Balance Sheet at 31 December 2010 of BBVA

48. ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The breakdown of the fees for the services provided to the Bank by their accountants in 2010 was as follows:
Fees for Audits Conducted
Millions of Euros
Audits of the companies audited by firms belonging to the Deloitte
worldwide organization and other reports related with the audit 6.3
Other reports required pursuant to applicable legislation and tax
regulations issued by the national supervisory bodies of the countries in
which the Group operates, reviewed by firms belonging to the Deloitte
worldwide organization 1.2
Fees for audits conducted by other firms -
The breakdown of the other services different from audits provided to the Bank in 2010 is as follows:
Accountant Fees. Other Services Contracted
Millions of Euros
Firms belonging to the Deloitte worldwide organization(*) 0.8
Other firms 8.7
(*) Includes €307 thousand relating to fees for tax services.
The services provided by our accountants meet the independence requirements established under Act
44/2002, of 22 November, on Measures Reforming the Financial System and by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); accordingly they did not include the
performance of any work that is incompatible with the auditing function.
49. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As a financial institution, BBVA engages in transactions with related parties in the normal course of their
business. All these transactions are of little relevance and are carried out in normal market conditions.
49.1 SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH STOCKHOLDERS
As of December 31, 2010, the balances of transactions with significant shareholders (see Note 23)
correspond to "Customer deposits", at €57 million, “Loans and advances to customers”, at €49 million and
“Contingent exposures", at €20 million, all of them in normal market conditions.
49.2. Transactions with BBVA Group
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 the balances of the main aggregates in the balance sheets arising from
the transactions carried out by the Bank with Group companies, which consist of ordinary business and
financial transactions carried out in normal market conditions, were as follows:
Millions of Euros
Balances arising from transactions with Entities of the
Group
2010 2009
Assets:
Loans and advances to credit institutions 13,657 12,310
Loans and advances to customers 5,972 4,689
Financial assets- Available for sale 547 1,039
Liabilities:
Deposits from credit institutions 5,128 7,120
Customers deposits 19,830 20,176
Debt certificates - -
Memorandum accounts:
Contingent exposures 29,150 31,506
Contingents commitments 413 766
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