Win Tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa Courtesy of Visa
Visa, a FIFA World Cup Worldwide Partner, is offering Abbey International clients the chance to win tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa


LONDON, ENGLAND, March 10, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Visa, a FIFA World Cup Worldwide Partner, is offering Abbey International clients the chance to win tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The lucky winner will receive two tickets to attend the 2010 FIFA World Cup final, pre-match hospitality and three nights' accommodation in a double occupancy 4 star hotel room from the 9 to 12 July 2010. Abbey International will also contribute GBP1,500 towards return flights to the event.

To enter the competition, you will need to apply or request an upgrade to a Visa Platinum or Visa Infinite deferred-debit card, available with the Abbey International Gold account. Minimum deposits and terms apply. The competition is open from 16 February until 30 April 2010.

Head of Client Experience at Abbey International Jane Matthews comments, "Abbey International has always prided itself on giving its clients the best possible service and our Visa deferred-debit cards evidence this, bringing together a range of exceptional business and personal account services and lifestyle opportunities."

For competition information, please visit www.abbeyinternational.com/competition


For further information on banking with Abbey International in Jersey call + 44 (0)1534 828 828 or log onto www.abbeyinternational.com

Notes to Editors:

Abbey International is located in Jersey, a secure, well-established and politically stable financial centre, which is renowned internationally for its high standards of regulation. Jersey's unique constitution and relationship with the British Crown dates back hundreds of years. This provides for a unique legal and neutral tax system that can provide significant wealth planning opportunities for the international investor.

Abbey international has a minimum balance entry requirement of GBP50,000 (or currency equivalent) across our portfolio of products. The minimum balance amount can be spread across a range of accounts, subject to the minimum opening deposit for each account being met.

All deposits carry the full and unconditional guarantee of Santander UK plc, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of the Santander Group.

Santander has more than 150 years' experience in banking and more branches worldwide than any other international bank.


About Banco Santander

Banco Santander (SAN.MC, STD.N, BNC.LN) is a retail and commercial bank, based in Spain, with presence in 10 main markets. At the end of 2008, Santander was the largest bank in the euro zone by market capitalization and third in the world by profit. Founded in 1857, Santander had EUR 1,271 billion in managed funds at the end of 2008. Following the acquisition of Sovereign Bancorp. of the U.S. in January 2009, Santander had 90 million
customers, around 14,000 branches - more than any other international bank - and over 170,000 employees. It is the largest financial group in Spain and Latin America, with leading positions in the United Kingdom and Portugal and a broad presence in Europe through its Santander Consumer Finance arm. In the first half of 2009, Santander registered EUR4,519 million in net attributable profit.

In the UK, Santander operates two retail businesses - Santander, which was formed out of the Abbey and Bradford & Bingley retail network, and Alliance & Leicester. Together they have over 1300 branches, around 4,500 cash machines and they provide a full range of retail and corporate banking services to 25 million customers.

Alliance & Leicester will become known as Santander by the end of 2010.




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Guy Stephenson/Jennifer Duffy
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020 8333 9125
gstephenson@nacelle.co.uk


Jane Matthews, Abbey International, Head of Client Experience
01534 828137
Jane.matthews@abbeyinternational.com

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