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APPENDIX XII Additional information on Sovereign Risk

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Sovereign risk exposure in Europe

The table below provides a breakdown of the exposure of the Group’s credit institutions to European sovereign risk as of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, by type of financial instrument and the country of residence of the counterparty, under EBA (European Banking Authority) requirements:

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Millions of Euros

December 2015

Debt securities Loans and receivables Derivatives Total %

Financial Assets Held-for-Trading Available-for-Sale Financial Assets Held-to-Maturity Investments Direct exposure Indirect exposure
Exposure to Sovereign Risk by European Union Countries Notional value Fair value + Fair value - Notional value Fair value + Fair value -
Spain 5,293 - 31,621 26,111 1,871 125 (37) (1,785) 82 (84) 63,112 85.7%
Italy 1,205 - 7,385 80 - - - 258 12 (26) 8,656 11.8%
France 531 - 10 34 - - - 141 2 (31) 546 0.7%
Germany 162 - - - - - - 166 - (21) 141 0.2%
Portugal 179 - 1 428 1,161 2 (225) 90 1 (1) 384 0.5%
United Kingdom - - - - - - - 13 2 (1) 2 -
Greece - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hungary - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ireland 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 -
Rest of European Union 319 - 429 38 - - - 33 15 (8) 794 1.1%
Total Exposure to Sovereign Counterparties (European Union) 7,689 - 39,446 26,691 3,033 127 (263) (1,084) 115 (172) 73,634 100.0%
(1) This table shows sovereign risk balances with EBA criteria. Therefore, sovereign risk of the Group’s insurance companies (€6,300 million as of December 31, 2015) is not included. (2) Includes credit derivatives CDS (Credit Default Swaps) shown at fair value. Excel Download Excel

Millions of Euros

December 2014

Debt securities Loans and receivables Derivatives Total %

Financial Assets Held-for-Trading Available-for-Sale Financial Assets Held-to-Maturity Investments Direct exposure Indirect exposure
Exposure to Sovereign Risk by European Union Countries Notional value Fair value + Fair value - Notional value Fair value + Fair value -
Spain 4,419 - 28,857 25,997 4,007 165 (8) (6,003) 141 (548) 59,024 86.9%
Italy 1,141 - 6,601 142 - - - (1,293) 235 (366) 7,753 11.4%
France 264 - 40 28 - - - 131 2 (1) 333 0.5%
Germany (331) - 92 - - - - (821) - (1) (239) -0.4%
Portugal 269 - 23 280 842 - (101) (35) 3 (4) 470 0.7%
United Kingdom - - 115 - - - - 11 3 (1) 117 0.2%
Greece - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hungary - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ireland 1 - 167 - - - - - - - 168 0.2%
Rest of European Union 161 - 131 33 - - - 88 12 (10) 328 0.5%
Total Exposure to Sovereign Counterparties (European Union) 5,925 - 36,026 26,480 4,849 165 (108) (7,922) 397 (930) 67,954 100.0%
(1) This table shows sovereign risk balances with EBA criteria. Therefore, sovereign risk of the Group’s insurance companies (€13,406 million as of December 31, 2014) is not included. (2) Includes credit derivatives CDS (Credit Default Swaps) shown at fair value.

As it can be seen in the above tables, exposure to sovereign risk in Europe is concentrated in Spain. As of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 the breakdown of total exposure faced by the Group’s credit institutions to Spain and other countries, by maturity of the financial instruments, is as follows:

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Millions of Euros

December 2015

Debt securities Loans and receivables Derivatives Total %

Financial Assets Held-for-Trading Available-for-Sale Financial Assets Held-to-Maturity Investments Direct exposure Indirect exposure
Maturities of Sovereign Risks European Union Notional value Fair value + Fair value - Notional value Fair value + Fair value -
Spain 5.293 - 31.621 26.111 1.871 125 (37) (1.785) 82 (84) 63.112 86%
Up to 1 Year 4.552 - 5.665 10.267 242 2 (19) (1.721) 79 (77) 20.469 27,8%
1 to 5 Years 662 - 11.890 10.693 932 25 (1) (48) - (1) 23.269 31,6%
Over 5 Years 79 - 14.067 5.151 698 98 (17) (17) 3 (7) 19.373 26,3%
Rest of European Union 2.396 - 7.825 580 1.161 2 (225) 702 32 (88) 10.522 14,3%
Up to 1 Year 1.943 - 40 24 319 2 (4) 292 5 (6) 2.005 2,7%
1 to 5 Years 237 - 4.150 245 - - - 161 23 (29) 4.626 6,3%
Over 5 Years 216 - 3.635 311 842 - (221) 248 4 (53) 3.891 5,3%
Total Exposure to European Union Sovereign Counterparties 7.689 - 39.446 26.691 3.033 127 (263) (1.084) 115 (172) 73.634 100,0%
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Millions of Euros

December 2014

Debt securities Loans and receivables Derivatives Total %

Financial Assets Held-for-Trading Available-for-Sale Financial Assets Held-to-Maturity Investments Direct exposure Indirect exposure
Maturities of Sovereign Risks European Union Notional value Fair value + Fair value - Notional value Fair value + Fair value -
Spain 4,419 - 28,857 25,997 4,007 165 (8) (6,003) 141 (548) 59,024 86.9%
Up to 1 Year 1,484 - 1,233 9,675 1,971 7 (1) 123 - (3) 12,396 18.2%
1 to 5 Years 764 - 11,424 6,312 1,106 35 (6) (892) 1 (23) 18,507 27.2%
Over 5 Years 2,170 - 16,200 10,010 930 123 (1) (5,234) 140 (522) 28,121 41.4%
Rest of European Union 1,506 - 7,169 483 842 - (101) (1,919) 255 (382) 8,930 13.1%
Up to 1 Year 774 - 328 329 - - - (586) 4 (8) 1,427 2.1%
1 to 5 Years (190) - 4,348 24 - - - (21) 14 (11) 4,184 6.2%
Over 5 Years 923 - 2,493 130 842 - (101) (1,312) 238 (363) 3,319 4.9%
Total Exposure to European Union Sovereign Counterparties 5,925 - 36,026 26,480 4,849 165 (108) (7,922) 397 (930) 67,954 100%

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