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 August, 2014

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. and Companies composing Santander Group – Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Banco Santander, S.A. and Companies composing Santander Group
 
Interim Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014
 
Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish and of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16).

 

 
 
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Banco Santander, S.A. and Companies composing Santander Group
 
Interim Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014

 

 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework
applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.
SANTANDER GROUP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AT 31 MARCH 2014 AND 31 DECEMBER 2013
(Millions of euros)
 

 
   
 
               
 
   
 
             
ASSETS
   
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
(*)
   
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
   
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
(*)
 
 
   
 
               
 
   
 
             
CASH AND BALANCES WITH CENTRAL
   
 
               
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES HELD FOR TRADING
      9       105,946       94,673  
BANKS
            82,402       77,103    
 
                         
 
   
 
                   
OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT FAIR
                         
FINANCIAL ASSETS HELD FOR TRADING
      5       128,630       115,289    
VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
      9       51,501       42,311  
 
                                                       
OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR
                           
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT AMORTISED
                         
VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
      5       38,993       31,381    
COST
      9       889,287       863,114  
                             
 
                         
 
                           
CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF HEDGED
                         
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS
      5       90,888       83,799    
ITEMS IN PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF
                         
                             
INTEREST RATE RISK
              77       87  
 
                           
 
                         
LOANS AND RECEIVABLES
      5       731,596       714,484    
HEDGING DERIVATIVES
              5,764       5,283  
 
                           
 
                         
                             
LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH NON-
                         
HELD-TO-MATURITY INVESTMENTS
      5       -       -    
CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
              1       1  
 
                           
 
                         
CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF
HEDGED ITEMS IN PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF
                           
LIABILITIES UNDER INSURANCE CONTRACTS
              1,548       1,430  
    INTEREST RATE RISK
              1,396       1,627    
 
                         
 
                           
PROVISIONS
      10       14,900       14,475  
HEDGING DERIVATIVES
              6,807       8,301    
 
                         
 
                           
TAX LIABILITIES:
              7,596       6,079  
NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
      6       5,042       4,892    
Current
              4,569       4,254  
 
                           
Deferred
              3,027       1,825  
INVESTMENTS:
              3,502       5,536    
 
                         
Associates
              1,847       1,829    
OTHER LIABILITIES
              9,576       8,283  
Jointly controlled entities
      2       1,655       3,707    
 
                         
 
                           
TOTAL LIABILITIES
              1,086,196       1,035,736  
INSURANCE CONTRACTS LINKED TO
                           
 
                         
PENSIONS
              331       342    
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
      11       85,632       84,740  
 
                           
Share capital
              5,781       5,667  
REINSURANCE ASSETS
              383       356    
Share premium
              36,668       36,804  
 
                           
Reserves
              41,587       38,121  
TANGIBLE ASSETS:
      7       15,907       13,654    
Other equity instruments
              298       193  
Property, plant and equipment
              12,313       9,974    
Less: Treasury shares
              (5 )     (9 )
Investment property
              3,594       3,680    
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent
              1,303       4,370  
 
                                                       
INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
      8       29,184       26,241    
Less: Dividends and remuneration
      3       -       (406 )
Goodwill
              26,056       23,281    
 
                         
Other intangible assets
              3,128       2,960    
VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS:
      11       (13,253 )     (14,152 )
 
                           
Available-for-sale financial assets
              699       35  
TAX ASSETS:
              26,319       26,819    
Cash flow hedges
              (186 )     (233 )
Current
              5,044       5,751    
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations
              (2,289 )     (1,874 )
Deferred
              21,275       21,068    
Exchange differences
              (8,366 )     (8,768 )
 
                           
Non-current assets held for sale
              -       -  
OTHER ASSETS
              7,338       5,814    
Entities accounted for using the equity method
              (277 )     (446 )
 
                           
Other valuation adjustments
              (2,834 )     (2,866 )
                                                         
 
                           
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
              10,143       9,314  
 
                           
Valuation adjustments
              (1,362 )     (1,541 )
 
                           
Other
              11,505       10,855  
 
                           
EQUITY
              82,522       79,902  
TOTAL ASSETS
              1,168,718       1,115,638    
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
              1,168,718       1,115,638  
 
                           
 
                         
 
                           
MEMORANDUM ITEMS:
                         
 
                           
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
              40,596       41,049  
 
                           
CONTINGENT COMMITMENTS
              191,005       172,797  
 
                           
 
                         
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated balance sheet at 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework
applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

SANTANDER GROUP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AT 31 MARCH 2014 AND 31 DECEMBER 2013
(Millions of reais)
 
 
   
 
               
 
   
 
             
ASSETS
   
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
(*)
   
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
   
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
(*)
 
 
   
 
               
 
   
 
             
CASH AND BALANCES WITH CENTRAL
   
 
               
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES HELD
                         
BANKS
            257,720       251,171    
FOR TRADING
      9       331,356       308,407  
 
   
 
                                               
FINANCIAL ASSETS HELD FOR TRADING
      5       402,303       375,565    
OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT FAIR
                         
 
                           
VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
      9       161,075       137,832  
                             
 
                         
OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR
                           
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT AMORTISED
                         
VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
      5       121,953       102,227    
COST
      9       2,781,334       2,811,680  
 
                           
 
                         
                             
CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF HEDGED
ITEMS IN PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF
                         
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS
      5       284,261       272,984    
INTEREST RATE RISK
              241       283  
 
                           
 
                         
LOANS AND RECEIVABLES
      5       2,288,140       2,327,503    
HEDGING DERIVATIVES
              18,027       17,210  
 
                           
 
                         
                             
LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH NON-
                         
HELD-TO-MATURITY INVESTMENTS
      5       -       -    
CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
              3       3  
 
                           
 
                         
CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF
HEDGED ITEMS IN PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF
                           
LIABILITIES UNDER INSURANCE
CONTRACTS
              4,842       4,658  
  INTEREST RATE RISK
              4,366       5,300    
 
                         
 
                           
PROVISIONS
      10       46,601       47,154  
HEDGING DERIVATIVES
              21,290       27,041    
 
                         
 
                           
TAX LIABILITIES:
              23,757       19,803  
NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
      6       15,769       15,936    
Current
              14,290       13,858  
 
                           
Deferred
              9,467       5,945  
INVESTMENTS:
              10,953       18,034    
 
                         
Associates
              5,777       5,958    
OTHER LIABILITIES
              29,951       26,984  
Jointly controlled entities
      2       5,176       12,076    
 
                         
 
                           
TOTAL LIABILITIES
              3,397,187       3,374,014  
INSURANCE CONTRACTS LINKED TO
                           
 
                         
PENSIONS
              1,035       1,114    
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
      11       204,040       200,896  
 
                           
Share capital
              13,443       13,069  
REINSURANCE ASSETS
              1,198       1,160    
Share premium
              80,958       81,403  
 
                           
Reserves
              104,716       94,759  
TANGIBLE ASSETS:
      7       49,752       44,479    
Other equity instruments
              718       389  
Property, plant and equipment
              38,511       32,491    
Less: Treasury shares
              (15 )     (28 )
Investment property
              11,241       11,988    
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent
              4,220       12,463  
 
                                                       
INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
      8       91,276       85,483    
Less: Dividends and remuneration
      3       -       (1,159 )
Goodwill
              81,493       75,840    
 
                         
Other intangible assets
              9,783       9,643    
VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS:
      11       22,333       29,055  
 
                           
Available-for-sale financial assets
              2,186       112  
TAX ASSETS:
              82,316       87,366    
Cash flow hedges
              (582 )     (760 )
Current
              15,776       18,735    
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations
              (7,159 )     (6,103 )
Deferred
              66,540       68,631    
Exchange differences
              37,619       46,595  
 
                           
Non-current assets held for sale
              -       -  
OTHER ASSETS
              22,950       18,940    
Entities accounted for using the equity method
              (867 )     (1,453 )
 
                           
Other valuation adjustments
              (8,864 )     (9,336 )
                                                         
 
                           
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
              31,722       30,338  
 
                           
Valuation adjustments
              2,069       2,772  
 
                           
Other
              29,653       27,566  
 
                           
EQUITY
              258,095       260,289  
TOTAL ASSETS
              3,655,282       3,634,303    
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
              3,655,282       3,634,303  
 
                           
 
                         
 
                           
MEMORANDUM ITEMS:
                         
 
                           
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
              126,968       133,721  
 
                           
CONTINGENT COMMITMENTS
              597,387       562,904  
 
                           
 
                         
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated balance sheet at 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

SANTANDER GROUP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
(Millions of euros)
 
 
 
 
   
(Debit) Credit
 
 
 
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 (*)
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
INTEREST AND SIMILAR INCOME
    12       13,045       13,226  
INTEREST EXPENSE AND SIMILAR CHARGES
            (6,053 )     (6,574 )
NET INTEREST INCOME
            6,992       6,652  
INCOME FROM EQUITY INSTRUMENTS
    12       31       59  
SHARE OF RESULTS OF ENTITIES ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD
            65       154  
FEE AND COMMISSION INCOME
    12       2,941       3,168  
FEE AND COMMISSION EXPENSE
            (610 )     (652 )
GAINS/LOSSES ON FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (net)
    12       630       909  
EXCHANGE DIFFERENCES (net)
            137       59  
OTHER OPERATING INCOME
    12       1,514       1,680  
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
            (1,576 )     (1,740 )
GROSS INCOME
            10,124       10,289  
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
            (4,255 )     (4,428 )
Staff costs
            (2,455 )     (2,582 )
Other general administrative expenses
            (1,800 )     (1,846 )
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION CHARGE
            (591 )     (569 )
PROVISIONS (net)
            (1,360 )     (309 )
IMPAIRMENT LOSSES ON FINANCIAL ASSETS (net)
    5       (2,700 )     (2,918 )
IMPAIRMENT LOSSES ON OTHER ASSETS (net)
 
7 & 8
      (382 )     (109 )
GAINS/(LOSSES) ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS NOT CLASSIFIED AS NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
    2       2,309       150  
GAINS FROM BARGAIN PURCHASES ARISING IN BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
            -       -  
GAINS/(LOSSES) ON NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE NOT CLASSIFIED AS DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    6       (43 )     (102 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAX
            3,102       2,004  
INCOME TAX
            (1,548 )     (496 )
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
            1,554       1,508  
PROFIT/LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (net)
            -       -  
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
            1,554       1,508  
Profit attributable to the Parent
            1,303       1,205  
Profit attributable to minority interests
            251       303  
EARNINGS PER SHARE:
                       
From continuing and discontinued operations:
                       
 Basic earnings per share (euros)
    3       0.11       0.12  
 Diluted earnings per share (euros)
    3       0.11       0.11  
 
                       
From continuing operations:
                       
 Basic earnings per share (euros)
    3       0.11       0.12  
 Diluted earnings per share (euros)
    3       0.11       0.11  
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated income statement
for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

SANTANDER GROUP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
 
(Millions of reais)
 
 
 
 
   
(Debit) Credit
 
 
 
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13 (*)
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
INTEREST AND SIMILAR INCOME
    12       42,258       34,855  
INTEREST EXPENSE AND SIMILAR CHARGES
            (19,608 )     (17,325 )
NET INTEREST INCOME
            22,650       17,530  
INCOME FROM EQUITY INSTRUMENTS
    12       100       155  
SHARE OF RESULTS OF ENTITIES ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD
            211       406  
FEE AND COMMISSION INCOME
    12       9,527       8,349  
FEE AND COMMISSION EXPENSE
            (1,976 )     (1,718 )
GAINS/LOSSES ON FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (net)
    12       2,041       2,396  
EXCHANGE DIFFERENCES (net)
            444       156  
OTHER OPERATING INCOME
    12       4,904       4,427  
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
            (5,105 )     (4,586 )
GROSS INCOME
            32,796       27,115  
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
            (13,784 )     (11,669 )
Staff costs
            (7,953 )     (6,804 )
Other general administrative expenses
            (5,831 )     (4,865 )
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION CHARGE
            (1,914 )     (1,500 )
PROVISIONS (net)
            (4,406 )     (814 )
IMPAIRMENT LOSSES ON FINANCIAL ASSETS (net)
    5       (8,746 )     (7,690 )
IMPAIRMENT LOSSES ON OTHER ASSETS (net)
 
7 & 8
      (1,237 )     (287 )
GAINS/(LOSSES) ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS NOT CLASSIFIED AS NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
    2       7,480       395  
GAINS FROM BARGAIN PURCHASES ARISING IN BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
            -       -  
GAINS/(LOSSES) ON NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE NOT CLASSIFIED AS DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    6       (140 )     (269 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAX
            10,049       5,281  
INCOME TAX
            (5,015 )     (1,307 )
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
            5,034       3,974  
PROFIT/LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (net)
            -       -  
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
            5,034       3,974  
Profit attributable to the Parent
            4,220       3,175  
Profit attributable to minority interests
            814       799  
EARNINGS PER SHARE:
                       
From continuing and discontinued operations:
                       
 Basic earnings per share (reais)
    3       0.37       0.30  
 Diluted earnings per share (reais)
    3       0.37       0.30  
 
                       
From continuing operations:
                       
 Basic earnings per share (reais)
    3       0.37       0.30  
 Diluted earnings per share (reais)
    3       0.37       0.30  
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated income statement
for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.
 
SANTANDER GROUP
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
 
(Millions of euros)
 

                   
   
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13 (*)
 
                   
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
          1,554       1,508  
                       
OTHER RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE:
          1,077       869  
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
          28       41  
Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit pension plans
    11       58       76  
Non-current assets held for sale
            -       -  
Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
            (30 )     (35 )
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss for the period
            1,049       828  
Available-for-sale financial assets:
            982       88  
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            1,341       571  
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            (359 )     (483 )
   Other reclassifications
            -       -  
Cash flow hedges:
            69       (35 )
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            162       (1 )
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            (93 )     (34 )
   Other reclassifications
            -       -  
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations:
    11       (423 )     (869 )
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            (361 )     (870 )
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            -       1  
   Other reclassifications
            (62 )     -  
Exchange differences:
    11       574       1,558  
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            654       1,559  
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            3       (1 )
   Other reclassifications
            (83 )     -  
Non-current assets held for sale:
            -       -  
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            -       -  
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            -       -  
   Other reclassifications
            -       -  
Entities accounted for using the equity method:
            169       84  
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            313       81  
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            1       3  
   Other reclassifications
            (145 )     -  
Income tax
            (322 )     2  
TOTAL RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE
            2,631       2,377  
Attributable to the Parent
            2,202       1,666  
Attributable to non-controlling interests
            429       711  
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated statement
of recognised income and expense for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.
 
SANTANDER GROUP
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
(Millions of reales)
 
                   
   
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13 (*)
 
                   
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
          5,034       3,974  
                       
OTHER RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE:
          (7,454 )     (8,804 )
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
          91       108  
Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit pension plans
    11       188       200  
Non-current assets held for sale
            -       -  
Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
            (97 )     (92 )
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss for the period
            (7,545 )     (8,912 )
Available-for-sale financial assets:
            3,181       232  
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            4,344       1,505  
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            (1,163 )     (1,273 )
   Other reclassifications
            -       -  
Cash flow hedges:
            224       (92 )
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            525       (3 )
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            (301 )     (89 )
   Other reclassifications
            -       -  
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations:
    11       (1,370 )     (2,290 )
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            (1,169 )     (2,293 )
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            -       3  
   Other reclassifications
            (201 )     -  
Exchange differences:
    11       (9,084 )     (6,988 )
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            (8,825 )     (6,985 )
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            10       (3 )
   Other reclassifications
            (269 )     -  
Non-current assets held for sale:
            -       -  
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            -       -  
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            -       -  
   Other reclassifications
            -       -  
Entities accounted for using the equity method:
            547       221  
   Revaluation gains/(losses)
            1,014       213  
   Amounts transferred to income statement
            3       8  
   Other reclassifications
            (470 )     -  
Income tax
            (1,043 )     5  
TOTAL RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE
            (2,420 )     (4,830 )
Attributable to the Parent
            (2,502 )     (5,389 )
Attributable to non-controlling interests
            82       559  
 
 (*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated statement
of recognised income and expense for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.
 
SANTANDER GROUP
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
(Millions of euros)
 
   
Equity attributable to the Parent
             
   
Shareholders’ equity
                   
   
Share
capital
   
Share premium and reserves less dividends and remuneration
   
Other
equity
instruments
   
Less: Treasury shares
   
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent
   
Valuation adjustments
   
Non-controlling interests
   
Total
equity
 
Balance at 31/12/13
    5,667       74,519       193       (9 )     4,370       (14,152 )     9,314       79,902  
Adjustments due to changes in accounting policies
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Adjustments due to errors
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Adjusted beginning balance
    5,667       74,519       193       (9 )     4,370       (14,152 )     9,314       79,902  
Total recognised income and expense
    -       -       -       -       1,303       899       429       2,631  
Other changes in equity
    114       3,736       105       4       (4,370 )             400       (11 )
Capital increases/(reductions)
    114       (114 )     -       -       -       -       (529 )     (529 )
Conversion of financial liabilities into equity
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Increases in other equity instruments
    -       -       140       -       -       -       -       140  
Reclassification from/to financial liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Distribution of dividends
    -       (471 )     -       -       -       -       (17 )     (488 )
Transactions involving own equity instruments (net)
    -       5       -       4       -       -       -       9  
Transfers between equity items
    -       4,361       9       -       (4,370 )     -       -       -  
Increases/(decreases) due to business combinations
    -       -       -       -       -       -       105       105  
Equity-instrument-based payments
    -       -       (41 )     -       -       -       -       (41 )
Other increases/(decreases) in equity
    -       (45 )     (3 )     -       -       -       841       793  
Balance at 31/03/14
    5,781       78,255       298       (5 )     1,303       (13,253 )     10,143       82,522  
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated statement of changes
 in total equity for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.
 
SANTANDER GROUP
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
 
 (Millions of reais)
 
   
Equity attributable to the Parent
             
   
Shareholders’ equity
                   
   
Share
capital
   
Share premium and reserves less dividends and remuneration
   
Other
equity
instruments
   
Less: Treasury shares
   
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent
   
Valuation adjustments
   
Non-controlling interests
   
Total
equity
 
Balance at 31/12/13
    13,069       175,003       389       (28 )     12,463       29,055       30,338       260,289  
Adjustments due to changes in accounting policies
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Adjustments due to errors
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Adjusted beginning balance
    13,069       175,003       389       (28 )     12,463       29,055       30,338       260,289  
Total recognised income and expense
    -       -       -       -       4,220       (6,722 )     82       (2,420 )
Other changes in equity
    374       10,671       329       13       (12,463 )     -       1,302       226  
Capital increases/(reductions)
    374       (374 )     -       -       -       -       (1,747 )     (1,747 )
Conversion of financial liabilities into equity
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Increases in other equity instruments
    -       -       438       -       -       -       -       438  
Reclassification from/to financial liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Distribution of dividends
    -       (1,342 )     -       -       -       -       (53 )     (1,395 )
Transactions involving own equity instruments (net)
    -       16       -       13       -       -       -       29  
Transfers between equity items
    -       12,435       28       -       (12,463 )     -       -       -  
Increases/(decreases) due to business combinations
    -       -       -       -       -       -       333       333  
Equity-instrument-based payments
    -       -       (128 )     -       -       -       -       (128 )
Other increases/(decreases) in equity
    -       (64 )     (9 )     -       -       -       2,769       2,696  
Balance at 31/03/14
    13,443       185,674       718       (15 )     4,220       22,333       31,722       258,095  
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated statement of changes
in total equity for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.
 
SANTANDER GROUP
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
 
(Millions of euros)

   
Equity attributable to the Parent (*)
             
   
Shareholders' equity
                   
   
Share
capital
   
Share premium and reserves less dividends and remuneration
   
Other
equity
instruments
   
Less: Treasury shares
   
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent
   
Valuation adjustments
   
Non-controlling interests (*)
   
Total
equity
(*)
 
Balance at 31/12/12
    5,161       73,915       250       (287 )     2,205       (6,590 )     9,672       84,326  
Adjustments due to changes in accounting policies
    -       -       -       -       90       (2,884 )     (257 )     (3,051 )
Adjustments due to errors
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Adjusted beginning balance (*)
    5,161       73,915       250       (287 )     2,295       (9,474 )     9,415       81,275  
Total recognised income and expense
    -       -       -       -       1,205       461       711       2,377  
Other changes in equity
    109       1,562       (5 )     247       (2,295 )     -       1,270       888  
Capital increases/(reductions)
    109       (109 )     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Conversion of financial liabilities into equity
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Increases in other equity instruments
    -       -       20       -       -       -       -       20  
Reclassification from/to financial liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Distribution of dividends
    -       (423 )     -       -       -       -       (29 )     (452 )
Transactions involving own equity instruments (net)
    -       (49 )     -       247       -       -       -       198  
Transfers between equity items
    -       2,288       7       -       (2,295 )     -       -       -  
Increases/(decreases) due to business combinations
    -       -       -       -       -       -       176       176  
Equity-instrument-based payments
    -       -       (28 )     -       -       -       -       (28 )
Other increases/(decreases) in equity
    -       (145 )     (4 )     -       -       -       1,123       974  
Balance at 31/03/13
    5,270       75,477       245       (40 )     1,205       (9,013 )     11,396       84,540  
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated statement of changes
in total equity for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 

 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.
 
