Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0475H

Banco Santander S.A.

30 October 2008

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.………………………………

2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or 

(iii) both (i) and (ii)

(i)………………………………

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

MR. MANUEL SOTO SERRANO, DIRECTOR OF THE ISSUER.

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

THIS NOTIFICATION RELATES TO MR. MANUEL SOTO SERRANO AND THE CONNECTED PERSONS NAMED MARÍA PILAR PALACIOS LÓPEZ AND ACE GLOBAL SICAV, S.A.

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

AS IN 4  ABOVE.

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.50 EURO NOMINAL VALUE.

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

AFTER THE THREE PURCHASES REPORTED ON THIS NOTIFICATION, MR. MANUEL SOTO SERRANO HOLDS, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY, A TOTAL OF 315,090 SHARES, 0.005 % OF THE ISSUER´S SHARE CAPITAL (NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT TREASURY SHARES).

8. State the nature of the transaction

THREE PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN 9 BELOW.

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

PURCHASE BY ACE GLOBAL SICAV, S.A. ON 28OCTOBER 2008 OF 14,000 SHARES.

PURCHASE BY ACE GLOBAL SICAV, S.A. ON 28OCTOBER 2008 OF 13,690 SHARES.

PURCHASE BY MS. MARÍA PILAR PALACIOS LÓPEZ ON 28OCTOBER 2008 OF 7,400 SHARES.

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

0.000%.

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

………………………………

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 

 …………………………………

13. Price per share or value of transaction.

PURCHASE BY ACE GLOBAL SICAV, S.A. ON 28OCTOBER 2008 OF 14,000 SHARES AT 6.97 EURO PER SHARE.

PURCHASE BY ACE GLOBAL SICAV, S.A. ON 28OCTOBER 2008 OF 13,690 SHARES AT 6.62 EURO PER SHARE.

PURCHASE BY MS. MARÍA PILAR PALACIOS LÓPEZ ON 28OCTOBER 2008 OF 7,400 SHARES AT 6.79 EURO PER SHARE.

14. Date and place of transaction.

PURCHASE BY ACE GLOBAL SICAV, S.A. ON 28OCTOBER 2008 OF 14,000 SHARES AT 6.97 EURO PER SHARE IN SPAIN.

PURCHASE BY ACE GLOBAL SICAV, S.A. ON 28OCTOBER 2008 OF 13,690 SHARES AT 6.62 EURO PER SHARE IN SPAIN.

PURCHASE BY MS. MARÍA PILAR PALACIOS LÓPEZ ON 28OCTOBER 2008 OF 7,400 SHARES AT 6.79 EURO PER SHARE IN SPAIN.

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

315,090; 0.005%………………………………

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

30 OCTOBER  2008………………………………

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

………………………………

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

………………………………

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

………………………………

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

………………………………

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

………………………………

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

………………………………

23. Any additional information

NONE………………………………

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ILIANA BROSCHAT; +(34) 91 289 3987………………………………

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

JOSÉ MANUEL DE ARALUCE………………………………

Date of notification

10 OCTOBER 2008 ………………………………

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