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Balance Sheet at 31 December 2010 of BBVA

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Transl<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> financial st<strong>at</strong>ements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with generally accounting principles Spain<br />

(See Note 1 and 54). In the event <strong>of</strong> a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.<br />

The Bank recognizes all actuarial differences under “Provisions” (see Note 42) in the income st<strong>at</strong>ement in<br />

the year in which they arise in connection with commitments assumed by the Bank in connection with<br />

personnel availing <strong>of</strong> early retirement schemes, benefits awarded for seniority, pre-retirement widowhood<br />

and disability benefits awarded based on the years <strong>of</strong> employee service in the Bank, and other similar items.<br />

The Bank recognizes the actuarial gains or losses arising on all other defined post-employment benefit<br />

commitments directly in "Reserves" within the Bank’s equity (Note 25) in accordance with standard 35 <strong>of</strong><br />

Bank <strong>of</strong> Spain Circular 4/2004 (and subsequent amendments).<br />

The Bank does not apply the option <strong>of</strong> deferring actuarial gains and losses to any <strong>of</strong> its employee<br />

commitments using the so-called corridor approach.<br />

Post-employment benefits<br />

- Pensions<br />

Post-employment benefits include defined-contribution and defined-benefit commitments.<br />

- Defined-contribution commitments<br />

The amounts <strong>of</strong> these commitments are determined as a percentage <strong>of</strong> certain remuner<strong>at</strong>ion items and/or as<br />

a pre-established annual amount. The current contributions made by the Bank for defined-contribution<br />

commitments are recognized with a charge to the heading “Personnel Expenses – Contributions to external<br />

pension funds” in the accompanying income st<strong>at</strong>ements (Notes 22 and 40).<br />

-Defined-benefit commitments<br />

The Bank has defined-benefit commitments for permanent disability and de<strong>at</strong>h <strong>of</strong> current employees and<br />

early retirees; for de<strong>at</strong>h for certain retired employees; and defined-benefit retirement commitments applicable<br />

only to certain groups <strong>of</strong> serving employees (unvested benefits), or early retired employees (vested benefits)<br />

and <strong>of</strong> retired employees (ongoing benefits). Defined-benefit commitments are funded by insurance<br />

contracts and internal provisions.<br />

Pension commitments covered with insurance policies are recognized as follows:<br />

i. Pension commitments to employees shall be recorded as pension provisions.<br />

ii.<br />

iii.<br />

The insurance policy shall be recorded on the asset side as an insurance contract linked to<br />

pensions.<br />

The expense for the period shall be recorded under the heading “Personnel expenses” net <strong>of</strong> the<br />

amount rel<strong>at</strong>ing to the insurance contracts.<br />

- Early retirement<br />

The Bank has <strong>of</strong>fered some employees in Spain the possibility <strong>of</strong> taking early retirement before the age<br />

stipul<strong>at</strong>ed in the collective labor agreement then in force. The corresponding provisions by the Bank were<br />

recognized with a charge to the heading “Provisions (net) – Pension funds and similar oblig<strong>at</strong>ions” in the<br />

accompanying income st<strong>at</strong>ements (Note 42). The present values are quantified on a case-by-case basis and<br />

are recognized under the heading “Provisions - Pension funds and similar oblig<strong>at</strong>ions” in the accompanying<br />

balance sheets (Note 21).<br />

The commitments to early retirees include the compens<strong>at</strong>ion and indemnities and contributions to external<br />

pension funds payable during the year <strong>of</strong> early retirement. The commitments rel<strong>at</strong>ing to this group <strong>of</strong><br />

employees after they have reached normal retirement age are included in the previous section “Pensions”.<br />

- Other post-employment welfare benefits<br />

The Bank has welfare benefit commitments the effects <strong>of</strong> which extend beyond the retirement <strong>of</strong> the<br />

employees entitled to the benefits. These commitments rel<strong>at</strong>e to certain current employees and retirees,<br />

depending upon the employee group to which they belong.<br />

The present actuarial values <strong>of</strong> the vested oblig<strong>at</strong>ions for post-employment welfare benefits are quantified on<br />

a case-by-case basis. They are recognized under the heading “Provisions - Pension funds and similar<br />

oblig<strong>at</strong>ions” in the accompanying balance sheets (Note 21) and they are charged to the heading “Personnel<br />

expenses – Other personnel expenses” in the accompanying income st<strong>at</strong>ements (Note 40).<br />

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