SANTANDER GROUP
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
 
(Millions of reais)
 
   
Equity attributable to the Parent (*)
             
   
Shareholders' equity
                   
   
Share
capital
   
Share premium and reserves less dividends and remuneration
   
Other
equity instruments
   
Less: Treasury shares
   
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent
   
Valuation adjustments
   
Non-controlling interests (*)
   
Total
equity
(*)
 
Balance at 31/12/12
    11,632       173,921       573       (776 )     5,514       10,958       26,149       227,971  
Adjustments due to changes in accounting policies
    -       -       -       -       225       (7,766 )     (694 )     (8,235 )
Adjustments due to errors
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Adjusted beginning balance (*)
    11,632       173,921       573       (776 )     5,739       3,192       25,455       219,736  
Total recognised income and expense
    -       -       -       -       3,175       (8,564 )     559       (4,830 )
Other changes in equity
    292       3,897       (12 )     674       (5,739 )     -       3,278       2,390  
Capital increases/(reductions)
    292       (292 )     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Conversion of financial liabilities into equity
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Increases in other equity instruments
    -       -       51       -       -       -       -       51  
Reclassification from/to financial liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Distribution of dividends
    -       (1,057 )     -       -       -       -       (74 )     (1,131 )
Transactions involving own equity instruments (net)
    -       (126 )     -       674       -       -       -       548  
Transfers between equity items
    -       5,721       18       -       (5,739 )     -       -       -  
Increases/(decreases) due to business combinations
    -       -       -       -       -       -       452       452  
Equity-instrument-based payments
    -       -       (72 )     -       -       -       -       (72 )
Other increases/(decreases) in equity
    -       (349 )     (9 )     -       -       -       2,900       2,542  
Balance at 31/03/13
    11,924       177,818       561       (102 )     3,175       (5,372 )     29,292       217,296  
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated statement of changes
 in total equity for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

 
SANTANDER GROUP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
(Millions of euros)
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13 (*)
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
A. CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
      3,046       (38,047 )
Consolidated profit for the period
 
 
      1,554       1,508  
Adjustments made to obtain the cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
      4,899       4,634  
Depreciation and amortisation charge
 
 
      591       569  
Other adjustments
 
 
      4,308       4,065  
Net increase/(decrease) in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
      (4,018 )     (43,791 )
Operating assets
 
 
      (27,941 )     47,415  
Operating liabilities
 
 
      23,923       (3,624 )
Income tax recovered/(paid)
 
 
      611       (398 )
B. CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
      365       (538 )
Payments:
 
 
      925       957  
Tangible assets
    7       479       250  
Intangible assets
            287       674  
Investments
            19       33  
Subsidiaries and other business units
            140       -  
Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities
            -       -  
Held-to-maturity investments
            -       -  
Other payments related to investing activities
            -       -  
Proceeds:
            1,291       419  
Tangible assets
    7       117       72  
Intangible assets
            31       117  
Investments
    2       241       36  
Subsidiaries and other business units
    2       664       -  
Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities
    6       237       194  
Held-to-maturity investments
            -       -  
Other proceeds related to investing activities
            -       -  
C. CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
            1,290       (514 )
Payments:
            1,055       2,739  
Dividends
    3       235       213  
Subordinated liabilities
            78       764  
Redemption of own equity instruments
            -       -  
Acquisition of own equity instruments
    11       742       1,762  
Other payments related to financing activities
            -       -  
Proceeds:
            2,345       2,225  
Subordinated liabilities
            1,594       -  
Issuance of own equity instruments
            -       -  
Disposal of own equity instruments
    11       751       1,960  
Other proceeds related to financing activities
            -       265  
D. EFFECT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES
            598       (187 )
E. NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
            5,299       (39,286 )
F. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
            77,103       118,488  
G. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
            82,402       79,202  
 
                       
COMPONENTS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
                       
Cash
            5,506       6,899  
Cash equivalents at central banks
            76,896       72,303  
Other financial assets
            -       -  
Less - Bank overdrafts refundable on demand
            -       -  
TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
            82,402       79,202  
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
 
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows
for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.
 
SANTANDER GROUP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 AND 2013
(Millions of reais)
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
Note
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13 (*)
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
A. CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
      9,867       (100,268 )
Consolidated profit for the period
 
 
      5,034       3,974  
Adjustments made to obtain the cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
      15,870       12,212  
Depreciation and amortisation charge
 
 
      1,914       1,500  
Other adjustments
 
 
      13,956       10,712  
Net increase/(decrease) in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
      (13,016 )     (115,405 )
Operating assets
 
 
      (90,512 )     (124,956 )
Operating liabilities
 
 
      77,496       9,551  
Income tax recovered/(paid)
 
 
      1,979       (1,049 )
B. CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
      1,181       (1,418 )
Payments:
 
 
      2,998       2,522  
Tangible assets
    7       1,552       659  
Intangible assets
            930       1,776  
Investments
            62       87  
Subsidiaries and other business units
            454       -  
Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities
            -       -  
Held-to-maturity investments
            -       -  
Other payments related to investing activities
            -       -  
Proceeds:
            4,179       1,104  
Tangible assets
    7       379       190  
Intangible assets
            100       308  
Investments
    2       781       95  
Subsidiaries and other business units
    2       2,151       -  
Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities
    6       768       511  
Held-to-maturity investments
            -       -  
Other proceeds related to investing activities
            -       -  
C. CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
            4,179       (1,355 )
Payments:
            3,418       7,218  
Dividends
    3       761       561  
Subordinated liabilities
            253       2,013  
Redemption of own equity instruments
            -       -  
Acquisition of own equity instruments
    11       2,404       4,644  
Other payments related to financing activities
            -       -  
Proceeds:
            7,597       5,863  
Subordinated liabilities
            5,164       -  
Issuance of own equity instruments
            -       -  
Disposal of own equity instruments
    11       2,433       5,165  
Other proceeds related to financing activities
            -       698  
D. EFFECT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES
            (8,678 )     (13,730 )
E. NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
            6,549       (116,771 )
F. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
            251,171       320,344  
G. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
            257,720       203,573  
 
                       
COMPONENTS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
            -       -  
Cash
            17,221       17,732  
Cash equivalents at central banks
            240,499       185,841  
Other financial assets
            -       -  
Less - Bank overdrafts refundable on demand
            -       -  
TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
            257,720       203,573  
 
(*) Presented for comparison purposes only (see Note 1.e).
The accompanying explanatory Notes 1 to 16 are an integral part of the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows
for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
 
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Translation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Notes 1 and 16). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.
 
Banco Santander, S.A. and Companies composing Santander Group
 
Explanatory notes to the quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements
for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014

 
1.
Introduction, basis of presentation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and other information
 
a)
Introduction
 
Banco Santander, S.A. (“the Bank” or “Banco Santander”) is a private-law entity subject to the rules and regulations applicable to banks operating in Spain. The Bylaws and other public information on the Bank can be consulted on the website of the Bank (www.santander.com) and at its registered office at Paseo de Pereda 9-12, Santander.
 
In addition to the operations carried on directly by it, the Bank is the head of a group of subsidiaries that engage in various business activities and which compose, together with it, Santander Group (“the Group” or “Santander Group”).
 
The Group's interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014 (“quarterly financial statements”) were authorised for issue by the Group's directors at the board meeting held on 2 June 2014. The Group's consolidated financial statements for 2013 were approved by the shareholders at the Bank's annual general meeting on 28 March 2014.
 
 
b)
Basis of presentation of the quarterly financial statements
 
Under Regulation (EC) no. 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002, all companies governed by the law of an EU Member State and whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market of any Member State must prepare their consolidated financial statements for the years beginning on or after 1 January 2005 in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. In order to adapt the accounting system of Spanish credit institutions to the new standards, the Bank of Spain issued Circular 4/2004, of 22 December, on Public and Confidential Financial Reporting Rules and Formats.
 
Banco Santander, S.A.'s policy is to present its interim financial statements using the euro as its presentation currency, for their use in the various markets. These quarterly financial statements were prepared to comply with the specific requirements and provisions established in CVM Instruction no. 480/2009 of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM), as part of the process of registration and trading of marketable securities in Brazilian regulated markets, which requires the presentation of interim consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with financial reporting standard IAS 34 issued by the IASB, in Brazilian reais and in Brazilian Portuguese. Accordingly, these quarterly consolidated financial statements may not be suitable for other purposes.

 
 
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The Group’s consolidated financial statements for 2013 prepared in accordance with the specific requirements and provisions of CVM Instruction no. 480/2009 of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil were prepared by the Bank (and approved at the board of directors meeting on 2 June 2014) in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union,  taking into account Bank of Spain Circular 4/2004 and the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB-IFRSs), using the basis of consolidation, accounting policies and measurement bases described in Note 2 to the aforementioned consolidated financial statements and, accordingly, they presented fairly the Group’s consolidated equity and consolidated financial position at 31 December 2013 and the consolidated results of its operations, the consolidated recognised income and expense, the changes in consolidated equity and the consolidated cash flows in 2013. The aforementioned basis of consolidation, accounting policies and measurement bases were in conformity with the IFRSs as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
 
These quarterly financial statements were prepared and are presented in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, for the preparation of interim condensed financial statements.
 
In accordance with IAS 34, the interim financial report is intended only to provide an update on the content of the latest annual consolidated financial statements authorised for issue, focusing on new activities, events and circumstances occurring during the first quarter, and does not duplicate information previously reported in the latest approved annual consolidated financial statements. Consequently, these quarterly financial statements do not include all the information required of complete consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRSs and, accordingly, for a proper comprehension of the information included in these quarterly financial statements, they should be read together with the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013.
 
These quarterly interim financial statements are presented in euros (the Bank's functional currency and the Group's presentation currency) and in Brazilian reais. The amounts presented in reais are included solely to comply with the requirements of CVM Instruction no. 480/2009 of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (ICVM 480/09) and subsequent amendments. The balances were translated into reais in accordance with the policies set forth in Note 2.a of the Group's consolidated financial statements for 2013, which were prepared to comply with the specific requirements and provisions of CVM Instruction no. 480/2009 of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil.
 
 
The accounting policies and methods used in preparing these quarterly financial statements are the same as those applied in the consolidated financial statements for 2013, taking into account the standards and interpretations that came into force in the first quarter of 2014. In this connection it should be noted that the following standards and interpretations came into force for the Group in the first quarter of 2014:
 
 
-
Amendments to IAS 32, Financial Instruments: Presentation - Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - these amendments introduce a series of additional clarifications on the requirements established by the standard for an entity to be able to offset a financial asset and a financial liability, indicating that they can only be offset when an entity currently has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and this does not depend on the occurrence of future events.
 
 
-
Amendments to IAS 36, Impairment of Assets - Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-Financial Assets - these amendments eliminate the requirement to present certain disclosures on the recoverable amount of each cash-generating unit and introduce the obligation to disclose information on the recoverable amount of assets in relation to which an impairment loss was recognised or reversed in the year.
 

 
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-
Amendments to IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement - Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting - these amendments introduce an exception to the application of the discontinuation of hedge accounting for novations in which, as a consequence of laws or regulations, the original counterparty of the hedging instrument is replaced by one or more central counterparties, such as clearing agencies, provided that other changes to the hedging instrument are limited to those that are necessary to effect such a replacement of the counterparty.
 
The application of the aforementioned accounting standards and interpretations did not have any material effects on the Group’s quarterly financial statements.
 
Also, at the date of preparation of these quarterly consolidated financial statements, the following interpretation which effectively come into force on 1 January 2014 had not yet been adopted by the European Union:
 
 
-
IFRIC 21, Levies - provides clarifying guidance on when to recognise a liability to pay a levy that is accounted for in accordance with IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, and on obligations to pay a levy whose timing and amount is certain. The obligation to pay is recognised when the activity that triggers the payment of the levy occurs.
 
The application of this interpretation did not have a material effect on the Group's quarterly financial statements.
 
c)
Use of estimates
 
 
The consolidated results and the determination of consolidated equity are sensitive to the accounting policies, measurement bases and estimates used by the directors of the Bank in preparing the quarterly financial statements. The main accounting policies and measurement bases are set forth in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for 2013.
 
 
In the quarterly financial statements estimates were occasionally made by the senior management of the Bank and of the consolidated entities in order to quantify certain of the assets, liabilities, income, expenses and obligations reported herein. These estimates, which were made on the basis of the best information available, relate basically to the following:
 
 
1.
The income tax expense, which, in accordance with IAS 34, is recognised in interim periods based on the best estimate of the weighted average tax rate expected by the Group for the full financial year;
 
 
2.
The impairment losses on certain assets - loans and receivables, non-current assets held for sale, investments, tangible assets and intangible assets-;
 
 
3.
The assumptions used in the calculation of the post-employment benefit liabilities and commitments and other obligations;
 
 
4.
The useful life of the tangible and intangible assets;
 
 
5.
The measurement of goodwill arising on consolidation;
 
 
6.
The fair value of certain unquoted assets and liabilities; and
 
 
7.
The recoverability of deferred tax assets.
 
 
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In the three-month period ended 31 March 2014 there were no significant changes in the estimates made at 2013 year-end other than those indicated in these quarterly financial statements.
 
d)
Contingent assets and liabilities
 
 
Note 2.o to the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 includes information on the contingent assets and liabilities at that date. There were no significant changes in the Group's contingent assets and liabilities from 31 December 2013 to the date of formal preparation of these quarterly financial statements.
 
e)
Comparative information
 
 
The information for 2013 contained in these quarterly financial statements is presented for comparison purposes only with the information relating to the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
In order to interpret the changes in the balances with respect to December 2013, it is necessary to take into consideration the exchange rate effect arising from the volume of foreign currency balances held by the Group in view of its geographic diversity (see Note 51.b to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013) and the impact of the appreciation/depreciation of the various currencies against the euro in the first three months of 2014, considering the exchange rates at the end of the three-month period, was as follows: Mexican peso (+0.32%), US dollar (+0.02%), Brazilian real (+4.16%), pound sterling (+0.66%), Chilean peso (-5.00%) and Polish zloty (-0.42%).
 
f)
Seasonality of the Group's transactions
 
 
In view of the business activities carried on by the Group entities, their transactions are not cyclical or seasonal in nature. Therefore, no specific disclosures are included in these explanatory notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014.
 
g)
Materiality
 
 
In determining the note disclosures to be made on the various items in the financial statements or other matters, the Group, in accordance with IAS 34, took into account their materiality in relation to the financial statements for the first quarter of 2014.
 
h)
Events after the reporting period
 
 
It should be noted that from 1 April 2014 to the date on which the financial statements for the first quarter of 2014 were authorised for issue, the following significant events occurred at Santander Group:
 
 
-
On 7 April, Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase through an investee  all the shares of Getnet Tecnologia Em Captura e Processamento de Transações H.U.A.H. S.A. (“Getnet”) for BRL 1,104 million (approximately EUR 353 million). Following the acquisition Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. will hold an indirect ownership interest of 88.5% in Getnet.
 
 
-
On 28 April, the Bank's board of directors approved a bid for the acquisition of all the shares of Banco Santander (Brasil) not owned by the Group, which represent approximately 25% of the share capital of Banco Santander (Brasil). The transaction, which is expected to be completed in October 2014, will be paid for in shares of the Bank.
 
 
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The offer is voluntary, in that the non-controlling interests of Banco Santander (Brasil) are not obliged to participate, and it is not conditional upon a minimum uptake level. Santander will acquire all the shares whose holders accept the bid, and does not intend to delist Banco Santander (Brasil) from either the Sao Paulo or New York Stock Exchange. Banco Santander shares will be listed on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange in the form of Brazilian Depositary Receipts (BDRs). The shareholders that accept the bid will receive, in the form of Brazilian Depositary Receipts (BDRs) or American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), 0.70 new Banco Santander shares for each unit or ADR of Banco Santander (Brasil) and 0.35 new Banco Santander shares for each ordinary or preference share of Banco Santander (Brasil).
 
If all the non-controlling interests were to accept the bid, Banco Santander would have to issue approximately 665 million shares, equal to 5.8% of the share capital at that date (EUR 4,686 million (BRL 14,378 million), including the share premium).
 
The bid is subject to the customary conditions for this type of transaction, including the obtainment of the related regulatory authorisations and the approval by the general meetings of Banco Santander and Banco Santander (Brasil).
 
 
-
On 29 April, the Bank announced that, under the Santander Dividendo Elección scrip dividend remuneration scheme in connection with the final dividend for 2013, the owners of 88.22% of the bonus share rights had opted to receive new shares. The related capital increase amounted to EUR 108.5 million (BRL 333 million) and, therefore, the Bank purchased 1,361,433,703 rights for EUR 203 million (BRL 625 million).
 
 
-
On 8 May, the Bank announced that its executive committee had resolved to launch an issue of preference shares contingently convertible into newly issued ordinary shares of the Bank for a nominal amount of up to USD 2,500 million. The final amount of the issue was USD 1,500 million, with demand exceeding USD 9,000 million. The shares were issued at par with fixed discretional payments amounting to 6.375% annually for the first five years payable quarterly and subject to certain conditions.
 
i)
Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
 
 
The following terms are used in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows with the meanings specified:
 
 
-
Cash flows: inflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents, which are short-term, highly liquid investments that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value, irrespective of the portfolio in which they are classified.
 
The Group classifies as cash and cash equivalents the balances recognised under Cash and balances with central banks in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
 
 
-
Operating activities: the principal revenue-producing activities of credit institutions and other activities that are not investing or financing activities.
 
 
-
Investing activities: the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments not included in cash and cash equivalents.
 
 
-
Financing activities: activities that result in changes in the size and composition of the equity and liabilities that are not operating activities.
 
 
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2.
Santander Group
 
Appendices I, II and III to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 provide relevant information on the Group companies at that date and on the equity-accounted Group companies.
 
Also, Note 3 to the aforementioned consolidated financial statements includes a description of the most significant acquisitions and disposals of companies performed by the Group in 2013, 2012 and 2011.
 
The tables below provide detailed information on the most representative acquisitions and disposals of ownership interests in the aforementioned and other entities, as well as on other significant corporate transactions, performed in the first quarter of 2014:
 
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS OR OTHER ACQUISITIONS OR INCREASES IN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND/OR INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES (CURRENT PERIOD)
Name of entity (or line of business) acquired or merged
Category
Effective transaction date (dd/mm/yy)
Cost (net) of the combination (a) + (b) (millions of euros)
% of voting power acquired
% of total voting power at entity after acquisition
Amount (net) paid in acquisition + other costs directly attributable to combination
(a)
Fair value of equity instruments issued for acquisition of entity (b)
Santander Consumer USA Inc.
Obtainment of control
23/01/14
-
-
-
60.65%
Financiera El Corte Inglés, E.F.C., S.A.
Acquisition
27/02/14
140
-
51.00%
51.00%

 
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS OR OTHER ACQUISITIONS OR INCREASES IN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND/OR INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES (CURRENT PERIOD)
Name of entity (or line of business) acquired or merged
Category
Effective transaction date (dd/mm/yy)
Cost (net) of the combination (a) + (b) (millions of reais)
% of voting power acquired
% of total voting power at entity after acquisition
Amount (net) paid in acquisition + other costs directly attributable to combination
(a)
Fair value of equity instruments issued for acquisition of entity (b)
Santander Consumer USA Inc.
Obtainment of control
23/01/14
-
-
-
60.65%
Financiera El Corte Inglés, E.F.C., S.A.
Acquisition
27/02/14
449
-
51.00%
51.00%

 
DECREASES IN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND/OR INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES AND OTHER SIMILAR TRANSACTIONS (CURRENT PERIOD)
Name of entity (or line of business) disposed of, spun off or derecognised
Category
Effective transaction date (dd/mm/yy)
% of voting power disposed of or derecognised
% of total voting power at entity after disposal
Net gain/(loss) (millions of euros)
Santander Consumer USA Inc.
Disposal
23/01/14
4.32%
60.65%
730
Altamira Asset Management, S.L.
Disposal
03/01/14
85.00%
15.00%
385

 
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DECREASES IN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND/OR INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES AND OTHER SIMILAR TRANSACTIONS (CURRENT PERIOD)
Name of entity (or line of business) disposed of, spun off or derecognised
Category
Effective transaction date (dd/mm/yy)
% of voting power disposed of or derecognised
% of total voting power at entity after disposal
Net gain/(loss) (millions of euros)
Santander Consumer USA Inc.
Disposal
23/01/14
4.32%
60.65%
2,365
Altamira Asset Management, S.L.
Disposal
03/01/14
85.00%
15.00%
1,246

 
The most significant transactions performed in the first quarter of 2014 were as follows:
 
Sale of Altamira Asset Management
 
On 21 November 2013, the Group announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with Apollo European Principal Finance Fund II, a fund managed by subsidiaries of Apollo Global Management, LLC, for the sale of the platform for managing the loan recovery activities of Banco Santander, S.A. in Spain and for managing and marketing the properties relating to this activity (Altamira Asset Management, S.L.).
 
