APPOINTMENT, RATIFICATION AND RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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1 APPOINTMENT, RATIFICATION AND RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In relation to sub-items B, C, D, E, F, G and H of item Three of the agenda, the following tables show the curriculum vitae and category of the directors whose appointment, ratification and/or re-election is submitted by the board of directors of the Bank, following the proposal of the appointment committee, to the approval of shareholders at the general shareholders meeting. Description of his profile: Mr Álvaro Antonio Cardoso de Souza (Item Three B) Born in 1948 in Cidade da Guarda (Portugal). Degree in Economics and Business Administration from Pontificia Universidade Católica de Sao Paulo, Master of Business Administration (MBA - Management Program for Executives) from the University of Pittsburgh and a graduate of the Investment Banking Marketing Program from Wharton Business School. Main activity: he is the non-executive chairman of Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. and a member of the board of directors of AMBEV, S.A. Other significant positions: he has held various positions at the Citibank Group, including CEO of Citibank Brazil and Senior Advisor. Previously, he was a member of the Board of Gol Linhas Aéreas, S.A. and of Duratex, S.A. He has been chairman of WorldWildlife Group (WWF) Brazil, and a member of the board of WWF International. He is currently chairman and member of the audit and asset management committees of FUNBIO (Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade). 1/7

2 Description of her profile: Mr Ramiro Mato García-Ansorena (Item Three C) Born in 1952 in Madrid. Degree in Economics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and in Programme Management Development from Harvard Business School. He was appointed a director of the Company on an interim basis at the board meeting of 28 November 2017, the relevant regulatory approval having been previously obtained. Other significant positions: he has held various positions at Banque BNP Paribas, including chairman of the BNP Paribas Group in Spain. Previously he held various significant positions at Argentaria. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Asociación Española de Banca (AEB) and of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, S.A. (BME) and a member of the board of trustees of the Fundación Española de Banca para Estudios Financieros (FEBEF). 2/7

3 Mr Carlos Fernández González (Item Three D) Born in 1966 in Mexico City, Mexico. An industrial engineer, he has undertaken graduate studies in business administration at the IPADE Business School (Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa). He was appointed a director of the Company on an interim basis at the board meeting of 25 November 2014, his appointment becoming effective on 12 February Main activity: he is the chairman of the board of directors of Finaccess, S.A.P.I. Other significant positions: he has served on the board of Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and Televisa S.A.C.V., among others. Currently, he serves as a non-executive director of Inmobiliaria Colonial, S.A. and member of the Supervisory Board of AmRest Holdings, SE. 3/7

4 Mr Ignacio Benjumea Cabeza de Vaca (Item Three E) Born in 1952 in Madrid. Holds a degree in Law from Universidad de Deusto, ICADE E3 and is a State Attorney (Abogado del Estado). He was appointed a director of the Company on an interim basis at the board meeting of 30 June 2015, his appointment becoming effective on 21 September Main activity: he is vice-chairman of the Foundation for Financial Studies (Fundación de Estudios Financieros) and serves on the board of trustees and the executive committee of Fundación Banco Santander. Other significant positions: he has been senior executive vice president, general secretary and secretary of the board of Banco Santander, S.A., and director, executive vice president, general secretary and secretary of the board of Banco Santander de Negocios and Santander Investment. He was also technical general secretary of the Ministry of Employment and Social Security, general secretary of Banco de Crédito Industrial and director of Dragados, S.A., Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) and of the Governing Body of the Madrid Stock Exchange. Category of director: External, neither proprietary nor independent. 4/7

5 Vice-chairman. Mr Guillermo de la Dehesa Romero (Item Three F) Born in 1941 in Madrid. Government Economist and office head at the Bank of Spain (on leave of absence). Joined the board of Banco Santander in Other significant positions: he served as state secretary of Economy, secretary-general of Commerce, chief executive officer of Banco Pastor, S.A. and as an international advisor at Goldman Sachs International. He currently acts as non-executive vicechairman of Amadeus IT Group, S.A., honorary chairman of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London, member of the Group of Thirty in Washington, D.C., chairman of the board of trustees of the IE Business School, nonexecutive chairman of Aviva Vida y Pensiones, S.A. de Seguros y Reaseguros (currently named Santa Lucia Vida y Pensiones, S.A. Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros). Category of director: External, neither proprietary nor independent. 5/7

6 Ms Sol Daurella Comadrán (Item Three G) Born in 1966 in Barcelona. Degree in Business and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from ESADE. She was appointed a director of the Company on an interim basis at the board meeting of 25 November 2014, her appointment becoming effective on 18 February Main activity: she is executive chair at Olive Partners, S.A., and holds several other positions at companies belonging to the Cobega Group. She is also chair at Coca-Cola European Partners, Plc. Other significant positions: she has been a member of the Governing Board of the Círculo de Economía and an independent external director of Banco Sabadell, S.A, Ebro Foods, S.A. and Acciona, S.A. She has also been the honorary consul-general for Iceland in Catalonia since /7

7 Ms Homaira Akbari (Item Three H) Born in 1961 in Teheran (Iran). Ph.D. in Particle Physics from Tufts University and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. She was appointed a director of the Company on an interim basis at the board meeting of 27 September Main activity: she is CEO of AKnowledge Partner, LLC. Other significant positions: Currently a non-executive director of Gemalto N.V., Landstar System, Inc. and Veolia Environment S.A. Ms Akbari has also been president and CEO of Sky Bitz, Inc., general manager of True Position, Inc., nonexecutive director of Covisint Corporation and US Pack Logistics LLC, and has held various positions at Microsoft Corporation and at Thales Group. 7/7