1st half 2016 results presentation

MATERIAL FACT

Banco Santander hereby advises that the presentation of the Grupo Santander 2016 1st Half Results will take place tomorrow, Wednesday 27th July 2016. For this purpose, a webcast presentation to analysts will be held at 10:00 hours (Madrid time), followed by a meeting with journalists at 12:00 hours.

Both events will take place at the Grupo Santander City in Boadilla del Monte (Madrid). The presentation to analysts can be followed by anyone interested via the Internet on the corporate website www.santander.com. Likewise, this presentation to analysts will be made public prior to its commencement via its notification to the CNMV and publication on the aforementioned corporate website.

Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), 26th July 2016