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 07 October 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 267,201,839 4.27% 4,930,754 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 47,505,294 0.76% 65,717,394 1.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 22,727,063 0.36% 19,050,128 0.30%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 337,434,196 5.40% 89,698,276 1.43%
(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 58,413 10.9800 EUR
Purchase 7,619 11.2225 EUR
Purchase 446 11.2200 EUR
Purchase 300 11.1700 EUR
Purchase 711 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 909 11.2100 EUR
Purchase 3,600 11.1100 EUR
Purchase 369 10.9600 EUR
Purchase 300 11.4100 EUR
Purchase 1,500 10.9800 EUR
Purchase 3,000 10.8200 EUR
Purchase 348 11.2100 EUR
Purchase 180 11.5700 EUR
Purchase 17,234 11.3000 EUR
Purchase 2,933 11.3000 EUR
Purchase 220 11.1600 EUR
Purchase 239,840 11.3000 EUR
Purchase 2,786 11.2360 EUR
Purchase 3,679 10.5000 EUR
Purchase 46,052 11.2298 EUR
Purchase 15,344 11.3000 EUR
Purchase 2,788 10.5000 EUR
Purchase 410 11.3000 EUR
Purchase 5,866 11.3000 EUR
Purchase 13,366 11.2100 EUR
Sale 58,413 10.9800 EUR
Sale 89,617 11.3810 EUR
Sale 712 11.0400 EUR
Sale 1,000 11.5200 EUR
Sale 2,000 11.5000 EUR
Sale 177,911 11.5233 EUR
Sale 124 11.0100 EUR
Sale 5,693 11.1728 EUR
Sale 4,910 11.3000 EUR
Sale 75 11.2600 EUR
Sale 30,000 11.1845 EUR
Sale 215,230 11.3000 EUR
Sale 10,912 11.3000 EUR
Sale 193,886 11.3000 EUR
Sale 200,000 11.5433 EUR
Sale 3,000 11.5000 EUR
Sale 300 11.4100 EUR
Sale 296,792 10.9800 EUR
Sale 5,575 11.1728 EUR
Sale 1,070 11.6000 EUR
Sale 258 11.3800 EUR
Sale 2,604 11.2200 EUR
Sale 310 11.4200 EUR
Sale 86,092 11.3000 EUR
Sale 240 11.5700 EUR
Sale 20,000 11.6543 EUR
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(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 08 October 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 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 500,000 16.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 10.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 433,000 9.4140 EURO 29/12/2008
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 1,500,000 11.5000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 20,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 600,000 12.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
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 10.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -15,000 11.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,500,000 11.5000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 16,278 14.4300 EURO 07/01/2009
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 -304,461 9.1900 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 -1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
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 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 -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 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -433,000 10.6692 EURO 29/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 14.0000 AMER 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