book-entry system and through which an investor holds its
interest in the global securities, directly or indirectly, may
also have their own policies affecting payments, deliveries,
transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to the
securities, and those policies may change from time to time. For
example, if you hold an interest in a global security through
Euroclear or Clearstream, when DTC is the depositary, Euroclear
or
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ownership
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Clearstream, as applicable, will require those who purchase and
sell interests in that security through them to use immediately
available funds and comply with other policies and procedures,
including deadlines for giving instructions as to transactions
that are to be effected on a particular day. There may be more
than one financial intermediary in the chain of ownership for an
investor. We do not monitor and are not responsible for the
policies or actions or records of ownership interests of any of
those intermediaries.
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SPECIAL
SITUATIONS WHEN A GLOBAL SECURITY WILL BE TERMINATED
In a few special situations described below, a global security
will be terminated and interests in it will be exchanged for
certificates in non-global form representing the securities it
represented. After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold
the securities directly or in street name will be up to the
investor. Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to
find out how to have their interests in a global security
transferred on termination to their own names, so that they will
be holders.
Unless we specify otherwise in the prospectus supplement, the
special situations for termination of a global security are as
follows:
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if the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no
longer qualified to continue as depositary for that global
security and we do not appoint another institution to act as
depositary within 90 days;
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if we notify the trustee that we wish to terminate that global
security; or
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in the case of a global security representing debt securities
issued under an indenture, if an event of default has occurred
with regard to these debt securities and has not been cured or
waived.
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The prospectus supplement may also list additional situations
for terminating a global security that would apply to the
particular securities covered by the prospectus supplement. If a
global security is terminated, only the depositary, and not us
or the trustee for any debt securities, is responsible for
deciding the names of the institutions in whose names the
securities represented by the global security will be registered
and, therefore, who will be the holders of those securities.
CONSIDERATIONS
RELATING TO EUROCLEAR AND CLEARSTREAM
Euroclear and Clearstream are securities clearance systems in
Europe. Both systems clear and settle securities transactions
between their participants through electronic, book-entry
delivery of securities against payment.
Euroclear and Clearstream may be depositaries for a global
security. In addition, if DTC is the depositary for a global
security, Euroclear and Clearstream may hold interests in the
global security as participants in DTC.
As long as any global security is held by Euroclear or
Clearstream, as depositary, you may hold an interest in the
global security only through an organization that participates,
directly or indirectly, in Euroclear or Clearstream. If
Euroclear or Clearstream is the depositary for a global security
and there is no depositary in the United States, you will not be
able to hold interests in that global security through any
securities clearance system in the United States.
Payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other
matters relating to the securities made through Euroclear or
Clearstream must comply with the rules and procedures of those
systems. Those systems could change their rules and procedures
at any time. We do not have control over those systems or their
participants and we take no responsibility for their activities.
Transactions between participants
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in Euroclear or Clearstream, on one hand, and participants in
DTC, on the other hand, when DTC is the depositary, would also
be subject to DTCs rules and procedures.
SPECIAL TIMING
CONSIDERATIONS FOR TRANSACTIONS IN EUROCLEAR AND
CLEARSTREAM
Investors will be able to make and receive through Euroclear and
Clearstream payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices
and other transactions involving any securities held through
those systems only on days when those systems are open for
business. Those systems may not be open for business on days
when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business
in the United States.
In addition, because of time-zone differences,
U.S. investors who hold their interests in the securities
through these systems and wish to transfer their interests, or
to receive or make a payment or delivery or exercise any other
right with respect to their interests, on a particular day may
find that the transaction will not be effected until the next
business day in Luxembourg or Brussels, as applicable. Thus,
investors who wish to exercise rights that expire on a
particular day may need to act before the expiration date. In
addition, investors who hold their interests through both DTC
and Euroclear or Clearstream may need to make special
arrangements to finance any purchases or sales of their
interests between the U.S. and European clearing systems, and
those transactions may settle later than would be the case for
transactions within one clearing system.
In the remainder of this document, you means
direct holders and not street name or other indirect holders of
securities. Indirect holders should read the previous subsection
starting on page 8 entitled Street Name and Other
Indirect Holders.
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Description of debt
securities
We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement a
description of the debt securities that may be offered under
this prospectus. The debt securities will be issued under an
indenture between us and a trustee to be named in the applicable
prospectus supplement. Each such indenture, a form of which is
filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this
prospectus forms a part, will be executed at the time we issue
any debt securities thereunder.
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Description of the
preferred shares
The following description of our preferred shares is a
summary of the material terms of our by-laws and Colombian
corporate law regarding our preferred shares and the holders
thereof. They may not contain all of the information that is
important to you. To understand them fully, you should read our
by-laws, copies of which are filed with the SEC as exhibit to
the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
The following description is qualified in its entirety by
reference to our by-laws and applicable law.
GENERAL
Our preferred shares have been approved for issuance from our
authorized capital stock and are non-voting (except as described
below), cumulative participating preferred shares. On
March 31, 2007, there were 218,122,421 preferred shares
outstanding.
The Colombian Stock Exchange is the principal
non-U.S. trading
market for the preferred shares. As of December 31, 2006,
the market capitalization for our preferred shares on the
Colombian Stock Exchange was Ps 3,878,216 million. There
are no official market makers or independent specialists in the
Colombian Stock Exchange to assure market liquidity and,
therefore, orders to buy or sell in excess of corresponding
orders to sell or buy will not be executed. The Colombian Stock
Exchange is relatively volatile compared to major world markets.
The aggregate equity market capitalization of the Colombian
Stock Exchange as of December 31, 2006, was Ps 125,883,628,
with 108 companies listed as of that date. A substantial portion
of the trading on the Colombian Stock Exchanges consists of
trading in debt securities.
REGISTRATION AND
TRANSFER
The preferred shares are evidenced by stock certificates in
registered form without dividend coupons attached. We maintain a
stock registry and only those holders listed in that stock
registry as holders of preferred shares are recognized by us as
holders of preferred shares. The Bank of New York, which acts as
depositary (the depositary) for our ADR facility, or
the depositarys nominee shall be the registered holder on
behalf of beneficial owners of ADSs representing the preferred
shares, which shall be deposited with Fiduciaria Bancolombia
S.A. (formerly Fiducolombia S.A.), as agent of the depositary
(the custodian). Each registration or transfer of
preferred shares will be effected only by entry on such stock
registry. Any such registration will be effected without charge
to the person requesting such registration, but subject to
payment by such person of any taxes, stamp duties or other
governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
VOTING
RIGHTS
The holders of preferred shares are not entitled to receive
notice of, attend or vote at any general shareholders
meeting of holders of common shares except as described below.
The holders of preferred shares will be entitled to vote on the
basis of one vote per share at any general shareholders
meeting, whenever a shareholders vote is required on the
following matters:
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In the event that changes in our by-laws may impair the
conditions or rights assigned to such shares and when the
conversion of such shares into common shares is to be approved.
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When voting the anticipated dissolution, merger or
transformation of the corporation or change of its corporate
purpose.
