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BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A.
Publicly-Held Company with Authorized Capital
CNPJ/MF: 90.400.888/0001-42
NIRE: 35.300.332.067
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (“Santander Brasil”)in attendance to the Official
Letter 1849/2017-SAE, received on December 8th 2017, pursuant to which B3, under the cooperation agreement signed among Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (“CVM”) an B3 in 12/13/2011, requires the Company to clarify the contents of the news published on the newspaper “Valor Econômico” (local edition), on December 8th, 2017, under the title “In a pop star-CEO fashion, Rial pushes for cultural change at Santander”,hereby clarifies as follows.
I. OFFICIAL LETTER 1849/2017 - SAE:
“December 8th, 2017.
1849/2017-SAE
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.
To. Mr. Angel Santodomingo Martell
Investor Relations Office
Ref.:Request for clarification on news in the press
Dear Sir,
In the news published on this date in the newspaper Valor Econômico, under the heading “In a pop star-CEO fashion, Rial pushes for cultural change at Santander””, which includes, among other information, that the bank:
1. Reached R$10 billion in profits in 2017;
2. Increased the 2018 profit target for R$ 12 billion.
We request the company’s statement on the items indicated until 12/11/17, with your confirmation or not, as well as other information deemed relevant.
(...)”
II. CLARIFICATIONS MADE BY SANTANDER BRASIL:
1. Firstly, it should be clarified that none of the two figures mentioned on the news and transcribed on the official letter were obtained through Company’s official communication sources, which does not comment on market rumors or offers projections different or complementary of those disclosed in accordance with the current regulation.
2. The subject of the news was a 2017 celebration, restricted to employees of Santander Brasil and its subsidiaries, therefore, a closed and internal event of Grupo Santander Brasil, not directed to the market.
3. In addition to promoting the integration of the Bank’s more than 40,000 employees in Brazil, and strengthening the Santander culture, the event aimed to recognize the performance of the Company's employees until that moment, as reflected in the results disclosed to Santander Brasil shareholders and to the market in general trough the earnings calls held on April 26, July 28 and October 26.
4. The motivational speech delivered by the Company's CEO did not aim at establishing goals, commitments or objectives for 2018 and was based only on the results already disclosed in the course of 2017. The results of the fourth quarter of the year of 2017 and the of the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2017 will be disclosed to the market on January 30, 2018, within the parameters established by the current regulation.
5. For the reasons above, Santander Brasil understands that there is no further disclosure to be made in addition to the present clarifications, nor the figures attributed by the news as 2017 results or 2018 targets, deserve confirmation.
Santander Brasil will keep its shareholders and the market informed of any relevant information.
São Paulo, December 11, 2017.
Angel Santodomingo
Investor Relations Officer
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | ||
By: | /S/ Amancio Acurcio Gouveia | |
Amancio Acurcio Gouveia Officer Without Specific Designation | ||
By: | /S/ Angel Santodomingo Martell | |
Angel Santodomingo Martell Vice - President Executive Officer |