BBVA Cancels 75 Million Treasury Shares in Partial Capital Reduction

An update from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( (ES:BBVA) ) is now available.

BBVA has executed a partial share capital reduction approved at its March 2026 annual shareholders’ meeting, cancelling 74,963,302 treasury shares with a nominal value of EUR 36.7 million that had been repurchased under the first tranche of its share buyback program. Following this cancellation, BBVA’s share capital now stands at approximately EUR 2.76 billion, represented by 5.63 billion shares, with the reduction charged to unrestricted reserves and no cash returned to shareholders, while the bank will also seek the formal delisting and accounting cancellation of the redeemed shares.

The operation is structured to comply with Spanish company law by creating a reserve for redeemed capital that is subject to the same restrictions as share capital reductions, which means creditors do not receive opposition rights in this process. The move effectively concentrates ownership among remaining shareholders, potentially enhancing earnings per share and signaling continued capital optimization, without altering BBVA’s regulatory capital through any distribution of funds.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) is a major Spanish banking group that provides retail and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and asset management services. The bank operates primarily in Spain, Latin America and other international markets, focusing on digital banking solutions and a broad range of financial products for individuals, businesses and institutional clients.

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