Pursuant of the provisions of Articles 9 and 10 of Law 18,045 and the Rules of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions, the company announced that at the last board meeting of Banco Santander - Chile held on August 20, 2013, the resignation of the First-Vice President of the Bank, Mr. Jesus Maria Zabala Lotina was informed and, in according to the provisions of article twenty-first of the bylaws of the bank, Mr. Juan Pedro Santa Maria Perez, alternate board member was appointed as board member.