Santander Central Hispano Investment Securities Inc. Changes Its Name To Santander Investment Securities Inc. NEW YORK, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Santander Central Hispano Investment Securities Inc. announced yesterday that the Company has changed its name to Santander Investment Securities Inc. The company has officially filed the new name with the NASD. Santander Investment Securities Inc. a Delaware Corporation, is wholly owned by Santander Investment, S.A., which is wholly owned by Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A., a Spanish Banking Corporation. Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. (SAN.MC, STD.N) is the largest financial group in Spain and Latin America, and the second largest bank in the Euro Zone by market capitalization.Founded in 1857, it has forged important business initiatives in Europe, including a 13-year old alliance with The Royal Bank of Scotland; ownership of the third largest banking group in Portugal, and, the leading independent consumer finance franchise in Germany. DATASOURCE: Santander Investment Securities Inc. CONTACT: New York - Peter Macchio, +1-212-407-4578, or Maria Varela, +1-212-350-3641, both for Santander Investment Securities Inc. Web site: http://www.santandernet.com/

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