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BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| [Part 1.- Consolidated directors’ report, auditor's report and consolidated financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_19) | [3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_19) |
| [Part 2.- Supplemental information](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1279) | [871](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1279) |

Part 1.

Consolidated directors´

report, auditor's report

and consolidated

financial statements

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| 2024  Annual report  Unless otherwise specified, references in this annual report  to other documents, including but not limited to other  reports and websites, including our own, are for information  purposes only. If the contents of such other documents and  websites refer to this annual report, they are not nor should  be considered part of it.  Unless the context suggests otherwise, 'Banco Santander'  means Banco Santander, S.A., and 'Santander', 'the Group'  and 'Grupo Santander' mean Banco Santander, S.A. and  subsidiaries. |  |  |

C[onsolidated directors’ report](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_31)

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| [BUSINESS MODEL AND STRATEGY](#i95dbb8721cc24c45a92bf4a98d9b2ae0) | [7](#i95dbb8721cc24c45a92bf4a98d9b2ae0) |

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| [THE SANTANDER WAY](#i8f3b93b87a51480fb8a04a2cedaa1deb) | [8](#i8f3b93b87a51480fb8a04a2cedaa1deb) |
| [OUR BUSINESS MODEL](#i9fd3376516624070ac905c7c167db901) | [9](#i9fd3376516624070ac905c7c167db901) |
| [2024 RESULTS](#ida84f6ccedc147bbb5ad21e5c65a80f6) | [10](#ida84f6ccedc147bbb5ad21e5c65a80f6) |
| [LOOKING AHEAD](#ia26d0d564155446e891ed43d89ba8bd3) | [17](#ia26d0d564155446e891ed43d89ba8bd3) |

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| [SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT](#ie811a36c44a440c4ae6914240835e79d) | [18](#ie811a36c44a440c4ae6914240835e79d) |

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information statement

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| [1. SUSTAINABILITY AT SANTANDER](#i7cd55e022ef24645815d882037854b9c)  [(General information)](#i7cd55e022ef24645815d882037854b9c) | [22](#i7cd55e022ef24645815d882037854b9c) |
| [2. OUR CLIMATE TRANSITION PLAN](#i0ddd277ca1fa45abb0ff8a8c73590379)  [(Environmental information)](#i0ddd277ca1fa45abb0ff8a8c73590379) | [32](#i0ddd277ca1fa45abb0ff8a8c73590379) |
| [3. SUPPORTING EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITIES](#i690df48ac5574217bb586ea7188f2e2d)  [AND CUSTOMERS](#i690df48ac5574217bb586ea7188f2e2d)  [(Social information)](#i690df48ac5574217bb586ea7188f2e2d) | [75](#i690df48ac5574217bb586ea7188f2e2d) |
| [4. BUSINESS CONDUCT](#i1910bf4bdc7b42209d82f1a1578eb92c)  [(Governance information)](#i1910bf4bdc7b42209d82f1a1578eb92c) | [100](#i1910bf4bdc7b42209d82f1a1578eb92c) |
| [SUSTAINABILITY NOTES](#ibabb14ebf9f84278939f8b0087a1a4f4) | [107](#ibabb14ebf9f84278939f8b0087a1a4f4) |
| [INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION REPORT](#i43c9f30ea4974b22957f867120dc72d1) | [218](#i43c9f30ea4974b22957f867120dc72d1) |
| [OTHER SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION](#ifb2fbcc0ed6c4c1f8dfb42034d4c4572) | [224](#ifb2fbcc0ed6c4c1f8dfb42034d4c4572) |

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| [1. 2024 OVERVIEW](#ie5912e9057764d668d776968683af13f) | [235](#ie5912e9057764d668d776968683af13f) |
| [2. OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE](#i105e69c1d56e4dca910d3971200da75b) | [241](#i105e69c1d56e4dca910d3971200da75b) |
| [3. SHAREHOLDERS AND GENERAL MEETING](#i86ed2a898efd41e5aa25c32c6e34f52f) | [247](#i86ed2a898efd41e5aa25c32c6e34f52f) |
| [4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS](#i98c357dc388c4f84aa7292543809b1a1) | [255](#i98c357dc388c4f84aa7292543809b1a1) |
| [5. SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM](#i8eab6f49813d4c7292f61ca264d6b568) | [305](#i8eab6f49813d4c7292f61ca264d6b568) |
| [6. REMUNERATION](#ib7024d9239ff415982b40e9518ab5c0b) | [307](#ib7024d9239ff415982b40e9518ab5c0b) |
| [7. GROUP STRUCTURE AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE](#i85625c4f3a1649f28df86d9f91a900b1) | [336](#i85625c4f3a1649f28df86d9f91a900b1) |
| [8. INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING](#i24d7fb701a484826b723a943a2ee68d5)  [(ICFR)](#i24d7fb701a484826b723a943a2ee68d5) | [339](#i24d7fb701a484826b723a943a2ee68d5) |
| [9. OTHER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INFORMATION](#i05c20eecd4fe4040930253a29dc66c9f) | [346](#i05c20eecd4fe4040930253a29dc66c9f) |

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| [1. ECONOMY, REGULATION AND COMPETITION](#i67dccb3851644cc080517eeca84f36ad) | [387](#i67dccb3851644cc080517eeca84f36ad) |
| [2. GROUP SELECTED DATA](#ib6cabec5ac294969800d23f4d9d2d52d) | [392](#ib6cabec5ac294969800d23f4d9d2d52d) |
| [3. GROUP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE](#i05aa34b120eb4dd5bbb1ec1f1b0f40c1) | [394](#i05aa34b120eb4dd5bbb1ec1f1b0f40c1) |
| [4. FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY SEGMENT](#iad4a5825167c4c1d84f7f8dcdd620222) | [437](#iad4a5825167c4c1d84f7f8dcdd620222) |
| [5. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION](#ia935a8af49ab44bc81a7c53e33ab188a)  [(R&D&I)](#ia935a8af49ab44bc81a7c53e33ab188a) | [478](#ia935a8af49ab44bc81a7c53e33ab188a) |
| [6. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS SINCE YEAR END](#i50e92dfdac2343cb91d065963945ed00) | [481](#i50e92dfdac2343cb91d065963945ed00) |
| [7. TREND INFORMATION 2025](#ic2b4b19bcf554de09c418f520a09fa6d) | [482](#ic2b4b19bcf554de09c418f520a09fa6d) |
| [8. ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES (APMs)](#i028f675d3bd947c5a3fc279751e367d3) | [492](#i028f675d3bd947c5a3fc279751e367d3) |

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| [2. CREDIT RISK](#i9e5c71d514ae408cb6986346ad48853a) | [512](#i9e5c71d514ae408cb6986346ad48853a) |
| [3. MARKET, STRUCTURAL AND LIQUIDITY RISK](#i37d40d6b3efa41e2811c38d1bd3c07b1) | [524](#i37d40d6b3efa41e2811c38d1bd3c07b1) |
| [4. CAPITAL RISK](#i220269bf8656464e873a8ea5e5f4c539) | [535](#i220269bf8656464e873a8ea5e5f4c539) |
| [5. OPERATIONAL RISK](#i0cb7d307231d4864b65615c454989d9b) | [537](#i0cb7d307231d4864b65615c454989d9b) |
| [6. COMPLIANCE RISK](#ic2aaeb216d114859b49e04d1f7b81b07) | [543](#ic2aaeb216d114859b49e04d1f7b81b07) |
| [7. MODEL RISK](#ifa2583f8fac449d89d5aed2dd57d11cc) | [549](#ifa2583f8fac449d89d5aed2dd57d11cc) |
| [8. STRATEGIC RISK](#i3f0e276a4d2142aca4a2c94e705b0bb6) | [551](#i3f0e276a4d2142aca4a2c94e705b0bb6) |

[Auditor's report and consolidated](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_745) [financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_745)

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| [CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#i9f3639494bc34b54b2619a6ccb73939c) | [572](#i9f3639494bc34b54b2619a6ccb73939c) |

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| [NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL](#i336d0f7f86fb4307bc504c27fdfb34e5)  [STATEMENTS](#i336d0f7f86fb4307bc504c27fdfb34e5) | [588](#i336d0f7f86fb4307bc504c27fdfb34e5) |
| [APPENDIX](#i853bcc96bd964e298c9776cb086de458) | [824](#i853bcc96bd964e298c9776cb086de458) |

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2024 consolidated

directors’ report

This report was approved unanimously by our board

of directors on 25 February 2025

Our approach to this document

We changed the layout of our consolidated directors’ report in

2018 to include the contents previously provided in these

documents, which we no longer prepare separately:

• Annual report

• Consolidated directors’ report

• Annual corporate governance report (CNMV format document)

• Board committee reports

• Sustainability report

• Annual report on our directors’ remuneration (CNMV format

document)

The consolidated directors’ report also includes all information

required by Spanish Act 11/2018 on non-financial information and

diversity and the information on sustainability prepared by the

Group in accordance with the European Standards of Sustainability

Reporting (ESRS). It can be found in the['Sustainability statement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)

chapter, which constitutes the consolidated non-financial

information statement and sustainability information.

Auditors’ reviews

As required by law, our 2022 consolidated directors’ report was

subject to three reviews by our independent statutory auditors,

PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores, S.L. They can be summarized

as follows:

• PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores, S.L. verified that the

information in this report is consistent with our consolidated

financial statements and that its contents comply with applicable

regulation. For more details, see 'Other information:

Consolidated management report section of the ['Auditor’s report'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_751)

within 'Auditor's report and consolidated annual accounts'.

• PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores, S.L., issued a verification

report, with limited assurance, on the Consolidated Non-

Financial Information statement and the information on

sustainability required under Act 11/2018 and under the

European Standards of Sustainability Reporting (ESRS) included

in this consolidated directors' report. To read the verification

report, see the  ['Independent verification report'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_253) in the

'Sustainability statement' chapter.

• PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores, S.L. issued an independent

reasonable assurance report on the design and effectiveness of

Banco Santander's internal control over financial reporting,

which can be found in section [8.6 'External auditor report](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_436)' of the

'Corporate governance' chapter.

Non-IFRS and alternative performance measures

This report contains financial information prepared according to

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and taken from

our consolidated financial statements, as well as alternative

performance measures (APMs) as defined in the Guidelines on

Alternative Performance Measures issued by the European

Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 5 October 2015, and

other non-IFRS measures. The APMs and non-IFRS measures were

calculated with information from Grupo Santander; however, they

are neither defined or detailed in the applicable financial reporting

framework nor audited or reviewed by our auditors.

We use the APMs and non-IFRS measures when planning,

monitoring and evaluating our performance. We consider them to

be useful metrics for our management and investors to compare

operating performance between accounting periods.

Nonetheless, the APMs and non-IFRS measures are supplemental

information; their purpose is not to substitute the IFRS measures.

Furthermore, companies in our industry and others may calculate

or use APMs and non-IFRS measures differently, thus making them

less useful for comparison purposes. APMs using environmental,

social and governance labels have not been calculated in

accordance with the Taxonomy Regulation or with the indicators

for principal adverse impact in SFDR.

For more details on APMs and non-IFRS measures, see section [8.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601)

['Alternative performance measures (APMs)'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of the 'Economic and

financial review' chapter and section [SN 9 'Alternative performance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_220)

[measures (APMs)'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_220) of the 'Sustainability statement' chapter.

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Sustainability information

This report contains, in addition to financial information,

sustainability-related information, including environmental, social

and governance-related metrics, statements, goals, targets,

commitments and opinions. The sustainability information can be

found throughout the report but mostly in the ['Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)

[statement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) chapter.

The sustainability information is provided in accordance with

Directive 2022/2464 on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD)

and Law 11/2018 on non-financial and diversity reporting.

Sustainability information  is not audited nor, save as expressly

indicated under ‘Auditors’ reviews’ , reviewed by an external

auditor. Sustainability information is prepared following various

external and internal frameworks, reporting guidelines and

measurement, collection and verification methods and practices,

which may materially differ from those applicable to financial

information and are in many cases emerging and evolving.

Sustainability information is based on various materiality

thresholds, estimates, assumptions, judgments and underlying

data derived internally and from third parties. Sustainability

information is thus subject to significant measurement

uncertainties, may not be comparable to sustainability information

of other companies or over time or across periods and its inclusion

is not meant to imply that the information is fit for any particular

purpose or that it is material to us under mandatory reporting

standards. The sustainability information is for informational

purposes only, without any liability being accepted in connection

with it except where such liability cannot be limited under

overriding provisions of applicable law.

Forward-looking statements

Banco Santander hereby warns that this annual report contains

'forward-looking statements', as defined by the US Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements can be

understood through words and expressions like 'expect', 'project',

'anticipate', 'should', 'intend', 'probability', 'risk', 'VaR', 'RoRAC',

'RoRWA', 'TNAV', 'target', 'goal', 'objective', 'estimate', 'future',

'ambition', 'aspiration', 'commitment', 'commit', 'focus', 'pledge'

and similar expressions. They include (but are not limited to)

statements on future business development, shareholder

remuneration policy and NFI. However, risks, uncertainties and

other important factors may lead to developments and results that

differ materially from those anticipated, expected, projected or

assumed in forward-looking statements.

The important factors below (and others described elsewhere in

this report), as well as other unknown or unpredictable factors,

could affect our future development and results and could lead to

outcomes materially different from what our forward-looking

statements anticipate, expect, project or assume:

• general economic or industry conditions (e.g., an economic

downturn; higher volatility in the capital markets; inflation;

deflation; changes in demographics, consumer spending,

investment or saving habits; and the effects of the wars in

Ukraine and the Middle East or the outbreak of public health

emergencies in the global economy) in areas where we have

significant operations or investments;

• climate-related conditions, regulations, targets and weather

events;

• exposure to market risks (e.g., risks from interest rates, foreign

exchange rates, equity prices and new benchmark indices);

• potential losses from early loan repayment, collateral

depreciation or counterparty risk;

• political instability in Spain, the UK, other European countries,

Latin America and the US;

• legislative, regulatory or tax changes (including regulatory

capital and liquidity requirements), especially in view of the UK's

exit from the European Union and greater regulation prompted

by financial crises;

• acquisition integration and challenges arising from deviating

management’s resources and attention from other strategic

opportunities and operational matters;

• uncertainty over the scope of actions that may be required by us,

governments and other to achieve goals relating to climate,

environmental and social matters, as well as the evolving nature

of underlying science and industry and governmental standards

and regulations;

• our own decisions and actions, including those affecting or

changing our practices, operations, priorities, strategies, policies

or procedures; and

• changes affecting our access to liquidity and funding on

acceptable terms, especially due to credit spread shifts or credit

rating downgrade for the entire group or core subsidiaries.

Forward looking statements are based on current expectations and

future estimates about Santander’s and third-parties’ operations

and businesses and address matters that are uncertain to varying

degrees, including, but not limited to developing standards that

may change in the future; plans, projections, expectations, targets,

objectives, strategies and goals relating to environmental, social,

safety and governance performance, including expectations

regarding future execution of Santander’s and third parties’ energy

and climate strategies, and the underlying assumptions and

estimated impacts on Santander’s and third-parties’ businesses

related thereto; Santander’s and third-parties’ approach, plans and

expectations in relation to carbon use and targeted reductions of

emissions; changes in operations or investments under existing or

future environmental laws and regulations; and changes in

government regulations and regulatory requirements, including

those related to climate-related initiatives.

Forward-looking statements are aspirational, should be regarded

as indicative, preliminary and for illustrative purposes only, speak

only as of the date of approval of this annual report and are

informed by the knowledge, information and views available on

such date and are subject to change without notice. Banco

Santander is not required to update or revise any forward-looking

statements, regardless of new information, future events or

otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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Past performance does not indicate future outcomes

Statements about historical performance or growth rates must not

be construed as suggesting that future performance, share price or

earnings (including earnings per share) will necessarily be the

same or higher than in a previous period. Nothing in this annual

report should be taken as a profit and loss forecast.

XHTML electronic format and XBRL tags

This annual report was prepared in eXtensible HyperText Markup

Language (XHTML) format. The consolidated financial statements

and the notes to the consolidated financial statements that it

includes, have been tagged with eXtensible Business Reporting

Language (XBRL), in accordance with Directive 2004/109/EC and

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815.

To view the XBRL tags, you must open this document with an

appropriate viewer. You can find this document with an XBRL

viewer on Banco Santander's corporate website.

Not a securities offer

This annual report and the information it contains does not

constitute an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any

securities.

[Glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_739)

To facilitate a better understanding of this annual report, a

glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations has been included

at the end of the consolidated directors' report.

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BUSINESS MODEL

AND STRATEGY

Annual report 20248

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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THE SANTANDER WAY

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|  | To help people  and businesses prosper |  |  |  | To be the best open financial  services platform  by acting  responsibly and earning the  lasting loyalty of our people,  customers, shareholders  and communities |  |  |  | Everything we do should be  Simple, Personal and Fair |  |
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Annual report 20249

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OUR BUSINESS MODEL

Generating value for our stakeholders

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| CUSTOMER FOCUS | |  | Building a digital bank with branches |
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→ Customer focus is the essence of our strategy. Our multichannel

offering enables us to fulfil all our customers' financial needs,

making us their global, trusted and responsive partner.

→ Our customer growth investments are centred around three basic

things: provide great products at competitive prices, a frictionless

digital experience and being a trusted financial partner.

→ We are building a digital bank with branches to make our

customers' lives easier. By merging technology with human

touch, we offer fully-digital products while ensuring our branches

provide support and advice. This blend of innovation and

personalization ensures our customers get the best of both

worlds.

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|  | 2023 | 2024 |
| Total customers (mn) | 165 | 173 |
| Active customers (mn) | 100 | 103 |

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| SCALE | |  | Global & in-market scale |
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→ Santander has a unique combination of global scale and local

leadership (top 3 in lending, deposits and mutual funds in most of

our markets).

→ Our activities are organized under five global businesses: Retail &

Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate &

Investment Banking, Wealth Management & Insurance and

Payments.

→ These five global businesses support value creation based on the

profitable growth and operational leverage that ONE Santander

provides.

→ Our global approach to technology and development of global

platforms is helping us to provide our customers with cost

competitive products and the best digital experience.

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| Global businesses |  | Retail | | | Retail & Commercial Banking | | | | | } |
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| Consumer | | | Digital Consumer Bank | | | | | } |
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| CIB | | | Corporate & Investment Banking | | | | | } |
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| Wealth | | | Wealth Management & Insurance | | | | | } |
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| Payments | | | Payments | | | | | } |
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| DIVERSIFICATION | |  | Business, geographical and balance sheet |
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→ Our simple and well-targeted range of products and services

meets the needs of a wide spectrum of customers: individuals,

SMEs, mid-market companies, large corporates, Wealth

Management customers, first-time banking customers, auto

customers and dealers, and card customers.

→ Santander has a strong, simple and diversified balance sheet,

with a low exposure to market risk and is highly collateralized

and made up mainly of loans.

→ Diversification and a medium-low risk profile deliver recurrent

pre-provision profit, with among the lowest volatility across

peers.

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| Group net operating income (pre-provision profit) |
| EUR billion |

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Annual report 202410

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2024 RESULTS

Record results for the third consecutive year, creating value for shareholders

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| → Record profit on the back of 8mn new customers  YoY and strong revenue growth  → A groundbreaking year in our transformation,  driving strong operating performance and  profitable growth  → Solid balance sheet with sound credit quality  and capital ratio, reflecting all-time high organic  generation  → Delivering double-digit value creation and higher  shareholder remuneration |

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| FY’24 Attributable Profit |  | FY’24 Revenue |
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| €12.6bn  +14% |  | €62.2bn  +8% |
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| Efficiency |  | RoTE |
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| 41.8%  –226bps |  | 16.3%  +121bps |
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| CoR |  | FL CET1 |
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| 1.15%  -3bps |  | 12.8%  +51bps |
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| TNAVps + DPS |  | Cash DPS  paid in 2024 |
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| +14% |  | +39% |

Note: Based on underlying P&L. YoY changes in euros. In constant euros: FY'24 attributable profit +15% vs. FY’23; FY'24 revenue +10% vs. FY’23. For more information on

figures presented in constant euros and the alternative performance measures presented above and across this chapter, see section [8. 'Alternative performance measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601).

TNAVps + Cash dividend per share (DPS) includes the €9.50 cent cash dividend per share paid in May 2024 and the €10.00 cent interim cash dividend per share paid in

November 2024. Growth in Cash DPS corresponds to the total cash dividend per share paid during 2024 compared to the cash dividends per share paid during 2023. For more

details, see section [3.3 ‘Dividends and shareholder remuneration’](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_322) in the ‘Corporate governance’ chapter. Implementation of the shareholder remuneration policy is subject to

future corporate and regulatory decisions and approvals.

We delivered on all our financial targets, which we upgraded in the

Q2'24 earnings presentationA

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|  | 2024 targetsA | 2024 achievements |  |
| RevenueB | High-single digit growth | +10% | ü |
| Efficiency ratio | c.42% | 41.8% | ü |
| CoR | c.1.2% | 1.15% | ü |
| FL CET1 | >12% | 12.8% | ü |
| RoTE | >16% | 16.3% | ü |

A. Some targets were upgraded in the Q2'24 results presentation: i) revenue from mid-single digit growth to high-single digit growth; ii) efficiency ratio from <43% to

c.42%; iii) RoTE from 16% to >16%. FL CET1 target >12% after FL Basel III implementation, FL definition as of 1 January 2025.

B. YoY change in constant euros.

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Over the last 10 years our transformation and unique business model have

consistently delivered profitable growth

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A. Total shareholder remuneration charged against the results corresponding to the calendar year: cash dividend + share buybacks excluding scrip dividends. Implementation

of 2024 shareholder remuneration policy is subject to future corporate and regulatory decisions and approvals.

We are in a phase of value creation, driven by higher profitability

underpinned by three tenets:

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Annual report 202412

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Think Value

Delivering double-digit value creation, on average through-the-cycle

→ We are entering the last year of our strategic cycle well ahead of all our key Investor Day targets for 2025

2024 vs. ID targets for 2025

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Note: target payout defined as c.50% of Group reported profit (excluding non-cash, non-capital ratios impact items), distributed approximately 50% in cash dividend and 50% in

share buybacks. Execution of the shareholder remuneration policy is subject to future corporate and regulatory decisions and approvals. For more details, see section [3.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_322)

[‘Dividends and shareholder remuneration’](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_322)in the ‘Corporate governance’ chapter.

Think Customer

Building a digital bank with branches with well-targeted products and services to grow our customer

base

→ We are committed to delivering simple, lovable, life-centric products and experiences for customers

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| Simplification  & automation | Efficiency ratio (%) |  | 44.1 | 41.8 |
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| Customer  activity | Active customers (mn) |  | 100 | 103 |
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Annual report 202413

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Think Global

Leveraging global and in-market scale, network and tech to deliver world class-services

and accelerate profitable growth

→ Our transformation and five global businesses deliver higher revenue with lower costs structurally, supporting our ambition to

become the most profitable bank in every market where we operate

Our five global businesses

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We are a global Retail and Consumer powerhouse with 173 million customers

Strong results underpinned by growth across our five global businesses

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|  | 2024 vs. 2023 | Revenue  (€bn) | Contribution to  Group revenue | Efficiency | Profit  (€bn) | RoTE |
|  | Retail | 32.5  +11% | 52% | 39.7%  -3.4pp | 7.3  +29% | 18.8%  +3.7pp |
|  | Consumer | 12.9  +6% | 20% | 40.1%  -2.7pp | 1.7  -12% | 9.8%  -1.8pp  12.0%   excluding CHF and  Motor Finance |
|  | CIB | 8.3  +14% | 13% | 45.6%  +0.6pp | 2.7  +16% | 18.0%  +0.5pp |
|  | Wealth | 3.7  +15% | 6% | 35.9%  -2.0pp | 1.6  +14% | 78.7%  +6.5pp |
|  | Payments | 5.5  +9% | 9% | 45.0%  +0.7pp | 0.7A  +18% | PagoNxt  EBITDA margin  27.5% +2.7pp |
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|  | Note: YoY changes in constant euros. Contribution to Group revenue as a percentage of total operating areas, excluding the Corporate Centre. Global businesses’ RoTEs are  adjusted based on Group’s deployed capital.  For more information, see section [8 'Alternative performance measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of the 'Economic and financial review' chapter.  A. Payments profit and YoY profit growth exclude the write-downs of our investments related to our merchant platform in Germany and Superdigital in Latin America. | | | | | |

Annual report 202414

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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Retail & Commercial Banking

Delivering operational leverage with a groundbreaking year in our transformation

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Note: data and YoY changes in constant euros.

A. Metrics cover all products and employees in the branch network in our 10 main countries.

Digital Consumer Bank

Openbank roll out demonstrates the benefits of our strategy to deliver the best solutions to

customers and transform our operating model

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Note: data and YoY changes in constant euros.

ANEAs: average net earning assets, including renting.

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Corporate & Investment Banking

Leveraging our strengths to serve our corporate customers and institutions better

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Note: data and YoY changes in constant euros.

Assets under management includes deposits and off-balance sheet assets. Revenue including ceded fees includes all fees generated by Santander Asset Management and

Insurance, even those ceded to the commercial network, which are reflected in Retail’s P&L.

Annual report 202416

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We are managing technology globally, implementing the best and most innovative common

platforms across the Group, so that we develop the best technology once and operate it centrally

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→ We are leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance efficiency, customer experience and agility. We aim to place AI at the core of

every process and customer interaction.

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LOOKING AHEAD

Our consistent track record and the implementation of ONE Santander

gives us the confidence to aim higher for 2025

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| Revenue |  | Fees |  | Cost base |  | CoR |  | CET 1 |  | RoTE |
| c.€62bn |  | Mid-high single  digit growth |  | Down vs.  2024  in euros |  | c.1.15% |  | 13%  operating range:  12%-13% |  | c.16.5% post-AT1A  >17% pre-AT1 |
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| Return up to €10bn to our shareholders through share buybacks cumulative for 2025-26  Our existing c.50% payout ratio (half cash dividend) will be supplemented with exceptional SBBs using excess capitalB | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Note: Targets presented in this chapter are market dependent and do not represent guidance. Actual results may vary materially.  A. RoTE post-AT1: Group attributable profit – cost of AT1s / average of: net equity (excluding minority interests) – intangible assets (including goodwill).  B. Share buyback target corresponding to 2025-26 including: i) the buybacks resulting from application of our existing shareholder remuneration policy plus; ii) additional  buybacks to distribute excesses of our CET1.  Existing shareholder remuneration policy defined as c.50% of Group reported profit (excluding non-cash, non-capital ratios impact items), distributed approximately 50%  in cash dividends and 50% in share buybacks. The implementation of the shareholder remuneration policy and any share buybacks to distribute CET1 surpluses are  subject to future corporate and regulatory decisions and approvals. | | | | | | | | | | |

We are creating value for our shareholders by focusing on delivering

profitable growth in a responsible way

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| Green finance raised and facilitated (since 2019) | €115.3bn | €139.4bn | €120bn |
| Socially responsible investments (AuMs) | €67.7bn | €88.8bn | €100bn |
| Financial inclusion (# People) | 1.8mn | 4.3mn | 5mn |

Note: information has been verified with limited assurance by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores, S.L. For more details, see the ['Sustainability statement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) chapter and metrics

definitions see section [SN 9. 'Alternative Performance Measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_220) of the same chapter.

Not taxonomy. Financial inclusion (# people, mn): starting Jan-23. Does not include financial education.

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SUSTAINABILITY

STATEMENT

Consolidated non-financial information statement and

sustainability information

Annual report 202419

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SUSTAINABILITY AT SANTANDER

IN 2024

10 highlights

Our activity helps people and businesses prosper and contributes

to address global challenges

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|  | 1 |  |  | EUR 350.5 billion to help people buy homes, enabling 3.7 million families to access housing.  EUR 214.2 billion to purchase other goods.A |  |
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|  | 2 |  |  | EUR 330 billion to help set up or grow companies (including more than 530 thousand SMEs and self-  employed).B |  |
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|  | 3 |  |  | 206,753 employees. EUR 14.3 billion paid in wages and benefits. |  |
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|  | 4 |  |  | EUR 11.6 billion paid to suppliers. 89%  are local and account for 88% of total procurement turnover. |  |
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|  | 5 |  |  | EUR 10.9 billion in taxes paid by the Group and EUR 11.5 billion in third party taxes channelled to tax  authorities. |  |
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|  | 6 |  |  | EUR 139 billion in green Finance raised and facilitated since 2019, reaching our EUR 120 billion  target 18 months early and maintaining our leadership position in the financing of renewable  energy projects. |  |
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|  | 7 |  |  | Additionally, our credit stock in green mortgages and auto (EU taxonomy aligned) grew 27% year  over year, supporting the alignment of our portfolios. |  |
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|  | 8 |  |  | We continue to make progress towards our target of EUR 100 billion of assets under management in  SRI (Socially Responsible Investment), reaching EUR 89 billion in 2024. |  |
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|  | 9 |  |  | 4.3 million people financially included since 2023, getting closer to our 5 million target until 2025.  Our microfinance propositions in Latin America reached 1.3 million underbanked entrepreneurs with  EUR 1.27 billion in credit disbursed. |  |
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|  | 10 |  |  | EUR 166 million in community support, including EUR 104 million to promote higher education,  employability and entrepreneurship. |  |
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A. Credit stock and mortgage holdings as at 31 December 2024.

B. Credit stock as at 31 December 2024. Data for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the self-employed covers individual customers with an outstanding loan at 2024

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ABOUT THIS CHAPTER

Scope

This chapter covers the core activities of Banco Santander and its

subsidiaries from 1 January to 31 December 2024 (for more

details, see Notes [1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_784), [2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_805), [3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_826) and [53](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1075) to the consolidated financial

statements and sections [3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_487) and [4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_508) in the 'Economic and financial

review' chapter). The scope of information and changes in criteria

applied with respect to the 2023 Sustainability Report, when

significant, are reflected in each relevant section and generally in

the '[Sustainability note 1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9786)' of this chapter.

Regulation, reporting standards and other references

that this chapter addresses

This chapter contains the 'Consolidated non-financial information

statement and sustainability information' of Grupo Santander, in

compliance with Directive (EU) 2022/2464, with regard to the

presentation of information on sustainability by companies,

prepared in accordance with Law 11/2018, EU guidelines 2017/

C215/01 on non-financial reporting, Delegated Regulation (EU)

2023/2772 supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council with regard to sustainability

reporting rules, and the Regulation on European Taxonomy

(Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and Commission Delegated Regulations

2021/2139 and 2021/2178 as amended by Delegated Regulations

(EU) 2022/1214, 2023/2485 and 2023/2486). This report shows

the performance of Grupo Santander in those environmental, social

and governance issues that have been identified as material from a

double materiality perspective. Its purpose is to provide

stakeholders with a fair and balanced picture of the most relevant

aspects, objectives, practices and results of the 2024 exercise.

External validation

PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores, S.L., an independent firm

charged with auditing the financial statements of Banco Santander

S.A., issued a verification report, with limited assurance, on the

Consolidated Non-Financial Information and sustainability

statement  required under Act 11/2018 and the European

Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The report’s conclusion

can be found in the ['Independent verification report'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_253) at the end of

this chapter. For more details on the preparation and levels of

control of sustainability information, see the 'Sustainability

information' section in the introductory pages of this consolidated

management report 2024, and the 'Sustainability note [1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9786) and [2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)' in

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CONTENTS

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| [SUSTAINABILITY AT SANTANDER IN 2024](#idf052c0ccd304e168b225201c18c6b8a) | [19](#idf052c0ccd304e168b225201c18c6b8a) |
| [ABOUT THIS CHAPTER](#ifb165a440f7b4a978d158bb06fa07350) | [20](#ifb165a440f7b4a978d158bb06fa07350) |
| [1. SUSTAINABILITY AT SANTANDER](#i7cd55e022ef24645815d882037854b9c)  [(General information)](#i7cd55e022ef24645815d882037854b9c) | [22](#i7cd55e022ef24645815d882037854b9c) |
| [1.1 Sustainability strategy](#i71b4adf1495c467c9d00b037d915ec43) | [22](#i71b4adf1495c467c9d00b037d915ec43) |
| [1.2 Stakeholder engagement](#i72ab99c7c1fe4cffa50843403ba1e3fd) | [24](#i72ab99c7c1fe4cffa50843403ba1e3fd) |
| [1.3 Materiality assessment](#ic6a858b7d911453db00efe53d5f7ac84) | [27](#ic6a858b7d911453db00efe53d5f7ac84) |
| [1.4 Sustainability governance](#i40d4a23eaa0a4b459dbfdbac347070f6) | [29](#i40d4a23eaa0a4b459dbfdbac347070f6) |
| [2. OUR CLIMATE TRANSITION PLAN](#i0ddd277ca1fa45abb0ff8a8c73590379)  [(Environmental information)](#i0ddd277ca1fa45abb0ff8a8c73590379) | [32](#i0ddd277ca1fa45abb0ff8a8c73590379) |
| [2.1 Strategy](#id0fa95d80f89482ebe30fbc7d5221972) | [32](#id0fa95d80f89482ebe30fbc7d5221972) |
| [2.2 Supporting our customers in their transition](#i09d5cddbe46c40609d7ae5f61916afa7)  [goals](#i09d5cddbe46c40609d7ae5f61916afa7) | [35](#i09d5cddbe46c40609d7ae5f61916afa7) |
| [2.3 Embedding ESG in risk management](#ided210185b2b4528b342608e0b248798) | [40](#ided210185b2b4528b342608e0b248798) |
| [2.4 Aiming to align our activity with the Paris](#if4028a83dad04563a2d93fcde3ecb081)  [Agreement Goals](#if4028a83dad04563a2d93fcde3ecb081) | [59](#if4028a83dad04563a2d93fcde3ecb081) |
| [2.5 Further actions and enablers](#i51d99f50f6d64344a3b9925701636017) | [72](#i51d99f50f6d64344a3b9925701636017) |
| [3. SUPPORTING EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITIES](#i690df48ac5574217bb586ea7188f2e2d)  [AND CUSTOMERS](#i690df48ac5574217bb586ea7188f2e2d)  [(Social information)](#i690df48ac5574217bb586ea7188f2e2d) | [75](#i690df48ac5574217bb586ea7188f2e2d) |
| [3.1 Our employees](#ic6db43ba615441b48332d6bc282644de) | [75](#ic6db43ba615441b48332d6bc282644de) |
| [3.1.1 Talent and skills development](#idfa81101130647368c8e84fc3d6c6112) | [75](#idfa81101130647368c8e84fc3d6c6112) |
| [3.1.2 Working conditions](#i9f0f714821d74e49bf3b23b3a83361db) | [77](#i9f0f714821d74e49bf3b23b3a83361db) |
| [3.1.3 Inclusive culture](#i00e3110698bb4cb18a0e3f1d1477ee4e) | [80](#i00e3110698bb4cb18a0e3f1d1477ee4e) |
| [3.1.4 Employee feedback and experience](#i3cfcd1e6b2ef47d8a804926ce4c64089) | [82](#i3cfcd1e6b2ef47d8a804926ce4c64089) |
| [3.2 Communities' sustainable development](#ia3fd23d61e2b4168bb3a0bc7073a3c3b) | [83](#ia3fd23d61e2b4168bb3a0bc7073a3c3b) |
| [3.2.1 Supporting the economic and social](#i40536a5c427948d8ae47ac9441ce86e3)  [development of our communities](#i40536a5c427948d8ae47ac9441ce86e3) | [83](#i40536a5c427948d8ae47ac9441ce86e3) |
| [3.2.2 Responsible investment and social finance](#ifb60553e9edb4d8a9930be6ad7640431) | [83](#ifb60553e9edb4d8a9930be6ad7640431) |
| [3.2.3 Environmental, social and climate change](#ie7383afc521d447aa5eafe3471254908)  [management](#ie7383afc521d447aa5eafe3471254908) | [86](#ie7383afc521d447aa5eafe3471254908) |
| [3.2.4 Community Support](#i03bd2e81a37148b1995240fa2b6bc57a) | [88](#i03bd2e81a37148b1995240fa2b6bc57a) |
| [3.3 Our customers](#iad344c35ae5242b4a6d8c5988ab9dac2) | [91](#iad344c35ae5242b4a6d8c5988ab9dac2) |
| [3.3.1 Conduct with customers](#i6d311cc1043b4490bc7df82d1508dbc1) | [92](#i6d311cc1043b4490bc7df82d1508dbc1) |
| [3.3.2 Financial inclusion and financial health](#ic1868ea4cc154791844f3a3ef21ac849) | [94](#ic1868ea4cc154791844f3a3ef21ac849) |
| [3.3.3 Privacy, data protection and cybersecurity](#i6966d9e1c5f74905aa6a1945d1d7e09e) | [97](#i6966d9e1c5f74905aa6a1945d1d7e09e) |

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| [4. BUSINESS CONDUCT](#i1910bf4bdc7b42209d82f1a1578eb92c)  [(Governance information)](#i1910bf4bdc7b42209d82f1a1578eb92c) | [100](#i1910bf4bdc7b42209d82f1a1578eb92c) |
| [4.1 Corporate culture](#i013c7cf819044fefa47f773cdfa35892) | [100](#i013c7cf819044fefa47f773cdfa35892) |
| [4.2 Ethical conduct](#ica66ed502113457db8c5adb0866c7303) | [101](#ica66ed502113457db8c5adb0866c7303) |
| [4.3 Ethical channels](#i01143491b50e431e9bd4e7cf86778839) | [104](#i01143491b50e431e9bd4e7cf86778839) |
| [4.4 Our suppliers](#i6aa345d6e98c48d9b5a631afbbcf466a) | [105](#i6aa345d6e98c48d9b5a631afbbcf466a) |
| [SUSTAINABILITY NOTES](#ibabb14ebf9f84278939f8b0087a1a4f4) | [107](#ibabb14ebf9f84278939f8b0087a1a4f4) |
| [SN 1. Introduction, basis of presentation of the](#i1021d4c3436f48e0925153bbbb4465b2)  [Sustainability statement and other information](#i1021d4c3436f48e0925153bbbb4465b2) | [107](#i1021d4c3436f48e0925153bbbb4465b2) |
| [SN 2. Sustainability governance](#i8def458e988d46daa53b88a8a4165d1c) | [117](#i8def458e988d46daa53b88a8a4165d1c) |
| [SN 3. Materiality assessment – Detailed](#if25fc5d13ce046e4af359e963a57cec6)  [methodology](#if25fc5d13ce046e4af359e963a57cec6) | [121](#if25fc5d13ce046e4af359e963a57cec6) |
| [SN 4. Our transition plan](#ib6bd4cb643d942bbbafc89a8ff006ea7) | [129](#ib6bd4cb643d942bbbafc89a8ff006ea7) |
| [SN 5. EU Taxonomy](#ib59bfe07cde94900a39fdc4bfaa29a35) | [131](#ib59bfe07cde94900a39fdc4bfaa29a35) |
| [SN 6.  Sustainable finance and investment](#i6872c6f4cd1846149da759f771f01a4f)  [classification system (SFICS)](#i6872c6f4cd1846149da759f771f01a4f) | [133](#i6872c6f4cd1846149da759f771f01a4f) |
| [SN 7. Our progress in figures](#i7b6baab3cbf6409da72dbbbe195dd165) | [134](#i7b6baab3cbf6409da72dbbbe195dd165) |
| [SN 8. Additional metrics to comply with Spanish](#ib5e04f3d6e4c4827aeadf4f2c40692cf)  [Act 11/2018](#ib5e04f3d6e4c4827aeadf4f2c40692cf) | [200](#ib5e04f3d6e4c4827aeadf4f2c40692cf) |
| [SN 9. Alternative performance measures (APMs)](#if07d8b8897e94479a7c5d1a606cb0fc8) | [202](#if07d8b8897e94479a7c5d1a606cb0fc8) |
| [SN 10. Non-financial information Act 11/2018](#i90bd8dc91af243bfbe7ef818765a88a8)  [content index](#i90bd8dc91af243bfbe7ef818765a88a8) | [205](#i90bd8dc91af243bfbe7ef818765a88a8) |
| [SN 11. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)](#ic84ed2fc7d994a3683350cb675824dea)  [2023/2772 on sustainability reporting](#ic84ed2fc7d994a3683350cb675824dea)  [standards content index](#ic84ed2fc7d994a3683350cb675824dea) | [210](#ic84ed2fc7d994a3683350cb675824dea) |
| [INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION REPORT](#i43c9f30ea4974b22957f867120dc72d1) | [218](#i43c9f30ea4974b22957f867120dc72d1) |
| [OTHER SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION](#ifb2fbcc0ed6c4c1f8dfb42034d4c4572) | [224](#ifb2fbcc0ed6c4c1f8dfb42034d4c4572) |
| [1. Our progress in relation to UN (United Nations)](#i202dd1c2965d40b081544d8a72289ff2)  [Global Compact Principles](#i202dd1c2965d40b081544d8a72289ff2) | [224](#i202dd1c2965d40b081544d8a72289ff2) |
| [2. Our contribution to United Nations Sustainability](#i3966eee2497d49fea2e83e38f1aaf9fe)  [Development Goals](#i3966eee2497d49fea2e83e38f1aaf9fe) | [226](#i3966eee2497d49fea2e83e38f1aaf9fe) |
| [3. Our progress in relation to the Principles](#i2cfd37da8ec84a1594f32d0325692ae8)  [for Responsible Banking UNEP FI](#i2cfd37da8ec84a1594f32d0325692ae8) | [227](#i2cfd37da8ec84a1594f32d0325692ae8) |
| [4. GFANZ transition planning content index](#i8da60bc63a7c49d0af343aa4607e8e5b) | [228](#i8da60bc63a7c49d0af343aa4607e8e5b) |
| [5. Task Force on Climate related Financial](#i10f40981c31f4a359b1319f2295a2b0f)  [Disclosure (TCFD) content index](#i10f40981c31f4a359b1319f2295a2b0f) | [229](#i10f40981c31f4a359b1319f2295a2b0f) |
| [6. Table of equivalence between CSRD and ISSB](#i93b59791cabe4dd1ac394f86ad4ea6df) | [230](#i93b59791cabe4dd1ac394f86ad4ea6df) |

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1. SUSTAINABILITY

AT SANTANDER

(General information)

1.1 Sustainability strategy

Grupo Santander’s purpose is to help people and businesses

prosper. We aim to be the best open financial services platform by

acting responsibly and earning the lasting loyalty of our

employees, customers, shareholders and communities.

Grupo Santander serves more than  173 million customers

worldwide through our unique combination of global scale and

local leadership. We are among the top 3 in lending, deposits and

mutual funds in most of our core markets. Our diverse customer

base includes individuals, SMEs, large corporates, high net worth

clients and others, all with varying financial needs and

expectations. Our simple, tailor-made products and services,

coupled with our multichannel proposition, seek to meet those

needs.

Santander has over 200 thousand employees and our activities are

organized under five global businesses: Retail and Commercial

Banking; Digital Consumer Bank; Corporate and Investment

Banking; Wealth Management and Insurance; and Payments.

We deliver our multichannel customer proposition in the following

core markets (some mature, some emerging) in Europe, North

America and South America: Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom,

Poland, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.

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Our sustainability strategy focuses on issues that are material to

Santander, i.e. those that pose the biggest risks to, and create the

best opportunity for, and where we can have the biggest impact.

This strategy, which is consistent with our double materiality

assessment (see section [1.3 'Materiality assessment](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9620)'), has five pillars:

1. Help our customers in meeting their goals in their transition to a

low-carbon economy while also managing climate-related risks

and impacts.

2. Help our employees develop by promoting an inclusive culture

and learning and providing fair working conditions.

3. Contribute to the economic, financial and social development of

our communities, with a special focus on education,

employability and entrepreneurship.

4. Be a trusted partner to our customers, with products and

services that adapt to their  needs, while applying responsible

practices, supporting their financial inclusion, and protecting

their information.

5. Act responsibly through a strong culture, governance and

conduct.

Our sustainability strategy embeds  the Group’s three action lines:

Think Value, Think Customer and Think Global to drive business

growth and become more resilient to increasing environmental,

governance and social risks.

→ Think Value: Profitable growth makes us resilient and able to

withstand shocks, invest in our employees and customer value

proposition, support our communities, and create value for our

shareholders.

→ Think  Customer: Be the partner of choice for our customers by

offering the best products and helping them in their transition to

a low-carbon economy and support their financial inclusion and

financial health (including financial education).

→ Think Global: Use our scale and local leadership to tackle global

sustainability challenges.

The Group’s sustainability policy is embedded in the strategies of

the five global businesses, with metrics and targets that form part

of our remuneration schemes.

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1  PVC: Polyvinyl Chloride; PLA: biodegradable plastic made from renewable sources.

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Retail and Commercial Banking

Our ambition is to be a driver of growth and to provide value-added

solutions for our customers.

Our sustainable value propositions uphold high standards of

integrity for all customer and user segments (from individuals to

SMEs, large corporates and institutions).

We also collaborate with multilateral development banks, aligning

our financial activity with support for countries' sustainable and

energy transition.

We measure the emissions of the relevant portfolios of

commercial and residential properties in Spain and the United

Kingdom (UK) or Agriculture in Brazil, identifying alignment levers

towards the transition.

We also provide financial inclusion solutions and have a target to

financially include five million people between 2023 and 2025.

This includes helping underbanked through microfinance and

access initiatives. We also run financial education activities to

bolster our financial inclusion programmes.

Santander is also aiming to invest EUR 400 million in education,

employability and entrepreneurship between 2023 and 2026,

while increasing the number of people engaged in these

programmes, including through platforms such as Santander Open

Academy.

Digital Consumer Bank

Our ambition is to bolster our sustainable finance proposition by

tapping into potential opportunities in both, the auto finance

market where we are global leader in auto financing with more

than 20 million customers, and the consumer finance market.

We are supporting the green transition through electric vehicle

financing — EUR 6.8 billion in loans in the year, with a market

share of over 12% in electric vehicle sales in Europe. An increased

share of electric vehicles contributes to the alignment of the auto

financing portfolio in Europe and to our 2030 alignment target.

Corporate and Investment Banking

Our ambition is to be a strategic partner for our customers by

helping them achieve their low-carbon transition and sustainability

goals.

We support our customers in pursuing their transition to a low-

carbon economy and sustainable objectives by offering them

value-added products and services that follow the strictest

integrity standards without compromising profitability. We are

focused on capturing business opportunities around (i) clean

energy and ClimateTech advisory services, (ii) structured finance,

and (iii) risk management solutions.

We continue to strengthen our leadership in sustainable finance,

which enables us to harness opportunities to finance the green

transition. Santander has been a leader in renewable energy

project finance for the past decade. In 2024, we exceed our target

of EUR 120 billion in green finance raised or facilitated (between

2019 and 2025) 18 months early. We also acted as adviser on

several of the globe’s biggest renewable energy transactions.

Through our initiatives, we help our customers draw up their

transition plans and progress towards achieving our climate

objectives in high-emitting sectors.

Wealth Management and Insurance

Our ambition is to foster sustainability through our leading global

private banking platform and best-in-class funds and insurance

product factories.

We’re boosting our sustainable product proposition while moving

towards our target of EUR 100 billion in assets under management

in socially responsible investment (SRI) by 2025. Our products

include a wide range of fixed income, equity, mixed and alternative

funds, as well as themed products focused on climate, energy

transition and natural capital. In addition, we have SRI life-savings

portfolios and products, as well as the ability to build customized

mandates around specific sustainability preferences.

Moreover, Santander Asset Management is strengthening

engagement and voting initiatives through dialogue on climate

change issues with portfolio companies and considering climate

criteria in voting at shareholder meetings of companies under the

scope of its Voting policy.

Payments

We are working on lowering the footprint of our cards by issuing

more cards made of sustainable material and recycling more cards.

We’re also looking to offer our customers the possibility of

calculating and offsetting the footprint of their transactions.

In 2024, we acquired 39 million cards (84% of the year's  total)

made of sustainable materials (recycled PVC or PLA). 1

Embedding our sustainability strategy

Santander’s sustainability strategy forms part of the Group’s

strategic plan, three-year financial plans and annual budget (every

year). Our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) leads the preparation of

our financial plan every year. The plan includes sustainability

targets and priorities that are consistent with our long-term

strategy. The strategy committee, executive committee and the

Group board of directors review the plan’s outcome. Furthermore,

all global businesses and each subsidiary has its own financial plan

that we review so that it aligns with the Group plan.

The risk area conducts an analysis and challenge of the strategic

plan (Risk Challenge) to identify potential threats that may

compromise the achievement of the Group's objectives. The risk

control committee discusses the outcome of this analysis and

reports to the board's risk supervision, regulation and compliance

committee. Additionally, Santander has a risk management control

model to identify, assess, mitigate, monitor and report all material

risks, including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), that

we may face and that may affect our strategy or business model.

We base this model on the Group's risk principles and culture; a

clear governance structure; and advanced risk management tools

and procedures.

Likewise, Santander regularly conducts an emerging risks exercise

to identify key threats to our strategic plan under theoretical stress

scenarios with low likelihood of occurrence. We aim to detect,

assess and monitor risks that may have a significant impact on our

business model, profitability and solvency to promote our strategy

remains robust.

Annual report 202424

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1.2 Stakeholder engagement

Santander remains in constant dialogue with its stakeholder

groups, particularly employees, customers, shareholders and

communities, who we engaged as part of our materiality

assessments and human rights due diligence, as we outline in this

report. Grupo Santander is committed to the principles of

transparency, honesty and impartiality in its engagement with

stakeholders. We believe that working with our stakeholders is key

to understanding their concerns, setting priorities, and when

possible, spotting opportunity and areas for improvement.

Stakeholders’ views  help us develop key processes  such as

drawing up our strategy, financial plans and definition of goals.

Group, subsidiary and global business senior management and

executive committees as well as to the Board, when presenting the

conclusions of the double materiality analysis, review, debate and

agree on implications. The outcome of these listening exercises has

helped drive our customer-centric focus, creation of new business

teams to help meet customers' needs, and the reinforcement of

operational procedures on service quality, security and agility.

We adapt our stakeholder engagement objectives for each group:

• Employees. We run three main listening exercises:

• Your Voice: a tool to collect employee feedback and measure

employee engagement. An independent third party manages

this feedback confidentially and provides us with aggregated

information only to preserve the anonymity of employees and

their responses. In 2024, a global survey took place, followed

by local pulses to analyse and address specific topics.

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• Canal Abierto: an anonymous and confidential channel for

employees to report unethical conduct and breaches of the

General code of conduct. This channel also receives reports

from third parties, such as vendors, customers and investors.

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• Dialogue with employees’ legal representatives: on top of the

above mechanisms, we believe that employees’ legal

representatives play a key role as a spokesperson for our

workforce. That's why we encourage and maintain permanent,

fluid and direct dialogue, engagement and negotiation with

them through trade unions and works councils. We also

channel discussions on industrial relations through these

representatives in the markets where they exist.

In order that the relationship between the bank and

employees’ legal representatives remains productive and fluid,

we engage with them through:

- Santander's bodies for engagement with employees’ legal

representatives and through formal councils and committees

set up for this purpose;

- Through meetings to address specific matters, direct contact

and information exchange platforms.

The Labor Relations function also facilitates mechanisms for

communication between employees’ legal representatives and

the people they represent and those affiliated to trade unions

according to the regulations and agreements that apply in each

market.

• Customers. The listening process varies according to customer

type:

• Retail customers:  the aim is to measure their satisfaction and

experience in each of our core markets through regular Net

Promoter Score (NPS) surveys following customer interactions.

We also run a customer experience benchmark to help us

identify our competitive positioning, with results twice a year.

Both exercises aim to spot areas for improvement that we pull

together in action plans with unit´s management committee

oversight.

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• Wholesale customers: we identify needs and areas for

improvement as part of our customer relations and dialogue on

an ad hoc basis. Bankers escalate the insights gain that either

need management or provoke actions to adjust our commercial

strategy.

Customer feedback is collected by customer interaction teams

(customer experience and customer service team, among others)

and fed back into key bank processes overseen by governance

bodies and thus integrated into the 'Think Costumer' pillar of the

strategy.

• Shareholders and investors. We engage with our shareholders

and investors to strengthen ties and offer a value-added

proposition that sets us apart. We use surveys, events, direct

contact and other channels (with digital channels gaining

traction) to enable close dialogue that helps this group

understand the business better and communicate with senior

management.

• Communities.  The aim is to understand the needs and challenges

of the communities where we operate by gathering information

from several sources:

• Individuals: the customer experience function runs mass

surveys to learn about how the communities we serve perceive

our actions.

• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs): the Sustainability

and Social Action functions engage in two-way communication

with the leading civil organizations in our markets.

• Under our Environmental, social and climate change risk

(ESCC) policy  and the Equator Principles, we conduct analyses

on the environmental and social risks that our operations might

have on our communities.

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2  In line with our principles of transparency, honesty and impartiality, Grupo Santander may only finance political parties on an exceptional and arm's length basis, and with

approval from the Group executive committee. These standards prohibit making monetary or in-kind donations and contributions to elections. Total or partial debt

cancellation for political parties and their affiliates is strictly prohibited. While Grupo Santander may negotiate the terms of any political party debt, the interest rate charged

must never fall below the market rate.

Annual report 202425

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| Employees  83% participation in our Your  Voice surveyA  4,437 complaints received  through ethical channels  A 151,726 employees answered the  survey based on the total number of  employees eligible to participate, i.e.  employees who have been with the  organization for less than 3 months,  long-term absentees, employees  without access to the corporate  intranet, and employees without  access to the corporate intranet are  excluded. |  | Customers  Over 9.9 million surveys to  customers  681,636 complaints received;  resolved or under  management |  | Shareholders  & Investors  9,136 responses by retail  shareholders on the  perception of Santander as  Simple, Personal and Fair  157,632 responses by retail  shareholders and institutional  investors through quality  surveys and studies  229 events with retail  shareholders  1,269 interactions with  institutional investors ( 109 on  ESG matters) |  | Communities  158 interactions with NGO  enabled us to gather and  address the needs of the  communities where we  operate and to understand  the impact of our activities |
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Santander also engages with other stakeholders, including

suppliers, ESG ratings agencies, regulators and supervisors,

political parties and authorities:

• Suppliers: we want our value chain to be more sustainable while

increasing the Group’s resilience to environmental and social

risks. We include ESG standards in tenders for certain services

and support vendors in assessments and certification procedures.

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• ESG ratings agencies: the aim is to convey our developments,

assess our progress and spot areas for improvement. In 2024, we

maintained our position in MSCI (AA) and at Carbon disclosure

project (CDP) level A . We scored 17.1 points in Sustainalytics,

remaining in its ‘Low Risk’ category, and reached the C+ category

in ISS.

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| Carbon_disclosure_project_logo.gif | D- |
| iss-esg-logo.gif | 0 |

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• Regulators: as part of the policy debate we engage with

regulators (local and European) and international standard

setters on the  initiatives that are most important to the bank, our

employees, our customers and the communities we serve.

Santander works with the Basel Committee, the Financial

Stability Board, the European Banking Authority, the European

Central Bank, EU institutions, Banco de España, the Bank of

England, and other key actors to set out the sustainable financing

framework that boosts support for the United Nations

Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate

Agreement targets. As part of this engagement, at the corporate

level, the Group responded to 53 consultations during 2024. In

addition, Brazil’s presidency of the G20 and the COP30 to be held

in Belém in 2025 will provide greater opportunity to work with

stakeholders on common solutions to ramp up the transition in

emerging and developing economies.

• Supervisors: we remain in open dialogue with supervisors so we

can understand their priorities and expectations, and meet all

pertinent regulatory requirements and recommendations.

• Political parties: we also interact with political parties in their

role as policymakers on key topics that affect our sector, broader

society and the environment 2.

• Within our sector: we work closely with industry bodies

(including the Institute of International Finance, the Association

for Financial Markets in Europe and the European Banking

Federation) and think tanks. We work together to find common

ground on issues such as the implementation of the EU

Taxonomy, the framework for sustainability disclosure and

reporting, and ongoing efforts to pinpoint and manage climate-

related risks. We take part in these debates through

consultations, workshops and other channels, and by facilitating

the exchange of views between key stakeholders, in events such

as  the International Banking Conference and other events that

Banco Santander organizes every year.

Annual report 202426

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Main sustainability initiatives where Santander is a member or participant

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| UN.jpg | → United Nations Global Compact: We have been part of the Global Compact network since 2022 and a member of  the gender equality programme since 2020. We also took part in the 'sustainable suppliers' programme. |
| UNEPFinance.jpg | → Santander has been a member of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) since  1992 and a founding member of the Principles for Responsible Banking since its launch in 2019. A Santander  representative co-chairs the global management committee and in 2024 took part in a review of the 2030 principles.  We are also signatory, through Santander Asset Management and since 2008, in the Principles for Responsible  Investment (PRI), which  offer a menu of possible actions for incorporating ESG issues into investment practice. |
| WBCSD.jpg | → World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD): Having become a WBCSD member in 2015, in  2024 we took part in the Banking for Impact on Climate in Agriculture (B4ICA) initiative, the CFO Network, LEAP  project, and other programmes. |
| EquatorPriciples.jpg | → Equator Principles. Voluntary framework for financial institutions to identify, assess and manage environmental and  social risks when financing projects. We have been a signatory since 2009. |
| ICMA.jpg | → International Capital Market Association (ICMA).  ICMA Principles champion global green, social and sustainability  bond (and related) markets to finance progress towards environmental and social sustainability. The Principles were  established in 2014 and Santander has been a member since then. |
| Linked to Sustainability Disclosure | |
| ISSB.jpg | → International Sustainability Standards Boad (ISSB). Santander joined the IFRS Corporate Champions initiative at the  end of 2024, with the aim of strengthening the positioning of the ISSB standards as the global standard for  sustainability reporting. |
| TCFD (1).jpg | → Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The TCFD, which we support since 2017, has  developed a framework to help public companies and other organizations more effectively disclose climate-related  risks and opportunities through their existing reporting processes. |
| Linked to Advocacy Forums | |
| IIF.jpg | → Instituto Internacional de Finanzas (IIF): Grupo Santander's Executive Chair is the current IIF Chair and has sat on its  board since 2014. The bank participates in several sustainability-related working groups, including the Sustainable  Finance Policy Expert Group and the Sustainable Finance Data, Disclosure and Classification Expert Group. |
| EBF.jpg | → European Banking Federation  (EBF): Santander is a member of several working groups, such as the ESG risk group,  which a Santander director chairs; the Sustainable Finance Steering Committee; and the Chief Sustainability Officers  Roundtable. |
| AFME.jpg | → Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME). Santander is part of AFME´s Sustainable Finance SteerCo.  AFME works with members, policymakers and other stakeholders on a wide range of important priorities including  sustainability disclosures, taxonomies, sustainable financing products, sustainability due diligence and carbon  markets. Santander is part of AFME´s Sustainable Finance SteerCo. |
| Additionally, in each of the sections, specific initiatives or collaborations for each topic are  mentioned. | |

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Annual report 202427

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1.3 Materiality assessment

Double materiality assessment underpins our sustainability

strategy. For more details, see section 1.1 ‘Sustainability strategy’.

In 2023, we shifted our focus slightly to meet the new

requirements of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting

Directive. This report shows the culmination of our work to comply

with this Directive.

The analysis developed in 2024 redefines, in line with the

regulation, the sustainability matters that pose risks to, and

create opportunity for, Santander;  and where we can have an

impact on the environment and broader society.

We identified 32 impacts, risks and opportunities (IROs) that form

part of the five sustainability matters that are material to Grupo

Santander: E1) Climate change, S1) Own workforce, S3) Affected

communities, S4) Consumers and end users, and G1) Business

conduct. The table below breaks down the impacts (positive and

negative), risks and opportunities of each matter.

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As a global, retail and commercial bank, the material IROs relate

mainly to the retail and commercial business (business conduct,

customer practices and safeguarding privacy) and to our scale

(contributing to global challenges such as climate change and

financial inclusion, and managing our 200,000-plus employees).

We conduct this assessment for the entire Group, including our

own operations and our value chain, using the  available

information and tools; and by engaging our key stakeholders.

We also conducted a materiality assessment in all our subsidiaries,

the findings of which provided feedback on the Group's materiality,

while the Group's materiality informed local materiality.

The results reflect a short to medium-term time horizon (~1-5

years) for which most of the information is available. However, a

qualitative analysis suggests that if we used a long-term horizon,

there would be no changes to the results and IROs that are

material.

The materiality assessment is connected to key risk management

processes across the Group. It provides input for the top and

emerging risks exercise and is connected to other  internal risk

exercises.

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The responsible banking, sustainability and cultural committee

approved the bank’s double materiality assessment, material

impacts, risks and opportunities, and sustainability strategy.

Below are details of the material IROs under each sustainability

matter. In this Sustainability statement, we outline how we

manage each one through policies, actions, metrics and targets (as

required by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive-CSRD)

in several sections under this chapter.

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| E1 | Climate change  I+ Contribution to protecting the environment by driving an increase in the use of renewable energy and other low-carbon  technologies.  I+ Contribution to reducing the Group’s scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions.  I-  Adverse impact on climate and the environment due to the bank’s financing of, or investment in, certain non-sustainable  assets and activities.  O  Growth in the financing of renewable energy and other energy transition solutions.  O  Revenue growth by providing our customers with sustainable solutions in such sectors as construction, mobility or  agriculture.  R  Reputational risk based on the perception of bank’ progress with climate-related policies and objectives. |
| S1 | Own workforce  I+ Promote the health, well-being and security of our employees in a safe and inclusive workplace; facilitate a positive  work-life balance through flexible working when possible.  I+ Promote a workforce that reflects the society we live in and encourages collaboration and the same opportunities for all  our employees, irrespective of personal characteristics and in compliance with the law.  I+ Promote continuous career development and personal growth through learning and development programmes.  I+ Promote the general well-being of employees and provide appropriate remuneration under equal conditions based on  merit and market rates.  I-  Harm employees through unlawful discriminatory conduct, inadequate working conditions, harassment or corruption.  R  Potential risk of conflict with employees based on excessive working hours, corruption or the infringement of their rights. |
| S3 | Affected communities  I+ Drive economic growth and job creation in the regions where we operate and provide credit to people and businesses.  I+ Contribution to sustainable development through financing and investment that promotes sustainable performance in  companies, addresses societal challenges, mitigates a specific issue, or pursues better societal outcomes.  I+ Contribution to education, employability and entrepreneurship, as well as to community development through support  programmes.  I-  Finance activities (in any customer segment) that breach the bank’s policies and jeopardize the well-being of present and  future generations.  I-  Potentially negative impact on the environment or society by failing to sufficiently involve appropriate stakeholders or  use suitable customer identification and management mechanisms when providing finance to a customer or project. |
| S4 | Consumers and end users  I+ Positive impact on customers due to the bank’s offer of products and services that adapt to their needs and expectations  and promote financial inclusion and health.  I+  Education on, and awareness of, cyber security to understand potential threats and ways to repel them.  I-  Negative impact on the customer if they do not have access to complaints channels or if, after making a complaint, the  bank fails to take the necessary action.  I-  Negative impact on the customer if the bank fails to provide sufficient information on the product or service they are  signing up for.  I-  Potential infringement of customers’, employees’ or shareholders’ rights due to a lack of appropriate technical or  organizational measures to protect their personal data according to law and the practices set by the Group.  I-   Negative impact on the customer by failing to guarantee access to, or the use of, products and services that may present  certain obstacles or weak spots.  R  Potential losses due to fines or a reduction in the number of customers because of a failure to detect or respond  effectively to breaches of privacy.  R  Potential losses due to claims or a reduction in the number of customers because of substandard customer practices  throughout their life cycle. |

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| G1 | Business conduct  I+ Act responsibly and consider investors’ interests and the impact on employees, broader society and the environment; pay  taxes to support the distribution of wealth.  I+ Protect the confidentiality of users of the bank’s ethical channel and have an effective reporting system in place that  follows robust principles and procedures.  I+ Promote responsible practices among vendors; engage with them, assess their ESG performance and give them  recommendations and tools to improve.  I-  Negative impact on the environment or broader society by failing to implement measures to resolve incidents through  complaints or reporting channels or due to a lack of continuous improvement actions.  I-  Harm broader society through bribery or corruption.  R  Potential risk from failing to ensure the operational resilience of the value chain by assessing vendors’ solvency,  reputation and compliance with the law.  R  Risk stemming from improper conduct that makes illicit funds or assets appear legitimate and, therefore, facilitates  illegal activity or to benefit from it. |

Key:  I+ Positive impact  I- Negative impact  R Risk  O Opportunity

There are five sustainability topics that we consider non-material,

given none of the impacts, risks and opportunities connected to

them reach the materiality threshold: pollution, water and marine

resources, biodiversity and ecosystems, resource and circular

economy, and workers in the value chain.

However, we address aspects of nature and biodiversity that are

most closely related to climate objectives within our transition

plan.

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1.4 Sustainability governance

We manage and review progress with sustainability at the highest

level of the business. The board of directors is responsible, among

other things, for approving the sustainability agenda and setting

the sustainability strategy.

The responsible banking, sustainability and cultural committee

proposes and oversees the development and implementation of

the Group's sustainability strategy and policies, in support of the

board of directors.

Other board committees also analyse specific sustainability topics.

The audit committee is responsible for supervising and reviewing

the financial and non-financial information process, as well as the

internal control systems, to meet the most demanding

international standards and complies with the guidelines

established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the

Treadway Commission (COSO).

The overseeing of material sustainability issues, as well as the

main lines of action for their management, are periodically

reviewed through the bodies shown below, which together form

the governance of the function:

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¢ Overall responsibility    ¢ Supervisory oversight    é Reporting    é Risk    é Impact    é Opportunities

A. The BRC works with the RBSCC (Responsible Banking, Sustainability and Cultural Committee) to review ESG-related conduct risk, data protection risk, customer vulnerability,

reputational issues, risk policies and how business units adopted these policies.

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1.4.1 Integration of sustainability-related

performance in incentive schemes

Grupo Santander’s remuneration policy reflects our strategic and

long-term sustainability objectives. Variable pay is based on pre-

determined, specific and quantifiable financial, sustainability-based

and value-creation targets.

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Our long-term incentives (LTI) scheme applies to our top 36 Groups'

executives, including the Executive Chair and the CEO.

Sustainability has formed part of the last three LTI schemes, with a

20% weighting. The proposal for 2025-2027 will be subject to vote

at the Annual General Meeting in 2025.

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Short-term variable remuneration has a qualitative and quantitative

component. Under the qualitative component, sustainability has

had a ±5% weighting in the Group, global businesses and

subsidiaries since 2020. Short-term incentives apply to our top 236

Groups' executives and global and subsidiary corporate centre

employees.

In 2024, 8% of the variable remuneration received by the

Chairwoman and the CEO has been linked to sustainability, while

2% of their total remuneration has been linked to climate actions.

The responsible banking, sustainability and cultural committee,

remuneration committee, and board of directors approve these ESG

incentive schemes.

The proposed parameters to assess ESG performance aim to reward

progress with our main ESG metrics and embedding ESG in our

management, as shown below:

3  For instance: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organisation Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the United Nations

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business

Conduct, and others.

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| Inclusive Culture | Progress with inclusive culture and other initiatives such as accessibility. |
| Financial inclusion | Progress with financial inclusion targets and other key initiatives in the social agenda  (financial education, community investment, etc.). |
| Sustainable finance | Progress with sustainable finance and socially responsible investment. |
| Climate | Progress with our transition plan and the key levers to fulfil our net zero ambition. |
| Governance and cross-cutting  matters | Conducting our double materiality assessment, implementing sustainability policies, and  enhancing data efficiency and quality. |

1.4.2 Human rights due diligence

We strive to foster that our operations uphold and protect the

human rights of our stakeholders in the countries where we

operate.

The CSRD requires the findings of human rights due diligence

exercises to inform the double materiality assessment.

Human rights are integrated into management and governance

based on the process type, focusing on monitoring adverse impacts

and implementing measures, such as:

• looking after our employees’ health and promoting decent

employment, the preservation of freedom of association and

collective bargaining and the prohibition of slavery and child

labour.

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• protecting our customers’ human rights through responsible

business practices and the protection of their data.

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• assessing the human rights impact on transactions with

customers through environmental, social and climate change

(ESCC) analysis.

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• embedding environmental and social aspects, including human

rights, in our supply chain management.

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Our board-approved Responsible banking and sustainability policy

includes our pledge to uphold human rights.

Canal Abierto is a key tool to identify, manage and resolve

potential human rights-related incidents or violations to protect

our customers, employees, suppliers and the communities we

serve.

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In 2024, we conducted a comprehensive human rights due

diligence exercise to: (i) assess the effectiveness of current due

diligence policies; (ii) identify and assess actual and potential

adverse impacts based on their severity and probability; and (iii)

assess the suitability of our communications channels and control

measures to prevent, mitigate and remedy adverse impacts.

This exercise followed international frameworks and directives and

best market practice 3 and covered all of our global businesses’

units and activities.

The findings of the human rights due diligence exercise are

embedded into the strategy and governance, informing the double

materiality assessment. Additionally, we engaged stakeholders as

part of our analysis of these findings.

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For more details on our human rights due diligence, visit the

website santander.com/en/our-approach/policies

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2. OUR CLIMATE

TRANSITION PLAN

(Environmental information)

2.1 Strategy

2.1.1 Our approach

Santander considers climate a material topic, having identified impacts, risks and opportunities in the double materiality assessment. Per

legal requirements, below we disclose our transition plan, based on three pillars. The purpose of each pillar is to support our customers and

the communities we serve in their transition objectives; assess our customers’ climate-related risks to manage the impact on their business

and on our operations; and make progress with the alignment of our portfolios:

1

Supporting our customers in

their transition goals

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Supporting our customers in pursuing

their transition to a sustainable economy.

Having achieved our target of raising or

facilitating EUR 120 bn in green finance

between 2019 and 2025 18 months

early, we’re making headway with our

next milestone of achieving EUR 220 bn

by 2030. We are offering our customers

guidance, advice and specific business

solutions; and a wide range of products

to invest in according to their

sustainability preferences, with the

target of reaching EUR 100 bn assets

under management (AuM) in Socially

Responsible Investments (SRI) by 2025.

2

Embedding climate

in risk management

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Embedding climate and environmental

aspects in risk management implies

adopting a risk-based approach to those

factors, focusing on the most material

sectors. We consider the risks stemming

from climate and environmental factors

in the overall risk management cycle,

including a materiality assessment that

informs the double materiality

assessment and our sustainability

strategy.

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Aiming to align our activity with

the Paris Agreement Goals

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Aiming to align our portfolio with the

Paris Agreement goals to help limit

global warming. We are setting sector

portfolio alignment targets for 2030 in

high-emissions portfolios. The progress

on these targets is expected to reflect the

progress of the economies we serve. We

currently have seven targets in five

sectors and alignment targets for our

asset management activity.

Meanwhile, we continue to reduce our

impact on the environment by

implementing efficiency measures in our

own operations and sourcing all our

electricity from renewable sources

by 2025.

To achieve this, we engage with our different stakeholders:

• Customers and investors: developing products/services adapted

to their needs; participating in a collaborative network of

institutions to create financing opportunities; and developing

assessment tools to better manage performance and monitor

progress towards their transition goals.

• Key climate actors: participating in local and international

organizations, alliances and working groups to progress with

global goals.

• Authorities: participating in debates regarding the climate

agenda with regulators, policy makers and supervisors on the

developments that are most relevant to the bank, its employees,

customers and the communities in which we operate.

• Communities: supporting a number of local initiatives to tackle

climate change, protect biodiversity, and generate positive social

impact.

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2.1.2 Our ambition

We continue working towards our ambition of net zero carbon

emissions by 2050 by progressively setting specific actions to

make headway with our three-pillar strategy.

Incentive policies and frameworks are key to driving the energy

transition. The challenge goes beyond increasing the flow of

capital from the regulated financial sector to funding the energy

transition. We need to scale transition activity and the demand for

solutions, which will require better risk-profitability profiles.

Achieving climate objectives depends largely on the

macroeconomic landscape and public policy.

2.1.3 Our objectives

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| Green finance raised and facilitated (accumulated  EUR bn) A | 19.0 | 33.8 | 65.7 | 94.5 | 115.3 | 139.4 |  |  | 120 bn by 2025  220 bn by 2030 |
| AuM in Socially Responsible Investments  (accumulated EUR bn) |  |  | 27.1 | 53.2 | 67.7 | 88.8 |  |  | 100 bn by 2025 |
| Thermal coal-related power & mining phase out  (EUR bn) |  |  | 7.0 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |  |  | 0 by 2030 |
| Emissions intensity of power generation  portfolioB | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.15 |  |  |  | 0.11 tCO2e/MWh  in 2030 |
| Absolute emissions of oil & gas  portfolio B | 23.84 | 22.58 | 27.43 | 20.94 | 20.27 |  |  |  | 16.98 mtCO2e  in 2030 |
| Emissions intensity of aviation  portfolioB | 92.47 | 93.05 | 97.21 | 81.09 | 82.99 |  |  |  | 61.71 grCO2e/RPK in  2030 |
| Emissions intensity of steel  portfolio B | 1.58 | 1.40 | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1.38 |  |  |  | 1.07 tCO2e/tS  in 2030 |
| Emissions intensity of auto-manufacturing  portfolio B |  | 149 | 138 | 133 | 134 |  |  |  | 103 gCO2/vkm  in 2030 |
| Emissions intensity of auto-lending  portfolio B,C |  |  |  | 137 | 133 |  |  |  | 75-89 gCO2e/vkm  in 2030 |
| Electricity from renewable sourcesD | 50% | 57% | 75% | 88% | 97% | 96% |  |  | 100% by 2025 |

In 2024:

→ we continued progressing with aligning key portfolios, including

adding the disclosure of emissions for our mortgages portfolio in

Spain and our commercial real estate portfolio in Spain and the

UK;

→ we continued managing our own operations emissions from

scopes 1 and 2, setting new reductions plans and offsetting

remaining ones; and we kept our offices and buildings in our

core markets free of single-use plastics to meet our target.

A. Includes Grupo Santander's contribution to green finance: project finance; green bonds; export finance and advisory services to help customers transition to a low-carbon

economy.

B. The figures displayed are the latest available given limited data availability from customers to assess financed emissions. We used Banco Santander's internal calculation

methodology, which is based on the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF).

C. Consumer lending for the purchase of passenger cars in Europe.

D. In countries where we can verify electricity from renewable sources at Banco Santander properties. It considers the 10 core markets where we operate.

For more details of the scope of targets, see section 2.1.4.

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2.1.4 Key milestones

We continue to work towards our ambition of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 by progressively setting specific actions to align our

portfolios:

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|  | PlantMaceta.gif  Net zero ambition  and first alignment  targets (thermal  coal, power  generation and  Santander Asset  Management-  SAM) |  |  |  | Alignment targets  disclosed for oil &  gas, steel and  aviation |  |  |  | In 2024 we achieved our  2025 target to raise or  facilitate EUR 120 billion in  green finance 18 months  early    Alignment targets  disclosed for automotive  sectors (manufacturing  and lending) |  |  |  | Financed emissions  disclosed for residential  mortgages (Spain) and  commercial real estate  (Spain and UK)  WindPower.gif  Use 100% of electricity  from renewable  sources A in all Santander  buildings |  |  |  | SAM target to halve net  emissions for 50% of in-  scope AuM  B  RayoFlechas.gif  Alignment targets for  power generation, oil &  gas, steel, aviation, auto  manufacturing and auto  lending |  |
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|  | BotellaTachada.gif  Cut unnecessary  single-use plastics |  |  |  | CarpetaLupa.gif  Development of  first Sustainable  Finance  Classification  System, including  transition finance  criteria |  |  |  | Financed emissions  disclosed for residential  Mortgages (UK) and  Agriculture (Brazil) |  |  |  | HandsEuro.gif  EUR 100 billion in  Socially Responsible  Investment AuM |  |  |  | Raise or facilitate EUR  220 billion in green  finance from 2019  Factory.gif  ThermalCoal.gif  Thermal coal-related  power & mining phase  out |  |
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A. In countries where we can verify electricity from renewable sources at Banco Santander properties. Target considers the 10 core markets in which we operate.

B. Assets in scope are 54% of SAM’s total assets, which currently have a set Net Zero methodology. This objective might be revised upwards at least every five years, depending

on data availability

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2.2 Supporting our customers in their transition goals

In this section we cover how Santander manages the following

IRO:

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To achieve our net-zero ambition, our main lever as a bank is

supporting our customers in their efforts to transition to a low-

carbon economy.

As a large financial institution, we have an opportunity to support

our customers in their ambition to transition to low carbon

business models. To this end, we continue enhancing our

sustainable finance and advisory proposition, and financing in our

global businesses.

To achieve this, we are:

1. growing the green finance business, which entails drawing up a

green finance strategy for the Group's businesses and delivering

a strong value proposition for our customers;

2. building the infrastructure that support green finance across the

Group. This means implementing the sustainable finance and

investment classification system (SFICS); strengthening the

controls to assess and manage greenwashing risk; and

executing the data strategy to measure and monitor green

finance results; and

3. deploying well-trained commercial teams to capture

opportunity.

In Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), we have already reached

EUR 139 billion in green finance raised and facilitated since 2019,

achieving our EUR 120 billion target 18 months early and are

working towards reaching EUR 220 billion by 2030.

Climate opportunities

Working with customers to support their transition objectives and

carbon reduction emissions goals is key to progressing towards a

low-carbon economy. To do this we identify business opportunities

for transition financing assessing key sectors, working closely with

our clients and with the knowledge of our sustainability experts.

These opportunities inform our materiality assessment.

In addition, the Group calculates the ratio of green assets aligned

with the European Taxonomy. In 2024, it amounts to 3.28% (vs.

2.6% in 2023). The volume of assets as at December 2024 aligned

with the European taxonomy for mortgages is EUR 28.1 bn and

auto is EUR 8.8 bn. For more details, see [SN 5. European](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9667)

[Taxonomy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9667).

Also, from investment through our assets management business

SAM, the top three climate-related opportunities are:

• new climate solutions involving products and services that boost

diversification, competitive advantage and revenue;

• lower-emission energy sources that benefit from less exposure

to Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions, lower costs, policy

incentives; and

• efficient production and distribution of resources to lower

operational costs and raise both production capacity and the

value of fixed assets.

Transition finance and just transition

The regulatory framework must support growth, which is key to a

stable and orderly transition.

We want to help achieve sustainable development and pledge to

play an active role in supporting the green transition. It is vital that

the transition is just and inclusive, taking into account regional and

sector specificities to avoid isolating communities and stranding

assets.

We aim to embed and promote the just transition through our

engagement approach, our risk management policies and

processes, and our sustainable and investment products. We

consider this approach when devising our policies and reviewing

our SFICS (Sustainable Finance and Investment Classification

System), which covers activities aimed at addressing or mitigating

social and environmental issues; bringing focus on specific matters

such as protecting the Amazon biome (given our operations in

Brazil) and helping local communities; and supporting initiatives

like the Just Transition Alliance, led by the Grantham Research

Institute at the London School of Economics.

2.2.1 Corporate and investment banking (CIB)

CIB has raised and mobilized globally EUR 139.4 billion in green

finance between 2019 and December 2024. This target focuses on

green use of proceeds, such as renewable energy, across products

where well-recognized public information is available.

GREEN FINANCE VOLUMES FROM 2019 TO 2024

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2024 GREEN FINANCE VOLUMES

SPLIT BY PRODUCT

Raised or facilitated. EUR bn.

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DCM (Debt capital markets); M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions)

Information obtained from public sources, such as Infralogic, TXF, Bloomberg or

Mergermarket league tables. All roles undertaken by Banco Santander in the

same project are accounted for. Other sustainable finance components, such as

financial inclusion and entrepreneurship, are excluded. Green Finance raised and

facilitated is not a synonym of EU Taxonomy. Information from League Tables

extracted by January 15th, 2025, latest.

Our sustainable finance proposition includes expertise in

renewable energies, as demonstrated by our long-standing global

leadership in this field. We also provide a range of sustainable

finance structuring solutions and advice across multiple products

and geographies. Our client climate tiering approach is designed to

aid in the identification of customer-level priority areas and provide

transition benchmarking to support our customers in financing

their transition. Our corporate finance advisory proposition, led by

our global team of experts in green and transition technologies,

enables us to provide bespoke strategic and corporate finance

advice on opportunities to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon

technologies to meet their sustainability ambitions. For more

details, see below select case studies that demonstrate how we

support our customers in the energy transition.

During 2024, Santander remained active in corporate finance

transactions in the renewable energy sector across different

technologies and geographies. In Europe, CIB supported Enel in a

landmark transaction which is among the largest deals closed in

the region: the sale of a 49% stake in a 2GW portfolio of

operational solar PV assets in Spain to Masdar. Santander also

supported Canadian Solar in the sale of a minority stake in its

global development platform Recurrent Energy to BlackRock in

March 2024 with a project pipeline totalling 26GW of solar PV and

56 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems.

Santander also acted as Financial Adviser to Sonnedix to raise a

EUR 2.5 billion debt package to refinance 1.1 GW portfolio of

renewable energy assets in Spain, Italy, and France, with the ability

to expand the facility with new assets across Europe and the UK.

The financing package provided an innovative blend of project

finance-like debt structuring with more corporate-style

documentation flexibility.

Santander acted as Sole Financial Advisor and LC (Letter of Credit)

Provider in  3.16 billion Brazilian reals (BRL) long term financing to

the renewable energy Babilonia Central project in Brazil. The

project, controlled by a joint-venture between ArcelorMittal Brasil

(55%) and Casa dos Ventos (45%), will have a capacity of 554 MW

of renewable energy to be used by ArcelorMittal to align its steel

operations in Brasil (estimated 40% of its electricity needs by

2030).

In electric mobility, Santander acted as financial advisor, sole

underwriter, and green loan coordinator in the concession of a EUR

225 million green loan to Zunder to help their expansion plan that

aims to deploy more than 3,000 ultra-fast charging stations across

Europe.

In Debt Capital Markets, Santander helped place several landmark

sustainability labelled transactions, including a EUR 1 billion, six-

year inaugural green bond issuance by Saint-Gobain, a global

leader in light and sustainable construction; a EUR 1 billion, dual-

tranche green deal for A.P. Møller-Mærsk, an integrated logistics

company; and a EUR 750 million, nine-year debut sustainability-

linked bond issued by Gatwick Airport, with targets related to their

CO2 emissions reduction. Santander was recognized as ESG Bond

House of the Year at the 2024 Global Banking & Markets Latin

America Awards, which also selected COFIDE’s USD 300 million,

five-year social bond as ESG Bond Deal of the Year, where

Santander acted as active joint bookrunner and ESG Structurer.

Notable ESG deals in Latin America also include our sole

sustainability structurer and sole bookrunner role for the Republic

of Guatemala, which issued a USD 800 million, 12.5-year inaugural

sustainability bond; a bookrunner position for the Republic of

Honduras’ USD 700 million, 10-year debut sustainability bond; and

our sole ESG structurer role in the first Mexican taxonomy-aligned

bond issuance from Acueducto Cuchillo 2 (6.6 billion Mexican

pesos senior unsecured sustainability bond).

In Export Finance, we participated as a Pathfinder, Mandated Lead

Arranger and Lender in EUR 1.3 billion green financing partially

covered by BPI Assurance Export for Verkor. These funds are

allocated to Verkor's first battery gigafactory in Dunkirk, with an

initial production capacity of 16Gwh/year.

We also acted as a Senior Mandated Lead Arranger (SMLA) for the

construction of H2GS Boden AB’s fully integrated, digitalized and

automated greenfield steel plant in the North of Sweden for a total

debt of EUR 3.3 billion. Euler Hermes and Riksgalden, the German

and Swedish ECAs (Export Credit Agencies), participated in this

financing by covering part of the debt. The steel-making process

will be powered by hydrogen produced from renewable energy,

making it the first European large-scale steel producer based on

fossil-free manufacturing. CIB won the PFI Sustainability Deal of

the Year for this transaction, as well as 12 other awards, including

Europe's Bank of the year.

In Trade Finance, we participated in a EUR 1.2 billion green

guarantee line with coverage from Spanish export credit agency

Cesce for Siemens Gamesa. The technical guarantees issued under

this line will support Siemens Gamesa in its wind projects

worldwide.

In Supply Chain Finance, we signed a sustainability-linked

confirming program with Vestas in Brazil, the first supply chain

finance program of its kind for the energy sector in the country.

Santander was also awarded both Best Provider of Sustainable

Finance Solutions in Trade Finance and Best Sustainable Supply

Chain Finance Program by Global Finance in 2024.

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Financing renewable energy

Grupo Santander has been a leader in renewable energy finance

for more than 10 years. In 2024, we were among the top banks in

number of transactions and deal value globally, with 82

transactions closed and a 4.54% market share according to

Infralogic:

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| 1 | Bank 1 | 8,009 | 79 | 4.95% |
| 2 | Banco Santander | 7,346 | 82 | 4.54% |
| 3 | Bank 2 | 7,175 | 94 | 4.44% |
| 4 | Peer 1 | 5,641 | 80 | 3.49% |
| 5 | Bank 3 | 4,930 | 66 | 3.05% |
| 6 | Peer 2 | 4,126 | 59 | 2.55% |
| 7 | Peer 3 | 4,044 | 49 | 2.50% |
| 8 | Bank 4 | 3,978 | 41 | 2.46% |
| 9 | Bank 5 | 3,538 | 44 | 2.19% |
| 10 | Bank 6 | 3,411 | 46 | 2.11% |

Peers are BBVA, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole, HSBC, ING, Itaú, Scotia Bank and

UniCredit. Data extracted by January 15th, 2025, latest.

The greenfield renewable energy projects that we financed or

advised on in 2024 have a total installed capacity of 10.2 GW. We

also helped expand, enhance and sustain renewable energy

brownfield projects that have a total installed capacity of 28.2 GW.

The greenfield renewable energy projects Santander participated

as financier or advisor in 2024 can power 6.5 million households

per year.

2.2.2 Retail and Commercial Banking

In 2024, Retail and Commercial Banking continued to enhance its

proposition with solutions that help customers transition to a low-

carbon economy, most notably in such sectors as real estate,

mobility and agriculture, as well as in the circular economy (water

and waste management). These solutions include sustainability-

linked loans (SLL) that complement the products that help

customers align production to the transition.

Managing greenwashing risk is one of the Group’s priorities,

particularly through compliance with operational guidelines for

green finance teams and meeting supervisors’ expectations on

climate matters. ESG certification forums review products and

transactions to validate that they are consistent with the SFICS

before labelling them as green. The SFICS is an automated tool

that we implemented in our core markets to provide traceability of

decisions and supporting documents.

In addition, we created Green Product Inventories in our core

markets where we have implemented standards and established

robust control and approval procedures.

These were the core activities we performed in 2024:

• Santander España launched the “Eficiencia Energética” loan for

owners associations looking to fund building renovations or

boost energy efficiency. This will enable our customers to save

on energy bills while helping the environment.

Moreover, through the new Recovery and Resilience Mechanism

line of credit, we promote and boost access to sustainable

finance mainly for electric vehicles, renewable energy, the

circular economy and social housing development.

• Banco Santander Brasil continue to broaden its sustainable

finance proposition, especially in renewable energy, agriculture

and electric mobility. We worked with Holu Solar to create

Energía Plus, a platform to help retail customers and SMEs

install solar panels.

• We also launched FIT Energía services for retail and SME

customers. FIT Energía is a platform that connects consumers

with producers of renewable energy to encourage the use of

cleaner and cheaper energy.

• Santander Polska continues to help SME and corporate

customers obtain sustainable finance through the “My electric

car” programme and a green loan backed by Bank Gospodarstwa

Krajowego (BGK). We also launched the Santander New Energy

platform, a tool to educate and support SMEs in boosting the

efficiency of their production models.

• Santander UK signed an agreement with Scottish Power to offer

customers solar panels and heat pumps. Moreover, we also

entered into partnership with Octopus Energy to offer customers

discount on solar panels and batteries.

• Santander Portugal joined interbank services association SIBS,

which developed a platform to help SMEs centralize, report on

and share sustainability data, as well as to simplify disclosures

on ESG requirements.

• Santander Argentina launched Tienda GRO, an online

marketplace to help retail customers finance sustainable

products. We also increased the technical and financial solutions

for renewable energy projects available to retail customers

through our partnerships with leading solar energy providers.

• Santander Chile signed its first real estate loan (USD 25 million)

based on the Edge Advanced certificate and under its partnership

with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The bank

continues to promote these deals to bolster sustainable

development in Chile. We also entered into an agreement with

Tesla to broaden our clean mobility proposition.

• In July, Santander Uruguay and Buquebus announced the

financing of the world’s biggest electric ferry, which will connect

Buenos Aires (Argentina) with Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay),

through a USD 107 million loan granted by the bank and partially

backed (USD 67 million) by the IFC. This loan saw Santander and

the IFC close the world’s first electric maritime transport deal.

• In October, Banco Santander Perú financed foreign trade deals

worth USD 14 million for Exportadora Frutícola del Sur (Grupo

Athos), a Peru-based company that holds the Global Gap

certificate.

• Santander Colombia was the main lender in Jungheinrich

Colombia’s (German logistics multinational) acquisition of

electric fork-lift trucks. We also signed an agreement with Enel X

to offer our customers solar panel solutions.

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Working with multilateral institutions

Santander continues to work on aligning sales activities with the

objectives and opportunities that multilateral development banks

(MDBs) drive in the countries where the Group operates.

In 2024, Santander España and Portugal took part in a Green

Gateway Advisory Programme coordinated by the Invest EU

Advisory Hub to boost the role of banks in the transition to a low-

carbon, resilient economy. The purpose of this programme, which

EIB (European Investment Bank) and PwC advisors lead on, was to

assess Santander's, the EIB’s, and the EIF’s eligibility criteria,

uncover the key trends and opportunities in the sustainable finance

market, and explore core MDB tools that the Group can use to drive

green production among customers.

As part of a synthetic securitization with the EIB, Santander

Portugal agreed a line of credit for residential and commercial real

estate transactions of new buildings with almost zero emissions

and renovation of existing homes according to sustainable

standards. This enables us to offer significant discount on the loan

spread of customers whose transactions meet EIB’ sustainability

standards.

2.2.3 Wealth Management & Insurance

(Wealth)

Most socially responsible investment (SRI) products with ESG

aspects (registered as Article 8 SFDR-Sustainable Finance

Disclosure Regulation) that Santander Asset Management (SAM)

manages have a sustainable investment objective ranging from 1%

to 50%. Some investment products registered as Article 9 have a

100% sustainable investment objective (excluding cash and

derivatives).

As part of our SRI product range, we have thematic funds that focus

on renewable energy (Santander Iberia Renewable Energy), social

objectives (Santander Prosperity), agriculture (Atgro), and climate

(Santander GO Global Environmental Solutions, Santander

Innoenergy Climate, and Santander Sostenible Bonos).

The Santander Sostenible Bonos fund, launched in 2019, was a

trailblazer in Spain for investing in green bonds to finance clean

energy, emissions reduction and other green initiatives. The fund

also invests in social, climate change, environmental and other

sustainable bonds.

In private markets, Santander Alternative Investments (SAI) offers

two solutions to address climate change: Santander Iberia

Renewable Energy, a private equity strategy that invests in solar

and wind energy projects in Spain and Portugal; and Santander

Innoenergy Climate Fund, a venture capital strategy that invests in

climate technology startups that work on renewable energy, smart

grids, energy efficiency, storage systems, green energy batteries,

mobility and the circular economy.

SAM has an advisory mandate for LA Green, a blended finance fund

to boost the SME green bond market in Latin America, mobilize

large-scale capital and make a positive contribution to society and

the environment.

Moreover, SAM’s SRI products include solidarity funds that donate

a portion of their fees to NGOs. In 2024, we boosted our

proposition by making changes to two equity funds: Santander

Sostenible Bonos and Santander Sostenible Renta Fija Ahorro, and

two profiled funds: Santander Sostenible Crecimiento and

Santander Sostenible Evolución a solidarios. These funds donated

to several NGOs to educate young people at risk of exclusion and

help vulnerable women search for jobs, among other causes. Our

Santander Responsabilidad Solidario fund won 'Best solidarity

fund' at the Expansión-Allfunds Awards.

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2.2.4 Digital Consumer Bank (Consumer)

At Digital Consumer Bank, we have the opportunity to help our

customers in their transition to more sustainable mobility and a

low-carbon economy. Enhancing our sustainable finance

proposition is key to achieving our climate transition targets. We

split this proposition into auto and non-auto.

Auto

Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) is Europe’s leading auto lender.

Our ambition is to boost our sustainable finance proposition while

remaining number one. Our leadership enabled us to support the

green transition with EUR 6.8 billion in finance for electric vehicles

and reach a market share of 12% in Europe, as well as contributing

to the alignment of our auto lending portfolio and 2030 target in

Europe.

EU regulation is carving out the path for the automobile industry to

align through two key measures:

• Emissions targets for manufacturers in relation to new vehicles

sold in a year, with progressive, more restrictive targets for

passenger vehicles of 95gCO2/km in 2020-2024 down to

49.5gCO2/km in 2030-2034. The penalty for a failure to meet

these targets will amount to EUR 95 for each CO2 g/km of excess

per vehicle sold. Most manufacturers in Europe are currently

above this threshold, which could lead to penalties across the

industry or the need to restrict sales of combustion-engine

vehicles, but also establishing commercial policies to encourage

the sale of low-emission vehicles, or the creation of pools with

other brands.

• Prohibition to sell combustion-engine vehicles (unless powered

by e-fuels) from 2035.

In 2024, hybrid vehicles saw the highest growth in sales in Europe,

with an increase in market share of 31.4%. This suggests only a

partial shift in consumers’ mindset towards more sustainable

mobility, with perceived barriers to electric vehicles remaining

(largely due to a lack of charging infrastructure).

For the first time in several years, electric vehicle registrations fell

in Europe in 2024. An end to electric vehicle subsidies in Germany

triggered a 27.4% drop in sales compared to 2023. Markets where

policy measures have been discontinued have seen electric

vehicles become less popular, which once again highlights the link

between the sale of these vehicles and government aid.

SCF continued increasing electric vehicle lending, with a market

share in Europe of 12% (above the total Auto market share off 8%).

This further reflects SCF’s leadership in the electric vehicle market.

In 2024, SCF financed 243,315 vehicles (17% of its total business)

worth EUR 6.8 billion (13% of the total Auto portfolio). Electric

vehicles account for 24% of SCF’s new car business (number of

agreements), which outlines its success in this area.

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This progress has been helped by signing new financing

agreements with electric vehicle manufacturers; and extending

partnerships with traditional manufacturers that have set a

roadmap and strategic plan to electrify their fleet (and who,

therefore, are showing a solid objective to the sustainable mobility

transition).

SCF has also come up with innovative, holistic financing solutions

to aid customers’ energy transition, such as home bundles that

include charging points and solar panels.

We will continue working on building partnerships with new

electric vehicle manufacturers that enter the European market as

well as with startups that show vast potential in terms of new

sustainable mobility ideas such as battery swapping.

Nonetheless, the effectiveness of all these measures in the

medium and long term and SCF’s growth in electric vehicle lending

will depend on external factors that include regulation; the

technological developments needed to reduce production costs

and ensure access to key materials to manufacture green vehicles;

the infrastructure to expand capacity and boost efficiency; and

customer demand and market trends.

Non-auto

On top of Santander Consumer Finance’s leadership in auto

lending, it is also a reference in Europe in other consumer finance

sectors, with prominent partnerships and a presence at over

75,000 points of sale throughout the continent.

This vast footprint requires a strong social and environmental

objective to drive a more sustainable economy. With specific,

measurable actions, SCF is working on a green finance model that

promotes environmentally-friendly projects and products for

responsible consumption.

Our sustainable finance value proposition for the Consumer

business covers these sectors:

• Real estate: Solar panel installation, upgrade to sustainable

home heating and cooling systems, and energy efficient devices.

• Sustainable mobility: Electric vehicle charging points, emission-

free vehicles such as bicycles and scooters, and conversions of

combustion engines to less polluting alternatives such as liquid

natural gas and hydrogen.

• Other activities: Sustainable fashion, second-hand clothes, used

mobile phone buybacks and the issue of cards made of

sustainable materials (recycled PVC/PLA) as part of the circular

economy.

Our value proposition is also complemented with financing

programmes for education so that students can access the tools

they need to achieve greater inclusion.

We run other initiatives such as “Hazte ECO” (SCF España) where

we invite customers to join projects to protect the environment

when they use their cards. SCF contributes 1% of purchases to

these projects and makes twice-yearly donations to Fundación

Global Nature to help restore Spain’s wetlands.

The EUR 155 million in green finance disbursed by the Consumer

units in 2024 is a key sign of our objective through this value

proposition.

However, consumers continue to face several obstacles such as:

• Solar panels: A product with a specific shelf life (10-15 years)

requires significant investment and a lengthy repayment plan,

which coupled with more stable electricity prices has caused

customers’ appetite to wane.

• Electric bicycles: Electric bicycles are growing in popularity in

Europe, especially in crowded cities, where they are a practical

alternative to passenger cars. Despite being cheaper than electric

vehicles, these bicycles are expensive and require significant

investment (depending on the model).

The high level of investment that most sustainable initiatives

require government subsidies. Lack of such subsidies and

bureaucratic obstacles to aid has an impact on customer appetite.

2.2.5 Payments

In 2024, 84% of the cards we acquired (39 million) were made

from sustainable materials (recycled PVC/PLA) and we have

continued to make progress in providing solutions to our

customers to calculate their carbon footprint based on the

payments they make with their cards, as well as initiatives to

offset it.

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2.3 Embedding ESG in risk management

ESG factors risk management

Due to our ESG strategy, the scrutiny from stakeholders and the

regulatory, reporting and disclosure requirements, we continue to

work on embedding and monitoring ESG aspects in risk

management. We consider ESG risk factors, especially climate-

related and environmental, cross-cutting and likely to have an

impact on credit, market, liquidity, operational, reputational,

strategic risks, among others.

The management of these factors adopts a risk-based approach

prioritizing climate and environmental aspects based on the

relevance and materiality in the Group and in the current

landscape. We keep improving the consideration of the elements

that stem from the transition to a low-carbon economy, the

physical effects of climate change and biodiversity loss, and actions

to consider negative impacts on nature.

We manage social risk based on internal policies and frameworks,

which draw on international principles and sector standards, and it

adapts to the legal framework of the jurisdictions in which we are

present.

Additionally, governance risk is analysed from a dual perspective,

both the internal governance in Grupo Santander and the

assessment of our customers’, considering proportionality and

relevance criteria.

We identify below the typologies of climate and environmental

risks:

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|  |  |  |  | Chronic  Changes in rainfall patterns, extreme weather  variability, average temperature rises, severe  heatwaves, droughts and rising sea levels. |  |
|  |  | Policy action  Implementing carbon pricing mechanisms to  reduce greenhouse gas emissions; using energy  sources with lower emissions; adopting energy  efficient solutions; and promoting water  efficiency measures and more sustainable land  use practices. |  |  |
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|  |  |  |  | Natural risk  Negative impact of nature degradation (including  its biodiversity and the loss of ecosystem  services) on economies, financial institutions and  financial systems; and/or the lack of alignment of  economic players with actions to protect, restore  and reduce negative impacts on nature. |  |
|  |  | Technology  The need to build and innovate to support the  transition to an energy efficient financial system  with lower CO2 emissions. This can have a  significant impact on companies as new  technology displaces obsolete systems and  disrupts some components of the financial  system as we know it. |  |  |
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Annual report 202441

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We measure the potential impact of the climate and environmental factors of each risk type across several time horizons, based on the

average maturity of the portfolios analysed. The following table shows the potential impacts and our progress against the climate and

environmental matters in 2024, and next steps:

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| Credit |  | Present day  - short -  medium -  long term | → Extreme weather can lead to higher  retail and corporate loan default and  lower collateral value It can also lead to  lower incomes, harm agriculture, and  increase insurance coverage and  premiums. Moreover, changes in wind  patterns that reduce energy production  can lead to higher operating costs and  hamper productivity. The degradation of  nature can affect productivity in the  agricultural sector and the value of  collaterals. This may increase loans  repayments and early disposal due to  property damage in 'high risk' locations.  → Adverse weather conditions can cause  significant financial losses, endanger  communities, harm the environment  and affect the value of collaterals.  → The failure of borrowers to adapt their  business models to a low-carbon  economy could heighten credit risk and,  therefore rise the risk of an income or  activity reduction that may increase  default or lead to a loss of business  value.  → Market sentiment that influences  demand; obsolete technology; customer  preferences.  → Higher operating costs for carbon-  intensive customers; information  requirements (data gathering),  especially on emissions (e.g. Scope 3)  and green taxonomy disclosures; and  new EU financial information directives  stemming from government measures. |  | → Conducting materiality assessments to  identify physical and transition risk in  our portfolios.  → Monitoring of climate concentration  risks by sector and region in the short-,  medium- and long-term.  → Creating vulnerability heatmaps for the  analysis of climate risks in the present  day, short, medium and long term via  Orderly, Disorderly and Hot House  World scenario analyses.  → Implementing mitigation measures  such as policies, thresholds and  insurance to combat risks and their  impact.  → Conducting scenario analyses and  measuring sensitivities to forecast  changes in ratings, the probability of  default (PD) and loss given default  (LGD) considering physical and  transition risk.  → Monitoring portfolios through metrics  to control E&CC2 risk factors in BAU  processes.  → Measuring E&CC factors across  customer and transaction analysis and  embed into ratings.  → Monitoring risk appetite limits and  alerts to manage climate-related  sectors. |  | → Monitor the progress  of the subsidiaries  against The Climate  Race (our credit risk  target operating  model for climate and  environmental  factors) to validate  the successful  inclusion of E&CC  factors across the end  to end credit risk  cycle, to allow the  identification and  mitigation physical  and transition risk.  → Calculate financial  impacts through  internal climate  models for the short,  medium and long  term.  → Continue to develop  and enhance tools to  monitor E&CC factors  that consider physical  and transition risk in  each segment. |
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Annual report 202442

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| Market |  | Short term | → High volatility in market factors under  stress scenarios.  → Changes in market perception leading  to wider credit spreads for business in  impacted sectors.  → Extreme weather conditions could raise  concerns about the business plans of  companies operating in the impacted  sectors and widen their credit spreads. |  | → Regular reviews of climate stress  scenarios and the subsidiaries that  apply them.  → Stress testing using physical and  transition risk scenarios.  → Trading portfolio analysis of current  exposure to climate-sensitive business  activities. |  | → Enhance stress testing  by reviewing new  scenarios to include in  the exercise.  → Adapt stress testing to  market practices. |
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| Liquidity |  | Short term | → Market impacts on the value of high  quality liquid assets in Santander's  liquidity buffer.  → More frequent extreme weather that  stifles economic growth in countries  susceptible to climate change, causing  sovereign debt to rise and limiting  access to capital markets.  → Cash outflows from companies trying to  boost their reputation in the market or  solve problems with climate scenarios.  → Extreme weather conditions could cause  financial impact on companies  operating in the affected sectors  impacting the funds deposited in the  bank. |  | → Qualitative and quantitative climate  scenario analyses of impacts on highly  liquid assets (HQLAs) and financing of  exposed companies.  → Analysis of higher outflows due to  changes in market perception of  corporations in climate-sensitive  business activities. |  | → Enhance stress testing  and reviewing new  scenarios to include  them in the exercise.  → Adapt stress testing to  best market practices,  including new  liquidity scenarios to  measure their impact. |
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| Operational |  | Short -  medium -  long term | → Severe climate events can cause  damage to our assets, including  branches, data centers, headquarters  and other owned or rented properties.  Impacts on our own or our suppliers’  premises can also affect business  continuity.  → Climate and environmental - related  factors can also lead to operational risk  losses from litigation, claims due to  inadequate sales or non-compliance  with ESG standards. |  | → Conducting operational risk and self-  assessment controls that include ESG-  related risks to evaluate our exposure.  → Conducting mandatory operational risk  scenario analysis that cover extreme  physical and transition risk events.  → Including an ESG flag in the operational  risk events database to identify events  and losses from climate-related and  environmental risks.  → Including an assessment of climate  threats in business continuity  scenarios.  → Conducting a materiality assessment  on climate-related operational risk.  → Updating documentation and  delivering training relating to the  embedding of ESG factors across  operational risk management, as well  as sharing best practices throughout  the Group. |  | → Enhance operational  risk reporting on  climate and  environmental -  related factors.  → Promote cooperation  within the industry to  share data, scenarios  and best practices on  climate-related  operational risk  management.  → Work with the  Corporate Insurance  team to conduct  analyses on the  insurability of  climate-related  losses. |
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| Reputational |  | Short -  medium -  long term | → Customers, investors and other  stakeholders could believe that banks  aren't doing enough to meet low-  carbon targets, that they could be acting  against their policies, or that their  objectives do not meet stakeholders’  expectations.  → Stakeholders’ potential perception of  inadequate financing and investment in  climate and environment-related  sectors, including activities linked to  deforestation and/or biodiversity loss.  → Possible misinterpretation by  customers, investors and other  stakeholders of institutional disclosures  or statements, actions, announcements,  policies and the sustainability features  of products. |  | → Implementing preventative measures  to manage reputational risk and  disclose risk data so that governance  bodies can make informed decisions  when assessing or sanctioning  sensitive transactions that involve  climate and environmental risk.  → Regularly monitoring reputational  issues and disputes (including climate  and environmental matters) via  working groups, involving functions  such as legal, sustainability, investor  relations, public policy, supervisory  and regulatory affairs, risk, among  others.  → Development and update of  greenwashing risk management  guides that define the roles and  responsibilities of key processes, and  subsequently set specific training  programmes.  → Enhancing materiality assessments to  measure climate-related and  environmental reputational risk.  Developing a methodology to quantify  the reputational impact of climate and  environmental risk. |  | → Continue to  strengthen  collaboration  between business and  support areas as well  as risk and  compliance functions  to embed climate and  environment-related  reputational risk in  our operations.  → Continue bolstering  greenwashing risk  prevention,  identification,  management and  control.  → Continue managing  ESG events that pose  material reputational  risk and anticipate  these events through  early detection  measures. |
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| Strategic |  | Short -  medium -  long term | → Our strategy could be affected if we fail  to achieve our climate and  environmental targets, including those  related to the activities we fund and  those related to our own operations.  → Regulatory divergence between climate  change and ESG requirements in the  markets where we operate, including a  possible new regulatory cycle and  slowdown in the implementation of the  Paris agreement. |  | → Challenging ESG targets in the Group’s  strategic planning.  → Monitoring the Group’s ESG indicators  regularly.  → Monitoring ESG indicators as part of  our regular competitor analysis.  → Identification of emerging ESG risks,  including analysis of the potential  impact under stressed scenarios on the  Group’s strategic targets so that action  plans can be implemented in the event  such risks materialize.  → Monitoring of ESG aspects in initiatives  presented at the corporate product  governance forum (CPGF) and  investors’ forum. |  | → Regularly review ESG  indicators to support  alignment with the  Group’s strategy.  → Monitoring of Key  Performance  Indicators (KPIs)  related to Business  Model Performance.  → Monitor climate and  environmental threats  as part of emerging  risk identification. |

1. Though all climate drivers impact on risk factors, we have only included the key ones in this table.

2. E&CC: environmental and climate change.

Chronic      Acute      Market sentiment      Policy action     Technology     Natural risk

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2.3.1 Resilience of our strategy and business

model to climate change

Managing climate and environmental risk factors is key to continue

strengthening the resilience of the Group's strategy and business

model for climate change.

To enhance such resilience, we embed climate and environmental

risk factors in each stage of the risk management cycle through

which we analyse our own facilities and customer's financing

process.  The risks derived from these factors is also included in our

policies, procedures, tools, metrics, governance and culture.

Embedding climate and environmental factors in our risk

management includes the identification, planning, assessment,

monitoring, mitigation and reporting, across different climate

scenarios and time horizons defined, see further detail in the next

section.

Additionally, the risk function works to strengthen our strategy via

the following processes:

• We carry out an analysis and challenge of the strategic plan (Risk

Challenge) to identify potential threats that may compromise the

achievement of the Group's objectives.

• We have a risk management control model to identify, assess,

mitigate, monitor and report all material risks, including ESG,

that could materialize and affect our strategy and/or business

model.

• Santander regularly conducts an emerging risks exercise to

identify key threats to our strategic plan under theoretical stress

scenarios with low likelihood of occurrence.

In this sense, we aim to identify, assess and monitor physical,

transition and regulatory risks that may have an impact on our

business model, profitability or solvency, improving the resilience

of our strategy.

The monitoring of the material issues related to the ESG risks

identified in the described processes, as well as the main lines of

action for their management, are periodically reviewed through the

corresponding risk governance bodies which participate in the

definition of the business model and the Group's strategy in this

matter.

Santander understands how climate-related and environmental

risks affect our business environment across the short, medium

and long term to inform their business strategy process. The way

that we strategically respond to changes and uncertainties in our

business environment stemming from climate-related and

environmental risks will impact the resilience of the business

model over time. We are explicitly considering climate-related and

environmental changes in macroeconomic and regulatory

environment and the competitive landscape, in particular, and

reflected in Santander’s business strategy processes, and

demonstrated by documented management body meetings and

discussions.

2.3.2 Risk management cycle

At Grupo Santander, we manage climate and environmental

factors with a special focus on those that are most material for the

different risk types.

Below we describe how we integrate these factors into the risk

management cycle.

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1. Identification

We conduct regular risk identification exercises to assess events

that could threaten the Group's strategic plan. These exercises

consider ESG risk factors — including mainly climate factors —

with additional consideration of other factors such as

greenwashing, environmental risks that go beyond climate (nature

and biodiversity), social risks, among others.

Risk identification helps us understand the internal and external

threats posed by the environment and climate change to our

business model, profitability, solvency and strategy.

Moreover, our internal risk taxonomy, heatmaps and materiality

assessments form the basis for identifying and classifying the

material environmental and climate-related risks in our portfolios.

2. Planning

We include risk management into the strategic planning process

that has different time horizons, in addition to the ad-hoc analysis

at each moment:

• One year for the short term (this is the standard time horizon for

the short term in the Group).

• One to five years for the medium term (financial planning).

• More than five years for the long term (strategic plan).

3. Assessment

We consider ESG aspects as factors that may impact existing risks

across different time horizons. We assess these factors regularly

according to regulatory frameworks and practices.

The assessment of the ESG factors that could be material due to

their potential impact on Santander's risk profile is conducted

considering the following aspects:

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|  | Identification of ESG drivers: we use recognized  sources including but not limited to: TCFDA, UNEP  FI, ENCOREB, SBTNC, NGFSD , to identify climate  and environmental aspects that can impact  several risk types. We also use several tools for  this exercise, including heatmaps, sectoral  climate and environmental classification,  historical information, idiosyncratic scenarios and  forward-looking scenario projection to aid  continuous monitoring. |  |  |  | Analysis of the transmission channels: we  analyse how the factors identified in the previous  stage can materialize and impact on the risk  types included in our risk management  framework. They can be macroeconomic (e.g.  socioeconomic, productive) and microeconomic  (e.g. affecting household wealth and/or income)  in nature. |
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|  | Assessment of the materiality of the potential  impact on the main risks:  in this stage, we  analyse the potential impacts that could arise  from the materialization of the risk factors  previously identified through the transmission  channels described, based on qualitative and/or  quantitative approaches. |  |  |  | Overview of a consolidated materiality: for  internal and external disclosure of the materiality  of ESG factors analysed, we aggregate the results  of the impacts for each risk type in a consolidated  report (detailed on the following pages), based  on a five-point RAGE status (from Low to Very  High) across the short, medium, and long term. |

A. Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

B. A materiality database of dependencies between production processes and ecosystem services.

C. Science Based Targets Network.

D. Network for Greening the Financial System.

E. Red, amber and green.

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The following table shows the consolidated results of the materiality

assessment by risk type and time horizon as of year-end 2024:

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| ST | MT | LT |  | ST | MT | LT |
| Credit riskA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| CIB | l | l | l |  | l | l | l |
| Corporate & SME | l | l | l |  | l | l | l |
| Individuals | l | l | l |  | l | l | l |
| Auto Consumer | l | l | l |  | l | l | l |
| Operational riskB | l | l | l |  | l | l | l |
| Market risk | l | l | l |  | l | l | l |
| Liquidity risk | l | l | l |  | l | l | l |
| Reputational risk | l | l | l |  | l | l | l |
| l Low   l Moderately low  l  Medium  l High   l  Very high | | | | | | | |
| Short term (ST): 2025 | Medium term (MT): >2030 | Long term (LT): >2050  A. Assessment as of September 2024.  B. Assessment as of November 2024 | | | | | | | |

In 2024, we continued to develop and enhance our materiality

assessment approach in order to strengthen the resilience of our

strategy. We have incorporated regulatory aspects, industry best

practices, further homogenization, and synergy among different

risk types in terms of sources, thresholds and scenarios.

The above table shows the final outcome of several procedures by

risk type. These procedures use various tools and methodologies to

assess the potential impact of climate factors. We use the above-

mentioned risk factor materiality assessment to underpin climate

risk identification and assessment as part of our double materiality

procedure.

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The materiality assessment's rationale for each risk type is as

follows:

→ 3.1 Credit risk:

We conduct a materiality assessment every quarter to identify,

assess and monitor the Group’s climate-related and

environmental credit risks by sector and geography. This

assessment involves a review of the present day and other time

horizons based on climate scenarios.

We use in-house scenario analysis techniques and climate stress

test models to calculate and monitor climate impacts on key

credit risk metrics, such as the probability of default (PD) and

loss given default (LGD), across several time horizons, scenarios

and at all geography, sector and unit levels.

We complete this assessment with three further initiatives,

among others:

a. Customer assessment for the corporate portfolios that

analyze the key aspects of transition, physical, social and

environmental risk. This assessment is conducted locally.

b. Deep dives into key portfolios such as the collaterals in real

estate and auto loans.

c. Geographical assessment of physical risk (acute and chronic)

that uses information from expert models across different

scenarios and time horizons.

The findings of our materiality assessments are key to defining

our strategy, risk appetite, the identification of emerging risks

and even for other stress test exercises (such as the ICAAP-

Capital adequacy assessment process).

Materiality assessment enhancements in 2024

In 2024, we enhanced our credit materiality assessment to

reflect the latest industry and regulatory developments by:

a. Enhancing geographic granularity of physical risk (acute and

chronic) information in our European portfolio, from

Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics at level 3

(NUTS3) to postcode in our core markets of Poland, Portugal,

Spain and the United Kingdom;

b. The development of a new real estate module in Klima tool,

which includes physical and transition risks;

c. Improved how we manage and assess collateral through the

efficiency performance certificates (EPC) by obtaining data,

developing estimation models and drawing up plans to

gather such information during customer onboarding

processes.

d. Implemented concentration metrics to monitor physical and

transition risk management in our subsidiaries; and

e. Used internal climate stress test models (included in the

ICAAP) to calculate financial impacts (customer 'bottom-up'

approach for the CIB portfolio and 'top-down' approach at

sector and geography level for the rest of the portfolios).

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We run our materiality assessments through our ESCC Credit Risk

Management tool Klima, where we aggregate, manage and

monitor ESCC risks at local and Group level, with focus by sector

and geography. It also includes an analysis of the physical risks of

several economic activities and collateral.

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We continue to work on enhancing climate information,

methodologies and use cases:

1. Climate materiality:

Though the findings by sector of our 2024 credit risk materiality

assessment (see table below) follow a similar pattern to 2023,

transition risk exposure in CIB to most vulnerable sectors

decrease slightly. On the other hand, our portfolios continue to

show less vulnerability to physical risk, given the concentration

in low-risk locations.

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| September 2024 (pre-mitigation) - EUR billion | | | | | |
|  | | TR | PR | CIB | Other  segments |
| Power (conventional) | |  |  | 26 | 2 |
| Power (renewables) | |  |  | 13 | 0 |
| Oil & Gas | |  |  | 20 | 1 |
| Mining y metals | |  |  | 13 | 7 |
| Transport | |  |  | 29 | 12 |
| Auto Consumer | |  |  | 0 | 162 |
| Real Estate | |  |  | 7 | 386 |
| Other climate-  related sectors | Agriculture |  |  | 3 | 9 |
| Construction |  |  | 18 | 15 |
| Manufacturing |  |  | 44 | 25 |
| Water & Waste |  |  | 3 | 1 |
| Climate sectors |  |  |  | 175 | 621 |
| Other sectors |  |  |  | 65 | 212 |
| Total portfolio |  |  |  | 241 | 833 |
| ¢  Low  ¢ Moderately Low  ¢ Medium   ¢  High   ¢  Very High | | | | | |
| TR: transition risk. PR: physical risk.  CIB: REC (on and off-balance sheet lending + guarantees + derivatives PFE:  Potential Future Exposure).  Other segments: Drawn amount; includes individuals, SCF, Auto US, Corporates  and Institutions, and SMEs.  Other sectors: considered as low risk; include: CIB, Corporate and SMEs outside  the risk taxonomy perimeter // Individuals and SCF: cards and other consumer  credit // Private Banking (excl. mortgages).  Exposure 0 represents exposure below EUR 500 million. | | | | | |

2. Vulnerability heatmaps

We analyze materiality assessment findings through heatmaps

that show our vulnerability to climate risk.  These heatmaps rate

climate risks on a scale from 1 to 5 (low to very high).

These heatmaps are based on the present day and on scenario

analysis methods and models that complement our qualitative

methodology and provide a forward-looking and geography-based

analysis of portfolios across the medium and long term,

considering impacts based on their probability, relevance and

duration. Although we illustrate these in the table below according

to the statistical classification of economic activities in the

European Community at level 1 (NACE 1, from the French

'Nomenclature statistique des Activites economiques dans la

Communaute Europeenne'-Statistical classification of economic

activities in the European Community) breakdown, our sector

analysis in risk management goes up to NACE level 4 to monitor

the composition of our portfolios, capturing most of our value

chain.

4  According to Note 54 "Risk Management":  Based on internal models and results from regulatory and supervisory climate stress exercises, the Group does not believe that

additional environmental or climate change risk has had a substantial impact on its equity, financial situation and results in 2024

5  NGFS scenarios provide the common and up-to-date reference point for understanding the evolution of climate risks and trends in climate policy and technologies over

different time horizons. For this reason, they are used as a basis for showing impacts on our portfolios by calculating a range of outcomes.

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|  |  | Current | Orderly | | | Disorderly | | |  | Current | Hot House World | | |
|  |  | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 |  | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 |
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| Mining & Metals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Transport |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Auto Consumer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Agriculture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Manufacturing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Water & Waste |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Risk level:  ¢ Very high    ¢  High    ¢ Medium     ¢ Moderately low    ¢  Low | | | | | | | | | | |

3. Internal climate models

Detailed below is an overview of our internal climate model:

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Our climate internal models enable us to quantify the financial

impact 4 of transition and physical risks that we monitor through

changes in PD and LGD metrics. Our model estimates the direct

and indirect impact of macroeconomic and climate variables,

market trends and regulatory expectations. This model takes a

bottom-up approach by considering each client's financial situation

and technology. Where we don’t have specific customer

information, we use a top-down approach by sector and

geographical location.

The development of internal models allows us a high degree of

flexibility and capacity for analysis and adaptation to our portfolios,

including its characteristics and maturities, to new economic and

regulatory requirements. The main features are briefly described

below:

A. Scenarios are based on those published by the NGFS 5 and

Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP), developed by

the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which

are references in the sector. Moreover, our Research

department embeds and broadens external scenarios to more

specific variables by country and sector to achieve thorough

vision aligned to our portfolios.

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B. Physical risk impact considers the financial impact of acute and

chronic risks, as well as long-term changes in weather patterns

to give us a wide range of events that we assess at regional

level. For these financial impacts, we use data from an expert

reinsurance company, considering scenarios across different

time horizons. We include physical risk impact through:

- Chronic: Impact on companies' revenue due to chronic

physical effects (e.g. change in productivity).

- Acute: Increase in costs due to damages to companies' assets

from extreme weather events.

C. The impact of transition risk, relates to changes in drivers such

as climate policies, technology and investor and consumer

sentiment that can affect demand, which affects customers on

an individual basis. Therefore, depending on the level of

information available, we carry out a bottom-up or top-down

approach.

D. Counterparty forecasts, which reflect the changes in the

financial ratios included in the credit risk rating models and are

based on forecasted revenues and costs under the different

scenarios, including physical and transition risk impacts. The

projected ratings give us the associated PD to the counterparty.

Lastly, the LGD is estimated using the Frye-Jacobs relationship

between PD and LGD.

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|  | Orderly, assumes ambitious climate policies implemented  early, which gradually become stricter. Therefore, both  physical and transition risks are relatively moderate. |  |  |  | RCP 2.6: stringent mitigation scenario with the aim to keep  global warming below 2ºC. This is associated with orderly  scenarios. |  |
|  | Disorderly, climate policies are not introduced until 2030  and may differ between countries and sectors.. |  |  |  | RCP 4.5: intermediate scenario where emissions reach  their peak in 2040 and then decrease. This is associated  with disorderly scenarios. |  |
|  | Hot house world (current policies), it is considering that  some climate policies are implemented in some  jurisdictions, but that global efforts are insufficient to stop  significant global warming. Serious physical risks and  irreversible changes, including rising sea levels. |  |  |  | RCP 8.5: very high GHG emissions. It is a business as usual  scenario where emissions keep increasing throughout the  whole century. This is associated with Hot house world  scenarios. |  |

4. Customer assessment

For corporate customers within climate sectors according to our

risk taxonomy, the materiality assessment is complemented with

analysis performed at local level that considers key physical,

transition, social and environmental aspects.

We consider their findings in loan approvals and customer rating

procedures.

Challenges and next steps:

Santander continues to work on embedding ESCC factors in our

processes by upgrading our data, estimations, tools and models. In

particular:

i. Implementing models to assess the impact of climate on credit

risk metrics (PD and LGD) by using scenario analyses and

models, and including customers' ESCC assessments in

corporate portfolios ratings.

ii. Localizing CIB customers’ production sites to obtain more

accurate results in physical risk assessments.

iii. Calculating financial impacts across the short, medium and long

term through the climate stress test models already included in

the ICAAP.

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We conduct an in-depth analysis of this portfolio given the

weighting of the Consumer Auto in Santander's portfolio and its

specific characteristics and regulations. We consider key risk

factors such as products evolution, residual value risk, portfolio

average maturity, shifts in market sentiment and technology

developments adapted to different markets. Moreover, we

review other characteristics such as product type, borrowers'

credit risk profile, engine type (internal combustion engine,

hybrid or electric vehicle).

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To assess physical risk by geographical location, we work with a

leading provider in the reinsurance industry, which enables us to

measure the risk of 13 physical hazards (eight acute and five

chronic). We analyse the markets where we operate, with a

breakdown of over 1,250 regions (NUTS 3 or equivalent), and

cover all economic activities in our Risk Taxonomy, as well as the

business lines (such as mortgages and automobiles).

We assess each region (NUTS3) to measure the associated

physical risks by rating them on our five-point RAG (Red, Amber

and Green) scale (low to very high).

To assess the frequency and intensity of natural hazards, we use

RCP scenarios across different time horizons (present day, 2030,

2040, 2050 and 2100).

Our analysis, based on a conservative approach, uses RCP 4.5

scenario and time horizons of 2030 for economic activity sectors

and 2050 for collaterals at Group level. The results are included in

our materiality assessment at Group level, by region (Europe,

North America and South America) and by subsidiary. The results

show that while certain sectors are more exposed to physical risks,

such as agriculture, conventional energy and mining, their

concentration in the Group is very low (between 1% and 2%). The

collateralized portfolios have the lowest impact, albeit with very

high concentration of exposure in the Group.

The granular, forward-looking physical risk assessment enables us

to actively manage these risks through monitoring, metrics and

mitigation measures.

Finally, to measure and quantify physical risks more accurately,

we increased the granularity of physical risks for the European

portfolio (Poland, Portugal, Spain and the UK, as we now have

information at postcode level).

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Santander’s real estate portfolio accounts for a large proportion of

Santander's balance sheet, which is why we developed a specific

module within the Klima tool with a detailed overview of the

portfolio’s transition and physical risk.

Regarding transition risk, we increased the quality and quantity of

EPC data by obtaining information, developing estimation models

and defining plans to gather information during the customer

onboarding process. This internal model consists of a machine

learning algorithm that applies a combination of variables related

to the real estate guarantee (type of property, geographic

location, etc.), learning from observations made from actual data

available. These enhancements give our analysis a broader scope,

covering the corporate and retail segments.

This chart shows the EPC coverage of our balance sheet and

distribution of actual and estimated EPC labels based on the

standards and regulation in each market where this information

exists:

Residential and commercial real estate EPC data (December

2024):

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Distribution of exposure to residential and commercial real

estate portfolios by EPC (December 2024):

Distribution based on Portfolio with EPC information. (RAG according EPC Standards)

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We made considerable progress with physical risk through a

review of acute and chronic risks in several scenarios and time

horizons, broken down geographically at NUTS3 level. Considering

a forward-looking view across different time horizons, the

percentage of exposure to high and very high physical risks is not

material compared to our total portfolio.

Nonetheless, we continue working on conducting a more granular

assessment in Europe, where portfolio concentration is higher.

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→ 3.2 Operational risk:

We assess the potential impact of physical risk through a

combination of specific location-based risk scores, data on the

bank’s own facilities and insurance, and internal scenario

analysis for certain physical risks. We assess the potential impact

of transition risk through operational risk tools and external ESG-

related events.

We assess physical risk as low in the short term and moderately

low in the medium and long term, mainly due to exposure to

more frequent and severe weather events in the regions where

we operate.

For transition risk exposure, the most affected time horizon is the

medium term, owing to legal and compliance risk arising from

adaptation to new regulation in each jurisdiction, an increase in

the number of greenwashing-related sanctions, an increase in

the volume of green business, and greater awareness of climate

change among external stakeholders.

→ 3.3 Market risk:

To assess the potential impact of climate factors, we conduct

regular analysis of our trading portfolios to identify the

materiality of positions with potential exposure to market risk

climate factors. We then compare the findings from climate

stress scenarios (both physical and transition risk) to those from

internal, stressed and budget scenarios. This analysis concludes

that the materiality is low or moderately low depending on the

time horizon, due to the low exposure to climate sensitive

sectors both in the bond and equity portfolios.

→ 3.4 Liquidity risk:

To assess the potential impact of climate factors, Santander

compares the findings of climate stress scenarios with liquidity

stress scenarios. We have a suite of physical and transition risk

scenarios (disorderly transition scenarios, extreme climate

events, historical events, etc.) whose impacts on liquidity are

well below current internal and regulatory stresses due to their

limited effect on high quality liquid assets (HQLA) and stable

retail deposits.

→ 3.5 Reputational risk:

We conducted a reputational risk materiality assessment in 2023

(and updated it in 2024) to assess the potential impact on

reputation of the key climate-related and environmental levers

across the short, medium and long term under several scenarios.

As with our strategy, policies and management models, we

consider the environment collectively. Thus, the materiality

assessment includes identifying and assessing climate change

and other environmental impacts.

The assessment is a complex procedure that considers several

sources of information and criteria across these phases: i)

definition of reputational risk levers related to physical and

transition risk; ii) assessment of risks by country and by portfolio

exposure in sensitive sectors; iii) climate scenarios according to

the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS); and iv)

time horizons (short, medium and long term).

The reputational risk materiality assessment findings show that

transition risks would have a greater reputational impact than

physical risks, as transition risks tend to relate more to

stakeholder scrutiny over time, which are the main grounds for

reputational risk exposure.

It is our aim to have clear climate and environmental risk

objectives, policies and procedures, and solid governance to

manage them correctly. Even if extreme climate events occur,

and based on the experience of several of them recently, from a

reputational risk management standpoint, we believed that

Santander has demonstrated its strength and robustness in this

regard and its ability to react to a given event.

In 2024, we updated our reputational risk materiality

assessment approach based on official reports and studies from

recognized organizations. Additionally, we have continued

working on further homogenization and synergy between risks

in terms of information sources, thresholds, scenarios and

others.

4. Monitoring

In addition to the processes described above, we carry out a

continuous monitoring of ESG aspects based on:

• At Grupo Santander, we constantly monitor the risk profile and

our compliance with risk appetite limits through control

functions that report to the board.

Since 2021, we have been enhancing our risk appetite

statement with quantitative metrics for thermal coal and

mining and power related customers.

In 2024, we implemented the metrics approved in 2023 for oil

and gas, steel, and aviation. We also approved two new

metrics, one for the automotive sector and the other for

Santander Consumer Finance's Auto business which will be

implemented in 2025.

• We are in permanent contact with our customers to monitor

and support their transition plans. We continue to embed ESG

risk factors in credit risk granting and monitor processes

through our target operating model, The Climate Race.

This model is supported by the following pillars: strategic

planning, risk management, loan approval and tracking,

models and systems, and culture and governance. The timeline

to implement was defined for 2023 and 2024 considering the

supervisory expectations and Group's strategy. During 2025,

we will continue with a more granular implementation.

• Our ESG Regulatory Radar enables us to monitor updates to

ESG and other regulatory frameworks, as well as the potential

efforts and financial impacts that the implementation of these

changes may entail.

• Moreover, the Risk, Compliance & Conduct function monitors

ESG initiatives (including acquisitions and divestitures)

presented to the investment forum — whose delegated

authorities come from the board executive committee —, as

well as from the corporate product governance forum (CPGF).

6  To the extent required by applicable law, customers and transactions involving activities enumerated in this section will be subject to an enhanced due diligence process to

determine the unique risks presented prior to decisioning.

7  EQAL: ESCC Questionnaires & Assessments Library.

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• During 2024, we continued working on our Climate Community

as an additional lever for a proper integration of ESCC risk

factors in the Group in a collaborative manner. This community

keeps the units up to date, shares best practice, sets guidelines

to support homogeneous implementation and provides a clear

governance structure and allocation of responsibilities. For

more details, see the following chart:

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5. Mitigation

We have various internal policies and frameworks that integrate

climate and environmental factors into our risk management

processes. These elements are key to mitigating and adapting

climatic and environmental factors.

Our ESCC risk management policy establishes the standards for

investing, and providing financial products and services to

companies and customers in oil & gas, power generation and

distribution, mining and metals, and soft commodities (especially

retail customers dedicated to farming and ranching in the

Amazon). It dictates prohibited activities and those that require

special attention for the aforementioned sectors 6.

Our credit granting policies consider climate and environmental

factors such as, among others, our internal taxonomy (SFICS),

credit committees conclusions, corporate clients' ratings and

collateral management.

To mitigate the risk of greenwashing, we reviewed key processes

and responsibilities to facilitate the appropriate development,

management and disclosure of our sustainability strategy,

products and practices, while monitoring regulatory developments

in this area.

We also mitigate this type of risk through client engagement for

the most material sectors according to the climate materiality

assessment.

This enables us to support customers in their transition to a more

sustainable economy, offering them tailor-made solutions and

generating business opportunities. Engaging with customers gives

us access to data on ESG risk that we can use for internal risk

management and reporting. Obtaining and cross-checking data

directly from our customers is one way to mitigate ESG risks,

including greenwashing.

Additionally, we consider ESG aspects in customer assessments to

determine whether they have an impact on credit quality.

We launched several projects so that credit analysts have all the

information and tools necessary to perform this assessment.

• Sector guidelines are followed to identify the major transition

and physical risks each sub-sector is exposed to and how to

pinpoint them in customer engagement. We delivered training

sessions in several markets to build on these guidelines.

• ESG assessment guidelines with different levels of detail

depending on the risk. In some instances, we conduct an

automated assessment at different levels for physical,

transitional and reputational risk, with higher risk levels

undergoing a more comprehensive and contextual assessment in

material cases. We’re implementing this assessment model for

our retail banking portfolio across several markets.

• Survey library (EQAL 7): we developed a global tool to customize

and store our numerous ESG surveys and assist in their

identification and review.  This will enable us to compile

historical ESG data and conduct more aggregated analysis based

on wider criteria. EQAL is now operational in Portugal and is

currently being implemented in Spain. For Brazil, the system will

be customized to replace the existing tool currently in use in the

country.

Lastly, we continue working on other mitigation levers:

i. Credit committees, which embed environmental, social and

climate change factors in transaction reviews.

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ii. CIB customer ratings, including qualitative environmental,

social and climate change assessments for material sectors.

iii. Special prices for certain products.

iv. Collateral management (EPC), based on enhanced data

acquisition, estimation model development, and information

collection during the customer onboarding process.

v. Specific procedures to analyse environmental, social and

climate change risk. The board and its committees verify that

decisions are made according to our ESCC and reputational risk

policies. The first line of defence conducts a due diligence with

special sector-based questionnaires for credit approval. The

reputational risk assessment also forms part of decision-

making contributing to compliance and preventing from risk of

false accusations (with particular focus on greenwashing). The

due diligence consists of assessing the CIB's project finance

transactions according to the Equator Principles.

vi. Lastly, we have a multidisciplinary working group, where,

among others, ESG issues are considered. This group is

coordinated by the reputational risk function and discusses

actions needed to mitigate any matter that may have a

reputational impact.

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6. Reporting

Transparent and regular reports to senior managers and

stakeholders help us manage climate and environmental factors

and comply with the law and supervisors’ expectations.

We work so that the information available to our stakeholders is

complete and consistent, conveys adequately Santander's

sustainability strategy and management, and mitigates potential

risks.

Our reporting on climate and environmental risk management

includes our Annual Report, the ICAAP exercise, and our Pillar 3

disclosures report.

Main activities in 2024

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→ Advances in risk appetite, establishing new metrics and limits to

support our strategy.

→ Development of internal climate models that enable us to

enhance how we quantify the financial impact of transition and

physical risks on credit risk variables.

→ Increased geographical granularity in physical risk information

(acute and chronic) for the European portfolio, from NUTS3 to

postcode in Spain, Portugal, UK and Poland.

→ Improvements on how we manage and assess collateral

through the EPC by obtaining data, developing estimation

models and development plans to gather information.

→ In order to mitigate the risk of greenwashing, we have reviewed

the most relevant processes and responsibilities to validate the

correct definition, management and disclosure of our strategy,

products and practices.

→ Progress in the implementation of the climate risk management

model through the Climate Race initiative to integrate ESCC

factors into the credit risk granting process.

→ Advances in materiality assessments in terms of biodiversity

through an internal methodology to assess both nature-related

impacts and its dependencies.

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8  Monthly metric. Banco Santander has zero tolerance for very high impact events, including ESG-related ones. The reputational risk function puts forward events with ‘very

high’ impact, which the compliance committee verifies. Circumstances that could lead to a ‘very high’ impact event are: i) events that trigger silver or gold crisis management

committees; ii) regulatory requirements that uncover significant weaknesses or shortcomings: very high financial penalties (above EUR 10 million), permanent cessation of

economic activity, capital aggregation, loss of banking licence, restrictions on dividend distribution, etc.; iii) events with a very high impact on public opinion: with widespread

and sustained negative media and TV coverage in a single market and/or in other markets for over one week or very high impact on social media; and iv) suspension of shares

trading or a drop in share price of over 5% in one day on the back of the issue in question.

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2.3.3 Reputational risk

This section outlines how we manage this IRO, considered a

climate-related transition risk:

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Banco Santander manages reputational risk through the

Reputational Risk Model, which sets out the principles to identify,

manage, prevent and control reputational risk in every procedure,

including related ESG factors.

We conduct the reputational risk impact assessment through key

ESG procedures. These include setting objectives; taking part in

ESG working groups and governance bodies, the structuring of

transactions that may be ESG sensitive and in reporting.

To evaluate the performance and effectiveness of these actions,

Banco Santander has implemented a metric 8 based on the number

of very high-impact reputational risk events that have materialized

and have affected various interested parties.

To manage this risk, across short, medium and long term horizons,

we identify in the [table of section 2.3](#i026c6065332e4d07903361c7b27ecfb0_20-0-1-1-3204045). the possible impact of the

risk factors, the actions we’re performing to manage them and

next steps we have in mind.

2.3.4 Potential financial effects

To cover the CSRD requirements related to financial effects (E1-9),

in this report we include information of the exposure affected by

material physical risks. Since this is a phased-in requirement, we

will expand the information in the next reports to provide full

coverage of the Regulation.

To comply with the requirements, we use the information

disclosed in the Pillar 3 ESG report according to the 'Implementing

Technical Standards on prudential disclosures on ESG risks' defined

by the EBA (European Banking Authority).

This report covers information of the banking book portfolio,

including loans and advances, debt securities and equity

instruments. The Group guarantees that the information included

is aligned with other reports (mainly accounting reports).

Physical risk:

We report below our exposures sensitive to impacts from relevant

acute and chronic physical risks (collateralized and non-

collateralized).

To assess the physical risk of our portfolio, we sourced information

from an external provider on acute and chronic physical risks to

cover over 1,250 regions in our core markets.

To assess the physical risk of our portfolio, we implement the

methodology of our external provider.

Based on the information provided, we make the following

assumptions to determine the Group’s sensitive exposures to the

impact of physical risk:

i. An activity in a region is considered as sensitive to the impact of

physical risk when at least one hazard is assessed as 4 or higher

on the scale provided.

ii. We use the RCP 4.5 scenario, which is between a scenario that

considers that the Paris Agreement objectives are met (RCP 2.6)

and a more specific stress exercise scenario (RCP 8.5).

iii. We consider time horizons that are consistent with the average

maturities of our portfolios, under a conservative approach.

Thus, for non-collateralized exposures, we considered a time

horizon of 2030 and for collateralized portfolios, with longer

time horizons, we used 2050.

iv. Regarding the location considered for the physical risk

assessment, we analyse the location of collateral and the

headquarters of our customers for non-collateralized loans at

postcode level for exposures in Poland, Portugal, Spain and the

UK. NUTS3 level is used for the remaining geographical

locations.

According to the assumptions described, our exposure to material

physical risks is EUR 54 billion as of December 2024, which

accounts less than a 3% over Group’s total assets.

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| Total | 29 | 20 | 5 | 54 |

In the Pillar 3 ESG report, the information related to physical risk is

disclosed at the regional level (Europe, South America and North

America), identifying higher concentration of relevant physical risks

in Europe (44%).

2.3.5 Our approach to nature and biodiversity

Climate change is inextricably linked to biodiversity and nature.

Climate change is one of the main drivers of nature and biodiversity

loss and impacts the resilience of ecosystems, limiting their ability

to regulate climate and serve as carbon sinks.

While our materiality assessment considers 'Biodiversity and

ecosystems' an informative topic, we continue to oversee our

9   The main environmental impact of our offices stems from their maintenance and how we manage the waste we generate. So far, we have not deemed it necessary to adopt

biodiversity mitigation measures in our operations. Nonetheless, on certain occasions we have considered corrective or mitigation measures as part of our customer lending

due diligence and in application of our ESCC policy.

10   LEAP approach: locate, Evaluate, Assess and Prepare.

11  This analysis does not consider systemic risks since no tools have been identified that include them.

12  To the extent required by applicable law, customers and transactions involving activities enumerated in this section will be subject to an enhanced due diligence process to

determine the unique risks presented prior to decisioning.

13  The Convention on Wetlands (known as the Ramsar Convention) is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands

and their resources.

14   The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (iucn.org) classifies protected areas according to their environmental management objectives: Category I: Nature

Reserve and Wilderness Areas, Category II: National Park, Category III: Natural Monument or Feature, Category IV: Habitat/Species Management Area.

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operations and impact on biodiversity and nature in view of our

climate objectives.

Given our financial activity, and the location of our buildings and

offices, mainly in urban areas, no sites located in or near

biodiversity sensitive areas are identified 9. We are conducting an

analysis to determine whether any of them could be in or near

biodiversity sensitive areas.

We conducted an assessment on our corporate portfolio, which

considers the country in which our customers operate, to learn of

the direct impact and dependency of their business on nature and

biodiversity.

We followed the Task Force on Nature-related Financial

Disclosures’ (TNFD) LEAP  10 approach. We used two tools:

• ENCORE: A materiality database of dependencies (physical risks)

between production processes and ecosystem services. For our

core markets, we complemented the database with internal

localization criteria based on ENCORE’s hotspot depletion maps.

These criteria cover three natural capital assets: soil and

sediment, water, and biodiversity.

• UNEP FI Impact Analysis Tool: This tool provides an in-built

impact (transition risks) mapping that, combined with our

internal data and context, enables us to identify the most

significant impact areas of the portfolio.

The ENCORE database helps us to begin to understand how the

deterioration of natural assets could cause a loss of production

processes, and the financial consequences it could have.

This methodology enabled us to analyse their dependencies

(physical risks 11) on over 20 ecosystem services in more than 10

sub-segments of our corporate lending portfolio.

Additionally, in 2024, Santander Brasil participated with various

organizations in TNFD pilots to explore how to tackle nature

impacts and dependencies more effectively. We used the LEAP

approach and focused on the Locate phase. We gained important

insight into how data gaps and a lack of methodologies tailored to

highly biodiverse tropical countries limit private companies’ ability

to account for those factors accurately. Addressing these issues

will require further work and collaboration throughout the sector

to align with stakeholders’ expectations.

Nature and biodiversity heatmap

Based on the above mentioned approach, we use a 'heatmap' to

aggregate nature-related dependencies and show the level of

threat of potential events that may affect our corporate portfolio at

Group level.

We used this exercise as an input to meet disclosure requirements

ESRS E2 (Pollution), ESRS E3 (Water and marine resources), ESRS

E4 (Biodiversity and ecosystems) and ESRS E5 (Resource use and

circular economy) in relation to ESRS 2 IRO-1. We rate our

dependencies on a scale of 1 (very low dependence) to 5 (very high

dependency). These are the results:

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| Pollution | Pollution of air | l |
| Pollution of water | l |
| Pollution of soil | l |
| Pollution of living organisms &  food resources | l |
| Substance of concern and very  high concern | l |
| Water & marine  resources | Water withdrawals, consumption  and use | l |
| Habitat degradation & intensity of  pressure on marine resources | l |
| Biodiversity &  ecosystems | Direct drivers of biodiversity loss | l |
| Impacts on the state of species  and on the extent and conditions  of ecosystems | l |
| Impacts & dependencies on  ecosystem services | l |
| Circular  economy | Resource inflows, including  resource use | l |
| Resource outflows related to  products and services | l |
| Waste | l |

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No nature-related topic or sub-topic was considered material at

Group level. We monitor these and other sectors closely as part of

regular updates to our nature materiality assessment.

Nature and biodiversity in our ESCC policy

Santander embeds nature and biodiversity conservation measures

in financing and investment policies. Our global environmental,

social and climate change (ESCC) risk policy  12 dictates prohibited

activities that Santander will not directly invest in, or provide

financial products or services to, regarding biodiversity matters:

• Any projects or activities in areas classified as Ramsar Sites,  13

World Heritage Sites, or categories I, II, III or IV by the

International Union for Conservation of Nature 14 (IUCN).

• Any projects or expansion of existing oil & gas facilities north of

the Arctic Circle.

15  High risk geographies are every country in Africa, plus Argentina (Chaco, Formosa, Santiago del Estero, Salta and Tucumán only), Bolivia, Brazil (the Legal Amazon and the

north east of the country only), Cambodia, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar,

Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vietnam and any customer declared 'unknown'. This list will be subject to

review based on the expansion of agribusiness to new geographies.

16  Sectors covered by the ESCC Risk management policy and additional tactical sectors included in the CIB Procedure, as well as other material businesses and sectors

depending on the geography and local legal requirements.

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• Extraction and sale of native tropical wood species not certified

by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

• Palm oil processors that are not members of the Roundtable on

Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

• Developments in forested peatlands in 'High Risk

Geographies'. 15

The assessment of the client's ESCC risks in the applicable sectors 16

is first completed by the financial manager before a team of

analysts conducts an overall assessment. The ESCC risk and

compliance departments delve deeper into cases that uncover red

flags.  We usually conduct this extended due diligence exercise

with the client to deepen our understanding of the risk profile and

determine the existence (or not) of corrective or remediation

measures.

As our global ESCC risk management policy dictates, we consider

environmental, social and climate change risks and also conduct

annual reviews of our customers and pay particular attention to

potential deforestation risk with agribusiness customers in the

Amazon biome.

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Santander and the Brazilian biomes

Santander promotes the protection and sustainable development

of Brazil’s biomes, which is critical to tackling climate change and

conserving biodiversity. We need economic growth, but it must be

sustainable.

Brazil accounts for approximately 3% of the world’s greenhouse

gas (GHG) emissions. According to Observatório do Clima the main

sources of emissions are land-use change (46%), particularly

deforestation, followed by the agricultural sector (25%), a sector

that plays a crucial role in the national economy and is vital for

global food security. A significant part of the deforestation is illegal

and driven by property speculation in public lands. According to

Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), 50% of the

Brazilian Amazon deforestation occurs on public land, especially in

undesignated public forests. These forests are easy targets for land

grabbers and illegal exploitation due to poorly defined tenure

rights.

In recognizing the importance of its biomes, the Brazilian

government created and passed the Brazilian Forest Code in 1965

and revised it in 2012. It is one of the world’s strictest

environmental laws, establishing the necessary protection

percentage for each of the country's biomes.

As strict as the Code is, the main challenge lies in its

implementation. A lack of effective adherence and enforcement

has led to illegal deforestation and environmental degradation

over the years.

Addressing GHG emissions and biodiversity protection in Brazil

requires a multilateral approach that includes strengthening the

implementation of environmental laws, continuously promoting

sustainable agricultural practices, and improving monitoring and

transparency.

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We’ve been working with our customers to promote sustainable

development in Brazil for years.  In 2002, Santander became the

first private-sector bank in Brazil to run credit analysis on

environmental and social risk.  In 2016, we were the first bank to

formally incorporate a sustainability score into our corporate

customers’ credit rating.

Risk management

Environmental and social reviews of companies

Santander Brasil conducts annual reviews by analysing the socio-

environmental practices of wholesale companies and main

customers of SMEs with credit limits or risk exceeding BRL 7

million and that belong to one of the 14 priority social,

environmental and climate sectors (including all TCFD sectors,

depending on their level of risk).  In the past decade, we have

analysed approximately 2,000 corporate and retail customers on a

yearly basis to determine whether they comply with the law and

follow best practice.  This procedure begins with a standardized

public questionnaire that we send to customers. A team of ESCC

risk specialists reviews the returned questionnaire by cross-

referencing it against government permits, fines, embargoes,

lawsuits, contaminated land reports, press reports and other public

information.

The analysis may require additional questions. Upon completion of

the analysis, the ESCC risk specialist compiles a report with a score

of 1 to 5 that covers environmental, social and climate factors

separately, including such aspects as water stress, climate

resilience, contaminated land, human rights, environmental

sanctions and supplier control. We have further procedures for

customers in mining, sugar and beef production.

Farmers and ranchers

A significant portion of illegally deforested lands does not have a

clear owner or is government-owned property. For this reason,

Santander verifies the land ownership or lease before financing

farmers and ranchers.

As part of the credit approval process, we work with a satellite-

imaging firm to monitor the properties that we finance or take as

collateral throughout the entire loan term. We receive daily

information on government embargoes against production on

illegally deforested land; modern slavery; and incursions into

government protected indigenous land, parks and conservation

areas. We monitor approximately 19,000 properties for

deforestation alerts.

If we identify any issues, we request an explanation from the

customer. If we uncover a material breach of environmental laws

and regulations, our standard contracts allow us to demand the

early repayment of loans.

Santander also uses Internet-based satellite-imaging tools Global

Forest Watch and MapBiomas to track the detailed loss of tree

cover on customers’ farms and ranches over time.

Collaborating with initiatives to stop deforestation

Febraban Protocol for livestock in the Amazon

Santander actively collaborates with customers, governments,

regulators and NGOs to tackle illegal deforestation. Santander

Brasil is a member of Febraban’s committee on forestry and

agribusiness.

We have been seeking commitments from beef processing

customers in the Amazon since 2020. In 2021, Santander Brasil

began engaging with more than a dozen of these customers to

tackle illegal deforestation linked to their supply chain by 2025.

Santander Brasil, along with other banks, shared lessons learnt

with Febraban, which lead to the creation of the sectorial protocol -

SARB 026/2023 - in March 2023, which sets the standards for

managing the risk of illegal deforestation in the bovine meat chain.

The protocol defined guidelines to be adopted by its signatories.

By signing the protocol, Santander has aligned its objective with

that of the Brazilian financial industry, and has been engaging with

its meatpacking customers. This requires beef processing

customers with slaughterhouses in the Brazilian Legal Amazon

region to end illegal deforestation by December 2025, both from

direct suppliers of cattle and Tier 1 indirect suppliers, and

demonstrate progress against. They also must meet mid-term

milestones.

Signatory banks must monitor the implementation of actions by

the deadlines stipulated by the regulation, reviewing customers'

public reports on the dates established by the protocol and taking

measures based on the content published by beef processing

customers.

Since the objective was established, Santander has actively

engaged with all beef processing customers affected by the

protocol, leveraging our technical expertise to assist in developing

their traceability plans and reports. We monitored their progress

reports throughout 2024, and by the December 2023 deadline

100% of eligible customers had been verified for protocol

compliance. For those who did not initially present the required

plans, credit limits were temporarily suspended and reinstated

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only upon compliance. We will continue to act accordingly and

monitor compliance with the milestones set by the Febraban

protocol, checking adherence to the implementation timeline.

RTRS and MBPS

Santander Brasil takes part in two other external initiatives that

propose solutions to stop deforestation; it was a co-founder of the

Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS), and chaired it from 2006 to

2009. The bank also co-founded the Brazilian Roundtable on

Sustainable Livestock (MBPS, in Portuguese).

IFACC

We were the first bank to join Innovative Finance for the Amazon,

Cerrado and Chaco (IFACC), an initiative coordinated by Nature

Conservancy, the Tropical Forest Alliance and UNEP FI (a United

Nations environmental programme that focuses on sustainable

financing). The aim is to accelerate sustainable production finance

through the structuring of mechanisms such as loans to rural

producers, land investment funds, and corporate debt and capital

market instruments.

Nature-Based Solutions Investment Collaborative

In 2024, we were the first bank to join the NBS Investment

Collaborative, a platform with 10 members and 11 partners, led by

Capital for Climate, focused on mobilizing BRL 5 bn for nature-

based solutions in Brazil by 2025.

Amazon Finance Network

To protect the most important and diverse biome, in late 2023 we

joined the Amazon Finance Network, an alliance launched during

COP 28 that aims to generate sustainable impact throughout the

Amazon region. It brings together 52 financial institutions with the

aim of increasing investment flows, mobilizing capital, promoting

financial inclusion, sharing knowledge on innovative financial

solutions, and generating synergy with the public sector.

Social impact

We understand that supporting the socioeconomic development of

the Amazon and other biomes and their residents is fundamental

for their preservation and for the development of the country.

Helping local people maintain their livelihoods is key to preserving

this ecosystem. We want communities and entrepreneurs to

develop further and count on our support as they do.

We joined forces with other banks and entities to help launch

Jornada Amazônia, a platform that Fundação Certi runs. Its aim is

to stimulate the Amazon’s innovation and entrepreneurship

ecosystem, with a focus on bioeconomy solutions for forest

conservation. The platform’s core objectives include training 3,000

talented people and creating 200 startups by the end of 2025.

Jornada Amazônia continues to progress and gain the support of

other partners, including the Inter American Development Bank

(IDB) and Instituto Itaúsa (the ESG arm of the Itausa holding

company).  Progress so far includes:

• 2,134 people given entrepreneurship training (71.1% of the

target for 2025), 55% of which were women;

• 71 startups created and structured (35.5% of the target for

2025), with a cycle to create more startups under way; and

• 22 startups classified and ramped up (22% of the target for

2025), with a new acceleration cycle under way with 45

entrepreneurs.

We gathered 15 Santander executives to act as mentors in the

Synergy programme to help entrepreneurs in such areas as people

management, legal issues, investor access, network building and

strategic vision and direction of the company.

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17  For 2025, in countries where we can verify electricity from renewable sources at Banco Santander properties. Target considers the 10 core markets in which we operate.

18  The Stated Policies Scenario (STEPS) is designed to provide a sense of the prevailing direction of energy system progression, based on a detailed review of the current policy

landscape.

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2.4 Aiming to align our activity with the Paris Agreement Goals

In this section we cover how Santander manages the following

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We continue working towards our ambition of net zero carbon

emissions by 2050 by progressively setting specific actions to

support our customers in their climate objectives and to align those

climate sectors identified as most material regarding lending,

which is our most material financial activity.

Regarding our own operations, we disclose our direct and indirect

emissions (scopes 1, 2 and 3) data as well as other climate-

relevant metrics such as energy consumption. We report on our

targets for renewable electricity 17  and the compensation of our

scope 1 and scope 2 emissions. Since 2021, we have also been

disclosing financed scope 3 emissions (category 15) related to our

alignment objectives.

We announced our ambition to work to achieve net zero carbon

emissions by 2050 in February 2021.

We are constantly reviewing our strategy and targets to

incorporate the latest science insights and changes in local

regulation.

We use internal methodologies that take input and

recommendations from the NZBA (Net Zero Banking Alliance)

guidelines, the PCAF standard, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net

Zero (GFANZ) publications, the Science Based Targets initiative

(SBTi) and other references. We also use external data and models

from third parties with recognized market reputation and

expertise. We rely on financial and non-financial information from

our customers.

Though the non-financial information required is becoming more

available as more companies begin to report GHG emissions, it still

falls short in certain sectors and regions. And, where available, it

might not be the most suitable or accurate. In many cases, data is

only available with a significant time lag. If no emissions data exist,

we estimate them based on a proxy (average emissions by

industry, country, etc.). Once we obtain our customers' total

emissions, we apply our attribution factor in line with the PCAF

approach to determine Santander’s financed emissions.

2.4.1 Alignment targets

As part of our climate ambition, we prioritize the high-emitting

sectors (which also bear high and very high transition risk

according to our climate materiality) to which we have material

exposure and must support the transition to a low-carbon

economy.

In 2021 and 2022 we set targets for the wholesale segment in the

power generation, thermal coal, oil & gas, aviation, and steel

portfolios. In 2023, we focused on the automotive sector from two

perspectives: auto manufacturing (wholesale segment) and auto

lending (consumer loans for the purchase of passenger cars in

Europe).

Within the sectorial climate approach described above, cement,

shipping and aluminium are deemed not material given their low

level of exposure. Agriculture, mortgages and commercial real

estate (CRE) are considered material in the retail segment.

We are monitoring the materiality of the capital markets emissions

(facilitated emissions) for the bank, and for the moment we

consider them not material.

The climate performance dynamics of all these sectors are heavily

dependent on their regulatory and policy framework, technology

changes and customers behaviours. For example, the International

Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that one third of the reductions

needed to meet the Paris objectives need to come from

technologies that are currently at the demonstration or prototype

phase.

In sectors where corporate clients are making progress, we have

set targets while acknowledging these external dependencies.

For the sectors that are heavily dependent on further regulation to

align, and where most of the customers are retail, we are

monitoring their alignment; but we will refrain from setting targets

until the regulatory and policy framework is clear, consistent and

supportive of consumer behaviour changes.

We have been sharing our understanding and experience of these

policy gaps with authorities and other sectors, and plan to keep

doing so. Given our footprint, we see markedly different regulatory

frameworks in the regions where we operate.

Governments' approach to the transition should reflect several,

simple points. First, economic growth is essential to finance the

transition - and to ensure it is affordable and fair in both developed

and developing economies. Policies to support the transition

should, therefore, not undermine growth, nor the provision of

reliable and affordable energy. Next, we believe the transition is a

journey – not a moment in time – for companies, sectors and

countries and that governments' policies or regulations to affect

sudden change are therefore likely to undermine growth and

decrease investor confidence. Third, a “one size fits all approach” to

the transition ignores the economic, social and political reality

facing different sectors in different regions and we need a more

pragmatic, flexible approach to support green growth. Finally, the

financial sector should be considered as an enabler of the

transition, but not as the solution.

We believe governments' policies for the transition should reflect

this by establishing clear policy pathways for critical sectors to

achieve a low-carbon economy, with measures and incentives to

support businesses' transition.  Frameworks should be transparent

and provide certainty for each sector. Today, according to IEA, there

is still a large gap between the Stated Policies Scenario 18

projections and Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario. This gap also

exists in Santander's core markets.

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Our efforts to pursue our transition targets also involve engaging

with public bodies whose policy decisions and actions are critical if

companies - including banks like Santander - are to make progress

towards net zero carbon by 2050. If policies (or the lack of them)

remain as they are today, a significant gap will persist between net

zero scenario pathways and what will actually happen.

We also monitor technological, economic and geopolitical factors

that bear on transition, from energy security to variability in

approaches in different markets, including those in which we

operate.

Our aim is to help our customers transition and contribute to their

alignment, while understanding the constraints and limitations

they may face in different jurisdictions and the gaps that make

setting targets in certain sectors unfeasible. Weighting the E, the S

and the G appropriately across our strategy is key to avoid

undermining other ESG goals, while we pursue tackling climate

change. The transition must be just and orderly.

Emissions accounting and science-based alignment target

methodologies are still relatively new areas that are improving

quickly to meet climate ambitions. More methodologies need to be

developed so that all financial institutions have the right tools to

effect positive change in the economy.

We set our alignment targets and monitor the most crucial part of

each sector’s value chain, focusing on those that are most

emissions-intensive, actionable and where progress can be

measured as well as considering the availability of quality data and

market practices.

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| Lightening.jpg | Power  generation | IEA Net  Zero  2050 | tCO2e/  MWh | 0.21  (2019  baseline year) | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.11  (-46%) | 1 | Upstream / Generation | | | } | Midstream /  Distribution | | | } | Downstream / End  product | | } |
| PetrolTower.jpg | Oil & gas | mtCO2e | 23.84  (2019  baseline year) | 22.58 | 27.43 | 20.94 | 20.27 | 16.98  (-29%) | 1 + 2 + 3A | Integrated / Diversified | | | | | | | | | | } |
| Upstream / Extraction | | | } | Midstream /  Distribution | | | } | Downstream /  Trading | | } |
| Plane.jpg | Aviation | gCO2e/  RPK | 92.47  (2019  baseline year) | 93.05 | 97.21 | 81.09 | 82.99 | 61.71  (-33%) | 1 + 2 | Upstream / Suppliers | | | } | Midstream /  Manufacturing | | | } | Downstream /  Airliners | | } |
| Steel.jpg | Steel | tCO2e/  tS | 1.58  (2019  baseline year) | 1.40 | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1.38 | 1.07  (-32%) | 1 + 2 | Upstream /  Materials extraction | | | } | Manufacturing | | | } | Downstream / End  product | | } |
| CarManufacturing.jpg | Auto  manufacturing | gCO2/  vkm | 149  (2020  baseline year) | 149 | 138 | 133 | 134 | 103  (-31%)B | 3A | Upstream /  Suppliers-Materials | } | Midstream /  Manufacturing | | | } | Midstream /  Dealers | | | } |  |
| AutoLending.jpg | Auto lending  Europe C | gCO2e/  vkm | 137  (2022  baseline year) | N/A | N/A | 137 | 133 | 75-89  (-35-45%) | 1 + 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Downstream /  End-users | } |
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| Mortgages.jpg | Mortgages | 1.93  mtCO2e E | 1 + 2 | Upstream / Suppliers | } | Midstream / Construction | } | Downstream /  Homeowners | } |
| Agricultura.jpg | Agriculture | 9.83  mtCO2e F | 1 + 2 | Upstream / Suppliers | } | Midstream / On Farm | } | Downstream /  End product | } |
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A. Use of sold products.

B. Target reduction is -25% vs. 2021 reference.

C. Consumer lending for acquisition of passenger cars, covering a significant majority of the exposure in Europe.

D. Financed emissions of the UK and Spain CRE portfolios.

E. Financed emissions of the UK and Spain mortgage portfolios.

F. Financed emissions of part of the Brazil agriculture portfolio.

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CIB implementation strategy

As part of supporting our customers in their climate objectives and

to achieve our sectoral alignment targets we undertake several

actions. These actions include an assessment of the transition

plans of  our customers, customer engagement, and dedicated

portfolio steering governance. We also leverage on data collection

as part of the risk analysis process; as well as conducting ESCC

exclusion policy reviews. Given our actions directly relate to the

activity of our customers, it is not practical to make quantitative

estimates for how each action contributes to achieving each of our

targets. All actions described below cover the CIB business

globally.

Customer Climate Tiering

A key element of our implementation strategy is the customer

climate tiering approach. The outcome of this tiering approach is an

assessment of our customers’ current and expected progress to

align with our climate sector objectives. In 2024 we implemented

this approach for Automotive Manufacturing, in addition to existing

target sectors (power, oil & gas, steel and aviation), and adapted it

where necessary to account for sector differences. We review the

climate tiering assessment for each sector every year to reflect our

customers’ progress.

Our approach aims to facilitate the achievement of our emissions

targets and to develop a strong understanding of our customers’

transition strategies towards low-carbon business models. This

approach is supported by governance processes, involving various

internal stakeholders, such as front office teams, risk reporting

functions, and senior management to guide the potential portfolio

steering actions (for more details, see the Portfolio Steering

section below). It is structured around four main iterative steps:

Collect, Assess, Engage and Review. We have used various

internationally recognized references and the Cambridge Institute

for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) 'Let's Discuss Climate' guide as

inputs and adapted them to our requirements and objectives.

Collect: We collect relevant information as part of regular

customer dialogue and engagement. In addition, we source specific

climate related information through tailored requests that contain

transition-focused elements designed to help us better understand

companies’ alignment strategies. Furthermore, we also seek to

source reliable and consistent information from credible third

parties to complement our understanding.

This information is collected and updated both at the customer

onboarding stage, and as part of the regular business and risk

assessment review with each customer, which is performed at

least once a year.

Assess: Our assessment consists of a two-step approach designed

to categorize our customers according to their emissions pathway

and perceived quality of their transition strategy.

The first step involves assessing how our customers’ emissions

trajectory aligns with our current sectoral portfolio baseline and

future sectoral portfolio targets. The second step assesses the

quality of each customer’s transition plan. Our transition plan

assessment methodology focuses on four pillars:

1. Targets: it focuses on the quality and ambition of the customer’s

quantitative GHG emissions targets. Where possible, we assess

short- and long-term, as well as absolute and intensity

reduction targets.

2. Action plan: it considers the credibility of the customer’s

alignment strategy. We assess the business strategy integration

of climate change risks and opportunities; the existence of

climate scenario planning; as well as time-bound action plans to

achieve alignment targets.

3. Disclosure: it focuses on the transparency of reporting on

historical emissions performance across all relevant scopes, the

level of assurance, as well as the degree of reporting alignment

with the TCFD. Where possible, it also includes assessing

whether or not previous GHG emission targets were achieved.

4. Governance: it considers the level of management oversight

and governance of the customer’s transition strategy. We

assess the level of seniority of executives accountable for

climate strategy, board committee oversight of climate change

issues, and whether executive remuneration is linked to climate

change performance.

We draw on established transition plan assessment

methodologies, such as the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI),

CDP, ACT (Assessing Low Carbon Transition), TCFD, as well as other

related initiatives including the UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce

(TPT).

Our transition plan assessment methodology includes higher

weightings for assessment criteria deemed to be critical to credible

transition plans, compared to lower weightings for those that are

considered supporting criteria. The more highly weighted criteria

are designed to prioritize focus areas for customer engagement.

Ultimately, our customer climate tiering system leads to four

categories (Leader, Strong, Moderate and Weak).

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| Tier 1 |  | Leader |  | • Emissions profile fully aligned with  Santander’s pathway  • Strong transition plan |
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| Tier 2 |  | Strong |  | • Emissions profile fully aligned with  Santander’s pathway but  improvement needed in transition  plan; or  • Strong transition plan but emissions  profile partially aligned with  Santander’s pathway |
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| Tier 3 |  | Moderate |  | • Emissions profile partially aligned  with Santander’s pathway, but  improvement needed in transition  plan; or  • Emissions profile not aligned with  Santander’s pathway, but strong  transition plan |
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| Tier 4 |  | Weak |  | • Emissions profile not aligned with  Santander’s pathway  • Weak transition plan |

Internally organized training sessions were delivered to sector-

specific relationship managers and Environmental Social Climate

Change Risk (ESCC) analysts. These focused on gathering

information to complete the transition plan quality assessment

(the second step in our customer climate tiering system). These

sessions were delivered by senior experts from our ESCC, Portfolio

Alignment and Sustainability Solutions teams.

Expert resources from our global Sustainability Solutions team are

made available for further education and advice on customers'

transition plans assessment.

Engage with customers: Our customer climate tiering system

seeks to facilitate tailored transition dialogue to help lower-tiered

customers move up to higher tiers over time.

In 2024, we focused our customer engagement efforts on oil & gas

as well as lower-tiered customers in other sectors. We developed

internal transition assessment dashboards for relationship

managers, designed to aid the identification of customer-level

priority areas, industry benchmarking, and opportunities to support

our customers in financing their transition. Of the customers that

are in scope of our targets, approximately three quarters included

sustainability-related discussions in 2024.

In addition, on a wider scope of climate-related topics, we are

engaging with various public and private organizations (for more

details, see section 1.2 ‘Stakeholder engagement’).

Review: The customer transition plan assessment is performed by

relationship managers, in cooperation with ESCC risk analysts,

followed by portfolio level reviews by Sustainability Solutions and

Portfolio Alignment teams to determine final tierings. The portfolio

level review is important to help identify key trends and challenges

in each sector, as well as for future transition plan assessment

methodology improvements.

Initial assessments were completed for both steps for all sectors

where targets have been set. Subsequently, transition plan quality

assessments were reviewed and enhanced, drawing on updated

reference methodologies and sector-specific research. This led to

improved guidance, more focused set of questions and the

inclusion of additional sector- specific questions for assessing

transition plan quality.

The figure below shows the breakdown of our climate tiering

system output for all entities in scope of our original sector targets,

by sum of drawn exposures as of the end of 2024. See 'Sector

Considerations' section for further details on each sector’s portfolio

composition and evolution.

Climate tiering aggregated for the sectors for which we had

set targetsA

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A. Based on 2024 year-end drawn exposure, according to portfolio alignment

methodology, and including project finance, both in operation and under

construction.

Of our corporate customers with drawn exposure where transition

plan assessments were conducted in 2024, approximately:

• two-thirds have set quantitative emissions reduction targets on

sector-material GHG scopes between 2030 and 2039;

• one-third have set, or committed to set, science-based targets

(SBTi), if available for the sector;

• over two-thirds have a time-bound action plan to align their

business, with almost half providing details of the expected

proportional impact of different alignment levers, according to

our assessment;

• over half provide details or commitments for CAPEX alignment

with future low-carbon solutions;

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• over two thirds undertake some form of climate scenario

planning; and

• over half have senior management remuneration linked to

progress towards achieving their GHG emissions reduction

targets.

Portfolio steering

CIB’s portfolio steering governance is designed to identify actions

to support our customers’ transition and manage our portfolio to

achieve our climate targets. A quarterly portfolio steering meeting

operates at the core of our governance. Its scope includes

monitoring progress towards the achievement of our portfolio

targets. All relevant CIB functions are represented at this meeting.

In addition, a monthly portfolio alignment meeting provides

technical support by reviewing methodologies and monthly critical

KPI performance.

Our risk appetite and lending policies are important tools for

monitoring and steering the portfolio towards our financed

emissions targets. Our customer climate tiering assessment

informs our risk appetite for each sector where targets have been

set, e.g., new lending business with lower tier customers might be

limited when the sector deviates from the 2030 target.

In addition, Santander’s Environmental, Social and Climate Change

(ESCC) Risk Management Policy sets out the criteria for providing

financial products to customers involved in several of the sectors

within the scope of our financed emissions targets (i.e., power, oil

& gas, metals & mining and soft commodities). For all sectors with

alignment targets, customer climate tiering and engagement

considerations are being incorporated into annual credit risk

reviews. For one-off transactions (e.g., project finance

transactions), we assess a transaction’s impact on the relevant

sector’s portfolio financed emissions targets.

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|  | We continue to contribute to furthering knowledge of  transition finance as a key enabler towards net zero. As part of  our long-standing support for education, employability and  entrepreneurship, we are collaborating with the University of  Oxford to fund the development of a Transition Finance  Centre of Excellence. This centre aims to play a prominent role  in defining aspects of transition finance, such as best practice  sectoral transition plans and new tools and insight for  practitioners.  Initial research has focused on developing a deeper  understanding of assessing companies’ transition plans | |  | in emission-intensive sectors. Follow up work has explored  external dependencies in corporate transition plans and  assessing transition plans with more granular asset-based  approaches. Research has also included corporate net zero  transition plan implications for loan pricing, the development  of tools to assess sustainability-linked bond pricing (given  the dynamic nature of sustainability performance indicators),  and other topics.  For more details about this collaboration and published  research, visit smithschool.ox.ac.uk. |  |
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Sectorial considerations

Power generation

Sector boundaries: For the power generation sector, we assess the

upstream/generation business in the value chain. Our portfolio

includes both corporate customers and project finance

transactions.

Industry dynamics: The industry is reducing carbon intensity by

building renewable power plants, switching off coal power plants

and using combined cycle power plants as transition technology.

Some countries also invest in nuclear power as a low-carbon

electricity source. The IEA estimates that to meet the Paris

objectives, investment in clean energy will need to almost triple

from current levels to around 4.5 trillion USD a year by the early

2030s.

Portfolio composition: The exposure to project finance (both in

operation and under construction) outweighs the exposure to

corporate customers. Within the corporate portfolio, around 80%

of the portfolio is classified as tier 1 and 2 customers, typically

leading power companies with existing or strong objectives to

renewables. We observe clear regional differences in the climate

tiering (with Europe being the leader), while many emerging

market entities are still developing and disclosing their transition

plans.

Power Generation portfolio distributionA

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A. Based on September 2024 drawn exposure, according to portfolio alignment

methodology, and including corporates and project finance, both in operation and

under construction.

Portfolio evolution: Since 2022, we observe a downward trend in

the physical emission intensity of our portfolio, going from 0.19

tCO2e/MWh in 2021 to 0.16 in 2022 and 0.15 in 2023. One of the

main drivers is an overall improvement in the average emissions

intensities of our corporate portfolio  customers during this period.

Supporting our clients in their alignment journey implies investing

in both renewable technologies and transition technologies, which

may still lead to temporary increases in physical emission intensity

in the future.

19   Scope 1 and 2 are directly retrieved from Wood Mackenzie. Scope 3 is calculated based on Wood Mackenzie production data and combustion emission factors.

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| Sector | Year | Exposure  (drawn amount  EUR bn)A | Absolute  emissions  (MtCO2e) | Physical emissions  intensity  (MtCO2e/MWh) | Financial emissions  intensity  (MtCO2 e/ EUR bn lent) | PCAF score | 2030 target |
| Power  generation | 2019 | 10.66 | 5.41 | 0.21 | 0.51 | 2.7 | 0.11 tCO2e/  MWh |
| 2020 | 10.31 | 4.59 | 0.17 | 0.45 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 10.23 | 4.24 | 0.19 | 0.41 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 11.88 | 3.82 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 10.75 | 3.14 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 3.2 |

A. It includes Corporates and Project Finance in operation.

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Oil & gas

Sector boundaries: For the oil & gas sector, we assess upstream

companies, as well as integrated companies undertaking their own

upstream production in oil and gas.

Industry dynamics: Oil & gas companies can reduce their

emissions by reducing operational emissions (e.g. by reducing

flaring and leakages), by shifting their production to less GHG

intensive fuels (e.g., from oil to gas), by investing into CCUS

(Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) or by diversifying from

fossil-fuel combustion related business (e.g., into renewable

energy).

2024 saw a number of elections held in major economies. It

remains to be seen how the outcome of these elections will affect

energy supply and demand. As ever, energy security remains a

critical theme for the sector.

Portfolio composition: To differentiate between oil & gas entities

on a sector specific basis, we apply a physical emissions intensity

comparison and a 2050-time horizon for our climate tiering

analysis in this sector only.

Portfolio evolution: The absolute financed emissions of our

portfolio decreased significantly in the years 2022 and 2023, going

from 27.43 MtCO2e in 2021 to 20.94 and 20.27 in 2022 and 2023

respectively. This was primarily led by the decrease in the exposure

to some low-tiered carbon-intensive clients.

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| Sector | Year | Exposure  (drawn amount  EUR bn) | Absolute  emissions  (MtCO2e) | Physical emissions  intensity  (tCO2e/TJ) | Financial emissions  intensity  (MtCO2 e/ EUR bn lent) | PCAF score | 2030 target |
| Oil & gas | 2019 | 7.68 | 23.84 | 73.80 | 3.10 | 3.4 | 16.98  mtCO2e |
| 2020 | 6.67 | 22.58 | 73.60 | 3.38 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 8.25 | 27.43 | 74.36 | 3.33 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 6.89 | 20.94 | 73.28 | 3.04 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 6.82 | 20.27 | 72.97 | 2.97 | 3.0 |

Note on data quality: To improve the quality of timely available data, the data source for this sector has been replaced by Wood Mackenzie for figures from 2022 onwards,

allowing us to analyse upstream companies and their assets in a more granular way and avoid uncertainties related to public company disclosures. Our methodology has been

updated to incorporate this refinement 19.

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Aviation

Sector boundaries: For the aviation sector, we focus on

commercial passenger airlines which include both general purpose

lending and aircraft-specific financing. CIB refined the

methodology for the latter for 2022 and 2023, as a result of the

availability of a new specialized data source that allows the

calculation of emissions at the asset level.

Industry dynamics: The IEA's updated Net-Zero by 2050 Scenario

lowers expectation on emissions reductions in the sector due to the

current trends for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – high costs and

availability issues - as well the slow adoption of efficiency

measures such as fleet renewal or use of lighter materials, raising

concerns over whether the sector can reach its current 2030

targets.

Portfolio composition: The exposure to this sector reduced

significantly from its peak in 2020 until 2023, driven in particular

by repayments from better climate tiered customers. Current

exposure is significantly below the initial level at the time of target

setting, and is very much concentrated in a small number of

customers and long-term asset financing.

Portfolio evolution: Emissions intensity decreased from 97.21

grCO2/RPK in 2021 to 81.09 in 2022 due to COVID-19 recovery and

increased to 82.99 in 2023  driven by changes in the portfolio

composition (repayments from less carbon-intensive clients). The

emission intensities of individual airlines continue to decline as

airlines improve their efficiency, in addition to a normalization

effect post-COVID in 2022. It is worth noting that absolute

financed emissions have reduced by almost 70% since the baseline

year 2019.

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| Sector | Year | Exposure (drawn  amount EUR bn) | Absolute  emissions  (MtCO2e) | Physical emissions  intensity  (gCO2e/RPK) | Financial emissions  intensity  (MtCO2 e/ EUR bn lent) | PCAF score | 2030 target |
| Aviation | 2019 | 1.55 | 1.81 | 92.47 | 1.17 | 3.3 | 61.71  gCO2e/RPK |
| 2020 | 2.44 | 1.08 | 93.05 | 0.44 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 2.02 | 0.84 | 97.21 | 0.42 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 1.65 | 1.35 | 81.09 | 0.82 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 0.70 | 0.58 | 82.99 | 0.83 | 3.0 |

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Steel

Sector boundaries: For the steel sector, our analysis covers

companies that attribute over 10% of their revenue to steel

production.

Industry dynamics: The main alignment levers for the steel

industry are: shifting to low-carbon energy sources, -e.g.

renewable energy or hydrogen-, technological improvements, –

e.g. electric-arc-furnaces (EAF), carbon capture, - and material

efficiency and recycling. The latest report by Global Energy Monitor

(GEM) shows that 43% of planned steelmaking capacity is now

based on electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, while 57% would

use coal-based blast furnace-basic oxygen furnaces (BF-BOF).

According to IEA, the direct CO2 intensity of crude steel production

has decreased slightly in the past few years. However, efforts will

likely still need to be accelerated to align with Net Zero Emissions

by 2050 scenarios.

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Portfolio composition: Availability of reliable data has improved

since our last report, although there are still gaps in certain

regions. We employ a conservative approach by assigning all

customers with insufficient data to the lowest climate tier.  This is

a small and concentrated portfolio, where small changes in

composition have a noticeable impact on the overall emission

intensity.

Portfolio evolution: The reduction in emission intensity from 1.36

to 1.24 tCO2e/tS from 2021 to 2022 was mainly due to the increase

in exposure to less carbon-intensive customers. In 2023, this effect

reversed which is the main driver for the increase to 1.38 tCO2e/tS.

However, we also observed that some clients increased their

individual emission intensity.

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| Steel | 2019 | 1.51 | 2.62 | 1.58 | 1.74 | 3.0 | 1.07  tCO2e/tS |
| 2020 | 1.31 | 2.14 | 1.40 | 1.63 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 1.42 | 1.90 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 1.96 | 1.88 | 1.24 | 0.96 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 2.04 | 1.84 | 1.38 | 0.90 | 3.3 |

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Automotive sector

The automotive sector is one of the key sectors to tackle in the

transition to a low-carbon economy.

According to the IEA, road transport accounts for over 15% of

global energy-related emissions. The switch from internal-

combustion engines (ICE) to electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in

hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) is the most important alignment

lever for this sector.

We are supporting our auto-manufacturer customers in the

adaptation of their business models and product offering towards

EVs and PHEVs. As a leading auto end-user lender in Europe, we

are also helping our retail customers finance purchases of an

increasing number of EVs and PHEVs.

We aim to align our global auto manufacturing and European auto

lending loan portfolios, with a 2030 target and a 2030 target-

range, respectively. Our approach is heavily dependent on

supportive public policy frameworks that stimulate consumer

demand.

Auto manufacturing

Sector boundaries: Within the automotive sector, CIB focusses on

the manufacturing of passenger cars, i.e. on Original Equipment

Manufacturers (OEMs). The target metric is scope 3 GHG emissions

from OEMs, measured by the average CO2 intensity per vkm of the

fleet sold in the given year.

Industry dynamics: The switch from ICE to EV and PHEV is the

most important alignment lever for this sector. The uptake of these

technologies depends on multiple external factors.

Portfolio composition:  The exposure remains stable at EUR bn

4.02. There are no significant changes in the portfolio composition

in 2022 and 2023 compared to 2021. Aside from pure EV

manufacturers, the carbon intensities of the OEMs’ fleets are

within a relatively narrow band compared to other industries.

Portfolio evolution: The emission intensity improved from 138

gCO2e/vkm in 2021 to 133 in 2022, mainly due to an overall

average reduction in the emissions intensity of our customers

during this period. This reduction continued in 2023, although the

emissions intensity increased slightly to 134 gCO2e/vkm due to

minor portfolio exposure changes.

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| Sector | Year | Exposure  (drawn amount  EUR bn) | Absolute  emissions  (MtCO2e) | Physical emissions  intensity  (gCO2/vkm) | Financial emissions  intensity  (MtCO2 e/ EUR bn lent) | PCAF score | 2030 target |
| Auto  manufacturing | 2020 | 4.45 | 3.49 | 149 | 0.79 | 3.1 | 103 gCO2/vkm |
| 2021 | 3.90 | 2.67 | 138 | 0.68 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 3.95 | 2.74 | 133 | 0.70 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 4.02 | 2.74 | 134 | 0.68 | 3.0 |
| Auto lending  Europe | 2022 | 55.27 | 5.84 | 137 | 0.11 | 3.2 | 75-89 gCO2e/  vkm |
| 2023 | 62.40 | 6.78 | 133 | 0.11 | 2.7 |

The data source for auto manufacturing has been replaced by JATO Dynamic for figures from 2022 onwards, allowing us to provide more accurate and timely data points.

Accordingly, the methodology has been updated to incorporate this refinement.

Auto lending in Europe

Industry dynamics: The alignment of this sector in Europe is driven

by regulation and is especially affected by a law that prohibits the

sale of internal combustion engine vehicles from 2035.

Nonetheless, the rate of alignment will rely on external factors

such as government action (e.g. subsidies for electric or low-

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emissions vehicles), the development of charging infrastructure

and manufacturers’ business objectives.

Portfolio evolution: 2023 emissions were 2% below the lower end

of the target curve. Once we finish automating calculations, we

will monitor all emissions-related metrics (total emissions,

emission intensity, auto lending portfolio exposure, PCAF score,

etc.) monthly.

To support the alignment of the auto lending portfolio SCF plans

to:

• Enter into new agreements and build on existing agreements

with electric vehicle manufacturers.

• Renew and build on existing agreements with traditional

manufacturers that have ambitious electric vehicle transition

targets.

• Offer additional bundles of financial products and solutions for

electric vehicles (e.g. installation and financing of home

chargers, solar panels, etc.).

• Implement new risk management methodologies for electric

vehicles — residual value risk products to support the sale of

electric vehicles under our agreements with manufacturers.

The success of these actions depends entirely on electric vehicle

demand and regulation as well as manufacturers’ transition plans,

not to mention such other external factors as technology,

infrastructure, government incentives and tariffs on electric

vehicles. SCF aims to follow general market trends and help

finance electric vehicles according to the transition to this vehicle

type.

SCF is working on automating the emissions calculations. The

Responsible banking, Business, ESG risk and other teams are

monitoring action plans and emissions performance, while

commercial teams are performing actions to support alignment

plans.  Estimating the present and future resources needed to carry

out our action plan is no easy task given the organizational

complexity and scope of targets (13 countries, 16 units and many

areas involved).

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Thermal coal phase-out

Sector boundaries: For the thermal coal target, we assess

customers for whom coal fired power generation represents

directly more than 10% of revenues on a consolidated basis; and

customers that own thermal-coal mines worldwide.

Industry dynamics: Power utilities can reduce their usage of

thermal coal power plants by replacing them with other

technologies, e.g. CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) or

renewables. Thermal coal miners can either responsibly divest

their mine or run down their mining activity, eventually closing the

mine sustainably. According to EIA (Environmental impact

assessment), record highs have been reached in 2023 as a

consequence of the Covid-19 recovery,  Ukraine's conflict and the

continuous growth of Indian and Chinese demand. The substitution

of coal by other sources of energy, such as electricity, bioenergy or

natural gas is expected to accelerate in the later years of this

decade.

Portfolio composition: Most of our customers in this group already

have plans in place to comply with our policy in 2030.

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| Thermal coal-related power &  mining phase out (EUR bn) | 2021 | 7.0 |
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| 2023 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 4.8 |

Portfolio evolution: We have been continuously reducing our

exposure to thermal coal customers in scope of our target. Many of

our customers will need financing to transition away from coal.

Transition finance support to these entities may, therefore,

temporarily increase before declining over the longer term as we

aim to achieve our targets.

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2.4.2 Monitoring of other portfolios

Further to the five existing alignment targets published in 2021,

and the two new targets in the automotive sector in 2023, in 2024

we also worked on monitoring the alignment of other climate-

relevant portfolios including mortgages (in the UK and Spain),

commercial real estate (in the UK and Spain) and agriculture (in

Brazil). The selection of sector portfolios for this exercise

considered their materiality both at Group and country level within

the sectorial climate approach.

The objective of these portfolio assessments is to understand the

level of financed emissions in each case, identify levers to drive

alignment and understand their feasibility.

The exercise comprised baseline-financed emissions calculations;

expected trajectory towards 2030; internal and external alignment

levers analysis (considering supply and demand, the regulatory

framework and support for sector alignment); internal governance

to monitor each portfolio’s alignment progress; and identification

of commercial opportunities and initiatives to improve data quality

to help align the customers of these portfolios. Further details on

the Spain and UK mortgage, and Brazil agriculture exercises are

provided below.

Agriculture

The agribusiness sector accounts for over 25% of Brazil’s GDP

(Gross Domestic Product). Measuring the sector's financed

emissions is challenging. Agriculture comprises a complex and

extensive value chain, with varying sources, types and quantities of

GHG emissions. Moreover, agriculture practices and emissions vary

depending on the commodity, management techniques,

geographic location, high portfolios turnover (for instance only 5%

of our 2022 portfolio remained active in 2023) and other factors.

Our measurement focuses on emissions from primary production

activities in the agribusiness sector within Santander Brasil's retail

portfolio. The emissions from primary production are unique to the

agricultural sector, being under its direct management, and

represent a significant portion of the GHG emissions in the

agribusiness value chain. Our initial assessment covered scope 1

and 2 emissions originating from farm-gate activities and the land

use change (LUC) associated with farmland. Guidelines for setting

net zero targets in the agricultural sector are still under

development. To overcome the lack of methodology, Santander

Brasil, in collaboration with WayCarbon, estimated its financed

emissions based on the project finance asset class category from

the PCAF, the GHG Protocol Agriculture Guideline, and Brazil’s

Fourth National Inventory.

Santander Brasil’s on-balance credit exposure to farms with

primary production was EUR  3.58 bn in December 2023. We

estimated financed emissions from that portfolio amount to  9.83

mtCO2e/year: c.80% estimated for land management, c.20% for

LUC emissions (considering 20-year legacy), and less than 1% for

energy consumption. The PCAF quality score is 3.1.

LUC emissions are mainly the result of illegal deforestation in

Brazil, and, as mentioned before, a significant part of the illegal

deforestation is driven by property speculation in public lands.

Santander Brazil has been implementing a robust monitoring

system that uses satellite imagery to monitor and detect illegal

deforestation in all financed farms and farms used as guarantees.

We go above and beyond the local legal requirements and

detecting illegal deforestation before the government had issued

embargoes in those properties. This benchmark practice allow us

to avoid being involved in financing illegal deforestation in our

agriculture portfolio (see more details in ‘[Santander and the](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10376)

[Brazilian biomes](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10376)’).

Our approach to support alignment leans towards a low-carbon

agriculture portfolio. It includes:

• helping customers build a low-carbon agriculture future though

green finance solutions and innovative financial transactions;

• engaging with the government and local and global forums to

share methodologies, open the broader debate to improve data,

and accelerate alignment in agriculture; and

• contributing to the Banking for Impact on Climate in Agriculture

(B4ICA) initiative, led by the World Business Council for

Sustainable Development (WBCSD), through the development of

methodologies to guide the sector in the transition to a low-

carbon economy.

Commercial real estate alignment

For the commercial real estate sector we have been progressing in

our alignment analysis, starting with the most material portfolios

with enough information available, the UK and Spain. We are not

setting an alignment target for this sector. As already explained, it

is heavily dependent on further regulation to align. We have

assessed what the 2030 alignment point would be according to the

latest available IEA - Net Zero scenario: 12.8 kgCO2e/m2.

Commercial real estate and mortgage in Spain

Santander España has been monitoring emissions from the

residential mortgage portfolio since 2021 and for the commercial

real estate (CRE) portfolio since 2022.

80% of Spain’s properties do not have an energy performance

certificate (EPC). This makes harder to calculate financed

emissions.

Since 2020 we have enhanced data availability by:

• Requesting an EPC as part of new loan applications.

• Purchasing databases from an external provider with all

available registers in Spain.

• Estimating non-existent EPCs using an internal, machine learning

model that includes such variables as year of construction,

climate zone, building type and property register information.

By doing this, we obtained actual or estimate EPCs for the entire

real estate portfolio.

To calculate emissions, we use the Partnership for Carbon

Accounting Financials (PCAF) methodology, with the Carbon Risk

Real Estate Monitor initiative (CRREM) emissions factors from the

PCAF database, for each EPC.

Our residential portfolio, which amounts to EUR 60.49 bn, has an

emissions intensity of 21.41 kgCO2e/m² and a PCAF score of 4.0.

Our CRE portfolio, with a scope of EUR 7.22 bn, has an emissions

intensity of 20.02 kgCO2e/m² and a PCAF Score of 4.0.

This methodology was ratified by a specialist consultancy firm and

the results audited both internally and externally.

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Local and global governance forums, including the Santander

España board of directors, regularly monitor these results.

This enables us to gain a greater understanding of our portfolios to

monitor their performance and set actions in motion to align the

least energy efficient buildings.

The alignment of these portfolios stems from progress in achieving

government plans such as the rollout of renewable energy in the

domestic energy mix and the alignment targets set out in Spain’s

National Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) and its long-term

strategy for energy efficiency through the renovation of real estate

(ERESSE). Moreover, according to the EU Energy Efficiency

Directive, EPCs are being put up for review with the aim of

achieving greater accuracy and consistency across Europe.

The limited availability of data and sensitivity of calculations to

emissions factors, as well as the heavy dependence on external

levers and the ever-changing regulatory landscape, pose a

challenge when making alignment objectives for these portfolios.

Moreover, we need sound public policy (especially for the

residential portfolio) to support vulnerable groups and guarantee a

just transition.

Santander España works to help customers align their residential

and commercial assets while calling for public policy that supports

this transition.

Santander promotes the energy efficiency of homes under our

residential portfolio through:

• A 10 bp interest rate discount for the most efficient homes.

• Special Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) and European

Investment Fund (EIF) lines of credit with additional discount for

homes with the best energy efficiency.

• Consumer loans with special terms and conditions for energy-

related renovation, including the installation of solar panels,

heating and cooling systems, insulation and other items.

• State-backed loans for owners associations to renovate entire

buildings.

• An energy efficiency simulator for customers and non-customers

to estimate the work required to renovate their home, including

projected heating bill savings and emissions avoided.

For our CRE portfolio, which is less granular, we perform these

actions individually with customers:

• Agreement with CBRE to advise institutional and commercial

customers on aligning and enhancing the energy efficiency of

their buildings.

• In 2024, Santander España has joined the commercialization of

the ICO MRR Verde line, with the aim of supporting the green

transition with special terms and conditions and making

buildings more energy efficient through renovation.

• In 2024, we created a new Business Growth team that

specializes in CRE. This enables us to control new origination

better and spot opportunities for energy renovation and green

finance.

Commercial real estate and mortgages in UK

Santander UK adopts the Partnership for Carbon Accounting

Financials (PCAF) framework to calculate financed emissions

associated with the Mortgages portfolio. Financed emissions are

calculated at property level using the value at origination, the

outstanding loan amount as of 31 December 2023, and building

emissions taken from EPC assessment and the PCAF emissions

factors for the property. Where no EPC exists, in mortgages we

used a postcode to infer the EPC or, where this wasn’t possible, a

regression model trained with multiple known property

characteristics. In commercial real estate we used proxy

information from the PCAF database. This resulted in a PCAF score

of 3.2 for mortgages and 4.0  for commercial real estate, with a

portfolio coverage of over EUR 201.96 billion for mortgages and

EUR  11.04 billion for commercial real estate. Emissions intensity

for mortgages as of 31 December 2023 was 20.87 kgCO2e/m² and

25.40 kgCO2e/m² for commercial real estate.

The evolution of the financed emissions associated with our

mortgages portfolio in 2023 compared to last year is mainly

explained by an update of the internal methodology we use for real

estate financed emissions. In line with market practice, we base

our calculations on the Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM)

emission factors, resulting in lower attributed financed emissions.

Our initial assessment of Commercial Real estate highlights the

challenge of having sufficient coverage of asset level EPC data. We

were heavily reliant on use of proxy data which is reflected in the

overall PCAF score. We will continue to focus on improving data

quality for this portfolio and will streamline the process.

We also refreshed levers analysis to understand how the change in

UK government might impact on the alignment of our mortgage

lending and alignment pathways. Key levers identified within this

analysis include the implementation of the Future Homes Standard

for new buildings and minimum energy efficiency standards for

buy to let properties. Wider grid alignment also materially

supports our alignment.

During 2024 we also conducted research into the barriers facing

consumers and have launched several pilot propositions intended

to build our understanding of the role Santander UK can play in

supporting our customers.  This analysis continues to be used to

inform our ongoing green finance strategy and public policy

engagement over the coming years. Converging towards net zero

pathways by 2030 will be challenging to achieve, particularly given

the dependency on external factors such as policy and demand.

Considering this analysis (and while we will continue to advocate

for policy change) we have made further progress in supporting

our customers to reduce their emissions. We do not focus solely on

increasing our exposure to new build lending and have a range of

test and learn proposition products that support homeowners with

a range of EPC rating in improving energy efficiency. These

propositions also build our knowledge and capability.

The test and learn propositions launched in 2024 are:

• Octopus Energy – a solar panel installation partnership for

existing customers offering 500 pounds discount.

• Vibrant – an enhanced EPC and home energy efficiency advice

partnership available to existing customers.

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• Home Energy Cashback to incentivize customers to make green

home improvements.

• Bidirectional partnership with Scottish Power including an

unsecured product that would be available in Scottish Power’s

customer journey.

• Green mortgage offering for customers with an A or B rated

property who are remortgaging to benefit from a discounted

rate.

• Working with Core Logic under the UK Governments Green

Homes Finance Accelerator programme to provide the first

national retrofit coordination advisory service in the UK.

2.4.3 Measuring and assessing other portfolios

We are expanding the scope of the portfolios measured to

understand and assess the alignment dynamics of each one of

these portfolios maintaining our focus on our sectorial climate

approach. Although we are facing a clear lack of available data to

measure financed emissions, especially in “Retail and Commercial”

segments and in some regions. Some of the information needed to

properly assess the level of emissions and potential alignment of

our customers, is not being measured or available for our

customers (examples: energy performance certificates of real

estate assets in LATAM (Latin American) countries, emissions

calculated and reported by Corporates and particularly by SMEs,

etc…). We remain engaged to reduce these data gaps to measure

financed emissions in a way that can be useful towards steering

the alignment of other climate relevant portfolios and be able to

try to implement alignment levers to broad scope of our financed

portfolios.

2.4.4 Santander Asset Management’s (SAM)

alignment strategy and approach

In March 2021, we joined the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM)

initiative with the ambition to align the Santander Asset

Management portfolio by 2050 to help limit global warming to

1.5°C.

As part of joining this initiative, SAM set a target to halve net

emissions for 50% of its AuM in scope (some 27% of the total) by

2030, as well as certain engagement objectives. SAM maintains its

ambition to continue aligning its activity, promote greater

transparency, and strengthen cooperation between investors and

issuers in the net-zero transition. We conduct internal reviews on

the way we measure and disclose our progress, in parallel with the

NZAM review. We plan to take a more qualitative approach to our

reporting next year.

To analyse each issuer’s net zero efforts and progress, we

classified assets according to the Net Zero Investment Framework

(NZIF).

This maturity scale on the degree of issuers’ alignment with net

zero emissions targets provides us with a framework to check the

progress that issuers are making in their transition and identify

areas that require further effort in terms of engagement. It

considers these factors:

1. A long-term ambition consistent with the goal of achieving net-

zero by 2050.

2. Short- and medium-term targets to reduce GHG emissions.

3. Disclosure of scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.

4. Emissions performance against targets.

5. Alignment strategy.

In 2024, we worked on developing our Net Zero engagement

strategy, which aims to use dialogue and voting policies to

encourage issuers to commit to alignment plans and transparency

and disclose accurate and credible information to be able to

monitor performance. It also motivates issuers to set ambitious

targets that are consistent with the Paris Agreement goals.

SAM is part of the Climate Action 100+ collaborative engagement

initiative and conducts regular analysis of Net Zero projects to look

into their possible adherence to it. In 2023, SAM joined the IIGCC

(Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change) Net Zero

Engagement Initiative (launched in January of the same year),

which aims to boost the number of entities that form part of the

CA100+.

2.4.5 Our environmental footprint

In this section we cover how Santander manages the following

IRO:

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As part of our climate ambition, our strategy to lessen the

environmental impact of our operations involves: reducing our

CO2e emissions and compensating those we're unable to reduce by

mitigating beyond our value chain; reducing and handling waste

responsibly; and raising employees’ and other stakeholders’

awareness of environmental issues.

We disclose our findings from the exercise we conduct on the

scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions of our own operations at buildings and

offices. We also disclose scope 3 - category 3.15

'Investments’ (financed emissions) in the ‘SN 4. Our transition plan’

sustainability note.

We’ve been measuring our environmental footprint since 2001.

Since 2011, our energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives have

helped us cut our scope 1 and 2 emissions by c.86%. Though such

reductions achieved, we continue to find opportunities and new

technologies to become more energy efficient. In this sense, in

2024 we revised our efficiency target with the ambition of

achieving a reduction in emissions from our own operations of 75%

compared to 2020. The additional reductions proposed by this

review are 6% in scope 1 and 49% in scope 2 compared to 2024.

20  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

21  Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method

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The key drivers behind our reduction of consumption and

emissions (which we generally group into three-year plans) were:

• Efficient spaces: Better use of space in terms of daily building

occupancy and a more efficient and better located properties to

carry out our operations.

• Efficient maintenance and operational management of branches

and offices — implementation of ISO (International Standards

Organization) 14001/ISO 50001 and LEED 20 O&M standards as

drivers for continuous improvement from an environmental

perspective and to facilitate that we comply with growing sector

regulation at our premises in every market where the Group

operates.

• Awareness and involvement of the entire organization in

environment-related results.

• Technology: Heating, air conditioning, lighting, automated

control, new and more efficient systems at more affordable

prices.

• Vehicles in the Santander fleet fitted with better technology and

a wider range of vehicle types in every market.

• Improvements in environmental data collection to analyse

trends.

• The purchase of renewable energy and obtaining of energy

certificates.

The latest plan, Plan 2022/2025, which ended in 2024 with an

investment of EUR 38.3 million, achieved a reduction of more than

69.3 GWh through efficiency measures. Additionally, we converted

213.8 GWh  into renewables through contract agreements. Other

outcomes of this Plan are:

• Over 8,800 kW (kilowatt) of solar panels for self-consumption

with a self-production of 18.5 GWh in Brazil, Chile and Spain,

which houses two of Europe’s largest solar installations on office

buildings and data centres, enabling us to reduce our scope 2

emissions.

• 37% of our workforce work at premises with a buildings or

energy efficiency certification or standard (LEED, Breeam 21, ISO).

These certifications reflect our efforts to reduce fuel, electricity,

paper and water consumption, as well as scope 1, 2 and 3

emissions.  Examples include the recently confirmed Breeam

Excellent certification of our new UK HQ (Headquarters), Unity

Place, in Milton Keynes (almost 80,000 m2), and of the Hernán

Cortés building in Spain.

• 96% certified renewable electricity either certified purchased or

self-produced in our 10 core markets, helps reduce our scope 2

emissions.

• 2,103 electric vehicle parking spaces at our buildings and

commercial offices across our footprint. This is well above the

1,250 target we included in the 2025 plan. Even with the

objective to electric vehicles, Santander continues to follow a

policy of using company shuttles, encouraging the use of public

transport, and implementing car sharing initiatives as part of a

more efficient employee commuting model.

Our 2030 Efficiency Plan for the Group builds on our progress and

will focus on the following initiatives and levers:

i. Renewable energy and self-production measures:

• Solar panels in Santander’s own buildings, data centres and

commercial premises.

• Geothermal energy.

• Bundled and unbundled agreements to purchase renewable

energy (suppliers, PPAs-Power Purchase Agreements, RECs-

Renewable Energy Certificates).

ii. Energy efficiency and consumption reduction measures

• Lighting efficiency projects.

• Temperature control efficiency projects.

• Automated measurement and control of office spaces and the

branch network.

• Projects to enhance façade materials.

• Projects to renovate and upgrade commercial premises.

• Project to modernize facilities.

• Communications and internal training to raise awareness among

employees of responsible water, electricity and paper

consumption and the correct ways to recycle.

• Continuous improvement programmes that follow ISO 140001 in

buildings and ISO 50001 in offices and branches in our markets

to reinforce the importance of robust property and maintenance

management.

• Projects to build new, more efficient headquarters and rearrange

our assets.

iii. Direct emissions reduction measures:

• Replacing fossil fuels with other forms of energy.

• Preventing the leakage of direct emissions from the temperature

control systems at all Santander premises.

• Updating and modernizing air conditioning systems with more

eco-friendly and efficient cooling mechanisms.

• Monitoring possible leakages in air conditioning systems and

implementing predictive and preventative maintenance.

• Updating Santander’s fleet with hybrid and electric vehicles.

22  Since emissions offsetting is done by country, the upward rounding of tCO2e means that the total amount of credits is slightly higher than the total sum of emissions.

23  We calculated these categories based on our operating expenditure in 2024. The emissions factors we used to calculate these categories in 2024 are based on the emission

intensities within the input-output (IO) database of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which are split by economic sector.

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• Replacing conventional oil or gas boilers with electric heat pump

systems and technologies where the weather allows.

With these measures, we want to continue reducing our direct

scope 1 and indirect scope 2 emissions, with specific targets that

will enable us to reduce:

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| ii. Energy efficiency and  consumption reduction  measures | 1,600 | 20,000 | 3,000 |
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| Total | 2,200 | 22,000 | 12,000 |

Banco Santander remains offsetting scope 1 and 2 emissions. As

part of our voluntary carbon credit market monitoring, every year

we carefully analyse and select a list of initiatives, usually in our

core markets. We follow a strict carbon credit selection process

that includes due diligence and compliance of our environmental

policies. Projects are also certified under some of the industry's

most well-known standards. Moreover, all the carbon credits we

purchased in 2024 were ratified by an independent rating agency

to validate their integrity. In 2024, we used 59,858 credits 22 (85%

reduction credits and 15% removal credits), to offset our scope 1

and 2 emissions.

Other key measures

Waste management

Since 2021, our offices and buildings in our core markets have been

free of single-use plastics to meet the target we set in 2019. The

Santander Group City and Santander España’s central services

buildings have ‘Zero waste’ certification.

Employee awareness

Santander runs local and global employee awareness campaigns

on the importance of reducing consumption and waste. Each

subsidiary posts news and feature articles on the environment and

the Group’s ESG initiatives on its internal portal. In 2024, we

observed Earth Hour for the 15th consecutive year by switching off

the lights at the Group’s most emblematic buildings.

Scope 3

The assessment we conducted to determine the materiality of

indirect GHG emissions (scope 3) found that the only material

category under this scope was category 3.15 (financed emissions),

with a weighting of 99% of the total.

Moreover, the categories listed below are considered material

based on their volume, management capacity and, therefore,

potential to reduce them.

In addition to the scope 3 categories we reported on in recent years

(3.6 Business travel and 3.7 Employee commuting), in this

document we’re reporting on four more supply chain-related

categories 23 for the first time:

• 3.1 Purchased goods and services

• 3.2 Capital goods

• 3.4 Upstream transportation and distribution

• 3.9 Downstream transportation and distribution

To enhance the quality of these emissions and to draw up actions

to reduce them, Santander and Aquanima will work with the key

vendors of the leading purchasing groups to obtain information on

their carbon footprint.

2.5 Further actions and enablers

2.5.1 Strategy for engagement with other key

stakeholders

As mentioned previously, we believe that the banks are enablers of

the transition and as such, should not be considered as the sole

drivers of this process.

In order for banks to support the transition of their clients, the

enabling conditions must be in place. Our aim is to contribute

constructively to the transition debate by supporting policymakers

and regulators take a common approach to legislation. In this

sense, it is now necessary that the predominant regulatory and

“finance-centric” approach to the net zero transition that has been

adopted to date is reconsidered, acknowledging that the financial

sector is an enabler, but that it cannot be the sole driver of sectors´

investments towards a low carbon transition.

In addition, it is important that banks´ aim to supporting high-

emitting companies in achieving their transition to cleaner

production models is recognised as a priority. This means that our

financed emissions are likely to rise as we finance the transition of

these companies. Nonetheless, supervisors should not consider our

portfolios as misaligned with a 2050 net-zero pathway, but rather

the opposite; we are financing and engaging in our customers’

transition, not divesting from them.

There is a meaningful opportunity ahead to foster that the

appropriate levers are set to facilitate the transition of the global

economy. This includes the review of the current sustainable

finance framework. Whereas much progress has been achieved to

date in areas such as reporting on sustainability matters,

taxonomies to classify green activities and financing, the aim of the

European Commission to streamline and consolidate multiple

requirements on companies is very much welcome. The reduction

of complexity and of the regulatory burden would facilitate the

implementation of the framework by the market, and the

allocation of resources to support the transition, while positively

contributing to companies' competitiveness and economic growth.

Finally, a framework that supports business transition should not

seek to increase the capital requirements linked to ESG risk drivers

since the Pillar I prudential framework already considers their

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impact. Increased capital requirements would be counter-

productive and could jeopardize the transition of the economy —

especially in emerging countries and that of companies in carbon

intensive sectors.

Authorities should work together as much as possible on drawing

up the regulatory framework that provides the right tools to

finance the transition of the economy globally.

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Partnerships and sector working groups

Partnerships with others in business and governments can help us

share best practice and accelerate progress if we are to tackle

climate change and protect biodiversity. Grupo Santander

participates in different organizations, alliances and working

groups: we engage with international and local stakeholders

(sector associations, think tanks, universities, peers and others) to

progress in global and company goals, in line with the SDG 17

(Sustainable Development Goal) on Partnerships for Goals.

In addition to the initiatives outlined in section [1.2 'Stakeholder](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613)

[Engagement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613), we also engage with leading organisations to

improve banks’ stewardship of climate change and nature.

→ World Economic Forum - International Business Council:

Santander is participating in the "Transforming Energy Demand"

project, which aims to identify ways in which companies can

reduce energy demand intensity as a means of contributing to

the global energy transition, as well as to the bottom-line. The

IBC (International Business Council), currently chaired by the

executive chair brings together 130 CEOs and company chairs

across industries, from developed and emerging markets, on all

continents. Member of this group are responsible for c.3% of

global energy consumption.

→ World Economic Forum - Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders:

Santander continues its engagement within the World Economic

Forum Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders as key network to

influence stakeholders, including policymakers, and drive

change towards meeting net zero targets. We are also following

the work at the “Financing the Transition to a Net-Zero Future”

initiative.

→ Banking Environment Initiative (BEI): Coordinated by the

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), we

continue to take part in the Bank 2030 initiative, which aims to

create a roadmap for the banking sector to support broader

society’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

→ Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA): We're a founding member of

this  initiative (created in 2021) and member of the Net Zero

Asset Managers Initiative (NZAM), since 2021.

→ Financing the Just Transition Alliance: Led by the Grantham

Research Institute within the London School of Economics, the

goal of the Alliance is to stimulate and support system level

innovation that enables investors and the financial sector more

broadly to deliver a just transition in the UK.

→ Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF): We have

been a member of PCAF since 2021 and thus committed to

disclose our financed emissions according to the PCAF standard.

We also take part in its regional and sectoral working groups.

→ TNFD Forum: We are part of the TNFD Forum to contribute to

the framework for financial institutions that will help the sector

to assess, manage and report on impacts and dependencies on

nature. We also participated in different TNFD-pilots in LATAM

(Latin American)  that allow us to gain important insights that

highlighted the significant challenge, particularly regarding the

lack of availability of primary data and tropicalized databases to

assess impacts and dependencies.

→ Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition: Led by the European

Commission and with the participation of Member States and

financial institutions, including Santander, the coalition seeks to

promote measures (non-regulatory and non-binding) that

promote energy efficiency in relevant sectors, such as cars,

agriculture, buildings, among others.

2.5.2 Governance & policies

Roles, responsibilities, and remuneration

Climate change and green transition oversight

The management and oversight bodies described in sustainability

note 2 approved our transition plan, as part of this report. Also, the

responsible banking, sustainability and cultural committee (RBSCC)

reviewed our portfolio alignment targets, which the board of

directors then approved. These bodies also receive regular updates

on progress with our targets and our climate agenda.

Moreover, they have also overseen the climate finance reports that

we have been publishing in recent years.

Other bodies such as the audit committee, the financial accounting

and reporting committee, the management committee and the

sustainability committee take part in overseeing sustainability

disclosures. The risk control committee and the risks supervision

commission review risk appetite proposals before their approval.

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Climate in incentive schemes

Since 2020, the Group’s variable pay scheme and, since 2022, our

long-term incentives, have considered green finance and the

progress made with climate and other sustainability targets.

In 2024, shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)

passed a board resolution on sustainability metrics for executives’

2024-2026 long-term incentives (with a weighting of 20%), which

are consistent with our targets. Half of the sustainability

dashboard covers supporting the transition to a low-carbon

economy, including socially responsible investment and green

finance raised and facilitated. Moreover, this line of action

considers the requirement to develop a transition plan that enables

a score of over 100%. Achieving a credible and comprehensive plan

will depend on the regulatory and political landscape.

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Main areas involved in implementing our climate change

strategy

In 2024 we continued to embed climate management in business-

as-usual across CIB, Risk and Sustainability. For instance, CIB

strengthened its corresponding governance. And Wealth continued

to reinforce and update the working groups and policies that

oversee and coordinate its SRI strategy, described in section 3.2.2

'Responsible investment and social finance'. Consumer has

different working groups that meet monthly to address

sustainability projects and issues, and quarterly to review progress

in the sustainability agenda.

Beyond global businesses, a number of local units are engaged in a

process coordinated by Group Responsible Banking. The objective

is to progress the alignment agenda, promote knowledge and

expertise sharing by local teams and seek synergy in the design of

reliable transition plans.

Other corporate-level initiatives and groups that support

governance meet regularly to implement our climate change

agenda and inform on regulation updates. For example, our public

policy sustainability working group updates on upcoming climate

and sustainability regulation; a regulatory radar governance

working group that meets quarterly to monitor the status of

implementation of sustainability regulations and to assign

responsibility for the implementation of regulatory initiatives to

the Group's areas; an environmental footprint working group that

measures our footprint and reviews ways to reduce it; and a

sustainable bonds working group that oversees sustainable bonds

issued from Group and its subsidiaries.

ESG Reporting & Internal Control

A new ESG Reporting & Internal Control team, set up in the second

quarter of 2023, in the Financial Accounting & Management

Control division oversees the disclosure, supervision and control of

the ESG information the Group uses to meet regulatory

requirements and stakeholder expectations. This year, the team

worked with each area in question to make information gathering

and the governance and control of disclosed information more

automated and efficient. The emission reduction objectives of our

own operations emissions (scopes 1 & 2) have been reviewed in

the Group’s ESG Reporting Forum.

ESG classification meetings

As part of our green transaction assessments, we created global,

regional and local panels to provide additional scrutiny and

validation, and coordination across the Group; agree on labelling

transactions as green, social or sustainable; and make sure that we

use the same standards and procedures across our footprint. The

Risk function leads these panels, which business, compliance and

sustainability teams also take part in.

Internal Audit

The internal audit function reviews climate risk, for more details

see note [SN 2. 'Sustainability governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)'.

Policies and guidance

The Group has different frameworks and policies that establish the

principles, processes and responsibilities for managing ESG criteria

throughout Santander Group.

The Group establishes ESG policies, procedures and guidelines

adapted to local regulations and applied to all units. We

systematically review the scope of the policies to adopt ESG

standards in accordance with international best practices. The main

ones are the ESCC risk policy and the Responsible banking and

sustainability policy.

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Climate training and skills development

Particularly in climate, we have developed different initiatives to

enhance capabilities, beyond the training on sustainability detailed

in section 3.3.1 'Talent and skills development'. Some themes of

these initiatives are social and environmental risk management

and sustainable finance.

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24  For more information on employee dialogue, see section 1.2 of Dialogue with our stakeholders.

25   The following are not included as Employees: a) Interns; b) Salaried employees on leave or career breaks whose employment contracts are suspended under the respective

local employment regulations; c) Non-salaried individuals with temporary employment contracts through an external provider (NACE78) performing similar tasks to in-house

staff, who do not receive salaries or benefits paid by Santander, nor self-employed workers; d) Other workers engaged in different tasks within the value chain under service

contracts. Additional information on the characteristics and distribution of our employees is provided in the 'Sustainability Notes'.

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3. SUPPORTING EMPLOYEES,

COMMUNITIES AND CUSTOMERS

(Social information)

3.1 Our employees

Aiming to attract and retain a talented team, our approach is based on 24:

→ promoting an attractive employee value proposition that offers real opportunities to grow and harness potential; innovative ways of

working; projects that inspire; and a shared, uplifting culture.

→ offering optimal conditions that safeguard employee health and well-being, with fair and competitive remuneration and initiatives that

afford a better work-life balance.

→ promoting an inclusive and meritocratic culture where everyone feels valued.

3.1.1 Talent and skills development

This section outlines how we manage the following IRO:

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For the purpose of this Annual Report and in line with previous

years, Santander defines employees as people who have an

employment contract with any of the companies that comprise our

consolidated group and whose contract remains in force at the

time of publication.  25

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It is fundamental that our employees have the necessary abilities

and knowledge to perform their role.

i. Attracting talent

Our talent attraction strategy focuses on positioning ourselves as

an employer of choice. In 2024, we welcomed 33,175  new

employees to the Group.

We focused on:

a. digital transformation.

b. graduate internship programmes.

c. bolstering our employee value proposition (EVP).

We offer programmes and experiences for our employees’

personal and career development:

• Development programmes adapted to different levels and

businesses within the organization.

• Temporary and permanent domestic and international mobility

and functional experiences.

• Training based on lifelong learning.

ii. Talent management

We reaffirmed our commitment to developing talent in 2024. We

kept close watch on our units’ and businesses’ needs to anticipate

and cover their requirements, with a proactive approach through

initiatives that foster individual growth and boost the wealth of

talent in our teams.

Developing potential

Our potential review model,  implemented in 2022, has enabled us

to delve deep into the skills, expertise and aspirations of some

26  YourVoice response to the question: “My job enables me to learn new skills and develop them”. In the top 5% of the finance sector.

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124,112  employees . It has driven us to draw up personalized

development plans based on each person’s needs.

We came up with a leadership profile and a common leadership

assessment methodology to foster transformational and

collaborative leadership aligned with our strategy and gain deep,

objective and comparable knowledge of our leaders. This also

enables us to support their development and make key decisions

for the Group.

Mobility matters

We have our global international mobility policy approved by the

Human Resources Committee by decision from the Group Board, is

an essential tool for the development of our professionals. The

objectives of this policy are to: contribute to the development of

talent in the Group; strengthen succession plans; attract external

talent; encourage global mentality; facilitate international

movement to satisfy business needs; share in a transparent

manner the criteria for mobility across the workforce.

iii. Learning and development

Our learning and development policy, provides an action

framework for the design, supervision and deployment of learning

activities  with the purpose of promoting innovation and the

development of skills in our employees.

In 2024, we allocated EUR  64 million to employee training to

provide employees with the resources and tools they need to

enhance their skills and employability and to meet critical business

and market demands.

173,309 employees accessed Dojo, our digital learning platform

and we continue to roll it out to reach all employees. On top of its

vast catalogue of 174,223 references with courses in critical

competencies promote that our employees are up-to-date with the

latest trends and technologies. Dojo offers customized

recommendations based on current and future roles to foster a

culture of personal development and lifelong learning.

Global learning community for leaders

The aim of Elevate is to equip our senior directors with the means

to lead their teams and achieve their strategic objectives.

It’s fully digital format enables directors to sign up to development

programmes that are organized into Learning Paths (People, Tech,

Strategy and Change) that address the critical skills needed to lead

the Group’s transformation.

It provides access to the latest trends, content and tools, and helps

create networks of senior leaders to promote the sharing of best

practices and experiences. It also encourages them to use what

they learn and make a clear path to drive our transformation.

Talent development programmes and promoting a

culture of lifelong learning

Our learning and talent development strategy places focus on the

development of young talent and digital business profiles, with

programmes such as Young Leaders and BeTech & Business.

These programmes are designed to identify and develop internal

talent, offering growth opportunities in the career of our

employees, helping them be prepared for future challenges.

We trained our employees in the skills they need to further their

careers. In 2024, 103,154 employees received training in core

business skills related to technology, banking and people to

enhance individual performance.

We award certificates to employees who complete training

activities and programmes to recognize their new skills. These

certificates are approved by an independent issuer. In 2024 17,305

employees obtained certificates, which will enable them to

broaden their career horizon, apply for new opportunities and

accredit their knowledge.

Mandatory training and promotion of Sustainability

and Responsible Banking

To reinforce the Group's culture and knowledge in relevant

matters, we have mandatory training, which looks to train all

employees in strategic and/or regulatory topics approved by the

Global Compliance Management Committee. In 2024, we covered

13 topics in mandatory training, including sustainability, code of

conduct, harassment prevention, cybersecurity, financial crime and

data protection. This efforts aims to protect the organization and

increase our employees capabilities to act with responsibility and

ethics in their daily activities. Moreover, each subsidiary has

mandatory courses related and applicable to their local laws and

regulations.

This year, our employees have participated in a training itinerary on

Green Finance for Retail & Commercial Banking, with transversal

and country-specific modules in countries we are present with a

sustainable offer. Furthermore, all employees have received

mandatory training on practical integration of ESG criteria into

commercial processes. As part of the Board of administration

training program, a session on sustainability with focus on ESRS

was conducted. This training strengthens the knowledge and skills

of our employees, drives business and benefits the community.

We continue progressing on the certification of experts in

sustainable finance topics and promoting our ESG Talks, a program

of sessions where we share knowledge and points of view on ESG

topics, with the participation of internal experts from different

businesses and functions involved in our sustainability agenda. We

have also trained our employees in inclusion, environment, health

and safety, as well as expanded our learning library related to

sustainability topics.

We will continue to invest in developing our employees so that

they are equipped to face future challenges and contribute to the

ongoing success of the Group.

8.7 (out of 10)

Rating on the learning,

usefulness and development of skills. 26

27  For more details on absenteeism and health, see the 'Sustainability notes'.

28  Average employee rating of the statement 'Employee health and well-being is a priority at Santander'. I n the top 25% of the financial sector. .

29  Average employee rating of the statement 'Santander offers me the support I need in terms of physical and mental well-being to perform my job', in line with the financial

sector.

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3.1.2 Working conditions

This section outlines how we manage these IROs:

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i. Employee health and well-being

Our employees’ health is embedded in our culture and corporate

strategy, under which our people and senior managers work

together to protect and promote each other’s health, safety and

well-being.

Based on our strategy, we implemented:

• safety and prevention systems;

• proactive initiatives to boost the overall well-being of

employees;

• a safe and supportive working environment when it comes to

health; and

• flexible work alternatives to enhance work-life balance.

Our General health, safety and well-being policy aims to promote

healthy lifestyles and create long-term value for employees and

society. It applies to all our subsidiaries and follows local laws in

the markets where we operate to the letter.

Occupational health  27

The sector-level collective agreements that we sign up to consider

employee health and occupational risk prevention.

We offer regular check-ups and tests after extended absences in

every market where we operate. We also cooperate with local

public health authorities, employees’ legal representatives and

occupational risk insurers.  In every subsidiary with over 500

employees (accounting for 99% of the Group), our people are

covered under occupational health and safety systems and policies

in compliance with local risk prevention standards and best

practices.

We revised our occupational risk prevention plans with employees'

councils through:

• regular assessments of risk factors and preventative measures to

handle or mitigate them;

• prevention through design in new work spaces and tools;

• procedures regarding safe and quality working conditions and

certifications;

• emergency and evacuation plans to protect employees,

customers, suppliers and visitors to our premises;  emergency

response; first aid training;

• measures to detect and minimize risk due to postural hygiene;

• accident investigation to avoid reoccurrence; and

• active participation of employee accident prevention delegates on

health and safety committees.

Well-being

We aim to raise awareness about health and well-being through

our global BeHealthy programme, which celebrated its eighth year

in 2024.

In 2024, we ran several initiatives, activities and events in all our

subsidiaries following the programme’s four pillars: know your

numbers (self-awareness), eat well (healthy nutrition), move

(physical health) and be balanced (mental & emotional well-

being).  In 2024, over 64,000 employees took part in local

BeHealthy initiatives.

Rating on satisfaction and opinion on health

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In April, to celebrate World Health Day, we held BeHealthy Week,

bringing health and well-being to the focus of the Group

worldwide, with daily, in-person and virtual events. We also joined

global initiatives run by the World Health Organization, including

Global Mental Health Week, Women’s Health Month and Men’s

Health Month.

These initiatives gave our employees access to mental health and

emotional well-being support programmes, as well as to sports

centres, nutrition and mental health apps, specialist health and

preventative care, and other free or discounted services.

Work-life balance

Santander promotes employee work-life balance.  Employees in all

our entities are entitled to paid paternity or adoption leave or to

care for newborn children or family members. In 2024, 8,195

30  10,874 employees (5.3% of Santander's total workforce) exercised their right to parental or family care leave in 2024. The rate by gender was 6.7% for women and 3.7% for

men.

31  The nine core markets with the most employees are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the UK, and the US, accounting for 93% of our total.

32  Employees’ rating of the question on whether they are satisfied with the amount of flexibility they have in their work schedules (within the average range for the finance

sector). A. 2024 Your Voice survey.

33  At Santander Polska, this leave is shared, with a guaranteed minimum for both parents of up to 20 weeks, and in Santander Chile the father has 2 weeks of guaranteed paid

leave.

34  See our commitment to human rights (which is included as well in our Responsible Banking and Sustainability policy) and international mechanisms of application in section

1.4.2. 'Human rights due diligence'.

35  In 15 of the countries with the highest number of employees in the Group, there are union representatives according to local regulations (by company, location or individual

affiliation). In those countries, except for the United Kingdom where data on union membership cannot be disclosed, 60% of workers have union representation.

36  For more details on our provisions, see Note 25 of this report.

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other employees family care leaves. 30

We have enhanced our flexi-working policies and options for

employees in recent years to keep up with digital transformation

and social change. Almost all our employees in central services

roles can now adapt their working hours and location to fit with

their personal circumstances. In nine of our core markets,  31 almost

all our employees in central services roles take part in flexi-

working programmes that enable them to work remotely or adjust

their entry and exit times.  We review these measures constantly

with our employees and in view of customer needs — considering

productivity, commitment and our experience as an employer.

Rating on satisfaction and opinion on flexibility

8.8 (out of 10)

Flexibility at Santander 32

Social protection

At Santander we offer our employees protection against a loss of

income due to sickness, accidents at work, acquired disability and

paternal leave.

Our employees have public or private protection for loss of income

due to sickness or acquired disability according to local regulation.

On top of public health services, we offer additional private cover in

our core markets, under which employees usually receive full pay

during periods of sickness.

Because employee care and respect for their rights are important to

Santander, 98% of our workforce have a permanent contract. In all

countries, employees have coverage against loss of income due to

unemployment per local laws.

Our employees have appropriate pay protection in the event of an

occupational accident. In Spain and other countries, we supplement

the financial benefit that can reach the entire salary of employees in

situations of temporary disability.

The Group has a minimum standard in each unit of fully paid

parental leave.  All Group employees are entitled to a minimum 14

and up to 30 weeks’ fully paid primary parental or adoption leave,

while all parents (or secondary caregivers) have 4 weeks of fully

paid parental or adoption leave 33. Because of our inclusion and

flexible return measures, 76% of new mothers continue working for

Santander 12 months after returning from their birth, adoption, or

pregnancy leaves.

Our employees have retirement coverage through public or private

pension schemes in every market where we operate. Santander

supplements this with defined contribution pension plans for our

employees in our core markets.

Collective bargaining and social dialogue

Santander promotes respect for the rights of employees 34. In 2024,

we continued to guarantee freedom of association and the right to

collective bargaining. Our Responsible banking and sustainability

policy considers forming or joining unions and other representative

bodies a basic right of workers, in accordance with Article 10 of our

General code of conduct.

We also ensured respect for freedom of association, trade unions,

collective bargaining and protection for employees’

representatives under the laws of each country where we

operate 35.

At 2024 year end, 110,692  employees worked at premises or in

companies with union representation.

We continued to promote and comply with the International

Labour Organization’s Fundamental Conventions and have a

European Business Council that meets regularly — Group senior

managers and employees’ legal representatives in Italy, Poland,

Portugal, Spain, the UK and other European countries attend.

We also maintained a constant dialogue with employees’ legal

representatives in bilateral and special committee meetings in our

markets where all parties could discuss reporting, queries and

negotiations about working conditions, and employee benefits. In

core countries, important agreements have been reached during

2024, including committees on occupational health and safety,

monitoring of gender balance plans, control of pension plans,

training, updates to corresponding collective bargaining

agreements, and also other bilateral meetings with union

representatives.

In Brazil, Santander and other local banks, implement preventive

measures to minimize the risks from individual labour-related

claims, which are common in this market. We have sufficient

provisions to cover these risks 36. In order to minimize these claims,

an internal oversight  committee has been established, setting

preventive measures to promote an environment with adequate

working hours and compensation for all positions in the same

location, in compliance with local labor legislation and

jurisprudence court rulings. Likewise, the departure records have

been digitized, and we have strengthened policies and guidance to

employees for the correct registration of working hours and

digitalization of departure records.

Protection of employee data

The handling of employee data is carried out under the protection

of labor laws and based on legal obligations or legitimate interests

covered by data protection regulations. As the data controller of

such data, Santander has the appropriate procedures, tools, and

controls based on the policies of the Group's data processing.

37  Other compensations that complement the salary of our employees: benefits, pensions, other fixed compensations, incentives, and short or long-term variable

compensations.

38  Climate goals account for 2% of the total remuneration of executive directors, while sustainability targets represent 8% of their total variable remuneration.

39  See Note [46](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1024) of the annual accounts.

40  Material risk-takers.

41  Measured with the EPG - equal pay gap ratio, which compares the average compensation between men and women who perform similar tasks. Results for 2024, across the

entire Group.

42   Average employee rating of the statement “I receive fair pay according to market rates (e.g. salary, promotions and benefits) for my contribution to Santander”, putting us in

the top 25% of the finance sector.

43   Average employee rating of the statement “the processes for determining compensation (e.g. salary, bonus and benefits) are fair and impartial”, in line with sector

benchmarks.

44   The employees who did not take part in MyContribution in 2024 were new hires and employees in some customer service, debt recovery and contact centre roles, who are

subject to similar performance management schemes but with shorter and more continuous cycles due to the nature of their work. 90,998 women (84% of the total number

of women at year end) and 86,071 men (87% of the total number of men employed). Due to statistical significance, we don't report other gender's percentages.

Annual report 202479

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ii. Remuneration and corporate benefits

Adequate remuneration

Our remuneration framework combines fixed and variable pay

schemes based on the performance of employees and the Group.

Our remuneration and performance policies, as well as our general

code of conduct, forbid differential treatment that is not based on a

review of performance and corporate behaviours. It also promotes

dignify pay.

Specifically, the remuneration policy lays the foundations for non-

discriminatory practices (related to performance and internal

consistency), as well as the principles, processes and criteria for

granting fixed and variable remuneration, creating long-term value

by managing risks.

Fixed remuneration schemes reflect local market conditions. To set

pay, we strictly abide by the practices, regulations and collective

agreements in force in each jurisdiction where we operate.

All Santander employees receive a salary equal to or higher than

the legally established minimum in each of our markets and we

comply with all local legislations and relevant collective

agreements. Almost all employees (99%) receive other forms of

remuneration that supplement their salary 37. This demonstrates

our pledge to provide fair, competitive remuneration and the

appropriate combination of fixed and variable pay.

All our businesses and subsidiaries have short-term variable

remuneration schemes to reflect what we have accomplished and

how, according to Group-wide quantitative and qualitative goals as

well as individual and team goals, behaviour, leadership,

sustainability, commitment, growth and risk management.  These

schemes promote meritocracy, recognize individual and team

contributions, and promote employee growth and well-being.

Aligned with sustainability goals, the variable compensation of

executive directors also weighs compliance with our sustainability

and climate goals 38.

In 2024, we paid EUR 14.3 billion in employee wages and

benefits 39.

To comply with EU regulations on remuneration and manage risk

correctly, we identified 1.246 employees subject to a deferred

variable pay scheme because their decisions can have a material

impact 40 on Santander's results. Therefore, the majority of them

are subject to a policy of deferral of a significant portion of their

variable compensation (ranging from 40% to 60%, depending on

their level of responsibility) for a period of four to seven years. This

variable compensation is paid out 50% in shares and 50% in cash,

and is subject to a possible reduction (malus) or recovery

(clawback).

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Equal pay

Our remuneration practices promote a non-discriminatory salary

management in terms of gender and equivalent remuneration,

especially in those cases where employees perform the same or

similar work (equally remunerated for equal work or work of equal

value).

Our salary comparison between women and men who perform

similar functions remains at c. 0, which confirms our positive

performance in recent years and meets the ambition we set for

2025 41. In certain jurisdictions we continue to periodically assess

compensation levels for pay equity and where appropriate make

adjustments to compensation.

We often consult our employees to gauge how appropriate and

acceptable our remuneration policies are and they recently

deemed our remuneration policies competitive.

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MyContribution

MyContribution is our common performance management model.

We update it regularly, and it is aligned with our culture.

177,081 Santander employees had their performance reviewed

( 86% of the total 44) under this model in 2024.

These reviews include quarterly or annual quantitative variables;

corporate behaviour assessment variables (TEAMS) based on

feedback from peers and internal customers; and risk management

variables (RiskPro), which enable us to analyse individual and team

performance holistically.

45  Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer.

46  Average employee rating of the statement “At Santander we accept and respect everyone based on who they are, independent from gender, nationality, sexual orientation,

religion, etc.”, putting us in the top 10% of the finance sector.

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3.1.3 Inclusive culture

This section outlines how we manage these IROs:

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Inclusive culture is a component of our corporate culture policy,

through which we focus on building a merit-based culture of equal

opportunity and inclusion in compliance with laws.

In the global markets we serve, our focus on an inclusive culture is

a critical driver of our business success. Our talented and engaged

team generates customer loyalty, leading to strong financial

results for our shareholders. By fostering equal opportunities for

all and an inclusive environment that values different backgrounds,

experiences, and viewpoints we enhance our problem-solving

capabilities, improve decision-making, and boost creativity to

achieve this.

Our approach to hiring, training, promoting, and retaining our

workforce is based on meritocracy. Our success is intrinsically

linked to the effectiveness of our team, making it a cornerstone of

our strategy for sustained growth and profitability.

Related matters are discussed at the highest level— the Group

Board cannot delegate these discussions and our executive

committee reviews progress.

Our inclusive culture is embedded in the global procedures and

regulations that underpin our organization and promotes

meritocracy.  For instance, it features in our key position,

succession, nomination, and selection, suitability assessment and

succession of directors policies. It is also embedded in our Group

leadership principles and performance and remuneration reviews.

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We have a strategy on this matter in place since 2020, which drives

us to act ethically and transparently. We base our global strategy

on five pillars (gender, persons with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ 45, ethnic

and culture, and generational) and take action in other areas such

as socio-economic. While we maintain a global outlook, each

subsidiary adapts to its local landscape.

Where local laws allow, we encourage our employees to disclose

personal information voluntarily so that we can identify areas for

improvement and make decisions based on true data.

Rating on satisfaction and opinion on inclusion

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Inclusion 46

While our local teams have action plans based on their own

characteristics and conditions to continue supporting progress on

inclusive culture, we also run global initiatives to continue making

inroads:

• We run mentoring and networking programmes with diverse

groups.

• Since 2022, we have held global awards to give recognition to

individual and team initiatives that help facilitate equal

opportunity access. Stand-out initiatives in 2024 included a

project in Poland for the accessibility and inclusion of persons

with disabilities; a scheme at the Corporate Centre to spark the

interest of the daughters of our employees in studying STEM

(Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics); and promoting

labour reinsertion of  women in Spain.

• We are part of global initiatives, such as:

47  The percentage of male senior executive positions is 68,8%. For more data and metrics about employee characteristics, see the Sustainability Notes.

48  Retail & Commercial and its support areas account for 74.5% of our global workforce.

49  Applicable in accordance with local regulations.

50   Including these Group categories: Sr.Executive VP, Executive VP, VP, Director, Manager, Expert and Branch Manager which account for 14% of our employees.

51  At year end, 38.4% of senior management positions (Senior Executives and Other Executives) are held by women. This ratio does not include joint ventures due to their

temporary nature and joint management (they account for only 1.7% of our workforce).

52  When this programme or others were rolled out in a country where regulatory restrictions apply, the programmes are adjusted to comply with any required principles.

53  We have a growing proportion of employees performing STEM-related functions (Data and Services, Information Technology-IT Support, and Products), totalling 30,089

employees across the Group.

54   The gender pay gap measures differences in remuneration between all women and men, regardless of job type. For our management purposes, we use the gender pay gap

as the difference between the median remuneration of men and women, expressed as a percentage of men's remuneration.

55  Comparable to 2.2% at the end of 2023. As in previous years, we follow local regulations for the calculation and recognition of employees with disabilities. In most countries,

disabilities are recorded at the employee's request with the support of a certificate issued by social services (e.g., degree and date of disability). In the UK, disabilities are

recorded at the employee's request and do not require a certificate.

56  The law in 12 of Grupo Santander’s markets (accounting for 69% of our total workforce) allow for the voluntary request of gender identity information from employees.

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Gender

We promote career development based on merit and support our

high potential employees at every level to foster variety of

leadership 47.

40% of our board members are women, which meets our goal for

women to make up 40% to 60% of our directors. This goal will

become a legal obligation in some jurisdictions from 2026.

Over the past five years, we have increased the number of women

in or senior executive positions  from 22.7% in 2019 to 31.2% in

2024 — reaching 34.4% in our core Retail & Commercial

business 48.

This indicator used as reference the senior executives with the

highest ranking in the organisation, representing 1% of the total

workforce. Therefore, we agreed to expand the base reference 49, a

move that is possible thanks to more quality data and greater

analytical capacity, with common management and development

programmes across the Group, which also responds to stakeholder

expectations. The new indicator will allow us to:

• Reach more of our workforce 50 and, therefore, reach a greater

wealth of talented women internally that will proceed towards

senior roles organically.

• With this approach, we expect to progress gradually and

sustainably towards gender balance, moving closer to c.40% in

2030 51.

Women make up 52.4% of our total workforce, a stable trend

given 52% of new hires have been women.

We run initiatives to promote equality in the job market . Our

programmes include:

• Women in Tech, which has been executed in 7 52 core countries of

the Group to attract talented women with a technology or digital

background (29% of our STEM roles are held by women) 53.

• InvestHer, is a global programme from Wealth Management &

Insurance with participants from different Group´s geographies,

that promotes the presence of women in global business roles.

• Our Santander Women Network, founded in 2018 to promote

development, empowerment and connection of women within

and out of the organization, has 8,000 professionals participating

and reaching representation in up to 16 countries. Some

initiatives are: Thursdays to Share, I Am Remarkable, Global

Mentoring Program, Women in Banking (WiB), the first women's

network in the Spanish banking sector, and the celebration of the

40th anniversary  of the European Women's Management

Development Network at Banco Santander Financial City hosted

by SWN.

In 2024 we maintained our equal pay gap (EPG) at  c. 0% after

reaching our goal in 2023 which we fulfilled two years early. In

certain jurisdictions we continue to periodically assess

compensation levels for pay equity and where appropriate make

adjustments to compensation.

We also measure at a global level the gender pay gap (GPG), which

compares the median pay of women and men. In 2024, our GPG

was 26% (improving 2.1 p.p. and 4.5 p.p. vs 2023 and 2022) 54.

Persons with disabilities

We strive for the successful inclusion of our 4,828 employees with

disabilities (over 2.3% of our global workforce 55). There is a legal

requirement regarding the inclusion of persons with disabilities in

the workforce at least in 7 of countries with more than 1,000

employees.

We have employee networks in several units that aim to include

persons with disabilities. Our global Enable network, formed in

2022, has over 2,700 members in 10 countries.

In 2024, to promote this network, we boosted awareness and

inclusion in the Group through events on visibility, technology,

accessibility, and women.

Our event to mark international day of persons with disabilities,

which we hold every year, included a talk with paralympic

medallist Susana Rodríguez Gacio. She shared her experience and

how education, hard work and passion have enabled her to break

down barriers and triumph in sport and medicine.

LGBTIQ+

Our global network of LGBTIQ+ employees and partners, Embrace,

ran events to share their challenges or topics of common interest.

In June, we marked LGBTIQ+ pride days with an event where

employees from across our footprint shared the challenges this

group continues to face in being seen and heard. Embrace

employees also featured on our “Santander te cuenta” podcast,

which we release internally and externally.

Currently, 2.8% of our workforce identify as trans, non-binary or

other diverse among the employees who voluntarily offered to

share this information 56.

Ethnic and culture

We monitor ethnic minority representation in four of our core

markets. Employees who identify themselves as part of an ethnic

57  Consider race and ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, religion, political opinion, national or social origin, among others."

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or racial minority in these markets account for over  31.6% of the

total workforce.

We have employee inclusion networks such as: Reach, Bold and

Talento não tem cor, which in 2023 had over 1,300 members.

Anti-harassment protocol and training

To reaffirm the Group’s ambition to combat discrimination 57,

108,213 employees across the Group received specialized training

in 2024, while 101,651 employees undertook a course on sexual

harassment.  These courses are part of our global anti-harassment

protocol and General code of conduct as a common framework to

establish guaranteed standards and fight against discrimination

and behaviours that contravene fair treatment and moral integrity.

Moreover, our subsidiaries have action plans in place based on

their own characteristics and conditions to continue supporting

quality inclusive culture training.

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3.1.4 Employee feedback and experience

As detailed in the “Engagement with stakeholders” section, “Your

Voice” is our regular listening strategy to gather employees’

feedback. It includes specific questions on our processes and we

analyse the comments made on material impact and our

employees’ concerns.

Employees can give feedback and leave comments on every

question, preserving anonymity at all times, since the provider

facilitates data in an aggregated form to the Group. In addition,

managers with five or more employees can access real-time

aggregated results of their teams to identify levers that drive

greater engagement and promote dialogue, trust, and

transparency. As a result, this information helps each leader to

enhance team performance and reduce burnout, resignations, and

absenteeism.

In a broader sense, cross-geographical and global business action

plans are also established. During this year, numerous actions have

been launched to improve the employee experience and value

proposition. Some of these initiatives have focused on professional

growth, recognition, and workload management. In addition,

efforts have been made to simplify internal processes and promote

organizational transformation and change.

Since the implementation of YourVoice in 2022, we have seen a

positive trend in results and participation, reaching levels that

position us above the financial sector, with a participation rate of

83%.

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negative impacts and channels for own staff to express their

concerns.

58   Credit stock as at 31 December 2024.

59  Credit stock as at 31 December 2024. Data for SMEs and the self-employed covers individual customers with an outstanding loan at 2024 year end

60  Does not include SAM funds distributed by Private Banking to avoid double counting.

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3.2 Communities' sustainable development

We consider affected communities those where Santander has a presence as an entity, either through its businesses or its community support

activities, and includes any specific groups mentioned in this chapter.

3.2.1 Supporting the economic and social

development of our communities

In this section we cover how Santander manages the following

IRO:

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Through finance and investment

→ EUR  350.5 billion to help people buy homes and  EUR  214.2

billion to purchase other goods.  58

→  EUR 330 billion to help set up or grow companies (including

more than 530 thousand SMEs and self-employed). 59

→  EUR 24.1 billion in green finance raised and facilitated and EUR

88.8 billion assets under management in Socially Responsible

Investment.

→ EUR 1.27 billion disbursed in microcredits to more than 1.3

million of microentrepreneurs to support the creation and

expansion of their businesses.

Through community support

→ 2.6 million new people financially included.

→ EUR  166  million invested in communities, including 104 million

to promote higher education, employability and entrepreneurship,

benefitting  5 million people.

3.2.2 Responsible investment and

social finance

In this section we cover how Santander manages the following

IRO:

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i. Social finance

Santander in its financing activity, support social activities such as

building hospitals, universities and homes intended for vulnerable

people. The tagging of these deals as social is being done to

improve the identification, management and reporting of this type

of financing, following the same operating model and system that

is used for environmental or sustainable finance.

Within this concept we consider the microfinance businesses that

the bank has in Latin America (Prospera in Brazil & Colombia, Tuiio

in Mexico and Surgir in Peru), through which the bank gave EUR

1.27 billion in microcredit in 2024. These businesses, covered in

more detail in the financial inclusion and financial health section of

this report, go in many cases beyond financing, providing access to

a bank account and other services such as microinsurance for

underbanked microentrepreneurs. During 2024, more than 1.3

million microentrepreneurs benefitted from this type of financing.

Additionally, during 2024 we have signed several agreements with

Multilateral Development Banks in Spain, Chile, Brazil and Poland

where these agreements include allocating part of the new

portfolio to social finance. An example is the agreement with the

IFC in Brazil to issue a social bond allocating funding to small and

medium enterprises in underserved regions of Brazil, as well as to

microentrepreneurs across the country.

ii. Socially responsible investment

We continue to improve our offer to clients with investment

options that promote ESG factors and/or have sustainable

objectives, with the aim of reaching EUR 100 billion of socially

responsible investment (SRI) assets under management (AuM) in

Wealth Management & Insurance (Wealth) by 2025. This ambition

was formally approved at the Wealth ESG forum in 2021.

In 2024, Wealth’s SRI AuM grew  to EUR 88.8 billion 60: EUR 63.5 bn

in Santander Asset Management and EUR 25.3 bn from third party

funds in Private Banking.

This growth owes to the integration of sustainability into our

investment product and service strategy and the traction generated

by EU regulation.

We calculate Wealth’s SRI AuM and the metrics related to SAM’s

net zero by 2050 ambition every month. We process and store

these data in our own repository, and perform monthly variation

control and validation. An automated report on these data is sent

to the Group’s Sustainability data office every quarter. These data

are subject to an annual limited assurance audit prior to disclosure.

Wealth defines SRI as the volume of AuM classified under Articles

8 (promoting environment and social characteristics) and 9 (with

distinct sustainability objectives) of the SFDR (EU Reg. 2019/2088),

except illiquid investment in Private Banking, which we report as

committed capital. SRI includes: i) assets that SAM and other Group

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asset managers in the EU (and other regions where the SFDR

doesn’t apply, using equivalent criteria) manage or advise on; and

ii) third-party funds and advisory assets considered sustainable

investment according to the SFDR (Article 2.17) or under internal

SFICS sustainability standards.

Santander, through SAM, manages SRI assets through the SRI

policy, the Engagement policy, and the Voting policy. Santander

Private Banking Gestión (SPBG), our Private Banking asset

manager in Spain, also has its own Engagement policy. Our

investment product and service proposition meets the SFDR’s

transparency obligations, which require disclosure of information

on the embedding of sustainability risk, analysis and management

of adverse impacts on sustainability, ESG factors, and sustainable

investment targets.

The SRI policy sets out SAM’s socially responsible investment

approach and the standards we consider to embed ESG variables in

our investment analysis and decision-making. The Voting policy

outlines the principles and guidelines regarding the right to vote in

portfolio companies, facilitating alignment with the SRI policy to

promote the strong performance of long-term investments. Last,

the Engagement policy dictates the principles that govern SAM's

individual and collective engagement activities with the companies

it invests in.

The SAM board of directors approves and oversees the SRI policy.

SAM’s SRI team informs the local units of any revision of, or

amendment to, this policy so that they adopt it correctly and,

where appropriate, adapt it to local needs. Moreover, SAM’s SRI

strategy and monitoring forum oversees the monitoring and

coordination of SAM’s SRI strategy, as well as compliance with the

SRI policy and monitoring and control of all activities to embed SRI

in SAM.

SAM publishes its policies on its official website, as well as on the

Intranet for employees. The third-party regulations and initiatives

that SAM has pledged to uphold or that inspire our policies feature

in section 3 of our SRI policy, appendix II of our Voting policy, and

section 3 of our Engagement policy. SAM España and Santander

Pensiones have been working since 2023 to achieve full alignment

with the Spanish Stock Market Authority's (CNMV) Stewardship

code (to which they are signatories), reporting annually on the

activities they carry out to comply with each of its principles. In

2024, SAM published its first SRI report. It includes information on

voting and engagement and details on its SRI practices. It offers a

comprehensive view of how SAM embeds sustainability in its

operations.

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Santander Asset Management

As at December 2024, SAM held EUR 63.5 billion in SRI assets (32%

year on year) spread across eight countries. This accounts for

26.9% of SAM's total AuM and contributes towards Wealth’s

objective of EUR 100 billion in SRI AuM by 2025.

In 2024, we continued to broaden our SRI product and service

range, with a focus on the transformation of pension plans in Spain

and Portugal under Article 8 of the SFDR. We also launched new

products such as Santander GO Global Environmental Solutions

and Santander Target Maturity III. We enhanced our voting and

engagement policy and methodology for non-EU asset managers.

In 2024, we continued to focus on engaging with portfolio

companies in high emitting sectors. As in previous years, we took

part in the ‘Global Investor Statement to Governments on the

Climate Crisis’ initiative.

SAM’s governance backs the execution of its SRI strategy. It follows

environmental (including climate change), social and corporate

governance (ESG) standards and is organized around i) an SRI

strategy and oversight forum; ii) a voting and engagement forum;

and iii) an investment and sustainability forum led by our global

team of SRI experts. At the highest level is the ESG Wealth

Management & Insurance forum, chaired by the Global Head of

Wealth; it discusses, oversees and monitors the global SRI strategy

and the SAM, Private Banking and Insurance KPI.

SAM's ESG policies and relationship with the

Group’s sustainability documents

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SAM has a global, multidisciplinary team of SRI experts that

develops and implements our ESG methodology, engagement and

voting activity and SRI policies, among other tasks. There is also a

local network of ESG experts for each of the markets where we

operate.

Moreover, we have a network of experts who are key to

embedding sustainability in our investment and reporting both

globally and locally.

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SAM’s SRI products

SRI products in SAM’s core markets

ESG methodology and business engagement

SAM runs several exclusions set out in its SRI policy that restrict or

prevent investment in certain sectors that are considered

unsustainable.

It also has its own analysis methodology based on market

benchmarks and core international frameworks and standards,

which enables it to assess the ESG performance of assets through

ratings awarded to issuers.

In 2024, we bolstered our methodology by revising the materiality

matrix and the data we analyse to identify the issuers that are best

positioned to manage sustainability related challenges and

opportunities, while generating value for both their businesses and

broader society.

We define ESG factors based on the relative impact of each

industry and its exposure to associated risks and opportunities that

arise from changes in policies and regulations, technology, supply

and demand, and stakeholder perception. We assign the ESG

factors identified for each industry a weighting within the model,

based on their materiality. The final ESG rating is the sum of the

weighted average of each key matter.

SAM uses its own criteria to determine whether an issuance can be

considered sustainable investment according to Article 2.17 of the

SFDR in order to meet the minimum percentage of sustainable

investment that characterizes the fund or investment or savings

solution.

This analysis draws on the information provided by ESG data

providers and SAM's weighting and materiality assessment

methodology.

Our methodology identifies over 30 key ESG matters where issuers

can generate environmental or social externalities that could

translate into material impacts for the issuer, therefore

representing risks and potential opportunities.

Our ESG rating analysis comprises these elements:

• Environmental factors: Any component of the issuer’s activity

that may represent an environmental issue such as greenhouse

gas emissions, resource depletion, pollution, water

management, and others.

• Social factors: Society-related matters that include workplace

issues, labour standards, talent management, relationships with

local communities, data privacy and security, and human rights.

• Governance factors: To assess the quality of the issuer’s

management, culture and ethics; the effectiveness of its

governance systems to minimize the risk of mismanagement;

and its ability to anticipate operational and legal risks that could

lead to non-compliance.

We conduct multidimensional analysis on how each company

manages these factors. It includes the existence of policies, target

analysis, integration of management systems, performance of key

performance factors, and other elements.

Outside the EU, we are making progress in training investment

teams to embed ESG assessment and sustainable investment

methodologies and standards with an approach that makes sense

in each jurisdiction, as well as increasing the coverage of our data

providers in certain markets (especially Latin America and Poland).

Engagement activities comprise constructive dialogue with

investees about sustainable investment objectives and the

qualitative and quantitative ESG factors that impact on them. This

exercise can have varying aims: i) to drive their behaviour and

activities towards enhancing transparency; ii) risk management

and the opportunities associated with ESG factors; and iii) the

impact on the sustainable investment objectives that particular

investments or savings solutions pursue. Our Engagement policy

sets out internal procedures, forms of engagement and different

escalation processes where targets are not achieved.

Last, SAM exercises its right to vote independently in the

companies it invests in under the scope and criteria outlined in its

policy, which strengthens its influence on ESG and sustainability

issues.

Insurance

In 2024, we focused on developing products to safeguard

vulnerable groups and reflect situations in specific contexts or

markets that have little protection. We’ll continue to cooperate

with our partners to promote this product offering and boost the

management of our insurers’ SRI investments.

Private Banking

Private Banking is contributing towards the objective of EUR 100

billion of SRI AuM in Wealth by 2025. Our third-party funds SRI

AuM amounted to EUR 25.3 billion at 2024 year end, including

committed capital to alternative funds.

In 2024, our global list of funds that are subject to advisory to

clients comprised mostly SFDR Article 8 and 9 funds in the EU.

In 2024, we introduced new social metrics in the sustainability

reports on the portfolio for our International Private Banking (IPB)

61  To the extent required by applicable law, customers and transactions involving activities enumerated in this section will be subject to an enhanced due diligence process to

determine the unique risks presented prior to decisioning.

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clients and published a series of papers for our Private Banking

clients available on our global website, including papers around

investment in climate adaptation vs mitigation, the evolution of

businesses from a  linear to circular economy, or green hydrogen

and the energy transition.

We will embed ESG services in portfolio management and advisory

services according to our clients’ investment needs.

In 2024, Global Finance named us 'Best private bank for Social

Responsibility' while Euromoney named us 'Best private bank for

Sustainability' in Chile.

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3.2.3 Environmental, social and climate

change management

This section outlines how we manage these IRO:

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i. Our ESCC policy

Grupo Santander recognises environmental and social issues (E&S)

pose some of the biggest challenges for the long-term prosperity

of the global economy, the well-being of people and society, and

the ability of the natural environment to support life.

Santander pledges to help customers and economies in their

efforts to transition to a low-carbon economy, by providing

financial products and services based on their context and

approach to environmentally and socially responsible business

operations.  This is an ongoing effort — at different rates

depending on the market and with several external dependencies

such as public policy, technological advances, consumer needs

among other factors — requiring continuous engagement with

customers in their transition to a low-carbon economy . It is also

important that we monitor social issues that may arise, such as the

involuntary displacement of local or indigenous populations, the

health, safety and human rights of workers, and the impacts of

business activities on communities and other stakeholders.

To support our fight against climate change, the  Group will

promote supporting customers navigate the transition to a low-

carbon economy.

Grupo Santander:

• By 2030, will stop investing in, and/or providing financial

services to clients for whom coal fired power generation

represents directly more than 10% of revenues on a

consolidated basis;

• No exposure to thermal coal mining worldwide by 2030; and

• Supports international standards and treaties.

Santander embeds environmental and social standards in risk

management, focusing on priority sectors to support sustainable

and inclusive growth and uphold human rights.

The Group applies the precautionary principle to the analysis and

management of its main ESCC risks.

Our ESCC risk management policy (which is reviewed annually)

defines the standards for investing in and, providing financial

products and services to, companies and customers in oil & gas,

power generation and distribution, mining and metals, and soft

commodities (with particular focus on the financing of retail

customers with activities dedicated to farming and ranching in the

Amazon).  It dictates prohibited activities 61 and those that require

special attention for the aforementioned sectors.

For the purpose of this policy, we define financial products and

services as transactions that entail credit risk, insurance, advisory

services, equity, and asset management.

From a social perspective, the ESCC policy follows international

standards and benchmarks such as the United Nations Global

Compact, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the

International Labour Organisation Declaration, the Convention on

the Rights of the Child, the Rio Declaration on Environment and

Development, the United Nations Convention against Corruption,

the Equator Principles, and the standards for social and

environmental performance and the explanatory notes of the

International Finance Corporation (IFC).

The policy states that Grupo Santander will not directly invest in, or

provide financial products and services to any of the following

activities across any customer segment:

• Projects or activities for oil & gas extraction, power generation

or transmission, mining, manufacturing, plantations or other

major infrastructure projects that put areas classified as

Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites or categories I, II, III or IV by

the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at

risk.

• Projects that require free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)

according to the IFC Performance Standard 7 – Indigenous

Peoples and that fail to meet the standard, with no credible

action plan to achieve compliance.

Moreover, we conduct a detailed analysis on CIB clients that

operate in sectors subject to the ESCC policy, including any activity

that entails the resettlement of indigenous populations and/or

other vulnerable groups.

62  Sectors covered by the ESCC Risk management policy and additional tactical sectors included in the CIB Procedure, as well as other material businesses and sectors

depending on the geography and local legal requirements.

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We conduct environmental, social and climate change

assessments in accordance with established procedures. These

assessments are part of the risk management and control of our

credit approval and investment decision work flows and

governance.  Since the Group's board of directors owns the policy,

the individual or collective authorities that sanction these risks are

responsible for ensuring that decisions are made in consideration

of environmental, social and climate change risk and of the policy’s

standards.

Clients in applicable sectors 62 are assessed through a questionnaire

completed by the financial manager, which is then reviewed by a

team of analysts to perform a global ESCC risk assessment.  ESCC

assessments of Santander’s CIB clients cover child labour, forced

labour, workplace discrimination, freedom of association, working

conditions, complaint mechanisms for employees and impacts on

communities in relation to their own operations and their supply

chain.

The ESCC risk and compliance departments deepen into cases that

uncover red flags.  We usually conduct this extended due diligence

exercise alongside the client to deepen our understanding of issues

and determine the existence (or not) of corrective or remediation

measures.  Moreover, in the client ESCC risk assessments, we

analyse the existence and effectiveness of reporting channels

available to affected communities, to understand if  a process is in

place to avoid and manage adverse impacts on communities due to

their own activities or those of their supply chain.

The findings of the analysis (and its impact on credit and other

risks) are escalated to the bank’s risk approval committees and are

considered in decision-making process.

According to the methodology we use to analyse customers’

climate transition plans, we carry out an annual assessment of

ESCC risk for CIB clients in sectors where we have set alignment

targets (oil & gas, power generation, automotive, steel, and

aviation) to classify them based on their greenhouse gas

emissions, emissions targets, and transition risk management.

We continued to consider how ESCC risk affects our customers so

as to make our risk assessments more rounded and offer

customers support in their transition.

In 2024, the ESCC risk and compliance departments continued to

work with the business units to strengthen the governance and the

management of these risks in sustainable finance transactions. Our

groups of experts responsible for reviewing and classifying

operations as sustainable are the cornerstone of our risk

management for these transactions.

In addition to the analysis performed by the ESCC risk teams, the

Financial crime compliance (FCC) teams establish controls to

mitigate the environmental crimes detailed in the next section.

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ii. Equator Principles

The Equator Principles (EP) are a voluntary framework for financial

institutions to identify, assess and manage environmental and

social risks when financing projects.  We have been a signatory to

the EP framework  and applied these principles to project-related

transactions (especially project and export finance) since 2009

according with its scope.

The Group has an internal procedure to manage the environmental

and social (E&S) risks of project-related transactions.  This

procedure guides the application of the EP.  The assessment of

transactions that potentially require us to apply the EP starts with a

preliminary assessment conducted by the Front Office.  The area

that manages ESCC risk under the EP sits in Santander CIB.  CIB’s

ESCC Risk team oversees the Front Office’s preliminary assessment

and provides it with ad-hoc training and support.  We conduct an

environmental and social risk review for applicable transactions,

based on the preliminary assessment findings. This review follows

these guidelines:

• For projects with minimal or no adverse environmental and social

risks and/or impacts (category C), the initial assessment is

considered sufficient.

• For projects with potential limited adverse environmental and

social risks and/or impacts that are few in number, generally

site-specific, largely reversible and readily addressed through

mitigation measures (category B) in designated countries, the

Front Office must complete a due diligence questionnaire that

includes the findings of the E&S risk assessment. The ESCC risk

area provides guidance throughout this process.

• For category A (with potential significant adverse environmental

and social risks and/or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or

unprecedented) and B (projects that involve high-risk factors or

are in non-designated countries), the ESCC risk area manages the

due diligence procedure and prepares an E&S risk assessment

report.

The findings of the E&S assessment form part of the application for

financing that is submitted to the risk approval committees before

a decision is made.

If approved, we continue to apply the Equator Principles when

preparing all subsequent contractual documents, closing the

transaction, and monitoring.

In the monitoring phase of a transaction, compliance with the E&S

clauses, the implementation of the corresponding E&S Action Plans

and compliance with the applicable E&S standards are monitored.

When a transaction or material incident is identified during the life

of the operation, measures could be taken in accordance with the

provisions in the credit agreement, such as, for example, requiring

the implementation of a Corrective Action Plan.

In 2024, we analysed 21 projects that fell within the scope of the

Equator Principles (for more details, see  [SN.7.1. Green transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184),

table 5. 'Equator Principles').

63  Includes universities, institutions and organizations that have an agreement with Santander Universities, Universia, Fundación Universia and Fundación Banco Santander.

With activity from Santander Universities alone, the figure is 939 academic entities in 11 countries. Since 2024, Universia reports only agreements signed in the geographies

where the Group operates.

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iii. Management of principal adverse impacts

(PAIS)

Asset management activities could generate non-intentional

adverse impacts on society and the environment. Banco Santander

and its asset management businesses disclose and manage the

potential adverse impacts derived from the management of its

portfolios, through the measurement of representative KPI of the

main sustainability factors as detailed in the PAIS procedure

document from SAM. When an adverse impact is detected, several

aspects are assessed towards establishing mitigating mechanisms.

Among others, we consider: impact severity, frequency, success

rate of dialogue initiatives and level of exposure.

3.2.4 Community Support

This section outlines how we manage the following IRO:

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i. Our approach

We support the communities where we operate by helping them

address their social needs.

Santander's community support focuses on higher education,

employability and entrepreneurship, complemented with the

support on financial education and to vulnerable people.

Moreover, we have a strong track record in supporting cultural and

other social initiatives.

We make donations and other contributions to projects and

initiatives either autonomously or in cooperation with other non-

profit organizations and entities that share similar aims.

Santander has a sensitive issues policy, integrating the activity of

donations, as well as a Guide on Community Support and People

Helped, inspired by the Business for Societal impact (B4SI)

standards. This Guide sets out the methodology for quantifying the

contributions that both the parent company and our subsidiaries

make. We also have a humanitarian crisis guide that outlines

Santander’s response to events or disasters with a social impact.

ii. Support for higher education, employability

and entrepreneurship

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Santander has supported education, employability, and

entrepreneurship for over 28 years.

During this period, we have invested over EUR 2.4 billion in

partnership with more than 1,100 universities and entities, helping

over 3.7 million people and businesses.  In 2024 alone, we

allocated EUR 104  million to promoting education, employability

and entrepreneurship, and helped 2.2 million people and

businesses. This reinforces our objective with EUR 400 million

between 2023 and 2026 in these three pillars, that supports our

purpose to help people and businesses prosper. Until 2024 we

have allocated EUR 208.9 million against this ambition.

We help higher education institutions enhancing the university

ecosystem through partnership agreements. We also help adults

access and complete their higher education studies through grants

and scholarships. Through lifelong learning opportunities, they can

acquire and update the skills that will enable them to boost their

job prospects. We provide training, resources and other benefits to

help businesses and entrepreneurial projects create opportunities,

grow and transform through each stage of their development.

1. Education

Our support for education involves grants and scholarships for

students and researchers to access and complete their higher

education studies. We also help universities to face their main

challenges and strengthen their transformation in different areas,

with a special focus on digitalisation.  We do this through:

→ Scholarships and grants awarded in collaboration with

universities and institutions of international prestige, which help

with access to university, academic mobility, research or the

opportunity to do internships.

→ Agreements signed with  1,181 universities, institutions and

organisations in 14 countries.

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→ Campus Digital,  which offers an innovative relational model

improving the life of the university community. It streamlines

academic procedures and communications through an easy and

simple experience, adapting to users’ needs, and ensuring data

privacy. It offers services such as digital credentials, tuition fee

payments, certificates, schedules and discounts.

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→ Universia Network, represents a global space for meetings,

cooperation and joint reflection between universities in the

Ibero-American higher education area.

→ MetaRed is a collaborative network of heads of public and

private Ibero-American higher education institutions to discuss

and work together on three of the biggest challenges that

universities are facing: digital transformation (MetaRed TIC),

university entrepreneurship (MetaRed X), and sustainability

(MetaRed ESG).

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2. Employability

Our ambition to help people prosper through their upskilling and

reskilling is embodied in our support for lifelong learning. This is a

necessity demanded by both companies and society in order to

respond to current and future challenges. Moreover, we facilitate

access to employment in the early professional stages.

→ Santander Open Academy  is a global platform for learning and

professional development that offers, to any person, access to

training to have better job opportunities.

It offers free courses and open learning for skills in high demand

by the labour market.

In 2024, we launched short, direct access courses with unlimited

seats and a certificate for participants to expand their knowledge

and boost their skills anytime, anywhere.

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→ Universia is the platform through which Santander guides and

posts job offers for young graduates and students who are

coming to the end of their studies. It uses artificial intelligence to

help them draw up their professional profile and uses online

tests to measure their skills.

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→ Fundación Universia, a recognised international organisation,

which participates in international forums of the United Nations

and the International Labour Organization on topics related to

inclusive culture. We bolster improvement of quality of life for

people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in

educational and work environments.

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3. Entrepreneurship

We help SMEs create opportunity, grow and transform.

→ Santander X,  a global initiative that provides access to training,

advice and resources (including benefits) needed to launch, scale

up and transform a business.

We help entrepreneurs showcase the most impressive projects

and connect with other businesses through Santander X 100, a

dynamic, global community that offers them unique benefits.

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64  It includes the social contributions of the foundations linked to the Group.

65  Based on the People Helped internal methodology, which considers international best practices. Calculated with partners’ certified data or with conservative estimates based

on recognized conversion factors.

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iii. Other community support programmes.

Social action

We aim to complement our support for higher education,

employability, and entrepreneurship, mainly through financial

education and supporting vulnerable people.

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On top of direct community action, we cooperate with, and channel

our support through, local NGOs and social charities.  Some

partnerships are with the bank’s foundations in Argentina, Spain,

the US, Mexico, Portugal, Poland and the UK.

We target our support on different groups depending on their

needs.  Our support for vulnerable people focuses on sensitive

groups (due to gender, disability, age, lack of digital skills, financial

difficulty and other reasons).  We usually target cultural activities

at the general public, although we also include vulnerable groups

to facilitate their access to events and programmes.

Volunteering

At Santander we encourage our employees to volunteer in

initiatives that help the communities where we have a presence.

These initiatives, which the Group promotes and supports, seek to

get employees to dedicate their time and use their skills and talent

to support charitable causes, non-profit projects and organizations

that benefit society.

Corporate volunteering is a valuable way for employees to engage

with the community and contribute to a social cause. In particular, it

aims to:

→ contribute to the Group’s community support objectives through

the direct involvement of Group employees in volunteering

programmes;

→ foster a culture of inclusion by breaking down prejudices and

stereotypes;

→ enhance our employees’ skills and work environment through

collaboration; and

→ contribute to the well-being of our employees through

experiences that provide satisfaction, purpose and pride of

belonging.

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We have a global corporate volunteering guide that sets out a

common framework for this activity. Moreover, each subsidiary

runs initiatives based on the specific needs of its market. For

instance:

• In Brazil, we offer volunteering opportunities related to financial

education, entrepreneurship, employability and upholding the

rights of children, teenagers and senior citizens. The programme

also encourages Volunteering Groups, which carry out continuous

and autonomous actions, and are a reference for mobilizing and

involving other employees through the Volunteering Programme.

• At the Corporate Centre, we run initiatives to support the inclusion

in the job market, mentoring programmes to help women victims

of domestic violence find work, and coaching programmes to

prevent early school-leaving.

• In Chile, we support students in their transition to higher

education through a tutorial programme and give financial

education to schoolchildren across the country through the

“Misión Ahorro” programme. We also run emergency operations

to help build basic shelter for people left vulnerable following

fires or earthquakes.

• In Spain, on top of local activities that we run at our branches, we

execute flagship projects such as the ‘Finanzas para Mortales’

financial education programme, where our employees teach

financially vulnerable groups; the ‘Santander Natura’ programme,

where employees and their families help preserve the

environment; and our Pro Bono volunteer programme, where

volunteers’ expertise helps solve the challenges that NGOs face

so that they can continue to perform their work.

• In Mexico, we run numerous volunteering initiatives with a special

focus on reforestation and habitat conservation, such as Rally del

Ajolote (sporting events and reforestation) and a beach clean-up

programme alongside WWF (World Wildlife Fund) México.

• Through Santander Tuiio, we delivered financial education

sessions in schools to elementary education children on personal

finance basic concepts, as well as delivering the financial health

book "My first steps in finance".

66  For more details, see Note 34 ‘Other equity instruments and own shares' in the 'Consolidated financial statements'.

67  For more information on employee dialogue, see section 1.2 of Dialogue with our stakeholders.

68  The actions outlined in this section are specific to Santander and not sector-wide

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Financial education

Financial education is a key component of community support. It

aims to boost citizens’ financial skills by providing the necessary

tools and information to understand products, concepts and

financial risks for better use and decision-making.

Santander promotes financial education through several initiatives

that target the general public, with tailored content based on age

and needs to foster financial inclusion and better financial health.

In addition, and as outlined in examples above, financial education

is a core component of volunteering initiatives across the bank.

Our initiatives follow international standards such as the OECD

Principles, as set out in our guide to financial education, which also

outlines the criteria for counting the number of beneficiaries.

We are also exploring different channels to foster financial

education content and reach specific audiences, such as the use of

social media as a way to engage with younger people on this

subject.

In 2024, 4 million people accessed our financial education

initiatives and content, which in social media considers only people

engaging with the content (not the reach of the activity).

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Humanitarian crises

As an international bank that operates in several regions and

markets, Santander is sensitive to global situations that can affect

the well-being of individuals and communities.  That's why we

have a procedure to oversee our response to humanitarian crises.

We assess the severity of crises according to their scale and

urgency following our corporate guide, which sets out the

framework of action and governance for each situation.  This helps

make the bank’s response to unexpected events as efficient and

effective as possible.

In 2024, we analysed such events as the dana storm in Valencia

(Spain), forest fires in the Valparaíso region (Chile), the floods in

Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), the earthquake in Gansu and Qinghai

(China), and others.

In the case of the dana storms in Spain, since it devastated Valencia

and its surroundings with special virulence, as well as other

municipalities in Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucia, the Santander

Group has been in contact with the teams in the affected areas and

has implemented different measures to support and help both our

clients, our teams and their families as well as the rest of those

affected by the floods. Additionally, the Group has been in

permanent contact with different NGOs, which are acting on the

ground, to better understand their needs and channel the aid from

the Group, that of our clients and employees in the best possible

way.

Charitable foundations

Fundación Banco Santander,  which is based in Spain, works to

build a fair, inclusive and sustainable society by financing and

running several cultural, educational, social and environmental

projects.

In 2024, Santander made a donation to Fundación Banco Santander

for a total of 22,167,105 Banco Santander shares. The donated

shares are meant to help the foundation financially; it can use the

dividends to cover some (if not all) of the cost of fulfilling its

founding purposes. 66 These include managing the bank's art

collection and financing numerous literary, educational, social,

cultural and environmental productions and activities, in which the

remodelling of the Santander's headquarters on Paseo de Pereda

in Santander and our relations with universities in Spain will play

an important role.

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We have other Santander foundations in countries where we

operate (Argentina, the US, Mexico, Portugal, Poland and the UK),

which boost the number of initiatives we run.  Their focus varies

according to local needs; for instance, in Argentina on art and

culture; in Portugal on education, inclusion and culture; and in

Poland on education for children and young people.  Activities from

these foundations are aligned with the bank’s community support

priorities.

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3.3 Our customers

Our customer-centric approach is a fundamental lever for

generating sustainable value 67, building a digital bank with

branches and a multi-channel offering that covers all of our

customers' financial needs. We operate through five global

business segments that provide services to various types of clients,

including individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large

corporations, and public entities, among others 68.

This chapter focuses on individual customers who use the products

and/or services offered by the Group and establish a contractual

relationship with it. Include those clients who, due to their

circumstances, may be particularly vulnerable to the marketing of

products and services.

Impacts resulting from relationships with corporate clients are

discussed in section 3.2.3 of Environmental, Social, and Climate

Change Management.

69  For more information on our human rights commitment to our customers, see section 1.4 on our commitment to human rights.

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3.3.1 Conduct with customers

In this section we cover how Santander manages the following

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i. Customer conduct principles

Customer conduct risk model

Our customer conduct risk model approved by compliance and

conduct committee, sets out the principles that underpin how we

align customer engagement with our Simple, Personal and Fair

culture and how we make that the products and services we offer

adapt to our customers’  needs while protect their rights 69. This

model also outlines the key processes, instruments and

governance that enable us to mitigate and manage customer

conduct risk at every stage of our relationship with them (product

and service design, sales and post-sales).

Model principles

→ Fair treatment

→ Customer-focused product and service

design

→ Transparency in all customer

engagement

→ Responsible sales practices

→ Responsible pricing

→ Consideration of vulnerable customers

or those in special circumstances, and

prevention of overindebtedness

→ Personal data processing

→ Complaints handling

→ Financial education

→ Safeguarding consumer assets against

fraud and misuse

Key processes

→ Approval and ratification of products

and services (Product and service

approval policy)

→ Customer conduct training

→ Sales oversight, with special focus on

the classification and suitability of

products and services; advertising and

transparency at the point of sale; and

monitoring

→ Remuneration of sales and support

teams (Remuneration policy)

→ Post-sales oversight, with special focus

on recoveries, fraud management and

complaints handling (Customer service

and dissatisfaction management policy)

→ Managing vulnerable customers and

preventing overindebtedness

(Vulnerable customers and prevention

of overindebtedness policy)

Governance and remit

→ Our Product governance and consumer

protection area, part of the Compliance

and conduct unit, develops and

oversees how we follow our customer

conduct risk model

→ The board of directors oversees the

Product and service approval policy,

while local and corporate product

governance forums assess and approve

our products and services

→ The board is also responsible for the

Group Remuneration policy, while the

remuneration and risk committees, with

the support of the Human Resources

and Compliance functions, monitor this

policy’s compliance

→ Local and global compliance

committees set our risk appetite and

monitor compliance risk assessments

(including customer conduct risk)

The customer conduct risk model and the policies that underpin it

are subject to strict internal governance that ensures they are

properly communicated to all our stakeholders and transposed to

the Group’s subsidiaries. Moreover, we have several guides that

cover the key processes of the entire customer relationship cycle

and aim to help the units and functions implement internal

regulations consistently.

Consumer protection and customer conduct risk mitigation are a

basic pillar of the Group’s strategy. The Compliance and conduct

function gives shape to this through objectives and annual plans,

using a methodology to monitor their effectiveness, determine the

customer conduct risk profile in each unit, and set any appropriate

correction measures.

In 2024, the Group focused on implementing the European

Accessibility Directive in the applicable units, with specific plans to

facilitate the accessibility of products, services, and channels,

considering the necessary technological developments and user

experience improvements.

Our risk appetite metrics for claims and internal events  enable us

to detect and manage customer queries and issues effectively and

proactively. In 2024, while disputes related to mortgage fees in

Spain and Swiss Franc mortgages in Poland impacted these

metrics, our contact centres and protocols provided an appropriate

response and solution for our customers.

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Product and service governance

The purpose of the Product and service approval policy is to set out

the standards, processes and controls so that we design products

and services according to the customer conduct risk model

principles. This means products and services with appropriate

features to meet the target audience's needs, reasonable pricing,

and transparent marketing (i.e. the information we give to

customers uses simple language and a clear format; is accurate

and sufficient data; and is consistent and comparable so that

customers can cross-check it with similar financial products and

services). This transparency applies to all advertising, pre-

contractual and contractual information, as well as throughout the

product or service life cycle and across all channels.

The local and corporate product governance forums are

responsible for implementing this policy. These forums are able to

draw on document and assessment templates, which includes a

review of contractual and briefing material on each product and

service. We only approve products and services if all forum

members vote unanimously in favour of them.

Conduct training

Training is a key way to boost knowledge of consumer protection.

The Compliance function, with the support of Human Resources,

draws up mandatory refresher training for all employees on

managing and mitigating customer conduct risk. This course has a

satisfactory compliance rate in every country. Moreover, every unit

ensures strict compliance with the regulatory authorization

required to provide services to customers in each country(e.g.

MiFID licences in Europe). They also devise and monitor specific

training programmes to arm sales teams with the necessary

expertise to inform about and sell the products and services we

offer.

Quality and conduct metrics in sales teams’

remuneration

The Group follows a rule for at least 40% of sales units variable

pay to be based on quality and conduct metrics. This promotes

greater awareness and proactive and effective management of

customer conduct risk, has a positive impact on transparency with

customers, and helps us identify appropriate target audiences.

Sales monitoring

The Group has mechanisms to monitor products and services

throughout their life cycle. These enable us to detect and manage

(as early as possible) deterioration, failures in marketing and non-

compliance with the terms and conditions under which they were

approved. We analyse and monitor:

• Customer Voice: queries, complaints and surveys, are a key

source of information to identify deficiencies in marketing and

customer engagement, and to draw up improvement plans; and

• Sales metrics and controls: monitoring of the percentage of

product or service cancellations shortly after sign-up. In 2024,

this analysis allowed to set up improvement plans to strengthen

welcome communications in different consumer entities,

through telephone sales channels in Mexico and the governance

of commercial campaigns in Poland.

iii. Post-sales

Conduct in fraud management

In July 2024, we embedded the guidelines for conduct in fraud

management in the Grupo Santander Fraud policy, which was

adopted by our subsidiaries in the second half of 2024. Moreover,

following an internal review on conduct in fraud management in

2023, local units worked on aligning their improvement plans with

Group standards in 2024.  These plans include combining digital

channels to register cases of fraud, bringing together customer

voice in Group taxonomies, enhancing customer communications

related to fraud cases, and bolstering controls in the first and

second lines of defence in terms of conduct towards fraud victims,

with special attention to vulnerable customers. They cover the

period 2024-2026.

We also have additional fraud management controls based on NPS

and quality assurance.

Complaints handling

In 2024, we conducted a review of the channels on which

customers can raise queries or complaints. The Customer service

and dissatisfaction management policy outlines the principle of

making multiple channels available to avoid the potential impact of

not having adequate means for customers to convey their issues or

dissatisfaction and to promote that we have channels that adapt to

our customers’ needs and preferences.

Additionally, customers can escalate complaints through external

channels, such as the Financial Ombudsman, regulatory bodies,

and consumer agencies, if they are not satisfied with the entity’s

resolution.

Most of our units are investing in digital channels to speed up case

resolution and help customers self-manage certain queries, as well

as to manage expectations better.  Root-cause analysis governance

and mitigation plans are an essential component of continuous

improvement.

The units analyse customer complaints to identify their root causes

—such as deficiencies in products, services, systems, channels, or

communications—their impact, and the teams responsible for

resolving them. These teams must submit clear action plans

outlining what will be done, how, and when. Senior management

regularly monitors progress and effectiveness. In 2024, all

countries advanced in this area, with Spain leading efforts by

strengthening governance and setting specific objectives. As a

result, it achieved a 19% reduction in claims (excluding sector-wide

events).

We have established a global, multidisciplinary working group to

enhance our queries, requests and claims procedures and

platforms.  This includes embedding artificial intelligence in case

registration and analysis.

Santander Brasil, in collaboration with the global Consumer

Protection and Models and Data functions, developed “Viva Voz”, a

tool that uses artificial intelligence to handle large volumes of

information and delve deeply and quickly into the root cause of

customer complaints. With this tool, it has gone from analysing 3%

of cases in two days to analysing 60% in one day and is aiming to

reach 100%. Similarly, Santander España and Polska are piloting

artificial intelligence solutions to enhance customer claims

management.

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A.The Group uses the same standard claims metric for all geographies.

iv. Vulnerable customers

In this section we cover how Santander manages the following IRO:

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|  | I- | Negative impact on the customer by failing to  guarantee access to, or the use of, products and services  that may present certain obstacles or weak spots. |  |
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The management of vulnerable families and businesses is a key

pillar of Grupo Santander's strategy, as it can make a difference to

performance, perception and long-term sustainability. We

identified and considered our customers’ difficulties and

vulnerabilities, and trying to mitigate their potential impact. In

2024, we continued to make headway with embedding Group

regulations 70  on vulnerable customers and the prevention of

overindebtedness in every market where we operate. The aim is to

provide a common approach and standards to avoid disparate

management between countries.

The Group is following indicators used by the units to identify and

monitor customers in special circumstances. We’re also developing

a methodology that will enable us to pinpoint potential signs of

vulnerability in order to foresee and try to adapt services to the

specific needs of certain customers.

To coordinate a common approach across our footprint, local units

met with the global team every two months in 2024 to facilitate

alignment in embedding the Group’s vulnerable customer

standards. We also launched a global training course on vulnerable

customers so that all employees consider potential vulnerabilities

and are aware of the lines of action in each case.

3.3.2 Financial inclusion and financial

health

This section outlines how we manage the following IRO:

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|  | I+ | Positive impact on customers due to the bank’s offer of  products and services that adapt to their needs and  expectations and promote financial inclusion and  health. |  |
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i. Financial health and inclusion as a key driver

of social progress

Financial health and inclusion are a priority for Santander in

contributing to social progress and promoting prosperity and

entrepreneurship.

In the markets where Santander operates, there are financial

inclusion challenges that we strive to address with tailored

business solutions.

To assess the significance of our proposition, we use the World

Bank's Global Findex Database to calculate the number of

unbanked, underbanked and financially distressed people due to

access and financing issues in the markets where we operate as a

retail bank. In particular, we:

• Considered different components of financial exclusion and

aggregate indicators to cover all our target audiences.

• Defined an inclusive financial system as one that maximizes the

use of financial products and services, access and financing.

• Measured involuntary financial exclusion through barriers that

people who do not participate in the formal financial system

perceive.

• Applied a correction factor that matches our business penetration

rate in the markets where we operate.

71  For more details, visit our website santander.com/informe-inclusion-financiera.

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Our ambition is for our financial inclusion initiatives to reach five

million people between 2023 and 2025. This is consistent with our

penetration rate in the markets where we operate and with the gap

identified in our latest assessment.

Our processes pinpoint the needs of customers facing financial

difficulty; develop products and services; and train our teams 71.

These processes align with our customer conduct model,

vulnerable customer policy, and responsible banking and

sustainability policy. We set out the accounting standards for

initiatives and financially included individuals in our Financially

included people guide, which applies to the entire Group. The guide

includes these definitions:

• Unbanked: People who do not have a bank account or access to

any banking services.

• Underbanked: People who, despite having a bank account, have

difficulty accessing basic services (e.g. making deposits and

withdrawals) or source financing informally.

• People in financial distress: People who earn less than their

country’s legal minimum wage or who are unable to cover basic

living expenses.

This guide also enables us to use common metrics to monitor and

manage access and financing initiatives (listed below) that

contribute to our financial inclusion target:

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| +5 mnB |
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In 2024, we financially included nearly 1 million people through

access initiatives; and 1.6 million people through finance

initiatives.

A. Based on internal financial inclusion methodology. Includes the principles,

definitions and standards we use consistently across our footprint to count the

number of people we include financially through initiatives, products and services

for access and finance.

B. Cumulative figure since 2023.

Access

1 million

New people subject to financial inclusion

measures related to access

We want to help unbanked and underbanked people enter the

financial system and gain access to basic financial services,

encouraging them to use financial services that are tailored to their

needs and barriers, have greater control over their finances and

enjoy faster and more secure transactions.

In 2024, our initiatives continued to:

• adapt to developing and mature market needs:

▪ In developing markets, we focus on providing access to bank

accounts and cash deposit and withdrawal services to

unbanked and underbanked people. Our stand-out initiatives

include partnerships with merchants in Mexico to offer

Santander services, or the financial inclusion branches in

Argentina.

▪ In mature markets with high account penetration, but with

an exodus of people from rural areas and an ageing

population, we focus on continuity in access to basic financial

services. Stand-out initiatives include Correos Cash and the

waiving of fees for vulnerable customers in Spain.

• offer access amid humanitarian crises: making mobile branches

available to remain close to our customers in the most affected

areas and maintaining key financial services such as cash

withdrawals, salary advance and payment holiday requests, and

insurance. For more details on our actions during humanitarian

crises, see section 3.2.4 'Supporting Communities'.

• promote inclusion: we are constantly adapting branches,

products, services and channels for people with disabilities and

senior citizens to be able to access them both in person and

online.

All of this harnessing technology to drive financial inclusion,

overcoming some of the barriers that prevent unbanked and

underbanked people from accessing financial products and services.

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| Promoting access to cash and transactions  We promote underserved communities get cash  through our remote branches and agreements with  private and public entities that widen our footprint. |  |  | Branches in underbanked and  remote regionsA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Promoting digital access  We help people access the banking system so they  can make payments; use basic, tailored financial  services; take greater control of their finances; and  make faster and more secure transactions. |  |  | Digital wallets and points of  saleC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Financial solutions for vulnerable groups  We offer financial support to vulnerable groups so  customers will have access to basic products and  know how to use them. |  |  | Support to senior citizen  customersE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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We also have global initiatives such as GetNet, which provides

digital payment services to individuals and merchants with a

wide range of payments solutions, boosting simplicity, speed

and security, that reaches underbanked segments improving

their financial inclusion.

Finance

1.6 million

New people subject to financial inclusion

measures related to finance

We promote financing for underbanked SMEs and entrepreneurs,

as well as the basic needs of low-income population through

products and services tailored to their needs.

Our microfinance proposition supports inclusive growth and

economic development in Latin America, where the financial

inclusion gap is wide. We have been offering microfinance services

to low-income and underbanked entrepreneurs since 2002. We

help our customers set up small businesses, which drive economic

growth and social mobility.

Through these initiatives, we offer loans to boost the income-

generating capacity of new ventures and help microentrepreneurs

safeguard their business through financing that meets their

working capital needs. A large portion of the customers under

these initiatives are women, who are less likely to access financial

services in developing markets.

In 2024, we continued to:

• evolve our business proposition from microcredit towards

microfinance, by extending our customer value proposition

through solutions that go beyond credit — basic accounts,

financial education, microinsurance and other services.

• make business models more efficient, without jeopardizing the

social impact of our proposition. For instance, we leveraged the

use of technology to open low-cost mobile branches and

improved handling procedures to minimize the time from

microloan application to the funds being available to our

customers.

• combine group and individual credit granting model, adjusting to

our customers’ circumstances and needs, high higher presence of

individual model in Peru and Colombia, and growing — albeit at a

lower rate — in Brazil and Mexico.

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A. In Spain, branches in remote (or sparsely populated) areas to facilitate access to credit and combat social exclusion in communities of less than 10,000 inhabitants. In

Portugal, branches in low-income, small or isolated regions, such as the Azores and Madeira. In Argentina, we have financial inclusion branches and remote agents in the

marginal environment of Buenos Aires and vulnerable communities. In Poland, ATMs  (Automated Teller Machines) in municipalities where there is no Santander branch or

partner point of sale. In Uruguay, we have installed three mobile branches since 2020 to reach areas with low levels of banking penetration.

B. Agreements with Correos Cash in Spain, partnerships with retailers such as Oxxo and 7Eleven in Mexico, and agreements with third parties in Uruguay (e.g. Abitab, Red

Pagos).

C. In Poland, we included the Cashless Poland programme to promote the use of payment terminals in localities where the use of digital media is low, and the use of our

associated Partners Outlets points of sale. In Chile we included Mas Lucas.

D. In some countries, we have basic bank accounts that go beyond regulation in order to serve the bottom of the pyramid. For example, the Cuenta LIfe in Chile or the no-fee

account for vulnerable customers in Spain.

E. In several countries we have value propositions aimed at the elderly. For example, tailor-made products for retirees in Mexico and Argentina, services such as Here & Now in

Portugal to help seniors with limited digital skills, and third-party access initiatives in the UK to support seniors who need to be cared for.

F. We have programmes in many countries to help people with debt problems. In Portugal, we have the Iris programme to help customers manage defaults. In the UK, we help

vulnerable customers get out of arrears with self-service tools and direct financial assistance. In Spain, we have financing programmes for vulnerable groups to relieve their

mortgage debts.

G. In Spain, the bank participates in the Social Housing Fund, which facilitates renting for people on low income. It also has affordable rental housing. In the US, as part of its

Communities plan, Santander US provides support for the construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of housing serving low- and moderate-income people.

H. We have initiatives to help groups with difficulties in accessing credit; among them, in Spain, we lend to SMEs at their risk limit; in the US, we lend to small businesses

operating in low- and moderate-income communities; in Argentina, we lend to entrepreneurs with little credit history. In Mexico, we offer special credit programmes to

people at the bottom of the pyramid.

ii. Progress on financial health

In 2024, we continued to make headway with a common approach

to financial health. We define financial health as people’s ability to

manage finances to meet short-term needs and support long-term

goals, bringing stability to avoid financial distress.

We run initiatives in all our markets to promote financial resilience,

planning, security and control among our customers in general

and, especially, the most vulnerable groups.

The solutions that help customers boost their financial health by

making more informed decisions include tools to manage money

better, debt calculators and advisory service, which together with

financial education support our customers' financial health and

better informed decisions.

Financial health must go hand in hand with financial inclusion so

that people who access the financial system can manage their

money responsibly and effectively. We complement this with

financial education to narrow the knowledge gap on financial

products and digital skills.

For more details on our financial education programmes for

customers and non-customers alike, see section 3.2.4 ‘Community

Support’.

In 2024 we have set metrics to monitor financial health, especially

for over-indebted customers.

3.3.3 Privacy, data protection

and cybersecurity

This section outlines how we manage these IRO:

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i. Privacy and data protection

The use of new technologies and progress with the digitalization of

businesses have led to a rapid increase in the processing of

personal data.

Our commitment to complying with regulation on the protection of

personal data throughout their life cycle is key in this regard. Our

corporate standards remain consistent with data protection and

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privacy laws at all times, with an ethical and transparent

management of personal data to enable individuals to exercise

greater control over their data.

We apply measures to obtain and use only the data that is strictly

necessary to process personal data for legitimate purposes.   The

aim of these technical and organizational measures is to preserve

the confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of the

systems and services that we use to process data; and thereby to

achieve the correct protection of data subjects’ rights and

freedoms; and to boost individuals’ and broader society’s trust.

We created our compliance programme following the privacy

standards to  manage data protection risk correctly. It is based on:

• local subsidiaries’ responsibility to abide by the General Data

Protection Regulation (GDPR) and/or local regulation on data

protection;

• a solid governance model consisting of:

1. corporate and local data protection policies.

2. a data protection officer (DPO) and/or privacy champions in

each unit. We formally disclose appointees to local authorities.

3. a corporate oversight programme based on the monitoring of

management indicators; annual reviews; and an annual

monitoring forum sponsored by the Group Chief Compliance

Officer where our units report on compliance status, key risks

and focal points, and other key data protection matters.

Other measures that strengthen our data protection management

are:

• a common, regular monitoring and reporting model for the units,

including meetings that we document in minutes;

• procedures to manage security-related incidents and the risks

that stem from the potentially unauthorized use of personal

data. We also have specific plans of action, where required,

which the corresponding areas manage;

• cooperation with third-party service providers that must comply

with data protection regulation. All data processors are subject to

a suitability test that we monitor through management

indicators and review regularly;

• reviews on our compliance with data protection laws, which our

Internal audit area performs as part of its annual programme;

• corporate tools that help us manage data protection-related

tasks by bringing together and monitoring control information

through indicators and the annual review programme. For

instance, we regularly update our data processing inventory and

report on indicators and security incidents;

• special training for DPOs and privacy champions as well as

corporate initiatives and the sharing of best practice among

units. In 2024, we ran a refresher course on data privacy by an

external provider and initiatives on the back of it;

• employee training and awareness campaigns on data protection,

which form part of our mandatory annual curriculum and that we

monitor through management indicators; and

• special focus on regulatory developments to update and

consolidate criteria, methodologies and documents.

In May we became aware of an unauthorized access to a Santander

database hosted by a third-party provider. The bank’s operations

and systems were not affected, so customers were able to

continue to transact securely.

Bank put in place protective actions and corrective actions for

clients and employees:

• Affected individuals, where applicable, were notified the incident

and dedicated channels were put in place to provide them with

further information.

• Information was made public by Santander in its corporate

website.

• The bank started an education campaign for clients and

employees regarding the most well-known types of fraud. This

campaign has been reinforced in response to the incident and to

minimize future similar incidents.

• Santander also notified the relevant supervisors and authorities

where the group has a presence, including the data protection

agencies, prudential supervisors, resolution authorities, and in

some jurisdictions law enforcement as required by local

regulations.

• Regarding clients, the Fraud Prevention and Cybersecurity teams

continue to be on alert and analysing any relevant behaviour that

could be associated with cases that take advantage of the

information in question. Also, where relevant and appropriate,

fraud prevention controls have been reinforced, that aim to

mitigate the possible impacts associated with this incident.

Containment was complete and corrective action has been

implemented that will minimize the possibility of any similar

unauthorized access.

ii. Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity provides vital support to our purpose of helping

people and businesses prosper and our aim to provide customers

with first-rate digital services.

We have a board- and subsidiary-board approved cybersecurity

framework that sets out the governance, functions, roles and

responsibilities to manage cybersecurity throughout the Group,

including the role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

Our cybersecurity policies, which develop the cybersecurity

framework, are based on international standards and subject to

ongoing review in order to maintain and enhance safety levels in

the Group. In 2024 we updated our Cybersecurity requirements

policy for technical and business areas, which includes security

provisions for the different domains.

To assess how we’re doing on cybersecurity within the industry, we

monitor our security rating provided by an independent third party.

Bitsight Company  gives us with a score between 250 and 900 (with

740-900 considered “Advanced”) based on public information and

externally visible network traffic and systems. In 2024, we scored

790 points, which put us in the upper quartile among our peers and

meant that we hit our target.

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Protecting our customers’ and employees’ information is the

responsibility of every Santander employee. We outline this in

another policy under our cybersecurity framework: Cybersecurity

standards for the protection of Santander, which sets out the

principles that we must follow. En 2024, we ran these

cybersecurity awareness initiatives for our teams:

• Regular ethical phishing exercises to strengthen employees’ and

partners’ resilience to cyber threats.

• Promote a culture of reporting suspicious incidents or messages

through all available channels.

• Update to our mandatory cybersecurity training for employees,

including security recommendations against malicious attacks by

email, text message or phone call, deepfake, phishing, social

engineering, and other threats.

• Specialized training for high-risk groups such as payment agents,

IT professionals and developers, digital asset owners, board

members, and executives and their support teams.

• Specialized fraud training for contact centre agents and branch

employees.

• Internal awareness campaigns for all Group employees to keep

them up to date with the latest cybersecurity and fraud trends.

To boost the protection of our customers online, we ran several

initiatives that we assess by measuring their impact. In 2024, these

campaigns reached 58% engagement (far exceeding the 10%

market benchmark):

• Cyber Heroes, an interactive campaign where our customers test

their knowledge of online security and fraud prevention in

realistic scenarios. It's available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile,

Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Poland, and the UK.

• Awareness workshops for retail and corporate customers at our

branches to explain online threats and how they can reduce

them.

• Por una vida online y corriente ('Everyday Cyber'), a global

cybersecurity awareness campaign to help our customers adopt

better online security and fraud detection habits.

• Corporate sponsorships, such as Ferrari and League of Legends

(an online strategy game), which help us engage more audiences

using their unique tones and language. These campaigns follow

a multi-channel strategy to reach a global impact.

• In other Santander markets, our “Obvious Passwords” cyber

campaign in Uruguay received local recognition for its work in

raising awareness on such a hot topic as online security for

customers.

• Titania, remains one of Santander’s key initiatives to raise

awareness and promote learning about cybersecurity in the form

of a fiction podcast. With over two million plays, it received the

prizes for Best Podcast and Best Branded Content at the Ondas

Awards in Spain.

We run these campaigns through the Group’s numerous digital

channels. What’s more, users can report suspicious messages by

writing to reportphishing@gruposantander.com.

In 2024, we continued to promote collaboration on cybersecurity

and online fraud prevention with public and private organizations:

• Santander plays a key role in the Financial Services Information

Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) for the exchange of

information in Europe and is the European board’s current chair.

This organization, established in The Hague, has more than

1,000 members from 174 entities, including major banks, Swift

and Europol.

• Santander is part of the leadership team of the US Ransomware

Task Force, whose objective is to improve prevention and

response capabilities against ransomware attacks.

• Santander contributes to the World Economic Forum's (WEF)

initiatives to fight cybercrime. This includes the Cybercrime Atlas,

which aims to disrupt cyber crime networks. We also participate

in several working groups to promote cybersecurity talent

through public-private partnerships; develop a cybersecurity

resilience plan; and contribute to narrowing the cybersecurity

skills and knowledge gap.

• We work on key cybersecurity and fraud prevention initiatives

with other entities and organizations such as the Institute of

International Finance (IIF), the European Financial Services Round

Table (EFR), the European Banking Federation, DigitalEurope,

and others.

