UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March, 2015
Comission File Number 001-32535
Bancolombia S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Cra. 48 # 26-85
Medellín, Colombia
(Address of principal executive offices)
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BANCOLOMBIA S.A. ANNOUNCES THE APPROVED DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS
Medellin, Colombia, March 20, 2015
At the annual General Shareholders’ Meeting held today, the shareholders of Bancolombia S.A. (“Bancolombia”) approved, the proposed distribution of profits and declared a dividend equal to COP $830 per share to be paid as follows: COP $207.5 per share and per quarter, on the first business day of each quarter (April 1st, July 1st, October 1st of 2015 and January 4th of 2016).
The approved position considers a legal reserve of COP $ 308,441´872,509.41, which will allow Bancolombia to enhance its capital structure in accordance with regulatory requirements for credit institutions under Colombian law and respond to the growth of its business operations, as well as reserve of $135,473´027,989.74, for the payment of the tax of wealth according to what’s established under Colombian law, article 10 law 1739 of 2014.
Additionally, the General Shareholders’ Meeting approved a substitution of the legal reserves of prior years – taxable instead of nontaxable- by up to COP $260,000´000,000.00.
The ex-dividend dates are set forth in the table below:
Ex-dividend date |
Payment date |
March 26, 2015 | April 1, 2015 |
June 24, 2015 | July 1, 2015 |
September 25, 2015 | October 1, 2015 |
December 24, 2015 | January 4,2016 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BANCOLOMBIA S.A. (Registrant) |
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Date: March 20, 2015 | By: | /s/ JAIME ALBERTO VELÁSQUEZ B. | ||
Name: | Jaime Alberto Velásquez B. | |||
Title: | Vice President of Strategy and Finance | |||