On 3 January 2014, the Group announced that it had sold 85% of the share capital of Altamira Asset Management, S.L. to Altamira Asset Management Holdings, S.L., an investee of Apollo European Principal Finance Fund II, for EUR 664 million (BRL 2,150 million), giving rise to a net gain of EUR 385 million (BRL 1,246 million), which was recognised under Gains/(losses) on disposal of assets not classified as non-current assets held for sale in the consolidated income statement for the first quarter of 2014.
 
Following this transaction, the Group retained the aforementioned property assets and credit portfolio on its balance sheet, while management of these assets is carried out from the platform owned by Apollo.
 
Santander Consumer USA
 
In January 2014 the public offering of shares of Santander Consumer USA Inc. (SCUSA) was completed and the company was admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The placement represented 21.6% of SCUSA's share capital, of which 4.32% related to the holding sold by the Group. Following this sale, the Group holds 60.65% of the share capital of SCUSA. Both Sponsor Auto Finance Holdings Series LP (Sponsor Holdings) -an investee of funds controlled by Warburg Pincus LLC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and Centerbridge Partners L.P.- and DDFS LLC (DDFS) - a company controlled by Thomas G. Dundon, the Chief Executive Officer of SCUSA- also reduced their holdings.
 
Since the ownership interests of the aforementioned shareholders were reduced to below certain percentages following the placement, the shareholder agreement was terminated, pursuant to the terms and conditions established in said agreement; this entailed the termination of the agreements whereby, inter alia, Sponsor Holdings and DDFS were granted representation on the board of directors of SCUSA and a voting system was established whereby the strategic, financial and operating decisions, and other significant decisions associated with the ordinary management of SCUSA, were subject to joint approval by the Group and the aforementioned shareholders and, therefore, SCUSA ceased to be controlled jointly by all the above and is now controlled by the Group on the basis of the percentage held in its share capital (“change of control”).
 
Prior to this change of control the Group accounted for its ownership interest in SCUSA using the equity method. Following the obtainment of control, the Group now fully consolidates its ownership interest in SCUSA and includes when control was acquired all of SCUSA's assets and liabilities in its consolidated balance sheet at their fair value.
 
 
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The Group did not make any disbursement in relation to this change of control and, therefore, goodwill was determined with reference to the fair value of SCUSA implicit in the public offering. The detail of the provisional fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the business combination date is as follows:
 
   
Millions
of euros
 
 
Cash and balances with central banks
    1,185  
Financial assets held for trading
    22  
Loans and receivables - loans and advances to customers
    16,095  
Tangible assets
    1,514  
Intangible assets (*)
    293  
Other assets
    1,060  
Total assets
    20,169  
Deposits from credit institutions
    6,191  
Marketable debt securities and other financial liabilities
    11,156  
Provisions
    11  
Other liabilities
    642  
Total liabilities
    18,000  
Net asset value
    2,169  
Non-controlling interests
    (852 )
Employee share option plans
    (94 )
Cost of investment
    (3,747 )
Goodwill at January 2014
    2,524  



   
Millions
of reais
 
 
Cash and balances with central banks
    3,839  
Financial assets held for trading
    71  
Loans and receivables - loans and advances to customers
    52,143  
Tangible assets
    4,905  
Intangible assets (*)
    949  
Other assets
    3,435  
Total assets
    65,342  
Deposits from credit institutions
    20,057  
Marketable debt securities and other financial liabilities
    36,142  
Provisions
    36  
Other liabilities
    2,080  
Total liabilities
    58,315  
Net asset value
    7,027  
Non-controlling interests
    (2,760 )
Employee share option plans
    (305 )
Cost of investment
    (12,139 )
Goodwill at January 2014
    8,177  

 
 
(*)
The preliminary valuation work identified the following intangible assets:
 
 
- Relationships with concession operator networks amounting to EUR 215 million (BRL 708 million).
 
 
- Trademarks amounting to EUR 37 million (BRL 122 million).


 
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The foregoing fair values are based on the information available at that date and they might change in the following ten months, in accordance with IFRS 3.
 
As a result of the aforementioned transaction, the Group recognised a net gain of EUR 730 million (BRL 2,365 millions) under Gains/(losses) on disposal of assets not classified as non-current assets held for sale in the consolidated income statement for the first quarter of 2014, of which EUR 688 million (BRL 2,229 million) related to the 60.7% ownership interest held by the Group.
 

Agreement with El Corte Inglés
 
On 7 October 2013, the Group announced that it had entered into a strategic agreement through its subsidiary Santander Consumer Finance, S.A. with El Corte Inglés, S.A. in the area of consumer finance, which included the acquisition of 51% of the share capital of Financiera El Corte Inglés E.F.C., S.A., with El Corte Inglés, S.A. retaining the remaining 49%. On 27 February 2014, following the obtainment of the relevant regulatory and competition authorisations, the acquisition was completed. Santander Consumer Finance S.A. paid EUR 140 million (BRL 449 million) for 51% of the share capital of Financiera El Corte Inglés E.F.C., S.A.
 
The detail of the provisional fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the business combination date is as follows:
 
   
Millions
of euros
 
 
Loans and advances to credit institutions
    29  
Loans and receivables - loans and advances to customers
    1,291  
Intangible assets
    2  
Other assets
    22  
Total assets
    1,344  
Deposits from credit institutions
    173  
Customer deposits
    81  
Marketable debt securities
    585  
Provisions
    3  
Other liabilities
    290  
Total liabilities
    1,132  
Net asset value
    212  
Non-controlling interests
    (104 )
Cost of investment
    (140 )
Goodwill at 27 February 2014
    32  

 
 
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Millions
of reais
 
 
Loans and advances to credit institutions
    93  
Loans and receivables - loans and advances to customers
    4,146  
Intangible assets
    6  
Other assets
    71  
Total assets
    4,316  
Deposits from credit institutions
    556  
Customer deposits
    260  
Marketable debt securities
    879  
Provisions
    10  
Other liabilities
    931  
Total liabilities
    3,636  
Net asset value
    680  
Non-controlling interests
    (334 )
Cost of investment
    (449 )
Goodwill at 27 February 2014
    103  

 
Other transactions
 
Agreement with Banque PSA Finance
 
The Group, through its subsidiary Santander Consumer Finance, S.A., and Banque PSA Finance, the car financing unit of the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group, commenced negotiations for carrying on the vehicle financing business jointly in eleven European countries. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement under negotiation, in certain circumstances the Group will finance this business from the date when the transaction is completed, which is expected to be the second half of 2015. As an exception, in certain countries the Group will purchase a portion of the current lending portfolio of Banque PSA Finance. A cooperation agreement for the insurance business in all these countries will also be included. The transaction is conditional upon the definitive conclusion of the agreement and the approval by the relevant regulatory, labour and competition authorities.
 
3.
Shareholder remuneration system and earnings per share
 
a)
Shareholder remuneration system
 
 
The cash remuneration paid by the Bank to its shareholders in the first three months of 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
 

 
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First quarter of 2014
   
First quarter of 2013
 
 
 
% of par value
   
Euros per share
   
Amount (millions of euros)
   
% of par value
   
Euros per share
   
Amount (millions of euros)
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Ordinary shares
    4.14 %     0.020716       235       4.13 %     0.020670       213  
Other shares (non-voting, redeemable, etc.)
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total remuneration paid
    4.14 %     0.020716       235       4.13 %     0.020670       213  
Remuneration paid out of profit
    4.14 %     0.020716       235       4.13 %     0.020670       213  
Remuneration paid with a charge to reserves or share
  premium
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Remuneration paid in kind
    -       -       -       -       -       -  

 
 
 
First quarter of 2014
   
First quarter of 2013
 
 
 
% of par value
   
Reais per share
   
Amount (millions of reais)
   
% of par value
   
Reais per share
   
Amount (millions of reais)
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Ordinary shares
    4.14 %     0.059078       670       4.13 %     0.051699       533  
Other shares (non-voting, redeemable, etc.)
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total remuneration paid
    4.14 %     0.059078       670       4.13 %     0.051699       533  
Remuneration paid out of profit
    4.14 %     0.059078       670       4.13 %     0.051699       533  
Remuneration paid with a charge to reserves or share
  premium
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Remuneration paid in kind
    -       -       -       -       -       -  

 
Under the remuneration scheme (Santander Dividendo Elección), the shareholders were offered the possibility to opt for receiving an amount equal to the third interim dividend of 2013 in cash or new shares.
 
In addition to the EUR 235 million (BRL 670 million) in cash shown in the foregoing table, in the first quarter of 2014, EUR 1,488 million (BRL 3,722 million) were assigned to shareholder remuneration in the form of shares under the aforementioned remuneration scheme (Santander Dividendo Elección).
 
b)
Earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations
 
i. Basic earnings per share
 
 
Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net profit attributable to the Parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding the average number of treasury shares held in the period.
 

 
 
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Accordingly:
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
Net profit attributable to the Parent (millions of euros)
    1,303       1,205  
Of which:
               
  Profit/Loss from discontinued operations (millions of euros)
    -       -  
  Profit from continuing operations (millions of euros)
    1,303       1,205  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
    11,489,841,874       10,420,505,245  
Basic earnings per share (euros)
    0.11       0.12  
Of which: from discontinued operations (euros)
    -       -  
                 from continuing operations (euros)
    0.11       0.12  
 

 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
Net profit attributable to the Parent (millions of reais)
    4,220       3,175  
Of which:
               
  Profit/Loss from discontinued operations (millions of reais)
    -       -  
  Profit from continuing operations (millions of reais)
    4,220       3,175  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
    11,489,841,874       10,420,505,245  
Basic earnings per share (reais)
    0.37       0.30  
Of which: from discontinued operations (reais)
    -       -  
                 from continuing operations (reais)
    0.37       0.30  

 
ii. Diluted earnings per share
 
 
In calculating diluted earnings per share, the amount of profit attributable to the Parent and the weighted average number of shares outstanding, net of treasury shares, are adjusted for all the dilutive effects inherent to potential ordinary shares (share options, warrants and convertible debt instruments).
 
 
Accordingly, diluted earnings per share were determined as follows:
 

 
 
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31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
Net profit attributable to the Parent (millions of euros)
    1,303       1,205  
Dilutive effect of changes in profit for the period arising from potential conversion of ordinary shares
    -       -  
Net profit attributable to the Parent (millions of euros)
    1,303       1,205  
Of which:
               
  Profit/Loss from discontinued operations (millions of euros)
    -       -  
  Profit from continuing operations (millions of euros)
    1,303       1,205  
 
               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
    11,489,841,874       10,420,505,245  
Dilutive effect of:
               
  Options/ receipt of shares
    35,119,697       57,054,158  
Adjusted number of shares
    11,524,961,571       10,477,559,403  
Diluted earnings per share (euros)
    0.11       0.11  
 Of which: from discontinued operations (euros)
    -       -  
                from continuing operations (euros)
    0.11       0.11  

 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
Net profit attributable to the Parent (millions of reais)
    4,220       3,175  
Dilutive effect of changes in profit for the period arising from potential conversion of ordinary shares
    -       -  
Profit attributable to the Parent (millions of reais)
    4,220       3,175  
Of which:
               
  Profit/Loss from discontinued operations (millions of reais)
    -       -  
  Profit from continuing operations (millions of reais)
    4,220       3,175  
 
               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
    11,489,841,874       10,420,505,245  
Dilutive effect of:
               
  Options/ receipt of shares
    35,119,697       57,054,158  
Adjusted number of shares
    11,524,961,571       10,477,559,403  
Diluted earnings per share (reais)
    0.37       0.30  
 Of which: from discontinued operations (reais)
    -       -  
                from continuing operations (reais)
    0.37       0.30  

 
4.
Remuneration and other benefits paid to the Bank’s directors and senior managers
 
Note 5 to the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 includes the detail of the remuneration and other benefits paid to the Bank’s directors and senior managers in 2013 and 2012.
 

 
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The details relating to the aforementioned remuneration and benefits for the three-month periods ended 31 March 2014 and 2013 are summarised as follows:
 
Remuneration of directors (1)
 
   
Thousands of euros
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Members of the board of directors:
           
Type of remuneration-
           
  Fixed salary remuneration of executive directors
    1,854       2,160  
  Variable remuneration in cash of executive directors
    -       -  
  Attendance fees of directors
    311       407  
  By-law stipulated annual directors’ emoluments
    -       -  
  Other (except insurance premiums)
    194       612  
Sub-total
    2,359       3,178  
                 
Transactions with shares and/or other financial instruments
    -       -  
      2,359       3,178  
 

 
   
Thousands of reais
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Members of the board of directors:
           
Type of remuneration-
           
  Fixed salary remuneration of executive directors
    6,006       5,692  
  Variable remuneration in cash of executive directors
    -       -  
  Attendance fees of directors
    1,007       1,073  
  By-law stipulated annual directors’ emoluments
    -       -  
  Other (except insurance premiums)
    628       1,613  
Sub-total
    7,641       8,378  
                 
Transactions with shares and/or other financial instruments
    -       -  
      7,641       8,378  
 
 
(1)
The notes to the annual consolidated financial statements for 2014 will contain detailed and complete information on the remuneration paid to all the directors, including executive directors.
 
 
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Other benefits of the directors
 
   
Thousands of euros
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Members of the board of directors:
           
Other benefits-
           
  Advances
    -       -  
  Loans granted
    7,096       5,666  
  Pension funds and plans: Provisions and/or contributions (1)
    1,057       373  
  Pension funds and plans: Accumulated rights (2)
    147,403       225,851  
  Life insurance premiums
    229       516  
  Guarantees provided for directors
    -       -  
                 

 
   
Thousands of reais
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Members of the board of directors:
           
Other benefits-
           
  Advances
    -       -  
  Loans granted
    22,987       14,932  
  Pension funds and plans: Provisions and/or contributions (1)
    3,424       983  
  Pension funds and plans: Accumulated rights (2)
    477,495       595,198  
  Life insurance premiums
    742       1,360  
  Guarantees provided for directors
    -       -  
                 
 
 
(1)
Corresponds to provisions and/or contributions made in the first quarter of 2014 for retirement pensions and supplementary benefits (surviving spouse and child benefits, and permanent disability). The amount for the first quarter of 2013 relates only to retirement pensions.
 
 
(2)
Corresponds to the pension rights accumulated by the directors. In addition, at 31 March 2014 and 2013, former Board members held accumulated pension rights amounting to EUR 76,694 thousand (BRL 239,868 thousand) and EUR 80,584 thousand (BRL 207,125 thousand), respectively.
 

 
Also, in their capacity as member of the boards of directors of other Group companies, Mr Matías Rodríguez Inciarte received EUR 14 thousand (BRL 45 thousand) in the first quarter of 2014 as non-executive director of U.C.I., S.A. (first quarter of 2013: EUR 14 thousand (BRL 37 thousand)) and Mr Vittorio Corbo Lioi received EUR 150 thousand (BRL 486 thousand) in the first quarter of 2014, of which EUR 66 thousand (BRL 214 thousand) as non-executive director of Banco Santander - Chile and EUR 84 thousand (BRL 272 thousand) for the provision of advisory services to the latter (first quarter of 2013: EUR 145 thousand (BRL 382 thousand) , of which EUR 64 thousand (BRL 169 thousand) as non-executive director of Banco Santander - Chile and EUR 81 thousand (BRL 213 thousand) for the provision of advisory services to the latter, and EUR 5 thousand (BRL 13 thousand) as non-executive director of Banco Santander (México), S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México).
 
 
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Remuneration of senior managers (1) (2)
 
   
Thousands of euros
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Senior management:
           
Total remuneration of senior management
    8,365       8,973  
                 

 

 
   
Thousands of reais
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Senior management:
           
Total remuneration of senior management
    27,097       23,647  
                 
 
 
(1)
The above amounts reflect the quarterly remuneration irrespective of the months in which the senior managers have held positions as members of the Bank's general management, and they exclude the remuneration of executive directors.
 
 
(2)
The number of senior managers of the Bank, excluding executive directors, decreased from 25 in the first quarter of 2013 to 24 in the first quarter of 2014.
 

 
The annual variable remuneration (or bonus) for 2013 paid to the directors and the other members of senior management was disclosed in the information on remuneration set forth in the notes to the financial statements for that year. Similarly, the variable remuneration allocable to 2014 profit or loss, which will be submitted for approval by the board of directors, will be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements for 2014.
 
5.
Financial assets
 
a)
Breakdown
 
 
The detail, by nature and category for measurement purposes, of the Group's financial assets, other than the balances relating to Cash and balances with central banks and Hedging derivatives, at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013 is as follows:
 

 
 
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Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/14
 
   
 
Financial assets held for trading
   
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
   
Available-for-sale financial assets
   
 
Loans and receivables
   
 
Held-to-maturity investments
 
 
                             
Loans and advances to credit institutions
    5,511       22,870       -       46,357       -  
Loans and advances to customers
    5,902       11,054       -       677,639       -  
Debt instruments
    48,765       4,165       86,849       7,600       -  
Equity instruments
    8,200       904       4,039       -       -  
Trading derivatives
    60,252       -       -       -       -  
      128,630       38,993       90,888       731,596       -  
 
 
   
Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/14
 
   
 
Financial assets held for trading
   
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
   
Available-for-sale financial assets
   
 
Loans and receivables
   
 
Held-to-maturity investments
 
 
                             
Loans and advances to credit institutions
    17,236       71,528       -       144,986       -  
Loans and advances to customers
    18,459       34,572       -       2,119,384       -  
Debt instruments
    152,517       13,026       271,629       23,770       -  
Equity instruments
    25,646       2,827       12,632       -       -  
Trading derivatives
    188,445       -       -       -       -  
      402,303       121,953       284,261       2,288,140       -  

 
 
 
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Millions of euros
 
   
31/12/13
 
   
 
Financial assets held for trading
   
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
   
Available-for-sale financial assets
   
 
Loans and receivables
   
 
Held-to-maturity investments
 
 
                             
Loans and advances to credit institutions
    5,503       13,444       -       56,017       -  
Loans and advances to customers
    5,079       13,196       -       650,581       -  
Debt instruments
    40,841       3,875       79,844       7,886       -  
Equity instruments
    4,967       866       3,955       -       -  
Trading derivatives
    58,899       -       -       -       -  
      115,289       31,381       83,799       714,484       -  

 
   
Millions of reais
 
   
31/12/13
 
   
 
Financial assets held for trading
   
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
   
Available-for-sale financial assets
   
 
Loans and receivables
   
 
Held-to-maturity investments
 
 
                             
Loans and advances to credit institutions
    17,927       43,795       -       182,481       -  
Loans and advances to customers
    16,545       42,988       -       2,119,333       -  
Debt instruments
    133,044       12,623       260,100       25,689       -  
Equity instruments
    16,180       2,821       12,884       -       -  
Trading derivatives
    191,869       -       -       -       -  
      375,565       102,227       272,984       2,327,503       -  
 
b)
Sovereign risk with peripheral European countries
 
The detail at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013, by type of financial instrument, of the Group credit institutions’ sovereign risk exposure to Europe’s peripheral countries and of the short positions held with them, taking into consideration the scope established by the European Banking Authority (EBA) in the analyses performed on the capital needs of European credit institutions (see Note 54 to the consolidated financial statements for 2013), is as follows:
 
 
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Sovereign risk by country of issuer/borrower at 31 March 2014 (*)
 
 
 
Millions of euros
 
 
Debt instruments
   
Loans and advances to customers (**)
   
Total net direct exposure
   
Derivatives (***)
 
 
Financial assets held for trading and Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
   
Short positions
   
Available-for-sale financial assets
   
Loans and receivables
   
Other than CDSs
   
CDSs
 
Spain
    5,482       (1,387 )     19,044       1,549       15,409       40,097       264       -  
Portugal
    231       (18 )     3,551       -       603       4,367       -       -  
Italy
    3,058       (838 )     76       -       -       2,296       (3 )     3  
Greece
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Ireland
    -       -       -       -       -       -       210       -  
 

Sovereign risk by country of issuer/borrower at 31 March 2014 (*)
 
 
 
Millions of reais
 
 
Debt instruments
   
Loans and advances to customers (**)
   
Total net direct exposure
   
Derivatives (***)
 
 
Financial assets held for trading and Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
   
Short positions
   
Available-for-sale financial assets
   
Loans and receivables
   
Other than CDSs
   
CDSs
 
Spain
    17,146       (4,338 )     59,562       4,845       48,193       125,408       826       -  
Portugal
    722       (56 )     11,106       -       1,886       13,658       -       -  
Italy
    9,564       (2,621 )     238       -       -       7,181       (9 )     9  
Greece
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Ireland
    -       -       -       -       -       -       657       -  
 
(*)
Information prepared under EBA standards. In addition, there are government debt securities on the insurance companies' balance sheets amounting to EUR 6,770 million (of which EUR 5,820 million, EUR 727 million and EUR 223 million relate to Spain, Portugal and Italy, respectively) (BRL 21,174 million (of which BRL 18,203 million, BRL 2,274 million and BRL 697 million relate to Spain, Portugal and Italy, respectively)) and off-balance-sheet exposure other than derivatives –contingent liabilities and commitments– amounting to EUR 3,879 million (of which EUR 2,589 million, EUR 214 million, EUR 1,074 million and EUR 2 million to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland, respectively) (BRL 12,132 million (of which BRL 8,098 million, BRL 669 million, BRL 3,359 million and BRL 6 million to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland, respectively)).
 
