Capital requirements by EBA

RNS Number : 6510T

Banco Santander S.A.

08 December 2011

 

MATERIAL FACT

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published today aggregated figures with respect to the capital requirements of a temporary and extraordinary nature applicable to financial institutions, calculated on the basis of data as of 30^th September 2011. According to the updated calculations, the additional capital required for Grupo Santander amounts to 15,302 million euros versus the 14,971 million euros published by the EBA on 26^th October 2011 based on estimated figures for 30^th September 2011.

To address these new requirements, Banco Santander maintains the measures announced at the 2011 third-quarter results presentation. Banco Santander's objective is to attain a 10% of core capital in accordance with the new requirements of the EBA as of 30th June 2012.

The tables with the results are attached.

 http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6510T_1-2011-12-8.pdf

Boadilla del Monte (Madrid),  8^th December 2011

 

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