Rule 8.3 - BANCO SANTANDER SA
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BANCO SANTANDER SA
Class of relevant security EUR0.50(REGD)
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 18 September 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 299,586,155 4.79% 4,050,308 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 45,602,841 0.73% 77,719,130 1.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 29,373,685 0.47% 25,277,288 0.40%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 374,562,681 5.99% 107,046,726 1.71%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
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 Price per unit
Securities
Purchase 1,000 10.0700 EUR
Purchase 1,000 10.0000 EUR
Purchase 300 9.8800 EUR
Purchase 291,917 10.3007 EUR
Purchase 1,900 10.2000 EUR
Purchase 500,000 10.1000 EUR
Purchase 100 9.9500 EUR
Purchase 441,020 9.9500 EUR
Purchase 603,800 10.1000 EUR
Purchase 500,000 9.9930 EUR
Purchase 2,012 10.3422 EUR
Purchase 450 10.3500 EUR
Purchase 200 9.9600 EUR
Purchase 230,000 10.2415 EUR
Purchase 2,000 10.4600 EUR
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 30 10.1800 EUR
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 163 9.9900 EUR
Purchase 100 9.9600 EUR
Purchase 2,000 9.9600 EUR
Purchase 52,504 9.9502 EUR
Purchase 126,891 10.2608 EUR
Purchase 2,843 10.5700 EUR
Purchase 400 9.8700 EUR
Purchase 290 10.2500 EUR
Purchase 188 10.3700 EUR
Purchase 24,485 10.2031 EUR
Purchase 641,500 10.0568 EUR
Purchase 610 9.9000 EUR
Purchase 4,500 10.0287 EUR
Purchase 8,516 10.3500 EUR
Purchase 1,400 9.8672 EUR
Purchase 2,500 10.0400 EUR
Purchase 35,500 10.1000 EUR
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 273,759 10.0752 EUR
Purchase 13,164 10.1057 EUR
Purchase 560,487 9.9500 EUR
Purchase 143,592 9.9500 EUR
Purchase 5,866 9.9500 EUR
Sale 1,000 9.9600 EUR
Sale 1,500 10.0900 EUR
Sale 2,621 10.2637 EUR
Sale 1,373 10.2637 EUR
Sale 5,761 10.2658 EUR
Sale 2,940 10.2638 EUR
Sale 7,915 10.2665 EUR
Sale 65,119 10.2459 EUR
Sale 21,234 10.2695 EUR
Sale 3,818 10.2645 EUR
Sale 5,000 10.3700 EUR
Sale 3,270 10.2644 EUR
Sale 38,767 10.2063 EUR
Sale 1,085 10.2650 EUR
Sale 500,000 10.3244 EUR
Sale 135,800 10.2324 EUR
Sale 3,978 10.2648 EUR
Sale 1,280 10.2643 EUR
Sale 603,800 10.1000 EUR
Sale 498 9.9600 EUR
Sale 3,000 10.1669 EUR
Sale 163 9.9900 EUR
Sale 3,139 10.2640 EUR
Sale 5,000 10.7300 EUR
Sale 3,747 10.2642 EUR
Sale 498 10.0500 EUR
Sale 24,485 9.9470 EUR
Sale 1,725 10.2635 EUR
Sale 11,551 10.2674 EUR
Sale 35,553 10.2692 EUR
Sale 147,614 10.0567 EUR
Sale 2,000 10.2800 EUR
Sale 500,000 10.1000 EUR
Sale 500 Transfer
Sale 4,081 9.9500 EUR
Sale 8,177 10.2664 EUR
Sale 649 10.1600 EUR
Sale 8,530 10.2667 EUR
Sale 12,226 10.2682 EUR
Sale 19,284 10.0300 EUR
Sale 1,030,620 9.9449 EUR
Sale 52,097 9.9500 EUR
Sale 39,997 9.9500 EUR
Sale 90,078 10.2690 EUR
Sale 385,646 9.9500 EUR
Sale 1,117 10.2646 EUR
Sale 13,371 10.2692 EUR
Sale 128,848 10.2690 EUR
Sale 10,816 9.9500 EUR
Sale 294,582 10.2692 EUR
Sale 89,102 10.2690 EUR
Sale 18,147 10.2694 EUR
Sale 18,312 10.2695 EUR
Sale 5,771 10.2658 EUR
Sale 6,376 10.2659 EUR
Sale 250 9.9600 EUR
Sale 8,393 10.2667 EUR
Sale 2,012 10.0429 EUR
Sale 86,614 10.2690 EUR
Sale 950 8.0700
Sale 1,715 10.2635 EUR
Sale 1,764 10.2630 EUR
Sale 11,028 10.2671 EUR
Sale 3,660 10.0476 EUR
Sale 15,869 10.2694 EUR
Sale 4,000 10.7200 EUR
Sale 9,577 10.0921 EUR
Sale 1,100 10.1800 EUR
Sale 62,199 10.2690 EUR
Sale 1,400 9.9478 EUR
Sale 218,396 10.2691 EUR
Sale 9,642 10.1235 EUR
Sale 6,512 10.2661 EUR
Sale 92,463 10.2690 EUR
Sale 641,500 10.0588 EUR
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 19284 10.03
CFD Long 2012 10.0428
CFD Long 3660 10.0475
CFD Long 9642 10.1235
CFD Long 38767 10.2063
CFD Long 135800 10.2324
CFD Long 1400 9.9477
CFD Short 4500 10.0286
CFD Short 2500 10.04
CFD Short 123156 10.1256
CFD Short 2012 10.3421
CFD Short 1400 9.8672
CFD Short 52504 9.9501
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
Call Purchase 260000 10.5 EURO 19/12/2008 0.8112
Call Purchase 1500000 10 EURO 19/12/2008 0.7975
Put Purchase 260000 10 EURO 19/12/2008 0.704
Put Sale 1500000 10 EURO 19/12/2008 .8734
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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 19 September 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
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, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased -500,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -55,000 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 14.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 14.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,500,000 10.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 17/12/2010
Option Purchased -2,000,000 21.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -410,000 11.9238 EURO 29/09/2008
Option Purchased -304,461 9.1900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased 5,000 14.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -20,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -5,000 12.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased -5,000 12.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased -5,000 15.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -5,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -2,500 14.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 11.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 12.5000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 7,500 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 10,000 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 20,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 55,000 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 120,000 10.5000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased -7,500,000 0.0100 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -160 14.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 1,000,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 410,000 10.5210 EURO 29/09/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 10.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 10.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 16.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -304,461 9.1900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000,000 11.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 215,285 9.2900 EURO 20/04/2009
Option Purchased 1,000,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 1,000,000 14.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased 1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 17/12/2010
Option Purchased 1,500,000 10.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 7,500,000 0.0100 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 16.0000 AMER 18/09/2009
Option Purchased -135,012 14.0200 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 10,000,000 14.5400 EURO 23/02/2010
Option Purchased -250,000 12.5000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250,000 14.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 14.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -195,381 9.6300 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -195,381 9.6300 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 260,000 9.7500 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -192,806 9.9600 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 10.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -135,012 14.0200 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -114,995 10.0100 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -114,995 10.0100 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -62,159 8.7900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -62,159 8.7900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 19,900 13.0400 EURO 03/10/2008
Option Purchased -260,000 10.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -192,806 9.9600 EURO 19/12/2008
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.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk