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[Reuters] Banco Popular denies need for public funds, capital increase
[POP.MC] MADRID, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Banco Popular <POP.MC> said it did not need to ask for public funds to boost its capital after Standard & Poor's said it might cut the Spanish lender's ratings.
"Banco Popular totally rejects any kind of public help, as we have already said on several occasions," a spokesman said on Thursday.
S&P had said on Wednesday that Spain's stress test programme could result in higher capital requirements for Popular, rated BB+. "There is an increased likelihood that government support - which we think will carry conditions - would materialise," S&P said. [ID:nWNA2940]
Banco Popular, which has heavy exposure to Spain's collapsed property sector, said last month it had taken 1.5 billion euros ($1.9 billion) provisions, leaving it needing a further 5.1 billion of writedowns by end-2013. Popular said its business plan for 2012 and 2013, which includes a total 11 billion euros in provisions, would enable it to make a net profit of 325-360 million in 2012. [ID:nL6E8IR25L]
Popular also denied on Thursday it was planning a capital increase of 1.5 billion euros in September or October, depending on market conditions, as had been reported by online newspaper El Confidencial.