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) Competence<br />

The Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall have the following duties, notwithstanding any other tasks that may be assigned<br />

to it by the Board of Directors:<br />

- Report on proposals to appoint and dismiss directors and senior managers of the Company and its subsidiaries. In the case of vacancies<br />

arising on the Board of Directors, the Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall ensure that the selection procedure does not<br />

suffer from any implicit bias that may hamper the selection of female directors and that women that fulfil the professional profile sought<br />

are included among the potential candidates.<br />

- Approve the remuneration scales applied to senior managers of the Company.<br />

- Approve the standard contracts applied to senior managers.<br />

- Determinar el régimen de retribuciones del Presidente y, en su caso, del Consejero Delegado.<br />

- Determine the remuneration scheme applied to the Chairman and, as applicable, the Chief Executive Director.<br />

Examine or organise, as considered most appropriate, the Chairman’s and the chief executive’s succession, and if necessary bring<br />

proposals before the Board so that such successions are effected in an orderly well-planned fashion.<br />

- Propose the remuneration scheme applied to members of the Board of Directors and periodically review them to ensure they are<br />

suitable for the tasks carried out by them, in accordance with Article 35 of these regulations.<br />

- Report on incentive plans.<br />

- Carry out an annual review of the remuneration policy applied to directors and senior managers.<br />

- Report on the proposals to appoint members of the Executive Committee and the other committees attached to the Board of Directors.<br />

- Prepare and maintain a register of the positions of directors and senior managers of the Company; and<br />

- Perform any other duties that may be assigned to it under these regulations.<br />

The Board of Directors shall be informed of all the tasks carried out by the Appointments and Remuneration Committee during its first<br />

meeting, and in all events the corresponding documentation shall be made available to the Board so that it can take these actions into<br />

consideration when performing its duties.<br />

c) Functioning<br />

The Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall meet as often as considered necessary by its Chairman, or when requested by two<br />

of its members or the Board of Directors.<br />

Committee name<br />

EXECUTIVE OR DELEGATE COMMITTEE<br />

Short description<br />

a) Composition<br />

The Executive Committee shall comprise the Chairman of the Board and at least three but no more than nine directors, appointed by the<br />

Board of Directors.<br />

In terms of the qualitative composition of the Executive Committee, the Board shall ensure that the different types of director represented<br />

will be similar to that of the main Board and its secretary will be the secretary of the Board.<br />

In all events, the valid appointment or re-election of members of the Executive Committee shall require the favourable vote of at least two<br />

thirds of the members of the Board of Directors.<br />

b) Functioning<br />

The Executive Committee shall meet as many times as called by its chairman. The Chairman and Secretary of the Board of Directors shall<br />

perform the same functions in the Executive Committee, although one or more Vice-chairmen and a Vice-secretary may also be appointed.<br />

The Executive Committee shall be validly convened when half plus one of the members are present or represented at the meeting.<br />

Resolutions shall be passed by a majority of the directors at the meeting (in person or by proxy), with the Chairman holding the casting<br />

vote in the event of a tie.<br />

c) Relationship with the Board of Directors<br />

The Executive Committee shall notify the Board of the matters discussed and the decisions made at its meetings.<br />

This Committee is currently inactive, pending a meeting to decide its new composition.<br />

Committee name<br />

AUDIT COMMITTEE<br />

Short description<br />

The Audit and Control Committee shall comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of five directors, appointed by the Board of Directors.<br />

All members of the Committee must be external or non-executive directors.<br />

The members the Audit and Control Committee, and particularly its Chairman, shall be appointed after taking into account their knowledge<br />

and experience in accounting or auditing matters, or both.<br />

The Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee must be an independent director and be appointed from among its non-executive<br />

members. The Chairman must also be replaced every four years; previous chairmen may be re-elected one year after their previous<br />

mandate has ended.<br />

36 ANNUAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

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