Banco Santander Chile Announces Time Change for Its Analyst and Investor Conference Call-Webcast

September 27th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - Below please find the provisional financial publication dates for ARCADIS NV (Euronext: ARCAD) in 2010. Please include these dates in your financial calendar.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - Abbey International, website www.abbeyinternational.com has announced that sterling interest rates on its popular Gold current account are to rise with effect from 01 September 2009. - On balances from GBP100,000 to GBP249,000, the new rate is 1.50% gross/AER - For balances over GBP250,000, the new rate is 1.75% gross/AER Gold account also offers clients access to a host of banking and related benefits, including the recently launched Visa Infinite and Platinum cards, each of which offers comprehensive insurance, travel and leisure services designed around the needs of the international traveller, whether travelling on business or for pleasure.

August 5th, 2009 HONG KONG - - Analyst / Investor Conference Call - 12 August 2009 (Wednesday) Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (SEHK: 2332; NYSE: HTX) will announce the Company's interim results on Wednesday 12 August 2009. Chief Executive Officer Mr Dennis Lui and Chief Financial Officer Mr Christopher Foll will host an analyst / investor conference call on the day.

July 30th, 2009 SANTIAGO, Chile - Banco Santander Chile (NYSE: SAN; SSE: Bsantander) announced today its unaudited results for the second quarter of 2009. These results are reported on a consolidated basis in accordance with Chilean GAAP(1, 2) in nominal Chilean pesos.

July 28th, 2009 SANTIAGO, Chile - - Time: 10:00 a.m. (EDT) July 31, 2009 You are cordially invited to participate in Banco Santander Chile's (NYSE: SAN) conference call/webcast on Friday, July 31, 2009, 10:00 a.m.

June 29th, 2009 SANTIAGO, Chile - Banco Santander Chile (NYSE: SAN) filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The 2008 Form 20-F includes audited consolidated financial statements of Banco Santander Chile and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2008, and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 under Chilean GAAP, including a reconciliation of Chilean GAAP to U.S.

April 29th, 2009 SANTIAGO, Chile - Banco Santander Chile (NYSE: SAN) announced today its unaudited results for the fourth quarter of 2008. These results are reported on a consolidated basis in accordance with Chilean GAAP(1),(2), in nominal Chilean pesos.

April 20th, 2009 SANTIAGO, Chile - 10:00 a.m. (EDT), April 30, 2009 You are cordially invited to participate in Banco Santander Chile's (NYSE: SAN) conference call-webcast on Thursday, April 30, 2009, where we will discuss 1Q 2009 financial results.

April 19th, 2009 DUBLIN, Ireland - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, will announce first quarter 2009 earnings on Thursday April 30, 2009. Results press release will be issued at: 12:00 BST / 07:00 EDT Investor conference call time: 14:30 BST / 09:30 EDT Live conference call for investors: Angus Russell, Chief Executive Officer and Graham Hetherington, Chief Financial Officer will host the investor and analyst conference call at 14:30 BST/9:30 EDT.

March 25th, 2009 SANTIAGO, Chile - Banco Santander Chile's (NYSE: SAN) Board yesterday decided to summon an Annual Ordinary Shareholder's Meeting on April 28, 2009 at the Bank's headquarters. Among other issues, the Board will propose to shareholders the payment of an annual dividend of Ch$1.13185985 per share.

September 23rd, 2009 Vatican bank has new chairmanVATICAN CITY — The Vatican has named an Italian economist as the chairman of its bank. The Vatican said Wednesday that Ettore Gotti Tedeschi replaces Angelo Caloia at the helm of the bank, formally known as the Institute for the Works of Religion.

December 25th, 2008 MADRID - Spanish football giants Valencia have announced that Nikola Zigic has been loaned to Racing Santander until the end of the season. Santander president Francisco Pernia intends to present Zigic to the media Monday.

July 24th, 2009 New York Fed announces investor advisory groupWASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Friday announced the creation of an investor advisory group, part of its ongoing efforts to closely monitor economic and financial conditions. The 13-member Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets won't have any formal policymaking responsibilities, but will "serve as a forum for informal discussions on financial, economic and public policy issues," the New York Fed said.

July 29th, 2009 Spain's Santander Q2 net profit down 4 pctMADRID — Spain's Santander, the euro zone's largest bank, said Wednesday that net profit fell 4 percent in the second quarter as an increase in revenues was wiped out by a surge in bad loans amid the economic crisis. Santander said net profit was €2.42 billion ($3.44 billion), compared to €2.52 billion during the same period in 2008.

July 4th, 2009 Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bankCARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday — making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system. The purchase of the Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela gives Chavez's socialist government control over more than one-fifth of bank deposits as he tightens his grip over the economy.

May 1st, 2009 Sovereign Bank laying off 950 workersPHILADELPHIA — Sovereign Bank officials say they will cut 950 jobs, or almost 9 percent of its work force, as part of cost-saving measures in response to the economic downturn. The cuts come just a few months after Philadelphia-based Sovereign Bank, the banking unit of Sovereign Bancorp Inc., laid off 1,000 workers in December.

July 20th, 2009 Obama news conference moved to 8 p.m. WednesdayWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama's news conference on Wednesday will begin at 8 p.m.

June 2nd, 2009 Chile police find suitcases made of cocaineSANTIAGO, Chile — Police say two suitcases carried by a woman who was about to fly from Chile to Spain were made of cocaine. Detective Leandro Morales at the Santiago airport says the drug "was not hidden in the luggage.

March 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The President of Chile, Dr. Michelle Bachelet, arrived here on a five-day official visit on Monday morning.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor will begin his four-day visit to Chile from today. During his official visit, General Kapoor will interact with senior military and civilian defence officials and discuss various contemporary defence related issues.