RNS Number : 8587Z
Capital Group Companies Inc
25 July 2008
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) The Capital Group Companies
Company dealt in Banco Santander SA
Class of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary Shares
being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 24 July 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 362,148,768 5.79% N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options) - N/A
(3) Options and agreements to - N/A
purchase/sell
Total 362,148,768** 5.79% N/A
(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 N/A N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A
Total N/A N/A
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
N/A N/A
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
Purchase 500,000 shares 12.2486 - EUR
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit (Note
(Note 7) 5)
N/A N/A N/A N/A
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name,e.g. call option Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise price
Type, e.g. American, Expiry date Option
money
purchasing, varying to which the option
European etc.
paid/received per
etc. relates (Note 7)
unit (Note
5)
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
N/A N/A N/A
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
5)
N/A N/A N/A
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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 24 July 2008
Contact name Vivien Tan
Telephone number (213) 615-0469
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which N/A
connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
**6,510,286 shares are due to off-market transactions.
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