Sale of Auna TLC

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA
01 August 2005



As per continuation of the RNS announcement made earlier today in connection
with the agreement for the sale by Auna of Auna TLC to ONO, Banco Santander
Central Hispano informs that once that the sales of Amena and Auna TLC have been
signed, the capital gain for Grupo Santander resulting from these two
transactions amounts to 400 million euros approximately.

                                     Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), August 1, 2005


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