Cash Management Solutions adelante.

1. Cash Concentration Iberian Cash Concentration Tax Implications Central Bank Reporting Advantages and Disadvantages 2. Electronic Banking Systems Electronic Banking Systems Standard Formats BBVA

Cash Concentration 1.

1.- Cash Concentration ZBA SINGLE CASH POSITION PORTUGUESE ACCOUNT BBVA SPANISH ACCOUNT BBVA Iberian Cash Concentration

1.- Cash Concentration Iberian Cash Concentration Allocation of interest Zero balance No interest allocation Master Account Spain Account A Portugal Account B Portugal Account E Spain Account D Spain Zero balance No interest allocation Zero balance No interest allocation Zero balance No interest allocation Zero balance No interest allocation Account C Spain The Iberian cash concentration system:

Basic characteristics of this structure: Concentration in Euro currency All balances, either in credit or debit, are daily swept to the central account in Spain Funds are transferred automatically entry by entry the following business day but without any value date loss The result is a single cash position with a single allocation of interest Iberian Cash Concentration Key issues to take into account: Tax implications Central Bank reporting 1.- Cash Concentration

According to the Spanish law there is a 15% withholding tax on interest payments: Concentration with a Resident Company: If the companies have a Consolidated Tax Treatment intra-group relationships are tax exempt Concentration with a Non Resident Company: If the company is from the EU, it is free of withholding tax. If it is a non-EU company the specific Double Taxation Treaty should be considered Tax Implications: Spain 1.- Cash Concentration Spanish law presumes that any inter-company loan is made on a market basis

Tax Implications: Portugal 1.- Cash Concentration It is a 0,04 % tax over the monthly debit balances on loans and overdrafts It is paid by Resident and Non resident companies Loans for one year between the subsidiaries and the holding companies (SGPS) are exempt Withholding Tax According to the Portuguese law there is a 20% withholding tax on interest payment General rate can be reduced if a Double Taxation Treaty exists (e.g. Spain 15%) Imposto do Selo

Central Bank Reporting 1.- Cash Concentration There are two possible procedures to fulfill this requirement in Spain: Obtaining from the Central Bank the NOF and the Statistical Code. Both BBVA and the client have to send monthly reports with all the transactions. In November 2000, the Central Bank of Spain introduced a new reporting method ( ) for Spanish entities with accounts concentrating their balances into non-resident entity accounts. The client can authorise BBVA to make all the reporting procedures on his behalf. Both Spanish and Portuguese Central Banks have to be informed of all the movements above Eur between Resident and Non-Resident companies. BBVA in Portugal can make all the reporting on behalf of the client if required: COE “066 Transactions between resident accounts in Portugal and other countries”.

1.- Cash Concentration Advantages and Disadvantages Global and unique position: Cash Concentration matches debit and credit positions No value date losses ADVANTAGES Withholding tax: in the interest paid if there is not a Consolidated Tax Treatment New account to be controlled and managed DISADVANTAGES

2. Electronic Banking Systems

2.- Electronic Banking Systems SWIFT Operational Services Information Services GROUP TREASURY SPAIN PORTUGAL OTHER BANKS BBVA GROUP BBVA PORTUGAL BBVA SPAIN BANK Standard Formats: Edifact / Swift Proprietary System:

Standard Formats: Swift INFORMATION: MT940: previous day information MT942: same day account information 2.- Electronic Banking Systems TRANSFER OF FUNDS: MT101: request for transfer Agreements signed with many banks

2.- Electronic Banking Systems Standard Formats: EDIFACT The demand for international formats (EDIFACT) is covered by both banks in Spain and Portugal where we have implemented the following messages: PAYMUL (payments) DIRDEB (direct debits) FINSTA (finantial statements) BANSTA (status message) AUTACK(acknowledge message)

BBVA is a multilingual web based solution 2.- Electronic Banking Systems BBVA provides many services regarding Account Information, Collection, Payment Services, Credit Cards... Security features: uses SSL protocol based on a 128 bit key encryption system. This ensures that any information exchanged between your PC and BBVA will not be deciphered by anyone else Verisign™ is the certification authority which ensures that information remains confidential and tamper-proof while in transit across the Internet Propietary Solutions: BBVA

2.- Electronic Banking Systems Propietary Solutions: BBVA

2.- Electronic Banking Systems Propietary Solutions: BBVA

2.- Electronic Banking Systems Propietary Solutions: BBVA Some of the available options are: