Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), in compliance with the Securities Market legislation, hereby communicates the following:

RELEVANT INFORMATION

Regarding the news items published today, BBVA informs that is in talks with Cerberus Capital (Cerberus), which has expressed interest in acquiring the Real Estate business of the Bank in Spain.

At this moment, it cannot be concluded if the negotiations will lead to an agreement or the terms of such agreement, if it is finally reached.

Madrid, 28th September 2017