Modification about composition of committees

TO THE CNMV (SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION)

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. ("BBVA"), pursuant to the provisions of the Spanish Securities Market Act, notifies the following:

RELEVANT EVENT

The Board of Directors of BBVA, in its meeting held today 31st March, 2016, has resolved to modify the composition of its Committees (Executive Committee, Audit and Compliance Committee, Risk Committee, Appointments Committee and Remunerations Committee), and to create a new Committee on IT and Cybersecurity.

Therefore, the Board Committees will have the following composition:

Executive Committee

Chairman:

Mr. Francisco González Rodríguez

Members:

Mr. Carlos Torres Vila

Mr. José Maldonado Ramos

Mrs. Susana Rodríguez Vidarte

Mr. José Antonio Fernández Rivero

Mr. Carlos Loring Martínez de Irujo

Audit and Compliance Committee:

Chairman:

Mr. José Miguel Andrés Torrecillas

Members:

Mr. Tomás Alfaro Drake

Mrs. Belén Garijo López

Mrs. Lourdes Máiz Carro

Mr. Juan Pi Llorens

Risk Committee:

Chairman:

Mr. James Andrew Stott

Members:

Mr. José Miguel Andrés Torrecillas

Mr. Carlos Loring Martínez de Irujo

Mr. José Luis Palao García- Suelto

Mrs. Susana Rodríguez Vidarte

Appointments Committee:

Chairman:

Mr. Tomás Alfaro Drake

Members:

Mr. José Miguel Andrés Torrecillas

Mrs. Lourdes Máiz Carro

Mr. José Maldonado Ramos

Mrs. Susana Rodríguez Vidarte

Remunerations Committee:

Chairman:

Mr. Juan Pi Llorens

Members:

Mr. José Antonio Fernández Rivero

Mrs. Belén Garijo López

Mr. José Luis Palao García- Suelto

Mr. James Andrew Stott

IT and Cybersecurity Committee:

Chairman:

Mr. Carlos Torres Vila

Members:

Mr. Tomás Alfaro Drake

Mr. Sunir Kumar Kapoor

Mr. Juan Pi Llorens

Mr. James Andrew Stott

In addition, the Board of Directors has approved the appointment of the independent director Mr. José Miguel Andrés Torrecillas, as Lead Director of the Board of Directors, in replacement of Mr. José Antonio Fernández Rivero.

Likewise, the Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Mrs. Rosario Mirat Santiago, as Deputy Secretary to the Board of Directors of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

Madrid, March 31st, 2016