MADRID (Standard&Poor's) April 23, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings and outlook on Spain-based NCG Banco S.A. (BB-/Negative/B) are unaffected by the sale of its subsidiary, Banco Gallego, to Banco de Sabadell, which was announced on April 19, 2013. The disposal of Banco Gallego is part of the restructuring plan NCG Banco agreed with the European authorities. We have already factored the impact of the sale into our ratings on NCG Banco.