(**)
Presented without taking into account the valuation adjustments recognised (EUR 22 million (BRL 69 million)).
 
(***)
“Other than CDSs” refers to the exposure to derivatives based on the location of the counterparty, irrespective of the location of the underlying. “CDSs” refers to the exposure to CDSs based on the location of the underlying.

 
 
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Sovereign risk by country of issuer/borrower at 31 December 2013 (*)
 
 
 
Millions of euros
 
 
Debt instruments
   
Loans and advances to customers (**)
   
Total net direct exposure
   
Derivatives (***)
 
 
Financial assets held for trading and Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
   
Short positions
   
Available-for-sale financial assets
   
Loans and receivables
   
Other than CDSs
   
CDSs
 
Spain
    4,783       (2,079 )     21,144       1,145       13,374       38,367       (153 )     -  
Portugal
    148       -       2,076       -       583       2,807       -       -  
Italy
    2,571       (1,262 )     77       -       -       1,386       -       2  
Greece
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Ireland
    -       -       -       -       -       -       199       -  

Sovereign risk by country of issuer/borrower at 31 December 2013 (*)
 
 
 
Millions of reais
 
 
Debt instruments
   
Loans and advances to customers (**)
   
Total net direct exposure
   
Derivatives (***)
 
 
Financial assets held for trading and Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
   
Short positions
   
Available-for-sale financial assets
   
Loans and receivables
   
Other than CDSs
   
CDSs
 
Spain
    15,581       (6,773 )     68,879       3,730       43,567       124,984       (498 )     -  
Portugal
    482       -       6,763       -       1,899       9,144       -       -  
Italy
    8,376       (4,111 )     250       -       -       4,515       -       7  
Greece
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Ireland
    -       -       -       -       -       -       648       -  
 
(*)
Information prepared under EBA standards. In addition, there are government debt securities on the insurance companies' balance sheets amounting to EUR 5,649 million (of which EUR 4,783 million, EUR 654 million and EUR 208 million relate to Spain, Portugal and Italy, respectively) (BRL 18,389 million (of which BRL 15,581 million, BRL 2,130 million and BRL 678 million relate to Spain, Portugal and Italy, respectively)) and off-balance-sheet exposure other than derivatives -contingent liabilities and commitments- amounting to EUR 1,884 million (of which EUR 1,627 million, EUR 118 million, EUR 137 million and EUR 2 million relate to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland, respectively) (BRL 6,137 million (of which BRL 5,300 million, BRL 384 million, BRL 446 million and BRL 7 million relate to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland, respectively)).
 
(**)
Presented without taking into account the valuation adjustments recognised (EUR 20 million (BRL 65 million)).
 
(***)
“Other than CDSs” refers to the exposure to derivatives based on the location of the counterparty, irrespective of the location of the underlying. “CDSs” refers to the exposure to CDSs based on the location of the underlying.

 
The detail of the Group's other exposure to other counterparties (private sector, central banks and other public entities that are not considered to be sovereign risks) in the aforementioned countries at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013 is as follows:

 
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Exposure to other counterparties by country of issuer/borrower at 31 March 2014 (*)
 
Millions of euros
Balances with central banks
Reverse repurchase agreements
Debt instruments
Loans and advances to customers (**)
Total net direct exposure
Derivatives (***)
Financial assets held for trading and Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Available-for-sale financial assets
Loans and receivables
Other than CDSs
CDSs
Spain
669
13,665
 3,035
6,638
1,223
162,693
187,923
1,735
(42)
Portugal
453
-
277
1,415
 1,951
21,802
25,898
1,547
(2)
Italy
4
-
 437
397
2
6,632
7,472
(75)
4
Greece
-
-
-
-
-
79
79
-
-
Ireland
-
-
242
110
191
444
987
65
-

Exposure to other counterparties by country of issuer/borrower at 31 March 2014 (*)
 
Millions of reais
Balances with central banks
Reverse repurchase agreements
Debt instruments
Loans and advances to customers (**)
Total net direct exposure
Derivatives (***)
Financial assets held for trading and Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Available-for-sale financial assets
Loans and receivables
Other than CDSs
CDSs
Spain
2,092
42,739
9,492
20,761
3,825
508,839
587,748
5,426
(131)
Portugal
1,417
-
866
4,426
6,102
68,188
80,999
4,838
(6)
Italy
13
-
1,367
1,242
6
20,742
23,370
(236)
14
Greece
-
-
-
-
-
247
247
-
-
Ireland
-
-
757
344
597
1,389
3,087
203
-
 
(*)
Also, the Group has off-balance-sheet exposure other than derivatives –contingent liabilities and commitments– amounting to EUR 50,534 million, EUR 6,281 million, EUR 2,645 million, EUR 18 million and EUR 223 million to counterparties in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Ireland, respectively (BRL 158,050 million, BRL 19,644 million, BRL 8,273 million, BRL 56 million and BRL 697 million to counterparties in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Ireland, respectively).
 
(**)
Presented excluding valuation adjustments and impairment losses recognised (EUR 12,557 million (BRL 39,273 million)).
 
(***)
“Other than CDSs” refers to the exposure to derivatives based on the location of the counterparty, irrespective of the location of the underlying. “CDSs” refers to the exposure to CDSs based on the location of the underlying.
 

 
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Exposure to other counterparties by country of issuer/borrower at 31 December 2013 (*)
 
Millions of euros
Balances with central banks
Reverse repurchase agreements
Debt instruments
Loans and advances to customers (**)
Total net direct exposure
Derivatives (***)
Financial assets held for trading and Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Available-for-sale financial assets
Loans and receivables
Other than CDSs
CDSs
Spain
816
7,451
 3,148
7,826
1,804
160,478
181,523
1,981
(44)
Portugal
1,716
-
209
1,168
 1,845
25,578
30,516
 1,454
(1)
Italy
11
-
 368
273
93
6,490
7,235
(115)
(2)
Greece
-
-
-
-
-
80
80
-
-
Ireland
-
-
 229
360
259
507
1,355
1,031
-
 

Exposure to other counterparties by country of issuer/borrower at 31 December 2013 (*)
 
Millions of reais
Balances with central banks
Reverse repurchase agreements
Debt instruments
Loans and advances to customers (**)
Total net direct exposure
Derivatives (***)
Financial assets held for trading and Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Available-for-sale financial assets
Loans and receivables
Other than CDSs
CDSs
Spain
2,658
24,272
10,255
25,494
5,877
522,773
591,329
6,453
(143)
Portugal
5,590
-
681
3,805
6,010
83,323
99,409
4,737
(3)
Italy
36
-
1,199
889
303
21,142
23,569
(375)
(7)
Greece
-
-
-
-
-
261
261
-
-
Ireland
-
-
745
1,173
844
1,652
4,414
3,359
-
 
(*)
Also, the Group has off-balance-sheet exposure other than derivatives –contingent liabilities and commitments– amounting to EUR 48,659 million, EUR 5,982 million, EUR 2,717 million, EUR 4 million and EUR 93 million to counterparties in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Ireland, respectively (BRL 158,512 million, BRL 19,487 million, BRL 8,851 million, BRL 13 million and BRL 303 million to counterparties in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Ireland, respectively).
 
(**)
Presented excluding valuation adjustments and impairment losses recognised (EUR 13,209 million (BRL 43,030 million)).
 
(***)
“Other than CDSs” refers to the exposure to derivatives based on the location of the counterparty, irrespective of the location of the underlying. “CDSs” refers to the exposure to CDSs based on the location of the underlying.
 

Following is certain information on the notional amount of the CDSs at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013 detailed in the foregoing tables:
 
31/03/14
Millions of euros
 
Notional amount
Fair value
Bought
Sold
Net
Bought
Sold
Net
Spain
Sovereign
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other
1,557
2,031
(474)
(15)
(27)
(42)
Portugal
Sovereign
192
174
18
-
-
-
Other
218
228
(10)
(2)
-
(2)
Italy
Sovereign
603
570
33
(2)
5
   3
Other
843
878
(35)
1
3
4
Greece
Sovereign
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other
3
3
-
-
-
-
Ireland
Sovereign
4
4
-
-
-
-
Other
6
6
-
-
-
-

 
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31/03/14
Millions of reais
 
Notional amount
Fair value
Bought
Sold
Net
Bought
Sold
Net
Spain
Sovereign
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other
4,870
6,352
(1,482)
(47)
(84)
(131)
Portugal
Sovereign
600
544
56
-
-
-
Other
682
713
(31)
(6)
-
(6)
Italy
Sovereign
1,886
1,783
103
(6)
15
9
Other
2,637
2,746
(109)
4
10
14
Greece
Sovereign
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other
9
9
-
-
-
-
Ireland
Sovereign
13
13
-
-
-
-
Other
19
19
-
-
-
-

 
31/12/13
Millions of euros
 
Notional amount
Fair Value
Bought
Sold
Net
Bought
Sold
Net
Spain
Sovereign
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other
1,735
2,277
(542)
(18)
(26)
(44)
Portugal
Sovereign
192
174
18
5
(5)
-
Other
223
278
(55)
1
(2)
(1)
Italy
Sovereign
603
570
33
(1)
3
    2
Other
834
913
(79)
(2)
-
(2)
Greece
Sovereign
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other
5
5
-
-
-
-
Ireland
Sovereign
4
4
-
-
-
-
Other
6
6
-
-
-
-

 
31/12/13
Millions of reais
 
Notional amount
Fair Value
Bought
Sold
Net
Bought
Sold
Net
Spain
Sovereign
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other
5,652
7,418
(1,766)
(59)
(84)
(143)
Portugal
Sovereign
626
567
59
16
(16)
-
Other
727
906
(179)
3
(6)
(3)
Italy
Sovereign
1,965
1,857
108
(3)
10
7
Other
2,717
2,974
(257)
(7)
-
(7)
Greece
Sovereign
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other
16
16
-
-
-
-
Ireland
Sovereign
13
13
-
-
-
-
Other
20
20
-
-
-
-

 
 
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c)
Valuation adjustments for impairment of financial assets
 
c.1) Available-for-sale financial assets
 
 
At 31 March 2014, the Group analysed the changes in the fair value of the various assets composing this portfolio and charged net impairment losses of EUR 34 million (BRL 110 million) to the income statement (first quarter of 2013: a net credit of EUR 4 million (BRL 11 million)). Accordingly, most of the changes in value of these assets are presented in equity under Valuation adjustments - Available-for-sale financial assets (see Note 11). The changes in valuation adjustments in the three-month period are recognised in the consolidated statement of recognised income and expense.
 
c.2) Loans and receivables
 
 
The changes in the balance of the allowances for impairment losses on the assets included under Loans and receivables in the three-month periods ended 31 March 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
 

 
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Millions of reais
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Balance at beginning of period
    24,959       25,467  
 
               
Impairment losses charged to income for the period
    2,923       3,236  
   Of which:
               
     Impairment losses charged to income
    4,445       4,448  
     Impairment losses reversed with a credit to income
    (1,522 )     (1,212 )
Write-off of impaired balances against recorded impairment allowance
    (2,569 )     (2,829 )
Exchange differences and other changes
    1,998       403  
 
               
Balance at end of period
    27,311       26,277  
 
               
Of which:
               
 By method of assessment:
               
   Individually
    22,209       22,294  
           Of which, arising from country risk
    41       44  
   Collectively
    5,102       3,983  

 
 
 
Millions of reais
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Balance at beginning of period
    81,306       68,853  
 
               
Impairment losses charged to income for the period
    9,469       8,528  
   Of which:
               
     Impairment losses charged to income
    14,399       11,722  
     Impairment losses reversed with a credit to income
    (4,930 )     (3,194 )
Write-off of impaired balances against recorded impairment allowance
    (8,322 )     (7,455 )
Exchange differences and other changes
    2,965       (2,386 )
 
               
Balance at end of period
    85,418       67,540  
 
               
Of which:
               
 By method of assessment:
               
   Individually
    69,461       57,302  
           Of which, arising from country risk
    128       113  
   Collectively
    15,957       10,238  

 
 
Previously written-off assets recovered in the first three months of 2014 amounted to EUR 257 million (BRL 833 million) (first three months of 2013: EUR 314 million (BRL 827 million)). Considering these amounts and those recognised under Impairment losses charged to income in the foregoing table, the impairment losses on loans and receivables amounted to EUR 2,666 million in the first quarter of 2014 (BRL 8,636 million) (first quarter of 2013: EUR 2,922 million (BRL 7,701 million)). If the impairment losses on available-for-sale
 
 
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financial assets (see Note 5.c.1) are added to these amounts, total impairment losses on financial assets amounted to EUR 2,700 million (BRL 8,746 million) for the three-month period ended 31 March 2014 (31 March 2013: EUR 2,918 million (BRL 7,690 million)).
 
d)
Impaired assets
 
 
The detail of the changes in the three-month periods ended 31 March 2014 and 2013 in the balance of financial assets classified as loans and receivables and considered to be impaired due to credit risk is as follows:
 
 
 
Millions of euros
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Balance at beginning of period
    40,374       35,361  
Net additions
    2,217       3,699  
Written-off assets
    (2,569 )     (2,829 )
Changes in scope of consolidation
    326       299  
Exchange differences and other
    680       648  
Balance at end of period
    41,028       37,178  

 
 
 
Millions of reais
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Balance at beginning of period
    131,522       95,602  
Net additions
    7,182       9,748  
Written-off assets
    (8,322 )     (7,455 )
Changes in scope of consolidation
    1,056       788  
Exchange differences and other
    (3,119 )     (3,124 )
Balance at end of period
    128,319       95,559  

 
 
This amount, after deducting the related allowances, represents the Group's best estimate of the discounted value of the flows that are expected to be recovered from the impaired assets.
 
e)
Fair value of financial assets not measured at fair value
 
Following is a comparison of the carrying amounts of the Group's financial assets measured at other than fair value and their respective fair values at 31 March 2014:
 

 
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Millions of euros
   
Millions of euros
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
 
Carrying amount
   
Fair
value
   
Carrying amount
   
Fair
value
 
  Loans and receivables:
 
 
   
 
             
       Loans and advances to credit institutions
    46,357       46,315       56,017       56,213  
       Loans and advances to customers
    677,639       677,337       650,581       651,338  
       Debt instruments
    7,600       7,587       7,886       7,858  
ASSETS
    731,596       731,239       714,484       715,409  

 
 
 
Millions of reais
   
Millions of reais
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
 
Carrying amount
   
Fair
value
   
Carrying amount
   
Fair
value
 
  Loans and receivables:
 
 
   
 
             
       Loans and advances to credit institutions
    144,986       144,855       182,481       183,119  
       Loans and advances to customers
    2,119,384       2,118,439       2,119,333       2,121,799  
       Debt instruments
    23,770       23,729       25,689       25,598  
ASSETS
    2,288,140       2,287,023       2,327,503       2,330,516  
 
The main valuation methods and inputs used in the estimates of the fair values of the financial assets in the foregoing table are detailed in Note 51.c to the consolidated financial statements for 2013.
 
6.
Non-current assets held for sale
 
The detail, by nature, of the Group's non-current assets held for sale at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013 is as follows:
 
   
Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
             
Tangible assets
    4,999       4,845  
   Of which:
               
     Foreclosed assets
    4,811       4,742  
        Of which: Property assets in Spain
    4,282       4,146  
     Other tangible assets held for sale
    188       103  
Other assets
    43       47  
      5,042       4,892  

 
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Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
             
Tangible assets
    15,635       15,783  
   Of which:
               
     Foreclosed assets
    15,047       15,448  
        Of which: Property assets in Spain
    13,392       13,506  
     Other tangible assets held for sale
    588       335  
Other assets
    134       153  
      15,769       15,936  

 
At 31 March 2014, the allowance that covers the value of the foreclosed assets amounted to EUR 5,160 million (BRL 16,138 million)- (31 December 2013: EUR 4,955 million (BRL 16,141 million)), which represents a coverage ratio of 51.8% of the gross value of the portfolio (31 December 2013: 51.1%). The net charges recorded in the first quarter of 2014 amounted to EUR 78 million (BRL 253 million) (first quarter of 2013: EUR 58 million (BRL 153 million)), which were recognised under Gains/(losses) on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations in the income statement.
 
In the first quarter of 2014, the Group sold foreclosed properties for a net total of approximately EUR 216 million (BRL 700 million), giving rise to losses of EUR 1 million (BRL 3 million) which are recognised under Gains/(losses) on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated income statement for the first quarter of 2014.
 
7.
Tangible assets
 
a)
Changes in the period
 
 
In the first three months of 2014, tangible assets were acquired for EUR 479 million (BRL 1,552 million) (first three months of 2013: EUR 250 million (BRL 659 million)).
 
Also, in the first three months of 2014, tangible asset items were disposed of with a carrying amount of EUR 103 million (BRL 334 million) (first three months of 2013: EUR 49 million (BRL 129 million)), giving rise to a net gain of EUR 14 million (BRL 45 million) (first three months of 2013: EUR 23 million (BRL 61 million)).
 
Furthermore, as a result of the full consolidation of SCUSA (see Note 2), tangible assets amounting to EUR 2,166 million (BRL 6,774 million) were added.
 
b)
Impairment losses
 
 
In the first three months of 2014, there were impairment losses on tangible assets (mainly investment property) amounting to EUR 44 million (BRL 143 million) (first three months of 2013: EUR 79 million (BRL 208 million)), which were recognised under Impairment losses on other assets.
 
c)
Property, plant and equipment purchase commitments
 
 
At 31 March 2014 and 2013, the Group did not have any significant commitments to purchase property, plant and equipment items.
 
 
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8.
Intangible assets
 
a)
Goodwill
 
 
The detail of Goodwill at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013, based on the cash-generating units giving rise thereto, is as follows:
 
   
Millions of euros
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
Santander UK
    8,972       8,913  
Banco Santander (Brazil)
    6,082       5,840  
Bank Zachodni WBK
    2,476       2,487  
Santander Consumer USA Inc.
    2,474       -  
Santander Holdings USA
    1,489       1,489  
Santander Consumer Holding (Germany)
    1,315       1,315  
Banco Santander Totta
    1,040       1,040  
Banco Santander Chile
    653       687  
Grupo Financiero Santander (Mexico)
    542       541  
Other companies
    1,013       969  
 
    26,056       23,281  

 
   
Millions of reais
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
Santander UK
    28,061       29,035  
Banco Santander (Brazil)
    19,024       19,024  
Bank Zachodni WBK
    7,744       8,102  
Santander Consumer USA Inc.
    7,738       -  
Santander Holdings USA
    4,657       4,851  
Santander Consumer Holding (Germany)
    4,113       4,284  
Banco Santander Totta
    3,253       3,388  
Banco Santander Chile
    2,042       2,238  
Grupo Financiero Santander (Mexico)
    1,695       1,762  
Other companies
    3,166       3,156  
 
    81,493       75,840  

 
 
The changes from 31 December 2013 to 31 March 2014 relate mainly to the recognition of the goodwill associated with the obtainment of control over Santander Consumer USA (see Note 2). In addition, in the first quarter of 2014, goodwill increased by EUR 209 million (BRL 677 million) due to exchange differences which, pursuant to current regulations, were recognised with a credit to Valuation adjustments - Exchange differences in equity in the consolidated statement of recognised income and expense.
 
 
Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 includes detailed information on the procedures followed by the Group to analyse the potential impairment losses on the goodwill recognised with respect to its recoverable amount and to recognise the related impairment, as appropriate.
 
