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Filing Date: 2025-02-28
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Company: Banco Santander, S.A.
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: 20-F
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, at their respective general meetings and the merger became effective in April 1999.

The Bank’s general shareholders’ meeting held on 23 June 2007 approved the proposal to change back the name of the Bank to Banco Santander, S.A.

As indicated above, the Bank brought its Bylaws into line with the Spanish Companies Act by means of a public deed executed in Santander on 29 July 2011.

The Bank’s general shareholders’ meeting held on 22 March 2013 approved the merger by absorption of Banco Español de Crédito, S.A.

On 7 June 2017, Santander acquired the entire share capital of Banco Popular Español, S.A. in an auction in connection with a resolution plan adopted by the European Single Resolution Board (the European banking resolution authority) and executed by the FROB (the Spanish banking resolution authority) following a determination by the European Central Bank that Banco Popular was failing or likely to fail, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 806/2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms. On 24 April 2018, the Bank announced that the boards of directors of Banco Santander, S.A. and Banco Popular Español, S.A.U. had agreed to an absorption of Banco Popular by Banco Santander. The legal absorption was effective on 28 September 2018.

Annual report 2024 870

Shareholder and investor relations

Santander Group City
Pereda, 2ª planta
Avda. de Cantabria, s/n
28660 Boadilla del Monte
Madrid
Spain
Telephone: (+34) 91 276 92 90
accionistas@santander.com

investor@gruposantander.com

Hard copies of the Bank’s annual report can be requested by shareholders free of charge at the address and phone number indicated above.

Customer service department

Apartado de Correos 35.250
28080 Madrid
santander_reclamaciones@gruposantander.es

Media enquiries

Santander Group City
Arrecife, 2ª planta
Avda. de Cantabria, s/n
28660 Boadilla del Monte
Madrid
Spain
Telephone: (+34) 91 289 52 11
comunicacion@gruposantander.com

Banking Ombudsman in Spain
(Defensor del cliente en España)

Mr José Luis Gó