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 January, 2011.
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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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .
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BANCOLOMBIA S.A. PRICES THE OFFER OF SENIOR NOTES
Medellín, Colombia, January
5th, 2011
Bancolombia S.A. (the “Bank”) today
announced that it has priced US$520 million in aggregate principal amount of its
Senior Notes due 2016 (“Senior Notes”).
The Senior Notes have a 5-year maturity
and a coupon of 4.25%, payable semi-annually on January 12 and July 12 of each
year, beginning on July 12, 2011.
The transaction is expected to close on
January 12, 2011, subject to customary closing conditions.
Proceeds from the offering will be used
for general corporate purposes, which include carrying out the business of a
financial institution in accordance with applicable law.
The offering is being made within the
United States only to "qualified institutional buyers" pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside
the United States to persons that are not "U.S. persons" as such term is defined
in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the Securities Act.
This press release shall not constitute
an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any
sales of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The Senior Notes
have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent an applicable exemption from registration
requirements.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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BANCOLOMBIA
S.A.
(Registrant)
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Date: January
5, 2011
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By:
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/s/ JAIME ALBERTO VELÁSQUEZ
B.
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Name:
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Jaime
Alberto Velásquez B.
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Title:
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Vice
President of Finance
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