Notice of Closure of the Representation Office in Mexico and Revocation of Authorization for Liberbank, S.A., Representation Office in Mexico

DOF: 27/08/2024

NOTICE through which the closure of the Representation Office in Mexico is announced, as well as the revocation of the authorization for the establishment of Liberbank, S.A., Representation Office in Mexico.

At the margin, a seal with the National Coat of Arms, which reads: United Mexican States.- TREASURY.- Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.- National Banking and Securities Commission.- Vice Presidency of Regulation.- General Directorate of Authorizations to the Financial System.- Vice Presidency of Supervision of Groups and Financial Intermediaries A.- General Directorate of Supervision of Groups and Financial Intermediaries B.-

Notice No.: 312-3/42546/2024.- File: CNBV.3S.1.312 (7302).- File: CNBV.3S.1.312 (16544).

Subject:

Closure of your Representation Office in

Mexico, as well as revocation of the

authorization for its establishment.

LIBERBANK, S.A.,

REPRESENTATION OFFICE IN MEXICO

UNICAJA BANCO, S.A.

Campos Elíseos No. 345, Omega Bldg., 5th Floor,

Polanco V Section, Miguel Hidalgo Alc.,

C.P. 11560, Mexico City.

ATTENTION:

MR. MATÍAS MARTÍNEZ PÉREZ

Legal Representative.

We refer to the documents submitted to this Commission on August 9 and November 15, 2023, and January 8, April 19 and 22, and May 7, 2024, through the email address VPSupervisionGIFA@cnbv.gob.mx, through which, on behalf and in representation of Unicaja Banco, S.A. (Unicaja), it requested: i) a new authorization for the establishment of a Representation Office in Mexico for Unicaja Banco, S.A., stating that it be permitted to continue with the activities being carried out by the representation office of Liberbank, S.A. and ii) the revocation of the authorization granted to Liberbank, S.A. for the establishment in Mexico of a representation office, all of the foregoing, resulting from the merger of Liberbank, S.A. as the merged entity with Unicaja as the surviving merging entity.

As background, it should be noted that:

1.

By Notice No. 312-3/49328/2012 dated September 18, 2012, this Commission authorized Liberbank, S.A. to establish in the national territory a representation office in Mexico named Liberbank, S.A., Representation Office in Mexico.

2.

By Notice 312-3/42545/2024 of this same date, this authority authorized Unicaja to establish in the national territory a representation office in Mexico named Unicaja, S.A., Representation Office in Mexico.

Regarding this matter, considering that the request and documentation presented comply with the applicable regulations, this Commission, based on the provisions of the Eleventh Rule, fraction IV, second paragraph, in relation to the Fifteenth Rule, fraction VI of the Rules for representation offices of foreign financial entities, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on December 31, 2014, takes note of the closure of Liberbank, S.A., Representation Office in Mexico, resulting from the merger of Liberbank, S.A. as the merged entity with Unicaja as the surviving merging entity.

Likewise, this Commission notifies you that, based on the Eleventh Rule, fraction IV, second paragraph, in relation to the Fifteenth Rule, fraction VI mentioned above, the members of the Board of Government of this Commission, in a session held on July 31, 2024, adopted the following Agreement: