FWP 1 dp173214_fwp.htm FORM FWP

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-238243

Dated: May 16, 2022

 

 

PRICING TERM SHEET

 

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U.S.$1,500,000,000 3.892% Senior Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2024 (the “Senior Preferred Fixed Notes”)

 

Issuer: Banco Santander, S.A.
Series Number: 153
Issuer Ratings*: A2 (Stable) / A+ (Stable) / A- (Stable) by Moody’s/S&P/Fitch
Expected Notes Ratings*: A2 Moody’s / A+ S&P / A Fitch
Status: Senior Preferred
Principal Amount: U.S.$1,500,000,000
Form of Issuance: SEC Registered
Pricing Date: May 16, 2022
Settlement Date**: May 24, 2022 (T+6)
Maturity Date: May 24, 2024
Benchmark Treasury: T 2.500% due April 30, 2024
Benchmark Treasury Yield: 2.592%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: T+ 130 bps
Re-offer Yield: 3.892%
Coupon: 3.892% per annum
Price to Public: 100.000% of the Principal Amount
Underwriting Discount / Commission: 0.15%
Proceeds to Issuer (before Expenses): 99.850% (U.S.$1,497,750,000)
Expenses (excluding the Underwriting Discount / Commission): U.S.$199,273.85
Net Proceeds (after Underwriting Discount / Commission and including Expenses): U.S.$1,497,949,273.85

 

 

 

Interest Rate: Fixed Rate – 3.892% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears.
Interest Payment Dates: Each May 24 and November 24, commencing on November 24, 2022 up to and including the Maturity Date or any date of earlier redemption.
Day Count Fraction: 30/360 (following, unadjusted)
Optional Early Redemption (Call): Not Applicable
Early Redemption for TLAC/MREL Disqualification Reasons: Not Applicable
Early Redemption for Taxation Reasons: Applicable as specified in the prospectus supplement
Substitution and Variation: Applicable as specified in the prospectus supplement
Business Days: New York City, London and TARGET 2
Minimum Denominations / Multiples: Minimum denominations of U.S.$200,000 and multiples of U.S.$200,000 in excess thereof
Listing: New York Stock Exchange
Trustee and Principal Paying Agent and Calculation Agent: The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch
Governing Law: New York law, except that certain provisions of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes and the Indenture related to the status of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes shall be governed and construed in accordance with Spanish Law.
Agreement to and acknowledgement of Statutory Bail-in: By its acquisition of any Senior Preferred Fixed Notes, each holder (including each holder of beneficial interest in the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes) acknowledges, accepts, consents and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes related to the exercise of the Spanish Bail-In Power.
Risk Factors: Investors should read the Risk Factors in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 16, 2022.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations: For a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations for the ownership and disposition of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes by U.S. investors, see “Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the base prospectus. That discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant in the light of a U.S. investor’s particular circumstances.

 

 

 

Selling Restrictions: Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Switzerland and Australia. No publicity or marketing nor public offering which requires the registration of a prospectus in Spain. The Senior Preferred Fixed Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the EEA and in the United Kingdom, as per the preliminary prospectus supplement.
Conflict of Interest: Santander Investment Securities Inc. is a subsidiary of Banco Santander, S.A. Therefore, Santander Investment Securities Inc. is deemed to have a “conflict of interest” under FINRA Rule 5121 and, accordingly, the offering of the notes will comply with the applicable requirements of FINRA Rule 5121.
CUSIP / ISIN: 05971K AM1 / US05971KAM18
Sole Global Coordinator: Santander Investment Securities Inc.
Joint Bookrunners: Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
Co-Leads: American Veterans Group, PBC, Banco de Sabadell, S.A., Blaylock Van, LLC, Caixa - Banco de Investimento, S.A., CIBC World Markets Corp., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and UBS Securities LLC.

 

*Any ratings obtained will reflect only the views of the respective rating agency and should not be considered a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes. The ratings assigned by the rating agencies are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by such rating agencies in their sole discretion. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

 

**It is expected that delivery of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes will be made against payment therefore on or about May 24, 2022, which is the sixth day following the date hereof (such settlement cycle being referred to as “T+6”). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market are generally required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes prior to the second business day prior to the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes initially settle in T+6, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed settlement and should consult their own advisors.

 

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a base prospectus and a related preliminary prospectus supplement) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for this offering. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement, the base prospectus in that registration statement, and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by searching the SEC online database (EDGAR®) at www.sec.gov.

 

Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the base prospectus and the preliminary prospectus supplement from Barclays Capital Inc. by calling toll free 1-888-603-5847, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE by calling toll free 1-866-471-2526, RBC Capital Markets, LLC by calling toll free 1-866-375-6829, Santander Investment Securities Inc. by calling toll free 1-855-403-3636, TD Securities (USA) LLC by calling toll free 1-855-495-9846 and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC by calling toll free 1-800-645-3751.

 

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this term sheet have the meanings set forth in the base prospectus as supplemented by the preliminary prospectus supplement.

 

The distribution of this term sheet and the offering of the securities to which this term sheet relates (the “Senior Preferred Fixed Notes”) may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and therefore persons into whose possession this term sheet comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions could result in a violation of the laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

EU PRIIPs Regulation / PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS: The Senior Preferred Fixed Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, (the “IDD”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II ; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Consequently, no key information document is required by the Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 (the “EU PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the EU PRIIPs Regulation.

 

UK PRIIPs Regulation / PROHIBITION OF SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS: The Senior Preferred Fixed Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No. 2017/565 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“EUWA”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement IDD, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently, no key information document is required by Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.

 

MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE/PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ECPS ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. The target market assessment indicates that the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes are incompatible with the needs, characteristic and objectives of clients which are retail clients (as defined in MiFID II). Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the manufacturers' target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers’ target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.

 

UK MIFIR PRODUCT GOVERNANCE/PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ECPS ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes is eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook (“COBS”), and professional clients only, as defined in the Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of EUWA (“UK MiFIR”); and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. The target market assessment indicates that the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes are incompatible with the needs, characteristic and objectives of clients which are retail clients (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA). Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the manufacturers' target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the “UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules”) is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.

 

This term sheet is not an offer of securities or investments for sale nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities or investments in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. No action has been taken that would permit an offering of the Senior Preferred Fixed Notes or possession or distribution of this term sheet in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this term sheet comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.

 

 

 

PRICING TERM SHEET

 

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U.S.$650,000,000 Senior Preferred Floating Rate Notes due 2024 (the “Senior Preferred Floating Notes”)

 

Issuer: Banco Santander, S.A.
Series Number: 156
Issuer Ratings*: A2 (Stable) / A+ (Stable) / A- (Stable) by Moody’s/S&P/Fitch
Expected Notes Ratings*: A2 Moody’s / A+ S&P / A Fitch
Status: Senior Preferred
Principal Amount: U.S.$650,000,000
Form of Issuance: SEC Registered
Pricing Date: May 16, 2022
Settlement Date**: May 24, 2022 (T+6)
Maturity Date: May 24, 2024
Type of Interest Rate: Floating Rate
Base Rate: USD Compounded SOFR, which is a compounded average of daily SOFR (the Secured Overnight Financing Rate) as determined for each quarterly Interest Period, in accordance with the formula specified in the preliminary prospectus supplement.
Floating Interest Rate: Base Rate plus the spread of 124 basis points per annum, payable quarterly in arrears for each quarterly Interest Period from, and including, the Settlement Date to, but excluding, the Maturity Date.
Observation Period In respect of each Interest Period, the period from, and including, the date five U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the first date in such Interest Period to, but excluding, the date five U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the Interest Payment Date for such Interest Period.
Interest Payment Dates Each February 24, May 24, August 24 and November 24,

 

 

 

  commencing on August 24, 2022 up to and including the Maturity Date or any date of earlier redemption.
Interest Period Each interest period will begin on (and include) an Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the first interest period, May 24, 2022) and end on (but exclude) the following Interest Payment Date, or, in the case of the final interest period, the Maturity Date
Price to Public: 100.000% of the Principal Amount
Underwriting Discount / Commission: 0.15%
Proceeds to Issuer (before Expenses): 99.850% (U.S.$649,025,000)
Expenses (excluding the Underwriting Discount / Commission): U.S.$85,403.08
Net Proceeds (after Underwriting Discount / Commission and including Expenses): U.S.$649,110,403.08
Day Count Fraction: Actual/360 (Modified, following, adjusted)
Optional Early Redemption (Call): Not Applicable
Early Redemption for TLAC/MREL Disqualification Reasons: Not Applicable
Early Redemption for Taxation Reasons: Applicable as specified in the prospectus supplement
Substitution and Variation: Applicable as specified in the prospectus supplement
Business Days: New York City, London and TARGET 2
Minimum Denominations / Multiples: Minimum denominations of U.S.$200,000 and multiples of U.S.$200,000 in excess thereof
Listing: New York Stock Exchange
Trustee and Principal Paying Agent and Calculation Agent: The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch
Governing Law: New York law, except that certain provisions of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes and the Indenture related to the status of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes shall be governed and construed in accordance with Spanish Law.
Agreement to and acknowledgement of Statutory By its acquisition of any Senior Preferred Floating Notes, each holder (including each holder of beneficial interest in the Senior

