Bankia Joins the Ibex 35, the Benchmark Index of the Spanish Stock Exchanges
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Bankia joins the Ibex 35, the benchmark index of the Spanish stock exchanges • With a market capitalization of €6.4bn, Bankia enters the index in fourteenth position • Inclusion in the IBEX 35 will give Bankia’s shares greater visibility and liquidity in the market Madrid, 8 September 2011. The technical advisory team of the IBEX 35 today decided to admit Bankia to the benchmark index of the Spanish stock exchanges, effective from 3 October 2011. Bankia has a market capitalization of €6.4bn, making it Spain’s fourth largest financial institution and fourteenth largest listed company. According to Bankia, “entry into the IBEX 35 is an important step, as it will give Bankia shares greater visibility and liquidity, to the benefit of our shareholders”. Bankia is thus now a constituent of a benchmark index comprising companies with a combined stock market capitalisation of more than €400bn. Admission to the IBEX 35 also represents “a further step in the diversification and broadening of Bankia’s shareholder base”. Bankia’s entry into the IBEX follows its recent inclusion in the mid-cap segment of the MSCI Global Standard indices. The MSCI indices include shares from over 70 countries and serve as a benchmark for over 400 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) around the world. Bankia shares began trading on 20 July 2011 after successful completion of the company’s IPO. Thanks to the more than €3bn raised in the flotation, Bankia is one of the most solvent institutions in the European banking sector, with a core capital ratio of more than 9.7%. Bankia has total assets of more than €285bn and holds market-leading positions in the regions that account for more than 60% of Spain’s GDP. The above is notified as a Material Disclosure. Madrid, 8 September 2011 .