12 Feb 2014 07:00
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), in compliance with the Securities Market legislation, hereby proceeds by means of the present document to notify the following:
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RELEVANT EVENT
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BBVA has agreed to carry out an issue of perpetual contingent convertible securities into ordinary shares of BBVA (the "Preferred Securities"), without pre-emption rights, for a total amount of 1.5 billion Euros. BBVA will apply for the Preferred Securities to be qualified as Additional Tier 1 Capital under Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms.
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The issuance will be targeted only at qualified investors and foreign private banking customers and in any case will not be made or subscribed in Spain or among Spanish-resident investors.
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Admission to listing in Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited will be applied.
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Madrid, February 11th, 2014
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