Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria : Composition Audit and Compliance Committee and new independent Director

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), pursuant to the provisions of the Spanish Securities Market Act, notifies the following:

The Board of Directors of BBVA, in its meeting held today 17 December, has approved the appointment of the independent director Mr. José Antonio Fernández Rivero, as Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors.
In addition, the Board of Directors of BBVA has agreed to modify the composition of the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board, which will be comprised as follows:

Chairman

Mr. José Luis Palao García-Suelto

Members

Mr. Tomás Alfaro Drake
Mrs. Belén Garijo López
Mr. Carlos Loring Martínez de Irujo
Madrid, December 17, 2014

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