0001309014-12-000092.txt : 20120206 0001309014-12-000092.hdr.sgml : 20120206 20120206112206 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001309014-12-000092 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120206 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: 12572462 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 htm_6529.htm LIVE FILING Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. - Form 6-K
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

November 30, 2011

Commission File Number: 001-10110

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
Kingdom of Spain
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
Plaza San Nicolás 4
48005 - BILBAO (SPAIN)
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(Address of principal executive office)
 
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):  [ ]
 
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):  [ ]
 
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.

Relevant fact filed with the Spanish Securities Commission on 02/06/2012.
The exhibit of this relevant fact was incorrectly omitted from Banco Bilbao
Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.'s current report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on
11/30/2011



TO THE SPANISH SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), in compliance with the Securities
Market legislation, hereby files the following


RELEVANT EVENT

As of today, the Spanish Securities Exchange Commission (CNMV) has approved and
filed a Supplement to the Offering Circular for the issue of subordinate bonds
for mandatory conversion into newly issued ordinary BBVA shares - December 2011,
filed in the Official Records of the CNMV on 25th November 2011. The Supplement
is attached to this Relevant Event Filing.

Madrid, 30th November 2011


SUPPLEMENT TO THE BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. OFFERING CIRCULAR FOR
THE €3,475m ISSUE OF MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATE BONDS - DECEMBER 2011,
FILED IN THE  CNMV RECORDS ON 25TH NOVEMBER 2011.

1.- INTRODUCTION

This supplement (hereinafter "the Supplement") to the offering circular for the
issue of mandatory convertible subordinate bonds - December 2011 made by Banco
Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (hereinafter "BBVA" or "the Issuer”),  filed in
the Official Records of the CNMV on 25th November 2011 (hereinafter "the
Offering Circular"), has been drawn up in compliance with the provisions of
article 22 of Royal Decree 1310/2005, 4th November, partially ramifying Act
24/1988 on the Securities Market, regarding the listing of securities for
trading on the official secondary markets, public offers of sale or subscription
and the protocols required for such purposes (hereinafter "RD 1310/2005").

This Supplement must be read together with the securities note filed in the
Official Records of the CNMV on 25th November 2011 (hereinafter "the Securities
Note"), the BBVA Listing Document filed in the Official Records of the CNMV on
16th June 2011, and the Interim Financial Information filed in the Official
Records of the CNMV on 29th July 2011, and any other supplement to the Offering
Circular that BBVA may publish.


2.- PERSONS RESPONSIBLE

Manuel Gonzalez Cid, as Chief Financial Officer of BBVA and acting as proxy of
the Issuer, by virtue of the authority conferred by the BBVA Board of Directors,
under its resolution, 22nd November 2011, and in the name of and representing
the Issuer, declares that, having acted with due diligence to ensure it be so,
the information contained herein is, to his knowledge, in keeping with the
facts, and does not contain any omission that might affect its content,
accepting responsibility for what is contained herein.


3.- AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES NOTE

By means of this Supplement, the Issuer reports that on 29th November 2011 the
rating agency Standard & Poors ("S&P") announced a downgrade in the rating of
the BBVA long-term debt from AA- to A+, maintaining its negative outlook. The
Issuer's short-term debt rating has gone down from grade A-1+ to A-1.

This event occurred after the revision carried out on 37 of the major financial
entities in the world using the new methodology for financial entities announced
by S&P on 9th November 2011.

For this reason, the following is hereby amended by means of this Supplement:

-	Section 9.4 of the Securities Note henceforth will be worded as follows:

BBVA has not requested any rating agency to rate the risk of the Issue.

On 29th November 2011, BBVA has the following ratings:


	           Short	Long	Date last revision	Outlook
Moody’s1	     P-1	Aa3	October 2011	        Negative
Standard & Poor’s2   A.-1	A+	November 2011	        Negative
FITCH3	             F-1	A+	October 2011	        Negative


The credit-rating agencies mentioned have been operating in the European Union
prior to 7th June 2010 and have been filed with the European Securities &
Markets Authority (ESMA) in compliance with the provisions of the European
Parliament and Council (EC) Regulation number 1060/2009, 16th September 2009, on
credit-rating agencies.

-	The section on the Rating in point 2 of the Executive Summary of the Issuing
Circular ("Description of the Issue") will henceforth be worded as follows:

BBVA has not requested any rating agency to rate the risk of the Issue.

On 29th November 2011, the Issuer has the following ratings:

	           Short	Long	Date last revision	Outlook
Moody’s	             P-1	 Aa3	October 2011	        Negative
Standard & Poor’s    A.-1	A+	November 2011	        Negative
FITCH	             F-1	A+	October 2011	        Negative


4.- PERIOD FOR REVOKING ORDERS

As a consequence of the foregoing, pursuant to the content of the Securities
Note and pursuant to the provisions of art. 40.1.f) of Royal Decree 1310/2005,
4th November, holders of preferred securities in series A, B, C and D issued by
BBVA Capital Finance, S.A. Unipersonal and in series F issued by BBVA
International Limited (“Preferred Securities to be Bought Back”) who have
submitted orders to accept the Offer of Purchase and to subscribe the Mandatory
Convertible Subordinate Bonds may revoke their orders from 29th November 2011
until the date on which this Supplement to the Offering Circular is published.

The deadline for revoking orders will be two working days after the date on
which this Supplement is published on the CNMV website (www.cnmv.es).
Consequently, such orders may be revoked on 1st and 2nd December 2011, to which
end holders of Preferred Securities to be Bought Back must inform the entity
where they submitted the orders for processing, declaring their wish to revoke
them.


Madrid, 30th November 2011



Manuel González Cid
By proxy





This Relevant Event Filing does not constitute an offer to sell or a request to
bid for the subscription of BBVA mandatory convertible subordinate bonds, in any
jurisdiction in which such offer or request is illegal, or, as the case may be,
until the applicable requirements for such effects have been satisfied.
The distribution of this Relevant Event Filing in jurisdictions other than Spain
may be restricted by applicable legislation. Persons with access to this
announcement must apprise themselves of such restrictions and respect them. Any
failure to respect these restrictions may constitute breach of the legislation
on securities markets in said jurisdictions.
This announcement is not an offer to sell the shares in the United States, the
United Kingdom, Mexico or in any other jurisdiction and the securities may not
be offered or sold in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico or in any
other jurisdiction without the filing or exemption from filing of the offering
under the relevant legislation in such jurisdiction.

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.
     
Date: 11/30/2011 By: Manuel GONZALEZ CID

  Name:  Manuel GONZALEZ CID
  Title: Authorized representative