Agreement with Allianz

RNS Number : 6165I

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

14 December 2020

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), in accordance with the provisions of Securities Market Legislation, hereby communicates the following:

INSIDE INFORMATION

Further to the relevant event published on April 27, 2020, you are hereby informed that, on the date hereof, and after obtaining the required authorizations, BBVA Seguros, S.A. de Seguros y Reaseguros (BBVA Seguros") has transferred to Allianz, Compaña de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. ("Allianz"), half plus one share in BBVA Seguros Generales, Compaña de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. (1) ("BBVA Seguros Generales").

BBVA Seguros has received in respect of the sale of that interest an aggregate sum amounting approximately to 274 million euros. In addition, as reported in the relevant event dated April 27, 2020, Allianz shall pay to BBVA Seguros, if applicable, a variable price of up to 100 million euros related to achieving specific business goals and attaining certain milestones included in the integration plan agreed by the parties.

Excluding the variable price, it is estimated that the transaction will generate a profit net of taxes amounting to approximately 300 million euros, and that the positive impact on the fully loaded CET1 ratio of BBVA group will be approximately 7 basis points. These impacts will be reflected in the 2020 year-end financial statements of the BBVA group.

Madrid, December 14, 2020.

(1) Under the agreement signed with Allianz, BBVA Seguros Generales is the company to which BBVA Seguros previously contributed all the assets and liabilities associated with the non-life insurance business owned by BBVA Seguros, excluding the health insurance line.

 

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