 
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Accordingly, based on the analysis performed of the available information on the performance of the various cash-generating units which might evidence the existence of indications of impairment, the Group's directors concluded that in the first quarter of 2014 there were no impairment losses which required recognition.
 
b)
Other intangible assets
 
 
In the first three months of 2014, there were impairment losses amounting to EUR 300 million (BRL 972 million) which were recognised under Impairment losses on other assets.
 
9.
Financial liabilities
 
a)
Breakdown
 
 
The detail, by nature and category for measurement purposes, of the Group's financial liabilities, other than hedging derivatives, at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013 is as follows:
 
 
 
Millions of euros
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
 
Financial liabilities held for trading
   
Other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
   
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
   
Financial liabilities held for trading
   
Other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
   
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Deposits from central banks
    5,410       3,006       11,062       3,866       2,097       9,788  
Deposits from credit institutions
    9,522       9,724       87,051       7,468       9,644       76,534  
Customer deposits
    13,197       33,683       573,255       8,500       26,484       572,853  
Marketable debt securities
    1       5,088       179,446       1       4,086       171,390  
Trading derivatives
    59,664       -       -       58,887       -       -  
Subordinated liabilities
    -       -       17,738       -       -       16,139  
Short positions
    18,152       -       -       15,951       -       -  
Other financial liabilities
    -       -       20,735       -       -       16,410  
 
    105,946       51,501       889,287       94,673       42,311       863,114  

 

 
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Millions of reais
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
 
Financial liabilities held for trading
   
Other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
   
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
   
Financial liabilities held for trading
   
Other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
   
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Deposits from central banks
    16,920       9,402       34,598       12,594       6,831       31,885  
Deposits from credit institutions
    29,781       30,413       272,261       24,328       31,416       249,317  
Customer deposits
    41,275       105,347       1,792,912       27,690       86,274       1,866,126  
Marketable debt securities
    3       15,913       561,235       3       13,311       558,320  
Trading derivatives
    186,605       -       -       191,830       -       -  
Subordinated liabilities
    -       -       55,477       -       -       52,575  
Short positions
    56,772       -       -       51,962       -       -  
Other financial liabilities
    -       -       64,851       -       -       53,457  
 
    331,356       161,075       2,781,334       308,407       137,832       2,811,680  

 
b)
Information on issuances, repurchases or redemptions of debt instruments
 
 
Following is a detail, at 31 March 2014, of the outstanding balance of the debt instruments which at this date had been issued by the Bank or any other Group entity. Also included is the detail of the changes in this balance in the first three months of 2014:
 
   
Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/14
 
   
Outstanding beginning balance at 01/01/14
   
Issues
   
Repurchases or redemptions
   
Exchange rate and other adjustments
   
Outstanding ending
balance at 31/03/14
 
                               
Debt instruments issued in an EU member state for which it was necessary to file a prospectus
    143,865       8,116       (12,861 )     (7,350 )     131,770  
Debt instruments issued in an EU member state for which it was not necessary to file a prospectus
    3,226       4,619       (5,265 )     6,548       9,128  
Other debt instruments issued outside EU member states
    44,525       10,770       (9,735 )     15,815       61,375  
      191,616       23,505       (27,861 )     15,013       202,273  

 
   
Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/14
 
   
Outstanding beginning balance at 01/01/14
   
Issues
   
Repurchases or redemptions
   
Exchange rate and other adjustments
   
Outstanding ending
balance at 31/03/14
 
                               
Debt instruments issued in an EU member state for which it was necessary to file a prospectus
    468,655       26,291       (41,662 )     (41,160 )     412,124  
Debt instruments issued in an EU member state for which it was not necessary to file a prospectus
    10,509       14,963       (17,055 )     20,132       28,549  
Other debt instruments issued outside EU member states
    145,045       34,888       (31,535 )     43,558       191,956  
      624,209       76,142       (90,252 )     22,530       632,629  

 
On 5 March 2014, Banco Santander, S.A. announced that its executive committee had resolved to launch an issue of preference shares contingently convertible into newly issued ordinary shares of the Bank (“CCPSs”)
 
 
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for a nominal amount of up to EUR 1,500 million (BRL 4,823 thousand) (“the Issue”). The Issue was placed using an accelerated demand research process and only targeted qualified investors.
 
The Issue was launched at par and the interest on the CCPSs, the payment of which is subject to certain conditions and is discretionary, was set at 6.25% annually for the first five years, to be reviewed thereafter by applying a 541 basis point spread on the 5-year Mid-Swap Rate.
 
On 25 March 2014, the Bank of Spain approved the computability of the CCPSs as Additional Tier 1 capital under the new European capital requirements of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. The CCPSs are perpetual, although they may be repurchased in certain circumstances and would convert into newly issued ordinary shares of Banco Santander if the Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of the Bank or its consolidable group falls below 5.125%, calculated in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. The CCPSs are traded on the Global Exchange Market of the Irish Stock Exchange.
 
Furthermore, on 29 January 2014, Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. launched an issue of Tier 1 perpetual subordinated notes with a nominal amount of USD 1,248 million (BRL 3,000 million), of which the Group had acquired 89.6%. The notes are perpetual and would convert into ordinary shares of Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. if the Common Equity Tier 1 ratio, calculated as established by the Central Bank of Brazil, were to fall below 5.125%.
 
c)
Other issues guaranteed by the Group
 
At 31 March 2014, there were no debt instruments issued by associates or non-Group third parties that had been guaranteed by the Bank or any other Group entity.
 
d)
Case-by-case information on certain issues, repurchases or redemptions of debt instruments
 
 
The main characteristics of the most significant issuances (excluding promissory notes, securitisations and issues maturing within less than one year), repurchases or redemptions performed by the Group in the first three months of 2014, or guaranteed by the Bank or Group entities, are as follows:
 
 
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Issuer data
 
 
Data on the transactions performed in the first quarter of 2014
Name
Relationship with the Bank
Country of registered office
Issuer or issue credit rating
Transaction
ISIN code
Type of security
Transaction date
Amount of
the issue, repurchase or redemption (millions
of euros)
Balance outstanding (millions
of euros)
(a)
Interest rate
Market where listed
Type of guarantee provided
Risks additional to the guarantee that the Group would assume
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
Aaa / AAA / AAA
Issuance
XS1017654150
Mortgage-backed bond
20/01/14
906
906
3M GB LIBOR + 0.51%
London
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
XS1014539289
Senior debt
14/01/14
1,000
1,000
2.00%
London
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
XS1023278887
Senior debt
27/01/14
500
500
3M EU + 0.35%
London
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
US002799AN46
Senior debt
13/03/14
725
725
4.00%
Berlin
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
US002799AM62
Senior debt
13/03/14
798
798
1.38%
Trace
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
US002799AP93
Senior debt
13/03/14
290
290
3M US LIBOR + 0.51%
Trace
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER CHILE
Subsidiary
 Chile
Aa3 / A+
/ A
Issuance
FIXRATE CHF 300 bond
Senior debt
20/01/14
246
246
1.00%
N/A
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER BRAZIL
Subsidiary
 Brazil
N/A
Issuance
FINANCIAL BILL (LF)
Financial bill (LF)
07/03/14
320
320
6.75%
Brazil
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.
Parent
 Spain
Ba2e
Issuance
XS1043535092
Preferred securities
12/03/14
1,500
1,500
6.25%
Dublin
-
N/A
SANTANDER CONSUMER FINANCE
Subsidiary
 Spain
Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB-
Issuance
XS1016635580
Senior debt
29/01/14
1,000
945
1.45%
Dublin
-
N/A
SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL DEBT, S.A.U.
Subsidiary
 Spain
Baa1 / BBB / BBB
Issuance
XS1022793951
Senior debt
03/02/14
500
500
3M EU + 0.65%
Frankfurt
Banco Santander, S.A. guarantee
N/A
SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL DEBT, S.A.U.
Subsidiary
 Spain
Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB
Issuance
XS1041097301
Senior debt
10/03/14
300
300
3M EU + 0.61%
Dublin
Banco Santander, S.A. guarantee
N/A
SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL DEBT, S.A.U.
Subsidiary
 Spain
Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB
Issuance
XS1046276504
Senior debt
25/03/14
1,500
1,500
1.38%
Dublin
Banco Santander, S.A. guarantee
N/A
SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL DEBT, S.A.U.
Subsidiary
 Spain
Aa3 / A+ / A
Repayment
XS0752985878
Senior debt
10/03/14
219
-
6M US + 2.76%
Luxembourg
Banco Santander, S.A. guarantee
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER BRAZIL
Subsidiary
 Brazil
Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB
Repayment
FINANCIAL BILL (LF)
Financial bill (LF)
06/03/14
323
-
5.13%
N/A
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER BRAZIL
Subsidiary
 Brazil
BBB
Repayment
US05966UAJ34
Senior debt
18/03/14
870
-
3M US LIB + 2.1
Luxembourg
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER (MEXICO), S.A. INSTITUCIÓN DE BANCA MÚLTIPLE, GRUPO FINANCIERO SANTANDER
Subsidiary
 Mexico
Aaa / AAA
Repayment
MX94BS030038
Senior debt
27/01/14
278
-
TIIE 28 + 0.20%
Mexico
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 / A
Repayment
XS0597611705
Senior debt
03/03/14
1,000
-
4.13%
London
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.
Parent
 Spain
 Aa1/AA+
Repayment
ES0413900111
Mortgage-backed bond
06/02/14
2,959
-
3.50%
AIAF
-
N/A
BANCO ESPAÑOL DE CREDITO, S.A. (currently BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.)
Parent
 Spain
 Aa1/AAA
Repayment
ES0413440100
Mortgage-backed bond
21/02/14
1,353
-
4.25%
AIAF
-
N/A
 
 
(a)
The amounts relating to securities denominated in foreign currencies were translated to euros at the exchange rate prevailing at the end of the first quarter of 2014.
 
 
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Issuer data
 
 
Data on the transactions performed in the first quarter of 2014
Name
Relationship with the Bank
Country of registered office
Issuer or issue credit rating
Transaction
ISIN code
Type of security
Transaction date
Amount of
the issue, repurchase or redemption (millions
of reais)
Balance outstanding (millions
of reais)
(a)
Interest rate
Market where listed
Type of guarantee provided
Risks additional to the guarantee that the Group would assume
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
Aaa / AAA / AAA
Issuance
XS1017654150
Mortgage- backed bond
20/01/14
2,866
2,834
3M GB LIBOR + 0.51%
London
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
XS1014539289
Senior debt
14/01/14
3,228
3,128
2.00%
London
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
XS1023278887
Senior debt
27/01/14
1,637
1,564
3M EU + 0.35%
London
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
US002799AN46
Senior debt
13/03/14
2,369
2,268
4.00%
Berlin
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
US002799AM62
Senior debt
13/03/14
2,608
2,496
1.38%
Trace
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A / A
Issuance
US002799AP93
Senior debt
13/03/14
948
907
3M US LIBOR + 0.51%
Trace
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER CHILE
Subsidiary
 Chile
Aa3 / A+
/ A
Issuance
FIXRATE CHF 300 bond
Senior debt
20/01/14
778
769
1.00%
N/A
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER BRAZIL
Subsidiary
 Brazil
N/A
Issuance
FINANCIAL BILL (LF)
Financial bill (LF)
07/03/14
1,036
1,001
6.75%
Brazil
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.
Parent
 Spain
Ba2e
Issuance
XS1043535092
Preferred securities
12/03/14
4,918
4,691
6.25%
Dublin
-
N/A
SANTANDER CONSUMER FINANCE
Subsidiary
 Spain
Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB-
Issuance
XS1016635580
Senior debt
29/01/14
3,317
2,956
1.45%
Dublin
-
N/A
SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL DEBT, S.A.U.
Subsidiary
 Spain
Baa1 / BBB / BBB
Issuance
XS1022793951
Senior debt
03/02/14
1,624
1,564
3M EU + 0.65%
Frankfurt
Banco Santander, S.A. guarantee
N/A
SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL DEBT, S.A.U.
Subsidiary
 Spain
Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB
Issuance
XS1041097301
Senior debt
10/03/14
971
938
3M EU + 0.61%
Dublin
Banco Santander, S.A. guarantee
N/A
SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL DEBT, S.A.U.
Subsidiary
 Spain
Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB
Issuance
XS1046276504
Senior debt
25/03/14
4,799
4,691
1.38%
Dublin
Banco Santander, S.A. guarantee
N/A
SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL DEBT, S.A.U.
Subsidiary
 Spain
Aa3 / A+ / A
Repayment
XS0752985878
Senior debt
10/03/14
709
-
6M US + 2.76%
Luxembourg
Banco Santander, S.A. guarantee
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER BRAZIL
Subsidiary
 Brazil
Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB
Repayment
FINANCIAL BILL (LF)
Financial bill (LF)
06/03/14
1,029
-
5.13%
N/A
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER BRAZIL
Subsidiary
 Brazil
BBB
Repayment
US05966UAJ34
Senior debt
18/03/14
2,847
-
3M US LIB + 2.1
Luxembourg
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER (MEXICO), S.A. INSTITUCIÓN DE BANCA MÚLTIPLE, GRUPO FINANCIERO SANTANDER
Subsidiary
 Mexico
Aaa / AAA
Repayment
MX94BS030038
Senior debt
27/01/14
910
-
TIIE 28 + 0.20%
Mexico
-
N/A
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
Subsidiary
 United Kingdom
A2 /A
Repayment
XS0597611705
Senior debt
03/03/14
3,213
-
4.13%
London
-
N/A
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.
Parent
 Spain
 Aa1 / AA+
Repayment
ES0413900111
Mortgage-backed bond
06/02/14
9,596
-
3.50%
AIAF
-
N/A
BANCO ESPAÑOL DE CREDITO, S.A. (currently BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.)
Parent
 Spain
 Aa1 / AAA
Repayment
ES0413440100
Mortgage-backed bond
21/02/14
4,408
-
4.25%
AIAF
-
N/A
 
 
(a)
The amounts relating to securities denominated in foreign currencies were translated to reais at the exchange rate prevailing at the end of the first quarter of 2014.

 
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e)
Fair value of financial liabilities not measured at fair value
 
Following is a comparison of the carrying amounts of the Group's financial liabilities measured at other than fair value and their respective fair values at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013:
 
 
 
Millions of euros
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
 
Carrying amount
   
Fair
value
   
Carrying amount
   
Fair
value
 
Financial liabilities at amortised cost:
 
 
   
 
             
     Deposits from central banks
    11,062       11,062       9,788       9,788  
     Deposits from credit institutions
    87,051       91,319       76,534       76,636  
     Customer deposits
    573,255       570,097       572,853       570,312  
     Marketable debt securities
    179,446       182,504       171,390       170,787  
     Subordinated liabilities
    17,738       18,230       16,139       16,342  
     Other financial liabilities
    20,735       20,724       16,410       16,407  
LIABILITIES
    889,287       893,935       863,114       860,272  
 

 
 
 
Millions of reais
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
 
Carrying amount
   
Fair
value
   
Carrying amount
   
Fair
value
 
Financial liabilities at amortised cost:
 
 
   
 
             
     Deposits from central banks
    34,598       34,598       31,885       31,885  
     Deposits from credit institutions
    272,261       285,609       249,317       249,649  
     Customer deposits
    1,792,912       1,783,035       1,866,126       1,857,848  
     Marketable debt securities
    561,235       570,800       558,320       556,356  
     Subordinated liabilities
    55,477       57,016       52,575       53,236  
     Other financial liabilities
    64,851       64,816       53,457       53,447  
LIABILITIES
    2,781,334       2,795,874       2,811,680       2,802,421  
 
The main valuation methods and inputs used in the estimates of the fair values of the financial liabilities in the foregoing table are detailed in Note 51.c to the consolidated financial statements for 2013.
 
10.
Provisions
 
a)
Breakdown
 
 
The detail of Provisions at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013 is as follows:
 

 
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Millions of euros
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
           
Provision for pensions and similar obligations
    9,382       9,126  
Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies
    2,790       2,727  
Provisions for contingent liabilities and commitments
    668       693  
    Of which: due to country risk
    4       4  
Other provisions
    2,060       1,929  
Provisions
    14,900       14,475  

 
 
 
Millions of reais
 
 
 
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
 
           
Provision for pensions and similar obligations
    29,343       29,729  
Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies
    8,726       8,883  
Provisions for contingent liabilities and commitments
    2,089       2,258  
    Of which: due to country risk
    13       13  
Other provisions
    6,443       6,284  
Provisions
    46,601       47,154  

 
b)
Provisions for pensions and similar obligations
 
 
The increase in the balance of Provisions for pensions and similar obligations in the first quarter of 2014 related mainly to the charge of EUR 440 million (BRL 1,425 million) to the provision for pre-retirements in Spain, which was offset in part by the pension payments.
 
c)
Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies and Other provisions
 
Set forth below is the detail, by type of provision, of the balance at 31 March 2014 and at 31 December 2013 of Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies and Other provisions. The types of provision were determined by grouping together items of a similar nature:
 
   
Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
             
  Provisions for taxes
    1,189       1,177  
  Provisions for employment-related proceedings (Brazil)
    695       638  
  Provisions for other legal proceedings
    963       912  
  Provision for customer remediation (UK)
    446       465  
  Regulatory framework-related provisions (UK)
    188       201  
  Provision for restructuring
    480       378  
  Other
    889       885  
      4,850       4,656  
 

 
 
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Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
             
  Provisions for taxes
    3,719       3,834  
  Provisions for employment-related proceedings (Brazil)
    2,174       2,078  
  Provisions for other legal proceedings
    3,012       2,971  
  Provision for customer remediation (UK)
    1,395       1,515  
  Regulatory framework-related provisions (UK)
    588       655  
  Provision for restructuring
    1,501       1,231  
  Other
    2,780       2,883  
      15,169       15,167  

 
Relevant information is set forth below in relation to each type of provision shown in the preceding table:
 
The provisions for taxes include provisions for tax-related proceedings.
 
The provisions for employment-related proceedings (Brazil) relate to claims filed by trade unions, associations, the prosecutor's office and ex-employees claiming employment rights to which, in their view, they are entitled, particularly the payment of overtime and other employment rights, including litigation concerning retirement benefits. The number and nature of these proceedings, which are common for banks in Brazil, justify the classification of these provisions in a separate category or as a separate type from the rest. The Group calculates the provisions associated with these claims in accordance with past experience of payments made in relation to claims for similar items. When claims do not fall within these categories, a case-by-case assessment is performed and the amount of the provision is calculated in accordance with the status of each proceeding and the risk assessment carried out by the legal advisers. The average duration of the employment-related proceedings is approximately eight years.
 
The provisions for other legal proceedings include provisions for court, arbitration or administrative proceedings (other than those included in other categories or types of provisions disclosed separately) brought against Santander Group companies.
 
The provisions for customer remediation (UK) include the estimated cost of payments to remedy errors relating to the sale of certain products in the UK. To calculate the provision for customer compensation, the best estimate of the provision made by management is used, which is based on the conclusions on the number of claims to be received and, of these, the number that will be accepted, as well as the estimated average payment per case.
 
The regulatory framework-related provisions (UK) include mainly the provisions relating to the following issues concerning Santander UK:
 
 
-
The provision for payments to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS): the FSCS is the compensation fund for customers of financial services entities in the UK and is responsible for paying compensation if an entity cannot pay for rights claimed from it. The FSCS is financed through levies applied to the industry (and recoveries and loans, where appropriate).
 
 
-
The provision for the payment of the bank levy in the UK: the 2011 Finance Act introduced an annual bank levy in the UK which is collected using the quarterly system in force for corporation tax. This levy is based on the total liabilities presented in the balance sheet at year-end, although certain amounts are excluded.
 
 
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The provisions for restructuring include only the direct costs arising from restructuring processes carried out by various Group companies.
 
Qualitative information on the main litigation is provided in Note 10.d.
 
 
d)  Litigation
 
Our general policy is to record provisions for tax and legal proceedings in which we assess the chances of loss to be probable and we do not record provisions when the chances of loss are possible or remote. We determine the amounts to be provided for as our best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the corresponding claim based, among other factors, on a case-by-case analysis of the facts and the legal opinion of internal and external counsel or by considering the historical average amount of the loss incurred in such category of lawsuits.
 
i. Tax-related litigation
 
 
At 31 March 2014, the main tax-related proceedings concerning the Group were as follows:
 
 
-
Legal actions filed by Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and certain Group companies in Brazil challenging the increase in the rate of Brazilian social contribution tax on net income from 9% to 15% stipulated by Interim Measure 413/2008, ratified by Law 11,727/2008, a provision having been recognised for the amount of the estimated loss.
 
 
-
Legal actions filed by certain Group companies in Brazil claiming their right to pay the Brazilian social contribution tax on net income at a rate of 8% and 10% from 1994 to 1998. No provision was recognised in connection with the amount considered to be a contingent liability.
 
