Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. announces dividend payment - Installment 5 of 6

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina , Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco BBVA Argentina S.A (NYSE; BYMA; MAE: BBAR; LATIBEX: XBBAR) announced today the approval of dividend payment

The Shareholders of Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. are hereby notified that in accordance with the resolutions of the General Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting held on April 28, 2023, the authorization of the Argentine Financial and Exchange Institutions Authority of the Argentine Central Bank obtained on May 31, 2023 and the Board of Directors' meeting held on June 7, 2023, the shares of Banco BBVA Argentina S.A., the Bank will proceed to make available and pay to its existing shareholders on the Bank's share register, as of October 2, 2023 ("Cut-Off Date") of Installment 5, as of October 5, 2023 ("Payment Date"), a dividend, by means of the delivery of:

(i)  Payment in Kind: Up to 8,254,072,169 par value of the National Treasury Bill in Pesos Adjusted by CER at a discount due November 23, 2023 (ISIN ARARGE520DT9) Ticker X23N3 (CV code 9197) at a ratio of par value 13.4714156856 of the above mentioned security for each Company share of Ps. 1 par value, which represents 1370.99 % of the capital stock of Ps. 612,710,079. Fractions of less than 1 will be settled in Pesos; or

(ii)  Cash option: Up to Ps. 8,400,169,246.50 at a ratio of Ps. 13.7098597435 for each Company share of Ps. 1 par value.

Payments will be made in kind, except for those shareholders who expressly elect to receive their dividend in cash in Argentine pesos. The final amounts of the nominal values or pesos detailed in items (i) and (ii) above will depend on the exercise of the option of payment in pesos.

General terms and conditions of dividend payment

Payment date: October 5

Cut-off date: October 2

Those shareholders who hold their shares in the Shareholders Registry kept by Caja de Valores S.A. on behalf of Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. should contact such entity at the e-mail address [email protected] to obtain information on the procedure applicable for the purpose of disposing of the securities as dividends in kind.

It is expressly stated that the Shareholders holdings recorded as of the Cut-Off Date for each installment will be the only ones taken into account for purposes of the payment of the declared dividend. Notices given by those who are not holders of shares of Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. as of the Cut-Off Date shall be deemed not to have been submitted and shall be null and void.

Cash payment option

Those shareholders who wish to receive their dividend in Argentine pesos must send a written notice, signed by the holder of the shares, from September 20 through October 2, 2023, inclusive, on business days within said period, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., to Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. at the following e-mail address: [email protected], or to Reconquista 199 EP, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, C/O Ezequiel Serra. The option will be valid exclusively for this installment. Those shareholders who hold their shares in a Caja de Valores depositary must send such notice through their custodian agent, detailing ownership and account number. The resulting funds will be wired to the bank account informed by their agent.

Such option may not be partially exercised, and will apply to the total of the shareholder's position as of the cut-off date.

The dividend will be made available through Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Av. Córdoba 111, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

Payment in Kind

The dividend will be made available as from the date indicated above, through Caja de Valores S.A., located at 25 de Mayo 362, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, on business days from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., where the required formalities must be complied with and settlements will be made in accordance with the regulatory deadlines.

American Depositary Shares (ADSs)

Holders of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) will receive payment through the depository bank, Bank of New York Mellon, as of the date resulting from the application of the rules in force in the jurisdiction where Banco BBVA Argentina S.A.'s ADSs are listed. In this regard, the cut-off and/or payment dates may differ from those reported herein.

Tax withholdings

From the distribution of dividends, the amounts duly paid by Banco BBVA Argentina S.A., in its capacity as Substitute Obligor for the Personal Property Tax corresponding to the periods 2021 and 2022 of Shareholders who have been subject to such tax, shall be deducted, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of the last paragraph of section incorporated by Law No. 26,452 after section 25 of Law No. 23,966.

It is also informed that such payment is subject to the 7% withholding established in article 97 of the Income Tax Law, text as amended in 2019 (provided that the beneficiaries of the dividends are individuals and undivided estates resident in the country and beneficiaries abroad) but will not be subject to the 35% withholding established in article 74 of the Income Tax Law, text as amended in 2019". For those shareholders included in the law, a ratio of nominal value 12,5284165876 of the mentioned security will be taken for each Company share of Ps. 1 par value, and in case of option in Argentine pesos to a ratio of value Ps. 12,7501695614.- for each Company share of $ 1 par value.

Investor Relations contact
investorelations-arg@bbva.com

SOURCE Banco BBVA Argentina S.A.

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