UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December, 2014
Commission file number: 1-10110
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
BANK BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Paseo de la Castellana, 81
28046 Madrid
Spain
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes ¨ No x
TO THE CNMV (SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION)
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), pursuant to the provisions of the Spanish Securities Market Act, notifies the following:
RELEVANT EVENT
The Board of Directors of BBVA, in its meeting held today 17 December, has approved the appointment of the independent director Mr. José Antonio Fernández Rivero, as Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors.
In addition, the Board of Directors of BBVA has agreed to modify the composition of the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board, which will be comprised as follows:
Chairman
Mr. José Luis Palao García-Suelto
Members
Mr. Tomás Alfaro Drake
Mrs. Belén Garijo López
Mr. Carlos Loring Martínez de Irujo
Madrid, December 17, 2014
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | ||||||
| Date: December 18, 2014 | By: | /s/ Domingo Armengol Calvo | ||||
| Name: | Domingo Armengol Calvo | |||||
| Title: | Authorized Representative | |||||
