AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 28, 2019
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20–F/A
Amendment No. 1
(Mark One)
☐ | Registration Statement pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
or
☒ | Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 |
or
☐ | Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
or
☐ | Shell Company Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Commission File Number000-30852
GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
GALICIA FINANCIAL GROUP
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.
Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 430, 25th floor
C1038AAJ-Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of principal executive offices)
Pedro A. Richards, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 54 11 4 343 7528 / Fax: 54 11 4 331 9183, prichards@gfgsa.com
Perón 430, 25° Piso C1038AAJ Buenos Aires ARGENTINA
(Name, Telephone,E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
American Depositary Shares, each representing ten Class B ordinary Shares
Name of each exchange on which registered
Nasdaq Capital Market
Title of each class
Class B Ordinary Shares, Ps.1.00 par value, (not for trading but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
American Depositary Shares, each representing the right to receive ten ordinary shares, par value Ps.1.00 per share New York Stock Exchange | GGAL | NASDAQ | ||
Ordinary shares, par value Ps.1.00 per share* | GGAL | NASDAQ |
* | Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares representing such ordinary shares on the NASDAQ. |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
Class A Ordinary Shares, Ps.1.00 par value | 281,221,650 | |||
Class B Ordinary Shares, Ps.1.00 par value | 1,145,542,947 |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of RegulationS-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | |||||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards † provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
† | The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012. |
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP ☐ | International Financial Reporting Standards | Other ☐ | ||||||
As issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒ |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No.1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2018, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 15 May 2019 (the “2018 Form 20-F”), is being filed solely for the purposes of adding Exhibit 101 to Item 19 “Exhibits” and furnishing the Interactive Data File disclosure as Exhibit 101 in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Exhibit 101 was not previously filed.
Other than as expressly set forth above, this Amendment No. 1 to the 2018 Form 20-F does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any other item of the 2018 Form 20-F, or reflect any events that have occurred after the 2018 Form 20-F was originally filed.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
101. INS | XBRL Instance Document. | |
101. SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
101. CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
101. LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |
101. PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
101. DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document. |
SIGNATURE
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on its behalf.
GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA S.A. | ||
By: | /s/ Pedro Alberto Richards | |
Name: | Pedro Alberto Richards | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
By: | /s/ José Luis Ronsini | |
Name: | José Luis Ronsini | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 28, 2019