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7 Jul 2006 17:44

Abbey National PLC07 July 2006 GRUPO SANTANDER - DIRECTOR CHANGES Following the resignation presented by Francisco Gomez Roldan as CEO of Abbeyfor personal reasons (to be effective from 21 August 2006), Santander Board'sExecutive Committee has resolved to propose the following appointments to theBoard of Directors of Grupo Santander and to the Boards of Abbey and SantanderTotta: Antonio Horta Osorio, until now Executive Chairman of Santander Totta and aNon-Executive Director of Abbey, will take office as Chief Executive Officer ofAbbey with effect from 21 August 2006, subject to FSA approval. Antonio Horta Osorio will also become Non-Executive Chairman of the Board ofDirectors of Santander Totta. In turn, Nuno Amado, presently Executive Vice Chairman of Santander Totta, willassume the position of Chief Executive Officer of Santander Totta. Jorge Moran, General Manager (EVP) of the Group and to date Chief OperatingOfficer of Abbey, will be appointed as Head of the new Global InsuranceDivision. Jorge Moran will continue to hold office as a Non-Executive BoardMember of Abbey but will relinquish his role as Chief Operating Officer of Abbeywith effect from 21 August 2006. Francisco Gomez Roldan will continue to hold office as a Non-Executive BoardMember of Abbey and a General Manager (EVP) of Grupo Santander. A further confirmatory announcement will be made once all Board and Regulatoryapprovals have been given. Media Enquiries: Matthew Young (Abbey) Tel: 00 44 20 7756 4232 Peter Greiff (Santander) Tel: 00 34 61 5909 582 Angela Roche (Santander) Tel: 00 34 91 2892 398 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange