Banco Sabadell makes official the return of its headquarters to Catalonia

The board of directors of Banco Sabadell approved this Wednesday afternoon the return of its headquarters to Catalonia, specifically to number 20 Plaza de Sant Roc in Sabadell (Barcelona), as reported in a statement sent to the National Commission. of the Stock Market (CNMV).

In this way, the entity returns to Catalonia after moving its registered office to Alicante on October 5, 2017, in the middle of the Catalan independence process.

This movement occurs in a context marked by the Public Acquisition Offer (OPA) that BBVA has launched on its competitor and which is being analyzed by the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC).

Sabadell is the second oldest banking entity in Spain and on October 5, 2017, in the middle of the process, it made the decision to leave the address where it had been born more than 130 years before. During the month of the process, a bank scare took place that had a full impact on the strategy for the declaration of independence. Caixabank also left the Autonomous Community, among other companies.