5th Apr 2006 18:21
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA05 April 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 Having obtained the necessary authorizations and registrations, BBVA has soldtoday its stake of 51% in the share capital of Banc Internacional d'Andorra,S.A. to the rest of the shareholders of said entity, the Andorran foundingpartners of the bank, for a price of 395,15 million Euros, as provided in theagreement signed and disclosed as a relevant event on March 9. Madrid, April 5, 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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