Sabadell, the Spanish owner of TSB, said last month it was considering a sale of the UK business amid efforts to stop itself being subject to a hostile takeover.
Santander said it "intends to integrate TSB in the Santander Group" as part of the deal, which needs to be agreed at a shareholder vote.
The move would create the UK’s third largest bank by the number of personal current accounts.
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