Santander plans €2bn pref share exchange

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Santander plans €2bn pref share exchange

Santander on Monday launched a €2bn prefs-for-equity exchange offer that will create up to 35bp of core tier one capital and give retail investors a chance to get out of an illiquid, outdated product. It follows a similar €3.5bn move two weeks ago by BBVA which gave its preference share holders the option to exchange into a short dated mandatory CB.

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