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When the preferred dividend has not been fully paid during two
consecutive annual terms. In this event, holders of such
preferred shares shall retain their voting rights until the
corresponding accrued dividends have been fully paid to them.
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When the general shareholders meeting orders the payment
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If at the end of a fiscal period, our profits are not enough to
pay the minimum dividend and the SFC, by its own decision or
upon petition of holders of at least ten percent (10%) of
preferred shares, determines that benefits were concealed or
shareholders were misled with regard to benefits received from
us by our directors or officers, thus decreasing the profits to
be distributed, the SFC may resolve that holders of preferred
shares should participate with speaking and voting rights at the
general shareholders meeting, in accordance with the terms
established by law.
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When the register of shares at the Colombian Stock Exchange or
at the RNVE is suspended or canceled. In this event, voting
rights shall be maintained until the irregularities that
resulted in such cancellation or suspension are resolved.
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Holders of preferred shares are not entitled to vote for the
election of directors or to influence our management policies.
The holders of preferred shares will not be entitled to receive
notice from us of a general meeting of the holders of common
shares unless they have the right to vote on any of the matters
to be addressed at such meeting, as described above. Each holder
of preferred shares shall have the right to vote individually on
any of the matters on which the holders of preferred shares have
voting rights.
In accordance with our by-laws, notice of meetings at which
holders of preferred shares are entitled to vote shall be
published in at least one daily newspaper with a wide
circulation in Medellín, the city where we are domiciled,
as is the case for any other shareholders meeting. We will
cause a notice of any meeting at which holders of preferred
shares are entitled to vote to be mailed to each record holder
of preferred shares. Each such notice will include a statement
setting forth (i) the date of the meeting, (ii) a
description of any resolution to be proposed for adoption at the
meeting on which the holders of preferred shares are entitled to
vote and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies.
General shareholders meetings may be ordinary meetings or
extraordinary meetings. Ordinary general shareholders
meetings occur at least once a year during the three months
after the end of the prior fiscal year. Extraordinary general
shareholders meetings may take place when duly called for
a specified purpose or purposes, or, without prior notice, when
holders representing all outstanding shares entitled to vote on
the issues presented are present at the meeting.
Quorum for both ordinary and extraordinary general
shareholders meetings to be convened at first call
requires the presence of two or more shareholders representing
at least half plus one of the outstanding shares entitled to
vote at the relevant meeting. If a quorum is not present, a
subsequent meeting is called at which the presence of one or
more holders of shares entitled to vote at the relevant meeting
constitutes a quorum, regardless of the number of shares
represented.
General meetings (whether ordinary or extraordinary) may be
called by our board of directors, president or external auditor.
In addition, two or more shareholders representing at least 20%
of the outstanding shares have the right to request that a
general shareholders meeting be convened. Notice of
ordinary general shareholders meetings must be published
in one newspaper of wide circulation at our principal place of
business at least 15 business days prior to an ordinary general
shareholders meeting. Notice of extraordinary general
shareholders meetings, listing the matters to be addressed
at such a meeting, must be published in one newspaper of wide
circulation at our principal place of business at least five
calendar days prior to an extraordinary general
shareholders meeting. To compute these days, neither the
day of the notice nor the day of the meeting shall be counted.
Except when Colombian law or our by-laws require a special
majority, action may be taken at a general shareholders
meeting by the vote of two or more shareholders representing a
majority of common
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shares present. Pursuant to Colombian law and/or our by-laws,
special majorities are required to adopt the following corporate
actions:
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a favorable vote of at least 70% of the common shares
represented at a general shareholders meeting is required
to approve the issuance of stock without granting a preemptive
right in respect of that stock in favor of the shareholders;
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a favorable vote of at least 78% of the holders of common shares
represented at a general shareholders meeting is required
to decide not to distribute at least 50% of the annual net
profits of any given fiscal year in dividends, as otherwise
required by Colombian law;
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a favorable vote of at least 80% of the holders of common shares
present at the respective meeting and 80% of the holders of
subscribed preferred shares is required to approve the payment
of a stock dividend; and
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a favorable vote of at least 70% of the holders of common shares
and of subscribed preferred shares to effect a decision to
impair the conditions or rights established for such preferred
shares, or a decision to convert those preferred shares into
common shares.
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Adoption of certain of the above-mentioned corporate actions
also requires the favorable vote of a majority of the preferred
shares as specified by Colombian law and the by-laws. If the
Superintendency of Finance determines that any amendment to the
by-laws fails to comply with Colombian law, it may demand that
the relevant provisions be modified accordingly. Under these
circumstances, we will be obligated to comply in a timely manner.
DIVIDENDS
The holders of common shares, once they have approved the year
end financial statements, determine the allocation of
distributable profits, if any, for the preceding year.
Under the Colombian Commerce Code, a company must, after payment
of income taxes and appropriation of legal reserves, and after
off-setting losses from prior fiscal years, distribute at least
50% of its annual net profits to all shareholders, payable in
cash, or as determined by the shareholders, within a period of
one year following the date on which the shareholders declare
the dividends. If the total amount segregated in all reserves of
a company exceeds its outstanding capital, the percentage
required to be distributed increases to 70%. The minimum common
stock dividend requirement of 50% or 70%, as the case may be,
may be waived by a favorable vote of the holders of 78% of a
companys common stock present at a general
shareholders meeting.
Under Colombian law and our by-laws, annual net profits are to
be applied as follows:
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to build a legal reserve until that reserve is equal to at least
50% of our paid-in capital;
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second, payment of the minimum dividend on the preferred shares
is made; and
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third, allocation of the balance of the net profits is
determined by the holders of a majority of the common shares
entitled to vote on the recommendation of the board of directors
and president and may, subject to further reserves required by
the by-laws, be distributed as dividends.
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Holders of preferred shares are entitled to receive dividends
based on the profits of the preceding fiscal year, after
canceling losses affecting the capital and once the amount that
shall be legally set apart for the legal reserve has been
deducted, but before creating or accruing for any other reserve,
of a minimum preferred dividend equal to one percent (1%) yearly
of the subscription price of the preferred share, provided this
dividend is higher than the dividend assigned to common shares,
if this is not the case, the dividend shall be increased to an
amount that is equal to the per share dividend on the common
shares. In accordance with Colombian law and our by-laws, the
dividend received by holders of common shares may not be higher
than the dividend paid to holders of preferred shares.
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Payment of the preferred dividend shall be made at the time and
in the manner established by the general shareholders
meeting and in the priority indicated by Colombian law.
The general shareholders meeting may allocate a portion of
the profits to welfare, education or civic services, or to
support economic organizations of our employees.
The dividend payments may be made in installments which must be
approved at the annual general shareholders meeting. Such
general shareholders meeting will also determine the
effective date, the system and the place for payment of
dividends.
Dividends declared on the preferred shares will be payable to
the record holders of those shares, as they appear on our stock
registry, on the appropriate record dates as determined by the
general shareholders meeting.
