(BFW) Santander to Issue Up to EU1.5b of Contingent Perp. Securities

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BFW 03/05 07:37 *SANTANDER TO SELL SECURITIES VIA ACCELERATED BOOK-BUILDING BFW 03/05 07:36 *SANTANDER TO ISSUE UP TO EU1.5B OF CONTINGENT CONV. SECURITIES BN 03/05 07:35 *SANTANDER TO SELL SECURITIES VIA ACCELERATED BOOK-BUILDING BN 03/05 07:35 *SANTANDER TO ISSUE UP TO EU1.5B OF CONTINGENT CONV. SECURITIES BN 03/05 07:34 *SANTANDER TO ISSUE CONTINGENT CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES

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Santander to Issue Up to EU1.5b of Contingent Perp. Securities 2014-03-05 07:40:33.127 GMT

By Charles Penty March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Santander to carry out issue of contingent perpetual preferred securities convertible into newly-issued ordinary shares with nominal value up to EU1.5b, bank says. * Bank to carry out issue through accelerated book-build * Santander comments in regulatory filing today

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