Banco Santander

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

Santander is holding talks with unions in Spain on a voluntary early retirement offer for up to 3,000 staff, the bank confirmed. There are no concrete target figures yet. The negotiations come against the backdrop of planned AI initiatives to cut costs (more than 1 billion euros by 2028) and about 14,000 job cuts already implemented over two years. » More on handelsblatt.com