Rule 8.1- (Banco Santander, S

RNS Number : 7338D
Banco Santander S.A.
18 September 2008
 



                                        FORM 8.1                        

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)



1.    KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)

JUAN MIGUEL VILLAR MIR, S.L. (THROUGH CARTERA VILLAR MIR S.L.)

Company dealt in

BANCO SANTANDER, S. A.

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

COMMON SHARES

Date of dealing

SEPTEMBER 16TH 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 securities 


13,678,926  0.219%


(2) Derivatives (other than options)




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell




Total


13,678,926     0.219%



(b)    Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:


Long

Short



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 (Note 5)

SALE

501,000

10.2133

SALE

501,000

10.2400

SALE

501,000

10.2500

SALE

501,000

10.3007

SALE

501,000

10.3032

SALE

501,000

10.1829

SALE

501,000

10.1017

SALE

501,000

10.1785

SALE

747,000

10.0153


(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)








(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,

e.g. call option


Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 5)









(ii)    Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)






(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)


Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 







4.    OTHER INFORMATION


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)                NO



Date of disclosure

SEPTEMBER 17TH 2008

Contact name

MARIA CACHERO/ MANUEL GARRIDO

Telephone number

34 91 556 7347 / 34 629 592 609

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated

BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.

Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)

J.M. Villar Mir is Director of Affiliated Company



Notes


The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

  


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