Major Interests in Shares

15th Jan 2007 13:33

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA15 January 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO, S.A..................................... 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest CHASE NOMINEES LTD............................................................ 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 AS IN 2 ABOVE............................................................ 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them AS IN 2 ABOVE ............................................................ 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 4,230,000 SHARES ............................................................ 6. Percentage of issued class 0.068%............................................................ 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed ............................................................ 8. Percentage of issued class ............................................................ 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.50 EURO NOMINAL VALUE EACH................................. 10. Date of transaction ON 10 JANUARY 2007............................................................ 11. Date company informed ON 12 JANUARY 2007............................................................ 12. Total holding following this notification 629,087,948 SHARES............................................................ 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.083%............................................................ 14. Any additional information TO OUR KNOWLEDGE NO PERSON BENEFICIALLY OWNS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, 5% OR MOREOF OUR SHARES............................................................. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries ULISSES DE MELO; + (34) 91 289 3477.......................................... 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification JOSE MANUEL DE ARALUCE............................................. Date of notification ON 15 JANUARY 2007............................................................ The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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