Company: BBVXF
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001193125-25-027348
Chunk: 189

Company: BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: 6-K
Chunk 189
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 their views in order to form an opinion on their concerns, particularly in relation to the company’s corporate governance; and coordinating the chairman’s succession plan. Compliant [ X ] Partially compliant [ ] Explain [ ] Not applicable [ ] 35. The secretary of the board of Directors should strive to ensure that the board’s actions and decisions are informed by the governance recommendations in the Good Governance Code that are applicable to the company. Compliant [ X ] Explain [ ] 38 / 49

ANNUAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT OF LISTED COMPANIES 36. The full board of Directors should conduct an annual evaluation, adopting, where necessary, an action plan to correct weaknesses detected in: a) The quality and efficiency of the board’s operation. b) The operation and composition of its committees. c) The diversity of board composition and skills. d) The performance of the chairman of the board of directors and the company’s chief executive. e) The performance and contribution of individual directors, with particular attention to the chairs of board committees. The evaluation of board committees should be based on reports they send the board of directors, while that of the board itself should be based on the report of the appointments committee. Every three years, the board of Directors should engage an external consultant to aid in the evaluation process, the independence of which should be verified by the appointments committee. Any business dealings that the consultant or members of its corporate group maintain with the company or members of its corporate group should be detailed in the annual corporate governance report. The process followed and areas evaluated should be detailed in the annual corporate governance report. Compliant [ X ] Partially Compliant [ ] Explain [ ] 37. When there is an executive committee, at least two non-executiveDirectors should be present thereon, at least one of whom should be independent, and its secretary should be the secretary of the board of Directors. Compliant [ X ] Partially compliant [ ] Explain [ ] Not applicable [ ] 38. The board of Directors should be kept fully informed of the matters discussed and decisions made by the executive committee, and all board members should receive a copy of the committee’s minutes. Compliant [ X ] Partially compliant [ ] Explain [ ] Not applicable [ ] 39. When appointing members of the audit committee, and particularly its chair, their knowledge and background in accounting, auditing and both financial and non-financialrisk management should be taken into account. Compliant [ X ] Partially compliant [ ] Explain [