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 August, 2012.
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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Date: August 30, 2012 | By: | /s/ JAIME ALBERTO VELÁSQUEZ B. | ||
Name: | Jaime Alberto Velásquez B. | |||
Title: | Vice President of Strategy and Finance | |||
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GRUPO BANCOLOMBIA ANNOUNCES AN INVESTMENT IN UFF MOVIL
Medellín, Colombia, August 30, 2012
By transaction celebrated today, Banagrícola, a Bancolombia Panamanian subsidiary, acquired 70% of UFF! Mobile S.A.S. ("UFF"), a Colombian telecommunications services operator.
The shares were acquired from investment companies linked to the Carlos Julio Ardila´s Family, and a group of investors including Santiago Aldana Sanín, Manager of the Company. Both investment groups will continue as shareholders of the Company, each with 15% of the shares.
The transaction price was COP 21,000,000,000 (Approximately USD 11.481.746), sum paid in full today.
UFF is the first Virtual Mobile Operator in Colombia, with 272,000 active users and a network of 1,100 sales points and about 100,000 top up points in supermarkets, chain stores, distributors and retailers throughout the country.
With this acquisition, Grupo Bancolombia continues with its goal of providing customers with innovative proposals of financial products and services, integrating the knowledge of experts in the mobile phone industry with banking, in order to deliver user-friendly solutions and access to our clients.
Exchange Rate August 29, 2012 COP 1828.99= USD 1
Contacts | |||
Sergio Restrepo | Jaime A. Velásquez | Jose Humberto Acosta | Alejandro Mejía |
Capital Markets VP | Strategy and Finance VP | Financial VP | IR Manager |
Tel.: (574) 4041424 | Tel.: (574) 4042199 | Tel: (571) 4885934 | Tel.: (574) 4041837 |