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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. |
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Kingdom of Spain | ||||
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Plaza San Nicolás 4 48005 - BILBAO (SPAIN) |
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(Address of principal executive office) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: [x] Form 20-F [ ] 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): [ ] | ||||
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: [ ] Yes [x] No | ||||
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., (BBVA) pursuant to the provisions of the Spanish Securities Market Act, proceeds by means of the present document to notify the following RELEVANT EVENT On January 29, 2010, Fitch Ratings revised the ratings of 592 hybrid securities issued by financial institutions worldwide. This is a consequence of the implementation of the new valuation methodology of this type of issues that was announced by the rating agency on December 29, 2009. Fitch has changed the rating of the issues of preferred shares of BBVA from A to A- . The BBVA group rating as a long term issuer is kept at AA- level with positive outlook, and the group rating as short term issuer is kept at F1+. Madrid, February 2, 2010
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. | ||
Date: 02/02/2010 | By: |
Javier MALAGON NAVAS |
Name: | Javier MALAGON NAVAS | |
Title: | Authorized representative of BBVA | |