Banco Santander Chile Announces Filing of Form 20-F with the SEC

SANTIAGO, Chile, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Banco Santander Chile
(NYSE: SAN) filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2008, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The
2008 Form 20-F includes audited consolidated financial statements of Banco
Santander Chile and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2008, and for
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 under Chilean GAAP, including
a reconciliation of Chilean GAAP to U.S. GAAP for net income and shareholders'
equity.
The 2008 Form 20-F can be downloaded from the SEC website
http://www.sec.gov and can also be found at Banco Santander Chile's website
http://www.santander.cl under "Investor Relations." Banco Santander Chile's
shareholders and the holders of its American depositary shares can request
copies of its 2008 Form 20-F, free of charge, by contacting us at the
following address: Banco Santander Chile, Attention: Investor Relations,
Bandera 140, Santiago, Chile, telephone: 011-562-320-2000.
INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND
As per the latest public records published by the Chilean Superintendency
of Banks for May 2009, Banco Santander Chile was the largest bank in Chile in
terms of loans. The stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: SAN)
and the Santiago Stock Exchange (SSE: Bsantander). The Bank's main shareholder
is Banco Santander, which controls 76.91% of Banco Santander Chile.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT
OF 1995
All forward-looking statements made by Banco Santander Chile involve
material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various
important factors which may be beyond the Bank's control. Accordingly, the
Bank's future performance and financial results may differ materially from
those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Such
factors include, but are not limited to, those described in the Bank's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Bank does not undertake to
publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements even if experience or
future changes make it clear that the projected results expressed or implied
therein will not be realized.
CONTACT INFORMATION

Robert Moreno
Manager

Investor Relations Department
Banco Santander Chile
Bandera 140 Piso 19,
Santiago, Chile

Tel: (562) 320-8284
Fax: (562) 671-6554
Email: rmorenoh@santander.cl
Website: http://www.santander.cl

SOURCE Banco Santander Chile

Robert Moreno, Manager, Investor Relations Department, Banco Santander Chile,
+011-562-320-8284, or Fax: +011-562-671-6554, rmorenoh@santander.cl