Stmt re 3rd Quarter Results

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA
27 October 2004

Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

           Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. ('Banco Santander')

                                                                 27 October 2004



Banco Santander announces that it has released third quarter results in Spain.
The results are available through the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores
('CNMV') and Banco Santander's company website.  The results will be made
available via RNS in due course.





Enquiries:

Banco Santander
Keith Grant (Head of International Media)                + 34 91 289 5206
Peter Greiff                                             + 34 91 289 5207

Maitland
Angus Maitland                                           + 44 207 379 5151

Brunswick
Rurik Ingram                                             + 44 207 404 5959


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