 
-
Legal actions filed by Banco Santander Brasil, S.A. (currently Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A.) and other Group entities claiming their right to pay the Brazilian PIS and COFINS social contributions only on the income from the provision of services. In the case of Banco Santander Brasil, S.A., the legal action was declared unwarranted and an appeal was filed at the Federal Regional Court. In September 2007 the Federal Regional Court found in favour of Banco Santander Brasil, S.A., but the Brazilian authorities appealed against the judgment at the Federal Supreme Court. In the case of Banco ABN AMRO Real, S.A. (currently Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A.), in March 2007 the court found in its favour, but the Brazilian authorities appealed against the judgment at the Federal Regional Court, which handed down a decision partly upholding the appeal in September 2009. Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. filed an appeal at the Federal Supreme Court. Law 12,865/2013 established a programme of payments or deferrals of certain tax and social security debts, exempting the entities availing themselves of the Law from paying late-payment interest and resulting in the legal actions brought being withdrawn. In November 2013 Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. partially availed itself of this programme but only with respect to the legal actions brought by the former Banco ABN AMRO Real, S.A. in relation to the period from September 2006 to April 2009, and with respect to other minor actions brought by other entities in its Group. However, the legal actions brought by Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. and those of Banco ABN AMRO Real, S.A. relating to the periods prior to September 2006, for which the estimated loss was provided for, still subsist.
 
 
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Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. and other Group companies in Brazil have appealed against the assessments issued by the Brazilian tax authorities questioning the deduction of loan losses in their income tax returns (IRPJ and CSLL) on the ground that the relevant requirements under the applicable legislation were not met. No provision was recognised in connection with the amount considered to be a contingent liability.
 
 
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Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. and other Group companies in Brazil are involved in several administrative and legal proceedings against various municipalities that demand payment of the Service Tax on certain items of income from transactions not classified as provisions of services. No provision was recognised in connection with the amount considered to be a contingent liability.
 
 
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In addition, Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. and other Group companies in Brazil are involved in several administrative and legal proceedings against the tax authorities in connection with the taxation for social security purposes of certain items which are not considered to be employee remuneration. No provision was recognised in connection with the amount considered to be a contingent liability.
 
 
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In December 2008 the Brazilian tax authorities issued an infringement notice against Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. in relation to income tax (IRPJ and CSLL) for 2002 to 2004. The tax authorities took the view that Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. did not meet the necessary legal requirements to be able to deduct the goodwill arising on the acquisition of Banespa (currently Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A.). Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. filed an appeal against the infringement notice at Conselho Administrativo de Recursos Fiscais (CARF), which on 21 October 2011 unanimously decided to render the infringement notice null and void. The tax authorities have appealed against this decision at a higher administrative level. In June 2010 the Brazilian tax authorities issued infringement notices in relation to this same matter for 2005 to 2007. Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. filed an appeal against these procedures at CARF, which was partially upheld on 8 October 2013. This decision will be appealed at the higher instance of CARF (Tax Appeal High Chamber). In December 2013 the Brazilian tax authorities issued the infringement notice relating to 2008, the last year for amortisation of the goodwill. This infringement notice will be appealed by Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. Based on the advice of its external legal counsel and in view of the first decision by CARF, the Group considers that the stance taken by the Brazilian tax authorities is incorrect and that there are sound defence arguments to appeal against the infringement notices. Accordingly, the risk of incurring a loss is remote. Consequently, no provisions have been recognised in connection with these proceedings because this matter should not affect the consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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In May 2003 the Brazilian tax authorities issued separate infringement notices against Santander Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliarios Ltda. (DTVM) and Banco Santander Brasil, S.A. (currently Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A.) in relation to the Provisional Tax on Financial Movements (CPMF) with respect to certain transactions carried out by DTVM in the management of its customers' funds and for the clearing services provided by Banco Santander Brasil, S.A. to DTVM in 2000, 2001 and the first two months of 2002. Both entities appealed against the infringement notices at CARF, with DTVM obtaining a favourable decision and Banco Santander Brasil, S.A. an unfavourable decision. Both decisions were appealed by the losing parties at the Higher Chamber of CARF, and the appeal relating to Banco Santander Brasil, S.A. is pending a decision. With respect to DTVM, on 24 August 2012, it was notified of a decision overturning the previous favourable judgment and lodged an appeal at the Higher Chamber of CARF on 29 August 2012. Based on the opinion of its legal advisers, the Group considers that the tax treatment applied in these transactions was correct. No provision was recognised in the consolidated financial statements in relation to this litigation as it was considered a contingent liability.
 
 
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In December 2010 the Brazilian tax authorities issued an infringement notice against Santander Seguros, S.A., as the successor by merger to ABN AMRO Brazil Dois Participacoes, S.A., in relation to income tax (IRPJ and CSLL) for 2005. The tax authorities questioned the tax treatment applied to a sale of shares of Real Seguros, S.A. made in that year. The bank filed an appeal for reconsideration against this infringement notice. As the former parent of Santander Seguros, S.A. (Brasil), Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. is liable in the event of any adverse outcome of this proceeding. No provision was recognised in connection with this proceeding as it was considered to be a contingent liability.
 

 
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Also, in December 2010, the Brazilian tax authorities issued infringement notices against Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. in connection with income tax (IRPJ and CSLL), questioning the tax treatment applied to the economic compensation received under the contractual guarantees provided by the sellers of the former Banco Meridional. The bank filed an appeal for reconsideration against this infringement notice. On 23 November 2011, CARF unanimously decided to render null and void an infringement notice relating to 2002 with regard to the same matter, and the decision was declared final in February 2012. The proceedings relating to the 2003 to 2006 fiscal years are still in progress. No provision was recognised in connection with this proceeding as it was considered to be a contingent liability.
 
 
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In June 2013, the Brazilian tax authorities issued an infringement notice against Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. as the party liable for tax on the capital gain allegedly obtained in Brazil by the entity not resident in Brazil, Sterrebeeck B.V., as a result of the “incorporação de ações” (merger of shares) transaction carried out in August 2008. As a result of the aforementioned transaction, Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. acquired all of the shares of Banco ABN AMRO Real, S.A. and ABN AMRO Brasil Dois Participações, S.A. through the delivery to these entities' shareholders of newly issued shares of Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A., issued in a capital increase carried out for that purpose. The Brazilian tax authorities take the view that in the aforementioned transaction Sterrebeeck B.V. obtained income subject to tax in Brazil consisting of the difference between the issue value of the shares of Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. that were received and the acquisition cost of the shares delivered in the exchange. The Group lodged an appeal against the infringement notice at the Federal Tax Office and considers, based on the advice of its external legal counsel, that the stance taken by the Brazilian tax authorities is not correct, that there are sound defence arguments to appeal against the infringement notice and that, therefore, the risk of loss is remote. Consequently, the Group has not recognised any provisions in connection with these proceedings because this matter should not affect the consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Legal action brought by Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. (currently Santander Holdings USA, Inc.) claiming its right to take a foreign tax credit in connection with taxes paid outside the United States in fiscal years 2003 to 2005 in relation to financing transactions carried out with an international bank. Santander Holdings USA Inc. considers that, in accordance with applicable tax legislation, it is entitled to recognise the aforementioned tax credits as well as the related issuance and financing costs. In addition, if the outcome of this legal action is favourable to the interests of Santander Holdings USA, Inc., the amounts paid over by the entity in relation to this matter with respect to 2006 and 2007 would have to be refunded. In 2013 the US courts found against two taxpayers in cases with a similar structure In the case of Santander Holdings USA, Inc. the proceeding was scheduled for 7 October 2013, although it was adjourned indefinitely when the judge found in favour of Santander Holdings USA, Inc. with respect to one of the main grounds of the case. Santander Holdings USA, Inc. is expecting the judge to rule within the next few months on whether his previous decision will result in the proceedings being stayed in the case or whether other matters need to be analysed before a final decision may be handed down. If the decision is favourable to Santander Holdings USA, Inc.'s interests, the US government has stated its intention to appeal against it. The estimated loss relating to this proceeding was provided for.
 
At the date of approval of these quarterly financial statements certain other less significant tax-related proceedings were also in progress.
 

 
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ii. Other litigation
 
At 31 March 2014, the main non-tax-related proceedings concerning the Group were as follows:
 
 
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Customer remediation: claims associated with the sale by Santander UK of certain financial products (principally payment protection insurance (PPI)) to its customers.
 
After the payments made, at 31 March 2014, the provision in this connection totalled GBP 137 million (31 December 2013: GBP 165 million), and no additional provisions were recognised in the first quarter of 2014.
 
The number of claims received remained in line with that of the last quarter of 2013, when there was an exceptional fall. In addition, the volume of rejected claims continued to be high. Also, the monthly cost of compensation fell to GBP 10 million in the first quarter of 2014 from a monthly average of GBP 11 million in the last quarter of 2013 and of GBP 18 million over 2013.
 
 
-
Proceeding under Criminal Procedure Law filed by Galesa de Promociones, S.A. against the Bank at Elche Court of First Instance no. 5, Alicante (case no. 1946/2008). The claim sought damages amounting to EUR 51 million as a result of a judgment handed down by the Supreme Court on 24 November 2004 setting aside a summary mortgage proceeding filed by the Bank against the plaintiff company.
 
On 2 March 2010, the court of first instance handed down a decision partly upholding both the claim filed against the Bank and the counterclaim. On 11 November 2010, the Alicante Provincial Appellate Court handed down a decision upholding the appeal filed by the Bank and dismissing the appeal brought by Galesa de Promociones, S.A., as a result of which and by way of offsetting the indemnity obligations payable by each party, the Bank became a creditor of Galesa in the amount EUR 0.4 million.
 
Galesa de Promociones, S.A. filed a cassation appeal against the above decision at the Supreme Court. The appeal was dismissed in a judgment by the Supreme Court on 17 July 2013, against which the appellant filed a motion for annulment which was dismissed by the Court. The Bank has not recognised a provision in this connection.
 
 
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After the Madrid Provincial Appellate Court had rendered null and void the award handed down in the previous arbitration proceeding, on 8 September 2011, Banco Santander, S.A. filed a new request for arbitration with the Spanish Arbitration Court against Delforca 2008, S.A. (formerly Gaesco Bolsa Sociedad de Valores, S.A.), claiming EUR 66 million that the latter owes it as a result of the declaration on 4 January 2008 of the early termination by the Bank of all the financial transactions agreed upon between the parties.
 
On 3 August 2012, Delforca 2008, S.A. was declared to be in a position of voluntary insolvency by Barcelona Commercial Court no. 10, which had agreed as part of the insolvency proceeding to stay the arbitration proceeding and the effects of the arbitration agreement entered into by Banco Santander, S.A. and Delforca 2008, S.A. The Bank filed an appeal against this decision, which was dismissed and it then proceeded to prepare a challenge with a view to filing a future appeal. The Arbitration Court, in compliance with the decision of the Commercial Court, agreed on 20 January 2013 to stay the arbitration proceedings at the stage reached at that date until a decision could be reached in this respect in the insolvency proceeding.
 
In addition, as part of the insolvency proceeding of Delforca 2008, S.A., Banco Santander, S.A. notified its claim against the insolvent party with a view to having the claim recognised as a contingent ordinary claim without specified amount. However, the insolvency manager opted to exclude Banco Santander, S.A.'s claim from the provisional list of creditors and, accordingly, Banco Santander, S.A. filed an ancillary claim
 
 
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on which a decision has not yet been handed down. In this ancillary claim (still in progress), Delforca 2008, S.A. and the insolvency manager are seeking to obtain a decision from the Court on the merits of the dispute between Banco Santander, S.A. and Delforca 2008, S.A. Accordingly, Banco Santander, S.A. has appealed against the interlocutory order that admitted for consideration the evidence proposed by them. The appeal was not given leave to proceed and Banco Santander has prepared the corresponding protest.
 
As part of the same insolvency proceeding, Delforca 2008, S.A. has filed another ancillary claim requesting the termination of the arbitration agreement included in the framework financial transactions agreement entered into by that party and Banco Santander, S.A. in 1998, as well as the termination of the obligation that allegedly binds the insolvent party to the High Council of Chambers of Commerce (Spanish Arbitration Court). Banco Santander, S.A. filed its reply to the complaint on 21 June 2013, although it has repeatedly questioned the court’s objective jurisdiction to hear the complaint, as has the High Council of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Shipping. The Commercial Court dismissed the motions for declinatory exception filed by Banco Santander and also dismissed the motion for declinatory exception filed by the High Council. These decisions have been appealed.
 
On 30 December 2013, Banco Santander filed a complaint requesting the termination of the insolvency proceeding of Delforca 2008, S.A. due to supervening disappearance of the alleged insolvency of the company.
 
In addition, in April 2009 Mobilaria Monesa, S.A. (parent of Delforca 2008, S.A.) filed a claim against Banco Santander, S.A. at Santander Court of First Instance no. 5, claiming damages which it says it incurred as a result of the (in its opinion) unwarranted claim filed by the Bank against its subsidiary, reproducing the same objections as Delforca 2008, S.A. This proceeding has currently been stayed on preliminary civil ruling grounds, against which Mobilaria Monesa, S.A. filed an appeal which was dismissed by the Cantabria Provincial Appellate Court in a judgment dated 16 January 2014.
 
Lastly, on 11 April 2012, Banco Santander, S.A. was notified of the claim filed by Delforca 2008, S.A., heard by Madrid Court of First Instance no. 21, in which it sought indemnification for the damage and losses it alleges it incurred due to the (in its opinion) unwarranted claim by the Bank. Delforca 2008, S.A. made the request in a counterclaim filed in the arbitration proceeding that concluded with the annulled award, putting the figure at up to EUR 218 million, although in its present claim it invokes Article 219.3 of the Civil Procedure Law in order to leave for a subsequent proceeding the amount to be settled (as the case may be) by the Bank. The aforementioned Court has dismissed the motion for declinatory exception proposed by Banco Santander, S.A. as the matter has been referred for arbitration. This decision is pending appeal. The Group considers that the risk of loss arising as a result of these matters is remote and, accordingly, it has not recognised any provisions in connection with these proceedings.
 
 
-
Former employees of Banco do Estado de São Paulo S.A., Santander Banespa, Cia. de Arrendamiento Mercantil: a claim was filed in 1998 by the association of retired Banespa employees (AFABESP) on behalf of its members, requesting the payment of a half-yearly bonus initially envisaged in the entity’s Bylaws in the event that the entity obtained a profit and that the distribution of this profit were approved by the board of directors. The bonus was not paid in 1994 and 1995 since the bank did not make a profit and partial payments were made from 1996 to 2000, as agreed by the board of directors, and the relevant clause was eliminated in 2001. The Regional Employment Court ordered the bank to pay this half-yearly bonus in September 2005 and the bank filed an appeal against the decision at the High Employment Court (“TST”) and, subsequently, at the Federal Supreme Court (“STF”). The TST confirmed the judgment against the bank, whereas the STF rejected the extraordinary appeal filed by the bank in a decision adopted by only one of the Court members, thereby also upholding the order issued to the bank. This decision was appealed by the bank and the association. Only the appeal lodged by the bank has been given leave to proceed and will be decided upon by the STF in plenary session.
 
 
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"Planos economicos": Like the rest of the banking system, Santander Brazil has been the subject of claims from customers, mostly depositors, and of class actions brought for a common reason, arising from a series of legislative changes relating to the calculation of inflation ("planos economicos"). The claimants considered that their vested rights had been impaired due to the immediate application of these adjustments. In April 2010, the High Court of Justice ("STJ") set the limitation period for these class actions at 5 years, as claimed by the banks, rather than 20 years, as sought by the claimants, which will probably significantly reduce the number of actions brought and the amounts claimed in this connection. As regards the substance of the matter, the decisions issued to date have been adverse for the banks, although two proceedings have been brought at the STJ and the Supreme Federal Court ("STF") with which the matter is expected to be definitively settled. In August 2010, the STJ handed down a decision finding for the plaintiffs in terms of substance, but excluding one of the “planos” from the claim, thereby reducing the amount thereof, and once again confirming the five-year statute-of-limitations period. Shortly thereafter, the STF issued an injunctive relief order whereby the proceedings in progress were stayed until this court issues a final decision on the matter.
 
 
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Proceeding under Criminal Procedure Law (case no. 1043/2009) conducted at Madrid Court of First Instance no. 26, following a claim brought by Banco Occidental de Descuento, Banco Universal, C.A. against the Bank for USD 150 million in principal plus USD 4.7 million in interest, upon alleged termination of an escrow contract.
 
The court upheld the claim but did not make a specific pronouncement on costs. A judgment handed down by the Madrid Provincial Appellate Court on 9 October 2012 upheld the appeal lodged by the Bank and dismissed the appeal lodged by Banco Occidental de Descuento, Banco Universal, C.A., dismissing the claim. The dismissal of the claim was confirmed in an ancillary order to the judgment dated 28 December 2012. An appeal was filed at the Supreme Court by Banco Occidental de Descuento against the Madrid Provincial Appellate Court decision. The Bank has challenged the appeal. The Bank has not recognised any provisions in this connection.
 
 
-
On 26 January 2011, notice was served on the Bank of an ancillary insolvency claim to annul acts detrimental to the assets available to creditors as part of the voluntary insolvency proceedings of Mediterráneo Hispa Group, S.A. at Murcia Commercial Court no. 2. The aim of the principal action is to request annulment of the application of the proceeds obtained by the company undergoing insolvency from an asset sale and purchase transaction involving EUR 32 million in principal and EUR 2.7 million in interest. On 24 November 2011, the hearing was held with the examination of the proposed evidence. Upon completion of the hearing, it was resolved to conduct a final proceeding. The Court dismissed the claim in full in a judgment dated 13 November 2013. The judgment has been appealed by the complainant.
 
 
-
The bankruptcy of various Lehman Group companies was made public on 15 September 2008. Various customers of Santander Group were affected by this situation since they had invested in securities issued by Lehman or in other products which had such assets as their underlying.
 
At the date of these quarterly consolidated financial statements, certain claims had been filed in relation to this matter. The Bank’s directors and its legal advisers consider that the various Lehman products were sold in accordance with the applicable legal regulations in force at the time of each sale or subscription and that the fact that the Group acted as intermediary would not give rise to any liability for it in relation to the insolvency of Lehman. Accordingly, the risk of loss is considered to be remote and, as a result, no provisions needed to be recognised in this connection.
 
 
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The intervention, on the grounds of alleged fraud, of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ("Madoff Securities") by the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") took place in December 2008. The exposure of customers of the Group through the Optimal Strategic US Equity ("Optimal Strategic") subfund was EUR 2,330 million, of which EUR 2,010 million related to institutional investors and international private banking customers, and the remaining EUR 320 million made up the investment portfolios of the Group's private banking customers in Spain, who were qualifying investors.
 
At the date of these quarterly consolidated financial statements, certain claims had been filed against Group companies in relation to this matter. The Group considers that it has at all times exercised due diligence and that these products have always been sold in a transparent way pursuant to applicable legislation and established procedures. The risk of loss is therefore considered to be remote or immaterial.
 
 
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At the end of the first quarter of 2013, news stories were published stating that the public sector was debating the validity of the interest rate swaps arranged between various financial institutions and public sector companies in Portugal, particularly in the public transport industry.
 
The swaps under debate included swaps arranged by Banco Santander Totta with the public companies Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (MdL), Metro de Porto, S.A. (MdP), Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto, S.A. (STCP) and Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa, S.A. (Carris). These swaps were arranged prior to 2008, i.e. before the start of the financial crisis, and had been executed without incident.
 
In view of this situation Banco Santander Totta took the initiative to request a court judgment on the validity of the swaps in the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom to which the swaps are subject.  The corresponding claims were filed in May 2013.
 
After the Bank had filed the claims, the four companies (MdL, MdP, STCP and Carris) notified Banco Santander Totta that they were suspending payment of the amounts owed under the swaps until a final decision had been handed down in the UK jurisdiction in the proceedings. MdL, MdP and Carris suspended payment in September 2013 and STCP did the same in December 2013.
 
Consequently, Banco Santander Totta extended each of the claims to include the unpaid amounts.
 
On 29 November 2013, the companies presented their defence in which they claimed that the swaps were null and void under Portuguese law and, accordingly, that they should be refunded the amounts paid.
 
On 14 February 2014, Banco Santander Totta answered the counterclaim, maintaining its arguments and rejecting the opposing arguments in its documents dated 29 November 2013.
 
On 4 April 2014 the companies issued their replies to the Bank's documents. These proceedings are still in progress.
 
The Bank and its legal advisers consider that the Bank acted at all times in accordance with applicable legislation and under the terms of the swaps, and take the view that the UK courts will confirm the full validity and effectiveness of the swaps. As a result, the Bank has not recognised any provisions in this connection.
 
