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 12 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 220,628,625 3.53% 2,806,786 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 45,710,212 0.73% 77,807,361 1.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 29,113,685 0.47% 26,017,288 0.42%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 295,452,522 4.72% 106,631,435 1.70%
(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 14,264 11.3400 EUR
Purchase 250 11.1500 EUR
Purchase 2,491 11.1000 EUR
Purchase 130 11.3134 EUR
Purchase 52,700 11.0338 EUR
Purchase 8,511 11.2200 EUR
Purchase 1,797 11.3426 EUR
Purchase 2,409,900 11.3400 EUR
Purchase 42,784 11.1884 EUR
Purchase 45,177 11.0901 EUR
Purchase 39,941 11.1884 EUR
Purchase 3,525 11.1100 EUR
Purchase 100 11.1800 EUR
Purchase 8,310 11.3400 EUR
Purchase 4,525 11.1200 EUR
Purchase 48,328 11.3400 EUR
Purchase 14,581 11.1700 EUR
Purchase 23,501 11.1200 EUR
Purchase 815 11.0000 EUR
Purchase 86,130 11.1200 EUR
Purchase 115,977 11.1200 EUR
Purchase 20,016 11.1200 EUR
Purchase 407 Transfer
Purchase 8,181 11.1600 EUR
Purchase 6,431 11.0324 EUR
Sale 1,000 Transfer
Sale 4,525 11.1200 EUR
Sale 1,522 11.1787 EUR
Sale 1,797 11.3313 EUR
Sale 14,928 11.3400 EUR
Sale 794 Transfer
Sale 64,220 11.2173 EUR
Sale 2,409,900 11.3400 EUR
Sale 547,295 11.2011 EUR
Sale 20,016 11.1200 EUR
Sale 399,968 11.3400 EUR
Sale 1,119 11.1861 EUR
Sale 22,231 11.3378 EUR
Sale 38,573 11.1700 EUR
Sale 4,109 11.3400 EUR
Sale 18,333 11.3400 EUR
Sale 1,005,312 11.3400 EUR
Sale 35,904 11.1200 EUR
Sale 662 11.1830 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 66200 11.17
CFD Long 547295 11.201
CFD Long 64220 11.2173
CFD Long 1797 11.3313
CFD Short 6431 11.0323
CFD Short 52700 11.0338
CFD Short 45177 11.09
CFD Short 2118 11.1167
CFD Short 4307 11.1494
CFD Short 42208 11.17
CFD Short 1797 11.3425
(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 15 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 1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 17/12/2010
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 215,285 9.2900 EURO 20/04/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 19,900 13.0400 EURO 03/10/2008
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 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 250,000 10.5000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 120,000 10.5000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased -2,000,000 21.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
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 -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 10,000 12.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -192,806 9.9600 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 -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 -410,000 11.9238 EURO 29/09/2008
Option Purchased -195,381 9.6300 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 14.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -192,806 9.9600 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 -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 -304,461 9.1900 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 15.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased 10,000,000 14.5400 EURO 23/02/2010
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 -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 -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