UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE13a-16 OR15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December, 2018
Commission file number:1-10110
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
BANK BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Calle Azul 4,
28050 Madrid
Spain
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.(BBVA), in compliance with the Securities Market legislation, hereby communicates the following
INSIDE INFORMATION
BBVA has reached an agreement with Voyager Investing UK Limited Partnership, an entity managed by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) for the transfer of a portfolio of credit rights which is mainly composed bynon-performing and in default mortgage credits, with an aggregate outstanding balance amounting to approximately EUR 1,490 million (the “Transaction”).
The closing of the Transaction will be completed as soon as the relevant conditions are fulfilled, which is expected to occur within the second quarter of 2019.
As at the closing of the Transaction, the impact of the Transaction in the Group’s attributable profit, which is currently expected to be EUR 150 million, net of taxes and other adjustments, as well as the impact in the Common Equity Tier 1 (fully loaded), which is expected to be slightly positive, will be finally determined.
Madrid, December 26, 2018
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
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| Date: December 27, 2018 | By: /s/ Javier Rodríguez Soler | |
| Name: Javier Rodríguez Soler | ||
| Title: Global Head of Strategy & M&A |