MAPFRE Revenues Exceeded 10.000 Million Euros in the First Half (A 12.9% Increase Over 2008)

NET ATTRIBUTABLE RESULT WAS 530.6 MILLION EUROS

The diversification of the Group's businesses and its prodent and profesionnal management allowed it to slightly increase (0.2%) the net attricutable result versus the first half 2008, while the recurrent result grew 5.5% to 492.9 million euros.

The international business contriducted 47% of premiums and over 31% of resutls, and it is the Group's main growth driver.

The Group has reinforced its solvency and financial strength, icnreasing its equity by 12.4% to 5,508.3 million euros in teh first half and reducing its debt by 765 million euros over the last twelve months.