# C_2020190EN.01000601.xml

| 8.6.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 190/6 |
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8.6.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 190/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9849 – Banco Santander/Aegon/Popular Vida)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 190/05)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Banco Santander, S.A. (‘Banco Santander’, Spain), |
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Banco Santander, S.A. (‘Banco Santander’, Spain),

| — | Aegon N.V. (‘Aegon’, Netherlands), |
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Aegon N.V. (‘Aegon’, Netherlands),

| — | Popular Vida 2020, Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.U. (‘Popular Vida’, Spain), controlled by Banco Santander. |
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Popular Vida 2020, Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.U. (‘Popular Vida’, Spain), controlled by Banco Santander.

Aegon acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Popular Vida.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for Banco Santander: a Spanish bank and the parent company of an international group of banking and financial companies operating principally in European countries, Latin America and the United States/Puerto Rico, |
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for Banco Santander: a Spanish bank and the parent company of an international group of banking and financial companies operating principally in European countries, Latin America and the United States/Puerto Rico,

| — | for Aegon: the parent company of a group of insurance companies listed in Amsterdam and New York, active worldwide, mainly in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, |
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for Aegon: the parent company of a group of insurance companies listed in Amsterdam and New York, active worldwide, mainly in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom,

| — | for Popular Vida: a company active in the life-insurance market in Spain. Its main distribution channel is the commercial network of Banco Santander. |
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for Popular Vida: a company active in the life-insurance market in Spain. Its main distribution channel is the commercial network of Banco Santander.

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Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9849 – Banco Santander/Aegon/Popular Vida

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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