THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND AGAINS

RNS Number : 4222Y

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

22 December 2010

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, BBVA's Board of Directors approved the distribution, as third gross interim dividend against 2010 results, of euros 0.09 for each of all current issued shares.

Gross dividend: 0.09 euros per share

Net dividend: 0.0729 euros (withholding tax rate of 19%)

Ex-dividend date: Monday, January 10^th, 2011

The dividend will be paid as of next January 10^th, 2011, according to the regulations applicable to the depositary entities and using the means that IBERCLEAR provides to such entities.

Madrid, December 22, 2010