Rule 8.1- (Banco Santander, S

RNS Number : 7651A
Banco Santander S.A.
06 August 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)


LATE DISCLOSURE - AMENDED


1.    KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)

José Eduardo Bettencourt

Company dealt in

Santander

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

Shares

Date of dealing

1st August 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 


6.508 0,00%


(2) Derivatives (other than options)




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell




Total


6.508 0,00%



(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)






(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)

Employee Share Option

25.900 (See note below)


Exercise for differences. The employee has exercised 25.900 options and received in exchange 6.508 Santander shares free of charge, which is the result of reinvesting at the Santander share price on the date of exercise the cash proceeds resulting from: number of options exercised x (Santander share price at the date of exercise - EUR 9.09).


(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

6th August 2008

Contact name

José Eduardo Bettencourt

Telephone number

00351213705814

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated

Santander

Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)

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


























NOTES ON FORM 8.1 

1. 

Specify the owner or controller of the interest in addition to the person dealing. The naming of nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In the case of disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients need not be named. 

2. 

See the definition of 'relevant securities' in the Definitions Section of the Code. 

3. 

See Note 5 on Rule 8 and the definition of 'interests in securities' in the Definitions Section of the Code. Rights to subscribe for new shares should be disclosed separately from interests and short positions in existing securities. Rights to subscribe include directors' and other executive options. 

4. 

See the definition of 'dealings' in the Definitions Section of the Code. 

5. 

For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. If the economic exposure to changes in the price of securities is limited, for example by virtue of a stop loss arrangement relating to a spread bet, full details should be given. 

6. 

If a long position has been increased or a short position reduced as a result of the dealing, write 'long'. If a short position has been increased or a long position reduced as a result of the dealing, write 'short'. If the dealing has not resulted in a long or short position being increased or reduced, give details of the variation or other dealing. 

7. 

See Note 3 on the definition of 'interests in securities' in the Definitions Section of the Code. 

8. 

State type of dealing, e.g. 'subscription', 'conversion', 'exercise' etc. 

9. 

Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (other than CFDs), or where there is an agreement to purchase or to sell, Supplemental Form 8 should be completed. 

10. 

See the definition of 'associate' in the Definitions Section of the Code. 


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




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