Major Interests in Shares

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA 19 December 2006 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 holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse 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 of shares held by each of them AS IN 2 ABOVE ......................................................... 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 3,930,475 SHARES................................................... 6. Percentage of issued class 0.063%............................................................ 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 18 DECEMBER 2006..................................................... 11. Date company informed ON 19 DECEMBER 2006................................................... 12. Total holding following this notification 628,833,754 SHARES................................................... 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.065%......................................................... 14. Any additional information TO OUR KNOWLEDGE NO PERSON BENEFICIALLY OWNS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, 5% OR MORE OF 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 making this notification JOSE MANUEL DE ARALUCE...................................... Date of notification ON 19 DECEMBER 2006.................................................. The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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