9th Mar 2006 15:24
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA09 March 2006 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., pursuant to the provisions of article 82of the Spanish Securities Market Act, proceeds by means of the present documentto notify the following: RELEVANT EVENT BBVA has reached an agreement to sell its stake of 51% in the share capital ofBanc Internacional d'Andorra, S.A. to the rest of the shareholders of saidentity, the founding partners of the bank, for a price of 395,15 million Euros.The transfer will only be fully effective once the necessary authorizations andregistrations have been obtained. Through this sale, BBVA will obtain a net capital gain of 111,9 million Euros. Madrid, March 09, 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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