Generally, any stock dividend payable by us to the holders of
preferred shares will be paid in preferred shares. However, the
general shareholders meeting may authorize the payment in
common shares to all shareholders. Any stock dividend payable in
common shares requires the approval of 80% or more of the shares
present at a shareholders meeting, including 80% or more
of the outstanding preferred shares. In the event that none of
the holders of preferred shares is present at such meeting, a
stock dividend may be paid to the holders of common shares that
approve such a payment.
LIQUIDATION
RIGHTS
We will be dissolved if certain events take place, including the
following:
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being extended by the shareholders prior to its expiration date;
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losses cause the decrease of our shareholders equity below
50% of our outstanding capital stock, unless one or more of the
corrective measures described in the Colombian Commerce Code are
adopted by a general shareholders meeting within six
months;
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by decision of the general shareholders meeting; and
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in certain other events expressly provided by Colombian law and
our by-laws.
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Upon dissolution, a liquidator must be appointed by a general
shareholders meeting to wind up its affairs. In addition,
the Superintendency of Finance has the power to take over the
operations and assets of a commercial bank and proceed to its
liquidation under certain circumstances and in the manner
prescribed in the Estatuto Organico del Sistema Financiero
Decree 663 of 1993.
Upon liquidation, holders of fully paid preferred shares will be
entitled to receive in pesos, out of the surplus assets
available for distribution to shareholders, pari passu
with any of the other shares ranking at that time pari
passu with the preferred shares, an amount equal to the
subscription price of those preferred shares before any
distribution or payment may be made to holders of common shares
or any other shares at that time ranking junior to the preferred
shares with regard to participation in our surplus assets. If,
upon any liquidation, assets that are available for distribution
among the holders of preferred shares and liquidation parity
shares are insufficient to pay in full their respective
liquidation preferences, then those assets will be distributed
among those holders pro-rata in accordance with the respective
liquidation preference amounts payable to them.
Subject to the preferential liquidation rights of holders of
preferred shares, all fully paid common shares will be entitled
to participate equally in any distribution upon liquidation.
Partially paid common shares must participate in a distribution
upon liquidation in the same proportion that those shares have
been paid at the time of the distribution.
To the extent there are surplus assets available for
distribution after full payment to the holders of common shares
of the initial subscription price of the common shares, the
surplus assets will be
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distributed among all holders of shares of capital stock
pro-rata in accordance with their respective holdings of shares.
PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
AND OTHER ANTI-DILUTION PROVISIONS
Pursuant to the Colombian Commerce Code, we are allowed to have
an amount of outstanding capital stock smaller than the
authorized capital stock set out in our by-laws. Under our
by-laws, the holders of common shares determine the amount of
authorized capital stock, and the board of directors has the
power to (a) order the issuance and regulate the terms of
subscription of common shares up to the total amount of
authorized capital stock and (b) regulate the issuance of
shares with rights to a preferential dividend but without the
right to vote, when expressly delegated by the general
shareholders meeting. The issuance of preferred shares
must always be first approved by the general shareholders
meeting, which shall determine the nature and extent of any
privileges, according to the by-laws and Colombian law.
At the time a Colombian company is formed, its outstanding
capital stock must represent at least 50% of the authorized
capital. Any increases in the authorized capital stock or
decreases in the outstanding capital stock must be approved by
the majority of shareholders required to approve a general
amendment to the by-laws. Pursuant to Decree 663, the
Superintendency of Finance may order a commercial bank to
increase its outstanding capital stock under certain special
circumstances.
Our by-laws and Colombian law require that, whenever we issue
new shares of any outstanding class, we must offer the holders
of each class of shares the right to purchase a number of shares
of such class sufficient to maintain their existing percentage
ownership of our aggregate capital stock. These rights are
called preemptive rights.
The general shareholders meeting may suspend preemptive
rights with respect to a particular capital increase by a
favorable vote of at least 70% of the corresponding class of
shares represented at the meeting. Preemptive rights must be
exercised within the period stated in the share placement terms,
which cannot be shorter than 15 business days following the
publication of the notice of the public offer of that capital
increase. From the date of the notice of the share placement
terms, preemptive rights may be transferred separately from the
corresponding shares.
The Superintendency of Finance will authorize decreases in the
outstanding capital stock decided by the holders of common
shares only if:
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OTHER
PROVISIONS
Limits on
Purchases and Sales of Capital Stock by Related
Parties
Pursuant to the Colombian Commerce Code, the members of our
board of directors and certain of our principal executive
officers may not, directly or indirectly, buy or sell shares of
our capital stock while they hold their positions, unless they
obtain the prior approval of the board of directors passed with
the vote of two-thirds of its members (excluding, in the case of
transactions by a director, such directors vote).
No Redemption by
Bancolombia
Colombian law prohibits us from repurchasing shares of our
capital stock, including the preferred shares.
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Description of
American Depositary Receipts
The following description of American Depositary Receipts
evidencing American Depositary Shares is applicable to any
international offering of preferred shares represented by
American Depositary Shares and evidenced by ADRs.
On March 31, 2007, there were 218,122,421 preferred shares
outstanding. A total of 152,648,688 representing 70.0% of
preferred shares were directly held by one record holder in the
United States (ADR Program), and a total of 885,649 representing
0.5% of outstanding preferred shares, were directly held by
22 record holders in the United States. Because certain of
the preferred shares and ADSs are held by nominees, the number
of record holders may not be representative of the number of
beneficial owners. A beneficial owner includes anyone who has
the power to receive the economic benefit of ownership of the
securities.
ADRs evidencing ADSs are deliverable by the The Bank of New
York, as depositary (the depositary) pursuant to the
deposit agreement, dated as of July 25, 1995 and amended
and restated as of August 8, 2005, entered into by
Bancolombia, the depositary and the owners and beneficial owners
from time to time of ADRs (the deposit agreement),
pursuant to which the ADSs are issued. Copies of the deposit
agreement are available for inspection at the Corporate
Trust Office of the depositary (the Corporate
Trust Office), currently located at 101 Barclay
Street, New York, New York 10286, and at the office of the
custodian, currently located at Carrera 43A,
No. 11A-44,
Medellín, Colombia or Calle 30A
No. 6-38,
Bogota, Colombia. The depositarys principal executive
office is located at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286.
The deposit agreement is also an exhibit to the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part.
The following is a summary of material provisions of the deposit
agreement. This summary does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the
deposit agreement, including the form of ADR which has been
included as an exhibit hereto. Terms used herein and not
otherwise defined will have the meanings set forth in the
deposit agreement.
ADRs evidencing ADSs are issuable pursuant to the deposit
agreement. Each ADS represents four preferred shares or
evidences the right to receive four preferred shares (together
with any additional shares of preferred stock at any time
deposited or deemed deposited under the deposit agreement and
any and all other securities, cash and property received by the
depositary or the custodian in respect thereof and at such time
held under the deposit agreement, the deposited
securities). Only persons in whose names ADRs are
registered on the books of the depositary will be treated by the
depositary and us as owners.
RESTRICTIONS
REGARDING FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN COLOMBIA
The following includes a very brief summary of certain
restrictions on foreign investment in Colombia and does not
purport to be complete.
