28 Jun 2012 12:45
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), pursuant to the provisions of the Spanish Securities Market Act, hereby proceeds by means of the present document to notify the following
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RELEVANT INFORMATION
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BBVA has reached today an agreement with "Oriental Financial Group Inc." to sell its business in Puerto Rico for a total price of 500 million USA dollars.
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The closing of the transaction is subject to obtaining the required authorizations from the competent regulatory authorities.
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As of March 31, 2012, the business of BBVA in Puerto Rico had approximately 5,200 million USA dollars in total assets (which represent less than 1% of the GroupΒ΄s total assets) and approximately 3,300 million USA dollars in deposits (ranking in the seventh position by deposits in Puerto Rico, with a 5.9 % market share as of June 30, 2011).
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The sale price is equivalent to a 2011 price/earnings ratio of 14.7 times and a price/tangible book value ratio of 1.03 times (as of March 31, 2012).
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Madrid, June 28, 2012
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