BBVA Bancomer/2018 Annual Report

Independent Assurance Report GRI 102-56 KPMG KPMG Cardonas Dosal, S.C. Manuel Avila Camacho 176 P1, Reforma Social, Miguel Hidalgo, C.P 11660, Ciudad de México. Teléfono: +01 (55) 5246 8300 kpmg.com.mx KPMG Independent Limited Assurance Report on the Contents of the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") Standards (Non-Financial information) 2 To the Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Department Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer, S.A. de C.V.: We were engaged by the Management of Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer, S.A. de C.V. (hereinafter "BBVA Bancomer"), to report on the Contents of the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") Standards (Non-Financial Information) prepared and presented by the Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Department of BBVA Bancomer contained in the 2018 Annual Report of BBVA Bancomer for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2018 ("the Annual Report"), which are detailed in Appendix A attached to this report (the "Contents"), in the form of an independent conclusion of limited assurance about whether, based on our work performed and the evidence obtained, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the Contents are not prepared, in all material aspects, in alignment with the criteria established in the AccountAbility Principles Standard 2018 (AA1000AP, 2018) and in accordance with the GRI Standards. Management's responsibilities BBVA Bancomer Management, through its Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Department, is responsible for the preparation of the information subject to our review, free from material misstatement, in accordance with the Criteria. BBVA Bancomer Management, through its Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Department, is also responsible for preventing and detecting fraud and for identifying and ensuring that BBVA Bancomer complies with the laws and regulations applicable to its activities. BBVA Bancomer Management, through its Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Department, is also responsible for ensuring that staff involved in the preparation and presentation of the Contents are properly trained, information systems are properly updated and that any change in the presentation of data and/or in the form of reporting, encompass all significant reporting units. (Continue) Our responsibilities Our responsibility is to review the information related to the Contents included in the Annual Report and to express an independent conclusion of limited assurance based on the evidence obtained. We conducted our engagement in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000, Assurance Engagements other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information, issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). That Standard requires that we plan and perform our procedures to obtain limited assurance about whether, based on our work performed and the evidence obtained, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the Contents included in the Annual Report for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2018, are not prepared, in all material aspects, in alignment with the criteria established in the AccountAbility Principles Standard 2018 (AA1000AP, 2018) and in accordance with the GRI Standards. KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. (the "Firm") applies International Standard on Quality Control 1 and accordingly maintains a comprehensive system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. We have complied with the independence and other ethical requirements of the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, which is founded on fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality and professional behavior. The procedures performed depend on our judgment and experience on the Contents presented in the Annual Report and other circumstances of the work, and our consideration of the areas in which material misstatements are likely to arise. By obtaining an understanding of the Contents included in the Annual Report, and other circumstances of the work, we have considered the process used to prepare the Contents, with the purpose of designing assurance procedures that are adequate to the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing a conclusion as to the effectiveness of BBVA Bancomer internal control over the preparation of the Contents included in the Annual Report. Our engagement also includes assessing the appropriateness of the main matter, the suitability of the criteria used by BBVA Bancomer in the preparation of the Contents, by assessing the appropriateness of the methods, policies and procedures, and models used. DR KPMG Cardenas Dosal, SC, la firma mexicana miembro de a rad rin firmas miembro de KPMG afiliadas a KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"). una entidad suiza, Impreso en México Todos los derechos reservados Aguascalientes, Aga. Cancún, O. Roo Ciudad de México. Ciudad Juárez, Chih. Culiacán, Sin Chihuahua, Chih. Guadalajara, Jal. Hermosillo, Snn León, Cta Menda, Yuc Mexicali, B.C. Monterrey, N.L. Pueblo, Puo Queretaro, Orb Reynosa, Tampa, Saltillo, Ceah San Luis Potosi, S.L.P Tijuana, B.C 110 (Continue) BBVA Bancomer/2018 Annual Report

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