BBVA today extends the hours of 68 offices in thirteen communities to carry out share exchanges

BBVA extends the hours of 68 offices in thirteen autonomous communities until 9 p.m. this Friday to serve Banco Sabadell shareholders who wish to attend the takeover bid launched by the entity, whether or not they are its clients. The deadline to do so ends at 11:59 p.m. today, so the bank of Basque origin has also made the hotline 800 080 032 available to investors.

As ‘La Información Económica’ has learned, offices are now available during extended hours in all autonomous regions, except in Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, Navarra and La Rioja. The largest number of open branches will be the two natural fiefdoms of the Vallesana entity: Catalonia and Valencian Community.

In the first, they extend customer service hours 19 offices in Barcelona, ​​two in Girona, two in Tarragona and one in Lleida. In the Valencian Community, six offices will be available in Alicante, five in Valencia and one in Castellón. Additionally, six offices in Madrid and another six in Andalusia will open until nine at night, one in each province. They will also be available in Aragón (one in Zaragoza), Asturias (four), Cantabria (one in Santander), Castilla y León (four in Burgos, León, Salamanca and Valladolid), three in Galicia (Coruña and Pontevedra), one in the Balearic Islands, two in the Canary Islands, two in the Basque Country and two in Murcia.

What should I do if I want to accept the offer?

The explanatory prospectus for the offer establishes that if a shareholder decides to accept, he or she may do so in several ways: present, with the help of a manager, the acceptance declaration at any BBVA office or by calling 800 080 032 -if it is an individual- or 911 859 673 -if it is an institutional one-. The other option is to send in writing your declaration of acceptance where your Banco Sabadell shares are deposited, either in person, by electronic means or by any other means admitted by the depository entities.

What documentation should I present?

The user who wishes to exchange his shares must present the certificate of securities together with a statement of acceptance of the offeras well as sufficient documentation so that it can be transferred to BBVA. This includes address, tax identification number or, in the case of shareholders who are not residents of Spain and do not have a Spanish tax identification number, their passport or identification number, nationality and place of residence. When there is co-ownership of the shares, in the case of retail investorsall co-owners must sign the acceptance declaration.

Check here the complete list of BBVA offices that are extending their hours today.