MADRID (Standard&Poor's) Dec. 1, 2011--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed and removed its 'BBB' issue rating on the €2 billion preferred shares issued by Spanish bank CaixaBank S.A. (A+/Negative/A-1) from CreditWatch with negative implications, where it had originally been placed on Feb. 1, 2011. Due to an administrative error, the rating on this issue was not removed from CreditWatch with negative implications at the time of our latest rating action on CaixaBank on July 1, 2011. RELATED CRITERIA AND RESEARCH CaixaBank, Caixa Group's Operating Entity, Raised To 'A+'; Holding Company La Caixa Lowered To 'A-/A-2'; Outlook Stable, July 1, 2011 Principles Of Credit Ratings, Feb. 16, 2011 RATINGS LIST CreditWatch Action; Ratings Affirmed To From Caixabank S.A.