Slaughter and May, working as a team with Uría Menéndez, advised Caixa d'Estalvis I Pensions de Barcelona "la Caixa" on its issue of EUR750 million 1% unsecured bonds due 2017 exchangeable at the option of the holders for ordinary shares of CaixaBank, S.A.

Goldman Sachs International, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and UBS Limited acted as Joint Bookrunners. Application will be made for the bonds to be admitted to listing and trading on a recognised national or international organised secondary market within the EU.

CONTACTS

Financing: Miranda Leung (partner), Azadeh Nassiri (associate), Cristina del Rivero (associate), Rachael Pape (associate)

Uría Menéndez: Capital Markets: Alfonso Ventoso del Rincón (associate), Jaime Tarrero Martos (associate); Tax: José Gabriel Martínez Paños (senior associate)