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Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (ADR) Share Increase In The S&P ADR Index

Date 10/11/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective the close of trading on Friday, November 12, 2004:
  • Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (ADR) (Spain, NYSE: STD, CUSIP: 05964H105, Sedol: 2018186) shares will increase in the S&P ADR Index by 1,475,314,176 to 6,243,718,072 shares following the acquisition of Abbey National (a non-S&P ADR Index constituent).
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