THIRD DIVIDEND FOR YEAR 2009

RNS Number : 6162E

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

23 December 2009

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), pursuant to the provisions of the Spanish Securities Market Act, hereby proceeds by means of the present document to notify the following:

RELEVANT INFORMATION

Yesterday, the BBVA Board of Directors approved the distribution, as third gross interim dividend against 2009 results, of euros 0.09 for each of all current issued shares.

Gross dividend: 0.09 euros per share.

Net dividend: 0.0738 euros (withholding tax rate of 18%)

Ex-dividend date: Monday, December 28th, 2009

The dividend will be paid as of next December 28th, 2009, according to the regulations applicable to the depositary entities and using the means that IBERCLEAR provides to such entities.

Madrid, December 23, 2009