Colombias International Investment Statute, Decree 2080 of
2000, as amended (the International Investment
Statute) regulates the manner in which non-resident
entities and individuals can invest in Colombia and participate
in the Colombian securities markets. Among other requirements,
the statute mandates registration of certain foreign exchange
transactions with the Central Bank of Colombia (the
Central Bank) and specifies procedures to authorize
and administer certain types of foreign investments. Decree 1844
of 2003 modified Decree 2080 of 2000, simplifying the procedures
for foreign investors to register their investment in Colombia
with the Central Bank. International investments are regulated
by the Central Bank by means of External Resolution 8 of 2000
and External Circular DCIN 83 of December 2004, setting forth in
detail certain procedures regarding registration of foreign
investment in Colombia.
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Investors who wish to participate in our ADR facility and hold
our ADRs will be required to submit to the custodian of the ADR
facility certain information and comply with certain
registration procedures required under the foreign investment
regulations in connection with foreign exchange controls
restricting the conversion of pesos into U.S. dollars.
Holders of ADRs who wish to withdraw the underlying preferred
shares will also have to comply with certain registration and
reporting procedures. See Description of American
Depositary ReceiptsDeposit, Transfer and Withdrawal.
Under the foreign investment regulations, the failure of a
non-resident investor to report or register with the Central
Bank foreign exchange transactions relating to investments in
Colombia on a timely basis may prevent the investor from
obtaining remittance rights, constitute an exchange control
infraction and result in a fine.
Approval was obtained from the Superintendency of Finance of
Colombia for the depositary facility established for the ADSs
pursuant to the deposit agreement (and the agreement between the
depositary and the custodian referenced therein) as an
institutional fund pursuant to the International Investment
Statute. The Colombian Superintendency of Securities (currently
the Superintendency of Finance) authorized the initial and
subsequent deposits of preferred shares with the custodian for
the purpose of issuing ADSs, as described below, as a permitted
means of foreign investment under the foreign investment
regulations. Under such law, the custodian acts as the local
administrator of such fund and has certain reporting obligations
to the Central Bank and to the Superintendency of Finance.
DEPOSIT, TRANSFER
AND WITHDRAWAL
The depositary has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions
of the deposit agreement, that upon delivery to the custodian of
preferred shares (or evidence of rights to receive preferred
shares) and pursuant to appropriate instruments of transfer in a
form satisfactory to the custodian, the depositary will, upon
payment of the fees, charges and taxes provided in the deposit
agreement, execute and deliver an ADR or ADRs, registered in the
name or names of the person or persons named in the notice of
the custodian delivered to the depositary or requested by the
person depositing such preferred shares with the depositary.
Such ADR or ADRs shall evidence any authorized number of ADSs
requested by such person or persons and shall be executed and
delivered at the depositarys Corporate Trust Office.
Each deposit must be accompanied by a written notice describing
the price paid for the preferred shares being deposited
(including any commissions paid to a securities broker in
Colombia) in order to enable the custodian to comply with the
foreign exchange regulations of the Central Bank with respect to
the fund or such other matters as may be required from time to
time under applicable Colombian law.
Pursuant to Colombian Banking laws, no individual or corporation
may hold 10% or more of a Colombian financial institutions
capital stock without the prior authorization of the
Superintendency of Finance. Any transaction involving the sale
of publicly traded stock of any Colombian company, including any
sale of our preferred shares (but not a sale of ADRs) for the
peso-equivalent of 66,000 Unidades de Valor Real (or
UVRs, a Colombian inflation-adjusted monetary index
calculated by the board of directors of the Central Bank and
generally used for pricing home-mortgage loans) or more must be
effected through the Colombian Stock Exchange. Neither we nor
the depositary will be liable for any failure to comply with the
ownership limitation or failure to respond to any request for
information to determine compliance with the ownership
limitation.
Upon surrender at the Corporate Trust Office of the
depositary of an ADR for the purpose of withdrawal of the
deposited securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such
ADR, and upon payment of the fees of the depositary for the
surrender of ADRs, governmental charges and taxes provided in
the deposit agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions
of the deposit agreement, our by-laws and the terms of the
deposited securities, the owner of such ADR will be entitled to
delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount of deposited
securities at the time represented by the
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ADS or ADSs evidenced by such ADR. The forwarding of share
certificates, other securities, property, cash and other
documents of title for such delivery will be at the risk and
expense of the owner. Any non-resident owner or beneficial owner
requesting withdrawals of preferred shares or other deposited
securities upon surrender of ADRs must deliver to the depositary
a written notice specifying either that those preferred shares
or other deposited securities:
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have been or are to be sold in Colombia simultaneously with such
withdrawal of the preferred shares or other deposited
securities; or
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are to be held by such owner or beneficial owner, or to its
order, without sale, in which case such owner or beneficial
owner must acknowledge its obligations to register its
investment under the foreign investment regulations, if
applicable, and make the required foreign exchange report to the
Central Bank.
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Such non-resident withdrawing owner or beneficial owner must
also deliver or cause to be delivered to the Central Bank a
written notice relating to the sales price realized (net of
sales commissions paid or payable to a Colombian securities
broker) in respect of the sale of preferred shares (or other
deposited securities, as the case may be) and such other
certifications as may be required from time to time under
applicable Colombian law.
A non-resident owner or beneficial owner who withdraws preferred
shares or other deposited securities to or for its or his own
account or the account of a non-resident third party and who
does not sell or cause to be sold such preferred shares or other
deposited securities in Colombia simultaneously with such
withdrawal will be subject to the foreign investment regulations
and will be required individually to comply with one of the
three authorized forms of foreign investment in securities of
Colombian issuers described below:
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direct investment;
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investment through an institutional fund; or
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investment through an individual fund.
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Such owner, beneficial owner or third party may be required to
register its foreign capital investment in the preferred shares
(i.e., the purchase price of preferred shares plus any
securities brokerage commissions paid to Colombian brokers)
deposited pursuant to the terms of the deposit agreement by or
on behalf of such owner or beneficial owner, or the purchase
price of ADSs, if ADSs were purchased from a prior owner or
beneficial owner thereof, with the Central Bank, in accordance
with the requirements of the exchange declaration used.
Non-resident owners or beneficial owners should consult with
their investment advisers prior to any withdrawal of preferred
shares in the event that such securities may not be sold or held
by such owner or beneficial owner in Colombia at the time of
such withdrawal.
Neither we, the depositary nor the custodian will have any
liability or responsibility whatsoever under the deposit
agreement or otherwise for any action or failure to act by any
owner or beneficial owner relating to its obligations under the
foreign investment regulations or any other Colombian law or
regulation relating to foreign investment in Colombia in respect
of a withdrawal or sale of preferred shares or other deposited
securities, including, without limitation, any failure to comply
with a requirement to register such investment pursuant to the
terms of the foreign investment regulations prior to such
withdrawal or any failure to report foreign exchange
transactions to the Colombian Central Bank, as the case may be.
