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                       CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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                     NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING
 
                                PROXY STATEMENT
 
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                                  CORRECTION
 
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                                                              March 20, 1999
 
Dear Stockholder:
 
Please note the following correction to our Proxy Statement dated March 20,
1999:
 
On page 1 of the Proxy Statement, the paragraph under "Who is entitled to
vote?" contains a typographical error. The paragraph should state that on
March 1, 1999, there were 65,855,648 shares of the company's common stock
outstanding.
 
We look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting.
 
                                          Sincerely,
 

                                          /s/ John G. Finneran, Jr.

                                          John G. Finneran, Jr. 
                                          Corporate Secretary