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title: "Santander completes EUR 5.03 billion buyback, set to cut share capital 3.08%"
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description: "Santander has completed a EUR 5.03 billion share buyback program, acquiring 462.7 million shares representing 3.08% of its capital. The acquired shares will be cancelled to reduce the company's share capital by EUR 231.3 million, bringing the total share capital down to EUR 7.28 billion. This marks the end of the current program, with cumulative buybacks since 2021 reducing capital by approximately 18%."
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# Santander completes EUR 5.03 billion buyback, set to cut share capital 3.08%

-   Santander completed its EUR 5.03 billion share buyback, acquiring 462,683,139 shares, about 3.08% of share capital. \* Program ended once the maximum investment was reached; shares are set to be cancelled to cut share capital. \* Planned capital reduction totals EUR 231,341,569.5, setting share capital at EUR 7.28 billion, represented by 14,556,482,801 shares. \* Buybacks since 2021 total 3,114,004,939 shares, reducing share capital by about 18% versus the start of the period. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Banco Santander SA published the original content used to generate this news brief on August 21, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here

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