Banco de Chile (BCH) renews full board and appoints new chairman

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Banco de Chile reported that its entire Board of Directors was renewed at the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 26, 2026, as the prior three-year term expired. A new board was elected for a further three-year term, including both regular and alternate directors.

At a subsequent Board of Directors meeting held the same day, the board appointed Pablo Granifo Lavín as Chairman and Jean-Paul Luksic Fontbona and Julio Santiago Figueroa as Vicechairmen. The changes formalize the bank’s leadership structure for the new board term.

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FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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, 2026

Commission File Number 001-15266

BANK OF CHILE

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Ahumada 251
Santiago, Chile
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☒         Form 40-F  ☐

BANCO DE CHILE

REPORT ON FORM 6-K

Attached is an English translation of a letter filed by Banco de Chile with the Chilean Financial Market Commission and local stock exchanges, informing as Material Information of the resolutions adopted at the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting and at the subsequent Board of Directors meeting, held both on March 26, 2026, with regard to the election of the Board of Directors, and several appointments made at the Board of Directors. The same information contained in this letter shall also be published in the Chilean newspaper “El Mercurio”, on March 28, 2026.

Santiago, March 26, 2026

Mrs. 

Catherine Tornel León 

President 

Financial Market Commission 

Present

 Ref.: Material Information/

Banco de Chile

Of our consideration:

Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Law No. 18,045 on Securities Market, Chapter 18-10 of the Restated Regulations for Banks issued by the Financial Market Commission (“CMF”) and General Rule (“NCG”) 30 of the CMF, I inform you as material information that in the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of this institution, held on March 26, 2026, the Board of Directors was completely renewed, due to the end of the legal and statutory three-years term established for the Board of Directors that has ceased in its functions.

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After the corresponding voting at the aforesaid meeting, the following persons were appointed as Directors of the Bank for a new three-years term:

Regular Directors:	Hernán Büchi Buc
	Vivianne Caumont
	Julio Santiago Figueroa
	Paul Furst Gwinner	(Independent)
	Pablo Granifo Lavín
	Óscar Hasbún Martínez
	Ana Holuigue Barros	(Independent)
	Patricio Jottar Nasrallah
	Jean-Paul Luksic Fontbona
First Alternate Director:	Nicolás Lewin Muñoz	(Independent)
	Second Alternate Director:	Sandra Marta Guazzotti

Moreover, at the ordinary Board of Directors meeting No. BCH 3,049 held on March 26, 2026, it was resolved to make the following appointments:

Chairman:	Pablo Granifo Lavín
Vicechairman:	Jean-Paul Luksic Fontbona
Vicechairman:	Julio Santiago Figueroa

Sincerely,

Eduardo Ebensperger Orrego

CEO

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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.

Date: March 26, 2026

	Banco de Chile
	/s/ Eduardo Ebensperger Orrego
	By:	Eduardo Ebensperger Orrego
		CEO

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FAQ

What did Banco de Chile (BCH) announce in the March 2026 Form 6-K?

Banco de Chile announced that its entire Board of Directors was renewed at the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on March 26, 2026. A new three-year term board was elected and key leadership roles, including Chairman and Vicechairmen, were subsequently assigned by the board.

Why was Banco de Chile’s Board of Directors fully renewed in March 2026?

The Board of Directors was fully renewed because the prior board’s legal and statutory three-year term had ended. As a result, shareholders elected a new board for another three-year term during the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 26, 2026.

Who was appointed Chairman of Banco de Chile after the March 26, 2026 meetings?

Pablo Granifo Lavín was appointed Chairman of Banco de Chile at the ordinary Board of Directors meeting No. BCH 3,049 on March 26, 2026. His appointment followed the complete renewal of the board at the same day’s Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting.

Who are the Vicechairmen of Banco de Chile’s Board after the March 2026 appointments?

Following the March 26, 2026 board meeting, Jean-Paul Luksic Fontbona and Julio Santiago Figueroa were appointed as Vicechairmen. These appointments define the main leadership structure of Banco de Chile’s renewed Board of Directors for the new three-year term.

How was this Banco de Chile Board renewal disclosed to investors and regulators?

Banco de Chile disclosed the board renewal as material information in a letter to the Chilean Financial Market Commission and local stock exchanges. The same information will also be published in the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio on March 28, 2026 for wider public disclosure.

What is the term length for Banco de Chile’s newly elected Board of Directors?

The newly elected Board of Directors will serve a three-year term, consistent with the legal and statutory framework applicable to the bank. The renewal on March 26, 2026 marks the start of this new three-year period for the board’s mandate and leadership appointments.