In addition, the deposit agreement provides that the owner or
beneficial owner will be responsible for the report of any false
information relating to foreign exchange
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transactions to the custodian or the Central Bank in connection
with deposits or withdrawals of preferred shares or other
deposited securities.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the deposit agreement and
any limitations established by the depositary, unless requested
by us to cease doing so, the depositary may deliver ADRs prior
to the receipt of preferred shares (a pre-release)
and deliver shares upon the receipt and cancellation of ADRs
which have been pre-released, whether or not such cancellation
is prior to the satisfaction of that pre-release or the
depositary knows that any ADR has been pre-released. The
depositary may receive ADRs in lieu of preferred shares in
satisfaction of a pre-release. Each pre-release must be:
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preceded or accompanied by a written representation from the
person to whom the ADRs or preferred shares are to be delivered
that such person, or its customer, beneficially owns the
preferred shares or ADRs to be remitted, as the case may be;
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at all times fully collateralized with cash or such other
collateral as the depositary deems appropriate;
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terminable by the depositary on not more than five business
days notice; and
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subject to such further indemnities and credit regulations as
the depositary deems appropriate.
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DIVIDENDS, OTHER
DISTRIBUTIONS AND RIGHTS
Subject to any restrictions imposed by Colombian law,
regulations or applicable permits, the depositary is required,
as promptly as practicable:
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to convert or cause to be converted into U.S. dollars, to
the extent that in its judgment it can do so on a reasonable
basis and can transfer the resulting U.S. dollars to the
United States, all cash dividends and other cash distributions
denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars,
including pesos (Foreign Currency), that it receives
in respect of the deposited preferred shares; and
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to distribute, as promptly as practicable, the resulting
U.S. dollar amount (net of reasonable and customary
expenses incurred by the depositary in converting such Foreign
Currency) to the owners entitled thereto, in proportion to the
number of ADSs representing such deposited securities evidenced
by ADRs held by them, respectively.
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If the depositary determines that in its judgment any Foreign
Currency received by the depositary or the custodian cannot be
converted on a reasonable basis into U.S. dollars
transferable to the United States, or if any approval or license
of any government or agency thereof which is required for such
conversion is denied or in the opinion of the depositary is not
obtainable, or if any such approval or license is not obtained
within a reasonable period as determined by the depositary, the
depositary may distribute the Foreign Currency received by the
depositary or the custodian to, or in its discretion may hold
such foreign currency uninvested and without liability for
interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the owners
entitled to receive the same. If any such conversion of foreign
currency, in whole or in part, cannot be distributed to some of
the owners entitled thereto, the depositary may in its
discretion make such conversion and distribution in
U.S. dollars to the extent permissible to the owners
entitled thereto, and may distribute the balance of the foreign
currency received by the depositary to, or hold such balance
uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for, the
respective accounts of, the owners entitled thereto.
If we declare a dividend in, or free distribution of, preferred
shares, the depositary may, and will if we request, distribute
to the owners of outstanding ADRs entitled thereto additional
ADRs evidencing an aggregate number of ADSs that represents the
amount of preferred shares received as such dividend or free
distribution, in proportion to the number of ADSs evidenced by
the ADRs held by them, subject to the terms and conditions of
the deposit agreement with respect to the deposit of preferred
shares and the issuance of ADSs evidenced by ADRs, including the
withholding of any tax or other governmental
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charge and the payment of fees of the depositary. The depositary
may withhold any such distribution of ADRs if it has not
received satisfactory assurances from us that such distribution
does not require registration under the Securities Act or is
exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities
Act. In lieu of delivering ADRs for fractional ADSs in the event
of any such dividend or free distribution, the depositary will
sell the amount of preferred shares represented by the aggregate
of such fractions and distribute the net proceeds in accordance
with the deposit agreement. If additional ADRs are not so
distributed, each ADS will thenceforth also represent the
additional preferred shares distributed upon the deposited
securities represented thereby.
If we offer or cause to be offered to the holders of any
deposited securities any rights to subscribe for additional
preferred shares or any rights of any other nature, the
depositary will have discretion as to the procedure to be
followed in making such rights available to any owners of ADRs
or in disposing of such rights for the benefit of any owners and
making the net proceeds available in U.S. dollars to such
owners or, if by the terms of such rights offering or for any
other reason, the depositary may not either make such rights
available to any owners or dispose of such rights and make the
net proceeds available to such owners, then the depositary shall
allow the rights to lapse; provided, however, if at the time of
the offering of any rights the depositary determines in its
discretion that it is lawful and feasible to make such rights
available to all owners or to certain owners but not to other
owners, the depositary may distribute to any owner to whom it
determines the distribution to be lawful and feasible, in
proportion to the number of ADSs held by such owner, warrants or
other instruments therefor in such form as it deems appropriate.
If the depositary determines in its discretion that it is not
lawful and feasible to make such rights available to certain
owners, it may sell the rights, warrants or other instruments in
proportion to the number of ADSs held by the owners to whom it
has determined it may not lawfully or feasibly make such rights
available, and allocate the net proceeds of such sales for the
account of such owners otherwise entitled to such rights,
warrants or other instruments, upon an averaged or other
practical basis without regard to any distinctions among such
owners because of exchange restrictions or the date of delivery
of any ADR or ADRs, or otherwise.
In circumstances in which rights would not otherwise be
distributed, if an owner of ADRs requests the distribution of
warrants or other instruments in order to exercise the rights
allocable to the ADSs of such owner, the depositary will make
such rights available to such owner upon written notice from us
to the depositary that:
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we have elected in our sole discretion to permit such rights to
be exercised; and
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such owner has executed such documents as we have determined in
our sole discretion are reasonably required under applicable law.
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Upon instruction pursuant to such warrants or other instruments
to the depositary from such owner to exercise such rights, upon
payment by such owner to the depositary for the account of such
owner of an amount equal to the purchase price of the preferred
shares to be received in exercise of the rights, and upon
payment of the fees of the depositary as set forth in such
warrants or other instruments, the depositary will, on behalf of
such owner, exercise the rights and purchase the preferred
shares, and we will cause the preferred shares so purchased to
be delivered to the depositary on behalf of such owner. As agent
for such owner, the depositary will cause the preferred shares
so purchased to be deposited, and will execute and deliver ADRs
to such owner, pursuant to the deposit agreement.
The depositary will not offer rights to owners unless both the
rights and the securities to which such rights relate are either
exempt from registration under the Securities Act with respect
to a distribution to all owners or are registered under the
provisions of the Securities Act; provided, that nothing in the
deposit agreement will create, or be construed to create, any
obligation on our part to file a registration statement with
respect to such rights or underlying securities or to endeavor
to have such a registration statement
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declared effective. If an owner of ADRs requests the
distribution of warrants or other instruments, notwithstanding
that there has been no such registration under the Securities
Act, the depositary will not effect such distribution unless it
has received an opinion from recognized counsel in the United
States for Bancolombia upon which the depositary may rely that
such distribution to such owner is exempt from such
registration. The depositary will not be responsible for any
failure to determine that it may be lawful or feasible to make
such rights available to owners in general or any owner in
particular.
Although Colombian law permits preemptive rights to be
transferred separately from the preferred shares to which such
rights relate, a liquid market for preemptive rights may not
exist, and this may adversely affect the amount the depositary
would realize upon disposal of rights.
