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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-418256
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141119
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141119
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141119

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10110
		FILM NUMBER:		141234606

	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="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 6-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of November, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission file number: 1-10110 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BANCO BILBAO
VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BANK BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of Registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Paseo de la
Castellana, 81 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>28046 Madrid </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Spain </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of
principal executive offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form
20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;
&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;
&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.</B> (&#147;BBVA&#148;), pursuant to the provisions of the Spanish
Securities Market Act, proceeds by means of the present document to notify the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>RELEVANT EVENT </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BBVA has today entered into an agreement for: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>I.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>The acquisition from Dogus Holding A.S., Ferit Faik &#350;ahenk, Dianne &#350;ahenk and Defne &#350;ahenk (together, the &#147;Sellers) of 62,538,000,000 shares of Turkiye Garanti Bankasi, A.S. (&#147;Garanti
Bank&#148;) amounting to approximately 14.89% of the total issued share capital of Garanti Bank (the &#147;Acquisition&#148; and the &#147;Shares&#148;, respectively)</U></B>, at a maximum total consideration of 8.90 Turkish Liras per share<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP> (amounting to approximately a total maximum amount of 5,566 MM Turkish Liras and 1,988 MM Euros<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>). The referred consideration is divided as
follows: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">A price of 8.79 Turkish Liras per share (which applied to all the Shares amounts to approximately 5,497 MM Turkish Liras and 1,963 MM Euros); and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The right granted to the Sellers to receive the dividend corresponding to the Shares in relation to the financial year 2014 (the &#147;Dividend&#148;) with a maximum limit of 0.11 Turkish Liras per share (which amounts
to approximately 69 MM Turkish Liras and 25 MM Euros). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">If on the payment date of the Dividend, the Sellers are still the owners of the Shares, the Sellers will receive the amount of the Dividend. The purchase price will be reduced, if applicable, in the amount of any excess
over the abovementioned limit. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">On the contrary, if on the payment date of the Dividend, the Sellers are no longer the owners of the Shares (due to their sale to BBVA), BBVA shall pay the Sellers the amount it received (net of all taxes applicable to
BBVA in Turkey) for the Dividend corresponding to the Shares. If the amount of the Dividend exceeds the abovementioned limit, BBVA will only pay to the Sellers the net amount of the referred maximum limit. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon completion of the Acquisition, the shareholding structure of Garanti Bank (assuming no share capital increases) will be as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B></B>Shareholders&#146;&nbsp;stakes<B></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BBVA</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39.9000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dogus</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.0002</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rest</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">50.0998</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The shares of Garanti Bank are listed in batches of 100 shares. Thus, the prices per share included herein refer to prices per batch of 100 shares each. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The exchange rate used in this document is: TL/EUR.= 2.7995, which is the closing exchange rate as of November&nbsp;13, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Garanti Bank is the second largest private bank in Turkey. The Garanti group has consolidated
assets amounting to approximately 85,000 MM Euros as of September&nbsp;30, 2014, more than 22,000 employees and a commercial network with almost 1,000 branches and more than 4,000 cash dispensers. The Garanti group provides financial services to
more than 13&nbsp;million clients in the retail, small and medium entities and large corporations&#146; market segments. By means of its subsidiaries, the Garanti group also carries out activities in the following business areas: credit cards and
other payment systems, leasing, factoring, brokerage, asset management and pension funds. Garanti Bank is the largest financial entity in Turkey in terms of market share in the following sectors: consumer loans, mortgages, auto finance and credit
cards. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Garanti Bank is a company listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of the equivalent to approximately
13,300 MM Euros as of close of business on November&nbsp;18, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>II.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>The signing of an agreement that amends and restates (the &#147;Amended and Restated SHA&#148;) the shareholders&#146; agreement currently in force with Dogus Holding A.S., Dogus Nakliyat ve Ticaret A.S. and Dogus
Arastirma Gelistirme ve Musavirlik Hizmetleri A.S. (jointly, &#147;Dogus&#148;) for the management of Garanti Bank</U></B> which will come into force upon completion of the Acquisition. The main features of the Amended and Restated SHA are as
follows (which essentially replicate the provisions set forth in the shareholders&#146; agreement in force at present for an scenario in which BBVA acquired the Shares from Dogus): </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>1)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Corporate Governance:</U></B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Board of Directors</U>: The composition of the Board will be determined in proportion to the shareholding that Dogus retains in Garanti Bank as described below: </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:49.10pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dogus&#146; Shares</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Board Composition</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Number of Directors on</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>the Board of Garanti</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bank</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Where Dogus owns in excess of 9.95% of the shares</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7 of the Directors to be elected will be BBVA designees</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2 of the Directors to be elected will be Dogus designees</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1 independent Director shall be jointly designated by the parties</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">10</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Where Dogus owns 9.95% of the shares</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8 of the Directors to be elected will be BBVA designees</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1 of the Directors to be elected will be Dogus designee</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1 independent Director shall be jointly designated by the parties</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">BBVA may determine the number of Directors on the Board of Directors</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The meeting and decision quorum for the approval of decisions at Board level will be 6 Directors. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Reserved matters</U>: According to the level of shareholding maintained by Dogus in Garanti Bank, the Amended and Restated SHA provides for a list of reserved matters which shall be implemented or approved (either at
