Statement re Senior Posts

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
5 April 2002


BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. informs that the file opened by Banco de
Espana to BBVA, was also opened to the following people that performed senior
posts in the company on dates the facts, which caused the opened file, happened:

•  Former members of the Delegated Standing Committee of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya,
   since 15th March 1997:

         Mr. Emilio de Ybarra Churruca 
         Mr. Jose Javier Gurpide Huarte 
         Mr. Gervasio Collar Zabaleta 
         Mr. Jose Domingo Ampuero Osma 
         Mr. Pedro Luis Uriarte Santamarina 
         Mr. Juan Manuel de Zubiria y Uhagon 
         Mr. Jose Angel Sanchez Asiain 
         Mr. Federico Lipperheide Wicke 
         Mr. Vicente Eulate Mac-Mahon 
         Mr. Fernando de Ybarra Lopez-Doriga 
         Mr. Eduardo Aguirre Alonso-Allende 
         Mr. Juan Urrutia Elejalde

•  Other former directors or executive managers of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, since 
   15th March 1997:

         Mr. Jose Antonio Saenz-Azcunaga Usandizaga 
         Mr. Jose Maria Concejo Alvarez 
         Mr. Jose Luis Segimon Escobedo 
         Mr. Luis Javier Bastida Ibarguen



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