Whenever the depositary receives any distribution other than
cash, preferred shares or rights in respect of the deposited
securities, the depositary will cause the securities or property
received by it to be distributed to the owners entitled thereto,
after deduction or upon payment of any fees and expenses of the
depositary or any taxes or other governmental charges, in
proportion to their holdings, respectively, in any manner that
the depositary may reasonably deem equitable and practicable for
accomplishing such distribution; provided, however, that if in
the opinion of the depositary such distribution cannot be made
proportionately among the owners entitled thereto, or if for any
other reason (including, but not limited to, any requirement
that we or the depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes
or other governmental charges or that such securities must be
registered under the Securities Act in order to be distributed
to owners or beneficial owners) the depositary deems such
distribution not to be feasible, the depositary may adopt such
method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the purposes
of effecting such distribution, including, but not limited to,
the public or private sale of the securities or property thus
received, or any part thereof, and the net proceeds of any such
sale (net of the fees and expenses of the depositary) will be
distributed by the depositary to the owners entitled thereto as
in the case of a distribution received in cash.
If the depositary determines that any distribution of property
(including preferred shares and rights to subscribe therefor) is
subject to any taxes or other governmental charges which the
depositary is obligated to withhold, the depositary may, by
public or private sale, dispose of all or a portion of such
property in such amount and in such manner as the depositary
deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes or charges and
the depositary will distribute the net proceeds of any such sale
after deduction of such taxes or charges to the owners entitled
thereto in proportion to the number of ADSs held by them,
respectively.
CHANGES AFFECTING
DEPOSITED PREFERRED SHARES
Upon any change in nominal or par value, stock split,
consolidation or any other reclassification of deposited
securities, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger
or consolidation or sale of assets affecting us or to which we
are a party, any securities which shall be received by the
depositary or custodian in exchange for, in conversion of, or in
respect of deposited securities will be treated as new deposited
securities under the deposit agreement, and the ADSs will
thenceforth represent, in addition to the existing deposited
securities, the right to receive the new deposited securities so
received in exchange or conversion, unless additional ADRs are
delivered pursuant to the following sentence. In any such case
the depositary may, and will, if we so request, execute and
deliver additional ADRs as in the case of a distribution in
preferred shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding ADRs
to be exchanged for new ADRs specifically describing such new
deposited securities.
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RECORD
DATES
Whenever:
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any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become
payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made;
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rights shall be issued with respect to the deposited securities;
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for any reason the depositary causes a change in the number of
preferred shares that are represented by each ADS;
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the depositary shall receive notice of any meeting of holders of
preferred shares or other deposited securities; or
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the depositary shall find it necessary or convenient,
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for the determination of the owners who will be
(A) entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or
rights, or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, or
(B) entitled to give instructions for the exercise of
voting rights at any such meeting; or
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on or after which each ADS will represent the changed number of
preferred shares, all subject to the provisions of the deposit
agreement.
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VOTING OF
DEPOSITED SECURITIES
Holders of preferred shares, and consequently holders of ADS,
have very limited voting rights. See Description of
preferred sharesVoting Rights.
In the event holders of preferred shares are entitled to vote,
upon receipt of notice of any meeting or solicitation of
consents or proxies of holders of preferred shares or other
deposited securities, if requested in writing by us, the
depositary will, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to all
owners a notice, the form of which notice will be in the sole
discretion of the depositary, containing:
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the information included in such notice of meeting received by
the depositary from us;
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a statement that the owners as of the close of business on a
specified record date will be entitled, subject to any
applicable provision of Colombian law and of our by-laws, to
instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights,
if any, pertaining to the amount of preferred shares or other
deposited securities represented by their respective ADSs; and
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a statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be
given.
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Upon the written request of an owner on such record date,
received on or before the date established by the depositary for
such purpose, the depositary will endeavor, insofar as
practicable, to vote or cause to be voted the amount of
preferred shares or other deposited securities represented by
the ADSs evidenced by such ADRs in accordance with the
nondiscretionary instructions set forth in such request. The
depositary will not vote or attempt to exercise the right to
vote that attaches to the preferred shares or other deposited
securities other than in accordance with such instructions. If
the depositary does not receive instructions from the owner on
or before the date established by the depositary for such
purpose, the depositary shall take such action as is necessary,
upon our request, subject to applicable law, the by-laws and the
terms and conditions of the deposited securities, to cause the
underlying preferred shares to be counted for purposes of
satisfying applicable quorum requirements.
There can be no assurance that the owners generally or any owner
in particular will receive the notice described above
sufficiently prior to the date established by the depositary for
the receipt of instructions to ensure that the depositary will
in fact receive such instructions on or before such date.
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REPORTS AND OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS
The depositary makes available for inspection by ADR owners at
its Corporate Trust Office any reports and communications,
including any proxy soliciting material, received from us, which
are both:
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received by the depositary as the holder of the preferred shares
or other deposited securities; and
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made generally available to the holders of such preferred shares
or other deposited securities by us.
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The depositary will also send to the owners copies of such
reports and communications furnished by us pursuant to the
deposit agreement. Any such reports and communications including
any proxy soliciting material furnished to the depositary by us
will be furnished in English when so required pursuant to any
regulations of the SEC.
AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
The form of ADRs and any provisions of the deposit agreement may
at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement
between us and the depositary in any respect which they may deem
necessary or desirable without the consent of the owners of
ADRs; provided, however, that any amendment that imposes or
increases any fees or charges (other than taxes and other
governmental charges, registration fees, cable, telex or
facsimile transmission costs, delivery costs or other expenses),
or which otherwise prejudices any substantial existing right of
ADR owners, will not take effect as to outstanding ADRs until
the expiration of 30 days after notice of any amendment
given to the owners of outstanding ADRs. Every owner of an ADR,
at the time any amendment becomes effective, will be deemed, by
continuing to hold such ADR, to consent and agree to such
amendment and to be bound by the deposit agreement as amended
thereby. In no event will such amendment impair the right of the
owner or any ADR to surrender such ADR and receive therefor the
preferred shares or other deposited securities represented
thereby, except to comply with mandatory provisions of
applicable law.
The depositary will at any time at our direction terminate the
deposit agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the
owners of the ADRs then outstanding at least 90 days prior
to the date fixed in such notice for such termination. The
depositary may likewise terminate the deposit agreement by
mailing notice of such termination to us and the owners of all
ADRs outstanding if, at any time after 90 days have expired
after the depositary will have delivered to us a written notice
of its election to resign, a successor depositary will not have
been appointed and accepted its appointment, in accordance with
the terms of the deposit agreement. If any ADRs remain
outstanding after the date of termination of the deposit
agreement, the depositary thereafter shall discontinue the
registration of transfers of ADRs, will suspend the distribution
of dividends to the owners thereof and will not give any further
notices or perform any further acts under the deposit agreement,
except the collection of dividends and other distributions
pertaining to the deposited securities, the sale of rights and
other property and the delivery of underlying preferred shares
or other deposited securities, together with any dividends or
other distributions received with respect thereto and the net
proceeds of the sale of any rights or other property, in
exchange for surrendered ADRs (after deducting, in each case,
the fees of the depositary for the surrender of an ADR and other
expenses set forth in the deposit agreement and any applicable
taxes or governmental charges). At any time after the expiration
of one year from the date of termination, the depositary may
sell the deposited securities then held thereunder and hold
uninvested the net proceeds of such sale, together with any
other cash, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for
the pro-rata benefit of the owners that have not theretofore
surrendered their ADRs, such owners thereupon becoming general
creditors of the depositary with respect to such proceeds. After
making such sale, the depositary will be discharged from all
obligations under the deposit agreement, except to account for
net proceeds and other cash (after deducting, in each case, the
fee of the depositary and other expenses set forth in the
deposit agreement for the surrender of an ADR and any applicable
taxes or other governmental charges).
