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Operations of the Bank | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Operations of the Bank |
2. | OPERATIONS OF THE BANK
| 2.1. | Agreement with the Misiones Provincial Government
The Bank and the Misiones Provincial Government entered into a special-relationship agreement whereby the Bank was appointed, for a five-year term since January 1, 1996, as the Provincial Government’s exclusive financial agent as well as revenue collection and obligation payment agent. On November 25, 1999, December 28, 2006 and October 1, 2018, extensions to such agreement were agreed upon, making it currently effective through December 31, 2029. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the deposits held by the Misiones Provincial Government with the Bank amounted to 16,239,739 and 9,305,984 (including 808,570 and 942,301, related to court deposits), respectively.
| 2.2. | Agreement with the Salta Provincial Government
The Bank and the Salta Provincial Government entered into a special-relationship agreement whereby the Bank was appointed, for a ten-year term since March 1, 1996, as the Provincial Government’s exclusive financial agent as well as revenue collection and obligation payment agent. On February 22, 2005, and August 22, 2014, extensions to such agreements were agreed upon, making it currently effective through February 28, 2026. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the deposits held by the Salta Provincial Government with the Bank amounted to 3,777,068 and 5,933,781 (including 1,240,932 and 1,235,163, related to court deposits), respectively.
| 2.3. | Agreement with the Jujuy Provincial Government
The Bank and the Jujuy Provincial Government entered into a special-relationship agreement whereby the Bank was appointed, for a ten-year term since January 12, 1998, as the Provincial Government’s exclusive financial agent as well as revenue collection and obligation payment agent. On April 29, 2005 and July 8, 2014, extensions to such agreement were agreed upon, making it currently effective through September 30, 2024. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the deposits held by the Jujuy Provincial Government with the Bank amounted to 10,910,810 and 1,607,209 (including 1,168,418 and 874,074, related to court deposits), respectively.
| 2.4. | Agreement with the Tucumán Provincial Government – Merger with Banco del Tucumán SA
The Bank acts as an exclusive financial agent and as revenue collection and obligation payment agent of the Tucumán Provincial Government, the Municipality of San Miguel de Tucumán and the Municipality of Yerba Buena. The services agreements with the Provincial and Municipalities Governments are effective through years 2031, 2023 and 2025, respectively. On July 4, 2018, the legislative body of the province of Tucumán enacted into law a bill issued by the provincial executive, authorizing the sale of the shares held by such province in Banco de Tucumán SA to Banco Macro SA. On August 10, 2018, the province of Tucumán transferred to Banco Macro SA, 43,960 Class B common registered non-endorsable shares, with a face value of Ps. 100 each one and entitled to one vote, which is equivalent to 10% of its common stock and votes and the exchange ratio was agreed at 0.65258 ordinary shares of Banco Macro SA for each face value Ps.1 of common share of Banco del Tucumán SA. Therefore, the minority shareholders of Banco del Tucumán SA were entitled to receive at 0.65258 common shares of Banco Macro SA, for each face value Ps. 1 of ordinary shares they hold in Banco del Tucumán SA. Consequently, Banco Macro SA issued 15,662 Class B common, registered shares, with a face value of Ps. 1 each one and entitled to one vote (see additionally note 40). During 2019, the merger with Banco del Tucuman SA by Banco Macro SA was performed and authorized by the Board of the BCRA through Resolution No. 179. On September 25, 2019, Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (CNV, for its acronym in Spanish), authorized the merger which was registered at the Public Registry of Commerce on September 30, 2019. Through Communiqué “C” 84993 the BCRA informed that, according to the authorization gave in due time on October 15, 2019, Banco Macro SA performed the merger with Banco del Tucumán SA. Additionally, since that date, the authorization of Banco del Tucumán SA to operate as a commercial bank was revoked and its buildings were incorporated to Banco Macro SA as branches. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the deposits held by the Tucumán Provincial Government, the Municipality of San Miguel de Tucumán and the Municipality of Yerba Buena with the Bank amounted to 14,274,476 and 4,902,149 (including 3,536,735 and 3,342,313, related to court deposits), respectively. Additionally, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Bank granted loans to the Tucumán Provincial Government for an amount of 2,860,617 and 7,606,547, respectively.

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