Results of tender offer invitation

RNS Number : 2098L

Banco Santander S.A.

31 August 2012

 

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULT OF TENDER OFFERS

On 22 August 2012, Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Financial Exchanges Limited (each an Offeror and, jointly, the Offerors) invited holders of the securities set out in the following table (the Securities) to tender such Securities for purchase by the relevant Offeror for cash (each such invitation an Offer and, together, the Offers) and announced such Offer on that date pursuant to the material fact (hecho relevante) number 172592.

Banco Santander and Santander Financial Exchanges Limited announce the principal amount of each of the Securities accepted for purchase as set out below (the Principal Amount Accepted for Purchase).

The Settlement Date will be 4 September 2012.

Securities

Issuer	Series	ISIN	Principal Amount Accepted for Purchase	Weighted Average Price
Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 7 GBP 250,000,000.00	XS0307728146	£150,000	45.00%
Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 3 EUR 200,000,000.00	XS0202774245	€6,041,000	66.16%
Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 2 EUR 300,000,000.00	XS0202197694	€9,186,000	48.25%
Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 9 EUR 125,700,000.00	XS0441528600	€13,950,000	99.71%
Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 8 GBP 679,400,000.00	XS0441528949	£18,400,000	99.36%
Santander Central Hispano Financial Services Limited	GBP 200,000,000.00	XS0131038522	£0	0.00%
Santander Perpetual, S.A. Unipersonal.	Series 1 EUR 750,000,000.00	XS0206920141	€98,196,000	71.01%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 13 EUR 1,500,000,000.00	XS0291652203	€275,550,000	80.01%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 9 EUR 550,000,000.00	XS0261717416	€37,450,000	79.72%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 10 GBP 300,000,000.00	XS0261787898	£5,250,000	75.00%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 18 EUR 1,500,000,000.00	XS0327533617	€154,550,000	79.43%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 19 GBP 800,000,000.00	XS0327310669	£23,900,000	80.03%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 11 GBP 300,000,000.00	XS0284633327	£40,516,000	78.74%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 5 EUR 500,000,000.00	XS0255291626	€76,997,000	75.98%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 14 EUR 500,000,000.00	XS0301810262	€0	0.00%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 23 EUR 449,250,000.00	XS0440402393	€72,050,000	93.67%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 24 GBP 843,350,000.00	XS0440403797	£222,900,000	93.54%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 16 EUR 102,000,000.00	XS0307566496	€7,000,000	65.00%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 12 EUR 585,000,000.00	XS0285087192	€4,000,000	70.38%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 15 EUR 114,000,000.00	XS0307473214	€0	0.00%
Santander Issuances, S.A. Unipersonal	Series 17 EUR 25,000,000.00	XS0309495959	€0	0.00%

Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), August 31, 2012

Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum dated 22 August 2012 (the Tender Offer Memorandum) prepared by the Offerors in relation to the Offers.

If securityholders need further information, you can contact Lucid at [e-mail] / [phone], to the attention of: David Shilson / Sunjeeve Patel / Thomas Choquet.

You may also contact:

JOINT DEALER MANAGERS
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
Winchester House 1 Great Winchester Street London EC2N 2DB United Kingdom Tel: [phone] Attn: Liability Management Group Email: [e-mail]
Banco Santander, S.A.
Ciudad Grupo Santander Avda. Cantabria s/n Edificio Encinar - Planta 0 28660 - Boadilla del Monte Madrid Spain For information by telephone: [phone] Attention: Syndicate Desk Email: [e-mail]
TENDER AND INFORMATION AGENT Lucid Issuer Services Limited Leroy House 436 Essex Road London N1 3QP United Kingdom Attention: Sunjeeve Patel / Thomas Choquet / David Shilson T: [phone] E: [e-mail]

Offer and Distribution Restrictions

Neither this announcement nor the Tender Offer Memorandum constitutes an invitation to participate in the Offers in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such invitation or for there to be such participation under applicable securities laws.  The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions (including, among other countries, the United States, the Republic of Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Japan and Spain)  may be restricted by law.  Persons into whose possession this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by each of the Offerors, the Joint Dealer Managers and the Tender and Information Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

 

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