Banco Santander (ADR)

Impersonation scams claiming to be from banks, police or HMRC are increasing, with Santander reporting more than £3m stolen from its customers so far this year and an average loss of about £6,000. Lloyds data shows fraudsters stole 10% more year-on-year and the average loss rose to £3,516, while banks advise customers to ignore text numbers, contact their bank using trusted numbers and use in-app verification tools. Consumers are urged to hang up suspicious calls, call back on a verified number and check bank security features before transferring money or handing over cards. » More on theguardian.com

Banco Santander has admitted 329,846,438 ordinary shares to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, increasing issued share capital to 15,019,165,940 ordinary shares. The newly admitted shares are fully fungible with the existing shares. The bank holds 536,252,474 own shares without voting rights, bringing the total number of voting rights to 14,482,913,466; the announcement serves as the reference point for disclosure obligations under FCA rules. » More on de.investing.com

Banco Santander purchased 8,399,608 of its own ordinary shares on the Madrid stock exchange between Thursday and Wednesday as part of the buyback programme announced in February 2026. The purchases were made over five trading days at weighted average prices between €11.8104 and €12.0302 per share; the largest single purchase was 2,399,608 shares at €11.8104. By Wednesday the total value of the repurchases amounted to €3.63 billion, about 72.2% of the maximum investment volume, and corresponds to roughly 17.3% of the shares issued in 2021. All transactions were executed under the ticker SAN and comply with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. » More on de.investing.com