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)
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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:
| Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal 6.80% Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 4 will change from STDPRA to SANPRA; |
| Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal Floating Rate Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 6 will change from STDPRB to SANPRB; |
| Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal 6.50% Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 5 will change from STDPRC to SANPRC; |
| Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal 10.50% Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 10 will change from STDPRE to SANPRE; |
| Santander Finance Preferred, S.A. Unipersonal Fixed-to-Floating Non-cumulative Guaranteed Preferred Stock, Series 11 will change from STDPRF to SANPRF; and |
| 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.
Banco Santander, S.A. | ||||||
Date: June 4, 2012 | By: | /s/ José Antonio Álvarez | ||||
Name: | José Antonio Álvarez | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President |