Form 6-K

Banco Santander, S.A.

Date: June 4, 2012

/s/ José Antonio Álvarez

José Antonio Álvarez

Executive Vice President

0001193125-12-258169.txt : 20120604 0001193125-12-258169.hdr.sgml : 20120604 20120604113259 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-258169 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120604 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120604 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120604 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Banco Santander, S.A. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000891478 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029] IRS NUMBER: 132617929 STATE OF INCORPORATION: U3 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12518 FILM NUMBER: 12885114 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NEW YORK BRANCH STREET 2: 45 EAST 53RD STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124505098 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NEW YORK BRANCH STREET 2: 45 EAST 53RD ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANCO SANTANDER SA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070925 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO SA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990512 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANCO SANTANDER S A DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931201 6-K 1 d362235d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of June, 2012

Commission File Number: 001-12518

Banco Santander, S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ciudad Grupo Santander

28660 Boadilla del Monte (Madrid) Spain

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

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Banco Santander, S.A.

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1		Press Release dated June 4, 2012

Press Release

Banco Santander, S.A. Changes its NYSE Ticker Symbol to “SAN”

Madrid, Spain, June 4, 2012

As previously announced on April 2, 2012, Banco Santander, S.A. (“Banco Santander”) will change the NYSE ticker symbol of its American Depositary Shares from “STD” to “SAN” effective at the commencement of trading on June 14, 2012.

In addition, the NYSE ticker symbols of the following series of Banco Santander preferred stock will change effective at the commencement of trading on June 14, 2012 as follows:

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Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal 6.80% Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 4 will change from “STDPRA” to “SANPRA”;

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Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal Floating Rate Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 6 will change from “STDPRB” to “SANPRB”;

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Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal 6.50% Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 5 will change from “STDPRC” to “SANPRC”;

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Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal 10.50% Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 10 will change from “STDPRE” to “SANPRE”;

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Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal Fixed-to-Floating Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 11 will change from “STDPRF” to “SANPRF”; and

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Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal 6.41% Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 1 will change from “STDPRI” to “SANPRI”.

This change of NYSE ticker symbols aligns the use of ticker symbols within the Santander Group.

For Investor Relations, please contact:

Angel Santodomingo

Phone: +34 91 259 6514

Email: investor@gruposantander.com

Website: www.santander.com

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.