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Banco Santander S.A. filings document foreign-issuer disclosures for a global banking group and its ADR program. Form 6-K reports include interim consolidated financial statements, operating results, shareholder remuneration, segment information, financial assets and liabilities, provisions, equity, related-party matters, off-balance-sheet exposures, and director and senior manager remuneration.
The filing record also covers material-event disclosures, share buyback transactions, capital-structure matters, registration-statement updates, securities-law exemption documents, and completed acquisition disclosures. These filings provide formal records of governance, capital actions, financial reporting, and corporate transactions affecting Banco Santander and its banking group.
Banco Santander reports progress on its ongoing share buyback programme. As of 3 June 2026, the cash amount invested in repurchasing its own shares totals 2,965,628,002 Euros, representing approximately 59% of the programme’s maximum investment amount and about 17% of its outstanding shares as of 2021.
Between 28 May and 3 June 2026, the bank bought 12,765,369 shares on venues including XMAD and CEUX at weighted average prices around 10.65–10.78 Euros per share.
Banco Santander, S.A. has issued $1,500,000,000 aggregate liquidation preference of 7.250% Non-Step-Up Non-Cumulative Contingent Convertible Perpetual Preferred Tier 1 Securities and is using this report to add related documents to an existing Form F-3 shelf registration.
The report lists the underwriting agreement, the main contingent convertible capital securities indenture and a first supplemental indenture governing these preferred Tier 1 securities. It also includes the form of global note for the 7.250% securities and legal opinions, together with related consents, from Uría Menéndez and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
Banco Santander, S.A. is offering $1,500,000,000 of 7.250% Non-Step-Up Non-Cumulative Contingent Convertible Perpetual Preferred Tier 1 Securities (the "Notes") in minimum denominations of $200,000. The Notes pay quarterly distributions at 7.250% per annum through June 3, 2036, then reset every five years at the 5-year U.S. Treasury yield plus an Initial Margin of 2.837%. The Notes are perpetual, can be redeemed in specified circumstances (including Tax or Capital Events, Supervisory Permission required), and are mandatorily and irrevocably convertible into ordinary shares upon a Trigger Event if the CET1 ratio falls below 5.125%. Net proceeds are expected to be approximately $1,491,000,000, intended to refinance outstanding AT1 securities with remaining amounts for general corporate purposes.
Banco Santander has completed a placement of preferred securities contingently convertible into new ordinary shares (CoCos) with a total nominal amount of $1,500,000,000. These perpetual CoCos carry a 7.25% annual coupon for the first 10 years, then reset every five years using a 283.7 basis point margin over the 5-year U.S. Treasury rate.
The instruments are intended to qualify as additional tier 1 capital under EU banking rules. They convert into shares if the bank’s common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio, which stood at 14.4% on 31 March 2026, falls below 5.125%. The CoCos are targeted at professional investors, with admission to trading on the New York Stock Exchange to be requested.
Banco Santander, S.A. is offering to purchase up to $850,000,000 of its outstanding 4.750% Non-Step-Up Non-Cumulative Contingent Convertible Perpetual Preferred Tier 1 Securities under the tender offer described in the May 27, 2026 Offer to Purchase. The offer terms and summary terms are incorporated by reference from that Offer to Purchase.
Banco Santander, S.A. announced that its previously suspended share buyback programme will resume on 28 May 2026. The bank now expects the buyback programme to run until 21 August 2026, inclusive. This update follows an earlier notice about the temporary suspension issued on 23 April 2026.
Banco Santander, S.A. has launched a cash tender offer to buy back up to $850,000,000 (the Maximum Offer Amount) of its outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated Additional Tier 1 securities. The offer targets its 4.750% Non-Step-Up Non-Cumulative Contingent Convertible Perpetual Preferred Tier 1 Securities.
Holders can tender in minimum denominations of $200,000, with a purchase price of 100.1% of nominal value, or $1,001 per $1,000 of principal, plus any applicable Distribution Payment. Purchased securities will be cancelled, while untendered securities will remain outstanding.
The offer is part of Santander’s plan to manage its Tier 1 capital position and optimize liquidity and debt maturity. It is expected to be funded using proceeds from a concurrent offering of new AT1 securities or available cash. The offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 9, 2026, with settlement expected on June 11, 2026, subject to conditions described in the Offer to Purchase.
Banco Santander, S.A. filed proxy/prospectus materials and completed registration steps for its pending acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation.
Banco Santander’s Form F-4 was declared effective on April 22, 2026, a prospectus was filed on April 23, 2026, and Webster began mailing the definitive proxy/prospectus on April 24, 2026. The companies say closing is expected in the second half of 2026 and teams are preparing for Legal Day 1.
Banco Santander, S.A. filed proxy/prospectus materials and completed registration steps for its pending acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation.
Banco Santander’s Form F-4 was declared effective on April 22, 2026, a prospectus was filed on April 23, 2026, and Webster began mailing the definitive proxy/prospectus on April 24, 2026. The companies say closing is expected in the second half of 2026 and teams are preparing for Legal Day 1.
Banco Santander, S.A. reports that Fitch Ratings has upgraded its long-term rating from A to A+, with a stable outlook, while affirming its short-term rating at F1. The long-term ratings of key subsidiaries, including Santander Totta and several Santander Consumer entities, were also raised from A to A+ with stable outlooks and F1 short-term ratings affirmed. In addition, Santander Totta’s long-term deposit rating was upgraded from A+ to AA-, and its short-term deposit rating from F1 to F1+, signalling stronger assessed credit quality for that subsidiary.