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 09 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 220,146,975 3.52% 3,251,418 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 46,094,175 0.74% 77,697,613 1.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 29,127,085 0.47% 26,030,699 0.42%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 295,368,235 4.72% 106,979,719 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 Securities Price per unit
Purchase 12,255 11.6317 EUR
Purchase 19,929 11.7200 EUR
Purchase 66,997 11.6317 EUR
Purchase 4,168 11.7918 EUR
Purchase 9,367 11.7918 EUR
Purchase 23,501 11.3300 EUR
Purchase 1,100 11.7700 EUR
Purchase 11,834 11.7472 EUR
Purchase 30,025 11.6100 EUR
Purchase 13,649 11.7736 EUR
Purchase 30,500 11.6099 EUR
Purchase 24,605 11.7200 EUR
Purchase 5,127 11.8198 EUR
Purchase 680,764 11.6008 EUR
Purchase 419,369 11.6091 EUR
Purchase 41,424 11.7200 EUR
Purchase 41,430 11.6100 EUR
Purchase 2,161 11.3000 EUR
Purchase 5,232 11.3000 EUR
Purchase 100,000 11.6135 EUR
Purchase 20,712 11.7200 EUR
Purchase 3,000 11.7200 EUR
Purchase 143,616 11.7200 EUR
Sale 119,844 11.7797 EUR
Sale 3,900 Transfer
Sale 160,414 11.7830 EUR
Sale 18,534 11.7788 EUR
Sale 3,000 11.7200 EUR
Sale 500 11.7600 EUR
Sale 621 11.5779 EUR
Sale 15 11.6600 EUR
Sale 24,605 11.7200 EUR
Sale 3,200 11.6583 EUR
Sale 2,031 11.6100 EUR
Sale 28,334 11.7865 EUR
Sale 15,890 11.8071 EUR
Sale 19,685 11.7200 EUR
Sale 1,251 11.8500 EUR
Sale 142,740 11.7725 EUR
Sale 11,431 11.7554 EUR
Sale 6,896 11.7725 EUR
Sale 2,873 11.7554 EUR
Sale 23,379 11.7640 EUR
Sale 5,709 11.7725 EUR
Sale 19,929 11.7200 EUR
Sale 167,380 11.7865 EUR
Sale 232,831 11.7865 EUR
Sale 138,769 11.7865 EUR
Sale 74,956 11.7200 EUR
Sale 1,271 11.7691 EUR
Sale 240 11.8000 EUR
Sale 200 11.7500 EUR
Sale 16,986 11.7725 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 4794 11.6197
CFD Long 4324 11.7474
CFD Long 5697 11.7688
CFD Long 18534 11.7788
CFD Long 160414 11.7829
CFD Long 26324 11.7961
CFD Short 419369 11.609
CFD Short 30500 11.6099
CFD Short 11834 11.7471
CFD Short 13649 11.7736
CFD Short 35445 11.7768
CFD Short 18151 11.788
(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 10 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 500,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 16.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 16.0000 AMER 18/09/2009
Option Purchased -1,000,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 10.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
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 -2,000,000 21.0000 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 5,000 14.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 1,000,000 11.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 7,500,000 0.0100 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 7,500 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 10,000 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 120,000 10.5000 EURO 19/06/2009
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 500,000 10.5000 AMER 19/06/2009
Option Purchased -160 14.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 10.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -7,500,000 0.0100 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 13,400 11.2500 EURO 12/09/2008
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 410,000 10.5210 EURO 29/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 14.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -2,500 14.0000 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 -250,000 12.5000 AMER 18/12/2009
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 -1,000,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -192,806 9.9600 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 11.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
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 -13,400 12.7500 EURO 12/09/2008
Option Purchased -195,381 9.6300 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 14.0000 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 -750,000 14.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -750,000 14.0000 AMER 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 -304,461 9.1900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 12.0000 AMER 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 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 20,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 10,000,000 14.5400 EURO 23/02/2010
Option Purchased -500,000 12.0000 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