NOTICE OF FILINGS

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institution, has received the following applications. Comments may be submitted to the Director, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0371, for inclusion in the official record without requesting a hearing. However, pursuant to provisions specified in Chapter 69U-105, Florida Administrative Code, any person may request a public hearing by filing a petition with the Clerk, Legal Services Office, Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0379. The Petition must be received by the Clerk within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this notice (by 5:00 p.m.) July 21, 2006:

APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION

OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGENCY OFFICE

TO AN INTERNATIONAL BRANCH OFFICE

Applicant and Location: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Paseo de Castellana 81, 28046 Madrid, Spain

With Title: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

Correspondent: Scott N. Benedict, Esquire, 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Washington, D.C. 20006 and Bowman Brown, Esquire, 1500 Miami Center, 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33131

Received: June 20, 2006