2nd Jan 2007 07:00
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA29 December 2006 MATERIAL FACT Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. ("Santander") announces that it has soldshares representing 4.8% of the share capital of the Italian financial entitySan Paolo - IMI, for a total consideration of 1,585 million euros. Thistransaction generates for Santander a capital gain of approximately 700 millioneuros. After the transaction, Santander holds a 3.6% stake in San Paolo - IMI,equivalent to a 1.7% in the entity resulting from the merger with Intesa. Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), December 29, 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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