DBRS rating actions

RNS Number : 8031R

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

11 March 2016

 

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

RELEVANT EVENT

Following a material update of DBRS Rating Limited (DBRS) Rating European Covered Bonds methodology, DBRS has upgraded by one notch BBVA's Mortgage Covered Bonds rating, from AA (low) to AA.

The rest of ratings and outlooks assigned by DBRS to BBVA remain unchanged.

Madrid, March 11, 2016

 

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