Form 6-K

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

Date: May 23, 2013

/s/ Erik Schotkamp

Erik Schotkamp

Capital and Funding Management Director

0001193125-13-234286.txt : 20130524 0001193125-13-234286.hdr.sgml : 20130524 20130524062319 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-234286 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130523 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130524 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130524 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000842180 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10110 FILM NUMBER: 13870162 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 81 CITY: MADRID STATE: U3 ZIP: 28046 BUSINESS PHONE: 011 34 91 537 8172 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 81 CITY: MADRID STATE: U3 ZIP: 28046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA S A DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000505 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA S A DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991103 6-K 1 d543825d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May, 2013

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)

Paseo de la Castellana, 81

28046 Madrid

Spain

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Yes ¨ No x

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:

RELEVANT EVENT

Recommencement of distribution and interest payment on preferred

securities and perpetual subordinated bonds

Further to the Relevant Event filing published today by BBVA, regarding the merger by absorption between BBVA and Unnim Banc, S.A.U. (Unnim), BBVA discloses that payment will recommence of the distribution on the preference securities and on the perpetual subordinated bonds issued by Unnim, at the next distribution payment date, pursuant to the terms and conditions of each issue.

In the case of the perpetual subordinated bonds, the unpaid coupons that have accumulated, with the corresponding arrears interest, will be paid out pursuant to the terms and conditions of each issue.

Madrid, May 23, 2013

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.