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4. BUSINESS CONDUCT

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4.1 Corporate culture

Santander Way

We are a global company, guided by a common culture, The

Santander Way. It is aligned with our corporate strategy and  it is

the basis of our success. Our values (Simple, Personal and Fair), our

corporate behaviours (TEAMS), our leadership principles and our

robust risk culture (Risk Pro) guide us every day:

• We continued to promote our behaviours and leadership

principles in the Group’s talent processes, as well as promoting

them among our leaders for them to be an example of our

culture.

• We have intensified our efforts to give our employees the

necessary tools and resources to improve their competencies and

employability, aligning us with the most critic business and

market demands.

• This year we evolved Dojo, our digital learning platform, that

offers a personalized offer based on current and future roles,

promoting a culture of self-development and continuous

learning.

• We continued to assess how to improve our efforts through our

employee listening programme - YourVoice, and we have

developed action planes to keep making a better place to work.

• We continued to promote our culture through our performance

review, MyContribution, where 50% is based on 'what' we do,

40% on 'how' we do it and 10% on our risk management.

• All the above is sustained by our Global Culture Policy, which sets

the foundations, guidelines and standards to foster a coherent

culture across Banco Santander.

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Conduct Policy has been integrated into this policy.

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4.2 Ethical conduct

In this section we cover how Santander manages the following

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4.2.1 Conduct standards

Our General code of conduct (GCC) sets out the behaviours and

values that all Grupo Santander employees must abide by when

engaging with colleagues, customers, vendors and broader society.

It helps promote a solid risk management and compliance culture

and acts as a mechanism to prevent the risks we are exposed to.

The GCC promotes equal opportunity, non-discrimination, zero

tolerance for sexual or work-related harassment, respect for

others, work-life balance, human rights, and environmental

protection.

The Grupo Santander board of directors approves the GCC, which

all Group employees — general workforce, top management and

members of the management bodies of the subsidiaries that make

up Grupo Santander — must be aware of and comply with.

Available on our corporate website for all stakeholders to read, it is

in force in every Group subsidiary.

It includes a message from our Executive Chair on the importance

of having a solid and common corporate culture that all Santander

employees are on board with. Subsidiaries’ versions also have a

message from their local CEO.

The GCC’s core implementation mechanisms are:

i. Mandatory training for employees on the GCC through an

annual course that instils the guidelines they must follow in

their day-to-day to prevent possible risks, such as the Group’s

penal responsibility; how to handle conflicts of interest

according to our policy,  72 and what to do if they receive gifts and

invitations from people outside Grupo Santander.

We supplement GCC training with a statement that reinforces

our employees’ pledge to comply with it.

ii. #YourConductMatters: Campaigns via email, Intranet and other

media to boost employees’ awareness of the GCC, as well as of

Canal Abierto and the latest whistleblower protection laws.

iii. The Compliance area, which deals with employees’ queries on

the enforcement of the GCC.

iv. [Canal Abierto,](#i94ab45798b4a46de9e2dcbdcd18f4ad5_17794) our whistleblowing channel where employees

and stakeholders can report violations of the GCC and of our

corporate behaviours.

v. Breaches to the GCC are managed and sanctioned in accordance

with applicable regulations.

Our risk appetite metrics include monitoring of employees’

completion of mandatory training on the GCC. Every quarter, we

gather completion data for every unit, which currently stands at

99,1% at December 2024. Thus, there is no requirement to put

remediation plans in place.

Moreover, mandatory training forms part of our employees’ annual

performance review, which acts as an incentive to complete it in

due time.

We also use another management metric to identify how many

incidents reported to the Group’s ethical channels are linked to

violations of the GCC.

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4.2.2 Responsible taxation

The Group’s tax strategy is consistent with our business strategy.

Our principles of action in tax matters, which apply to all our

entities, must align with our purpose of helping people and

businesses prosper and with our aim to be the best open financial

services platform by acting responsibly and earning the lasting

loyalty of our employees, customers, shareholders and

communities. The board of directors approves our tax strategy and

revises it regularly.

The Group’s tax risk management and control, which draws on our

internal control model, sets out the actions to follow our tax

strategy and the principles that underpin it.

We participate in cooperative compliance initiatives led by tax

authorities. Since 2010, we've adhered to the Spanish Code of

Good Tax Practices and the UK Code of Practice on Taxation for

Banks, and more recently, in 2022, to the Portuguese Code of Good

Tax Practices. Since 2015, we've voluntarily submitted an annual

Tax Transparency Report to Spain's Tax Authority.

The principles of Grupo Santander’s tax strategy must enable us to

make appropriate contributions according to the value creation in

each of the jurisdictions where we operate, as well as to comply

with local laws.

Core principles of Santander’s tax strategy

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• Satisfy our tax obligations based on a reasonable interpretation

of tax laws, grounded on their spirit and intention.

• Respect the rules on transfer pricing and pay taxes in each

jurisdiction according to our operations, assumed risks and

profits.

• Not give tax advice or planning strategies when marketing and

selling financial products and services. Not engage in

73  People in special situations (non-exhaustive list): individuals living in extremely rural areas, those residing in care facilities or pensioners, people unable to manage their

financial affairs, gender expression, students and young people, individuals living in shelters or refuges, prisoners and those on parole, international students, economic

migrants, refugees, and isolated individuals.

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transactions or activities that enable our customers to avoid

paying taxes.

• Communicate Santander's total tax contribution clearly,

distinguishing between taxes borne by the Group and by third

parties for each jurisdiction.

• Not create, or acquire a stake in, entities registered in countries

or territories considered 'non-cooperative jurisdictions' without

board approval; and properly monitor the Group's operations in

such territories.

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The Group’s tax contribution and the relevant role that our

subsidiaries play in the effective application of their respective

jurisdiction's tax systems are a key component of the sustainable

and responsible banking framework we pledge to follow and our

contribution to sustainable and inclusive growth.

In 2024, the Group paid EUR 22.5 billion in taxes, of which EUR

10.9 billion account for taxes we paid directly to the tax authorities

(57.5% of income before taxes) and the rest for collected taxes

originating from our business operations with third parties.

The taxes the Group paid directly are part of the cash flow

statement and mainly correspond to the income tax paid in 2024

(EUR 5.9 billion at an effective rate of 30.9%).

There is usually a mismatch in the taxes we pay directly and those

recorded in the financial statements because the payment date set

by the laws of each country is often different to the accrual date of

the income or the transactions subject to tax. Income tax expense

recorded for the year amounts to EUR 5.3 billion, which means an

effective rate of 27.8% (see Note  [27](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_946) to the consolidated report).

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4.2.3 Financial crime compliance (FCC)

Grupo Santander is firmly committed to the fight against financial

crime and compliance with financial crime prevention regulation in

every market where we operate.

Our Group board-approved and subsidiary-ratified Corporate

financial crime compliance (FCC) framework sets out the key

principles for preventing financial crime, which underpin these

programmes: the anti-money laundering and terrorism financing

prevention programme (AML/CFT); the sanctions programme; and,

since 2023, the anti-bribery and anti-corruption programme (ABC).

This framework is available to all employees and interested third

parties. Moreover, we use information channels to raise awareness

of the importance of financial crime compliance. We reach out to

all our stakeholders through annual training programmes,

communications channels (corporate and subsidiary Intranet sites),

awareness campaigns, internal newsletters and best practices so

that they can learn about and understand their responsibilities

across the Group’s entire operations.

The policies that build on this framework (including customer due

diligence — CDD — procedures) are designed according to

domestic and international financial crime regulation to manage

and mitigate the impacts and risks related to FCC and protect the

Group’s integrity in all our businesses and operations. We

constantly review and update our policies to remain consistent

with regulatory amendments and new and ever-changing external

threats.

Moreover, we have a common oversight methodology that enables

us to verify that all our operations comply with this framework

under the most demanding, standardized criteria that the

centralized and technical FCC units in our markets endorse. These

units also play a crucial role in promoting FCC culture and

awareness to all Grupo Santander employees.

The central and subsidiary-based Financial Crime Prevention units

engage in constant dialogue with all the Group’s businesses and

functions to identify new risk types, overcome emerging

challenges to prevent those risks, and implement risk

management, control and mitigation best practice. Some of the

salient responsible banking topics to highlight are:

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People in special situations

Our FCC onboarding supports the Group’s ambition to help people

in special situations 73 get access to financial services and requires

business units to mitigate the potential financial crime risk related

to these groups, based on objective criteria and compliance with

FCC regulation.

Our mandatory FCC procedures (identification, risk segmentation

and due diligence) for people in special situations to access to

banking services and the document updates we perform under our

FCC framework are free of bias and subject to strict compliance

with the law.  Moreover, the Group has been and will continue to

run remote and in-person onboarding that gives equal access and

opportunity that best adapt to each customers’ circumstances.

People trafficking and exploitation environmental

crime

Our customer risk assessment considers the risks stemming from

the sectors that our customers operate in.  To categorize a sector,

we consider exposure to corrupt practices, people trafficking,

modern slavery, labour exploitation, child abuse and

environmental crime. We subject these sectors to further know-

your-customer (KYC) due diligence to be absolutely sure of their

level of exposure or link to those types of practices. We also have

transaction control systems that enable us to detect irregular

movements that may come from or be related to such practices.

74  Reference is made in this Sustainability statement to judicial and administrative proceedings that have finalised during 2024 with a firm conviction, sanction or fine against an

entity of the Group, which are relevant to the Group due to their materiality.

Annual report 2024103

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Grupo Santander plays an active role in public-private sector

initiatives and specialist forums where we provide financial crime

prevention knowledge, expertise and analysis. As a global bank

that offers a wide range of financial products and services, we have

a deep understanding of the risks related to our sector. We are

firmly committed to the integrity of the financial system and the

development of effective solutions to boost cooperation between

the public and private sectors in tackling complex and global

challenges.

Bribery and corruption

In 2024, we continued to implement our ABC programme, which is

also subject to constant review and update in line with the rest of

our policies.

We conduct a risk and control self-assessment (RCSA) in all our

subsidiaries and units to identify residual risk within the

organization.

It involves assessing the inherent risks of our business activities in

terms of financial crime, with money laundering and terrorism

financing key factors and bribery and corruption also factors that

we consider. Marketing, Sponsorships, Vendor Management and

Human Resources are the areas with the highest exposure to the

ABC risk taxonomy. In 2024, we continued to enhance our

awareness strategy, which is based on the programmes included

under our corporate framework, by combining basic training with

customized programmes. Throughout the year, we ran technical

sessions, FCC risk awareness workshops, courses on ABC risks for

procurement staff, and specialized training for board members.

Thus the Group’s annual programmes cover FCC risks sufficiently.

Our training plans, which we supplement with compliance

programmes, help raise awareness among all the Group’s

employees.

As one of our KPI, the number of employees we train in the Group

highlights our firm commitment to mitigating bribery, corruption

and other FCC risks. This cover all risks functions takers.  In

particular:

◦ 166,199 employees trained in FCC.

In 2024, we continued to bolster our assessment and mitigation

of the risks related to outsourcing and supplier relations in order

to automate the controls stemming from the ABC programme.

To support this initiative, Group employees received specialized

training on ABC and our code of conduct. This is a step forward

that bolsters Santander’s operational resilience and regulatory

compliance significantly.

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Detecting and managing FCC incidents

Per FCC laws, the financial intelligence units in all our markets

have a robust system to detect, investigate, respond to and inform

the authorities of suspicious transactions in terms of FCC (including

those with indications of bribery or corruption). This system

includes internal controls, lines of action and independent

investigation committees that operate outside of the chain of

command to preserve impartial incident management. The

findings of these investigations are reported regularly to the

Group’s management and oversight bodies.

Highlights of key activities related to detection and cooperation

with authorities activities in 2024 include:

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Moreover, our whistleblowing channel, which we manage

according to the Group General code of conduct and Canal Abierto

policy, is where individuals can report violations of laws and

internal compliance regulations related to the fight against

financial crime (FCC).

In accordance with the established criteria 74, the Group has no

record of any judicial or administrative proceedings in relation to

corruption and anti-bribery, nor in relation to anti-money

laundering and terrorism financing.

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4.3 Ethical channels

In this section we cover how Santander manages these IRO:

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4.3.1 Canal Abierto

Canal Abierto is an anonymous and confidential Grupo Santander

channel to report unethical conduct. It protects whistleblowers by

expressly prohibiting reprisals or any negative consequence

against them. Every unit in the Group administers its own ethical

channel in different languages (including the local tongue)

according to the common standards set out in the  Canal Abierto

policy since 2020.

Minimum standards applicable to all channels include subsidiary

CEO endorsement; communication to employees of the importance

of using the channel; information on how incidents have been

handled and lessons learned; easy access to the channel and

anonymity (if desired); external platforms to receive reports

according to best practice; mechanisms to manage conflicts of

interest in internal investigations of reports; and regular internal

audits.

The board of directors approved the  Canal Abierto policy and the

related usage and operation procedure, and brought the Banco

Santander channel under the Chief Compliance Officer's direct

remit. These policies and procedures are available to Group

employees and stakeholders on our corporate website and the

Canal Abierto platform.

Canal Abierto  is available to employees on Santander Now

(Intranet) and to any Banco Santander stakeholder through our

corporate website and the Canal Abierto platform.

Canal Abierto  is mainly set up to receive reports from employees;

however, some subsidiaries’ local channels are open to vendors,

customers and other stakeholders, who can report violations of the

GCC. Business incidents or complaints outside of Canal Abierto’s

scope are not accepted on these channels.

On Canal Abierto, whistleblowers can report their suspicions about

professional conduct related to:

→ unlawful acts at the workplace;

→ irregularities or breaches of the General code of conduct and its

implementing regulation that may be subject to disciplinary

action;

→ improper accounting or auditing practices, internal control or

influence on external auditors (SOX);

→ violations of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing

laws or of our internal regulations to comply with those laws, as

well as acts of corruption and bribery;

→ violations of securities market laws;

→ conduct that may involve an act that infringes the law or any

other regulation and, in particular, a serious or very serious

criminal or administrative offence or infringement of European

Union law; and

→ acts or conduct that go against the Group’s corporate

behaviours.

Santander pledges to handle reports received through Canal

Abierto in a diligent, independent and objective manner for the

benefit of the parties involved. This is a protective measure for the

people who communicate in good faith through the channel, as

well as for anyone else who takes part of the related internal

investigations. The following criteria, which we set out in the

Group’s Canal Abierto  policy, reflect that pledge:

→ Appropriate handling of the reports received, notwithstanding

their possible rejection should they fall under any of the cases

provided for in internal regulations or if it is considered that

there are no grounds for a case.

→ 60-day processing time, which could be extended by up to 30

days for cases that are considered especially complex.

→ Conflict of interest management during the investigation of

cases, in which anyone who may have a conflict of interest with

the persons involved in the matter will refrain from taking part.

The usage and operation procedure details the teams tasked

with investigating each case in relation to the type of report.

→ The prohibition of reprisals against employees or other

stakeholders who report, in good faith, breaches of internal or

external regulations or conduct that does not align with our

corporate behaviours, for having merely accessed an ethical

channel.

Every year, our employees undertake a mandatory training course

on the General code of conduct that includes a module on the

importance of using  Canal Abierto.

Moreover, we raise awareness of Canal Abierto and it assurances

among our employees through email and other channels that

detail statistics on the handling of the reports received, the

channel’s features, when to use it, and other information.

On an annual basis, the compliance function prepares a joint report

for the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee and

the audit committee, informing their members about the activity of

the Group’s channels, key statistics, and other matters related to

Canal Abierto.

The Compliance area aims to enhance how we manage and

analyse the Group’s ethical channels in order to keep our governing

bodies informed of the risks that we may spot, the key concerns of

employees and stakeholders, and the action plans we put in place

to reinforce our ethical and compliance culture.

75  More detail see previous footnote.

76  Applicable in accordance with local regulations.

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We collect data on the Group’s ethical channels every quarter in

relation to the number and type of reports received, and the

measures taken.

An external auditor reviews those data regularly to ensure their

traceability and integrity.

In 2024, 4,437 reports were received, including 216 reports from

third parties (163 from customers and 53 from vendors).

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| Reports receivedA | 4,437 |
| reports received over total headcount | 2.1% |
| Categories of received reports |  |
| Breaches to the GCC | 2,286 |
| Marketing of products and services | 321 |
| Relative to privacy/security and confidentiality of  information | 116 |
| Internal fraud | 292 |
| HarassmentB | 1,094 |
| Equal opportunities and non-discrimination | 132 |
| Conflicts of interest/activities outside the Group | 219 |
| Other breaches to the GCCC | 112 |
| Cases of Human ResourcesD | 1,754 |
| Other typologiesE | 397 |
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| Disciplinary actions | 715 |
| which led to dismissals | 393 |
| Dismissals over total headcount | 0.2% |

A. Scope includes companies in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Poland,

Portugal, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Switzerland,

Bahamas, and Digital Consumer Bank subsidiaries and SCIB branches. In 2023,

reports received were 3,611. The increase in the number of cases received is due to

the fact that in 2024 a wider perimeter of business units was taken into account,

including banking and non-banking units.

B. Harassment (according to CSRD regulation) is defined as a situation where an

unwanted conduct related to a protected ground of discrimination (for example,

gender under Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council (15), or workplace harassment among others) occurs with the purpose or

effect of violating the dignity of a person, and of creating an intimidating, hostile,

degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. Over the total communications

received in this category, 89% were of workplace harassment.

C. It includes reports relative to Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing and

sanctions; cybersecurity, gifts and invitations, corruption and bribery, market

abuse and antitrust. The Group received 14 reports in 2024 regarding corruption,

which led to 3 dismissals.

D. It includes reports relative to breach of corporate behaviours, labour regulations

and serious acts of disrespect.

E. It includes reports relative to external fraud, accounting and auditing and any

other breach of the Group’s legal or internal regulations, policies or procedures in

relation to functional or organizational aspects not mentioned in the categories

above.

In accordance with the established criteria 75, the Group:

• has no record of any judicial proceedings in relation to incidents

of discrimination or violation of fundamental rights.

• has no record of cases involving employees that refer to serious

human rights incidents.

4.4 Our suppliers

In this section we cover how Santander manages these IRO:

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4.4.1 Acting responsibly towards suppliers

Our outsourcing and third-party management model and third-

party certification policy (which apply in all our markets) provide a

methodology so that our suppliers meet the Group’s minimum

requirements to avoid risks that stem from substandard

operational resilience, solvency, reputational control and

regulatory compliance.

Moreover, to promote responsible practices in our supply chain, we

have a supplier ESG certification methodology  76 that supplements

the third-party certification policy with the aim of identifying the

suppliers that pose the greatest risk in terms of sustainability. This

methodology also helps us determine which controls to adopt

according to the risk identified.

As a driver of the Global Compact training programme, we’re

supporting our suppliers in their transition through courses to

boost knowledge on sustainability and the resources needed to

implement it.

Sustainability in procurement

In 2024, we began embedding the new ESG approval methodology

in the Group, that enables us to:

77  Based on S&P’s ESG Risk Atlas.

78  New metric not comparable to 2023 information. Main companies of the Group in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Portugal, Peru, Spain, United

Kingdom and Uruguay, and other geographies in which Digital Consumer Bank operates such as Italy.

79  Main companies of the Group in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Portugal, Poland, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay, and other

geographies in which Digital Consumer Bank operates such as Italy and Nordics.

80  Reference is made in this Sustainability statement to judicial and administrative proceedings related to non-payment to suppliers which are ongoing during 2024 and are

relevant to the Group due to their materiality.

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• Pre-classify all our suppliers according to their sector's

environmental and social exposure 77.

• Give our suppliers a final ESG risk classification as low, medium

or high, through adjusting the pre-classification with a survey

considering other factors as country risk, number of employees,

and company-specific environmental traits.

As at 2024 year end, we had assessed 487 suppliers 78 identified

with ESG risk. We plan to continue embedding this methodology

and complete assessments by giving all our suppliers a final risk

classification over the next two years.

This assessment includes such ESG aspects as carbon footprint

calculation, inclusion in terms of gender and people with

disabilities, flexi-working, minimum wage and good governance

practices, codes of conduct and anti-corruption policies, human and

labour rights recognition, and other elements set out in

international standards such as the United Nations Global

Compact.

We supplement our supplier assessments with remediation plans,

where necessary, based on our findings. This helps our suppliers in

their transformation and compliance with domestic, European and

international ESG regulatory frameworks.

Sustainability in supplier negotiations

Negotiations to procure certain products and services such as

cards, electricity and corporate vehicles include mandatory and

specific sustainability requirements that we embed in purchasing

specifications.

Moreover, we request ESG information in the tenders of other

products and services that also have a vast environmental and

social impact, such as purchases of ATMs (Automated Teller

Machines) and hardware, and the transportation of cash. This

information, which in 2024 we considered for illustrative purposes,

includes the product's or service's carbon footprint, the use of

recycled or renewable materials, energy efficiency, accessibility for

people with disabilities, and compliance with social, labour and

environmental laws in the supply chain.

Other key aspects

→ The Group has a corporate tool to enhance and standardize the

certification of higher risk suppliers in all our core markets as well

as to review key risks such as cybersecurity, business continuity,

physical security, facilities and data protection, anti-bribery and

corruption, data integrity and other additional risks.

→ We continue to build up expert teams in our markets to consider

ESG standards in negotiations and risks assessments under the

new methodology.

→ We’re working to extend our ethical channels for suppliers to the

rest of our core markets.

4.4.2 Supplier payments practices

→ EUR 11.6  billion paid to suppliers. 89% are local and account for

88% 79 of total procurement volume.

The Group fully complies with the maximum payment terms

prescribed by law. Our average is 15 days (we paid 81% of invoices

within the maximum period). We have a cost model that oversees

payments to third parties, and is expected to be complemented

with specific controls for SMEs. There are no significant differences

found in payment terms to suppliers. Likewise, the Group has no

record of any judicial or administrative proceedings related to non-

payment to suppliers. 80

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SUSTAINABILITY NOTES

SN 1. Introduction, basis of presentation of the Sustainability statement

and other information

a) Introduction

This report is the  'Consolidated non-financial information

statement and sustainability information' of Banco Santander, S.A.

and its subsidiaries”. It provides detailed  information  in accordance

with Directive (EU) 2022/2464 on corporate information on

sustainability and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)

2023/2772. It also includes the information necessary to comply in

accordance with Art.49, sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Spanish

Commercial Code as amended by Act 11/2018, which transposes

into Spanish law Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament

and of the Council of 22 October 2014 amending Directive

2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity

information. The Sustainability statement forms part of the

consolidated directors’ report of Santander Group and the board of

directors approved it on 25 February 2024.

b) Scope of information

The scope of this document covers the core activities of the Group

and its subsidiaries  from 1 January to 31 December 2024 and is

prepared following the same consolidated basis (principles,

accounting policies and criteria) as the financial statements and

with the criteria differences set out in this table:

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| Topics |  | Scope of information |
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| Climate, our transition plan (Environmental information) | | |
| Supporting our customers in the green transition | | |
| Green finance |  | Corporate & Investment Banking. |
| Financing of electric vehicles |  | Digital Consumer Bank  auto loan portfolio. |
| Purchase of cards made of  sustainable materials |  | Main companies of the Group in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, México, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United  Kingdom and Uruguay. |
| Embedding ESG in risk management | | |
| Portfolio exposure to climatic  sectors |  | Full Group scope |
| Equator Principles |  | Corporate & Investment Banking. |
| Aiming to align our activity with the Paris Agreement Goals | | |
| Climate alignment |  | Corporate & Investment Banking for thermal coal, power generation, oil & gas, aviation, steel and  auto manufacturing portfolios. Digital Consumer Bank for the auto loan portfolio. Commercial  banking perimeter of Brazil for the agro portfolio. And perimeter of commercial banking in Spain  and the United Kingdom for the portfolio of residential mortgages and real estate. |
| Environmental footprint |  | Full Group scope. Except for the calculation of Scope 3 emissions (categories 1, 2, 4 and 9) for  which the information of main companies of the Group in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,  Germany, Mexico, Portugal, Poland, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay, and  other geographies in which Digital Consumer Bank operates such as Italy. |
| EU Taxonomy | | |
| Green Asset Ratio (GAR) |  | Scope based on the prudential consolidated group, in accordance with the Commission Delegated  Regulation (EU) 2021/2178. |
| Supporting employees, communities and customers (social information) | | |
| Acting responsibly towards our employees | | |
| Headcount |  | Full Group scope (except for accident data where Santander Polska S.A. is not included) |
| Remuneration |  | Full Group scope |

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| Training |  | Full Group scope |
| Employee engagement survey |  | Full Group scope |
| Communities sustainable development | | |
| SRI AuMs |  | Wealth Management & Insurance: SAM and Private Banking |
| Support for higher education,  employability and entrepreneurship |  | Main companies of the Group in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Portugal,  Spain, United Kingdom, United States, United Kingdom and Uruguay, in addition to Fundación  Universia. |
| Other community support  programmes |  | Main Group companies in: Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Spain, United States,  Mexico, Perú, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the rest of the countries in which  Digital Consumer Bank operates, as well as Foundations associated to the Group (e.g. Fund.  Banco Santander in Spain, Santander Foundation in the United Kingdom, etc.). |
| Acting responsibly towards customers | | |
| Customers, offices and channels |  | Full Group scope |
| NPS (customer satisfaction) |  | Main Group companies  in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, United States, Mexico, Poland,  Portugal, United Kingdom and Uruguay. |
| Customer complaints |  | All Group entities (>1% of reported claims volume in 2024). |
| Financial health and inclusion |  | Main companies of the Group in: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Peru,  Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay. |
| Business conduct (governance information) | | |
| Corporate governance | | |
| Corporate governance |  | Banco Santander, S.A. |
| Communications with shareholders  and investors |  | Banco Santander, S.A. |
| Ethical conduct | | |
| Mandatory training on the GCC |  | Full Group scope |
| Tax contribution |  | Full Group scope |
| Financial crime compliance |  | Main Group companies with FCC obliged parties within the perimeter of GFCC (Group Financial  Crime Compliance). |
| Litigation and penalties |  | Full Group scope |
| Ethical channels | | |
| Ethical channel |  | Group companies in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom,  United States, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Switzerland, Bahamas, and CIB and Digital Consumer  Bank subsidiaries and branches. |
| Acting responsibly towards suppliers | | |
| Payments to suppliers |  | Main companies of the Group in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Portugal,  Poland, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay, and other geographies in which  Digital Consumer Bank operates such as Italy and Nordics. |
| Evaluated suppliers identified with  ESG risk |  | Main companies of the Group in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Portugal,  Peru, Spain, United Kingdom and Uruguay, and other geographies in which Digital Consumer  Bank operates such as Italy. |

Significant changes in criteria with respect to the 2023

Sustainability Report are reflected in the corresponding section of

this chapter, and generally in section h) of this note.

For a list of subsidiaries included in the consolidation that are

exempt from individual or consolidated sustainability reporting

pursuant to article 19a or 29a(8) of Directive 2013/34/EU, see

Annex 1. Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A. in the ‘Audit report

and consolidated annual accounts'. Of this list, the following

companies are required to report sustainability information under

CSRD:

• Santander Consumer Bank AS (in Norway)

• Santander Bank Polska S.A. (in Poland)

• Stellantis Banque France (in France)

Other companies that meet the requirements established by the

standard but are located in countries where the directive has not

been transposed are not considered obliged to report under the

CSRD.

Moreover, the Group has not applied the exemption in relation to

the breakdown of information on upcoming events or matters

under negotiation.

From 1 January 2025 to the date on which we prepared this

Consolidated non-Financial Information Statement, there were no

additional events that could have a significant impact on the

information set out in this report other than those described in the

consolidated annual accounts.

For more details, see Notes  [1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_784),  [2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_805) , [3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_826) and  [53](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1075) to the consolidated

report and sections [3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_487)  and [4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_508)  of the ‘Economic and financial review’

chapter.

81  Resources that develop and/or help create products and enable us to operate as a bank (e.g. employees; capital; buildings, offices and other physical infrastructure;

technology; and others).

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c) Value chain

Banco Santander has a defined value chain that identifies all the

actors involved in it. It considers the entire consolidation scope set

out in the bank’s Annual Report. This chart illustrates our value

chain. It is split into three main groups (upstream, own operations

and downstream) and shows the actors in each one :

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To define the value chain, the Group considered the indications of

Regulation 2022/2464 (paragraph 33); Delegated Regulation

2023/2772 (ESRS 1); and the EFRAG (European financial reporting

advisory group) Value Chain Implementation Guidance.

These are the definitions we used:

Upstream: Set of activities or processes carried out by companies

that are part of the bank’s upstream phases and that provide the

inputs 81 that we use for the development and marketing of

products and services. This includes companies with which the

bank has a direct and indirect commercial relationship.

• Financial institution s: Monetary institution and public entity

responsible for setting monetary policy that will impact on

Banco Santander; regulating currency circulation; supervising

the interbank market in which the bank operates; and providing

liquidity, where required, for solvency purposes. For instance,

the European Central Bank, Banco de España, Bundesbank,

Narodowy Bank Polski, etc.

• Product and service providers: Companies that provide

products and services that are subsequently marketed in later

phases of the bank’s value chain or that the bank uses to carry

out its operations. For instance, insurance companies (e.g.

suppliers of products that are marketed in the bank’s

downstream phase), technology providers, external audit and

consulting service providers, materials suppliers and office

landlords.

The Group continuously oversees the correct management and

maintenance of its supplies to offer a high value added service to

customers and to guarantee business continuity.

Own operations: Activities that the bank’s functional areas and

employees carry out in our markets and subsidiaries.

• Assets: Assets and properties that the bank owns. For instance,

tangible assets such as offices.

• Geographies: Places where the bank and its subsidiaries carry

out their operations. For instance, Brazil, Spain, United States,

the United Kingdom, and Mexico.

• Cross-cutting areas/functions: Departments and areas within

the bank whose function is to manage and develop the bank’s

operations. For instance, Compliance, Risk, Strategy, Human

Resources, Procurement.

Downstream: Commercial relationships and the products and

services that the bank sells to meet the needs of its customers and

end users.

• Retail and Commercial Banking : A segment that focuses on

meeting financial needs and offering a variety of products and

services that are accessible and tailored to specific customer

requirements. It covers all retail (individual) and commercial

(SMEs, large corporates and institutions, excluding those in

CIB) banking operations. For instance, savings accounts,

mortgages, credit cards and financial services for SMEs.

• Digital Consumer Bank: A segment that aims to convert single

product customers into complete banking customers through

other products. This business brings together Openbank

(online banking platform) and Santander Consumer Finance.

For instance, auto loans, consumer loans and credit cards.

• Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB): A segment that

provides a wide range of financial services to businesses,

82  See sections [2.4.5 Our Environmental footprint](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10537), [3.1.1 Talent and Skills Development](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9685) and [3.2.4 Community Support](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9753) for this chapter; and notes [46](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1024) and [47](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1039) of the Annual

Accounts.

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institutions and governments. It includes global corporate

banking, investment banking and markets worldwide, as well

as globally managed treasuries and equities businesses. For

instance, advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate

finance, investment banking, asset management and risk

management.

• Wealth Management & Insurance (Wealth): A segment that

provides specialized financial services to high net worth clients

and those seeking to protect their assets through insurance. It

comprises Santander Asset Management, Santander Private

Banking, and Santander Insurance.

• Payments: A segment that provides digital payments and

global technology solutions for the bank and new customers in

the open market. It is structured into two businesses: PagoNxt

and Cards (e.g. the cards platform).

• Joint ventures, associates and other investments: Entities that

are not globally integrated in the annual accounts but in which

the Group has decision-making capacity over their operating

activities that have not been previously considered in the value

chain.

• Retailers: Sales channels for companies in the final phases of

the value chain that, through their own commercial network,

are responsible for selling the bank’s products and services to

their customers. For instance, car dealerships.

d) Information not disclosed

In response to the request set out below, the Group has disclosed

partial information. It is not possible to make further disclosure

because it is confidential and sensitive information on the Group's

strategy

• ESRS 2. Minimum Disclosure Requirement - Actions MDR-A -

Actions and resources in relation to material sustainability

matters. Paragraph 69 regarding disclosure of operating

expenses (OpEx) or capital expenditure (CapEx) allocated to

action plans.

The Group discloses certain metrics such as the amounts spent

on employee training and energy efficiency initiatives and

investment in community support, found in the corresponding

sections of this report and our annual accounts. 82

There is no other classified or sensitive information, or information

relating to intellectual property, know-how or innovation results,

that the Group has not included in the report.

e) Time horizons

In preparing this Sustainability statement (including the analysis of

double materiality), we used the following time horizons:

• One year for the short term (this is the standard time horizon for

the short term in the Group).

• One to five years for the medium term (financial planning).

• More than five years for the long term (strategic plan).

These horizons coincide with those provided for by the ESRS

standards. We expressly indicate the different time horizons we

use for processes or metrics described in this report.

f) Significant estimates and assumptions

The Group discloses metrics that incorporate value chain

information, which includes both direct data sources (from

customers or investees) and estimated data from third-party data

providers or sector averages. In some instances, these estimates

draw on factors that the Group is unable to influence and that may

have a significant impact on the information disclosed.

The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to the

Group’s disclosure of GHG emissions, the measurement of which is

subject to considerable uncertainty due to methodology and data

limitations, including reliance on third-party data. Our analysis and

climate target-setting uses estimates based on the recognized

frameworks available at the time. As methods and data evolve, our

data sources and figures may become outdated, and updates to

methodologies and assumptions could lead to different

conclusions. Thus, greenhouse gas emission factors are expected

to increase once data becomes available and the corresponding

companies are included in the calculations.

Climate-related targets, actions and initiatives require forward-

looking parameters and long-term horizons. Our forward-looking

statements reflect our current view of future events and are based

on expectations, projections and estimations. These involve

significant uncertainty and risk due to such factors as scientific

developments, methodology developments, standards variation,

future market conditions and technological advances (which vary

across industries), as well as challenges in data availability and

accuracy and regulatory changes. These assessments must evolve

and should not be considered reliable indicators of future

performance.

We expect improvements in data quality, coverage and availability

in the coming years, driven by increased sustainability information

reporting and disclosure obligations and other elements. We also

expect new guidance, industry standards and scientific research in

this area. For that reason, Grupo Santander reserves the right to

review and update its targets, methodologies and approach

regularly and as necessary.

The disclosure of EU Taxonomy reporting is also subject to

uncertainty over data quality and the use of third-party data. For

more details, see section NS 5. EU Taxonomy of this Sustainability

Statement.

g) Comparative information, changes in the

preparation or presentation of sustainability

information

The Group has chosen to avail itself of the transitional provision

relating to section 7.1 of NEIS 1 comparative reporting whereby

the company is not required to disclose comparative information in

the first year of application of the directive.. Except for information

that is necessary to comply with Spanish Law 11/2018 and the

perimeter of disclosure allows its comparability.

In order to comply as accurately as possible with the different

requirements established by the regulation, the following

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indicators have been subject to modification in their calculation

methodology. Therefore the information provided in this

Sustainability statement is not comparable with the information

provided in previous years.

• Number of calendar days lost due to work-related injuries and

fatalities. Fatalities have been included in this metric. In previous

years, only work-related accidents, common illnesses and non-

work-related accidents were considered.

• Energy consumption (renewable and non-renewable). This is

calculated based on the percentage of each generation source

(nuclear, renewable and fossil fuels) in each of the countries

where we consume energy and considers the renewable

electricity that we buy and self-produce. Only electricity that has

a renewable certificate is counted as renewable electricity.

• Scope 1 emissions. Emissions derived from refrigerant gas leaks

are included for the first time.

Additionally, the reporting scope that applies to the related metrics

has been modified:

• Internal consumption. The reporting scope is expanded with

information from all subsidiaries. Now covering 100% of the

Group's consolidated scope.

• Footprint compensation. Starting this year "2024", the Group

compensates scopes 1 and 2 of 100% of the Group.

Finally, scope 1 and 2 emission reduction targets have been

reviewed, based on the targets defined in the previous 2022-2025

plan. These targets are based on 2020 and have a horizon of 2030.

At the date of publication of this report, no material misstatements

of information disclosed in prior periods have been detected.

h) Incorporation by reference

This report includes all the information necessary to comply with

the requirements established in the ESRS, except in those cases in

which such information is already included in the Group's audit

report and consolidated annual accounts. In these cases, which are

detailed below, the disclosure will be made by reference to that

report.

• ESRS 2 - Disclosure requirement BP-1, paragraph 5.b).ii.

Reference is made to [Appendix I](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1144) of the Group's consolidated

annual accounts and audit report for the list of subsidiaries of

Banco Santander, S.A.

• ESRS 2 - Disclosure Requirement SBM-3, paragraph 48.d).

Reference is made to note [25.e)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940) of the Group's consolidated

annual accounts and audit report to complete the information

relating to the financial effects derived from the amount of

convictions or penalties.

• ESRS 2. Minimum Disclosure Requirement - Actions MDR-A -

Actions and resources in relation to material sustainability

matters. Paragraph 69 regarding disclosure of operating

expenses (OpEx) or capital expenditure (CapEx) allocated to

action plans. Reference is made to notes [46](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1024) and [47](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1039) of the

Group's audit report and consolidated annual accounts for more

details on the connection of sustainability information with

annual accounts information.

• ESRS 2 - Minimum Disclosure Requirement - MDR-M parameters,

in relation to the positive impact of 'Act responsibly and consider

investors’ interests and the impact on employees, broader

society and the environment; pay taxes to support the

distribution of wealth'. Reference is made to note [27](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_946) of the

Group's audit report and consolidated annual accounts for more

details on the Group's tax information.

• ESRS S1 - Disclosure Requirement S1-17, paragraphs 103(c),

104(b) and AR 105. Reference is made to note [25.e)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940) of the

Group's Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements to

complete the disclosures regarding serious human rights

incidents involving the company's personnel.

• ESRS S3 - Disclosure Requirements S3-1, paragraph 17 and AR

12; and S3-4, paragraph 36. Reference is made to note [25.e)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940) of

the Group's Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts for

supplementary information on serious human rights incidents

relating to affected groups.

• ESRS S4 - Disclosure Requirements S4-4, paragraph 35.

Reference is made to note [25.e)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940) of the Group's Consolidated

Annual Report and Accounts for supplementary information on

serious human rights incidents relating to consumers or end-

users.

• ESRS G1- G1-4, paragraphs 24.a) and 25.d). Reference is made to

note [25.e)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940) of the Group's Annual Report and Consolidated

Financial Statements to complete the information regarding

convictions and fines for breaches of anti-corruption and anti-

bribery laws.

Sustainability note [11. 'Directive (EU) 2022/2464 content index](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12011)'

provides the sections of this report and of the Group's Annual

Report and Consolidated Financial Statements where the

information that responds to each of the requirements defined by

the ESRS can be found.

i) Use of phase-in provisions in accordance with

Appendix C of ESRS 1

The following table details those requirements for which Grupo

Santander has opted to not disclosure in this first year of preparing

its sustainability report in accordance with the Commission's

delegated regulation (EU) 2023/2772.

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| ESRS 2 | SBM-1, paragraph 40,  b( and c) | Total revenue/Revenue by  significant ESRS Sectors |
| ESRS 2 | SBM-3, paragraph 48  e) | Potential financial effects |
| ESRS E1 | E1-9 | Potential financial effects from  material physical and transition  risks and potential climate-  related opportunities |
| ESRS S1 | S1-7 | Characteristics of non-employee  workers in the undertaking’s  own workforce |
| ESRS S1 | S1-14 | Health and safety: information  on non-employee workers |
| ESRS S1 | S1-15 | Work-life balance |

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List of datapoints in cross-cutting and topical standards that derive from other EU legislation

The table below illustrates the data points covered by ESRS 2 and the thematic ESRS derived from other EU legislation. For

each data point, in the last column, it is indicated whether or not it is material and if it is, where in the report the information

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| ESRS 2 GOV-1  Board's gender  diversity paragraph 21  (d) | Indicator number 13 of  Table #1 of Annex 1 |  | Commission Delegated  Regulation (EU)  2020/1816 (5),  Annex II |  | Sustainability notes.  [SN2. Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793) |
| ESRS 2 GOV-1  Percentage of board  members who are  independent  paragraph 21 (e) |  |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II |  | Sustainability notes.  [SN2. Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793) |
| ESRS 2 GOV-4  Statement on due  diligence paragraph 30 | Indicator number 10  Table #3 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | [1. Sustainability at](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)  [Grupo Santander](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)  [1.4 Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627)  (1.4.2 Human rights  due diligence). |
| ESRS 2 SBM-1  Involvement in  activities related to  fossil fuel activities  paragraph 40 (d) i | Indicators number 4  Table #1 of Annex 1 | Article 449a  Regulation (EU) No  575/2013;  Commission  Implementing  Regulation  (EU) 2022/2453 (6)  Table 1: Qualitative  information on  Environmental risk and  Table 2: Qualitative  information on Social  risk | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II |  | Sustainability notes [SN](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12011)  [11. Commission](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12011)  [Delegated Regulation](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12011)  [(EU) 2023/2772 on](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12011)  [sustainability reporting](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12011)  [standards content](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12011)  [index](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12011) (SBM-1 –  Strategy, business  model and value chain) |
| ESRS 2 SBM-1  Involvement in  activities related to  chemical production  paragraph 40 (d) ii | Indicator number 9  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II |  | Not material |
| ESRS 2 SBM-1  Involvement in  activities related to  controversial weapons  paragraph 40 (d) iii | Indicator number 14  Table #1 of Annex 1 |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818 (7),  Article 12(1) Delegated  Regulation (EU)  2020/1816,  Annex II |  | Not material |
| ESRS 2 SBM-1  Involvement in  activities related to  cultivation and  production of tobacco  paragraph 40 (d) iv |  |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818,  Article 12(1) Delegated  Regulation (EU)  2020/1816,  Annex II |  | Not material |
| ESRS E1-1  Transition plan to  reach climate  neutrality by 2050  paragraph 14 |  |  |  | Regulation  (EU) 2021/1119,  Article 2(1) | [2. Our climate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  [transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  Sustainability notes  [SN 4. Our transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809)  [plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809) |
| ESRS E1-1  Undertakings excluded  from Paris-aligned  Benchmarks paragraph  16 (g) |  | Article 449a  Regulation (EU) No  575/2013;  Commission  Implementing  Regulation  (EU) 2022/2453  Template 1: Banking  book-Climate Change  transition risk: Credit  quality of exposures by  sector, emissions and  residual maturity | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818,  Article12.1 (d) to (g),  and Article 12.2 |  | Sustainability notes  [SN 4. Our transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809)  [plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809) |

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| ESRS E1-4  GHG emission  reduction targets  paragraph 34 | Indicator number 4  Table #2 of Annex 1 | Article 449a  Regulation (EU) No  575/2013;  Commission  Implementing  Regulation  (EU) 2022/2453  Template 3: Banking  book – Climate change  transition risk:  alignment metrics | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818,  Article 6 |  | [2. Our climate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  [transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  [2.4 Aiming to align our](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641)  [activity with the Paris](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641)  [Agreement Goals](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641)  Sustainability notes  [SN 4. Our transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809)  [plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809) |
| ESRS E1-5  Energy consumption  from fossil sources  disaggregated by  sources (only high  climate impact sectors)  paragraph 38 | Indicator number 5  Table #1 and Indicator  n. 5 Table #2 of Annex  1 |  |  |  | Sustainability notes  [SN 7.1 Green transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  (Table 2.  Environmental  footprint 2023-2024) |
| ESRS E1-5 Energy  consumption and mix  paragraph 37 | Indicator number 5  Table #1 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Sustainability notes  [SN 7.1 Green transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  (Table 2.  Environmental  footprint 2023-2024) |
| ESRS E1-5  Energy intensity  associated with  activities in high  climate impact sectors  paragraphs 40 to 43 | Indicator number 6  Table #1 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Sustainability notes  [SN 7.1 Green transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  (Table 2.  Environmental  footprint 2023-2024) |
| ESRS E1-6  Gross Scope 1, 2, 3 and  Total GHG emissions  paragraph 44 | Indicators number 1  and 2 Table #1 of  Annex 1 | Article 449a;  Regulation (EU) No  575/2013;  Commission  Implementing  Regulation  (EU) 2022/2453  Template 1: Banking  book – Climate change  transition risk: Credit  quality of exposures by  sector, emissions and  residual maturity | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818,  Article 5(1), 6  and 8(1) |  | Sustainability notes  [SN 7.1 Green](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  [transitions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  (Table 3. Gross scopes  1, 2, 3 and total GHG  emissions ) |
| ESRS E1-6  Gross GHG emissions  intensity paragraphs  53 to 55 | Indicators number 3  Table #1 of Annex 1 | Article 449a  Regulation (EU) No  575/2013;  Commission  Implementing  Regulation  (EU) 2022/2453  Template 3: Banking  book – Climate change  transition risk:  alignment metrics | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818,  Article 8(1) |  | Sustainability notes  [SN 7.1 Green](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  [transitions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  (Table 3. Gross scopes  1, 2, 3 and total GHG  emissions ) |
| ESRS E1-7  GHG removals and  carbon credits  paragraph 56 |  |  |  | Regulation  (EU) 2021/1119,  Article 2(1) | Sustainability notes  [SN 7.1 Green](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  [transitions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  (Table 3. Gross scopes  1, 2, 3 and total GHG  emissions ) |
| ESRS E1-9  Exposure of the  benchmark portfolio to  climate-related  physical risks  paragraph 66 |  |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818,  Annex II Delegated  Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II |  | Phase-in (partially)  [2. Our climate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  [transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  [2.3.4 Potential](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10387)  [financial effects](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10387) |

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| ESRS E1-9  Disaggregation of  monetary amounts by  acute and chronic  physical risk paragraph  66 (a)  ESRS E1-9  Location of significant  assets at material  physical risk paragraph  66 (c). |  | Article 449a  Regulation (EU) No  575/2013;  Commission  Implementing  Regulation  (EU) 2022/2453  paragraphs 46  and 47; Template 5:  Banking book - Climate  change physical risk:  Exposures subject to  physical risk. |  |  | Phase-in (partially)  [2. Our climate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  [transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  [2.3.4 Potential](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10387)  [financial effects](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10387) |
| ESRS E1-9 Breakdown  of the carrying value of  its real estate assets by  energy-efficiency  classes paragraph 67  (c). |  | Article 449a  Regulation (EU) No  575/2013;  Commission  Implementing  Regulation  (EU) 2022/2453  paragraph 34;  Template 2:Banking  book -Climate change  transition risk: Loans  collateralised by  immovable property -  Energy efficiency of  the collateral |  |  | Phase-in (partially)  [2. Our climate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  [transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)  [2.3.4 Potential](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10387)  [financial effects](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10387) |
| ESRS E1-9  Degree of exposure of  the portfolio to  climate- related  opportunities  paragraph 69 |  |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818,  Annex II |  | Phase-in |
| ESRS E2-4  Amount of each  pollutant listed in  Annex II of the  E-PRTR Regulation  (European Pollutant  Release and Transfer  Register) emitted to  air, water and soil,  paragraph 28 | Indicator number 8  Table #1 of Annex 1  Indicator number 2  Table #2 of Annex 1  Indicator number 1  Table #2 of Annex 1  Indicator number 3  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS E3-1  Water and marine  resources paragraph 9 | Indicator number 7  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS E3-1  Dedicated policy  paragraph 13 | Indicator number 8  Table 2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS E3-1  Sustainable oceans  and seas paragraph 14 | Indicator number 12  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS E3-4  Total water recycled  and reused paragraph  28 (c) | Indicator number 6.2  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS E3-4  Total water  consumption in m3  per  net revenue on own  operations paragraph  29 | Indicator number 6.1  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS 2- SBM 3 - E4  paragraph 16 (a) i | Indicator number 7  Table #1 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS 2- SBM 3 - E4  paragraph 16 (b) | Indicator number 10  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS 2- SBM 3 - E4  paragraph 16 (c) | Indicator number 14  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS E4-2  Sustainable land /  agriculture practices or  policies paragraph 24  (b) | Indicator number 11  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |

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| ESRS E4-2  Sustainable oceans /  seas practices or  policies paragraph 24  (c) | Indicator number 12  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS E4-2  Policies to address  deforestation  paragraph 24 (d) | Indicator number 15  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS E5-5  Non-recycled waste  paragraph 37 (d) | Indicator number 13  Table #2 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS E5-5  Hazardous waste and  radioactive waste  paragraph 39 | Indicator number 9  Table #1 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS 2- SBM3 - S1  Risk of incidents of  forced labour  paragraph 14 (f) | Indicator number 13  Table #3 of Annex I |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS 2- SBM3 - S1  Risk of incidents of  child labour paragraph  14 (g) | Indicator number 12  Table #3 of Annex I |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS S1-1  Human rights policy  commitments  paragraph 20 | Indicator number 9  Table #3 and  Indicator number 11  Table #1 of Annex I |  |  |  | [1. Sustainability at](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)  [Grupo Santander](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)  (1.4.2 Human rights  due diligence) |
| ESRS S1-1  Due diligence policies  on issues addressed by  the fundamental  International Labor  Organisation  Conventions 1 to 8,  paragraph 21 |  |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II |  | 3.1 Our employees -  Cross reference to:  [1. Sustainability at](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)  [Grupo Santander](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)  (1.4.2 Human rights  due diligence) |
| ESRS S1-1  Processes and  measures for  preventing trafficking  in human beings  paragraph 22 | Indicator number 11  Table #3 of Annex I |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS S1-1  Workplace accident  prevention policy or  management system  paragraph 23 | Indicator number 1  Table #3 of Annex I |  |  |  | [3.1 Our employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)  [3.1.2 Working](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9673)  [conditions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9673)  (i. Employee health  and well-being) |
| ESRS S1-3  Grievance/complaints  handling mechanisms  paragraph 32 (c) | Indicator number 5  Table #3 of Annex I |  |  |  | [3.1 Our employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)  3.1.4 Employee  feedback and  experience |
| ESRS S1-14  Number of fatalities  and number and rate  of work- related  accidents paragraph 88  (b) and (c) | Indicator number 2  Table #3 of Annex I |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II |  | Sustainability notes  [7.3 Employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)  (Table 22.  Occupational health &  safety) |
| ESRS S1-14  Number of days lost to  injuries, accidents,  fatalities or illness  paragraph 88 (e) | Indicator number 3  Table #3 of Annex I |  |  |  | Sustainability notes  [7.3 Employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)  (Table 22.  Occupational health &  safety) |
| ESRS S1-16  Unadjusted gender pay  gap paragraph 97 (a) | Indicator number 12  Table #1 of Annex I |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II |  | Sustainability notes  [7.3 Employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)  (Table 16.  Remuneration ratios) |
| ESRS S1-16  Excessive CEO pay  ratio paragraph 97 (b) | Indicator number 8  Table #3 of Annex I |  |  |  | Sustainability notes  [7.3 Employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)  (Table 16.  Remuneration ratios) |

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| ESRS S1-17  Incidents of  discrimination  paragraph 103 (a) | Indicator number 7  Table #3 of Annex I |  |  |  | [3.1 Our employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)  [3.1.3 Inclusive culture](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9679)  [4. Business conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)  [4.2 Ethical conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9767) |
| ESRS S1-17 Non-  respect of UNGPs on  Business and Human  Rights and OECD  paragraph 104 (a) | Indicator number 10  Table #1 and Indicator  n. 14 Table #3 of  Annex I |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II Delegated  Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818 Art 12  (1) |  | [3.1 Our employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)  [3.1.3 Inclusive culture](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9679)  [4. Business conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)  [4.2 Ethical conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9767) |
| ESRS 2- SBM3 – S2  Significant risk of child  labour or forced labour  in the value chain  paragraph 11 (b) | Indicators number 12  and n. 13 Table #3 of  Annex I |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS S2-1  Human rights policy  commitments  paragraph 17 | Indicator number 9  Table #3 and Indicator  n. 11 Table #1 of  Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS S2-1 Policies  related to value chain  workers paragraph 18 | Indicator number 11  and n. 4 Table #3 of  Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS S2-1 Non-respect  of UNGPs on Business  and Human Rights  principles and OECD  guidelines paragraph  19 | Indicator number 10  Table #1 of Annex 1 |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II Delegated  Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818, Art 12  (1) |  | Not material |
| ESRS S2-1  Due diligence policies  on issues addressed by  the fundamental  International Labor  Organisation  Conventions 1 to 8,  paragraph 19 |  |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II |  | Not material |
| ESRS S2-4  Human rights issues  and incidents  connected to its  upstream and  downstream value  chain paragraph 36 | Indicator number 14  Table #3 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS S3-1  Human rights policy  commitments  paragraph 16 | Indicator number 9  Table #3 of Annex 1  and Indicator number  11 Table #1 of Annex  1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS S3-1  non-respect of UNGPs  on Business and  Human Rights, ILO  principles or and OECD  guidelines paragraph  17 | Indicator number 10  Table #1 Annex 1 |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II Delegated  Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818, Art 12  (1) |  | Not material |
| ESRS S3-4  Human rights issues  and incidents  paragraph 36 | Indicator number 14  Table #3 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS S4-1 Policies  related to consumers  and end-users  paragraph 16 | Indicator number 9  Table #3 and  Indicator number 11  Table #1 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | [3.3 Our customers](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576) |
| ESRS S4-1  Non-respect of UNGPs  on Business and  Human Rights and  OECD guidelines  paragraph 17 | Indicator number 10  Table #1 of Annex 1 |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II Delegated  Regulation  (EU) 2020/1818, Art 12  (1) |  | [3.3 Our customers](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576) -  Cross reference to:  [1. Sustainability at](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)  [Santander](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)  (1.4.2 Human rights  due diligence) |

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| ESRS S4-4  Human rights issues  and incidents  paragraph 35 | Indicator number 14  Table #3 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | Not material |
| ESRS G1-1  United Nations  Convention against  Corruption paragraph  10 (b) | Indicator number 15  Table #3 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | [4. Business conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)  [4.2 Ethical conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9767)  (4.2.3 Financial crime  compliance) |
| ESRS G1-1  Protection of whistle-  blowers paragraph 10  (d) | Indicator number 6  Table #3 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | [4. Business conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)  [4.3 Ethical channels](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9774) |
| ESRS G1-4  Fines for violation of  anti- corruption and  anti-bribery laws  paragraph 24 (a) | Indicator number 17  Table #3 of Annex 1 |  | Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2020/1816,  Annex II) |  | [4. Business conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)  [4.2 Ethical conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9767)  (4.2.3 Financial crime  compliance) |
| ESRS G1-4  Standards of anti-  corruption and anti-  bribery paragraph 24  (b) | Indicator number 16  Table #3 of Annex 1 |  |  |  | [4. Business conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)  [4.2 Ethical conduct](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9767)  (4.2.3 Financial crime  compliance) |

(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector

(Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation) (OJ L 317, 9.12.2019, p. 1).

(2) Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and

amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (Capital Requirements Regulation “CRR”) (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1).

(3) Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments  and  financial  contracts

or  to  measure  the  performance  of  investment  funds  and  amending  Directives  2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (OJ L 171, 29.6.2016,

p. 1).

(4) Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending

Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).

(5) Commission  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2020/1816  of  17  July  2020  supplementing  Regulation  (EU)  2016/1011  of  the  European Parliament and of the Council as

regards the explanation in the benchmark statement of how environmental, social and governance factors are reflected in each benchmark provided and published (OJ L 406,

3.12.2020, p. 1).

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2453 of 30 November 2022 amending the implementing technical standards laid down  in  Implementing  Regulation

(EU)  2021/637  as  regards  the  disclosure  of  environmental,  social  and  governance  risks (OJ L 324,19.12.2022, p.1.).

(7) Commission  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2020/1818  of  17  July  2020  supplementing  Regulation  (EU)  2016/1011  of  the  European Parliament and of the Council as

regards minimum standards for EU Climate Transition Benchmarks and EU Paris-aligned Benchmarks (OJ L 406, 3.12.2020, p. 17)."

SN 2. Sustainability governance

Board of directors

It consist of 15 members, of which 13 are non-executive directors

and 2 are executive directors. The majority are independent

directors (66.67% of the total members of the council).

Likewise, the board of directors shall ensure that the procedures to

select members guarantee the individual and collective expertise

of directors, encourage diversity in terms of gender, age,

geographical origin, experience and knowledge, and do not carry

any implicit bias that could lead to any form of discrimination on

grounds such as disability, race or ethnic origin. The board

currently has a balanced presence of both genders (women -men)

with a diversity ratio of 67%. 83 In terms of geographical origin/

international experience, 60% of the directors come from or

studied in continental Europe, 60% in the US/UK, 13% in Latin

America, and 7% in other regions. The Board also has extensive

international experience, mainly in the markets where we operate

(European market, US and UK markets, and Latin American

markets). The Board also has the skills and experience to monitor

materiality issues (e.g. on issues related to sustainability, human

resources, culture, talent and remuneration, as well as to business

conduct and risk management). None of the directors are currently

assigned a specific employee representation role.

The board of directors as the highest decision-making body in the

Group performs the following functions:

•  approves the Responsible Banking agenda and set the strategy;

•  approves the culture policy and related policies on responsible

business and sustainability matters and, in particular, on

environmental and social matters;

•  supervise that the responsible banking strategy is consistent

with Group strategy;

•  reviews the performance against the public objectives and that

the metrics are covered within the responsible banking agenda;

•  tracks key initiatives; and

•  reviews subsidiaries’ strategies.

For more details, see the Rules and Regulations of the board of

Directors, available on the Group's corporate website; and section

[4.2 'Board composition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_337)' in the 'Corporate governance' chapter.

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Responsible banking, sustainability and cultural

committee

The responsible banking, sustainability and cultural committee

(RBSCC)  assists the board in fulfilling its supervisory

responsibilities regarding the responsible business strategy and

sustainability issues of Banco Santander and its Group. In

particular, it has the following functions:

(i) advise the council on the design of the strategy and policies on

responsible business and sustainability, in particular

environmental and social matters, by monitoring, supervising and

evaluating them;

(ii) Advise the council in formulating the Group’s strategy with

interest groups; as well as supervise the involvement with them;

(iii) ensure that adequate control processes are in place with

respect to responsible banking practices, and that risks and

opportunities related to sustainability and accountability are

identified and managed; and

(iv) to report regularly to the council on the progress made by the

Group on responsible business practices and sustainability.

The responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee

consists of five independent directors, 80% of whom are women.

All of them have been appointed by the board of directors taking

into account their knowledge, qualifications and experience in the

areas for which the committee is responsible. Thus, its members

have competence in issues relevant to this function as strategy and

human resources, culture, talent and remuneration, responsible

business and sustainability, risk management and also in issues

related to education and universities.

In 2024, the committee held five meetings, and, among others, the

following topics were discussed.

Environmental issues:

• Reviewed the Group’s climate change strategy and alignment

targets. Endorsed the Group priorities for 2024 in relation to

sustainability, including supporting our customers in their green

transition.

• Reviewed ESG factors introduced in the credit approval process,

associated action plans and related achievements. Worked with

the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee to

review the progress made in embedding climate-related and

environmental risks, as well as to monitor the implementation of

controls and processes to mitigate ESG risks.

• Reviewed the green finance strategy and its execution.

• Monitored our own environmental footprint, value chain

emissions and carbon neutral claim.

Social issues:

• Reviewed our social agenda, which includes financial inclusion;

financial health; business with social output; and corporate social

responsibility or philanthropic activities. And reviewed the

outcomes of the holistic human rights due diligence exercise.

• Reviewed the progress made within our community support

strategy, which includes Santander Universidades strategy and

its alignment with the Group's transformation agenda.

• Discussed People and Culture's activities and progress and

proposals regarding inclusive culture in coordination with the

nomination and remuneration committees, with a key focus on

the representation of women in senior positions within the

Group.

Governance issues:

• Identified priority sustainability areas for action based on the

outcomes of a materiality assessment that the Sustainability

team conducts every year. Verified that the proposed

sustainability agenda and targets remained aligned with the

Group´s strategy. Monitored and assessed the Group's progress

on its targets to control that its KPI remained relevant and

aligned with committee expectations. And reviewed ESG global

ratings' assessments of Banco Santander.

• Assisted the board in ensuring that sustainability targets and

metrics were embedded in the Group's remuneration schemes.

As part of that, reviewed, in coordination with the remuneration

committee, a proposal to further increase the alignment of the

long-term incentive for 2024-2026 with our sustainability

agenda.

• Reviewed the progress made regarding the management of the

supply chain in regards to ESG.

• Supported the audit committee on the supervision and

assessment of the process to prepare and present non-financial

information.

• Reviewed the main European and international financial

regulatory and supervisory initiatives and priorities related to

sustainability. Received information on local regulatory

developments.

In addition, it received specific training in sustainability, with

special attention to the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting

Directive (CSRD).

For more details, see the Rules and Regulations of the board of

Directors, available on t he Group's corporate website; and sections

[4.2 'Board composition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_337)' and [4.9 'Responsible banking,](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_370)

[sustainability and cultural committee activities in 2024](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_370)' in the

'Corporate governance' chapter.

Board audit committee

The board audit committee (BAC) assists the board in overseeing

and reviewing  the financial and sustainability information process,

as well as internal control systems.

The audit committee consists of five independent directors, 60% of

whom are women. All of them have been appointed by the board

of directors based on their knowledge, qualifications and

experience in the areas of finance, accounting and auditing,

internal control, information technology, business or risk

management.

In 2024, the committee held 15 meetings, including four joint

sessions with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance

committee. With regard to sustainability reporting, the committee

oversaw the sustainability reporting process, receiving regular

updates from the Group's Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) and the

main functions responsible for sustainability reporting.

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For more details, see the Rules and Regulations of the board of

Directors, available on the Group's corporate website; and sections

[4.2 'Board composition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_337)' and [4.5 'Audit committee activities in](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358)

[2024](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358) ' of the 'Corporate governance' chapter.

Risk supervision, regulation and compliance

committee

The risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee

supports and advises the board in defining and assessing risk

policies that affect the Group and in determining the current and

future risk appetite and the strategy and culture in this area,

including proposing appropriate changes in view of internal or

external circumstances that impact on the Group (both financial

and non-financial risks), among other functions.

The risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee

consists of five external directors (40% women), with three

independent members, including its chair. All of them have been

appointed by the board of directors based on their knowledge,

qualifications and experience in the areas for which the committee

is responsible. Thus, its members have competence in issues

relevant to this function as banking, accounting, auditing and

financing, strategy, risk management, governance and control, as

well as in human resources, culture, talent and remuneration.

In 2024, the committee held 18 meetings, including one strategy

session, four joint sessions with the audit committee, one joint

session with the nomination committee and one joint session with

the remuneration committee.  It reviewed relevant topics on

customer data protection, operational resilience, aspects of

customer conduct, complaints and internal whistleblowing. Issues

such as culture and internal control are also addressed.

For more information see: the Rules and Regulations of the Board

of Directors, available on the Group's corporate website; and

sections [4.2 'Board composition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_337)' and [4.8 'Risk supervision,](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_367)

[regulation and compliance committee activities in 2024](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_367)' in the

'Corporate governance' chapter.

Other committees of the Group board, such as the Nomination and

Remuneration Committees, also support and review sustainability-

related issues. For further details, see section [4. 'Board of](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_331)

[Directors](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_331)' in the 'Corporate Governance' chapter.

Other governance bodies

The corporate accounting and financial reporting, management

and sustainability committee performs these functions (among

others):

• Approve the content and scope of sustainability disclosures.

• Analyze and validate or, when applicable, propose the approval

of all significant sustainability information.

This committee meets monthly, or on an extraordinary basis when

deemed appropriate.

The risk control committee (CCR) is responsible for controlling

risks and providing a holistic view of them. Determines whether

lines of business are managed according to the risk appetite

approved by the board. It also identifies, tracks and evaluates the

impact of current and emerging risks on the Group’s risk profile.

The CCR is composed of senior management members in the

functions of risk, compliance and conduct, financial and general

intervention, among others.

Other forums and support functions

First line of defence

Business functions and all other functions that generate risk

exposure are the first line of defence. The first line of defence

identifies, measures, controls, tracks and reports the risks that

originate and applies the policies, models and procedures that

regulate risk management. Risk generation must be adjusted to the

approved risk appetite and associated limits. The head of each unit

that generates a risk has primary responsibility for managing it.

The corporate sustainability function works continuously to

define, execute and monitor our sustainability strategy, and

coordinates and drives the responsible banking agenda, with

support from a senior adviser on responsible business practices

who reports directly to the executive chair, as well as with the

sustainability network in our core markets, global businesses and

corporate functions.

The accounting and management control function, is responsible

for (among others):

• establishing and maintaining the internal control system on the

financial and sustainability information generated by the

function; and

• Implementing the standards and policies reflected in the

sustainability information sent to the Corporation.

It is the responsibility of the functions involved in executing the

strategy and preparing information on sustainability (for example:

Technology, Operations, Risks, Human Resources, Tax, and others)

that the information provided is true and reliable, establishing the

necessary controls and correcting any weaknesses.

Second line of defence

Risk and Compliance & Conduct functions, as the second line of

defence, will provide independent challenge and oversight of the

risk management activities performed by the first line of defence.

This second line of defence should control, within their respective

domains of responsibility, that risks are managed in accordance

with the risk appetite defined by senior management and promote

a strong risk culture throughout the organization.

The internal control function within the Enterprise Wide Risk

Management (EWRM) function will be responsible for establishing

the criteria and monitoring the implementation and effectiveness

of the Santander Group Internal Control System. This will help to

the adequacy and integrity of the internal controls established by

the different functions to provide reasonable assurance in the

achievement of the defined objectives (which include, among

others, the reliability of financial and sustainability reporting).

Third line of defence

The internal audit function periodically assesses that policies,

methods and procedures are adequate and effectively applied for

the management and control of accounting, financial and

management information. The annual audit plan, which was

carried out on the basis of a robust risk assessment process (Top-

down & Bottom-up methodology), provides reviews of the main

aspects contained in this report.

In this way, issues related to climate risk and disclaimers are

regularly verified as well as compliance with the rules and

procedures established in the General Code of Conduct (GCC),

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independently monitoring their adequacy and effectiveness and

those of their local developments. the Open Channel is reviewed

and specifically evaluates compliance with data protection

regulations.

The audit function reports to the Audit Committee, which, among

other functions, assists the board in the supervision and evaluation

of the process of preparing and presenting financial and non-

financial information, as well as internal control systems.

Risk management and internal controls over

sustainability information

In order to control the quality and reliability of the information

included in the Sustainability statement, Santander implemented

an internal control system that complies with the most demanding

international standards and complies with the guidelines

established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the

Treadway Commission (COSO).

Like the Sustainability information itself, at Santander we are

evolving our Internal Control System so that it covers all the

material aspects identified for 2026.

First, we identify the most material risks and then establish the

necessary controls, complying with the requirements regarding the

disclosure of sustainability information.

The most significant aspects taken into account in the process of

preparing sustainability information are the following:

• Identification and definition of quantitative and qualitative

criteria that emanate from regulatory interpretation or our

impacts risks and opportunities in areas where there are no

consolidated market practices.

• The hypotheses, judgments, estimates and approximations used

in the calculation and preparation of certain metrics.

• Ensuring the completeness of information and establishing

perimeters for each metric or group of metrics.

• Difficulties in having, in certain respects, third-party information

necessary for the construction of our narrative or metrics,

especially in the value chain (emissions information from our

portfolio, alignment information, supplier information, etc.).

• Calculation, processing and consolidation of both quantitative

and qualitative information.

In addition, we also began to prepare reasonable assurance of

several of the metrics to convergence in the quality standards of

financial and sustainability information.

Similarly to the control of financial information, the

implementation and supervision of the control system of

sustainability information is carried out through the following

bodies: Board of Directors, Audit committee, Risk Control

committee and Corporate Accounting and Financial, Management

and Sustainability Reporting committee.

For more details, see the introductory paragraph “Sustainability

information” of the consolidated management report itself; section

[8. 'Internal control over financial reporting (ICFR)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_418)' in the 'Corporate

governance' chapter; and section [1.5 'Internal control system](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11313)' in

the 'Risk management and compliance' chapter.

Internal control system for sustainability information

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Control culture

Basis of Internal

Control. Essential to

provide reasonable

assurance in achieving

the objectives defined

by the Group, acting

responsibly.

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Risk Assessment

(RCSA)

Dynamic process of

evaluating the risks

associated with

achieving the

organization's

objectives.

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Control Activities

Actions established by

policies and

procedures that help

that management

instructions are carried

out to mitigate

identified risks.

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Information and

Communication

Accurate and timely

information for

decision-making,

facilitating the

escalation and

governance of

improvements and

incidents.

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Monitoring activities

Mechanisms and

instruments to monitor

the correct

implementation and

effectiveness of the

internal control

system, promoting a

continuous evaluation

of the same.

Cross-cutting regulations to embed ESG standards in

our business model

Responsible banking framework

Establishes responsible banking as a strategic topic for Grupo

Santander and all local units.

Accounting and Financial Reporting, Management and

Sustainability information framework

Sets out the principles, directives and guidelines regarding the

preparation of accounting, financial and management information

that must be applied by all Group subsidiaries as an essential

element of proper governance.

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Responsible banking and sustainability policy

Sets out our sustainability principles, targets and strategy

(including human rights protection) to create long-term

stakeholder value.

Responsible banking model

Sets out the roles and responsibilities of the first, second and third

line of defence in all responsible banking-related activity to drive

our sustainability agenda, embed ESG standards and achieve our

goals.

In addition to these regulations, which apply to all the Group’s

units and businesses, the following section of this chapter details

the regulations that apply specifically to the management of each

of the material topics and associated IROs:

•  Climate change (see section [2. 'Our climate transition plan'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562));

•  Own workforce (see section [3.1 'Our employees'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569) );

• Consumers and end users (see section [3.3 'Our customers'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576));

• Affected communities (see section [3.2. 'Communities'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9585)

[sustainable development'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9585)),

•  Business conduct (see section [4. 'Business conduct'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)).

All regulations (corporate frameworks, models, policies and

procedures) help maintain a high level of governance, and the

highest standards in terms of their drafting, approval, and in the

monitoring of their local transposition.

The approval of the regulations is responsibility of the Board of

Directors or its committees, when the regulated matter falls within

their scope of responsibility according to their rules and

regulations. Corporate frameworks in all cases must be approved

by the board of directors. The regulations approved by the board

under this chapter are as follows:

→ Relevant corporate frameworks related to sustainability:

Responsible Banking, Risk; Cybersecurity; Compliance and

conduct; Financial Crime and compliance; Human resources.

→ Relevant policies related to sustainability: Responsible banking

and sustainability; Code of conduct; Code of conduct in securities

markets; Corporate Defence; Environmental, social and climate

change risk; Tax; Conflict of interest; Defence sector; Anti-money

laundering and countering the financing terrorism;

Remuneration; Performance management; Group Succession;

Culture.

For more details on the Group's key regulatory documents on

sustainability, see our corporate website santander.com.

SN 3. Materiality assessment – Detailed methodology

The Group and subsidiaries’ double materiality assessments are

based on European Sustainability Regulatory Standards (ESRS) 1

and 2, and the Double Materiality Assessment Guide from the

ERAG.

Our assessment comprised these phases:

1. Background and stakeholder analysis

General view of the bank, its operations and main lines of business,

based on:

→ Information on the entity: Sources include strategic and

financial plans, financial statements and other published reports.

This analysis considers operations, products and services,

geographical footprint, business relationships and the value

chain.

→ External information: Public documents on sector trends,

analyst and supervisor papers, and peers’ sustainability reports.

To enhance this background analysis, we also use these external

sources:

1. The UNEP FI impact analysis tool to uncover the impact of the

Group’s financing operations, including those related to climate

change. This tool provides a in-built impact mappings that

combined, with our internal data and context, enables us to

identify the most significant impact areas of the portfolio.

2. The ENCORE (environmental risk assessment) database to

obtain information on the bank customer’s environmental

dependencies.

ENCORE: a materiality database of dependencies between

production processes and ecosystem services.

3. Human rights due diligence to spot the actual and potential

impact of the bank’s operations on human rights throughout the

value chain.

We use the stakeholder analysis to identify directly affected

stakeholders (customers, employees and investors) and readers of

the report (supervisors and regulators, our communities and

NGOs). We analyse information gathered during stakeholder

engagement exercises and conduct surveys on sustainability

matters to use as part of our materiality assessment.

2. Identification of impacts, risks and

opportunities

The background analysis uncovered +100 IROs. We categorize

every IRO and assign them to a topic, sub-topic or sub-sub-topic

under ESRS 1, AR 16. For each IRO, we detail:

→ the part of the value chain they touch and over what time frame.

→ the dependencies between impacts and risks, assessing how

each impact can lead to new risks and opportunities, with a

special focus on the negative impacts of the human rights due

diligence exercise; and

→ who in the organization manages it.

→ What is the type of financial effect for risks and opportunities.

84  Hemos consultado a las dos principales funciones del Grupo que monitorean esta actividad

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3. Assessment of impacts, risks and

opportunities

The methodology we use to measure materiality follows the

EFRAG implementation guidance. After applying that methodology

in this phase, 32 IROs were material.

Impact

We analyse the materiality of actual and potential impacts based

on the likelihood and severity of occurrence and, in the case of

negative impacts, include irreparable impacts.

→ Scale (size of impact): split into five categories: Low, moderately

low, medium, high, very high.

→ Scope: split into four categories: Local, national, international,

global.

→ Irreparable impact (when negative): split into four levels;

reparable, reparable with moderate effort, difficult to repair, and

irreparable.

We estimate the likelihood of impact on a scale of 1 to 5.

Risks

We adapted our methodology according to the maturity of

quantifying environmental and social risks.

→ The climate materiality assessment includes a climate risk

assessment (transition and physical) across several time

horizons to align with the EBA’s Guidelines on the management

of ESG risks and other EU risk management directives. We used

this information to quantify the materiality of credit, market,

operational, reputational and other risks.

→ We assessed other environmental risks related to Pollution,

Water and marine resources, Biodiversity and ecosystems and

Resource use and circular economy through the exercise

described in the section 2.3.5. “Our approach to nature and

biodiversity”. This assessment sought to identify connection

between our portfolios and nature in line with target 15 of the

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at

the COP15 in 2022.

→ For social and governance risks, we used the Sustainability

Accounting Standards Board’s (SASB) financial materiality and

internal financial information.

Opportunities

We base the opportunities assessment on forecasts for all our

global businesses. We mapped out projected ESG revenue against

the identified opportunities and compared it to the Group’s revenue

on a scale of 1 to 5.

Stakeholder views

We supplement IROs assessments with stakeholder views

(affected groups and readers of the report).

The number of specific inputs received within this exercise is

detailed below. These inputs are part of the constant dialogue with

our stakeholders, as detailed in section 1.2. Dialogue with our

stakeholders.

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The survey results show agreement in prioritizing three areas: the

fight against climate change and supporting the green transition;

protecting customer data; information transparency and fostering

financial inclusion. Specifically:

• Retail customers prioritize social (privacy and personal data

security) and governance matters (transparency and honesty).

• Employees and senior management prioritize each ESG area

equally.

• Investors, regulators and NGOs prioritize environmental

matters.

4. Materiality thresholds

We set a threshold of 3.5 on a scale of 1 to 5 to classify an IRO as

material (for impact perspective and financial materiality). This

means that we consider IROs that sit between medium (3) and high

(4) as material. Taken as a reference the score calculation for the

impacts, the score values greater than 3.5 represent events of

medium-high severity and events with medium-high probability of

occurrence.

We also assessed the reasonability and coherence of the list of

IROs identified as material. In quantitative terms assuming that the

distribution of the events materiality follows a normal distribution

(average=3 and standard deviation = 0.5), the probability of a score

value of 3.5 is around 16%, which is considered reasonable for a

material event.

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| ESRS | IRO description | IRO type | Value chain | Summary of current/  potential effects  (narrative) | People/  environment | Strategy- and business  model-related impacts | Time  horizon1 | Linked to  impact due to  own  operations or  business  relations 2 | Systemic/  specific | Core activities that lead  to positive impacts | Risks and/or  opportunities  stemming  from impacts | More details |
| E1 - Climate  change | Contribute to protecting  the environment by  driving an increase in the  use of renewable energy  and other low-carbon  technology. | Positive  impact | Downstream | - Promote the  development of  innovative, clean  technology and our  customers’ transition | Environment | 1. Help our customers in  their green transition  while also managing  climate-related risks and  impacts | Short/  medium  term | Business  relations | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.2 Supporting our  customers in their  transition goals |
| E1 - Climate  change | Contribute to reducing  the Group’s scope 1 and  2 greenhouse gas  emissions. | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Reducing our  environmental footprint | Environment | 1. Help our customers in  their green transition  while also managing  climate-related risks and  impacts | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.4 Aiming to align our  activity with the Paris  Agreement Goals - 2.4.5  Our environmental  footprint |
| E1 - Climate  change | Adverse impact on the  environment due to the  bank’s financing of, or  investment in, non-  sustainable assets and  activities | Negative  impact | Downstream | - Adverse environmental  impact | Environment | 1. Help our customers in  their green transition  while also managing  climate-related risks and  impacts | Short/  medium  term | Business  relations | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.4 Aiming to align our  activity with the Paris  Agreement Goals |
| E1 - Climate  change | Growth in the financing  of renewable energy and  other energy transition  solutions. | Opportunity | Downstream | - Support clean  technology through our  financial product  proposition | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ✔ | 2.2 Supporting our  customers in their  transition goals |
| E1 - Climate  change | Revenue growth by  providing our customers  with sustainable  solutions in such sectors  as construction, mobility  or agriculture. | Opportunity | Downstream | - Grow our revenue by  providing sustainable  solutions in several  sectors and partnering  our customers in their  transition | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ✔ | 2.2 Supporting our  customers in their  transition goals |
| E1 - Climate  change | Reputational risk based  on the perception of our  progress with climate-  related policies and  objectives | Risk | Own  operations  and  downstream | - Potential reputational  damage if risks  materialize | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ✔ | 2.3 Embedding climate in  risk management - 2.3.3  Reputational risk |
| S1 - Own  workforce | Promote the health,  well-being and security  of our employees in a  safe and inclusive work  place; facilitate a positive  work-life balance  through flexible working. | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Contribute positively to  a workplace that  promotes flexible  working, health and  well-being | People | 2. Help our employees  develop by promoting  diversity and learning  and providing fair  working conditions. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | Global health and well-  being strategy that sets  out how we protect the  health, safety and well-  being of our employees  and promote a healthy  lifestyle. | N/A | 3.1 Our employees -  3.1.1 Working conditions  - i. Employee health and  well-being |
| S1 - Own  workforce | Promote a workforce  that reflects the society  we live in and  encourages  collaboration; guarantee  the same opportunities  for all our employees,  irrespective of gender,  disability or other  characteristics. | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Contribute positively to  an inclusive environment  that offers equal  opportunity for all | People | 2. Help our employees  develop by promoting  diversity and learning  and providing fair  working conditions. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | Global inclusive culture  strategy for 2020-2025  that drives us to act  ethically, purposefully  and transparently. | N/A | 3.1 Our employees -  3.1.2 Equal opportunity  for all |

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| S1 - Own  workforce | Promote continuous  career development and  personal growth through  learning and  development  programmes | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Promote training,  development and  personal growth among  employees | People | 2. Help our employees  develop by promoting  diversity and learning  and providing fair  working conditions. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | Create talent  programmes to promote  individual growth while  considering business  demands. | N/A | 3.1 Our employees -  3.1.3 Talent and skills  development |
| S1 - Own  workforce | Promote the general  well-being of employees  and provide appropriate  remuneration under  equal conditions based  on merit and market  rates | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Promote appropriate  and equal remuneration | People | 2. Help our employees  develop by promoting  diversity and learning  and providing fair  working conditions. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | Remuneration  framework that  combines fixed and  variable pay schemes  based on targets for  employees and the  Group. | N/A | 3.1 Our employees -  3.1.1 Working conditions  - ii. Remuneration and  corporate benefits |
| S1 - Own  workforce | Harm employees  through discriminatory  conduct, inadequate  working conditions,  harassment or corruption | Negative  impact | Own  operations | - Potential harm to  employees through an  inadequate working  environment and  conditions. | People | 2. Help our employees  develop by promoting  diversity and learning  and providing fair  working conditions. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | Systemic | N/A | N/A | 3.1 Our employees -  3.1.2 Equal opportunity  for all |
| S1 - Own  workforce | Potential risk of conflict  with employees due to  poor management or  ethical or conducts  failings | Risk | Own  operations | - Potential harm if risks  materialize | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ✔ | 3.1 Our employees -  3.1.1 Working conditions  - i. Employee health and  well-being |
| S4 -  Consumers  and end  users | The customer benefits  from the bank’s  development of products  and services that adapt  to their needs and  expectations and  promote financial  inclusion and health. | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Promote customer  inclusion through  products and services  that adapt to their needs | People | 4. Be a trusted partner to  our customers, with  products and services  that adapt to their needs,  while applying  responsible practices,  supporting their financial  inclusion, and protecting  their information. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | Develop products and  services and special  programmes to achieve  financial health and  inclusion | N/A | 3.3 Our customers -  3.3.2 Financial health  and inclusion - i.  Financial inclusion |
| S4 -  Consumers  and end  users | Education on, and  awareness of, cyber  security to understand  potential threats and  ways to repel them | Positive  impact | Own  operations | Knowledge and  awareness of  cybersecurity matters to  help reduce online  threats | People | 4. Be a trusted partner to  our customers, with  products and services  that adapt to their needs,  while applying  responsible practices,  supporting their financial  inclusion, and protecting  their information. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | Interactive campaigns,  awareness workshops,  corporate sponsorship,  podcasts | N/A | 3.3 Our customers -  3.3.3 Privacy, data  protection and  cybersecurity |
| S4 -  Consumers  and end  users | Negative impact on the  customer if they do not  have access to  complaints channels or  if, after making a  complaint, the bank fails  to take the necessary  action | Negative  impact | Own  operations | - Potential breakdown of  trust and long-term  relationships with  customers | People | 4. Be a trusted partner to  our customers, with  products and services  that adapt to their needs,  while applying  responsible practices,  supporting their financial  inclusion, and protecting  their information. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | Systemic | N/A | N/A | 3.3 Our customers -  3.3.1 Customer conduct |

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| S4 -  Consumers  and end  users | Negative impact on the  customer if the bank fails  to provide sufficient  information on the  product or service they  are signing up for | Negative  impact | Downstream | - Potential breakdown of  trust and long-term  relationships with  customers | People | 4. Be a trusted partner to  our customers, with  products and services  that adapt to their needs,  while applying  responsible practices,  supporting their financial  inclusion, and protecting  their information. | Short/  medium  term | Business  relations | Systemic | N/A | N/A | 3.3 Our customers -  3.3.1 Customer conduct |
| S4 -  Consumers  and end  users | Negative impact  stemming from a  potential infringement of  customers’, employees’  or shareholders’ rights  due to a lack of  appropriate technical or  organizational measures  to protect their personal  data according to law  and the practices set by  the Group | Negative  impact | Upstream | - Potential breakdown of  trust and long-term  relationships with  customers | People | 4. Be a trusted partner to  our customers, with  products and services  that adapt to their needs,  while applying  responsible practices,  supporting their financial  inclusion, and protecting  their information. | Short/  medium  term | Business  relations | Systemic | N/A | N/A | 3.3 Our customers -  3.3.3 Privacy, data  protection and  cybersecurity |
| S4 -  Consumers  and end  users | Negative impact on the  customer by failing to  guarantee access to, or  the use of, products and  services that may  present certain obstacles  or weak spots | Negative  impact | Own  operations | - Potential breakdown of  trust and long-term  relationships with  customers | People | 4. Be a trusted partner to  our customers, with  products and services  that adapt to their needs,  while applying  responsible practices,  supporting their financial  inclusion, and protecting  their information. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | Systemic | N/A | N/A | 3.3 Our customers -  3.3.1 Customer conduct -  iv. Vulnerable customers |
| S4 -  Consumers  and end  users | Potential losses due to  sanctions or a reduction  in the number of  customers because of a  failure to detect or  respond effectively to  breaches of privacy | Risk | Downstream | - Potential harm if risks  materialize | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ✔ | 3.3 Our customers -  3.3.3 Privacy, data  protection and  cybersecurity |
| S4 -  Consumers  and end  users | Potential losses due to  claims or a reduction in  the numbers of  customers because of  substandard customer  practices throughout  their life cycle | Risk | Downstream | - Potential harm if risks  materialize | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ✔ | 3.3 Our customers -  3.3.1 Customer conduct |

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| S3 - Affected  communities | Contribution to  education, employability  and entrepreneurship, as  well as to community  development through  support programmes | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Enhance education,  employability and  entrepreneurship  opportunities, and  contribute positively to  addressing social needs  in the communities we  serve | People | 3. Contribute to the  economic, financial and  social development of  our communities, with a  special focus on  education, employability  and entrepreneurship. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | - Education: Grants and  scholarships for students  and researchers to  access and complete  their studies; and  support to universities in  overcoming their key  challenges (i.e.  digitalization)  - Employability: Support  lifelong learning; and  facilitate access to  employment in the early  stages of people’s career.  - Entrepreneurship:  Provide access to the  training, advice and  resources (including  benefits). | N/A | 3.2 Supporting our  communities’  sustainable development  - 3.2.4 Supporting  communities |
| S3 - Affected  communities | Drive economic growth  and job creation in the  regions where we  operate and provide  credit to people and  businesses | Positive  impact | Downstream | - Grow the economy by  helping people and  businesses | People | 3. Contribute to the  economic, financial and  social development of  our communities, with a  special focus on  education, employability  and entrepreneurship. | Short/  medium  term | Business  relations | N/A | Lending to create or  grow businesses;  microloans to  microentrepreneurs to  support the start-up and  expansion of their  businesses; and  mortgages and loans for  other items. | N/A | 3.2 Supporting our  communities’  sustainable development  - 3.2.1 Supporting our  economy and the social  development of our  communities |
| S3 - Affected  communities | Contribution to  sustainable development  through financing and  investment that  promotes sustainable  performance in  companies, addresses  societal challenges,  mitigates a specific issue,  or pursues positive  societal outcomes | Positive  impact | Downstream | - Grow the economy,  with a focus on activities  that promote ESG  performance; address  social challenges;  mitigate a specific social  issue; or pursue positive  social outcomes | People | 3. Contribute to the  economic, financial and  social development of  our communities, with a  special focus on  education, employability  and entrepreneurship. | Short/  medium  term | Business  relations | N/A | - Label operations.  - Propose investment  that covers ESG factors  and sustainability  objectives. | N/A | 3.2 Supporting our  communities’  sustainable development  - 3.2.2 Socially  responsible investment  and lending |

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| S3 - Affected  communities | Finance activities (in any  customer segment) that  breach of the bank’s  policies and jeopardize  the well-being of present  and future generations | Negative  impact | Downstream | - Potential damage to  people’s well-being | People | 3. Contribute to the  economic, financial and  social development of  our communities, with a  special focus on  education, employability  and entrepreneurship. | Short/  medium  term | Business  relations | Systemic | N/A | N/A | 3.2 Supporting our  communities’  sustainable development  - 3.2.3 Environmental,  social and climate  change management |
| S3 - Affected  communities | Potentially negative  impact on the  environment or society  by failing to sufficiently  involve stakeholders or  use suitable customer  identification and  management  mechanisms when  providing finance to a  customer or project | Negative  impact | Own  operations | - Potential damage to  people’s well-being and/  or to the environment | People/  environment | 3. Contribute to the  economic, financial and  social development of  our communities, with a  special focus on  education, employability  and entrepreneurship. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | Systemic | N/A | N/A | 3.2 Supporting our  communities’  sustainable development  - 3.2.3 Environmental,  social and climate  change management |
| G1 -  Business  conduct | Act responsibly and  consider investors’  interests and the impact  on employees, broader  society and the  environment; pay taxes  to support the  distribution of wealth | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Promote decision-  making that considers all  stakeholders’ interests | People/  environment | 5. Act responsibly  through a strong culture,  governance and conduct. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.2 Ethical behaviour |
| G1 -  Business  conduct | Protect the  confidentiality of users of  the bank’s ethical  channel and have an  effective reporting  system in place that  follows robust principles  and procedures | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Availability of  mechanisms for  stakeholders to escalate  confidentially and/or  anonymously (and  according to regulatory  requirements)  substandard practices by  the bank and its people | People | 5. Act responsibly  through a strong culture,  governance and conduct. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.3 Ethical channels |
| G1 -  Business  conduct | Promote responsible  practices among  vendors; engage with  them, assess their ESG  performance and give  them recommendations  and tools to improve | Positive  impact | Own  operations | - Promote responsible  practice in our value  chain | People/  environment | 5. Act responsibly  through a strong culture,  governance and conduct. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.4 Our suppliers |

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| G1 -  Business  conduct | Negative impact on the  environment or broader  society by failing to  implement measures to  resolve incidents through  complaints or reporting  channels or due to a lack  of continuous  improvement actions | Negative  impact | Own  operations | - Potential harm to  people and/or the  environment; loss of  stakeholders’ trust in the  channel’s effectiveness | People/  environment | 5. Act responsibly  through a strong culture,  governance and conduct. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.3 Ethical channels |
| G1 -  Business  conduct | Harm broader society  through bribery or  corruption | Negative  impact | Own  operations | - Potential loss of  customers’ and other  stakeholders’ trust | People | 5. Act responsibly  through a strong culture,  governance and conduct. | Short/  medium  term | Own  operations | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.2 Ethical behaviour |
| G1 -  Business  conduct | Potential risk from failing  to ensure the operational  resilience of the value  chain by assessing  vendors’ solvency,  reputation and  compliance with the law | Risk | Own  operations | - Potential harm if risks  materialize | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ✔ | 4.4 Our suppliers |
| G1 -  Business  conduct | Risk stemming from  improper conduct that  makes illicit funds or  assets appear legitimate  and, therefore, facilitates  illegal activity or benefits  from it. | Risk | Own  operations | - Potential harm if risks  materialize | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ✔ | 4.2 Ethical behaviour |
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85  The latest IEA's net-zero scenario was published in the World Energy Outlook in October 2024. The reference data for 2030 are 0.19 tCO2/MWh in power (-58% vs. 2019),

23% reduction vs. 2019 in oil & gas (which implies 18.27 mtCO2 applied to Santander baseline), 1.29 tCO2e/tS in steel (-18% vs. 2019), 60.59 gCO2e/RPK in aviation (-29% vs.

2019) and 116 gCO2 /vkm in automotive (-40% vs. 2020). For own emission reduction reference data for 2030 is 104,400 ton (-42% vs. 2020).

86  From our total lending on the balance sheet, about 9% of our exposure comprises sectors for which Santander published emissions alignment targets for high-emitting

sectors (Power generation, oil and gas, aviation, steel, auto manufacturing and auto lending. Excluding the thermal-coal phase out) and around 18% of total CIB lending. Using

baselines exposures with different time horizons as per the above table, and balance sheet exposures as at December 2023. Our objectives and alignment targets have been

externally assured only in the verification process of the present report.

87  PCAF: “Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials” is a global partnership of financial institutions that work together to develop and implement a harmonized approach to

assess and disclose the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their loans and investments. Santander joined PCAF in 2021.

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SN 4. Our transition plan

i. Alignment targets details

Target types: To help our customers’ transition to a low-carbon

economy, we employ physical emissions intensity for setting

targets in the power generation, steel, aviation and auto sectors.

For the oil & gas sector, we choose the absolute emissions metric.

We prioritize engagement over divestment. We recognize that in

certain situations, establishing alignment targets may

inadvertently discourage the transition. For example, when they

increase their leverage to undertake significant capex programs to

align their operations, while the alignment benefits will only

materialise over the medium term. To prevent undesirable

outcomes like the one described, we evaluate each case

individually and base our decisions on a long-term perspective.

However, due to the absence of a widely accepted “transition

finance taxonomy”, we consider alignment targets to be an

effective tool for informing portfolio decisions, provided that each

case is managed individually. For the different targets’ design

choices taken, we considered inputs from several different internal

and external stakeholders.

Scenarios: 85 To set 2030 science-based alignment targets for our

financed sectors, we choose a credible scenario that draws a

pathway to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and will limit

temperature increase to 1.5 ºC in line with the Paris Agreement.

The scenario we have chosen for the sectors for which we have

released alignment targets is the “International Energy Agency -

Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario” (IEA-NZE). Our aviation

target is consistent with the expected adoption of current

technologies. This scenario takes into account the technological,

regulatory and market changes that need to take place. Regarding

our scope 1 and 2 own emission reduction objective by 2030, it is

aligned with the cross-sector absolute reduction method

considered by SBTi, going beyond the minimum ambition of a

linear annual reduction of a 4.2% linear annual reduction between

the base year and target year.

Target coverage: 86 All CIB portfolio targets and metrics are global

and include our core subsidiaries. SCF's target is European and

includes its passenger car portfolio (including loans and leasing) in

16 units (13 countries in Europe). This is the same scope we use to

measure emissions performance and progress with our targets,

though we are working on obtaining information and tracking

emissions for other vehicle types.

Baseline years: We use 2019 as the baseline year for the four

initial sectors and 2020 and 2022 for auto manufacturing and auto

lending in Europe, respectively. We chose those years to be

representative of our portfolios at that time. For our own

operations emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) reduction objectives, we use

2020 as the baseline considering the deadline of the plan set to

2030, and the guidelines criteria for setting science-based targets.

Financed emissions: According to the methodology and design we

chose for each target we calculate financed emissions based on

PCAF 87. Since the emissions information of our customers or assets

financed is not available in the same way as their financial

information, there is a lag of at least one year in the emissions

data.

ii. Disclosed financed emissions

Santander discloses financed emissions from its loan portfolio for

different uses. In the context of portfolio alignment, we calculate

the financed emissions of the portfolios of the most relevant

sectors, following market standards and practices, focusing on the

parts of the value chain of each industry that are most polluting

and actionable through alignment strategies. For this purpose it is

necessary to use information to monitor alignment strategies and

their effectiveness.

Additionally, obligations arising from regulatory or supervisory

requirements need to cover financed emissions from wider

perimeters. For this, we also use other sources and methodologies,

including average emission factors per sector based on market-

recognised methodologies (such as PCAF).

We also calculate the financed emissions of our long-term

investments in equity and sovereign debt, which are material

exposures in our balance sheet.

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| Sector | YearB | Exposure  (drawn  amount  EUR bn)C | Emissions  scope | Absolute  emissions  (mtCO2e) | Physical emissions  intensity | Financial emissions  intensity (mtCO 2 e/  EUR bn lent) | Overall PCAF  scoreD |
| Power generation | 2020 | 10.31 | 1 | 4.59 | 0.17 tCO 2e/MWh | 0.45 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 10.23 | 4.24 | 0.19 tCO 2e/MWh | 0.41 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 11.88 | 3.82 | 0.16 tCO₂e/MWh | 0.32 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 10.75 | 3.14 | 0.15 tCO₂e/MWh | 0.29 | 3.2 |
| Oil & gas | 2020 | 6.67 | 1 + 2 + 3E | 22.58 | 73.60 tCO 2e/TJ | 3.38 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 8.25 | 27.43 | 74.36 tCO 2e/TJ | 3.33 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 6.89 | 20.94 | 73.28 tCO₂e/TJ | 3.04 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 6.82 | 20.27 | 72.97 tCO₂e/TJ | 2.97 | 3.0 |
| Aviation | 2020 | 2.44 | 1 + 2 | 1.08 | 93.05 gCO 2e/RPK | 0.44 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 2.02 | 0.84 | 97.21 gCO 2e/RPK | 0.42 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 1.65 | 1.35 | 81.09 gCO₂e/RPK | 0.82 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 0.70 | 0.58 | 82.99 gCO₂e/RPK | 0.83 | 3.0 |
| Steel | 2020 | 1.31 | 1 + 2 | 2.14 | 1.40 tCO 2e/tS | 1.63 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 1.42 | 1.90 | 1.36 tCO 2e/tS | 1.33 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 1.96 | 1.88 | 1.24 tCO₂e/tS | 0.96 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 2.04 | 1.84 | 1.38 tCO₂e/tS | 0.90 | 3.3 |
| Auto - manufacturing | 2020 | 4.45 | 3E | 3.49 | 149 gCO 2/vkm | 0.79 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 3.90 | 2.67 | 138 gCO 2/vkm | 0.68 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 3.95 | 2.74 | 133 gCO₂/vkm | 0.70 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 4.02 | 2.74 | 134 gCO₂/vkm | 0.68 | 3.0 |
| AgroF | 2022 | 1.80 | 1 + 2 | 6.20 | 7.04 tCO₂e/ton | 3.52 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 3.58 | 9.83 | 6.59 tCO₂e/ton | 2.75 | 3.1 |
| Auto - lendingG | 2022 | 55.27 | 1 + 2 | 5.84 | 137 gCO 2e/vkm | 0.11 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 62.40 | 6.78 | 133 gCO₂e/vkm | 0.11 | 2.7 |
| MortgagesH | 2022 | 211.05 | 1 + 2 | 2.63 | 39.72 kgCO2e/m2 | 0.01 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 262.45 | 1.93 | 21.06 kgCO₂e/m² | 0.01 | 3.5 |
| Commercial Real  EstateI | 2023 | 18.26 | 1+2 | 0.19 | 22.89 kgCO2e/m² | 0.01 | 4.0 |

A. These financed emissions should not be confused with the EBA Pillar 3 exercise financed emissions calculations, as the perimeter and therefore, supporting data of the two

exercises are different. In the case of corporate business loans, Banco Santander calculates the Total Value of the Company (used to obtain the emissions attribution factor)

by adding the total equity and debt of the company in order to avoid the high volatility in market capitalization.

B. Obtaining emissions data from our customers is a challenge. As they disclose more non-financial information worldwide, the quality of our reporting on finance emissions

will improve. In some other retail sectors, we rely on availability of emissions information for the different asset types as well as business information.

C. For power generation it includes Corporates and Project Finance in operation.

D. Scores illustrate the data quality used to calculate the financed emissions (with 1 being the best). Financed emissions information comes from a wide range of sources for

emissions, physical intensity, and production data. For CIB portfolios CDP is the main source for GHG emissions and Trucost for fossil fuel production, we also used Asset

Impact and Annual Reports as secondary sources to cover information gaps. We rely on Transition Pathway Initiative to measure physical intensity for certain sectors, such as

Autos, O&G and Steel. In other retail sectors, we rely on the good quality of business information but also on data suppliers to improve and expand their emission databases.

E. Scope 3 - category 11: use of sold products.

F. Agriculture portfolio in Brazil. It includes financing for livestock (such as raising cattle for meat and dairy), agricultural activity (such as planting perennial and temporary crops

for soybeans, corn, rice, and vegetables) and land use change. Since there is no specific methodology for agriculture, the PCAF score was adapted considering the data

available in primary production portfolio that made possible to measure land management emissions. Financed emissions of the Brazil agriculture portfolio as of March

2022 and December 2023.

G. Consumer lending for the acquisition of passenger cars, covering a significant majority of the exposure in Europe.

H. Mortgage portfolio in the United Kingdom for 2022, and in the United Kingdom and Spain for 2023. Assessment includes Scope 1 and 2 emissions based on actual (where

available) and modelled EPC's.

I. Commercial real estate portfolios in the United Kingdom and Spain. Assessment includes Scope 1 and 2 emissions based on actual (where available) and modelled EPC's.

More detail regarding other financed emissions calculations from our balance sheet, see section [SN 7.1 Green transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184).

iii. Internal carbon pricing

Internal carbon pricing is a tool that helps internalize the external

costs of carbon emissions and align operations with broader

sustainability objectives. Setting an internal carbon price does not

appear to be the most appropriate approach for our type of

operations and core business model as we strive to help our

customers go green. Nonetheless, we do consider carbon pricing in

several of our internal review and assessment tools, such as

scenario analyses and transition risk calculations. These processes

reflect the "real world" costs in our prices. A “fictitious” internal

carbon price would cause disparity between the customer’s actual

ability to pay debt and internal valuations. We encourage the

88  Estimates of future GHG emissions that could arise during the useful life of a company’s key assets. The term “key assets” refers to existing or planned assets that a company

owns or controls (e.g. fixed or mobile installations and equipment) and that are direct or indirect energy-related sources of GHG emissions.

89  Estimates of future GHG emissions as the direct GHG emissions from the use of products sold throughout their useful life (category 3.11).

90  These are: 1) climate change mitigation; 2) climate change adaptation; 3) sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources; 4) transition to a circular economy;

5) pollution prevention and control and protection; and 6) restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems.

91  The CSRD applies to large companies, listed companies, banks, or insurance companies that meet certain criteria, such as having a balance sheet total greater than EUR 20

million, a turnover greater than EUR 40 million, or an average number of employees greater than 500 during the fiscal year.

92  Calculation for the two climate-related objectives. For the flow of volumes, the Green Asset Ratio is  2.6% (turnover-based) and 3.4% (CapEx-based).

93  Eligibility for the climate-related targets is 34.0% (based on both turnover and CapEx) and, for the remaining four targets, is 0.04% based on turnover and 0.03% based on

CapEx.

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creation of carbon prices in real economies to facilitate the

transition to a low-carbon economy.

Grupo Santander’s strategy to lessen the environmental impact of

our operations involves reducing CO 2 e emissions and offsetting the

emissions that we’re unable to reduce. We follow a strict carbon

credits selection process that includes due diligence on compliance

and consistency with our environmental, social and climate change

policy. Credits are certified under some of the industry's most well-

known standards. Moreover, the carbon credits we purchase are

ratified by an independent rating agency to validate their integrity.

We actively monitor the voluntary carbon credit market to adapt

our offsetting strategy to best practice.

Offsetting serves to internalize the cost of emissions (scopes 1 and

2) from our own operations.

iv. EU Paris-aligned benchmarks

Because of our financing and investment operations, Santander is

not excluded from the EU Paris-aligned benchmarks. These

benchmarks are designed to align investment with the Paris

Agreement’s goals and include undertakings that meet special

sustainability standards. They exclude undertakings that do not

meet those standards.

We disclose our exposure to undertakings excluded from those

benchmarks in section ‘10.4 Credit quality of exposures‘ of our

Pillar 3 disclosures report in accordance with points (d) to (g) of

Article 12(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1818.

v. Locked-in GHG emissions

Our double materiality assessment shows that our direct emissions

do not have a negative impact on, or pose material risk to, the

environment. Regarding locked-in GHG emissions from key

assets,  88 the nature of our financing and investment activity means

that none of our key assets are sources of scope 1 and 2 emissions.

Nonetheless, the Group takes carbon footprint reduction measures

to help make a positive contribution to the environment.

As detailed in the [2.4.5 ‘Our environmental footprint](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10537)’ section

regarding indirect GHG emissions (scope 3), the only material

category under this scope was category 3.15 (financed emissions),

with a weighting of over 99% of the total scope 3 emissions.

Regarding locked-in GHG emissions from key products, 89 the

category Scope 3.11 “Use of sold products emissions” is not

material to the bank.

With regard to locked-in GHG emissions in category 3.15, there is

currently no information available to have a reliable estimation due

to lack of information from counterparties. In future exercises, its

evaluation will be assessed based on the availability of data.

SN 5. EU Taxonomy

Information on Article 8 of the EU Taxonomy

Regulation

In 2020, the European Union adopted the Taxonomy Regulation

that sets out a list of activities that can qualify as environmentally

sustainable 90 and stipulates that companies subject to the

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD 91) must disclose

how their operations align with the EU Taxonomy.

→ GAR, financial institutions:

Financial institutions have been disclosing their Green Asset Ratio

(GAR) since 2023. This ratio measures the financing granted to

Taxonomy-aligned activities as the numerator and the total

balance sheet as the denominator.

To be considered aligned, activities must meet specific taxonomy

criteria and ensure that they do no significant harm (DNSH) to any

of the other environmental objectives and meet minimum social

safeguards (MSS).

Santander's GAR is 3.04% (turnover-based) 92

and 3.28% (CapEx-based)93

The European Taxonomy criteria do not reflect the full reality of

companies’ transition efforts. Many activities that contribute to the

transition to a greener economy do not meet the Taxonomy’s

alignment criteria. Thus, we cannot include them in the ratio (for

instance, certain types of hybrid cars, which, despite being an

undoubted improvement on petrol cars, are not admitted in all

cases).

Moreover, the limitations in the design of the ratio and in financial

institutions’ implementation of the Taxonomy lead to reduced

numbers:

• The numerator and denominator are not symmetric. While the

denominator reflects the balance sheet total, the numerator only

includes financing in relation to four portfolios: financial

institutions; non-financial institutions subject to the CSRD;

households (mortgages, auto and renovations); and local

governments. Thus, the numerator does not consider green loans

to SMEs or the majority of non-European entities.

94  For the asset management and insurer KPI, we included eligible and aligned transactions based on the eligibility and alignment ratios of counterparties (both in terms of

CapEx and turnover).

95  C/2024/6691

96  Eligibility for climate-related targets is 10.9% based on turnover and 10.6% based on CapEx. For the remaining four objectives, eligibility is 1.0% based on turnover and 0.5%

based on CapEx.

97  European Commission requirements dictate the disclosure of a KPI relating to investment and underwriting. Since the Group does not engage in underwriting relating to non-

life insurance (but only markets these products), we only disclose an investment KPI.

98  Eligibility for climate-related targets is 11.7% based on turnover and 12.4% based on CapEx. For the remaining four objectives, eligibility is 0.3% (based on both turnover and

CapEx).

99  As part of detailed analysis, we identified the companies under this activity and reviewed a significant volume of revenue derived from it. Following our review, we conclude

that this indicator is of little relevance to the Group's sustainability disclosures and, thus, decided not to publish the templates in this regard. Of the analysed revenue

samples, 80% comes from customers who are not required to disclose taxonomy information and, therefore, do not publish alignment information. For customers who do

publish taxonomy information, the percentage of aligned revenues of the total subject to this KPI is around 0.3%.

100  Based on turnover and CapEx, with weightings according to the proportion of revenue stemming from the activities covered by the corresponding KPI in their total turnover.

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• The available data is limited. In Latin America and even in

European countries such as Poland (key markets for the Group),

energy efficiency certificates are either non-existent or very

limited, which makes it impossible to account for aligned

mortgages in the ratio. There are also significant gaps in

companies’ alignment information.

• DNSH (do no significant harm) and MSS (minimum social

safeguards) implementation criteria are complex and in no way

reflect the reality of a bank. These criteria compel financial

institutions to collect evidence that shows the counterparty

meets certain standards for each transaction. This results in an

inability to include specific aligned financing (e.g. project finance)

in the numerator.

Based on a voluntary approach and to mitigate the first limitation

mentioned above, we complement disclosure, we complement the

GAR with an additional ratio (European and symmetric):

• The numerator follows the same criteria than the previous ratio

but only covers European exposures aligned with the Taxonomy.

• The denominator is symmetric and only includes portfolios

where we can currently label exposures as environmentally

sustainable: European financial and non-financial corporations

subject to the CSRD, households, and local governments. We

excluded (non-exhaustive list): Non-CSRD companies (since they

do not have reporting obligations), cash & interbank loans,

derivatives, goodwill and others.

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| GAR stockA | 3.04% | 2.42% |
| Taxonomy aligned activities | 39,656 | 31,142 |
| Total GAR denominator | 1,306,542 | 1,288,300 |
| European & Symmetric - GARA | 7.90% | 6.09% |
| Taxonomy aligned activities | 39,287 | 30,037 |
| Total GAR denominator | 497,604 | 493,167 |
| A Turnover-based ratio | | |

→ Other businesses’ GAR (asset management, insurance and

investment services):

In addition to the credit institutions GAR that has already been

published, we included the GAR for asset management, insurance 94

and investment services businesses according to the European

Commission's requirements 95

→ Our key performance indicator for asset management is 1.59%

(based on turnover) and 2.60% (based on CapEx). 96

→ Our key performance indicator for insurance 97 is 1.45% (based

on turnover) and 2.05% (based on CapEx). 98

→ Regarding the investment services KPI, we analysed the turnover

of the Group's companies in relation to the total, noting that it

accounts for less than 3% and is, therefore immaterial 99.

→ Consolidated KPI:

Last, per the European Commission's communiqué, we publish a

consolidated KPI of all businesses, calculated as the weighted

average of the applicable KPI of each business (credit institutions,

asset management, insurance and investment services) based on

turnover and CapEx, with weightings according to the proportion of

revenue stemming from the activities covered by the

corresponding KPI in their total turnover. 100

Our consolidated KPI is 2.99% (based on turnover) and 3.24%

(based on CapEx).

We considered net interest income and fees for the weighting of

the turnover-based KPI.

Please find the complete disclosure on the following pages,

including the templates set out in the Taxonomy Regulation.

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SN 6.  Sustainable finance and investment classification system (SFICS)

Sustainable finance is key to meeting our climate ambition. We

continue to build on our sustainable finance guidelines, which we

first published in February 2022, and that we continue updating

based on developments in regulation and market practice. Since

2024 it also includes socially responsible investment standards

and is now called the Sustainable finance and investment

classification system (SFICS).

The SFICS outlines common standards to consider an asset or

activity as environmental, social or sustainable in all the Group’s

units and businesses. It draws on such international market

guidelines, standards and principles as the EU Taxonomy (including

the four new environmental targets for 2023), ICMA (International

Capital Market Association) Principles, LMA (Loan Market

Association) Principles, UNEP FI Framework and the Climate Bonds

Standard.

The SFICS enables us to track our sustainable activity, support

product development and mitigate greenwashing risk.

We updated the SFICS based on lessons

learned and market trends. It now features:

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We will continue working to evolve the SFICS in line with market

developments and business practice, to have a comprehensive set

of criteria that enables us to classify green and transition activities

to support our customers transition and contribute to our climate

ambition.

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| EU taxonomy | | ICMA Green/  Social Bond  Principles | LMA Green  Loan  Principles | LMA  Sustainability  Linked Loan  Principles |  | ICMA  Sustainability  Linked Bond  Principles | | Febraban  taxonomy  (Brazil) | UNEP FI  framework | Climate Bond  Standards |
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Update in 2023 to the Green, social and

sustainability funding global framework

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Updated in 2023, this framework is the reference for all

environmental, social and sustainability-labelled funding

instruments traded in sustainable capital markets and enables all

Grupo Santander entities to issue based on it. It replaces our

previous Global sustainable bond and Green bond frameworks.

Consistent with best market practice and investor expectations, it

covers use of proceeds, project assessment and selection,

management of proceeds and reporting in line with the

International Capital Market Association’s (ICMA) and Loan Market

Association’s (LMA) guidelines. It is also consistent with the SFICS.

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SN 7. Our progress in figures

[SN 7.1 Green transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)[135](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)

[Table 1. Green finance](#ibd3c2ef61f7c43ea9fe1a806c1c1f015_0-0-1-4-2645520)[135](#ibd3c2ef61f7c43ea9fe1a806c1c1f015_0-0-1-4-2645520)

[Table 2. Environmental footprint](#i1f063c09b70f4a529d9516dab6bcca2b_0-0-1-4-3004081)[135](#i1f063c09b70f4a529d9516dab6bcca2b_0-0-1-4-3004081)

[Table 3. Gross scopes 1, 2, 3 and total GHG emissions](#i8566c5c96e2542469aa5ff647f18358c_0-0-1-9-3197993)[136](#i8566c5c96e2542469aa5ff647f18358c_0-0-1-9-3197993)

[Table 4. GHG mitigation projects financed through](#i8ec8988b9204424cbf0c1c86fe5522f9_0-0-1-3-2932150)

[carbon credits](#i8ec8988b9204424cbf0c1c86fe5522f9_0-0-1-3-2932150)[138](#i8ec8988b9204424cbf0c1c86fe5522f9_0-0-1-3-2932150)

[Table 5 Equator principles](#if1d7ba703e5f46d1a46b1c1a95ab7939_0-0-1-12-2933754)[139](#if1d7ba703e5f46d1a46b1c1a95ab7939_0-0-1-12-2933754)

[SN 7.2 EU taxonomy tables](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_211)[140](#id33bef0a32c346209e131f197976e531_1634)

[SN 7.3 Employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)[191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)

[Table 6. Employees by region](#id04574f401934da5bd7a3b8761c961ed_0-0-1-9-2645520)[191](#id04574f401934da5bd7a3b8761c961ed_0-0-1-9-2645520)

[Table 7. Employees by gender](#ica3541c45ded40bbb115625607b6d171_0-0-1-3-3198095)[191](#ica3541c45ded40bbb115625607b6d171_0-0-1-3-3198095)

[Table 8. Employees by management group and gender](#i6115921bba144cfe9790a983d67cbd56_0-0-1-20-2932294)[192](#i6115921bba144cfe9790a983d67cbd56_0-0-1-20-2932294)

[Table 9. Employees by age bracket](#ia137937d0e06482086d8c682f826baf3_0-0-1-15-2645520)[192](#ia137937d0e06482086d8c682f826baf3_0-0-1-15-2645520)

[Table 10. Employees by employment contract](#iac08e00a39c24f58b7ff080dcb48eeec_0-0-1-6-2932316)[193](#iac08e00a39c24f58b7ff080dcb48eeec_0-0-1-6-2932316)

[Table 11. Collective bargaining coverage](#i7ad0811f309e44e78a235b76cf8f1682_0-0-1-4-3198219)

[and social dialogue](#i7ad0811f309e44e78a235b76cf8f1682_0-0-1-4-3198219) [193](#i7ad0811f309e44e78a235b76cf8f1682_0-0-1-4-3198219)

[Table 12. Turnover by region](#i4efc2296f89e4888b8eef3cb04537d37_0-0-1-6-2932404) [193](#i4efc2296f89e4888b8eef3cb04537d37_0-0-1-6-2932404)

[Table 13. Average remuneration by management group,](#icd66b543d04f4d5aa92babe7c504219b_0-0-1-6-3198272)

[gender](#icd66b543d04f4d5aa92babe7c504219b_0-0-1-6-3198272) [and age bracket](#icd66b543d04f4d5aa92babe7c504219b_0-0-1-6-3198272)[194](#icd66b543d04f4d5aa92babe7c504219b_0-0-1-6-3198272)

[Table 14. Remuneration ratios](#i100e7e0baa234c25ae0a7783cdb97c65_0-0-1-2-3198280)[194](#i100e7e0baa234c25ae0a7783cdb97c65_0-0-1-2-3198280)

[Table 15. Average remuneration of senior management](#iab8dd07bc98643d29760b32ecbcf4008_0-0-1-8-2645520)[194](#iab8dd07bc98643d29760b32ecbcf4008_0-0-1-8-2645520)

[Table 16. Average remuneration of senior](#i747613815daa48a98902934a0f3ab0ec_0-0-1-8-3198441)

[management linked to long-term objectives](#i747613815daa48a98902934a0f3ab0ec_0-0-1-8-3198441)[194](#i747613815daa48a98902934a0f3ab0ec_0-0-1-8-3198441)

[Table 17. Senior management composition](#i4f0db48785c0455b9d629d590953d4d2_0-0-1-8-3198455)[195](#i4f0db48785c0455b9d629d590953d4d2_0-0-1-8-3198455)

[Table 18. Training](#i816a273dc2a04298a771f3c72491b207_0-0-1-3-2645520)[195](#i816a273dc2a04298a771f3c72491b207_0-0-1-3-2645520)

[Table 19. Hours of training by gender and management](#i874220a1851c4611943c0b01488ca2f7_0-0-1-3-2645520)

[group](#i874220a1851c4611943c0b01488ca2f7_0-0-1-3-2645520)[195](#i874220a1851c4611943c0b01488ca2f7_0-0-1-3-2645520)

[Table 20. Occupational health and safety](#i2b7edc0dfe1340b193f3e3992f9c312f_0-0-1-8-2645520)[195](#i2b7edc0dfe1340b193f3e3992f9c312f_0-0-1-8-2645520)

[SN 7.4 Customers](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_172)[196](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_172)

[Table 21. Group customers](#i5aa558eec409487182160a35b5ac2083_0-0-1-4-2645520) [196](#i5aa558eec409487182160a35b5ac2083_0-0-1-4-2645520)

[Table 22. Dialogue by channel](#i8025f43c0de14e62b710c45d5b276dbb_0-0-1-4-2645520) [196](#i8025f43c0de14e62b710c45d5b276dbb_0-0-1-4-2645520)

[Table 23. NPS ranking by country](#icbbcc544778e40f8a2f554111998c35a_0-0-1-5-2645520)[196](#icbbcc544778e40f8a2f554111998c35a_0-0-1-5-2645520)

[Table 24. Total complaints](#i7d1dc1b8bbea4a50b0ceeda4d2c46529_0-0-1-4-2645520)[197](#i7d1dc1b8bbea4a50b0ceeda4d2c46529_0-0-1-4-2645520)

[SN 7.5 Financial inclusion](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_175)[197](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_175)

[Table 25. People financially included](#i30f73c3276ff4d41b28788f03a997a8a_0-0-1-2-2645520)[197](#i30f73c3276ff4d41b28788f03a997a8a_0-0-1-2-2645520)

[Table 26. Microfinance](#ia68a2b36865e482d8744f0287afb3bf9_0-0-1-4-2645520) [197](#ia68a2b36865e482d8744f0287afb3bf9_0-0-1-4-2645520)

[SN 7.6 Community](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_178) [support](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_178)[197](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_178)

[Table 27. Community support](#iad95cd7047f341f8b37d8ea360769e9c_1367) [197](#iad95cd7047f341f8b37d8ea360769e9c_1367)

[Table 28. Outputs and outcomes](#iad95cd7047f341f8b37d8ea360769e9c_1368) [198](#iad95cd7047f341f8b37d8ea360769e9c_1368)

[SN 7.7 Tax contribution](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_169)[199](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_169)

[Table 29. Total taxes paid](#i2dacb0478f054135b783f0a833db67bf_0-0-1-6-2932638)[199](#i2dacb0478f054135b783f0a833db67bf_0-0-1-6-2932638)

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| 1. Green financeA | | | | |
| EUR bn | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Raised and facilitated | 24.1 | 20.9 | 28.8 | 31.9 |
| Accumulated since 2019 | 139.4 | 115.3 | 94.5 | 65.7 |

A. From January to December 2024, CIB contributed EUR  24.1  billion to the green finance target. According to Infralogic, Bloomberg, Dealogic, TXF and Mergermarket league

tables. This refers to all roles undertaken by Banco Santander in the same project. It does not include financial inclusion and entrepreneurship. Green Finance raised and

facilitated is not a synonym of EU Taxonomy.

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | Var. 2024-2023 (%) |
| Consumption |  |  |  |
| Total internal energy consumption (MWh) | 1,012,554 | - |  |
| Total fossil energy consumption (MWh) | 179,258 | - |  |
| Share of fossil sources in total energy consumption (%) | 17.7% | - |  |
| Consumption from nuclear sources (MWh) | 6,457 | - |  |
| Share of nuclear sources in total energy consumption (%) | 0.6% | - |  |
| Total certified renewable energy consumption (MWh) | 793,136 | - |  |
| Share of certified renewable sources in total energy consumption  (%) | 78.3% | - |  |
| Fuel consumption by renewable source, such as biomass (MWh) | 0 | - |  |
| Consumption of purchased or acquired electricity, heat, steam, and  cooling from renewable sources (MWh) | 780,356 | - |  |
| Consumption of self-generated non-fuel renewable energy  (MWh) | 12,780 | - |  |
| Total not certified renewable energy consumption (MWh) | 33,703 | - |  |
| Share of not certified renewable sources in total energy consumption  (%) | 3.3% | - |  |
| Total electricity (millions of kwh) | 856.65 | 805.31 | 6.4 |
| Electricity from non-renewable sources (millions of kwh) | 63.52 | 25.63 | 147.8 |
| Electricity from renewable sources (millions of kwh) | 793.14 | 779.68 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of contractual instruments (contracts for renewable electricity  guaranteed by utility) used for the procurement of renewable electricity. | 53% |  |  |
| Percentage of contractual instruments (PPAs\_Power Purchase Agreements)  used for the purchase of renewable electricity | 9% |  |  |
| Percentage of contractual instruments (IRECs (International Renewable  Electricity Certificates or DoO) used for the procurement of renewable  electricity | 38% |  |  |
| Water (m3)B | 1,961,149 | 1,858,645 | 5.5 |
| Paper (t) | 6,023 | 4,932 | 22.1 |
| Recycled or certified paper (t) | 5,000 | 4,417 | 13.2 |

A. For 2024, information is included for 100% of the Group’s average employees in all the countries we operate. The entities listed under ESRS Requirement E1, paragraph 50.b)

(investees with operational control), are not material to Santander.

B. Santander consumes water basically from public water supply networks.

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|  | Base year  (2020) G | Comparative  (2023) H | N (2024) | % N / N-1 | 2025 | 2030 | 2050 | Annual  Target % /  Base Year |
| Scope 1 GHG emissionsA,B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gross scope 1 GHG emissions (tCO2 e) | 35,962 | 25,755 | 35,503 | 37.8% | - | 33,303 | - | 0.7% |
| Scope 2 GHG emissionsA,C |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gross location-based Scope 2 GHG  emissions (tCO2 e) | 297,621 | 205,292 | 194,276 | (5.4%) | - | 172,276 | - | 4.2% |
| Gross market-based Scope 2 GHG  emissions (tCO2 e) | 144,038 | 21,516 | 24,350 | 13.2% | - | 12,350 | - | 9.1% |
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| Total Gross indirect (Scope 3) GHG  emissions (tCO 2 e) | - | 125,441 | 1,116,061 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 Purchased goods and servicesE | - | - | 698,768 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Capital goodsE | - | - | 216,388 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Upstream transportation and  distributionE | - | - | 52,835 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Business travelA,F | - | 50,061 | 52,150 | 4.2% | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Employee commutingA,F | - | 75,380 | 82,569 | 9.5% | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Downstream transportationE | - | - | 13,350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total GHG emissions (excluding financed  emissions)A,J |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total GHG emissions (location-based)  (tCO2 e) | - | 356,488 | 1,345,841 | 277.5% | - | - | - | - |
| Total GHG emissions (market-based)  (tCO 2e) | - | 172,711 | 1,175,915 | 580.9% | - | - | - | - |

A. For 2024, information is included for 100% of the Group’s average employees in all the countries we operate. The entities listed under ESRS Requirement E1, paragraph 50.b)

(investees with operational control), are not material to Santander.

B. These emissions include those derived from direct energy consumption: Natural gas, diesel as well as the fuel consumption of the fleets where it is applicable (Argentina,

Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Poland this year) and fugitive emissions of refrigerant gases according to the GHG Protocol standard. For the calculation of these emissions,

emission factors from DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) 2024 for the financial year 2024 and DEFRA 2023 for the financial year 2023 have been

applied. For Brazil’s own fuels, the factors of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program are used. Santander does not use biomass as fuel and therefore does not produce direct

biogenic emissions. Santander does not manage emissions subject to regulated Emission Trading Schemes (ETS), including the EU-ETS, national ETS and non-EU ETS. The

direct emissions in tCO2e disaggregated by country are: Argentina 1,554, Brazil 2,772, Chile 564, Germany 2,270, Mexico 6,609, Nordics 3, Poland 6,652,  Portugal 231, Spain

5,995, UK 2,676, USA 5,109, Others 1,067.

C. These emissions include those derived from electricity consumption and the use of district heating and correspond to Scope 2 defined by the GHG Protocol standard. In 2024

they have been calculated with emission factors of the 2024 edition of the IEA, for 2023 the emission factors of the 2023 edition were used. For the calculation of district

heating in Poland and Norway, local public emission factors for 2024 different from DEFRA were used.  Data on biogenic emissions is not included as information on these

emissions is not available in the EIA emission factor database.

◦ Indirect emissions Electricity – market-based: For the calculation of these emissions, only renewable electricity is considered as renewable electricity that can be certified

by any type of contract or product recognized as such, but not the share of the country energy mix obtained from IEA data (i.e. where non-renewable electricity is

purchased expressly).

◦ Indirect Emissions Electricity – location-based: The IEA emission factor for each country has been applied for all electricity purchased, regardless of its source of origin

(renewable or non-renewable).

The indirect emissions in tCO2e disaggregated by country are:

◦ Market-based: Argentina 441, Brazil 115, Chile 44, Germany 2,008, Mexico 1,613, Nordics 8, Poland 12,021,  Portugal 309, Spain 1,371, UK 1,103, USA 0, Others 5,316.

◦ Location-based: Argentina 12,444, Brazil 17,577, Chile 7,350, Germany 5,824, Mexico 51,629, Nordics 36, Poland 26,826,  Portugal 3,041, Spain 29,338, UK 16,408, USA

18,486, Others 5,316.

D. The assessment we conducted to determine the materiality of indirect GHG emissions (scope 3) found that the only material category under this scope was category 3.15

(financed emissions), with a weighting of 99% of the total.. The other categories are identified as not relevant, given its low representativeness.  In addition, the categories

disclosed in this table are defined as relevant, and the following categories are identified as not relevant, given their low representativeness: 3.3 - Fuel and energy-related

activities (not included in Scope 1 or 2); 3.5 - waste generated in operations; 3.8 - upstream leased assets; 3.10 - processing of sold products; 3.11 - use of sold products;

3.12 - end-of-life treatment of sold products; 3.14 - franchises.

Biogenic emissions are not included as information on these emissions is not available in the databases we use to calculate any of the categories.

E. Supply chain emissions are calculated using a spend-based approach considering the payments to our suppliers in the current year. For that non primary data obtained from

suppliers has been used. These are calculated using the Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emission Factors v1.3 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Our supplier

taxonomies are mapped to the sectors considered in the database and then converted into emissions through spend-based emissions factors. Then, different spending

taxonomies are grouped based on the GHG scope 3 categories based on their nature (purchased goods and services, capital goods, upstream and downstream

transportation)

F. For the calculation of these emission factors DEFRA 2023 for fiscal year 2023 and DEFRA 2022 for fiscal year 2022 have been applied. For Brazil’s specific fuels, emissions

factors from the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program have been applied.

G. Base year is 2020. Emissions disclosed that year were reviewed to consider the same circumstances as the disclosed in this report 2024: equal perimeter (all countries and

businesses that have employees, formerly G10) and considering fugitive emissions equivalent to current emissions (recently included in emissions footprint).

H. Data with no information for 2023 are first reported in 2024.

I. Our reduction objectives have been externally assured only in the verification process of the present report.

J.  To comply with the regulatory requirements we have extended the financed emissions calculations, in most cases based on factors and other proxies. More details see table

below 3.2. The total absolute financed emissions (scope 3, categories 15 and 13) of this broad scope, including scope 1, 2 and 3 are 283.8 mtCO2e. And the total GHG

emissions (market-based) are 285.0 mtCO2e. With this figure, the ratio of "GHG total emissions / Total income" is: 4.6 mtCO2e/bn€ (Total income figure as disclosed in the

Consolidated Income Statements).

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| Sector | Gross  carrying  amount  (€bn) | GHG financed  emissions (scope  1 and scope 2 of  the counterparty)  (mtCO2 e) | GHG financed  emissions (scope  3 of the  counterparty)  (mtCO2 e) | GHG emissions: gross  carrying amount  percentage of the  portfolio derived from  company-specific  reporting |
| Exposures towards sectors that highly contribute to climate  change A | 259.3 | 58.6 | 159.3 | 10.1% |
| A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 8.5 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 0.5% |
| B - Mining and quarrying | 11 | 11.8 | 41.5 | 28.2% |
| C - Manufacturing | 53.7 | 13.7 | 63.2 | 14.3% |
| D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 13.9 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 23.6% |
| E - Water supply; sewerage, waste management and  remediation activities | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.8% |
| F - Construction | 18.7 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 2.7% |
| G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and  motorcycles | 77.7 | 6.1 | 31 | 12.1% |
| H - Transportation and storage | 17.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 9.4% |
| I - Accommodation and food service activities | 11.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3% |
| L - Real estate activities | 45.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0% |
| Exposures towards sectors other than those that highly  contribute to climate change A | 79.2 |  |  |  |
| K - Financial and insurance activities | 0 |  |  |  |
| Exposures to other sectors (NACE codes J, M - U) | 79.2 |  |  |  |
| TOTAL | 338.5 | 58.6 | 159.3 | 7.8% |

A. In accordance with the Commission delegated regulation EU) 2020/1818 supplementing regulation (EU) 2016/1011 as regards minimum standards for EU Climate

Transition Benchmarks and EU Paris-aligned Benchmarks -Climate Benchmark Standards Regulation - Recital 6: Sectors listed in Sections A to H and Section L of Annex I to

Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006.

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| Asset | Gross carrying  amount  assessed  (EUR bn) | GHG financed  emissions  (scope 1 and  scope 2)  (mtCO 2e) | GHG Scope 1  and 2 mtCO2e/  exposure  (EUR bn) | GHG financed  emissions  (scope 3)  (mtCO2 e) | GHG Scope 3  mtCO2e/  exposure  (EUR bn) | PCAF ScoreI |
| Non-financial corporations (Pillar 3)B | 338.5 | 58.6 | 0.18 | 159.3 | 0.66 | 4.8 |
| Mortgagesc | 350.5 | 3.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 3.8 |
| Motor vehicle loansD | 170.2 | 27.0 | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.16 | 4.2 |
| Sovereign debtE | 155.2 | 33.9 | 0.22 | 0.0 | 0.22 | 2.2 |
| Corporate bondsF | 45.7 | 0.3 | 0.006 | 0.7 | 0.02 | 5.0 |
| Equity instrumentsG | 6.8 | 0.01 | 0.002 | 0.1 | 0.01 | 5.0 |
| Investments: joint ventures and associatedH | 7.3 | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 4.0 |
| TOTAL | 1,065.6 | 123.5 | 0.12 | 160.3 | 0.27 |  |

A. This includes scope 3 - category 13 and 15 emissions for regulatory purposes.

B. These are the financed emissions reported under the EBA Pillar 3 exercise, which should not be confused with the portfolio alignment financed emissions, as the scope and

supporting data of the two exercises is different.

C. Mortgage financed emissions. Calculated as of 2023, for the UK and Spain, and as of 2024 for Poland. Also extending calculation to rest of group's mortgage portfolio (2024

data).

D  Motor vehicle loans financed emissions from loans and leases. That includes the current auto-lending alignment target scope, calculated as of 2023, and other auto

exposures within EU consumer finance business and auto-lending in America, calculated with 2024 financial data.

E. Sovereign debt at fair value or amortized cost. Financed emissions calculated covers scope 1 including 'Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry' (LULUCF), following the

recommendations by PCAF methodology and using the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) official reported emissions factors from the

PCAF database.

F. Private fixed-income instruments at fair value or amortized cost, excluding the exposures included in the Pillar 3 reporting. Financed emissions calculated covers scope 1, 2

and 3 from the issuers, following the recommendations by PCAF methodology and using the emissions factors from the PCAF database.

G. Equity instruments at fair value, excluding the exposures included in the Pillar 3 reporting. Financed emissions calculated covers scope 1, 2 and 3 from the issuers, following

the recommendations by PCAF methodology and using the emissions factors from the PCAF database.

H. Investments in joint ventures and associated. Financed emissions calculated covers scope 1, 2 and 3 from the companies, following the recommendations by PCAF

methodology and using the emissions factors from the PCAF database.

I. As explained below, we had to extrapolate the emissions calculations for near 20% of the exposure assessed for 'Financed emissions estimated from balance sheet'. The PCAF

score is an approximation assuming the extrapolations account for PCAF score 5 (worse quality), and the rest is calculated following the PCAF standard recommendations.

Santander discloses for the first time financed emissions of new categories from our balance sheet in this annual report, and we extend the

scope from the emissions calculated with PCAF methodology to a broader scope to cover almost all balance sheet exposures subject to

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financed emissions calculations, with the only purpose of complying with the disclosure regulation. In the '[SN. 4 Our transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809)' we

disclose the financed emissions of portfolio alignment with reasonable quality of data, with the aim of managing our portfolios with

alignment purposes. In this section, we prioritize the completeness of the sustainability information disclosed. This means that the

calculations where primarily supported by emissions factors, proxies or approximations, instead of actual reported emissions, to extend the

calculation of financed emissions as reasonable as possible. This calculation helps us reach the figures we disclose, although we will

continue to work on improving the available data and calculations in the future.

For all these reasons, we could expect some volatility in the financed emissions disclosed as better information becomes available over time

or as some of the proxies/factors provided by external parties are updated.

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| 4. GHG mitigation projects financed through carbon credits | |
| Carbon credits cancelled and used for scopes 1+2  compensation | N (2024) |
| Total (tCO2e)A | 59,858 |
| Share from removal projectsB (%) | 15% |
| Share from reduction projects  (%) | 85% |
| Share of projects validated by Verra’s VCS | 13% |
| Share of projects validated by Climate Action Reserve | 15% |
| Share of projects validated by Gold Standard | 72% |
| Share from projects within the EU (%) | —% |
| Share of carbon credits that qualify as corresponding  adjustments (%)C | —% |

A. Since emissions offsetting is done by country, the upward rounding of tCO2e means that the total amount of credits is slightly higher than the total sum of emissions.

B. In 2024, all GHG phase-out mitigation projects are nature-based (biogenic) solutions projects. Santander cancels all credits after purchase in the year. In 2024, 71,300 new

credits were acquired and cancelled: 16.5% validated by Climate Action Reserve (removal projects) and 83.5% validated by Gold Standard (reduction projects). The existing

contractual agreements Santander has in different countries will enable us to obtain 70.259 carbon credits between from now to 2073 year. Cancellation of such credits will

be based on the mitigation approach at the time.

C. It is reported 0% since Article 6 is not yet applicable.

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| Number of projects | Project Finance | | |  | Project Related Corporate Loans | | |  | Project-Related Refinance and  Project-Related Acquisition for  Project Finance | | |
| Category | A | B | C |  | A | B | C |  | A | B | C |
| TOTAL | 3 | 9 | 3 |  | 2 | 3 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sector  bancosantanmagf77.gif |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 1 | 3 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oil & gas | 1 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power | 1 | 6 | 0 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 2 | 0 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Region  bancosantanderfagg10.gif |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Americas | 1 | 2 | 0 |  | 1 | 2 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 2 | 7 | 3 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asia pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Type  bancosantandergg08.gif |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Designated countriesA | 2 | 9 | 3 |  | 0 | 2 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-designated countries | 1 | 0 | 0 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent review  bancosantaage100a04.gif |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Yes | 3 | 8 | 1 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No | 0 | 1 | 2 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |

A. In accordance with the definition of designated countries included in the Equator Principles, with solid environmental and social governance, legislation and institutions to

protect their inhabitants and the environment.

Category A – Projects with potential significant adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or unprecedented;

Category B – Projects with potential limited adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely reversible and readily

addressed through mitigation measures;

Category C – Projects with minimal or no adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts.

101     Perimeter calculation for GAR, in accordance with the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178, is based on the prudential consolidated group. In this context, the entities within the Santander Group are consolidated using the full consolidation

method, except for jointly controlled entities, which are proportionately consolidated. Companies that cannot be consolidated due to their activity are included using the equity method. The difference between the total assets of the public and prudential

perimeters is not significant. This difference is due to the exclusion of non-financial entities and the inclusion of multi-group and intergroup entities, in accordance with this consolidation criterion.

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0. Summary of KPI to be disclosed by credit institutions under Article 8 Taxonomy Regulation - 2024

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|  |  | Total environmentally sustainable assets (1) | KPI (3) | KPI (4) | % coverage (over total assets) (5) | % of assets excluded from the numerator of  the GAR (Article 7.2 and  7.3 and Section 1.1.2.  of Annex V) | % of assets excluded from the  denominator of the GAR (Article 7.1 and  Section 1.2.4 of Annex V) |
| Main KPI | Green asset ratio (GAR)  stock | 39,656 | 3.04 | 3.28 | 69.8 | 34.0 | 30.2 |
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|  |  | Total environmentally sustainable assets (2) | KPI | KPI | % coverage (over total assets) | % of assets excluded from the numerator of  the GAR (Article 7.2 and 7.3 and Section 1.1.2.  of Annex V) | % of assets excluded from the  denominator of the GAR (Article 7.1 and  Section 1.2.4 of Annex V) |
| Additional KPI | GAR (flow) | 7,862 | 2.63 | 3.35 | 65.9 | 40.7 | 34.1 |
|  | Trading book(6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Financial guarantees | 249 | 1.47 | 3.46 |  |  |  |
|  | Assets under management | 2,047 | 1.3 | 2.14 |  |  |  |
|  | Fees and commissions  income(6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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| (1) Total environmentally sustainable assets used for turnover KPI. Total environmentally sustainable assets used for Capex KPI amounts to EUR 42,834 million. |
| (2) Total environmentally sustainable assets used for turnover KPI. Total environmentally sustainable assets used for Capex KPI amounts to EUR 10,009 million for GAR flow, EUR 585 million for financial guarantees and EUR 3,360  million for assets under management . |
| (3) Based on the Turnover KPI of the counterparty. |
| (4) Based on the CapEx KPI of the counterparty. |
| (5) % of assets covered by the KPI over banks´ total assets. |
| (6) Fees and Commissions and Trading Book KPIs shall only apply starting 2026. |

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0. Summary of KPI to be disclosed by credit institutions under Article 8 Taxonomy Regulation - 2023

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|  |  | Total environmentally sustainable assets (1) | KPI (3) | KPI (4) | % coverage (over total assets) (5) | % of assets excluded from the numerator of  the GAR (Article 7.2 and  7.3 and Section 1.1.2.  of Annex V) | % of assets excluded from the  denominator of the GAR (Article 7.1 and  Section 1.2.4 of Annex V) |
| Main KPI | Green asset ratio (GAR)  stock | 31,151 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 70.3 | 33.9 | 29.7 |
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| Additional KPIs | GAR (flow) | 7,079 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 50.6 | 36.0 | 49.4 |
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|  | Financial guarantees | 142 | 0.9 | 1.8 |  |  |  |
|  | Assets under management | 829 | 0.6 | 1.1 |  |  |  |
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| (2) Total environmentally sustainable assets used for turnover KPI. Total environmentally sustainable assets used for Capex KPI amounts to EUR 8,435 million for GAR flow, EUR 289 million for financial guarantees and EUR 1,550 million for assets  under management |
| (3) Based on the Turnover KPI of the counterparty |
| (4) Based on the CapEx KPI of the counterparty |
| (5) % of assets covered by the KPI over banks´ total assets |
| (6) Fees and Commissions and Trading Book KPIs shall only apply starting 2026 |

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1. Assets for the calculation of GAR (Capex) - 2024

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
|  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |
|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
|  | GAR - Covered assets in both  numerator and denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities  and equity instruments not HfT  eligible for GAR calculation | 664,610 | 447,158 | 42,818 | 36,969 | 9,508 | 2,202 |  | 101 | 17 | 0 | 3 |  | 447,259 | 42,834 | 36,969 | 9,508 | 2,206 |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 25,544 | 5,704 | 1,600 | 0 | 28 | 432 |  | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 5,732 | 1,602 | 0 | 28 | 432 |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 18,208 | 3,332 | 312 | 0 | 1 | 12 |  | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 3,356 | 314 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 16,848 | 3,097 | 293 | 0 | 1 | 12 |  | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 3,108 | 295 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP  (Use of Proceeds) | 1,360 | 235 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 248 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 7,336 | 2,372 | 1,288 | 0 | 28 | 420 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 2,376 | 1,289 | 0 | 28 | 420 |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 2,300 | 975 | 878 | 0 | 0 | 233 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 975 | 878 | 0 | 0 | 233 |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 1,778 | 528 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 136 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 528 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 523 | 447 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 98 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 447 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | of which  management  companies | 258 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 102 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 176 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 80 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 2,050 | 246 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 247 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 1,931 | 246 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 247 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 119 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 28,232 | 11,539 | 4,248 | 0 | 648 | 1,771 |  | 73 | 15 | 0 | 3 |  | 11,612 | 4,263 | 0 | 648 | 1,774 |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 26,333 | 10,918 | 3,827 | 0 | 646 | 1,508 |  | 65 | 6 | 0 | 3 |  | 10,983 | 3,833 | 0 | 646 | 1,511 |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 1,891 | 620 | 420 | 0 | 1 | 262 |  | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |  | 628 | 428 | 0 | 1 | 263 |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 8 | 1 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Households | 609,668 | 428,942 | 36,969 | 36,969 | 8,832 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 428,942 | 36,969 | 36,969 | 8,832 | 0 |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by  residential immovable property | 362,813 | 331,277 | 28,137 | 28,137 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 331,277 | 28,137 | 28,137 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | of which building renovation  loans | 1,189 | 1,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 96,477 | 96,477 | 8,832 | 8,832 | 8,832 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,477 | 8,832 | 8,832 | 8,832 | 0 |

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
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| 28 | Local governments financing | 1,166 | 973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Housing financing | 155 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Other local government  financing | 1,012 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking  possession: residential and  commercial immovable  properties | 4,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Assets excluded from the numerator  for GAR calculation (covered in the  denominator) | 637,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Financial and Non-financial  undertakings | 438,149 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 34 | SMEs and NFCs (other than SMEs)  not subject to NFRD disclosure  obligations | 134,206 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 35 | Loans and advances | 132,387 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 36 | of which loans collateralised  by commercial immovable  property | 23,620 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 37 | of which building renovation  loans | 1,704 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 38 | Debt securities | 1,575 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 39 | Equity instruments | 244 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 40 | Non-EU country counterparties  not subject to NFRD disclosure  obligations | 303,944 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 41 | Loans and advances | 276,247 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 42 | Debt securities | 24,306 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 43 | Equity instruments | 3,391 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 44 | Derivatives | 5,772 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 45 | On demand interbank loans | 12,146 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 46 | Cash and cash-related assets | 9,252 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 47 | Other categories of assets (e.g.  Goodwill, commodities etc.) | 171,788 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 48 | Total GAR assets | 1,306,542 | 447,158 | 42,818 | 36,969 | 9,508 | 2,202 |  | 101 | 17 | 0 | 3 |  | 447,259 | 42,834 | 36,969 | 9,508 | 2,206 |
| 49 | Assets not covered for GAR  calculation | 565,848 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 50 | Central governments and  Supranational issuers | 142,309 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 51 | Central banks exposure | 193,354 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

102  The assets under management taken into account in this template covers the whole Group.

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
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|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
| 52 | Trading book | 230,185 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 53 | Total assets | 1,872,390 | 447,158 | 42,818 | 36,969 | 9,508 | 2,202 |  | 101 | 17 | 0 | 3 |  | 447,259 | 42,834 | 36,969 | 9,508 | 2,206 |
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| 54 | Financial guarantees | 16,898 | 1,282 | 570 | 0 | 47 | 387 |  | 39 | 15 | 0 | 4 |  | 1,320 | 585 | 0 | 47 | 390 |
| 55 | Assets under management  102 | 156,908 | 13,238 | 3,345 | 0 | 184 | 1,419 |  | 348 | 15 | 0 | 1 |  | 13,586 | 3,360 | 0 | 184 | 1,420 |
| 56 | Of which debt securities | 71,062 | 8,288 | 1,665 | 0 | 96 | 752 |  | 292 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 8,580 | 1,668 | 0 | 96 | 752 |
| 57 | Of which equity instruments | 63,320 | 4,744 | 1,616 | 0 | 86 | 642 |  | 54 | 12 | 0 | 1 |  | 4,798 | 1,628 | 0 | 86 | 643 |

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1. Assets for the calculation of GAR (Turnover) - 2024

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total  [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
|  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |
|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
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| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities  and equity instruments not HfT  eligible for GAR calculation | 664,610 | 444,137 | 39,615 | 36,969 | 8,952 | 1,412 |  | 365 | 41 | 0 | 18 |  | 444,503 | 39,656 | 36,969 | 8,952 | 1,431 |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 25,544 | 4,921 | 776 | 0 | 3 | 280 |  | 289 | 21 | 0 | 2 |  | 5,210 | 798 | 0 | 3 | 281 |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 18,208 | 3,265 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 5 |  | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 3,290 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 16,848 | 3,028 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 5 |  | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 3,040 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP | 1,360 | 237 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 250 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 7,336 | 1,656 | 497 | 0 | 2 | 274 |  | 264 | 20 | 0 | 2 |  | 1,919 | 516 | 0 | 2 | 276 |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 2,300 | 392 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 141 |  | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 |  | 435 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 1,778 | 174 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 47 |  | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 |  | 217 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 523 | 218 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 94 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 218 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | of which  management  companies | 258 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 122 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 176 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 121 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 2,050 | 244 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 219 | 15 | 0 | 0 |  | 462 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 1,931 | 244 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 219 | 15 | 0 | 0 |  | 462 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 119 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 28,232 | 9,302 | 1,869 | 0 | 117 | 1,133 |  | 76 | 20 | 0 | 17 |  | 9,378 | 1,889 | 0 | 117 | 1,149 |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 26,333 | 9,014 | 1,648 | 0 | 117 | 936 |  | 70 | 16 | 0 | 16 |  | 9,084 | 1,664 | 0 | 117 | 952 |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 1,891 | 288 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 197 |  | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |  | 294 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 8 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Households | 609,668 | 428,942 | 36,969 | 36,969 | 8,832 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 428,942 | 36,969 | 36,969 | 8,832 | 0 |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by  residential immovable property | 362,813 | 331,277 | 28,137 | 28,137 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 331,277 | 28,137 | 28,137 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | of which building renovation  loans | 1,189 | 1,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 96,477 | 96,477 | 8,832 | 8,832 | 8,832 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,477 | 8,832 | 8,832 | 8,832 | 0 |
| 28 | Local governments financing | 1,166 | 973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total  [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
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|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
| 29 | Housing financing | 155 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Other local government  financing | 1,012 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking  possession: residential and  commercial immovable  properties | 4,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Assets excluded from the numerator  for GAR calculation (covered in the  denominator) | 637,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Financial and Non-financial  undertakings | 438,149 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 34 | SMEs and NFCs (other than SMEs)  not subject to NFRD disclosure  obligations | 134,206 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 35 | Loans and advances | 132,387 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 36 | of which loans collateralised  by commercial immovable  property | 23,620 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 37 | of which building renovation  loans | 1,704 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 38 | Debt securities | 1,575 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 39 | Equity instruments | 244 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 40 | Non-EU country counterparties not  subject to NFRD disclosure  obligations | 303,944 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 41 | Loans and advances | 276,247 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 42 | Debt securities | 24,306 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 43 | Equity instruments | 3,391 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 44 | Derivatives | 5,772 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 45 | On demand interbank loans | 12,146 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 46 | Cash and cash-related assets | 9,252 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 47 | Other categories of assets (e.g.  Goodwill, commodities etc.) | 171,788 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 48 | Total GAR assets | 1,306,542 | 444,137 | 39,615 | 36,969 | 8,952 | 1,412 |  | 365 | 41 | 0 | 18 |  | 444,503 | 39,656 | 36,969 | 8,952 | 1,431 |
| 49 | Assets not covered for GAR  calculation | 565,848 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 50 | Central governments and  Supranational issuers | 142,309 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 51 | Central banks exposure | 193,354 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 52 | Trading book | 230,185 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

103  The assets under management taken into account in this template covers the whole Group.

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|  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |
|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
| 53 | Total assets | 1,872,390 | 444,137 | 39,615 | 36,969 | 8,952 | 1,412 |  | 365 | 41 | 0 | 18 |  | 444,503 | 39,656 | 36,969 | 8,952 | 1,431 |
| Off-balance sheet exposures - Undertakings subject to NFRD disclosure obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Financial guarantees | 16,898 | 809 | 218 | 0 | 1 | 166 |  | 67 | 31 | 0 | 31 |  | 876 | 249 | 0 | 1 | 197 |
| 55 | Assets under management  103 | 156,908 | 12,858 | 1,994 | 0 | 78 | 844 |  | 861 | 53 | 0 | 19 |  | 13,719 | 2,047 | 0 | 78 | 863 |
| 56 | Of which debt securities | 71,062 | 8,627 | 912 | 0 | 37 | 367 |  | 520 | 20 | 0 | 11 |  | 9,147 | 931 | 0 | 37 | 378 |
| 57 | Of which equity instruments | 63,320 | 4,061 | 1,040 | 0 | 40 | 462 |  | 328 | 32 | 0 | 8 |  | 4,389 | 1,072 | 0 | 40 | 470 |

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1. Assets for the calculation of GAR (Capex) - 2023

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
|  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |
|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
|  | GAR - Covered assets in both  numerator and denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities  and equity instruments not HfT  eligible for GAR calculation | 661,433 | 465,892 | 33,416 | 29,115 | 6,975 | 1,640 |  | 60 | 7 | 0 | 5 |  | 465,953 | 33,422 | 29,115 | 6,975 | 1,645 |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 28,156 | 7,544 | 510 | 0 | 11 | 349 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 7,548 | 510 | 0 | 11 | 349 |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 22,517 | 6,241 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 6,245 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 20,257 | 5,232 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 5,236 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP | 2,261 | 1,009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1,009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 5,639 | 1,303 | 507 | 0 | 10 | 347 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1,303 | 507 | 0 | 10 | 347 |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 1,987 | 438 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 307 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 438 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 307 |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 1,455 | 138 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 7 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 138 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 313 | 300 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 300 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 300 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 219 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | of which  management  companies | 141 | 102 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 102 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 141 | 102 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 102 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 1,892 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 1,892 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 25,910 | 10,901 | 3,791 | 0 | 395 | 1,291 |  | 56 | 7 | 0 | 5 |  | 10,957 | 3,798 | 0 | 395 | 1,296 |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 24,347 | 10,367 | 3,315 | 0 | 395 | 1,063 |  | 49 | 7 | 0 | 5 |  | 10,416 | 3,322 | 0 | 395 | 1,068 |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 1,563 | 534 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 228 |  | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 541 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 228 |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Households | 607,245 | 447,326 | 29,115 | 29,115 | 6,569 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 447,326 | 29,115 | 29,115 | 6,569 | 0 |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by  residential immovable property | 366,626 | 356,979 | 22,545 | 22,545 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 356,979 | 22,545 | 22,545 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | of which building renovation  loans | 528 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 89,820 | 89,820 | 6,569 | 6,569 | 6,569 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,820 | 6,569 | 6,569 | 6,569 | 0 |

Annual report 2024149

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
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|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
| 28 | Local governments financing | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Housing financing | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Other local government  financing | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking  possession: residential and  commercial immovable  properties | 5,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Assets excluded from the numerator  for GAR calculation (covered in the  denominator) | 621,271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Financial and Non-financial  undertakings | 478,101 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 34 | SMEs and NFCs (other than SMEs)  not subject to NFRD disclosure  obligations | 141,389 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 35 | Loans and advances | 139,095 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 36 | of which loans collateralised  by commercial immovable  property | 22,909 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 37 | of which building renovation  loans | 141 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 38 | Debt securities | 2,140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 39 | Equity instruments | 155 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 40 | Non-EU country counterparties  not subject to NFRD disclosure  obligations | 296,567 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 41 | Loans and advances | 272,256 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 42 | Debt securities | 21,525 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 43 | Equity instruments | 2,787 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 44 | Derivatives | 5,421 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 45 | On demand interbank loans | 11,911 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 46 | Cash and cash-related assets | 8,621 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 47 | Other categories of assets (e.g.  Goodwill, commodities etc.) | 117,217 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 48 | Total GAR assets | 1,288,300 | 465,892 | 33,416 | 29,115 | 6,975 | 1,640 |  | 60 | 7 | 0 | 5 |  | 465,953 | 33,422 | 29,115 | 6,975 | 1,645 |
| 49 | Assets not covered for GAR  calculation | 545,242 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 50 | Central governments and  Supranational issuers | 137,606 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 51 | Central banks exposure | 230,835 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024150

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
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| 52 | Trading book | 176,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 53 | Total assets | 1,833,542 | 465,892 | 33,416 | 29,115 | 6,975 | 1,640 |  | 60 | 7 | 0 | 5 |  | 465,953 | 33,422 | 29,115 | 6,975 | 1,645 |
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| 54 | Financial guarantees | 15,573 | 644 | 285 | 0 | 4 | 152 |  | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 669 | 286 | 0 | 4 | 152 |
| 55 | Assets under management | 137,531 | 4,979 | 1,550 | 0 | 77 | 665 |  | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 5,015 | 1,550 | 0 | 77 | 665 |
| 56 | Of which debt securities | 39,836 | 3,613 | 837 | 0 | 26 | 440 |  | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 3,621 | 837 | 0 | 26 | 440 |
| 57 | Of which equity instruments | 43,158 | 1,365 | 713 | 0 | 52 | 225 |  | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1,394 | 713 | 0 | 52 | 225 |

Annual report 2024151

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1. Assets for the calculation of GAR (Turnover) - 2023

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total  [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
|  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-  aligned) | | | |
|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
|  | GAR - Covered assets in both numerator  and denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities and  equity instruments not HfT eligible for  GAR calculation | 661,433 | 464,201 | 31,142 | 29,115 | 6,834 | 799 |  | 474 | 9 | 0 | 8 |  | 464,675 | 31,151 | 29,115 | 6,834 | 807 |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 28,156 | 7,899 | 310 | 0 | 4 | 208 |  | 373 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 8,272 | 310 | 0 | 4 | 208 |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 22,517 | 6,892 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 6,907 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 20,257 | 5,883 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 5,898 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP | 2,261 | 1,009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1,009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 5,639 | 1,006 | 309 | 0 | 4 | 208 |  | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1,365 | 309 | 0 | 4 | 208 |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 1,987 | 280 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 155 |  | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 321 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 1,455 | 127 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |  | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 168 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 313 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 153 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 219 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | of which  management companies | 141 | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 141 | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 1,892 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 1,892 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 25,910 | 8,855 | 1,718 | 0 | 260 | 591 |  | 101 | 9 | 0 | 7 |  | 8,955 | 1,727 | 0 | 260 | 598 |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 24,347 | 8,617 | 1,509 | 0 | 258 | 552 |  | 83 | 9 | 0 | 7 |  | 8,700 | 1,518 | 0 | 258 | 560 |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 1,563 | 237 | 208 | 0 | 2 | 39 |  | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 255 | 208 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Households | 607,245 | 447,326 | 29,115 | 29,115 | 6,569 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 447,326 | 29,115 | 29,115 | 6,569 | 0 |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by  residential immovable property | 366,626 | 356,979 | 22,545 | 22,545 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 356,979 | 22,545 | 22,545 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | of which building renovation loans | 528 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 89,820 | 89,820 | 6,569 | 6,569 | 6,569 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,820 | 6,569 | 6,569 | 6,569 | 0 |
| 28 | Local governments financing | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Housing financing | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  | Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Total  [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
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|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
| 30 | Other local government financing | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking  possession: residential and  commercial immovable properties | 5,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Assets excluded from the numerator for  GAR calculation (covered in the  denominator) | 621,271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Financial and Non-financial  undertakings | 478,101 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 34 | SMEs and NFCs (other than SMEs) not  subject to NFRD disclosure obligations | 141,389 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 35 | Loans and advances | 139,095 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 36 | of which loans collateralised by  commercial immovable property | 22,909 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 37 | of which building renovation loans | 141 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 38 | Debt securities | 2,140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 39 | Equity instruments | 155 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 40 | Non-EU country counterparties not  subject to NFRD disclosure obligations | 296,567 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 41 | Loans and advances | 272,256 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 42 | Debt securities | 21,525 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 43 | Equity instruments | 2,787 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 44 | Derivatives | 5,421 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 45 | On demand interbank loans | 11,911 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 46 | Cash and cash-related assets | 8,621 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 47 | Other categories of assets (e.g.  Goodwill, commodities etc.) | 117,217 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 48 | Total GAR assets | 1,288,300 | 464,201 | 31,142 | 29,115 | 6,834 | 799 |  | 474 | 9 | 0 | 8 |  | 464,675 | 31,151 | 29,115 | 6,834 | 807 |
| 49 | Assets not covered for GAR calculation | 545,242 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 50 | Central governments and Supranational  issuers | 137,606 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 51 | Central banks exposure | 230,835 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 52 | Trading book | 176,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 53 | Total assets | 1,833,542 | 464,201 | 31,142 | 29,115 | 6,834 | 799 |  | 474 | 9 | 0 | 8 |  | 464,675 | 31,151 | 29,115 | 6,834 | 807 |
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| 54 | Financial guarantees | 15,573 | 494 | 142 | 0 | 3 | 98 |  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 500 | 142 | 0 | 3 | 99 |
| 55 | Assets under management | 137,531 | 4,302 | 825 | 0 | 57 | 431 |  | 406 | 4 | 0 | 4 |  | 4,708 | 829 | 0 | 57 | 435 |

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| Total  [gross]  carrying  amount | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
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| 56 | Of which debt securities | 39,836 | 3,308 | 445 | 0 | 11 | 269 |  | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 3,541 | 446 | 0 | 11 | 269 |
| 57 | Of which equity instruments | 43,158 | 993 | 380 | 0 | 46 | 162 |  | 173 | 3 | 0 | 3 |  | 1,167 | 384 | 0 | 46 | 165 |

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| Breakdown by sector - NACE 4 digits  level  (code and label) | | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates  (Subject to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |
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| Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable (CCA) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable (CCA) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM+CCA) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM+CCA) |
| 1 | A Agriculture, forestry and  fishing | 25 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 25 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 2 | B610 - Extraction of crude  petroleum | 67 | 53 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 67 | 53 |  |  |  |
| 3 | B910 - Support activities for  petroleum and natural gas  extraction | 354 | 261 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 354 | 261 |  |  |  |
| 4 | B Mining and quarrying | 50 | 4 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 51 | 4 |  |  |  |
| 5 | C2410 - Manufacture of basic  iron and steel and of ferro-  alloys | 61 | 55 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 61 | 55 |  |  |  |
| 6 | C2511 - Manufacture of metal  structures and parts of  structures | 121 | 120 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 121 | 120 |  |  |  |
| 7 | C2732 - Manufacture of other  electronic and electric wires  and cables | 129 | 98 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 129 | 98 |  |  |  |
| 8 | C2733 - Manufacture of wiring  devices | 66 | 55 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 66 | 55 |  |  |  |
| 9 | C2910 - Manufacture of motor  vehicles | 443 | 147 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 443 | 147 |  |  |  |
| 10 | C3020 - Manufacture of  railway locomotives and  rolling stock | 134 | 34 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 134 | 34 |  |  |  |
| 11 | C3030 - Manufacture of air  and spacecraft and related  machinery | 60 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 60 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 12 | C Manufacturing | 622 | 278 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 625 | 281 |  |  |  |
| 13 | D3511 - Production of  electricity | 971 | 726 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 972 | 726 |  |  |  |
| 14 | D3513 - Distribution of  electricity | 400 | 362 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 400 | 362 |  |  |  |
| 15 | D3514 - Trade of electricity | 471 | 328 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 471 | 328 |  |  |  |
| 16 | D3521 - Manufacture of gas | 136 | 46 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 136 | 46 |  |  |  |
| 17 | D Electricity, gas, steam and air  conditioning supply | 92 | 38 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 92 | 38 |  |  |  |
| 18 | E Water supply | 78 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 78 | 3 |  |  |  |
| 19 | F4110 - Development of  building projects | 80 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 80 | 1 |  |  |  |
| 20 | F4211 - Construction of roads  and motorways | 149 | 35 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 152 | 35 |  |  |  |

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| Breakdown by sector - NACE 4 digits  level  (code and label) | | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates  (Subject to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |
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| 21 | F4299 - Construction of other  civil engineering projects n.e.c. | 88 | 10 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 90 | 10 |  |  |  |
| 22 | F4312 - Site preparation | 390 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 390 | 2 |  |  |  |
| 23 | F Construction | 162 | 38 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 164 | 38 |  |  |  |
| 24 | G4511 - Sale of cars and light  motor vehicles | 551 | 81 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 552 | 81 |  |  |  |
| 25 | G4519 - Sale of other motor  vehicles | 101 | 23 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 101 | 23 |  |  |  |
| 26 | G4641 - Wholesale of textiles | 58 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 58 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 27 | G4711 - Retail sale in non-  specialised stores with food,  beverages or tobacco  predominating | 132 | 11 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 132 | 11 |  |  |  |
| 28 | G4778 - Other retail sale of  new goods in specialised  stores | 103 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 103 | 1 |  |  |  |
| 29 | G Wholesale and retail trade | 403 | 69 |  |  |  |  | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 412 | 69 |  |  |  |
| 30 | H4950 - Transport via pipeline | 148 | 134 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 148 | 134 |  |  |  |
| 31 | H5210 - Warehousing and  storage | 83 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 83 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 32 | H5221 - Service activities  incidental to land  transportation | 267 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 267 | 7 |  |  |  |
| 33 | H Transport and storage | 158 | 30 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 159 | 30 |  |  |  |
| 34 | I5510 - Hotels and similar  accommodation | 182 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 182 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 35 | I Accommodation and food  service activities | 50 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 50 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 36 | J6120 - Wireless  telecommunications activities | 348 | 30 |  |  |  |  | 31 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 379 | 31 |  |  |  |
| 37 | J6399 - Other information  service activities n.e.c. | 472 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 472 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 38 | J Information and  communication | 160 | 12 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 163 | 14 |  |  |  |
| 39 | L6810 - Buying and selling of  own real estate | 140 | 73 |  |  |  |  | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 148 | 73 |  |  |  |
| 40 | L6820 - Renting and operating  of own or leased real estate | 175 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 175 | 1 |  |  |  |
| 41 | L Real estate activities | 22 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 22 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 42 | M7010 - Activities of head  offices | 929 | 554 |  |  |  |  | 8 | 8 |  |  |  |  | 937 | 562 |  |  |  |

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates  (Subject to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |
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| Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable (CCA) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable (CCA) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM+CCA) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM+CCA) |
| 43 | M7490 - Other professional,  scientific and technical  activities n.e.c. | 196 | 88 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 199 | 88 |  |  |  |
| 44 | M Professional, scientific and  technical activities | 156 | 69 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 157 | 69 |  |  |  |
| 45 | N7711 - Renting and leasing of  cars and light motor vehicles | 723 | 119 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 723 | 119 |  |  |  |
| 46 | N8211 - Combined office  administrative service  activities | 84 | 30 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 84 | 30 |  |  |  |
| 47 | N8299 - Other business  support service activities n.e.c. | 230 | 90 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 230 | 90 |  |  |  |
| 48 | N Administrative and support  service activities | 105 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 105 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 49 | O Public administration and  defence, compulsory social  security | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 50 | P Education | 18 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 18 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 51 | Q Human health services and  social work activities | 14 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 14 | 2 |  |  |  |
| 52 | R Arts, entertainment and  recreation | 20 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 20 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 53 | S9609 - Other personal service  activities n.e.c. | 83 | 19 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 83 | 19 |  |  |  |
| 54 | S Other services | 275 | 111 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 276 | 111 |  |  |  |

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Annual report 2024157

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| Breakdown by sector - NACE 4 digits  level  (code and label) | | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates  (Subject to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |
| [Gross] carrying amount | |  | [Gross] carrying amount | |  | [Gross] carrying amount | |  | [Gross] carrying amount | |  | [Gross] carrying amount | |  | [Gross] carrying amount | |
| Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable (CCA) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable (CCA) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM+CCA) |  | Mn EUR | Of which  environmentally  sustainable  (CCM+CCA) |
| 1 | A Agriculture, forestry and  fishing | 25 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 25 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 2 | B910 - Support activities for  petroleum and natural gas  extraction | 186 | 76 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 187 | 76 |  |  |  |
| 3 | B Mining and quarrying | 46 | 6 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 46 | 6 |  |  |  |
| 4 | C2351 - Manufacture of  cement | 67 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 67 | 1 |  |  |  |
| 5 | C2410 - Manufacture of basic  iron and steel and of ferro-  alloys | 88 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 88 | 3 |  |  |  |
| 6 | C2442 - Aluminium production | 138 | 35 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 138 | 35 |  |  |  |
| 7 | C2511 - Manufacture of metal  structures and parts of  structures | 150 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 150 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 8 | C2732 - Manufacture of other  electronic and electric wires  and cables | 100 | 44 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 100 | 44 |  |  |  |
| 9 | C2910 - Manufacture of motor  vehicles | 432 | 36 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 432 | 36 |  |  |  |
| 10 | C3011 - Building of ships and  floating structures | 68 | 16 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 68 | 16 |  |  |  |
| 11 | C3020 - Manufacture of  railway locomotives and  rolling stock | 134 | 37 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 134 | 37 |  |  |  |
| 12 | C3030 - Manufacture of air  and spacecraft and related  machinery | 73 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 73 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 13 | C3313 - Repair of electronic  and optical equipment | 49 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 49 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 14 | C Manufacturing | 318 | 60 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 318 | 60 |  |  |  |
| 15 | D3511 - Production of  electricity | 613 | 348 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 615 | 348 |  |  |  |
| 16 | D3513 - Distribution of  electricity | 236 | 165 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 236 | 165 |  |  |  |
| 17 | D3514 - Trade of electricity | 235 | 163 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 235 | 163 |  |  |  |
| 18 | D3521 - Manufacture of gas | 99 | 5 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 99 | 5 |  |  |  |
| 19 | D Electricity, gas, steam and air  conditioning supply | 52 | 19 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 52 | 19 |  |  |  |
| 20 | E3600 - Water collection,  treatment and supply | 51 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 51 | 0 |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024158

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| Breakdown by sector - NACE 4 digits  level  (code and label) | | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates  (Subject to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |
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| 21 | E Water supply | 28 | 4 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 29 | 4 |  |  |  |
| 22 | F4110 - Development of  building projects | 81 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 81 | 2 |  |  |  |
| 23 | F4120 - Construction of  residential and non-residential  buildings | 51 | 11 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 51 | 11 |  |  |  |
| 24 | F4211 - Construction of roads  and motorways | 175 | 71 |  |  |  |  | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 183 | 71 |  |  |  |
| 25 | F4299 - Construction of other  civil engineering projects n.e.c. | 93 | 19 |  |  |  |  | 4 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 97 | 19 |  |  |  |
| 26 | F4312 - Site preparation | 374 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 374 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 27 | F Construction | 111 | 33 |  |  |  |  | 6 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 117 | 33 |  |  |  |
| 28 | G4511 - Sale of cars and light  motor vehicles | 272 | 24 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 272 | 24 |  |  |  |
| 29 | G4519 - Sale of other motor  vehicles | 99 | 11 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 99 | 11 |  |  |  |
| 30 | G4614 - Agents involved in the  sale of machinery, industrial  equipment, ships and aircraft | 63 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 63 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 31 | G Wholesale and retail trade | 174 | 16 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 174 | 16 |  |  |  |
| 32 | H4950 - Transport via pipeline | 50 | 36 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 50 | 36 |  |  |  |
| 33 | H5210 - Warehousing and  storage | 83 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 83 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 34 | H5221 - Service activities  incidental to land  transportation | 265 | 10 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 265 | 10 |  |  |  |
| 35 | H Transport and storage | 124 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 124 | 7 |  |  |  |
| 36 | I5510 - Hotels and similar  accommodation | 167 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 167 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 37 | I Accommodation and food  service activities | 41 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 41 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 38 | J6120 - Wireless  telecommunications activities | 453 | 90 |  |  |  |  | 20 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 473 | 93 |  |  |  |
| 39 | J6399 - Other information  service activities n.e.c. | 472 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 472 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 40 | J Information and  communication | 138 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 12 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 150 | 7 |  |  |  |
| 41 | L6810 - Buying and selling of  own real estate | 158 | 61 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 158 | 61 |  |  |  |
| 42 | L6820 - Renting and operating  of own or leased real estate | 185 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  | 189 | 4 |  |  |  |
| 43 | L Real estate activities | 22 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 22 | 0 |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024159

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| Breakdown by sector - NACE 4 digits  level  (code and label) | | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates (Subject  to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |  | Non-Financial corporates  (Subject to NFRD) | |  | SMEs and other NFC not subject  to NFRD | |
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| 44 | M7010 - Activities of head  offices | 767 | 179 |  |  |  |  | 4 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 772 | 183 |  |  |  |
| 45 | M7112 - Engineering activities  and related technical  consultancy | 67 | 29 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 68 | 29 |  |  |  |
| 46 | M7490 - Other professional,  scientific and technical  activities n.e.c. | 145 | 62 |  |  |  |  | 4 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 149 | 62 |  |  |  |
| 47 | M Professional, scientific and  technical activities | 59 | 27 |  |  |  |  | 6 | 4 |  |  |  |  | 65 | 31 |  |  |  |
| 48 | N7711 - Renting and leasing of  cars and light motor vehicles | 716 | 41 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 716 | 41 |  |  |  |
| 49 | N7712 - Renting and leasing of  trucks | 49 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 49 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 50 | N8211 - Combined office  administrative service  activities | 58 | 4 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 58 | 4 |  |  |  |
| 51 | N8299 - Other business  support service activities n.e.c. | 196 | 65 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 196 | 65 |  |  |  |
| 52 | N Administrative and support  service activities | 79 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 79 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 53 | O Public administration and  defence, compulsory social  security | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 54 | P Education | 18 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 18 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 55 | Q Human health services and  social work activities | 13 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 13 | 1 |  |  |  |
| 56 | R Arts, entertainment and  recreation | 15 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 15 | 0 |  |  |  |
| 57 | S9609 - Other personal service  activities n.e.c. | 70 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 70 | 3 |  |  |  |
| 58 | S Other services | 210 | 44 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 212 | 46 |  |  |  |

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3. GAR KPI stock (Capex) - 2024

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
| Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | | Proportion  of total  assets  covered |
|  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |
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|  | GAR - Covered assets in both numerator and  denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities and equity  instruments not HfT eligible for GAR calculation | 67.3% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 1.4% | 0.3% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 67.3% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 35.5% |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 22.3% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.7% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 22.4% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 18.3% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.4% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 18.4% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.4% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP | 17.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.2% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 30.9% | 3.4% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 31.0% | 3.5% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 32.3% | 17.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 5.7% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 32.4% | 17.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 5.7% | 0.4% |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 42.4% | 38.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.1% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 42.4% | 38.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.1% | 0.1% |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 29.7% | 24.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.6% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 29.7% | 24.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.6% | 0.1% |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 85.5% | 84.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.7% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 85.5% | 84.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.7% | 0.0% |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 | of which  management companies | 39.3% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 39.3% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 34.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 34.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 50.7% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 50.7% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 12.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 12.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 12.7% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 12.8% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 40.9% | 15.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 6.3% |  | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 41.1% | 15.1% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 6.3% | 1.5% |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 41.5% | 14.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 5.7% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 41.7% | 14.6% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 1.4% |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 32.8% | 22.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 13.9% |  | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 33.2% | 22.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 13.9% | 0.1% |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 9.6% | 9.5% |  | 0.0% | 4.6% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 9.6% | 9.5% |  | 0.0% | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| 24 | Households | 70.4% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 70.4% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 32.6% |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by residential  immovable property | 91.3% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 91.3% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 19.4% |
| 26 | of which building renovation loans | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 100.0% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 0.0% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
| Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | | Proportion  of total  assets  covered |
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| 28 | Local governments financing | 83.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 83.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 29 | Housing financing | 99.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 99.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Other local government financing | 81.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 81.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking possession:  residential and commercial immovable  properties | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 32 | Total GAR assets | 34.2% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 34.2% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 69.8% |

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3. GAR KPI stock (Turnover) - 2024

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
| Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | | Proportion  of total  assets  covered |
|  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |
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| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities and equity  instruments not HfT eligible for GAR calculation | 66.8% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 0.2% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 66.9% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 35.5% |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 19.3% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |  | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 20.4% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 17.9% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 18.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP | 17.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 31.0% | 3.2% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 31.1% | 3.3% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 22.6% | 6.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |  | 3.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 26.2% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.4% |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 17.1% | 11.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% |  | 1.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |  | 18.9% | 11.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.2% | 0.1% |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 9.8% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% |  | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |  | 12.2% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 0.1% |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 41.7% | 37.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 41.7% | 37.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.0% | 0.0% |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 | of which  management companies | 47.1% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 47.3% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 68.4% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |  | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 68.7% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 11.9% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 10.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 22.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 12.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 11.3% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 23.9% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 32.9% | 6.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.0% |  | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |  | 33.2% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.1% | 1.5% |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 34.2% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 3.6% |  | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |  | 34.5% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 3.6% | 1.4% |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 15.2% | 11.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.4% |  | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 15.6% | 11.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.4% | 0.1% |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 6.0% | 4.3% |  | 0.0% | 3.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 6.0% | 4.3% |  | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| 24 | Households | 70.4% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 70.4% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 32.6% |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by residential  immovable property | 91.3% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 91.3% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 19.4% |
| 26 | of which building renovation loans | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 100.0% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 0.0% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
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| 28 | Local governments financing | 83.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 83.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 29 | Housing financing | 99.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 99.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Other local government financing | 81.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 81.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking possession:  residential and commercial immovable  properties | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 32 | Total GAR assets | 34.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 34.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 69.8% |

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3. GAR KPI stock (Capex) - 2023

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
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| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities and equity  instruments not HfT eligible for GAR calculation | 70.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 70.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 36.1 |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 26.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 26.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 27.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 27.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 25.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 25.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP | 44.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 44.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 23.1 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.2 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 23.1 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 22.0 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.4 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 22.0 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 0.1 |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 9.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 9.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 96.0 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 96.0 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | of which  management companies | 72.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 72.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 72.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 72.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 42.1 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |  | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 42.3 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 42.6 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.4 |  | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 42.8 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 34.2 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.6 |  | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 34.6 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 0.1 |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Households | 73.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 73.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 33.1 |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by residential  immovable property | 97.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 97.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| 26 | of which building renovation loans | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 100.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 |

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| 28 | Local governments financing | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Housing financing | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Other local government financing | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking possession:  residential and commercial immovable  properties | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 32 | Total GAR assets | 36.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 36.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 70.3 |

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3. GAR KPI stock (Turnover) - 2023

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|  | GAR - Covered assets in both numerator and  denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities and equity  instruments not HfT eligible for GAR calculation | 70.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.1 |  | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 70.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 36.1 |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 28.1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |  | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 29.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 30.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 30.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 29.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP | 44.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 44.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 17.8 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.7 |  | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 24.2 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 14.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |  | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 16.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 8.7 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |  | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 11.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | of which  management companies | 70.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 70.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 70.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 70.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 33.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 33.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 34.2 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 |  | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 34.6 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 35.4 | 6.2 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.3 |  | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 35.7 | 6.2 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 15.2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |  | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 16.3 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Households | 73.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 73.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0 | 33.1 |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by residential  immovable property | 97.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 97.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 26 | of which building renovation loans | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 100 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0 | 4.9 |

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
| Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | | Proportion  of total  assets  covered |
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| 28 | Local governments financing | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Housing financing | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Other local government financing | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking possession:  residential and commercial immovable  properties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 32 | Total GAR assets | 36 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 36.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 70.3 |

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4. GAR KPI flow (Capex)

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
| Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | | Proportion  of total  new assets  covered |
|  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Of which environmentally sustainable  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |
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| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities and equity  instruments not HfT eligible for GAR calculation | 58.1% | 8.8% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 1.3% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 58.2% | 8.8% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 25.0% |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 25.5% | 10.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.6% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 25.7% | 10.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.0% |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 17.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.0% |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 17.5% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 17.5% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.0% |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP | 27.2% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 32.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 57.3% | 44.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 13.2% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 57.3% | 44.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 13.2% | 0.0% |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 92.7% | 91.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.2% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 92.7% | 91.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.2% | 0.0% |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 71.1% | 66.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.3% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 71.1% | 66.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.3% | 0.0% |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 97.3% | 96.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.4% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 97.3% | 96.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.4% | 0.0% |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 | of which  management companies | 54.5% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 54.5% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 70.3% | 15.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.1% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 70.4% | 15.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.1% | 0.0% |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 50.7% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 50.7% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 37.9% | 20.5% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 9.0% |  | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 38.1% | 20.6% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 9.1% | 3.0% |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 38.2% | 19.8% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 8.2% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 38.4% | 19.9% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 3.0% |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 35.3% | 26.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.2% |  | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |  | 36.0% | 27.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.3% | 0.0% |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 24 | Households | 64.4% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 64.4% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by residential  immovable property | 93.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 93.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% |
| 26 | of which building renovation loans | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 100.0% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 0.0% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.0% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 0.0% | 6.0% |

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
| Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | | Proportion  of total  new assets  covered |
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| 28 | Local governments financing | 97.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 97.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 29 | Housing financing | 94.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 94.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Other local government financing | 98.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 98.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking possession:  residential and commercial immovable  properties | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Total GAR assets | 22.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 22.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 65.9% |

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4. GAR KPI flow (Turnover)

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
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| 1 | Loans and advances, debt securities and equity  instruments not HfT eligible for GAR calculation | 56.6% | 6.9% | 5.5% | 3.8% | 0.8% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 56.7% | 6.9% | 5.5% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 25.0% |
| 2 | Financial undertakings | 21.2% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 21.4% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| 3 | Credit institutions | 18.4% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.6% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| 4 | Loans and advances | 18.1% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.1% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| 5 | Debt securities, including UoP | 27.2% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 32.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 6 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 7 | Other financial corporations | 33.0% | 18.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10.6% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 33.1% | 18.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10.6% | 0.0% |
| 8 | of which investment firms | 42.5% | 37.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.3% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 42.5% | 37.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.3% | 0.0% |
| 9 | Loans and advances | 20.8% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 20.8% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| 10 | Debt securities, including UoP | 47.1% | 43.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.7% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 47.1% | 43.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.7% | 0.0% |
| 11 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 | of which  management companies | 18.0% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.8% |  | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 18.5% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| 13 | Loans and advances | 85.3% | 30.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 19.2% |  | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 87.6% | 30.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 19.2% | 0.0% |
| 14 | Debt securities, including UoP | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 15 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 16 | of which insurance undertakings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 17 | Loans and advances | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 18 | Debt securities, including UoP | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 19 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 20 | Non-financial undertakings | 28.2% | 8.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 5.1% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 28.5% | 8.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 5.1% | 3.0% |
| 21 | Loans and advances | 29.7% | 7.6% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 4.3% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 30.0% | 7.6% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 4.3% | 3.0% |
| 22 | Debt securities, including UoP | 14.0% | 13.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.3% |  | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 14.5% | 13.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.3% | 0.0% |
| 23 | Equity instruments | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 24 | Households | 64.4% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 64.4% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| 25 | of which loans collateralised by residential  immovable property | 93.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 93.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% |
| 26 | of which building renovation loans | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 27 | of which motor vehicle loans | 100.0% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 0.0% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.0% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 0.0% | 6.0% |

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |  |
| Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | | Proportion  of total  new assets  covered |
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|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
| 28 | Local governments financing | 97.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 97.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 29 | Housing financing | 94.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 94.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Other local government financing | 98.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 98.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 31 | Collateral obtained by taking possession:  residential and commercial immovable  properties | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Total GAR assets | 21.6% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 21.6% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 65.9% |

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5. KPI off-balance sheet exposures (Capex stock)

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| % (compared to total eligible off-balance sheet  assets) | | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
|  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |  |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding  taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |
|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
| 1 | Financial guarantees (FinGuar KPI) | 7.6% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.3% |  | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 7.8% | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| 2 | Assets under management (AuM KPI) | 8.4% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% |  | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 8.7% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% |

5. KPI off-balance sheet exposures (Turnover stock)

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
|  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |  |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding  taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |
|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
| 1 | Financial guarantees (FinGuar KPI) | 4.8% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |  | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |  | 5.2% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| 2 | Assets under management (AuM KPI) | 8.2% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |  | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 8.7% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |

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5. KPI off-balance sheet exposures (Capex flow)

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
|  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |  |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding  taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |
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| 1 | Financial guarantees (FinGuar KPI) | 13.4% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% |  | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 14.1% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% |
| 2 | Assets under management (AuM KPI) | 9.7% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% |  | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 10.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% |

5. KPI off-balance sheet exposures (Turnover flow)

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| Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) | | | | |  | Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) | | | |  | TOTAL (CCM + CCA) | | | | |
| Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-eligible) | | | | |
|  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |  |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding  taxonomy relevant sectors  (Taxonomy-aligned) | | |  |  | Proportion of total covered assets funding taxonomy  relevant sectors (Taxonomy-aligned) | | | |
|  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  enabling |  |  |  | Of which  Use of  Proceeds | Of which  transitional | Of which  enabling |
| 1 | Financial guarantees (FinGuar KPI) | 7.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |  | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 7.1% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| 2 | Assets under management (AuM KPI) | 9.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% |  | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  | 9.7% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% |

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6. The proportion of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking’s investments that are directed at funding, or are associated with, Taxonomy-aligned in relation to total

investments - 2024

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| The weighted average value of all the investments of insurance or reinsurance undertakings that are  directed at funding, or are associated with Taxonomy-aligned economic activities relative to the value of  total assets covered by the KPI, with following weights for investments in undertakings per below: | |  | The weighted average value of all the investments of insurance or reinsurance undertakings that are  directed at funding, or are associated with Taxonomy-aligned economic activities, with following weights  for investments in undertakings per below: | |
| Turnover-based: % | 1.4% |  | Turnover-based: [EUR million] | 125 |
| CapEx—based: % | 2.1% |  | CapEx-based: [EUR million] | 177 |
| The percentage of assets covered by the KPI relative to total investments of insurance or reinsurance  undertakings (total AuM). Excluding investments in sovereign entities. | |  | The monetary value of assets covered by the KPI. Excluding investments in sovereign entities. | |
| Coverage ratio: % | 38.9% |  | Coverage: [EUR million] | 8,654 |
| Additional, complementary disclosures: breakdown of denominator of the KPI | | | | |
| The percentage of derivatives relative to total assets covered by the KPI. | |  | The value in EUR millions of derivatives:. | |
| X % | 0.7% |  | [EUR million] | 61 |
| The proportion of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings not subject to Articles 19a and 29a  of Directive 2013/34/ EU over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings not subject to Articles 19a and 29a of  Directive 2013/34/EU: | |
| For non-financial undertakings: | 1.4% |  | For non-financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 122 |
| For financial undertakings: | 26.0% |  | For financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 2,249 |
| The proportion of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings from non-EU countries not subject  to Articles 19a and 29a of Directive 2013/34/EU over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings from non-EU countries not subject to Articles  19a and 29a of Directive 2013/34/EU: | |
| For non-financial undertakings: | 1.7% |  | For non-financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 145 |
| For financial undertakings: | 1.4% |  | For financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 121 |
| The proportion of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings subject to Articles 19a and 29a of  Directive 2013/34/EU over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings subject to Articles 19a and 29a of Directive  2013/34/EU: | |
| For non-financial undertakings: | 4.6% |  | For non-financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 394 |
| For financial undertakings: | 17.4% |  | For financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 1,502 |
| The proportion of exposures to other counterparties over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of exposures to other counterparties: | |
| X % | 46.9% |  | [EUR million] | 4,060 |
| The proportion of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking’s investments other than investments held in  respect of life insurance contracts where the investment risk is borne by the policy holders, that are directed  at funding, or are associated with, Taxonomy-aligned economic activities: X % | |  | The proportion of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking’s investments other than investments held in  respect of life insurance contracts where the investment risk is borne by the policy holders, that are directed  at funding, or are associated with, Taxonomy-aligned economic activities: | |
| X % | 80.9% |  | [EUR million] | 6,999 |
| The value of all the investments that are funding economic activities that are not Taxonomy-eligible relative  to the value of total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of all the investments that are funding economic activities that are not Taxonomy-eligible: | |
| X % | 88.3% |  | [EUR million] | 7,639 |
| The value of all the investments that are funding taxonomy-eligible economic activities, but not taxonomy-  aligned relative to the value of total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of all the investments that are funding Taxonomy- eligible economic activities, but not taxonomy-  aligned: | |
| X % | 10.3% |  | [EUR million] | 890 |

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| Additional, complementary disclosures: breakdown of numerator of the KPI | | | | |
| The proportion of Taxonomy-aligned exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings subject to  Articles 19a and 29a of Directive 2013/34/EU over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of Taxonomy-aligned exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings subject to Articles 19a  and 29a of Directive 2013/34/EU: | |
| For non-financial undertakings: | |  | For non-financial undertakings: | |
| Turnover-based: % | 0.5% |  | Turnover-based: [EUR million] | 47 |
| Capital expenditures-based: % | 0.9% |  | Capital expenditures-based: [EUR million] | 74 |
| For financial undertakings: | |  | For financial undertakings: | |
| Turnover-based: % | 0.9% |  | Turnover-based: [EUR million] | 78 |
| Capital expenditures-based: % | 1.2% |  | Capital expenditures-based: [EUR million] | 103 |
| The proportion of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking’s investments other than investments held in  respect of life insurance contracts where the investment risk is borne by the policy holders, that are directed  at funding, or are associated with, Taxonomy-aligned: | |  | Value of insurance or reinsurance undertaking’s investments other than investments held in respect of life  insurance contracts where the investment risk is borne by the policy holders, that are directed at funding, or  are associated with, Taxonomy-aligned: | |
| Turnover-based: % | \* |  | Turnover-based: [EUR million] | \* |
| Capital expenditures-based: % | \* |  | Capital expenditures-based: [EUR million] | \* |
| The proportion of exposures to other counterparties and assets over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of taxonomy-aligned exposures to other counterparties: | |
| Turnover-based: % | 0% |  | Turnover-based: [EUR million] | 0% |
| Capital expenditures-based: % | 0% |  | Capital expenditures-based: [EUR million] | 0% |
| Breakdown of the numerator of the KPI per environmental objective | | | | |
| Taxonomy-aligned activities –: | | | | |
| (1) Climate change mitigation | Turnover: 1.4% |  | Transitional activities turnover: A% | 0.0% |
|  | Transitional activities capex: A% | 0.1% |
| CapEx: 2.0% |  | Enabling activities turnover: B% | 0.7% |
|  | Enabling activities capex: B% | 0.7% |
| (2) Climate change adaptation | Turnover: 0.0% |  | Enabling activities turnover: A% | 0.0% |
| CapEx: 0.0% |  | Enabling activities capex: B% | 0.0% |

\* The value of these investments is 89M€ (1%) turnover-based and 125€ (1,4%) CapEx based. The calculation is based on the proportion of these investments with respect to the total portfolio.

104  Only assets under management from asset managers are included.

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7. Template: KPI for Asset Managers 104. - 2024

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| Standard template for the disclosure required under Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (asset managers) | | | | |
| The weighted average value of all the investments that are directed at funding, or are associated with  Taxonomy-aligned economic activities relative to the value of total assets covered by the KPI, with following  weights for investments in undertakings per below: | |  | The weighted average value of all the investments that are directed at funding, or are associated with  taxonomy-aligned economic activities, with following weights for investments in undertakings per below: | |
| Turnover-based: % | 1.6% |  | Turnover-based: [EUR million] | 2,003 |
| CapEx—based: % | 2.6% |  | CapEx-based: [EUR million] | 3,278 |
| The percentage of assets covered by the KPI relative to total investments (total AuM). Excluding  investments in sovereign entities. | |  | The monetary value of assets covered by the KPI. Excluding investments in sovereign entities. | |
| Coverage ratio: % | 62.10% |  | Coverage: [EUR million] | 125,892 |
| Additional, complementary disclosures: breakdown of denominator of the KPI | | | | |
| The percentage of derivatives relative to total assets covered by the KPI. | |  | The value in EUR millions of derivatives:. | |
| X % | 0.00% |  | [EUR million] | 37 |
| The proportion of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings not subject to Articles 19a and 29a  of Directive 2013/34/ EU over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings not subject to Articles 19a and 29a of  Directive 2013/34/EU: | |
| For non-financial undertakings: | 15.8% |  | For non-financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 19,863 |
| For financial undertakings: | 18.7% |  | For financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 23,489 |
| The proportion of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings from non-EU countries not subject  to Articles 19a and 29a of Directive 2013/34/EU over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings from non-EU countries not subject to Articles  19a and 29a of Directive 2013/34/EU: | |
| For non-financial undertakings: | 9.4% |  | For non-financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 11,776 |
| For financial undertakings: | 17.7% |  | For financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 22,301 |
| The proportion of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings subject to Articles 19a and 29a of  Directive 2013/34/EU over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings subject to Articles 19a and 29a of Directive  2013/34/EU: | |
| For non-financial undertakings: | 9.2% |  | For non-financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 11,637 |
| For financial undertakings: | 29.1% |  | For financial undertakings: [EUR million] | 36,665 |
| The proportion of exposures to other counterparties over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of exposures to other counterparties: | |
| X % | 0.1% |  | [EUR million] | 124 |
| The value of all the investments that are funding economic activities that are not Taxonomy-eligible relative  to the value of total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of all the investments that are funding economic activities that are not Taxonomy-eligible: | |
| X % | 89.3% |  | [EUR million] | 112,424 |
| The value of all the investments that are funding taxonomy-eligible economic activities, but not taxonomy-  aligned relative to the value of total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of all the investments that are funding Taxonomy- eligible economic activities, but not taxonomy-  aligned: | |
| X % | 9.1% |  | [EUR million] | 11,465 |

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| The proportion of Taxonomy-aligned exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings subject to  Articles 19a and 29a of Directive 2013/34/EU over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of Taxonomy-aligned exposures to financial and non-financial undertakings subject to Articles 19a  and 29a of Directive 2013/34/EU: | |
| For non-financial undertakings: | |  | For non-financial undertakings: | |
| Turnover-based: % | 0.8% |  | Turnover-based: [EUR million] | 959 |
| Capital expenditures-based: % | 2.9% |  | Capital expenditures-based: [EUR million] | 3,609 |
| For financial undertakings: | |  | For financial undertakings: | |
| Turnover-based: % | 0.8% |  | Turnover-based: [EUR million] | 1,044 |
| Capital expenditures-based: % | 2.3% |  | Capital expenditures-based: [EUR million] | 2,947 |
| The proportion of exposures to other counterparties and assets over total assets covered by the KPI: | |  | Value of taxonomy-aligned exposures to other counterparties: | |
| Turnover-based: % | 0.0% |  | Turnover-based: [EUR million] | 5 |
| Capital expenditures-based: % | 0.0% |  | Capital expenditures-based: [EUR million] | 5 |
| Breakdown of the numerator of the KPI per environmental objective | | | | |
| Taxonomy-aligned activities –: | | | | |
| (1) Climate change mitigation | Turnover:  1.5% |  | Transitional activities turnover: A% | 0.10% |
|  | Transitional activities capex: A% | 0.70% |
| CapEx: 2.6% |  | Enabling activities turnover: B% | 0.10% |
|  | Enabling activities capex: B% | 1.00% |
| (2) Climate change adaptation | Turnover:  0.0% |  | Enabling activities turnover: A% | 0.00% |
| CapEx: 0,0% |  | Enabling activities capex: B% | 0.00% |

8. Consolidated KPI - 2024

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| Asset  management | 1,258 | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Banking activities | 57,526 | 97.0% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| Investment firms | 111 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Insurance  undertakings | 440 | 0.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total | 59,335 | 100.0% |  |  |  |  |
| Average KPI |  |  |  |  | 3.0% | 3.2% |

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9. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities - 2024 (credit institution)

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| 1 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to research, development, demonstration  and deployment of innovative electricity generation facilities that produce energy from nuclear  processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle. | YES |
| 2 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction and safe operation of new  nuclear installations to produce electricity or process heat, including for the purposes of district  heating or industrial processes such as hydrogen production, as well as their safety upgrades,  using best available technologies. | YES |
| 3 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to safe operation of existing nuclear  installations that produce electricity or process heat, including for the purposes of district heating  or industrial processes such as hydrogen production from nuclear energy, as well as their safety  upgrades. | YES |
|  | Fossil gas related activities |  |
| 4 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction or operation of electricity  generation facilities that produce electricity using fossil gaseous fuels. | YES |
| 5 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction, refurbishment, and  operation of combined heat/cool and power generation facilities using fossil gaseous fuels. | YES |
| 6 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction, refurbishment and operation  of heat generation facilities that produce heat/cool using fossil gaseous fuels. | YES |

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9. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (denominator) - Capex - 2024

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|  | Nuclear energy related activities | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 28 | 0.0% | 28 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 42,800 | 3.3% | 42,784 | 3.3% | 17 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Total applicable KPI | 42,834 | 3.3% | 42,818 | 3.3% | 17 | 0.0% |

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| Note 1: The denominator of the  applicable KPI is 1.306.541.919.505 euros |

9. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (denominator) - Turnover - 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  | Nuclear energy related activities | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 36 | 0.0% | 36 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 39,620 | 3.0% | 39,578 | 3.0% | 41 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Total applicable KPI | 39,656 | 3.0% | 39,615 | 3.0% | 41 | 0.0% |

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| Note 1: The denominator of the  applicable KPI is 1.306.541.919.505 euros |

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9. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (numerator) - Capex - 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  | Nuclear energy related activities | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 28 | 0.1% | 28 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the numerator  of the applicable KPI | 42,800 | 99.9% | 42,784 | 99.9% | 17 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy-aligned economic  activities in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 42,834 | 100.0% | 42,818 | 100.0% | 17 | 0.0% |

9. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (numerator) - Turnover - 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  | Nuclear energy related activities | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 36 | 0.1% | 36 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the numerator  of the applicable KPI | 39,620 | 99.9% | 39,578 | 99.8% | 41 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy-aligned economic  activities in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 39,656 | 100.0% | 39,615 | 99.9% | 41 | 0.1% |

Annual report 2024181

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9. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activities - Capex- 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  | Nuclear energy related activities | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.26  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.27  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.28  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 17 | 0.0% | 17 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.29  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 80 | 0.0% | 80 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.30  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 23 | 0.0% | 23 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.31  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activities not referred to in rows 1  to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 404,304 | 30.9% | 404220 | 30.9% | 84 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy eligible but not  taxonomy- aligned economic activities in the denominator of  the applicable KPI | 404,424 | 31.0% | 404340 | 30.9% | 84 | 0.0% |

9. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activities -Turnover- 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  | Nuclear energy related activities | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.26  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.27  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.28  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 70 | 0.0% | 70 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.29  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 833 | 0.1% | 833 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.30  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 41 | 0.0% | 41 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.31  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activities not referred to in rows 1  to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 403,901 | 30.9% | 403,577 | 30.9% | 324 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy eligible but not  taxonomy- aligned economic activities in the denominator of  the applicable KPI | 404,846 | 31.0% | 404,523 | 31.0% | 324 | 0.0% |

Annual report 2024182

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9. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy non-eligible economic activities - Capex- 2024

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| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 859,283 | 65.8% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy eligible but not taxonomy- aligned economic  activities in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 859,283 | 65.8% |

9. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy non-eligible economic activities - Turnover- 2024

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| 1 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-non-eligible economic activities not referred  to in rows 1 to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 862,039 | 66.0% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy-non-eligible economic activities in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 862,039 | 66.0% |

Annual report 2024183

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10. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities - 2024 (insurance)

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|  | Nuclear energy related activities |  |
| 1 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to research, development, demonstration  and deployment of innovative electricity generation facilities that produce energy from nuclear  processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle. | NO |
| 2 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction and safe operation of new  nuclear installations to produce electricity or process heat, including for the purposes of district  heating or industrial processes such as hydrogen production, as well as their safety upgrades,  using best available technologies. | NO |
| 3 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to safe operation of existing nuclear  installations that produce electricity or process heat, including for the purposes of district heating  or industrial processes such as hydrogen production from nuclear energy, as well as their safety  upgrades. | NO |
|  | Fossil gas related activities |  |
| 4 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction or operation of electricity  generation facilities that produce electricity using fossil gaseous fuels. | YES |
| 5 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction, refurbishment, and  operation of combined heat/cool and power generation facilities using fossil gaseous fuels. | YES |
| 6 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction, refurbishment and operation  of heat generation facilities that produce heat/cool using fossil gaseous fuels. | NO |

10. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (denominator) - Capex- 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 177.4 | 2.05% | 177.3 | 2.05% | 0.1 | 0.00% |
| 8 | Total applicable KPI | 177.4 | 2.05% | 177.3 | 2.05% | 0.1 | 0.00% |

Note 1: The denominator of the applicable KPI is 8,654 million euros..

10. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (denominator) - Turnover- 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 125.2 | 1.45% | 124.3 | 1.44% | 0.8 | 0.01% |
| 8 | Total applicable KPI | 125.2 | 1.45% | 124.3 | 1.44% | 0.8 | 0.01% |

Note 1: The denominator of the applicable KPI is 8,654 million euros..

Annual report 2024184

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10. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (numerator) - Capex- 2024

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|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the numerator  of the applicable KPI | 177.4 | 100.00% | 177.3 | 99.94% | 0.1 | 0.06% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy-aligned economic  activities in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 177.4 | 100.00% | 177.3 | 99.94% | 0.1 | 0.06% |

10. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (numerator) - Turnover- 2024

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|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the numerator  of the applicable KPI | 125.2 | 100.00% | 124.3 | 99.33% | 0.8 | 0.67% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy-aligned economic  activities in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 125.2 | 100.00% | 124.3 | 99.33% | 0.8 | 0.67% |

Annual report 2024185

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10. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activities - Capex - 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.26  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.27  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.28  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.29  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.30  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.31  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activities not referred to in rows 1  to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 895.8 | 10.35% | 892.8 | 10.32% | 3.0 | 0.03% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy eligible but not  taxonomy- aligned economic activities in the denominator of  the applicable KPI | 895.9 | 10.35% | 892.8 | 10.32% | 3.0 | 0.03% |

10. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activities - Turnover-2024

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|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.26  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.27  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.28  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.29  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.1 | 0.00% | 0.1 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.30  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.31  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activities not referred to in rows 1  to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 889.4 | 10.28% | 870.0 | 10.05% | 19.5 | 0.22% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy eligible but not  taxonomy- aligned economic activities in the denominator of  the applicable KPI | 889.5 | 10.28% | 870.1 | 10.05% | 19.5 | 0.22% |

Annual report 2024186

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10. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy non-eligible economic activities - Capex- 2024

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|  | Nuclear energy related activities | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI |  | 0 |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI |  | 0 |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI |  | 0 |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI |  | 0 |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI |  | 0 |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI |  | 0 |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 7,580.8 | 87.60% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy eligible but not taxonomy- aligned economic  activities in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 7,580.8 | 87.60% |

10. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy non-eligible economic activities - Turnover - 2024

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|  | Nuclear energy related activities | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-non-eligible economic activities not referred  to in rows 1 to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 7,638.6 | 88.27% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy-non-eligible economic activities in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 7,638.6 | 88.27% |

Annual report 2024187

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11. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities- 2024 (asset manager)

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|  | Nuclear energy related activities |  |
| 1 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to research, development, demonstration  and deployment of innovative electricity generation facilities that produce energy from nuclear  processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle. | YES |
| 2 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction and safe operation of new  nuclear installations to produce electricity or process heat, including for the purposes of district  heating or industrial processes such as hydrogen production, as well as their safety upgrades,  using best available technologies. | YES |
| 3 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to safe operation of existing nuclear  installations that produce electricity or process heat, including for the purposes of district heating  or industrial processes such as hydrogen production from nuclear energy, as well as their safety  upgrades. | YES |
|  | Fossil gas related activities |  |
| 4 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction or operation of electricity  generation facilities that produce electricity using fossil gaseous fuels. | YES |
| 5 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction, refurbishment, and  operation of combined heat/cool and power generation facilities using fossil gaseous fuels. | YES |
| 6 | The undertaking carries out, funds or has exposures to construction, refurbishment and operation  of heat generation facilities that produce heat/cool using fossil gaseous fuels. | YES |

11. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (denominator) - Capex- 2024

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|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 2.6 | 0.00% | 2.6 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 2.2 | 0.00% | 2.2 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.6 | 0.00% | 0.6 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.1 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.1 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 16.9 | 0.01% | 16.9 | 0.01% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 3,255.8 | 2.59% | 3,241.1 | 2.57% | 14.8 | 0.01% |
| 8 | Total applicable KPI | 3,278.1 | 2.60% | 3,263.3 | 2.59% | 14.9 | 0.01% |

Note 1: The denominator of the applicable KPI is 125,892 million euros.

11. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (denominator) - Turnover- 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.4 | 0.00% | 0.4 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 21.9 | 0.02% | 21.9 | 0.02% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.2 | 0.00% | 0.2 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.3 | 0.00% | 0.3 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 1,980.7 | 1.57% | 1,928.6 | 1.53% | 52.1 | 0.04% |
| 8 | Total applicable KPI | 2,003.4 | 1.59% | 1,951.3 | 1.55% | 52.1 | 0.04% |

Note 1: The denominator of the applicable KPI is 125,892 million euros.

Annual report 2024188

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11. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (numerator) - Capex- 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 2.6 | 0.08% | 2.6 | 0.08% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 2.2 | 0.07% | 2.2 | 0.07% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.6 | 0.02% | 0.6 | 0.02% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.1 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.1 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 16.9 | 0.51% | 16.9 | 0.51% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the numerator  of the applicable KPI | 3,255.8 | 99.32% | 3,241.1 | 98.87% | 14.8 | 0.45% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy-aligned economic  activities in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 3,278.1 | 100.00% | 3,263.3 | 99.55% | 14.9 | 0.45% |

11. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-aligned economic activities (numerator) - Turnover- 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.4 | 0.02% | 0.4 | 0.02% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 21.9 | 1.09% | 21.9 | 1.09% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.2 | 0.01% | 0.2 | 0.01% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 0.3 | 0.01% | 0.3 | 0.01% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the numerator  of the applicable KPI | 1,980.7 | 98.87% | 1,928.6 | 96.27% | 52.1 | 2.60% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy-aligned economic  activities in the numerator of the applicable KPI | 2,003.4 | 100.00% | 1,951.3 | 97.40% | 52.1 | 2.60% |

Annual report 2024189

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11. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activities - Capex- 2024

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|  |  | CCM+CCA | | CCM | | CCA | |
|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.26  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.1 | 0.00% | 0.1 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.27  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 4.7 | 0.00% | 4.7 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.28  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 26.1 | 0.02% | 26.1 | 0.02% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.29  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.30  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 1.1 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 1.1 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.31  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.6 | 0.00% | 0.6 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activities not referred to in rows 1  to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 10,501.2 | 8.34% | 9883.7 | 7.85% | 617.4 | 0.49% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy eligible but not  taxonomy- aligned economic activities in the denominator of  the applicable KPI | 10,533.7 | 8.37% | 9915.2 | 7.88% | 618.5 | 0.49% |

11. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activities - Turnover-2024

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|  |  | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.26  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.27  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.28  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 8.2 | 0.01% | 8.2 | 0.01% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.29  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 111.5 | 0.09% | 111.5 | 0.09% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.30  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 11.2 | 0.01% | 11.2 | 0.01% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activity referred to in Section 4.31  of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.4 | 0.00% | 0.4 | 0.00% | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-eligible but not  taxonomy-aligned economic activities not referred to in rows 1  to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 10,823.2 | 8.60% | 10,752.4 | 8.54% | 70.8 | 0.06% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy eligible but not  taxonomy- aligned economic activities in the denominator of  the applicable KPI | 10,954.4 | 8.70% | 10,883.6 | 8.65% | 70.8 | 0.06% |

Annual report 2024190

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11. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy non-eligible economic activities - Capex- 2024

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| 1 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.27 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.28 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.29 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.30 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of taxonomy- eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic activity  referred to in Section 4.31 of Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned economic  activities not referred to in rows 1 to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 112,080.1 | 89.03% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy eligible but not taxonomy- aligned economic  activities in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 112,080.1 | 89.03% |

11. Nuclear and fossil gas related activities:

Taxonomy non-eligible economic activities - Capex- 2024

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| 1 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 2 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 3 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amount and proportion of economic activity referred to in row 1 of Template 1 that is  taxonomy-non-eligible in accordance with Section 4.26 of Annexes I and II to Delegated  Regulation 2021/2139 in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 0.0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Amount and proportion of other taxonomy-non-eligible economic activities not referred  to in rows 1 to 6 above in the denominator of the applicable KPI | 112,934.2 | 89.71% |
| 8 | Total amount and proportion of taxonomy-non-eligible economic activities in the  denominator of the applicable KPI | 112,934.2 | 89.71% |

Annual report 2024191

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SN 7.3 Employees

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| 6. Employees by regionA,B | | |
|  | Number of employees | |
| Region | 2024 | 2023 |
| Spain | 34,940 | 35,266 |
| Brazil | 57,133 | 57,868 |
| Chile | 9,240 | 9,576 |
| Poland | 13,846 | 13,361 |
| Argentina | 8,100 | 8,365 |
| Mexico | 29,768 | 31,239 |
| Portugal | 5,316 | 5,303 |
| UK | 22,542 | 24,221 |
| USA | 11,341 | 12,579 |
| Others | 14,527 | 14,986 |
| Total | 206,753 | 212,764 |

A.At  year end, information from People & Culture global platform for harmonized

people processes groupwide. Employee data is  breakdown according to

geographical criteria and cannot be compared to the figures in the 'Economic  and

Financial Report' chapter, which follow management criteria. Employees refers to

employees hired as described in chapter 3.1. Our employees.

B. See note [46.b)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1033) in the consolidated annual accounts.

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| 7. Employees by genderA | | |
|  | Number of employees (headcount) | |
| Gender | 2024 | 2023 |
| Male | 98,377 | 100,449 |
| Female | 108,319 | 112,315 |
| OtherB | 6 | - |
| Not declared | 51 | - |
| Total employees | 206,753 | 212,764 |

A. Employees at year end. At Santander we comply with local regulations (and in

turn to comply with the CSRD) recording Gender as defined in the employees

national identification (as required by each local administration) and is broken

down in female, male (both available in all countries), plus other and not

declared(these two only accepted in very few countries).

B. In 12 countries the regulation allows us to voluntarily report gender identity,

guaranteeing privacy and equal treatment. Among those employees who have

voluntarily reported it, 2.8% identify themselves as non-binary, trans or others.

Annual report 2024192

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|  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared | Total |  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared | Total |
| Europe | 959 | 443 | 0 | 1 | 1,403 |  | 1,073 | 500 | - | - | 1,573 |
| North America | 198 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 270 |  | 202 | 82 | - | - | 284 |
| South America | 299 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 445 |  | 305 | 141 | - | - | 446 |
| Group total | 1,456 | 661 | 0 | 1 | 2,118 |  | 1,580 | 723 | - | - | 2,303 |

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|  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared | Total |  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared | Total |
| Europe | 8,850 | 5,096 | 1 | 6 | 13,953 |  | 10,704 | 7,629 | - | - | 18,333 |
| North America | 3,881 | 2,622 | 0 | 3 | 6,506 |  | 3,778 | 2,522 | - | - | 6,300 |
| South America | 3,982 | 2,996 | 0 | 1 | 6,979 |  | 3,878 | 2,708 | - | - | 6,586 |
| Group total | 16,713 | 10,714 | 1 | 10 | 27,438 |  | 18,360 | 12,859 | - | - | 31,219 |

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|  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared | Total |  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared | Total |
| Europe | 32,654 | 39,201 | 3 | 37 | 71,895 |  | 31,413 | 38,062 | - | - | 69,475 |
| North America | 15,047 | 19,571 | 2 | 3 | 34,623 |  | 16,387 | 21,111 | - | - | 37,498 |
| South America | 32,507 | 38,172 | 0 | 0 | 70,679 |  | 32,709 | 39,560 | - | - | 72,269 |
| Group total | 80,208 | 96,944 | 5 | 40 | 177,197 |  | 80,509 | 98,733 | - | - | 179,242 |

A. At year end.

B. Senior Executives includes employees with harmonized management levels: Senior Executive VP. Executive VP and VP.

C. Other Executives includes Directors, Mangers, Experts and Branch Managers.

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| Number and % of total | | | | | | | | |
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|  | aged < 30 | |  | aged 30 - 50 | |  | age over 50 | |
| Europe | 11,842 | 13.57% |  | 54,262 | 62.19% |  | 21,147 | 24.24% |
| North America | 10,485 | 25.33% |  | 25,239 | 60.97% |  | 5,675 | 13.71% |
| South America | 22,372 | 28.64% |  | 49,183 | 62.97% |  | 6,548 | 8.38% |
| Group total | 44,699 | 21.62% |  | 128,684 | 62.24% |  | 33,370 | 16.14% |

A.At year end. Age brackets are presented according to CSRD definitions. Average age of our workforce is 38 years old, as it was in 2023.

Annual report 2024193

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|  | Men | Women | Other | Not declared | Total |
| Number of employees | 98,377 | 108,319 | 6 | 51 | 206,753 |
| Number of permanent  employees | 96,541 | 105,942 | 6 | 13 | 202,502 |
| Number of temporary  employees | 1,836 | 2,377 | 0 | 38 | 4,251 |
| Number of full-time  employees | 97,163 | 102,740 | 5 | 50 | 199,958 |
| Number of part-time  employees | 1,214 | 5,579 | 1 | 1 | 6,795 |
| Number of non-  guaranteed hours  employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

A. At year end.  98% of employees in Santander have a permanent employment contract and 97% have full-time contract, as in 2023. For additional definitions see 7.

Employees by gender.

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| 11. Collective bargaining coverage and social dialogueA | | | |
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| Coverage Rate | Employees – EEA (European  Economic Area) (for  countries with >50 empl.  representing >10% total  empl) | Employees – Non-EEA  (estimate for regions with  >50 empl. representing  >10% total empl) | Workplace representation  (EEA only)  (for countries with >50 empl.  representing >10% total  empl) |
| 0-19% | Poland | United States |  |
| 20-39% |  | Mexico |  |
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| 80-100% | Portugal and Spain | Argentina, Brazil, Chile and  United kingdom | Spain, Poland and Portugal |

A. Percentage of employees covered by collective agreement, as defined by CSRD. The aggregate average is 74%, among main entities in our 16 relevant countries that

aggregately represent 98% of our global headcount, that aggregate average is similar to previous period.

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|  | Total | Turnover ratioC |  | Total | Turnover ratio |
| Europe | 10,464 | 11.77% |  | 8.87 | 10.07% |
| North America | 9,905 | 23.38% |  | 10,705 | 24.21% |
| South America | 19,726 | 25.33% |  | 20,900 | 26.41% |
| Group total | 40,095 | 19.17% |  | 40,478 | 19.14% |

A. Employees who ended definitely their employment relation with Santander entities through 2024, it does not include temporary leave or transfer between Santander

companies. Information from People & Culture global platform used harmonized people processes groupwide.

B. The total number of terminated employees was 0.9% lower than in 2023, the turnover rate remained stable compared to the previous year, with variations of -1

percentage point in South America and North America and +2 points in Europe. 53.9% of those laid off are women, in line with the distribution of our workforce.

C. Turnover rate is calculated over average headcount of the period.

Annual report 2024194

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|  | Women | Men | OtherB | Not  declaredB | TotalC |
| Gender | 41,822 | 65,625 | - | - | 53,131 |
|  | Senior  executives | Other  executives | Other  employees |  | Total |
| Management group | 524,748 | 129,847 | 36,834 | - | 53,131 |
|  | <30 | 30-50 | >50 |  | Total |
| Age bracket | 23,329 | 53,353 | 88,044 | - | 53,131 |

A. It includes gross annual salary and comparable supplements, pension schemes and variable remuneration. 99% of

Santander employees receive other salaries that supplement their salary.

B. The categories requested by CSRD, by gender and age groups have been used. Groups with less than 50 employees

(others, not declared) are not included because they are not statistically relevant and to avoid statistically erroneous

conclusions.

C. The average pay of our constant workforce (i.e. employees who were with us at 2023 year end and remained at 2024

year end) grew 11.4% in 2024 in constant euros (this does not include Argentina due to exchange rate distortions

between the two periods). If we consider the current exchange rates (including Argentina) and the new hired

employees, the average remuneration has had a net increase of 3.1% in comparison with the average for our

workforce in 2023 (EUR 51,535).

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| Hourly GPG ratio (average) | 36% |
| GPG ratio (median)A | 26% |
| EPG ratio | c. 0 |
| Remuneration ratioB | 367.1 |

A. GPG Ratio (median) includes annual base salary and variable remuneration paid in

the year.

B. Ratio of the annual remuneration of the highest-paid individual for the

performance of executive duties (salary, pension contributions, variable

remuneration); divided over Median employee annual remunerations (excluding

the highest-paid). This figure is impacted by our business model, with a large

presence in three geographical regions (Europe, North and South America) and a

large network of branches (c.8,000), since more than half of our employees are

based in Mexico and South America (mainly in Brazil) where remuneration is

aligned to the local cost of living, much lower than that of other countries that are

the reference for establishing the remuneration of executive directors. In addition,

the use of the median overstates this effect versus the mean: with average data

the result of the ratio would be 239.7.

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| Thousand euros | 2024 | | |  | 2023 | | |
|  | Men | Women | Total |  | Men | Women | Total |
| Executive directors | 9,137 | 12,127 | 10,632 |  | 8,257 | 11,544 | 9,900 |
| Non-executive directors | 285 | 356 | 309 |  | 368 | 327 | 352 |
| Senior managementA | 3,898 | 1,380 | 3,538 |  | 4,112 | 1,645 | 3,583 |

A. Members of the senior management at the end of the year.

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| Thousand euros | 2024 | | |  | 2023 | | |
|  | Men | Women | Total |  | Men | Women | Total |
| Executive directors | 1,611 | 2,332 | 1,972 |  | 1,537 | 2,243 | 1,890 |
| Senior managementA | 553 | 170 | 498 |  | 563 | 189 | 483 |

A. Additionally, in 2023, one senior executive received EUR 200,000 of the Digital Transformation award from PagoNxt S.L.

Annual report 2024195

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| Number | 2024 | | |  | 2023 | | |
|  | Men | Women | Total |  | Men | Women | Total |
| Executive directors | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Non-executive directors | 10 | 5 | 15 |  | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Senior management | 12 | 2 | 14 |  | 11 | 3 | 14 |

A. Members of the senior management at the end of the year.

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|  | 2024 |
| Total investment in training (euros) | 63,730,131 |
| Total hours of training | 5,286,317 |
| % employees trainedA | 94.4 |
| Total attendeesB | 6,925,442 |
| Hours of training per employeeC | 25.3 |

A. Calculation based on year-end headcount.

B. Training courses completed by our employees during 2024 (2% higher vs 2023).

C. Calculation based on average headcount during the year. Women completed an average of 26.2 hours and men 24.3 hours.

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| 19. Hours of training by gender and management groupA | | | | | |
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|  | Men | Women | Others | Not declared | Total |
| Gender | 2,413,371 | 2,872,035 | 111 | 800 | 5,286,317 |
|  | Senior executive | Other executive | Other employees |  | Total |
| Management level | 52,476 | 857,065 | 4,376,775 | - | 5,286,317 |

A. The aggregate number learning hours decreased 12.9% in comparison with the previous period, based on digitalization and optimization of training courses, plus the

evolution of our workforce.

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| 20. Occupational health and safetyA,H | | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | |  | 2023 | | |
|  | Men | Women | Total |  | Men | Women | Total |
| Number of fatal occupational accidents or  work-related illness | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Work-related illnessB | 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Total number of accidentsC | 317 | 633 | 950 |  | 128 | 271 | 399 |
| Work-related accident rate (CSRD criterion,  equivalent to the frequency rate of Law  11/2018) D | 1.15 | 2.08 | 1.64 |  | 0.51 | 0.94 | 0.74 |
| Total number of days of absence due to  accidentsE | 12,617 | 24,094 | 36,711 |  | - | - | - |
| Accident rateF | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.05 |  | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Severity rateG | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.06 |  | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.04 |

A. As in the rest of this chapter, we only include information about our employees. In accident ratios, Santander Bank Polska s.a. is not included.

B. Reported globally since 2023, following local laws for occupational illnesses where they are regulated country-wide or for specific jobs, as soon as a medical examination

confirms the cause as occupational.

C. We report occupational injuries that can be documented in 2024, including accidents while commuting. We standardized criteria, processes and systems across our footprint

to calculate leave on medical grounds in every market. Banco Santander only considers occupational accidents and illnesses that, following expert review, are recognized as

work-related and reported to official bodies (e.g. in Brazil, through a comunicação de acidente de trabalho — CAT, or work-related accident notice — to the Instituto Nacional

do Seguro Social — INSS, National Social Security Institute). In Brazil, this indicator only considers absences due to occupational accident of 15 days or more. The variation

from 2023 stems mainly from having standardized types of absence and, especially, the impact of standardization in the UK, where employees report voluntarily if the cause

is occupational; in this country, though there is no specialized verification like in our other, we accounted for these absences as reported by the employees.

D. Number of occupational accidents with leave for every 1,000,000 theoretical working hours.

E. Including days missed due to occupational accident with leave according to the definition provided. Across the entire Group, we accounted for 100 days for occupational

illnesses and 0 days for occupational fatalities.

F. Ratio of hours missed due to an occupational accident divided by the total number of theoretical hours worked by employees in the year.

G. Days missed due to occupational accident with leave for every 1,000 theoretical working hours. Hours worked are theoretical. This includes accidents while commuting.

H. In addition, in all units our employees have recorded 16.4 million hours of absence due to health reasons (16.9 million hours in 2023).

Annual report 2024196

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| 21. Group customersA | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | var. |
| Europe | 46,820,826 | 46,293,433 | 1% |
| Spain | 15,307,491 | 15,022,877 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 22,541,474 | 22,480,761 | —% |
| Portugal | 2,988,779 | 2,908,192 | 3% |
| Poland | 5,978,671 | 5,877,433 | 2% |
| Others EuropeB | 4,411 | 4,170 | 6% |
| South America | 80,404,762 | 73,028,442 | 10% |
| BrazilC | 69,454,776 | 62,804,350 | 11% |
| Chile | 4,311,488 | 4,052,314 | 6% |
| Argentina | 5,117,205 | 4,771,370 | 7% |
| Others South AmericaD | 1,521,293 | 1,400,408 | 9% |
| North America | 25,762,219 | 25,027,302 | 3% |
| United StatesF | 4,473,683 | 4,510,043 | (1)% |
| México | 21,288,536 | 20,517,259 | 4% |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 19,549,525 | 20,192,858 | (3)% |
| Santander Consumer BankF | 16,953,371 | 17,665,556 | (4)% |
| Santander Digital | 2,596,154 | 2,527,302 | 3% |
| Total | 172,537,332 | 164,542,034 | 5% |

A. Figures corresponding to total customers.

B. Includes the rest of Private Banking and other CIB Europe.

C. From 2024 onwards, Brazil includes number of customers instead of decision units.

D. Includes Uruguay, Peru and Colombia.

E. Includes BPI Miami.

F. SCF includes customers in all European countries, including the UK.

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| 22. Dialogue by channel | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | Var .2024/2023 %. |
| Branches |  |  |  |
| Number of branches | 8,011 | 8,518 | (6.0)% |
| Digital bankingA |  |  |  |
| Digital customersB  (millions) | 59.3 | 54.2 | 9.4% |

A.Santander Consumer Finance not included.

B.Counts once for customers of both Internet and mobile banking.

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| 23. NPS ranking by country | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 |
| Brazil | 5 | 4 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 3 | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 |
| UK | 4 | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 |
| USA | 6 | 9 |

NPS to measure customer satisfaction, audited by Stiga/Deloitte.

Santander position vs competitors (Official Peer Group by countries). Key peers by country: Argentina:

Galicia, BBVA, ICBC, HSBC, Banco Macro, Banco de la Nación; Brazil: Itaú, CEF, Bradesco, Banco do Brasil,

Nubank; Chile: BCI, Banco de Chile, Itaú, Scotiabank, Banco Estado; Uruguay: Brou, Itaú, BBVA, Scotiabank;

Spain: Bankinter, BBVA, Caixabank, Sabadell, Unicaja; Poland: ING, Millenium, MBank, Bank Polski, Bank

Pekao, BNP Paribas; Portugal: BPI, Millenium BCP, CGD, Novo Banco, Montepio; UK: Nationwide, Barclays,

Halifax, NatWest Gr., Lloyds, HSBC, TSB; Mexico: BBVA, Scotiabank, Banorte, HSBC, Banamex, Banco

Azteca; US: Chase, Capital One, Bank of America, PNC, Wells Fargo, KeyBank, Citizens, Citigroup, TD Bank,

M&T Bank, Truist.

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| SpainB | 156,460 | 88,326 |
| Portugal | 3,588 | 4,789 |
| United KingdomC | 30,778 | 25,309 |
| Poland | 4,209 | 6,272 |
| Brazil | 226,976 | 207,211 |
| Mexico | 71,082 | 68,565 |
| ChileD | 10,458 | 8,441 |
| Argentina | 6,351 | 5,525 |
| US | 6,256 | 5,712 |
| SCFE | 165,478 | 33,074 |

A. Compliance metrics based on group-wide criteria, homogeneous for all geographies.  Include

complaints received through formal channels such as the official complaints service (if exists), public or

private  consumer organisations and agencies, senior management, customer ombudsmen (if exists),

regulator channels.

B. Spain increases due to claims for mortgage origination fees. It includes Open bank S.A.

C. UK increases due to a change in the perimeter in 2024. Excluding the effect of the change of perimeter, formal claims are reduced by 20%.

D. Impacted by the inflow of fraud claims in the first half of the year, until the country's fraud law was amended, with a significant reduction in the second half of the year.

E. SCF impacted by high volume of discretionary commission claims on UK dealers.

SN 7.5 Financial inclusion

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| million people (Accumulated since 2023) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Access | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Finance | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| Total | 4.3 | 1.8 |

A. A new target for people financially included was launched in 2023, which considers access and finance

initiatives (the previous target also included financial education). The figures reflect only the new people

financially included since 2023 (unique people).

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| million euros / people | 2024 | 2023 |
| Total credit disbursedA | 1,270 | 1,172 |
| Total micro-entrepreneurs supported | 1.3 | 1.2 |

A. The increase in credit disbursed is mainly due to the bank's objective to expand its microfinance

programmes in Latin America.

SN 7.6 Community support

27. Community Support

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| million euros | 2024 | 2023 |
| Support for higher education,  employability, and entrepreneurship | 103.8 | 105.1 |
| Other local initiatives | 62.5 | 68.9 |
| Total | 166.4 | 174.0 |

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| 28.1 People helped through Santander Universities  programmes | | |
| people helped | 2024 | 2023 |
| Higher education | 34,062 | 28,849 |
| EmployabilityA | 2,078,051 | 463,045 |
| EntrepreneurshipB | 52,570 | 7,036 |
| TotalA | 2,164,683 | 498,930 |

A. The significant increase in the number of people helped in terms of employability owes to the global launch of short, direct access courses with unlimited places and a

completion certificate.

B. In 2024, we began to disclose entrepreneur support programmes in the US through Santander Universities.

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|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Childhood education | 357,549 | 600,649 |
| Social welfare | 702,706 | 968,301 |
| Art and culture | 672,539 | 69,772 |
| Others | 1,146,566 | 530,764 |
| Total | 2,879,360 | 2,169,486 |

A. The nature and depth of initiatives is very diverse, both between them and comparing to initiatives of

Santander Universities.

B. The increase is due to a better identification of people helped in countries, as well as the inclusion of initiatives.

Annual report 2024199

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SN 7.7 Tax contribution

We pay taxes in the jurisdictions where we earn a profit. Thus, the

profits obtained, and the taxes accrued and paid, correspond to the

countries where we operate.

For every EUR 100 in total income, the Group pays EUR  36 in taxes,

including EUR 18  in taxes paid directly by Santander and EUR  18  in

taxes collected from third parties.

The taxes Santander pays directly (see table below) include non-

recoverable value added tax (VAT), employers' social security

contributions, charges levied on banks and financial transactions in

Spain, the UK, Poland, Portugal, Brazil and Argentina, and other

taxes.

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| 29. Total taxes paid | | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | | |
| 2024 | | | | | |
| Jurisdiction | Corporate  income taxA | Other  taxes paid | Total  own taxes paidB | Third-party  taxesC | Total  contribution |
| Spain | 533 | 1,863 | 2,396 | 2,013 | 4,409 |
| UK | 348 | 510 | 858 | 614 | 1,472 |
| Portugal | 590 | 175 | 765 | 336 | 1,101 |
| Poland | 503 | 310 | 813 | 295 | 1,108 |
| Germany | 238 | 92 | 330 | 96 | 426 |
| Rest of Europe | 638 | 296 | 934 | 184 | 1,118 |
| Total Europe | 2,850 | 3,246 | 6,096 | 3,538 | 9,634 |
| Brazil | 1,213 | 543 | 1,756 | 2,559 | 4,315 |
| Mexico | 875 | 524 | 1,399 | 1,123 | 2,522 |
| Chile | 326 | 103 | 429 | 332 | 761 |
| Argentina | 258 | 428 | 686 | 2,858 | 3,544 |
| Uruguay | 53 | 76 | 129 | 149 | 278 |
| Rest of Latin America | 54 | 25 | 79 | 21 | 100 |
| Total Latin America | 2,779 | 1,699 | 4,478 | 7,042 | 11,520 |
| United States | 241 | 113 | 354 | 935 | 1,289 |
| Other | 10 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| TOTAL | 5,880 | 5,062 | 10,942 | 11,526 | 22,468 |

A. The Group's income tax for the year 2023 amounted to EUR 5,214 mn

B. Total own taxes paid for all these concepts amounted to EUR 10,942 mn, broken down as EUR 5,880 mn in corporate income tax, EUR 1,296 mn in non-recoverable VAT and

other sales taxes, EUR 1,851 mn in employer-paid payroll taxes, EUR 90 mn in property taxes, EUR 334 mn in Spanish temporary bank levy, EUR 342 mn in bank levies and EUR

1,149 mn in other taxes.

C. Total third-party taxes amounted to EUR 11,526 mn, broken down as EUR 3,167 mn in salary withholdings and employees' social security contributions, EUR 1,230 mn in

recoverable VAT, EUR 2,366 mn in tax deducted at source on capital, EUR 385 mn in non-resident taxes, EUR 404 mn in property taxes, EUR 262 mn in stamp taxes, EUR 2,188

mn in taxes related to the financial activity and EUR 1,524 mn in other taxes.

Annual report 2024200

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SN 8. Additional metrics to comply

with Spanish Act 11/2018

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| 1. Average employees, by contract type and gender. As required by Ley 11/2018A | | | | | |
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|  | Women | Men | Other | Not declared | Total |
| Average employees | 109,762 | 99,257 | 6 | 86 | 209,112 |
| Average permanent  employees | 107,404 | 97,487 | 6 | 64 | 204,960 |
| Average temporary  employees | 2,358 | 1,771 | 0 | 22 | 4,151 |
| Average full-time  employees | 103,837 | 98,023 | 6 | 83 | 201,949 |
| Average part-time  employees | 5,925 | 1,234 | 0 | 3 | 7,163 |

A. Average headcount throughout the year. We reclassified genders according to CSRD definitions. The breakdown

remains stable, with an average  52% women employees against 53% in 2023. The breakdown by contract type

also remains similar: The average headcount with a permanent contract is 98%, while the average headcount with

a full-time contract is 96.5%, the same figures as in 2023.

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|  | Under 30 | 30-50 | Over 50 | Total |
| Average employees | 46,556 | 129,728 | 32,828 | 209,112 |
| Average permanent  employees | 44,748 | 127,682 | 32,531 | 204,960 |
| Average temporary  employees | 1,808 | 2,046 | 297 | 4,151 |
| Average full-time  employees | 45,412 | 125,537 | 30,999 | 201,949 |
| Average part-time  employees | 1,143 | 4,191 | 1,829 | 7,163 |

A. Average headcount throughout the year. We amended the age groups according

to CSRD definitions and the breakdown remains flat in comparison with 2023.

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|  | Senior  executive | Other  executive | Other  employees | Total |
| Average employees | 2,273 | 30,748 | 176,091 | 209,112 |
| Average permanent  employees | 2,253 | 30,291 | 172,416 | 204,960 |
| Average temporary  employees | 20 | 457 | 3,674 | 4,151 |
| Average full-time  employees | 2,263 | 30,234 | 169,452 | 201,949 |
| Average part-time  employees | 10 | 514 | 6,639 | 7,163 |

A. Average headcount throughout the year. The breakdown by job band remains

unchanged. The breakdown of the average number of employees by band is the

same as in 2023: 1% senior director; 15% other director; and 84% the rest of the

workforce.

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|  | Women | Men | Other | Not declared | Total |
| GenderC | 7,755 | 6,599 | 2 | 29 | 14,385 |
|  | Senior  executives | Other  executives | Other  employees |  | Total |
| Management groupD | 114 | 1,229 | 13,042 |  | 14,385 |
|  | <30 | 30-50 | >50 |  | Total |
| Age bracket | 4,495 | 7,866 | 2,024 |  | 14,385 |

A. Dismissal: Termination of permanent employment determined unilaterally by the company. This includes voluntary

terminations as part of reorganizations or redundancy programmes, plus other termination caused by individual

performance or disciplinary actions.

B. It does not include temporary absences or transfers to other Group companies.

C. We used CSRD classification by gender and age group. The dismissal rate is stable (6.9% v 6.7% in 2023). The breakdown

by gender shifted, as 53.9% of dismissed employees were women (in line with the workforce breakdown), down 3 pp in

comparison with 2023 (57.4%).

D. The breakdown by job band is similar to 2023.

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SN 9. Alternative performance measures (APMs)

The following are additional alternative performance measures

(APMs) to those listed in section  [8](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601)  of the chapter ['Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)

[Financial Review'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) . The metrics we use in this report have not been

subject to further third-party verification beyond the scope of

limited assurance.

Data related to tax contribution

The profits obtained, and the taxes accrued and paid, correspond to

the countries where we operate.

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| Taxes paid by the Group |  | The taxes Santander pays directly are included in the cash flow statement  and mainly stem from the corporate income tax paid. They also include  non-recoverable value added tax (VAT), employers' social security  contributions, charges levied on banks and financial transactions in the  geographies were we operate, and other taxes.  See data in the section [SN 7.7 Tax contribution](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_169) of this chapter. |  | It reflects how the Bank complies  with its commitment to tax  transparency in the jurisdictions  where it operates. |
| Third-party taxes |  | These are those generated by the development of our economic activity.  This is the sum of  salary withholdings and employees' social security  contributions, recoverable VAT, tax deduced at source on capital, non-  resident taxes, property taxes, stamp taxes, taxes related to the financial  activity, and others.  See data in the section  [SN 7.7 Tax contribution](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_169) of this chapter. |  |
| Total tax contribution |  | The Group's total tax contribution includes the taxes paid by the Group as a  direct cost and the taxes collected from third parties in the course of our  economic activity.  See data in the section [SN 7.7 Tax contribution](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_169) of this chapter. |  |

Data related to sustainable finance

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| Green finance raised and  facilitated |  | Nominal amount of project finance, financial advisory, project bonds, green  bonds (DCM), export finance (ECA), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and  equity capital markets (ECM) transactions ranked by the ESG Classification  Meeting and reported in the League Tables of Infralogic, Bloomberg,  Dealogic, TXF and Mergermarket since the beginning of the year.  See data in section [2. Our climate transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562) and [SN 7.1 Green](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)  [transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184) (Table 1. Green finance) in this chapter. |  | It reflects Santander's ambition and  contribution to helping our  customers, and society as a whole,  in the transition to a low-carbon  economy. |
| Financing volume of  renewable energy projects |  | Nominal amount of renewable energy projects (greenfield and brownfield)  financed since the beginning of the year and reported externally as reported  in Infralogic's League Tables for project financing.  See data in section  [Sustainability at Santander in 2024](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9539) of this chapter. |  |
| Financing volume of  renewable electric vehicles |  | Financing volume of vehicles powered exclusively by a rechargeable electric  battery (no petrol engine).  See data in section [Sustainability at Santander in 2024](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9539) of this chapter. |  |

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| Credit disbursed to  microentrepreneurs (EUR) |  | Total amount of credit disbursed during the year to low-income  entrepreneurs with low access to banking services, or with difficulties in  accessing credit, with the objective of creating and/or growing their  businesses. Data includes information on microfinance programmes in  Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.  See data in section [Sustainability at Santander in 2024](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9539) and  [SN 7.5 Financial](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_175)  [inclusion](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_175) (Table 27. Microfinance) of this chapter. |  | It reflects Santander's ambition and  contribution to help address  financial inclusion challenges in the  markets where we operate. |

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Data related to financed emissions

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| Financed emissions  from corporates and  projects |  | For the financed emissions associated with business loans, equities, investments, bonds, and  projects we calculate the emissions in accordance with the methodology established by  management that is based on the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) standard  for financed emissions.  The financed emissions for a corporate client portfolio are calculated using the following  equation:  Financed emissions = Attribution Factor x Emissions  The following equations are used to determine the attribution factor at company level:  Attribution Factor = Outstanding amount / Total Enterprise Value  In the case of corporate business loans (CIB alignment targets), Banco Santander calculates the  Total Value of the Company (used to obtain the emissions attribution factor) by adding the total  equity and debt of the company to avoid the high volatility in market capitalization.  In the case of Project Finance, the financed emissions for a Project are calculated using the  production and an emission factor.  We use as data sources (non-exhaustive): annual/Sustainability Reports of our customers, Asset  Impact, Capital IQ, Carbon Disclosure Project, S&P Trucost, Transition Pathway Initiative, Wood  Mackenzie, IBA, JATO, and PCAF database.  See data in section [Our transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809) in this chapter. |  | These metrics  reflect Santander’s  ambition and  contribution to  addressing the  challenges of  emissions  measurement,  supporting our  customers in their  objectives and  aligning portfolios to  progress on our  ambition towards  net zero emissions  by 2050. |
| Auto – lending |  | For the auto lending portfolio for Santander Consumer Finance Europe the financed emissions  are those associated with the passenger cars financed and leased (passenger cars being the  most material vehicle type in the Auto portfolio). These are calculated following the PCAF  methodology:  Financed emissions = ∑ Attribution Factor x vehicle emissions  To determine the attribution factor of each of the loans, the following formula is used:  Attribution factor = Outstanding amount / vehicle value at origination  The vehicle emissions are calculated using the emissions of each specific vehicle, where  available, multiplied by the annual distance estimated for each vehicle.  See data in section [Our transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809) in this chapter. |  |
| Mortgages and  Commercial Real  Estate |  | Mortgages and commercial real estate portfolio emissions lending on residential mortgages  includes Scope 1 and 2 emissions based on actual (where available) and modelled EPC's. We  define this asset class as on balance sheet loans for specific consumer purposes – namely the  purchase and refinance of residential property.  The following calculation approach was used to arrive at the financed emissions for each of the  properties in the portfolio:  Financed emissions = building emissions x LTV  The attribution factor is the outstanding amount of the loan as per the reporting year for each  mortgage, divided by the total property value at origination for each building.  See data in section [Our transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809) in this chapter. |  |
| Agriculture |  | Agriculture portfolio emissions for Santander Brazil from lending to farmers associated with  primary production activities in Brazil (agriculture and livestock activities), financed through  Retail mechanisms. Assessment includes Scope 1 and 2 emissions.  In this sector, Santander’s financed emissions estimation is based on GHG Protocol guidance and  PCAF methodology, with adaptations to accommodate data availability in retail agriculture  portfolio.  Land management emissions:  The general equations used to calculate financed emissions of an agricultural activity are as  follows:  Financed emissions = ∑ quantity produced or area of production or number of animals x Emission  factor  Emission factor sources include the GHG Protocol Brazil Tool for the Agricultural Sector, the  Reference Report from Brazil's IV National Inventory, among other specialized literature.  Land Use Change (LUC) emissions:  The total LUC emissions for the portfolio are calculated for each property: collecting shapefiles  of farms associated with the operations financed in the retail portfolio, computing annual tree-  cover loss areas (in hectares), for the last 20 years, for each property, and evaluate  corresponding carbon stock loss using emission factors, applying the Linear Discounting  Methodology, and calculating the attribution factor for emissions related to Santander.  Sources (non-exhaustive): properties’ Rural Environmental Registry number, MapBiomas  Collection 8, Brazil´s IV National Inventory Carbon Map.x  See data in section [Our transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809) in this chapter. |  |
| Sovereign bonds |  | For the sovereign bonds portfolio we calculate the financed emissions following the PCAF  standard recommendations, as follows:  Attributed emissions = Exposure to Sovereign Bond (USD) / PPP-adjusted GDP (international  USD) x Sovereign Emissions (tCO2e)  See data in section [Our transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809) in this chapter. |  |

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Data related to responsible investment

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| Socially responsible  investment assets under  management (SRI AUM) |  | Value corresponding to total volume of assets under management  registered as article 8 - promoting ESG characteristics - and 9 - with explicit  sustainability objectives - of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation  (SFDR, EU Reg. 2019/2088) except for illiquid investments in Private  Banking which are reported in terms of committed capital. It includes: i)  assets managed or advised by Santander Asset Management (SAM) and  other Group asset managers in the EU and, using equivalent criteria, in  countries where SFDR does not apply; and ii) third party funds and assets  under advise deemed sustainable investments according to either SFDR  (Article 2.17) or internal criteria as per SFICS (Sustainable Finance &  Investment Classification System).  See data in section  [3.2.2 Responsible investment and social finance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_109) of this  chapter. |  | It reflects Santander's ambition and  contribution to promote  responsible investment. It also  allows our managers and bankers  to have a more complete vision of  the assets in which to invest and  identify competitive advantages  and mitigate risks. |

Data related to employees training

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| Total investment in  training |  | Sum of all expenditures accrued in Learning Activities, during the period,  including: Direct costs from trainers who are employed as Employees (i.e.  Total Compensation prorated for the dedication to training activities), but  not including Salaries of Learning and Development Employees, External  suppliers / vendors expenses paid and budgeted by the Learning  department (for any type of service: training design, training sessions  delivery, communications, consulting), logistic and facilities costs (training  rooms, catering, accommodation and travel, materials), Labour cost of  employees within the Learning Department (actual amounts accrued during  the period, including gross compensation - all items-, plus company taxes -  contributions, ), IT costs and licenses plus their applicable services;  expenditures in Marketing and Communications paid and budgeted by the  Learning Department.; Other expenses  See data in section  [SN 7.3 Employees](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181) (table 19. Training) of this chapter. |  | It reflects the bank's commitment  to training and lifelong learning for  its employees. |

Data related to community support

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| Support for education,  employment and  entrepreneurship |  | Total amount invested to support education, employment and  entrepreneurship.  See data in section  [3.2.4 Community support](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9753) and [SN 7.6 Community](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_178)  [support](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_178) (table 27. Community support) of this chapter. |  | It reflects Santander's ambition and  contribution to promoting (beyond  our business operations) the  progress and inclusive and  sustainable growth of the  communities where we are  present. |
| Support for other local  initiatives |  | Total amount invested through local initiatives to promote childhood  education, social welfare (especially among vulnerable groups), art and  culture.  See data in section [3.2.4 Community support](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9753) and [SN 7.6 Community](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_178)  [support](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_178) (table 27. Community support) of this chapter. |  |
| Total community support |  | Sum of investment in education, employability and entrepreneurship, plus  investment in other community support programmes.  See data in section [3.2.4 Community support](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9753) and [SN 7.6 Community](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_178)  [support](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_178) (table 27. Community support)of this chapter. |  |

Data related to suppliers

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| Payments to suppliers |  | Total amount of payments made to suppliers outside the Group.  See data in section [4.4 Our suppliers](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9780) of this chapter. |  | It reflects the Group's economic  contribution through the purchase  of products and services in its  operations.  It also reflects our commitment to  the local economies of the  geographies in which we operate. |
| % Turnover of locally  contracted suppliers (M  EUR) |  | % of the Group's total turnover made to suppliers based in the same  geography where the services are purchased.  Turnover from locally contracted suppliers is divided by total turnover to  suppliers.  See data in section [4.4 Our suppliers](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9780) of this chapter. |  |

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SN 10. Non-financial information Act 11/2018 content index

Table of equivalences with reporting requirements under Spain's Act 11/2018

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| 0.  General  Information | Brief description of the Group’s business model (including  its business environment, organization and structure,  markets, objectives and strategies, plus the main factors and  trends that can affect its future performance). |  | Business model and strategy (p. [7](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)).  Economic and financial review (p. [384](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)).  1. Sustainability at Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)) [1.3  Materiality assessment].  SN 3. Materiality assessment - Detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800) ). |  | SBM-1  SBM-2  GOV-1  MDR-T  E1-4  S1-5  S3-5  S4-5 |
| A description of the Group's policies that includes due  diligence procedures for identifying, assessing, preventing  and mitigating risks and significant impacts, and for verifying  and controlling, including the measures in which they have  been adopted): |  | 1. Sustainability at Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)) [1.4  Sustainability governance] [1.4.2 Human  rights due diligence].  SN 2 Sustainability governance (p. [117](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793) )  [Cross-cutting regulations to embed ESG  standards in our business model].  2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) [2.3  Embedding ESG in risk management].  3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446) ) [3.2.3 Environmental,  social and climate change  management]. |  | GOV-4  MDR-P  E1-2  S1-1  S3-1  S4-1  G1-1 |
| The results of these policies, including key indicators of  relevant non-financial results that allow the monitoring and  evaluation of progress and that favour the comparability  between companies and sectors, in accordance with national,  European or international frameworks of reference used for  each matter. |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)).  3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446) ).  4. Business conduct (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592) ). |  | MDR-M  E1  S1  S3  S4  G1 |
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| SN 7. Our progress in figures (p. [134](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_166)). |  |
| The main risks related to these matters associated with the  Group's activities  (business relationships, products or  services) that may have a negative effect in these areas, and  how the Group manages these risks, explaining the  procedures used to detect and assess them in accordance  with national, European or international frameworks of  reference for each matter. It must include information about  the impacts that have been detected, offering a breakdown,  in particular of the main risks in the short, medium and long  term. |  | 1. Sustainability at Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)) [1.3  Materiality assessment].  SN 3. Materiality assessment - detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800)) [Information on  impacts, risks and opportunities].  2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)).  3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)).  4. Business conduct (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)). |  | GOV-5  SBM-3  IRO-1  E1  S1  S3  S4  G1 |

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| 1.  Environmental  Information | Detailed information on the current and foreseeable effects  of the activities of the company in the environment and,  where appropriate, health and safety, environmental  evaluation or certification procedures; the resources  dedicated to the prevention of environmental risks; the  application of the principle of caution, the amount of  provisions and guarantees for environmental risks. |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562));  At the end of the 2023 financial year, no  significant account is presented in the  Consolidated Annual Accounts of the Group  that should be included in this chapter  regarding environmental provisions or  guarantees. |  | SBM-3  IRO-1  MDR-A  MDR-M  E1 SBM-3  E1 IRO-1  E1-3  E1-6  E1-7  E1-9 |
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| Measures to prevent, reduce or repair CO2  emissions that  seriously affect the environment, taking into account any  form of air pollution, including noise and light pollution. |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  [2.4.5 Our environmental footprint]. |  | MDR-A  E1-3  E1-7 |
| Circular economy and waste prevention and management: | | | | |
| Waste prevention measures, waste recycling measures,  waste reuse measures; other forms of waste recovery and  reuse; actions against food waste. |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  [2.4.5 Our environmental footprint]. |  | E5 IRO-1 |
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| Use and supply of water according to local limitations |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  [2.4.5 Our environmental footprint].  SN 7.1 Green transition (p. [135](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184) ) [Table 2.  Environmental footprint] |  | E3 IRO 1 |
| Consumption of raw materials and measures taken to  improve the efficiency of its use. |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  [2.4.5 Our environmental footprint].  SN 7.1 Green transition (p. [135](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)) [Table 2.  Environmental footprint] |  | E5 IRO-1 |
| Energy: direct and indirect consumption, measures taken to  improve energy efficiency, use of renewable energies |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  [2.4.5 Our environmental footprint].  SN 7.1 Green transition (p. [135](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)) [Table 2.  Environmental footprint] |  | MDR-A  MDR-M  E1-3  E1-5 |
| Climate change: | | | | |
| Important elements of greenhouse gas emissions generated  as a business activity (including goods and services produced) |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  [2.4.5 Our environmental footprint].  SN 7.1 Green transition (p. [135](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)) [Table 2.  Environmental footprint]. |  | MDR-M  E1-6 |
| Measures taken to adapt to the consequences of climate  change |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) |  | MDR-A  E1 SBM-3  E1-1  E1-3 |
| Reduction targets voluntarily established in the medium and  long term to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and means  implemented for this purpose. |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) |  | MDR-T  E1-4 |
| Protection of biodiversity: | | | | |
| Measures taken to preserve or restore biodiversity |  | 2. Our climate transition plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  [2.3.5 Our approach to nature and  biodiversity]. |  | E4 IRO-1 |
| Impacts caused by the activities or operations of protected  areas |  |  |

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| Total number and distribution of employees by gender, age,  country and professional classification |  | SN 7.3 Employees (p. [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)). |  | MDR-M  S1-6  S1-9 |
| Total number and distribution of contracts modes and annual  average of undefined contracts, temporary contracts, and  part-time contracts by: sex, age and professional  classification. |  | SN 7.3 Employees (p. [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)). |  | MDR-M  S1-6  S1-9 |
| Number of dismissals by: gender, age and professional  classification. |  | SN 7.3 Employees (p. [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)). |  | MDR-M  S1-6 |
| Average remuneration and its progression broken down by  gender, age and professional classification |  | SN 7.3 Employees (p. [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)). |  | MDR-M  S1-16 |
| Salary gap and remuneration of equal or average jobs in  society |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.3 Inclusive culture]. |  | MDR-M  S1-16 |
| Average remuneration of directors and executives (including  variable remuneration, allowances, compensation, payment  to long-term savings forecast systems and any other  payment broken down by gender) |  | SN 7.3 Employees (p. [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)). |  | GOV-3  MDR-M  S1-16 |
| Implementation of work disconnection policies |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.2 Working  conditions]. |  | MDR-P  S1-1 |
| Employees with disabilities |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.3 Inclusive culture]. |  | MDR-M  S1-12 |
| Organization of work: | | | | |
| Organization of work time |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.2 Working  conditions]. |  | MDR-P  MDR-A  S1-1  S1-4 |
| Number of absent hours |  | SN 7.3 Employees (p. [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)). |  | MDR-M  S1-14 |
| Measures designed to facilitate work-life balance and  encourage a jointly responsible use of said measures by  parents |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.2 Working  conditions]. |  | MDR-A  S1-4  S1-15 |
| Health and safety: | | | | |
| Conditions of health and safety in the workplace |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.2 Working  conditions]. |  | MDR-A  S1-14 |
| Occupational accidents, in particular their frequency and  severity, as well as occupational illnesses. Broken down by  gender. |  | SN 7.3 Employees (p. [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)). |  | MDR-M  S1-14 |
| Social relations: | | | | |
| Organization of social dialogue (including procedures to  inform and consult staff and negotiate with them) |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.2 Working  conditions]. |  | MDR-A  S1-2  S1-8 |
| Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining  agreements by country |  | SN 7. Our progress in figures (p. [134](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_166)). |  | MDR-M  S1-8 |
| Balance of the collective bargaining agreements (particularly  in the field of health and safety in the workplace) |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.2 Working  conditions].  SN 7.3 Employees (p. [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)). |  | MDR-M  S1-8  S1-14 |
| Mechanisms and procedures that employers have for  encouraging the involvement of workers in management of  the company, in terms of information, consultation and  participation |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.4 Employee feedback  and experience].  4. Business conduct (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592) ) [4.3 Ethical  channels]. |  | MDR-A  S1-2  S1-8 |
| Training: | | | | |
| The policies implemented in the field of training |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.1 Talent and skills  development] |  | MDR-P  S1-1 |
| Total number of hours of training by professional categories. |  | SN 7.3 Employees (p. [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)). |  | MDR-M  S1-13 |
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| 2.  Social | Accessibility: | | | | |
| Universal accessibility of people |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3,1.3 Inclusive culture]  [3.2.4 Community support] [3.3.1 Conduct  with customers]. |  | MDR-A  S1-4  S1-12 |
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| Measures taken to promote equal treatment and  opportunities between women and men, Equality plans  (Chapter III of Organic Law 3/2007, of 22 March, for the  effective equality of women and men), measures taken to  promote employment, protocols against sexual and gender-  based harassment, Policy against all types of discrimination  and, where appropriate, integration of protocols against  sexual and gender-based harassment and protocols against  all types of discrimination and, where appropriate,  management of diversity |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3,1.3 Inclusive culture].  [3.2.4 Community support]. |  | MDR-P  MDR-A  S1-1  S1-4  S1-12 |
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| 3.  Human Rights | Application of due diligence procedures in the field of Human  Rights |  | 1. Sustainability at Santander (p.[22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)) [1.4.2  Human rights due diligence]. |  | GOV-4 |
| Prevention of the risks of Human Rights violations and, where  appropriate, measures to mitigate, manage and repair any  possible abuses committed |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)).  4. Business conduct (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)). |  | MDR-A  S1-4  S3-4  S4-4 |
| Complaints about cases of human rights violations |  | 4. Business conduct (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592) ) [4.3 Ethical  channels]. |  | MDR-M  S1-17  S3-4  S4-4 |
| Promotion and compliance with the provisions of the  fundamental conventions of the International Labour  Organization regarding respect for freedom of association  and the right to collective bargaining. |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.2 Working  conditions].  NS 7.3 Employees (p.[191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)) [Table 12  Collective bargaining coverage and social  dialogue]. |  | MDR-P  S1-1 |
| Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and  occupation; elimination of forced or compulsory labour; and  the effective abolition of child labour. |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.1.2 Working conditions]  [Environmental, social and climate change  management].  4. Business conduct (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592) ) [4.2 Ethical  conduct] [4.3 Ethical channels] |  | MDR-P  S1-1 |
| 4.  Fight against  corruption | Measures taken to prevent corruption and bribery |  | 4. Business conduct (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592) ) [Financial crime  compliance (FCC)].  Risk management and compliance chapter:  6.2 Compliance risk management section (p.  [543](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_709) ). |  | MDR-A  G1-3 |
| Measures to combat money laundering |  | 4. Business conduct (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)) [Financial crime  compliance (FCC)].  Risk management and compliance chapter:  6.2 Compliance risk management section (p.  [543](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_709)). |  | MDR-A  G1-3 |
| Contributions to non-profit foundations and entities |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.2.4 Community  support]. |  | MDR-A  S3-4 |

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| 5.  Information on  the company | Commitments of the company to sustainable development: | | | | |
| The impact of the company’s activity on employment and  local development |  | Sustainability at Santander in 2024.  3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.2.1 Supporting the  economic and social development of our  communities]  [3.2.3 Environmental, social  and climate change management] [3.2.4  Community support] [3.3.2 Financial  inclusion and financial health]. |  | MDR-A  MDR-T  MDR-M  S3-4  S3-5 |
| The impact of the company’s activity on local towns and  villages and in the country. |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) [3.2.4 Community  support] [3.3.2 Financial inclusion and  financial health]. |  | MDR-A  MDR-T  MDR-M  S3-4  S3-5 |
| Relations maintained with the representatives of local  communities and the modalities of dialogue with them. |  | 1.Sustainability at Santander (p.[22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  [1.2  Stakeholder engagement]. |  | MDR-A  S3-2 |
| Association or sponsorship actions |  | Santander participates in the sectoral  associations representing financial activity  in the countries in which it operates, such as  the AEB (Spanish Banking Association) in the  case of Spain. |  | MDR-A  S3-4 |
| Outsourcing and suppliers: | | | | |
| Inclusion of social, gender equality and environmental issues  in the procurement policy |  | 4. Business conduct  (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592) ) [4.4 Our  suppliers]. |  | MDR-P  G1-2 |
| Consideration in relations with suppliers and subcontractors  of their responsibility |  | 4. Business conduct  (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)) [4.4 Our  suppliers]. |  | MDR-A  G1-2 |
| Supervision and audit systems and resolution thereof |  | 4. Business conduct  (p. [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)) [4.4 Our  suppliers]. |  | MDR-M  G1-2 |
| Consumers: | | | | |
| Measures for the health and safety of consumers |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)).  Risk, compliance and conduct management  chapter: 7.2 Compliance and conduct risk  management section (p.  [505](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_622) ). |  | MDR-A  S4-4 |
| Systems for complaints received and resolution thereof |  | 3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p.[75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)).  Risk, compliance and conduct management  chapter: 7.2 Compliance and conduct risk  management section (p.  [505](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_622) ). |  | MDR-M  S4-4 |
| Tax information: | | | | |
| The profits obtained country by country |  | Auditor's report and 2024 annual  consolidate accounts (p. [560](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_745) ) (Annex VI  Annual banking report) and Auditor's Report  and 2023 annual consolidate accounts  (Annex VI Annual banking report). |  | - |
| Taxes on benefits paid |  | SN 7.7 Tax contribution (p. [199](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_169) ) |  |
| Public grants received |  | Grupo Santander did not receive significant  public subsidies in 2023 and 2024. Appendix  More details see VI Annual banking report,  section e)Public subsidies (p. [864](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1180)). |  | - |
| 6.  Other relevant  information | EU Taxonomy |  | Information related to article 8 of EU  Taxonomy:  3. Supporting employees, communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446) ) [3.2.2 Responsible  investment and social finances].  SN 5. EU Taxonomy (p. [131](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9667) ). |  | EU Regulation  2020/852 and  Commission  Delegated  Regulations  2021/2139 and  2021/2178 as  amended by  Delegated  Regulations (EU)  2022/1214,  2023/2485 and  2023/2486 |

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SN 11. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 on sustainability

reporting standards content index

Table with references to sections and subsections of the Sustainability statement that respond to the information

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| BP-1 – General basis for preparation  of sustainability | About this chapter (p. [20](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9530))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | SN 1. Introduction, basis  of presentation of the  consolidated  sustainability statement  and other information (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9786)) |  |  |
| BP-2 – Disclosures in relation to  specific circumstances | Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | SN 1. Introduction, basis  of presentation of the  consolidated  sustainability statement  and other information (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9786)) |  |  |
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| GOV-1 – The role of the  administrative, management and  supervisory bodies | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 1.4 Sustainability  governance (p. [29](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627))  SN 2. Sustainability  governance (p. [117](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793))  SN 7.3 Employees (p.  [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)) | Table 19. Senior  management  composition |  |
| GOV-2 – Information provided to  and sustainability matters addressed  by the undertaking’s administrative,  management and supervisory bodies | Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | SN 2. Sustainability  governance (p. [117](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)) |  |  |
| GOV-3 - Integration of  sustainability-related performance  in incentive schemes | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)) | 1.4 Sustainability  governance (p. [29](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627)) | 1.4.1 Integration of  sustainability-related  performance in incentive  schemes |  |
| GOV-4 - Statement on due diligence | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)) | 1.4 Sustainability  governance (p. [29](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627)) | 1.4.2 Human rights due  diligence |  |
| GOV-5 - Risk management and  internal controls over sustainability  reporting | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 1.4 Sustainability  governance (p. [29](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627))  SN 2. Sustainability  governance (p. [117](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)) |  |  |
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| SBM-1 – Strategy, business model  and value chain | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 1.1 Sustainability strategy  (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9606))  2.2 Supporting our  customers in their  transition goals (p. [35](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480))  3.2 Communities'  sustainable development  (p. [83](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9585))  3.3. Our customers (p. [91](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576))  SN 1. Introduction, basis  of presentation of the  consolidated  sustainability statement  and other information (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9786))  SN 7.1 Green transition  (p. [135](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184))  SN 7.5 Financial inclusion  (p. [197](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_175)) | 3.2.2 Responsible  investment and social  finance (p. [83](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9739))  3.3.2 Financial inclusion  and financial health (p.  [94](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9708)) | The percentage of  revenues of concerning  sectors over the Group’s  total revenues is not  material (1.46% over the  Group’s total revenues). |
| SBM-2 – Interests and views of  stakeholders | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 1.2 Stakeholder  engagement (p. [24](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613))  3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  SN 3. Materiality  assessment - Detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800)) | 3.1.4 Employee feedback  and experience |  |
| SBM-3 - Material impacts, risks and  opportunities and their interaction  with strategy and business model | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 1.1 Sustainability strategy  (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9606))  1.3 Materiality  Assessment (p. [27](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9620))  SN 3. Materiality  assessment - Detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800)) |  | More details on the  financial impact  stemming from the  opportunities identified in  the double materiality  assessment, see:  [2.2 Supporting our](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480)  [customers in their](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480)  [transition goals](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480) (volume  of assets aligned with the  EU Taxonomy for  mortgages and  automobiles in Europe).  [2.2.1 Corporate and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10486)  [Investment Banking](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10486)  (Green Finance raised or  facilitated)  The potential financial  impact of the identified  risks usually comes in the  form of direct financial  losses from legal claims  (payments to third  parties, compensation,  etc.) and penalties. See  Note [25.d)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_937) and [25.e)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940) of  the annual accounts. |
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| Disclosures on the materiality  assessment process | Section | Sub-section | Sub-sub-section | Comments |
| IRO-1 - Description of the processes  to identify and assess material  impacts, risks and opportunities | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 1.3 Materiality  Assessment (p. [27](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9620))  SN 3. Materiality  assessment - Detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800)) |  |  |

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| IRO-2 - Disclosure requirements in  ESRS covered by the undertaking’s  sustainability statement | Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | SN 1. Introduction, basis  of presentation of the  consolidated  sustainability statement  and other information (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9786))  SN 3. Materiality  assessment - Detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800))  SN 11. Commission  Delegated Regulation  (EU) 2023/2772 content  index |  |  |
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| MDR-P – Policies adopted to  manage material sustainability  matters | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  4. Business conduct (p.  [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | SN 1. Introduction, basis  of presentation of the  consolidated  sustainability statement  and other information (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9786))  SN 9. Alternative  performance measures  (p. [202](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_220)) |  |  |
| MDR-A – Actions and resources in  relation to material sustainability  matters |  |  |
| MDR-M – Metrics in relation to  material sustainability matters |  |  |
| MDR-T – Tracking effectiveness of  policies and actions through targets |  |  |
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| ESRS 2 GOV-3 Integration of  sustainability related performance in  incentive schemes | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) | 1.4 Sustainability  Governance (p. [29](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627))  2.5 Further actions and  enablers (p. [72](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9648)) | 1.4.1 Integration of  sustainability-related  performance in incentive  schemes  2.5.2 Governance &  policies |  |
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| E1-1 – Transition plan for climate  change mitigation | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 2.1 Strategy (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9634))  2.2 Supporting our  customers in their  transition goals (p. [35](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480))  2.4 Aiming to align our  activity with the Paris  Agreement Goals (p. [59](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641))  2.5 Further actions and  enablers (p. [72](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9648))  SN 4. Our transition plan-  (p. [129](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809)) | 2.5.2 Governance &  policies |  |
| ESRS 2 SBM-3 – Material impacts,  risks and opportunities and their  interaction with S&BM | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) | 2.3 Embedding ESG in risk  management  (p. [40](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655)) | 2.3.1 Resilience of our  strategy and business  model to climate change  2.3.2 Risk management  cycle |  |
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| ESRS 2 IRO-1 – Description of the  processes to identify and assess  material climate-related impacts,  risks and opportunities | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) | 2.3 Embedding ESG in risk  management (p. [40](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655)) | 2.3.2 Risk management  cycle |  |

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| E1-2 – Policies related to climate  change mitigation and adaptation | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) | 2.5 Further actions and  enablers (p. [72](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9648)) | 2.5.1 Strategy for  engagement with other  key stakeholders  2.5.2 Governance &  policies | Further details regarding  Governance and Climate  Change-related policies  in: section 1.4  Sustainability  Governance, SN 2  Sustainability  governance , SN 6.  Sustainable finance and  investment classification  system (SFICS) and  section 3.3 (i) Our ESCC  policies |
| E1-3 – Actions and resources in  relation to climate change policies | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) | 2.2 Supporting our  customers in their  transition goals (p. [35](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480))  2.4 Aiming to align our  activity with the Paris  Agreement Goals (p. [59](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641))  2.5 Further actions and  enablers (p. [72](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9648)) |  |  |
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| E1-4 – Targets related to climate  change mitigation and adaptation | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 2.4 Aiming to align our  activity with the Paris  Agreement Goals (p. [59](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641))  SN 4. Our transition plan  (p. [129](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809)) |  |  |
| E1-5 – Energy consumption and mix | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 2.4 Aiming to align our  activity with the Paris  Agreement Goals (p. [59](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641))  SN 4. Our transition plan  (p. [129](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809))  SN 7.1 Supporting the  green transition (p. [135](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)) | 2.4.5 Our environmental  footprint  Table 2. Environmental  footprint 2023-2024 |  |
| E1-6 – Gross Scopes 1, 2, 3 and Total  GHG emissions | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 2.4 Aiming to align our  activity with the Paris  Agreement Goals (p. [59](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641))  SN 4. Our transition plan  (p. [129](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809))  SN 7.1 Supporting the  green transition (p. [135](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)) | 2.4.5 Our environmental  footprint  Table 3. Gross Scopes 1,  2, 3 and Total GHG  emissions |  |
| E1-7 – GHG removals and GHG  mitigation projects financed through  carbon credits | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 2.4 Aiming to align our  activity with the Paris  Agreement Goals (p. [59](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641))  SN 7.1 Supporting the  green transition (p. [135](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184)) | 2.4.5 Our environmental  footprint  Table 4. GHG mitigation  projects financed through  carbon credits |  |
| E1-8 - Internal carbon pricing | Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | SN 4. Our transition plan  (p. [129](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809)) |  |  |
| E1-9 – Anticipated financial effects  from material physical and transition  risks and potential climate-related  opportunities | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) | 2.3 Embedding ESG in risk  management (p. [40](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655)) | 2.3.4 Potential financial  effects | Phase-in (partially).  Response to requirements  66.a), 66.c) and 67.c). |
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| ESRS 2 IRO-1 – Description of the  processes to identify and assess  material climate-related impacts,  risks and opportunities | 2. Our climate transition  plan (p. [32](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9562)) | 2.3 Embedding ESG in risk  management (p. [40](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655)) | 2.3.5 Our approach to  nature and biodiversity |  |
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| ESRS 2 SBM 2 - Interests and views  of stakeholders | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)) | 1.2 Stakeholder  engagement (p. [24](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613)) |  |  |

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| ESRS 2 SBM 3 - Material impacts,  risks and opportunities and their  interaction with strategy and  business model | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  SN 3. Materiality  assessment - Detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800)) | 3.1.1 Talent and skills  development |  |
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| Impact, risk and opportunity  management | Section | Sub-section | Sub-sub-section | Comments |
| S1-1 - Policies related to own  workforce | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)) | 3.1.1 Talent and skills  development  3.1.2 Working conditions  3.1.3 Inclusive culture |  |
| S1-2 - Processes for engaging with  own workforce and workers'  representatives about impacts | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 1.2 Stakeholder  engagement (p. [24](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613))  3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)) | 3.1.2 Working conditions  3.1.4 Employee feedback  and experience |  |
| S1-3 – Processes to remediate  negative impacts and channels for  own workers to raise concerns | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  4. Business conduct (p.  [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  4.3 Ethical channels (p.  [104](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9774)) | 3.1.3 Inclusive culture  3.1.4 Employee feedback  and experience  4.3.1 Canal abierto |  |
| S1-4 – Taking action on material  impacts on own workforce, and  approaches to mitigating material  risks and pursuing material  opportunities related to own  workforce, and effectiveness of  those actions | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)) | 3.1.1 Talent and skills  development  3.1.2 Working conditions  3.1.3 Inclusive culture  3.1.4 Employee feedback  and experience |  |
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| Metrics and targets | Section | Sub-section | Sub-sub-section | Comments |
| S1-5 – Targets related to managing  material negative impacts,  advancing positive impacts, and  managing material risks and  opportunities | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)) | 3.1.1 Talent and skills  development  3.1.2 Working conditions  3.1.3 Inclusive culture |  |
| S1-6 – Characteristics of the  undertaking’s employees | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  SN 7.3 Employees (p.  [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)) | 3.1.1 Talent and skills  development  Table 7. Employees by  region  Table 8. Employees by  gender  Table 11. Employees by  employment contract  Table 14. Turnover by  region |  |
| S1-8 – Collective bargaining  coverage and social dialogue | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  SN 7.3 Employees (p.  [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)) | 3.1.2 Working conditions  Table 13. Collective  bargaining coverage and  social dialogue |  |
| S1-9 – Diversity metrics | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  SN 7.3 Employees (p.  [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)) | 3.1.3 Inclusive culture  Table 9. Employees by  management group and  gender  Table 10. Employees by  age bracket |  |
| S1-10 – Adequate wages | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)) | 3.1.2 Working conditions |  |
| S1-11 – Social protection | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)) | 3.1.2 Working conditions |  |

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| S1-12– Persons with disabilities | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569)) | 3.1.3 Inclusive culture |  |
| S1-13 – Training and skills  development metrics | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  SN 7.3 Employees (p.  [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)) | 3.1.1 Talent and skills  development  Table 20. Training  Table 21. Hours of  training by gender and  management group |  |
| S1-14 – Health and safety metrics | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  SN 7.3 Employees (p.  [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)) | 3.1.2 Working conditions  Table 22. Occupational  health and safety | The Group relies on the  phase-in established by  the ESRS for specific  information of non-  Employees (ESRS S1,  S1-14, para. 89). |
| S1-16 – Compensation metrics (pay  gap and total compensation) | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  SN 7.3 Employees (p.  [191](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_181)) | 3.1.2 Working conditions  Table 16. Remuneration  ratios |  |
| S1-17 – Incidents, complaints and  severe human rights impacts | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  4. Business conduct (p.  [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.1 Our employees (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9569))  4.3 Ethical channels (p.  [104](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9774)) | 3.1.3 Inclusive culture |  |
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| Strategy | Section | Sub-section | Sub-sub-section | Comments |
| ESRS 2 SBM-2 – Interests and views  of stakeholders | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)) | 1.2 Stakeholder  engagement (p. [24](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613)) |  |  |
| ESRS 2 SBM-3 - Material impacts,  risks and opportunities and their  interaction with strategy and  business model | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 3.2 Communities'  sustainable development  (p. [83](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9585))  SN 3. Materiality  assessment - Detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800)) | 3.2.1 Supporting the  economic and social  development of our  communities | TBC: Definitions of types  of affected communities |
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| Impact, risk and opportunity  management | Section | Sub-section | Sub-sub-section | Comments |
| S3-1 – Policies related to affected  communities | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.2 Communities'  sustainable development  (p. [83](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9585)) | 3.2.2 Responsible  investment and  social finance  3.2.3 Environmental,  social and climate change  management  3.2.4 Community Support | Further details on  governance and other  policies related to  affected communities:  Section 1.4 Sustainability  governance and NS 2  Sustainability governance |
| S3-2 – Processes for engaging with  affected communities about impacts | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 1.2 Stakeholder  engagement (p. [24](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613))  3.2 Communities'  sustainable development  (p. [83](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9585)) | 3.2.2 Responsible  investment and  social finance  3.2.3 Environmental,  social and climate change  management  3.2.4 Community Support |  |
| S3-3 – Processes to remediate  negative impacts and channels for  affected communities to raise  concerns | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.2 Communities'  sustainable development  (p. [83](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9585)) | 3.2.3 Environmental,  social and climate change  management |  |
| S3-4 – Taking action on material  impacts on affected communities,  and approaches to managing  material risks and pursuing material  opportunities related to affected  communities, and effectiveness of  those actions | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.2 Communities'  sustainable development  (p. [83](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9585)) | 3.2.2 Responsible  investment and  social finance  3.2.3 Environmental,  social and climate change  management  3.2.4 Community Support |  |
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| S3-5 – Targets related to managing  material negative impacts,  advancing positive impacts, and  managing material risks and  opportunities | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.2 Communities'  sustainable development  (p. [83](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9585)) | 3.2.2 Responsible  investment and  social finance  3.2.3 Environmental,  social and climate change  management  3.2.4 Community Support |  |
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| ESRS S4 - Consumers and end-users | | | | |
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| ESRS 2 SBM-2 – Interests and views  of stakeholders | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555)) | 1.2 Stakeholder  engagement (p. [24](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613)) |  |  |
| ESRS 2 SBM-3 - Material impacts,  risks and opportunities and their  interaction with strategy and  business model | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 3.3 Our customers (p. [91](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576))  SN 3. Materiality  assessment - Detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800)) |  |  |
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| Impact, risk and opportunity  management | Section | Sub-section | Sub-sub-section | Comments |
| S4-1 – Policies related to consumers  and end-users | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.3 Our customers (p. [91](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576)) | 3.3.1 Conduct with  customers  3.3.2 Financial inclusion  and financial health  3.3.3 Privacy, data  protection and  cybersecurity | Further details on  governance and other  policies related to our  clients: Section 1.4  Sustainability governance  and NS 2 Sustainability  governance |
| S4-2 – Processes for engaging with  consumers and end-users about  impacts | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 1.2 Stakeholder  engagement (p. [24](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613))  3.3 Our customers (p. [91](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576)) | 3.3.1 Conduct with  customers  3.3.2 Financial inclusion  and financial health  3.3.3 Privacy, data  protection and  cybersecurity |  |
| S4-3 – Processes to remediate  negative impacts and channels for  consumers and end-users to raise  concerns | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.3 Our customers (p. [91](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576)) | 3.3.1 Conduct with  customers |  |
| S4-4 – Taking action on material  impacts on consumers and end-  users, and approaches to managing  material risks and pursuing material  opportunities related to consumers  and end-users, and effectiveness of  those actions | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.3 Our customers (p. [91](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576)) | 3.3.1 Conduct with  customers  3.3.2 Financial inclusion  and financial health  3.3.3 Privacy, data  protection and  cybersecurity |  |
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| S4-5 – Targets related to managing  material negative impacts,  advancing positive impacts, and  managing material risks and  opportunities | 3. Supporting employees,  communities and  customers (p. [75](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11446)) | 3.3 Our customers (p. [91](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9576)) | 3.3.1 Conduct with  customers  3.3.2 Financial inclusion  and financial health  3.3.3 Privacy, data  protection and  cybersecurity |  |
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| ESRS 2 GOV-1 – The role of the  administrative, supervisory and  management bodies | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 1.4. Sustainability  governance (p. [29](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627))  SN 2. Sustainability  governance (p. [117](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)) |  |  |
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| ESRS 2 IRO-1 – Description of the  processes to identify and assess  material impacts, risks and  opportunities | 1. Sustainability at  Santander (p. [22](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9555))  Sustainability notes (p.  [107](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9599)) | 1.3 Materiality  assessment (p. [27](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9620))  SN 3. Materiality  assessment - Detailed  methodology (p. [121](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9800)) |  |  |
| G1-1– Corporate culture and  Business conduct policies and  corporate culture | 4. Business Conduct (p.  [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)) | 4.1 Corporate culture (p.  [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9760))  4.2 Ethical Conduct (p.  [101](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9767))  4.3 Ethical channels (p.  [104](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9774)) |  |  |
| G1-2 – Management of relationships  with suppliers | 4. Business Conduct (p.  [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)) | 4.4 Our suppliers (p. [105](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9780)) |  |  |
| G1-3 – Prevention and detection of  corruption and bribery | 4. Business Conduct (p.  [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)) | 4.2 Ethical conduct (p.  [101](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9767)) | 4.2.3 Financial Crime  Compliance |  |
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| Metrics and targets | Section | Sub-section | Sub-sub-section | Comments |
| G1-4 – Confirmed incidents of  corruption or bribery | 4. Business Conduct (p.  [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)) | 4.2 Ethical conduct (p.  [101](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9767)) | 4.2.3 Financial Crime  Compliance |  |
| G1-6 – Payment practices | 4. Business Conduct (p.  [100](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)) | 4.4 Our suppliers (p. [105](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9780)) |  |  |

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OTHER SUSTAINABILITY

INFORMATION

1. Our progress in relation to UN (United Nations) Global Compact Principles

Santander has been a participant of the UN Global Compact since 2022.

We express our support for and disclose our progress on compliance with

the 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact on human rights, labour, the

environment and anti-corruption through the Sustainability Statement

included in this Annual Report.

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Principle 1

Businesses should support and

respect the protection of

internationally proclaimed

human rights.

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We aim to act responsibly and

broadly throughout our value

chain by upholding the

protection of human rights. We

achieve this aim by focusing on

our business conduct, internal

regulations and governance,

and other prevention,

mitigation and remediation

mechanisms.

Principle 2

Businesses should make sure

that they are not complicit in

human rights abuses.

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Human rights form part of our

management and governance,

based on process type. We

follow responsible business

and customer data protection

practices and are making

headway with embedding

human rights in our supply

chain management. We also

assess the impact of

transactions on human rights

and adopt responsible practices

with our employees.

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| Labour |

Principle 3

Businesses should uphold the

freedom of association and the

effective recognition of the

right to collective bargaining.

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We recognize freedom of

association and the right to

collective bargaining for all

employees. We look after our

employees’ health and promote

decent employment, a living

wage and the preservation of

freedom of association and

collective bargaining.

Principle 4

Businesses should uphold the

elimination of all forms of

forced and compulsory labour.

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We follow the highest

standards when running

initiatives to combat forced

labour, including analysis of

environmental, social and

climate change (ESCC) matters

and applying the guidelines of

the Equator Principles as well

as analysing our suppliers.

Principle 5

Businesses should uphold the

effective abolition of child

labour.

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We combat child labour by

including environmental, social

and climate change (ESCC)

matters in our analysis, and

applying the guidelines of the

Equator Principles, as well as

analysing our suppliers.

Principle 6

Businesses should uphold the

elimination of discrimination

in respect of employment and

occupation.

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We promote equal opportunity,

diversity and non-

discrimination, and an inclusive

workplace. We are signatory to

the UN Women’s

empowerment Principles and

Valuable 500 which help us to

inform our activity in this area.

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| Environment |

Principle 7

Businesses should

support a

precautionary

approach to

environmental

challenges.

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We tackle climate

change through our

ambition to be net

zero by 2050.

Principle 8

Businesses should

undertake

initiatives to

promote greater

environmental

responsibility.

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We help our

customers

transition to a low-

carbon economy

and reduce our

carbon footprint.

Principle 9

Businesses should

encourage the

development and

diffusion of

environmentally

friendly

technologies.

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|  | For more  details, see  sections  [2.2 Supporting](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480)  [our customers](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480)  [in the green](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480)  [transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480), and  [2.3 Embedding](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655)  [ESG in risk](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655)  [management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655) |

We're a global

leader in renewable

energy financing

and energy

efficiency initiatives

and we offer

opportunities in

green transition

technologies. We

aim to consume

100% renewable

electricity by 2025.

We contribute to

this goal by

increasing self-

supply

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| Anti-corruption |

Principle 10

Businesses should work

against corruption in all its

forms, including extortion and

bribery.

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We promote transparency, the

fight against corruption and

robust governance across our

organization. We use reporting

channels to raise any conduct

contrary to tour policies and

codes of conduct regulate our

business and behaviour.

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2. Our contribution to United Nations Sustainability Development Goals

In line with our purpose to help people and companies thrive, we grow

as a business while helping to address society's challenges

The SDGs on which our operations have the greatest impact

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| SDGeng1.jpg | SDGs 1.2, 1.4, 1.5  We want to help reduce  poverty, boost well-being  and power economic  growth wherever we  operate. Our financial  inclusion strategy and  community support  programmes empower  millions of people every  year. |  | SDGeng4.jpg | SDGs 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6  We help people and  businesses prosper  through our education,  employability and  entrepreneurship free  programmes, available at  our platforms: Santander  Open Academy, Santander  X, Universia and Campus  Digital. |  | SDGeng5.jpg | SDGs 5.1, 5.5  We promote an inclusive  workplace to have equal  opportunity and diversity |
| For more details,  see sections 3.3.2.i  and 3.2.4.iii |  | For more details,  see section 3.2.4.ii. |  | For more details,  see section 3.1.3.i |
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| SDGeng7.jpg | SDGs 7.1, 7.2, 7.3  We're a global leader in  renewable energy  financing and a European  leader in electric vehicle  financing. We also finance  initiatives on energy  efficiency, sustainable  mobility and cleaner  transport solutions. |  | SDGeng8.jpg | SDGs 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6,  8.8, 8.10  As an employer and  financier, we help people  and businesses, and  contribute to economic  growth and job creation in  the markets where we  operate. |  | SDGeng10.jpg | SDG 10.2  We help people access  basic banking services like  accounts and promote  financial education to teach  them the skills they need  to manage their finances  effectively |
| For more details,  see sections 2.2  and 2.4.2. |  | For more details,  see sections 2.3,  2.4.2, 3.3.2.i and  3.2.4.ii |  | For more details,  see section 3.3.2.i |
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| SDGeng11.jpg | SDGs 11.1, 11.4, 11.6  We finance sustainable  infrastructure, real estate  and mobility solutions and  run community support  initiatives to meet the basic  needs of the communities  we serve. |  | SDGeng12.jpg | SDGs 12.2, 12.5, 12.6  We are committed to  reducing our  environmental footprint by  implementing energy  efficiency plans and cutting  our consumption of paper,  single-use plastics and  other resources. |  | SDGeng13.jpg | SDG 13.1  We tackle climate change  by helping our customers  transition to a sustainable  economy and reducing our  carbon footprint. |
| For more details,  see sections 2.4.4,  2.5.1, 3.3.2.i,  3.2.2.i, and  3.2.4.iii |  | For more details,  see sections 1.2,  2.2.5, and 4.4.1 |  | For more details,  see sections 2.1.1,  and 2.3 |
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| SDGeng16.jpg | SDGs 16.5, 16.6, 16.7  We promote transparency,  the fight against corruption  and robust governance  across our organization.  Our policies and codes of  conduct regulate our  business and behaviour  and steer our objectives  towards a more  responsible banking  system. |  | SDGeng17.jpg | SDG 17  We participate in  prominent local and  international initiatives and  working groups. |  |  |  |
| For more details,  see sections 1.2,  and 4.2.3 |  | For more details,  see section 1.2 |  |  |

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3. Our progress in relation to the Principles for Responsible Banking UNEP FI

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| Alineamiento.jpg | Principle 1  Alignment |

Grupo Santander has integrated

sustainability into its corporate strategy.

Our sustainability strategy focuses on

issues that are material to Santander, i.e.

those that pose the biggest risks to, and

create the best opportunity for, the bank;

and where we can have the biggest

impact.

For more details on our Strategy

alignment and our business model, please

see section 1.1 'Sustainability strategy' .

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| ArrowTarget2.jpg | Principle 2  Impact & target  setting |

In 2024 we performed a double

materiality assessment to identify the

material impacts, risks and opportunities

(IROs). As results we found five matters.

For the impact estimation we used, among

others, the UNEP FI  tool.

For more details on the Impact analysis,

please see section 1.3 'Materiality

assessment'. For more details on the

progress towards our objectives see,

regarding climate, section 2.1.3 and,

regarding employees, customers and

communities sections 3.1., 3.2 and 3.3.

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| Handsfine.jpg | Principle 3  Clients &  customers |

Our Responsible Banking and

Sustainability policy sets out the general

principles, targets, objectives and strategy

that should guide the Group's progress in

sustainability. Two of our strategic pillars

focus on supporting our customers in their

transition to a low-carbon economy and

being the trusted reference for our

customers with a product and service

offering tailored to their needs and

supporting their inclusion.

For more details on how we support

customers in their transition see section

2.2 Supporting our customers in their

transition goals, while supporting

customers in their financial inclusion can

be found on section 3.3.2 Financial

inclusion and financial health

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We proactively and continuously engage

with our key stakeholders - customers,

employees, investors, and NGOs - through

various channels, mainly surveys. This

helps us to understand their priorities and

concerns. In addition, we also interact with

other stakeholders such as our suppliers,

rating agencies and supervisors and

regulators, and engage and learn through

initiatives on key issues on our agenda.

For more details see section 1.2.

Stakeholder Engagement

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|  | Principle 5  Governance &  culture |

The Group's board of directors is

responsible for approving the

sustainability strategy. The board's

responsible banking, sustainability and

cultural committee oversees the

development of the strategy and policies.

At the executive level, the management

meeting periodically reviews sustainability

issues. Sustainability is also present in

both short and long term remuneration

schemes. There is mandatory

sustainability training for employees, and

other courses cover specific needs of some

teams.

For more details see sections 1.4

Sustainability governance and 3.1.1 Talent

and skills development

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| Lupa.jpg | Principle 6  Transparency &  accountability |

Our sustainability report has been verified

through a limited review by an

independent third party. For more details

on verification see section SN 12.

'Independent verification report'.

Santander Group, based in Europe, is

required to comply with the new

sustainability disclosure directive and

Spanish law 11/2018. Santander has also

published a table of equivalences with the

global sustainability standard, ISSB, and

has provided information on how it

complies with objectives such as the

Global Compact.

For more details see sections 1.2.

Stakeholder Engagement and

Sustainability notes.

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| Foundations | Objectives and priorities | [2.1 Strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9634) |
| Implementation  strategy | Products and services | [2.2 Supporting our customers in their transition goals](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480) |
| Activities and decision-making | [1.4 Sustainability governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627); [SN 2. Sustainability governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)  [2.5.2 Governance & policies](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9661) |
| Policies and conditions | [SN 2. Sustainability governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793) |
| Engagement  strategy | Engagement with clients and portfolio companies | [2.2 Supporting our customers in their transition goals](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10480); [3.2.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9746)  [Environmental, social and climate change management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9746) |
| Engagement with industry | [1.2. Stakeholder engagement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613); [2.5.1 Engagement strategy with](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10542)  [other key stakeholders](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10542) |
| Engagement with government and public sector | [1.2. Stakeholder engagement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9613); [2.5.1 Engagement strategy with](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10542)  [other key stakeholders](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10542) |
| Metrics and  Targets | Metrics and targets | [2.4 Aiming to align our activity with the Paris Agreement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641)  [Goals](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641) ; [SN 4. Our transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809); [SN 7.1 Green transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184) |
| Governance | Roles, responsibilities, and remuneration | [1.4 Sustainability governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627); [SN 2. Sustainability governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)  [2.5.2 Governance & policies](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9661); |
| Skills and culture | [2.5.2 Governance & policies](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9661); [3.1.1 Talents and skills](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9685)  [development](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9685) |

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5. Task Force on Climate related Financial

Disclosure (TCFD) content index

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| Governance | a | Describe the board’s oversight of climate-related risks and  opportunities. | [1.4 Sustainability governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627); [SN 2. Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793) |
| b | Describe management’s role in assessing and managing climate-  related risks and opportunities. | [1.4 Sustainability governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627); [SN 2. Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793) [2.5.2 Governance & policies](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9661); [2.3 Embedding](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655)  [ESG in risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655) |
| Strategy | a | Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the  organization has identified over the short, medium, and long term. | [2.1 Strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9634); [2.3 Embedding ESG in risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655) |
| b | Describe the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on  the organization’s businesses, strategy, and financial planning. |
| c | Describe the resilience of the organization’s strategy, taking into  consideration different climate-related scenarios, including a 2°C  or lower scenario. |
| Risk  Management | a | Describe the organization’s processes for identifying and assessing  climate-related risks. | [2.3 Embedding ESG in risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655) |
| b | Describe the organization’s processes for managing climate-  related risks. |
| c | Describe how processes for identifying, assessing, and managing  climate-related risks are integrated into the organization’s overall  risk management. |
| Metrics and  Targets | a | Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess climate-  related risks and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk  management process. | [2.3 Embedding ESG in risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655); [2.4 Aiming to](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641)  [align our activity with the Paris Agreement Goals](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9641) |
| b | Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse  gas (GHG) emissions, and the related risks. | [2.4.5 Our environmental footprint](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10537); [SN 4. Our transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809)  [plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809); [SN 7.1 Green transition](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_184) |
| c | Describe the targets used by the organization to manage climate-  related risks and opportunities and performance against targets. | [2.4.1 Alignment targets](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_10265); [SN 4. Our transition plan](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9809) |

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6. Table of equivalence between CSRD and ISSB

This table reflects the equivalence of the ESRS standards with the sustainability-related disclosure standards of the

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). In the consolidated management report and, to a greater extent, the

sustainability statement (as well as in the audit report and annual accounts), the Group includes information that is

equivalent to the requirements under the SASB standards that apply to the financial sector (for more details, see the

note under the table).

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| ESRS 2 - General disclosures | ISSB |
| Basis for preparation |  |
| BP-1 – General basis for preparation of sustainability | IFRS S2.10(d) |
| BP-2 – Disclosures in relation to specific circumstances |  |
| Governance |  |
| GOV-1 – The role of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies | IFRS S1.21(b)  IFRS S2.6(a)  IFRS S2.6(a)(i)  IFRS S2.6(a)(ii)  IFRS S2.6(a)(v)  IFRS S2.6(b)  IFRS S2.6(b)(i)  IFRS S2.6(b)(ii) |
| GOV-2 – Information provided to and sustainability matters addressed by the undertaking’s administrative, management  and supervisory bodies | IFRS S2.6(a)(iii)  IFRS S2.6(a)(iv) |
| GOV-3 - Integration of sustainability-related performance in incentive schemes | IFRS S2.29(g)(i)  IFRS S2.6(a)(v)  IFRS S1.21(b) |
| GOV-4 - Statement on due diligence |  |
| GOV-5 - Risk management and internal controls over sustainability reporting |  |
| Strategy |  |
| SBM-1 – Strategy, business model and value chain |  |
| SBM-2 – Interests and views of stakeholders |  |
| SBM-3 - Material impacts, risks and opportunities and their interaction with strategy and business model | IFRS S2.10(a)  IFRS S2.10(c)  IFRS S2.13(a)  IFRS S2.13(b)  IFRS S2.14(a)(i)  IFRS S2.15(a)  IFRS S2.15(b)  IFRS S2.16(a)  IFRS S2.16(b)  IFRS S2.16(c)(i)–(ii)  IFRS S2.16(d) |
| Disclosures on the materiality assessment process |  |
| IRO-1 - Description of the processes to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities | IFRS S2.25(a)(i)  IFRS S2.25(a)(iii)  IFRS S2.25(a)(iv)  IFRS S2.25(a)(v)  IFRS S2.25(a)(vi)  IFRS S2.25(b)  IFRS S2.25(c) |
| IRO-2 - Disclosure requirements in ESRS covered by the undertaking’s sustainability statement |  |
| ESRS E1 - Climate change |  |
| Governance |  |
| ESRS 2 GOV-3 Integration of sustainability related performance in incentive schemes | IFRS S2.29(g)(i)  IFRS S2.29(g)(ii)  IFRS S2.6(a)(v)  IFRS S1.21(b) |
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| E1-1 – Transition plan for climate change mitigation | IFRS S2.14(a)(iv)  IFRS S2.14(c)  IFRS S2.29(e) |
| ESRS 2 SBM-3 – Material impacts, risks and  opportunities and their interaction with S&BM |  |

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| Impact, risk and opportunity management |  |
| ESRS 2 IRO-1 – Description of the processes to identify and assess material climate-related impacts, risks and opportunities | IFRS S1.23  IFRS S1.B42(c)  IFRS S2.22(b)(i)(1)  IFRS S2.22(b)(i)(2)  IFRS S2.22(b)(i)(3)  IFRS S2.22(b)(i)(4)  IFRS S2.22(b)(i)(5)  IFRS S2.22(b)(i)(6)  IFRS S2.22(b)(ii)  IFRS S2.25(a)  IFRS S2.25(a)(ii)  IFRS S2.10(d)  IFRS S2.25(b) |
| E1-2 – Policies related to climate change mitigation and adaptation |  |
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| E1-3 – Actions and resources in relation to climate change policies | IFRS S2.14(a)(ii)  IFRS S2.14(a)(iii)  IFRS S2.14(a)(v)  IFRS S2.14(b) |
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| E1-4 – Targets related to climate change mitigation and adaptation | IFRS S2.33  IFRS S2.33(b)  IFRS S2.33(d)  IFRS S2.33(e)  IFRS S2.33(g)  IFRS S2.33(h)  IFRS S2.34(a)  IFRS S2.36(a)  IFRS S2.36(b)  IFRS S2.36(d) |
| E1-5 – Energy consumption and mix |  |
| E1-6 – Gross Scopes 1, 2, 3 and Total GHG emissions | IFRS S2.29(a)(i)(1–2)  IFRS S2.29(a)(i)(3)  IFRS S2.B38–B57  IFRS S2.29(a)(ii)  IFRS S2.29(a)(iii)(1–3)  IFRS S2.29(a)(iv)  IFRS S2.29(a)(v)  IFRS S2.B30  IFRS S2.B31  IFRS S2.29(a)(vi)(1)  IFRS S2.B32  IFRS S2.29(a)(vi)(2)  IFRS S2.B19  IFRS S2.B34  IFRS S2.B56(a)  IFRS S2.B56(b) |
| E1-7 – GHG removals and GHG mitigation projects financed through carbon credits | IFRS S2.36(e)(i)  IFRS S2.36(e)(ii)  IFRS S2.36(e)(iii)  IFRS S2.36(e)(iv) |
| E1-8 – Internal carbon pricing | IFRS S2.29(f) |
| E1-9 – Anticipated financial effects from material physical and transition risks and potential climate-related opportunities | IFRS S2.17  IFRS S2.22(a)(iii)(1–3)  IFRS S2.25(b)  IFRS S2.29(b)  IFRS S2.29(c)  IFRS S2.29(d)  IFRS S2.31  IFRS S2.B65(e)  IFRS S1.21(b) |

In the consolidated management report and, to a greater extent, the sustainability statement (as well as in the audit report and annual accounts), the Group includes

information that is equivalent to the requirements under the SASB standards that apply to the financial sector, mainly in relation to 'commercial banking (FN-CB)', but also in

relation to other sub-industries such as: 'Asset management and custody activities (FN-AC)', 'consumer finance (FN-CF)', and 'investment banking and intermediation (FN-IB)'.

