Filed by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Banco de Sabadell, S.A.
Commission File
No.: 001-10110
Bilbao, June 2024
Dear Shareholder,
On July 5th, we will hold
an extraordinary BBVA shareholders meeting at the Euskalduna Conference Center in Bilbao. At this meeting, we will submit for your approval a capital increase in order to carry out the share exchange transaction with Banco
Sabadell.
As you are probably aware, on May 9th, BBVA announced its decision to make an offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders to acquire up to
100 percent of the banks shares.
The transaction aims to combine both banks, building a stronger and more profitable bank, and an
example in the market in terms of volume of assets, loans and deposits. This larger scale will allow the bank to face the structural challenges of the financial sector in better conditions, addressing in an efficient manner the rising needs for
investments in digital transformation in an increasingly global sector.
Therefore, we have proposed to Banco Sabadell shareholders the exchange of
one new BBVA share for every 4.83 shares of Banco Sabadell.
The capital increase will take place by issuing new ordinary BBVA shares with
no preferential subscription rights and with no need for you to make any disbursements, as these shares will be allocated to Banco Sabadell shareholders who accept the purchase offer. The final amount of the capital increase will
therefore be subject to the number of acceptances of the offer by Banco Sabadell shareholders.
This transaction will create value for all of
you, the BBVA shareholders, as it will create a stronger and more competitive bank, as well as an estimated increase in earnings per share of around 3.5 percent (once the savings associated with the integration have been realized), and a
limited estimated impact on the CET1 capital ratio of 30 basis points.1
Furthermore, BBVA
will maintain its current shareholder distribution policy, which represents a pay out between 40 to 50 percent of profit, with the possibility of combining cash dividends and share buybacks, as well as the commitment to distribute any
excess capital over 12 percent.2
1
For further detail see the Presentation of offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders from May 9th that can be found at our shareholders and investors website.
2 CET1 ratio pro-forma Basel IV; subject to necessary approvals.