BBVA Argentina gets approvals for 50% stake in FCA Financiera
Banco BBVA Argentina S.A.
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Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (BBAR) announced key regulatory approvals for its planned joint acquisition of FCA Compañía Financiera S.A. The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) issued a resolution indicating no objections under Financial Institutions Law Section 15, and the Secretariat of Industry and Commerce authorized the economic concentration on November 6, 2025.
Once closing occurs, BBVA Argentina and Stellantis Financial Services Europe will become shareholders of FCA Compañía Financiera S.A., each with a 50% participation in share capital and votes, following the transfer of 100% of the company from Fidis S.p.A. and FCA Automobiles Argentina S.A.
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Regulatory clearances pave the way for a 50/50 joint control.
BBVA Argentina received two approvals for its joint acquisition of FCA Compañía Financiera S.A.: a BCRA resolution with no observations under Section 15, and authorization of the economic concentration by the Secretariat of Industry and Commerce on November 6, 2025.
Post-closing, BBVA Argentina and Stellantis Financial Services Europe will each hold 50% of share capital and votes. The sellers are Fidis S.p.A. and FCA Automobiles Argentina S.A., transferring 100% of the company.
These approvals are prerequisites for closing; actual impact depends on completion of the transaction and subsequent integration steps disclosed later.
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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of November 2025
Commission File Number: 001-12568
BBVA Argentina Bank S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
111 Córdoba Av, C1054AAA
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of principal executive offices)
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BBVA Argentina Bank S.A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item
Relevantl
Event – Approval by the BCRA and the Secretariat of Industry and Commerce for the acquisition of 50% of the share capital of
FCA Compañía Financiera S.A.
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos, November 7, 2025
Messrs.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Re: Relevamtl Event – Approval by the BCRA and the Secretariat of Industry and Commerce for the acquisition of 50% of the share capital of FCA Compañía Financiera S.A. -
To whom it may concern:
I hereby address you in my capacity as Head of Market Relations of Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (hereinafter, the “Company”) in compliance with the provisions of Chapter I, Title XII of the Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Restated Text 2013 and its complementary and modifying provisions), with the purpose of informing that the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (“BCRA”) issued RESOLUTION 308-E-GDEBCRA-SDD#BCRA 2025 (the “Resolution”) by means of which it resolved not to formulate observations, from the perspective of Section 15 of the Financial Institutions Law No. 21,526, as regards the shareholding modification to take place in FCA Compañía Financiera S.A., whereby Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. and Stellantis Financial Services Europe (jointly, the “New Shareholders”) will become shareholders, each with a 50% (fifty percent) participation in the share capital and votes of the Company, once the closing of the transaction occurs, which implies the effective transfer of 100% of the Company's share capital from Fidis S.p.A. and FCA Automobiles Argentina S.A. in favor of the New Shareholders.
Likewise, on November 6, 2025, the Secretariat of Industry and Commerce, by virtue of the recommendation of the National Commission for the Defense of Competition, authorized the economic concentration operation consisting in the acquisition of joint control over the firm FCA COMPAÑÍA FINANCIERA S.A. by the New Shareholders, all in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 14, subsection a), of Law No. 27,442.
Sincerely.
Eduardo González Correas
Head of Market Relations
BANCO BBVA ARGENTINA S.A.
Av. Córdoba 111, piso 31 (C1054AAA) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
IGJ 17-10-19 N° 21.332 L.97 T SA (T.O)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BBVA Argentina Bank S.A. | ||
Date: November 7, 2025 |
By: /s/ Carmen Morillo Arroyo
Name: Carmen Morillo Arroyo Title: Chief Financial Officer | |