In accordance with the provisions the Solvency Regulations on the exemption from individual or consolidated compliance with the aforementioned rule for Spanish credit institutions belonging to a consolidated group, the Group obtained exemption from the Bank of Spain on December 30, 2009 for the following companies (this update was ratified through decision ECB 1024/2013):
- Banco Industrial de Bilbao, S.A.
- Banco de Promoción de Negocios, S.A.
- BBVA Banco de Financiación, S.A.
- Banco Occidental, S.A.