 

 

 

Bail-in: Preferred Floating Notes) acknowledges, accepts, consents and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes related to the exercise of the Spanish Bail-In Power.
Risk Factors: Investors should read the Risk Factors in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 16, 2022.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations: For a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations for the ownership and disposition of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes by U.S. investors, see “Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the base prospectus. That discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant in the light of a U.S. investor’s particular circumstances.
Selling Restrictions: Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Switzerland and Australia. No publicity or marketing nor public offering which requires the registration of a prospectus in Spain. The Senior Preferred Floating Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the EEA and in the United Kingdom, as per the preliminary prospectus supplement.
Conflict of Interest: Santander Investment Securities Inc. is a subsidiary of Banco Santander, S.A. Therefore, Santander Investment Securities Inc. is deemed to have a “conflict of interest” under FINRA Rule 5121 and, accordingly, the offering of the notes will comply with the applicable requirements of FINRA Rule 5121.
CUSIP / ISIN: 05971K AN9 / US05971KAN90
Sole Global Coordinator: Santander Investment Securities Inc.
Joint Bookrunners: Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
Co-Leads: American Veterans Group, PBC, Banco de Sabadell, S.A., Blaylock Van, LLC, Caixa - Banco de Investimento, S.A., CIBC World Markets Corp., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and UBS Securities LLC.

 

*Any ratings obtained will reflect only the views of the respective rating agency and should not be considered a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the Senior Preferred Floating Notes. The ratings assigned by the rating agencies are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by such rating agencies in their sole discretion. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

 

 

 

**It is expected that delivery of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes will be made against payment therefore on or about May 24, 2022, which is the sixth day following the date hereof (such settlement cycle being referred to as “T+6”). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market are generally required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Senior Preferred Floating Notes prior to the second business day prior to the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Senior Preferred Floating Notes initially settle in T+6, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed settlement and should consult their own advisors.

 

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a base prospectus and a related preliminary prospectus supplement) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for this offering. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement, the base prospectus in that registration statement, and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by searching the SEC online database (EDGAR®) at www.sec.gov.

 

Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the base prospectus and the preliminary prospectus supplement from Barclays Capital Inc. by calling toll free 1-888-603-5847, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE by calling toll free 1-866-471-2526, RBC Capital Markets, LLC by calling toll free 1-866-375-6829, Santander Investment Securities Inc. by calling toll free 1-855-403-3636, TD Securities (USA) LLC by calling toll free 1-855-495-9846 and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC by calling toll free 1-800-645-3751.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this term sheet have the meanings set forth in the base prospectus as supplemented by the preliminary prospectus supplement.

 

The distribution of this term sheet and the offering of the securities to which this term sheet relates (the “Senior Preferred Floating Notes”) may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and therefore persons into whose possession this term sheet comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions could result in a violation of the laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

EU PRIIPs Regulation / PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS: The Senior Preferred Floating Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, (the “IDD”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II ; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Consequently, no key information document is required by the Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 (the “EU PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Senior Preferred Floating Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Senior Preferred Floating Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the EU PRIIPs Regulation.

 

UK PRIIPs Regulation / PROHIBITION OF SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS: The Senior Preferred Floating Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No. 2017/565 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“EUWA”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement IDD, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently, no key information document is required by Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Senior Preferred Floating Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Senior Preferred Floating Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.

 

MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE/PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ECPS ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Senior Preferred Floating Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. The target market assessment indicates that the Senior Preferred Floating Notes are incompatible with the needs, characteristic and objectives of clients which are retail clients (as defined in MiFID II). Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Senior Preferred Floating Notes (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the manufacturers' target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Senior Preferred

 

 

 

Floating Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers’ target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.

 

UK MIFIR PRODUCT GOVERNANCE/PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ECPS ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Senior Preferred Floating Notes is eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook (“COBS”), and professional clients only, as defined in the Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of EUWA (“UK MiFIR”); and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. The target market assessment indicates that the Senior Preferred Floating Notes are incompatible with the needs, characteristic and objectives of clients which are retail clients (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA). Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Senior Preferred Floating Notes (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the manufacturers' target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the “UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules”) is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.

 

This term sheet is not an offer of securities or investments for sale nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities or investments in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. No action has been taken that would permit an offering of the Senior Preferred Floating Notes or possession or distribution of this term sheet in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this term sheet comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.