UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
GALICIA FINANCIAL GROUP
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Argentina Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
Tte. Gral. Juan D. Peron 456
C1038AAJ Buenos Aires, Argentina
+ (54-11) 4343-7528
(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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Gloria Moreno
61-21 138th Street
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 461-7834
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Kevin Keogh, Esq.
White & Case LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 819-8200
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: Not applicable
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. |_|
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. |_|
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. |_|_______
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering.[_]_______
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. |_|
Explanatory Note
Pursuant to a Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form
F-3 (Registration No. 333-117904), Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. ("Galicia")
registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 1,327,496 of
its class B shares, Ps. 1.00 par value per share (the "Shares"). Pursuant to
applicable contractual arrangements, Galicia's obligation to maintain the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been satisfied. Accordingly,
pursuant to Galicia's undertaking contained in the Registration Statement,
Galicia is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement to remove from registration the 52,005 Shares that remain unsold under
the Registration Statement as of the date of this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Buenos
Aires, in the Republic of Argentina, on November 8, 2005.
GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA S.A.
By: /s/ Pedro Richards
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Name: Pedro Richards
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 8, 2005:
Signature Title
* Principal Executive Officer,
--------------------------------- Chairman of the Board and Chief
Antonio Garces Executive Officer
/s/ Pedro Richards
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Pedro Richards Chief Financial Officer
*
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Jose Luis Gentile Principal Accounting Officer
*
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Federico Braun Vice Chairman and Director
*
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Abel Ayerza Director
*
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Eduardo J. Zimmermann Director
*
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Silvestre Vila Moret Director
*
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Marcelo L.S. Tonini Director
*
--------------------------------- Authorized Representative in
Gloria Moreno the United States
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* By: /s/ Pedro Richards
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Name: Pedro Richards
Title: Attorney-in-fact
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