BBVA DIVIDEND OPTION Information note
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:
RELEVANT EVENT
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), in compliance with the Securities Market legislation, hereby communicates relevant information relating to the free-of-charge capital increase resolved by the General Meeting of BBVA shareholders held on 11th March 2011, under agenda item five, section 5.1, by which a system of flexible shareholder remuneration called "Dividend Option" is to be instrumented. Accompanying this relevant event notice is an information note which indicates the expected timetable and other matters related to the Dividend Option.
Madrid, 16th March 2011
INFORMATION NOTE
The General Meeting of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. shareholders, under agenda item five, section 5.1, approved a free-of-charge capital increase with the objective of implementing the system of flexible shareholder remuneration called "Dividend Option", which permits shareholders to elect to receive BBVA shares or cash.
The execution of such free-of-charge capital increase will be proposed for consideration by BBVA's Board of Directors at its 29th March 2011 meeting, with the effect that the Dividend Option could be implemented during April, generally coinciding with the typical dates of payment of the complementary dividend.
If BBVA's Board of Directors approves the execution of such free-of-charge capital increase, it is expected to be executed in accordance with the following timetable:
· 29th March 2011: Communication of the number of rights necessary to receive one new share, and the definitive price of BBVA's commitment to purchase rights.
· 31st March 2011: (23:59 Madrid time). Record date for allocation of rights.
· 1st April 2011: Rights trading period begins in Spain.
· 11th April 2011: Deadline for requesting payment in cash (sale of rights to BBVA).
· 15th April 2011: Rights trading period ends.
· 20th April 2011: Cash payment to shareholders who have requested payout in cash (sale of rights to BBVA).
· 27th April 2011: Initiation of ordinary trading of the new shares on the Spanish exchanges, subject to obtaining all necessary authorisations.
Finally, it is estimated that, assuming BBVA's Board of Directors approves the execution of such free-of-charge capital increase, the approximate purchase price at which Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will purchase rights, in accordance with the formula approved by the General Meeting of BBVA shareholders, will be around 0.15 euros per right.
Madrid, 16th March 2011
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