Date: 5th October 2016
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The World Federation of Investors (WFI), the Spanish Association of Minority Shareholders of Listed Companies (AEMEC, one of BETTER FINANCE’s members) and BETTER FINANCE have stated that the swap transaction that took place between CaixaBank and its controlling shareholder, Criteria, lacks transparency and adequate information to the detriment of minority shareholders of CaixaBank.

Indeed small shareholders of the Bank did not have access to the information concerning the transfer of shares representing 17.24% of the Caixa stake in the Bank of East Asia, and 9.01% of the capital of Grupo Financiero Inbursa.

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