Notice of Meeting

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
31 January 2002

                    NOTIFICATION OF IMPORTANT EVENT

In accordance with the current provisions of law, BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA
ARGENTARIA, S.A. hereby gives notice that the meeting of its Board of Directors
held yesterday resolved to convene the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of
the company for March 8th 2002 in first session and on March 9th 2002 in second
session if need be, to debate and resolve upon the points of the agenda.


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