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Companies, Ibex 29th June 2026

Unicaja board pressing ahead with acquisition of certain WiZink assets

Unicaja’s board is reported to have decided to press ahead with the acquisition of certain WiZink assets after reviewing the due diligence carried out by PwC, according to various media reports. WiZink has accumulated several years of losses as a result of provisions linked to litigation over revolving credit cards, which continue to account for a significant proportion of its total portfolio, despite the fact that Lendrock (a used car…

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Companies 5th May 2026

Unicaja: better-than-expected results thanks to provisions; upward pressure on cost of deposits

Jefferies | Rather uninspiring results. Net profit forecasts were exceeded by 4%, driven exclusively by an improvement in impairment provisions, with a Q1 2026 CoR of 20 bps, which is performing better than the forecast for the 2026 financial year, which was less than 30 bps. Interestingly, loan yields rose by 2 bps during the quarter, thanks to positive effects from the portfolio mix (a higher proportion of corporate loans…

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Companies, Relevant News Item 14th April 2026

Unicaja Banco confirms “preliminary discussions” with Wizink Bank regarding potential agreement to boost card and consumer finance business

Link Securities | In relation to certain reports that appeared in some media outlets yesterday, Unicaja Banco informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that it regularly analyses potential investment opportunities or corporate transactions that could be of interest to all its shareholders. In this regard, it confirms preliminary discussions with WizinkBank, S.A., with the knowledge of the Board of Directors and within the framework defined in the Strategic Plan,…

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Companies 20th October 2025

Unicaja launches interest-bearing online account aimed at new self-employed customers

CdM | Unicaja (UNI) has launched an interest-bearing online account aimed at new self-employed customers, offering a return of up to 3% APR during the first 12 months. It also includes a 1% refund on the sum of the main direct debits and exemption from maintenance and administration fees. ‘The bank’s objective is to reinforce its commitment to attracting new self-employed customers throughout the country, focusing on a model of…

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Companies 7th October 2025

Unicaja rules out potential corporate transactions with other banks to achieve €1.6 billion 2027 profit target

Link Securities | The bank is not considering anything other than growing on its own. This was confirmed by Isidro Rubiales, the bank’s CEO, during his speech at the 16th Financial Meeting organised by Expansión-KPMG, in collaboration with American Express and Cunef University, according to Expansión newspaper. The bank’s chief executive has ruled out potential corporate transactions with other entities because, he said, Unicaja still has considerable capacity to continue…

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Relevant News Item 4th March 2024

Unicaja launches €100m share buyback programme

Link Securities | Unicaja (UNI) has informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that, once it has obtained the relevant authorisation from the European Central Bank, it will carry out a programme to buy back its own shares, in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held on 31 March 2021 and by the Board of Directors. The Repurchase Programme will have the following characteristics: 1….

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Spanish economy 13th February 2024

Unicaja denies any merger with Banco Sabadell on the table

Alphavalue / Divacons| Unicaja shares rose 3.46% yesterday following news that Banco Sabadell was interested in a merger. According to El Confidencial, Josep Oliu, chairman of the Catalan bank, has held talks at the highest level with the Bank of Spain about a possible merger, with plans to locate the merged entity’s headquarters in Malaga, where Unicaja has its headquarters. According to the news story, Unicaja’s main shareholder, the Unicaja…

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Spanish economy 7th November 2023

Norges Bank increases stake in Unicaja to 7.47%

Norges Bank has increased its stake in Unicaja’s capital to 7.47%. This was communicated this Monday to the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) after increasing by more than two points from the 5.4% it previously held. Of this percentage, 4.261 points are held directly, while 3.21 are structured through financial derivatives. According to the same information, Norges now holds 2.654 million shares. Thus, Unicaja’s capital would be made up…

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Companies, Ibex, Spanish economy 21st December 2022

Ibex 35: Unicaja becomes sixth bank to join selective index on 27 December

Intermoney | The Ibex 35 Technical Committee (CAT) announced yesterday, after the market’s close, that Unicaja will join the selective index from Tuesday 27 December (the markets are closed on Monday 26). Unicaja will replace Siemens Gamesa after the successful takeover bid launched by the latter’s parent company. At the same time, Unicaja’s entering the Ibex 35 means that Talgo will join the Ibex Medium Cap index, replacing the bank….