Recommended acquisition of Alliance & Leicester plc by Banco Santander S.A. to be implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement under sections 895 to 899 of the Companies Act 2006.

NOTICE

Welcome to an area of the A&L website dedicated to providing information on the recommended acquisition of Alliance & Leicester plc ("A&L") by Banco Santander S.A. ("Banco Santander") to be implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement under sections 895 to 899 of the Companies Act 2006 ("the Scheme")(the "Scheme Website").

Overseas Shareholders

The Scheme Website contains information on the Scheme.  Because of legal restrictions, viewing this information is not allowed if you are resident in Germany, Austria, Malaysia or any other country which renders the accessing of such documents and information illegal whether or not subject to making certain notifications or taking of other action.  Accordingly, you represent that you are not a national or resident of Germany, Austria or Malaysia and that A&L is lawfully entitled to make the content of the Scheme Website available to you under applicable securities laws.  If you are unable to give this representation do not view the content of the Scheme Website.

If you are not resident in Germany, Austria or Malaysia, you may access the documents on the Scheme Website, but you are responsible for first satisfying yourself as to the full observance of the laws and regulatory requirements of your jurisdiction, including the obtaining of governmental or other consents which may be required or observing any other formalities of such jurisdiction.

Responsibility

The directors of Alliance & Leicester plc accept responsibility for the information contained in the the Scheme Website, which appears through clicking the link below, relating to the A&L group and the directors of A&L. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of A&L (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in the Scheme Website for which they are responsible is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

The members of the Comisión Ejecutiva (the executive committee of the board of directors) of Banco Santander S.A., (together, the "Relevant Santander Persons") accept responsibility for the information contained in the Scheme Website, which appears through clicking the link below, except for the information relating to the A&L group and the A&L directors. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Relevant Santander Persons (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in the Scheme Website for which they are responsible is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

The directors of A&L and the Relevant Santander Persons are responsible in the terms set out above solely for the information contained in the Scheme Website which appears through clicking the link below and not for any other information which you may visit on leaving the Scheme Website.

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