25th Feb 2005 07:30
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA25 February 2005 MATERIAL FACT Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. hereby notifies that as of 1st May next itwill pay a fourth dividend on the earnings obtained in the 2004 financial year,for a gross amount of 0.0842 euros per share. With the payment of this dividend (which will be the final dividend if theproposal to be submitted to the General Shareholders' Meeting is approved), thetotal dividend paid on the earnings for the past financial year amounts to0.3332 euros per share, which is 10% higher than that received in respect of the2003 financial year. On Monday, 2nd May, the Bank's share will already trade ex-dividend. Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), 25th February 2005. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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