Rule 8.1- (Banco Santander, S

RNS Number : 5994A
Banco Santander S.A.
04 August 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)



1.    KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)

José Manuel Maceda Fernández

Company dealt in

Banco Santander, S.A.

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Common shares

Date of dealing

1 August, 2008



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 


133,190         0.00


(2) Derivatives (other than options)




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


60,000          0.00


Total


193,190        0.00



(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)






(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)

Employee share option

63.200 (See note below)



Exercise for differences. The employee has exercised 63,200 options and received in exchange 9,340 Santander shares free of charge, which is the result of reinvesting at the Santander share price on the date of exercise the cash proceeds resulting from: number of options exercised x (Santander share price at the date of exercise EUR 9.09).

(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.  






Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                YES



Date of disclosure

4 August, 2008

Contact name

José Manuel Maceda Fernández

Telephone number

+(34) 915-208-402

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated

Banco Santander

Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)

Director of affiliated company



Notes


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





  

                  SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8                        



DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)



OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)



Product name,

e.g. call option


Written or

purchased

Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates


Exercise price

(Note 2)


Type, e.g.

American


Expiry date

Employee share option


purchased


60,000


9.09 EUR


American


15 January, 2009









Notes


1.    Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.

    Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.


2.    For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.























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