BBVXF Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentari (PK)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September, 2019

Commission file number: 1-10110

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

BANK BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Calle Azul, 4

28050 Madrid

Spain

(Address of principal executive offices)

Jaime Sáenz de Tejada Pulido

Calle Azul, 4

28050 Madrid

Spain

Telephone number +34 91 537 7000

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and /or Facsimile Number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F  ☒            Form 40-F  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes  ☐            No  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Yes  ☐            No  ☒

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.

Explanatory Note

This Report on Form 6-K contains, as exhibits, certain documents listed below relating to the issuance and sale by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (the “Issuer”) of $1,000,000,000 of its Series 9 Non-Step-Up Non-Cumulative Contingent Convertible Perpetual Preferred Tier 1 Securities (the “Securities”). This Report on Form 6-K and the Exhibits hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-232333) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and into the related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2019.