Form 8-A12B - Registration of securities [Section 12(b)]

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20459

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Banco Santander, S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Kingdom of Spain		None
(State of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Ciudad Grupo Santander 28660 Boadilla del Monte (Madrid) Spain		28660
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Series SNP-241 5.565% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2030		New York Stock Exchange
Series SNP-242 6.033% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2035		New York Stock Exchange

 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-271955

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

 

 

 

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

The Registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, a prospectus supplement dated January 7, 2025, relating to the Registrant’s 5.565% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2030 and the 6.033% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2035 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), to a base prospectus dated May 16, 2023 (the “Prospectus”) contained in the registration statement of the Registrant on Form F-3ASR (File No. 333-271955) filed with the Commission on May 16, 2023, relating to the securities to be registered hereunder. The Registrant incorporates by reference the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus to the extent set forth below.

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the information contained in the sections captioned “Description of Debt Securities,” “Description of Certain Provisions Relating to Debt Securities and Contingent Convertible Capital Securities” and “Taxation” of the Prospectus, and “Description of the Notes” and “Taxation” of the Prospectus Supplement.

Item 2. Exhibits

 

4.1		Senior Non Preferred Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of March  14, 2024, among Banco Santander, S.A., as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 6-K filed with the Commission on March 14, 2024 (Accession No. 0001193125-24-067954)).
4.2		Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January  17, 2025, to the Senior Non Preferred Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of March  14, 2024, among Banco Santander, S.A., as Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as Trustee and Principal Paying Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Luxembourg Branch, as Registrar (incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 6-K filed with the Commission on January 17, 2025 (Accession No. 0001193125-25-008410)).
4.3		Form of Global Note for the 5.565% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2030 (incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 6-K filed with the Commission on January 17, 2025 (Accession No. 0001193125-25-008410)).
4.4		Form of Global Note for the 6.033% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2035 (incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 6-K filed with the Commission on January 17, 2025 (Accession No. 0001193125-25-008410)).
99.1		The Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement (incorporated herein to the extent provided above by reference to the Registrant’s filing under Rule 424(b) dated January 7, 2025).

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Banco Santander, S.A.

Issuer

 

By:		/s/ José Antonio Soler
		Name: José Antonio Soler Title:  Authorized Representative

January 23, 2025

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