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 22 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 289,041,584 4.62% 5,979,763 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 46,368,632 0.74% 67,250,086 1.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 21,450,185 0.34% 17,772,128 0.28%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 356,860,401 5.71% 91,001,977 1.46%
(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 4,211 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 144,135 10.8000 EUR
Purchase 108,157 10.8000 EUR
Purchase 300,000 10.7349 EUR
Purchase 996 11.0413 EUR
Purchase 508,500 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 1,100 11.0000 EUR
Purchase 2,563 11.1115 EUR
Purchase 7,554 10.8000 EUR
Purchase 3,100 11.1074 EUR
Purchase 300 11.0500 EUR
Purchase 600,563 10.8003 EUR
Purchase 16,000 14.0000 EUR
Purchase 16,000 14.0000 EUR
Purchase 2,090 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 540 11.2800 EUR
Purchase 803 11.2300 EUR
Purchase 9,174 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 8,897 10.9072 EUR
Purchase 135,700 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 4,746 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 1,335 10.8000 EUR
Purchase 30,168 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 9 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 1,400 10.9900 EUR
Purchase 993 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 20,531 10.8000 EUR
Purchase 149,279 10.8000 EUR
Purchase 2,567 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 5,828 11.0069 EUR
Purchase 1,000 11.2500 EUR
Sale 1,000 11.2000 EUR
Sale 9,174 11.3705 EUR
Sale 8,897 10.7976 EUR
Sale 45,000 10.7500 EUR
Sale 2,262 11.3466 EUR
Sale 195,164 10.9411 EUR
Sale 84,506 10.9412 EUR
Sale 993 11.2400 EUR
Sale 6,759 10.8000 EUR
Sale 15,000 10.7300 EUR
Sale 3,700 11.0920 EUR
Sale 1,335 11.2400 EUR
Sale 1,620 11.0950 EUR
Sale 1,016 11.0950 EUR
Sale 52,909 10.9399 EUR
Sale 2,318 11.0919 EUR
Sale 180,929 11.1491 EUR
Sale 60,056 10.8000 EUR
Sale 36,540 10.8000 EUR
Sale 9,700 11.2978 EUR
Sale 300 11.2700 EUR
Sale 400 11.2700 EUR
Sale 2,567 11.2400 EUR
Sale 2,843 11.3100 EUR
Sale 4,746 11.2400 EUR
Sale 4,211 11.2400 EUR
Sale 547 11.0200 EUR
Sale 3,706 10.8000 EUR
Sale 16,000 14.0000 EUR
Sale 9 11.2400 EUR
Sale 30,168 11.2400 EUR
Sale 6,300 11.2284 EUR
Sale 10,791 10.6600 EUR
Sale 800 11.1600 EUR
Sale 5,000 11.2800 EUR
Sale 9,174 11.2400 EUR
Sale 2,509 10.6800 EUR
Sale 188 11.3300 EUR
Sale 953 11.0300 EUR
Sale 2,702 11.2000 EUR
Sale 192,000 11.1800 EUR
Sale 3,609 11.1683 EUR
Sale 56,139 11.0920 EUR
Sale 508,500 11.2400 EUR
Sale 8,552 11.0920 EUR
Sale 15,000 10.7700 EUR
Sale 135,700 11.2400 EUR
Sale 1,000 11.2700 EUR
Sale 315,514 11.1834 EUR
Sale 248 11.0950 EUR
Sale 42,486 11.1554 EUR
Sale 23,786 11.1554 EUR
Sale 144 11.0950 EUR
Sale 7,463 10.9367 EUR
Sale 323 11.0919 EUR
Sale 295 11.0920 EUR
Sale 111,828 10.9412 EUR
Sale 6,857 10.9365 EUR
Sale 5,746 11.0920 EUR
Sale 12,881 10.9381 EUR
Sale 559 11.0919 EUR
Sale 1,519 11.0950 EUR
Sale 79,171 10.9403 EUR
Sale 3,468 11.0919 EUR
Sale 4,904 11.0920 EUR
Sale 24,552 11.0950 EUR
Sale 132 11.0950 EUR
Sale 7,496 11.2400 EUR
Sale 518 11.0700 EUR
Sale 64,131 10.9401 EUR
Sale 2,808 11.0920 EUR
Sale 1,232 11.0950 EUR
Sale 73,997 11.4000 EUR
Sale 1,425 11.2249 EUR
Sale 165,767 10.9412 EUR
Sale 37,981 11.1554 EUR
Sale 3,176 11.0950 EUR
Sale 678,580 11.1554 EUR
Sale 17,973 11.2249 EUR
Sale 119,671 10.9412 EUR
Sale 2,293 11.0950 EUR
Sale 5,246 11.0920 EUR
Sale 2,512 11.0950 EUR
Sale 131,092 10.9412 EUR
Sale 258 11.0950 EUR
Sale 7,264 11.0920 EUR
Sale 79,575 10.9408 EUR
Sale 1,603 11.0919 EUR
Sale 483 11.0950 EUR
Sale 25,132 10.9393 EUR
Sale 1,099 11.0918 EUR
Sale 1,683 11.0919 EUR
Sale 38,466 10.9397 EUR
Sale 2,143 11.0950 EUR
Sale 3,487 11.0919 EUR
Sale 1,245 11.0919 EUR
Sale 1,527 11.0950 EUR
Sale 7,415 11.0950 EUR
Sale 16,950 11.0920 EUR
Sale 386,901 10.9410 EUR
Sale 1,060 11.0700 EUR
Sale 1,281,238 10.9411 EUR
Sale 2,090 11.2400 EUR
Sale 739 11.0950 EUR
Sale 1,371 11.0950 EUR
Sale 586 11.0919 EUR
Sale 13,402 10.9379 EUR
Sale 1,334 11.0950 EUR
Sale 69,501 10.9402 EUR
Sale 3,045 11.0919 EUR
Sale 1,622 11.0919 EUR
Sale 712 11.0950 EUR
Sale 704 11.0950 EUR
Sale 3,128 11.0919 EUR
Sale 36,635 10.9395 EUR
Sale 71,408 10.9402 EUR
Sale 1,032 11.0950 EUR
Sale 53,720 10.9400 EUR
Sale 2,354 11.0920 EUR
Sale 28,462 10.9393 EUR
Sale 547 11.0950 EUR
Sale 3,739 11.0950 EUR
Sale 37,050 10.9395 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 8897 10.7975
CFD Long 6300 11.2284
CFD Long 9700 11.2977
CFD Short 4513 10.8
CFD Short 8897 10.9071
CFD Short 1400 10.99
CFD Short 3100 11.1074
CFD Short 2563 11.1115
Swap Short 1 38.06
(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 Selling 600,000 12.5 AMER 19/12/2008 0.37
(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 23 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 -1,000,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -260,000 10.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -304,461 9.1900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -304,461 9.1900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -410,000 11.9238 EURO 29/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 12.0000 AMER 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 -1,000,000 14.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 14.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -55,000 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 20,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -2,500 14.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 10,000 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 55,000 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 120,000 10.5000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased -2,000,000 21.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,500,000 10.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 14.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 7,500 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 600,000 12.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 12.5000 AMER 18/12/2009
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 260,000 9.7500 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 16.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250,000 10.5000 AMER 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 14.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 17/12/2010
Option Purchased 1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased 1,500,000 10.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 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 -192,806 9.9600 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 410,000 10.5210 EURO 29/09/2008
Option Purchased -135,012 14.0200 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250,000 12.5000 AMER 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 215,285 9.2900 EURO 20/04/2009
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