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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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 Pursuant to the agreements disclosed to the markets on November 2, 2010, and having obtained the necessary authorisations, on the date hereof, BBVA has completed the acquisition of 24.8902% of the total issued share capital of Turkiye Garanti Bankasi, AS. Madrid, March 22, 2011
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: 03/22/2011 | By: |
Javier MALAGON NAVAS |
Name: | Javier MALAGON NAVAS | |
Title: | Authorized representative | |