RNS Number : 5584Q

Banco Santander S.A.

06 June 2018

ANNEX

Template for notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

THIS NOTIFICATION RELATES TO MS. ANA PATRICIA BOTIN-SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O´SHEA.

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CHAIRMAN OF THE ISSUER.

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.

b)

LEI

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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.50 EURO NOMINAL VALUE (ISIN: ES0113900037)

b)

Nature of the transaction

CONTRIBUTION OF 150,000 SHARES OF MS ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O'SHEA TO PERGAMO INVERSIONES, S.L. (COMPANY CONTROLLED BY MS ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN-SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O'SHEA).

ACQUISITION OF 150,000 SHARES BY PERGAMO INVERSIONES, S.L. (COMPANY CONTROLLED BY MS ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN-SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O´SHEA) AS A RESULT OF A CONTRIBUTION OF SHARES OF ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN-SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O'SHEA.

DATION IN PAYMENT OF 150,000 SHARES OF PERGAMO INVERSIONES, S.L. (COMPANY CONTROLLED BY MS ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN-SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O'SHEA) TO CRONJE, S.L.U. (COMPANY CONTROLLED BY MS ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN-SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O'SHEA).

ACQUISITION OF 150,000 SHARES BY CRONJE, S.L.U. (COMPANY CONTROLLED BY MS ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN-SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O´SHEA) AS A RESULT OF A DATION IN PAYMENT OF SHARES OF PERGAMO INVERSIONES, S.L. (COMPANY CONTROLLED BY MS ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN-SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O'SHEA).

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
4.60*	150,000

Price(s)	Volume(s)
4.77**	150,000

*TRANSACTION BETWEEN MS ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y O´SHEA AND PERGAMO INVERSIONES, S.L.

**TRANSACTION BETWEEN PERGAMO INVERSIONES, S.L. AND CRONJE, S.L.U.

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.50 EURO NOMINAL VALUE (ISIN: ES0113900037):

Price	Volume
4.60	340,000

Price	Volume
4.77	340,000

SEE b) and c) ABOVE.

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-06-01*

2018-06-05**

f)

Place of the transaction

S.I.B.E.

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