a meeting of the shareholders or of the Board) with each party&#146;s consent. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:16%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For so long as Dogus owns shares
representing over 9.95% of the share capital of Garanti Bank, Dogus&#146; consent shall be necessary to approve any decisions in connection with the following reserved matters: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Decisions that adversely affect the voting rights or other rights attached to Dogus&#146; shares in Garanti Bank; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Amendments to the constitutional documents of Garanti Bank or any of its material subsidiaries that conflict with the rights of Dogus as holder of 9.95% or more of the share capital of Garanti Bank; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Liquidation or entering into insolvency proceedings in relation to Garanti Bank or any of its material subsidiaries; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Granting of rights to any person that restricts the pre-emptive rights of Dogus in respect of share capital increases; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The disposal or discontinuance of, or material changes to, any line of business or business entity within the group that has a value in excess of 25% of the Garanti Bank group&#146;s total net assets, in one financial
year. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:16%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Once Dogus owns Garanti shares representing equal to or under 9.95% of the share capital of Garanti Bank, Dogus&#146;
only rights as shareholder shall be those granted to it under Turkish law or under the by-laws of Garanti Bank. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Share Transfers / Adherence to the Amended and Restated SHA</U></B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Lock up period</U>: Dogus will not be allowed to sell its shares to a third party during the first three years following completion of the Acquisition. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:16%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, in the event that BBVA sells any of its shares in Garanti Bank to a third party before the expiry of the Dogus&#146; lock-up period,
Dogus shall be entitled to sell a percentage of its shares equivalent to the proportion of the shares sold by BBVA considering the total amount of shares owned by BBVA in Garanti Bank. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Right of first offer</U>: If, in the case of Dogus, upon the expiry of the lock up period, or, in the case of BBVA, at any time, one of the parties wishes to sell all or part of its shares to a third party, then the
other party will be entitled to a right of first offer over such shares, provided that such party holds at least 10% of Garanti Bank&#146;s share capital. The right of first offer will cease to apply if the selling shareholder owns 50% or more of
Garanti Bank&#146;s share capital. The parties are obliged to respect each other&#146;s right of first offer even when they intend to sell the shares through a public offering or a private placement. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Tag Along Right</U>: If a party sells its shares in Garanti Bank to a third party, the other party can force the selling party to procure that the third party purchaser purchases the non-selling party&#146;s shares
too, on the same terms on which the selling party&#146;s shares are sold. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Adherence to the Amended and Restated SHA</U>: If, in the case of Dogus, upon the expiry of the lock up period, or, in the case of BBVA, at any time, one of the parties sells all or a part of the shares it owns to a
third party, it is obliged to procure that such third party adheres to and becomes bound by the provisions of the Amended and Restated SHA subject to certain limited exceptions. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Regulatory consents</U>:</B> Completion of the Acquisition and the entry into force of the Amended and Restated SHA, will be conditional on the
obtaining of all necessary regulatory consents from the relevant Turkish, Spanish, European Union and, if applicable, other jurisdictions&#146; regulatory authorities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Accounting implications</U>: </B>In accordance with the applicable accounting rules and as a consequence of the implementation of the Amended and
Restated SHA, the BBVA Group shall value its current stake in Garanti Bank (which is classified at present as a joint venture accounted for using the equity method) at fair value and shall fully consolidate Garanti Bank in the consolidated financial
statements of the BBVA Group as from the date of the actual acquisition of control foreseen during 2015, subject to obtaining the abovementioned regulatory consents. The estimated one-off impact in the attributable profit of the consolidated
financial statements of the Group will be approximately 1,500 MM Euros<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP>, basically being affected by the exchange differences due to the depreciation of the TL against euro since initial
acquisition. These exchange differences are already registered as Other Comprehensive Income deducting the stock shareholder&#146;s equity of the BBVA Group. Such accounting impact does not translate into any additional cash outflow from BBVA. The
Acquisition will have an estimated impact on Common Equity Tier 1 (fully loaded) of approximately 1,900 MM Euros, that is, approximately 48 basis points. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">This impact is calculated (i)&nbsp;with the figures of Garanti Bank and BBVA included in the consolidated financial statements of both groups as of September&nbsp;30, 2014 and (ii)&nbsp;the exchange rate: TL/EUR.=
2.7995, which is the closing exchange rate as of November&nbsp;13, 2014. The final impact shall be calculated on the date of the actual transfer of the Shares and may vary for reasons such as the evolution of the exchange rate TL/EUR, the results
generated by the Garanti group, etc. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By: /s/</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jaime Saenz de Tejada</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jaime Saenz de Tejada</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: November&nbsp;19, 2014 </P>
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