Sabadell and BBVA executives joust over prospects for takeover bid
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MADRID, Sept 16 (Reuters) -The head of Banco Sabadell SABE.MC said it was highly unlikely that larger rival BBVA BBVA.MC would succeed with a multi-billioneuro hostile bid for his bank.
"I think the chances of the operation being successful are very slim," Sabadell CEO Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno told a banking event in Madrid on Monday.
BBVA's Country Manager for Spain, Peio Belausteguigoitia, speaking on the same panel as Gonzalez-Bueno, however said he was confident that the acquisition would go ahead.
In April, BBVA launched a 12 billion euro ($13.4 billion) bid for all Sabadell shares, which turned hostile in May. It was met by opposition from the Spanish government but was given the green light by the European Central Bank on Sept. 5.
Under Spanish law, the government cannot stop the takeover bid but has the final word on allowing a merger between the two entities. The acquisition must also be authorised by Spain's stock market supervisor and its antitrust watchdog CNMC.
The government considers the combination of the two banks would have potentially harmful effects on the Spanish financial system and would impact jobs and customers.
However, Sabadell shares are 11% higher than they were on the day before the takeover bid was announced and remain 4% above the price following the hostile approach, signalling many investors believe BBVA will prevail.
BBVA is offering one newly-issued share for 4.83 Sabadell shares, which represented a premium of 30% over the target's April 29 close.
As BBVA shares have fallen to 9.276 euros from 10.90 euros since the offer was made, the premium is now only around 2%, valuing Sabadell at about 10.27 billion euros, Reuters calculations show.
BBVA has already received the green light for the deal from authorities in several countries where Sabadell has a presence, including Britain, the United States, France, Portugal and Morocco.
Combining the two lenders would create a bank with more than 1 trillion euros in total assets.
BBVA, which has set itself a minimum approval threshold of 50.01% of Sabadell shares, said in May that the process could take six to eight months before formally going to shareholders.
($1 = 0.8990 euros)
Reporting by David Latona; Editing by Louise Heavens and Keith Weir
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