{"id":12426,"date":"2026-04-27T05:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/12426\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T05:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:14:32","slug":"banco-santander-updates-share-buyback-progress-san-sec-filing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/12426\/","title":{"rendered":"Banco Santander updates share buyback progress | SAN SEC Filing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-bottom: 0pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt\">FORM 6-K<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0pt 0; font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">Washington, D.C. 20549<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">Report of Foreign Issuer<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">For the month of April, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">Commission File Number: 001-12518<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 22pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">Banco Santander, S.A.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">(Exact name of<br \/>\nregistrant as specified in its charter)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">Ciudad Grupo Santander<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">28660 Boadilla del Monte (Madrid) Spain<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">(Address of principal<br \/>\nexecutive office)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0\">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant<br \/>\nfiles or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    \u00a0<br \/>\n    Form 20-F<br \/>\n    X<br \/>\n    \u00a0<br \/>\n    Form 40-F<br \/>\n    \u00a0<br \/>\n    \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">Banco Santander,<br \/>\nS.A.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 1pt solid\">Item\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    \u00a0<br \/>\n    \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    1<br \/>\n    Report of Other Relevant Information dated April 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"height: 26px; width: 145px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">Banco Santander, S.A. (the \u201cBank\u201d<br \/>\nor \u201cBanco Santander\u201d), in compliance with the Securities Market legislation, hereby communicates the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">Reference is made<br \/>\nto our notice of inside information of 4 February 2026 (official registry number 3077) (the \u201cBuyback Commencement Communication\u201d),<br \/>\nrelating to the buyback programme of own shares (the \u201cBuyback Programme\u201d) approved by the Board of Directors of Banco<br \/>\nSantander.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">Pursuant to article 5 of Regulation (EU) no. 596\/2014<br \/>\non Market Abuse of 16 April 2014, and articles 2.2 and 2.3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016\/1052, of 8 March 2016, the Bank<br \/>\ninforms of the transactions carried out over its own shares between 8 and 15 April (both inclusive).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">The cash amount of the shares purchased to 15 April<br \/>\n2026 as a result of the execution of the Buyback Programme amounts to 2,705,497,424 Euros, which represents approximately 53.8% of the<br \/>\nmaximum investment amount of the Buyback Programme. The programme was announced together with its other characteristics through the Buyback<br \/>\nCommencement Communication. With these purchases, the Bank has repurchased approximately 16.8% of its outstanding shares as of 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    Date<br \/>\n    Security<br \/>\n    Transaction<br \/>\n    Trading venue<br \/>\n    Number of shares<br \/>\n    Weighted average price (\u20ac)<\/p>\n<p>    08\/04\/2026<br \/>\n    SAN<br \/>\n    Purchase<br \/>\n    XMAD<br \/>\n    1,000<br \/>\n    10.4867<\/p>\n<p>    09\/04\/2026<br \/>\n    SAN<br \/>\n    Purchase<br \/>\n    XMAD<br \/>\n    1,000<br \/>\n    10.3363<\/p>\n<p>    10\/04\/2026<br \/>\n    SAN<br \/>\n    Purchase<br \/>\n    XMAD<br \/>\n    1,000<br \/>\n    10.4871<\/p>\n<p>    13\/04\/2026<br \/>\n    SAN<br \/>\n    Purchase<br \/>\n    XMAD<br \/>\n    1,000<br \/>\n    10.3315<\/p>\n<p>    14\/04\/2026<br \/>\n    SAN<br \/>\n    Purchase<br \/>\n    XMAD<br \/>\n    1,000<br \/>\n    10.5769<\/p>\n<p>    15\/04\/2026<br \/>\n    SAN<br \/>\n    Purchase<br \/>\n    XMAD<br \/>\n    1,000<br \/>\n    10.6303<\/p>\n<p>    \u00a0<br \/>\n    \u00a0<br \/>\n    \u00a0<br \/>\n    TOTAL<br \/>\n    6,000<br \/>\n    \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">Issuer name: Banco Santander, S.A. &#8211; LEI<br \/>\n5493006QMFDDMYWIAM13<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">Reference of the financial instrument: ordinary<br \/>\nshares &#8211; Code ISIN ES0113900J37<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">Detailed information of the transactions carried<br \/>\nout within the referred period is attached as Annex I.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right\">Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), 16 April 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"height: 26px; width: 145px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">ANNEX I<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">Detailed<br \/>\ninformation on each of the transactions carried out within the context of the Buy-back Programme between 08\/04\/2026 and 15\/04\/2026 (both<br \/>\ninclusive)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">(https:\/\/www.santander.com\/content\/dam\/santander-com\/es\/documentos\/cumplimiento\/do-anexo-i-8-a-15-abril-2026-es.pdf)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">SIGNATURE<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in\">Pursuant to the<br \/>\nrequirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,<br \/>\nthereunto duly authorized.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; 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