MATERIAL FACT
Banco Santander, S.A. hereby announces, with respect to the "26th issuance of Banco Santander S.A. cédulas hipotecarias (covered mortgage bonds)" (ISIN code ES0413900277) for an amount of two thousand million euros, that following the redemption of ten thousand covered mortgage bonds for a total nominal value of one thousand million euros carried out with value date 9th March 2012, it intends to redeem and cancel the remaining ten thousand covered mortgage bonds for a total nominal value of one thousand million euros on 25th January 2013, the issuance thus being totally redeemed and cancelled as of that date.
Likewise, with respect to the "29th issuance of Banco Santander, S.A. cédulas hipotecarias (covered mortgage bonds)" (ISIN code ES0413900319) for an amount of one thousand million euros, Banco Santander, S.A. hereby announces its intention to redeem and cancel all of the ten thousand covered mortgage bonds for a total nominal value of one thousand million euros on 25th January 2013, the issuance thus being totally redeemed and cancelled as of that date.
All the covered mortgage bonds to be redeemed are owned by the issuer.
Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), 22nd January 2013