The Bank and the other Group companies are subject to claims and, therefore, are party to certain legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of their business (including those in connection with lending activities, relationships with employees and other commercial or tax matters).
 
 
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In this context, it must be considered that the outcome of court proceedings is uncertain, particularly in the case of claims for indeterminate amounts, those based on legal issues for which there are no precedents, those that affect a large number of parties or those at a very preliminary stage.
 
With the information available to it, the Group considers that at 31 March 2014, it had reliably estimated the obligations associated with each proceeding and had recognised, where necessary, sufficient provisions to cover reasonably any liabilities that may arise as a result of these tax and legal situations. It also believes that any liability arising from such claims and proceedings will not have, overall, a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial position or results of operations.
 
11.
Equity
 
In the three-month periods ended 31 March 2014 and 2013 there were no other quantitative or qualitative changes in the Group's equity other than those indicated in the consolidated statements of changes in total equity.
 
a)
Issued capital
 
 
On 30 January 2014, the bonus issue through which the Santander Dividendo Elección scrip dividend scheme is instrumented took place, whereby 227,646,659 shares (2.01% of the share capital) were issued for an amount of EUR 114 million (BRL 374 million).
 
At 31 March 2014, the Bank's share capital consisted of 11,561,067,147 shares with a total nominal value of EUR 5,781 million (BRL 13,443 million).
 
b)
Valuation adjustments - Available-for-sale financial assets
 
Valuation adjustments - Available-for-sale financial assets includes the net amount of unrealised changes in the fair value of assets classified as available-for-sale financial assets (see Note 5.b).
 
The breakdown, by type of instrument and geographical origin of the issuer, of Valuation adjustments - Available-for-sale financial assets at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013 is as follows:
 

 

 
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Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
   
Revaluation gains
   
Revaluation losses
   
Net revaluation gains/(losses)
   
Fair
value
   
Revaluation gains
   
Revaluation losses
   
Net revaluation gains/(losses)
   
Fair
value
 
                                                 
Debt instruments
                                               
Government debt securities and debt
      instruments issued by central banks
                                               
Spain
    549       (352 )     197       24,477       356       (496 )     (140 )     25,664  
Rest of Europe
    79       (44 )     35       13,867       28       (143 )     (115 )     12,080  
Latin America and rest of the world
    59       (168 )     (109 )     22,536       38       (217 )     (179 )     17,134  
Private-sector debt securities
    265       (228 )     37       25,969       258       (280 )     (22 )     24,966  
      952       (792 )     160       86,849       680       (1,136 )     (456 )     79,844  
                                                                 
Equity instruments
Domestic
                                                               
Spain
International
    186       (8 )     178       1,471       132       (10 )     122       1,432  
Rest of Europe
    141       (25 )     116       1,002       158       (25 )     133       974  
United States
    20       -       20       598       20       (1 )     19       661  
Latin America and rest of the world
    247       (22 )     225       968       235       (18 )     217       888  
      594       (55 )     539       4,039       545       (54 )     491       3,955  
 Of which:
                                                               
Listed
    299       (27 )     272       913       313       (26 )     287       1,330  
Unlisted
    295       (28 )     267       3,126       232       (28 )     204       2,625  
                                                                 
 
    1,546       (847 )     699       90,888       1,225       (1,190 )     35       83,799  

 
   
Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
   
Revaluation gains
   
Revaluation losses
   
Net revaluation gains/(losses)
   
Fair value
   
Revaluation gains
   
Revaluation losses
   
Net revaluation gains/(losses)
   
Fair
value
 
                                                 
Debt instruments
                                               
Government debt securities and debt
      instruments issued by central banks
                                               
Spain
    1,717       (1,101 )     616       76,554       1,160       (1,616 )     (456 )     83,603  
Rest of Europe
    247       (138 )     109       43,370       91       (466 )     (375 )     39,352  
Latin America and rest of the world
    185       (525 )     (340 )     70,484       124       (708 )     (584 )     55,816  
Private-sector debt securities
    828       (713 )     115       81,221       840       (912 )     (72 )     81,329  
      2,977       (2,477 )     500       271,629       2,215       (3,702 )     (1,487 )     260,100  
                                                                 
Equity instruments
Domestic
                                                               
Spain
International
    582       (25 )     557       4,601       430       (33 )     397       4,665  
Rest of Europe
    441       (78 )     363       3,134       515       (81 )     434       3,173  
United States
    63       -       63       1,870       65       (3 )     62       2,153  
Latin America and rest of the world
    772       (69 )     703       3,027       765       (59 )     706       2,893  
      1,858       (172 )     1,686       12,632       1,775       (176 )     1,599       12,884  
 Of which:
                                                               
Listed
    935       (84 )     851       2,855       1,020       (85 )     935       4,333  
Unlisted
    923       (88 )     835       9,777       755       (91 )     665       8,551  
                                                                 
      4,835       (2,649 )     2,186       284,261       3,990       (3,878 )     112       272,984  

 

 
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At 31 March 2014, most of the revaluation losses on available-for-sale financial assets recognised in the Group's equity are related to Spanish government debt instruments. There has not been any default on payments of interest nor was there any evidence that the issuers would fail to continue to meet their payment obligations in the future, with respect both to principal and interest, and thus prevent recovery of the carrying amount of such debt instruments.
 
In the first quarter of 2014 the Group recognised EUR 29 million (BRL 94 million) in the income statement in relation to impairment on debt instruments and EUR 5 million (BRL 16 million) in relation to impairment of equity instruments.
 
c)
Valuation adjustments - Hedges of net investments in foreign operations and Exchange differences
 
 
Valuation adjustments - Hedges of net investments in foreign operations includes the net amount of changes in the value of hedging instruments in hedges of net investments in foreign operations, for the portion of these changes considered as effective hedges.
 
 
Valuation adjustments - Exchange differences includes the net amount of exchange differences arising on non-monetary items whose fair value is adjusted against equity and the differences arising on the translation to euros of the balances of the consolidated entities whose functional currency is not the euro.
 
 
The net changes in both these items recognised in the statement of recognised income and expense in the first quarter of 2014 reflect the effect arising from the appreciation of foreign currencies, mainly the pound sterling and the Brazilian real. Of the change in the balance in the first quarter, a gain of approximately EUR 208 million related to the measurement of goodwill using the year-end exchange rate.
 
d)
Valuation adjustments - Other valuation adjustments
 
The changes in the balance of Valuation adjustments - Other valuation adjustments are shown in the statement of recognised income and expense and include the actuarial gains and losses generated in the period and the return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset), less the administrative expenses and taxes inherent to the plan, and any change in the effect of the asset ceiling, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset).
 
12.
Segment information
 
In the first quarter of 2014 the Group made the following changes to its criteria for the management and presentation of its financial information by segment described in Note 52 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013:
 
 
-
Geographical areas: the United States geographical area now includes Santander Bank, Santander Consumer USA, which was accounted for by the equity method and is now fully consolidated, and Puerto Rico, which was previously included in Latin America.
 
 
-
Business: the name of the Asset management and insurance segment was changed to Private banking, asset management and insurance, and now includes the domestic private banking units in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Brazil, Mexico and Chile, where management is shared with the local banks. This segment also includes Santander Private Banking in Latin America.
 

 
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The segment information for the first quarter of 2013 shown below has been recalculated using these criteria in order to make it comparable.
 
For Group management purposes, the primary level of segmentation, by geographical area, comprises five segments: four operating areas plus Corporate Activities. The operating areas, which include all the business activities carried on therein by the Group, are Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Latin America and the United States, based on the location of the Group's assets.
 
Following is the breakdown of revenue by the geographical segments used by the Group. For the purposes of the table below, revenue is deemed to be that recognised under Interest and similar income, Income from equity instruments, Fee and commission income, Gains/losses on financial assets and liabilities (net) and Other operating income in the accompanying condensed consolidated income statements for the three-month periods ended 31 March 2014 and 2013.
 
   
Revenue (Millions of euros)
 
Segment  
Revenue from
external customers
   
Inter-segment
revenue
   
Total revenue
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
                                     
Continental Europe
    6,107       6,574       27       304       6,134       6,878  
United Kingdom
    2,387       2,017       228       550       2,615       2,567  
Latin America
    7,640       8,499       (88 )     137       7,552       8,636  
United States
    1,647       646       (4 )     23       1,643       669  
Corporate Activities
    380       1,306       2,168       1,569       2,548       2,875  
Inter-segment revenue adjustments and eliminations
    -       -       (2,331 )     (2,583 )     (2,331 )     (2,583 )
Total
    18,161       19,042       -       -       18,161       19,042  

 
   
Revenue (Millions of reais)
 
Segment  
Revenue from
external customers
   
Inter-segment
revenue
   
Total revenue
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
   
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
                                     
Continental Europe
    19,783       17,325       87       804       19,870       18,129  
United Kingdom
    7,732       5,316       739       1,449       8,471       6,765  
Latin America
    24,749       22,397       (285 )     361       24,464       22,758  
United States
    5,335       1,702       (13 )     61       5,322       1,763  
Corporate Activities
    1,231       3,442       7,023       4,132       8,254       7,574  
Inter-segment revenue adjustments and eliminations
    -       -       (7,551 )     (6,807 )     (7,551 )     (6,807 )
Total
    58,830       50,182       -       -       58,830       50,182  

 
Also, following is the reconciliation of the Group's consolidated profit before tax for the three-month periods ended 31 March 2014 and 2013, broken down by business segment, to the profit before tax per the condensed consolidated income statements for these periods:
 
 
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Consolidated profit
(Millions of euros)
 
Segment
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Continental Europe
    499       336  
United Kingdom
    376       224  
Latin America
    910       1,263  
United States
    202       233  
Corporate Activities
    (433 )     (548 )
Total profit of the segments reported
    1,554       1,508  
(+/-) Unallocated profit
    -       -  
(+/-) Elimination of inter-segment profit
    -       -  
(+/-) Other profit/loss
    -       -  
(+/-) Income tax and/or profit from discontinued operations
    1,548       496  
Profit before tax
    3,102       2,004  

 
   
Consolidated profit
(Millions of reais)
 
Segment
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/13
 
             
Continental Europe
    1,616       885  
United Kingdom
    1,218       590  
Latin America
    2,949       3,329  
United States
    654       614  
Corporate Activities
    (1,403 )     (1,444 )
Total profit of the segments reported
    5,034       3,974  
(+/-) Unallocated profit
    -       -  
(+/-) Elimination of inter-segment profit
    -       -  
(+/-) Other profit/loss
    -       -  
(+/-) Income tax and/or profit from discontinued operations
    5,015       1,307  
Profit before tax
    10,049       5,281  

 
13.
Related party transactions
 
The parties related to the Group are deemed to include, in addition to its subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities, the Bank's key management personnel (the members of its board of directors and the executive vice presidents, together with their close family members) and the entities over which the key management personnel may exercise significant influence or control.
 
Following is a detail of the transactions performed by the Group with its related parties in the first three months of 2014 and 2013, distinguishing between significant shareholders, members of the Bank's board of directors, the Bank's executive vice presidents, Group entities and other related parties. Related party transactions were made on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions or, when this was not the case, the related compensation in kind was recognised.
 
 
63

 
 
   
Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/14
 
Expenses and income
 
Significant shareholders
   
Directors and executives
   
Group companies or entities
   
Other related parties
   
Total
 
                               
Expenses:
                             
Finance costs
    -       -       4       -       4  
Management or cooperation agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
R&D transfers and licensing agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
Leases
    -       -       -       -       -  
Services received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Purchases of goods (finished or in progress)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Valuation adjustments for uncollectible or doubtful debts
    -       -       -       -       -  
Losses on derecognition or disposal of assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other expenses
    -       -       4       -       4  
      -       -       8       -       8  
Income:
                                       
Finance income
    -       -       21       -       21  
Management or cooperation agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
R&D transfers and licensing agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
Dividends received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Leases
    -       -       -       -       -  
Rendering of services
    -       -       -       -       -  
Sale of goods (finished or in progress)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Gains on derecognition or disposal of assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other income
    -       -       133       1       134  
      -       -       154       1       155  

 
   
Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/14
 
Expenses and income
 
Significant shareholders
   
Directors and executives
   
Group companies or entities
   
Other related parties
   
Total
 
                               
Expenses:
                             
Finance costs
    -       -       13       -       13  
Management or cooperation agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
R&D transfers and licensing agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
Leases
    -       -       -       -       -  
Services received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Purchases of goods (finished or in progress)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Valuation adjustments for uncollectible or doubtful debts
    -       -       -       -       -  
Losses on derecognition or disposal of assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other expenses
    -       -       13       -       13  
      -       -       26       -       26  
Income:
                                       
Finance income
    -       -       68       -       68  
Management or cooperation agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
R&D transfers and licensing agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
Dividends received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Leases
    -       -       -       -       -  
Rendering of services
    -       -       -       -       -  
Sale of goods (finished or in progress)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Gains on derecognition or disposal of assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other income
    -       -       431       3       434  
      -       -       499       3       502  

 

 
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Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/14
 
Other transactions
 
Significant shareholders
   
Directors and executives
   
Group companies or entities
   
Other related parties
   
Total
 
                               
                               
Purchases of tangible, intangible or other assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Financing agreements: loans and capital contributions (lender)
    -       9       6,680       369       7,058  
Finance leases (lessor)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Repayment or termination of loans and leases (lessor)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Sales of tangible, intangible or other assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Financing agreements: loans and capital contributions (borrower)
    -       3       1,018       187       1,208  
Finance leases (lessee)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Repayment or termination of loans and leases (lessee)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Guarantees provided
    -       -       78       128       206  
Guarantees received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Obligations acquired
    -       1       648       4       653  
Obligations/guarantees cancelled
    -       -       -       -       -  
Dividends and other distributed profit
    -       5       -       25       30  
Other transactions
    -       -       6,370       929       7,299  

 

 
   
Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/14
 
Other transactions
 
Significant shareholders
   
Directors and executives
   
Group companies or entities
   
Other related parties
   
Total
 
                               
                               
Purchases of tangible, intangible or other assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Financing agreements: loans and capital contributions (lender)
    -       28       20,893       1,154       22,075  
Finance leases (lessor)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Repayment or termination of loans and leases (lessor)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Sales of tangible, intangible or other assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Financing agreements: loans and capital contributions (borrower)
    -       9       3,184       585       3,778  
Finance leases (lessee)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Repayment or termination of loans and leases (lessee)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Guarantees provided
    -       -       244       400       644  
Guarantees received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Obligations acquired
    -       3       2,027       13       2,043  
Obligations/guarantees cancelled
    -       -       -       -       -  
Dividends and other distributed profit
    -       16       -       81       97  
Other transactions
    -       -       19,922       2,906       22,828  

 
 
65

 

 
   
Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/13
 
Expenses and income
 
Significant shareholders
   
Directors and executives
   
Group companies or entities
   
Other related parties
   
Total
 
                               
Expenses:
                             
Finance costs
    -       -       2       2       4  
Management or cooperation agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
R&D transfers and licensing agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
Leases
    -       -       -       -       -  
Services received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Purchases of goods (finished or in progress)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Valuation adjustments for uncollectible or doubtful debts
    -       -       -       -       -  
Losses on derecognition or disposal of assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other expenses
    -       -       7       -       7  
      -       -       9       2       11  
Income:
                                       
Finance income
    -       -       19       3       22  
Management or cooperation agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
R&D transfers and licensing agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
Dividends received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Leases
    -       -       -       -       -  
Rendering of services
    -       -       -       -       -  
Sale of goods (finished or in progress)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Gains on derecognition or disposal of assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other income
    -       -       10       2       12  
      -       -       29       5       34  

 
   
Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/13
 
Expenses and income
 
Significant shareholders
   
Directors and executives
   
Group companies or entities
   
Other related parties
   
Total
 
                               
Expenses:
                             
Finance costs
    -       -       6       6       12  
Management or cooperation agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
R&D transfers and licensing agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
Leases
    -       -       -       -       -  
Services received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Purchases of goods (finished or in progress)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Valuation adjustments for uncollectible or doubtful debts
    -       -       -       -       -  
Losses on derecognition or disposal of assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other expenses
    -       -       23       -       23  
      -       -       29       6       35  
Income:
                                       
Finance income
    -       -       62       10       72  
Management or cooperation agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
R&D transfers and licensing agreements
    -       -       -       -       -  
Dividends received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Leases
    -       -       -       -       -  
Rendering of services
    -       -       -       -       -  
Sale of goods (finished or in progress)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Gains on derecognition or disposal of assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other income
    -       -       32       6       38  
      -       -       94       16       110  

 
 
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Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/13
 
Other transactions
 
Significant shareholders
   
Directors and executives
   
Group companies or entities
   
Other related parties
   
Total
 
                               
                               
Purchases of tangible, intangible or other assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Financing agreements: loans and capital contributions (lender)
    -       36       6,988       742       7,766  
Finance leases (lessor)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Repayment or termination of loans and leases (lessor)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Sales of tangible, intangible or other assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Financing agreements: loans and capital contributions (borrower)
    -       27       620       463       1,110  
Finance leases (lessee)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Repayment or termination of loans and leases (lessee)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Guarantees provided
    -       -       2       309       311  
Guarantees received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Obligations acquired
    -       8       2,996       3       3,007  
Obligations/guarantees cancelled
    -       -       -       -       -  
Dividends and other distributed profit
    -       5       -       27       32  
Other transactions
    -       -       9,261       946       10,207  

 

 
   
Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/13
 
Other transactions
 
Significant shareholders
   
Directors and executives
   
Group companies or entities
   
Other related parties
   
Total
 
                               
                               
Purchases of tangible, intangible or other assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Financing agreements: loans and capital contributions (lender)
    -       113       21,856       2,321       24,290  
Finance leases (lessor)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Repayment or termination of loans and leases (lessor)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Sales of tangible, intangible or other assets
    -       -       -       -       -  
Financing agreements: loans and capital contributions (borrower)
    -       84       1,939       1,448       3,471  
Finance leases (lessee)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Repayment or termination of loans and leases (lessee)
    -       -       -       -       -  
Guarantees provided
    -       -       6       966       972  
Guarantees received
    -       -       -       -       -  
Obligations acquired
    -       25       9,370       9       9,404  
Obligations/guarantees cancelled
    -       -       -       -       -  
Dividends and other distributed profit
    -       16       -       87       103  
Other transactions
    -       -       30,000       3,064       33,064  

 
In addition to the detail provided above, there were insurance contracts linked to pensions amounting to EUR 331 million (BRL 1,035 million) at 31 March 2014 (31 March 2013: EUR 397 million (BRL 1,020 million)).
 
 
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14.
Average headcount
 
The average number of employees at the Group and at the Bank, by gender, in the three-month period ended 31 March 2014 was as follows:
 
   
Bank
   
Group
 
Average headcount
 
31/03/14
   
31/03/14
 
             
Men
    14,656       83,100  
Women
    10,378       100,633  
      25,034       183,733  

 
15.
Other disclosures: valuation techniques for financial assets and liabilities
 
The following table shows a summary of the fair values, at the end of the three-month periods ended 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013, of the financial assets and liabilities indicated below, classified on the basis of the various measurement methods used by the Group to determine their fair value:
 
   
Millions of euros
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
   
Published price quotations
in active markets
   
Internal models
         
Published price quotations
 in active markets
   
Internal models
       
             
             
   
Total
   
Total
 
                                     
Financial assets held for trading
    55,678       72,952       128,630       46,472       68,817       115,289  
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
    3,721       35,272       38,993       3,687       27,694       31,381  
Available-for-sale financial assets (1)
    67,180       22,539       89,719       62,343       20,995       83,338  
Hedging derivatives (assets)
    191       6,616       6,807       221       8,080       8,301  
Financial liabilities held for trading
    15,714       90,232       105,946       14,643       80,030       94,673  
Other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
    -       51,501       51,501       -       42,311       42,311  
Hedging derivatives (liabilities)
    243       5,521       5,764       187       5,096       5,283  
Liabilities under insurance contracts
    -       1,548       1,548       -       1,430       1,430  
                                                 

 
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Millions of reais
 
   
31/03/14
   
31/12/13
 
   
Published price quotations
in active markets
   
Internal models
         
Published price quotations
in active markets
   
Internal models
       
             
             
   
Total
   
Total
 
                                     
Financial assets held for trading
    174,142       228,161       402,303       151,387       224,178       375,565  
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
    11,637       110,316       121,953       12,011       90,216       102,227  
Available-for-sale financial assets (1)
    210,112       70,491       280,603       203,089       68,393       271,482  
Hedging derivatives (assets)
    597       20,693       21,290       710       26,321       27,041  
Financial liabilities held for trading
    49,151       282,205       331,356       47,701       260,706       308,407  
Other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
    -       161,075       161,075       -       137,832       137,832  
Hedging derivatives (liabilities)
    759       17,268       18,027       609       16,601       17,210  
Liabilities under insurance contracts
    -       4,842       4,842       -       4,658       4,658  
                                                 
 
(1)
In addition to the financial instruments measured at fair value shown in the foregoing table, at 31 March 2014, the Bank held equity instruments classified as available-for-sale financial assets and carried at cost amounting to EUR 1,170 million (BRL 3,658 million) (31 December 2013: EUR 461 million (BRL 1,502 million)).
 