Specifically, the information disclosed by the Group in these reports allows us to respond, to a greater or lesser extent, to the following SASB metrics: FN-CB-230a.1 (y FN-

CF-230a.1), FN-CB--230a.2, FN-CF-230a.3, FN-CB-240a.1, FN-CB-240a.2, FN-CB-240a.3, FN-CB-240a.4, FN-CB-410a.1, FN-CB-410a.2 (y FN-IB-410a.2), FN-IB-410a.3, FN-

CB-510a.1 (y FN-AC-510a.1 y FN-IB-510a.1), FN-CB-510a.2 (y FN-AC-510a.2 y FN-IB-510a.2), FN-CB-550a.2 (y FN-IB-550a.2), FN-AC-330a.1 (y FN-IB-330a.1), FN-CB-000.A,

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|  | Clear and robust corporate  governance to ensure  a long-term, sustainable  business model | | | |  |  |  |
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|  | Annual general meeting | |  | Active involvement of our shareholders  in the general meeting |  |  |  |
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|  | Board of directors | |  | Responsible for setting the strategy and  overseeing its execution and the  management of the Group. |  |  |  |
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|  | Board committees | |  | Solid committee structure to support the  board |  |  |  |
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|  | Broad and balanced shareholder base  Share capital distribution by geography1  mapaENG.gif | | | |  | Aligned with high  corporate governance  standards  AENORSantander.jpg  Banco Santander has the highest  score in the Spanish Association for  Standardisation and Certification's  (AENOR) Good Corporate  Governance Index (GCGI V2.0),  which verifies aspects such as  composition and functioning of the  board and its committees,  shareholders' general meeting,  remuneration policy, compliance  and transparency. |  |
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| [1. 2024 OVERVIEW](#ie5912e9057764d668d776968683af13f) | [235](#ie5912e9057764d668d776968683af13f) |
| [Statement from Glenn Hutchins, Lead Independent](#i30d2e569e3094c7da00a3788644a66b3)  [Director](#i30d2e569e3094c7da00a3788644a66b3) | [235](#i30d2e569e3094c7da00a3788644a66b3) |
| [1.1 Board skills and diversity](#i47a78cfebf8542c0882ca52536f48438) | [236](#i47a78cfebf8542c0882ca52536f48438) |
| [1.2 Board effectiveness](#i4c6f4c2a7a1e48a28853082fa381d84b) | [236](#i4c6f4c2a7a1e48a28853082fa381d84b) |
| [1.3 Remuneration policy](#i80a58cd028b14df9995fcad9c6760da1) | [237](#i80a58cd028b14df9995fcad9c6760da1) |
| [1.4 Engagement with our shareholders](#ic73c805eb3794226966502bc2e022ca2) | [237](#ic73c805eb3794226966502bc2e022ca2) |
| [1.5 Achievement of our 2024 priorities](#ib2f262219c814592b4a2d6162243d769) | [238](#ib2f262219c814592b4a2d6162243d769) |
| [1.6 Priorities for 2025](#icdd0be9421fc4aa7bf96c332839802f7) | [240](#icdd0be9421fc4aa7bf96c332839802f7) |
| [2. OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE](#i105e69c1d56e4dca910d3971200da75b) | [241](#i105e69c1d56e4dca910d3971200da75b) |
| [2.1 Share capital](#i11a1b1c05ed3499c83e05748e59d7058) | [241](#i11a1b1c05ed3499c83e05748e59d7058) |
| [2.2 Authority to increase capital](#iaaa98ff755d348bcbca016008cfacf5e) | [241](#iaaa98ff755d348bcbca016008cfacf5e) |
| [2.3 Significant shareholders](#i507418b231fd47a9b1e935f1bb84a34e) | [242](#i507418b231fd47a9b1e935f1bb84a34e) |
| [2.4 Shareholders’ agreements](#i330929a656ca493eb861f67001435dd7) | [243](#i330929a656ca493eb861f67001435dd7) |
| [2.5 Treasury shares](#i832c4a047e274f67b9a1633024168933) | [243](#i832c4a047e274f67b9a1633024168933) |
| [2.6 Stock market information](#i2500ed3b386c4120a7b6c08032d7cc69) | [246](#i2500ed3b386c4120a7b6c08032d7cc69) |
| [3. SHAREHOLDERS AND GENERAL MEETING](#i86ed2a898efd41e5aa25c32c6e34f52f) | [247](#i86ed2a898efd41e5aa25c32c6e34f52f) |
| [3.1 Shareholder communication and engagement](#i5e5dbd9106874e8ab1cd6a776c8105a0) | [247](#i5e5dbd9106874e8ab1cd6a776c8105a0) |
| [3.2 Shareholder rights](#i3ee950c5387e44ce9cb52709d5e8118e) | [249](#i3ee950c5387e44ce9cb52709d5e8118e) |
| [3.3 Dividends and shareholder remuneration](#ia2ce7ad98ffb4caa850c24bef4a5ce15) | [251](#ia2ce7ad98ffb4caa850c24bef4a5ce15) |
| [3.4 2024 AGM](#i49f6696200e844bfa9878637b9300ba7) | [251](#i49f6696200e844bfa9878637b9300ba7) |
| [3.5 Our next AGM in 2025](#i3e667b789e434783be5f87ca4db40162) | [253](#i3e667b789e434783be5f87ca4db40162) |
| [4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS](#i98c357dc388c4f84aa7292543809b1a1) | [255](#i98c357dc388c4f84aa7292543809b1a1) |
| [4.1 Our directors](#i4ea672a2a443431b8345185c80e89bf0) | [256](#i4ea672a2a443431b8345185c80e89bf0) |
| [4.2 Board composition](#i53eba5e9609e4712a5390691cb74790f) | [264](#i53eba5e9609e4712a5390691cb74790f) |
| [4.3 Board functioning and effectiveness](#ib2af736e0c3942cf97ffb2e7eaf877a1) | [270](#ib2af736e0c3942cf97ffb2e7eaf877a1) |
| [4.4 Executive committee activities in 2024](#i3fa22abd2db0469dadc92f58d9135ee0) | [277](#i3fa22abd2db0469dadc92f58d9135ee0) |
| [4.5 Audit committee activities in 2024](#i270e04fb296a41b199bfce70eedde88a) | [279](#i270e04fb296a41b199bfce70eedde88a) |
| [4.6 Nomination committee activities in 2024](#if6019517775146909c7cf64f2e6ad9cd) | [285](#if6019517775146909c7cf64f2e6ad9cd) |
| [4.7 Remuneration committee activities in 2024](#i998ad4eabdf146dfb00e28f6240365e3) | [289](#i998ad4eabdf146dfb00e28f6240365e3) |
| [4.8 Risk supervision, regulation and compliance](#ieac8c810a97446aea1570fc47ade397e)  [committee activities in 2024](#ieac8c810a97446aea1570fc47ade397e) | [293](#ieac8c810a97446aea1570fc47ade397e) |
| [4.9 Responsible banking, sustainability and culture](#i50ed7e48b6cf4421aad4005d951c66a2)  [committee activities in 2024](#i50ed7e48b6cf4421aad4005d951c66a2) | [297](#i50ed7e48b6cf4421aad4005d951c66a2) |
| [4.10 Innovation and technology committee activities](#i7eff61c03a8f497bb30c65e2c36d904b)  [in 2024](#i7eff61c03a8f497bb30c65e2c36d904b) | [300](#i7eff61c03a8f497bb30c65e2c36d904b) |
| [4.11 International advisory board](#i1ee1b5cb1a234392a7de3c70dde358b8) | [302](#i1ee1b5cb1a234392a7de3c70dde358b8) |
| [4.12 Related-party transactions and other conflicts](#i39d0fda5d896431a906a36b8cc3a0277)  [of interest](#i39d0fda5d896431a906a36b8cc3a0277) | [303](#i39d0fda5d896431a906a36b8cc3a0277) |

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| [5. SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM](#i8eab6f49813d4c7292f61ca264d6b568) | [305](#i8eab6f49813d4c7292f61ca264d6b568) |
| [6. REMUNERATION](#ib7024d9239ff415982b40e9518ab5c0b) | [307](#ib7024d9239ff415982b40e9518ab5c0b) |
| [Introduction](#ifa44b038ad0e4fc09d595bbe4cd5838e) | [307](#ifa44b038ad0e4fc09d595bbe4cd5838e) |
| [6.1 Principles of the remuneration policy](#i8129c0adcb0e4abeb3acdba7911a1ded) | [308](#i8129c0adcb0e4abeb3acdba7911a1ded) |
| [6.2 Remuneration of directors for supervisory](#iccf7e326fe084040bf753651d83bb0d5)  [and collective decision-making duties: policy](#iccf7e326fe084040bf753651d83bb0d5)  [applied in 2024](#iccf7e326fe084040bf753651d83bb0d5) | [308](#iccf7e326fe084040bf753651d83bb0d5) |
| [6.3 Remuneration of directors for executive duties](#ibb2ee2a46dd940209f8651fb8e382a61) | [311](#ibb2ee2a46dd940209f8651fb8e382a61) |
| [6.4 Directors' remuneration policy for 2025, 2026](#i854a0c2400c645d7b809597b33308e23)  [and 2027](#i854a0c2400c645d7b809597b33308e23) | [324](#i854a0c2400c645d7b809597b33308e23) |
| [6.5 Preparatory work and decision-making for the](#i5547dafb886c4ecd91fd190f24483232)  [remuneration policy; remuneration committee](#i5547dafb886c4ecd91fd190f24483232)  [involvement](#i5547dafb886c4ecd91fd190f24483232) | [333](#i5547dafb886c4ecd91fd190f24483232) |
| [6.6 Remuneration of non-director members of senior](#i82058b7271704e9084dda0cc4948201d)  [management](#i82058b7271704e9084dda0cc4948201d) | [334](#i82058b7271704e9084dda0cc4948201d) |
| [6.7 Prudentially significant disclosures document](#i4ec9669cde3b4a33a8018401ae54caf8) | [335](#i4ec9669cde3b4a33a8018401ae54caf8) |
| [7. GROUP STRUCTURE AND INTERNAL](#i85625c4f3a1649f28df86d9f91a900b1)  [GOVERNANCE](#i85625c4f3a1649f28df86d9f91a900b1) | [336](#i85625c4f3a1649f28df86d9f91a900b1) |
| [7.1 Corporate Centre](#i5f0c3f8183a34956b68b3d7100694497) | [336](#i5f0c3f8183a34956b68b3d7100694497) |
| [7.2 Internal governance](#ib62a5c3d317348998e79bb7be657fd24) | [336](#ib62a5c3d317348998e79bb7be657fd24) |
| [8. INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL](#i24d7fb701a484826b723a943a2ee68d5)  [REPORTING (ICFR)](#i24d7fb701a484826b723a943a2ee68d5) | [339](#i24d7fb701a484826b723a943a2ee68d5) |
| [8.1 Control environment](#i7333d04a2437410cb2aea6aebcef1feb) | [339](#i7333d04a2437410cb2aea6aebcef1feb) |
| [8.2 Risk assessment in financial reporting](#i01ab0a5e061343e8a973ae42d1740dec) | [340](#i01ab0a5e061343e8a973ae42d1740dec) |
| [8.3 Control activities](#i1acd9191be814867b692ab7c3c384609) | [340](#i1acd9191be814867b692ab7c3c384609) |
| [8.4 Information and communication](#i1c1c957b1fbd4bf5866f0a81a11f3019) | [342](#i1c1c957b1fbd4bf5866f0a81a11f3019) |
| [8.5 Monitoring of system functioning](#i80698950d9de4e3ba42ad193d8bae98d) | [342](#i80698950d9de4e3ba42ad193d8bae98d) |
| [8.6 External auditor report](#ie9daa0e06f1e4eb898dd00a8dd7ebd79) | [343](#ie9daa0e06f1e4eb898dd00a8dd7ebd79) |
| [9. OTHER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE](#i05c20eecd4fe4040930253a29dc66c9f)  [INFORMATION](#i05c20eecd4fe4040930253a29dc66c9f) | [346](#i05c20eecd4fe4040930253a29dc66c9f) |
| [9.1 Reconciliation with the CNMV’s corporate](#if5567cd9a2854383959bededad8a9505)  [governance report model](#if5567cd9a2854383959bededad8a9505) | [346](#if5567cd9a2854383959bededad8a9505) |
| [9.2 Statistical information on corporate governance](#i1ae24ca50d1b4b5fbf88614f235fcf74)  [required by the CNMV](#i1ae24ca50d1b4b5fbf88614f235fcf74) | [350](#i1ae24ca50d1b4b5fbf88614f235fcf74) |
| [9.3 References on compliance with](#icfdf437a31454b9389c66c1755ad6005)  [recommendations of Spanish Corporate](#icfdf437a31454b9389c66c1755ad6005)  [Governance Code](#icfdf437a31454b9389c66c1755ad6005) | [371](#icfdf437a31454b9389c66c1755ad6005) |
| [9.4 Reconciliation to the CNMV’s remuneration](#id5c3dfe1443c47288c072efd0c2d5345)  [report model](#id5c3dfe1443c47288c072efd0c2d5345) | [373](#id5c3dfe1443c47288c072efd0c2d5345) |
| [9.5 Statistical information on remuneration required](#i02b3290e86684986a27e3bcc0633d6b7)  [by the CNMV](#i02b3290e86684986a27e3bcc0633d6b7) | [374](#i02b3290e86684986a27e3bcc0633d6b7) |

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1. 2024 OVERVIEW

Statement from Glenn Hutchins, Lead Independent Director

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"In 2024, the board remained committed to increasing shareholder

value by delivering strong, sustainable results in line with our

Investor Day targets. We believe that board oversight is critical in

aligning the interests of our shareholders –and other

stakeholders– with the strategies of our enterprise and driving

success. This corporate governance report sets out how the board

and its committees work to ensure that the Group continues to

deliver shareholder value with prudence and careful risk

management.

Notably, we made important progress over the year in our

technology transformation agenda and in our shift to five global

businesses, enabling us to serve our customers better, gain

operating efficiencies and clarify external reporting. We also

removed the regional layer of management, facilitating fast

decision-making, clear accountability and enhanced agility. We

further held several meetings in session with our Executive Chair

and with our CEO in order to assist in their work and evaluate their

progress.

Every year the board visits one of our key markets to get an on-the-

ground perspective of the businesses, opportunities and challenges

faced locally. In November 2024, we travelled to Brazil in

recognition of the strategic importance of that geography for the

Group, meeting with key staff, important clients and external

stakeholders. During the year, we also held two sessions with high

potential younger executives to evaluate the quality of our internal

talent pipeline. We welcomed the opportunity to engage with so

many of our valued colleagues and clients around the world and

will continue to do this in the future.

Critical to created shareholder value is our capacity to attract,

develop and retain the best talent world-wide to support our

transformation. We compete in a global market for skills not just

with the world’s largest financial institutions but also with large-

scale technology companies. Our ability to offer market-based

compensation for our top talent is vital to our capacity to compete

and succeed. During the year, we met with our largest

shareholders and their proxy advisers to explain our compensation

philosophy and to gather feedback. The remuneration committee,

which I chair, discussed the lessons from this consultation and

made related changes during the year (see section  [6.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_385)

[‘Remuneration’](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_385) ).

As part of our ambition to be a technology-first company, we will

be holding an entirely virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) in

2025 supported by advanced technology to improve interaction

with our shareholders. During 2024, I conducted an extensive

engagement with shareholders on this topic to understand their

expectations and to inform the design of our virtual AGM. We are

confident that this approach, which positions us as a digital-first

and sustainable company, will ensure equal access for all

shareholders worldwide (see more details in ['Virtual AGM'](#i23016e6a690c454486f7f3dbbd5f9370_47193) in

section 3.5).

Leveraging the diverse skills, experience and strengths of our

board members, we implemented on a number of committee

changes throughout the year. We also strengthened the board with

the addition of Carlos Barrabés and Antonio Weiss. The impact and

benefit of these changes was evidenced in the results of the

internal board effectiveness review conducted in 2024, the details

of which can be found in [‘Board effectiveness review in 2024’](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27292), in

section 4.3.

Looking forward, we will sharpen our focus on increasing

shareholder value through the transformation of Santander into a

technology-defined enterprise offering high quality products,

providing world-class customer service and managing costs

efficiently world-wide – while remaining true to our purpose and

corporate culture".

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1.1 Board skills and diversity

Appointments in 2024

In 2024 board composition has remained commensurate with the

required skills, experience and diversity required to oversee and

drive the Group's strategy, reinforced by our board refreshment

activity in the year.

Two thirds of our board members are independent directors and

40% are women. This meets the 40% minimum requirement for

the less represented gender at the board set out in the Organic Law

on Equal Representation and Balanced Presence of Women and

Men, that will be required from June 2026.

At the annual general shareholders' meeting held on 22 March

2024 (2024 AGM) it was agreed to appoint Carlos Barrabés and

Antonio Weiss who both joined the board once they obtained their

corresponding regulatory approvals, filling the vacancies left by

Bruce Carnegie-Brown and Ramiro Mato, respectively. These

changes have continued to reinforce the board's financial,

technological and digital expertise and its geographical diversity,

with a key focus on US, which is one of our core markets.

Changes to the committees

Changes to the committees that the board agreed to in 2024 were

partly driven by the departures of Bruce Carnegie-Brown and

Ramiro Mato from the board, and the need to rotate the audit

committee chair after the four-year legal term has elapsed, in line

with applicable legal provisions. The board also considered other

factors including the distribution of work amongst its members as

well as ensuring an optimised mix of skills and experience. In

addition, it has also considered the importance of observing best

practice committee composition disciplines as well as alignment

with regulatory guidance, therefore ensuring their ongoing

effectiveness.

Changes can be summarised as follows:

• Executive committee: Ramiro Mato stepped down on 27 June

2024.

• Audit committee: Germán de la Fuente was appointed Chair on

23 March 2024 replacing Pamela Walkden, who remained as a

member. Ramiro Mato stepped down on 27 June 2024.

• Nomination committee: Belén Romana, who joined the

committee on 1 January 2024, was appointed committee Chair

on 23 March 2024, succeeding Bruce Carnegie-Brown. Carlos

Barrabés joined with effect from 27 June 2024.

• Remuneration committee: Bruce Carnegie-Brown stepped down

on 22 March 2024. Antonio Weiss was appointed to the

committee on 1 January 2025.

• Risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee: Pamela

Walkden was appointed Chair on 23 March 2024, replacing

Belén Romana, who remained as a member. Ramiro Mato

stepped down on 27 June 2024 and José Antonio Álvarez became

a member on 1 January 2025.

• Responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee: Sol

Daurella assumed the chairship on 23 July 2024. Both Pamela

Walkden and Carlos Barrabés were appointed to the committee

on 23 March 2024 and 27 June 2024, respectively, replacing

Belén Romana and Ramiro Mato, who stepped down on those

same dates, respectively.

• Innovation and technology committee: Glenn Hutchins was

appointed committee Chair on 23 March 2024, replacing Ana

Botín, who remained as a member. Carlos Barrabés joined with

effect from 27 June 2024.

1.2 Board effectiveness

Board effectiveness review and actions to

continuously improve

Corporate governance is a priority for Santander. Our governance

model has consistently received strong support from shareholders,

as evidenced by their high participation in general meetings and

strong approval rates for corporate management, the appointment

and re-election of directors. Governance practices need to adapt to

business and strategic needs, so we continuously look for

opportunities for improvement.

The annual board effectiveness review, in which we periodically

enlist the help of external independent advisors, is key to our

commitment to good governance and allows us to verify the

quality and effectiveness of the functioning of our governance

bodies. It also ensures that the board is able to support

management appropriately and to oversee it through constructive

challenge. During 2024, the nomination committee monitored

execution of the action plan derived from the 2023 board

effectiveness review, which was conducted in cooperation with

Spencer Stuart as external independent firm and successfully

completed in June 2024.

In 2024, the board conducted its annual effectiveness review

internally. The areas for improvement were reviewed by the

nomination committee and the board of directors and the resultant

action plan was approved in January 2025. See  ['Board](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27289)

[effectiveness review in 2024'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27289)  in section 4.3.

Group and subsidiary board relations

The ongoing strength of the ties between the Group's and its

subsidiaries' boards of directors is key to effective oversight of

policies, controls and corporate culture. The challenges of the

current macroeconomic landscape evidence the need for effective

cross-border cooperation within the Group, which our proven

Group Subsidiary Governance Model (GSGM) facilitates.

The strength of our governance model is maintained through a

number of coordination mechanisms that are in place between the

Group and subsidiaries, as follows:

Group nominated directors

A number of Group directors and top managers are also members

of the boards of our subsidiaries, which facilitates the management

bodies' coordination and the strategic alignment of the local

boards. See section [7. 'Group structure and internal governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_409).

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In 2024, the audit committee and risk supervision, regulation and

compliance committee Chairs attended subsidiary committee

meetings. In turn, they invited their local counterparts to join the

respective Banco Santander committee meetings throughout the

year. This helped to enhance communication and the sharing of

topics of common interest and best practices between the Group

and its subsidiaries.

The Chairs of the Group audit committee and risk supervision,

regulation and compliance committee also organised several

virtual meetings with their local counterparts, which enriched the

communication among them and allowed them to share priorities

and common matters of interest. Therefore, this practice will

continue going forward.

Finally, in 2024 we also held an audit committee Chairs convention

at our headquarters in Boadilla del Monte. The aim was to foster

further collaboration between the Group and its subsidiaries, raise

awareness about global initiatives and expectations, collectively

discuss topical issues and encourage networking. As in previous

occasions, the event was both successful and productive, with

universal positive feedback received from participants.

Coordinated induction and training plans

We continued to share our training, induction and development

methodology and associated content with the subsidiaries to

promote best practices and drive a consistent approach on a group-

wide basis. In 2024 we scheduled training sessions for subsidiary

board members with local directors covering the consolidation of

all our activities across our footprint under five global businesses.

See ['Director training and induction programmes'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27291)  in section 4.3.

Group and subsidiary board visits

Every year at least one board session is held in one of the Group's

key geographies. As part of these visits, directors meet top

management in the unit in order to better understand the country

business. In 2024, the board of directors met in São Paulo, Brazil,

where we also organised branch visits and meetings with senior

management and clients. In addition, directors met with top talent

in the region as part of our proactive approach to talent

management.

Furthermore, subsidiary boards are encouraged to hold their board

meetings at our corporate centre in Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, or

in Santander, Cantabria, to foster further collaboration and

engagement with the corporate teams. In 2024, the boards of

Santander Bank Polska, Santander UK and Santander Brazil held

specific meetings at our corporate centre, while Santander Mexico

held a board meeting in Santander, Cantabria. The above

mentioned practices will continue in 2025 and beyond.

1.3 Remuneration policy

Santander's remuneration policy has traditionally received strong

support from our investors. At our 2024 AGM, shareholders

approved the policy with 74.82% votes in favour. As this

percentage is lower than in other years, our board of directors

engaged with our top shareholders and with major proxy advisory

firms to ensure that our remuneration policy continues to align

with their expectations. Meetings were led by Glenn Hutchins, our

Lead Independent Director and remuneration committee Chair.

Following careful consideration by our remuneration committee

and the board of directors of the feedback received, the

remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027 includes the

following changes compared to the existing one:

• increase in the component paid in instruments from 50% to 60%;

• raise of the minimum long-term metric on relative TSR threshold

for vesting from percentile 40 to percentile 50;

• increase of the weight of the long-term metric on relative TSR

from 40% to 50%; and

• enhancement of the weight of the part of the remuneration that

is subject to long-term metrics from 36% to 40%.

In addition, we provide further detail on the committee's process

for setting and reviewing the remuneration policy, providing

additional information on how we set executive remuneration and

how pay aligns with performance, including our peers selection

criteria for this analysis. Banco Santander conducts a rigorous

process that includes an annual review of comparable market

information to make sure that our remuneration remains

competitive.

We believe these adjustments bolster the alignment of our

management and shareholders’ interests. For more details, see

section [6. 'Remuneration'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_385).

1.4 [E](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_283)ngagement with our shareholders

In 2024 we continued to combine traditional and virtual channels

in shareholder engagement, which enabled us to meet the needs

of our approximately 3.5 million shareholders, and encourage their

involvement in our corporate governance. For more details, see

'[Engagement with shareholders in 2024](#idb42223b1a07472a9e64c5ffca05d009_7493)' in section 3.1.

At the 2024 AGM, we once again gave our shareholders, spread

around the world, the option to attend in person or remotely. This

flexibility enables them to participate without needing to travel.

The high shareholder participation through remote means at

general meetings shows our shareholders’ satisfaction with this

option and has been considered by the board of directors, among

other reasons, in its decision to convene the annual general

meeting in virtual format (see ['Virtual AGM'](#i23016e6a690c454486f7f3dbbd5f9370_47193) in Section 3.5).

We are firmly committed to reporting information of the highest

quality to align our interests with those of our shareholders

through sustainable growth and long-term value creation. Against

this backdrop, the sustainability information we disclose for 2024

considers the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards

(ESRS) adopted by the European Commission and the International

Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) global sustainability

disclosure standards, which will enable our shareholders to

compare this information more easily within the EU and globally

while complying with the disclosure obligations under Spanish law

(until the implementation of EU legislation takes place). For more

details, see the ['Sustainability statement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) chapter.

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1.5 Achievement of our 2024 priorities

The 2023 annual report disclosed our priorities for 2024. The following chart describes how we delivered on each priority.

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| Transformation | | |
| To oversee the execution of  agreed plans to build a digital  bank with branches with a  single platform, optimizing the  product portfolio and  enhancing the customer  experience, simplifying  processes and implementing  the new operating model. |  | The board continued to oversee our operating model, so called One Santander, which completely  captures the value and potential of our scale and network effects, simplifying our structure and  decision making and eliminating legacies. The board confirmed the positive progress made by global  businesses and corporate functions working in partnership as one team.  The board also kept monitoring our transformation journey based on three strategic pillars, to better  serve our customers, improve efficiency, and drive value creation:  • Simplification of product portfolio and customer experience to enlarge our customer base: a key  focus was placed on improving digital onboarding (including associated onboarding time  reduction) across the Group, on the significant simplification of our product portfolio, and on  reducing operating costs and associated complexity.  • Automation and simplification of processes: we remain focused on making the business more  efficient by undertaking specific Group-wide automation and digitalization of processes initiatives.  • Deployment of best-in-class global tech platform and associated commonality across our  footprint: the board monitored specific initiatives launched throughout 2024 together with the  implementation of our own common tech global platforms. As part of that, we are evolving into an  organization where the software is the product, by developing successful 'banking as a service'  initiatives, such as Openbank, Zinia, Getnet, PagoNxt Payments, and Ebury. |
| Five global businesses | | |
| To oversee the consolidation of  our activities across all markets  under five global businesses  and the change of reporting of  financial results aligned to this  model, with the support of the  audit committee. |  | One key strategic initiative announced in 2023 was to consolidate all activities across our footprint  under five global businesses. During 2024, the board monitored the execution of this strategy to  ensure that it accomplishes the intended outcomes, including customer benefits and operating  efficiencies. In addition, the board oversaw, with the assistance of the audit committee, the change  of reporting of financial results to global businesses as primary segments, to better align the  information with the manner we manage the Group.  The board considers that the consolidation under five global businesses was well executed, which  enables the Group to enter into the next phase of its transformation journey. This phase is marked by  a renewed focus on streamlining our structure to achieve greater agility and increasing our  profitability through accelerating the roll out of our global business platforms and products.  The consolidation under five global businesses represented a foundational step toward becoming a  truly global, digital-first financial institution. These units enable us to deliver innovative solutions  tailored to customer needs, leverage efficiencies at scale, and drive significant value creation across  geographies, thanks to the network effects of being One Santander.  To help us achieve this next level of transformation, the board agreed to remove the regional layer of  management in January 2025. This simplification ensures that our global businesses operate directly  across all countries, enabling faster decision-making, clear accountability, and enhanced agility. |
| People |  |  |
| Continue to enhance our  employee value proposition,  ensuring that they are aligned  with our corporate culture and  that we are focused on  attracting and retaining the  best talent to fulfil our  strategy. |  | The board holds the belief that having the right talent and skills in place and attracting and engaging  the best talent with a best-in-class employee value proposition, will enable our transformation. As a  result, senior management succession planning remained high on the board's agenda in 2024.  Furthermore, the board monitored that the employee is always placed at the centre of all we do,  promoting an inclusive culture, as well as health and wellbeing initiatives. In addition, the board  placed a key focus on the merits of listening to employees so the Group can continuously improve in  this regard.  The board also approved specific organizational changes and associated appointments, with the aim  of having a more dynamic and efficient organization, being well placed to face the challenges ahead  with a positive impact on society, utilizing new ways of working to drive value, and reflecting the  Group strategy and culture in our relation with clients, supervisors and other stakeholders. |

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| Progressing in our sustainability targets | | |
| To oversee the fulfilment of our  sustainability targets to ensure  that we remain on track to fulfil  our plans in this area and  accelerate finance to help our  customers in their transition to  a low carbon economy. In  addition, we will continue  taking care of the sustainability  agenda, including our  objectives on financial inclusion  and customer welfare. |  | We continued to progress on our sustainability targets. In particular:  • We hit our target of EUR 120 billion in green finance raised or facilitated between 2019 and 2025  in advance (with more than EUR 129 billion in total as from 2019).  • We have financially included 2.6 million people and we have supported microentrepreneurs  through programs like Prospera, Tuiio and Surgir.  • We invested EUR 103.8 million to support education, employability and entrepreneurship through  Santander Universidades (EUR 208.9 million as from 2023).  • We have progressed towards equality, achieving a greater representation of women in senior  positions, from 22.7% in 2019 to 31.2% in 2024.  • We accomplished the equal pay gap target for 2025 (~0%) in advance. We continued to supervise  the measures in place to eliminate the pay gap.  • We closed 2024 with 4,828 persons with disabilities employed within the Group (over 2.3% of our  global workforce), in line with our commitment to boost the inclusion of people with disabilities by  increasing the number of hires and promotions and foster accessibility.  • We continued to supervise the execution our community support programmes, in line with our aim  to improve people's access to education and culture and support their well-being. In 2024, we  monitored our response to the effects of the flash flood in eastern Spain. We took immediate  action to help our people and customers, including fee waivers, the proactive communication to  provide financial support to affected customers and employees, payment holidays on loans and  leasing, replacement of vehicles for affected customers, among other measures.  See the ['Sustainability statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)['](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) chapter for additional details. |
| Long-term shareholder value | | |
| To promote the generation of  long-term and sustainable  shareholder value creation  through consistent returns  growth while maintaining our  capital management discipline.  This will ensure strong  shareholder remuneration and  the resources required to  deliver our strategic  transformation. |  | In 2024, we continued to deliver a strong performance in terms of shareholder value creation, as  outlined at the 2023 Investor Day. As part of that, the board continued to drive our potential through  leveraging our unique business model based on the customer (building a digital bank with branches),  scale (global and in-market scale) and diversification (business, geography and balance sheet) as  follows:  • Revenue and customer growth: revenue increased 10% in constant euros (8% in current euros) up  to EUR 62,211 million and with customer numbers climbed eight million to 173 million (vs. 165  million customers in 2023).  • Strength: CET1 above12%, closing the year at 12.8% (vs. 12.3% in 2023), where we have  maintained a disciplined capital allocation methodology and prudent risk management.  • Profitability: RoTE between 15-17%, closing the year with a 16.3% RoTE (vs. 15.1% in 2023).  • Cost discipline: the efficiency ratio improved in 2024 to 41.8% (vs. 44.1% in 2023), in line with the  target of c.42%.  • Conservative risk appetite: the Group cost of risk was 1.15% at the end of 2024 (vs. 1.18%).  • Shareholder remuneration: the remuneration paid to shareholders in 2024 was 34% higher than  in 2023. We paid out approximately EUR 3,000 million in a cash dividend (EUR 19.50 cents per  share with the right to receive a dividend, of which we paid out EUR 9.50 cents per share in May  and EUR 10.00 cents per share in November), which is a 39% increase on the cash dividend paid  out in 2023. Moreover, we also paid out approximately EUR 3,000 million through share buyback  programmes. |

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| To remain focused on the  overall effectiveness and  composition of the board and  its committees, ensuring that  their role is discharged in the  most tangible and effective  manner. |  | In 2024, we continued to refresh the board of directors ensuring diversity in its broadest sense  (gender, backgrounds, geographical provenance, new skills and experience) to ensure that we are  well placed to address the challenges faced in our business and taking into account feedback from  previous board effectiveness reviews.  The board holistically analysed committee composition and agreed on specific changes, partly driven  by the departures of Bruce Carnegie-Brown and Ramiro Mato from the board, and the need to rotate  off the audit committee chair in line with applicable provisions. The agreed changes took into  consideration best practice committee composition disciplines, regulatory guidance, appropriate  workload distribution amongst members and optimised mix of skills and experience on each  committee, among other factors. See ['Changes to the committees'](#i0f6be49d4c5a4ac7a5e919e94450712e_13313) in section 1.1.  In 2024, the nomination committee monitored execution of the action plan derived from the 2023  board effectiveness review, which was conducted with the collaboration of an external independent  firm, which was successfully completed in June 2024. In addition, the board conducted its annual  effectiveness review in 2024 internally. The findings of the review concluded that the board and its  committees continue to operate effectively and that the board's contribution is highly valuable for  management. See ['Board effectiveness review in 2024'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27285) in section 4.3. |

1.6 Priorities for 2025

The board set the following priorities for 2025:

→ Transformation

We will oversee the implementation of our operating model,

ensuring that we operate as a truly global-local organization

with five global businesses, simplifying processes, reducing costs

and improving customer experience by further optimizing our

product portfolio.

→ People

We will remain focused on attracting and retaining the best

talent to fulfil our strategy now and in the future. We will

maintain our proactive approach to senior management

succession planning, based on the Group's strategic needs.

→ Culture

We will continue to monitor the embeddedness of agile

methodologies and more flexible organizational structures

across the Group to promote a more collaborative and

multidisciplinary way of working that results in a greater

customer focus.

→ Progressing in our sustainability goals

We will oversee the fulfilment of our sustainability goals striking

a balance between financing our customers in their transition to

a low carbon economy and the different political and regulatory

approaches. In addition, we will continue taking care of the

sustainability agenda, in line with our aim to help people and

businesses prosper.

→ Long-term shareholder value

The board will promote the generation of long-term and

sustainable shareholder value creation through consistent

returns growth while maintaining our robust capital

management discipline. This will ensure strong shareholder

remuneration and the resources required to deliver our strategy.

→ Governance effectiveness

We will continue to enhance the overall effectiveness of the

board and its committees, with an appropriate composition and

ensuring that their role is discharged in the most tangible and

effective manner.

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2. OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE

→ Broad and balanced shareholder base

→ A single class of shares

→ Authorized capital consistent with best practice to provide the necessary flexibility

2.1 Share capital

Our share capital comprises ordinary shares, each with a par value

of EUR 0.50. Every share belongs to the same class and carries the

same voting, dividend and other rights.

We do not have any bonds or securities that can be converted into

shares other than the contingent convertible preferred securities

(CCPS) mentioned in section  [2.2 'Authority to increase capital'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_298) .

As at 31 December 2024, Banco Santander's share capital

amounted to EUR 7,576,246,161, divided into 15,152,492,322

shares.

In 2024, we amended our share capital three times, reducing it on

each occasion:

• Two through the cancellation of the shares repurchased under

the buyback programmes that formed part of the shareholder

remuneration policy for 2023:

• one by EUR 179,283,744 (c. 2.22% of share capital), under the

authorization of the 2023 AGM and registered with the

Commercial Registry on 5 February 2024; and

• another one by EUR 165,652,500 (c. 2.09% of share capital), in

the terms agreed at the 2024 AGM and registered with the

Commercial Registry on 1 July 2024.

• One through the cancellation of the shares repurchased under

the first buyback programme that formed part of the shareholder

remuneration policy for 2024 (First 2024 Buyback Programme),

by EUR 170,890,625 (c. 2.21% of share capital), under the

authorization of the 2024 AGM and registered with the

Companies Register on 20 December 2024.

Since November 2021, when we completed the first buyback

programme of those executed within the framework of the

shareholder remuneration policy, Banco Santander has reduced its

share capital by c.12.62% of the outstanding shares as of that date.

At the 2025 AGM, the board of directors submitted a share capital

reduction proposal to cancel the shares that will be acquired

through the second share buyback programme charged against

2024 results (Second 2024 Buyback Programme); as well as, if

appropriate, a further proposal to cancel the shares that are

acquired in any new buyback programme that the board may

implement or by other legally permitted means.

See sections [2.5 'Treasury shares'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_307) and [3.5 'Our next AGM in 2025'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_328).

We have a diversified and balanced shareholder structure, with

3,485,134 shareholders as at 31 December 2024, broken down by

type, geographical provenance and number of shares as follows:

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| Type of investor | |
|  | % of share capital |
| BoardA | 1.29% |
| Institutional | 58.70% |
| Retail | 40.01% |
| Total | 100% |

A. Shares owned or represented by directors. For more details, see ['Tenure and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_340)

[equity ownership'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_340) in section 4.2 and subsection A.3 in section [9.2 'Statistical](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)

[information on corporate governance required by CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448).

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| Geographic distribution | |
|  | % of share capital |
| Europe | 72.73% |
| The Americas | 25.72% |
| Rest of the world | 1.55% |
| Total | 100% |

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| Number of shares | |
|  | % of share capital |
| 1-3,000 | 8.82% |
| 3,001-30,000 | 16.92% |
| 30,001-400,000 | 11.56% |
| Over 400,000 | 62.70% |
| Total | 100% |

2.2 Authority to increase capital

Under Spanish law, shareholders at the general meeting have the

authority to increase the share capital and may delegate power to

the board of directors to increase the share capital by no more than

50%. Our Bylaws are consistent with Spanish law and do not set

out special conditions for share capital increases.

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As at 31 December 2024, our board of directors had received

authorization from shareholders to approve or carry out the

following capital increases:

• Authorized capital to 2027: Shareholders at the 2024 AGM

granted authorization to the board to increase share capital on

one or more occasions by up to EUR 3,956,394,643 (50% of the

capital at the time of that AGM). The board was granted this

authorization for a period of three years (until 22 March 2027).

The board can issue shares for cash consideration with or without

pre-emptive rights for shareholders, and for capital increases to

back any convertible bonds or securities issued under its

authority granted at the 2023 AGM.

Shares without pre-emptive rights under this authorization can

be issued up to EUR 791,278,928.50 (10% of the capital at the

time of the 2024 AGM). However, under the Spanish Companies

Act, this limit does not apply to capital increases to convert CCPS

(which shall be converted into newly-issued shares if the CET1

ratio falls below a predetermined threshold). This authorization

was used for the two CCPS issues carried out in 2024.

• Capital increases approved for contingent conversion of CCPS:

We issued contingent convertible preferred securities that

qualify as regulatory Additional Tier 1 (AT1) instruments and

would be converted into newly-issued shares if the CET1 ratio

fell below a predetermined threshold. Each issue was backed by

a capital increase approved under the authorization granted to

the board by shareholders in force at the time of the CCPS issue.

The chart below shows the outstanding CCPS at the time of this

report, with details about the capital increase resolutions that

back them. Those capital increases are, therefore, contingent and

have been delegated to the board of directors. The board is

authorized to issue additional CCPS and other convertible

securities and instruments in accordance with a resolution

passed at the 2023 AGM that allows convertible instruments and

securities to be issued for up to EUR 10 billion or an equivalent

amount in another currency (under this authorization, two CCPS

issues were executed in 2023 and two in 2024). Any capital

increase resulting from the conversion of shares and other

convertible instruments will occur according to the capital

increase authorization made at the time those instruments were

issued.

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| Date of  issuance | Nominal amount | Discretionary remuneration per annum | Conversion predetermined  threshold | Maximum number  of shares in case  of conversion A |
| 19/03/2018 | EUR 1,500 million | 4.75% for the first 7 years | If, at any time, the CET1 ratio of  Banco Santander or the Group is  lower than 5.125% | 416,666,666 |
| 14/01/2020 | EUR 1,500 million | 4.375% for the first 6 years | 604,594,921 |
| 06/05/2021 | USD 1,000 million | 4.75% for the first 6 years | 391,389,432 |
| 06/05/2021 | EUR 750 million | 4.125% for the first 7 years | 352,278,064 |
| 21/09/2021 | EUR 1,000 million | 3.625% for the first 8 years | 498,007,968 |
| 16/11/2023 | USD 1,150 million | 9.625% for the first 5 years and 6 months | 447,470,817 |
| 16/11/2023 | USD 1,350 million | 9.625% for the first 10 years | 525,291,828 |
| 20/05/2024 | EUR 1,500 million | 7% for the first 6 years | 501,672,240 |
| 01/08/2024 | USD 1,500 million | 8% for the first 10 years | 461,964,890 |

A. The figure corresponds to the maximum number of shares that could be required to cover the conversion of these CCPS, calculated as the quotient (rounded off by default) of

the nominal amount of the CCPS issue divided by the minimum conversion price determined for each CCPS (subject to any antidilution adjustments and the resulting

conversion ratio).

2.3 Significant shareholders

As at 31 December 2024, no Banco Santander shareholder

individually held over 3% of the voting rights (the minimum

threshold provided under Spanish law to issue a mandatory

notification of a significant holding in a listed company).

Though the following shareholding held by an asset manager was

registered with the CNMV as at 31 December 2024, its related

notification states that the  shares and financial instruments to

which voting rights the notification refers are being held on behalf

of third parties (funds or other investment entities or the portfolios

they manage) and that none of them exceeds 3% of the voting

rights that Banco Santander shares afford.

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| Date of entry in  CNMV register | Shareholder name | % voting rightsA |
| 04/10/2024 | BlackRock Inc | 6.875 |
| A. Includes voting rights attached to shares and financial instruments. | | |

The changes notified to the CNMV in 2024 with regard to

significant shareholdings are detailed below:

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| Date of entry in  CNMV register | Shareholder  name | Previous %A | Subsequent %A |
| 18/06/2024 | Dodge & Cox | 3.038 | 2.937 |
| 04/10/2024 | Blackrock Inc | 5.426 | 6.875 |
| A. Includes voting rights attached to shares and financial instruments. | | | |

Likewise, though as at 31 December 2024 certain custodians

appeared in our shareholder registry as holding more than 3% of

our share capital, we understand that those shares were held on

behalf of other investors, none of whom exceeded that threshold

individually. These custodians were State Street Bank (15.26%),

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (7.16%), Chase

Nominees Limited (6.01%), Citibank (3.99%) and BNP Paribas

(3.36%).

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There may be some overlap in the holdings declared by these

custodians and the above mentioned asset manager.

Lastly, as at 31 December 2024, neither our shareholder register

nor the CNMV's register showed any investor residing in a non-

cooperative jurisdiction holding at least 1% of our voting rights

(which is the mandatory disclosure threshold applicable to such

investors under Spanish law).

Our Bylaws and the Rules and regulations of the board of directors

set out a regime to analyse and approve transactions with

shareholders holding more than 10% of the voting rights. See

section  [4.12 'Related-party transactions and other conflicts of](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_379)

[interest'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_379).

2.4 Shareholders’ agreements

In February 2006, several persons linked to the Botín-Sanz de

Sautuola y O’Shea family entered into a shareholders’ agreement

to set up a syndicate for their shares in Banco Santander. The

CNMV was informed of the execution of this agreement and the

subsequent amendments the parties made. This information can

be found on the CNMV website.

The main provisions of the agreement are:

• Transfer restrictions. Any transfer of Banco Santander shares

expressly included in the agreement requires prior authorization

from the syndicate meeting (which can freely authorise or reject

it), except when the transferee is also a party to the agreement

or Fundación Botín. These restrictions apply to the shares they

expressly cover under the agreement and to shares subscribed

for, or acquired by, syndicate members in exercising any

subscription, bonus share, grouping or division, replacement,

exchange or conversion rights that pertain or are attributed to, or

derive from, those syndicated shares.

• Syndicated voting. Under the agreement, the parties will pool the

voting rights attached to all their shares so that syndicate

members may exercise them and engage Banco Santander in a

concerted manner, in accordance with the instructions and the

voting criteria and orientation the syndicate establishes. This

covers the shares subject to the transfer restrictions mentioned

above as well as any voting rights attached to any other Banco

Santander shares held either directly or indirectly by the parties

to the agreement, and any other voting rights assigned to them

by virtue of usufruct, pledge or any other contractual title, for as

long as they hold those shares or are assigned those rights.

Representation of the syndicated shares is attributed to the

syndicate chair, who will be the chair of Fundación Botín

(currently Javier Botín, one of our directors and brother of our

Group Executive Chair (Ana Botín)).

Though the agreement initially terminates on 1 January 2056, it

will extend automatically for additional 10-year periods unless one

of the parties notifies of its intention not to extend six months

before the initial term or extension period ends. The agreement

may only be terminated early if all the syndicated shareholders

agree unanimously.

As at 31 December 2024, the parties to this agreement held

109,810,101 shares in Banco Santander (0.72% of its capital at

such time), which were therefore subject to the voting syndicate.

They include 80,355,819 shares (0.53% of its capital by close of

2024) that are also subject to the referred transfer restrictions.

Subsection A.7 of section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)

[governance required by CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) contains a list of parties to the

shareholders' agreement and the relevant information filed with

CNMV.

2.5 Treasury shares

Shareholder approval

The acquisition of treasury shares was last authorized at our 2023

AGM, for five years and subject to these provisions:

• Treasury shares held cannot exceed 10% of Banco Santander's

share capital at any time, which is the legal limit set under the

Spanish Companies Act.

• The acquisition price may not be lower than the par value of the

shares, nor exceed by more than 3% the highest of the following

two: the price of the last independent transaction or the highest

independent offer at that time at the trading venue where the

purchase is made.

• The purpose of the acquisition of treasury shares will be

discretionary treasury share management, the execution of share

buyback programmes, the delivery of these shares under the

framework of the employee and director remuneration policy or

any other purpose that the board deems pertinent at any given

time.

Treasury shares policy

On 26 February 2024, the board updated the current treasury

shares policy which dictates that Banco Santander may carry out

treasury share transactions for these purposes:

• Provide liquidity or supply of securities in the market for Banco

Santander shares, which gives this market depth and minimizes

any potential temporary imbalances in supply and demand.

• Take advantage, for the benefit of all shareholders, of weakness

in the share price due to its medium-term outlook.

• Meet Grupo Santander's obligations to deliver shares to our

employees and directors.

• Serve any other purpose authorized by the board within the legal

limits and those set at the general meeting. In this regard, Banco

Santander made during the year the donations to Fundación

Banco Santander indicated below in the context of its

Responsible Banking and Sustainability Policy.

Among other things, the policy also provides for:

• The principles to uphold in treasury share trades, which include

protecting financial markets' integrity and prohibiting market

manipulation and insider trading.

• The  operational criteria for carrying out treasury share trades,

unless in exceptional circumstances as per the policy or carried

out through mechanisms, such as buyback programmes, with a

regulation of their own. These criteria include rules on:

• Responsibility for execution of these trades, which falls on

the Investments and Holdings department, which is kept

separate from the rest of Banco Santander.

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• Venues.  Trades must generally be carried out in regulated

markets and in the multilateral trading facilities stipulated in

the policy, which has been amended by adding three

multilateral trading facilities where Banco Santander’s shares

circulate.

• Volume limits. Trades must  generally not exceed 15% of the

average daily trading volume for Banco Santander shares in the

previous 30 sessions on the relevant trading venue.

• Price limits. In general, (a) buy orders should not exceed by

more than 3% the higher of (i) the price of the last independent

transaction prior to the relevant acquisition or (ii) the highest

independent bid at that time on the trading venue where the

purchase is made; and (b) sell orders should not be lower than

the lesser of the price of the last trade in the market by

independent parties and the lowest sell order price in the order

book.

• Time limits, including a black-out period that applies (a) during

the 15 calendar days prior to the publication of each quarterly

financial information and (b) if Banco Santander has decided to

delay the disclosure of inside information according to market

abuse regulations, until such information is disseminated. In

the case of buyback programmes, the specific regulations

establish a black-out period of 30 calendar days prior to the

publication of annual and semi-annual results, which,

however, will not apply when the buyback programme is

managed by a third party or when the issuer has a temporary

buyback programme in place.

• Disclosure to the markets of treasury shares trading.

The policy applies to the discretionary trading of treasury shares

irrespective of whether they are carried out in regulated markets,

in multilateral trading facilities, outside the orders market, either

through blocks or through special transactions, or under buyback

programmes. Furthermore, buyback programmes shall comply

with all the applicable specific regulations, such as regulation on

market abuse and their relevant implementing rules. The policy

does not apply to transactions on Banco Santander's shares carried

out to hedge market risks or provide brokerage or hedging for

customers.

The full treasury shares policy is available on Banco Santander's

corporate website.

Execution of the buyback programmes charged

against 2023 results

According to the 2023 shareholder remuneration policy, two

buyback programmes were executed:

• In the first buyback programme, executed from 28 September

2023 to 25 January 2024, we acquired 358,567,487 treasury

shares (2.22% of share capital). Under the authorization of the

2023 AGM, on 30 January 2024 the board resolved to reduce

Banco Santander’s share capital through the cancellation of the

repurchased shares.

• In the second buyback programme, executed from 20 February

to 17 June 2024, we acquired 331,305,000 treasury shares

(2.09% of share capital). In the terms agreed at the 2024 AGM,

on 25 June 2024 the board resolved to reduce Banco Santander’s

share capital through the cancellation of the repurchased shares.

See section [2.1 'Share capital'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_295).

First 2024 Buyback Programme

Under the authorization of the 2023 AGM, and according to the

2024 shareholder remuneration policy, on 26 August 2024 the

board resolved to execute a new share buyback programme for a

maximum amount of EUR 1,525 million, equivalent to

approximately 25% of the Group reported profit (excluding non-

cash, non-capital ratios impact items) for the first half of 2024 and

for which we have already obtained the required regulatory

authorization of the European Central Bank (ECB).

In the First 2024 Buyback Programme (executed from 27 August to

3 December 2024), we acquired 341,781,250 treasury shares

(accounting for approximately 2.21% of Banco Santander’s share

capital), at a weighted average price per share of EUR 4.46.

On 17 December 2024, the board resolved to reduce the share

capital in the amount of EUR 170,890,625, by cancelling the

341,781,250 repurchased shares.

For more details on the share capital reductions, see section [2.1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_295)

['Share capital'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_295)

Second 2024 Buyback Programme

Under the same AGM approval and also according to the 2024

shareholder remuneration policy, on 4 February 2025 the board

resolved to execute a new share buyback programme for a

maximum amount of EUR 1,587 million. The appropriate

regulatory authorization had already been obtained and the

programme began on 6 February 2025.

The board had submitted the resolution to vote at the 2025 AGM

for the share capital reduction by cancelling the repurchased

shares. See section [3.5 'Our next AGM in 2025'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_328) .

Activity in 2024

As at 31 December 2024, Banco Santander and its subsidiaries held

15,529,459 shares, which accounted for 0.10% of Banco

Santander's share capital (compared to 297,815,673 shares,

accounting for 1.84% of the share capital as at 31 December

2023).

The chart below summarizes the monthly average proportion of

treasury shares to share capital throughout 2023 and 2024.

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| Monthly average of daily positions in treasury shares | | |
| % of Banco Santander’s share capital at month end | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| January | 1.83% | 1.75% |
| February | 0.13% | 2.16% |
| March | 0.54% | 1.46% |
| April | 0.98% | 1.50% |
| May | 1.49% | 1.72% |
| June | 1.54% | 1.68% |
| July | 0.02% | 0.08% |
| August | 0.06% | 0.08% |
| September | 0.45% | 0.08% |
| October | 0.94% | 0.64% |
| November | 1.60% | 1.25% |
| December | 1.36% | 1.56% |

In 2024, Banco Santander and its subsidiaries' treasury share trades amounted to the following values:

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| Acquisitions and transfers of treasury shares in 2024 | | | | | | | | | | |
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| EUR (except  number of  shares) | Number of  shares | Total par value | Total cash  amount | Average  purchase  price |  | Number of  shares | Total par value | Total cash  amount | Average  purchase  price | Profit (loss)  net of taxes |
| Discretionary  trading | 72,223,881 | 36,111,941 | 298,048,000 | 4.13 |  | 67,667,779A | 33,833,890A | 268,877,000A | 4.14B | 7,804,000B |
| Client induced  trading C | 113,575,334 | 56,787,667 | 484,880,000 | 4.27 |  | 113,575,334 | 56,787,667 | 484,880,000 | 4.27 |  |
| Buyback  programmes | 744,811,421 | 372,405,711 | 3,255,024,000 | 4.37 |  | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 930,610,636 | 465,305,318 | 4,037,952,000 | 4.34 |  | 181,243,113A | 90,621,557A | 753,757,000A | 4.22B | 7,804,000B |

A. Including the donations that Banco Santander made to Fundación Banco Santander during the year totalling 22,167,105 treasury shares. For more details, see section  [3.2.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9753)

['Community Support'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9753) of the 'Sustainability statement' chapter.

B. Excluding the donations mentioned in footnote A above.

C. Transactions on Banco Santander's shares to hedge market risks or provide brokerage or hedging for customers.

The chart below shows significant changes in treasury shares that required disclosure to the CNMV in the year. Companies must report to

the CNMV when purchases of treasury shares exceed 1% of the total voting rights (without discounting transfers) or there is a change in the

number of total voting rights.

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| Significant changes in treasury shares in 2024A | | | |
|  | % of voting rights represented by shares | | |
| Reported on | acquired since last notice | transferred since last notice | held at reference date of notice |
| 26/01/2024B | 1.13% | 0.20% | 1.61% |
| 08/02/2024 | 1.00% | 2.57% | 0.08% |
| 05/04/2024 | 1.05% | 0.36% | 0.76% |
| 23/05/2024 | 1.01% | 0.25% | 1.53% |
| 04/07/2024 | 0.87% | 2.42% | 0.01% |
| 07/10/2024 | 1.02% | 0.28% | 0.75% |
| 19/11/2024 | 1.04% | 0.12% | 1.67% |
| 27/12/2024 | 0.81% | 2.35% | 0.17% |

A. Percentages calculated with share capital at the date of disclosure.

B. It amends report dated 13 December 2024.

Transactions with financial instruments

The transactions with financial instruments with Banco Santander

shares as the underlying asset carried out by Banco Santander of

its own accord in 2024 for the purpose of discretionary treasury

share management are as follows:

• In Q1'24, we reduced the investment position by a delta (i.e. net

exposure to share price changes) equalling 860,000 shares. In

Q2'24, we increased the investment position by a delta equalling

1,450,000 shares.

• The final position at year end was a positive aggregated delta

equalling 1,500,000 shares worth a total EUR 6,785,815.

• The instruments used were total return equity swaps and listed

options, to be settled at maturity exclusively in cash.

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2.6 Stock market information

Markets

Banco Santander shares are listed on Spanish stock exchanges

(Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia), the New York Stock

Exchange as American Depositary Shares (ADS), the London Stock

Exchange as Crest Depositary Interests (CDI), the Warsaw Stock

Exchange and in the International Quotation System (SIC) of the

Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV).

Market capitalization and trading

As at 31 December 2024, Banco Santander occupies the second

position in the eurozone and in the thirty-second world by market

value among financial institutions, with a market capitalization of

EUR 67,648 million.

7,713 million Banco Santander shares traded in the year for

an effective value of EUR 33,410 million and a liquidity ratio

of 49%.

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| 2024 | | 2023 |
| Shares (million) | 15,152.5 | 16,184.1 |
| Price (EUR) |  |  |
| Closing price | 4.465 | 3.780 |
| Change in the price | 18% | 35% |
| Maximum for the period | 4.928 | 3.970 |
| Date of maximum for the period | 29/04/2024 | 06/12/2023 |
| Minimum for the period | 3.563 | 2.812 |
| Date of minimum for the period | 30/01/2024 | 03/01/2023 |
| Average for the period | 4.352 | 3.447 |
| End-of-period market  capitalization (EUR million) | 67,648.3 | 61,168.0 |
| Trading |  |  |
| Total volume of shares traded  (million) | 7,712.6 | 11,132.3 |
| Average daily volume of shares  traded (million) | 30.1 | 43.7 |
| Total cash traded (EUR million) | 33,409.9 | 38,143.5 |
| Average daily cash traded (EUR  million) | 130.5 | 149.6 |

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3. SHAREHOLDERS

AND GENERAL MEETING

→ One share, one vote, one dividend

→ No takeover defences in our Bylaws

→ High shareholder participation at the general meeting, mostly through virtual means

→ Bylaws authorization to hold virtual-only meetings ensuring equal treatment of our shareholders

3.1 Shareholder communication

and engagement

Policy on communication and engagement with

shareholders and investors

Banco Santander aims to ensure its interests are in line with those

of its shareholders, through sustainable growth and long-term

value creation, retaining shareholders' and broader society's trust.

To do that, we:

• provide information to shareholders and investors that meets

their expectations and upholds our culture and values; and

• communicate and engage with them regularly so that senior

managers and governance bodies consider their views.

Our policy on communication and engagement with shareholders

and investors, available on our corporate website, sets out the

principles that govern the aforementioned activities:

• Protection of all shareholders' rights and lawful interests.  We

facilitate exercising of shareholders' rights, provide them with

information and give them opportunities to have a say in our

corporate governance.

• Equal treatment and non-discrimination.  We treat investors in

the same situation equally.

• Fair disclosure.   We make sure that the information we disclose

is transparent, truthful and consistent according to applicable

law.

• Appropriate disclosure of information.  We report appropriate

and relevant information to meet our shareholders’ and

investors’ needs and expectations, and make sure it is clear,

concise and accurate.

• Compliance with the law and corporate governance rules.  We

adhere closely to the laws and regulations on inside and price-

sensitive information in addition to following the principles of

cooperation and transparency with supervisory and regulatory

bodies .

The policy also sets out:

• the  roles and responsibilities of the main governance bodies and

internal functions involved in communication and engagement;

• the channels for information disclosure and communication;

and

• the ways in which we engage with shareholders and investors.

The policy also applies to relations with agents that advise,

recommend or guide our shareholders and investors, such as

financial and ESG analysts, proxy advisers and ratings agencies.

Moreover, Banco Santander has board-approved frameworks on

accounting, financial management and sustainability information

and management, on responsible banking and on branding and

communications. They set out the general principles, roles and key

processes on the communication of financial, non-financial and

corporate information, which help ensure that all our shareholders

and other stakeholders are properly informed about our strategy,

targets and results, as well as about our culture and values.

Engagement with shareholders in 2024

As part of our policy on communication and engagement with

shareholders and investors, we carried out the following activities

during the year:

• The annual general meeting. The ordinary general meeting is

the most important annual event for our shareholders. We strive

to encourage them to attend and participate in the meeting, in an

informed way. See ['Participation at general meetings'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9306)  and ['Right](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9308)

[to information'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9308) in section 3.2.

The annual general meeting is broadcast live on our corporate

website, where its recordings are made available in full

afterwards. This enables shareholders who cannot attend the

meeting and other stakeholders who want to access the

recording to remain fully informed of the resolutions that are

submitted for approval.

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The 2024 AGM was hybrid, allowing shareholders to attend in

person or remotely. Our general meeting attendance app

ensures shareholders can fully exercise their rights to attend and

participate in real time and remotely. They can watch the entire

meeting through a live feed, vote, make remarks, propose

resolutions, see the remarks and proposals of other shareholders

who attend remotely and contact the notary public. Our high

shareholder participation rate at the most recent general

meetings proves the effectiveness of our electronic means of

attendance, delegation and remote voting.

As usual, an external auditor reviewed our 2024 AGM procedures,

where it verified that our meeting call, preparation,

communication and holding of the event were up to standard, as

well as certifying the security, integrity and consistency of the

means available for shareholders to participate.

Also, Banco Santander's management system for the 2024 AGM

received once again AENOR certification for sustainable events in

compliance with the UNE-ISO 20121.

The vast quorum and voting results at our 2024 AGM show just

how important we consider shareholder engagement through

general meetings. See section [3.4 '2024 AGM'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_325).

• Lead Independent Director meetings with key investors. Since

September 2024, our Lead Independent Director held several

meetings with institutional investors, bringing forward the dates

of the planned agenda. Though meetings primarily focused on

understanding their concerns about remuneration, they also

addressed other topics of interest such as the structure of the

board, our sustainability strategy and their opinion on virtual

AGMs. In total, he met with 16 large institutional investors, who

account for approximately 24% of our share capital.

• Quarterly results presentations. We present our results at the

end of each quarter on the same day we make them public. The

presentation can be followed live, via conference call or

streamed on our website. We release the related quarterly

financial report and presentation material on the same day

before the markets open. During the presentation, questions can

be asked or emailed to investor@gruposantander.com.

In 2024, we gave our first, second and third quarter results

presentations on 30 April, 24 July and 29 October, respectively.

Our fourth quarter results presentation took place on 5 February

2025.

• Investor days.  We organize investor days where we explain our

strategy and targets for the next three years to investors and

other stakeholders in a broader context than in results

presentations. Investors can interact directly with senior

managers and some directors. We publish announcements about

these meetings and provide related documents well in advance.

We held our most recent investor day in London on 28 February

2023.

• Other activities. We know that a single format for

communicating with shareholders and investors is not valid for

everyone. For this reason, in 2024 and early 2025, we carried out

the activities detailed in the table below to meet their diverse

needs and expectations.

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| → Investor roadshows |  | Our Shareholder and Investor Relations team had 1,269 meetings (both in person  and virtually) with 511 investors, including 109 meetings focused on ESG matters.  We engaged with 37.91% of share capital. |
| → Interaction with retail shareholders |  | Our Shareholder and Investor Relations team held 229 events (online, in person  and hybrid). Attendees accounted for  8.25% of the capital held by retail  shareholders in Spain. Shareholders engaged with the Group’s senior management  at several of these events. |
| → Studies and surveys |  | We received 157,632 shareholders and investors opinions through quality surveys  and studies, of which 9,136 corresponded to opinions received in the SPF (Simple,  Personal and Fair) survey of Banco Santander. |

Communication with proxy advisors and

other analysts

We  have always recognized the value our investors place on open

dialogue with proxy advisers, ESG analysts and other influential

entities. We make sure they understand our corporate governance

and sustainability priorities and messages in order to convey them

properly to investors.

In 2024, we continued to engage with the main proxy advisers.

Moreover, we provided information and explanations about

proposed resolutions submitted to vote at the 2024 AGM so they

could make voting recommendations.

We also engaged in dialogue with ESG analysts. For more details,

see the ['Sustainability statement’](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) chapter.

Corporate website

Our  corporate website includes all the information on corporate

governance as required by law and, in particular, (i) Banco

Santander’s key internal regulations (Bylaws, Rules and

regulations of the board, Rules and regulations for the general

shareholders meeting, etc.); (ii) information on the board of

directors and its committees, as well as directors’ skills and

professional biographies; and (iii) all the information related to

general meetings.

Information on our corporate governance can be found at https://

www.santander.com/en/shareholders-and- investors/corporate-

governance (included for information purposes only). The contents

of our corporate website are not incorporated by reference to this

annual report nor should be considered part of it for any purpose.

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In addition, our corporate website provides extensive institutional,

financial and sustainability information about the Group as well as

other information we consider to be of interest to our shareholders

and, in general, to all our stakeholders worldwide. Its design

enables us to be transparent and enhance user experience by

providing quality information about Santander.

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3.2 Shareholder rights

One share, one vote, one dividend

Our Bylaws provide for one share class only (ordinary shares),

which grant all shareholders the same rights. Each Banco

Santander share entitles its holder to one vote and there is no

preferential treatment in dividend payouts. The Bylaws fully

adhere to the one share, one vote, one dividend principle.

Voting rights and unrestricted share transfers

There are no non-voting or multiple-voting shares, nor limitations

to the number of votes a shareholder can cast, or any other

restriction on exercising voting rights, except for those prescribed

by law or set out in our Bylaws should the acquisition of the shares

infringe regulations. There are no quorum requirements or

qualified majorities other than those prescribed by law.

Neither Banco Santander's Bylaws nor any other means restrict the

transferability of shares, which is subject only to restrictions

prescribed by law.

Furthermore, our Bylaws do not include any neutralization

provisions, as set out in the Spanish Securities Market Act, which

would apply in takeover bids.

The shareholders' agreement mentioned in section [2.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_304)

['Shareholders' agreements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_304)[’](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) contains transfer and voting

restrictions on the shares that are subject to it.

Acquisition of significant shareholdings

Because banking is a regulated sector, the acquisition of a

significant shareholding or influence in Banco Santander is subject

to regulatory approval or non-objection, as applicable, by the

supervising authority. Furthermore, as Banco Santander is a listed

company, any parties wishing to acquire control over it and/or

enter into any other lawful scenario must launch a tender offer for

its shares.

Such acquisitions are largely regulated by:

• Regulation (EU) 1024/2013 of the Council of 15 October 2013,

conferring specific tasks on the ECB relating to the prudential

supervision of credit institutions.

• Act 10/2014, of 26 June, on the organization, supervision and

solvency of credit institutions and its implementing regulation,

Spanish Royal Decree 84/2015, of 13 February.

• Act 6/2023, of 17 March, on the Securities Markets and on

Investment Services.

The acquisition of a significant holding in Banco Santander may

also require approval by other domestic and foreign regulators

with supervisory powers over Banco Santander or its subsidiaries'

operations and shares listings, or other actions concerning such

regulators or subsidiaries; and other authorities pursuant to foreign

investment regulations in Spain or other countries where we

operate.

Participation at general meetings

All registered holders of shares found on record at least five days

prior to the day of a general meeting are entitled to attend. Banco

Santander facilitates shareholder participation by allowing them to

exercise their rights to attend, delegate, vote and participate at

general meetings using remote communications systems.

Shareholders can attend general meetings virtually. They can

follow them through real-time means of communication, vote,

make remarks, propose resolutions and contact the notary public.

Our Bylaws allow for general meetings to be virtual-only, without

the physical attendance of shareholders or their proxies, provided

that we can guarantee their identity and standing and that they can

participate effectively in the meeting by remote means of

communication, exercise their rights in real time and follow the

presentations of other attendees, considering the state of the art

and Banco Santander’s circumstances, particularly the number of

shareholders.

The electronic shareholders’ forum, available on the corporate

website at the time the meeting is called, allows shareholders to

add to the agenda items included in the meeting notice, requests

for support for their proposals, initiatives to reach the percentage

required to exercise minority shareholder rights legally, and offers

or requests to act as a voluntary proxy.

Supplement to the notice and proposal of

resolutions

Shareholders representing at least 3% of the share capital are able

to request the publication of a supplement to the annual general

meeting notice, adding one or more items to the agenda, with an

explanation or substantiated resolution proposal and any other

relevant documents.

Shareholders representing at least 3% of the share capital may

also propose reasoned resolutions on any matters that have been,

or should be, added to the agenda of a called annual general

meeting.

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To exercise these rights, shareholders must send a certified notice

to Banco Santander’s registered office within five days after the

annual general meeting notice is posted.

Any shareholder, irrespective of their stake, can also request the

removal of directors or the filing of corporate liability action

against any director to be put to a vote at the general meeting,

even when not on the agenda.

Right to information

From the time the general meeting notice is posted until the fifth

day before the general meeting date on first call, shareholders can

submit the written requests for information or clarification they

may deem pertinent, or any written questions they deem relevant

to the items on the meeting agenda.

Moreover, in the same manner and within the same period,

shareholders can submit written requests for clarification about

information Banco Santander has sent to the CNMV since the last

general meeting or about auditor’s reports. Banco Santander posts

all shareholder-requested information and the answers it provides

on its corporate website.

Shareholders who attend either in person or virtually may also

exercise their right to receive information at the meeting. Where

information cannot be given during the course of the meeting, it

will be provided in writing within seven days and posted on our

corporate website.

Quorum and majorities for passing resolutions

at the general meeting

The quorum and majorities set out in our Bylaws and Rules and

regulations for general meetings in order to hold a valid meeting

and adopt corporate resolutions are those provided for under

Spanish law.

Except for certain matters mentioned below, on first call,

shareholders accounting for at least 25% of the subscribed share

capital with voting rights must be in attendance for the valid

constitution of the general shareholders' meeting. If sufficient

quorum is not reached, general meetings will be held on second

call, which does not require a quorum.

In accordance with our Rules and regulations for general meetings,

shareholders voting by remote means, by post or direct delivery or

by electronic means before the meeting are counted as present in

order to determine the general meeting quorum.

With the exception of certain matters mentioned below, general

meeting resolutions pass when shareholders attending in person

or by proxy cast more votes in favour than against.

The quorum and majorities required to amend the Bylaws, issue

shares and bonds, make structural changes and vote on other

significant resolutions permitted by law are those set out below for

amending the Bylaws. Furthermore, in accordance with laws

applying to credit institutions, if over 50% of the share capital is

present at a general meeting, a qualified two-thirds majority is

required to raise the proportion of variable remuneration

components to fixed components above 100% (up to 200%) for

executive directors and other employees whose professional

activities have a material impact on the Group's risk profile;

otherwise, a three-quarters majority will be necessary.

Decisions about acquiring, selling or contributing core assets to

another company or similar corporate transactions shall require

shareholder approval at general meetings when the law so

dictates. Our Bylaws have no further requirement in this regard.

Rules for amending our Bylaws

Shareholders at the general meeting have the authority to approve

any amendment to the Bylaws. However, the board can also decide

to change the registered office within Spain.

The directors or, as applicable, the shareholders who have drafted

a proposed amendment to the Bylaws, must write it out in full and

prepare a report justifying it, which shall be provided to

shareholders at the time the general meeting to debate the

proposed amendment is called.

The general meeting notice must clearly state the items to be

amended as well as the rights of all shareholders to examine the

full text of proposed amendments and the related report at Banco

Santander’s registered office and to have them delivered free of

charge.

If shareholders are convened to debate amendments to the

Bylaws, the quorum on first call will be reached if 50% of the

subscribed share capital with voting rights is in attendance. If a

sufficient quorum cannot be reached, the general meeting will be

held on second call, where 25% of the subscribed share capital

with voting rights must be in attendance.

When less than 50% of the subscribed share capital with voting

rights is in attendance, resolutions on amendments to the Bylaws

can only be validly adopted if two-thirds of shareholders attending

the meeting in person or by proxy vote for them. However, when

50% or more of the subscribed share capital with voting rights is

present, resolutions may pass by way of absolute majority.

Resolutions to amend the Bylaws that involve new obligations for

shareholders must be accepted by those affected.

Bylaw amendments are subject to ECB approval. However,

amendments that are exempt from authorization but must still be

reported to the ECB include a change of the registered office within

Spain, share capital increases, adding mandatory or prohibitive

laws or regulations to the Bylaws, changing the wording in order to

comply with court or administrative rulings and any others the ECB

has declared exempt due to a lack of materiality in response to

prior consultations.

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3.3 Dividends and shareholder

remuneration

Remuneration against 2024 results

For the 2024 results, the board continued to apply the same policy

as in 2023, with total shareholder remuneration of approximately

50% of the Group reported profit (excluding non-cash, non-capital

ratios impact items), distributed in approximately equal parts in

cash dividend and share buybacks.

• Interim remuneration .

• On 26 August 2024, the board resolved to execute the First

2024 Buyback Programme worth up to EUR 1,525 million

(equivalent to approximately 25% of said Group reported profit

in H1’24). See ['First 2024 Buyback Programme'](#i70003f2417f44d34ab156c78fa7e0e41_8461) in section 2.5.

• On 24 September 2024, the board resolved to pay an interim

cash dividend against the 2024 results of 10 euro cents per

share entitled to the dividend (equivalent to approximately

25% of said Group reported profit in H1’24); it was paid from 1

November 2024.

• Final remuneration . Under the 2024 shareholder remuneration

policy:

• On 4 February 2025 the board of directors resolved to

implement the Second 2024 Buyback Programme worth a

maximum amount of EUR 1,587 million, for which the

appropriate regulatory authorization has been obtained, and

the execution of which began on 6 February 2025. For more

details, see ['Second 2024 Buyback Programme'](#i70003f2417f44d34ab156c78fa7e0e41_8462) in section 2.5.

• On 25 February 2025 the board of directors resolved to submit

a resolution at the 2025 AGM to approve a final cash dividend

in the gross amount of 11 euro cents per share entitled to

dividends. If approved at the AGM, the dividend would be

payable from 2 May 2025.

Once the above-mentioned actions are completed, total

shareholder remuneration for 2024 will total EUR 6,293 million

(approximately 50% of the Group reported profit -excluding non-

cash, non-capital ratios impact items- in 2024), distributed as

approximately 50% in cash dividends (EUR 3,181 million) and 50%

in share buybacks (EUR 3,112 million). These amounts have been

estimated assuming that, as a consequence of the partial execution

of the Second 2024 Buyback Programme, the number of

outstanding shares entitled to a final cash dividend will be

14,988,884,075. Therefore, that amount may be higher if fewer

shares than planned are acquired in the Second 2024 Buyback

Programme; otherwise, it will be lower.

Remuneration against 2025 results

As announced on 5 February 2025, the board intends to allocate up

to EUR 10 billion to shareholder remuneration in the form of share

buybacks, corresponding to the 2025 and 2026 results, as well as

to the expected excess capital. This share buyback target includes:

(i) buybacks that are part of the existing shareholder remuneration

policy outlined below, and (ii) additional buybacks following the

publication of annual results to distribute year-end excesses of

CET1 capital.

The ordinary remuneration policy for the 2025 results, which the

board intends to apply, will remain the same as for the 2024

results, consisting of a total shareholder remuneration of

approximately 50% of the Group's reported profit (excluding non-

cash and non-capital ratios impact items), distributed in

approximately equal parts between cash dividends and share

buybacks.

The execution of the shareholder remuneration policy and share

buybacks to distribute the excess CET1 capital is subject to

corporate and regulatory approvals.

3.4 2024 AGM

We held our annual general meeting on 22 March 2024, on second

call, in a hybrid format, allowing attendance both in person and by

electronic means.

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Quorum and attendance

The   quorum (among shareholders present and represented) was

66.646%, broken down as follows:

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| Quorum breakdown | Share capital with  voting rights |
| Present | 4.168% |
| In person and virtual attendance | 0.819% |
| In person attendance | 0.073%A |
| Virtual attendance | 0.007% |
| Remote voting | 3.349% |
| By post or direct delivery | 0.523% |
| By electronic means | 2.826% |
| Represented | 62.478% |
| By post or direct delivery | 5.987% |
| By electronic means | 56.491% |
| Total | 66.646% |

A. The portion corresponding to shares directly or indirectly held by directors or

represented by them at the meeting is not included in this percentage. For more

details on directors' voting rights, see subsection A.3 of section [9.2 'Statistical](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)

[information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448).

Annual report 2024252

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Approved resolutions and voting results

All items on the agenda were approved. Votes in favour of the board’s proposals averaged 97.16%. 99.36% of votes approved the corporate

management for 2023 and 74.82% of the votes approved the directors' remuneration policy for 2024, 2025 and 2026.

The following chart summarizes the resolutions approved and voting results:

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| 1. Annual accounts and corporate management |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1A. Annual accounts and directors’ reports for 2023 | 99.71 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.30 | 66.65 |
| 1B. Consolidated statement of non-financial information for 2023 | 99.70 | 0.30 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 66.65 |
| 1C. Corporate management for 2023 | 99.36 | 0.64 | 0.06 | 1.63 | 66.65 |
| 2. Application of results for 2023 | 99.70 | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 66.65 |
| 3. Board of directors: appointment and re-election of directors |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3A. Setting of the number of directors | 99.63 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 66.65 |
| 3B. Appointment of Mr Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | 99.62 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0.33 | 66.65 |
| 3C. Appointment of Mr Antonio Francesco Weiss | 99.61 | 0.39 | 0.06 | 0.34 | 66.65 |
| 3D. Re-election of Mr Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O'Shea | 96.77 | 3.23 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 66.65 |
| 3E. Re-election of Mr Germán de la Fuente Escamilla | 99.62 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 66.65 |
| 3F. Re-election of Mr Henrique de Castro | 95.45 | 4.55 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 66.65 |
| 3G. Re-election of Mr José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez | 97.70 | 2.30 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 66.65 |
| 3H. Re-election of Ms Belén Romana García | 99.21 | 0.79 | 0.07 | 0.35 | 66.65 |
| 4. Re-election of the external auditor for financial year 2024 | 99.48 | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 66.65 |
| 5. Share capital |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5A. Authorisation to the board of directors to increase the share capital of the Bank on  one or more occasions and at any time, within a 3-year period, through cash contributions  in the maximum nominal amount of EUR 3,956,394,643. Delegation of the power to  exclude pre-emptive rights. | 95.16 | 4.84 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 66.65 |
| 5B. Reduction in share capital in the maximum amount of EUR  783,428,928.50 , through  the cancellation of a maximum of 1,566,857,857 own shares. Delegation of powers. | 99.44 | 0.56 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 66.65 |
| 5C. Reduction in share capital in the maximum amount of EUR 791,278,928.50, through  the cancellation of a maximum of 1,582,557,857 own shares. Delegation of powers. | 99.22 | 0.78 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 66.65 |
| 6. Remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |
| 6A. Directors' remuneration policy | 74.82 | 25.18 | 0.05 | 0.29 | 66.65 |
| 6B. Setting of the maximum total annual remuneration of directors in their capacity  as such | 97.43 | 2.57 | 0.05 | 0.29 | 66.65 |
| 6C. Approval of the maximum ratio of fixed and variable components of total  remuneration of executive directors and other employees belonging to categories with  professional activities that have a material impact on the risk profile | 98.84 | 1.16 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 66.21 |
| 6D. Deferred Multiyear Objectives Variable Remuneration Plan | 95.63 | 4.37 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 66.65 |
| 6E. Application of the Group’s buy-out regulations | 98.75 | 1.25 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 66.65 |
| 6F. Annual directors' remuneration report (consultative vote) | 90.18 | 9.82 | 0.06 | 1.31 | 66.65 |
| 7. Authorisation to the board and granting of powers for conversion into a public  instrument | 99.70 | 0.30 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 66.65 |
| 8 to 23. Corporate action to demand director liability and dismissal and removal  of directors E | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 63.30 |

A. Each Banco Santander share grants one vote.

B. Percentage of votes for and against.

C. Percentage of share capital present and attending by proxy at the 2024 AGM.

D. Percentage of Banco Santander's share capital on the date of the 2024 AGM.

E. Items 8 to 23, not included on the agenda, were put to a separate vote. They refer to the proposal to bring corporate action to demand director liability (acción social de

responsabilidad ) against all directors in office (8) and to the proposal of dismissal and removal of the following directors: Ms Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O'Shea (9), Mr

Héctor Blas Grisi Checa (10), Mr Glenn Hogan Hutchins (11), Mr José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez (12), Ms Homaira Akbari (13), Mr Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O'Shea (14),

Mr Bruce Carnegie-Brown (15), Ms Sol Daurella Comadrán (16), Mr Henrique de Castro (17), Mr Germán de la Fuente Escamilla (18), Ms Gina Lorenza Díez Barroso (19), Mr

Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla (20), Mr Ramiro Mato García-Ansorena (21), Ms Belén Romana García (22) and Mrs Pamela Walkden (23).

The full texts of the resolutions passed can be found on our corporate website and on the CNMV’s website, as they were filed as other

relevant information on 22 March 2024.

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3.5 Our next AGM in 2025

Resolution proposals submitted to shareholders' approval

The board of directors agreed to call the 2025 AGM on 3 April on first call or on 4 April on second call, and to propose the following

resolutions:

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|  | Annual accounts and corporate management |  |
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|  | → To approve the annual accounts and the directors’ reports of Banco Santander and its consolidated Group for the financial year ended  on 31 December 2024. For more details, see ['Consolidated financial statements'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_763) .  → To approve the consolidated non-financial statement for the financial year ended on 31 December 2024, which is part of the  consolidated directors' report. See the  ['Sustainability statement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) chapter.  → To approve the corporate management for financial year 2024. |  |
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|  | Application of results of financial year 2024 |  |
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|  | → To approve the application of results obtained by Banco Santander during financial year 2024. See note [4.a)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_841)   to the consolidated  financial statements. |  |
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|  | Board of directors: appointments and re-elections |  |
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|  | → To set the number of directors at 15, within the maximum and minimum limits stated in the Bylaws.  → To re-elect Luis Isasi, Héctor Grisi, Glenn Hutchins, Pamela Walkden and Ana Botín for a three-year period. See section [4.1 'Our](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)  [directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334). |  |
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|  | External auditor |  |
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|  | → To re-elect the firm PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores, S.L. (PwC) as external auditor of Banco Santander and its consolidated group  for financial year 2025. |  |
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|  | Independent verifier |  |
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|  | → To appoint the firm PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores, S.L. (PwC) as verifier of the sustainability information of Grupo Santander for  financial year 2025. |  |
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|  | Share capital |  |
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|  | → To reduce the share capital of Banco Santander with the following purposes:  • Cancelling a maximum of 1,413,743,296 treasury shares purchased under the Second 2024 Buyback Programme.  • Cancelling a maximum of 1,515,249,232 treasury shares acquired through one or more share buyback programmes or by other  legally permitted means, authorizing the board of directors to cancel them on one or several occasions within the earlier of one year  or the date of the next annual general meeting.  See sections [2.1 'Share capital'](#i828b3cd134eb44efadf3153796bbae86_2560) and  [2.5 'Treasury shares'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_307) . |  |
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|  | Remuneration. See section [6. 'Remuneration'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_385) |  |
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|  | → To approve the director's remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027.  → To set the maximum amount of annual remuneration to be paid to all the directors in their capacity as such.  → To approve a maximum ratio of 200% of variable components to fixed components of total remuneration for executive directors and  certain employees belonging to professional categories that have a material impact on the Group’s risk profile.  → To approve the Deferred Multiyear Objectives Variable Remuneration Plan.  → To approve the Group's buy-out regulations.  → To hold a non-binding vote on the annual directors’ remuneration report. |  |
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Related documents and information are available for consultation on our corporate website from the date the meeting notice is published.

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Virtual AGM

The 2025 AGM will be held as a virtual-only meeting broadcast live

from our corporate centre in Boadilla del Monte. Holding the

meeting in this format is possible thanks to the legal and statutory

authorisation to hold this type of meeting that was approved by the

vast majority of our shareholders, it is consistent with the

Santander Group’s digitalisation policy, and is motivated by the

following reasons:

• First, holding the meeting exclusively by remote means allows us

to ensure equal treatment of all our shareholders and facilitates

their participation and full exercise of their rights at the meeting

from anywhere, in line with our ongoing efforts to incentivise and

increase the flexibility in the relationship with its shareholders.

Banco Santander has several million shareholders, who are very

diversified geographically, and only a few dozen of them attend

the general meetings in person. Data on the 2024 AGM quorum

and attendance, which endorse the above, are available in section

[3.4 '2024 AGM'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_325).

• Additionally, we have spent over two decades promoting remote

participation of the shareholders in the general meeting and

developing a remote participation platform (the General

Shareholders’ Meeting Platform), which proved to be ideal during

the pandemic, for which reason it is now considered perfectly

possible to hold the general meeting exclusively by remote

means with sufficient guarantees, thereby making more effective

use of the opportunities provided by technology. In this regard,

the General Shareholders’ Meeting Platform has sufficient

guarantees, replicates the functioning of the traditional meeting

and safeguards the exercise of shareholders' rights at the same

level as in a physical or hybrid meeting. The platform is

technologically tested and all the processes of the meeting are

subject to an external audit, which verifies compliance with the

procedures relating to the call, preparation, communication and

holding of the meeting, certifying the security, integrity and

consistency of the means made available to the shareholders

regarding their participation in the meeting. All of this is also part

of the Group's digitalisation and transformation process.

• Moreover, this initiative is aligned with the current digital

paradigm. This is shown by the experience of countries such as

the United States, Canada or Germany, where virtual-only

meetings are the majority practice among the major listed

companies. This is also attested by the evolution of Spanish

legislation after the experience of the pandemic, with the

admission of the possibility of holding meetings and assemblies

exclusively by remote means and with the express statutory

authorisation to this effect agreed by the vast majority of our

shareholders.

• Fourthly, the initiative allows for a more effective allocation of

the Group’s resources and a relative reduction in the costs

associated with a meeting of this nature, benefiting Banco

Santander and all the shareholders.

• Finally, a virtual AGM will considerably reduce the environmental

impact of a meeting held in a format requiring the physical travel

of attendees, employees and other persons involved in the

preparation and holding of the general meeting, particularly

when an equivalent result can be achieved without such travel

thanks to existing technology developed by the Group.

Attendance at the 2025 AGM shall be necessarily through the

General Shareholders' Meeting Platform accessible on the

corporate website www.santander.com, through the "General

Shareholders' Meeting" site, or on the website

www.juntasantander.com.

Since attendance at general meetings is not paid, a general policy in

this regard is not necessary. However, Banco Santander offers

shareholders that participate in our general meeting a

commemorative courtesy gift, as has been tradition for decades.

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4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A balanced board

→ 15 directors: 13 non-executive

and 2 executive

→ Majority of independent

directors (66.67%)

→ Balanced presence of women

and men (40%-60%)

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| 1 Pamela  Walkden  Member  Non-executive  director  (independent)  òp CŸ | 2 Héctor Grisi  CEO  Executive  director  ò p | 3 Ana Botín  Executive Chair  Executive  director  ò C p | 4 Glenn  Hutchins  Vice Chair  and Lead  Independent  Director  Non-executive  director  (independent)  ¢ ¢ C pC | 5 José Antonio  Álvarez  Vice Chair  Non-executive  director  ò pp | 6 Germán  de la Fuente  Member  Non-executive  director  (independent)  òC p | 7 Belén Romana  Member  Non-executive  director  (independent)  ò ò ¢C pp | 8 Luis Isasi  Member  Non-executive  director  ò ¢ p |
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| 9 Sol Daurella  Member  Non-executive  director  (independent)  ¢ ¢ ŸC | 10 Antonio  Weiss  Member  Non-executive  director  (independent)  ¢ | 11 Javier Botín  Member  Non-executive  director | 12 Homaira  Akbari  Member  Non-executive  director  (independent)  ò Ÿp | 13 Carlos  Barrabés  Member  Non-executive  director  (independent)  ¢Ÿp | 14 Henrique  de Castro  Member  Non-executive  director  (independent)  ò ¢p | 15 Gina Díez  Barroso  Member  Non-executive  director  (independent)  ¢Ÿ | 16 Jaime Pérez  Renovales  General  Counsel and  secretary of  the board |

ò Executive committee

ò Audit committee

¢  Nomination committee

¢ Remuneration committee

p  Risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee

Ÿ Responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee

p Innovation and technology committee

C  Chair of the committee

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4.1 Our directors

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Board member since 1989.

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Nationality : Spanish. Born in 1960 in Santander, Spain.

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Education : Degree in Economics from Bryn Mawr College of

Pennsylvania.

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Experience : Ms Botín joined Banco Santander, after working at JP

Morgan (New York, 1980-1988). In 1992, she was appointed

Senior Executive Vice President (director general). Between 1992

and 1998, she led Santander’s expansion into Latin America. In

2002, she was appointed Executive Chair of Banesto. Between

2010 and 2014, she was CEO of Santander UK PLC and was a non-

executive director until April 2021. In 2014 she was

appointed Executive Chair of Banco Santander. She was also a non-

executive director of Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

(2014-2021) and Chair of the European Banking Federation

(2021-2023).

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Other positions of note: Ms Botín is a member of the board of

directors of The Coca-Cola Company and Chair of the Institute of

International Finance (IIF). She is also founder and Chair of the CyD

Foundation (which supports higher education) and the Empieza por

Educar Foundation (the Spanish subsidiary of international NGO

Teach for All), and sits on the advisory board of the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Positions in other Group companies: Ms Botín is non-executive

Chair of Open Bank, S.A., Santander Consumer Finance, S.A., Open

Digital Services, S.L., PagoNxt, S.L., Universia España Red de

Universidades, S.A. and Universia Holding, S.L.; and is a non-

executive director of Santander Holdings USA, Inc. and Santander

Bank, N.A.

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Membership of board committees : Executive committee (Chair)

and innovation and technology committee.

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Skills and competencies : Ms Botín has extensive international

experience in top executive roles in banking. She has also led

Grupo Santander’s strategic and cultural transformation, and her

philanthropy underscores her ongoing commitment to sustainable

and inclusive growth.

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Board member since 2023.

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Nationality: Mexican. Born in 1966 in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Education: Degree in Finance from Universidad Iberoamericana

(Mexico City).

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Experience: Mr Grisi joined the Group in 2015 as Executive Chair

and CEO of Banco Santander México and Grupo Financiero

Santander México, S.A. de C.V. He was named Regional Head for

North America (2019-2022). Before joining Santander he worked in

Mexico and the US. Mr Grisi spent 18 years in several leadership

roles at Crédit Suisse, including Head of investment banking for

Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and Chair and CEO of

Crédit Suisse México. He also held several roles in corporate and

investment banking at Grupo Financiero Inverméxico and at Casa

de Bolsa Inverlat. From 2011 to 2014, Mr Grisi was Vice Chair of

Asociación de Bancos de México ("Bank Association of Mexico").

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Other positions of note: Mr Grisi is non-executive Chair of

Cogrimex, S.A. de C.V.

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Positions in other Group companies: Mr Grisi is a non-executive

director of Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A. de C.V. and

PagoNxt, S.L.

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Membership of board committees: Executive committee and

innovation and technology committee.

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Skills and competencies : Mr Grisi has gained vast experience and a

unique strategic vision from his many years of executive service at

several banking and financial institutions. He is well-versed in

Grupo Santander’s businesses and global strategy, especially in

such key markets as Mexico and the US. He brings to the board

geographic and international diversity and a strong, international

track record of management, leadership, business transformation

and connectivity between the Group’s markets.

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Board member since 2022.

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Nationality: American. Born in 1955 in Virginia, US.

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Education : Graduated with a AB, MBA and JD from Harvard

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Experience: Mr Hutchins co-founded US technology and

investment firm Silver Lake, where he was CEO until 2011. Prior,

Mr Hutchins had been a senior managing director at The

Blackstone Group (1994-1999) and Thomas H. Lee Co.

(1985-1994), and a consultant at Boston Consulting Group. He has

also served on the boards of SunGard Data Systems (Chair,

2005-2015), NASDAQ (2005-2017) and Virtu Financial

(2017-2021). He served as a director and Chair of the audit and risk

committees of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2011 to

2021. Additionally, he served on the board of the Harvard

Management Company, which manages Harvard University’s

endowment. Mr Hutchins worked with President Clinton in his

transition to power and the White House as special advisor on

economic and healthcare policy.

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Other positions of note: Mr Hutchins is non-executive Chair of

investment firm North Island Ventures, an independent director of

AT&T and Lead Independent Director of CoreWeave, Inc. He is a

member of the international advisory board and investment board

of Singapore’s Government Investment Corporation (GIC), co-Chair

of the Brookings Institution, Chair emeritus of not-for-profit

organization CARE, and Vice Chair of the Obama Foundation. He

also serves on the executive committee of the Boston Celtics

basketball team.

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Membership of board committees : Nomination committee,

remuneration committee (Chair), and innovation and technology

committee (Chair).

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Skills and competencies: As a long-time investor in technology

and fintech companies, Mr Hutchins has expertise in financial

markets and is well-known among investors and stakeholders. He

brings to the board his acumen in technology, telecommunications,

innovation, finance and investment as well as extensive knowledge

of financial regulation as a result of his leadership roles in

government, especially with financial regulators and supervisors.

He works closely with not-for-profit entities committed to fighting

poverty, designing effective public policy and promoting social

justice.

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Board member since 2015.

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Nationality: Spanish. Born in 1960 in León, Spain.

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Education: Degree in Economics and Business Administration. MBA

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Experience: Mr Álvarez joined Banco Santander in 2002. He was

appointed Senior Executive Vice President (director general) and

Head of the Financial Management and Investor Relations division

in 2004 (Group Chief Financial Officer) and was Group CEO from

2015 to 2022.

He served as director at SAM Investments Holdings Limited,

Santander Consumer Finance, S.A., Santander Holdings USA, Inc.,

and as non-executive Vice Chair of Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. He

sat on the supervisory boards of Santander Consumer Bank AG,

Santander Consumer Holding GmbH and Santander Bank Polska,

S.A. He was also a board member of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles,

S.A.

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Other positions of note: Mr Álvarez is an independent director of

Aon PLC and a member of the advisory committee of Grupo

Buenavista.

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Positions in other Group companies: Mr Álvarez is a non-executive

director of PagoNxt, S.L.

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Membership of board committees: Executive committee, risk

supervision, regulation and compliance committee, and innovation

and technology committee.

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Skills and competencies: Mr Álvarez is a highly qualified and

talented leader with a distinguished career in banking. He brings

significant strategic and international management expertise, in

particular financial planning, asset management and consumer

finance, and has vast knowledge of the Group from his tenure as

CEO. He has extensive experience and an established reputation

with such key stakeholders as regulators and investors.

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Board member since 2016.

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Nationality: American and French. Born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran.

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Education: PhD in Experimental Particle Physics from Tufts

University of Massachusetts and MBA from Carnegie Mellon

University.

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Experience: Ms Akbari was a non-executive director of Gemalto NV

and Veolia Environment S.A. She was Chair and CEO of SkyBitz,

Inc., managing director of TruePosition Inc., and a non-executive

director of Covisint Corporation and US Pack Logistics, LLC. She also

held various roles at Microsoft Corporation and Thales Group, was

non-executive Chair of WorkFusion, Inc., and an independent

director of Temenos, AG.

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Other positions of note: Ms Akbari is CEO of AKnowledge Partners,

LLC, a global consultancy firm on the Internet of Things,

cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. She is an independent

director of Landstar System, Inc. and a member of the security

advisory board of Telefónica Soluciones de Criptografía, S.A.U. She

is also a trustee of the French Institute Alliance Française.

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Positions in other Group companies: Ms Akbari is a non-executive

director of Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. and PagoNxt,

S.L.

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Membership of board committees: Audit committee, responsible

banking, sustainability and culture committee, and innovation and

technology committee.

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Skills and competencies: Ms Akbari brings significant experience

of technology companies. Her knowledge of digital transformation

challenges and cybersecurity is an asset to the board. She also has

extensive experience in diverse regions and knowledge of water,

energy and waste management and treatment, which are of

particular value to the Group's sustainability policy.

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Board member since 2024.

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Nationality: Spanish. Born in 1970 in Huesca, Spain.

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Education: Tour Operator Management from the School of Tourism

of Aragón and Global Leadership and Public Policy for the XXI

Century Program from Harvard Kennedy School.

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Experience: Mr Barrabés sat on the board of Santander España and

the advisory council of Vodafone. He was also director of the

master’s degree in Strategic Design Lab at Istituto Europeo di

Design (IED) and of the MBA at Escuela de Organización Industrial

(EOI) in Madrid, and a trustee of Fundación Ashoka Emprendedores

Sociales.

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Other positions of note: Mr Barrabés is the founder and Chair of

Grupo Barrabés, which advises large corporates on digital

transformation, innovation, new technologies, e-commerce and

the Internet, and SMEs on innovation and using technology

efficiently in business processes. He founded and sits on the

advisory council of Escuela de Negocios del Pirineo (ESPENI);

founded and sits on the management board of Épsilon Ecología,

Asociación para la Defensa del Medio Ambiente; founded and is a

trustee of Fundación Empieza por Educar; and is an adviser to

Centro de Finanzas Sostenibles y Responsables de España (centre

for sustainable and responsible finance, FINRESP).

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Membership of board committees: Nomination committee,

responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee, and

innovation and technology committee.

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Skills and competencies: With a lengthy track record as an

entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer, he brings to the board

extensive experience in Spain's digital and innovation areas,

especially the integration of digital technology in socio-economic

development, retail distribution, the promotion of talent and the

benefits of digital transformation for people and institutions. His

experience as founder and trustee of multiple non-profit

organizations that focus on education, entrepreneurship and

environmental protection enriches the board's expertise in

responsible business and sustainability.

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Board member since 2004.

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Nationality: Spanish. Born in 1973 in Santander, Spain.

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Education: Degree in Law from the Complutense University of

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Experience: Mr Botín founded JB Capital Markets, S.V., S.A.U. in

2008 and has been its Executive Chair ever since. He was co-

founder and executive director of the equities division of M&B

Capital Advisers, S.V., S.A. (2000-2008). Previously, he had been a

legal adviser within the International Legal department of Banco

Santander (1998-1999).

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Other positions of note : In addition to the financial sector, Mr

Botín works with several not-for-profit organizations. He has been

Chair of the Botín Foundation since 2014 and is also a trustee of

the Princess of Girona Foundation.

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Skills and competencies: Mr Botín brings international and

managerial expertise to the board, particularly in finance and

banking. He also brings a deep understanding of Grupo Santander,

its operations and its strategy from his tenure as a non-executive

director.

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Board member since 2015.

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Nationality: Spanish. Born in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Education: Degree in Business and MBA from ESADE.

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Experience: Ms Daurella sat on the board of Círculo de Economía

de Barcelona and was an independent director of Banco Sabadell,

S.A., Ebro Foods, S.A. and Acciona, S.A. She was also honorary

consul general of Iceland in Barcelona (1992-2021).

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Other positions of note: Ms Daurella is Chair of Coca-Cola

Europacific Partners PLC, Executive Chair of Olive Partners, S.A.,

and holds several roles in Grupo Cobega companies. She is also

Vice Chair of the board of trustees of the FERO Oncology Research

Foundation and a board member of Instituto de la Empresa

Familiar.

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Membership of board committees: Nomination committee,

remuneration committee, and responsible banking, sustainability

and culture committee (Chair).

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Skills and competencies: Ms Daurella brings to the board excellent

strategy and high-level management skills from her international

top-executive experience at listed and large privately-held entities,

particularly distributors. She has vast experience of corporate

governance as the former Chair of several boards and having

served on several audit committees. As a trustee of various health,

education and environmental foundations, she provides

responsible business and sustainability insight to the board.

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Board member since 2019.

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Nationality: Portuguese. Born in 1965 in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Education: Degree in Business Administration from the Lisbon

School of Economics & Management and MBA from the University

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Experience: Mr de Castro was Chief Operating Officer at Yahoo.

Previously, he had been the manager of worldwide devices, media

and platforms at Google, European sales and business

development manager at Dell Inc., and a consultant at McKinsey &

Company. He was also an independent director at First Data

Corporation.

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Fiserv Inc.

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executive director of PagoNxt, S.L.

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remuneration committee, and innovation and technology

committee.

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Skills and competencies: Mr de Castro brings to the board valuable

international experience in technological and digital strategy due

to his executive roles in the world's top technology companies.

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Board member since 2022.

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Nationality: Spanish. Born in 1964 in Madrid, Spain.

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Education: Degree in Economics and Business Administration with

a diploma in auditing from the Complutense University of Madrid.

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Deloitte, where he has been Head of the audit business for the

financial services industry (2002–2007), managing partner of Audit

& Assurance (2007-2021) in Spain, and Chair and CEO of Deloitte,

S.L. (2017-2022). He was also a member of the global board of

directors of the firm from 2012 to 2016 and of the global audit and

risk services committee until June 2021. He has been involved in

auditing major Spanish financial groups and in multiple consulting

and advisory projects.

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Membership of board committees: Audit committee (Chair) and

risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee.

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experience in the auditing industry and sound knowledge in

auditing, accounting and internal and risk control, and the banking

sector, all of which uphold his recognition as a financial expert.

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Board member since 2020.

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Nationality: Mexican. Born in 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Education: Degree in Design from Centro de Diseño of Mexico City.

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Santander México and other Grupo Santander companies in Mexico

until 2020. She has been member of the board of directors of

Americas Society and Council of the Americas, Laurel Strategies

and Qualitas of Life Foundation. She was also a founder and a

trustee of the Pro-Educación Centro and Diarq foundations.

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Other positions of note: Ms Díez Barroso is the founder and non-

executive Chair of Grupo Diarq, S.A. de C.V. and Centro de Diseño y

Comunicación, S.C. (Universidad Centro). She is also a non-

executive director of Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) and Dalia

Women, S.A.P.I de C.V. (Dalia Empower), a member of Comité de

200 (C200) and represents Mexico at the W20, the G20 women's

initiative to promote gender diversity.

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Positions in other Group companies: Ms Díez Barroso is a non-

executive director of Universia México, S.A. de C.V.

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Membership of board committees: Nomination committee and

responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee.

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Skills and competencies: Ms Díez Barroso brings to the board vast

experience in the real estate and education sectors, and has

extensive knowledge of, and an ever-lasting commitment to,

sustainability, inclusion and responsible business, having been a

founder and trustee of foundations that focus on education, gender

diversity and social support.

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Board member since 2020.

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Nationality: Spanish. Born in 1956 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

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Education: Degree in Economics and Business Administration and

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Experience: Mr Isasi began his career at Abengoa, before holding

various executive positions at JP Morgan in New York and First

National Bank of Chicago in London.

In 1987, he joined Morgan Stanley where he was managing

director of investment banking for Europe and Chair and Country

Head for Spain (1997-2020) and senior advisor (2020-2023). He

has also been director of Madrileña Red de Gas, S.A. and Sociedad

Rectora de la Bolsa de Madrid, S.A., as well as an independent

director of Grifols, S.A.

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Other positions of note: Mr Isasi is the non-executive

(independent) Chair of the board of directors of Logista Integral,

S.A. (LOGISTA).

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Positions in other Group companies: Mr Isasi is non-executive

Chair of the board of Santander España.

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Membership of board committees: Executive committee,

remuneration committee, and risk supervision, regulation and

compliance committee.

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Skills and competencies: Mr Isasi has vast experience in a wide

range of sectors and international markets (in particular, finance

and investment banking) as well as a strong institutional network

within Spain.

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external based on a standard of prudence. For more details, see subsection ['Other external directors'](#i5806ffbce9ab4aedb4558c3fefc4d410_2694) in section 4.2.

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Board member since 2015.

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Education : Degree in Economics and Business Administration from

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She is also a State Economist for

Spain.

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Experience: Ms Romana was formerly director general of Economic

Policy, director general of the Treasury of the Spanish Ministry of

Economy, and director at Banco de España and the CNMV. She was

also a director at the Instituto de Crédito Oficial and other entities

on behalf of the Ministry of Economy. She served as a non-

executive director at Banesto and as Executive Chair of Sociedad de

Gestión de Activos Procedentes de la Reestructuración Bancaria,

S.A. (SAREB). She has also been non-executive director of Aviva PLC

and Aviva Italia Holding S.p.A.

She has also been co-Chair of the board of trustees of The Digital

Future Society and advisory board member at Inetum and

TribalData.

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Other positions of note: Ms Romana is an independent director of

Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex), SIX Group AG and its

subsidiary Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, Sociedad Holding de

Mercados y Sistemas Financieros, S.A.U. She is also the non-

executive Chair of its other subsidiaries, SIX Digital Exchange AG

and SDX Trading AG. Furthermore, she is an independent director

of Werfen, S.A.; an advisory board member at Rafael del Pino

Foundation; senior adviser to Artá Capital; and academic director of

the IE Leadership & Foresight Hub Programme.

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executive (independent) Chair of Santander Insurance, S.L.

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Membership of board committees: Executive committee, audit

committee, nomination committee (Chair), risk supervision,

regulation and compliance committee, and innovation and

technology committee.

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Skills and competencies: Given her background as a government

economist and overall executive and non-executive experience in

finance (particularly from serving on the audit committees of listed

companies), Ms Romana is a recognized financial expert. Having

held key positions in credit institutions and the regulatory and

supervisory bodies of the financial industry and securities markets

in Spain, she also provides strategic insights into banking, financial

regulations and government relations in Spain and Europe.

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Board member since 2019.

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Nationality: British. Born in 1960 in Worcester, England.

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Education: Master's Degree in Economics from Cambridge

University.

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Experience: Mrs Walkden has served in a number of senior

management positions at Standard Chartered Bank, including as

Group Head of Human Resources, Chief Risk Officer, Group

Treasurer, Group Head of Asset and Liability Management and

Regional Markets, Group Head of Internal Audit, Group Head of

Corporate Affairs and Group Manager of Investor Relations. In

addition, she served as an independent member of the UK

Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) Regulatory Reform Panel, as

member of the European Banking Authority Stakeholder Group,

and was a lay member of the Welfare and Ethics Committee of the

Royal Veterinary College.

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Other positions of note: Mrs Walkden is a member of the advisory

board of JD Haspel Limited.

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Positions in other Group companies: Mrs Walkden is a non-

executive director of Santander UK PLC and Santander UK Group

Holdings PLC.

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supervision, regulation and compliance committee (Chair), and

responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee.

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Skills and competencies: She brings to the board extensive

experience in the international banking industry and deep expertise

in auditing, which underscores her recognition as a financial expert.

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Board member since 2024.

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Nationality: American and Italian. Born in 1966 in New York, US.

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Education: Degree in Comparative Literature from Yale University

and MBA from Harvard University.

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Experience:  Mr Weiss was Counselor to the Secretary of the US

Department of the Treasury from 2015 to 2017, where he led the

Department of Domestic Finance, working on matters related to

financial markets, regulatory reform, job creation and economic

growth. He previously held a number of senior management

positions at Lazard, including Global Head of Investment Banking,

Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Vice Chair of

European Investment Banking.

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Other positions of note: Mr Weiss is a founder and partner of

investment firm SSW Partners, LP. He is a research fellow of the

Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the

Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a member of the Council

on Foreign Relations, and a trustee of several non-profit, economic

policy organizations, including the Volcker Alliance, the Citizens

Budget Commission and the Bretton Woods Committee. He is non-

executive director of Société Familiale d' Investissements, S.A.,

associate of AFWCo LP and senior advisor to the investment

company JAB Holdings. He is a director and former publisher of The

Paris Review.

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Membership of board committees: Remuneration committee.

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Skills and competencies: Mr Weiss has a lengthy track record in

financial services, public policy and non-profit organizations. He

also has vast international experience in executive positions in the

US, Europe and other regions. Having held key positions in both the

public and private sectors, he contributes extensive knowledge of

the US market and financial sector to the board, most notably in

matters of economic policy.

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Joined the Group in 2003.

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Nationality: Spanish. Born in 1968 in Valladolid, Spain.

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Education: Degree in Law and Business Administration from

Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE E-3) and State Attorney for

Spain.

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Experience: Jaime Pérez Renovales was director of the office of the

second deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of

Economy, deputy secretary to the Spanish Prime Minister, Chair of

the Spanish State Official Gazette and the committee for

Government Reform. Previously, he had been Vice General

Counsel, vice secretary of the board and Head of Grupo Santander’s

legal department, General Counsel and secretary of the board at

Banesto, and deputy director of legal services at the CNMV. He is

the Banco Santander representative on the board of trustees of the

Princess of Asturias Foundation and is a member of the jury for its

award for Social Sciences. He is Chair of the ICADE Business Club,

Chair of the board of trustees of the Fundación Universitaria

Comillas-I.C.A.I. and professor of Constitutional Law in the Faculty

of Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE).

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4.2 Board composition

Size

As at 31 December 2024, the board of directors comprised 15

members, whose profile and background are described in section

[4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) . The Bylaws dictate that the board must be

composed of no less than 12 and no more than 17 members.

Composition by type of director

The board of directors has a balanced composition between

executive and non-executive directors, most of whom are

independent. Each director’s status has been verified by the

nomination committee.

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Executive directors

• Ana Botín, Group Executive Chair

• Héctor Grisi, Chief Executive Officer

Section 4.3 provides a detailed description of their respective roles

and duties under ['Group Executive Chair and Chief Executive](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27297)

[Officer'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27297).

Independent directors

• Glenn Hutchins (Lead Independent Director)

• Homaira Akbari

• Carlos Barrabés

• Sol Daurella

• Henrique de Castro

• Germán de la Fuente

• Gina Díez Barroso

• Belén Romana

• Pamela Walkden

• Antonio Weiss

Every year, the nomination committee verifies the independence of

the board members. It considers potentially significant business

relations that could affect their independence and other pertinent

circumstances. For more details on this analysis, see section  [4.6](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361)

['Nomination committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361) and in subsection C.1.3

of section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)

[required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448).

Independent non-executive directors account for 66.7% of board

members. This conforms to best corporate governance practices as

well as to the Rules and regulations of the board, which require

that the board be predominantly made up of non-executive

directors with at least 50% independent directors.

Other external directors

• José Antonio Álvarez

• Javier Botín

• Luis Isasi

These directors are not classified as independent directors for the

following reasons:

• Mr Álvarez, because he was the former CEO of Banco Santander

until 31 December 2022.

• Mr Botín, because he has been a director for over 12 years.

• Mr Isasi, because it is considered preferable to classify him as an

external director under prudent criteria, in view of his

remuneration as non-executive chair of Santander España in

addition to his remuneration as a director and the special nature

of this body as supervisor of a business unit without its own

corporate identity separate to Banco Santander, despite the

nomination committee and the board believing that he meets the

requirements to be classed as an independent director.

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At the end of 2024, the average term of directors was 8.03 years

and the average term of independent directors was 4.76 years. For

more details, see ['Board skills and diversity matrix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12324)  and ['Tenure and](#iac2e6385d9264114bcb6df2c4d1fbb33_0-0-20-12-2645520)

[equity ownership'](#iac2e6385d9264114bcb6df2c4d1fbb33_0-0-20-12-2645520)  in this section 4.2.

Annual report 2024265

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| Executive Chair | Ana Botín |  | 04/02/1989 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2026 |  | 1,893,028 | 31,506,972 | — | 33,400,000 | 0.220% |
| Chief Executive  Officer | Héctor Grisi |  | 20/12/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2026 |  | 2,123,907 | — | — | 2,123,907 | 0.014% |
| Vice Chair and Lead  Independent Director | Glenn Hutchins |  | 20/12/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2026 |  | 732,330 | — | — | 732,330 | 0.005% |
| Vice Chair | José Antonio Álvarez |  | 25/11/2014 | 22/03/2024 | 22/03/2027 |  | 2,617,170 | — | — | 2,617,170 | 0.017% |
| Members | Homaira Akbari |  | 27/09/2016 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2026 |  | 67,826 | 100,913 | — | 168,739 | 0.001% |
| Carlos Barrabés |  | 22/03/2024 | 22/03/2024 | 22/03/2027 |  | 100 | — | — | 100 | 0.000% |
| Javier Botín |  | 25/07/2004 | 22/03/2024 | 22/03/2027 |  | 5,502,083 | 25,601,761 | 157.304.169 E | 188,408,013 | 1.243% |
| Sol Daurella |  | 25/11/2014 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2026 |  | 149,483 | 476,837 | — | 626,320 | 0.004% |
| Henrique de Castro |  | 12/04/2019 | 22/03/2024 | 22/03/2027 |  | 2,982 | — | — | 2,982 | 0.000% |
| Germán de la Fuente |  | 01/04/2022 | 22/03/2024 | 22/03/2027 |  | 10,000 | — | — | 10,000 | 0.000% |
| Gina Díez Barroso |  | 22/12/2020 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2026 |  | 27,000 | — | — | 27,000 | 0.000% |
| Luis Isasi |  | 03/04/2020 | 01/04/2022 | 01/04/2025 |  | 45,000 | — | — | 45,000 | 0.000% |
| Belén Romana |  | 22/12/2015 | 22/03/2024 | 22/03/2027 |  | 208 | — | — | 208 | 0.000% |
| Pamela Walkden |  | 29/10/2019 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2026 |  | 82,608 | — | — | 82,608 | 0.001% |
| Antonio Weiss |  | 22/03/2024 | 22/03/2024 | 22/03/2027 |  | — | — | — | — | 0.000% |
|  | Total |  |  |  |  |  | 13,253,725 | 57,686,483 | 157,304,169 | 194,844,377 | 1.286% |
| General Counsel and  secretary of the  board | Jaime Pérez  Renovales |  |  | | | | | | | | |

A. Figures as at 31 December 2024.

B. The date of first appointment referred herein may not match with the date of acceptance of the position.

C. The date provided does not take into account the additional period that may apply under article 222 of the Spanish Companies Act, nor the annual renewal of one-third of the

board established in article 55.1 of the Bylaws. For more details, see ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374)  in section 4.2.

D. Banco Santander’s shareholding policy aims to align our executive directors and shareholders’ long-term interests. It includes the obligation for each executive director to

maintain a significant investment in Banco Santander's shares, equivalent to twice their annual salary. Executive directors have five years from the time they were appointed

to reach the required level of investment. Any shares they receive as remuneration are subject to a mandatory three-year holding period from their date of delivery, unless

they already hold the mentioned investment equivalent, in addition to the regulatory obligation not to sell them for one year from delivery, which applies in all cases.

E. Includes shares owned by Fundación Botín, chaired by Javier Botín, and syndicated shares, including shares corresponding to Ana Botín that are also included within her direct

or indirect shareholdings above, but excluding those corresponding to Javier Botín. For more details, see section [2.4 'Shareholders’ agreements'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_304). In subsection A.3 of section

[9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) , we adapted this information to the CNMV’s format.

As of 31 December 2024, Ana Botín, Héctor Grisi and José Antonio Álvarez had 903,995, 151,395 and 610,123 Banco Santander share

options, respectively. Each option has one share as underlying asset. These options come from the Group's remuneration plans.

For more details, see section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) .

Diversity

A diverse board of directors is essential to its effectiveness. Mixed

skills, experiences and points of view create an environment that

promotes independent opinion and constructive debate and

ensures proper decision-making. Thus, we seek to achieve a sound

balance of technical expertise, experience and broad diversity in

the composition of the board.

Our policy on the selection, suitability assessment and succession

of directors helps make our board more diverse in terms of gender,

age, geographical provenance, experience and knowledge.

• Gender.  The nomination committee and the board of directors

understand the importance of fostering equal opportunity

between men and women as well as the need for women board

members who meet the suitability requirement. In this regard,

the policy includes the gender equality target set by the

nomination committee for women and men to account for

between 40% and 60% of the total members of the board.

40% of our board members are women, meeting the target for

the less represented gender at the board set out in the Organic

Law on Equal Representation and Balanced Presence of Women

and Men, which from June 2026 will require the boards of the 35

companies with the highest market capitalization to have the

least-represented gender account for 40% or more of its

members.

• Age.  Our policy also considers that selection must promote age

diversity. There are no age limits for becoming a director nor for

the roles of chair and chief executive officer.

• Country of origin/international education. Selection considers

cultural diversity, geographical provenance, and international

education and experience, especially in the Group's core markets.

• Education and career. Selection considers candidates' academic

training and career history to ensure they are qualified to

understand our Group’s businesses, structure and markets, and

that they fit within the Santander culture and other aspects

deemed material to the Group.

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Moreover, our policy stipulates that board member selection must

not have any implicit bias that could lead to any form of

discrimination, based for instance on disability, race or ethnic

origin.

The policy follows the European Banking Authority (EBA) and

European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) joint guidelines

on the suitability assessment of board members and key functions

holders, as well as the ECB's Guide to fit and proper assessments.

Board skills and diversity matrix

The nomination committee updates a  ['Board skills and diversity](#i9f3488884e0646a79734a8f2f07b4ca3_1-0-38-17-2645520)

[matrix'](#i9f3488884e0646a79734a8f2f07b4ca3_1-0-38-17-2645520)  that reflects the balance of the knowledge, skills,

qualifications, diversity and experience required to pursue our

long-term strategy in an ever-changing market.

It considers the recommendations of the EBA and ESMA guidelines

on the suitability assessment of board members and key functions

holders, as well as the ECB´s Guide to fit and proper assessments.

The matrix follows this structure:

• We distinguish between thematic (technical)  and  horizontal

skills.

• We include a separate diversity section that details gender,

country of origin/ international education, and age.

• We show each member's  tenure .

The matrix discloses each board member's particular expertise and

skills, some of which are further detailed in section [4.1 'Our](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)

[directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) , and is a sign of our commitment to transparency.

We continuously review the suitability of skills and diversity to

ensure a diverse board that can meet Banco Santander's strategy

needs. The matrix enables us to pinpoint areas we need to

strengthen in the succession and election of new board members.

Last, the ['Committees skills and diversity matrix](#i744a010340a64fb3bbcbd8ac9701d037_0-0-38-9-2645520) ', which we also

continuously update, shows the diverse composition of each

committee and members' knowledge and expertise relevant to

their committee's remit.

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|  | | Ana  Botín | Héctor  Grisi | Glenn  Hutchins | José  Antonio  Álvarez | Homaira  Akbari | Carlos  Barrabés | Javier  Botín | Sol  Daurella | Henrique  de Castro | Germán de  la Fuente | Gina Díez  Barroso | Luis Isasi | Belén  Romana | Pamela  Walkden | Antonio  Weiss |
| Executive  Chair | CEO | Vice Chair  Lead  Independent  Director | Vice Chair  Non-  executive | Independent | Independent | Non-  executive | Independent | Independent | Independent | Independent | Non-  executive | Independent | Independent | Independent |
| SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| THEMATIC SKILLS | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Banking (100%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Other financial services (80%) | | • | • | • | • | • |  | • |  | • | • | • | • | • |  | • |
| Accounting, auditing and financial literacy (100%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Retail (73.3%) | | • | • |  | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | • | • | • |  |
| Digital & information technology (53.3%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | • |  |  |  | • |  |  |
| Risk management (86.7%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • |  | • | • | • | • |
| Business strategy (100%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Responsible business & sustainability (73.3%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | • |  | • |  | • |
| Human resources, culture, talent & remuneration (93.3%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Legal and regulatory (13.3%) | |  |  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • |  |  |
| Governance and control (80%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • |  | • | • | • |  |
| International experience | Continental Europe (80%) | • |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | • | • | • |
| US/UK (86.7%) | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | • | • | • |  | • | • | • | • |
| Latam (60%) | • | • |  | • | • |  | • |  | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |
| Others (26.7%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • |  |  |  | • |  |
| HORIZONTAL SKILLS | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Top management (100%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Government, regulatory and public policy (20%) | |  |  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • |  | • |
| Academia and education (40%) | | • |  |  |  | • | • |  | • |  |  | • |  |  |  | • |
| Significant directorship tenure (93.3%) | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |
| DIVERSITY | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gender | Female (40%) | • |  |  |  | • |  |  | • |  |  | • |  | • | • |  |
| Male (60%) |  | • | • | • |  | • | • |  | • | • |  | • |  |  | • |
| Country of origin/  international education | Continental Europe (60%) | • |  |  | • |  | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | • |  |  |
| US/UK (60%) | • |  | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • |
| Latam (13.3%) |  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • |  |  |  |  |
| Others (6.7%) |  |  |  |  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Age | Under 55 (13.3%) |  |  |  |  |  | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 55 to 65 (66.7%) | • | • |  | • | • |  |  | • | • | • |  |  | • | • | • |
| Over 65 (20%) |  |  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • |  |  |  |
| BOARD TENURE | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 0 to 3 years (33.3%) | |  | • | • |  |  | • |  |  |  | • |  |  |  |  | • |
| 4 to 11 years (53.3%) | |  |  |  | • | • |  |  | • | • |  | • | • | • | • |  |
| 12 years or more (13.3%) | | • |  |  |  |  |  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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|  | | Executive  committee | Audit  committee | Nomination  committee | Remuneration  committee | Risk supervision,  regulation and  compliance committee | Responsible banking,  sustainability and  culture committee | Innovation and technology  committee |
| SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE | | | | | | | | |
| THEMATIC SKILLS | | | | | | | | |
| Banking | | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Other financial services | | 100% | 80% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 40% | 87.5% |
| Accounting, auditing and financial literacy | | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Retail | | 100% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 87.5% |
| Digital and information technology | | 80% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 100% |
| Risk management | | 100% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 100% | 80% | 87.5% |
| Business strategy | | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Responsible business and sustainability | | 80% | 40% | 100% | 60% | 40% | 80% | 87.5% |
| Human resources, culture, talent and remuneration | | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Legal and regulatory | | 20% | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% | – | 25% |
| Governance and control | | 100% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 100% | 80% | 87.5% |
| International experience | Continental Europe | 80% | 100% | 60% | 80% | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| US/UK | 100% | 100% | 60% | 100% | 100% | 60% | 87.5% |
| Latam | 80% | 60% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 40% | 62.5% |
| Others | – | 60% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 12.5% |
| HORIZONTAL SKILLS | | | | | | | | |
| Top management | | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Government, regulatory and public policy | | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 20% | – | 25% |
| Academia and education | | 20% | 20% | 60% | 40% | – | 80% | 37.5% |
| Significant directorship tenure | | 100% | 100% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| DIVERSITY | | | | | | | | |
| Gender | Female | 40% | 60% | 60% | 20% | 40% | 80% | 37.5% |
| Male | 60% | 40% | 40% | 80% | 60% | 20% | 62.5% |
| Country of origin/international education | Continental Europe | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 40% | 62.5% |
| US/UK | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 60% | 62.5% |
| Latam | 20% | – | 20% | – | – | 20% | 12.5% |
| Others | – | 20% | – | – | – | 20% | 12.5% |
| Age | Under 55 | – | – | 20% | – | – | 20% | 12.5% |
| 55 to 65 | 80% | 100% | 40% | 60% | 80% | 60% | 75% |
| Over 65 | 20% | – | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 12.5% |
| BOARD TENURE | | | | | | | | |
| 0 to 3 years | | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 37.5% |
| 4 to 11 years | | 60% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 50% |
| 12 years or more | | 20% | – | – | – | – | – | 12.5% |

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Election, appointment, re-election and

succession of directors

Election

Our internal policy for the selection, suitability assessment and

succession of directors dictates standards for the board’s

composition, the process of identifying and selecting candidates,

and the suitability assessment of new directors.

Directors must meet specific requirements dictated by laws for

credit institutions and our Bylaws and must also fulfil the

obligations and duties of their position prescribed therein and in

the Rules and regulations of the board.

Our directors must be of renowned business and professional

integrity, and have the knowledge and experience needed to

perform their role and exercise good governance. Director

candidates will also be selected on the basis of their professional

contribution to the entire board.

The board of directors will endeavour to have significantly more

external or non-executive directors than executive directors, and

for the number of independent directors to make up at least half of

all members.

Appointment and re-election

Shareholders appoint and re-elect directors at the general

meeting. Furthermore, if directors step down during their term of

office, the board of directors may provisionally designate another

director by co-option until the shareholders at the general meeting

confirm the appointment at the next meeting.

Each appointment, re-election and ratification of directors is

submitted to a separate vote at the general meeting.

Proposals for appointment, re-election and ratification of directors

(regardless of their category), which the board of directors submits

to the shareholders, as well as appointments of the board in cases

of co-option, should be preceded by the corresponding reasoned

proposal of the nomination committee.

Proposals to be submitted to the general meeting must include a

duly substantiated report by the board, containing an assessment

of the qualifications, experience and merits of the proposed

candidate. Re-election and ratification proposals will also provide

an assessment of the work and dedication to the position during

the last period in which the proposed director held office. If the

board disregards the nomination committee's opinion, it must

explain its decision and record its reasons in the minutes of the

meeting.

Term and cessation

Our directors are appointed for three-year terms. However, one-

third of board members are renewed each year in order of their

tenure. Outgoing directors may be re-elected.

Our directors shall cease to hold office when the term for which

they were appointed ends, unless they are re-elected, when the

general meeting so resolves, or when they resign. When a director

ceases to hold office prior to the end of their term (i.e. by general

meeting resolution or by resignation), they shall explain the

reasons for resignation or, for non-executive directors, their

opinion on the reasons for their cessation in office by the general

meeting in a letter to the other board members, unless they report

them at a meeting of the board and this is recorded in the minutes.

To the extent relevant to our shareholders, the resignation shall be

publicly disclosed, including sufficient information on the reasons

or circumstances that the director provides.

Directors must tender their resignation to the board and formally

step down from their position if the board, on the nomination

committee's recommendation, deems it appropriate in cases that

may adversely affect the board's functioning or Banco Santander’s

credit or reputation. In particular, they must resign if they find

themselves in a circumstance of ineligibility or prohibition provided

by law, without prejudice to the honourability requirements for

directors and the consequences deriving from subsequent failure

to meet those requirements, set out in Royal Decree 84/2015, that

implements Act 10/2014.

Directors must notify the board as soon as possible of any

circumstances affecting them, whether related to their

performance in Banco Santander or not, that might damage Banco

Santander's credit or reputation, especially if under criminal

investigation, and of the developments of any such criminal

proceedings. When the board is informed or becomes otherwise

aware of any such situations, it will examine them as soon as

possible and decide, based on the particulars and on a report from

the nomination committee, any measures to adopt, such as

opening an internal investigation, calling on directors to resign or

proposing their dismissal.

Proprietary directors must also tender their resignation when the

shareholder they represent sells off or significantly reduces its

equity holding.

Succession planning

Succession planning is a key element of our good governance as it

ensures orderly role transitions as well as board continuity and

stability and its adequate renewal, composition and independence.

This planning follows a well-defined methodology and clear

allocation of responsibilities. Our aim is to identify candidates with

the necessary talent for each function.

Banco Santander's director succession plan focuses on diversity

standards and the suitability assessment policy, as well as the

regular review of the composition of the board and its committees,

and the identification of potential board member candidates.

The policy has specific core performance indicators, reviewed each

year, for such aspects as succession effectiveness (vacancies

filled by identified candidates); the number of internal and external

candidates immediately available to succeed executive directors;

training and development plans for potential candidates to succeed

executive directors in one to three years; gender diversity and

country of origin or international education; updated board

member tenure; the strength of the list of successors to executive

directors, committee chairs and the Lead Independent Director; and

the percentage of candidates to succeed directors who are

immediately available (or candidates for a one-to-three year

period).

The nomination committee and the board prioritize succession

planning, with sound and appropriate plans in place that are

regularly revisited to make sure they meet regulatory

requirements and align with industry best practice.

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4.3 Board functioning and

effectiveness

Board functions

Banco Santander's board of directors is our highest decision-

making body, except in matters reserved to shareholders at the

general meeting. It performs its duties with unity of purpose and

independent judgement.

The board’s policy is to designate executive bodies and managers

to run day-to-day operations and implement the strategy. It

focuses on general supervision and other functions it cannot

delegate by law, the Bylaws or the Rules and regulations of the

board, including:

• General policies and strategies including, among others, capital

and liquidity; tax; new products, operations and services;

corporate culture and values, including policies on responsible

business and sustainability and, in particular, on environmental

and social matters; crisis management and resolution planning;

risk (including tax risk) control and management; remuneration

policy; and compliance.

• Financial and non-financial reporting, and - more generally -

information reported to shareholders, investors and the general

public, as well as the processes and controls that ensure full

disclosure.

• Policies on reporting and communication with shareholders,

markets and public opinion, and supervision of the disclosure of

information.

• Internal audit plan.

• The selection, succession and remuneration of directors, senior

management and other key positions.

• Effectiveness of Grupo Santander’s corporate and internal

governance system, including the GSGM, corporate frameworks

and internal regulations.

• Significant corporate transactions and investments.

• Calling the general shareholders’ meeting.

• Related-party transactions.

Board regulation

The board is governed by the rules set out in the Bylaws and the

Rules and regulations of the board, both of which are available on

our corporate website.

• Bylaws. These dictate the basic rules that apply to the

composition and operation of the board and its members' duties,

and are supplemented and implemented by the Rules and

regulations of the board. They can only be amended by

shareholders at the general meeting. See  ['Rules for amending](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9303)

[our Bylaws'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9303)  in section 3.2.

• Rules and regulations of the board. These set the rules for

running and internally organizing the board of directors and its

committees through the development of applicable laws and

Bylaws provisions and good governance recommendations. They

set out the principles governing its actions and the duties of its

members.

The Rules and regulations of the board adhere to all legal

provisions as well as the principles and recommendations set out

in the Spanish Corporate Governance Code; Corporate

Governance Principles for Banks of the Basel Committee on

Banking Supervision; and the EBA's in Guidelines on internal

governance.

Our rules on the audit committee also adhere to the good

operating practices set out in the CNMV's Technical Guide 1/2024

on Audit Committees of Public Interest Entities, published on 27

June; as well as with the applicable regulations because our shares

are listed as ADS on the NYSE and, in particular, with Rule 10A-3

under the Securities Exchange Act (SEA) on standards relating to

audit committees.

Our rules on the nomination and the remuneration committees

also adhere to the good operating practices set out in the CNMV’s

Technical Guide 1/2019 on Nomination and Remuneration

Committees.

Structure of the board

The board’s corporate governance structure ensures that it

discharges its duties effectively.

Group Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer

The Executive Chair is Ana Botín and the Chief Executive Officer is

Héctor Grisi. They are the most senior executives in the Group’s

strategic and ordinary management, which the board is

responsible for overseeing, ensuring that their roles are clearly

separated and complementary. Both report exclusively to the

board of directors.

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The roles of our Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer can be summarized as follows:

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| Roles of the Executive Chair and the Chief Executive Officer | | |
| Executive Chair |  | Chief Executive Officer |
| • The Chair is the highest-ranking executive in Grupo Santander  and its main representative with regulators, authorities and  other major stakeholders.  • The Chair is responsible for the long-term strategy of the Group,  including new tech and digital growth engines, namely PagoNxt  and the Digital Consumer Bank.  • The Chair is also responsible for other corporate functions and  units that help drive the Group's long-term strategy and  transformation, comprising Technology and Data & Architecture,  People & Culture, Financial Accounting & Control, Strategy and  Corporate Development, General Secretariat and  Communications & Corporate Marketing. This reflects the  Chair's ultimate accountability for Transformation.  • The Chair also leads the appointment and succession planning  of Grupo Santander senior management, to be submitted to the  nomination committee and board for approval. |  | • The Chief Executive Officer is entrusted with the day-to-day  management of the business with the highest executive  functions and reports exclusively to the board.  • Accordingly, the Chief Executive Officer’s direct reports are the  senior managers in charge of the business units: the local CEO /  Country Heads and those in charge of the global businesses  (Wealth Management & Insurance, Corporate & Investment  Banking, Payments and Retail & Commercial Banking (including  TransformationA)), encompassing the relevant support and  control functions. Whilst the Chair is accountable for Digital  Consumer Bank, given that it is a global business, the Group CEO  remains fully accountable for the Countries through which  Digital Consumer Bank operates.  • As responsible for day-to-day management, the CFO also  reports to the Chief Executive Officer.  • Additionally, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for  Regulatory & Supervisory Relations and for embedding the  Group's sustainability policy in the day-to-day management of  Group businesses and the support and control functions. |

A. Whilst Retail & Commercial Banking reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer (with no functional line to the Executive Chair), ultimate accountability for Transformation

remains with the Executive Chair.

The duties of the Executive Chair, the Chief Executive Officer, the

board, and its committees are clearly separated. Various checks

and balances give Grupo Santander’s corporate governance

structure the appropriate equilibrium. In particular:

• The board and its committees supervise both the Executive Chair

and the Chief Executive Officer. Both the Executive Chair and

Chief Executive Officer report directly to the board of directors.

• The board has delegated all its powers to the Executive Chair and

the Chief Executive Officer, except for those that cannot be

delegated by law and under the Bylaws and the Rules and

regulations of the board. The board directly exercises those

powers to perform its general supervisory function.

• The Lead Independent Director leads the Group Executive Chair’s

succession and appointment in coordination with the nomination

committee.

• The audit committee is chaired by an independent director who is

considered a ‘financial expert’ as defined in Regulation S-K of the

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• The audit; nomination; responsible banking, sustainability and

culture; remuneration; risk supervision, regulation and

compliance; and innovation and technology committees are

chaired by, and have a majority of, independent directors. The

first three committees are also composed entirely of

independent directors.

• The Executive Chair may not simultaneously act as Banco

Santander’s Chief Executive Officer.

• The corporate Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit functions

report as independent units to a committee or a member of the

board of directors and have direct, unfettered access to the

board.

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Lead Independent Director

Our Lead Independent Director is Glenn Hutchins. The Lead Independent Director is key to our corporate governance arrangements. He is

responsible for the effective coordination of the non-executive directors and makes sure they serve as an appropriate counter-balance to the

executive directors.

The following chart shows the Lead Independent Director's functions and activities in 2024. He provides a detailed report to the nomination

committee and board of directors on his activities and the discharge of his duties on an annual basis.

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| Duties |  | Activities in 2024 |
| Facilitate discussion and open dialogue among independent  directors, holding private meetings of non-executive directors  without the executive directors present and proactively engaging  with them to consider their views and opinions. |  | Held six meetings with non-executive directors where they were  able to voice their views and opinions. These meetings provided a  valuable opportunity to reflect on the overall board and  committee cycle throughout the year, to discuss board training  topics, strategy execution, executive director and top  management performance and objectives (including the CEO  performance assessment given his reporting line to the board),  and reflections on areas of continuous improvement.  The non-executive directors held a meeting with the Chief  Executive Officer without the Executive Chair present (and vice  versa), in recognition of their direct reporting line to the board. |
| Direct the periodic evaluation of the Chair of the board of directors  and coordinate her succession plans. |  | Led the Executive Chair's annual performance review in order to  determine her variable pay. Furthermore, he coordinated her  succession planning activity, facilitated through his membership  of the nomination committee. |
| Engage with shareholders and other investors to learn of their  concerns, especially with regard to Banco Santander's corporate  governance. |  | See section [3.1 'Shareholder communication and engagement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_316)  for  full details of the Lead Independent Director’s activities. |
| Replace the Chair in her absence, with such key rights as the  ability to call board meetings under the terms of the Rules and  regulations of the board. |  | Whilst the Executive Chair was able to chair all board meetings,  there were specific instances where the Lead Independent  Director assumed the chairship of the board, mainly driven by the  nature of the topic being discussed and the Executive Chair's  potential vested interest, being therefore recused for those  discussions. |
| Request a board meeting or that new items be added to the  agenda. |  | While the Lead Independent Director did not need to request  additional board meetings to be called, he remained fully engaged  in, and informed of, board meeting agendas to add additional  items as required. |

Structure of board committees

Board committees support the board in three main areas:

• Managing the Group by exercising decision-making powers

through the executive committee.

• Formulating strategy for core areas through the responsible

banking, sustainability and culture committee, and the

innovation and technology committee.

• Supervising and making important decisions through the audit

committee, nomination committee, remuneration committee

and risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee.

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The board has seven committees under this structure:

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| Mandatory  committeesA | Executive  committee | | Audit  committee | | Nomination  committee | | Remuneration  committee | | Risk supervision,  regulation and  compliance committee | |
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| Decision-making  powers | | Supervision, information, advice and recommendations regarding functions in risk,  financial reporting and audit, nomination and remuneration matters | | | | | | | |

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| Voluntary  committees | Responsible banking, sustainability and  culture committee | | Innovation and  technology committee | |
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A. Required by law, the Bylaws or the Rules and regulations of the board.

Secretary of the board

Jaime Pérez Renovales is the secretary of the board. He assists the

chair and ensures the formal and substantial legality of all the

board’s actions. He also makes sure that good governance

recommendations and procedures are observed and remain under

continuous review.

The secretary of the board is also the General Counsel of Banco

Santander. He acts as the secretary of all board committees and

facilitates a fluid and effective relationship between the

committees and the Group's units that must collaborate with

them.

The appointment of the secretary of the board is a matter for the

board to approve, taking into account the prior opinion of the

nomination committee. The secretary does not need to be a

director.

The board has two vice secretaries, F. Javier Illescas Fernández-

Bermejo (Group Head of Legal) and Adolfo Díaz-Ambrona Moreno

(General Counsel of Santander España). They assist the secretary

with his duties on the board and its committees, and replace him in

the event of absence, inability to act or illness.

Board operation

The board of directors held 18 meetings (14 ordinary and four

extraordinary) in 2024. The Rules and regulations of the board

dictate that it must hold at least nine annual ordinary meetings and

one quarterly meeting.

Though board meetings follow a calendar approved annually and a

provisional agenda of items to discuss among the matters that fall

under its remit, new items can be added and additional meetings

can be called. Directors may also propose items to be added to the

agenda and are duly informed of changes to the calendar and

meeting agendas.

To help directors prepare effectively for each meeting, they are

given relevant documents sufficiently in advance and in a secure

electronic format. In the board’s opinion, these documents are

appropriately detailed and received in good time which enables

members to make appropriate decisions.

The Rules and regulations of the board of directors also expressly

acknowledge directors’ rights to request and obtain information on

anything related to Banco Santander and its domestic and foreign

subsidiaries. They also acknowledge their right to inspect the

books, files, documents and any other records of corporate

transactions, in addition to premises and facilities. Furthermore,

directors can request and obtain any information and advice they

deem necessary from the secretary in order to perform their duties.

Additionally, the board meets at the Chair’s discretion or at the

request of at least three directors. The Lead Independent Director

is also authorized to request a board meeting or that new items be

added to the agenda for a meeting that has already been called.

Directors must attend meetings in person, either physically or

virtually, and endeavour to limit their absence to situations of

absolute necessity. The nomination committee checks that

directors attend at least 75% of board and committee meetings

and that any absence has a valid excuse without raising doubt

about the director's commitment to good governance. For more

details, see ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288) in

this section 4.3.

If directors are unable to attend a meeting, they can designate (in

writing and on a special basis for each session) another director to

act on their behalf. Proxies are granted with instructions. Non-

executive directors may only be represented by other non-

executive directors. A director can hold more than one proxy.

The board may meet in various rooms at the same time, provided

that members can interact in real time to ensure interactivity and

intercommunication via audio-visual means or telephone.

Board meetings are validly quorate when more than half of its

members attend in person or by proxy.

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Resolutions are adopted by absolute majority of the directors in

attendance. The chair has the casting vote in the event of a tie. The

Bylaws and the Rules and regulations of the board only require the

qualified majorities according to law.

The secretary of the board keeps the board’s documents on file and

records the content of meetings in meeting minutes. Meeting

minutes of the board and committees include statements

members expressly request to be put on record. Moreover, the

secretary oversees the monitoring of the actions that the board and

its committees must perform that the parties responsible for are

dully informed of.

The board may hire legal, accounting or financial advisers and

other experts at Banco Santander’s expense for assistance with

their duties.

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| Comparison of number of meetings heldA | | | | |
|  | Banco  Santander | Spain  average | US  average | UK  average |
| Board | 18 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
| Executive committee | 24 | 7.6 | NA | NA |
| Audit committee | 15 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 5.3 |
| Nomination  committee | 13 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| Remuneration  committee | 14 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Risk supervision,  regulation and  compliance  committee | 18 | 12.3 | NA | 6.4 |

A. Source: Spencer Stuart Board Index 2024 (Spain, United States and United

Kingdom).

NA: Not available.

The following chart shows the board’s approximate time allocation

to each function in 2024.

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| Approximate allocation of the board’s time in 2024 |

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Committee operation

Board committees follow a calendar and an annual work plan

established every year. Each committee meets as often as is

required to fulfil its duties, with a minimum of four meetings,

except for the innovation and technology committee, which holds

at least three meetings.

A committee meeting is quorate if it is attended by more than half

the committee's members in person or through an appointed

proxy. A committee resolution passes with a simple majority of

votes. In the event of a tie, the committee chair has the casting

vote. Committee members may appoint a proxy to vote for them

and, as in board meetings, non-executive directors can only

appoint a non-executive director proxy.

Committee members are given relevant meeting materials

sufficiently in advance of each meeting to facilitate suitable

meeting preparation and therefore promote overall committee

effectiveness.

Though they cannot vote, any director can attend and participate in

meetings of committees on which they do not serve if invited by

the chair of the board and the chair of the respective committee,

upon request to the chair of the board. Furthermore, all board

members who are not executive committee members may attend

executive committee meetings at least twice a year, for which they

are to be called by the chair.

Committees have the authority to summon executives, who will

appear at meetings at the invitation of, and under the terms

dictated by, the respective chair. Their attendance will be recorded

in the meeting minutes. Committees may also submit a request to

the General Counsel to hire legal, accounting or financial advisers

or other experts to assist with their duties at Banco Santander’s

expense.

The role of committee secretary is non-voting and falls on the

General Counsel and secretary of the board. This fosters a fluid and

efficient relationship between the board, its committees, and

senior management. The board should encourage communication

and engagement through these and other means with the

committees to boost efficiency and ensure effective coordination in

the performance of their respective support duties, through,

among others, the following mechanisms:

• Joint meetings. The committees (mainly the audit and risk

supervision, regulation and compliance committees and the

latter with the remuneration committee) hold joint meetings on

topics of mutual interest.

• Information to the board. At each board meeting, the committee

chairs present on the matters that they have discussed in

previous sessions of those meetings. They also provide the board

members with copies of their committee meeting minutes and

all other documents handed out.

• Common members between committees. We strive to have

board members sit on several committees.

• Cross-sectoral review of agendas. A periodic review of the work

plans of the various committees is carried out to ensure that

meeting agendas are complete and coherent.

• Informal events. Continue to leverage informal time between

board members, acknowledging the value that this brings to

board culture.

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The following table shows the attendance rate of board and committee meetings in 2024.

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| Directors | Board | Executive | Audit | Nomination | Remuneration | Risk  supervision,  regulation  and  compliance | Responsible  banking,  sustainability  and culture | Innovation  and  technology |
| Average attendance | 98% | 95% | 99% | 89% | 93% | 98% | 91% | 100% |
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| Ana Botín | 18/18 | 24/24 | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | 5/5 |
| Héctor Grisi | 18/18 | 23/24 | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | 5/5 |
| Glenn Hutchins | 18/18 | \_ | \_ | 12/13 | 14/14 | \_ | \_ | 5/5 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 18/18 | 24/24 | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | 5/5 |
| Homaira Akbari | 17/18 | \_ | 15/15 | \_ | \_ | \_ | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Carlos BarrabésA | 7/8 | \_ | \_ | 4/6 | \_ | \_ | 1/2 | 3/3 |
| Javier Botín | 17/18 | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ |
| Sol Daurella | 17/18 | \_ | \_ | 11/13 | 11/14 | \_ | 5/5 | \_ |
| Henrique de Castro | 18/18 | \_ | 14/15 | \_ | 14/14 | \_ | \_ | 5/5 |
| Germán de la Fuente | 18/18 | \_ | 15/15 | \_ | \_ | 18/18 | \_ | \_ |
| Gina Díez Barroso | 17/18 | \_ | \_ | 12/13 | \_ | \_ | 4/5 | \_ |
| Luis Isasi | 18/18 | 24/24 | \_ | \_ | 13/14 | 18/18 | \_ | \_ |
| Belén RomanaB | 18/18 | 23/24 | 15/15 | 13/13 | \_ | 17/18 | 2/2 | 5/5 |
| Pamela WalkdenC | 18/18 | \_ | 15/15 | \_ | \_ | 18/18 | 3/3 | \_ |
| Antonio WeissD | 8/8 | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ |

Note: This table shows each director's in-person attendance at ordinary and extraordinary board or committee meetings except when they attended by proxy. The nomination

committee was informed of directors’ excused absences and verified that they raised no doubt about their capability of good governance. Some directors did not attend

extraordinary meetings that were not scheduled in the annual meeting calendar. Health reasons were behind attendance lower than 75%.

A. Member of the board and of the nomination, responsible banking, sustainability and culture; and innovation and technology committees since 27 June 2024.

B. Stopped down as a member of the responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee on 23 March 2024.

C. Member of the responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee since 23 March 2024.

D. Member of the board since 27 June 2024.

The following table shows the average preparation of directors in

the exercise of their functions on the board and committees

in 2024:

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| Board | 18 | 229B | 458B |
| Executive committee | 24 | 144 | 288 |
| Audit committee | 15 | 150 | 300 |
| Nomination committee | 13 | 52 | 104 |
| Remuneration committee | 14 | 56 | 112 |
| Risk supervision,  regulation and compliance  committee | 18 | 180 | 360 |
| Responsible banking,  sustainability and culture  committee | 5 | 25 | 50 |
| Innovation and technology  committee | 5 | 20 | 40 |

A. Includes hours of meeting preparation and attendance. Estimated preparation

time considers travel to attend meetings in person, where appropriate.

B. Not including four extraordinary sessions held in 2024 due to their short duration

and low impact on the directors’ required commitment.

Directors’ average time commitment is calculated by taking the

number of members on the board and on each committee, the

number of times each body meets during the year, average

meeting length, and an estimate of the time each director needs to

prepare for every meeting. We estimate that the board chair and

the committee chairs have a greater time commitment than the

other directors because of the added functions their roles require.

We also consider the commitment to attend sessions that form

part of directors’ training and development programme, the

meetings of non-executive directors with the Lead Independent

Director, and additional unstructured Board time on other activities

that enables greater informal engagement between directors.

Considering the above mentioned criteria, on average, directors

dedicate approximately 63 eight-hour days a year to preparing and

attending board and committee meetings.

Directors must report to the nomination committee any

professional activity or role that they are going to perform outside

the Group so that the committee can check that they can dedicate

enough time to the Group and the professional activity or role does

not pose conflicts of interest.

The annual suitability reassessment our nomination committee

conducts (see section [4.6 'Nomination committee activities in](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361)

[2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361)) enables us to update information on the estimated time

directors dedicate to roles or professional activities outside the

Group and demonstrates their ability to exercise good governance.

This makes sure the number of board roles that our directors have

at once is within the legal limit (i.e. no more than one executive

and two non-executive roles, or four non-executive roles; roles in

the same group are considered a single role and roles in not-for-

profit or non-commercial organizations -such as, among others,

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organisations for the sole purpose of managing the private

economic interests- are not included).

Director training and induction programmes

The board has an annual training and development programme to

help directors continue to develop skills and increase their

understanding of the Group and industry, taking into account their

experience and expertise. The board selects contents on an annual

basis based on feedback from its members and supervisory and

regulatory requirements, among others.

Programme workshops are delivered collectively to all board

members and in 2024, they covered the following topics:

• Recovery and Resolution Plan.

• Cybersecurity.

• Sustainability, with a key focus on CSRD.

• Generative Artificial Intelligence.

• Inorganic growth analysis.

• Financial crime compliance, bribery and corruption risks,

sanctions and anti-money laundering regulation.

• Regulatory updates covering DORA, Data Privacy and Basel IV,

amongst others.

• Customer experience.

Directors can also request one to one and ad-hoc training on

specific topics tailored to their own needs, if deemed helpful. The

objective of such sessions would be to enable directors to deep

dive into specific areas in order to ensure that their knowledge is

optimal and up to date.

Banco Santander shares its training, induction and development

methodology with subsidiaries to promote best practices and drive

consistency of approach across our footprint. Some Group

executives facilitated special sessions for subsidiary directors

throughout the year to keep them up to date with relevant Group

matters such as the consolidation under five global businesses

across our footprint.

Every board member receives a directors' manual. It is a support

guide that provides both new and existing directors with a

complete reference of information relevant to their role. In

addition, the board has robust induction programmes so new

directors can deeply understand the industry and Grupo

Santander’s business model and structure, risk profile and

governance arrangements, taking into account their existing skills,

competencies and knowledge. They are completed within six

months after taking up their position as new directors and include

document reviews, tailored meetings, site visits and training

sessions with senior managers of the Group, as appropriate.

Both Carlos Barrabés and Antonio Weiss completed their induction

programmes, which were tailored to their experience and

particular needs.

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The induction programme played a key role

during my onboarding as a member of the

board. Both the sessions and supporting

materials dealt with all key topics, ensuring that

my onboarding was seamless and complete.

I also benefited from early engagement with a

number of senior leaders across the Group, who

provided me with valuable insights into

Santander’s values and culture. Overall, the

programme was excellent and ensured that I

was well prepared to discharge my role".

Antonio Weiss, director

Board effectiveness review in 2024

The board undergoes a yearly assessment of its performance and

effectiveness, composition, quality of its work, and individual

performance of its members. The review includes its committees.

Every three years, it is conducted by an external consultant, whose

independence is verified by the nomination committee.

Methodology and scope of the assessment

In 2024, the review was conducted internally. The scope of the

internal assessment included the structure of the board, its

organisation and functioning, dynamics and internal culture and

the functioning and effectiveness of its committees. In addition,

the assessment covered the individual performance of the

Executive Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Lead Independent Director

and General Secretary. The assessment also facilitated the

opportunity for performance feedback on the remaining individual

directors.

The Executive Chair and the nomination committee Chair led the

assessment, with the involvement of the Lead Independent

Director. The review followed the methodology and structure of

previous internal reviews, based on a confidential questionnaire

that was fully completed by all board members. In addition, the

review also took into account the feedback received from senior

executives on the overall value they get from the board as a whole

and reflections received as part of additional interactions

throughout 2024 (including non-executive director sessions and

assessment questionnaires for board training and development

programmes, among others).

Findings and action plan

The results of the 2024 assessment process were discussed by the

nomination committee and board of directors in January and

February 2025, with a consensus view that the board and its

committees continue to operate effectively. In particular, the

results revealed the following:

• The board has undergone an appropriate degree of refreshment

and is appropriately composed, with a depth of skills and

experience, as well as high degree of independence and diversity.

• The Executive Chair model continues to work effectively and

there remains clarity and universal understanding of the division

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of responsibilities between the Executive Chair and the CEO,

which is clearly documented. The checks and balances in place

are considered to be highly effective.

• There is a strong and healthy internal board culture, where

dynamics encourage open and transparent discussions, critical

thinking, constructive challenge to senior management and

sound decision making.

• The Executive Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Lead Independent

Director and General Secretary had a positive and effective

performance with the competence expected. The remaining

directors also performed positively with an overall effective

contribution.

• The board agenda focuses on the right priorities and the quality

of reporting and information flows support robust and timely

decision-making.

• Committees are considered to work effectively, with appropriate

coordination mechanisms in place, and the support they give to

the board is highly valued. The committee composition changes

made throughout the period, including committee Chair rotation,

were considered favourably and in support of an appropriate

distribution of work among members, acknowledging that this

would be kept under review.

• The executive team has a favourable opinion of the board,

positively rating the constructive challenge and support

provided.

As a result of the review, the nomination committee and board of

directors discussed potential areas for improvement and the latter

approved an associated action plan in February 2025. Each

committee will be engaged on specific actions applicable to their

remit to ensure effective and efficient operation, as appropriate.

The key action plan highlights can be summarised as follows:

• Structure of the board. As part of any future board refreshment,

continued consideration will be given to maintaining an

appropriate composition taking into account relevant factors

such as our strategic direction, and the skills and experience

required to oversee its delivery, and our core markets and

associated geographical footprint.

• Effectiveness of the Executive Chair model. The split of roles

and responsibilities between the Executive Chair and the CEO will

be kept under continuous review and refinement, as appropriate,

to ensure its ongoing effectiveness and robustness.

• In-person engagement. Increase in person formal and informal

engagements in recognition of director preference for in-person

meetings and the value they attribute to their time together.

• Organisation and functioning. Continue to optimise Board and

committee time facilitated by keeping the volume of supporting

documentation under continuous review.

• Committees. A proactive approach to committee composition

will be retained, ensuring optimal performance, effectiveness

and efficient distribution of work among board members, among

other factors. In addition, meeting frequency will be kept under

continuous review to identify streamlining opportunities to the

extent possible.

The resulting actions and associated outcomes of the review have

supported our continued priority focus on effective governance.

4.4 Executive committee activities

in  2024

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| Position | | Category | Appointed on |
| Chair | Ana Botín | Executive | 11/12/1989A |
| Members | Héctor Grisi | Executive | 01/01/2023 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | Other external | 13/01/2015 |
| Luis Isasi | Other external | 20/05/2020 |
| Belén Romana | Independent | 01/07/2018 |
| Secretary | Jaime Pérez Renovales | |  |

A. Committee Chair since 10 September 2014.

Functions

The executive committee is a key governance body in Banco

Santander and the Group. The board delegated to it all its powers

except those that cannot be delegated by law or under the Bylaws

and Rules and regulations of the board. Its meeting frequency and

the nature of its decisions enable the board to focus on general

oversight. It also reports regularly to the board on its core matters

and decisions adopted, and provides all directors with the minutes

and documents from its meetings.

Committee performance

The board, supported by its nomination committee, determines the

committee's size and composition, to ensure its effectiveness. As

well as the board, the committee has an external director majority,

ensuring a balance of opinions and compliance with

Recommendation 37 of the Spanish Corporate Governance Code.

Its secretary is the secretary of the board.

The committee frequency ensures the discharge of its duties and it

is generally convened every two weeks, although it can meet as

many times as required by the Chair.

Main activities in 2024

In 2024, the committee addressed a breadth of matters relating to

the business of the Group and its main subsidiaries, risk

management, corporate transactions and other proposals that

were subsequently submitted to the board, which can be

summarised as follows:

• Results. Regularly reviewed the Group's results and stakeholder

reaction to them.

• Business performance. Regularly received updated information

on the performance of the Group’s business areas and other

related matters.

• Report by the Executive Chai.: The Executive Chair regularly

reported on the Group´s management, strategy and institutional

matters.

• Report by the CEO. The CEO regularly reported on the Group´s

performance and on the budget and execution of plans for all the

global businesses and units that report to him.

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• Corporate transactions.  Analysed and approved, where

appropriate, corporate transactions on investments and

divestments, joint ventures and capital transactions.

• Risks. Received regular holistic risk and compliance reports. The

committee also authorized or declined material transactions

within the framework of the risk governance model.

• Global businesses and subsidiaries. Received regular updates on

global businesses, subsidiaries and other business lines'

performance against agreed plans. This helped the committee

support the board with the oversight and control of its global

business and subsidiary operations, and with the fulfillment of

the targets announced at the 2023 Investor Day.

• Capital and liquidity. Received regular reports on capital ratios

and optimization measures, pricing (originations) and portfolio

profitability. By virtue of the board's delegation and within

capital and funding plans, the committee agreed non-convertible

debt issuances and securitizations.

• Supervisors and regulatory matters. agenda and projects to

ensure compliance with supervisory recommendations and

regulatory reforms.

• Governance matters. Approved specific internal regulation under

its remit. In particular, the committee reviewed and approved key

governance documents associated with the five global

businesses. Furthermore, the committee analysed the

effectiveness of the executive first level committee structure and

approved the associated improvement plans.

In 2024, the committee held 24 meetings. See  ['Board and](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)

[committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288) in section 4.3 for

members’ meeting attendance and the estimated average time

each one spent on meeting preparation and attendance.

2025 priorities

The committee set the following priorities for 2025:

• Monitor the performance of the Group's global businesses and

subsidiaries, including progress in the execution of their strategic

plans.

• Continue to assess proposed corporate transactions relating to

investments and divestments, joint ventures and capital

transactions.

• Continue to oversee the execution and achievement of specific

public  targets, including those disclosed at the 2023 Investor

Day.

• Continue to facilitate timely and efficient decision making,

supporting the board and enabling it to focus on general

oversight and strategy matters.

• Continue to ensure the committee’s effectiveness and efficient

coordination with the board, its committees and the executive

first level committees.

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4.5 Audit committee activities in 2024

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|  |  |  | The committee oversaw and led an external auditor selection  process according to applicable regulation in order to propose  the appointment of our external auditor at the 2026 AGM. After  a rigorous and competitive selection process, the committee  recommended the board to propose the appointment of  PricewaterhouseCoopers.  We monitored the independence and effectiveness of the  Internal Audit function as part of our fundamental duties,  ensuring the resources to fulfil its responsibilities, including the  need to complement the existing workforce with new skillsets  and expertise. We remained cognisant of the importance of  allowing for the appropriate level of flexibility when overseeing  the internal audit plan execution, to ensure that we are well  prepared for any new challenges and associated risks.  As we have done in previous years, we proactively shared  emerging themes, concerns and views with our subsidiary audit  committees on an ongoing basis, which enabled us to harness  their vast collective expertise and helped to further instil our  ‘One-Santander’ vision.  In January 2024, the succession process for a new Group Chief  Audit Executive was invoked in order to identify a suitable  successor for Juan Guitard, after almost ten years in the role.  The committee conducted a rigorous process in coordination  with the nomination committee, which resulted in the  appointment of Julia Bayón (former Head of Business Legal, CIB  Legal, and Vice-Secretary of the board), as new Group CAE. Julia  brings different skills that will enrich the role. I wish her all the  best and the committee is confident on her success in this new  position. In turn, I would like to thank Juan for so many years of  excellent performance, his strong commitment to the Group,  and especially, for his assistance to the committee I have the  privilege to chair."  FirmaGermandelaFuente.gif |  |
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| Germán de la Fuente  Chair of the audit committee |
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| "During 2024, the committee continued to benefit from a  comprehensive mix of experience and skills, and each provided  appropriate advice and challenge to the top management. I  would like to expressly thank Pamela Walkden, who chaired the  committee during the last four years until I took over in March  2024. Her devotion and excellent service have been key for  discharging our responsibilities. Pamela remains a member of  the committee, offering her experience and commitment. Our  smooth transition has facilitated the ongoing effectiveness of  the committee, ensuring that its role is discharged in the most  tangible and effective manner. As part of that, we received  confirmation on our overall alignment with the provisions of the  new CNMV Technical Guide on audit committees and we are  taking proactive steps to remain fully prepared for the  implementation of the CSRD in Spain.  The committee maintained its focus on the effective oversight of  the financial information integrity and the internal controls and  kept a professional and open relationship with the external  auditor. Specifically, we oversaw the change of reporting of  financial results to global businesses as primary segments to  effectively align the way we report with the manner we manage  the Group. Non-financial information also remained high on our  agenda last year and, in particular, we discussed at length on  the need to maintain robust processes and controls in the  current complex legislative framework, and monitor the greater  independent assurance required going forward. |
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| COMPOSITION |

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| Position | | Category | Appointed on |
| Chair | Germán de la Fuente | Independent | 21/04/2022A |
| Members | Homaira Akbari | Independent | 26/06/2017 |
| Henrique de Castro | Independent | 21/10/2019 |
| Belén Romana | Independent | 22/12/2015 |
| Pamela Walkden | Independent | 29/10/2019 |
| Secretary | Jaime Pérez Renovales | |  |

A. Committee Chair since 23 March 2024.

The board of directors appointed the committee's members based

on their expertise, skills and experience in the matters within the

committee's scope. For more details, see section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)

and ['Board skills and diversity matrix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12324)in section 4.2.

According to SEC Regulation S-K, committee Chair Germán de la

Fuente is considered a financial expert based on his credentials,

extensive experience in accounts auditing and strong expertise in

accounting and internal and risk control, as well as in the banking

industry.

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| TIME ALLOCATION |

In 2024, the committee held 15 meetings, including four joint

sessions with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance

committee. See ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)

in section 4.3 for members' attendance and the estimated average

time each one spent on meeting preparation and attendance.

The chart below shows the committee's approximate time

allocation in 2024:

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Duties and activities in 2024

This section summarizes the audit committee's activities in 2024.

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| Review the financial  statements and other  financial information |  | • Reviewed the individual and consolidated annual financial statements and directors' report for 2024, as  well as consolidated half-yearly financial report, and submitted them to the board for approval. Monitored  compliance with legal requirements and accounting principles, and ensured that the external auditor issued  a report on the effectiveness of the Group’s system of internal control over financial reporting (ICFR).  • Reviewed quarterly financial information (dated 31 December 2023, 31 March, 30 June and 30 September  2024, respectively), inclusive of reporting five global businesses as primary segments, prior to board  approval and subsequent release to the market and supervisory bodies.  • Reviewed supplementary financial information to the annual report: the Universal Registration Document  filed with the CNMV; Form 20-F and Form 6-K filed with the SEC.  • Verified, on a quarterly basis, the consistency of the financial information published on our website and the  CNMV’s website (when required), ensuring that it was up to date and consistent with the information  approved by the board. | | | |
| Review the non-financial  information |  | • Oversaw and assessed the preparation and reporting processes of non-financial information, including  sustainability information, in coordination with the responsible banking, sustainability and culture  committee and informed the board accordingly.  • Received regular updates from the Group Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) and the Head of Sustainability on  progress with sustainability reporting within the Group, including the associated scope of metrics and  action plans and the impacts of the CSRD. As part of this, acknowledged the future requirement to appoint  a verifier of sustainability information and associated governance upon implementation of the CSRD in  Spain.  • Reviewed the Climate Finance and Green Bond reports in coordination with the responsible banking,  sustainability and culture committee, prior to their submission to the board for approval, assessing the  integrity of such disclosures and the review conducted by the external auditor.  • Endorsed the Pillar III disclosures report and submitted to the board for approval. | | | |
| Information on applied tax  policies |  | • Was informed by the Head of Tax on applied tax policies based on Spain's Code of Good Tax Practices, prior  to their submission to the board for approval, as well as on the annual review of the tax strategy and policy  tax risk management and control.  • Was informed on the filing of the 2023 Tax transparency report to the Spanish tax agency ( Agencia Estatal  de Administración Tributaria ). | | | |
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| Information on the  external audit plan |  | • Received updates on the planning, progress and execution of the audit plan, including the work conducted  in connection with the non-financial information.  • Was informed of the impact of legal and regulatory developments in connection with financial and non-  financial information, as well as their relevance regarding timelines and assurance scope of the  independent external verification.  • Obtained the external auditor's confirmation of its full access to all information necessary to conduct the  audit.  • Analysed the audit reports for the annual financial statements before the external auditor submitted them  to the board. It also received the external auditor's additional report explaining the results of the audit  conducted, in accordance with the applicable regulation. | | | |
| Interaction with the  external auditor |  | • The lead audit partner, who met regularly with the committee Chair, was invited to all committee  meetings, which facilitated effective communication between the external auditor and the board. In  addition, the committee met him without executives present to ensure a fluent communication and the  independent performance of its function. | | | |
| Assessment of the  external auditor’s  performance |  | • Conducted the final evaluation of the external auditor's performance and how it has contributed to the  integrity of the financial information based on, among other parameters: its knowledge of the business, the  quality and efficiency of its services and sufficiency of resources (including the composition and level of  seniority of the team involved); the frequency and quality of its communications; its independence;  transparency reports and quality controls; and the opinions of the audit committee Chairs and the  controllers of the main subsidiaries or relevant subgroups within the Group.  • Received the 2024 PwC Transparency report from the lead audit partner, who also informed the committee  about the public outcomes of quality controls conducted by the ICAC or other supervisors and other  relevant investigations. | | | |

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| PwC’s remuneration for  audit and non-audit  services |  | • Monitored PwC’s remuneration, including the following fees for audit and non-audit services provided to  the Group: | | | |
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|  | Audit | 120.1 | 117.5 | 115.4 |
|  | Audit-related services | 13.6 | 8.6 | 6.4 |
|  | Tax advisory services | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
|  | Other services | 7.4 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
|  | Total | 142.0 | 133.6 | 127.1 |
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|  | The audit and main non-audit services included for each item in the above breakdown are detailed as  follows:  • Audit services: audit of the individual and consolidated financial statements of Banco Santander and its  subsidiaries (which PwC or another network firm is the external auditor); audit of the interim  consolidated financial statements of Banco Santander; integrated audits prepared in order to file the  Form 20-F with the SEC and the internal control audits (SOx) for required Grupo Santander's entities;  limited reviews of financial statements; and regulatory reports to the external auditors on Grupo  Santander’s entities.  • Audit-related services: issuance of comfort letters, verification services of financial and non-financial  information (as required by regulators) and other reviews of documentation to be submitted to domestic  or foreign authorities that, due to their nature, are typically provided by the external auditor.  • Tax services: tax compliance and advisory services provided to Group companies mainly outside Spain,  which have no direct effect on the audited financial statements and are permitted in accordance with the  applicable independence regulations.  • Other services: agreed-upon procedure reports, assurance reports and special reports performed under  the accepted profession's standards; as well as other reports required by the regulators.  The 'Audit' heading includes the fees for the year's audit, regardless of the date the audit was completed.  Any subsequent adjustments, which are not significant, are shown in note [47.b)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1045) in the 'Notes to the  consolidated financial statements' for each year for comparison purposes. The fees corresponding to the  rest of the services are shown by reference to when the audit committee approved them.  • Verified that the ratio of PwC's fees paid for all services for Banco Santander and the Group to its annual  revenue in Spain and worldwide did not exceed the 15% limit for three consecutive years. In 2024 the ratio  stood at 0.27% of PwC's total revenues worldwide.  • Verified every quarter, according to Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the  Council, that the fees approved in 2024 for non-audit services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers  Auditores, S.L. (PwC), (including for ‘Other services’ and ‘Audit-related services’, and not including services  that the external auditor is required to perform under domestic or EU laws) were significantly less than  70% of the average fees paid specifically to PwC in the past three consecutive years for the ‘Audit’ of Banco  Santander and its subsidiaries in Spain (not including fees for reviews with more limited assurance than  required for accounts auditing, which are included as non-audit services). In 2024, the ratio stood at  25.98%; and it would be 21.49% if services approved for PwC and other firms in its network and provided  to Grupo Santander in and outside Spain were included.  See subsection C.1.32 of section  [9.1 'Reconciliation with the CNMV’s corporate governance report model'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_445)  for the reconciled amounts of the above mentioned fees listed, with the numerator and denominator values  of each ratio found in section C.1.32 of section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448).  • In 2024, Grupo Santander contracted for services by audit firms other than PwC in the amount of EUR 206.2  million (EUR 174.1 and 185.5 million in 2023 and 2022, respectively). | | | |
| Non-audit services |  | • Approved, on a monthly basis, all non-audit services rendered by the Group's external auditor verifying that  all of them met the independence requirements under Spanish and European regulation and SEC and Public  Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) rules, as well as complying with our internal Policy on the  approval of services other than audits provided by the external auditor. | | | |
| Personal and financial  relations |  | • Received confirmation from PwC that the designated audit team, PwC as the auditor firm, everyone else  that forms part of PwC or of other firms in its network, including all applicable extended relations to them  complied with the requirements on external auditor independence, analysing possible threats and taking  appropriate safeguarding measures in line with their internal policies and procedures.  • Received information about the results of the internal review, carried out every six months, according to our  internal regulation, on possible financial ties between Grupo Santander and PwC and its related parties,  which concluded that no existing ties compromised the independence of PwC as external auditor. | | | |

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| External auditor  independence report |  | • Verified the external auditor's independence prior to the issuance of the 2024 auditor’s report on the  financial statements, considering:  • the remuneration it has received for audit and non-audit services;  • all non-audit services rendered by the external auditor; and  • the personal circumstances and financial dealings, that the external auditor or persons performing the  audit may have with the Group.  • Received written confirmation from PwC of its independence from Grupo Santander in accordance with  applicable European and Spanish law and the SEC and the PCAOB rules.  • Concluded that, in its opinion, it had no objective reason to question the external auditor's independence  and issued this annual report on its independence. | | | |
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| Re-election |  | • Proposed to the board, for approval, and subsequent submission to the 2025 AGM, the re-election of PwC  as external auditor of Banco Santander and its consolidated group for financial year 2025, which will be the  tenth and final year of PwC's initial mandate as the Group's external auditor. Since 2021, the lead audit  partner has been Julián González, PwC's banking sector audit leader who has experience as a global group  audit partner (mainly in Spain and the UK) and a strong background in the Spanish financial sector. He also  regularly participates in various international forums on banking supervisory and regulatory forums. | | | |
| Selection process |  | • Oversaw a rigorous and comprehensive selection process, through a public tender according to applicable  regulation, to propose to the board the appointment of the external auditor for Banco Santander and its  consolidated group's at the 2026 AGM, after PwC's ten-year mandate ends.  • Received the favourable opinion from Internal Audit function on the transparency, objectivity and  independence of the selection process conducted.  • Rated PwC's proposal the best for its technical offer, assigned team, and economic terms, among other  parameters, and recommended selecting it, as preferred firm, to the board for approval and, subsequent, to  propose its appointment as external auditor of Banco Santander and its consolidated group at the 2026  AGM. | | | |
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| Oversight of the Internal  Audit function |  | • Supervised the Internal Audit function and ensured its independence and effectiveness in 2024.  • Reviewed the external quality assessment performed by the Institute of Internal Auditors in Spain to  continue ensuring the effectiveness of the function and its alignment with best practice and Global Internal  Audit Standards.  • Oversaw, in coordination with the nomination committee, the selection process of the Group Chief Audit  Executive (CAE) which resulted in the proposal to appoint Julia Bayón to the nomination committee and to  the board. Monitored her onboarding process to ensure its robustness, enabling her to be truly effective in  her role.  • Invited the CAE to all committee meetings and held two private sessions with her without other executives  or the external auditor present. The committee also invited additional internal audit officers to meetings  throughout 2024, when required.  • Endorsed the 2024 Internal Audit function budget, ensuring that the function had the resources and  skillsets needed to discharge its duties effectively.  • Reviewed and approved the Internal Audit function strategic plan for 2024-2027.  • Was kept apprised of the initiatives launched and hubs created to improve the efficiency of Internal Audit's  work and associated digital initiatives, including artificial intelligence capabilities.  • Assessed the preparedness and effectiveness of the Internal Audit function to fulfil its duties.  • Endorsed the former and new CAE's 2024 objectives for onward submission to the board for approval.  Reviewed their performance against those objectives and reported the results to the remuneration  committee and to the board to set their variable remuneration.  • Verified the suitability of the subsidiary CAEs, in coordination with the Group nomination committee. | | | |
| Monitoring of internal  audit activities |  | • Reviewed the annual internal audit plan for 2024 and submitted it to the board for approval, ensuring that  it covered the Group's relevant risks, with a key focus on credit risk, third party risk management, model  risk and financial crime compliance, among others; and oversaw its progress with internal audit  recommendations and ratings of businesses, units and corporate functions. Each subsidiary CAE reported to  the committee at least once in 2024.  • Received regular information on internal audit activities carried out in 2024, monitoring progress in audit  ratings, and further promoting a continued focus on maintaining a robust control environment; and  conducted an additional review of issued audit reports, requiring certain areas to present their action plans.  • Continued promoting the first line’s further involvement in internal audit recommendations and ensured  that senior management and the board understood the conclusions of internal audit reports.  • Received holistic reviews of internal audit coverage of cybersecurity, IT risks, financial crime, sustainability,  model risk, credit risk, capital and solvency, operational risk, access control and vendor management,  among other topics, to ensure proper oversight, with first and second line of defence representatives  invited to provide additional feedback, as appropriate. | | | |

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| Monitoring the  effectiveness of internal  control systems |  | • Received information on the Group's internal control system and monitored related action plans, together  with the internal control strategic plan, including those associated with sustainability reporting.  • Received reports and certification on the Group’s 2023 internal control system (ICS) and assessed its  effectiveness in compliance with the CNMV's (ICFR) and the SEC's (SOx) regulations. | | | |
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| Coordination with Risk and  with Compliance |  | • Held four joint meetings with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee to review risk,  compliance and internal audit aspects of the global businesses and subsidiaries, with first line of defence  representatives present.  • Received information in a joint meeting with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee on  the Group's whistleblowing channel (Canal Abierto) with a special focus on matters within the committee's  remit to ensure the Group's culture empowers employees and other persons related to Banco Santander to  speak up, be heard and report irregular practices without fear of reprisal.  • Collectively discussed with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee additional topics of  mutual interest, such as risk culture and the internal control environment, and received an update on  internal audit matters of the Risk and Compliance functions.  • Received biannual reports on the main legal contingencies, associated provisions and applicable public  information, in coordination with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee.  • Invited the CRO to all 2024 committee meetings.  • The Chairs of the audit committee and of the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee  remained in constant communication, ensuring ongoing coordination and collaboration.  • Received reports from Santander España's joint audit and risk committee on the main items covered at the  meetings throughout the year. | | | |
| Committee's operation and  effectiveness |  | • Reviewed the CNMV's Technical Guide 1/2024 on audit committees at public-interest entities,  acknowledging the committee's overall alignment with its recommendations, and endorsed specific actions  mainly on sustainability-related matters to be taken following the implementation of the CSRD in Spain.  • Invited subsidiary audit committee chairs to specific committee meetings throughout the year. In turn, the  committee Chair attended specific subsidiary audit committee meetings to further enhance communication  between them.  • Held a subsidiary audit committee Chairs convention at our headquarters in Boadilla del Monte to foster  further collaboration across the Group. For more details, see ['Group and subsidiary board relations'](#ib5b0282ea2f14198b098bae4d6cfe259_14326) in  section 1.2. | | | |
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| Creation or acquisition of  special-purpose vehicles  and entities based in  countries considered non-  cooperative jurisdictions |  | • Was informed of the activities of the Group’s offshore entities by the Head of Tax, providing this  information to the board. See note [3.c)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_838)  in the 'Notes to the consolidated financial statements'.  • Reported favourably to the board, for its approval, on proposals to create or acquire interests in entities  domiciled in non-cooperative jurisdictions or in special purpose entities and received the Special Purpose  Entities Annual Update. | | | |
| Authorization and  oversight of related-party  transactions |  | • Reviewed the details and balances of the related-party transactions reported in the annual and half-yearly  financial statements. Checked that those transactions were carried out under market conditions.  • Supervised and reported to the board on a bi-annual basis that the related-party transactions, including  those authorized with delegated board powers, complied with the law, the Rules and regulations of the  board and/or the conditions set by board resolution; verified the alignment with the internal reporting and  monitoring procedure and that those transactions met the fairness and transparency requirements  established in the aforementioned rules and were fair and reasonable.  • Issued the Related-party transactions report. For more, details see section [4.12 'Related-party transactions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_379)  [and other conflicts of interest'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_379) . | | | |
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| Shareholder information |  | • Was represented by the former committee Chair, Pamela Walkden, who reported at the 2024 AGM on the  committee's activities in 2023. | | | |
| Corporate documents for  2024 |  | • Prepared this activities report on 20 February 2025, which includes a performance review of the  committee's functions and key priorities identified for 2025. The board of directors approved it on 25  February 2025. | | | |

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2025 priorities

The committee set the following priorities for 2025:

• Continue to supervise the Group's global business and units,

from a control perspective with a special focus on those more

linked to transformation, in coordination with the risk

supervision, regulation and compliance committee, to ensure

that appropriate controls remain effective.

• Continue to focus on the oversight of the internal audit plan

execution with an ongoing focus on fundamental risks, such as

credit risk, cyber, third party risk management and risk derived

from emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

• Remain focused on the independence and effectiveness of the

Internal Audit function, ensuring its preparedness to fulfil its

duties, including the required resources, skills and expertise of its

people.

• Continue to monitor the implementation of the CSRD in Spain

and the appointment of the verifier of sustainability information.

In addition, remain focused on the overall analysis and reporting

processes for the non-financial information, including

sustainability information, and its associated integrity, to meet

increasing stakeholder expectations, in coordination with the

responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee.

• Remain focused on ensuring that the committee discharges its

role in the most tangible and effective manner.

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4.6 Nomination committee activities in 2024

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|  |  |  | footprint to remain sighted on the depth of talent within the  Group. However, we understand that we also need to attract  external talent required to deliver our strategic targets. For such  purposes, the committee remained focused on ensuring the  suitability of the new profiles and the creation of an inclusive  workplace that facilitates a more diverse composition of our top  management and its success.  In line with our commitment to continuous governance  improvements, the committee monitored the effective  implementation of the action plan derived from the 2023 board  effectiveness review, with was conducted with the assistance of an  external expert. We also conducted an internal evaluation of the  board and its committees in 2024 with a view to improving our  overall effectiveness, where possible. We were pleased with the  results which concluded that the board continues to operate  effectively, with an efficient committee structure, and that  management positively values the constructive challenge and the  contribution they get from the board as a whole.  We consider that effective Group-wide governance is an essential  element of business success and strategy execution. As a result,  corporate and internal governance has been a key feature in the  year, driving continuous improvement across the Group and  ensuring adequate oversight and control of subsidiary operations.  The committee has tracked governance developments and the  implications for the Group and kept these under continuous  review. As a good example of the continuous adaptation to current  trends, the committee recommended the organization of a virtual  only AGM in 2025, after checking that the measures in place fully  preserved shareholders rights. A virtual AGM should foster the  active participation of our shareholders, assuring their equal  treatment since eliminating the differences between those  attending physically and remotely, and will be more consistent  with our sustainability policy, since it will avoid travel to where the  AGM would take place otherwise.  Looking ahead, we will continue working on ensuring that we have  the best team and robust governance in place, leveraging on our  strong culture to attract, develop and retain the best people to  support our transformation".  FirmaBelenRomana.gif |  |
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| "The committee plays a key role overseeing that both the board  and the executive team are well placed to help the Group achieves  its strategic goals. As part of that, we continued to apply and  supervise succession arrangements for the board as a whole so  that succession planning more generally continued to be  discharged in an effective manner. We have carefully analysed  board composition, ensuring that its depth of skills and experience  remained optimal to contribute to the Group's success.  In addition, in 2024 we analysed committee composition more  broadly, to ensure that committees remained well equipped to  discharge their duties, balancing continuity, refreshed membership  and time commitment, relevant skills and experience, and value  added. As part of that, the committee continued to benefit from a  great mix of experience and skills, complemented with the  appointment of Carlos Barrabés as a member in June 2024.  In  addition, we recommended specific committee Chair rotation  movements to the board, evidencing once again the strength and  depth of expertise of its members. I would like especially to thank  Bruce Carnegie-Brown for his service over the last years as Chair of  the committee until I took over in March 2024, when he stepped  down from the board.  The committee devoted significant time to senior executive  succession planning in 2024 to ensure that we have the  appropriate people to lead and execute our transformation  strategy. We also remain committed to the continued  development of our internal succession pipeline. As part of that,  the board held two informal sessions with top talent across our |
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| Chair | Belén Romana | Independent | 01/01/2024A |
| Members | Carlos Barrabés | Independent | 27/07/2024 |
| Sol Daurella | Independent | 23/02/2015 |
| Gina Díez Barroso | Independent | 22/12/2021 |
| Glenn Hutchins | Independent | 20/12/2022 |
| Secretary | Jaime Pérez Renovales | |  |

A. Committee Chair since 23 March 2024.

The board of directors appointed the committee's members based

on their expertise, skills and experience in the matters within the

committee's scopes. For more details, see section [4.1 'Our](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)

[directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)  and  ['Board and committees skills and diversity matrix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12324) in

section 4.2.

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| TIME ALLOCATION |

In 2024, the committee held 13 meetings, including one joint

session with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance

committee. See ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)

in section 4.3 for members' attendance and the estimated average

time each one spent on meeting preparation and attendance.

The chart below shows the committee’s approximate time

allocation in 2024:

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Annual report 2024286

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Duties and activities in 2024

This section summarizes the nomination committee's activities in 2024.

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| Board and committees composition and succession planning | | |
| Selection and succession of  the board and its  committees |  | • Ensured board member selection procedures guaranteed directors’ individual and collective suitability;  fostered diversity in its broadest sense; and analysed the required expertise, skills and time commitment  for effective board membership.  • Continued to oversee, together with the Executive Chair, succession planning activities for the board.  • Assessed the composition of the committees and the international advisory board in order to ensure they  had the right skills and experience to perform their duties successfully and proposed composition changes  for certain committees to further enhance their performance and ongoing effectiveness. For more details,  see ['Changes to the committees'](#i0f6be49d4c5a4ac7a5e919e94450712e_13313) in section 1.1.  • Continued monitoring the board's overall skills and competencies, therefore ensuring that the collective  board and its committees composition remained appropriate to oversee and lead the strategic direction of  the Group. |
| Appointment, re-election  and ratification of directors |  | • Considered areas of expertise and experience required to complement the board by reference to the board  skills and diversity matrix as well as the annual board effectiveness review in order to target appropriate  searches and recruitment.  • Ensured that any proposed appointment had been drawn from a depth of candidate pool which recognised  diversity in its broadest sense, therefore ensuring the best possible outcomes. |
| Annual verification of  directors' status |  | • Verified each director category (i.e. executive, independent and other external) and submitted a proposal to  the board for it to be confirmed or reviewed in the annual corporate governance report and at the 2025  AGM. For more details, see section  [4.2 'Board composition'](#i5806ffbce9ab4aedb4558c3fefc4d410_2690) .  • Assessed directors’ independence, verifying that there were no significant business ties between the Group  and companies in which they are, or have been, significant shareholders, directors or senior managers, in  particular regarding financing extended by the Group to such companies. In all cases, the committee  concluded that existing ties were not significant because (i) financing (a) did not constitute economic  dependency for such companies because other sources of funding were available, and (b) was consistent  with the Group’s share of the relevant market; and because (ii) business ties did not reach comparable  materiality thresholds used in other jurisdictions as benchmarks (e.g. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE),  Nasdaq and Canada’s Bank Act), among other reasons. |
| Directors' potential  conflicts of interest and  other professional activities |  | • Examined the information provided by directors about their intention to carry out other professional  activities or positions outside the Group and the related time commitment and concluded that those  commitments were compliant with applicable legislation regarding the maximum number of directorships  they may hold, and did not interfere with their obligations as Banco Santander directors nor entail any  conflict of interest. |
| Director induction, training  and development  programmes |  | • Assessed the effectiveness of the director induction, training and development programmes, guaranteeing  that such programmes are designed according to each director’s circumstances and needs.  • Identified areas for improvement and additional topics for the 2025 board training programme. |
| Senior management succession planning and effectiveness monitoring, talent and related activities | | |
| Succession planning for  executive directors and  senior management |  | • Oversaw the discipline applied to senior executive succession planning, which included key positions in  subsidiaries, and made sure plans were orderly being implemented through a rigorous, transparent, merit-  based and objective process that promotes diversity in its broadest sense.  • Oversaw appointments of key positions and monitored the effectiveness of the top management  succession plans.  • Endorsed the proposed changes to the Group succession policy for senior executives to enhance process  robustness with a more strategic approach, improving effectiveness and simplicity. |
| Appointment of senior  management team  members |  | • Recommended specific appointments, later agreed by the board, in coordination with certain committees,  as needed. For more details, see section [5. 'Senior management team'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_382). |
| People and culture |  | • Recommended the full integration of Human Resources and Talent functions under the common leadership  of the Global Head of People and Culture.  • Discussed People and Culture's activities to continue supporting progress on inclusive culture, in  coordination with the remuneration and the responsible banking, sustainability and culture committees.  • Assessed and challenged proposals on senior executives' mission, career development plans, mobility and  talent retention initiatives Group-wide. |
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| Board effectiveness review |  | • Reviewed the execution of the action plan to address the areas for improvement revealed in the 2023  board effectiveness annual review, which was conducted with the collaboration of an independent external  consultant.  • Oversaw the 2024 board effectiveness review, which was conducted internally, and endorsed the resultant  action plan. For more details, see ['Board effectiveness review in 2024'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27289) in section 4.3. |

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| Corporate governance |  | • Reviewed the key highlights of the 2024 AGM.  • Analysed evolving practices and market trends with regard to the general shareholder meeting format  (either physical, hybrid or fully virtual), and requested updated information on our investors and proxy  advisors' insights and experiences in this respect to be considered in the proposal to the board on the  format for the 2025 AGM. In view that (i) the Bank has several million shareholders very diversified  geographically, only a few dozen of which attend the general meetings in person, and holding a virtual-  only meeting allows to offer all of them the same opportunities to participate, ensuring their equal  treatment; (ii) the remote participation platform developed by the Bank as part of its digitalization process  proved to be ideal during the pandemic, as it replicates the functioning of a traditional shareholder meeting  and safeguards the exercise of shareholders' rights at the same level as in a physical or hybrid meeting; (iii)  holding a virtual-only meeting is aligned with the current digital paradigm, which is shown by the  experience of countries such as the United States, Canada or Germany where virtual-only meetings are a  majority practice among major listed companies, and which is also attested by the evolution of Spanish  legislation and the broad support of the amendment of our Bylaws to allow for virtual-only meetings  received from our investors at the 2021 AGM; and (iv) the feedback received from institutional investors  during the corporate governance roadshow hosted by our Lead Independent Director, who also had open  communication with proxy advisors on this topic; the committee concluded that there are well-grounded  reasons and sufficient assurance regarding the effectiveness of shareholders rights for holding a virtual-  only 2025 AGM, and recommended to the board to call it in this format, taking into account that this does  not necessarily mean that future AGMs will be virtual-only.  • Reviewed the activities conducted by the Lead Independent Director, ensuring the discharge of his duties,  as evidenced through a summary of his activities in the year, which was also submitted to the board.  • Reviewed the activities conducted by the Shareholder and Investor Relations team, as well as the Lead  Independent Director's engagement with investors, shareholders and proxy advisors, and their feedback on  the Group's corporate governance arrangements.  • Verified the independence of the external advisers hired by the committee and the remuneration  committee in 2024, analysing their services and the amounts they received, among others.  • Reviewed the annual corporate governance report to verify that information contained therein conforms to  the applicable law and assisted the board in the periodic review of our corporate governance system for the  board to fulfill its mission to promote the corporate interest and consider stakeholders' expectations. |
| Internal governance |  | • Monitored the split of the roles and responsibilities between the Executive Chair and the CEO to ensure its  ongoing effectiveness and alignment with the board approved allocation of the same. For more details, see  ['Structure of the board'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_70747) in section 4.3.  • Assessed the suitability of certain proposed key position appointments at Group and subsidiary level,  subject to the Group’s appointments and suitability procedure.  • Oversaw subsidiary board composition to ensure consistent suitability in line with expectations across the  Group.  • Endorsed Group director nominations for subsidiary boards to ensure they were suitable and correctly  perform their duties.  • Verified the suitability of the subsidiary CAEs, and CROs and CCOs with the Group audit and risk  supervision, regulation and compliance committees, respectively.  • Remained apprised on new governance regulation, trends, best practices and implications for the Group, as  well as on the actions taken to simplify and streamline internal regulation and executive level governance  bodies' effectiveness with no loss of governance.  • Verified that subsidiaries followed the provisions of the GSGM relating to board and committee structure  and their functions pursuant to best practices. In addition, the committee tracked subsidiary actions and  progress in implementing internal regulation required by the Group. For more details, see section [7. 'Group](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_409)  [structure and internal governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_409).  • Analysed the outcomes of the subsidiary board and board Chairs annual effectiveness reviews. |
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| Suitability assessment of  directors, senior  management and key  positions |  | • Conducted the annual suitability assessment of directors, senior management, heads of internal control  functions and the Group's key position holders, confirming their continued business and professional good  reputes and appropriate knowledge and experience to perform their duties.  • Concluded that board members continue to discharge good governance, having analysed notifications from  them regarding their other professional obligations, confirming that they are able to devote the necessary  time and have no conflict of interest; and overseeing directors' attendance at board and committee  meetings, ensuring that it did not fall below 75% and, in the specific cases of lower attendance, that  absences were duly justified and do not undermine their capacity to devote sufficient time to discharge  their duties. Furthermore, average board attendance was verified as 98%. For more details, see ['Board and](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)  [committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288) in section 4.3.  • Analysed and informed the board of potential circumstances or unforeseen situations affecting directors  over the course of the year that could harm the Group's credit and reputation and, in particular, legal  proceedings in which a director is subject to investigation. Based on the information received from said  director on the events under investigation, and given the stage of proceedings, the nomination committee  concluded that the director remained suitable to exercise his duties, though the committee will continue to  monitor the case. |

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| Shareholder information |  | • Was represented by the former committee Chair, Bruce Carnegie-Brown, who reported at the 2024 AGM  on the committee's activities in 2023. |
| Corporate documents for  2024 |  | • Prepared this activities report on 24 February 2025, which includes a performance review of the  committee's functions and key priorities identified for 2025.  The board of directors approved it on 25  February 2025. |

2025 priorities

The committee set the following priorities for 2025:

• Continue to supervise succession arrangements for the board as

a whole, playing an important role in ensuring that succession

planning more generally is discharged in an effective manner.

Continue to take its proactive approach to board refreshment and

associated succession planning, considering previous board

effectiveness review outcomes and other relevant factors.

• Keep a proactive focus on senior executive succession planning

based on the Group’s strategic needs, and the potential

challenges the business may face, maintaining our attention to

the continued development of our internal succession pipeline

and to a merit-based culture of equal opportunity and inclusion.

Ensure that people and other talent related risks are properly

understood and addressed in coordination with the risk

supervision, regulation and compliance committee.

• Continue to promote that leadership and talent traits and

associated characteristics as a catalyst of The Santander Way,

ensuring that it serves as the glue to keep everyone committed

together to the transformation. Further promote an inclusive

workplace to facilitate the success of our senior leaders and

teams.

• Keep our corporate governance arrangements under constant

review to make sure they continue to consider all stakeholders’

interests with strategic relevance for the Group by closely

monitoring shareholder engagement and, together with the Lead

Independent Director, by taking into account their feedback and

insights. In particular, monitor shareholder experience and

results of the 2025 AGM, including the feedback received on the

format under which it was held and reporting on this to the

board.

• Monitor the implementation of CSRD in Spain and assess

changes to the internal regulation that may be required in

coordination with the audit committee.

• Remain focused on ensuring that the board and its committees

discharge their role in the most tangible and effective manner. As

part of that, monitor the effective implementation of the action

plan derived from the 2024 board effectiveness review, in line

with our commitment to continuous governance improvements.

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4.7 Remuneration committee activities in 2024

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|  |  |  | Taking account of the support received for our remuneration  policy at the 2024 AGM, we met during the year with our largest  shareholders and their proxy advisers to explain our  compensation philosophy and to gather feedback. The  remuneration committee discussed the lessons from this  consultation and made a series of adjustments to our incentive  plans that strengthen the alignment between pay and long-term  performance. Additionally, we have expanded our disclosure to  provide more detail on the committee’s process for determining  pay and selecting appropriate pay comparators, given our global  scale and peer group.  In coordination with the nomination committee, we continued to  focus on fairness across the Group, ensuring the avoidance of  pay gaps, meeting all relevant requirements and making  fulsome disclosure. An external review has affirmed that the  Group’s policies, procedures, and practices fully comply with  applicable legislation.  Committee members bring diverse expertise, providing valuable  insights and challenges to management that enhance our  decision-making and oversight. During the year, we  strengthened our committee by the including a new director,  Antonio Weiss, as a member.  Looking ahead, we remain committed to ensuring that the  Group can attract and retain the very best talent to drive our  success and deliver long-term, sustainable value for all our  stakeholders. To this end, we intend to continue our dialogue  with shareholders and other key stakeholders who share our  interest in the prosperity of the Group". |  |
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| Glenn Hutchins  Chair of the remuneration committee |
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| "The committee is guided by key principles, which include  shareholder value, meritocracy, risk management and fairness.  Aligned with these principles, our remuneration philosophy is  focused on strengthening our employee value proposition while  meeting regulatory expectations and serving the best interests  of all stakeholders. Our goal is to implement our remuneration  policies and plans in a manner that serves these interests across  our entire global footprint.  Critical to creating shareholder value is our capacity to attract,  develop and retain the best talent world-wide to support our  transformation. We compete in a global market for skills not  just with the world’s largest financial institutions but also with  the biggest and most successful technology companies. Our  ability to offer market-based compensation for our top talent is  vital to our capacity to compete and succeed. |
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| Chair | Glenn Hutchins | Independent | 20/12/2022 |
| Members | Sol Daurella | Independent | 23/02/2015 |
| Henrique de Castro | Independent | 29/10/2019 |
| Antonio Weiss | Independent | 01/01/2025 |
| Luis Isasi | Other external | 19/05/2020 |
| Secretary | Jaime Pérez Renovales | |  |

A. Committee Chair since 1 October 2023.

The board of directors appointed the committee's members based

on their expertise, skills and experience in the matters within the

committee's scope. For more details, see section  [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)

and ['Board and committees skills and diversity matrix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12324)  in

section 4.2.

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| TIME ALLOCATION |

In 2024, the committee held 14 meetings, including one joint

session with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance

committee. See  ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)

in section 4.3 for members’ attendance and the estimated average

time each one spent on meeting preparation and attendance.

The chart below shows the committee's approximate time

allocation in 2024:

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Duties and activities in 2024

This section summarizes the remuneration committee's activities in 2024.

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| Remuneration schemes and policies | | |
| Remuneration policy for  executive directors, senior  management and other key  executives |  | • Remained focused on simplifying executive directors and senior management remuneration, shaping  remuneration schemes consistent with our Simple, Personal and Fair values, with a special focus on  shareholder value creation.  • Recommended the 2023 individual variable remuneration for senior management, based on annual  performance targets and their weightings as set by the board.  • Proposed to the board the global annual executive variable remuneration for 2024 (payable immediately  and deferred executive remuneration), based on achievement of previously set quantitative and qualitative  targets. In addition, reviewed the ex-ante risk adjustments of total variable remuneration assigned to the  global businesses and units, based on actual risk outcomes and their management, in conjunction with the  risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee.  • Recommended to the board the annual performance indicators to calculate variable remuneration for 2025  with limited variations versus the previous year in order to maintain focus on risk, Group-wide  collaboration and shareholder value creation, among others.  • Set the achievement scales for the annual and multi-year performance targets and weightings for  submission to the board.  • Reviewed and considered the results of the say on pay at our 2024 AGM, as well as the feedback received  from top shareholders and major proxy advisory firms, proposing to the board a remuneration policy for  2025, 2026 and 2027 that includes changes compared to the existing policy to strengthen its alignment  with shareholders’ expectations. |
| Assist the board of  directors in supervising  compliance with  remuneration policies |  | • Checked that remuneration schemes were aligned with the Group's performance, corporate culture, risk  appetite and applicable regulation, and created no incentive to breach risk appetite.  • Reported to the board on Group remuneration practices and assessed their effectiveness, receiving  confirmation on their alignment with the Group remuneration policy.  • Reported to the board on an external advisor assessment of the remuneration policy that concluded that  the Group's policies, procedures and practices comply with the regulatory requirements for credit  institutions.  • Reviewed the adoption of ex-post risk adjustments, including the application of malus and clawback  arrangements within the Group. |
| Director remuneration  policy report |  | • Reviewed the Lead Independent Director’s report on engagement with key shareholders and proxy advisors  regarding executive director remuneration.  • Reviewed and proposed to the board the annual directors' remuneration report for an advisory vote at the  2024 AGM.  • Assisted the board in overseeing compliance with the director remuneration policy.  • Positively recommended the directors' remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027 that will be  submitted by the board of directors at the 2025 AGM as a separate item on the agenda pursuant to Article  529 novodecies  of the Spanish Companies Act and is an integral part of the director remuneration policy  report. See sections  [6.4 Directors' remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397)  and [6.5 'Preparatory work](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_400)  [and decision-making for the remuneration policy; remuneration committee involvement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_400)'. As part of that,  the committee considered the voting results of the remuneration proposals at the 2024 AGM, the inputs  from shareholder and stakeholder engagement during the year. It also considered any recommendations  from regulators, legal requirements or applicable regulation concerning remuneration matters and verified  that the policy is consistent with the Group's culture and Simple, Personal and Fair values. The main  changes incorporated in the policy compared to the previous one include four key actions in the variable  remuneration scheme:  • increase in the component paid in instruments from 50% to 60%;  • raise of the minimum long-term metric on relative TSR threshold for vesting from percentile 40% to  percentile 50%;  • increase of the weight of the long-term metric on relative TSR from 40% to 50%; and  • enhancement of the weight of long-term metrics from 36% to 40%.  Further detail on the committee's process for setting and reviewing the remuneration policy is provided.  • Confirmed that the directors' remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027 is consistent with the  remuneration scheme set out in the Bylaws. |
| People and culture |  | • Reviewed gender pay gap reduction and equal pay with a view to promoting greater diversity in its  broadest sense.  • Reviewed internal 'equal pay for equal work' data against the previous year and targets and focused on  measures to enhance them in each unit.  • Discussed People and Culture activities, with a key focus on the avoidance of associated pay gaps, in  coordination with the nomination and the responsible banking, sustainability and culture committees. |

Annual report 2024291

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| Performance reviews |  | • Reviewed the calibration of executives’ performance reviews for the senior management and, in particular,  for the Executive Chair, the CEO and the main executives in coordination with non-executive directors; for  the CRO and CCO with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee; and for the CAE with the  audit committee. |
| Fixed remuneration for  executive directors and  senior management |  | • Checked that executive directors' fixed remuneration remained appropriate to their duties based on market  rates.  • Made sure remuneration for senior management remained fair and competitive, recommending  adjustments where appropriate to the board, based on a benchmark analysis and specific pay principles. |
| Variable remuneration for  executive directors and  senior management |  | • Proposed to the board variable remuneration for the preceding year payable either immediately or in  deferred amounts. |
| Share plans |  | • Submitted a proposal to the board for approval and subsequently for vote at the 2024 AGM on  remuneration plans that involve the delivery to executive directors of shares (deferred multiyear target  variable remuneration plan; deferred and conditional variable remuneration plan; application of the Group  buy-out policy).  • Analysed and submitted to the board tailored incentive schemes for different units to drive talent retention  and alignment with the Group’s strategic priorities. |
| Remuneration of directors | | |
| Individual remuneration of  directors in their capacity  as such |  | • Reviewed the directors’ remuneration in their capacity as such, based on the positions they held on the  collective decision-making body, their membership and attendance at committee meetings, benchmark  information and other objective circumstances and submitted to the board the relevant proposals. For more  details, see section [6.2 'Remuneration of directors for supervisory and collective decision-making duties:](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391)  [policy applied in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391). |
| Remuneration of Identified Staff | | |
| Remuneration of executives  who are Identified Staff |  | • Reviewed the number of executives who are part of the Identified Staff (Material Risk Takers) in 2024  pursuant to applicable law, trends versus previous years and fixed and variable remuneration ratios for  control functions to ensure they remained consistent with regulation and targets.  • Set key remuneration components for Identified Staff in coordination with the risk supervision, regulation  and compliance committee.  • Submitted a proposal to the board, for subsequent submission to the 2024 AGM, regarding the approval of  maximum variable remuneration of up to 200% of the fixed component for certain Identified Staff,  including executive directors and senior management.  • Checked that remuneration schemes supported attraction and retention of key talent to help drive the  Group's strategy, the application of the incentives implemented in the Group, and the level of achievement  of long-term deferred remuneration metrics. |
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| Coordination with  subsidiaries |  | • Received information on remuneration practices, trends and challenges in different local markets.  • Held a joint session with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee to review the  subsidiary action plans on internal sales force pay and conduct risk for the external sales force.  • Verified that remuneration schemes factor in capital and liquidity, and do not offer incentives to assume  risks that exceed Banco Santander's tolerance, thus promoting and being compatible with adequate and  effective risk management. |
| Information for general meetings and corporate documents | | |
| Shareholders information |  | • Was represented by the former committee Chair, Bruce Carnegie-Brown, who reported at the 2024 AGM  on the committee's activities in 2023. |
| Corporate documents for  2024 |  | • Prepared this report on 24 February 2025, which includes a performance review of the committee's  functions and key priorities identified for 2025. The board of directors approved it on 25 February 2025. |

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2025 priorities

The committee set the following priorities for 2025:

• Keep incentive measures under continuous review to ensure that

they continue to incentivize shareholder value creation and

remain aligned with our organization based on five global

businesses and with our solid risk management and control

model. This includes a continued focus on customers, sustainable

profitability and our corporate culture and behaviours.

• Continue to monitor trends and best practices in executive

remuneration to further enhance our employee value

proposition, promoting effective attraction and retention of key

talent to deliver the Group's strategy while maintaining focus on

investors and proxy advisors’ expectations.

• Keep our performance management system under constant

review, with a set of conversations planned between managers

and teams to bring attention to what we do and how we do it, all

within a solid risk culture, while driving everyone's development.

• Continue working with the nomination committee on supporting

progress on inclusive culture, ensuring the avoidance of pay gaps

in this regard.

• Remain focused on ensuring that the committee discharges its

role in the most tangible and effective manner.

Annual report 2024293

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4.8 Risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee activities in 2024

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|  | PamelaWalkden_E.jpg |  | Compliance and conduct risk, and in particular, financial crime  has been a key feature of the committee’s work during the year.  We oversaw the positive progress made on our One FCC  programme implementation across the Group and reviewed  sanction screening activity. The valuable discussions held  provided useful and constructive challenge to management,  which will be taken forward in 2025.  We also ran a rigorous selection process in coordination with the  nomination committee, which resulted in the appointment of  David Hazell as the new Chief Compliance Officer in February  2024. David moved from Santander US to take up this role and  the committee looks forward to continuing to work with him as  he evolves the Compliance function to further support the Group  in its transformation.  The committee remains well equipped to discharge its role with  a great mix of experience and skills. We have complemented  this with the appointment of José Antonio Álvarez as a member  with effect from 1 January 2025. I would also like to thank Belén  Romana for her service over the last years as Chair of the  committee until I took over in March 2024. I am delighted that  Belén is staying on the committee as a member.  In 2024 I have continued to host meetings with the subsidiary  risk committee Chairs, exchanging views and best practices, and  have also attended a number of the subsidiary risk committee  meetings. I believe both of these are important to strengthen  subsidiary governance linkages and engagement, as well as  effectively utilise the experience and local knowledge. Finally, I  would like to thank the Risk and Compliance teams who have  put in a huge amount of time and effort to help guide the Group  through 2024.  For the coming year we sadly expect a complex geopolitical  context to remain. The committee will continue to remain  focused and do everything possible to ensure efficient and  effective risk management across the Group".  FirmaPamelaWalkden.gif |  |
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| "In 2024 the economic and political environment remained  dynamic and constantly evolving. We continued to monitor the  macroeconomic conditions and arising risks affecting the Group,  while remaining vigilant and identifying emerging risks that  could impact on our business model.  The committee’s agenda is closely interconnected with the  Group’s strategy and operating context. As part of that, risks  associated with the transformation of the retail and commercial  businesses and the creation of the five global businesses  remained as a top priority. We continued to supervise, in  coordination with the audit committee, all the Group's global  businesses and units, to ensure the robustness of our control  environment.  We closely monitored credit risk and non-performing assets;  market risk; operational risk; and IT and cyber risks; among  others, to ensure they all remain within acceptable limits. Third  party risk management was a key area of focus throughout the  year in coordination with the innovation and technology  committee and it will remain high on our agenda this coming  year, reinforced by the alignment with new regulation on  operational resilience. |
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| Chair | Pamela Walkden | Independent | 01/05/2021A |
| Members | José Antonio Álvarez | Other external | 01/01/2025 |
| Germán de la Fuente | Independent | 01/01/2023 |
| Luis Isasi | Other external | 19/05/2020 |
| Belén Romana | Independent | 28/10/2016 |
| Secretary | Jaime Pérez Renovales | |  |

A. Committee Chair since 23 March 2024.

The board of directors appointed the committee's members based

on their expertise, skills and experience in the matters within the

committee's scope. For more details, see section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)

and  ['Board and committees skills and diversity matrix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12324) in

section 4.2.

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| TIME ALLOCATION |

In 2024, the committee held 18 meetings, including one strategy

session, four joint sessions with the audit committee, one joint

session with the nomination committee and one joint session with

the remuneration committee. See  ['Board and committee](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)

[preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)  in section 4.3 for members’

attendance and the estimated average time each one spent on

meeting preparation and attendance.

The chart below shows the committee’s approximate time

allocation in 2024:

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Duties and activities in 2024

This section summarizes the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee's activities in 2024.

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| Assist the board in (i)  defining the Group's risks  policies, (ii) determining  the risk appetite, strategy  and culture, and (iii)  supervising their alignment  with the Group’s corporate  values |  | • Reviewed and proposed to the board for approval the annual risk appetite statement proposal for 2024,  including new metrics and limits.  • Reviewed risk appetite metrics, compliance with the approved limits and any breaches on a quarterly  basis.  • Reviewed the three-year strategic plan, the annual budget and the recovery and resolution plans before  the board approved them. Reviewed and challenged the identified risks and mitigating factors  associated with those key processes, their consistency, and their alignment with the Group's risk  appetite. |
| Risk management and  control |  | • Reviewed the risk profile and risk management of the Group's global businesses and main subsidiaries  in coordination with the audit committee, with a special focus on credit risk, operational risk, financial  crime compliance and risks associated with our transformation.  • Reviewed the risks of strategic projects and their mitigation measures, with a special focus on the  global businesses, before their submission to the board.  • Checked that the Group's risk management and control, most notably the risk profile assessment (RPA)  and the risk control self-assessment (RCSA), remained robust.  • Analysed the potential impact and opportunities associated with emerging risks and how they would  affect our business model, including the different businesses and subsidiaries.  • Supported the board in conducting stress tests of Banco Santander through the assessment of scenarios  and assumptions, analysing the results and the measures proposed by the Risk function.  • Ensured that the stress test programme was aligned with the EBA Guidelines 2018/04 on institutions'  stress testing.  • Received and analysed specific information on credit risk, with a special focus on non-performing  assets; market, counterparty, liquidity and structural risk; operational risk (including legal and  reputational risk); and social and environmental risk. The committee conducted this analysis in  cooperation with the audit committee.  • Received and analysed updated information on third party risk management and compliance with the  requirements of DORA; and on cybersecurity and technological obsolescence, in cooperation with the  innovation and technology committee. Oversaw the actions taken on the back of unauthorized access  to a Banco Santander database hosted by a third party and analysed in detail the lessons learned  following an investigation of the incident.  • Supported the board in the supervision of crisis management and resolution planning and of the  business continuity and contingency plans.  • Held a strategy session with a key focus on emerging risks, the macroeconomic and geopolitical  landscape, cybersecurity and the risks stemming from artificial intelligence. |
| Supervise the Risk function |  | • Reviewed the Risk function’s activities, strategy, strengths and potential areas for improvement.  • Ensured the ongoing independence and effectiveness of the Risk function, including the assessment of  the sufficiency and appropriateness of its resourcing.  • Endorsed the CRO's 2024 objectives for onward submission to the board for approval. Reviewed the  CRO's annual performance against those objectives and reported the results to the remuneration  committee and board of directors to set his variable remuneration.  • Verified the suitability of the subsidiary CROs and participated in subsidiary CRO selection and  appointment, in coordination with the Group nomination committee. |
| Collaboration to establish  rational remuneration  policies and practices |  | • Held a joint session with the remuneration committee to review the subsidiary action plans on internal  sales force pay and conduct risk for the external sales force.  • Verified that remuneration schemes factor in capital and liquidity, and do not offer incentives to assume  risks that exceed Banco Santander's tolerance, thus promoting and being compatible with adequate  and effective risk management.  • Reviewed the ex-ante risk adjustment of total variable remuneration assigned to the global businesses  and units, based on actual risk outcomes and their management, in conjunction with the remuneration  committee.  • Reviewed the 2024 bonus pools and the results of the exercise carried out annually to identify  employees whose professional activities had a material impact on the Group´s risk profile (Identified  Staff). |
| Regulatory and supervisory  relations |  | • Received information on regulatory and supervisory relations, with focus on those related to the Single  Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), the Single Resolution Board (SRB), the supervisors of all the Group’s  subsidiaries and the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) and specific on-site inspections  related to risk and compliance matters, as appropriate. |

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| Supervise the Compliance  function |  | • Supervised the Compliance function's activities, strategy, strength and potential areas of improvement,  as well as the development of the 2024 compliance programme, with a key focus on its support to the  Group's transformation.  • Ensured the ongoing independence and effectiveness of the Compliance function, including the  appropriateness and sufficiency of its resourcing.  • Reviewed monthly reports on regulatory issues, product governance and consumer protection,  reputational risk, internal and external events, notifications and inspections by supervisors, among  others.  • Received updates on compliance and conduct risks from the Group's main subsidiaries and global  businesses, with a special focus on the status of the implementation of the One Financial Crime  Compliance programme.  • Oversaw, in coordination with the nomination committee, the selection process to identify a new Chief  Compliance Officer (CCO), which resulted in the appointment of David Hazell that the committee  reported favourably. Monitored his onboarding process to ensure its robustness, enabling him to be  truly effective in his role.  • Held two private sessions with the CCO to discuss strategic compliance topics as well as to discuss  independently and directly any potential material issue relating to the Compliance function.  • Endorsed the CCO's 2024 objectives for onward submission to the board for approval. Reviewed the  CCO's performance against those objectives and reported the results to the remuneration committee  and board of directors to set his variable remuneration.  • Verified the suitability of the subsidiary CCOs and participated in subsidiary CCO selection and  appointment, in coordination with the Group nomination committee. |
| Regulatory compliance  including Canal Abierto |  | • Reviewed our compliance with data protection regulation across the Group and received the Data  Protection Officer's annual report.  • Endorsed, prior to presentation to the board, amendments to the general code of conduct.  • Received information, in a joint meeting with the audit committee on the Group's whistleblowing  channel (Canal Abierto) with a special focus on matters within the committee's remit to ensure the  Group's culture empowers employees and other persons related to Banco Santander to speak up, be  heard and report irregular practices without fear of reprisal. |
| Financial crime compliance  (FCC) |  | • Oversaw the Group's observance of FCC regulations as well as the activities carried out by the  Compliance function:  • Was provided quarterly progress updates on the One FCC programme implementation either on a  Group, global business and/or local business perspective, including information on sanction screening  activity.  • Reviewed recommendations and observations stemming from the annual independent expert report  on Banco Santander in accordance with Act 10/2010 and Royal Decree 304/2014 (on anti-money  laundering and counter terrorism financing). |
| Product governance and  consumer protection |  | • Reviewed reports on customer and other stakeholders' complaints, to ensure that their root causes  were assessed and the action plans set to reduce and mitigate any identified deficiencies were ongoing.  • Reviewed risk management and the main risks identified, as well as the concerns, priorities and actions  taken by the Product Governance and Consumer Protection area regarding conduct risk with retail and  vulnerable customers. |
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| Assist the board in  reviewing and approving  capital and liquidity  strategies and supervising  their implementation |  | • Reviewed and reported favourably to the board on the annual ICAAP run by the Finance division and  challenge made by the Risk function in accordance with industry best practices and supervisory  guidelines.  • Reviewed the capital plan according to the scenarios envisaged over a three-year period.  • Reviewed and reported favourably to the board on the ILAAP, which was challenged by the Risk  function and developed in line with the Group´s business model and its liquidity needs.  • Reviewed liquidity risk and liquidity levels of the Group and its subsidiaries.  • Continuously monitored capital levels, capital management and associated tools, the 2024  securitizations plan and the analysis of the portfolio profitability versus the risk undertaken. |

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| Additional oversight  activities |  | • Held four joint meetings with the audit committee to review risk, compliance and internal audit aspects  of the global businesses and regions, with first line of defence representatives present.  • Collectively discussed with the audit committee additional topics of mutual interest, such as risk culture  and internal control environment, and received an update on internal audit matters of the Risk and  Compliance functions.  • The committee Chair attended specific subsidiary risk supervision, regulation and compliance  committee meetings to further enhance communication between them.  • Held a number of subsidiary risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee Chair meetings  remotely to foster further collaboration across the Group. See ['Group and subsidiary board relations'](#ib5b0282ea2f14198b098bae4d6cfe259_14326) in  section 1.2 for further details.  • The committee Chair and the Chair of the audit committee maintained a smooth communication,  ensuring ongoing coordination and collaboration. |
| Information for general meetings and corporate documents | | |
| Shareholder information |  | • Was represented by the former committee Chair, Belén Romana, who reported at the 2024 AGM  committee's activities in 2023. |
| Corporate documents for  2024 |  | • Prepared this activities report on 21 February 2025, which includes a performance review of the  committee's functions and key priorities identified for 2025. The board of directors approved it on 25  February 2025. |

2025 Priorities

The committee set the following priorities for 2025:

• Continue to monitor the macroeconomic landscape and supervise

all the Group's risks to ensure that those risks remain within our

approved risk appetite. Remain focused on credit; third party risk

management (including alignment with DORA, in coordination

with the innovation and technology committee); operational;

market; model; IT; cyber and risk derived from emerging

technologies such as artificial intelligence; and financial crime

compliance.

• Continue to identify emerging and non-traditional risks to

anticipate potential impacts on our business model and work in

partnership with the nomination committee to ensure that

people and other talent related risks are properly understood and

addressed.

• Supervise the main risks associated with our transformation and

the five global businesses.

• Continue to monitor the overall effectiveness of the Risk and

Compliance functions in discharging their critical role in the

Group.

• Remain focused on ensuring that the committee discharges its

role in the most tangible and effective manner.

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4.9 Responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee activities in 2024

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|  | SolDaurella_E.jpg |  | The committee continued to analyse the divergence in public  policies and actions of authorities and institutions in the  countries where we operate, as well as their associated risks  and the potential impact on our sustainability strategy. We kept  our strong coordination with the audit committee to monitor the  implementation of CSRD and non-financial disclosures in order  to meet the greater expectations from stakeholders in the  current complex legislative framework.  As part of the 2023 board effectiveness review conducted with  the assistance of an external provider, we agreed to further  develop the role and functioning of the committee given its  important sustainability agenda, whilst leveraging on the work  of other committees. These steps, together with our focus on  continuous improvement, helped ensure that the committee  remains effective.  The committee´s mix of experience and skills helped the board  with the significant sustainability challenges ahead, further  complemented with the appointment of both Pamela Walkden  and Carlos Barrabés as members during the year. I would like to  thank Ramiro Mato for his service over the last years as  committee Chair until he stepped down from the board in June  2024; and to Belén Romana who remained as a committee  member until March 2024.  In 2025, we will remain focused on the Group’s green finance  strategy, and closely monitor sustainability progress across our  footprint, with a key focus on our five global businesses".  FirmaSolDaurella.gif |  |
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| "In 2024 we continued to advise the board on the climate  change strategy, monitoring the development of our green  finance proposition and how the global businesses support our  customers’ transition to a low-carbon economy. As part of that,  we ensured that actions for climate material exposure and  strategy to align our activity with the Paris Agreement goals  were consistent with the relevant disclosure requirements and  standards, and supported the delivery of our public targets.  Financial inclusion, health and community support remained  high on our agenda in 2024. We continued to make progress on  our sustainability targets related to green finance and financial  inclusion, among others, and towards equality within the Group.  Santander Universidades continues to play a key role in  supporting education, employability and entrepreneurship  across our footprint, in line with our commitment to help people  and business prosper and benefit from platforms such as  Santander Open Academy, Universia and Santander X, among  others. |
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| Chair | Sol Daurella | Independent | 01/07/2018A |
| Members | Homaira Akbari | Independent | 01/07/2018 |
|  | Carlos Barrabés | Independent | 27/06/2024 |
|  | Gina Díez Barroso | Independent | 31/01/2023 |
|  | Pamela Walkden | Independent | 23/03/2024 |
| Secretary | Jaime Pérez Renovales |  |  |

A. Committee Chair since 23 July 2024.

The board of directors appointed the committee's members based

on their expertise, skills and experience in the matters within the

committee's scope. For more details, see section  [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)

and ['Board and committees skills and diversity matrix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12324) in section

4.2.

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| TIME ALLOCATION |

In 2024, the committee held five meetings. See  ['Board and](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)

[committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)  in section 4.3 for

members’ attendance and the estimated average time each one

spent on meeting preparation and attendance.

The chart below shows the committee’s approximate time

allocation in 2024:

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Annual report 2024298

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Duties and activities in 2024

This section summarizes the responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee’s activities in 2024.

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| Environmental (E) | | |
| Climate transition plan |  | • Reviewed the Group's climate change strategy and challenged it to ensure that it remained a key enabler to  achieve our ambition towards net zero emissions by 2050.  • Reviewed the alignment in thermal coal, power generation, energy (oil and gas), aviation, steel and auto  manufacturing sectors with the Paris Agreement goals.  • Reviewed the subsidiary plans to ensure their alignment with supervisory expectations and the Paris  Agreement goals, covering activity regarding mortgages, commercial real estate and agriculture.  • Endorsed the Group priorities for 2024 in relation to sustainability, including supporting our customers in  their green transition and promoting a sustainable culture. |
| ESG in risk management |  | • Reviewed ESG factors introduced in the credit approval process, associated action plans and related  achievements.  • Worked with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee to review the progress made in  embedding climate-related and environmental risks, as well as to monitor the implementation of controls  and processes to mitigate ESG risks, including greenwashing. |
| Sustainable finance |  | • Reviewed the green finance strategy and its execution, including the Group´s exposure in green finance  more generally.  • Oversaw the sustainability strategy, including support to our customers in their green transition.  • Reviewed the global businesses' progress in sustainability.  • Received specific training on sustainability matters, with a key focus on CSRD to further enhance board and  committee members knowledge on this matter. See ['Director training and induction programmes'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27301) in  section 4.3. |
| Environmental footprint |  | • Monitored our own environmental footprint, value chain emissions and carbon neutral claim, including  analysis of the associated CSRD reporting implications. |
| Social (S) | | |
| Social agenda |  | • Reviewed our social agenda, which includes financial inclusion; financial health; business with social  output; and corporate social responsibility or philanthropic activities.  • Reviewed the outcomes of the holistic human rights due diligence exercise conducted and suggested to the  board its associated disclosures. |
| Education and other  support to communities |  | • Reviewed the progress made within our community support strategy, which includes our support to  education, employability and entrepreneurship.  • Reviewed Santander Universidades strategy and its alignment with the Group's transformation agenda and  endorsed the associated course of action. |
| People and culture |  | • Discussed People and Culture's activities to continue supporting progress on inclusive culture, in  coordination with the nomination and remuneration committees, with a key focus on the representation of  women in senior positions within the Group. |
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| Governance |  | • Assisted the board in ensuring that sustainability targets and metrics were embedded in the Group's  remuneration schemes. As part of that, reviewed, in coordination with the remuneration committee, a  proposal to further increase the alignment of the long-term incentive for 2024-2026 with our  sustainability agenda.  • Monitored and assessed the Group's progress on its targets to ensure that its KPIs remained relevant and  aligned with committee expectations.  • Identified priority sustainability areas for action based on the outcomes of a materiality assessment that  the Sustainability team conducts every year.  • Verified that the proposed sustainability agenda and targets remained aligned with the Group´s strategy.  • Reviewed ESG global ratings' assessments of Banco Santander, identifying strengths, areas for  improvement and areas of focus. Reviewed any resulting action plans after engaging with investors and  NGOs on ESG-related matters.  • Considered the findings and suggested areas for improvement concerning its remit derived from the 2023  board effectiveness review conducted with the assistance of an external provider and agreed on specific  changes to further develop its role and functioning given the importance of the sustainability agenda,  while leveraging on the work of other committees, to ensure that it remains effective.  • Reviewed the progress made regarding the management of the supply chain in regards to ESG, including  the compliance of associated regulatory requirements. |
| ESG reporting |  | • Supported the audit committee on the supervision and assessment of the process to prepare and present  non-financial information according to the applicable regulations and international standards.  • Reviewed the 2024 Group statement on non-financial information and the independent expert's report.  See the  ['Sustainability statement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) chapter.  • Reviewed the Climate Finance and Green Bond Reports in coordination with the audit committee, prior to  their submission to the board for approval. |

Annual report 2024299

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| Regulatory landscape |  | • Reviewed the main European and international financial regulatory and supervisory initiatives and  priorities related to sustainability.  • Received information on local regulatory developments to remain abreast of local challenges and  opportunities. |
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| Shareholder information |  | • Was represented by the former committee Chair, Ramiro Mato, who reported at the 2024 AGM  committee's activities in 2023. |
| Corporate documents for  2024 |  | • Prepared this activities report on 27 January 2025, which includes a performance review of the  committee's functions and key priorities identified for 2025. The board of directors approved it on 25  February 2025. |

2025 Priorities

The committee set the following priorities for 2025:

• Continue to advise the board on the climate change strategy and

our ambition towards net zero by 2050, monitoring the

development of our sustainable finance proposition and how the

global businesses support our customers’ transition to a low-

carbon economy.

• Oversee that actions and targets for climate material exposure

and strategy to align our activity with the Paris Agreement goals

are consistent with the relevant disclosure requirements and

standards, and support the delivery of our targets.

• Continue to prioritize our financial inclusion, financial health and

community support strategy in line with our aim to help people

and businesses prosper.

• Analyse developments in public policies and actions of

authorities and institutions in the markets where we operate, as

well as their associated risks, and the potential impact on our

sustainability strategy.

• Continue to enhance data quality and monitor sustainability

disclosures and associated strategy in coordination with the audit

committee, in order to meet increasing expectations from

stakeholders in the current complex legislative framework.

• Remain focused on ensuring that the committee discharges its

role in the most tangible and effective manner.

Annual report 2024300

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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4.10 Innovation and technology committee activities in 2024

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|  |  |  | focused on our common operating and business model for retail  and commercial banking. The committee believes that this will  enable our in-branch and service teams to free up time for  customer-facing activities and to offer personal service across  all channels.  The committee also reviewed our cyber security strategy and  the global threat landscape with key focus on our defenses and  resilience. We looked closely at third party risk management  throughout the year, working in partnership with the risk  committee.  We continued to position data and analytics at the core of our  business strategy and, in the future, to pursue the benefits of  emerging uses of artificial intelligence. We recognize that we  need take advantage of the commercial opportunities inherent  in AI while meeting regulatory expectations on data  management and customer safety. We also remain vigilant to  other emerging technologies and approaches to computation  what will allow us to improve customer offerings, lower costs  and improve security in the future. In this regard, we benefit  from the insights and experiences of our committee members.  In June, we welcomed Carlos Barrabés, who is experienced in  the commercial application of technology, as a member of the  committee. Looking forward, we will continue to support the  board and management team in the transformation of  Santander into a technology-first enterprise". |  |
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| “Our goal as a bank is to deploy the most robust and efficient  open financial services technology platform and, in particular, to  become a digital bank with branches. We endeavor to do this in  a manner which improves customer offerings, reduces costs,  safeguards our security, meets regulatory expectations and  promotes innovation. The committee’s role is to support the  bank in these initiatives.  In 2024, the committee held its first strategy session as an  addition to our regular, quarterly meetings. We invited all board  members to review and assess our global technology strategy  plan to ensure that it remains aligned with the Group’s priorities,  with a key focus on our transformation agenda.  Over the year, the committee took a close look at our global  business strategic platforms, digitalization initiatives, process  automation and risk management disciplines. In particular, we |
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| Position | | Category | Appointed on |
| Chair | Glenn Hutchins | Independent | 20/12/2022A |
| Members | Homaira Akbari | Independent | 27/09/2016 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | Other external | 23/02/2015 |
| Carlos Barrabés | Independent | 27/06/2024 |
| Ana Botín | Executive | 23/04/2007 |
| Henrique de Castro | Independent | 23/07/2019 |
| Héctor Grisi | Executive | 01/01/2023 |
| Belén Romana | Independent | 19/12/2017 |
| Secretary | Jaime Pérez Renovales | |  |

A. Committee Chair since 23 March 2024.

The board of directors appointed the committee's members based

on their expertise, skills and experience in the matters within the

committee's scope. For more details, see section  [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)

and  ['Board and committees skills and diversity matrix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_12324) in section

4.2.

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| TIME ALLOCATION |

In 2024, the committee held five meetings, including one strategy

session. See ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)  in

section 4.3 for members’ attendance and the estimated average

time each one spent on meeting preparation and attendance.

The chart below shows the committee’s approximate time

allocation in 2024:

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Duties and activities in 2024

This section summarizes the innovation and technology committee’s activities in 2024.

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| Duties |  | Actions taken |
| Digital & innovation | | |
| Digital |  | • Monitored metrics in connection with the Group's digitalization and associated transformation, with a  special focus on customer experience, simplification and efficiency.  • Reviewed core digital strategies to transform the business and accelerate new businesses growth.  • Reviewed strategic technological tools developed internally to further increase value creation across the  Group, improving efficiency and driving appropriate synergies.  • Reviewed the execution and progress of One Transformation and its overall alignment with our strategy.  • Monitored execution of the Group’s digital strategy with a key focus on ensuring alignment with  supervisors’ expectations and regulatory demands. |
| Cloud |  | • Reviewed the cloud strategy, which focuses on improving innovation, time–to-market and efficiency with a  business-based approach, ensuring alignment with applicable regulatory requirements at all times. |
| Innovation framework |  | • Reviewed the implementation of the Group's innovation agenda, leveraging on our digital and data  management capabilities.  • Identified the challenges and capabilities in terms of innovation to increase end-to-end business agile  transformation.  • Identified new opportunities to accelerate innovation across the Group and ensured that we were well  placed to succeed with new business models, technologies, systems and platforms. |
| Technology and operations | | |
| Technology and operations  (T&O) |  | • Assisted the board in supervising technological risks in coordination with the risk supervision, regulation  and compliance and audit committees.  • Reviewed the global technology strategy plan, reported to the board on T&O planning and activities, and  ensured that the T&O strategy was properly focused on the Group's key priorities, supervising its execution  progress through defined top-level strategic KPIs, including those specific to the execution of One  Transformation and the common architecture.  • Endorsed the Group's core strategic technology priorities to integrate key digital capabilities, leveraging  five pillars: agile, cloud, core system evolution, artificial intelligence and deep technology related skills and  data.  • Monitored the deployment of Gravity, a Santander’s in-house award-winning banking platform and a  software, to help the bank become a fully digital company.  • Reviewed specific projects being deployed throughout the Group and their associated T&O investment  through a common tool to further ensure efficiencies, synergies and robust decision-making processes.  • Analysed the priorities of the T&O function and specifically, and their alignment with the Group’s aim to be  the best open financial services platform with innovative customer centric capabilities.  • Reviewed the strategy to further simplify Group-wide processes with the aim of reducing manual  operational activity, analysing alternatives for further optimization, automation and process improvement. |
| Cybersecurity | | |
| Strategy |  | • Reviewed the Group's cybersecurity strategy, with a key focus on resilience and three main action lines:  protecting the Group, bolstering its defences, and generating trust among stakeholders, customers, and  broader society; and recommended it for onward submission to the board for approval.  • Monitored the status and progress made on the fraud prevention plan, including its associated impacts and  the actions underway to further harmonize fraud prevention capabilities across the Group. |
| Risk management  oversight |  | • Assisted the board in the supervision of cybersecurity risks and those related to artificial intelligence, and  associated regulatory developments in coordination with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance  and audit committees.  • Supervised defences against increasing threats and reviewed security controls and automated security  processes.  • Analysed cyber incidents (including third party risk management implications) and reviewed associated  lessons learnt in coordination with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee. Moreover,  analysed specific incidents outside the Group according to their relevance and impact.  • Monitored the global cybersecurity threat landscape closely.  • Received regular updates on cybersecurity risks. In 2024 it received updates at four meetings, with a  special focus on crisis simulation exercises and internal data leakage protection.  • Reviewed external threats such as ransomware and analysed the strategy designed to shorten data  recovery time and reduce its potential impact. |
| Data management | | |
| Data management |  | • Reviewed the data management strategy including priorities for the year, focusing on the business model  and how data contributes to boost business growth and customer experience.  • Reviewed the Group's approach to artificial intelligence usage as a key driver of the data and the overall  Group strategy, all within a specific governance and risk management framework. |

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| Corporate documents for  2024 |  | • Prepared this activities report on 14 January 2025, which includes a performance review of the  committee's functions and key priorities identified for 2025. The board of directors approved it on 25  February 2025. |

2025 Priorities

The committee set the following priorities for 2025:

• Continue to support the Group’s innovation strategy, including

the embedding of our operating model based on a global-local

organization, through our own global technology platform.

• Continue to drive a culture of innovation using artificial

intelligence to enhance decision-making processes, improve

customer experience and drive operational savings.

• Remain abreast of emerging technologies and their potential

business impact. In addition, the committee will continue

monitoring associated developments in the financial sector and

market players’ activities, including technology companies.

• Continue to evolve our cyber security defences, with a special

focus on emerging threats, as well as to continue to monitor

third party risk management and alignment with DORA in

coordination with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance

committee.

• Remain focused on ensuring that the committee discharges its

role in the most tangible and effective manner.

4.11 International advisory board

Composition

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| Chair | Larry Summers | Former Secretary of the US Treasury  and President Emeritus and Charles  W. Eliot University Professor of  Harvard University |
| Members | Sheila C. Bair | Former Chair of the Federal Deposit  Insurance Corporation and former  President of Washington College |
| Mike Rhodin | Supervisory board member of  TomTom and director of HzO. Former  IBM Watson Senior Vice President |
| Francisco D’Souza | Managing Partner and co-founder at  Recognize |
| James Whitehurst | Senior Advisor at IBM and former CEO  of Red Hat |
| George Kurtz | CEO and co-founder of CrowdStrike.  Former Chief Technology Officer of  McAfee |
| Nadia Schadlow | Former Deputy National Security  Advisor for Strategy and former  Assistant to the President of the  United States |
| Andreas Dombret | Former board member of Deutsche  Bundesbank, of Supervisory Board of  the ECB and of Bank International  Settlements and former Vice Chair of  Bank of America in Europe |
| Carolyn Everson | Director at The Coca-Cola Company  and The Walt Disney Company.  Former chair of Instacart and former  vice-president of Global Business  Group at Facebook (Meta) |
| Juan Ignacio  Gallardo Thurlow | Chair of Organización Cultiba, Grupo  Azucarero México and Grupo GEPP  (PepsiCo bottling company in Mexico ) |
| Secretary | Jaime Pérez Renovales | |

Functions

Since 2016, Banco Santander’s international advisory board has

provided the Group with expert insight into innovation, digital

transformation, cybersecurity, new technologies, capital markets,

corporate governance, branding, reputation, regulation and

compliance.

Its members are external and not members of the board. They are

prominent and respected leaders who have extensive experience in

the most relevant areas for the strategy of the Group, particularly

in terms of innovation, digital transformation and the US and

European markets.

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Meetings

The international advisory board meets at least twice a year. In

2024, it met in May and October. It addressed key strategic topics

for the near future within the overall context of our transformation

agenda and our global-local organization with five global

businesses. In particular, it covered specific topics such as the

merits of the agile methodology and the implications of artificial

intelligence in the financial sector, with a key focus on the Group's

activity. In addition, the international advisory board analysed in

depth the strategic importance of certain global businesses and

geographies on a go-forward basis.

4.12 Related-party transactions and

other conflicts of interest

Related-party transactions

This section contains the related-party transactions report referred

to in recommendation six of the CNMV´s Corporate Governance

Code, which the audit committee prepared on 20 February 2025.

Directors, senior managers and shareholders

Pursuant to the Rules and regulations of the board, a transaction

that Banco Santander or its subsidiaries make with directors,

shareholders who hold at least 10% of voting rights or sit on the

board, and parties considered "related parties" under the

International Financial Reporting Standards must be authorized:

• at the general meeting if it is worth 10% or more of assets on the

last consolidated balance sheet; or

• by the board of directors in all other cases. Nonetheless,

according to relevant rules and on the audit committee’s

recommendation, our board delegated authority to executive

bodies, committees and competent proxies to approve related-

party transactions if they:

• are carried out under agreements with standard terms that

would generally apply to customers who contract for the same

product or service;

• are made at prices or rates set by the supplier of such products

or service or, where such products or service have no existing

prices or rates, under regular market conditions as in business

relations with similar customers; and

• do not exceed 0.5% of the net annual income as stated in the

last consolidated financial statements approved at the general

meeting.

The board approved an internal reporting and monitoring

procedure in which the audit committee confirms twice a year that

such transactions authorized with delegated board powers are fair

and transparent and meet the above-mentioned requirements.

The board also has an internal approval mechanism for non-

banking and other transactions that do not meet the delegation

requirements. It sets out minimum transaction terms and

conditions in order to protect corporate and shareholder interests.

The board and audit committee check that transactions with

related parties are fair and reasonable to Banco Santander and to

the other shareholders.

If a related-party transaction must be approved at the general

meeting or by the board, the law stipulates that the audit

committee must issue a preliminary report about it. However, the

law does not require the report for related-party transactions if

they are approved under the board's delegated authority and meet

the audit committee’s requirements.

Board members must recuse themselves from all deliberations and

votes on resolutions about a related-party transaction if they have

a conflict of interest with it.

In 2024, the audit committee found that no director or related

party, in the terms of International Financial Reporting Standards,

carried out transactions deemed 'significant' or material to

Santander and the related party, or under non-market conditions.

The audit committee confirmed that all related-party transactions

in 2024, including those authorized with delegated board powers,

had been performed correctly after conducting a bi-annual review

on their conformity to the law, the Rules and regulations of the

board and the conditions set by board resolution; verified the

alignment with the internal reporting and monitoring procedure

and that those transactions met the fairness and transparency

requirements established in the aforementioned rules, and were

considered fair, reasonable and under market conditions (see the

audit committee activities report under section [4.5 'Audit](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358)

[committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358)).

Banco Santander has a policy for the admission, authorisation and

monitoring of financing transactions to directors and senior

managers as well as to their spouse (or similar partner), a child

who is a minor or legal adult and their financial dependent, or a

company controlled by a director or a senior manager whose

business is to hold assets for the sole purpose of managing their

personal or family wealth. The policy applies to financing

transactions carried out by Banco Santander, or any of its

subsidiaries, and sets out general maximum borrowing rules,

interest rates and other conditions that apply to related-party

transactions, which are the same for all other employees. It

dictates that the board must authorize loans, credit facilities and

guarantees extended to Banco Santander's directors and senior

managers, and, except in the cases listed below, subsequently by

the ECB:

• Transactions guaranteed in a collective agreement signed by

Banco Santander, with similar terms and conditions to

transactions with any employee.

• Transactions made under agreements with standard conditions

that generally apply to a large number of customers, if the

amount granted to the beneficiary or their related parties does

not exceed EUR 200,000.

Note [5.f) 'Loans'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844) to the consolidated financial statements describes

the direct risk Grupo Santander maintained with board members as

at 31 December 2024. Those transactions are consistent with

market conditions, have the same terms and conditions as

transactions with employees, and allocate payments in kind where

appropriate.

No Banco Santander shareholder holds 10% or more of voting

rights or has a seat on the board.

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Intra-group transactions

The law does not consider direct or indirect transactions with a

wholly-owned subsidiary or investee to be "related-party" if no

party related to Banco Santander holds an interest in it. Thus,

Santander monitors subsidiaries or investees’ observance of these

rules if they can be affected by related-party transactions.

The rules and approval bodies and procedures that apply to

intragroup transactions are the same as for transactions with

customers to make sure they are conducted at market prices and

conditions.

Note [53 'Related parties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1075) to the consolidated financial statements

and note 47 'Related parties' to the individual financial statements

state the balance of transactions with subsidiaries, affiliates,

jointly-owned entities, directors, senior managers and related

parties.

Other conflicts of interest

Banco Santander has internal rules and procedures for preventing

and managing conflicts of interest that can arise from the Group´s

operations or with directors and senior managers. Our General

code of conduct and an internal policy for Group employees,

directors and entities set out the guidelines we follow to prevent

and manage conflicts of interest.

Directors and senior managers

The Rules and regulations of the board stipulate that our directors

must adopt necessary measures to avoid situations in which their

direct or indirect interests may enter into conflict with corporate

interests or their duty towards Banco Santander.

Directors must refrain from using Santander’s name or their

position to exert undue influence on private transactions; using

corporate assets for private purposes; using business opportunities

for personal gain; obtaining favours or remuneration from others

for being directors; and engaging in activities for themselves or

others that will put them and Banco Santander in competition or

permanent conflict.

Directors must report to the board conflicts of interest that they or

their related parties may have with Banco Santander, which are to

be disclosed in the financial statements. The nomination

committee oversees compliance with the rules set from time to

time to avoid potential conflicts of interest in other roles held by

directors.

In 2024, no director reported a conflict of interest with Santander.

Nonetheless, in 2024 there were 41 abstentions in votes on

matters deliberated at board and committee meetings, including

19 instances where directors did not vote on resolutions on

nominations, re-elections or board committee or Chair

assignments; nine instances concerning remuneration; one

instance relating to a transaction between Banco Santander and a

director; and 12 instances where directors removed themselves

during the review of their status and suitability.

The Code of conduct in security markets (CCSM), which directors

and senior managers follow, provides mechanisms to recognize

and resolve conflicts of interest. It also dictates that directors and

senior managers must provide the Compliance area with a

statement on their relations, and they must keep it up to date.

Subjected persons must also disclose any matter that could put

them in a conflict of interest because of their ties or otherwise, and

the chief officer of their area, their common senior officer (where

several areas are involved), or whoever the Compliance area

decides will resolve it.

The CCSM also dictates that directors, senior managers and related

parties should not trade Grupo Santander’s securities within 30

days either from the time they are bought or sold or before the

quarterly, half-year or annual results are announced and

published.

The CCSM can be found on our corporate website.

Group companies

Banco Santander is the Group’s only company listed in Spain,

where it’s not required to have mechanisms in place to resolve

conflicts of interest with a listed subsidiary.

In a conflict of interest with a listed subsidiary, Banco Santander, as

the parent company, must consider the interests of all its

subsidiaries, the presence of minority shareholders in them, and

how these conflicts may affect the long-term interests of the

Group. Subsidiaries should also consider the interests of Grupo

Santander when making decisions within their remit.

The Group structures governance on a system of rules that

guarantees proper oversight over subsidiaries. We have a Group-

subsidiary governance model that sets out the key rules for Group-

subsidiary relations and conflict of interest resolution mechanisms.

For more details, see section [7. 'Group structure and internal](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_409)

[governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_409).

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5. SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

The table below shows the profiles of Banco Santander’s senior management team (Senior Executive Vice Presidents). It does not include

executive directors, whose profiles are described in section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) ).

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| Mahesh Aditya | GROUP CHIEF RISK OFFICER |  | Mahesh Aditya joined Grupo Santander in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer of  Santander Holdings USA and became Chief Risk Officer in 2018. He was  appointed Chief Executive Officer of Santander Consumer USA in 2019, and  Group Senior Executive Vice President and Group Chief Risk Officer in 2023.  Previously, he had been Chief Risk Officer at Visa (2017-2019) and Chief Risk  Officer of Retail & Mortgage Banking at JP Morgan, Capital One and Citibank. |
| Daniel Barriuso | GLOBAL HEAD OF RETAIL &  COMMERCIAL BANKING AND  GROUP CHIEF  TRANSFORMATION OFFICER |  | Daniel Barriuso joined Grupo Santander in 2017 as Global Head of  Cybersecurity (CISO) and Fraud Prevention. In 2023, he was named Senior  Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer, and Global Head of  Retail and Commercial Banking. Previously, he had held several executive  roles at BP, Credit Suisse and ABN AMRO. |
| Julia Bayón | GROUP CHIEF AUDIT  EXECUTIVE |  | Julia Bayón joined Grupo Santander in 1994 and was Head of Banesto’s  International and Wholesale Banking legal service from 2001 to 2013, when  she moved on to running the legal service for Global Transaction Banking,  Credit and Restructuring at Banco Santander. In 2016, she became Head of  Legal for Corporate and Investment Banking. In 2021, she was appointed Head  of the Legal Service for Business and deputy secretary of the Banco Santander  board of directors. In 2024, she became Group Senior Executive Vice President  and Chief Audit Executive. |
| Juan Manuel Cendoya | GROUP HEAD OF  COMMUNICATIONS,  CORPORATE MARKETING AND  RESEARCH |  | Juan Manuel Cendoya joined Grupo Santander in 2001 as Group Senior  Executive Vice President ( director general) and Group Head of the  Communications, Corporate Marketing and Research division. In 2016, he was  appointed Vice Chair of the board of directors and Head of Institutional and  Media Relations of Santander España. Previously, he had been Head of the  Legal and Tax department of Bankinter, S.A. He is also a State Attorney for  Spain. |
| José Doncel | GROUP CHIEF ACCOUNTING  OFFICER |  | José Doncel joined Grupo Santander in 1989 as Head of Accounting. He had  also served as Head of Accounting and Financial Management at Banesto  (1994-2013). He was appointed Senior Executive Vice President ( director  general) and Head of the Internal Audit division in 2013 and Group Chief  Accounting Officer in 2014. |
| José Antonio García  Cantera | GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL  OFFICER |  | José Antonio García joined Grupo Santander in 2003 as Group Senior Executive  Vice President ( director general) of Global Wholesale Banking of Banesto and  was appointed CEO in 2006. He was appointed Senior Executive Vice President  of Global Corporate Banking at Banco Santander in 2012 and Group Chief  Financial Officer in 2015. Previously, he had served on the executive  committee of Citigroup EMEA, as well as on the board of directors of Citigroup  Capital Markets, Ltd and Citigroup Capital Markets UK. |
| Javier García-Carranza | GLOBAL HEAD OF WEALTH  MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE |  | Javier García-Carranza joined Grupo Santander in 2016 as Global Head of  Corporate Holdings and Investment Platforms before being appointed Global  Head of Wealth Management & Insurance in 2024. Previously, he was Head of  Principal Investments and Investment Banking for Europe, the Middle East and  North Africa at Morgan Stanley. |

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| David Hazell | GROUP CHIEF COMPLIANCE  OFFICER |  | David Hazell joined Grupo Santander in 2012 as Chief Conduct & Compliance  Officer of Santander UK. In 2018, he was named Chief Compliance Officer of  Santander Holdings USA and in 2022 took the same role at Santander Bank  NA. In 2024, he became Group Senior Executive Vice President and Group  Chief Compliance Officer. Previously, he was Head of Risk and Regulation  (2004-2009) and of Governance, Risk and Compliance (2009-2010) at  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Operational & Regulatory Risk Director at  Aviva PLC (2010-2012). |
| José María Linares | GLOBAL HEAD OF CORPORATE  & INVESTMENT BANKING |  | José María Linares joined Grupo Santander in 2017 as Senior Executive Vice  President (director general) and Global Head of Corporate and Investment  Banking. Previously, he served as director and senior equity analyst at Société  Générale (1997-1999). He joined J.P. Morgan in 1999 and was subsequently  appointed managing director and Head of Global Corporate Banking at J.P.  Morgan Chase & Co. (2011-2017). |
| Mónica López-Monís | GROUP HEAD OF  SUPERVISORY AND  REGULATORY RELATIONS |  | Mónica López-Monís joined Grupo Santander in 2009 as General Counsel and  secretary of the board of Banesto. In 2015, she was appointed Group Senior  Executive Vice President (director general) of Banco Santander and Group  Chief Compliance Officer until her appointment in 2019 as Group Head of  Supervisory and Regulatory Relations. Previously, she had been General  Counsel at Aldeasa, S.A. She also was General Counsel at Bankinter, S.A., as  well as independent director at Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. She is also a  State Attorney for Spain. |
| Dirk Marzluf | GROUP CHIEF OPERATING &  TECHNOLOGY OFFICER |  | Dirk Marzluf joined Grupo Santander in 2018 as Group Senior Executive Vice  President and Head of IT and Operations. Previously, he had held several roles  at AXA Group, where he became CIO, leading the insurance group’s technology  and information security transformation and co-sponsoring its digital strategy.  He also held global senior management roles at Accenture, Daimler Chrysler  and Winterthur Group. |
| José Luis de Mora | GROUP HEAD OF CORPORATE  DEVELOPMENT AND  FINANCIAL PLANNING |  | José Luis de Mora joined Grupo Santander in 2003 to Head the Group’s  Strategic Plan Development and Acquisitions. In 2015, he was appointed  Group Senior Executive Vice President (director general) and Group Head of  Financial Planning and Corporate Development. He was also Head of Strategy  (2019-2023) and Global Head of Digital Consumer Bank (2020-2025). |
| Jaime Pérez Renovales | GROUP GENERAL COUNSEL |  | See profile in section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) . |
| Nitin Prabhu | GLOBAL HEAD OF DIGITAL  CONSUMER BANK |  | Nitin Prabhu joined Grupo Santander in January 2025 as Senior Executive Vice  President and Global Head of Digital Consumer Bank. From 2012, he worked  at PayPal, where he held leadership roles spanning the payments, consumer,  and merchant businesses, and where he became the Senior Vice President of  Small and Medium Sized Businesses and Financial Services Products. Prior to  PayPal, he worked at eBay and consulted with Fortune 1000 companies  globally. |
| Javier Roglá | GROUP HEAD OF PEOPLE &  CULTURE |  | Javier Roglá joined Grupo Santander in 2016 as Global Head of Santander  Universities and CEO of Universia. In 2021 he became Group Senior Executive  Vice President and Chief Talent Officer, and in 2024 was appointed Head of  the Group’s People & Culture division. He sits also on the board of Teach for All  and was previously a business development consultant at Endesa and  principal at Boston Consulting Group, as well as co-founding and running  Fundación Empieza por Educar. |

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6. REMUNERATION

Sections [6.1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_388), [6.2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391), [6.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394), [6.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_400), [6.6](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_403), [6.7](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_406), [9.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_454) and [9.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457) comprise the annual

report on directors’ remuneration that will be submitted to the

consultative vote of the general shareholders' meeting.

In addition, sections [6.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397) and [6.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_400) sets out the directors'

remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027, which will be put to

the binding vote of the general shareholders' meeting.

The annual report on directors' remuneration and the directors'

remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027 were approved by

our board of directors on 25 February 2025. All directors were

present at the time of vote casting and voted in favour.

The remuneration policy for directors in force as of the date of this

report is available on our corporate website.

Introduction

Brief summary of strategic accomplishments in 2024

• Santander achieved an attributable profit of EUR 12,574 million

in 2024, a 14% increase versus 2023, thanks to strong revenue

growth across all global businesses and regions, as well as the

addition of eight million new customers to 173 million.

• The group maintained disciplined and rigorous cost control, with

the best efficiency ratio in 15 years and continued to increase

profitability and shareholder value creation, with a return on

tangible equity of 16.3%; earnings per share of EUR 0.77, up

18%, and tangible net asset value per share of EUR 5.24 at the

end of the year. Total shareholder return during the year was

23.2%.

• These accomplishments enabled us to exceed our strategic goals

set for 2024 bonus pool, mainly in capital and customer growth,

so total executive variable remuneration increased by 4%

compared to the previous year.

Shareholder engagement and responsiveness

Santander has historically received strong support for our

remuneration policy proposals — averaging 90% between 2019

and 2023.  However, at our 2024 annual shareholder meeting, the

remuneration policy proposal received support from 74.8% of

votes for. This lower-than-usual support prompted our board of

directors to engage with our top shareholders to understand their

perspectives on our remuneration system, identify any concerns

leading to votes against our proposed policy and make changes to

assume best possible alignment with shareholders.

Meetings were held with the16 top investors (controlling

approximately 24% of the Banco Santander's share capital) and

with the major proxy advisory firms, ISS and Glass Lewis (regarding

their methodologies and vote recommendations).  All of these

discussions were led by Glenn Hutchins, our Lead Independent

Director and Chairman of our remuneration committee (see

['Statement from Glenn Hutchins, Lead Independent Director'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_271) in

section 1 and ['Engagement with shareholders in 2024'](#idb42223b1a07472a9e64c5ffca05d009_7493) in section

3.1). While primarily focused on remuneration, these meetings

also covered additional topics of interest to our investors including

board structure, sustainability strategy and virtual shareholder

meetings.

Changes approved based on shareholder feedback

Overall feedback and insights received for many aspects of our

remuneration programme were positive, since the company is

committed to paying for performance and a significant portion of

pay is at risk, but some general themes emerged during

discussions, including expectations around an increase of the

percentage of variable pay which is long-term oriented and higher

threshold for TSR vesting. Our remuneration committee and the

board of directors carefully reviewed our shareholders’ feedback

and have taken steps to address these concerns.  This has resulted

in a number of changes to our remuneration policy for 2025, as

summarized below (for more details on these actions, see section

[6.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397)):

1. The portion of variable remuneration paid in equity has

increased from 50% to 60%.

2. The minimum relative TSR threshold for vesting has increased

from the 40th percentile versus peers to the 50th percentile in

the long-term award, as several investors have indicated this as

a preference, in order to avoid vesting below median peer

performance levels.

3. The weight of relative TSR within the long-term metrics has

increased from 40% to 50%.

4. Long-term metrics application has increased from 36% of total

variable remuneration to 40%, to reinforce long-term value

creation in the company.

Additionally, Santander has enhanced its public remuneration

disclosures to provide further detail on our Committee’s process

for setting the Remuneration policy.

In response to feedback from investors, this reports also contains

further explanations on how we set executive remuneration and

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align pay with performance, including the peer selection criteria for

this analysis. Banco Santander follows a rigorous process which

includes an annual review of comparative market data to ensure

our pay remains competitive in the marketplace (section [6.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394)).

We believe these changes further strengthen the alignment of

management and shareholders’ interest.

6.1 Principles of the remuneration

policy

Directors' remuneration in their capacity as such

The board of directors sets the individual remuneration of directors

(including executive directors) for the performance of supervisory

and collective decision-making duties within the amount fixed by

shareholders and commensurately with the roles they perform on

the collective decision-making body, their committee membership

and attendance, and other objective circumstances the board might

consider.

Remuneration of directors for executive duties

Banco Santander’s remuneration policy for executive duties (which

also generally applies to Banco Santander employees) dictates

that:

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The remuneration elements the policy lays down include necessary

mechanisms to ensure remuneration will be conducive to achieving

strategic and long-term sustainability objectives of Banco

Santander.

Accordingly, it bases executive directors and senior managers’

variable pay on pre-determined, specific and quantifiable financial,

sustainability-based and value-creation targets that are consistent

with Banco Santander’s interests, including in regard to

environmental, social and governance matters.

For more details, please see section [6.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394) about the policy's

application in 2024 and section [6.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397) about the remuneration policy

for 2025 and subsequent years.

Lastly, the remuneration committee and the board enlisted the

assistance of Willis Towers Watson to:

• Compare markets and entities similar to the Group in size,

characteristics and operations using relevant data for setting

remuneration.

• Estimate the fair value of variable remuneration linked to long-

term objectives.

6.2 Remuneration of directors for

supervisory and collective decision-

making duties: policy applied in  2024

A. Composition and limits

According to our Bylaws, the remuneration of directors in their

roles consists of a fixed annual amount set at the general

shareholders' meeting. This amount remains in effect until

shareholders vote to amend it, even though the board may reduce

it in the years it deems appropriate. At the AGM, remuneration for

2024  was set at EUR 6 million (limit that has not been updated

since 2012 and whose amount finally consumed has been

systematically lower), which included (a) an annual allotment and

(b) attendance fees.

Santander has taken out a civil liability insurance policy for

directors and other executives of the Group, subject to usual terms

proportionate to its circumstances.

Directors can receive shares, share options or other forms of share-

based compensation, subject to prior approval at the general

meeting. Directors can also receive other compensation following

a proposal made by the remuneration committee and upon

resolution by the board of directors, as may be deemed

appropriate, in consideration for the performance of other duties in

Banco Santander, whether they are executives' duties or not, in

addition to their oversight and collective decision-making as board

members.

Non-executive directors do not have the right to receive any benefit

on the occasion of their removal from office.

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B. Annual allotment

Each director received the amounts for serving on the board and its committees and positions held in them included in the chart below for

2023  and 2024.

In accordance with the remuneration policy approved at the general shareholders' meeting on 22 March 2024, the annual allotment for

board and committee membership are for the same amounts for annual allotments as those initially established for 2023, except for the

responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee, which was updated to EUR 28 thousand, thus equalizing its remuneration to

other committees of mandatory existence, considering the importance and complexity of the matters addressed in it. Applicable amounts

were:

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| Amount per director in euros | 2024 | 2023 |
| Members of the board of directors | 98,000 | 98,000 |
| Members of the executive committee | 170,000 | 170,000 |
| Members of the audit committee | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Members of the nomination committee | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Members of the remuneration committee | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Members of the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Members of the responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee | 28,000 | 18,000 |
| Members of the innovation and technology committee | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Chair of the audit committee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Chair of the nomination committee | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chair of the remuneration committee | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chair of the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Chair of the responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chair of the innovation and technology committee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Lead independent directorA | 110,000 | 110,000 |
| Non-executive Vice Chair | 30,000 | 30,000 |

A. Glenn Hutchins has been allocated EUR 700,000 (including annual allowances and attendance fees) in minimum total annual pay set for the required time and dedication to

perform his roles.

C. Attendance fees

Pursuant to board-approved resolutions on the remuneration committee’s recommendations, attendance fees for board and committees

meetings (with the exception of the executive committee, for which no fees are set) added up to the amounts included in the chart below for

the last two years.

Since we had not reviewed the attendance fees since 2016, shareholders at the 2024 AGM approved an increase of 4% in respect of 2023.

This increase compensates for board members' greater time commitment in relation to those of other comparable banking groups, based on

an independent expert analysis carried out in 2023.

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| Attendance fees per director per meeting in euros | 2024 | 2023 |
| Board of directors | 2,704 | 2,600 |
| Audit committee and risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee | 1,768 | 1,700 |
| Other committees (excluding executive committee) | 1,560 | 1,500 |

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D. Breakdown of Bylaw-stipulated emoluments

Total director Bylaw-stipulated emoluments and attendance fees received in  2024  amounted to EUR 5.4 million (EUR 5.3  million in 2023).

This is 11% less than the amount approved at the general meeting.  Each director earned the following amounts for these items:

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| Ana Botín | Executive | | 98,000 | 170,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 43,944 | 311,944 | 56,472 | 368,416 |  | 411,000 |
| Héctor Grisi | Executive | | 98,000 | 170,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 28,000 | 296,000 | 56,472 | 352,472 |  | 339,500 |
| José  Antonio  Álvarez | Other  external | | 128,000 | 170,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 28,000 | 326,000 | 56,472 | 382,472 |  | 371,000 |
| Glenn  Hutchins | Independent | | 414,912 | — | — | 28,000 | 78,000 | — | — | 82,055 | 602,967 | 97,032 | 700,000 |  | 371,600 |
| Bruce  Carnegie-  Brown A | Independent | | 22,322 | — | — | 17,767 | 6,378 | — | — | — | 46,467 | 31,408 | 77,875 |  | 576,000 |
| Homaira  Akbari | Independent | | 98,000 | — | 43,000 | — | — | — | 28,000 | 28,000 | 197,000 | 88,088 | 285,088 |  | 265,000 |
| Javier BotínB | Other  external | | 98,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98,000 | 45,968 | 143,968 |  | 137,000 |
| Sol Daurella | Independent | | 98,000 | — | — | 28,000 | 28,000 | — | 50,083 | — | 204,083 | 88,088 | 292,171 |  | 248,500 |
| Henrique de  Castro | Independent | | 98,000 | — | 43,000 | — | 28,000 | — | — | 28,000 | 197,000 | 103,064 | 300,064 |  | 283,800 |
| Gina Díez | Independent | | 98,000 | — | — | 28,000 | — | — | 28,000 | — | 154,000 | 70,928 | 224,928 |  | 210,050 |
| Luis Isasi | Other  external | | 98,000 | 170,000 | — | — | 28,000 | 43,000 | — | — | 339,000 | 100,776 | 439,776 |  | 416,800 |
| Ramiro  MatoC | Independent | | 47,911 | 83,111 | 21,022 | — | — | 21,022 | 38,133 | — | 211,200 | 60,008 | 271,208 |  | 517,600 |
| Belén  Romana | Independent | | 98,000 | 170,000 | 43,000 | 66,750 | — | 58,944 | 6,378 | 28,000 | 471,072 | 127,816 | 598,888 |  | 571,600 |
| Pamela  Walkden | Independent | | 98,000 | — | 58,944 | — | — | 97,056 | 21,622 | — | 275,622 | 104,624 | 380,246 |  | 340,600 |
| Germán de  la Fuente | Independent | | 98,000 | — | 97,056 | — | — | 43,000 | — | — | 238,056 | 99,944 | 338,000 |  | 270,600 |
| Carlos  BarrabésD | Independent | | 50,089 | — | — | 14,311 | — | — | 18,060 | 14,311 | 96,771 | 31,408 | 128,179 |  | — |
| Antonio  WeissE | Independent | | 50,089 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50,089 | 21,632 | 71,721 |  | — |
| Total |  |  | 1,791,323 | 933,111 | 306,022 | 182,828 | 168,378 | 263,022 | 190,277 | 280,310 | 4,115,270 | 1,240,200 | 5,355,470 |  | 5,330,650 |

A. Stepped down as director on 22 March 2024.

B. All amounts received were reimbursed to Fundación Botín.

C. Stepped down as director on 27 June 2024.

D. Director and member of the NC, RBSCC and ITC since 27 June 2024.

E. Director since 27 June 2024.

F. Also includes emoluments for other roles in the board.

EC: executive committee. AC: audit committee. NC: nomination committee. RC: remuneration committee.

RSRCC: risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee. RBSCC: responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee. ITC: innovation and technology committee.

Changes in the chairship of the committees:

1. Germán de la Fuente was appointed Chair of the AC on 23 March 2024, replacing Pamela Walkden.

2. Belén Romana was appointed Chair of the NC on 23 March 2024, succeeding Bruce Carnegie-Brown.

3. Pamela Walkden was appointed Chair of the RSRCC on 23 March 2024, replacing Belén Romana.

4. Sol Daurella assumed the chairship of the RBSCC  on 23 July 2024. Pamela Walkden joined to the RBSCC on 23 March 2024, replacing Belén Romana.

5. Glenn Hutchins was appointed Chair of ITC on 23 March 2024, replacing Ana Botín.

Annual report 2024311

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6.3 Remuneration of directors

for executive duties

i) How we set executive directors pay

We set the remuneration structure for executive directors by

considering company performance as well as Santander's unique

individual circumstances such as multiple stock exchange listings,

the geographical distribution of the company’s operations, sales

and employees, and the clear industry-specific pressures in terms

of talent attraction and retention. As explained below, we conduct

a benchmarking analysis for the executive chair and CEO positions

every year in order to establish a framework of reference for what

competitors are paying.

ii) How we determine our peer group

Banco Santander conducts an annual comparative review of

executive directors’ and top management remuneration against a

peer group comprised of global banks. Because we have extensive

international operations and we compete for talent on a global

scale, our peer group appropriately reflects these characteristics.

While two-thirds of the companies in our comparator group are

European, we include banks from the US and Brazil due to the

strong presence of Santander in those countries. For instance, over

50% of revenues and nearly half of profits from our secondary

business segments came from the Americas in 2024, making this

region a critical market for us both from a business perspective and

as a source of talent.

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| Revenue (EUR  million) | 23,510 | 5,679 | 13,915 | 19,783 | 54% |
| Attributable  profit (EUR  million) | 6,644 | 642 | 2,579 | 3,863 | 47% |
| Total customers  (thousands) | 46,821 | 19,550 | 25,762 | 80,405 | 62% |
| Total  employees | 65,746 | 16,792 | 42,846 | 79,571 | 60% |

As % of total operating areas, excluding the Corporate Centre.

To select the peer group, Group governing bodies follows a robust

process that takes into account and ranks potential peers on the

following criteria: market capitalization, scale, brand recognition,

geographical diversification, business model and regulatory

framework.

We regularly review the validity of our peer group and make the

necessary changes to ensure it properly reflects our business and

talent markets. Following an assessment in autumn of 2024, we

determined that for 2025 our peer group should remain unchanged

from 2024 and also from 2023. The group comprises the following

companies:

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Why did we choose these banks for the peer analysis?

• To ensure a comparison under similar macroeconomic and

regulatory landscape.

• To be able to identify market trends and dynamics.

• To capture the latest developments in the banking industry.

• To monitor banks with similar size, performance, geographic

footprint, business model and strategy.

• To identify outliers and best practices across the sector.

Market Cap (EUR bn) at 2024 closing date

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iii) Performance-based Pay and alignment with

shareholder value

Our remuneration programme mainly focuses on paying for

performance, with a significant portion of each executive's

remuneration at-risk. Additionally, variable pay outcome depends

on the achievement of performance targets that align with our

corporate strategy and lead to enhanced value for our

Annual report 2024312

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shareholders. The main purpose of this incentive programme is to

incentivise long-term value creation.

In this sense, for year 2024:

• 61% of our Executive Chair’s total compensation is performance-

based and 57% of our CEO`s total compensation is performance

based.

• 36% of our executive director’s total variable remuneration is

subject to long-term metrics that include relative TSR, return on

tangible equity and other sustainability metrics and therefore

strengthen the alignment of our executive director’s interests

with the shareholder’s interests in the long-term. This will

increase from 36% to 40% in year 2025.

• Additionally, 50% of their variable remuneration is delivered in

the form of equity instruments (mainly Banco Santander S.A.

shares), with this portion to be increased up to 60% in year 2025.

Targets related to performance metrics are intended to be

challenging, with payout levels established after considering

upside/downside scenarios, sensitivity analysis and year-over-year

growth comparisons, to ensure rigorous alignment of payouts to

performance.

iv) How we include sustainability metrics in the

variable incentive scheme

The current remuneration policy incorporates mechanisms that link

variable remuneration to the achievement of financial,

sustainability, and value creation objectives. These objectives are

specific, measurable, and aligned with the bank's interests,

encompassing environmental, social, and governance

(sustainability) factors. For further details, please see section I.

v) Summary of executive remuneration composition

The policy on directors’ remuneration for executive duties in 2024

was approved by the board of directors and put to a binding vote at

the  2024  AGM, with 74.8% votes in favour. The table below

summarizes the main items of remuneration policy of Ana Botín

and Héctor Grisi.

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| Gross annual  salary | Fixed |  | → Paid in cash on a monthly basis (+5% vs 2023). |  |  | Ana Botin: EUR 3,435 thousand.  Héctor Grisi: EUR 3,150 thousand. |  |
| Variable  remuneration | Variable |  | → Individual target bonus updated (+5% vs 2023).  → Calculated against annual quantitative metrics and  a qualitative assessment, and taking into account  individual performance .  → 50% of each payment is instruments, consisting of  Banco Santander, S.A instruments, and restricted  stock units (RSUs) of PagoNxt, S.L.  → The number of instruments is set at the time of the  award.  → 40% paid in 2025.  → 60% deferred in five years.  ◦ 24% paid in equal parts in 2026 and 2027 .  ◦ 36% paid in equal parts in 2028,  2029  and 2030,  provided certain long-term objectives are met  (2024-2026). |  |  | • See section 6.3 B ii for details on annual  metrics and assessment.  • See section 6.3 B iii for details on individual  variable pay.  • See section 6.3 B iv for details on long-  term metrics. |  |
| Pension scheme | Fixed |  | → Annual contribution of 22% of base salary. |  |  | • No changes. |  |
| Variable |  | → Annual contribution of 22% of 30% of the average  of variable remuneration in the last three years. |  |  | • See section 6.3 C for details on annual  contributions and pension balance. |  |
| Other  remuneration | Fixed |  | → Includes life, accident and medical insurance, and  other in-kind compensation.  → Includes for the Executive Chair a fixed  remuneration supplement in cash (not considered  salary or pensionable) since supplementary death  and disability benefits were eliminated. |  |  | • Regarding fixed remuneration supplement,  no change for Ana Botín since 2018.  • Héctor Grisi will not receive supplement in  his fixed remuneration. |  |
|  | → Payment for non-compete commitment |  |  | No changes. |  |
| Shareholding  policy | N/A |  | → Executive directors also have the obligation to hold  them for three years from their award date, unless  the director already holds shares for an amount  equivalent to 200% of their net annual salary  (calculated on the basis of their gross annual  salary). In such case, the regulatory obligation to  hold shares is for one year from their grant date. |  |  | • Policy updated during 2020 to assure  compliance with recommendation 62 to  the Good Governance Code for Listed  Companies of the CNMV.  • Both Ana Botín and Héctor Grisi maintain  an amount in shares higher than 200% of  their fixed pay. |  |

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| Gross Annual  Salary |  | 24% |  | Fixed | |
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| Board of  Directors' by-  law stipulated  emoluments |  | 3% |  | Fixed | |
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| Pension  Contribution |  | 9% |  | Fixed  and | Variable |
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| Variable  remuneration  (Target Bonus  x  Achievement  level of Bonus  pool  +/-  Individual  performance) |  | 57% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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|  |  |  | 40% |  | 12% |  | 12% |  | 12% |  | 12% | |  | 12% | |  |
|  |  |  | 20%  20% |  | 6%  6% |  | 6%  6% |  | 6%  6% |  | 6%  6% | |  | 6%  6% | |  | 50%  50% |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36%    Additionally subject to long-term  goals achievement2 | | | | | | |  |  |
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|  |  |  | Malus/Clawback clauses    All payments in shares3 are subject to a one-year retention period and the  prohibition of hedging | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |
|  |  | 100% |  |  | Cash      Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |

Remuneration scheme applicable to Executive Chair and CEO.

1. Example with Executive Chair 2024 percentages over total remuneration.

2. Long-term metrics shown for 2024 award at fair value of 70%, as have been determined by an independent expert.

3. Executive directors also have the obligation to hold them for three years from their award date, unless the director already holds shares for an amount equivalent to 200% of

their net annual salary (calculated on the basis of their gross annual salary). In such case, the regulatory obligation to hold shares is for one year from their grant date.

A. Gross annual salary

On the remuneration committee’s recommendation, and due to the

excellent business results and total shareholder return in 2023, in

order to ensure a competitive remuneration compared to other

peer groups, the board resolved to increase 5% the annual salary

for Ana Botín and Héctor Grisi in 2024 versus 2023.

Fixed pension contribution continues to be 22% of gross annual

salary for 2024 .

Executive directors’ gross annual salary and fixed annual

contribution to pensions for 2024  and  2023 were as follows:

1    As indicated in the first chart in section 6.3 pension contributions include both fix and variable components, the latter of which also form part of total variable remuneration.

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| Gross annual  salary | Fixed annual  pension  contribution | TotalA |  | Gross annual  salary | Fixed annual  pension  contribution | TotalA |
| Ana Botín | 3,435 | 756 | 4,191 |  | 3,271 | 720 | 3,991 |
| Héctor Grisi | 3,150 | 693 | 3,843 |  | 3,000 | 660 | 3,660 |
| Total | 6,585 | 1,449 | 8,034 |  | 6,271 | 1,380 | 7,651 |

A. Additionally, Ana Botín received in 2024 and 2023 EUR 525 thousand as a fixed remuneration supplement. Héctor Grisi did not receive fixed remuneration supplement.

B. Variable remuneration

i) General policy for  2024

The board approved the executive directors’ variable remuneration

on the remuneration committee’s recommendation, according to

the policy approved at the general shareholders' meeting:

• Variable components 1 of executive directors’ total remuneration

in 2024  should represent less than 200% of fixed components, as

established by resolution of the AGM on 22 March 2024.

• At the beginning of  2025, on the remuneration committee’s

recommendation, the board approved the final amount of the

2024 incentive, based on the bonus pool calculated in accordance

with the directors' remuneration policy approved at the general

shareholders' meeting on 22 March 2024, and in consideration

of:

• Short-term quantitative metrics measured against annual

objectives.

• A qualitative assessment that cannot adjust the result by more

than 25 percentage points upwards or downwards. While the

metrics considered are qualitative, the assessment is not

discretionary. Rather, it is based on an assessment of objective,

measurable and audited goals, as described below.

• An exceptional adjustment that, if applicable, must be

supported by evidence.

• The final 2024 individual incentive is determined based on the

bonus pool payout, the executive director’s target bonus and

the individual performance resulting from (i) their individual

objectives (which generally match the Group’s and cover

financial, risk management and solvency position, as well as

fostering the five global businesses: Payments, Digital

Consumer Bank, Retail & Commercial Banking, CIB and Wealth;

and accelerating the transformation of the Bank into One

Santander, with a special focus on IT, people and the

sustainability agenda); and (ii) how they achieve them in

consideration of how they manage employees and follow the

corporate values.

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| Individual  target bonus |  | Quantitative  metrics and  qualitative  assessment A |  | Individual  performance |  | Final  individual  variable  remuneration |

A. Any exceptional adjustment supported by evidence

Quantitative metrics and qualitative assessment aspects are

described below.

• Payment of the approved incentive is split equally into cash and

instruments, the latter as follows:

• EUR 500,000 and EUR 420,000 in PagoNxt, S.L. RSUs for Ana

Botín and Héctor Grisi, respectively.

• The rest, all in shares of Banco Santander.

•  40% is paid in 2025 , once the final amount has been set. The

remaining 60% will be deferred in equal parts over five years

(subject to long-term metrics) as follows:

• The deferred amounts payable in 2026  and 2027 (24% of the

total), will be paid if none of the malus clauses described

below are triggered.

• The deferred amounts payable in 2028, 2029 and 2030 (36%

of the total), will be paid if the malus clauses are not triggered

and the multi-year targets described below are reached. These

targets can reduce these amounts and the number of deferred

instruments or increase them up to a maximum achievement

ratio of 125%, so executives have the incentive to exceed their

targets.

• Deferred amounts in cash may be adjusted for the inflation

related to the deferral period.

• All payments in shares are subject to a three-year retention

period, unless the director already holds shares for an amount

equivalent to twice his/her annual fix remuneration, in which

case the shares would be subject only to the regulatory one-year

retention period obligation.

• The hedging of the instruments received during the retention and

deferral periods is expressly prohibited. The sale of shares is also

prohibited for one year from time they are received.

• All deferred payments can be subject to malus. Similarly,

Santander can claw back paid incentives in the scenarios and for

the period dictated in the Group’s malus and clawback policy.

ii) Quantitative metrics and qualitative assessment

for 2024

Executive directors’ variable remuneration for 2024 has been

based on the corporate centre executives' common bonus pool,

which calculation comes from the quantitative metrics and

qualitative assessment approved by the board at the beginning of

2024 on the remuneration committee’s recommendation. This also

takes into account the input from the human resources committee,

which for this purpose counts on the participation of the senior

management in charge of the group's Risk, Compliance, Audit,

Human Resources and Legal and Financial accounting and control

functions, who among others provided input on risk, solvency,

liquidity, results' quality and recurrence, and compliance and

control. The results for the bonus pool (shown in the chart below)

resulting from the process above and reviewed and approved by

2  For this purpose, ONP is attributed ordinary net profit, adjusted upwards or downwards for transactions the board believes have an impact not connected to the performance

of evaluated directors, for which extraordinary profit, corporate transactions, impairments, or accounting or legal adjustments that may occur during the year are evaluated.

The exclusion in the calculation for these purposes of goodwill impairments is aligned with the supervisors' criteria on their recommendations on dividend distributions.

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| Category  and (weight) of Bonus  pool | A. Quantitative metricsA | | |
| Targets | Achievement over  target | Assessment |
| Transformation: (45%) | Total customers (growth) (10%) | Target: 5.31 million. Achievement: 8.9 million. | 150.00% |
| Active customers (growth) (10%) | Target: 2.1 million. Achievement:  4.1 million. | 150.00% |
| Revenue per active customer (10%) | Target: EUR 600. Achievement: 617 EUR. | 102.79% |
| Cost (15%) | Target: EUR 24,799 million. Achievement: EUR 24,808 million. | 100.00% |
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| CapitalB (30%) | CET1 ratio | Target: 12.45%. Achievement: 12.76% | 252.59% |
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| Profitability (25%) | RoTE (Return on tangible equity) | Target: 16.09%. Achievement: 16.27%. | 108.86% |
| TOTAL metrics |  |  | 158.27% |

A. For this purpose, these metrics may be adjusted upwards or downwards by the board, following a proposal from the remuneration committee, when inorganic transactions,

material changes to the Group’s composition or size or other extraordinary circumstances (such as extraordinary impacts of macroeconomic environment, impairments,

restructuring procedures or regulatory changes) have occurred which affect the suitability of the metric and achievement scale established in each case and resulting in an

impact not related to the performance of the executive directors and executives being evaluated.

B. The related score has been calculated as per the pay-out scale approved, which factors in not only performance vs target as per CRR2 but also vs CRR3, risk transfer and net

RWAs targets.

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| Indicators | Level of achievement | Assessment |
| Performance vs. Market (+/-  10%) | The Group achieved record results in 2024 for the third year in a row. This enabled us to i) place above our global  peers’ average in terms of profitability adjusted to cost of risk (NIM-CoR); keep a lid on cost growth more or less in  line with inflation and increasing at a rate half that of our peers; and iii) continue boosting our profitability (RoTE) by  climbing two positions and widening the gap with the market average. By business, Retail performed strongly in  almost every market, as did Consumer, which remained a leader in NIM-CoR and profitability. Wealth grew at a  faster rate than our peers. | +5.00% |
| Network Collaboration (+/- 5%) | During the year, we have strengthened synergy between global businesses, countries and support functions, driving  collaboration within our Organization as a key factor in capturing the value of our Group, reinforcing our competitive  and operational advantages. This allows us to continue to strengthen our global network and transform  collaboration into a real advantage for the Group. | +3.41% |
| Compliance and Risk (+/- 5%) | Strengthened oversight units, including in global processes (e.g. P-27). Delivered on various regulatory/supervisory  issues (closure of 4 SREP recommendations, maintained SREP operational rating, delivered EBA repair programme,  full implementation of ECB IFRS9 operational act). Delivered a new Group-wide IRB strategy. Significant progress on  strategic and transformational initiatives and further integration of advanced risk management techniques fostering  profitable growth (automated credit decisioning, use of machine learning and artificial intelligence).  Also continued to deliver an effective Compliance program in 2024, meeting the defined priorities with tangible  deliverables focused on regulatory priorities such as One FCC, Unit and Global Division oversight and advice, and  broader issues such as talent enhancement and mobility. | +2.50% |
| Sustainability targets (+/- 5%) | We made significant progress in sustainability-related lines of work, most notably our strong performance in  financial inclusion and sustainable business (including climate). | +3.13% |
| TOTAL qualitative assessment |  | +14.03% |
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| C. Exceptional adjustment  approved by board of directors  upon recommendation of  remuneration committee | Despite very strong results and outstanding performance in capital management, the Board, upon recommendation  from the Remuneration Committee, approved a discretionary reduction of -27.3 p.p. to best align the bonus pool  results with shareholder performance | -27.30% |
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| Final bonus pool  2024 |  | 145% |

The payout relative to the level of achievement of the targets for

the quantitative metrics (158.27%) and the ones relative to the

qualitative evaluation (+14.03%) and exceptional adjustment

(-27.30%) are added up:

A + B +C = Final bonus pool result in 2024 (as a percentage of

target).

The following section details the individual variable remuneration

approved by the board.

iii) Determination of the individual variable

remuneration for executive directors set in 2024

The board approved executive directors' variable remuneration for

2024 on the remuneration committee’s recommendation, based on

the bonus pool detailed above, their individual target bonuses for

2024 and the evaluation of their individual contributions.

The board also verified that none of the following circumstances

have occurred:

• The Group's ONP 2 for 2024 was not more than 50% less than for

2023. Otherwise, variable remuneration would not have been

greater than 50% of the individual target.

3  Corresponds to the fair value of the maximum amount to be received over a total of 3 years, subject to continued service -with certain exceptions-, non- applicability of malus

clauses and compliance with set goals. Fair value was estimated at the plan award date on account of several scenarios for the variables in the plan during the measurement

periods.

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• The Group’s ONP was not negative. Otherwise, the incentive

would have been zero.

The board of directors, upon recommendation of the remuneration

committee, resolved to increase 5% the target bonuses for the

Executive Chair and the CEO in 2024.

Variable contributions to pensions in terms of percentage were

not modified in 2024, remaining at 22% of the 30% of the last

three assigned bonus' average. This means complying with

Circular 2/2016 of the Bank of Spain, standard 41, on pension

benefits, by which a part of not less than 15% of the total

contribution must be based on variable components.

Breakdown of immediately payable and deferred

remuneration

2024 was a groundbreaking year in our transformation. We

delivered solid operating performance and profitable growth, with

record attributable profit of EUR 12,574 million on the back of a

strong increase in revenue that grew far above costs, and all this

progress with an improvement in cost of risk. These excellent

results enabled us to achieve the targets we set for the year: a

CET1 ratio of 12.8% (far exceeding forecasts and driven by strong

net organic capital generation of over 200 basis points) and

shareholder value creation (TNAV per share plus cash DPS up 14%

year on year and cash dividend per share of up 39% year on year).

All this, coupled with our business model and robust balance sheet,

enabled us to achieve an initial bonus pool of 172.30%. However,

to make this pool more consistent with shareholder return, the

board approved a negative adjustment of 27.30%.

Furthermore, the ratio of executive directors’ total remuneration to

underlying attributable profit fell from 0.19% in 2023 to 0.18% in

2024, as shown in section 6.3.I.

In this context, total executive variable remuneration increased by

4% compared to the previous year.

The immediately payable variable remuneration in deferred

amounts not contingent on long-term metrics and variable

remuneration deferred and contingent on long-term objectives

approved by the board of directors, following a proposal by the

remuneration committee, resulting from the aforementioned

process are:

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| EUR thousand | 2024 | | | |  | 2023 | | | |
| In cash | In sharesA | In RSUsA | Total |  | In cash | In sharesB | In RSUsB | Total |
| Ana Botín | 2,961 | 2,761 | 200 | 5,922 |  | 2,848 | 2,648 | 200 | 5,696 |
| Héctor Grisi | 2,046 | 1,878 | 168 | 4,092 |  | 1,952 | 1,784 | 168 | 3,904 |
| Total | 5,007 | 4,639 | 368 | 10,015 |  | 4,800 | 4,432 | 368 | 9,600 |

A. The amounts in the foregoing table correspond to a total of 1,014 thousand shares of Banco Santander and 7 thousand RSUs of PagoNxt, S.L.

B. The amounts in the foregoing table correspond to a total of 1,168 thousand shares in Banco Santander and 6 thousand RSUs in  2023.

The following chart states deferred variable remuneration at fair value, which will only be received in 2028, 2029 and 2030 if the  long-term

multi-year targets are met (see section 6.3 B iv)) and beneficiaries continue to be employed at Grupo Santander, in accordance with the

terms approved in the general shareholders' meeting, and no circumstances triggering malus clauses occur 3:

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| Deferred variable remuneration linked to long-term objectives (fair value) | | | | | | | |  | |
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| EUR thousand | 2024 | | | |  | 2023 | | | |
| In cash | In sharesA | In RSUsA | Total |  | In cash | In sharesB | In RSUsB | Total |
| Ana Botín | 1,166 | 956 | 210 | 2,332 |  | 1,121 | 911 | 210 | 2,243 |
| Héctor Grisi | 806 | 629 | 176 | 1,611 |  | 769 | 592 | 176 | 1,537 |
| Total | 1,972 | 1,585 | 386 | 3,943 |  | 1,890 | 1,504 | 386 | 3,780 |

A. The number of shares in the table correspond to a total of 346 thousand shares of Banco Santander and 7 thousand RSUs of PagoNxt S.L.

B. The number of shares in the table correspond to a total of 396 thousand shares and 6 thousand RSUs of PagoNxt S.L in 2023.

Fair value has been determined on the grant date based on the

valuation of an independent expert, Willis Towers Watson. Based

on the design of the plan for 2024 and success levels of similar

plans at peer entities, the fair value was considered to be 70% of

total value linked to long-term objectives assigned.

The maximum amount of shares to be delivered under the plan is

within the maximum amount of the award to be delivered in shares

(EUR 11.5 million) approved at the 2024 AGM for executive

directors. This number of shares has been calculated with the

weighted average daily volume of weighted average listing prices

of Banco Santander shares in the 50 trading sessions prior to the

Friday (not inclusive) before 4 February 2025 (the date on which

the board approved the 2024 bonus for executive directors), which

was EUR 4.576 per share.  According to an independent experts'

valuation, the price per PagoNxt, S.L. RSU equals EUR 54.14.

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iv) Multi-year targets linked to the payment of

deferred amounts in 2028, 2029 and 2030

The multi-year targets linked to the payment of the deferred

amounts payable in 2028, 2029 and  2030 are:

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| A | Banco Santander’s  consolidated Return on  tangible equity (RoTE)  target in 2026 | 40% |  | If RoTE in 2026 is ≥ 18%, then metric ratio is 1.5  If RoTE in 2026 is ≥ 15% but <18%, then metric ratio is 0 – 1.5B  If RoTe in 2026 is < 15%, then metric is 0 |
| B | Relative Total Shareholder  Return (TSR) A  in  2024-2026 within a peer  group | 40% |  | If ranking Santander equal percentile 100, then metric ratio is 1.5  If ranking Santander between percentiles 75 and 100 (not inclusive), then metric ratio is  1 – 1.5 C  If ranking Santander between percentiles 40 and 75 (not inclusive), then metric ratio is 0.5 – 1 C  If ranking Santander below percentile 40, then metric ratio is 0 |
| C | Four sustainability  (environmental, social and  governance) metrics with  the following weighting:  2/10 x Coefficient 1 + 2/10 x  Coefficient 2 + 1/10 x  Coefficient  3 +5/10 x Coefficient 4 | 20% | 1) | If % women in senior executive positions in 2026 is ≥ 37%, then metric ratio is 1.25  If % women in senior executive positions in 2026 is ≥ 36% but <37%, then metric ratio is  1 – 1.25 D  If % women in senior executive positions in 2026 is ≥ 34% but <36%, then metric ratio is 0 – 1 D  If % women in senior executive positions in 2026 is < 34%, then metric ratio is 0 |
| 2) | If number of financially included peopleE  between 2024 and 2026 (in million) is ≥ 6,3, then  metric ratio is 1.25  If number of financially included peopleE  between 2024 and 2026 (in million) is ≥ 5,3 but <6,3,  then metric ratio is 1 – 1.25D  If number of financially included peopleE  between 2024 and 2026 (in million) is  ≥ 3,5 but <5,3,  then metric ratio is 0 – 1 D  If number of financially included peopleE  between 2024 and 2026 (in million) is < 3,5, then  metric ratio is 0 |
| 3) | If socially responsible investmentF in 2026 is ≥ 21%, then metric ratio is 1.25  If socially responsible investment F in 2026 is ≥ 18% but < 21%, then metric ratio is 1 –1.25D  If socially responsible investment F in 2026 is ≥ 15% but < 18%, then metric ratio is 0 –1D  If socially responsible investment F in 2026 is < 15%,  then metric ratio is 0 |
| 4) | If finance raised and facilitatedG (in EUR billions) between 2024 and 2026 is ≥ 180, then metric  ratio is 1.25  If finance raised and facilitatedG (in EUR billions) between 2024 and 2026 is ≥ 150 but < 180,  then metric ratio is 1 –1.25 D  If finance raised and facilitatedG (in EUR billions) between 2024 and 2026 is ≥ 110 but < 150,  then metric ratio is 0 –1D  If finance raised and facilitatedG (in EUR billions) between 2024 and 2026 is < 110, then metric  ratio is 0 |

A. TSR refers to the difference (%) between the final and initial values of capital invested in ordinary shares of Banco Santander. The final value is calculated based on the

dividends or other similar concepts (such as the Santander Scrip Dividend programme) shareholders receive for this investment during the corresponding period -as if they

had invested in more shares of the same type at the first date on which the dividend or similar concept was payable to shareholders- and the weighted average share price at

that date. To calculate TSR, the weighted average daily volumes of the weighted average listing prices for the fifteen trading sessions prior to 1 January 2024 (exclusive) is

considered (to calculate the initial value) and the fifteen trading sessions prior to 1 January 2027 (exclusive) (to calculate the final value). The peer group consists of BBVA,

BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole, HSBC, ING, Itaú, Scotia Bank and Unicredit.

B. Straight-line increase in the RoTE ratio based on the percentage of specific RoTE in 2026 within this bracket of the scale.

C. Proportional increase in the TSR ratio based on the number of positions moved up in the ranking.

D. Increase of the coefficient is proportional to its position on this line of the scale.

E. Financial inclusion: the banking proposals or tailored finance refer to the number of people unbanked, underbanked, in financial distress or with difficulty to access credit to

whom we provide tailored access and finance solutions, aiming to meet local financial inclusion needs in a recurrent, comprehensive, affordable and effective way.

F. Assets under management that meet the criteria of Santander’s Sustainable Finance and Investment Classification System (SFICS) as a percentage of total assets under

management.

G. Grupo Santander's contribution to our customers’ transition (2024-2026): CIB green finance raised and facilitated (target), Retail & Commercial banking green finance and

sustainable linked-loans, and Digital Consumer Bank green finance.

To determine the annual amount of the deferred portion linked to

objectives corresponding to each executive director in 2028, 2029

and 2030, the following formula shall be applied to each of these

payments ('final annuity') without prejudice to any adjustment

deriving from the malus clauses:

Final annuity = Amt. x (2/5 x A + 2/5 x B + 1/5 x C)

where:

• 'Amt.' is one third of the variable remuneration amount deferred

conditional on performance (i.e. Amt. will be 12% of the total

variable pay set in early 2025).

• 'A' is the RoTE coefficient according to the scale in the table

above, based on RoTE at year-end 2026.

• 'B' is the TSR ratio calculated as the scale in the table above,

according to the relative performance of Banco Santander’s TSR

within its peer group in 2024- 2026.

• 'C' is the coefficient resulting from the sum of weighted

coefficients for each of the four sustainability targets for 2026

described above.

• In any event, if the result of (2/5 x A + 2/5 x B +1/5 x C) is greater

than 1.25, the multiplier will be 1.25.

4  When the beneficiary’s relationship with Banco Santander or another Group entity terminates because of retirement, early retirement or pre-retirement; a dismissal ruled by

the courts to be wrongful; unilateral withdrawal for good cause by an employee (which includes the situations set forth in article 10.3 of Royal Decree 1382/1985, of 1

August, governing the special relationship of senior management, for the persons subject to these rules); permanent disability or death; mandatory redundancy; or because an

employer other than Banco Santander ceases to belong to Grupo Santander, the right to receive shares and deferred amounts in cash and any amounts of the deferred

amounts in cash adjusted for inflation will remain under the same conditions in force as if none of such circumstances had occurred. In the case of death, the right will pass to

the beneficiary’s heirs.

In cases of justified temporary leave due to temporary disability, suspension of contract due to maternity or paternity leave, or leave to care for children or a relative, there will

be no change in the beneficiary’s rights. If the beneficiary goes to another Group company (even through international assignment and/or expatriation), these rights will

likewise not change. If the relationship terminates by mutual agreement or because the beneficiary obtains a leave not mentioned above, the terms of the termination or

temporary leave agreement will apply.

None of the above circumstances shall give the right to receive the deferred amount in advance. If the beneficiary or the successors thereof maintain the right to receive the

deferred remuneration in shares and cash and, where applicable, the amounts arising from the adjustment for inflation of the deferred amounts in cash, it shall be delivered

within the periods and under the terms provided in the rules for the plans.

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v) Malus and clawback

Deferred amounts (whether or not contingent on multi-year

targets) will be earned if the beneficiary continues to work with the

Group 4, and none of the circumstances triggering malus clauses

arise before each payment, according to the section on malus and

clawback clauses in the remuneration policy.

Similarly, Banco Santander can clawback any paid variable

amounts in the scenarios and for the period dictated by the terms

and conditions in the said policy.

Variable remuneration for 2024 can be clawed back until the

beginning of 2031.

Malus and clawback clauses are triggered by poor financial

performance of Banco Santander, a division or area, or exposures

from staff as a result of an executive(s)’s management of, at least,

one of these factors:

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| Category | Factors |
| Risk | Significant failures in risk management by Banco  Santander, or by a business or risk control unit. |
| Capital | An increase in capital requirements at the Banco  Santander or one of its business units not  planned at the time that exposure was  generated. |
| Regulation and  internal codes | Regulatory penalties or legal convictions for  events that might be attributable to the unit or  staff responsible for them. In addition, failure to  comply with Banco Santander’s internal codes of  conduct. |
| Conduct | Improper conduct, whether individual or  collective. Negative effects deriving from the  marketing of unsuitable products and the  liability of persons or bodies making such  decisions will be considered especially  significant. |

In addition to the existing policy on malus and clawback clauses of

our remuneration policy, the addendum to our remuneration policy

entitled "Financial Statement Restatement Compensation"

regulates the recoupment of compensation received by the

executive directors of Banco Santander, S.A., and senior

management, in the event of a financial restatement (according to

the regulation) resulting from material noncompliance with

financial reporting requirements under US federal securities laws.

The application of malus or clawback clauses for executive

directors shall be determined by the board of directors, at the

proposal of the remuneration committee, and cannot be proposed

once the retention period for the final payment in shares under the

plan has elapsed in early 2031. Therefore, the board determines

the specific deferred incentive amount to be paid as well as any

amount that could be subject to clawback, upon on the

remuneration committee’s recommendation and depending on the

level of compliance with the conditions for applying malus clauses.

C. Main features of the benefit plans

Executive directors participate in the defined contribution pension

scheme created in 2012, which covers contingencies due to

retirement, disability and death.

According to the 2012 system, contracts for Ana Botín and other

senior managers with defined benefit pension obligations were

transformed into a defined contribution system. The new system

gives executive directors the right to receive benefits upon

retirement, even if they are not active at Banco Santander at the

time, based on contributions to the system. It also replaced their

previous right to receive a pension supplement in the event of

retirement.

The initial contribution for Ana Botín in the new defined

contribution pension scheme corresponded to the market value of

the assets for which the provisions for due obligations were

recognized when the previous pension commitments had been

transferred to the new pension scheme.

Every year since 2013, Banco Santander has been contributing to

the pension scheme for executive directors and other members of

the executive team in proportion to their pensionable bases until

their departure from the Group, retirement, death or disability. In

general terms, the pensionable base for executive directors is the

sum of their fixed remuneration plus 30% of the average of their

last three variable remuneration amounts. Contributions will be

22% of pensionable bases in all cases.

This means complying in both cases with Circular 2/2016 of the

Bank of Spain, standard 41, on pension benefits, by which a part of

not less than 15% of the total contribution must be based on

variable components.

For Héctor Grisi, CEO from 1 January 2023, since he has been in the

position for two years, the calculation of the variable portion was

done using the average of the last two variable remuneration

amounts.

Pursuant to remuneration regulations, contributions calculated on

the basis of variable remuneration are subject to the discretionary

pension benefits scheme. Therefore, under the policy, malus and

clawback clauses can be enforced on them in place at any given

time and during the same period in which variable remuneration is

deferred. Furthermore, these contributions must be invested in

Banco Santander shares for five years from the date of the

executive director's retirement, or from the date on which the

executive directors leave the group. Once that period has elapsed,

the amount invested in shares will be paid to them or their

beneficiaries if some contingency covered by the pension scheme

was happened or will be added to the remainder of their

5  This share price corresponds to the share price as of closing of stock markets on 31 December 2024.

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cumulative balance until their retirement age when the total

amount will be paid.

The benefit plan is outsourced to Santander Seguros y Reaseguros,

Compañía Aseguradora, S.A. The economic rights of the directors

previously mentioned belong to them even if they are not active at

Banco Santander at the time of their retirement, death or disability.

Their contracts do not stipulate any severance payment outside the

extent of the law for termination of contract.

The provisions recognised in 2024 for retirement pensions

amounted to EUR 2,445 thousand (EUR 2,110 thousand in 2023),

as broken down below.

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| Ana Botín | 1,339 | 1,144 |
| Héctor Grisi | 1,105 | 966 |
| Total | 2,445 | 2,110 |

The amounts corresponding to each director as of 31 December

2024 and 2023 in the pension scheme are:

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| Ana Botín | 54,731 | 49,257 |
| Héctor Grisi | 1,299 | 585 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 20,326 | 19,495 |
| Total | 76,356 | 69,338 |

D. Other remuneration

Grupo Santander also takes out insurance policies for life, health

and other contingencies for its executive directors. This other

remuneration component includes the fixed supplement approved

for Ana Botín to replace the supplementary benefits from the

pension scheme eliminated in 2018, in addition to the cost for

insuring death or disability until they retire. Directors are covered

under the Group’s civil liability insurance policy.

[Note 5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844) to the Group’s consolidated financial statements describes

other benefits received by executive directors in detail.

E. Shareholdings

In 2016, on the remuneration committee’s recommendation, the

board of directors approved a shareholding policy to better align

executive directors with shareholders’ long-term interests.

According to this policy, in addition to the executive directors’

commitment to maintaining a significant holding of shares in

Banco Santander for as long as they have their role, executive

directors have five years to demonstrate that their personal assets

include shares in Banco Santander that amount (net of taxes) to

twice their gross annual salary on that date. The following table

show the ratio, with a share price of EUR 4.465 5:

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|  | Gross  annual  salary  (thousand) | Number of shares  (thousand) | Number  of times |
| Ana Botín | 3,435 | 33,400 | 43.4 |
| Héctor Grisi | 3,150 | 2,124 | 3.0 |

Likewise, in addition to the regulatory obligation for executive

directors not to sell the shares they receive as remuneration for a

year from their award, which is included in the shareholding policy,

and will apply to all cases, this policy has also been updated in

2020 to include the obligation for executive directors not to sell the

shares they receive as remuneration for a period of three years

from their award date, unless the executive director already holds

Banco Santander shares for an amount equivalent to twice his/her

annual salary.

F. Remuneration of board members as

representatives of Banco Santander

The executive committee resolved that the remuneration accrued

by executive directors who represent Banco Santander on boards

of companies where it owns equity and were appointed after 18

March 2002 will accrue to the Group. No executive director

received remuneration for this type of representation in 2024.

The following table includes the remuneration received by non-

executive directors on a personal basis in other Group entities:

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| Director | Position | Remuneration |
| Homaira  Akbari | Member of the board of  Santander Consumer USA  Holdings, Inc. | USD 100 thousand  (EUR 96 thousand) |
| Member of the Board of  PagoNxt, S.L. | EUR 200 thousand |
| Henrique  de Castro | Member of the Board of  PagoNxt, S.L. | EUR 200 thousand |
| José  Antonio  Álvarez | Member of the Board of  PagoNxt, S.L. | EUR 200 thousand |
| Member of the Board of Banco  Santander (Brasil) S.A. | BRL 1,135 thousand  (EUR 183 thousand) |
| Pamela  Walkden | Member of the Santander UK,  plc and Santander UK Group  Holdings Limited | GBP 109 thousand  (EUR 129 thousand) |

Likewise, Luis Isasi received EUR 1,000 thousand for his role as

non-executive Chair of the Santander España business unit and for

attending its board and committee meetings (amount included in

the chart below as "other remuneration" as it is paid by Banco

Santander, S.A.).

And finally, José Antonio Álvarez received a fixed remuneration of

EUR 1,750 thousand as strategic adviser of Grupo Santander, as

well as the life and health insurance contributions and the

supplement for having waived the death and disability policy

disclosed in the table in section G below.

G. Individual remuneration of directors for all

items in 2024

Below is a breakdown of each director’s short-term salary (payable

immediately) and deferred remuneration not based on long-term

performance for 2024 and 2023. Statistical information on

remuneration required by the CNMV ([9.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457)) and [Note 5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844) to the

Group’s consolidated financial statements contains disclosures on

shares delivered in 2024 under the deferred remuneration

schemes of previous years where conditions for their delivery were

met in the related years.

Annual report 2024320

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| Bylaw-stipulated  emoluments | |  | Salary and bonus of executive directors | | | |  |  | Total |  | Total |
| Board and  board  committees  annual  allotment | Board and  committee  attendance  fees |  | Fixed  Salary | Immediate  payment  bonus (50%  in  instruments) | Deferred  payment  bonus (50%  in  instruments) | Total | Pension  Contribution | Other  remunerationF |  |
| Ana Botín | 312 | 56 |  | 3,435 | 3,702 | 2,221 | 9,358 | 1,339 | 1,062 | 12,127 |  | 11,544 |
| Héctor Grisi | 296 | 56 |  | 3,150 | 2,558 | 1,535 | 7,243 | 1,105 | 437 | 9,137 |  | 8,257 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 326 | 56 |  | — | — | — | — | — | 3,316 | 3,698 |  | 3,553 |
| Glenn Hutchins | 603 | 97 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 700 |  | 372 |
| Bruce Carnegie-BrownA | 46 | 31 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 |  | 576 |
| Homaira Akbari | 197 | 88 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 285 |  | 265 |
| Javier BotínB | 98 | 46 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 |  | 137 |
| Sol Daurella | 204 | 88 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 |  | 249 |
| Henrique de Castro | 197 | 103 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 |  | 284 |
| Gina Díez | 154 | 71 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 |  | 211 |
| Luis Isasi | 339 | 101 |  | — | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | 1,440 |  | 1,417 |
| Ramiro MatoC | 211 | 60 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 |  | 518 |
| Belén Romana | 471 | 128 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 599 |  | 572 |
| Pamela Walkden | 276 | 105 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 381 |  | 341 |
| Germán de la Fuente | 238 | 100 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 338 |  | 271 |
| Carlos BarrabésD | 97 | 31 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 |  | — |
| Antonio WeissE | 50 | 22 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 |  | — |
| Total 2024 | 4,115 | 1,240 |  | 6,585 | 6,260 | 3,756 | 16,601 | 2,444 | 5,815 | 30,214 |  | — |
| Total 2023 | 4,238 | 1,097 |  | 6,271 | 6,000 | 3,600 | 15,871 | 2,110 | 5,251 | — |  | 28,567 |

A. Stepped down as director on 22 March 2024.

B. All amounts received were reimbursed to Fundación Botín.

C. Stepped down as director on 27 June 2024.

D. Member of board of directors since 27 June 2024.

E. Member of board of directors since 27 June 2024.

F. Other remuneration includes for Luis Isasi EUR 1,000 thousand for his role as non-executive Chair of the Santander España business unit and for attending its board and

committee meetings. For José Antonio Álvarez, this amount includes remuneration as strategic advisor of Grupo Santander, life and health insurance contributions (EUR 856

thousand) and the supplement for having waived the death and disability policy (EUR 710 thousand).

