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 25 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 275,411,295 4.40% 2,984,897 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 45,707,748 0.73% 66,112,025 1.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 21,467,685 0.34% 17,787,128 0.28%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 342,586,728 5.48% 86,884,050 1.39%
(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 38,208 10.6816 EUR
Purchase 57 10.6100 EUR
Purchase 10,984 10.9100 EUR
Purchase 273 Transfer
Purchase 500 10.5700 EUR
Purchase 1,000 10.5900 EUR
Purchase 175 10.6900 EUR
Purchase 3,387 10.9075 EUR
Purchase 1,000 10.7000 EUR
Purchase 270 10.6600 EUR
Purchase 2,770 10.5400 EUR
Purchase 68 10.7376 EUR
Purchase 284 10.5600 EUR
Purchase 119,950 10.9100 EUR
Purchase 465 10.7300 EUR
Purchase 1,604 Transfer
Purchase 2,250 10.7400 EUR
Purchase 41,677 10.9100 EUR
Purchase 150 10.7600 EUR
Purchase 10,000 10.6800 EUR
Purchase 2,029 10.9100 EUR
Purchase 96,388 10.7183 EUR
Sale 69,468 10.9100 EUR
Sale 43,416 10.9100 EUR
Sale 79,615 10.9100 EUR
Sale 24,410 10.9100 EUR
Sale 10,134 10.8123 EUR
Sale 43,170 10.8123 EUR
Sale 16,295 10.8123 EUR
Sale 35,921 10.9100 EUR
Sale 120,112 10.9100 EUR
Sale 118,706 10.8746 EUR
Sale 100,000 10.9075 EUR
Sale 3,455 10.9042 EUR
Sale 360,338 10.9097 EUR
Sale 15,818 10.8123 EUR
Sale 3,387 10.9075 EUR
Sale 600,563 10.5997 EUR
Sale 68 10.7376 EUR
Sale 192,000 10.8000 EUR
Sale 2,770 10.5400 EUR
Sale 59,909 10.6599 EUR
Sale 39,290 10.6599 EUR
Sale 92,593 10.6599 EUR
Sale 5,801 10.6599 EUR
Sale 18,032 10.6599 EUR
Sale 3,796 10.6412 EUR
Sale 24,364 10.9348 EUR
Sale 258,531 10.8123 EUR
Sale 69,712 10.9100 EUR
Sale 11,207 10.6599 EUR
Sale 12,824 10.8123 EUR
Sale 23,012 10.6599 EUR
Sale 19,653 10.6599 EUR
Sale 29,243 10.6599 EUR
Sale 37,307 10.6599 EUR
Sale 16,552 10.6599 EUR
Sale 36,730 10.6599 EUR
Sale 31,080 10.6599 EUR
Sale 4,131 10.8189 EUR
Sale 3,595 10.6599 EUR
Sale 7,410 10.8123 EUR
Sale 4,878 10.8123 EUR
Sale 7,197 10.8123 EUR
Sale 5,548 10.8123 EUR
Sale 10,622 10.8123 EUR
Sale 24,084 10.8123 EUR
Sale 92,824 10.5809 EUR
Sale 13,783 10.8123 EUR
Sale 4,379 10.6599 EUR
Sale 2,746 10.8123 EUR
Sale 18,999 10.8123 EUR
Sale 5,163 10.8123 EUR
Sale 30,149 10.8123 EUR
Sale 25,137 10.8123 EUR
Sale 32,761 10.8123 EUR
Sale 77,955 10.8123 EUR
Sale 7,290 10.8123 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 118706 10.8746
CFD Short 54900 10.9315
(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)
(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 26 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 -1,500,000 10.0000 EURO 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 18/09/2009
Option Purchased 410,000 10.5210 EURO 29/09/2008
Option Purchased 600,000 12.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 260,000 9.7500 EURO 19/12/2008
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 20,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 16.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -5,000 12.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased 55,000 12.0000 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 7,500 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 10,000 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 10.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -15,000 11.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
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 19,900 13.0400 EURO 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 215,285 9.2900 EURO 20/04/2009
Option Purchased 250,000 10.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 120,000 10.5000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased -192,806 9.9600 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -2,000,000 21.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
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 -260,000 10.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -192,806 9.9600 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -304,461 9.1900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -135,012 14.0200 EURO 18/12/2009
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 -195,381 9.6300 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 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 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 14.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 12.5000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 17/12/2010
Option Purchased 10,000,000 14.5400 EURO 23/02/2010
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
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