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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-09-000155
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090102
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Macro Bank Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001347426
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			C1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32827
		FILM NUMBER:		09502356

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SARMIENTO 447
		CITY:			BUENOS AIRES
		STATE:			C1
		ZIP:			1041
		BUSINESS PHONE:		54-11-5222-6500

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		STREET 1:		SARMIENTO 447
		CITY:			BUENOS AIRES
		STATE:			C1
		ZIP:			1041

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Macro Bansud Bank Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051220
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capacity as attorney-in-fact of Banco Macro S.A. (the "Bank") and in compliance
with Section 3, subsection 23, Chapter XXI of Book 6 of CNV General Resolution
Number 368 (as consolidated in 2001), I hereby inform the Comisi&#243;n Nacional de
Valores (the &#8220;CNV&#8221;) that<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font>the
Bank has acquired its own shares issued by the Bank under the provisions of
Section 68 of Law 17,811 (added by Decree number
677/2001),and,&#160;&#160;having exceeded the 10% limit set by such
regulation,&#160;the bank has purchased&#160;its own shares
under&#160;subsection 2 of section 220 of&#160; the Argentine Corporations Law
No. 19.550, and the Rules of the CNV,&#160;particularly General Resolution No.
535.</font></div>
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respect, we inform you that the Bank acquired 115,323 common, book entry, Class
B shares with a par value of Ps$. 1 (one Peso) each and entitled to 1 (one) vote
per share, for an average price of Ps$. 3.97 per share, and an aggregate amount
of Ps$.458,020.65.</font></div>
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