Balance Sheet at 31 December 2010 of BBVA

In particular, state whether the Nominating and Compensation Committee has established procedures
which ensure that selection processes are free from any implied bias hindering the selection of women
directors and which allow for the free search for women candidates that meet the required profile:
YES
Describe the main procedures
The Appointments Committee, pursuant to the Board Regulations, ensures that in the procedures for
selecting directors, potential candidates include women who meet the professional profile sought,
such that there are no implicit biases in them that may hinder the recruitment of female directors
.
B.1.28. Indicate whether there are formal procedures for proxy-voting at meetings of the Board of Directors. If
so, briefly describe them.
The BBVA Board Regulations establishes that directors are obliged to attend the meetings of
corporate bodies and the meetings of the board committees on which they sit, unless for a justifiable
reason. Directors shall participate in the discussions and debates on matters submitted for their
consideration.
However, article 21 of the Board Regulations establishes that should it not be possible for a director to
attend any of the Board meetings, she or he may give a proxy to another director to represent and vote
for her or him. This shall be done by a letter, fax, telegram or electronic mail sent to the Company with
the information required for the proxy director to be able to follow the absent director's indications.
B.1.29. Indicate the number of meetings that the Board of Directors has held during the fiscal year. In
addition, specify the number of meetings, if any, at which the Chairman was not in attendance:
Number of meetings of the Board 14
Number of meetings of the Board at which the Chairman was not in
0
attendance
Indicate the number of meetings held by the different committees of the Board of Directors during the
fiscal year:
Number of meetings of the Executive Committee 20
Number of meetings of the Audit Committee 13
Number of meetings of the Appointments and remuneration Committee 3
Number of meetings of the Appointments Committee 2
Number of meetings of the remuneration Committee 2
B.1.30. Indicate the number of meetings held by the Board of Directors during the fiscal year at which not all
of its members have been in attendance. Proxies granted without specific instructions must be counted
as absences:
Number of absences of directors during the fiscal year 0
% of absences over total votes during the fiscal year 0.000
B.1.31. Indicate whether the annual individual financial statements and the annual consolidated financial
statements that are submitted to the Board for approval have been previously certified:
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the Spanish original prevails.