FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of December, 2023
Commission File Number: 001-12518
Banco Santander, S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ciudad Grupo Santander
28660 Boadilla del Monte (Madrid) Spain
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
| Form 20-F | X | Form 40-F |
Banco Santander, S.A.
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| 1 | Report of Other Relevant Information dated December 21, 2023 |
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Banco Santander, S.A. (the “Bank” or “Banco Santander”), in compliance with the Securities Market legislation, hereby communicates the following:
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Reference is made to our notice of inside information of 27 September 2023 (official registry number 1979) (the “Buy-back Commencement Communication”), relating to the buyback programme of own shares (the “Buy-back Programme”) approved by the Board of Directors of Banco Santander.
Pursuant to article 5 of Regulation (EU) no. 596/2014 on 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 informs, on the basis of the information received from Goldman Sachs International as intermediary in charge of executing the Buy-back Programme, of the transactions carried out over its own shares between 14 and 20 December 2023 (both inclusive).
The cash amount of the shares purchased to 20 December 2023 as a result of the execution of the Buy-back Programme amounts to 967,441,273 Euros, which represents approximately 74% of the maximum investment amount of the Buy-back Programme. The programme was announced together with its other characteristics through the Buy-back Commencement Communication.
| Date | Security | Transaction | Trading venue | Number of shares | Weighted average price (€) |
| 14/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | XMAD | 1,500,000 | 3.8679 |
| 15/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | XMAD | 8,000,000 | 3.8211 |
| 15/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | CEUX | 2,763,000 | 3.8098 |
| 15/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | TQEX | 283,000 | 3.8085 |
| 18/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | XMAD | 3,000,000 | 3.7901 |
| 19/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | XMAD | 1,805,284 | 3.7848 |
| 19/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | CEUX | 814,968 | 3.7871 |
| 19/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | TQEX | 190,828 | 3.7883 |
| 20/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | XMAD | 3,473,710 | 3.7793 |
| 20/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | CEUX | 1,517,133 | 3.7796 |
| 20/12/2023 | SAN | Purchase | TQEX | 205,533 | 3.7811 |
| TOTAL | 23,553,456 |
Issuer name: Banco Santander, S.A. - LEI 5493006QMFDDMYWIAM13
Reference of the financial instrument: ordinary shares - Code ISIN ES0113900J37
Detailed information of the transactions carried out within the referred period is attached as Annex I.
Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), 21 December 2023
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ANNEX I
Detailed information on each of the transactions carried out within the context of the Buy-back Programme between 14/12/2023 and 20/12/2023 (both inclusive).
(https://www.santander.com/content/dam/santander-com/es/documentos/cumplimiento/do-anexo-i-14-a-20-dic-2023.pdf)
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Banco Santander, S.A. | |||||
| Date: | December 21, 2023 | By: | /s/ Pedro de Mingo Kaminouchi | ||
| Name: | Pedro de Mingo Kaminouchi | ||||
| Title: | Head of Regulatory Compliance | ||||