Company: BCDRF
Filing Date: 2025-01-02
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0000891478-25-000002
Chunk: 13

Company: Banco Santander, S.A.
Filing Date: 2025-01-02
Form: 6-K
Chunk 13
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 Bonds"). The aforementioned early redemption will take place on 15 December 2024.

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#### 2. Grupo Santander
Appendices I, II and III to the consolidated annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 provide relevant information on Grupo Santander companies at that date and on the companies accounted for under the equity method.

Also, Note 3 to the aforementioned consolidated annual accounts includes a description of the most significant acquisitions and disposals of companies performed by Grupo Santander in 2023, 2022 and 2021.

The most significant transactions carried out during the first nine months of 2024 or pending execution at 30 September 2024 are described below:

Accelerated placement of ordinary shares of Santander Bank Polska

On 10 September 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. announced an accelerated placement of 5,320,000 ordinary shares of its subsidiary Santander Bank Polska S.A., representing approximately 5.2% of its share capital, at a price of PLN 463 (EUR 108) per ordinary share. The transaction was closed on 13 September, with the total value of the transaction amounting to PLN 2,463 million (EUR 575 million). Banco Santander will continue to hold a majority stake in Santander Bank Polska S.A. of 62.2% of the share capital (prior to this transaction the percentage of ownership was 67.4%).

This sale has resulted in an increase in reserves and valuation adjustments of EUR 158 million and EUR 57 million, respectively, and an increase in minority equity of EUR 360 million.

3. Shareholder remuneration system and earnings per share

#### a) Shareholder remuneration system
The cash remuneration paid by Banco Santander to its shareholders in the first nine months of 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

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 (EUR million) |     |       | % of par   
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