Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) 6-K Current report (foreign)

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 September, 2019

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)

Jaime Sáenz de Tejada Pulido

Calle Azul, 4

28050 Madrid

Spain

Telephone number +34 91 537 7000

(Name, Telephone,E-mail and /or Facsimile Number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form20-F or Form40-F:

Form20-F  ☒            Form40-F  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form6-K in paper as permitted by RegulationS-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes  ☐            No  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form6-K in paper as permitted by RegulationS-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Yes  ☐            No  ☒

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.

Explanatory Note

This Report on Form6-K contains, as exhibits, certain documents listed below relating to the issuance and sale by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (the “Issuer”) of $1,000,000,000 of its Series 9Non-Step-UpNon-Cumulative Contingent Convertible Perpetual Preferred Tier 1 Securities (the “Securities”). This Report on Form6-K and the Exhibits hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into Registration Statement onForm F-3(No. 333-232333) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and into the related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2019.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit	Description of Exhibit
1.1	Pricing Agreement dated August 28, 2019
4.8	Second Supplemental Indenture for the Securities between the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Paying and Conversion Agent, Calculation Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Contingent Convertible Security Registrar dated as of September 5, 2019
4.9	Form of Security Certificate representing the Securities (included in Exhibit 4.8)
5.1	Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, special United States counsel to the Issuer, as to the legality of the Securities being registered
5.2	Opinion of J&A Garrigues, S.L.P., Spanish counsel to the Issuer, as to the legality of the Securities being registered
8.1	Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding certain U.S. federal income tax matters
23.1	Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included inExhibit 5.1 andExhibit 8.1)
23.2	Consent of J&A Garrigues, S.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.2)

SIGNATURES

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.
By:	/s/ Antonio Borraz Peralta
Name:	Antonio Borraz Peralta
Title:	Authorized Representative

Date: September 5, 2019