Director/PDMR Shareholding (5134K)

TIDMBNC

RNS Number : 5134K

Banco Santander S.A.

15 July 2011

Annex DTR3

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 
                                               State whether the notification 
                                               relates to (i) a transaction 
                                               notified in accordance with DTR 
                                               3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made 
                                               in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1) or 
                                               (iii) a disclosure made in 
       Name of the issuer                      accordance with section 793 of 
 1.     BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.            2.    the Companies Act (2006). (i). 
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                                               State whether notification 
                                               relates to a person connected 
                                               with a person discharging 
                                               managerial 
       Name of person discharging              responsibilities/director named 
        managerial                             in 3 and identify the connected 
        responsibilities/director              person THIS NOTIFICATION 
        MS. ANA PATRICIA BOTIN-SANZ            RELATES TO MS. ANA PATRICIA 
        DE SATUOLA Y O'SHEA, DIRECTOR          BOTIN-SANZ DE SATUOLA Y 
 3.     OF THE ISSUER.                   4.    O'SHEA. 
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       Indicate whether the                    Description of shares 
       notification is in respect of a         (including class), debentures 
       holding of the person referred          or derivatives or financial 
       to in 3 or 4 above or in                instruments relating to shares 
       respect of a nonbeneficial              ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.50 EURO 
 5.    interest 1 AS IN 4 ABOVE.         6.    NOMINAL VALUE. 
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       Name of registered 
       shareholders(s) and, if more 
       than one, the number of shares 
       held by each of them MS. ANA 
       PATRICIA BOTIN-SANZ DE SATUOLA 
       Y O'SHEA AND HER CONNECTED              State the nature of the 
       PERSON HOLD AFTER THE                   transactions 32,606 SHARES 
       TRANSACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS           GRANTED UNDER THE LONG TERM 
       NOTIFICATION A TOTAL OF                 INCENTIVE PLAN NAMED 
       9,163,577 SHARES, WHICH                 PERFORMANCE SHARES PLAN - THIRD 
       REPRESENT 0.109% OF THE                 CYCLE APPROVED BY THE 
       ISSUER'S SHARE (CAPITAL NOT             SHAREHOLDERS ACTING AT THE 
       TAKING INTO ACCOUNT TREASURY            GENERAL SHAREHOLDER'S MEETING 
 7.    STOCK).                           8.    HELD ON 21 JUNE 2008. 
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                                               Percentage of issued class 
       Number of shares, debentures             acquired (treasury shares 
        or financial                            of that class should not 
        instruments relating to                 be taken into account when 
        shares acquired                         calculating percentage) 
 9.     SEE 8 ABOVE.                     10.    0.000%. 
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                                               Percentage of issued class 
       Number of shares, debentures             disposed (treasury shares 
        or financial                            of that class should not 
        instruments relating to                 be taken into account when 
 11.    shares disposed                  12.    calculating percentage) 
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       Price per share or value 
        of transactions 
        GRANTED 32,606 SHARES VALUED 
        @ EUR 7.51 PER SHARE, SUCH 
        PRICE WAS THE OPENING PRICE 
        OF SANTANDER SHARES ON                 Date and place of transaction 
        THE DATE THE SHARES WERE                11 JULY 2011. 
 13.    GRANTED.                         14.    SEE 8 ABOVE. 
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       Total holding following 
        notification and total 
        percentage holding following 
        notification (any treasury 
        shares should not be taken 
        into account when calculating 
        percentage) 
        9,163,577 SHARES REPRESENTING 
        0.109% OF THE ISSUER'S 
        SHARE (CAPITAL NOT TAKING              Date issuer informed of 
 15.    INTO ACCOUNT TREASURY STOCK).    16.   transaction 15 JULY 2011. 
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

 
                                          Period during which or date 
 17.   Date of grant                18.    on which exercisable 
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                                          Description of shares or 
       Total amount paid (if any)          debentures involved (class 
 19.    for grant of the option     20.    and number) 
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       Exercise price (if fixed 
        at time of grant) or 
        indication that price is          Total number of shares or 
        to be fixed at the time            debentures over which options 
 21.    of exercise                 22.    held following notification 
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                                          Name of contact and telephone 
                                           number for queries 
       Any additional information          SOFIA ELARRE 
 23.    NONE.                       24.    +(34) 912-890-147 
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 Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making 
  notification 
  JOSE MANUEL DE ARALUCE 
  Date of notification 
  15 JULY 2011 
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Notes: This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

 
 (1)   An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction 
        relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer 
        should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. 
 (2)   An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative 
        relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 
        1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. 
 (3)   An issuer making a notification in respect of options 
        granted to a director/person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 
        to 24. 
 (4)   An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial 
        instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other 
        than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 
        8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. 
 

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