Slaughter and May, working as a team with Cleary, Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, advised Abbey National Treasury Services plc in relation to the issue of US$1 billion 2.350% Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2019 under its SEC Registered US Shelf Facility. The Notes are guaranteed by Santander UK Plc. The Joint Book-Running Managers for the issue were Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

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Financing: Miranda Leung (partner), Hiba Siddique (associate); Financial Regulation: Jan Putnis (partner), Helen McGrath (associate); Tax: Gareth Miles (partner), Michael Ringer (associate).