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CHARGES OF
DEPOSITARY
The depositary will charge any party depositing or withdrawing
preferred shares or any party surrendering ADRs or to whom ADRs
are issued (including, without limitation, issuance pursuant to
a stock dividend or stock split declared by us or an exchange of
stock regarding the ADRs or deposited securities or a
distribution of ADRs pursuant to the deposit agreement) where
applicable:
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taxes and other governmental charges,
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such registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for
the registration of transfers of ADSs generally on the ADS
register of the issuer or foreign registrar and applicable to
transfers of ADSs to the name of the depositary or its nominee
or the custodian or its nominee on the making of deposits or
withdrawals,
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such cable, telex and facsimile transmission expenses as are
expressly provided in the deposit agreement,
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such expenses as are incurred by the depositary in the
conversion of foreign currency pursuant to the deposit agreement,
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a fee of $5.00 or less per 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) for the
execution and delivery of ADRs pursuant to the deposit
agreement, and the surrender of ADRs pursuant to the deposit
agreement,
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a fee of $1.50 or less per certificate for an ADR or ADRs for
transfers made pursuant to the deposit agreement, and
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a fee for, and deducted from, the distribution of proceeds of
the sale of rights pursuant to the deposit agreement, such fee
being in an amount equal to the fee for the execution and
delivery of ADSs referred to above which would have been charged
as a result of the deposit of ADSs received upon the exercise of
such rights, but which rights are instead sold and the proceeds
of such sale distributed by the depositary to owners.
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The depositary, pursuant to the deposit agreement, may own and
deal in any class of securities issued by us and our affiliates
and in ADRs.
LIABILITY OF
OWNER FOR TAXES
If any tax or other governmental charge shall become payable by
the custodian or the depositary with respect to any ADR of any
deposited securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such
ADR, such tax or other governmental charge will be payable to
the owner or beneficial owner of such ADR to the depositary. The
depositary may refuse to effect any transfer of such ADR or any
withdrawal of deposited securities underlying such ADR until
such payment is made, and may withhold any dividends or other
distributions, or may sell for the account of the owner or
beneficial owner thereof any part or all of the deposited
securities underlying such ADR and may apply such dividends,
distributions or the proceeds of any such sale to pay any such
tax or other governmental charge and the owner or beneficial
owner of such ADR will remain liable for any deficiency.
GENERAL
Neither the depositary nor us nor any of our respective
directors, employees, agents or affiliates will be liable to any
owner or beneficial owner of ADRs, if by reason of any provision
of any present or future law or regulation of the United States,
Colombia or any other country, or of any other governmental or
regulatory authority or stock exchange, or by reason of any
provision, present or future, of our by-laws, or by reason of
any provision of any securities issued or distributed by us, or
any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of
God or war or other circumstances beyond its control, the
depositary
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or us or any our respective directors, employees, agents or
affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or be
subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of, doing or
performing any act or thing which by the terms of the deposit
agreement or the deposited securities it is provided will be
done or performed; nor will the depositary or us incur any
liability to any owner or beneficial owner of any ADR by reason
of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the
performance of any set or thing which by the terms of the
deposit agreement it is provided will or may be done or
performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to
exercise, any discretion provided for under the deposit
agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to the
deposit agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to
the deposit agreement, or for any other reason, such
distribution or offering may not be made available to owners,
and the depositary may not dispose of such distribution or
offering on behalf of such owners and make the net proceeds
available to such owners, then the depositary will not make such
distribution or offering, and will not allow the rights, if
applicable, to lapse.
Neither us nor the depositary assumes any obligation, nor we or
the depositary will be subject to any liability under the
deposit agreement to owners or beneficial owners of ADRs, except
that we and the depositary agree to perform our respective
obligations specifically set forth under the deposit agreement
without negligence or bad faith.
The ADRs are transferable on the books of the depositary,
provided, that the depositary may close the transfer books at
any time or from time to time when deemed expedient by it in
connection with the performance of its duties or upon our
written request. As a condition precedent to the execution and
delivery, registration of transfer,
split-up,
combination or surrender of any ADR or withdrawal of any
deposited securities, the depositary, the custodian or the
registrar may require payment from the person representing the
ADR or the depositor of the preferred shares of a sum sufficient
to reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge and any
stock, transfer or registration fee with respect thereto
(including any such tax or charge and fee with respect to
preferred shares being deposited or withdrawn) and payment of
any applicable fees payable by the holders of ADRs. The
depositary may refuse to deliver ADRs, to register the transfer
of any ADR or to make any distribution on, or related to,
preferred shares until it has received such proof of citizenship
or residence, exchange control approval, approval or
registration under the foreign investment regulations or other
information as it may deem necessary or proper. The delivery,
transfer, registration of transfer of outstanding ADRs and
surrender of ADRs generally may be suspended or refused during
any period when our or the depositarys transfer books are
closed or if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by
us or the depositary, at any time or from time to time.
The depositary keeps books, at its Corporate Trust Office,
for the registration and transfer of ADRs, which at all
reasonable times is open for inspection by the owners, provided,
that such inspection is not for the purpose of communicating
with owners in the interest of a business or object other than
our business or a matter related to the deposit agreement or the
ADRs.
The depositary may appoint one or more co-transfer agents for
the purpose of effecting transfers, combinations and
split-ups of
ADRs at designated transfer offices on behalf of the depositary.
In carrying out its functions, a co-transfer agent may require
evidence of authority and compliance with applicable laws and
other requirements by owners or persons entitled to ADRs and
will be entitled to protection and indemnity to the same extent
as the depositary.
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rights to subscribe preferred shares
We may issue rights to subscribe for our preferred shares in
order to comply with the requirements described under
Description of the Preferred SharesPreemptive Rights
and Other Anti-dilution Provisions.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific
terms relating to such subscription rights and the terms of the
offering, as well as a discussion of material U.S. federal
and Colombian income tax considerations applicable to holders of
the rights to subscribe for our preferred shares.
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The securities offered by this prospectus may be sold from time
to time by us or a selling security holder as follows:
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directly to purchasers; or
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through a combination of any of these methods of sale.
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In addition, we may issue the securities as a dividend or
distribution or in a subscription rights offering to our
existing security holders. In some cases, we or dealers acting
with us or on our behalf may also repurchase securities and
reoffer them to the public by one or more of the methods
described above. This prospectus may be used in connection with
any offering of our securities through any of these methods or
other methods described in your prospectus supplement.
