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The SEC filings page for BANCO SANTNDR NEW REG SHS (BCDRF) provides access to Banco Santander, S.A.’s reports as a foreign private issuer, with a focus on Form 6-K current reports. These documents are filed pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are identified as reports of "other relevant information" under applicable securities market legislation.
In these filings, Banco Santander discloses detailed information about its share capital and own-share buyback programmes. Investors can review how the bank reports reductions in share capital through the cancellation of repurchased shares, including the resulting total share capital, the number of shares in issue, and the nominal value per share. The filings also describe the legal framework for capital reductions, such as the creation of a reserve for amortised capital and references to specific articles of the Spanish Companies Law and legislation governing credit institutions.
The 6-K reports contain granular data on buyback execution, with tables listing dates, trading venues, numbers of shares purchased, and weighted average prices for the bank’s ordinary shares (ISIN ES0113900J37). They also summarise the cumulative cash amount invested in the programme and the percentage of the maximum authorised amount that has been used, as well as the proportion of outstanding shares repurchased since 2021.
Beyond buybacks, the filings page also captures documents describing transactions involving subsidiaries, such as an accelerated placement of shares in Santander Bank Polska S.A. and related ownership changes. On Stock Titan, these filings are accompanied by AI-powered summaries that highlight key figures, explain the purpose of each transaction or capital measure in plain language, and help readers navigate the legal and regulatory references embedded in the original documents. Users can quickly identify capital changes, programme milestones, and subsidiary-related actions without reading every line of the source filing.
Banco Santander, S.A. reports recast 2025 results showing strong growth under a new reporting structure. Profit attributable to the parent reached €14,101 million, up 12% from 2024, while underlying profit was €13,152 million, also 12% higher. Total income rose slightly to €58,308 million as higher fees and trading gains offset a 3% decline in net interest income. Cost discipline reduced total costs by 4% on an underlying basis, improving the efficiency ratio to 45.3%. Credit quality remained solid with a cost of risk of 1.14% and an NPL ratio of 2.91%. The phased-in CET1 capital ratio strengthened to 13.5%, and RoTE post-AT1 increased to 16.3%, supported by growth across retail, Openbank, CIB, wealth and payments.
Banco Santander, S.A. reported that its General Shareholders’ Meeting held on 27 March 2026 approved the 2025 annual and consolidated accounts and the consolidated non-financial (sustainability) statement for the year ended 31 December 2025. The meeting approved a total separate profit allocation of EUR 11,113,251,675, including a final supplementary dividend estimated at EUR 1,821,058,805.75 payable in cash from 5 May 2026.
The shareholders authorised a share buyback Programme with a maximum amount of EUR 5,030 million (maximum 1,326,455,826 shares) and relatedcapital reduction mechanics, and separately authorised a broader capital reduction of up to EUR 734,465,975 (up to 1,468,931,950 shares). The meeting also approved a capital increase by issuing up to 334,809,216 new Banco Santander shares to be paid by non-cash contribution of Webster common shares under a defined exchange ratio.
Banco Santander shareholders approved the 2025 accounts and profit allocation, with separate profit of EUR 11.11 billion. Of this, EUR 3.52 billion goes to cash dividends (11.5 euro cents already paid and a final 12.5 euro cents per share from 5 May 2026), and the remainder to voluntary reserves.
The meeting backed a share buyback programme of up to EUR 5.03 billion (maximum 1,326,455,826 shares) with a related capital reduction, plus an additional authorization to cancel up to 10% of share capital through further buybacks, linked to a target to allocate at least EUR 10,000 million to repurchases. It also approved a non‑cash capital increase of EUR 167.4 million via up to 334,809,216 new shares to acquire Webster Financial common stock, without pre‑emptive rights for existing shareholders.
Shareholders re‑elected PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor for 2026 and as verifier of sustainability information, set the board at 15 members with several independent director appointments and renewals, and approved the 2026‑2028 directors’ remuneration policy, including a maximum 200% variable‑to‑fixed ratio for key risk‑taking staff and a share‑based buyout scheme capped at EUR 40 million.
