Director/PDMR Shareholding (6212L)

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RNS Number : 6212L

Banco Santander S.A.

02 August 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 accordance with section 
                                                793 of the Companies Act 
       Name of the issuer                       (2006). 
 1.     BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.            2.     (i). 
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                                               State whether notification 
                                               relates to a person connected 
                                               with a person discharging 
                                               managerial 
                                               responsibilities/director named 
       Name of person discharging              in 3 and identify the connected 
        managerial                             person THIS NOTIFICATION 
        responsibilities/director              RELATES TO MR. MANUEL SOTO 
        MR. MANUEL SOTO SERRANO,               SERRANO AND HIS CONNECTED 
 3.     DIRECTOR OF THE ISSUER.          4.    PERSON: ACE GLOBAL SICAV, S.A. 
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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 MR. MANUEL 
       SOTO SERRANO AND HIS CONNECTED 
       PERSONS HOLD AFTER THE 
       TRANSACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS 
       NOTIFICATION A TOTAL OF 467,823         State the nature of the 
       SHARES, WHICH REPRESENT 0.006%           transactions 
       OF THE ISSUER'S SHARE (CAPITAL           PURCHASE BY ACE GLOBAL SICAV, 
       NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT                  S.A. ON 2 AUGUST 2011 OF 
 7.    TREASURY STOCK).                  8.     40,000 SHARES. 
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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 
        PURCHASE BY ACE GLOBAL SICAV, 
        S.A. ON 2 AUGUST 2011 OF               Date and place of transaction 
        40,000 SHARES @ 6.978 EUROS             SPAIN, 2 AUGUST 2011. 
 13.    PER SHARE.                       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) 467,823 SHARES 
       REPRESENTING 0.006% OF THE 
       ISSUER'S SHARE (CAPITAL NOT             Date issuer informed of 
       TAKING INTO ACCOUNT TREASURY             transaction 
 15.   STOCK).                           16.    2 AUGUST 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          JESUS MARIA DIAZ DE MERA 
 23.    NONE                        24.    +(34) 912-897-738 
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 Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making 
  notification 
  JOSE MANUEL DE ARALUCE 
  Date of notification 
  2 AUGUST 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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