The following table provides each executive director’s salary

contingent on multi-year targets. It is only paid if they remain

active in the group, malus clauses do not apply and set multi-year

targets are achieved (as depending on their achievement, the

amounts will be increased (limited to 125%), reduced, or even be

zero, if the related minimum thresholds are not achieved):

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| Ana Botín | 2,332 | 2,243 |
| Héctor Grisi | 1,611 | 1,537 |
| Total | 3,943 | 3,780 |

A. Fair value of the maximum amount receivable over a total of 3 years (2028, 2029

and 2030), which was estimated when the plan was granted, based on several

scenarios relating to variables in the plan during the measurement periods.

Annual report 2024321

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H. Ratio of variable to fixed pay components in

2024

At the 2024 AGM, shareholders approved a maximum ratio of

200% of variable to fixed components in executive directors’ pay.

The table below shows the ratio of variable components to fixed

components for each executive director’s total pay in 2024. This

ratio increased slightly from 2023 by 3 pp for Ana Botín and

decreased 11 pp for Héctor Grisi.

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For these purposes:

• Variable components include all items of this nature, such as any

contributions to the pension scheme calculated on directors’

variable pay.

• Fixed components consist of the other items each director

receives for executive duties, including contributions to pension

schemes calculated on the basis of fixed remuneration and other

benefits, as well as all Bylaw-stipulated emoluments that the

director is entitled to receive in his or her capacity as such.

I. How we include sustainability metrics in 2024

variable incentive scheme

Banco Santander's current remuneration policy is designed to align

executive pay with our strategic goals, including long-term

sustainability. The policy incorporates mechanisms that link

variable remuneration to the achievement of financial,

sustainability, and value creation objectives. These objectives are

specific, measurable, and aligned with the bank's interests,

encompassing environmental, social, and governance

(sustainability) factors.

Sustainability metrics are included in the two different incentive

schemes, the short-term incentive and the long-term incentive.

Both structures are in place to reward performance and promote a

balance between immediate results and sustainable growth over

time.

1. Short-term incentive (measured by the Bonus pool result):

• Variable pay calculated against annual quantitative metrics and a

qualitative assessment based on objective factors, while also

considering individual performance. We consider sustainability

accomplishments in the qualitative assessment, with a weight of

+/- 5%.

• Our top 236 Groups' executives (including the Executive Chair

and CEO), as well as employees of the global Corporate Centre

and global corporate centres of our subsidiaries, are subject to

this general Bonus pool framework and their respective local

adaptations.

• The proposed parameters for sustainability performance reviews

aim to reward progress both in key metrics and in embedding

sustainability in management. For the 2024 award, the

sustainability component of the qualitative assessment

considered the following sustainability-related accomplishments

vs the targets budgeted for the year: progress with inclusive

culture, financial inclusion, sustainable business volume, climate

and governance and data.

2. Long-term incentive:

• A portion of variable compensation (36%), which is deferred and

earned based on the achievement of pre-determined multi-year

goals, including sustainability metrics (for the 2024 award, 20%

of total multi-year goals). These metrics are progress with

inclusive culture, financial inclusion, socially responsible

investment and supporting the transition to a low carbon

economy (for more details, please see section 6.3.B iv)).

• Our top 36 Groups' executives have their long-term incentive

linked to these metrics, including the Executive Chair and CEO.

J. Comparative analysis of directors'

remuneration, company performance and

average remuneration of employees

This chart summarizes directors’ compensation (short-term

remuneration, deferred variable remuneration and/or deferred

variable remuneration linked to multi-year targets included,

excluding pension contributions) for executive duties in relation to

underlying attributable profit as evidenced below. The weight of

executive directors’ remuneration relative to underlying

attributable profit continues to decline since 2013.

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| Ratio of executive directors’ total remuneration  to underlying attributable profit |

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The following chart shows the comparative analysis between the directors' remuneration, the company performance (underlying profit

attributable to the Group, audited profit before taxes and ordinary ROTE) and the average remuneration of Santander employees (other than

directors and in a full time equivalent basis) in the last 5 years:

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| Directors' remuneration1  (EUR thousand) | 2024 | % var.  24/23 | 2023 | % var.  23/22 | 2022 | % var.  22/21 | 2021 | % var.  21/20 | 2020 |
| • Executive Directors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 12,127 | 5% | 11,544 | 5% | 11,001 | (4)% | 11,435 | 68% | 6,818 |
| Héctor Grisi | 9,137 | 11% | 8,257 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| • Non-Executive Directors2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 3,698 | 4% | 3,553 | (61%) | 9,086 | (1%) | 9,160 | 52% | 6,018 |
| Glenn Hutchins | 700 | 88% | 372 | —% | 10 | —% | — | —% | — |
| Bruce Carnegie-BrownA | 78 | (86%) | 576 | (18%) | 700 | — | 700 | 18% | 595 |
| Homaira Akbari | 285 | 8% | 265 | 9% | 244 | (2%) | 248 | 23% | 202 |
| Javier BotínB | 144 | 5% | 137 | 6% | 129 | — | 129 | 6% | 122 |
| Sol Daurella | 292 | 17% | 249 | 8% | 230 | (4%) | 239 | 12% | 214 |
| Henrique de Castro | 300 | 6% | 284 | 9% | 261 | (2%) | 267 | 23% | 217 |
| Gina Díez Barroso | 225 | 7% | 211 | 23% | 172 | 32% | 130 | — | 4 |
| Luis IsasiC | 1,440 | 2% | 1,417E | — | 1,412E | — | 1,406E | 49% | 943 |
| Ramiro MatoD | 271 | (48%) | 518 | 4% | 500 | — | 499 | 16% | 430 |
| Belén Romana | 599 | 5% | 572 | 4% | 549 | 3% | 533 | 28% | 417 |
| Pamela Walkden | 381 | 12% | 341 | 6% | 323 | 7% | 303 | 42% | 214 |
| Germán de la Fuente | 338 | 25% | 271 | — | 137 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos BarrabésE | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio WeissF | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Company’s performance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Underlying profit attributable to the Group (EUR mn) | 12,574 | 14% | 11,076 | 15% | 9,605 | 11% | 8,654 | 70% | 5,081 |
| Consolidated results of the Group3 (EUR mn) | 19,027 | 16% | 16,459 | 8% | 15,250 | 5% | 14,547 | — | (2,076) |
| Ordinary RoTE | 16.27% | 8% | 15.06% | 13% | 13.37% | 5% | 12.73% | 71% | 7.44% |
| Employees' average remuneration4 (EUR thousand) | 61 | 5% | 58 | 3% | 56 | 1% | 56 | 18% | 47 |
| Employees' average remuneration in Spain5  (EUR  thousand) | 75 | 3% | 73 | 6% | 68 | 10% | 62 | (2%) | 63 |

1. Deferred variable remuneration linked to long-term objectives is not included.

2. Non-executive directors' remuneration fluctuations are caused by joining or leaving the board of directors and the difference in the amount of meetings they assist during the

year. Hence there is no correlation between their remuneration and the company performance.

3.Group operating profit/(loss) before tax.

4. Employee average remuneration includes all concepts, including other remuneration. Normally the increases or decreases in remuneration are greater for the executive

directors, depending on the results of the entity, because the percentage of variable remuneration over fixed remuneration in an average employee is lower than that of the

executive directors. Variable remuneration data accrued in the current year, both for employees and executive directors. Evolutive data also impacted by exchange rate

performance in the group's geographies. Full time equivalent data considered.

5.Total employees in Spain geography. Fixed remuneration + effective bonus received in the year. Not all concepts are included. Not impacted by exchange rates.

A. Stepped down as director on 22 March 2024.

B. All amounts received were reimbursed to Fundación Botín.

C. Includes EUR 1,000 thousand for his role as non-executive Chair of the Santander España business unit and for attending its board and committee meetings.

D. Stepped down as director on 27 June 2024.

E. Member of board of directors since 27 June 2024.

F. Member of board of directors since 27 June 2024.

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K. Performance of the long-term metrics under the 2021 plan (2021-2023)

In 2024, the board of directors, at the remuneration committee’s recommendation, approved the level of performance of the long-term

metrics for the sixth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2021). The table below details each metric and

its result at the close of period.

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| Metric | Target | Result | Coefficient | Weight | Weighted coefficient |
| CET1 fully loaded in 2023 | 12% | 12.3% | 100% | 1/3 | 33.3% |
| Earnings per share growth in 2023 vs  2020 | 100% | 149.6% | 150% | 1/3 | 50% |
| TSR in 2021-2023 | 33 - 66 percentile  (0% and 100%) | Percentile 33 | 25% | 1/3 | 8.3% |
| Total |  |  |  |  | 91.6% |
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L. Summary of link between risk, performance and remuneration

Banco Santander's remuneration policy and its application in 2024 have promoted sound and effective risk management, at the same time

as supported the fulfilment of long-term business objectives.

The key elements of the remuneration policy for executive directors making alignment between risk, performance and reward in 2024 were

as follows:

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| Key words | Aspect aligning risk, performance and remuneration |
| Metrics balance | The balance of quantitative metrics and qualitative assessments, including customer, risk, capital and profitability  in relation to risk, used to determine the executive directors’ variable remuneration. |
| Financial thresholds | The adjustment to variable remuneration if certain financial thresholds are not reached, which may limit the  variable remuneration to 50% of the previous year's amount or lead to it not being awarded at all. |
| Long-term objectives | The long-term objectives linked to the last three portions of the deferred variable remuneration. These objectives  are directly associated with return to shareholders relative to a peer group, return on tangible equity (RoTE) and  the five targets linked to our sustainability agenda. |
| Individual performance | The discretion of the board to consider the performance of each executive director in the award of their individual  variable remuneration. |
| Variable remuneration cap | 200% of fixed remuneration. |
| Control functions involvement | The work undertaken by the human resources committee aided by senior managers leading Control functions in  relation to the analysis of quantitative metrics information and undertaking qualitative analysis. |
| Malus and clawback | Malus can be applied to unvested deferred pay and clawback can be applied to vested or paid compensation under  the conditions dictated by the Group’s remuneration policy. |
| Shareholding policy | We have demanding executive stock ownership requirements whereby they have the obligation to hold an amount  of Santander shares of at least twice their annual salary, thus reducing the incentive for short-term risk taking. |
| Payment in instruments | At least 50% of variable pay is in instruments and subject to retention or prohibition from exercise of at least one  year from their delivery. |

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6.4 Directors' remuneration policy for

2025 , 2026 and  2027

Remuneration policy principles and

remuneration system

A. Directors' remuneration in their capacity as such

Director’s remuneration is regulated by article 58 of Banco

Santander’s Bylaws and article 33 of the Rules and regulations of

the board of directors. For  2025 ,  2026 and  2027 , no changes to the

principles and composition of directors’ remuneration for

supervisory and collective decision-making duties are planned with

respect of those in  2024 . They are described in sections [6.1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_388)  and

[6.2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391).

B. Executive directors' remuneration

Executive directors are entitled to be paid the remuneration (e.g.,

salaries, incentives, bonuses, severance payments for early

termination from such duties, and amounts to be paid by Banco

Santander for insurance premiums or contributions to savings

schemes) deemed appropriate for performing executive functions

following a proposal from the remunerations committee and by

resolution of the board of directors, subject to the limits set by law.

C. Shareholder engagement

In response to the lower-than-usual support our 2024

remuneration policy proposal received in the 2024 annual general

meeting, we engaged with a significant portion of our shareholders

and proxy advisors to discern and address any concerns related to

remuneration. These engagement efforts are described in greater

detail on the introduction section of this chapter.

As a result of these conversations, the remuneration committee

proposed several changes to the remuneration structure of the

executive directors for the 2025 incentive award and beyond, as

well as updates to our disclosure:

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| Key issues raised by shareholders |  | Actions taken in response |
| → Investors expressed their wish to increase  the weight of the long-term components  of variable remuneration. |  | • First, to provide even greater alignment with shareholders, the portion of variable  remuneration paid in equity will be increased from 50% to 60%. In this regard, in  2025, for executive directors, variable remuneration will be paid 40% in cash and  60% in instruments, the latter whose long-term valuation replicate the interests of  our shareholders. The portion they will receive in instruments is split as follows:  i. EUR 500 thousand and EUR 420 thousand in PagoNxt, S.L. RSUs for Ana Botín and  Héctor Grisi, respectively.  ii. The rest, all in shares of Banco Santander.  • Second, to strengthen the long-term vision and value creation of the company, the  percentage of variable pay subject to long-term metrics will be increased from  36% to 40%.  • And third, to increase the alignment with shareholders return, we have increased  the weight of the relative TSR long-term performance metric from 40% to 50%. |
| → Investors viewed favourably that we had  increased the minimum relative TSR (rTSR)  vesting from 33rd percentile to 40th  percentile. Still, several indicated a  preference for no vesting below median  peer performance levels. |  | • Starting with the 2025 awards, we have increased the minimum vesting threshold  for rTSR from 40th percentile to 50th percentile. |
| → Some investors raised how executive  remuneration levels are determined. |  | • Santander has enhanced the remuneration disclosures to provide further detail on  our Committee’s process for setting the Remuneration Policy.  • This report contains further explanations detailing how executive remuneration is  set and how pay is aligned with performance, including the peer selection criteria  for this analysis. Santander follows a rigorous process that includes an annual  review of comparative market data to ensure our pay remains competitive in the  marketplace. |

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The remuneration committee proposes to maintain the current

long-term performance metrics, thus prioritizing shareholder

returns and the Group's profitability in the long-term, as well as

the sustainability of the balance sheet and its activities and how we

carry them out. Therefore these metrics will continue to be:

• Relative performance of Banco Santander's total shareholder

return (TSR) compared to our peer group. Its weight is increased

from 40% to 50% of the total.

• Return on tangible equity (RoTE), as an indication of long-term

value creation. Its weight will be 30% of the total.

• Four sustainability metrics linked to the progress we make on

our targets to implement the Group's agenda in this sense. Their

weight will be 20% of the total.

And the maximum achievement ratio will also remain at 125% so

executives have the incentive to exceed their targets; however, the

maximum achievement ratio for effectively paid remuneration will

not exceed the thresholds approved at the AGM.

The following table shows the remuneration structure for 2025 of

both executive directors, according to the aforementioned changes:

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| 2025 AWARD |  | Component | |
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| Gross Annual  Salary |  | Fixed | |
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| Board of  Directors'  by-law  stipulated  emoluments |  | Fixed | |
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| Pension  Contribution |  | Fixed & | Variable |
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| Rest of  components |  | Fixed | |

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| Variable  remuneration  ( Target Bonus  x  Achievement  level of Bonus  pool  +/-  Individual  performance) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Upfront |  | Deferred | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Cash/  Shares (%) | | |
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|  |  | Feb N+1 |  | N+2 |  | N+3 |  | N+4 |  | N+5 | |  | N+6 | | |  |
|  |  | 40% |  | 10% |  | 10% |  | 13.33% |  | 13.33% | |  | 13.33% | | |  |
|  |  | 20%  20% |  | 5%  5% |  | 5%  5% |  | 3.33%  10% |  | 3.33%  10% | |  | 3.33%  10% | | |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40%  60% |  |  |
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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40% |  | New | |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Additionally subject to long-term goals  achievement | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | rTSR  50% | | | RoTE  30% | | | Sustain-  ability  20% | |  |  |  |  |
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|  |  | Malus/Clawback clauses    All payments in shares1 are subject to a one-year retention period and the prohibition of hedging | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |

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1.Executive directors also have the obligation to hold them for three years from their award date, unless the director already holds shares for an amount equivalent to 200% of

their net annual salary (calculated on the basis of their gross annual salary). In such case, the regulatory obligation to hold shares is for one year from their grant date.

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Moreover, to strengthen a strategic line that is key to Banco

Santander's future, and with the aim of providing a strong

alignment with PagoNxt's success, the Executive Chair and the

Chief Executive Officer will continue to receive restricted stock

units (RSUs) of PagoNxt, S.L.

The RSUs substitute part of their variable pay instruments in Banco

Santander shares without increasing their total pay and will not

represent more than 10% of their variable pay.

Specifically, as regards 2025, Ana Botín would receive the

equivalent of EUR 500 thousand in RSUs, and Héctor Grisi would

receive the equivalent of EUR 420 thousand in RSUs, in accordance

with PagoNxt, S.L.'s long term incentive plan. Each RSU would

grant the right to a share in PagoNxt, S.L. or the holding entity of its

group (or its equivalent in cash) at the moment when, according to

such plan, a liquidity event, a repurchase or a liquidation of such

instruments takes place.

This plan is subject to the same principles of risk alignment,

variable remuneration caps, deferrals and malus and clawback as

the incentive which applies to executive directors described herein,

but with payment being done in PagoNxt S.L. instruments.

Also, as detailed at the beginning of chapter [6.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394), Banco Santander

conducts an annual comparative review of executive directors’ and

top management remuneration. In 2025, the peers that comprise

the review are BBVA, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole, HSBC, ING,

Itaú, Scotiabank and Unicredit, based on their market

capitalization, global scale, brand recognition, geographical

diversification, business model and regulatory framework. The

incorporation of US and Brazilian banks is justified by the strong

presence of Banco Santander in those countries, where Santander

is listed (on the New York Stock Exchange and Brazilian Stock

Exchange of São Paulo).

Our findings show that Banco Santander does not award its

executive directors any remunerative components outside of

common market practice.

Principle of equal pay for equal work and equal employment

conditions for Santander executives and employees

Santander applies the equal pay principle included in the Corporate

remuneration policy of Grupo Santander for executive directors and

employees alike, which forbids any type of differential treatment

that is not exclusively based on an assessment of performance

results and corporate behaviours, and promotes equal pay for men

and women.

Furthermore, our remuneration framework rewards Santander

employees for their contribution based on such common principles

as:

• Meritocracy: Non-discrimination based on sex, age, culture,

religion or ethnicity.

• Consistency: Remuneration consistent with the level of

responsibility, leadership and performance within the Group, to

promote retention of key professionals and attract the best

talent.

• Sustainability: A remuneration framework that is sustainable in

terms of associated costs, cost control, and related objectives (as

described in the policy) that ensure variable remuneration is

commensurate with the Group's performance, disincentivize

short termism and promote long-term sustainability. The

remuneration scheme for the 1,246 Corporate Identified Staff

also includes deferrals of up to 60% of their variable

remuneration, payment of 50% of their variable remuneration in

instruments (subject to one-year retention) and malus and

clawback clauses.

Also, performance objectives for annual variable remuneration

have included since 2020 sustainability components. From 2022,

with the purpose of increasing focus on the Group's sustainability

agenda and highlight this matter as a core long-term strategy,

sustainability metrics are included (described in the next section)

for the last deferred variable remuneration payments.

• Social responsibility: Employees’ pay cannot be lower than the

legal minimum wage or the living wage in the country where

they work. Additionally, in order to give our social responsibility

prominence in remuneration, the Group’s responsible banking

objectives for employee remuneration include the people

financially included metric.

• Performance-based pay: Variable remuneration is subject to the

achievement of (i) annual objectives (set out in section 6.4.B.ii.B),

which reflect customer and profitability strategy, promote proper

risk management and cost-effective capital allocation, and

discourage short-term management focus; and (ii) long-term

objectives (see section 6.4.B.ii.B), which support a sustainable

balance sheet, shareholder return, the Group’s profitability and

sustainability of the Group's activities and the way they are

carried out.

Directors’ remuneration for 2025

A. Directors' remuneration in their capacity as such

In 2025, directors, in their capacity as such, will receive

remuneration for supervisory and collective decision-making duties

for a total of up to EUR 6 million as authorised by the shareholders

at the 2024 AGM (which will again be put to a vote at the  2025

AGM). It consists of:

• annual allocation, and

• attendance fees.

For 2025, the board of directors, on the remuneration committee’s

recommendation, approved a 3% increase (in respect of 2024) to

the annual allotments for the board (chair and members) and its

committees (including the executive committee), as well as to the

amount allocated to the role of Lead Independent Director and

non-executive vice chair and to attendance fees. This increase

(aligned with the average remuneration increase of the Group’s

staff in Spain in 2024 vs 2023) compensates the greater time

commitment of board members, compared to those of other

comparable banking groups, as the last market analysis we

conducted alongside an independent expert concluded.

The specific amounts and the form of payment are determined by

the board of directors in the manner described in the respective  [6.2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391)

section of the Annual report, based on the objective circumstances

of each director.

Additionally, as indicated in the description of the director

remuneration system, Banco Santander will pay its directors’ the

corresponding civil liability insurance premium in 2025. The related

6  As indicated in the next section, executive directors contribution to the benefit systems includes both fixed and variable components

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policy is common to all executives and was taken out under usual

market condition, proportionate to Banco Santander's situation.

B. Executive directors' remuneration for the

performance of executive duties

i) Fixed remuneration components

A) Gross annual salary

As part of the annual review of the target compensation of our

executive directors, and on the remuneration committee's

recommendation, the board has decided not to increase their gross

annual salaries, which they believe are competitive based on

market data for our peer group and appropriate given their roles

and capabilities as well as the Group's performance.

Likewise, their gross annual salary amounts may increase owing to

adjustments made to the fixed remuneration mix based on the

criteria approved by the remuneration committee, provided this

does not entail any cost increase for Banco Santander.

B) Other fixed remuneration components

• Benefit systems: defined contribution schemes as set out in

section 'Benefit schemes' 6.

• Supplement to fixed salary: Ana Botín will receive EUR 525

thousand as a supplement to her fixed pay in 2025. This was

approved in 2018 when the supplementary death and disability

pension schemes were eliminated. Héctor Grisi will not receive

any supplement of this kind.

• Social welfare benefits: executive directors will also receive

social welfare benefits such as life insurance premiums, travel

grants, medical insurance and the allocation of remuneration to

employee loans, in accordance with Banco Santander’s general

policy for senior management, and in the same terms as the rest

of employees.

• Likewise, Banco Santander makes available to directors the

human and material means required or considered appropriate

for carrying out their duties (including any travel required for the

exercise of their role). Any eventual private use of these means

by the executive directors is duly paid by them under the similar

terms and conditions that would be applied to third independent

party under the supervision of the audit committee. This

information can also be found under the 'Benefit plans' section.

ii) Variable remuneration components

The board approved the policy on executive directors' variable

remuneration for 2025 on the remuneration committee's

recommendation, based on the remuneration policy principles

described at the beginning of this section [6.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397).

Executive directors’ variable remuneration consists of a single

incentive scheme, linked to the achievement of short-and long-

term objectives. It is structured as follows:

• The final amount of variable remuneration will be set at the start

of the following year (2026) based on the target bonus amount

and subject to compliance with the annual objectives described

under section B) below.

• 40% of the incentive will be paid immediately once the final

amount has been set, and 60% will be deferred in equal parts

paid out over five years and subject to long-term metrics:

• The amount deferred over the first two years (20% of the total)

will be paid in 2027 and 2028 on the condition that no malus

clauses described under section 6.3 B v) are triggered.

• The amount deferred over the next three years (40% of the

total) will be paid in 2029, 2030  and 2031, on the condition

that no malus clauses are triggered and long-term targets –

described in section D) Deferred incentive subject to long-term

performance objectives– are met.

The Group can clawback incentives already paid in the cases and

during the term set out in its malus and clawback policy, described

under section 6.3. B) v).

Exceptionally, when a new executive director joins Banco

Santander, his/her variable pay may include a sign-on bonus and/

or buyouts.

Variable components in executive directors’ total remuneration for

2025 cannot exceed the limit of 200% of fixed components

submitted for approval to the 2025 AGM. However, under EU

regulations on remuneration, certain variable components can be

excluded.

The proportion of fixed and variable remuneration elements of

Banco Santander executive directors is due to the European

regulation set out in the CRD V directive. In this sense, the setting

of higher fixed amounts than other executive directors of non-EU

banks within our peer group is due precisely to the non-

requirement of this limit 2:1 of variable/fixed components for non-

EU banks.

A. Target bonus

Variable remuneration for executive directors in 2025 will be set

based on bonus pool results versus items detailed in the scorecard

herein, their individual target bonus and the achievement of their

individual objectives, which for 2025 among others include, both

for the Executive Chair and the CEO, the ones to continue

consolidating the management of the Group through our five

global businesses.

As part of the annual review of the target compensation of our

executive directors, and on the remuneration committee's

recommendation, the board has decided not to increase their

target bonuses for the same reasons that their gross annual

salaries were not increased.

B. Setting of final variable remuneration based on yearly results

The executive director' 2025 variable remuneration will be based

on the results for the following items within an updated scorecard:

1. Three categories of quantitative metrics (business

transformation, capital and sustainable profitability) to increase

alignment with shareholder value creation and capital

generation. The main changes adopted in 2025 are:

i. the removal of the total customers metric, leaving active

customers, to prioritize profitability further;

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ii. the inclusion of cost per active customer (instead of total costs)

to keep the focus on appropriate costs management to succeed

in transformation, while connecting it with our profitable

customers;

iii. the replacement of revenue per active customer with fees over

costs to incentivize growing in a business with lower capital

consumption and reducing costs (so when rates come down,

earnings are not depressed); and

iv.  the inclusion of RoRWA SVA (shareholder value added) in the

quantitative assessment, removing RoTE from the scope, to

increase alignment with shareholders.

2. A qualitative assessment with the same four components of

previous year, which address regulatory requirements and the

needs and concerns of our shareholders: risk and compliance,

network collaboration, sustainability matters and a relative

performance assessment against the market in the main

financial metrics. As stated in section 6.3.b, the metrics in the

qualitative assessment are measurable, objective, audited and

important to executing the long-term strategy of the company.

The range of adjustment related to the risk and compliance and

network collaboration categories has been modified (from

+/-5% in the 2024 variable remuneration framework to +/-10%

in 2025) to further reinforce risk adjustments within the bonus

scheme and collaboration within the Group due to its relevance

for the current strategy.

3. An exceptional adjustment that must be duly supported and

may involve changes owing to control and/or risk deficiencies,

negative assessments from supervisors or unexpected material

events.

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Accordingly, the proposed quantitative metrics and weightings

are:

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| Transformation:  Weight: 45% | Active customers  (growth) | 10% |
| Cost per active  customer | 15% |
| Fees over costs  (recurrence ratio) | 20% |
| Capital  Weight: 25% | Capital generation | 25% |
| Sustainable  profitability  Weight: 30% | RoRWA (Return on risk-  weighted assets) SVA | 30% |
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A. For this purpose, these metrics may be adjusted upwards or downwards by the

board, following a proposal from the remuneration committee, when inorganic

transactions, material changes to the Group’s composition or size or other

extraordinary circumstances (such as impairments, extraordinary impacts of

macroeconomic environment, regulatory changes or restructuring processes)

have occurred which affect the suitability of the metric and achievement scale

established in each case and resulting in an impact not related to the

performance of the executive directors and executives being evaluated.

And finally, to the result obtained above, we add or subtract the

qualitative assessment according to this table:

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| Qualitative assessment | Weight |
| Performance vs. Market | +/-10% |
| Compliance and Risk | '+/-10% |
| Network collaboration | '+/-10% |
| Sustainability targets | +/-5% |

Lastly, as additional conditions for determining the incentive, the

following circumstances must be confirmed to set variable pay:

• If the Group’s ONP for 2025 were 50% less than in 2024, variable

pay would in no case exceed 50% of the benchmark incentive for

2025.

• If the Group’s ONP were negative, the incentive would be zero.

When setting individual bonuses, the board will also consider

restrictions to the dividend policy imposed by supervisors.

C) Forms of payment of the incentive

Variable remuneration of executive directors will be paid 60% in

instruments, split as:

• the amount of PagoNxt RSUs set for each year (which cannot

exceed 10% of their variable pay); and

• the rest, all in shares of Banco Santander.

One portion will be paid in 2026 and the other will be deferred for

five years and contingent on long-term metrics:

a) 40% of variable remuneration is paid in 2026 net of tax, with

50% in cash and 50% in instruments.

b) 60% paid, if applicable, in five parts in 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030

and 2031 (net of tax), with 33% in cash, 67% in instruments,

under the conditions stipulated in section E). This is explained in

more detail in the table "2025 award" at the beginning of this

6.4 section.

The final three payments, which weight has been increased from

36% of variable remuneration to 40%, will also be subject to long-

term objectives described in section D) below.

Shares shall be subject to a three-years retention period, unless

the executive directors already hold shares for an amount

equivalent to 200% of their fix annual remuneration -in which case

the regulatory one year retention period will apply.

Under the remuneration policy, the maximum number of shares

will be calculated based on the daily volume-weighted average of

the weighted average Santander share price in the 50 trading

sessions before the last Friday (not included) before the board

meeting at which executive directors’ bonus is agreed.

D) Deferred variable pay subject to long-term objectives

As indicated above, the amounts deferred in 2029, 2030 and 2031

will be paid on the condition that the group achieves its long-term

targets for 2025-2027, in addition to the terms described in

section E).

7 TSR refers to the difference (%) between the final and initial values of capital invested in ordinary shares of Banco Santander. The final value is calculated based on the

dividends or other similar concepts (such as the Santander Scrip Dividend programme) shareholders receive for this investment during the corresponding period -as if they

had invested in more shares of the same type at the first date on which the dividend or similar concept was payable to shareholders- and the weighted average share price at

that date. To calculate TSR, the weighted average daily volumes of the weighted average listing prices for the fifteen trading sessions prior to 1 January 2025 (exclusive) is

considered (to calculate the initial value) and the fifteen trading sessions prior to 1 January 2028 (exclusive) (to calculate the final value).

8   There are thresholds that go beyond current targets, which should not be considered a revision of them, but a way to further motivate our management team, in order  to

progress beyond targets on sustainability main strategic lines.

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As advanced in section B) on the principles of the remuneration

policy, the long-term targets are:

A. Relative performance of Banco Santander's total shareholder

return (TSR) in 2025-2027 in respect of the weighted TSR of a

peer group comprising 9 credit institutions, with the appropriate

TSR ratio based on the group’s TSR among its peers.

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| Ranking of Santander TSR | 'TSR Ratio' |
| The 100th percentile | 1.5 |
| Between the 75th and 100 th percentiles  (not inclusive) | 1 – 1.5A |
| Between the 50th and 75 th  percentiles  (not  inclusive) | 0.5 - 1A |
| Less than the 50th  percentile | 0 |

A. Proportional increase in TSR coefficient within this bracket of the scale according

to the number of positions moved up in the ranking.

TSR 7 measures the return on shareholders’ investment. It is the

sum of the change in share price plus dividends and other similar

items shareholders can receive during the period.

The peer group comprises BBVA, BNP Paribas, Citi, Credit Agricole,

HSBC, ING, Itaú, Scotiabank and Unicredit.

B. Banco Santander’s consolidated Return on tangible equity

(RoTE) target in 2027. The RoTE ratio for this target is obtained

as follows:

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| RoTE in 2027 (%) | ‘RoTE Ratio' |
| ≥ 18.5% | 1.5 |
| ≥ 17% but <18.5% | 0 – 1.5A |
| < 17% | 0 |

A. Straight-line increase in RoTE coefficient within this bracket of the scale based on

the specific percentage of RoTE in  2027.

C. Sustainability metrics.

In the global markets we serve, our engagement to a inclusive

culture is a critical driver of our business success. We have a large,

diverse customer base, and it's essential that our workforce

reflects and understands the varied perspectives of our clients. Our

approach to hiring, training, promoting, and retaining an

appropriately aligned workforce directly impacts our ability to

innovate, relate to our customers and, ultimately, deliver superior

results. By fostering an inclusive environment that values different

backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints, we enhance our

problem-solving capabilities, improve decision-making, and boost

creativity.

Our focus on the composition of our workforce is about doing

what's smart for our business because it means we are better

positioned to maximize our financial performance and deliver

enhanced value to our shareholders. Our success is intrinsically

linked to the effectiveness of our team, making it a cornerstone of

our strategy for sustained growth and profitability.

More specifically, for the 2025 incentive, the sustainability portion

of the long-term incentive that is granted is determined based on

performance in the following metrics and targets, which together

determine the final payout of 20% of the portion of variable

compensation tied to multi-year goals.

Achievement will depend on the progress made on the Group's

sustainability actions lines and associated targets (described

below) 8:

1. Women in executive positions by 2027:

In those geographies where regulation or governmental policy

does not support establishing specific inclusivity objectives, there

will not be specific goals tied to incentive compensation and will

not be included in the methodology or formula that determines an

element of the total executive payout. In those instances, and to

the extent permissible, they will be assessed with other Group’s

initiatives, factors or projects as aspirational goals that can be a

factor considered in making compensation decisions.

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| Women in executive positionsB  (%) | Coefficient |
| ≥ 39.5% | 1.25 |
| ≥ 39.2% but < 39.5% | 1 – 1.25A |
| ≥ 38.4% but < 39.2% | 0 – 1A |
| < 38.4% | 0 |

A. Increase of the coefficient is proportional to its position on this line of the scale.

B. Executive positions make up 14% of the total workforce.

The scope of this metric has been reviewed to enhance the

attraction and retention of female talent and drive meaningful

change. It is essential to focus on lower levels of the organization

pyramid, enabling a stronger and more robust female pipeline that

supports organic and sustainable progress towards our senior

roles.

2. Average annual total number of people that received financial

inclusion support in the period 2025 and 2027:

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| Financial inclusionB  (millions of people) | Coefficient |
| ≥ 6 | 1.25 |
| ≥ 4.5 but < 6 | 1 – 1.25A |
| ≥ 3.5 but < 4.5 | 0 – 1A |
| < 3.5 | 0 |

A. Increase of the coefficient is proportional to its position on this line of the scale.

B. Number of people unbanked, underbanked, in financial distress or with difficulty

to access credit to whom we provide tailored access and finance solutions, aiming

to meet local financial inclusion needs in a recurrent, comprehensive, affordable

and effective way.

Financial Inclusion thresholds have shifted from accumulative to annual average

because it reflects better the performance of these programs.

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3. Socially responsible investment in 2027 as a percentage of total

assets under management.

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| Socially responsible investmentB (%) | Coefficient |
| ≥ 21% | 1.25 |
| ≥ 19% but < 21% | 1 – 1.25A |
| ≥ 15% but < 19% | 0 – 1A |
| < 15% | 0 |

A. Increase of the coefficient is proportional to its position on this line of the scale.

B. Assets under management that meet the criteria of Santander’s Sustainable

Finance and Investment Classification System (SFICS), over total assets under

management.

4. Supporting transition. This goal includes how we support our

customers' transition through sustainable finance, and the

progress on transition plan:

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| Finance raised and facilitatedB between 2025 and  2027 (EUR bn) | Coefficient |
| ≥ 220 | 1.25 |
| ≥ 165 but < 220 | 1 – 1,25A |
| ≥ 120 but < 165 | 0 – 1A |
| < 120 | 0 |

A. Increase of the coefficient is proportional to its position on this line of the scale.

B. Grupo Santander's contribution to our customers’ transition: CIB green finance

raised and facilitated and Retail & Commercial banking green finance and Digital

Consumer Bank green finance.

To achieve beyond 100% of this goal, it is necessary to progress on

Banco Santander transition plan, in order to further support our

customers in their transition, including: improving climate data,

progress on actions to align our portfolios, enhance sustainable

product offering to address market needs, further embed climate

and environmental risk, and aim to support policy action and

market developments.

Each sustainability goal has a different weighting:

1. Women in executive positions: 20%

2. Financial inclusion: 20%

3. Socially responsible Investment: 10%

4. Supporting transition: 50%

C = (20% Goal 1 +20% Goal 2 +10% Goal 3 +50% Goal 4)

Finally, the following formula will be used to set the annual

amount of performance-based deferred variable remuneration in

2029, 2030 and 2031 ('final annuity'), without prejudice to any

adjustment deriving from the application of the malus policy (see

section 6.3 B v):

Final annuity = Amt. x (5/10 x A + 3/10 x B + 2/10 x C)

where:

• 'Amt.' is one third of variable remuneration deferred conditional

on performance (i.e. Amt. will be 13.33% of the total incentive

set in early 2026).

• 'A' is the TSR ratio calculated as the scale in the table above,

according to the relative performance of Banco Santander’s TSR

within its peer group in 2025-2027.

• ‘B' is the RoTE coefficient according to the scale in the table

above, based on RoTE at year-end 2027.

• ‘C’ is the coefficient resulting from the sum of weighted

coefficients for each of the four sustainability targets for 2027

(see section (c) above).

• In any event, if the result of (5/10 x A + 3/10 x B +2/10 x C) is

greater than 1.25, the multiplier will be 1.25.

The estimated maximum amount to be delivered in instruments to

executive directors is EUR 11.5 million.

Lastly, to verify compliance with these long-term objectives, the

board, following a proposal from the remuneration committee,

may adjust them to remove the effects of any regulatory change to

its calculation rules or any extraordinary circumstances (such as

impairments, corporate transactions, share buybacks or

restructuring procedures) that have occurred which affect the

suitability of the metrics and achievement scales established in

each case and resulting in an impact not related to the

performance of the executive directors and executives being

evaluated.

E) Other terms of the incentive

Payment of the deferred amounts (including those linked to long-

term targets) will occur only if they remain in the Group and none

of the circumstances triggering malus clauses arise (as per the

malus and clawback section in the Group’s remuneration policy)

under terms similar to those indicated for 2024 (detailed in section

6.3 B v)), policy expanded in 2023 to adapt it to the new regulation

of US Securities Exchange Commission. Furthermore, the Group

can claw back paid incentives under the scenarios, period and

terms and conditions set out in the remuneration policy.

Hedging the value of Santander shares received during the

retention and deferral periods is expressly prohibited.

The effect of inflation on the deferred amounts in cash may be

offset.

Selling shares is also prohibited for at least one year since the

delivery.

The remuneration committee may propose to the board

adjustments in variable remuneration under exceptional

circumstances owing to internal or external factors, such as

requirements, orders or recommendations issued by regulatory or

supervisory bodies. Such adjustments will be described in detail in

the report on the remuneration committee and the annual report

on directors’ remuneration put to a non-binding vote at the AGM.

iii. Shareholdings

As described in section [6.3.E](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394), in addition to the regulatory

obligation not to sell shares they receive as remuneration for a

year since from their award date, in order to comply with

recommendation 62 of the Spanish Corporate Governance Code,

the policy on shareholdings includes the obligation for executive

directors not to sell the shares they receive as variable

remuneration for a period of three years from their award date,

unless the executive director already holds Banco Santander shares

for an amount equivalent to twice his/her annual salary.

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Directors’ remuneration for 2026 and 2027

A. Directors’ remuneration in their capacity as such

For 2026 and 2027, no changes to directors’ remuneration are

planned in respect of what is foreseen herein for 2025. However,

shareholders at the 2026 or 2027 AGMs may approve an amount

higher than the six million euros currently in force, or the board

may approve an alternative allocation of that amount to directors

in accordance with the criteria in article 58.2 of Banco Santander’s

Bylaws (i.e. duties and responsibilities; positions held on the board;

membership and attendance at committee meetings; and other

objective circumstances).

B. Directors' remuneration for the performance of

executive duties

Executive directors’ remuneration will conform to principles similar

to those applied in 2025, with the following changes.

i) Fixed components of remuneration

A) Gross annual salary

Executive directors’ annual gross fixed pay may be adjusted each

year based on the criteria approved by the remuneration

committee at any given time.

Otherwise, it must be disclosed in the report on the remuneration

committee and the annual report on director's remuneration put to

a non-binding vote at AGM.

B) Other fixed remuneration components

No changes planned in respect of the terms for 2025.

ii) Variable remuneration components

The policy on executive directors’ variable remuneration for 2026

and 2027 will be based on the same principles as in 2025,

following the same single-incentive scheme described above, and

subject to the same rules of operation and limitations.

A) Setting variable remuneration

Executive directors’ variable remuneration for 2026 and 2027 will

be set based on the corporate bonus pool and a benchmark

approved for each year which takes into account:

• a set of short-term quantitative metrics measured against annual

objectives and aligned with the Group’s strategic plan. These

metrics will also cover, at least, capital and customers. They can

be measured at Group level and, where applicable, at division

level, for a specific business division headed by an executive

director. The results of each metric can be contrasted with the

budget for the financial year, as well as with growth from the

previous year.

• a qualitative assessment that cannot raise or lower the result of

the quantitative metrics by more than 35%. It will be conducted

for the same categories as the quantitative metrics, including

relative performance against market, risk management,

compliance, network collaboration and sustainability targets.

• an exceptional adjustment that must be duly substantiated and

may involve changes owing to control and/or risk shortfalls,

negative assessments from supervisors or unexpected material

events.

The quantitative metrics, the qualitative assessment and potential

extraordinary adjustments will allow main objectives are

considered from the perspective of the various stakeholders and

that the importance of risk and capital management is factored in.

Once the corporate bonus pool is fixed according to the criteria

above, the board of directors, further to a proposal from the

remunerations committee, decides on the individual bonus, taking

into consideration the level of achievement of their individual

objectives, which in general terms coincide with the bonus pool

metrics, their compliance with corporate values and risk culture.

Lastly, the following circumstances must be confirmed to set

variable remuneration:

• If ONP does not reach a certain compliance threshold, the

incentive cannot exceed 50% of the year’s individual target

bonus.

• If the group’s ONP were negative, the incentive would be zero.

• When setting individual variable pay, the board will also consider

restrictions to the dividend policy imposed by supervisors.

B) Forms of payment of the incentive

The variable remuneration of executive directors for 2026 and

2027, will be paid as follows:

• 40% in cash;

• and 60% in instruments, split as follows:

• the amount of PagoNxt, S.L. RSUs set for each year (as

described below); and

• the rest, all in shares of Banco Santander.

It is also envisaged that for 2026 and 2027 Ana Botín would receive

the equivalent of EUR 500 thousand in RSUs, and Héctor Grisi

would receive the equivalent of EUR 420 thousand in RSUs, in

accordance with PagoNxt, S.L.'s long term incentive plan. Each RSU

would grant the right to a share in PagoNxt, S.L. or the holding

entity of its group (or its equivalent in cash) at the moment when,

according to such plan, a liquidity event, a repurchase or a

liquidation of such instruments takes place.

The RSUs will substitute part of their Santander variable pay

instruments without increasing their total pay and will not

represent more than 10% of their variable pay in any event.

C) Deferred variable remuneration subject to long-term

objectives

The last three annual payments of each deferred variable

remuneration amount will be made in accordance with the terms

described under section E) above and if the Group fulfils long-term

objectives for at least 3 years. This may confirm, reduce or increase

payment amounts and the number of deferred instruments.

Long-term metrics will reflect value creation and shareholder

returns as well as capital and sustainability over a minimum period

of 3 years. They will be aligned with the Group’s strategic plan and

main priorities towards its stakeholders. They can be measured for

the entire Group or by country or business, when appropriate, and

subsequently compared to a group of peers.

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The portion paid in shares cannot be sold until one year has

elapsed since delivery.

D) Other terms of the incentive

No changes to the continuity, malus and clawback clauses of the

remuneration policy for 2025 described in section 6.4.B.E) are

expected. Furthermore, no changes are planned in respect of the

clauses on hedging instruments or the deferred amounts in cash

adjusted for inflation.

iii) Shareholdings

The policy on shareholdings approved in 2016, with the

amendment introduced in 2020 relating to not selling the shares

they receive as variable remuneration for a period of three years

detailed in section 6.3.E) above will apply in 2026 and 2027, unless

the remuneration committee proposes it be amended to the board

in light of exceptional circumstances (regulations, orders or

recommendations from regulators or supervisors). Such

amendments would be described in detail in the report on the

remuneration committee and the annual report on director’s

remuneration put to a non-binding vote at the annual general

meeting.

iv) Principle of equal pay

The same principle of equal pay that applies for executive directors

and any other Santander employee described in respect of 2025

apply for 2026 and 2027.

Terms and conditions of executive director

contracts and other provisions applicable to all

directors

Executive directors’ terms of service are governed by board-

approved contracts they sign with Banco Santander. The basic

terms and conditions, besides those relating to the remuneration

mentioned above, are the ones described here below.

A. Exclusivity and non-competition

Executive directors may not contract with other companies or

entities to perform services, unless expressly authorised by the

board of directors. In all cases, they are bound by a duty of non-

competition in relation to companies and activities similar in nature

to Banco Santander and its consolidated group.

In addition, executive director contracts impose prohibitions on

competing and attracting customers, employees and suppliers,

which can be enforced for two years after their termination in their

executive duties for reasons other than a breach by Banco

Santander. In regard to Ana Botín and Héctor Grisi, the

compensation to be paid by Banco Santander for this duty of non-

competition is twice the amount of the fixed remuneration.

Finally, all directors must comply with the Board Rules and

regulations provisions that prevent them from carrying out

competing activities and oblige them to communicate any other

professional activities, that must be assessed by the nominations

committee in order to check whether there is any conflict of

interest or impair director´s capacity to discharge his duties as such.

B. Code of Conduct

Directors are obliged to adhere strictly to the group’s General Code

and the Code of Conduct in Securities Markets, especially in terms

of confidentiality, professional ethics and conflicts of interest.

C. Termination

The length of executive directors' contract is indefinite. Contracts

do not provide for any severance payment upon termination apart

from what the law provides.

If Ana Botín’s contract is terminated by Banco Santander, she must

remain available to the group for four months in order to ensure

proper transition. During this period, she would continue to receive

her gross annual salary.

D. Benefit plans

Executive directors participate in the defined contribution pension

scheme created in 2012. It covers retirement, disability and death.

Banco Santander makes annual contributions to executive

directors’ benefit plans schemes. Annual contributions are

calculated in proportion to executive directors’ pensionable bases,

and the Group will continue to make them until the executive

directors’ leave the Group or until their retirement within the

Group, their death or disability. The pensionable base of executive

directors’ annual contributions is their fixed remuneration plus

30% of the average of their last three variable remuneration

amounts.

Contributions will be 22% of pensionable bases.

The pension amount that corresponds to contributions linked to

variable remuneration will be invested in Santander shares for five

years from the earlier of the date of retirement or cessation. It will

be paid in cash after the five years have elapsed or on the

retirement date (if later). Moreover, the malus and clawback

clauses for variable remuneration contributions will apply for the

same period as the related bonus or incentive.

This benefit plan is outsourced to Santander Seguros y Reaseguros,

Compañía Aseguradora, S.A. Executive directors’ economic rights

under the scheme belong to them even if they are not active in the

group at the time of their retirement, death or disability. Their

contracts do not provide for any severance pay upon termination

apart from what the law provides.

E.  Insurance and other remuneration and benefits

in kind

Ana Botín will receive the supplement to their fixed remuneration

approved when the supplementary life and health benefits were

eliminated in 2018. It will be paid in 2025, 2026 and 2027 in the

same amount and continue to be paid until they reach retirement

age (even if they are still active).

The Group has life and health insurance policies taken out for

executive directors. Insurance premiums for 2025 include standard

life insurance and the life insurance cover with the supplement to

their fixed remuneration mentioned above. In 2026 and 2027,

premiums could vary if directors’ fixed pay or actuarial

circumstances change.

Furthermore, directors are covered by Banco Santander’s civil

liability insurance policy and may receive other benefits in kind

(such as employee loans) pursuant to the group’s general policy

and subject to the corresponding tax treatment.

Likewise, the Bank makes available to directors the human and

material means required or considered appropriate for carrying out

their duties (including any travel required for the exercise of their

role). Any eventual private use of these means by the directors is

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duly paid by them under the similar terms and conditions that

would be applied to third independent party under the supervision

of the audit committee.

F. Confidentiality and return of documents

Directors are bound to a strict duty of confidentiality during their

relationship and subsequent to termination. Directors are required

to return any documents and items relating to their activities and in

their possession to Banco Santander.

Agreements with non-executive members of

the board

José Antonio Álvarez has a contract since 1 January 2023 to

represent the bank before supervisors, international bodies, sector

organizations and other entities and authorities in institutional and

public policy matters as necessary, for which he receives a fixed

remuneration of EUR 1,750 thousand. This is an annual contract

which has been renewed for the year 2025.

Luis Isasi has a contract since 4 April 2020 to act as non-executive

Chair of the Santander España business unit (for which he receives

EUR 925 thousand a year) and to serve as a member of the board of

Santander España business unit (for which he receives EUR 75

thousand a year). His contract is for an indefinite term and does not

entitle him to any compensation if terminated.

Appointment of new executive directors

The components of remuneration and basic structure of the

agreements described in this remunerations policy will apply to

any new director that is given executive functions at Banco

Santander, notwithstanding the possibility of amending specific

terms of agreements so that, overall, they contain conditions

similar to those previously described.

Directors’ total remuneration for executive duties cannot exceed

the highest remuneration received by the group’s current executive

directors under the remuneration policy approved by shareholders.

The same rules apply if a director assumes new duties or becomes

an executive director.

If a director takes up executive functions in a specific division or

local unit, the board of directors, on the remuneration committee's

recommendation, can adapt the metrics for setting and paying

incentives to take that division or local unit into account in addition

to the Group.

Remuneration paid to directors in that capacity will be included

within the maximum amount set by shareholders to be distributed

by the board of directors in the terms described above.

A new director coming from an entity outside Grupo Santander

could be paid a buyout to offset any variable remuneration

foregone for having accepted a contract with the group; and/or a

sign-on bonus for leaving to join Banco Santander.

This compensation could be paid fully or partly in shares,

depending on the delivery limits approved at the AGM.

Authorization is expected to be sought at the next general

shareholders’ meeting in order to deliver a maximum number of

shares to any new executive directors or employees to whom

buyout regulations apply.

Furthermore, sign-on bonuses can only be paid once to new

executive directors, in cash or in shares, and in each case they will

not exceed the sum of the maximum variable remuneration

awarded for all executive directors.

Mr Grisi’s appointment as CEO (with effect from 1 January 2023)

did not entail a buyout or sign-on bonus since he was already part

of Grupo Santander.

Temporary exceptions to the remuneration

policy

According to section 6 of Article 529 novedecies of the Spanish

Companies Act, specific exceptions may apply to components in

the remuneration policy, based on particular business needs or

macroeconomic context in the Group's geographies, provided that

they are required to serve the long-term interests and

sustainability of the entity; ensure its viability; and require to be

adopted urgently.

Such exceptions include:

• Complex macroeconomic scenarios where the ordinary course of

the business is severely impacted.

• The appointment of a new Executive Chair or chief executive

officer, or the need to retain an executive director to avoid a

vacancy at the head of the Group (vacatio regis) during especially

complex times for the business.

• The need to adapt to regulatory change.

To apply, exceptions must be supported by:

• a reasoned remuneration committee proposal; and

• board of directors analysis and approval.

Any applied exception will be explained in the Annual report on

directors' remuneration.

6.5 Preparatory work and decision-

making for the remuneration policy;

remuneration committee involvement

Section  [4.7 'Remuneration committee activities for 2023](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_364) ', (the

report on the remuneration committee) states:

• Pursuant to Banco Santander’s Bylaws and the Rules and

regulations of the board of directors, the duties relating to the

remuneration of directors performed by the remuneration

committee.

• The composition of the remuneration committee at the date the

report is approved.

• The number of meetings held in  2024, including a joint session

with the risk supervision, regulation and compliance supervision

committee.

• The date of the meeting in which the report was approved.

The 2023 annual report on directors’ remuneration was approved

by the board of directors and put to consultative vote at the  2024

AGM, with 90.18% of the votes in favour. The tally of the votes

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|  | Number | % of totalA |
| Votes | 10,547,165,767 | 99.95% |

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| Votes forB | 9,381,395,305 | 90.18% |
| Votes againstB | 1,021,578,768 | 9.82% |
| BlankC | 5,497,367 | 0.05% |
| AbstentionsC | 138,694,327 | 1.31% |

A. Percentage on total valid votes and abstentions.

B. Percentage of votes for and against.

C. Percentage of Banco Santander's share capital on the date of the AGM.

Decision process for the development, review

and application of the policy

Pursuant to Article 529  novodecies  of the Spanish Companies Act,

the remuneration committee issues the report on the proposed

remuneration policy for 2025, 2026  and 2027 herein. The board of

directors then submits it to the 2025 AGM as a separate item on

the agenda and an integral part of this text. See [6.4 ' Directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397)

[remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397).

Banco Santander’s Compensation function prepares the

remuneration policy with the suggestions, requests and comments

received during the year from the human resources committee,

remuneration committee and the board of directors. A first draft of

the policy is submitted to the remuneration committee for review

every January. The review considers the suggestions, requests and

comments the Chair and Lead Independent Director receive

through shareholder and stakeholder engagement during the year

on our corporate governance and our remuneration structures.

Regulators’ recommendations and legal requirements that may

have come to light since the last time the director remuneration

policy was submitted for approval by the AGM are also considered.

The committee also makes sure the policy is consistent with the

Group's culture and our Simple, Personal and Fair values.

After the preliminary presentation, incorporating the changes and

suggestions of these first revisions, the Compensation function

then prepares the final draft for the remuneration committee to

submit to the board of directors for approval in February.

Based on the analysis carried out in the context of the  2024 annual

remuneration report elaboration and its continued supervision of

the remuneration policy, the remuneration committee believes the

director remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027 which is

included in section 6.4 above is consistent with the principles of

Banco Santander’s remuneration policy and its remuneration

scheme set out in the Bylaws.

The policy aims, among other aspects, (i) to maintain a simple

executive remuneration scheme, with three categories of

quantitative metrics (business transformation, sustainable

profitability and capital) to further align with value creation and

capital generation; (ii) outperform peers in value creation aspects;

and, (iii) regarding metrics linked to multiyear objectives, to

prioritize long-term profitability for shareholders and Santander

and a sustainable balance sheet (total shareholder return, RoTE

and sustainability-related metrics related to our responsible

banking targets) in order to follow best market practice and meet

our stakeholders’ needs.

In 2024, no deviations from, or temporary exceptions to, the

application of the remuneration policy occurred.

6.6 Remuneration of non-director

members of senior management

2024  variable remuneration was approved by the board of

directors on 4 February 2025 in view of the recommendation from

the 27 January 2025 remuneration committee. It was set according

to Banco Santander’s general remuneration policy as well as

specific details pertaining to senior management.

In general, senior management variable remuneration packages

were calculated with the quantitative metrics and qualitative

assessment used for executive directors (see section 6.3.B) ii).

Some contracts of members of senior management were amended

in 2018 in the same manner described under [6.3.D](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394)) in respect of

Ana Botín, with a pension scheme of 22% of their pensionable

bases, the elimination of supplementary benefits, an increase of

the insured sum of life insurance and a supplement to fixed

remuneration in cash which is included under "Other

remuneration".

The following table shows the amounts of short term

remuneration (immediately payable) and deferred remuneration

(not linked to multi year targets) for senior management as of 31

December 2024 and 2023, excluding those of executive directors.

This amount has been reduced by 39% compared to that reported

in 2014 (EUR 80,792 thousand):

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| Year | Number of  people | Fixed | Immediately receivable  variable remuneration  (50% in instruments) A | Deferred variable  remuneration  (50% in instruments) B | Pension  contributions | Other  remunerationC | Total |
| 2024 | 14 | 16,466 | 14,753 | 6,639 | 4,520 | 7,153 | 49,531 |
| 2023 | 14 | 17,109 | 14,711 | 6,439 | 4,775 | 7,135 | 50,169 |

A. The amount immediately payable in 2024 was  1,612 thousand Santander shares (1,568 thousand Santander shares and 1,386 thousand Santander share options  in 2023).

B. The deferred amount for  2024 will be  725 thousand Santander shares a (700 thousand Santander shares and 555 thousand Santander share options in 2023 ).

C. Includes life insurance premiums, health insurance and relocation packages, other remuneration items and RSUs of PagoNxt S.L., as members of board of directors of this

entity.

The share price for 2024 variable remuneration is EUR 4.576.

9  The  2024 Pillar III disclosures report can be found on our corporate website.

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This table breaks down remuneration linked to multi-year targets

for senior management (excluding executive directors) at 31

December 2024  and  2023, which they will only receive if they

meet the terms of continued service; non-applicability of malus

clauses; and long-term goals are met during deferral periods.

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| Year | Number of  people | Deferred variable remuneration  subject to long-term  metrics A (50% in instruments)B |
| 2024 | 14 | 6,971 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6,761 |

A. In 2024, this corresponds to the fair value of maximum annual payments for

2028, 2029 and 2030 in the ninth cycle of the plan for deferred variable

remuneration linked to multi-year targets. In 2023, this corresponds to the

estimated fair value of maximum annual payments for 2027, 2028 and 2029 in

the eighth cycle of the plan for deferred variable pay linked to multi-year targets.

Fair value in the plan was determined on the authorization date based on the

valuation report of independent expert Willis Towers Watson. Based on the plan

for 2024  and success levels of similar plans at peer entities, the fair value was

considered to be 70% of the value linked to long-term metrics.

B. The number of shares in Santander as deferred variable pay subject to long-term

metrics shown in the table above was 762 thousand shares in  2024 (735

thousand shares in Santander and 582 Santander share options in 2023).

The long-term goals are the same as those for executive directors.

They are described in section 6.3.B) iv).

Additionally, members of senior management who stepped down

from their roles in 2024 consolidated salary remuneration and

other remuneration for a total amount of EUR 12,303 thousand

(EUR 3,560 thousand in  2023). In 2024 rights regarding variable

pay subject to long-term objectives amounted to EUR 633

thousand (this right has not been generated in 2023 for this

collective).

In 2024, the ratio of variable to fixed pay components was 116% of

the total for senior managers group, well within the maximum

limit of 200% set by shareholders at the AGM.

See [note 5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844) of the Group’s 2024 consolidated financial statements

for further details.

6.7 Prudentially significant disclosures

document

On the remuneration committee’s recommendation, the board

approves the key remuneration elements of managers or

employees who, while not belonging to senior management, take

on risks, carry out control functions (i.e. internal audit, risk

management and compliance) or who receive global remuneration

that places them in the same remuneration bracket as senior

management and employees who take on risk. These are typically

those whose professional activities may have an important impact

on the Group's risk profile (all of these, together with the senior

management and Banco Santander's board of directors form the so

called 'Corporate Identified Staff' or 'Corporate Material Risk

Takers')

Every year, the remuneration committee reviews and, where

applicable, updates Corporate Identified Staff in order to include

individuals within the organization who qualify as such. The

Remuneration Policies chapter in the 2024 Pillar III disclosures

report 9 of Banco Santander explains the criteria and regulations

followed to identify such staff.

At the end of 2024, 1,246 Group executives (including executive

directors and non-director senior managers) were considered

corporate identified staff of Grupo Santander (1,152 in 2023),

which accounts for 0.60% of the total final workforce (0.54% in

2023).

Corporate Identified Staff have the same remuneration framework

as executive directors (see sections [6.1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_388) and  [6.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394)), except for:

• Category-based deferral percentages and terms.

• The possibility in 2024 of certain less senior manager categories

of only having deferred variable pay subject to malus and

clawback clauses.

• The portion of variable remuneration paid or deferred as shares

for Group executives in Brazil, Chile and Poland that can be

delivered in shares or similar instruments of their own listed

entities.

In  2025, the board will maintain its flexibility to determine full or

partial payment in shares or similar instruments of Banco

Santander and its relevant subsidiaries in the proportion it deems

appropriate (according to the maximum number of Banco

Santander shares allocated at the general meeting and to any

regulatory restrictions in each jurisdiction).

The aggregate amount of variable remuneration for Corporate

Identified Staff in 2024, the amounts deferred in cash and

instruments, and the ratio of the variable to fixed remuneration

components are explained in the remuneration policies chapter of

Banco Santander’s Pillar III disclosures report for 2024.

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7. GROUP STRUCTURE AND

INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

The Group is structured into legally independent subsidiaries

whose parent company is Banco Santander, S.A. Its registered

office is in Santander (Cantabria, Spain), while its corporate centre

is located in Boadilla del Monte (Madrid, Spain). It has a Group-

subsidiary governance model (GSGM) and good governance

practices in place for its core subsidiaries. Any references to

subsidiaries in this section are to the Group’s most prominent

entities.

The key features of the GSGM are:

• The subsidiaries’ governing bodies must ensure their rigorous

and prudent management and economic solvency while pursuing

the interests of their shareholders and other stakeholders.

• The subsidiaries are managed locally by teams that possess

extensive knowledge on, and experience with, their customers

and markets, while benefiting from the synergies and

advantages of belonging to the Group.

• The subsidiaries are subject to local authority regulation and

supervision, although the ECB supervises the Group on a

consolidated basis.

• Customer funds are secured by the deposit guarantee schemes in

the subsidiaries’ countries and are subject to local laws.

The subsidiaries manage their capital and liquidity autonomously

while the Group’s capital and liquidity are coordinated by corporate

committees. Intra-group risk transactions are limited, transparent

and carried out under market conditions. In addition, the Group

retains a controlling interest in subsidiaries listed in certain

countries.

Each subsidiary runs independently and has its own recovery plan,

limiting the contagion of risk between them and reducing systemic

risk.

The GSGM also applies to the global businesses, namely: Corporate

& Investment Banking (CIB), Retail & Commercial Banking (Retail),

Wealth Management & Insurance (Wealth), Digital Consumer Bank

(Consumer) and Payments (Payments). Local CEOs / Country Heads

remain ultimately responsible for achieving the budget, execution

of the customer and commercial strategy, and financial delivery

while global businesses heads lead common businesses and are

responsible for the implementation of the global operating model

and common tech stack, thereby improving local performance;

these result in a truly global-local organization.

7.1 Corporate Centre

The GSGM is supported by a corporate centre, which brings control

and support units together with such functions as strategy, risk,

compliance, audit, finance, accounting, technology and operations,

people and culture, legal services, internal governance,

communications and marketing. It adds value to the Group by:

• enhancing governance under robust corporate frameworks,

models, policies and procedures to implement strategies and

ensure an effective Group oversight;

• making the Group’s units more efficient through cost

management synergies, economies of scale and a common

brand;

• sharing best commercial practices, with a key focus on global

connectivity, launching commercial initiatives globally and

bolstering digitalization and transformation; and

• ensuring the suitability of our main executives through the

procedure for appointing key positions and assessing suitability

that applies to the entire Group.

7.2 Internal governance

Group-subsidiary relationship

The GSGM outlines a set of principles that regulate three types of

relationships between the Group and its subsidiaries:

• The subsidiaries’ governing bodies are subject to the Group’s

rules and procedures for structuring, forming and running boards

of directors and their committees (audit, nomination,

remuneration and risk committees), according to international

standards. Guidelines regarding subsidiary board composition

are aligned with best international practices and ensure an

appropriate Group presence on subsidiary boards with at least

two Group nominated directors on each board. The subsidiaries

are also subject to local regulations and supervisory standards.

• The relationship between local CEOs / Country Heads and the

Group CEO. Until January 2025 these relationships were

facilitated through three Regional Heads (Europe, North America

and South America). Whilst the regional organizational structure

has played a key role in ensuring that the Group delivers on its

long-term strategic vision and against targets announced as part

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of previous investor days, the board agreed to remove this

management layer in line with its ongoing focus on streamlining

our structure to achieve greater agility, increasing our

profitability through accelerating the roll out of our global

business platforms and products. See section [1.5 'Achievement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_286)

[of our 2024 goals'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_286).

• The relationship between local and global heads of key positions,

following a three lines of defence model: Chief Risk Officer

(CRO), Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Chief Audit Executive

(CAE), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Accounting Officer

(CAO), as well as other key support and business functions

(Technology and Operations (T&O), People and Culture, General

Secretariat, Marketing, Communications, Strategy), as well as

the five global businesses (CIB, Retail, Wealth, Consumer and

Payments).

Internal regulation

The Group has corporate frameworks for matters considered to

have a material impact on its risk profile, such as risk, capital,

liquidity, compliance, financial crime, technology, auditing,

accounting, finance, strategy, people and culture, outsourcing,

cybersecurity, special situations management communications and

brand and responsible banking. These frameworks, which are

mandatory, also specify:

• how the Group should supervise and exert control over its

subsidiaries; and

• the Group’s involvement in subsidiaries’ decision-making (and

vice versa).

The Banco Santander board approves the GSGM and corporate

frameworks for subsidiary governing bodies to formally adhere to

them. They consider subsidiaries' local requirements and are

revised every year as required by the Group board to adapt to new

legislation and international best practices.

The functions draw on corporate frameworks to prepare internal

regulatory documents that are given to subsidiaries as a reference

for implementing those frameworks effectively, cohesively and in

compliance with applicable local laws and supervisory

requirements. This approach ensures consistency throughout the

Group. Every year, the functions conduct an assessment to ensure

that the Group's internal regulations are embedded locally and

carry out an annual certification process to ensure the internal

regulation under their scope is fit for purpose.

The Group’s Internal Governance office and subsidiary general

counsels are responsible for embedding the GSGM and corporate

frameworks. Every year, their performance is assessed in reports

sent to the relevant governing bodies.

Since 2019, a policy on the governance of non-GSGM subsidiaries

has enhanced the governance and control system that has been

applied to those companies.

Global businesses each have specific governance arrangements

which ensures a robust Group-wide oversight of such businesses

as set out in the GSGM. Each global business is responsible for

defining the common business and operating model, setting the

global ambition and identifying and managing the global tech

platforms and product factories.

Recent developments

As we continue to progress our transformation agenda, the board

agreed to remove the regional layer of management in January

2025 to drive simplification and ensure that our global businesses

operate directly across all countries, enabling faster decision-

making, clear accountability and enhanced agility. As a result, local

CEO / Country Heads now report directly to the Group CEO. They

must undertake their defined key responsibilities in compliance

with European Union and country-specific laws and regulations. In

turn, global businesses and corporate functions own the

implementation of the global operating model across our footprint;

and are responsible for of the relevant platform and products

budgets. This ensures alignment with our global priorities and

further ensures resource optimization.

In addition, the T&O governance model was updated in 2024 with

the aim of helping the global businesses and entities in their digital

transformation. This governance model details a set of guiding

principles defined to implement T&O’s operating model global

strategy, whilst ensuring an adequate control and oversight on a

Group-wide basis.

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The following charts show the three levels of the GSGM, as well as the main actions to ensure an effective relationship and solid internal

governance system for the Group.

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A. First executive.

B. Second executive, who reports directly to the board of directors.

C. Audit, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Financial Accounting & Control, T&O, People and Culture, General Secretariat, Marketing, Communications, Strategy as well as the five

global businesses (CIB, Retail, Wealth, Consumer and Payments).

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|  | Best practices and talent sharing  across the whole Group and between  subsidiaries is  key to our success . |  |  |  | Multiple point of entry structure that  has proved to be a key resilience  instrument  and is a result of our  diversification strategy. |  |  |  | Continuous collaboration and daily  interaction  between local and  corporate teams. |  |
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|  | A common set of corporate  frameworks and policies  across the  Group adapted to local market  conditions. |  |  |  | Synergies and economies of scale  across the Group. |  |  |  | Planning and implementation of new  Group-wide and local initiatives  to  keep developing our management and  control model. |  |
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8. INTERNAL CONTROL OVER

FINANCIAL REPORTING (ICFR)

This section describes the key features of Grupo Santander's ICFR.

8.1 Control environment

Governance and control bodies

These bodies are responsible for implementing and overseeing our

ICFR, which builds on the Group’s internal control system (ICS):

• Board of directors. It approves the financial reports Banco

Santander must disclose as a listed company. The board also

oversees and guarantees the integrity of the Group’s internal

information, control, accounting and reporting systems.

• Audit committee.  It assists the board of directors in overseeing

the ICS and in preparing and presenting financial information.

The audit committee also works with the external auditor to

address matters that have been considered in audits to have a

significant impact on our ICFR. It also makes sure the external

auditor issues a report on the Group’s ICFR.

For more details, see section [4.5 'Audit committee activities in](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358)

[2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358).

• Risk control committee. It assists the audit committee in

reviewing and overseeing the annual ICS assessment.

• Corporate accounting, financial and management, and

sustainability information committee. It is responsible for

governing and supervising accounting, financial management

and control matters.

• Internal control steering meeting.  It is chaired by the CRO and

CAO and its role is to continuously monitors the Group’s control

environment, as well as the ICS strategy and performance.

Lead functions

The structure of the Group enables us to manage risk effectively

and ensure that internal control functions (risk, compliance and

internal audit) are independent of business functions and can

perform their duties efficiently. The key functions that prepare

financial information are:

• Costs function. It draws up and documents the corporate model

for managing structures and templates, which is used as a

reference across the Group.

• Business and support functions. They are responsible for

identifying and documenting (under their remit) the risks, tasks

and controls that make up our ICFR, based on knowledge of their

operations and procedures.

• Financial accounting and control function.  It is responsible for:

(i) drawing up the Group's accounting policies and adapting them

to local needs; (ii) ensuring that appropriate organizational

structures are in place to carry out assigned tasks, as well as a

suitable hierarchical-functional structure; (iii) using Group tools

and methodologies to implement and run an ICS on the cut-off,

consolidation and publication of financial information and to

ensure that the financial information we report remains reliable;

and (iv) implementing the corporate accounting and management

information systems and adapting them to the specific needs of

local units.

• Risk and compliance functions. These functions comprise the

second line of defence and are in charge of independently

overseeing and challenging the risk management that the first

line conducts.

Within the Risk division, the internal control function sets the

standards and methodology for, and oversees the

implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Group’s ICS.

• Internal audit function. It is the third line of defence in

overseeing and reporting on our ICFR. It recommends corrective

action and areas of improvement for the first and second lines to

consider and implement. Internal audit is an independent

function from the board of directors and senior management that

oversees the quality and effectiveness of internal control, risk

management (current or emerging) and governance processes

and systems, thus helping the protect the organization's value,

solvency and reputation.

General Code of Conduct, Canal Abierto

and training

General Code of Conduct (GCC)

The Group’s GCC sets out board approved guidelines on employees’

conduct. Moreover, it dictates guidelines in relation to accounting

standards and financial reporting.

All of the Group’s employees, including directors, sign up to the

GCC when they join Santander. Some are also subjected to the

Code of Conduct in Securities Markets and other codes of conduct

specific to their area or business.

All Santander employees have access to courses on the GCC. The

compliance function also answers employees’ queries on ethics

and rules in the GCC.

If anyone violates the code, the people and culture function adopts

disciplinary measures and recommends corrective action (including

work sanctions), irrespective of any related civil or criminal

sanctions.

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For more details on the GCC’s core implementation mechanisms,

see 'Conduct standards' in section [4.2 'Ethical conduct'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9767) in the

'Sustainability statement' chapter.

Canal Abierto

Canal Abierto is Banco Santander's internal information system

where any person related to Banco Santander can confidentially

and, if desired, anonymously, report unethical conduct that could

be considered illegal acts in the workplace or contrary to the law;

irregularities or violations of the GCC and acts that go against the

Group’s corporate behaviours; and improper accounting or auditing

practices and internal control or influence on external auditors

according to the SOx Act. It also provides a means to report

suspicions of infringements of anti-money laundering and

terrorism financing, corruption and bribery, and securities market

laws.

The board of directors is responsible for implementing Canal

Abierto, while the audit committee and the risk supervision,

regulation and compliance committee jointly supervise the

channel.

For more details on functioning of the channel and the number and

type of reports received, see section [4.3 'Ethical channels'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9774) in the

'Sustainability statement' chapter.

Training

Group employees who help prepare or analyse financial

information take part in training programmes and regular refresher

courses specifically designed to teach them the concepts and skills

they require to discharge their duties properly.

The functions that prepare our ICFR promote, design and oversee

these programmes and courses, with support from the people and

culture function.

Training takes the form of both e-learning and on-site sessions

that the people and culture function monitors and oversees to

guarantee that employees duly complete them and understand

their contents.

Training programmes and refresher courses on financial reporting

in 2024 focused on: (i) risk analysis and management; (ii)

accounting and financial statement analysis; (iii) the business,

banking and the financial environment; (iv) financial management,

costs and budgeting; (v) mathematical skills; and (vi) calculations

and statistics.

Over 81,133 employees from several units and markets where

Grupo Santander operates undertook the mentioned training

programmes, with some 490,000 hours spent on them. Moreover,

each subsidiary has its own training plan, based on Banco

Santander’s.

8.2 Risk assessment in financial

reporting

Grupo Santander has a specific process to identify the companies

that must be included in its scope of consolidation, which the

Financial Accounting and Control division and the General

Secretariat division oversee.

This process enables us to identify the entities that Grupo

Santander controls through voting rights that grant direct or

indirect ownership of their capital and through mutual funds,

securitization funds, shareholders agreements, structured entities

and other means. The aim is to determine whether the Group has

control over an entity, whether it has rights to the variable returns

of the entity or is exposed to them, and whether it can influence

the amount of such variable returns. If the Group is considered to

have control, the entity is included in the scope of consolidation

under the global integration method. Otherwise, we analyse

whether there is significant influence or joint control. If so, the

entity is also included in the scope of consolidation and is

measured using the equity method.

Entities with the greatest impact on the preparation of the

consolidated financial information, must use a common ICS

methodology to make sure that relevant controls are included and

all significant risks to financial reporting are covered.

Risk identification considers all the Group's activities, not just the

risks directly related to the preparation of the Group's financial

information. For more details on the specific ICS controls on non-

financial information and sustainability, see 'Risk management and

internal controls over sustainability information' in note [SN 2.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793)

['Sustainability governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9793) in the 'Sustainability statement'

chapter.

Identifying potential risks that must be covered by the ICS is based

on top management's knowledge and understanding of the

business and its operations in relative to the importance and

qualitative criteria associated with the type, complexity or

structure of the business.

Banco Santander ensures that controls are in place to cover the

potential risks we identify. This includes risks of errors and fraud in

financial reporting and those that cover (i) the existence of assets,

liabilities and transactions at the relevant date; (ii) timely and

correct recording and proper valuation of assets, liabilities and

transactions; and (iii) the correct application of accounting

principles and rules, as well as appropriate breakdowns.

For more details on the identification, documentation and

assessment of the ICS risks and controls, see section [1.5 'Internal](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11313)

[control system'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11313) in the 'Risk management and compliance' chapter.

8.3 Control activities

Revision and approval of financial information

The board of directors and the audit committee oversee the

preparation, submission and integrity of the financial information

required of Banco Santander and the Group. They also review

compliance with regulatory requirements, the scope of

consolidation and the correct application of accounting standards,

ensuring that financial information remains permanently updated

on our corporate website.

The audit committee is responsible for reporting to the board of

directors on the financial information that the Group must publish,

ensuring that it is prepared in accordance with the same principles

and practices as the financial statements and is as equally reliable.

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The most significant aspects we consider when closing accounts

and reviewing relevant judgements, estimates, measurements and

projections are:

• impairment losses on certain assets;

• the assumptions used in the actuarial calculation for

employment benefit liabilities and other obligations;

• the useful life of tangible and intangible fixed assets;

• the valuation of consolidation goodwill;

• the calculation of provisions and contingent liabilities;

• the fair value of certain unquoted assets and liabilities;

• the recoverability of tax assets; and

• the fair value of acquired identifiable assets and the liabilities

assumed in business combinations.

For more details on ICS reporting and governance, see section [1.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11313)

['Internal control system'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_11313) in the 'Risk management and compliance'

chapter.

Internal control policies and procedures for

financial IT systems

The Technology and Operations division draws up the Group’s

corporate policies on IT systems that are used directly or indirectly

to prepare financial statements. These systems follow special

internal controls to prepare and publish financial information

correctly.

The internal control policies on the following aspects are of

particular importance:

• Updated and divulged internal policies and procedures for

system security and access to applications and computer

systems according to the duties assigned to a role, to make sure

access to information is appropriate and to protect the

confidentiality, availability and integrity of financial information

from cyber attacks .

• The methodology we use when creating, modifying and

maintaining apps follows a cycle of definition, development and

testing that ensures we process financial information correctly.

We have special development and security controls and data

access, testing, vulnerability management, and other

mechanisms. For more details on cybersecurity, see section [5.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_592)

['Research, development and innovation (R&D&I)'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_592) in the

'Economic and Financial Review' chapter.

• Comprehensive testing of applications developed based on the

requirements set by a specialized development laboratory.

• We run the complete software testing cycle in a pre-production

computerized environment which simulates real situations

before they are rolled out. Testing includes technical and

functional tests, performance tests, user-acceptance tests and

pilot and prototype tests, which the entities draw up before the

apps become available to end users.

• Business continuity and technological contingency plans based

on corporate methodology for key functions in disasters or other

events that could suspend or disrupt operations, as well as highly

automated back-up systems that support critical systems and

require little manual intervention owing to redundant systems

and communication lines, high availability systems and data

back-up.

Internal control policies and procedures for

outsourced activities and valuation services

from independent experts

Grupo Santander has a corporate outsourcing and third party

agreement framework and third party approval policies and

procedures to cover outsourcing risks properly.

The Group must adhere to this framework (and the models and

policies that build on it), which meets the EBA's requirements for

outsourcing and risk management with third parties and complies

with DORA Regulation.

Key processes include:

• tasks to initiate, record, process, settle, report and account for

transactions and asset valuations;

• IT support in terms of software development, infrastructure

maintenance, incident management, security and processing;

and

• other material support services that are not directly related to

financial reporting, such as vendor management, property

management, HR management and others.

Key control procedures to ensure adequate coverage of risks in

these processes are:

• documenting relations between Group companies with

comprehensive service agreements;

• documenting and validating by the Group’s service providers of

processes and controls for the services that the Group´s vendors

perform; and

• external suppliers undergoing an approval process to ensure that

the relevant risks associated with the services they provide

remain within acceptable levels (according to the Group's risk

appetite) and to encourage them to prove the effectiveness of

their internal controls through external certifications.

Grupo Santander reviews its estimates internally according to its

control model guidelines. It will hire the services of a third party to

help with specific matters upon confirming their expertise and

independence and approving their methods and rationale of

assumptions though relevant procedures.

In particular, we have controls in place to ensure the integrity and

quality of information on external suppliers of key services that

could affect the financial statements. These controls are

comprehensively detailed in the service level agreements that

form part of the respective contracts with third parties.

For more details, see 'Supplier risk management' in the section

[5.2. 'Operational risk management'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_697) in the 'Risk management and

compliance' chapter.

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8.4 Information and communication

Group accounting policies

Accounting policies should be understood as a complement to local

financial and accounting rules. Their overarching aims are (i) for

statements and financial information to be made available to

management bodies, supervisors and the market to provide

accurate and reliable information for decision-making in relation to

the Group; and (ii) for all Group entities (due to their accounting

ties to Banco Santander) to meet their legal requirements in a

timely manner.

The Accounting Regulation area of the Financial Accounting and

Control division is responsible for:

• setting the general framework for the treatment of the

transactions that constitute Banco Santander's activity, in

accordance with their economic nature and the regulations

governing the financial system;

• drafting up and keeping up to date the Group’s accounting

policies and resolving any queries or conflicts arising from their

interpretation; and

• enhancing and standardizing the Group’s accounting practices.

The accounting, financial management and sustainability

information corporate framework sets out the principles and

guidelines to prepare accounting, financial and management

information that must apply to all Grupo Santander entities as a

key element of their good governance.

The Group's structure makes it necessary for these principles and

standard guidelines to be common for their application across our

footprint, and for each of the Group entities to have effective

consolidation methods and employ homogeneous accounting

policies. The framework's principles are adequately reflected in the

Group’s accounting policies.

Accounting policies are revised at least once a year and on the back

of key regulatory amendments. Moreover, every month, the

Accounting Regulation area publishes an internal bulletin on new

accounting regulation and their most significant interpretations.

The Group entities, through their operations or accounting heads,

maintain open communication with the Accounting Regulation area

and the rest of the Financial Accounting and Control division, as

well as other divisions when appropriate.

Mechanisms for the preparation of financial

information

Regarding financial statement consolidation, to minimize

operational risk and maximize the quality of information, the

Group developed IT tools to channel the flow of information

between the units and the Financial Accounting and Control

division and carries out consolidation based on the information

provided.

This process is automated end to end, with controls that enable us

to detect incidents during consolidation. Moreover, the Financial

Accounting and Control division exercises further supervisory and

analytical control, which is set out in formal documents and carried

out and reviewed under set time frames.

8.5 Monitoring of system functioning

2024 ICFR monitoring activities and results

The board of directors approved an internal audit framework that

details the function and how it should conduct its work.

Internal audit function reports to the audit committee and, at least

twice a year, to the board of directors. As an independent unit, it

also has direct access to the board when required.

Internal audit assesses:

• the efficiency and effectiveness of the ICFR;

• compliance with applicable regulations and supervisory

requirements;

• the reliability and integrity of financial and operational

information; and

• asset integrity.

Its scope of action includes:

• all entities over which the Group exercises effective control;

• separated assets (for example, mutual funds) managed by the

entities mentioned in the previous section; and

• any entity (or separated assets) not included in the above points

with which the Group has entered into an agreement to provide

internal audit function.

This subjective scope includes, our activities, businesses and

processes (performed internally or through outsourcing), the

organization and, where applicable, branch networks. Internal

audit function may also conduct audits for other investees that are

not included in the preceding points when the Group has reserved

this right as a shareholder, as well as on outsourced activities in

accordance with the established agreements.

The audit committee supervises the Group's Internal Audit

function. For more details, see section [4.5 'Audit committee](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358)

[activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358).

As at 2024 year-end, Internal Audit division had 1,230 employees,

all exclusively dedicated to this service. Of these, 281 were based

at the Corporate Centre and 949 in the local units located in the

Group´s core markets, all with exclusive dedication.

Every year, the internal audit function prepares an audit plan based

on a risk self-assessment and is solely responsible for executing

the plan. Reviews may lead to recommendations, which are

prioritized in accordance with their relative importance and are

continuously monitored until full implementation.

In its meeting on 13 February 2024, the audit committee gave the

green light to the internal audit plan for 2024, which the board of

directors subsequently approved at its meeting on 26 February

2024.

The internal audit function report on the ICFR review aimed to:

• verify compliance with the provisions contained in sections 302,

404, 406, 407 and 806 of the SOx Act;

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• check corporate governance with regard to information relating

to the ICFR, including risk culture;

• review the functions performed by the internal control

departments and by other departments, areas and divisions that

work to ensure compliance with the SOx Act;

• make sure the supporting documentation relating to the SOx Act

is up to date;

• confirm the effectiveness of a sample of controls based on an

internal audit risk assessment methodology;

• assess the accuracy of the unit's certifications, especially their

consistency with respect to the observations and

recommendations made by Internal Audit, the external auditors

of the annual accounts and supervisors; and

• ratify the implementation of recommendations made in the audit

plan.

In 2024, the audit committee and the board of directors were

regularly informed of the internal audit function's work in

accordance with its annual plan, as well as of other related

matters. For more details, see section [4.5 'Audit committee](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358)

[activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358).

Detection and management of deficiencies

As part of its to supervise financial reporting and internal control

systems, the audit committee is responsible for maintaining

continuous dialogue with the external auditor regarding any

significant weaknesses detected in the audit.

The audit committee also assesses the results of the work of the

internal audit function and may take the necessary measures to

correct any deficiencies identified in the financial information, that

may impact on the reliability and accuracy of the financial

statements. It may ask other areas of the Group involved in the

process for vital information and clarification. The committee also

assesses the potential impact of any errors detected in the financial

information.

In 2024, the audit committee was informed of the ICS assessment

and certification for the 2023 financial year. For more details, see

section [4.5 'Audit committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358).

8.6 External auditor report

The external auditor issued an independent reasonable assurance

report on the design and effectiveness of our ICFR.

The report is included on the following pages.

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9. OTHER CORPORATE

GOVERNANCE INFORMATION

Since 12 June 2018, CNMV allows the annual corporate

governance and directors’ remuneration reports Spanish listed

companies must submit to be drafted in a free format, which is

what we selected for our corporate governance and directors’

remuneration reports since 2018.

The CNMV requires any issuer opting for a free format to provide

certain information in a format it dictates so that it can be

aggregated for statistical purposes. This information is included (i)

for corporate governance matters, under section [9.2 'Statistical](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)

[information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448),

which also covers the section 'Degree of compliance with corporate

governance recommendations', and (ii) for remuneration matters,

under section [9.5 'Statistical information on remuneration required](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457)

[by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457) .

Some shareholders or other stakeholders may be used to the

formats of the corporate governance and directors' remuneration

reports set the by the CNMV. Therefore, each section under this

format in sections  [9.1 'Reconciliation with the CNMV’s corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_445)

[governance report model'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_445) and [9.4 'Reconciliation to the CNMV’s](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_454)

[remuneration report model'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_454)  include a cross reference indicating

where this information may be found in the 2024 annual corporate

governance report (drafted in a free format) and elsewhere in this

annual report.

We have normally completed the 'comply or explain' section for all

recommendations in the Spanish Corporate Governance Code to

clearly show the ones we complied with, and explain the ones we

partially complied or failed to comply with. In section [9.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_451)

['References on compliance with recommendations of Spanish](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_451)

[Corporate Governance Code'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_451), we have included a chart with cross-

references showing where information supporting each response

can be found in this corporate governance chapter and elsewhere

in this annual report.

9.1 Reconciliation with the CNMV’s corporate governance report model

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| A. OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE | | |
| A.1 | Yes | See sections [2.1 'Share capital'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_295),  [3.2 'Shareholder rights'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_319)  and  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| A.2 | Yes | See section [2.3 'Significant shareholders'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_301) and [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| A.3 | Yes | See ['Tenure and equity ownership'](#iac2e6385d9264114bcb6df2c4d1fbb33_0-0-20-12-2645520) in section 4.2 and section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| A.4 | No | See section [2.3 'Significant shareholders'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_301) where we explain there are no significant shareholders on  their own account so this section does not apply. |
| A.5 | No | See section [2.3 'Significant shareholders'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_301) where we explain there are no significant shareholders on  their own account so this section does not apply. |
| A.6 | No | See section [2.3 'Significant shareholders'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_301) where we explain there are no significant shareholders on  their own account so this section does not apply. |
| A.7 | Yes | See sections [2.4 'Shareholders' agreements'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_304) and  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| A.8 | Yes | Not applicable. See section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| A.9 | Yes | See section [2.5 'Treasury shares'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_307) and [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| A.10 | No | See sections [2.2 'Authority to increase capital'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_298) and  [2.5 'Treasury shares'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_307). |
| A.11 | Yes | See section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance as required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| A.12 | No | See section ['Voting rights and unrestricted share transfers'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9304) in section 3.2. |
| A.13 | No | See section [3.2 'Shareholder rights'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_319). |
| A.14 | Yes | See sections [2.6 'Stock market information'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_310) and  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance as](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |

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| Section in the CNMV  model | Included in  statistical report | Comments |
| B. GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING | | |
| B.1 | No | See ['Quorum and majorities for passing resolutions at general meeting'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9302) in section 3.2. |
| B.2 | No | See ['Quorum and majorities for passing resolutions at general meeting'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9302) in section 3.2. |
| B.3 | No | See ['Rules for amending our Bylaws'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9303) in section 3.2. |
| B.4 | Yes | See ['Quorum and attendance'](#iebfe287e788f4f8ebe70b14caaf3c878_1964) in section 3.4, in relation to financial year 2024, and section [9.2 'Statistical](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) , in relation to the financial 2022, 2023 and  2024 year. |
| B.5 | Yes | See ['Approved resolutions and voting results'](#iebfe287e788f4f8ebe70b14caaf3c878_1965) in section 3.4. |
| B.6 | Yes | See ['Participation at general meetings'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9306) in section 3.2 and section [9.2 'Statistical information on](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| B.7 | No | See ['Quorum and majorities for passing resolutions at general meeting'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9302) in section 3.2. |
| B.8 | No | See ['Corporate website'](#idb42223b1a07472a9e64c5ffca05d009_7492) in section 3.1. |
| C. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE | | |
| C.1 Board of directors | | |
| C.1.1 | Yes | See ['Size'](#i5806ffbce9ab4aedb4558c3fefc4d410_2691) in section 4.2 and section [3.4 '2024 AGM'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_325). |
| C.1.2 | Yes | See sections [1.1 'Board skills and diversity'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_274),  [4.1 'Our directors](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) , ['Tenure and equity ownership'](#iac2e6385d9264114bcb6df2c4d1fbb33_0-0-20-12-2645520)  in section  4.2, and section  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| C.1.3 | Yes | See sections [2.4 'Shareholders' agreements'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_304),  [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) , ['Composition by director type'](#i5806ffbce9ab4aedb4558c3fefc4d410_2692) in section  4.2,  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section 4.6 and section  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| C.1.4 | Yes | See ['Board skills and diversity matrix'](#if15a27d7aaa041fca9fbecfde49a96f8_1366)  in section 4.2, in relation to financial year 2024, and section  [9.2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  ['Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448), in relation to the remaining  financial years. |
| C.1.5 | No | See ['Diversity'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_343) and ['Board skills and diversity matrix'](#if15a27d7aaa041fca9fbecfde49a96f8_1366) in section 4.2 and  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in  section 4.6. |
| C.1.6 | No | See section [1.5 'Achievement of our 2024 goals'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_286), ['Diversity'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_343) in section 4.2 and  ['Duties and activities in](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058)  [2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section 4.6 and also section [3.1.3 'Inclusive culture'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9679) in 'Sustainability statement' chapter. |
| C.1.7 | No | See section [4.6 'Nomination committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361). |
| C.1.8 | No | Not applicable, since there are no proprietary directors. See ['Composition by type of director'](#i5806ffbce9ab4aedb4558c3fefc4d410_2692) in section  4.2. |
| C.1.9 | No | See ['Functions'](#i47bdbe8303454f388ec3d3f7904e96f3_4993) in section 4.4. |
| C.1.10 | No | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334). |
| C.1.11 | Yes | See sections [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) and  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| C.1.12 | Yes | See ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288) in section 4.3. |
| C.1.13 | Yes | See sections [6. 'Remuneration'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_385) and  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . A dditionally, see Note [5)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844) in  the 'Notes to the consolidated financial statements'. |
| C.1.14 | Yes | See sections [5. 'Senior management team'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_382), [6.6 '.Remuneration of non-director members of senior](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_403)  [management'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_403) and [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) .  Additionally, see note  [5)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844)  in the ' [Notes to the consolidated financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781) '. |
| C.1.15 | Yes | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3. |
| C.1.16 | No | See ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374) in section 4.2. |
| C.1.17 | No | See ['Board effectiveness review and actions to continuously improve'](#ib5b0282ea2f14198b098bae4d6cfe259_6368) in section 1.2 and ['Board](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27292)  [effectiveness review in 2024'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27292) in section 4.3. |
| C.1.18 | No | Not applicable as it was not carried out with the help of an independent external advisor. See ['Board](#ib5b0282ea2f14198b098bae4d6cfe259_6368)  [effectiveness review and actions to continuously improve'](#ib5b0282ea2f14198b098bae4d6cfe259_6368) in section 1.2 and ['Board effectiveness review](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27292)  [in 2024'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27292) in section 4.3. |
| C.1.19 | No | See ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374) in section 4.2. |
| C.1.20 | No | See ['Board operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27299) in section 4.3. |
| C.1.21 | Yes | Not applicable since there are no specific requirements, other than those applying to directors generally,  to be appointed chair. See section  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| C.1.22 | No | See ['Diversity'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_343) in section 4.2. |
| C.1.23 | Yes | See ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374) in section 4.2 and section [9.2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  ['Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| C.1.24 | No | See ['Board operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27299) in section 4.3. |
| C.1.25 | Yes | See ['Lead Independent Director'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27286) and ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288)  in section 4.3,  'Duties and activities in 2024' in sections [4.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_355) ,  [4.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358) , [4.6](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361), [4.7](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_364),  [4.8](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_367),  [4.9](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_370) and [4.10](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_373)  and section [9.2 'Statistical](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| C.1.26 | Yes | See ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288) in section 4.3, section [4.6 'Nomination](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361)  [committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361) and section  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |

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| C.1.27 | Yes | See section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| C.1.28 | No | See ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i32962c15463541a9969a2fbefb146251_54836) in section 4.5 and section  [8.4 'Information and communication'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_430). |
| C.1.29 | Yes | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334), ['Secretary of the board'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27290) in section 4.3 and section  [9.2 'Statistical](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448)  [information on corporate governance as required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| C.1.30 | No | See section [3.1 'Shareholder communication and engagement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_316) and ['External auditor independence'](#i9716b819cfc141da94d03db3a9870071_9-0-1-6-3163422) in  section 4.5. |
| C.1.31 | Yes | See ['Re-election'](#i9716b819cfc141da94d03db3a9870071_24-0-1-1-3331102) in section 4.5. |
| C.1.32 | Yes | In accordance with the CNMV’s instructions, see ['External auditor independence'](#i9716b819cfc141da94d03db3a9870071_9-0-1-6-3163422)  in section 4.5 and sub-  section C.1.32 of section  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448).  Per the CNMV’s instructions on preparing annual reports on corporate governance, sub-section C.1.32  provides the fee ratios of non-audit services to total audit services, with these differences in the ratio set  out in Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 that is included in section [4.5 'Audit committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358):  (a) the ratios in sub-section C.1.32 have two perimeters to the one established by Regulation (EU) No  537/2014: fees for the approved services to be performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores, S.L.  (PwC) for Banco Santander and fees for the approved services to be performed by PwC and other firms  in its network for all other Grupo Santander entities, in and outside Spain; and (b) the ratios'  denominator is the fees amount for audit services in 2024 and not the average fee value from the past  three consecutive years that Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 dictates. |
| C.1.33 | Yes | See section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| C.1.34 | Yes | See section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| C.1.35 | Yes | See ['Board operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27299) and  ['Committee operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27287) in section 4.3. |
| C.1.36 | No | See ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374) in section 4.2. |
| C.1.37 | No | See  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section 4.6. |
| C.1.38 | No | Not applicable. |
| C.1.39 | Yes | See sections [6.4 'Directors' remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397),  [6.7 'Prudentially significant](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_406)  [disclosures document'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_406) and  [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448) . |
| C.2 Board committees | | |
| C.2.1 | Yes | See ['Structure of board committees'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27298) and  ['Committee operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27287)  in section  4.3, sections  [4.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_355), [4.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358),  [4.6](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361) , [4.7](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_364) ,  [4.8](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_367) , [4.9](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_370),  [4.10](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_373)  and [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| C.2.2 | Yes | See section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| C.2.3 | No | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) and  ['Structure of board committees'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27298) ,  ['Committee operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27287)  in section  4.3 and  'Duties and activities in 2024' in sections  [4.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_355) ,  [4.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358) ,  [4.6](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361) ,  [4.7](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_364) ,  [4.8](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_367) ,  [4.9](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_370)  and  [4.10](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_373) . |
| D. RELATED PARTY AND INTRAGROUP TRANSACTIONS | | |
| D.1 | No | See ['Related-party transactions'](#i23d5821468c64614bc01e800b71b9a72_9360) in section 4.12. |
| D.2 | Yes | Not applicable. See ['Related-party transactions'](#i23d5821468c64614bc01e800b71b9a72_9360)  in section 4.12. |
| D.3 | Yes | Not applicable. See ['Related-party transactions'](#i23d5821468c64614bc01e800b71b9a72_9360)  in section 4.12. |
| D.4 | Yes | See section [9.2 'Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_448). |
| D.5 | Yes | Not applicable. See ['Related-party transactions'](#i23d5821468c64614bc01e800b71b9a72_9360)  in section 4.12. |
| D.6 | No | See ['Other conflicts of interest'](#i23d5821468c64614bc01e800b71b9a72_9362) in section 4.12. |
| D.7 | Yes | Not applicable. See section [2.3 'Significant shareholders'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_301)  and  ['Other conflicts of interest'](#i23d5821468c64614bc01e800b71b9a72_9362)  in section 4.12. |
| E. CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | | |
| E.1 | No | See chapter ['Risk management and compliance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604), in particular section  [1. 'Risk management and control](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_622)  [model'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_622) and sections [1.3 'Materiality assessment'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9620),  [2.3 'Embedding ESG in risk management'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655) and  [4.2.2.](#if359e2c91998445abb349ebb3513736e_130639)  ['Responsible taxation'](#if359e2c91998445abb349ebb3513736e_130639) in 'Sustainability statement' chapter. |
| E.2 | No | See note [54](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1078) to the '[Notes to the consolidated financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)', section [1.3 'Risk and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_631)  [governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_631) in the 'Risk management and compliance' chapter. See also sections  [1.3 'Materiality](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9620)  [assessment'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9620), [1.4 'Sustainability governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627) and [4.2.2. 'Responsible taxation'](#if359e2c91998445abb349ebb3513736e_130639) in 'Sustainability  statement' chapter. |
| E.3 | No | See sections [1.2 'Key risk types'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_628), [2. 'Credit risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_637),  [3. 'Market, structural and liquidity risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_652),  [4. 'Capital risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_679),  [5. 'Operational risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_691), [6. 'Compliance risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_703),  [7. 'Model risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_712) and [8. 'Strategic risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_721) in 'Risk management and  compliance' chapter. See also section [2.3 'Embedding ESG in risk management'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655) in 'Sustainability  statement' chapter and, for our capital needs, see section [3.5 'Capital management and adequacy.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_502)  [Solvency ratios'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_502)  of 'Economic and financial review' chapter. |
| E.4 | No | See section [1.4. 'Management processes and tools'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_634) in the 'Risk management and compliance' chapter  and sections  [1.3 'Materiality assessment'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9620),  [2.3 'Embedding ESG in risk management'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655) and [4.2.2.](#if359e2c91998445abb349ebb3513736e_130639)  ['Responsible taxation'](#if359e2c91998445abb349ebb3513736e_130639) in 'Sustainability statement' chapter. |
| E.5 | No | See [2. 'Credit risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_637),  [3. 'Market, structural and liquidity risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_652), [4. 'Capital risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_679),  [5. 'Operational risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_691),  [6](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_703)  ['Compliance risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_703),  [7 .'Model risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_712) and [8. 'Strategic risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_721) in the 'Risk management' chapter. Additionally,  see note [25e)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940) in the ' [Notes to the consolidated financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)'. |
| E.6 | No | See sections [1. 'Risk management and control model'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_622), [2. 'Credit risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_637), [3. 'Market, structural and liquidity](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_652)  [risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_652), [4. 'Capital risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_679),  [5. 'Operational risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_691),  [6. 'Compliance risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_703), [7. 'Model risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_712) and [8. 'Strategic risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_721) in  'Risk management' and compliance chapter. See also [1.4 'Sustainability governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627) and [2.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655)  ['Embedding ESG in risk management'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9655) in 'Sustainability statement' chapter. |

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| Section in the CNMV  model | Included in  statistical report | Comments |
| F. ICFRS | | |
| F.1 | No | See section [8.1 'Control environment'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_421). |
| F.2 | No | See section [8.2 'Risk assessment in financial reporting'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_424). |
| F.3 | No | See section [8.3 'Control activities'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_427). |
| F.4 | No | See section [8.4 'Information and communication'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_430). |
| F.5 | No | See section [8.5 'Monitoring of system functioning'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_433). |
| F.6 | No | Not applicable. |
| F7 | No | See section [8.6 'External auditor report'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_436). |
| G. DEGREE OF COMPLIANCE WITH CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RECOMMENDATIONS | | |
| G | Yes | See ['Degree of compliance with the corporate governance recommendations'](#i050e275149dd4e62a460aa952d1d936a_50243) in section 9.2 and section  [9.3 'References on compliance with recommendations of Spanish Corporate Governance Code'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_451) . |
| H. OTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST | | |
| H | No | • See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3, as well as section  [1.4 'Sustainability governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627) in the  'Sustainability statement' chapter.  • Banco Santander also complies with the Polish Code of Best Practices, except in areas where  regulation is different in Spain and Poland.  • In addition, see sections  [1.4 'Sustainability governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9627) and [4. 'Business conduct (Governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592)  [information)'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9592) in the 'Sustainability statement' chapter.  • Banco Santander has voluntarily signed up to the Code of Best Tax Practices in Spain, see section  [4.2.2. 'Responsible taxation'](#if359e2c91998445abb349ebb3513736e_130639) in the 'Sustainability statement' chapter and note [27g)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_958) of the '[Notes to](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)  [the consolidated financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)'. Banco Santander also voluntarily signed up to the Code of  Good Practices for the viable restructuring of debts secured by mortgages on primary residences and  the Code of Good Practices for mortgage debtors at risk of vulnerability, see note [54](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1078) to the '[Notes to](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)  [the consolidated financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)'. |

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9.2 Statistical information on corporate governance required by the CNMV

Unless otherwise indicated all data as of 31 December 2024.

A. OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE

A.1 Complete the following table on share capital and the attributed voting rights, including those corresponding to shares with a

loyalty vote as of the closing date of the year, where appropriate:

Indicate whether company Bylaws contain the provision of double loyalty voting:

Yes o  No þ

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| Date of last  modification | Share capital  (euros) | Number of  shares | Number of voting rights |
| 20/12/2024 | 7,576,246,161 | 15,152,492,322 | 15,152,492,322 |

Indicate whether different types of shares exist with different associated rights:

Yes  o   No þ

A.2 List the direct and indirect holders of significant ownership interests at year-end, including directors with a significant

shareholding:

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|  | % of voting rights  attributed to shares | |  | % of voting rights through  financial instruments | | Total % of voting rights |
| Name or corporate name of shareholder | Direct | Indirect |  | Direct | Indirect |
| BlackRock Inc. | 0.00 | 6.79 |  | 0.00 | 0.09 | 6.88 |

Details of the indirect shares:

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| Name or corporate name of  the indirect shareholder | Name or corporate name of  the direct shareholder | % of voting rights  attributed to shares | % of voting rights through  financial instruments | Total % of voting rights |
| BlackRock Inc. | Subsidiaries of BlackRock Inc. | 6.79 | 0.09 | 6.88 |

A.3 Give details of the participation at the close of the fiscal year of the members of the board of directors who are holders of voting

rights attributed to shares of the company or through financial instruments, whatever the percentage, excluding the directors who

have been identified in Section A.2 above:

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| Name or corporate name of director | % of voting rights  attributed to shares  (including loyalty  votes) | |  | % of voting rights  through financial  instruments | | Total %  of voting  rights | From the total % of voting  rights attributed to the  shares, indicate, where  appropriate, the % of the  additional votes attributed  corresponding to the  shares with a loyalty vote | |
| Direct | Indirect |  | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | 0.01 | 0.21 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | 0.01 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Glenn Hogan Hutchins | 0.01 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez | 0.02 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Homaira Akbari | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | 0.04 | 0.17 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Henrique de Castro | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Germán de la Fuente Escamilla | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gina Díez Barroso Azcárraga | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Belén Romana García | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pamela Walkden | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Antonio Francesco Weiss | 0.00 | 0.00 |  | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| % total voting rights held by the board of directors | | | | | | 0.47 |  |  |
| % total voting rights represented on the board of directors | | | | | | 0.82 |  |  |

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| Name or  corporate name  of director | Name or  corporate name  of direct owner | % of voting rights  attributed to shares | % of voting rights through  financial instruments | Total % of  voting rights | From the total % of voting rights  attributed to the shares, indicate,  where appropriate, the % of the  additional votes attributed  corresponding to the shares  with a loyalty vote |
| \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ | \_ |

A.7 Indicate whether the company has been notified of any shareholders’ agreements that may affect it, in accordance with the

provisions of Articles 530 and 531 of the Spanish Companies Act (LSC). If so, provide a brief description and list the shareholders

bound by the agreement, as applicable:

Yes  þ   No o

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| Parties to the shareholders’ agreement | % of share  capital affected |  | Brief description of agreement | Expiry date, if  applicable |
| Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea  (directly and indirectly through  Agropecuaria El Castaño, S.L.U.)  Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea,  Puente San Miguel, S.L.U.  Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea,  CRONJE, S.L.U.  Nueva Azil, S.L.  Carmen Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea  Paloma Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea  Bright Sky 2012, S.L. | 0.72 |  | Transfer restrictions and syndication of voting rights as described  under section [2.4 'Shareholders’ agreements'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_304)  of the 'Corporate  governance' chapter in the annual report. The communications to  CNMV relating to this shareholders' agreement can be found in  material facts with entry numbers 64179, 171949, 177432,  194069, 211556, 218392, 223703, 226968 and 285567 filed in  CNMV on 17 February 2006, 3 August 2012, 19 November 2012,  17 October, 2013, 3 October 2014, 6 February 2015, 29 May  2015, 29 July 2015 and 31 December 2019, respectively. | 01/01/2056 |

Indicate whether the company is aware of the existence of any concerted actions among its shareholders. If so, give a brief

description as applicable:

Yes þ   No o

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| Participants in the concerted action | % of share  capital affected |  | Brief description of concerted action | Expiry date, if  applicable |
| Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea  (directly and indirectly through  Agropecuaria El Castaño, S.L.U.)  Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea,  Puente San Miguel, S.L.U.  Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea,  CRONJE, S.L.U.  Nueva Azil, S.L.  Carmen Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea  Paloma Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea  Bright Sky 2012, S.L. | 0.72 |  | Transfer restrictions and syndication of voting rights as described  under section  [2.4 'Shareholders’ agreements'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_304) of the 'Corporate  governance' chapter in the annual report. The communications to  CNMV relating to this shareholders' agreement can be found in  material facts with entry numbers 64179, 171949, 177432,  194069, 211556, 218392, 223703, 226968 and 285567 filed in  CNMV on 17 February 2006, 3 August 2012, 19 November 2012,  17 October, 2013, 3 October 2014, 6 February 2015, 29 May  2015, 29 July 2015 and 31 December 2019, respectively. | 01/01/2056 |

A.8 Indicate whether any individual or entity currently exercises control or could exercise control over the company in accordance

with article 5 of the Spanish Securities Market Act. If so, identify them:

Yes o  No þ

A.9 Complete the following tables on the company’s treasury shares:

At year end:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Number of shares held directly | Number of shares held indirectly (\*) | % of total share capital |
| 0 | 15,529,459 | 0.10% |

(\*) Through:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Name or corporate name of the direct shareholder | Number of shares held directly |
| Pereda Gestión, S.A. | 14,000,000 |
| Banco Santander Argentina, S.A. | 558,421 |
| Banco Santander México, S.A. | 971,038 |
| Total: | 15,529,459 |

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A.11 Estimated free float:

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| Estimated free float | 91.73 |

A.14 Indicate whether the company has issued securities not traded in a regulated market of the European Union.

Yes þ   No o

B. GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

B.4 Indicate the attendance figures for the general shareholders’ meetings held during the financial year to which this report relates

and in the two preceding financial years:

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|  |  |  | % remote voting | |  |
| Date of General Meeting | % attending in  person | % by proxy | Electronic means | Other | Total |
| 01/04/2022 | 0.71 | 65.41 | 2.08 | 0.57 | 68.77 |
| Of which free float: | 0.09 | 64.98 | 2.08 | 0.57 | 67.72 |

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|  |  |  | % remote voting | |  |
| Date of General Meeting | % attending in  person | % by proxy | Electronic means | Other | Total |
| 31/03/2023 | 0.72 | 64.20 | 2.22 | 0.42 | 67.56 |
| Of which free float: | 0.06 | 63.73 | 2.22 | 0.42 | 66.43 |

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|  |  |  | % remote voting | |  |
| Date of General Meeting | % attending in  person | % by proxy | Electronic means | Other | Total |
| 22/03/2024 | 0.82 | 62.48 | 2.83 | 0.52 | 66.65 |
| Of which free float: | 0.08 | 61.99 | 2.83 | 0.52 | 65.42 |

B.5 Indicate whether in the general shareholders’ meetings held during the financial year to which this report relates there has been

any matter submitted to them which has not been approved by the shareholders:

Yes o   No  þ

B.6 Indicate whether the Bylaws require a minimum holding of shares to attend to or to vote remotely in the general shareholders’

meeting:

Yes o  No þ

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C. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

C.1 Board of directors

C.1.1 Maximum and minimum number of directors provided for in the Bylaws:

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| --- | --- |
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| Maximum number of directors | 17 |
| Minimum number of directors | 12 |
| Number of directors set by the General Meeting | 15 |

C.1.2 Complete the following table with the directors’ details:

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| Name or corporate  name of director | Representative | Category of  director | Position in  the board | Date of first  appointment | Date of last  appointment | Election procedure |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | N/A | Executive | Chair | 04/02/1989 | 31/03/2023 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | N/A | Executive | Chief Executive  Officer | 01/01/2023 | 31/03/2023 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Glenn Hogan Hutchins | N/A | Independent | Lead Independent  Director | 20/12/2022 | 31/03/2023 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez | N/A | Other external | Vice Chair | 13/01/2015 | 22/03/2024 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Homaira Akbari | N/A | Independent | Director | 27/09/2016 | 31/03/2023 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | N/A | Independent | Director | 27/06/2024 | 27/06/2024 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y  O’Shea | N/A | Other external | Director | 25/07/2004 | 22/03/2024 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | N/A | Independent | Director | 18/02/2015 | 31/03/2023 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Henrique de Castro | N/A | Independent | Director | 17/07/2019 | 22/03/2024 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Germán de la Fuente Escamilla | N/A | Independent | Director | 21/04/2022 | 22/03/2024 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Gina Díez Barroso Azcárraga | N/A | Independent | Director | 22/12/2020 | 31/03/2023 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla | N/A | Other external | Director | 19/05/2020 | 01/04/2022 | Vote in general  shareholders'  meeting |
| Belén Romana García | N/A | Independent | Director | 22/12/2015 | 22/03/2024 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Pamela Walkden | N/A | Independent | Director | 29/10/2019 | 31/03/2023 | Vote in general  shareholders’  meeting |
| Antonio Francesco Weiss | N/A | Independent | Director | 27/06/2024 | 27/06/2024 | Vote in general  shareholders'  meeting |
| Total number of directors | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |

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Indicate any directors who have left during the financial year to which this report relates, regardless of the reason (whether for

resignation or by agreement of the general meeting or any other):

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| Name or corporate  name of director | Category of director  at the time he/her  left | Date of last  appointment | Date of leave | Board committees he or she  was a member of | Indicate whether he or she  has left before the expiry  of his or her term |
| Bruce Carnegie-  Brown | Independent | 26/03/2021 | 22/03/2024 | Nomination and remuneration  committees | No |
| Ramiro Mato García-  Ansorena | Independent | 26/03/2021 | 27/06/2024 | Executive; audit; risks  supervision, regulation and  compliance; and responsible  banking, sustainability and  culture committees | No |

C.1.3 Complete the following tables for the directors in each relevant category:

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| Executive directors | | |
| Name or corporate name of director | Position held in the company | Profile |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | Executive Chair | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance'  chapter in the annual report. |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | CEO | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance'  chapter in the annual report. |
| Total number of executive directors | | 2 |
| % of the Board | | 13.33 |

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| Proprietary non-executive directors | | |
| Name or corporate name of director | Name or corporate name of significant shareholder represented or having  proposed his or her appointment | Profile |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total number of proprietary non-executive directors | | 0 |
| % of the Board | | 0 |

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| Name or corporate name of director | Profile |
| Glenn Hogan Hutchins | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Homaira Akbari | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Henrique de Castro | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Germán de la Fuente Escamilla | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Gina Díez Barroso Azcárraga | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Belén Romana Garcia | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Pamela Walkden | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Antonio Francesco Weiss | See section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334) in the 'Corporate governance' chapter in the annual report. |
| Total number of independent directors | 10 |
| % of the Board | 66.67 |

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Identify any independent director who receives from the company or its group any amount or perk other than his or her director

remuneration, as a director, or who maintain or have maintained during the financial year covered in this report a business

relationship with the company or any group company, whether in his or her own name or as a principal shareholder, director or

senior manager of an entity which maintains or has maintained such a relationship.

In such a case, a reasoned statement from the Board on why the relevant director(s) is able to carry on their duties as independent

director(s) will be included.

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| Name or  corporate name  of director | Description of the rela  tionship | Reasoned statement |
| Sol Daurella  Comadrán | Business/Financing | When conducting the annual verification of the independence of directors classified as independent, the  nomination committee analysed the business relationships between Grupo Santander and the companies  in which they are or have previously been principal shareholders, directors or senior managers.  The committee concluded that the business relationships maintained and the funding Grupo Santander  granted to companies in which Sol Daurella was a principal shareholder or director in 2024 were not  significant because, among other reasons: (i) they did not generate economic dependence on the  companies involved in view of the substitutability of this funding by other sources, whether banks or  others; (ii) they were consistent with Grupo Santander's share in the corresponding market; and (iii) they  did not reach certain comparable materiality thresholds used in other jurisdictions (e.g. NYSE, Nasdaq and  the Canadian Bank Act). |
| Henrique de  Castro | Business | When conducting the annual verification of the independence of directors classified as independent, the  nomination committee analysed the business relationships between Grupo Santander and the companies  in which they are or have previously been principal shareholders, directors or senior managers.  The committee concluded that the business relationships maintained between Grupo Santander and the  company in which Henrique de Castro was a director in 2024 were not significant because, among other  reasons they did not reach certain comparable materiality thresholds used in other jurisdictions (e.g. NYSE  and Nasdaq). |
| Gina Díez  Barroso  Azcárraga | Business/Financing | When conducting the annual verification of the independence of directors classified as independent, the  nomination committee analysed the business relationships between Grupo Santander and the companies  in which they are or have previously been principal shareholders, directors or senior managers.  The committee concluded that the business relationships maintained and the funding Grupo Santander  granted to companies in which Gina Díez Barroso was a principal shareholder and director in 2024 were  not significant because, among other reasons: (i) they did not generate a situation of economic  dependence on the company involved in view of the substitutability of this funding by other sources,  whether banks or others; (ii) they were consistent with Grupo Santander's share in the corresponding  market; and (iii) they did not reach certain comparable materiality thresholds used in other jurisdictions  (e.g. NYSE, Nasdaq and the Canadian Bank Act). |
| Glenn Hogan  Hutchins | Business/Financing | When conducting the annual verification of the independence of directors classified as independent, the  nomination committee analysed the business relationships between Grupo Santander and the companies  in which they are or have previously been principal shareholders, directors or senior managers.  The committee concluded that the business relationships maintained and the funding Grupo Santander  granted to the company in which Glenn Hutchins was a director in 2024 were not significant because,  among other reasons: (i) they did not generate economic dependence on the companies involved in view  of the substitutability of this funding by other sources, whether banks or others; (ii) they were consistent  with Grupo Santander's share in the corresponding market; and (iii) they did not reach certain comparable  materiality thresholds used in other jurisdictions (e.g. NYSE, Nasdaq and the Canadian Bank Act). |
| Belén Romana  García | Business/Financing | When conducting the annual verification of the independence of directors classified as independent, the  nomination committee analysed the business relationships between Grupo Santander and the companies  in which they are or have previously been principal shareholders, directors or senior managers.  The committee concluded that the business relationships maintained and the funding Grupo Santander  granted to companies in which Belén Romana was a director in 2024 were not significant because, among  other reasons: (i) they did not generate economic dependence on the companies involved in view of the  substitutability of this funding by other sources, whether banks or others; (ii) they were consistent with  Grupo Santander's share in the corresponding market; and (iii) they did not reach certain comparable  materiality thresholds used in other jurisdictions (e.g. NYSE, Nasdaq and the Canadian Bank Act). |
| Juan Carlos  Barrabés Cónsul | Financing | When conducting the annual verification of the independence of directors classified as independent, the  nomination committee analysed the business relationships between Grupo Santander and the companies  in which they are or have previously been principal shareholders, directors or senior managers.  The committee concluded that the funding Grupo Santander granted to Juan Carlos Barrabés and the  companies in which he was a principal shareholder or director in 2024 were not significant because,  among other reasons: (i) it did not generate economic dependence in view of the substitutability of this  funding by other sources, whether banks or others; (ii) it was consistent with Grupo Santander's share in  the corresponding market; and (iii) it did not reach certain comparable materiality thresholds used in other  jurisdictions (e.g. NYSE, Nasdaq and the Canadian Bank Act). |
| Antonio Weiss | Business | When conducting the annual verification of the independence of directors classified as independent, the  nomination committee analysed the business relationships between Grupo Santander and the companies  in which they are or have previously been principal shareholders, directors or senior managers.  The committee concluded that the business relationships maintained between Grupo Santander and the  company in which Antonio Weiss was a principal shareholder in 2024 were not significant because,  among other reasons they did not reach certain comparable materiality thresholds used in other  jurisdictions (e.g. NYSE and Nasdaq). |

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Identify all other external directors and explain why these cannot be considered proprietary or independent directors and detail their

relationships with the company, its executives or shareholders:

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| José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez | Given that Mr Álvarez was the former CEO of Banco  Santander until 31 December 2022, pursuant to sub-  section 4.a) of article 529  duodecies of the Spanish  Companies Act. | Banco Santander, S.A. | See section [4.1 'Our](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)  [directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)  in the Corporate  governance chapter in the  annual report. |
| Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y  O’Shea | Given that Mr Botín has been director for over 12  years, pursuant to sub-section 4. i) of article 529  duodecies  of the Spanish Companies Act. | Banco Santander, S.A. | See section [4.1 'Our](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)  [directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)  in the Corporate  governance chapter in the  annual report. |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla | Under prudent criteria given his remuneration as non-  executive Chair of Santander España’s body as  supervisor, unit without its own corporate identity  separate to Banco Santander, pursuant to sub-  sections 2 to 4 of article 529 duodecies of the Spanish  Companies Act. | Banco Santander, S.A. | See section [4.1 'Our](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)  [directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)  in the Corporate  governance chapter in the  annual report. |
| Total number of other external directors | | | 3 |
| % of the Board |  |  | 20.00 |

List any changes in the category of a director which have occurred during the period covered in this report.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| Name or corporate name of director | Date of change | Previous category | Current category |
| — | — | — | — |

C.1.4 Complete the following table on the number of female directors at the end of each the past four years and their category:

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|  | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
| Executive | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Proprietary | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Independent | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Other external | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total: | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 |

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C.1.11 List the positions of director, administrator or representative thereof, held by directors or representatives of directors who are

members of the company's board of directors in other entities, whether or not they are listed companies:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| Identity of the director or  representative | Company name of the listed or non-listed entity | Position | Remunerated YES/NO |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y  O’Shea | The Coca-Cola Company | Director | YES |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | Cogrimex, S.A. de C.V. | Chair | NO |
| Glenn Hogan Hutchins | AT&T Inc. | Director | YES |
| North Island, LL | Chair | NO |
| North Island Ventures, LLC | Chair | NO |
| José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez | Aon PLC | Director | YES |
| Homaira Akbari | Landstar System, Inc. | Director | YES |
| AKnowledge Partners, LLC | Chief Executive Officer | YES |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | Grupo Barrabés Cónsul, S.L. | Chair-Chief Executive Officer | NO |
| Barrabés Internet, S.L.U. | Chief Executive Officer | NO |
| Barrabés Ski Montaña, S.L.U. | Director | NO |
| Action & Lifestyle, S.L.U. | Director | NO |
| Tuca del Mont, S.L. | Chief Executive Officer | NO |
| Ediciones Montañas y Hombres, S.L.U. | Director | NO |
| Llitarrada Innova, S.L. | Representative of sole  administrator | NO |
| Innova Next, S.L.U. | Representative of joint and several  administrator | NO |
| Step One Ventures, S.L. | Representative of joint and several  administrator | NO |
| Formiguero Barrabés, S.L. | Joint and several administrator | NO |
| Agencia Certificadora Autónoma, S.L.U. | Representative of joint and several  administrator | NO |
| Primschain, S.L.U. | Representative of sole  administrator | NO |
| Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y  O’Shea | JB Capital Markets, S. V., S.A.U. | Chair | YES |
| Inversiones Zulú, S.L. | Chair-Chief Executive Officer | NO |
| Agropecuaria El Castaño, S.L. | Joint administrator | NO |
| Inversiones Peña Cabarga, S.L. | Joint and several administrator | NO |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | Chair | YES |
| Cobega, S.A. | Representative of director | NO |
| Equatorial Coca Cola Bottling Company, S.L. | Director | YES |
| Cobega Invest S.L. | Joint administrator | NO |
| Olive Partners, S.A. | Representative of director | NO |
| Indau, S.A.R.L. | Sole administrator | YES |
| Henrique de Castro | Fiserv Inc. | Director | YES |
| Stakecorp Capital, s.a.r.l. | Director | NO |
| Gina Díez Barroso Azcárraga | Grupo Diarq, S.A. de C.V. | Chair | NO |
| Dalia Women, S.A.P.I. de C.V. | Director | NO |
| Centro de Diseño y Comunicación, S.C. | Chair | NO |
| Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. | Director | YES |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla | Logista Integral, S.A. | Chair | YES |
| Balcón del Parque, S.L. | Sole administrator | NO |
| Santa Clara de C. Activos, S.L. | Joint and several administrator | NO |
| Belén Romana García | Werfen, S.A. | Director | YES |
| SIX Group AG | Director | YES |
| SIX Digital Exchange AG | Chair | YES |
| SDX Trading AG | Chair | YES |
| Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, Sociedad Holding  de Mercados y Sistemas Financieros, S.A. | Director | YES |
| Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex) | Director | YES |
| Antonio Weiss | Societe Familiale d'Investissements S.A. | Director | YES |

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Indicate, where appropriate, the other remunerated activities of the directors or directors' representatives, whatever their nature,

other than those indicated in the previous table.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Identity of the director or representative | Other paid activities |
| Glenn Hogan Hutchins | Member of the international advisory board Government of Singapore Investment  Corporation |
| Member of the executive committee of Boston Celtics |
| Homaira Akbari | Member of the Security Advisory Board of Telefónica Soluciones de Criptografía, S.A.U. |
| Belén Romana García | Senior advisor of Artá Capital, S.G.E.I.C., S.A. |
| Academic director of the IE Leadership & Foresight Hub Programme |
| Pamela Walkden | Member of the advisory board of JD Haspel Limited |
| Antonio Weiss | Partner of SSW Partners LP |
| Associate of AFWCo LP |
| Senior Advisor of JAB Holdings |

C.1.12 Indicate and, if applicable explain, if the company has established rules on the maximum number of directorships its directors

may hold and, if so, where they are regulated:

Yes  þ  No o

The maximum number of directorships is established, as provided for in article 30 of the Rules and regulations of the board, in article 26 of

Spanish Law 10/2014 on the ordering, supervision and solvency of credit institutions. This rule is further developed by articles 29 and

subsequent of Royal Decree 84/2015 and by Rules 30 and subsequent of Bank of Spain Circular 2/2016.

C.1.13 Identify the following items of the total remuneration of the board of directors:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Board remuneration accrued in the fiscal year (EUR thousand) | 30,214 |
| Funds accumulated by current directors for long-term savings systems with consolidated economic rights (EUR thousand) | 76,356 |
| Funds accumulated by current directors for long-term savings systems with unconsolidated economic rights (EUR thousand) | 0 |
| Pension rights accumulated by former directors (EUR thousand) | 46,390 |

C.1.14 Identify the members of the company’s senior management who are non executive directors and indicate total remuneration

they have accrued during the financial year:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Name or corporate name | Position (s) |
| Mahesh Chatta Aditya | Group Chief Risk Officer |
| Daniel Barriuso Rojo | Global Head of Retail & Commercial Banking and Group Chief Transformation Officer |
| Julia Bayón Pedraza | Group Chief Audit Executive |
| Juan Manuel Cendoya Méndez de Vigo | Group Head of Communications, Corporate Marketing and Research |
| José Francisco Doncel Razola | Group Chief Accounting Officer |
| José Antonio García Cantera | Group Chief Financial Officer |
| Francisco Javier García-Carranza | Global Head of Wealth Management & Insurance |
| David Arthur Hazell | Group Chief Compliance Officer |
| José María Linares Perou | Global Head of Corporate & Investment Banking |
| Mónica Lopez-Monís Gallego | Group Head of Supervisory and Regulatory Relations |
| Dirk Ludwig Marzluf | Group Chief Operating & Technology Officer |
| José Luis de Mora Gil-Gallardo | Group Head of Digital Consumer Bank and Group Head of Corporate Development and Financial  Planning |
| Jaime Pérez Renovales | Group General Counsel |
| Javier Roglá Puig | Group Head of People & Culture |
| Number of women in senior management | 2 |
| Percentage of total senior management | 14.29% |
| Total remuneration accrued by the senior  management (EUR thousand) | 49,531 |

C.1.15 Indicate whether any changes have been made to the board's regulations during the financial year:

Yes o  No þ

C.1.21 Indicate whether there are any specific requirements, other than those applying to directors generally, to be appointed Chair:

Yes o  No þ

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C.1.23 Indicate whether the Bylaws or the board's regulations set a limited term of office (or other requirements which are stricter

than those provided for in the law) for independent directors different than the one provided for in the law.

Yes o  No  þ

C.1.25 Indicate the number of board meetings held during the financial year and how many times the board has met without the

Chair’s attendance. Attendance also includes proxies appointed with specific instructions:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Number of board meetings | 18 |
| Number of board meetings held without the Chair’s attendance | 0 |

Indicate the number of meetings held by the Lead Independent Director with the rest of directors without the attendance or

representation of any executive director.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Number of meetings | 6 |

Indicate the number of meetings of the various board committees held during the financial year.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Number of meetings of the audit committee | 15 |
| Number of meetings of the responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee | 4 |
| Number of meetings of the innovation and technology committee | 5 |
| Number of meetings of the nomination committee | 13 |
| Number of meetings of the remuneration committee | 14 |
| Number of meetings of the risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee | 18 |
| Number of meetings of the executive committee | 24 |

C.1.26 Indicate the number of board meetings held during the financial year and data about the attendance of the directors:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Number of meetings with at least 80% of directors being present | 18 |
| % of votes cast by members present over total votes in the financial year | 98 |
| Number of board meetings with all directors being present (or represented having given specific instructions) | 16 |
| % of votes cast by members present at the meeting or represented with specific instructions over total votes in the  financial year | 98.87 |

C.1.27 Indicate whether the company´s consolidated and individual financial statements are certified before they are submitted to

the board for their formulation.

Yes þ  No o

Identify, where applicable, the person(s) who certified the company’s individual and consolidated financial statements prior to their

formulation by the board:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Name | Position |
| José Francisco Doncel Razola | Group Chief Accounting Officer |

C.1.29 Is the secretary of the board also a director?

Yes o  No þ

If the secretary of the board is not a director fill in the following table:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Name or corporate name of the secretary | Representative |
| Jaime Pérez Renovales | N/A |

C.1.31 Indicate whether the company has changed its external audit firm during the financial year. If so, identify the incoming audit

firm and the outgoing audit firm:

Yes o  No þ

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C.1.32 Indicate whether the audit firm performs non-audit work for the company and/or its group. If so, state the amount of fees

paid for such work and express this amount as a percentage they represent of all fees invoiced to the company and/or its group.

Yes þ  No o

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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|  | Company | Group  companies | Total |
| Amount of non-audit work (EUR thousand) | 9,301 | 12,339 | 21,640 |
| Amount of non-audit work as a % of amount of audit work | 34.43 | 15.47 | 20.26 |

C.1.33 Indicate whether the audit report on the previous year’s financial statements contains a qualified opinion or reservations.

Indicate the reasons given by the Chair of the audit committee to the shareholders in the general shareholders meeting to explain

the content and scope of those qualified opinion or reservations.

Yes o  No þ

C.1.34 Indicate the number of consecutive years during which the current audit firm has been auditing the financial statements of

the company and/or its group. Likewise, indicate for how many years the current firm has been auditing the financial statements as a

percentage of the total number of years over which the financial statements have been audited:

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| --- | --- | --- |
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|  | Individual financial  statements | Consolidated  financial statements |
| Number of consecutive years | 9 | 9 |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | Company | Group |
| Number of years audited by current audit firm/Number of years the company’s or its Group  financial statements have been audited (%) | 20.93 | 21.43 |

C.1.35 Indicate and if applicable explain whether there are procedures for directors to receive the information they need in sufficient

time to prepare for meetings of the governing bodies:

Yes þ  No o

|  |
| --- |
|  |
| Procedures |
| Our Rules and regulations of the board foresees that members of the board and committees are provided with the relevant documentation for each  meeting sufficiently in advance of the meeting date. |

C.1.39 Identify, individually in the case of directors, and in the aggregate in all other cases, and provide detailed information on,

agreements between the company and its directors, executives and employees that provide indemnification, guarantee or golden

parachute clause in the event of resignation, unfair dismissal or termination as a result of a takeover bid or other type of transaction.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Number of beneficiaries | 25 |
| Type of beneficiary | Description of the agreement: |
| Employees | The Bank has no commitments to provide severance pay to directors.  A number of employees have a right to compensation equivalent to one to two years of their basic salary in the event  of their contracts being terminated by the Bank in the first two years of their contract in the event of dismissal on  grounds other than their own will, retirement, disability or serious dereliction of duties.  In addition, for the purposes of legal compensation, in the event of redundancy a number of employees are entitled  to recognition of length of service including services provided prior to being contracted by the Bank; this would entitle  them to higher compensation than they would be due based on their actual length of service with the Bank itself. |

Indicate whether these agreements must be reported to and/or authorised by the governing bodies of the company or its group

beyond the procedures provided for in applicable law. If applicable, specify the process applied, the situations in which they apply,

and the bodies responsible for approving or communicating those agreements:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
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|  | Board of directors | General Shareholders’  Meeting |
| Body authorising clauses | √ |  |

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| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | YES | NO |
| Is the general shareholders’ meeting informed of such clauses? | √ |  |

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C.2 Board committees

C.2.1 Give details of all the board committees, their members and the proportion of executive, independent and other external

directors.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
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| Executive committee | | |
| Name | Position | Type |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | Chair | Executive director |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | Member | Executive director |
| José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez | Member | Other external director |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla | Member | Other external director |
| Belén Romana García | Member | Independent director |
|  |  |  |
| % of executive directors |  | 40.00 |
| % of proprietary directors |  | 0.00 |
| % of independent directors |  | 20.00 |
| % of other external directors |  | 40.00 |
|  |  |  |
| Audit committee | | |
| Name | Position | Type |
| Germán de la Fuente Escamilla | Chair | Independent director |
| Homaira Akbari | Member | Independent director |
| Henrique de Castro | Member | Independent director |
| Belén Romana García | Member | Independent director |
| Pamela Walkden | Member | Independent director |
|  |  |  |
| % of executive directors |  | 0 |
| % of proprietary directors |  | 0 |
| % of independent directors |  | 100 |
| % of other external directors |  | 0 |

Identify those directors in the audit committee who have been appointed on the basis of their knowledge and experience in

accounting, audit or both and indicate the date of appointment of the committee chair.

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| Name of directors with accounting or audit experience | Germán de la Fuente  Homaira Akbari  Henrique de Castro  Belén Romana García  Pamela Walkden |
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| Date of appointment of the committee chair for that position | 23 March 2024 |

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| Nomination committee | | |
| Name | Position | Type |
| Belén Romana García | Chair | Independent director |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | Member | Independent director |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | Member | Independent director |
| Gina Díez Barroso | Member | Independent director |
| Glenn Hutchins | Member | Independent director |
|  |  |  |
| % of executive directors |  | 0 |
| % of proprietary directors |  | 0 |
| % of independent directors |  | 100 |
| % of other external directors |  | 0 |
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| Remuneration committee | | |
| Name | Position | Type |
| Glenn Hogan Hutchins | Chair | Independent director |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | Member | Independent director |
| Henrique de Castro | Member | Independent director |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla | Member | Other external director |
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| % of executive directors |  | 0 |
| % of proprietary directors |  | 0 |
| % of independent directors |  | 75.00 |
| % of other external directors |  | 25.00 |
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| Risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee | | |
| Name | Position | Type |
| Pamela Walkden | Chair | Independent director |
| Germán de la Fuente Escamilla | Member | Independent director |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla | Member | Other external director |
| Belén Romana García | Member | Independent director |
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| % of executive directors |  | 0 |
| % of proprietary directors |  | 0 |
| % of independent directors |  | 75.00 |
| % of other external directors |  | 25.00 |
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| Responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee | | |
| Name | Position | Type |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | Chair | Independent director |
| Homaira Akbari | Member | Independent director |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | Member | Independent director |
| Gina Díez Barroso Azcárraga | Member | Independent director |
| Belén Romana García | Member | Independent director |
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| % of executive directors |  | 0 |
| % of proprietary directors |  | 0 |
| % of independent directors |  | 100 |
| % of other external directors |  | 0 |
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| Innovation and technology committee | | |
| Name | Position | Type |
| Glenn Hogan Hutchins | Chair | Independent director |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O'Shea | Member | Executive director |
| Homaira Akbari | Member | Independent director |
| José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez | Member | Other external director |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | Member | Independent director |
| Henrique de Castro | Member | Independent director |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | Member | Executive director |
| Belén Romana García | Member | Independent director |
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| % of executive directors |  | 25.00 |
| % of proprietary directors |  | 0.00 |
| % of independent directors |  | 62.50 |
| % of other external directors |  | 12.50 |

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C.2.2 Complete the following table on the number of female directors on the various board committees over the past four years.

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| Audit committee | 3 | 50.00 |  | 3 | 50.00 |  | 3 | 50.00 |  | 3 | 60.00 |
| Responsible banking, sustainability and culture  committee | 4 | 80.00 |  | 4 | 80.00 |  | 3 | 75.00 |  | 3 | 60.00 |
| Innovation and technology committee | 3 | 37.50 |  | 3 | 42.86 |  | 3 | 42.86 |  | 3 | 42.86 |
| Nomination committee | 3 | 60.00 |  | 2 | 50.00 |  | 2 | 50.00 |  | 2 | 50.00 |
| Remuneration committee | 1 | 25.00 |  | 1 | 20.00 |  | 1 | 20.00 |  | 1 | 20.00 |
| Risk supervision, regulation and compliance  committee | 2 | 50.00 |  | 2 | 40.00 |  | 2 | 50.00 |  | 2 | 40.00 |
| Executive committee | 2 | 40.00 |  | 2 | 33.33 |  | 2 | 33.33 |  | 2 | 33.33 |

D. RELATED-PARTY AND INTRAGROUP TRANSACTIONS

D.2  Give individual details of operations that are significant due to their amount or of importance due to their subject matter carried

out between the company or its subsidiaries and shareholders holding 10% or more of the voting rights or who are represented on

the board of directors of the company, indicating which has been the competent body for its approval and if any affected shareholder

or director has abstained. In the event that the board of directors has responsibility, indicate if the proposed resolution has been

approved by the board without a vote against the majority of the independents:

Not applicable.

D.3 Give individual details of the operations that are significant due to their amount or relevant due to their subject matter carried

out by the company or its subsidiaries with the administrators or managers of the company, including those operations carried out

with entities that the administrator or manager controls or controls jointly, indicating the competent body for its approval and if any

affected shareholder or director has abstained. In the event that the board of directors has responsibility, indicate if the proposed

resolution has been approved by the board without a vote against the majority of the independents:

Not applicable.

D.4 Report individually on intra-group transactions that are significant due to their amount or relevant due to their subject matter

that have been undertaken by the company with its parent company or with other entities belonging to the parent's group, including

subsidiaries of the listed company, except where no other related party of the listed company has interests in these subsidiaries or

that they are fully owned, directly or indirectly, by the listed company.

In any case, report any intragroup transactions carried out with entities in countries or territories considered to be tax havens.

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| Corporate name of  the group company | Brief description of the transaction and any other information necessary for its evaluation | Amount (EUR  thousand) |
| The information included in this chart shows the transactions and the results obtained by Banco Santander in Spain and its foreign branches as of 31  December 2024 with Group entities resident in countries or territories that were considered non-cooperative jurisdictions pursuant to Spanish  legislation, at such date (Law 11/2021 on measures to prevent and fight against tax fraud).  These results, and the balances indicated below, were eliminated in the consolidation process. See note 3 to the 2024 'consolidated financial  statements' for more information on offshore entities. | | |
| Banco Santander  (Brasil) S.A.  (Cayman Islands  Branch) | The amount shown on the right corresponds to net positive results (including results due to exchange  differences) relating to contracting of derivatives.  The referred derivatives had a net positive market value of EUR 143 million and covered the following  transactions:  - 181 Non-Delivery Forwards.  - 213 Swaps.  - 67 Cross Currency Swaps.  - 52 Options.  - 116 Forex. | 232,795 |
| The amount shown on the right corresponds to negative results relating to demand and term deposits  (liability). These deposits had a nominal value of EUR 2,564 million as of 31 December 2024. | 49,681 |
| The amount shown on the right corresponds to positive results relating to term deposits (asset). These  deposits had a nominal value of EUR 11 million as of 31 December 2024. | 8 |
| The amount shown on the right corresponds to positive results relating to fixed income securities/  subordinated instruments (asset). This relates to the investment in Tier I subordinated perpetual notes,  with original date of issue November 2018, that were fully amortized on 8 November 2024. | 87,327 |
| The amount shown on the right corresponds to negative results relating to interests and commissions  concerning correspondent accounts (liability). This relates to correspondent accounts with a credit  balance of EUR 15 million as of 31 December 2024. | 164 |
| The amount shown on the right corresponds to positive results relating to commissions received. | 110 |

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out by the company or its subsidiaries with other related parties pursuant to the international accounting standards adopted by the

EU, which have not been reported in previous sections.

Not applicable.

G. DEGREE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

RECOMMENDATIONS

Indicate the degree of the company’s compliance with the

recommendations of the good governance code for listed

companies.

Should the company not comply with any of the

recommendations or comply only in part, include a detailed

explanation of the reasons so that shareholders, investors and

the market in general have enough information to assess the

company’s behaviour. General explanations are not acceptable.

1. The bylaws of listed companies should not place an upper

limit on the votes that can be cast by a single shareholder, or

impose other obstacles to the takeover of the company by

means of share purchases on the market.

Complies þ  Explain o

2. When the listed company is controlled, pursuant to the

meaning established in Article 42 of the Commercial Code, by

another listed or non-listed entity, and has, directly or through

its subsidiaries, business relationships with that entity or any of

its subsidiaries (other than those of the listed company) or

carries out activities related to the activities of any of them, this

is reported publicly, with specific information about:

a) The respective areas of activity and possible business

relationships between, on the one hand, the listed company or

its subsidiaries and, on the other, the parent company or its

subsidiaries.

b) The mechanisms established to resolve any conflicts of

interest that may arise.

Complies o  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable þ

3. During the AGM the chair of the board should verbally inform

shareholders in sufficient detail of the most relevant aspects of

the company’s corporate governance, supplementing the

written information circulated in the annual corporate

governance report. In particular:

a) Changes taking place since the previous annual general

meeting.

b) The specific reasons for the company not following a given

Good Governance Code recommendation, and any alternative

procedures followed in its stead.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

4. The company should define and promote a policy for

communication and contact with shareholders and institutional

investors within the framework of their involvement in the

company, as well as with proxy advisors, that complies in full

with the rules on market abuse and gives equal treatment to

shareholders who are in the same position. The company should

make said policy public through its website, including

information regarding the way in which it has been

implemented and the parties involved or those responsible its

implementation.

Further, without prejudice to the legal obligations of disclosure

of inside information and other regulated information, the

company should also have a general policy for the

communication of economic-financial, non-financial and

corporate information through the channels it considers

appropriate (media, social media or other channels) that helps

maximise the dissemination and quality of the information

available to the market, investors and other stakeholders.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

5. The board of directors should not make a proposal to the

general meeting for the delegation of powers to issue shares or

convertible securities without pre-emptive subscription rights

for an amount exceeding 20% of capital at the time of such

delegation.

And that whenever the board of directors approves an issuance

of shares or convertible securities without pre-emptive rights

the company immediately publishes reports on its web page

regarding said exclusions as referenced in applicable mercantile

law.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

6. Listed companies drawing up the following reports on a

voluntary or compulsory basis should publish them on their

website well in advance of the AGM, even if their distribution is

not obligatory:

a) Report on auditor independence.

b) Reviews of the operation of the audit committee and the

nomination and remuneration committees.

c) Audit committee report on third-party transactions.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

7. The company should broadcast its general meetings live on

the corporate website.

The company should have mechanisms that allow the

delegation and exercise of votes by electronic means and even,

in the case of large-cap companies and, to the extent that it is

proportionate, attendance and active participation in the general

shareholders’ meeting.

Complies þ  Explain  o

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8. The audit committee should strive to ensure that the financial

statements that the board of directors presents to the general

shareholders’ meeting are drawn up in accordance to accounting

legislation. And in those cases where the auditors includes any

qualification in its report, the chair of the audit committee

should give a clear explanation at the general meeting of their

opinion regarding the scope and content, making a summary of

that opinion available to the shareholders at the time of the

publication of the notice of the meeting, along with the rest of

proposals and reports of the board.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

9. The company should disclose its conditions and procedures

for admitting share ownership, the right to attend general

meetings and the exercise or delegation of voting rights, and

display them permanently on its website.

Such conditions and procedures should encourage shareholders

to attend and exercise their rights and be applied in a non-

discriminatory manner.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

10. When a shareholder so entitled exercises the right to

supplement the agenda or submit new proposals prior to the

general meeting, the company should:

a) Immediately circulate the supplementary items and new

proposals.

b) Disclose the standard attendance card or proxy appointment

or remote voting form, duly modified so that new agenda items

and alternative proposals can be voted on in the same terms as

those submitted by the board of directors.

c) Put all these items or alternative proposals to the vote

applying the same voting rules as for those submitted by the

board of directors, with particular regard to presumptions or

deductions about the direction of votes.

d) After the general meeting, disclose the breakdown of votes

on such supplementary items or alternative proposals.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

11. In the event that a company plans to pay for attendance at

the general meeting, it should first establish a general, long-

term policy in this respect.

Complies o  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable þ

12. The board of directors should perform its duties with unity of

purpose and independent judgement, according the same

treatment to all shareholders in the same position. It should be

guided at all times by the company’s best interest, understood

as the creation of a profitable business that promotes its

sustainable success over time, while maximising its economic

value.

In pursuing the corporate interest, it should not only abide by

laws and regulations and conduct itself according to principles

of good faith, ethics and respect for commonly accepted

customs and good practices, but also strive to reconcile its own

interests with the legitimate interests of its employees,

suppliers, clients and other stakeholders, as well as with the

impact of its activities on the broader community and the

natural environment.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

13. The board of directors should have an optimal size to

promote its efficient functioning and maximise participation.

The recommended range is accordingly between five and fifteen

members.

Complies þ  Explain o

14. The board of directors should approve a policy aimed at

promoting an appro­priate composition of the board that:

a) is concrete and verifiable;

b) ensures that appointment or re-election proposals are based

on a prior analysis of the competences required by the board;

and

c) favours diversity of knowledge, experience, age and gender.

Therefore, measures that encourage the company to have a

significant number of female senior managers are considered to

favour gender diversity.

The results of the prior analysis of competences required by the

board should be written up in the nomination committee’s

explanatory report, to be pub­lished when the general

shareholders’ meeting is convened that will ratify the

appointment and re-election of each director.

The nomination committee should run an annual check on

compliance with this policy and set out its findings in the annual

corporate governance report.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

15. Proprietary and independent directors should constitute an

ample majority on the board of directors, while the number of

executive directors should be the minimum practical bearing in

mind the complexity of the corporate group and the ownership

interests they control.

Further, the number of female directors should account for at

least 40% of the members of the board of directors before the

end of 2022 and thereafter, and not less than 30% previous to

that.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

16. The percentage of proprietary directors out of all non-

executive directors should be no greater than the proportion

between the ownership stake of the shareholders they

represent and the remainder of the company’s capital.

This criterion can be relaxed:

a) In large cap companies where few or no equity stakes attain

the legal threshold for significant shareholdings.

b) In companies with a plurality of shareholders represented on

the board but not otherwise related.

Complies þ  Explain o

17. Independent directors should be at least half of all board

members.

However, when the company does not have a large market

capitalisation, or when a large cap company has shareholders

individually or concertedly controlling over 30 percent of capital,

independent directors should occupy, at least, a third of board

places.

Complies þ  Explain o

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18. Companies should disclose the following director particulars

on their websites and keep them regularly updated:

a) Background and professional experience.

b) Directorships held in other companies, listed or otherwise,

and other paid activities they engage in, of whatever nature.

c) Statement of the director class to which they belong, in the

case of proprietary directors indicating the shareholder they

represent or have links with.

d) Dates of their first appointment as a board member and

subsequent re-elections.

e) Shares held in the company, and any options on the same.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

19. Following verification by the nomination committee, the

annual corporate governance report should disclose the reasons

for the appointment of proprietary directors at the urging of

shareholders controlling less than 3 percent of capital; and

explain any rejection of a formal request for a board place from

shareholders whose equity stake is equal to or greater than that

of others applying successfully for a proprietary directorship.

Complies o  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable þ

20. Proprietary directors should resign when the shareholders

they represent dispose of their ownership interest in its entirety.

If such shareholders reduce their stakes, thereby losing some of

their entitlement to proprietary directors, the number of the

latter should be reduced accordingly.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

21. The board of directors should not propose the removal of

independent directors before the expiry of their tenure as

mandated by the bylaws, except where they find just cause,

based on a proposal from the nomination committee. In

particular, just cause will be presumed when directors take up

new posts or responsibilities that prevent them allocating

sufficient time to the work of a board member, or are in breach

of their fiduciary duties or come under one of the disqualifying

grounds for classification as independent enumerated in the

applicable legislation.

The removal of independent directors may also be proposed

when a takeover bid, merger or similar corporate transaction

alters the company’s capital structure, provided the changes in

board membership ensue from the proportionality criterion set

out in recommendation 16.

Complies þ  Explain o

22. Companies should establish rules obliging directors to

disclose any circum­stance that might harm the organisation’s

name or reputation, related or not to their actions within the

company, and tendering their resignation as the case may be,

and, in particular, to inform the board of any criminal charges

brought against them and the progress of any subsequent trial.

When the board is informed or becomes aware of any of the

situations men­tioned in the previous paragraph, the board of

directors should examine the case as soon as possible and,

attending to the particular circumstances, de­cide, based on a

report from the nomination and remuneration committee,

whether or not to adopt any measures such as opening of an

internal investigation, calling on the director to resign or

proposing his or her dismissal. The board should give a reasoned

account of all such determinations in the annual corporate

governance report, unless there are special circumstances that

justify otherwise, which must be recorded in the minutes. This is

without prejudice to the information that the company must

disclose, if appropriate, at the time it adopts the corresponding

measures.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

23. Directors should express their clear opposition when they

feel a proposal submitted for the board’s approval might

damage the corporate interest. In particular, independents and

other directors not subject to potential conflicts of interest

should strenuously challenge any decision that could harm the

interests of shareholders lacking board representation.

When the board makes material or reiterated decisions about

which a director has expressed serious reservations, then he or

she must draw the pertinent conclusions. Directors resigning for

such causes should set out their reasons in the letter referred to

in the next recommendation.

The terms of this recommendation also apply to the secretary of

the board, even if he or she is not a director.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

24. Directors who give up their position before their tenure

expires, through resignation or resolution of the general

meeting, should state the reasons for this decision, or in the

case of non-executive directors, their opinion of the reasons for

the general meeting resolution, in a letter to be sent to all

members of the board.

This should all be reported in the annual corporate governance

report, and if it is relevant for investors, the company should

publish an announcement of the departure as rapidly as

possible, with sufficient reference to the reasons or

circumstances provided by the director.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

25. The nomination committee should ensure that non-

executive directors have sufficient time available to discharge

their responsibilities effectively.

The board rules and regulations should lay down the maximum

number of company boards on which directors can serve.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

26. The board should meet with the necessary frequency to

properly perform its functions, eight times a year at least, in

accordance with a calendar and agendas set at the start of the

year, to which each director may propose the addition of initially

unscheduled items.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

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27. Director absences should be kept to a strict minimum and

quantified in the annual corporate governance report. In the

event of absence, directors should delegate their powers of

representation with the appropriate instructions.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

28. When directors or the secretary express concerns about

some proposal or, in the case of directors, about the company’s

performance, and such concerns are not resolved at the

meeting, they should be recorded in the minutes book if the

person expressing them so requests.

Complies  þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

29. The company should provide suitable channels for directors

to obtain the advice they need to carry out their duties,

extending if necessary to external assistance at the company’s

expense.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

30. Regardless of the knowledge directors must possess to carry

out their duties, they should also be offered refresher

programmes when circumstances so advise.

Complies þ  Explain o  Not applicable o

31. The agendas of board meetings should clearly indicate on

which points directors must arrive at a decision, so they can

study the matter beforehand or obtain the information they

consider appropriate.

For reasons of urgency, the chair may wish to present decisions

or resolutions for board approval that were not on the meeting

agenda. In such exceptional circumstances, their inclusion will

require the express prior consent, duly minuted, of the majority

of directors present.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

32. Directors should be regularly informed of movements in

share ownership and of the views of major shareholders,

investors and rating agencies on the company and its group.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

33. The chair, as the person responsible for the efficient

functioning of the board of directors, in addition to the functions

assigned by law and the company’s bylaws, should prepare and

submit to the board a schedule of meeting dates and agendas;

organise and coordinate regular evaluations of the board and,

where appropriate, of the company’s chief executive officer;

exercise leadership of the board and be accountable for its

proper functioning; ensure that sufficient time is given to the

discussion of strategic issues, and approve and review refresher

courses for each director, when circumstances so advise.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

34. When a lead independent director has been appointed, the

bylaws or the Rules and regulations of the board of directors

should grant him or her the following powers over and above

those conferred by law: to chair the board of directors in the

absence of the chair or vice chair; to give voice to the concerns of

non-executive directors; to maintain contact with investors and

shareholders to hear their views and develop a balanced

understanding of their concerns, especially those to do with the

company’s corporate governance; and to coordinate the chair’s

succession plan.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

35. The board secretary should strive to ensure that the board’s

actions and decisions are informed by the governance

recommendations of the Good Governance Code of relevance to

the company.

Complies þ  Explain o

36. The board in full should conduct an annual evaluation,

adopting, where necessary, an action plan to correct weakness

detected in:

a) The quality and efficiency of the board’s operation.

b) The performance and membership of its committees.

c) The diversity of board membership and competencies.

d) The performance of the chair of the board of directors and the

company’s chief executive.

e) The performance and contribution of individual directors, with

particular attention to the chair of board committees.

The evaluation of board committees should start from the

reports they send to the board of directors, while that of the

board itself should start from the report of the nomination

committee.

Every three years, the board of directors should engage an

external facilitator to aid in the evaluation process. This

facilitator’s independence should be verified by the nomination

committee.

Any business dealings that the facilitator or members of its

corporate group maintain with the company or members of its

corporate group should be detailed in the annual corporate

governance report.

The process followed and areas evaluated should be detailed in

the annual corporate governance report.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

37. When there is an executive committee, there should be at

least two non-executive members, at least one of whom should

be independent; and its secretary should be the secretary of the

board of directors.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

38. The board should be kept fully informed of the matters

discussed and decisions made by the executive committee. To

this end, all board members should receive a copy of the

committee’s minutes.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

39. All members of the audit committee, particularly its chair,

should be appointed with regard to their knowledge and

experience in accounting, auditing and risk management

matters, both financial and non-financial.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

40. Listed companies should have a unit in charge of the internal

audit function, under the supervision of the audit committee, to

monitor the effectiveness of reporting and control systems. This

unit should report functionally to the board’s non-executive

chair or the chair of the audit committee.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

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41. The head of the unit handling the internal audit function

should present an annual work programme to the audit

committee, for approval by this committee or the board, inform

it directly of any incidents or scope limitations arising during its

implementation, the results and monitoring of its

recommendations, and submit an activities report at the end of

each year.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

42. The audit committee should have the following functions

over and above those legally assigned:

1. With respect to internal control and reporting systems:

a) Monitor and evaluate the preparation process and the

integrity of the financial and non-financial information, as well

as the con­trol and management systems for financial and non-

financial risks related to the company and, where appropriate,

to the group – including operating, technological, legal, social,

environmental, political and reputational risks or those related

to corruption – reviewing compliance with regulatory

requirements, the accurate demarcation of the consolidation

perimeter, and the correct ap­plication of accounting principles.

b) Monitor the independence of the unit handling the internal

audit function; propose the selection, appointment and removal

of the head of the internal audit service; propose the service’s

budget; approve or make a proposal for approval to the board of

the prior­ities and annual work programme of the internal audit

unit, ensur­ing that it focuses primarily on the main risks the

company is ex­posed to (including reputational risk); receive

regular report-backs on its activities; and verify that senior

management are acting on the findings and recommendations

of its reports.

c) Establish and supervise a mechanism that allows employees

and other persons related to the company, such as directors,

sharehold­ers, suppliers, contractors or subcontractors, to

report irregulari­ties of potential significance, including financial

and accounting irregularities, or those of any other nature,

related to the company, that they notice within the company or

its group. This mechanism must guarantee confidentiality and

enable communications to be made anonymously, respecting

the rights of both the complainant and the accused party.

d) In general, ensure that the internal control policies and

systems established are applied effectively in practice.

2. With regard to the external auditor:

a) Investigate the issues giving rise to the resignation of the

external auditor, should this come about.

b) Ensure that the remuneration of the external auditor, does

not compromise its quality or independence.

c) Ensure that the company notifies any change of external

auditor through the CNMV, accompanied by a statement of any

disagreements arising with the outgoing auditor and the

reasons for the same.

d) Ensure that the external auditor has a yearly meeting with the

board in full to inform it of the work undertaken and

developments in the company’s risk and accounting positions.

e) Ensure that the company and the external auditor adhere to

current regulations on the provisions of non-audit services,

limits on the concentration of the auditor’s business and other

requirements concerning auditor independence.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

43. The audit committee should be empowered to meet with

any company employee or manager, even ordering their

appearance without the presence of another manager.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

44. The audit committee should be informed of any structural

changes or corporate transactions the company is planning, so

the committee can analyse the operation and report to the board

beforehand on its economic conditions and accounting impact

and, when applicable, the exchange ratio proposed.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

45. Risk control and management policy should identify or

establish at least:

a) The different types of financial and non-financial risk the

company is exposed to (including operational, technological,

financial, legal, social, environmental, political and reputational

risks, and risks relating to corruption), with the inclusion under

financial or economic risks of con­tingent liabilities and other

off-balance-sheet risks.

b) A risk control and management model based on different

levels, of which a specialised risk committee will form part

when sector regula­tions provide or the company deems it

appropriate.

c) The level of risk that the company considers acceptable.

d) The measures in place to mitigate the impact of identified risk

events should they occur.

e) The internal control and reporting systems to be used to

control and manage the above risks, including contingent

liabilities and off-balance-sheet risks.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

46. Companies should establish a risk control and management

function in the charge of one of the company’s internal

department or units and under the direct supervision of the audit

committee or some other specialised board committee. This

internal department or unit should be expressly charged with

the following responsibilities:

a) Ensure that risk control and management systems are

functioning correctly and, specifically, that major risks the

company is exposed to are correctly identified, managed and

quantified.

b) Participate actively in the preparation of risk strategies and in

key decisions about their management.

c) Ensure that risk control and management systems are

mitigating risks effectively in the frame of the policy drawn up

by the board of directors.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

47. Members of the nomination and remuneration committee-or

of the nomination committee and remuneration committee, if

separately constituted - should be chosen procuring they have

the right balance of knowledge, skills and experience for the

functions they are called on to discharge. The majority of their

members should be independent directors.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

48. Large cap companies should have formed separate

nomination and remuneration committees.

Complies þ  Explain o  Not applicable o

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49. The nomination committee should consult with the

company’s chair and chief executive, especially on matters

relating to executive directors.

When there are vacancies on the board, any director may

approach the nomination committee to propose candidates that

it might consider suitable.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

50. The remuneration committee should operate independently

and have the following functions in addition to those assigned

by law:

a) Propose to the board the standard conditions for senior officer

contracts.

b) Monitor compliance with the remuneration policy set by the

company.

c) Periodically review the remuneration policy for directors and

senior officers, including share-based remuneration systems

and their application, and ensure that their individual

compensation is proportionate to the amounts paid to other

directors and senior officers in the company.

d) Ensure that conflicts of interest do not undermine the

independence of any external advice the committee engages.

e) Verify the information on director and senior officers’ pay

contained in corporate documents, including the annual

directors’ remuneration statement.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

51. The remuneration committee should consult with the

company’s chair and chief executive, especially on matters

relating to executive directors and senior officers.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

52. The rules regarding composition and functioning of

supervision and control committees should be set out in the

regulations of the board of directors and aligned with those

governing legally mandatory board committees as specified in

the preceding sets of recommendations. They should include at

least the following terms:

a) Committees should be formed exclusively by non-executive

directors, with a majority of independents.

b) They should be chaired by independent directors.

c) The board should appoint the members of such committees

with regard to the knowledge, skills and experience of its

directors and each committee’s terms of reference; discuss their

proposals and reports; and provide report-backs on their

activities and work at the first board plenary following each

committee meeting.

d) They may engage external advice, when they feel it necessary

for the discharge of their functions.

e) Meeting proceedings should be minuted and a copy made

available to all board members.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

53. The task of supervising compliance with the policies and

rules of the company in the environmental, social and corporate

governance areas, and internal rules of conduct, should be

assigned to one board committee or split between several,

which could be the audit committee, the nomination committee,

a committee specialised in sustainability or corporate social

responsibility, or a dedicated committee established by the

board under its powers of self-organisation. Such a committee

should be made up solely of non-executive directors, the

majority being independent and specifically assigned the

following minimum functions.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

54. The minimum functions referred to in the previous

recommendation are as follows:

a) Monitor compliance with the company’s internal codes of

conduct and corporate governance rules, and ensure that the

corporate culture is aligned with its purpose and values.

b) Monitor the implementation of the general policy regarding

the disclosure of economic-financial, non-financial and

corporate information, as well as communication with

shareholders and investors, proxy advisors and other

stakeholders. Similarly, the way in which the entity

communicates and relates with small and medium-sized

shareholders should be monitored.

c) Periodically evaluate the effectiveness of the company’s

corporate governance system and environmental and social

policy, to confirm that it is fulfilling its mission to promote the

corporate interest and catering, as appropriate, to the legitimate

interests of remaining stakeholders.

d) Ensure the company’s environmental and social practices are

in accordance with the established strategy and policy.

e) Monitor and evaluate the company’s interaction with its

stakeholder groups.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

55. Environmental and social sustainability policies should

identify and include at least:

a) The principles, commitments, objectives and strategy

regarding shareholders, employees, clients, suppliers, social

welfare issues, the environment, diversity, fiscal responsibility,

respect for human rights and the prevention of corruption and

other illegal conducts.

b) The methods or systems for monitoring compliance with

policies, associated risks and their management.

c) The mechanisms for supervising non-financial risk, including

that related to ethical aspects and business conduct.

d) Channels for stakeholder communication, participation and

dialogue.

e) Responsible communication practices that prevent the

manipulation of information and protect the company’s honour

and integrity.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

56. Director remuneration should be sufficient to attract and

retain directors with the desired profile and compensate the

commitment, abilities and responsibility that the post demands,

but not so high as to compromise the independent judgement of

non-executive directors.

Complies þ  Explain o

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57. Variable remuneration linked to the company and the

director’s performance, the award of shares, options or any

other right to acquire shares or to be remunerated on the basis

of share price movements, and membership of long-term

savings schemes such as pension plans, retirement accounts or

any other retirement plan should be confined to executive

directors.

The company may consider the share-based remuneration of

non-executive directors provided they retain such shares until

the end of their mandate. The above condition will not apply to

any shares that the director must dispose of to defray costs

related to their acquisition.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o

58. In the case of variable awards, remuneration policies should

include limits and technical safeguards to ensure they reflect the

professional performance of the beneficiaries and not simply the

general progress of the markets or the company’s sector, or

circumstances of that kind.

In particular, variable remuneration items should meet the

following conditions:

a) Be subject to predetermined and measurable performance

criteria that factor the risk assumed to obtain a given outcome.

b) Promote the long-term sustainability of the company and

include non-financial criteria that are relevant for the company’s

long-term value, such as compliance with its internal rules and

procedures and its risk control and management policies.

c) Be focused on achieving a balance between the achievement

of short, medium and long-term targets, such that performance-

related pay rewards ongoing achievement, maintained over

sufficient time to appreciate its contribution to long-term value

creation. This will ensure that performance measurement is not

based solely on one off, occasional or extraordinary events.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

59. The payment of the variable components of remuneration is

subject to sufficient verification that previously established

performance, or other, conditions have been effectively met.

Entities should include in their annual directors’ remuneration

report the criteria relating to the time required and methods for

such verification, depending on the nature and characteristics of

each variable component.

Additionally, entities should consider establishing a reduction

clause (‘malus’) based on deferral for a sufficient period of the

payment of part of the variable components that implies total or

partial loss of this remuneration in the event that prior to the

time of payment an event occurs that makes this advisable.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

60. Remuneration linked to company earnings should bear in

mind any qualifications stated in the external auditor’s report

that reduce their amount.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

61. A major part of executive directors’ variable remuneration

should be linked to the award of shares or financial instruments

whose value is linked to the share price.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

62. Following the award of shares, options or financial

instruments corresponding to the remuneration schemes,

executive directors should not be able to transfer their

ownership or exercise them until a period of at least three years

has elapsed.

Except for the case in which the director maintains, at the time

of the transfer or exercise, a net economic exposure to the

variation in the price of the shares for a market value equivalent

to an amount of at least twice his or her fixed annual

remuneration through the ownership of shares, options or other

financial instruments.

The foregoing shall not apply to the shares that the director

needs to dispose of to meet the costs related to their acquisition

or, upon favourable assessment of the nomination and

remuneration committee to address an extraordinary situation.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

63. Contractual arrangements should include provisions that

permit the company to reclaim variable components of

remuneration when payment was out of step with the director’s

actual performance or based on data subsequently found to be

misstated.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

64. Termination payments should not exceed a fixed amount

equivalent to two years of the director’s total annual

remuneration and should not be paid until the company

confirms that he or she has met the predetermined performance

criteria.

For the purposes of this recommendation, payments for

contractual termination include any payments whose accrual or

payment obligation arises as a consequence of or on the

occasion of the termination of the contractual relationship that

linked the director with the company, including previously

unconsolidated amounts for long-term savings schemes and the

amounts paid under post-contractual non-compete agreements.

Complies þ  Partially complies o  Explain o  Not applicable o

List whether any directors voted against or abstained from

voting on the approval of this Report.

Yes o  No þ

I declare that the information included in this statistical annex are

the same and are consistent with the descriptions and information

included in the annual corporate governance report published by

the company.

Annual report 2024371

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9.3 References on compliance with

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Governance Code

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| Recommendation | Comply / Explain | Information |
| 1 | Comply | See section [3.2 'Shareholder rights'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_12780). |
| 2 | Not applicable | See ['Other conflicts of interest'](#i23d5821468c64614bc01e800b71b9a72_9362) in section 4.12 and section  [2.3 'Significant shareholders'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_301) . |
| 3 | Comply | See section [3.1 'Shareholder communication and engagement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_316). |
| 4 | Comply | See section [3.1 'Shareholder communication and engagement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_316). |
| 5 | Comply | See section [2.2 'Authority to increase capital'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_298). |
| 6 | Comply | See sections [4.5 'Audit committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358), [4.6 'Nomination committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_361), [4.7](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_364)  ['Remuneration committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_364),  [4.8 'Risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_367)  [activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_367), [4.9 'Responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_370), [4.10](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_373)  ['Innovation and technology committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_373) and [4.12 'Related-party transactions and conflicts](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_379)  [of interest'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_379). |
| 7 | Comply | See ['Engagement with shareholders in 2024'](#idb42223b1a07472a9e64c5ffca05d009_7493) in section 3.1,  ['Participation at general meetings'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9306)  in section  3.2 and section  [3.5 'Our next AGM in 2025'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_328). |
| 8 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3 and sections  [4.5 'Audit committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_358) and [8.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_433)  ['Monitoring of system functioning'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_433). |
| 9 | Comply | See ['Participation at general meetings'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9306) in section 3.2. |
| 10 | Comply | See ['Supplement to the notice and proposals resolutions'](#i7371cea3c9344390aa4612c8d3eb70ec_9307) in section 3.2. |
| 11 | Not applicable | See section [3.5 'Our next AGM in 2025'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_328). |
| 12 | Comply | See section [4.3 'Board functioning and effectiveness'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_352). |
| 13 | Comply | See ['Size'](#i5806ffbce9ab4aedb4558c3fefc4d410_2691) in section 4.2. |
| 14 | Comply | See ['Diversity'](#i9469a3c596ff47199ac9bc81cb7dbada_4485) and  ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374)  in section 4.2,  ['Board](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295)  [regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295)  in section 4.3, '[Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section 4.6 and  ['Sustainability statement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  chapter. |
| 15 | Comply | See section [4.2 'Board composition'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_337). |
| 16 | Comply | See ['Composition by type of director'](#i5806ffbce9ab4aedb4558c3fefc4d410_2692) in section 4.2. |
| 17 | Comply | See ['Composition by type of director'](#i5806ffbce9ab4aedb4558c3fefc4d410_2692) and  ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374)  in  section 4.2. |
| 18 | Comply | See ['Corporate website'](#idb42223b1a07472a9e64c5ffca05d009_7492) in section 3.1, section [4.1 'Our directors'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_334)  and '[Tenure and equity ownership](#iac2e6385d9264114bcb6df2c4d1fbb33_0-0-20-12-2645520) ' in  section 4.2. |
| 19 | Not applicable | See ['Composition by type of director'](#i5806ffbce9ab4aedb4558c3fefc4d410_2692) in section 4.2. |
| 20 | Comply | See ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374) in section 4.2. |
| 21 | Comply | See ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374) in section 4.2. |
| 22 | Comply | See ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374) in section 4.2,  ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295)  in  section 4.3 and  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section 4.6. |
| 23 | Comply | See ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374) in section 4.2. |
| 24 | Comply | See ['Election, appointment, re-election and succession of directors'](#i97c2c04466484bec8a8f52292459dcad_6374) in section 4.2 and  ['Board's regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295)  in  section 4.3. |
| 25 | Comply | See ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288) in section 4.3 and ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in  section 4.6. |
| 26 | Comply | See ['Board operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27299) and  ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288) in section 4.3. |
| 27 | Comply | See ['Board operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27299),  ['Committee operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27287) and  ['Board and committee preparation and attendance'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27288) in  section 4.3. |
| 28 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) and ['Board operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27299) in section 4.3. |
| 29 | Comply | See ['Board operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27299) and  ['Committee operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27287) in section 4.3. |
| 30 | Comply | See ['Director training and induction programmes'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27301) in section 4.3. |
| 31 | Comply | See ['Board operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27299) in section 4.3. |
| 32 | Comply | See section [3.1 'Shareholder communication and engagement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_316) and  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section  4.6. |
| 33 | Comply | See section [4.3 'Board functioning and effectiveness'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_352). |
| 34 | Comply | See ['Lead Independent Director'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27286) in section 4.3. |
| 35 | Comply | See ['Secretary of the board'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27290) in section 4.3. |
| 36 | Comply | See ['Board effectiveness review in 2024'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27292) in section 4.3. |
| 37 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3 and  ['Composition'](#i50d4965fcd104d1b8c8ac7328b5ca1eb_0-0-1-1-2645520)  in section 4.4. |
| 38 | Comply | See ['Committee operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27287) in section 4.3 and section  [4.4 'Executive committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_355). |
| 39 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3 and  ['Composition'](#icdee752b4a0c47d99347779c7c52ad8e_0-0-1-1-3351386)  in section 4.5. |

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| Recommendation | Comply / Explain | Information |
| 40 | Comply | See ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i32962c15463541a9969a2fbefb146251_54836) in section 4.5 and sections  [8.1 'Control environment'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_421) and [8.5 'Monitoring](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_433)  [of system functioning'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_433). |
| 41 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3,  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i32962c15463541a9969a2fbefb146251_54836) in section 4.5 and section [8.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_433)  ['Monitoring of system functioning'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_433). |
| 42 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3 and  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i32962c15463541a9969a2fbefb146251_54836) in section 4.5. |
| 43 | Comply | See ['Committee operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27287) in section 4.3. |
| 44 | Comply | See ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i32962c15463541a9969a2fbefb146251_54836) in section 4.5. |
| 45 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3,  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i32962c15463541a9969a2fbefb146251_54836) in section 4.5,  ['Duties and activities in](#ia80aaac0687244bd83622d404499aedb_13869)  [2024'](#ia80aaac0687244bd83622d404499aedb_13869) in section 4.8 and the ' [Risk management and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) ' chapter. |
| 46 | Comply | See ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i32962c15463541a9969a2fbefb146251_54836) in section 4.5, ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#ia80aaac0687244bd83622d404499aedb_13869) in section 4.8 and the '[Risk](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [management and compliance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) chapter. |
| 47 | Comply | See ['Composition'](#ia423d51ed6bf4e6f8457e8adf1a21181_0-0-1-1-2645520) in section 4.6 and  ['Composition'](#i5e414660671544d08c27e5e3f516f366_0-0-1-1-2645520)  in section 4.7. |
| 48 | Comply | See ['Structure of board committees'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27298) in section 4.3. |
| 49 | Comply | See ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section 4.6. |
| 50 | Comply | See ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i6df8ec441a734f07ad08a0c28f20624c_4272) in section 4.7 and  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section 4.6. |
| 51 | Comply | See ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i6df8ec441a734f07ad08a0c28f20624c_4272) in section 4.7. |
| 52 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) and  ['Committee operation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27287) in section 4.3 and sections  [4.8 'Risk supervision,](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_367)  [regulation and compliance committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_367) and [4.9 'Responsible banking, sustainability and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_370)  [culture committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_370). |
| 53 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3,  ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section 4.6,  ['Duties and activities in](#ia80aaac0687244bd83622d404499aedb_13869)  [2024'](#ia80aaac0687244bd83622d404499aedb_13869) in section 4.8 and ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#ib7525f3741894cec94319542cf392265_3872) in section 4.9. |
| 54 | Comply | See ['Board regulation'](#icdf029ee328c4e5783be89535208d4ee_27295) in section 4.3, ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#if82466915b7a4fd38ee3843bdf8fb2f9_5058) in section 4.6,  ['Duties and activities in](#ia80aaac0687244bd83622d404499aedb_13869)  [2024'](#ia80aaac0687244bd83622d404499aedb_13869) in section 4.8 and ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#ib7525f3741894cec94319542cf392265_3872) in section 4.9. |
| 55 | Comply | See ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#ib7525f3741894cec94319542cf392265_3872) in section 4.9 and  ['Sustainability statement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) chapter. |
| 56 | Comply | See sections [6.2 'Remuneration of directors for supervisory and collective decision-making duties: policy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391)  [applied in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391),  [6.3 'Remuneration of directors for executive duties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394) and  [6.4 'Directors' remuneration](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397)  [policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397). |
| 57 | Comply | See sections [6.2 'Remuneration of directors for supervisory and collective decision-making duties: policy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391)  [applied in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391),  [6.3 'Remuneration of directors for executive duties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394) and  [6.4 'Directors' remuneration](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397)  [policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397). |
| 58 | Comply | See section [6.3 'Remuneration of directors for executive duties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394) and [6.4 'Directors' remuneration policy for](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397)  [2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397). |
| 59 | Comply | See section [6.3 'Remuneration of directors for executive duties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394). |
| 60 | Comply | See section [6.3 'Remuneration of directors for executive duties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394). |
| 61 | Comply | See section [6.3 'Remuneration of directors for executive duties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394) and [6.4 'Directors' remuneration policy for](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397)  [2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397). |
| 62 | Comply | See ['Duties and activities in 2024'](#i6df8ec441a734f07ad08a0c28f20624c_4272) in section 4.7, section  [6.3 'Remuneration of directors for executive duties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394)  and [6.4 'Directors' remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397). |
| 63 | Comply | See section [6.3 'Remuneration of directors for executive duties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394) and [6.4 'Directors' remuneration policy for](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397)  [2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397). |
| 64 | Comply | See sections [6.1 'Principles of the remuneration policy'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_388) and  [6.3 'Remuneration of directors for executive](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394)  [duties'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394)  and [6.4 'Directors' remuneration policy for 2025, 2026 and 2027'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397). |

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9.4 Reconciliation to the CNMV’s remuneration report model

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| Section in  the CNMV  model | Included in  statistical  report | Further information elsewhere and comments |
| A. Remuneration policy for the present fiscal year | | |
| A.1 | No | • See section  [6.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397): A.1.1, A.1.2, A.1.3, A.1.4, A.1.5, A.1.6, A.1.7, A.1.8, A.1.9, A.1.10, A.1.11 ( [note 5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844) ), A.1.12.  • See also sections [4.7](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_364)  and  [6.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_400)  for A.1.1 y A.1.6.  • See  ['L. Summary of link between risk, performance and remuneration'](#i44c07fd6bef64fb4bd6eac51125fc8b9_147288) in section 6.3. |
| A.2 | No | See section [6.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397). |
| A.3 | No | See section [6.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_397). See introduction. |
| A.4 | No | See section [6.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_400). |
| B. Overall summary of application of the remuneration policy over the last fiscal year | | |
| B.1 | No | For B.1.1, see sections [6.1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_388),  [6.2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391) . and [6.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394).  For B.1.2 y B.1.3 (not applicable) see section  [6.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_400) . |
| B.2 | No | See ['L. Summary of link between risk, performance and remuneration'](#i44c07fd6bef64fb4bd6eac51125fc8b9_142648) in section 6.3. |
| B.3 | No | See sections [6.1](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_388),  [6.2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391)  and  [6.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394) . |
| B.4 | No | See section [6.5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_400). |
| B.5 | No | See section [6.2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391) and  [6.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394) . |
| B.6 | No | See ['A. Gross annual salary'](#i44c07fd6bef64fb4bd6eac51125fc8b9_142650) in section 6.3. |
| B.7 | No | See ['B. Variable remuneration'](#i44c07fd6bef64fb4bd6eac51125fc8b9_142649) in section 6.1, as well as sections  [6.2](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_391)  and  [6.3](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_394). |
| B.8 | No | Not applicable. |
| B.9 | No | See ['C. Main features of the benefit plans'](#i44c07fd6bef64fb4bd6eac51125fc8b9_142651) in section 6.3. |
| B.10 | No | See ['D. Other remuneration'](#i44c07fd6bef64fb4bd6eac51125fc8b9_142653) in section 6.3. |
| B.11 | No | See ['Terms and conditions of executive director contracts and other provisions applicable to all directors'](#i80ae30eff9664ff8bf864ca067896066_129106) in section  6.4. |
| B.12 | No | See [' F. Remuneration of board members as representatives of the Bank'](#i44c07fd6bef64fb4bd6eac51125fc8b9_142652) in section 6.3. |
| B.13 | No | See [note 5](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844) to the consolidated financial statements. |
| B.14 | No | See ['E. Insurance and other remuneration and benefits in kind'](#i80ae30eff9664ff8bf864ca067896066_129107) in section 6.4. |
| B.15 | No | See ['F. Remuneration of board members as representatives of the Bank'](#i44c07fd6bef64fb4bd6eac51125fc8b9_142652) in section 6.3. |
| B.16 | No | No remuneration for this component. |
| C. Breakdown of the individual remuneration of directors | | |
| C | Yes | See section [9.5 'Statistical information on remuneration required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457). |
| C.1 a) i) | Yes | See section [9.5 'Statistical information on remuneration required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457). |
| C.1 a) ii) | Yes | See section [9.5 'Statistical information on remuneration required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457). |
| C.1 a) iii) | Yes | See section [9.5 'Statistical information on remuneration required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457). |
| C.1 a) iii) | Yes | See section [9.5 'Statistical information on remuneration required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457). |
| C.1 b) i) | Yes | See section [9.5 'Statistical information on remuneration required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457). |
| C.1 b) ii) | No | No remuneration for this component. |
| C.1 b) iii) | No | No remuneration for this component. |
| C.1 b) iv) | No | No remuneration for this component. |
| C.1 c) | Yes | See section [9.5 'Statistical information on remuneration required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457). |
| C.2 | Yes | See section [9.5 'Statistical information on remuneration required by the CNMV'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_457). |
| D. Other information of interest | | |
| D | No | See section [4.7 'Remuneration committee activities in 2024'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_364) |

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9.5 Statistical information on remuneration required by the CNMV

B. OVERALL SUMMARY OF HOW REMUNERATION POLICY WAS APPLIED DURING THE YEAR ENDED

B.4 Report on the result of the consultative vote at the general shareholders’ meeting on remuneration in the previous year,

indicating the number of votes in favour, votes against, abstentions and blank ballots:

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|  | Number | % of total |
| Votes cast | 10,547,165,767 | 100.00% |

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|  | Number | % of votes cast |
| Votes in favour | 9,381,395,305 | 88.95% |
| Votes against | 1,021,578,768 | 9.69% |
| Blank | 5,497,367 | 0.05% |
| Abstentions | 138,694,327 | 1.31% |

C. ITEMISED INDIVIDUAL REMUNERATION ACCRUED BY EACH DIRECTOR

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| Directors | Type | Period of accrual in year 2024 |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | Executive Chair | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | CEO | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez | Vice-Chair | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Glenn Hutchins | Lead independent director | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Homaira Akbari | Independent | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | Other external | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | Independent | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Henrique de Castro | Independent | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Gina Díez Barroso | Independent | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla | Other External | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Ramiro Mato García-Ansorena | Independent | From 01/01/2024 to 27/06/2024 |
| Belén Romana García | Independent | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Pamela Walkden | Independent | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Germán de la Fuente | Independent | From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Bruce Carnegie-Brown | Independent | From 01/01/2024 to 22/03/2024 |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | Independent | From 27/06/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
| Antonio Francesco Weiss | Independent | From 27/06/2024 to 31/12/2024 |

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C.1 Complete the following tables on individual remuneration of each director (including the remuneration for exercising executive

functions) accrued during the year.

a) Remuneration from the reporting company:

i) Remuneration in cash (thousand euros)

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| Name | Fixed  remuneration | Per diem  allowances | Remuneration  for  membership  of Board's  committees | Salary | Short-term  variable  remuneration | Long-term  variable  remuneration | Severance  pay | Other  grounds | Total  year  2024 | Total  year  2023 |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de  Sautuola y O’Shea | 98 | 56 | 214 | 3,435 | 2,891 | 719 | — | 525 | 7,938 | 7,406 |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | 98 | 56 | 198 | 3,150 | 1,645 | — | — | — | 5,147 | 4,560 |
| José Antonio  Álvarez Álvarez | 128 | 56 | 198 | — | 342 | 473 | — | 2,460 | 3,657 | 3,776 |
| Glenn Hutchins | 415 | 97 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | 700 | 372 |
| Bruce Carnegie-  Brown | 22 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 576 |
| Homaira Akbari | 98 | 88 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 285 | 265 |
| Javier Botín-Sanz  de Sautuola y  O’Shea | 98 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 137 |
| Sol Daurella  Comadrán | 98 | 88 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | 249 |
| Henrique de Castro | 98 | 103 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 284 |
| Gina Díez Barroso | 98 | 71 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 211 |
| Luis Isasi  Fernández de  Bobadilla | 98 | 101 | 241 | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | 1,440 | 1,417 |
| Ramiro Mato  García-Ansorena | 48 | 60 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | 271 | 518 |
| Belén Romana  García | 98 | 128 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | 599 | 572 |
| Pamela Walkden | 98 | 105 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 381 | 341 |
| Germán de la  Fuente | 98 | 100 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 338 | 271 |
| Juan Carlos  Barrabés Cónsul | 50 | 31 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — |
| Antonio Francesco  Weiss | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — |

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| The remuneration of Luis Isasi includes EUR 1,000 thousand for his role as non-executive Chair of the Santander España business unit and for  attending its board and committee meetings.  The variable remuneration only includes amounts related to the position of executive director of Banco Santander S.A. |

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ii) Table of changes in share-based remuneration schemes and gross profit from consolidated shares or financial instruments

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|  |  | Financial instruments at start  of year 2024 | |  | Financial instruments  granted during 2024 year | |  | Financial instruments consolidated during 2024 | | | |  | Instruments  matured but  not exercised |  | Financial instruments at end  of year 2024 | |
| Name | Name of Plan | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares |  | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares |  | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares /  handed over | Price of the  consolidated  shares | Gross profit  from shares  handed over or  consolidated  financial  instruments  (EUR thousand) |  | No. of  instruments |  | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares |
| Ana  Botín-  Sanz de  Sautuola  y O’Shea | 4th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2019) | 106,464 | 106,464 |  | — | — | — | 35,452 | 35,452 | 4.576 | 162 | — | 71,012 | — | — | — |
| 5th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2020) | 74,547 | 74,547 |  | — | — | — | 31,049 | 31,049 | 4.576 | 142 | — | 6,225 | — | 37,273 | 37,273 |
| 6th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2021) | 533,023 | 533,023 |  | — | — | — | 162,750 | 162,750 | 4.576 | 745 | — | 14,925 | — | 355,348 | 355,348 |
| 7th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2022) in shares | 249,335 | 249,335 |  | — | — | — | 62,334 | 62,334 | 4.576 | 285 | — | — | — | 187,001 | 187,001 |
| 7th cycle (Bis) of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2022) in shares  options. | 671,339 | 249,335 |  | — | — | — | 167,835 | 62,334 | 4.576 | 250 | — | — | — | 503,504 | 187,001 |
| 8th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2023) in shares | 572,107 | 572,107 |  | — | — | — | 114,421 | 114,421 | 4.576 | 524 | — | — | — | 457,686 | 457,686 |
| 9th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2024) | — | — |  | 901,853 | 901,853 | — | 404,447 | 404,447 | 4.576 | 1,851 | — | — | — | 497,405 | 497,405 |

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|  |  | Financial instruments at start  of year 2024 | |  | Financial instruments  granted during 2024 year | |  | Financial instruments consolidated during 2024 | | | |  | Instruments  matured but  not exercised |  | Financial instruments at end  of year 2024 | |
| Name | Name of Plan | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares |  | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares |  | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares /  handed over | Price of the  consolidated  shares | Gross profit  from shares  handed over or  consolidated  financial  instruments  (EUR thousand) |  | No. of  instruments |  | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares |
| Héctor Grisi  Checa | 8th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2023) in  shares | 371,737 | 371,737 | — | — | — | — | 74,347 | 74,347 | 4.576 | 340 | — | — | — | 297,390 | 297,390 |
| 9th cycle  of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2024) | — | — | — | 606,917 | 606,917 | — | 279,480 | 279,480 | 4.576 | 1,279 | — | — | — | 327,437 | 327,437 |

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| Name | Name of Plan | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares |  | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares |  | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares /  handed  over | Price of the  consolidated  shares | Gross profit  from shares  handed over or  consolidated  financial  instruments  (EUR thousand) |  | No. of  instruments |  | No. of  instruments | No. of  equivalent  shares |
| José  Antonio  Álvarez  Álvarez | 4th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2019) | 71,149 | 71,149 | — | — | — | — | 23,693 | 23,693 | 4.576 | 108 | — | 47,456 | — | — | — |
| 5th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2020) | 40,491 | 40,491 | — | — | — | — | 16,865 | 16,865 | 4.576 | 77 | — | 3,381 | — | 20,245 | 20,245 |
| 6th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2021) | 359,733 | 359,733 | — | — | — | — | 109,838 | 109,838 | 4.576 | 503 | — | 10,073 | — | 239,822 | 239,822 |
| 7th cycle of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2022) in shares | 168,316 | 168,316 | — | — | — | — | 42,079 | 42,079 | 4.576 | 193 | — | — | — | 126,237 | 126,237 |
| 7th cycle (Bis) of deferred variable remuneration  plan linked to multi-year targets (2022) in shares  options. | 453,194 | 168,316 | — | — | — | — | 113,298 | 42,079 | 4.576 | 169 | — | — | — | 339,896 | 126,237 |

Annual report 2024378

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| n The variable remuneration only includes the amounts related to the position of executive director of Banco Santander S.A. For the construction of "short-term variable remuneration" and "long-term variable  remuneration" information has been used the consolidation criteria of CNMV. In 2024 there was no application of malus clauses.  n The variable remuneration consolidated as of the date of this report corresponds to the following plans:  1) Short-term variable remuneration:  a. 40% immediate payment of variable remuneration of the ninth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2024).  b. First fifth deferred (12%) of variable remuneration of the eight cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2023).  c. Second fifth deferred (12%) of variable remuneration of the seventh cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2022).  2) Long-term variable remuneration:  a. Third deferred (first fifth subject to multi-year metrics) of variable remuneration of the sixth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2021).  b. Fourth deferred (second fifth subject to multiyear metrics) of variable remuneration of the fifth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2020).  c. Fifth deferred (third fifth subject to multiyear metrics) of variable remuneration of the fourth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2019).  For the purpose of calculating the hypothetical current cash value of Gross profit from shares handed over or consolidated financial instruments , the same share price used for VR 2024 has been taken, calculated with the  weighted average daily volume of weighted average listing prices of Santander shares in the 50 trading sessions prior to the Friday (not inclusive) before 4 February 2025 (the date on which the board approved the 2024  bonus for executive directors), which was EUR 4.576 per share.  In the case of the 2022 VR share options, the gross profit of the hypothetical consolidated instruments has been calculated as the difference between the EUR 4.576 and the exercise price of the option in that remuneration  plan (EUR 3.088).  n And below are the levels of achievement of the multi-year metrics of the long-term variable remuneration plans:  1) Sixth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2021): 91.6% of achievement for the period 2021-2023.  a. CET1 metric at 100% of achievement for 2023 year-end period (target 12.00%). Weight of 33.3%.  b. Underlying BPA growth at 150% of achievement (target growth of 100%). Weight of 33.3%.  c. TSR metric at 25% of achievement (target of 33-66 percentile). Weight of 33.3%.  2) Fifth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2020): 83.3% of achievement for the period 2020-2022.  a. CET1 metric at 100% of achievement for 2022 year-end period (target 12.00%). Weight of 33.3%.  b. Underlying BPA growth at 150% of achievement (target growth of 10%). Weight of 33.3%.  c. TSR metric at 0% of achievement (minimum target of 33% not reached). Weight of 33.3%.  3) Fourth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2019): 33.3% of achievement for the period 2019-2021.  a. CET1 metric at 100% of achievement for 2021 year-end period (target 12.00%). Weight of 33.3%.  b. Underlying BPA growth at 0% of achievement (target growth of 15%). Weight of 33.3%.  c. TSR metric at 0% of achievement (minimum target of 33% not reached). Weight of 33.3%. |

Annual report 2024379

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| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | 1,339 |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | 1,105 |

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|  | Savings systems with  consolidated  economic rights | |  | Savings systems with  unconsolidated  economic rights | |  | Amount of accumulated funds (EUR thousand) | | | | |
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| Name | 2024 | 2023 |  | 2024 | 2023 |  | Systems  with  consolidated  economic  rights | Systems with  unconsolidate  d economic  rights |  | Systems  with  consolidated  economic  rights | Systems with  unconsolidate  d economic  rights |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de  Sautuola y O’Shea | 1,339 | 1,144 |  | — | — |  | 54,731 | — |  | 49,257 | — |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | 1,105 | 966 |  |  |  |  | 1,299 | — |  | 585 | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20,326 | — | — | 19,495 | — |

iv) Details of other items (thousands of EUR)

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| Ana Botín-Sanz  de Sautuola y  O’Shea | Life insurance and complement | 507 |
| Other remuneration | 30 |

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| Héctor Grisi  Checa | Life insurance and complement | 389 |
| Other remuneration | 48 |

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| José Antonio  Álvarez Álvarez | Life insurance and complement | 849 |
| Other remuneration | 7 |

Annual report 2024380

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b) Remuneration of the company directors for seats on the boards of other group companies:

i) Remuneration in cash (thousands of EUR)

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| Name | Fixed  remuneration | Per diem  allowances | Remuneration for  membership of  Board's  committees | Salary | Short-term  variable  remuneration | Long-term variable  remuneration | Severance pay | Other grounds | Total year 2024 | Total year 2023 |
| Homaira Akbari | 296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 296 | 311 |
| D. Henrique Manuel  Drummond Borges Cirne de  Castro | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 200 |
| Pamela Walkden | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 152 |
| D.  José Antonio Álvarez | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 383 | 341 |

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| n The variable remuneration only includes the amounts related to the position of executive director of Banco Santander S.A. |

ii) Table of changes in share/based remunerations schemes and gross profit from consolidated shares of financial instruments

Not applicable

iii) Long term saving systems (thousand EUR)

Not applicable

iv) Detail of other items (thousands of EUR)

Not applicable

Annual report 2024381

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c) Summary of remuneration (thousands of EUR)

The summary should include the amounts corresponding to all the items of remuneration included in this report that have been accrued by

the director, in thousand euros.

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| Name | Total cash  remuneration | Gross profit  on  consolidated  shares or  financial  instruments | Contribution  s to the  long-term  savings plan | Remuneratio  n for other  items | Total  2024 | Total cash  remuneration | Gross profit  on  consolidated  shares or  financial  instruments | Contribution  s to the  long-term  savings plan | Remuneratio  n for other  items | Total  2024 |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola  y O’Shea | 7,938 | 3,959 | 1,339 | 537 | 13,773 | — | — | — | — | — | 13,773 |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | 5,147 | 1,619 | 1,105 | 437 | 8,308 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,308 |
| José Antonio Álvarez  Álvarez | 3,657 | 1,050 | — | 856 | 5,563 | 383 | — | — | — | 383 | 5,946 |
| Glenn Hutchins | 700 | — | — | — | 700 | — | — | — | — | — | 700 |
| Bruce Carnegie-Brown | 78 | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 |
| Homaira Akbari | 285 | — | — | — | 285 | 296 | — | — | — | 296 | 581 |
| Javier Botín-Sanz de  Sautuola y O’Shea | 144 | — | — | — | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 144 |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | 292 | — | — | — | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | 292 |
| Henrique de Castro | 300 | — | — | — | 300 | 200 | — | — | — | 200 | 500 |
| Gina Díez Barroso | 225 | — | — | — | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | 225 |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de  Bobadilla | 1,440 | — | — | — | 1,440 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,440 |
| Ramiro Mato García-  Ansorena | 271 | — | — | — | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | 271 |
| Belén Romana García | 599 | — | — | — | 599 | — | — | — | — | — | 599 |
| Pamela Walkden | 381 | — | — | — | 381 | 129 | — | — | — | 129 | 510 |
| Germán de la Fuente | 338 | — | — | — | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | 338 |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés  Cónsul | 128 | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 128 |
| Antonio Francesco Weiss | 72 | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 |
| Total | 21,995 | 6,627 | 2,444 | 1,830 | 32,896 | 1,008 | — | — | — | 1,008 | 33,905 |

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| The remuneration of Luis Isasi includes EUR 1,000 thousand for his role as non-executive Chair of the Santander España business unit and for  attending its board and committee meetings. |

Annual report 2024382

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C.2 Indicate the evolution in the last five years of the amount and percentage variation of the remuneration accrued by each of the

directors of the listed company who have held this position during the year, the consolidated results the company and the average

remuneration on an equivalent basis with regard to full-time employees of the company and its subsidiaries that are not directors of

the listed company.

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| Directors' remuneration (EUR thousand) | 2024 | % var.  24/23 | 2023 | % var.  23/22 | 2022 | % var.  22/21 | 2021 | % var.  21/20 | 2020 |
| • Executive Directors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | 13,773 | 13% | 12,239 | 4% | 11,735 | (5)% | 12,288 | 52% | 8,090 |
| Héctor Grisi Checa | 8,308 | 22% | 6,793 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| • External Directors1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez | 5,946 | 3% | 5,775 | (40)% | 9,575 | (2)% | 9,728 | 41% | 6,877 |
| Glenn Hutchins | 700 | 88% | 372 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Carnegie-Brown | 78 | (86)% | 576 | (18)% | 700 | — | 700 | 18% | 595 |
| Homaira Akbari | 581 | 1% | 576 | (5)% | 605 | 31% | 461 | 19% | 386 |
| Javier Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea | 144 | 5% | 137 | 6% | 129 | —% | 129 | 6% | 122 |
| Sol Daurella Comadrán | 292 | 17% | 249 | 8% | 230 | (4)% | 239 | 12% | 214 |
| Henrique de Castro | 500 | 3% | 484 | 5% | 461 | 45% | 319 | 36% | 234 |
| Gina Díez Barroso | 225 | 7% | 211 | 23% | 172 | 32% | 130 | 622% | 18 |
| Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla2 | 1,440 | 2% | 1,417 | — | 1,412 | — | 1,406 | 49% | 943 |
| Ramiro Mato García Ansorena | 271 | (48)% | 518 | 4% | 500 | — | 499 | 16% | 430 |
| Belén Romana García | 599 | 5% | 572 | 4% | 549 | 3% | 533 | 28% | 417 |
| Pamela Walkden | 510 | 3% | 493 | 5% | 470 | 38% | 339 | 59% | 214 |
| Germán de la Fuente | 338 | 25% | 271 | — | 137 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Francesco Weiss | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Company’s performance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Underlying profit attributable to the Group (EUR mn) | 12,574 | 14% | 11,076 | 15% | 9,605 | 11% | 8,654 | 70% | 5,081 |
| Consolidated results of the Group3 (EUR mn) | 19,027 | 16% | 16,459 | 8% | 15,250 | 5% | 14,547 | — | (2,076) |
| Ordinary RoTE | 16.27% | 8% | 15.06% | 13% | 13.37% | 5% | 12.73% | 71% | 7.44% |
| Employees' average remuneration4 (EUR thousand) | 61 | 5% | 58 | 3% | 56 | 1% | 56 | 18% | 47 |
| Employees' average remuneration in Spain5  (EUR  thousand) | 75 | 3% | 73 | 6% | 68 | 10% | 62 | (2%) | 63 |

1.Non-executive directors' remuneration fluctuations are caused by joining or leaving the Board of Directors and the difference in the amount of meetings they assist during the

year. Hence there is no correlation between their remuneration and the company performance.

2.The remuneration of Luis Isasi includes EUR 1,000 thousand for his role as non-executive Chair of the Santander España business unit and for attending its board and

committee meetings.

3. Group operating profit/(loss) before tax.

4. Employee average remuneration includes all concepts. Full-time equivalent data. Variable remuneration data accrued in the current year.

5. Total employees in Spain geography. Fixed remuneration + effective bonus received in the year. Not included rest of concepts. Not impacted by exchange rates.

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| n The variable remuneration only includes the amounts related to the position of executive director of Banco Santander S.A. For the construction of "short-  term variable remuneration" and "long-term variable remuneration" information has been used the consolidation criteria of CNMV. In 2024 there was no  application of malus clauses.  n Total remuneration of executive directors is impacted by the excellent evolution of Santander share price. In 2024, the revaluation of the share price  used to set the 2024 variable remuneration (EUR 4.576) was +21%, so the Gross profit from shares handed over or consolidated financial instruments  (Price x  Volume) increased due to such revaluation. If it had remained stable in EUR 3.793 (share price of VR 2023), the increase in the total remuneration of the  Executive Chair would have been +9% compared to the figure released in 2023 report (EUR 12,239 thousand). This variation is also highly impacted by the  consolidation in 2024 of previous deferrals with better levels of achievement (e.g. 2021 plan had a 91.6% of total achievement).  n And regarding the  average remuneration of employees (EUR 61 thousand) , to highlight the following ideas:  a. Normally the increases or decreases in remuneration are greater for the executive directors, depending on the results of the entity, because the  percentage of variable remuneration over fixed remuneration is lower in the average employee than in the executive directors.  b. Our local presence and global scale, based on three regions and ten core markets, and our vast branch network (c.8,000), have a direct impact on this  figure: more than a half of our employees are based in Mexico and South America (mainly in Brazil). The salaries of these employees are adapted to the  local cost of living. Therefore, the comparison with the remuneration of executive directors (which remuneration was set for living in a mature country)  is also impacted by the difference between both costs of living. Developing countries have a lower cost of living than the country where both directors  carried out their functions.  c. The different annual exchange rates have also an impact on this calculation where all local wages and salaries are translated into euros at the average  year-end exchange rate.  d. Finally, the average remuneration figure of Banco Santander is impacted by the different departures (retirements and early retirements) and annual new  hires, with the average cost of the former (a more senior profile) being higher than the latter (a more junior profile). |

This annual report on remuneration has been approved by the board of directors of the company, at its meeting on 25 February  2025.

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ECONOMIC AND

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Annual report 2024385

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2024 Highlights

We delivered record profit for the third consecutive year, creating value

for shareholders...

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| FY’24 Attributable Profit |  | FY’24 Revenue |
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| €12.6bn  +14% |  | €62bn  +8% |
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| Efficiency ratio |  | RoTE |
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| 41.8%  –226bps |  | 16.3%  +121bps |
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| CoR |  | FL CET1 |
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| 1.15%  -3bps |  | 12.8%  +51bps |
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| TNAVps + DPS |  | Cash DPS |
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| +14% |  | +39% |

… and achieved all our 2024 financial targets

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| RevenueA |  | High-single digit growth | +10% | ü |
| Efficiency ratio |  | c.42% | 41.8% | ü |
| CoR |  | c.1.2% | 1.15% | ü |
| FL CET1 |  | >12.0%  after FLB Basel III implementation | 12.8% | ü |
| RoTE |  | >16% | 16.3% | ü |

A. YoY change in constant euros, except Argentina in current euros.

B. Fully-loaded definition as of 1 January 2025.

Note: YoY changes. P&L accounts presented on an underlying basis. FY'24 attributable profit in constant euros +15% vs. FY’23. FY'24 revenue in constant euros +10% vs. FY’23.

For more information on figures presented in constant euros and the alternative performance measures presented above, see section [8. 'Alternative performance measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601).

TNAVps + Cash dividend per share (DPS) includes the €9.50 cent cash dividend per share paid in May 2024 and the €10.00 cent interim cash dividend per share paid in

November 2024. Growth in Cash DPS corresponds to the total cash dividend per share paid during 2024 compared to the cash dividends per share paid during 2023. For more

details, see section [3.3 ‘Dividends and shareholder remuneration’](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_322) in the ‘Corporate governance’ chapter.

Annual report 2024386

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| [1. ECONOMY, REGULATION AND COMPETITION](#i67dccb3851644cc080517eeca84f36ad) | [387](#i67dccb3851644cc080517eeca84f36ad) |
| [2. GROUP SELECTED DATA](#ib6cabec5ac294969800d23f4d9d2d52d) | [392](#ib6cabec5ac294969800d23f4d9d2d52d) |
| [3. GROUP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE](#i05aa34b120eb4dd5bbb1ec1f1b0f40c1) | [394](#i05aa34b120eb4dd5bbb1ec1f1b0f40c1) |
| [3.1 Overview of Santander](#i66d763d1c1e444fd9b874b4da40cee32) | [394](#i66d763d1c1e444fd9b874b4da40cee32) |
| [3.2 Results](#ia3866c1eead548e2bad715038e83dd78) | [397](#ia3866c1eead548e2bad715038e83dd78) |
| [3.3 Balance sheet](#i5acd1597057146d393a45fb886c274d7) | [411](#i5acd1597057146d393a45fb886c274d7) |
| [3.4 Liquidity and funding management](#ic12a13acb6ee43958c5ac6b7bc216f22) | [415](#ic12a13acb6ee43958c5ac6b7bc216f22) |
| [3.5 Capital management and adequacy. Solvency ratios](#i3a53b350e24048b481e27528f8d3a028) | [423](#i3a53b350e24048b481e27528f8d3a028) |
| [3.6 Special situations and resolution](#i5d2703b73cf64118a17cb56941461198) | [434](#i5d2703b73cf64118a17cb56941461198) |
| [4. FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY SEGMENT](#iad4a5825167c4c1d84f7f8dcdd620222) | [437](#iad4a5825167c4c1d84f7f8dcdd620222) |
| [4.1 Description of segments during 2024](#ida991a691d014364bd1afc7f387e5db1) | [437](#ida991a691d014364bd1afc7f387e5db1) |
| [4.2 Summary of the Group's main business areas' income statements](#ic7739d9c67594b48aa9a3f6bfbd95c75) | [439](#ic7739d9c67594b48aa9a3f6bfbd95c75) |
| [4.3 Primary segments](#i711a673105f745e09a47a67180d86eee) | [441](#i711a673105f745e09a47a67180d86eee) |
| [4.4 Secondary segments](#i9b344d2f14004fa4a208489f92918e26) | [453](#i9b344d2f14004fa4a208489f92918e26) |
| [4.5 Appendix](#i035a5104a5ec4f9bbc705e5491d36238) | [462](#i035a5104a5ec4f9bbc705e5491d36238) |
| [5. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION (R&D&I)](#ia935a8af49ab44bc81a7c53e33ab188a) | [478](#ia935a8af49ab44bc81a7c53e33ab188a) |
| [6. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS SINCE YEAR END](#i50e92dfdac2343cb91d065963945ed00) | [481](#i50e92dfdac2343cb91d065963945ed00) |
| [7. TREND INFORMATION 2025](#ic2b4b19bcf554de09c418f520a09fa6d) | [482](#ic2b4b19bcf554de09c418f520a09fa6d) |
| [8. ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES (APMs)](#i028f675d3bd947c5a3fc279751e367d3) | [492](#i028f675d3bd947c5a3fc279751e367d3) |

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1. ECONOMY, REGULATION

AND COMPETITION

Economy

In 2024, Santander operated in an environment characterized by

gradual reductions in interest rates by central banks, as a result of

the decline in inflation and in a context with continuing geopolitical

tensions. In general, the world's major economies are successfully

completing the soft landing promoted by central banks' monetary

policies and, while activity levels cooled down, they did so slowly.

Labour markets were robust, with unemployment rates at or near

full employment in two out of three economies in which Santander

operates.

Our core regions' economies performed as follows in 2024:

• Eurozone (GDP in 2024: +0.7%). GDP growth improved slightly

during the year. The reactivation of household consumption, still

affected by inflation, was less than the increase in wages would

have allowed. Moreover, the decline in gross fixed capital

formation continued. External demand was the main driver of

economic activity. The labour market remained resilient, with the

unemployment rate at record lows (6.3% at year end). Inflation

fell to around 2%, allowing the European Central Bank (ECB) to

start a cycle of interest rate cuts, ending the year at 3%.

• Spain (GDP in 2024: +3.2%). Spain's economy was one of the

most dynamic among the advanced economies. GDP was driven

by services exports and consumption (both public and private).

However, investment is not yet reflecting the expansionary cycle.

Immigration supported this economic growth, with this

population increase leading to some tensions in the housing

market. Inflation continued to decline and remains around the

euro area average.

• United Kingdom (GDP in 2024: +0.9%). The economy recovered

in 2024 after stagnating in 2023, backed by consumption and

investment. The labour market remained tight at full

employment (4.3% at year end), although it began to show signs

of cooling. This added pressure on wages (which grew 5% on

average), which fuelled inflation through services. Inflation stood

above the Bank of England's 2% target, despite its downward

trend during the year, which allowed the central bank to initiate

interest rate cuts in August. By year-end, the Bank of England

reference rate stood at 4.75%.

• Portugal (GDP in 2024: +1.9%). The economy experienced a

slowdown in growth, due to the loss of momentum in

investment and exports, the latter due to the weak external

demand from the European Union (EU). The labour market

remained strong at full employment rates (6.6% in November

2024). Inflation was stable backed by little change in the more

volatile components. Both headline and core inflation ended the

year above the ECB's target, at 3% and 2.8%, respectively. Of

note was the reduction in the economy's debt ratios, especially

public debt, which, as a result of contained public deficit,

remained below 100% in 2024.

• Poland (GDP in 2024: +2.8%). The economy recovered sharply in

2024 after weak growth in 2023 (+0.1%). Domestic demand

offset the weak tone of foreign demand. The labour market

remained stressed due to labour shortages, yet maintained a full

employment rate which kept wage growth at double digits.

Inflation moderated in H1 2024 but rebounded in H2 2024,

ending the year at 4.7%, which led the central bank to hold the

official interest rate at 5.75%.

• US  (GDP in 2024: +2.8%). GDP growth was more robust than

expected, backed by dynamic productivity increases. The

unemployment rate remained around 4%, favoured by the

increase in immigration. Inflation continued to moderate,

although it remained high, and drove the Federal Reserve (Fed)

to reduce the degree of monetary tightening by cutting interest

rates by 100 basis points in the second part of the year to 4.50%.

• Mexico (GDP in 2024: +1.5% estimated). The economy slowed in

2024, driven by lower construction growth (following the

completion of infrastructure projects the previous year), while

the manufacturing and services sectors remained resilient.

Inflation moderated at year-end, especially core inflation, which

fell below 4%. The central bank began its cycle of official rate

cuts, with gradual reductions from 11.25% at the end of 2023 to

10% at the end of 2024, and indicated there would be further

cuts.

• Brazil (GDP in 2024: +3.5% estimated). The economy maintained

robust growth, supported by the strength of private consumption

and investment. Inflation rebounded towards the end of the year,

to 4.8% (4.6% in 2023). The central bank concluded its cycle of

interest rate cuts in May 2024 at 10.5% and restarted interest

rate hikes in September, with interest rates ending the year at

12.25% (11.75% in December 2023).

• Chile (GDP in 2024: +2.3% estimated). The economy recovered in

2024, driven by consumption and exports. Inflation rebounded to

4.5% in 2024 compared to 3.9% in 2023, due to the rise of

electricity prices and its effects on other goods and services.

Medium-term inflation expectations remain anchored at the 3%

target. This allowed the central bank to continue its cycle of

interest rate cuts to reach 5% by the end of the year (compared

to 8.25% in 2023).

• Argentina (GDP in 2024: -2.5% estimated). The economy

completed its adjustment process, correcting its fiscal and

external imbalances, leading to surpluses. This enabled the

economy to begin recovering in the second half of the year after

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an intense recession in the first half. Inflation accelerated at the

beginning of the year (affected by the devaluation of the

Argentine peso in December 2023), but moderated significantly

by year-end, to monthly rates below 3%.

Financial markets' performance in 2024 was marked by the

landing expectations of the global economy, which was softer than

anticipated, supported by the beginning of the cycle of easing

monetary policy in the US and the eurozone, and the presidential

elections in the US, with some occasional bouts of volatility and an

increase in geopolitical risk in conflict areas.

Equity markets showed a positive trend. Gains were especially

positive in the US, due to the strength of the business cycle

together with expectations of tax cuts and deregulation. The

technology sector stood out above all, mainly driven by the rise of

artificial intelligence. In European stock markets, gains were more

moderate, weighed down by weaknesses in the German growth

model and the prospects of a more uncertain external environment

(due to the impact of US and Chinese policies).

In the sovereign debt market, despite the fact that the Fed began

the cycle of interest rate cuts, there was a rebound in long-term

debt yields in the US, reflecting expectations of a pick-up in

inflation. In Europe, strong interest in government bonds has

reduced spreads over the German bond yields. France was an

exception, weighed down by weakening macroeconomic

fundamentals and political uncertainty.

The US dollar strengthened against the euro towards the end of

the year, underpinned by the cyclical gap between the US and

eurozone economies, by geopolitical uncertainty (which benefits

the dollar as a safe-haven asset) and by the political agenda of the

new administration in the US (which reduces the Fed's room for

additional interest rate cuts).

In commodities, gold led gains, driven by geopolitical uncertainty

and declining official interest rates. Industrial metals benefited

from a revival of global manufacturing activity. In contrast, oil

prices fell amid concerns regarding oversupply and slow demand

growth.

Latin American markets had a volatile year, especially in the second

half of 2024, due to the combination of a more uncertain

international context and idiosyncratic factors in several countries.

Central banks continued the monetary policy easing cycles they

began in 2023, albeit gradually and still maintaining restrictive

positions, while paying attention to their differentials against the

Fed and the performance of their currencies against the US dollar.

Latin American currencies ended the year with sharp depreciations.

Volatility was most pronounced in the Brazilian market, where

Brazil’s central bank decided to restart the cycle of interest rate

hikes in the final months of the year, to curb pressures on the

Brazilian real and contain its possible upward impacts on inflation.

The banking sector benefitted from a favourable macroeconomic

environment and resilient labour markets which supported

continued solid revenue performance and contained portfolio

quality deterioration.

As a result, the market valuation of banks improved significantly

throughout the year, although significant differences in the ratio of

market capitalization to book value remained. While European

banks increased their market capitalization to an average of 0.8

times their book value, US banks were at levels of 1.6 times their

book value at year end.

The process of easing monetary policies is expected to have an

impact on net interest income which is expected to be offset by an

increase in credit volumes in an environment where a significant

increase in non-performing loans is not expected.

Banks maintained high solvency levels, as observed in the stress

tests conducted by supervisors and multilateral organizations, and

they absorbed the impact of the gradual liquidity withdrawal being

carried out by the major central banks.

The sector's outlook for 2025 is positive, with returns expected to

be slightly lower than those recorded in 2024 but well above those

observed in the last decade. In the short term, the main risks facing

the sector are essentially exogenous, mainly those related to

geopolitical risks.

The potential volatility in market valuations could be amplified by

the positions of non-bank financial institutions. The volatility

observed in the banking sector in August, although short lived, can

be seen as a wake-up call.

The medium-term challenges for banks remain unchanged. The

digital transition continues to force entities to make significant

investments in order to offer the best customer experience to be

able to face the competition from new competitors, while

improving efficiency through automatization and simplification of

processes, and maintaining safeguards against cyberattacks.

Additionally, the banking sector must continue to address potential

risks related to sustainability.

Regulatory and competitive environment

In 2024, the regulatory agenda was similar to that of 2023, with

prudential, sustainability, digitalization and retail banking issues

taking the spotlight. In Europe, European Parliament elections held

in June 2024 and the composition of the new European

Commission slowed down the approval of ongoing proposals and

the presentation of new ones. Competitiveness was consolidated

as a fundamental pillar of action, both for the new European

Commission - which agreed to introduce a competitiveness test in

new legislative proposals - and for the UK, which introduced it as a

regulatory objective.

The main regulatory topics in 2024 were:

1. Prudential and resolution: the European Banking Authority

(EBA) began work on the secondary regulation needed to allow

the Basel III reform in Europe (the new CRR3) to enter into force

on 1 January 2025. However, the implementation of the

Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) was postponed

until January 2026 to settle differences in criteria between

jurisdictions and considering the different impacts, given the

delayed implementation in the UK and the uncertainty around

its implementation in the US. Additionally, the Basel Committee

continued to work on the new prudential framework for

cryptoasset exposures.

In Europe, discussions also centred on the capital buffer

framework (potential revision is being considered), and on

securitizations, which are expected to increase in a more

competitive environment. No significant progress was made on

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the crisis management framework review, as negotiations were

postponed until early 2025.

The Basel Committee and the Financial Stability Board (FSB)

continued to analyse the lessons learned from the Silicon Valley

Bank and Credit Suisse collapses, and also analysed a potential

framework for non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs).

2. Sustainability: In June 2024, the European Union adopted the

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which

establishes obligations for large companies to identify and

mitigate adverse effects on human rights and environmental

impacts derived from their operations and supply chains.

Regarding improvements in European competitiveness, the

European Commission reiterated its objective of reducing

reporting burdens, announcing that it will work to simplify the

requirements on taxonomy, reporting (Corporate Sustainability

Reporting Directive or CSRD) and due diligence regulation.

The European supervisory authorities (the EBA, the European

Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority or EIOPA and

the European Securities and Markets Authority or ESMA)

published a common definition of greenwashing for the

financial sector, and the EBA worked on the integration of

climate and environmental risks into the Pillar 1 prudential

framework. In addition, guidelines have been developed for

bank transition plans in Europe and in other jurisdictions such as

the UK.

The Basel Committee aims to complement Pillar 3 transparency

requirements with information on environmental risk

management.

Other jurisdictions, such as Brazil, Mexico and Chile continued

to make progress in building a sustainability framework, with

initiatives related to taxonomies and risk management.

Finally, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

continued to make progress in the design of reporting

requirements, consolidating its position as the international

standard.

3. Digitalization: The European Artificial Intelligence Regulation

(Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 or AI Act), which establishes a

harmonized legal framework for the development, marketing

and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the European

Union, entered into force in August 2024. The regulation

classifies AI systems according to their level of risk, establishing

new requirements for high-risk systems and prohibiting those

that pose unacceptable risks. With this regulation, the EU

positions itself as one of the first jurisdictions to generally

regulate artificial intelligence. Internationally, forums such as

Group of Seven (G7) have established general principles, while

the best framework for the use of AI is still under debate.

The debate on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

continues. The EU continued to make progress on the digital

euro project. The vast majority of central banks in the EU are

exploring opportunities to issue a CBDC, although the focus is

shifting to wholesale CBDCs, where opportunities seem to be

clearer. The appetite to launch a digital currency decreased both

in the US and in the UK.

Some jurisdictions have begun to implement the

recommendations for the regulation of cryptoassets and

stablecoins issued by the FSB. Europe led the way with the

Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) while other

countries such as Brazil and Argentina are exploring similar

frameworks.

In addition, Europe continued to work on a framework for data

sharing between financial institutions (Financial Data Access or

FiDA) whose objective is to give customers control and power

over their data, with the aim of generating a data economy.

Similar debates on data took place in Chile and the US.

Finally, payment regulation in many countries, both in terms of

fraud regulation in an increasingly digital world, and the

regulation of interchange fees were discussed.

4. Retail banking: The debate focused on the European

Commission's Retail Investment Strategy (RIS), a proposal

which aims to empower and protect retail investors in the EU by

amending several directives on capital markets, on which

negotiations are still ongoing. The debate also centred on the

Savings and Investments Union (formerly the Capital Markets

Union), which intends to create a single market for capital and

increase the number of retail investors participating in capital

markets. There was also an important focus on different

regulations on pricing and customer access to products in the

UK, Brazil and Argentina.

For more details, see [note 1.e](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_799) to the consolidated financial

statements.

Santander and public policy

We have a strong commitment to our customers to conduct our

business in a simple, personal and fair way. We are also committed

to constructively engaging with regulators and supervisors, both

regarding the regulation and frameworks that affect our business,

as well as the interests of our customers.

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| 1 | Promote regulation that allows banks to finance the economy and be profitable and investable | | | | |
|  | • Banks must continue to play their fundamental role of financing the economy and promoting growth in a competitive  way, with profitability as their first line of defence.  • It is important that, when designing regulation and supervision, policymakers and regulators consider the need for a  balance between preserving financial stability and supporting economic growth.  • Lack of growth is the biggest threat to financial stability. As such, it is crucial to promote growth in order to finance the  current challenges: decarbonization, the demographic challenge and the digital transformation, among others.  • Predictability and transparency in capital, regulatory and supervisory requirements are key to preserve the ability of  banks to finance the economy and its transformation, as well as their ability to invest.  • For European banks to be competitive and do more for their customers, businesses and society as a whole, it is  necessary to guarantee consistent regulation and a single market. To do so, the EU needs a new Savings and  Investments Union as well as a Banking Union. Additionally, it is essential for the European regulation to recognize non-  EU countries, so that global European companies can continue to invest in other jurisdictions, improving their  competitiveness and contributing to growth in other regions. | | | |
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| 2 | Provide support so that sustainability can boost the competitiveness and growth of companies | | | | |
|  | • It is advisable to conduct regular impact assessments on the sustainability legislation currently in force, to evaluate its  contribution to a stable and fair transition.  • It is crucial for the regulatory framework to recognize specific needs given the heterogeneity in the starting points of  countries and sectors in terms of their transitions, to enable banks to finance both sustainable companies and especially  those undergoing a transition to become more sustainable.  • It is important that the regulatory framework does not add capital requirements associated with ESG risk management. | | | |
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|  | • In a more digital world, banks must leverage technology to improve their value proposition to customers.  • It is positive for central banks to analyse the possibilities technology offers to increase innovation. Regarding payments,  a prudent approach to CBDCs is needed, to ensure they generate opportunities while mitigating associated risks. Retail  CBDCs could have significant impacts on financial stability and should not displace private payment solutions. In  contrast, wholesale CBDCs could act as enablers for a new tokenized economy.  • It is vital that all payment systems are subject to a common regulatory framework, to safeguard customer protection  and financial stability and promote interoperability between payment systems.  • Both education and public authorities' involvement are necessary to raise awareness of the increased risk of fraud in a  digital world. Moreover, it is crucial to facilitate a framework that addresses the entire fraud chain and adequately  allocates responsibilities to all parties involved, to avoid perverse incentives.  • Tokenization has the potential to transform financial markets by introducing new financial assets. | | | |

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|  | • Data has gained importance as an asset in an increasingly digitalized economy and society. Leveraging the benefits of a  data-driven economy requires a change in the way in which companies are regulated, public institutions are managed  and citizens are served.  • Data exchange should be regulated following a cross-sector perspective, to promote synergies that could arise from  sharing information between sectors and thus maximize opportunities for innovation and preserve a competitive  environment. One of the clearest examples is the combination of public and private data.  • It is essential that regulation encourages innovation and the adoption of AI as a transformative technology, while also  curbing threats to people’s safety and fundamental rights. The major challenges linked to this technology are global and  must be tackled in a coordinated way across regions. Regulators and the industry must work together to establish  adequate guidelines and ensure their proper implementation. | | | |
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| BALANCE SHEET (EUR million) | Dec-24 | Dec-23 | % Dec-24 vs. Dec-23 | Dec-22 |
| Total assets | 1,837,081 | 1,797,062 | 2.2 | 1,734,659 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 1,054,069 | 1,036,349 | 1.7 | 1,036,004 |
| Customer deposits | 1,055,936 | 1,047,169 | 0.8 | 1,009,722 |
| Total funds A | 1,348,422 | 1,306,942 | 3.2 | 1,239,981 |
| Total equity | 107,327 | 104,241 | 3.0 | 97,585 |

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| INCOME STATEMENT (EUR million) | 2024 | 2023 | % 2024 vs. 2023 | 2022 |
| Net interest income | 46,668 | 43,261 | 7.9 | 38,619 |
| Total income | 61,876 | 57,423 | 7.8 | 52,117 |
| Net operating income | 35,842 | 31,998 | 12.0 | 28,214 |
| Profit before tax | 19,027 | 16,459 | 15.6 | 15,250 |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 12,574 | 11,076 | 13.5 | 9,605 |

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| EPS, PROFITABILITY AND EFFICIENCY (%) | 2024 | 2023 | % 2024 vs. 2023 | 2022 |
| Earnings per share (euro) | 0.77 | 0.65 | 17.9 | 0.54 |
| RoE B | 13.0 | 11.9 |  | 10.7 |
| RoTE B | 16.3 | 15.1 |  | 13.4 |
| RoA B | 0.76 | 0.69 |  | 0.63 |
| RoRWA B | 2.18 | 1.96 |  | 1.77 |
| Efficiency ratio B | 41.8 | 44.1 |  | 45.8 |

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| UNDERLYING INCOME STATEMENT B (EUR million) | 2024 | 2023 | % 2024 vs. 2023 | 2022 |
| Net interest income | 46,668 | 43,261 | 7.9 | 38,619 |
| Total income | 62,211 | 57,647 | 7.9 | 52,154 |
| Net operating income | 36,177 | 32,222 | 12.3 | 28,251 |
| Profit before tax | 19,027 | 16,698 | 13.9 | 15,250 |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 12,574 | 11,076 | 13.5 | 9,605 |
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| NII: +9.5%; Total income: +9.9%; Net operating income: +14.6%; Profit before tax: +15.6%; Attributable profit: +15.3%. | | | | |

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| SOLVENCY (%) | Dec-24 | Dec-23 |  | Dec-22 |
| Fully-loaded CET1 capital ratio | 12.8 | 12.3 |  | 12.0 |
| Fully-loaded total capital ratio | 17.2 | 16.3 |  | 15.8 |

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| CREDIT QUALITY (%) B | Dec-24 | Dec-23 |  | Dec-22 |
| Cost of risk C | 1.15 | 1.18 |  | 0.99 |
| NPL ratio | 3.05 | 3.14 |  | 3.08 |
| NPL coverage ratio | 65 | 66 |  | 68 |

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| THE SHARE AND MARKET CAPITALIZATION | Dec-24 | Dec-23 | % Dec-24 vs. Dec-23 | Dec-22 |
| Number of shareholders | 3,485,134 | 3,662,377 | (4.8) | 3,915,388 |
| Number of shares (millions) | 15,152 | 16,184 | (6.4) | 16,794 |
| Share price (euro) | 4.465 | 3.780 | 18.1 | 2.803 |
| Market capitalization (EUR million) | 67,648 | 61,168 | 10.6 | 47,066 |
| Tangible book value per share (euro) | 5.24 | 4.76 |  | 4.26 |
| Price / Tangible book value per share (X) | 0.85 | 0.79 |  | 0.66 |

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| CUSTOMERS (thousands) | Dec-24 | Dec-23 | % Dec-24 vs. Dec-23 | Dec-22 |
| Total customers | 172,537 | 164,542 | 4.9 | 159,844 |
| Active customers D | 103,262 | 99,503 | 3.8 | 99,190 |
| Digital customers E | 59,317 | 54,161 | 9.5 | 51,471 |

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| OPERATING DATA | Dec-24 | Dec-23 | % Dec-24 vs. Dec-23 | Dec-22 |
| Number of employees | 206,753 | 212,764 | (2.8) | 206,462 |
| Number of branches | 8,011 | 8,518 | (6.0) | 9,019 |

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| D. Those customers who comply with the minimum balance and/or transactionality requirements as defined according to the business area. |
| E. Every physical or legal person, that, being part of a commercial bank, has logged in to its personal area of internet banking or mobile phone or both in the last 30 days. |

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3. GROUP FINANCIAL

PERFORMANCE

Santander follows IFRS to report its results (see [note 1.b](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_790) to the

consolidated financial statements), which generally inform

reporting of our financial situation in this consolidated directors’

report. However, we also use non-IFRS measures and Alternative

Performance Measures (APMs) to assess our performance (see

section   [8. 'Alternative Performance Measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of this chapter).

Thus, the main adjustments to our IFRS results consist of:

• Underlying results measures: we present what we call

underlying results measures which exclude items outside the

ordinary course of business and reclassify certain items under

some headings of the underlying income statement as described

at the end of section 3.2 ‘Results’ in this chapter and in [note 52.c](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1072)

of the consolidated financial statements. In our view, this

provides a better year-on-year comparison.

In section [4. 'Financial information by segment'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_508), we present

results by primary and secondary segments only in underlying

terms in accordance with IFRS 8. We reconcile them in aggregate

terms with our IFRS consolidated results in [note 52.c](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1072) to the

consolidated financial statements.

• Local currency measures: we use certain non-IFRS financial

indicators in local currency to assess our ongoing operating

performance. They include the results from our subsidiary banks

outside the eurozone excluding the exchange rate impact (i.e., in

constant euros) except for Argentina and any grouping which

includes it. For further information, see section [8. 'Alternative](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601)

[Performance Measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of this chapter, which explains how we

exclude the exchange rate impact from financial measures in

local currency. Because changes in exchange rates have a non-

operating impact on results, we believe assessing performance in

local currency provides management and investors a more

meaningful assessment of performance.

We have rounded certain figures in this consolidated directors'

report to present them more clearly. Thus, the amounts given in

the totals columns and rows of tables in certain instances may not

match the sum of that column or row.

3.1 Overview of Santander

Santander is a Retail and Consumer global powerhouse and one of

the largest banks in the eurozone. At 2024 year-end, we had EUR

1,837,081 million in assets and EUR 1,348,422 million in total

customer funds. Santander was the second largest bank by market

capitalization in the eurozone (EUR  67,648 million as of 31

December 2024).

The Santander Way

Our Purpose is to help people and businesses prosper. Our Aim is

to be the best open financial services platform, by acting

responsibly and earning the lasting loyalty of our stakeholders by

being Simple, Personal and Fair in all we do.

Our business model and transformation in recent years has

provided sustained earnings and a stronger balance sheet, despite

the challenging environment and macro volatility.

We engage in a wide range of typical banking activities, operations

and services. We do not merely meet our legal and regulatory

obligations but we also aim to exceed the expectations of our

stakeholders: employees, customers, shareholders and

communities. In detail:

• We are committed to continuously improving the experience of

the 206,753 employees who are part of Santander. Our goal is to

attract and retain the best talent by offering an attractive value

proposition that prioritizes personal growth, an inspiring culture,

and working conditions that ensure the health and well-being of

our people. Furthermore, we promote an environment that

prioritizes inclusion, where all voices are valued and individuals

feel safe and free to express their identity, ideas and opinions.

Our health, safety and well-being policy applies in all countries

where we operate, with a proactive and comprehensive approach

to the health of the people working at Santander.

Your Voice, our listening channel to periodically assess the

engagement and experience of our professionals, showed an

increase in engagement levels, achieving an average score of 8.7

and an employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) of 63, obtaining

results above the financial industry in all evaluated dimensions,

positioning us at the top of the sector.

We plan to continue working in this direction, with the firm

purpose of improving year after year.

• Customer focus is an essential part our strategy. We are a Retail

and Consumer global powerhouse with 173 million customers.

We continue building a digital bank with branches to be the

number one bank for our customers. By listening to our

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customers' needs, we are boosting Santander's position as their

trusted financial partner.

We keep moving and adapting to the evolving needs of our

customers, to offer the best products, an agile and frictionless

customer experience for daily needs and competitive prices.

Throughout the year, we undertook significant initiatives to

transform customer experience and strengthen our value

proposition. This was reflected in our customer growth rates and

Net Promoter Score (NPS) improvement where we are one of the

top three banks in seven markets.

In the digital space, we enhanced self-service capabilities and

user experiences, leveraging behavioural economics

methodologies for deeper customer insights and implementing

training programmes to ensure excellence in branch interactions.

At year end, we had 8,011 branches, including traditional ones

and other specialized centres for businesses, private banking,

universities and other customer segments.

These physical spaces have evolved to integrate traditional

services with digital facilities. In some branches, such as the

Work Cafés, we have collaborative spaces, which enable native

digital customers to have a better experience and integrate their

financial transactions into their daily lives.

At the same time, customer interactions continued their

structural shift towards digital and remote services with high

user experience standards. We now have more than 59 million

digital customers (10% more than in 2023) and we increased our

digitally available products and services to 62% (56% in 2023).

At Santander, we appreciate the value of the human connection

that our branch network provides and are mindful of our most

vulnerable customers' needs, responding with tailored offers,

thereby increasing customer loyalty and improving customer

experience.

We are committed to creating products and services catered to

our customers' needs, such as through our financial inclusion

initiatives. For example, we provide customers in rural Spain

access to basic financial services through our branches, ATMs,

network of financial agents in communities with under 10,000

inhabitants and Correos Cash in areas that might otherwise have

been left unattended. In 2024, we extended the Correos Cash

agreement to offer cash access with a non-digital solution

through rural letter carriers.

Santander is also committed to ensuring and promoting financial

inclusion in vulnerable customers through different initiatives

such as our microfinance programmes in Latin America (Prospera

in Brazil and Colombia, Tuiio in Mexico and Surgir in Peru). We

also signed several agreements with Multilateral Development

Banks in countries such as Chile, Brazil and Poland where these

agreements include allocating part of new portfolios to social

finance. In Spain, we helped customers with financial difficulties

to access credit (e.g., loans for a first home for young people) or

those impacted by the rising cost of living or natural disasters

(e.g., the floods that affected Valencia in October 2024), among

others.

Additionally, we have a cross-functional team that has been

working on enhancing services for our elderly customers,

including measures such as extending the hours of counter/teller

services and creating senior ambassadors to make sure senior

citizens receive the best possible service. We also continued to

promote financial education with specific content through our

financial education programme, Finanzas para Mortales. Our

commitment to financial education through this programme

directly impacted senior citizens, people with disabilities, people

in vulnerable situations and school children, among others.

• We also support our communities through programmes to help

them address their social needs. We focus our efforts on

education, employability and entrepreneurship, in addition to

financial education and support for vulnerable people. Moreover,

we have a strong track record of backing cultural and other social

initiatives. For more information, see the ['Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)

[statement'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) chapter.

• For our shareholders, we delivered solid financial results in 2024

and met all our 2024 targets which we upgraded in July 2024.

Once again, we achieved an all-time high attributable profit,

reaching EUR 12,574 million in 2024. This was supported by

revenue growth (+10% year-on-year in constant euros), better

efficiency (41.8% in 2024) and profitability improvement (RoTE

of 16.3% in 2024). At the same time, we maintained a solid

balance sheet with sound credit quality (cost of risk was 1.15% in

2024) and capital ratios (fully-loaded CET1 ratio at 12.8% at year

end).

Finally, we delivered higher shareholder remuneration with

double-digit value creation in 2024. Our TNAV per share plus

cash dividend per share grew 14% year-on-year and the cash

dividend per share paid during 2024 was 39% greater than cash

dividends per share paid during 2023.

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Looking ahead

We are in a phase of value creation which is underpinned by the

following three tenets:

• Think Value:  delivering double-digit value creation, on average

through-the-cycle.

• Think Customer: building a digital bank with branches with well-

targeted products and services to grow our customer base.

• Think Global: leveraging global and in-market scale, network

and tech to deliver world class-services and accelerate profitable

growth.

Our business model and transformation are already providing

sustained earnings and a stronger balance sheet, while enabling us

to accelerate profitable growth and value creation.

We manage the Group as ONE Santander through five global

businesses. As one of the largest retail and consumer banks in the

world, we have the scale to build our own technology platforms,

making it possible to offer customers the best products and

services while constantly reducing the cost-to-serve. This is a key

competitive advantage and is reflected in our results through

continuous improvement in operational leverage.

Our business model and our five global businesses boost value

creation by leveraging our global and in-market scale. This,

coupled with our network effects, drives revenue growth with

structurally lower costs thereby supporting our ambition of

becoming the most profitable bank in every market where we

operate.

The strategic priorities of our five global businesses for 2025 are

the following:

• Retail & Commercial Banking: i) continue our transformation

journey towards our vision of becoming a digital bank with

branches underpinned by a common operating model and a

global tech platform; ii) adapt our business model towards value

creation through stronger customer relationships and network

effects; and iii) strengthen structural efficiency on the back of our

transformed operating and business models to drive cost-to-

serve efficiencies.

• Digital Consumer Bank: i) converge towards global platforms; ii)

grow and consolidate partnerships; iii) promote the network

effect through a complete product offering to our customers

leveraging the Group's capabilities; iv) continue gathering

customer deposits; and v) enhance and automate our originate-

to-share model.

• Corporate & Investment Banking: i) deepen our client

relationships with a particular focus on the US; ii) fully leverage

our enhanced centres of expertise, increase connectivity around

the client agenda and further digitalize our business; iii) keep

evolving our active capital management and global operating

models; and iv) attract, develop and retain top talent.

• Wealth Management & Insurance: i) improve our customer

experience providing enhanced value-added products and

services and expanding our presence to new countries and

businesses; ii) boost operational leverage by globalizing service

and product factories/hubs and enhancing local distribution; and

iii) develop common global platforms to transform our

operations and distribution model leveraging the Group's

technology, data and AI.

• Payments: in PagoNxt, i) continue to scale up our global platform

of innovative payments and integrated value-added solutions; ii)

roll out our global payment platform to all our regions and the

open market. In Cards, expand our cards business while

improving customer experience.

Additionally, we are accelerating our global approach to

technology which drives innovation and excellence in a dynamic

and fast-changing environment. This is differentiating us from our

peers and giving us a competitive advantage. We have already built

a strong set of platforms, which provide services to customers

across our footprint and, at the same time, to the open market.

To conclude, we believe Grupo Santander is well positioned to

achieve our aim to be the best open financial services platform,

leveraging our unique business model and our network effects.

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3.2 Results

Statutory income statement

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| Net interest income | 46,668 | 43,261 | 3,407 | 7.9 | 38,619 |
| Net fee income (commission income minus commission expense) | 13,010 | 12,057 | 953 | 7.9 | 11,790 |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities and exchange differences (net) | 2,273 | 2,633 | (360) | (13.7) | 1,653 |
| Dividend income | 714 | 571 | 143 | 25.0 | 488 |
| Income from companies accounted for using the equity method | 711 | 613 | 98 | 16.0 | 702 |
| Other operating income/expenses | (1,500) | (1,712) | 212 | (12.4) | (1,135) |
| Total income | 61,876 | 57,423 | 4,453 | 7.8 | 52,117 |
| Operating expenses | (26,034) | (25,425) | (609) | 2.4 | (23,903) |
| Administrative expenses | (22,740) | (22,241) | (499) | 2.2 | (20,918) |
| Staff costs | (14,328) | (13,726) | (602) | 4.4 | (12,547) |
| Other general administrative expenses | (8,412) | (8,515) | 103 | (1.2) | (8,371) |
| Depreciation and amortization | (3,294) | (3,184) | (110) | 3.5 | (2,985) |
| Provisions or reversal of provisions | (3,883) | (2,678) | (1,205) | 45.0 | (1,881) |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment of financial assets not measured at fair value through  profit or loss (net) | (12,644) | (12,956) | 312 | (2.4) | (10,863) |
| Impairment of other assets (net) | (628) | (237) | (391) | 165.0 | (239) |
| Gains or losses on non-financial assets and investments (net) | 367 | 313 | 54 | 17.3 | 12 |
| Negative goodwill recognized in results | — | 39 | (39) | (100.0) | — |
| Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations | (27) | (20) | (7) | 35.0 | 7 |
| Profit or loss before tax from continuing operations | 19,027 | 16,459 | 2,568 | 15.6 | 15,250 |
| Tax expense or income from continuing operations | (5,283) | (4,276) | (1,007) | 23.6 | (4,486) |
| Profit from the period from continuing operations | 13,744 | 12,183 | 1,561 | 12.8 | 10,764 |
| Profit or loss after tax from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit for the period | 13,744 | 12,183 | 1,561 | 12.8 | 10,764 |
| Profit attributable to non-controlling interests | (1,170) | (1,107) | (63) | 5.7 | (1,159) |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 12,574 | 11,076 | 1,498 | 13.5 | 9,605 |

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Main income statement items

In 2024, the profit attributable to the parent reached a new record

of EUR 12,574 million, representing a year-on-year increase of

14%, compared to the EUR 11,076 million recorded in 2023. This

increase was backed by the good performance in total income,

which grew at a much higher pace than operating expenses.

This year-on-year comparison is impacted by a higher charge

relating to the temporary levy on revenue earned in Spain (EUR 335

million in 2024), charges in Q2 2024 related to the discontinuation

of our merchant platform in Germany and Superdigital in Latin

America (EUR 243 million, net of tax and minority interests) and the

provision in Q4 2024 for potential complaints related to motor

finance dealer commissions in the UK (EUR 260 million, net of tax

and minority interests). Additionally, there was a lower

contribution to the Deposit Guarantee Fund in Spain in 2024 and

there was no contribution to the Single Resolution Fund as

contributions ended in 2023.

Total income

Total income amounted to EUR  61,876  million, a new annual

record and an 8% increase year-on-year. Net interest income and

net fee income accounted for 96% of total income. By line item:

Net interest income

Net interest income amounted to EUR  46,668 million, 8% higher

than 2023.

The tables below show the average balances of each year

calculated as the monthly average over the period, which we

believe should not differ materially from using daily balances, and

the interest generated.

The tables also include average balances and interest rates in 2024

and 2023, based on the domicile of the entities at which the

relevant assets or liabilities are recorded. Domestic balances relate

to our entities domiciled in Spain. International balances relate to

entities domiciled outside of Spain (reflecting our foreign activity),

and are divided into mature markets (the US and Europe, except

Spain and Poland) and developing markets (South America, Mexico

and Poland).

The average balance of interest-earning assets in 2024 was 2%

higher than in 2023. The activity of our entities in both the

domestic market and in the international mature markets grew by

3% year-on-year, while it was stable in the international

developing markets.

The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities in 2024 was 2%

higher year-on-year, with growth in domestic (+6% year-on-year)

and international developing markets (+1% year-on-year), while it

decreased by 1% year-on-year in international mature markets.

The average return on interest-earning assets increased 32 bps

from 6.70% in 2023 to 7.02% in 2024, following a strong increase

in 2023. By market, it grew 49 bps year-on-year in the domestic

market, 54 bps year-on-year in our international mature markets,

and fell 14 bps year-on-year in our international developing

markets.

The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities rose 19 bps in 2024

to 4.33%. By market, it performed in line with the average yield on

assets, increasing in our domestic (+48 bps year-on-year) and

international mature (+67 bps year-on-year) markets, and it fell

1.1 pp year-on-year in our international developing markets.

We calculated the change in interest income/(expense) shown in

the tables below by:

• Applying the interest rate of the previous period to the difference

between the average balances from the current and previous

periods to obtain the change in volumes.

• Applying the difference between the rates from the current and

previous periods to the average balance from the previous year

to obtain the change in interest rate.

Both interest income and expense increased in 2024, mainly due to

higher average interest rates and, to a lesser extent, greater

volumes.

As a result, net interest income increased 8% year-on-year, with

generalized growth across all businesses and regions.

Especially of note was the performance in Retail, mainly in South

America due to the higher volumes and lower cost of deposits, and

in Spain, Poland and Portugal due to good margin management.

There was also strong growth in Consumer, especially in Europe

due to volumes growth and asset repricing, and in Brazil, favoured

by higher volumes and lower average interest rates.

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| Assets | Average  balance | Interest | Average  rate |  | Average  balance | Interest | Average  rate |
| Cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand, and loans  and advances to central banks and credit institutions | 290,409 | 16,399 | 5.65% |  | 310,887 | 16,467 | 5.30% |
| Domestic | 108,705 | 4,701 | 4.32% |  | 117,332 | 4,694 | 4.00% |
| International - Mature markets | 114,350 | 5,700 | 4.98% |  | 124,570 | 5,611 | 4.50% |
| International - Developing markets | 67,354 | 5,998 | 8.91% |  | 68,985 | 6,162 | 8.93% |
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| Reverse repurchase agreements | 65,939 | 5,644 | 8.56% |  | 55,570 | 4,745 | 8.54% |
| Domestic | 32,739 | 1,901 | 5.81% |  | 24,292 | 1,336 | 5.50% |
| International - Mature markets | 8,085 | 492 | 6.09% |  | 4,845 | 278 | 5.74% |
| International - Developing markets | 25,115 | 3,251 | 12.94% |  | 26,433 | 3,131 | 11.85% |
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| Loans and advances to customers | 1,053,394 | 77,781 | 7.38% |  | 1,036,547 | 70,619 | 6.81% |
| Domestic | 265,043 | 12,272 | 4.63% |  | 265,322 | 10,581 | 3.99% |
| International - Mature markets | 562,488 | 33,884 | 6.02% |  | 546,641 | 28,771 | 5.26% |
| International - Developing markets | 225,863 | 31,625 | 14.00% |  | 224,584 | 31,267 | 13.92% |
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| Reverse repurchase agreements | 61,793 | 5,922 | 9.58% |  | 46,382 | 4,202 | 9.06% |
| Domestic | 12,410 | 468 | 3.77% |  | 8,725 | 261 | 2.99% |
| International - Mature markets | 48,161 | 5,310 | 11.03% |  | 36,546 | 3,809 | 10.42% |
| International - Developing markets | 1,222 | 144 | 11.78% |  | 1,111 | 132 | 11.88% |
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| Debt securities | 262,338 | 16,120 | 6.14% |  | 224,304 | 14,501 | 6.46% |
| Domestic | 94,607 | 3,478 | 3.68% |  | 71,507 | 2,503 | 3.50% |
| International - Mature markets | 64,140 | 2,174 | 3.39% |  | 51,327 | 1,444 | 2.81% |
| International - Developing markets | 103,591 | 10,468 | 10.11% |  | 101,470 | 10,554 | 10.40% |
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| Income from hedging operations |  | 2,456 |  |  |  | 3,561 |  |
| Domestic |  | 152 |  |  |  | (45) |  |
| International - Mature markets |  | 2,001 |  |  |  | 2,955 |  |
| International - Developing markets |  | 303 |  |  |  | 651 |  |
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| Other interest |  | (21) |  |  |  | 104 |  |
| Domestic |  | (71) |  |  |  | (47) |  |
| International - Mature markets |  | 42 |  |  |  | 63 |  |
| International - Developing markets |  | 8 |  |  |  | 88 |  |
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| Total interest-earning assets | 1,606,141 | 112,735 | 7.02% |  | 1,571,738 | 105,252 | 6.70% |
| Domestic | 468,355 | 20,532 | 4.38% |  | 454,161 | 17,686 | 3.89% |
| International - Mature markets | 740,978 | 43,801 | 5.91% |  | 722,538 | 38,844 | 5.38% |
| International - Developing markets | 396,808 | 48,402 | 12.20% |  | 395,039 | 48,722 | 12.33% |
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| Other non-interest earning assets | 197,131 |  |  |  | 201,365 |  |  |
| Assets from discontinued operations | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |
| Average total assets | 1,803,272 | 112,735 |  |  | 1,773,103 | 105,252 |  |

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| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | Average  balance | Interest | Average  rate |  | Average  balance | Interest | Average  rate |
| Deposits from central banks and credit institutions | 152,706 | 9,383 | 6.14% |  | 175,164 | 9,350 | 5.34% |
| Domestic | 60,256 | 2,960 | 4.91% |  | 62,366 | 2,723 | 4.37% |
| International - Mature markets | 44,633 | 2,447 | 5.48% |  | 63,456 | 2,989 | 4.71% |
| International - Developing markets | 47,817 | 3,976 | 8.32% |  | 49,342 | 3,638 | 7.37% |
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| Repurchase agreements | 63,601 | 4,570 | 7.19% |  | 55,619 | 3,737 | 6.72% |
| Domestic | 37,663 | 1,973 | 5.24% |  | 34,123 | 1,686 | 4.94% |
| International - Mature markets | 8,773 | 579 | 6.60% |  | 6,542 | 388 | 5.93% |
| International - Developing markets | 17,165 | 2,018 | 11.76% |  | 14,954 | 1,663 | 11.12% |
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| Customer deposits | 1,041,242 | 36,465 | 3.50% |  | 1,011,471 | 33,238 | 3.29% |
| Domestic | 321,519 | 4,944 | 1.54% |  | 302,379 | 3,269 | 1.08% |
| International - Mature markets | 472,750 | 16,283 | 3.44% |  | 468,602 | 12,386 | 2.64% |
| International - Developing markets | 246,973 | 15,238 | 6.17% |  | 240,490 | 17,583 | 7.31% |
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| Repurchase agreements | 85,665 | 8,240 | 9.62% |  | 73,193 | 7,084 | 9.68% |
| Domestic | 14,124 | 586 | 4.15% |  | 4,602 | 263 | 5.71% |
| International - Mature markets | 48,115 | 5,278 | 10.97% |  | 46,992 | 4,125 | 8.78% |
| International - Developing markets | 23,426 | 2,376 | 10.14% |  | 21,599 | 2,696 | 12.48% |
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| Marketable debt securities A | 310,226 | 14,774 | 4.76% |  | 288,345 | 12,751 | 4.42% |
| Domestic | 147,606 | 5,330 | 3.61% |  | 134,045 | 4,184 | 3.12% |
| International - Mature markets | 117,291 | 5,323 | 4.54% |  | 108,912 | 4,219 | 3.87% |
| International - Developing markets | 45,329 | 4,121 | 9.09% |  | 45,388 | 4,348 | 9.58% |
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| Commercial paper | 25,809 | 1,244 | 4.82% |  | 29,195 | 1,329 | 4.55% |
| Domestic | 17,046 | 727 | 4.26% |  | 21,509 | 888 | 4.13% |
| International - Mature markets | 7,143 | 339 | 4.75% |  | 5,641 | 243 | 4.31% |
| International - Developing markets | 1,620 | 178 | 10.99% |  | 2,045 | 198 | 9.68% |
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| Other interest-bearing liabilities | 22,887 | 677 | 2.96% |  | 23,139 | 638 | 2.76% |
| Domestic | 17,151 | 490 | 2.86% |  | 16,109 | 469 | 2.91% |
| International - Mature markets | 3,707 | 17 | 0.46% |  | 4,830 | 1 | 0.02% |
| International - Developing markets | 2,029 | 170 | 8.38% |  | 2,200 | 168 | 7.64% |
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| Expenses from hedging operations |  | 2,986 |  |  |  | 4,436 |  |
| Domestic |  | 1,159 |  |  |  | 1,045 |  |
| International - Mature markets |  | 1,325 |  |  |  | 1,756 |  |
| International - Developing markets |  | 502 |  |  |  | 1,635 |  |
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| Other interest |  | 1,782 |  |  |  | 1,578 |  |
| Domestic |  | 741 |  |  |  | 567 |  |
| International - Mature markets |  | 282 |  |  |  | 304 |  |
| International - Developing markets |  | 759 |  |  |  | 707 |  |
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| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 1,527,061 | 66,067 | 4.33% |  | 1,498,119 | 61,991 | 4.14% |
| Domestic | 546,532 | 15,624 | 2.86% |  | 514,899 | 12,257 | 2.38% |
| International - Mature markets | 638,381 | 25,677 | 4.02% |  | 645,800 | 21,655 | 3.35% |
| International - Developing markets | 342,148 | 24,766 | 7.24% |  | 337,420 | 28,079 | 8.32% |
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| Other non-interest bearing liabilities | 171,069 |  |  |  | 173,299 |  |  |
| Non-controlling interests | 8,398 |  |  |  | 8,650 |  |  |
| Total stockholders´ equity | 96,744 |  |  |  | 93,035 |  |  |
| Liabilities from discontinued operations | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |
| Average total liabilities and stockholders´ equity | 1,803,272 | 66,067 |  |  | 1,773,103 | 61,991 |  |

A. Does not include contingently convertible preference shares and perpetual subordinated notes because they do not accrue interests. We include them under 'Other non-

interest-bearing liabilities'.

Annual report 2024401

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|  | Increase (decrease) due to  changes in | |  |  |
| Interest income | Volume | Rate |  | Total change |
| Cash and deposits on demand and loans and advances to central banks and credit institutions | (985) | 917 |  | (68) |
| Domestic | (358) | 365 |  | 7 |
| International - Mature markets | (482) | 571 |  | 89 |
| International - Developing markets | (145) | (19) |  | (164) |
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| of which: |  |  |  |  |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | 522 | 377 |  | 899 |
| Domestic | 487 | 78 |  | 565 |
| International - Mature markets | 196 | 18 |  | 214 |
| International - Developing markets | (161) | 281 |  | 120 |
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| Loans and advances to customers | 1,022 | 6,140 |  | 7,162 |
| Domestic | (11) | 1,702 |  | 1,691 |
| International - Mature markets | 854 | 4,259 |  | 5,113 |
| International - Developing markets | 179 | 179 |  | 358 |
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| Reverse repurchase agreements | 1,411 | 309 |  | 1,720 |
| Domestic | 128 | 79 |  | 207 |
| International - Mature markets | 1,270 | 231 |  | 1,501 |
| International - Developing markets | 13 | (1) |  | 12 |
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| Debt securities | 1,463 | 156 |  | 1,619 |
| Domestic | 844 | 131 |  | 975 |
| International - Mature markets | 401 | 329 |  | 730 |
| International - Developing markets | 218 | (304) |  | (86) |
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| Income from hedging income | (1,105) | — |  | (1,105) |
| Domestic | 197 | — |  | 197 |
| International - Mature markets | (954) | — |  | (954) |
| International - Developing markets | (348) | — |  | (348) |
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| Other interest | (125) | — |  | (125) |
| Domestic | (24) | — |  | (24) |
| International - Mature markets | (21) | — |  | (21) |
| International - Developing markets | (80) | — |  | (80) |
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| Total interest-earning assets | 270 | 7,213 |  | 7,483 |
| Domestic | 648 | 2,198 |  | 2,846 |
| International - Mature markets | (202) | 5,159 |  | 4,957 |
| International - Developing markets | (176) | (144) |  | (320) |

Annual report 2024402

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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| Interest expense | Volume | Rate |  | Total change |
| Deposits from central banks and credit institutions | (1,190) | 1,223 |  | 33 |
| Domestic | (95) | 332 |  | 237 |
| International - Mature markets | (980) | 438 |  | (542) |
| International - Developing markets | (115) | 453 |  | 338 |
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| Repurchase agreements | 582 | 251 |  | 833 |
| Domestic | 182 | 105 |  | 287 |
| International - Mature markets | 144 | 47 |  | 191 |
| International - Developing markets | 256 | 99 |  | 355 |
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| Customer deposits | 792 | 2,435 |  | 3,227 |
| Domestic | 218 | 1,457 |  | 1,675 |
| International - Mature markets | 111 | 3,786 |  | 3,897 |
| International - Developing markets | 463 | (2,808) |  | (2,345) |
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| Repurchase agreements | 729 | 427 |  | 1,156 |
| Domestic | 413 | (90) |  | 323 |
| International - Mature markets | 101 | 1,052 |  | 1,153 |
| International - Developing markets | 215 | (535) |  | (320) |
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| Marketable debt securities | 785 | 1,238 |  | 2,023 |
| Domestic | 449 | 697 |  | 1,146 |
| International - Mature markets | 342 | 762 |  | 1,104 |
| International - Developing markets | (6) | (221) |  | (227) |
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| Commercial paper | (166) | 81 |  | (85) |
| Domestic | (190) | 29 |  | (161) |
| International - Mature markets | 69 | 27 |  | 96 |
| International - Developing markets | (45) | 25 |  | (20) |
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| Other interest-bearing liabilities | 16 | 23 |  | 39 |
| Domestic | 30 | (9) |  | 21 |
| International - Mature markets | 0 | 16 |  | 16 |
| International - Developing markets | (14) | 16 |  | 2 |
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| Expenses from hedging expenses | (1,450) | — |  | (1,450) |
| Domestic | 114 | — |  | 114 |
| International - Mature markets | (431) | — |  | (431) |
| International - Developing markets | (1,133) | — |  | (1,133) |
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| Other interest | 204 | — |  | 204 |
| Domestic | 174 | — |  | 174 |
| International - Mature markets | (22) | — |  | (22) |
| International - Developing markets | 52 | — |  | 52 |
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| Total interest-bearing liabilities | (843) | 4,919 |  | 4,076 |
| Domestic | 890 | 2,477 |  | 3,367 |
| International - Mature markets | (980) | 5,002 |  | 4,022 |
| International - Developing markets | (753) | (2,560) |  | (3,313) |

Annual report 2024403

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| Interest income | 270 | 7,213 |  | 7,483 |
| Domestic | 648 | 2,198 |  | 2,846 |
| International - Mature markets | (202) | 5,159 |  | 4,957 |
| International - Developing markets | (176) | (144) |  | (320) |
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| Interest expense | (843) | 4,919 |  | 4,076 |
| Domestic | 890 | 2,477 |  | 3,367 |
| International - Mature markets | (980) | 5,002 |  | 4,022 |
| International - Developing markets | (753) | (2,560) |  | (3,313) |
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| Net interest income | 1,113 | 2,294 |  | 3,407 |
| Domestic | (242) | (279) |  | (521) |
| International - Mature markets | 778 | 157 |  | 935 |
| International - Developing markets | 577 | 2,416 |  | 2,993 |

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| Asset management business, funds and insurance | 4,374 | 3,967 | 407 | 10.3 | 4,032 |
| Credit and debit cards | 2,352 | 2,386 | (34) | (1.4) | 2,139 |
| Securities and custody services | 1,289 | 1,086 | 203 | 18.7 | 986 |
| Account management and availability fees | 2,046 | 2,005 | 41 | 2.0 | 2,032 |
| Cheques and payment orders | 842 | 826 | 16 | 1.9 | 797 |
| Foreign exchange | 834 | 797 | 37 | 4.7 | 788 |
| Charges for past-due/unpaid balances and guarantees | 305 | 297 | 8 | 2.6 | 277 |
| Bill discounting | 190 | 208 | (18) | (8.7) | 227 |
| Other | 778 | 484 | 294 | 60.7 | 512 |
| Net fee income | 13,010 | 12,057 | 953 | 7.9 | 11,790 |

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Net fee income

Net fee income totalled 13,010 in 2024 and grew 8% compared to

2023, with good performance in all businesses except Payments,

whose year-on-year comparison was impacted by a one-time

positive fee from commercial agreements in Brazil in Q1 2023.

Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities and

exchange differences (net)

Gains on financial transactions and liabilities and exchange

differences (net) stood at EUR 2,273 million in 2024 (EUR 2,633

million in 2023), affected by lower market activity in South

America, especially in Brazil, lower results in DCB Europe (DCBE)

and lower results in the Corporate Centre from foreign currency

hedges and risk transfer initiatives.

Gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities stem from mark-

to-market valuations of the trading portfolio and derivative

instruments, which include spot market foreign exchange

transactions, sales of investment securities and liquidation of our

hedging and other derivative positions.

For more details, see [note 43](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1015) to the consolidated financial

statements.

Exchange rate differences primarily show gains and losses from

foreign exchange and the differences that arise from converting

monetary items in foreign currencies to the functional currency,

and from selling non-monetary assets denominated in foreign

currency at the time of their disposal. Given Santander manages

currency exposures with derivative instruments, the changes in this

line should be analysed together with Gains/(losses) on financial

assets and liabilities.

For more details, see [note 44](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1018) to the consolidated financial

statements.

Dividend income

Dividend income was EUR  714 million in 2024 (EUR 571 million in

2023).

Income from companies accounted for by the equity

method

The income from companies accounted for by the equity method

reached EUR  711 million in 2024 compared to EUR 613 million in

2023.

Other operating income/expenses

Other operating income recorded a loss of EUR 1,500 million in

2024 (compared to a EUR 1,712 million loss in 2023). These results

include the hyperinflation adjustment in Argentina and charge

relating to the temporary levy on revenue earned in Spain, which

was 50% higher than in 2023 (EUR 335 million in 2024 versus EUR

224 million in 2023). As mentioned, there was no contribution to

the SRF in 2024 and there was a lower contribution to the DGF in

Spain (EUR 11 million, net of tax and minority interests in 2024).

For more details, see [note 45](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1021)  to the consolidated financial

statement.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses amounted to EUR 26,034 million in 2024, 2%

higher than 2023, growing at a much lower pace than total

income.

Our cost management continued to focus on improving our

efficiency and, as a result, we remained among the most efficient

global banks in the world.

Our business transformation plan, ONE Transformation, continued

to progress across our footprint, reflected in an enhanced

operating performance and better business dynamics.

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| Staff costs | 14,328 | 13,726 | 602 | 4.4 | 12,547 |
| Other administrative expenses | 8,412 | 8,515 | (103) | (1.2) | 8,371 |
| Information technology | 2,622 | 2,471 | 151 | 6.1 | 2,473 |
| Communications | 404 | 414 | (10) | (2.4) | 410 |
| Advertising | 540 | 603 | (63) | (10.4) | 559 |
| Buildings and premises | 757 | 721 | 36 | 5.0 | 708 |
| Printed and office material | 89 | 97 | (8) | (8.2) | 96 |
| Taxes (other than tax on profits) | 556 | 570 | (14) | (2.5) | 559 |
| Other expenses | 3,444 | 3,639 | (195) | (5.4) | 3,566 |
| Administrative expenses | 22,740 | 22,241 | 499 | 2.2 | 20,918 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,294 | 3,184 | 110 | 3.5 | 2,985 |
| Operating expenses | 26,034 | 25,425 | 609 | 2.4 | 23,903 |

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Provisions or reversal of provisions

Provisions (net of provisions reversals) amounted to EUR 3,883

million in 2024 (EUR 2,678 million in 2023) and included the

charges after discontinuing our Superdigital platform in Latin

America in Q2 2024, and the provision in Q4 2024 for potential

complaints related to motor finance dealer commissions in the UK.

For more details, see [note 25](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_931) to the consolidated financial

statements.

Impairment or reversal of impairment of financial

assets not measured at fair value through profit or

loss (net)

Impairment or reversal of impairment on financial assets not

measured at fair value through profit or loss (net) was EUR 12,644

million in 2024 (EUR 12,956 million in 2023).

Credit quality indicators remained robust, supported by good risk

management and the good performance of the economy in general

and labour markets in the countries where the Group operates.

Impairment of other assets (net)

The impairment on other assets (net) was EUR 628 million in 2024

and included the charge registered in Q2 2024 after discontinuing

our merchant platform in Germany, compared to an impairment of

EUR 237 million in 2023.

Gains or losses on non-financial assets and

investments (net)

Net gains on non-financial assets and investments (net) were EUR

367 million in 2024, which included the gain recorded in Q2 2024

from an agreement with Sodexo in Brazil compared to a gain of

EUR 313 million in 2023.

For more details, see [note 48](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1051) to the consolidated financial

statements.

Negative goodwill recognized in results

No negative goodwill was recorded in 2024. Negative goodwill of

EUR 39 million was recorded in 2023.

Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not

classified as discontinued operations

This item, which mainly includes impairment of foreclosed assets

recorded and the sale of properties acquired upon foreclosure,

recorded a EUR 27 million loss in 2024 (EUR 20 million loss in

2023).

For more details, see [note 49](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1054) to the consolidated financial

statements.

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| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | — | 44 | 7 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 12,644 | 12,912 | 10,856 |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment of financial assets not measured at fair value through  profit or loss and net gains and losses from changes | 12,644 | 12,956 | 10,863 |

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| Impairment on non-financial assets, net | 628 | 237 | 239 |
| Tangible assets | 386 | 136 | 140 |
| Intangible assets | 231 | 73 | 75 |
| Others | 11 | 28 | 24 |
| Impairment on other assets (net) | 628 | 237 | 239 |

Profit or loss before tax from continuing operations

Profit before tax was EUR 19,027 million in 2024, +16% year-on-

year, supported by the good performance of net interest income,

net fee income and cost discipline.

Tax expense or income from continuing operations

Total income tax was EUR 5,283 million in 2024 (EUR 4,276 million

in 2023).

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Profit attributable to non-controlling interests

Profit attributable to non-controlling interests increased slightly to

EUR 1,170 million in 2024 (EUR 1,107 million in 2023), in part due

to the accelerated placement of ordinary shares of Santander Bank

Polska S.A. in the year.

For more details, see [note 28](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_961) to the consolidated financial

statements.

Profit attributable to the parent

Profit attributable to the parent amounted to EUR 12,574 million in

2024, 14% higher than the EUR 11,076 million in 2023. These

results do not fully reflect profit performance due to the

aforementioned impacts.

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| → Third consecutive year of record revenue, which boosted profit to an all-time high in 2024.  → Efficiency improvement and profitable growth, supported by the operational leverage resulting from the execution of  ONE Transformation.  → Risk indicators were robust, underpinned by good risk management, the economic environment and low  unemployment. | | | | | |
| Attributable profit | |  | RoTE |  | RoRWA |
| EUR 12,574 million | +14% in euros |  | 16.3% |  | 2.18% |
| +15% in constant euros |  | +1.2 pp |  | +0.2 pp |
| Note: changes vs. 2023. |  |  |  | | |

Below is the condensed income statement adjusted for items

beyond the ordinary course of business and reclassification of

certain items under some headings of the underlying income

statement, as described in [note 52.c](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1072) of the consolidated financial

statements, where our segments' aggregate underlying

consolidated results are reconciled to the statutory consolidated

results.

The Group presents, both at the total Group level and for each of

the business units, the changes in euros registered in the income

statement, as well as variations excluding the exchange rate effect

(i.e., in constant euros) except for Argentina and any grouping

which includes it. For further information, see section [8.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601)

['Alternative Performance Measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of this chapter.

At the Group level, exchange rates had an unfavourable impact of

2.0 pp on total income and a favourable impact of 1.6 pp on costs

in the year.

To better understand the business trends, we reclassified certain

items under some headings of the underlying income statement.

These items explain the differences between the statutory and

underlying income statements and were:

• In 2024:

• The impact of the temporary levy on revenue earned in Spain

totalling EUR 335 million in Q1 2024, which was reclassified

from total income to other gains (losses) and provisions.

• Provisions which strengthen the balance sheet in Brazil of EUR

352 million in Q2 2024 (EUR 174 million net of tax and

minority interests).

• In 2023:

• The impact of the temporary levy on revenue earned in Spain

totalling EUR 224 million in Q1 2023, which was reclassified

from total income to other gains (losses) and provisions.

• Provisions which strengthen the balance sheet in Brazil of EUR

235 million (net of tax and minority interests) in Q1 2023.

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | Absolute | % | % excl. FX | 2022 |
| Net interest income | 46,668 | 43,261 | 3,407 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 38,619 |
| Net fee income | 13,010 | 12,057 | 953 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 11,790 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions and exchange differences | 2,273 | 2,633 | (360) | (13.7) | (11.3) | 1,653 |
| Other operating income | 260 | (304) | 564 | — | — | 92 |
| Total income | 62,211 | 57,647 | 4,564 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 52,154 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations | (26,034) | (25,425) | (609) | 2.4 | 4.0 | (23,902) |
| Net operating income | 36,177 | 32,222 | 3,955 | 12.3 | 14.6 | 28,251 |
| Net loan-loss provisions | (12,333) | (12,458) | 125 | (1.0) | 2.0 | (10,509) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions | (4,817) | (3,066) | (1,751) | 57.1 | 58.9 | (2,492) |
| Profit before tax | 19,027 | 16,698 | 2,329 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 15,250 |
| Tax on profit | (5,283) | (4,489) | (794) | 17.7 | 19.0 | (4,486) |
| Profit from continuing operations | 13,744 | 12,209 | 1,535 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 10,764 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 13,744 | 12,209 | 1,535 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 10,764 |
| Non-controlling interests | (1,170) | (1,133) | (37) | 3.3 | 5.3 | (1,159) |
| Net capital gains and provisions | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 12,574 | 11,076 | 1,498 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 9,605 |
| Underlying profit attributable to the parent A | 12,574 | 11,076 | 1,498 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 9,605 |

A. Excluding net capital gains and provisions.

For more details, see [note 52.c](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1072) to the consolidated financial statements.

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In both 2024 and 2023, profit attributable to the parent and

underlying profit were the same (EUR 12,574 million in 2024 and

EUR 11,076 million in 2023), as profit was not affected by results

that fell outside the ordinary course of our business. As a result,

both attributable profit and underlying profit increased 14% in

euros and 15% in constant euros compared to 2023.

This year-on-year comparison is impacted by a higher charge

relating to the temporary levy on revenue earned in Spain, charges

in Q2 2024 related to the discontinuation of our merchant platform

in Germany and Superdigital in Latin America (EUR 243 million, net

of tax and minority interests) and by the provision in Q4 2024 for

potential complaints related to motor finance dealer commissions

in the UK (EUR 260 million, net of tax and minority interests).

Additionally, in 2024, there was a lower contribution to the Deposit

Guarantee Fund in Spain and there was no contribution to the

Single Resolution Fund as contributions ended in 2023.

Total income amounted to EUR 62,211 million in 2024, a new

record, up 8% year-on-year. In constant euros, total income rose

10% year-on-year, as follows:

• Net interest income (NII) totalled EUR 46,668 million, a new

record, and 10% higher year-on-year, with growth across all

businesses and regions:

• NII grew strongly in Retail (+11%), which represents 60% of

the Group's NII. It rose in all three regions, especially in South

America, which benefitted from higher volumes and lower cost

of deposits, and in Europe, driven by good margin

management.

• In Consumer (23% of Group NII), it rose 6%, on the back of

active loan repricing and volumes growth in Europe, and higher

volumes and lower interest rates in Brazil.

• In CIB, NII increased strongly (+15%), boosted by our three

main businesses.

• In Wealth, NII rose 8%, driven by good margin management in

a favourable macroeconomic environment and strong

commercial activity in Private Banking.

• In Payments, NII increased 13%, with growth in both Cards and

PagoNxt, due to higher activity.

• Net fee income reached EUR 13,010 million, also a new record,

up 11% year-on-year, with growth across all businesses if we

exclude from Payments the one-time positive fee from

commercial agreements in Cards in Brazil in Q1 2023. We

recorded this excellent net fee income performance as a result of

executing our strategy to capture network effects across the

Group. By business:

• In Retail, net fee income increased 7%, supported by higher

commercial activity and a larger customer base. By country, the

good performances in Brazil, the US, Mexico and Poland stood

out.

• In Consumer, net fee income rose 24%, driven mainly by

growth in Europe due to increased insurance penetration,

volumes growth in Brazil and auto fee income in the US.

• In CIB, net fee income increased 21%, with all businesses

growing but particularly Global Banking on the back of the US

Banking Build-Out (US BBO) initiative.

• In Wealth, net fee income rose 19%, with growth across all

three businesses, mainly due to good commercial activity in

Private Banking and Asset Management.

• In Payments, net fee income declined 1%, affected by the

impact from the aforementioned one-time positive fee in Q1

2023 in Cards (+1% excluding it), while net fee income rose 5%

in PagoNxt.

• Gains on financial transactions and exchange differences

declined 11%, due to lower results in CIB, mainly in Brazil

affected by weaker market activity (although it showed some

recovery in the second half of the year), lower results in DCBE

and lower results in the Corporate Centre due to impacts from

foreign currency hedges and risk transfer initiatives.

• Other operating income registered a positive result in 2024

compared to a negative result in 2023. These results include the

negative impact of the hyperinflation adjustment in Argentina

and there was a lower contribution to the DGF in Spain (EUR 11

million, net of tax and minority interests in 2024). As already

mentioned, there was no contribution to the SRF in 2024 as

contributions ended in 2023.

This positive total income performance, with double-digit growth,

enabled us to exceed our growth target for 2024, which we

upgraded in Q2.

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A. In constant euros: +10%.

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Administrative expenses and amortizations in 2024 totalled EUR

26,034 million, up 2% year-on-year. In real terms, excluding the

impact of average inflation and in constant euros, they grew 1%

year-on-year (for further information, see section [8. 'Alternative](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601)

[performance measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of this chapter).

We continued to progress with our business transformation plan,

ONE Transformation, reflected in greater operational leverage and

better business dynamics. By business and in constant euros:

• In Retail, administrative expenses and amortizations grew 3%. In

real terms they fell 1%, driven by the transformation efforts

through organizational and process simplification and the

implementation of our global platform. The efficiency ratio

improved 3.4 pp year-on-year to 39.7%.

• In Consumer, administrative expenses and amortizations fell 1%

year-on-year. In real terms, they fell 4%, even as we continued

to invest in operational leasing and check-out lending platforms

and in business growth. This good performance was due to our

focus on efficiency and transformation and resulted in a 2.7 pp

improvement in the efficiency ratio year-on-year to 40.1%.

• In CIB, administrative expenses and amortizations increased

14%, due to our investments in new products, capabilities and

technology. The efficiency ratio stood at 45.6%, maintaining a

leading position among peers.

• In Wealth, administrative expenses and amortizations rose 9%,

due to investments in key initiatives, such as reinforcing teams in

Private Banking. The efficiency ratio improved 2.0 pp year-on-

year to 35.9%.

• In Payments, administrative expenses and amortizations rose

8%, rising 5% in real terms due to investments in global

platforms in both PagoNxt and Cards. The efficiency ratio stood

at 45.0%.

Our cost management continued to focus on structurally improving

our efficiency. As a result, we remained one of the most efficient

banks in the world with an efficiency ratio of 41.8%. This is a 2.3 pp

improvement year-on-year and is in line with our target of around

42%, which we upgraded in Q2.

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All in all, net operating income reached EUR 36,177 million, up

12% year-on-year (+15% in constant euros). This strong

performance was driven by both the good performance of revenue

and the efficiency improvement.

Net loan-loss provisions in 2024 amounted to EUR 12,333 million,

down 1% year-on-year. In constant euros, they increased just 2%,

with our credit portfolio growing 1%.

The good performance in Retail (which accounts for around 50% of

the Group's total net loan-loss provisions), due to lower provisions

in Europe, partially offset the expected increases in Consumer, as a

result of the normalization in Europe, higher volumes, increased

Swiss franc mortgage portfolio coverage, lower portfolio sales

than last year and some regulatory charges.

The cost of risk stood at 1.15%, better than the Group’s 2024

target to maintain the cost of risk around 1.2%.

For more details, see section [2. 'Credit risk'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_637) in the 'Risk

management and compliance' chapter.

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| Net loan-loss provisions |
| EUR million |

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A. In constant euros: +2%.

Annual report 2024410

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Other gains (losses) and provisions recorded a loss of EUR 4,817

million in 2024, versus a EUR 3,066 million loss 2023, mainly

affected by the aforementioned charges in 2024 (the

discontinuation our merchant platforms in Germany and

Superdigital in Latin America and the provision for potential

complaints related to motor finance dealer commissions in the UK),

and the higher impact of the temporary levy on revenue earned in

Spain.

Profit attributable to the parent in 2024 was EUR 12,574 million,

a new record, and 14% more than in 2023 (+15% in constant

euros), supported by solid total income growth, which greatly

outstripped cost growth, which grew practically in line with

inflation, and controlled cost of risk (improving 3 bps year-on-

year).

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| Underlying profit attributable to the parent |
| EUR million |

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A. In constant euros: +15%.

RoTE stood at 16.3% (15.1% in 2023) in line with our full-year

target to exceed 16%, which we upgraded in Q2.

RoRWA stood at 2.18% (1.96% in 2023) and earnings per share

stood at EUR 0.77 (EUR 0.65 in 2023).

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Annual report 2024411

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| Assets | Dec-24 | Dec-23 | Absolute | % | Dec-22 |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand | 192,208 | 220,342 | (28,134) | (12.8) | 223,073 |
| Financial assets held for trading | 230,253 | 176,921 | 53,332 | 30.1 | 156,118 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 6,130 | 5,910 | 220 | 3.7 | 5,713 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | 7,915 | 9,773 | (1,858) | (19.0) | 8,989 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 89,898 | 83,308 | 6,590 | 7.9 | 85,239 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 1,203,707 | 1,191,403 | 12,304 | 1.0 | 1,147,044 |
| Hedging derivatives | 5,672 | 5,297 | 375 | 7.1 | 8,069 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest risk | (704) | (788) | 84 | (10.7) | (3,749) |
| Investments | 7,277 | 7,646 | (369) | (4.8) | 7,615 |
| Assets under reinsurance contracts | 222 | 237 | (15) | (6.3) | 308 |
| Tangible assets | 32,087 | 33,882 | (1,795) | (5.3) | 34,073 |
| Intangible assets | 19,259 | 19,871 | (612) | (3.1) | 18,645 |
| Tax assets | 30,596 | 31,390 | (794) | (2.5) | 29,987 |
| Other assets | 8,559 | 8,856 | (297) | (3.4) | 10,082 |
| Non-current assets held for sale | 4,002 | 3,014 | 988 | 32.8 | 3,453 |
| Total assets | 1,837,081 | 1,797,062 | 40,019 | 2.2 | 1,734,659 |
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| Financial liabilities held for trading | 152,151 | 122,270 | 29,881 | 24.4 | 115,185 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 36,360 | 40,367 | (4,007) | (9.9) | 40,268 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 1,484,322 | 1,468,703 | 15,619 | 1.1 | 1,423,858 |
| Hedging derivatives | 4,752 | 7,656 | (2,904) | (37.9) | 9,228 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | (9) | 55 | (64) | (116.4) | (117) |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | 17,829 | 17,799 | 30 | 0.2 | 16,426 |
| Provisions | 8,407 | 8,441 | (34) | (0.4) | 8,149 |
| Tax liabilities | 9,598 | 9,932 | (334) | (3.4) | 9,468 |
| Other liabilities | 16,344 | 17,598 | (1,254) | (7.1) | 14,609 |
| Liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | 1,729,754 | 1,692,821 | 36,933 | 2.2 | 1,637,074 |
| Shareholders' equity | 135,196 | 130,443 | 4,753 | 3.6 | 124,732 |
| Other comprehensive income | (36,595) | (35,020) | (1,575) | 4.5 | (35,628) |
| Non-controlling interest | 8,726 | 8,818 | (92) | (1.0) | 8,481 |
| Total equity | 107,327 | 104,241 | 3,086 | 3.0 | 97,585 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 1,837,081 | 1,797,062 | 40,019 | 2.2 | 1,734,659 |

Annual report 2024412

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|  |  | Loan growth in Consumer, Payments and Wealth, offset the  slight decrease in Retail in Europe and the US. | | | | | | | | | |  | Growth in all products, rising double digits in mutual funds and  with a pickup in demand deposits at the end of the year, mainly  in Europe, following interest rate cuts. | | | | | | | | | |  |  |
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Loans and advances to customers

Loans and advances to customers  totalled EUR 1,054,069 million

in December 2024, a 2% increase year-on-year.

For the purpose of analysing traditional commercial banking loans,

the Group uses gross loans and advances to customers excluding

reverse repurchase agreements (repos) which amounted to EUR

1,016,546 million in December 2024, a 2% increase year-on-year.

To facilitate the analysis of Santander's management, the

comments below do not consider the exchange rate impact (i.e., in

constant euros), except for Argentina and any grouping which

includes it. For further information, see section [8. 'Alternative](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601)

[performance measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of this chapter.

Gross loans and advances to customers, excluding reverse repos

and in constant euros, grew 1% year-on-year, as follows:

• In Retail, which represents 60% of the Group's loans, gross loans

and advances fell 1%, as growth in corporate and personal loans

partially offset falls in mortgages and SMEs, affected by

prepayments. By region, increases in North and South America

partially offset declines in Europe.

• In Consumer, which represents 21% of the Group's loans, gross

loans and advances grew 4% driven by good performance in the

auto markets in Europe and Latin America.

• In CIB, which represents 14% of the Group's loans, lending

volumes were stable, as growth in North and South America

compensated the lower volumes in Europe.

• In Wealth and Payments gross loans and advances increased 8%

and 15%, respectively.

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|  |  |  | Change | |  |
|  | Dec-24 | Dec-23 | Absolute | % | Dec-22 |
| Commercial bills | 53,209 | 55,628 | (2,419) | (4.3) | 56,688 |
| Secured loans | 557,463 | 554,375 | 3,088 | 0.6 | 565,609 |
| Other term loans | 296,339 | 295,485 | 854 | 0.3 | 290,031 |
| Finance leases | 40,120 | 38,723 | 1,397 | 3.6 | 39,833 |
| Receivable on demand | 10,756 | 12,277 | (1,521) | (12.4) | 11,435 |
| Credit cards receivable | 24,928 | 24,371 | 557 | 2.3 | 22,704 |
| Impaired assets | 33,731 | 34,094 | (363) | (1.1) | 32,888 |
| Gross loans and advances to customers (excluding reverse repos) | 1,016,546 | 1,014,953 | 1,593 | 0.2 | 1,019,188 |
| Reverse repos | 59,648 | 44,184 | 15,464 | 35.0 | 39,500 |
| Gross loans and advances to customers | 1,076,194 | 1,059,137 | 17,057 | 1.6 | 1,058,688 |
| Loan-loss allowances | 22,125 | 22,788 | (663) | (2.9) | 22,684 |
| Net loans and advances to customers | 1,054,069 | 1,036,349 | 17,720 | 1.7 | 1,036,004 |

Annual report 2024413

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A. In constant euros: +1%.

At the end of 2024, 65% of loans and advances to customers

maturing in more than one year had a fixed interest rate, while the

other 35% had a floating interest rate:

• In Spain, 51% of loans and advances to customers were fixed

rate and 49% were floating rate.

• Outside of Spain, 68% of loans and advances to customers were

fixed rate and 32% were floating rate.

As of December 2024, gross loans and advances to customers

excluding reverse repos maintained a diversified structure between

the markets in which the Group operates: Europe (55%), DCB

Europe (14%), North America (16%) and South America (15%).

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| Gross loans and advances to customers  (excluding reverse repos) |
| % of operating areas. December 2024 |

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For more details on the distribution of loans and advances to

customers by business line, see [note 10.b](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_880) to the consolidated

financial statements.

Tangible assets amounted to EUR 32,087 million in December

2024, down EUR 1,795 million compared to December 2023.

Intangible assets stood at EUR 19,259 million, of which EUR 13,438

million corresponds to goodwill (which decreased EUR 579 million)

and EUR 5,821 million to other intangible assets, mostly IT

developments (down EUR 33 million year-on-year).

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|  | Amount | Weight as %  of the total |  | Amount | Weight as %  of the total |  | Amount | Weight as %  of the total |
| Fixed | 70,166 | 51% |  | 371,080 | 68% |  | 441,246 | 65% |
| Floating | 67,461 | 49% |  | 172,313 | 32% |  | 239,774 | 35% |
| TOTAL | 137,627 | 100% |  | 543,393 | 100% |  | 681,020 | 100% |

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| EUR million | | | | | |
|  |  |  | Change | |  |
|  | Dec-24 | Dec-23 | Absolute | % | Dec-22 |
| Demand deposits | 677,818 | 661,262 | 16,556 | 2.5 | 710,232 |
| Time deposits | 299,801 | 307,085 | (7,284) | (2.4) | 236,099 |
| Mutual funds A | 233,722 | 208,528 | 25,194 | 12.1 | 184,054 |
| Customer funds | 1,211,341 | 1,176,875 | 34,466 | 2.9 | 1,130,385 |
| Pension funds A | 15,646 | 14,831 | 815 | 5.5 | 14,021 |
| Managed portfolios A | 43,118 | 36,414 | 6,704 | 18.4 | 32,184 |
| Repos | 78,317 | 78,822 | (505) | (0.6) | 63,391 |
| Total funds | 1,348,422 | 1,306,942 | 41,480 | 3.2 | 1,239,981 |

A. Including managed and marketed funds.

Customer deposits grew 1% year-on-year to EUR 1,055,936

million at 31 of December 2024.

Santander uses customer funds (customer deposits, excluding

repos, plus mutual funds) to analyse traditional retail banking

funds, which stood at EUR 1,211,341 million and grew 3% year-

on-year.

To facilitate the analysis of Santander's management, the

comments below do not consider the exchange rate impact (i.e., in

constant euros), except for Argentina and any grouping which

includes it. For further information, see section [8. 'Alternative](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601)

[performance measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of this chapter.

Compared to December 2023, customer funds rose 4% in constant

euros, as follows:

• By product, customer deposits excluding repos rose 2%, with an

increase in both demand (+2%) and time deposits (+1%). Mutual

funds rose 18%, with widespread increases across all businesses

and regions.

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| +3% | A |
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| +12% |  |
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| +1% |  |
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| • Total | |
| • Mutual  fundsB | |
| • Deposits  excluding  repos | |
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| Dec-24 vs.  Dec-23 | |
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A. In constant euros: +4%.

B. Including managed and marketed funds.

• By business, customer funds increased 4% in Retail, driven by

time deposits in Europe and South America. In Consumer,

customer funds rose 11%, in line with our retail deposit

gathering strategy. In CIB, customer funds fell 7%, as a result of

our strategy to reduce excess corporate deposits while in Wealth

they were up 12%, driven mainly by mutual funds.

• By secondary segment, customer funds increased practically in

all countries. Of note, was South America where they grew 13%.

In Europe, they increased 2% and in North America they were

stable, as double-digit growth in Mexico offset the decrease in

the US.

Customer funds maintained a diversified structure across the

markets in which the Group operates: Europe (62%), DCB Europe

(7%), North America (14%) and South America (17%). The weight

of demand deposits was 56% of total customer funds, while time

deposits accounted for 25% and mutual funds 19%.

In addition to capturing customer deposits, for strategic reasons

the Group has a selective policy on issuing securities in

international fixed income markets and strives to adapt the

frequency and volume of its market operations to the structural

liquidity needs of each unit, as well as to the receptiveness of each

market.

For more details on debt issuances and maturities, see section [3.4](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_499)

['Liquidity and funding management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_499)' in this chapter.

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Annual report 2024415

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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3.4 Liquidity and funding management

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|  | Regulatory ratios | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  | Debt issuances in 2024 | | | |  |  |
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|  | The LCR and NSFR ratios amply exceed regulatory  requirements (both 100%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | We issued close to EUR 80 bn in debt in 2024, diversified by  product, currency, country and maturity | | | | |  |  |
|  |  | LCR A | | | | |  |  | NSFR | | | | |  |  |  |  | EUR 52.6 bn |  | Medium- and long-term debt | |  |  |
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|  |  | 168% | | | | |  |  | 126% | | | | |  |  |  |  | EUR 26.6 bn |  | Securitizations | |  |  |
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|  |  | vs. 100% regulatory  requirement | | | | |  |  | vs. 100% regulatory  requirement | | | | |  |  |  |  | Comfortable and stable funding structure | | | |  |  |
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Liquidity management

Our structural liquidity management aims to optimize maturities

and costs, and to avoid undesired liquidity risks in funding

Santander’s operations, and is based on these principles :

• Decentralized liquidity model.

• Medium- and long-term (M/LT) funding needs must be covered

by medium- and long-term instruments.

• High contribution from customer deposits due to the retail

nature of the balance sheet.

• Wholesale funding sources diversified by instrument, investor,

market, currency and maturity.

• Limited use of short-term funding.

• Sufficient liquidity reserves (including standing facilities/discount

windows at central banks) to be used in adverse situations.

• Group and subsidiary-level compliance with regulatory liquidity

requirements.

To apply these principles effectively across the Group, we

developed a unique, three-pronged management framework:

• Organization and governance. Strict organization and

governance that involve subsidiaries’ senior managers in

decision-making and our global strategy. Decisions about

structural risks, including liquidity and funding risk, falls on the

local asset and liability committees (ALCOs), which coordinate

with the global ALCO. The global ALCO is empowered by Banco

Santander, S.A.'s board of directors under the corporate Asset

and Liability Management (ALM) framework.

This enhanced governance model is part of our risk appetite

framework, which meets regulatory and market standards for

strong risk management and control systems.

• Balance sheet and liquidity risk.  In-depth analysis that supports

decisions and controls to ensure liquidity levels cover short- and

long-term needs with stable funding sources, and optimize

funding costs.

Each subsidiary has a conservative risk appetite framework

(based on their commercial strategy) which sets out the liquidity

risk management framework. Subsidiaries must work within the

framework limits to achieve their strategic objectives.

• Liquidity management adapted to the needs of each business.

We prepare a liquidity plan every year to achieve:

• a solid balance sheet structure, with a diversified footprint in

wholesale markets;

• stable liquidity buffers and limited asset encumbrance; and

• compliance with regulatory and other metrics included in each

entity’s risk appetite statement.

We monitor all these plan's components throughout the year.

Santander continues to carry out the Internal Liquidity Adequacy

Assessment Process (ILAAP) as part of its other risk management

and strategic processes to measure liquidity in ordinary and

stressed scenarios. The quantitative and qualitative items we

consider are also inputs for the Supervisory Review and Evaluation

Process (SREP).

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Once a year, we must submit a board-approved ILAAP assessment

to supervisors that demonstrates our funding and liquidity

structures will remain solid in all scenarios and our internal

processes will ensure sufficient liquidity (based on analyses that

each subsidiary conducts according to local liquidity management

models).

We believe that our governance structure is robust and suited to

identify, manage, monitor and control liquidity risks. It rests on

common frameworks, conservative principles, clearly defined roles

and responsibilities, a consistent committee structure, effective

local lines of defence and well-coordinated corporate supervision.

We produce frequent, detailed liquidity monitoring reports for

management, control and reporting purposes. We also regularly

send the most relevant information to senior managers, the

pertinent ALCOs, the executive committee and the board of

directors.

Over the last few years, Santander and each subsidiary have

developed a comprehensive special situations management

framework that centralizes our governance for such scenarios. It

contains contingency funding plans that form part of our

governance model, including feasible, pre-assessed actions that

follow a defined timeline, are categorized and prioritized, and

provide for sufficient liquidity and execution time to mitigate stress

scenarios. For more details, see the ['3.6 Special situations and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_505)

[resolution'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_505) section in this chapter.

Funding strategy and liquidity in 2024

Funding strategy and structure

Our funding strategy is focused on extending our management

model to all subsidiaries.

It is based on a model of autonomous subsidiaries that are

responsible for covering their own liquidity needs. This enables us

to better understand the advantages derived from our solid retail

banking model to maintain sound liquidity positions in the Group

and our core local units, even amid market stress.

We have adapted our funding strategies to business trends, market

conditions and new regulations. In 2024, we improved specific

aspects, without significant changes in liquidity management or

funding policies and practices. We believe this will enable us to

start 2025 from a strong position and with no growth restrictions.

Our subsidiaries continue to apply the same funding and liquidity

management strategies to:

• maintain sufficient and stable medium- and long-term wholesale

funding levels;

• ensure the right volume of assets that can be discounted in

central banks as part of the liquidity buffer; and

• generate liquidity from the retail business.

These developments provide Santander with a very strong funding

structure with the following characteristics:

• Customer deposits are our main funding source. At the end of

December 2024, they represented just over two thirds of net

liabilities (i.e. of the liquidity balance sheet). They are highly

stable because they mainly arise from retail customer activity.

For more details, see the [Liquidity in 2024](#i99d8d5c5b0e04dc4990395a3d327c855_20142) section.

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Note: Liquidity balance sheet for management purposes is the consolidated balance

sheet, net of trading derivatives and interbank balances. For more information on

the consolidated balance sheet, see the ['Consolidated financial statements'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_763) chapter.

• M/LT funding (including M/LT issuances and securitizations)

accounted for nearly 18% of net liabilities at the end of 2024

(similar to 2023).

• The outstanding balance of M/LT debt issued (to third parties) at

the end of 2024 was EUR 222,623 million. Our maturity profile is

comfortable and well balanced by instrument and market with a

weighted average maturity of 4.2 years (slightly above average

maturity of 4.1 years at the end of 2023).

These tables show our funding by instrument over the past three

years and by maturity profile:

Annual report 2024417

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| AT1/Preferred shares | 11,254 | 9,892 | 8,693 |
| Tier 2/Subordinated | 23,468 | 20,708 | 17,573 |
| Senior debt | 137,693 | 125,951 | 116,350 |
| Covered bonds | 50,207 | 49,639 | 44,073 |
| Total | 222,623 | 206,190 | 186,689 |

A. Placed in markets. Does not include securitizations, agribusiness notes and real estate credit notes.

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| AT1/Preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11,254 | 11,254 |
| Tier 2/Subordinated | — | 1,542 | — | 394 | 1,442 | 2,573 | 3,400 | 14,117 | 23,468 |
| Senior debt | 5,662 | 3,791 | 5,558 | 4,961 | 1,322 | 20,426 | 60,153 | 35,820 | 137,693 |
| Covered bonds | 993 | 1,258 | 1,322 | 492 | 356 | 11,397 | 22,509 | 11,880 | 50,207 |
| Total | 6,655 | 6,591 | 6,880 | 5,848 | 3,119 | 34,397 | 86,062 | 73,071 | 222,623 |

Note: There are no additional guarantees for any of the debt issued by the Group’s subsidiaries.

In addition to M/LT wholesale debt issuances, we have

securitizations placed in the market as well as collateralized and

other specialist funding totalling EUR 66,971 million (including

EUR 12,226 million in debt instruments placed with private

banking clients in Brazil). The average maturity was around 1.9

years.

This chart shows the similarity of the geographic breakdown of our

loans and advances to customers and M/LT wholesale funding

across our footprint. This distribution is very similar to 2023.

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Wholesale funding from short-term issuance programmes is a

residual part of Santander’s funding structure, which is related to

treasury activities and is comfortably covered by liquid assets.

The outstanding short-term wholesale funding balance at the end

of 2024 was EUR 38,450 million, of which 54% was in European

Commercial Paper, US Commercial Paper and domestic

programmes issued by Banco Santander, S.A.; 14% in certificates of

deposit and commercial paper programmes in the UK; 19% in

Santander Consumer Finance commercial paper programmes; and

13% in issuance programmes in other subsidiaries.

Liquidity in 2024

The key liquidity takeaways from 2024 were:

• basic liquidity ratios remained at comfortable levels;

• regulatory liquidity ratios were well above minimum

requirements; and

• our asset encumbrance from funding operations was moderate.

In 2024, the main central banks started to cut interest rates, with

different levels of intensity. However, Brazil's central bank started

to raise its interest rate at the end of 2024, while in Poland,

interest rates remained stable during the year.

In 2024, the repayment of the ECB TLTRO-III funding programme

launched by the European Central Bank was completed, being

replaced by a mix of funding sources that allowed regulatory

liquidity ratios and internal metrics to remain at appropriate levels.

Annual report 2024418

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The liquidity position remained solid, and commercial activity did

not consume significant liquidity during the year, as the growth in

lending was matched by the growth in deposits.

i) Basic liquidity ratios at comfortable levels

At the end of 2024, Santander recorded:

• A credit to net assets ratio (i.e., total assets minus trading

derivatives and inter-bank balances) of 68%, a similar level to

previous years.

• A net loan-to-deposit ratio (LTD) of 100%, a very comfortable

level (well below 120%) although slightly higher than the 99%

at 2023 year-end.

• A customer deposit plus M/LT funding to net loans and advances

ratio of 128%, slightly above the 127% in 2023.

• Limited recourse to short-term wholesale funding (around 2-3%

of total funding), in line with previous years.

• An average structural surplus balance, defined as the excess of

structural funding sources (deposits, M/LT funding and capital)

against structural liquidity needs from fixed assets and loans, of

EUR 340,438 million in the year.

The consolidated structural surplus stood at EUR 363,828 million

at year-end. Fixed-income assets (EUR 230,862 million), equities

(EUR 20,368 million) and net interbank and central bank deposits

(EUR 151,048 million) were partly offset by short-term

wholesale funding (-EUR 38,450 million). This totalled around

24% of our net liabilities (similar to previous years).

This table shows Santander’s basic liquidity monitoring metrics in

recent years:

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| Loans A / Net assets | 68% | 68% | 72% |
| Loan A -to-deposit ratio (LTD) | 100% | 99% | 103% |
| Customer deposits and medium- and  long-term funding / Loans A | 128% | 127% | 121% |
| Short-term wholesale funding / Net  liabilities | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Structural liquidity surplus (% of net  liabilities) | 24% | 23% | 19% |

A. Net loans and advances to customers.

The table below shows the principal liquidity ratios of our

secondary segments as at 31 December 2024:

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|  | LTD ratio  (loans A  /  deposits) | Deposits + M/  LT funding /  Loans A |
| Spain | 76% | 142% |
| United Kingdom | 107% | 110% |
| Portugal | 100% | 112% |
| Poland | 76% | 139% |
| DCB Europe | 168% | 85% |
| US | 108% | 120% |
| Mexico | 90% | 121% |
| Brazil | 94% | 131% |
| Chile | 134% | 97% |
| Argentina | 68% | 147% |
| Group | 100% | 128% |

A. Net loans and advances to customers.

In 2024, the key drivers of Santander's and its subsidiaries' liquidity

were:

• Commercial activity has provided liquidity during the year.

• Issuance activity continued to be intense, to finance issuance

maturities and repayment of central bank funding, even

exceeding the funding plan proposed at the beginning of the

year, taking advantage of favourable market conditions, to pre-

fund part of the 2025 maturities.

In 2024, Santander issued EUR 79,127 million in M/LT funding (at

year-average exchange rates).

By instrument (in constant euros, i.e., excluding exchange rate

impact), issuances of M/LT fixed income debt (i.e., covered bonds,

senior debt, subordinated debt and capital hybrid instruments)

increased by around 18% to EUR 52,575 million in the year. Activity

in senior debt issuances (mainly TLAC eligible) increased

significantly compared to 2023. The volume of covered bond

issuances in 2024 was similar to the previous year. Securitizations

and structured finance totalled EUR 26,552 million in 2024, a 33%

increase year-on-year.

Spain issued the most M/LT fixed income debt (excluding

securitizations), followed by the UK. The UK and Spain registered

the highest absolute increases in the year. The main year-on-year

decrease occurred in Santander Consumer Finance.

The US and Santander Consumer Finance were the main issuers of

securitizations.

Annual report 2024419

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The charts below show issuances in the year by instrument and

region:

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The issuance of eligible hybrid instruments, such as AT1 or

subordinated debt, depends on risk-weighted asset growth. In

2024, they reduced their weight versus 2023, to the benefit of

senior debt. The weight of covered bonds decreased in 2024, to the

benefit of securitizations.

In 2024, at average exchange rates, the Group issued EUR 20,800

million in subordinated debt instruments, including EUR 13,848

million in senior non-preferred debt from Banco Santander, S.A.

and Poland and senior preferred from the holdings in the UK and

the US; EUR 2,762 million in subordinated debt issued from Banco

Santander, S.A., EUR 2,881 million of AT1 eligible hybrid

instruments were issued from Banco Santander, S.A. and EUR

1,308 million hybrid instruments were issued from Brazil, as AT1

eligible and as subordinated for the Group.

In conclusion, in 2024, we retained comfortable access to all our

markets having issued and securitized debt in 17 currencies,

involving 30 major issuers from 14 countries and an average

maturity of 4.9 years, similar to 2023 (4.8 years).

ii) Compliance with regulatory ratios

Within the liquidity management model, Santander manages

implementation, monitoring and compliance with the liquidity

requirements established under international financial regulations.

Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)

As the regulatory LCR requirement has been at 100% since 2018,

we set a risk appetite of 110% at the consolidated and subsidiary

level.

Our good baseline short-term position liquidity, combined with the

management of the ratio in all units, enabled us to maintain levels

of over 100% in the year, both at the consolidated and individual

level.

The Group LCR ratio as at end of December 2024 was 168%. This

ratio is calculated using an internal methodology that determines

the common minimum percentage of simultaneous coverage in all

Group jurisdictions, taking into account all existing restrictions on

the transfer of liquidity in third countries. This methodology

reflects more accurately the Group’s resilience to liquidity risk.

This internal ratio is very much in line with the level that would be

achieved under the approach followed until mid-2024, which did

not include restrictions on liquidity transfer between subsidiaries.

The Consolidated LCR ratio as at end of December 2024 was 153%,

comfortably exceeding internal and regulatory requirements. This

ratio is calculated, at the request of the ECB, using a consolidation

methodology that does not take into account any excess liquidity in

excess of 100% of the LCR outflows and that is subject to

transferability restrictions (legal or operational) in third countries,

even if such excess liquidity can be used to cover additional

outflows within the country itself, which is not subject to any

restrictions.

However, as the Group manages the liquidity on a decentralized

level, the consolidated metrics are not considered a representative

indicator of the Group's liquidity position.

This table shows that all our subsidiaries substantially exceeded

the required minimum in 2024 and the comparison versus 2023.

Santander UK’s figures only include activities that the Financial

Services and Markets Act 2000 leaves within the Ring-Fenced

Bank.

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| Parent bank | 162% | 159% |
| United Kingdom | 154% | 159% |
| Portugal | 142% | 150% |
| Poland | 220% | 221% |
| Santander Consumer Finance | 263% | 357% |
| US | 179% | 138% |
| Mexico | 212% | 171% |
| Brazil | 168% | 154% |
| Chile | 181% | 207% |
| Argentina | 226% | 226% |
| Group LCR | 168% | — |
| Consolidated LCR | 153% | 166% |

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NSFR (Net Stable Funding Ratio)

Regulation (EU) 2019/876 of the European Parliament dictated

that entities must have a net stable funding ratio greater than

100% from June 2021.

The NSFR is a structural measure that gives banks an incentive to

ensure long-term stability and proper management of maturity

mismatches by funding long-term assets with long-term liabilities.

It is the quotient of available stable funding (ASF) and required

stable funding (RSF).

ASF comprises sources of funding (i.e., capital and other liabilities)

considered stable over one year. As RSF primarily refers to any

asset deemed illiquid over one year, it needs to be matched with

stable sources of funding.

The risk appetite limit for the NSFR is set at 103% at the

consolidated and subsidiary level.

The high weight of customer deposits (which are more stable);

permanent liquidity needs deriving from commercial activity

funded by medium- and long-term instruments; and limited

recourse to short-term funding help maintain our balanced

liquidity structure as reflected in our consolidated and subsidiary

NSFRs which all exceeded 100% in December 2024.

The following table provides details by entity as well as a

comparison with 2023. Santander UK’s figures only include

activities that the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 leaves

within the Ring-Fenced Bank. All figures were calculated using

European regulations.

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| Net Stable Funding Ratio | | |
| % | |  |
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| Parent bank | 122% | 117% |
| United Kingdom | 137% | 138% |
| Portugal | 120% | 117% |
| Poland | 156% | 157% |
| Santander Consumer Finance | 116% | 111% |
| US | 120% | 117% |
| Mexico | 128% | 129% |
| Brazil | 114% | 113% |
| Chile | 112% | 115% |
| Argentina | 181% | 202% |
| Group | 126% | 123% |

iii) Asset Encumbrance

Santander’s use of assets as collateral in structural balance sheet

funding sources is moderate.

Per the 2014 European Banking Authority (EBA) guidelines on

disclosure of encumbered and unencumbered assets, the concept

of asset encumbrance includes on-balance-sheet assets pledged as

collateral in operations to obtain liquidity, off-balance-sheet assets

received and reused for a similar purpose, and other assets with

liabilities for reasons other than funding.

The tables below show the asset encumbrance data we must

submit to the EBA as of 2024.

On-balance-sheet encumbered assets amounted to EUR 299.8

billion, of which 56% were loans and advances (e.g., mortgages

and corporate loans). Off-balance-sheet encumbrance stood at

EUR 161.0 billion and mainly related to debt securities received as

collateral in reverse repos and reused ('rehypothecated').

In total, encumbered assets amounted to EUR 460.9 billion, giving

rise to associated liabilities of EUR 363.0 billion.

At the end of 2024, total asset encumbrance in funding operations

was 22.5% of the Group's extended balance sheet under EBA

criteria (total assets plus guarantees received: EUR 2,047.7 billion),

similar to 2023.

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|  | Carrying amount of  encumbered assets | Fair value of  encumbered assets | Carrying amount of  unencumbered assets | Fair value of  unencumbered assets |
| Assets | 299.8 | — | 1,537.2 | — |
| Loans and advances | 168.8 | — | 1,181.0 | — |
| Equity instruments | 9.6 | 9.6 | 13.9 | — |
| Debt instruments | 93.8 | 94.3 | 189.7 | 190.6 |
| Other assets | 27.6 | — | 152.8 | — |

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|  | Fair value of encumbered collateral  received or own debt securities issued | Fair value of collateral received or own debt  securities issued available for encumbrance |
| Collateral received | 161.0 | 49.6 |
| Loans and advances | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Equity instruments | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Debt instruments | 152.8 | 41.9 |
| Other collateral received | — | 0.2 |
| Own debt securities issued other than own covered  bonds or ABSs | 0.1 | 2.3 |

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|  | Matching liabilities,  contingent liabilities  or securities lent | Assets, collateral received and own  debt securities issued other than  covered bonds and ABSs encumbered |
| Total sources of encumbrance (carrying amount) | 363.0 | 460.9 |

Rating agencies

Rating agencies influence Santander’s access to wholesale funding

markets and the cost of its issuances.

The agencies listed below regularly review our ratings. Debt

ratings depend on several internal factors (business model,

strategy, capital, income generation capacity, liquidity, ESG related

factors, etc.) but also on external factors related to economic

conditions, the industry and sovereign risk across our footprint.

Sometimes the methodology applied by the rating agencies limits a

bank's rating to the sovereign rating of the country where it is

headquartered. As at end 2024 Banco Santander, S.A. was rated

above the sovereign debt rating of the Kingdom of Spain by

Moody’s, DBRS and S&P and rated at the same level by Fitch, which

demonstrates our financial strength and the benefits from our

diversification.

At the end of 2024, the ratings from the main agencies were:

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| Rating agencies | | | |
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| DBRS | A (High) | R-1 (Middle) | Stable |
| Fitch Ratings | A-(SeniorA) | F2 (Senior F1) | Stable |
| Moody's | A2 | P-1 | Positive |
| Standard & Poor's | A+ | A-1 | Stable |
| Scope | AA- | S-1+ | Stable |
| JCR Japan | AA- | — | Stable |

In October 2024, Moody's confirmed the A2 rating for long-term

and P-1 rating for short-term and maintained the positive outlook,

which it had already upgraded in April, following the same

movement in the rating of the Kingdom of Spain and keeping it two

notches above it.

In September 2024, S&P Global Ratings confirmed Santander's

credit rating at A+ for long-term debt issuances and A1 for short-

term. In April, S&P rated our AT1 instruments as BBB- (investment

grade), a new rating for this type of instrument. It also maintained

Santander's outlook at stable, above the sovereign rating.

Fitch maintained the senior ratings at A/F1 in September 2024 and

the stable outlook. In February 2025, it upgraded Santander’s long-

term rating from A- to A and the short-term rating F2 to F1 and

maintained the outlook at stable, above the sovereign.

DBRS maintained the outlook at stable, above the sovereign.

In January 2025, JCR upgraded Santander's rating by one notch

from A+ to AA- for long-term debt issuances and senior rating from

A to A+, with a stable outlook.

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Funding outlook for 2025

Grupo Santander has begun 2025 in a comfortable position and

with a good funding outlook for the year, despite some uncertainty

stemming from the global macroeconomic and geopolitical

situation.

We expect a moderate lending increase across our footprint,

together with a good performance of deposits, which will not put

pressure on liquidity in commercial business.

Maturities in the coming quarters are expected to be manageable,

aided by limited recourse to short-term funding and an active

medium- and long-term issuance dynamic. We will manage each

country and optimize liquidity to maintain a solid balance sheet

structure across our footprint.

Our funding plans consider costs and diversification by instrument,

country and market as well as the construction of liability buffers

with loss-absorbing capacity in resolution (whether capital eligible

or not). We design them to ensure Santander and its subsidiaries

satisfy regulatory requirements and those stemming from our risk

appetite framework.

Santander has been very active at the beginning of 2025. Banco

Santander, S.A. pre-funded approximately EUR 8.0 billion in 2024.

In January 2025, the main issuers in the Group (Banco Santander,

S.A., Santander UK and Santander Holdings USA) had already

issued EUR 6.3 billion, which, together with the pre-funding

amounts to around EUR 15 billion.

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3.5 Capital management and adequacy. Solvency ratios

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Capital management and adequacy at Santander aims to guarantee

solvency and maximize profitability, while complying with

regulatory requirements and internal capital targets.

Capital management is a key strategic tool for decision-making at

both the subsidiary and corporate levels.

We have a common framework that covers capital management

actions, criteria, policies, functions, metrics and processes. We

have a team in charge of our capital analysis, adequacy and

management that coordinates with subsidiaries on all matters

related to capital and monitors and measures shareholder returns.

Our most notable capital management activities are :

• Establishing capital adequacy and capital contribution targets

that align with minimum regulatory requirements, internal

policies and the budget, to guarantee robust capital levels

consistent with our risk profile and efficient use of capital.

• Drawing up a capital plan to meet our strategic plan objectives.

• Monitoring the capital ratio in both regulatory and economic

terms and the efficient capital allocation to country units and

global businesses. Assessing capital adequacy to ensure the

capital plan is consistent with our risk profile and risk appetite

framework in baseline and stress scenarios.

• Integrating capital metrics into businesses' management

ensuring alignment with the Group’s objectives. Continuously

monitoring stock and new business profitability as well as new

business pricing at the country unit, global business, segment

and customer levels, in addition to tracking businesses, portfolios

and customers with profitability below the minimum target.

• Coordinating and promoting the bank’s asset mobilization plan

(e.g., securitizations, guarantees, sales).

• Preparing internal capital reports, and reports for the supervisory

authorities and the market (ICAAP, Pillar 3 reports and stress

tests).

• Planning and managing other loss-absorbing instruments other

than regulatory capital instruments (MREL and TLAC).

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| Capital allocation | Maximize profitability in the  economic cycle | | Shift towards a fee-based,  capital-light model |
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| Capital allocation based on shareholder  value creation  by measuring profitability on a  full cost allocation basis | Sustain profitability improvements in a  changing macro-economic environment | | Embrace a fee-based,  capital-light  model,  given intense competition from peers operating  with  lighter capital models  with more  competitive pricing |
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| Provide economic value to shareholders | | Continue building a sound capital base | |
| Improve free capital generation by  increasing profitability per unit of  capital  deployed as well as by mitigating impacts that hinder free  capital generation | | Continuously improve the Group’s capital base,  while cautiously following the net zero RWA growth mandate | |
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| Santander’s goal is to generate capital growth and value creation for shareholders | | | |

Annual report 2024424

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The main measures we took in 2024 were:

Issuances of capital hybrid and other loss-

absorbing instruments

In 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. issued around EUR 5.7 billion in

hybrid instruments, of which approximately EUR 2.8 billion was

Tier 2 subordinated debt and approximately EUR 2.9 billion was

contingently convertible preferred shares (CoCos). One EUR 1.5

billion CoCo issuance was to replace an AT1 issuance of the same

amount that was called in a tender offer. The other CoCo, a USD

1.5 billion issuance, was to cover regulatory requirements.

Additionally, Banco Santander, S.A. issued around EUR 9.0 billion in

senior non-preferred debt.

Dividends and shareholder remuneration

For the 2024 results, the board continued to apply the same policy

as in 2023, with total shareholder remuneration of approximately

50% of the Group reported profit (excluding non-cash, non-capital

ratios impact items), distributed in approximately equal parts in

cash dividend and share buybacks.

• Interim remuneration.

• On 26 August 2024, the board resolved to execute the First

2024 Buyback Programme worth up to EUR 1,525 million

(equivalent to approximately 25% of said Group reported profit

in H1’24). See ['First 2024 Buyback Programme'](#i70003f2417f44d34ab156c78fa7e0e41_8461) in the

'Corporate governance' chapter.

• On 24 September 2024, the board resolved to pay an interim

cash dividend against the 2024 results of 10 euro cents per

share entitled to the dividend (equivalent to approximately

25% of said Group reported profit in H1’24); it was paid from 1

November 2024.

• Final remuneration. Under the 2024 shareholder remuneration

policy:

• On 4 February 2025 the board of directors resolved to

implement the Second 2024 Buyback Programme worth a

maximum amount of EUR 1,587 million, for which the

appropriate regulatory authorization has been obtained, and

the execution of which began on 6 February 2025. For more

details, see ['Second 2024 Buyback Programme'](#i70003f2417f44d34ab156c78fa7e0e41_8462) in the

'Corporate governance' chapter.

• On 25 February 2025 the board of directors resolved to submit

a resolution at the 2025 AGM to approve a final cash dividend

in the gross amount of 11 euro cents per share entitled to

dividends. If approved at the AGM, the dividend would be

payable from 2 May 2025.

Once the above-mentioned actions are completed, total

shareholder remuneration for 2024 will total EUR 6,293 million

(approximately 50% of the Group reported profit -excluding non-

cash, non-capital ratios impact items- in 2024), distributed as

approximately 50% in cash dividends (EUR 3,181 million) and 50%

in share buybacks (EUR 3,112 million). For more details, see

section [3.3 'Dividends and shareholder remuneration'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_322)in the

'Corporate governance' chapter.

Strengthening our active capital management

culture

We continue to focus on disciplined capital allocation and

shareholder remuneration after achieving our 2024 fully-loaded

CET1 target of remaining above 12%.

At end 2025, we are targeting to reach a CET1A ratio of 13%, above

the 12% objective and at the top end of our 12-13% operating

range. Additionally, the board of directors intends to return up to

EUR 10 billion to our shareholders through share buybacks

corresponding to 2025 and 2026 by combining: i) buybacks

resulting from the application of our existing shareholder

remuneration policy consisting of a c.50% pay-out ratio

(distributed approximately equally between cash dividends and

share buybacks); plus ii) additional buybacks to distribute excesses

of our CET1. The implementation of the shareholder remuneration

policy and any share buybacks to distribute CET1 surpluses are

subject to future corporate and regulatory decisions and approvals.

Continuous improvement of our capital ratios reflects our

profitable growth strategy and a culture of active capital

management at all levels.

The Capital and Profitability Management team is in charge of our

capital analysis, adequacy and management, coordination with

subsidiaries on all matters related to capital and monitoring and

measuring returns.

Every country and business unit has drawn up individual capital

plans that focus on maximizing return on equity.

Santander places high value on its long-term sustainability and the

efficient use of capital in the incentives of the Group's main

executives. We considered certain aspects relating to capital

management and returns when setting senior managers' 2024

variable remuneration including return on tangible equity (RoTE)

and other relevant capital metrics (capital generation or CET1).

A.  Phased-in CRR3.

Annual report 2024425

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| Regulatory phased-in CET1 ratioA | | | |  |
| % | | | |  |
|  | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.8 |  |

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| Main capital data and solvency ratios | | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | | |
|  | Fully loaded | |  | Phased inA | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Common equity (CET1) | 79,705 | 76,448 |  | 79,800 | 76,741 |
| Tier 1 (T1) | 90,076 | 85,450 |  | 90,170 | 85,742 |
| Eligible capital | 107,106 | 101,747 |  | 108,589 | 102,240 |
| Risk-weighted assets | 624,477 | 623,652 |  | 624,503 | 623,731 |
| CET1 capital ratio | 12.8% | 12.3% |  | 12.8% | 12.3% |
| T1 capital ratio | 14.4% | 13.7% |  | 14.4% | 13.7% |
| Total capital ratio | 17.2% | 16.3% |  | 17.4% | 16.4% |
| Leverage ratio | 4.78% | 4.68% |  | 4.78% | 4.69% |

A. The phased-in ratios include the transitory treatment of IFRS 9, calculated in accordance with article 473 bis of the Regulation on Capital Requirements (CRR) and

subsequent amendments introduced by Regulation 2020/873 of the European Union. Additionally, the Tier 1 and total phased-in capital ratios include the transitory

treatment according to chapter 2, title 1, part 10 of the aforementioned CRR.

Fully-loaded capital ratios in 2024

The fully-loaded CET1 ratio was 12.8% if we do not apply the

transitory IFRS 9 provisions or the subsequent amendments

introduced by Regulation 2020/873 of the European Union. This

represents a 0.5 pp increase in the year.

We organically generated 209 bps of capital, strongly supported by

results obtained during the year and by a significant uplift from

asset rotation and risk transfer initiatives. The impact from

shareholder remuneration in the year was -100 bps.

We also recorded a negative 59 bp impact in regulatory and

models, mainly relating to a parameter change regarding

maturities in CIB models and changes in capital model associated

with large exposures.

Additionally, there was no net contribution in markets and others,

as positive impacts from the accelerated placement of Santander

Bank Polska S.A. ordinary shares, intangible assets and ALCO

portfolio valuations were offset by various smaller charges

(pensions, tax credits, etc.).

The fully-loaded leverage ratio stood at 4.78% at the end of 2024.

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| Fully-loaded CET1 ratio in 2024 |
| % |

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A. Deduction for expected shareholder remuneration. Our target payout is approximately 50% of Group reported profit (excluding non-cash, non-capital ratios impact items),

divided approximately equally between cash dividends and share buybacks. The implementation of the shareholder remuneration policy is subject to future corporate and

regulatory decisions and approvals.

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Regulatory capital ratios (phased-in)

The phased-in ratios are calculated by applying the CRR transitory

schedules. The transitory schedule ended on 31 December 2024

(with the exception of some issuances in the UK). From 1 January

2025, a new transitory schedule will apply related to the

implementation of CRR3. For more information, see [note 1.e](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_799) in the

consolidated financial statements.

On a consolidated basis, the minimum levels required by the

European Central Bank in 2024 were 9.6% for the CET1 ratio and

13.9% for the total capital ratio.

Our capital requirements increased in 2024 compared to 2023 due

to:

• a higher D-SIB requirement driving an increase in the D-SIB/G-

SIB requirement from 1% to 1.25% due to: i) a methodological

change by the ECB which was later adopted by Banco de España;

and ii) because institutions must hold capital at the consolidated

level for the higher of the G-SIB (currently at 1%) and D-SIB

requirements;

• the ECB's revision of Banco Santander, S.A.'s P2R requirement

from 1.58% to 1.74% (mainly due to a change in the ECB's

methodology);

• higher countercyclical buffer requirements by the competent

authorities in the countries in which we operate (+0.02 pp); and

• and a new systemic risk buffer (0.03 pp).

At year-end, the phased-in CET1 ratio was 12.8%, resulting in a

CET1 management buffer of 313 bps. This shows our ability to

generate capital organically, our solid position to be able to pay

dividends and our strong capital management.

The total phased-in capital ratio was 17.4%. Taking into account

the shortfall in AT1, Santander exceeded the 2024 minimum

regulatory requirements (i.e. distance to the maximum

distributable amount - MDA) by 297 bps.

The phased-in leverage ratio stood at 4.78%.

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A. Countercyclical buffer.

B. Systemic risk buffer.

C. Global systemically important banks (G-SIB) buffer.

D. Capital conservation buffer.

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| Regulatory capital (phased-in). Flow statement | |
| EUR million | |
|  | 2024 |
| Capital Core Tier 1 (CET 1) |  |
| Starting amount (31/12/2023) | 76,741 |
| Shares issued in the year and share premium | (4,810) |
| Treasury shares and own shares financed | 1,153 |
| Reserves | (419) |
| Attributable profit net of dividends | 9,431 |
| Other retained earnings | (3,579) |
| Minority interests | 1,580 |
| Decrease/(increase) in goodwill and other  intangible assets | 1,263 |
| Other | (1,559) |
| Ending amount (31/12/2024) | 79,800 |
| Additional Capital Tier 1 (AT1) |  |
| Starting amount (31/12/2023) | 9,002 |
| AT1 eligible instruments | 1,264 |
| AT1 excesses - subsidiaries | 105 |
| Residual value of intangible assets | — |
| Deductions | — |
| Ending amount (31/12/2024) | 10,371 |
| Capital Tier 2 (T2) |  |
| Starting amount (31/12/2023) | 16,497 |
| T2 eligible instruments | 1,767 |
| Generic funds and surplus loan-loss provisions-IRB | (76) |
| T2 excesses - subsidiaries | 230 |
| Deductions | — |
| Ending amount (31/12/2024) | 18,418 |
| Deductions from total capital | — |
| Total capital ending amount (31/12/2024) | 108,589 |

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These tables show the total risk-weighted assets (comprising the denominator of capital requirements based on risk) as well as their

distribution by geographic segment.

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| Risk-weighted assets (phased-in CRR, phased-in IFRS 9) | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | RWAs | |  | Minimum  capital  requirements |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |  | 2024 |
| Credit risk (excluding CCR) A | 499,560 | 515,238 |  | 39,965 |
| Of which: standardized approach (SA) | 283,612 | 285,728 |  | 22,689 |
| Of which: the foundation IRB (FIRB) approach | 59,981 | 56,913 |  | 4,798 |
| Of which: slotting approach B | 13,840 | 14,123 |  | 1,107 |
| Of which: IRB equities under the simple risk-weighted approach | 4,724 | 3,603 |  | 378 |
| Of which: the advanced IRB (AIRB) approach | 129,919 | 138,204 |  | 10,394 |
| Counterparty credit risk (CCR) | 18,768 | 13,593 |  | 1,501 |
| Of which: standardized approach | 15,035 | 10,150 |  | 1,203 |
| Of which: internal model method (IMM) | — | — |  | — |
| Of which: exposures to a CCP | 294 | 324 |  | 24 |
| Of which: credit valuation adjustment (CVA) | 679 | 680 |  | 54 |
| Of which: other CCR | 2,761 | 2,439 |  | 221 |
| Settlement risk | 173 | 4 |  | 14 |
| Securitization exposure in the banking book (after the cap) | 15,705 | 11,419 |  | 1,256 |
| Of which: SEC-IRBA approach | 7,285 | 4,275 |  | 583 |
| Of which: SEC-ERBA approach | 2,484 | 2,257 |  | 199 |
| Of which: SEC-SA approach B | 5,935 | 4,887 |  | 475 |
| Of which: 1,250% deduction C | — | — |  | — |
| Position, foreign exchange and commodities risks (Market risk) | 17,946 | 16,454 |  | 1,436 |
| Of which: standardized approach | 10,693 | 9,166 |  | 855 |
| Of which: internal model approach (IMA) | 7,253 | 7,288 |  | 580 |
| Large exposures | — | — |  | — |
| Operational risk | 72,351 | 67,022 |  | 5,788 |
| Of which: basic indicator approach | — | — |  | — |
| Of which: standardized approach | 72,351 | 67,022 |  | 5,788 |
| Of which: advanced measurement approach | — | — |  | — |
| Amounts below the thresholds for deduction | 22,656 | 28,732 |  | 1,812 |
| Total B | 624,503 | 623,731 |  | 49,960 |

A. Includes equities under the PD/LGD approach.

B. For more detail see Pillar 3 report.

C. Information prepared following the update of the EBA (24.05.22,'ITS on institutions’ Pillar 3 public disclosures'). Banco Santander, S.A. deducts from capital those

securitizations that meet the deduction requirements, and therefore does not apply a 1,250% weighting to these exposures. This row does not include the EUR 8,367 million

in 2024 and EUR 5,475 million in 2023 that would result from applying this weighting to these exposures.

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| RWAs by geographical distribution (phased-in CRR, phased-in IFRS 9) | | | |  | | | | |
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|  | TOTAL | EUROPE | o/w:  Spain | o/w:  United  Kingdom | NORTH  AMERICA | o/w: US | SOUTH  AMERICA | o/w:  Brazil |
| Credit risk (excluding CRR) | 535 | 330 | 180 | 58 | 85 | 58 | 120 | 84 |
| of which, standardised approach (SA) | 284 | 117 | 41 | 18 | 73 | 56 | 94 | 61 |
| of which, internal rating-based (IRB) approach | 203 | 174 | 107 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 19 |
| of which, securitizations A | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| of which, rest | 33 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Market risk | 18 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Operational risk | 72 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 9 |
| Total | 625 | 378 | 208 | 67 | 103 | 72 | 140 | 95 |

Note: Breakdown according to debtor’s residency, except operational risk (management criteria). Counterparty RWAs are included in the IRB/STD approaches. The amounts

shown in the table are presented in EUR billion, therefore, the amounts have been rounded. Consequently, in certain instances, the sum of the numbers in a column or a row in

tables contained in this report may not conform exactly to the total figure given for that column or row.

A. It does not include 1,250% deductions. See footnote C in the previous table.

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Note: EUR 5 billion allocated to other countries (1% of total Group RWAs).

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This table presents the main changes to capital requirements by

credit risk:

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| Credit risk capital movements A | | |
| EUR million | | |
|  | RWAs | Capital  requirements |
| Starting amount (31/12/2023) | 539,247 | 43,140 |
| Asset size | (17,322) | (1,386) |
| Asset quality | (2,584) | (207) |
| Model updates | 8,307 | 665 |
| Methodology and policy | 14,308 | 1,145 |
| Acquisitions and disposals | — | — |
| Foreign exchange movements | (8,897) | (712) |
| Other | — | — |
| Ending amount (31/12/2024) | 533,060 | 42,645 |

A. Includes capital requirements from equity, securitizations and counterparty risk

(excluding CVA and CCP).

Credit risk RWAs decreased EUR 6,187 million in 2024. If we isolate

the exchange rate effect (due to the depreciation of the Brazilian

real, the Mexican peso and the Chilean peso, partially offset by the

appreciation of the US dollar and the pound sterling), RWAs

increased EUR 2,709 million. This is mainly due to 'Methodology

and policy' from calculating maturity models in CIB (+EUR 11,556

million) and a review of the application of the SME factor on some

operations with self-employed customers (+EUR 2,752 million).

Additionally, 'Model updates' contributed +EUR 8,307 million,

mainly relating to capital model changes associated with large

exposures in some portfolios. This growth was compensated by

the decrease in RWAs related to 'Asset quality' (-EUR 2,584 million)

and 'Asset size' (-EUR 17,322 million), as securitizations during the

year (-EUR 29,499 million) more than offset widespread business

growth.

In short, from a qualitative point of view, Santander's solid capital

ratios are consistent with its business model, balance sheet

structure and risk profile.

Economic capital

Economic capital is the capital required to cover all risks from our

activity with a certain level of solvency. We measure it using an

internal model. To calculate the required capital, we determine our

solvency level based on our long-term rating target of 'A' (in line

with the Kingdom of Spain); this represents a confidence level of

99.95% (above the regulatory level of 99.90%).

Our economic capital model measurements cover all significant

risks incurred in our activity (concentration risk, structural interest

rate risk (ALM), business risk, pensions risk, deferred tax assets

(DTAs), goodwill and others that are beyond the scope of

regulatory Pillar 1). It also considers diversification, which is key to

determining and understanding our risk profile and solvency in

view of our multinational operations and businesses.

Our total risk and related economic capital are less than the sum of

the risk and capital of all individual units combined. Because our

business spans several countries in a structure of separate legal

entities with different customer and product segments and risk

types, our earnings are less vulnerable to adverse situations for

any given market, portfolio, customer type or risk. Despite

increasing economic globalization, economic cycles and their

impact differ by country. Groups with a global presence tend to

have more stable results and are more resistant to market or

portfolio crises, which translates into lower risk.

In contrast to regulatory criteria, we consider such intangible

assets as DTAs and goodwill to retain value (even in a hypothetical

resolution), owing to the geographic structure of our subsidiaries.

Thus, we can value assets and estimate their unexpected loss and

capital impact.

Economic capital is an essential internal management tool that

helps us develop our strategy, assess solvency and manage

portfolio and business risk. As such, it is a key part of the

Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP).

Regarding Basel Pillar 2, we use our economic model for the

internal capital adequacy assessment process (ICAAP). We plan

business progression and capital needs under a baseline scenario

and alternative stress scenarios to make sure we meet our

solvency objectives, even in adverse scenarios.

Economic capital-derived metrics help us assess risk-return

objectives, price operations based on risk, determine how

economically viable projects are, and value country units and

business lines to fulfil our overriding objective of maximizing

shareholder value.

As a homogeneous risk measure, we can use economic capital to

explain how we distribute risk throughout Santander, bringing

together several activities and risk types under a single metric.

Given its relevance to internal management, Santander includes

several economic capital-derived metrics from both a capital needs

and a risk-return point of view, within a conservative risk appetite

framework established at both Group and subsidiary levels.

Required economic capital in December 2024 amounted to EUR

69,984 million. Compared to the available economic capital base of

EUR 96,342 million, this implies a capital surplus of EUR 26,358

million.

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| Reconciliation of economic and regulatory capital | | |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Net capital and issuance premiums | 45,961 | 49,618 |
| Reserves and retained profits | 85,979 | 76,841 |
| Valuation adjustments | (38,323) | (34,484) |
| Minority interests | 8,485 | 6,908 |
| Prudential filters | (912) | (669) |
| Other A | (4,847) | (3,986) |
| Base economic capital available | 96,342 | 94,228 |
| Deductions | (17,379) | (18,867) |
| Goodwill | (13,664) | (14,161) |
| Other intangible assets | (2,293) | (3,059) |
| DTAs | (1,423) | (1,648) |
| Other | (743) | 1,088 |
| Base regulatory (FL CET1) capital  available | 79,705 | 76,448 |
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| Base economic capital available | 96,342 | 94,228 |
| Economic capital required B | 69,984 | 74,721 |
| Capital surplus | 26,358 | 19,507 |

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| A. Includes: deficit of provisions over economic expected loss, pension assets and  other adjustments. |
| B. For a better comparison with regulatory capital, the differences in goodwill due  to FX changes are included in the required economic capital. All figures  according to EC 2024 methodology. |

The main difference compared to regulatory CET1 is the treatment

of goodwill, other intangible assets and DTAs; we consider them

additional capital requirements rather than a deduction from

available capital.

Profitability metrics and Economic Value Added

One of the Group's primary priorities is to manage capital by

ensuring that we make a profitable allocation of capital in all our

activities.

Our strategy includes investing capital in markets, country units,

global businesses and portfolios with the highest returns on

capital, ensuring strong and sustainable shareholder value

creation. Metrics such as RoTE, RoRWA and RoRAC are part of

approvals and monitoring policies. These metrics help us compare

the return on operations, customers, portfolios and businesses on a

like-for-like basis. We can identify what is obtaining a risk-adjusted

return higher than its cost of capital and thus align risk and

business management to maximize economic value added (EVA).

We regularly assess the level and progression of EVA across the

Group's country units and global businesses, both from a

regulatory and economic capital point of view. EVA is the profit

generated above the cost of capital employed.

The minimum return on capital a transaction must obtain is

determined by the cost of capital (i.e. the minimum compensation

required by shareholders). We calculate it by adding the premium

shareholders demand to invest in Santander to the risk-free return.

The premium depends essentially on the degree of volatility in our

share price with respect to market performance. Santander's cost

of capital in 2024 was 12.0% (versus 11.2% in 2023).

On top of reviewing the cost of capital every year, we also estimate

a cost of capital for each business unit based on its features (under

the philosophy that subsidiaries manage capital and liquidity

autonomously) to determine whether each business is capable of

creating value on a standalone basis.

This table shows economic value added and RoRAC of the Group’s

geographical segments at the end of December 2024.

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| Europe | 28.3% | 4,149 |  | 24.1% | 3,169 |
| DCB Europe | 13.0% | 72 |  | 23.2% | 788 |
| North America | 22.8% | 1,205 |  | 18.8% | 886 |
| South America | 26.3% | 872 |  | 19.0% | (45) |
| Total Group | 17.5% | 4,332 |  | 15.3% | 3,285 |

A. The economic value added is calculated with the cost of capital of each unit. The

Group’s total RoRAC includes the operating units and the Corporate Centre,

reflecting the Group's economic capital and its return.

In 2024, we generated EUR 4.3 billion EVA for our shareholders,

with positive contributions from all our geographical segments.

Additionally, we also internally use a Shareholder Value Added

(SVA) view which adjusts components that affect shareholder

value creation but are not reflected in results.

Identifying and managing businesses with low profitability is part

of the Group's capital optimization process. We dynamically target

and actively monitor customers, portfolios, global businesses and

markets with attractive returns on capital.

To ensure improved profitability and maximize capital productivity,

we must focus on capital efficiency from origination. Pricing is an

objective process based on the characteristics of the transaction,

product, borrower, segment and market. Furthermore, it should

ensure that the price exceeds a minimum threshold covering at

least funding, operating, credit and capital costs, as well as an

additional spread that takes into account demand sensitivity to

prices and value generation. Therefore, pricing should aim to

maximize profitability, with positive EVA for every transaction,

customer, portfolio and/or global business, and ensure compliance

with minimum return on capital targets.

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Santander has granular approvals tools for the CIB and corporate

segments which it uses to calculate the return on both regulatory

and economic capital (RoRWA and RoRAC) and determine

appropriate pricing. For retail segments, tools are locally

developed by the units, tailoring them to the individual

characteristics of each market. We also employ a granular tool to

track returns on capital on a like-for-like basis between units.

Our approvals tools enable us to identify and justify any new loans

with a pricing below the minimum threshold and our monitoring

tools enable us to identify operations with profitability below the

cost of capital, thereby recurrently destroying value. To try to

ensure that all customer relationships add value, we regularly

monitor and actively manage low performing customers through

specific action plans.

Both approvals and profitability monitoring have a robust approval

and review governance which i) ensures the consideration of

minimum pricing thresholds are properly integrated into capital

processes; ii) establishes a timely scaling/authorizing process; and

iii) that detailed follow-ups are carried out for operations approved

below the minimum threshold.

Capital planning and stress tests

Capital stress test exercises are a key tool in banks' dynamic

assessments of their risks and solvency. These forward-looking

reviews are based on unlikely-but-plausible macroeconomic and

idiosyncratic scenarios. They require robust planning models that

can translate the effects defined in the projected scenarios to

elements that affect solvency.

The ultimate aim of these exercises is to assess risks and solvency

thoroughly to determine capital requirements if a bank fails to

meet its regulatory and internal capital objectives.

Santander has an internal capital stress and planning process to

respond to various regulatory exercises and is a key tool integrated

within management and strategy. They aim to ensure sufficient

current and future capital, even in unlikely-but-plausible economic

scenarios. We estimate results in various business environments

(including severe recessions as well as expected macroeconomic

environments), based on our initial situation (defined using

financial statements, capital base, risk parameters and regulatory

and economic ratios) to determine our solvency ratios, usually for a

three-year period.

Planning offers a comprehensive view of our capital for the

analysed period and in each of the defined scenarios based on

regulatory capital and economic capital metrics.

This chart describes the structure in place:

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This structure supports the ultimate objective of capital planning,

by making it an important strategic component that:

• ensures current and future solvency, even in adverse economic

scenarios;

• facilitates communication with the market and supervisors;

• ensures comprehensive capital management, analyses specific

effects and integrates them into strategic planning;

• enables a more efficient use of capital; and

• helps formulate our capital management strategy.

Senior managers are fully involved in and closely oversee capital

planning under a framework that ensures proper governance and is

subject to the robust challenge, review and analysis.

In capital planning and stress analysis exercises, calculating the

required provisions under stress scenarios is key, especially to

cover losses on credit portfolios. It is particularly important for

income statement forecasts under adverse scenarios.

To calculate loan-loss provisions of the credit portfolio, we use a

methodology that ensures provisions cover loan losses projected

by internal expected loss models, based on exposure at default

(EAD), probability of default (PD) and loss given default (LGD)

parameters, at all times.

In 2018, we adapted this methodology to incorporate changes

brought in by the new IFRS 9 regulations, with models to calculate

balances by stages (S1, S2, S3) as well as the movements between

them and the loan-loss provisions in accordance with the new

standards.

Our capital planning and stress analysis culminate in an analysis of

solvency under various scenarios over a set period to measure

capital adequacy and ensure we meet all internal capital and

regulatory requirements.

Should we fail to meet our capital objectives, we would draw up an

action plan with the measures needed to attain the minimum

capital desired. We analyse and quantify those measures as part of

internal exercises even if we don't need to use them as we exceed

the minimum capital thresholds.

Santander carries out its internal stress and capital planning

transversally throughout the Group, at the consolidated and local

level. Our subsidiaries use it as an internal management tool,

particularly to respond to local regulatory requirements.

We have undergone nine external stress tests since the beginning

of the economic crisis in 2008. Every test proved our strength and

solvency in the most extreme and severe macroeconomic scenarios

showing that, owing to our business model and geographic

diversification, we would still be capable of generating a profit for

shareholders while satisfying the most demanding regulatory

requirements.

The ECB determines and sets Pillar 2 Guidance (P2G) according to

the results of the adverse scenario in these supervisory stress tests,

including the EU-level stress tests carried out by the EBA. When

determining the P2G, the ECB considers the maximum impact

expected on the CET1 ratio, which, for this purpose, is the

difference between the lowest CET1 ratio in the adverse scenario

over the projection horizon and the real CET1 ratio at the starting

point.

In the most recent ECB-EBA stress test in 2023, Santander

destroyed the least fully-loaded CET1 capital among peers in the

adverse scenario (-170 bps versus a peer average of -418 bps). This

implies that, in absolute terms, the Group would have a fully-

loaded CET1 ratio 30 bps better than the peer average at the end of

the stressed horizon. Even in the adverse scenario, Santander was

forecasted to generate a cumulative profit of EUR 6,582 million,

well above its peers and the European banking system as a whole

(where losses of EUR 3,129 million and EUR 1,404 million were

projected, respectively).

We have also conducted internal stress tests every year since 2008

as part of our ICAAP (Basel Pillar 2). Every test has proven our

capacity to confront the most difficult exercises globally and

locally. We carry out these capital planning processes using tools

shared throughout the Group.

We incorporate an analysis of the potential impact of climate risks

(transition risk and physical risk) into internal stress exercises in

addition to expressly considering them in the macroeconomic

scenario definitions, in line with industry best practices and

supervisory expectations.

In 2022, Santander participated in the ECB's first climate risk stress

test comprising three parts: first, the supervisor assessed entities’

internal capacities; second, the entities provided information on

their main customers' emissions and revenue shares by activity

sector to the supervisor; and third, the ECB made projections under

various transition risk, heat wave risk and flood risk scenarios. The

ECB published aggregate results for the industry as a whole.

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Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) and

Minimum Requirement for own funds and

Eligible Liabilities (MREL)

In November 2015, the FSB published the TLAC term sheet based

on the previously published principles for crisis management

frameworks. It aims to ensure global systemically important banks

(G-SIBs) will have the capacity to absorb losses and recapitalize as

required to maintain critical functions during and immediately after

resolution proceedings without compromising public funds or

financial stability.

From 1 January 2022, the TLAC term sheet requires each G-SIB to

have an individually set minimum TLAC level that is the greater of

18% of risk-weighted assets and 6.75% of the Basel III Tier 1

leverage ratio exposure.

Some jurisdictions have already transposed the TLAC term sheet

into law (as is the case in Europe, the US and Mexico as of 1

January 2023); however, other jurisdictions where we operate (e.g.

Brazil) have yet to do so.

In Europe, the final texts of CRR 2 and BRRD 2, which amend the

resolution framework, were published in June 2019. One of the

main objectives of this revision was to implement the TLAC

requirement in Europe.

The CRR 2, which came into force in June 2019, dictates the 18% of

RWAs minimum requirement for G-SIBs as set in the TLAC term

sheet. It must be made up of subordinated liabilities (with the

exception of a percentage of senior debt of maximum of 3.5% or

RWAs, with the resolution authority's authorization).

As of 31 December 2024, the TLAC of the resolution group headed

by Banco Santander, S.A. stood at 31.0% of risk-weighted assets

and 9.8% of the leverage ratio exposure.

The BRRD 2 was transposed into law in Spain in 2021.

G-SIBs also have a Pillar 2 requirement in addition to the minimum

CRR TLAC requirement, owing to the MREL methodology in the

BRRD 2.

In June 2024, Banco de España formally communicated the

(binding) MREL requirement for the Banco Santander, S.A.

Resolution Group (sub-consolidated):

• Until 31 December 2024, the Group needed to meet the

minimum requirement set at the highest of 29.69% of the

Resolution Group’s RWAs and 11.51% of the Resolution Group’s

leverage ratio exposure. Of the total MREL requirement, a

minimum subordination level was fixed as the highest of 10.27%

of RWAs and 6.13% of the leverage ratio exposure. However, the

Resolution Group headed by Banco Santander, S.A.'s minimum

subordination is determined by TLAC, not by MREL, as the TLAC

subordination requirement is greater. This MREL requirement

was based on December 2021 data.

As of 31 December 2024, Banco Santander, S.A.'s MREL was

42.1% of RWAs and 16.5% of the leverage ratio exposure and

subordinated MREL was 35.2% of RWAs and 13.8% of the

leverage ratio exposure. As a result, Banco Santander, S.A. met

its MREL requirements.

• From 1 January 2025 until 24 June 2025, the Group must meet

the minimum requirement set at the highest of 32.39% of the

Resolution Group’s RWAs and 12.23% of the Resolution Group’s

leverage ratio exposure. Of the total MREL requirement, a

minimum subordination level was fixed as the highest of 11.30%

of RWAs and 6.22% of the leverage ratio exposure. This MREL

requirement is based on December 2022 data.

• From 24 June 2025, until otherwise communicated by Banco de

España, the Group will need to meet a minimum requirement set

at the highest of 33.59% of the Resolution Group’s RWAs and

12.93% of the Resolution Group’s leverage ratio exposure. Of the

total MREL requirement, a minimum subordination level was

fixed as the highest of 11.30% of RWAs and 6.22% of the

leverage ratio exposure. This MREL requirement is based on

December 2022 data.

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3.6 Special situations and resolution

Corporate special situations and resolution

framework, crisis management, recovery and

resolution planning

This section summarizes the main developments in the year

relating to preparing and strengthening mechanisms for a

potential crisis, recovery plans and preparing and executing

initiatives to improve resolvability plans.

Corporate framework for special situations and

resolution

The framework enables our units to aggregate and clearly interpret

the various mechanisms for monitoring, escalating and managing

both financial and non-financial events as well as governance. It

helps link the action plans (e.g. contingency plans, business

continuity plans, recovery plan) to be executed in each phase.

We base crisis governance on a collective decision-making model

that is organized into and operated under severity levels to

facilitate flexibility and sequential decision-making. For instance, in

the most severe stages of a hypothetical crisis, the Gold

committee, composed of the Group’s top executives supported by

the Silver forum and other specialist Bronze teams, would be the

leading decision-making body.

The framework aims to encourage the sharing of best practices

across the Group and continuous collaboration between

subsidiaries and corporate teams (including coordination in the

recovery and resolution planning phases) to continue to develop

our management and control model in the most effective way.

Two of Santander's key processes are the recovery plan and the

bail-in playbook, which describes the resolution tool's execution.

Crisis management

We managed several important events in 2024 relating to i)

cybersecurity (e.g., unauthorized access to a database hosted by a

third party); ii) geopolitical and/or macroeconomic events (e.g.,

armed conflicts in the Middle East); iii) natural disasters (e.g.,

forest fires in Valparaíso, Chile; floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,

in Poland and in dozens of Spanish municipalities, earthquake in

the Chinese provinces of Gansu and Qinghai); and iv) operational

events (e.g., related to the operation of digital channels or critical

providers).

We have taken away important lessons from these events,

including:

• The benefits of ex ante preparation. Crisis management

simulation exercises conducted over the past few years have

enabled us to act quickly.

• The importance of maintaining a consistent and global approach

that enables us to act as a Group, regardless of the type of event,

where the incident occurs, the size of the affected unit or which

global business is affected.

• The ability to anticipate potential events is decisive in the final

result, especially in internal and external communication and in

case of events that affect critical services with customers or

require frequent contact with competent authorities.

Despite the very different nature of the events managed, our crisis

management model once again demonstrated its strength. There

are two fundamental and defining aspects of our model:

• Coordination between and with the subsidiaries and the five

global businesses. Cooperation between the different units is not

only a strength of the operating model under normal conditions,

but has also proven to be a strength in times of crisis. There are

several instruments that support this coordination such as i) the

ability to summon global crisis governing bodies (e.g., Bronze

teams and/or global Silver forum); ii) the close relationship

between Crisis Management Directors (CMDs), crisis

management managers and the involved functions; or iii) the

ongoing issuance of corporate guidelines to facilitate decision-

making.

• Early incident management. Through Bronze teams, we have

been able to give a quick and proactive response to the most

critical events.

However, in order to further strengthen our crisis management

model, we carried out several initiatives:

• A more granular taxonomy and methodology is available for the

identification and classification of events, both for financial and

non-financial events.

• We integrated new decision-making processes to strengthen

confidentiality and protect the security of our employees and

customers.

• We assigned new roles to align the crisis management function

to the new organizational model based on five global businesses.

• We further developed the process governing the response to

humanitarian crises. By using the corporate guide, units are able

to determine the severity of these events depending on their

scale and urgency, as well as the action and governance

framework for each situation.

In short, despite the challenges faced in 2024, the Group has

shown it has the right tools to respond to crises of very different

nature. However, given the complexity of the current environment

and the potential threats facing the banking industry, the Group

remains committed to strengthening crisis management

mechanisms and instruments.

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Recovery plans

Context. Santander drew up its 15 th corporate recovery plan in

2024. It sets out measures we have at our disposal to survive a

very severe crisis without extraordinary public aid, in accordance

with article 5.3 of the BRRD.

Its primary aims are to test i) the feasibility, effectiveness and

credibility of the recovery measures; and ii) the suitability of the

recovery indicators and their respective thresholds, above which

decision-making would be escalated to cope with stress situations.

It sets out macroeconomic and/or financial crisis scenarios that

could materialize in idiosyncratic, systemic and combined events

that could lead the Group to trigger the plan.

The recovery plan should not be considered an instrument separate

from our structural mechanisms to measure, manage and

supervise risk. It is aligned with the risk appetite framework (RAF),

the risk appetite statement (RAS), the risk profile assessment

(RPA), the business continuity management system (BCMS), the

internal assessments of capital and liquidity (ICAAP and ILAAP) and

other tools. It is also integrated into the Group's strategic plans.

Progress in 2024. In January, the new 'Guidelines on Total

Recovery Capacity in Recovery Plans' came into force, which

require us to incorporate more severe scenarios that reach the

near-default point and calculate the recovery capacity in a dynamic

way and taking the moment the indicator was breached as a

starting point. These requirements were already taken into account

in the 2023 plan.

In May 2024, the ECB sent us a letter with their annual priorities,

recommending that: i) entities should focus their efforts on

improving liquidity recovery capacity and demonstrate that they

have sufficient recovery options that can be implemented within a

short time frame (less than one month); ii) simulations should be

carried out to demonstrate the feasibility of these measures; and

iii) liquidity scenarios should incorporate idiosyncratic and rapidly

evolving events that lead to a point close to default in less than

three months.

As it does every year, the 2024 recovery plan fully covers all the

recommendations and priorities required by the ECB, including:

• A more conservative recalibration of capital indicators with

regulatory requirements. They also expanded information on all

indicators and the justification for their calibration.

• More extreme scenarios, so that all scenarios reach a near-

default point according to the guidelines.

• A complete and detailed analysis of the risk profile of the entity

at different times in each of the scenarios.

• A report including the characteristics of the two simulations

carried out, with a critical evaluation of the lessons learned and

possible follow-up actions.

• A new recovery measure.

The key takeaways from our review of the 2024 corporate plan

were:

• there are no material interdependencies between main

subsidiaries;

• we have ample recovery capacity in all scenarios through

available measures. Our geographically diversified model is a

great asset from a recovery standpoint;

• each subsidiary has sufficient capacity to emerge from a recovery

situation on its own, which strengthens the Group's model based

on units that are autonomous with respect to liquidity and

capital;

• we have sufficiently robust governance to manage financial and

non-financial stresses that vary in nature and intensity; and

• amid a serious financial or solvency crisis, no subsidiary is

important enough to trigger the corporate plan by causing the

severest recovery indicator levels to be breached.

These factors prove our business model and geographic

diversification strategy would remain firm in a recovery situation.

Regulation and governance. Santander’s recovery plan complies

with EU regulations and follows the non-binding recommendations

of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and other international

bodies.

We submitted our latest plan to the Single Supervisory Mechanism

in October 2024; the EBA has six months to make formal

considerations.

Santander's recovery plan comprises the corporate plan (Banco

Santander, S.A.) and local plans for the UK, Brazil, Mexico, the US,

Germany, Argentina, Chile, Portugal, Norway and a recovery plan

summary for Santander Bank Polska S.A. and Santander Consumer

Bank S.A. -Poland-. All subsidiaries (except Santander Chile) must

draw up a local plan in compliance with local regulations and

corporate requirements.

Though the board of Banco Santander, S.A. approves the corporate

plan, relevant content and figures are previously submitted to and

discussed by the Silver forum, Gold committee, risk control

committee and the risk supervision, regulation and compliance

committee. Local plans are approved by local bodies in

coordination with the Group (as they are included in the Group's

corporate plan).

Resolution plans

The relevant authorities prepare the resolution plans1 and

Santander cooperates with them, providing all requested

information. During 2024, the members of the crisis management

group (CMG) upheld their decision on our multiple point of entry

(MPE) strategy to be used in a hypothetical resolution, formed by

11 different resolution groups where the parent company, Banco

Santander, S.A., forms the main resolution group along with the

rest of its subsidiaries of the Banking Union.

1. With the exception of the US, where individual entities draw up their own resolution plans.

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This strategy is consistent with our legal and business structure, as

the 11 resolution groups can be resolved independently without

involving other parts of the organization, given the low level of

interconnection.

Meetings with the Single Resolution Board (SRB) and its working

priorities letters confirmed in October 2023 that there are no

substantial impediments to Banco Santander, S.A.’s resolvability,

achieving the target set for December 2023 by the SRB. Despite

this, the SRB highlighted the need to continue to work on

resolvability and meet the targets set for the new resolution

planning cycle starting in 2025, which focus on the

operationalization of the resolution tool, i.e., internal

recapitalization (bail-in).

In 2024, we prepared the multi-annual work plan to continue to

meet resolution planning requirements. Banco Santander, S.A.’s

board of directors approved it in February 2025, prior to its

definitive submission to the SRB and in which the following

actions, among others, were defined:

1) Conduct initial tests to measure capability to provide high

quality data for resolution valuations

In 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. carried out a real-time dry run

exercise on governance and obtaining data for valuation in

resolution for each of the relevant subsidiaries of Banco Santander,

S.A. within the resolution group known as the Banking Union. We

shared the generated data with the SRB.

2) Conduct a liquidity exercise based on the joint SRB-ECB

liquidity report prepared in October 2024

During November 2024, we worked on a new liquidity report,

jointly required by the SRB and the ECB. In 2025, we will again

conduct a liquidity exercise aimed at strengthening our liquidity

reporting capabilities during and after resolution, which will take

into account the SRB's comments on the 2024 liquidity exercise.

For the first time, it will be a real-time dry run exercise and the SRB

will observe.

3) Continue the work on the separability of important

subsidiaries in the resolution group headed by Banco Santander,

S.A.

We will continue the work on separability, an area that was

established as a priority for Santander in 2023, and will continue to

be so during 2025, focused on improving our ability to implement

alternative resolution tools to sell a business in the event of

resolution by developing an advanced separability analysis report.

This analysis should identify potential obstacles and mitigating

factors to ensure the subsidiaries' operational and business

continuity if separated from the Group. We will work on

developing specific business transferability manuals in 2025,

detailing how to execute the sale of a business from an operational

point of view.

4) Test the internal recapitalization resolution tool and the

internal loss transfer and recapitalization mechanism, together

with information system capabilities

Given the results of the dry-run exercises for the internal

recapitalization testing exercises in previous years, Banco

Santander is expected to continue to annually test its bail-in

preparation through a test focused on its information systems'

capabilities, accounting and amortization processes, conversion

and issuance of new capital, communication and governance, as

described in the bail-in playbook. Testing should also include the

internal loss transfer and recapitalization mechanism (ILTRM) in

place for most of the important Banco Santander, S.A. subsidiaries.

The SRB has already communicated the new developments of this

simulation exercise for 2025, mainly the inclusion of new

subsidiaries and the stress assumptions.

5) Continue the work on Management Information Systems

During 2024, we completed all the manuals for reporting

information regarding internal recapitalization and valuation data.

We also did dry-run tests on the capabilities of management

information systems, including the preparation and extraction of

resolution valuation information and bail-in instruments. In 2025,

we plan to carry out further testing to ensure information systems

are capable of providing accurate and timely information.

6) Guarantee operational continuity in resolution situations

In 2024, we continued to work on operational continuity in

resolution: i) we developed retention plans for certain units of the

Banking Union Resolution Group; ii) remediation plans continued

with the inclusion of clauses in vendor contracts to ensure

resilience in resolution; and iii) we updated the contingency plan

for access to market infrastructure. In 2025, we plan to test the

operational continuity in bank resolution through simulation

exercises.

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4. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

BY SEGMENT

4.1 Description of segments

during 2024

We base segment reporting on financial information presented to

the chief operating decision maker, which excludes certain

statutory results items that distort year-on-year comparisons and

are not considered for management reporting. This financial

information (underlying basis) is computed by adjusting reported

results for the effects of certain gains and losses (capital gains,

write-downs, impairment of goodwill, etc.). These gains and losses

are items that management and investors ordinarily identify and

consider separately to better understand the underlying trends in

the business (see also [note 52.c](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1072) to the Santander financial

statements).

Santander has aligned the information in this chapter with the

underlying information used internally for management reporting

and with that presented in the Group's other public documents.

Santander's executive committee has been selected to be its chief

operating decision maker. The Group's operating segments reflect

its organizational and managerial structures. The executive

committee reviews internal reporting based on these segments to

assess performance and allocate resources.

As we announced at the end of 2023, following the creation of two

new global segments and in order to align the operating and

management model, we adapted our reporting, starting with the

financial information for Q1 2024, with global businesses

becoming the primary segments.

Main changes to the composition of Santander's

segments

The main changes, which apply from 1 January 2024 to the

management information for all periods included in the

consolidated financial statements, are as follows:

• All of the Group's businesses across all markets were

consolidated into five global areas: Retail & Commercial Banking,

Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking, Wealth

Management & Insurance and Payments. These became the new

primary segments.

• The changes in financial information were:

• The former Retail Banking was split into two new segments:

Retail & Commercial Banking and Digital Consumer Bank. Our

cards business now forms part of the new Payments segment.

• The results of activities mainly related to financial

management located in the countries are fully allocated to

their global businesses based on the segment that generates

the financial position.

• The local corporate centres are fully allocated to the global

businesses.

• The revenue sharing criteria between global businesses were

revised to better reflect the contribution of each business to

the Group.

• The former primary segments (Europe, North America, South

America and Digital Consumer Bank - which is renamed DCB

Europe) became our secondary segments. 2023 published

figures for the countries, regions and the Corporate Centre

remain unchanged.

All the changes described above have no impact on the reported

Group consolidated financial statements.

Primary segments

This primary level of segmentation, which is based on the Group's

management structure from 1 January 2024, comprises six

reportable segments: five operating areas plus the Corporate

Centre.

The operating areas are:

Retail & Commercial Banking (Retail): area that integrates the retail

banking business and commercial banking (individuals, SMEs and

corporates), except for business originated in the consumer finance

and the cards businesses.

Digital Consumer Bank (Consumer): comprises all business

originated in the consumer finance companies, plus Openbank,

Open Digital Services (ODS) and SBNA Consumer.

Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB): this business, which

includes Global Transaction Banking, Global Banking (Global Debt

Financing and Corporate Finance) and Global Markets, offers

products and services on a global scale to corporate and

institutional customers, and collaborates with other global

businesses to better serve our broad customer base.

Wealth Management & Insurance (Wealth): includes the corporate

unit of Private Banking and International Private Banking in Miami

and Switzerland (Santander Private Banking), the asset

management business (Santander Asset Management) and the

insurance business (Santander Insurance).

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Payments: the Group's digital payments solutions, providing global

technology solutions for our banks and new customers in the open

market. It is structured in two businesses: PagoNxt (Getnet, Ebury

and PagoNxt Payments) and Cards (cards platform and business in

the countries where we operate).

Secondary segments

At this secondary level, Santander is structured into the segments

that made up the primary segments until 31 December 2023,

which are Europe, DCB Europe, North America and South America:

Europe: comprises all business activity carried out in the region,

except that included in DCB Europe. Detailed financial information

is provided on Spain, the UK, Portugal and Poland.

DCB Europe: includes Santander Consumer Finance, which

incorporates the entire consumer finance business in Europe,

Openbank in Spain and ODS.

North America: comprises all the business activities carried out in

Mexico and the US, which includes the holding company (SHUSA)

and the businesses of Santander Bank (SBNA), Santander

Consumer USA (SC USA), the specialized business unit Banco

Santander International, the New York branch and Santander US

Capital Markets (SanCap).

South America: includes all the financial activities carried out by

Santander through its banks and subsidiary banks in the region.

Detailed information is provided on Brazil, Chile and Argentina.

In addition to these operating units, both primary and secondary

segments, the Group maintains the Corporate Centre, which

includes the centralized activities relating to equity stakes in

financial companies, financial management of the structural

exchange rate position, assumed within the sphere of the

Group’s assets and liabilities committee, as well as

management of liquidity and shareholders’ equity via issuances.

As the Group’s holding entity, this area manages all capital and

reserves and allocations of capital and liquidity with the other

businesses. It does not incorporate the costs related to the

Group’s central services (charged to the areas), except for

corporate and institutional expenses related to the Group’s

functioning.

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| Primary segments | Net interest  income | Net fee  income | Total  income | Net operating  income | Profit before  tax | Profit  attributable to  the parent |
| Retail & Commercial Banking | 27,942 | 4,681 | 32,461 | 19,584 | 10,874 | 7,263 |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 10,777 | 1,508 | 12,916 | 7,733 | 2,232 | 1,663 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking | 4,020 | 2,548 | 8,343 | 4,537 | 4,009 | 2,740 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance | 1,627 | 1,489 | 3,661 | 2,348 | 2,259 | 1,650 |
| Payments | 2,609 | 2,793 | 5,505 | 3,030 | 969 | 413 |
| PagoNxt | 132 | 958 | 1,240 | 80 | (233) | (299) |
| Cards | 2,478 | 1,835 | 4,265 | 2,950 | 1,202 | 712 |
| Corporate Centre | (308) | (11) | (676) | (1,055) | (1,317) | (1,154) |
| TOTAL GROUP | 46,668 | 13,010 | 62,211 | 36,177 | 19,027 | 12,574 |
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| Europe | 16,720 | 4,659 | 23,510 | 14,102 | 10,129 | 6,644 |
| Spain | 7,256 | 2,867 | 11,974 | 7,703 | 5,440 | 3,762 |
| United Kingdom | 4,950 | 283 | 5,216 | 2,299 | 1,794 | 1,306 |
| Portugal | 1,548 | 467 | 2,100 | 1,553 | 1,481 | 1,001 |
| Poland | 2,844 | 674 | 3,555 | 2,591 | 1,650 | 800 |
| Other | 121 | 367 | 664 | (42) | (236) | (225) |
| DCB Europe | 4,361 | 902 | 5,679 | 3,075 | 1,131 | 642 |
| North America | 10,330 | 2,594 | 13,915 | 7,214 | 3,091 | 2,579 |
| US | 5,693 | 1,152 | 7,580 | 3,750 | 1,053 | 1,109 |
| Mexico | 4,631 | 1,385 | 6,278 | 3,613 | 2,274 | 1,671 |
| Other | 7 | 57 | 57 | (149) | (236) | (201) |
| South America | 15,566 | 4,864 | 19,783 | 12,841 | 5,993 | 3,863 |
| Brazil | 10,121 | 3,414 | 13,536 | 9,184 | 3,830 | 2,422 |
| Chile | 1,822 | 551 | 2,592 | 1,659 | 1,111 | 629 |
| Argentina | 2,919 | 602 | 2,487 | 1,465 | 827 | 665 |
| Other | 703 | 298 | 1,168 | 533 | 225 | 146 |
| Corporate Centre | (308) | (11) | (676) | (1,055) | (1,317) | (1,154) |
| TOTAL GROUP | 46,668 | 13,010 | 62,211 | 36,177 | 19,027 | 12,574 |

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| Profit attributable to the parent distribution |
| Distribution A  by primary segment. 2024 |

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A.  As a % of operating areas. Excluding the Corporate Centre.

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B. Changes in constant euros.

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| Primary segments | Net interest  income | Net fee  income | Total  income | Net operating  income | Profit before  tax | Profit  attributable to  the parent |
| Retail & Commercial Banking | 25,550 | 4,497 | 29,754 | 16,930 | 7,989 | 5,659 |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 10,221 | 1,229 | 12,296 | 7,033 | 2,677 | 1,901 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking | 3,594 | 2,131 | 7,527 | 4,140 | 3,795 | 2,440 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance | 1,513 | 1,262 | 3,210 | 1,994 | 1,994 | 1,467 |
| Payments | 2,424 | 2,952 | 5,298 | 2,954 | 1,205 | 607 |
| PagoNxt | 93 | 954 | 1,140 | 49 | (17) | (77) |
| Cards | 2,331 | 1,998 | 4,158 | 2,905 | 1,222 | 684 |
| Corporate Centre | (41) | (13) | (439) | (829) | (961) | (998) |
| TOTAL GROUP | 43,261 | 12,057 | 57,647 | 32,222 | 16,698 | 11,076 |
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| Europe | 15,910 | 4,399 | 21,439 | 12,409 | 8,195 | 5,482 |
| Spain | 6,641 | 2,699 | 10,132 | 5,905 | 3,399 | 2,371 |
| United Kingdom | 5,152 | 338 | 5,525 | 2,779 | 2,107 | 1,545 |
| Portugal | 1,465 | 464 | 1,982 | 1,440 | 1,314 | 896 |
| Poland | 2,543 | 589 | 3,182 | 2,320 | 1,392 | 674 |
| Other | 109 | 309 | 618 | (35) | (17) | (3) |
| DCB Europe | 4,193 | 796 | 5,502 | 2,884 | 2,019 | 1,199 |
| North America | 10,159 | 2,192 | 13,174 | 6,708 | 2,837 | 2,354 |
| US | 5,742 | 766 | 7,209 | 3,531 | 863 | 932 |
| Mexico | 4,408 | 1,374 | 5,899 | 3,311 | 2,119 | 1,560 |
| Other | 8 | 52 | 66 | (133) | (145) | (138) |
| South America | 13,040 | 4,684 | 17,971 | 11,050 | 4,608 | 3,038 |
| Brazil | 9,116 | 3,462 | 13,104 | 8,574 | 2,911 | 1,921 |
| Chile | 1,383 | 572 | 2,285 | 1,265 | 951 | 582 |
| Argentina | 1,879 | 396 | 1,544 | 769 | 505 | 386 |
| Other | 662 | 254 | 1,038 | 441 | 241 | 150 |
| Corporate Centre | (41) | (13) | (439) | (829) | (961) | (998) |
| TOTAL GROUP | 43,261 | 12,057 | 57,647 | 32,222 | 16,698 | 11,076 |

Annual report 2024441

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|  | Retail | Retail & Commercial Banking | EUR 7,263 mn |
|  | Strategy | To support our vision of becoming a digital bank with branches, during the year, we focused on providing the best  experience for our customers, driving our ONE Transformation programme, implementing a common operating  model and rolling out our global technology platform. | |
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Strategy

During the year, we consolidated the Group's individual, SME and

corporate banking activities within a new global business, Retail &

Commercial Banking (Retail), successfully executing our three

strategic priorities with the following advances:

• Common operating model. Our vision is to become a digital bank

with branches, offering our products and services digitally

through our own global platform and using our branch network

to advise our customers. In 2024, all countries worked with a

common operating model and within this vision. We have 147

million customers who can access most of our products and

services digitally. Sales through our digital channels rose double

digits year-on-year. Additionally, we have a network of nearly

8,000 branches, where customers can receive advice and

support.

• Transformation, based on three pillars:

• Customer experience. We reduced the number of products by

39% year-on-year, as part of our commitment to offer a simple

and attractive product portfolio that provides the best

experience for our customers. We also continued to improve

customer journeys, especially digital onboarding (substantially

reducing onboarding times in all countries). Additionally, we

launched a new 100% digital and simplified offer for

individuals in Brazil and SMEs in Spain. As a result of the

improvement in customer experience and digital onboarding,

customers grew more than 8 million in the year.

• Operational leverage. We reduced the number of resources

dedicated to non-commercial activities per million customers

by 13% during the year, supported by digitalization, process

automatization and organizational simplification, with

significant progress in all units. Some examples this year were

the digitalization of in-branch processes in Spain and mortgage

servicing in Poland, as well as the simplification of the branch

organization in Brazil and Chile. Additionally, our strategy to

promote a self-service model is producing results, as chatbot

interactions increased during the year and contact centre call

volumes decreased. This has freed up time to be spent on

value-added tasks and has contributed to greater efficiency.

• Global technology platform. The roll out of the global platform

is especially relevant for business transformation. This platform

is based on two proprietary technologies developed in-house: i)

Gravity, with open technologies to reduce back-end costs; and

ii) ODS, deployed in the cloud for the front-end, offering a

superior omni-channel experience to our customers.

During the year, we completed the initial integration of Gravity

and ODS in the US, which enables us to provide a new digital

offering and the best customer experience. We also completed

the migration of our customers in the UK to the new app. In

addition, we are rolling out our global commercial tool to

support branches in Spain and Mexico.

• Profitable growth. Structural efficiency improvements that the

global platform's scale provides and disciplined capital

management, together with increased simplification and process

automatization were significant drivers of profitable growth.

Additionally, enhanced customer experience and a greater

commercial focus drove further customer growth and

profitability improvement.

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| Total  customers | 147,140 | 46,576 | 15,140 | 22,493 | 21,275 | 21,261 | 79,289 | 68,882 |
| +6% | +1% | +2% | 0% | +4% | +4% | +10% | +11% |
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| Active  customers | 79,079 | 28,806 | 8,689 | 13,604 | 10,859 | 10,845 | 39,414 | 32,552 |
| +5% | +2% | +6% | -2% | +6% | +6% | +8% | +9% |

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Business performance

Loans and advances to customers decreased 1% year-on-year. In

gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros they

also decreased 1%, due to the decline in mortgages and SMEs,

partially offset by the increases in corporate and personal loans. By

region, the decrease in Europe and the US volumes was partially

offset by rises in South America and Mexico.

Mortgage balances fell both in the UK (in line with our profitability

strategy) and in Spain, still impacted by pre-payments despite a

pickup in new business volumes. This was partially offset by

increases in Portugal, Poland, Mexico and Brazil. Personal loans

performed well, especially in Brazil, Spain and Poland.

Corporate loans rose, mainly driven by Poland, Brazil and Mexico.

SME loans decreased mainly due to pre-payments in Europe,

partially offset by higher volumes in Brazil and Poland.

Customer deposits decreased 1% year-on-year. Excluding repos

and in constant euros, they rose 3%, driven by Spain, Poland and

overall growth in South America, notably in Brazil. All products

contributed to the increase, but especially time deposits in Europe

and South America. Mutual funds rose 19% in constant euros,

driven by commercial efforts in the current interest rate

environment. As a result, customer funds increased 4% in constant

euros.

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Results

Attributable profit in 2024 was EUR 7,263 million (53% of the

Group's total operating areas), up 28% compared to 2023. In

constant euros, it rose 29% year-on-year, with the following

detail:

• Total income grew 11% driven by higher net interest income and

net fee income. Net interest income increased 11%, with rises in

most countries, but especially in South America, driven by higher

volumes and lower deposit costs, and in Spain, Poland and

Portugal due to good margin management. The exceptions were

the UK, due to lower mortgage volumes (in line with our

strategy) and higher cost of deposits (competitive market), and

the US, due to lower volumes.

Greater commercial activity and a larger customer base

contributed to net fee income growth (+7%). The most

significant increases were in Brazil, the US, Mexico and Poland.

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| Retail | EUR 32,461 mn | | +11% |

• Administrative expenses and amortizations increased 3%. In real

terms, costs declined 1% reflecting our transformation efforts

through organizational simplification, process automatization

and the deployment of the global platform, particularly evident

in Spain and the US. As a result, net operating income grew 17%

and efficiency improved to 39.7%.

• Net loan-loss provisions improved 7%, due to a positive

performance in Europe, especially in Spain, Poland and the UK

(macro outlook improvement in the country), which more than

offset greater provisions in South America due to higher activity

and the cost of risk normalization in Mexico and Chile.

• The other gains (losses) and provisions line was 21% more

negative than in 2023, mainly due to greater restructuring

charges in some countries and higher charges related to the CHF

mortgage portfolio in Poland.

RoTE in 2024 was 18.9%, a 3.7 pp improvement year-on-year.

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| Revenue | 32,461 | 29,754 | +9 | +11 |
| Expenses | (12,877) | (12,825) | 0 | +3 |
| Net operating income | 19,584 | 16,930 | +16 | +17 |
| LLPs | (5,845) | (6,540) | (11) | (7) |
| PBT | 10,874 | 7,989 | +36 | +36 |
| Attributable profit | 7,263 | 5,659 | +28 | +29 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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|  | Consumer | Digital Consumer Bank | EUR 1,663 mn |
|  | Strategy | Our priority is to continue expanding our leadership in consumer finance and to be the most cost competitive  player, with the best customer experience through a more digital global operating model and the best solutions  (check-out lending, digital journeys in auto lending and operational leasing) through common platforms. | |
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Strategy

Digital Consumer Bank (Consumer) is a leading consumer finance

company globally. It operates in 26 countries in Europe and the

Americas and it serves the financing needs at the point of sale

(both physical and digital) of 25 million customers. It combines

three interconnected businesses: auto financing, consumer

lending, supported by Zinia, and Openbank.

Our vision in the Consumer business is to become the preferred

choice of our partners and our end customers, and offer greater

profitability and value creation to our shareholders, while being the

most cost-efficient player in the industry.

To respond to the changes the mobility and consumer finance

ecosystem is undergoing and deliver on our vision, during 2024, we

worked to transform our operating model by:

• Offering global and best-in-class solutions, integrated into our

partners' (OEMs, importers and retailers) processes,

accompanying them as their increasingly digital business models

evolve.

• We continued to foster cross-regional partnerships and

consolidate new partnerships by leveraging existing

agreements, particularly in the US where we incorporated new

strategic agreements in auto throughout the year and in Latin

America where we continued to focus on developing strategic

alliances.

• We further upgraded our value proposition for improved

customer experience.

• Simplifying and automating our processes to increase

scalability. We are working to align our functions with the

Group's operating model. In the US, our focus has been on

recovering pre-pandemic profitability, driving efficiency savings

and improving our service. In Europe, we focused on

transforming our operating model by streamlining the

organization and making it more agile, accelerating process

automatization, improving digital capabilities and converging

towards global platforms.

• Building and developing global platforms. Throughout the year,

we:

• Expanded the functionalities of our auto leasing platform,

operative in three European markets, and we opened the

broker channel in Germany.

• Continued to simplify our auto operating model in Europe,

having moved from one platform per country to three in total,

towards our final goal of having one common platform to

support our aim of being the most cost-efficient player.

• Fostered growth in Zinia, our check-out lending technology in

Germany, through new agreements such as a co-branded card

with Amazon and instalment loans with Apple.

• Launched Openbank in the US in Q4 2024. We also prepared

the launch of an Openbank branch in Germany (opened in

January 2025) and the full launch of Openbank in Mexico (in

February 2025) with a complete value proposition to compete

with other neobanks.

These launches, together with digital deposit gathering

activities in the Netherlands during the year, support our

profitable growth strategy to capture deposits (a lower cost

and more stable source of funding) and actively manage our

balance sheet to make it more capital light.

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Business performance

After a difficult environment in previous years, 2024 showed

further signs of recovery supported by a market with inflation

moderation and lower interest rates in Europe and North America.

In this environment, new lending increased 4% year-on-year, with

solid growth across our main markets, especially in South America,

led by Brazil. The stock of loans and advances to customers rose

4%. In gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros,

they were also 4% up year-on-year, mainly driven by Brazil.

We have a EUR 17 billion leasing portfolio which decreased 5%

year-on-year in constant euros, as growth in Europe was more

than offset by a decline in the US.

Customer deposits, which accounted for 60% of Consumer's total

funding, increased 12% year-on-year. Excluding repos and in

constant euros, they were up 10%, as a result of our strategy

aimed at lowering funding costs and reducing net interest income

volatility across the cycle. Our access to wholesale funding

markets remained strong and diversified. Mutual funds rose 19%

in constant euros, up from very low levels. As a result, customer

funds rose 11% year-on-year in constant euros.

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| Gross loans and advances to  customer excl. reverse repos | | | | | |  | Customer deposits excl. repos +  mutual funds | | | | | |

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| EUR billion and YoY % change in constant euros | | | | | | | | | | |

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| Total leasing | 17 | -5% |  |

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Results

Attributable profit in 2024 was EUR 1,663 million (12% of the

Group's total operating areas), down 13% year-on-year. In

constant euros, profit fell 12%, as follows:

• Total income rose 6%, with net interest income growing 6% on

the back of active loan repricing actions and volumes growth in

Europe, and higher volumes in Brazil. Net interest income in the

US rose slightly as benefits from higher yields were mostly offset

by lower credit volumes.

Net fee income increased strongly (+24%), largely driven by

increased insurance penetration in Europe, volumes growth in

Brazil and auto fees in the US. Gains on financial transactions

decreased, mainly in Europe. Leasing income fell, due to a

decrease in auto residual values and, in the US due lower leasing

volumes and as we pass on fiscal benefits (recorded in the tax

line) from electric vehicle leases to pricing.

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\* Year-on-year growth in revenue in the US is flat if we include the impact of the EV

incentives in the tax line.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations performed well,

declining slightly year-on-year (-4% in real terms), even as we

invest in leasing and check-out lending platforms and in business

growth. This good performance reflects our efficiency and

transformation efforts in both the US and DCB Europe.

Consequently, net operating income grew 11% and efficiency

improved 2.7 pp to 40.1%.

• Net loan-loss provisions increased 12%, affected by continued

normalization in Europe and the US, higher volumes, increased

CHF mortgage portfolio coverage, lower portfolio sales than last

year and some regulatory charges. Credit quality remained

controlled with the cost of risk at 2.16%, having normalized in

line with expectations, and the NPL ratio stood at 5.07%.

• Other gains (losses) and provisions registered a loss of EUR 939

million in 2024 compared to a EUR 250 million loss in 2023,

mainly driven by higher Swiss franc mortgage provisions in

Poland and the provision for potential complaints related to

motor finance dealer commissions in the UK (for more

information, see [note 25.e](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940) in the consolidated financial

statements).

RoTE in 2024 was 9.8%, a 1.8 pp decrease year-on-year.

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
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| Revenue | 12,916 | 12,296 | +5 | +6 |
| Expenses | (5,183) | (5,263) | (2) | (1) |
| Net operating income | 7,733 | 7,033 | +10 | +11 |
| LLPs | (4,562) | (4,106) | +11 | +12 |
| PBT | 2,232 | 2,677 | (17) | (16) |
| Attributable profit | 1,663 | 1,901 | (13) | (12) |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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|  | CIB | Corporate & Investment Banking | EUR 2,740 mn |
|  | Strategy | We made our centres of expertise more sophisticated and deepened client relationships, on the back of our Global  Markets plan and US Banking Build-Out (US BBO) initiative, and actively managed capital. | |
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|  | Results 1 | Attributable profit rose 16% year-on-year, on the back of revenue growth (+14%) from a record 2023, which more than  offset higher costs related to the investment in new capabilities. We maintained a leading position in efficiency and  profitability with a low cost of risk. | |
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Strategy

CIB is our global business focused on wholesale customers, with a

strong advisory component and high value-added solutions. We

leverage the Group's technology to digitalize our business and

automate end-to-end processes, enhancing and protecting the

business while increasing operational efficiency.

Our tech partnerships and participations with Allianz Trade, the

fintech Two, SAP and Komgo, among others, enable us to compete

with new digital players and other competitors and benefit from

new opportunities arising in the current environment.

In 2024, we made good progress in the execution of our strategy to

become a focused, world-class CIB business, positioning ourselves

as a trusted advisor to our clients while delivering profitable

growth and maintaining dynamic capital management, with good

progress with respect to the priorities set for the year:

• We made our centres of expertise more sophisticated, further

strengthening our teams in sales, trading and banking, on the

back of our two most important strategic initiatives: US BBO and

Global Markets plan.

In Global Banking (GB), we expanded our sector and product

capabilities in areas adjacent to our traditional strengths to offer

complete investment banking solutions with coverage across

multiple industries, making key hires in our Global Industry

Groups (such as TMT, Healthcare, Industrials and Financials) and

product teams (M&A, Leveraged Finance, Equity Capital Markets

- ECM and Debt Capital Markets - DCM).

In Global Markets (GM), we continued to execute our ambitious

plan centred on increasing activity with our corporate and

institutional clients (strengthening our European Markets

platform with sales teams in Paris, Frankfurt and Milan), further

leveraging technology, increasing cross-border flows and

enhancing our trading and distribution capabilities.

We started to reap the rewards of our investments in 2023 and

2024, as reflected in the solid performance in institutional sales.

• We further deepened our client relationships, with a particular

focus on the US where we are taking our CIB franchise to the next

level through the execution of the US BBO initiative, selectively

expanding our client universe and product capabilities enabling

us to increase our addressable market and the contribution of

fees as a share of total revenue, especially in the US.

As a result, we are already making progress in targeting

untapped wallets, especially in the US and EMEA, where our

recent investments have had a positive effect and synergies are

evident.

Our US BBO initiative is producing results, enabling us to deliver

more sophisticated solutions to our clients and achieve

numerous ‘firsts’ in businesses where we did not have presence

and upgraded roles in transactions. Additionally, this is leading to

follow-on business opportunities in other areas and markets,

such as in our DCM business, which has led the reverse Yankee

bond market.

• We continued to actively manage capital through our originate-

to-share model to drive large-scale capital recycling in

coordination with the Group's Global Asset Desk team. This

enabled us to increase origination and maintain good profitability

ratios.

• Attracting, developing and retaining top diverse talent is key to

the execution of our strategy and for business success, and we

implemented several initiatives to enhance our teams’ skills and

provide enriching careers.

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| Recent awards | |  | Ranking in League Tables 2024 | | | | |
| Risk.net | Global Banking & Markets |  | Structured Finance | | ECM | | M&A |
| Risk Solutions House of the Year | Bond House and ESG Bond House of  the Year |  | Structured finance.jpg | | ECM.jpg | | M&A.jpg |
| PFI | Global Finance |  | Debt Capital Markets | | ECAs | |
| Americas Bank of the Year  Europe Digital Deal of the Year: GD  Towers (Germany) | World’s Best Sustainable Supply  Chain and Trade Finance Solutions |  | DCM.jpg | | eca.jpg | |
| Note: In DCM, Europe and the UK refers to financial institutions group (FIG). | | | | | | | |

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Business performance

A high proportion of CIB's activity is customer related (84% of total

income) and capital light, supported by our active balance sheet

management, as reflected in a total revenue to risk-weighted

assets ratio of 6.9%, up 1 pp since 2022.

Loans and advances to customers, mainly concentrated in GTB and

GB businesses, increased 9% year-on-year. In gross terms, minus

reverse repos and in constant euros, they were flat. Customer

deposits decreased 1% year-on-year. Excluding repos and in

constant euros, they fell 10% in line with our strategy to reduce

excess corporate deposits.

By business line, we had the following performance:

• In Global Transaction Banking, strong activity in Export Finance

and Trade & Working Capital Solutions more than compensated

weaker activity in Cash Management, impacted by lower interest

rates.

In Export Finance, we maintained a 10% market share on the

back of our coordinator and underwriter roles in some of the

most important transactions. Trade & Working Capital Solutions

continued to increase collaboration with Financial Sponsors,

Leveraged Finance and M&A teams and we outperformed the

market backed by our leading innovative solutions.

• Global Banking performed well on the back of growth in

Corporate Finance (CF) and Global Debt Financing (GDF).

In CF, we gained market share in a complex environment, with

leading advisory and capital raising roles across our focused

industry sectors and higher activity levels in Europe and the US,

as a result of our upgraded capabilities and the expansion of our

US franchise.

GDF had the best-ever year in terms of DCM activity and wallet

share growth. Structured Finance increased significantly at the

end of the year driven by Energy advisory mandates and Fund

Finance. Securitized Products in Europe had the most active year

in over a decade, being the leading bookrunner in primary cash

issuances and as synthetic securitization arranger with fund

investments, with increasing activity in Latin America.

• Global Markets had good activity levels throughout the year in

Europe, Asia and the US, while Latin America recovered in the

second half of the year. Our investments led to increased client

activity, highlighting institutional flows, while the US BBO

initiative continued to gain momentum, with most key products

implemented and volumes ramping up. There was strong activity

in Rates, Securitized Products and Cash Equities.

Results

Record attributable profit in 2024, increasing 12% year-on-year to

EUR 2,740 million (20% of the Group's total operating areas). In

constant euros, profit grew 16%, with the following detail:

• Total income rose 14% year-on-year, backed by double-digit

growth in net interest income and net fee income, both at record

levels. Net interest income grew 15%, boosted by GB and to a

lesser extent by GM. Net fee income increased 21%, driven

particularly by GB on the back of the US BBO initiative. Gains on

financial transactions decreased 7% due to lower market activity

in South America, mainly in Brazil.

By region, good total income performance in North America and

Europe, while total income grew only slightly in South America,

in part due to weaker activity in the Brazilian market .

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| CIB. Total income by region |
| EUR million and % change in constant euros |

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| Europe |
| North America |
| South America |
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| Var |
| +14% |
| +34% |
| +1% |
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By business, total income rose 25% in GB (CF in Europe and the

US and GDF across markets) and +18% in GM, on the back of

strong activity in Europe and North America, mainly with

institutional clients. In GTB, total income grew 3% supported by

good performance in Export Finance and Trade & Working

Capital Solutions.

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| CIB. Total income by business |
| EUR million and % change in constant euros |

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Note: total income includes revenue from other activities which are less material

(EUR 186 million in 2023 and EUR 161 million in 2024).

• Administrative expenses and amortizations increased 14% due to

our investments in new products, capabilities and technology.

The efficiency ratio stood at 45.6%.

• Due to the nature of the business, net loan-loss provisions have a

limited impact on CIB's results. They were EUR 174 million (EUR

165 million in 2023), with a low cost of risk of 0.10%.

• Other gains (losses) and provisions recorded a EUR 353 million

loss compared to a EUR 181 million loss in 2023.

As a result, RoTE was 18.1% in 2024 (0.5 pp higher than in 2023).

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
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| Revenue | 8,343 | 7,527 | +11 | +14 |
| Expenses | (3,807) | (3,387) | +12 | +14 |
| Net operating income | 4,537 | 4,140 | +10 | +13 |
| LLPs | (174) | (165) | +6 | +7 |
| PBT | 4,009 | 3,795 | +6 | +9 |
| Attributable profit | 2,740 | 2,440 | +12 | +16 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Annual report 2024447

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|  | Wealth | Wealth Management & Insurance | EUR 1,650 mn |
|  | Strategy | We continue building the best wealth and insurance manager in Europe and the Americas  supported by our  leading  global private banking platform and our best-in-class funds and insurance product factories  that leverage our scale  and global capabilities to offer the best value proposition to our customers. | |
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Strategy

Our Wealth Management & Insurance business was established in

2017 with the aim of enhancing its service model and value

proposition as part of a common platform that leverages

Santander's scale and capabilities.

Since then, it has been an important growth driver for the Group

through its three businesses, delivering consistent double-digit

growth and generating around one third of the Group's total fees,

when those ceded to the commercial network are included.

• Santander Private Banking (PB) is our leading global platform

serving our clients across 11 countries. We have a best-in-class

service model and value proposition connecting clients and

countries through a single platform.

• Santander Asset Management (SAM) is our global asset

manager, which manufactures investment solutions for retail

and institutional customers, with presence in 10 countries and

over 50 years of experience. SAM makes the most of its local

client knowledge and global capabilities to provide customers

the best investment opportunities.

• Santander Insurance provides protection solutions following a

model based on strategic alliances with leading insurance

companies that enables us to have a comprehensive value

proposition across 12 countries. We complement this with in-

person and digital distribution capabilities to better serve our

clients. Most of this activity is currently under the recently

established Santander Insurance Holding with a solid governance

and risk monitoring processes.

During 2024, we focused on the following strategic initiatives:

• In PB, where we already have a best-in-class global platform

leading investment flows between Latin America, Europe and the

US, we are developing key growth opportunities to expand our

footprint, such as in the Middle East. During the first half of the

year, we established a branch in the Dubai International Financial

Centre.

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We continued expanding our high value-added offering in all

countries, strengthening, for example, our alternatives

investments offering and developing an open architecture for

structured products. We are also increasing our focus on portfolio

advisory services with ongoing initiatives mainly in Spain, Brazil

and Mexico. Additionally, we established a global ultra-high-net-

worth (UHNW) team based in Madrid.

We were named the Best International Private Bank in Latin

America and the Best International Private Bank in eight of our

countries by Euromoney and the Best Private Bank in Spain and

Mexico by the Professional Wealth Management Magazine, a

Financial Times publication.

• In SAM, we operate as a global asset manager leveraging our

scale, global investment capabilities and product distribution

hubs. In terms of retail distribution, we progressed in the

implementation of our advisory model across countries and

deployed SAM Conecta in Mexico and Brazil (already operating in

Spain and Portugal), enhancing our distribution capabilities with

real-time information for our customers.

We recently launched Santander Money Market Fund in

partnership with Amundi Asset Management to offer short-term

cash management solutions to institutional and corporate clients.

In our alternatives business, we implemented eFront, our

common operating platform to support our aim of enhancing our

value proposition and consolidating our operations.

During the year, we were the asset manager that received most

awards in the Salmon Awards in Chile and were named the Best

Asset Manager for Money Markets in Brazil by Guia de Fundos de

Investimentos FGV.

• In Insurance, we continued to deploy our strategic plans across

countries to deliver more value to our customers and simplify our

operations. We are focused on completing our value offering,

especially in higher growth verticals such as life savings,

underscoring our long-term vision for growth in the retirement

products and services. Another area of focus is health, where we

have launched new products in Spain, Portugal and Chile.

Additionally, we continue to improve customer growth and

loyalty by deploying fully-digital servicing and claims

capabilities, already implemented in Brazil, Spain, Poland and

Argentina. We are also developing global platforms such as

Autocompara, our motor insurance comparison engine, to

capture additional business in Latin America.

Annual report 2024448

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Business performance

Total assets under management (AuMs) reached EUR 498 billion,

+13% year-on-year in constant euros, driven by excellent

commercial activity and positive market performance. In Insurance,

gross written premiums exceeded EUR 11.5 billion in 2024. By

business and in constant euros:

• In Private Banking, customer assets and liabilities exceeded EUR

327 billion (+11% year-on-year), with all products growing,

especially funds and investments. Net new money totalled EUR

18.6 billion in 2024. We offer our customers the benefits of our

scale and international presence which is reflected in 14%

growth year-on-year in total clients to 299 thousand.

• In SAM, total AuMs reached EUR 236 billion,+16% year-on-year,

on the back of the record commercial activity across countries.

Net sales in 2024 reached EUR 15.8 billion, exceeding 2023 net

sales.

Spain surpassed the EUR 100 billion in AuMs for the first time

and Mexico delivered record net sales.

• Insurance had good activity levels, with customer growth of 3%

year-on-year and an increase in the protection business. Gross

written premiums recorded in our Wealth business were 9%

lower in 2024, impacted by lower activity in related business.

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| Wealth. 2024 business performance | |
| EUR billion and % change in constant euros. December 2024 | |

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| / 2023 |
| +13% |
| +16% |
| +16% |
| +19% |
| +10% |
| +4% |
| +7% |
| -9% |
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Note: total products marketed, advised, under custody and/or managed.

\*Excluding overlaps between PB and SAM (PB clients with investment funds

managed by SAM).

Results

Attributable profit was EUR 1,650 million (12% of the Group’s total

operating areas), 12% up compared to 2023. In constant euros, it

was 14% higher, by line item:

• Total income reached EUR 3,661 million, 15% higher year-on-year,

supported by solid growth in both net interest income and net fee

income.

Net interest income increased 8% in a favourable macro

environment driven by solid margin management and strong

commercial activity in Private Banking.

Net fee income rose 19% year-on-year to EUR 1,489 million, with

growth across businesses (mainly in Private Banking and SAM),

boosted especially by higher volumes on the back of positive

commercial activity and favourable market performance.

Including the fees ceded to our commercial network, which are

mainly related to Insurance (c.70% of the total fees ceded), total

revenue reached EUR 6,248 million, up 13%, with a solid

performance across all three businesses.

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| Wealth. Total income | |
| EUR million and % change in constant euros | |

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| Insurance |  |

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| Total  income | Total  income +  ceded fees |
| +14% | +14% |
| +23% | +21% |
| +12% | +7% |

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Note: information at the total Wealth level excludes overlaps between businesses.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations were 9% higher year-

on-year, due to investments in key initiatives, such as reinforcing

PB teams to address the increase in commercial activity. As a

result, net operating income increased 19% year-on-year and the

efficiency ratio improved 2.0 pp to 35.9%.

• Net loan-loss provisions increased from net releases of EUR 17

million in 2023 to a EUR 41 million net provision in 2024.

• The other gains (losses) and provisions increased from a loss of

EUR 18 million in 2023 to a EUR 48 million loss in 2024.

The total contribution to Group profit (profit after tax plus fees

ceded to the commercial network) reached EUR 3,399 million, up

9% year-on-year (+12% in constant euros).

RoTE in 2024 was 78.7%, a 6.5 pp improvement year-on-year.

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
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| Revenue | 3,661 | 3,210 | +14 | +15 |
| Expenses | (1,313) | (1,216) | +8 | +9 |
| Net operating income | 2,348 | 1,994 | +18 | +19 |
| LLPs | (41) | 17 | — | — |
| PBT | 2,259 | 1,994 | +13 | +15 |
| Attributable profit | 1,650 | 1,467 | +12 | +14 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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|  | Payments | Payments | EUR 413 mn |
|  | Strategy | PagoNxt and Cards bring a unique position in the payments industry to the Group, covering both sides of the value  chain of card payments (issuing and acquiring businesses) and account-to-account payments. | |
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|  | Business  performance1 | Activity increased in both businesses supported by global platform development, enabling further scale gains. In  PagoNxt, Getnet's Total Payments Volume rose 13% year-on-year and the number of transactions improved 5%. In  Cards, turnover rose 9% year-on-year and transactions rose 8%. | |
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|  | Results1 | Attributable profit was EUR 413 million. Excluding charges after discontinuing our merchant platform in Germany and  Superdigital in Latin America in Q2 2024, profit was EUR 656 million, increasing 18% year-on-year. PagoNxt's EBITDA  margin improved 2.3 pp to 27.5% | |
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PagoNxt and Cards strategy

At the beginning of the year, we consolidated our PagoNxt and

Cards businesses into the unique global business of Payments.

In PagoNxt, we made progress in the following strategic priorities:

• In Getnet, building on our global platform we deployed global

solutions which enable us to gain market share. For example, our

Tap On Phone functionality launched in Spain, Portugal and

Brazil, our Dynamic Currency Conversion service in Brazil, and a

regional e-commerce API for merchants who are pursuing

acquiring and processing services in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina

and Chile through a single integration.

We remain focused on our current value proposition in Spain and

Portugal, and as such, we decided to discontinue our merchant

platform in Germany in June 2024.

• In Ebury, we continued to make progress by focusing on: i)

growing customers by expanding our product offering and online

capabilities; ii) expanding geographically with a focus on

emerging markets; and iii) introducing tailored products to

capture verticals such as mass payments.

• PagoNxt Payments integrated Lynx Tech, a software company

based on AI to detect and prevent financial crime. We continued

to develop Payments Hub, our A2A payment processor which

already processes all types of payments globally for our banks,

and aims to achieve an industry-leading cost per transaction with

value-added services and is starting to offer our services to third

parties.

Also, in 2024, we discontinued our Superdigital platform in Latin

America, in line with our strategy to promote the use of common

platforms across the Group.

In Cards, we focused on the following priorities:

• Expand the business: we made progress implementing Cards

Risk Data Lab in four countries, a global solution with more than

1 million new pre-approved customers. We launched a

differential joint value proposition (card + PoS) in Spain, Chile and

Portugal, reaching more than 50,000 new business cards.

• Improve customer satisfaction: we are working to offer the best

card payment experience in a simple way at any time, through

what we call Invisible Payments. For physical payments, we

launched Apple Pay in Mexico and Argentina, while in e-

commerce payments in Brazil we implemented Click to Pay.

• Implement our global card platform (Plard), which manages

more than 15 million debit cards in Brazil and will start issuing

new customer debit cards in Chile in early 2025. In Mexico, the

new authorizer is live with 160 million transactions per month.

Business performance

Loans and advances to customers increased 4% year-on-year. In

gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros, loans

rose 15%, driven mainly by Cards in Brazil and Mexico.

Payments has a small amount of deposits, concentrated in

PagoNxt, that decreased 27% year-on-year. Excluding repos and in

constant euros they also fell 27%.

Results

Attributable profit was EUR 413 million in 2024 (3% of the Group's

total operating areas), 32% down year-on-year affected by the

aforementioned charges related to the discontinuation of

platforms. Excluding these charges, profit was EUR 656 million,

18% up year-on-year in constant euros, by line item:

• Total income grew 9%, boosted by a good NII performance

driven by higher activity.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations rose 8% due to our

investments in platforms both in Cards and PagoNxt.

• Net loan-loss provisions, mainly related to Cards, increased 8%

driven by South America and Mexico.

The charges related to the discontinuation of platforms were

recorded in the other gains (losses) and provisions line which

recorded a EUR 347 million loss (EUR 84 million loss in 2023).

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| Revenue | 5,505 | 5,298 | +4 | +9 |
| Expenses | (2,475) | (2,344) | +6 | +8 |
| Net operating income | 3,030 | 2,954 | +3 | +9 |
| LLPs | (1,714) | (1,666) | +3 | +8 |
| PBT | 969 | 1,205 | (20) | (13) |
| Attributable profit | 413 | 607 | (32) | (26) |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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PagoNxt

Business performance

In 2024, the total number of transactions in Getnet reached 9.8

billion, 5% higher year-on-year, and the total payments volume

(TPV) was EUR 221.8 billion, 13% more than in 2023 in constant

euros, driven by the good performance in Europe, Mexico and

Chile.

In PagoNxt Payments, the number of transactions processed in

2024 was 1.2 billion compared to 303 million in 2023.

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Results

Attributable loss of EUR 299 million in 2024 (EUR 56 million loss if

we exclude the charges related to the discontinuation of

platforms), compared to a EUR 77 million loss in 2023. There was

no material impact from exchange rates in the period. Year-on-

year and in constant euros:

• Total income rose 14%, driven by the increase in Getnet's

revenue in Europe, Mexico and Chile and a good performance in

Ebury.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations rose 9% year-on-

year, reflecting continued investment in global payments

platforms.

• Net loan-loss provisions improved 31%, supported by all regions.

• Other gains (losses) and provisions recorded losses of EUR 296

million, higher losses than a year ago due to the aforementioned

charges related to the discontinuation of our platforms.

EBITDA margin was 27.5%, 2.7 pp higher than in 2023.

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| PagoNxt. Underlying income statement | | | | |
| EUR million and % change | | | | |
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|  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
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| Revenue | 1,240 | 1,140 | +9 | +14 |
| Expenses | (1,160) | (1,091) | +6 | +9 |
| Net operating income | +80 | +49 | +63 | +210 |
| LLPs | (16) | (24) | (32) | (31) |
| PBT | (233) | (17) | — | +513 |
| Attributable profit | (299) | (77) | +287 | +229 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Cards

Business performance

We recorded good activity levels in the year, resulting in 9% card

turnover growth year-on-year in constant euros, especially credit

cards (+14% in constant euros), with most countries at record

levels.

The number of transactions rose 8% year-on-year, boosted by a

larger card pool and increased card usage across all transaction

sizes.

Loans and advances to customers increased 4% year-on-year. In

gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros, they

rose 16%, driven mainly by Brazil and Mexico.

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Results

In 2024, attributable profit was EUR 712 million, 4% higher

compared to 2023. In constant euros, profit rose 10%, by line item:

• Total income increased 7%. Net interest income improved

(+11%) mainly due to higher volumes in Latin America, which

offset the fall in net fee income (-5%) affected by customer

retention campaigns in Mexico, a regulatory impact in Chile and a

one-time positive fee recorded in Q1 2023 in Brazil.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations rose 7% driven

mainly by our investments in platforms.

• Net loan-loss provisions rose 9%, below portfolio growth.

• Other gains (losses) and provisions recorded a EUR 50 million

loss compared to a EUR 42 million loss in 2023.

In 2024, RoTE in Cards was 32.6% (35.5% in 2023).

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| Revenue | 4,265 | 4,158 | +3 | +7 |
| Expenses | (1,315) | (1,253) | +5 | +7 |
| Net operating income | 2,950 | 2,905 | +2 | +7 |
| LLPs | (1,698) | (1,642) | +3 | +9 |
| PBT | 1,202 | 1,222 | (2) | +4 |
| Attributable profit | 712 | 684 | +4 | +10 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Annual report 2024451

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|  | The Corporate Centre continued to support the Group and add value, defining, developing and coordinating the Group's strategy, as  well as aiding the operating units.  It carries out the corporate oversight and control functions, coordinates interactions with the Group's supervisors and regulators and  also carries out functions related to financial and capital management.  Attributable loss of EUR 1,154 million in 2024, compared to a EUR 998 million loss in 2023, due to a weaker performance in net interest  income, affected by greater interest expenses related to higher TLAC/MREL issuances and increased losses on financial transactions  driven by the impact from foreign currency hedges and risk transfer initiatives, which were partially offset by an improvement in the  sum of the rest of the lines (costs, net fee income and tax). | | |
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Strategy and functions

The Corporate Centre contributes value to the Group, through the

following functions, among others:

• Implementing global control frameworks and supervision.

• Fostering the exchange of best practices in cost management,

which enables us to be one of the most efficient banks.

• Collaborating in the definition and execution of the global

strategy, competitive development operations and projects that

ensure we meet the business plan.

• Contributing to the launch of projects that our global businesses

will carry out which aim to leverage our worldwide presence to

generate economies of scale.

• Ensuring open and constructive communication with

shareholders, analysts, investors, bondholders, rating agencies

and other market players.

• Adding value to our businesses, countries and divisions by

encouraging the exchange of best practices, driving and

managing innovative global initiatives and defining corporate

policies, to improve efficiency in our processes and service

quality for our customers.

It also coordinates the relationship with European regulators and

supervisors and carries functions related to financial and capital

management, as follows:

• Financial Management functions :

• Structural management of liquidity risk associated with

funding the Group’s recurring activity and stakes of a financial

nature. At the end of 2024, the liquidity buffer was EUR 351

billion.

This is done via diversified funding sources (issuances and

other), maintaining an adequate profile in volumes, maturities

and costs.

The price of these transactions with other Group units is the

market rate that includes all liquidity concepts (which the

Group supports by immobilizing funds during the term of the

transaction) and regulatory requirements (TLAC/MREL).

• Interest rate risk is also actively managed in order to dampen

the impact of interest rate changes on net interest income,

conducted via high credit quality, very liquid and low capital

consumption derivatives.

• Strategic management of exposure to exchange rates in equity

and dynamic management of the FX hedges related to the

units’ next twelve months results in euros. The net investments

in equity currently hedged totalled EUR 12,169 million (mainly

in Mexico, the UK and Poland) through different FX instruments

(spot or forwards).

• Management of capital and reserves : capital analysis, adequacy

and management of the Group including coordination with

subsidiaries, profitability monitoring to maximize shareholder

returns, setting solvency targets and capital contributions,

monitoring the capital ratio (in both regulatory and economic

terms), and efficient capital allocation to the units.

Annual report 2024452

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Results

The attributable loss of EUR 1,154 million was 16% higher than in

2023 (loss of EUR 998 million), as follows:

• Net interest income worsened by EUR 268 million, as increased

liquidity buffer remuneration was amply offset by greater

interest expense related to higher volumes of TLAC/MREL

issuances.

• Losses on financial transactions increased by EUR 106 million

due to the impact from foreign currency hedges and risk transfer

initiatives.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations showed a positive

trend, decreasing 3% year-on-year, driven by ongoing

simplification measures.

• Net loan-loss provisions recorded a EUR 3 million release in

2024, after having registered a release of EUR 2 million in 2023.

• The net negative impact of other gains (losses) and provisions

(which includes provisions, intangible asset impairments, cost of

the state guarantee on deferred tax assets, pensions, litigation,

one-off provisions, etc.) increased from a loss of EUR 134 million

in 2023 to a EUR 265 million loss in 2024.

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| Net interest income |  | (308) | (41) | 660.3 |
| Net fee income |  | (11) | (13) | (20.6) |
| Gains (losses) on financial  transactions A |  | (408) | (302) | 35.2 |
| Other operating income |  | 50 | (83) | 0.0 |
| Total income |  | (676) | (439) | 54.1 |
| Administrative expenses and  amortizations |  | (379) | (391) | (3.1) |
| Net operating income |  | (1,055) | (829) | 27.1 |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | 3 | 2 | 25.6 |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (265) | (134) | 97.7 |
| Profit before tax |  | (1,317) | (961) | 37.0 |
| Tax on profit |  | 162 | (36) | 0.0 |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | (1,155) | (998) | 15.7 |
| Net profit from discontinued  operations |  | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit |  | (1,155) | (998) | 15.7 |
| Non-controlling interests |  | 1 | — | — |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | (1,154) | (998) | 15.7 |
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| Loans and advances to customers |  | 5,778 | 5,565 | 3.8 |
| Cash, central banks and credit  institutions |  | 104,379 | 119,279 | (12.5) |
| Debt instruments |  | 10,923 | 7,726 | 41.4 |
| Other financial assets |  | 1,444 | 808 | 78.7 |
| Other asset accounts |  | 118,425 | 121,327 | (2.4) |
| Total assets |  | 240,948 | 254,705 | (5.4) |
| Customer deposits |  | 1,430 | 1,508 | (5.2) |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 21,730 | 47,747 | (54.5) |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 121,122 | 110,144 | 10.0 |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 48 | 326 | (85.3) |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 7,256 | 7,084 | 2.4 |
| Total liabilities |  | 151,585 | 166,809 | (9.1) |
| Total equity |  | 89,363 | 87,896 | 1.7 |
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| Gross loans and advances to  customers B |  | 5,853 | 5,640 | 3.8 |
| Customer funds |  | 1,299 | 1,508 | (13.8) |
| Customer deposits C |  | 1,299 | 1,508 | (13.8) |
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| Number of employees |  | 1,798 | 1,922 | (6.5) |

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Annual report 2024453

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|  | EUR 6,644 mn |
|  | Strategy | We maintained our objective to accelerate our business transformation to achieve higher growth and a more efficient  common operating model. | |
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|  | Business  performance 1 | New business lending volumes improved year-on-year and there was a strong increase in total customers  (+527,000). However, the stock of loans decreased slightly, still impacted by prepayments. Customer deposits  decreased, driven by both demand and time deposits. | |
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Strategy

In 2024, we focused on growing and transforming our business

and implementing of our common operating model.

• In Retail, we continued to drive digitalization through a common

online banking and mobile experience, while reducing running

costs and streamlining products and processes.

• In CIB, we focused on deepening customer relationships and

boosting our distribution capabilities.

• We continued to grow our Wealth business, which is a key driver

of fee generation, while increasing its efficiency by developing

centralized global technology platforms.

• In Payments, we remain focused on our current PagoNxt value

proposition in Spain and Portugal and on expanding our Cards

business.

Business performance

Commercial activity continued its positive trend, supported by an

increase of more than 527,000 customers year-on-year. Loans and

advances to customers rose 2% year-on-year. In gross terms,

excluding reverse repos and in constant euros, they decreased 2%,

mainly in the UK and Spain, partially offset by growth in Poland

and Portugal supported by new loan origination in Retail.

Customer deposits increased 1% year-on-year. Excluding repos

and in constant euros, they decreased 1% year-on-year driven by

both time and demand deposits. Mutual funds rose 19% in

constant euros.

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Results

Attributable profit was EUR 6,644 million in 2024 (48% of the

Group's total operating areas), up 21% year-on-year. In constant

euros, profit rose 19% year-on-year, as follows:

• Total income grew  8%, with an increase in net interest income

(+3%), which rose significantly in Spain, Poland and Portugal due

to good margin management, that more than offset the fall in

the UK due to lower volumes (in line with our strategy) and a

higher cost of deposits in a more competitive market. Net fee

income rose 5%, mainly driven by mutual fund fees in Spain.

Gains on financial transactions increased 31% driven by greater

activity in CIB.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations increased 3%, flat in

real terms as higher costs in the UK and Poland, both affected by

competitive labour markets, were offset by declines in Portugal

and Spain. Net operating income rose 12% and the efficiency

ratio improved to 40.0%.

• Net loan-loss provisions decreased 28% mainly driven by credit

quality improvement across countries and by the macro-outlook

improvement in the UK.

• The other gains (losses) and provisions line recorded losses of

EUR 2,111 million, 24% higher, related to the temporary levy on

revenue earned in Spain and greater charges related to the Swiss

franc mortgage portfolio in Poland.

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| Revenue | 23,510 | 21,439 | +10 | +8 |
| Expenses | (9,407) | (9,030) | +4 | +3 |
| Net operating income | 14,102 | 12,409 | +14 | +12 |
| LLPs | (1,862) | (2,533) | (26) | (28) |
| PBT | 10,129 | 8,195 | +24 | +22 |
| Attributable profit | 6,644 | 5,482 | +21 | +19 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Annual report 2024454

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| EUR 3,762 mn |

Business performance

During the year, we continued to drive our transformation

programme and we maintained the solid trend in customer

growth, achieving 40 consecutive months of positive net growth

(+285,000 customers in 2024).

There were good commercial dynamics, with the focus on

profitability. In Retail, new business volumes increased double

digits, mainly due to corporate, personal loans and mortgages. We

increased our market share in payrolls, pensions and cards and we

recorded positive trends in mutual funds and insurance business. In

CIB, we consolidated our leadership in the major league tables.

Loans and advances to customers increased 3% year-on-year. In

gross terms and excluding reverse repos, loans decreased 2%,

impacted by SME amortizations, partially offset by growth in CIB

and Wealth growth.

Customer deposits were flat year-on-year. Excluding repos, they

decreased 1%, affected by time deposits, mainly in CIB. Mutual

funds increased  20% year-on-year.

Results

Attributable profit in 2024 reached EUR 3,762 million, 59% higher

than in 2023. By line item:

• Total income was up 18% propelled by net interest income,

mainly in Retail, net fee income mainly from mutual funds, a

lower contribution to the DGF and the end of contribution to the

SRF in 2023.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations increased 1%. In real

terms, they fell 2% driven by efficiencies generated. As a result,

net operating income rose 30% and the efficiency ratio improved

6 pp to 35.7%.

• Net loan-loss provisions decreased 17% supported by proactive

risk management, with an improvement in the cost of risk and

NPL ratio to 0.50% and 2.68%, respectively.

• The other gains (losses) and provisions line recorded 2% higher

losses, due to a higher charge for the temporary levy on revenue

earned in Spain.

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| Revenue | 11,974 | 10,132 | +18 |
| Expenses | (4,271) | (4,227) | +1 |
| Net operating income | 7,703 | 5,905 | +30 |
| LLPs | (1,259) | (1,522) | (17) |
| PBT | 5,440 | 3,399 | +60 |
| Attributable profit | 3,762 | 2,371 | +59 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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| EUR 1,306 mn |

Business performance

During the year, we advanced in our transformation programme

through digitalization and automatization, which helped to

simplify the business and improve efficiency. Our focus on

customer service, both in branches and through a new mobile

banking app received very positive scores.

We prioritized profitability, through pricing discipline and planned

balance sheet optimization. As a result, loans and advances to

customers were flat year-on-year. In gross terms, excluding

reverse repos and in constant euros, they decreased 4%.

Customer deposits decreased 1% year-on-year. Excluding repos

and in constant euros, both customer deposits and total customer

funds decreased 5%. Mutual funds were flat year-on-year in

constant euros.

Results

Attributable profit was EUR  1,306 million, 15% down from 2023. In

constant euros, profit decreased  18%. By line item:

• Total income declined  8%, mainly due to a decrease in net

interest income, affected by lower volumes (in line with our

strategy) and a higher cost of deposits in a very competitive

market. Net fee income decreased mainly due to lower

transactionality.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations rose 3% (+1% in real

terms) as costs related to investments, technology and personnel

were partially offset by transformation savings. The efficiency

ratio stood at 55.9%.

• Net loan-loss provisions decreased  75%, driven by macro-

outlook improvement in the UK and good risk management. The

cost of risk was 3 bps, an improvement of 7 bps in the year.

• The other gains (losses) and provisions line recorded losses of

EUR 441 million, a 1% greater loss year-on-year.

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| Revenue | 5,216 | 5,525 | (6) | (8) |
| Expenses | (2,918) | (2,745) | +6 | +3 |
| Net operating income | 2,299 | 2,779 | (17) | (19) |
| LLPs | (64) | (247) | (74) | (75) |
| PBT | 1,794 | 2,107 | (15) | (17) |
| Attributable profit | 1,306 | 1,545 | (15) | (18) |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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|  | Portugal | Underlying attributable profit |
| EUR 1,001 mn |

Business performance

In 2024, our strategy remained centred on the execution of our

commercial and digital transformation, focusing on excellence in

customer experience and satisfaction, especially in Retail, which

enabled us to grow in both customers and volumes.

During the year, and despite a competitive environment, we were

leaders in new mortgage lending, supported by our mixed-rate

offering. In individuals, there was a good performance in personal

loans and insurance (especially in health). In corporates, we

promoted investment projects and energy transition, both in Retail

and CIB.

As a result, loans and advances to customers grew  4% year-on-

year. In gross terms excluding reverse repos, they also increased

4%.

Customer deposits increased 5%, also +5% excluding repos,

supported by a well-targeted strategy. Mutual funds rose 15%

year-on-year, supported by our growth strategy focused on high

value-added segments.

Results

Attributable profit reached EUR 1,001 million in 2024, 12% higher

than in 2023 as follows:

• Total income increased 6%, reflecting higher net interest income

(+6%) supported by higher volumes and good margin

management. Net fee income increased slightly (+1%), in part

due to legal limitations on fees charged on mortgages and other

loans.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations rose 1% (-1% in real

terms). However, the efficiency ratio improved 1 pp to 26.1%.

• Net loan-loss provisions fell 86%, returning to the minimum

levels seen in 2022, with a cost of risk of only 3 bps and an NPL

ratio that improved 0.19 pp to 2.40%.

• The other gains (losses) and provisions line recorded losses of

EUR 61 million, a  25% greater loss year-on-year.

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| Revenue | 2,100 | 1,982 | +6 |
| Expenses | (548) | (542) | +1 |
| Net operating income | 1,553 | 1,440 | +8 |
| LLPs | (11) | (77) | (86) |
| PBT | 1,481 | 1,314 | +13 |
| Attributable profit | 1,001 | 896 | +12 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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|  | Poland | Underlying attributable profit |
| EUR 800 mn |

Business performance

In 2024, we launched a new strategy based on three pillars: total

experience (best experience for customers and employees), total

digitalization (digitalizing and automatizing customer journeys

with the best digital channels) and total responsibility (regulatory

compliance and responsible business agenda). We remain in the

top 3 in NPS and we substantially increased active customers,

supported by OneApp in the first year since its implementation.

There were good commercial dynamics, mainly in SMEs and

corporates. Loans and advances to customers were 12% up in the

year. In gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros,

they rose  10% mainly in Retail and in CIB.

Customer deposits increased 13% year-on-year. Excluding repos

and in constant euros, they rose  11%, driven by both time and

demand deposits. Mutual funds increased 30% in constant euros.

Results

Attributable profit was EUR 800 million in 2024. Year-on-year,

profit rose 19%. In constant euros, it increased  13%, as follows:

• Total income was  6% higher, driven by net interest income (+6%

on the back of higher volumes and strict funding cost control).

Net fee income grew  8%, mainly in FX and funds.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations increased 6%, mainly

affected by a competitive labour market. The efficiency ratio

stood at 27.1% in line with 2023.

• Net loan-loss provisions decreased  28%, with a significant

improvement in the cost of risk.

• The other gains (losses) and provisions line recorded losses of

EUR 429 million, a 61% greater loss year-on-year, impacted by

charges related to the Swiss franc mortgage portfolio.

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| Revenue | 3,555 | 3,182 | +12 | +6 |
| Expenses | (965) | (862) | +12 | +6 |
| Net operating income | 2,591 | 2,320 | +12 | +6 |
| LLPs | (511) | (674) | (24) | (28) |
| PBT | 1,650 | 1,392 | +19 | +12 |
| Attributable profit | 800 | 674 | +19 | +13 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Annual report 2024456

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|  |  | Digital Consumer Bank Europe | Underlying attributable profit |
|  |  | EUR 642 mn |
|  | Strategy | Our strategy is focused on strengthening our leadership in auto and non-auto through strategic alliances and  better service through new operational leasing and non-auto (Zinia) platforms. | |
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|  | Business  performance 1 | In 2024, new business volumes rose 1% year-on-year (+2% in auto) and the stock of loans grew 4%. Deposits  grew double digits, in line with our objective to increase retail funding through common platforms to reduce  liability costs. | |
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|  | Results 1 | Net operating income rose 6% year-on-year due to higher net interest income and net fee income and lower costs.  However, this was not reflected in attributable profit (-47% year-on-year) due to cost of risk normalization, higher  provisions related to the Swiss franc mortgage portfolio in Poland and the provision for potential complaints  related to motor finance dealer commissions in the UK. | |
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Strategy

Our strategy in Europe is aligned with that of Consumer at the

global level. The vision in our DCB Europe business is to become

the preferred choice of our partners and our end customers and

offer greater profitability and value creation to our shareholders,

while being the most cost competitive player in the industry.

Our main focus is on transforming our operating model:

• Offering global solutions integrated into our partners' (OEMs,

importers and retailers) processes, accompanying them as their

increasingly digital business models evolve.

• Simplifying and automating our processes to improve customer

experience and gain scalability.

• Building and developing global platforms. In 2024, we

strengthened our operational leasing solution and launched an

Amazon co-branded card through Zinia in Germany. We prepared

the launch of an Openbank branch in Germany (opened in

January 2025) and we continued to upgrade our customer value

proposition and experience.

Business performance

The stock of loans and advances to customers rose 3% year-on-

year. In gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros,

it rose 4% year-on-year (primarily due to auto). New business

volumes rose 1% year-on-year in constant euros, mainly new auto.

In line with our strategy to increase retail funding, customer

deposits increased 17% year-on-year. Excluding repos and in

constant euros, they grew 18% to EUR 81 billion. Mutual funds

increased 24% in constant euros albeit from very low levels. Our

access to wholesale funding markets remained strong and

diversified.

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Results

Attributable profit in 2024 was EUR 642 million (5% of the Group’s

total operating areas), a 46% decline year-on-year. In constant

euros, profit fell 47%, as follows:

• Total income increased 3%, due to higher net interest income

(+4%), supported by active loan repricing and customer deposit

growth, and net fee income (+13%) driven by greater penetration

in direct insurance, especially in Germany and due to higher fees

from our agreements.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations fell slightly, even as

we invest in business growth. Net operating income increased

6% and the efficiency ratio improved 1.7 pp to 45.9%.

• Net loan-loss provisions were 52% higher, impacted by higher

provisions in Swiss franc mortgage portfolio in Poland. They

were also impacted by normalization, in line with expectations,

volumes growth, some regulatory impacts and lower portfolio

sales than last year. Despite all of this, cost of risk remained at

low levels (0.88%), having normalized in line with expectations.

• Other gains (losses) and provisions registered a loss of EUR 735

million in 2024 compared to a EUR 72 million loss in 2023,

mainly driven by Swiss franc mortgage provisions and the

provision for potential complaints related to motor finance

dealer commissions in the UK (for more information, see [note](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940)

[25.e](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_940) in the consolidated financial statements).

The largest contribution to profit came from Germany (EUR 229

million), followed by the Nordic countries (EUR 202 million) and

France (EUR 113 million).

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| Revenue | 5,679 | 5,502 | +3 | +3 |
| Expenses | (2,604) | (2,618) | (1) | (1) |
| Net operating income | 3,075 | 2,884 | +7 | +6 |
| LLPs | (1,209) | (792) | +53 | +52 |
| PBT | 1,131 | 2,019 | (44) | (44) |
| Attributable profit | 642 | 1,199 | (46) | (47) |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Annual report 2024457

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|  |  | North America | Underlying attributable profit |
|  |  | EUR 2,579 mn |
|  | Strategy | We continue to progress in our digital transformation in the region, leveraging the strengths of our global businesses  with the recent launch of Openbank, to deliver a superior customer experience with improved operational leverage. | |
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|  | Business  performance 1 | Loans and advances to customers were flat year-on-year, as growth in Mexico was offset by decrease in the US.  Customer deposits declined 5%, in line with our strategy to reduce excess corporate deposits in the US, partially  mitigated by deposit growth in Mexico and Consumer in the US. | |
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Strategy

We continued to pursue business transformation across the US and

Mexico, while leveraging our global and regional scale. In 2024,

we:

• Remained focused on the transformation of our Retail business,

targeting product simplification, digital investments, process and

operations streamlining.

• Achieved an important milestone in Consumer, launching

Openbank in the US to gather retail deposits and we prepared

the full launch in Mexico (in February 2025) to compete with new

players in the country.

• Continued to invest in our CIB Banking Build-Out in the US (US BBO

initiative), with the expansion of our advisory services and product

capabilities, which is already positively impacting revenue.

• Pursued growth in Wealth, with targeted investments to

enhance our capabilities and strengthen business growth levers.

Business performance

Loans and advances to customers were up 3% year-on-year. In

gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros, they

were flat as growth in Mexico was offset by decrease in the US, in

line with our strategy focused on capital optimization and efficient

allocation, and value creation.

Customer deposits were flat year-on-year. Excluding repos and in

constant euros, they decreased 5%, in line with our strategy to

reduce excess corporate deposits in CIB in the US.

Mutual funds grew 23% year-on-year in constant euros, largely

driven by Retail in Mexico and Wealth in both countries.

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Results

Attributable profit in 2024 was EUR 2,579 million (19% of the

Group's total operating areas), +10% year-on-year. In constant

euros, profit grew 12%, by line:

• Total income increased 7%, driven by strong performance in CIB

in the US, as we consolidate our US BBO initiative, and by growth

in all businesses in Mexico, supported by higher volumes.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations were 5% higher

impacted by inflation. In real terms, they rose slightly (+1%) as

higher costs related to investments that we are undertaking in

Retail in Mexico and for the development of new capabilities in

CIB in the US were offset by savings from transformation

initiatives.

• Net loan-loss provisions rose 2%, reflecting business growth in

Retail and Payments in Mexico, partially compensated by lower

provisions in auto and Commercial portfolios in the US.

• We recorded a EUR 336 million loss in the other gains (losses)

and provisions line, compared to EUR 138 million loss in 2023

due to charges related to transformation acceleration in the US.

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
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| Revenue | 13,915 | 13,174 | +6 | +7 |
| Expenses | (6,701) | (6,465) | +4 | +5 |
| Net operating income | 7,214 | 6,708 | +8 | +9 |
| LLPs | (3,786) | (3,733) | +1 | +2 |
| PBT | 3,091 | 2,837 | +9 | +11 |
| Attributable profit | 2,579 | 2,354 | +10 | +12 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Annual report 2024458

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|  | United States | Underlying attributable profit |
| EUR 1,109 mn |

Business performance

Loans and advances to customers were 6% higher than in

December 2023. In gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in

constant euros, they were 2% down year-on-year, in line with our

focus on capital optimization and efficient allocation and value

creation.

Customer deposits rose 3% year-on-year. Excluding repos and in

constant euros, they fell 8%, mainly due to our strategy to reduce

excess corporate deposits in CIB. Deposits from individuals,

including those from Openbank since its launch in Q4 2024, grew

2% year-on-year. Mutual funds increased 12% year-on-year in

constant euros, supported by an enhanced value proposition.

Results

Attributable profit in 2024 was EUR 1,109 million, a 19% increase

year-on-year. In constant euros, profit also grew 19%, as follows:

• Total income rose 5%, driven by strong net fee income growth

(+50%) and higher gains on financial transactions supported by

increased activity levels in CIB and the good performance related

to the Multifamily servicing agreement with the FDIC. Net

interest income decreased 1%, due to higher funding costs,

partially offset by higher volumes in auto loans. Leasing income

dropped mainly due to lower leasing volumes.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations increased 4%. In real

terms, they rose just 1%, as investments related to the

Openbank launch and the US BBO initiative were largely offset

by savings captured from our transformation plan.

• Net loan-loss provisions improved 3% due to lower provisions in

the auto and Commercial portfolios, in line with portfolio

performance. Cost of risk improved to 1.82%.

• Other gains (losses) and provisions recorded a EUR 190 million

loss compared to a EUR 74 million loss in 2023, due to charges

related to transformation acceleration.

• Tax on profit had a positive impact both in 2023 and 2024 as a

result of the tax incentives related to electric vehicle leasing.

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| Revenue | 7,580 | 7,209 | +5 | +5 |
| Expenses | (3,830) | (3,679) | +4 | +4 |
| Net operating income | 3,750 | 3,531 | +6 | +6 |
| LLPs | (2,507) | (2,593) | (3) | (3) |
| PBT | 1,053 | 863 | +22 | +22 |
| Attributable profit | 1,109 | 932 | +19 | +19 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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| EUR 1,671 mn |

Business performance

In 2024, we recorded solid activity levels, mainly in individuals,

where we continued to perform well with a market share of 14%

well above our total loan share of 12%.

Loans and advances to customers decreased  6% year-on-year. In

gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros, loans

rose 6%, with growth in all global businesses except CIB (-6%

year-on-year, in line with our focus on profitability and risk

appetite). There were notable increases in Retail (good

performance in mortgages, personal loans and corporates) and

double-digit growth in Consumer and Wealth.

Customer deposits declined 7% year-on-year. Excluding repos and

in constant euros, they increased 5%, driven by demand deposit

growth (+7%) due to our strategy to manage funding costs and

improve the mix. Mutual funds rose 33% in constant euros.

Results

Attributable profit in 2024 was EUR 1,671 million, 7% higher year-

on-year. In constant euros, it increased 10% year-on-year as

follows:

• Total income rose  10%, with increases in net interest income

(+8%, with growth in all businesses), net fee income (+4%,

supported by mutual fund and insurance fees) and gains on

financial transactions (+94%).

• Administrative expenses and amortizations increased 6%. In real

terms however, they rose just 1%, as our investments in

technology and digitalization were offset by savings from

transformation initiatives. As a result, the efficiency ratio

improved by 1.4 pp to 42.5%.

• Net loan-loss provisions were up 16%, due to the normalization

of provisions and solid loan growth. Asset quality performed well

and cost of risk remained at comfortable levels (2.64%).

• Other gains (losses) and provisions recorded a EUR  62 million

loss, compared to a EUR 57 million loss in 2023.

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| Revenue | 6,278 | 5,899 | +6 | +10 |
| Expenses | (2,665) | (2,588) | +3 | +6 |
| Net operating income | 3,613 | 3,311 | +9 | +12 |
| LLPs | (1,277) | (1,135) | +12 | +16 |
| PBT | 2,274 | 2,119 | +7 | +11 |
| Attributable profit | 1,671 | 1,560 | +7 | +10 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Annual report 2024459

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|  |  | EUR 3,863 mn |
|  | Strategy | In 2024, our franchise continued to grow and create value for the Group, in line with our objective of being the  primary bank for our customers and becoming the most profitable bank in each of the countries where we operate.  Given our focus on service quality, our customer base grew 10% year-on-year, reaching 80 million. | |
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|  | Results 1 | Attributable profit was EUR 3,863 million in 2024, reflecting a 36% increase year-on-year driven by higher activity, lower  cost of deposits, good performance in net fee income as well as improvements in efficiency. | |
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|  | 1. In constant euros. In volumes and results, the variations in constant euros have been calculated considering the Argentine peso exchange rate on the last working day  for each of the periods presented. For further information, see section [8. 'Alternative performance measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of this chapter. | | |

Strategy

In 2024, we focused on being the primary bank for our customers,

leveraging the synergies generated by our global businesses:

• In Retail, we continued on our journey to become a digital bank

with branches by streamlining our product and service offering

and improving customer experience.

• In Consumer, we maintained our market leadership in auto by

strengthening strategic alliances and new business acquisitions.

• In CIB, we continued evolving towards a pan-regional offering,

focusing on Markets and Corporate Finance businesses.

• In Wealth, we increased liability gathering to drive loyalty and

continued developing our distribution channels.

• In Payments, we expanded our Getnet business and started

implementing Plard, our Cards platform, in Brazil and Chile.

Business performance

Loans and advances to customers decreased 4% year-on-year. In

gross terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros, they

rose 9%, with increases in all global businesses. Retail had a good

performance overall in Brazil and in corporates in Uruguay and

Chile. There were positive trends in loans across our main countries

in Consumer, Payments and Wealth. In CIB, growth in Brazil and

Argentina was partially offset by decreases in Chile and Uruguay.

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Customer deposits fell 7% year-on-year. Excluding repos and in

constant euros, they grew 12%, rising in all our main countries and

driven by double-digit growth in both time and demand deposits.

Mutual funds increased 14%, supported by all our main countries.

Results

Attributable profit was EUR 3,863 million (28% of the Group’s total

operating areas), 27% higher than in 2023. In constant euros, profit

increased 36% as follows:

• Total income rose 18%, supported by 27% net interest income

growth, up in all global businesses (of note, Retail) on the back of

higher activity in the region and, in the case of Brazil and Chile,

also benefiting from negative sensitivity of their balance sheets

in a lower interest rate environment. Solid net fee income growth

amply offset lower gains on financial transactions.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations increased 7% (up 3%

in real terms), mainly driven by Argentina, but with good cost

management in our main countries. The efficiency ratio improved

3.4 pp, reaching 35.1%.

• Net loan-loss provisions rose 9%, due to Brazil and Argentina,

where provisions increased (although both by less than portfolio

growth), normalization from low levels in Chile and portfolio

growth in Consumer in Uruguay. The cost of risk reached 3.50%,

from 3.36% in December 2023.

• Greater loss in other gains (losses) and provisions, mainly driven

by Argentina and Chile.

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
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| Revenue | 19,783 | 17,971 | +10 | +18 |
| Expenses | (6,943) | (6,920) | 0 | +7 |
| Net operating income | 12,841 | 11,050 | +16 | +25 |
| LLPs | (5,478) | (5,401) | +1 | +9 |
| PBT | 5,993 | 4,608 | +30 | +40 |
| Attributable profit | 3,863 | 3,038 | +27 | +36 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Annual report 2024460

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|  | Brazil | Underlying attributable profit |
| EUR 2,422 mn |

Business performance

In Brazil, we continued working to become the primary bank for

our customers by launching several initiatives through our global

businesses. In Retail, we focused on providing a personalized

experience for our customers through data analysis and the use of

artificial intelligence. In Consumer, we strengthened our strategic

alliances and maintained our leadership in auto for individuals. In

CIB, we consolidated our leadership in foreign trade financing and

foreign currency. In Wealth, we furthered our fund gathering plan,

leveraging a diversified investment ecosystem. In Payments, we

achieved sustained growth and increased active customers.

Loans and advances to customers fell 8% year-on-year. In gross

terms, excluding reverse repos and in constant euros, they rose

10%, supported by all global businesses, with notable growth in

Retail and Consumer.

Customer deposits decreased 15% year-on-year. Excluding repos

and in constant euros, they grew 8% mainly driven by time

deposits (+9%). Mutual funds rose 6% and total customer funds

increased 7% in constant euros.

Results

Attributable profit in 2024 was EUR 2,422 million, 26% higher

year-on-year. In constant euros, it increased 36%, as follows:

• Total income rose 11%, as the good performance in net interest

income (+20%), which benefitted from higher volumes and the

negative sensitivity of the balance sheet in a lower interest rate

environment, and net fee income (+6%, particularly insurance

and FX fees) amply offset lower gains on financial transactions.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations increased 3%, but

fell 1% in real terms, as a result of good cost management. The

efficiency ratio improved to 32.1%.

• Net loan-loss provisions rose 3%, increasing below loan growth

and having registered charges in 2023 due to single names in

CIB. The cost of risk stood at 4.51% (4.77% in 2023).

• The negative impact of other gains (losses) and provisions

decreased in the period (-3%).

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| Revenue | 13,536 | 13,104 | +3 | +11 |
| Expenses | (4,352) | (4,529) | (4) | +3 |
| Net operating income | 9,184 | 8,574 | +7 | +15 |
| LLPs | (4,487) | (4,701) | (5) | +3 |
| PBT | 3,830 | 2,911 | +32 | +42 |
| Attributable profit | 2,422 | 1,921 | +26 | +36 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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|  | Chile | Underlying attributable profit |
| EUR 629 mn |

Business performance

In 2024, we remained focused on improving customer service,

furthering digitalization and increasing our customer base by

leveraging our digital products. This enabled us to be the most

recommended bank in the country for the fifth consecutive year.

We further expanded Getnet and we are also scaling our platform

to make international transfers to 28 countries, with no cost for our

customers. In Consumer, we strengthened our leadership,

exceeding a market share of 24%.

We lead the market among privately-owned banks in loans and

deposits. Loans and advances to customers decreased 5% year-on-

year. Excluding reverse repos and in constant euros, gross loans

and advances to customers rose 1%, increasing in all global

businesses except CIB.

Customer deposits rose 2% year-on-year. Excluding repos and in

constant euros they were 10% higher, mainly underpinned by time

deposits (+13%), while mutual funds grew 32%. Total customer

funds increased 16% in constant euros.

Results

Attributable profit in 2024 was EUR 629 million, up  8% year-on-

year. In constant euros it grew  22%, by line item:

• Total income rose 28%, as an increase in net interest income

(+48%), which benefitted from higher activity and the negative

sensitivity of the balance sheet in a lower interest rate

environment, and in net fee income (mainly driven by mutual

funds, cards and advisory) more than offset lower gains on

financial transactions (falling from high levels in 2023).

• Administrative expenses and amortizations were up 3% (-1% in

real terms) and the efficiency ratio improved 8.6 pp to 36.0%.

• Net loan-loss provisions increased 53%, normalizing from very

low levels. The cost of risk rose 39 bps, standing at 1.19%. The

NPL ratio stood at 5.37%.

• Other gains (losses) and provisions reflected a loss of EUR 51

million related to labour charges (gain of EUR 51 million in

2023).

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| Revenue | 2,592 | 2,285 | +13 | +28 |
| Expenses | (933) | (1,020) | (8) | +3 |
| Net operating income | 1,659 | 1,265 | +31 | +48 |
| LLPs | (497) | (365) | +36 | +53 |
| PBT | 1,111 | 951 | +17 | +31 |
| Attributable profit | 629 | 582 | +8 | +22 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

Annual report 2024461

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|  | Argentina | Underlying attributable profit |
| EUR 665 mn |

Business performance

In Argentina, we pursued our profitable growth and value creation

strategy, focused on customer experience. We further consolidated

our leadership in the transactional business, generating results

with low capital consumption. In Retail, we relaunched mortgage

loans and redefined our operating model, focusing on optimizing

cost to serve. In Consumer, we strengthened our leadership via

strategic alliances. We expanded our perimeter in Wealth and also

developed new digital functionalities in Cards.

In volumes and results, in contrast to the other countries, the

variations in Argentina have been calculated only considering the

Argentine peso exchange rate on the last working day for each of

the periods presented. For further information, see section [8.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601)

['Alternative performance measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of this chapter.

Loans and advances to customers rose 104% year-on-year. In gross

terms and excluding reverse repos they were up 105%,

underpinned by growth in all businesses (notably in Retail).

Customer deposits increased 74% year-on-year. Excluding repos,

they also grew 74%, supported by both demand (+72%) and time

deposits (+82%). Mutual funds rose 51% in 2024, contributing to a

66% increase in customer funds.

Results

Attributable profit in 2024 was EUR 665 million,  72% higher year-

on-year. By line item:

• Total income grew 61%, underpinned by increases in net interest

income (higher credit volumes and income from public securities)

and net fee income, in an environment characterized by

narrowing margins, regulatory changes and disinflation.

• Administrative expenses and amortizations rose 32%, well

below total income growth total income. As a result, the

efficiency ratio improved 9.1 pp year-on-year, reaching 41.1%,

while net operating income was up 90%.

• Net loan-loss provisions increased (+89%) although by less than

loan growth. The cost of risk stood at 4.59%, improving 2.0 pp

year-on-year.

• Other gains (losses) and provisions registered charges relating to

labour charges.

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| Argentina. Underlying income statement | | | |
| EUR million and % change | | | |
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|  | 2024 | 2023 | % |
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| Revenue | 2,487 | 1,544 | +61 |
| Expenses | (1,022) | (775) | +32 |
| Net operating income | 1,465 | 769 | +90 |
| LLPs | (284) | (150) | +89 |
| PBT | 827 | 505 | +64 |
| Attributable profit | 665 | 386 | +72 |

Detailed financial information in section [4.5 'Appendix'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_586).

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4.5 Appendix

Note: In 2024 for the Argentine peso, we apply an alternative exchange rate that better reflects the evolution of inflation (we continue to

apply the official ARS exchange rate to all prior periods). For further information, see section [8. 'Alternative performance measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_601) of this

chapter.

Additionally, in line with the changes published in the Q1 2024 quarterly report, balance sheet series include adjustments to some of the

2023 metrics published in the Annual report 2023 in Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, CIB and Wealth Management &

Insurance to better reflect our five global businesses’ perimeters according to our new operating model; these adjustments do not affect

business volumes metrics at the Group level.

Primary segments

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| RETAIL & COMMERCIAL BANKING |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
| Underlying income statement | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income | 27,942 | 25,550 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Net fee income | 4,681 | 4,497 | 4.1 | 7.3 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions ᴬ | 812 | 854 | (4.9) | (4.0) |
| Other operating income | (974) | (1,146) | (15.1) | (14.3) |
| Total income | 32,461 | 29,754 | 9.1 | 11.0 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations | (12,877) | (12,825) | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Net operating income | 19,584 | 16,930 | 15.7 | 17.4 |
| Net loan-loss provisions | (5,845) | (6,540) | (10.6) | (7.3) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions | (2,865) | (2,401) | 19.4 | 20.7 |
| Profit before tax | 10,874 | 7,989 | 36.1 | 35.9 |
| Tax on profit | (3,091) | (1,927) | 60.4 | 57.4 |
| Profit from continuing operations | 7,783 | 6,062 | 28.4 | 28.9 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 7,783 | 6,062 | 28.4 | 28.9 |
| Non-controlling interests | (520) | (403) | 29.0 | 29.1 |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 7,263 | 5,659 | 28.3 | 28.8 |
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| Balance sheet and activity metrics |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers | 608,945 | 618,113 | (1.5) | (0.9) |
| Customer deposits | 661,152 | 666,578 | (0.8) | 0.3 |
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| Memorandum items: |  |  |  |  |
| Gross loans and advances to customers ᴮ | 609,490 | 618,773 | (1.5) | (0.7) |
| Customer funds | 747,567 | 725,971 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
| Customer deposits C | 649,619 | 638,169 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| Mutual funds | 97,948 | 87,802 | 11.6 | 18.8 |
| Risk-weighted Assets | 290,922 | 293,430 | (0.9) |  |
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| Ratios (%) and customers |  |  |  |  |
| RoTE ᴰ | 18.9 | 15.1 | 3.7 |  |
| Efficiency ratio | 39.7 | 43.1 | (3.4) |  |
| NPL ratio | 3.18 | 3.21 | (0.03) |  |
| NPL coverage ratio | 58.4 | 61.4 | (3.0) |  |
| Number of total customers (thousands) | 147,140 | 138,821 | 6.0 |  |
| Number of active customers (thousands) | 79,079 | 75,130 | 5.3 |  |
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| A. Includes exchange differences. |  |  |  |  |
| B. Excluding reverse repos. |  |  |  |  |
| C. Excluding repos. |  |  |  |  |
| D. Allocated according to RWA consumption. |  |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024463

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| DIGITAL CONSUMER BANK |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
| Underlying income statement | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income | 10,777 | 10,221 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Net fee income | 1,508 | 1,229 | 22.7 | 23.8 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions ᴬ | (4) | 116 | — | — |
| Other operating income | 635 | 730 | (13.0) | (13.3) |
| Total income | 12,916 | 12,296 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations | (5,183) | (5,263) | (1.5) | (1.2) |
| Net operating income | 7,733 | 7,033 | 10.0 | 10.9 |
| Net loan-loss provisions | (4,562) | (4,106) | 11.1 | 12.4 |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions | (939) | (250) | 276.0 | 283.0 |
| Profit before tax | 2,232 | 2,677 | (16.6) | (16.4) |
| Tax on profit | (295) | (426) | (30.9) | (30.8) |
| Profit from continuing operations | 1,938 | 2,251 | (13.9) | (13.6) |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 1,938 | 2,251 | (13.9) | (13.6) |
| Non-controlling interests | (275) | (350) | (21.3) | (21.1) |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 1,663 | 1,901 | (12.5) | (12.3) |
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| Loans and advances to customers | 207,104 | 199,158 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| Customer deposits | 128,975 | 115,446 | 11.7 | 9.2 |
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| Memorandum items: |  |  |  |  |
| Gross loans and advances to customers ᴮ | 215,160 | 206,649 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Customer funds | 137,122 | 120,996 | 13.3 | 10.8 |
| Customer deposits C | 128,933 | 114,334 | 12.8 | 10.3 |
| Mutual funds | 8,189 | 6,662 | 22.9 | 19.4 |
| Risk-weighted Assets | 152,399 | 154,396 | (1.3) |  |
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| RoTE ᴰ | 9.8 | 11.5 | (1.8) |  |
| Efficiency ratio | 40.1 | 42.8 | (2.7) |  |
| NPL ratio | 5.07 | 4.75 | 0.33 |  |
| NPL coverage ratio | 73.6 | 76.5 | (2.9) |  |
| Number of total customers (thousands) | 25,041 | 25,413 | (1.5) |  |
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| B. Excluding reverse repos. |  |  |  |  |
| C. Excluding repos. |  |  |  |  |
| D. Allocated according to RWA consumption. |  |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024464

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| CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
| Underlying income statement | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income | 4,020 | 3,594 | 11.9 | 14.8 |
| Net fee income | 2,548 | 2,131 | 19.6 | 21.4 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions ᴬ | 1,619 | 1,795 | (9.9) | (6.7) |
| Other operating income | 156 | 7 | — | — |
| Total income | 8,343 | 7,527 | 10.8 | 13.6 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations | (3,807) | (3,387) | 12.4 | 13.8 |
| Net operating income | 4,537 | 4,140 | 9.6 | 13.4 |
| Net loan-loss provisions | (174) | (165) | 5.7 | 7.3 |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions | (353) | (181) | 95.3 | 100.1 |
| Profit before tax | 4,009 | 3,795 | 5.7 | 9.5 |
| Tax on profit | (1,065) | (1,137) | (6.3) | (2.2) |
| Profit from continuing operations | 2,944 | 2,658 | 10.8 | 14.4 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 2,944 | 2,658 | 10.8 | 14.4 |
| Non-controlling interests | (204) | (219) | (6.5) | (1.1) |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 2,740 | 2,440 | 12.3 | 15.8 |
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| Balance sheet and activity metrics |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers | 184,923 | 168,960 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Customer deposits | 202,355 | 203,713 | (0.7) | 1.0 |
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| Memorandum items: |  |  |  |  |
| Gross loans and advances to customers ᴮ | 136,818 | 137,578 | (0.6) | 0.2 |
| Customer funds | 152,450 | 169,839 | (10.2) | (7.0) |
| Customer deposits C | 136,672 | 155,274 | (12.0) | (9.7) |
| Mutual funds | 15,777 | 14,565 | 8.3 | 26.2 |
| Risk-weighted Assets | 122,274 | 114,849 | 6.5 |  |
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| RoTE ᴰ | 18.1 | 17.5 | 0.5 |  |
| Efficiency ratio | 45.6 | 45.0 | 0.6 |  |
| NPL ratio | 0.86 | 1.36 | (0.50) |  |
| NPL coverage ratio | 39.3 | 41.2 | (2.0) |  |
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| B. Excluding reverse repos. |  |  |  |  |
| C. Excluding repos. |  |  |  |  |
| D. Allocated according to RWA consumption. |  |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024465

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| WEALTH MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
| Underlying income statement | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income | 1,627 | 1,513 | 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Net fee income | 1,489 | 1,262 | 18.0 | 19.2 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions ᴬ | 213 | 170 | 25.7 | 27.3 |
| Other operating income | 332 | 266 | 24.7 | 32.0 |
| Total income | 3,661 | 3,210 | 14.0 | 15.4 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations | (1,313) | (1,216) | 8.0 | 9.2 |
| Net operating income | 2,348 | 1,994 | 17.7 | 19.3 |
| Net loan-loss provisions | (41) | 17 | — | — |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions | (48) | (18) | 170.8 | 170.3 |
| Profit before tax | 2,259 | 1,994 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Tax on profit | (531) | (454) | 16.9 | 18.1 |
| Profit from continuing operations | 1,728 | 1,540 | 12.2 | 13.8 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 1,728 | 1,540 | 12.2 | 13.8 |
| Non-controlling interests | (79) | (73) | 7.9 | 11.6 |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 1,650 | 1,467 | 12.5 | 13.9 |
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| Balance sheet and activity metrics |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers | 24,479 | 22,509 | 8.8 | 7.7 |
| Customer deposits | 60,986 | 58,507 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
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| Memorandum items: |  |  |  |  |
| Gross loans and advances to customers ᴮ | 24,611 | 22,603 | 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Customer funds | 171,866 | 157,142 | 9.4 | 11.6 |
| Customer deposits C | 60,058 | 57,643 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| Mutual funds | 111,807 | 99,499 | 12.4 | 16.4 |
| Risk-weighted Assets | 11,559 | 18,418 | (37.2) |  |
| Assets under management | 498,289 | 459,544 | 8.4 | 12.7 |
| Gross written premiums | 11,526 | 12,598 | (11.8) | (8.5) |
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| Ratios (%) and customers |  |  |  |  |
| RoTE ᴰ | 78.7 | 72.2 | 6.5 |  |
| Efficiency ratio | 35.9 | 37.9 | (2.0) |  |
| NPL ratio | 0.67 | 1.40 | (0.73) |  |
| NPL coverage ratio | 80.3 | 29.3 | 51.0 |  |
| Number of Private Banking customers (thousands) | 299 | 263 | 13.7 |  |
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| B. Excluding reverse repos. |  |  |  |  |
| C. Excluding repos. |  |  |  |  |
| D. Allocated according to RWA consumption. |  |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024466

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| PAYMENTS |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
| Underlying income statement | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income | 2,609 | 2,424 | 7.6 | 12.9 |
| Net fee income | 2,793 | 2,952 | (5.4) | (1.5) |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions ᴬ | 41 | 1 | — | — |
| Other operating income | 61 | (79) | — | — |
| Total income | 5,505 | 5,298 | 3.9 | 8.6 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations | (2,475) | (2,344) | 5.6 | 8.0 |
| Net operating income | 3,030 | 2,954 | 2.6 | 9.0 |
| Net loan-loss provisions | (1,714) | (1,666) | 2.9 | 8.2 |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions | (347) | (84) | 314.3 | 320.1 |
| Profit before tax | 969 | 1,205 | (19.6) | (12.9) |
| Tax on profit | (464) | (509) | (8.8) | (2.2) |
| Profit from continuing operations | 505 | 696 | (27.4) | (20.8) |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 505 | 696 | (27.4) | (20.8) |
| Non-controlling interests | (92) | (89) | 3.4 | 12.0 |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 413 | 607 | (31.9) | (25.7) |
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| Balance sheet and activity metrics |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers | 22,840 | 22,045 | 3.6 | 15.0 |
| Customer deposits | 1,038 | 1,418 | (26.8) | (26.8) |
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| Memorandum items: |  |  |  |  |
| Gross loans and advances to customers ᴮ | 24,614 | 23,709 | 3.8 | 15.3 |
| Customer funds | 1,038 | 1,418 | (26.8) | (26.8) |
| Customer deposits C | 1,038 | 1,418 | (26.8) | (26.8) |
| Mutual funds | — | — | — | — |
| Risk-weighted Assets | 20,346 | 20,963 | (2.9) |  |
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| RoTE ᴰ | 15.6 | 24.9 | (9.4) |  |
| NPL ratio | 5.14 | 5.02 | 0.12 |  |
| NPL coverage ratio | 140.1 | 139.8 | 0.3 |  |
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| D. Allocated according to RWA consumption. |  |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024467

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| Underlying income statement | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income | 132 | 93 | 41.0 | 48.3 |
| Net fee income | 958 | 954 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions ᴬ | 0 | (10) | (97.5) | (97.4) |
| Other operating income | 150 | 102 | 46.5 | 48.3 |
| Total income | 1,240 | 1,140 | 8.7 | 13.6 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations | (1,160) | (1,091) | 6.3 | 8.8 |
| Net operating income | 80 | 49 | 62.7 | 210.4 |
| Net loan-loss provisions | (16) | (24) | (32.5) | (30.9) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions | (296) | (42) | 611.6 | 639.1 |
| Profit before tax | (233) | (17) | — | 513.0 |
| Tax on profit | (57) | (59) | (4.0) | 8.9 |
| Profit from continuing operations | (290) | (76) | 281.8 | 221.4 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | (290) | (76) | 281.8 | 221.4 |
| Non-controlling interests | (9) | (1) | 571.7 | — |
| Profit attributable to the parent | (299) | (77) | 287.1 | 228.8 |
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| Loans and advances to customers | 1,066 | 1,167 | (8.7) | 6.1 |
| Customer deposits | 1,038 | 1,418 | (26.8) | (26.8) |
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| Memorandum items: |  |  |  |  |
| Gross loans and advances to customers ᴮ | 1,087 | 1,196 | (9.1) | 5.2 |
| Customer funds | 1,038 | 1,418 | (26.8) | (26.8) |
| Customer deposits C | 1,038 | 1,418 | (26.8) | (26.8) |
| Mutual funds | — | — | — | — |
| Risk-weighted Assets | 4,671 | 5,428 | (13.9) |  |
| Total transactions (Getnet, million) | 9,837 | 9,413 | 4.5 |  |
| Total payments volume (Getnet) | 221,787 | 196,342 | 7.9 | 13.0 |
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| EBITDA margin | 27.5 | 24.8 | 2.7 |  |
| Efficiency ratio | 93.6 | 95.7 | (2.1) |  |
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| C. Excluding repos. |  |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024468

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| Underlying income statement | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income | 2,478 | 2,331 | 6.3 | 11.4 |
| Net fee income | 1,835 | 1,998 | (8.2) | (4.7) |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions ᴬ | 41 | 10 | 309.2 | 358.5 |
| Other operating income | (89) | (181) | (50.7) | (49.9) |
| Total income | 4,265 | 4,158 | 2.6 | 7.2 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations | (1,315) | (1,253) | 5.0 | 7.3 |
| Net operating income | 2,950 | 2,905 | 1.5 | 7.1 |
| Net loan-loss provisions | (1,698) | (1,642) | 3.4 | 8.8 |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions | (50) | (42) | 19.2 | 18.2 |
| Profit before tax | 1,202 | 1,222 | (1.6) | 4.5 |
| Tax on profit | (407) | (450) | (9.5) | (3.5) |
| Profit from continuing operations | 795 | 772 | 3.0 | 9.1 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 795 | 772 | 3.0 | 9.1 |
| Non-controlling interests | (83) | (88) | (5.7) | 1.6 |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 712 | 684 | 4.1 | 10.1 |
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| Loans and advances to customers | 21,774 | 20,877 | 4.3 | 15.4 |
| Customer deposits | — | — | — | — |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers ᴮ | 23,526 | 22,513 | 4.5 | 15.8 |
| Customer funds | — | — | — | — |
| Customer deposits C | — | — | — | — |
| Mutual funds | — | — | — | — |
| Risk-weighted Assets | 15,675 | 15,535 | 0.9 |  |
| Number of total cards (millions) | 100 | 97 | 3,6 |  |
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| RoTE ᴰ | 32.6 | 35.5 | (2.9) |  |
| Efficiency ratio | 30.8 | 30.1 | 0.7 |  |
| NPL ratio | 5.25 | 5.11 | 0.14 |  |
| NPL coverage ratio | 141.9 | 142.1 | (0.3) |  |
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| D. Allocated according to RWA consumption. |  |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024469

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| Underlying income statement |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |  |  | 2024 | 2023 | % |
| Net interest income |  | 16,720 | 15,910 | 5.1 | 3.3 |  |  | 7,256 | 6,641 | 9.3 |
| Net fee income |  | 4,659 | 4,399 | 5.9 | 4.9 |  |  | 2,867 | 2,699 | 6.2 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions A |  | 1,357 | 1,033 | 31.3 | 30.7 |  |  | 1,100 | 688 | 59.9 |
| Other operating income |  | 774 | 97 | 699.8 | 706.4 |  |  | 751 | 105 | 616.5 |
| Total income |  | 23,510 | 21,439 | 9.7 | 8.0 |  |  | 11,974 | 10,132 | 18.2 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations |  | (9,407) | (9,030) | 4.2 | 2.8 |  |  | (4,271) | (4,227) | 1.0 |
| Net operating income |  | 14,102 | 12,409 | 13.6 | 11.8 |  |  | 7,703 | 5,905 | 30.4 |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | (1,862) | (2,533) | (26.5) | (27.7) |  |  | (1,259) | (1,522) | (17.3) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (2,111) | (1,681) | 25.6 | 23.7 |  |  | (1,003) | (984) | 2.0 |
| Profit before tax |  | 10,129 | 8,195 | 23.6 | 21.6 |  |  | 5,440 | 3,399 | 60.1 |
| Tax on profit |  | (3,065) | (2,371) | 29.3 | 27.3 |  |  | (1,678) | (1,029) | 63.1 |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | 7,064 | 5,824 | 21.3 | 19.3 |  |  | 3,763 | 2,371 | 58.7 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations |  | — | — | — | — |  |  | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit |  | 7,064 | 5,824 | 21.3 | 19.3 |  |  | 3,763 | 2,371 | 58.7 |
| Non-controlling interests |  | (420) | (342) | 22.8 | 16.5 |  |  | 0 | 0 | 106.8 |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | 6,644 | 5,482 | 21.2 | 19.5 |  |  | 3,762 | 2,371 | 58.7 |
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| Balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  | 583,754 | 570,067 | 2.4 | 0.2 |  |  | 246,897 | 239,214 | 3.2 |
| Cash, central banks and credit institutions |  | 172,609 | 198,451 | (13.0) | (14.4) |  |  | 99,657 | 116,317 | (14.3) |
| Debt instruments |  | 150,428 | 115,428 | 30.3 | 29.4 |  |  | 94,519 | 70,072 | 34.9 |
| Other financial assets |  | 52,118 | 44,538 | 17.0 | 16.8 |  |  | 48,132 | 40,926 | 17.6 |
| Other asset accounts |  | 25,243 | 26,860 | (6.0) | (7.0) |  |  | 17,521 | 17,075 | 2.6 |
| Total assets |  | 984,151 | 955,344 | 3.0 | 1.2 |  |  | 506,725 | 483,603 | 4.8 |
| Customer deposits |  | 652,312 | 644,921 | 1.1 | (0.7) |  |  | 323,425 | 324,099 | (0.2) |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 110,850 | 104,164 | 6.4 | 4.5 |  |  | 57,218 | 44,802 | 27.7 |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 83,036 | 79,095 | 5.0 | 2.3 |  |  | 27,385 | 28,486 | (3.9) |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 66,358 | 53,361 | 24.4 | 23.8 |  |  | 59,976 | 46,532 | 28.9 |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 28,275 | 29,633 | (4.6) | (4.9) |  |  | 21,163 | 22,264 | (4.9) |
| Total liabilities |  | 940,831 | 911,173 | 3.3 | 1.4 |  |  | 489,168 | 466,184 | 4.9 |
| Total equity |  | 43,320 | 44,171 | (1.9) | (3.6) |  |  | 17,557 | 17,419 | 0.8 |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers B |  | 554,179 | 551,722 | 0.4 | (1.7) |  |  | 225,759 | 229,803 | (1.8) |
| Customer funds |  | 753,172 | 725,417 | 3.8 | 2.1 |  |  | 399,999 | 386,810 | 3.4 |
| Customer deposits C |  | 627,029 | 620,299 | 1.1 | (0.8) |  |  | 306,389 | 308,745 | (0.8) |
| Mutual funds |  | 126,143 | 105,118 | 20.0 | 19.3 |  |  | 93,609 | 78,065 | 19.9 |
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| RoTE |  | 16.9 | 14.5 | 2.4 |  |  |  | 21.7 | 14.2 | 7.5 |
| Efficiency ratio |  | 40.0 | 42.1 | (2.1) |  |  |  | 35.7 | 41.7 | (6.0) |
| NPL ratio |  | 2.15 | 2.32 | (0.17) |  |  |  | 2.68 | 3.06 | (0.38) |
| NPL coverage ratio |  | 50.2 | 49.3 | 0.9 |  |  |  | 52.6 | 49.1 | 3.6 |
| Number of employees D |  | 65,746 | 67,457 | (2.5) |  |  |  | 23,980 | 24,713 | (3.0) |
| Number of branches |  | 3,022 | 3,083 | (2.0) |  |  |  | 1,827 | 1,874 | (2.5) |
| Number of total customers (thousands) |  | 46,821 | 46,293 | 1.1 |  |  |  | 15,307 | 15,023 | 1.9 |
| Number of active customers (thousands) |  | 29,030 | 28,538 | 1.7 |  |  |  | 8,842 | 8,367 | 5.7 |
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| D. 2023 employee data for Spain published in the Annual report 2023 have been modified slightly to better reflect the allocation of CIB employees. | | | | | | | | | | |

Annual report 2024470

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| Underlying income statement |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |  |  | 2024 | 2023 | % |
| Net interest income |  | 4,950 | 5,152 | (3.9) | (6.5) |  |  | 1,548 | 1,465 | 5.7 |
| Net fee income |  | 283 | 338 | (16.2) | (18.4) |  |  | 467 | 464 | 0.8 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions A |  | (18) | 29 | — | — |  |  | 45 | 33 | 35.3 |
| Other operating income |  | 2 | 5 | (67.2) | (68.1) |  |  | 40 | 21 | 94.3 |
| Total income |  | 5,216 | 5,525 | (5.6) | (8.1) |  |  | 2,100 | 1,982 | 6.0 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations |  | (2,918) | (2,745) | 6.3 | 3.4 |  |  | (548) | (542) | 1.0 |
| Net operating income |  | 2,299 | 2,779 | (17.3) | (19.5) |  |  | 1,553 | 1,440 | 7.8 |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | (64) | (247) | (74.2) | (74.9) |  |  | (11) | (77) | (85.7) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (441) | (425) | 3.9 | 1.1 |  |  | (61) | (49) | 24.5 |
| Profit before tax |  | 1,794 | 2,107 | (14.9) | (17.1) |  |  | 1,481 | 1,314 | 12.7 |
| Tax on profit |  | (488) | (563) | (13.3) | (15.6) |  |  | (478) | (416) | 14.9 |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | 1,306 | 1,545 | (15.4) | (17.7) |  |  | 1,003 | 898 | 11.6 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations |  | — | — | — | — |  |  | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit |  | 1,306 | 1,545 | (15.4) | (17.7) |  |  | 1,003 | 898 | 11.6 |
| Non-controlling interests |  | — | — | — | — |  |  | (2) | (2) | 4.6 |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | 1,306 | 1,545 | (15.4) | (17.7) |  |  | 1,001 | 896 | 11.7 |
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| Balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  | 246,453 | 245,743 | 0.3 | (4.1) |  |  | 38,410 | 36,864 | 4.2 |
| Cash, central banks and credit institutions |  | 54,787 | 62,387 | (12.2) | (16.1) |  |  | 3,873 | 8,084 | (52.1) |
| Debt instruments |  | 15,120 | 10,234 | 47.7 | 41.2 |  |  | 15,010 | 10,991 | 36.6 |
| Other financial assets |  | 390 | 289 | 35.0 | 29.1 |  |  | 1,129 | 1,078 | 4.7 |
| Other asset accounts |  | 3,382 | 4,363 | (22.5) | (25.9) |  |  | 1,109 | 1,279 | (13.3) |
| Total assets |  | 320,132 | 323,016 | (0.9) | (5.3) |  |  | 59,530 | 58,297 | 2.1 |
| Customer deposits |  | 230,408 | 233,453 | (1.3) | (5.7) |  |  | 38,304 | 36,366 | 5.3 |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 25,665 | 28,202 | (9.0) | (13.0) |  |  | 8,813 | 9,237 | (4.6) |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 47,933 | 43,850 | 9.3 | 4.5 |  |  | 4,973 | 4,813 | 3.3 |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 2,500 | 3,434 | (27.2) | (30.4) |  |  | 339 | 319 | 6.3 |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 1,733 | 1,704 | 1.7 | (2.8) |  |  | 3,056 | 3,725 | (18.0) |
| Total liabilities |  | 308,239 | 310,642 | (0.8) | (5.2) |  |  | 55,485 | 54,460 | 1.9 |
| Total equity |  | 11,893 | 12,373 | (3.9) | (8.1) |  |  | 4,046 | 3,837 | 5.4 |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers B |  | 236,496 | 235,111 | 0.6 | (3.9) |  |  | 39,143 | 37,658 | 3.9 |
| Customer funds |  | 230,479 | 231,667 | (0.5) | (4.9) |  |  | 43,186 | 40,618 | 6.3 |
| Customer deposits C |  | 222,835 | 224,396 | (0.7) | (5.1) |  |  | 38,304 | 36,366 | 5.3 |
| Mutual funds |  | 7,643 | 7,272 | 5.1 | 0.5 |  |  | 4,882 | 4,252 | 14.8 |
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| RoTE |  | 11.1 | 13.0 | (1.9) |  |  |  | 25.4 | 25.9 | (0.6) |
| Efficiency ratio |  | 55.9 | 49.7 | 6.2 |  |  |  | 26.1 | 27.3 | (1.3) |
| NPL ratio |  | 1.33 | 1.42 | (0.09) |  |  |  | 2.40 | 2.59 | (0.19) |
| NPL coverage ratio |  | 29.3 | 30.3 | (1.0) |  |  |  | 79.4 | 82.7 | (3.3) |
| Number of employees |  | 20,455 | 22,280 | (8.2) |  |  |  | 4,901 | 4,945 | (0.9) |
| Number of branches |  | 444 | 444 | 0.0 |  |  |  | 374 | 376 | (0.5) |
| Number of total customers (thousands) |  | 22,541 | 22,481 | 0.3 |  |  |  | 2,989 | 2,908 | 2,8 |
| Number of active customers (thousands) |  | 13,646 | 13,864 | (1.6) |  |  |  | 1,905 | 1,838 | 3,6 |
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| Underlying income statement |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |  |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income |  | 2,844 | 2,543 | 11.8 | 6.1 |  |  | 121 | 109 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| Net fee income |  | 674 | 589 | 14.4 | 8.5 |  |  | 367 | 309 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions A |  | 57 | 67 | (14.8) | (19.1) |  |  | 174 | 217 | (19.9) | (19.9) |
| Other operating income |  | (20) | (17) | 15.0 | 9.1 |  |  | 2 | (16) | — | — |
| Total income |  | 3,555 | 3,182 | 11.7 | 6.0 |  |  | 664 | 618 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations |  | (965) | (862) | 11.9 | 6.1 |  |  | (706) | (653) | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Net operating income |  | 2,591 | 2,320 | 11.7 | 5.9 |  |  | (42) | (35) | 20.8 | 20.5 |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | (511) | (674) | (24.2) | (28.0) |  |  | (17) | (12) | 42.6 | 42.6 |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (429) | (253) | 69.3 | 60.6 |  |  | (176) | 30 | — | — |
| Profit before tax |  | 1,650 | 1,392 | 18.5 | 12.4 |  |  | (236) | (17) | — | — |
| Tax on profit |  | (431) | (377) | 14.4 | 8.5 |  |  | 10 | 13 | (24.2) | (24.3) |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | 1,219 | 1,015 | 20.1 | 13.9 |  |  | (227) | (5) | — | — |
| Net profit from discontinued operations |  | — | — | — | — |  |  | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit |  | 1,219 | 1,015 | 20.1 | 13.9 |  |  | (227) | (5) | — | — |
| Non-controlling interests |  | (419) | (342) | 22.6 | 16.3 |  |  | 1 | 2 | (32.3) | (32.3) |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | 800 | 674 | 18.8 | 12.7 |  |  | (225) | (3) | — | — |
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| Balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  | 38,042 | 33,850 | 12.4 | 10.6 |  |  | 13,952 | 14,397 | (3.1) | (8.6) |
| Cash, central banks and credit institutions |  | 10,283 | 9,289 | 10.7 | 9.0 |  |  | 4,009 | 2,374 | 68.9 | 63.0 |
| Debt instruments |  | 17,489 | 15,070 | 16.1 | 14.2 |  |  | 8,289 | 9,060 | (8.5) | (9.3) |
| Other financial assets |  | 493 | 733 | (32.7) | (33.8) |  |  | 1,975 | 1,512 | 30.6 | 24.6 |
| Other asset accounts |  | 1,961 | 1,974 | (0.6) | (2.2) |  |  | 1,270 | 2,170 | (41.5) | (43.0) |
| Total assets |  | 68,269 | 60,916 | 12.1 | 10.3 |  |  | 29,495 | 29,512 | (0.1) | (3.9) |
| Customer deposits |  | 50,331 | 44,500 | 13.1 | 11.3 |  |  | 9,843 | 6,503 | 51.4 | 42.3 |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 5,020 | 4,623 | 8.6 | 6.9 |  |  | 14,134 | 17,300 | (18.3) | (20.9) |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 2,744 | 1,945 | 41.1 | 38.9 |  |  | — | — | — | — |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 1,656 | 1,706 | (3.0) | (4.5) |  |  | 1,888 | 1,369 | 37.9 | 31.0 |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 1,688 | 1,687 | 0.0 | (1.5) |  |  | 635 | 253 | 151.4 | 146.2 |
| Total liabilities |  | 61,439 | 54,462 | 12.8 | 11.0 |  |  | 26,500 | 25,425 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Total equity |  | 6,830 | 6,454 | 5.8 | 4.2 |  |  | 2,995 | 4,087 | (26.7) | (28.6) |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers B |  | 38,729 | 34,729 | 11.5 | 9.8 |  |  | 14,052 | 14,420 | (2.6) | (8.1) |
| Customer funds |  | 56,581 | 49,371 | 14.6 | 12.8 |  |  | 22,927 | 16,951 | 35.3 | 30.4 |
| Customer deposits C |  | 50,086 | 44,462 | 12.6 | 10.9 |  |  | 9,415 | 6,330 | 48.7 | 39.6 |
| Mutual funds |  | 6,495 | 4,909 | 32.3 | 30.2 |  |  | 13,512 | 10,621 | 27.2 | 24.7 |
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| RoTE |  | 20.2 | 17.7 | 2.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Efficiency ratio |  | 27.1 | 27.1 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| NPL ratio |  | 3.66 | 3.55 | 0.11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| NPL coverage ratio |  | 61.9 | 73.3 | (11.4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Number of employees |  | 11,038 | 10,822 | 2.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Number of branches |  | 368 | 381 | (3.4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Number of total customers (thousands) |  | 5,979 | 5,877 | 1.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Number of active customers (thousands) |  | 4,632 | 4,465 | 3.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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| Underlying income statement |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income |  | 4,361 | 4,193 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Net fee income |  | 902 | 796 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions A |  | (24) | 117 | — | — |
| Other operating income |  | 440 | 396 | 11.0 | 10.2 |
| Total income |  | 5,679 | 5,502 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations |  | (2,604) | (2,618) | (0.5) | (0.7) |
| Net operating income |  | 3,075 | 2,884 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | (1,209) | (792) | 52.6 | 51.9 |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (735) | (72) | 914.1 | 867.3 |
| Profit before tax |  | 1,131 | 2,019 | (44.0) | (44.1) |
| Tax on profit |  | (255) | (493) | (48.2) | (48.3) |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | 876 | 1,526 | (42.6) | (42.7) |
| Net profit from discontinued operations |  | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit |  | 876 | 1,526 | (42.6) | (42.7) |
| Non-controlling interests |  | (234) | (327) | (28.7) | (28.8) |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | 642 | 1,199 | (46.5) | (46.5) |
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| Balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  | 137,038 | 132,692 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Cash, central banks and credit institutions |  | 19,185 | 18,636 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Debt instruments |  | 6,310 | 5,387 | 17.1 | 17.8 |
| Other financial assets |  | 128 | 135 | (5.3) | (5.4) |
| Other asset accounts |  | 11,115 | 9,945 | 11.8 | 11.3 |
| Total assets |  | 173,775 | 166,796 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Customer deposits |  | 81,376 | 69,334 | 17.4 | 17.9 |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 28,120 | 31,965 | (12.0) | (12.9) |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 43,137 | 44,605 | (3.3) | (3.1) |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 1,918 | 2,218 | (13.5) | (13.7) |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 5,714 | 5,233 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| Total liabilities |  | 160,264 | 153,355 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Total equity |  | 13,512 | 13,441 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers B |  | 139,927 | 135,202 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Customer funds |  | 85,876 | 72,963 | 17.7 | 18.2 |
| Customer deposits C |  | 81,376 | 69,334 | 17.4 | 17.9 |
| Mutual funds |  | 4,500 | 3,629 | 24.0 | 24.0 |
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| RoTE |  | 6.4 | 12.3 | (5.9) |  |
| Efficiency ratio |  | 45.9 | 47.6 | (1.7) |  |
| NPL ratio |  | 2.50 | 2.12 | 0.37 |  |
| NPL coverage ratio |  | 82.5 | 88.0 | (5.5) |  |
| Number of employees |  | 16,792 | 16,795 | 0.0 |  |
| Number of branches |  | 326 | 342 | (4.7) |  |
| Number of total customers (thousands) |  | 19,550 | 20,193 | (3.2) |  |
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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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| Underlying income statement |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |  |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income |  | 10,330 | 10,159 | 1.7 | 3.0 |  |  | 5,693 | 5,742 | (0.9) | (0.8) |
| Net fee income |  | 2,594 | 2,192 | 18.3 | 20.5 |  |  | 1,152 | 766 | 50.3 | 50.4 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions A |  | 747 | 505 | 48.1 | 49.9 |  |  | 371 | 294 | 25.8 | 25.9 |
| Other operating income |  | 243 | 318 | (23.6) | (24.1) |  |  | 365 | 406 | (10.1) | (10.1) |
| Total income |  | 13,915 | 13,174 | 5.6 | 7.0 |  |  | 7,580 | 7,209 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations |  | (6,701) | (6,465) | 3.6 | 4.9 |  |  | (3,830) | (3,679) | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Net operating income |  | 7,214 | 6,708 | 7.5 | 9.1 |  |  | 3,750 | 3,531 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | (3,786) | (3,733) | 1.4 | 2.4 |  |  | (2,507) | (2,593) | (3.3) | (3.3) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (336) | (138) | 143.1 | 146.1 |  |  | (190) | (74) | 154.9 | 155.0 |
| Profit before tax |  | 3,091 | 2,837 | 9.0 | 11.4 |  |  | 1,053 | 863 | 22.0 | 22.1 |
| Tax on profit |  | (509) | (468) | 8.7 | 12.5 |  |  | 56 | 69 | (19.1) | (19.1) |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | 2,582 | 2,369 | 9.0 | 11.2 |  |  | 1,109 | 932 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations |  | — | — | — | — |  |  | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit |  | 2,582 | 2,369 | 9.0 | 11.2 |  |  | 1,109 | 932 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| Non-controlling interests |  | (3) | (15) | (78.6) | (77.8) |  |  | — | — | — | — |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | 2,579 | 2,354 | 9.6 | 11.7 |  |  | 1,109 | 932 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
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| Balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  | 179,941 | 174,780 | 3.0 | 1.9 |  |  | 134,856 | 126,843 | 6.3 | (0.1) |
| Cash, central banks and credit institutions |  | 39,855 | 35,969 | 10.8 | 12.4 |  |  | 28,200 | 21,215 | 32.9 | 24.9 |
| Debt instruments |  | 57,135 | 50,311 | 13.6 | 18.8 |  |  | 27,042 | 22,686 | 19.2 | 12.0 |
| Other financial assets |  | 8,759 | 10,937 | (19.9) | (15.0) |  |  | 2,821 | 4,075 | (30.8) | (34.9) |
| Other asset accounts |  | 22,112 | 22,829 | (3.1) | (4.1) |  |  | 16,058 | 16,307 | (1.5) | (7.4) |
| Total assets |  | 307,801 | 294,827 | 4.4 | 4.9 |  |  | 208,978 | 191,126 | 9.3 | 2.8 |
| Customer deposits |  | 175,586 | 175,958 | (0.2) | (0.6) |  |  | 125,403 | 121,782 | 3.0 | (3.2) |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 44,332 | 34,723 | 27.7 | 32.1 |  |  | 26,794 | 17,411 | 53.9 | 44.7 |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 41,414 | 35,133 | 17.9 | 15.7 |  |  | 31,783 | 27,059 | 17.5 | 10.4 |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 14,998 | 18,606 | (19.4) | (14.7) |  |  | 5,223 | 7,276 | (28.2) | (32.5) |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 6,869 | 6,764 | 1.6 | 5.9 |  |  | 3,683 | 3,119 | 18.1 | 11.0 |
| Total liabilities |  | 283,200 | 271,183 | 4.4 | 4.9 |  |  | 192,886 | 176,646 | 9.2 | 2.6 |
| Total equity |  | 24,601 | 23,644 | 4.0 | 5.2 |  |  | 16,091 | 14,480 | 11.1 | 4.5 |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers B |  | 162,263 | 161,401 | 0.5 | 0.1 |  |  | 117,511 | 112,671 | 4.3 | (2.0) |
| Customer funds |  | 169,753 | 171,310 | (0.9) | (0.1) |  |  | 108,246 | 108,062 | 0.2 | (5.8) |
| Customer deposits C |  | 135,419 | 141,863 | (4.5) | (4.6) |  |  | 93,545 | 95,697 | (2.2) | (8.1) |
| Mutual funds |  | 34,334 | 29,447 | 16.6 | 22.8 |  |  | 14,702 | 12,364 | 18.9 | 11.8 |
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| RoTE |  | 11.2 | 9.8 | 1.4 |  |  |  | 7.5 | 6.1 | 1.5 |  |
| Efficiency ratio |  | 48.2 | 49.1 | (0.9) |  |  |  | 50.5 | 51.0 | (0.5) |  |
| NPL ratio |  | 4.22 | 4.09 | 0.12 |  |  |  | 4.72 | 4.57 | 0.15 |  |
| NPL coverage ratio |  | 69.7 | 73.8 | (4.2) |  |  |  | 63.8 | 67.7 | (3.9) |  |
| Number of employees |  | 42,846 | 45,593 | (6.0) |  |  |  | 12,484 | 13,489 | (7.5) |  |
| Number of branches |  | 1,761 | 1,784 | (1.3) |  |  |  | 405 | 415 | (2.4) |  |
| Number of total customers (thousands) |  | 25,762 | 25,027 | 2.9 |  |  |  | 4,474 | 4,510 | (0.8) |  |
| Number of active customers (thousands) |  | 15,178 | 14,486 | 4.8 |  |  |  | 4,308 | 4,223 | 2.0 |  |
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Annual report 2024474

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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| Underlying income statement |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |  |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income |  | 4,631 | 4,408 | 5.0 | 8.1 |  |  | 7 | 8 | (16.7) | (16.7) |
| Net fee income |  | 1,385 | 1,374 | 0.8 | 3.8 |  |  | 57 | 52 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions A |  | 396 | 211 | 88.0 | 93.5 |  |  | (20) | (1) | — | — |
| Other operating income |  | (133) | (94) | 41.7 | 45.9 |  |  | 12 | 6 | 86.5 | 86.5 |
| Total income |  | 6,278 | 5,899 | 6.4 | 9.6 |  |  | 57 | 66 | (13.9) | (13.9) |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations |  | (2,665) | (2,588) | 3.0 | 6.0 |  |  | (206) | (199) | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Net operating income |  | 3,613 | 3,311 | 9.1 | 12.3 |  |  | (149) | (133) | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | (1,277) | (1,135) | 12.5 | 15.8 |  |  | (2) | (5) | (54.0) | (54.0) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (62) | (57) | 8.1 | 11.3 |  |  | (85) | (7) | — | — |
| Profit before tax |  | 2,274 | 2,119 | 7.3 | 10.5 |  |  | (236) | (145) | 62.8 | 62.8 |
| Tax on profit |  | (598) | (541) | 10.5 | 13.7 |  |  | 34 | 5 | 589.9 | 588.4 |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | 1,676 | 1,577 | 6.3 | 9.4 |  |  | (202) | (140) | 44.4 | 44.4 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations |  | — | — | — | — |  |  | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit |  | 1,676 | 1,577 | 6.3 | 9.4 |  |  | (202) | (140) | 44.4 | 44.4 |
| Non-controlling interests |  | (5) | (17) | (73.0) | (72.2) |  |  | 1 | 2 | (32.3) | (32.3) |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | 1,671 | 1,560 | 7.2 | 10.3 |  |  | (201) | (138) | 45.5 | 45.6 |
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| Balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  | 45,054 | 47,905 | (6.0) | 8.5 |  |  | 30 | 32 | (6.9) | (6.9) |
| Cash, central banks and credit institutions |  | 10,945 | 14,088 | (22.3) | (10.4) |  |  | 710 | 666 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Debt instruments |  | 30,092 | 27,624 | 8.9 | 25.6 |  |  | 1 | 2 | (28.9) | (28.9) |
| Other financial assets |  | 5,785 | 6,723 | (14.0) | (0.8) |  |  | 154 | 139 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Other asset accounts |  | 5,745 | 6,156 | (6.7) | 7.6 |  |  | 308 | 366 | (15.7) | (15.7) |
| Total assets |  | 97,621 | 102,496 | (4.8) | 9.8 |  |  | 1,203 | 1,205 | (0.2) | (0.2) |
| Customer deposits |  | 49,836 | 53,703 | (7.2) | 7.0 |  |  | 347 | 473 | (26.8) | (26.8) |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 17,260 | 17,047 | 1.3 | 16.8 |  |  | 277 | 265 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 9,632 | 8,074 | 19.3 | 37.6 |  |  | — | — | — | — |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 9,640 | 11,189 | (13.8) | (0.6) |  |  | 135 | 141 | (4.2) | (4.2) |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 3,115 | 3,579 | (13.0) | 0.3 |  |  | 72 | 66 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Total liabilities |  | 89,483 | 93,592 | (4.4) | 10.3 |  |  | 830 | 945 | (12.1) | (12.3) |
| Total equity |  | 8,138 | 8,904 | (8.6) | 5.4 |  |  | 372 | 259 | 43.6 | 44.6 |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers B |  | 44,715 | 48,688 | (8.2) | 5.9 |  |  | 37 | 41 | (11.0) | (11.0) |
| Customer funds |  | 61,160 | 62,775 | (2.6) | 12.4 |  |  | 347 | 473 | (26.8) | (26.8) |
| Customer deposits C |  | 41,528 | 45,693 | (9.1) | 4.8 |  |  | 347 | 473 | (26.8) | (26.8) |
| Mutual funds |  | 19,632 | 17,082 | 14.9 | 32.5 |  |  | — | — | — | — |
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| RoTE |  | 20.0 | 17.7 | 2.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Efficiency ratio |  | 42.5 | 43.9 | (1.4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| NPL ratio |  | 2.71 | 2.82 | (0.11) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| NPL coverage ratio |  | 100.4 | 100.0 | 0.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Number of employees |  | 28,957 | 30,876 | (6.2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Number of branches |  | 1,356 | 1,369 | (0.9) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Number of total customers (thousands) |  | 21,289 | 20,517 | 3.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Number of active customers (thousands) |  | 10,871 | 10,263 | 5.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Annual report 2024475

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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| Underlying income statement |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |  |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |
| Net interest income |  | 15,566 | 13,040 | 19.4 | 27.3 |  |  | 10,121 | 9,116 | 11.0 | 19.5 |
| Net fee income |  | 4,864 | 4,684 | 3.9 | 11.2 |  |  | 3,414 | 3,462 | (1.4) | 6.1 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions A |  | 601 | 1,280 | (53.1) | (50.4) |  |  | (37) | 483 | — | — |
| Other operating income |  | (1,247) | (1,033) | 20.8 | 20.3 |  |  | 39 | 43 | (10.3) | (3.4) |
| Total income |  | 19,783 | 17,971 | 10.1 | 17.9 |  |  | 13,536 | 13,104 | 3.3 | 11.2 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations |  | (6,943) | (6,920) | 0.3 | 7.1 |  |  | (4,352) | (4,529) | (3.9) | 3.4 |
| Net operating income |  | 12,841 | 11,050 | 16.2 | 24.8 |  |  | 9,184 | 8,574 | 7.1 | 15.3 |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | (5,478) | (5,401) | 1.4 | 9.0 |  |  | (4,487) | (4,701) | (4.5) | 2.7 |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (1,369) | (1,041) | 31.6 | 40.1 |  |  | (867) | (963) | (9.9) | (3.0) |
| Profit before tax |  | 5,993 | 4,608 | 30.1 | 39.7 |  |  | 3,830 | 2,911 | 31.6 | 41.6 |
| Tax on profit |  | (1,617) | (1,121) | 44.3 | 54.1 |  |  | (1,165) | (776) | 50.1 | 61.6 |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | 4,376 | 3,487 | 25.5 | 35.1 |  |  | 2,665 | 2,135 | 24.8 | 34.4 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations |  | — | — | — | — |  |  | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit |  | 4,376 | 3,487 | 25.5 | 35.1 |  |  | 2,665 | 2,135 | 24.8 | 34.4 |
| Non-controlling interests |  | (513) | (449) | 14.4 | 26.0 |  |  | (243) | (215) | 13.2 | 21.9 |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | 3,863 | 3,038 | 27.1 | 36.4 |  |  | 2,422 | 1,921 | 26.1 | 35.8 |
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| Balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  | 147,559 | 153,244 | (3.7) | 9.9 |  |  | 88,620 | 96,399 | (8.1) | 10.1 |
| Cash, central banks and credit institutions |  | 60,865 | 67,410 | (9.7) | 4.8 |  |  | 46,745 | 53,618 | (12.8) | 4.4 |
| Debt instruments |  | 58,703 | 64,352 | (8.8) | 5.6 |  |  | 45,670 | 47,325 | (3.5) | 15.6 |
| Other financial assets |  | 25,121 | 20,796 | 20.8 | 34.8 |  |  | 10,632 | 8,161 | 30.3 | 56.1 |
| Other asset accounts |  | 18,970 | 19,247 | (1.4) | 14.0 |  |  | 13,844 | 14,590 | (5.1) | 13.7 |
| Total assets |  | 311,218 | 325,049 | (4.3) | 9.9 |  |  | 205,510 | 220,093 | (6.6) | 11.9 |
| Customer deposits |  | 145,233 | 155,448 | (6.6) | 7.6 |  |  | 93,994 | 110,162 | (14.7) | 2.2 |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 44,760 | 48,898 | (8.5) | 3.5 |  |  | 30,878 | 28,333 | 9.0 | 30.6 |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 36,811 | 39,603 | (7.1) | 7.5 |  |  | 25,351 | 27,976 | (9.4) | 8.6 |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 50,177 | 42,438 | 18.2 | 36.1 |  |  | 34,215 | 28,625 | 19.5 | 43.2 |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 8,808 | 12,768 | (31.0) | (21.4) |  |  | 5,582 | 7,938 | (29.7) | (15.7) |
| Total liabilities |  | 285,790 | 299,155 | (4.5) | 9.7 |  |  | 190,020 | 203,035 | (6.4) | 12.1 |
| Total equity |  | 25,428 | 25,894 | (1.8) | 12.2 |  |  | 15,490 | 17,058 | (9.2) | 8.8 |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers B |  | 154,323 | 160,987 | (4.1) | 9.5 |  |  | 93,785 | 102,583 | (8.6) | 9.5 |
| Customer funds |  | 201,241 | 205,675 | (2.2) | 12.6 |  |  | 129,881 | 145,044 | (10.5) | 7.3 |
| Customer deposits C |  | 132,496 | 135,342 | (2.1) | 12.1 |  |  | 81,378 | 90,297 | (9.9) | 8.0 |
| Mutual funds |  | 68,745 | 70,333 | (2.3) | 13.6 |  |  | 48,503 | 54,747 | (11.4) | 6.1 |
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| RoTE |  | 18.7 | 14.4 | 4.3 |  |  |  | 17.5 | 13.7 | 3.8 |  |
| Efficiency ratio |  | 35.1 | 38.5 | (3.4) |  |  |  | 32.1 | 34.6 | (2.4) |  |
| NPL ratio |  | 5.42 | 5.72 | (0.30) |  |  |  | 6.14 | 6.56 | (0.42) |  |
| NPL coverage ratio |  | 76.5 | 78.4 | (1.9) |  |  |  | 82.7 | 84.7 | (2.0) |  |
| Number of employees |  | 79,571 | 80,997 | (1.8) |  |  |  | 56,619 | 57,775 | (2.0) |  |
| Number of branches |  | 2,902 | 3,309 | (12.3) |  |  |  | 2,202 | 2,580 | (14.7) |  |
| Number of total customers (thousands) |  | 80,405 | 73,028 | 10.1 |  |  |  | 69,455 | 62,804 | 10.6 |  |
| Number of active customers (thousands) |  | 40,527 | 37,517 | 8.0 |  |  |  | 33,123 | 30,460 | 8.7 |  |
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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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| Underlying income statement |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |  |  | 2024 | 2023 | % |
| Net interest income |  | 1,822 | 1,383 | 31.8 | 48.3 |  |  | 2,919 | 1,879 | 55.3 |
| Net fee income |  | 551 | 572 | (3.7) | 8.4 |  |  | 602 | 396 | 52.2 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions A |  | 238 | 320 | (25.7) | (16.3) |  |  | 229 | 341 | (32.8) |
| Other operating income |  | (18) | 11 | — | — |  |  | (1,263) | (1,071) | 17.9 |
| Total income |  | 2,592 | 2,285 | 13.4 | 27.7 |  |  | 2,487 | 1,544 | 61.1 |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations |  | (933) | (1,020) | (8.5) | 3.0 |  |  | (1,022) | (775) | 31.9 |
| Net operating income |  | 1,659 | 1,265 | 31.1 | 47.6 |  |  | 1,465 | 769 | 90.4 |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | (497) | (365) | 36.1 | 53.2 |  |  | (284) | (150) | 89.5 |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (51) | 51 | — | — |  |  | (353) | (114) | 209.1 |
| Profit before tax |  | 1,111 | 951 | 16.7 | 31.4 |  |  | 827 | 505 | 63.8 |
| Tax on profit |  | (211) | (135) | 56.1 | 75.7 |  |  | (161) | (117) | 38.0 |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | 899 | 816 | 10.2 | 24.1 |  |  | 666 | 388 | 71.6 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations |  | — | — | — | — |  |  | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit |  | 899 | 816 | 10.2 | 24.1 |  |  | 666 | 388 | 71.6 |
| Non-controlling interests |  | (271) | (234) | 15.5 | 30.0 |  |  | (1) | (2) | (43.9) |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | 629 | 582 | 8.1 | 21.7 |  |  | 665 | 386 | 72.2 |
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| Balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  | 40,332 | 42,616 | (5.4) | 1.2 |  |  | 7,684 | 3,767 | 104.0 |
| Cash, central banks and credit institutions |  | 5,759 | 6,373 | (9.6) | (3.3) |  |  | 4,901 | 4,548 | 7.8 |
| Debt instruments |  | 7,993 | 13,273 | (39.8) | (35.6) |  |  | 2,654 | 1,368 | 94.0 |
| Other financial assets |  | 13,554 | 12,159 | 11.5 | 19.3 |  |  | 23 | 11 | 112.9 |
| Other asset accounts |  | 2,796 | 2,746 | 1.8 | 8.9 |  |  | 978 | 776 | 26.1 |
| Total assets |  | 70,434 | 77,167 | (8.7) | (2.4) |  |  | 16,240 | 10,470 | 55.1 |
| Customer deposits |  | 30,181 | 29,578 | 2.0 | 9.2 |  |  | 11,293 | 6,478 | 74.3 |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 8,133 | 14,808 | (45.1) | (41.2) |  |  | 852 | 1,271 | (33.0) |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 10,403 | 10,775 | (3.5) | 3.3 |  |  | 158 | 148 | 6.4 |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 14,323 | 12,624 | 13.5 | 21.4 |  |  | 968 | 638 | 51.6 |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 1,942 | 3,733 | (48.0) | (44.3) |  |  | 476 | 455 | 4.6 |
| Total liabilities |  | 64,983 | 71,518 | (9.1) | (2.8) |  |  | 13,746 | 8,990 | 52.9 |
| Total equity |  | 5,451 | 5,648 | (3.5) | 3.2 |  |  | 2,494 | 1,479 | 68.6 |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers B |  | 41,405 | 43,823 | (5.5) | 1.1 |  |  | 7,938 | 3,878 | 104.7 |
| Customer funds |  | 43,383 | 40,098 | 8.2 | 15.7 |  |  | 17,047 | 10,288 | 65.7 |
| Customer deposits C |  | 30,060 | 29,337 | 2.5 | 9.6 |  |  | 11,293 | 6,478 | 74.3 |
| Mutual funds |  | 13,324 | 10,761 | 23.8 | 32.5 |  |  | 5,754 | 3,810 | 51.0 |
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| RoTE |  | 17.0 | 14.8 | 2.2 |  |  |  | 34.8 | 55.6 | (20.8) |
| Efficiency ratio |  | 36.0 | 44.6 | (8.6) |  |  |  | 41.1 | 50.2 | (9.1) |
| NPL ratio |  | 5.37 | 5.01 | 0.36 |  |  |  | 2.06 | 1.99 | 0.07 |
| NPL coverage ratio |  | 49.9 | 52.7 | (2.8) |  |  |  | 177.1 | 165.7 | 11.4 |
| Number of employees |  | 9,587 | 9,948 | (3.6) |  |  |  | 8,166 | 8,455 | (3.4) |
| Number of branches |  | 237 | 248 | (4.4) |  |  |  | 301 | 322 | (6.5) |
| Number of total customers (thousands) |  | 4,311 | 4,052 | 6.4 |  |  |  | 5,117 | 4,771 | 7.2 |
| Number of active customers (thousands) |  | 2,556 | 2,399 | 6.6 |  |  |  | 3,674 | 3,562 | 3.1 |
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| C. Excluding repos. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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| Underlying income statement |  | 2024 | 2023 | % | % excl. FX |  |
| Net interest income |  | 703 | 662 | 6.2 | 8.2 |  |
| Net fee income |  | 298 | 254 | 17.3 | 18.0 |  |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactions A |  | 172 | 137 | 25.2 | 24.1 |  |
| Other operating income |  | (5) | (16) | (68.4) | (68.3) |  |
| Total income |  | 1,168 | 1,038 | 12.6 | 13.9 |  |
| Administrative expenses and amortizations |  | (635) | (596) | 6.5 | 7.1 |  |
| Net operating income |  | 533 | 441 | 20.8 | 23.3 |  |
| Net loan-loss provisions |  | (210) | (186) | 13.2 | 14.7 |  |
| Other gains (losses) and provisions |  | (97) | (15) | 566.6 | 586.5 |  |
| Profit before tax |  | 225 | 241 | (6.4) | (4.0) |  |
| Tax on profit |  | (80) | (93) | (13.5) | (12.4) |  |
| Profit from continuing operations |  | 145 | 148 | (2.0) | 1.4 |  |
| Net profit from discontinued operations |  | — | — | — | — |  |
| Consolidated profit |  | 145 | 148 | (2.0) | 1.4 |  |
| Non-controlling interests |  | 1 | 2 | (37.1) | (37.0) |  |
| Profit attributable to the parent |  | 146 | 150 | (2.5) | 0.8 |  |
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| Loans and advances to customers |  | 10,923 | 10,463 | 4.4 | 6.7 |  |
| Cash, central banks and credit institutions |  | 3,459 | 2,870 | 20.5 | 21.9 |  |
| Debt instruments |  | 2,387 | 2,386 | 0.1 | 4.1 |  |
| Other financial assets |  | 913 | 466 | 96.0 | 102.5 |  |
| Other asset accounts |  | 1,352 | 1,135 | 19.1 | 20.1 |  |
| Total assets |  | 19,034 | 17,320 | 9.9 | 12.3 |  |
| Customer deposits |  | 9,765 | 9,230 | 5.8 | 9.1 |  |
| Central banks and credit institutions |  | 4,898 | 4,486 | 9.2 | 9.6 |  |
| Marketable debt securities |  | 898 | 703 | 27.7 | 32.0 |  |
| Other financial liabilities |  | 671 | 550 | 21.9 | 25.1 |  |
| Other liabilities accounts |  | 807 | 641 | 25.8 | 28.3 |  |
| Total liabilities |  | 17,040 | 15,611 | 9.2 | 11.6 |  |
| Total equity |  | 1,994 | 1,709 | 16.6 | 19.0 |  |
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| Gross loans and advances to customers B |  | 11,196 | 10,703 | 4.6 | 6.9 |  |
| Customer funds |  | 10,930 | 10,246 | 6.7 | 10.2 |  |
| Customer deposits C |  | 9,765 | 9,230 | 5.8 | 9.1 |  |
| Mutual funds |  | 1,165 | 1,016 | 14.7 | 20.5 |  |
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5. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT

AND INNOVATION (R&D&I)

Research, development and innovation activity

Innovation and technological development are crucial to

Santander's strategy. We focus on operational excellence and

customer experience to meet the challenges that stem from digital

transformation.

The information we gather through new technology platforms

helps us to better understand the customer journey and design a

more accurate digital profile which boosts trust and increases

customer loyalty.

In addition to competition from other banks, we must be mindful

of new entrants to the financial system that use new technology to

stand out from the crowd and gain a competitive advantage.

Developing a sound strategic technology plan must provide:

• greater capacity to adapt to customers’ needs (customized

products and services, full availability and excellent, secure

service on all channels);

• enhanced processes for Santander’s professionals to ensure

greater reliability and productivity; and

• proper risk management that provides teams with the means to

spot and assess all business, operational, reputational,

regulatory and compliance risks.

As a global systemically important bank, Santander and its

subsidiaries face increasing regulatory demands that impact

system models and underlying technology, which require

considerable investments to guarantee compliance and legal

certainty.

As in previous years, the European Commission's 2024 EU

Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard (based on 2023 data)

recognized our technological efforts. We were the top bank in R&D

investment, both in Europe and globally, with EUR 2,197 million

invested. In 2024, the equivalent investment in R&D&I to that

considered in the ranking was EUR 2,104 million. See [note 18](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_904) to

the consolidated financial statements.

Technology strategy

To aid the Group's strategy to become the best open digital

platform for financial services, our technology must boost

efficiency and minimize risk through optimization, simplification,

supporting business growth and value creation.

Our IT strategy is based on a global platform model with reusable

components, known as the ONE Santander platform. This strategy

is aligned with the Group's strategic initiatives, global business and

operating model.

Our in-house ONE Santander platform is supported by common

technical components (such as a cloud-based platform, common

data platform and artificial intelligence platform) as well as

components of our five global businesses and global control and

support functions. For example, Gravity is one of the components

of the global platform and its implementation laid the foundations

for digitalization with its own core banking software.

To ensure the commitment of all Group units to the IT strategy and

to manage the ONE Santander platform, there is an appropriate

global governance including all active players involved in key

decision making.

To implement our technology strategy, we use internal regulation

and the Group's governance model that defines platforms, projects

and initiatives to shape the strategy across our footprint.

Innovation is at the core of Santander's activity, with a

commitment to the latest technology that enable more robust,

efficient and secure systems and processes.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our business across

multiple dimensions, from data-driven strategies, to process

automation and customer interaction. Our AI and Agents Platform,

which provides us with advanced generative AI capabilities and

supervised autonomous agents, is a key enabler and accelerator of

the Group’s transformation. During 2024, we made significant

progress, with ongoing initiatives which demonstrate the impact of

these technologies.

We have an inventory of over 550 data-driven models using

machine learning to accelerate revenue growth and operational

efficiency across multiple countries and businesses. Our models

focus on areas including simplification, business growth (customer

acquisition and retention, card lifecycle optimization), risk

management and pricing optimization (advanced credit and smart

pricing models).

Generative AI is having significant impacts on customer support,

operations and software development. In 2024, we implemented

conversational assistants in Spain, Brazil and the UK.

In process automation, we are using operational agents to manage

over 6 million documents. Additionally, 5,800 developers are using

AI tools supporting software development, achieving a 25%

improvement in the time-to-deliver.

At Santander, we are confident that data and AI will continue to

play a pivotal role in our strategy, as they represent a significant

opportunity in the coming years to drive cost savings, revenue

generation, business growth and operational simplification.

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Santander Digital Services (SDS), a Group service company, is

contributing to the implementation of our global business strategy

using this new technology. It is providing our ONE Santander

platform with components linked to the cloud, process

automation, generative AI or data projects among other areas.

With over 9,000 employees in Spain, Poland, Portugal, the UK,

Mexico, the US, Brazil and Chile, SDS is a key element in

Santander's technology and operations strategy, offering its

services and know-how to the different Group entities and banks.

Technological infrastructure

Santander has a network of high-quality data processing centres

(CPDs) interconnected by a redundant communications system.

They are spread across strategic markets to support and develop

our operations. They combine traditional IT systems with the

capabilities of a private, on-premise cloud, which, thanks to its

swift adoption, enables us to integrate management of the

business areas’ technology, accelerate digitalization and achieve

significant cost savings.

Santander has migrated more than 96% of its technology

infrastructure to the cloud and has accelerated the deployment of

next generation infrastructure in the on-premise private cloud with

a technology architecture that provides greater resilience and

efficiency while reducing energy consumption.

Our local Cloud Centres of Excellence (CCoEs), coordinated by

Global CCoE, guarantee consistent and rigorous cloud adoption

across our entities. This minimizes risk in accordance with our

public cloud policy. Migration will also contribute towards

Santander's sustainable banking goals as we have reduced our

carbon footprint by 32 tonnes.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is crucial in supporting our purpose of helping people

and businesses prosper and to become the best open financial

services platform. Both the digital evolution, driven by the boom in

connectivity and emerging technologies, as well as the complex

cyber threat landscape, continue to make cybersecurity a business

risk and a priority for the Group.

In 2024, the Group continued to strengthen its cyber defences in an

effort to mitigate the risks associated with the current

environment, which is marked by increased geopolitical tensions

and the accelerating adoption of emerging technologies such as

artificial intelligence. As a result, new controls have been

implemented to address current risk areas and new attack

methods. Among these, security controls were strengthened,

focusing on ransomware and distributed denial of service (DDoS)

preparedness and response, access management in virtual

environments, supply chain protection, and the incorporation of

measures to prevent digital fraud and identity theft, ensuring a

more secure customer experience. To ensure alignment with the

cybersecurity requirements set out in the Digital Operational

Resilience Act (DORA), regulation that aims to strengthen IT

security of financial entities, we also reviewed and adapted

internal regulations with a focus on incident management and

reporting and advanced penetration testing.

To manage the environment with increasingly complex threats and

the rapidly transforming digital landscape that means a continually

expanding attack surface, Santander has updated its cybersecurity

strategy, which focuses on three pillars:

• Shift-left. Embedding security by default is key to help identify

and mitigate cybersecurity risks from the earliest stages of

initiatives. It is essential to have a culture where security is our

priority as an organization. In particular, we have defined

measures in this area aimed at reinforcing the risk culture,

reducing the attack surface and combating phishing scams,

among others.

• Automated and assisted cyber defence. Taking advantage of the

capabilities provided by advanced technologies to reduce

response times, such as the use of AI to speed up analysis by

cybersecurity teams, providing more dynamic and efficient

defence capabilities.

• Resilience. Strengthening resilience globally is essential to

sustainably defend the bank against evolving threats.

The Santander Fusion Center, which integrates the cybersecurity

and IT monitoring teams, carries out the functions of detection,

monitoring and response to operational failures and cybersecurity

events for the Group's entities, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Information systems are regularly reviewed through internal and

external audits. Santander identifies IT assets, systems and

information (including those of third parties) and periodically

reviews the risks and level of protection to proactively detect and

remedy potential weaknesses. The activities performed comprise

periodic security tests including vulnerability scans, penetration

tests and red team exercises that simulate real cyber-attack

scenarios.

In addition to periodic testing and review, independent certification

authorities review and certify our critical cybersecurity processes.

Certifications, including International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) 27001:2022 and 27017, Statement on

Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 18 and Payment

Card Industry Data Security Standard - PCI DSS4.0, are regularly

reviewed and updated, including new processes and controls on an

annual basis.

For more details on the cybersecurity initiatives we ran in 2024,

see section [3.3.1 'Conduct with customers'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9699) in the 'Sustainability

statement' chapter. For details on the measurement, monitoring

and control of cybersecurity-related risks, and their respective

mitigation plans, see section [5.2 'Operational risk management'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_697) in

the 'Risk management and compliance' chapter.

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Fintech ecosystem

Santander actively participates in the fintech ecosystem in all the

regions in which we operate. We work with fintech companies as

partners as part of our efforts to foster and channel innovation

while improving customer experience and efficiency. Through our

Fintech Station programme, we work with startups and scale-ups

in pilot programmes and implement or co-create new products and

services with them. In 2024, Santander Fintech Station worked on

eight Proofs of Concept (PoC) and also launched six production

initiatives. The Group also provides banking services to these

fintech companies, such as advice on financing rounds, buying and

selling processes and IPOs.

Santander is an active investor in the fintech sector, sometimes

directly through its Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) programme, or

through funds promoted by the Group, such as Mouro Capital, a

global fintech venture capital fund. To date, the Group has invested

in several strategic fintech startups directly and through Mouro,

which has a portfolio comprising 46 companies throughout Europe,

North America and South America and continues to be a key tool to

drive innovation within the Group. Santander collaborates with

many of the companies in Mouro’s portfolio, for example, with

ThetaRay for money laundering and sanctions prevention

worldwide. Atempo Growth, a pan-European venture debt fund

also backed by the Group, consolidated its market position by

financing 31 companies, many of them in the fintech sector (e.g.,

Form3, Acin or Clarity.ai). In February 2024, Trainera Venture

Finance began its activity, a venture debt fund launched with

Inveready, which has since financed 15 high-growth startups in

Spain, several of them in the fintech sector such as REVENI or

TECFYS.

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6. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

SINCE YEAR END

• On 20 January 2025, Banco Santander, S.A. prepaid all the Tier 1

Contingently Convertible Preferred Securities with ISIN code

XS179325004 and common code 179325004 in circulation, for a

total nominal amount of EUR 187.6 million and which trade on

the Irish Stock Market 'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC').

• As part of our strategy of becoming ONE Santander, through the

simplification and transformation of the Group, and after a year

with our five global businesses in full operation, the board of

directors approved the dissolution of the regional structures. This

is effective from 3 February 2025, having fulfilled their mission

to support the transition to the global operating model. Through

this, we are taking another step in simplifying the Group’s

structure, as the CEOs in our main markets will now report

directly to the Group’s CEO, Héctor Grisi.

• Under the authorization of the 2023 annual general meeting and

also according to the 2024 shareholder remuneration policy, on 4

February 2025 the board resolved to execute a new share

buyback programme for a maximum amount of approximately

EUR 1,587 million. The appropriate regulatory authorization has

already been obtained and the execution of which began on 6

February 2025.

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7. TREND INFORMATION 2025

This directors' report contains prospective information on the

directors’ plans, forecasts and estimates, based on what they

consider to be reasonable assumptions. Readers of this report

should take into account that such prospective information must

not be considered a guarantee of our future performance as the

plans, forecasts and estimates are subject to numerous risks and

uncertainties, our future performance may not match initial

expectations. These risks and uncertainties are described in the

['Risk management and compliance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) chapter of this report and in

[note 54](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1078)  of the consolidated financial statements.

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The prospects for 2025 are for a moderate economic slowdown, in

an environment that will continue to be relatively uncertain due to

global geopolitical tensions. Inflation is expected to continue to

slow down gradually, converging toward the central banks'

targets, although it is likely to do so at different rates between

regions. Central banks such as the Fed or the ECB are expected to

complete their rate-cutting cycle in 2025, with terminal rates

depending on the strength of the economies. Economic slowdown

is not expected to have a strong impact on the unemployment rate

due to the strength of most labour markets.

Our macroeconomic forecasts for 2025 by country/region are as

follows:

Eurozone

The eurozone is expected to face many challenges in 2025.

Economic growth could show some improvement, particularly in

household consumption, supported by increased real income, high

savings rates and lower interest rates. However, the year will be

marked by uncertainty arising from a complex geopolitical

situation, the potential protectionist shift in US trade policy,

elections in Germany and France’s difficulties in reducing its public

deficit. Inflation is expected to reach the ECB’s 2% target, which is

expected to allow the ECB to reduce interest rates to levels which

have a neutral effect on the economy.

Spain

We expect notable dynamism in economic growth, although

growing at a slightly lower rate than in 2024. Household

consumption is expected to be the main growth driver and we

expect corporate investment to play a growing role (due to the

reconstruction of the damage caused by the floods in Valencia and

the implementation of the EU Recovery and Resilience Plan). The

unemployment rate is expected to continue to improve. Inflation is

expected to around 2%, as wage increases are moderating.

United Kingdom

In 2025, we expect the economy to regain momentum and register

growth close to its potential. Growth is likely to be supported by

increased public spending, offsetting part of the slowdown in the

private sector. Households are expected to face weaker growth in

nominal income with slightly higher inflation than in 2024 which,

together with increased fiscal pressure (tax thresholds will not be

adjusted for inflation), would reduce their purchasing power. The

labour market is expected to maintain the stability observed in

recent years, with an unemployment rate at full employment. The

Bank of England is expected to continue relaxing its monetary

policy until the end of the year reaching 3.75%.

Portugal

In 2025, the economy is expected to maintain a growth rate similar

to that observed in 2024, driven by improved external demand

from the eurozone and the dynamism of domestic consumption

supported by improved purchasing power. External demand is

expected to be underpinned by positive trends in tourism services.

The labour market is expected to remain at full employment, with

the unemployment rate around 6.6%. We expect inflation to

remain slightly above the ECB's 2% target.

Poland

The economy in 2025 is expected to accelerate, supported by an

investment boom largely financed from EU funds. While

investment is expected to take the lead, private consumption will

likely continue to support domestic demand, leaving the economy

partially immune to the weak growth expected in the euro area.

The labour market is expected to remain at full employment, and

continue to fuel significant wage increases, albeit less so than in

2024. Inflation is expected to remain around 5%. The central bank

will not consider interest rate cuts until it sees a change in

inflation, which is not expected before the second half of the year.

US

The scope of the economic policies of the new administration is

still unknown. In 2025, positive growth inertia, combined with

deregulation policies and tax cuts, can be expected to offset the

potential negative impact of tariff increases and tightened

migration policies. Thus, we expect growth to remain around 2%,

with inflation slightly higher than expected, but not too far from

the target, which would lead the Fed to pause interest rate cuts

earlier and at a higher level than previously expected.

Mexico

We expect the economy to slow down, reflecting the effects of

fiscal consolidation and reduced investment in infrastructure. The

central bank is expected to continue its cycle of cutting official

rates, with gradual declines, keeping an eye on the Fed's monetary

policy and exchange rate movements.

Brazil

The economy is expected to slow down, toward more moderate

rates compared to the strong dynamism of the last three years.

Monetary and fiscal policies will face major challenges. Brazil’s

central bank is expected to continue the cycle of interest rate hikes

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that restarted in September 2024, which is likely to contribute to

the slowdown of the economy, moderate inflation and anchor its

medium-term expectations. Fiscal policy is expected to undertake a

consolidation process to meet targets and direct the public debt

ratio toward a sustainable path.

Chile

The economy is expected to grow at a similar rate to that of 2024,

but with a solid recovery in domestic demand, especially in

investment. External demand will likely have a smaller

contribution, reflecting increases in imports. Inflation is expected

to moderate, but remain above the 3% target, which is expected to

be reached in 2026. The central bank has room for additional

interest rate cuts depending on inflation and its constraints.

Argentina

The economy is expected to show a clear recovery, consolidating

the improvement in the second half of 2024, with the fiscal

balance remaining close to equilibrium, and inflation is expected to

continue the moderation observed in the final months of 2024.

Expectations of a new agreement with the IMF that would

eventually involve additional funding for Argentina and a more

stable exchange rate are expected to lead to a replenishment of

international reserves.

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Our outlook for 2025 points to cautious optimism: a

macroeconomic environment characterized by lower interest rates

and positive economic growth should support risk appetite.

Tax cuts and deregulation efforts from the new US government are

likely to support profit growth in the US, although the high

valuations of the technology sector could bring some bouts of

volatility. Other opportunities are also expected to arise in other

regions.

While the US and the eurozone are expected to move forward in

the monetary easing cycle, we believe that long-term yields on

sovereign bonds have little room to fall from their current levels.

The Fed and ECB rate cuts are widely discounted, while the new

administration’s agenda puts upward pressure on US Treasury

yields.

Cyclical divergence between the US and the eurozone, geopolitical

uncertainty and relatively higher interest rates in the US are tilting

towards a more appreciated US dollar against the euro in 2025.

Macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty are expected to

continue to sustain demand for precious metals.

In developing economies, a major hotspot of uncertainty remains

with respect to the Chinese economy and the effect of the Chinese

government's reaction to the new tariffs introduced by the US. In

Latin America, markets are expected to remain vulnerable to global

uncertainty. In any event, domestic factors are likely to continue to

play a significant role in market behaviour, which pay close

attention to how countries in the region face their main challenges,

in particular, fiscal consolidation and anchoring inflation

expectations to central bank targets.

The financial sector is expected to be marked by monetary policy

normalization, which will have an impact on net interest income.

This impact is expected to be partially offset by an improvement in

business volumes in a stable portfolio credit quality environment.

Risks are slightly skewed to the downside and may come from

non-bank financial institutions, with the risk of disorderly

adjustments in asset prices and disruptions to market liquidity.

Even so, at the moment, most entities currently have solid

solvency positions to face such a scenario.

In addition to the economic environment, banks must cope with

the acceleration of the business digitalization and knowledge and

management of the risks associated with climate change.

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Elections held across our footprint (the US, Mexico, the UK, the EU)

in 2024, will usher in a new political cycle that will define the

regulatory agenda. The first 100 days of the European Commission

will be critical, focusing on boosting competitiveness and growth

through simplification and with defence and both the green and

digital transitions as the main focus points of its strategy.

Competitiveness and Capital Markets Union 2.0

Recently released publications by political figures such as Enrico

Letta, Christian Noyer and Mario Draghi agree on a lack of

competitiveness and innovation within the EU. The new Savings

and Investments Union (SIU) will be instrumental in channelling

the trillions of euros in European savings towards capital markets,

but this will require less fragmented, more liquid and transparent

markets. The debate on how to complete the Banking Union,

through the creation of a deposit guarantee fund, is expected to

resume.

Prudential and resolution

During 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) is expected to

continue developing technical standards to further the

implementation of Basel III in Europe. Some legislative

developments are expected in the field of non-bank financial

intermediaries (NBFIs) and in the macroprudential framework in

Europe. The European Commission will review the securitization

framework and a legislative proposal is expected to be presented

in 2025. In addition, the crisis management and deposit insurance

(CMDI) framework review in Europe is expected to resume.

Sustainability

The sustainability regulatory agenda is expected to be reviewed in

2025, focusing on implementation. In January 2025, the reporting

obligations established in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting

Directive (CSRD) came into force. Although transposition is delayed

in some European countries, companies will still be expected to

comply with this standard and collect data on sustainability for the

2024 financial year. Under the CSRD, general reporting standards

will continue to be implemented and industry-specific standards

will continue to be developed (European Sustainability Reporting

Standards, ESRS).

The European Commission has announced an omnibus proposal

that will reduce the burden on companies, by simultaneously

revising and simplifying sustainability regulations, including

taxonomy, reporting and due diligence standards. In addition, a

proposal to revise the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

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(SFDR) is expected, which could include a new categorization

system for financial products such as funds.

Regarding prudential matters, in 2025, the EBA will continue to

assess the need for an adjustment in the Pillar 1 framework, to

ensure that climate and environmental risks are adequately

integrated. In addition, it will continue to analyse if emerging

systemic risks, such as ESG, should be managed by using

macroprudential tools.

The Basel Committee is expected to publish the final international

standards on Pillar 3 climate disclosure requirements during 2025.

Developments will continue in countries that have already begun

their work in this area, such as Mexico, Chile and Brazil.

Digital

Discussions will continue to revolve around innovation, data use

and artificial intelligence. Regulators have widened their view on

fraud beyond the financial sector, as a significant amount of fraud

occurs through different digital platforms. Central banks will

continue to explore the opportunities linked to central bank digital

currencies (CBDCs), focused on the wholesale market, with the

exception of some jurisdictions such as the EU, which continues to

design the digital euro. By the end of 2025, the ECB will have to

decide whether to continue with the development of the digital

euro, which depends upon a regulatory framework that remains

under discussion since 2023. Focus will remain on the

implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) whose objective

is to regulate competition in digital markets.

Retail banking

Access to capital markets and consumer protection will continue to

be a priority in the EU's agenda, in line with projects such as the SIU

and the Retail Investment Strategy (RIS). The transposition of the

new directive regarding consumer credit should also occur in 2025.

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These are the main management priorities for 2025 in our Global Business segments and countries:

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|  | Retail |  |  | Retail & Commercial Banking's top priorities for 2025 are to:  → Continue our transformation journey towards our vision of becoming a digital bank  with branches underpinned by a common operating model and a global tech platform.  → Adapt our business model towards value creation through stronger customer  relationships and network effects.  → Strengthen structural efficiency on the back of the transformation of our operating and  business models to drive cost-to-serve efficiencies. |
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|  | A global business integrating our retail  and commercial banking activities |  |  |
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Our vision for 2025 is to continue working on the transformation of

our operating model, to become a digital bank with branches,

powered by the Group's network, with all of our products and

services available to our customers on our websites and

applications, and with the branch network serving as a powerful

sales and advisory channel.

This vision is underpinned by Retail's common operating model,

which leverages our global scale and local presence, and takes

advantage of best practices across the Group. The operating model

is centred around three strategic pillars: i) customer experience; ii)

operational leverage; and iii) global technology platform.

Our transformation efforts in 2024 resulted in increased customer

growth and efficiency. In 2025, we will continue to focus on our

transformation journey building on our three strategic pillars:

• Customer experience. Provide our customers with the best

products and experiences and make them available through

improved customer journeys. Continue enhancing our digital

capabilities to drive engagement and digital sales. Also, continue

implementing our new branch and Work Café model that

provides enhanced capabilities for personal advisory and support

to our customers.

• Operational leverage. Continue to streamline processes and

promote lean organizational structures to drive efficiency,

accuracy and speed. Develop the key role of artificial intelligence

in automating operations, resulting in faster transaction

processing, reduced operational tasks and efficiencies in cost to

serve.

• Global technology platform. Deploy our Global Platform to

deliver best-in-class solutions and reduce the cost per

transaction, promoting efficiency and innovation across the

Group. Continue to converge all units towards the global

platform with focusing on rolling out: Gravity, our award-

winning back-end technology, which will increase the number of

transactions it processes while reducing the cost per technical

transaction and ODS, our proprietary cloud-based front-end

technology which enables a superior digital experience, global

products and faster time to market.

Additionally, as part of our business model transformation, we

will deepen our focus on value creation through stronger customer

relationships and network effects.

• Build strong customer relationships and consolidate our position

as their trusted financial partner through a tailored approach to

our core segments (individuals, SMEs and commercial banking).

• Leverage our competitive position to better serve our customers,

taking advantage of the network effect provided by the Group’s

global business structure.

Executing the transformation of our operating and business

models across our footprint to pave the way for structural savings

and cost-to-serve efficiencies, and support value creation for our

shareholders.

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|  | Consumer |  |  | Our priorities for 2025 are to:  → Converge towards global platforms and continue transforming our operating model,  automating key processes and gaining efficiencies and providing best customer  experience.  → Grow and consolidate partnerships with our partners, offering solutions with a better  digital experience.  → Promote the network effect through a complete product offering to our customers,  leveraging the Group's capabilities.  → Continue gathering customer deposits to lower funding costs and reduce net interest  income volatility across the cycle, to be able to offer our customers better pricing.  → Enhance and automate our originate-to-share model. |
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Our vision is to become the preferred choice of our partners and

our end customers, and offer greater profitability and value

creation to our shareholders, while being the most cost

competitive player in the industry.

In 2025, our strategic priorities include:

• In Auto:

• Continue to consolidate Santander’s leadership position by: i)

strengthening existing partnerships and incorporating new

strategic agreements with OEMs and retailers; ii) expanding

the operational leasing platform across Europe; and iii)

developing new revenue sources.

• Support profitability improvement by simplifying, automating

and digitalizing customer journeys to operate with lower cost-

to-serve. Utilize improved digital capabilities to take customer

experience to the next level.

• In the consumer lending business (non-auto), within our

objective to expand our consumer lending offering through Zinia,

we will continue prioritizing the expansion to other products and

markets and continue transforming the check-out lending

business through existing agreements and expanding them

across regions.

• In Openbank: leverage advanced data, tech and product

capabilities to successfully deliver on our plans for the US and

Mexico, expanding our value proposition.

• Finally, we will continue to drive deposit gathering initiatives in

Europe and the expansion of securitization programmes, as part

of our originate-to-share model.

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|  | CIB |  |  | Our aim is to become a focused, world-class Corporate & Investment Banking business,  positioning ourselves as a trusted advisor to our clients while delivering profitable  growth. Our priorities for 2025 are to:  → Deepen our client relationships,  with a particular focus on the US.  → Fully leverage our enhanced centres of expertise, increase connectivity around the  client agenda and further digitalize our business.  → Keep evolving our active capital management and global operating models.  → Attract, develop and retain top talent. |
|  | Corporate & Investment  Banking |  |  |
|  | Our global platform to support  corporate and institutional clients |  |  |
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In order to deliver on our 2025 priorities, we will focus on the following levers:

• Deepen client relationships:

• Foster and expand our advisory/value-added businesses on the

back of our transformation initiatives, with a particular focus

on fee business.

• Materialize the growth plan for our US franchise, maximizing

impact on global CIB, leveraging our new capabilities and

expanded coverage.

• Continue to foster collaboration with other global businesses

to generate additional value for the Group.

• Operational leverage:

• Consolidate our centres of expertise to strengthen our

positioning in our core markets.

• Further grow our Global Markets franchise on the back of the

investments made and leveraging collaboration opportunities

with Global Transaction Banking and Global Banking.

• Advance in the execution of our automatization and

digitalization initiatives, enhancing the business value from our

data and exploring tangible opportunities from AI.

• Global platforms:

• Keep evolving our operating model deepening globalization,

standardization and specialization of our business, improving

client experience, efficiency and risk management.

• Further optimize our originate-to-share model in close

partnership with the Group's Global Asset Desk for active

capital management.

• Attract, develop and retain top talent while strengthening our

culture and risk awareness.

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|  | Wealth |  |  | Our priorities for 2025 are to:  → Improve our customer experience providing enhanced value-added products and  services and expanding our presence to new countries and businesses.  → Boost operational leverage by globalizing service and product factories/hubs and  enhancing local distribution.  → Develop common global platforms to transform our operations and distribution model  leveraging Group's technology, data and AI. |
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|  | Globalizing and transforming our Private  Banking, Asset Management and  Insurance businesses |  |  |
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We aim to transform Wealth businesses leveraging the Group's

technology and AI as major enablers, while promoting

globalization and simplification to deliver more value to our

customers. This should increase Wealth's contribution to the Group

while maintaining attractive profitability levels.

To deliver on this ambition, our priorities for 2025 are organized

around three growth levers:

• Provide our customers with personalized best-in-class service

and investment & protection solutions, leveraging digital and

data capabilities to enhance customer experience.

We are increasing our penetration in our footprint and expanding

into new markets that are relevant for our business (e.g., Middle

East and the US), which should enable us to increase our

customer base.

We will continue developing products with significant growth

potential, such as alternative investments, life retirement

solutions and non-life high-growth businesses, including health

and cyber insurance.

• Globalize our service and investment & insurance product

factories to better serve local distribution networks with a

simplified value proposition and developing common hubs to

boost operational leverage.

We also plan to continue leveraging the synergies between our

businesses to improve profitability and provide a stable source of

capital, while we keep working to reinforce the collaboration

with the other global businesses.

• Develop common global platforms to transform how our

businesses operate with an increased focus on technology, data

and AI, providing a tailored value proposition and service to our

clients while we evolve and improve our distribution model, for

example, through an embedded and highly contextualized offer

or digital platforms for servicing and claims.

Additionally, we will continue to further reinforce our leadership

and governance, having recently made a few additions and

changes to the board of directors of Santander Insurance Holding.

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|  | Payments |  |  | Our priorities for 2025 are to:  → Scale up our global platform of innovative payments and integrated value-added  solutions.  → Roll out our global payment platform to all our regions and the open market.  → Expand our cards business  while improving customer experience. |
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PagoNxt

In PagoNxt, our priorities by business are:

• Getnet

• Strategic market share management with focus on profitable

growth, investing in commercial capabilities to further expand

business across Santander's banks and capture opportunities in

the open market.

• Focus on product globalization and delivery of strategic value-

added services.

• Investment in globalizing technology to improve efficiency and

lower cost per transaction, and scale up our platform

functionalities.

• Ebury

• Customer growth through enhanced product offering and

online capabilities and geographical expansion.

• Introduction of tailored products to capture verticals such as

mass payments.

• Payments

• Migration of Group A2A payments to the new cloud-native

platform.

• Leverage scale and connectivity to drive lower cost-per-

transaction and to offer adjacent services and open market

propositions.

• Delivery of an instant cross-border payments solution.

Cards

We aim to provide an exceptional payments experience, foster

customer loyalty and leverage transactional data to enhance

profitability.

To implement this vision, we are focusing on three pillars:

• Profitably expand our credit business:

• Drive profitable growth through credit cards through the use of

data and models through our Cards Risk Data Lab.

• Exploit the commercial cards business, with a complete

offering in their payment management through corporate

cards, leveraging Santander's presence in the corporate and

SME segments.

• Connect card issuing and acquiring platforms, developing new

business opportunities between Cards and Getnet.

• Improve payment experience through cards:

• Offer our customers the most seamless and convenient card

payment experience through Invisible Payments, both for face-

to-face and e-commerce purchases.

• Expand, develop and adopt common digital services that

improve customer experience.

• Build and implement our global card processing tech platform:

• Once the debit solution is completed, the aim for 2025 is to

finish the credit solution development and to improve the

solution for corporates.

• After starting the debit integration in Brazil, continue

implementing the platform in the other countries, and start

with the credit integration once the building is complete.

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Secondary segments

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• Continue to grow and develop our customer base, providing

personalized answers to our customers' needs and the best

experience, to become their main bank.

• Evolve our operating model towards a digital bank with

branches, moving forward in the simplification of products and

services, digitalization and the elimination of operational

processes to focus on value creation.

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• Prioritize profitability, through pricing discipline and planned

balance sheet optimization, growing through customer

engagement and exceptional customer experience.

• Continue transforming the bank through simplification and

digitalization, in order to improve efficiency and performance.

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• Further our commercial and digital transformation, focusing on

excellence in customer experience and satisfaction.

• Remain best-in-class in terms of efficiency and profitability,

creating value with an appropriate return on capital.

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• Accelerate our digital transformation, through increased

availability of products and services through digital channels.

• Continue to improve customer and employee experience.

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| In 2025, our strategic priorities include:  • Expand our European leadership with strong focus on profitability, through competitive, innovative financing products and  solutions.  • Auto: expand the implementation of the operational leasing platform, digitalize customer journeys, grow partnerships and  deliver the best customer experience.  • Consumer lending: continue to expand partnerships through Zinia and transform our consumer lending business.  • Transform our operating model through global platforms, the simplification and the automatization of processes, aiming to  become the most cost competitive player in the market.  • Reduce sensitivity to interest rates by increasing deposit gathering, optimizing the balance sheet and maintaining a strict capital  allocation. | |
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• Deliver strategic priorities through disciplined capital allocation,

focused on customer-centric growth in businesses that benefit

from Santander’s global network or operate at scale locally and

where we have deep expertise.

• Consumer: leverage Group-developed digital platforms to

support profitable growth.

• CIB: enhance advisory and investment banking capabilities

focused on profitable client relationships and expanding our

product and services offering.

• Wealth: accelerate growth through initiatives to expand cross-

border client relationships, while enhancing local private

banking.

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• Strengthen our Retail transformation and enhance our model by

focusing on digital offerings and channels, new service models,

continued product simplification and customer primacy.

• Roll-out new digital capabilities, particularly through the launch

of Openbank, to challenge the rise of neobanks with a superior

and fully-digital value proposition.

• Grow selectively, rebalancing our asset mix towards more

profitable and capital-light businesses.

• Reinforce our low-cost producer positioning, offering the best

products at the best price while improving our deposit mix.

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• Focus on being the primary bank for our customers. Sustain value

creation and continue to personalize our offering and improve

customer experience, through intensive use of technology.

• Continue with our sustainable growth strategy, focusing on

disciplined capital management, process optimization and cost

reduction to improve profitability.

• Further diversify our asset portfolio and boost our liabilities

business and transactional revenue.

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• Continue to digitally transform the bank, capturing new

customers, maintaining our NPS leadership and consolidating our

position in the mass segment through new product offerings.

• Strengthen our corporate and private banking franchise, with

specialized value propositions and a leadership position in

transactional foreign exchange and Wealth Management

products.

• Continue to transform our operating model, boosting global

initiatives, converging our platforms, further simplifying our

offering and reducing cost per active customer.

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• Further develop our financial platform, promoting synergies

between businesses and within value chains, and consolidating

recent inorganic acquisitions.

• Continue to pursue our profitable growth and value creation

strategy. Increase productivity and reduce cost to serve by

streamlining products and processes. Focus on operational

excellence and market leadership in customer experience.

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8. ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE

MEASURES (APMs)

In addition to the financial information prepared under IFRS, this

consolidated directors’ report contains financial measures that

constitute alternative performance measures (APMs) to comply

with the guidelines on alternative performance measures issued by

the European Securities and Markets Authority on 5 October 2015

and non-IFRS measures.

The financial measures contained in this consolidated directors’

report that qualify as APMs and non-IFRS measures have been

calculated using our financial information but are not defined or

detailed in the applicable financial information framework or under

IFRS and therefore have neither been audited nor are susceptible to

being fully audited.

We use these APMs and non-IFRS measures when planning,

monitoring and evaluating our performance. We consider these

APMs and non-IFRS financial measures to be useful metrics for

management and investors to facilitate operating performance

comparisons from period to period. While we believe that these

APMs and non-IFRS financial measures are useful in evaluating our

business, this information should be considered as supplemental in

nature and is not meant as a substitute of IFRS measures. In

addition, the way in which Santander defines and calculates these

APMs and non-IFRS measures may differ from the calculations

used by other companies with similar measures and, therefore,

may not be comparable.

Additional APMs to those included in this section are presented in

section  [SN 9. 'Alternative Performance Measures'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_220) of the

'Sustainability statement' chapter.

The APMs and non-IFRS measures we use in this document can be

categorized as follows:

Underlying results

In addition to IFRS results measures, we present some results

measures which are non-IFRS and which we refer to as underlying

measures. These measures allow in our view a better year-on-year

comparability given that they exclude items outside the ordinary

performance of our business (e.g. capital gains, write-downs,

impairment of goodwill) or certain line items have been

reclassified in the underlying ("adjusted") income statement, as

their impact on profit is zero, to better understand the trends in the

business. Further information is included at the end of section 3.2

'Results' .

In addition, in section  [4. 'Financial information by segment'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_508)

covering the primary and secondary segments, results are

presented only on an underlying basis in accordance with IFRS 8.

The use of this information by the Group’s governance bodies and a

reconciliation on an aggregate basis to our IFRS consolidated

results can be found in [note 52.c](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1072) to our consolidated financial

statements.

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Profitability and efficiency ratios

The purpose of the profitability ratios is to measure the ratio of profit to equity, to tangible equity, to assets and to risk-weighted assets,

while the efficiency ratio measures how much general administrative expenses (personnel and other) and amortization costs are needed to

generate revenue.

Additionally, goodwill adjustments have been removed from the RoTE numerator as, since they are not considered in the denominator, we

believe this calculation is more correct.

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| RoE |  | Profit attributable to the parent |  | This ratio measures the return that shareholders obtain on  the funds invested in the bank and as such measures the  bank’s ability to pay shareholders. |
| (Return on Equity) |  | Average stockholders’ equity A  (excl. minority  interests) |  |
| RoTE |  | Profit attributable to the parent B |  | This is used to evaluate the profitability of the company as a  percentage of its tangible equity. It is measured as the return  that shareholders receive as a percentage of the funds  invested in the bank less intangible assets. |
| (Return on Tangible Equity) |  | Average stockholders’ equity A  (excl. minority  interests) - intangible assets |  |
| RoA |  | Consolidated profit |  | This metric measures the profitability of a company as a  percentage of its total assets. It is an indicator that reflects  the efficiency of the bank’s total assets in generating profit  over a given period. |
| (Return on Assets) |  | Average total assets |  |
| RoRWA |  | Consolidated profit |  | The return adjusted for risk is a derivative of the RoA metric.  The difference is that RoRWA measures profit in relation to  the bank’s risk-weighted assets. |
| (Return on Risk-Weighted  Assets) |  | Average risk-weighted assets |  |
| RoRAC |  | Underlying consolidated profit |  | This is the return on economic capital required internally  (necessary to support all risks inherent in our activity). |
| (Return on Risk-Adjusted  Capital) |  | Average economic capital |  |
| Economic Value Added |  | Underlying consolidated profit – (average  economic capital x cost of capital) |  | Economic value added is the profit generated in excess of the  cost of economic capital employed. This measures risk-  adjusted returns in absolute terms, complementing the  RoRAC approach. |
| Efficiency |  | Operating expenses C |  | One of the most commonly used indicators when comparing  productivity of different financial entities. It measures the  amount of resources used to generate the bank’s total  income. |
| (Cost-to-income) |  | Total income |  |

A. Stockholders’ equity = Capital and Reserves + Accumulated other comprehensive income + Profit attributable to the parent + Dividends.

B. Excluding the adjustment to the valuation of goodwill.

C. Operating expenses = Administrative expenses + amortizations.

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| Profitability and efficiency A B  (EUR million and %) |  |  |  |
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| RoE | 13.00% | 11.91% | 10.67% |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 12,574 | 11,076 | 9,605 |
| Average stockholders' equity (excluding minority interests) | 96,744 | 93,035 | 89,986 |
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| RoTE | 16.27% | 15.06% | 13.37% |
| Profit attributable to the parent | 12,574 | 11,076 | 9,605 |
| (-) Goodwill impairment | (4) | (20) | — |
| Profit attributable to the parent (excluding goodwill impairment) | 12,578 | 11,096 | 9,605 |
| Average stockholders' equity (excluding minority interests) | 96,744 | 93,035 | 89,986 |
| (-) Average intangible assets | 19,428 | 19,361 | 18,164 |
| Average stockholders' equity (excl. minority interests) - intangible assets | 77,316 | 73,675 | 71,822 |
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| RoA | 0.76% | 0.69% | 0.63% |
| Consolidated profit | 13,744 | 12,209 | 10,764 |
| Average total assets | 1,803,272 | 1,773,103 | 1,720,273 |
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| RoRWA | 2.18% | 1.96% | 1.77% |
| Consolidated profit | 13,744 | 12,209 | 10,764 |
| Average risk-weighted assets | 630,494 | 624,031 | 606,952 |
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| RoRAC | 17.52% | 15.34% | 14.00% |
| Consolidated profit | 13,744 | 12,209 | 10,764 |
| (-) Net capital gains and provisions | — | — | — |
| Underlying consolidated profit | 13,744 | 12,209 | 10,764 |
| Average economic capital | 78,430 | 79,605 | 76,872 |
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| Economic value added | 4,332 | 3,285 | 2,146 |
| Underlying consolidated profit | 13,744 | 12,209 | 10,764 |
| (-) Average economic capital x cost of capital | (9,412) | (8,924) | (8,617) |
| Average economic capital | 78,430 | 79,605 | 76,872 |
| Cost of capital | 12.00% | 11.21% | 11.21% |
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| Efficiency ratio | 41.8% | 44.1% | 45.8% |
| Underlying operating expenses | 26,034 | 25,425 | 23,903 |
| Operating expenses | 26,034 | 25,425 | 23,903 |
| Adjustments to operating expenses for items outside ordinary course of businesses  C | — | — | — |
| Underlying total income | 62,211 | 57,647 | 52,154 |
| Total income | 61,876 | 57,423 | 52,117 |
| Adjustments to total income for items outside ordinary course of businesses  C | 335 | 224 | 37 |

A. Averages included in the RoE, RoTE, RoA and RoRWA denominators are calculated using the monthly average over the period, which we believe should not differ materially

from using daily balances.

B. The risk-weighted assets included in the denominator of the RoRWA metric are calculated in line with the criteria laid out in the CRR (Capital Requirements Regulation).

C. Following the adjustments in [note 52.c](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1072) to the consolidated financial statements.

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| Global business RoTE |  | Profit attributable to the parent excluding goodwill  impairment |  | This indicator is used to evaluate the profitability of the  company as a percentage of its tangible equity. It's measured as  the return that shareholders receive as a percentage of the  funds invested in the entity less intangible assets. |
|  | Average stockholders' equity (excl. minority interests) -  intangible assets A |  |

A. Allocated according to RWA consumption.

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| RoTE (EUR million and %) | | | | | | | |
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| Retail & Commercial Banking | 18.9 | 7,265 | 38,482 |  | 15.1 | 5,659 | 37,362 |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 9.8 | 1,663 | 17,050 |  | 11.5 | 1,901 | 16,502 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking | 18.1 | 2,740 | 15,178 |  | 17.5 | 2,440 | 13,922 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance | 78.7 | 1,650 | 2,097 |  | 72.2 | 1,467 | 2,033 |
| Payments | 15.6 | 415 | 2,664 |  | 24.9 | 627 | 2,512 |
| PagoNxt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cards | 32.6 | 712 | 2,187 |  | 35.5 | 684 | 1,928 |
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| Europe | 16.9 | 6,645 | 39,292 |  | 14.5 | 5,489 | 37,931 |
| Spain | 21.7 | 3,762 | 17,347 |  | 14.2 | 2,371 | 16,742 |
| United Kingdom | 11.1 | 1,306 | 11,781 |  | 13.0 | 1,545 | 11,874 |
| Portugal | 25.4 | 1,001 | 3,948 |  | 25.9 | 896 | 3,458 |
| Poland | 20.2 | 800 | 3,956 |  | 17.7 | 674 | 3,810 |
| DCB Europe | 6.4 | 642 | 10,055 |  | 12.3 | 1,199 | 9,721 |
| North America | 11.2 | 2,580 | 23,089 |  | 9.8 | 2,360 | 24,183 |
| US | 7.5 | 1,109 | 14,742 |  | 6.1 | 932 | 15,355 |
| Mexico | 20.0 | 1,671 | 8,343 |  | 17.7 | 1,560 | 8,814 |
| South America | 18.7 | 3,865 | 20,671 |  | 14.4 | 3,045 | 21,097 |
| Brazil | 17.5 | 2,424 | 13,853 |  | 13.7 | 1,921 | 13,987 |
| Chile | 17.0 | 629 | 3,693 |  | 14.8 | 582 | 3,925 |
| Argentina | 34.8 | 665 | 1,909 |  | 55.6 | 386 | 694 |

Numerator: profit attributable to the parent excluding goodwill impairment.

Denominator: average stockholders' equity (excluding minority interests) - intangible assets, for global businesses allocated according to RWA consumption.

PagoNxt's RoTE is not provided as we do not consider it a relevant metric to measure performance in this type of business.

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| Efficiency ratio (EUR million and %) | | | | | | | |
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|  | % | Numerator | Denominator |  | % | Numerator | Denominator |
| Retail & Commercial Banking | 39.7 | 12,877 | 32,461 |  | 43.1 | 12,825 | 29,754 |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 40.1 | 5,183 | 12,916 |  | 42.8 | 5,263 | 12,296 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking | 45.6 | 3,807 | 8,343 |  | 45.0 | 3,387 | 7,527 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance | 35.9 | 1,313 | 3,661 |  | 37.9 | 1,216 | 3,210 |
| Payments | 45.0 | 2,475 | 5,505 |  | 44.2 | 2,344 | 5,298 |
| PagoNxt | 93.6 | 1,160 | 1,240 |  | 95.7 | 1,091 | 1,140 |
| Cards | 30.8 | 1,315 | 4,265 |  | 30.1 | 1,253 | 4,158 |
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| Europe | 40.0 | 9,407 | 23,510 |  | 42.1 | 9,030 | 21,439 |
| Spain | 35.7 | 4,271 | 11,974 |  | 41.7 | 4,227 | 10,132 |
| United Kingdom | 55.9 | 2,918 | 5,216 |  | 49.7 | 2,745 | 5,525 |
| Portugal | 26.1 | 548 | 2,100 |  | 27.3 | 542 | 1,982 |
| Poland | 27.1 | 965 | 3,555 |  | 27.1 | 862 | 3,182 |
| DCB Europe | 45.9 | 2,604 | 5,679 |  | 47.6 | 2,618 | 5,502 |
| North America | 48.2 | 6,701 | 13,915 |  | 49.1 | 6,465 | 13,174 |
| US | 50.5 | 3,830 | 7,580 |  | 51.0 | 3,679 | 7,209 |
| Mexico | 42.5 | 2,665 | 6,278 |  | 43.9 | 2,588 | 5,899 |
| South America | 35.1 | 6,943 | 19,783 |  | 38.5 | 6,920 | 17,971 |
| Brazil | 32.1 | 4,352 | 13,536 |  | 34.6 | 4,529 | 13,104 |
| Chile | 36.0 | 933 | 2,592 |  | 44.6 | 1,020 | 2,285 |
| Argentina | 41.1 | 1,022 | 2,487 |  | 50.2 | 775 | 1,544 |

Numerator: underlying operating expenses.

Denominator: underlying total income.

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Credit risk indicators

The credit risk indicators measure the quality of the credit portfolio and the percentage of non-performing loans covered by provisions.

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| NPL ratio  (Non-performing loans  ratio) |  | Credit impaired customer loans and advances, guarantees  and undrawn balances |  | The NPL ratio is an important variable regarding financial  institutions' activity since it gives an indication of the  level of credit risk the entities are exposed to. It  calculates risks that are, in accounting terms, declared to  be credit impaired as a percentage of the total  outstanding amount of customer credit and contingent  liabilities. |
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| NPL coverage ratio |  | Total allowances to cover impairment losses on customer  loans and advances, guarantees and undrawn balances |  | The NPL coverage ratio is a fundamental metric in the  financial sector. It reflects the level of provisions as a  percentage of the credit impaired assets. Therefore, it is a  good indicator of the entity's solvency against customer  defaults both present and future. |
|  | Credit impaired customer loans and advances, guarantees  and undrawn balances |  |
| Cost of risk |  | Allowances for loan-loss provisions over the last 12 months |  | This ratio quantifies loan-loss provisions arising from  credit risk over a defined period of time for a given loan  portfolio. As such, it acts as an indicator of credit quality. |
|  | Average loans and advances to customers over the last 12  months |  |

A. Total risk = non-impaired and impaired customer loans and advances and guarantees + impaired undrawn customer balances.

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| Credit risk (I) (EUR million and %) |  |  |  |
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| NPL ratio | 3.05% | 3.14% | 3.08% |
| Credit impaired customer loans and advances, guarantees and undrawn balances | 35,265 | 35,620 | 34,673 |
| Gross loans and advances to customers registered under the headings 'financial assets measured  at amortized cost' and 'financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss' classified in  stage 3 (OCI), excluding POCI (Purchased or Originated Credit Impaired) | 33,568 | 33,821 | 32,617 |
| POCI exposure (Purchased or Originated Credit Impaired) that is additionally impaired | 163 | 273 | 271 |
| Customer guarantees and undrawn balances classified in stage 3 | 1,521 | 1,517 | 1,776 |
| Doubtful exposure of loans and advances to customers at fair value through profit or loss | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Total risk | 1,157,274 | 1,133,898 | 1,124,121 |
| Impaired and non-impaired gross loans and advances to customers | 1,076,195 | 1,059,135 | 1,058,688 |
| Impaired and non-impaired customer guarantees and impaired undrawn customer balances | 81,079 | 74,763 | 65,433 |

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| Credit risk (II) (EUR million and %) |  |  |  |
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| NPL coverage ratio | 64.8% | 65.9% | 67.5% |
| Total allowances to cover impairment losses on customer loans and advances, guarantees  and undrawn balances | 22,835 | 23,490 | 23,418 |
| Total allowances to cover impairment losses on loans and advances to customers  measured at amortized cost and designated at fair value through OCI | 22,125 | 22,788 | 22,684 |
| Total allowances to cover impairment losses on customer guarantees and undrawn  balances | 710 | 702 | 734 |
| Credit impaired customer loans and advances, guarantees and undrawn balances | 35,265 | 35,620 | 34,673 |
| Gross loans and advances to customers registered under the headings 'financial assets  measured at amortized cost' and 'financial assets designated at fair value through profit or  loss' classified in stage 3 (OCI), excluding POCI (Purchased or Originated Credit Impaired) | 33,568 | 33,821 | 32,617 |
| POCI exposure (Purchased or Originated Credit Impaired) that is additionally impaired | 163 | 273 | 271 |
| Customer guarantees and undrawn balances classified in stage 3 | 1,521 | 1,517 | 1,776 |
| Doubtful exposure of loans and advances to customers at fair value through profit or loss | 13 | 9 | 9 |
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| Cost of risk | 1.15% | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Underlying allowances for loan-loss provisions over the last 12 months | 12,333 | 12,458 | 10,509 |
| Allowances for loan-loss provisions over the last 12 months | 12,685 | 12,932 | 10,836 |
| Adjustments to loan-loss provisions for items outside ordinary course of businesses | -352 | -474 | -327 |
| Average loans and advances to customers over the last 12 months | 1,075,821 | 1,059,566 | 1,059,972 |

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| Retail & Commercial Banking | 3.18 | 20,468 | 643,782 |  | 3.21 | 20,961 | 652,382 |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 5.07 | 10,992 | 216,613 |  | 4.75 | 9,831 | 207,107 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking | 0.86 | 2,068 | 241,078 |  | 1.36 | 3,007 | 221,593 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance | 0.67 | 169 | 25,226 |  | 1.40 | 330 | 23,612 |
| Payments | 5.14 | 1,266 | 24,615 |  | 5.02 | 1,191 | 23,710 |
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| Cards | 5.25 | 1,235 | 23,526 |  | 5.11 | 1,151 | 22,513 |
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| Europe | 2.15 | 13,774 | 640,094 |  | 2.32 | 14,495 | 624,696 |
| Spain | 2.68 | 7,672 | 285,883 |  | 3.06 | 8,529 | 278,569 |
| United Kingdom | 1.33 | 3,299 | 248,061 |  | 1.42 | 3,518 | 247,360 |
| Portugal | 2.40 | 993 | 41,418 |  | 2.59 | 1,024 | 39,503 |
| Poland | 3.66 | 1,636 | 44,704 |  | 3.55 | 1,397 | 39,329 |
| DCB Europe | 2.50 | 3,527 | 141,312 |  | 2.12 | 2,877 | 135,608 |
| North America | 4.22 | 8,375 | 198,607 |  | 4.09 | 7,805 | 190,720 |
| US | 4.72 | 7,012 | 148,643 |  | 4.57 | 6,303 | 137,893 |
| Mexico | 2.71 | 1,352 | 49,927 |  | 2.82 | 1,489 | 52,785 |
| South America | 5.42 | 9,287 | 171,301 |  | 5.72 | 10,142 | 177,380 |
| Brazil | 6.14 | 6,418 | 104,519 |  | 6.56 | 7,479 | 113,937 |
| Chile | 5.37 | 2,394 | 44,590 |  | 5.01 | 2,332 | 46,565 |
| Argentina | 2.06 | 173 | 8,411 |  | 1.99 | 78 | 3,903 |

Numerator: credit impaired customer loans and advances, guarantees and undrawn balances.

Denominator: total risk.

PagoNxt's NPL ratio is not provided as we do not consider it a relevant metric for this type of business.

Annual report 2024498

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| NPL coverage ratio (EUR million and %) | | |  |  |  |  |  |
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|  | % | Numerator | Denominator |  | % | Numerator | Denominator |
| Retail & Commercial Banking | 58.4 | 11,949 | 20,468 |  | 61.4 | 12,868 | 20,961 |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 73.6 | 8,088 | 10,992 |  | 76.5 | 7,521 | 9,831 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking | 39.3 | 812 | 2,068 |  | 41.2 | 1,240 | 3,007 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance | 80.3 | 135 | 169 |  | 29.3 | 97 | 330 |
| Payments | 140.1 | 1,774 | 1,266 |  | 139.8 | 1,665 | 1,191 |
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| Cards | 141.9 | 1,752 | 1,235 |  | 142.1 | 1,636 | 1,151 |
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| Europe | 50.2 | 6,909 | 13,774 |  | 49.3 | 7,147 | 14,495 |
| Spain | 52.6 | 4,039 | 7,672 |  | 49.1 | 4,185 | 8,529 |
| United Kingdom | 29.3 | 967 | 3,299 |  | 30.3 | 1,066 | 3,518 |
| Portugal | 79.4 | 789 | 993 |  | 82.7 | 847 | 1,024 |
| Poland | 61.9 | 1,013 | 1,636 |  | 73.3 | 1,024 | 1,397 |
| DCB Europe | 82.5 | 2,910 | 3,527 |  | 88.0 | 2,532 | 2,877 |
| North America | 69.7 | 5,836 | 8,375 |  | 73.8 | 5,763 | 7,805 |
| US | 63.8 | 4,471 | 7,012 |  | 67.7 | 4,265 | 6,303 |
| Mexico | 100.4 | 1,358 | 1,352 |  | 100.0 | 1,489 | 1,489 |
| South America | 76.5 | 7,103 | 9,287 |  | 78.4 | 7,948 | 10,142 |
| Brazil | 82.7 | 5,311 | 6,418 |  | 84.7 | 6,338 | 7,479 |
| Chile | 49.9 | 1,196 | 2,394 |  | 52.7 | 1,230 | 2,332 |
| Argentina | 177.1 | 307 | 173 |  | 165.7 | 128 | 78 |

Numerator: total allowances to cover impairment losses on customer loans and advances, guarantees and undrawn balances.

Denominator: credit impaired customer loans and advances, guarantees and undrawn balances.

PagoNxt's coverage ratio is not provided as we do not consider it a relevant metric for this type of business.

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| Retail & Commercial Banking | 0.92 | 5,845 | 632,300 |  | 1.02 | 6,540 | 638,166 |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 2.16 | 4,562 | 210,747 |  | 2.04 | 4,106 | 201,376 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking | 0.10 | 174 | 180,565 |  | 0.10 | 165 | 168,553 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance | 0.18 | 41 | 23,264 |  | (0.08) | (17) | 22,366 |
| Payments | 7.39 | 1,714 | 23,183 |  | 7.22 | 1,666 | 23,060 |
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| Cards | 7.64 | 1,698 | 22,225 |  | 7.44 | 1,642 | 22,058 |
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| Europe | 0.32 | 1,862 | 590,624 |  | 0.44 | 2,533 | 582,256 |
| Spain | 0.50 | 1,259 | 249,759 |  | 0.62 | 1,522 | 246,660 |
| United Kingdom | 0.03 | 64 | 251,348 |  | 0.10 | 247 | 251,362 |
| Portugal | 0.03 | 11 | 38,454 |  | 0.20 | 77 | 38,546 |
| Poland | 1.38 | 511 | 37,138 |  | 2.08 | 674 | 32,385 |
| DCB Europe | 0.88 | 1,209 | 137,165 |  | 0.62 | 792 | 128,583 |
| North America | 2.04 | 3,786 | 185,873 |  | 2.05 | 3,733 | 182,037 |
| US | 1.82 | 2,507 | 137,581 |  | 1.92 | 2,593 | 135,190 |
| Mexico | 2.64 | 1,277 | 48,439 |  | 2.43 | 1,135 | 46,729 |
| South America | 3.50 | 5,478 | 156,397 |  | 3.36 | 5,401 | 160,644 |
| Brazil | 4.51 | 4,487 | 99,532 |  | 4.77 | 4,701 | 98,555 |
| Chile | 1.19 | 497 | 41,582 |  | 0.80 | 365 | 45,637 |
| Argentina | 4.59 | 284 | 6,190 |  | 6.64 | 150 | 2,262 |

Numerator: underlying allowances for loan-loss provisions over the last 12 months.

Denominator: average loans and advances to customers over the last 12 months.

PagoNxt's cost of risk is not provided as we do not consider it a relevant metric for this type of business.

Annual report 2024499

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Other indicators

The Group has a series of additional financial metrics which facilitate analysis of the underlying business trends and performance.

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| TNAV per share  (Tangible net asset  value per share) |  | Tangible book value A |  | This is a very commonly used ratio used to measure the  company’s accounting value per share having deducted the  intangible assets. It is useful in evaluating the amount each  shareholder would receive if the company were to enter into  liquidation and had to sell all the company’s tangible assets. |
|  | Number of shares excluding treasury stock |  |
| Price to tangible book  value per share (X) |  | Share price |  | This is one of the most commonly used ratios by market  participants for the valuation of listed companies both in  absolute terms and relative to other entities. This ratio  measures the relationship between the price paid for a  company and its accounting equity value. |
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| LTD ratio  (Loan-to-deposit) |  | Net loans and advances to customers |  | This is an indicator of the bank's liquidity. It measures the  total loans and advances to customers net of loan-loss  provisions as a percentage of customer deposits. |
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| Loans and advances  (excl. reverse repos) |  | Gross loans and advances to customers excluding reverse  repos |  | In order to aid analysis of the commercial banking activity,  reverse repos are excluded as they are highly volatile treasury  products. |
| Deposits (excl. repos) |  | Customer deposits excluding repos |  | In order to aid analysis of the commercial banking activity,  repos are excluded as they are highly volatile treasury  products. |
| PAT + After tax fees (in  Wealth Management  & Insurance) |  | Net profit + fees ceded by Santander Asset Management and  Santander Insurance to the branch network, net of taxes,  excluding Private Banking customers |  | Metric to assess Wealth Management & Insurance’s total  contribution to the Group’s profit. |

A. Tangible book value = Stockholders’ equity (excl. minority interests) - intangible assets.

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| TNAV (tangible book value) per share | 5.24 | 4.76 | 4.26 |
| Tangible book value | 79,342 | 75,552 | 70,459 |
| Number of shares excl. treasury stock (million) | 15,137 | 15,886 | 16,551 |
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| Price to tangible book value per share (X) | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.66 |
| Share price (euros) | 4.465 | 3.780 | 2.803 |
| TNAV (tangible book value) per share | 5.24 | 4.76 | 4.26 |
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| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 100% | 99% | 103% |
| Net loans and advances to customers | 1,054,069 | 1,036,349 | 1,036,004 |
| Customer deposits | 1,055,936 | 1,047,169 | 1,009,722 |
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| PAT + After tax fees (in Wealth) (Constant EUR million) | 3,399 | 3,039 |  |
| Profit after tax | 1,728 | 1,518 |  |
| Net fee income net of tax | 1,671 | 1,521 |  |

Annual report 2024500

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Impact of exchange rate movements

on profit and loss accounts

We make use of certain financial measures in local currency to help

in the assessment of our ongoing operating performance. These

non-IFRS financial measures include the results of operations of

our subsidiary banks located outside the eurozone, excluding the

impact of foreign exchange. Because changes in foreign currency

exchange rates do not have an operating impact on the results, we

believe that evaluating their performance on a local currency basis

provides an additional and meaningful assessment of performance

to both management and the company’s investors.

The Group presents, at both the Group level as well as the business

unit level, the real changes in euros in the income statement as

well as the changes excluding the exchange rate effect (i.e.,

"excluding FX" or "constant euros"), as it considers the latter

facilitates analysis, since it enables business movements to be

identified without taking into account the impact of converting

each local currency into euros.

Said variations, excluding the impact of exchange rate movements,

are calculated by converting income statement lines for the

different business units comprising the Group into our presentation

currency, the euro, applying the average exchange rate for 2024 to

all periods contemplated in the analysis. We use this method for

all countries with the exception of Argentina, where we use the

exchange rate on the last working day of each period presented,

given it is a hyperinflationary economy, to mitigate the distortions

caused by the hyperinflation.

Impact of exchange rate movements

on the balance sheet

The Group presents, at both the Group level as well as the business

unit level, the changes in euros as well as the changes excluding

the exchange rate effect ("excluding FX" or "constant euros") for

loans and advances to customers excluding reverse repurchase

agreements (repos) and customer funds (which comprise deposits

and mutual funds) excluding repos. Additionally, we present

changes in the main balance sheet lines of the Group's countries

and regions both in euros as well as the changes excluding the

exchange rate effect. As with the income statement, the reason is

to facilitate analysis by isolating the changes in the balance sheet

that are not caused by converting each local currency into euros.

These changes excluding the impact of exchange rate movements

are calculated by converting the balances, into our presentation

currency, the euro, applying the closing exchange rate on the last

working day of December 2024 to all periods contemplated in the

analysis. We use this method to calculate the variations for all

countries with the exception of Argentina, where we use the

exchange rate on the last working day of each period presented,

given it is a hyperinflationary economy, to mitigate the distortions

caused by the hyperinflation.

Due to the significant divergence between the official Argentine

peso exchange rate and other macroeconomic magnitudes, mainly

inflation, we applied an alternative exchange rate to 2024 results

which reflects the exchange rate observed in transactions ordered

between market participants under the prevailing economic

conditions, such as the repatriation of dividends from businesses in

Argentina. This alternative exchange rate takes the dollar contado

con liquidación rate (CCL) as a reference, which is the exchange rate

resulting from the sale of local bonds denominated in Argentine

pesos in US dollars (dual denomination peso/dollar bonds). At the

end of the year, the value of this exchange rate did not significantly

differ from other market rates or the official exchange rate.

The average and period-end exchange rates for the main currencies

in which the Group operates are set out in the table below.

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| US dollar | 1.082 | 1.081 |  | 1.039 | 1.105 |
| Pound sterling | 0.846 | 0.870 |  | 0.829 | 0.868 |
| Brazilian real | 5.809 | 5.397 |  | 6.427 | 5.365 |
| Mexican peso | 19.723 | 19.158 |  | 21.554 | 18.691 |
| Chilean peso | 1,020.473 | 906.417 |  | 1,032.560 | 965.192 |
| Argentine peso A |  |  |  | 1,232.389 | 893.635 |
| Polish zloty | 4.305 | 4.538 |  | 4.275 | 4.343 |

A. Average exchange rates for the Argentine peso are not included since we use the exchange rate on the last working day of each period presented given it is a

hyperinflationary economy. For 2024 data, we apply an alternative exchange rate for the Argentine peso that better reflects the evolution of inflation (we continue to apply

the official ARS exchange rate to all prior periods).

Annual report 2024501

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Impact of inflation on operating

expenses

Santander presents, for both the Group and the business units

included in the primary and secondary segments: i) the changes in

operating expenses in euros; ii) the changes excluding the

exchange rate effect with the exception of Argentina which is

calculated as described above; and iii) the changes excluding the

exchange rate effect minus the effect of average inflation over the

year except for Argentina as cost growth in euros should already

largely reflect the effect of hyperinflation on exchange rates. The

reason is that the two latter facilitate analysis for management

purposes.

Inflation is calculated as the arithmetic average of the last 12

months for each country and, for the regions and global

businesses, as the weighted average the inflation rate of each

country comprising the regions or global business, weighted by

each country's operating expenses in the region or global business.

For the Group, the global businesses and South America, we

exclude the impact of inflation in Argentina from the calculation of

the region's average inflation as cost growth in euros should

already largely reflect the effect of hyperinflation on exchange

rates.

The table below shows the average inflation rates calculated as

indicated.

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|  | Average inflation  last 12 months |
| Retail & Commercial Banking A | 3.4 |
| Digital Consumer Bank A | 2.7 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking A | 3.2 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance A | 3.1 |
| PaymentsA | 3.3 |
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| Europe | 2.8 |
| Spain | 2.8 |
| United Kingdom | 2.5 |
| Portugal | 2.4 |
| Poland | 3.7 |
| DCB Europe | 2.4 |
| North America | 3.7 |
| US | 3.0 |
| Mexico | 4.7 |
| South America A | 3.9 |
| Brazil | 4.4 |
| Chile | 4.3 |
| Total Group A | 3.3 |

A. Excluding the impact of inflation in Argentina.

Annual report 2024502

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RISK MANAGEMENT

AND COMPLIANCE

Annual report 2024503

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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|  | Our risk management and compliance is  key to making us a solid, safe  and sustainable bank that helps people  and businesses prosper | | | | | | |  |
|  | 2024 Highlights | | | | |  |  |  |
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|  | → Credit quality indicators improved despite the macro and geopolitical  scenario. | | | | |  | → The operational risk profile did not show  significant changes in the year, maintaining a focus  on risks related to process execution, suppliers and  cyberrisk. |  |
|  |  | NPL ratio  3.05%  -9 bp /2023 |  | Cost of risk  1.15%  -3 bp /2023 |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | → In compliance risk, our profile remained stable,  with continuous progress in enhancing the Group's  FCC risk profile and proactive management of  conduct related risks to support delivering effective  customer outcomes. |  |
|  | → VaR remained at moderate levels in an economic context marked by  geopolitical risk and the evolution of inflation. Robust and diversified  liquidity buffer. | | | | |  |  |
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|  |  | Avg. VaR  €17.1 Mn  +5.4 Mn /2023 |  | LCR ratio1  168% |  |  | → During 2024, technological transformation was  strengthened and the  model risk function was  simplified, making it more efficient. Additionally,  the model inventory was reviewed from the  perspective of the five global businesses, seeking  effective management aligned with the Group's  strategy. |  |
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|  | → Capital optimization with updated models that allow for better capital  allocation in our businesses. | | | | |  |  |
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|  |  | Fully-loaded CET1 ratio2  12.8%  +51 bp /2023 |  | RWAs  €625 Bn  +1 Bn /2023 |  |  | → In strategic risk, we focused on monitoring the  evolution and potential impact of geopolitical risks,  and on effectively challenging our three-year  financial plan and strategic initiatives to support  the Group's transformation. |  |
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|  | 1 Group LCR: Calculated since 2024 to better reflect the restrictions to transferability of assets,  using an internal methodology that determines the minimum common coverage percentage  simultaneously across all the Group’s jurisdictions, considering all existing restrictions on  liquidity transfer in third countries.  2 Fully-loaded IFRS 9. | | | | |  |  |
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| [1. RISK MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL MODEL](#i77311ab790294631a6ecf4e486b8353a) | [505](#i77311ab790294631a6ecf4e486b8353a) |
| [1.1 Risk principles and culture](#i51bcf73debeb4f618bdddbe6d8001aa3) | [505](#i51bcf73debeb4f618bdddbe6d8001aa3) |
| [1.2 Key risk types](#iaf94fae28f9d4fdea631e45c78548612) | [505](#iaf94fae28f9d4fdea631e45c78548612) |
| [1.3 Risk and compliance governance](#i21de30b5c9c94624a89f8c2cde557b42) | [506](#i21de30b5c9c94624a89f8c2cde557b42) |
| [1.4 Risk management processes and tools](#i8420278809dd49f482b6e660950438b2) | [508](#i8420278809dd49f482b6e660950438b2) |
| [Risk appetite and structure of limits](#i8c76c1577f6c4eef97ae02b7286d9d2d) | [508](#i8c76c1577f6c4eef97ae02b7286d9d2d) |
| [Risk profile assessment (RPA)](#i2b35af956d984b44b8f3be3336b829f5) | [510](#i2b35af956d984b44b8f3be3336b829f5) |
| [Scenario analysis](#iaa3c395897ef4bf28195c2cf5b9d9136) | [510](#iaa3c395897ef4bf28195c2cf5b9d9136) |
| [Risk reporting structure](#i2570f2bdf72b4ebc866c015f8cbd5b80) | [511](#i2570f2bdf72b4ebc866c015f8cbd5b80) |
| [1.5 Internal control system](#i955bd288c5684746a1b4d3aa1edb09da) | [511](#i955bd288c5684746a1b4d3aa1edb09da) |
| [2. CREDIT RISK](#i9e5c71d514ae408cb6986346ad48853a) | [512](#i9e5c71d514ae408cb6986346ad48853a) |
| [2.1 Introduction](#iacd57bf9e52e4acb85e62b79f99d90c9) | [512](#iacd57bf9e52e4acb85e62b79f99d90c9) |
| [2.2 Credit risk management](#ia9813dfbe3be4e81a56311e2dd73bebf) | [512](#ia9813dfbe3be4e81a56311e2dd73bebf) |
| [2.3 Key metrics](#i5385123a67d645acb85a05fdf5ecf063) | [513](#i5385123a67d645acb85a05fdf5ecf063) |
| [2.4 Other credit risk details](#i140d7b02c68747ff910ffbc85bad055f) | [519](#i140d7b02c68747ff910ffbc85bad055f) |
| [3. MARKET, STRUCTURAL AND LIQUIDITY RISK](#i37d40d6b3efa41e2811c38d1bd3c07b1) | [524](#i37d40d6b3efa41e2811c38d1bd3c07b1) |
| [3.1 Introduction](#i435a8c3b929846c18bfa5e4d1a4682f7) | [524](#i435a8c3b929846c18bfa5e4d1a4682f7) |
| [3.2 Market risk management](#i362ae0d45ddd4778ae37097b9059582b) | [524](#i362ae0d45ddd4778ae37097b9059582b) |
| [3.3 Key market risk metrics](#ieb26dd9b34a84a8dbf3e07a5a8797ce9) | [527](#ieb26dd9b34a84a8dbf3e07a5a8797ce9) |
| [3.4 Structural balance sheet risk management](#iaac4a2c512d3466389e76d1fda01d52d) | [530](#iaac4a2c512d3466389e76d1fda01d52d) |
| [3.5 Key structural balance sheet risk metrics](#id20e683176fc43da93c4b01258eb1246) | [531](#id20e683176fc43da93c4b01258eb1246) |
| [3.6 Liquidity risk management](#i2b047109ba2941c5b193542862feece7) | [533](#i2b047109ba2941c5b193542862feece7) |
| [3.7 Key liquidity risk metrics](#i2d694caebc894ceaba9185a44dce003d) | [533](#i2d694caebc894ceaba9185a44dce003d) |
| [3.8 Actuarial, pension and insurance risk management](#i75c8e6b493514a4f88b42fc2a35d27e2) | [534](#i75c8e6b493514a4f88b42fc2a35d27e2) |
| [4. CAPITAL RISK](#i220269bf8656464e873a8ea5e5f4c539) | [535](#i220269bf8656464e873a8ea5e5f4c539) |
| [4.1 Introduction](#i7087305b68074e689f67adad0cd2b633) | [535](#i7087305b68074e689f67adad0cd2b633) |
| [4.2 Capital risk management](#i04d6ac7c28984e1194a87955372f1dd0) | [535](#i04d6ac7c28984e1194a87955372f1dd0) |
| [4.3 Key metrics](#i44464631de82470ba241227127dc3860) | [536](#i44464631de82470ba241227127dc3860) |
| [5. OPERATIONAL RISK](#i0cb7d307231d4864b65615c454989d9b) | [537](#i0cb7d307231d4864b65615c454989d9b) |
| [5.1 Introduction](#i021087d620a84efaae4563159b397ece) | [537](#i021087d620a84efaae4563159b397ece) |
| [5.2 Operational risk management](#i56b6b5c1114d43c4a359ef1b5f32a833) | [537](#i56b6b5c1114d43c4a359ef1b5f32a833) |
| [5.3 Key metrics](#ib3eca628301145fc829694b4451a4d9c) | [542](#ib3eca628301145fc829694b4451a4d9c) |
| [6. COMPLIANCE RISK](#ic2aaeb216d114859b49e04d1f7b81b07) | [543](#ic2aaeb216d114859b49e04d1f7b81b07) |
| [6.1 Introduction](#ic790a7f7d40648afbe96377dddc6aaa1) | [543](#ic790a7f7d40648afbe96377dddc6aaa1) |
| [6.2 Compliance risk management](#i18f5efb3e99249a08fe43e91f27fd593) | [543](#i18f5efb3e99249a08fe43e91f27fd593) |
| [7. MODEL RISK](#ifa2583f8fac449d89d5aed2dd57d11cc) | [549](#ifa2583f8fac449d89d5aed2dd57d11cc) |
| [7.1 Introduction](#i869dc999604d4be5ac37199741c75d4e) | [549](#i869dc999604d4be5ac37199741c75d4e) |
| [7.2 Model risk management](#i264bc706b1d94c66bedc23bbd87b6edb) | [549](#i264bc706b1d94c66bedc23bbd87b6edb) |
| [8. STRATEGIC RISK](#i3f0e276a4d2142aca4a2c94e705b0bb6) | [551](#i3f0e276a4d2142aca4a2c94e705b0bb6) |
| [8.1 Introduction](#i20a756696e09463b8dae9fb0999b354a) | [551](#i20a756696e09463b8dae9fb0999b354a) |
| [8.2 Strategic risk management](#i24b394eff98c477b96ee35284a1b7943) | [551](#i24b394eff98c477b96ee35284a1b7943) |
| [8.3 Emerging risks in 2024](#i1d0dd67f47174e368a83afb05b842b8c) | [552](#i1d0dd67f47174e368a83afb05b842b8c) |

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1. RISK MANAGEMENT

AND CONTROL MODEL

Our risk management and control model is underpinned by common

principles, a solid risk culture, a clear governance structure and

advanced management processes for different risk types.

Robust corporate governance is crucial to the functioning of banks

and, especially, to risk management. According to regulatory

requirements, Grupo Santander's governance structure and risk

management enable the board of directors and top management

to receive accurate information, make decisions on strategy and

oversee every risk to which the bank is exposed to check

consistency with our risk appetite and set limits.

1.1 Risk principles and culture

Grupo Santander's risk management and control must follow these

mandatory principles and our risk culture (Risk Pro), which consider

regulatory requirements and best market practices:

1. All employees are risk managers  who must understand the

risks that their work can pose and avoid taken risks that will

exceed the Group’s risk appetite or have an unknown impact.

2. Senior managers must be involved to promote consistent risk

management and control through their conduct, action and

communications, as well as reviewing our risk culture and

making sure we keep our risk profile within risk appetite.

3. I ndependence of risk management and control functions,

according to our three lines of defence model (described in

detail in section 1[.3 'Risk and compliance governance'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_631) ) and

with clearly defined roles and responsibilities.

4. We take a forward-looking, comprehensive approach for all

businesses and risk types, which should be proactive and

analyse trends over different time periods and under different

scenarios.

5. Effective information management  to identify, assess, manage

and disclose risks at appropriate levels.

Risk culture - Risk Pro

One of the pillars of the Group's culture, The Santander Way, is our

solid risk culture, Risk Pro (or 'I AM RISK' in the US), which is a key

lever of the Group's purpose to help people and businesses

prosper.

Risk Pro is each employee’s accountability for the risks taken in

their day to day and their individual contribution to identifying,

assessing and managing risks properly and responsibly. In addition,

it is part of all stages of the employee life cycle: recruitment,

training, day-to-day activities, remuneration, and recognition.

Because communication is a key tool in embedding our risk culture,

in 2024 we enhanced all units’ communications and awareness

plans in this area.

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1.2 Key risk types

Grupo Santander has suitable procedures in place to identify,

measure, manage, control and report the risks that we are exposed

to in our day-to-day operations and under special circumstances.

The Risk and Compliance functions follow internal regulations for

each type of risk. These regulations define the processes, tools,

responsibilities, roles, and governance requirements necessary to

establish our control environment.

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Our corporate risk framework defines each key risk type. They are

(click on each one type for more details):

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Given the cross-cutting impact that ESG (environmental, social and

governance) risk factors can have on the different types of risks

that exist in different time horizons, our ESG risk management

requires a comprehensive view to be able to manage and control

these risks correctly, align with the Group’s sustainability strategy,

and meet regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations.

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1.3 Risk and compliance governance

Our risk and compliance governance structure emanates from our

board of directors and is set up to promote autonomy between

management and control functions according to our three lines of

defence model. Our units’ adherence to corporate frameworks

gives us a common governance model that we replicate across our

footprint.

Lines of defence

Grupo Santander’s risk governance keeps the functions of each line

of defence separate to manage and control risks effectively. This

model is key to ensuring that the Group remains robust, secure and

sustainable.

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| 1st |  | The business and support functions that take or  originate risks are primarily responsible for managing  them. The first line detects, measures, controls,  monitors and reports on the risks it originates  according to internal risk management policies, models  and procedures. Risk management must be consistent  with the approved risk appetite and related limits. The  first line of defence executes the mitigation plans for  the risks where we have identified shortcomings in  their control environment. |
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| 2nd |  | The second line of defence, comprising the risk and  compliance functions, independently oversees and  challenges risk management at the first line of  defence. Its duties include promoting that risks are  managed according to the senior management  approved risk appetite, and strengthening our risk  culture across the Group. The second line of defence  must supervise and challenge the control environment  implemented by the first line. |
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Risk, compliance and internal audit functions are sufficiently

separate and independent from each other. Each function has

direct access to the board and its committees. The risk and

compliance functions report to the risk supervision, regulation and

compliance committee and the internal audit function reports to

the audit committee.

Risk and compliance committees' structure

The Group’s risk and compliance governance covers our day-to-day

operations and special situations. It is supported by a clearly

defined committee structure, from the board of directors and board

committees to top level committees and lower level forums.

Our governance aims to facilitate effective and efficient decision-

making on risks, oversee risk control, and check that we manage

risks according to the risk appetite set by the Group and subsidiary

boards of directors. To achieve these aims, our risk and compliance

governance keeps risk control and risk-taking separate.

The board of directors has final oversight of risk and compliance

management and control to promote a sound risk culture and to

review and approve risk appetite and policy, with support from its

risk supervision, regulation and compliance committee (RSRCC)

and its executive committee.

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|  | Fora: | • Model approval forum  • Risk proposal forum | |  | • Market, structural, liquidity and  capital risk control forum  • Credit risk control forum  • Provisions forum | |  | • Corporate product governance  forum  • Financial crime compliance  forum | |

Our governance structure includes key positions and executive

level committees that enable us to perform effective risk control

and oversight.

The Group chief risk officer (CRO ), who leads the implementation

and execution of our risk strategy and promotes proper risk

culture, is in charge of overseeing all risks, as well as challenging

and advising business lines on risk management.

The  Group chief compliance officer (CCO) leads the

implementation and execution of the compliance risk strategy and

is in charge of overseeing the risks within their purview and

reporting on them to the CRO.

The CRO and the CCO report directly to both the risk supervision,

regulation and compliance committee and the board of directors.

The executive risk committee, the risk control committee and the

compliance and conduct committee are executive committees with

powers delegated from the board.

Executive risk committee (ERC)

The ERC manages risk with board-given authority to accept, modify

or escalate the important models as well as actions and

transactions that may pose significant risk to the Group. It makes

the highest-level risk decisions, mindful of risk appetite. It is

formed of the CEO and other senior managers f rom the Risk,

Finance and Compliance areas. The CRO can veto the committee’s

resolutions .

Risk control committee (RCC)

The RCC controls and provides a holistic overview of risks. It makes

sure business lines are managed according to the board-approved

risk appetite. It also determines and checks the impact of existing

and emerging risks on Grupo Santander's risk profile. It is formed

of senior officers from the Risk, Compliance, Financial Accounting

and Control, and other areas. From time to time, subsidiary-level

CROs to report the committee on their risk profile.

Compliance & conduct committee

This committee monitors and reviews compliance risk

management and oversees corrective measures for new risks and

risks detected among management-related deficiencies. It is

formed of senior officers from the Compliance, Risk, Financial

Accounting and Control, and other areas. The chair holds the

casting vote over the committee’s resolutions.

Executive-level committees delegate some duties to management

and control fora and meetings (see chart above) that:

• inform the CRO, the CCO, the risk control committee, and the

compliance and control committee if risks are being managed

within risk appetite;

• regularly monitor each key risk type; and

• oversee measures to meet supervisors' and auditors’

expectations.

In 2024, the reputational risk forum was embedded in the

compliance committee as a simplification proposal suggested.

Recurrent updates on these reputational risk matters are presented

to the compliance committee.

Grupo Santander can establish additional governance measures for

special situations. We have upgraded the monitoring of all risks,

with special attention to the main macroeconomic indicators,

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liquidity, vulnerable sectors and customers, cybersecurity

reinforcement, among other areas. The special situations forums

we have set up are enabling us to cope with the geopolitical and

macroeconomic environment landscape resiliently.

Group-subsidiary relations

Grupo Santander subsidiaries’ risk and compliance management

and control model is consistent with the frameworks approved by

the Group board of directors. Subsidiaries adhere to the

frameworks through their own boards and can only adapt to higher

standards according to local law and regulation.

As part of our aggregate risk oversight, we challenge and ratify

subsidiaries’ internal regulation and transactions to create a

common risk management and control model across the Group.

The risk and compliance functions will continue to support the

businesses and oversee risk control both globally and locally.

Throughout the year, we continued to build on our group-

subsidiary governance model (GSGM) by leveraging our global

scale to uncover synergy under a common operating model and

platform. The model promotes process simplification and more

enhanced control to help grow the business.

The GSGM sets out the principles that govern the relationship

between Group and subsidiary key positions to safeguard the

independence of the second lines of defence in local units. The

CRO, the CCO and regional heads of risk are involved in appointing,

setting objectives for, reviewing and compensating their country-

unit counterparts and assessing whether risks are properly

controlled.

Our subsidiaries work together to strengthen group- subsidiary

relations effectively through these common initiatives:

• Enhancing organizational structures based on subsidiary

benchmarks and strategic vision to promote more advanced risk

management infrastructures and practices;

• Exchanging best practices to strengthen processes and drive

innovation to have a quantitative impact;

• Promoting internal talent and encouraging geographic and

functional mobility, which we placed special emphasis on in

2024.  Continuous investment in our risk employees’

development and promoting diverse teams and a global outlook

are key to boosting risk expertise across our footprint.

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1.4 Risk management processes

and tools

In the following section, we describe Grupo Santander's processes

and tools to carry out effective risk management.

Risk appetite and structure of limits

Risk appetite is the aggregate level and types of risk we deem

prudent for our business strategy, even in unforeseen

circumstances.

The risk appetite is expressed through qualitative statements and

quantitative limits and metrics representative of the bank’s risk

profile. Those metrics cover all key risk types according to our

corporate risk framework. We articulate them in five axes that

provide us with a holistic view of all risks we incur in the

development of our business model:

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| Risk Appetite  axes | Credit  risk |  | Market  risk |  | Liquidity  risk |  | Structural  risk |  | Operat.  risk |  | Financial  Crime  Risk |  | Model  risk |  | Reputat.  risk |  | Strategic  risk |  |
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| P&L volatility | Control of P&L volatility associated with business plan under baseline and stressed conditions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
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| Solvency | Control of capital ratios under baseline and stressed scenarios (aligned with ICAAP) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
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| Liquidity | Control of liquidity ratios under base and stress scenarios (aligned with ILAAP) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
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| Concentration | Control of concentration levels in customers, sectors and portfolios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
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| Non financial  risks & control  environment | Solid controls on non financial risks aimed to minimize financial, operative, technological losses, as well  as legal and regulatory breaches, and conduct events or reputational damage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
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Annual report 2024509

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Our risk appetite and business model rests on:

• a medium-low, predictable target risk profile, customer focus,

internationally diversified operations and a significant market

share;

• stable, recurrent earnings and shareholder remuneration,

sustained by a sound base of capital, liquidity and sources of

funding;

• autonomous subsidiaries that are self-sufficient in terms of

capital and liquidity to safeguard their risk profiles against

compromising the Group’s profile;

• an independent risk function and a senior management actively

engaged in supporting a robust control environment and risk

culture; and

• a conduct model that protects our customers and our Simple,

Personal and Fair culture.

Risk appetite is governed throughout the Group by the following

principles:

• Risk appetite is part of the board's duties. It prepares the risk

appetite statement (RAS) for the whole Group every year. In a

cascading down process, each subsidiary's board also sets its

own risk appetite.

• Comprehensiveness and forward-looking approach. Our

appetite includes of all material risks that we are exposed to and

defines our target risk profile for the current and medium term

with a forward-looking view considering stress scenarios.

To promote that all material risks are adequately represented, we

use corporate methodologies to identify and assess the risk to

which we are exposed to, in the different counties, and are

inherent to our activities (emerging risks and risk control self-

assessment — RCSA— among others).

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• Common standards embedded in the day-to-day risk

management. The Group shares the same risk appetite model,

which sets common requirements for processes, metrics,

governance bodies, controls and standards. It also facilitates an

effective and traceable embedding of our appetite into more

granular management policies and limits across our subsidiaries.

• Continuous adaptation to market best practices, regulatory

requirements and supervisors’ expectations.

• Aligning with business plans and strategy.  The risk appetite is a

key point of reference for strategic and business planning. We

verify that the three-year strategic plans, the annual budget, and

capital and liquidity planning are within the limits set in the RAS

before we approve them.

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RAF Risk appetite framework

We promote that strategic and business plans are aligned with our

risk appetite by:

• considering the risk appetite, long-term strategic view and the

risk culture when drafting strategic and business plans.

• challenging business and strategic plans against the risk

appetite. Misalignments trigger a review of either the three-year

strategic plan (to make sure we stay within RAS limits) or risk

appetite limits, with independent governance.

• control through the three lines of defence model that the risk

appetite limits are subject to periodic oversight and that the

specialized control functions report on risk profile and

compliance with limits to the board and its committees every

month.

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Risk profile assessment (RPA)

Risk identification and assessment activities, and risk profile

calculation extend to all types of risks arising from the entity's

activities. The risk framework, reviewed annually, defines the key

risk types resulting from the Group's main risk identification and

assessment exercises.

Risk identification encompasses all processes aimed at detecting

risks and vulnerabilities, both internal and external, to which the

Group is exposed. These processes enable the responsible

functions to become aware of these risks and form the starting

point for effective management and control.

Risk assessment includes processes through which the relevance

of identified risks is determined, quantitatively and/or qualitatively,

considering both inherent risk (before considering the effects of

associated mitigant and controls) and residual risk levels.

We systematically evaluate the Group's risk profile and its

subsidiaries using a unique RPA methodology, based on the

fundamental principles of the risk identification and assessment

model: responsibility of all functions, efficiency, common

methodologies, completeness in covering all risks, materiality, and

orientation towards corrective and mitigation actions.

The calculation of the risk profile according to this methodology

generates results through a scoring system composed of four

materiality categories: low, medium-low, medium-high and high.

This allows for monitoring the risk appetite approved by the board.

Additionally, it provides a holistic view of all risks at a given point in

time, enabling the identification of management weaknesses and

potential deviations from the business plan, on which corrective

actions can be taken. It provides evidence of prudent risk

management, confirming strong solvency ratios and comfortable

liquidity levels.

Our objective is to maintain a medium-low risk profile, stable in an

environment dominated by market volatility, a gradual decline in

inflation, and ongoing geopolitical tensions. Prudent and forward-

looking risk management means strong profitability indicators and

credit quality at year-end, as well as a solid liquidity risk profile.

Scenario analysis

Scenario analyses enable us to measure the resilience of our

balance sheet, financial statements and our capital adequacy under

stressful conditions. We use the findings of these analyses to

review our risk appetite and draw up actions to mitigate expected

losses or, if needed, to reduce capital and liquidity.

Scenario analyses also enable senior management to comprehend

the nature and scope of the vulnerabilities to which the Group is

exposed in the execution of its business plan.

Our Research department plays a key role in determining

scenarios, macroeconomic variables and other factors that can

affect our risk profile in our markets.

We conduct a systematic review of our risk exposure under base,

adverse and favourable scenarios that predict an impact on

solvency and liquidity. These exercises are fundamental to our

processes:

• Regulatory exercises based on EU and domestic supervisors'

guidelines.

• Business planning  to help set the Group’s risk strategy and

profile, with:

• internal capital and liquidity adequacy assessment processes

(ICAAP and ILAAP) that measure capital and liquidity in various

scenarios;

• budget and strategic planning when implementing a new risk

approval policy, in assessing the risk profile or when

monitoring specific portfolios and business lines;

• our annual recovery plan, which specifies which tools Grupo

Santander could use to survive a severe financial crisis. The

plan’s financial and macroeconomic stress scenarios have

various levels of severity, plus idiosyncratic and/or systemic

events; and

• risk appetite, with stressed metrics to determine how much

risk we want to expose ourselves to.

• Recurrent risk management also uses scenario analyses for:

• provisions estimates, which involve adjusting the value of

credit operations due to existing or prospective risk factors that

have not been considered in the initial approval and rating

process, both for individual customers and for the portfolio as a

whole; and

• regular credit and market risk stress tests that simulate

changes in expected losses to estimate required capital and

absorb unexpected losses.

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• Climate change scenario analysis, for which we have embedded

the scenarios defined by the Network for Greening the Financial

System (NGFS), by Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP)

and by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),

which our Research department integrates and expands by

adjusting them to more specific variables by country and sector

to offer a more complete and tailored view of our portfolios.

This enables us to boost our forward-looking capabilities to

quantify the impact on our customers of a transition to a lower

greenhouse gas emissions economic model, as well as potential

physical risk events.

To make stress testing more consistent and robust:

• Our three lines of defence and senior management are

involved in scenario analysis governance and oversight.

• The models we develop estimate future metric values (e.g.

credit losses).

• Our backtesting and reverse stress exercises challenge model

outcomes regularly.

• Our teams contribute expert opinions and a vast understanding

of portfolios.

• And we thoroughly monitor models, scenarios, assumptions,

results and mitigating management measures.

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Amid an economic 'soft landing', where falling inflation is paving

the way for central banks to cut interest rates; the unfolding of

armed conflicts; election outcomes; early signs of GDP weakness in

some economies; and the effects of floods in Brazil, hurricanes in

the US, flash floods in Spain and other climate events, scenario

analysis proved vital in 2024 to identify and manage correctly the

potential impacts of these events on our portfolios.

We boosted our management and forecasting capacity by drawing

up action points, adapting our strategy to maintain solvency levels

and considering our more vulnerable customers due to the

macroeconomic environment and some specific events.

Risk reporting structure

In order for senior management to have a complete and up-to-date

view of the risk profile for proper decision-making, we report

recurrently and in a consolidated manner on current and future

risks. Reporting is comprehensive and dynamic, adapts to needs,

and prioritizes all significant risks in a timely and appropriate

manner.

Our reports cover every risk included in our corporate risk

framework, with all necessary considerations for their proper risk

assessment. They also provide a consolidated view of all risks,

maintaining the quality and consistency of information according

to our corporate data framework.

Our risk reporting structure continues to strike a balance between

data, analysis and qualitative commentary, incorporating forward-

looking measures, risk appetite information and limits, emerging

risks, and other elements.

We continue to enhance our reporting with simpler, automated

processes and tighter controls that adapt to new needs. In 2024,

we continued to report and monitor all the impacts of ongoing

armed conflicts and natural disasters; escalated cases of risk from

macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility; and paid close attention

to every emerging risk that could have a direct or indirect impact on

the Group. Moreover, we adapted reporting by embedding the

global businesses to be consistent with the Group’s strategic

objectives and round off the existing geographical view.

1.5 Internal control system

Our internal control system (ICS) comprises the risk and control

procedures that the board of directors, senior management and the

rest of our employees perform as part of scheme of individual

responsibilities. Its aim is to provide reasonable guarantee

regarding the operational efficiency; the reliability of financial and

sustainability reports; and compliance with internal policies, by

acting responsibly and covering every process across the

organization (business, risk and support areas).

Our ICS is consistent with the most demanding international

standards and follows the guidelines set out by the Committee of

Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

We base it on these principles:

• Tone at the top: the board of directors oversees the ICS's

integrity, while senior management sets an appropriate ICS. Both

groups work to raise awareness of the ICS's importance,

especially in new initiatives (transformation projects, regulatory

compliance, and others).

• Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA): it is where we identify,

document and assess the ICS’s risks and controls to measure —

dynamically and proactively — the likelihood and exposure of

each operational risk related to our targets once we’ve assessed

the effectiveness of the control that mitigates such exposure.

• Oversight: ongoing review of the ICS’s effectiveness as well as

the management of material deteriorations and oversight of the

mitigation plans drawn up to resolves any issues correctly.

Monitoring the implementation of the ICS helps to reinforce its

robustness and effectiveness.

• Governance & reporting:  to make sure that we adopt accurate

and clear information, and disclosure procedures for decision-

making, as well as form strict governance to assess the status

and performance of the ICS continuously.

To establish a robust control environment, the first line of defence:

• identifies and documents risk and control based on its

knowledge and understanding of its businesses and processes.

This covers the risks that we face in performing our activities and

achieving the targets we set; and the controls we need to

mitigate risks.

• keeps our ICS dynamic to reflect the Group’s reality, the risks that

affect us, and the controls to mitigate them; and

• assesses the effectiveness of internal controls and exposure to

risks, and sets and monitors the mitigation of control

shortcomings and undesired exposure.

We run all of this on our Heracles system to provide a

comprehensive view of Santander's ICS.

As the second line of defence, the Internal Control function:

• sets the standards and methodology for, and oversees the

implementation of, the Group’s ICS. This will help safeguard the

suitability and integrity of the internal risks and controls that

each function sets to provide reasonable guarantee regarding the

achievement of targets.

• oversees and challenges the ICS’s effectiveness by monitoring its

main shortcomings, unwanted risk exposure and the correct

execution of mitigation plans.

• reports a comprehensive overview of the internal control

environment regularly to senior management and governance

bodies to enhance our risk management.

We compile the key conclusions and main shortcomings of the

RCSA in a report to submit to the CRO, CAO and governance bodies.

The report outlines whether we have overcome those

shortcomings correctly or have remediation plans in place to do so.

It helps the CEO, CFO and CAO decide on the ICS’s effectiveness

according to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOx).

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2. CREDIT RISK

2.1 Introduction

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss when a customer or

counterparty whom Santander has financed or has a contractual

obligation with defaults or loses creditworthiness. It includes

counterparty risk, country risk and sovereign risk and generates the

most exposure and capital consumption.

2.2 Credit risk management

We take a holistic view of the credit risk cycle, including the

transaction, the customer and the portfolio to identify, analyse and

make decisions about credit risk.

Credit risk identification facilitates active and effective portfolio

management. We classify external and internal risk in each

business to adopt any corrective or mitigating measures through:

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Planning

Strategic commercial plans (SCPs) are a risk

management and control tool the business

and risk areas prepare for different credit

portfolios. It helps us determine business

targets, risk policies, infrastructure, to have a

holistic view of the portfolios, and draw up

actions plans aligned with our risk appetite

statement.

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Risk assessment and credit rating

Risk approval depends on the applicant’s

ability to repay the debt, for which we review

their regular sources of income, including

funds and net cash flows from any

businesses. The credit quality assessment

models are based on the credit rating engines

for each of our segments.

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Scenario analysis

Scenario analyses determine potential risks in

credit portfolios; give us a better

understanding of their performance under

various macroeconomic and environmental

conditions; and enable us to bring forward

and employ management strategies to avoid

future deviations from set targets.

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Monitoring

Our holistic, regular monitoring of every

customer enables us to track credit quality,

spot risk trends early and check business

performance against original plans, which are

key to credit risk management.

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Mitigation techniques

We approve risk according to a borrower’s

ability to make due payment, regardless of

any additional collateral or personal

guarantees we may require. We always

consider guarantees or collateral as a

reinforcement measure to mitigate a loss if

the borrower defaults on their payment

obligation.

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Collections and recoveries

The Collections & Recoveries area draws up a

strategy based on local economic conditions,

business models and other recovery-related

particulars. For effective and efficient

recoveries management, the area segments

customers based on certain aspects and the

use of new digital channels.

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2.3 Key metrics

During 2024, increasing geopolitical tensions, different electoral

processes, uncertainty associated with the pace of inflation

decline, the cut in interest rates by central banks in some

geographies, as well as uncertainty about economic growth, have

marked market behaviour.

Although the financial system, in general terms, has benefited

throughout much of the year from the increase in credit margins, it

is also facing certain adverse factors (headwinds) related to lower

loan demand, deterioration in credit quality, and potential increase

in credit losses due to the reduction in disposable income of

households, despite the strength of labor markets, as fiscal policies

that have supported families and businesses are being withdrawn.

The macroeconomic outlook has influenced Grupo Santander's

performance and led us to strengthen our credit risk control

framework with a more anticipatory vision in all processes, in order

to strengthen our resilience to possible future economic

disruptions. Our geographical and business diversification, prudent

balance sheet management, and proactive risk management,

among others, help us face this challenging environment.

Our credit risk maintained a strong, diversified balance of mature

and emerging markets: Europe (56%), North America (17%), South

America (15%) and Digital Consumer Bank Europe (12%).

The distribution of credit risk by global businesses (including gross

loans to customers, guarantees, and documentary credits) is

shown below:

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|  | Credit risk with customersA  (EUR million) | | |  | Impaired loans  (EUR million) | | |  | NPL ratio  (%) | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Retail & Commercial Banking | 643,782 | 652,382 | 657,201 |  | 20,468 | 20,961 | 22,033 |  | 3.18 | 3.21 | 3.35 |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 216,613 | 207,107 | 197,290 |  | 10,992 | 9,831 | 8,027 |  | 5.07 | 4.75 | 4.07 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking | 241,078 | 221,593 | 218,691 |  | 2,068 | 3,007 | 2,457 |  | 0.86 | 1.36 | 1.12 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance | 25,226 | 23,612 | 23,177 |  | 169 | 330 | 159 |  | 0.67 | 1.40 | 0.69 |
| Payments | 24,615 | 23,710 | 21,938 |  | 1,266 | 1,191 | 1,103 |  | 5.14 | 5.02 | 5.03 |
| Total Grupo | 1,157,274 | 1,133,898 | 1,124,121 |  | 35,265 | 35,620 | 34,673 |  | 3.05 | 3.14 | 3.08 |

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|  | NPL Coverage Ratio  (%) | | |  | Net loan-loss provisionsB  (EUR millions) | | |  | Cost of riskC  (%) | | |
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| Retail & Commercial Banking | 58.4 | 61.4 | 61.6 |  | 5,845 | 6,540 | 5,887 |  | 0.92 | 1.02 | 0.89 |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 73.6 | 76.5 | 90.9 |  | 4,562 | 4,106 | 3,222 |  | 2.16 | 2.04 | 1.69 |
| Corporate & Investment Banking | 39.3 | 41.2 | 35.3 |  | 174 | 165 | 257 |  | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.16 |
| Wealth Management & Insurance | 80.3 | 29.3 | 78.5 |  | 41 | (17) | 21 |  | 0.18 | -0.08 | 0.09 |
| Payments | 140.1 | 139.8 | 140.1 |  | 1,714 | 1,666 | 1,132 |  | 7.39 | 7.22 | 5.76 |
| Total Grupo | 64.8 | 65.9 | 67.5 |  | 12,333 | 12,458 | 10,509 |  | 1.15 | 1.18 | 0.99 |

Total Group includes Corporate Centre.

A. Includes gross loans and advances to customers, guarantees and documentary credits

B. Loan-loss provisions net of post write-off recoveries (EUR 1,606 million).

C. Cost of risk calculated as the ratio of loan-loss provisions over the past 12 months / average customer loans and advances of the last 12 months.

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Credit quality in December 2024 was as follows:

The NPL ratio stood at 3.05% (-9 bps versus 2023 year end), since

the impaired loans remained stable, reaching EUR 35,265 million,

with increase in Consumer and Payments, which were offset by the

positive behaviour in Retail, CIB and Wealth. Gross credit risk with

customers (total risk) grew 2.1% in 2024 to EUR 1,157 million,

owing mainly to the strong performance of CIB.

Per IFRS 9 guidelines, Group loan-loss provisions for 2024

amounted to EUR 12,333 million, 1% less than the previous year

despite normalization in Consumer, an increase in provisions for

Swiss Franc mortgages in Poland, and an increase in Wealth (after

registering net releases in 2023), which was partially offset by a

strong performance in Retail (in Europe). In general, our credit

profile in the global businesses and markets remained positive.

The cost of risk stood at 1.15% (-3 bps versus 2023 year end), in

line with our target for the year, due to the good performance of

loan-loss provisions and total risk.

The NPL coverage ratio fell to 65%, with loan-loss reserves

standing at EUR 22,835 million. Coverage remains at a comfortable

level, considering that 66% of the Group’s portfolio is backed by

collaterals.

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To alleviate the mortgage burden for clients considered vulnerable,

since the rates reduction, derived from the decreases in official

rates in some countries, has not yet been applied to the entire

portfolio, the Group maintains the aid measures proposed by

various governments, and particularly in Spain, the ICO lines for

those affected by the flash floods and the promotion of social

housing.

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|  | For more details on segments, see section '[4.1 Description of segments'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_511)  of the 'Economic and financial review' chapter. |

Our credit risk management performance within the five global

businesses at 2024 year end was as follows:

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|  | Retail & Commercial Banking |

The Retail portfolio mainly comprises high quality mortgages (90%

of which have a loan to value ratio of lower than 80%) and a

corporate portfolio in which around 50% is backed by collateral or

real estate guarantee.

Portfolio distribution by region and by performing loans and

credit impaired

Dec.24

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The Retail credit risk with customers is distributed between

Mortgages (52%), Corporates (24%), SMEs (14%), and Other

individuals (10%).

The NPL ratio decreased 3 bps to 3.18%, owing to a 2.4% decrease

in impaired loans mainly in Mexico, the UK and Spain on the back of

non-performing portfolio sales, partially offset by growths in South

America and the US . The credit risk with customers (total risk) fell

slightly in the year (-1.3%).

Loan-loss provisions in 2024 fell 11% in comparison with the

same period in 2023, largely due to strongly performing European

portfolios, which were partially offset by an increase, due to

normalization in Mexico and Chile.

The cost of risk decreased 10 bps to 0.92% in comparison with

2023, explained by the positive loan-loss provision effect.

The NPL coverage ratio fell slightly to 58%. Since Retail includes

the mortgage portfolios for Spain and the UK, which are backed by

quality collateral, this ratio is at a suitable level versus the portfolio

risk.

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Digital Consumer Bank brings together all our consumer finance

businesses in Europe and the Americas, and also includes

Openbank, Open Digital Services (ODS) and SBNA Consumer. The

portfolio mainly comprises auto loans (80% of the total) that

originate from our strategic alliances with manufacturers, the

leasing business, and consumer loans.

