Madrid, 29 July 2016

RELEVANT FACT NOTIFICATION TO THE SPANISH NATIONAL SECURITIES MARKET COMMISSION (CNMV)

Banco Popular Español S.A. hereby communicates that its Board of Directors, at the meeting held on 27 July 2016, has appointed Mr. Pedro Larena Landeta as member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, in replacement of Mr. Francisco Gómez Martín, who ceased to be a member of the Board and CEO on the same date.

The aforementioned appointments will take effect on 1 September 2016 and will be subject to the corresponding regulatory authorisations.

Francisco María Aparicio Valls

Director-Secretary of the Board of Directors

Banco Popular Español, S.A. Registered Office: Velázquez 34, esq. Goya 35, Madrid. Madrid Companies Registry: Vol. 174, Fol. 44, Sheet 5458, 1st Entry Tax

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