Results of stress test

RNS Number : 5239N

Banco Santander S.A.

28 September 2012

 

MATERIAL FACT

Following publication today of the conclusions of the stress test carried out by the consultants Oliver & Wyman on the Spanish banking sector, Santander hereby announces that the resulting capital ratio (common equity tier 1) for Grupo Santander, including Banesto, as of 31st December 2014 in the most severe scenario is 10.8%, as opposed to 9.7% as of 31st December 2011, which represents an increase of 1.1 percentage points. The final capital resulting in such scenario is 57.147 billion euros (versus 54.517 billion as of 31st December 2011), an excess of 25.297 billion euros over the minimum ratio of 6%.

Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), 28^th September 2012

 

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