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BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. AND ... - BBVA

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to gather information that represents behavior for an entire economic cycle. This probability is linked to the<br />

Group's master rating scale.<br />

<strong>BBVA</strong> maintains a master rating scale with a view to facilitating the uniform classification of the Group’s<br />

various asset risk portfolios. The table below depicts the abridged scale which groups outstanding risk into<br />

17 categories as of June 30, 2010:<br />

Internal Rating<br />

Probability of default<br />

(basic points)<br />

Reduced List (17 groups)<br />

Average<br />

Minimum<br />

from >=<br />

Maximum<br />

AAA 1 - 2<br />

AA+ 2 2 3<br />

AA 3 3 4<br />

AA- 4 4 5<br />

A+ 5 5 6<br />

A 8 6 9<br />

A- 10 9 11<br />

BBB+ 14 11 17<br />

BBB 20 17 24<br />

BBB- 31 24 39<br />

BB+ 51 39 67<br />

BB 88 67 116<br />

BB- 150 116 194<br />

B+ 255 194 335<br />

B 441 335 581<br />

B- 785 581 1,061<br />

C 2,122 1,061 4,243<br />

The table below outlines the distribution of exposure including derivatives by internal ratings, to financial<br />

entities and public institutions (excluding sovereign risk), of the Group’s main institutions as of June 30, 2010<br />

and December 31, 2009:<br />

Credit Risk Distribution by Internal Rating<br />

June December<br />

2010 2009<br />

AAA/AA+/AA/AA- 22.74% 19.55%<br />

A+/A/A- 29.20% 28.78%<br />

BBB+ 7.70% 8.65%<br />

BBB 6.34% 7.06%<br />

BBB- 6.72% 6.91%<br />

BB+ 4.91% 4.46%<br />

BB 7.13% 6.05%<br />

BB- 5.65% 6.45%<br />

B+ 5.19% 5.38%<br />

B 3.25% 3.34%<br />

B- 0.95% 0.88%<br />

CCC/CC 0.22% 2.49%<br />

Total 100.00% 100.00%<br />

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