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Published on 6/24/2021 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Banco Santander sells $1.5 billion preferred fixed-to-fixed notes due 2024

By Cristal Cody

Chicago, June 24 – Banco Santander, SA sold a $1.5 billion offering of senior preferred callable fixed-to-fixed rate notes due June 30, 2024 (A2/A/A) at par, according to an FWP filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes have a starting coupon of 0.701%.

The rate resets on June 30, 2023 to the one-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 45 basis points.

The notes were priced with a spread of Treasuries plus 45 basis points. Initial price talk, according to a source, had been in the Treasuries plus 65 bps area.

The notes are being sold to the public at par. The discount to underwriters was 99.75.

The notes will be redeemable at par on the reset date.

Application will be made to the New York Stock Exchange to list the notes.

Joint bookrunners for the issue are BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Madrid-based Santander provides bank services.

Issuer:Banco Santander, SA
Issue:Senior preferred callable fixed-to-fixed rate notes
Amount:$1.5 billion
Maturity:June 30, 2024
Bookrunners:BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Co-managers:Banco de Sabadell, SA, Caixa – Banco de Investimento, SA and Standard Chartered Bank AG
Coupon:0.701% initial rate; resets June 30, 2023 to one-year U.S. Treasury plus 45 bps
Price:Par
Yield:0.701%
Spread:Treasuries plus 45 bps
Call features:Par on June 30, 2023
Trade date:June 23
Settlement date:June 30
Ratings:Moody’s: A2
S&P: A
Fitch: A
Distribution:SEC registered
Price talk:Treasuries plus 65 bps area

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