In the second half of the year, we launched a new digital

proposition in the US under the Openbank brand. This launch will

help ramp up the execution of our profitable growth strategy for

the US by capturing deposits to provide liquidity to our auto

lending subsidiary.

Portfolio distribution by region and by performing loans and

credit impaired

Dec.24

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The NPL ratio stood at 5.07%, up 32 bps in comparison to 2023,

owing to an increase in impaired loans mainly in the United States

and Europe, which the growth in credit risk with customers (total

risk) could not offset because of lower auto loan volume in Europe

and the US.

Loan-loss provisions in 2024 grew 11% in comparison with the

same period in 2023, due to normalization in Europe, higher

volume in Latin America, an increase in the coverage of the Swiss

franc mortgage portfolio, lower portfolio sales, and less regulatory

burden.

The cost of risk climbed 12 bps to 2.16% in comparison with

December 2023; the growth in loan-loss provision could not offset

by credit risk with customers (total risk) growth (+4.5%)

Annual report 2024515

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The NPL coverage ratio fell slightly to 74%, which is considered a

comfortable level considering the positive effect of the evolution of

vehicle prices and the increased weight of the guaranteed loan

portfolio, mainly in the US.

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Corporate & Investment Banking is a wholesale business in which

over 85% of our customers have a credit rating higher than

'investment grade'. It’s a business with a strong component of

advisory services and high value added solutions.

Portfolio distribution by region and by performing loans and

credit impaired

Dec.24

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The NPL ratio improved by 50 bps during the year, reaching 0.86%,

due to a 31% drop in impaired loans (mainly in Brazil),

accompanied by a 9% growth in the primarily in Spain and the US,

driven by the New York branch.

Loan-loss provisions in 2024 grew 6% in comparison with the

same period in 2023, due to significant growth in Spain and the

United States portfolios, partly offset by good performance of

loan-loss provision in Brazil.

The cost of risk, meanwhile, remained stable at 0.10%.

The NPL coverage ratio stood at 39%, down 2 pp from December

2023, owing to the outflow of some credit impaired assets with an

above-average level of coverage.

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Wealth Management & Insurance brings together Santander

Private Banking in Miami and Switzerland, Santander Asset

Management, and Santander Insurance.

Portfolio distribution by region and by performing loans and

credit impaired

Dec.24

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The NPL ratio closed at 0.67%, with a decrease of 73 bps during

the year, almost halving impaired loans, mainly in Europe and

Brazil. On the other hand, gross credit risk with customers (total

risk) increased by 7% over the period.

Loan-loss provisions in 2024 stood at EUR 41 million, compared

with a EUR 17 million release in the same period one year earlier.

The cost of risk increased by 26 basis points during the year,

changing from negative to positive, standing at 0.18%.

The NPL coverage ratio climbed to 80%.

Annual report 2024516

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Business model](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34)  [and strategy](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_34) | |  | [Sustainability](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522)  [statement](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_9522) | |  | [Corporate](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259)  [governance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_259) | |  | [Economic and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472)  [financial review](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_472) | |  | [Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604)  [and compliance](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_604) | |  |
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Payments brings together the Group’s digital payment services. It

offers global technology solutions for our banks and our customers

in the open market. The portfolio groups our exposure to payment

and transfer processor operations (PagoNxt) and the Cards

businesses, which are typified by rapid turnover and profitability

that is appropriate to their level of risk.

Portfolio distribution by region and by performing loans and

credit impaired

Dec.24

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The NPL ratio closed at 5.14%, 12 bps above 2023 year-end, due to

a 6% increase in impaired loans, mainly in Brazil and, to a lesser

extent, in Europe. Though Mexico performed strongly, it was not

enough to offset the other markets. On the other hand, gross credit

risk with customers (total risk) increased by 4% comparing to

2023, although in constant euros it increased by 15% during the

year, thanks to the good commercial dynamics in all countries,

with a clear strategic focus on growth, service quality, and

technological transformation to offer the Group's payments and

cards customers an improved experience and quality of service.

Loan-loss provisions, which are concentrated in Cards, reached

EUR 1,714 million, increased by 3% comparing to 2023, owing to

performance in South America and Mexico.

The cost of risk increased by 17 bps during the year, reaching

7.39%, due to the growth in provisions and the portfolio. The

anticipatory measures adopted have allowed the improvement of

the quality and profitability of new production, contributing to a

balanced risk profile with the portfolio's economic profitability.

The NPL coverage ratio remained high and stable at 140%.

1  Exposure at Default.

2  Probability of Default.

3  Loss Given Default.

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Reconciliation of key figures

Santander’s 2024 consolidated financial statements disclose loans

and advances to customers before and after loan-loss reserves.

Credit risk with customers also includes off-balance sheet risk or

contingent liabilities. This table shows the relationship between

those concepts:

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|  |  | Gross credit risk with customersA | | | | | | |
|  |  | 1,157,274 | | | | | | |
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| Gross credit risk with  customers | = | Gross loans and advances to customers & others  1,076,195 | | | | | + | Contingent  liabilities |
| 1,157,274 | 81,079 |
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| Loans and advances to  customers(Gross) | = | Financial assets  measured  at amortized cost  (Gross)B | + | Financial assets held  for trading B | + | Financial assets at  fair value (Gross) B |  |  |
| 1,076,195 | 1,033,025 | 26,591 | 16,579 |  |  |
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| Loan-loss reserves | = | Loan-loss  reserves |  | + |  | Loan-loss  reserves |  |  |
| -22,125 | -21,983 |  |  | -142 |  |  |
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| Net loans and advances  to customers | = | Net financial assets  measured at  amortized cost | + | Financial assets  held for trading | + | Net financial assets at  fair value |  |  |
| 1,054,070 | 1,011,042 | 26,591 | 16,437 |  |  |
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|  |  | Net loans and advances to customers | | | | |  |  |
|  |  | 1,054,070 | | | | |  |  |

Section 2. Credit risk   Balance sheet item from consolidated financial statement

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A. Includes gross loans and advances to customers, guarantees and documentary credits.

B. Before loan-loss allowances.

Financial asset impairment

IFRS 9 amended the criteria for provisioning financial assets subject

to credit risk, from only recognizing losses once they had occurred

to requiring provisions from the time the transaction receives

approval (based on expected losses) because the credit risk exists

from that moment as opposed to upon default. This gave rise to

modification of the models and methodologies we use to calculate

expected losses for customers and portfolios, which now consider

economic forecasts and the residual life of individual transactions.

We quantify expected losses from credit events and, therefore,

impairment provisions, using an unbiased, weighted consideration

of up to five future scenarios that could affect our ability to collect

contractual cash flows. They consider the time-value of money,

information from past events, and current conditions and

projections of GDP, house prices, unemployment, interest rates,

and other important macroeconomic factors.

We calculated impairment losses using parameters (mainly EAD 1,

PD 2, LGD 3 and discount rate) based on internal models and

regulatory and management expertise. As they are far from a

simple adaptation, we define, update and validate them according

to IFRS 9 guidelines.

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|  | For more details on financial asset impairment and the calculation of  provisions under IFRS 9, see section ['2. Main aggregates and variations'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1099)  in  Note 54 to the consolidated financial statement. |

IFRS 9 classifies financial assets in stages according to changes in

the level of credit risk from the time of approval to the date of

analysis to establish transaction prices and with varying criteria to

calculate expected loss. Transactions with contrasting likelihood of

default should be pegged to different interest rates or spreads that

cover each transaction’s expected losses.

If a transaction’s risk increases significantly compared to when it

was approved, the original interest rate will no longer cover the

potential risk, which calls for greater provisions. Under IFRS 9,

transactions are split according to three stages:

• Stage 1 includes financial assets with no significant increase in

credit risk since initial approval or registration. Thus, the

impairment provision reflects expected credit losses from

defaults over the next 12 months from the reporting date.

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• Stage 2 include financial assets that show a significant credit risk

increase since initial registration or the time for approval but no

materialized impairment event. Thus, the impairment provision

reflects expected losses from defaults over the transaction’s

lifetime.

• Stage 3 includes financial assets with true signs of credit risk

impairment as a result of one or more events resulting in a loss.

Thus, the impairment provision reflects expected losses for credit

risk over the instrument’s expected lifetime.

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Impairment provisions or loan loss reserves include expected credit

risk losses over the expected residual life of purchased or

originated credit impaired (POCI) financial assets.

The following table shows credit risk exposure by stage and

geography:

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| Exposure by stage and geographyA,B | | | | |
| EUR million. Dec.24 |  |  |  |  |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Europe | 537,090 | 48,589 | 13,774 | 599,453 |
| Spain | 231,751 | 17,145 | 7,672 | 256,568 |
| UK | 209,782 | 23,962 | 3,299 | 237,043 |
| Portugal | 37,129 | 3,296 | 993 | 41,418 |
| Poland | 38,651 | 4,112 | 1,636 | 44,400 |
| North America | 149,875 | 15,615 | 8,375 | 173,865 |
| US | 102,907 | 11,184 | 7,012 | 121,103 |
| Mexico | 42,939 | 4,016 | 1,352 | 48,307 |
| South America | 144,619 | 16,505 | 9,287 | 170,411 |
| Brazil | 86,544 | 10,793 | 6,418 | 103,755 |
| Chile | 38,223 | 3,866 | 2,394 | 44,483 |
| Argentina | 7,115 | 1,123 | 173 | 8,411 |
| DCB Europe | 130,618 | 7,151 | 3,527 | 141,297 |
| Total Group | 967,367 | 87,938 | 35,265 | 1,090,569 |

A. Does not include EUR 34,668 million in temporary purchases of stage 1 assets,

nor EUR 32,230 million in unimpaired risk.

B. Total Group includes the Corporate Centre.

Stage 3 financial assets (showing impairment) performed as

follows:

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| 2022 - 2024 Impaired credit assets | | | |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Start of period | 35,620 | 34,673 | 33,234 |
| Net entries | 13,787 | 14,658 | 13,257 |
| Perimeter | 17 | (59) | — |
| FX and others | (947) | 195 | 417 |
| Write-off | (13,212) | (13,847) | (12,235) |
| End of period | 35,265 | 35,620 | 34,673 |

The following table shows the calculation of IFRS 9 loan loss

reserves for assets subject to credit risk:

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| 2022 - 2024 loan-loss reserves | | | |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Start of period | 23,490 | 23,418 | 23,698 |
| Stage 1 and 2 | 9,026 | 9,272 | 9,983 |
| Stage 3 | 14,464 | 14,146 | 13,714 |
| Gross provision for impaired assets  and write-downs | 13,511 | 13,524 | 11,665 |
| Provision for other assets | 428 | 526 | 305 |
| FX and other | (1,382) | (132) | (14) |
| Write-off | (13,212) | (13,847) | (12,235) |
| End of period | 22,835 | 23,490 | 23,418 |
| Stage 1 and 2 | 8,535 | 9,026 | 9,272 |
| Stage 3 | 14,300 | 14,464 | 14,146 |

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Forbearance

Grupo Santander's forbearance policy follows the EBA Guidelines

on management of non-performing and forborne exposures. It is a

standard for our subsidiaries and meets supervisory expectations.

The policy establishes criteria for identification, classification and

monitoring forbearances, to underwrite and monitor these

transactions with the utmost diligence. Forbearance must aim to

recover outstanding debt, with payment obligations adapted to

customers' circumstances.

Forborne debt should remain appropriately classified for sufficient

time in order to determine both associated risk and reasonable

certainty about recovery of ability to pay. Forbearance may never

be used to delay the immediate recognition of losses or hinder the

appropriate recognition of risk of default.

In 2024, forbearance stock continued to fall (15% in the year), and

stood at EUR 27,144 million, due to consistent payment behaviour

in our core markets. In terms of credit quality, 54% are classified as

credit impaired with average coverage of 41%.

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| Key forbearance figures | | | |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Performing | 12,459 | 16,919 | 18,988 |
| Credit impaired | 14,685 | 15,044 | 15,185 |
| Total forborne | 27,144 | 31,963 | 34,173 |
| % Total coverageA | 26% | 25% | 24% |

A. Total forbearance portfolio loan-loss allowances/total forborne portfolio.

2.4 Other credit risk details

Credit risk from financial markets activities

This section covers the credit risk generated from treasury activity

with customers (especially credit institutions) through money

market financing and counterparty risk products to meet the needs

of customers and the Group's own needs in their management.

Counterparty credit risk is the risk that a customer will default

before the final settlement of a transaction’s cash flows. It creates

a bilateral credit risk because it can affect both parties to a

transaction. It is also uncertain because it depends on market

factors, which can be volatile.

As part of counterparty credit risk exposure, an additional risk

known as wrong-way risk can arise. This risk occurs when the

exposure to a portfolio or counterparty increases as the credit

quality of the counterparty deteriorates. In other words, there is

wrong-way risk when there is an increase in default risk, and

consequently, the exposure to the counterparty increases.

Santander has specific models to measure this risk.

Regarding settlement risk, this occurs when the settlement of a

transaction involves a bilateral exchange of flows or assets

between two counterparties. For example, when a counterparty

buys dollars in exchange for euros, the settlement of the

transaction involves one party delivering euros and receiving an

equivalent amount of dollars from the other. Settlement risk is the

risk that one of the parties fails to meet their settlement

obligations. We have also developed a global infrastructure and

specific models to measure this risk.

To manage and control counterparty risk, it is essential to have an

infrastructure that allows measuring current and potential

exposure at different levels of aggregation and granularity in an

agile and dynamic way, ensuring the generation of reports with

sufficient detail to facilitate the understanding of exposures and

the decision-making process.

To measure exposure, we follow two methodologies: mark-to-

market (MtM or replacement value in derivatives) plus potential

future exposure (add-on), and Monte Carlo simulation for

calculating exposure for some countries and products. Additionally,

we calculate capital at risk or unexpected loss, which is the loss

that constitutes economic capital net of guarantees and recoveries,

after deducting the expected loss.

After market close, we recalculate exposures by adjusting all

operations to their new time horizon, adapting the potential future

exposure and applying mitigation measures (netting, collateral,

among others), so that exposures can be controlled daily against

the limits approved by senior management within the risk appetite.

We perform risk control through a real-time integrated system,

which allows us to know at any moment the available exposure

limit with any counterparty, in any product and term, and across all

subsidiaries.

Counterparty risk exposures: over-the-counter (OTC)

transactions and organized markets (OM)

As at December 2024, the positive market value of total exposure

(under management criteria) with netting and collateral

agreements for counterparty risk was 15,855 million euros (net

credit risk equivalent of 52,604 million euros). Despite the

environment in which we operate, the 9% increase in exposure

compared to the previous year is driven by the 26% increase in the

Group's trading volume in notional terms over this period.

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| Market value with netting effect  and collateralB | 15,855 | 13,428 | 13,249 |
| Net CREC | 52,604 | 48,372 | 45,157 |

A. Figures under internal risk management criteria. Listed derivatives have a market

value of zero. No collateral is received for these types of transactions.

B. Includes the mitigation of netting agreements and deducting the collateral

received.

C. CRE (credit risk equivalent): net value of replacement plus the maximum potential

value, less collateral received.

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The chart below shows counterparty risk products (especially

interest rate and FX hedging instruments) by nominal risk:

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| Counterparty risk by nominalA | | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | | |
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
|  | Nominal |  | Nominal |  | Nominal |
| Credit derivativesB | 45,628 |  | 24,528 |  | 14,765 |
| Equity derivatives | 28,431 |  | 20,326 |  | 26,177 |
| Fixed income derivatives | 17,567 |  | 4,793 |  | 13,320 |
| Exchange rate derivatives | 1,391,564 |  | 1,256,997 |  | 1,069,870 |
| Interest rate derivatives | 8,718,567 |  | 6,775,004 |  | 5,538,173 |
| Commodity derivatives | 23,762 |  | 20,061 |  | 13,496 |
| Total OTC derivatives | 9,994,422 |  | 7,909,027 |  | 6,479,325 |
| Derivatives organised  markets C | 231,098 |  | 192,682 |  | 196,476 |
| Repos | 457,977 |  | 421,937 |  | 259,946 |
| Securities lending | 74,139 |  | 61,374 |  | 52,269 |
| Total counterparty riskD | 10,757,636 |  | 8,585,020 |  | 6,988,017 |

A. Figures under internal risk management criteria.

B. Credit derivatives acquired including hedging of loans.

C. Refers to transactions involving listed derivatives (proprietary portfolio). Listed

derivatives have a market value of zero. No collateral is received for these types of

transactions.

D. Spot transaction not included.

As the following table shows, most of Santander’s derivatives

reach maturity in up to five years, and repurchase agreements and

securities lending in up to one year.

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|  | Up to 1  year | Up to 5  years | Up to 10  years | More than  10 years |
| Credit derivativesB | 28% | 47% | 21% | 3% |
| Equity derivatives | 59% | 27% | 15% | —% |
| Fixed income  derivatives | 97% | 3% | —% | —% |
| Exchange rate  derivatives | 57% | 27% | 11% | 6% |
| Interest rate derivatives | 44% | 36% | 12% | 7% |
| Commodity derivatives | 79% | 19% | 1% | —% |
| Total OTC derivatives | 45% | 35% | 12% | 7% |
| Derivatives organised  markets C | 67% | 24% | 8% | 1% |
| Repos | 95% | 5% | —% | —% |
| Securities lending | 99% | 1% | —% | —% |
| Total counterparty risk | 48% | 34% | 12% | 7% |

A. Figures under internal risk management criteria.

B. Credit derivatives acquired, including coverage of loans.

C. Refers to transactions involving listed derivatives (proprietary portfolio). Listed

derivatives have a market value of zero. No collateral is received for these types of

transactions.

Even if the credit quality of some counterparties declines, most

counterparty credit risk is with customers with high credit quality

(90% rated A or higher).

In terms of notional value, 97% of operations with counterparty

credit risk belong to CIB's customer and are handled under its

management model.

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| Rating | % |
| AAA | 0.67% |
| AA | 1.11% |
| A | 87.84% |
| BBB | 9.27% |
| BB | 1.04% |
| B | 0.07% |
| Other | 0.01% |

A. Ratings based on internally defined equivalences between internal ratings and

credit agency ratings.

Transactions with clearing houses and financial institutions are

subject to netting and collateral agreements, which we also seek

to use to cover all other transactions. In general, the collateral

agreements Santander signs are bilateral; still, we do sign some

unilateral agreements in the customer’s favour, mainly with

multilateral organizations and securitization funds.

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We use collateral to reduce counterparty risk. It consists of highly

liquid instruments with economic value. They are deposited or

transferred from one counterparty to another to guarantee or

reduce counterparty credit risk from portfolios of cross-risk

derivatives.

We measure trades subject to collateral agreements daily, with

parameters to determine the amount of collateral to be paid or

received from the counterparty (in cash or securities). Our

processes to manage collateral properly and more often have

proved effective amid high volatility.

Most of the collateral received under Credit Support Annex (CSA),

Overseas Securities Lending Agreement (OSLA), International

Securities Market Association (ISMA), Global Master Repurchase

Agreement (GMRA) and other agreements signed by the Group has

been effective (44%); the rest is subject to strict quality policies in

regard to the issuer and their rating, debt seniority and haircuts.

Annual report 2024521

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Because of the credit risk we assume with each counterparty, we

apply credit valuation adjustments (CVA) to over-the-counter (OTC)

derivatives when calculating the results of trading portfolios.

A CVA is a change to the market value of OTC derivatives that

accounts for counterparty credit risk throughout the contract life. A

counterparty’s CVA adds up to the CVA on all maturity dates. It

discounts the value of a derivative offered by a buyer based on the

chance that the counterparty will default. We calculate it with

exposure at default, probability of default, loss given default, the

discount curve and other inputs.

We also apply debt valuation adjustments (DVA), which are similar

to CVA but result from credit risk assumed by OTC counterparties

trading with Grupo Santander. Both CVA and DVA are done within

the potential period of exposure.

As of December 2024, CVA adjustments amounted to EUR 272

million (representing a 7.2% decrease compared to December

2023) and DVA adjustments were EUR 317 million (3.9% decrease

vs December 2023). These decreases are mainly due to drops in

interest rate markets in EUR and USD, a decrease in inflation, and

movements in credit markets where spread levels have moderately

decreased compared to those in December 2023.

Counterparty risk, organized markets and clearing

houses

Santander’s policies promote early action according to regulation

on OTC derivatives, repurchase agreements and securities lending

(whether settled through clearing houses or bilaterally). In recent

years, we have been standardizing OTC transactions to settle and

clear new contracts through clearing houses according to current

regulation, in addition to promoting internal use of electronic

execution systems.

We actively manage contracts not settled by clearing houses to

optimize volume, in accordance with regulation on margins and

capital.

While our counterparty risk management does not contemplate

credit risk in such transactions, we have been calculating

regulatory credit exposure for organized market exchanges since

the Basel principles on capital calculation.

The table below shows the weight of contracts settled by CCP

versus total counterparty risk as of December 2024:

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|  | Bilateral | |  | CCPB | |  | Organised marketsC | |  | Total |
|  | Nominal | % |  | Nominal | % |  | Nominal | % |  |
| Credit derivatives | 17,944 | 39.3% |  | 27,684 | 60.7% |  | — | —% |  | 45,628 |
| Equity derivatives | 21,315 | 75.0% |  | 574 | 2.0% |  | 6,542 | 23.0% |  | 28,431 |
| Fixed income derivatives | 17,471 | 99.5% |  | 96 | 0.5% |  | — | —% |  | 17,567 |
| Exchange rate derivatives | 1,316,307 | 94.6% |  | 39,420 | 2.8% |  | 35,838 | 2.6% |  | 1,391,564 |
| Interest rate derivatives | 810,896 | 9.3% |  | 7,740,492 | 88.8% |  | 167,179 | 1.9% |  | 8,718,567 |
| Commodity derivatives | 2,223 | 9.4% |  | — | —% |  | 21,539 | 90.6% |  | 23,762 |
| Repos | 275,003 | 60.0% |  | 182,973 | 40.0% |  | — | —% |  | 457,977 |
| Securities lending | 73,845 | 99.6% |  | 294 | 0.4% |  | — | —% |  | 74,139 |
| Total | 2,535,003 |  |  | 7,991,535 |  |  | 231,098 |  |  | 10,757,636 |

A. Figures under internal risk management criteria.

B. Central counterparties (CCP).

C. Refers to transactions involving listed derivatives (proprietary portfolio). Listed derivatives have a market value of zero. No collateral is received for these types

of transactions.

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| Risk settled by CCP and productA | | | |
| Nominal in EUR million | | | |
|  | Sept. 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Credit derivatives | 27,684 | 10,140 | 4,848 |
| Equity derivatives | 574 | 559 | 758 |
| Fixed income derivatives | 96 | — | 15 |
| Exchange rate derivatives | 39,420 | 44,152 | 24,349 |
| Interest rate derivatives | 7,740,492 | 5,844,580 | 4,555,519 |
| Commodity derivatives | — | — | — |
| Repos | 182,973 | 193,386 | 109,248 |
| Securities lending | 294 | — | — |
| Total | 7,991,535 | 6,092,817 | 4,694,737 |

A. Figures under internal risk management criteria.

Credit derivatives

We use credit derivatives to hedge transactions, customer business

in financial markets and trading. The credit derivatives Santander

has negotiated have a low notional value: 0.4% of the notional

value of counterparty risk. Furthermore, we subject credit

derivatives to internal robust controls and procedures to minimize

operational risk.

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Concentration risk

Concentration risk control is key to our management. We

continuously monitor credit risk concentration by region and

country, economic sector, customer type and other criteria.

The board sets concentration limits according to risk appetite.

Accordingly, the executive risk committee develops risk policies

and reviews the appropriate exposure levels so we can effectively

manage credit risk concentration.

Because Santander is subject to the Capital Requirements

Regulation (CRR) stipulations on large risks, exposure with a

customer or group of associated customers will be considered

'large exposure' if its value is equal to, or greater than, 10% of

eligible capital.

No large exposure should exceed 25% of the entity’s eligible

capital, including the credit risk reduction effect set out in the

regulation.

The use of risk mitigation techniques resulted in no groups

triggering those thresholds as at the end of December. 5.5% of

total credit risk (including loans to customers and off-balance-

sheet risk) is with the 20 'large exposure' groups, according to

regulation on credit exposure. While 8.4% of total credit risk is

with the 40 'large exposure' groups.

Our Risk division works closely with the Finance division on actively

managing credit portfolios with credit derivatives, securitizations

and other techniques to reduce exposure concentration and

optimize risk-reward.

As indicated in the key metrics section of this chapter, our credit

risk is diversified among our core markets (Spain 25%, the UK 21%,

the US 12%, Brazil 9%, etc.). Grupo Santander is enhancing our

markets with global businesses that will help boost local

performance to add value.

In terms of sector diversification, 56% of our credit risk is with

individuals, who are inherently highly diverse. It is also well

distributed, with no significant concentration in a particular

industry. The chart below shows credit risk by industry as at

December 2024:

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A. Includes total risk (gross) on balance for all clients with economic activity but

excludes individuals and reverse repos.

Sectors identification and management

Grupo Santander conducts a quarterly review of exposure to

customers operating in sectors that could be more affected by

macroeconomic conditions (energy consumption, commodity

prices, and key macroeconomic variables). This monitoring is

complemented by the use of internal tools that allow projecting

the behaviour and evolution of clients in each sector under

different macroeconomic scenarios. It considers:

• Market information: Industries’ stock market performance.

• Analysts’ EBITDA forecasts for the coming years.

• Internal information: Changes in credit exposure, defaults (in

different timelines) and stagings.

• Our industry experts’ opinion, based on specific details about our

exposures and our relationships with customers.

We continued to build up our analysis of potential losses to the

highest level of granularity by enhancing our sector-level

methodology and projection tool based on the resilience of each

company’s financial statements to different macroeconomic

scenarios. We considered their pledge to meet energy

commitments through possible transition plans by quantifying

impacts under the assumptions of an orderly, disorderly or non-

existent transition to be able to keep our management of the

portfolio one step ahead.

4   Risks with domestic public or private borrowers in foreign currency and originated outside the country.

5   Countries that are not considered low risk by Banco de España.

6   Internal ratings are applied.

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Country risk

In credit risk, country risk involves transactions with customers

residing in a particular country with unusual business risk. It

includes sovereign risk and transfer risk, as well as war, natural

disaster, balance of payments crisis and other things that can

disrupt international finance. To cover potential losses arising from

these types of events, we integrate country risk into our models

and provisioning processes in accordance with applicable

regulation.

We assume country risk very selectively in transactions that

enhance our global relations with customers. And we follow highly

cautious standards to manage it.

Sovereign risk and risk with government

agencies

Sovereign risk arises from central bank transactions (including

regulatory cash reserves), government bonds (public debt) and

transactions with non-commercial government institutions funded

exclusively by a state’s budget revenue.

Our standard for sovereign risk differs somewhat from the EBA's

standard for regular stress testing. In particular, the EBA does not

consider deposits with central banks, exposures with insurance

companies or indirect exposures from guarantees and other

financial instruments. However, its standard does generally

include entities run by regional, local and central governments.

We continue to track and manage transactions with sovereign risk

based on available information, such as reports by rating agencies

and international organizations. We monitor each country where

we have cross-border 4 and sovereign risk. We analyse events that

could affect the country’s political or institutional stability and

assign its government or central bank a credit rating. This helps us

set limits for transactions with sovereign risk.

In recent years, total sovereign risk exposure has remained within

regulatory requirements and strategy defined for its management.

Because exposure spans several countries, each with its distinct

macroeconomic outlook and growth scenario, it varies due to our

liquidity management strategy and our interest and FX rate

coverage, which apply limits based on each country’s credit rating.

At the end of December 2024, total sovereign risk exposure was

EUR 198,627 million, which was 23% higher than 2023.

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Our exposure to local sovereign risk not in the issuer country’s

currency at the end of December 2024 was minor (EUR 4,459

million or 1.1% of total sovereign risk), based on our management

criteria. Exposure to non-local sovereign issuers with cross-border

risk was also minor 5 (EUR 11,494 million or 2.8% of total sovereign

risk). The sovereign debt we hold in Latin America, which is

recorded in local ledgers, is predominantly in local currency and

short-term.

Additionally, our investment strategy for sovereign risk considers

country’s credit quality to set the maximum exposure limits.

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| AA | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| A | 41% | 41% | 34% |
| BBB | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| Lower than BBB | 9% | 10% | 9% |

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3. MARKET, STRUCTURAL

AND LIQUIDITY RISK

3.1 Introduction

This section is about Grupo Santander’s management and control

of market risk in 2024, including trading risk, liquidity risk and

structural risk. It provides a brief description of our methodologies

and metrics.

Market risk comes from movements in interest rates, inflation,

foreign exchange, equity prices, credit spread, commodity prices,

volatility, liquidity risk from products and the balance sheet, and

other market variables that can affect transaction performance. It

also includes trading and structural risk.

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Options, futures, forwards, swaps and other derivatives can

mitigate some or all of these risks.

Market risk factors that require more complex hedging are

correlation, market liquidity, pre-payment and underwriting risk.

On-balance sheet liquidity risk is also key (for more detail, see [3.6](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_670)

['Liquidity risk management'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_670)), as pension and actuarial risk also

depend on market variables (for more details, see [3.8 'Pension and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_676)

[actuarial risk management'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_676) at the end of this section).

We check our compliance with the Basel Committee’s

Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) and its

implementation according to the EU’s Capital Requirements

Regulation (CRR II) and the EBA’s guidelines on market risks.

In 2024, we ran several projects to give control teams the best

tools to manage market risk and capital consumption. They

included:

• Running numerous initiatives to enhance the calculation of

market risk-related capital requirements under the Fundamental

Review of the Trading Book - Standard Approach (FRTB- SA)

methodology. In particular we:

◦ rounded off the scope of calculation for entities and risk factors

subject to market risk-related capital;

◦ made necessary amendments to adapt the calculation to the

CRR III;

◦ strengthened the control environment over metrics, static risks

and technical procedures through an overhaul of data

architecture to reduce calculation times and enable us to run

simulations; and

◦ built up the exploitation layer of capital data under FRTB SA.

◦ developed new regulatory reporting required by the EBA; and

◦ strengthen our governance framework for FRTB-SA procedures

by redefining the functions of certain forums, adapting internal

regulation, and setting new escalation criteria.

• Enhancing the procedures to classify financial instruments under

the fair value hierarchy.

• Updating the stress test programme for trading portfolios to

meet regulator's expectations.

• Implementing new valuation adjustment methodologies in all

units using corporate tools and common standards.

• Broadening the content and analysis of market risk reporting to

top management.

• Enhancing the governance framework for the approval and use

of market risk models.

3.2 Market risk management

Because factors inside and outside a unit can give rise to market

risk, management and control must cover all potential risk sources

with coordinated, uniform treatment by all subsidiaries.

The Group's senior management receives thorough, accurate

reporting on a regular basis to measure subsidiaries’ risk profiles

and gain a holistic view of market risk for global analysis and

control.

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Limits management and control system

The market risk area runs daily checks so that market positions

remain within approved limits. It also assesses the performance of,

and significant changes in, related metrics.

We set market risk limits in a dynamic process according to risk

appetite levels in the annual limits plan prepared by senior

management and extended to all subsidiaries.

We take a prudent approach to manage market risk activity from

multiple perspectives and to establish appetite limits on different

metrics including:

• value at risk (VaR) and stressed VaR (sVaR) limits;

• equivalent and/or nominal position limits;

• interest rate sensitivity limits;

• vega limits;

• limits for risk of delivery of short sales (bonds and equities);

• limits to reduce effective losses or protect profits during the year

(loss trigger and stop loss);

• credit limits (limits for total exposure and jump-to-default by

issuer); and

• origination limits.

Those general limits have sub-limits that make the structure

granular enough to control market risks from trading. We monitor

subsidiaries’ positions every day.

We set global approval and control limits, global approval limits

with subsidiary-run control and subsidiary-level approval and

control limits. Each subsidiary’s business unit manager requests

limits based on business particulars and budgetary targets so that

they will match the risk-reward ratio. Risk bodies approve limits

according to established governance.

Subsidiaries must adhere to approved limits. The day a limit breach

occurs, subsidiary business managers must provide a written

explanation with an action plan to correct it.

Market risk-related capital requirements

We use internal and standard models to determine market risk-

related capital requirements. We also use internal models to

calculate regulatory capital for the trading books of our

subsidiaries in Chile, Mexico and Spain (Santander España’s trading

book includes Santander London Branch, which helps diversify its

positions).

In 2024, we continued to work on enhancing the calculation of

market risk-related capital, most notably to adapt our

infrastructure to new FRTB requirements. Moreover, we worked to

enrich internal regulation and reporting on market risk-related

capital to meet supervisory expectations.

We rolled out all these enhancements in our core markets through

corporate tools, enabling us to automate processes and reduce the

use of expert judgement significantly.

Our internal market risk model calculates the Group's consolidated

regulatory capital as subsidiaries’ total regulatory capital that the

ECB has approved. Because it does not consider capital savings

owing to geographical diversification, our model is conservative.

It uses advanced methods with VaR, stressed VaR, Incremental Risk

Charge (IRC) and Risk Not in Model (RNIM) as fundamental metrics

to calculate ECB-approved regulatory capital in trading

consistently with the CRR.

Methodologies and key aspects

a) Value at Risk (VaR)

Value at risk (VaR), our standard methodology for managing and

controlling market risk, measures maximum expected loss with a

certain confidence level over a given time. For standard historical

simulation, the confidence level is 99% and the time window is one

day. We also apply a two-year horizon or VaR over 520 days and

other statistical adjustments in order to quickly and efficiently

account for recent events that influence risk levels.

We report the highest of two VaR figures, which we calculate every

day. One figure includes an exponential decay factor with a low

weighting on the oldest observations; the other weights all

observations the same. We also use the same methodology to

calculate value at earnings (VaE), which gives maximum potential

earnings within a certain confidence level and time horizon.

As a risk metric, historical VaR simulation has many advantages. It

states a portfolio’s market risk in a single figure according to

market movements. Still, it does have its limitations:

• VaR is calibrated to a certain confidence level, above which it

does not reveal potential losses.

• The liquidity horizon of products in a portfolio is longer than the

VaR model’s.

• VaR is not a dynamic measure of risk even if it is subject every

day to significant, albeit unlikely, changes.

• High sensitivity to time windows.

• Inability to show plausible high-impact events outside the time

window.

• No market inputs (e.g. correlations, dividends or recovery rates)

for measurement parameters.

• Slow adaptation to new volatility and correlations, as the

weighting of the newest and the oldest data is the same.

To circumvent some limitations, we use stressed VaR (sVaR) and

expected shortfall (ES); calculate VaR with exponential decay;

make conservative measurement adjustments; and run analyses

and backtesting to assess the accuracy of the VaR calculation

model.

b) Stressed VaR (sVaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES)

Every day, we calculate sVaR for our main portfolios using the

same VaR calculation method but with these exceptions:

7  K: Parameter to calculate regulatory capital consumption for market risk.

8  Vega represents the sensitivity of the value of a portfolio to changes in the value of market volatility.

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• A window of 260 observations (as opposed to 520 for VaR) over a

continuous stress period. For each portfolio, we review the

history of a subset of market risk factors (selected with expert

criteria) and the most significant positions per book.

• Unlike VaR, the percentile we take to get sVaR has uniform

weighting and is not the highest one based on exponential and

uniform weightings.

We calculate ES as expected loss above VaR at a 99% confidence

level. We also weight all observations the same. Unlike VaR, ES has

the advantage of showing tail risk (i.e. the risk of loss due to a rare

event) while being a subadditive metric. According to the Basel

Committee, 97.5% ES is a risk level similar to 99% VaR.

c) Scenario analysis

Santander’s risk measures are based on normal market conditions,

price stability, sufficient liquidity and other assumptions used in

daily risk management and decision-making. However, some

extreme movements and vast unforeseen changes might not be

properly anticipated.

Scenario analysis enables us to recognize unexpected outcomes

and estimate how much capital could be needed to absorb losses

stemming from those outcomes.

We regularly calculate and review stress test scenarios for all the

trading books of the Group and our subsidiaries, such as:

Historical scenarios

Historical scenarios consider trading portfolio performance during

a crisis or significant past market events to estimate maximum

losses based on existing positions.

Hypothetical scenarios

We use extreme scenarios based on market risk shocks that do not

relate to past events (e.g. abrupt crisis with strong movements in

all risk factors, worst-case scenarios, scenarios based on

regulatory stress exercises, and forward-looking scenarios). Unlike

generally ex post historical scenarios, hypothetical scenarios are ex

ante.

Reverse stress test scenarios

Reverse stress test scenarios indicate loss-causing market

variables that may compromise the bank’s survival. They

supplement traditional stress test scenarios and point out

potentially vulnerable business areas, hidden risks and correlations

between risk factors.

Climate change scenarios

We use climate change scenarios to measure the potential impact

of current exposure to climate-sensitive economic activities on

trading portfolios resulting from climate and environmental risks.

They include both exposure to physical risk and transition risk.

Other stress test scenarios

In addition to the above scenarios, we conduct other stress tests

every quarter to identify potential losses or significant impacts on

capital arising from extreme market movements (e.g. IRC

scenarios, proxy stress scenarios in the VaR calculation stress

scenarios in valuation adjustments).

d) Calibration and backtesting

According to regulation, the VaR model must accurately show

material risks. Because VaR uses statistical techniques under

normal conditions for a certain confidence level over a set time

horizon, the estimate of maximum potential loss may differ from

actual losses. We review and contrast the VaR calculation model

on a regular basis to verify its accuracy.

We run internal backtesting, contrast VaR and review assumptions

about portfolios for subsidiaries that follow the internal market

risk model. For subsidiaries with an approved internal model, we

run regulatory backtesting to find exceptions (where daily profit or

loss is higher than VaR or VaE) that will influence the calculation of

regulatory capital requirements for market risk.

Through backtesting, we assess the quality and general

effectiveness of our risk measurement model. Our backtesting

compares daily VaR/VaE observed on D-1 to profit and loss (P&L)

observed on D: Economic P&L, actual P&L, hypothetical P&L, and

theoretical P&L.

We run daily backtesting for our subsidiaries, as well as daily,

weekly and monthly internal (non-regulatory) backtesting

depending on portfolio granularity.

The number (or proportion) of exceptions we record is one of the

most intuitive indicators of a model’s soundness. As our regulatory

backtesting covers a historical period of one year (250 days) and a

99% VaR, we expect two to three exceptions per year. To calculate

regulatory capital for market risk, we take the regulatory K 7 from

the number of exceptions we find in actual and hypothetical

backtesting.

e) Analysis of positions, sensitivities and results

Santander uses positions to quantify the market value of derivative

transactions by main risk factor and with the Delta value of futures

and options. We can express risk positions in subsidiaries’ base

currency and in the currency used to standardize information. We

monitor positions every day to correct any incidents we find

immediately.

Sensitivity to market risk is the estimated impact of change in a risk

factor on the market value of an instrument or portfolio. We

measure it with partial derivatives or a full portfolio revaluation to

get an analytical approximation.

The Market risk area’s daily P&L statement is an excellent indicator

of the impact of changes of financial variables on portfolios.

f) Derivatives activities and credit management

Because of their atypical characteristics, we have special measures

to monitor derivatives and credit management daily. On the one

hand, we monitor the sensitivity of underlying assets to price

movements (Delta and Gamma) to volatility (Vega 8) and over time

(Theta). On the other hand, we systematically check

measurements of their sensitivity to spread risk, jump-to-default

risk and position concentrations by rating.

Based on regulation and the Basel Committee’s recommendations,

we also calculate the IRC, an additional metric for credit risk in the

trading book.

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The IRC covers default risk and rating migration risk (which VaR

does not show adequately) by taking credit spread changes into

account. In general, we apply it to government and corporate

bonds; to forwards, options and other bond derivatives; and to

credit default swaps, asset-backed securities and other credit

derivatives. To calculate it, we take direct measurements of loss

distribution tails at the right percentile (99.9%) over a one-year

horizon and follow the Monte Carlo method with one million

simulations.

g) Credit valuation adjustment (CVA) and debit valuation

adjustment (DVA)

The Group calculates trading book results through CVA and DVA.

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3.3 Key market risk metrics

In 2024, trading risk levels remained low, slightly above 2023

levels, amid the high volatility caused by uncertainty over inflation

and the pace of central bank monetary policy tightening and its

effects on global economies. Moreover, political issues such as

elections in certain countries and the conflicts in Ukraine and the

Middle East compounded market volatility.

Risks continued to originate from trading non-complex instruments

with customers. Most were hedges for interest rate and FX risk.

2024 saw generally low consumption of trading limits, which are

based on the Group's market risk appetite.

VaR analysis

As the VaR of CIB’s trading book shows, market risk strategy

focuses on trading with customers to minimize net directional

exposure and keep risk diversified by geography and risk factor.

In 2024, VaR fluctuated between EUR 23.0 and EUR 11.6 million.

Average VaR in 2024 was EUR 17.1 million, higher than 2023 and

2022 (EUR 11.7 million and EUR 14.1 million, respectively). Market

volatility throughout the year (especially in terms of interest rates)

caused VaR to stay above its three-year average for almost the

entire period.

VaR at the end of December (EUR 18.7 million) was EUR 5.2 million

higher compared to the end of 2023, reflecting the spike in market

volatility caused by geopolitical risk, inflation and its impact on

central banks’ monetary policy, and greater exposure to interest

rate risk in North America.

Average VaR was higher for all risk factors, especially interest

rates. Temporary VaR increases owe more to short-term price

volatility than to significant changes in positions.

Average VaR was higher in the three regions where we operate,

with the increase due to interest rates risk factor in North America,

and more distributed among the other factors in the other regions.

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| EUR million. VaR at 99% over a one day horizon |

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Backtesting

Actual losses can differ from predicted losses because of VaR’s

limitations. Santander measures the accuracy of our VaR

calculation model to make sure it is reliable (see ‘Methodologies’ in

section [3.2 ‘Market risk management’](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_658)). The most important tests

we run involve backtesting:

• Backtesting of hypothetical P&L and of the entire trading book

showed no exceptions in 2024 (daily loss greater than VaR or

daily profit greater than VaE) to VaR and VaE at 99% confidence

level.

• These results are consistent with assumptions in the VaR

calculation model.

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| Backtesting of trading portfolios: daily results vs. VaR for previous day |
| EUR million |

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Derivatives risk management

Our operations with derivatives consist mainly in selling

investment products and hedging risks for customers. We aim to

keep open net risk as low as possible. Trading includes equity,

fixed-income and FX options, chiefly in Spain, Brazil, the UK, the US

and Mexico.

The graph shows the VaR vega of structural derivatives over the

past three years. On average, it has increased some EUR 3.0

million. In general, high VaR values stem from sudden spikes in

market volatility, such as changes to monetary policy on the back

of inflation performance, or at times of political uncertainty in our

geographies.

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| Change in risk over time (VaR) of structure derivatives |
| EUR million. VaR Vega at a 99% over a one day horizon |

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Annual report 2024529

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Average VaR was based mainly on equities, followed by interest

rates and FX rates. In December 2024, average risk (EUR 3.5

million) was slightly higher than in 2023 and more or less the

same as in 2022 (see table below):

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| Financial derivatives. Risk (VaR) by risk factor | | | | | | | | | | |
| EUR million. VaR at a 99% over a one day horizon | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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|  | Minimum | Average | Maximum | Latest |  | Average | Latest |  | Average | Latest |
| Total VaR Vega | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 4.5 |  | 2.4 | 2.1 |  | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| Diversification effect | 0.6 | (2.0) | (5.7) | (1.7) |  | (1.9) | (1.2) |  | (1.1) | (1.0) |
| Interest rate VaR | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 |  | 2.0 | 1.5 |  | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Equity VaR | — | 3.1 | 5.2 | 3.8 |  | 1.4 | 1.2 |  | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| FX VaR | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 |  | 0.9 | 0.6 |  | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Commodity VaR | — | — | — | — |  | — | — |  | — | — |

Santander's exposure to complex structured instruments and

assets is very limited, this reflects our risk culture and prudent risk

management. The Group’s risk appetite restricts total level 3

assets and liabilities (those whose fair value is calculated using

significant unobservable inputs in market data) to 5% of the

Group's total assets and liabilities measured at fair value.

At the end of December 2024, our exposure to hedge funds

amounted to EUR 111 million (indirect as the counterparty in

derivative contracts). We review this type of counterparty risk on a

case-by-case basis, setting collateralization ratios based on each

fund's characteristics and assets.

Our policy on approving new derivatives transactions has always

been extremely prudent and conservative. It is reviewed by senior

management.

Scenario analysis

The table below shows worst case scenario results from the end of

December 2024:

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|  | Interest rate | Equities | Exchange rate | Credit spread | Commodities | Total |
| Total trading | (275.8) | 26.3 | (83.2) | (69.2) | — | (401.9) |
| Europe | (118.4) | 27.6 | (80.3) | (69.2) | — | (240.3) |
| North America | (151.9) | (0.2) | (1.9) | — | — | (154.0) |
| South America | (5.5) | (1.1) | (1.0) | — | — | (7.6) |

Our analysis found that Santander's trading books would lose EUR

402 million in market value in the worst-case scenario of market

stress. Losses would mainly affect Europe (especially in interest

rates if rates rise, in exchange rates if the euro were to appreciate

and finally in credit spreads if credit prices rise) and North America

(especially if interest rates rise).

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Connection with balance sheet items

Below are items on Santander’s consolidated balance sheet that

generate market risk. The table distinguishes positions whose

main risk metric is VaR from other positions that are monitored

with other risk metrics.

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| Risk metric values on the consolidated balance sheet | | | | |
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| Assets subject to market risk | Balance sheet  amount | VaR | Other | Main risk factors for  'Other' balance |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand | 192,208 |  | 192,208 | Interest rate |
| Financial assets held for trading | 230,253 | 230,253 |  |  |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 6,130 | 4,641 | 1,489 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | 7,915 |  | 7,915 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 89,898 | 2,193 | 87,705 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial assets measured at amortised cost | 1,203,707 |  | 1,203,707 | Interest rate, spread |
| Hedging derivatives | 5,672 |  | 5,672 | Interest rate,  exchange rate |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest risk | (704) |  | (704) | Interest rate |
| Other assets | 102,002 |  |  |  |
| Total assets | 1,837,081 |  |  |  |
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| Liabilities subject to market risk |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 152,151 | 152,151 |  |  |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 36,360 |  | 36,360 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial liabilities at amortised cost | 1,484,322 |  | 1,484,322 | Interest rate, spread |
| Hedging derivatives | 4,752 |  | 4,752 | Interest rate,  exchange rate |
| Changes in the fair value hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | (9) |  | (9) | Interest rate |
| Other liabilities | 52,178 |  |  |  |
| Total liabilities | 1,729,754 |  |  |  |
| Total equity | 107,327 |  |  |  |

3.4 Structural balance sheet risk

management

Structural risk is the risk that market or balance sheet movements

will change the value or profit generation of assets or liabilities in

the banking book.

It covers insurance and pension risks, as well as the risk that

Santander will not have sufficient capital (in terms of quantity or

quality) to meet internal business targets, regulatory requirements

or market expectations.

Limits management and control systems

The internal policies set by senior management dictate

mechanisms to monitor and control structural risk according to

regulatory requirements and our risk appetite. These mechanisms

consider sub-types of structural risk and their implications,

contingencies and interrelations.

The Structural risk area’s role in the second line of defence is to

oversee that structural risks are understood, controlled and

reported to senior management according to established

governance:

• It sets interest rate risk metrics and reviews and challenges the

structural risk appetite and limits proposed by the first line of

defence.

• It oversees the first line of defence’s structural risk management

and checks compliance with set limits.

• It regularly reports on our risk profile to senior management and

issues guidelines to business lines about measures it deems

necessary.

• It reviews and challenges business proposals and helps senior

management and business units understand the interest rate risk

of the Group’s businesses and operations.

• It develops and revises models and policy, and checks that

structural risk procedures are fit and proper.

Like market risk, structural risk also has an annual plan framework

to set structural balance sheet risk limits according to risk appetite.

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These are the main limits we use:

• Structural interest risk in the banking book:

• Net interest income (NII) sensitivity limit over a one-year

horizon.

• Economic value of equity (EVE) sensitivity limit.

• Limit of the negative impact on shareholder equity of changes

to the value of assets carried at fair value in the banking book

stemming from adverse movements in the market.

• Structural FX risk:

• Limit on the net permanent position of the core capital ratio.

• Limit on the individual hedge required for each currency.

We supplement these limits with other alerts and triggers that

monitor certain aspects of such risks and complement the metrics

described above.

Business lines’ risk managers must provide explanations for

potential limit and sub-limit breaches as well as an action plan to

correct them.

Methodologies and other key details

a) Structural interest rate risk

As part of structural risk, interest rate risk in the banking book

(IRRBB) is a key balance sheet risk.

Santander measures the potential impact of interest rate

movements on EVE and NII. Because of the effect of changing

rates, we must manage and control many subtypes of interest rate

risk, such as repricing risk, yield curve risk, basis risk and option risk

(e.g. behavioural or automatic).

Interest rate positions on the balance sheet and market conditions

and outlooks could necessitate certain financial measures to

achieve the Group’s risk profile target.

Metrics for checking IRRBB include NII and EVE sensitivity to

interest rate movements.

• Net interest income (NII) and sensitivity: NII is the difference

between interest income from assets and the interest cost of

liabilities in the banking book over a typical one- to three-year

horizon (one year being standard in Santander). It enables us to

see short-term risks and supplement economic value of equity

(EVE) sensitivity.

• Economic value of equity (EVE) and sensitivity: EVE is the

difference between the present value of all assets minus the

present value of all liabilities in the banking book. It does not

include shareholder equity and non-interest-bearing

instruments. It enables us to see long-term risks and supplement

NII sensitivity.

b) Credit spread risk

The metrics we use to monitor credit spread risk in the banking

book (CSRBB) includes NII and EVE sensitivity to changes in spread

curves as well as the impact of stress scenarios on positions that

have been identified as affecting CSRBB.

In 2024, we embedded the CSRBB monitoring framework in our

units and added limits and metrics to track the impact of adverse

movements in credit spreads on market value, EVE, and NII.

c) Interest rate models

Interest rate risk metrics consider the behaviour of financial

products under stress scenarios in which uncertainty is common

and the failure to meet contractual obligations is possible. We have

methodologies that help explain how such products will behave.

These are our key interest rate risk models:

• Treatment of liabilities without stated maturity. The Group’s

model shows balances of all accounts without maturity using

stable and unstable volumes, settlement speed over time,

customer and market types, and other variables.

• Prepayment treatment for certain assets. Prepayment risk

mainly affects fixed-rate mortgages in subsidiaries where

contractual rates are below market rates and customers have the

incentive to pay off all or part of their mortgage early.

d) Structural exchange rate risk/hedging of results

We measure FX positions, VaR and P&L every day.

In 2024, we introduced new limits to FX positions in the banking

book to complement the structural FX metrics and monitor

exchange rate risk in full.

e) Structural equity risk

We measure equity positions, VaR and P&L.

3.5 Key structural balance sheet

risk metrics

In line with previous years, the market risk profile of the Group’s

balance sheet remained moderate in 2024.

Each subsidiary’s Finance division manages interest rate risk from

retail banking and is responsible for handling structural risk from

interest rate fluctuations.

Grupo Santander measures interest rate risk by analysing changes

to EVE and NII triggered by movements in parallel and non-parallel

interest rates, balance sheet composition, and shifts in customer

behaviour. Once we’ve measured these risks, we decide whether to

follow strategies to mitigate structural risk with interest-rate

instruments (such as bonds and derivatives) and keep an interest

rate risk profile within risk appetite.

Exposure across all our footprint was moderate in relation to the

annual budget and capital levels in 2024.

The NII and EVE sensitivities below are based on scenarios of

parallel interest rate movements between ±100 pbs.

Structural interest rate risk

Europe

At the end of December, sensitivity of NII on our core balance

sheets to interest rate hikes was positive, while EVE sensitivity was

negative in the case of UK and positive in Spain considering the

same scenario.

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Under the scenarios described above, at the end of December, the

most significant risk of NII sensitivity to the euro amounted to EUR

877 million; to the pound sterling, EUR 211 million; to the Polish

zloty, EUR 61 million; and to the US dollar, EUR 54 million, all with

the risk of rate cuts.

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| 65.6% | 20.9% | 6.7% | 6.8% |

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\* Other: Portugal and SCF.

Significant risk of EVE sensitivity to yield curves of the euro was

EUR 753 million; of the pound sterling, EUR 662 million; of the

Polish zloty, EUR 244 million; and of the US dollar, EUR 132

million, related to the risk of interest rate increases, except for the

US dollar.

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| Economic value of equity (EVE) sensitivity |
| % of total |

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| 25.6% | 35.3% | 39.1% |

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\* Other: Poland, Portugal and SCF.

North America

At the end of December, sensitivity of NII on our North America

balance sheet to interest rate hikes was positive, while EVE

sensitivity was negative.

At the end of December, the most significant risk to NII was mainly

in the US and amounted to EUR 125 million.

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| Net interest income (NII) sensitivity |
| % of total |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| 91.9% | 8.1% |

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The most significant risk to EVE was in the US and amounted to

EUR 639 million.

|  |
| --- |
|  |
| Economic value of equity (EVE) sensitivity |
| % of total |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| 76.4% | 23.6% |

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South America

The EVE and NII of our main South American balance sheets are

positioned for interest rate cuts.

At the end of December, the most significant risks to NII were

mainly in Brazil (EUR 124 million) and Chile (EUR 4 million).

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|  |
| Net interest income (NII) sensitivity |
| % of total |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| 86.1% | 2.8% | 11.1% |

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\* Other: Argentina, Peru and Uruguay.

The most significant risks to EVE were in Brazil (EUR 411 million)

and Chile (EUR 323 million).

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| --- |
|  |
| Economic value of equity (EVE) |
| % of total |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
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| 54.3% | 42.7% | 3.0% |

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\* Other: Argentina, Peru and Uruguay.

Structural foreign exchange rate risk/results

hedging

Our structural FX risk exposure mainly stems from the

performance of, and hedges for, permanent financial investments.

In our dynamic management of this risk, we aim to limit the impact

of FX rate movements on the core capital ratio. In 2024, the

hedged of the different currencies that have an impact on our core

capital ratio was close to 100%.

In December 2024, our permanent exposures (with potential

impact on shareholder equity) were, from largest to smallest, in

the US dollar, British pounds sterling, Brazilian reais, Mexican

pesos, Polish złoty and Chilean pesos.

We use FX derivatives to hedge part of those permanent positions.

The Finance division manages FX risk and hedging for the expected

profits and dividends of subsidiaries whose base currency is not the

euro.

Structural equity risk

Santander holds equity positions in its banking and trading books.

They are either equity instruments or stock, depending on the

share of ownership or control.

Equities in the banking book at the end of September 2024 were

diversified, with securities from Spain, China, Morocco, Poland and

other countries. Most of them invest in the financial and insurance

sectors. We have minor equity exposure to property and other

sectors.

Structural equity positions are exposed to market risk. We

calculate their VaR with a set of market prices and proxies. At the

end of December 2024, VaR at a 99% confidence level over a one-

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day horizon was EUR 127 million (EUR 171 million in 2023 and EUR

195 million in 2022).

Structural VaR

Homogenous metrics like VaR make it possible to monitor all

market risk in the banking book (minus CIB trading; see section

[3.3 ‘Key market risk metrics](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_661)’ ). We differentiate fixed income based on

interest rates and credit spreads in ALCO portfolios, FX rates and

shares.

In general, the structural VaR of our total assets and equity is

minor.

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| Structural VaR | 620.7 | 747.7 | 910.0 | 687.5 |  | 705.0 | 749.5 | 0 | 664.0 | 538.5 |
| Diversification effect | (237.2) | (386.4) | (575.5) | (268.6) |  | (416.6) | (444.7) |  | (417.1) | (422.4) |
| VaR Interest RateA | 210.7 | 412.0 | 685.6 | 235.2 |  | 348.4 | 380.2 |  | 350.8 | 304.5 |
| VaR Exchange Rate | 526.9 | 571.7 | 629.8 | 594.4 |  | 580.4 | 642.9 |  | 493.4 | 461.0 |
| VaR Equities | 120.3 | 150.4 | 170.1 | 126.5 |  | 192.8 | 171.1 |  | 236.9 | 195.4 |

A. Includes credit spread VaR on ALCO portfolios.

3.6 Liquidity risk management

Liquidity risk occurs if the bank is unable to meet payment

obligations promptly or would do so at a high price. Losses may

result from a forced asset disposal and a cash flow imbalance.

The second line of defence oversees that this risk is understood,

controlled and reported to senior management and across the

Group according to established governance. For this purpose:

• defines liquidity risk and provides detailed measurements of

current and emerging liquidity risks;

• sets liquidity risk metrics, and reviews and challenges risk

appetite and limits proposed by the first line of defence;

• assesses and challenges commercial and business proposals, and

gives senior management and business units the information

they need to understand Santander’s liquidity risk;

• oversees the first line of defence’s liquidity risk management and

measures how long business will remain within risk appetite

limits;

• reports to governing bodies (risk control committee, RSRCC and

board of directors) on compliance with risk appetite limits and

any exceptions;

• provides a comprehensive overview of our liquidity risk exposure

and profile; and

• makes sure that liquidity risk procedures are appropriate to

manage the business within risk appetite limits.

The market remained stable throughout 2024. Debt markets

operated under normal conditions and we achieved our proposed

financing targets. Additionally, our subsidiaries have a sound

balance sheet and stable funding structure, supported by a large

base of customer deposits, low dependence on short-term funding

and liquidity metrics that are well above local and corporate

regulatory requirements and within risk appetite limits.

3.7 Key liquidity risk metrics

Our solid liquidity position stands on a decentralized model under

which each subsidiary manages its own liquidity autonomously. To

measure liquidity risk, we use tools and metrics for the right risk

factors. We follow the guidelines set out in the Capital

Requirements Regulation (CRR) and the Capital Requirements

Directive (CRD) to draw up liquidity risk metrics. We determine

liquidity scenarios for internal metrics based on the behaviour of

other banks in liquidity crises, regulatory assumptions, and expert

opinion.

These are our core monitoring metrics in the Group:

A) Regulatory metrics:

a. Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) assesses the short-term resilience

of our liquidity profile by making sure we have enough high-quality

liquid assets to withstand a considerable market stress scenario for

30 calendar days. In 2024, the Group’s LCR remained stable and

well above the regulatory threshold.

b. Net stable funding ratio (NSFR) measures long-term liquidity

risk. It is the ratio of available stable funding to required stable

funding. In 2024, the NSFR of our core subsidiaries and the Group

remained above the regulatory requirement of 100% and the

internal risk appetite.

B) Internal metrics:

a. Liquidity buffer assesses whether liquid assets are enough for

the bank to survive for set time horizons under several liquidity

stress scenarios.

b. Wholesale counterparty concentration metric measures the

impact of our largest non-financial counterparties withdrawing

deposited funds. We use it to measure the quality of our liquidity

and to uncover excessive dependency on a small number of

customers.

c. Structural asset encumbrance metrics. We calculate two metrics

to measure asset encumbrance risk. One the one hand, the asset

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encumbrance ratio is encumbered assets to total assets; on the

other hand, the structural asset encumbrance ratio gives the

proportion of encumbered assets by structural funding transaction

(namely long-term collateralized issues and credit transactions

with central banks).

d. Other liquidity metrics. Grupo Santander has a set of additional

liquidity indicators to complement those listed above and to

measure other non-covered liquidity risk factors.

e. Liquidity risk scenario analysis. Grupo Santander has five

standard scenarios:

i. An idiosyncratic scenario of events that are detrimental only to

Santander.

ii. A local market scenario of events that are highly detrimental to

Grupo Santander’s base country’s financial system or real

economy.

iii. A global market scenario of events that are highly detrimental

to the global financial system.

iv. A combined scenario of more severe idiosyncratic and local and

global market events, occurring simultaneously in an

interconnected manner.

v. Climate scenarios, with various stress situations based on the

potential economic effects of climate change.

We use these stress test outcomes as tools to determine risk

appetite and support business decision-making.

f. Early-warning liquidity indicators. The system of early warning

indicators consists of quantitative and qualitative liquidity

indicators that help predict stress situations and weaknesses in the

funding and liquidity structure of Grupo Santander entities.

External indicators relate to market-based financial variables;

internal indicators relate to our own performance.

g. Intraday liquidity metrics. Santander follows Basel regulation

and calculates several metrics and stress scenarios for intraday

liquidity risk to maintain a high level of control.

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3.8 Actuarial, pension and insurance

risk management

Actuarial risk

Actuarial risk stems from biometric changes in defined benefit

recipients’ and life insurance policyholders’ life expectancy; and

from suddenly higher non-life insurance payments.

These are the actuarial risks we distinguish:

• Life liability risk: Risk of loss on liabilities due to changing risk

factors that affect pension obligations, split into mortality/

longevity risk, morbidity risk, withdrawal/surrender risk, expense

risk, and catastrophe risk.

• Non-life liability risk: Risk of loss on liabilities due to changing

risk factors that increase Santander's non-life payment

obligations towards employees, split into premium risk, reserve

risk, and catastrophe risk.

Pension risk

Grupo Santander runs several defined benefit pension schemes

that generate financial, market, credit and liquidity risks from

assets and investments, as well as market and actuarial risks from

pension obligations.

Our pension risk management and control involves identifying,

measuring, mitigating and reporting on sources of pension risk to

reduce long-term exposure.

Grupo Santander uses a VaR methodology to measure pension risk,

set pension risk appetite limits and calculate economic capital.

Moreover, we estimate combined losses each year on assets and

liabilities under a stress scenario that includes shifts in interest

rates, exchange rates, inflation, stock markets, property values and

credit spreads.

The majority of our defined benefit pension schemes are in Brazil,

Germany, Portugal, Spain and the UK.

In 2024, the impact of market performance on pension risk was

slightly negative, owing to contrasting behaviour of discount rates

in our core markets and a rise in inflation in the markets that are

exposed to this risk. Throughout the year, we took measures to

reduce our exposure to pension and actuarial risk by taking

advantage of interest rate levels.

Insurance risk

Grupo Santander’s insurance risk model is based on our own

insurers and partnerships with insurers in which we hold a non-

majority interest (joint ventures).

These insurers assume financial, non-financial, actuarial and other

risks according to their risk profile.

Our core aim in managing and controlling insurance risk is to

identify, measure, mitigate and convey all sources of risk in the

insurance business to help meet our commitments to policyholders

and shareholders.

We continuously monitor the solvency of our insurers by

calculating regulatory solvency levels and making sure that they

stay within the established risk appetite. Moreover, we run

sensitivity analyses and stress scenarios on the most significant

risks to assess their impact on solvency.

In 2024, our insurers’ risks remained stable. Regarding actuarial

risk, though natural disasters have generally increased in our

markets, they have not had a significant impact on solvency due to

reinsurance programmes and other public and private protection

schemes.

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4. CAPITAL RISK

4.1 Introduction

Grupo Santander’s structural risk includes the risk that the bank

has insufficient capital to absorb losses stemming from its

operations or to meet internal business objectives, regulatory

requirements and market expectations.

We oversee first-line capital management and check that our

capital adequacy and coverage match our risk profile and Group

strategy through our Capital Risk area, which is part of our second

line of defence. We also oversee transactions that could be

considered significant risk transfers (SRT).

Capital management falls under the Group’s capital framework

and model. It brings together capital planning and adequacy,

budget execution and tracking, and the ongoing measurement,

reporting and disclosure of capital data.

4.2 Capital risk management

We independently oversee the capital activities carried out by the

first line of defence. These activities are split into four workflows to

promote an appropriate level and efficient use of capital, meet

internal solvency targets and regulatory requirements, and match

our risk profile:

Capital planning

We draw up a capital plan (consistent with the strategic plan) that

sets out our solvency targets and the actions required to execute it.

The control area reviews the plan’s viability to identify, assess and

quantify the risks that may impact on fulfilling it.

Capital adequacy

We measure capital levels against the risk assumed, based on a

risk profile assessment and our risk appetite framework, and under

stress scenarios. Oversight of this process aims to:

• cover all significant risks in the course of our operations;

• confirm that results are reasonable and consistent with business

strategy, the macroeconomic environment and system variables;

and

• check that planning methodologies and assumptions are

appropriate.

Capital risk assessment

Capital measurement is an internal risk management process to

calculate the metrics we use in capital management, supervisory

reporting and market disclosures regularly.

The continuous monitoring of our capital measurement is an

additional control function to achieve the right capital risk profile. It

involves a review of capital metrics and set thresholds, as well as

oversight of compliance with solvency risk appetite to keep capital

levels above internal and regulatory requirements, and market

expectations.

Origination (risk transfer initiatives)

Origination is where we oversee the structuring and launch of the

Group’s initiatives to release shareholder equity and their

subsequent monitoring.

We oversee securitizations that might be significant risk transfers

originated by Santander in order to release capital, according to

articles 243 and 245 of Regulations (EU) 2017/2401 and

2017/2402.

Oversight is an essential prerequisite for synthetic and traditional

securitizations, especially if they can reduce risk-weighted assets

(RWA) under regulatory standards.

The aim is to make sure that oversight includes analysis of the

conditions that could alter the securitization’s SRT classification,

namely:

• if it meets the requirements of an effective risk transfer;

• if it complies with all prudential regulation requirements;

• if its risk parameters follow our methodology; and

• if its economic rationale meets Group-wide standards.

In today’s macroeconomic landscape of geopolitical tension,

market volatility and other events, we focused on protecting the

Group’s solvency and meet the internal objectives. We pinpointed

and assessed the risks that could affect solvency and continuously

monitored key metrics.

The capital risk function regularly assesses potential deviations in

capital forecasts to set budget uncertainty levels. We oversee

progress with the organic capital plan, securitization plan and

other initiatives that impact on capital, as well as the supervisor’s

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review of capital calculation (Internal Model Investigations -IMIs-,

On-Site Inspections -OSIs- and others).

In 2024, we continued to enhance monitoring of the achievement

of subsidiaries’ capital contribution targets to spot risk and

opportunity relating to our capital targets for the year. We also

checked the impact of market variables on capital levels. Against

this backdrop, we continue to implement hedging policies to

mitigate exchange rate volatility on our CET1 ratio.

The second and first line of defence set the solvency appetite

limits, which were consistent with the Group’s medium-low risk

profile and resilient to stress conditions.

Regarding planning, in 2024 we performed a more detailed review

of our Group and subsidiary recovery plans to enhance measures

and hypotheses.

We introduced stricter standards to enhance reporting and

governance of SRT securitization oversight during origination. To

make monitoring more robust, subsidiaries became more involved

in regular analysis and we drove further automation through use of

the corporate tool.

4.3 Key metrics

Banco Santander’s strong capital position is consistent with our

business model, balance sheet structure, risk profile and

regulatory requirements. Our robust balance sheet and profitability

enable us to finance growth and accumulate capital.

Our model of subsidiaries with autonomy over liquidity and capital

enables us to mitigate risk. Our capital metrics are stable, with

ratios that remain comfortably above regulatory requirements.

The distribution of risk-weighted assets (RWA) by risk type and by

region at year end reflects the Group's core business in credit risk

and geographic diversification:

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A. Credit risk included counterparty credit risk, securitizations and amounts below

the thresholds for deduction.

B. Others, not included, represent 3% (Corporate centre)

At the end of December, our fully-loaded CET1 ratio was 12.8%,

above our 12% target.

The fully-loaded CET1 ratio rose 51 bps. We achieved gross organic

generation of 209 bps and recognized a 100 bps charge for

shareholder remuneration in 2024 (consistent with the target

payout of 50%) and a negative regulatory and model impact of 59

bps.

Under IFRS 9 transitional arrangements, the CET1 phased-in ratio

at the end of December was 12.8% and the total phased-in capital

ratio was 17.4%, comfortably meeting the Basel Committee's

9.6% and 13.9% minimum levels, respectively.

Throughout the year, we maintained all the Group's risk appetite

metrics above the established solvency limits.

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9  Legal proceedings stemming from operational risk.

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5. OPERATIONAL RISK

5.1 Introduction

Operational risk is inherent in all products, activities, processes,

and systems, as well as in all business and support areas. All

employees are responsible for managing and controlling the

operational risks generated by their activities.

Santander defines operational risk, according to the Basel

framework, as the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed

internal processes, people, or systems, or from external events.

Also, it covers categories of risks such as fraud, technological,

cyber, legal 9, and conduct risks are included.

5.2 Operational risk management

Management and control model

Our operational risk and control model establishes the core

components needed to manage and control this risk properly

throughout the cycle according to advanced regulatory standards

and best practices. Execution of the model supports the correct

setting and update of management priorities as well as the

definition and implementation of internal controls to mitigate risk

throughout the organization.

In this section we first detail the risk management cycle, as well as

the instruments we use to manage and control operational risk.

We then focus on operational resilience and the core operational

risks and their mitigation plans. Last, we describe how we use

insurance as a risk transfer mechanism and operational risk

management in the wholesale banking business.

The operational risk cycle comprises:

• strategic planning:  this covers the activities necessary to define

the Group's objective operational risk profile, including setting

the risk appetite, estimating annual losses and reviewing the

management perimeter;

• identification and assessment of risks and internal controls:

this process aims to identify the risks and factors that may cause

operational risk in the organization and assess their potential

impact quantitatively or qualitatively;

• ongoing monitoring of the operational risk profile, to analyse

available information regularly on the nature and extent of the

risks incurred in the undertaking of the Group's activities through

an adequate alerts system, based on tools, such as indicators and

escalation procedures.

• risk response decisions including risk mitigation and risk

transfer measures: operational risk can emerge in any Group

procedure, so its management requires mitigation measures for

risks considered unacceptable following identification and

assessment.

The analysis of operational risk exposure can conclude with the

acceptance of that level of risk, the implementation of action

plans to manage it, the transfer of risk through insurance or

other outsourcing mechanisms or, alternatively, the

discontinuation of the related activity.

Against this backdrop, contingency and business continuity plans

are key as they enable us to continue activity and limit losses in

the event of severe business interruptions, which are particularly

sensitive in financial markets. According to the EU Digital

Operational Resilience Act (DORA), it is necessary to increase

digital operational resilience such as the capacity to build,

support and review operational integrity and reliability,

contribute to keep networks and information systems secure,

and continuously provide quality financial services even in the

face of disruption.

• disclosure and reporting of information necessary for decision-

making.

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Additionally, at Grupo Santander, we have various tools that allow

us to effectively manage and control risk throughout the

management cycle, such as:

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Internal event database

The internal events database collects and records internal

operational risk events, whose impacts could be financial impact

(e.g., losses and provisions, regardless of their amount) or non-

financial impact (i.e. relating to regulation, customers and/or

services). This information:

◦ enables us to conduct root-cause analysis;

◦ increases the awareness of risks for better operational risk

management;

◦ enables the escalation of relevant operational risk events to

senior risk executives in the shortest time possible;

◦ facilitates regulatory reporting;

◦ facilitates the development of the economic capital model

within the internal capital adequacy assessment process

(ICAAP).

External event database

This database contains quantitative and qualitative information

about external operational risk events, which facilitates detailed

analysis of relevant events in the industry; comparison with Group

and subsidiaries’ loss profiles; and preparation for the Risk control

self-assessment (RCSA) exercises, insurance and scenario analysis.

It provides an additional source of information to internal events,

which boosts operational risk management.

Scenario analysis

This is a tool to analyse highly unlikely events that could result in

significant losses and establish appropriate mitigating measures

based on the assessment and opinion of experts from business

lines and risk managers. Scenario analysis results are also used as

input to the economic capital models.

RCSA

The RCSA is an assessment of the operational risks and control

environment associated with the Group's activities and operations.

Its key aim is to assess inherent and residual operational risk, as

well as the design and effectiveness of controls and whether they

need to be strengthened or new mitigating actions need to be put

in place.

It includes detailed reviews to identify cyber, technology, fraud,

supplier and other risk factors that could generate operational risk

or a failure to observe the law. The RCSA also covers regulatory

compliance, conduct risk and financial crime.

Key operational risks (KORs)

Top-down assessment that considers senior managers’ concerns

and opinions about operational risk so that the rest of the

organization can review them appropriately and we can include

them in the RCSA.

Key risk indicators (KRIs)

These provide quantitative information about our risk exposure and

control environment. The most relevant indicators are those

related to the bank’s main risk exposures, and are part of the

operational risk appetite.

Risk appetite

It has the following structure:

• A global non-financial risk appetite statement, which asserts our

commitment to controlling and limiting non-financial risk events

that can result in financial losses; fraud events; operational and

technological incidents; legal and regulatory infractions; issues

associated with conduct; or reputational damage. This statement

has associated loss and control environment metrics.

• Statements regarding technology risk, cyber risk, the cloud,

fraud, financial crime compliance, product sales, regulatory

compliance, model risk, data management, and supplier risk

management, and their own forward-looking monitoring

metrics.

Economic capital model

Our economic capital model for operational risk takes a loss

distribution approach (LDA) that captures our operational risk

profile and calculates economic capital based on information

collected from the internal and external event databases and

scenario analyses. We use it to determine operational risk

economic capital and estimate expected and stressed losses to set

operational risk appetite.

Moreover, we use other instruments to analyse and manage

operational risk, such as the assessment of new products and

services and transformation initiatives; business continuity plans

(BCP); review of the management perimeter and corporate

insurance policy coverage; recommendations from internal and

external auditors and supervisors; and the quality assurance

process.

Our management, assessment and reporting system for

operational risk, Heracles, supports the operational risk

programme and tools through a governance, risk and compliance

(GRC) approach and provides information on our subsidiaries and

the Group. Heracles also facilitates better operational risk

management decisions by using a common set of taxonomies and

methodological standards to allow for information consolidation,

duplication prevention, and reporting simplification. Through

Heracles, we aim for employees to have a timely, complete, and

precise view of their operational risks.

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Operational resilience and the business

continuity plan

The digital transformation, which is ramping up due to the entry of

new players with more digital business models, is revolutionizing

how banks operate and presenting new business opportunities. At

the same time, this structural change has increased exposure to

emerging risks such as technology risk, cyber risk, and further

dependency on third party suppliers, which heighten the potential

exposure to events that could affect the services that we offer to

customers.

Thus, regulation continues to focus on the importance of

operational resilience through:

• the DORA Act, along with its implementing rules, which

complements the perspective of risk related to Information and

Communication Technologies (ICT). It encompasses any

reasonably identifiable circumstance related to the use of

networks and information systems that, if it occur, may

compromise the security of networks, systems, tools, processes,

operations, or the provision of services;

• the Basel Principles for Operational Resilience guidelines;

• the Building the UK Financial Sector’s Operational Resilience

rules published by the Bank of England (BoE), the Financial

Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority

(PRA);

These regulations require us to strengthen our ability to prevent

and recover from disruptive events and verify that we can deliver

services to our customers in all our businesses and maintain

systemic stability.

To comply with the law and keep our services running, we have an

operational resilience and business continuity management

system (OR BCMS) that seeks to establish the continuity of services

and business activities in all our subsidiaries should a disaster or

major incident occur. It is a holistic management process that

identifies potential threats and their impact to our operations and

resources (people, apps, data, properties and others). It also

defines the proper protocols and governance to provide an

effective response and recovery in the shortest time possible.

Our operational resilience and business continuity application

(ARK@) is vital to maintain and manage the information we use in

this process.

In 2024, we continued to enhance and revise our BCMS to adapt it

to the new Operational Resilience regulatory requirements, with

particular emphasis on:

• critical services identification, establishing the impact tolerance

for disruption for each of them, according to the bank’s risk

appetite, risk capacity and risk profile;

• the Group’s board of directors approved operational resilience

approach, considering our risk appetite and the tolerance for

disruption to critical services;

• internal continuity strategies to minimize the impact on business

activities derived from the potential disruptions to the services

provided by critical suppliers;

• mandatory risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses in order

to select the necessary continuity strategies for each contingency

scenario identified;

• bolstering the tests we run every year to check our strategies and

plans for every scenario, especially application outage;

• enhancing the methodology to manage and monitor the maturity

level of subsidiary business continuity programmes.

Important mitigating measures

Mitigation measures aim to reduce or eliminate exposure to the

main sources of risk that our internal and external tools uncover

and to significant emerging or potential risks.

Below are the principal sources of operational risk (such as fraud,

cyber risk, technology risk, supplier risk, and others) and their

respective mitigation measures:

Fraud

The transformation and digitalization of the business has given rise

to new risks and threats, such as more payment scams and fraud in

loan applications.

To mitigate these risks, we enhanced control mechanisms and

implemented new solutions, including:

• stronger authentication for customers;

• increased anti-fraud alerts in loan applications;

• transaction monitoring using advanced fraud prevention models.

Additional examples of controls that we are implementing for

online banking fraud include:

→ strong customer authentication and signature to approve

transactions;

→ behavioural biometrics and anti-malware protection;

→ identification and secure registration of customer devices.

Moreover, the second line of defence made progress with internal

fraud management in 2024 by enhancing a related policy that

applies to all Group subsidiaries and coordinating several activities

to standardize how we manage these events, based on best

practice and identified controls.

Cyber risk

At Santander, cyber risk management is an integral part of our

operational risk control and management model. Our cybersecurity

management is designed to align with international best practices

and provide a framework to measure and monitor the cyber risk

profile and control environment, including threats and incidents

associated with the use of external service providers.

The increasing reliance on digital systems puts cybersecurity at the

heart of managing non-financial risks in the financial industry. Our

goal is to make Grupo Santander a cyberresilient organization,

capable of preventing, detecting, and quickly responding to

cyberattacks, while constantly improving and evolving our

defences.

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Ransomware in all its forms (data encryption and exfiltration)

continues to be the prominent external threat. Moreover,

distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks associated with

geopolitical tension and international conflicts in Ukraine and the

Middle East, also continue to have a high incidence.

During 2024, multiple events were responded to, including those

involving third-party service providers. For example, on May 14,

2024, Santander announced that it had become aware of

unauthorized access to a Santander database hosted by an external

provider, which included certain customer and employee

information. Numerous measures were immediately implemented

to manage the incident, such as blocking access to the database,

strengthening fraud prevention, taking preventive actions to avoid

a similar incident from occurring again, and maintaining direct

contact with regulatory bodies and collaborating in the

investigation with law enforcement agencies.

In this regard, we continue to improve risk management and

develop controls in line with the Group's global cybersecurity

framework and international best practices.

From the second line of defence perspective, there is a framework

to measure and monitor the cyber risk profile and its control

environment. The key aspects of our cyber risk oversight

programme in 2024 were:

• the expansion of the services and scope of a global second line of

defence Centre of Excellence for cyber risk, providing an

opportunity to strengthen control risk activities while achieving

efficiencies, simplification and harmonization;

• an update of internal regulation to align with new regulatory

requirements (e.g. DORA Regulation);

• a review of our oversight procedures (risk indicators, risk appetite

and reference risk);

• participation in the ECB’s first Cyber Resilience Stress Test;

• the automation of dashboards to embed several sources of

information and provide a consolidated view of cyber risk.

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IT risk

Our aim to become the best open financial services platform on the

back of digital transformation requires constant review,

assessment and enhancement of our controls to mitigate and

manage technological risk.

Despite a demanding environment under constant change, we are

quickly adapting our business model and our technology to support

the global businesses in their digital transformation by providing

them with global platforms that draw on innovative capabilities to

meet the new needs of our customers and new regulatory

requirements. This also aims to strengthen our position as a digital

bank with a global footprint that can adapt to the changing

demands of the market.

For 2024, the key aspects of our IT Risk Management programme

were:

• monitoring the implementation of actions to meet the

requirements of DORA regulation, including a deep dive into the

operational resilience scenario mitigation strategy in relation to

data mismanagement;

• making key IT assets less obsolete to fit with our risk appetite;

• strengthening the Public Cloud control model by embedding

essential controls within the risk and control self-assessment for

the first time;

• continuing to enhance automation to correlate data, analyse and

report on technology risks to facilitate the collection and

consolidation of information, prioritize risk management, and

enable more effective independent oversight;

• making headway with the implementation of automated

solutions to analyse back-up and inventory controls that help

enhance the monitoring and control of technological risk.

Supplier risk management

Our digitalization strategy sets out to offer our customers the best

solutions and products in the market. This may lead to an increase

in third-party services, cloud services and the large-scale use of

new technologies.

In 2024, we boosted our supplier management model and internal

control framework due to increased cyber risk, environmental

(ESG) risks and regulatory requirements (especially DORA). We

implemented a new IT platform to assess and manage the risks in

outsourcing and third-party agreements.

We continued to bolster our methodologies and contractual

frameworks to enhance the monitoring of third-party risk in our

subsidiaries. Moreover, we used a risk-based approach that

focused on suppliers that could increase the potential risk level in

our operations and customer services in the Group’s subsidiaries.

We increased monitoring of those suppliers to check that:

• they have an appropriate control environment in accordance with

established Group policies and that mitigate the risk level of the

service provided;

• business continuity plans are in place to enable the delivery of

the service even in the event of a disruption;

• the proper controls are in place to protect the information

processed during the provision of services;

• contracts and third-party agreements include the required

clauses to protect the interests of our customers and the Group,

while providing coverage of the legal obligations in force;

• regular monitoring of these suppliers is carried out, with

particular attention to service level agreements and the regular

testing of their business continuity plans;

• exit strategies are defined, including reversion or migration

plans, particularly for those services with a high impact on

business continuity and difficult to replace.

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We continue to embed our environmental, social and governance

approach in our strategy and culture to build a more responsible

bank. Because our suppliers may have an impact on the

environment and broader society, we implemented a new

certification procedure to verify that they follow the Group’s ESG

sustainability standards and criteria.

Other key mitigating actions

We are constantly improving our risk mitigation measures related

to customer, products, and business practices. Santander has

specific frameworks and policies on the marketing and selling of

products and services; customer complaint handling and analysis;

financial crime prevention; and compliance with new regulations.

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Insurance in operational risk management

Santander considers insurance a key component of operational risk

management. The Corporate Insurance function is responsible for

the use of risk transfer formulas to optimize and safeguard the

bank's financial results.

We have global insurance programmes for property damage, civil

liability, fraud, expenses arising from cybersecurity breaches, and

third-party claims against directors and officers of the Group (D&O

insurance). We supplement these global policies with a wide range

of local insurance policies that adapt to the characteristics of each

subsidiary and are taken out according to the insurance risk

management model that the Corporate Insurance area implements

in each market.

This area works with the Non-Financial Risk (NFR) function to

perform continuous monitoring and oversight of the proper

application of policies and procedures to manage risk that is

insurable in our subsidiaries.

This collaboration is governed by:

• NFR's participation as a permanent member in the quarterly

corporate insurance forum;

• NFR's attendance at the quarterly claims forum, which monitors

and enhances processes for loss recovery via insurance;

• procedures outlining the interaction model between NFR and

Corporate Insurance, as well as other functions that correspond

to the various insurance typologies (e.g., facilities, cybersecurity

and, legal, among others). These procedures pursue the proper

management of insurance throughout the entire process of

identification, assessment, transfer, and retention of risk;

• twice-yearly coordination of the mapping of risks to insurance

across the Group, with the objective of monitoring the

effectiveness of insurance coverage, and identifying and

correcting any potential gaps in coverage.

We continue to adapt how we use insurance to align our

management with changes in the risk environment. Against this

backdrop, we extended our analysis and added coverage related to

climate change, cyber risk, the digital landscape and other

elements to make sure that the policies and governance of the

non-financial risk and corporate insurance functions respond to

these and other emerging cross-cutting risks.

Analysis and oversight of controls in Corporate

& Investment Banking (CIB)

Given the nature, specificity and complexity of financial markets,

CIB must enhance operational risk management and control

continuously. We implemented these enhancements in 2024:

• Enrichment of processes to drive automation and operational

excellence in the services provided to our customers, based on a

culture of quality that promotes the best CIB standards in every

market;

• Reinforcement of the control framework for market activity by

enhancing the design of controls, the quality of their execution,

and other aspects. We continue to focus on the risk of

unauthorized trading as a CIB risk management priority, for

which we have clearly defined controls;

• Strengthening of the vendor risk management function through

monitoring focused on critical and high risk services and targeted

reviews of critical third-party processes to boost the risk profile

and promote compliance with internal and regulatory

requirements. We placed special emphasis in 2024 on meeting

all the requirements set out under the DORA's Act;

• Strengthening cybersecurity control measures to protect against

information leaks and cyber attacks in interactions with third

parties (including SaaS 10 providers); controls over user access to

systems (privileged user access); and technological contingency

tests. In addition, we enhanced monitoring and challenge

exercises to execute controls correctly.

11  The Basel categories incorporate risks which are detailed in section 6 'Compliance risk'.

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5.3 Key metrics

Net losses (including incurre d losses and net provisions) as per

Basel 11  risk categories in the last three years were:

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A. Does not include employees litigations in Brazil.

Santander considers employee litigation in Santander Brazil to be a

staff expense. Our governing bodies (risk control committee,

RSRCC and board of directors) continuously monitor expense levels

with specific risk appetite metrics and take special actions to

reduce them. These expenses are reported under the categories

defined by the Basel Operational Risk framework.

In 2024, the most significant losses by category and geography are

related to litigation in Santander Brazil, the UK, Poland and Spain.

In the case of the UK, operational risk losses increased in 2024 due

to the provision made for the case of vehicle financing

commissions (see section on legal provisions in the consolidated

financial statements). Excluding this case, UK losses would be

lower compared to the previous year.

The net losses by country were:

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| Net losses by countryA |
| (% o/total) |

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A. Does not include employees litigations in Brazil.

12  A set of potential negative impacts relating to ESG factors (environmental, social and governance), considered as material by the Group according to the corporate

risk framework.

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6. COMPLIANCE RISK

6.1 Introduction

The compliance risk function is an independent control function

within the second line of defence. It reports directly and regularly

to the board of directors and its committees through the Group

Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). It facilitates critical, independent

debate, oversight and control in terms of corporate compliance,

product governance, consumer protection, reputational risk, and

financial crime. It also measures the impact of compliance and

conduct risk on risk appetite. The compliance function regularly

reports to the relevant governance bodies at management and

board level, on compliance related risks and the effectiveness of

the compliance programme in managing them. This function works

closely with the wider risk team to promote a common risk and

compliance culture.

Our compliance operating model and framework is well

established and delivered consistently across the Group. It

considers all applicable legal and regulatory requirements and

expectations of the Group, and promotes well-defined ethical

principles and good conduct requirements, for the benefit of

employees, customers, shareholders and the communities we

serve in.

In 2024 we focused on enhancing our operating model to

strengthen the progression of our commitments, with specific

focus on managing our financial crime risks in the face of ongoing

geopolitical challenges, and delivering enhanced compliance

support to the Group’s global divisions.

6.2 Compliance risk management

We have a robust and consistent compliance operating model and

framework to meet all legal and regulatory requirements at Group

and subsidiary level. Programmes are risk-based and reflect the

size and complexity of the Group. The key risks that we cover and

describe in the current section include but are not limited to the

following:

• Employee compliance: risk of non-compliance with legal and

regulatory requirements as outlined in Grupo Santander's Code

of Conduct, due to the behaviours and conduct of our employees.

Every employee is expected to operate based on the highest

ethical considerations and free of any conflict of interest at all

times.

• Conduct risk: risk arising from inadequate practices in the

Group's relationship with customers, including the way they are

treated, as well as the products and services offered and their

suitability for each customer. Inadequate treatment of customers

includes the risk of not taking due account of the vulnerability or

special circumstances and/or economic stress of customers, so

that we act in their best interests and offer them viable solutions

where possible.

• Reputational risk: risk of current or potential negative economic

impact to the bank due to damage to the perception of the bank

on the part of employees, customers, shareholders, investors

and the wider community.

• Financial crime risk: risk that Santander is used or exploited to

make funds or assets with illicit origin and/or that enable

criminal activity to appear as legitimate, specifically through

money laundering, terrorism financing, sanctions violations and

such other crimes as bribery, corruption or fraud.

In addition, ESG factors 12 are cross-cutting in all the organization

and managed according to our risk and compliance, and

sustainability frameworks. From a compliance programme

perspective, they mainly relate to FCC, conduct and reputational

risk, where we continue to enhance the risk and compliance control

environment in relation to the ESG management.

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Corporate compliance

This function oversees and controls regulatory risk from

employees, those related to personal data processing, securities

markets (markets conduct) and regulatory disclosures to the

Spain's stock markets authority, Comisión Nacional del Mercado de

Valores (CNMV), and other regulatory bodies where Santander is a

publicly traded company. The core elements of corporate

compliance are:

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A. Employees

We promote a culture of ethics and compliance among our

employees, with standards for preventing corporate financial crime

risk, conflicts of interest and anti-competitive practices according

to the General Code of Conduct (GCC). To support this, we operate

Canal Abierto, Grupo Santander´s whistleblowing channel, through

which employees and other stakeholders can anonymously and

confidentially report financial and accounting irregularities, as well

as violations of internal or external regulations and our corporate

behaviours.

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| Canal Abierto | |  | Training and awareness | |
| Altavoz.jpg | → Provide a channel for employees to report unethical  conduct and breaches of internal or external  regulations.  → Manage and investigate reported cases.  → Promote a culture of speaking up and truly listening. |  |  | → Develop employee training programmes and  awareness campaigns on corporate defense, anti-  trust and employee compliance.  → Issue messages about ethics to the entire Group to  build relationships based on trust. |
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|  | → Investigate conduct that is misaligned with our ethics  and compliance principles.  → Assess disciplinary measures. |  |  | → Promote compliance with the GCC and enact special  policies and procedures to enforce it.  →  Report to governing bodies regularly. |
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| Appointments | |  | Queries about ethics | |
|  | → Assess the suitability of the Group’s board and senior  management nominations.\* |  | Help.jpg | → Manage queries from employees and members of  governing bodies about ethics and internal  regulation. |
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B. Privacy

At Santander, we have a specialist office that enforces our

corporate policy on personal data protection and sets out

guidelines for all our subsidiaries. In 2024, we increased data

protection awareness following the 14th of May incident related to

the unauthorized access to a Santander database hosted by a third-

party provider. We adopted coordinated and reinforced measures

to strengthen our data protection culture and foster collective

consciousness about the value and protection of personal data.

C. Market regulation

The Markets Conduct team within Corporate Compliance oversees

enforcement of the Code of Conduct in Securities Markets (CCSM).

It is also responsible for the control environment applicable to

treasury shares transactions and Santander's buyback programmes

and for monitoring the use and contribution of benchmarks.

In addition to the application of the CCSM, the risk of market abuse

is primarily managed by the relevant business line, with support

from CIB Compliance, as outlined below:

• The global control room function is responsible for preventing

unlawful disclosures of inside information and transactional

conflicts of interest.

• The surveillance function is responsible for: (i) monitoring the

bank's activity in financial markets; (ii) deterring and detecting

market abuse and other types of misconduct; and (iii)

establishing monitoring systems for both the bank's orders and

transactions in financial markets and for the communications of

employees carrying out this activity.

• The CIB compliance function also oversees compliance with core

international market regulations, including, but not limited to:

• EU laws and regulations: monitoring of compliance with EU

Regulations (for example, MiFID II and EMIR), with the focus in

2024 on regulatory reporting, inducements and Algorithmic

Trading requirements.

• UK laws and regulations: continued monitoring of divergences

of UK vs. EU regulations.

• US laws and regulations: monitoring of US compliance

programmes and their global application, in particular Dodd-

13  Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

14  Common Reporting Standards

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Frank Swap Dealer and Security Based Swap Dealer; and the

Volcker Rule.

D. Relevant Information

The core functions of Corporate Compliance’s Relevant Information

team are: (i) leading the assessment to decide whether a particular

piece of information could be classified as inside or other relevant

information; (ii) disclosing relevant information as well as key

inside information on the Group to the markets, which can be

found on both our website and the CNMV's; and (iii) reporting on

transactions with treasury shares or significant holdings of Banco

Santander, and on transactions and share-based remuneration

schemes of executive directors and senior managers to the CNMV

and other regulatory bodies in markets where Santander is a

publicly traded company.

E. Automatic exchange of tax information between

countries

The data management function oversees automatic tax disclosure

between subsidiaries (pursuant to FATCA 13 and CRS 14) by checking

regular reporting obligations and execution of local action plans.

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| Policies, procedures and guidelines | |  | Subsidiaries Oversight and Awareness | |
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|  | → Enhanced Santander's GCC to avoid conflicts of interest that  could arise between Group professionals who have a family  member within the Group.  → Revised Santander's CCSM to align its content to the current  regulatory framework and best practices and to adopt an  approach closer to the expectations of US regulators. |  |  | → Ongoing coordination to facilitate proactive identification,  management and reporting of any data related risk.  → Established foundation for countries not affected by GDPR  to apply similar standards through a comprehensive  compliance program which manages personal data  protection risks effectively.  → The focus of the Surveillance function was on the continued  harmonization of global tools and processes across both  trade and communications.  → Benchmark Oversight of subsidiaries and global businesses  strengthened through the execution of Risk assessments,  and through the advice to local units and businesses. |
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|  | → Successfully completed the transition to the enhanced  methodology of EURIBOR contribution set by the European  Money Markets Institute.  → Implemented the amendments stemming from EMIR-Refit.  → Applied a control framework to the two buyback programmes  carried out in the year (for an amount of EUR 1,459 million and  EUR 1,525 million) to contribute to their compliance with  applicable regulation. |  |  |
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Conduct and reputational risk

The conduct and reputational risk function promotes suitable

levels of consumer protection by fostering a good customer

relationship culture throughout the overall customer lifecycle

(from design of products, sales, post-sales and in all engagement

throughout a customer’s relationship with the Group) to protect

consumers' rights and promote their fair treatment while

managing and mitigating all potential conduct risks with them.

It also promotes a low reputational risk profile by defining criteria

and controls to minimize risk that seek to prevent, mitigate and

proactively manage stakeholder relationships within the Group.

A. Conduct risk

Customer conduct risk can potentially arise through failures in

marketing processes, including product design (e.g. definition of

target market and price), in sales (e.g. transparency and suitability)

and post-sales (e.g. customer service and consideration of

customers in special circumstances).

The first line of defence (i.e. business and its supporting functions),

are responsible for identifying, mitigating, managing and resolving

risks across all these phases and when dealing with customers.

Compliance, as the second line of defence, advises the first line of

defence of the global business and the local compliance teams on

the implementation of the Group´s conduct risk management

model and oversees the control environment and remediation

plans, where applicable.

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|  | Internal regulation and governance |  |  | Oversight of key processes |  |  | Risk management |
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|  | → Define principles and processes through  a strong regulatory-based conduct risk  management model.  → Oversee of local product governance  forums and run the corporate one to  mitigate conduct risk in the product and  service approval. |  |  | → Our products and services meet  customer needs.  → Sales target the right markets with  transparency, ensuring proper  training, and customer-centric  incentives.  → Our customer service and post-sale  services are high-quality and fair. |  |  | → Monitor results of marketing controls.  → Identify and assess risks using  customer voice, risk management  tools, and supervisory and sectorial  information.  → Escalate issues and action plans. |
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Our conduct risk model promotes basing our actions on customers’

interests, regulation, our values and our principles. That means

driving a customer-centric culture throughout the marketing and

servicing processes and retail customer relations with a Simple,

Personal and Fair approach.

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| ConductaCorrecta.jpg |  | → Vulnerable customers policy implementation.  → Annual review of sales force remuneration, ensuring consistency with Group standards.  → Thematic review on fair lending practices for credit cards and overdrafts.  → Monitoring of responsible pricing, fraud management, and contact centre activities. |
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|  |  | → Conduct risk assessments of product catalogue simplification.  → Optimization of product approval processes. |
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| ComputerMobile.jpg |  | → New guidelines to mitigate conduct risk and improve customer experience in digital sales.  → Policies for crypto and digital Assets and several initiatives approved after expert review.  → Ongoing collaboration in public discussions on digital assets.  → AI project in Brazil to analyse customer complaints better, enhancing depth and speed. |
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B. Reputational risk

Reputational risk is predominantly rooted in stakeholders'

perception of the bank in every market where we operate.

Reputational risk can arise from multiple sources: from business or

business support activities, as a consequence of other risks, from

the economic, social and political environment, or from events

related to our competitors. Our reputation could also suffer if we

are the subject of negative coverage in the media, whether merited

or not.

Reputational risk applies to all Group activities and is identified,

managed and mitigated by business and support functions, in

particular the ones that engage with stakeholders. The second line

of defence, in compliance, draws up policies, oversees the risks,

challenges the first line of defence and report and escalate to the

relevant governing bodies (compliance and conduct committee,

CSRRC and board).

Our reputational risk model takes a preventive management and

control approach, with effective handling of early warnings as well

as procedures to identify, manage and monitor risk events. It also

includes elements to identify, analyse and monitor key

stakeholders’ perception of Grupo Santander and the financial

sector, and how that perception may change. Our model is also

consistent with the overall risk management and control processes

(risk profile, risk appetite, economic capital, emerging risks, and

others).

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|  |  | → Reviewed models, policies and criteria in sensitive activities: the defence sector and subsidiaries oversight.  → Collaborated with other functions to implement greenwashing guidelines, awareness and meet regulatory requirements.  → Reviewed our humanitarian crisis management guidelines and set assessment criteria for Santander aid deployment.  → Collaboration in definition of a protocol to mitigate reputational risk when restricting or ending business relationships due to  FCC reasons. |
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| StockSchange.jpg |  | → Ran initiatives to share best practices with subsidiaries, including enhancements of collaborative tools.  → Enhanced methodologies to quantify reputational risk for economic capital and developed a methodology to quantify  reputational impact related to climate & environmental risks. |
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|  |  | → Enhanced subsidiary oversight, governance and challenge processes.  → Updated the methodology and processes for the control environment at Group and subsidiary-level (quality assurance,  oversight perimeter, etc.).  → Bolstered the process of risk reporting and consolidation in the corporation and subsidiaries for reputational risks, based on a  forward-looking approach. |
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Financial Crime Compliance (FCC)

Financial crime risk arises from acts or the use of the Group's

means, products and services for criminal or illegal activities.

The business functions form the first line of defence who is

primarily responsible for identifying, managing, mitigating and

reporting financial crime risk, taking into consideration the Group's

risk culture. The Accountable Executive for FCC oversees that the

business embraces, implements and executes the FCC Framework

and FCC Programme effectively.

The FCC function, as a second line of defence, oversees financial

crime risks and maintains suitable policies and procedures to

manage the business activities within the Group's established risk

appetite.

In addition, in 2024, we continued to focus on these priorities:

• Priority crime threats, geopolitical events, and focus on

information sharing drove the general FCC Group activity for

prevention and mitigation purposes against money laundering,

terrorism financing and sanctions violation.

• Moreover, we focused on the growing risk in international

financial sanctions in an increasingly global and interrelated

environment, appropriate knowledge and updating customer due

diligence files and, where appropriate, their structures and new

businesses and services such as cryptoassets and payment

gateways, coupled with the growing risks of fraud, and will

continue to do so in the future.

• Continuous cooperation with law enforcement and competent

authorities is key to disrupt threatening finance networks

support the communities that the Group serves, and the Group is

fully committed in this regard.

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• Forged and maintained relationships with domestic financial

intelligence units, law enforcement agencies and public financial

institutions to enhance overall capabilities to prevent, mitigate

and detect suspicious activities.

• Enhanced and developed methodologies, procedures, processes

and systems to detect and mitigate financial crime, to respond

correctly to existing and emerging threats.

• The ongoing FCC strategic programme enables a strong approach

to the Group’s control framework and operating model,

embedding a dynamic model and continuous improvement of

scenarios on internal systems such as transaction monitoring and

sanctions screening.

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| Frameworks & policies | |  | One FCC strategic program | |
|  | → Continued evolution of AML policies and procedures as  part of ongoing update of the AML/CFT framework  regulation. |  |  | → Continued to build on the control framework in  several units as a consequence of strengthening the  control environment and implementing One FCC  strategic program. |
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| Financial Intelligence units | |  | Oversight | |
|  | → Enhanced information sharing activities through a new  platform to feed and share information within the  Group, enhancing functionality, confidentiality and  security controls. |  | EyeVisibility.jpg | → Enhanced the methodology for the FCC unit’s  oversight to check that all subsidiaries follow a  consistent approach to supervise and assess financial  crime risk. |
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15  The subsidiaries’ local governance bodies (including the local executive risk committee — ERC — or equivalent) approve the plan for the models under their remit. At

corporate level, the subsidiaries’ plans and global model plan are presented to the model approval forum (MAF) for review and to the ERC for approval.

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7. MODEL RISK

7.1 Introduction

A model is a system, approach or a quantitative method that

applies statistical, economic, financial or mathematical theories,

techniques and assumptions to transform data into quantitative

estimates.

We use models mainly for credit scoring/rating, performance,

capital and provisioning, market and structural risk, operational,

compliance and liquidity risk, and financial accounting and control,

among others.

The use of models entails model risk, which is defined as the

potential negative consequences of decisions based on poorly

developed, poorly implemented or incorrectly used models. Model

risk can lead to financial losses, inappropriate business or strategic

decisions or damage to the Group's operations.

7.2 Model risk management

At Grupo Santander we have been measuring, managing and

controlling model risk for years. The Model Risk area, which

extends to both the corporation and the main subsidiaries, seeks to

manage and supervise this risk.

For the proper management of model risk, we have clear internal

regulations that establish the principles, responsibilities and

processes to organise, approve, manage and govern models

through their entire life cycle.

The intensity of model risk management and monitoring is relative

to the importance of each model for Santander Group. Through the

tiering process, we summarize and classify the level of importance

of non-regulatory models. The regulatory models, given their

particular relevance for the Group, follow the most intense control

and management standards.

At Grupo Santander we define the following phases of the model's

life cycle:

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1. Identification

The identified models must be included in the scope of model risk

control and, consequently, in the Group centralised inventory, a

single platform based on an uniform taxonomy for all models used

in the business units. This inventory is key for sound management,

as it contains all relevant information of each model, enabling to

closely monitor them according to their relevance and the tiering

criteria.

2. Planning

An internal annual exercise approved by our subsidiaries’

governance bodies 15 and reviewed in an aggregated form, which

formulates strategic measures for models managed by the Model

Risk area and pinpoints needs for any models to be developed,

reviewed or implemented during the year.

3. Development

In this phase, the Model unit helps strengthen risk management by

developing models and using data according to existing regulatory

requirements.

16  The ERC, model approval forum (MAF), local model governance bodies or the model owner will approve models based on model type or use (regulatory or not); if the model

is local or global; the type of amendment to the model; global tiering; and the powers delegated to each subsidiary.

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This unit leads the development of models for all risk types, with

the spotlight on complying with regulatory expectations (Internal

Rating Based Approach — IRB —, IFRS9, Internal Model Approach

— IMA —, and other models). To develop models, we have

specialized local and global teams. The experts in each geography

are responsible for the development of local models since they are

well-versed in the particularities and needs of each unit, while the

global experts define the modelling standards, develop global

models and support the geographies on the application of these

standards and on the development of their own models, where

required.

Moreover, we use a boxification methodology that enables us to

automate, standardize and maintain the quality of model

development.

Throughout the year, we completed the final developments under

the IRB Repair Program. Per supervisory requirements, we also

delivered on the IRB strategy update, which sought to pursue the

consistent use of IRB models in the Group’s units. We will execute

this strategy in the coming years. We built on models for stress

tests, climate change risk management, and others.

At Santander, we believe in innovation, such as the responsible use

of machine learning and generative artificial intelligence. Our aim

is to delve deeper into these new techniques by running process

enhancement and simplification initiatives.

4. Internal validation

Independent model validation is a regulatory requirement and key

feature of our model risk management and control.

A specialist unit that is totally independent from developers and

users issues technical assessments of internal model suitability.

These assessments are expressed through a rating that

summarizes the model risk associated to it. Validation intensity

and frequency are well-defined and risk-driven.

We have an unique validation approach led by the Single Validation

Office, which strengthen the second line of defence ensuring a

consistent and standardised model risk management across the

Group. It has allowed a greater decentralised organizational

structure.

5. Approval

Before the model´s implementation and use, internal governing

bodies 16 must approve it through a governance circuit in place for

our model inventory, based on its level of importance.

6. Implementation and use

In this phase, we add new models to our IT systems. Because this is

another source of model risk, technical teams and model owners

test proper model integration based on methodology and

expectations.

7. Monitoring and control

We regularly review models so that they are working correctly and

that they are suitable for their purpose. Otherwise, they must be

adapted and redesigned. Control teams must make sure models

are managed according to the general model risk framework and

other related internal rules.

Main activities in 2024

To strengthen the Group's model risk culture and position

Santander as a benchmark in this area within the banking industry,

in 2024 our strategy has focused on:

• implementation of the IV Next project for the evolution of the

validation function, reinforcing the identification of root causes of

incidents and the binding role of the Internal Validation teams;

• technological transformation and simplification of the function

towards a more efficient model;

• continuous improvement of the IRB regulatory models to meet

supervisory expectations and adaptation to the new FRTB

regulatory framework;

• review of the model inventory from the point of view of the five

global businesses, thus enabling effective model risk

management aligned with the Group's strategy.

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8. STRATEGIC RISK

8.1 Introduction

Strategic risk is the risk of loss or damage arising from strategic

decisions or their poor implementation, or the inability to adapt to

a changing environment, which may impact the medium- and long-

term interests of our key stakeholders.

Grupo Santander’s business model is a key element of our strategic

risk. It must be viable, sustainable and capable of generating

results in line with our annual objectives and in a manner that is

consistent with the Group's long-term vision.

Strategic risk has three key components:

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8.2 Strategic risk management

Our strategy and business model pillars are customer focus, our

global scale with local presence, and geographical, business and

product diversification. Our five global businesses are key to

driving more value creation, profitability and shareholder

remuneration, while helping us maintain a solid and diversified

balance sheet thanks to our prudent risk management.

Grupo Santander views strategic risk as a transversal risk. We

therefore have an operating model, to which the Group's

subsidiaries refer to, that covers the governance, procedures and

necessary tools for robust monitoring and control, all within our

board-approved risk appetite.

We constantly monitor changes in competition, regulation, market

conditions, our organization and other areas to determine the

existence of mitigating factors, as well as action plans and the

potential need to revise our strategy. The Strategic Risk function

engages with key areas of the first and second lines of defence to

ready mitigating measures for implementation when necessary.

Our strategic risk operating model is based on:

• Challenging strategic plans: With the support of other specialized

areas within the Risk division, the Strategic Risk team challenges

the three-year financial plan and long-term strategic plan by

identifying potential threats that could undermine our objectives.

In 2024, we bolstered this by defining a set of binding constraints

that we embedded in the Group's three-year plan as well as by

fully integrating our five global businesses into this process.

• Emerging risks: Santander proactively identifies, measures,

monitors and manages risks that, under stressed scenarios, could

have a significant impact on the Group's profitability, liquidity

and solvency. In 2024, we updated the methodology we use to

identify and assess these risks by enhancing its foresight

component. For more details on the emerging risks we spotted in

2024, see the next section.

• Analysis of business model performance: To identify and assess

the main threats to the bank’s and our subsidiaries' business plan

and strategic objectives in three areas:

• Strategy execution: Assessing the risk of deviation from plans,

targets and strategic initiatives.

• Viability and sustainability: Assessing our position against

competitors and the risk of failing to create shareholder value.

• Business plan predictability: The risk of results becoming

unpredictable and unstable over time.

In 2024, we simplified and strengthened our business model

assessment methodology by reducing the number of metrics,

dimensions and volatility, giving greater relevance to strategic

execution, as well as reinforcing the backtesting of strategic

planning

• Participation in the assessment and validation of proposals for

new products and services prior to their release by verifying they

are consistent with the Group's strategy and weighing up their

risk against profitability.

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• Corporate development transactions: Encouraging that the

analysis of these transactions includes an assessment of their

impact on the Group's risk profile and risk appetite.

• Monitoring strategic projects: The Group strategy committee sets

out the strategic initiatives inventory every year. We jointly

review progress of these initiatives performance twice a year,

including an independent challenge from the second line of

defence. In 2024, we launched several initiatives, such as those

related to the use of Artificial Intelligence, to boost productivity

and process automation and increase customer satisfaction. We

are also promoting the interoperability of instant payment

systems in Europe as a cross-border solution. Moreover, we

continued to modernize the Group's core processes — based on

cloud computing — to boost efficiency and strengthen our global

strategy, which the five global businesses underpin.

The strategic risk function is responsible for providing a

consolidated view of the exposure to this risk, providing an

independent opinion and challenging the activities of the first line

of defence. Senior management regularly receives the Strategic

Risk Report, which includes an update on strategy execution,

emerging risks, business model performance, corporate

development transactions, product marketing, and strategic

initiatives.

8.3 Emerging risks in 2024

Our emerging risks exercise aims to detect, assess and monitor

risks that may have a significant impact on our business model,

profitability and solvency under stressful conditions with low

likelihood of occurrence.

Proactive emerging risk management is essential to avoid and

mitigate potentially negative impacts on, and deviations from,

targets through action plans drawn up in advance.

This involves both the first and second line of defence in our

subsidiaries and at the corporate centre. We also embed identified

risks in the idiosyncratic scenarios of the Group's Internal Capital

Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) and viability, recovery and

resolution plans.

In 2024, the main emerging risk drivers were geopolitical and

macroeconomic uncertainty in relation to the potential escalation

of ongoing military conflicts and deteriorating US-China relations

as well as technology risks such as possible service disruptions

caused by key suppliers and cyber attacks.

We highlight the following emerging risks:

Geopolitical uncertainty

While this has always formed part of our analysis, it has recently

become one of the most important elements to consider in

weighing up the potential threats to Grupo Santander. In 2024, we

considered these events:

• Potential escalation of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle

East, which could lead to tighter monetary policy if energy prices

and inflation soar.

• Potentially disruptive policies in the US (with an impact on the

global economy) and Mexico following recent elections in both

countries.

• China-US relations: with a possible shift in the balance of power

between economic blocs, an increase in trade tensions related to

technology exchange, and the situation involving Taiwan and the

South China Sea.

Macroeconomic landscape

This includes threats that often arise from geopolitical events but

that are not part of our central scenario and have a very low

likelihood of occurrence according to our emerging risks

methodology. For instance:

• Severe recession in Germany, caused by a loss of

competitiveness and leadership (especially in the automotive

sector), which could trigger a potential systemic recession in the

EU.

• Potential increase in market volatility, which could generate a

sharp deleveraging of non-bank financial institutions and lead to

further price adjustments that may spill over to the real economy

and the banking sector.

• Vast fiscal imbalance in the EU, political clashes among EU

members, and slowdown or even regression in EU integration,

which could lead to loss of confidence and higher risk premiums.

Macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty can potentially hinder

our growth and profitability and diminish asset quality due to a

slowdown in one or many of our markets, as well as impacting on

our customers and the recoverability of loans and increasing our

losses or additional provisioning needs.

In Grupo Santander, we carry out a proactive risk management and

have robust risk policies and procedures to keep our risk profile

within the limits set in our risk appetite statement. This, coupled

with our geographical and business diversification, makes us more

resilient to macroeconomic and geopolitical risk.

In addition, the constant reinforcement of mitigating measures

helped reduce the potential severity of these risks. We performed

these actions in 2024:

• Held frequent monitoring meetings, including special situation

forums (where necessary) to review risk profile, with the

spotlight on key indicators for its monitoring and control.

• Definition and implementation of playbooks to pursue a quick,

forward-looking and proactive response to challenging

circumstances.

• Adjusted limits and exposures in relation to our risk appetite

(where necessary) and updated internal sovereign risk ratings.

• Continuous monitoring of the US’s, China's and the EU's decisions

on international trade and tariffs.

• Held asset-liability committee (ALCO) and market committee

meetings to monitor structural, interest rate and FX risk,

including the coverage of our capital ratios in all major currencies

and, where necessary, adjusting our limits and exposure so that

we remain within our risk appetite.

17  European regulation on artificial intelligence.

18  Information and communication technology.

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Growing legislative and regulatory pressure

An increase in requirements due to new laws and amendments or

the extension of legislative measures in the markets where we

operate could threaten our capitalization and solvency objectives,

stymie profitability, and undermine our ability to extend credit. An

example of this would be the potential extension of the windfall

tax on banks in Spain.

The key mitigation measures for this risk are:

• Initiatives included under the capital plan such as mobilizing

assets through securitization, portfolio sales and other means;

and

• Multidisciplinary working groups in cooperation with banking

associations, regulators and other stakeholders to anticipate and

mitigate the possible outcomes of these measures.

Risks related to generative artificial intelligence (AI)

AI is a technology that aims to create intelligent systems that can

operate with certain autonomy to generate results (such as

predictions, recommendations or decisions) with impact in both

physical and virtual environments.

The major AI risks relate to a potential decline in equality

(algorithmic bias), privacy and data processing, design errors and

cyber risk. We also consider climate risk due to the high

computational intensity of these technologies.

We are firmly committed to promoting the transformation of the

financial sector through the responsible use of AI that prioritizes

transparency and customer protection.

That’s why we set potential AI use cases under our risk

management framework. Moreover, we have an AI policy with

clearly defined roles and responsibilities, which aligns with the

Group's risk appetite and the EU AI Act 17. Additionally, it is

necessary to consider the progressive entry into force of the AI

Regulation in the EU (AI Act), which will have a high regulatory

impact on the implementation and use of AI systems classified as

high-risk. Our generative AI platform makes sure that the

developments we undertake in the Group comply with our internal

security and ethical control policies.

Potential disruption of a critical ICT 18 supplier

Digitalization is increasing banks’ reliance on information and

communication technology (ICT) and making them particularly

vulnerable to potential disruptions and associated threats. This

could result in the loss of data and disruption to our business.

Some of Grupo Santander's mitigating measures in this regard are

comprehensive and strictly governed due diligence prior to ICT

supplier onboarding, including supplier certification and regular

monitoring and review; and exit strategies and business continuity

plans for potential failures or disruptions, which we test regularly.

Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and disintermediation

risk

The digital versions of fiduciary currencies issued by central banks

(central bank digital currency — CBDC), especially those that target

retail customers, could impact on financial system stability if they

replace traditional current accounts, which in turn could affect

commercial banks’ volume, structure and cost of funding. To

mitigate CBDC risk, the Group:

• Actively participates in the debate on CBDC with domestic and

international authorities to explain the risks to financial stability

and propose solutions to mitigate them.

• Monitors central banks’ CBDC projects to analyse their impact on

the business or the possibility of developing new services for our

customers to mitigate impact.

• Sets up multidisciplinary working groups with banking

associations, think tanks, regulators and others to foresee and

escalate, if necessary, potential CBDC impacts.

Risk of suffering a severe cyber attack

Our goal is to achieve a cyber-resilient organization capable of

withstanding large-scale cyberattacks that could disrupt the

normal functioning of the bank. In line with new regulatory

requirements, the objective is to enhance all necessary capabilities

to preserve the security of networks and information systems that

underpin the continuous provision of financial services and their

quality, even in the face of significant disruptions.

To achieve this, we have a governance and control framework that

allows us to measure and monitor the cyber risk profile and its

control environment, with the aim of maintaining a high level of

digital operational resilience and an effective and prudent

management of ICT-related risks.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS, ACRONYMS

AND ABBREVIATIONS

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| 2023 AGM | Annual general shareholders’ meeting of Banco Santander held on 31 March 2023 at second call |
| 2024 AGM | Annual general shareholders’ meeting of Banco Santander held on 22 March 2024 at second call |
| 2025 AGM | Annual general shareholders’ meeting of Banco Santander called for 3 or 4 April 2025 at first or  second call, respectively |
| A2A | Account-to-account |
| ABC | Anti-bribery and corruption |
| Act 10/2014 |  |
| Active customer | Those customers who comply with the minimum balance, income and/or transactionality  requirements as defined according to the business area |
| ADR | American depositary receipts |
| ADS | American depositary shares |
| AEOI | Automatic Exchange of Information standard |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ALCO | Assets and liabilities committee |
| ALM | Asset and liability management |
| AML | Anti-money laundering |
| API | Application programming interface |
| APM | Alternative performance measure |
| AuM | Assets under management |
| B2B | Business-to-business |
| B2C | Business-to-commerce |
| Banesto | Banco Español de Crédito, S.A. |
| BCMS | Business continuity management system |
| bn | Billion |
| BNPL | Buy now, pay later. Short-term financing that allows consumers to make purchases and pay for  them at a future date |
| bps | Basis points |
| BREEAM | Building research establishment environmental assessment method |
| BRL | Brazilian real |
| BRRD | Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions  and investment firms, as amended from time to time |
| Bylaws | Bylaws of Banco Santander |
| CAE | Chief Audit Executive |
| CAO | Chief Accounting Officer |
| CapEx | Capital expenditure |
| CARF | Conselho Administrativo de Recursos Fiscais (Administrative Council for Tax Appeals) |
| CBDC | Central bank digital currency |
| CCO | Chief Compliance Officer |
| CCoB | Capital conservation buffer |
| CCPS | Contingent convertible preferred stock |
| CCR | Counterparty credit risk |
| CCSM | Code of Conduct in Securities Markets |

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| CCyB | Countercyclical capital buffer |
| CDI | CREST Depositary Interests |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CF | Corporate Finance |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CFT | Combating the financing of terrorism |
| CHF | Swiss franc |
| CIB | Corporate & Investment Banking (primary business segment) |
| CNBV | Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (Mexican stock market authority) |
| CNMV | Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish stock market authority) |
| CO2e | Carbon dioxide equivalent |
| CoE | Cost of equity |
| COFINS | Contribuiçao para Financiamiento da Seguridade Social (Contribution for Social Security Financing) |
| Constant euros | Excluding exchange rates impact |
| Consumer | Digital Consumer Bank (primary business segment) |
| Costs in real terms | Costs excluding the effect of average inflation over the last twelve months |
| CPGF | Corporate product governance forum |
| CRD | Capital Requirements Directive |
| CRE | Commercial real estate |
| CRO | Chief Risk Officer |
| CRR | Regulation (EU) 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms, as  amended from time to time |
| CSLL | Contribuçao Social sobre o Lucro Liquido (Social Contribution on Net Profit) |
| CSRBB | Credit spread risk in the banking book |
| CSRD | Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. Directive (EU) 2022/2464 of the European Parliament  and of the Council of 14 December 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, Directive  2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Directive 2013/34/EU, as regards corporate sustainability  reporting (as updated from time to time) |
| CVA | Credit valuation adjustment |
| DCBE | Digital Consumer Bank Europe (secondary business segment) |
| DCM | Debt capital markets |
| Digital customer | Every consumer of commercial banking services who has logged on to their personal online banking  and/or mobile banking in the last 30 days |
| DNSH | Do no significant harm |
| DORA | Digital Operational Resilience Act. Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the  Council of 14 December 2022 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector and  Amending Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009, (EU) No 648/2012, (EU) No 600/2014, (EU) No 909/2014  and (EU) 2016/1011 |
| DTA | Deferred tax asset |
| DVA | Debt valuation adjustment |
| E&CC | Environmental and climate change related |
| E&S | Environmental and social |
| EAD | Exposure at default |
| EBA | European Banking Authority |
| EBITDA | Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| EFRAG | European Financial Reporting Advisory Group |
| EIA | Environmental impact assessment |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EMIR | European Market Infrastructure Regulation |
| eNPS | Employee Net Promoter Score is a method of measuring employee satisfaction |

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| EOIR | Exchange Of Information on Request standard |
| EP | Equator Principles |
| EPC | Energy performance certificate |
| EPG | Equal pay gap. It measures differences in remuneration between women and men in the same job at  the same level |
| EPS | Earnings per share |
| Equal pay gap | The equal pay gap measures differences in remuneration between women and men in the same job  at the same level |
| ESCC | Environmental, social and climate change related |
| ESG | Environmental, social and governance |
| ESMA | European Securities and Markets Authority |
| ESRS | European Sustainability Reporting Standards |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro |
| EV | Electric vehicle |
| EVA | Economic value added |
| EVE | Economic value of equity |
| FCA | Financial Conduct Authority |
| FCC | Financial crime compliance |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| Fed | Federal Reserve |
| FiDA | Financial Data Access Regulation |
| Financial inclusion | Number of people who are unbanked, underbanked, in financial difficulty, with difficulties in  accessing credit who, through the Group's products and services, are able to access the financial  system or receive tailored finance. Financially underserved groups are defined as people who do not  have a current account, or who have an account but obtained alternative (non-bank) financial  services in the last 12 months. Beneficiaries of various programmes are included in the  quantification process only once in the entire period. Only new empowered people are counted,  taking as a base year those existing since 2019 |
| First 2024 Buyback  Programme | First buyback programme carried out within the 2024 shareholder remuneration policy |
| FL CET1 | Fully-Loaded Common Equity Tier 1 |
| FRTB | Fundamental review of the trading book |
| FSB | Financial Stability Board |
| FX | Foreign exchange |
| G-SIB | Global systemically important bank |
| GAR | Green asset ratio |
| GB | Global Banking |
| GBP | Sterling pound |
| GCC | General Code of Conduct |
| GDF | Global Debt Financing |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| Gender pay gap | The gender pay gap measures differences in remuneration between women and men in an  organization, business, industry or the broader economy, irrespective of the type of work |
| GFANZ | Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero |
| GHG | Greenhouse gases |
| GM | Global Markets |
| GPG | Gender pay gap. It measures differences in remuneration between women and men in an  organization, business, industry or the broader economy, irrespective of the type of work |
| GSGM | Group-Subsidiary governance model |
| GTB | Global Transaction Banking |

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| GW | Gigawat |
| GWh | Gigawatt per hour |
| HQLA | High-quality liquid assets |
| ICAAP | Internal capital adequacy assessment process |
| ICAC | Instituto de Contabilidad y Auditoría de Cuentas (Institute of accounting and auditing) |
| ICE | Internal combustion engines |
| ICFR | Internal control over financial reporting |
| ICMA | International Capital Markets Association |
| ICO | Instituto Oficial de Crédito (Spanish public credit institution) |
| ICS | Internal control system |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| Identified staff | Other executives whose activities may have a significant impact on the Group's risk profile |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| ILAAP | Internal liquidity adequacy assessment process |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IRB | Internal ratings-based |
| IRC | Incremental risk charge |
| IROs | Impacts, risks and opportunities |
| IRPJ | Imposto sobre a Renda das Pessoas Jurídicas (Corporate Income Tax) |
| IRRBB | Interest rate risk in the banking book |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| IT | Information technology |
| JPY | Japanese yen |
| KPI | Key performance indicators |
| LCR | Liquidity coverage ratio |
| LDA | Loss distribution approach |
| Ley de Sociedades de Capital | Ley de Sociedades de Capital. Spanish Companies Act, approved by Legislative Royal Decree 1/2010,  on 2 July |
| LGD | Loss given default |
| LTD | Loan to deposit ratio. Ratio of loans and advances to customers over customer deposits |
| LTV | Loan to value ratio. Ratio of loans and advances to customers to the value of the asset used as  collateral |
| LUC | Land use change |
| M&A | Mergers and acquisitions |
| M/LT | Medium-and long-term |
| MDR | Minimum disclosure requirement |
| MiFID | Markets in Financial Instruments Directive |
| mn | Million |
| MREL | Minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities which are required under the BRRD |
| MSS | Minimum social safeguards |
| Mt | Metric tone |
| MWh | Megawatt per hour |
| NACE | Nomenclature of Economic Activities of the European Union |
| NCF | Non-financial corporate |
| NFR | Non-financial risk |
| NFRD | Non-Financial Reporting Directive |
| NGFS | Network for greening the financial system |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |

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| NGO TMT | Non-governmental organization Trygg Mat Tracking |
| NII | Net interest income |
| NPL | Non-performing loans |
| NPS | Net promoter score |
| NSFR | Net stable funding ratio |
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
| NZAM | Net Zero Asset Managers initiative |
| NZBA | Net Zero Banking Alliance |
| ODS | Open digital services |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OEM | Original equipment manufacturer |
| OTC | Over-the-counter |
| P&L | Profit and loss statement |
| P2R | Pillar 2 requirement |
| Payments | PagoNxt (Getnet, Ebury and PagoNxt Payments) and Cards (cards platform and card business in the  countries where we operate).  Payments is a primary business segment |
| PBT | Profit before taxes |
| PCAF | Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials |
| PCAOB | Public Company Accounting Oversight Board |
| PD | Probability of default |
| PHEV | plug-in hybrid electric vehicle |
| PIS | Programa de Integraçao Social (Social Integration Programme) |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| POCI | Purchased or originated credit impaired |
| pp | Percentage point |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| RAS | Risk appetite statement |
| RBSCC | Responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee |
| RCP | Representative concentration pathway |
| RCSA | Risk control self-assessment |
| Repos | Repurchase agreements |
| Retail | Retail & Commercial (primary business segment) |
| RoA | Return on assets |
| RoE | Return on equity |
| RoRWA | Return (net of tax) on risk weighted assets for a particular business |
| RoTE | Return on tangible equity |
| RoTE post-AT1 | Return on tangible equity: Group attributable profit – cost of AT1s / average of: net equity (excluding  minority interests) – intangible assets (including goodwill) |
| RPA | Risk profile assessment |
| RPK | Revenue passenger kilometers |
| RWA | Risk-weighted assets |
| SAM | Santander Asset Management |
| SASB | Sustainability Accounting Standards Board |
| SBNA | Santander Bank N.A. |
| SBTi | Science Based Targets initiative |
| SC USA | Santander Consumer US |
| SCF | Santander Consumer Finance |
| SDG | Sustainable development goals |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |

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| Second 2024 Buyback  Programme | Second share buyback programme charged against 2024 results |
| SFDR | Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation |
| SFICS | Sustainable finance and investment classification system |
| SHUSA | Santander Holding USA, Inc |
| SME | Small and medium enterprises |
| SN | Sustainability note |
| SOx | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
| Spanish Corporate  Governance Code | CNMV's Good Governance Code for Listed Companies |
| Spanish Securities Markets  Act | Act 6/2023, of 17 March, on the Securities Markets and on Investment Services |
| SPF | Simple, Personal and Fair |
| SRB | European Single Resolution Board |
| SREP | Supervisory review and evaluation process |
| SRI | Socially responsible investment |
| SRT | Significant risk transfer |
| SSM | Single Supervisory Mechanism. The system of banking supervision in Europe. It is composed of the  ECB and the competent supervisory authorities of the participating EU countries |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics |
| sVaR | Stressed value at risk |
| SyRB | Systemic risk buffer |
| T&O | Technology & operations |
| TCFD | Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures |
| tCS | Tonne of crude steel |
| TJ | Terajoule |
| TLAC | Total loss-absorbing capacity requirement which is required to be met under the CRD V package |
| TLTRO | Targeted longer-term refinancing operations |
| TMT | Technology, media and telecom |
| TNAV | Tangible net asset value |
| TNFD | Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure |
| TPV | Total payments volume |
| TSR | Total shareholder return |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNEP FI | United Nations Environmental Programme Finance Initiative |
| UNGP | United Nations Guiding Principles |
| UoP | Use of Proceeds |
| US | United States of America |
| USD | United States dollar |
| VaE | Value at earnings |
| VaR | Value at risk |
| VAT | Value added tax |
| vkm | Vehicle-kilometer |
| Wealth | Wealth Management & Insurance (primary business segment) |
| YoY | Year-on-Year |

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AUDITOR'S REPORT

AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Annual report 2024561

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Auditor's](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_751)  [report](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_751) | |  | [Consolidated](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_763)  [financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_763) | |  | [Notes to the consolidated](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)  [financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781) | |  | [Appendix](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1141) | |  |
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A[uditor's report](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_751) [562](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_751)

[Consolidated financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_763) 512

[Consolidated balance sheets as of 31 December](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_766)

[2024, 2023 and 2022](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_766)513

[Consolidated income statements for the years](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_769)

[ended 31 December 2024, 2023 and 2022](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_769)517

[Consolidated statements of recognised income and expense](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_772)

[for the years ended 31 December](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_772)

[2024, 2023 and 2022](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_772)519

[Consolidated statements of changes in total equity for the](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_775)

[years ended 31 December 2024, 2023 and 2022](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_775)520

[Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_778)

[ended 31 December 2024, 2023 and 2022](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_778)526

[Notes to the consolidated financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)[588](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)

[1.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_784)[Introduction, basis of presentation of the](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_784)

[consolidated financial statements (consolidated](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_784)

[annual accounts) and other information](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_784)[589](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_784)

[2.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_805)[Accounting policies](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_805)[594](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_805)

[3.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_826)[Grupo Santander](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_826)[620](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_826)

[4.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_841)[Distribution of Banco Santander’s profit, shareholder](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_841)

[remuneration scheme and earnings per share](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_841)[624](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_841)

[5.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844)[Remuneration and other benefits paid to the Bank’s](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844)

[directors and senior managers](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844) [626](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_844)

[6.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_862)[Loans and advances to central banks and credit](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_862)

[institutions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_862)[639](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_862)

[7.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_865)[Debt securities](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_865)[640](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_865)

[8.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_868)[Equity instruments](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_868)[642](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_868)

[9.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_877)[Trading derivatives (assets and liabilities)](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_877)

[and short positions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_877)[643](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_877)

[10. Loans and advances to customers](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_880)[643](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_880)

[11. Trading derivatives](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_883) [649](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_883)

[12. Non-current assets](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_886) [649](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_886)

[13. Investments](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_889)[649](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_889)

[14. Insurance contracts linked to pensions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_892)[651](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_892)

[15. Liabilities under insurance contracts](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_895)[652](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_895)

[16. Tangible assets](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_898)[653](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_898)

[17. Intangible assets - Goodwill](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_901)[656](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_901)

[18. Intangible assets - Other intangible assets](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_904) [659](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_904)

[19. Other assets](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_910)[660](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_910)

[20. Deposits from central banks and credit institutions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_913)[661](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_913)

[21. Customer deposits](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_916)[661](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_916)

[22. Marketable debt securities](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_919)[662](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_919)

[23. Subordinated liabilities](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_922)[665](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_922)

[24. Other financial liabilities](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_928)[669](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_928)

[25. Provisions](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_931)[670](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_931)

[26. Other liabilities](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_943) [687](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_943)

[27. Tax matters](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_946)[688](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_946)

[28. Non-controlling interests](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_961)[695](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_961)

[29. Other comprehensive income](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_970)[696](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_970)

[30. Shareholders' equity](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_973) [702](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_973)

[31. Issued capital](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_976)[702](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_976)

[32. Share premium](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_979)[704](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_979)

[33. Accumulated retained earnings](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_982)[704](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_982)

[34. Other equity instruments and own shares](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_985)[705](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_985)

[35. Memorandum items](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_988)[706](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_988)

[36. Hedging derivatives](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_991)[706](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_991)

[37. Discontinued operations](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_997)[731](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_997)

[38. Interest income](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1000)[731](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1000)

[39. Interest expense](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1003)[731](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1003)

[40. Dividend income](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1006)[732](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1006)

[41. Commission income](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1009) [732](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1009)

[42. Commission expense](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1012)[732](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1012)

[43. Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1015) [732](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1015)

[44. Exchange differences, net](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1018)[733](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1018)

[45. Other operating income and expenses](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1021)[734](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1021)

[46. Staff costs](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1024)[734](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1024)

[47. Other general administrative expenses](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1039) [740](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1039)

[48. Gains or losses on non financial assets, net](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1051)[742](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1051)

[49. Gains or losses on non-current assets held for](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1054)

[sale not classified as discontinued operations](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1054)[742](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1054)

[50. Fair value of financial instruments](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1057) [742](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1057)

[51. Other disclosures](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1060)[759](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1060)

[52. Primary and secondary segments reporting](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1066)[772](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1066)

[53. Related parties](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1075)[785](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1075)

[54. Risk management](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1078)[788](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1078)

[55. Explanation added for translation to English](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1132)[823](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1132)

[Appendix](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1141)[824](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1141)

[Appendix I. Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1144)[825](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1144)

[Appendix II. Societies of which the Group owns more](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1162)

[than 5%, entities associated with Grupo Santander](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1162)

[and jointly controlled entities](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1162)[848](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1162)

[Appendix III. Issuing subsidiaries of shares and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1168)

[preference shares](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1168)[855](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1168)

[Appendix IV. Notifications of acquisitions and](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1174)

[disposals of investments in 202](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1174)4[856](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1174)

[Appendix V. Other information on the Group’s banks](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1177)[857](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1177)

[Appendix VI. Annual banking report](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1180)[864](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1180)

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AUDITOR'S REPORT

Annual report 2024563

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Auditor's](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_751)  [report](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_751) | |  | [Consolidated](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_763)  [financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_763) | |  | [Notes to the consolidated](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)  [financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781) | |  | [Appendix](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1141) | |  |
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Annual report 2024568

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CONSOLIDATED

FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

Annual report 2024573

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|  | [Contents](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_28) |  | [Auditor's](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_751)  [report](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_751) | |  | [Consolidated](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_763)  [financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_763) | |  | [Notes to the consolidated](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781)  [financial statements](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_781) | |  | [Appendix](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1141) | |  |
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Translation of the consolidated annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to the Group in Spain (see Notes 1

and 55). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish- version prevails.

Grupo Santander

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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2024, 2023 AND 2022 | | | | |
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| ASSETS | Note | 2024 | 2023A | 2022A |
| CASH, CASH BALANCES AT CENTRAL BANKS AND OTHER DEPOSITS ON DEMAND |  | 192,208 | 220,342 | 223,073 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS HELD FOR TRADING |  | 230,253 | 176,921 | 156,118 |
| Derivatives | 9 and 11 | 64,100 | 56,328 | 67,002 |
| Equity instruments | 8 | 16,636 | 15,057 | 10,066 |
| Debt securities | 7 | 82,646 | 62,124 | 41,403 |
| Loans and advances |  | 66,871 | 43,412 | 37,647 |
| Central banks | 6 | 12,966 | 17,717 | 11,595 |
| Credit institutions | 6 | 27,314 | 14,061 | 16,502 |
| Customers | 10 | 26,591 | 11,634 | 9,550 |
| NON-TRADING FINANCIAL ASSETS MANDATORILY AT  FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS |  | 6,130 | 5,910 | 5,713 |
| Equity instruments | 8 | 4,641 | 4,068 | 3,711 |
| Debt securities | 7 | 447 | 860 | 1,134 |
| Loans and advances |  | 1,042 | 982 | 868 |
| Central banks | 6 | — | — | — |
| Credit institutions | 6 | — | — | — |
| Customers | 10 | 1,042 | 982 | 868 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS DESIGNATED AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS |  | 7,915 | 9,773 | 8,989 |
| Debt securities | 7 | 2,897 | 3,095 | 2,542 |
| Loans and advances |  | 5,018 | 6,678 | 6,447 |
| Central banks | 6 | — | — | — |
| Credit institutions | 6 | 408 | 459 | 673 |
| Customers | 10 | 4,610 | 6,219 | 5,774 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |  | 89,898 | 83,308 | 85,239 |
| Equity instruments | 8 | 2,193 | 1,761 | 1,941 |
| Debt securities | 7 | 76,558 | 73,565 | 75,083 |
| Loans and advances |  | 11,147 | 7,982 | 8,215 |
| Central banks | 6 | — | — | — |
| Credit institutions | 6 | 363 | 313 | — |
| Customers | 10 | 10,784 | 7,669 | 8,215 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS AT AMORTIZED COST |  | 1,203,707 | 1,191,403 | 1,147,044 |
| Debt securities | 7 | 120,949 | 103,559 | 73,554 |
| Loans and advances |  | 1,082,758 | 1,087,844 | 1,073,490 |
| Central banks | 6 | 16,179 | 20,082 | 15,375 |
| Credit institutions | 6 | 55,537 | 57,917 | 46,518 |
| Customers | 10 | 1,011,042 | 1,009,845 | 1,011,597 |
| HEDGING DERIVATIVES | 36 | 5,672 | 5,297 | 8,069 |
| CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF HEDGED ITEMS IN  PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF INTEREST RATE RISK | 36 | (704) | (788) | (3,749) |
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| ASSETS | Note | 2024 | 2023A | 2022A |
| INVESTMENTS | 13 | 7,277 | 7,646 | 7,615 |
| Joint venture entities |  | 2,061 | 1,964 | 1,981 |
| Associated entities |  | 5,216 | 5,682 | 5,634 |
| ASSETS UNDER REINSURANCE CONTRACTS |  | 222 | 237 | 308 |
| TANGIBLE ASSETS |  | 32,087 | 33,882 | 34,073 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 16 | 31,212 | 32,926 | 33,044 |
| For own-use |  | 12,636 | 13,408 | 13,489 |
| Leased out under an operating lease |  | 18,576 | 19,518 | 19,555 |
| Investment properties | 16 | 875 | 956 | 1,029 |
| Of which leased out under an operating lease |  | 749 | 851 | 804 |
| INTANGIBLE ASSETS |  | 19,259 | 19,871 | 18,645 |
| Goodwill | 17 | 13,438 | 14,017 | 13,741 |
| Other intangible assets | 18 | 5,821 | 5,854 | 4,904 |
| TAX ASSETS |  | 30,596 | 31,390 | 29,987 |
| Current tax assets |  | 11,426 | 10,623 | 9,200 |
| Deferred tax assets | 27 | 19,170 | 20,767 | 20,787 |
| OTHER ASSETS |  | 8,559 | 8,856 | 10,082 |
| Insurance contracts linked to pensions | 14 | 81 | 93 | 104 |
| Inventories |  | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| Other | 19 | 8,472 | 8,756 | 9,967 |
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE | 12 | 4,002 | 3,014 | 3,453 |
| TOTAL ASSETS |  | 1,837,081 | 1,797,062 | 1,734,659 |

A.  Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 55 and appendices are an integral part of the consolidated balance sheet as of 31 December 2024 .

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| LIABILITIES | Note | 2024 | 2023A | 2022A |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES HELD FOR TRADING |  | 152,151 | 122,270 | 115,185 |
| Derivatives | 9 and 11 | 57,753 | 50,589 | 64,891 |
| Short positions | 9 | 35,830 | 26,174 | 22,515 |
| Deposits |  | 58,568 | 45,507 | 27,779 |
| Central banks | 20 | 13,300 | 7,808 | 5,757 |
| Credit institutions | 20 | 26,284 | 17,862 | 9,796 |
| Customers | 21 | 18,984 | 19,837 | 12,226 |
| Marketable debt securities | 22 | — | — | — |
| Other financial liabilities | 24 | — | — | — |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES DESIGNATED AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS |  | 36,360 | 40,367 | 40,268 |
| Deposits |  | 28,806 | 34,996 | 34,841 |
| Central banks | 20 | 1,774 | 1,209 | 1,740 |
| Credit institutions | 20 | 1,625 | 1,735 | 1,958 |
| Customers | 21 | 25,407 | 32,052 | 31,143 |
| Marketable debt securities | 22 | 7,554 | 5,371 | 5,427 |
| Other financial liabilities | 24 | — | — | — |
| Memorandum items: subordinated liabilities | 23 | — | — | — |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT AMORTIZED COST |  | 1,484,322 | 1,468,703 | 1,423,858 |
| Deposits |  | 1,126,439 | 1,125,308 | 1,111,887 |
| Central banks | 20 | 24,882 | 48,782 | 76,952 |
| Credit institutions | 20 | 90,012 | 81,246 | 68,582 |
| Customers | 21 | 1,011,545 | 995,280 | 966,353 |
| Marketable debt securities | 22 | 317,967 | 303,208 | 274,912 |
| Other financial liabilities | 24 | 39,916 | 40,187 | 37,059 |
| Memorandum items: subordinated liabilities | 23 | 35,813 | 30,912 | 25,926 |
| HEDGING DERIVATIVES | 36 | 4,752 | 7,656 | 9,228 |
| CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF HEDGED ITEMS IN  PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF INTEREST RATE RISK | 36 | (9) | 55 | (117) |
| LIABILITIES UNDER INSURANCE CONTRACTS | 15 | 17,829 | 17,799 | 16,426 |
| PROVISIONS | 25 | 8,407 | 8,441 | 8,149 |
| Pensions and other post-retirement obligations |  | 1,731 | 2,225 | 2,392 |
| Other long term employee benefits |  | 915 | 880 | 950 |
| Taxes and other legal contingencies |  | 2,717 | 2,715 | 2,074 |
| Contingent liabilities and commitments |  | 710 | 702 | 734 |
| Other provisions |  | 2,334 | 1,919 | 1,999 |
| TAX LIABILITIES |  | 9,598 | 9,932 | 9,468 |
| Current tax liabilities |  | 3,322 | 3,846 | 3,040 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 27 | 6,276 | 6,086 | 6,428 |
| OTHER LIABILITIES | 26 | 16,344 | 17,598 | 14,609 |
| LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE |  | — | — | — |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES |  | 1,729,754 | 1,692,821 | 1,637,074 |

Annual report 2024576

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| EQUITY | Note | 2024 | 2023A | 2022A |
| SHAREHOLDERS´ EQUITY | 30 | 135,196 | 130,443 | 124,732 |
| CAPITAL | 31 | 7,576 | 8,092 | 8,397 |
| Called up paid capital |  | 7,576 | 8,092 | 8,397 |
| Unpaid capital which has been called up |  | — | — | — |
| SHARE PREMIUM | 32 | 40,079 | 44,373 | 46,273 |
| EQUITY INSTRUMENTS ISSUED OTHER THAN CAPITAL | 34 | — | 720 | 688 |
| Equity component of the compound financial instrument |  | — | — | — |
| Other equity instruments issued |  | — | 720 | 688 |
| OTHER EQUITY | 34 | 217 | 195 | 175 |
| ACCUMULATED RETAINED EARNINGS | 33 | 82,326 | 74,114 | 66,702 |
| REVALUATION RESERVES | 33 | — | — | — |
| OTHER RESERVES | 33 | (5,976) | (5,751) | (5,454) |
| Reserves or accumulated losses in joint venture investments |  | 1,831 | 1,762 | 1,553 |
| Others |  | (7,807) | (7,513) | (7,007) |
| (-) OWN SHARES | 34 | (68) | (1,078) | (675) |
| PROFIT OR LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PARENT |  | 12,574 | 11,076 | 9,605 |
| (-) INTERIM DIVIDENDS | 4 | (1,532) | (1,298) | (979) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OR LOSS | 29 | (36,595) | (35,020) | (35,628) |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss |  | (4,757) | (5,212) | (4,635) |
| Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss |  | (31,838) | (29,808) | (30,993) |
| NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST | 28 | 8,726 | 8,818 | 8,481 |
| Other comprehensive income or loss |  | (2,020) | (1,559) | (1,856) |
| Other items |  | 10,746 | 10,377 | 10,337 |
| TOTAL EQUITY |  | 107,327 | 104,241 | 97,585 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  | 1,837,081 | 1,797,062 | 1,734,659 |
| MEMORANDUM ITEMS: OFF BALANCE SHEET AMOUNTS | 35 |  |  |  |
| Loan commitments granted |  | 302,861 | 279,589 | 274,075 |
| Financial guarantees granted |  | 16,901 | 15,435 | 12,856 |
| Other commitments granted |  | 134,493 | 113,273 | 92,672 |

A. Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 55 and appendices are an integral part of the consolidated balance sheet as of 31 December 2024.

Annual report 2024577

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| Interest income | 38 | 112,735 | 105,252 | 71,430 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 7,324 | 5,995 | 5,479 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost |  | 84,309 | 77,701 | 59,214 |
| Other interest income |  | 21,102 | 21,556 | 6,737 |
| Interest expense | 39 | (66,067) | (61,991) | (32,811) |
| Interest income/(charges) |  | 46,668 | 43,261 | 38,619 |
| Dividend income | 40 | 714 | 571 | 488 |
| Income from companies accounted for using the equity method | 13 | 711 | 613 | 702 |
| Commission income | 41 | 17,602 | 16,321 | 15,867 |
| Commission expense | 42 | (4,592) | (4,264) | (4,077) |
| Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured  at fair value through profit or loss, net | 43 | (114) | 96 | 149 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost |  | (190) | (3) | 34 |
| Other financial assets and liabilities |  | 76 | 99 | 115 |
| Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading, net | 43 | 1,459 | 2,322 | 842 |
| Reclassification of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | — | — | — |
| Reclassification of financial assets at amortized cost |  | — | — | — |
| Other gains (losses) |  | 1,459 | 2,322 | 842 |
| Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily  at fair value through profit or loss | 43 | 495 | 204 | 162 |
| Reclassification of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | — | — | — |
| Reclassification of financial assets at amortized cost |  | — | — | — |
| Other gains (losses) |  | 495 | 204 | 162 |
| Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities measured  at fair value through profit or loss, net | 43 | 691 | (93) | 968 |
| Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net | 43 | 16 | 63 | 74 |
| Exchange differences, net | 44 | (274) | 41 | (542) |
| Other operating incomeB | 45 | 803 | 1,104 | 1,510 |
| Other operating expenses | 45 | (2,324) | (2,827) | (2,803) |
| Income from insurance and reinsurance contracts |  | 470 | 460 | 2,698 |
| Expenses from insurance and reinsurance contracts |  | (449) | (449) | (2,540) |

Annual report 2024578

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| Total income |  | 61,876 | 57,423 | 52,117 |
| Administrative expenses |  | (22,740) | (22,241) | (20,918) |
| Staff costs | 46 | (14,328) | (13,726) | (12,547) |
| Other general administrative expenses | 47 | (8,412) | (8,515) | (8,371) |
| Depreciation and amortisation cost | 16 and 18 | (3,294) | (3,184) | (2,985) |
| Provisions or reversal of provisions, net | 25 | (3,883) | (2,678) | (1,881) |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured  at fair value through  profit or loss and net gains and losses from changes |  | (12,644) | (12,956) | (10,863) |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | — | (44) | (7) |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 10 | (12,644) | (12,912) | (10,856) |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment of investments in  subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, net | 17 and 18 | — | — | — |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment on non-financial assets, net |  | (628) | (237) | (239) |
| Tangible assets | 16 | (386) | (136) | (140) |
| Intangible assets | 17 and 18 | (231) | (73) | (75) |
| Others |  | (11) | (28) | (24) |
| Gain or losses on non-financial assets and investments, net | 48 | 367 | 313 | 12 |
| Negative goodwill recognized in results |  | — | 39 | — |
| Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale  not classified as discontinued operations | 49 | (27) | (20) | 7 |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax |  | 19,027 | 16,459 | 15,250 |
| Tax expense or income from continuing operations | 27 | (5,283) | (4,276) | (4,486) |
| Profit/(loss) from continuing operations |  | 13,744 | 12,183 | 10,764 |
| Profit/(loss) after tax from discontinued operations | 37 | — | — | — |
| Profit/(loss) for the year |  | 13,744 | 12,183 | 10,764 |
| Profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests | 28 | 1,170 | 1,107 | 1,159 |
| Profit/(loss) attributable to the parent |  | 12,574 | 11,076 | 9,605 |
| Earnings/(losses) per share |  |  |  |  |
| Basic | 4 | 0.771 | 0.654 | 0.539 |
| Diluted | 4 | 0.768 | 0.651 | 0.537 |

A. Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 55 and appendices are an integral part of the consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 December  2024 .

B. Includes EUR -1,225 million at 31 December 2024 (EUR -1,016 and EUR -674 at 31 December 2023 and 2022, respectively) derived from the net loss generated in

Argentina as a result of the application of IAS 29 Financial reporting in hyperinflationary economies.

Annual report 2024579

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| CONSOLIDATED PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR |  | 13,744 | 12,183 | 10,764 |
| OTHER RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE |  | (2,339) | 614 | (2,660) |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | 29 | 219 | (964) | (399) |
| Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit pension plans |  | (584) | (1,038) | (56) |
| Non-current assets held for sale |  | — | — | — |
| Other recognised income and expense of investments in  subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates |  | (3) | (5) | 17 |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other  comprehensive income |  | 447 | (162) | (497) |
| Gains or losses resulting from the accounting for hedges of equity instruments measured at  fair value through other comprehensive income, net | 36 | — | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other  comprehensive income (hedged item) |  | 20 | (29) | 18 |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other  comprehensive income (hedging instrument) |  | (20) | 29 | (18) |
| Changes in the fair value of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss  attributable to changes in credit risk |  | 277 | (120) | 88 |
| Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified |  | 82 | 361 | 49 |
| Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss | 29 | (2,558) | 1,578 | (2,261) |
| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations (effective portion) | 36 | 420 | (1,888) | (2,467) |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | 420 | (1,888) | (2,467) |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | — | — | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — | — |
| Exchanges differences |  | (3,047) | 1,017 | 3,658 |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | (3,047) | 1,009 | 3,658 |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | — | 8 | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — | — |
| Cash flow hedges (effective portion) | 36 | 558 | 2,592 | (3,016) |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | (698) | (30) | (1,762) |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | 1,256 | 2,622 | (1,254) |
| Transferred to initial carrying amount of hedged items |  | — | — | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — | — |
| Hedging instruments (items not designated) | 36 | — | — | — |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | — | — | — |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | — | — | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — | — |
| Debt instruments at fair value with changes in other comprehensive income |  | (493) | 858 | (2,086) |
| Revaluation gains (losses) | 29 | (447) | 852 | (2,591) |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | (46) | 6 | (99) |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — | 604 |
| Non-current assets held for sale |  | — | — | — |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | — | — | — |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | — | — | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — | — |
| Share of other recognised income and expense of investments |  | (108) | 19 | 85 |
| Income tax relating to items that may be reclassified to profit or loss |  | 112 | (1,020) | 1,565 |
| Total recognised income and expenses for the year |  | 11,405 | 12,797 | 8,104 |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 709 | 1,401 | 1,410 |
| Attributable to the parent |  | 10,696 | 11,396 | 6,694 |

A.  Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 55 and appendices are an integral part of the consolidated statement of recognised income and expense for the year ended 31 December

2024 .

Annual report 2024580

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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024, 2023 AND 2022 | | | | | |
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|  | Capital | Share  premium | Equity  instruments  issued (not  capital) | Other equity  instruments | Accumulated  retained  earnings |
| Balance at 31 December 2023A | 8,092 | 44,373 | 720 | 195 | 74,114 |
| Adjustments due to errors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adjustments due to changes in accounting policies | — | — | — | — | — |
| Opening balance at 1 January 2024A | 8,092 | 44,373 | 720 | 195 | 74,114 |
| Total recognised income and expense | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other changes in equity | (516) | (4,294) | (720) | 22 | 8,212 |
| Issuance of ordinary shares | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of other financial instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maturity of other financial instruments | — | — | (751) | — | — |
| Conversion of financial liabilities into equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital reduction | (516) | (4,294) | — | — | — |
| Dividends | — | — | — | — | (1,485) |
| Purchase of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Disposal of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from equity to liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from liabilities to equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfers between equity items | — | — | — | — | 9,697 |
| Increases (decreases) due to business combinations | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share-based payment | — | — | — | (62) | — |
| Others increases or (-) decreases in equity | — | — | 31 | 84 | — |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 7,576 | 40,079 | — | 217 | 82,326 |

A.  Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 55 and appendices are an integral part of the consolidated statement of changes in total equity for the year ended 31 December  2024.

Annual report 2024581

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| — | (5,751) | (1,078) | 11,076 | (1,298) | (35,020) | (1,559) | 10,377 | 104,241 |
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| — | — | — | 12,574 | — | (1,878) | (461) | 1,170 | 11,405 |
| — | (225) | 1,010 | (11,076) | (234) | 303 | — | (801) | (8,319) |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (590) | (1,341) |
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| — | 516 | 4,294 | — | — | — | — | (93) | (93) |
| — | — | — | — | (1,532) | — | — | (660) | (3,677) |
| — | — | (4,038) | — | — | — | — | — | (4,038) |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (8) | (8) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (62) |
| — | (534) | — | — | — | — | — | 557 | 138 |
| — | (5,976) | (68) | 12,574 | (1,532) | (36,595) | (2,020) | 10,746 | 107,327 |

Annual report 2024582

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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024, 2023 AND 2022 | | | | | |
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| Balance at 31 December 2022A | 8,397 | 46,273 | 688 | 175 | 66,702 |
| Adjustments due to errors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adjustments due to changes in accounting policies | — | — | — | — | — |
| Opening balance at 1 January 2023A | 8,397 | 46,273 | 688 | 175 | 66,702 |
| Total recognised income and expense | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other changes in equity | (305) | (1,900) | 32 | 20 | 7,412 |
| Issuance of ordinary shares | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of other financial instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maturity of other financial instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conversion of financial liabilities into equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital reduction | (305) | (1,900) | — | — | — |
| Dividends | — | — | — | — | (963) |
| Purchase of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Disposal of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from equity to liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from liabilities to equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfers between equity items | — | — | — | — | 8,375 |
| Increases (decreases) due to business combinations | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share-based payment | — | — | — | (60) | — |
| Others increases or (-) decreases in equity | — | — | 32 | 80 | — |
| Balance at 31 December 2023A | 8,092 | 44,373 | 720 | 195 | 74,114 |

A.  Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 55 and appendices are an integral part of the consolidated statement of changes in total equity for the year ended 31 December  2024 .

Annual report 2024583

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| — | (5,454) | (675) | 9,605 | (979) | (35,628) | (1,856) | 10,337 | 97,585 |
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| — | — | — | 11,076 | — | 320 | 294 | 1,107 | 12,797 |
| — | (297) | (403) | (9,605) | (319) | 288 | 3 | (1,067) | (6,141) |
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| — | (37) | — | (9,605) | 979 | 288 | 3 | (3) | — |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (60) |
| — | (578) | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | (419) |
| — | (5,751) | (1,078) | 11,076 | (1,298) | (35,020) | (1,559) | 10,377 | 104,241 |

Annual report 2024584

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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024, 2023 AND 2022 | | | | | |
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| Balance at 31 December 2021A | 8,670 | 47,979 | 658 | 152 | 60,273 |
| Adjustments due to errors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adjustments due to changes in accounting policies | — | — | — | — | — |
| Opening balance at 1 January 2022A | 8,670 | 47,979 | 658 | 152 | 60,273 |
| Total recognised income and expense | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other changes in equity | (273) | (1,706) | 30 | 23 | 6,429 |
| Issuance of ordinary shares | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of other financial instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maturity of other financial instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conversion of financial liabilities into equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital reduction | (273) | (1,706) | — | — | — |
| Dividends | — | — | — | — | (869) |
| Purchase of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Disposal of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from equity to liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from liabilities to equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfers between equity items | — | — | — | — | 7,298 |
| Increases (decreases) due to business combinations | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share-based payment | — | — | — | (49) | — |
| Others increases or (-) decreases in equity | — | — | 30 | 72 | — |
| Balance at 31 December 2022A | 8,397 | 46,273 | 688 | 175 | 66,702 |

A.  Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 55 and appendices are an integral part of the consolidated statement of changes in total equity for the year ended 31 December 2024 .

Annual report 2024585

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| — | — | — | 9,605 | — | (2,911) | 251 | 1,159 | 8,104 |
| — | (977) | 219 | (8,124) | (143) | 2 | (3) | (3,049) | (7,572) |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (756) | (756) |
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| — | 273 | 1,706 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | (979) | — | — | (500) | (2,348) |
| — | — | (2,050) | — | — | — | — | — | (2,050) |
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| — | (12) | — | (8,124) | 836 | 2 | (3) | 3 | — |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (49) |
| — | (1,245) | — | — | — | — | — | (1,836) | (2,979) |
| — | (5,454) | (675) | 9,605 | (979) | (35,628) | (1,856) | 10,337 | 97,585 |

Annual report 2024586

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| A. CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  | (24,155) | 5,015 | 27,706 |
| Profit or loss for the year |  | 13,744 | 12,183 | 10,764 |
| Adjustments made to obtain the cash flows from operating activities |  | 28,361 | 26,948 | 23,970 |
| Depreciation and amortisation cost |  | 3,294 | 3,184 | 2,985 |
| Other adjustments |  | 25,067 | 23,764 | 20,985 |
| Net increase/(decrease) in operating assets |  | 117,996 | 74,982 | 108,774 |
| Financial assets held-for-trading |  | 62,460 | 18,332 | 30,837 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss |  | 31 | 286 | 218 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  | (1,850) | 874 | (7,083) |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 10,225 | (4,470) | (22,358) |
| Financial assets at amortized cost |  | 45,995 | 60,525 | 105,618 |
| Other operating assets |  | 1,135 | (565) | 1,542 |
| Net increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities |  | 57,616 | 46,080 | 107,244 |
| Financial liabilities held-for-trading |  | 34,256 | 5,450 | 29,533 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss |  | (3,854) | (11) | 27,705 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost |  | 34,164 | 40,138 | 55,595 |
| Other operating liabilities |  | (6,950) | 503 | (5,589) |
| Income tax recovered/(paid) |  | (5,880) | (5,214) | (5,498) |
| B. CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  | (3,712) | (5,366) | (3,898) |
| Payments |  | 11,355 | 15,056 | 11,776 |
| Tangible assets | 16 | 8,494 | 11,446 | 9,066 |
| Intangible assets | 18 | 2,104 | 2,197 | 1,774 |
| Investments | 13 | 686 | 139 | 152 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |  | 71 | 1,274 | 784 |
| Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities |  | — | — | — |
| Other payments related to investing activities |  | — | — | — |
| Proceeds |  | 7,643 | 9,690 | 7,878 |
| Tangible assets | 16 | 5,966 | 7,074 | 5,558 |
| Intangible assets | 18 | — | — | — |
| Investments | 13 | 681 | 814 | 533 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |  | 8 | 885 | 734 |
| Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities | 12 | 988 | 917 | 1,053 |
| Other proceeds related to investing activities |  | — | — | — |
| C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  | (5,510) | (2,058) | (9,964) |
| Payments |  | 14,045 | 10,187 | 10,665 |
| Dividends | 4 | 3,017 | 2,261 | 1,848 |
| Subordinated liabilities | 23 | 4,096 | 2,931 | 2,291 |
| Redemption of own equity instruments |  | 751 | — | — |
| Acquisition of own equity instruments |  | 4,038 | 3,109 | 2,050 |
| Other payments related to financing activities |  | 2,143 | 1,886 | 4,476 |
| Proceeds |  | 8,535 | 8,129 | 701 |
| Subordinated liabilities | 23 | 7,001 | 7,007 | 119 |
| Issuance of own equity instruments |  | — | — | — |
| Disposal of own equity instruments |  | 765 | 825 | 573 |
| Other proceeds related to financing activities |  | 769 | 297 | 9 |

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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED 2024, 2023 AND 2022 | | | | |
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|  | Note | 2024 | 2023A | 2022A |
| D. EFFECT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCES |  | 5,243 | (322) | (1,460) |
| E. NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSB |  | (28,134) | (2,731) | 12,384 |
| F. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF THE YEAR |  | 220,342 | 223,073 | 210,689 |
| G. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR |  | 192,208 | 220,342 | 223,073 |
| COMPONENTS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR |  |  |  |  |
| Cash |  | 9,253 | 8,621 | 8,929 |
| Cash equivalents at central banks |  | 170,914 | 199,932 | 200,830 |
| Other financial assets |  | 12,041 | 11,789 | 13,314 |
| Less, bank overdrafts refundable on demand |  | — | — | — |
| TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR |  | 192,208 | 220,342 | 223,073 |
| In which, restricted cash |  | — | — | — |

A. Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

B. During 2024, the variation is primarily due to balance sheet management, focusing on liquidity optimization and investment in liquid assets for interest rate risk

management, without resulting in any deterioration in the liquidity position, which has remained stable throughout the year (see also Note 54, Liquidity Risk section).

The accompanying notes 1 to 55 and appendices are an integral part of the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December  2024 .

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NOTES TO THE

CONSOLIDATED

FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

Annual report 2024589

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Banco Santander, S.A., and Companies

composing Grupo Santander

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (consolidated

annual accounts) for the year ended  31 December 2024 .

1. Introduction, basis of presentation

of the consolidated financial

statements (consolidated annual

accounts) and other information

a) Introduction

Banco Santander, S.A.  ('the parent'  or 'Banco Santander'), is a

private-law entity subject to the rules and regulations applicable to

banks  operating in  Spain, where it was constituted and currently

maintains its legal domicile, which is paseo de Pereda, numbers 9

to 12, 39004, Santander, Spain.

The principal headquarters of Banco Santander are located in

Ciudad Grupo Santander, Avenida Cantabria s/n, 28660, Boadilla

del Monte, Madrid, S pain .

The corporate purpose of Banco Santander, S.A. mainly entails

carrying out all kinds of activities, operations and services inherent

to the banking business in general and permitted by current

legislation, and the acquisition, holding, enjoyment and disposal of

all kinds of securities.

In addition to the operations carried on directly by it, Banco

Santander  is the head of a group of subsidiaries that engage in

various business activities and which compose, together with it,

Grupo Santander ('Santander' or 'the Group'). Therefore, Banco

Santander is obliged to prepare, in addition to its own separate

financial statements, the Group's consolidated financial

statements, which also include the interests in joint ventures and

investments in associates.

At 31 December  2024 , Grupo Santander  consisted of 735

subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A. In addition, other 205

companies are associates of the Group, joint ventures or

companies of which the Group holds more than 5% (excluding the

Group companies of negligible interest with respect to the fair

presentation that the annual accounts must express).

Grupo Santander consolidated financial statements for 2022 were

approved by the shareholders at the group´s annual general

meeting on 31 March 2023. Grupo Santander consolidated

financial statements for 2023 were approved by the shareholders

at the group´s annual general meeting on 22 March 2024. The

Group's 2024 consolidated financial statements, the financial

statements of the parent and of substantially all the Group

companies have not been approved yet by their shareholders at the

respective annual general meetings. However, Banco Santander

board of directors considers that the aforementioned financial

statements will be approved without any significant changes.

b) Basis of presentation of the consolidated

financial statements

Under Regulation (EC) n.º 1606/2002 of the European Parliament

and of the Council of 19 July 2002 all companies governed by the

law of an EU Member State and whose securities are admitted to

trading on a regulated market of any Member State must prepare

their consolidated financial statements for the years beginning on

or after 1 January 2005 in conformity with the International

Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') previously adopted by the

European Union ('EU-IFRS').

In order to adapt the accounting system of Spanish credit

institutions with the principles and criteria established by the IFRS

adopted by the European Union ('EU-IFRS'), the Bank of Spain

published circular 4/2017, dated 27 November 2017, on Public and

Confidential Financial Reporting Standards and Financial

Statement Formats and the following regulations.

Particularly, during 2023 and 2021, the Bank of Spain published

Circulars 1/2023 of 24 February of 2023, and 6/2021 of 22

December of 2021, amending Circular 4/2017 of 27 November to

credit institutions on Public and Confidential Financial Reporting

Standards and Financial Statement Formats.

Grupo Santander consolidated financial statements for 2024 were

authorised by the Bank's directors (at the board meeting on 25

February 2025) in accordance with International Financial

Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and with

Bank of Spain circular 4/2017 and subsequent modifications, and

Spanish corporate and commercial law applicable to the Group,

using the basis of consolidation, accounting policies and

measurement bases set forth in note 2, accordingly, they present

fairly the Group's equity and financial position at 31 December

2024, 2023 and  2022  and the consolidated results of its operations

and the consolidated cash flows in 2024, 2023 and 2022. These

consolidated annual accounts have been prepared on the basis of

the accounting records held by Banco Santander and by each of the

other companies of the Group, and include the adjustments and

reclassifications required to standardise the accounting policies

and valuation criteria applied by Grupo Santander.

The notes to the consolidated financial statements contain

additional information to that presented in the consolidated

balance sheet, consolidated income statement, consolidated

statement of recognised income and expense, consolidated

statement of changes in total equity and consolidated statement of

cash flows. The notes provide, in a clear, relevant, reliable and

comparable manner, narrative descriptions and breakdowns of

these statements.

The figures of the consolidated annual accounts are presented in

millions of euros unless another alternative monetary unit is

indicated, rounded to the nearest million unit.

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Adoption of new standards and interpretations issued

The following modifications came into force and were adopted by

the European Union in 2024 :

• Amendment to IFRS 16 Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback

requires a seller-lessee to subsequently measure lease liabilities

arising from a leaseback without recognising any amount of the

gain or loss that relates to the right of use retained. This new

requirement does not prevent a seller-lessee from recognising in

profit or loss any gain or loss relating to the partial or full

termination of a lease.

• Classification of Liabilities, amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of

Financial Statements, considering non-current liabilities those in

which the entity has the possibility of deferring payment for

more than 12 months from the closing date of the reporting

period.

Likewise, an additional amendment to IAS 1 on the classification

of liabilities with covenants as current or non-current has been

approved, specifying that covenants that must be complied with

after the reporting date do not affect the classification of

liabilities and require additionally their respective breakdowns.

They should be applied retrospectively in accordance with the

normal requirements of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in

Accounting Estimates and Errors.

• IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments:

Additional disclosures are required for companies entering into

supplier financing arrangements. The objective of the new

disclosures is to provide information on Supplier Finance

Arrangements (SFA) that allows investors to evaluate the effects

on an entity's liabilities, cash flows and liquidity risk exposure.

The application of the aforementioned amendments to accounting

standards and interpretations did not have any material effects on

Grupo Santander consolidated financial statements.

Likewise, at the date of approval of these consolidated annual

accounts, the following standards which effectively came into

force have effective dates after 31 December 2024:

• IAS 21 Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates: IAS

21 established the requirements to apply when there is a

temporary lack of interchangeability between two currencies,

but did not give indications when this situation was not

temporary. Given this scenario, IAS 21 has been modified

establishing the criteria to identify these situations, specifying

how entities should estimate the spot exchange rate, the

methodologies and data to be considered, as well as the

associated disclosure requirements. It will be applicable from 1

January 2025.

Finally, at the date of approval of these consolidated annual

accounts, the following standards which effectively come into

force after 31 December 2024 had not yet been adopted by the

European Union:

• Amendments to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 7 Financial

Instruments: Disclosures: (i) amendments to classification and

measurement requirements related to the assessment of

contractual cash flows of certain financial assets (with ESG

characteristics, non-recourse or contractually linked); (ii) an

accounting policy option for the derecognition of financial

liabilities settled through an electronic payment system is

included; (iii) the disclosure requirements related to equity

instruments designated at fair value through other

comprehensive income are amended; (iv) disclosure

requirements are included for financial instruments with

contingent characteristics that may modify their contractual cash

flows. These amendments will be applicable from 1 January

2026.

• Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 -  Nature-dependent electricity

contracts for electricity contracts dependent on energy sources

and susceptible to variations due to uncontrollable factors, such

as weather conditions, this modification: (i) clarifies the

application of the 'own use' requirements; (ii) allows hedge

accounting if these contracts were used as hedging instruments;

and, (iii) adds new filing requirements for greater clarity on the

impact of these contracts. These modifications will be applicable

form 1 January 2026.

• Amendments to IFRS Improvement Cycle: introduces minor

amendments, effective from 1 January 2026, to the following

standards:

• IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting

Standards, for hedge accounting in first adoption.

• IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures: updated references

and alignment with IFRS 13, as well as clarifications in the

Implementation Guidance.

• IFRS 9 Financial Instruments: amendment to apply

derecognition criteria to lease liabilities recorded by the lessee

and replacement of the term 'transaction price' with 'the

amount determined in accordance with IFRS 15'.

• IFRS10 Consolidated Financial Statements: Determining a 'de

facto agent'.

• IAS 7 Statement of Cashflows: replacing the term 'cost method'

with 'cost'.

• IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements,

which replaces IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements: this is

the new standard with a focus on updates to the statement of

profit or loss. The key new concepts introduced in IFRS 18 relate

to: (i) the structure of the statement of profit or loss; (ii) required

disclosures in the financial statements for certain profit or loss

performance measures that are reported outside an entity's

financial statements (that is, management-defined performance

measures); and (iii) enhanced principles on aggregation and

disaggregation which apply to the primary financial statements

and notes in general. Applicable from 1 January 2027.

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• IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures:

this new standard works alongside other IFRS Accounting

Standards. An eligible subsidiary applies the requirements in

other IFRS Accounting Standards except for the disclosure

requirements and instead applies the reduced disclosure

requirements in IFRS 19. A subsidiary is eligible if: (i) it does not

have public accountability; and (ii) it has an ultimate or

intermediate parent that produces consolidated financial

statements available for public use that comply with IFRS

Accounting Standards. Applicable from 1 January 2027.

During 2024, the Group has started a project with the aim of

adapting its accounting policies related to hedging transactions to

the requirements on hedge accounting established in Chapter 6 of

IFRS 9, in accordance with IFRS' accounting options related to this

subject. The Group expects to complete the project throughout

2025 without significant impacts.

Grupo Santander is currently analyzing the possible effects of

these new standards and interpretations, and unless expressly

indicated otherwise, no significant impacts are expected from their

application.

All accounting policies and measurement bases with a material

effect on the consolidated financial statements for 2024 were

applied in the preparation of these consolidated annual accounts.

c) Use of critical estimates

The consolidated  results and the determination of  consolidated

equity are sensitive to the accounting policies, measurement bases

and estimates used by the directors of Banco Santander in

preparing the  consolidated  financial statements.

The main accounting policies and measurement bases are set forth

in note 2.

In the consolidated  financial statements estimates were

occasionally made by the senior management of Grupo Santander

in order to quantify certain of the assets, liabilities, income,

expenses and obligations reported herein. These estimates, which

were made on the basis of the best information available, relate

basically to the following:

• The impairment losses on certain assets: it applies to financial

assets at fair value through other comprehensive income,

financial assets at amortised cost, non-current assets held for

sale, investments, tangible assets and intangible assets (see

notes 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18 and 54).

• The assumptions used in the actuarial calculation of the post-

employment benefit liabilities and commitments and other

obligations (see note 25).

• The useful life of the tangible and intangible assets (see notes 16

and 18).

• The measurement of goodwill arising on consolidation (see note

17).

• The calculation of provisions and the consideration of contingent

liabilities (see note 25).

• The fair value of certain unquoted assets and liabilities (see notes

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 21 and 22).

• The recoverability of deferred tax assets  (see note 27).

• The fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and the

liabilities assumed in business combinations  in accordance with

IFRS 3 (see note 17).

To update the previous estimates, the Group's management has

taken into account the current macroeconomic scenario resulting

from the complex geopolitical situation and the changes in

inflation levels and interest rates.

For this reason, the Management of the Group has particularly

evaluated the uncertainties caused by the current environment in

relation to credit, liquidity and market risk, taking into account the

best information available, to estimate the impact on the

provisions for impairment of the credit portfolio, on the rates of

interest, and in the valuation of debt instruments, developing in

the notes the main estimates made during the period ended

December 31, 2024 (see notes 10, 17, 50 and 54).

Although these estimates have been made on the basis of the best

information available at the end of the year 2024, and considering

information updated at the date of preparation of these

consolidated annual accounts, it is possible that events that may

take place in the future may make it necessary to modify them

(upwards or downwards) in the coming years, which would be

done, if appropriate, in a prospective manner, recognising the

effects of the change in estimate in the corresponding consolidated

income statement.

d) Information relating to  2023 and 2022

The information contained in the consolidated financial statements

for the financial years  2023 and 2022 was prepared with the

standards in force in said years, and exclusively for comparative

purposes with the information relating to the year ended 31

December  2024.

Regarding the first application of IFRS 17, it has been restated the

balance sheet information relating to 'Liabilities under insurance

contracts' corresponding to the years closed on 31 December

2022, of a portfolio of products for an amount of approximately

EUR 16 billion (see Note 2.i).

Additionally, the segment information corresponding to the years

ended 31 December 2023 and 2022 was restated for comparative

purposes. In accordance with the Group's organizational structure,

as required by IFRS 8 (see note 52).

In order to interpret the changes in the balances with respect to 31

December  2024 , it is necessary to take into consideration the

exchange rate effect arising from the volume of foreign currency

balances held by Grupo Santander in view of its geographic

diversity (see note 52.b) and the impact of the appreciation/

depreciation of the various currencies against the euro in 2024 ,

based on the exchange rates at the end of 2024 : Mexican peso

(-13.28%), US dollar (6.39%), Brazilian real (-16.53%), Sterling

pound ( 4.62%), Chilean peso (-6.52%), and Polish zloty (1.59%); as

well as the evolution of the comparable average rates: Mexican

peso (-2.87% ), US dollar (-0.06% ), Brazilian real (-7.09% ), Sterling

pound (2.74%), Chilean peso ( -11.18%) and Polish zloty (5.41%).

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e) Capital management

i. Regulatory and economic capital

Credit institutions must meet a series of minimum capital and

liquidity requirements. These minimum requirements are

regulated by the European Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR)

directly applicable under the Spanish legal system, and by the

Capital Requirements Directive (CRD).

On 19 June 2024, the final update of the banking package was

published in the Official Journal of the European Union  Regulation

(EU) 2024/1623 (CRR3) amending the CRR as  regards

requirements for credit risk, credit valuation adjustment risk,

operational risk, market risk and the output floor and also Directive

(EU) 2024/1619 (CRD6), amending the CRD as regards

requirements for supervisory powers, sanctions, third-country

branches, and environmental, social and governance risks.

The update of the banking package aims firstly to implement Basel

III final reforms and, secondly, to enhance the standardisation of

banking supervision in the European Union (EU).

The CRR3 introduces greater sensitivity to standardised metrics, to

reduce the variability of risk-weighted assets between institutions

using internal models for capital requirement calculation and

facilitate the comparability among banks.

The goal of achieving more robust supervision and protection of

financial stability in the CRD6 is expressed in a series of provisions

concerning fit-and-proper requirements, extending the scope by

revising certain definitions and additions on the establishment of

third-country branches in the EU in order to achieve greater

regulatory harmonization and better supervision of this type of

entities.

The CRR3 and CRD6 came into force on 9 July 2024. Although early

implementation was established for certain provisions, such as

certain definitions that may affect the scope of consolidation or the

capital requirements for crypto assets exposures, most of the

changes were not applicable until 1 January 2025. At the same

time the regulatory authority has imposed a delay for certain

changes, due to issues resulting from difficulty in their

implementation by institutions or to level the playing field with

respect to other comparable jurisdictions. Specifically, the new

regulation for the new market risk capital calculation approach

(FRTB), linked to the standards already published by the Basel

Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) in 2017, will be delayed

to 1st of January 2026 at the earliest. The Commission and the

Council, without opposition from the Parliament, have issued a

delegated act stipulating a delay of 12 months for the application

of this standard, which is generating uncertainty regarding the

form, content and date of implementation of this approach in other

comparable jurisdictions, such as the UK and USA.

This delay, which was published in July 2024, is accompanied by a

delay in the rules regulating the Trading and Banking Book

Boundary allocating instruments between investment and trading

books for prudential purposes, the definition of trading and

investment desks, the rules regarding the prudential recognition of

internal risk transfers between investment and trading books, the

treatment of structural FX and newest market risk reporting and

disclosure framework.

For the calculation of the output floor banks have to use the FRTB

SA model for calculating the market share of the output floor and

compare it with the results from the internal model or CRR2

market standardized model, depending on the use by each

institution. Therefore, this is the only metric in which  FRTB SA is, as

today official and binding.

Other articles, such as the new regulation on calculating capital by

Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) risk, which significantly impact

the capital requirements, are not affected by this delay and came

into force as of 1 January 2025.

The changes regarding the CVA mainly affect the methodological

modifications for capital calculation and establish a new standard

model based on sensitivities aligned with the new standard model

for calculating capital requirements for market risk.

Considering the regulation published to date, the implementation

of CRR III does not have a significant impact in terms of capital on

the Group.

In terms of resolution regulation, institutions must have an

adequate funding structure to ensure that, in the event of financial

distress, the institution has sufficient liabilities to absorb losses in

order to recover or resolve its positions, while ensuring the

protection of depositors and financial stability. For this purpose

global systemically important institutions must therefore meet

several minimum loss-absorbing requirements, e.g. Total Loss-

Absorbing Capacity (TLAC), Minimum Requirement for own funds

and Eligible Liabilities (MREL), which are regulated by the CRR and

by the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD).

The regulation on the prudential treatment for global systemically

important banks was published on 25 October 2022. This modified

both the CRR and the BRRD regarding the prudential treatment of

global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) with a multiple point

of entry (MPE) resolution strategy, as well as the methods for

indirect subscription of eligible instruments (Daisy Chains) to meet

the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities.

This regulation, known as the 'Quick Fix', covers the following two

objectives:

• The inclusion in BRRD and CRR of references to third country

subsidiaries to adjust the deduction for the holding of TLAC

instruments issued from subsidiaries in third countries based on

the excess TLAC/MREL existing in those subsidiaries, as well as

the adjustment where the sum of the requirements for own

funds and eligible liabilities of G-SIBs under an MPE strategy is

higher than the theoretical requirement for the same group

under a single point of entry (SPE) strategy. The latter

adjustment is based on a comparison between the two possible

resolution strategies.

Additionally, for the subsidiaries in jurisdictions without a

resolution regime in place, the Regulation provides a transitional

period until 31 December 2024. During this transitional period

the institutions may adjust the deductions based on the excesses

above the capital requirements in subsidiaries in third countries,

if they meet certain requirements.

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• Inclusion of a deduction scheme for MREL instrument holdings

through entities of the same resolution group other than the

resolution entity. This regulation sets a deduction for the

intermediate entity (Daisy Chains) that repurchases instruments,

and, if there is such a deduction, the intermediate entity is

obliged to issue the same amount as it is repurchasing,

transferring the internal MREL needs to the resolution entity,

which will cover it with external MREL.

This Regulation is applicable from 14 November 2022, except for

the provisions relating to Daisy Chains, which applies from 1

January 2024.

In April 2024 Directive (EU) 2024/1174 was published, which

amends the Daisy Chain Act to exclude daisy chain requirements in

some cases, e.g. institutions that would prefer liquidation rather

than resolution.

Additionally, in 2024 the SRB amended the MREL policy to adapt it

to the latest amendments involving daisy chains, among other

aspects.

The Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGSs)  are regulated by the

Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (DGSD), which has not

undergone any significant changes since its publication in 2014.

The Directive aims to harmonise the DGSs of the Member States,

thus ensuring stability and balance in the various different

countries. The Directive creates an appropriate framework for

depositors to have improved access to DGS through the

establishment of a clear scope of coverage, shorter repayment

periods, the requirement of a reliable information and robust

funding requirements of the DGS. This Directive is transposed into

Spanish law by Royal Decree 2606/1996, with additional

amendments set forth in Royal Decree 1041/2021.

To guarantee customers' deposits, the DGS collect available

financial means in the form of contributions that members

institutions have to make at least once a year.  After the target

level of 0.8% of the amount of covered deposits was reached, with

the contributions raised until 2023, the Spanish DGS has not

required the additional contribution to its institution's deposits

compartment in 2024 (however, it will require a contribution to its

securities compartment in February 2025 according to institution's

data as of December 2024). These annual contributions are

established depending on the total covered deposits and the risk

profile faced by the institutions involved in the DGS. The method

for calculation contributions is set out in the EBA Guidelines (EBA/

GL/2023/02.

The Council agreed on 19 June 2024 on its position on the revision

of the CMDI, which includes a broad set of measures aiming to

strengthen the current EU crisis management framework. The

trialogue process was initiated in December 2024.

Within the sustainability field from a prudential perspective, the

CRR3 has introduced new requirements for integrating ESG risks in

this framework, in particular including definitions, a 'more

ecological' infrastructure supporting factor, climate considerations

in collateral assessments and additional mandates to assess

whether the prudential treatment of exposures related to assets or

liabilities subject to the impact of environmental or social factors

should be adjusted. To assess precisely whether specific prudential

treatment is required, the CRR3 provides three mandates for

creating the reports that assess data availability for the exposure

categories, evaluation of the actual risk situation of exposures that

affect environmental factors compared with the risk situation of

other exposures and the potential effects of prudential treatment

on financial stability. If considered necessary, after publication of

these reports, a legislative proposal to amend the current

prudential framework may be submitted to the Commission by 31

December 2026 to ensure a prudential framework which will

continue supporting financial stability and a sustainable transition.

Furthermore, the CRR3/CRD6 regulatory package contains

additional disclosure obligations concerning ESG, obligations on

reporting to competent authorities and the obligation to establish

specific plans for addressing short-, medium- and long-term

financial risks derived from ESG factors, including  generated risks

as a consequence of the transition period.

In 2024 the EBA held a consultation on the Guidelines on the

management of ESG risks, highlighting among its content mainly

the following topics: reference methodology for the identification

and measurement of ESG risks, minimum standards and reference

methodology for the management and monitoring of ESG risks,

and transition plans addressing the key aspects included in the

new CRD6.

At the international level and particularly regarding reporting

obligations on climate risks, it is important to note that the Basel

Committee published a consultation paper at the end of 2023

(proposing a series of qualitative and quantitative requirements

which should be disclosed in the entities' Pillar III reports). In this

document the Committee acknowledges that precise, consistent

and quality climate data is still evolving, but also the Committee

believes that the disclosure requirements will expedite the

availability of such information and will facilitate banks'

prospective risk.

In the digital field, due to the increase in international crypto assets

activities, significant adjustments have also been made to the

prudential framework. Following the publication of the Basel

standards, the European regulation needs to be adapted to

incorporate them. Therefore, the CRR3 includes the mandate to the

Commission to issue a legislative proposal by 30 June 2025 that

incorporates international standards on the prudential regulation

applicable in Europe. Until that framework is fully integrated, the

CRR3 has set out a transitional framework for calculating own

funds that will be applied until the Basel standards are

incorporated. The implementation of this temporary treatment is

pending more comprehensive elaboration in a technical standard

to be issued by the EBA.

Apart from the treatment of exposures to this type of assets, the

regulation also covers obligations concerning reporting to the

competent authorities and disclosure to preserve transparency and

market discipline. All these provisions have to be implemented

before the enforcement date of the CRR3, and compliance is

obligatory from 9 July 2024.

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At 31 December 2024 Grupo Santander met the minimum

capital requirements established by current legislation (see note

54.d). Additionally, it should be noted that the Group has filed an

appeal with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

requesting the annulment of a decision by the European Central

Bank (ECB) related to the treatment of deferred tax assets

generated at Banco Santander Brasil, which, if resolved favourably,

would have a positive impact of approximately 17 basis points on

the Group's CET1, using the amounts at the end of the year.

f) Environmental impact

In view of the business activities carried on by  the Group entities,

the Group does  not have any environmental liability, expenses,

assets, provisions or contingencies that might be material with

respect to its  consolidated equity, financial position or results (see

note 54.a).

g) Events after the reporting perio d

On 20 January 2025, Banco Santander, S.A. prepaid all the Tier 1

Contingently Convertible Preferred Securities with ISIN code

XS179325004 and common code 179325004 in circulation, for a

total nominal amount of EUR 187.6 million and which trade on the

Irish Stock Market 'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC').

Under the authorization of the 2023 annual general meeting and

also according to the 2024 shareholder remuneration policy, on 4

February 2025 the board resolved to execute a new share buyback

programme for a maximum amount of approximately EUR

1,587 million. The appropriate regulatory authorization has

already been obtained and the execution of which began on 6

February 2025.

2. Accounting p olicies

The accounting policies applied in preparing the consolidated

financial statements were as follows:

a) Foreign currency transactions

i. Presentation currency

Banco Santander’s functional and presentation currency is the

euro. Also, the presentation currency of the Group is the euro.

ii. Translation of foreign currency balances

Foreign currency balances are translated to euros in two

consecutive stages:

• Translation of foreign currency to the functional currency

(currency of the main economic environment in which the entity

operates).

• Translation to euros of the balances held in the functional

currencies of entities whose functional currency is not the euro.

Translation of foreign currency to the functional currency

Foreign currency transactions performed by consolidated entities

(or entities accounted for using the equity method) not located in

European Monetary Union ('EMU') countries are initially recognised

in their respective currencies. Monetary items in foreign currency

are subsequently translated to their functional currencies using the

closing rate.

Furthermore:

• Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated

to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the date of

acquisition.

• Non-monetary items measured at fair value are translated at the

exchange rate at the date when the fair value was determined.

• Income and expenses are translated at the average exchange

rates for the year for all the transactions performed during

the year. When applying this criterion, the Group considers

whether there have been significant changes in the exchange

rates in the year which, in view of their materiality with respect

to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, would

make it necessary to use the exchange rates at the transaction

date rather than the aforementioned average exchange rates.

• The balances arising from non-hedging forward foreign

currency/foreign currency and foreign currency/euro purchase

and sale transactions are translated at the closing rates

prevailing in the forward foreign currency market for the related

maturity.

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Translation of functional currencies to euros

The balances in the financial statements of consolidated entities

(or entities accounted for using the equity method) whose

functional currency is not the euro are translated to euros as

follows:

- Assets and liabilities, at the closing rates.

- Income and expenses, at the average exchange rates for

the year.

- Equity items, at the historical exchange rates.

iii. Recognition of exchange differences

The exchange differences arising on the translation of foreign

currency balances to the functional currency are generally

recognised at their net amount under 'Exchange differences, net' in

the consolidated income statement, except for exchange

differences arising on financial instruments at fair value through

profit or loss, which are recognised in the consolidated income

statement without distinguishing them from other changes in fair

value, and for exchange differences arising on non-monetary items

measured at fair value through equity, which are recognised under

'Other comprehensive income–Items that may be reclassified to

profit or loss–Exchange differences' except for exchange

differences on equity instruments, where the option to irrevocably

elect to be measured at fair value through changes in accumulated

other comprehensive income, which are recognised in accumulated

'Other Comprehensive Income - Items not to be reclassified to

profit or loss - Changes in fair value of equity instruments

measured at fair value' through other comprehensive income  (see

note 29).

The exchange differences arising on the translation to euros of the

financial statements denominated in functional currencies other

than the euro are recognised in 'Other comprehensive income–

Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss–Exchange

differences' in the consolidated balance sheet, whereas those

arising on the translation to euros of the financial statements of

entities accounted for using the equity method are recognised in

equity under 'Other comprehensive income–Items that may be

reclassified to profit or loss and Items not reclassified to profit or

loss–Other recognised income and expense' of investments in

subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates (see note 29), until the

related item is derecognised, at which time they are recognised in

profit or loss.

Exchange differences arising on actuarial gains or losses when

converting to euros the financial statements denominated in the

functional currencies of entities whose functional currency is

different from the euro are recognised under equity 'Other

comprehensive income–Items not reclassified to profit or loss–

Actuarial gains or (-) losses' on defined benefit pension plans (see

note 29).

iv. Entities located in hyperinflationary economies

When a subsidiary operates in a country with hyperinflationary

economy, IAS 29 Financial Information in Hyperinflationary

Economies is applied, which means that:

– Historical cost of non-monetary assets and liabilities and of

the various items of equity have to be adjusted to reflect the

changes in the purchasing power of the currency due to

inflation from their date of acquisition or incorporation into

the consolidated balance sheet.

– The different items of the income statement are adjusted by

the inflationary index since their generation, with a balancing

entry in 'Other comprehensive income'.

– The loss on the net monetary position is recorded in the

income for the year against 'Accumulated Other

comprehensive income'.

– All components of the financial statements of the subsidiary

are translated at the closing exchange rate.

The deterioration of the economic situation in Argentina over the

last years caused, among other impacts, a significant increase in

inflation, which by the end of 2018 had reached 48% per year

(147% accumulated in three years). This led the Group to conclude

that it was necessary to apply IAS 29 Financial Information in

Hyperinflationary Economies to its activities in the country in

question in its consolidated financial statements from that year on.

The Group has decided, in the year 2024, to apply an alternative

exchange rate for the conversion of its businesses in Argentina in

the preparation of its consolidated annual accounts, as a

consequence of the divergence observed between the official

exchange rate and certain macroeconomic variables, mainly

inflation, together with the fact that for certain operations, such as

the repatriation of dividends, the exchange rate implicit in orderly

transactions between market participants did not  correspond to

the official exchange rate.  As of 31 December 2024, the

alternative exchange rate used takes as a reference the CCL dollar

('contado con liquidación'), which is the exchange rate that results

from the sale in US dollars of local bonds denominated in

Argentine pesos (bonds with dual peso denomination /dollar),

which as of this date does not differ significantly with other market

rates.

Inflation during 2024, to the national consumer price index

published by the National Statistics and Census Institute, was

117.8% for the year (211.2% at 31 December 2023). The official

exchange rate at 31 December 2024 has been of 1,071.16

Argentine pesos per euro (893.63 Argentine pesos per euro at 31

December 2023). The exchange rate applied by the Group as of 31

December 2024 was 1,232.39 Argentine pesos per euro.

At 31 December 2024, no other country in which the consolidated

and associated entities of Grupo Santander are located is

considered to have a hyperinflationary economy in accordance with

the criteria establ ished in this regard by the International Financial

Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union.

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v. Exposure to foreign currency risk

Grupo Santander hedges a portion of its long-term foreign

currency positions using foreign exchange derivative financial

instruments (see note 36). Also, the Group manages foreign

exchange risk dynamically by hedging its short-term position (with

a potential impact on profit or loss) in order to limit the impact of

currency depreciations while optimising the cost of financing the

hedges.

The following tables show the sensitivity of the consolidated

income statement and consolidated equity to percentage changes

of ± 1% in the foreign exchange rate positions arising from

investments in Grupo Santander companies with currencies other

than the euro (with its hedges) and in their results (with its

hedges), in which the Group maintains significant balances.

The estimated effect on the consolidated equity attributable to

Grupo Santander and on consolidated profit and loss account of a

1% appreciation of the euro against the corresponding currency is

as follows:

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| US dollar | (168.4) | (136.9) | (146.0) |  | (3.9) | (3.4) | (4.4) |
| Chilean peso | (15.3) | (35.3) | (14.8) |  | (2.1) | (2.3) | (2.0) |
| Pound  sterling | (96.5) | (79.1) | (94.7) |  | (4.4) | (3.1) | (1.5) |
| Mexican peso | (33.9) | (36.4) | (27.7) |  | (0.5) | (0.1) | (2.0) |
| Brazilian real | (144.1) | (175.7) | (100.1) |  | (4.3) | (6.5) | (5.9) |
| Polish zloty | (25.1) | (48.8) | (19.8) |  | (0.4) | — | (1.3) |
| Argentine  peso | (18.3) | (7.5) | (17.1) |  | (6.6) | (4.2) | (2.1) |

Similarly, the estimated effect on the Group’s consolidated equity

and on consolidated profit and loss account of a 1% depreciation of

the euro against the corresponding currency is as follows:

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| Currency | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| US dollar | 171.8 | 139.7 | 148.9 |  | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| Chilean peso | 15.6 | 36.0 | 15.1 |  | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Pound  sterling | 98.4 | 80.7 | 96.7 |  | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| Mexican peso | 34.6 | 37.1 | 28.2 |  | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Brazilian real | 147.0 | 179.3 | 102.1 |  | 4.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
| Polish zloty | 25.6 | 49.8 | 20.2 |  | 0.4 | — | 1.4 |
| Argentine  peso | 18.7 | 7.7 | 17.4 |  | 6.7 | 4.2 | 2.2 |

The above data were obtained as follows:

a)Effect on consolidated equity: in accordance with the accounting

policy detailed in note 2.a.iii, foreign exchange rate impact

arising on the translation to euros of the financial statements in

the functional currencies of the Group entities whose functional

currency is not the euro are recognised in consolidated equity.

The potential effect that a change in the exchange rates of the

related currency would have on the Group’s consolidated equity

was therefore determined by applying the aforementioned

change to the net value of each unit’s assets and liabilities -

including, where appropriate, the related goodwill- and by

taking into consideration the offsetting effect of the hedges of

net investments in foreign operations.

b)Effect on consolidated profit: the effect was determined by

applying the up and down movements in the average exchange

rates of the year, as indicated in note 2.a.ii (except in the case of

Argentina, which is a hyperinflationary economy and has applied

the closing exchange rate), to translate to euros the income and

expenses of the consolidated entities whose functional currency

is not the euro, taking into consideration, where appropriate, the

offsetting effect of the various hedging transactions in place.

The estimates used to obtain the foregoing data were performed

considering the effects of the changes in the exchange rate in

standalone basis not considering the effect of the performance of

other variables whose changes would affect equity and profit or

loss, such as variations in the interest rates of the reference

currencies or other market factors. Accordingly, all variables other

than the exchange rate variations were kept constant with respect

to their positions at 31 December 2024, 2023 and 2022.

b) Basis of consolidation

i. Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are defined as entities over which the Bank has the

capacity to exercise control. The Bank controls an entity when it is

exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement

with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns

through its power over the investee.

The financial statements of the subsidiaries are fully consolidated

with those of the Bank. Accordingly, all balances and effects of the

transactions between consolidated companies are eliminated on

consolidation.

On acquisition of control of a subsidiary, its assets, liabilities and

contingent liabilities are recognised at their acquisition-date fair

values. Any positive differences between the acquisition cost and

the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired are

recognised as goodwill (see note 17). Negative differences are

recognised in profit or loss on the date of acquisition.

Additionally, the share of third parties of Grupo Santander equity is

presented under 'Non-controlling interests' in the consolidated

balance sheet (see note 28). Their share of the profit for the year is

presented under 'Profit attributable to non-controlling interests' in

the consolidated income statement.

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The results of subsidiaries acquired during the year are included in

the consolidated income statement from the date of acquisition

to year-end. Similarly, the results of subsidiaries for which control

is lost during the year are included in the consolidated income

statement from the beginning of the year to the date of disposal.

At 31 December  2024, apart from the structured consolidated

entities, Grupo Santander does not control any company in which it

maintains a percentage of direct participation in its share capital of

less than 50%.

The appendices contain significant information on the subsidiaries.

ii. Interests in joint ventures

Joint ventures are deemed to be entities that are not subsidiaries

but which are jointly controlled by two or more unrelated entities.

This is evidenced by contractual arrangements whereby two or

more parties have interests in entities so that decisions about the

relevant activities require the unanimous consent of all the parties

sharing control.

In the consolidated financial statements, investments in joint

ventures are accounted for using the equity method, i.e. at the

Group’s share of net assets of the investee, after taking into

account the dividends received therefrom and other equity

eliminations. The profits and losses resulting from transactions

with a joint venture are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s

interest therein.

The appendices contain relevant information on the joint ventures.

iii. Associates

Associates are entities over which Banco Santander is in a position

to exercise significant influence, but not control or joint control. It

is presumed that Banco Santander exercises significant influence if

it holds 20% or more of the voting power of the investee.

In the consolidated financial statements, investments in associates

are accounted for using the equity method, with the same criteria

applicable to shares in joint ventures.

There are certain investments in entities which, although Grupo

Santander owns 20% or more of their voting power, are not

considered to be associates because the Group is not in a position

to exercise significant influence over them. As of 31 December

2023 and 2022, the investment in Project Quasar Investments

2017, S.L. was in this situation, despite maintaining a 49% stake in

the share capital. The rest of the investments are not significant for

the Group.

There are also certain investments in associates where the Group

owns less than 20% of the voting rights, as it is determined that it

has the capacity to exercise significant influence over them. The

impact of these companies is immaterial in the Group's

consolidated financial statements.

The appendices contain significant information on the associates.

iv. Structured entities

In some cases, Grupo Santander incorporates entities, or holds

ownership interests therein, to enable its customers to access

certain investments, or for the transfer of risks or other purposes.

Those entities are called 'structured entities' and they are

characterized by the fact that since the voting, or similar power is

not a key factor in deciding who controls the entity. The control is

determined by using internal criteria and procedures and taking

into consideration the applicable legislation, as described above.

Specifically, for those entities to which this policy applies (mainly

investment funds and pension funds), the Group analyses the

following factors:

• Percentage of ownership held by Grupo Santander; 20%  is

established as the general threshold.

• Identification of the fund manager, and verification as to whether

it is a company controlled by the Group since this could affect

Grupo Santander ability to direct the relevant activities.

• Existence of agreements between investors that might require

decisions to be taken jointly by the investors, rather than by the

fund manager.

• Existence of currently exercisable removal rights (possibility of

removing the manager from his position), since the existence of

such rights might limit the manager’s power over the fund, and it

may be concluded that the manager is acting as an agent of the

investors.

• Analysis of the fund manager’s remuneration regime, taking into

consideration that a remuneration regime that is proportionate

to the service rendered does not, generally, create exposure of

such importance as to indicate that the manager is acting as the

principal. Conversely, if the remuneration regime is not

proportionate to the service rendered, this might give rise to an

exposure that would lead the Group to a different conclusion.

These structured entities also include the securitisation special

purpose vehicles, which are consolidated in the case of the Special

Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) over which, being exposed to variable

yield, it is considered that the Group continues to exercise control.

The exposure associated with unconsolidated structured entities,

additional to investments in the equity of investment funds (note

8), are not material with respect to the Group’s consolidated

financial statements.

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v. Business combinations

A business combination is the bringing together of two or more

separate entities or economic units into one single entity or group

of entities.

Business combinations whereby Grupo Santander obtains control

over an entity or a business are recognised for accounting purposes

as follows:

• Grupo Santander measures the cost of the business combination,

which is normally the consideration transferred, defined as the

acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred, the

liabilities incurred to the former owners of the acquiree and the

equity instruments issued, if any, by the acquirer. In cases where

the amount of the consideration to be transferred has not been

definitively established at the acquisition date, but rather

depends on future events, any contingent consideration is

recognised as part of the consideration transferred and

measured at its acquisition-date fair value. Moreover,

acquisition-related costs do not for these purposes form part of

the cost of the business combination.

• The fair values of the assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities

of the acquired entity or business, including any intangible assets

identified in the business combination which might not have

been recognised by the acquiree, are estimated and recognised in

the consolidated balance sheet; the Group also estimates the

amount of any non-controlling interests and the fair value of the

previously held equity interest in the acquiree.

• Any positive difference between the aforementioned items is

recognised as discussed in note 2.m. Any negative difference is

recognised under 'Negative Goodwill' recognised in the

consolidated income statement.

Goodwill is only calculated and recognised once, when control of a

business or an entity is obtained.

vi. Changes in the levels of ownership interests in

subsidiaries

Acquisitions and disposals not giving rise to a change in control are

recognised as equity transactions, and no gain or loss is recognised

in the income statement and the initially recognised goodwill is not

remeasured. The difference between the consideration transferred

or received and the decrease or increase in non-controlling

interests, respectively, is recognised in reserves.

Similarly, when control over a subsidiary is lost, the assets,

liabilities and non-controlling interests and any other items

recognised in 'Other Comprehensive income' of that company are

derecognised from the consolidated balance sheet, and the fair

value of the consideration received and of any remaining equity

interest is recognised. The difference between these amounts is

recognised in profit or loss.

c) Classification of financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial

asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of

another entity.

The following transactions are not treated for accounting purposes

as financial instruments:

• Investments in  associates and joint ventures (see note 13).

• Rights and obligations under employee benefit plans  (see

note 25).

• Rights and obligations under insurance contracts (see note 15).

• Contracts and obligations relating to employee remuneration

based on own equity instruments (see note 34).

i. Classification of financial assets for measurement

purposes

Financial assets are initially classified into the various categories

used for management and measurement purposes, unless they

have to be presented as 'Non-current assets held for sale' or they

relate to 'Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits

on demand', 'Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio

hedges of interest rate risk (asset side)', 'Hedging derivatives and

Investments', which are reported separately.

Classification of financial instruments: the classification criteria for

financial assets depends on the business model for their

management and the characteristics of their contractual flows.

Grupo Santander business models refer to the way in which it

manages its financial assets to generate cash flows. In defining

these models, the Group  takes into account the following factors:

• How key entity staff are assessed and reported on the

performance of the business model and the financial assets held

in the business model.

• The risks that affect the performance of the business model (and

the financial assets held in the business model) and, specifically,

the way in which these risks are managed.

• How business managers are remunerated.

• The frequency, the calendar and volume of sales in previous

years, as well as expectations of future sales and the reasons of

the sales.

The analysis of the characteristics of the contractual flows of

financial assets requires an assessment of the congruence of these

flows with a basic loan agreement. The Group determines if the

contractual cash flows of its financial assets that are only principal

and interest payments on the outstanding principal amount at the

beginning of the transaction. This analysis takes into consideration

four factors (performance, clauses, contractually linked products

and currencies). Furthermore, among the most significant

judgements used by the Group  in carrying out this analysis, the

following ones are included:

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• The return on the financial asset, in particular in cases of periodic

interest rate adjustments where the term of the reference rate

does not coincide with the frequency of the adjustment. In these

cases, an assessment is made to determine whether or not the

contractual cash flows differ significantly from the flows without

this change in the time value of money, establishing a tolerance

level of 5%.

• When contractual clauses that may modify the cash flows of the

financial asset exist, the structure of the cash flows before and

after the activation of such clauses is analysed, regardless of the

probability of occurrence of the contingent event. The evaluation

of contractual flows of financial assets with characteristics

associated with ESG is included in this analysis.

• Financial assets whose cash flows have different priority for

payment due to a contractual link to underlying assets (e.g.

securitisations) require a look-through analysis by the Group so

as to review that both the financial asset and the underlying

assets are only principal and interest payments and that the

exposure to credit risk of the set of underlying assets belonging

to the tranche analysed is less than or equal to the exposure to

credit risk of the set of underlying assets of the instrument.

Depending on these factors, the asset can be measured at

amortised cost, at fair value with changes in other comprehensive

income, or at fair value with changes through profit and loss. IFRS

9 also establishes an option to designate an instrument at fair

value with changes in profit or loss, when doing so eliminates or

significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency

(sometimes referred to as 'accounting asymmetry') that would

otherwise arise from measuring assets or liabilities or recognising

gains and losses on different bases.

Grupo Santander uses the following criteria for the classification of

the financial debt instruments:

• Amortised cost: financial instruments under a business model

whose objective is to collect principal and interest flows, over

which there is no significant unjustified sales and fair value is not

a key element in the management of these assets and

contractual conditions they give rise to cash flows on specific

dates, which are only payments of principal and interest on the

outstanding principal amount. In this sense, unjustified sales are

considered to be those other than those related to an (i) increase

in the credit risk of the asset, (ii) unanticipated funding needs

(stress case scenarios) and (iii) those close to maturity .

Additionally, the characteristics of its contractual flows represent

substantially a 'basic financing agreement'.

• Fair value with changes in other comprehensive income: financial

instruments held in a business model whose objective is to

collect principal and interest cash flows and the sale of these

assets, where fair value is a key factor in their management.

Additionally, the contractual cash flow characteristics

substantially represent a 'basic financing agreement'.

• Fair value with changes in profit or loss: financial instruments

included in a business model whose objective is not obtained

through the above mentioned models, where fair value is a key

factor in managing of these assets, and financial instruments

whose contractual cash flow characteristics do not substantially

represent a 'basic financing agreement'. In this section it can be

enclosed the portfolios classified under 'Financial assets held for

trading', 'Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value

through profit or loss' and 'Financial assets at fair value through

profit or loss'. In this regard, most of the financial assets

presented in the category of 'Financial assets designated at value

reasonable with change in results' are instruments financial

services that, not being part of the portfolio of negotiation, are

contracted jointly with other financial instruments that are

recorded in the category of 'held for trading', and that by both are

recorded at fair value with changes in results, so your record in

any other category would produce accounting asymmetries.

Equity instruments will be classified at fair value under  IFRS 9,

with changes in profit or loss, unless the Group decides, for non-

trading assets, to classify them at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income (irrevocably) at initial recognition.

ii. Classification of financial assets for presentation

purposes

Financial assets are classified by nature into the following items in

the consolidated balance sheet:

• Cash, cash balances at Central Banks and other deposits on

demand: cash balances and balances receivable on demand

relating to deposits with central banks and credit institutions.

• Loans and advances: includes the debit balances of all credit and

loans granted by the Group, other than those represented by

securities, as well as finance lease receivables and other debit

balances of a financial nature in favour of the Group such as

cheques drawn on credit institutions, balances receivable from

clearing houses and settlement agencies for transactions on the

stock exchange and organised markets, bonds given in cash,

capital calls, fees and commissions receivable for financial

guarantees and debit balances arising from transactions not

originating in banking transactions and services, such as the

collection of rentals and similar items. They are classified, on the

basis of the institutional sector to which the debtor belongs, into:

– Central banks: credit of any nature, including deposits and

money market transactions received from the Bank of Spain

or other central banks.

– Credit institutions: credit of any nature, including deposits

and money market transactions, in the name of credit

institutions.

– Customers: includes the remaining credit, including money

market transactions through central counterparties.

• Debt securities: bonds and other securities that represent a debt

for their issuer, that generate an interest return, and that are in

the form of certificates or book entries.

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• Equity instruments: financial instruments issued by other

entities, such as shares, which have the nature of equity

instruments for the issuer, other than investments in

subsidiaries, joint ventures or associates. Investment fund units

are included in this item.

• Derivatives: includes the fair value in favour of the Group of

derivatives which do not form part of hedge accounting,

including embedded derivatives separated from hybrid financial

instruments.

• Repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements:

Purchases of financial instruments under a non-optional resale

(repurchase) agreement at a fixed price (repos) are recognised in

the consolidated balance sheet as financing granted, based on

the nature of the debtor, under 'Loans and advances with central

banks', 'Loans and advances to credit institutions' or 'Loans and

advances to customers. Differences between the purchase and

sale prices are recognised as interest over the contract term.

• Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of

interest rate risk: this item is the balancing entry for the amounts

credited to the  consolidated income statement in respect of the

measurement of the portfolios of financial instruments which are

effectively hedged against interest rate risk through fair value

hedging derivatives.

• Hedging derivatives: Includes the fair value in favour of the

Group of derivatives, including embedded derivatives separated

from hybrid financial instruments, designated as hedging

instruments in hedge accounting.

iii. Classification of financial liabilities for

measurement purposes

Financial liabilities are initially classified into the various categories

used for management and measurement purposes, unless they

have to be presented as 'Liabilities associated with non-current

assets held for sale' or they relate to 'Hedging derivatives' or

changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of

interest rate risk (liability side), which are reported separately.

In most cases, changes in the fair value of financial liabilities

designated at fair value through profit or loss, caused by the

entity's credit risk, are recognized in other comprehensive income.

Financial liabilities are included for measurement purposes in one

of the following categories:

• Financial liabilities held for trading (at fair value through profit or

loss): this category includes financial liabilities incurred for the

purpose of generating a profit in the near term from fluctuations

in their prices, financial derivatives not designated as hedging

instruments, and financial liabilities arising from the outright

sale of financial assets acquired under reverse repurchase

agreements ('reverse repos') or borrowed (short positions).

• Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss:

financial liabilities are included in this category when they

provide more relevant information, either because this

eliminates or significantly reduces recognition or measurement

inconsistencies (accounting mismatches) that would otherwise

arise from measuring assets or liabilities or recognising the gains

or losses on them on different bases, or because a group of

financial liabilities or financial assets and liabilities is managed

and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in

accordance with a documented risk management or investment

strategy, and information about the group is provided on that

basis to the Group’s key management personnel.

Liabilities may only be included in this category on the date when

they are incurred or originated.

• Financial liabilities at amortised cost: financial liabilities,

irrespective of their instrumentation and maturity, not included

in any of the above-mentioned categories which arise from the

ordinary borrowing activities carried on by financial institutions.

iv. Classification of financial liabilities for presentation

purposes

Financial liabilities are classified by nature into the following items

in the consolidated balance sheet:

• Deposits: includes all repayable balances received in cash by

Grupo Santander, other than those instrumented as marketable

securities and those having the substance of subordinated

liabilities (amount of the loans received, which for credit priority

purposes are after common creditors), except for the debt

instruments. This item also includes cash bonds and cash

consignments received the amount of which may be invested

without restriction. Deposits are classified on the basis of the

creditor’s institutional sector into:

– Central banks: deposits of any nature, including credit received

and money market transactions received from the Bank of

Spain or other central banks.

– Credit institutions: deposits of any nature, including credit

received and money market transactions in the name of credit

institutions.

– Customer: includes the remaining deposits, including money

market transactions through central counterparties.

• Marketable debt securities: includes the amount of bonds and

other debt represented by marketable securities, other than

those having the substance of subordinated liabilities (amount of

the loans received, which for credit priority purposes are after

common creditors, and includes the amount of the financial

instruments issued by the Group which, having the legal nature

of capital, do not meet the requirements to qualify as equity,

such as certain preferred shares issued). This item includes the

component that has the consideration of financial liability of the

securities issued that are compound financial instruments.

• Derivatives: includes the fair value, with a negative balance for

the Group, of derivatives, including embedded derivatives

separated from the host contract, which do not form part of

hedge accounting.

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• Short positions: includes the amount of financial liabilities arising

from the outright sale of financial assets acquired under reverse

repurchase agreements or borrowed.

• Other financial liabilities: includes the amount of payment

obligations having the nature of financial liabilities not included

in other items (includes, among others, the balance of lease

liabilities), and liabilities under financial guarantee contracts,

unless they have been classified as non-performing.

• Repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements:

Sales of financial instruments under a non-optional resale

(repurchase) agreement at a fixed price (repos) are recognised in

the consolidated balance sheet as financing received, based on

the nature of the creditor, under 'Deposits from central banks',

'Deposits from credit institutions' or 'Customer deposits'.

Differences between the purchase and sale prices are recognised

as interest over the contract term.

• Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of

interest rate risk: this item is the balancing entry for the amounts

charged to the consolidated income statement in respect of the

measurement of the portfolios of financial instruments which are

effectively hedged against interest rate risk through fair value

hedging derivatives.

• Hedging derivatives: includes the fair value of the Group’s

liability in respect of derivatives, including embedded derivatives

separated from hybrid financial instruments, designated as

hedging instruments in hedge accounting.

• The preference shares contingently convertible into ordinary

shares eligible as Additional Tier 1 capital (PPCC) -perpetual

shares, which may be repurchased by the issuer in certain

circumstances, the interest on which is discretionary, and would

convert into variable number of newly issued ordinary shares if

the capital ratio of the Bank or its consolidated group falls below

a given percentage (trigger event), as those two terms are

defined in the related issue prospectuses are recognised for

accounting purposes by the Group as compound instruments.

The liability component reflects the issuer’s obligation to deliver

a variable number of shares and the equity component reflects

the issuer’s discretion in relation to the payment of the related

coupons. In order to effect the initial allocation, the Group

estimates the fair value of the liability as the amount that would

have to be delivered if the trigger event were to occur

immediately and, accordingly, the equity component, calculated

as the residual amount, is zero. In view of the aforementioned

discretionary nature of the payment of the coupons, they are

deducted directly from equity.

• Capital perpetual preference shares (PPCA), with the possibility

of purchase by the issuer in certain circumstances, whose

remuneration is discretionary, and which will be amortised

permanently, totally or partially, in the event that the bank or its

consolidated group submits a capital ratio lesser than a certain

percentage (trigger event), as defined in the corresponding

prospectuses, are accounted for by the Group as equity

instruments.

• Derivatives embedded in other financial instruments or in other

host contracts are accounted for separately as derivatives if their

risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of the

host contracts, provided that the host contracts are not classified

as financial assets/liabilities designated at fair value through

profit or loss or as 'Financial assets/liabilities held for trading'.

d) Measurement of financial assets and

liabilities and recognition of fair value changes

In general, financial assets and liabilities are initially recognised at

fair value which, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is

deemed to be the transaction price.

In this regard, IFRS 9  states that regular way purchases or sales of

financial assets shall be recognised and derecognised on the trade

date or on the settlement date.  Grupo Santander  has opted to

make such recognition on the trading date or settlement date,

depending on the convention of each of the markets in which the

transactions are carried out. For example, in relation to the

purchase or sale of debt securities or equity instruments traded in

the Spanish market, securities market regulations stipulate their

effective transfer at the time of settlement and, therefore, the

same time has been established for the accounting record to be

made.

The fair value of instruments not measured at fair value through

profit and loss is adjusted by transaction costs. Subsequently, and

on the occasion of each accounting close, they are valued in

accordance with the following criteria:

i.  Measurement of financial assets

Financial assets are measured at fair value are valued mainly at

their fair value without deducting any transaction cost for their

sale.

The fair value of a financial instrument on a given date is taken to

be the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to

transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market

participants. The most objective and common reference for the fair

value of a financial instrument is the price that would be paid for it

on an active, transparent and deep market (quoted price or market

price).  At 31 December 2024, there were no significant

investments in quoted financial instruments that had ceased to be

recognised at their quoted price because their market could not be

deemed to be active.

If there is no market price for a given financial instrument, its fair

value is estimated on the basis of the price established in recent

transactions involving similar instruments and, in the absence

thereof, of valuation techniques commonly used by the

international financial community, taking into account the specific

features of the instrument to be measured and, particularly, the

various types of risk associated with it.

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All derivatives are recognised in the balance sheet at fair value

from the trade date. If the fair value is positive, they are recognised

as an asset and if the fair value is negative, they are recognised as a

liability. The fair value on the trade date is deemed, in the absence

of evidence to the contrary, to be the transaction price. The

changes in the fair value of derivatives from the trade date are

recorded in the consolidated income statement. Specifically,   the

fair value of financial derivatives traded in organised markets

included in the portfolios of financial assets or liabilities held for

trading is deemed to be their daily quoted price and if, for

exceptional reasons, the quoted price cannot be determined on a

given date, these financial derivatives are measured using methods

similar to those used to measure derivatives.

The fair value of derivatives is taken to be the sum of the future

cash flows arising from the instrument, discounted to present

value at the date of measurement (present value or theoretical

close) using valuation techniques commonly used by the financial

markets: net present value, option pricing models and other

methods.

The amount of debt securities and loans and advances under a

business model whose objective is to collect the principal and

interest flows are valued at their amortised cost, as long as they

comply with the 'SPPI' (Solely Payments of Principal and Interest)

test, using the effective interest rate method in their

determination. Amortised cost refers to the acquisition cost of a

corrected financial asset or liability (more or less, as the case may

be) for repayments of principal and the part systematically charged

to the consolidated  income statement of the difference between

the initial cost and the corresponding reimbursement value at

expiration. In the case of financial assets, the amortised cost

includes, in addition, the corrections to their value due to the

impairment. In the loans and advances covered in fair value

hedging transactions, the changes that occur in their fair value

related to the risk or the risks covered in these hedging

transactions are recorded.

The effective interest rate is the discount rate that exactly matches

the carrying amount of a financial instrument to all its estimated

cash flows of all kinds over its remaining life.

For fixed rate financial instruments, the effective interest rate

coincides with the contractual interest rate established on the

acquisition date plus, where applicable, the fees and transaction

costs that, because of their nature, form part of their financial

return. In the case of floating rate financial instruments, the

effective interest rate coincides with the rate of return prevailing in

all connections until the next benchmark interest reset date.

Equity instruments and contracts related with these instruments

are measured at fair value. However, in certain circumstances the

Group  estimates cost value as a suitable estimate of the fair value.

This can happen if the recent event available information is not

enough to measure the fair value or if there is a broad range of

possible measures and the cost value represents the best

estimates of fair value within this range.

The amounts at which the financial assets are recognised

represent, in all material respects, the Group’s maximum exposure

to credit risk at each reporting date. Also, Grupo Santander has

received collateral and other credit enhancements to mitigate its

exposure to credit risk, which consist mainly of mortgage

guarantees, cash collateral, equity instruments and personal

security, assets leased out under finance lease and full-service

lease agreements, assets acquired under repurchase agreements,

securities loans and credit derivatives.

ii. Measurement of financial liabilities

In general, financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost, as

defined above, except for those included under 'Financial liabilities

held for trading' and 'Financial liabilities designated at fair value

through profit or loss' and financial liabilities designated as hedged

items (or hedging instruments) in fair value hedges, which are

measured at fair value. The changes in credit risk arising from

financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss

are recognised in accumulated other comprehensive income,

unless they generate or increase an accounting mismatch, in which

case changes in the fair value of the financial liability in all respects

are recognised in the income statement.

iii. Valuation techniques

The financial instruments at fair value determined on the basis of

published price quotations in active markets (level 1) include

government debt securities, private-sector debt securities,

derivatives traded in organised markets, securitised assets, shares,

short positions and fixed-income securities issued.

In cases where price quotations cannot be observed, management

makes its best estimate of the price that the market would set,

using its own internal models, described in note 50.  In most cases,

these internal models use data based on observable market

parameters as significant inputs (level 2) and, in cases, they use

significant inputs not observable in market data (level 3). In order

to make these estimates, various techniques are employed,

including the extrapolation of observable market data. The best

evidence of the fair value of a financial instrument on initial

recognition is the transaction price, unless the fair value of the

instrument can be obtained from other market transactions

performed with the same or similar instruments or can be

measured by using a valuation technique in which the variables

used include only observable market data, mainly interest rates.

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iv. Recognition of fair value changes

As a general rule, changes in the carrying amount of financial

assets and liabilities are recognised in the consolidated income

statement. A distinction is made between the changes resulting

from the accrual of interest and similar items, (which are

recognised under Interest income or Interest expense, as

appropriate), and those arising for other reasons, which are

recognised at their net amount under 'Gains/losses on financial

assets and liabilities'.

Adjustments due to changes in fair value arising from:

• 'Financial assets at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income' are recorded temporarily, in the case of

debt instruments in 'Other comprehensive income - Elements

that can be reclassified to profit or loss - Financial assets at fair

value with changes in other comprehensive income', while in the

case of equity instruments are recorded in 'other comprehensive

income - Elements that will not be reclassified to line item -

Changes in the fair value of equity instruments valued at fair

value with changes in other comprehensive income'.

Exchange differences on debt instruments measured at fair value

with changes in other comprehensive income are recognised

under 'Exchange Differences, net' of the consolidated income

statement. Exchange differences on equity instruments, in which

the irrevocable option of being measured at fair value with

changes in other comprehensive income has been chosen, are

recognised in 'Other comprehensive income - Items that will not

be reclassified to profit or loss - Changes in the fair value of

equity instruments measured at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income'.

• Items charged or credited to 'Items that may be reclassified to

profit or loss – Financial assets at fair value through other

comprehensive income' and 'Other comprehensive income –

Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss – Exchange

differences in equity' remain in the Group's consolidated equity

until the asset giving rise to them is impaired or derecognised, at

which time they are recognised in the consolidated income

statement.

• Unrealized capital gains on financial assets at fair value through

other comprehensive income classified as 'Non-current assets

held for sale' because they form part of a disposal group or a

discontinued operation that  are recorded in the equity balancing

entry 'Other accumulated comprehensive income - Items that

can be reclassified in income - Non-current assets as held for

sale.

v. Hedging transactions

The consolidated entities use financial derivatives for the following

purposes: i) to facilitate these instruments to customers who

request them in the management of their market and credit risks;

ii) to use these derivatives in the management of the risks of the

Group entities’ own positions and assets and liabilities (hedging

derivatives); and iii) to obtain gains from changes in the prices of

these derivatives (derivatives).

Financial derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are

treated for accounting purposes as trading derivatives.

Additionally, certain financial assets and liabilities can be

designated as hedging instruments to cover exchange rate risk.

A derivative qualifies for hedge accounting if all the following

conditions are met:

1.The derivative hedges one of the following three types of

exposure:

a. Changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, as well as firm

commitments, due to fluctuations, among others, in the interest

rate and/or exchange rate to which the position or balance to be

hedged is subject (fair value hedge).

b. Changes in the estimated cash flows arising from assets and

liabilities, commitments and highly probable forecast

transactions (cash flow hedge).

c. The net investment in a foreign operation (hedge of a net

investment in a foreign operation).

2.It is effective in offsetting exposure inherent in the hedged item

or position throughout the expected term of the hedge, which

means that:

a. At the date of arrangement the hedge is expected, under

normal conditions, to be highly effective (prospective

effectiveness).

b. There is sufficient evidence that the hedge was actually

effective during the whole life of the hedged item or position

(retrospective effectiveness). To this end, the Group checks that

the results of the hedge were within a range of 80% to 125% of

the results of the hedged item.

3.There must be adequate documentation evidencing the specific

designation of the financial derivative to hedge certain balances

or transactions and how this hedge was expected to be achieved

and measured, provided that this is consistent with the  Group’s

management of own risks.

The changes in value of financial instruments qualifying for hedge

accounting are recognised as follows:

a.  In fair value hedges, the gains or losses arising on both the

hedging instruments and the hedged items attributable to the

type of risk being hedged are recognised directly in the

consolidated income statement.

b.  In fair value hedges of interest rate risk on a portfolio of

financial instruments, the gains or losses that arise on

measuring the hedging instruments are recognised directly in

the consolidated income statement, whereas the gains or losses

due to changes in the fair value of the hedged amount

(attributable to the hedged risk) are recognised in the

consolidated income statement with a balancing entry under

Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of

interest rate risk on the asset or liability side of the balance

sheet, as appropriate.

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c. In cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the change in value

of the hedging instrument is recognised temporarily in Other

comprehensive income – under Items that may be reclassified

to profit or loss – Hedging derivatives – Cash flow hedges

(effective portion) until the covered element affects the results,

when it is recognised in the consolidated income statement,

unless, if the forecast transactions result in the recognition of

non-financial assets or liabilities, it is included in the cost of the

non-financial asset or liability.

d.In hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation, the gains

or losses attributable to the portion of the hedging instruments

qualifying as an effective hedge are recognised temporarily in

Other comprehensive income under Items that may be

reclassified to profit or loss – Hedges of net investments in

foreign operations until the gains or losses – on the hedged

item are recognised in profit or loss.

e.The ineffective portion of the gains or losses on the hedging

instruments of cash flow hedges and hedges of a net

investment in a foreign operation is recognised directly under

'Gains/losses on financial assets and liabilities (net)' in the

consolidated income statement, in Gains or losses from hedge

accounting, net.

If a derivative designated as a hedge no longer meets the

requirements described above due to expiration, ineffectiveness or

for any other reason, the derivative is classified for accounting

purposes as a trading derivative.

When fair value hedge accounting is discontinued, the adjustments

previously recognised on the hedged item are amortised to profit

or loss at the effective interest rate recalculated at the date of

hedge discontinuation. The adjustments must be fully amortised at

maturity.

When cash flow hedge accounting is discontinued, any cumulative

gain or loss on the hedging instrument recognised in equity under

other comprehensive income 'Items that may be reclassified to

profit or loss' (from the period when the hedge was effective)

remains in this equity item until the forecast transaction occurs, at

which time it is recognised in profit or loss, unless the transaction

is no longer expected to occur, in which case the cumulative gain or

loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

e) Derecognition of financial assets and

liabilities

The accounting treatment of transfers of financial assets depends

on the extent to which the risks and rewards associated with the

transferred assets are transferred to third parties:

1.If the Group transfers substantially all the risks and rewards to

third parties unconditional -sale of financial assets, sale of

financial assets under an agreement to repurchase them at their

fair value at the date of repurchase, sale of financial assets with

a purchased call option or written put option that is deeply out of

the money, securitisation of assets in which the transferor does

not retain a subordinated debt or grant any credit enhancement

to the new holders, and other similar cases-, the transferred

financial asset is derecognised and any rights or obligations

retained or created in the transfer are recognised

simultaneously.

2.If the Group retains substantially all the risks and rewards

associated with the transferred financial asset -sale of financial

assets under an agreement to repurchase them at a fixed price or

at the sale price plus interest, a securities lending agreement in

which the borrower undertakes to return the same or similar

assets, and other similar cases-, the transferred financial asset is

not derecognised and continues to be measured by the same

criteria as those used before the transfer. However, the

following items are recognised:

a. An associated financial liability, which is recognised for an

amount equal to the consideration received and is subsequently

measured at amortised cost, unless it meets the requirements

for classification under 'Financial liabilities designated at fair

value through profit or loss'.

b. The income from the transferred financial asset not

derecognised and any expense incurred on the new financial

liability, without offsetting.

3.If the Group neither transfers nor retains substantially all the

risks and rewards associated with the transferred financial asset

-sale of financial assets with a purchased call option or written

put option that is not deeply in or out of the money,

securitisation of assets in which the transferor retains a

subordinated debt or other type of credit enhancement for a

portion of the transferred asset, and other similar cases- the

following distinction is made:

a. If the transferor does not retain control of the transferred

financial asset, the asset is derecognised and any rights or

obligations retained or created in the transfer are recognised.

b. If the transferor retains control of the transferred financial

asset, it continues to recognise it for an amount equal to its

exposure to changes in value and recognises a financial liability

associated with the transferred financial asset. The net carrying

amount of the transferred asset and the associated liability is

the amortised cost of the rights and obligations retained, if the

transferred asset is measured at amortised cost, or the fair

value of the rights and obligations retained, if the transferred

asset is measured at fair value.

Accordingly, financial assets are only derecognised when the rights

to the cash flows they generate have expired or when substantially

all the inherent risks and rewards have been transferred to third

parties. Similarly, financial liabilities are only derecognised when

the obligations they generate have been extinguished or when

they are acquired with the intention either to cancel them or to

resell them.

Regarding contractual modifications of financial assets, Grupo

Santander has differentiated them into two main categories in

relation to the conditions under which a modification leads to the

disposal of the financial asset (and the recognition of a new

financial asset) and those under which the accounting of the

original financial instrument with the modified terms is

maintained:

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• Contractual modifications for commercial or market reasons,

which are generally carried out at the request of the debtor to

apply current market conditions to the debt. The new contract is

considered a new transaction and, consequently, it is necessary

to derecognize the original financial asset and recognize a new

financial asset subject to the classification and measurement

requirements established by  IFRS 9. The new financial asset will

be recorded at fair value and, if applicable, the difference

between the carrying amount of the asset derecognized and the

fair value of the new asset will be recognized in profit or loss.

• Modifications due to refinancing or restructuring, in which the

payment conditions are modified to allow a customer that is

experiencing financial difficulties (current or foreseeable) to

meet its payment obligations and that, if such modification had

not been made, it would be reasonably certain that it would not

be able to meet such payment obligations. In this case, the

modification does not result in the derecognition of the financial

asset, but rather the original financial asset is maintained and

does not require a new assessment of its classification and

measurement. When assessing credit impairment, the current

credit risk (considering the modified cash flows) should be

compared with the credit risk at initial recognition. The gross

carrying amount of the financial asset (the present value of the

renegotiated or modified contractual cash flows that are

discounted at the original effective interest rate of the financial

asset) should be recalculated, with a gain or loss recognized in

profit or loss for the difference.

f) Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial asset and liability balances are offset, i.e. reported in the

consolidated balance sheet at their net amount, only if the Group

entities currently have a legally enforceable right to set off the

recognised amounts and intend either to settle on a net basis, or to

realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

g) Impairment of financial assets

i. Definition

Grupo Santander associates an impairment in the value to financial

assets measured at amortised cost, debt instruments measured at

fair value with changes in other comprehensive income, lease

receivables, assets from contracts and loan commitments and the

financial guarantees issued that are not measured at fair value

through profit or loss.

The impairment for expected credit losses is recorded with a

charge to the consolidated income statement for the period in

which the impairment arises. In the event of occurrence, the

recoveries of previously recognised impairment losses are

recorded in the consolidated income statement for the period in

which the impairment no longer exists or is reduced.

In the case of purchased or originated credit-impaired assets, the

Group only recognizes at the reporting date the changes in the

expected credit losses during the life of the asset since the initial

recognition as a credit loss. In the case of assets measured at fair

value with changes in other comprehensive income, the changes in

the fair value due to expected credit losses are charged in the

consolidated income statement of the year where the change

happened, reflecting the rest of the valuation in other

comprehensive income.

As a rule, the expected credit loss is estimated as the difference

between the contractual cash flows to be recovered and the

expected cash flows discounted using the original effective interest

rate. In the case of purchased or originated credit-impaired assets,

this difference is discounted using the effective interest rate

adjusted by credit rating.

Depending on the classification of financial instruments, which is

mentioned in the following sections, the expected credit losses

may be along 12 months or during the life of the financial

instrument:

• 12-month expected credit losses: arising from the potential

default events, as defined in the following sections that are

estimated to be likely to occur within the 12 months following

the reporting date. These losses will be associated with financial

assets classified as 'normal risk' as defined in the following

sections.

• Expected credit losses over the life of the financial instrument:

arising from the potential default events that are estimated to be

likely to occur throughout the life of the financial instruments.

These losses are associated with financial assets classified as

'normal risk under watchlist' or 'doubtful risk'.

With the purpose of estimating the expected life of the financial

instrument all the contractual terms have been taken into account

(e.g. prepayments, duration, purchase options, etc.), being the

contractual period (including extension options) the maximum

period considered to measure the expected credit losses. In the

case of financial instruments with an uncertain maturity period and

a component of undrawn commitment (e.g.: credit cards), the

expected life is estimated through quantitative analyses to

determine the period during which the entity is exposed to credit

risk, also considering the effectiveness of management procedures

that mitigate such exposure (e.g. the ability to unilaterally cancel

such financial instruments, etc.).

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The following constitute effective guarantees:

a)Mortgage guarantees on housing as long as they are first duly

constituted and registered in favour of the entity. The properties

include:

i. Buildings and building elements, distinguishing among:

– Houses.

– Offices, stores and multi-purpose premises.

– Rest of buildings such as non-multi-purpose premises and

hotels.

ii. Urban and developable ordered land.

iii.  Rest of properties that classify as: buildings and building

elements under construction, such as property development in

progress and halted development, and the rest of land types,

such as rustic lands.

b)Collateral guarantees on financial instruments in the form of

cash deposits, debt securities or equity instruments issued by

creditworthy issuers.

c)Other types of real guarantees, including properties received in

guarantee and second and subsequent mortgages on properties,

as long as the entity demonstrates its effectiveness. When

assessing the effectiveness of the second and subsequent

mortgages on properties the entity will implement particularly

restrictive criteria. It will take into account, among others,

whether the previous charges are in favour of the entity itself or

not and the relationship between the risk guaranteed by them

and the property value.

d)Personal guarantees, as well as the incorporation of new

owners, covering the entire amount of the financial instruments

and implying direct and joint liability to the entity of persons or

other entities whose solvency is sufficiently proven to ensure the

repayment of the loan on the agreed terms.

The different aspects that the Group considers for the evaluation of

effective guarantees are set out below in relation to the individual

analysis.

ii. Financial instruments presentation

For the purposes of estimating the impairment amount, and in

accordance with its internal policies, the Group classifies its

financial instruments (financial assets, commitments and

guarantees) measured at amortised cost or fair value through

other comprehensive income in one of the following categories:

• Normal Risk ('stage 1'): includes all instruments that do not meet

the requirements to be classified in the rest of the categories.

• Normal risk under watchlist ('stage 2'): includes all instruments

that, without meeting the criteria for classification as doubtful or

default risk, have experienced significant increases in credit risk

since initial recognition.

In order to determine whether a financial instrument has increased

its credit risk since initial recognition and is to be classified in stage

2, the Group considers the following criteria:

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| Qualitative  criteria | In addition to the quantitative criteria indicated, various  indicators are used that are aligned with those used by  the Group in the normal management of credit risk.  Irregular positions of more than 30 days and renewals  are common criteria in all Group units. In addition, each  unit can define other qualitative indicators, for each of  its portfolios, according to the particularities and normal  management practices in line with the policies currently  in force (i.e. use of management alerts, etc.).  The use of these qualitative criteria is complemented  with the use of an expert judgement, under the  corresponding governance. |

In the case of forbearances, instruments classified as 'normal risk

under watchlist' may be generally reclassified to 'normal risk' in

the following circumstances: at least two years have elapsed from

the date of reclassification to that category or from its forbearance

date, the client has paid the accrued principal and interest balance,

and the client has no other instruments with more than 30 days

past due balances.

• Doubtful Risk ('stage 3'): includes financial instruments, overdue

or not, in which, without meeting the circumstances to classify

them in the category of default risk, there are reasonable doubts

about their total repayment (principal and interests) by the client

in the terms contractually agreed. Likewise, off-balance-sheet

exposures whose payment is probable and their recovery

doubtful are considered in stage 3. Within this category, two

situations are differentiated:

– Doubtful risk for non-performing loans: financial

instruments, irrespective of the client and guarantee, with

balances more than 90 consecutive days on material arrears

for principal, interest or expenses contractually agreed.

This category also includes all loan balances for a client

when the operations with more than 90 consecutive days on

material arrears are greater than 20% of the amounts

pending collection.

These instruments may be reclassified to other categories if,

as a result of the collection of part of the past due balances,

the reasons for their classification in this category do not

remain and the client does not have balances more than 90

consecutive days on material arrears in other loans.

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– Doubtful risk for reasons other than non-performing loans:

this category includes doubtful recovery financial

instruments that are not more than 90 consecutive days on

material arrears.

Grupo Santander considers that a financial instrument to be

doubtful for reasons other than delinquency when one or more

combined events have occurred with a negative impact on the

estimated future cash flows of the financial instrument. To this

end, the following indicators, among others, are considered:

a) Negative net equity or decrease because of losses of the client's

net equity by at least 50% during the last financial year.

b) Continued losses or significant decrease in revenue or, in

general, in the client's recurring cash flows.

c) Generalised delay in payments or insufficient cash flows to

service debts.

d) Significantly inadequate economic or financial structure or

inability to obtain additional financing by the client.

e) Existence of an internal or external credit rating showing that

the client is in default.

f) Existence of overdue customer commitments with a significant

amount to public institutions or employees.

These financial instruments may be reclassified to other categories

if, as a result of an individualised study, reasonable doubts do not

remain about the total repayment under the contractually agreed

terms and the client does not have balances of 90 days on material

arrears.

In the case of forbearances, instruments classified as doubtful risk

may be reclassified to the category of 'normal risk under watchlist'

when the following circumstances are present: a minimum period

of one year has elapsed from the forbearance date, the client has

paid the accrued principal and interest amounts, and the client has

no other loan balances of 90 days on material arrears.

• Default Risk: includes all financial assets, or part of them, for

which, after an individualised analysis, their recovery is

considered remote due to a notorious and irrecoverable

deterioration of their solvency.

In any event, except in the case of financial instruments with

effective collateral covering a substantial portion of the

transaction amount, the Group generally consider as remote the

following:

- Those operations that, after an individualized analysis, are

categorized as unsustainable debt, assuming an

irrecoverability of such debt.

- Transactions classified as doubtful due to non-performing

loans with recovery costs that exceed the amounts receivable.

- The operations on which the award is executed. The queue of

these operations shall be included under default risk, as the

recovery of the flows, provided that no further guarantees

associated with the operation remain after the award of the

property.

- Those operations on which a deduction is made, the portion of

the operation corresponding to that deduction, will be given

as a balance at the time of signature.

A financial asset amount is maintained in the balance sheet until

they are considered as a 'default risk', either all or a part of it, and

the write-off is registered against the balance sheet.

In the case of operations that have only been partially

derecognised, for forgiveness reasons or because part of the total

balance is considered unrecoverable, the remaining amount shall

be fully classified in the category of 'doubtful risk', except where

duly justified.

The classification of a financial asset, or part of it, as a 'default risk'

does not involve the disruption of negotiations and legal

proceedings to recover the amount.

iii. Impairment valuation assessment

Grupo Santander has policies, methods and procedures in place to

hedge its credit risk, both due to the insolvency attributable to

counterparties and its residence in a specific country.

These policies, methods and procedures are applied in the

concession, study and documentation of financial assets,

commitments and guarantees, as well as in the identification of

their impairment and in the calculation of the amounts needed to

cover their credit risk.

The impairment represents the best estimation of the financial

assets expected credit losses at the balance sheet date, assessed

both individually and collectively.

• Individually: for the purposes of estimating the provisions for

credit risk arising from the insolvency of a financial instrument,

the Group individually assesses impairment by estimating the

expected credit losses on those financial instruments that are

considered to be significant and with sufficient information to

make such an estimate.

Therefore, this classification mostly includes wholesale banking

customers —Corporations, specialised financing— as well as

some of the largest companies —Chartered and real estate

developers— from retail banking. The determination of the

perimeter in which the individualised estimate is applied is

detailed in a later section.

The individually assessed impairment estimate is equal to the

difference between the gross carrying amount of the financial

instrument and the estimated value of the expected cash flows

receivable discounted using the original effective interest rate of

the transaction. The estimate of these cash flows takes into

account all available information on the financial asset and the

effective guarantees associated with that asset. This estimation

process is detailed below.

• Collectively: the Group also assesses impairment by estimating

the expected credit losses collectively in cases where they are

not assessed on an individual basis. This includes, for example,

loans with individuals, sole proprietors or businesses in retail

banking  subject to a standardised risk management.

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For the purposes of the collective assessment of expected credit

losses, the Group has consistent and reliable internal models. For

the development of these models, instruments with similar

credit risk characteristics that are indicative of the debtors'

capacity to pay are considered.

The credit risk characteristics used to group the instruments are,

among others: type of instrument, debtor's sector of activity,

geographical area of activity, type of guarantee, aging of past

due balances and any other factor relevant to estimating the

future cash flows.

Grupo Santander performs retrospective and monitoring tests to

evaluate the reasonableness of the collective estimate.

On the other hand, the methodology required to estimate the

expected credit loss due to credit events is based on an unbiased

and weighted consideration by the probability of occurrence of a

series of scenarios, considering a range of three to five possible

future scenarios, depending on the characteristics of each unit,

which could have an impact on the collection of contractual cash

flows, always taking into account the time value of money, as well

as all available, reasonable and sustainable information on past

events, current conditions and forecasts of the evolution of

macroeconomic scenarios that are shown to be relevant for the

estimation of this amount (for example: GDP (Gross Domestic

Product), housing price, unemployment rate, etc.).

The estimation of expected losses requires expert judgment and

the support of historical, current and future information. The

probability of loss is measured considering past events, the present

situation and future trends of macroeconomic scenarios.

Grupo Santander uses forward-looking information in both internal

risk management and prudential regulation processes, so that for

the calculation of the impairment loss allowance, various scenarios

are incorporated that take advantage of the experience with such

information, thus ensuring consistency in obtaining the expected

loss.

The complexity of the estimation in this exercise has been derived

from the current macroeconomic scenario as a consequence of the

complex geopolitical situation, as well changes in inflations levels

and interest rates, which has generated uncertainty in economic

evolution.

Grupo Santander has internally ensured the criteria to be followed

for guarantees received from government bodies, both through

credit lines and other public guarantees, so that when they are

adequately reflected in each of the contracts, they are recognised

as mitigating factors of the potential expected losses, and

therefore of the provisions to be recognised, based on the

provisions of the applicable standard (IFRS 9 Par. B5.5.55).

Furthermore, where applicable, these guarantees are appropriately

reflected in the mitigation of the significant increase in risk,

considering their nature as personal guarantees.

For the estimation of the parameters used in the estimation of

impairment provisions -EAD (exposure at default), PD (probability

of default), LGD (loss given default)-, the Group based its

experience in developing internal models for the estimation of

parameters both in the regulatory area and for management

purposes, adapting the development of the impairment provision

models under IFRS 9.

• Exposure at default: is the amount of estimated risk incurred at

the time of the counterparty's analysis.

• Probability of default: is the estimated probability that the

counterparty will default on its principal and/or interest payment

obligations.

• Loss given default: is the estimate of the severity of the loss

incurred in the event of non-compliance. It depends mainly on

the updating of the guarantees associated with the operation and

the future cash flows that are expected to be recovered.

In any case, when estimating the flows expected to be recovered,

portfolio sales are included. It should be noted that due to the

Group's recovery policy and the experience observed in relation to

the prices of past sales of assets classified as stage 3 and/or

default risk, there is no substantial divergence between the flows

obtained from recoveries after performing recovery management

of the assets with those obtained from the sale of portfolios of

assets discounting structural expenses and other costs incurred.

The definition of default implemented by the Group for the

purpose of calculating the impairment provision models is based

on the definition in Article 178 of Regulation 575/2013 of the

European Union (CRR), which is fully aligned with the requirements

of IFRS 9, which considers that a 'default' exists in relation to a

specific customer/contract when at least one of the following

circumstances exists: the entity considers that there are reasonable

doubts about the payment of all its credit obligations or that the

customer/contract is in an irregular situation for more than 90

consecutive days past due material balances with respect to any

significant credit obligation.

Grupo Santander aligned partially and voluntarily during 2022 the

accounting definition of Stage 3, as well as the calculation of

impairment provision models, to the New Definition of Default,

incorporating the criteria defined by the EBA in its implementation

guide of the definition of default, capturing the economic

deterioration of the operations (days in default - on a daily basis -

and materiality thresholds - minimum amount in arrears). The

alignment of criteria was done taking into account the criteria of

IFRS 9 as well as the accounting principles of unbiased

presentation of financial information. Grupo Santander registered

an increase in the default rate at around 19 basis points, with no

material impact on the provision figures for credit risk.

In addition, the Group considers the risk generated in all cross-

border transactions due to circumstances other than the usual

commercial risk of insolvency (sovereign risk, transfer risk or risks

arising from international financial activity, such as wars, natural

catastrophes, balance of payments crisis, etc.).

IFRS 9 includes a series of practical solutions that can be

implemented by entities, with the aim of facilitating its

implementation. In order to achieve a complete and high-level

implementation of the standard, and following the best practices

of the industry, the Group applies these practical solutions

adapting them to their own characteristics and circumstances:

– Rebuttable presumption that the credit risk has increased

significantly, when payments are more than 30 days past

due: this threshold is used as an additional, but not primary,

indicator of significant risk increase.

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– Assets with low credit risk at the reporting date: the Group

adopts this practice prioritizing its reduced and punctual use

and its systematic and periodic justification through

quantitative evidence.

This information is provided in more detail in note 54.b.

iv. Detail of individual estimate of impairment

For the individual estimate of the assessment for impairment of

the financial asset, the Group has a specific methodology to

estimate the value of the cash flows expected to be collected:

• Recovery through the debtor's ordinary activities (going

approach).

• Recovery through the execution and sale of the collateral

guaranteeing the operations (gone approach).

Gone approach:

a. Evaluation of the effectiveness of guarantees

Grupo Santander assesses the effectiveness of all the guarantees

associated considering the following:

• The time required to execute these guarantees.

• Grupo Santander's ability to enforce or assert these guarantees

in its favour.

• The existence of limitations imposed by each local unit´s

regulation on the foreclosure of collateral.

Under no circumstances the Group considers that a guarantee is

effective if its effectiveness depends substantially on the solvency

of the debtor, as could be the case:

• Promises of shares or other securities of the debtor himself when

their valuation may be significantly affected by a debtor's

default.

• Personal cross-collateralisation: when the guarantor of a

transaction is, at the same time, guaranteed by the holder of that

transaction.

The different types of effective guarantees have been detailed in

section i. Definition

b. Valuation of guarantees

Grupo Santander assesses the guarantees on the basis of their

nature in accordance with the following:

• Mortgage guarantees on properties associated with financial

instruments, using complete individual valuations carried out by

independent valuation experts and under generally accepted

valuation standards. If this is not possible, alternative valuations

are used with duly documented and approved internal valuation

models.

• Personal guarantees are valued individually on the basis of the

guarantor´s updated information.

• The rest of the guarantees are valued based on current market

values.

c. Adjustments to the value of guarantees and estimation of future

cash flow inflows and outflows

Grupo Santander applies a series of adjustments to the value of the

guarantees in order to improve the reference values:

• Adjustments based on the historical sales experience of local

units for certain types of assets.

• Individual expert adjustments based on additional management

information.

Likewise, to adjust the value of the guarantees, the time value of

money is taken into account based on the historical experience of

each of the units, estimating:

• Period of adjudication.

• Estimated time of sale of the asset.

In addition, the Group takes into account all those cash inflows and

outflows linked to that guarantee until it is sold:

• Possible future income commitments in favour of the borrower

which will available after the asset is awarded.

• Estimated foreclosure costs.

• Asset maintenance costs, taxes and community costs.

• Estimated marketing or sales costs.

Finally, since it is considered that the guarantee will be sold in the

future, the Group applies an additional adjustment ('index

forward') in order to adjust the value of the guarantees to future

valuation expectations.

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v. Impairment individual assessment scope

Grupo Santander determines the perimeter over which it makes an

estimate of the assessment for impairment on an individual basis

based on a relevance threshold set by each of the geographical

areas and the stage in which the operations are located. In general,

the Group applies the individualised calculation of expected losses

to the significant exposures classified in stage 3, although Banco

Santander, S.A. has also extended its analyses to some of the

exposures classified in stage 2.

It should be noted that, in any case and irrespective of the stage in

which their transactions are carried out, for customers who do not

receive standardised treatment, a relational risk management

model is applied, with individualised treatment and monitoring by

the assigned risk analyst. In addition to wholesale customers

(Santander Corporate & Investment Banking or SCIB) and large

companies, this relational management model also includes other

segments of smaller companies for which there is information and

capacity for more personalised and expert analysis and monitoring.

As indicated in the Group's wholesale credit model, the individual

treatment of the client facilitates the continuous updating of

information. The risk assumed must be followed and monitored

throughout its life cycle, enabling anticipation and action to be

taken in the event of possible impairments. In this way, the

customer's credit quality is analysed individually, taking into

account specific aspects such as his competitive position, financial

performance, management, etc. In the wholesale risk

management model, every customer with a credit risk position is

assigned a rating, which has an associated probability of customer

default.

Thus, individual analysis of the debtor triggers a specific rating for

each customer, which determines the appropriate parameters for

calculating the expected loss, so that it is the rating itself that

initially modulates the necessary coverage, adjusting the severity

of the possible loss to the guarantees and other mitigating factors

that the customer may have available. In addition, if as a result of

this individualised monitoring of the customer, the analyst finally

considers that his coverage is not sufficient, he has the necessary

mechanisms to adjust it under his expert judgement, always under

the appropriate governance.

h) 'Non-current assets' and 'liabilities

associated with non-current assets held for

sale'

Non-current assets held for sale' includes the carrying amount of

individual items, disposal groups or items forming part of a

business unit earmarked for disposal (discontinued operations),

whose sale in their present condition is highly likely to be

completed within one year from the reporting date. Therefore, the

recovery of the carrying amount of these items -which can be of a

financial nature or otherwise- will foreseeably be effected through

the proceeds from their disposal.

Specifically, property or other non-current assets received by the

consolidated entities as total or partial settlement of their debtors’

payment obligations to them are deemed to be 'Non-current assets

held for sale', unless the consolidated entities have decided to

make continuing use of these assets.

'Liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale'

includes the balances payable arising from the assets held for sale

or disposal groups and from discontinued operations.

'Non-current assets and disposal groups of items that have been

classified as held for sale' are generally recognised at the date of

their allocation to this category and are subsequently valued at the

lower of their fair value less costs to sell or its book value. 'Non-

current assets and disposal groups of items that are classified as

held for sale' are not amortised as long as they remain in this

category.

The valuation of the portfolio of non-current assets held for sale

has been made in compliance with the requirements of

International Financial Reporting Standards in relation to the

estimate of the fair value of tangible assets and the value-in-use of

financial assets.

The value of the portfolio is determined as the sum of the values of

the individual elements that compose the portfolio, without

considering any total or batch grouping in order to correct the

individual values.

For the purposes of its consideration in initial recognition, the

Group obtains, at the time of award, the fair value of the

corresponding asset by requesting an appraisal from external

valuation agencies.

Grupo Santander has in place a corporate policy that ensures the

professional competence and the independence and objectivity of

the external appraisal agencies, in accordance with the regulations,

which require appraisal agencies to meet independence, neutrality

and credibility requirements, so that the use of their estimates

does not reduce the reliability of its valuations. This policy

establishes that all the appraisal companies and agencies with

which the Group works in Spain should be registered in the Official

Register of the Bank of Spain and that the appraisals performed by

them should follow the methodology established in Order

ECO/805/2003, of 27 March. The main appraisal companies and

agencies with which the Group worked in Spain in 2024 are as

follows: Tinsa Tasaciones Inmobiliarias, S.A.U., Sociedad de

Tasación, S.A., Global Valuation, S.A.U., Instituto de Valoraciones,

S.A., Euroevaluaciones, S.A. and Valoraciones Mediterráneo, S.A.

Also, this policy establishes that the various subsidiaries abroad

work with appraisal companies that have recent experience in the

area and the type of asset under appraisal and meet the

independence requirements established in the corporate policy.

They should verify, inter alia, that the appraisal company is not a

party related to the Group and that its billings to the Group in the

last twelve months do not exceed 15% of the appraisal company’s

total billings.

At 31 December 2024 the fair value less costs to sell of non-

current assets held for sale exceeded their carrying amount by EUR

553 million (EUR 624 million at 31 December 2023); however, in

accordance with the accounting standards, this unrealised gain

could not be recognised.

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Banco Santander, in compliance with Bank of Spain Circular

4/2017, and subsequent amendments, on public and private

financial reporting standards and financial statement models, has

developed a methodology that enables it to estimate the fair value

and costs of sale of assets foreclosed or received in payment of

debts. This methodology is based on the classification of the

portfolio of foreclosed assets into different segments.

Segmentation enables the intrinsic characteristics of Banco

Santander's portfolio of foreclosed assets to be differentiated, so

that assets with homogeneous characteristics are grouped by

segment.

Thus, the portfolio is segmented into (i) finished assets of a

residential and tertiary nature, (ii) developments in progress and

(iii) land.1

In determining the critical segments in the overall portfolio, assets

are classified on the basis of the nature of the asset and its stage of

development. This segmentation is made in order to seek the

liquidation of the asset (which should be carried out in the shortest

possible time).

When making decisions, the situation and/or characteristics of the

asset are fundamentally taken into account, as well as the

evaluation of all the determining factors that favour the recovery

of the debt. For them, the following aspects are analyzed, among

others:

• The time that has elapsed since the adjudication.

• The transferability and contingencies of the foreclosed asset.

• The economic viability from the real estate point of view with the

necessary investment estimate.

• The expenses that may arise from the marketing process.

• The offers received, as well as the difficulties in finding buyers.

In the case of real estate assets foreclosed in Spain, which

represent 81% of the Group’s total non-current assets held for

sale, the valuation of the portfolio is carried out by applying the

following models:

• Market Value Model used in the valuation of finished properties

of a residential nature (mainly homes and car parks) and

properties of a tertiary nature (offices, commercial premises and

multipurpose buildings). For the valuation of finished assets

whose availability for sale is immediate, a market sale value

provided by a third party external to Banco Santander is

considered, calculated under the AVM methodology by the

comparable properties method adjusted by our experience in

selling similar assets, given the term, price, volume, trend in the

value of these assets and the time elapsing until their sale and

discounting the estimated costs of sale.

The market value is determined on the basis of the definition

established by the International Valuation Standards drawn up

by the IVSC (International Valuation Standards Council),

understood as the estimated amount for which an asset or a

liability should be exchanged on the measurement date between

a willing buyer and a willing seller, in an arm's length

transaction, after appropriate marketing, and in which the parties

have acted with sufficient information, prudently and without

coercion.

The current market value of the properties is estimated on the

basis of automated valuations obtained by taking comparable

properties as a reference; simulating the procedure carried out by

an appraiser in a physical valuation according to Order ECO

805/2003: selection of properties and obtaining the unit value by

applying homogenisation adjustments. The selection of the

properties is carried out by location within the same real estate

cluster and according to the characteristics of the properties,

filtering by type2, surface area range and age. The model enables

a distinction to be made within the municipality under study as to

which areas are similar and comparable and therefore have a

similar value in the property market, discriminating between

which properties are good comparators and which are not.

Adjustments to homogenize the properties are made according

to: (i) the age of the property according to the age of the property

to be valued, (ii) the deviation of the built area from the common

area with respect to the property to be valued and (iii) by age of

the date of capture of the property according to the price

evolution index of the real estate market.

In addition, for individually significant assets, complete individual

valuations are carried out, including a visit to the asset, market

analysis (data relating to supply, demand, current sale or rental

price ranges and supply-demand and revaluation expectations)

and an estimate of expected income and costs.

1. The assets in a situation of 'stopped development' are included under 'land

2. Assets qualified as protected housing are taken into account. The maximum legal value of these assets is determined by the VPO module, obtained from the result of

multiplying the State Basic Module (MBE) by a zone coefficient determined by each autonomous community. To carry out the valuation of a protected property, the useful

surface area is used in accordance with current regulations.

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For this segmentation of assets, when they are completed, the

real costs are known and the actual expenses for the marketing

and sale of the asset must be taken into account. Therefore,

Banco Santander uses the actual costs in its calculation engine

or, failing that, those estimated on the basis of its observed

experience.

• Market Value Model according to Evolution of Market Values

used to update the valuation of developments in progress. The

valuation model estimates the current market value of the

properties based on complete individual valuations by third

parties, calculated from the values of the feasibility studies and

development costs of the promotion, as well as the selling costs,

distinguishing by location, size and type of property. The inputs

used in the valuation model for residential assets under

construction are actual revenues and costs.

For this purpose, in order to calculate the investment flows,

Banco Santander considers, on the basis of the feasibility studies,

the expenditure required for construction, the professional fees

relating to the project and to project management, the premiums

for mandatory building insurance, the developer's administrative

expenses, licenses, taxes on new construction and fees, and

urban development charges.

With respect to the calculation of income flows, Banco Santander

takes into account the square metres built, the number of homes

under construction and the estimated selling price over 1.5 years.

The market value will be the result of the difference between the

income flows and the investment flows estimated at each

moment.

• Land Valuation model. The methodology followed by the Group

regarding land valuation consists of updating the individual

reference valuation of each of the land on an annual basis,

through updated valuation valuations carried out by independent

professionals and following the methodology established in the

Order ECO/805/2003, of 27 March, whose main verifications in

the case of land valuation, regardless of the degree of

urbanisation of the land, correspond to:

– Visual verification of the assessed property.

– Registry description.

– Urban planning.

– Visible easements.

– Visible state of occupation, possession, use and exploitation.

– Protection regime.

– Apparent state of preservation.

– Correspondence with cadastral property.

– Existence of expropriation procedure, expropriation plan or

project, administrative resolution or file that may lead to

expropriation.

– Expiry of the urbanization or building deadlines.

– Existence of a procedure for failure to comply with

obligations.

– Verification of surfaces.

For the purposes of valuation, the land will be classified in the

following levels:

– Level I: It will include all the lands that do not belong to level

II.

– Level II: It shall include land classified as undeveloped where

building is not allowed for uses other than agriculture,

forestry, livestock or linked to an economic exploitation

permitted by the regulations in force. Also included are lands

classified as developable that are not included in a

development area of urban planning or that, in such an area,

the conditions for its development have not been defined.

In those cases where the Group does not have an updated

reference value through an ECO valuation for the current

year, we use as a reference value the latest available ECO

valuation reduced or corrected by the average annual

coverage ratio of the land on which we have obtained an

updated reference value, through an ECO valuation.

Grupo Santander applies a discount to the aforementioned

reference values that takes into account both the discount on

the reference value in the sales process and the estimated

costs of marketing or selling the land; discount on reference

value = % discount on sales + % marketing costs being:

– % discount on Sales: = 100 - (sales price / updated appraisal

value).

– marketing costs: calculated on the basis of our historical

experience in sales and in accordance with the marketing

management fees negotiated with our suppliers of this type

of service.

In this way the Group obtains the corrected market value, an

amount that we compare with the net cost of each piece of land to

determine its correct valuation and conclude with our valuation

process.

In addition, in relation to the previously mentioned valuations, less

costs to sell, are contrasted with the sales experience of each type

of asset in order to confirm that there is no significant difference

between the sale price and the valuation.

Impairment losses on an asset or disposal group arising from a

reduction in its carrying amount to its fair value (less costs to sell)

are recognised under 'Gains or (losses) on non-current assets held

for sale not classified as discontinued operations' in the

consolidated income statement.

The gains on a non-current asset held for sale resulting from

subsequent increases in fair value (less costs to sell) increase its

carrying amount and are recognised in the consolidated income

statement up to an amount equal to the impairment losses

previously recognised.

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i) Assets under reinsurance contracts and

Liabilities under insurance contracts

The Group has prepared the accounting policy that establishes the

criteria for recording insurance contracts, in accordance with IFRS

17. This standard defines insurance contracts as contracts under

which one party accepts a significant insurance risk from another

party by agreeing to compensate the policyholder if a specific

uncertain future event negatively affects the policyholder.

IFRS 17 requires a level of aggregation of contracts that the Group

identifies in portfolios of contracts with similar risks and that are

managed jointly. The Group then divides each portfolio into a

minimum of three groups: (i) contracts that are onerous on initial

recognition; (ii) contracts that, upon initial recognition, have no

significant possibility of subsequently becoming onerous; and (iii)

any remaining contract.

For contracts that are considered not to be onerous, a profit margin

is recognized in the profit and loss account (referred to as

'Contractual Service Margin' or 'CSM') throughout the period in

which the entity performs the service. However, if at the time of

initial recognition, or during the period in which the entity performs

the service, the contract is onerous, the entity recognizes the loss

in the income statement.

Contract limits define the term up to which compliance cash flows

must be considered in order to measure an insurance contract.

Fulfillment cash flows comprise an unbiased, probability-weighted

estimate of future cash flows, a discount adjustment to the present

value to reflect the time value of money for monetary and financial

risks, and a risk adjustment for non-fulfillment risks. financial. The

identification of the contractual limit under IFRS 17 is essential not

only for measuring the fulfillment cash flows of a group of

contracts, but also for determining the applicable measurement

model, in case the contractual limits are identified in a year or

more.

Cash flows are within the contractual limit of an insurance contract

if they arise from substantial rights and obligations that exist

during the reporting period, in which the entity can obligate the

insurance policyholder to pay premiums or in which the entity has

a substantive obligation to provide services to the insured.

The Group has carried out an analysis of the limits of insurance and

reinsurance contracts under IFRS 17, separately, generally applying

the General Model (Building Block Approach) to all contracts,

except those eligible to be valued by the Simplified Model

(Premium Allocation Approach), or the Variable Commission

Approach ('VCA' or Variable Fee Approach).

The general model measures a group of contracts as the sum of

the fulfillment cash flows and the Contractual Service Margin. The

CSM represents benefits not yet recorded that the entity will

recognize as providing services under the insurance contract.

Insurance contracts with direct participation apply the VCA as a

modified version of the General Model. This should reduce the

volatility of results due to the asymmetry between the accounting

treatment of the profit and losses of the underlying items

attributable to the policyholders and the accounting treatment of

the liability owed to those policyholders.

Another aspect considered in measuring the present value of the

future cash flows of a group of insurance contracts is the discount

rate applied to reflect the time value of money and the financial

risks related to those cash flows. The Group has established a

generally chosen methodology and guarantees that the calculation

components have a homogeneous basis, previously approved by

the Group, establishing the base curves provided by the Group and

allowing adjustments to these curves based on the expert criteria

of each local address.

Likewise, measuring compliance cash flows requires a risk

adjustment for non-financial risk. Risk adjustment for non-financial

risk is the compensation necessary to withstand uncertainty about

the amount and timing of cash flows arising from non-financial

risks. If a change in the assumptions occurs, it could affect the

income statement or the Other comprehensive income, depending

on its nature. The risks covered by the risk adjustment for non-

financial risk are insurance risk and other non-financial risks, such

as interruption risk and expense risk.

j) Tangible assets

Tangible assets includes the amount of buildings, land, furniture,

vehicles, computer hardware and other fixtures owned by the

consolidated entities or acquired under finance leases. Tangible

assets are classified by use as follows:

i. Property, plant and equipment for own use

Property, plant and equipment for own use – including tangible

assets received by the consolidated entities in full or partial

satisfaction of financial assets representing receivables from third

parties which are intended to be held for continuing use and

tangible assets acquired under finance leases– are presented at

acquisition cost, less the related accumulated depreciation and any

estimated impairment losses (carrying amount higher than

recoverable amount).

Depreciation is calculated, using the straight-line method, on the

basis of the acquisition cost of the assets less their residual value.

The land on which the buildings and other structures stand has an

indefinite life and, therefore, is not depreciated. The annual

tangible asset depreciation charge is recognised in the

consolidated income statement and are essentially equivalent to

the following amortization percentages (determined based on the

years of estimated useful life, on average, of the different

elements):

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| Buildings for own use | 2.7% |
| Furniture | 9.8% |
| Fixtures | 9.8% |
| Office and IT equipment | 23.9% |
| Lease use rights | Less than the lease  term or the useful life  of the underlying asset |

At the end of each reporting period, consolidated entities assess

whether there is any indication that the carrying amount of an

asset exceeds its recoverable amount, in which case they write

down the carrying amount of the asset to its recoverable amount

and adjust future depreciation charges in proportion to its adjusted

carrying amount and to its new remaining useful life, if the useful

life needs to be re-estimated.

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Similarly, if there is an indication of a recovery in the value of a

tangible asset, the consolidated entities recognise the reversal of

the impairment loss recognised in prior periods and adjust the

future depreciation charges accordingly. In no circumstances may

the reversal of an impairment loss on an asset raise its carrying

amount above that which it would have if no impairment losses

had been recognised in prior years.

The estimated useful lives of the items of property, plant and

equipment for own use are reviewed at least at the end of the

reporting period with a view to detecting significant changes

therein. If changes are detected, the useful lives of the assets are

adjusted by correcting the depreciation charge to be recognised in

the consolidated income statement in future years on the basis of

the new useful lives.

Upkeep and maintenance expenses relating to property, plant and

equipment for own use are recognised as an expense in the period

in which they are incurred, since they do not increase the useful

lives of the assets.

ii. Investment property

'Investment property' reflects the net values of the land, buildings

and other structures held either to earn rentals or for obtaining

profits by sales due to future increase in market prices.

The criteria used to recognise the acquisition cost of investment

property, to calculate its depreciation and its estimated useful life

and to recognise any impairment losses thereon are consistent

with those described in relation to property, plant and equipment

for own use.

In order to evaluate the possible impairment Grupo Santander

determines periodically the fair value of its investment property so

that, at the end of the reporting period, the fair value reflects the

market conditions of the investment property at that date. This fair

value is determined annually, taking as benchmarks the valuations

performed by independent experts. The methodology used to

determine the fair value of investment property is selected based

on the status of the asset in question; thus, for properties

earmarked for lease, the valuations are performed using the sales

comparison approach, whereas for leased properties the valuations

are made primarily using the income capitalisation approach and,

exceptionally, the sales comparison approach.

In the sales comparison approach, the property market segment

for comparable properties is analysed, inter alia, and, based on

specific information on actual transactions and firm offers, current

prices are obtained for cash sales of those properties. The

valuations performed using this approach are considered as Level 2

valuations.

In the income capitalisation approach, the cash flows estimated to

be obtained over the useful life of the property are discounted

taking into account factors that may influence the amount and

actual obtainment thereof, such as: (i) the payments that are

normally received on comparable properties; (ii) current and

probable future occupancy; (iii) the current or foreseeable default

rate on payments. The valuations performed using this approach

are considered as Level 3 valuations, since significant unobservable

inputs are used, such as current and probable future occupancy

and/or the current or foreseeable default rate on payments.

iii. Assets leased out under an operating lease

'Property, plant and equipment' - Leased out under an operating

lease reflects the amount of the tangible assets, other than land

and buildings, leased out by the Group under an operating lease.

The criteria used to recognise the acquisition cost of assets leased

out under operating leases, to calculate their depreciation and their

respective estimated useful lives and to recognise the impairment

losses thereon are consistent with those described in relation to

property, plant and equipment for own use.

k) Accounting for leases

The main aspects contained in the regulation (IFRS 16) adopted by

the Group are included below:

When the Group acts as lessee, it recognises a right-of-use asset

representing its right to use the underlying leased asset with a

corresponding lease liability on the date on which the leased asset

is available for use by the Group.

Each lease payment is allocated between liability and finance

charge. The finance charge is allocated to the income statement

during the term of the lease in such a way as to produce a constant

periodic interest rate on the remaining balance of the liability for

each year.

The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the useful life of the

asset or the lease term, whichever is shorter, on a straight-line

basis. If the Group is reasonably certain to exercise a purchase

option, the right-of-use asset is amortized over the useful life of

the underlying asset.

Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially measured at

present value. Lease liabilities include the net present value of the

following lease payments:

– Fixed payments (including inflation-linked payments), less

any lease incentive receivable.

– Variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate.

– The amounts expected to be paid by the lessee under

residual value guarantees.

– The exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee is

reasonably certain that it will exercise that option.

– Lease termination penalty payments, if the term of the lease

reflects the lessee's exercise of that option.

Lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in

the lease. When this interest rate cannot be obtained, the interest

rate used in these cases, is the lessee's incremental borrowing rate

at the related date. For this purpose, the entity has calculated this

incremental borrowing rate taking as reference the listed debt

instruments issued by the Group; in this regard, the Group has

estimated different interest rate curves depending on the currency

and economic environment in which the contracts are located.

In order to construct the incremental borrowing rate, a

methodology has been developed at the corporate level. This

methodology is based on the need for each entity to consider its

economic and financial situation, for which the following factors

must be considered:

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– Economic and political situation (country risk).

– Credit risk of the company.

– Monetary policy.

– Volume and seniority of the company’s debt instrument

issues.

The incremental borrowing rate is defined as the interest rate that

a lessee would have to pay for borrowing, given a similar period to

the duration of the lease and with similar security, the funds

necessary to obtain an asset of similar value to the right-of-use

asset in a similar economic environment. The Group entities have a

wide stock and variety of financing instruments issued in different

currencies to that of the euro (pound, dollar, etc.) that provide

sufficient information to be able to determine an 'all in

rate' (reference rate plus adjustment for credit spread at different

terms and in different currencies).  In circumstances, where the

leasing company has its own financing, this has been used as the

starting point for determining the incremental borrowing rate. On

the other hand, for those Grupo Santander entities that do not have

their own financing, the information from the financing of the

consolidated subgroup to which they belong was used as the

starting point for estimating the entity's curve, analysing other

factors to assess whether it is necessary to make any type of

negative or positive adjustment to the initially estimated credit

spread.

Right-of-use assets are valued at cost which includes the

following:

– The amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability.

– Any lease payment made at or before the commencement

date less any lease incentive received.

– Any initial direct costs.

– Restoration costs.

The Group recognises the payments associated with short-term

leases and leases of low-value assets on a straight-line basis as an

expense in the income statement. Short-term leases are leases

with a lease term less than or equal to 12 months (a lease that

contains a purchase option is not a short term lease).

l) Intangible assets

Intangible assets are identifiable non-monetary assets (separable

from other assets) without physical substance which arise as a

result of a legal transaction or which are developed internally by

the consolidated entities.

Only assets whose cost can be measured reliably and it is likely

that the consolidated entities obtain future economic benefits are

recognised.

Intangible assets are recognised initially at acquisition or

production cost and are subsequently measured at cost less any

accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment

losses.

i. Goodwill

Any excess of the cost of the investments in the consolidated

entities and entities accounted for using the equity method over

the corresponding underlying carrying amounts acquired, adjusted

at the date of first-time consolidation, is allocated as follows:

a. If it is attributable to specific assets and liabilities of the

companies acquired, by increasing the value of the assets (or

reducing the value of the liabilities) whose fair values were

higher (lower) than the carrying amounts at which they had

been recognised in the acquired entities’ balance sheets.

b. If it is attributable to specific intangible assets, by recognising it

explicitly in the consolidated balance sheet provided that the

fair value of these assets within twelve months following the

date of acquisition can be measured reliably.

c. The remaining amount is recognised as goodwill, which is

allocated to one or more cash-generating units (CGU) (a cash-

generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that,

as a result of continuing operation, generates cash inflows that

are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or

groups of assets). The cash-generating units represent the

Group’s geographical and/or business segments.

Goodwill (only recognised when it has been acquired by

consideration) represents, therefore, a payment made by the

acquirer in anticipation of future economic benefits from assets of

the acquired entity that are not capable of being individually

identified and separately recognised.

At the end of each annual reporting period or whenever there is

any indication of impairment goodwill is reviewed for impairment

(i.e. a reduction in its recoverable amount to below its carrying

amount) and, if there is any impairment, the goodwill is written

down with a charge to 'Impairment or reversal of impairment on

non-financial assets, net - Intangible assets' in the consolidated

income statement.

An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not reversed in a

subsequent period.

In the event of sale or departure of an activity that is part of a CGU,

the part of the goodwill that can be assigned to said activity would

be written-off, taking as a reference the relative value of the same

over the total of the CGU at the time of sale or abandonment. If

applicable, the distribution by currency of the remaining goodwill

will be performed based on the relative values of the remaining

activities.

ii. Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets includes the amount of identifiable

intangible assets, such as purchased customer lists and computer

software.

Other intangible assets can have an indefinite useful life -when,

based on an analysis of all the relevant factors, it is concluded that

there is no foreseeable limit to the period over which the asset is

expected to generate net cash inflows for the consolidated

entities- or a finite useful life, in all other cases.

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Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortised, but

rather at the end of each reporting period or whenever there is any

indication of impairment the consolidated entities review the

remaining useful lives of the assets in order to determine whether

they continue to be indefinite and, if this is not the case, to take the

appropriate steps.

Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortised over those

useful lives using methods similar to those used to depreciate

tangible assets.

The intangible asset amortisation charge is recognised under

'Depreciation and amortisation' in the consolidated income

statement.

In both cases the consolidated entities recognise any impairment

loss on the carrying amount of these assets with a charge to

'Impairment or reversal of impairment on non-financial assets, net

- Intangible assets in the consolidated' income statement.

The criteria used to recognise the impairment losses on these

assets and, where applicable, the reversal of impairment losses

recognised in prior years are similar to those used for tangible

assets (see note 2.k).

Internally developed computer software

Internally developed computer software is recognised as an

intangible asset if, among other requisites (basically the Group’s

ability to use or sell it), it can be identified and its ability to

generate future economic benefits can be demonstrated.

Expenditure on research activities is recognised as an expense in

the year in which it is incurred and cannot be subsequently

capitalised into the carrying amount of the intangible asset.

m) Other assets

Other assets' in the consolidated balance sheet includes the

amount of assets not recorded in other items, the breakdown being

as follows:

• Inventories: this item includes the amount of assets, other than

financial instruments, that are held for sale in the ordinary course

of business, that are in the process of production, construction or

development for such purpose, or that are to be consumed in the

production process or in the provision of services. Inventories

include land and other property held for sale in the property

development business.

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable

value, which is the estimated selling price of the inventories in

the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of

completion and the estimated costs required to make the sale.

Any write-downs of inventories -such as those due to damage,

obsolescence or reduction of selling price- to net realisable

value and other impairment losses are recognised as expenses

for the year in which the impairment or loss occurs. Subsequent

reversals are recognised in the consolidated income statement

for the year in which they occur.

The carrying amount of inventories is derecognised and

recognised as an expense in the period in which the revenue

from their sale is recognised.

▪ Other: this item includes the balance of all prepayments and

accrued income (excluding accrued interest, fees and

commissions), the net amount of the difference between

pension plan obligations and the value of the plan assets with a

balance in the entity’s favour, when this net amount is to be

reported in the consolidated balance sheet, and the amount of

any other assets not included in other items.

n) Other liabilities

'Other liabilities' includes the balance of all accrued expenses and

deferred income, excluding accrued interest, and the amount of

any other liabilities not included in other categories.

o) Provisions and contingent liabilities (assets)

When preparing the financial statements of the consolidated

entities, Banco Santander’s directors made a distinction between:

• Provisions: credit balances covering present obligations at the

reporting date arising from past events which could give rise to a

loss for the consolidated entities, which is considered to be likely

to occur and certain as to its nature but uncertain as to its

amount and/or timing.

▪ Contingent liabilities: possible obligations that arise from past

events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the

occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more future events not

wholly within the control of the consolidated entities. They

include the present obligations of the consolidated entities when

it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying

economic benefits will be required to settle them. The Group

does not recognise the contingent liability. The Group will

disclose a contingent liability, unless the possibility of an

outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is remote.

▪ Contingent assets: possible assets that arise from past events

and whose existence is conditional on, and will be confirmed

only by, the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more

uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the

Group. Contingent assets are not recognised in the consolidated

balance sheet or in the consolidated income statement, but

rather are disclosed in the notes, provided that it is probable that

these assets will give rise to an increase in resources embodying

economic benefits.

Grupo Santander’s consolidated financial statements include all

the material provisions with respect to which it is considered that it

is more likely than not the obligation will have to be settled. In

accordance with accounting standards, contingent liabilities must

not be recognised in the consolidated financial statements, but

must rather be disclosed in the Notes.

Provisions (which are quantified on the basis of the best

information available on the consequences of the event giving rise

to them and are reviewed and adjusted at the end of each year) are

used to cater for the specific obligations for which they were

originally recognised. Provisions are fully or partially reversed

when such obligations cease to exist or are reduced.

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Provisions are classified according to the obligations covered as

follows (see note 25):

▪ Provision for pensions and similar obligations: includes the

amount of all the provisions made to cover post-employment

benefits, including obligations to pre-retirees and similar

obligations.

▪ Provisions for contingent liabilities and commitments: include

the amount of the provisions made to cover contingent

liabilities -defined as those transactions in which the Group

guarantees the obligations of a third party, arising as a result of

financial guarantees granted or contracts of another kind- and

contingent commitments -defined as irrevocable commitments

that may give rise to the recognition of financial assets.

▪ Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies and Other

provisions: include the amount of the provisions recognised to

cover tax and legal contingencies and litigation and the other

provisions recognised by the consolidated entities. Other

provisions includes, inter alia, any provisions for restructuring

costs and environmental measures.

p) Own equity instruments

Own equity instruments are those meeting both of the following

conditions:

▪ The instruments do not include any contractual obligation for

the issuer (i) to deliver cash or another financial asset to a third

party; or (ii) to exchange financial assets or financial liabilities

with a third party under conditions that are potentially

unfavourable to the issuer.

▪ The instruments will or may be settled in the issuer’s own equity

instruments and are: (i) a non-derivative that includes no

contractual obligation for the issuer to deliver a variable number

of its own equity instruments; or (ii) a derivative that will be

settled by the issuer through the exchange of a fixed amount of

cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of its own

equity instruments.

Transactions involving own equity instruments, including their

issuance and cancellation, are charged directly to equity.

Changes in the value of instruments classified as own equity

instruments are not recognised in the consolidated financial

statements. Consideration received or paid in exchange for such

instruments, including the coupons on preference shares

contingently convertible into ordinary shares and the coupons

associated with CCPP, is directly added to or deducted from equity.

q) Equity-instrument-based employee

remuneration

Own equity instruments delivered to employees in consideration

for their services, if the instruments are delivered once the specific

period of service has ended, are recognised as an expense for

services (with the corresponding increase in equity) as the services

are rendered by employees during the service period. At the grant

date the services received (and the related increase in equity) are

measured at the fair value of the equity instruments granted. If the

equity instruments granted are vested immediately, Grupo

Santander recognises in full, at the grant date, the expense for the

services received.

When the requirements stipulated in the remuneration agreement

include external market conditions (such as equity instruments

reaching a certain quoted price), the amount ultimately to be

recognised in equity will depend on the other conditions being met

by the employees (normally length of service requirements),

irrespective of whether the market conditions are satisfied.

If the conditions of the agreement are met but the external market

conditions are not satisfied, the amounts previously recognised in

equity are not reversed, even if the employees do not exercise their

right to receive the equity instruments.

r) Recognition of income and expenses

The most significant criteria used by Grupo Santander to recognise

its income and expenses are summarised as follows:

i. Interest income, interest expenses and similar items

Interest income, interest expenses and similar items are generally

recognised on an accrual basis using the effective interest method.

Dividends received from other companies are recognised as income

when the consolidated entities’ right to receive them arises.

ii. Commissions, fees and similar items

Fee and commission income and expenses are recognised in the

consolidated income statement using criteria that vary according to

their nature. The main criteria are as follows:

▪ Fee and commission income and expenses relating to financial

assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value through

profit or loss are recognised when paid.

▪ Those arising from transactions or services that are performed

over a period of time are recognised over the life of these

transactions or services.

▪ Those relating to services provided in a single act are recognised

when the single act is carried out.

iii. Non-finance income and expenses

They are recognised for accounting purposes when the good is

delivered or the non-financial service is rendered. To determine the

amount and timing of recognition, a five-step model is followed:

identification of the contract with the customer, identification of

the separate obligations of the contract, determination of the

transaction price, distribution of the transaction price among the

identified obligations and finally recording of income as the

obligations are satisfied.

iv. Deferred collections and payments

These are recognised for accounting purposes at the amount

resulting from discounting the expected cash flows at market

rates.

v. Loan arrangement fees

Loan arrangement fees, mainly loan origination, application and

information fees, are accrued and recognised in income over the

term of the loan.

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s) Financial guarantees

Financial guarantees are considered contracts that require the

issuer to make specific payments to reimburse the creditor for the

loss it incurs when a specific debtor defaults on its due date

payment obligation in accordance with the original or modified

conditions of debt instrument, regardless of its legal form, which

may be, among others, a deposit, financial guarantee, insurance

contract or credit derivative.

Grupo Santander initially recognises the financial guarantees

provided on the liability side of the consolidated balance sheet at

fair value, which is generally the present value of the fees,

commissions and interest receivable from these contracts over the

term thereof, and simultaneously the Group recognises the

amount of the fees, commissions and similar interest received at

the inception of the transactions and a credit on the asset side of

the consolidated balance sheet for the present value of the fees,

commissions and interest outstanding.

Financial guarantees, regardless of the guarantor, instrumentation

or other circumstances, are reviewed periodically so as to

determine the credit risk to which they are exposed and, if

appropriate, to consider whether a provision is required. The credit

risk is determined by application of criteria similar to those

established for quantifying impairment losses on debt instruments

carried at amortised cost (described in note 2.g above).

The provisions made for these transactions are recognised under

'Provisions - Provisions for commitments and guarantees given in

the consolidated balance sheet' (see note 25). These provisions are

recognised and reversed with a charge or credit, respectively, to

'Provisions or reversal of provisions', net, in the consolidated

income statement.

t) Assets under management and investment

and pension funds managed by the Group

Assets owned by third parties and managed by the consolidated

entities are not presented on the face of the consolidated balance

sheet. The investment funds and pension funds managed by the

consolidated companies are also not presented in the Group's

consolidated balance sheet, as they are owned by third parties.

The commissions generated by these activities are included in the

balance of the 'Commission income' chapter of the consolidated

profit and loss account.

Note 2.b.iv describes the internal criteria and procedures used to

determine whether control exists over the structured entities,

which include, inter alia, investment funds and pension funds.

u) Post-employment benefits

Under the collective agreements currently in force and other

arrangements, the Spanish banks included in the Group and certain

other Spanish and foreign consolidated entities have undertaken to

supplement the public social security system benefits accruing to

certain employees, and to their beneficiary right holders, for

retirement, permanent disability or death, and the post-

employment welfare benefits.

Grupo Santander's post-employment obligations to its employees

are deemed to be defined contribution plans when the Group

makes pre-determined contributions (recognised under Personnel

expenses in the consolidated income statement) to a separate

entity and will have no legal or effective obligation to make further

contributions if the separate entity cannot pay the employee

benefits relating to the service rendered in the current and prior

periods. Post-employment obligations that do not meet the

aforementioned conditions are classified as defined benefit plans

(see note 25).

Defined contribution plans

The contributions made in this connection in each year are

recognised under 'Personnel expenses' in the consolidated income

statement.

The amounts not yet contributed at each year-end are recognised,

at their present value, under 'Provisions - Provision for pensions'

and similar obligations on the liability side of the consolidated

balance sheet.

Defined benefit plans

Grupo Santander recognises under 'Provisions - Provision for

pensions and similar obligations on the liability side of the

consolidated balance sheet' (or under 'Other assets' on the asset

side, as appropriate) the present value of its defined benefit post-

employment obligations, net of the fair value of the plan assets.

Plan assets are defined as those that will be directly used to settle

obligations and that meet the following conditions:

▪ They are not owned by the consolidated entities, but by a legally

separate third party that is not a party related to the Group.

▪ They are only available to pay or fund post-employment benefits

and they cannot be returned to the consolidated entities unless

the assets remaining in the plan are sufficient to meet all the

benefit obligations of the plan and of the entity to current and

former employees, or they are returned to reimburse employee

benefits already paid by Grupo Santander.

If Grupo Santander can look to an insurer to pay part or all of the

expenditure required to settle a defined benefit obligation, and it is

practically certain that said insurer will reimburse some or all of

the expenditure required to settle that obligation, but the

insurance policy does not qualify as a plan asset, the Group

recognises its right to reimbursement -which, in all other respects,

is treated as a plan asset- under 'Insurance contracts linked to

pensions' on the asset side of the consolidated balance sheet.

Grupo Santander will recognise the following items in the income

statement:

• Current service cost, (the increase in the present value of the

obligations resulting from employee service in the current

period), is recognised under 'Staff costs'.

• The past service cost, which arises from changes to existing post-

employment benefits or from the introduction of new benefits

and includes the cost of reductions, is recognised under

'Provisions or reversal of provisions'.

• Any gain or loss arising from a liquidation of the plan is included

in the 'Provisions or reversion of provisions'.

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• Net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset), i.e. the

change during the period in the net defined benefit liability

(asset) that arises from the passage of time, is recognised under

'Interest expense' and similar charges ('Interest and similar

income' if it constitutes income) in the consolidated income

statement.

The remeasurement of the net defined benefit liability (asset) is

recognised in 'Other comprehensive income' under Items not

reclassified to profit or loss and includes:

▪ Actuarial gains and losses generated in the year, arising from the

differences between the previous actuarial assumptions and

what has actually occurred and from the effects of changes in

actuarial assumptions.

▪ The return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net

interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset).

▪ Any change in the effect of the asset ceiling, excluding amounts

included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability

(asset).

v) Other long-term employee benefits

Other long-term employee benefits, defined as obligations to pre-

retirees -taken to be those who have ceased to render services at

the entity but who, without being legally retired, continue to have

economic rights vis-à-vis the entity until they acquire the legal

status of retiree-, long-service bonuses, obligations for death of

spouse or disability before retirement that depend on the

employee’s length of service at the entity and other similar items,

are treated for accounting purposes, where applicable, as

established above for defined benefit post-employment plans,

except that actuarial gains and losses are recognised under

'Provisions or reversal of provisions', net, in the consolidated

income statement (see note 25).

w) Termination benefits

Termination benefits are recognised when there is a detailed

formal plan identifying the basic changes to be made, provided

that implementation of the plan has begun, its main features have

been publicly announced or objective facts concerning its

implementation have been disclosed.

x) Income tax

The expense for Spanish income tax and other similar taxes

applicable to the foreign consolidated entities is recognised in the

consolidated income statement, except when they arise from a

transaction whose results are recognised directly in equity, in

which case the related tax effect is recognised in equity.

The current income tax expense is calculated as the sum of the

current tax resulting from application of the appropriate tax rate to

the taxable profit for the year (net of any deductions allowable for

tax purposes), and of the changes in deferred tax assets and

liabilities recognised in the consolidated income statement.

'Deferred tax assets' and liabilities include temporary differences,

which are identified as the amounts expected to be payable or

recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets

and liabilities and their related tax bases, and tax loss and tax

credit carryforwards. These amounts are measured at the tax rates

that are expected to apply in the period when the asset is realised

or the liability is settled.

'Tax assets' include the amount of all tax assets, which are broken

down into current -amounts of tax to be recovered within the next

twelve months- and deferred -amounts of tax to be recovered in

future years, including those arising from tax loss or tax credit

carryforwards.

Tax liabilities' includes the amount of all tax liabilities (except

provisions for taxes), which are broken down into current -the

amount payable in respect of the income tax on the taxable profit

for the year and other taxes in the next twelve months- and

deferred -the amount of income tax payable in future years.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised in respect of taxable

temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries,

associates or joint ventures, except when the Group is able to

control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference and,

in addition, it is probable that the temporary difference will not

reverse in the foreseeable future. In this regard, no deferred tax

liabilities of EUR 331.2 million were recognised in relation to the

taxation that would arise from the undistributed earnings of

certain Group holding companies, in accordance with the

legislation applicable in those jurisdictions.

Deferred tax assets are only recognised for temporary differences

to the extent that it is considered probable that the consolidated

entities will have sufficient future taxable profits against which the

deferred tax assets can be utilised, and the deferred tax assets do

not arise from, in its initial recognition of (i)a business combination,

(ii) an operation that does not affect either the tax result or the

accounting result or (iii) on the date of the transaction, does not

generate deductible and taxable temporary differences for the

same amount (in which case assets and deferred tax liabilities).

Other deferred tax assets (tax loss and tax credit carryforwards)

are only recognised if it is considered probable that the

consolidated entities will have sufficient future taxable profits

against which they can be utilised.

Differences generated by the different accounting and tax

treatment of any of the income and expenses recorded directly in

equity to be paid or recovered in the future are accounted for as

temporary differences.

The deferred tax assets and liabilities are reassessed at the

reporting date in order to ascertain whether any adjustments need

to be made on the basis of the findings of the analyses performed.

Regarding taxes on profits arising from the application of tax laws

for the implementation of the Pillar Two model rules, including

those related to national minimum complementary taxes, the

Group applies the mandatory and temporary exception to the

recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities derived from said

tax laws (see note 27.f).

y) Residual maturity periods

In note 51 it is provided an analysis of the maturities of the

balances of certain items in the consolidated balance sheet.

Santander Group has recorded as 'time liabilities' those recognised

financial liabilities in which the counterparty may require

payments.

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Likewise, when Grupo Santander has committed to having

amounts available at different maturity periods, these amounts

have been recorded in the first year in which they may be required.

Additionally, for the financial guarantee contracts issued, the

Group has recorded the maximum amount of the financial

guarantee issued in the first year in which the guarantee can be

executed.

z) Consolidated statement of recognised

income and expense

This statement presents the income and expenses generated by

the Group as a result of its business activity in the year, and a

distinction is made between the income and expenses recognised

in the consolidated income statement for the year and the other

income and expenses recognised directly in consolidated equity.

Accordingly, this statement presents:

a.Consolidated profit for the year.

b.The net amount of the income and expenses recognised in 'Other

comprehensive income' under items that will not be reclassified

to profit or loss.

c.The net amount of the income and expenses recognised in Other

comprehensive income under items that may be reclassified

subsequently to profit or loss.

d.The income tax incurred in respect of the items indicated in b and

c above, except for the valuation adjustments arising from

investments in associates or joint ventures accounted for using

the equity method, which are presented net.

e.Total consolidated recognised income and expense, calculated

as the sum of a) to d) above, presenting separately the amount

attributable to the parent company and the amount relating to

non-controlling interests.

The statement presents the items separately by nature, grouping

together items that, in accordance with the applicable accounting

standards, will not be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss

since the requirements established by the corresponding

accounting standards are met.

aa) Statement of changes in total equity

This statement presents all the changes in equity, including those

arising from changes in accounting policies and from the correction

of errors. Accordingly, this statement presents a reconciliation of

the carrying amount at the beginning and end of the year of all the

consolidated equity items, and the changes are grouped together

on the basis of their nature into the following items:

a.Adjustments due to changes in accounting policies and to errors:

include the changes in consolidated equity arising as a result of

the retrospective restatement of the balances in the

consolidated financial statements, distinguishing between those

resulting from changes in accounting policies and those relating

to the correction of errors.

b.Income and expense recognised in the year: includes, in

aggregate form, the total of the aforementioned items

recognised in the consolidated statement of recognised 'Income

and expense'.

c.Other changes in equity: includes the remaining items

recognised in equity, including, inter alia, increases and

decreases in capital, distribution of profit, transactions involving

own equity instruments, equity-instrument-based payments,

transfers between equity items and any other increases or

decreases in consolidated equity.

ab) Consolidated statement of cash flows

The following terms are used in the consolidated statements of

cash flows with the meanings specified:

• Cash flows: inflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents,

which are short-term, highly liquid investments that are subject

to an insignificant risk of changes in value, irrespective of the

portfolio in which they are classified.

Grupo Santander classifies as cash and cash equivalents the

balances recognised under 'Cash, cash balances at central banks'

and 'Other deposits on demand' in the consolidated balance

sheet.

• Operating activities: the principal revenue-producing activities of

credit institutions and other activities that are not investing or

financing activities.

• Investing activities: the acquisition or disposal of long-term

assets and other investments not included in cash and cash

equivalents.

• Financing activities: activities that result in changes in the size

and composition of the equity and liabilities that are not

operating activities.

During 2024 Grupo Santander received interest amounting to EUR

117,046 million (EUR 101,029 and EUR 69,282 in 2023 and 2022,

respectively) and paid interest amounting to EUR 61,091 million

(EUR 50,954 and EUR 23,390 in 2023 and 2022, respectively).

Also, dividends received and paid by the Group are detailed in

notes 4, 28 and 40, including dividends paid to minority interests

(non-controlling interests)

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3. Grupo Santander

a) Banco Santander, S.A., and international

Group structure

The growth of Grupo Santander in the last decades has led Banco

Santander to also act, in practice, as a holding entity of the shares

of the various companies in its Group, and its results are becoming

progressively less representative of the performance and earnings

of the Group. Therefore, each year the bank determines the

amount of the dividends to be distributed to its shareholders on the

basis of the consolidated net profit, while maintaining the Group’s

objectives of capitalisation and taking into account that the

transactions of the Bank and of the rest of the Group are managed

on a consolidated basis (notwithstanding the allocation to each

company of the related net worth effect).

At the international level, the various banks and other subsidiaries,

joint ventures and associates of the Group are integrated in a

corporate structure comprising various holding companies which

are the ultimate shareholders of the banks and subsidiaries abroad.

The purpose of this structure, all of which is controlled Banco

Santander, is to optimise the international organisation from the

strategic, economic, financial and tax standpoints, since it makes it

possible to define the most appropriate units to be entrusted with

acquiring, selling or holding stakes in other international entities,

the most appropriate financing method for these transactions and

the most appropriate means of remitting the profits obtained by

the group’s various operating units to Spain.

The Appendices provide relevant data on the consolidated group

companies and on the companies accounted for using the equity

method.

b) Acquisitions and disposals

Following is a summary of the main acquisitions and disposals of

ownership interests in the share capital of other entities and other

significant corporate transactions performed  in the last three years

or pending to be completed:

i. Agreement for the sale of the stake in Caceis

On 19 December 2024, Grupo Santander signed an agreement

with Crédit Agricole S.A. for the sale of its 30.5% stake in the share

capital of CACEIS. Following the execution of the planned

transaction, Crédit Agricole S.A. will control 100% of the share

capital of CACEIS.

The transaction will generate an increase of around 10 basis points

on the fully loaded CET1 ratio and will not have a material impact

on the Group's results or earnings per share.

The closing of the transaction is subject to the usual conditions for

this type of transaction, including obtaining the relevant regulatory

authorizations, which is expected to occur throughout 2025.

As a result of the above, as of 31 December 2024, this participation

has been reclassified, at its carrying value, from the caption

'investments' to the caption 'Non-current assets held for sale' in

the balance sheet (see note 12).

The joint depositary, custody and asset servicing services business

of Grupo Santander and CACEIS in Latin America is not included in

the scope of the transaction and will continue to be jointly

controlled by Grupo Santander and CACEIS.

ii. Accelerated placement of ordinary shares of

Santander Bank Polska

On September 10, 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 settled on September 13, with

the total 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 participation 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.

iii. Tender offers for shares of Banco Santander

México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo

Financiero Santander México

On 21 October 2022, Banco Santander, S.A. ('Banco Santander')

announced that it intends to make concurrent cash tender offers to

acquire all of the shares of Banco Santander México, S.A.,

Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México

('Santander Mexico') in Mexico (Shares) and United States

(American Depositary Shares ('ADSs')) which were not owned by

Grupo Santander, which amount to approximately  3.76%  of

Santander Mexico’s share capital.

The offers were launched on 7 February 2023 and were originally

scheduled to close on 8 March 2023. On 1 March 2023, Banco

Santander announced its decision to extend the expiration date of

the offers so that they could be concluded on 10 April 2023.

Finally, after the offers' closing, 3.6% of the capital accepted the

offer, which raised the Group's stake in Santander México from

96.2% to  99.8% .will be settled on 13 March 2023.

Shareholders who participated in the offerings received 24.52

Mexican pesos (approximately EUR 1.20) per Share and USD

6.6876  in cash for each ADS (i.e., the equivalent in United States

dollars of 122.6 Mexican pesos in cash for each ADS at the US

dollar/Mexican peso exchange rate on the expiration date of 10

April 2023),which corresponded to the book value of the Santander

México share according to the quarterly report of Santander

México corresponding to the fourth quarter of the year 2022 in

accordance with applicable legislation, with a total disbursement

by Banco Santander of approximately EUR  300 million.

The operation led to an increase of EUR 13 million in Reserves and

a decrease of EUR 313 million in minority interests.

Annual report 2024622

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Once the offers were concluded and settled, Banco Santander

proceeded to: (i) withdraw the ADSs from the listing on the New

York Stock Exchange ('NYSE') and the Shares from the registry

before the Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') in the

United States and; (ii) cancel the registration of the Shares in the

National Securities Registry of the National Banking and Securities

Commission ('CNBV') and withdraw the listing of the Shares in the

Mexican Stock Exchange, S.A.B. de C.V. ('BMV'). Said cancellation

was approved by the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting

of Santander México held on 30 November 2022, with the

favourable vote of the holders of the shares that represent more

than 95% of the shares of Santander Mexico, as required by the

Mexican Securities Market Law.

