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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-138616
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	IRANNOTICE
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20130402
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130402

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000842180
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		IRANNOTICE
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10110
		FILM NUMBER:		13735759

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 81
		CITY:			MADRID
		STATE:			U3
		ZIP:			28046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011 34 91 537 8172

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 81
		CITY:			MADRID
		STATE:			U3
		ZIP:			28046

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA S A
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000505

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA S A
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19991103
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Paseo de la Castellana, 81 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">28046 Madrid </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Spain </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">April&nbsp;2, 2013 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">United States Securities and Exchange Commission </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100 F Street, N.E. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Washington, DC&nbsp;20549
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Notice of disclosure filed in Annual Report on Form 20-F under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange
Act</B></FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ladies and Gentlemen: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section&nbsp;13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that Banco
Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2012, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;2,
2013. This disclosure can be found on pages 44 and 45 of such Annual Report on Form 20-F and is incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Respectfully submitted, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">BANCO&nbsp;BILBAO&nbsp;VIZCAYA&nbsp;ARGENTARIA,&nbsp;S.A.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Ricardo G&oacute;mez Barredo</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ricardo G&oacute;mez Barredo</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Head of Global Accounting &amp; Information Management Department</FONT></TD></TR>
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