If these rights are to be exercised, due notice must be provided to the Company at its registered office,
at plaza de San Nicolás, number 4, 48005, Bilbao, Spain, within five days following the publication of this calling.
ATTENDANCE
(EXCLUSIVELY BY REMOTE MEANS)
In light of the exceptional circumstances brought about by COVID-19, and
in order to protect the health and safety of shareholders, employees and all other individuals involved in the General Meeting, the Company has agreed, in accordance with the Royal Decree-Law 34/2020, of 17
November, on urgent measures to support business solvency and the energy sector, and on tax matters in force on 15 March 2021, that attendance at the 2021 Annual General Shareholders Meeting will be fully remote, i.e. with no in-person attendance by shareholders or their representatives.
Attendance at the General Meeting will take place
via the Remote Attendance Portal, which will be activated, in accordance with the schedule and channels described below, with the exclusive purpose of facilitating the remote exercise, by shareholders entitled to attend, of the rights
granted to them by the Corporate Enterprises Act.
In accordance with the Bylaws, holders of 500 or more shares that have been recorded in the
corresponding accounting registry at least five days before the scheduled date of the General Meeting will be entitled to attend the Meeting.
As
the Meeting is likely to be held on second call, pursuant to Article 517 of the Corporate Enterprises Act, shareholders must have the shares registered in their name no later than 15 April 2021 in order to be able to participate in and vote at
the Meeting.
The Company will provide a personalised attendance cardindicating the number of shares heldfor each shareholder entitled
to attend who so requests one. Requests may be sent to the Shareholder Helpdesk or made via the Companys corporate website (www.bbva.com) or at any BBVA branch in Spain.
Holders of fewer shares may group together until they have, at least, that number and appoint a representative. To do this, shareholders must request the
relevant group card, available at any BBVA branch in Spain.
In order to verify the identity of attendees at the General Meeting, and to guarantee
that shareholders can properly exercise their rights, shareholdersor their valid proxieswho wish to attend the General Meeting must confirm their identityand that of their proxy, where applicablethrough the Remote Attendance
Portal, prior to the start of the Meeting (hereinafter, the Accreditation process), as follows:
a)
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through the online banking website (www.bbva.es) for attendees who are BBVA online banking users (who
have a Multichannel Contract with the Bank);
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b)
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through the 2021 Annual General Meeting/Remote Attendance section of the Banks corporate website
(www.bbva.com) for attendees who are not BBVA online banking users.
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The Accreditation process on the Remote
Attendance Portal will be made available on 6 April 2021 and will close at 11 am on the day of the General Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of the correct processing of the supporting documentation confirming proxy
delegation, attendees who wish to attend on behalf of other shareholders must have completed the Accreditation process 24 hours before the scheduled date of the Meeting as scheduled on first calling, i.e. no later than 12 noon on 18 April 2021,
which coincides with the scheduled closing time for exercising voting and/or delegation electronically prior to the Meeting.
To complete the
Accreditation process in the Remote Attendance Portal, it is necessary to follow the instructions and complete the forms provided in the Portal, in order to validly confirm the identityand, if applicable, that of their proxiesand for
shareholders or their proxies to attend on the day of the Meeting.
In order for the General Meeting to take place in an orderly manner and for the
proper management of the remote attendance, the attendees, once the Accreditation process is completed in good time and in
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This English version is a translation of the original in Spanish for information purposes only. In case of discrepancy, the Spanish original will
prevail.
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