Rule 8.1 - Alliance & Leicest

RNS Number : 1057A

Banco Santander S.A.

29 July 2008

 

FORM 8.1

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)

THESE TRANSACTIONS WERE MADE IN ERROR. THE PANEL EXECUTIVE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THESE TRANSACTIONS HAVE NO CODE CONSEQUENCES.

1.    KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Grupo Santander
Company dealt in	Alliance & Leicester
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Ordinary shares
Date of dealing	28/07/08

2.    INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

	Long		Short
	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	1,350,000	0.32%	1,350,000	0.32%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,350,000	0.32%	1,350,000	0.32%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long		Short
	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

(c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 

Class of relevant security:	Details

3.    DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)    Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
Purchase Purchase Sale Sale	90,070 9,930 59 99,941	GBP3.39 GBP3.3875 GBP3.825 GBP3.38

  (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 6)	Number of securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)

(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii)    Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

4.    OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

ISDA Documentation …………………………………………

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                NO

Date of disclosure	29/07/2008
Contact name	Ben Mimmack
Telephone number	020 7756 4823
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated	Banco Santander
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)	(1) a subsidiary of the offeror

Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

 

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