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 10 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 222,563,763 3.56% 2,836,800 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 45,744,495 0.73% 78,497,233 1.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 29,127,085 0.47% 26,030,699 0.42%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 297,435,343 4.76% 107,364,721 1.72%
(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 164,663 11.2773 EUR
Purchase 5,868 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 1,272 11.2617 EUR
Purchase 811 11.2334 EUR
Purchase 1,534 11.2517 EUR
Purchase 1,000 11.2000 EUR
Purchase 1,421 11.2134 EUR
Purchase 1,665 11.1934 EUR
Purchase 27,800 11.2935 EUR
Purchase 1,508 11.2834 EUR
Purchase 539 11.2834 EUR
Purchase 1,609 11.1934 EUR
Purchase 1,641 11.2617 EUR
Purchase 229 11.2134 EUR
Purchase 300,000 11.2434 EUR
Purchase 3,500 11.3600 EUR
Purchase 1,617 11.1834 EUR
Purchase 1,341 11.1834 EUR
Purchase 50,000 11.2817 EUR
Purchase 370,300 11.2985 EUR
Purchase 1,477 11.2417 EUR
Purchase 1,522 11.2517 EUR
Purchase 1,311 11.2834 EUR
Purchase 1,410 11.1734 EUR
Purchase 1,637 11.2217 EUR
Purchase 1,310 11.2217 EUR
Purchase 310 11.2500 EUR
Purchase 1,349 11.2717 EUR
Purchase 9,527 11.2695 EUR
Purchase 295 11.1934 EUR
Purchase 1,384 11.2734 EUR
Purchase 47,937 11.1100 EUR
Purchase 1,005,312 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 889,256 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 721 11.4900 EUR
Purchase 6,648 11.6100 EUR
Purchase 249,980 11.7200 EUR
Purchase 59,995 11.7200 EUR
Purchase 17,366 11.6100 EUR
Purchase 500 11.2000 EUR
Purchase 119,845 11.1100 EUR
Purchase 2,868 11.6100 EUR
Purchase 1,373 11.3017 EUR
Purchase 1,312 11.2317 EUR
Purchase 1,310 11.1934 EUR
Purchase 985 11.2834 EUR
Purchase 1,500 11.2834 EUR
Purchase 1,665 11.2417 EUR
Purchase 1,598 11.2817 EUR
Purchase 1,500 11.3400 EUR
Purchase 1,554 11.2934 EUR
Purchase 513 11.2334 EUR
Purchase 1,000 11.1700 EUR
Purchase 1,308 11.2417 EUR
Purchase 175,000 11.2578 EUR
Sale 6,933 11.2870 EUR
Sale 17,394 11.2400 EUR
Sale 889,256 11.2400 EUR
Sale 25,920 11.2724 EUR
Sale 12,567 11.2930 EUR
Sale 39,997 11.1100 EUR
Sale 1,700 11.4018 EUR
Sale 67,951 11.1100 EUR
Sale 40,000 11.2407 EUR
Sale 2,868 11.6100 EUR
Sale 4,322 11.2400 EUR
Sale 23,700 11.3803 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 34350 11.3108
CFD Long 23700 11.3802
CFD Long 1700 11.4017
CFD Short 20932 11.2378
CFD Short 164663 11.2772
CFD Short 27800 11.2934
CFD Short 328951 11.2938
CFD Short 370300 11.2985
(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 11 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 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250,000 10.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
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 19/06/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 10.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 12.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 17/12/2010
Option Purchased 500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 13,400 11.2500 EURO 12/09/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 16.0000 AMER 18/09/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 16.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 1,000,000 11.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
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 20,000 12.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 14.0000 EURO 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 1,000 11.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 5,000 14.0000 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 215,285 9.2900 EURO 20/04/2009
Option Purchased -5,000 12.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased 19,900 13.0400 EURO 03/10/2008
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 -160 14.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 7,500,000 0.0100 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -7,500,000 0.0100 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -2,000,000 21.0000 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 -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 15.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased -192,806 9.9600 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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 -750,000 14.0000 AMER 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 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 -1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased -304,461 9.1900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -750,000 14.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -410,000 11.9238 EURO 29/09/2008
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 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 10,000,000 14.5400 EURO 23/02/2010
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 17/12/2010
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