Pursuant to Mexican law, on 12 May 2023, Banco Santander and

Santander México established a trust (the 'Repurchase Trust'), to

which the holders of the Shares that remain outstanding after the

conclusion of the offers, to sell said Shares to the repurchase trust,

at the same cash price that would have been paid to them in the

Mexican offer with respect to the same. At the end of the year, said

trust has already been liquidated and the Group's effective

participation amounts to 99.98%.

iv. Agreement to acquire a significant holding in Ebury

Partners Limited

On 28 April 2020, the investment announced on 4 November 2019

in Ebury, a payments and foreign exchange platform for SMEs, was

completed. The transaction involved a total disbursement of GBP

357 million (approximately EUR 409 million) of which GBP

70 million (approximately EUR 80 million) was for new shares. By

the end of 2019, the Group had already acquired 6.4% of the

company for GBP 40 million (approximately EUR 45 million).

Following the disbursement made in April 2020, which gave the

Group 50.38% of the economic rights of the company, without the

conditions to obtain control being met, this interest was recorded

under 'Investments  - Associated entities' in the consolidated

balance sheet.

In April 2022 Grupo Santander acquired a new package of shares

for GBP 113 million (approximately EUR 135 million) and

subscribed in full to a new capital increase, paying an additional

GBP 60 million (approximately EUR 72 million). Following these

transactions, the Group holds 66.54% of the economic rights and

control of the company.

The total value of the net assets identified in the business

combination amounted to EUR 413 million, mainly intangible

assets (IT developments, customer lists and brand) and resulted in

the recognition of goodwill of EUR 316 million.

No gain or loss was recorded for the difference between the book

value and the fair value of the previous holding as this difference

was not significant.

v. Purchase by SHUSA for shares of Santander

Consumer USA

In August 2021 Santander Holdings USA, Inc. ('SHUSA') and

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. ('SC') entered into a

definitive agreement pursuant to which SHUSA acquired all

outstanding shares of common stock of SC not already owned by

SHUSA via an all-cash tender offer (the 'Tender Offer') for USD

41.50 per SC common share (the 'Offer Price'), followed by a

second-step consisting of a merge (together with the Offer, the

'Transaction') in which a wholly owned subsidiary of SHUSA was

merged with and into SC, with SC surviving as a wholly owned

subsidiary of SHUSA, and all outstanding shares of common stock

of SC not tendered in the Tender Offer were converted into the

right to receive the Offer Price in cash. The Offer Price represented

a 14% premium to the closing price of SC common stock of USD

36.43  as of 1 July 2021, the last day prior to the announcement of

SHUSA’s initial offer to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of

SC’s common stock.

On 31 January 2022, after completion of the customary closing

conditions, the Transaction was performed and SHUSA increased

its share up to the 100% of SC's common stock. The transaction

meant a disbursement of USD  2,510 million (around EUR

2,239 million) for the Group, with a decrease of reserves of EUR

487 million and a decrease of EUR  1,752 million of minority

interests.

vi. Acquisition of Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC, a

US fixed-income broker dealer

On 15 July 2021, Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (SHUSA), reached

an agreement to acquire Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC, a

market-leading independent fixed-income and structured products

broker dealer, through the acquisition of its parent holding

company, Pierpont Capital Holdings LLC, for a total consideration

of approximately USD 450 million (around EUR 405 million). The

operation was closed on 11 April 2022 once the pertinent

regulatory approvals have been obtained. Immediately after the

acquisition, SHUSA lent financing to the company for an amount of

USD 163 million (approximately EUR 147 million), which the

company used to cancel debt with third parties. Amherst Pierpont

Securities LLC (now Santander Capital Holdings LLC, see note 17) is

part of Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, Global

business line.

The business combination meant the recognition of a goodwill of

EUR 158 million and EUR 24 million of intangible assets (mainly

relationships with customers) identified in the purchase price

allocation, without other relevant value adjustments to net assets

of the business.

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c) Offshore entities

Spanish regulation

According to current Spanish regulation (Law 11/2021, of 9 July,

Royal Decree 1080/1991, of 5 July and Order HFP/115/2023, of 9

February), Grupo Santander has three branches in the non-

cooperative jurisdictions of Jersey, the Isle of Man and the Cayman

Islands (offshore entities). Santander also has two other

subsidiaries incorporated in non-cooperative jurisdictions that are

tax resident in the UK and subject to British tax law.

i.  Offshore subsidiaries

A subsidiary resident in Jersey was liquidated during 2024 so, at

the reporting date, Grupo Santander does not have subsidiaries in

non-cooperative jurisdictions.

ii. Offshore branches

Grupo Santander has three  offshore branches  in the Cayman

Islands, the Isle of Man and Jersey. They report to, and consolidate

balance sheets and income statements with, their foreign

headquarters. They are taxed either with their headquarters (the

Cayman Islands branch in Brazil) or in the territories they are

located in (Jersey and Isle of Man, pertain to the UK).

These three offshore branches have a total of 167 employees as of

December 2024.

iii. Subsidiaries in non-cooperative jurisdictions that

are tax resident in the United Kingdom

Grupo Santander also has two  subsidiaries that were incorporated

in offshore jurisdictions (one in Bermuda without activity and one

in Guernsey with leasing activity), but are not deemed offshore

entities because they only operate from and are tax resident in the

UK and, thus, are subject to British tax law.

iv. Other offshore holdings

From Brazil, Grupo Santander manages Santander Brazil Global

Investment Fund SPC, a segregated portfolio company located in

the Cayman Islands. The Group also has other non-controlling

financial interest of a reduced amount in entities located in non-

cooperative jurisdictions.

The European Union (EU)

In February 2025, the Council of the EU updated the blacklist of

non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, which currently

contains 11 jurisdictions. Additionally, the EU grey list comprises 8

jurisdictions which have sufficiently committed to adapt their

legislation to international tax standards, subject to monitoring by

the EU. Both lists are subject to permanent review and update.

Santander is not present in any of the countries and territories

included in these lists.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

(OECD)

Grupo Santander is not present in any jurisdiction non-compliant

with both OECD standards on transparency and exchange of

information for tax purposes (Automatic exchange of information

standard -AEOI- and Exchange of information on request standard

-EOIR-), according to the last annual report of the OECD Global

Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax

Purposes released in November 2024.

However, although The Bahamas and Chile -jurisdictions where the

Group is present- have complete legal and regulatory frameworks

in place for the application of the AEOI standard, they need to

improve the effectiveness of this standard.

The Group's presence in offshore territories at the end of 2024 is as

follows:

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| Jersey |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
| Isle of Man |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
| Cayman Islands |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023c | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |

a Additionally, there are one subsidiary constituted in Guernsey and one in

Bermuda, but residents for tax purposes in the UK.

b Jurisdictions non-compliant with both OECD standards on transparency and

exchange of information for tax purposes (AEOI and EOIR). Jersey, the Isle of

Man and the Cayman Islands continue to fully comply with both OECD

standards.

c At the end of 2023, The Bahamas was included in the EU blacklist, having

Santander one subsidiary and one branch in this territory. The Bahamas was

removed from this list in February 2024 update.

Grupo Santander has the right mechanisms (risk management,

supervision, verification and review plans, and regular reporting) to

prevent reputational, tax and legal risk in entities resident in non-

cooperative jurisdictions. Grupo Santander also maintains its policy

of limiting and reducing its presence in non-cooperative

jurisdictions when possible.

PwC member firms audited the financial statements of Grupo

Santander’s offshore entities in 2024, 2023 and 2022.

Annual report 2024624

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4. Distribution of Banco Santander's

profit, shareholder remuneration

scheme and earnings per share

a) Distribution of Banco Santander's profit and

shareholder remuneration scheme

The distribution of the Bank's current annual results that the board

of directors will propose for approval by the shareholders at the

annual general meeting is as follows:

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| EUR million |  |
| To dividends | 3,181 |
| Dividend paid at 31 DecemberA | 1,532 |
| Complementary dividendB | 1,649 |
| To voluntary reservesC | 6,920 |
| Net profit for the year | 10,101 |

A. Total amount paid as interim dividend, at the rate of EUR 10 fixed cents per

eligible share (recorded in 'Shareholders' equity - Interim dividends').

B. Fixed complementary dividend of EUR  11 gross cents per eligible share, payable

in cash as from  2 May 2025. The total amount has been estimated on the

assumption that, as a result of the partial implementation of the buyback

program announced on February 5, 2025, the number of the Bank's outstanding

shares eligible for the dividend will be 14,988,884,075 . Therefore, the total

amount of the complementary dividend may be higher if fewer shares are

acquired in the buyback program than expected, or lower in the opposite case.

C. Estimated amount corresponding to a complementary dividend of EUR

1,648,777,248.25 . To be increased or reduced by the same amount by which the

total amount of the complementary dividend is respectively lower or higher

than the estimate of that complementary dividend.

The transcribed proposal comprises the part of the 2024

shareholder remuneration policy that is implemented through cash

dividends (the interim dividend paid in November 2024 of EUR  10

cents per share with dividend entitlement, approved by the board

of directors on 24 September 2024, and the complementary

dividend expected to be paid as of  2 May 2025, of EUR  11  cents

per share with the dividend entitlement, proposed by the board of

directors on  25 February 2025, and therefore subject to approval

by the General Meeting of Shareholders).

In addition, the 2024 remuneration policy also includes expected

shareholder remuneration through the implementation of share

buyback programs to which an amount equivalent to 25% of the

Group's ordinary profit will be allocated. The first of these

programs based on the results of 2024, for an approximate amount

of EUR  1,525 million, was completed between August 2024 and

January 2025. On 6 February 2025 a second buyback program on

account of the 2024 results was started for a maximum amount of

EUR 1,587 million. It also submits to the general meeting of

shareholders an agreement for reduction of capital that will allow

the amortization of own shares acquired in this second repurchase

program, subject to the relevant regulatory authorization.

The accounting statement, prepared by the Bank pursuant to legal

requirements, evidencing the existence of sufficient liquidity for

the payment of the interim dividend on the date and for the

amount mentioned above, was as follows:

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| Profit before taxes | 6,549 |
| Tax expense | 373 |
| Dividends paid in cash | — |
| Distributable maximum amount | 6,176 |
| Available liquidity | 87,847 |

Finally, and although it is not part of the remuneration charged to

the 2024 financial year, it should be noted that pursuant to the

resolution of the Bank's General Meeting of Shareholders held on

22 March 2024, on 2 May 2024 the Bank paid a complementary

cash dividend of EUR 9.5  cents per share charged to the results of

the 2023 financial year.  Finally, also charged to the results of

2023, the Bank implemented two repurchase programs. The first

of them for a maximum amount of EUR 1,310 million, which ended

on January 2024 and the second one, for a maximum amount of

EUR 1,459  million, which ended in June 2024.

Annual report 2024625

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b) Earnings/loss per share from continuing and

discontinued operations

i. Basic earnings / loss per share

Basic earnings/loss per share are calculated by dividing the net

profit attributable to the Group, adjusted by the after-tax amount

of the remuneration of contingently convertible preference shares

(PPCC) recognised in equity and the capital perpetual preference

shares (PPCA) (see note 23) , if applicable, by the weighted average

number of ordinary shares outstanding during that period,

excluding the average number of own shares held through that

period.

Accordingly:

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Profit (Loss) attributable  to the Parent (EUR  million) | 12,574 | 11,076 | 9,605 |
| Remuneration of PPCC  and PPCA (EUR million)  (note 23) | (620) | (492) | (529) |
|  | 11,954 | 10,584 | 9,076 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Profit (Loss) from  discontinued  operations (non  controlling interest  net) (EUR million) | — | — | — |
| Profit (Loss) from  continuing  operations (non-  controlling interest  and PPCC and PPCA  net)  (EUR million) | 11,954 | 10,584 | 9,076 |
| Weighted average  number of shares  outstanding | 15,497,607,269 | 16,172,084,714 | 16,848,344,667 |
| Basic earnings (Loss)  per share (euros) | 0.771 | 0.654 | 0.539 |
| Of which, from  discounted operations  (euros) | — | — | — |
| Basic earnings (Loss)  per share from  continuing operations  (euros) | 0.771 | 0.654 | 0.539 |

ii. Diluted earnings / loss per share

Diluted earnings/loss per share are calculated by dividing the net

profit attributable to the Group, adjusted by the after-tax amount

of the remuneration of contingently convertible preference shares

recognised in equity (PPCC) recognised in equity and the capital

perpetual preference shares (PPCA) (see note 23), by the weighted

average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year,

excluding the average number of treasury shares and adjusted for

all the dilutive effects inherent to potential ordinary shares (share

options, and convertible debt securities).

Accordingly, diluted earnings/loss per share were determined as

follows:

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| Profit (Loss) attributable  to the Parent (EUR  million) | 12,574 | 11,076 | 9,605 |
| Remuneration of PPCC  and PPCA (EUR million)  (Note 23) | (620) | (492) | (529) |
| Dilutive effect of  changes in profit for the  period arising from  potential conversion of  ordinary shares | — | — | — |
|  | 11,954 | 10,584 | 9,076 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Profit (Loss) from  discontinued  operations (net of  non-controlling  interests) (EUR  million) | — | — | — |
| Profit (Loss) from  continuing  operations (net of  non-controlling  interests and PPCC  and PPCA) (EUR  million) | 11,954 | 10,584 | 9,076 |
| Weighted average  number of shares  outstanding | 15,497,607,269 | 16,172,084,714 | 16,848,344,667 |
| Dilutive effect of  options/rights on shares | 70,110,570 | 75,180,407 | 55,316,206 |
| Adjusted number of  shares | 15,567,717,839 | 16,247,265,121 | 16,903,660,873 |
| Diluted earnings (Loss)  per share (euros) | 0.768 | 0.651 | 0.537 |
| Of which, from  discounted operations  (euros) | — | — | — |
| Diluted earnings (Loss)  per share from  continuing operations  (euros) | 0.768 | 0.651 | 0.537 |

Annual report 2024626

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5. Remuneration and other benefits

paid to the Bank’s directors and senior

managers

The following section contains qualitative and quantitative

disclosures on the remuneration paid to the members of the board

of directors —both executive and non-executive directors— and

senior managers for 2024  and 2023.

a) Remuneration of Directors

i. Bylaw-stipulated emoluments

The annual general meeting held on 22 March 2013 approved an

amendment to the Bylaws, whereby the remuneration of directors

in their capacity as board members became an annual fixed

amount determined by the annual general meeting. This amount

shall remain in effect unless the shareholders resolve to change it

at a general meeting. However, the board of directors may elect to

reduce the amount in any years in which it deems such action

justified.

The maximum remuneration established by the annual general

meeting was EUR  6 million   in 2024 (EUR  6 million in 2023), with

two  components: (a) an annual emolument and (b) attendance

fees.

The specific amount payable for the above-mentioned items to

each of the directors is determined by the board of directors. For

such purpose, it takes into consideration the positions held by each

director on the board, their membership of the board and the board

committees and their attendance to the meetings thereof, and any

other objective circumstances considered by the board.

The total Bylaw-stipulated emoluments earned by the directors in

2024 amounted to EUR    5.4 million  ( EUR 5.3 million in  2023).

Annual allotment

In accordance with the remuneration policy approved at the

general shareholders' meeting on 22 March 2024, the annual

allotment for board and committee membership are for the same

amounts for annual allotments as those initially established for

2023, except for the responsible banking, sustainability and culture

committee, which was updated to EUR 28,000 ,thus equalizing its

remuneration to other committees of mandatory existence,

considering the importance and complexity of the matters

addressed in it. Each director received the amounts for serving on

the board and its committees and positions held in them included

in the chart below for 2023 and 2024:

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| Amount per director in euros | 2024 | 2023 |
| Members of the board of directors | 98,000 | 98,000 |
| Members of the executive committee | 170,000 | 170,000 |
| Members of the audit committee | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Members of the appointments committee | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Members of the remuneration committee | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Members of the risk supervision, regulation and  compliance committee | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Members of the responsible banking,  sustainability and culture committee | 28,000 | 18,000 |
| Members of the innovation and technology  committee | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Chair of the audit committee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Chair of the appointments committee | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chair of the remuneration committee | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chair of the risk supervision, regulation and  compliance committee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Chair of the responsible banking, sustainability  and culture committee | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chair of the innovation and technology committee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Lead independent  directorA | 110,000 | 110,000 |
| Non-executive Vice Chair | 30,000 | 30,000 |

A. Glenn Hutchins has been allocated EUR 700,000 (including annual allowances

and attendance fees) in minimum total annual pay set for the required time and

dedication to perform his roles.

Attendance fees

The directors receive fees for attending board and committee

meetings, excluding executive committee meetings, where no

attendance fees are received.

Since we had not reviewed the attendance fees since 2016,

shareholders at the 2024 AGM approved an increase of 4% in

respect of 2023. This increase compensates for board members'

greater time commitment in relation to those of other comparable

banking groups, based on an independent expert analysis carried

out in 2023. So the amounts for 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

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| Attendance fees per director per meeting in euros | 2024 | 2023 |
| Board of directors | 2,704 | 2,600 |
| Audit committee and risk supervision, regulation  and compliance committee | 1,768 | 1,700 |
| Other committees (excluding executive committee) | 1,560 | 1,500 |

ii. Salaries

The executive directors receive salaries. In accordance with the

policy approved by the annual general meeting, salaries are

composed of a fixed annual remuneration and a variable one,

which consists in a unique incentive, which is a deferred variable

remuneration plan linked to multi-year objectives, which

establishes the following payment scheme:

Annual report 2024627

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• 40% of the variable remuneration amount, determined at year-

end on the basis of the achievement of the established

objectives, is paid immediately.

• The remaining 60% is deferred over  five years, to be paid in  five

portions, provided that the conditions of permanence in the

Group and non-concurrence of the malus clauses are met, and

subject to long term metrics, taking into account the following

accrual scheme:

– The accrual of the first and second portion (payment in 2026

and  2027)  will be conditional on none of the malus clauses

being triggered.

– The accrual of the third, fourth, and fifth portion (payment in

2028, 2029 and 2030), is linked to objectives related to the

period 2024—2026 and the metrics and scales associated

with these objectives. The fulfilment of the objectives

determines the percentage to be paid of the deferred amount

in these  three annuities, and these targets can reduce these

amounts and the number of deferred instruments, or

increase them up to a maximum achievement ratio of  125%,

so executives have the incentive to exceed their targets.

In accordance with current remuneration policies, the amounts

already paid will be subject to a possible recovery (clawback) by

the Bank during the period set out in the policy in force at each

moment.

The immediate payment (or short-term), as well as each deferred

payment (linked to long term metrics and not linked to long-term

metrics) will be settled 50% in cash and the remaining 50% in

instruments, consisting of Banco Santander, S.A. shares and

restricted stock units (RSUs) of PagoNxt, split as:

◦ the amount of PagoNxt RSUs set for each year; and

◦ the rest, all in shares of Banco Santander, S.A.

Comparative of executive remuneration (Chair and CEO)

On the remuneration committee’s recommendation, and due to the

excellent business results and total shareholder return in 2023, in

order to ensure a competitive remuneration compared to other

peer groups, the board resolved to increase  5% the annual salary

for Ana Botín and Héctor Grisi in 2024 versus 2023.

Variable contributions to pensions were not modified in 2024, so

the amounts are  the 22% of the 30% of the last three assigned

bonus' average.

2024 was a groundbreaking year in our transformation. We

delivered solid operating performance and profitable growth, with

record attributable profit of EUR 12,574 million on the back of a

strong increase in revenue that grew far above costs, and all this

progress with an improvement in cost of risk. These excellent

results enabled us to achieve the targets we set for the year: a

CET1 ratio of 12.8% (far exceeding forecasts and driven by strong

net organic capital generation of over 200 basis points) and

shareholder value creation (TNAV per share plus cash DPS up 14%

year on year and cash dividend per share of up 39% year on year).

All this, coupled with our business model and robust balance sheet,

enabled us to achieve an initial bonus pool of 172.30%. However,

to make this pool more consistent with shareholder returns, the

board approved a negative adjustment of 27.30%.

Moreover, the ratio of executive directors’ total remuneration to

underlying attributable profit fell to 0.18%  from 0.19% in 2023.

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The detail, by bank director, of the short-term (immediate) and deferred (not subject to long-term goals) remuneration for 2024 and 2023 is

provided below:

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| BoardF | Executive  committee | Audit1  committee | Nomination  committee2 | Remuneration  committee | Risk  supervision,  regulation  and  compliance  oversight  committee3 | Responsible  banking,  sustainability  and culture  committee4 | Innovation  and  technology  committee5 | Attendance  fees and  commissions |
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| Ana Botín | 98 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 56 |
| Héctor Grisi | 98 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 56 |
| José Antonio  Álvarez | 128 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 56 |
| Glenn Hutchins | 415 | — | — | 28 | 78 | — | — | 82 | 97 |
| Bruce Carnegie-  BrownA | 22 | — | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | 31 |
| Homaira Akbari | 98 | — | 43 | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 88 |
| Javier BotínB | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
| Sol Daurella | 98 | — | — | 28 | 28 | — | 50 | — | 88 |
| Henrique de Castro | 98 | — | 43 | — | 28 | — | — | 28 | 103 |
| Gina Díez | 98 | — | — | 28 | — | — | 28 | — | 71 |
| Luis Isasi | 98 | 170 | — | — | 28 | 43 | — | — | 101 |
| Ramiro MatoC | 48 | 83 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 38 | — | 60 |
| Belén Romana | 98 | 170 | 43 | 67 | — | 59 | 6 | 28 | 128 |
| Pamela Walkden | 98 | — | 59 | — | — | 97 | 22 | — | 105 |
| Germán de la  Fuente | 98 | — | 97 | — | — | 43 | — | — | 100 |
| Carlos BarrabésD | 50 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 18 | 14 | 31 |
| Antonio WeissE | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Total 2024 | 1,791 | 933 | 306 | 183 | 168 | 263 | 190 | 280 | 1,240 |
| Total 2023 | 1,700 | 1,147 | 328 | 162 | 191 | 285 | 139 | 287 | 1,096 |

A. Stepped down as director on 22 March 2024.

B. All amounts received were reimbursed to Fundación Botín.

C. Stepped down as director on 27 June 2024.

D. Director and member of the NC, RBSCC and ITC since 27 June 2024.

E. Director since 27 June 2024.

F. Also includes emoluments for other roles in the board.

Changes in the chairship of the committees:

1. Germán de la Fuente was appointed Chair of the AC on 23 March 2024 replacing Pamela Walkden.

2. Belén Romana was appointed Chair of the NC on 23 March 2024, succeeding Bruce Carnegie-Brown.

3. Pamela Walkden was appointed Chair of the RSRCC on 23 March 2024, replacing Belén Romana.

4. Sol Daurella assumed the chairship of the RBSCC on 23 July 2024. Pamela Walkden joined to the RBSCC on 23 March 2024, replacing Belén Romana.

5. Glenn Hutchins was appointed Chair of ITC on 23 March 2024, replacing Ana Botín.

Other remuneration includes EUR 1,000 thousand for the role as non-executive Chair of the Santander España business unit and for attending its board and committee

meetings for Luis Isasi. For José Antonio Álvarez, this amount includes remuneration as strategic advisor of Grupo Santander, life and health insurance contributions (EUR

856 thousand) and the supplement for having waived the death and disability policy (EUR 710 thousand).

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| Ana Botín | 3,435 | 1,851 | 1,851 | 1,110 | 1,111 | 9,358 | 1,339 | 1,062 | 12,127 |  | 11,544 |
| Héctor Grisi | 3,150 | 1,279 | 1,279 | 767 | 768 | 7,243 | 1,105 | 437 | 9,137 |  | 8,257 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,316 | 3,698 |  | 3,553 |
| Glenn Hutchins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 700 |  | 372 |
| Bruce Carnegie-  Brown A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 |  | 576 |
| Homaira Akbari | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 285 |  | 265 |
| Javier BotínB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 |  | 137 |
| Sol Daurella | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 |  | 249 |
| Henrique de Castro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 |  | 284 |
| Gina Díez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 |  | 211 |
| Luis Isasi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | 1,440 |  | 1,417 |
| Ramiro MatoC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 |  | 518 |
| Belén Romana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 599 |  | 572 |
| Pamela Walkden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 381 |  | 341 |
| Germán de la Fuente | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 338 |  | 271 |
| Carlos BarrabésD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 |  | — |
| Antonio WeissE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 |  | — |
| Total 2024 | 6,585 | 3,130 | 3,130 | 1,877 | 1,879 | 16,601 | 2,444 | 5,815 | 30,214 |  | — |
| Total 2023 | 6,271 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 15,871 | 2,110 | 5,251 |  |  | 28,567 |

Footnotes in previous table.

Annual report 2024630

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Following is the detail by executive director of the salaries linked to

multi-year objectives at their fair Value, which will only be received

if the conditions of permanence in the Group, non-applicability of

malus clauses and achievement of the established objectives are

met (or, as the case may be, of the minimum thresholds thereof,

with the consequent reduction of amount agreed-upon at the end

of the year) in the terms described in  Note 46.

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| Ana Botín | 1,166 | 956 | 210 | 2,332 | 2,243 |
| Héctor Grisi | 806 | 629 | 176 | 1,611 | 1,537 |
| Total | 1,972 | 1,585 | 386 | 3,943 | 3,780 |

1. Corresponds with the fair value of the maximum amount they are entitled to in

a total of 3 years: 2028, 2029 and 2030, subject to conditions of continued

service, with the exceptions provided, and to the non-applicability of malus

clauses and achievement of the objectives established.

The fair value has been determined at the grant date based on the

valuation report of an independent expert, Willis Towers Watson.

Based on the design of the plan for 2024 and the levels of

achievement of similar plans in comparable entities, the fair value

considered is 70% of the variable remuneration subject to long-

term objectives. (see note 46).

Note 5.e below includes disclosures on the shares delivered from

the deferred remuneration schemes in place in previous years and

for which delivery conditions were met, as well as on the

maximum number of shares that may be received in future years in

connection with the aforementioned  2024 and 2023 variable

remuneration plans.

b) Remuneration of the board members as

representatives of the Bank

By resolution of the executive committee, all the remuneration

received by the Bank’s directors who represent the Bank on the

boards of directors of listed companies in which the Bank has a

stake, paid by those companies and relating to appointments made

on or after 18 March   2002, accrues to the Group. In 2024  the

Bank’s directors did not receive any remuneration in respect of

these representative duties.

On  the other hand, in their personal capacity, in 2024    Homaira

Akbari was paid USD 100 thousand (EUR 96 thousand ) as member

of the board of Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. and EUR

200 thousand as member of the board of PagoNxt S.L., and

Henrique de Castro and José Antonio Álvarez were each paid the

same EUR 200 thousand  as members of the board of PagoNxt S.L.

José Antonio Álvarez also received BRL 1,135 thousand  (EUR

183 thousand) as member of Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

Likewise, Pamela Walkden was paid GBP  109 thousand (EUR

129 thousand ) as member of Santander UK plc and Santander UK

Group Holdings.

Likewise, Luis Isasi was paid EUR 1,000 thousand  as non-executive

Chair of the Santander España business unit and for attending its

board and committee meetings (amounts paid by Banco

Santander, S.A.).

And finally, José Antonio Álvarez, as strategic adviser of Grupo

Santander, received fixed remuneration of EUR 1,750 thousand. In

addition, he received the life and health insurance contributions ,

and the supplement for having waived the death and disability

policy.

c) Post-employment and other long-term

benefits

In 2012, the contracts of Ana Botín and other members of the

Bank's senior management with defined benefit pension

commitments were modified to transform these commitments into

a defined contribution system, which covers the contingencies of

retirement, disability and death. From that moment on, the Bank

makes annual contributions to their pension system for their

benefit.

This system gives them the right to receive benefits upon

retirement, regardless of whether or not they are active at the

Bank at such time, based on contributions to the system, and

replaced their previous right to receive a pension supplement in the

event of retirement.

The initial balance for Ana Botín in the new defined benefits

system corresponded to the market value of the assets from which

the provisions corresponding to the respective accrued obligations

had materialised on the date on which the old pension

commitments were transferred into the new benefits system.

Since 2013, the Bank has made annual contributions to the

benefits system for executive directors and other members of

executive team, in proportion to their respective pensionable

bases, until they leave Grupo Santander or until their retirement

within the Group, death, or disability.

The benefit plan system is outsourced to Santander Seguros y

Reaseguros, Compañía Aseguradora, S.A., and the economic rights

of the foregoing directors under this plan belong to them

regardless of whether or not they are active at the Bank at the time

of their retirement, death or disability.

In accordance with the provisions of the remuneration regulations,

contributions made calculated on variable remuneration are

subject to the discretionary pension benefits regime. Under this

regime, contributions are subject to malus clauses and clawback

according to the policy in force at any given time and during the

same period in which the variable remuneration is deferred.

Furthermore, they must be invested in bank shares for a period of

five years  from the date when the executive director leaves the

Group, regardless of whether or not they leave to retire. Once that

period has elapsed, the amount invested in shares will be

reinvested, along with the remainder of the cumulative balance

corresponding to the executive director, or it will be paid to the

executive director or to their beneficiaries in the event of a

contingency covered by the benefits system.

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As per the director´s remuneration policy approved at the 23 March

2018 general shareholder´s meeting, the system was changed with

a focus on:

• Aligning the annual contributions with practices of comparable

institutions.

• Reducing future liabilities by eliminating the supplementary

benefits scheme in the event of death (death of spouse or parent)

and permanent disability of serving directors.

• Not increasing total costs for the Bank.

The changes to the system were the following:

• Fixed and variable pension contributions were reduced to 22% of

the respective pensionable bases. The gross annual salaries and

the benchmark variable remuneration were increased in the

corresponding amount with no increase in total costs for the

Bank. The pensionable base for the purposes of the annual

contributions for the executive directors is the sum of fixed

remuneration plus 30% of the average of their last three variable

remuneration amounts. This means complying with Circular

2/2016 of the Bank of Spain, standard 41, on pension benefits, by

which a part of not less than 15% of the total contribution must

be based on variable components.

For Héctor Grisi, CEO from 1 January 2023, since he has been in

the position for two years, the calculation of the variable portion

was done using the average of the last two variable

remuneration amounts.

• The death and disability supplementary benefits were eliminated

since 1 April 2018. A fixed remuneration supplement (included in

other remuneration in section a.iii in this note) was implemented

the same date.

• The total amount insured for life and accident insurance was

increased.

The provisions recognised in 2024 and 2023 for retirement

pensions were as follows:

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| Ana Botín | 1,339 | 1,144 |
| Héctor Grisi | 1,105 | 966 |
| Total | 2,445 | 2,110 |

Following is a detail of the balances relating to each of the

directors under the welfare system as of  31 December 2024 and

2023 :

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| Ana Botín | 54,731 | 49,257 |
| Héctor Grisi | 1,299 | 585 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 20,326 | 19,495 |
| Total | 76,356 | 69,338 |

d) Insurance

The Group pays for life insurance policies for the Bank’s directors,

who will be entitled to receive benefits if they are declared

disabled. In the event of death, the benefits will be payable to their

heirs. The premiums paid by the Group are included in the 'Other

remuneration' column of the table shown in Note 5.a.iii above.

Also, the following table provides information on the sums insured

for the Bank’s directors:

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| EUR thousand |  | |
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| Ana Botín | 21,525 | 21,054 |
| Héctor Grisi | 12,600 | 50 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 11,215 | 11,910 |
| Total | 45,340 | 33,014 |

The insured capital has been modified in 2018 for Ana Botín  as

part of the pension systems transformation set out in note 5.c)

above, which has encompassed the elimination of the

supplementary benefits systems (death of spouse and death of

parent) and the increase of the life and accident insurance

annuities.

During 2024 and 2023, the Group has disbursed a total amount of

EUR 13.5 million and EUR 13.2 million, respectively, for the

payment of civil-liability insurance premiums. These premiums

correspond to several civil-liability insurance policies that hedge,

among others, directors, senior management and other managers

and employees of the Group and the Bank itself, as well as its

subsidiaries, in light of certain types of potential claims of third

parties. For this reason, it is not possible to disaggregate or

individualize the amount that correspond to the directors and

executives.

As of 31 December 2024 and 2023, no life insurance commitments

exist for the Group in respect of any other directors.

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e) Deferred variable remuneration systems

The following information relates to the maximum number of

shares to which the executive directors are entitled at the

beginning and end of  2024 and 2023 due to their participation in

the deferred variable remuneration systems, which instrumented a

portion of their variable remuneration relating to 2024  and prior

years, as well as on the deliveries, in shares or in cash, made to

them in 2024 and 2023 once the conditions for the receipt thereof

had been met (see Note 46):

i) Deferred variable compensation plan linked to

multiannual objectives

In the annual shareholders meeting of 18 March 2016, with the

aim of simplifying the remuneration structure, improving the ex-

ante risk adjustment and increasing the incidence of long-term

objectives, the bonus plan (deferred and conditioned variable

compensation plan) and ILP were replaced by one single plan.

The variable remuneration of executive directors and certain

executives (including senior management) corresponding to 2024

has been approved by the board of directors and implemented

through the ninth cycle of the deferred variable remuneration plan

linked to multi-year objectives. The application of the plan was

authorised by the annual general meeting of shareholders, as it

entails the delivery of shares to the beneficiaries.

As indicated in section a.ii of this note, 60% of the variable

remuneration amount is deferred over five years for executive

directors, to be paid, where appropriate, in five portions, provided

that the conditions of permanence in the Group, according to the

following accrual scheme:

• The accrual of the first and second parts (instalments in 2026

and 2027) is conditional on none of the malus clauses being

triggered.

• The accrual of the third, fourth and fifth parts (instalments in

2028, 2029 and 2030) is linked to non-concurrence of malus

clauses and the fulfilment of certain objectives related to the

2024‑ 2026 period. These objectives and their respective weights

are:

– Banco Santander’s consolidated Return on tangible equity

(RoTE) target in 2026 (weight of 40%).

– Relative performance of Banco Santander's total shareholder

return (TSR) in 2024- 2026 in respect of the weighted TSR of a

peer group comprising 9 credit institutions, with the

appropriate TSR ratio based on the group’s TSR among its

peers (weight of 40%).

– Four sustainability metrics, which have different weighting

(with a total weight of 20%).

The degree of compliance with the above objectives determines

the percentage to be applied to the deferred amount in these three

annuities, with a maximum achievement ratio of 125%, so

executives have the incentive to exceed their targets.

Both the immediate (short-term) and each of the deferred (long-

term and conditioned) portions are paid 50% in cash and the

remaining 50% in instruments.

The accrual of deferred amounts (whether or not subject to

performance measures) is conditioned, in addition to the

permanence of the beneficiary in the Group, to non-occurrence,

during the period prior to each of the deliveries, of any the

circumstances giving rise to the application of malus as set out in

the Group’s remuneration policy in its chapter related to malus and

clawback. Likewise, the amounts already paid of the incentive will

be subject to clawback by the Bank in the cases and during the

term foreseen in said policy,  and in accordance with the terms and

conditions foreseen in it.

Malus and clawback clauses are triggered by poor financial

performance of Banco Santander, a division or area, or exposures

from staff as a result of an executive(s)’s management of, at least,

one of these factors:

i. Significant failures in risk management committed by the

entity, or by a business unit or risk control.

ii. The increase suffered by the entity or by a business unit of its

capital needs, not foreseen at the time of generation of the

exposures.

iii. Regulatory sanctions or judicial sentences from events that

could be attributable to the unit or the personnel responsible

for those. Also, the breach of internal codes of conduct of the

entity.

iv. Irregular conduct, whether individual or collective. In this

regard, the negative effects derived from the marketing of

inappropriate products and the responsibilities of the people or

bodies that made those decisions will be specially considered.

In addition to the existing policy on malus and clawback clauses of

our remuneration policy, the addendum to our remuneration policy

entitled 'Financial Statement Restatement Compensation'

regulates the recoupment of compensation received by the

executive directors of Banco Santander, S.A., and senior

management, in the event of a financial restatement (according to

the regulation) resulting from material noncompliance with

financial reporting requirements under US federal securities laws.

The maximum number of shares to be delivered is calculated by

taking into account the average weighted daily volume of the

average weighted listing prices corresponding to the fifty trading

sessions prior to the previous Friday (excluded) to the date on

which the bonus is agreed by the board of executive directors of

the Bank.

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ii) Shares assigned by deferred variable remuneration

plans

The following table shows the number of Santander shares

assigned to each director already in service and pending delivery as

of 1 January 2023, 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2024, as

well as the gross shares that were delivered to them in 2023 and

2024, either in the form of an immediate payment or a deferred

payment. In this case after having been appraised by the board, at

the proposal of the remuneration committee, that the

corresponding one-fifth of each plan had accrued. They come from

the deferred conditional and linked to multi-year objectives in

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 were formalized.

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| Share-based variable  remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Maximum  number of shares  to be delivered at  January 1,2023 | Shares delivered  in 2023  (immediate  payment 2022  variable  remuneration) | Shares delivered  in 2023  (deferred  payment 2021  variable  remuneration) | Shares delivered  in 2023  (deferred  payment 2020  variable  remuneration) | Shares delivered  in 2023  (deferred  payment 2019  variable  remuneration) | Shares delivered  in 2023  (deferred  payment 2018  variable  remuneration) | Variable  remuneration  2023  (Maximum  number of  shares to be  delivered) |
| 2018 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 68,800 | — | — | — | — | (34,400) | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 45,975 | — | — | — | — | (22,988) | — |
|  | 114,776 |  |  |  |  | (57,388) |  |
| 2019 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 106,357 | — | — | — | (35,452) | — | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 71,079 | — | — | — | (23,693) | — | — |
|  | 177,435 |  |  |  | (59,145) |  |  |
| 2020 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 149,095 | — | — | (37,274) | — | — | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 80,983 | — | — | (20,246) | — | — | — |
|  | 230,078 |  |  | (57,520) |  |  |  |
| 2021 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 888,373 | — | (177,675) | — | — | — | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 599,555 | — | (119,911) | — | — | — | — |
|  | 1,487,928 |  | (297,586) |  |  |  |  |
| 2022 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 631,829 | (273,410) | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 426,475 | (184,521) | — | — | — | — | — |
|  | 1,058,305 | (457,931) |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2023 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,127,209 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | 749,143 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,876,352 |
| 2024 variable remuneration1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Grisi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1. For each director, 40% of the shares indicated correspond to the short-term variable (or immediate payment). The remaining 60% is deferred for delivery, where

appropriate, by fifths in the next five years, the last three being subject to the fulfilment of multiannual objectives.

Annual report 2024634

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| Maximum  number of  shares to be  delivered at  December 31,  2023 | Instruments  matured but  not  consolidated  at January 1,  2024 2 | Shares  delivered in  2024  (immediate  payment 2023  variable  remuneration) | Shares  delivered in  2024  (deferred  payment 2022  variable  remuneration) | Shares  delivered in  2024  (deferred  payment 2021  variable  remuneration) | Shares  delivered in  2024  (deferred  payment 2020  variable  remuneration) | Shares  delivered in  2024  (deferred  payment 2019  variable  remuneration) | Shares  delivered in  2024 (deferred  payment 2018  variable  remuneration) | Variable  remuneration  2024  (Maximum  number of  shares to be  delivered) | Maximum  number of  shares to be  delivered at  December  31, 2024 |
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| 34,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (34,400) | — | — |
| 22,988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (22,988) | — | — |
| 57,388 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (57,388) |  |  |
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| 70,905 | — | — | — | — | — | (35,452) | — | — | 35,452 |
| 47,386 | — | — | — | — | — | (23,693) | — | — | 23,693 |
| 118,290 |  |  |  |  |  | (59,145) |  |  | 59,145 |
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| 111,821 | (18,674) | — | — | — | (31,049) | — | — | — | 62,098 |
| 60,737 | (10,143) | — | — | — | (16,865) | — | — | — | 33,729 |
| 172,558 | (28,817) |  |  |  | (47,914) |  |  |  | 95,827 |
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| 710,698 | — | — | — | (177,675) | — | — | — | — | 533,023 |
| 479,644 | — | — | — | (119,911) | — | — | — | — | 359,733 |
| 1,190,342 |  |  |  | (297,586) |  |  |  |  | 892,756 |
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| 358,419 | — | — | (62,334) | — | — | — | — | — | 296,085 |
| 241,954 | — | — | (42,079) | — | — | — | — | — | 199,875 |
| 600,374 |  |  | (104,413) |  |  |  |  |  | 495,961 |
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| 1,127,209 | — | (469,286) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 657,923 |
| 749,143 | — | (321,645) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427,498 |
| 1,876,352 |  | (790,931) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,085,421 |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 976,463 | 976,463 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 656,032 | 656,032 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,632,495 | 1,632,495 |

2. The levels of achievement of the multi-year metrics of the long-term variable remuneration plans:

1) Sixth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2021 ): 91.6% of achievement for the period 2021-2023.

a. CET1 metric at 100% of achievement for 2023 year-end period (target 12.00%). Weight of 33.3%.

b. Underlying BPA growth at 150% of achievement (target growth of 100%). Weight of 33.3%.

c. TSR metric at 25% of achievement (target of 33 to 66 percentile). Weight of 33.3%.

2) Fifth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2020): 83.0% of achievement for the period 2020-2022.

a. CET1 metric at 100% of achievement for 2022 year-end period (target 12.00%). Weight of 33.3%.

b. Underlying BPA growth at 150% of achievement (target growth of 10%). Weight of 33.3%.

c. TSR metric at 0% of achievement (minimum target of 33% not reached). Weight of 33.3%.

3) Forth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2019): 33.3% of achievement for the period 2019-2021.

a. CET1 metric at 100% of achievement for 2021 year-end period (target 12.00%). Weight of 33.3%.

b. Underlying BPA growth at 0% of achievement (target growth of 15%). Weight of 33.3%.

c. TSR metric at 0% of achievement (minimum target of 33% not reached). Weight of 33.3%.

Furthermore, the maximum number of  RSUs of PagoNxt, S.L. to be

delivered under the current plan is 10,621 and 8,921 units for Ana

Botín and Héctor Grisi, respectively.

Annual report 2024635

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In addition, the table below shows the cash delivered in 2024 and

2023, by way of either immediate payment or deferred payment,

in the latter case once the Board had determined, at the proposal

of the remuneration committee, that one-fifth relating to each plan

had accrued:

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|  | 2024 | |  | 2023 | |
|  | Cash paid (immediate  payment 2023  variable  remuneration) | Cash paid (deferred  payments from 2022,  2021, 2020 and 2019  variable  remuneration) |  | Cash paid (immediate  payment 2022  variable  remuneration) | Cash paid (deferred  payments from 2021,  2020, 2019 and 2018  variable  remuneration) |
| Ana Botín | 1,780 | 1,419 |  | 1,689 | 1,117 |
| Héctor Grisi | 1,220 | 863 |  | 1,823 | 697 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 0 | 945 |  | 1,140 | 737 |
| Total | 3,000 | 3,228 |  | 4,651 | 2,551 |

iii) Information on former members of the board of

directors

The chart below includes  information on the maximum number of

shares to which former members of the board of directors, are

entitled for their participation in the various deferred variable

remuneration systems, which instrumented a portion of their

variable remuneration relating to the years in which they were

executive directors. Also set forth below is information on the

deliveries, whether in shares or in cash, made in 2024 and 2023 to

former board members, upon achievement of the conditions for

the receipt thereof (see note 46):

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| Maximum number of shares to be delivered |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2018) | — | 29,860 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2019) | 24,490 | 48,980 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2020) | 71,024 | 106,536 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2021) | 206,100 | 300,000 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2022) | — | — |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2023) | — | — |

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| Number of shares delivered |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2017) | — | 6,145 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2018) | 29,860 | 29,860 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2019) | 24,490 | 24,490 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2020) | 35,512 | 42,632 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2021) | 12,911 | 75,000 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2022) | — | — |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2023) | — | — |

In addition, EUR 650 thousand and EUR 1,471 thousand relating to

the deferred portion payable in cash of the aforementioned plans

were paid each in 2024 and 2023.

Annual report 2024636

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f) Loans

Grupo Santander’s direct risk exposure to the bank’s directors and

the guarantees provided for them are detailed below. These

transactions were made on terms equivalent to those that prevail

in arm’s-length transactions or the related compensation in kind

was recognized:

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|  | Loans and  credits | Guarantees | Total |  | Loans and  credits | Guarantees | Total |
| Ana Botín | — | — | — |  | 26 | — | 26 |
| Héctor Grisi | — | — | — |  | 8 | — | 8 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | — | — | — |  | 4 | — | 4 |
| Glenn Hutchins | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Antonio Francesco Weiss B | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Belén Romana | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Bruce Carnegie-Brown A | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Germán de la Fuente | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Gina Díez Barroso | 5 | — | 5 |  | 1 | — | 1 |
| Henrique de Castro | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Homaira Akbari | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Javier Botín | — | — | — |  | 4 | — | 4 |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés  C | 138 | — | 138 |  | — | — | — |
| Luis Isasi | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Pamela Walkden | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Ramiro Mato D | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Sol Daurella | — | — | — |  | 51 | — | 51 |
|  | 143 | — | 143 |  | 94 | — | 94 |

A. Ceased as director of Banco Santander, S.A. on 22 March 2024.

B. Director since 27 June 2024.

C. Director since 27 June 2024.

D. Ceased as director of Banco Santander, S.A. on 27 June 2024 .

g) Senior management

The table below includes the amounts relating to the short-term

remuneration of the members of senior management at 31

December 2024 and those at 31 December 2023, excluding the

remuneration of the executive directors, which is detailed above.

This amount has been reduced by 39% compared to that reported

in 2014 (EUR 80,792 thousand):

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|  |  | Short-term salaries and deferred remuneration | | | | | |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Variable remuneration  (bonus) - Immediate  payment | |  | Deferred variable  remuneration | |  |  |  |
| Year | Number of  persons | Fixed | In cash | In  instruments2 |  | In cash | In  instruments3 | Pensions | Other  remuneration1 | Total |
| 2024 | 14 | 16,466 | 7,376 | 7,377 |  | 3,319 | 3,320 | 4,520 | 7,153 | 49,531 |
| 2023 | 14 | 17,109 | 7,355 | 7,356 | — | 3,219 | 3,220 | 4,775 | 7,135 | 50,169 |

1.Includes other remuneration items such as life and medical insurance premiums and localization aids and lastly RSUs from PagoNxt S.L., for his work as a director in said

entity.

2.The amount of immediate payment for 2024 is 1,611,965 shares (1,567,930  Santander shares and 1,386,491 share options in 2023).

3.The deferred amount in instruments not linked to long-term objectives for 2024 is 725,399  shares ( 700,305 Santander shares and 554,597 share options in 2023).

In 2024 , the ratio of variable to fixed pay components was 116% of

the total for senior managers, well within the maximum limit of

200% set by 2024 AGM.

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Also, the detail of the breakdown of the remuneration linked to

long-term objectives of the members of senior management at 31

December 2024 and 31 December 2023 is provided below. These

remuneration payments shall be received, as the case may be, in

the corresponding deferral periods, upon achievement of the

conditions stipulated for each payment (see note 46):

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| Year | Number of  people | Cash  payment | Instrument  payment | Total |
| 2024 | 14 | 3,485 | 3,486 | 6,971 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3,380 | 3,381 | 6,761 |

1.Relates to the fair value of the maximum annual amounts for years 2028, 2029

and 2030 of the ninth cycle of the deferred conditional variable remuneration

plan (2027, 2028 and 2029 for the eighth cycle of the deferred variable

compensation plan linked to annual objectives for the year 2023).

Additionally, members of senior management who stepped down

from their roles in 2024 consolidated salary remuneration and

other remuneration for a total amount of EUR 12,303 thousand

(EUR 3,560 thousand in 2022). In 2024 rights regarding variable

pay subject to long-term objectives amounted to EUR 633

thousand (this right has not been generated in 2023 for this

collective).

The maximum number of Santander shares that the members of

senior management at each plan grant date (excluding executive

directors) were entitled to receive as of 31 December 2024 and 31

December 2023 relating to the deferred portion under the various

plans then in force is the following (see note 46):

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| Maximum number of shares to be delivered | | |
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| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2018) | — | 72,734 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2019) | 71,294 | 176,704 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2020) | 370,522 | 728,200 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2021) | 966,680 | 1,824,824 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2022) | 1,430,464 | 2,320,032 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2023) | 1,395,815 | — |

Since the conditions established in the corresponding deferred

share-based remuneration schemes for prior years had been met,

the following number of Santander shares was delivered in 2024

and 2023 to the senior management, in addition to the payment of

the related cash amounts:

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| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2017) | — | 11,046 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2018) | 57,730 | 72,734 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2019) | 71,294 | 88,352 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2020) | 185,261 | 292,737 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2021) | 351,777 | 456,206 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2022) | 357,615 | 2,070,634 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration  plan and linked to objectives (2023) | 1,212,984 | — |

As indicated in note 5.c above, senior management participate in

the benefit system created in 2012, which covers the contingencies

of retirement, disability and death. Banco Santander makes annual

contributions to the benefit plans of its senior managers. In 2012,

the contracts of the senior managers with benefit pension

commitments were amended to transform them into a

contribution system. The system, which is outsourced to Santander

Seguros y Reaseguros, Compañía Aseguradora, S.A., gives senior

managers the right to receive benefits upon retirement, regardless

of whether or not they are active at Banco Santander at such time,

based on contributions to the system. This new system replaced

their previous right to receive a pension supplement in the event of

retirement. In the event of pre-retirement, and up to the

retirement date, senior managers appointed prior to September

2015 are entitled to receive an annual allowance.

In addition, further to applicable remuneration regulations, from

2016 (inclusive), a discretionary pension benefit component of at

least 15% of total remuneration  in contributions to the pension

system has been included. Under the regime corresponding to

these discretionary benefits, the contributions that are calculated

on variable remunerations are subject to malus and clawback

clauses, subject to policies applicable at each time, and during the

same period in which the variable remuneration is deferred.

Likewise, the annual contributions calculated on variable

remunerations must be invested in Bank shares for a period of five

years from the date that the senior manager leaves the Group,

regardless of whether or not they leave to retire. Once that period

has elapsed, the amount invested in shares will be reinvested,

along with the remainder of the cumulative balance corresponding

to the senior manager, or it will be paid to the senior manager or to

their beneficiaries in the event of a contingency covered by the

benefits system.

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The contracts of some members of senior management were

modified at the beginning of 2018 with the same objective and

changes indicated in section c of this note for Ana Botín. The

modifications, which are aimed at aligning the annual

contributions with the practices of comparable institutions and

reducing the risk of future obligations by eliminating the

supplementary scheme for death (widowhood and orphanhood)

and permanent disability in service without increasing the costs to

the bank, are as follows:

• Contributions to the pensionable bases were reduced. Gross

annual salaries were increased in the corresponding amount.

• The death and disability supplementary benefits were eliminated

since 1 January 2018 for some members of senior management

and since 1 April 2018 for executive directors. A fixed

remuneration supplement reflected in other remuneration in the

table above was implemented on the same date.

• The amounts insured for life and accident insurance were

increased.

All of the above was done without an increase in total cost for the

Bank.

The balance as of 31 December 2024 in the pension system for

those who were part of senior management at year end amounted

to EUR 51 million (EUR 57 million at 31 December 2023).

The net charge to income corresponding to pension amounted to

EUR 4.5 million   in 2024 (EUR 4.7 million in 31 December 2023).

In 2024 and 2023 there have been no payments in the form of a

single payment of the annual voluntary pre-retirement allowance.

Additionally, the capital insured by life and accident insurance at 31

December 2024 of this group amounts to EUR 83 million (EUR

84.4 million at 31 December 2023).

h) Post-employment benefits to former

directors and former senior executive vice

presidents

The post-employment benefits and settlements paid in 2024 to

former directors of the Bank, other than those detailed in note 5.c

amounted to EUR 5.6 million and EUR 5.6 million in 2023,

respectively. Also, the post-employment benefits and settlements

paid in 2024 to former executive vice presidents amounted to EUR

12.7 million   and EUR 15.0 million  in 2023, respectively.

Contributions to insurance policies that hedge pensions to previous

members of the Bank’s board of directors, amounted to EUR

0.17 million in 2024 (EUR 0.17 million in 2023). Likewise,

contributions to insurance policies that hedge pensions for

previous senior managers amounted to EUR 2.3 million in 2024

(EUR 3.3 million in 2023).

No releases or charges were recorded in the consolidated income

statement for pension commitments and similar obligations held

by the Group with previous former members of the bank's board of

directors or former members of senior management in 2024 and

2023.

In addition, 'Provisions - Pension Fund and similar obligations' in

the consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2024 included

EUR 46 million in respect of the post-employment benefit

obligations to former Directors of the Bank (EUR 46 million at 31

December 2023) and EUR 96 million corresponding to former

members of senior management (EUR 88 million at 31 December

2023).

i) Pre-retirement and retirement

The board of directors approved an amendment to the contracts of

executive directors whereby they ceased to have the right to pre-

retire in case of termination of his contract.

j) Contract termination

The executive directors and members of senior management have

indefinite-term employment contracts. Executive directors or

senior managers whose contracts are terminated voluntarily or due

to breach of duties are not entitled to receive any economic

compensation. If Banco Santander terminates the contract for any

other reason, they will be entitled to the corresponding legally-

stipulated termination benefit, without prejudice to any

compensation that may  for non-competition obligations, as

detailed in the directors' remuneration policy.

If Banco Santander were to terminate her contract, Ana Botín

would have to remain at Banco Santander’s disposal for a period of

4 months in order to ensure an adequate transition, and would

receive her fixed salary during that period.

k) Information on investments held by the

directors in other companies and conflicts of

interest

None of the members of the board of directors have declared that

they or persons related to them may have a direct or indirect

conflict of interest with the interests of Banco Santander, S.A., as

set forth in article 229 of the Corporate Enterprises Act.

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6. Loans and advances to central banks

and credit institutions

The detail, by classification, type and currency, of Loans and

advances to central banks and credit institutions in the

consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

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| CENTRAL BANKS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Classification |  |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 12,966 | 17,717 | 11,595 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at  fair value through profit or loss | — | — | — |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | — | — | — |
| Financial assets designated at fair value  through other comprehensive income | — | — | — |
| Financial assets at amortised cost | 16,179 | 20,082 | 15,375 |
|  | 29,145 | 37,799 | 26,970 |
| Type |  |  |  |
| Time deposits | 16,179 | 17,747 | 15,180 |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | 12,966 | 20,052 | 11,790 |
| Impaired assets | — | — | — |
| Valuation adjustments for impairment | — | — | — |
|  | 29,145 | 37,799 | 26,970 |
| CREDIT INSTITUTIONS |  |  |  |
| Classification |  |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 27,314 | 14,061 | 16,502 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at  fair value through profit or loss | — | — | — |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | 408 | 459 | 673 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value  through other comprehensive income | 363 | 313 | — |
| Financial assets at amortised cost | 55,537 | 57,917 | 46,518 |
|  | 83,622 | 72,750 | 63,693 |
| Type |  |  |  |
| Time deposits | 9,036 | 8,560 | 8,891 |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | 48,932 | 35,846 | 27,321 |
| Non- loans advances | 25,659 | 28,353 | 27,487 |
| Impaired assets | — | — | — |
| Valuation adjustments for impairment | (5) | (9) | (6) |
|  | 83,622 | 72,750 | 63,693 |
| CURRENCY |  |  |  |
| Euro | 43,347 | 34,229 | 26,024 |
| Pound sterling | 2,424 | 3,539 | 4,474 |
| US dollar | 22,539 | 17,602 | 18,468 |
| Brazilian real | 39,379 | 47,151 | 34,863 |
| Other currencies | 5,078 | 8,028 | 6,834 |
| TOTAL | 112,767 | 110,549 | 90,663 |

The loans and advances to credit institutions classified under

'Financial assets at amortised' cost are mainly time accounts and

deposits.

Note 51 contains a detail of their residual maturity periods.

This line item also includes irrevocable payment commitments to

the Single Resolution Fund made in accordance with article 70.3 of

Regulation 806/2014, which establishes uniform rules and a

uniform procedure for the resolution of credit institutions and

certain security service companies. investment within the

framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single

Resolution Fund, for which, in accordance with the standard, no

provision has been recorded, these commitments have not been

significant regarding the consolidated annual accounts.

At 31 December  2024 the gross exposure by impairment stage of

the assets accounted subject to impairment for amounts to EUR

72,084 million, EUR  0 million and EUR  0  million (EUR 78,321 , EUR

0 million and EUR 0  million in  2023 and EUR 61,898  million, EUR 1

million and EUR 0 million in 2022), and the loan loss provision by

impairment stage amounts to EUR  5 million, EUR 0 million and EUR

0 million (EUR 9 million, EUR 0 million and EUR 0  million in 2023

and EUR 6  million, EUR 0  million and EUR 0 million in 2022) in

stage 1, stage 2 and stage 3, respectively.

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7. Debt securities

a) Detail

The detail, by classification, type and currency, of Debt securities in

the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

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| Classification |  |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 82,646 | 62,124 | 41,403 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 447 | 860 | 1,134 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | 2,897 | 3,095 | 2,542 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive income | 76,558 | 73,565 | 75,083 |
| Financial assets at amortised cost | 120,949 | 103,559 | 73,554 |
|  | 283,497 | 243,203 | 193,716 |
| Type |  |  |  |
| Spanish government debt securities | 56,919 | 40,321 | 26,876 |
| Foreign government debt securities | 164,747 | 145,732 | 121,018 |
| Issued by financial institutions | 16,776 | 14,681 | 10,176 |
| Other fixed-income securities | 44,703 | 42,294 | 35,468 |
| Impaired financial assets | 701 | 461 | 404 |
| Impairment losses | (349) | (286) | (226) |
|  | 283,497 | 243,203 | 193,716 |
| Currency |  |  |  |
| Euro | 118,456 | 90,857 | 63,903 |
| Pound sterling | 15,630 | 9,284 | 6,732 |
| US dollar | 48,189 | 38,161 | 37,749 |
| Brazilian real | 44,432 | 46,190 | 35,841 |
| Other currencies | 57,139 | 58,997 | 49,717 |
| Debt securities excluding impairment adjustments | 283,846 | 243,489 | 193,942 |
| Impairment losses | (349) | (286) | (226) |
|  | 283,497 | 243,203 | 193,716 |

The increase in the year of the debt securities portfolio under the

heading  'Financial assets at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income' is mainly due to the increase in exposure

to European Union sovereign debt, as a result of greater activity in

the markets business, both its own and for distribution to clients.

Likewise, the increase in the debt securities portfolio under the

heading 'Financial assets at amortized cost' is due to the

continuation of the strategy started in year 2022 in which two new

business models were created for the optimization of excess

liquidity and the management of the maturity of the balance sheet

credit and deposit portfolios.

At 31 December  2024 , 2023 and  2022 the gross exposure by

impairment stage of the book assets amounted to EUR 196,514

million, EUR 176,697 million and EUR 148,384 million in stage 1;

EUR 597  million, EUR  203 million and EUR 75 million  in stage 2,

and EUR 701  million, EUR  461 million and EUR  404 million in stage

3, respectively.

In addition, at 31 December 2024 , the Group had EUR 44 million of

exposure in assets purchased with impairments, which correspond

mainly to the business combinations carried out by the Group with

any additional impairment signs.

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b) Breakdown

The breakdown, by origin of the issuer, of debt securities at 31

December 2024, 2023 and 2022, net of impairment losses, is as

follows:

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|  | Private  fixed-  income | Public  fixed-  income | Total | % |  | Private  fixed-  income | Public  fixed-  income | Total | % |  | Private  fixed-  income | Public  fixed-  income | Total | % |
| Spain | 1,901 | 56,919 | 58,820 | 20.75% |  | 2,525 | 40,321 | 42,846 | 17.62% |  | 1,015 | 26,876 | 27,891 | 14.40% |
| United Kingdom | 3,077 | 9,903 | 12,980 | 4.58% |  | 2,816 | 4,748 | 7,564 | 3.11% |  | 2,545 | 3,013 | 5,558 | 2.87% |
| Portugal | 3,224 | 5,138 | 8,362 | 2.95% |  | 2,826 | 4,815 | 7,641 | 3.14% |  | 2,572 | 3,603 | 6,175 | 3.19% |
| Italy | 3,072 | 22,954 | 26,026 | 9.18% |  | 2,968 | 12,945 | 15,913 | 6.54% |  | 1,948 | 8,329 | 10,277 | 5.31% |
| Ireland | 4,557 | 14 | 4,571 | 1.61% |  | 5,632 | 11 | 5,643 | 2.32% |  | 6,141 | 11 | 6,152 | 3.18% |
| Poland | 2,472 | 15,224 | 17,696 | 6.24% |  | 2,937 | 12,482 | 15,419 | 6.34% |  | 2,830 | 9,443 | 12,273 | 6.34% |
| Other European  countries | 11,593 | 12,702 | 24,295 | 8.57% |  | 9,797 | 15,495 | 25,292 | 10.40% |  | 8,161 | 9,655 | 17,816 | 9.20% |
| United States | 12,475 | 27,811 | 40,286 | 14.21% |  | 8,959 | 22,992 | 31,951 | 13.14% |  | 8,950 | 22,318 | 31,268 | 16.14% |
| Brazil | 12,738 | 32,645 | 45,383 | 16.01% |  | 13,551 | 32,342 | 45,893 | 18.87% |  | 9,201 | 28,191 | 37,392 | 19.30% |
| Mexico | 2,190 | 20,822 | 23,012 | 8.12% |  | 1,969 | 20,738 | 22,707 | 9.34% |  | 481 | 17,578 | 18,059 | 9.32% |
| Chile | 96 | 6,982 | 7,078 | 2.50% |  | 49 | 11,995 | 12,044 | 4.95% |  | 28 | 10,009 | 10,037 | 5.18% |
| Other American  countries | 3,336 | 4,502 | 7,838 | 2.76% |  | 2,315 | 2,546 | 4,861 | 2.00% |  | 1,560 | 5,960 | 7,520 | 3.88% |
| Rest of the world | 1,100 | 6,050 | 7,150 | 2.52% |  | 806 | 4,623 | 5,429 | 2.23% |  | 390 | 2,908 | 3,298 | 1.70% |
|  | 61,831 | 221,666 | 283,497 | 100% |  | 57,150 | 186,053 | 243,203 | 100% |  | 45,822 | 147,894 | 193,716 | 100% |

The detail, by issuer rating, of Debt securities at 31 December

2024, 2023  and  2022 is as follows:

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|  | 2024 | | | |  | 2023 | | | |  | 2022 | | | |
|  | Private  fixed-  income | Public  fixed-  income | Total | % |  | Private  fixed-  income | Public  fixed-  income | Total | % |  | Private  fixed-  income | Public  fixed-  income | Total | % |
| AAA | 16,889 | 6,440 | 23,329 | 8.23% |  | 15,152 | 7,887 | 23,039 | 9.47% |  | 13,481 | 5,494 | 18,975 | 9.80% |
| AA | 16,972 | 47,254 | 64,226 | 22.65% |  | 15,142 | 36,704 | 51,846 | 21.32% |  | 9,542 | 30,502 | 40,044 | 20.67% |
| A | 10,056 | 87,814 | 97,870 | 34.53% |  | 11,175 | 68,112 | 79,287 | 32.60% |  | 10,058 | 48,341 | 58,399 | 30.15% |
| BBB | 8,900 | 44,483 | 53,383 | 18.83% |  | 7,749 | 39,173 | 46,922 | 19.29% |  | 5,181 | 29,900 | 35,081 | 18.11% |
| Below BBB | 5,543 | 35,675 | 41,218 | 14.54% |  | 4,654 | 34,177 | 38,831 | 15.97% |  | 2,974 | 33,657 | 36,631 | 18.91% |
| Unrated | 3,471 | — | 3,471 | 1.22% |  | 3,278 | — | 3,278 | 1.35% |  | 4,586 | — | 4,586 | 2.37% |
|  | 61,831 | 221,666 | 283,497 | 100% |  | 57,150 | 186,053 | 243,203 | 100% |  | 45,822 | 147,894 | 193,716 | 100% |

During 2024, Portugal's rating for sovereign issuances has been

modified from BBB+ to A-. For the years 2023 and 2022, the

distribution of the exposure by rating level of the previous table

has not been affected by ratings reviews of the sovereign issuers.

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The detail, by type of financial instrument, of private fixed-income

securities at 31 December 2024, 2023 and 2022 , net of

impairment losses, is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Securitised mortgage bonds | 10,709 | 9,310 | 9,222 |
| Other asset-backed bonds | 11,624 | 10,243 | 7,120 |
| Floating rate debt | 17,323 | 15,376 | 12,397 |
| Fixed rate debt | 22,175 | 22,221 | 17,083 |
| Total | 61,831 | 57,150 | 45,822 |

c) Impairment losses

The changes in the impairment losses on debt securities are

summarised below:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Balance at beginning of year | 286 | 226 | 215 |
| Net impairment losses for the yearA | 226 | 24 | 16 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Impairment losses charged to  income | 234 | 36 | 30 |
| Impairment losses reversed with a  credit to income | (8) | (12) | (14) |
| Assets written off | (131) | 0 | 0 |
| Exchange differences and other items | (32) | 36 | (5) |
| Balance at end of year | 349 | 286 | 226 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| By geographical location of risk: |  |  |  |
| European Union | 23 | 22 | 26 |
| America | 326 | 264 | 200 |

A. Of the EUR 226 million corresponding to net provisions for the year ended 31

December 2024 (EUR 24  million and EUR 16 million at 31 December 2023 and

2022, respectively), EUR  227 million relates to financial assets at amortized cost

(EUR 23 million and EUR 17 million at 31 December 2023 and 2022,

respectively) and EUR -1 million relates to financial assets designated at fair

value through other comprehensive income (EUR  1 million and EUR -1  million at

31 December 2023 and 2022, respectively).

At 31 December 2024 , 2023 and 2022 the loan loss provision by

impairment stage of the assets accounted for under IFRS9

amounted to EUR  39 million, EUR 30 million and EUR 25 million in

stage 1, EUR 9 million, EUR 8  million and EUR 2 million  in stage 2,

and EUR 301 million, EUR 248 million and EUR  199 million in stage

3, respectively.

8.  Equity instruments

a) Breakdown

The detail, by classification and type, of Equity instruments in the

consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Classification |  |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 16,636 | 15,057 | 10,066 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 4,641 | 4,068 | 3,711 |
| Financial assets designated at fair  value through other  comprehensive income | 2,193 | 1,761 | 1,941 |
|  | 23,470 | 20,886 | 15,718 |
| Type |  |  |  |
| Shares of Spanish companies | 3,730 | 3,540 | 3,284 |
| Shares of foreign companies | 17,153 | 15,185 | 10,494 |
| Shares of investment funds | 2,587 | 2,161 | 1,940 |
|  | 23,470 | 20,886 | 15,718 |

Note 29 contains a detail of the 'Other comprehensive income',

recognised in equity, on 'Financial assets designated at fair value

through other comprehensive income'.

b) Changes

The changes in 'Financial assets at fair value through other

comprehensive income' were as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Balance at beginning of the year | 1,761 | 1,941 | 2,453 |
| Net additions (disposals) | (35) | 11 | (33) |
| Changes in the fair value of equity  instruments measured at fair value  through other comprehensive  income (EIGR)A | 447 | (162) | (497) |
| Changes in the RV hedged with  micro-hedging transactions | 20 | (29) | 18 |
| Balance at end of year | 2,193 | 1,761 | 1,941 |

A. They do not include fair value movements for currency risk hedged with hedging

instruments.

c) Notifications of acquisitions of investments

The notifications of the acquisitions and disposals of holdings in

investees made by the Bank in  2024 ,  in compliance with Article

155 of the Spanish Limited Liability Companies Law and Article 105

of Spanish Securities Market Law 24/1998, are listed in appendix

IV.

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9. Trading derivatives (assets and

liabilities) and short positions

a) Trading Derivatives

The detail, by type of inherent risk, of the fair value of the trading

derivatives arranged by the Group is as follows (see note 11):

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2022 | |
|  | Debit  balance | Credit  balance | Debit  balance | Credit  balance | Debit  balance | Credit  balance |
| Interest  rate risk | 30,834 | 24,754 | 31,480 | 26,014 | 38,789 | 37,641 |
| Currency  risk | 29,395 | 29,110 | 22,834 | 23,094 | 26,391 | 26,063 |
| Price risk | 1,765 | 1,632 | 1,279 | 904 | 1,347 | 817 |
| Other  risks | 2,106 | 2,257 | 735 | 577 | 475 | 370 |
|  | 64,100 | 57,753 | 56,328 | 50,589 | 67,002 | 64,891 |

b) Short positions

Following is a breakdown of the short positions (liabilities):

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Borrowed securities |  |  |  |
| Debt instruments | 2,566 | 3,263 | 1,979 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Banco Santander México, S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple,  Grupo Financiero Santander  México | 1,199 | 1,881 | 1,362 |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | 1,347 | 1,383 | 617 |
| Equity instruments | 538 | 546 | 993 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | 358 | 312 | 934 |
| Short sales |  |  |  |
| Debt instruments | 32,726 | 22,365 | 19,543 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | 23,813 | 16,143 | 12,902 |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | 5,950 | 3,462 | 3,857 |
| Santander US Capital Markets  LLC | 2,382 | 2,442 | 2,690 |
|  | 35,830 | 26,174 | 22,515 |

10. Loans and advances to customers

a) Detail

The detail, by classification, of Loans and advances to customers in

the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Financial assets held for trading | 26,591 | 11,634 | 9,550 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 1,042 | 982 | 868 |
| Financial assets designated at fair  value through profit or loss | 4,610 | 6,219 | 5,774 |
| Financial assets at fair value  through other comprehensive  income | 10,784 | 7,669 | 8,215 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 1,011,042 | 1,009,845 | 1,011,597 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Impairment losses | (22,125) | (22,788) | (22,684) |
|  | 1,054,069 | 1,036,349 | 1,036,004 |
| Loans and advances to  customers disregarding  impairment losses | 1,076,194 | 1,059,137 | 1,058,688 |

Note 51 contains a detail of the residual maturity periods of

'Financial assets at amortized cost'.

Note 54 shows the Group’s total exposure, by geographical origin

of the issuer.

There are no loans and advances to customers for material

amounts without fixed maturity dates.

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b) Breakdown

Following is a breakdown of the loans and advances granted to the

Group's customers, which reflect the Group's exposure to credit

risk in its main activity, without considering the balance of value

adjustments for impairment, taking into account the type and

situation of the transactions, the geographical area of their

residence and the type of interest rate on the transactions:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Loan type and status |  |  |  |
| Commercial credit | 53,209 | 55,628 | 56,688 |
| Secured loans | 557,463 | 554,375 | 565,609 |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | 59,648 | 44,184 | 39,500 |
| Other term loans | 296,339 | 295,485 | 290,031 |
| Finance leases | 40,120 | 38,723 | 39,833 |
| Receivable on demand | 10,756 | 12,277 | 11,435 |
| Credit cards receivables | 24,928 | 24,371 | 22,704 |
| Impaired assets | 33,731 | 34,094 | 32,888 |
|  | 1,076,194 | 1,059,137 | 1,058,688 |
| Geographical area |  |  |  |
| Spain | 198,164 | 203,680 | 212,804 |
| European Union (excluding Spain) | 223,525 | 211,368 | 202,958 |
| United States and Puerto Rico | 142,773 | 126,894 | 125,436 |
| Other OECD countriesA | 372,696 | 374,812 | 385,906 |
| South America (non - OECD) | 112,979 | 120,610 | 112,803 |
| Rest of the world | 26,057 | 21,773 | 18,781 |
|  | 1,076,194 | 1,059,137 | 1,058,688 |
| Interest rate formula |  |  |  |
| Fixed rate | 678,994 | 647,349 | 642,537 |
| Floating rate | 397,200 | 411,788 | 416,151 |
|  | 1,076,194 | 1,059,137 | 1,058,688 |

A. Includes, mainly, customers from the United Kingdom.

At 31 December  2024, 2023 and 2022 the Group had granted loans

amounting to EUR 16,562  million, EUR 15,544  million and EUR

14,698 million to Spanish public sector agencies which had a rating

at 31 December  2024 of A (ratings of A at 31 December 2023 and

31 December 2022), and EUR  13,593 million, EUR 11,530  million,

and EUR 12,467 million to the public sector in other countries (at

31 December  2024, the breakdown of this amount by issuer rating

was as follows: 3.5% AAA,  13.7% AA,  39.5% A, 31.1% BBB, 10.8%

below BBB and 1.4% without rating).

Without considering the public administrations, the amount of the

loans and advances at 31 December 2024, 2023 and  2022

amounts to EUR  1,046,039 million, EUR  1,032,063  million and EUR

1,031,523  million, of which, EUR 1,012,389 million, EUR 998,010

million and EUR  998,689 million are classified as performing,

respectively.

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Following is a detail, by activity, of the loans to customers at 31

December 2024, net of impairment losses:

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| EUR million | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  |  | Secured loans | | | | | | | |
|  |  |  | Net exposure | |  | Loan to value ratioC | | | | |
|  | Total | Without  collateral | Of which  property  collateral | Of which  other  collateral |  | Less than  or equal  to 40% | More  than  40% and  less than  or equal  to 60% | More  than  60% and  less than  or equal  to 80% | More  than  80% and  less than  or equal  to 100% | More  than  100% |
| Public sector | 26,902 | 25,179 | 169 | 1,554 |  | 73 | 69 | 14 | 1,540 | 27 |
| Other financial institutions (financial  business activity) | 109,110 | 40,813 | 2,306 | 65,991 |  | 1,976 | 985 | 417 | 64,060 | 859 |
| Non-financial corporations and individual  entrepreneurs (non-financial business  activity) (broken down by purpose) | 330,025 | 174,064 | 72,803 | 83,158 |  | 29,010 | 27,544 | 23,192 | 47,590 | 28,625 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Construction and property  development | 21,793 | 1,967 | 18,275 | 1,551 |  | 7,373 | 5,984 | 1,945 | 2,619 | 1,905 |
| Civil engineering construction | 3,182 | 1,998 | 80 | 1,104 |  | 77 | 50 | 234 | 666 | 157 |
| Large companies | 173,280 | 110,225 | 20,435 | 42,620 |  | 8,528 | 7,031 | 7,125 | 26,178 | 14,193 |
| SMEs and individual entrepreneurs | 131,770 | 59,874 | 34,013 | 37,883 |  | 13,032 | 14,479 | 13,888 | 18,127 | 12,370 |
| Households – other (broken down by  purpose) | 564,687 | 111,389 | 357,377 | 95,921 |  | 103,138 | 130,087 | 120,000 | 57,983 | 42,090 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Residential | 350,450 | 1,910 | 348,437 | 103 |  | 93,356 | 120,164 | 107,941 | 25,131 | 1,948 |
| Consumer loans | 196,757 | 105,729 | 2,382 | 88,646 |  | 5,527 | 7,273 | 9,520 | 29,171 | 39,537 |
| Other purposes | 17,480 | 3,750 | 6,558 | 7,172 |  | 4,255 | 2,650 | 2,539 | 3,681 | 605 |
| TotalA | 1,030,724 | 351,445 | 432,655 | 246,624 |  | 134,197 | 158,685 | 143,623 | 171,173 | 71,601 |
| Memorandum item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Refinanced and restructured transactionsB | 19,998 | 6,532 | 7,594 | 5,872 |  | 3,557 | 1,845 | 1,906 | 1,403 | 4,755 |

A. In addition, the Group has granted advances to customers amounti ng to EUR 23,345 million, bringing the total of loans and advances to EUR 1,054,069  million.

B. Includes the net balance of the impairment of the accumulated value or accumulated losses in the fair value due to credit risk.

C. The ratio is the carrying amount of the transactions at 31 December  2024 provided by the latest available appraisal value of the collateral.

Note 54 contains information relating to the forborne loan

portfolio.

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Following is the movement of the gross exposure broken down by

impairment stage of loans and advances to customers recognised

under 'Financial assets at amortised cost' and 'Financial assets at

fair value through other comprehensive income' during  2024,  2023

and 2022:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Balance at the beginning  of year | 929,133 | 76,654 | 33,821 | 1,039,608 |
| Movements |  |  |  |  |
| Transfers |  |  |  |  |
| To stage 2 from stage 1 | (49,316) | 49,316 |  | — |
| To stage 3 from stage 1 | (11,517) |  | 11,517 | — |
| To stage 3 from stage 2 |  | (10,083) | 10,083 | — |
| To stage 1 from stage 2 | 21,475 | (21,475) |  | — |
| To stage 2 from stage 3 |  | 2,358 | (2,358) | — |
| To stage 1 from stage 3 | 447 |  | (447) | — |
| Net changes on financial  assets | 43,281 | (11,616) | (4,889) | 26,776 |
| Write-offs | — | — | (13,212) | (13,212) |
| Exchange differences and  others | (8,090) | (699) | (947) | (9,736) |
| Balance at the end of the  year | 925,413 | 84,455 | 33,568 | 1,043,436 |

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| 2023 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Balance at the beginning  of year | 942,861 | 66,696 | 32,617 | 1,042,174 |
| Movements |  |  |  |  |
| Transfers |  |  |  |  |
| To stage 2 from stage 1 | (43,278) | 43,278 |  | — |
| To stage 3 from stage 1 | (12,636) |  | 12,636 | — |
| To stage 3 from stage 2 |  | (9,915) | 9,915 | — |
| To stage 1 from stage 2 | 15,180 | (15,180) |  | — |
| To stage 2 from stage 3 |  | 2,899 | (2,899) | — |
| To stage 1 from stage 3 | 488 |  | (488) | — |
| Net changes on financial  assets | 29,696 | (10,673) | (4,218) | 14,805 |
| Write-offs | — | — | (13,847) | (13,847) |
| Exchange differences and  others | (3,178) | (451) | 105 | (3,524) |
| Balance at the end of the  year | 929,133 | 76,654 | 33,821 | 1,039,608 |

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| 2022 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Balance at the beginning of  year | 878,700 | 67,584 | 31,287 | 977,571 |
| Movements |  |  |  |  |
| Transfers |  |  |  |  |
| To stage 2 from stage 1 | (31,811) | 31,811 |  | — |
| To stage 3 from stage 1 | (11,143) |  | 11,143 | — |
| To stage 3 from stage 2 |  | (8,487) | 8,487 | — |
| To stage 1 from stage 2 | 18,907 | (18,907) |  | — |
| To stage 2 from stage 3 |  | 3,250 | (3,250) | — |
| To stage 1 from stage 3 | 456 |  | (456) | — |
| Net changes on financial  assets | 86,459 | (8,839) | (2,568) | 75,052 |
| Write-offs | — | — | (12,235) | (12,235) |
| Exchange differences and  others | 1,293 | 284 | 209 | 1,786 |
| Balance at the end of the  year | 942,861 | 66,696 | 32,617 | 1,042,174 |

In addition, at 31 December 2024, the Group had EUR 515 million

(EUR  694 million at 31 December 2023 and EUR 322 million at 31

December 2022) of exposure in assets purchased with impairment

of which EUR 163 million still show signs of additional impairment,

which correspond mainly to the business combinations carried out

by the Group.

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c) Impairment losses on loans and advances to

customers at amortised cost and at fair value

through other comprehensive income

The changes in the impairment losses on the assets making up the

balances of financial assets at amortised cost and at fair value

through other comprehensive income - Loans and advances -

Customers:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Amount at beginning of the year | 22,788 | 22,684 | 22,964 |
| Impairment losses charged to income  for the year | 13,608 | 14,011 | 11,676 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Impairment losses charged to profit  or loss | 23,703 | 21,413 | 19,879 |
| Impairment losses reversed with a  credit to profit or loss | (10,095) | (7,402) | (8,203) |
| Change of perimeter | — | (48) | — |
| Write-off of impaired balances against  recorded impairment allowance | (13,212) | (13,847) | (12,235) |
| Exchange differences and other  changes | (1,059) | (12) | 279 |
| Amount at end of the year | 22,125 | 22,788 | 22,684 |
| Which correspond to: |  |  |  |
| Impaired assets | 14,088 | 14,238 | 13,931 |
| Other assets | 8,037 | 8,550 | 8,753 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Individually calculated | 2,258 | 2,951 | 2,493 |
| Collective calculated | 19,867 | 19,837 | 20,191 |

In addition, provisions for debt securities amounting to EUR 226

million were recorded at 31 December 2024 (provisions amounting

to EUR  24 million and EUR 16 million as of 31 December 2023 and

2022 , respectively), written-off assets recoveries have been

recorded in the year amounting to EUR 1,605 million at 31

December 2024 (EUR 1,592 million and EUR 1,459 million at 31

December 2023  and 2022, respectively).

EUR 415 million were recorded in the account for losses on

renegotiation or contractual modification at 31 December 2024

(EUR 513 and EUR 630 million at 31 December 2023 and 2022,

respectively) mainly due to the impact of the adjustment of the

gross amount of mortgage loans denominated and indexed to

foreign currencies in Poland, and of the Moratorium law approved

in July 2022 in this same country (see note 25.e.)

With this, the impairment recorded in Impairment or reversal of

impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through

profit or loss and net gains and losses from changes: 'Financial

assets at fair value through other comprehensive income' and

'Financial assets at amortised cost (IFRS 9) and, Loans and

receivables (IAS 39)'; amounts EUR 12,644 million at 31 December

2024 (EUR 12,956 million and EUR 10,863 million at 31 December

2023 and 2022, respectively).

Following is the movement of the loan loss provision broken down

by impairment stage of loans and advances to customers during

2024, 2023 and 2022:

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Loss allowance at the  beginning of the year | 3,596 | 4,954 | 14,238 | 22,788 |
| Transfers |  |  |  |  |
| To stage 2 from stage 1 | (626) | 2,676 |  | 2,050 |
| To stage 3 from stage 1 | (385) |  | 4,548 | 4,163 |
| To stage 3 from stage 2 |  | (1,591) | 3,444 | 1,853 |
| To stage 1 from stage 2 | 109 | (725) |  | (616) |
| To stage 2 from stage 3 |  | 278 | (693) | (415) |
| To stage 1 from stage 3 | 23 |  | (156) | (133) |
| Net changes of the  exposure and modifications  in the credit risk | 755 | (704) | 6,655 | 6,706 |
| Write-offs | — | — | (13,212) | (13,212) |
| FX and other movements | (179) | (144) | (736) | (1,059) |
| Loss allowance at the end  of the year | 3,293 | 4,744 | 14,088 | 22,125 |

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| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Loss allowance at the  beginning of the year | 3,626 | 5,127 | 13,931 | 22,684 |
| Transfers |  |  |  |  |
| To stage 2 from stage 1 | (696) | 2,954 |  | 2,258 |
| To stage 3 from stage 1 | (405) |  | 4,278 | 3,873 |
| To stage 3 from stage 2 |  | (1,820) | 3,721 | 1,901 |
| To stage 1 from stage 2 | 149 | (905) |  | (756) |
| To stage 2 from stage 3 |  | 282 | (920) | (638) |
| To stage 1 from stage 3 | 27 |  | (184) | (157) |
| Net changes of the exposure  and modifications in the  credit risk | 875 | (557) | 7,212 | 7,530 |
| Write-offs | — | — | (13,847) | (13,847) |
| FX and other movements | 20 | (127) | 47 | (60) |
| Loss allowance at the end  of the year | 3,596 | 4,954 | 14,238 | 22,788 |

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| Loss allowance at the  beginning of the year | 4,188 | 5,226 | 13,550 | 22,964 |
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| To stage 3 from stage 1 | (557) |  | 4,586 | 4,029 |
| To stage 3 from stage 2 |  | (1,802) | 3,182 | 1,380 |
| To stage 1 from stage 2 | 215 | (894) |  | (679) |
| To stage 2 from stage 3 |  | 400 | (933) | (533) |
| To stage 1 from stage 3 | 9 |  | (161) | (152) |
| Net changes of the exposure  and modifications in the  credit risk | 414 | (1,056) | 5,940 | 5,298 |
| Write-offs | — | — | (12,235) | (12,235) |
| FX and other movements | 70 | 207 | 2 | 279 |
| Loss allowance at the end  of the year | 3,626 | 5,127 | 13,931 | 22,684 |

d) Impaired assets and assets with unpaid past-

due amounts

The detail of the changes in the balance of the financial assets

classified as 'Financial assets Loans to customers' considered to be

impaired due to credit risk is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Balance at beginning of year | 34,094 | 32,888 | 31,645 |
| Net additions | 13,779 | 14,944 | 13,060 |
| Written-off assets | (13,212) | (13,847) | (12,235) |
| Changes in the scope of  consolidation | 17 | (59) | — |
| Exchange differences and other | (947) | 168 | 418 |
| Balance at end of year | 33,731 | 34,094 | 32,888 |

This amount, after deducting the related allowances, represents

the Group’s best estimate of the discounted value of the flows that

are expected to be recovered from the impaired assets.

At 31 December 2024, the Group’s written-off assets totalled EUR

49,939 million (EUR 48,138 million and EUR 43,675 million at 31

December  2023 and 2022, respectively).

Set forth below for each class of impaired asset are the gross

amount, associated allowances and information relating to the

collateral and/or other credit enhancements obtained at 31

December  2024:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | Gross  amount | Allowance  recognised | Estimated  collateral  valueA |
| Without associated real  collateral | 14,207 | 8,037 | — |
| With real estate collateral | 9,519 | 2,371 | 6,979 |
| With other collateral | 10,005 | 3,680 | 5,789 |
| Total | 33,731 | 14,088 | 12,768 |

A. Including the estimated value of the collateral associated with each loan.

Accordingly, any other cash flows that may be obtained, such as those arising

from borrowers’ personal guarantees, are not included.

When classifying assets in the previous table, the main factors

considered by the Group to determine whether an asset has

become impaired are the existence of amounts past due —assets

impaired due to arrears— or other circumstances that may arise

which will not result in all contractual cash flows being recovered,

such as a deterioration of the borrower’s financial situation, the

worsening of its capacity to generate funds or difficulties

experienced by it in accessing credit.

e) Transferred credits

'Loans and advances to customers' includes, inter alia, the

securitised loans transferred to third parties on which the Group

has retained the risks and rewards, albeit partially, and which

therefore, in accordance with the applicable accounting standards,

cannot be derecognised. This is mainly due to mortgage loans,

loans to companies and consumer loans in which the group retains

subordinate financing and/or grants some kind of credit

enhancement to new holders.

Securitisation is used as a tool for the management of regulatory

capital and as a means of diversifying the Group's liquidity sources.

The breakdown of securitized loans held on the balance sheet,

according to the nature of the financial instrument in which they

are originated, is shown below:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Retained on the balance sheet | 80,824 | 75,738 | 82,603 |
| Of which |  |  |  |
| Securitised mortgage assets | 17,782 | 16,994 | 16,265 |
| Of which: UK assets | 9,034 | 6,096 | 4,144 |
| Other securitised assets | 63,042 | 58,744 | 66,338 |
| TotalA | 80,824 | 75,738 | 82,603 |

A. Note 22 details the liabilities associated with these securitisation transactions.

At 31 December 2024 , Grupo Santander had loans that had been

fully derecognised and for which it retained servicing amounting to

EUR 14,919 million (EUR 13,923 million and EUR 13,711 million at

31 December 2023 and 2022, respectively).

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11. Trading derivatives

The detail of the notional amounts and the market values of the

trading derivatives held by the Group in 2024 ,  2023 and  2022  is as

follows:

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|  | 2024 | |  | 2023 | |  | 2022 | |
|  | Notional  amount | Market  value |  | Notional  amount | Market  value |  | Notional  amount | Market  value |
| Trading derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Forward rate agreements | 1,992,413 | 13 |  | 829,913 | 3 |  | 100,579 | 22 |
| Interest rate swaps | 6,127,812 | 6,364 |  | 5,381,966 | 5,514 |  | 4,844,043 | 2,387 |
| Options, futures and other derivatives | 377,285 | (297) |  | 398,519 | (51) |  | 495,994 | (1,261) |
| Credit risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Credit default swaps | 41,111 | (572) |  | 22,462 | (86) |  | 16,185 | (6) |
| Foreign currency risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Foreign currency purchases and sales | 514,268 | 595 |  | 471,955 | 33 |  | 384,024 | 423 |
| Foreign currency options | 221,159 | 528 |  | 77,934 | 288 |  | 54,967 | 150 |
| Currency swaps | 625,765 | (838) |  | 586,405 | (581) |  | 496,441 | (245) |
| Securities and commodities derivatives and other | 78,328 | 554 |  | 68,664 | 619 |  | 71,237 | 641 |
| Total | 9,978,141 | 6,347 |  | 7,837,818 | 5,739 |  | 6,463,470 | 2,111 |

12. Non-current assets

The detail of Non-current assets held for sale in the consolidated

balance sheets is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Tangible assets | 2,851 | 2,991 | 3,435 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Foreclosed assets | 2,621 | 2,773 | 3,101 |
| Of which property assets in Spain | 1,896 | 2,138 | 2,596 |
| Other tangible assets held for  sale | 230 | 218 | 334 |
| Other assets | 1,151 | 23 | 18 |
| Of which: Caceis (Note 3)A | 1,137 | — | — |
| Total | 4,002 | 3,014 | 3,453 |

A. As a result of the agreement for the sale of the stake in Caceis, as of 31

December 2024, this participation has been reclassified, at its carrying value,

from the caption 'Investments' to the caption 'Non-current assets held for sale'

in the balance sheet (see note 3).

At 31 December  2024 , the provisions recognised for the total non-

current assets held for sale totalled EUR 2,606 million (EUR  2,956

million and EUR 3,425  million at 31 December  2023  and 2022 ,

respectively). The charges recorded in those years amounted to

EUR  163 million, EUR 139  million and EUR 204 million,

respectively, and the recoveries during these exercises are

amounted to EUR 71  million, EUR  88 million and EUR 110  million,

respectively.

13. Investments

a) Breakdown

The detail, by company, of Investments is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
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|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Associated entities | 5,216 | 5,682 | 5,634 |
| Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. | 1,803 | 1,621 | 1,653 |
| Caceis (Notes 3 and 12) | — | 1,139 | 1,046 |
| Zurich Santander Insurance  America, S.L. - Consolidated | 884 | 936 | 916 |
| Metrovacesa, S.A. | 841 | 899 | 979 |
| CNP Santander | 397 | 423 | 406 |
| Pluxee Beneficios Brasil S.A. A | 309 | — | — |
| Other companies | 982 | 664 | 634 |
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| Joint Ventures entities | 2,061 | 1,964 | 1,981 |
| Santander Caceis Latam Holding 1, S.L. -  Consolidated (previously Santander Securities  Services Latam Holding, S.L) | 381 | 389 | 359 |
| Santander Vida Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. | 356 | 362 | 356 |
| U.C.I., S.A. - Consolidated | 325 | 349 | 416 |
| Fortune Auto Finance Co., Ltd | 261 | 254 | 244 |
| Hyundai Capital UK Limited | 249 | 205 | 223 |
| Banco RCI Brasil S.A. | 94 | 92 | 95 |
| Other companies | 395 | 313 | 288 |
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| Total Associated entities and Joint ventures | 7,277 | 7,646 | 7,615 |

A. Acquisition of 20% of Pluxee Beneficios Brasil, S.A. in 2024.

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Of the entities included above, at 31 December  2024 , the entities

Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A, and Metrovacesa, S.A. and

Compañía Española de Viviendas en Alquiler, S.A., are the only

listed companies.

Below is a breakdown of the Goodwill of the main investments in

joint ventures and associates included in the balance of this

heading:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Goodwill | 1,238 | 1,460 | 1,508 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Zurich Santander Insurance  America, S.L. - Consolidated | 526 | 526 | 526 |
| Pluxee Beneficios Brasil, s.a.A | 122 | — | — |
| Caceis (Notes 3 and 12) | — | 337 | 337 |

A. Acquisition of 20% of Pluxee Beneficios Brasil, S.A. in 2024.

b) Changes

The changes in the investments were as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Balance at beginning of year | 7,646 | 7,615 | 7,525 |
| Acquisitions (disposals) of companies  and capital increases (reductions)A | 1,011 | 52 | 142 |
| Changes in the consolidation method  (note 3) | (13) | (43) | (320) |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Ebury Partners Limited | — | — | (382) |
| Transfers to Non current Assets B | (1,137) | — | — |
| Effect of equity accounting | 711 | 613 | 702 |
| Dividends distributed and  reimbursements of share premium | (745) | (565) | (560) |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Zurich Santander Insurance América,  S.L. - Consolidado | (202) | (202) | (160) |
| Caceis | (114) | — | — |
| CNP Santander | (88) | (51) | (15) |
| Santander Vida Seguros y Reaseguros,  S.A.- Consolidated | (82) | (52) | (40) |
| CIP S.A. | (56) | — | — |
| Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. | (53) | (51) | (139) |
| Metrovacesa, S.A. | (52) | (50) | (124) |
| Hyundai Capital UK Limited | — | (58) | — |
| Other global result | (32) | (24) | 70 |
| Exchange differences and other changes | (164) | (2) | 56 |
| Balance at end of year | 7,277 | 7,646 | 7,615 |

A. Includes the acquisition of 20% of Pluxee Beneficios Brasil, S.A. and the capital

increase of Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A.

B. Stake in Caceis (Notes 3 and 12).

c) Impairment adjustments

During the years 2024 , 2023 and 2022 there was no evidence of

significant impairment in the Group's associated interests.

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d) Other information

A summary of the financial information at the end of December

2024 of the main associates and joint ventures (obtained from the

information available at the date of preparation of the consolidated

financial statements) is shown below:

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|  | Associates | | | | |  | Joint ventures | | | | | |
|  | Merlin  Properties,  SOCIMI,  S.A.A | Metrovacesa,  S.A.A | Pluxee  Benefici  os Brasil  S.A. | Zurich  Santander  Insurance  América, S.L. -  Consolidated | CNP  Santander |  | Santander  Caceis Latam  Holding, S.L. -  Consolidated | U.C.I., S.A. -  Consolidated | Hyundai  Capital  UK  Limited | Fortune  Auto  Finance  Co., LTD | Santander  Vida Seguros  y  Reaseguros,  S.A.-  Consolidated  (note 3) | Banco RCI  Brasil S.A. |
| Current assets | 600 | 2,137 | 643 | 1,850 | 215 |  | 159 | 219 | 2,321 | 174 | 130 | 12 |
| Non current assets | 11,465 | 396 | 639 | 18,384 | 2,273 |  | 537 | 9,698 | 3,354 | 2,195 | 1,689 | 1,985 |
| Total assets | 12,065 | 2,533 | 1,282 | 20,234 | 2,488 |  | 696 | 9,917 | 5,675 | 2,369 | 1,819 | 1,997 |
| Current liabilities | 215 | 555 | 292 | 718 | 108 |  | 152 | 127 | 2,366 | 36 | 186 | 82 |
| Non current liabilities | 5,312 | 292 | 450 | 18,541 | 1,990 |  | 12 | 9,187 | 2,812 | 1,812 | 1,088 | 1,677 |
| Total liabilities | 5,527 | 847 | 742 | 19,259 | 2,098 |  | 164 | 9,314 | 5,178 | 1,848 | 1,274 | 1,759 |
| Attributable profit for the  period | (83) | (21) | 79 | 481 | 105 |  | 80 | (77) | 65 | 22 | 123 | 40 |
| Other accumulated  comprehensive income | (22) | — | (43) | (801) | (21) |  | (304) | 98 | 14 | (1) | (26) | (228) |
| Rest of equity | 6,643 | 1,707 | 504 | 1,295 | 306 |  | 756 | 582 | 418 | 500 | 448 | 426 |
| Total Equity | 6,538 | 1,686 | 540 | 975 | 390 |  | 532 | 603 | 497 | 521 | 545 | 238 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 12,065 | 2,533 | 1,282 | 20,234 | 2,488 |  | 696 | 9,917 | 5,675 | 2,369 | 1,819 | 1,997 |
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| Ordinary activities income | 473 | 585 | 419 | 5,784 | 878 |  | 146 | 640 | 369 | 188 | 882 | 277 |
| Profit (loss) from continuing  operations | (83) | (21) | 79 | 481 | 105 |  | 80 | (77) | 65 | 22 | 123 | 40 |
| Profit (loss) for the year from  discontinuing operations | — | — | — | — | — |  | — | — | — | — | — | — |

A. Data as of 31 December 2023, latest accounts available.

14. Insurance contracts linked to

pensions

The detail of Insurance contracts linked to pensions in the

consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

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| Assets relating to insurance  contracts covering post-  employment benefit plan  obligations: |  |  |  |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | 81 | 93 | 104 |
|  | 81 | 93 | 104 |

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15. Liabilities under insurance

contracts

The detail of Liabilities under insurance contracts and reinsurance

assets in the consolidated balance sheets (see

note 2.i) is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
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| Liabilities under insurance  contracts | 17,829 | 17,799 | 16,426 |
| Liability for Remaining  Coverage (LRC) | 17,377 | 17,333 | 15,919 |
| Liabilities relating to  insurance contracts  measured under BBA/VFA | 17,292 | 17,262 | 15,841 |
| Current value of future  cashflows (PVFCF) | 16,614 | 16,627 | 15,206 |
| Risk adjustment for  non-financial risk (RA) | 199 | 211 | 154 |
| Contractual service  margin (CSM) | 479 | 424 | 481 |
| Liabilities relating to  insurance contracts  measured under PAA | 85 | 71 | 78 |
| Liability for incurred claims  (LIC) | 452 | 466 | 507 |

The balance of liabilities under insurance contracts reflected in the

consolidated balance sheet includes the following elements:

• Liability for Remaining Coverage (LRC): amount of obligations

provisioned to meet the fulfillment of future services assigned to

the group on a date for a specific coverage period.

• Liabilities relating to insurance contracts measured under BBA/

VFA, formed from the sum of the following elements:

- Current value of future cashflows (PVFCF): present value of

future inflow and outflow cash flows weighted by their

probability of occurrence.

- Risk adjustment for non-financial risk (RA): reflects

compensation for the uncertainty of cash flows by

quantifying the amount necessary to compensate for

unexpected losses in liability flows.

- Contractual service margin (CSM): future benefit to be

recognized during the coverage period.

• Liabilities relating to insurance contracts measured under PAA,

valued using the premium allocation method, represent the

portion of premiums written for the remaining hedge net of

acquisition expenses.

• Liability for Incurred Claims (LIC): amount of obligations

provisioned to meet the fulfillment of past services assigned to

the group on a date.

The insurance activity is carried out mainly in the life insurance

sector in its life-savings modality. Within the amount of liabilities

for insurance contracts, Individual Life Annuities are the product

that has the greatest weight in the consolidated balance sheet.

This product consists of life annuities where the client contributes a

single premium and receives a constant and periodic insured

income (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual) until his death

where, at that time, the beneficiaries will receive the insured

capital of  102%  or 101% of the premium contributed.

The income and expenses recorded in the profit and loss account

for the insurance activity, including reinsurance income and

expenses, are not material in the Group's consolidated annual

accounts.

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16. Tangible assets

a) Changes

The changes in Tangible assets in the consolidated balance sheets

were as follows:

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|  | Tangible assets | | | |  | Of which:  For leasing | | | |
|  | For own use | Leased  out under  an operating  lease | Investment  property | Total |  | For own use | Leased  out under  an operating  lease | Investment  property | Total |
| Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Balance at 1 January 2022 | 25,529 | 24,423 | 1,537 | 51,489 |  | 4,429 | — | — | 4,429 |
| Additions / disposals (net) due to  change in the scope of consolidation | 14 | 89 | — | 103 |  | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Additions / disposals (net) | 604 | (822) | (64) | (282) |  | 109A | — | — | 109 |
| Transfers, exchange differences and  other items | 423 | 1,476 | 107 | 2,006 |  | 153 | — | — | 153 |
| Balance at 31 December 2022 | 26,570 | 25,166 | 1,580 | 53,316 |  | 4,692 | — | — | 4,692 |
| Additions / disposals (net) due to  change in the scope of consolidation | 11 | 37 | — | 48 |  | (13) | — | — | (13) |
| Additions / disposals (net) | 1,122 | 742 | (34) | 1,830 |  | 125A | — | — | 125 |
| Transfers, exchange differences and  other items | (1,460) | (641) | 30 | (2,071) |  | 33 | — | — | 33 |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | 26,243 | 25,304 | 1,576 | 53,123 |  | 4,837 | — | — | 4,837 |
| Additions / disposals (net) due to  change in the scope of consolidation | 28 | (1,192) | — | (1,164) |  | — | — | — | — |
| Additions / disposals (net) | 730 | (1,716) | (17) | (1,003) |  | 179A | — | — | 179 |
| Transfers, exchange differences and  other items | (1,345) | 1,003 | (104) | (446) |  | (235) | — | — | (235) |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 25,656 | 23,399 | 1,455 | 50,510 |  | 4,781 | — | — | 4,781 |
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| Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Balances at 1 January 2022 | (12,015) | (5,238) | (149) | (17,402) |  | (1,789) | — | — | (1,789) |
| Disposals due to change in the scope of  consolidation | (7) | (30) | 4 | (33) |  | — | — | — | — |
| Disposals | 1,065 | 2,882 | 16 | 3,963 |  | 164 | — | — | 164 |
| Charge for the year | (1,821) | — | (13) | (1,834) |  | (636) | — | — | (636) |
| Transfers, exchange differences and  other items | (114) | (3,192) | (30) | (3,336) |  | (4) | — | — | (4) |
| Balance at 31 December 2022 | (12,892) | (5,578) | (172) | (18,642) |  | (2,265) | — | — | (2,265) |
| Disposals due to change in the scope of  consolidation | 7 | — | — | 7 |  | 7 | — | — | 7 |
| Disposals | 284 | 2,540 | — | 2,824 |  | 160 | — | — | 160 |
| Charge for the year | (1,744) | — | (11) | (1,755) |  | (609) | — | — | (609) |
| Transfers, exchange differences and  other items | 1,708 | (2,744) | (16) | (1,052) |  | 98 | — | — | 98 |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | (12,637) | (5,782) | (199) | (18,618) |  | (2,609) | — | — | (2,609) |
| Disposals due to change in the scope of  consolidation | — | 686 | — | 686 |  | — | — | — | — |
| Disposals | 672 | 3,214 | — | 3,886 |  | 196 | — | — | 196 |
| Charge for the year | (1,602) | — | (9) | (1,611) |  | (492) | — | — | (492) |
| Transfers, exchange differences and  other items | 948 | (2,902) | 46 | (1,908) |  | 91 | — | — | 91 |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | (12,619) | (4,784) | (162) | (17,565) |  | (2,814) | — | — | (2,814) |

A.  Includes contract extensions on operating leases and repurchases.

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|  | For own use | Leased  out under  an operating  lease | Investment  property | Total |  | For own use | Leased  out under  an operating  lease | Investment  property | Total |
| Impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Balance at 1 January 2022 | (255) | (102) | (408) | (765) |  | (15) | — | — | (15) |
| Impairment charge for the year | (95) | (33) | (29) | (157) |  | (2) | — | — | (2) |
| Releases | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 |  | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Disposals due to change in the scope of  consolidation | — | — | — | — |  | — | — | — | — |
| Disposals | 34 | 76 | 9 | 119 |  | 13 |  |  | 13 |
| Exchange differences and other | 115 | 25 | 45 | 185 |  | (11) | — | — | (11) |
| Balance at 31 December 2022 | (189) | (33) | (379) | (601) |  | (14) | — | — | (14) |
| Impairment charge for the year | (115) | (29) | (12) | (156) |  | (39) | — | — | (39) |
| Releases | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 |  | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Disposals due to change in the scope of  consolidation | — | — | — | — |  | — | — | — | — |
| Disposals | 36 | — | 4 | 40 |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
| Exchange differences and other | 65 | 47 | (38) | 74 |  | (1) | — | — | (1) |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | (198) | (4) | (421) | (623) |  | (45) | — | — | (45) |
| Impairment charge for the year | (280) | (70) | (81) | (431) |  | (33) | — | — | (33) |
| Releases | 34 | 3 | 8 | 45 |  | 10 | — | — | 10 |
| Disposals due to change in the scope of  consolidation | — | — | — | — |  | — | — | — | — |
| Disposals | 53 | — | — | 53 |  | 19 | — | — | 19 |
| Exchange differences and other | (10) | 32 | 76 | 98 |  | — | — | — | — |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | (401) | (39) | (418) | (858) |  | (49) | — | — | (49) |
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| Tangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Balances at 31 December 2022 | 13,489 | 19,555 | 1,029 | 34,073 |  | 2,413 | — | — | 2,413 |
| Balances at 31 December 2023 | 13,408 | 19,518 | 956 | 33,882 |  | 2,183 | — | — | 2,183 |
| Balances at 31 December 2024 | 12,636 | 18,576 | 875 | 32,087 |  | 1,918 | — | — | 1,918 |

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b) Tangible assets - For own use

The detail, by class of asset, of 'Property, plant and equipment'

which is owned by the Group in the consolidated balance sheets is

as follows:

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|  | Tangible assets for own use | | | | Of which:  for leasing |
|  | Cost | Accumulated  depreciation | Impairment  losses | Carrying  amount |
| Land and buildings | 14,623 | (4,467) | (175) | 9,981 | 2,349 |
| IT equipment and fixtures | 5,285 | (3,984) | — | 1,301 | 53 |
| Furniture and vehicles | 6,445 | (4,389) | — | 2,056 | 11 |
| Construction in progress and other items | 217 | (52) | (14) | 151 | — |
| Balances at 31 December 2022 | 26,570 | (12,892) | (189) | 13,489 | 2,413 |
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| Land and buildings | 14,973 | (5,010) | (154) | 9,809 | 2,104 |
| IT equipment and fixtures | 5,614 | (4,154) | — | 1,460 | 60 |
| Furniture and vehicles | 5,412 | (3,424) | — | 1,988 | 19 |
| Construction in progress and other items | 244 | (49) | (44) | 151 | — |
| Balances at 31 December 2023 | 26,243 | (12,637) | (198) | 13,408 | 2,183 |
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| Land and buildings | 15,113 | (5,516) | (353) | 9,244 | 1,882 |
| IT equipment and fixtures | 5,283 | (3,926) | — | 1,357 | 23 |
| Furniture and vehicles | 4,963 | (3,130) | — | 1,833 | 13 |
| Construction in progress and other items | 297 | (47) | (48) | 202 | — |
| Balances at 31 December 2024 | 25,656 | (12,619) | (401) | 12,636 | 1,918 |

The carrying amount at 31 December  2024 in the foregoing table

includes the following approximate amounts EUR 6,531  million

(EUR 7,119  million at 31 December 2023 and EUR 7,083 million at

31 December 2022 ) relating to property, plant and equipment

owned by group entities and branches located abroad.

c) Tangible assets - Leased out under an

operating lease

Grupo Santander has assets leased out under operating leases

where the company is the lessor and do not meet the accounting

requirements to be classified as finance leases. The net cost of

these leases is recorded as an asset and depreciated on a straight-

line basis over the contractual term of the lease to the expected

residual value.

The expected residual value and, consequently, the monthly

depreciation expense may change during the term of the lease. The

Group estimates expected residual values using independent data

sources and internal statistical models. It also assesses the

estimate of the residual value of these leases and adjusts the

depreciation rate in line with the change in the expected value of

the asset at the end of the lease.

Grupo Santander periodically assesses its investment in operating

leases for impairment in certain circumstances, such as a systemic

and material decrease in the values of used vehicles. If assets

leased out under operating leases are deemed to be impaired,

impairment is measured as the amount by which the carrying

amount of the assets exceeds the fair value as estimated by

discounted cash flows.

Of the  18,576 EUR   million that the Group had assigned to

operating leases at 31 December 2024 (19,518 EUR   and 19,555

EUR   at 31 December 2023  and 2022 , respectively), EUR 11,336

million (EUR  12,525 and EUR 13,389 at 31 December  2023 and

2022, respectively) relate to vehicles of Santander US Auto's

business. The variable lease payments of various items of this

business are not significant.

In addition, the maturity analysis of the assets leased out under

operating leases from Santander US Auto, is as follows:

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| EUR million | |
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| Maturity Analysis | 2024 |
| 2025 | 3,524 |
| 2026 | 5,246 |
| 2027 | 4,481 |
| 2028 | 351 |

d) Tangible assets - Investment property

The fair value of investment property at 31 December  2024, 2023,

2022 amounted to EUR 1,041, 1,163 and 1,153 million,

respectively. A comparison of the fair value of investment property

at 31 December 2024, 2023  and 2022 with the net book value

shows gross unrealised gains of EUR 166 , 207 and 124  million,

respectively, attributed completely to the group.

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The rental income earned from investment property and the direct

costs related both to investment properties that generated rental

income in 2024, 2023 and 2022 and to investment properties that

did not generate rental income in those years are not material in

the context of the consolidated financial statements.

17. Intangible assets – Goodwill

The detail of goodwill, based on the cash-generating units giving

rise thereto, is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) | 3,079 | 3,679 | 3,503 |
| SAM Investment Holdings Limited | 1,444 | 1,444 | 1,444 |
| Santander Consumer Germany | 1,304 | 1,304 | 1,304 |
| Santander Bank Polska | 1,178 | 1,159 | 1,075 |
| Santander Portugal | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1,040 |
| Santander US Auto | 1,068 | 1,003 | 1,039 |
| Santander España | 998 | 998 | 998 |
| Santander Holding USA (ex. Auto) | 865 | 814 | 844 |
| Santander UK | 641 | 612 | 599 |
| Banco Santander - Chile | 482 | 516 | 548 |
| Grupo Financiero Santander (México) | 453 | 523 | 469 |
| Ebury Partners | 340 | 350 | 298 |
| Santander Consumer Nordics | 211 | 206 | 215 |
| Other companies | 335 | 369 | 365 |
| Total Goodwill | 13,438 | 14,017 | 13,741 |

The changes in goodwill were as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
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| Balance at beginning of year | 14,017 | 13,741 | 12,713 |
| Additions (note 3) | 30 | 56 | 534 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Ebury Partners | — | 45 | 316 |
| Santander Holding USA (ex. Auto) A | — | — | 158 |
| Impairment losses | (4) | (20) | — |
| Disposals or changes in scope of  consolidation | — | — | — |
| Exchange differences and other items | (605) | 240 | 494 |
| Balance at end of year | 13,438 | 14,017 | 13,741 |

A. Acquisition of Santander US Capital Markets LLC (previously Amherst Pierpont

Securities LLC) (see note 3).

Grupo Santander has goodwill generated by cash-generating units

located in non-euro currency countries (mainly Brazil, Poland, the

United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Mexico, Norway and

Sweden) and, therefore, this gives rise to exchange differences on

the translation to euros, at closing rates, of the amounts of

goodwill denominated in foreign currencies. Accordingly, in 2024

there was a  decrease of EUR 605 million (an increase  of EUR 240

million in  2023  and EUR 494 million in 2022), due to exchange

differences and other items which, pursuant to current standards,

were recognised with a change to 'Other comprehensive income -

Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss - Exchange

differences in other comprehensive income in the consolidated

statement of recognised income and expense' (see note 29.d).

At least once per year (or whenever there is any indication of

impairment), Grupo Santander performs an analysis of the

potential impairment of its recorded goodwill with respect to its

recoverable amount. The first step that must be taken in order to

perform this analysis is the identification of the cash-generating

units, which are the Group's smallest identifiable groups of assets

that generate cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash

flows of other assets or groups of assets.

The amount to be recovered of each cash-generating unit is

determined taking into consideration the carrying amount

(including any fair value adjustment arising on the business

combination) of all the assets and liabilities of all the independent

legal entities composing the cash-generating unit, together with

the related goodwill.

The amount to be recovered of the cash-generating unit is

compared with its recoverable amount in order to determine

whether there is any impairment.

Grupo Santander's directors assess the existence of any indication

that might be considered to be evidence of impairment of the cash-

generating unit by reviewing information including the following

(i) certain macroeconomic variables that might affect its

investments (population data, political situation, economic

situation —including banking concentration level—, among others)

and (ii) various microeconomic variables comparing the

investments of the Group with the financial services industry of the

country in which the cash-generating unit carries on most of its

business activities (balance sheet composition, total funds under

management, results, efficiency ratio, capital adequacy ratio,

return on equity, among others).

Regardless of whether there is any indication of impairment,

every year the Group calculates the recoverable amount of each

cash-generating unit to which goodwill, has been allocated and, to

this end, it uses price quotations, market references (multiples),

internal estimates and valuations performed by internal and

external experts.

Firstly, the Group determines the recoverable amount by

calculating the fair value of each cash-generating unit on the basis

of the quoted price of the cash-generating units, if available.

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In addition, the Group performs estimates of the recoverable

amounts of certain cash-generating units by calculating their value

in use using discounted cash flow projections. The main

assumptions used in this calculation are (i) earnings projections

based on the financial budgets approved by the Group’s directors

which cover between three and five year periods (unless a longer

time horizon can be justified), (ii) discount rates determined as the

cost of capital taking into account the risk-free rate of return plus a

risk premium in line with the market and the business in which the

units operate and (iii) constant growth rates used in order to

extrapolate earnings in perpetuity which do not exceed the long-

term average growth rate for the market in which the cash-

generating unit in question operates.

The cash flow projections used by Group management to obtain

the values in use are based on the financial budgets approved by

both local management of the related local units and the Group’s

directors. The Group’s budgetary estimation process is common for

all the cash-generating units. The local management teams

prepare their budgets using the following key assumptions:

a)Microeconomic variables of the cash-generating unit:

management takes into consideration the current balance sheet

structure, the product mix and the business decisions taken by

local management in this regard.

b)Macroeconomic variables: growth is estimated on the basis of

the changing environment, taking into consideration expected

GDP growth in the unit’s geographical location and forecast

trends in interest and exchange rates. These data, which are

based on external information sources, are provided by the

Group’s economic research service.

c)Past performance variables: in addition, management takes into

consideration in the projection the difference (both positive and

negative) between the cash-generating unit’s past performance

and budgets.

During  2024, the Group has recognised impairment losses of EUR

4 million of immaterial goodwill that has been recorded under the

heading 'Impairment or reversal of the impairment of non-financial

assets - Intangible assets' (EUR 20 million and EUR 0 million in

2023 and 2022, respectively). Goodwill is deducted from CET1 for

regulatory purposes, so an impairment of goodwill has no impact

on the Group's capital ratios.

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Following is a detail of the main assumptions taken into account in

determining the recoverable amount, at 2024 year-end, of the

most significant cash-generating units which were valued using

the discounted cash flow method:

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|  | Projected period | Discount rateA | Nominal  perpetual  growth rate |
| Santander UK | 5 years | 11.8% | 2.5% |
| Santander Bank Polska | 5 years | 12.9% | 5.0% |
| Santander US Auto | 3 years | 12.2% | 3.0% |
| Santander Holding USA (ex. Auto)B | 5 years | 13.4% | 3.5% |
| Santander Consumer Germany | 5 years | 9.1% | 2.0% |
| SAM Investment Holdings, Limited | 5 years | 11.6% | 2.5% |
| Santander Portugal | 5 years | 10.2% | 2.5% |

A. Post-tax discount rate.

B. Weighted information of the main assumptions of the segments to which goodwill has been allocated.

The discount and nominal perpetual growth rates taken into

account in 2023 and  2022 are presented below for comparison

purposes:

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|  | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Santander UK | 11.9% | 11.1% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Santander Bank Polska | 13.2% | 15.6% | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| Santander US Auto | 12.8% | 12.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Santander Holding USA (ex. Auto)B | 13.4% | 12.6% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| Santander Consumer Germany | 9.7% | 9.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| SAM Investment Holdings, Limited | 11.6% | 12.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Santander Portugal | 11.2% | 11.1% | 2.5% | 2.3% |

A. Post-tax discount rate.

B. Weighted information of the main assumptions of the segments to which goodwill has been allocated.

The variations reflected in the assumptions used in 2024 are

mainly a consequence of the current macroeconomic scenario, as

well as the level of inflation.

Given the degree of uncertainty of the above key assumptions on

which the recoverable amount of the cash-generating units is

based, the Group performs a sensitivity analysis which consisted of

adjusting  +/- 50 basis points  the discount rate, adjusting +/- 50

basis points  the growth rate in perpetuity and reducing the cash

flow projections by 5%. These changes in the key assumptions in

isolation mean that the recoverable amount of all the cash-

generating units continues to exceed their amount to be recovered

and have been considered by the Group as reasonably possible

changes in the business operations of the cash-generating units

are not contemplated.

The recoverable amount of Banco Santander - Chile and Banco

Santander (Brasil) was calculated as the fair values of the

aforementioned cash-generating units obtained from the quoted

market prices of their shares at year-end. This value exceeded the

amount to be recovered. A significant reduction in the quoted

market prices of these cash generating unit could result in an

indication of impairment which in turn may lead to a goodwill

impairment charge in the future.

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18. Intangible assets -

Other intangible assets

The detail of Intangible assets - Other intangible assets in the

consolidated balance sheets and of the changes therein in  2024 ,

2023 , and  2022  is as follows:

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|  | Estimated  useful life | 31/12/2023 | Net  additions  and  disposals | Change in  scope of  consolidation | Amortization  and  impairment | Application of  amortization  and  impairment | Exchange  differences  and other | 31/12/2024 |
| Cost |  | 14,773 | 2,104 | (8) |  | (1,169) | (439) | 15,261 |
| Brand names |  | 40 | — | — |  | — | (8) | 32 |
| IT developments | 3- 10 years | 12,867 | 2,104 | (8) |  | (1,169) | (472) | 13,322 |
| Other |  | 1,866 | — | — |  | — | 41 | 1,907 |
| Accumulated amortisation |  | (8,851) | — | 6 | (1,683) | 1,062 | 231 | (9,235) |
| Development |  | (8,078) | — | 6 | (1,546) | 1,062 | 244 | (8,312) |
| Other |  | (773) | — | — | (137) | — | (13) | (923) |
| Impairment losses |  | (68) | — | — | (227) | 107 | (17) | (205) |
| Of which addition |  |  |  |  | (227) |  |  |  |
| Of which Liberation |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |
|  |  | 5,854 | 2,104 | (2) | (1,910) | — | (225) | 5,821 |

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|  | Estimated  useful life | 31/12/2022 | Net  additions  and  disposals | Change in  scope of  consolidation | Amortization  and  impairment | Application of  amortization  and  impairment | Exchange  differences  and other | 31/12/2023 |
| Cost |  | 12,502 | 2,197 | 176 |  | (230) | 128 | 14,773 |
| Brand names |  | 33 | — | 8 |  | (2) | 1 | 40 |
| IT developments | 3- 10 years | 10,721 | 2,197 | 18 |  | (196) | 127 | 12,867 |
| Other |  | 1,748 | — | 150 |  | (32) | — | 1,866 |
| Accumulated amortisation |  | (7,554) | — | 5 | (1,429) | 209 | (82) | (8,851) |
| Development |  | (6,866) | — | — | (1,294) | 177 | (95) | (8,078) |
| Other |  | (688) | — | 5 | (135) | 32 | 13 | (773) |
| Impairment losses |  | (44) | — | — | (53) | 21 | 8 | (68) |
| Of which addition |  |  |  |  | (53) |  |  |  |
| Of which Liberation |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |
|  |  | 4,904 | 2,197 | 181 | (1,482) | — | 54 | 5,854 |

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|  | Estimated  useful life | 31/12/2021 | Net  additions  and  disposals | Change in  scope of  consolidation | Amortization  and  impairment | Application of  amortization  and  impairment | Exchange  differences  and other | 31/12/2022 |
| Cost |  | 10,712 | 1,757 | 381 |  | (511) | 163 | 12,502 |
| Brand names |  | 4 | — | 27 |  | — | 2 | 33 |
| IT developments | 3- 10 years | 9,189 | 1,748 | 153 |  | (497) | 128 | 10,721 |
| Other |  | 1,519 | 9 | 201 |  | (14) | 33 | 1,748 |
| Accumulated amortisation |  | (6,707) | — | — | (1,151) | 412 | (108) | (7,554) |
| Development |  | (6,149) | — | — | (1,024) | 403 | (96) | (6,866) |
| Other |  | (558) | — | — | (127) | 9 | (12) | (688) |
| Impairment losses |  | (134) | — | — | (75) | 99 | 66 | (44) |
| Of which addition |  |  |  |  | (75) |  |  |  |
| Of which Liberation |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |
|  |  | 3,871 | 1,757 | 381 | (1,226) | — | 121 | 4,904 |

In  2024,  2023 and 2022, impairment losses of EUR 227  million,

EUR  53 million and EUR 75 million, respectively, were recognised

under Impairment or reversal of impairment on non-financial

assets, net – intangible assets. This impairment losses are related

mainly to the decline in or loss of the recoverable value of certain

computer systems and applications as a result of the processes

initiated by the Group to transform or integrate businesses and to

adapt to the various regulatory changes .

19. Other assets

The detail of 'Other assets' is as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Transactions in transit | 469 | 246 | 83 |
| Net pension plan assets (note 25) | 677 | 1,001 | 1,345 |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 3,016 | 2,911 | 3,003 |
| Other (note 2.m) | 4,310 | 4,598 | 5,536 |
|  | 8,472 | 8,756 | 9,967 |

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20. Deposits from central banks and

credit institutions

The detail, by classification, counterparty, type and currency, of

Deposits from central banks and 'Deposits from credit institutions'

in the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| CENTRAL BANKS |  |  |  |
| Classification |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 13,300 | 7,808 | 5,757 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair  value through profit or loss | 1,774 | 1,209 | 1,740 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 24,882 | 48,782 | 76,952 |
|  | 39,956 | 57,799 | 84,449 |
| Type |  |  |  |
| Deposits on demand | 405 | 117 | — |
| Time deposits | 18,488 | 43,853 | 72,320 |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | 21,063 | 13,829 | 12,129 |
|  | 39,956 | 57,799 | 84,449 |
| CREDIT INSTITUTIONS |  |  |  |
| Classification |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 26,284 | 17,862 | 9,796 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair  value through profit or loss | 1,625 | 1,735 | 1,958 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 90,012 | 81,246 | 68,582 |
|  | 117,921 | 100,843 | 80,336 |
| Type |  |  |  |
| Deposits on demand | 6,657 | 5,468 | 6,808 |
| Time deposits | 54,716 | 54,402 | 49,221 |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | 56,273 | 40,689 | 24,245 |
| Subordinated deposits | 275 | 284 | 62 |
|  | 117,921 | 100,843 | 80,336 |
| Currency |  |  |  |
| Euro | 53,779 | 53,921 | 65,133 |
| Pound sterling | 21,853 | 27,697 | 35,357 |
| US dollar | 57,992 | 49,447 | 30,924 |
| Brazilian real | 7,459 | 7,997 | 14,195 |
| Other currencies | 16,794 | 19,580 | 19,176 |
| TOTAL | 157,877 | 158,642 | 164,785 |

At 31 December  2024,  no conditional long-term financing of the

European Central Bank (TLTRO- Targeted Long-Term Refinancing

Operation-) is outstanding. As of 2023 and 2022, the balance of

such financing amounted to EUR 11,583  million and EUR 33,536

million, respectively, all corresponding to the TLTRO III financing

program.

At 31 December  2024 , the expense recognized in the consolidated

income statement corresponding to TLTRO III amounts to EUR 158

million (expense of EUR 659 million and income EUR 489 million at

31 December  2023 and 2022, respectively), as a result of the

conditions of the financing program.

Note 51 contains a detail of the residual maturity periods of

financial liabilities at amortised cost.

21. Customer deposits

The detail, by classification, geographical area and type, of

Customer deposits is as follows:

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|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Classification |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 18,984 | 19,837 | 12,226 |
| Financial liabilities designated at  fair value through profit or loss | 25,407 | 32,052 | 31,143 |
| Financial liabilities  at amortized cost | 1,011,545 | 995,280 | 966,353 |
|  | 1,055,936 | 1,047,169 | 1,009,722 |
| Geographical area |  |  |  |
| Spain | 395,479 | 388,736 | 386,826 |
| European Union (excluding Spain) | 133,056 | 120,540 | 111,930 |
| United Kingdom | 233,192 | 235,698 | 232,364 |
| United States | 88,712 | 83,555 | 87,497 |
| Rest of America | 194,689 | 208,713 | 181,782 |
| Rest of the world | 10,808 | 9,927 | 9,323 |
|  | 1,055,936 | 1,047,169 | 1,009,722 |
| Type |  |  |  |
| Demand deposits- | 677,818 | 661,262 | 710,232 |
| Time deposits- | 298,276 | 305,296 | 235,598 |
| Deposits redeemable at notice | 1,525 | 1,789 | 501 |
| Repurchase agreements | 78,317 | 78,822 | 63,391 |
|  | 1,055,936 | 1,047,169 | 1,009,722 |

Note 51 contains a detail of the residual maturity periods of

financial liabilities at amortised cost.

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22. Marketable debt securities

a) Breakdown

The detail, by classification and type, of Marketable debt securities

is as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Classification |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities  held for trading | — | — | — |
| Financial liabilities designated  at fair value through profit or loss | 7,554 | 5,371 | 5,427 |
| Financial liabilities  at amortized cost | 317,967 | 303,208 | 274,912 |
|  | 325,521 | 308,579 | 280,339 |
| Type |  |  |  |
| Bonds and debentures outstanding | 252,765 | 231,880 | 211,597 |
| Subordinated | 35,461 | 30,529 | 25,717 |
| Notes and other securities | 37,295 | 46,170 | 43,025 |
|  | 325,521 | 308,579 | 280,339 |

The distribution of the book value of debt securities issued by

contractual maturity at 31 December 2024 is shown below:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | | |  |  |
|  | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3  years | 3 to 5  years | More than 5  years | Total |
| Subordinated debt | 1,572 | 1,857 | 3,928 | 2,192 | 25,912 | 35,461 |
| Senior unsecured debt | 9,586 | 17,494 | 50,084 | 37,748 | 36,994 | 151,906 |
| Senior secured debt | 6,389 | 11,337 | 48,824 | 21,616 | 12,693 | 100,859 |
| Promissory notes and other securities | 18,866 | 18,429 | — | — | — | 37,295 |
| Debt securities issued | 36,413 | 49,117 | 102,836 | 61,556 | 75,599 | 325,521 |

The distribution by contractual maturity of the notional amounts of

these debt securities issued at 31 December  2024 is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | | |  |  |
|  | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3  years | 3 to 5  years | More than 5  years | Total |
| Subordinated debt | 1,542 | 1,836 | 3,809 | 2,165 | 25,370 | 34,722 |
| Senior unsecured debt | 9,533 | 17,398 | 49,808 | 37,540 | 36,790 | 151,069 |
| Senior secured debt | 6,372 | 11,307 | 48,689 | 21,555 | 12,657 | 100,580 |
| Promissory notes and other securities | 18,868 | 18,432 | — | — | — | 37,300 |
| Debt securities issued | 36,315 | 48,973 | 102,306 | 61,260 | 74,817 | 323,671 |

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b) Bonds and debentures outstanding

The detail, by currency of issue, of  'Bonds and debentures

outstanding' is as follows:

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| Currency of issue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Outstanding issue  amount in foreign  currency (Million) | Annual  interest rate  (%) |
| Euro | 110,973 | 101,657 | 87,295 | 110,973 | 2.78% |
| US dollar | 79,740 | 70,229 | 75,798 | 82,846 | 4.86% |
| Pound sterling | 23,961 | 20,520 | 15,883 | 19,872 | 4.18% |
| Brazilian real | 18,683 | 21,861 | 18,024 | 120,084 | 12.24% |
| Chilean peso | 4,579 | 4,921 | 4,653 | 4,728,094 | 3.38% |
| Other currencies | 14,829 | 12,692 | 9,944 |  |  |
| Balance at end of year | 252,765 | 231,880 | 211,597 |  |  |

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The changes in 'Bonds and debentures outstanding' were as follows:

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|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Balance at beginning of year | 231,880 | 211,597 | 194,362 |
| Net inclusion of entities in the Group | (1,224) | (1,467) | — |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| SPIRE SA Compartment 2023-374 | (1,224) | — | — |
| Auto ABS UK Loans PLC | — | (841) | — |
| PSA Bank Deutschland GmbH | — | (626) | — |
| Issues | 77,921 | 68,568 | 66,033 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | 20,559 | 19,706 | 19,243 |
| Santander UK Group Holdings plc | 9,884 | 6,002 | 10,178 |
| Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. | 8,949 | 7,309 | 13,315 |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | 8,039 | 12,781 | 11,233 |
| Santander Bank, National Association | 4,133 | 1,346 | 1,222 |
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | 3,004 | 1,850 | 2,315 |
| Santander International Products, Plc. | 2,752 | 1,054 | 599 |
| Santander Consumer Finance, S.A. | 2,271 | 2,557 | 1,293 |
| Stellantis Financial Services Italia S.p.A. | 2,021 | 761 | — |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment Consumer 2024-1 | 1,500 | — | — |
| Santander Consumo 6, F.T. | 1,230 | — | — |
| Santander Consumo 7, F.T. | 1,218 | — | — |
| Banco Santander - Chile | 1,171 | 814 | 1,486 |
| Banco Santander Totta, S.A. | 1,129 | 1,734 | 113 |
| Santander Bank Polska S.A. | 1,002 | 1,102 | — |
| Santander Consumer Bank S.p.A. | 1,001 | 1,460 | — |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment Consumer 2024-2 | 1,000 | — | — |
| Banque Stellantis France | 897 | 1,145 | 60 |
| Santander Consumer Bank AG | 180 | 1,256 | — |
| Redemptions and repurchases | (57,676) | (48,825) | (49,903) |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | (15,888) | (7,889) | (9,297) |
| Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. | (10,806) | (14,466) | (15,252) |
| Santander Group UK | (7,764) | (6,185) | (5,267) |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | (6,919) | (10,542) | (2,721) |
| Santander Consumer Finance, S.A. | (2,900) | (1,800) | (3,357) |
| Banco Santander - Chile | (1,486) | (575) | (1,452) |
| Santander Bank, National Association | (1,440) | (567) | (287) |
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | (1,387) | — | (3,153) |
| Banco Santander Totta, S.A. | (1,055) | (108) | (62) |
| Banque Stellantis France | (565) | (813) | (1,165) |
| Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México | (122) | (140) | (1,316) |
| Exchange differences and other movements | 1,864 | 2,007 | 1,105 |
| Balance at year-end | 252,765 | 231,880 | 211,597 |

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c) Notes and other securities

The notes of the Group (see Note 22.a) were issued basically by

Santander Consumer Finance, S.A., Santander UK plc, Banco

Santander (México), S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo

Financiero Santander México, Banco Santander, S.A., Santander

Consumer Bank AG, Banque Stellantis France, Banco Santander -

Chile and Banco Santander S.A. - Uruguay.

d) Guarantees

Set forth below is information on the liabilities secured by assets:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Asset-backed securities | 49,723 | 37,717 | 40,138 |
| Of which, mortgage-backed  securities | 4,377 | 3,019 | 1,549 |
| Other mortgage securities | 50,141 | 49,478 | 43,650 |
| Of which: mortgage-backed bonds | 22,631 | 24,619 | 22,049 |
| Covered bonds (non mortgage and  export financing) | 995 | 764 | 352 |
|  | 100,859 | 87,959 | 84,140 |

The main characteristics of the assets securing the aforementioned

financial liabilities are as follows:

1. Asset-backed securities

a. Mortgage-backed securities- these securities are secured by

mortgage assets (see Note 10.e) with average maturities of

more than ten years that must: be a first mortgage for

acquisition of principal or second residence, be current in

payments, have a loan-to-value ratio below  80% and have a

liability insurance policy in force covering at least the appraisal

value. The value of the financial liabilities broken down in the

foregoing table is lower than the balance of the assets securing

them —securitised assets retained on the balance sheet—

mainly because the Group repurchases a portion of the bonds

issued, and in such cases they are not recognised on the liability

side of the consolidated balance sheet.

b. Other asset - backed securities: includes asset-backed

securities, notes issued by securitization funds collateralized

mainly by mortgage loans that do not meet the above

requirements and other loans (mainly personal loans with an

average maturity of  five years and loans to SMEs with average

maturities of seven years) and private issues of Santander

Consumer USA Holdings Inc. collateralized by vehicles assigned

under operating leases.

2. Other mortgage securities include mainly:

a. Mortgage-backed bonds with average maturities of more than

ten years that are secured by a portfolio of mortgage loans and

credits (included in secured loans  —see note 10.b—) which

must: not be classified as of procedural stage; have available

appraisals performed by specialised entities; have a loan-to-

value (LTV) ratio below 80% in the case of home loans and

below  60% for loans for other assets and have sufficient

liability insurance.

b. Other debt securities issued as part of the Group’s liquidity

strategy in the UK, mainly covered bonds in the UK secured by

mortgage loans and other assets.

Grupo Santander has a balance corresponding to mortgage bonds

at 31 December  2024 of EUR 22,631  million (all of them issued in

euros), which correspond to issues of Banco Santander, S.A. (with

an outstanding face value of EUR  22,368 million).

The issuing entity may repay the mortgage bonds early, if this has

been expressly established in the final conditions of the issue in

question and in the conditions established there.

None of the mortgage bonds issued by Banco Santander have

replacement assets involved.

During 2023, the Bank of Spain has published Circular 1/2023 of 4

February , which modifies Circular 4/2017, repealing the

breakdown in the annual accounts and the information related to

internal accounting development and management control.

Additionally, Banco Santander, S.A. issues internationalization

certificates, which are securities whose capital and interest are

guaranteed by loans and credits that are linked to the financing of

export contracts or the internationalization of companies.

The fair value of the guarantees received by the Group (financial

and non-financial assets) which the Group is authorised to sell or

pledge even if the owner of the guarantee has not defaulted is

scantly material taking into account the Consolidated financial

statements as a whole.

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23. Subordinated liabilities

a) Breakdown

The detail, by currency of issue, of Subordinated liabilities, deposits

and marketable debt securities,  in the consolidated balance sheets

is as follows:

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Outstanding issue  amount in foreign  currency (million) | Annual interest  rate (%) |
| Currency of issue |
| Euro | 14,999 | 13,684 | 12,940 | 14,999 | 4.11% |
| US dollar | 13,425 | 11,300 | 8,438 | 13,948 | 6.27% |
| Pound sterling | 1,409 | 1,353 | 1,358 | 1,169 | 4.30% |
| Brazilian real | 3,600 | 2,518 | 1,127 | 23,139 | 14.01% |
| Other currencies | 2,380 | 2,057 | 2,063 |  |  |
| Balance at end of year | 35,813 | 30,912 | 25,926 |  |  |

Note 51 contains a detail of the residual maturity periods of

subordinated liabilities at each year-end.

b) Changes

The movement in the balance of subordinated liabilities in the last

three years were as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Balance at beginning of year | 30,912 | 25,926 | 26,196 |
| Net inclusion of entities in the Group | — | (40) | — |
| IssuancesA | 7,001 | 7,007 | 119 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | 5,625 | 5,610 | — |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | 1,338 | 1,112 | — |
| Banque Stellantis France | 25 | 150 | — |
| Banco Santander - Chile | — | — | 113 |
| Redemptions and repurchasesA | (2,572) | (1,781) | (1,040) |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | (2,433) | (1,000) | (889) |
| Santander Bank Polska S.A. | (100) | — | — |
| Santander UK plc | — | (702) | (98) |
| Banque Stellantis France | — | (78) | — |
| Banco Santander México, S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo  Financiero Santander México | — | — | (52) |
| Exchange differences and other  movements | 472 | (200) | 651 |
| Balance at end of year | 35,813 | 30,912 | 25,926 |

A. The balance rel ating to issuances, redemptions and repurchases (EUR  4,429

million), together with the interest paid in remuneration of these issuances

including PPCC (EUR 1,524  million), is included in the cash flow from financing

activities.

c) Other disclosures

This caption includes contingent convertible or redeemable

preferred participations, as well as other subordinated financial

instruments issued  by consolidated companies, which do not

qualify as equity (preferred shares).

Preferred shares do not have voting rights and are non-cumulative.

They have been subscribed by third parties outside the Group, and

except for the issues of Santander UK plc, the rest are redeemable

by decision of the issuer, according to the terms of each issue.

Banco Santander's contingently convertible preferred

participations are subordinated debentures and rank after common

creditors and any other subordinated credit that by law and/or by

their terms, to the extent permitted by Spanish law, ranks higher

than the contingently convertible preferred participations. Their

remuneration is conditioned to the obtainment of sufficient

distributable profits, and to the limitations imposed by the

regulations on shareholders' equity, and they have no voting

rights. The other issues of Banco Santander, S.A. mentioned in this

caption are also subordinated debentures and, for credit ranking

purposes, they rank behind all the common creditors of the issuing

entities and ahead of any other subordinated credit that ranks pari

passu with the Bank's contingently convertible preferred

participations.

The main issues of subordinated debt securities issued, broken

down by company, are detailed below:

Issues by Banco Santander, S.A.

On 11 September 2024, Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded to

redeem in advance the entirety of the issuance called 'First Issue of

Special Subordinated Debt of Banco Pastor, S.A.', with ISIN code

ES0213770011, with an original nominal amount issued of EUR

300 million and a current nominal amount of EUR 11.5 million.

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On 1 August 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. carried out a placement

of preference shares contingently convertible into newly issued

ordinary shares of the Bank (PPCC), for a nominal amount of USD

1,500 million (valued at EUR 1,356 million). The issuance has been

made at par and the remuneration of the PPCC, whose payment is

subject to certain conditions and is also discretionary, has been set

at 8% annually for the first ten years, being reviewed every five

years thereafter by applying a margin of 391.1 basis points over

the 5-year mid-swap rate.

On 20 May 2024, Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded to partially

redeem in advance the contingently convertible preferred shares

with ISIN code XS1793250041, for a total nominal amount of EUR

1,312 million and which are traded on the market of the Irish Stock

Exchange 'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC'), leaving the

amount in circulation at EUR 187.6 million.

On 20 May 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. carried out a placement of

preference shares contingently convertible into newly issued

ordinary shares of the Bank (PPCC), for a nominal amount of EUR

1,500 million. The Issuance has been made at par and the

remuneration of the PPCC, whose payment is subject to certain

conditions and is also discretionary, has been set at 7% annually

for the first six years, being reviewed every five years thereafter by

applying a margin of 443.2 basis points over the 5-year mid-swap

rate.

On 14 March 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. issued subordinated

obligations for an amount of USD 1,250 million (valued at EUR

1,158 million) for a term of 10 years. The issuance was made at par

and the issue coupon was set at 6.35% per year, payable bi-

annually.

On 8 February 2024, Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded to prepay

all of the contingently convertible Tier 1 preferred shares with ISIN

code XS1951093894, for a total nominal amount of USD

1,200 million (valued at EUR 1,110 million) and that were traded

on the Irish Stock Exchange 'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC').

On 22 January 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. issued subordinated

bonds for an amount of EUR 1,250 million for a term of 10 years

and 3 months. The issue was carried out at 99.74% and the issue

coupon was set at 5% per year for the first 5 years and 3 months,

with an amortization option in April 2029, reviewing the coupon, in

case of non-amortization, at a fixed rate equivalent to a margin of

250 points plus the 5-year Euro swap rate.

At 29 December 2023,  Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded to prepay

all the Tier 1 Contingently Convertible Preferred Securities with

ISIN code  XS1692931121 for a total nominal amount of EUR

1,000 million and which were traded on the Irish Stock Market

'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC').

At 21 November 2023, Banco Santander, S.A., carried out a

placement of two series of contingently convertible preferred

shares into newly issued ordinary shares of the Bank, for a total

nominal amount of USD 1,150 million (EUR 1,054 million at the

exchange rate on the day of issue) and USD  1,350 million (EUR

1,235 million at the exchange rate on the day of issue),

respectively.

The issue was carried out at par and the remuneration of the PPCC,

whose payment is subject to certain conditions and is also

discretionary, was set (i) for the first Series at 9.625%  annually for

the first five years and six months, being reviewed every five years

thereafter by applying a margin of 530.6  basis points on the five-

year UST rate (5-year UST), and (ii) for the second Series at 9.625%

annually for the first ten years, being reviewed thereafter every

five years, applying a margin of 529.8 basis points on the  five-year

UST rate.

At 8 August 2023, Banco Santander, S.A. carried out an issue of

subordinated obligations for an amount of 2,000 million dollars

(1,821 million euros at the exchange rate on the day of issuance).

The issue was carried out at par coupon was set at 6.921%  per

year, payable semiannually during the 10-year life of the

operation.

At 23 May 2023, Banco Santander, S.A. issued subordinated bonds

for an amount of 1,500 million euros for a term of 10 years and 3

months. The issue was carried at  99.739% and the coupon of the

issue was set at 5.75% annually for the first 5 years and 3 months,

with the option of amortization in August 2028, revising the

coupon, in case of non-amortization, at a margin of 285 points plus

the Euro Swap type 5 years.

At 6 July 2022 and 20 July 2022, two subordinated issues matured

for a nominal amount of EUR 114 million and EUR 25 million ,

respectively.

At 25 April 2022, Banco Santander, S.A. proceeded to prepay all the

Tier 1 Contingently Convertible Preferred Securities with ISIN code

XS1602466424 and common code 160246642 in circulation, for a

total nominal amount of EUR 750 million and which were traded

on the Irish Stock Market 'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC').

At  22  November 2021, Banco Santander, S.A. issued subordinated

debentures for a term of eleven years, with a redemption option on

the tenth anniversary of the issue date, in the amount of USD

1,000 million (EUR 1,007 million at the exchange rate on the day of

issue). The issue bears interest at an annual rate of 3.225%,

payable semi-annually, for the first ten years. This issue has an

early redemption option in the tenth year from the issue date and if

the redemption is not executed in the tenth year, the coupon is

repriced at a margin of 160 points over the one -year  US

government bond.

At 4 October 2021, Banco Santander, S.A. issued subordinated

debentures for a term of eleven years, with a redemption option on

the sixth anniversary of the issue date, amounting to GBP

850 million (EUR 887 million at the exchange rate on the day of

issue). The issue bears interest at an annual rate of  2.25%, payable

annually for the first six years (then repricing at a margin of 165

points over the 5-year UK government bond).

At 21 September 2021, Banco Santander, S.A. carried out a

placement of preferential shares contingently convertible into

newly issued ordinary shares of the Bank ('PPCC') for a nominal

amount of EUR 1,000 million (issue placed on the market EUR

997 million). The issuance was carried out at par and the

remuneration of the PPCC, whose payment is subject to certain

conditions and is also discretionary, was set at 3.625% per year for

the first  eight years, being reviewed every five years applying a

margin of 376 basis points over the 5-year  Mid-Swap Rate.

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At 12 May 2021, Banco Santander, S.A. placed the issue of

preference shares contingently convertible into newly issued

ordinary shares of the Bank, previously announced, for a total

nominal amount of  EUR 1,578 million, issued in a Series in Dollars

of  USD 1,000 million (EUR 828 million at the exchange rate on the

day of issue) and a Series in Euros for an amount of EUR

750 million. The issuance was carried out at par and the

remuneration of the PPCC, whose payment is subject to certain

conditions and is also discretionary, was set (i) for the Series in

Dollars at 4.750% per annum for the first six years, being revised

every five years applying a margin of 375.3 basis points over the 5-

year UST rate and (ii) for the Series in Euros by 4.125% per annum

for the first seven years, being revised every five years applying a

margin of 431.1 basis points over the applicable  5-year euro mid-

swap.

At 3 December 2020, Banco Santander, S.A. issued subordinated

debentures with a ten -year term of USD 1,500 million (EUR

1,222 million at the date of issue). The issue bears interest at an

annual rate of 2.749%, payable semiannually.

At 22 October 2020, it carried out a ten-year subordinated

debenture issue for an amount of EUR 1,000 million. The issue

bears interest at an annual rate of 1.625%, payable annually.

At 14 January 2020, it carried out a placement of contingently

convertible preferred participations into newly issued ordinary

shares of the Bank (the 'PPCCs'), excluding the pre-emptive

subscription rights of its shareholders and for a nominal amount of

EUR 1,500 million (the 'Issue' and the 'PPCCs'). The Issue was

made at par and the remuneration of the PPCCs, the payment of

which is subject to certain conditions and is also discretionary, was

set at 4.375% per annum for the first six years, revised every five

years thereafter by applying a margin of 453.4 basis points over

the 5-year mid-Swap Rate (5-year mid-Swap Rate).

At 19 March 2018, a 'PPCC' issue was carried out, for a nominal

amount of EUR 1,500 million. The remuneration of the issue, the

payment of which is subject to certain conditions and is also

discretionary, was set at 4.75% per annum, payable quarterly, for

the first seven years (revised thereafter by applying a margin of

410 basis points over the Mid-swap rate).

At 8 February 2018, a ten-year subordinated debenture issue of

EUR 1,250 million was carried out. The issue accrues annual

interest of 2.125% payable annually.

Issues by Banco Santander - Chile

In January 2022, Banco Santander - Chile carried out an issuance, in

the local market, of subordinated obligations with a term of 6

years, for an amount of UF 3.3 million (equivalent to USD

105 million), which accrues an annual interest of 1.25% .

In June 2020, Banco Santander - Chile issued subordinated

debentures for a term of fifteen years , in the amount of UF

5 million (equivalent to USD 185 million ). The issue bears annual

interest at 3.5% .

In April 2020, Banco Santander - Chile issued two subordinated

debentures, the first for a term of fourteen years, for an amount of

UF 3 million (equivalent to USD 100 million), bearing annual

interest at 3%, and the second for a term of nineteen years, for an

amount of UF 3 million (equivalent to USD 100 million), bearing

annual interest at 3.15%.

Issues Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

At September 2024, Brazil issued AT1 Financial Notes (PerpNC5) in

its local market for an amount of BRL 7,600 million at CDI + 140%

(equivalent to UST +222 bps).

At the beginning of October 2023, Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

carried out an issue of Subordinated Financial Bills (TIER II) in its

local market for a  10-year term, with a repurchase option as of the

fifth anniversary of the issue date, in the amount of BRL

6,000 million. The issue price was CDI +1.6% per annum, payable

at maturity.

At the end of November 2021, Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. carried

out an issue of Subordinated Financial Bills (TIER II) in its local

market for a  10-year term, with a repurchase option as of the fifth

anniversary of the issue date, in the amount of BRL 5,500 million.

The issue price was CDI 2% per annum, payable at maturity.

Issues by Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de Banca

Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México

In January 2022, Banco Santander México, S.A. Multiple Institution,

Grupo Financiero Santander México proceeded to redeem early a

perpetual issue carried out at 30 December 2016 for a nominal

amount of USD 500 million, of which 88.2% of the issue had been

acquired by the Group.

At 1 October 2018, a ten-year subordinated debenture issue was

made by Banco Santander México, S.A. Institución de Banca

Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México for a nominal

amount of USD 1,300 million and at an interest rate of 5.95%, with

the group having acquired 75% of the issue.

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At 28 November 2024, Santander Bank Polska S.A proceeded to

repay subordinated debt ISIN XS0531310182 for EUR 100 million.

The debt was originally fully subscribed by the EBRD at 5 August

2010.

At 20 April 2018, Santander Bank Polska S.A. carried out a ten-year

subordinated debenture issue with a redemption option on the

fifth anniversary of the issue date in the amount of PLN

1,000 million. The issue bears floating interest at Wibor (6M) + 160

basis points payable semi-annually.

The accrued interests from the subordinated liabilities during 2024

amounted to EUR 1,397 million (EUR 1,049 million and EUR 992

million during 2023 and 2022, respectively).

In addition, interests from the PPCC and PPCA during 2023

amounted to EUR 620 million (EUR 492 million and EUR 529

million in 2023 and 2022, respectively).

24. Other financial liabilities

The detail of Other financial liabilities in the consolidated balance

sheets is as follows:

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| Trade payables | 1,452 | 1,783 | 1,563 |
| Clearing houses | 776 | 1,269 | 1,200 |
| Tax collection accounts: |  |  |  |
| Public Institutions | 6,156 | 4,986 | 5,796 |
| Factoring accounts payable | 226 | 272 | 262 |
| Unsettled financial transactions | 7,421 | 6,412 | 5,429 |
| Lease liabilities (note 2.k) | 2,202 | 2,400 | 2,622 |
| Other financial liabilities | 21,683 | 23,065 | 20,187 |
|  | 39,916 | 40,187 | 37,059 |

Note 51 contains a detail of the residual maturity periods of other

financial liabilities at each year-end.

Lease liabilities

The cash outflow of leases in  2024 was EUR 684  million (EUR  738

million and EUR 710 in 2023 and 2022, respectively).

The analysis of the maturities of lease liabilities at 31 December

2024 , 2023 and  2022 is shown below:

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Maturity Analysis - Discounted  payments |  |  |  |
| Within 1 year | 526 | 586 | 707 |
| Between 1 and 3 years | 868 | 918 | 1,005 |
| Between 3 and 5 years | 405 | 480 | 454 |
| Later than 5 years | 403 | 416 | 456 |
| Total discounted payments at the end  of the year | 2,202 | 2,400 | 2,622 |

During  2024 ,  2023  and 2022  there were no significant variable

lease payments not included in the valuation of lease liabilities.

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25. Provisions

a) Breakdown

The detail of Provisions in the consolidated balance sheets is as

follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Provision for pensions and other  obligations post-employments | 1,731 | 2,225 | 2,392 |
| Other long term employee  benefits | 915 | 880 | 950 |
| Provisions for taxes and other  legal contingencies | 2,717 | 2,715 | 2,074 |
| Contingent liabilities and  commitments (note 2.o) | 710 | 702 | 734 |
| Other provisions | 2,334 | 1,919 | 1,999 |
| Provisions | 8,407 | 8,441 | 8,149 |

b) Changes

The changes in 'Provisions' in the last three years were as follows:

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|  | Post  employment  plans | Long term  employee  benefits | Contingent  liabilities and  commitments | Other  provisions | Total |
| Balances at beginning of year | 2,225 | 880 | 702 | 4,634 | 8,441 |
| Incorporation of Group companies, net | — | — | — | — | — |
| Additions charged to income | 96 | 368 | 41 | 3,530 | 4,035 |
| Interest expense (note 39) | 77 | 29 | — | — | 106 |
| Staff costs (note 46) | 35 | 11 | — | — | 46 |
| Provisions or reversion of provisions | (16) | 328 | 41 | 3,530 | 3,883 |
| Addition | 5 | 335 | 502 | 4,931 | 5,773 |
| Release | (21) | (7) | (461) | (1,401) | (1,890) |
| Other additions arising from insurance contracts linked to  pensions | (2) | — | — | — | (2) |
| Changes in value recognised in equity | 643 | — | — | — | 643 |
| Payments to pensioners and pre-retirees with a charge to  internal provisions | (153) | (331) | — | — | (484) |
| Insurance premiums paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payments to external funds | (708) | — | — | — | (708) |
| Amounts used | — | — | — | (2,490) | (2,490) |
| Transfer, exchange differences and other changes | (370) | (2) | (33) | (623) | (1,028) |
| Balances at end of year | 1,731 | 915 | 710 | 5,051 | 8,407 |

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|  | Post  employmen  t plans | Long term  employee  benefits | Contingent  liabilities and  commitments | Other  provisions | Total |  | Post  employment  plans | Long term  employee  benefits | Contingent  liabilities and  commitments | Other  provisions | Total |
| Balances at beginning of year | 2,392 | 950 | 734 | 4,073 | 8,149 |  | 3,185 | 1,242 | 733 | 4,423 | 9,583 |
| Incorporation of Group  companies, net | (4) | — | — | — | (4) |  | — | — | — | — | — |
| Additions charged to income | 93 | 244 | (24) | 2,501 | 2,814 |  | 128 | 69 | (27) | 1,876 | 2,046 |
| Interest expense (note 39) | 60 | 34 | — | — | 94 |  | 73 | 27 | — | — | 100 |
| Staff costs (note 46) | 33 | 9 | — | — | 42 |  | 57 | 8 | — | — | 65 |
| Provisions or reversion of  provisions | — | 201 | (24) | 2,501 | 2,678 |  | (2) | 34 | (27) | 1,876 | 1,881 |
| Addition | 3 | 204 | 392 | 4,013 | 4,612 |  | 10 | 105 | 618 | 3,484 | 4,217 |
| Release | (3) | (3) | (416) | (1,512) | (1,934) |  | (12) | (71) | (645) | (1,608) | (2,336) |
| Other additions arising from  insurance contracts linked to  pensions | — | — | — | — | — |  | (33) | — | — | — | (33) |
| Changes in value recognised in  equity | 944 | — | — | — | 944 |  | 242 | — | — | — | 242 |
| Payments to pensioners and pre-  retirees with a charge to internal  provisions | (182) | (316) | — | — | (498) |  | (229) | (363) | — | — | (592) |
| Insurance premiums paid | — | — | — | — | — |  | (3) | — | — | — | (3) |
| Payments to external funds | (750) | — | — | — | (750) |  | (451) | — | — | — | (451) |
| Amounts used | — | — | (1) | (2,087) | (2,088) |  | — | — | — | (2,817) | (2,817) |
| Transfer, exchange differences  and other changes | (268) | 2 | (7) | 147 | (126) |  | (447) | 2 | 28 | 591 | 174 |
| Balances at end of year | 2,225 | 880 | 702 | 4,634 | 8,441 |  | 2,392 | 950 | 734 | 4,073 | 8,149 |

c) Provision for pensions and other obligations

post –employments and Other long term

employee benefits

The detail of Provisions for pensions and similar obligations is as

follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Provisions for post-employment plans  - Spanish entities | 674 | 770 | 1,245 |
| Provisions for other similar obligations  - Spanish entities | 852 | 817 | 895 |
| Of which pre-retirements | 839 | 805 | 884 |
| Provisions for post-employment plans  - United Kingdom | 28 | 76 | 29 |
| Provisions for post-employment plans  - Other subsidiaries | 1,029 | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| Provisions for other similar obligations  - Other subsidiaries | 63 | 63 | 55 |
| Provision for pensions and other  obligations post -employments and  Other long term employee benefits | 2,646 | 3,105 | 3,342 |
| Of which defined benefits | 2,638 | 3,097 | 3,335 |

i. Spanish entities - Post-employment plans and other

similar obligations

At 31 December  2024 ,  2023  and 2022, the Spanish entities had

post-employment benefit obligations under defined contribution

and defined benefit plans. In addition, in various years some of the

consolidated entities offered certain of their employees the

possibility of taking pre-retirement and, therefore, provisions are

recognised each year for the obligations to employees taking pre-

retirement -in terms of salaries and other employee benefit costs-

from the date of their pre-retirement to the agreed end date.

In 2022, the provisions made to cover the commitments with  446

employees covered by early retirement and incentivized dismissals

plan amounted to EUR  92 million.

In 2023, the provisions made to cover the commitments with  502

employees covered by early retirements and incentivized

dismissals amounted to EUR  160 million .

In 2024, the provisions made to cover the commitments with 826

employees covered by early retirements and incentivized

dismissals amounted to EUR 303 million.

The expenses incurred by the Spanish companies in 2024, 2023

and 2022 in respect of contributions to defined contribution plans

amounted to EUR  126  million, EUR 116 million and EUR 101

million, respectively.

The amount of the defined benefit obligations was determined on

the basis of the work performed by independent actuaries using

the following actuarial techniques:

1.Valuation method: projected unit credit method, which sees each

period of service as giving rise to an additional unit of benefit

entitlement and measures each unit separately.

2.Actuarial assumptions used: unbiased and mutually compatible.

Specifically, the most significant actuarial assumptions used in

the calculations were as follows:

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|  | Post-employment plans | | |  | Other similar obligations | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Annual discount rate | 3.00% | 3.35% | 3.80% |  | 3.00% | 3.35% | 3.80% |
| Mortality tables | PER2020 M/F  Col. Orden 1 | PER2020 M/F  Col. Orden 1 | PER2020 M/F  Col. Orden 1 |  | PER2020 M/F Col.  Orden 1 | PER2020 M/F Col.  Orden 1 | PER2020 M/F Col.  Orden 1 |
| Cumulative annual CPI growth | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% |  | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% |
| Annual salary increase rate | 1.25%A | 1.25%A | 1.25%A |  | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Annual social security pension  increase rate | 2.12% | 2.12% | 2.00% |  | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Annual benefit increase rate | N/A | N/A | N/A |  | 0% | 0% | 0% |

A. Corresponds to the group’s defined-benefit obligations.

The discount rate used for the flows was determined by reference

to high-quality corporate bonds (at least AA in euros) matching the

durations of the commitments. From the bond portfolio

considered, callable, putable and sinkable bonds, which could

distort the rates, are excluded.

Any changes in the main assumptions could affect the calculation

of the obligations. At 31 December 2024, if the discount rate used

had been decreased or increased by 50 basis points (bp), there

would have been an increase or decrease in the present value of

the post-employment obligations of 4.18%  (-50 bp) to -3.88%

(+50 bp),respectively, and an increase or decrease in the present

value of the long-term obligations of 1.11% (-50 bp) to -1.08%

(+50 bp), respectively.

Annual report 2024673

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These changes would be offset in part by increases or decreases in

the fair value of the assets and insurance contracts linked to

pensions.

3. The estimated retirement age of each employee is the first at

which the employee is entitled to retire or the agreed-upon age,

as appropriate.

The fair value of insurance contracts was determined as the

present value of the related payment obligations, taking into

account the following assumptions:

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| Expected rate of return on plan assets | 3.00% | 3.35% | 3.80% |  | 3.00% | 3.35% | 3.80% |
| Expected rate of return on reimbursement rights | 3.00% | 3.35% | 3.80% |  | N/A | N/A | N/A |

The funding status of the defined benefit obligations in 2024 and

the two preceding years is as follows:

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|  | Post-employment plans | | |  | Other similar obligations | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Present value of the obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| To current employees | 18 | 21 | 25 |  | — | — | — |
| Vested obligations to retired employees | 1,829 | 1,917 | 2,005 |  | — | — | — |
| To pre-retirees employees | — | — | — |  | 844 | 812 | 892 |
| Long-service bonuses and other benefits | — | — | — |  | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Other | 52 | 49 | 46 |  | — | — | — |
|  | 1,899 | 1,987 | 2,076 |  | 857 | 824 | 903 |
| Less - Fair value of plan assets | 1,234 | 1,235 | 861 |  | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Provisions - Provisions for pensions | 665 | 752 | 1,215 |  | 852 | 817 | 895 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Internal provisions for pensions | 593 | 677 | 1,141 |  | 852 | 817 | 895 |
| Net pension assets | (6) | (14) | (24) |  | — | — | — |
| Insurance contracts linked to pensions (note 14) | 81 | 93 | 104 |  | — | — | — |
| Unrecognised net assets for pensions | (3) | (4) | (6) |  | — | — | — |

Annual report 2024674

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The amounts recognised in the consolidated income statements in

relation to the aforementioned defined benefit obligations are as

follows:

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|  | Post-employment plans | | |  | Other similar obligations | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Current service cost | 3 | 2 | 3 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Interest cost (net) | 28 | 42 | 48 |  | 25 | 30 | 25 |
| Expected return on insurance contracts linked to pensions | (3) | (4) | (4) |  | — | — | — |
| Provisions or reversion of provisions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Actuarial (gains)/losses recognised in the year | — | — | — |  | — | 7 | (67) |
| Past service cost | 3 | 2 | 2 |  | — | 13 | — |
| Pre-retirement cost | — | — | — |  | 303 | 160 | 92 |
| OtherA | (10) | (1) | (8) |  | (4) | (1) | — |
|  | 21 | 41 | 41 |  | 325 | 210 | 51 |

A. Including reduction/settlement effect

In addition, in 2024 'Other comprehensive income – Items not

reclassified to profit or loss – Actuarial gains or (-) losses on

defined benefit pension plans' has decreased by EUR 21 million

with respect to defined benefit obligations (decrease of EUR 10 and

increase of EUR 295 million in 2023 and 2022, respectively).

The changes in the present value of the accrued defined benefit

obligations were as follows:

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|  | Post-employment plans | | |  | Other similar obligations | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Present value of the obligations at beginning of year | 1,987 | 2,076 | 2,891 |  | 824 | 903 | 1,198 |
| Incorporation of Group companies, net | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Current service cost | 3 | 2 | 3 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Interest cost | 71 | 82 | 78 |  | 25 | 30 | 25 |
| Pre-retirement cost | — | — | — |  | 303 | 160 | 92 |
| Effect of curtailment/settlement | (10) | (1) | (8) |  | (4) | (1) | — |
| Benefits paid | (203) | (210) | (258) |  | (292) | (290) | (346) |
| Benefits paid due to settlements | (2) | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Past service cost | 3 | 2 | 2 |  | — | 13 | — |
| Actuarial (gains)/losses | 45 | 37 | (631) |  | — | 7 | (68) |
| Demographic actuarial (gains)/losses | — | (2) | 2 |  | (1) | — | (5) |
| Financial actuarial (gains)/losses | 45 | 39 | (633) |  | 1 | 7 | (63) |
| Exchange differences and other items | 5 | (1) | (1) |  | — | 1 | 1 |
| Present value of the obligations at end of year | 1,899 | 1,987 | 2,076 |  | 857 | 824 | 903 |

Annual report 2024675

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The changes in the fair value of plan assets and of insurance

contracts linked to pensions were as follows:

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|  | Post-employment plans | | |  | Other similar obligations | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | 1,235 | 861 | 1,217 |  | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Incorporation of Group companies, net | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Expected return on plan assets | 43 | 40 | 30 |  | — | — | — |
| Gains/(losses) on settlements | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Benefits paid | (124) | (89) | (78) |  | (2) | (2) | (2) |
| Contributions/(surrenders) | 58 | 409 | 2 |  | — | — | — |
| Actuarial gains/(losses) | 27 | 25 | (303) |  | — | — | (1) |
| Exchange differences and other items | (5) | (11) | (7) |  | — | 1 | 1 |
| Fair value of plan assets at end of year | 1,234 | 1,235 | 861 |  | 5 | 7 | 8 |

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| Insurance Contracts linked to pensions | | | | | | | |
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|  | Post-employment plans | | |  | Other similar obligations | | |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Fair value of insurance contracts linked to  pensions at beginning of year | 93 | 104 | 149 |  | — | — | — |
| Incorporation of Group companies, net | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Expected return on insurance contracts linked to  pensions | 3 | 4 | 4 |  | — | — | — |
| Benefits paid | (13) | (15) | (16) |  | — | — | — |
| Paid premiums | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Actuarial gains/(losses) | (2) | — | (33) |  | — | — | — |
| Fair value of insurance contracts linked to  pensions at end of year | 81 | 93 | 104 |  | — | — | — |

In view of the conversion of the defined-benefit obligations to

defined-contribution obligations, the Group will not make material

current contributions in Spain in 2025  to fund its defined-benefit

pension obligations.

The plan assets and the insurance contracts linked to pensions are

instrumented mainly through insurance policies.

The following table shows the estimated benefits payable at 31

December 2024 for the next ten years:

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| EUR million | |
| 2025 | 446 |
| 2026 | 393 |
| 2027 | 332 |
| 2028 | 277 |
| 2029 | 227 |
| 2030 to 2034 | 726 |

Annual report 2024676

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ii. United Kingdom

At the end of each of the last three years, the businesses in the

United Kingdom had post-employment benefit obligations under

defined contribution and defined benefit plans. The expenses

incurred in respect of contributions to defined contribution plans

amounted to EUR 98 million in 2024 (EUR 87 million in 2023 and

EUR 77  million in 2022).

The amount of the defined benefit obligations was determined on

the basis of the work performed by independent actuaries using

the following actuarial techniques:

1.Valuation method: projected unit credit method, which sees

each period of service as giving rise to an additional unit of

benefit entitlement and measures each unit separately.

2.Actuarial assumptions used: unbiased and mutually compatible.

Specifically, the most significant actuarial assumptions used in

the calculations were as follows:

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| Annual  discount rate | 5.54% | 4.63% | 4.88% |
| Mortality  tables | The S3 Middle  tables weighted  at 84% of the  CMI\_2023  projection with  an initial addition  of 0.25%,  smoothing  parameter 7 and  improving  1.25%. | The S3 Middle  tables weighted  at 84% of the  CMI\_2022  projection with  an initial  addition of  0.25%,  smoothing  parameter 7 and  improving  1.25%. | The S3 Middle  tables weighted  at 84% of the  CMI\_2021  projection with  an initial addition  of 0.25%,  smoothing  parameter 7 and  improving  1.25%. |
| Cumulative  annual CPI  growth | 3.11% | 3.02% | 3.11% |
| Annual salary  increase rate | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Annual  pension  increase rate | 3.04% | 2.96% | 2.98% |

The discount rate used for the flows was determined by reference

to high-quality corporate bonds (at least AA in pounds sterling)

that coincide with the terms of the obligations.

Any changes in the main assumptions could affect the calculation

of the obligations. At 31 December 2024, if the discount rate used

had been decreased or increased by 50 basis points, there would

have been an increase or decrease in the present value of the

obligations of  6.20% (-50 bp) and -5.60% (+50 bp), respectively. If

the inflation assumption had been increased or decreased by 50

basis points, there would have been an increase or decrease in the

present value of the obligations of 4.28% (+50 bp) and  -4.16% (-50

bp), respectively. These changes would be offset in part by

increases or decreases in the fair value of the assets.

The funding status of the defined benefit obligations in 2024 and

the two preceding years is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Present value of the obligations | 8,898 | 9,451 | 8,982 |
| Less- |  |  |  |
| Fair value of plan assets | 9,400 | 10,208 | 10,152 |
| Provisions - Provisions for pensions | (502) | (757) | (1,170) |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Internal provisions for pensions | 28 | 76 | 29 |
| Net assets for pensions | (530) | (833) | (1,199) |

The amounts recognised in the consolidated income statements in

relation to the aforementioned defined benefit obligations are as

follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Current service cost | 13 | 14 | 30 |
| Interest cost (net) | (40) | (62) | (37) |
| Provisions or reversal of provisions, net |  |  |  |
| Cost of services provided | — | — | — |
| Others | — | — | — |
|  | (27) | (48) | (7) |

In addition, in 2024 'Other comprehensive income – Items not

reclassified to profit or loss – Actuarial gains or (-) losses on

defined benefit pension plans has decreased by EUR 475 million

with respect to defined benefit obligations ( decrease of EUR 687

and of EUR 857 million in  2023 and  2022, respectively).

The changes in the present value of the accrued defined benefit

obligations were as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Present value of the obligations at  beginning of year | 9,451 | 8,982 | 15,392 |
| Net incorporation of companies into the  Group | — | (28) | — |
| Current service cost | 13 | 14 | 30 |
| Interest cost | 438 | 436 | 283 |
| Benefits paid | (465) | (428) | (487) |
| Benefits paid by settlements | — | (9) | — |
| Contributions made by employees | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Past service cost | — | — | — |
| Actuarial (gains)/losses | (965) | 281 | (5,660) |
| Demographic actuarial (gains)/losses | (133) | (59) | (144) |
| Financial actuarial (gains)/losses | (832) | 340 | (5,516) |
| Exchange differences and other items | 419 | 197 | (585) |
| Present value of the obligations at end  of year | 8,898 | 9,451 | 8,982 |

Annual report 2024677

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The changes in the fair value of the plan assets were as follows:

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| Fair value of plan assets at beginning of  year | 10,208 | 10,152 | 17,244 |
| Net incorporation of companies into the  Group | — | (41) | — |
| Expected return on plan assets | 478 | 498 | 320 |
| Benefits paid | (465) | (434) | (487) |
| Contributions | 182 | 225 | 262 |
| Actuarial gains/(losses) | (1,440) | (406) | (6,517) |
| Exchange differences and other items | 437 | 214 | (670) |
| Fair value of plan assets at end of year | 9,400 | 10,208 | 10,152 |

In 2025 the Group expects to make current contributions to fund

these obligations for amounts similar to those made in 2024.

The main categories of plan assets as a percentage of total plan

assets are as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — |
| Debt instruments | 66% | 62% | 51% |
| Properties | 14% | 12% | 13% |
| Other | 20% | 26% | 36% |

The following table shows the estimated benefits payable at 31

December 2024 for the next ten years:

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| EUR million | |
| 2025 | 577 |
| 2026 | 489 |
| 2027 | 511 |
| 2028 | 535 |
| 2029 | 558 |
| 2030 to 2034 | 2,939 |

iii. Other foreign subsidiaries

Certain of the consolidated foreign entities have acquired

commitments to their employees similar to post-employment

benefits.

At 31 December 2024, 2023 and 2022, these entities had defined-

contribution and defined-benefit post-employment benefit

obligations. The expenses incurred in respect of contributions to

defined contribution plans amounted to EUR 133 million in 2024

(EUR 107 million at 31 December 2023  and EUR 118 million at 31

December 2022).

The actuarial assumptions used by these entities (discount rates,

mortality tables and cumulative annual CPI growth) are consistent

with the economic and social conditions prevailing in the countries

in which they are located.

Specifically, the discount rate used for the flows was determined

by reference to high-quality corporate bonds, except in the case of

Brazil where there is no extensive corporate bond market and,

accordingly the discount rate was determined by reference to the

series B bonds issued by the Brazilian National Treasury Secretariat

for a term coinciding with that of the obligations. In Brazil the

discount rate used was between 10.50% and 10.58%, the CPI

3.00% and the mortality table the AT-2000, AT-2000 Basic y

AT-2000 S10.

Any changes in the main assumptions could affect the calculation

of the obligations. At 31 December 2024, if the discount rate used

had been decreased or increased by 50 basis points, there would

have been an increase or decrease in the present value of the

obligations of 3.96% (-50 bp) and -3.71% (+50 bp), respectively.

These changes would be offset in part by increases or decreases in

the fair value of the assets.

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The funding status of the obligations similar to post-employment

benefits and other long-term benefits in 2024 and the two

preceding years is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | Of which  business in  Brazil | 2023 | 2022 |
| Present value of the obligations | 6,903 | 4,465 | 8,485 | 7,578 |
| Less- |  |  |  |  |
| Of which: with a charge to the participants | 157 | 157 | 114 | 107 |
| Fair value of plan assets | 6,502 | 4,849 | 7,787 | 7,321 |
| Provisions - Provisions for pensions | 244 | (541) | 584 | 150 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |
| Internal provisions for pensions | 1,084 | 211 | 1,434 | 1,166 |
| Net assets for pensions | (141) | (53) | (154) | (122) |
| Unrecognised net assets for pensions | (699) | (699) | (696) | (894) |

The amounts recognised in the consolidated income statements in

relation to these obligations are as follows:

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Current service cost | 29 | 25 | 31 |
| Interest cost (net) | 93 | 84 | 64 |
| Provisions or reversion of provisions |  |  |  |
| (Actuarial gains)/losses recognised in the  year | 28 | 23 | 8 |
| Past service cost | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Pre-retirement cost | — | — | — |
| Other | (10) | (3) | (3) |
|  | 142 | 130 | 108 |

In addition, in 2024 'Other comprehensive income – Items not

reclassified to profit or loss – Actuarial gains or (-) losses on

defined benefit pension plans' has decreased by EUR 147 million

with respect to defined benefit obligations (decrease of EUR 247

million and increase of EUR 320 million in 2023 and 2022,

respectively).

The changes in the present value of the accrued obligations were

as follows:

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| Present value of the obligations at  beginning of year | 8,485 | 7,578 | 8,018 |
| Incorporation of Group companies, net | — | (20) | — |
| Current service cost | 29 | 25 | 31 |
| Interest cost | 579 | 600 | 546 |
| Pre-retirement cost | — | — | — |
| Effect of curtailment/settlement | (10) | (2) | (3) |
| Benefits paid | (1,113) | (730) | (653) |
| Benefits paid due to settlements | (20) | (2) | (179) |
| Contributions made by employees | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Past service cost | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Actuarial (gains)/losses | (191) | 697 | (876) |
| Demographic actuarial (gains)/losses | (1) | 40 | 5 |
| Financial actuarial (gains)/losses | (190) | 657 | (881) |
| Exchange differences and other items | (862) | 335 | 681 |
| Present value of the obligations  at end of year | 6,903 | 8,485 | 7,578 |

The changes in the fair value of the plan assets were as follows:

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| Fair value of plan assets at beginning  of year | 7,787 | 7,321 | 7,167 |
| Incorporation of Group companies, net | — | (16) | — |
| Expected return on plan assets | 551 | 588 | 570 |
| Benefits paid | (1,022) | (644) | (766) |
| Contributions | 477 | 124 | 198 |
| Actuarial gains/(losses) | (304) | 110 | (498) |
| Exchange differences and other items | (987) | 304 | 650 |
| Fair value of plan assets at end of year | 6,502 | 7,787 | 7,321 |

In 2025 the Group expects to make contributions to fund these

obligations for amounts similar to those made in 2024.

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The main categories of plan assets as a percentage of total plan

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| Equity instruments | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| Debt instruments | 79% | 83% | 83% |
| Properties | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Other | 7% | 5% | 5% |

The following table shows the estimated benefits payable at 31

December 2024 for the next ten years:

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| 2025 | 614 |
| 2026 | 604 |
| 2027 | 594 |
| 2028 | 600 |
| 2029 | 611 |
| 2030 to 2034 | 3,067 |

d) Provisions for taxes and other legal

contingencies and Other provisions

'Provisions - Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies' and

'Provisions - Other provisions', which include, inter alia, provisions

for restructuring costs and tax-related and non-tax-related

proceedings, were estimated using prudent calculation procedures

in keeping with the uncertainty inherent to the obligations covered.

The definitive date of the outflow of resources embodying

economic benefits for the Group depends on each obligation. In

certain cases, these obligations have no fixed settlement period

and, in other cases, depend on the legal proceedings in progress.

The detail, by geographical area, of Provisions for taxes and other

legal contingencies and Other provisions is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
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| Recognised by Spanish companies | 1,924 | 1,921 | 1,768 |
| Recognised by other EU companies | 694 | 433 | 328 |
| Recognised by other companies | 2,433 | 2,280 | 1,977 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Brazil | 1,445 | 1,618 | 1,243 |
| United Kingdom A | 654 | 373 | 345 |
|  | 5,051 | 4,634 | 4,073 |

A. Of which GBP 293 million (EUR 353.3 million) correspond to the Financial

Conduct Authority (FCA) review of the Vehicle Finance Market as detailed in

note 25.e.ii.

Set forth below is the detail, by type of provision, of the balance at

31 December 2024, 2023 and 2022 of Provisions for taxes and

other legal contingencies and Other provisions.

The types of provision were determined by grouping together

items of a similar nature:

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| Provisions for taxes | 727 | 745 | 679 |
| Provisions for employment-related  proceedings (Brazil) | 458 | 611 | 301 |
| Provisions for other legal proceedings | 1,532 | 1,359 | 1,094 |
| Provision for customer remediation | 1,001 | 454 | 349 |
| Provision for restructuring | 589 | 596 | 641 |
| Other | 744 | 869 | 1,009 |
|  | 5,051 | 4,634 | 4,073 |

Relevant information is set forth below in relation to each type of

provision shown in the preceding table.

The provisions for taxes include provisions for tax-related

proceedings.

The provisions for employment-related proceedings (Brazil) relate

to claims filed by trade unions, associations, the prosecutor’s office

and ex-employees claiming employment rights to which, in their

view, they are entitled, particularly the payment of overtime and

other employment rights, including litigation concerning

retirement benefits. The number and nature of these proceedings,

which are common for banks in Brazil, justify the classification of

these provisions in a separate category or as a separate type from

the rest. The Group calculates the provisions associated with these

claims in accordance with past experience of payments made in

relation to claims for similar items. When claims do not fall within

these categories, a case-by-case assessment is performed and the

amount of the provision is calculated in accordance with the status

of each proceeding and the risk assessment carried out by the legal

advisers.

The provisions for other legal proceedings include provisions for

court, arbitration or administrative proceedings (other than those

included in other categories or types of provisions disclosed

separately) brought against Grupo Santander companies.

The provisions for customer remediation include mainly the

estimated cost of payments to remedy errors relating to the sale of

certain products in the UK, the CHF mortgage portfolio of Poland,

as well as the estimated amount related to the floor clauses of

Banco Popular Español, S.A.U in Spain. To calculate the provision

for customer remediation, the best estimate of the provision made

by management is used, which is based on the estimated number

of claims to be received and, of these, the number that will be

accepted, as well as the estimated average payment per case.

The provisions for restructuring include only the costs arising from

restructuring processes carried out by the various Group

companies.

Lastly, the Other heading contains very atomized and individually

insignificant provisions, such as the provisions to cover the

operational risk of the different offices of the Group.

Qualitative information on the main litigation is provided in

Note 25 e to the consolidated financial statements.

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The Group's general policy is to record provisions for tax and legal

proceedings in which the Group assesses the chances of loss to be

probable and the Group does not record provisions when the

chances of loss are possible or remote. Grupo Santander

determines the amounts to be provided for as its best estimate of

the expenditure required to settle the corresponding claim based,

among other factors, on a case-by-case analysis of the facts and

the legal opinion of internal and external counsel or by considering

the historical average amount of the loss incurred in claims of the

same nature. The definitive date of the outflow of resources

embodying economic benefits for the Group depends on each

obligation. In certain cases, the obligations do not have a fixed

settlement term and, in others, they depend on legal proceedings

in progress.

Regarding their variations in fiscal year 2024, in provisions for labor

processes and others of a legal nature, EUR 404 million and EUR

327 million were recorded in Brazil in 2024, making payments of

EUR 463 million and EUR 205 million, respectively.

e) Litigation and other matters

i. Tax-related litigation

At 31 December  2024  the main tax-related proceedings concerning

the Group were as follows:

• Legal actions filed by Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and other

Group entities to avoid the application of Law 9.718/98, which

modifies the basis to calculate Programa de Integraçao Social

(PIS) and Contribuição para Financiamento da Seguridade Social

(COFINS), extending it to all the entities income, and not only to

the income from the provision of services. In relation of Banco

Santander (Brasil) S.A. process, in 2015 the Federal Supreme

Court (FSC) admitted the extraordinary appeal filed by the

Federal Union regarding PIS, and dismissed the extraordinary

appeal lodged by the Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office

regarding COFINS contribution, confirming the decision of

Federal Regional Court favourable to Banco Santander (Brasil)

S.A. of August 2007. The Federal Supreme Court also admitted

the appeals related to the other Group entities both for PIS and

COFINS. On June 13, 2023, the Federal Supreme Court ruled

unfavorably two cases through General Repercussion (Theme

372), including Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. case. The Bank has

filed a new appeal, considering the possible loss as a contingent

liability. The cases of the other Group entities are no longer

susceptible of appeal and a provision has been recognized for the

amount of the estimated loss.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and other Group companies in

Brazil have appealed against the assessments issued by the

Brazilian tax authorities questioning the deduction of loan losses

in their income tax returns (Imposto sobre a Renda das Pessoas

Jurídicas - IRPJ - and Contribuçao Social sobre o Lucro Liquido -

CSLL-) in relation to different administrative processes of various

years on the ground that the requirements under the applicable

legislation were not met. The appeals, which involves several

cases, are pending decision in different administrative and

judicial instances. No provision was recognised in connection

with the amount considered to be a contingent liability.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and other Group companies in

Brazil are involved in administrative and legal proceedings

against several municipalities that demand payment of the

Service Tax on certain items of income from transactions not

classified as provisions of services. There are several cases in

different judicial instances. A provision was recognised in

connection with the amount of the estimated loss.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and other Group companies in

Brazil are involved in administrative and legal proceedings

against the tax authorities in connection with the taxation for

social security purposes of certain items which are not

considered to be employee remuneration. There are several

cases in different judicial instances. A provision was recognised in

connection with the amount of the estimated loss.

• In May 2003 the Brazilian tax authorities issued separate

infringement notices against Santander Distribuidora de Títulos e

Valores Mobiliarios, Ltda. (DTVM, actually Santander Brasil

Tecnología S.A.) and Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. in relation to

the Provisional Tax on Financial Movements (Contribuição

Provisória sobre Movimentação Financeira) of the years 2000 to

2002. The administrative discussion ended unfavourably for both

companies, and on July 3, 2015, they filed a lawsuit requesting

the cancellation of both tax assessments. The lawsuit was

judged unfavourably in first instance. Therefore, both plaintiffs

appealed to the court of second instance. On December 2020,

the appeal was decided unfavourably. Against the judgment, the

bank filed a motion for clarification which has not been accepted.

Currently it is  appealed to higher courts. There is a provision

recognized for the estimated loss.

• In December 2010 the Brazilian tax authorities issued an

infringement notice against Santander Seguros S.A. (Brasil),

(currently Zurich Santander Brasil Seguros e Previdência S.A.), as

the successor by merger to ABN AMRO Brasil dois Participações

S.A., in relation to income tax (IRPJ and CSLL) for 2005,

questioning the tax treatment applied to a sale of shares of Real

Seguros, S.A. The administrative discussion ended unfavourably,

and the CARF decision has been appealed at the Federal Justice.

As the former parent of Santander Seguros S.A. (Brasil), Banco

Santander (Brasil) S.A. is liable in the event of any adverse

outcome of this proceeding. No provision was recognised in

connection with this proceeding as it is considered to be a

contingent liability.

• In November 2014 the Brazilian tax authorities issued an

infringement notice against Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. in

relation to corporate income tax (IRPJ and CSLL) for 2009

questioning the tax-deductibility of the amortisation of the

goodwill of Banco ABN AMRO Real S.A. performed prior to the

absorption of this bank by Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., but

accepting the amortisation performed after the merger. The Bank

appealed before the Higher Chamber of CARF, and a final

favourable decision was obtained in April 2024. No provision was

recognised in connection with this proceeding as it was

considered to be a contingent liability.

Annual report 2024681

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• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. has also appealed against

infringement notices issued by the tax authorities questioning

the tax deductibility of the amortisation of the goodwill arising

on the acquisition of Banco Comercial e de Investimento

Sudameris S.A from years 2007 to 2012. In May and October

2024, the appeal related to period 2009 to 2012 was finally

rejected by the CARF and the resolution was appealed at the

Federal Justice. No  provision was recognised in connection with

this matter as it was considered to be a contingent liability.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and other companies of the Group

in Brazil are undergoing administrative and judicial procedures

against Brazilian tax authorities for not admitting tax

compensation with credits derived from other tax concepts, not

having registered a provision for the amount considered to be a

contingent liability.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. is involved in appeals in relation to

infringement notices issued  by tax authorities regarding the

offsetting of tax losses in the CSLL of year 2009 and 2019. The

appeals are pending decision at the administrative level. No

provision was recognised in connection with this matter as it is

considered to be a contingent liability.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. filed a suspensive judicial measure

aiming to avoid the withholding income tax (Imposto sobre a

Renda Retido na Fonte - IRRF),  on payments derived from

technology services provided by Group foreign entities. A

favorable decision was handed down and an appeal was filed by

the tax authority at the Federal Regional Court, where it awaits

judgment.  No provision was recognized as it is considered to be a

contingent liability

• Brazilian tax authorities have issued infringement notices against

Getnet Adquirência e Serviços para Meios de Pagamento S.A and

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. as jointly liable in relation to

corporate income tax (IRPJ and CSLL) for 2014 to 2018

questioning the tax-deductibility of the amortization of the

goodwill from the acquisition of Getnet Tecnologia  Proces S.A.,

considering that  the company would not have complied with the

legal requirements for such amortization. The tax assessment

notices were appealed to the CARF. In 2024, the CARF issued a

favourable partial decision on both infraction notices. In

December 2024, the tax authorities issued a new infringement

notice for 2019 and 2020.  No provision was recognized as it is

considered to be a contingent liability.

The total amount for the aforementioned Brazil lawsuits that are

fully provisioned is EUR  711 million, and for lawsuits that qualify

as contingent liabilities is EUR 4,740 million.

• Banco Santander appealed before European Courts the Decisions

2011/5/CE of 28 October 2009 (First Decision), and 2011/282/UE

of 12 January 2011 (Second Decision) of the European

Commission, ruling that the deduction of the financial goodwill

regulated pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Corporate Income Tax

Law constituted illegal State aid. On October 2021 the Court of

Justice definitively confirmed these Decisions. The dismissal of

the appeal, that only affects these two decisions, had no impact

on results.

At the date of approval of these consolidated annual accounts,

there are other less significant tax disputes.

ii. Non-tax-related proceedings

At 31 December 2024 the main non-tax-related proceedings

concerning the Group were as follows:

• Payment Protection Insurance (PPI): AXA France IARD and AXA

France Vie (former GE Capital Corporation Group entities (GE

Capital), known as Financial Insurance Company Ltd (FICL) and

Financial Assurance Company Ltd (FACL), acquired by AXA SA in

2015) (together, AXA France) have brought a claim for GBP

552 million (EUR 665.6 million) (plus interest) against (i)

Santander Cards UK Limited (former GE Capital entity known as

GE Capital Bank Limited (GECB), which was acquired by Banco

Santander SA in 2008 and subsequently transferred to Santander

UK plc); and (ii) Santander Insurance Services UK Limited (a Banco

Santander SA subsidiary) (together the Santander Entities).  The

claim relates to the allocation of liability for compensation and

associated costs in respect of a large number of PPI policies

distributed by GECB pre-2005,  which were underwritten by FICL

and FACL.  . Axa France reduced their  claim from GBP 670 million

(EUR 807.9 million) to GBP 552 million (EUR 665.6 million) (plus

interest) in their Re-Re-Amended Particulars of Claim dated 29

June 2023. The Santander Entities strongly refute the claim. Trial

has been fixed for six weeks, beginning on 3 March 2025.

There are ongoing factual issues to be resolved which may have

legal consequences including in relation to liability.  These issues

create uncertainties which mean that it is difficult to reliably

predict the outcome or the timing of the resolution of the matter.

The provision recognized includes the best estimate of the

Santander Entities' liability to the specific portfolio.

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• Motor Finance Broker Commissions: following the Financial

Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Motor Market review in 2019 which

resulted in a change in rules in January 2021, Santander

Consumer (UK) plc (SCUK) has received a number of county court

claims and complaints in respect of its historical use of

discretionary commission arrangements (DCAs) prior to the 2021

rule changes. In January 2024 the FCA commenced a review of

the use of DCAs between lenders and credit brokers (the FCA

Review) and paused the handling of these complaints originally

until September 2024. The FCA announced in July 2024 that it

expected to share the outcome of its Review by May 2025 and

that the pause in respect of handling of these complaints was

extended to 4 December 2025. In December 2024, the FCA

announced the expansion of this pause on DCA complaints

handling to other motor finance commission complaints received

on or after 26 October 2024, also until 4 December 2025. A claim

has also been issued against SCUK, Santander UK plc and others

in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), alleging that SCUK’s

historical DCAs in respect of used car financing operated in

breach of the Competition Act 1998. This is currently paused until

the end of July 2025 connected to the outcome of the FCA

Review.

In a judicial proceeding brought against other financial entities,

on 25 October 2024, the Court of Appeal issued a judgment

establishing certain criteria which, after the corresponding

assessment by SCUK, has led it to recognise a provision of GBP

293 million (EUR 353.3 million) as of December 2024, although

the referred judgment has been appealed before the Supreme

Court.  This includes estimates for operational and legal costs

(including litigation costs) reached after considering various

scenarios which take into account the differences and similarities

between the cases in the referred judgment and SCUK’s situation,

as well as the outcome of the Supreme Court appeal, the scope,

nature and timeframe of any redress scheme, applicable time

periods, claims, rates and compensatory interest rates.

The outcome of the FCA’s Review and/or adverse outcomes from

litigation could result in material costs. The outcome of the FCA’s

Review may be informed by the judgment of the Court of Appeal

handed down on 25 October 2024 in relation to cases against

other lenders involving DCAs, as well as the anticipated

judgment of the Supreme Court on appeal (noting that

permission for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court has been

granted relating to these cases, with the hearing listed for 1 to 3

April 2025). The FCA’s Review might also be informed by the

outcome of a judicial review of a final decision by the Financial

Ombudsman Service (FOS) against another lender that was

heard in October 2024. Judgment in this case was handed down

in December 2024 and permission for leave to appeal to the

Court of Appeal has been granted.

These matters, mean that there are currently significant

uncertainties as to the extent of any misconduct, if any, as well

as the perimeter of commission models, nature, extent and

timing of any remediation action if required. As such, the

ultimate financial impact could be materially different than the

amount provided and it is not practicable to quantify the extent

of any remaining contingent liability.

• Delforca: dispute arising from equity swaps entered into by

Gaesco (now Delforca 2008, S.A. (Delforca)) on shares of

Inmobiliaria Colonial, S.A. Banco Santander, S.A. is claiming to

Delforca before the Court of Barcelona in charge of the

bankruptcy proceedings, a total of EUR 66 million from the

liquidation resulting from the early termination of financial

transactions due to Delforca's non-payment of the equity swaps.

In the same bankruptcy proceedings, Delforca and Mobiliaria

Monesa, S.A., parent of Delforca (Monesa) have in turn claimed

the Bank to repay EUR 57 million, which the Bank received for

the enforcement of the agreed guarantee, as a result of the

aforementioned liquidation. On 16 September 2021 the

Commercial Court Number 10 of Barcelona has ordered Delforca

to pay the Bank EUR 66 million plus EUR 11 million in interest

and has dismissed the claims filed by Delforca. This decision has

been appealed by Delforca, Monesa and the bankruptcy

administrator. On 1 June 2023, the appeal hearing took place and

on 15 November 2023 the Provincial Court of Barcelona rendered

a judgment dismissing the appeals filed by Delforca, Monesa and

the bankruptcy administrator and confirming the first instance

judgment. Delforca and Monesa (not the bankruptcy

administrator) have filed an appeal in cassation before the

Supreme Court against the judgment of the Provincial Court of

Barcelona.

Separately,  Monesa, filed in 2009 a civil procedure with the

Courts of Santander against the Bank claiming damages that

have not been specified to date. The procedure is suspended.

• Former employees of Banco do Estado de São Paulo S.A.,

Santander Banespa, Cia. de Arrendamiento Mercantil: class

action filed by AFABESP (an association of retirees and former

Banespa employees) claiming payment of a semi-annual bonus

provided for in the Bank's bylaws. The final decision rendered on

the merits was unfavorable to Santander. However, a favorable

decision was subsequently rendered stating that each beneficiary

of the decision shall file an individual lawsuit to receive the due

amount.

Since the judgments adopted different positions for each case, a

procedure called Incident for the Resolution of Repetitive

Demands (IRDR) was commenced before the Regional Labor

Court (TRT) with the purpose of establishing objective criteria

regarding the arguments brought by the Bank, mainly the statute

of limitations and limitation of payments until December 2006

(Plan V).On 11 March 2024, the IRDR was admitted for future

judgment, and it was determined that all cases filed in São Paulo

- Capital remained suspended from its second instance (TRT).

Finally, due to the divergence between the interpretation of the

Federal Constitution, an Action for Allegation of Non-Compliance

with a Fundamental Precept (ADPF) was also filed, so that the

Federal Supreme Court (STF) settles the issue and indicates the

correct statute of limitations to be used in the individual cases

filed.

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On 27 June 2024, an agreement was signed with the indication

of a nominal and exhaustive list of 7,299 retirees who, according

to the criteria presented by the Bank, are entitled to payment of

the amounts related to semi-annual bonuses. The maximum

value of the agreement was of BRL 2,742.15 million (EUR

420.1 million); though it ultimately depended on the individual

and voluntary adherence of each beneficiary (the Agreement). At

the end of the voluntary adherence period in August 2024 6,501

people had adhered to the agreement (89% of the total), out of

which 6,500 agreements were finally approved at the deadline

for judicial approvals set on 15 October 2024, totaling BRL

2,440.51 million (~EUR 379.6 million). The bank has made the

necessary contributions to the fund Banesprev to comply with

the payments derived from the Agreement. As to the

beneficiaries who have not adhered to the Agreement, as of the

date of these annual consolidated accounts, there are ongoing

factual and legal issues that make it impossible to reliably

predict the potential impact.

• 'Planos Económicos': like the rest of the banking system in Brazil,

Santander Brazil has been the target of customer complaints and

collective civil suits stemming mainly from legislative changes

and its application to bank deposits (economic plans). At the end

of 2017, an agreement between regulatory entities and the

Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) with the purpose of

closing the lawsuits was reached and was approved by the

Supremo Tribunal Federal. Discussions focused on specifying the

amount to be paid to each affected client according to the

balance in their notebook at the time of the Plan. Finally, the

total value of the payments will depend on the number of

adhesions there may be and the number of savers who have

proved the existence of the account and its balance on the date

the indexes were changed. In November 2018, the STF ordered

the suspension of all economic plan proceedings for two years

from May 2018. On 29 May 2020, the STF approved the

extension of the agreement for 5 additional years starting from 3

June 2020. Condition for this extension was to include in the

agreement actions related to the 'Collor I Plan'. On 31 December

2024, the provision recorded for the economic plan proceedings

amounts to EUR 167.0 million.

• Floor clauses:  as a consequence of the acquisition of Banco

Popular Español, S.A.U. (Banco Popular), the Group has been

exposed to a material number of transactions with floor clauses.

The so-called floor clauses are those under which the borrower

accepts a minimum interest rate to be paid to the lender,

regardless of the applicable reference interest rate. Banco

Popular included floor clauses in certain asset-side transactions

with customers. In relation to this type of clauses, and after

several rulings issued by the Court of Justice of the European

Union (CJEU) and the Spanish Supreme Court, and the

extrajudicial process established by the Spanish Royal Decree-

Law 1/2017, of 20 January, Banco Popular made provisions that

were updated in order to cover the effect of the potential return

of the excess interest charged for the application of the floor

clauses between the contract date of the corresponding

mortgage loans and May 2013. On 31 December 2024, after

having processed most of the customer requests, the potential

residual loss associated with ongoing court proceedings is

estimated at EUR 51.29 million, amount which is fully covered by

provisions.

• Banco Popular´s acquisition: after the declaration of the

resolution of Banco Popular, some investors filed claims against

the EU’s Single Resolution Board decision, and the FROB's

resolution executed in accordance with the aforementioned

decision. Likewise, numerous appeals were filed against Banco

Santander, S.A. alleging that the information provided by Banco

Popular was erroneous and requesting from Banco Santander,

S.A. the restitution of the price paid for the acquisition of the

investment instruments or, where appropriate, the

corresponding compensation.

In relation to these appeals, on the one hand, the General Court

of the European Union (GCUE) selected 5 appeals from among all

those filed before the European courts by various investors

against the European institutions and processed them as pilot

cases. On 1 June 2022, the GCUE rendered five judgements in

which it completely dismissed the appeals, (i) supporting the

legality of the resolution framework applied to Banco Popular,

(ii) confirming the legality of the action of the European

institutions in the resolution of Banco Popular and (iii) rejecting,

in particular, all the allegations that there were irregularities in

the sale process of Banco Popular to Banco Santander, S.A.

Although four of these five judgments were initially appealed in

cassation before the CJEU, in July 2023 one of the appellants

withdrew his appeal. In June 2024, the CJEU upheld the appeal in

case C-551/22-P brought by the Commission, in the sense of

attributing to the later the responsibility of the contested

decision. On 4 October 2024 the CJEU dismissed the appeals in

cases C-535/22-P, C-541/22-P and subsequently, on 14 October

the appeal in case C-448/22-P. Therefore, all appeals before the

CJEU have already been resolved.

On the other hand, in relation to the lawsuits initiated by

investors directly against Banco Santander, S.A. derived from the

acquisition of Banco Popular, on 2 September 2020, the

Provincial Court of La Coruña submitted a preliminary ruling to

the CJEU in which it asked for the correct interpretation of the

Article 60, section 2 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 15 May, establishing a

framework for the restructuring and resolution of credit

institutions and investment services companies. Said article

establishes that, in the cases of redemption of capital

instruments in a bank resolution, no liability will subsist in

relation to the amount of the instrument that has been

redeemed. On 5 May 2022, the CJEU rendered its judgement

confirming that Directive 2014/59/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council does not allow that, after the total

redemption of the shares of the share capital of a credit

institution or an investment services company subject to a

resolution procedure, the shareholders who have acquired

shares within the framework of a public subscription offer issued

by said company before the start of such a resolution procedure,

exercise against that entity or against its successor, an action for

liability for the information contained in the prospectus, under

Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council, or an action for annulment of the subscription contract

for those shares, which, taking into account its retroactive

effects, gives rise to the restitution of the equivalent value of said

shares, plus the interest accrued from the date of execution of

said contract.

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Regarding this judgment, the Supreme Court submitted  three

preliminary rulings about the application of the judgment of 5

May 2022 to other capital instruments such as subordinated

obligations, preferred stocks and subordinated bonds. On 5

September 2024, the CJEU ruled that Directive 2014/59

precludes, after the total write down of the shares in a credit

institution under resolution, that persons who have purchased (i)

capital instruments that have been converted into shares in that

credit institution before the adoption of resolution measures

against it, or (ii) capital instruments which, in the context of that

procedure, have been converted into shares in that credit

institution, which were subsequently transferred to another

credit institution, from bringing, against that institution or

against its successor entity, an action for damages on the basis of

flawed and incorrect information provided in the prospectus or a

declaration of nullity. Currently, there are five preliminary rulings

pending: (i) three preliminary rulings referred by the First

Instance Court 3 of Santa Coloma de Farners in April 2023

concerning pre-emptive subscription rights and the compatibility

of the principles of proportionality and legal certainty with the

bringing of legal actions by former holders of pre-emptive

subscription rights and shares against the entity issuing the

securities or against the entity succeeding it, which is currently

suspended; and (ii) two preliminary rulings referred by the

Supreme Court in November 2023, which complement the ones

requested in December 2022, regarding to a holder of

subordinated bonds who filed a claim against Banco Popular

before the resolution.

On 4 March 2024, in the context of preliminary proceedings

42/2017, the Central Court of Instruction No. 4 issued a ruling

transforming the proceedings into Summary Proceedings and

terminating the investigation phase. This ruling considers that

the circumstantial evidence resulting from the investigation

which could constitute a crime is basically  the following: (i) an

alleged misrepresentation in the prospectus of the 2016 capital

increase of Banco Popular; and (ii) an alleged misrepresentation

in the annual accounts of Banco Popular for 2015, the interim

financial statements for 2016 and the annual accounts for 2016;

and (iii) the offer to the market of a distorted amount of

regulatory capital, after the capital increase of 2016 (for

allegedly having been granted by Banco Popular financing to

clients for the subscription of shares in the aforementioned

capital increase, without discounting it from the regulatory

capital). According to the aforementioned ruling, these facts

could constitute the crimes of fraud of investors (art. 282 of the

Criminal Code) and accounting falsehood (art. 290 of the

Criminal Code). All appeals filed against the ruling have been

dismissed. The accusing parties, including the Public Prosecutor's

Office, filed their indictment briefs on 28 October 2024, which

included requests for compensation for civil liability and the

request that not only the defendants but also several entities are

held liable for such compensation, including Banco Santander,

S.A., the auditing firm and several insurance companies.

Following the filing of the indictment briefs, on 22 November

2024, the Court (Investigating Judge) issued an order for the

opening of the oral trial against the defendants and civil liability

parties, including Banco Santander, S.A. as a possible civil liable

party. However, in line with what was determined by the Spanish

National Court and confirmed by the Supreme Court concerning

the hypothetical succession of Banco Popular by Banco

Santander, S.A., the oral trial has not been opened against the

Bank as possible direct civil liable party.

The order to open the oral trial states that the plaintiffs have

requested compensation for civil liability for a total amount of

EUR 2,277.65 million. Additionally, the order rejects the

imposition of the guarantee requested by several of the accusing

parties, considering that it is unnecessary to secure the outcome

of the trial.

The defendants and potential civil liable parties were granted

until 4 February 2025 to file their defense writs. After that, the

proceedings will be forwarded to the Criminal Chamber of the

National Court for the oral trial. Regarding the civil liability,

notwithstanding that the Bank considers that in light of the

CJEU’s rulings dated 5 May 2022 and 5 September 2024 it has no

subsidiary civil liability the Spanish National Court has stated that

this issue shall be resolved within the ongoing proceedings.

The estimated cost of any compensation to shareholders and

bondholders of Banco Popular recognized in the 2017 accounts

amounted to EUR 680 million, of which EUR 535 million were

applied to the commercial loyalty program. On 15 December

2024, Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded to redeem in advance

voluntarily all bonds in circulation regarding such commercial

action (vid. note 34 of these consolidated annual accounts).The

CJEU judgements of 5 May 2022 and of 5 September 2024

referred above, represented a very significant reduction in the

risk associated with these claims.

• German shares investigation: the Cologne Public Prosecution

Office is conducting an investigation against the Bank, and other

group entities based in UK - Santander UK plc, Santander

Financial Services Plc and Cater Allen International Limited -, in

relation to a particular type of tax dividend linked transactions

known as cum-ex transactions.

The Group is cooperating with the German authorities. According

to the state of the investigations, the result and the effects for

the Group, which may potentially include the imposition of

material financial consequences (penalties, and/or disgorgement

of proceeds) cannot be anticipated.  For this reason, the Bank has

not recognized any provisions in relation to the potential

imposition of financial penalties.

• Banco Santander, S.A.  was sued in a legal proceeding in which

the plaintiff alleges that the Bank breached his contract as CEO

of the institution: in the lawsuit, the claimant mainly requested a

declaratory ruling upholding the existence, validity and

effectiveness of such contract and its enforcement together with

the payment of certain amounts. For the case that the main

request is not granted, the claimant sought a compensation for a

total amount of approximately EUR 112 million or, an alternative

relief for other minor amounts. Banco Santander, S.A. answered

to the legal action stating that the conditions to which the

appointment of that position was subject to were not met; that

the executive services contract required by law was not

concluded; and that in any case, the parties could terminate the

contract without any justified cause.

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On 17 May 2021, the plaintiff reduced his claims for

compensation to EUR 61.9 million. On 9 December 2021, the

Court upheld the claim and ordered the Bank to compensate the

claimant in the amount of EUR 67.8 million. By court order of 13

January 2022, the Court corrected and supplemented its

judgment, reducing the total amount to be paid by the Bank to

EUR 51.4 million and clarifying that part of this amount (buy out)

was to be paid under the terms of the offer letter, i.e., entirely in

Banco Santander shares, within the deferral period for this type

of remuneration at the plaintiff's former employer and subject to

the performance metrics or parameters of the plan in force at the

Bank, which was that of 2018. As explained in note 5 of the

report of the consolidated annual accounts of the year 2022, the

degree of performance of these objectives was 33.3%.

The Bank filed an appeal against the judgment before the Madrid

Court of Appeal, which was opposed by the plaintiff. At the same

time, the plaintiff filed an application for provisional

enforcement of the judgment in the First Instance Court. A court

order was issued ordering enforcement of the judgment, and the

Bank deposited in the court bank account the full amount

provisionally awarded to the claimant, including interest, for an

approximate sum of EUR. 35.5 million, within the voluntary

compliance period.

On 6 February 2023, Banco Santander was notified with the

judgment of 20 January 2023 by which the Madrid Court of

Appeal partially upheld the appeal filed by the Bank. The

judgment has reduced the amount to be paid by EUR 8 million,

which, to the extent that this amount was already paid in the

provisional partial enforcement of the judgement of first instance

court, must be returned to the Bank together with other amounts

for interest, which the appeal judgement also rejects. The

plaintiff deposited circa EUR 9.6 million. This amount was

received by the Bank on 11 July 2023.

On 11 April 2023, the Bank filed an extraordinary appeal for

procedural infringement and an appeal in cassation against the

Madrid Court of Appeal’s judgment before Spanish Supreme

Court. Existing provisions cover the estimated risk of loss.

• Universalpay Entidad de Pago, S.L. (Upay): has filed a lawsuit

against Banco Santander, S.A. for breach of the marketing

alliance agreement (MAA) and claims payment (EUR

1,050 million). The MAA was originally entered into by Banco

Popular and its purpose is the rendering of acquiring services

(point of sale payment terminals) for businesses in the Spanish

market. The lawsuit was mainly based on the potential breach of

clause 6 of the MAA, which established certain obligations of

exclusivity, non-competition and customer referral. On 16

December 2022, the Court ruled in favour of the Bank and

dismissed the plaintiff's claim in its entirety.  The decision was

appealed before the Provincial Court of Madrid and the Bank filed

its opposition to Upay's appeal. On 4 October 2024 the Court of

Appeal issued an order scheduling the date for the vote and

decision of the appeal on 14 November 2024. On 20 December

2024, the parties reached an agreement by which the MAA and

ancillary agreements, which duration would have elapsed in

over five years’ time, were terminated and, as a result, they

have made an application to the Court to terminate the

proceedings. The agreement will not have a material impact in

the consolidated annual accounts.

• CHF Polish Mortgage Loans: on 3 October 2019, the CJEU

rendered its decision in relation to a judicial proceeding against

an unrelated bank in Poland regarding the consequences of

potentially unfair contractual clauses in CHF-indexed loan

agreements. The CJEU left it up to national courts to decide in

this regard, indicating that it is possible to invalidate a contract if

it cannot be maintained without  abusive terms and there are no

explicit supplementary provisions that can replace these terms.

On 15 June 2023, the CJEU issued its judgment in Case C-520/21,

in which it confirmed that it is national law that is relevant to

determine the effect of cancellation of a contract - respecting the

principles arising from Directive 93/13/EEC. According to the

ruling of the CJEU in that case, the bank's claims in excess of the

repayment of the nominal amount of the loan's principal and, as

the case may be, the payment of default interest are contrary to

the objectives of Directive 93/13/EEC if they were to lead to a

profit analogous to the one it intended to make from the

performance of the contract and thus eliminate the deterrent

effect.

On 25 April 2024, the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court

rendered a decision according to which: (i) in the event that a

provision of an indexed or denominated loan agreement relating

to the manner of determining the exchange rate of a foreign

currency constitutes an abusive contractual term and is not

binding, based on the current case law, it is not possible for this

provision to be replaced by any other method of determining

exchange rates under the law or prevailing practices; (ii) in the

event that it is not possible to determine a foreign currency

exchange rate binding for the parties in an indexed or

denominated credit agreement, the agreement is not binding.

Further, referring to the issues related to the cancellation of a

credit agreement, the Supreme Court pointed out that: (i) if the

bank has paid all or part of the credit amount to the borrower

and the borrower has made repayments of the credit,

independent claims for the repayment of the undue payment

arise in favour of each party (the so-called two condition theory);

(ii) the limitation period of the bank's claim for reimbursement of

amounts paid under the credit begins from the day following the

day on which the borrower challenged the bindingness of the

terms of the agreement; (iii) there is no legal basis for either

party to claim interest or other benefits for the use of its funds

during the period between the undue payment and the date

when the repayment became due. The criteria set out by the

Supreme Court in its decision could clarify the previous decisions

described above. Nine judges of the Supreme Court declined to

participate in the resolution raising questions of a constitutional

nature and six judges submitted dissenting opinions mainly on

issues related to the maintenance of the agreement after the

elimination of abusive clauses.

Santander Bank Polska and Santander Consumer Bank Poland

estimate legal risk using a model which considers different

possible outcomes and regularly monitor court rulings on foreign

currency loans to verify changes in case law practice, including

the impact of the aforementioned Supreme Court resolution on

this case law. The Bank is reaching settlements with customers

who have taken legal action as well as with those who have not

yet decided to file a lawsuit. The settlement scenario is reflected

in the model used to calculate provisions for legal risks.

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As of 31 December 2024, Santander Bank Polska S.A. and

Santander Consumer Bank S.A. maintained a portfolio of loans

affected by the legal risk connected with CHF mortgage for an

approximate gross amount of PLN 5,173.7 million (EUR 1,210.1

million). As of 1 January 2022, in accordance with IFRS 9 and

based on the new best available information, the accounting

methodology was adapted so that the gross carrying amount of

mortgage loans denominated and indexed in foreign currencies is

reduced by the amount in which the estimated cash flows are not

expected to cover the gross amount of loans, including as a result

of legal controversies relating to these loans.  In the absence of

exposure or insufficient gross exposure, a provision according to

IAS 37 is recorded.

As of 31 December 2024, the total value of adjustment to gross

carrying amount in accordance with IFRS9 as well as provisions

recorded under IAS37, amount to PLN 6,592.0 million (EUR

1,541.9 million). PLN 4,676.8 million (EUR 1,093.1 million)

corresponds to adjustment to gross carrying amount under IFRS

9 and PLN 1,915.3 million (EUR 448.0 million) to provisions

recognized in accordance with IAS 37. The adjustment to gross

carrying amount in accordance with IFRS9 in 2024 amounted to

PLN 1,268.9 million (EUR 294.8 million) and the additional

provisions under IAS37 amounted to PLN 1,248.8 million (EUR

290.1 million). Other costs related to the dispute amounted to

PLN 536.9 million (EUR 124.7 million).

These provisions represent the best estimate as at 31 December

2024. Santander Bank Polska and Santander Consumer Bank

Poland will continue to monitor and assess appropriateness of

those provisions.

• Banco Santander Mexico: dispute regarding a testamentary trust

constituted in 1994 by Mr. Roberto Garza Sada in Banca Serfin

(currently Santander Mexico) in favor of his four sons in which he

affected shares of Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V. (respectively, Alfa and the

Trust). During 1999, Mr. Roberto Garza Sada instructed

Santander México in its capacity as trustee to transfer

36,700,000 shares from the Trust's assets to his sons and

daughters and himself. These instructions were ratified in 2004

by Mr. Roberto Garza Sada before a Notary Public.

Mr. Roberto Garza Sada passed away on 14 August 2010 and

subsequently, in 2012, his daughters filed a complaint against

Santander Mexico alleging it had been negligent in its trustee

role. The lawsuit was dismissed at first instance in April 2017 and

on appeal in 2018. In May 2018, the plaintiffs filed an appeal

(recurso de amparo) before the First Collegiate Court of the

Fourth Circuit based in Nuevo León, which ruled in favor of the

plaintiffs on 7 May  2021, annulling the 2018 appeal judgment

and condemning Santander Mexico to the petitions claimed,

consisting of the recovery of the amount of 36,700,000 Alfa

shares, together with dividends, interest and damages.

Santander Mexico has filed various constitutional reviews and

appeals against the recurso de amparo referred to above, which

have been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Justice of the

Nation. As of this date, an amparo review filed by the Bank is

pending to be resolved in the Collegiate Courts in the State of

Nuevo León, thus the judgment is not final.

On 29 June 2022, Santander México, within the framework of the

amparo review filed by the Bank, requested the First Collegiate

Court in Civil Matters of the Fourth Circuit of Nuevo León the

recusal of two of the three Magistrates who rendered against

Santander Mexico, which was resolved in favour of Santander

Mexico. Plaintiffs  requested the recusal of the third Magistrate

who ruled with a dissenting vote against the recurso de amparo

referred above and this was resolved in favour of Plaintiffs, and

consequently the matter was referred to the Second Collegiate

Court of the Fourth Circuit based in Nuevo León. The President of

this Court considered that the Seventh Civil Chamber of the

Superior Court of Justice of Nuevo León had fulfilled the Amparo

granted to Mrs. Garza, therefore the Bank presented

disconformity 'inconformidad', which was sent for resolution by

the Second Collegiate Court of the Fourth Circuit based in Nuevo

León. However, on 22 April 2024, the Bank asked the Supreme

Court of Justice of the Nation to take up the matter. This has been

accepted and consequently, the Supreme Court of Justice will

resolve the matter. In addition, the Bank presented a Recurso de

Reclamación for procedural defects, which is pending to be

resolved by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.

Santander México believes that the actions taken should prevail

and reverse the decision against it. The impact of a potential

unfavorable resolution for Santander México will be determined

in a subsequent proceeding and will also depend on the

additional actions that Santander México may take in its defense,

so it is not possible to determine it at this time. At the current

stage of the proceedings, the provisions recorded are considered

to be sufficient to cover the risks deriving from this claim.

• URO Property Holdings, S.A. (before URO Property Holdings,

SOCIMI SA): on 16 February 2022, legal proceedings were

commenced in the Commercial Court of London against Uro

Property Holdings S.A. (Uro), a subsidiary of Banco Santander,

S.A., by BNP Paribas Trust Corporation UK Limited (BNP) in its

capacity as trustee on behalf of certain bondholders and

beneficiaries of security rights. The litigation concerns certain

terms of a financing granted to Uro which was supported by a

bond issue in 2015. The claimant seeks a declaration by the Court

and a monetary award against Uro, in connection with an

additional premium above the nominal value of the financing

repayment because of Uro having lost its status as SOCIMI

(Sociedad Anónima Cotizada de Inversión Inmobiliaria), such loss

causing the prepayment of the bond issue and, in the opinion of

the claimant BNP, also the obligation to pay the additional

premium by Uro. Uro denies being liable to pay that additional

premium and filed its defense statement and a counterclaim

against the claimant. Furthermore, Uro filed a summary

judgement application for BNP's claim to be dismissed before

trial.  The dismissal of this application by the Commercial Court

was confirmed by the Appeal Court. It is estimated that the

maximum loss associated with this possible contingency,

amounts to approximately EUR 250 million. In November 2024,

Uro reached an agreement with bondholders and beneficiaries of

security rights, which determine termination of the proceedings.

The agreement does not have a material impact in the

consolidated annual accounts.

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• Mortgage Expenses: In December 2015 the Spanish Supreme

Court ruled that mortgage clauses relating to the payment of

fees associated to formalizing the mortgage were abusive. On 27

November 2018, the Supreme Court agreed that the taxpayer of

the documented legal acts stamp duty tax (IAJD) on the

mortgage loans should be the borrower. On 9 November 2018,

RDL 17/2018 came into force and modified the Law of the IAJD,

establishing that the taxpayer is the Bank. On 23 January 2019,

the Supreme Court ruled the distribution of the same must be

50% between the Bank and the borrower in public notary

expenses and agency expenses. The Supreme Court also ruled

that the Bank must pay 100% of the Registry. On 26 October

2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bank is fully responsible

for the management expenses; and on 27 January 2021, the

Supreme Court ruled that the Bank is also responsible for the

valuation expenses.

In September 2020, the Barcelona Court of Appeal, rendered a

decision stating that the commencement (dies a quo) for the

statute of limitation starts running from the day the consumer

fully paid mortgage expenses. The judgment has been appealed

to the Supreme Court, which referred a preliminary matter to the

ECJ for the establishment of the dies a quo from which the

limitation period for the refund action starts running (C-561/21).

On 25 January 2024 the ECJ rendered a judgment (joint cases

C‑810/21 and C‑813/21) stating that Directive 93/13 must be

fixed on a case-by-case basis by national courts based on the

moment when the consumer was aware of the unfair nature of

the clause and the legal consequences of such unfair nature.

Further, on 25 April 2024, two additional judgments were

rendered (cases C-561/21 and C-484/21) in which the ECJ stated

that the dies a quo of the statute of limitations for the annulment

of the mortgage expenses shall be fixed on the moment when

the consumer has an effective knowledge of the abusive nature

of the clause and its effects and that this date must not be fixed

(a) on the date of payment of such expense nor of the execution

of the agreement; (b) when the Supreme Court has handed down

judgments stating the abusive nature of a clause similar to the

one included in the consumer contract; nor (c) when the ECJ has

handed down judgments confirming that the statute of

limitations for the annulment of contractual provisions is valid

subject to its compliance with the principles of equivalence and

effectiveness.

The Supreme Court has confirmed this criterion in its 14 June

2024 judgment, establishing that the public dissemination of

case-law declaring the abusive nature of a clause does not

necessarily give rise to the limitation period of the

reimbursement action derived from similar clauses. However,

the 4 July 2024 judgment, rendered in the case C-450/22, the ECJ

has established that it cannot be excluded a priori that, as a

consequence of the occurrence of an objective event or of a

notorious event, such as the amendment of the applicable

legislation or a widely disseminated and debated development of

jurisprudence, the court considers that the average consumer's

overall perception of the floor clause has changed during the

reference period and has enabled him to become aware of the

potentially significant economic consequences arising from such

clause. A further preliminary question concerning the statute of

limitations of the annulment of mortgage expenses has been

raised before the ECJ by the First Instance Court No 8 of La

Coruña. In December in 2024, the Supreme Court handed down

two additional judgments regarding statute of limitations, in

which it determines that the date to be considered for the

purposes of the application of Directive 93/1994 and,

consequently, the statute of limitations detailed in its previous

judgments, is 31 December 1994 (i.e. the date when the deadline

for its transposition ended). This is based on the principle of

interpretation in accordance with directives not transposed

(applicable once their transposition period has expired). The

recorded provision includes the best estimate of Group’s liability

for this matter.

Banco Santander and the other Group companies are subject to

claims and, therefore, are party to certain judicial and

administrative proceedings incidental to the normal course of their

business including those in connection with lending activities,

relationships with employees and other commercial or tax matters

additional to those referred to here.

With the information available to it, the Group considers that, at 31

December 2024, it had reliably estimated the obligations

associated with each proceeding and had recognized, where

necessary, sufficient provisions to cover reasonably any liabilities

that may arise as a result of these tax and legal risks. Disputes in

which provisions have been registered but are not disclosed is

justified on the basis that it would be prejudicial to the proper

defense of the Group. Subject to the qualifications made, it also

believes that any liability arising from such claims and proceedings

will not have, overall, a material adverse effect on the Group’s

business, financial position, or results of operations.

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26. Other liabilities

The detail of Other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets is

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| Transactions in transit | 910 | 767 | 457 |
| Accrued expenses and deferred income | 9,003 | 9,136 | 8,445 |
| Other | 6,431 | 7,695 | 5,707 |
|  | 16,344 | 17,598 | 14,609 |

27. Tax matters

a) Consolidated Tax Group

In accordance with current Spanish legislation, the Consolidated

Tax Group includes Banco Santander, S.A. (as the parent) and

Spanish subsidiaries that meet the requirements provided for in

Spanish legislation regulating the taxation of the consolidated

profits of corporate groups (as the controlled entities).

The other Group companies file income tax returns in accordance

with the tax regulations applicable to them.

b) Years open for review by the tax authorities

In January 2024, the Spanish tax authorities formalized acts

with agreement, conformity and non-conformity, relating to

corporate income tax for financial years 2017 to 2019. The

adjustments signed in conformity and with agreement had no

impact on results.

In June 2024, the tax authorities notified the final assessments

derived from the adjustments in non-conformity, which have

been appealed at the Central Economic Administrative Court.

Banco Santander, S.A., as the parent of the Consolidated Tax

Group, considers, in accordance with the advice of its external

lawyers, that the assessments should not have a significant

impact on the consolidated financial statements, as there are

sound arguments as proof in the appeals filed, as well as in the

appeals against previous tax audits that are pending at the

National Appellate Court (tax years 2003 to 2011) and at the

Central Economic Administrative Court (tax years 2012 to

2015). Consequently, no provision has been recorded for this

concept. It should also be noted that, in those cases where it has

been considered appropriate, the mechanisms available to avoid

international double taxation have been used.

In April 2024, the Spanish tax authorities have initiated partial

tax audits to verify corporate income tax for the year 2020, as

well as value added tax (VAT) for years 2020 to 2022.

At the date of approval of these consolidated annual accounts,

subsequent years up to and including 2024, are subject to

review.

The other entities have the corresponding years open for review,

pursuant to their respective tax regulations.

Because of the possible different interpretations which can be

made of the tax regulations, the outcome of the tax audits of the

rest of years subject to review might give rise to contingent tax

liabilities which cannot be objectively quantified. However, the

Group’s tax advisers consider that it is unlikely that such tax

liabilities will materialize, and that in any event the tax charge

arising therefrom would not materially affect the Group’s

consolidated financial statements.

c) Reconciliation

The reconciliation of the income tax expense calculated at the tax

rate applicable in Spain ( 30%) to the income tax expense

recognised and the detail of the effective tax rate are as follows:

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| Consolidated profit (loss) before tax: |  |  |  |
| From continuing operations | 19,027 | 16,459 | 15,250 |
| From discontinued operations | — | — | — |
|  | 19,027 | 16,459 | 15,250 |
| Income tax at tax rate applicable in  Spain (30%) | 5,708 | 4,938 | 4,575 |
| By the effect of application of the  various tax rates applicable in each  countryA | 115 | (100) | 61 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Brazil | 413 | 198 | 472 |
| United Kingdom | (53) | (51) | (161) |
| United States | (25) | (28) | (99) |
| Chile | (33) | (28) | (30) |
| Poland | (183) | (164) | (101) |
| Effect of profit or loss of associates  and joint ventures | (213) | (184) | (210) |
| USA electric vehicle leasing  incentives | (258) | (259) | — |
| Global minimum tax Pillar Two | 14 | — | — |
| Effect of reassessment of deferred  taxes | 68 | — | — |
| Permanent differences  and other | (151) | (119) | 60 |
| Income tax | 5,283 | 4,276 | 4,486 |
| Effective tax rate | 27.77% | 25.98% | 29.42% |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Continuing operations | 5,283 | 4,276 | 4,486 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Current taxes | 4,855 | 5,568 | 4,272 |
| Deferred taxes | 428 | (1,292) | 214 |
| Income tax (receipts)/payments | 5,880 | 5,214 | 5,498 |

A. Calculated by applying the difference between the tax rate applicable in Spain

and the tax rate applicable in each jurisdiction to the profit or loss contributed to

the Group by the entities which operate in each jurisdiction.

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In addition to the income tax recognised in the consolidated

income statement, the Group recognised the following amounts in

consolidated equity in 2024, 2023  and 2022:

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| Other comprehensive income |  |  |  |
| Items not reclassified to profit or loss | 85 | 358 | 49 |
| Actuarial gains or (-) losses on defined  benefit pension plans | 172 | 302 | 96 |
| Changes in the fair value of equity  instruments measured at fair value  through other comprehensive income | (4) | 20 | (19) |
| Financial liabilities at fair value with  changes in results attributable to  changes in credit risk | (83) | 36 | (26) |
| Other recognised income and expense  of investments in subsidiaries, joint  ventures and associates | — | — | (2) |
| Items that may be reclassified to profit  or loss | 54 | (919) | 1,522 |
| Cash flow hedges | (205) | (732) | 912 |
| Changes in the fair value of debt  instruments through other  comprehensive income | 261 | (214) | 661 |
| Other recognised income and expense  of investments in subsidiaries, joint  ventures and associates | (2) | 27 | (51) |
| Total | 139 | (561) | 1,571 |

e) Deferred taxes

'Tax assets' in the consolidated balance sheets includes debit

balances with the Public Treasury relating to deferred tax assets.

'Tax liabilities' includes the liability for the Group’s various deferred

tax liabilities.

In accordance with EU Regulation 575/2013 on prudential

requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (CRR),

and subsequently amended by EU Regulation 2019/876 of the

European Parliament and of the Council, those deferred tax assets

that do not rely on future profitability arising from temporary

differences (referred to hereinafter as 'monetizable deferred tax

assets’), meeting certain conditions, should not be deducted from

regulatory capital and should not be risk-weighted at 250%

according to the thresholds set out in Article 48 of the said

Regulation, but shall apply a risk weight of 100% under Article 39.

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The detail of deferred tax assets, by classification as monetizable

or non-monetizable assets, and of deferred tax liabilities at 31

December 2024, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:

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|  | MonetizableA | Other |  | MonetizableA | Other |  | MonetizableA | Other |
| Tax assets | 10,309 | 8,861 |  | 11,099 | 9,668 |  | 10,660 | 10,127 |
| Tax losses and tax credits | — | 2,367 |  | — | 2,393 |  | — | 1,778 |
| Temporary differences | 10,309 | 6,494 |  | 11,099 | 7,275 |  | 10,660 | 8,349 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-deductible provisions | — | 1,784 |  | — | 1,965 |  | — | 2,182 |
| Valuation of financial instruments | — | 1,486 |  | — | 1,543 |  | — | 1,535 |
| Loan losses | 7,880 | 1,103 |  | 8,248 | 1,577 |  | 7,696 | 1,232 |
| Pensions | 2,429 | 423 |  | 2,851 | 665 |  | 2,964 | 560 |
| Valuation of tangible and intangible  assets | — | 885 |  | — | 1,060 |  | — | 1,270 |
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| Tax liabilities | — | 6,276 |  | — | 6,086 |  | — | 6,428 |
| Temporary differences | — | 6,276 |  | — | 6,086 |  | — | 6,428 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Valuation of financial instruments | — | 2,412 |  | — | 2,059 |  | — | 1,792 |
| Valuation of tangible and intangible  assets | — | 2,797 |  | — | 2,594 |  | — | 3,169 |
| Investments in Group companies | — | 403 |  | — | 378 |  | — | 359 |

A. In  2023, the Spanish Economic Administrative Court ruled that in 2017 the requirements for the conversion of part of the monetizable assets of Popular Group into a

credit against the Tax Administration were met, allowing the conversion to 995 million  euros. Banco Santander was refunded without impact on results. The favorable

Economic Administrative Court decision was declared harmful to the public interests and challenged at the National Appellate Court by the Tax Administration. The

estimation of this appeal, which is pending at the National Appellate Court,  would imply that Grupo Santander should repay the amount refunded and would, once again,

credit these monetizable assets with no impact on results except for late payment interests. However, it is considered that there are strong defense arguments in relation

to this appeal .

Grupo Santander only recognises deferred tax assets for temporary

differences or tax loss and tax credit carryforwards where it is

considered probable that consolidated entities that generated

them will have sufficient future taxable profits against which they

can be utilised.

The deferred tax assets and liabilities are reassessed at the

reporting date in order to ascertain whether any adjustments need

to be made on the basis of the findings of the analyses performed.

These analyses take into consideration all evidence, both positive

and negative, of the recoverability of such deferred tax assets,

among which we can find, (i) the results generated by the different

entities in previous years, (ii) the projections of results of each

entity or fiscal group, (iii) the estimation of the reversal of the

different temporary differences according to their nature and (iv)

the period and limits established under the applicable legislation of

each country for the recovery of the different deferred tax assets,

thus concluding on the ability of each entity or fiscal group to

recover the deferred tax assets registered.

The projections of results used in this analysis are based on the

financial planning approved by both the local directions of the

corresponding units and by the Group's directors. The Group's

budget estimation process is common for all units. The Group's

management prepares its financial planning based on the

following key assumptions:

a) Microeconomic variables of the entities that make up the fiscal

group in each location: the existing balance structure, the mix of

products offered and the commercial strategy at each moment

defined by local directions are taken into account, based on the

competition, regulatory and market environment.

b) Macroeconomic variables: estimated growths are based on the

evolution of the economic environment considering the

expected evolution in the gross domestic product of each

location, and the forecasts of interest rates, inflation and

exchange rates fluctuations. These data are provided by the

Group’s Studies Service, based on external sources of

information.

Additionally, the Group performs retrospective contrasts

(backtesting) on the variables projected in the past. The differential

behaviour of these variables with respect to the real market data is

considered in the projections estimated in each fiscal year. Thus,

and in relation to Spain, the deviations identified by the Directors in

recent past years are due to non-recurring events outside the

operation of the business, such as the impacts due to the first

application of new regulations, the costs assumed for the

acceleration of the restructuring plans and the changing effect of

the current macroeconomic environment.

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Finally, and given the degree of uncertainty of these assumptions

on the referred variables, the Group conducts a sensitivity analysis

of the most significant assumptions considered in the deferred tax

assets’ recoverability analysis, considering any reasonable change

in the key assumptions on which the projections of results of each

entity or fiscal group and the estimation of the reversal of the

different temporary differences are based.

In relation to Spain, the sensitivity analysis has consisted of making

reasonable changes to the key assumptions, including adjusting 50

basis points for growth (gross domestic product) and adjusting 50

basis points for inflation.

Relevant information is set forth below for the main countries

which have recognised deferred tax assets:

Spain

The deferred tax assets recognised at the Consolidated Tax Group

total EUR 7,338 million, of which EUR 5,246 million were for

monetizable temporary differences with the right to conversion

into a credit against the tax administration as explained before,

EUR 1,411 million for other temporary differences and EUR 681

million for tax losses and credits.

Brazil

The deferred tax assets recognised in Brazil total EUR

7,198 million, of which EUR 4,979 million were for monetizable

temporary differences, EUR 1,363 million for other temporary

differences and EUR 856 million for tax losses and credits.

Mexico

The deferred tax assets recognized in Mexico total EUR

1,262 million, which are temporary differences.

United States

The deferred tax assets recognised in the United States total EUR

1,173 million, of which EUR 387 million were for temporary

differences and EUR 786 million for tax losses and credits.

The Group estimates that the recognised deferred tax assets for

temporary differences, tax losses and credits in the different

jurisdictions could be recovered in a maximum period of 15 years .

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The changes in Tax assets - Deferred and Tax liabilities - Deferred

in the last three years were as follows:

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| Deferred tax assets | 20,767 | 119 | (1,670) | (41) | (5) | 19,170 |
| Tax losses and tax credits | 2,393 | 114 | (139) | — | (1) | 2,367 |
| Temporary differences | 18,374 | 5 | (1,531) | (41) | (4) | 16,803 |
| Of which monetizable | 11,099 | 147 | (937) | — | — | 10,309 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | (6,086) | (547) | 142 | 215 | — | (6,276) |
| Temporary differences | (6,086) | (547) | 142 | 215 | — | (6,276) |
|  | 14,681 | (428) | (1,528) | 174 | (5) | 12,894 |

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|  | Balance at 31  December 2022 | (Charge)/  Credit to  income | Foreign  currency  balance  translation  differences and  other items | (Charge)/Credit  to asset and  liability valuation  adjustments | Acquisition  for the year  (net) | Balance at 31  December  2023 |
| Deferred tax assets | 20,787 | 629 | (130) | (422) | (97) | 20,767 |
| Tax losses and tax credits | 1,778 | 392 | 224 | — | (1) | 2,393 |
| Temporary differences | 19,009 | 237 | (354) | (422) | (96) | 18,374 |
| Of which monetizable | 10,660 | 1,232 | (787) | — | (6) | 11,099 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | (6,428) | 663 | 3 | (338) | 14 | (6,086) |
| Temporary differences | (6,428) | 663 | 3 | (338) | 14 | (6,086) |
|  | 14,359 | 1,292 | (127) | (760) | (83) | 14,681 |

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|  | Balances at 31  December 2021 | (Charge)/  Credit to  income | Foreign  currency  balance  translation  differences and  other items | (Charge)/Credit to  asset and liability  valuation  adjustments | Acquisition  for the year  (net) | Balance at 31  December  2022 |
| Deferred tax assets | 19,440 | 273 | 376 | 697 | 1 | 20,787 |
| Tax losses and tax credits | 1,250 | 211 | 317 | — | — | 1,778 |
| Temporary differences | 18,190 | 62 | 59 | 697 | 1 | 19,009 |
| Of which monetizable | 10,473 | 507 | (320) | — | — | 10,660 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | (6,462) | (487) | (149) | 684 | (14) | (6,428) |
| Temporary differences | (6,462) | (487) | (149) | 684 | (14) | (6,428) |
|  | 12,978 | (214) | 227 | 1,381 | (13) | 14,359 |

Also, the Group did not recognise deferred  tax assets amounting to

approximately EUR 11,200 million of which EUR 6,660 million

relate to tax losses, EUR 3,500 million to tax credits, and EUR

1,040 million to other concepts.

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f) Global Minimum Tax Pillar Two

In December 2021, the OECD's Inclusive Framework on base

erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) approved the model rules of the

Global Minimum Tax, known as Pillar Two. Pillar Two applies to

multinational groups with a turnover of more than EUR 750 million

and entails a minimum tax of 15% calculated on adjusted

accounting profit on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. The OECD

has completed these rules by approving administrative guidances

and a report on Safe Harbors in order to simplify their application

during the first three years.

In the European Union, in December 2022, the Council adopted

Directive 2022/2523 ensuring an overall minimum level of taxation

for multinational groups and large domestic groups in the EU,

entering into force on 1 January 2024. The Directive implements at

EU level the Pillar Two rules of the OECD's Inclusive Framework,

extending its application to large national groups.

In Spain, Law 7/2024 was approved on 20 December 2024,

establishing a complementary tax to ensure an overall minimum

level of taxation for multinational groups and large domestic

groups with effects from 1 January 2024. This law transposes

Council Directive 2022/2523 and establishes a national

complementary tax adapted to Pillar Two Rules. In other

jurisdictions, the new global minimum tax is in force in the United

Kingdom, Switzerland, the Bahamas and most of the EU member

states, and in 2025 will enter into force in other jurisdictions where

the Group is present, such as Poland, Brazil, Hong Kong, Singapore,

Jersey or the Isle of Man.

The Group is within the scope of this new regulation. Pilar Two

rules require the calculation of the effective tax rate resulting from

the income tax expense and the accounting result, both with some

adjustments, in each jurisdiction where the Group is present. If in a

jurisdiction this rate is under 15%, Banco Santander, as the

ultimate parent entity, must pay the difference to the Spanish tax

authorities as a Top-up Tax, unless there is a Domestic Top-up Tax

payable to the local tax authorities, according to the rules of Pillar

Two in that jurisdiction (Qualified Domestic Top-up Tax).

Both Banco Santander, S.A., as the ultimate parent entity, and

subsidiaries in jurisdictions with Domestic Top-up taxes in force,

have estimated these additional taxes, considering the application

of transitional Safe Harbors in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

These Safe Harbors entail that no Top-up Tax is due, either in the

parent entity or in jurisdictions that have approved a Qualified

Domestic Top-up Tax, as long as one of the following conditions is

met: (i) the effective tax rate calculated from the Country-by-

country reporting exceeds 15% in 2024, 16% in 2025 and 17% in

2026, (ii) the Group’s presence in a jurisdiction is not significant,

considering so when  income is less than EUR 10 million and profit

before tax is less than EUR 1 million, or (iii) the profit before tax is

lower than the result of adding fixed tangible assets and staff

costs, weighted by a certain percentage that varies annually.

Top-up taxes registered by the Group are not significant, since the

effective tax rates calculated under Pillar Two rules in most

jurisdictions in which the Group operates are above 15%. However,

the new rules require to provide a large amount of information to

the tax authorities of the different jurisdictions where the Group is

present, broken down by entity, which entails relevant

administrative burden.

g) Tax reforms

The following significant tax reforms were approved in 2024 and

previous years:

In Spain, in 2022, Law 38/2022 established a new temporary levy

on credit institutions and financial credit institutions for fiscal years

2023 and 2024. The levy is calculated as 4.8% of net interest and

fees earned in the business carried out in Spain in the precedent

year and the payment obligation arises on the first day of each

period. The recorded levy totals 224 million in 2023 and

334 million euros in 2024, although the tax authorities have

reviewed the tax year 2023 and consider that an additional amount

is payable due to discrepancies in the criteria applied in

determining the tax base, which are being disputed by Banco

Santander. Additionally, this law also established for 2023 a 50%

limitation on the integration of negative individual tax bases into

the consolidated group’s tax base, with a 10-year deadline for the

reversal of this positive adjustment.

On 20 December 2024, Law 7/2024 was approved. This law

establishes, among others, a tax on net interest and commissions

obtained in the Spanish territory by certain financial institutions

that will be accrued on 1 January 2025, 2026, and 2027. The tax

base, with some modifications compared to the temporary levy tax

base, is now calculated on an individual basis for each financial

entity and the tax liability is determined according to a progressive

scale of tax rates from 1% to 7%, with certain deductions. On 24

December 2024, Royal Decree-Law 9/2024 was published in the

Spanish State Official Gazette modifying certain technical aspects

of the tax and postponing its accrual to 31 January. This Royal

Decree-Law has been repealed on 22 January 2025. No expense for

this new tax has been recorded in these consolidated annual

accounts in accordance with the legislation in force.

The above-mentioned Law has extended during 2024 and 2025,

the 50% limitation on the integration of negative individual tax

bases into the consolidated group’s tax base, with a 10-year

deadline for the reversal of this positive adjustment. Besides, this

law reintroduces the limits established by Royal Decree-Law

3/2016, that was annulled on 18 January 2024 by the Spanish

Constitutional Court, on the offsetting of monetizable deferred tax

assets and tax losses (from 70% to 25%) and double taxation

deductions ( 50%) and mandatory reversal of impairment losses

that were deducted in previous years in the next three years,

irrespective of the recovery of the value of the investments.

In the United Kingdom, the Budget Act for 2021 increased the main

corporate income tax rate from 19% to 25% with effect from 1

April 2023. In addition, and also with effect from 1 April 2023, the

Bank Surcharge tax rate was reduced from 8% to 3%, so the

corporate tax rate for banks is set at 28%.

In Brazil, in 2022 Law 14,446, established for this year an increase

in the rate of contribution on net income (CSLL) of banks, from 20%

to 21%, and for other financial institutions, from 15% to 16%. In

addition, Law 14,467, with effect from 2025, amends the rules on

the tax deductibility of credit provisions in financial institutions,

bringing those rules closer to the accounting recognition criterion.

In 2024, Law 15,078 has been published, which allows the

recovery of the accumulated balance of provisions of non-

deductible loans at the end of 2024 within a period of 7 years from

January 2026 (with option of 10 years).

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In the tax on financial operations (IOF), Decree 10,997/2022

established the reduction to 0% of the IOF applicable to foreign

financing and lending transactions, and a gradual reduction in the

rates applicable to foreign exchange transactions until their

reduction to 0%, as from 2 January 2029.

In December 2023, Congress approved Constitutional Amendment

132/2023 on indirect taxation reform, that has been developed

through PLP No. 68/2024 approved in December 2024. This reform

replaces the various existing indirect taxes in Brazil, -applicable at

the federal, regional and municipal levels-, with two taxes

administered at federal level (contribution on goods and services

and selective tax) and other administered at regional and municipal

levels (tax on goods and services). The new system will be

gradually implemented over a transitional period of 8 years (from

2026 to 2033).

Additionally, Law 14,973/2024 has partially extended the payroll

tax until 31 December 2027, establishing an optional regime of

employees social contributions applicable to certain sectors of

activity, which allows calculating these social contributions as a

percentage of gross income (between 1% and 4.5%, depending on

sector), instead of the general regime consisting of a percentage

(20%) of the payroll paid to employees.

In Argentina, since 23 December 2024, Tax for an Inclusive and

Solidarity Argentina (PAIS) was eliminated, which imposed certain

foreign currency purchasing operations in order to make payments

abroad. Likewise, General Resolution (AFIP) No. 5,554 cancels,

with effect 1 September 2024, the obligation to practice

withholding for VAT and income tax on electronic payments.

In Chile, Law 27,713 on the Compliance of Tax Obligations was

published in October 2024, which amends, among other rules, the

Tax Code, the Income Tax Law and the VAT Law. In addition, in July

2024, Law 21,681 was published, which, among other measures,

establishes a new Substitute Tax of Final Tax, which allows tax

profits to be distributed up to 31 January 2025 with a fixed rate of

12%, reducing the tax cost of its distribution.

In the United States, during 2022, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was

approved, which, among other measures, imposed a minimum

taxation on the accounting results of certain large companies,

through the introduction of a new Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

from 2023, as well as relevant tax credits related with investments

in clean energies.

h) Other information

In compliance with the disclosure requirement established in the

listing rules instrument 2005 published by the UK Financial

Conduct Authority, it is hereby stated that shareholders of the Bank

resident in the United Kingdom will be entitled to a tax credit for

taxes paid abroad in respect of withholdings that the Bank has to

pay on the dividends to be paid to such shareholders if the total

income of the dividend exceeds the amount of exempt dividends of

GBP 500 for the year 2024/25 (GBP 1,000 for the year 2023/24).

The shareholders of the Bank resident in the United Kingdom who

hold their ownership interest in the Bank through Santander

Nominee Service will be informed directly of the amount thus

withheld and of any other data they may require to complete their

tax returns in the United Kingdom. The other shareholders of the

Bank resident in the United Kingdom should contact their bank or

securities broker.

Banco Santander, S.A., is part of the Large Business Forum and has

adhered since 2010 to the Code of Good Tax Practices in Spain.

Also Santander UK is a member of the HMRC’s (His Majesty's

Revenue and Customs) Code of Practice on Taxation in the United

Kingdom and Santander Portugal has adhered to the Code of Good

Tax Practices in Portugal, actively participating in the cooperative

compliance programs being developed by these Tax

Administrations.

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28. Non-controlling interests

Non-controlling interests include the net amount of the equity of

subsidiaries attributable to equity instruments that do not belong,

directly or indirectly, to the Bank, including the portion attributed

to them of profit for the year.

a) Breakdown

The detail, by Group company, of 'Equity - Non-controlling

interests' is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Santander Bank Polska S.A. | 2,320 | 1,934 | 1,603 |
| Grupo PSA | 1,725 | 1,590 | 1,728 |
| Banco Santander - Chile | 1,364 | 1,379 | 1,317 |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | 1,257 | 1,493 | 1,210 |
| Banco Santander México, S.A. Institución  de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero  Santander México | 3 | 4 | 251 |
| Other companiesA | 887 | 1,311 | 1,213 |
|  | 7,556 | 7,711 | 7,322 |
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| Profit/(Loss) for the year attributable to  non-controlling interests | 1,170 | 1,107 | 1,159 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Grupo PSA | 217 | 285 | 323 |
| Banco Santander - Chile | 271 | 235 | 280 |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | 233 | 182 | 259 |
| Santander Bank Polska S.A. | 413 | 347 | 196 |
| Banco Santander México, S.A.  Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo  Financiero Santander México | — | 13 | 42 |
| Other companies | 36 | 45 | 59 |
| TOTAL | 8,726 | 8,818 | 8,481 |

A. Includes perpetual Santander UK plc equity instruments convertible at the

option of Santander UK plc into preferred shares of the entity itself (EUR  576

million and EUR 564 million in 2023 and 2022, respectively). During 2024, the

last outstanding issuance held by third parties was redeemed in advance for an

amount of GBP 500 million (EUR 590 million at the transaction rate).

b) Changes

The changes in Non-controlling interests are summarised as

follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Balance at beginning of year | 8,818 | 8,481 | 10,123 |
| Other comprehensive income | (461) | 297 | 248 |
| Other | 369 | 40 | (1,890) |
| Profit attributable to non-controlling  interests | 1,170 | 1,107 | 1,159 |
| Modification of participation ratesA | 395 | (258) | (1,811) |
| Change of perimeter | (8) | (364) | 31 |
| Dividends paid to minority  shareholders | (660) | (748) | (500) |
| Changes in capital and other conceptsB | (528) | 303 | (769) |
| Balance at end of year | 8,726 | 8,818 | 8,481 |

A. Include the effects of the accelerated placement of 5.2% of the share capital of

Santander Bank Polska S.A. in 2024, the public offer for the acquisition of shares

of Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo

Financiero Santander México that occurred in 2023 and the purchase of shares

of Santander Holdings USA, Inc. on Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.

occurred in 2022 (see note 3.b).

B. Includes the effects of the amortization of AT1 UK by EUR  590 million and EUR

756 million  at closing of fiscal years 2024 and 2022, respectively.

The foregoing changes are shown in the consolidated statement of

changes in total equity.

c) Other information

The financial information on the subsidiaries with significant non-

controlling interests at 31 December 2024  is summarised below:

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| EUR millionA | | | | |
|  | Santander Bank Polska  S.A. | Banco Santander (Brasil)  S.A. | Banco Santander - Chile | Grupo PSA |
| Total assets | 68,269 | 205,510 | 70,434 | 45,373 |
| Total liabilities | 61,439 | 190,020 | 64,983 | 41,458 |
| Net assets | 6,830 | 15,490 | 5,451 | 3,915 |
| Total income | 3,555 | 13,536 | 2,592 | 1,053 |
| Total profit | 1,219 | 2,665 | 899 | 431 |

A. Information prepared using corporate management criteria, which may not coincide with those published individually by each entity.

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29. Other comprehensive income

The balances of 'Other compr ehensive income' include the

amounts, net of the related tax effect, of the adjustments to assets

and liabilities recognised in equity through the consolidated

statement of recognised income and expense.  The amounts arising

from subsidiaries are presented, on a line by line basis, in the

appropriate items according to their nature.

Respect to items that may be reclassified to profit or loss, the

consolidated statement of recognised income and expense

includes changes in other comprehensive income as follows:

• Revaluation gains (losses): includes the amount of the income,

net of the expenses incurred in the year, recognised directly in

equity. The amounts recognised in equity in the year remain

under this item, even if in the same year they are transferred to

the income statement or to the initial carrying amount of the

assets or liabilities or are reclassified to another line item.

• Amounts transferred to income statement: includes the amount

of the revaluation gains and losses previously recognised in

equity, even in the same year, which are recognised in the

income statement.

• Amounts transferred to initial carrying amount of hedged items:

includes the amount of the revaluation gains and losses

previously recognised in equity, even in the same year, which are

recognised in the initial carrying amount of assets or liabilities as

a result of cash flow hedges.

• Other reclassifications: includes the amount of the transfers

made in the year between the different "Other comprehensive

income" items.

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a) Breakdown of Other comprehensive income -

Items that will not be reclassified in results and

Items that can be classified in results

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| Other comprehensive income | (36,595) | (35,020) | (35,628) |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | (4,757) | (5,212) | (4,635) |
| Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit pension plans | (4,404) | (4,324) | (3,945) |
| Non-current assets held for sale | — | — | — |
| Share in other income and expenses recognised in investments, joint ventures and associates | (1) | 1 | 10 |
| Other valuation adjustments | — | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value with changes in other  comprehensive income | (432) | (776) | (672) |
| Inefficiency of fair value hedges of equity instruments measured at fair value with changes in other  comprehensive income | — | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value with changes in other  comprehensive income (hedged item) | 284 | 264 | 293 |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value with changes in other  comprehensive income (hedging instrument) | (284) | (264) | (293) |
| Changes in the fair value of financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss  attributable to changes in credit risk | 80 | (113) | (28) |
| Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss | (31,838) | (29,808) | (30,993) |
| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations (Effective portion) | (8,002) | (8,684) | (6,750) |
| Exchange differences | (22,375) | (19,510) | (20,420) |
| Hedging derivatives. Cash flow hedges (Effective portion) | (298) | (740) | (2,437) |
| Changes in the fair value of debt instruments measured at fair value with changes in other  comprehensive income | (736) | (555) | (1,002) |
| Hedging instruments (items not designated) | — | — | — |
| Non-current assets classified as held for sale | — | — | — |
| Share in other income and expenses recognised in investments, joint ventures and associates | (427) | (319) | (384) |

A. Net amount of taxes and minorities

b) Other comprehensive income- Items not

reclassified to profit or loss – Actuarial gains or

(-) losses on defined benefit pension plans

'Other comprehensive income  —Items not reclassified to profit or

loss—  Actuarial gains or  (-) losses on defined benefit pension

plans' include the actuarial gains and losses and the return on plan

assets, less the administrative expenses and taxes inherent to the

plan, and any change in the effect of the asset ceiling, excluding

amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability

(asset), attributed to the group net of taxes.

In 2024, the amount of actuarial losses (net of actuarial gains)

recognized in the consolidated statement of recognised income

was EUR 584 million, which corresponds to:

• In first place, due to the addition against equity of 2024

amounting to EUR 643 million - see note 25.b -, with the

following breakdown:

• Increase of EUR 475 million in the cumulative actuarial losses

relating to the Group´s businesses in the UK, mainly due to the

evolution of the asset portfolio. These losses have been

partially offset by the evolution experienced in the discount

rate- increase from 4.63% to 5.54%.

• Increase  of EUR 160  million in accumulated actuarial losses

corresponding to the Group’s business in Brazil, mainly due to

the collective experience and the evolution of the asset

portfolio. These losses have been partially offset by the

evolution experienced by the discount rate -increase from

8.65% to  10.58% in the main pension benefits and 8.70%  to

10.50% in medical benefits.

• Increase of EUR 21 million in the accumulates actuarial losses

relating to the Group´s entities in Spain, mainly due to the

evolution experienced by the discount rate -reduction from

3.35% to 3.00%-.

• Decrease of EUR  13 million in the accumulated actuarial losses

corresponding to the Group's businesses in other geographical

areas.

• In second place, due to the evolution of exchange rates, a EUR 59

million decrease .

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c) Other comprehensive income - Items that will

not be reclassified in results - Changes in the

fair value of equity instruments measured at

fair value with changes in other comprehensive

income

Since the entry into force of IFRS 9, no impairment analysis is

performed of equity instruments recognised under 'Other

comprehensive income'. IFRS 9 eliminates the need to carry out the

impairment estimate on this class of equity instruments and the

reclassification to profit and loss on the disposal of these assets,

being recognised at fair value with changes in equity.

The following is a breakdown of the composition of the balance as

of 31 December  2024, 2023 and 2022 under 'Other comprehensive

income - Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss -

Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair

value with changes in other global result' depending on the

geographical origin of the issuer:

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|  | Capital gains by  valuation | Capital losses by  valuation | Net gains/losses by  valuation | Fair Value |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |
| Domestic |  |  |  |  |
| Spain | 39 | (1328) | (1,289) | 117 |
| International |  |  |  |  |
| Rest of Europe | 131 | (71) | 60 | 299 |
| United States | 22 | — | 22 | 24 |
| Latin America and rest | 775 | — | 775 | 1,753 |
|  | 967 | (1,399) | (432) | 2,193 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |
| Publicly listed | 779 | (51) | 728 | 1,780 |
| Non publicly listed | 188 | (1,348) | (1,160) | 413 |

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|  | Capital gains by  valuation | Capital losses by  valuation | Net gains/losses by  valuation | Fair Value |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |
| Domestic |  |  |  |  |
| Spain | 32 | (1,173) | (1,141) | 252 |
| International |  |  |  |  |
| Rest of Europe | 117 | (71) | 46 | 267 |
| United States | 16 | — | 16 | 19 |
| Latin America and rest | 370 | (67) | 303 | 1,223 |
|  | 535 | (1,311) | (776) | 1,761 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |
| Publicly listed | 316 | (118) | 198 | 1,225 |
| Non publicly listed | 219 | (1,193) | (974) | 536 |

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| Domestic |  |  |  |  |
| Spain | 30 | (926) | (896) | 500 |
| International |  |  |  |  |
| Rest of Europe | 84 | (60) | 24 | 225 |
| United States | 15 | — | 15 | 29 |
| Latin America and rest | 244 | (59) | 185 | 1,187 |
|  | 373 | (1,045) | (672) | 1,941 |
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| Publicly listed | 246 | (113) | 133 | 1,200 |
| Non publicly listed | 127 | (932) | (805) | 741 |

d) Other comprehensive income - Items that

may be reclassified to profit or loss - Hedge of

net investments in foreign operations (effective

portion) and exchange differences

The change in 2024 reflects the positive effect of the appreciation

of pound sterling, the US dollar and Polish zloty and the negative

effect of the depreciation of the Brazilian real, Argentine peso,

Mexican peso and Chilean peso, whereas the change in 2023

reflected positive effect of the appreciation of the Brazilian real,

the US dollar and the Mexican peso and the negative effect of the

depreciation of the pound sterling. The change in 2022  reflected

the positive effect of the generalized appreciation of the main

currencies, especially the Brazilian real, the pound sterling, the US

dollar and the Mexican peso.

Of the change in the balance in these years, a loss of EUR 568

million, a  profit of EUR 249  million and a profit of EUR 494 million

in 2024 , 2023 and 2022, respectively relate to the measurement of

goodwill.

The detail, by country is as follows:

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| Net balance at end of year | (30,377) | (28,194) | (27,170) |
| Of which: |  |  |  |
| Brazilian real | (19,293) | (16,340) | (16,735) |
| Pound sterling | (3,444) | (3,964) | (4,219) |
| Mexican peso | (3,995) | (2,942) | (3,010) |
| Argentine peso | (2,090) | (2,655) | (1,755) |
| Chilean peso | (2,857) | (2,531) | (2,081) |
| US dollar | 2,923 | 1,819 | 2,384 |
| Polish zloty | (709) | (786) | (999) |
| Other | (912) | (795) | (755) |

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The breakdown of translation differences by currency is as follows:

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| Currency | Balance at the  beginning of the year | Balance at the end  of the year | Movement | From goodwill | From resultsA | From net assets |
| Brazilian real | (13,287) | (16,664) | (3,377) | (631) | (206) | (2,540) |
| Pound sterling | (4,064) | (3,300) | 764 | 39 | 22 | 703 |
| Mexican peso | (64) | (1,437) | (1,373) | (82) | (136) | (1,155) |
| Argentine peso | (2,658) | (2,090) | 568 | — | — | 568 |
| Chilean peso | (1,890) | (2,180) | (290) | (34) | (7) | (249) |
| US dollar | 3,433 | 4,462 | 1,029 | 116 | 35 | 878 |
| Polish zloty | (325) | (202) | 123 | 34 | 5 | 84 |
| Other | (655) | (964) | (309) | (10) | (8) | (291) |
| Total Group | (19,510) | (22,375) | (2,865) | (568) | (295) | (2,002) |

A. Profit and loss items are translated into euros at the average exchange rate for the year as described in note 2 a) ii.

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| 2023 |  |  |  | Of which: | | |
| Currency | Balance at the  beginning of the year | Balance at the end  of the year | Movement | From goodwill | From resultsA | From net assets |
| Brazilian real | (14,199) | (13,287) | 912 | 191 | 11 | 710 |
| Pound sterling | (4,446) | (4,064) | 382 | 20 | 4 | 358 |
| Mexican peso | (1,132) | (64) | 1,068 | 62 | 41 | 965 |
| Argentine peso | (1,754) | (2,658) | (904) | (4) | — | (900) |
| Chilean peso | (1,605) | (1,890) | (285) | (32) | (34) | (219) |
| US dollar | 4,062 | 3,433 | (629) | (64) | (16) | (549) |
| Polish zloty | (776) | (325) | 451 | 87 | 32 | 332 |
| Other | (570) | (655) | (85) | (11) | (1) | (73) |
| Total Group | (20,420) | (19,510) | 910 | 249 | 37 | 624 |

A. Profit and loss items are translated into euros at the average exchange rate for the year as described in note 2 a) ii.

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| 2022 |  |  |  | Of which: | | |
| Currency | Balance at the  beginning of the year | Balance at the end  of the year | Movement | From goodwill | From resultsA | From net assets |
| Brazilian real | (15,913) | (14,199) | 1,714 | 376 | (98) | 1,436 |
| Pound sterling | (3,504) | (4,446) | (942) | (51) | (67) | (824) |
| Mexican peso | (2,012) | (1,132) | 880 | 56 | 18 | 806 |
| Argentine peso | (2,109) | (1,754) | 355 | — | — | 355 |
| Chilean peso | (1,852) | (1,605) | 247 | 31 | 5 | 211 |
| US dollar | 2,775 | 4,062 | 1,287 | 102 | (24) | 1,209 |
| Polish zloty | (678) | (776) | (98) | (21) | — | (77) |
| Other | (594) | (570) | 24 | 3 | (7) | 28 |
| Total Group | (23,887) | (20,420) | 3,467 | 496 | (173) | 3,144 |

A. Profit and loss items are translated into euros at the average exchange rate for the year as described in note 2 a) ii.

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e) Other comprehensive income -Items that

may be reclassified to profit or loss - Hedging

derivatives – Cash flow hedges (Effective

portion)

Other comprehensive income – Items that may be reclassified to

profit or loss - Cash flow hedges includes the gains or losses

attributable to hedging instruments that qualify as effective

hedges. These amounts will remain under this heading until they

are recognised in the consolidated income statement in the periods

in which the hedged items affect it.

f) Other comprehensive income - Items that

may be reclassified to profit or loss – Changes

in the fair value of debt instruments measured

at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income

Includes the net amount of unrealised changes in the fair value of

assets classified as Changes in the fair value of debt instruments

measured at fair value with changes in other comprehensive

income (see note 7).

The breakdown, by type of instrument and geographical origin of

the issuer, of 'Other comprehensive income – Items that may be

reclassified to profit or loss - Changes in the fair value of debt

instruments measured at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income' at 31 December 2024, 2023 and 2022 is as

follows:

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|  | 31 December 2024 | | | |
|  | Revaluation gains | Revaluation losses | Net revaluation  gains/ (losses) | Fair value |
| Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |
| Issued by Public-sector |  |  |  |  |
| Spain | 103 | — | 103 | 13,764 |
| Rest of Europe | 268 | (70) | 198 | 15,413 |
| Latin America and rest of the world | 76 | (944) | (868) | 38,784 |
| Issued by Private-sector |  |  |  |  |
| Spain | 96 | (23) | 73 | 6,019 |
| Rest of Europe | 25 | (18) | 7 | 7,478 |
| Latin America and rest of the world | 16 | (265) | (249) | 6,247 |
|  | 584 | (1,320) | (736) | 87,705 |

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| Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |
| Issued by Public-sector |  |  |  |  |
| Spain | 17 | — | 17 | 9,867 |
| Rest of Europe | 333 | (96) | 237 | 18,258 |
| Latin America and rest of the world | 194 | (820) | (626) | 38,169 |
| Issued by Private-sector |  |  |  |  |
| Spain | 98 | (9) | 89 | 5,129 |
| Rest of Europe | 19 | (30) | (11) | 5,018 |
| Latin America and rest of the world | 6 | (267) | (261) | 5,106 |
|  | 667 | (1,222) | (555) | 81,547 |

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|  | Revaluation gains | Revaluation losses | Net revaluation  gains/ (losses) | Fair value |
| Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |
| Issued by Public-sector |  |  |  |  |
| Spain | 26 | (1) | 25 | 9,312 |
| Rest of Europe | 268 | (199) | 69 | 17,593 |
| Latin America and rest of the world | 196 | (937) | (741) | 40,873 |
| Issued by Private-sector |  |  |  |  |
| Spain | — | (24) | (24) | 5,727 |
| Rest of Europe | 11 | (68) | (57) | 5,203 |
| Latin America and rest of the world | 16 | (290) | (274) | 4,590 |
|  | 517 | (1,519) | (1,002) | 83,298 |

Since the entry into force of IFRS 9, the Group estimates the

expected losses on debt instruments measured at fair value with

changes in other comprehensive income. These losses are recorded

with a charge to the consolidated income statement for the period.

At the end of the years 2023 and 2022, the Group recorded under

'Impairment or reversal of impairment on financial assets not

measured at fair value through profit or loss', net due to

modification of the consolidated income statement, in the line of

financial assets at fair value with changes in other comprehensive

income a provision of EUR 44 million and EUR 7 million,

respectively.

At the end of the year 2024, the Group did not record any provision

in this regard.

g) Other comprehensive income - Items that

may be reclassified to profit or loss and Items

not reclassified to profit or loss - Other

recognised income and expense of investments

in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates

At 31 December 2024, the heading includes a negative amount of

EUR  428 million (EUR 318 million and EUR 374 million in 2023 and

2022, respectively). Of the variation in the balance of said years, a

gain of EUR 45 million and EUR 44 million has been transferred to

results, and a loss of EUR 15 million in the years 2024 2023 and

2022, respectively.

30. Shareholders' equity

The changes in Shareholders' equity are presented in the

consolidated statement of changes in total equity. Significant

information on certain items of Shareholders' equity and the

changes during the year are set forth below.

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31.  Issued capital

a) Changes

At 31 December 2021,  Banco Santander's share capital consisted

of EUR  8,670 million , represented by  17,340,641,302 shares of

EUR 0.50  of nominal value each and all of them of a unique class

and series.

On 1 April 2022, there was a capital reduction amounting to EUR

129,965,136.50 through the redemption of  259,930,273 shares,

corresponding to the share buyback program carried out in 2021.

Likewise, on 28 June 2022, Banco Santander decreased its capital

by an amount of EUR  143,154,722.50 through the redemption of

286,309,445  shares, corresponding to the share buyback program

carried out during the first half of 2022.

Therefore, at 31 December 2022, Banco Santander's share capital

consisted of EUR 8,397 million, represented by  16,794,401,584

shares of EUR 0.50  of nominal value each and all of them of a

unique class and series. It includes 220,942,806 shares

corresponding to the first 2022 share buyback program.

On 21 March 2023, there was a capital reduction amounting EUR

170,203,286 through the redemption of  340,406,572  shares,

corresponding to the share buyback program carried out in 2022

and ended in January 2023.

Likewise, on 30 June 2023, there was a capital reduction of EUR

134,924,476.50 through the redemption of 269,848,953 shares,

corresponding to the share buyback program during the first half of

2023.

Therefore, Banco Santander's share capital at 31 December 2023

consisted of EUR 8,092 million, represented by 16,184,146,059

shares of EUR  0.50 of nominal value each and all of them of a

unique class and series ; including  286,842,316 shares

corresponding to the first buyback program of 2023 (see note 1.g.).

On 5 February 2024, a capital reduction of EUR179,283,743.50

took place through the redemption of 358,567,487 shares,

corresponding to the share buyback program carried out in 2023

and ended in January 2024.

On 1 July 2024, a capital reduction of EUR 165,652,500 took place

through the redemption of 331,305,000 shares, corresponding to

he share buyback program carried out between February and June

2024.

On 20 December 2024, a capital reduction of EUR 170,890,625

took place through the redemption of 341,781,250 shares,

corresponding to he share buyback program carried out during the

second semester of 2024.

Aforementioned operations have not entailed the return of

contributions to the shareholders as Banco Santander was the

owner of the redeemed shares.

Therefore, Banco Santander's share capital at 31 December 2024

consisted of EUR 7,576 million, represented by 15,152,492,322

shares of EUR 0.50 of nominal value each and all of them of a

unique class and series.

Banco Santander’s shares are listed on the Spanish Stock Market

Interconnection System and on the New York, London and Warsaw

Stock Exchanges, and all of them have the same features and

rights. Santander shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange

under Crest Depository Interest (CDI), each CDI representing one

Bank’s share. They are also listed on the New York Stock Exchange

under American Depositary Shares (ADS), each ADS representing

one share. Additionally, Banco Santander's shares were listed on

the traditional listing of the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) and

since 29 December 2023, they were listed only in the International

Quotation System of said stock exchange.

As of 31 December 2024, no Banco Santander shareholder

individually held more than 3% of its total share capital (which is

the threshold generally provided for in Spanish regulations for

mandatory notification of a significant participation in a listed

company). Even though at 31 December 2024, certain custodians

appeared in our shareholder registry as holding more than 3% of

our share capital, we understand that those shares were held in

custody on behalf of other investors, none of whom exceeded that

threshold individually. These custodians were State Street Bank

(15.26%),  The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (7.16%),

Chase Nominees Limited (6.01%) Citibank New York  (3.99%) and

BNP (3.36%).

At 31 December 2024, neither Banco Santander's shareholder

registry nor the CNMV's registry showed any shareholder residing

in a non-cooperative jurisdiction with a shareholding equal to, or

greater than, 1% of our share capital (which is the other threshold

applicable under Spanish regulations).

b) Other considerations

Under Spanish law, only shareholders at the general meeting have

the authority to increase share capital. However, they may

delegate the authority to approve or execute capital increases to

the board of directors. Banco Santander´s Bylaws are fully aligned

with Spanish law and do not establish any different conditions for

share capital increases.

At 31 December 2024 the shares of the following companies were

listed on official stock markets:  Banco Santander - Chile; Banco

Santander (Brasil) S.A. and Santander Bank Polska S.A.

At 31 December  2024 the number of Banco Santander shares

owned by third parties and managed by Group management

companies (mainly portfolio, collective investment undertaking

and pension fund managers) or jointly managed was  40 million

shares, which represented  0.26% of Banco Santander’s share

capital (36 and 50 million shares, representing 0.22% and 0.30%

of the share capital in 2023 and 2022, respectively). In addition,

the number of Banco Santander shares owned by third parties and

received as security was 78 million shares (equal to 0.51% of the

Bank’s share capital).

At 31 December 2024 the capital increases in progress at Group

companies and the additional capital authorised by their

shareholders at the respective general meetings were not material

at Group level (see appendix V)

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32. Share premium

Share premium includes the amount paid up by the Bank’s

shareholders in capital issues in excess of the par value.

The Corporate Enterprises Act expressly permits the use of the

share premium account balance to increase capital at the entities

at which it is recognised and does not establish any specific

restrictions as to its use.

The change in the balance of share premium corresponds to the

capital reductions detailed in note 31.a).

The decreased produced in 2022 by an amount of EUR

1,433 million was the consequence of the difference between the

purchase value of the redeemed shares (EUR 1,706 million) and the

par value of said shares (EUR 273 million)  as a consequence of the

capital decreases described in note  31.a.

The decrease produced in 2023 by an amount of EUR 1,595 million

was the consequence of the difference between the purchase value

of the redeemed shares (EUR 1,900 million ) and the par value of

said shares (EUR 305 million) (see note 4.a and consolidated

statements of changes in total equity) as a consequence of the

capital decreases described in note 31.a.

The decrease produced in 2024 by an amount of EUR 3,778 million

has been the consequence of the difference between the purchase

value of the redeemed shares (EUR 4,294 million) and the par

value of said shares (EUR 516 million) (see note 4.a and

consolidated statements of changes in total equity) as a

consequence of the capital decreases described in note 31.a.

Likewise, in accordance with the applicable legislation, a reserve

has been provided in 2024 for amortized capital charged to the

issue premium for an amount equal to the nominal value of said

amortized shares ascending to EUR 516 million (EUR 305 million

and EUR 273 million euros in 2023 and 2022 respectively).

33. Accumulated retained earnings

a) Definitions

The balance of 'Equity - Accumulated gains and Other reserves'

includes the net amount of the accumulated results (profits or

losses) recognised in previous years through the  consolidated

income statement which in the profit distribution were allocated in

equity, the expenses of own equity instrument issues, the

differences between the amount for which the treasury shares are

sold and their acquisition price, as well as the net amount of the

results accumulated in previous years, generated by the result of

non-current assets held for sale, recognised through the

consolidated income statement.

b) Breakdown

The detail of Accumulated retained earnings and Reserves of

entities accounted for using the equity method is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Restricted reserves | 3,084 | 2,899 | 2,798 |
| Legal reserveA | 1,515 | 1,618 | 1,734 |
| Own shares | 421 | 649 | 737 |
| Revaluation reserve Royal Decree-Law  7/1996 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Reserve for retired capital | 1,105 | 589 | 284 |
| Unrestricted reserves | 24,186 | 16,033 | 7,701 |
| Voluntary reservesB | 20,362 | 14,284 | 7,917 |
| Consolidation reserves attributable to the  Bank | 3,824 | 1,749 | (216) |
| Reserves of subsidiaries | 47,249 | 47,669 | 49,196 |
| Reserves of entities accounted for using  the equity method | 1,831 | 1,762 | 1,553 |
|  | 76,350 | 68,363 | 61,248 |

A. The board of directors has proposed to the general shareholders' meeting the

reclassification of the excess that the amount of the balance of the legal reserve

account shows over the figure that is equivalent to 20% of the resulting share

capital after the executed capital reductions, to be included in the voluntary

reserves account.

B. In accordance with the commercial regulations in force in Spain.

i. Legal reserve

Under the Consolidated Spanish Corporate Enterprises Act,  10% of

net profit for each year must be transferred to the legal reserve.

These transfers must be made until the balance of this reserve

reaches 20%  of the share capital. The legal reserve can be used to

increase capital provided that the remaining reserve balance does

not fall below 10%  of the increased share capital amount.

Consequently, once again, after the capital increases described in

note 31 had been carried out, the balance of the legal reserve met

the percentage of 20% of the share capital, and at 31 December

2024 the Legal reserve was at the stipulated level.

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ii. Reserve for treasury shares

According to the Corporate Enterprises Act, an unavailable reserve

equivalent to the amount for which Banco Santander's shares

owned by subsidiaries are recorded. This reservation shall be freely

available when the circumstances which have obliged its

constitution disappear. In addition, this reserve covers the

outstanding balance of loans granted by the Group with Banco

Santander's share guarantee and the amount equivalent to the

credits granted by the Group companies to third parties for the

acquisition of own shares.

iii. Revaluation reserve Royal Decree Law 7/1996, of 7

June

The balance of Revaluation reserve Royal Decree-Law 7/1996 can

be used, free of tax, to increase share capital. From 1 January 2007,

the balance of this account can be taken to unrestricted reserves,

provided that the monetary surplus has been realised. The surplus

will be deemed to have been realised in respect of the portion on

which depreciation has been taken for accounting purposes or

when the revalued assets have been transferred or derecognised.

If the balance of this reserve were used in a manner other than that

provided for in Royal Decree law 7/1996, of 7 June, it would be

subject to taxation.

iv. Reserves of subsidiaries

The detail, by company, of Reserves of subsidiaries, based on the

companies’ contribution to the Group (considering the effect of

consolidation adjustments) is as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.  (Consolidated Group) | 15,107 | 14,512 | 14,663 |
| Santander UK Group | 8,576 | 8,700 | 8,358 |
| Banco Santander México, S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo  Financiero Santander México | 5,248 | 5,684 | 5,437 |
| Santander Consumer Finance Group | 4,729 | 4,344 | 3,858 |
| Banco Santander - Chile | 4,250 | 4,112 | 3,875 |
| Banco Santander Argentina S.A. | 2,892 | 2,813 | 2,527 |
| Banco Santander Totta, S.A.  (Consolidated Group) | 2,766 | 2,626 | 3,297 |
| Santander Bank Polska S.A. | 2,890 | 2,535 | 2,140 |
| Grupo Santander Holdings USA | 187 | 1,893 | 4,324 |
| Santander Investment, S.A. | 1,217 | 1,215 | 1,316 |
| Santander Seguros y Reaseguros,  Compañía Aseguradora, S.A. | 836 | 1,044 | 1,050 |
| Banco Santander International SA  (former Banco Santander (Suisse)  S.A) | 397 | 346 | 310 |
| Other companies and consolidation  adjustments | (1,846) | (2,155) | (1,959) |
|  | 47,249 | 47,669 | 49,196 |
| Of which, restricted | 4,175 | 3,870 | 3,614 |

34. Other equity instruments and own

shares

a) Equity instruments issued not capital and

other equity instruments

Other equity instruments includes the equity component of

compound financial instruments, the increase in equity due to

personnel remuneration, and other items not recognised in other

'Shareholders’ equity' items.

On 8 September 2017, Banco Santander, S.A. issued contingent

redeemable perpetual bonds (the fidelity bonds) amounting to EUR

981 million  nominal value EUR -  686 million fair value -.

On 15 December 2024, Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded to

redeem in advance voluntarily all of said bonds in circulation.

Additionally, at 31 December  2024  the Group  had other equity

instruments amounting to EUR 217  million.

b) Own shares

'Shareholders’ equity - Own shares' includes the amount of own

equity instruments held by all the Group entities.

Transactions involving own equity instruments , including their

issuance and cancellation, are recognised directly in equity, and no

profit or loss may be recognised on these transactions. The costs of

any transaction involving own equity instruments are deducted

directly from equity, net of any related tax effect.

At 31 December 2022, the number of treasury shares held by the

Group was  243,689,025  (1.45% of the issued share capital).

During 2023, 911,293,677 shares of the Bank were acquired at an

average price of EUR 3.41 per share, of which 389,312,719 relate

to the Share Buyback Program carried out during the first half of

2023, and 286,842,316 relate to the Share Buyback Program

started on September. Likewise, 610,255,525 shares were

amortised (note 31) and  246,911,504 shares at an average price of

EUR 3.34  per share were transferred, of which 6,617,008 shares

correspond to the donation made by Banco Santander to Fundación

Banco Santander with extraordinary character.

At 31 December 2023, the number of treasury shares held by the

Group was 297,815,673 (1.84% of the issued share capital).

During 2024, 930,610,636 shares of the Bank were acquired at an

average price of EUR 4.34 per share, of which 403,030,171 relate

to the Share Buyback Program carried out during the first half of

2024, and 341,781,250 relate to the new Share Buyback Program

started on September. Likewise,  1,031,653,737 shares were

amortised (note 31) and 181,243,113 shares at an average price of

EUR 4.22 per share have been transferred, of which 22,167,105

shares correspond to the donation made by Banco Santander to

Fundación Banco Santander with extraordinary character.

At 31 December 2024, the Group holds 15,529,459 shares of the

Bank's issued share capital (0.10%).

The effect on equity, net of tax, arising from the purchase and sale

of Bank shares is of EUR  8 million profit in 2024 (EUR 13  million

and EUR 7  million profit in 2023 and 2022, respectively).

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35. Memorandum items

Memorandum items relates to balances representing rights,

obligations and other legal situations that in the future may have

an impact on net assets, as well as any other balances needed to

reflect all transactions performed by the consolidated entities

although they may not impinge on their net assets.

a) Guarantees and contingent commitments

granted

Contingent liabilities includes all transactions under which an

entity guarantees the obligations of a third party and which result

from financial guarantees granted by the entity or from other types

of contracts.  The detail is as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
|  | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Loans commitment granted | 302,861 | 279,589 | 274,075 |
| Of which impaired | 511 | 406 | 653 |
| Financial guarantees granted | 16,901 | 15,435 | 12,856 |
| Of which impaired | 217 | 578 | 521 |
| Financial guarantees | 16,887 | 15,400 | 12,813 |
| Credit derivatives sold | 14 | 35 | 43 |
| Other commitments granted | 134,493 | 113,273 | 92,672 |
| Of which impaired | 793 | 542 | 608 |
| Technical guarantees | 61,551 | 57,363 | 50,508 |
| Other | 72,942 | 55,910 | 42,164 |

The breakdown as at 31 December  2024 of the exposures and the

provision fund out of balance sheet by impairment stage is EUR

435,147 million and EUR 305 million (EUR  398,243  million and

EUR  302 million in  2023 and EUR  370,729 million and EUR

331 million  in  2022) in stage 1, EUR  17,587 million and EUR

192  million (EUR  8,528 million and EUR  174 million in 2023 and

EUR 7,092 million and EUR 191 million in 2022) in stage 2 and EUR

1,521  million and EUR 213 million (EUR 1,526  million and EUR 226

million in  2023 and EUR 1,782 million  and EUR  212 million in

2022) in stage 3, respectively.

Income from guarantee instruments is recognised under 'Fee and

commission income' in the consolidated income statements and is

calculated by applying the rate established in the related contract

to the nominal amount of the guarantee.

i. Loan commitments granted

Loan commitments granted: firm commitments of grating of credit

under predefined terms and conditions, except for those that

comply with the definition of derivatives as these can be settled in

cash or through the delivery of issuance of another financial

instrument. They include stand-by credit lines and long-term

deposits.

ii. Financial guarantees granted

Financial guarantees includes, inter alia, financial guarantee

contracts such as financial bank guarantees, credit derivatives sold,

and risks arising from derivatives arranged for the account of third

parties.

iii. Other commitments granted

Other contingent liabilities include all commitments that could

give rise to the recognition of financial assets not included in the

above items, such as technical guarantees and guarantees for the

import and export of goods and services.

b) Memorandum items

i. Off-balance-sheet funds under management

The detail of off-balance-sheet funds managed by the Group and

by joint ventures is as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Investment funds | 178,840 | 165,174 | 142,189 |
| Pension funds | 15,646 | 14,831 | 14,021 |
| Assets under management | 35,999 | 29,732 | 25,670 |
|  | 230,485 | 209,737 | 181,880 |

ii. Non-managed marketed funds

Additionally, at 31 December  2024 there are non-managed

marketed funds totalling EUR 62,002 million (EUR 50,036 million

and EUR 48,379 million at 31 December 2023 and 2022,

respectively).

c) Third-party securities held in custody

At 31 December 2024 the Group held in custody debt securities

and equity instruments totalling EUR 292,216 million (EUR

268,338 million and EUR 231,263 million at 31 December 2023

and 2022, respectively) entrusted to it by third parties.

36. Hedging derivatives

Grupo Santander, within its financial risk management strategy,

and in order to reduce asymmetries in the accounting treatment of

its operations, enters into hedging derivatives on interest,

exchange rate, credit risk or variation of stock prices, depending on

the nature of the risk covered.

Based on its objective,  Grupo Santander classifies its hedges in the

following categories:

• Cash flow hedges: cover the exposure to the variation of the cash

flows associated with an asset, liability or a highly probable

forecast transaction. This cover the variable-rate issues in foreign

currencies, fixed-rate issues in non-local currency, variable-rate

interbank financing and variable-rate assets (bonds, commercial

loans, mortgages, etc.).

• Fair value hedges: cover the exposure to the variation in the fair

value of assets or liabilities, attributable to an identified and

hedged risk. This covers the interest risk of assets or liabilities

(bonds, loans, bills, issues, deposits, etc.) with coupons or fixed

interest rates, interests in entities, issues in foreign currencies

and deposits or other fixed rate liabilities.

• Hedging of net investments abroad: cover the exchange rate risk

of the investments in subsidiaries domiciled in a country with a

different currency from the functional one of the Group.

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The following tables contains the detail of the hedging

derivatives according to the type of hedging, the hedge risk and

the main products used as of 31 December 2024 ,  2023  and

2022:

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|  | Nominal  value | Assets | Liabilities | Changes in fair value used  for calculating hedge  ineffectiveness | Balance sheet line items |
| Fair value hedges | 308,897 | 2,584 | 2,964 | 483 |  |
| Interest rate risk | 290,152 | 2,070 | 2,319 | 373 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | 108,435 | 1,185 | 2,074 | (165) |  |
| Call money swap | 168,280 | 393 | 8 | 321 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 4,411 | 13 | 59 | 101 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fx forward | 2,240 | 8 | 39 | (2) |  |
| Future interest rate | 2,059 | — | — | 91 |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 13,739 | 501 | 586 | 8 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | 882 | 5 | 65 | 17 |  |
| Call money swap | 1,838 | 10 | — | 29 |  |
| Currency swap | 11,019 | 486 | 520 | (38) |  |
| Base risk | 500 | — | — | — | Hedging derivatives |
| Interest rate swap | 500 | — | — | — |  |
| Equity risk | 95 | — | — | 1 | Hedging derivatives |
| Equity swap | 95 | — | — | 1 |  |
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| Cash flow hedges | 179,271 | 2,415 | 1,519 | 558 |  |
| Interest rate risk | 134,503 | 1,060 | 1,089 | 144 |  |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Future interest rate | 6,621 | — | — | 225 |  |
| Interest rate swap | 43,081 | 485 | 241 | 231 |  |
| Call money swap | 63,582 | 303 | 237 | (361) |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 30,653 | 738 | 258 | 459 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| FX forward | 9,286 | 362 | 51 | 408 |  |
| Currency swap | 19,957 | 323 | 189 | 114 |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 11,724 | 539 | 172 | 26 | Hedging derivatives |
| Interest rate swap | 3,092 | (6) | 46 | 75 |  |
| Currency swap | 8,632 | 545 | 126 | (49) |  |
| Inflation risk | 2,316 | 58 | — | (69) | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Inflation swap | 2,163 | 57 | — | 82 |  |
| Equity risk | 75 | 20 | — | (2) | Hedging derivatives |
| Equity swap | 75 | 20 | — | (2) |  |
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| Hedges of net investments in foreign  operations | 23,559 | 673 | 269 | 420 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 23,559 | 673 | 269 | 420 | Hedging derivatives |
| FX forward | 23,559 | 673 | 269 | 420 |  |
|  | 511,727 | 5,672 | 4,752 | 1,461 |  |

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| Fair value hedges | 241,792 | 2,661 | 4,231 | (1,869) |  |
| Interest rate risk | 225,377 | 2,280 | 3,644 | (1,684) | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | 92,491 | 1,671 | 2,236 | (47) |  |
| Call money swap | 122,891 | 344 | 1,226 | (1,824) |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 4,331 | 15 | 24 | (98) | Hedging derivatives |
| FX forward | 1,913 | 15 | 24 | (11) |  |
| Future interest rate | 2,418 | — | — | (87) |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 12,084 | 366 | 563 | (87) | Hedging derivatives |
| Future interest rate | 1,218 | 6 | 82 | 59 |  |
| Currency swap | 9,773 | 357 | 384 | (107) |  |
| Call money swap | 1,093 | 3 | 97 | (39) |  |
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| Cash flow hedges | 157,796 | 2,575 | 2,889 | 1,828 |  |
| Interest rate risk | 97,780 | 913 | 1,246 | 2,181 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Future interest rate | 3,020 | — | — | 6 |  |
| Interest rate swap | 37,864 | 403 | 948 | 1,188 |  |
| Call money swap | 53,705 | 469 | 266 | 1,000 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 34,823 | 1,001 | 663 | (498) | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| FX forward | 11,160 | 502 | 241 | 43 |  |
| Currency swap | 20,043 | 446 | 397 | (537) |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 12,217 | 484 | 74 | (98) | Hedging derivatives |
| Interest rate swap | 2,847 | — | (45) | 227 |  |
| Currency swap | 9,370 | 484 | 119 | (325) |  |
| Inflation risk | 12,908 | 155 | 906 | 234 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Currency swap | 12,495 | 153 | 906 | 240 |  |
| Equity risk | 68 | 22 | — | 9 | Hedging derivatives |
| Option | 68 | 22 | — | 9 |  |
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| Hedges of net investments in foreign  operations | 18,706 | 61 | 536 | (1,888) |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 18,706 | 61 | 536 | (1,888) | Hedging derivatives |
| FX forward | 18,706 | 61 | 536 | (1,888) |  |
|  | 418,294 | 5,297 | 7,656 | (1,929) |  |

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| Fair value hedges | 214,473 | 5,095 | 4,630 | 3,351 |  |
| Interest rate risk | 190,513 | 4,405 | 4,239 | 2,554 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | 87,477 | 2,950 | 3,203 | (716) |  |
| Call money swap | 88,059 | 1,367 | 623 | 3,468 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 4,492 | 147 | 25 | (9) | Hedging derivatives |
| FX forward | 3,745 | 147 | 25 | (36) |  |
| Future interest rate | 747 | — | — | 27 |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 19,412 | 543 | 366 | 805 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Currency swap | 9,522 | 266 | 286 | (61) |  |
| Interest rate swap | 905 | 4 | 80 | (79) |  |
| Future interest rate | 8,679 | 261 | — | 922 |  |
| Credit risk | 56 | — | — | 1 | Hedging derivatives |
| CDS | 56 | — | — | 1 |  |
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| Cash flow hedges | 149,756 | 2,730 | 3,767 | (519) |  |
| Interest rate risk | 81,626 | 137 | 1,325 | (2,461) | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Future interest rate | 2,027 | — | — | 51 |  |
| Interest rate swap | 55,886 | 59 | 1,494 | (1,439) |  |
| Call money swap | 20,784 | 49 | (184) | (1,151) |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 34,973 | 1,358 | 746 | 1,760 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| FX forward | 10,754 | 267 | 172 | 773 |  |
| Currency swap | 20,005 | 951 | 455 | 982 |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 16,175 | 1,046 | 292 | (80) | Hedging derivatives |
| Interest rate swap | 3,361 | — | 161 | (333) |  |
| Currency swap | 12,814 | 1,046 | 131 | 249 |  |
| Inflation risk | 16,924 | 180 | 1,403 | 261 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Currency swap | 14,096 | 179 | 1,364 | 241 |  |
| Equity risk | 58 | 9 | 1 | — | Hedging derivatives |
| Option | 58 | 9 | 1 | — |  |
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| Hedges of net investments in foreign  operations | 22,614 | 244 | 831 | (2,467) |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 22,614 | 244 | 831 | (2,467) | Hedging derivatives |
| FX forward | 22,614 | 244 | 831 | (2,467) |  |
|  | 386,843 | 8,069 | 9,228 | 364 |  |

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Considering the main entities or groups within the Group by the

weight of their hedging, the main types of hedging that are being

carried out in Santander UK Group Holdings plc group and Banco

Santander, S.A.

Santander UK Group Holdings plc group enters into fair value and

cash flow hedging derivatives depending on the exposure of the

underlying. Only designated risks are hedged and therefore other

risks, such as credit risk, are managed but not hedged.

Within fair value hedges, Santander UK Group Holdings plc group

has portfolios of assets and liabilities at fixed rate that are exposed

to changes in fair value due to changes in market interest rates.

These positions are managed by contracting mainly interest rate

swaps. Effectiveness is assessed by comparing the changes in the

fair value of these portfolios generated by the hedged risk with the

changes in the fair value of the derivatives contracted.

Santander UK Group Holdings plc group also has access to

international markets to obtain financing by issuing fixed-rate debt

or investing in fixed rate debt of other issuers, in its functional

currency and other currencies. As such, they are exposed to

changes in interest rates and exchange rates, mainly in EUR and

USD. This risk is mitigated with cross currency swaps e interest rate

swaps in which they pay a fixed rate and receive a variable rate.

Effectiveness is evaluated using linear regression techniques to

compare changes in the fair value of the debt at interest and

exchange rates with changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps

or cross currency swaps.

Within the cash flow hedges, Santander UK Group Holdings plc

group has portfolios of assets and liabilities at variable rates,

normally at SONIA or BoE base rate. To mitigate this market rate

variability risk, it contracts interest rate swaps.

As Santander UK Group Holdings plc group obtains financing in the

international markets, it assumes a significant exposure to

currency risk mainly USD and EUR. In addition, it also holds debt

securities for liquidity purposes which assume exposure mainly in

JPY and CHF.  To manage this exchange rate risk, Spot, Forward y

Cross Currency Swap are contracted to match the cash flow profile

and the maturity of the estimated interest and principal

repayments of the hedged item.

Effectiveness is assessed by comparing changes in the fair value of

the derivatives with changes in the fair value of the hedged item

attributable to the hedged risk by applying a hypothetical

derivative method using linear regression techniques.

It also has inflation risk hedges, which arise from UK bonds linked

to UK inflation and are hedged using inflation swaps.

Effectiveness is assessed by comparing changes in the fair value of

the inflation swap with the changes in the fair value of the hedged

item attributable to the hedged risk, applying the hypothetical

derivative method using linear regression techniques.

In addition, within the hedges that cover equity risk, Santander UK

Group Holdings plc group offers employees the opportunity to

purchase shares of the Bank at a discount under the Sharesave

Scheme, exposing the Bank to share price risk. As such, options are

purchased allowing them to purchase shares at a pre-set price.

Banco Santander, S.A. covers the risks of its balance sheet in a

variety of ways. On the one hand, documented as fair value

hedges, it covers the interest rate and foreign exchange risk of

fixed-income portfolios at a fixed rate (REPOs are included in this

category). Resulting, in an exposure to changes in their fair value

due to variations in market conditions based on the various risks

hedged, which has an impact on Banco Santander's income

statement.

To mitigate these risks, Banco Santander contracts derivatives,

mainly Interest Rate Swaps, Cross Currency Swaps, Cap&floors and

Forex Forward.

On the other hand, the interest and exchange rate risk of loans

granted to corporate clients at a fixed rate or variable rate is

covered. These hedges, are carried out through interest rate swaps,

cross currency swaps and exchange rate derivatives (forex swaps

and forex forward).

In addition, Banco Santander, S.A. manages the interest and

exchange risk of debt issues in its various categories (issuing

covered bonds, perpetual, subordinated and senior bond) and in

different currencies, denominated at fixed rates, and therefore

subject to changes in their fair value. These issues are covered

through interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps.

The methodology used by Banco Santander, S.A. to measure the

effectiveness of fair value hedges is based on comparing the

market values of the hedged items (based on the objective risk of

the hedge) and of the hedging instruments in order to analyse

whether the changes in the market value of the hedged items are

offset by the market value of the hedging instruments, thereby

mitigating the hedged risk and minimizing volatility in the income

statement.

Prospectively, the same analysis is performed, measuring the

theoretical market values in the event of parallel variations in the

market curves of a positive basis point.

There is a macro hedge of structured loans in which the interest

rate risk of fixed-rate loans (mortgage, personal or with other

guarantees) granted to legal entities in commercial or corporate

banking and wealth clients in the medium-long term is hedged.

This hedge is instrumented as a macro hedge of fair value, the

main hedging instruments being Interest Rate Swap and

Cap&floors. In case of total or partial cancellation or early

repayment, the customer is obliged to pay/receive the cost/income

of the cancellation of the interest rate risk hedge managed by the

Bank.

Regarding cash flow hedges, the objective is to hedge the cash

flow exposure to changes in interest rates and exchange rates.

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For retrospective purposes, the hypothetical derivative

methodology is used to measure effectiveness. By means of this

methodology, the hedged risk is modelled as a derivative

instrument -not real-, created exclusively for the purpose of

measuring the effectiveness of the hedge, and which must comply

with the fact that its main characteristics coincide with the critical

terms of the hedged item throughout the period for which the

hedging relationship is designated. This hypothetical derivative

does not incorporate characteristics that are exclusive to the

hedging instrument. Additionally, it is worth mentioning that any

risk component not associated with the hedged objective risk and

effectively documented at the beginning of the hedge is excluded

for the purpose of calculating the effectiveness. The market value

of the hypothetical derivative that replicates the hedged item is

compared with the market value of the hedging instrument,

verifying that the hedged risk is effectively mitigated and that the

impact on the income statement due to potential ineffectiveness is

residual.

Prospectively, the variations in the market values of the hedging

instrument and the hedged item (represented by the hypothetical

derivative) are measured in the event of parallel shifts of a positive

basis point in the affected market curves.

There is another macro-hedge, this time of cash flows, the purpose

of which is to actively manage the risk-free interest rate risk

(excluding credit risk) of a portion of the floating rate assets of

Banco Santander, S.A., through the arrangement of interest rate

derivatives whereby the bank exchanges floating rate interest

flows for others at a fixed rate agreed at the time the transactions

are arranged. The items affected by the Macro-hedging have been

designated as those in which their cash flows are exposed to

interest rate risk, specifically the floating rate mortgages of the

Banco Santander, S.A. network referenced to Euribor 12 Months or

Euribor Mortgage, with annual renewal of rates, classified as

sound risk and which do not have a contractual floor (or, if not, this

floor is not activated). The hedged position affecting the Macro

Cash Flow Hedge at the present time is near to EUR 5,000 million.

Regarding net foreign investments hedges, basically, they are

allocated in Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Consumer

Finance Group. Grupo Santander assumes as a priority risk

management objective to minimize -to the limit determined by the

Group's  Financial Management- the impact on the calculation of

the capital ratio of its permanent investments included within the

Group's consolidation perimeter, and whose shares or equity

interests are legally denominated in a currency other than that of

the Group's parent company. For this purpose, financial

instruments (generally derivatives) are contracted to hedge the

impact on the capital ratio of changes in forward exchange rates.

Grupo Santander mainly hedges the risk for the following

currencies: BRL, CLP, MXN, CAD, COP, CNY, GBP, CHF, NOK, USD,

PLN, UYU and PEN. The instruments used to hedge the risk of these

investments are forex swaps, forex forward and spot currency

purchases/sales.

For this type of hedges, ineffectiveness scenarios are considered to

be of low probability, given that the hedging instrument is

designated considering the position determined and the spot rate

at which the position is located.

