MADRID, July 30 (Reuters) - Spanish banks Santander and Caixabank and HSBC Holdings Plc havedeclared a 20.3 percent stake in Spanish media group and highlyindebted owner of El Pais newspaper Prisa throughdebt-for-share swaps.
According to data updated on the stock exchange web site onWednesday, banks, also including UBS and MorganStanley, held a total of 28 percent of the company.
The move follows a period of upheaval at Spanish mediacompanies, three of which have changed editors in recent monthsamid financial difficulties due to shrinking advertisingrevenue.
The stakes will be diluted on the back of a 100 million euro($134 million) share issue to be taken up by Mexican businessmanRoberto Alcantara, who said on July 22 he was buying a 9.3percent stake in the media firm.
($1 = 0.7475 Euros) (Reporting by Robert Hetz; Writing by Paul Day, editing byDavid Evans)
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