The securities we or selling security holders distribute by any
of these methods may be sold to the public, in one or more
transactions, either:
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at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
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at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
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at prices related to prevailing market prices; or
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at negotiated prices.
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We or selling security holders may solicit offers to purchase
the securities directly from the public from time to time. We
may also designate agents from time to time to solicit offers to
purchase securities from the public on our behalf. The
prospectus supplement relating to any particular offering of
securities will name any agents designated to solicit offers,
and will include information about any commissions we may pay
the agents, in that offering. Agents may be deemed to be
underwriters as that term is defined in the
Securities Act.
From time to time, we may sell, or selling security holders may
resell, securities to one or more dealers as principals. The
dealers, who may be deemed to be underwriters as
that term is defined in the Securities Act, may then resell
those securities to the public.
We may sell, or selling security holders may resell, securities
from time to time to one or more underwriters, who would
purchase the securities as principal for resale to the public,
either on a firm-commitment or best-efforts basis. If we sell
securities to underwriters, we will execute an underwriting
agreement with them at the time of sale and will name them in
your prospectus supplement. In connection with those sales,
underwriters may be deemed to have received compensation from us
in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may
also receive commissions from purchasers of the securities for
whom they may act as agents. Underwriters may resell the
securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or
commissions from the underwriters
and/or
commissions from purchasers for whom they may act as agents.
Your prospectus supplement will include information about any
underwriting compensation we pay to underwriters, and any
discounts, concessions or commissions underwriters allow to
participating dealers, in connection with an offering of
securities.
If we offer securities in a subscription rights offering to our
existing security holders, we may enter into a standby
underwriting agreement with dealers, acting as standby
underwriters. We may pay the standby underwriters a commitment
fee for the securities they commit to purchase on a standby
basis. If
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we do not enter into a standby underwriting arrangement, we may
retain a dealer-manager to manage a subscription rights offering
for us.
We or any selling security holder may authorize underwriters,
dealers and agents to solicit from third parties offers to
purchase securities under contracts providing for the payment
and delivery on future dates. The applicable prospectus
supplement will describe the material terms of these contracts,
including any conditions to the purchasers obligations,
and will include any required information about commissions we
or any selling security holders may pay for soliciting these
contracts.
We or any selling security holder may enter into derivative
transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered
by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated
transactions. In connection with those derivatives, the third
parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus,
including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may
use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to
settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings
of securities, and may use securities received from us in
settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open
borrowings of securities. The third party in such sale
transactions will be an underwriter or will be identified in a
post-effective amendment.
Underwriters, dealers, agents and other persons may be entitled,
under agreements that they may enter into with us, to
indemnification by us against civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
In connection with an offering, the underwriters may purchase
and sell securities in the open market and may engage in
transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the
price of the securities offered. These transactions may include
overalloting the offering, creating a syndicate short position,
and engaging in stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover
positions created by short sales. Overallotment involves sales
of the securities in excess of the principal amount or number of
the securities to be purchased by the underwriters in the
applicable offering, which creates a short position for the
underwriters. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters
of a greater number of securities than they are required to
purchase in an offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of
certain bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or
retarding a decline in the market price of the securities while
an offering is in progress.
The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when
a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of
the underwriting discount it received because the underwriters
have repurchased securities sold by or for the account of that
underwriter in stabilizing or short-covering transactions.
These activities by the underwriters may stabilize, maintain or
otherwise affect the market price of the securities. As a
result, the price of the securities may be higher than the price
that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these
activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the
underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected on
an exchange or automated quotation system, if the securities are
listed on that exchange or admitted for trading on that
automated quotation system, or in the
over-the-counter
market or otherwise.
The underwriters, dealers and agents, as well as their
associates, may be customers of or lenders to, and may engage in
transactions with and perform services for, us and our
subsidiaries and affiliates.
Pursuant to a requirement of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., the maximum compensation paid to
underwriters in connection with any offering of the securities
will not exceed 8% of the maximum proceeds of such offering.
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Validity of the
securities
The validity of the securities and other matters governed by
Colombian law will be passed upon for us by
Gómez-Pinzón Linares Samper Suárez Villamil
Abogados S.A., our Colombian counsel, and for any underwriters
or agents by Colombian counsel named in the applicable
prospectus supplement. Certain matters of New York law in
connection with any offering will be passed upon for us by
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York, our
U.S. counsel, and for any underwriters or agents by counsel
named in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Experts
The financial statements and managements report on
internal control over financial reporting incorporated in this
prospectus by reference from the Annual Report on Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2006, have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche Ltda., an independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are
incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated
in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
Enforcement of civil
liabilities against foreign persons
We are a Colombian company, a majority of our directors and
management and certain of the experts named in this prospectus
are residents of Colombia, and a substantial portion of their
respective assets are located in Colombia.
We have been advised by Gómez-Pinzón Linares Samper
Suárez Villamil Abogados S.A., that Colombian courts
determine whether to enforce a U.S. judgment predicated on
the U.S. securities laws through a procedural system known
under Colombian law as exequatur. Colombian
courts will enforce a foreign judgment, without reconsideration
of the merits, only if the judgment satisfies the requirements
of Articles 693 and 694 of Colombias Código
de Procedimiento Civil (Code of Civil Procedure), which
provide that the foreign judgment will be enforced if:
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a treaty exists between Colombia and the country where the
judgment was granted or there is reciprocity in the recognition
of foreign judgments between the courts of the relevant
jurisdiction and the courts of Colombia;
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the foreign judgment does not relate to in rem
rights vested in assets that were located in Colombia
at the time the suit was filed and does not contravene or
conflict with Colombian laws relating to public order other than
those governing judicial procedures;
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the foreign judgment, in accordance with the laws of the country
where it was rendered, is final and is not subject to appeal and
a duly certified and authenticated copy of the judgment has been
presented to a competent court in Colombia;
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the foreign judgment does not refer to any matter upon which
Colombian courts have exclusive jurisdiction;
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no proceeding is pending in Colombia with respect to the same
cause of action, and no final judgment has been awarded in any
proceeding in Colombia on the same subject matter and between
the same parties; and
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in the proceeding commenced in the foreign court that issued the
judgment, the defendant was served in accordance with the law of
such jurisdiction and in a manner reasonably designated to give
the defendant an opportunity to defend against the action.
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Enforcement of
civil liabilities against foreign persons
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The United States and Colombia do not have a bilateral treaty
providing for automatic reciprocal recognition and enforcement
of judgments in civil and commercial matters. The Colombian
Supreme Court has generally accepted that reciprocity exists
when it has been proven that either a U.S. court has
enforced a Colombian judgment or that a U.S. court would
enforce a foreign judgment, including a judgment issued by a
Colombian court. However, such enforceability decisions are
considered by Colombian courts on a
case-by-case
basis.
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No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any
information or to represent anything not contained in this
prospectus. You must not rely upon any unauthorized information
or representations. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the
securities it describes, but only under circumstances and in
jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information
contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.
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