Shareholders and Investors Fixed-Income Ratings Ratings This page details the ratings awarded to the Company by the following credit rating agencies: Dominion Bond Rating Service (henceforth "DBRS"), Fitch Ratings ,Ireland (henceforth "Fitch"), Moody's Investors Service España, S.A. (henceforth "Moody's"), S&P Global Ratings Europe limited, Ireland (henceforth "Standard & Poor's") Gesellschaft für Bonitätsbeurteilung mbH (henceforth “GBB-Rating”) and Scope Ratings (henceforth “Scope”). Table of Ratings by Agency Agency Long Term Short Term Outlook Reports DBRS A (Alto) R-1 (Medio) Stable October 2021 pdf 53,8 Kb October 2020 (2) pdf 353 Kb October 2020 pdf 51 Kb January 2020 pdf 584 Kb Fitch A- (Senior A) F2 (Senior F1) Stable June 2021 (2) pdf 535 Kb June 2021 pdf 53 Kb October 2020 (2) pdf 427 kb October 2020 pdf 45 kb June 2020 pdf 47 kb Moody's A2 P-1 Stable July 2021 pdf 129 Kb October 2020 pdf 1200 Kb April 2020 pdf 1200 Kb Standard & Poor's A A-1 Stable July 2021 pdf 1.4 Mb June 2021 pdf 155 Kb December 2020 pdf 1.6 Mb JCR Japan A+ - Stable November 2020 pdf 416 Kb November 2019 pdf 367 Kb September 2019 pdf 317 Kb Scope AA- S-1+ Stable September 2019 pdf 317 Kb March 2018 pdf 298 Kb April 2017 pdf 383 Kb GBB-Rating A+ - Stable May 2021 pdf 390 Kb May 2020 pdf 800 Kb May 2019 pdf 705 Kb Axesor Rating A - Stable December 2020 pdf 784 Kb December 2019 pdf 593 Kb December 2018 pdf 747 Kb The credit rating can be revised, cancelled or withdrawn at any time by the ratings agency. The aforementioned credit ratings are only an estimation and should not prevent potential investors in bonds issued by the company from undertaking their own analysis of the Company or the bonds it issues. The long term debt rating categories used by the aforementioned agencies are as follows: Agencia Moody's Standard & Poors Fitch DBRS Investment Category Aaa Aa A Baa AAA AA A BBB AAA AA A BBB AAA AA A BBB Especulative Category Ba B Caa Ca C BB B CCC CC C BB B CCC CC C BB B CCC CC C Moody's assignes numeric modifiers 1, 2 and 3 to each generic ratings classification from Aa through B. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Standard & Poor's applies a plus (+) or minus (-) sign in categories AA through CCC to show relative standing within the major rating categories. Fitch applies these same signs from the AAA category. The short term debt rating categories used by these agencies are as follows: Moody's Standard & Poors Fitch DBRS Prime-1 Prime-2 Prime-3 A-1 A-2 A-3 B C F1 F2 F3 B C R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 Standard & Poor's and Fitch both apply a plus sign (+) within the categories A-1 and F1. These credit ratings do not constitute a recommendation to buy, sell or subscribe to the bonds issued by the Company. The credit rating can be revised, cancelled or withdrawn at any time by the ratings agency. The aforementioned credit ratings are only an estimation and should not prevent potential investors in bonds issued by the company from undertaking their own analysis of the Company or the bonds it issues. USEFUL LINKS LEGAL LINKS OF INTEREST © Banco Santander S.A. All rights reserved. Corporate Headquarters: CGS Av. Cantabria s/n 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid (Spain) COOKIE CONFIGURATION For Banco Santander, it is important to adapt to your tastes and preferences. To this end, we use proprietary and third-party cookies to differentiate your experience from that of other users, for analytical purposes and to deliver personalised advertising based on a profile drawn from your browsing habits. You can configure cookies or accept all of them. This banner will remain active until you run one of the two options. For further information, please consult our Cookie Policy. CONFIGURE COOKIES It only takes you a few seconds ACCEPT ALL COOKIES