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 11 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 222,262,061 3.55% 2,743,798 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 45,731,218 0.73% 78,353,141 1.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 29,127,085 0.47% 26,030,699 0.42%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 297,120,364 4.75% 107,127,627 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 1,100 11.1200 EUR
Purchase 1,931 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 5,534 11.0827 EUR
Purchase 1,780 11.1500 EUR
Purchase 7,184 11.0827 EUR
Purchase 1,500 11.0700 EUR
Purchase 200 11.1500 EUR
Purchase 20,016 11.6100 EUR
Purchase 27,497 11.0986 EUR
Purchase 250 11.0000 EUR
Purchase 7,930 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 500 11.0000 EUR
Purchase 100,000 11.1233 EUR
Purchase 135 11.0000 EUR
Purchase 280 11.0000 EUR
Purchase 210 10.9500 EUR
Purchase 450 11.1100 EUR
Purchase 7,800 11.2400 EUR
Purchase 7,554 11.1200 EUR
Purchase 555 11.0000 EUR
Purchase 21,478 11.1000 EUR
Purchase 883 11.1200 EUR
Purchase 2,552 11.1500 EUR
Purchase 883 11.1500 EUR
Purchase 10,418 11.1663 EUR
Purchase 2,769 11.1200 EUR
Purchase 1,583 11.1663 EUR
Sale 4,724 11.0751 EUR
Sale 53,450 11.0751 EUR
Sale 28,100 11.0758 EUR
Sale 4,601 11.1200 EUR
Sale 2,670 11.0743 EUR
Sale 56,931 11.1200 EUR
Sale 160,177 11.0999 EUR
Sale 7,800 11.2400 EUR
Sale 6,708 11.0751 EUR
Sale 3,486 11.0751 EUR
Sale 7,930 11.2400 EUR
Sale 21,270 11.0780 EUR
Sale 24,972 11.0780 EUR
Sale 1,931 11.2400 EUR
Sale 59,064 11.0780 EUR
Sale 62,310 11.1200 EUR
Sale 550 11.0000 EUR
Sale 12,000 11.1469 EUR
Sale 16,000 11.0883 EUR
Sale 100 9.5250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 28100 11.0757
CFD Long 160177 11.0998
CFD Short 8832 11.0385
CFD Short 13277 11.0591
CFD Short 1500 11.07
CFD Short 27497 11.0986
CFD Short 5256 11.1178
CFD Short 1100 11.12
(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 12 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 AMER 19/12/2008
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 -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