SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Mar 15, 2018

2. SEC Identification Number

34001

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-708-174-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

BDO Unibank, Inc.

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Metro Manila

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

BDO Corporate Center, 7899 Makati Ave., Makati City Postal Code 0726

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(632)540-7000/ 702-6000

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common	4,369,450,614
Preferred	515,000,000

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item 9 - Other Events

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

BDO Unibank, Inc.BDO

PSE Disclosure Form 4-13 - Clarification of News Reports References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Clarification on the news article entitled “SM Group plans to spend P66.3b to expand units”

Source	manilastandard.net
Subject of News Report	SM Group plans to spend P66.3b to expand units
Date of Publication	Mar 12, 2018

Clarification of News Report
Ladies and Gentlemen: We write in connection with our reply to the request by the Philippine Stock Exchange for clarification on the news article entitled “SM Group plans to spend P66.3b to expand units” posted in manilastandard.net on March 12, 2018, the pertinent portion of which reads: “Conglomerate SM Investments Corp. said Monday it will spend P66.3 billion this year mostly to expand its property, banking and retail businesses. . . . . Banking units BDO Unibank Inc. and China Banking Corp. budgeted P50 billion in capital expenditures for branch expansion and information technology enhancements. . . . .” We further clarify that the capital expenditure of BDO Unibank, Inc. for branch expansion and information technology enhancements is approximately Php 8.9 billion. Thank you.
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