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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. ("BBVA"), in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Market legislation, hereby communicates the following:
INSIDE INFORMATION
As a result of the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP), the European Central Bank ("ECB") has communicated to BBVA the minimum capital requirements for the year 2024.
BBVA shall maintain at consolidated level a total capital ratio of 13.25% and a CET1 capital ratio of 9.09% as of January 1, 2024. These capital ratios include a Pillar 2 requirement at a consolidated level of 1.68%, of which 0.18%[1] is determined on the basis of the ECB's prudential provisioning expectations. Of this Pillar 2 requirement of 1.68% at the consolidated level, a minimum of 1.02% shall be met with CET1[2].
In addition, BBVA shall maintain, as of January 1, 2024 at the individual level, a total capital ratio of 12.10% and a CET1 capital ratio of 7.94%. These ratios include a Pillar 2 requirement at the individual level of 1.5%, of which at least 0.84% shall be met with CET1.
Below is a table summarizing the minimum regulatory capital requirements applicable to BBVA at both the consolidated and individual level:
Capital requirements | BBVA Consolidated | BBVA S.A. (individual) | ||
CET 1 | Total capital | CET 1 | Total capital | |
Pillar 1 | 4.50% | 8.00% | 4.50% | 8.00% |
Pillar 2 (P2R) | 1.02% | 1.68% | 0.84% | 1.50% |
Conservation buffer | 2.50% | 2.50% | 2.50% | 2.50% |
Other Systemic Important Institution buffer 2 | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0% | 0% |
Countercyclical buffer 3 | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
Total capital requirements | 9.09% | 13.25% | 7.94% | 12.10% |
Madrid, November 30th, 2023
[1] This 0.18% determined on the basis of the ECB's prudential provisioning expectations shall be met with CET1.
[2] Includes the 0.18% determined on the basis of the ECB's prudential provisioning expectations.