Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA S&P's Upgrades BBVA's ratings (9612V)

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

16 December 2021

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

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Today December 16th, 2021, S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has upgraded by one notch BBVA's long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) to A from A- and short-term ICR to A-1 from A-2. The outlook has changed to negative from stable, mirroring now the negative outlook of Spain's Sovereign S&P's current rating.

S&P has also taken the following actions over other BBVA's ratings:

   --    Upgraded by one notch long-term senior unsecured instruments issue rating to A from A-. 
   --    Upgraded by one notch short-term senior unsecured instruments issue rating to A-1 from A-2. 
   --    Upgraded by one notch long-term resolution counterparty rating (RCR) to A+ from A. 
   --    Affirmed short-term RCR at A-1. 
   --    Affirmed debt ratings on hybrid instruments. 

Madrid, December 16th 2021

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