Company: BCDRF
Filing Date: 2025-07-31
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0000891478-25-000111
Chunk: 101

Company: Banco Santander, S.A.
Filing Date: 2025-07-31
Form: 6-K
Chunk 101
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            |     | 0.22 |           |     | 0.11 |               |     | 1,643 |            | 19.17 | % |           | 0.0950 |     |               | 1,485 |
| Dividend paid with a charge to reserves or share premium |     |            |     |    — |           |     |    — |               |     |     — |            |     — |   |           |      — |     |               |     — |
| Dividend in kind                                         |     |            |     |    — |           |     |    — |               |     |     — |            |     — |   |           |      — |     |               |     — |
| Flexible payment                                         |     |            |     |    — |           |     |    — |               |     |     — |            |     — |   |           |      — |     |               |     — |

At the Board of Directors meeting held on 25 February 2025, it was agreed to pay a complementary dividend in cash against 2024 results of EUR 11 cents per share which became effective on 2 May 2025, which was approved by the general meeting of shareholders on 4 April 2025.

Likewise, on 6 February 2025 a buyback program on account of the 2024 results was started for a maximum amount of EUR 1,587 million, ended on 27 June 2025 (see Note 11.b).

At the general meeting of shareholders held on 22 March 2024, it was agreed to pay an interim dividend in cash against 2023 results of EUR 9.50 cents per share agreed by the board of directors on 19 February 2024, which became effective on 2 May 2024. Likewise, the general meeting of shareholders approved the implementation of a share buyback program, also agreed upon by the board of directors, for a maximum amount of EUR 1,459 million euros, which finalized on June 2024.

b) Earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations

i. Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share for the period are calculated by dividing the net profit attributable to Grupo Santander for the first six months adjusted by the after-tax amount relating to the remuneration of contingently convertible preference shares recognised in equity by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding the average number