Madrid, 20 June 2017

SIGNIFICANT EVENT NOTIFICATION TO THE SPANISH NATIONAL SECURITIES MARKET COMMISSION (CNMV)

Banco Popular Español, S.A.U. reports that, its sole shareholder, Banco Santander, S.A., has decided as of today, after the proposal of the Appointments, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee, the appointment of Mr. Rodrigo Echenique Gordillo as a member of the Board of Directors.

Additionally, the Board of Directors celebrated today has accepted the resignation of Mr. José Antonio García Cantera as Chairman of the Board of Directors and has appointed Mr. Rodrigo Echenique Gordillo as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors celebrated today has agreed to appoint the new members of the Appointments, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee, the Remuneration Committee, the Audit Committee and the Risk and Compliance Committee. The current composition of the mentioned Committees is now the following:

Appointments, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee:

Mr. Gonzalo José Alonso Tejuca

Independent

Chairman

Mr. Pedro Pablo José Villasante Atienza

Independent

Member

Mr. José Antonio García Cantera

Propietary

Member

Audit Committee:

Mr. Pedro Pablo Villasante Atienza

Independent

Chairman

Mr. Gonzalo José Alonso Tejuca

Independent

Member

Mr. José Francisco Doncel Razola

Propietary

Member

Remuneration Committee:

Mr. Pedro Pablo Villasante Atienza

Independent

Chairman

Mr. Gonzalo José Alonso Tejuca

Independent

Member

Mr. José Francisco Doncel Razola

Propietary

Member

Risk and Compliance Committee:

Mr. Gonzalo José Alonso Tejuca

Independent

Chairman

Mr. Pedro Pablo Villasante Atienza

Independent

Member

Mr. Francisco Javier García-Carranza Benjumea

Propietary

Member

Other resolutions passed by the Board of Directors of today:

  • Mr. Adolfo Díaz-Ambrona Moreno has been appointed new Secretary Non-director of the Board of Directors, replacing Mr. Joaquín Hervada Yáñez.

  • To modify the Management Commitee. The current composition is now the following:

Technology, Operations and Costs and Chairman of the Committee

Mr. Juan María Olaizola Bartolomé

General Technical Office

Mr. Samuel Serrano Serrano

Corporate Information and Analysis

Mr. Álvaro Villagrán Medina

Business

Mr. Rafael Muñoz Bellido

Specialised Businesses

Mr. Diego Barrón Arbeo

Digital Transformation

Ms. María Gema Perea Blanco

Risks

Ms. Aurora Fernández Sánchez

Legal and Compliance

Mr. José Heraclio Peña Pérez

Communications, Brand and Corporate Affairs

Ms. María Victoria González Ceregido

Audit

Mr. Pablo Agote Alique

Financial Management

Mr. Rafael Galán Mas

Controller's unit

Mr. Félix Ainsa Abos

Human Resources and Organisation

Ms. Susana de Medrano Boix

Real Estate and Transformation of Assets

Mr. Carlos Garachana Corona

The previous appointments are subject to the required regulatory authorisations.

José Heraclio Peña Pérez Vicesecretary of the Board of Directors

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