MEXICO CITY, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo
Financiero Santander Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: SANMEX; NYSE:
BSMX) ("Santander Mexico") announced today that the international
and local underwriters of the previously announced public offering
have exercised their respective greenshoe options to purchase
additional Series B shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")
from the selling shareholders, Banco Santander, S.A. and
Santusa Holding, S.L. The option to
purchase up to an additional 41,736,184 Series B shares in the
local offering was exercised in full on September 28, 2012. The international
underwriters exercised their option to purchase 178,405,195 Series
B shares in the form of 35,681,039 ADSs, equivalent to 99.85% of
their greenshoe option, on October 1,
2012.
The settlement dates of the local and international offerings
were October 1, 2012 and October 3, 2012, respectively. Santander
Mexico did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the additional
Series B shares and ADSs by the selling shareholders.
Following the exercise of the greenshoe options, Santander
Mexico's global public offering amounted to a total of
1,689,543,408 Series B shares sold, including 319,977,408 Series B
shares in the local offering and 1,369,566,000 Series B shares in
the form of 39,750,000 Series B shares and 265,963,200 ADSs in the
international offering.
The offering was made pursuant to a registration statement that
was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 25, 2012.
Copies of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be
obtained from: Santander, Attn: Kathie
Plaia, 45 East 53rd Street, New
York, New York 10022, Telephone: +1-212-583-4629, Email:
kplaia@external.santander.us; UBS Investment Bank, Attn: Prospectus
Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York,
NY, 10171 or by telephone toll free at
888-827-7275; Deutsche Bank Securities, 60 Wall Street,
New York, NY
10005, Telephone: 1-800-503-4611,
Email: prospectus.cpdg@db.com; or BofA Merrill Lynch, Attn:
Prospectus Department, 222 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10038, Email:
dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V., one of
Mexico's leading financial
services holding companies, provides a wide range of financial and
related services, including retail and commercial banking,
securities brokerage, financial advisory, and other related
investment activities. Santander Mexico offers a financial services
platform focused on mid- to high-income individuals and small- to
medium-sized enterprises, while also providing integrated financial
services to larger multinational companies in Mexico. As of June 30,
2012, Santander Mexico had total assets of Ps.837.8 million
under Mexican Banking GAAP and more than 9.5 million customers.
Headquartered in Mexico City,
Santander Mexico operates 1,097 branches located throughout
Mexico and has a total of 12,461
employees.
SOURCE Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V.