Financial instruments at fair value, determined on the basis of published price quotations in active markets (Level 1), include government debt securities, private-sector debt securities, derivatives traded in organised markets, securitised assets, shares, short positions and fixed-income securities issued.
 
In cases where price quotations cannot be observed, management makes its best estimate of the price that the market would set, using its own internal models. In most cases, these internal models use data based on observable market parameters as significant inputs (Level 2) and, in very specific cases, they use significant inputs not observable in market data (Level 3). In order to make these estimates, various techniques are employed, including the extrapolation of observable market data. The best evidence of the fair value of a financial instrument on initial recognition is the transaction price, unless the fair value of the instrument can be obtained from other market transactions performed with the same or similar instruments or can be measured by using a valuation technique in which the variables used include only observable market data, mainly interest rates.
 
The Group did not make any material transfers of financial instruments between one measurement level and another in the first three months of 2014.
 
The Group has developed a formal process for the systematic valuation and management of financial instruments, which has been implemented worldwide across all the Group's units. The governance scheme for this process distributes responsibilities between two independent divisions: Treasury (development, marketing and daily management of financial products and market data) and Risk (on a periodic basis, validation of pricing models and market data, computation of risk metrics, new transaction approval policies, management of market risk and implementation of fair value adjustment policies). The approval of new products follows a sequence of steps (request, development, validation, integration in corporate systems and quality assurance) before the product is brought into production. This process ensures that pricing systems have been properly reviewed and are stable before they are used.
 
The most important products and families of derivatives, and the related valuation techniques and inputs, by asset class, are detailed in the consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2013.
 
Set forth below are the financial instruments at fair value whose measurement was based on internal models (Levels 2 and 3) at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013:
 
 
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Millions of euros
 
Fair values
calculated using internal models at
31/03/14
Fair values
calculated using
internal models at
31/12/13
   
 
Level 2
Level 3
Level 2
Level 3
Valuation techniques
Main inputs
ASSETS:
135,972
1,405
124,079
1,507
   
Financial assets held for trading
72,678
273
68,535
282
   
Loans and advances to credit institutions
5,511
-
5,502
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Loans and advances to customers (a)
5,902
-
5,079
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Debt and equity instruments
3,061
53
1,585
50
Present Value Method
Observable market data, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Trading derivatives
58,204
220
56,369
232
   
Swaps
42,134
51
40,380
56
Present Value Method, Gaussian Copula (b)
Observable market data, basis, liquidity
Exchange rate options
1,481
17
849
16
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data, liquidity
Interest rate options
7,748
-
7,375
-
Black's Model and advanced multi-factor interest rate models
Observable market data, liquidity, correlation
Interest rate futures
7
-
16
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Index and securities options
3,383
54
2,953
56
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data, dividends, correlation, liquidity, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Other
3,451
98
4,796
104
Present Value Method, advanced local volatility and stochastic models and other
Observable market data and other
Hedging derivatives
6,616
-
8,080
-
   
Swaps
5,833
-
6,920
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data, basis
Exchange rate options
346
-
400
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data
Interest rate options
36
-
24
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data
Other
401
-
736
-
N/A
N/A
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
           
34,834
438
27,184
510
   
Loans and advances to credit institutions
22,870
-
13,444
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Loans and advances to customers (c)
10,991
63
13,135
61
Present Value Method
Observable market data, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Debt and equity instruments
973
375
605
449
Present Value Method
Observable market data, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Available-for-sale financial assets
21,844
694
20,280
715
   
Debt and equity instruments
21,844
694
20,280
715
Present Value Method
Observable market data/underlying rate, hierarchy level, conditional prepayment rate (CPR) and expected default rates. Acquisition cost and underlying carrying amount
LIABILITIES:
148,719
82
128,762
105
   
Financial liabilities held for trading
90,182
49
79,970
60
   
Deposits from central banks
5,410
-
3,866
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Deposits from credit institutions
9,522
-
7,468
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Customer deposits
13,197
-
8,500
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Marketable debt securities
1
-
1
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data, liquidity
Trading derivatives
58,268
49
57,260
60
   
Swaps
42,358
-
41,156
2
Present Value Method, Gaussian Copula (b)
Observable market data, basis, liquidity, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Exchange rate options
1,431
-
660
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data, liquidity
Interest rate options
8,499
-
8,457
-
Black's Model and advanced multi-factor interest rate models
Observable market data, liquidity, correlation
Index and securities options
36
-
4,252
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data, dividends, correlation, liquidity, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Interest rate and equity futures
4,245
-
88
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Other
1,699
49
2,647
58
Present Value Method, advanced local volatility and stochastic models and other
Observable market data and other
Short positions
3,784
-
2,875
-
   
Hedging derivatives
5,521
-
5,096
-
   
Swaps
5,203
-
4,961
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data, basis
Exchange rate options
1
-
1
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data
Interest rate options
19
-
13
-
Black's Model
Observable market data
Other
298
-
121
-
N/A
N/A
Other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
51,468
33
42,266
45
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Liabilities under insurance contracts
1,548
-
1,430
-
Present Value Method
 

 
 
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Millions of reais
 
Fair values
calculated using
internal models at 31/03/14
Fair values
calculated using
internal models at
31/12/13
   
 
Level 2
Level 3
Level 2
Level 3
Valuation techniques
Main inputs
ASSETS:
425,361
4,300
404,199
4,909
   
Financial assets held for trading
227,307
854
223,260
918
   
Loans and advances to credit institutions
17,236
-
17,923
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Loans and advances to customers (a)
18,459
-
16,545
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Debt and equity instruments
9,574
166
5,163
163
Present Value Method
Observable market data, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Trading derivatives
182,038
688
183,629
755
   
Swaps
131,778
160
131,542
182
Present Value Method, Gaussian Copula (b)
Observable market data, basis, liquidity
Exchange rate options
4,632
53
2,766
52
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data, liquidity
Interest rate options
24,233
-
24,025
-
Black's Model and advanced multi-factor interest rate models
Observable market data, liquidity, correlation
Interest rate futures
22
-
52
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Index and securities options
10,581
169
9,620
182
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data, dividends, correlation, liquidity, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Other
10,792
306
15,624
339
Present Value Method, advanced local volatility and stochastic models and other
Observable market data and other
Hedging derivatives
20,693
-
26,321
-
   
Swaps
18,243
-
22,543
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data, basis
Exchange rate options
1,082
-
1,303
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data
Interest rate options
113
-
78
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data
Other
1,255
-
2,397
-
N/A
N/A
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
108,946
1,370
88,554
1,662
   
Loans and advances to credit institutions
71,528
-
43,795
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Loans and advances to customers (c)
34,375
197
42,788
199
Present Value Method
Observable market data, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Debt and equity instruments
3,043
1,173
1,971
1,463
Present Value Method
Observable market data, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Available-for-sale financial assets
68,415
2,076
66,064
2,329
   
Debt and equity instruments
68,415
2,076
66,064
2,329
Present Value Method
Observable market data/underlying rate, hierarchy level, conditional prepayment rate (CPR) and expected default rates. Acquisition cost and underlying carrying amount
LIABILITIES:
465,138
252
419,454
343
   
Financial liabilities held for trading
282,053
152
260,510
196
   
Deposits from central banks
16,920
-
12,594
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Deposits from credit institutions
29,781
-
24,328
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Customer deposits
41,275
-
27,690
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Marketable debt securities
3
-
3
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data, liquidity
Trading derivatives
182,237
152
186,529
196
   
Swaps
132,479
-
134,070
7
Present Value Method, Gaussian Copula (b)
Observable market data, basis, liquidity, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Exchange rate options
4,476
-
2,150
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data, liquidity
Interest rate options
26,581
-
27,550
-
Black's Model and advanced multi-factor interest rate models
Observable market data, liquidity, correlation
Index and securities options
113
-
13,851
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data, dividends, correlation, liquidity, HPI/HPI Spot Rate, HPI Forward Growth Rate, HPI Volatility
Interest rate and equity futures
13,277
-
287
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Other
5,311
152
8,621
189
Present Value Method, advanced local volatility and stochastic models and other
Observable market data and other
Short positions
11,837
-
9,366
-
   
Hedging derivatives
17,268
-
16,601
-
   
Swaps
16,273
-
16,161
-
Present Value Method
Observable market data, basis
Exchange rate options
3
-
3
-
Black-Scholes Model
Observable market data
Interest rate options
59
-
42
-
Black's Model
Observable market data
Other
933
-
395
-
N/A
N/A
Other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
160,975
100
137,685
147
Present Value Method
Observable market data
Liabilities under insurance contracts
4,842
-
4,658
-
Present Value Method
 

(a)
Includes mainly short-term loans and reverse repurchase agreements with corporate customers (mainly brokerage and investment companies).
 
(b)
Includes credit risk derivatives with a positive net fair value of EUR 62 million (BRL 194 million) recognised in the consolidated balance sheet. These assets and liabilities are measured using the Standard Gaussian Copula Model.
 
(c)
Includes home mortgage loans to financial institutions in the UK (which are regulated and partly financed by the Government). The fair value of these loans was obtained using observable market variables, including current market transactions with similar amounts and collateral facilitated by the UK Housing Association. Since the Government is involved in these financial institutions, the credit risk spreads have remained stable and are homogeneous in this sector. The results arising from the valuation model are checked against current market transactions.

 
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Set forth below are the Group's main financial instruments measured using unobservable market data that constitute significant inputs of the internal models (Level 3):
 
 
-
Instruments (loans, debt instruments and derivatives) linked to the House Price Index (HPI) in Santander UK's portfolio. Even if the valuation techniques used for these instruments may be the same as those used to value similar products (present value in the case of loans and debt instruments, and the Black-Scholes model for derivatives), the main factors used in the valuation of these instruments are the HPI spot rate, the growth rate of that rate, its volatility and mortality rates, which are not always observable in the market and, accordingly, these instruments are considered illiquid.
 
 
·
The HPI spot rate: for some instruments the NSA HPI spot rate, which is directly observable and published on a monthly basis, is used. For other instruments where regional HPI rates must be used (published quarterly), adjustments are made to reflect the different composition of the rates and adapt them to the regional composition of Santander UK's portfolio.
 
 
·
HPI growth rate: this is not always directly observable in the market, especially for long maturities, and is estimated in accordance with existing quoted prices. To reflect the uncertainty implicit in these estimates, adjustments are made based on an analysis of the historical volatility of the HPI, incorporating reversion to the mean.
 
 
·
HPI volatility: the long-term volatility is not directly observable in the market but is estimated on the basis of more short-term quoted prices and by making an adjustment to reflect the existing uncertainty, based on the standard deviation of historical volatility over various time periods.
 
 
·
Mortality rates: these are based on published official tables and adjusted to reflect the composition of the customer portfolio for this type of product at Santander UK.
 
 
-
Illiquid CDOs and CLOs in the portfolio of the treasury unit in Madrid. These are measured by grouping together the securities by type of underlying (sector/country), payment hierarchy (prime, mezzanine, junior, etc.), and assuming forecast conditional prepayment rates (CPR) and default rates, adopting conservative criteria.
 
The table below shows the effect, at 31 March 2014, on the fair value of the main financial instruments classified as Level 3 of a reasonable change in the assumptions used in the valuation. This effect was determined by applying the probable valuation ranges of the main unobservable inputs detailed in the following table:
 
 
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Portfolio / Instrument
Valuation technique
Main unobservable inputs
Range
Weighted average
Impacts (in millions of euros)
(Level 3)
Unfavourable scenario
Favourable scenario
Financial assets held for trading
 
 
 
 
   
Debt instruments
Partial differential equations
Long-term volatility
32.5% - 41.8%
37.2%
(15)
15
Trading derivatives
Present Value Method
Curves on ABR indices (*)
(a)
(a)
(7)
7
 
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
HPI forward growth rate
0%-5%
2.3%
(20)
20
 
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
HPI spot rate
n/a
584 (**)
(24)
24
 
Standard Gaussian Copula Model
Probability of default
0.1%-1.2%
0.70%
(4)
4
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
 
 
 
 
   
Loans and advances to customers
Weighted average by probability (according to forecast mortality rates) of European HPI options, using the Black-Scholes model
HPI forward growth rate
0%-5%
3%
(1)
1
Debt and equity instruments
Weighted average by probability (according to forecast mortality rates) of HPI forwards, using the present value model
HPI forward growth rate
0%-5%
2.7%
(14)
13
 
Weighted average by probability (according to forecast mortality rates) of HPI forwards, using the present value model
HPI spot rate
n/a
590 (**)
(18)
18
 
Adjusted average of quoted prices from independent sources
Credit spread
4%-14%
7.2%
(5)
5
Available-for-sale financial assets
 
 
 
 
   
Debt and equity instruments
Present Value Method, others
Non-performing loans and prepayment ratios, cost of capital, long-term earnings growth rate
(a)
(a)
(2)
2
Financial liabilities held for trading
 
 
 
 
   
Trading derivatives
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
HPI forward growth rate
0%-5%
1.6%
(2)
2
 
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
HPI spot rate
n/a
565 (**)
(10)
10
 
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
Curves on ABR indices (*)
(a)
(a)
-
-
Other liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
-
-
-
-
(b)
(b)
 

 
 
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Portfolio / Instrument
Valuation technique
Main unobservable inputs
Range
Weighted average
Impacts (in millions of reais)
(Level 3)
Unfavourable scenario
Favourable scenario
Financial assets held for trading
 
 
 
 
   
Debt instruments
Partial differential equations
Long-term volatility
32.5% - 41.8%
37.2%
(47)
47
Trading derivatives
Present Value Method
Curves on ABR indices (*)
(a)
(a)
(22)
22
 
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
HPI forward growth rate
0%-5%
2.3%
(63)
63
 
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
HPI spot rate
n/a
584 (**)
(75)
75
 
Standard Gaussian Copula Model
Probability of default
0.1%-1.2%
0.70%
(13)
13
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
 
 
 
 
   
Loans and advances to customers
Weighted average by probability (according to forecast mortality rates) of European HPI options, using the Black-Scholes model
HPI forward growth rate
0%-5%
3%
(3)
3
Debt and equity instruments
Weighted average by probability (according to forecast mortality rates) of HPI forwards, using the present value model
HPI forward growth rate
0%-5%
2.7%
(44)
41
 
Weighted average by probability (according to forecast mortality rates) of HPI forwards, using the present value model
HPI spot rate
n/a
590 (**)
(56)
56
 
Adjusted average of quoted prices from independent sources
Credit spread
4%-14%
7.2%
(16)
16
Available-for-sale financial assets
 
 
 
 
   
Debt and equity instruments
Present Value Method, others
Non-performing loans and prepayment ratios, cost of capital, long-term earnings growth rate
(a)
(a)
(6)
(6)
Financial liabilities held for trading
 
 
 
 
   
Trading derivatives
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
HPI forward growth rate
0%-5%
1.6%
(6)
6
 
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
HPI spot rate
n/a
565 (**)
(31)
31
 
Present Value Method, Modified Black-Scholes Model
Curves on ABR indices (*)
(a)
(a)
-
-
Other liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
-
-
-
-
(b)
(b)
 
 (*) ABR: Active Bank Rate. Average deposit interest rates (over 30, 90, 180 and 360 days) published by the Chilean Association of Banks and Financial Institutions (ABIF) in nominal currency (Chilean peso) and in real terms, adjusted for inflation (Unidad de Fomento - UF).
 
(**) There is a national HPI index in the UK and regional indices. The HPI spot value is the weighted average of the indices that correspond to the positions of each portfolio.
 

(a)
The exercise was conducted for the unobservable inputs described in the Main unobservable inputs column under probable scenarios. The range and weighted average value used are not shown because the aforementioned exercise was conducted jointly for various inputs or variants thereof, and it was not possible to break down the results separately by type of input.
 
(b)
The Group calculates the potential effect on the valuation of each of these instruments on a joint basis, irrespective of whether their individual valuation is positive (asset) or negative (liability), and the global effect associated with these financial instruments is broken down in the Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss line included.
 

 
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Lastly, the changes in the financial instruments classified as Level 3 in the first quarter of 2014 were as follows:
 

   
31/12/13
   
Changes
   
31/03/14
 
Millions of euros
 
Fair value calculated using internal models (Level 3)
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Issues
   
Settlements
   
Changes in
fair value recognised in profit or loss (unrealised)
   
Changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss (realised)
   
Changes in fair value recognised in equity
   
Other
   
Fair value calculated using internal models (Level 3)
 
 
 
 
         
 
         
 
         
 
   
 
         
 
 
Financial assets held for trading
    282       -       -       -       -       (3 )     (2 )     -       (4 )     273  
Debt and equity instruments
    50       -       -       -       -       2       -       -       1       53  
Trading derivatives
    232       -       -       -       -       (5 )     (2 )     -       (5 )     220  
Swaps
    56       -       -       -       -       4       (6 )     -       (3 )     51  
Exchange rate options
    16       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       1       17  
Index and securities options
    56       -       -       -       -       (2 )     -       -       -       54  
Other
    104       -       -       -       -       (7 )     4       -       (3 )     98  
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
    510       -       (70 )     -       -       1       -       -       (3 )     438  
Loans and advances to customers
    61       -       -       -       -       1       -       -       1       63  
Debt and equity instruments
    449       -       (70 )     -       -       -       -       -       (4 )     375  
Available-for-sale financial assets
    715       -       (61 )     -       -       -       -       15       25       694  
TOTAL ASSETS
    1,507       -       (131 )     -       -       (2 )     (2 )     15       18       1,405  
 
                                                                               
Financial liabilities held for trading
    60       -       -       -       -       10       (14 )     -       (7 )     49  
Trading derivatives
    60       -       -       -       -       10       (14 )     -       (7 )     49  
Swaps
    2       -       -       -       -       -       (2 )     -       -       -  
Other
    58       -       -       -       -       10       (12 )     -       (7 )     49  
Other liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
    45       -       (11 )     -       -       6       (7 )     -       -       33  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    105       -       (11 )     -       -       16       (21 )     -       (7 )     82  

 
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31/12/13
   
Changes
   
31/03/14
 
Millions of reais
 
Fair value calculated using internal models (Level 3)
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Issues
   
Settlements
   
Changes in
 fair value recognised in profit or loss (unrealised)
   
Changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss (realised)
   
Changes in fair value recognised in equity
   
Other
   
Fair value calculated using internal models (Level 3)
 
 
 
 
         
 
         
 
         
 
   
 
         
 
 
Financial assets held for trading
    918       -       -       -       -       (10 )     (6 )     -       (48 )     854  
Debt and equity instruments
    163       -       -       -       -       6       -       -       (3 )     166  
Trading derivatives
    755       -       -       -       -       (16 )     (6 )     -       (45 )     688  
Swaps
    182       -       -       -       -       13       (19 )     -       (16 )     160  
Exchange rate options
    52       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       1       53  
Index and securities options
    182       -       -       -       -       (6 )     -       -       (7 )     169  
Other
    339       -       -       -       -       (23 )     13       -       (23 )     306  
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
    1,662       -       (227 )     -       -       4       -       -       (69 )     1,370  
Loans and advances to customers
    199       -       -       -       -       4       -       -       (6 )     197  
Debt and equity instruments
    1,463       -       (227 )     -       -       -       -       -       (63 )     1,173  
Available-for-sale financial assets
    2,329       -       (197 )     -       -       -       -       49       (105 )     2,076  
TOTAL ASSETS
    4,909       -       (424 )     -       -       (6 )     (6 )     49       (222 )     4,300  
 
                                                                               
Financial liabilities held for trading
    196       -       -       -       -       32       (46 )     -       (30 )     152  
Trading derivatives
    196       -       -       -       -       32       (46 )     -       (30 )     152  
Swaps
    7       -       -       -       -       -       (7 )     -       -       -  
Other
    189       -       -       -       -       32       (39 )     -       (30 )     152  
Other liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
    147       -       (37 )     -       -       20       (26 )     -       (4 )     100  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    343       -       (37 )     -       -       52       (72 )     -       (34 )     252  
                                                                                 

 
16.
Explanation added for translation to English
 
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are presented on the basis of the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group (see Note 1.b). Certain accounting practices applied by the Group that conform with that regulatory framework may not conform with other generally accepted accounting principles and rules.
 


 

 
 
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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:
August 19, 2014
 
By:
/s/ José Antonio Álvarez
 
       
Name:
José Antonio Álvarez
 
       
Title:
Executive Vice President