Banco Santander reports a strong start to 2026, with executive chair Ana Botín reaffirming all 2026 targets and stating profit is on track to be higher than the €14.1 billion achieved in 2025. Management expects mid-single digit revenue growth, lower costs in constant euros, stable cost of risk and a CET1 capital ratio between 12.8–13%.
Botín highlights solid commercial activity, efficiency gains of about 250 basis points in the first quarter, stable credit quality and increasing CET1 versus December 2025. She also stresses the benefits of geographic diversification and the planned acquisition of Webster Financial, for which AGM shareholders are set to approve a share-based capital increase.
The bank is intensifying use of artificial intelligence and expects it to generate more than €1 billion in business value by 2028, targeting profit above €20 billion, RoTE above 20% and over 210 million customers that year. Shareholder returns are rising: the 2025 total cash dividend will be €0.24 per share (up over 14%), with total 2025 remuneration of about €7.05 billion and a c.€5 billion share buyback underway, alongside an ongoing ordinary payout policy of roughly 50% of underlying profit.
Banco Santander reports further progress on its share buyback programme. By 25 March 2026, the bank had spent €2,404,144,244 repurchasing its own shares, equal to approximately 47.8% of the programme’s maximum investment amount. These buybacks mean the bank has repurchased about 16.6% of its outstanding shares as of 2021.
Between 19 and 25 March 2026, Banco Santander bought a total of 28,038,361 shares across several trading venues, at weighted average prices generally around €9 to €9.70 per share. Detailed, trade-by-trade information for this period is provided in an attached annex.
Banco Santander, S.A. filed a Form 25 to remove its Series 106 1.849% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2026 from listing and registration on the New York Stock Exchange. The exchange states it and the issuer complied with the procedural rules governing voluntary withdrawal.
Banco Santander reports progress on its share buyback programme. As of 18 March 2026, it has purchased own shares for a cash amount of 2,140,850,510 Euros, equal to about 42.6% of the programme’s maximum investment. The bank states that, with these purchases, it has repurchased approximately 16.5% of its outstanding shares as of 2021.
Between 12 and 18 March 2026, Banco Santander bought 20,457,881 ordinary shares on several trading venues, including XMAD, CEUX, TQEX and AQEU, at weighted average prices around 9.5 to 9.7 Euros per share.
Banco Santander, S.A. submitted Form 144 reporting proposed resales of American Depositary Shares (ADS). The filing lists multiple proposed ADS resales executed through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, described as equity compensation transactions with example quantities of 3,455 and 3,994 ADS. Dates shown include 02/27/2025 and 03/13/2026.
Banco Santander proposes to acquire Webster Financial Corporation through a two-step transaction consisting of a reincorporation merger into a Virginia subsidiary and a statutory share exchange.
Under the exchange, each Webster share will convert into 2.0548 Santander ADSs plus $48.75 cash. The exchange consideration was valued at $75.63 per Webster share based on Santander ordinary share prices as of February 2, 2026, and at approximately $72.11–$72.20 per share based on prices as of March 11, 2026. Santander expects to issue approximately 329,337,145 ordinary shares in ADS form and to fund aggregate cash consideration of about $7.9 billion. Closing is subject to shareholder approvals and regulatory clearances and is expected in the second half of 2026.
Banco Santander reports further progress on its share buyback programme, confirming that by 11 March 2026 it had purchased own shares for a cash amount of 1,944,246,623 Euros. This represents approximately 38.7% of the maximum investment amount approved for the programme.
The bank states that, with these purchases, it has repurchased approximately 16.4% of its outstanding shares as of 2021. Between 5 and 11 March 2026, it bought 13,456,032 shares on venues including XMAD and CEUX at weighted average prices ranging from 9.3623 to 9.9682 Euros per share.