Company: BBVXF
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001193125-25-027348
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Company: BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: 6-K
Chunk 98
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 either its quality or independence, in compliance with the account auditing legislation in force at any given moment; and Establishing incompatibility between the provision of audit and consulting services, unless they are tasks required by supervisors or the provision of which by the auditor is permitted by applicable legislation, and there are no alternatives on the market that are equal in terms of content, quality or efficiency to those provided by the auditor, in which case, conformity of the Committee will be required, and this decision may be delegated in advance to its Chair. The auditor will be prohibited from providing unauthorized services outside the scope of the audit, in compliance with the auditing legislation in force at any given time. This matter is carefully considered by the Audit Committee, which holds meetings with the auditor’s representatives at each of the monthly meetings it has, without Bank executives in attendance, to gain a detailed understanding of any issues that may hinder the audit process, the progress and quality of the work carried out, and to confirm independence in the performance of its work. (C.1.34) Individuals Consolidated Number of consecutive fi nancial years 3 3 Number of years audited by the current fi rm/Number of years that the company or its group has been audited (in %) 12.50% 12.50% (C.1.32) Company Group companies Total * Amount of non-auditwork (thousands of euros) 305 1,378 1,683 Amount of non-auditwork/total amount billed by the auditing fi rm (%) 1.74% 8.11% 4.87% This English version is a translation of the original in Spanish for information purposes only. In case of discrepancy the original in Spanish shall prevail.

Annual Corporate Governance Report of BBVA .102.. The Committee also continually oversees the engagement of additional services to guarantee compliance with the Regulations of the Audit Committee and with applicable legislation and thus the independence of the auditor, in accordance with the Bank’s internal procedure established for these purposes. Moreover, in accordance with the provisions of point f), Section 4 of Article 529 quaterdecies of the Spanish Corporate Enterprises Act and Article 5 of the Regulations of the Audit Committee, each year before the audit report is issued, the Committee must issue a report expressing its opinion on whether or not the independence of the auditor has been compromised. This report must contain a reasoned assessment of the provision of each and every kind of additional service provided to the Group companies, considered individually and collectively, other than