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The following table sets out the maturity profile of the hedging

instruments used in Grupo Santander non-dynamic hedging

strategies:

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|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year to  five years | More than five  years | Total |
| Fair value hedges | 9,791 | 15,953 | 88,519 | 163,086 | 31,548 | 308,897 |
| Interest rate risk | 8,725 | 14,680 | 85,981 | 154,440 | 26,326 | 290,152 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | 2,877 | 4,261 | 19,788 | 61,440 | 20,069 | 108,435 |
| Call money swap | 5,033 | 7,652 | 64,102 | 87,473 | 4,020 | 168,280 |
| Exchange rate risk | 1,054 | 717 | 469 | 112 | 2,059 | 4,411 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fx forward | 1,054 | 717 | 469 | — | — | 2,240 |
| Future interest rate | — | — | — | — | 2,059 | 2,059 |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 12 | 511 | 2,019 | 8,034 | 3,163 | 13,739 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | — | 43 | — | 491 | 348 | 882 |
| Call Money Swap | — | 106 | 104 | 1,052 | 576 | 1,838 |
| Currency swap | 12 | 361 | 1,915 | 6,491 | 2,240 | 11,019 |
| Base risk | — | — | — | 500 | — | 500 |
| Interest rate swap | — | — | — | 500 | — | 500 |
| Equity risk | — | 45 | 50 | — | — | 95 |
| Equity swap | — | 45 | 50 | — | — | 95 |
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| Cash flow hedges | 19,696 | 10,088 | 43,111 | 94,030 | 12,346 | 179,271 |
| Interest rate risk | 14,628 | 7,932 | 30,390 | 75,459 | 6,094 | 134,503 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Future interest rate | 6,621 | — | — | — | — | 6,621 |
| Interest rate swap | 1,816 | 1,666 | 5,950 | 32,654 | 995 | 43,081 |
| Call money swap | 5,330 | 4,190 | 14,896 | 34,841 | 4,325 | 63,582 |
| Exchange rate risk | 2,982 | 1,377 | 8,765 | 14,703 | 2,826 | 30,653 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| FX forward | 2,594 | 1,310 | 5,382 | — | — | 9,286 |
| Currency swap | 133 | 66 | 3,383 | 14,704 | 1,671 | 19,957 |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 2,086 | 778 | 3,785 | 3,813 | 1,262 | 11,724 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | 997 | — | 395 | 1,260 | 440 | 3,092 |
| Currency swap | 1,090 | 778 | 3,389 | 2,553 | 822 | 8,632 |
| Inflation risk | — | — | 153 | — | 2,163 | 2,316 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Inflation swap | — | — | — | — | 2,163 | 2,163 |
| Equity risk | — | 1 | 18 | 55 | 1 | 75 |
| Option | — | 1 | 18 | 55 | 1 | 75 |
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| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations: | 3,918 | 5,644 | 13,997 | — | — | 23,559 |
| Exchange rate risk | 3,918 | 5,644 | 13,997 | — | — | 23,559 |
| FX forward | 3,918 | 5,644 | 13,997 | — | — | 23,559 |
|  | 33,405 | 31,685 | 145,627 | 257,116 | 43,894 | 511,727 |

Annual report 2024713

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| Fair value hedges | 6,862 | 14,535 | 59,170 | 139,486 | 21,739 | 241,792 |
| Interest rate risk | 6,266 | 13,749 | 56,860 | 131,323 | 17,179 | 225,377 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | 2,013 | 2,104 | 16,045 | 59,952 | 12,377 | 92,491 |
| Call money swap | 4,163 | 11,421 | 39,873 | 65,453 | 1,981 | 122,891 |
| Exchange rate risk | 566 | 678 | 619 | 50 | 2,418 | 4,331 |
| Fx forward | 566 | 678 | 619 | 50 | — | 1,913 |
| Future interest rate | — | — | — | — | 2,418 | 2,418 |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 30 | 108 | 1,691 | 8,113 | 2,142 | 12,084 |
| Currency swap | 30 | 87 | 1,370 | 6,605 | 1,681 | 9,773 |
| Interest rate swap | — | — | 321 | 535 | 362 | 1,218 |
| Call Money Swap | — | 21 | — | 973 | 99 | 1,093 |
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| Cash flow hedges | 7,873 | 16,149 | 43,913 | 83,291 | 6,570 | 157,796 |
| Interest rate risk | 4,467 | 6,859 | 30,846 | 53,038 | 2,570 | 97,780 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Future interest rate | — | — | — | 3,020 | — | 3,020 |
| Interest rate swap | 3,191 | 2,876 | 14,108 | 16,793 | 896 | 37,864 |
| Call money swap | 1,050 | 3,553 | 15,755 | 31,942 | 1,405 | 53,705 |
| Exchange rate risk | 2,655 | 7,087 | 6,607 | 16,711 | 1,763 | 34,823 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| FX forward | 2,013 | 2,344 | 4,617 | 2,186 | — | 11,160 |
| Currency swap | 642 | 2,209 | 1,990 | 14,525 | 677 | 20,043 |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 407 | 1,547 | 2,270 | 7,187 | 806 | 12,217 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | — | 80 | — | 2,575 | 192 | 2,847 |
| Currency swap | 407 | 1,467 | 2,270 | 4,612 | 614 | 9,370 |
| Inflation risk | 344 | 656 | 4,182 | 6,296 | 1,430 | 12,908 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Currency swap | 318 | 618 | 3,833 | 6,296 | 1,430 | 12,495 |
| Equity risk | — | — | 8 | 59 | 1 | 68 |
| Option | — | — | 8 | 59 | 1 | 68 |
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| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations: | 4,303 | 4,940 | 9,463 | — | — | 18,706 |
| Exchange rate risk | 4,303 | 4,940 | 9,463 | — | — | 18,706 |
| FX forward | 4,303 | 4,940 | 9,463 | — | — | 18,706 |
|  | 19,038 | 35,624 | 112,546 | 222,777 | 28,309 | 418,294 |

Annual report 2024714

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| Fair value hedges | 6,588 | 9,811 | 37,723 | 136,223 | 24,128 | 214,473 |
| Interest rate risk | 5,120 | 8,822 | 34,074 | 120,829 | 21,668 | 190,513 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | 2,535 | 3,005 | 8,854 | 56,868 | 16,215 | 87,477 |
| Call money swap | 2,492 | 5,039 | 23,511 | 54,786 | 2,231 | 88,059 |
| Exchange rate risk | 556 | 741 | 2,448 | — | 747 | 4,492 |
| Future interest rate | — | — | — | — | 747 | 747 |
| Fx forward | 556 | 741 | 2,448 | — | — | 3,745 |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 912 | 238 | 1,193 | 15,356 | 1,713 | 19,412 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | — | — | 405 | 192 | 308 | 905 |
| Currency swap | 912 | 238 | 788 | 6,188 | 1,396 | 9,522 |
| Future interest rate | — | — | — | 8,679 | — | 8,679 |
| Credit risk | — | 10 | 8 | 38 | — | 56 |
| CDS | — | 10 | 8 | 38 | — | 56 |
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| Cash flow hedges | 10,182 | 15,202 | 41,514 | 75,653 | 7,205 | 149,756 |
| Interest rate risk | 5,546 | 7,424 | 30,568 | 36,501 | 1,587 | 81,626 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Future interest rate | 2,027 | — | — | — | — | 2,027 |
| Interest rate swap | 2,292 | 4,877 | 28,103 | 20,568 | 46 | 55,886 |
| Call money swap | 1,175 | 2,471 | 1,196 | 14,728 | 1,214 | 20,784 |
| Exchange rate risk | 3,777 | 4,295 | 4,452 | 19,940 | 2,509 | 34,973 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| FX forward | 1,996 | 2,487 | 1,982 | 4,289 | — | 10,754 |
| Currency swap | 1,313 | 1,809 | 2,470 | 13,028 | 1,385 | 20,005 |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 182 | 509 | 3,982 | 10,294 | 1,208 | 16,175 |
| Interest rate swap | — | — | 659 | 2,468 | 234 | 3,361 |
| Currency swap | 182 | 509 | 3,323 | 7,826 | 974 | 12,814 |
| Inflation risk | 677 | 2,974 | 2,505 | 8,870 | 1,898 | 16,924 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Currency swap | 483 | 951 | 1,895 | 8,869 | 1,898 | 14,096 |
| Equity risk | — | — | 7 | 48 | 3 | 58 |
| Option | — | — | 7 | 48 | 3 | 58 |
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| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations | 2,249 | 5,393 | 14,972 | — | — | 22,614 |
| Exchange rate risk | 2,249 | 5,393 | 14,972 | — | — | 22,614 |
| FX forward | 2,249 | 5,393 | 14,972 | — | — | 22,614 |
|  | 19,019 | 30,406 | 94,209 | 211,876 | 31,333 | 386,843 |

Annual report 2024715

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Additionally, for Santander UK Group Holdings plc and Banco

Santander, S.A., both the maturity profile, the average interest and

exchange rate of hedging instruments by maturity buckets are

shown:

Santander UK Group Holdings plc group

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|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year  to five years | More than five  years | Total |
| Fair value hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 5,033 | 7,598 | 64,755 | 93,176 | 4,110 | 174,672 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | 3.749 | 4.293 | 4.496 | 3.868 | 3.653 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | 0.200 | (0.346) | (0.446) | 0.585 | 4.370 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | 1.677 | 1.534 | 1.531 | 5.756 | 0.449 |  |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | 212 | 258 | 2,280 | 1,152 | 3,902 |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | — | 1.136 | 1.158 | 1.162 | 1.176 |  |
| Average GBP/USD exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.318 | 1.281 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | — | — | 1.350 | 3.304 | 2.940 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | — | — | — | 4.831 | 4.375 |  |
| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 5,330 | 4,190 | 14,896 | 34,841 | 4,325 | 63,582 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | 4.592 | 4.075 | 4.761 | 3.707 | 4.352 |  |
| Foreign exchange risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 311 | 954 | 5,941 | 13,235 | 2,730 | 23,171 |
| Average GBP/JPY exchange rate | 178.368 | 179.995 | 187.640 | — | — |  |
| Average GBP/CHF exchange rate | — | — | 1.086 | 1.115 | — |  |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | — | 1.203 | 1.188 | 1.177 | 1.162 |  |
| Average GBP/USD exchange rate | — | — | 1.238 | 1.297 | 1.388 |  |
| Average GBP/CAD exchange rate | — | — | 1.758 | — | — |  |
| Equity risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 19 | 55 | 1 | 75 |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 1,993 | 476 | 1,039 | 2,294 | 707 | 6,509 |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | 1.124 | 1.370 | 1.161 | 1.213 | 1.179 |  |
| Average GBP/USD exchange rate | — | — | 1.538 | 1.319 | 1.537 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | 1.480 | 2.760 | 3.203 | 2.771 | 4.885 |  |
| Inflation risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | — | — | 2,163 | 2,163 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | — | — | — | — | 4.983 |  |

Annual report 2024716

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| Fair value hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Nominal | 4,163 | 8,230 | 37,158 | 70,075 | 3,467 | 123,093 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | 2.380 | 3.190 | 3.420 | 3.890 | 3.990 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | 1.140 | 0.180 | 0.450 | 0.210 | 3.920 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | 2.600 | 2.460 | 4.230 | 1.360 | 4.910 |  |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | 41 | — | 2,172 | 198 | 2,411 |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | — | 1.113 | — | 1.156 | 1.148 |  |
| Average GBP/USD exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.318 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | — | — | — | 2.770 | 3.480 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | — | — | — | 4.830 | — |  |
| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 1,050 | 3,553 | 15,756 | 31,941 | 1,405 | 53,705 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | 5.060 | 3.050 | 5.380 | 3.840 | 3.450 |  |
| Foreign exchange risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 1,068 | 6,266 | 3,104 | 10,888 | 1,763 | 23,089 |
| Average GBP/JPY exchange rate | 154.135 | 153.954 | 167.846 | — | — |  |
| Average GBP/CHF exchange rate | 1.092 | 1.093 | 1.089 | 1.121 | 1.121 |  |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | — | 1.197 | 1.167 | 1.179 | — |  |
| Average GBP/USD exchange rate | — | 1.392 | — | 1.277 | 1.388 |  |
| Equity risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 8 | 58 | 2 | 68 |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 100 | 905 | 576 | 5,614 | 719 | 7,914 |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | 1,183 | — | 1.254 | 1.198 | 1.189 |  |
| Average GBP/USD exchange rate | — | 1,663 | — | 1.383 | 1.537 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | 2.570 | 2.540 | 2.960 | 2.420 | 4.810 |  |

Annual report 2024717

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| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 2,492 | 5,039 | 24,447 | 51,257 | 4,294 | 87,529 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | 2.580 | 0.880 | 0.560 | 2.070 | 3.780 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | 1.770 | 1.600 | 0.770 | 0.280 | 3.090 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | 1.350 | 3.470 | 3.510 | 2.000 | 4.920 |  |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 74 | 821 | 16 | 911 |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 1.212 | 1.157 | 1.100 |  |
| Average GBP/USD exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.186 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | — | — | 3.420 | 2.060 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | — | — | — | 4.630 | — |  |
| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 1,175 | 2,471 | 2,188 | 14,728 | 1,213 | 21,775 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | 1.770 | 2.290 | 1.980 | 2.350 | 1.840 |  |
| Foreign exchange risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 3,063 | 3,536 | 2,685 | 14,583 | 2,436 | 26,303 |
| Average GBP/JPY exchange rate | — | 157.450 | 160.039 | — | — |  |
| Average GBP/CHF exchange ratio | — | 1.131 | — | — | — |  |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 1.123 | 1.181 | 1.165 |  |
| Average GBP/USD exchange rate | 1.224 | 1.253 | 1.171 | 1.314 | 1.388 |  |
| Equity risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 7 | 48 | 2 | 57 |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 1,983 | 7,621 | 968 | 10,572 |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 1.185 | 1.210 | 1.196 |  |
| Average GBP/USD exchange rate | — | — | 1.604 | 1.503 | 1.537 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | — | — | 3.270 | 2.580 | 4.590 |  |

Annual report 2024718

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Banco Santander, S.A.

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|  | 31 December 2024 | | | | | |
|  | EUR million | | | | | |
|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year to  five years | More than five  years | Total |
| Fair value hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 1,431 | 4,446 | 6,878 | 33,324 | 15,991 | 62,070 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | — | 0.020 | 3.120 | 2.640 | 5.370 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | 1.340 | 0.010 | 2.000 | 3.460 | 3.170 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | 0.010 | 3.500 | 2.740 | 4.460 | 4.720 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CZK | — | — | — | 2.000 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NOK | — | — | — | — | 2.400 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD | — | — | — | — | 3.820 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) JPY | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) RON | — | 3.610 | — | 4.200 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) HKD | — | — | — | 1.960 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NZD | — | — | — | — | 3.250 |  |
| Foreign exchange risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 473 | 405 | 287 | — | — | 1,165 |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average USD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average COP/USD exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average PEN/USD exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average AUD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average SAR/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average CNY/EUR exchange rate | 7,710 | 7,710 | 7,710 | — | — |  |
| Average JPY/USD exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average MXN/EUR exchange rate | 2,178 | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average MAD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average PEN/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 12 | 148 | 1,355 | 4,859 | 1,669 | 8,043 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR | — | — | — | 5.690 | 6.100 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/USD | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CZK/EUR | — | — | — | 4.190 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/COP | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) RON/EUR | — | — | — | — | 6.970 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) HKD/EUR | — | — | — | 4.620 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) JPY/EUR | — | — | — | 1.300 | 1.410 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NOK/EUR | — | — | — | 3.440 | 4.500 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF/EUR | — | — | — | 2.030 | 2.250 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/CLP | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/COP | — | 12.750 | 10.580 | 10.540 | 7.760 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/GBP | 6.690 | — | — | — | — |  |

Annual report 2024719

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|  | 31 December 2024 | | | | | |
|  | EUR million | | | | | |
|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year to  five years | More than five  years | Total |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NZD/EUR | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/MXN | — | — | 11.300 | — | — |  |
| Average AUD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.599 | 1.584 |  |
| Average NZD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | 1.666 |  |
| Average CZK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 26.030 | 25.634 | — |  |
| Average EUR/GBP exchange rate | 1.189 | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average EUR/COP exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average EUR/USD exchange rate | — | — | 0.982 | 0.943 | — |  |
| Average HKD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 8.488 | — |  |
| Average JPY/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 134.151 | 129.229 |  |
| Average MXN/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 19.083 | — |  |
| Average NOK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 9.519 | 10.429 |  |
| Average RON/EUR exchange rate | — | 4.810 | — | 4.940 | 4.980 |  |
| Average CHF/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.019 | 0.932 |  |
| Average USD/CLP exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average USD/COP exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average USD/MXN exchange rate | — | — | 0.052 | — | — |  |
| Credit risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Nominal | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Basis Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Basis risk instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | — | 500 | — | 500 |
| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate  instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | — | 1,055 | 84 | 1,139 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/PEN | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR | — | — | — | 3.520 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/COP | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/AUD | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF/EUR | — | — | — | 3.110 | — |  |
| Average EUR/PEN exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average EUR/USD exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average AUD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.580 | 1.560 |  |
| Average RON/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 4.940 | — |  |
| Average JPY/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average CHF/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.000 | — |  |
| Average EUR/GBP exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average NOK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average CZK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average EUR/AUD exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bond Forward instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 6,200 | 5,820 | — | 12,020 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | — | — | — | 2.910 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD | — | — | — | — | — |  |

Annual report 2024720

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|  | 31 December 2024 | | | | | |
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| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 14 | 83 | 125 | — | — | 222 |
| Average exchange rate GBP/EUR | 1.200 | 1.170 | 1.190 | — | — |  |
| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 3,240 | 5,070 | 12,821 | — | — | 21,131 |
| Average BRL/EUR exchange rate | 5.990 | 6.120 | 6.270 | — | — |  |
| Average CLP/EUR exchange rate | 1,052.780 | 1,066.580 | 1,045.090 | — | — |  |
| Average COP/EUR exchange rate | — | 4,703 | — | — | — |  |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | 0.860 | 0.850 | 0.850 | — | — |  |
| Average MXN/EUR exchange rate | 20.280 | 19.830 | 21.970 | — | — |  |
| Average USD/EUR exchange rate | 1.090 | 1.080 | 1.090 | — | — |  |
| Average PLN/EUR exchange rate | 4.370 | 4.410 | 4.410 | — | — |  |
| Average CAD/EUR exchange rate | — | 1.500 | — | — | — |  |
| Average CHF/EUR exchange rate | — | 0.940 | — | — | — |  |
| Average UYU/EUR exchange rate | 45.820 | 45.160 | 48.290 | — | — |  |

Annual report 2024721

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|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year to  five years | More than five  years | Total |
| Fair value hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 1,532 | 194 | 7,880 | 22,714 | 8,775 | 41,095 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | — | — | 1.375 | 4.479 | 2.036 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | 0.096 | 0.014 | 2.085 | 2.422 | 3.421 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF | — | — | 1.010 | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | 0.015 | 3.688 | 2.603 | 3.801 | 4.446 |  |
| Foreign exchange risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 278 | 634 | 524 | 50 | — | 1,486 |
| Average PEN/USD exchange rate | 3.784 | 3.751 | — | — | — |  |
| Average CNY/EUR exchange rate | — | 7.323 | 7.732 | 7.716 | — |  |
| Average AUD/EUR exchange rate | 1.648 | 1.665 | — | — | — |  |
| Average MXN/EUR exchange rate | — | 19.363 | — | — | — |  |
| Average COP/USD exchange rate | 4,159.190 | 3,998.060 | — | — | — |  |
| Average MAD/EUR exchange rate | 10.929 | 11.057 | — | — | — |  |
| Average PEN/EUR exchange rate | 4.095 | 4.110 | — | — | — |  |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 30 | 66 | 1,450 | 4,321 | 1,150 | 7,017 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR | — | — | — | 4.800 | 3.615 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CZK/EUR | — | — | — | 2.000 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) RON/EUR | 5.130 | — | — | 3.967 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) HKD/EUR | — | — | 2.580 | 5.270 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) JPY/EUR | — | — | 0.465 | 1.298 | 1.407 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NOK/EUR | — | — | — | 3.441 | 4.501 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF/EUR | — | — | — | 1.243 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/MXN | — | — | 14.250 | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/COP | — | 17.980 | 6.152 | 13.207 | 7.149 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/USD | — | — | (0.140) | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/CLP | — | — | 3.450 | — | — |  |
| Average AUD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.499 | 1.545 |  |
| Average CZK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 25.831 | — |  |
| Average EUR/USD exchange rate | — | — | 0.891 | 0.961 | — |  |
| Average HKD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 8.782 | 8.666 | — |  |
| Average JPY/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 120.568 | 134.151 | 129.229 |  |
| Average NOK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 9.519 | 10.429 |  |
| Average RON/EUR exchange rate | 4.711 | — | — | 4.887 | — |  |
| Average CHF/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.104 | — |  |
| Average MXN/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | 19.083 |  |
| Average USD/CLP exchange rate | — | — | 0.001 | — | — |  |
| Average NZD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | 1.666 |  |
| Average USD/MXN exchange rate | — | — | 0.058 | — | — |  |

Annual report 2024722

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| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate  instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 414 | 1,075 | 86 | 1,575 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF/EUR | — | — | — | 3.106 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR | — | — | — | 3.521 | — |  |
| Average EUR/GBP exchange rate | — | — | 1.173 | — | — |  |
| Average AUD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 1.625 | 1.584 | 1.562 |  |
| Average RON/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 4.940 | — |  |
| Average CHF/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.002 | — |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bond Forward instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 750 | 1,500 | 7,750 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | (0.124) | (0.889) | 0.016 | — | — |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 13 | 25 | 111 | — | — |  |
| Average exchange rate GBP/EUR | 1.148 | 1.146 | 1.138 | — | — |  |
| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 3,593 | 4,870 | 8,034 | — | — | 16,497 |
| Average BRL/EUR exchange rate | 5.569 | 5.505 | 5.481 | — | — |  |
| Average CLP/EUR exchange rate | 916.724 | 936.166 | 987.202 | — | — |  |
| Average COP/EUR exchange rate | — | 4,525.656 | — | — | — |  |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | 0.866 | 0.867 | 0.876 | — | — |  |
| Average MXN/EUR exchange rate | 20.078 | 20.589 | 20.210 | — | — |  |
| Average USD/EUR exchange rate | — | 1.129 | 1.081 | — | — |  |
| Average PLN/EUR exchange rate | 4.664 | 4.752 | 4.580 | — | — |  |
| Average CAD/EUR exchange rate | — | 1.461 | — | — | — |  |
| Average CHF/EUR exchange rate | — | 0.940 | — | — | — |  |
| Average UYU/EUR exchange rate | 43.235 | 43.521 | 44.400 | — | — |  |

Annual report 2024723

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| Fair value hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 1,032 | 1,248 | 2,348 | 24,115 | 8,809 | 37,552 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | — | 2.036 | 2.036 | 1.856 | 2.036 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | 0.569 | (0.406) | 0.278 | 2.396 | 1.674 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF | — | — | — | 0.530 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) JPY | — | — | — | 0.465 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CZK | — | — | — | 1.650 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NOK | — | — | — | — | 2.327 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD | — | 1.073 | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | 2.892 | 3.123 | 3.835 | 3.181 | 3.374 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) RON | — | — | — | 3.610 | — |  |
| Foreign exchange risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 250 | 899 | 2,064 | — | — | 3,213 |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 0.877 | — | — |  |
| Average USD/EUR exchange rate | 1.040 | — | 0.992 | — | — |  |
| Average CNY/EUR exchange rate | 7.172 | 7.252 | 7.159 | — | — |  |
| Average AUD/EUR exchange rate | — | 1.587 | — | — | — |  |
| Average MXN/EUR exchange rate | — | 21.529 | — | — | — |  |
| Average JPY/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 912 | 38 | 1,101 | 3,767 | 988 | 6,806 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR | 4.000 | — | — | 4.800 | 3.824 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CZK/EUR | — | — | 0.860 | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) RON/EUR | — | 4.520 | — | 5.130 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) HKD/EUR | — | — | — | 2.580 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) JPY/EUR | 0.568 | — | — | 1.442 | 1.360 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NOK/EUR | — | — | — | 3.010 | 3.762 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF/EUR | — | — | — | 1.243 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/GBP | — | 5.170 | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NZD/EUR | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/MXN | — | — | 12.982 | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/COP | — | — | 15.452 | 13.614 | 7.150 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/USD | — | — | — | (0.140) | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/CLP | — | — | — | 3.450 | — |  |
| Average AUD/EUR exchange rate | 1.499 | — | — | 1.499 | 1.545 |  |
| Average CZK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 25.407 | 25.677 | — |  |
| Average EUR/GBP exchange rate | — | 1.162 | — | — | — |  |
| Average EUR/USD exchange rate | — | — | — | 0.945 | — |  |
| Average HKD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 8.851 | — |  |
| Average JPY/EUR exchange rate | 133.840 | — | — | 130.227 | 118.180 |  |
| Average NOK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 9.492 | 9.685 |  |
| Average RON/EUR exchange rate | — | 4.746 | — | 4.842 | 4.927 |  |
| Average CHF/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 1.092 | 1.105 | — |  |

Annual report 2024724

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| Average USD/CLP exchange rate | — | — | — | 0.001 | — |  |
| Average NZD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | 1.666 |  |
| Average USD/MXN exchange rate | — | — | 0.051 | — | — |  |
| Credit risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Credit risk instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | 9 | 8 | 38 | — | 55 |
| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Interest rate and foreign exchange rate  instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | 3 | 597 | 1,451 | 184 | 2,235 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/PEN | — | — | 6.496 | — | — |  |
| Average fixed rate (%) USD/COP | — |  | 15.398 | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/AUD | — | 3.207 | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR | — | — | — | 0.305 | — |  |
| Average EUR/GBP exchange rate | — | — | 1.084 | 1.173 | — |  |
| Average AUD/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.604 | 1.562 |  |
| Average RON/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 4.885 | — |  |
| Average JPY/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 120.568 | — |  |
| Average CHF/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.102 | — |  |
| Average NOK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | — | 10.242 |  |
| Average CZK/EUR exchange rate | — | — | — | 26.131 | — |  |
| Average EUR/PEN exchange rate | — | — | 0.252 | — | — |  |
| Average EUR/AUD exchange rate | — | 0.654 | — | — | — |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bond Forward instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 2,250 | 4,500 | 11,453 | 10,000 | — | 28,203 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | (0.431) | (0.404) | (0.348) | (0.010) | — |  |
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| Bond Forward instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 700 | — | — | 700 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | — | — | 0.322 | — | — |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 11 | 22 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | 1.156 | 1.153 | 1.142 | — | — |  |
| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange and interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 2,020 | 4,711 | 13,839 | — | — | 20,570 |
| Average BRL/EUR exchange rate | 6.554 | 5.797 | 5.866 | — | — |  |
| Average CLP/EUR exchange rate | 953.549 | 955.790 | 944.113 | — | — |  |
| Average COP/EUR exchange rate | — | 4,935.121 | — | — | — |  |
| Average GBP/EUR exchange rate | 0.869 | 0.873 | 0.876 | — | — |  |
| Average MXN/EUR exchange rate | 25.130 | 23.968 | 22.156 | — | — |  |
| Average PLN/EUR exchange rate | — | — | 1.158 | — | — |  |
| Average USD/EUR exchange rate | 4.832 | 4.837 | 4.991 | — | — |  |

Annual report 2024725

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Other geographies

Consumer Group entities mainly have loans portfolios at fixed

interest rates and are therefore, exposed to changes in fair value

due to movements in market interest rates. The entities manage

this risk by contracting interest rate swaps in which they pay a

fixed rate and receive a variable rate. Interest rate risk is the only

one hedged and, therefore, other risks, such as credit risk, are

managed but not hedged by the entities. The interest rate risk

component is determined as the change in fair value of fixed rate

loans arising solely from changes in a reference rate. This strategy

is designated as a fair value hedge and its effectiveness is assessed

by comparing changes in the fair value of loans attributable to

changes in reference interest rates with changes in the fair value of

interest rate swaps.

In addition, in order to access international markets with the aim of

obtaining sources of financing, some Consumer Group´s entities

issue fixed rate debt in their own currency and in other currencies

that differ from their functional currency. Therefore, they are

exposed to changes in both interest rates and exchange rates,

which they mitigate with derivatives (interest rate swaps, fx

forward and cross currency swaps) in which they receive a fixed

interest rate and pay a variable interest rate, implemented with a

fair value hedge.

The cash flow hedges of the Grupo Santander´s entities hedge the

foreign currency risk of loans and financing.

Finally, it has hedges of net investments abroad to hedge the

foreign exchange risk of the shareholding in NOK, CNY, PLN, CAD

and CHF currencies.

Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo

Financiero Santander México has mainly long-term loan portfolios

at fixed interest rates, portfolios of short-term deposits in local

currency, portfolios of Mexican Government bonds and corporate

bonds in currencies other than the local currency and are therefore

exposed to changes in fair value due to movements in market

interest rates, as well as these latter portfolios also to variations in

exchange rates. The entity manages this risk by contracting

derivatives (interest rate swaps or cross currency swaps) in which

they pay a fixed rate and receive a variable rate. Only the interest

rate and exchange rate risk is hedged, if applicable, and therefore

other risks, such as credit risk, are managed but not hedged by the

entity.

The interest rate risk component is determined as the change in the

fair value of fixed rate loans arising solely from changes in a

reference rate. This strategy is designated as a fair value hedge and

its effectiveness is assessed by comparing changes in the fair value

of loans attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates with

changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps.

Regarding cash flow hedges, Banco Santander México, S.A.,

Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México

has a portfolio of unsecured bonds issued at a variable rate in its

local currency, which it manages with an interest rate swap in

which it receives a variable rate and pays a fixed rate. On the other

hand, it also has different items in currencies other than the local

currency: unsecured fixed rate bonds, commercial bank loans at

variable rates, fixed rate issues, Mexican and Brazilian government

bonds at fixed rates. In all these portfolios, the Bank is exposed to

exchange rate variations, which it mitigates by contracting cross

currency swaps or fx forward.

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. has, on the one hand, fair value

hedges to protect both assets and liabilities from fluctuations in

market rates. The market risk coverage management methodology

adopted by the Bank segregates transactions by risk factor (BRL/

USD exchange rate risk, pre-set interest rate risk in BRL, USD

interest rate risk, inflation….). The entity manages this risk by

contracting derivatives (interest rate swaps or interest rate futures)

to hedge assets or liabilities at a fixed rate.

Brasil has corporate loans in different currencies than the local one

and is therefore exposed to changes in fair value due to exchange

rates. This risk is mitigated by contracting cross currency swaps or

futures.

It also holds a portfolio of long-term corporate bonds with

inflation-indexed rates, thus exposed to changes in market value

due to changes in market inflation rates. In order to achieve its

mitigation, they contract futures in which they pay the indexed

inflation and receive variable interest rates.

In the hedge of cash flows, Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. has

portfolios of loans and government bonds in different currency

than the entity's functional currency and, therefore, it is subject to

the risk of changes in currency rates. This exposure will be

mitigated by hiring Cross Currency Swaps and futures.

Finally, they have a portfolio of variable rate government bonds, so

they are exposed to changes in the value due to changes in interest

rates. In order to mitigate these changes, a future is hired in which

a variable rate is paid and a fixed rate is received.

Additionally, Banco Santander - Chile uses fair value hedges with

cross currency swaps, interest rate swaps and call money swaps to

hedge its exposure to changes in the fair value of the hedged item

attributable to interest rates. The aforementioned hedging

instruments modify the effective cost of long-term issues, from a

fixed interest rate to a variable interest rate.

In addition, it also makes cash flow hedges in which it uses cross

currency swaps to cover the risk of variability of flows attributable

to changes in the interest rate of bonds and interbank loans issued

at variable rates, as well as to cover the variation of foreign

currency, mainly in United States dollars. To hedge the inflation

risk present in certain items, it uses both forwards and cross

currency swaps.

At Santander Bank, National Association, Interest Rate Swaps are

used to leave commercial loans at a fixed rate at a variable rate in

USD indexed to 1-month Libor or SOFR, under cash flow hedges.

Annual report 2024726

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Regarding the hedged items, the following table shows the detail

of the type of hedging, the risk that is hedged and which products

are being hedged  at 31 December  2024,   2023 and 2022. The

products that are being hedged are mainly borrowed deposits,

financial deposits, loans, government bonds as assets and financial

bonds as liabilities:

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| Carrying amount of  hedged items | |  | Accumulated amount  of fair value  adjustments on the  hedged item | | Balance sheet line item | Change in fair value  of hedged item for  ineffectiveness  assessment | Cash flow reserves or  conversion reserves | |
| Assets | Liabilities |  | Assets | Liabilities | Continuing  hedges | Discontinued  hedges |
| Fair value hedges | 138,906 | 32,642 |  | (1,412) | (1,200) | Loans and advances / Deposits  and Debt securities / Debt  securities issued | (461) | — | — |
| Interest rate risk | 133,149 | 23,780 |  | (1,345) | (1,176) |  | (343) | — | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 2,017 | 1,562 |  | 1 | 3 |  | (118) | — | — |
| Interest and Exchange rate  risk | 3,238 | 7,205 |  | (68) | (27) |  | 1 | — | — |
| Inflation risk | — | — |  | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Credit risk | — | — |  | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Base risk | 502 | — |  | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Equity risk | — | 95 |  | — | — |  | (1) | — | — |
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| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  | (564) | (478) | 50 |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | (156) | (794) | 83 |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | (439) | 213 | 19 |
| Interest and Exchange rate  risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | (40) | 11 | — |
| Inflation risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69 | 82 | (52) |
| Equity risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 10 | — |
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| Net foreign investments  hedges | 23,559 | — |  |  |  |  | (420) | (8,002) | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 23,559 | — |  |  |  |  | (420) | (8,002) | — |
|  | 162,465 | 32,642 |  | (1,412) | (1,200) |  | (1,445) | (8,480) | 50 |

Annual report 2024727

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| Carrying amount of  hedged items | |  | Accumulated amount  of fair value  adjustments on the  hedged item | | Balance sheet line item | Change in fair value  of hedged item for  ineffectiveness  assessment | Cash flow reserves or  conversion reserves | |
| Assets | Liabilities |  | Assets | Liabilities | Continuing  hedges | Discontinued  hedges |
| Fair value hedges | 134,095 | 26,946 |  | (1,798) | (1,652) | Loans and advances / Deposits  and Debt securities / Debt  securities issued | 1,928 |  | — |
| Interest rate risk | 130,672 | 19,176 |  | (1,682) | (1,546) |  | 1,757 | — | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 637 | 1,365 |  | (1) | (3) |  | 60 | — | — |
| Interest and Exchange rate  risk | 2,786 | 6,405 |  | (115) | (103) |  | 111 | — | — |
| Inflation risk | — | — |  | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Credit risk | — | — |  | — | — |  | — | — | — |
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| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,824) | (813) | (173) |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,182) | (797) | (77) |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500 | (80) | — |
| Interest and Exchange rate  risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | (144) | — |
| Inflation risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | (233) | 196 | (96) |
| Equity risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9) | 12 | — |
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| Net foreign investments  hedges | 18,706 | — |  |  |  |  | 1,888 | (8,684) | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 18,706 | — |  |  |  |  | 1,888 | (8,684) | — |
|  | 152,801 | 26,946 |  | (1,798) | (1,652) |  | 1,992 | (9,497) | (173) |

Annual report 2024728

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| Carrying amount of  hedged items | |  | Accumulated amount  of fair value  adjustments on the  hedged item | | Balance sheet line item | Change in fair  value of hedged  item for  ineffectiveness  assessment | Cash flow reserves or  conversion reserves | |
| Assets | Liabilities |  | Assets | Liabilities | Continuing  hedges | Discontinued  hedges |
| Fair value hedges | 126,665 | 59,837 |  | (5,487) | (3,581) | Loans and advances / Deposits  and Debt securities / Debt  securities issued | (3,232) | — | — |
| Interest rate risk | 121,605 | 53,239 |  | (5,069) | (3,428) |  | (2,397) | — | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 2,792 | 1,040 |  | (284) | — |  | (7) | — | — |
| Interest and Exchange rate  risk | 2,126 | 5,558 |  | (134) | (153) |  | (826) | — | — |
| Inflation risk | — | — |  | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Credit risk | 142 | — |  | — | — |  | (2) | — | — |
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| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  | 475 | (3,353) | (225) |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,458 | (2,973) | (75) |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,764) | (88) | (2) |
| Interest and Exchange rate  risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 | (309) | 1 |
| Inflation risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | (258) | 14 | (149) |
| Equity risk |  |  |  |  |  |  | — | 3 | — |
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| Net foreign investments  hedges | 22,614 | — |  |  |  |  | 2,467 | (6,750) | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 22,614 | — |  |  |  |  | 2,467 | (6,750) | — |
|  | 149,279 | 59,837 |  | (5,487) | (3,581) |  | (290) | (10,103) | (225) |

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The cumulative amount of adjustments of the fair value hedging

instruments that remain in the balance for hedges items that are

no longer adjusted by profit and loss of coverage as at 31

December 2024 is EUR 775 losses (EUR 1,006 million  losses and

EUR  756 million  profits in 2023 and 2022, respectively).

The net impact of the hedges are shown in the following table:

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| 31 December 2024 | | | | |
| Earnings/  (losses)  recognised in  another  cumulative  overall result | Ineffective  recognised  in the  income  statement | Line of the income  statement that includes the  ineffectiveness of cash  flows | Reclassified amount of reserves to the income  statement due to: | |
| Cover transaction  affecting the income  statement | Line of the income  statement that  includes reclassified  items |
| Fair value hedges |  | 22 | Gains or losses financial  assets/liabilities |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  | 30 | — |  |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  | (17) | — |  |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk |  | 9 | — |  |  |
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| Cash flow hedges | 558 | (6) | — | (1,256) | Interest margin/Gains  or losses financial  assets/liabilities |
| Interest rate risk | 163 | (12) | — | (1,166) |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 312 | 20 | — | 319 |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 155 | (14) | — | (340) |  |
| Inflation risk | (70) | — | — | (69) |  |
| Equity risk | (2) | — | — | 0 |  |
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| Net foreign investments hedges | 420 | — | — | — |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 420 | — |  | — |  |
|  | 978 | 16 |  | (1,256) |  |

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| 31 December 2023 | | | | |
| Earnings/  (losses)  recognised in  another  cumulative  overall result | Ineffective  coverage  recognised  in the  income  statement | Line of the income  statement that includes the  ineffectiveness of cash  flows | Reclassified amount of reserves to the income  statement due to: | |
| Cover transaction  affecting the income  statement | Line of the income  statement that  includes reclassified  items |
| Fair value hedges |  | 59 | Gains or losses financial  assets/liabilities |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  | 72 |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  | (38) |  |  |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk |  | 25 |  |  |  |
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| Cash flow hedges | 2,592 | 4 | Gains or losses financial  assets/liabilities | (2,622) | Interest margin/Gains  or losses financial  assets/liabilities |
| Interest rate risk | 2,179 | 2 |  | (1,647) |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 7 | (1) |  | (416) |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 164 | 2 |  | (431) |  |
| Inflation risk | 233 | 1 |  | (128) |  |
| Equity risk | 9 | — |  | 0 |  |
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| Net foreign investments hedges  hedges | (1,888) | — |  | — |  |
| Exchange rate risk | (1,888) | — |  | — |  |
|  | 704 | 63 |  | (2,622) |  |

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| Fair value hedges |  | 119 | Gains or losses financial  assets/liabilities |  |  |
| Interest rate risk |  | 155 |  |  |  |
| Risk of Exchange rate |  | (16) |  |  |  |
| Risk of interest rate and exchange rate |  | (20) |  |  |  |
| Credit risk |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Cash flow hedges | (3,016) | (45) | Gains or losses financial  assets/liabilities | 1,254 | Interest margin/Gains  or losses financial  assets/liabilities |
| Interest rate risk | (2,458) | 1 |  | (370) |  |
| Exchange rate risk | (178) | (10) |  | 2,130 |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | (638) | (39) |  | 587 |  |
| Inflation risk | 258 | 3 |  | (1,093) |  |
| Equity risk | 0 | — |  | — |  |
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| Net foreign investments  hedges | (2,467) | — |  | — |  |
| Exchange rate risk | (2,467) | — |  | — |  |
|  | (5,483) | 74 |  | 1,254 |  |

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The following table shows the movement in the impact of equity

for the year:

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| EUR million | |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Balance at beginning of year | (9,424) | (9,187) | (4,559) |
| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |
| Interest rate risk | 163 | 2,179 | (2,458) |
| Amounts transferred to income  statements | 1,166 | 1,647 | 370 |
| Gain or loss in value CFE - recognized in  equity | (1,003) | 532 | (2,828) |
| Exchange rate risk | 312 | 7 | (178) |
| Amounts transferred to income  statements | (319) | 416 | (2,130) |
| Gain or loss in value CFE - recognized in  equity | 631 | (409) | 1,952 |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 155 | 164 | (638) |
| Amounts transferred to income  statements | 340 | 431 | (587) |
| Gain or loss in value CFE - recognized in  equity | (185) | (267) | (51) |
| Inflation risk | (70) | 233 | 258 |
| Amounts transferred to income  statements | 69 | 128 | 1,093 |
| Gain or loss in value CFE - recognized in  equity | (139) | 105 | (835) |
| Equity risk | (2) | 9 | 0 |
| Amounts transferred to income  statements | — | — | — |
| Gain or loss in value CFE - recognized in  equity | (2) | 9 | — |
| Net foreign investments hedges |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 420 | (1,888) | (2,467) |
| Amounts transferred to income  statements | — | — | — |
| Gain or loss in value CFE - recognized in  equity | 420 | (1,888) | (2,467) |
| Minorities, taxes and others | 146 | (941) | 855 |
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| Balance at end of year | (8,300) | (9,424) | (9,187) |

37. Discontinued operations

No operations were discontinued in 2024, 2023 or  2022 .

38. Interest income

Interest and similar income in the consolidated income statement

comprises the interest accruing in the year on all financial assets

with an implicit or explicit return, calculated by applying the

effective interest method, irrespective of measurement at fair

value; and the rectifications of income as a result of hedge

accounting. Interest is recognised gross, without deducting any tax

withheld at source.

The detail of the main interest and similar income items earned in

2024, 2023 and  2022 is as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Loans and advances, central banks | 1,728 | 1,959 | 1,606 |
| Loans and advances, credit institutions | 6,620 | 5,361 | 2,186 |
| Debt instruments | 16,120 | 14,501 | 10,416 |
| Loans and advances, customers | 77,781 | 70,619 | 54,110 |
| Other interestA | 10,486 | 12,812 | 3,112 |
|  | 112,735 | 105,252 | 71,430 |

A. Mainly include the rectification of income originating from accounting hedges

as well as interest on balances in central banks and on demand credit

institutions.

Most of the interest and similar income was generated by the

Group’s financial assets that are measured either at amortised cost

or at fair value through other comprehensive income.

39. Interest expense

Interest expense and similar charges in the consolidated income

statement includes the interest accruing in the year on all financial

liabilities with an implicit or explicit return, including remuneration

in kind, calculated by applying the effective interest method,

irrespective of measurement at fair value; the rectifications of cost

as a result of hedge accounting; and the interest cost attributable

to provisions recorded for pensions.

The detail of the main items of interest expense and similar

charges accrued in  2024,  2023  and  2022  is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Central banks deposits | 1,745 | 2,178 | 706 |
| Credit institution deposits | 7,638 | 7,172 | 2,784 |
| Customer deposits | 36,465 | 33,238 | 16,994 |
| Debt securities issued and subordinated  liabilities | 14,774 | 12,751 | 8,464 |
| Marketable debt securities | 13,377 | 11,702 | 7,472 |
| Subordinated liabilities (note 23) | 1,397 | 1,049 | 992 |
| Provisions for pensions (note 25) | 106 | 94 | 100 |
| Lease Liabilities | 126 | 130 | 116 |
| Other interest expense | 5,213 | 6,428 | 3,647 |
|  | 66,067 | 61,991 | 32,811 |

Most of the interest expense and similar charges was generated by

the Group’s financial liabilities that are measured at amortised

cost.

Annual report 2024732

40. Dividend income

Dividend income includes the dividends and payments on equity

instruments out of profits generated by investees after the

acquisition of the equity interest.

The detail of income from dividends as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Dividend income classified as: |  |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 522 | 415 | 366 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 71 | 68 | 35 |
| Financial assets at fair value through  other comprehensive income | 121 | 88 | 87 |
|  | 714 | 571 | 488 |

41. Commission income

Commission income comprises the amount of all fees and

commissions accruing in favour of the Group in the year, except

those that form an integral part of the effective interest rate on

financial instruments.

The detail of fee and commission income is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Coming from collection and payment  services |  |  |  |
| Bills | 220 | 232 | 245 |
| Demand accounts | 1,504 | 1,457 | 1,526 |
| Cards | 4,207 | 4,278 | 4,012 |
| Orders | 704 | 698 | 625 |
| Cheques and other | 138 | 128 | 172 |
|  | 6,773 | 6,793 | 6,580 |
| Coming from non-banking financial  products |  |  |  |
| Investment funds | 1,462 | 1,092 | 1,017 |
| Pension funds | 194 | 178 | 167 |
| Insurance | 2,923 | 2,715 | 2,743 |
|  | 4,579 | 3,985 | 3,927 |
| Coming from Securities services |  |  |  |
| Securities underwriting and placement | 598 | 511 | 438 |
| Securities trading | 472 | 348 | 339 |
| Administration and custody | 370 | 354 | 321 |
| Asset management | 254 | 341 | 446 |
|  | 1,694 | 1,554 | 1,544 |
| Other |  |  |  |
| Foreign exchange | 907 | 846 | 822 |
| Financial guarantees | 562 | 486 | 433 |
| Commitment fees | 542 | 549 | 506 |
| Other fees and commissions | 2,545 | 2,108 | 2,055 |
|  | 4,556 | 3,989 | 3,816 |
|  | 17,602 | 16,321 | 15,867 |

42. Commission expense

Commission expense shows the amount of all fees and

commissions paid or payable by the Group in the year, except those

that form an integral part of the effective interest rate on financial

instruments.

The detail of commission expense is as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Commissions assigned to third parties | 2,686 | 2,644 | 2,554 |
| Cards | 1,854 | 1,891 | 1,872 |
| By collection and return of effects | 30 | 24 | 18 |
| Other fees assigned | 802 | 729 | 664 |
| Other commissions paid | 1,906 | 1,620 | 1,523 |
| Brokerage fees on lending and deposit  transactions | 84 | 105 | 77 |
| Sales of insurance and pension funds | 459 | 358 | 340 |
| Other fees and commissions | 1,363 | 1,157 | 1,106 |
|  | 4,592 | 4,264 | 4,077 |

43. Gains or losses on financial assets

and liabilities

The following information is presented below regarding the gains

or losses recorded for financial assets or liabilities:

a) Breakdown

The detail, by origin, of Gains/losses on financial assets and

liabilities:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and  liabilities not measured at fair value  through profit or loss, net | (114) | 96 | 149 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | (190) | (3) | 34 |
| Other financial assets and liabilities | 76 | 99 | 115 |
| Of which debt instruments | 53 | 51 | 122 |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and  liabilities held for trading, netA | 1,459 | 2,322 | 842 |
| Gains or losses on non-trading  financial assets and liabilities  mandatory at fair value through profit  or loss | 495 | 204 | 162 |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and  liabilities measured at fair value  through profit or loss, netA | 691 | (93) | 968 |
| Gains or losses from hedge accounting,  net | 16 | 63 | 74 |
|  | 2,547 | 2,592 | 2,195 |

A. Includes the net result obtained by transactions with debt securities, equity

instruments, derivatives and short positions included in this portfolio when the

Group jointly manages its risk in these instruments.

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As explained in note 44, the above breakdown should be analysed

in conjunction with the 'Exchange differences, net':

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Exchange differences, net | (274) | 41 | (542) |

b) Financial assets and liabilities at fair value

through profit or loss

The detail of the amount of the asset balances is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Loans and receivables: | 72,931 | 51,072 | 44,962 |
| Central banks | 12,966 | 17,717 | 11,595 |
| Credit institutions | 27,722 | 14,520 | 17,175 |
| Customers | 32,243 | 18,835 | 16,192 |
| Debt instruments | 85,990 | 66,079 | 45,079 |
| Equity instruments | 21,277 | 19,125 | 13,777 |
| Derivatives | 64,100 | 56,328 | 67,002 |
|  | 244,298 | 192,604 | 170,820 |

Grupo Santander mitigates and reduces this exposure as follows:

• With respect to derivatives, the Group has entered into

framework agreements with a large number of credit institutions

and customers for the netting-off of asset positions and the

provision of collateral for non-payment.

At 31 December  2024  the exposure to credit risk of the

derivatives presented in the balance sheet is not significant

because they are subject to netting and collateral agreements

(see note 2.f).

• Loans and advances to credit institutions and Loans and advances

includes reverse repos amounting to EUR  65,253  million at 31

December 2024 .

Also, mortgage-backed assets totalled EUR 1,703 million.

• Debt instruments include EUR 68,506 million of Spanish and

foreign government securities.

At 31 December 2024 the amount of the change in the year in

the fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or

loss attributable to variations in their credit risk (spread) was not

material.

The detail of the amount of the liability balances is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Deposits | 87,374 | 80,503 | 62,620 |
| Central banks | 15,074 | 9,017 | 7,497 |
| Credit institutions | 27,909 | 19,597 | 11,754 |
| Customer | 44,391 | 51,889 | 43,369 |
| Marketable debt securities | 7,554 | 5,371 | 5,427 |
| Short positions | 35,830 | 26,174 | 22,515 |
| Derivatives | 57,753 | 50,589 | 64,891 |
| Other financial liabilities | — | — | — |
|  | 188,511 | 162,637 | 155,453 |

At 31 December  2024, the amount of the change in the fair value

of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss attributable

to changes in their credit risk during the year is not material.

In relation to liabilities designated at fair value through profit or

loss where it has been determined at initial recognition that the

credit risk is recorded in accumulated 'Other comprehensive

income' (see 'Statement of recognised income and expense') the

amount that the Group would be contractually obliged to pay on

maturity of these liabilities at 31 December  2024  is EUR 1,851

million higher than their carrying amount (EUR 866 million higher

at 31 December 2023 and EUR 1,044 million higher at 31

December 2022), no significant impact on results as its fair value is

covered by hedging operations.

Within Deposits, there are repurchase agreements amounting to

EUR 58,569 million at 31 December 2024.

44. Exchange differences, net

Exchange differences shows basically the gains or losses on

currency dealings, the differences that arise on translations of

monetary items in foreign currencies to the functional currency.

Grupo Santander manages the currencies to which it is exposed

together with the arrangement of derivative instruments and,

accordingly, the changes in this line item should be analysed

together with those recognised under 'Gains/losses on financial

assets and liabilities' (see note 43).

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expenses

Other operating income and Other operating expenses in the

consolidated income statements include:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Other operating income | 803 | 1,104 | 1,510 |
| Non- financial services | 654 | 752 | 770 |
| Other operating income | 149 | 352 | 740 |
| Other operating expense | (2,324) | (2,827) | (2,803) |
| Non-financial services | (498) | (674) | (661) |
| Other operating expense: | (1,826) | (2,153) | (2,142) |
| Of which, credit institutions deposit  guarantee fund and single resolution  fund | (536) | (1,119) | (1,258) |
|  | (1,521) | (1,723) | (1,293) |

In the 2024 financial year, it has been decided that there will be no

contribution in Spain to the Single Resolution Fund, as well as a

decrease in the contribution to the Deposit Guarantee Fund, by the

Single Resolution Board (SRB) and the Deposit Guarantee Fund

Management Committee, respectively.

The amount of the Group recognises in relation to income from

sub-leases of rights of use is not material.

46.  Staff costs

a) Breakdown

The detail of Staff costs is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Wages and salaries | 10,923 | 10,351 | 9,563 |
| Social Security costs | 1,714 | 1,637 | 1,441 |
| Additions to provisions for defined benefit  pension plans (note 25) | 46 | 42 | 65 |
| Contributions to defined contribution  pension funds | 357 | 310 | 296 |
| Other Staff costs | 1,288 | 1,386 | 1,182 |
|  | 14,328 | 13,726 | 12,547 |

b) Headcount

The number of employees of Grupo Santander at 31 December

2024,  2023 and 2022 is  206,753 ,  212,764  and 206,462 ,

respectively. For the years 2024, 2023 and 2022 the average

number of employees of the Group is 209,371 , 211,135  and

201,516  , respectively, being the average number of employees of

Banco Santander, S.A.  23,839 ,  24,061 and 23,410, of which  15 ,  16

and 17 a re executive directors and Senior management,

respectively.

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The functional breakdown (final employment), by gender, at 31

December  2024  is as follows:

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|  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared |  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared |  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared |
| Europe | 959 | 443 | — | 1 |  | 8,850 | 5,096 | 1 | 6 |  | 32,654 | 39,201 | 3 | 37 |
| North America | 198 | 72 | — | — |  | 3,881 | 2,622 | — | 3 |  | 15,047 | 19,571 | 2 | 3 |
| South America | 299 | 146 | — | — |  | 3,982 | 2,996 | — | 1 |  | 32,507 | 38,172 | — | — |
|  | 1,456 | 661 | — | 1 |  | 16,713 | 10,714 | 1 | 10 |  | 80,208 | 96,944 | 5 | 40 |

A. Senior Executives includes employees with job profiles under the following harmonized management levels: Senior Executive VP. Executive VP and VP.

B. Other Executives includes Directors, Mangers, Experts and Branch Managers.

The same information, expressed in percentage terms at 31

December  2024 is as follows:

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|  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared |  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared |  | Men | Women | Others | Not  declared |
| Europe | 68% | 32% | 0% | 0% |  | 63% | 37% | 0% | 0% |  | 45% | 55% | 0% | 0% |
| North America | 73% | 27% | 0% | 0% |  | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |  | 43% | 57% | 0% | 0% |
| South America | 67% | 33% | 0% | 0% |  | 57% | 43% | 0% | 0% |  | 46% | 54% | 0% | 0% |
|  | 69% | 31% | 0% | 0% |  | 61% | 39% | 0% | 0% |  | 45% | 55% | 0% | 0% |

A. Senior Executives includes employees with job profiles under the following harmonized management levels: Senior Executive VP. Executive VP and VP.

B. Other Executives includes Directors, Mangers, Experts and Branch Managers.

The labour relations between employees and the various Group

companies are governed by the related collective agreements or

similar regulations.

The number of employees in the Group with disabilities,

distributed by professional categories, at 31 December  2024, is as

follows:

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| 2024 | |
| Senior executives | 16 |
| Other executives | 267 |
| Other employees | 4,545 |
|  | 4,828 |

A. An employee with disabilities is considered to be a person who is recognised by

the State or the company in each jurisdiction where the Group operates and that

entitles them to receive direct monetary assistance, or other types of aid such

as, for example, reduction of their taxes. In the case of Spain, employees with

disabilities have been considered to be those with a degree of disabilities

greater than or equal to 33% .

The number of Group employees with disabilities at 2023  and

2022, was 4,701 and 4,114 , respectively.

Likewise, the average number of employees of Banco Santander,

S.A. with disabilities, equal to or greater than 33%, during 2024

was  435 (428 and  331 employees during 2023 and 2022 ). At the

end of fiscal year  2024, there were  432 employees (436 and 444

employees at 31 December, 2023 and 2022, respectively).

c) Share-based payments

The main share-based payments granted by the Group in force at

31 December,  2024, 2023 and   2022 are described below.

i. Bank

The variable remuneration policy for the Bank’s executive directors

and certain executive personnel of the Bank and of other Group

companies includes Bank share-based payments, the

implementation of which requires, in conformity with the law and

the Bank’s Bylaws, specific resolutions to be adopted by the

general meeting.

Were it necessary or advisable for legal, regulatory or other similar

reasons, the delivery mechanisms described below may be

adapted in specific cases without altering the maximum number of

shares linked to the plan or the essential conditions to which the

delivery thereof is subject.

These adaptations may involve replacing the delivery of shares

with the delivery of cash amounts of an equal value.

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The plans that include share-based payments are as follows:

(i) Deferred and Conditional Variable Remuneration Plan;

(ii) Deferred Multiyear Objectives Variable Remuneration Plan;

(iii) Digital Transformation Award, (iv) Digital Transformation

Award 2022, Digital Transformation Award 2023 and (vi) Digital

Transformation Award 2024. The characteristics of the plans are

set forth below:

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| Deferred  variable  remuneration  systems | Description and plan beneficiaries | Conditions | Calculation Base |
| (i) Deferred and  conditional  variable  remuneration  plan (2015,  2016, 2017,  2018, 2019,  2020, 2021,  2022, 2023 and  2024) | The purpose of these cycles is to  defer a portion of the variable  remuneration of the beneficiaries  over a period of  three years  for the  sixth cycles, over three  or  five years  for the fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth,  tenth and eleventh cycles, and over  four  or five years for the twelfth  cycle, for it to be paid, where  appropriate, in cash and in  Santander shares. The other portion  of the variable remuneration is also  to be paid in cash and Santander  shares, upon commencement of the  cycles, in accordance with the rules  set forth below.  Beneficiaries:  • Executive directors and certain  executives (including senior  management) and employees  who assume risk, who perform  control functions or receive an  overall remuneration which puts  them on the same remuneration  level as executives and employees  who assume risks (fifth cycle)  • In the case of the sixth, seventh,  eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh  twelfth, thirteenth cycle and  fourteenth, the beneficiaries are  Material Risk Takers (Identified  staff) that are not beneficiaries of  the Deferred Multiyear Objectives  Variable Remuneration Plan. | For the fifth and sixth cycles (2015 to 2016), the  accrual of the deferred compensation is conditioned, in  addition to the requirement that the beneficiary  remains in the Group's employ, with the exceptions  included in the plan regulations on none of the  following circumstances existing during the period  prior to each delivery, pursuant to the provisions set  forth in each case in the plan regulations:  • Poor financial performance of the Group.  • Breach by the beneficiary of internal regulations,  including, in particular, those relating to risks.  • Material restatement of the Group's consolidated  financial statements, except when it is required  pursuant to a change in accounting standards.  • Significant changes in the Group’s economic capital  or risk profile  In the case of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,  eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth cycles (2017 to 2022),  the accrual of deferred compensation is conditioned, in  addition to the permanence of the beneficiary in the  Group, with the exceptions contained in the plan's  regulations, to non-occurrence of a poor performance  of the entity as a whole or of a specific division or area  of the entity or of the exposures generated by the  personnel:  i. significant failures in risk management by the  entity , or by a business unit or risk control unit.  ii. the increase suffered by the entity or by a business  unit of its capital needs, not foreseen at the time of  generation of the exposures.  iii. Regulatory sanctions or judicial sentences for  events that could be attributable to the unit or the  personnel responsible for those. Also, the breach of  internal codes of conduct of the entity.  iv. Irregular behaviours, whether individual or  collective, considering in particular the negative  effects derived from the marketing of inappropriate  products and the responsibilities of the persons or  bodies that made those decisions. | Fifth cycle (2015):  • Executive directors and members of the Identified  Staff with total variable remuneration higher than  2.6 million euros:  40%  paid immediately and 60%  deferred over  5 years deferral period.  • Division managers, country heads (of countries  which represent at least 1% of Group's economic  capital), other executives of the Group with a similar  profile and members of the Identified Staff  with  total variable remuneration between  1.7  million  euros ( 1.8 million in fourth cycle) and  2.6 million  euros: 50% paid immediately and 50%  deferred over  5 years  (fifth cycle)  • Other beneficiaries: 60%  paid immediately and 40%  deferred over 3 years .  Sixth cycle (2016):  • 60%  of bonus will be paid immediately and 40%  deferred over a  three years  period.  Seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh cycle (2017,  2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021):  • Beneficiaries of these plans with target total variable  remuneration higher or equal to 2.7 million euros:  40%  paid immediately and 60% deferred over 5  years  • Beneficiaries of these plans with target total variable  remuneration between 1.7  million euros and 2.7  million euros: 50% paid immediately and 50%paid  over 5 years  • Other beneficiaries of these plans: 60% paid  immediately and 40%  deferred over 3 years.  Twelfth (2022), thirteenth (2023) and  fourteenth  (2024) cycle:  • Beneficiaries of these plans with target total variable  remuneration higher or equal to 2.7 million euros:  40% paid immediately and  60%  deferred over  5  years  • Beneficiaries of these plans with target total variable  remuneration between 1.7 million euros and 2.7  million euros:  50% paid immediately and 50%  paid  over 5 years  • Other beneficiaries of these plans: 60%  paid  immediately and 40% deferred over 4 years .  T |

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| (ii)Deferred  Multiyear  Objectives  Variable  Remuneration  Plan (2016,  2017, 2018,  2019, 2020,  2021, 2022,  2023 and 2024) | The aim is simplifying the  remuneration structure, improving  the ex ante risk adjustment and  increasing the impact of the long-  term objectives on the Group’s most  relevant roles. The purpose of these  cycles is to defer a portion of the  variable remuneration of the  beneficiaries over a period of  three  or  five years (four or five years  for  the seventh cycle) for it to be paid,  where appropriate, in cash and in  Santander shares; the other portion  of the variable remuneration is also  to be paid in cash and Santander  shares (regarding the instruments  part, executive directors in the  seventh cycle have the opportunity  to choose all in share options or half  in share options and half in shares),  upon commencement of the cycles,  in accordance with the rules set  forth below. The accrual of the last  third of the deferral (in the case of 3  years deferral), the last 2 fourths (in  the case of 4 years deferral) and the  last three fifths (in the case of 5  years deferral) is also subject to  long-term objectives.  Beneficiaries  Executive directors, senior  management and certain executives  of the Group’s first lines of  responsibility. | In 2016 the accrual is conditioned, in addition to the  permanence of the beneficiary in the Group, with the  exceptions contained in the plan’s regulations, to non-  occurrence of the following circumstances during the  period prior to each of the deliveries in the terms set  forth in each case in the plan’s regulations:  i. Poor performance of the Group.  ii. Breach by the beneficiary of the internal  regulations, including in particular that relating to  risks.  iii. Material restatement of the Group’s consolidated  financial statements, except when appropriate  under a change in accounting regulations.  iv. Significant changes in the Group’s economic capital  or risk profile.  In 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 the accrual is  conditioned, in addition to the beneficiary' permanence  in the Group, with the exceptions contained in the  plan’s regulations, to the non-occurrence of poor  financial performance from the entity as a whole or of  a specific division or area thereof or of the exposures  generated by the personnel, taking into account the  following factors:  v. Significant failures in risk management committed  by the entity, or by a business unit or risk control  unit.  vi. the increase suffered by the entity or by a business  unit of its capital needs, not foreseen at the time of  generation of the exposures.  vii. Regulatory sanctions or court rulings for events  that could be attributable to the unit or the  personnel responsible for those. Also, the breach  of internal codes of conduct of the entity.  viii. Irregular behaviours, whether individual or  collective, considering in particular negative effects  derived from the marketing of inappropriate  products and responsibilities of persons or bodies  that made those decisions.    Paid half in cash and half in shares. In the seventh  cycle, and only for executive directors: half in cash and  25% in share options and 25%  in shares (unless the  director chooses to receive options only). The  maximum number of shares to be delivered is  calculated by taking into account the weighted average  daily volume of weighted average prices for the fifteen  trading sessions prior to the previous Friday (excluding)  on the date on which the board decides the bonus for  the Executive directors of the Bank.  In the eighth cycle, and for all Identified Staff: half in  cash and 25% in shares and 25% in share options, or  half in cash and half in shares, according to each  executive´s choice.  In the ninth cycle, half in cash and  half in shares. | First cycle (2016):  • Executive directors and members of the Identified  Staff with total variable remuneration higher than or  equal to  2.7 million euros:  40%  paid immediately  and  60%  deferred over a  5 years  period.  • Senior managers, country heads of countries  representing at least 1% of the Group´s capital and  other members of the identified staff whose total  variable remuneration is between 1.7 million and  2.7  million euros:  50% paid immediately and 50%  deferred over a  5 years period.  • Other beneficiaries:  60% paid immediately and 40%  deferred over a 3 years period.  The second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth cycles (2017,  2018, 2019,2020 and 2021 respectively) are under the  aforementioned deferral rules, except that the  variable  remuneration considered is the target for each  executive and not the actual award.  In 2016 the metrics for the deferred portion subject to  long-term objectives (last third or last three fifths,  respectively, for the cases of three years  and five years  deferrals) are:  • Earnings per share (EPS) growth in 2018 over 2015.  • Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) in the  2016-2018 period measured against a group of  credit institutions.  • Compliance with the fully-loaded common equity  tier 1 ('CET1') ratio target for financial year 2018.  • Compliance with Grupo Santander’s underlying  return on risk-weighted assets ('RoRWA') growth  target for financial year 2018 compared to financial  year 2015.  In the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth cycle (2017,  2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) the metrics for the  deferred portion subject to long-term objectives (last  third or last three fifths, respectively, for the cases of  three years  and five years  deferrals) are:  • EPS growth in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023  (over 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, for each  respective cycle)  • Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) measured  against a group of  17 credit institutions (second and  third cycles) in the periods 2017-2019 and  2018-2019, respectively, and against a group of 9  entities (fourth, fifth and sixth cycle) for the  2019-2021, 2020-2022 and 2010-2023  period.  • Compliance with the fully-loaded common equity  tier 1 ('CET1') ratio target for financial years 2019,  2020, 2021,2022 and 2023, respectively.  In the seventh (2022), eighth cycle (2023) and ninth  cycle (2024), the metrics for the deferred portion  subject to long-term objectives (two last fourths and  last three fifths, for the cases of four years and five  years deferrals) are:  • Banco Santander's consolidated Return on tangible  equity (RoTE) target in 2024 (7th cycle),  2025 (8th  cycle) and 2026 (9th cycle).  • Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) measured  against a group of 9 credit institutions for the period  2022-2024 (7th cycle), 2023-2025 (8th cycle) and  2024-2026 (9th cycle).  • Progress level  in the  public targets of our  Sustainability agenda. |

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| (iii) Digital  Transformation  Award (2019,  2020 and 2021) | The 2019, 2020 and 2021 Digital  Transformation Incentive (the  'Digital Incentive') is a variable  remuneration system that includes  the delivery of Santander shares and  share options.  The aim of the Digital Incentive is to  attract and retain the critical skill  sets to support and accelerate the  digital transformation of the Group.  By means of this program, the Group  offers a remuneration element  which is competitive with the  remuneration systems offered  by  other market operators who also  compete for digital talent.  The number of beneficiaries is  limited to a maximum of 250  employees and the total amount of  the incentive is limited to 30 million  euros. | The funding of this incentive is subject to meeting  important milestones that are aligned with the Group´s  digital roadmap and have been approved by the board  of directors, taking into account the digitalization  strategy of the Group, with the aim of becoming the  best open, responsible global financial services  platform.  Performance of 2019 incentive was measured based on  achievement of the following milestones: (i) Launch of  a Global Trade Services (GTS) platform; (ii) launch of a  Global Merchant Services (GMS) platform; (iii)  migration of our fully digital bank, OpenBank, to a 'next  generation' platform and launch in  3 markets; (iv)  extension of SuperDigital in Brazil to at least one  other  country; (v) and launch of our international payments  app based on blockchain Pago FX to non-Santander  customers.  The milestones for the 2020 Digital Transformation  Award were: (i) rolling out the global merchant services  (GMS) platform in 3 new geographies, enhancing the  platform functionality and achieving volume targets for  transactions and participating merchants; (ii) doing the  commercial rollout of the global trade services (GTS)  platform in  8  new geographies, enhancing platform  functionality, and achieving  volume targets for on-  boarded clients and monthly active users; (iii)  launching OpenBank in a new market and migrating  the retail banking infrastructure to 'new-mode' bank;  (iv) launch the global platform SuperDigital in at least 4  countries, driving target active user growth; (v)  deploying machine learning across pre-defined  markets for 4 priority use cases, rolling out Conversion  Rate Optimization (Digital marketing) for at least 40  sales programs, delivering profit targets, and driving  reduction of agent handled calls in contact centers; (vi)  successfully implementing initiatives related to on-  board and identity services, common API (application  programming interface) layer, payment hubs, mobile  app for SMEs and virtual assistant services; and (vii)  launching the PagoFX global platform in at least 4  countries.  The milestones for 2021 were: (i)in relation to Pago Nxt  Consumer payment platform: implementation of  Superdigital platform in seven  countries, acquisition of  over 1.5 million active customer base and accelerating  growth through B2B (business to business) and B2B2C  (business to business to customer) partnerships,  acquiring more than 50% of the new customers  through these channels, which are more cost-effective;  (ii)in relation to Digital Consumer Bank: launching  online API for checkout lending in the European Union  and completion of controllable items for Openbank  launch in USA; (iii)in relation to One Santander  strategy: implementation in Europe of One Common  Mobile Experience and, specifically, implementation of  Europe ONE app for individual customers in at least  three of the  four countries by December 2021; and be  among the three-top rated entities in terms of Mobile  NetPromoter Score (Mobile NPS) in at least two of the  four countries by December 2021; (iv) In relation to  cloud adoption: host  75% of migratable virtual  machines on cloud technology (either public cloud or  OHE) by December 2021. For these purposes,  mainframes, physical servers and servers with non-x86  operating systems will be considered non-migratable. | The Digital Incentive is structured 50%  in Santander  shares and 50%  in options over Santander shares,  taking into account the fair value of the option at the  moment in which they are granted. For Material Risk  Takers subject to five years deferrals, the Digital  Incentive (shares and options over shares) shall be  delivered in thirds, on the third, fourth and fifth  anniversary from their granting. For Material Risk  Takers subject to  three years  deferrals and employees  not subject to deferrals, delivery shall be done on the  third anniversary from their granting.  Any delivery of shares, either directly or via exercise of  options overs shares, will be subject generally to the  Group’s general malus  &  clawback provisions as  described in the Group’s remuneration policy and to the  continuity of the beneficiary within the Grupo  Santander. In this regard, the board may define specific  rules for non-Identified Staff.  Vested share options can be exercised until maturity,  with all options lapsing after  ten years (for granting the  2019 incentive) and eight years  (for granting the 2020  and 2021 incentive).  The total achievement for 2021 Digital Incentive was  77.5%  ( 85% en 2020 and 83% en 2019). |

Annual report 2024739

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| (iv) Digital  Transformation  Award (2022) | The board of directors approved the  2022 Digital  Transformation Incentive. It is a variable  remuneration scheme  splits in two  different blocks:  • The first one, with the same  mechanism than previous years,  that delivers Santander shares and  share options if the group hits major  milestones on its digital roadmap. This  is aimed at a group of up to 250  (is  limited to 30  million euros)employees  whose functions are deemed essential  to Santander’s growth.  • And the second one, which delivers  PagoNxt, S.L. RSUs and premium prices  options (PPOs), and is aimed at up to  50  employees (and limited to  15 million  euros) whose roles are considered key  to PagoNxt’s success.  The aim of the Digital Incentive is to  attract and retain the critical skill sets to  support and accelerate the digital  transformation of the Group. By means  of this program, the Group offers a  remuneration element which is  competitive with the remuneration  systems offered  by other market  operators who also compete for digital  talent. | Performance of the first block of the  incentive shall be  measured based on achievement of the following  milestones:  i. Edelweiss: Our Santander future retail architecture  EDELWEISS will mean moving from our current Core  centric banking architecture towards a Customer and  Data-Centric Core supported by lean Record  Processing engines.  ii. Simplification: Speed up the simplification of our  technology platform and business model by Reducing  the total number of applications in production and  reducing number of products in the regions.  iii. Agile: Agile ways of working enable a better and  faster reaction to customers’ needs and is based on a  value-driven delivery that increases efficiency by  reducing time-to-market and development costs, and  increasing quality. People working in Agile are more  collaborative, engaged, empowered and creative.  iv. In Digital Consumer Bank:  a) To create the BNPL platform connected to at least  one merchant in Netherlands and Germany, and to  make sure the platform is ready to connect in Spain.  b) To support the definition of Openbank US’s IT digital  strategy and achieve 2022 milestones in it.  c) To have the new leasing platform connected to  dealers in Italy.  d) To expand the Wabi B2B online business to  Germany. To execute the first B2B deal with an  Original Equipment Manufacturer or mobility player in  at least one country. To expand coches.com business  and platform to Portugal.  And in regard to the second block of digital incentive:  the consolidation of PagoNxt Core Perimeter. | The first block of thee Digital Incentive is structured  50%  in Santander shares and  50%  in options over  Santander shares, taking into account the fair value  of the option at the moment in which they are  granted. For Material Risk Takers subject to  five  years deferrals, the Digital Incentive (shares and  options over shares) shall be delivered in thirds, on  the third, fourth and fifth anniversary from their  granting. For Material Risk Takers subject to three  years  deferrals and employees not subject to  deferrals, delivery shall be done on the third  anniversary from their granting.  Any delivery of shares, either directly or via exercise  of options overs shares, will be subject generally to  the Group’s general malus & clawback provisions as  described in the Group’s remuneration policy and to  the continuity of the beneficiary within the Grupo  Santander. In this regard, the board may define  specific rules for non-Identified Staff.  Vested share options can be exercised until maturity,  with all options lapsing after ten years.  The total achievement for 2022 Digital Incentive  was 96.5% .  The second block of Digital Incentive is structures in  restricted stock units (RSUs) and premium priced  Options (PPOs) of PagoNxt S.L. in a percentage  determined by the internal category of the  beneficiary. The total achievement for 2022 was  100%. |

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| (iv) Digital  Transformation  Award (2023) | The board of directors approved the  2023 Digital  Transformation Incentive. It is a variable  remuneration scheme  which delivers  PagoNxt, S.L. RSUs and premium prices  options (PPOs), and is aimed at up to  50  employees (and limited to  15 million  euros) whose roles are considered key  to PagoNxt’s success.  With this program, the Group offers a  remuneration element which is  competitive with the remuneration  systems offered  by other market  operators who also compete for digital  talent. | And the performance conditions were focus on key  digital projects related with PagoNxt's main  businesses (Trade, Merchant and Payments) in its core  geographies. | This incentive  is structures in restricted stock units  (RSUs) and premium priced Options (PPOs) of  PagoNxt S.L. in a percentage determined by the  internal category of the beneficiary. The average  achievement for 2023 was 88%. |

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| (iv) Digital  Transformation  Award (2024) | The board of directors approved the  2024 Digital  Transformation Incentive. It is a variable  remuneration scheme  which delivers  PagoNxt, S.L. RSUs, and is aimed at  approximately  to 50 employees whose  roles are considered key to PagoNxt’s  success.  With this program, the Group offers a  remuneration element which is  competitive with the remuneration  systems offered  by other market  operators who also compete for digital  talent. | And the performance conditions were focus on key  digital projects related with PagoNxt's main  businesses (Trade, Merchant and Payments) in its core  geographies. | This incentive  is structures in restricted stock units  (RSUs) of PagoNxt S.L. in a percentage determined  by the internal category of the beneficiary. The  average achievement for 2024 was 77%. |

Annual report 2024740

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ii. Santander UK plc

The long-term incentive plans on shares of the Bank granted by

management of Santander UK plc to its employees are as follows:

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|  | Number of  shares (in  thousand) | Exercise  price in  pounds  sterlingA | Year  granted | Employee  group | Number  of  personsB | Date of  commencement  of exercise  period | Date of  expiry of  exercise  period |
| Plans outstanding at 01/01/2022 | 25,936 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Options granted (sharesave) | 13,068 | 1.89 | 2022 | Employees | 4,362 | 01/11/22 | 01/11/25 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 01/11/22 | 01/11/27 |
| Options exercised | (242) | 1.69 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Options cancelled (net) or not exercised | (8,774) | 2.59 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Plans outstanding at 31/12/2022 | 29,988 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Options granted (sharesave) | 7,175 | 2.78 | 2023 | Employees | 4,752 | 01/11/23 | 01/11/26 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 01/11/23 | 01/11/28 |
| Options exercised | (5,980) | 1.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Options cancelled (net) or not exercised | (4,044) | 2.53 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Plans outstanding at 31/12/2023 | 27,139 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Options granted (sharesave) | 4,991 | 3.36 | 2024 | Employees | 4,107 | 01/11/24 | 01/11/27 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 01/11/24 | 01/11/29 |
| Options exercised | (4,004) | 2.29 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Options cancelled (net) or not exercised | (2,437) | 2.37 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Plans outstanding at 31/12/2024 | 25,689 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

A. At  31 December, 2024 , 2023 and 2022, the euro/pound sterling exchange rate was 1.2099,  1.1525 and 1.1277  , respectively.

B. Number of accounts/contracts. A single employee may have more than one account/contract.

In 2008 the Group launched a voluntary savings scheme for

Santander UK employees (Sharesave Scheme) whereby employees

who join the scheme see deducted between GBP 5 and GBP 500

from their net monthly pay over a period of three  or five years. At

the end of the chosen period, the employee may choose between

collecting the amount contributed, the interest accrued and a

bonus (tax-exempt in the United Kingdom) or exercising options on

shares of the Bank in an amount equal to the sum of such three

amounts at a fixed price. The exercise price will be the result of

reducing by up to 20% the average purchase and sale prices of the

Bank shares in the three trading sessions prior to the approval of

the scheme by the UK tax authorities (HMRC). This approval must

be received within 21 to 41 days following the publication of the

Group’s results for the first half of the year. This scheme was

approved by the Board of Directors, at the proposal of the

appointments and remuneration committee, and, since it involved

the delivery of Bank shares, its application was authorized by the

Annual General Meeting held on June 21, 2008. Also, the scheme

was authorized by the UK tax authorities (HMRC) and commenced

in September 2008. In subsequent years, at the Annual General

Meetings held on June 19, 2009, June 11, 2010, June 17, 2011,

March 30, 2012, March 22, 2013, March 28, 2014, March 27, 2015,

March 18, 2016, April 7, 2017, March 23, 2018, April 12, 2019,

April 3, 2020 and March 26, 2021, respectively, the shareholders

approved the application of schemes previously approved by the

board and with similar features to the scheme approved in 2008.

iii. Fair value

The fair value of the performance share plans was calculated as

follows:

a) Deferred variable compensation plan linked to multi-

year objectives 2022, 2023  and 2024:

The Group calculates at the grant date the fair value of the plan

based on the valuation report of an independent expert, Willis

Towers Watson. According to the design of the plan for 2022, 2023

and  2024 and the levels of achievement of similar plans in

comparable entities, it has been considered that the fair value is

70%.

b) Santander UK sharesave plans:

The fair value of each option at the date of grant is estimated using

an analytical model that also reflects the correlation between EUR

and GBP. This model uses assumptions on the share price, the EUR/

GBP FX rate, the EUR/GBP risk-free interest rate, dividend yields,

the expected volatilities of both the underlying shares and EUR/

GBP for the expected lives of options granted. The weighted

average grant-date fair value of options granted during the year

was GBP 0.23 (GBP 0.33 and GBP 0.23 reported in 2023 and 2022,

respectively).

Annual report 2024741

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47.  Other general administrative

expenses

a) Breakdown

The detail of Other general administrative expenses is as follows:

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| Technology and systems | 2,622 | 2,471 | 2,473 |
| Property, fixtures and supplies  (note 2.k) | 846 | 818 | 804 |
| Technical reports | 737 | 809 | 785 |
| Advertising | 540 | 603 | 559 |
| Taxes other than income tax | 556 | 570 | 559 |
| Communications | 404 | 414 | 410 |
| Surveillance and cash courier services | 345 | 337 | 336 |
| Per diems and travel expenses | 239 | 218 | 163 |
| Insurance premiums | 102 | 95 | 108 |
| Other administrative expenses | 2,021 | 2,180 | 2,174 |
|  | 8,412 | 8,515 | 8,371 |

The payments associated with short-term leases (leases less than

or equal to 12 months) and leases of low-value assets, that the

Group recognises as an expense in the income statement is not

material.

b) Technical reports and other

Technical reports includes the fees from the various Group

companies (detailed in the accompanying appendices) for the

services provided by their respective auditors, the detail being as

follows:

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| Audit | 120.1 | 117.5 | 115.4 |
| Audit-related services | 13.6 | 8.6 | 6.4 |
| Tax services | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| All other | 7.4 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| Total | 142.0 | 133.6 | 127.1 |

The audit services and main non-audit services included for each

item in the above breakdown are detailed as follows:

• Audit services: audit of the individual and consolidated financial

statements of Banco Santander and its subsidiaries (which PwC

or another network firm is the external auditor); audit of the

interim consolidated financial statements of Banco Santander;

integrated audits prepared in order to file the Form 20-F  with

the SEC  and the internal control audits (SOx) for required

Group's entities; limited reviews of financial statements; and

regulatory reports required to the external auditors on Group's

entities.

• Audit-related services: issuance of comfort letters, verification

services of financial and non-financial information required by

regulators, and other reviews of documentation to be submitted

to domestic or foreign authorities that, due to their nature, are

typically provided by the external auditor.

• Tax services: tax compliance and advisory services provided to

Group companies mainly outside Spain, which have no direct

effect on the audited financial statements and are permitted in

accordance with the applicable independence regulations.

• Other services: agreed-upon procedure reports, assurance

reports and special reports performed under the accepted

profession's standards; as well as other reports required by the

regulators.

The 'Audit' heading includes the fees for the year's audit,

regardless of the date the audit was completed. Any subsequent

adjustments, which are not significant, and for purposes of

comparison, are shown in this note for each year. The fees

corresponding to the rest of the services are shown by reference to

when the audit committee approved them.

The services commissioned from the Group's auditors meet the

independence requirements under applicable European and

Spanish law, the SEC rules and the Public Company Accounting

Oversight Board (PCAOB), applicable to the Group, and they did not

involve in any case the performance of any work that is

incompatible with the auditor's role.

Lastly, the Group commissioned services from audit firms other

than PwC amounting to EUR 206.2 million in 2024 (EUR

174.1 million and EUR 185.5 million  in 2023 and 2022,

respectively).

c) Number of branches

The number of offices according to their geographical location at

31 December  2024 ,  2023 and 2022   is as follows:

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| Spain | 1,877 | 1,924 | 1,966 |
| Group | 6,134 | 6,594 | 7,053 |
|  | 8,011 | 8,518 | 9,019 |

Annual report 2024742

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48. Gains or losses on non financial

assets, net

The detail of Gains/ (losses) on disposal of assets not classified as

non-current assets held for sale is as follows:

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| Gains |  |  |  |
| Tangible and intangible assets | 47 | 53 | 56 |
| Investments | 360 | 285 | 5 |
|  | 407 | 338 | 61 |
| Losses |  |  |  |
| Tangible and intangible assets | (36) | (25) | (49) |
| Investments | (4) | — | — |
|  | (40) | (25) | (49) |
|  | 367 | 313 | 12 |

49. Gains or losses on non-current

assets held for sale not classified as

discontinued operations

The detail of Gains/(losses) on non-current assets held for sale not

classified as discontinued operations is as follows:

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| EUR million | | | |
| Net balance | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Tangible assets | (24) | (20) | 7 |
| Impairment (note 12) | (92) | (51) | (94) |
| Gain (loss) on sale (note 12) | 68 | 31 | 101 |
| Other gains and other losses | (3) | — | — |
|  | (27) | (20) | 7 |

50. Fair value of financial instruments

a) Details

The following table summarises the fair values, at the end of each

of the years indicated, of the financial assets and liabilities listed

below, classified according to the different valuation

methodologies used by the Group to determine their fair value:

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|  | Published  price  quotations  in active  markets  (level 1) | Internal  Models  (level 2  and 3) | Total | Published  price  quotations  in active  markets  (level 1) | Internal  Models  (level 2  and 3) | Total | Published  price  quotations  in active  markets  (level 1) | Internal  Models  (level 2  and 3) | Total |
| Financial assets held for trading | 88,147 | 142,106 | 230,253 | 67,842 | 109,079 | 176,921 | 45,014 | 111,104 | 156,118 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at  fair value through profit or loss | 2,037 | 4,093 | 6,130 | 1,765 | 4,145 | 5,910 | 1,800 | 3,913 | 5,713 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value  through profit or loss | 2,744 | 5,171 | 7,915 | 2,746 | 7,027 | 9,773 | 1,976 | 7,013 | 8,989 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | 67,680 | 22,218 | 89,898 | 64,631 | 18,677 | 83,308 | 64,216 | 21,023 | 85,239 |
| Hedging derivatives (assets) | — | 5,672 | 5,672 | — | 5,297 | 5,297 | — | 8,069 | 8,069 |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 29,974 | 122,177 | 152,151 | 20,298 | 101,972 | 122,270 | 16,237 | 98,948 | 115,185 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value  through profit or loss | — | 36,360 | 36,360 | 25 | 40,342 | 40,367 | 212 | 40,056 | 40,268 |
| Hedging derivatives (liabilities) | — | 4,752 | 4,752 | — | 7,656 | 7,656 | — | 9,228 | 9,228 |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | — | 17,829 | 17,829 | — | 17,799 | 17,799 | — | 16,426 | 16,426 |

Grupo Santander  has developed a formal process for the

systematic valuation and management of financial instruments,

which has been implemented worldwide across all the  Group’s

units. The governance scheme for this process distributes

responsibilities between  two independent divisions: Treasury

(development, marketing and daily management of financial

products) and Risk (on a periodic basis, validation of pricing models

and daily risk certification of market data, computation of risk

metrics, new transaction approval policies, management control

of market risk and implementation of fair value adjustment

policies).

The approval of new products follows a sequence of steps

(request, development, validation, integration in corporate

systems and quality assurance) before the product is brought into

production. This process ensures that pricing systems have been

properly reviewed and are stable before they are used.

The following subsections set forth the most important products

and families of derivatives, and the related valuation techniques

and inputs, by asset class:

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Interest rate and inflation

The fixed income asset class includes basic instruments such as

interest rate forwards, interest rate swaps and cross currency

swaps, which are valued using the net present value of the

estimated future cash flows discounted taking into account basis

(swap and cross currency spreads) determined on the basis of the

payment frequency and currency of each leg of the derivative.

Vanilla options, including caps, floors and swaptions, are priced

using the Black-Scholes model, which is one of the benchmark

industry models. More exotic derivatives are priced using more

complex models which are generally accepted as standard across

institutions.

These pricing models are fed with observable market data such as

deposit interest rates, futures rates, cross currency swap and

constant maturity swap rates, and basis spreads, on the basis of

which different yield curves, depending on the payment frequency,

and discounting curves are calculated for each currency. In the case

of options, implied volatilities are also used as model inputs. These

volatilities are observable in the market for cap and floor options

and swaptions, and interpolation and extrapolation of volatilities

from the quoted ranges are carried out using generally accepted

industry models. The pricing of more exotic derivatives may require

the use of non-observable data or parameters, such as correlation

(among interest rates and cross-asset), mean reversion rates and

prepayment rates, which are usually defined from historical data or

through calibration.

Inflation-related assets include zero-coupon or year-on-year

inflation-linked bonds and swaps, valued with the present value

method using forward estimation and discounting. Derivatives on

inflation indices are priced using standard or more complex

internal models. Valuation inputs of these models consider

inflation-linked swap spreads observable in the market and

estimations of inflation seasonality, on the basis of which a

forward inflation curve is calculated. Also, implied volatilities taken

from zero-coupon and year-on-year inflation options are also

inputs for the pricing of more complex derivatives.

Equity and foreign exchange

The most important products in these asset classes are forward

and futures contracts; they also include vanilla, listed and OTC

(Over-The-Counter) derivatives on single underlying assets and

baskets of assets. Vanilla options are priced using the standard

Black-Scholes model and more exotic derivatives involving forward

returns, average performance, or digital, barrier or callable

features are priced using generally accepted industry models or

internal models, as appropriate. For derivatives on illiquid stocks,

hedging takes into account the liquidity constraints in models.

The inputs of equity models consider yield curves, spot prices,

dividends, asset funding costs (repo margin spreads), implied

volatilities, correlation among equity stocks and indices, and cross-

asset correlation. Implied volatilities are obtained from market

quotes of European and American-style vanilla call and put

options. Various interpolation and extrapolation techniques are

used to obtain continuous volatility for illiquid stocks. Dividends

are usually estimated for the mid and long term. Correlations are

implied, when possible, from market quotes of correlation-

dependent products. In all other cases, proxies are used for

correlations between benchmark underlyings or correlations are

obtained from historical data.

The inputs of foreign exchange models include the yield curve for

each currency, the spot foreign exchange rate, the implied

volatilities and the correlation among assets of this class.

Volatilities are obtained from European call and put options which

are quoted in markets as of-the-money, risk reversal or butterfly

options. Illiquid currency pairs are usually handled by using the

data of the liquid pairs from which the illiquid currency can be

derived. For more exotic products, unobservable model parameters

may be estimated by fitting to reference prices provided by other

non-quoted market sources.

Credit

The most common instrument in this asset class is the credit

default swap (CDS), which is used to hedge credit exposure to third

parties. In addition, models for first-to-default (FTD), n-to-default

(NTD) and single-tranche collateralised debt obligation (CDO)

products are also available. These products are valued with

standard industry models, which estimate the probability of

default of a single issuer (for CDS) or the joint probability of default

of more than one issuer for FTD, NTD and CDO.

Valuation inputs are the yield curve, the CDS spread curve and the

recovery rate. For indices and important individual issuers, the CDS

spread curve is obtained in the market. For less liquid issuers, this

spread curve is estimated using proxies or other credit-dependent

instruments. Recovery rates are usually set to standard values. For

listed single-tranche CDO, the correlation of joint default of several

issuers is implied from the market. For FTD, NTD and internal CDO,

the correlation is estimated from proxies or historical data when no

other option is available.

Valuation adjustment for counterparty risk or default risk

The Credit valuation adjustment (CVA) is a valuation adjustment to

over the counter (OTC) derivatives as a result of the risk associated

with the credit exposure assumed to each counterparty.

The CVA is calculated taking into account potential exposure to

each counterparty in each future period. The CVA for a specific

counterparty is equal to the sum of the CVA for all the periods. The

following inputs are used to calculate the CVA:

• Expected exposure: including for each transaction the mark-to-

market (MtM) value plus an add-on for the potential future

exposure for each period. Mitigating factors such as collateral

and netting agreements are taken into account, as well as a

temporary impairment factor for derivatives with interim

payments.

• Severity: percentage of final loss assumed in a counterparty

credit event/default.

• Probability of default: for cases where there is no market

information (the CDS quoted spread curve, etc.), proxies based on

companies holding exchange-listed CDS, in the same industry

and with the same external rating as the counterparty, are used.

• Discount factor curve.

The Debit Valuation Adjustment (DVA) is a valuation adjustment

similar to the CVA but, in this case, it arises as a result of the

Group’s own risk assumed by its counterparties in OTC derivatives.

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The CVA at 31 December 2024 amounted to EUR 272  million

(resulting in a decrease of  7.2% compared to 31 December 2023 )

and DVA amounted to EUR 317 million (resulting in a decrease of

3.9%  compared to 31 December  2023). These decreases are

mainly due to the declines in the EUR and USD interest rate

markets, lower inflation and the movements in credit markets

whose spread levels have reduced moderately compared to those

of December 2023.

The CVA at 31 December 2023 amounted to EUR 293 million

(resulting in a decrease of 16.5%  compared to 31 December 2022)

and DVA amounted to EUR 330 million (resulting in a decrease of

9.3% compared to 31 December 2021). These decreases are

mainly due to movements in credit markets whose spread levels

have reduced moderately compared to those of December 2022,

partially offset by the upward movement in interest rates.

The CVA at 31 December 2022 amounted to EUR 351 million

(increase of 48% compared to 31 December 2021) and DVA

amounted EUR 364 million (increase of 125% compared to 31

December 2021). The increase is mainly due to movements in

credit markets whose spread levels have increased substantially

compared to those at the end of 2021.

In addition, the Group amounts the funding fair value adjustment

(FFVA) is calculated by applying future market funding spreads to

the expected future funding exposure of any uncollateralised

component of the OTC derivative portfolio. This includes the

uncollateralised component of collateralised derivatives in addition

to derivatives that are fully uncollateralised. The expected future

funding exposure is calculated by a simulation methodology,

where available. The FFVA impact is not material for the

consolidated annual accounts as of 31 December 2024, 2023 and

2022.

During 2024, the Group has continued to apply the criteria for

classifying financial instruments within the levels of the fair value

hierarchy established to comply with regulatory expectations.

These criteria, based on information from the price contributors

and real market transactions, represent a significant reduction in

the use of expert judgement to determine observability and allow

the measurement of the significance of non-observable valuation

inputs based on objective criteria.

There has been increase in the instruments classified as Level 3,

especially during the last quarter of the year. This increase has

been due to increases in the portfolio due to new operations, with

no significant reclassifications having been detected due to

changes in the market observability conditions of the valuation

inputs for the rest of the positions. The main increases include

long-term repo/reverse repo operations, structured notes and

short-term financing operations for which there is no observable

market price based on the criteria used. These increases have been

only partially offset by some non-material reclassifications in

derivatives and energy positions due to access to new sources of

observability and the sale of certain debt instruments.

Valuation adjustments due to model risk

The valuation models described above do not involve a significant

level of subjectivity, since they can be adjusted and recalibrated,

where appropriate, through internal calculation of the fair value

and subsequent comparison with the related actively traded price.

However, valuation adjustments may be necessary when market

quoted prices are not available for comparison purposes.

The sources of risk are associated with uncertain model

parameters, illiquid underlying issuers, and poor quality market

data or missing risk factors (sometimes the best available option is

to use limited models with controllable risk). In these situations,

the Group calculates and applies  valuation adjustments in

accordance with common industry practice. The main sources of

model risk are described below:

• In the interest rate markets, the sources of model risk include

interest rate indexes correlations, basis spread modelling, the

risk of calibrating model parameters and the treatment of near-

zero or negative interest rates. Other sources of risk arise from

the estimation of market data, such as volatilities or yield curves,

whether used for estimation or cash flow discounting purposes.

• In the stock markets, the sources of model risk include forward

skew modelling, the impact of stochastic interest rates,

correlation and multi-curve modelling. Other sources of risk arise

from managing hedges of digital callable and barrier option

payments. Also worthy of consideration as sources of risk are the

estimation of market data such as dividends and correlation for

quanto and composite basket options.

• For specific financial instruments relating to home mortgage

loans secured by financial institutions in the UK (which are

regulated and partially financed by the Government) and

property asset derivatives, the main input is the Halifax House

Price Index (HPI). In these cases, risk assumptions include

estimations of the future growth and the volatility of the HPI, the

mortality rate and the implied credit spreads.

• Inflation markets are exposed to model risk resulting from

uncertainty around modelling the correlation structure among

various Consumer Price Index (CPI) rates. Another source of risk

may arise from the bid-offer spread of inflation-linked swaps.

• The currency markets are exposed to model risk resulting from

forward skew modelling and the impact of stochastic interest

rate and correlation modelling for multi-asset instruments. Risk

may also arise from market data, due to the existence of specific

illiquid foreign exchange pairs.

• The most important source of model risk for credit derivatives

relates to the estimation of the correlation between the

probabilities of default of different underlying issuers. For illiquid

underlying issuers, the CDS spread may not be well defined.

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Set forth below are the financial instruments at fair value whose

measurement was based on internal models (levels 2 and 3) at 31

December 2024, 2023 and 2022:

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|  | Level 2 | Level 3 |  | Valuation techniques | Main assumptions |
| ASSETS | 163,941 | 15,319 |  |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 138,176 | 3,930 |  |  |  |
| Central banksB | 12,966 | — |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Credit institutionsB | 26,546 | 769 |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| CustomersB | 24,602 | 1,801 |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Debt and equity instruments | 11,115 | 413 |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Derivatives | 62,947 | 947 |  |  |  |
| Swaps | 47,519 | 556 |  | Present value method, Gaussian  CopulaC | Yield curves, FX market prices, HPI,  Basis, Liquidity |
| Exchange rate options | 1,583 | 2 |  | Black-Scholes Model | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate options | 1,879 | 30 |  | Black's Model, multifactorial  advanced models interest rate | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate forwards | 1,445 | — |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Index and securities options | 465 | 241 |  | Black's Model, multifactorial  advanced models interest rate | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Liquidity |
| Other | 10,056 | 118 |  | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and  other | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  and EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, HPI, Credit, Others |
| Hedging derivatives | 5,652 | 20 |  |  |  |
| Swaps | 5,390 | 20 |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices, Basis |
| Interest rate options | 2 | — |  | Black's Model | Yield curves, FX market prices,  Volatility surfaces |
| Other | 260 | — |  | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and  other | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Credit, Liquidity,  Others |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at  fair value through profit or loss | 1,505 | 2,588 |  |  |  |
| Equity instruments | 763 | 1,841 |  | Present value method | Market price, Interest rates curves,  Dividends and Others |
| Debt securities | 205 | 242 |  | Present value method | Yield curves |
| Loans and receivables | 537 | 505 |  | Present value method, swap  asset model & CDS | Yield curves and Credit curves |
| Financial assets designated at fair value  through profit or loss | 5,065 | 106 |  |  |  |
| Credit institutions | 408 | — |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| CustomersC | 4,590 | 20 |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices, HPI |
| Debt securities | 67 | 86 |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | 13,543 | 8,675 |  |  |  |
| Equity instruments | 5 | 375 |  | Present value method | Market price, Yield curves,  Dividends and Others |
| Debt securities | 9,644 | 1,047 |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Loans and receivables | 3,894 | 7,253 |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices and  Credit curves |

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|  | Level 2 | Level 3 |  | Valuation techniques | Main assumptions |
| LIABILITIES | 179,766 | 1,352 |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 121,243 | 934 |  |  |  |
| Central banksB | 13,300 | — |  | Present value method | FX market prices, Yield curves |
| Credit institutionsB | 26,284 | — |  | Present value method | FX market prices, Yield curves |
| Customers | 18,984 | — |  | Present value method | FX market prices, Yield curves |
| Derivatives | 56,205 | 934 |  |  |  |
| Swaps | 41,283 | 479 |  | Present value method, Gaussian  CopulaC | Yield curves, FX market prices,  Basis, Liquidity, HPI |
| Interest rate options | 2,295 | 79 |  | Black's Model, multifactorial  advanced models interest rate | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces,  FX market prices, Liquidity |
| Exchange rate options | 1,057 | — |  | Black-Scholes Model | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces,  FX market prices, Liquidity |
| Index and securities options | 1,160 | 294 |  | Black's Model, multifactorial  advanced models interest rate | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces,  FX & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Liquidity |
| Forwards on interest rate and variable  income | 1,276 | — |  | Present value method | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces,  FX & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, Liquidity, HPI |
| Other | 9,134 | 82 |  | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces,  FX & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, Liquidity, HPI, Credit,  Others |
| Short positions | 6,470 | — |  | Present value method | Yield curves ,FX & EQ market  prices, Equity |
| Hedging derivatives | 4,740 | 12 |  |  |  |
| Swaps | 4,618 | 12 |  | Present value method | Yield curves ,FX & EQ market  prices, Basis |
| Interest rate options | 3 | — |  | Black's Model | Yield curves , Volatility surfaces,  FX market prices and Liquidity |
| Other | 119 | — |  | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and  other | Yield curves , Volatility surfaces,  FX market prices, Credit,  Liquidity, Other |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value  through profit or lossD | 36,200 | 160 |  | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | 17,583 | 246 |  | Present Value Method with  actuarial techniques | Mortality tables and interest rate  curves |

A. Level 2 internal models use data based on observable market parameters, while level 3 internal models use significant non-observable inputs in market data.

B. Includes mainly short-term loans/deposits and repurchase/reverse repurchase agreements with corporate customers (mainly brokerage and investment companies).

C. Includes, mainly, structured loans to corporate clients.

D. It mainly includes short-term deposits that are managed based on their fair value.

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| ASSETS | 133,874 | 10,351 |  | 142,832 | 8,290 |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 106,993 | 2,086 |  | 110,721 | 383 |  |  |
| Central banksB | 17,717 | — |  | 11,595 | — |  | Present value method |
| Credit institutionsB | 14,061 | — |  | 16,502 | — |  | Present Value method |
| CustomersB | 11,418 | 24 |  | 9,550 | — |  | Present Value method |
| Debt and equity instruments | 8,683 | 915 |  | 6,537 | 43 |  | Present Value method |
| Derivatives | 55,114 | 1,147 |  | 66,537 | 340 |  |  |
| Swaps | 44,987 | 577 |  | 54,367 | 139 |  | Present Value method, Gaussian Copula |
| Exchange rate options | 836 | 9 |  | 916 | 4 |  | Black-Scholes Model |
| Interest rate options | 2,210 | 153 |  | 2,681 | 39 |  | Black's Model, advanced multifactor  interest rate models |
| Interest rate forwards | 33 | — |  | 113 | — |  | Present Value method |
| Index and securities options | 126 | 235 |  | 354 | 48 |  | Black's Model, advanced multifactor  interest rate models |
| Other | 6,922 | 173 |  | 8,106 | 110 |  | Present Value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and other |
| Hedging derivatives | 5,297 | — |  | 8,069 | — |  |  |
| Swaps | 4,665 | — |  | 6,687 | — |  | Present Value method |
| Interest rate options | 2 | — |  | 2 | — |  | Black’s Model |
| Other | 630 | — |  | 1,380 | — |  | Present Value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and other |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at  fair value through profit or loss | 2,050 | 2,095 |  | 2,080 | 1,833 |  |  |
| Equity instruments | 815 | 1,495 |  | 643 | 1,269 |  | Present Value method |
| Debt securities issued | 539 | 313 |  | 809 | 325 |  | Present Value method |
| Loans and receivables | 696 | 287 |  | 628 | 239 |  | Present Value method, swap asset model  & CDS |
| Financial assets designated at fair value  through profit or loss | 6,846 | 181 |  | 6,586 | 427 |  |  |
| Credit institutions | 459 | — |  | 673 | — |  | Present Value method |
| CustomersC | 6,189 | 31 |  | 5,769 | 5 |  | Present Value method |
| Debt securities | 198 | 150 |  | 144 | 422 |  | Present Value method |
| Financial assets  at fair value through other  comprehensive  income | 12,688 | 5,989 |  | 15,376 | 5,647 |  |  |
| Equity instruments | 5 | 492 |  | 9 | 700 |  | Present Value method |
| Debt securities | 9,638 | 559 |  | 11,869 | 229 |  | Present Value method |
| Loans and receivables | 3,045 | 4,938 |  | 3,498 | 4,718 |  | Present Value method |

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|  | Level 2 | Level 3 |  | Level 2 | Level 3 |  | Valuation techniques |
| LIABILITIES | 166,542 | 1,227 |  | 163,733 | 925 |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 101,103 | 869 |  | 98,533 | 415 |  |  |
| Central banksB | 7,808 | — |  | 5,759 | — |  | Present Value method |
| Credit institutionsB | 17,862 | — |  | 9,796 | — |  | Present Value method |
| Customers | 19,837 | — |  | 12,226 | — |  | Present Value method |
| Derivatives | 49,380 | 869 |  | 64,147 | 415 |  |  |
| Swaps | 39,395 | 388 |  | 51,191 | 235 |  | Present Value method, Gaussian Copula |
| Interest rate options | 2,207 | 139 |  | 3,268 | 19 |  | Black's Model, advanced multifactor  interest rate models |
| Exchange rate options | 549 | 8 |  | 769 | 0 |  | Black-Scholes Model |
| Index and securities options | 466 | 187 |  | 591 | 42 |  | Black's Model, advanced multifactor  interest rate models |
| Forwards on interest rate and variable  income | 101 | — |  | 807 | — |  | Present Value method |
| Other | 6,662 | 147 |  | 7,521 | 119 |  | Present Value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and other |
| Short positions | 6,216 | — |  | 6,605 | — |  | Present Value method |
| Hedging derivatives | 7,650 | 6 |  | 9,214 | 14 |  |  |
| Swaps | 6,866 | 6 |  | 8,142 | 14 |  | Present Value method |
| Interest rate options | 1 | — |  | 0 | — |  | Black’s Model |
| Other | 783 | — |  | 1,072 | — |  | Present Value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and other |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value  through profit or loss D | 40,313 | 29 |  | 39,905 | 151 |  | Present Value method |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | 17,476 | 323 |  | 16,081 | 345 |  | Present Value method with actuarial  techniques |

A. Level 2 internal models use data based on observable market parameters, while level 3 internal models use significant non-observable inputs in market data.

B. Includes mainly short-term loans/deposits and repurchase/reverse repurchase with corporate customers (mainly brokerage and investment companies).

C. Includes, mainly, structured loans to corporate clients.

D. Includes, mainly, short-term deposits that are managed based on their fair value.

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b) Financial Instruments (level 3)

Set forth below are the Group’s main financial instruments

measured using unobservable market data as significant inputs of

the internal models (level 3):

• HTC&S (Held to collect and sale) syndicated loans classified in

the fair value category with changes in other comprehensive

income, where the cost of liquidity is not directly observable in

the market, as well as the prepayment option in favour of the

borrower.

• Illiquid equity in non-trading portfolios, classified at fair value

through profit or loss and at fair value through equity.

• Instruments in Santander UK’s portfolio (loans, debt securities

and derivatives) linked to the House Price Index (HPI). Even if the

valuation techniques used for these instruments may be the

same as those used to value similar products (present value in

the case of loans and debt securities, and the Black-Scholes

model for derivatives), the main factors used in the valuation of

these instruments are the HPI spot rate, the growth and volatility

thereof, and the mortality rates, which are not always observable

in the market and, accordingly, these instruments are considered

illiquid.

• Callable interest rate derivatives (Bermudan-style options)

where the main unobservable input is mean reversion of interest

rates.

• Trading derivatives on interest rates, taking as an underlying

asset titling and with the amortization rate (CPR, Conditional

prepayment rate) as unobservable main entry.

•  Derivatives from trading on inflation in Spain, where volatility is

not observable in the market.

• Equity volatility derivatives, specifically indices and equities,

where volatility is not observable in the long term.

• Derivatives on long-term interest rate and FX in some units

(mainly South America) where for certain underlyings it is not

possible to demonstrate observability to these terms.

• Debt instruments referenced to certain illiquid interest rates, for

which there is no reasonable market observability.

The measurements obtained using the internal models might have

been different if other methods or assumptions had been used

with respect to interest rate risk, to credit risk, market risk and

foreign currency risk spreads, or to their related correlations and

volatilities. Nevertheless, the Bank’s directors consider that the fair

value of the financial assets and liabilities recognised in the

consolidated balance sheet and the gains and losses arising from

these financial instruments are reasonable.

The net amount recognised in profit and loss in 2024 arising from

models whose significant inputs are unobservable market data

(level 3) amounted to EUR 523 profit (EUR 404 million profit in

2023 and EUR 90 million loss in 2022, respectively).

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1. Valuation techniques

The table below shows the effect, at 31 December 2024, 2023 and

2022 on the fair value of the main financial instruments classified

as level 3 of a reasonable change in the assumptions used in the

valuation. This effect was determined by applying the probable

valuation ranges of the main unobservable inputs detailed in the

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| Portfolio/Instrument | Valuation technique | Main unobservable inputs | Range | Weighted  average | Impacts (EUR million) | |
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| Financial assets held for trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to  customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Repos/Reverse repos | Other | Long-term repo spread | n.a. | n.a. | (0.05) | — |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 0% - 10% | 5.06% | (4.50) | 4.61 |
| Government debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Discount curve | 0% - 8% | 3.99% | (8.07) | 8.02 |
| Others | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 10% - 90% | 54.05% | (1.18) | 1.45 |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cap&Floor | Forward estimation | Interest rate | (2)bps - 2bps | 0.00bps | — | — |
| CCS | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 158% - 165% | 161.50% | (0.01) | 0.01 |
| CDS | Price | Credit spread | 100% - 250% | 178.83% | (0.09) | 0.10 |
| EQ Options | EQ option pricing model | Volatility | 0% - 70% | 41.25% | (0.48) | 0.69 |
| EQ Options | Local volatility | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 50.00% | (21.54) | 21.54 |
| FX Forward | Forward estimation | Swap Rate | 0% - 15% | 8.08% | (0.06) | 0.07 |
| FX Options | FX option pricing model | Volatility | 0% - 40% | 20.10% | (0.65) | 0.66 |
| Inflation Derivatives | Asset Swap model | Inflation Swap Rate | 2% - 8% | 4.78% | (0.21) | 0.18 |
| IR Options | IR option pricing model | Volatility | 0% - 30% | 17.34% | (0.16) | 0.22 |
| IRS | Others | Others | 5% - n.a. | n.a. | (4.09) | — |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 47.8% - 273.4% | 155.36% | (1.91) | 1.74 |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Swap rate | 1% - 99% | 49.58% | (2.45) | 2.41 |
| Others | Forward estimation | Price | 60bps - 300bps | 181.50bps | (3.00) | 3.08 |
| Property derivatives | Option pricing model | Growth rate | (5)% - 5% | 0.00% | (3.39) | 3.39 |
| Securitisation Swap | Discounted Cash Flows | Constant prepayment rates | 10% - 90% | 50.00% | (0.63) | 0.63 |
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| Loans and advances to  customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spreads | 0.1% - 2.0% | 1.05% | (0.15) | 0.15 |
| Mortgage portfolio | Black Scholes model | Growth rate | (5)% - 5% | 0.00% | (0.24) | 0.24 |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Other debt securities | Others | Inflation Swap Rate | 0% - 8% | 3.96% | (3.63) | 3.55 |

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| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value  through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Property securities | Probability weighting | Growth rate | (5)% - 5% | 0.00% | (0.24) | 0.24 |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% - 110% | 100.00% | (183.98) | 183.98 |
| Financial assets at fair value  through other comprehensive  income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to  customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | n.a. | n.a. | (18.61) | — |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate curve | 3.4% - 6.5% | 4.95% | (0.17) | 0.17 |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (1)bps - 1bps | 0bp | (30.36) | 30.36 |
| Loans | Forward estimation | Credit spread | 150bps - 232bps | 150bps | (1.96) | — |
| Loans | Market price | Market price | (5)% - 20% | 0.01% | (4.91) | 1.23 |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (0.01)% - 0.01% | 0.00% | (0.09) | 0.09 |
| Mortgage Letters | Discounted Cash Flows | Mortgage Letters | 1.6% - 5.2% | 3.40% | — | — |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% - 110% | 100.00% | (37.56) | 37.56 |
| Financial liabilities held for  trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cap&Floor | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 42.20% | (0.11) | 0.07 |
| FX Options | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 45.30% | (0.03) | 0.02 |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Inflation Swap Rate | 1% - 99% | 47.12% | (4.77) | 4.24 |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 34bps - 68bps | 44bps | (4.09) | 1.65 |

A. For each instrument, the valuation technique, the unobservable inputs are shown in the 'Main observable inputs' column under probable scenarios, variation range,

average value and impact resulting from valuing the position in the established maximum and minimum range.

B. The breakdown of impacts is shown by type of instrument and unobservable inputs.

C. The estimation of the range of variation of the unobservable inputs has been carried out taking into account plausible movements of said parameters depending on the

type of instrument.

D. Zero impacts from fully hedged or back-to-back transactions have not been included in this exercise.

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| (Level 3) | Unfavourable  scenario | Favourable  scenario |  |
| Financial assets held for trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to  customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Repos/Reverse repos | Other | Long-term repo spread | n.a. | n.a. | (0.08) | — |  |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 0% -  10% | 5.01% | (1.90) | 1.90 |  |
| Government debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Discount curve | 0% -  8% | 3.99% | (7.77) | 7.72 |  |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| CCS | Forward estimation | Interest rate | (6)bps -  6bps | 0.40bps | (0.90) | 1.03 |  |
| CDS | Credit default models | Illiquid credit default spread curves | 100bps -  200bps | 149.14bps | (0.14) | 0.14 |  |
| EQ Options | EQ option pricing model | Volatility | 0% -  70% | 44.39% | (0.51) | 0.89 |  |
| EQ Options | Local volatility | Volatility | 10% -  90% | 50.00% | (1.26) | 1.26 |  |
| FX Options | FX option pricing model | Volatility | 0% -  40% | 20.81% | (0.55) | 0.59 |  |
| Inflation Derivatives | Asset Swap model | Inflation Swap Rate | 2% -  8% | 4.18% | (0.28) | 0.16 |  |
| IR Options | IR option pricing model | Volatility | 0.4% -  32.2% | 18.86% | (0.29) | 0.41 |  |
| IRS | Others | Others | 5% -  n.a. | n.a. | (1.25) | — |  |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 2.6% -  8.3% | 5.60% | (1.97) | 2.18 |  |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Swap rate | 9.4% -  9.8% | 9.60% | (1.01) | 0.95 |  |
| IRS | Forward estimation | Interest rate | (5.2)bps -  5.2bps | 0.09bps | (0.03) | 0.03 |  |
| IRS | Prepayment modelling | Prepayment rate | 2.5% -  9.0% | 8.92% | — | 0.05 |  |
| Property derivatives | Option pricing model | Growth rate | (5)% -  5% | 0.00% | (3.92) | 3.92 |  |
| Securitisation Swap | Discounted Cash Flows | Constant prepayment rates | (22.30)% -  27.20% | 2.47% | (4.95) | 4.95 |  |
| Structured notes | Price based | Price | (10)% -  10% | 0.00% | (1.53) | 1.53 |  |
| Financial assets designated at  fair value through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to  customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spreads | 0.1% -  3% | 1.55% | (0.21) | 0.21 |  |
| Mortgage portfolio | Black Scholes model | Growth rate | (5)%- 5% | 0.00% | (0.23) | 0.23 |  |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Other debt securities | Others | Inflation Swap Rate | 0% -  8% | 3.89% | (4.48) | 4.25 |  |

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| Property securities | Probability weighting | Growth rate | (5)% -  5% | 0.00% | (0.35) | 0.35 |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% -  110% | 100.00% | (149.49) | 149.49 |
| Financial assets at fair value  through other comprehensive  income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to  customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | n.a. | n.a. | (20.8) | — |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate curve | 4.6% -  9.0% | 6.80% | (0.68) | 0.68 |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (1)bp -  1bp | 0bp | (20.3) | 20.30 |
| Loans | Forward estimation | Credit spread | 167.7bps -  365.8bps | 167.74bps | (3.46) | — |
| Loans | Market price | Market price | (10)% -  20% | 0.00% | (5.02) | 2.51 |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (1)% -  1% | 0.00% | (0.09) | 0.09 |
| Government debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate | 0% -  2% | 0.99% | — | — |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% -  110% | 100.00% | (49.24) | 49.24 |
| Financial liabilities held for  trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cap&Floor | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% -  90% | 39.03% | (0.45) | 0.25 |
| CMS | Discounted Cash Flows | Volatility | 10% -  90% | 47.66% | — | — |
| FX Options | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% -  90% | 28.09% | (0.45) | 0.13 |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Inflation Swap Rate | 10% -  90% | 39.03% | (0.45) | 0.25 |
| Swaptions | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% -  90% | 35.55% | (0.21) | 0.10 |

A. For each instrument, the valuation technique, the unobservable inputs are shown in the 'Main observable inputs' column under probable scenarios, variation range,

average value and impact resulting from valuing the position in the established maximum and minimum range.

B. The breakdown of impacts is shown by type of instrument and unobservable inputs.

C. The estimation of the range of variation of the unobservable inputs has been carried out taking into account plausible movements of said parameters depending on the

type of instrument.

D. Zero impacts from fully hedged or back-to-back transactions have not been included in this exercise.

Annual report 2024754

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| Financial assets held for trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 0% -  20% | 10.07% | (1.38) | 1.40 |
| Corporate debt | Price based | Market price | 85% -  115% | 100.00% | — | — |
| Government debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Discount curve | 0% - 10% | 4.92% | (8.34) | 8.07 |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| CCS | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate | (0.7)% -  0.7% | 0.00% | — | — |
| CCS | Forward estimation | Interest rate | (4)bps -  4bps | 0.42bps | (0.06) | 0.07 |
| CDS | Discounted Cash flows | Credit Spread | 14.9bps -  42.1bps | 21.99bps | (0.05) | 0.02 |
| EQ Options | EQ option pricing model | Volatility | 0% -  90% | 61.30% | (0.23) | 0.48 |
| EQ Options | Local volatility | Volatility | 10% -  90% | 50.00% | (1.05) | 1.05 |
| FRAs | Asset Swap model | Interest rate | 0% -  6% | 2.71% | (1.16) | 0.95 |
| Fx Swap | Others | Others | n.a. | n.a | (1.37) | 1.37 |
| Inflation Derivatives | Asset Swap model | Inflation Swap Rate | 0% -  10% | 3.41% | (0.21) | 0.11 |
| Inflation Derivatives | Volatility option model | Volatility | 0% -  40% | 17.37% | (0.14) | 0.11 |
| IR Options | IR option pricing model | Volatility | 0% - 60% | 35.82% | (0.30) | 0.44 |
| IRS | Asset Swap model | Interest rate | 0% -  15% | 9.20% | (0.05) | 0.08 |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 1.25% -  6.29% | 3.89% | (2.25) | 2.47 |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Swap rate | 8.6% -  9.1% | 8.84% | (0.02) | 0.03 |
| IRS | Forward estimation | Interest rate | (6)bps -  6bps | 0.13bps | (0.04) | 0.04 |
| IRS | Others | Others | 5% -  n.a. | n.a | (11.58) | — |
| IRS | Prepayment modelling | Prepayment rate | 2.5% -  6.2% | 4.17% | (0.06) | 0.05 |
| Others | Forward estimation | Price | 0% - 2% | 0.62% | (0.53) | 0.24 |
| Property derivatives | Option pricing model | Growth rate | (5)% -  5% | 0.00% | (5.75) | 5.75 |
| Financial assets designated at fair  value through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to  customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spreads | 0.1% -  2% | 1.05% | (0.18) | 0.18 |
| Mortgage portfolio | Black Scholes model | Growth rate | (5)% -  5% | 0.00% | (0.79) | 0.79 |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Other debt securities | Others | Inflation Swap Rate | 0% -  10% | 4.74% | (4.25) | 3.83 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (1)bp -  1bp | 0.01pbs | (0.33) | 0.33 |
| Property securities | Probability weighting | Growth rate | (5)% -  5% | 0.00% | (0.68) | 0.68 |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% -  110% | 100.00% | (126.87) | 126.87 |
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| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | n.a. | n.a | (24.10) | — |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate curve | 0.8% -  1.0% | 0.88% | (0.08) | 0.08 |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (1)bp -  1bp | 0bp | (17.51) | 17.51 |
| Loans | Forward estimation | Credit spread | 2.56% -  3.4% | 2.56% | (0.49) | — |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Government debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate | (0.4)% -   1.6% | 0.63% | (0.01) | 0.01 |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% -  110% | 100.00% | (70.04) | 70.04 |
| Financial liabilities held for trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cap&Floor | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% -  90% | 40.73% | (0.29) | 0.18 |
| Financial liabilities designated at  fair value through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to  customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Repos/Reverse repos | Others | Long-term repo spread | n.a. | n.a. | (0.13) | — |

A. For each instrument, the valuation technique, the unobservable inputs are shown in the 'Main observable inputs' column under probable scenarios, variation range, average value and

impact resulting from valuing the position in the established maximum and minimum range.

B. The breakdown of impacts is shown by type of instrument and unobservable inputs.

C. The estimation of the range of variation of the unobservable inputs has been carried out taking into account plausible movements of said parameters depending on the

type of instrument.

D. Zero impacts from fully hedged or back-to-back transactions have not been included in this exercise.

Annual report 2024756

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2. Movement of financial instruments classified as Level 3

Lastly, the changes in the financial instruments classified as Level 3

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| EUR million | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (Level 3) |  | Purchases/  Issuances | Sales/  Settlements | Changes in  fair value  recognised  in profit or  loss | Changes in  fair value  recognised  in equity | Level  reclassifications | Other |  | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (level 3) |
| Financial assets held for trading | 2,086 |  | 3,205 | (813) | 302 | — | (715) | (135) |  | 3,930 |
| Credit entities | — |  | 770 | — | (1) | — | — | — |  | 769 |
| Customers | 24 |  | 1,808 | (24) | (7) | — | — | — |  | 1,801 |
| Debt securities | 914 |  | 355 | (384) | (39) | — | (377) | (56) |  | 413 |
| Equity instruments | 1 |  | — | — | (1) | — | — | — |  | — |
| Trading derivatives | 1,147 |  | 272 | (405) | 350 | — | (338) | (79) |  | 947 |
| Swaps | 577 |  | 184 | (278) | 186 | — | (152) | 39 |  | 556 |
| Exchange rate options | 9 |  | — | (1) | — | — | (6) | — |  | 2 |
| Interest rate options | 153 |  | 13 | (42) | (20) | — | (74) | — |  | 30 |
| Index and securities options | 235 |  | 42 | (44) | 128 | — | (106) | (14) |  | 241 |
| Other | 173 |  | 33 | (40) | 56 | — | — | (104) |  | 118 |
| Hedging derivatives (Assets) | — |  | — | — | 15 | — | (1) | 6 |  | 20 |
| Swaps | — |  | — | — | 15 | — | (1) | 6 |  | 20 |
| Financial assets at fair value  through profit or loss | 181 |  | 417 | (300) | 13 | — | (201) | (4) |  | 106 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 31 |  | — | — | (5) | — | (23) | 17 |  | 20 |
| Debt securities | 150 |  | 417 | (300) | 18 | — | (178) | (21) |  | 86 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 2,095 |  | 719 | (349) | 73 | — | 132 | (82) |  | 2,588 |
| Customers | 287 |  | 390 | (128) | (31) | — | 41 | (54) |  | 505 |
| Debt instruments | 313 |  | 4 | (96) | 10 | — | 11 | — |  | 242 |
| Equity instruments | 1,495 |  | 325 | (125) | 94 | — | 80 | (28) |  | 1,841 |
| Financial assets at fair value  through other comprehensive  income | 5,989 |  | 6,707 | (3,781) | — | (136) | 6 | (110) |  | 8,675 |
| Loans and advances | 4,938 |  | 5,962 | (3,685) | — | 43 | — | (5) |  | 7,253 |
| Debt securities | 559 |  | 743 | (81) | — | (74) | 6 | (106) |  | 1,047 |
| Equity instruments | 492 |  | 2 | (15) | — | (105) | — | 1 |  | 375 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 10,351 |  | 11,048 | (5,243) | 403 | (136) | (779) | (325) |  | 15,319 |
| Financial liabilities held for  trading | 869 |  | 472 | (200) | (95) | — | (266) | 154 |  | 934 |
| Trading derivatives | 869 |  | 472 | (200) | (95) | — | (266) | 154 |  | 934 |
| Swaps | 388 |  | 371 | (20) | (205) | — | (105) | 50 |  | 479 |
| Exchange rate options | 8 |  | — | (5) | — | — | (3) | — |  | — |
| Interest rate options | 139 |  | — | (54) | 3 | — | (10) | 1 |  | 79 |
| Index and securities options | 187 |  | 54 | (14) | 113 | — | (40) | (6) |  | 294 |
| Others | 147 |  | 47 | (107) | (6) | — | (108) | 109 |  | 82 |
| Hedging derivatives (Liabilities) | 6 |  | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |  | 12 |
| Swaps | 6 |  | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |  | 12 |
| Financial liabilities designated at  fair value through profit or loss | 29 |  | 41 | (5) | 1 | — | 94 | — |  | 160 |
| Liabilities under insurance  contracts | 323 |  | — | — | (26) | — | — | (51) |  | 246 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,227 |  | 513 | (205) | (120) | — | (172) | 109 |  | 1,352 |

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| Financial assets held for trading | 383 |  | 496 | (149) | 194 | — | 1,162 | — |  | 2,086 |
| Debt securities | 42 |  | 126 | (63) | 30 | — | 773 | 6 |  | 914 |
| Equity instruments | 1 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — |  | 1 |
| Trading derivatives | 340 |  | 347 | (86) | 163 | — | 389 | (6) |  | 1,147 |
| Swaps | 139 |  | 90 | (4) | 179 | — | 191 | (18) |  | 577 |
| Exchange rate options | 4 |  | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — |  | 9 |
| Interest rate options | 39 |  | — | — | 2 | — | 112 | — |  | 153 |
| Index and securities options | 48 |  | 132 | (4) | (20) | — | 76 | 3 |  | 235 |
| Other | 110 |  | 124 | (78) | (2) | — | 10 | 9 |  | 173 |
| Financial assets at fair value  through profit or loss | 427 |  | 51 | — | (21) | — | 22 | (298) |  | 181 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 5 |  | — | — | 4 | — | 22 | — |  | 31 |
| Debt securities | 422 |  | 51 | — | (25) | — | — | (298) |  | 150 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 1,833 |  | 345 | (238) | 107 | — | (6) | 54 |  | 2,095 |
| Customers | 239 |  | 99 | (73) | 13 | — | — | 9 |  | 287 |
| Debt instruments | 325 |  | 38 | (48) | (5) | — | — | 3 |  | 313 |
| Equity instruments | 1,269 |  | 208 | (117) | 99 | — | (6) | 42 |  | 1,495 |
| Financial assets at fair value  through other comprehensive  income | 5,647 |  | 3,322 | (3,411) | — | (204) | 231 | 404 |  | 5,989 |
| Loans and advances | 4,718 |  | 3,322 | (3,408) | — | 36 | 160 | 110 |  | 4,938 |
| Debt securities | 229 |  | — | — | — | 5 | 71 | 254 |  | 559 |
| Equity instruments | 700 |  | — | (3) | — | (245) | — | 40 |  | 492 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 8,290 |  | 4,214 | (3,798) | 280 | (204) | 1,409 | 160 |  | 10,351 |
| Financial liabilities held for  trading | 415 |  | 276 | (167) | (118) | — | 476 | (13) |  | 869 |
| Trading derivatives | 415 |  | 276 | (167) | (118) | — | 476 | (13) |  | 869 |
| Swaps | 235 |  | 53 | (83) | (58) | — | 257 | (16) |  | 388 |
| Exchange rate options | — |  | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — |  | 8 |
| Interest rate options | 19 |  | 4 | (5) | (16) | — | 137 | — |  | 139 |
| Index and securities options | 42 |  | 88 | (13) | (15) | — | 82 | 3 |  | 187 |
| Others | 119 |  | 125 | (66) | (31) | — | — | — |  | 147 |
| Hedging derivatives (Liabilities) | 14 |  | — | — | (3) | — | (5) | — |  | 6 |
| Swaps | 14 |  | — | — | (3) | — | (5) | — |  | 6 |
| Financial liabilities designated  at fair value through profit or  loss | 151 |  | 32 | (151) | (3) | — | 0 | 0 |  | 29 |
| Liabilities under insurance  contracts | 345 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | (40) | 0 | 18 |  | 323 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 925 |  | 308 | (318) | (124) | (40) | 471 | 5 |  | 1,227 |

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| EUR million | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (level 3) |  | Purchases/  Issuances | Sales/  Settlements | Changes in  fair value  recognised  in profit or  loss | Changes in  fair value  recognised  in equity | Level  reclassifications | Other |  | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (level 3) |
| Financial assets held for trading | 537 |  | 91 | (99) | (116) | — | (15) | (15) |  | 383 |
| Debt securities | 22 |  | 2 | (2) | 15 | — | 2 | 3 |  | 42 |
| Equity instruments | 2 |  | — | — | — | — | (1) | — |  | 1 |
| Trading derivatives | 513 |  | 89 | (97) | (131) | — | (16) | (18) |  | 340 |
| Swaps | 224 |  | 1 | (47) | (20) | — | 4 | (23) |  | 139 |
| Exchange rate options | 12 |  | — | (9) | 2 | — | — | (1) |  | 4 |
| Interest rate options | 182 |  | — | — | (142) | — | (1) | — |  | 39 |
| Index and securities options | 41 |  | 27 | (28) | 29 | — | (26) | 5 |  | 48 |
| Other | 54 |  | 61 | (13) | — | — | 7 | 1 |  | 110 |
| Financial assets at fair value  through profit or loss | 418 |  | — | (9) | (31) | — | — | 49 |  | 427 |
| Credit entities | — |  | — | — | — | — | — | — |  | — |
| Loans and advances to customers | 18 |  | — | (9) | (5) | — | — | 1 |  | 5 |
| Debt securities | 400 |  | — | — | (26) | — | — | 48 |  | 422 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 1,865 |  | 521 | (579) | 98 | — | (22) | (50) |  | 1,833 |
| Customers | 268 |  | 276 | (280) | (25) | — | — | — |  | 239 |
| Debt securities | 366 |  | 51 | (33) | (31) | — | (27) | (1) |  | 325 |
| Equity instruments | 1,231 |  | 194 | (266) | 154 | — | 5 | (49) |  | 1,269 |
| Financial assets at fair value  through other comprehensive  income | 4,847 |  | 8,564 | (8,029) | — | (172) | 417 | 20 |  | 5,647 |
| Loans and advances | 3,880 |  | 8,471 | (7,988) | — | 1 | 349 | 5 |  | 4,718 |
| Debt securities | 146 |  | 91 | (23) | — | — | — | 15 |  | 229 |
| Equity instruments | 821 |  | 2 | (18) | — | (173) | 68 | — |  | 700 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 7,667 |  | 9,176 | (8,716) | (49) | (172) | 380 | 4 |  | 8,290 |
| Financial liabilities held for  trading | 160 |  | 328 | (97) | 35 | — | (2) | (9) |  | 415 |
| Trading derivatives | 160 |  | 328 | (97) | 35 | — | (2) | (9) |  | 415 |
| Swaps | 44 |  | 32 | (16) | 189 | — | 9 | (23) |  | 235 |
| Exchange rate options | 7 |  | 6 | (14) | 1 | — | — | — |  | — |
| Interest rate options | 26 |  | 56 | (44) | (19) | — | — | — |  | 19 |
| Index and securities options | 67 |  | 23 | (19) | (32) | — | (11) | 14 |  | 42 |
| Securities and interest rate  futures | — |  | — | — | — | — | — | — |  | — |
| Others | 16 |  | 211 | (4) | (104) | — | — | — |  | 119 |
| Financial liabilities designated at  fair value through profit or loss | 151 |  | — | (3) | 3 | — | — | — |  | 151 |
| Liabilities under insurance  contracts | 318 |  | — | — | (11) | — | — | 38 |  | 345 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 629 |  | 328 | (100) | 41 | — | (2) | 29 |  | 925 |

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51. Other disclosures

a) Residual maturity periods

The detail, by maturity, of the balances of certain items in the

consolidated balance sheet at 31 December  2024 ,  2023  and 2022

is presented below:

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|  | EUR million | | | | | | |
|  | On demand | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | More than 5  years | Total |
| Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash, cash balances at Central Banks and other  deposits on demand | 192,208 | — | — | — | — | — | 192,208 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | — | 13,401 | 9,153 | 23,902 | 8,905 | 32,344 | 87,705 |
| Debt securities | — | 11,072 | 8,449 | 22,137 | 7,623 | 27,277 | 76,558 |
| Loans and advances | — | 2,329 | 704 | 1,765 | 1,282 | 5,067 | 11,147 |
| Credits institutions | — | 36 | — | 98 | 6 | 223 | 363 |
| Customers | — | 2,293 | 704 | 1,667 | 1,276 | 4,844 | 10,784 |
| Financial assets  at amortized cost | 41,652 | 208,565 | 167,974 | 220,871 | 176,710 | 387,935 | 1,203,707 |
| Debt securities | — | 9,628 | 14,041 | 17,071 | 22,705 | 57,504 | 120,949 |
| Loans and advances | 41,652 | 198,937 | 153,933 | 203,800 | 154,005 | 330,431 | 1,082,758 |
| Central banks | — | 15,067 | — | — | — | 1,112 | 16,179 |
| Credits institutions | 6,208 | 23,550 | 4,166 | 5,760 | 1,843 | 14,010 | 55,537 |
| Customers | 35,444 | 160,320 | 149,767 | 198,040 | 152,162 | 315,309 | 1,011,042 |
|  | 233,860 | 221,966 | 177,127 | 244,773 | 185,615 | 420,279 | 1,483,620 |
| Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 720,659 | 256,651 | 171,362 | 155,620 | 89,229 | 90,801 | 1,484,322 |
| Deposits | 707,418 | 213,220 | 121,914 | 46,431 | 21,510 | 15,946 | 1,126,439 |
| Central banks | 17 | 9,063 | 11,022 | 4,772 | — | 8 | 24,882 |
| Credit institutions | 13,948 | 27,149 | 19,300 | 15,655 | 6,477 | 7,483 | 90,012 |
| Customer deposits | 693,453 | 177,008 | 91,592 | 26,004 | 15,033 | 8,455 | 1,011,545 |
| Marketable debt securitiesA | — | 35,570 | 47,977 | 100,451 | 60,128 | 73,841 | 317,967 |
| Other financial liabilities | 13,241 | 7,861 | 1,471 | 8,738 | 7,591 | 1,014 | 39,916 |
|  | 720,659 | 256,651 | 171,362 | 155,620 | 89,229 | 90,801 | 1,484,322 |
| Difference (assets less liabilities) | (486,799) | (34,685) | 5,765 | 89,153 | 96,386 | 329,478 | (702) |

A. Includes promissory notes, certificates of deposit and other short-term debt issues.

See breakdown by type of debt (subordinated debt, senior unsecured debt, senior secured debt, notes and other securities) (see note 22).

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|  | 31 December 2023 | | | | | | |
|  | EUR million | | | | | | |
|  | On demand | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | More than  5 years | Total |
| Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash, cash balances at Central Banks and other  deposits on demand | 220,342 | — | — | — | — | — | 220,342 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | — | 13,544 | 9,234 | 19,372 | 14,162 | 25,235 | 81,547 |
| Debt securities | — | 13,078 | 8,433 | 18,432 | 12,764 | 20,858 | 73,565 |
| Loans and advances | — | 466 | 801 | 940 | 1,398 | 4,377 | 7,982 |
| Credits institutions | — | — | — | — | 313 | — | 313 |
| Customers | — | 466 | 801 | 940 | 1,085 | 4,377 | 7,669 |
| Financial assets  at amortized cost | 40,687 | 202,066 | 171,494 | 232,190 | 158,556 | 386,410 | 1,191,403 |
| Debt securities | — | 12,281 | 14,114 | 18,608 | 11,281 | 47,275 | 103,559 |
| Loans and advances | 40,687 | 189,785 | 157,380 | 213,582 | 147,275 | 339,135 | 1,087,844 |
| Central banks | — | 18,730 | — | — | — | 1,352 | 20,082 |
| Credits institutions | 6,783 | 26,671 | 6,313 | 7,151 | 1,521 | 9,478 | 57,917 |
| Customers | 33,904 | 144,384 | 151,067 | 206,431 | 145,754 | 328,305 | 1,009,845 |
|  | 261,029 | 215,610 | 180,728 | 251,562 | 172,718 | 411,645 | 1,493,292 |
| Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities  at amortized cost | 711,093 | 246,898 | 182,516 | 161,784 | 88,527 | 77,885 | 1,468,703 |
| Deposits | 697,339 | 210,538 | 118,035 | 61,332 | 22,161 | 15,903 | 1,125,308 |
| Central banks | 168 | 20,224 | 6,941 | 16,846 | 4,581 | 22 | 48,782 |
| Credit institutions | 6,572 | 25,990 | 21,390 | 13,434 | 5,963 | 7,897 | 81,246 |
| Customer deposits | 690,599 | 164,324 | 89,704 | 31,052 | 11,617 | 7,984 | 995,280 |
| Marketable debt  securitiesA | — | 28,371 | 63,440 | 92,554 | 57,639 | 61,204 | 303,208 |
| Other financial liabilities | 13,754 | 7,989 | 1,041 | 7,898 | 8,727 | 778 | 40,187 |
|  | 711,093 | 246,898 | 182,516 | 161,784 | 88,527 | 77,885 | 1,468,703 |
| Difference (assets less liabilities) | (450,064) | (31,288) | (1,788) | 89,778 | 84,191 | 333,760 | 24,589 |

A. Includes promissory notes, certificates of deposit and other short-term debt issues.

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|  | 31 December 2022 | | | | | | |
|  | EUR million | | | | | | |
|  | On demand | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | More than  5 years | Total |
| Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash, cash balances at Central Banks and other  deposits on demand | 223,073 | — | — | — | — | — | 223,073 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | — | 19,215 | 5,425 | 15,377 | 17,693 | 25,588 | 83,298 |
| Debt securities | — | 19,011 | 4,528 | 13,884 | 16,631 | 21,029 | 75,083 |
| Loans and advances | — | 204 | 897 | 1,493 | 1,062 | 4,559 | 8,215 |
| Customers | — | 204 | 897 | 1,493 | 1,062 | 4,559 | 8,215 |
| Financial assets  at amortized cost | 45,322 | 194,757 | 137,632 | 196,939 | 135,156 | 437,238 | 1,147,044 |
| Debt securities | — | 7,956 | 7,417 | 21,459 | 6,715 | 30,007 | 73,554 |
| Loans and advances | 45,322 | 186,801 | 130,215 | 175,480 | 128,441 | 407,231 | 1,073,490 |
| Central banks | — | 14,139 | — | — | — | 1,236 | 15,375 |
| Credit institutions | 7,565 | 22,578 | 2,756 | 3,580 | 139 | 9,900 | 46,518 |
| Customers | 37,757 | 150,084 | 127,459 | 171,900 | 128,302 | 396,095 | 1,011,597 |
|  | 268,395 | 213,972 | 143,057 | 212,316 | 152,849 | 462,826 | 1,453,415 |
| Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities  at amortized cost | 731,837 | 236,565 | 144,666 | 168,984 | 81,808 | 59,998 | 1,423,858 |
| Deposits | 718,366 | 193,092 | 96,667 | 82,663 | 19,343 | 1,756 | 1,111,887 |
| Central banks | 117 | 6,991 | 18,311 | 47,018 | 4,506 | 9 | 76,952 |
| Credit institutions | 7,172 | 30,557 | 15,901 | 9,670 | 3,925 | 1,357 | 68,582 |
| Customer deposits | 711,077 | 155,544 | 62,455 | 25,975 | 10,912 | 390 | 966,353 |
| Marketable debt  securitiesA | — | 34,408 | 46,480 | 81,051 | 55,359 | 57,614 | 274,912 |
| Other financial liabilities | 13,471 | 9,065 | 1,519 | 5,270 | 7,106 | 628 | 37,059 |
|  | 731,837 | 236,565 | 144,666 | 168,984 | 81,808 | 59,998 | 1,423,858 |
| Difference (assets less liabilities) | (463,442) | (22,593) | (1,609) | 43,332 | 71,041 | 402,828 | 29,557 |

A. Includes promissory notes, certificates of deposit and other short-term debt issues.

Annual report 2024762

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The detail of the remaining contractual maturities of the existing

financial liabilities at amortised cost at 31 December  2024 ,  2023

and  2022  is as follows:

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|  | On demand | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | More than 5  years | Total |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Deposits | 699,007 | 207,554 | 117,431 | 43,090 | 19,248 | 15,796 | 1,102,126 |
| Central banks | 17 | 9,082 | 11,026 | 4,772 | — | 7 | 24,904 |
| Credit institutions | 13,634 | 27,170 | 19,258 | 15,674 | 6,482 | 7,462 | 89,680 |
| Customer | 685,356 | 171,302 | 87,147 | 22,644 | 12,766 | 8,327 | 987,542 |
| Marketable debt securities | — | 36,315 | 48,973 | 102,306 | 61,260 | 74,817 | 323,671 |
| Other financial liabilities | 13,241 | 7,861 | 1,471 | 8,738 | 7,591 | 1,014 | 39,916 |
|  | 712,248 | 251,730 | 167,875 | 154,134 | 88,099 | 91,627 | 1,465,713 |

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|  | EUR million | | | | | | |
|  | On demand | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | More than 5  years | Total |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Deposits | 698,595 | 204,001 | 109,311 | 51,191 | 20,761 | 15,585 | 1,099,444 |
| Central banks | 168 | 20,334 | 6,853 | 16,846 | 4,581 | 35 | 48,817 |
| Credit institutions | 6,884 | 25,642 | 21,334 | 13,079 | 5,924 | 7,685 | 80,548 |
| Customer | 691,543 | 158,025 | 81,124 | 21,266 | 10,256 | 7,865 | 970,079 |
| Marketable debt securities | — | 28,258 | 62,935 | 91,492 | 56,944 | 60,166 | 299,795 |
| Other financial liabilities | 13,666 | 8,078 | 1,041 | 7,898 | 8,727 | 777 | 40,187 |
|  | 712,261 | 240,337 | 173,287 | 150,581 | 86,432 | 76,528 | 1,439,426 |

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|  | EUR million | | | | | | |
|  | On demand | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | More than 5  years | Total |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Deposits | 718,366 | 192,609 | 96,482 | 82,618 | 19,354 | 1,595 | 1,111,024 |
| Central banks | 117 | 7,003 | 18,210 | 46,933 | 4,506 | 9 | 76,778 |
| Credit institutions | 7,172 | 30,548 | 15,808 | 9,722 | 3,924 | 1,190 | 68,364 |
| Customer | 711,077 | 155,058 | 62,464 | 25,963 | 10,924 | 396 | 965,882 |
| Marketable debt securities | — | 34,312 | 46,396 | 81,059 | 55,357 | 57,576 | 274,700 |
| Other financial liabilities | 13,471 | 9,065 | 1,519 | 5,270 | 7,106 | 626 | 37,057 |
|  | 731,837 | 235,986 | 144,397 | 168,947 | 81,817 | 59,797 | 1,422,781 |

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Below is a breakdown of contractual maturities for the rest of

financial assets and liabilities as of 31 December  2024, 2023  and

2022 :

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|  | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3  years | 3 to 5  years | More than 5  years | Total |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 64,300 | 56,571 | 33,945 | 24,504 | 50,933 | 230,253 |
| Derivatives | 14,231 | 14,504 | 16,676 | 12,384 | 6,305 | 64,100 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — | — | 16,636 | 16,636 |
| Debt securities | 6,930 | 21,305 | 15,319 | 11,944 | 27,148 | 82,646 |
| Loans and advances | 43,139 | 20,762 | 1,950 | 176 | 844 | 66,871 |
| Central banks | 1,241 | 11,725 | — | — | — | 12,966 |
| Credits institutions | 21,840 | 4,088 | 1,287 | — | 99 | 27,314 |
| Customers | 20,058 | 4,949 | 663 | 176 | 745 | 26,591 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through  profit or loss | 152 | 750 | 2,421 | 1,075 | 3,517 | 7,915 |
| Debt securities | 95 | 342 | 1,254 | 680 | 526 | 2,897 |
| Loans and advances | 57 | 408 | 1,167 | 395 | 2,991 | 5,018 |
| Credit institutions | 16 | — | 5 | 34 | 353 | 408 |
| Customers | 41 | 408 | 1,162 | 361 | 2,638 | 4,610 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair  value through profit or loss | 794 | 8 | 29 | 102 | 5,197 | 6,130 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — | — | 4,641 | 4,641 |
| Debt securities | 39 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 393 | 447 |
| Loans and advances | 755 | 6 | 26 | 92 | 163 | 1,042 |
| Central banks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Credits institutions | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Customers | 755 | 6 | 26 | 92 | 163 | 1,042 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 2,193 | 2,193 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — | — | 2,193 | 2,193 |
| Hedging derivatives | 1,786 | 1,423 | 957 | 800 | 706 | 5,672 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in  portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | (61) | 18 | (569) | (50) | (42) | (704) |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS | 66,971 | 58,770 | 36,783 | 26,431 | 62,504 | 251,459 |

Annual report 2024764

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|  | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3  years | 3 to 5  years | More than 5  years | Total |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 100,071 | 16,537 | 14,244 | 12,530 | 8,769 | 152,151 |
| Derivatives | 14,364 | 13,296 | 11,946 | 12,335 | 5,812 | 57,753 |
| Shorts positions | 28,548 | 2,931 | 1,199 | 195 | 2,957 | 35,830 |
| Deposits | 57,159 | 310 | 1,099 | — | — | 58,568 |
| Central banks | 13,300 | — | — | — | — | 13,300 |
| Credits institutions | 24,875 | 310 | 1,099 | — | — | 26,284 |
| Customers | 18,984 | — | — | — | — | 18,984 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value  through profit or loss | 16,036 | 6,000 | 6,422 | 1,918 | 5,984 | 36,360 |
| Deposits | 15,193 | 4,860 | 4,037 | 490 | 4,226 | 28,806 |
| Central banks | 1,774 | — | — | — | — | 1,774 |
| Credits institutions | 1,035 | 133 | 15 | 49 | 393 | 1,625 |
| Customers | 12,384 | 4,727 | 4,022 | 441 | 3,833 | 25,407 |
| Marketable debt securitiesA | 843 | 1,140 | 2,385 | 1,428 | 1,758 | 7,554 |
| Hedging derivatives | 832 | 668 | 826 | 814 | 1,612 | 4,752 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in  portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | — | (5) | 13 | 47 | (64) | (9) |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL LIABILITIES | 116,939 | 23,200 | 21,505 | 15,309 | 16,301 | 193,254 |

A. See breakdown by type of debt (subordinated debt, senior unsecured debt, senior secured debt, promissory notes and other securities) (see note 22).

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| Memorandum items |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans commitment granted | 133,084 | 35,747 | 57,157 | 57,285 | 19,588 | 302,861 |
| Financial guarantees granted | 5,103 | 6,803 | 3,691 | 796 | 508 | 16,901 |
| Other commitments granted | 92,172 | 20,681 | 13,197 | 5,032 | 3,411 | 134,493 |
| MEMORANDUM ITEMS | 230,359 | 63,231 | 74,045 | 63,113 | 23,507 | 454,255 |

In the Group’s experience, no outflows of cash or other financial

assets take place prior to the contractual maturity date that might

affect the information broken down above.

Annual report 2024765

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|  | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3  years | 3 to 5  years | More than 5  years | Total |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 36,120 | 49,668 | 30,602 | 17,912 | 42,619 | 176,921 |
| Derivatives | 8,777 | 10,551 | 17,775 | 9,532 | 9,693 | 56,328 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — | — | 15,057 | 15,057 |
| Debt securities | 7,598 | 18,315 | 10,274 | 8,137 | 17,800 | 62,124 |
| Loans and advances | 19,745 | 20,802 | 2,553 | 243 | 69 | 43,412 |
| Central banks | 1,146 | 16,571 | — | — | — | 17,717 |
| Credits institutions | 10,861 | 2,076 | 1,079 | 45 | — | 14,061 |
| Customers | 7,738 | 2,155 | 1,474 | 198 | 69 | 11,634 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through  profit or loss | 1,657 | 557 | 2,529 | 1,350 | 3,680 | 9,773 |
| Debt securities | 252 | 77 | 1,269 | 690 | 807 | 3,095 |
| Loans and advances | 1,405 | 480 | 1,260 | 660 | 2,873 | 6,678 |
| Central banks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Credit institutions | 26 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 393 | 459 |
| Customers | 1,379 | 458 | 1,257 | 645 | 2,480 | 6,219 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair  value through profit or loss | 591 | 153 | 71 | 80 | 5,015 | 5,910 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — | — | 4,068 | 4,068 |
| Debt instruments | 41 | — | 57 | 3 | 759 | 860 |
| Loans and advances | 550 | 153 | 14 | 77 | 188 | 982 |
| Central banks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Credits institutions | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Customers | 550 | 153 | 14 | 77 | 188 | 982 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 1,761 | 1,761 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — | — | 1,761 | 1,761 |
| Hedging derivatives | 1,188 | 412 | 1,535 | 937 | 1,225 | 5,297 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in  portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | (237) | (225) | 156 | (402) | (80) | (788) |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS | 39,319 | 50,565 | 34,893 | 19,877 | 54,220 | 198,874 |

Annual report 2024766

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|  | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3  years | 3 to 5  years | More than 5  years | Total |
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| Financial liabilities held for trading | 73,257 | 12,127 | 19,180 | 10,591 | 7,115 | 122,270 |
| Derivatives | 8,147 | 9,486 | 17,990 | 10,060 | 4,906 | 50,589 |
| Shorts positions | 21,381 | 1,288 | 765 | 531 | 2,209 | 26,174 |
| Deposits | 43,729 | 1,353 | 425 | — | — | 45,507 |
| Central banks | 7,808 | — | — | — | — | 7,808 |
| Credits institutions | 17,228 | 209 | 425 | — | — | 17,862 |
| Customers | 18,693 | 1,144 | — | — | — | 19,837 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value  through profit or loss | 23,190 | 7,583 | 4,863 | 1,359 | 3,372 | 40,367 |
| Deposits | 22,688 | 6,459 | 3,223 | 338 | 2,288 | 34,996 |
| Central banks | 1,158 | 51 | — | — | — | 1,209 |
| Credits institutions | 1,161 | 57 | 84 | 61 | 372 | 1,735 |
| Customers | 20,369 | 6,351 | 3,139 | 277 | 1,916 | 32,052 |
| Marketable debt securitiesA | 502 | 1,124 | 1,640 | 1,021 | 1,084 | 5,371 |
| Hedging derivatives | 1,525 | 2,064 | 1,577 | 878 | 1,612 | 7,656 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in  portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | (1) | (4) | 36 | (5) | 29 | 55 |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL LIABILITIES | 97,971 | 21,770 | 25,656 | 12,823 | 12,128 | 170,348 |

A. See breakdown by type of debt (subordinated debt, senior unsecured debt, senior secured debt, promissory notes and other securities) (see note 22).

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|  | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3  years | 3 to 5  years | More than 5  years | Total |
| Memorandum items |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans commitment granted | 125,083 | 31,658 | 55,344 | 47,204 | 20,300 | 279,589 |
| Financial guarantees granted | 7,870 | 4,734 | 1,654 | 686 | 491 | 15,435 |
| Other commitments granted | 81,146 | 17,448 | 9,699 | 3,386 | 1,594 | 113,273 |
| MEMORANDUM ITEMS | 214,099 | 53,840 | 66,697 | 51,276 | 22,385 | 408,297 |

Annual report 2024767

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|  | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3  years | 3 to 5  years | More than 5  years | Total |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 44,770 | 27,562 | 29,753 | 20,177 | 33,856 | 156,118 |
| Derivatives | 7,631 | 9,983 | 23,156 | 15,533 | 10,699 | 67,002 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — | — | 10,066 | 10,066 |
| Debt securities | 5,160 | 13,357 | 5,667 | 4,193 | 13,026 | 41,403 |
| Loans and advances | 31,979 | 4,222 | 930 | 451 | 65 | 37,647 |
| Central banks | 11,595 | — | — | — | — | 11,595 |
| Credits institutions | 13,650 | 2,852 | — | — | — | 16,502 |
| Customers | 6,734 | 1,370 | 930 | 451 | 65 | 9,550 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through  profit or loss | 236 | 756 | 2,732 | 1,691 | 3,574 | 8,989 |
| Debt securities | 68 | 77 | 1,026 | 599 | 772 | 2,542 |
| Loans and advances | 168 | 679 | 1,706 | 1,092 | 2,802 | 6,447 |
| Credit institutions | 6 | 181 | 23 | 4 | 459 | 673 |
| Customers | 162 | 498 | 1,683 | 1,088 | 2,343 | 5,774 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair  value through profit or loss | 164 | 214 | 265 | 70 | 5,000 | 5,713 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — | — | 3,711 | 3,711 |
| Debt instruments | 6 | 52 | 52 | — | 1,024 | 1,134 |
| Loans and advances | 158 | 162 | 213 | 70 | 265 | 868 |
| Customers | 158 | 162 | 213 | 70 | 265 | 868 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 1,941 | 1,941 |
| Equity instruments | — | — | — | — | 1,941 | 1,941 |
| Hedging derivatives | 2,200 | 1,076 | 1,356 | 1,451 | 1,986 | 8,069 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in  portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | (734) | (498) | (1,178) | (1,036) | (303) | (3,749) |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS | 46,636 | 29,110 | 32,928 | 22,353 | 46,054 | 177,081 |

Annual report 2024768

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|  | Within 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 3  years | 3 to 5  years | More than 5  years | Total |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 51,621 | 12,012 | 23,669 | 18,273 | 9,610 | 115,185 |
| Derivatives | 7,749 | 9,671 | 22,479 | 16,955 | 8,037 | 64,891 |
| Shorts positions | 17,952 | 888 | 1,031 | 1,071 | 1,573 | 22,515 |
| Deposits | 25,920 | 1,453 | 159 | 247 | — | 27,779 |
| Central banks | 5,757 | — | — | — | — | 5,757 |
| Credits institutions | 7,963 | 1,435 | 151 | 247 | — | 9,796 |
| Customers | 12,200 | 18 | 8 | — | — | 12,226 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value  through profit or loss | 25,180 | 3,984 | 4,389 | 1,796 | 4,918 | 40,268 |
| Deposits | 25,017 | 3,183 | 3,278 | 699 | 2,663 | 34,841 |
| Central banks | 1,702 | 38 | — | — | — | 1,740 |
| Credits institutions | 1,284 | 129 | 54 | 87 | 404 | 1,958 |
| Customers | 22,031 | 3,016 | 3,224 | 612 | 2,259 | 31,143 |
| Marketable debt securitiesA | 163 | 801 | 1,111 | 1,097 | 2,255 | 5,427 |
| Hedging derivatives | 947 | 1,469 | 3,650 | 1,159 | 2,003 | 9,228 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in  portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | 11 | (52) | (140) | 20 | 44 | (117) |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL LIABILITIES | 77,759 | 17,413 | 31,568 | 21,248 | 16,575 | 164,564 |

A. See breakdown by type of debt (subordinated debt, senior unsecured debt, senior secured debt, promissory notes and other securities) (see note 22).

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| Memorandum items |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans commitment granted | 120,962 | 32,538 | 50,875 | 54,033 | 15,667 | 274,075 |
| Financial guarantees granted | 7,023 | 3,586 | 1,427 | 441 | 379 | 12,856 |
| Other commitments granted | 66,716 | 16,152 | 7,119 | 1,517 | 1,168 | 92,672 |
| MEMORANDUM ITEMS | 194,701 | 52,276 | 59,421 | 55,991 | 17,214 | 379,603 |

Annual report 2024769

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b) Equivalent euro value of assets and liabilities

The detail of the main foreign currency balances in the

consolidated balance sheet, based on the nature of the related

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| Assets | Liabilities |  | Assets | Liabilities |  | Assets | Liabilities |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits  on demand | 109,932 | — |  | 114,410 | — |  | 122,391 | — |
| Financial assets/liabilities held for trading | 130,076 | 76,216 |  | 106,011 | 60,581 |  | 94,256 | 60,105 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value  through profit or loss | 3,208 | — |  | 3,291 | — |  | 3,210 | — |
| Other financial assets/liabilities at fair value through  profit or loss | 793 | 13,844 |  | 1,721 | 12,699 |  | 1,085 | 19,929 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | 60,861 | — |  | 60,516 | — |  | 62,046 | — |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 777,226 | — |  | 773,504 | — |  | 747,138 | — |
| Investments | 2,103 | — |  | 1,689 | — |  | 1,296 | — |
| Tangible assets | 18,812 | — |  | 20,797 | — |  | 21,834 | — |
| Intangible assets | 12,282 | — |  | 12,772 | — |  | 11,881 | — |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | — | 938,844 |  | — | 937,917 |  | — | 893,531 |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | — | 261 |  | — | 330 |  | — | 349 |
| Other | 25,891 | 22,385 |  | 26,236 | 25,740 |  | 23,886 | 24,372 |
|  | 1,141,184 | 1,051,550 |  | 1,120,947 | 1,037,267 |  | 1,089,023 | 998,286 |

c) Fair value of financial assets and liabilities

not measured at fair value

The fair value at year-end of the financial instruments (certain

portfolios of loans and advances and debt securities, on the asset

side, and deposits and debt securities, on the liability side)

registered in the consolidated balance sheet at amortized cost is

presented below:

i) Financial assets measured at other than fair value

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| Assets | Carrying  amount | Fair value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |  | Carrying  amount | Fair  value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |  | Carrying  amount | Fair  value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Loans and  advances | 1,082,758 | 1,073,530 | — | 104,582 | 968,948 |  | 1,087,844 | 1,077,543 | — | 103,414 | 974,129 |  | 1,073,490 | 1,053,703 | — | 64,968 | 988,735 |
| Debt  securities | 120,949 | 119,539 | 87,170 | 13,149 | 19,220 |  | 103,559 | 102,888 | 67,951 | 11,057 | 23,880 |  | 73,554 | 70,373 | 37,805 | 19,254 | 13,314 |
|  | 1,203,707 | 1,193,069 | 87,170 | 117,731 | 988,168 |  | 1,191,403 | 1,180,431 | 67,951 | 114,471 | 998,009 |  | 1,147,044 | 1,124,076 | 37,805 | 84,222 | 1,002,049 |

ii) Financial liabilities measured at other than fair value

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| LiabilitiesA | Carrying  amount | Fair value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |  | Carrying  amount | Fair value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |  | Carrying  amount | Fair  value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Deposits | 1,126,439 | 1,125,532 | — | 250,440 | 875,092 |  | 1,125,308 | 1,124,373 | — | 263,428 | 860,945 |  | 1,111,887 | 1,108,918 | — | 258,701 | 850,217 |
| Debt  securities | 317,967 | 317,912 | 170,118 | 112,365 | 35,429 |  | 303,208 | 298,792 | 136,109 | 125,575 | 37,108 |  | 274,912 | 263,191 | 106,169 | 124,939 | 32,083 |
|  | 1,444,406 | 1,443,444 | 170,118 | 362,805 | 910,521 |  | 1,428,516 | 1,423,165 | 136,109 | 389,003 | 898,053 |  | 1,386,799 | 1,372,109 | 106,169 | 383,640 | 882,300 |

A. At 31 December 2024, Grupo Santander had other financial liabilities that amounted to EUR 39,916  million, EUR 40,187 million in 2023 and EUR 37,059 million in 2022.

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The main valuation methods and inputs used in the estimates at

31 December  2024 of the fair values of the financial assets and

liabilities in the foregoing table were as follows:

• Financial assets at amortised cost: the fair value was estimated

using the present value method. The estimates were made

considering factors such as the expected maturity of the

portfolio, market interest rates, spreads on newly approved

transactions or market spreads -when available-.

• Financial liabilities at amortised cost:

i) Deposits: the fair value of  short term  and on demand  deposits

was taken to be their carrying amount. Factors such as the

expected maturity of the transactions and the Group’s current

cost of funding in similar transactions are consider for the

estimation of long term deposits fair value. It had been used also

current rates offered for deposits of similar remaining

maturities.

ii) Marketable debt securities and subordinated liabilities: the fair

value was calculated based on market prices for these

instruments -when available- or by the present value method

using market interest rates and spreads, as well as using any

significant input which is not observable with market data if

applicable.

iii) The fair value of cash, cash balances at central banks and other

deposits on demand was taken to be their carrying amount since

they are mainly short-term balances.

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d) Offsetting of financial instruments

Following is the detail of financial assets and liabilities that were

offset in the consolidated balance sheets as of 31 December  2024,

2023 and  2022:

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| Assets | Gross amount  of  financial  assets | Gross amount  of financial  assets  offset in the  balance sheet | Net amount  of financial  assets  presented in  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 152,331 | (82,559) | 69,772 |
| Reverse  repurchase  agreements | 189,034 | (67,488) | 121,546 |
| Total | 341,365 | (150,047) | 191,318 |

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| Assets | Gross amount  of  financial  assets | Gross amount  of financial  assets  offset in the  balance sheet | Net amount  of financial  assets  presented in  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 149,508 | (87,883) | 61,625 |
| Reverse  repurchase  agreements | 179,580 | (79,500) | 100,080 |
| Total | 329,088 | (167,383) | 161,705 |

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| Assets | Gross amount  of  financial  assets | Gross amount  of financial  assets  offset in the  balance sheet | Net amount  of financial  assets  presented in  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 176,814 | (101,743) | 75,071 |
| Reverse  repurchase  agreements | 127,561 | (48,949) | 78,612 |
| Total | 304,375 | (150,692) | 153,683 |

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| Liabilities | Gross amount  of  financial  liabilities | Gross amount  of financial  liabilities  offset in the  balance sheet | Net amount  of financial  liabilities  presented in  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 145,064 | (82,559) | 62,505 |
| Reverse  repurchase  agreements | 223,141 | (67,488) | 155,653 |
| Total | 368,205 | (150,047) | 218,158 |

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| Liabilities | Gross amount  of  financial  liabilities | Gross amount  of financial  liabilities  offset in the  balance sheet | Net amount  of financial  liabilities  presented in  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 146,128 | (87,883) | 58,245 |
| Reverse  repurchase  agreements | 212,840 | (79,500) | 133,340 |
| Total | 358,968 | (167,383) | 191,585 |

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| Liabilities | Gross amount  of  financial  liabilities | Gross amount  of financial  liabilities  offset in the  balance sheet | Net amount  of financial  liabilities  presented in  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 175,862 | (101,743) | 74,119 |
| Reverse  repurchase  agreements | 148,715 | (48,949) | 99,766 |
| Total | 324,577 | (150,692) | 173,885 |

At 31 December  2024, Grupo Santander has offset other items

amounting to EUR 811  million (EUR 910  million and EUR  1,024

million at 31 December 2023 and 2022 , respectively).

At 31 December  2024  the balance sheet shows the amounts

EUR  176,198 million (EUR 151,044  million and EUR 141,529

million at 31 December 2023  and  2022) on derivatives and repos

as assets and EUR 209,121 million (EUR 180,539  million and EUR

157,572  million at 31 December  2023 and 2022, respectively) on

derivatives and repos as liabilities that are subject to netting and

collateral arrangements.

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52. Primary and secondary segments

reporting

Grupo Santander bases segment reporting on financial information

presented to the chief operating decision maker, which excludes

certain statutory results items that distort year-on-year

comparisons and are not considered for management reporting.

This financial information (underlying basis) is computed by

adjusting reported results for the effects of certain gains and losses

(e.g. capital gains, write-downs, impairment of goodwill, etc.).

These gains and losses are items that management and investors

ordinarily identify and consider separately to better understand the

underlying trends in the business.

Grupo Santander has aligned the information in this note with the

underlying information used internally for management reporting

and with that presented in Grupo Santander's other public

documents.

Grupo Santander executive committee has been determined to be

its chief operating decision maker. Grupo Santander's operating

segments reflect its organizational and managerial structures.

Grupo Santander 's executive committee reviews internal reporting

based on these segments to assess performance and allocate

resources.

The segments are split by type of business and the geographic area

in which profits are earned. Santander prepares the information by

aggregating the figures for Grupo Santander’s various geographic

areas and business units, relating it to both the accounting data of

the units integrated in each segment and that provided by

management information systems. The same general principles as

those used in Grupo Santander are applied.

On September 18, 2023, Grupo Santander announced a change in

the reportable segments to align the disclosed financial

information to the new report structure, from the first 2024 three

months period onwards.

The main changes, which have been applied to management

information for all periods included in the annual accounts, relate

to the following:

1. The totality of the Bank's businesses in every market has been

consolidated into five global areas:  Retail & Commercial Bank,

Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking,

Wealth Management & Insurance and Payments, which became

the new primary segments.

2. The changes made in financial information are as follows:

a. The former Retail Banking is divided into the new Retail &

Commercial Banking and Digital Consumer Bank segments,

while the country-based card business becomes part of the

new Payments segment.

b. The results of activities primarily related to financial

management, which are located in the countries, are fully

allocated to the global business based on the segment

generating the financial position in each unit.

c. Local corporate centres are allocated to the different global

businesses.

d. The criteria for the distribution of revenues among the global

businesses have been revised to better reflect the

contribution of each of them to the Group.

3. The former core segments (Europe, North America, South

America and Digital Consumer Bank, which is now called DCB

Europe) became the new secondary segments. The published

financial information for 2023 and 2022 regarding the regions,

countries and Corporate Centre remain unchanged.

Grupo Santander recasted the corresponding information of earlier

periods considering the changes included in this section to

facilitate a homogeneous comparison.

The above-mentioned changes have no impact on the Group’s

reported consolidated financial statements.

a) Primary segments

This primary level of segmentation, which is based on the Group’s

management structure, comprises  six  reportable segments: five

operating areas plus the Corporate Centre. The operating areas are:

• Retail & Commercial Banking (Retail): new area that integrates

the retail banking business (individuals) and commercial banking

(SMEs and corporates), except for business originated in the

consumer finance and the cards businesses.

• Digital Consumer Bank (Consumer): comprises all business

originated in the consumer finance companies, plus Openbank,

Open Digital Services (ODS) and SBNA Consumer.

• Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB): this business, which

includes Global Transactional Banking, Global Banking (Global

Debt Finance and Corporate Finance) and Markets, offers

products and services on a global scale to corporate and

institutional customers, and collaborates with other global

businesses to better serve our broad customer base.

• Wealth Management & Insurance (Wealth): includes the

corporate unit of Private Banking and International Private

Banking in Miami and Switzerland (Santander Private Banking),

the asset management business (Santander Asset Management)

and the insurance business (Santander Insurance).

• Payments: digital payments solutions, providing global

technology solutions for our banks and new customers in the

open market. It is structured in two businesses: PagoNxt (Getnet,

Ebury and PagoNxt Payments) and Cards (cards platform and

business in the countries).

In addition to these operating units, both primary and secondary,

Grupo Santander continues to maintain the area of Corporate

Centre, that includes the centralized activities relating to equity

stakes in financial companies, financial management of the

structural exchange rate position, assumed within the sphere of

Grupo Santander’s assets and liabilities committee, as well as

management of liquidity and of shareholders’ equity via issuances.

As Grupo Santander’s holding entity, this area manages all capital

and reserves and allocations of capital and liquidity with the rest of

businesses. It also incorporates amortization of goodwill but not

the costs related to the Grupo Santander’s central services

(charged to the areas), except for corporate and institutional

expenses related to the Grupo Santander’s functioning.

There are no customers located in any of the areas that generate

income exceeding 10% of Total income.

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The main masses of the balance sheets of the different segments,

summarized, are indicated below:

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| Balance sheet (condensed) | Retail &  Commercial  Banking | Digital  Consumer  Bank | Corporate &  Investment  Banking | Wealth  Management  & Insurance | Payments | Corporate  Centre | Total |  |
| Loans and advances to customers | 608,945 | 207,104 | 184,923 | 24,479 | 22,840 | 5,778 | 1,054,069 |  |
| Customer deposits | 661,152 | 128,975 | 202,355 | 60,986 | 1,038 | 1,430 | 1,055,936 |  |
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| Gross loans and advances to  customersA | 609,490 | 215,160 | 136,818 | 24,611 | 24,614 | 5,853 | 1,016,546 |  |
| Customers funds | 747,567 | 137,122 | 152,450 | 171,866 | 1,038 | 1,299 | 1,211,342 |  |
| Customer depositsB | 649,619 | 128,933 | 136,672 | 60,058 | 1,038 | 1,299 | 977,620 |  |
| Investment funds | 97,948 | 8,189 | 15,777 | 111,807 | — | — | 233,722 |  |

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| Balance sheet (condensed) | Retail &  Commercial  Banking | Digital  Consumer  Bank | Corporate &  Investment  Banking | Wealth  Management  & Insurance | Payments | Corporate  Centre | Total |
| Loans and advances to customers | 618,113 | 199,158 | 168,960 | 22,509 | 22,045 | 5,565 | 1,036,349 |
| Customer deposits | 666,578 | 115,446 | 203,713 | 58,507 | 1,418 | 1,508 | 1,047,169 |
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| Gross loans and advances to  customersA | 618,773 | 206,649 | 137,578 | 22,603 | 23,709 | 5,640 | 1,014,951 |
| Customers funds | 725,971 | 120,996 | 169,839 | 157,142 | 1,418 | 1,508 | 1,176,874 |
| Customer depositsB | 638,169 | 114,334 | 155,274 | 57,643 | 1,418 | 1,508 | 968,346 |
| Investment funds | 87,802 | 6,662 | 14,565 | 99,499 | — | — | 208,528 |

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| Balance sheet (condensed) | Retail &  Commercial  Banking | Digital  Consumer  Bank | Corporate &  Investment  Banking | Wealth  Management  & Insurance | Payments | Corporate  Centre | Total |
| Loans and advances to customers | 622,933 | 189,623 | 173,397 | 22,127 | 22,140 | 5,785 | 1,036,004 |
| Customer deposits | 616,601 | 103,021 | 230,194 | 58,324 | 688 | 895 | 1,009,722 |
| Memorandum items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gross loans and advances to  customersA | 629,478 | 196,878 | 142,646 | 22,247 | 22,161 | 5,779 | 1,019,188 |
| Customers funds | 675,028 | 108,824 | 195,814 | 149,135 | 688 | 895 | 1,130,385 |
| Customer depositsB | 598,110 | 102,946 | 186,678 | 57,014 | 688 | 895 | 946,331 |
| Investment funds | 76,918 | 5,878 | 9,136 | 92,121 | — | — | 184,053 |

A. Excluding reverse repos.

B. Excluding repos.

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The condensed income statements for the primary segments are as

follows:

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| Underlying income statement (condensed) | Retail &  Commercial  Banking | Digital  Consumer  Bank | Corporate &  Investment  Banking | Wealth  Management  & Insurance | Payments | Corporate  Centre | Total |
| Net interest incomeA | 27,942 | 10,777 | 4,020 | 1,627 | 2,609 | (308) | 46,668 |
| Net fee income | 4,681 | 1,508 | 2,548 | 1,489 | 2,793 | (11) | 13,010 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactionsB | 812 | (4) | 1,619 | 213 | 41 | (408) | 2,273 |
| Other operating incomeC | (974) | 635 | 156 | 332 | 61 | 50 | 260 |
| Total income | 32,461 | 12,916 | 8,343 | 3,661 | 5,505 | (676) | 62,211 |
| Administrative expenses, depreciation and  amortisation | (12,877) | (5,183) | (3,807) | (1,313) | (2,475) | (379) | (26,034) |
| Net operating incomeD | 19,584 | 7,733 | 4,537 | 2,348 | 3,030 | (1,055) | 36,177 |
| Net loan-loss provisionsE | (5,845) | (4,562) | (174) | (41) | (1,714) | 3 | (12,333) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisionsF | (2,865) | (939) | (353) | (48) | (347) | (265) | (4,817) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 10,874 | 2,232 | 4,009 | 2,259 | 969 | (1,317) | 19,027 |
| Tax on profit | (3,091) | (295) | (1,065) | (531) | (464) | 162 | (5,283) |
| Profit from continuing operations | 7,783 | 1,938 | 2,944 | 1,728 | 505 | (1,155) | 13,744 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 7,783 | 1,938 | 2,944 | 1,728 | 505 | (1,155) | 13,744 |
| Non-controlling interests | (520) | (275) | (204) | (79) | (92) | 1 | (1,170) |
| Attributable profit to the parent | 7,263 | 1,663 | 2,740 | 1,650 | 413 | (1,154) | 12,574 |

A. Net interest income includes the net amount of the profit and loss account items 'Interest income' and 'Interest expense'. It is presented this way because it is how it is

presented to the main operational decision maker.

B. Gains (losses) on financial transactions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and

management reporting purposes: Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on financial assets

and liabilities held for trading, net, Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net and Exchange differences, net.

C. Other operating income includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management reporting

purposes: Dividend income; Income from companies accounted for using the equity method, Other operating income, Other operating expenses, Income from assets

under insurance or reinsurance contracts and Expenses from liabilities under insurance or reinsurance contracts.

D. Net Operating Income is used for the Group’s internal reporting and management reporting purposes but is not a line item in the statutory consolidated income

statement.

E. Net loan-loss provisions refers to Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss and net gains and losses from

changes line item in the statutory income statement. Additionally, includes an addition of EUR 41 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and

contingent risks includes in the line of the statutory income statement of provisions or reversal of provisions.

F. Other gains (losses) and provisions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management

reporting purposes: Provisions or reversal of provisions except an addition EUR 41 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and contingent risks;

Impairment of investments in joint ventures and associates, net; Impairment on non-financial assets, net; Gains or losses on non-financial assets, net; Negative goodwill

recognised in results and Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations.

Annual report 2024775

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| Underlying income statement (condensed) | Retail &  Commercial  Banking | Digital  Consumer  Bank | Corporate &  Investment  Banking | Wealth  Management  & Insurance | Payments | Corporate  Centre | Total |
| Net interest incomeA | 25,550 | 10,221 | 3,594 | 1,513 | 2,424 | (41) | 43,261 |
| Net fee income | 4,497 | 1,229 | 2,131 | 1,262 | 2,952 | (13) | 12,057 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactionsB | 854 | 116 | 1,795 | 170 | 1 | (302) | 2,633 |
| Other operating incomeC | (1,146) | 730 | 7 | 266 | (79) | (83) | (304) |
| Total income | 29,754 | 12,296 | 7,527 | 3,210 | 5,298 | (439) | 57,647 |
| Administrative expenses, depreciation and  amortisation | (12,825) | (5,263) | (3,387) | (1,216) | (2,344) | (391) | (25,425) |
| Net operating incomeD | 16,930 | 7,033 | 4,140 | 1,994 | 2,954 | (829) | 32,222 |
| Net loan-loss provisionsE | (6,540) | (4,106) | (165) | 17 | (1,666) | 2 | (12,458) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisionsF | (2,401) | (250) | (181) | (18) | (84) | (134) | (3,066) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 7,989 | 2,677 | 3,795 | 1,994 | 1,205 | (961) | 16,698 |
| Tax on profit | (1,927) | (426) | (1,137) | (454) | (509) | (36) | (4,489) |
| Profit from continuing operations | 6,062 | 2,251 | 2,658 | 1,540 | 696 | (998) | 12,209 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 6,062 | 2,251 | 2,658 | 1,540 | 696 | (998) | 12,209 |
| Non-controlling interests | (403) | (350) | (219) | (73) | (89) | — | (1,133) |
| Attributable profit to the parent | 5,659 | 1,901 | 2,440 | 1,467 | 607 | (998) | 11,076 |

A. Net interest income includes the net amount of the profit and loss account items 'Interest income' and 'Interest expense'. It is presented this way because it is how it is

presented to the main operational decision maker.

B. Gains (losses) on financial transactions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and

management reporting purposes: Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on financial assets

and liabilities held for trading, net, Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net and Exchange differences, net.

C. Other operating income includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management reporting

purposes: Dividend income; Income from companies accounted for using the equity method, Other operating income, Other operating expenses, Income from assets

under insurance or reinsurance contracts and Expenses from liabilities under insurance or reinsurance contracts.

D. 'Net Operating Income is used for the Group’s internal reporting and management reporting purposes but is not a line item in the statutory consolidated income

statement.

E. 'Net Loan loss provisions' refers to Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss and net gains and losses from

changes line item in the statutory income statement. Additionally, includes a release of EUR 24 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and

contingent risks includes in the line of the statutory income statement of provisions or reversal of provisions.

F. Other gains (losses) and provisions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management

reporting purposes: Provisions or reversal of provisions except a release of EUR 24 million  mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and contingent risks;

Impairment of investments in joint ventures and associates, net; Impairment on non-financial assets, net; Gains or losses on non-financial assets, net; Negative goodwill

recognised in results and Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations.

Annual report 2024776

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| Underlying income statement (condensed) | Retail &  Commercial  Banking | Digital  Consumer  Bank | Corporate &  Investment  Banking | Wealth  Management  & Insurance | Payments | Corporate  Centre | Total |
| Net interest incomeA | 22,093 | 10,121 | 3,816 | 883 | 2,359 | (652) | 38,619 |
| Net fee income | 4,672 | 1,269 | 1,922 | 1,293 | 2,653 | (19) | 11,790 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactionsB | 1,141 | 144 | 962 | 108 | 20 | (723) | 1,653 |
| Other operating incomeC | (913) | 856 | 3 | 394 | (158) | (91) | 92 |
| Total income | 26,994 | 12,391 | 6,703 | 2,678 | 4,874 | (1,485) | 52,154 |
| Administrative expenses, depreciation and  amortisation | (12,059) | (5,197) | (2,901) | (1,104) | (2,271) | (372) | (23,903) |
| Net operating incomeD | 14,935 | 7,194 | 3,802 | 1,574 | 2,604 | (1,857) | 28,251 |
| Net loan-loss provisionsE | (5,887) | (3,222) | (257) | (21) | (1,132) | 10 | (10,509) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisionsF | (1,950) | (91) | (166) | (37) | (74) | (174) | (2,492) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 7,099 | 3,880 | 3,379 | 1,516 | 1,398 | (2,021) | 15,250 |
| Tax on profit | (1,676) | (881) | (955) | (346) | (603) | (27) | (4,486) |
| Profit from continuing operations | 5,423 | 3,000 | 2,424 | 1,170 | 795 | (2,048) | 10,764 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit | 5,423 | 3,000 | 2,424 | 1,170 | 795 | (2,048) | 10,764 |
| Non-controlling interests | (406) | (389) | (191) | (69) | (103) | 1 | (1,159) |
| Attributable profit to the parent | 5,017 | 2,610 | 2,233 | 1,101 | 693 | (2,049) | 9,605 |

A. Net interest income includes the net amount of the profit and loss account items 'Interest income' and 'Interest expense'. It is presented this way because it is how it is

presented to the main operational decision maker.

B. Gains (losses) on financial transactions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and

management reporting purposes: Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on financial assets

and liabilities held for trading, net, Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net and Exchange differences, net.

C. Other operating income includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management reporting

purposes: Dividend income; Income from companies accounted for using the equity method, Other operating income, Other operating expenses, Income from assets

under insurance or reinsurance contracts and Expenses from liabilities under insurance or reinsurance contracts.

D. Net Operating Income is used for the Group’s internal reporting and management reporting purposes but is not a line item in the statutory consolidated income

statement.

E. Net loan-loss provisions refers to Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss and net gains and losses from

changes line item in the statutory income statement. Additionally, includes a release of EUR 27 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and

contingent risks includes in the line of the statutory income statement of provisions or reversal of provisions.

F. Other gains (losses) and provisions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management

reporting purposes: Provisions or reversal of provisions except a release of EUR 27 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and contingent risks;

Impairment of investments in joint ventures and associates, net; Impairment on non-financial assets, net; Gains or losses on non-financial assets, net; Negative goodwill

recognised in results and Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations.

Annual report 2024777

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b) Secondary segments

At this secondary level, Grupo Santander is structured into Europe,

DCB Europe, North America and South America:

• Europe: which comprises all business activity carried out in the

region, except that included in Digital Consumer Bank.

• DCB Europe: includes Santander Consumer Finance, which

incorporates the entire consumer finance business in Europe,

Openbank and ODS.

• North America: which comprises all the business activities carried

out in Mexico and the US, which includes the holding company

(SHUSA) and the businesses of Santander Bank (SBNA),

Santander Consumer USA (SC USA), the specialized business unit

Banco Santander International, Santander's New York branch and

Santander US Capital Markets (SanCap).

• South America: includes all the financial activities carried out by

Grupo Santander through its banks and subsidiary banks in the

region.

With regard to the balance sheet, due to the required segregation

of the various business units (included in a single consolidated

balance sheet), the amounts lent and borrowed between the units

are shown as increases in the assets and liabilities of each

business. These amounts relating to intra-Group liquidity are

eliminated and are shown in the Intra-Group eliminations column

in the table below in order to reconcile the amounts contributed by

each business unit to the consolidated Grupo Santander's balance

sheet.

There are no customers located in a place different from the

location of the Group's assets that generate revenues in excess of

10% of ordinary revenues.

Annual report 2024778

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The condensed balance sheets of the different secondary segments

are indicated below:

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| Balance sheet (condensed) | Europe | North America | South  America | Digital  Consumer  Bank Europe | Corporate  centre | Intra-group  eliminations | Total |
| Total assets | 984,151 | 307,801 | 311,218 | 173,775 | 240,948 | (180,815) | 1,837,081 |
| Total liabilities | 940,831 | 283,200 | 285,790 | 160,264 | 151,585 | (91,916) | 1,729,754 |
| Total equity | 43,320 | 24,601 | 25,428 | 13,512 | 89,363 | (88,899) | 107,327 |
| Other customer funds under  management | 129,784 | 21,613 | 77,846 | 1,243 | — | — | 230,485 |
| Other non-managed marketed  customer funds | 34,610 | 21,331 | 1,165 | 4,896 | — | — | 62,002 |

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| Balance sheet (condensed) | Europe | North America | South  America | Digital  Consumer  Bank Europe | Corporate  centre | Intra-group  eliminations | Total |
| Total assets | 955,344 | 294,827 | 325,049 | 166,796 | 254,705 | (199,660) | 1,797,062 |
| Total liabilities | 911,173 | 271,183 | 299,155 | 153,355 | 166,809 | (108,854) | 1,692,821 |
| Total equity | 44,171 | 23,644 | 25,894 | 13,441 | 87,896 | (90,806) | 104,241 |
| Other customer funds under  management | 111,933 | 18,733 | 78,076 | 996 | — | — | 209,737 |
| Other non-managed marketed  customer funds | 26,390 | 18,503 | 1,087 | 4,057 | — | — | 50,036 |

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| Balance sheet (condensed) | Europe | North America | South  America | Digital  Consumer  Bank Europe | Corporate  centre | Intra-group  eliminations | Total |
| Total assets | 958,207 | 288,595 | 292,925 | 151,015 | 262,218 | (218,301) | 1,734,659 |
| Total liabilities | 915,167 | 262,931 | 268,417 | 137,986 | 178,651 | (126,078) | 1,637,074 |
| Total equity | 43,040 | 25,664 | 24,508 | 13,029 | 83,567 | (92,223) | 97,585 |
| Other customer funds under  management | 100,178 | 15,571 | 65,251 | 880 | — | — | 181,880 |
| Other non-managed marketed  customer funds | 23,305 | 20,908 | 1,077 | 3,089 | — | — | 48,379 |

Annual report 2024779

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The condensed income statements are as follows:

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| Underlying income statement  (condensed) | Europe | North America | South America | DCB Europe | Corporate  Centre | Total |
| Net interest incomeA | 16,720 | 10,330 | 15,566 | 4,361 | (308) | 46,668 |
| Net fee income | 4,659 | 2,594 | 4,864 | 902 | (11) | 13,010 |
| Gains (losses) on financial  transactionsB | 1,357 | 747 | 601 | (24) | (408) | 2,273 |
| Other operating incomeC | 774 | 243 | (1,247) | 440 | 50 | 260 |
| Total income | 23,510 | 13,915 | 19,783 | 5,679 | (676) | 62,211 |
| Administrative expenses, depreciation  and amortisation | (9,407) | (6,701) | (6,943) | (2,604) | (379) | (26,034) |
| Net operating incomeD | 14,102 | 7,214 | 12,841 | 3,075 | (1,055) | 36,177 |
| Net loan-loss provisionsE | (1,862) | (3,786) | (5,478) | (1,209) | 3 | (12,333) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisionsF | (2,111) | (336) | (1,369) | (735) | (265) | (4,817) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 10,129 | 3,091 | 5,993 | 1,131 | (1,317) | 19,027 |
| Tax on profit | (3,065) | (509) | (1,617) | (255) | 162 | (5,283) |
| Profit/(loss) from continuing  operations | 7,064 | 2,582 | 4,376 | 876 | (1,155) | 13,744 |
| Net profit/(loss) from discontinued  operations | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit/(loss) | 7,064 | 2,582 | 4,376 | 876 | (1,155) | 13,744 |
| Non-controlling interests | (420) | (3) | (513) | (234) | 1 | (1,170) |
| Attributable profit/(loss) to the  parent | 6,644 | 2,579 | 3,863 | 642 | (1,154) | 12,574 |

A. Net interest income includes the net amount of the profit and loss account items 'Interest income' and 'Interest expense'. It is presented this way because it is how it is

presented to the main operational decision maker.

B. Gains (losses) on financial transactions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and

management reporting purposes: Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on financial assets

and liabilities held for trading, net, Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net and Exchange differences, net.

C. Other operating income includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management reporting

purposes: Dividend income; Income from companies accounted for using the equity method, Other operating income, Other operating expenses, Income from assets

under insurance or reinsurance contracts and Expenses from liabilities under insurance or reinsurance contracts.

D. Net Operating Income is used for the Group’s internal reporting and management reporting purposes but is not a line item in the statutory consolidated income

statement.

E. Net loan-loss provisions refers to Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss and net gains and losses from

changes line item in the statutory income statement. Additionally, includes an addition of EUR 41 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and

contingent risks included in the line provisions or reversal of provisions, net of the statutory income statement.

F. Other gains (losses) and provisions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management

reporting purposes: Provisions or reversal of provisions except an addition of EUR 41 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and contingent risks;

Impairment of investments in joint ventures and associates, net; Impairment on non-financial assets, net; Gains or losses on non-financial assets, net; Negative goodwill

recognized in results and Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations.

Annual report 2024780

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| Underlying income statement  (condensed) | Europe | North America | South America | DCB Europe | Corporate  Centre | Total |
| Net interest incomeA | 15,910 | 10,159 | 13,040 | 4,193 | (41) | 43,261 |
| Net fee income | 4,399 | 2,192 | 4,684 | 796 | (13) | 12,057 |
| Gains (losses) on financial  transactionsB | 1,033 | 505 | 1,280 | 117 | (302) | 2,633 |
| Other operating incomeC | 97 | 318 | (1,033) | 396 | (83) | (304) |
| Total income | 21,439 | 13,174 | 17,971 | 5,502 | (439) | 57,647 |
| Administrative expenses, depreciation  and amortisation | (9,030) | (6,465) | (6,920) | (2,618) | (391) | (25,425) |
| Net operating incomeD | 12,409 | 6,708 | 11,050 | 2,884 | (829) | 32,222 |
| Net loan-loss provisionsE | (2,533) | (3,733) | (5,401) | (792) | 2 | (12,458) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisionsF | (1,681) | (138) | (1,041) | (72) | (134) | (3,066) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 8,195 | 2,837 | 4,608 | 2,019 | (961) | 16,698 |
| Tax on profit | (2,371) | (468) | (1,121) | (493) | (36) | (4,489) |
| Profit/(loss) from continuing  operations | 5,824 | 2,369 | 3,487 | 1,526 | (998) | 12,209 |
| Net profit/(loss) from discontinued  operations | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit/(loss) | 5,824 | 2,369 | 3,487 | 1,526 | (998) | 12,209 |
| Non-controlling interests | (342) | (15) | (449) | (327) | — | (1,133) |
| Attributable profit/(loss) to the  parent | 5,482 | 2,354 | 3,038 | 1,199 | (998) | 11,076 |

A. Net interest income includes the net amount of the profit and loss account items 'Interest income' and 'Interest expense'. It is presented this way because it is how it is

presented to the main operational decision maker.

B. Gains (losses) on financial transactions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and

management reporting purposes: Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on financial assets

and liabilities held for trading, net, Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net and Exchange differences, net.

C. Other operating income includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management reporting

purposes: Dividend income; Income from companies accounted for using the equity method, Other operating income, Other operating expenses, Income from assets

under insurance or reinsurance contracts and Expenses from liabilities under insurance or reinsurance contracts.

D. Net Operating Income is used for the Group’s internal reporting and management reporting purposes but is not a line item in the statutory consolidated income

statement.

E. Net loan-loss provisions refers to Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss and net gains and losses from

changes line item in the statutory income statement. Additionally, includes a release of EUR 24 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and

contingent risks included in the line provisions or reversal of provisions, net of the statutory income statement.

F. Other gains (losses) and provisions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management

reporting purposes: Provisions or reversal of provisions except a release of EUR 24 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and contingent risks;

Impairment of investments in joint ventures and associates, net; Impairment on non-financial assets, net; Gains or losses on non-financial assets, net; Negative goodwill

recognized in results and Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations.

Annual report 2024781

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| Underlying income statement  (condensed) | Europe | North America | South America | DCB Europe | Corporate  Centre | Total |
| Net interest incomeA | 12,565 | 9,705 | 12,979 | 4,022 | (652) | 38,619 |
| Net fee income | 4,493 | 1,958 | 4,515 | 843 | (19) | 11,790 |
| Gains (losses) on financial  transactionsB | 821 | 204 | 1,291 | 60 | (723) | 1,653 |
| Other operating incomeC | 151 | 449 | (761) | 344 | (91) | 92 |
| Total income | 18,030 | 12,316 | 18,024 | 5,269 | (1,485) | 52,154 |
| Administrative expenses, depreciation  and amortisation | (8,523) | (5,871) | (6,675) | (2,462) | (372) | (23,903) |
| Net operating incomeD | 9,507 | 6,445 | 11,349 | 2,807 | (1,857) | 28,251 |
| Net loan-loss provisionsE | (2,396) | (2,538) | (5,041) | (544) | 10 | (10,509) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisionsF | (1,629) | (118) | (544) | (27) | (174) | (2,492) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 5,482 | 3,789 | 5,764 | 2,236 | (2,021) | 15,250 |
| Tax on profit | (1,492) | (869) | (1,549) | (549) | (27) | (4,486) |
| Profit/(loss) from continuing  operations | 3,990 | 2,920 | 4,215 | 1,687 | (2,048) | 10,764 |
| Net profit/(loss) from discontinued  operations | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit/(loss) | 3,990 | 2,920 | 4,215 | 1,687 | (2,048) | 10,764 |
| Non-controlling interests | (179) | (43) | (557) | (379) | 1 | (1,159) |
| Attributable profit/(loss) to the  parent | 3,811 | 2,877 | 3,658 | 1,308 | (2,049) | 9,605 |

A. Net interest income includes the net amount of the profit and loss account items 'Interest income' and 'Interest expense'. It is presented this way because it is how it is

presented to the main operational decision maker.

B. Gains (losses) on financial transactions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and

management reporting purposes: Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on financial assets

and liabilities held for trading, net, Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net and Exchange differences, net.

C. Other operating income includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management reporting

purposes: Dividend income; Income from companies accounted for using the equity method, Other operating income, Other operating expenses, Income from assets

under insurance or reinsurance contracts and Expenses from liabilities under insurance or reinsurance contracts.

D. Net Operating Income is used for the Group’s internal reporting and management reporting purposes but is not a line item in the statutory consolidated income

statement.

E. Net loan-loss provisions refers to Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss and net gains and losses from

changes line item in the statutory income statement. Additionally, includes a release of EUR 27 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and

contingent risks included in the line provisions or reversal of provisions, net of the statutory income statement.

F. Other gains (losses) and provisions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management

reporting purposes: Provisions or reversal of provisions except a release of EUR 27 million mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and contingent risks;

Impairment of investments in joint ventures and associates, net; Impairment on non-financial assets, net; Gains or losses on non-financial assets, net; Negative goodwill

recognized in results and Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations.

Annual report 2024782

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c) Reconciliations of reportable segment results

The tables below reconcile the statutory basis results to the

underlying results for each of the periods presented as required by

IFRS 8. For the purposes of these reconciliations, all material

reconciling items are separately identified and described.

Grupo Santander assets and liabilities for management reporting

purposes do not differ from the statutory reported figures and

therefore are not reconciled.

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| Reconciliation of statutory results to underlying results | Statutory  results | Adjustments | Underlying  results |
| Net interest incomeA | 46,668 | — | 46,668 |
| Net fee income | 13,010 | — | 13,010 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactionsB | 2,273 | — | 2,273 |
| Other operating incomeC | (75) | 335 | 260 |
| Total income | 61,876 | 335 | 62,211 |
| Administrative expenses, depreciation and amortisation | (26,034) | — | (26,034) |
| Net operating incomeD | 35,842 | 335 | 36,177 |
| Net loan-loss provisionsE | (12,685) | 352 | (12,333) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisionsF | (4,130) | (687) | (4,817) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 19,027 | — | 19,027 |
| Tax on profit | (5,283) | — | (5,283) |
| Adjusted profit for the year from continuing operations | 13,744 | — | 13,744 |
| Profit from discontinued operations (net) | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit/(loss) | 13,744 | — | 13,744 |
| Non-controlling interests | (1,170) | — | (1,170) |
| Attributable profit/(loss) to the parent | 12,574 | — | 12,574 |

A. Net interest income includes the net amount of the profit and loss account items 'Interest income' and 'Interest expense'. It is presented this way because it is how it is

presented to the main operational decision maker.

B. Gains (losses) on financial transactions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and

management reporting purposes: Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on financial assets

and liabilities held for trading, net, Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net and Exchange differences, net.

C. Other operating income includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management reporting

purposes: Dividend income; Income from companies accounted for using the equity method, Other operating income, Other operating expenses, Income from assets

under insurance or reinsurance contracts and Expenses from liabilities under insurance or reinsurance contracts.

D. Net Operating Income is used for the Group’s internal reporting and management reporting purposes but is not a line item in the statutory consolidated income

statement.

E. Net loan-loss provisions refers to Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss and net gains and losses from

changes line item in the statutory income statement. Additionally, includes an addition of EUR 41 mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and contingent

risks includes in the line of the statutory income statement of provisions or reversal of provisions.

F. Other gains (losses) and provisions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management

reporting purposes: Provisions or reversal of provisions except for an addition of EUR 41 mainly corresponding to results from commitments and contingent risks;

Impairment of investments in joint ventures and associates, net; Impairment on non-financial assets, net; Gains or losses on non-financial assets, net; Negative goodwill

recognized in results and Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations.

Explanation of adjustments:

• Temporary levy on revenue in Spain in the first quarter, totalling

EUR 335 million, which was moved from total income to other

gains (losses) and provisions.

• Provisions which strengthen the balance sheet in Brazil of EUR

352 million in the second quarter (EUR 174 million net of tax and

minority interests).

Annual report 2024783

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| Reconciliation of statutory results to underlying results | Statutory  results | Adjustments | Underlying  results |
| Net interest incomeA | 43,261 | — | 43,261 |
| Net fee income | 12,057 | — | 12,057 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactionsB | 2,633 | — | 2,633 |
| Other operating incomeC | (528) | 224 | (304) |
| Total income | 57,423 | 224 | 57,647 |
| Administrative expenses, depreciation and amortisation | (25,425) | — | (25,425) |
| Net operating incomeD | 31,998 | 224 | 32,222 |
| Net loan-loss provisionsE | (12,932) | 474 | (12,458) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisionsF | (2,607) | (459) | (3,066) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 16,459 | 239 | 16,698 |
| Tax on profit | (4,276) | (213) | (4,489) |
| Adjusted profit for the year from continuing operations | 12,183 | 26 | 12,209 |
| Profit from discontinued operations (net) | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit/(loss) | 12,183 | 26 | 12,209 |
| Non-controlling interests | (1,107) | (26) | (1,133) |
| Attributable profit/(loss) to the parent | 11,076 | — | 11,076 |

A. Net interest income includes the net amount of the profit and loss account items 'Interest income' and 'Interest expense'. It is presented this way because it is how it is

presented to the main operational decision maker.

B. Gains (losses) on financial transactions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and

management reporting purposes: Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on financial assets

and liabilities held for trading, net, Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net and Exchange differences, net.

C. Other operating income includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management reporting

purposes: Dividend income; Income from companies accounted for using the equity method, Other operating income, Other operating expenses, Income from assets

under insurance or reinsurance contracts and Expenses from liabilities under insurance or reinsurance contracts.

D. Net Operating Income is used for the Group’s internal reporting and management reporting purposes but is not a line item in the statutory consolidated income

statement.

E. Net loan-loss provisions refers to Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss and net gains and losses from

changes line item in the statutory income statement. Additionally, includes a release of EUR 24 mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and contingent risks

includes in the line of the statutory income statement of provisions or reversal of provisions.

F. Other gains (losses) and provisions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management

reporting purposes: Provisions or reversal of provisions except for a release of EUR 24 mainly corresponding to results from commitments and contingent risks;

Impairment of investments in joint ventures and associates, net; Impairment on non-financial assets, net; Gains or losses on non-financial assets, net; Negative goodwill

recognized in results and Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations

Explanation of adjustments:

• Temporary levy on revenue in Spain in the first quarter, totalling

EUR 224 million, which was moved from total income to other

gains (losses) and provisions.

•  Additional provisions for specific cases in the wholesale portfolio

of Brazil for an amount of EUR 235 million, net of tax and non-

controlling interests (EUR 474 million recorded in net loan-loss

provisions, EUR 213 million positive impact in tax and EUR

26 million in non-controlling interests).

Annual report 2024784

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| Reconciliation of statutory results to underlying results | Statutory  results | Adjustments | Underlying  results |
| Net interest incomeA | 38,619 | — | 38,619 |
| Net fee income | 11,790 | — | 11,790 |
| Gains (losses) on financial transactionsB | 1,653 | — | 1,653 |
| Other operating incomeC | 55 | 37 | 92 |
| Total income | 52,117 | 37 | 52,154 |
| Administrative expenses, depreciation and amortisation | (23,903) | — | (23,903) |
| Net operating incomeD | 28,214 | 37 | 28,251 |
| Net loan-loss provisionsE | (10,836) | 327 | (10,509) |
| Other gains (losses) and provisionsF | (2,128) | (364) | (2,492) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 15,250 | 0 | 15,250 |
| Tax on profit | (4,486) | — | (4,486) |
| Adjusted profit for the year from continuing operations | 10,764 | 0 | 10,764 |
| Profit from discontinued operations (net) | — | — | — |
| Consolidated profit/(loss) | 10,764 | 0 | 10,764 |
| Non-controlling interests | (1,159) | — | (1,159) |
| Attributable profit/(loss) to the parent | 9,605 | 0 | 9,605 |

A. Net interest income includes the net amount of the profit and loss account items 'Interest income' and 'Interest expense'. It is presented this way because it is how it is

presented to the main operational decision maker.

B. Gains (losses) on financial transactions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and

management reporting purposes: Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on financial assets

and liabilities held for trading, net, Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses on

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, net, Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net and Exchange differences, net.

C. Other operating income includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management reporting

purposes: Dividend income; Income from companies accounted for using the equity method, Other operating income, Other operating expenses, Income from assets

under insurance or reinsurance contracts and Expenses from liabilities under insurance or reinsurance contracts.

D. Net Operating Income is used for the Group’s internal reporting and management reporting purposes but is not a line item in the statutory consolidated income

statement.

E. Net loan-loss provisions refers to Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss and net gains and losses from

changes line item in the statutory income statement. Additionally, includes a release of EUR 27 mainly corresponding to the results by commitments and contingent risks

includes in the line of the statutory income statement of provisions or reversal of provisions.

F. Other gains (losses) and provisions includes the following line items in the statutory income statement, which are presented net for internal reporting and management

reporting purposes: Provisions or reversal of provisions except a release of EUR 27  mainly corresponding to results from commitments and contingent risks; Impairment

of investments in joint ventures and associates, net; Impairment on non-financial assets, net; Gains or losses on non-financial assets, net; Negative goodwill recognized in

results and Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations.

Explanation of adjustments:

• Mainly, payment holidays in Poland.

Annual report 2024785

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53. Related parties

The parties related to the Group are deemed to include, in addition

to its associates and joint ventures, the Bank's key management

personnel (the members of its board of directors and the executive

vice presidents, together with their close family members) and the

entities over which the key management personnel may exercise

significant influence or control.

Following below is the balance sheet balances and amounts of the

Group's income statement corresponding to operations with the

parties related to it, distinguishing between associates and joint

ventures, members of the Bank's board of directors, the Bank's

senior management, and other related parties. Related-party

transactions were made on terms equivalent to those that prevail

in arm's-length transactions or, when this was not the case, the

related compensation in kind was recognized.

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|  | Associates and joint  ventures | Members of the  board of directors | Senior Management | Other related parties |
| Assets | 10,783 | — | 14 | 226 |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other  deposits on demand | 163 | — | — | — |
| Loans and advances: credit institutions | 407 | — | — | — |
| Loans and advances: customers | 9,750 | — | 14 | 221 |
| Debt securities | 229 | — | — | 5 |
| Others | 234 | — | — | — |
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| Liabilities | 3,243 | 9 | 7 | 292 |
| Financial liabilities: credit institutions | 228 | — | — | — |
| Financial liabilities: customers | 2,810 | 9 | 7 | 292 |
| Marketable debt securities | — | — | — | — |
| Others | 205 | — | — | — |
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| Income statement | 1,776 | — | — | 4 |
| Interest income | 508 | — | — | 9 |
| Interest expense | (153) | — | — | (5) |
| Gains/losses on financial assets and liabilities  and others | (11) | — | — | — |
| Commission income | 1,535 | — | — | 1 |
| Commission expense | (103) | — | — | (1) |
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| Other | 4,712 | 4 | 3 | 216 |
| Financial guarantees granted and Others | 18 | 3 | 2 | 64 |
| Loan commitments and Other commitments  granted | 317 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 4,377 | — | — | 132 |

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|  | Associates and joint  ventures | Members of the  board of directors | Senior Management | Other related parties |
| Assets | 10,497 | — | 12 | 186 |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other  deposits on demand | 154 | — | — | — |
| Loans and advances: credit institutions | 405 | — | — | — |
| Loans and advances: customers | 9,275 | — | 12 | 185 |
| Debt securities | 391 | — | — | 1 |
| Others | 272 | — | — | — |
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| Liabilities | 2,480 | 14 | 5 | 150 |
| Financial liabilities: credit institutions | 463 | — | — | — |
| Financial liabilities: customers | 1,727 | 14 | 5 | 150 |
| Marketable debt securities | — | — | — | — |
| Others | 290 | — | — | — |
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| Income statement | 1,698 | — | — | 11 |
| Interest income | 427 | — | — | 9 |
| Interest expense | (149) | — | — | (1) |
| Gains/losses on financial assets and liabilities  and others | 43 | — | — | — |
| Commission income | 1,499 | — | — | 3 |
| Commission expense | (122) | — | — | — |
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| Other | 4,189 | 3 | 2 | 1,094 |
| Financial guarantees granted and Others | 10 | 2 | 1 | 861 |
| Loan commitments and Other commitments  granted | 274 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 3,905 | — | — | 224 |

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|  | Associates and joint  ventures | Members of the  board of directors | Senior Management | Other related parties |
| Assets | 10,257 | — | 13 | 455 |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other  deposits on demand | 227 | — | — | — |
| Loans and advances: credit institutions | 489 | — | — | — |
| Loans and advances: customers | 8,822 | — | 13 | 455 |
| Debt securities | 463 | — | — | — |
| Others | 256 | — | — | — |
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| Liabilities | 3,611 | 11 | 11 | 109 |
| Financial liabilities: credit institutions | 938 | — | — | — |
| Financial liabilities: customers | 2,301 | 11 | 11 | 109 |
| Marketable debt securities | — | — | — | — |
| Others | 372 | — | — | — |
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| Income statement | 1,357 | — | — | 2 |
| Interest income | 189 | — | — | 1 |
| Interest expense | (60) | — | — | — |
| Gains/losses on financial assets and liabilities  and others | (225) | — | — | — |
| Commission income | 1,541 | — | — | 1 |
| Commission expense | (88) | — | — | — |
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| Other | 3,535 | 2 | 2 | 79 |
| Financial guarantees granted and Others | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Loan commitments and Other commitments  granted | 201 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 3,323 | — | — | 43 |

The remaining required information is detailed in notes 5 and 46.c.

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54. Risk management

a) Risk principles and culture

The principles on which  Grupo Santander's  risk management and

control are based are detailed below. They take into account

regulatory requirements, best market practices and are mandatory:

1. All employees are risk managers who must understand the

risks associated with their functions and not assume risks that

will exceed the Group’s  risk appetite or have an unknown

impact.

2. Senior managers  must be involved to promote consistent risk

management and control through their conduct, action and

communications, as well as reviewing the risk culture and

making sure Grupo Santander keeps the risk profile within risk

appetite.

3. Independent risk management and control functions ,

according to the three lines of defence model of Grupo

Santander.

4. Grupo Santander takes a forward-looking and comprehensive

approach to management and control all businesses and risk

types, which should analyse trends over different time periods

and under different scenarios.

5. Effective information management to identify, assess, manage

and disclose risks at appropriate levels.

1. Key risk types

Grupo Santander's risks categorization allows effective risk

management, control and reporting, and includes, among others

the following risk types:

• Credit risk  relates to financial loss arising from the default or

credit quality deterioration of a customer or counterparty, to

which  Santander has  directly provided credit or assumed a

contractual obligation.

• Market risk  is the risk incurred as a result of the effect of

changes in market factors interest rates, exchange rates, equities

and commodities, among others, may have on profits or capital.

• Liquidity risk  is the risk that Santander Group does not have the

liquid financial resources to meet its obligations when they fall

due or can only obtain them at high cost.

• Structural Risk is the risk of changes in the value or margin

generation of the assets or liabilities in the banking book

resulting from changes in market factors and balance sheet

behaviour. It also includes risks associated with insurance and

pension activities.

• Capital risk , included within the scope of structural risk, is the

risk that arises from the possibility of having an inadequate

quantity or quality of capital to meet internal business objectives,

regulatory requirements or market expectations.

Grupo Santander also takes into account, on an ongoing basis in its

risk management, operational (includes fraud, technological,

cyber, legal and conduct risks), financial crime (includes, among

others, money laundering, terrorism financing, violation of

international sanctions, corruption, bribery and tax evasion),

model, reputational and strategic risks.

Besides, environmental and climate-related risk drivers are

considered as factors that could impact the existing risks across

significant time horizons. These elements include, on the one hand,

those derived from the physical effects of climate change and, on

the other hand, those derived from the process of transition to a

development model with lower emissions, including legislative,

technological or behaviour of economic agents changes.

Given the nature of its operations, the Group has no environment-

related liabilities, expenses, assets or contingencies of a material

relevance to its consolidated equity, financial situation and results.

Most exposures in sectors potentially affected by climate change

risk, according to market consensus and to the execution of our

materiality assessment, are with wholesale clients, whose

preliminary reviews, credit approval and credit ratings take such

risk into account. Customers’ ratings determine the parameters for

calculating loan loss (typically in terms of probability of default or

PD). Thus, when climate factors are relevant, in conjunction with

other elements of analysis, they have an impact on the loan loss

calculations which support capital and provisions. Additionally,

potential future losses due to climatic events, such as the floods

suffered in Valencia at the end of October 2024, have been

considered through an overlay, which is not material compared to

total Group loan loss reserves.

Additionally, Grupo Santander has participated in different

regulatory and supervisory climate stress exercises carried out

recently. In particular, in the latest scenario analysis exercise (Fit-

for-55) carried out by the European Banking Authority (EBA), the

results highlight the resilience of the banking sector to climate-

related shocks under the scenarios analysed and, in particular,

indicate that first-round losses have a limited impact on the

financial system. All this is consistent with the previous top-down

stress test exercises carried out by the European Central Bank

(ECB), across relevant time horizons.

In the aforementioned exercise, the EBA points out the importance

to include climate risks in risk management. In this sense, the

Group continues working to embed climate and environmental

aspects into management, adopting a risk-based approach to those

factors, focusing on the most material sectors. We consider the

risks stemming from climate and environmental factors in the

overall risk management cycle, including a materiality assessment

that informs our sustainability strategy. For more information, see

the Sustainability Statement in this report.

Therefore, based on the best information available at the time

these consolidated annual financial statements were prepared, the

Group sees no additional environmental or climate change risk

having a substantial impact on its equity, financial situation and

results in 2024.

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Still, this matter is constantly changing, and, like other banks, the

Group is working on developing more methodologies to better

measure potential loan loss considering the idiosyncrasies of each

of the regions in which the Group is present regarding

management, best industry practices and regulatory/supervisory

requirements. In particular, we are in the process of analysing and

implementing the recent EBA guidelines on ESG Risk Management

published in January 2025 and Scenario Analysis which are in the

consultation process. Both guidelines will apply from January

2026.

2. Risk and compliance governance

Grupo Santander  robust risk and compliance governance structure

allows us to conduct effective oversight in line with our risk

appetite.  It stands  on three lines of defence, a structure of

committees and strong Group-subsidiary relations, guided by our

risk culture, Risk Pro.

2.1 Lines of defence

Grupo Santander model of  three  lines of defence effectively

manages and controls risks:

– First line : formed by business and support areas that take or

originate risks are primarily responsible for managing them.

The first line of defence detects, measures, controls,

monitors and reports on the risks it originates according to

internal risk management policies, models and procedures.

Risk  management must be consistent with the approved risk

appetite and related limits. The first line executes the

mitigation plans for the risks where we have identified

shortcomings in their control environment.

– Second line: formed by risk and compliance functions,

independently oversees and challenges risk management at

the first line of defence. Its duties include ensuring that risks

will be managed according to the risk appetite approved by

senior management and strengthening our risk culture

across the Group. The second line must supervise and

challenge the control environment implemented by the first

line.

– Third line:  internal audit function, is fully independent to give

the board and senior managers assurance of high-quality and

efficient risk governance and management to preserve our

value, solvency and reputation.

Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit are sufficiently separate and

autonomous functions, with direct access to the board and its

committees. The risk and compliance functions report to the risk

supervision, regulation and compliance committee and the internal

audit function reports to the audit committee.

2.2 Risk committee structure

The board of directors has final oversight of risk and compliance

management and control to promote a sound risk culture and

review and approve risk appetite and frameworks, with support

from its risk, regulation and compliance committee (RSRCC) and its

executive committee.  The Group's risk governance keeps risk

control and risk-taking areas separate.

Our governance structure includes key positions and executive

level committees that enable us to perform effective risk control

and oversight.

The  Group chief risk officer (CRO), who leads the application and

execution of risk strategy and promotes proper risk culture, is in

charge of overseeing all risks and challenging and advising

business lines on risk management.

The  Group chief compliance officer (CCO) leads the application

and execution of the compliance and conduct risk strategy and

reports the status of risks being monitored in order to provide the

Chief Risk Officer with a comprehensive view of all risks.

The CRO and the CCO report directly to both the risk supervision,

regulation and compliance committee and the board of directors.

The executive risk, risk control and compliance and conduct

committees are executive committees with powers delegated from

the board.

Furthermore, risk functions have forums and regular meetings to

manage and control the risks within their purview. Executive

committees also delegate some duties to subordinate forums.

Their responsibilities include:

• Inform the CRO, the CCO, the risk control committee and the

compliance and conduct committee if risks are being managed

within risk appetite;

• Regularly monitor each key risk type; and

• Overseeing measures to meet supervisors and auditors'

expectations.

Besides,  Grupo Santander, in order to establish an adequate

control environment for the management of each risk types, the

risk and compliance functions have effective internal regulation to

create the right environment to manage and control all risks.

Grupo Santander can establish additional governance measures for

special situations. The Group has upgraded the monitoring of all

risks, with special attention to the main macroeconomic indicators,

liquidity, vulnerable sectors and customers, cybersecurity

reinforcement, among other areas. The special situations forums

we have set up are enabling us to cope with the geopolitical and

macroeconomic environment landscape resiliently.

2.3 The Group's relationship with subsidiaries

Grupo Santander subsidiaries have a model for managing risk and

compliance that is consistent with the frameworks approved by the

group’s board of directors, which they adhere to through their own

boards and can only adapt to higher standards according to local

law and regulation.

Furthermore, the Group's aggregate oversight area advises and

validates subsidiaries on internal regulation and operations. This

reinforces a common risk management model across Grupo

Santander.

The risk and compliance functions will continue to support global

businesses and control at a global and local level. In 2024, Grupo

Santander continued to build on our group-subsidiary relations

model (GSGM) by leveraging our global scale to uncover synergy

under a common operating model and platform. The model

promotes process simplification and more enhanced control to

help grow the business.

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The GSGM sets out the principles that govern the relationship

between Group and subsidiary key positions to safeguard the

independence of the second lines of defence in local units. The CRO

and the CCO are involved in appointing, setting objectives for,

reviewing and compensating their country-unit counterparts and

assessing whether risks are properly controlled.

Country and regional units work closely to effectively strengthen

group-subsidiary relations through these common initiatives:

• Restructuring based on subsidiary benchmarks, strategic vision,

and advanced risk management infrastructures and practices.

• Exchange of best practices that will strengthen processes, drive

innovation and result in a quantitative impact.

• Promoting internal talent and encouraging geographic and

functional mobility, which we placed special emphasis on in

2024.

3. Management processes and tools

Grupo Santander has  these effective risk management processes

and tools:

3.1 Risk appetite and structure of limits

Risk appetite is the aggregate level and types of risk that Grupo

Santander deems prudent for our business strategy, even in

unforeseen circumstances. In Grupo Santander , these principles

influence risk appetite:

• Risk appetite is part of the board's duties. It prepares the risk

appetite statement (RAS) for the whole Group  every year. In a

cascading down process, each subsidiary's board also sets its

own risk appetite.

• Comprehensiveness and forward-looking  approach.  Our

appetite includes of all material risks that Santander are exposed

to and defines our target risk profile for the current and medium

term with a forward-looking view considering stress scenarios.

• Common standards and embedding in the risk management.

The Group shares the same risk appetite model, which sets

common requirements for processes, metrics, governance

bodies, controls and standards. It also enables an effective and

traceable embedding of our appetite into management policies

and more granular limits .

• Continuous adaptation to market best practices, regulatory

requirements and supervisors’ expectations.

• Aligning with business plans and strategy. The risk appetite is a

key point of reference for strategic and business planning. Grupo

Santander verifies  that the three-year strategic plans, the annual

budget and capital and liquidity planning are within the limits set

in the RAS before Santander approves them.

Grupo Santander's risk appetite and business model rest on the

following elements:

• A medium-low and predictable target risk profile, customer

focus, internationally diversified operations and a strong market

share;

• Stable, recurrent earnings and shareholder remuneration,

sustained by a sound base of capital, liquidity and sources of

funding;

• Autonomous subsidiaries that are self-sufficient in terms of

capital and liquidity with risk profiles that won't compromise the

Group’s risk profile;

• An independent Risk function and a senior management actively

engaged in supporting a robust control environment and risk

culture; and

• A conduct model that protects our customers and our Simple,

Personal and Fair culture.

The risk appetite is expressed through qualitative statements and

limits on metrics representative of the bank’s risk profile at present

and under stress. Those metrics cover all risk types according to

our corporate risk framework. Grupo Santander articulates them in

five axes that provide the Bank with a holistic view of all risks it

incurs in the development of its business model. These five axes

are applicable to all Santander's key risk types, and comprise:

• P&L volatility: control of P&L volatility of business plan under

baseline and stressed conditions (under normal and stressed

conditions).

• Solvency: control of capital ratios under baseline and stressed

scenarios (aligned with ICAAP).

• Liquidity: control of liquidity ratios under base and stress

scenarios (aligned with ILAAP).

• Concentration: control of credit concentration on top clients,

portfolios and industries.

• Non financial risk and control environment: robust control on non

financial risks aimed to minimize events which could lead to

financial loss, operative, technological, legal and regulatory

breaches, conduct issues or reputational damage .

b) Credit risk

1. Introduction to the credit risk treatment

Grupo Santander takes  a holistic view of the credit risk cycle,

including the transaction, the customer and the portfolio, in order

to identify, analyse, control and decide on credit risk.

Credit risk identification facilitates active and effective portfolio

management and control.  Grupo Santander identify and classify

external and internal risk in each business to adopt any corrective

or mitigating measures through:

1.1. Planning

Grupo Santander´s  planning helps to set business targets and draw

up action plans within our risk appetite statement.

Strategic commercial plans (SCP) are a management and control

tool the business and risk areas prepare for Grupo Santander's

credit portfolios. They determine commercial strategies, risk

policies, resources and infrastructure, ensuring a holistic view of

the portfolios.

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They provide an updated view of portfolio credit quality to measure

credit risk, run internal controls on credit strategy, regularly

monitor and detect significant risk deviation and potential impacts,

enable decision-making and take corrective action.

They are suited to the Grupo Santander's risk appetite and

subsidiaries’ capital targets, having been reviewed and pre-

approved by senior managers before Group management revises

and validates them.

1.2. Risk assessment and credit rating

Risk approval generally depends on the applicant’s ability to repay

the debt. Grupo Santander reviews their regular sources of income,

including funds and net cash flows from any businesses.

The risk function monitors credit rating drivers to calibrate the

decisions and ratings that the Group's credit quality assessment

models determine. Risk management uses these ratings for many

things like underwriting process (application of limits and pre-

approvals), risk monitoring and credit pricing policies.

Grupo Santander then uses rating models to measure ability to

pay. Depending on each segment, credit rating drivers can be:

• Rating: from mathematical algorithms that have a quantitative

model based on balance sheet ratios or macroeconomic

variables, and a qualitative module supplemented by the credit

analyst’s expert judgement. It is used for large corporates,

corporates, institutional and SME segments (with individualised

treatment).

• Scoring: system of automatic evaluation of loan applications. It

automatically assigns customers an individual score retail on

which the subsequent decision is based. It is used for individual

customers and SME segments without an assigned analyst.

Grupo Santander's parameter estimation models, based on

econometric models of past defaults and losses, calculate

economic and regulatory capital as well as  IFRS 9 provisions for

each portfolio or customer.

Grupo Santander regularly monitors and evaluates models'

suitability, predictive capacity, performance, granularity, and

compliance with policies, among other factors.

In addition, ratings are reviewed with the latest available financial

information and other relevant data. Grupo Santander has also

increased reviews of customers who are subject to more in-depth

monitoring or who have early warnings in risk management

systems, enhancing proactive credit risk management.

This allows Grupo Santander to align credit portfolios management

and control with Group´s credit risk appetite and its target risk

profile. Grupo Santander uses SCPs to define limits for each

portfolio, counterparty and for new originations up to a level

deemed acceptable.

Grupo Santander´s limits, pre-classifications and pre-approvals

processes, which are highly automated and digitalized, determine

the risk Grupo Santander can assume with each customer. Limits

are approved by the executive risk committee (or delegated

committees) and should reflect a transaction’s expected risk-

return. Santander also uses risk-based pricing tools to make sure

portfolio growth is sustainable.

Grupo Santander applies various limits models to each segment:

• Large corporate groups are subject to a pre-classification model

based on a system for measuring and monitoring economic

capital. Pre-classification models express the level of risk Grupo

Santander is willing to assume in transactions with customers/

groups.

• Corporates and institutions that meet certain requirements

(rating, profitability, etc.) are subject to a simpler pre-

classification model aimed at the main products of customer's

recurring operations. Internal limits are established in nominal

terms that sets a recommended risk level for each customer,

based on factors such as their payment capacity and level of

indebtedness.

Transactions with large corporates, corporates and institutions

above certain limits or with special characteristics could require

approval with a specific admission process.

• For individual customers and SMEs with low turnover, Grupo

Santander manages large volumes of credit transactions with

automatic decision models to classify customers and

transactions.

1.3. Scenario analysis

Grupo Santander´s scenario analyses determine the potential risks

in its credit portfolios and provide a better understanding of our

portfolios' performance under various macroeconomic conditions.

They allow us to anticipate management strategies that will avoid

future deviations from defined plans and targets.

They simulate the impact of alternative scenarios in portfolios’

credit parameters (PD, LGD) and expected credit losses. Grupo

Santander compares findings with portfolios’ credit profile

indicators to find the right measures for managers to take. Credit

risk management of portfolios and SCPs incorporate scenario

analyses.

1.4. Monitoring

Regularly monitoring business performance and comparing it to

pre-defined plans is key to our management of risk. Grupo

Santander's holistic monitoring of customers helps detect impacts

on risk performance and credit quality early.

The monitoring process considers projections on the performance

of the operations and their characteristics, in addition to any

variation in their classification. Anticipation and preventive

monitoring uses transactional data sources and advanced analytics

(early warning engine) which determines specific actions at the

client level, based on the assigned monitoring classification.

Monitoring is performed by local and global risk teams and is

based on customer segmentation:

• For large corporate groups, monitoring is initially a function of

business managers and risk analysts which provide an up-to-

date view of customers’ credit quality to predict a potential

customer's deterioration.

• For commercial banking, institutions and SMEs with an assigned

a credit analyst, Grupo Santander tracks customers requiring

closer monitoring and review their ratings based on relevant

indicators.

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• Monitoring of individual customers, businesses and smaller

SMEs follows a system of automatic alerts to detect shifts in

portfolios’ performance.

Monitoring uses the Santander Customer Assessment Note (SCAN)

tool. It helps set individual monitoring levels and frequencies,

policies, and actions for customers based on credit quality and

particular circumstances. It assigns a monitoring level, specific

management actions, identification of those responsible and a

monitoring frequency. In addition to monitoring customer credit

quality, Grupo Santander defines control procedures to analyse

portfolios and performance, as well as to detect any deviations

from planning or approved alert levels.

1.5. Credit risk mitigation techniques

Grupo Santander generally approves risk according to a borrower’s

ability to make due payment, regardless of any additional

collateral or personal guarantees Santander may require to

modulate exposure.

To determine ability to pay, the Group analyses funds or cash flows

from businesses or other regular income, not including guarantors

or loan collateral which are always considered at credit approval as

a secondary means of recourse.

In general, guarantees are to reinforce a credit transaction and

mitigate a loss if the borrower defaults. Our techniques to mitigate

credit risk cover various types of customer and product. Some are

for specific transactions (e.g. real estate guarantees) or a series of

transactions (e.g. derivatives netting and collateral). Santander

groups  them by personal guarantees (with a solvent guarantor),

collateral and hedges with credit derivatives.

The correct acceptance of these mitigation techniques is

established by verifying their legal enforceability in all

jurisdictions. The entire process is subject to internal control and

effective monitoring of the valuation of the guarantees, especially

real estate guarantees.

1.6. Collections & recoveries management

Collections & recoveries (C&R), an important area in risk

management, develops a global management strategy based on

local economic conditions, business models and other recovery-

related particulars, with a full approach and general action lines for

our subsidiaries. Recovery management follows regulatory

requirements set out in the EBA Guidelines on the management of

non-performing and forborne exposures.

For effective and efficient recoveries management, the area

segments customers based on certain aspects, using new digital

channels that help create value in Collections & Recoveries

function. It follows hi-tech, digital procedures to handle large

groups of similar customer profiles and products; but it also adapts

management for customers who need an assigned manager and

tailored approach.

Collections & Recoveries splits recoveries into four phases: arrears/

early delinquency, default, write-offs and foreclosed assets. To

recover debt, the Group always seeks alternatives to court action,

like forbearance and other arrears management techniques.

Write-off category includes debt instruments, due or not, for

which recovery is considered remote after an individualized

analysis, due to a notorious and irrecoverable deterioration of

transaction or customer's solvency. This category implies the total

or partial cancellation of transaction's gross carrying amount and

derecognition from the assets, which does not imply that the

Group will interrupt negotiations and legal proceedings to recover

debt. .

In markets where the real estate risk exposure is high, Grupo

Santander can take action to quickly dispose of assets, like selling

off portfolios or foreclosed assets through efficient sales

instruments to recover as many on-balance-sheet assets as

possible.

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2. Main aggregates and variations

Below are the main aggregates relating to credit risk from our

activities with customers:

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|  | Credit risk with customers  (EUR million)B | | |  | Credit impaired  (EUR million) | | |  | NPL ratio  (%) | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Europe | 640,094 | 624,696 | 639,996 |  | 13,774 | 14,495 | 15,186 |  | 2.15% | 2.32% | 2.37% |
| Spain | 285,883 | 278,569 | 293,197 |  | 7,672 | 8,529 | 9,598 |  | 2.68% | 3.06% | 3.27% |
| UK | 248,061 | 247,360 | 253,455 |  | 3,299 | 3,518 | 3,059 |  | 1.33% | 1.42% | 1.21% |
| Portugal | 41,418 | 39,503 | 41,755 |  | 993 | 1,024 | 1,247 |  | 2.40% | 2.59% | 2.99% |
| Poland | 44,704 | 39,329 | 33,350 |  | 1,636 | 1,397 | 1,268 |  | 3.66% | 3.55% | 3.80% |
| North America | 198,607 | 190,720 | 185,614 |  | 8,375 | 7,805 | 5,629 |  | 4.22% | 4.09% | 3.03% |
| US | 148,643 | 137,893 | 140,452 |  | 7,012 | 6,303 | 4,571 |  | 4.72% | 4.57% | 3.25% |
| Mexico | 49,927 | 52,785 | 45,107 |  | 1,352 | 1,489 | 1,047 |  | 2.71% | 2.82% | 2.32% |
| South America | 171,301 | 177,380 | 167,348 |  | 9,287 | 10,142 | 10,381 |  | 5.42% | 5.72% | 6.20% |
| Brazil | 104,519 | 113,937 | 101,801 |  | 6,418 | 7,479 | 7,705 |  | 6.14% | 6.56% | 7.57% |
| Chile | 44,590 | 46,565 | 47,811 |  | 2,394 | 2,332 | 2,384 |  | 5.37% | 5.01% | 4.99% |
| Argentina | 8,411 | 3,903 | 5,844 |  | 173 | 78 | 122 |  | 2.06% | 1.99% | 2.08% |
| DCB Europe | 141,312 | 135,608 | 125,339 |  | 3,527 | 2,877 | 2,583 |  | 2.50% | 2.12% | 2.06% |
| Corporate Centre | 5,959 | 5,494 | 5,824 |  | 301 | 301 | 894 |  | 5.06% | 5.48% | 15.35% |
| Total Group | 1,157,274 | 1,133,898 | 1,124,121 |  | 35,265 | 35,620 | 34,673 |  | 3.05% | 3.14% | 3.08% |

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|  | NPL coverage ratio  (%) | | |  | Net loan-loss provisionsC  (EUR million) | | |  | Cost of risk  (%/risk)D | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Europe | 50% | 49% | 52% |  | 1,862 | 2,533 | 2,396 |  | 0.32% | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| Spain | 53% | 49% | 51% |  | 1,259 | 1,522 | 1,618 |  | 0.50% | 0.62% | 0.61% |
| UK | 29% | 30% | 34% |  | 64 | 247 | 316 |  | 0.03% | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Portugal | 79% | 83% | 79% |  | 11 | 77 | 17 |  | 0.03% | 0.20% | 0.04% |
| Poland | 62% | 73% | 74% |  | 511 | 674 | 440 |  | 1.38% | 2.08% | 1.43% |
| North America | 70% | 74% | 93% |  | 3,786 | 3,733 | 2,538 |  | 2.04% | 2.05% | 1.49% |
| US | 64% | 68% | 90% |  | 2,507 | 2,593 | 1,744 |  | 1.82% | 1.92% | 1.35% |
| Mexico | 100% | 100% | 107% |  | 1,277 | 1,135 | 788 |  | 2.64% | 2.43% | 1.95% |
| South America | 77% | 78% | 76% |  | 5,478 | 5,401 | 5,041 |  | 3.50% | 3.36% | 3.32% |
| Brazil | 83% | 85% | 80% |  | 4,487 | 4,701 | 4,417 |  | 4.51% | 4.77% | 4.79% |
| Chile | 50% | 53% | 56% |  | 497 | 365 | 399 |  | 1.19% | 0.80% | 0.93% |
| Argentina | 177% | 166% | 180% |  | 284 | 150 | 132 |  | 4.59% | 6.64% | 2.91% |
| DCB Europe | 83% | 88% | 93% |  | 1,209 | 792 | 544 |  | 0.88% | 0.62% | 0.45% |
| Corporate Centre | 25% | 33% | 2% |  | (3) | (2) | (10) |  | (0.05%) | (0.04%) | (0.14%) |
| Total Group | 65% | 66% | 68% |  | 12,333 | 12,458 | 10,509 |  | 1.15% | 1.18% | 0.99% |

A. Management perimeter according to the reported segments.

B. Includes gross loans and advances to customers, guarantees and documentary credits.

C. Loan-loss provisions net of post write-off recoveries (EUR 1,606 million).

D. Provisions to cover losses due to impairment of loans in the last 12 months / average customer loans and advances of the last 12 months.

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Key figures by geographic region are described below at 31

December 2024:

• Europe:  the NPL ratio fell 17  bps to  2.15% from 2023 due to

portfolio growth mainly in Spain, the UK, and Portugal, with a 5%

decrease in credit impaired in these geographies, compared to

2023.

• N orth America: the NPL ratio increased 13  bps to 4.22%  from

2023, mainly due to increases at SC USA (normalization of the

portfolio) and SBNA despite of good performance of the Mexican

portfolio.

• South America:  the NPL ratio decreased 30  bp from 2023 to

5.42%,due to the positive performance of Brazil.

• DCB Europe: the NPL ratio climbed 38 bps to  2.50%, due to an

increase in impaired loans (mainly in Germany) on the back of a

delay in classifying write-offs due to a policy change and growth

in used car business.

Information on the estimation of impairment losses

The calculation of provisions for credit risk losses is performed at

financial asset level, estimating potential credit losses through the

difference between the contractual cash flows and the expected

cash flows, ensuring that the results are adequate considering the

status of the transaction, economic conditions and available

forward-looking information.

The IFRS 9  impairment model applies to financial assets valued at

amortized cost; debt instruments valued at fair value with changes

in other comprehensive income; leasing receivables; and

commitments and guarantees not valued at fair value.

The portfolio of financial instruments subject to IFRS 9 has three

credit risk categories (or stages) according to the status of each

instrument in relation to its level of credit risk:

• Stage 1: financial instruments with no significant increase in risk

since initial recognition – the impairment provision reflects

expected credit losses from defaults over the 12 months from

the reporting date.

• Stage 2: financial instruments with a significant credit risk

increase since initial recognition but no materialized impairment

event – the impairment provision reflects expected losses from

defaults over the financial instrument’s residual life.

• Stage 3: financial instruments with true signs of impairment as a

result of one or more events resulting in a loss – the impairment

provision reflects expected losses for credit risk over the

instrument’s expected residual life.

The classification of financial instrument in the IFRS 9 stages is

carried out in accordance with the guidelines through the risk

management policies of the subsidiaries, which are consistent with

the Group's policies.

Estimation of expected loss

Grupo Santander calculates  impairment losses using parameters

(mainly EAD, PD, LGD, and discount rate) based on the internal

models infrastructure used for the calculation of regulatory capital

and the experience acquired from regulatory and management

fields, as well as the stages in which each financial asset is

classified. However, far from being a simple adaptation, Santander

built and validated them under the specific requirements of IFRS 9,

as well as other guidelines issued by regulators, supervisors, and

other international bodies (EBA, NCA, BIS, GPPC, etc.), which

includes forward-looking information, point-in-time (PiT) vision,

multiple scenarios, calculation of losses for the entire life of the

transaction through lifetime PD, among others.

Determination of significant increase in credit risk

In order to determine the classification in stage 2, the Group

assesses whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk

(SICR) since the initial recognition of the transactions, considering a

series of common principles throughout the Group  to assess all

financial instruments are subject to it, which considers the

particularities of each portfolio and type of product on the basis of

various quantitative and qualitative indicators. Furthermore,

transactions are subject to the expert judgement of the analysts,

who set the thresholds under an effective integration in

management and implemented according to the approved

governance.

The criteria thresholds used by the  Group are based on a series of

principles, and develop a set of techniques. The principles are as

follows:

• Universality: all financial instruments subject to a credit rating

must be assessed for their possible SICR.

• Proportionality: the definition of the SICR must take into account

the particularities of each portfolio.

• Materiality: its implementation must be also consistent with the

relevance of each portfolio so as not to incur in unnecessary costs

or efforts.

• Holistic vision: the approach selected must be a combination of

the most relevant credit risk aspects (e.g. quantitative and

qualitative).

• Application of IFRS 9: the approach must take into consideration

IFRS 9 characteristics, focusing on a comparison with credit risk

at initial recognition, as well as considering forward-looking

information.

• Risk management integration: the criteria must be consistent

with those metrics considered in the day-to-day risk

management.

• Documentation: appropriate documentation must be prepared.

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The techniques are summarised below:

• Stability of stage 2: in the absence of significant changes in the

portfolios credit quality, the volume of assets in stage 2 should

maintain a certain stability as a whole.

• Economic reasonableness: at transaction level, stage 2 is

expected to be a transitional rating for exposures that could

eventually move to a deteriorating credit status at some point or

stage 3, as well as for exposures that have suffered credit

deterioration and whose credit quality is improving and returns

to stage 1.

• Predictive power: it is expected that the SICR definition avoids, as

far as possible, direct migrations from stage 1 to stage 3 without

having been previously classified in stage 2.

• Time in stage 2: it is expected that the exposures do not remain

categorized as stage 2 for an excessive time.

The application of the aforementioned techniques, conclude in the

setting of one or several thresholds for each portfolio in each

geography. Likewise, these thresholds are subject to a regular

review by means of calibration tests, which may entail updating

the thresholds types or their values.

Identifying a significant increase in credit risk: when classifying

financial instruments under stage 2,  Santander considers:

• Quantitative criteria: Grupo Santander reviews and quantifies

changes in the risk of default during their expected life based on

their credit risk level on initial recognition.

In order to consider significant changes when financial

instruments are classified in stage 2, each subsidiary has defined

the quantitative thresholds of its portfolios in accordance with

the Group's guidelines, ensuring a consistent interpretation in all

our geographies. These thresholds can be expressed as an

absolute or relative increase in the probability of default.

Within the aforementioned quantitative thresholds we consider

two types: we understand a relative threshold as one that

compares the current credit quality with the credit quality at the

time of granting the operation in percentage terms of variation.

For its part, an absolute threshold compares both references in

total terms, calculating the difference between them. These

absolute/relative concepts are used homogeneously (with

different values) in all geographies. The calibration of these two

thresholds will depend on the type of portfolio and

characteristics such as the starting point of the average credit

quality of the portfolio.

In addition to these quantitative criteria, a backstop is set at the

relative threshold of 200%. This means that those operations

whose credit quality has currently deteriorated by more than

three times compared to the quality they had at the time of

operation granted will be transferred from stage 1 to stage 2.

• Qualitative criteria: several indicators aligned with ordinary credit

risk management indicators (e.g. past due for over 30 days,

forbearance, early warning indicators system, etc.). Each

subsidiary has defined these indicators for their portfolios, with

special attention to reinforcing these qualitative criteria through

expert judgment and aligning them to the criteria used in

management.

When the presumption of a significant deterioration of credit risk

is removed, due to a sufficient improvement of the credit quality,

the obligor can be re-classified to stage 1, without any

probationary period in stage 2.

• Definition of default: Santander incorporated the new definition

to provisions calculation according to the EBA’s guidelines; the

Group is also considering applying it to prudential framework. In

addition, the default definition and stage 3 have been aligned.

This definition considers the following criteria to classify

exposures as stage 3: financial instruments with one or more

payments more than 90 consecutive days past due, representing

at least 1% of the client's total exposure or the identification of

other criteria demonstrating, even in the absence of defaults,

that it is unlikely that the counterparty is unlikely to meet all of

its financial obligations.

Grupo Santander applies the default criteria to all exposures of

the impaired client. Where an obligor belongs to a group, the

default criteria may also be applied to all exposures of the group.

The default classification is maintained during the 3-month test

period following the disappearance of all default indicators

described above, and this period is extended to one year for

forbearances that have been classified as default.

• Expected life of financial instruments: Santander estimates the

expected life of financial instruments according to their

contractual terms (e.g. prepayments, duration, purchase options,

etc.).

The contractual period (including extension options) is the

maximum time frame for measuring the expected credit loss. If

financial instruments have an undefined maturity period and

undrawn amounts (e.g. credit cards), Santander estimates its

expected life based on the total exposure period and effective

management practices to mitigate exposure.

1. Forward-looking vision

To estimate expected losses, Grupo Santander requires a great

deal of expert analysis as well as past, present and future data.

Santander quantifies expected losses from credit events using an

unbiased, weighted consideration of up to five future scenarios

that could affect our ability to collect contractual cash flows. These

scenarios take into account the time value of money, the relevant

information available about past events and current conditions,

and projections of macroeconomic factors that are considered

important to estimate this amount (e.g. GDP, house prices, rate of

unemployment, among others).

Santander uses forward-looking information in internal

management and regulatory processes under several scenarios.

The Group's guidelines and governance seek synergy and

consistency between these different processes.

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2. Additional elements

Additional elements will be required when necessary because they

have not been captured under the two previous elements. This has

included, among others, the analysis of sectors most affected if

their impacts are not sufficiently captured by the macroeconomic

scenarios. Also collective analysis techniques, when the potential

impairment in a group of clients cannot be identified individually.

With the elements indicated above, Grupo Santander has

evaluated in each of the geographical areas the evolution of the

credit quality of its customers, for the purposes of classifying them

into stages and consequently calculating expected loss.

Management overlays

During fiscal year 2024, the Group has strengthened its` overlay

governance by creating a corporate guide for post Model

adjustments (PMAs), which has enabled a better design,

monitoring and implementation of the overlays.

In addition, the adjustments associated with the uncertainty

resulting from the inflationary macroeconomic context of the past

years have been gradually withdrawn. On the other hand, among

the most relevant overlays, losses associated with climatic events

have been anticipated, such as the Valencia flood suffered at the

end of October 2024 for Santander España. The amount of overlays

at the end of the 2024 financial year is not material compared to

total Group loan-loss reserves.

Exposure and loan-loss reserves

Then, considering the most relevant units of the Group (United

Kingdom, Spain, United States, Brazil, also Chile, Mexico, Portugal,

Poland, Argentina and Santander Consumer Finance), which

represent approximately 95% of the total Group's provisions. The

table below shows the loan-loss reserves associated with each

stage as of 31 December 2024, 2023 and 2022. In addition,

depending on the transactions credit quality, the exposure is

divided into four categories according to Standard & Poor's rating

scale:

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| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
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| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 108,977 | 2,599 | — | 111,576 |
| From A+ to BB | 431,544 | 16,600 | — | 448,144 |
| From BB- to B- | 288,302 | 45,129 | — | 333,431 |
| CCC and below | 10,431 | 17,088 | 32,901 | 60,421 |
| Total exposure B | 839,255 | 81,416 | 32,901 | 953,572 |
| Loan-losses  reservesC | 3,276 | 4,715 | 13,669 | 21,661 |

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| EUR million | | | | |
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| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 147,065 | 2,261 | — | 149,326 |
| From A+ to BB | 421,449 | 13,910 | — | 435,359 |
| From BB- to B- | 262,954 | 41,237 | — | 304,191 |
| CCC and below | 11,829 | 19,376 | 33,838 | 65,043 |
| Total exposureB | 843,297 | 76,784 | 33,838 | 953,919 |
| Loan-losses  reservesC | 3,592 | 5,055 | 14,131 | 22,778 |

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| EUR million | | | | |
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| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 172,440 | 1,506 | — | 173,946 |
| From A+ to BB | 394,084 | 10,601 | — | 404,685 |
| From BB- to B- | 272,456 | 32,653 | — | 305,109 |
| CCC and below | 11,799 | 21,436 | 32,608 | 65,843 |
| Total exposure B | 850,779 | 66,196 | 32,608 | 949,583 |
| Loan-losses  reservesC | 3,807 | 5,195 | 13,852 | 22,854 |

A. Detail of credit quality ratings calculated for Group management purposes.

B. Total exposure includes loan balances (drawn amounts) and off balance (letters

of credit + guarantees) and excludes REPOs, FV portfolio, trading portfolio and

undrawn commitments.

C. Includes provisions for undrawn authorized lines (loan commitments).

The remaining units that form the totality of the Group exposure,

contributed EUR 80,541 million in stage 1; EUR 2,534 million in

stage 2, and EUR 874 million in stage 3 (in 2023 EUR

68,788 million  in stage 1; EUR 1,504 million in stage 2, and EUR

658 million in stage 3. In 2022, EUR 123,796 million in stage 1;

EUR 2,902 million in stage 2, and EUR 2,064 million in stage 3), and

loan-loss reserves of EUR 165 million in stage 1; EUR 117 million

for stage 2, and EUR 295 million in stage 3 (in 2023, EUR

199 million, EUR 73 million and EUR 161 million and in 2022, EUR

147 million, EUR 123 million and EUR 294 million in stage 1, stage

2 and stage 3, respectively).

The remaining exposure, including all financial instruments not

included before, amounts to EUR 665,476 million (EUR

598,385 million in 2023 and EUR 538,364 million in 2022), and it

includes all undrawn authorized lines (loan commitments).

As of 31 December 2024, the Group had EUR 559 million net of

provisions (EUR 743 million and EUR 322 million at 31 December

2023 and 2022, respectively) of purchased credit-impaired assets,

which relate mainly to the business combinations carried out by

the Group.

Regarding the evolution of credit risk provisions, the Group, in

collaboration with the main geographical areas, monitors them by

carrying out sensitivity analyses considering changes in

macroeconomic scenarios and main variables that have an impact

on the financial assets distribution in the different stages and

calculating credit risk provisions.

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Additionally, based on consistent macroeconomic scenarios, the

Group also performs stress tests and sensitivity analysis in a

regular basis, such as ICAAP, strategic plans, budgets and recovery

and resolution plans. In this sense, a prospective view of the

sensitivity of each of the Group’s loan portfolio is created in

relation to the possible deviation from the base scenario,

considering both the macroeconomic developments in different

scenarios and the three year evolution of the business. These tests

include potentially adverse and favourable scenarios.

3.Detail of the main geographical areas

Following is the risk information related to the most relevant

geographies in exposure and credit risk allowances.

This information includes sensitivity analysis, consisting on

simulations of +/-100 bp in the main macroeconomic variables. A

set of specific and complete scenarios is used in each geography,

where different shocks that affect both the reference

macroeconomic variable as well as the rest of the parameters is

simulated, with different intensities. These shocks collect mainly

the most relevant risks and may be originated by productivity, tax,

wages or exchange and interest rates factors.

Sensitivity is measured as the average variation on expected loss

corresponding to the aforementioned movement of +/-100 bp.

Following a conservative approach, the negative movements take

into account one additional standard deviation in order to reflect

the potential higher variability of losses.

3.1. United Kingdom

Portfolio overview

Credit risk with customers in the UK (excluding Santander

Consumer UK and Santander London Branch) remained stable in

EUR  248,061 million. This credit risk represents 21% of

Santander’s loan portfolio.

At 1.33%, the NPL ratio decreased  9 bps in comparison to the year

end of 2023, due to the good performance in the mortgage

portfolio.

Mortgage portfolio

Because of its size, Grupo Santander closely monitor Santander

UK’s mortgage portfolio for the entity itself and the Group.

As of 31 December 2024, the mortgage portfolio of Santander UK

decreased by 4.6% in local currency to EUR 199,788 million . It

comprises residential mortgages granted to new and existing

customers which are first lien mortgages. There are no second or

more liens on mortgaged properties.

Originations have increased in 2024 compared to 2023, a sign of a

more active housing market due to lower interest rates and less

pressure on households’ purchasing power. The housing market

returned to growth in 2024, with a higher level of transactions and

price increases compared to 2023.

Customer payment increases are softening compared to 2023 and

are below the conservative assessments of customers’ ability to

pay when approving them for a mortgage. We implemented

measures to help customers, including those under the UK

Government’s 'Mortgage Charter'. Its demand has been reduced,

which also reflects the high credit quality of this portfolio.

Under Santander's risk management principles, a property must be

appraised independently before we can approve a new mortgage.

In line with market practices and the law, we get updated values of

properties used as mortgage collateral from an independent

agency's automatic appraisal system.

Santander UK's wide range of mortgages include:

• Interest-only loans (22%): Customers pay interest every month

and repay the principal at maturity. These mortgages, which are

common in the UK, require borrowers to have an appropriate

repayment vehicle, such as a pension plan or an investment fund.

To mitigate inherent risk, Santander UK has restrictive approval

requirements, such a maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 50%

and an assessment of the ability to pay both interest and capital.

• Flexible loans (3%): Loan agreements allow borrowers to modify

monthly payments or draw down additional funds up to a set

limit under various conditions.

• Buy-to-let (9%): Buy-to-let mortgages account for a small

portion of the total portfolio and are subject to strict risk

approval policies.

Despite the challenging economic environment, the NPL ratio

reflects the strength of the mortgage portfolio, which reduces to

1.07% at the end of December 2024 (- 9 bps YoY).

At 31 December 2024, 84% of the mortgage portfolio had an LTV

lower than 70%.

Information on the estimation of impairment losses

The detail of Santander's UK exposure and loan-loss reserves

associated with each of the stages at 31 December, 2024, 2023

and 2022, is shown below.

In addition, the exposure is divided in  four tranches of the Standard

& Poor's rating scale, according to their current credit quality:

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
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| Credit qualityA | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 32,012 | 1,184 | — | 33,196 |
| From A+ to BB | 159,970 | 10,916 | — | 170,886 |
| From BB- to B- | 17,594 | 11,175 | — | 28,769 |
| CCC and below | 12 | 695 | 3,292 | 3,999 |
| Total exposureB | 209,588 | 23,969 | 3,292 | 236,849 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 166 | 401 | 400 | 967 |

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2023 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 46,236 | 1,273 | — | 47,509 |
| From A+ to BB | 145,884 | 10,850 | — | 156,734 |
| From BB- to B- | 13,588 | 13,995 | — | 27,583 |
| CCC and below | — | — | 3,518 | 3,518 |
| Total exposure B | 205,708 | 26,118 | 3,518 | 235,344 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 172 | 498 | 396 | 1,066 |

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| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 85,930 | 827 | — | 86,757 |
| From A+ to BB | 118,585 | 7,547 | — | 126,132 |
| From BB- to B- | 16,831 | 11,093 | — | 27,924 |
| CCC and below | 220 | 978 | 3,059 | 4,257 |
| Total exposure B | 221,566 | 20,445 | 3,059 | 245,070 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 166 | 529 | 337 | 1,032 |

A. Detail of credit quality ratings calculated for Group management purposes.

B. Total exposure includes loan balances (drawn amounts) and off balance (letters

of credit + guarantees) and excludes REPOs, FV portfolio, trading portfolio and

undrawn commitments.

C. Includes provisions for undrawn authorized lines (loan commitments).

For the estimation of expected losses, prospective information is

taken into account. Specifically, Santander UK considers four

macroeconomic scenarios, which are updated periodically. The

evolution forecasted in 2024 for the next five years  of the main

macroeconomic indicators used by Santander UK to estimate

expected losses is presented below:

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| Variables | Pessimistic  scenario 2 | Pessimistic  scenario 1 | Base  scenario | Optimistic  scenario |
| Interest rate | 2.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| Unemployment  rate | 7.4% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Housing price  change | -3.0% | 0.1% | 3.1% | 4.6% |
| GDP growth | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2.4% |

Each of the macroeconomic scenarios is associated with a given

weight. In terms of allocation, Santander UK associates the highest

weighting to the base scenario, while it associates the lowest

weightings to the most extreme or severe scenarios. In addition, at

31 December  2024, 2023 and 2022, the weights used by

Santander UK reflect the future prospects of the British economy in

relation to its current political and economic position so that higher

weights are assigned for negative scenarios:

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| Pessimistic scenario 3 |  | 20% | 20% |
| Pessimistic scenario 2 | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Pessimistic scenario 1 | 25% | 10% | 15% |
| Base scenario | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Optimistic scenario | 15% | 10% | 5% |

The sensitivity analysis of the main portfolios expected loss to

variations of +/-100 bp for the macroeconomic variables used in

the construction of the scenarios, as of December 2024, is as

follows:

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|  | Mortgages | Corporates |
| GDP Growth |  |  |
| -100 bp | 10.8% | 3.4% |
| 100 bp | -4.8% | -1.7% |
| Housing price change |  |  |
| -100 bp | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| 100 bp | -3.7% | -2.2% |
| Unemployment rate |  |  |
| -100 bp | -9.5% | -3.4% |
| 100 bp | 22.5% | 7.4% |

With regards to the determination of classification in stage 2, the

quantitative criteria applied by Santander UK are based on

identifying whether any increase in PD for the expected life of the

transaction is greater than both an absolute and a relative

threshold (the PD used in that assessment are adjusted to the

transaction's remaining term and also annualised in order to

facilitate that the thresholds defined cover the whole range of the

transactions maturity dates). The relative threshold established is

common to all portfolios and a transaction is considered to exceed

this threshold when the PD for the entire life of the transaction

increases by 100% with respect to the PD at the time of initial

recognition. The absolute threshold, on the other hand, is different

for each portfolio depending on the characteristics of the

transactions, ranging between 340 bps and 30 bps.

In addition, for each portfolio, a series of specific qualitative criteria

is defined to indicate that the exposure has experienced a

significant increase in credit risk, regardless of the evolution of its

PD since the time of initial recognition. Santander UK, among other

criteria, considers that an operation presents a significant increase

in credit risk when it presents irregular positions for more than 30

days. It also has implemented early warning indicator system for

classifying operations in stage 2. These criteria depend on the risk

management practices of each portfolio.

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3.2. Spain

Portfolio overview

Santander España’s credit risk totalled EUR 285,883 million (25%%

of Grupo Santander’s total). It is appropriately diversified among

products and customer segments.

The credit portfolio’s NPL ratio was 2.68%, 38 bps lower than in

December 2023. This decrease was based on the good

performance of the portfolio driven by the management of single

names and portfolio sales.

The NPL coverage ratio remained at 53% (+4 p.p. year-on-year).

The cost of risk decreased to 0.50% (-12 bps vs. December 2023)

mainly due to SMEs and Corporates, only partially offset by the

portfolio of individuals.

The Spanish economy will slightly moderate its growth rate, but

that it will continue to maintain a dynamic pace well above the

Eurozone average, since the Spanish economy has been sustained

largely by greater domestic demand in the face of a weaker than

expected foreign sector.

Residential mortgage portfolio

Residential mortgages in Spain, including Santander Consumer

Finance business, amounted to EUR 59,316 million in 2024 (EUR

61,097 million and EUR 63,688 million in 2023  and 2022,

respectively), 99.65% of which have a mortgage guarantee

( 99.65%and 99.55% in 2023 and 2022, respectively).

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|  | 2024 | |
| EUR Million | Gross amount | Of which:  impaired |
| Home purchase loans to families | 59,316 | 789 |
| Without mortgage collateral | 208 | 11 |
| With mortgage collateral | 59,108 | 778 |

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|  | 2023 | |
| EUR Million | Gross amount | Of which:  impaired |
| Home purchase loans to families | 61,097 | 924 |
| Without mortgage collateral | 215 | 16 |
| With mortgage collateral | 60,882 | 908 |

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| EUR Million | Gross amount | Of which:  impaired |
| Home purchase loans to families | 63,688 | 1,088 |
| Without mortgage collateral | 288 | 24 |
| With mortgage collateral | 63,400 | 1,064 |

The NPL ratio for the residential mortgages portfolio stood at

1.33%, with a reduction of 18 bps, compared to 31 December

2023, mainly due to by portfolio sales, although credit risk

registered a reduction of 2.9% compared to December 2023.

The mortgage portfolio for the acquisition of homes in Spain is

characterised by its medium-low risk profile, which limits

expectations of any potential additional impairment:

• Principal is repaid on all mortgages from the start.

• Early repayment is common so the average life of the transaction

is well below that of the contract.

• High quality of collateral, concentrated almost exclusively in

financing for first homes.

• The average affordability rate stood at 24% (24% and 26% in

2023 and 2022, respectively).

• The 93% of the portfolio has a LTV below  80% calculated as total

risk/latest available house appraisal.

• All customers applying for a residential mortgage are subject to a

rigorous credit risk and viability assessment, analysing whether

their income is sufficient to meet all repayments and will remain

stable over the term of the loan.

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Breakdown of the credit with mortgage guarantee to households

for house acquisition, according to the percentage that the total

risk represents on the amount of the latest available valuation

(loan to value):

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|  | 2024 | | | | | |
|  | Loan to value ratio | | | | | |
| EUR Million | Less than or  equal to 40% | More than  40% and less  than 60% | More than  60% and less  than 80% | More than  80% and less  than or equal  to 100% | More than  100% | Total |
| Gross amount | 17,205 | 20,085 | 17,955 | 2,925 | 938 | 59,108 |
| Of which impaired | 114 | 167 | 189 | 130 | 178 | 778 |

In November 2022, Royal Decree-Law 19/2022 was published,

which establishes a Code of Good Practices in response to the rise

in interest rates on mortgage loans for primary residences and

Royal Decree-Law 6/2012 of protection measures for mortgage

debtors without resources. The code of good practices is focused

on granting capital grace periods and extending the term of the

operations. The requests made have not been significant.

Corporate & SME financing

Credit risk with SME and corporates in commercial banking

amounted to EUR 102,342 million, lower than December 2023,

mainly due to the fall in the portfolio of SMEs of 4.4%. This

portfolio accounting for 36% of the total, compared to 38% of CIB's

portfolio, which from 2022 includes branches in Europe.

Most of the portfolio corresponds to clients who have been

assigned a credit analyst, who performs continuous management

of said clients during all phases of the risk cycle. The portfolio is

broadly diversified and not concentrated by sector of activity.

Santander Spain has continued to rely on its support and proximity

to SMEs and the self-employed and has positioned itself as the

leading entity in ICO Loans in 2024 with 816 million euros of

financing, which represents a 39% share in the Spanish financial

system. The majority of this financing was allocated to the ICO

Companies and Entrepreneurs Lines and to a lesser extent to the

ICO International Line and to housing rehabilitation.

The ICO loans that were granted as a result of the pandemic

(25,428 million euros) are being repaid normally and there is a

balance of EUR 12.7 billion, so they now represent only around

4.4% of Santander Spain's total portfolio.

In the case of delinquent operations with ICO guarantee, the

transfer of the overdue guaranteed amounts will take place as the

guarantee is executed, regardless of whether the guarantor is

subrogated to the right to receive said amounts, according to the

regulation of these guarantees. The de-recognition of the

transferred guaranteed amounts will entail the recognition, at its

fair value, of a collection right against the guarantor.

The portfolio’s NPL ratio stood at 5.07% in December 2024. The

NPL ratio decreased by 20 bps compared to December 2023, due to

a reduction in the delinquency stock in SMEs, due to the proactive

management of delinquent positions with the support of portfolio

sales along with management of single names.

Support measures for those affected by the Dana

The flash floods caused by the Dana on 29 October exceeded

expectations, causing serious impacts, victims and material losses.

From the outset, Santander took immediate measures to protect

employees, customers and facilities, in addition to working closely

with the authorities to adopt support measures. Management was

regulated through the Group's Crisis Management Framework and

a Dana Crisis Steering Committee was also created.

RDL 6/2024 of 6 November included the Government's support

measures for households, companies and the self-employed. i)

Public guarantees of 80% for EUR 5 billion until the end of 2025 to

cover losses in the affected area. ii) Moratoriums: capital and

interest grace period for the first 3 months, plus an additional 9

months of capital grace period (for individuals and companies with

income up to EUR 6 million). iii) Extension of the Code of Good

Practices until December 2025. iv) Director support: to alleviate

personal and material damage to equipment, homes, and

industrial, commercial and service sites.

In response to these measures, Santander Spain has worked on a

response framework that pivots on four management domains

according to client typology: companies, SMEs, self-employed and

individuals.

Real estate activity

Santander has specialized teams that are in charge of managing

real estate business production and risk areas that cover the entire

life cycle of these operations.

The changes in gross property development loans to customers

were as follows:

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Balance at beginning of  year | 2,433 | 2,327 | 2,625 |
| Foreclosed assets | — | (1) | — |
| Net variation | 112 | 115 | (295) |
| Written-off assets | — | (8) | (3) |
| Balance at end of year | 2,545 | 2,433 | 2,327 |

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The NPL ratio of this portfolio (considering only the on balance

amount) ended the year at 2.28% (compared with 3.04% and

4.04% at December 2023 and 2022, respectively) . The table below

shows the distribution of the portfolio. The coverage ratio of the

real estate doubtful exposure in Spain stands at 36.21% (39.19%

and 35.11% in 2023 and 2022, respectively).

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| EUR Million | Gross amount | Excess of gross  exposure over  maximum  recoverable  amount of  effective  collateral | Specific  allowance |
| Financing for  construction and  property  development  (including land)  (business in  Spain) | 2,545 | 278 | 28 |
| Of which  impaired | 58 | 6 | 21 |
| Memorandum  items written-off  assets | 338 |  |  |

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| EUR Million | Carrying amount |
| Total loans and advances to customers excluding  the Public sector (business in Spain) (Book value) | 235,824 |
| Total consolidated assets (Total business) (Book  value) | 1,837,081 |
| Impairment losses and credit risk allowances.  Coverage for unimpaired assets (business in  Spain) | 1,132 |

At year-end, the distribution of this portfolio was as follows:

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| EUR Million | Loans: gross amount |
| 1. Without mortgage guarantee | 13 |
| 2. With mortgage guarantee | 2,532 |
| 2.1 Completed buildings | 934 |
| 2.1.1 Residential | 634 |
| 2.1.2 Other | 300 |
| 2.2 Buildings and other constructions under  construction | 1,580 |
| 2.2.1 Residential | 1,534 |
| 2.2.2 Other | 46 |
| 2.3 Land | 18 |
| 2.3.1 Developed consolidated land | 13 |
| 2.3.2 Other land | 5 |
| Total | 2,545 |

Annual report 2024802

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Foreclosed properties

At 31 December  2024, the net balance of these assets amounted to

EUR 2,131 million (EUR 2,448 million and EUR 2,971 million at 31

December 2023 and 2022, respectively), gross amount of EUR

4,823 million (EUR 5,506 million and EUR 6,422 million at 31

December 2023 and 2022, respectively); recognised allowance of

EUR 2,692 million (EUR  3,058 million and EUR 3,451 million at 31

December 2023 and 2022, respectively).

The following table shows the detail of the assets foreclosed by

the businesses in Spain at the end of 2024:

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|  | 2024 | | | |
| EUR Million | Gross carrying  amount | Valuation  adjustments | Of which  impairment  losses on  assets since  time of  foreclosure | Net Carrying  amount |
| Property assets arising from financing provided to construction and  property development companies | 4,329 | 2,456 | 1,804 | 1,873 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |
| Completed buildings | 707 | 452 | 382 | 255 |
| Residential | 197 | 106 | 87 | 91 |
| Other | 510 | 346 | 295 | 164 |
| Buildings under construction | 95 | 41 | 30 | 54 |
| Residential | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 95 | 41 | 30 | 54 |
| Land | 3,527 | 1,963 | 1,392 | 1,564 |
| Developed land | 1,000 | 533 | 318 | 467 |
| Other land | 2,527 | 1,430 | 1,074 | 1,097 |
| Property assets from home purchase mortgage loans to households | 390 | 183 | 123 | 207 |
| Other foreclosed property assets | 104 | 53 | 42 | 51 |
| Total property assets | 4,823 | 2,692 | 1,969 | 2,131 |

In addition, the Group has shareholdings in entities holding

foreclosed assets amounting to EUR 27 million and equity

instruments foreclosed or received in payment of debts amounting

to EUR 13 million .

In recent years, the Group has considered foreclosure to be an

option to resolve cases of default instead of legal proceedings. The

Group initially recognises foreclosed assets at the lower of the

carrying amount of the debt (net of provisions) and the fair value of

the foreclosed asset (less estimated costs to sell). Subsequent to

initial recognition, the assets are measured at the lower of fair

value (less costs to sell) and the amount initially recognised.

The fair value of this type of assets is determined by the market

value (appraisal) adjusted with discounts obtained according to

internal valuation methodologies based on the entity's sales

experience in goods with similar characteristics.

The management of real estate assets on the balance sheet is

carried out through companies specializing in the sale of real

estate that is complemented by the structure of the commercial

network. The sale is realised with at prices in accordance with the

market situation and the offer of wholesale buyers.

The gross movement in foreclosed properties were as follows (EUR

billion):

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Gross additions | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Disposals | (0.8) | (1.2) | (1.3) |
| Difference | (0.7) | (0.9) | (1.1) |

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Information on the estimation of impairment losses

The detail of Santander Spain exposure and loan-loss reserves

associated with each of the stages at 31 December, 2024, 2023

and 2022, is shown below. In addition, the exposure is divided in

four tranches of the Standard & Poor's rating scale, according to

their current credit quality:

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 35,347 | 110 | — | 35,456 |
| From A+ to BB | 104,197 | 1,124 | — | 105,322 |
| From BB- to B- | 37,413 | 8,844 | — | 46,257 |
| CCC and below | 2,084 | 3,199 | 6,618 | 11,900 |
| Total exposureB | 179,041 | 13,277 | 6,618 | 198,936 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 340 | 570 | 2,953 | 3,863 |

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| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 46,827 | 48 | — | 46,875 |
| From A+ to BB | 101,079 | 780 | — | 101,859 |
| From BB- to B- | 33,905 | 9,789 | — | 43,694 |
| CCC and below | 1,513 | 4,517 | 7,536 | 13,566 |
| Total exposureB | 183,324 | 15,134 | 7,536 | 205,994 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 300 | 663 | 2,959 | 3,922 |

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|  | 2022 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 37,133 | 447 | — | 37,580 |
| From A+ to BB | 107,667 | 282 | — | 107,949 |
| From BB- to B- | 46,296 | 6,388 | — | 52,684 |
| CCC and below | 336 | 5,008 | 13,762 | 19,106 |
| Total exposureB | 191,349 | 12,351 | 8,893 | 212,593 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 507 | 666 | 3,472 | 4,645 |

A. Detail of credit quality ratings calculated for Group management purposes.

Excluding the SCIB branches business

B. Total exposure includes loan balances (drawn amounts) and off balance

(letters of credit + guarantees) and excludes REPOs, FV portfolio, trading

portfolio and undrawn commitments.

C. Includes provisions for undrawn authorized lines (loan commitments).

For the estimation of the expected losses, the prospective

information is taken into account. Specifically, Santander Spain

considers three macroeconomic scenarios, which are updated

periodically. The projected evolution for a period of five years of

the main macroeconomic indicators used by Santander Spain for

estimating expected losses as of 2024, is presented below:

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|  | 2025-2029 | | |
| Variables | Pessimistic  scenario | Base  scenario | Optimistic  scenario |
| Interest rate | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5% | 10.1% | 8.9% |
| Housing price change | -0.7% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| GDP growth | 0.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% |

Each macroeconomic scenarios is associated with a given weight.

As for its allocation, Santander Spain associates the Base scenario

with the highest weight, while associating the lower weights to the

most extreme scenarios:

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Pessimistic scenario | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| Base scenario | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Optimistic scenario 1 | 30% | 30% | 30% |

The sensitivity analysis of the main portfolios expected loss to

variations of +/-100 bp for the macroeconomic variables used in

the construction of the scenarios, at December 31 2024, is as

follows:

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|  | Change in Provision | | |
|  | Mortgages | Corporates | Others |
| GDP Growth |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | 2.3% | 4.9% | 2.1% |
| 100 bp | -1.0% | -4.2% | -1.1% |
| Housing price change |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | 1.6% | 8.0% | 1.9% |
| 100 bp | -1.3% | -2.8% | -0.7% |

Regarding the stage 2 classification determination, the quantitative

criteria applied in Santander Spain are based on identifying

whether any increase in the PD for the entire expected life of the

operation is greater than a relative or absolute threshold. The

established threshold is different for each portfolio depending on

the characteristics of the operations, and an operation is

considered to exceed said threshold when the PD for the entire life

of the operation increases a certain amount over the PD it had at

the time of initial recognition. The values of these thresholds

depend on their calibration, carried out periodically, as indicated in

previous paragraphs. Additionally, Santander Spain has

implemented a backstop to the relative threshold in all portfolios.

Consequently, contracts whose current PD has increased more

than twice with respect to its PD at the time of its origination will

be classified in stage 2.

In addition, a series of specific qualitative criteria are defined that

indicate that the exposure has had a significant increase in credit

risk, regardless of the evolution of its PD since the moment of

initial recognition. Santander Spain, among other criteria, considers

that an operation presents a significant increase in risk when it

presents irregular positions for more than 30 days or if it is

determined based on a system of early warning indicators.

Annual report 2024804

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3.3. United States

Portfolio overview

Santander US’s credit risk increased to EUR 148,643 million at the

end of December 2024. It makes up 12.8% of Grupo Santander's

total credit risk.

As of December 2024, Santander US credit risk dropped 7.8%

compared to 2023, mainly due to the activity of the New York

branch.

The NPL ratio grew to 4.72% (+15 bps in the year) due to a higher

stock of delinquencies and lower portfolio growth, and the cost of

risk down to 1.82% (-10 bp in the year).

Santander US includes the following business units:

Santander Bank, National Association (SBNA)

In 2024 lending amounted 53,520 million euros (representing 5%

of the Group's credit risk) and presents a reduction of 9.0% in

2024, mainly due to the transfer of the CIB portfolio to the New

York branch.

Once the fiscal support and stimulus programs were withdrawn,

the NPL ratio increased to 2.22% (+58 bp in the year) as of

December 2024, but the cost of risk decreased to 0.91% (-7 bp in

the year) due to Consumer Finance portfolio.

The retail segment focuses on auto lending and leasing, consumer

loans and credit cards. To maximize profitability and growth

opportunities, we discontinued the origination of home equity lines

of credit and home equity loans (HELOCs and HELOANs).

The corporate portfolio continued its downward trend, owing to

our sharper focus on profitability and lower origination in

commercial real estate. The interest rate hikes that began in 2022

and the US office market situation led to an increase in NPLs in this

portfolio.

Information on the estimation of impairment losses

The detail of Santander Bank, National Association exposure and

loan-loss reserves associated with each of the stages at 31

December, 2024, 2023 and 2022 is shown below. In addition, the

exposure is divided in four tranches of the Standard & Poor's rating

scale, according to their current credit quality:

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 4,215 | 277 | — | 4,492 |
| From A+ to BB | 21,422 | 930 | — | 22,352 |
| From BB- to B- | 21,899 | 3,855 | — | 25,754 |
| CCC and below | 33 | 482 | 1,130 | 1,645 |
| Total exposureB | 47,569 | 5,544 | 1,130 | 54,243 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 292 | 364 | 182 | 838 |

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2023 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 4,834 | 76 | — | 4,910 |
| From A+ to BB | 20,468 | 459 | — | 20,926 |
| From BB- to B- | 25,312 | 3,439 | — | 28,751 |
| CCC and below | 52 | 450 | 894 | 1,396 |
| Total exposureB | 50,665 | 4,424 | 894 | 55,983 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 409 | 335 | 141 | 885 |

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2022 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 6,884 | 145 | — | 7,029 |
| From A+ to BB | 20,768 | 366 | — | 21,134 |
| From BB- to B- | 30,359 | 2,225 | — | 32,584 |
| CCC and below | 308 | 558 | 459 | 1,325 |
| Total exposure B | 58,319 | 3,294 | 459 | 62,072 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 392 | 241 | 74 | 707 |

A. Detail of credit quality ratings calculated for Group management purposes.

B. Total exposure includes loan balances (drawn amounts) and off-balance

(letters of credit + guarantees) and excludes REPOs, FV portfolio, trading

portfolio and undrawn commitments.

C. Includes provisions for undrawn authorized lines (loan commitments).

For the estimation of expected losses, prospective information is

taken into account. Specifically, Santander Bank, National

Association considers four macroeconomic scenarios, which are

updated periodically. The evolution projected in 2024 for a period

of five years of the main macroeconomic indicators used Santander

Bank, National Association to estimate expected losses is

presented below:

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| Variables | Pessimistic  scenario 2 | Pessimistic  scenario 1 | Base  scenario | Optimistic  scenario |
| Interest rate (annual  averaged) | 1.9% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| House price change | -0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
| GDP growth | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Manheim growthA | -1.2% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.2% |

A. US used vehicle price car index.

Each of the macroeconomic scenarios is associated with a given

weight. As for its allocation, Santander Bank, National Association

associates the highest weighting to the Base scenario, while

associates the lowest weightings to the most extreme scenarios:

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| Pessimistic scenario 2 | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% |
| Pessimistic scenario 1 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Base scenario | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% |
| Optimistic scenario | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% |

The sensitivity analysis of the main portfolios expected loss to

variations of +/-100 bp for the macroeconomic variables used in

the construction of the scenarios as of 2024 is as follows:

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|  | Change in Provision | | |
|  | Mortgages | Corporates | Auto |
| GDP Growth |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | 13.5% | 8.3% | 2.3% |
| 100 bp | -10.5% | -6.2% | -1.8% |
| Housing price change |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | 24.9% | 12.5% | 3.3% |
| 100 bp | -11.0% | -6.1% | -1.8% |
| Unemployment rate |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | -43.1% | -20.7% | -5.8% |
| 100 bp | 54.3% | 28.6% | 9.0% |
| Manheim index |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | — | — | 1.4% |
| 100 bp | — | — | -1.1% |

In relation to the Stage 2 classification determination, the

quantitative criteria applied at SBNA for retail portfolios uses the

FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation) score to reference their PD, at the

time of origination and its current value, establishing different

absolute threshold for each portfolio according to their

characteristics. A SICR implies changes in that score ranging from

120 bp to 20 bp.

In the case of wholesale portfolios, SBNA uses the transaction's

rating as a reference for its PD, taking into account its rating at the

time of origination and its current rating, setting absolute

thresholds for the different rating bands that depend on each

portfolio characteristics.

Additionally, for each portfolio, a series of specific qualitative

criteria are defined, which indicate that the exposure has

experienced a significant increase in credit risk, regardless of the

evolution of its PD since the initial recognition. Santander Bank,

National Association, among other criteria, considers that a

transaction presents a significant increase in credit risk when it has

arrears positions for more than 30 days or if it is determined based

on a system of early warning indicators.

Santander Consumer USA Inc.

Santander Consumer USA Inc. (SC USA) presents higher risk

indicators than other Santander US units due to the nature of its

business, which focuses on auto finance via loans and leasing.

At 31 December 2024, lending amounted to EUR 30,669 million

(representing 3% of the Group) and presents an increase of 6.2%.

As of December 2024, the cost of credit is following a

normalization trend, from the artificially good situation of previous

years, due to government support and stimulus programs.

Regarding the NPL ratio, it increased to 18.68% (+42 bp in the

year); and the cost of credit stood at 6.61% (+20 bp YoY).

NPL coverage ratio fell to 62% (-1 pp in the year), in line with the

percentages of transfers from default to bad debts, which are at

historically low levels.

The focus continues to be on managing the relationship between

profitability and risk, via management of prices adjusted to the

credit quality of the customer/transaction, while improving the

dealers' experience.

Information on the estimation of impairment losses

The detail of Santander Consumer USA Inc. exposure and loan-loss

reserves associated with each of the stages at 31 December 2024,

2023 and 2022, is shown below. In addition, the exposure is

divided in four tranches of the Standard & Poor's rating scale,

according to their current credit quality:

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | — | — | — | — |
| From A+ to BB | 202 | — | — | 202 |
| From BB- to B- | 12,802 | 451 | — | 13,253 |
| CCC and below | 7,259 | 4,226 | 5,729 | 17,214 |
| Total exposure B | 20,263 | 4,677 | 5,729 | 30,669 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 630 | 1,006 | 1,908 | 3,543 |

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves by stage | | | | |
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| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | — | — | — | — |
| From A+ to BB | 99 | — | — | 99 |
| From BB- to B- | 12,120 | 395 | — | 12,515 |
| CCC and below | 6,754 | 4,237 | 5,272 | 16,263 |
| Total exposure B | 18,973 | 4,632 | 5,272 | 28,877 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 597 | 1,019 | 1,712 | 3,327 |

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| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | — | — | — | — |
| From A+ to BB | 171 | 0 | — | 171 |
| From BB- to B- | 14,564 | 512 | — | 15,076 |
| CCC and below | 7,735 | 5,108 | 3,870 | 16,713 |
| Total exposure B | 22,470 | 5,620 | 3,870 | 31,960 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 672 | 1,232 | 1,452 | 3,356 |

A. Detail of credit quality ratings calculated for Group management purposes.

B. Total exposure includes loan balances (drawn amounts) and off-balance (letters

of credit + guarantees) and excludes REPOs, FV portfolio, trading portfolio and

undrawn commitments.

C. Includes provisions for undrawn authorized lines (loan commitments).

For the expected losses estimation, prospective information should

be taken into account. Specifically, SC USA considers four

macroeconomic scenarios, periodically updated over a 5-year time

horizon.

The evolution forecasted in 2024 for a period of five years of the

main macroeconomic indicators used by in SC USA in the

estimation of expected losses is shown below:

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| Variables | Pessimistic  scenario 2 | Pessimistic  scenario 1 | Base  scenario | Optimistic  scenario |
| Interest rate  (annual averaged) | 1.9% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| House price change | -0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
| GDP growth | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| ManheimA index | -1.2% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.2% |

A. US used vehicle price car index.

Each of the macroeconomic scenarios is associated with a given

weight. Santander Consumer USA Inc. associates the highest

weighting to the Base scenario, whereas it associates the lowest

weightings to the most extreme or acid scenarios:

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| Pessimistic scenario 2 | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% |
| Pessimistic scenario 1 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Base scenario | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% |
| Optimistic scenario | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% |

The sensitivity analysis of the main portfolios expected loss to

variations of +/-100 bp for the macroeconomic variables used in

the construction of the scenarios at the end of 2024 is as follows:

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|  | SC Auto |
| Manheim index |  |
| -100 bp | 0.7% |
| 100 bp | -0.6% |
| Unemployment Rate |  |
| -100 bp | -3.1% |
| 100 bp | 4.5% |
| House Price Change |  |
| -100 bp | 1.7% |
| 100 bp | -0.9% |
| GDP growth |  |
| -100 bp | 1.1% |
| 100 bp | -0.9% |

In relation to the stage 2 classification determination, the

quantitative criteria applied at SC USA uses the FICO (Fair Isaac

Corporation) score to reference their PD, at the time of origination

and its current value, establishing different absolute threshold for

each portfolio according to their characteristics.

Additionally, for each portfolio, a series of specific qualitative

criteria are defined, which indicate that the exposure has had a

significant increase in credit risk, regardless of the evolution of its

PD since the initial recognition. SC USA among other criteria,

considers that a transaction presents a significant increase in credit

risk when it has irregular positions for more than 30 days. These

criteria depend on the risk management practices of each portfolio.

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3.4. Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

Portfolio overview

Santander Brasil's credit risk amounted to EUR 104,519 million. It

decreased by 8.3% from 2023. Minus the exchange rate effect, it

grew by 9.9%. As of December 2024, Santander Brasil accounts for

9% of Grupo Santander's loan book.

The NPL ratio went from 6.56% in December 2023 to 6.14% in

December 2024, and the coverage ratio decreased from 85% to

83%.

As of 31 December 2024 loan-loss provisions reached EUR

4,487 million , a 4.5% year-on-year decrease. Cost of risk reduced

from 4.77% in 2023 to 4.51% in 2024.

Despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, Brazil’s

economy showed moderate growth in 2024, driven by industry and

services but hit by the negative impact on agriculture due to

adverse weather conditions. The job market continues to show

resilience in a landscape marked by macroeconomic challenges,

which helped sustain household consumption. Brazil’s economy

remains subject to uncertainty linked to lower GDP in 2025 and the

depreciation of the real.

The retail segment (without Consumer Finance), which accounts

38% of Santander Brazil's total portfolio, mainly comprises

mortgages and credit cards (26% and 22% of the total portfolio,

respectively). As a result of conservative measures in admission,

the credit performance of new originations in recent months (as

tracked through early irregularity indices) has improved, despite

the changing environment.

In the SME segment, which accounts for 10% of the total risk, we

kept the restrictive loan approval measures adopted in the past

few years in place, especially for poorer-performing risk profiles.

We constantly review our strategies to achieve credit quality that is

consistent with expectations, which we achieved during the year,

with new production indicators performing strongly.

In the corporate segment, the portfolio continues to grow

sustainably in line with budget, owing to consistent origination

volume. The risk profile of the stock and new production remains

stable, with the portfolio performing well within the set quality

and profitability thresholds.

Information on the estimation of impairment losses

The detail of Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. exposure and loan-loss

reserves associated with each of the stages at 31 December 2024,

2023 and 2022, is shown below. In addition, the exposure is

divided in four tranches of the Standard & Poor's rating scale,

according to their current credit quality:

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves | | | | |
| EUR million | 2024 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 19,557 | 970 | — | 20,527 |
| From A+ to BB | 32,824 | 1,637 | — | 34,461 |
| From BB- to B- | 33,655 | 5,285 | — | 38,940 |
| CCC and below | 423 | 2,808 | 6,382 | 9,613 |
| Total exposureB | 86,458 | 10,700 | 6,382 | 103,540 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 687 | 860 | 3,766 | 5,313 |

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves | | | | |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2023 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 20,670 | 468 | — | 21,138 |
| From A+ to BB | 38,869 | 751 | — | 39,620 |
| From BB- to B- | 36,107 | 4,177 | — | 40,284 |
| CCC and below | 1,153 | 3,735 | 7,479 | 12,367 |
| Total exposureB | 96,799 | 9,131 | 7,479 | 113,409 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 722 | 1,078 | 4,538 | 6,338 |

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| Exposure and loan-loss reserves | | | | |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2022 | | | |
| Credit quality A | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 18,033 | 41 | — | 18,074 |
| From A+ to BB | 35,902 | 342 | — | 36,244 |
| From BB- to B- | 31,269 | 3,195 | — | 34,464 |
| CCC and below | 432 | 4,547 | 7,705 | 12,684 |
| Total exposureB | 85,636 | 8,125 | 7,705 | 101,466 |
| Loan-loss reservesC | 575 | 1,219 | 4,334 | 6,128 |

A. Detail of credit quality ratings calculated for Group management purposes.

B. Total exposure includes loan balances (drawn amounts) and off-balance (letters

of credit + guarantees) and excludes REPOs, FV portfolio, trading portfolio and

undrawn commitments.

C. Includes provisions for undrawn authorized lines (loan commitments).

For the expected losses estimation, prospective information is

taken into account. Particularly, Santander Brazil considers three

macroeconomic scenarios, periodically updated. The evolution for

a period of five years of the main macroeconomic indicators used

to estimate the expected losses in Santander Brazil is as follows:

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| Variables | Pessimistic  scenario | Base  scenario | Optimistic  scenario |
| Interest rate (annual  averaged) | 10.3% | 9.4% | 7.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4% | 7.4% | 5.7% |
| House price change | -0.1% | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| GDP growth | 0.3% | 1.9% | 3.2% |
| Burden income | 25.6% | 23.9% | 21.5% |

Each macroeconomic scenario is associated with a given weight.

Regarding its assignation, Brazil links the highest weight to the

base scenario whilst links the lowest weights to the most extreme

scenarios:

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|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Pessimistic scenario | 12.5% | 10% | 10% |
| Base scenario | 75.0% | 80% | 80% |
| Optimistic scenario | 12.5% | 10% | 10% |

The sensitivity analysis of the main portfolios expected loss to

variations of +/-100 bp for the macroeconomic variables used in

the construction of the scenarios is at the end of 2024 as follows:

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|  | Change in provision | | |
|  | Consumer | Corporate | Other |
| GDP growth |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | 1.3% | 3.7% | 2.1% |
| 100 bp | -0.6% | -2.0% | -0.9% |
| Unemployment rate |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | -1.8% | -4.9% | -2.6% |
| 100 bp | 3.1% | 5.8% | 4.7% |
| Interest rate (SELIC) |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | -0.5% | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| 100 bp | 1.9% | 3.4% | 2.9% |

Regarding the stage 2 classification determination, Santander

Brazil analyses whether any increase in the PD for the expected

entire life of the operation is greater than the combination of an

absolute and a relative threshold. The established threshold is

different for each portfolio depending on the characteristics of the

operations, and an operation is considered to exceed said threshold

when the PD for the entire life of the operation increases a certain

amount over the PD it had at the time of initial recognition. The

values of these absolute and relative thresholds depend on their

calibration, carried out periodically, as well as the type of portfolio

they affect. In addition, Santander Brazil has implemented a

backstop to the relative threshold in all portfolios. Consequently,

contracts whose current PD has increased more than twice their PD

at the time of origination will be classified as stage 2.

In addition, for every portfolio, a set of specific qualitative criteria

are defined to indicate that the exposure to credit risk has

significantly risen, regardless of the evolution of its PD since the

initial recognition. Santander Brazil, among other criteria, considers

that an operation involves a significant increase in credit risk when

it presents irregular positions for more than 30 days or if it is

determined based on a system of early warning indicators.

4. Other credit risk aspects

4.1. Credit risk by activity in the financial markets

This section covers credit risk from treasury, with money market

financing and counterparty risk products to satisfy the needs of

customers (especially credit institutions) and the Group.

Counterparty credit risk is the risk that a customer will default

before the final settlement of a transaction’s cash flows. It creates

a bilateral credit risk because it can affect both parties to a

transaction. It is also uncertain because it depends on market

factors, which can be volatile.

As part of counterparty credit risk exposure, an additional risk

known as wrong-way risk can arise. This risk occurs when the

exposure to a portfolio or counterparty increases as the credit

quality of the counterparty deteriorates. In other words, there is

wrong-way risk when there is an increase in default risk, and

consequently, the exposure to the counterparty increases.

Santander has specific models to measure this risk.

Regarding settlement risk, this occurs when the settlement of a

transaction involves a bilateral exchange of flows or assets

between two counterparties. For example, when a counterparty

buys dollars in exchange for euros, the settlement of the

transaction involves one party delivering euros and receiving an

equivalent amount of dollars from the other. Settlement risk is the

risk that one of the parties fails to meet their settlement

obligations. Grupo Santander has also developed a global

infrastructure and specific models to measure this risk.

To manage and control counterparty risk, it is essential to have an

infrastructure that allows measuring current and potential

exposure at different levels of aggregation and granularity in an

agile and dynamic way, ensuring the generation of reports with

sufficient detail to facilitate the understanding of exposures and

the decision-making process.

To measure exposure, Grupo Santander follows two

methodologies: mark-to-market (MtM or replacement value in

derivatives) plus potential future exposure (add-on), and Monte

Carlo simulation for calculating exposure for some countries and

products. Additionally, Santander calculates capital at risk or

unexpected loss, which is the loss that constitutes economic capital

net of guarantees and recoveries, after deducting the expected

loss.

After market close, Grupo Santander recalculates exposures by

adjusting all operations to their new time horizon, adapting the

potential future exposure and applying mitigation measures

(netting, collateral, among others), so that exposures can be

controlled daily against the limits approved by senior management

within the risk appetite. Santander performs risk control through a

real-time integrated system, which allows the Group to know at

any moment the available exposure limit with any counterparty, in

any product and term, and across all subsidiaries.

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4.2. Concentration risk

Concentration risk control is a vital part of our management. The

Group continuously monitors the degree of concentration of its

credit risk portfolios using various criteria: geographic areas and

countries, economic sectors and groups of customers.

The board, via the risk appetite framework, determines the

maximum levels of concentration.

In line with these maximum levels and limits, the executive risk

committee establishes the risk policies and reviews the appropriate

exposure levels for the effective management of  the degree of

concentration in Santander’s credit risk portfolios.

Grupo Santander must adhere to the regulation on large risks

contained in the CRR, according to which the exposure contracted

by an entity with a customer or group of associated customers will

be considered a large exposure when its value is equal to or greater

than 10% of eligible capital.

In addition, in order to limit large exposures, no entity may assume

exposures exceeding  25% of its eligible capital with a single

customer or group of associated customers, having factored in the

credit risk mitigation effect contained in the regulation.

At the end of December, after applying risk mitigation techniques,

no group reaches the above-mentioned thresholds.

Regulatory credit exposure with the 20  largest groups within the

scope of large risks represented 5.5% of the outstanding credit risk

with customers (lending to customers plus off-balance sheet risks)

as of December 2024. While the regulatory credit exposure with

the  40 largest groups represents 8.4% of the credit risk.

The detail, by activity and geographical area of the Group's risk

concentration at 31 December 2024 is as follows:

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| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2024A | | | | |
|  | Total | Spain | Other EU  countries | America | Rest of the  world |
| Central banks and Credit institutions | 359,739 | 76,925 | 82,039 | 130,073 | 70,702 |
| Public sector | 253,851 | 73,743 | 71,610 | 98,828 | 9,670 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Central government | 221,877 | 59,921 | 65,821 | 86,677 | 9,458 |
| Other central government | 31,974 | 13,822 | 5,789 | 12,151 | 212 |
| Other financial institutions (financial business activity) | 189,113 | 14,698 | 50,470 | 83,470 | 40,475 |
| Non-financial companies and individual entrepreneurs (non-  financial business activity) (broken down by purpose) | 450,349 | 106,017 | 107,575 | 175,493 | 61,264 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Construction and property development | 24,736 | 3,702 | 4,323 | 10,691 | 6,020 |
| Civil engineering construction | 5,515 | 2,337 | 1,890 | 1,218 | 70 |
| Large companies | 274,798 | 50,487 | 63,963 | 114,597 | 45,751 |
| SMEs and individual entrepreneurs | 145,300 | 49,491 | 37,399 | 48,987 | 9,423 |
| Households – other (broken down by purpose) | 568,540 | 86,734 | 110,909 | 146,673 | 224,224 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Residential | 351,331 | 61,388 | 38,502 | 45,953 | 205,488 |
| Consumer loans | 199,156 | 17,793 | 70,064 | 95,189 | 16,110 |
| Other purposes | 18,053 | 7,553 | 2,343 | 5,531 | 2,626 |
| Total | 1,821,592 | 358,117 | 422,603 | 634,537 | 406,335 |

A. For the purposes of this table, the definition of risk includes the following items in the public balance sheet: 'Loans and advances to credit institutions', 'Loans and

advances to Central Banks', 'Loans and advances to Customers', 'Debt securities', 'Equity Instruments', 'Trading Derivatives', 'Hedging derivatives', 'Investments and

financial guarantees given'.

4.3 Sectors identification and management

Grupo Santander conducts a quarterly review of exposure to

customers operating in sectors that could be more affected by

macroeconomic conditions (energy consumption, commodity

prices, and key macroeconomic variables). This monitoring is

complemented by the use of internal tools that allow projecting

the behaviour and evolution of clients in each sector under

different macroeconomic scenarios. Additionally, this process

considers, among other things, the following information at the

sector level:

• Market information: Industries’ stock market performance.

• Analysts’ EBITDA forecasts for the coming years.

• Internal information: Changes in credit exposure, defaults (in

different timelines) and stagings.

• Our industry experts’ opinion, based on specific details about our

exposures and our relationships with customers

Grupo Santander continued to build up our analysis of potential

losses to the highest level of granularity by enhancing our sector-

level methodology and projection tool based on the resilience of

each company’s financial statements to different macroeconomic

scenarios. Santander considered their pledge to meet energy

commitments through possible transition plans by quantifying

impacts under the assumptions of an orderly, disorderly or non-

existent transition to be able to keep our management of the

portfolio one step ahead.

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4.4. Sovereign risk and exposure to other public sector

entities

Sovereign risk occurs in transactions with a central bank. It includes

the regulatory cash reserve, issuer risk with the Treasury (public

debt portfolio) and risk from transactions with government

institutions whose funding only come from the state’s budgetary

revenue and not commercial operations.

Grupo Santander's standard for sovereign risk differs somewhat

from the European Banking Authority's (EBA) standard for regular

stress testing. In particular, the EBA does not consider deposits

with central banks, exposures with insurance companies or indirect

exposures from guarantees and other financial instruments.

However, its standard does generally include entities run by

regional, local and central governments.

Santander continues  to track and manage transactions with

sovereign risk based on available information, such as reports by

rating agencies and international organizations. Grupo Santander

monitors each country where the Group has cross-border1 and

sovereign risk. Santander analyses events that could affect the

country’s political or institutional stability and assign its

government or central bank a credit rating. This helps us set limits

for transactions with sovereign risk.

At the end of December 2024, Grupo Santander´s local sovereign

exposure, in currencies other than the official currency of the

country of issuance, is not significant (EUR 4,459 million, 1.1% of

total sovereign risk) according to our management criteria.

Furthermore, exposure to non-local sovereign issuers involving

cross-border risk is even less significant2 (EUR 11,494 million, 2.8%

of total sovereign risk). Sovereign exposure in Latin America is

mostly in local currency, and is recognised in the local accounts and

concentrated in short- term maturities.

Over the past few years, total exposure to sovereign risk has

remained in line with regulatory requirements and our strategy to

manage this portfolio.

The shifts observed in the different countries exposure is due to our

liquidity management strategy and the hedging of interest and

exchange rates risks. Santander's exposure spreads among

countries with varied macroeconomic outlooks and dissimilar

scenarios in terms of growth, interest and exchange rates.

Our investment strategy for sovereign risk considers country’s

credit quality to set the maximum exposure limits. The following

table shows the percentage of exposure by ratingA :

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| AAA | 21% | 18% | 27% |
| AA | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| A | 41% | 41% | 34% |
| BBB | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| Less than BBB | 9% | 10% | 9% |

A. Internal ratings are applied.

Sovereign exposure at the end of 31 December 2024 is shown in the table below (data in million euros):

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|  | 2024 | | | | |  | 2023 |
|  | Portfolio | | | |  |  |  |
|  | Financial assets held  for trading and  Financial assets  designated as FV with  changes in results | Financial assets  at fair value  through other  comprehensive  income | Financial  assets at  amortised cost | Non-trading  financial assets  mandatory at fair  value through  profit or loss | Total net  direct  exposure |  | Total net  direct  exposure |
| Spain | 8,096 | 3,841 | 44,356 | — | 56,293 |  | 39,627 |
| Portugal | 89 | 1,240 | 6,323 | — | 7,652 |  | 6,859 |
| Italy | 4,830 | 452 | 7,633 | — | 12,915 |  | 5,594 |
| Greece | — | — | — | — | — |  | — |
| Ireland | — | — | — | — | — |  | — |
| Rest Eurozone | 595 | 567 | 5,050 | — | 6,212 |  | 8,124 |
| UK | 375 | 1,376 | 7,021 | — | 8,772 |  | 3,787 |
| Poland | 434 | 5,570 | 8,282 | — | 14,286 |  | 11,267 |
| Rest of Europe | (6) | 424 | 536 | — | 954 |  | 2,793 |
| US | 5,630 | 4,560 | 14,736 | — | 24,926 |  | 21,304 |
| Brazil | 9,185 | 13,824 | 3,632 | — | 26,641 |  | 27,733 |
| Mexico | 6,051 | 8,964 | 6,627 | — | 21,642 |  | 20,825 |
| Chile | 316 | 1,425 | 5,159 | — | 6,900 |  | 6,285 |
| Rest of America | 190 | 1,745 | 2,496 | — | 4,431 |  | 2,250 |
| Rest of the World | 15 | 3,502 | 3,486 | — | 7,003 |  | 4,527 |
| Total | 35,800 | 47,490 | 115,337 | — | 198,627 |  | 160,975 |

1 Risks with domestic public or private borrowers in foreign currency and originated outside the country.

2  Countries that are not considered low risk by Banco de España.

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5. Forborne loan portfolio

The  customer debt redirection policy incorporates the regulatory

requirements of the EBA guidelines on the management of non-

performing exposures, refinancing and restructuring. This policy

acts as a reference for the transposition in our subsidiaries and

shares the applicable supervisory expectations.

This policy also sets down rigorous criteria for evaluating,

classifying and monitoring forbearances to ensure the strictest

possible care and diligence in recovering due amounts. Thus, it

dictates that Santander  must adapt payment obligations to

customers' current circumstances. Our forbearance policy also

defines classification criteria to ensure  Grupo Santander recognizes

risks appropriately. They must remain classified as non-performing

or in watch-list for a prudential period for reasonable certainty of

repayment. In no case will repayments be used to delay the

immediate recognition of losses or so that their use distorts the

timely recognition of the risk of non-payment.

At 31 December 2024, forbearance stock fell again and stood at

EUR 27,144 million, due to the good payment behaviour in the

main geographies. In terms of credit quality,  54% of the loans is

classified as credit impaired, with a coverage ratio of  41%. In

addition, 46% of the portfolio is classified as performing.

The following terms are used with the meanings specified below:

• Refinancing transaction: transaction that is granted or used, for

reasons relating to current or foreseeable financial difficulties of

the borrower, to repay one or more of the transactions granted to

it, or through which the payments on such transactions are

brought fully or partially up to date, in order to enable the

borrowers of the cancelled or refinanced transactions to repay

their debt (principal and interest) because they are unable, or

might foreseeably become unable, to comply with the conditions

there of in due time and form.

• Restructured transaction: transaction with respect to which, for

economic or legal reasons relating to current or foreseeable

financial difficulties of the borrower, the financial terms and

conditions are modified in order to facilitate the payment of the

debt (principal and interest) because the borrower is unable, or

might foreseeably become unable, to comply with the

aforementioned terms and conditions in due time and form, even

if such modification is envisaged in the agreement.

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|  | Without real guarantee | | With real guarantee | | | |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Maximum amount of the  actual collateral that can be  considered | | Impairment of accumulated  value or accumulated losses in  fair value due to credit risk |
|  | Number of  transactions | Gross  amount | Number of  transactions | Gross  amount | Real estate  guarantee | Rest of real  guarantees |
| Credit entities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Public sector | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Other financial institutions and: individual  shareholder | 946 | 70 | 605 | 306 | 199 | 52 | 93 |
| Non-financial institutions and individual  shareholder | 543,934 | 5,515 | 47,854 | 6,668 | 3,678 | 1,398 | 3,011 |
| Of which financing for constructions and  property development | 12,688 | 103 | 1,765 | 828 | 672 | 30 | 171 |
| Other warehouses | 3,308,884 | 4,534 | 483,714 | 10,040 | 4,375 | 3,754 | 4,038 |
| Total | 3,853,787 | 10,128 | 532,182 | 17,016 | 8,254 | 5,204 | 7,146 |
| Financing classified as non-current assets and  disposable groups of items that have been  classified as held for sale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

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| Of which, non-performing/Doubtful | | | | | | | |
|  | Without real guarantee | | With real guarantee | | | |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Maximum amount of the  actual collateral that can be  considered | | Impairment of accumulated  value or accumulated losses  in fair value due to credit risk |
|  | Number of  transactions | Gross  amount | Number of  transactions | Gross  amount | Real estate  guarantee | Rest of real  guarantees |
| Credit entities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Public sector | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Other financial institutions and: individual  shareholder | 574 | 21 | 512 | 125 | 70 | 14 | 85 |
| Non-financial institutions and individual  shareholder | 353,838 | 2,956 | 31,259 | 3,106 | 1,622 | 543 | 2,624 |
| Of which financing for constructions and  property development | 8,789 | 64 | 1,116 | 218 | 154 | 20 | 127 |
| Other warehouses | 2,073,312 | 2,623 | 285,857 | 5,850 | 2,188 | 2,299 | 3,285 |
| Total | 2,427,732 | 5,603 | 317,635 | 9,082 | 3,881 | 2,856 | 5,997 |
| Financing classified as non-current assets  and disposable groups of items that have  been classified as held for sale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

In 2024, the amortised cost of financial assets whose contractual

cash flows were modified during the year when the corresponding

loss adjustment was valued at an amount equal to the expected

credit losses over the life of the asset amounted to EUR  3,940

million (2,902 million in 2023), without these modifications having

a material impact on the income statement. Also, during 2024, the

total of financial assets that have been modified since the initial

recognition, and whose correction for expected loss has gone from

being valued during the entire life of the asset to the following

twelve months, amounts to EUR  2,950 million (2,804 million in

2023).

The transactions presented in the foregoing tables were classified

at 31 December 2024 by nature, as follows:

• Credit impaired: Operations that rest on an inadequate payment

scheme will be classified within the non-performing category,

regardless they include contract clauses that delay the

repayment of the operation throughout regular payments or

present amounts written off the balance sheet for being

considered irrecoverable.

• Performing: Operations not classifiable as non-performing will

be classified within this category. Operations will also be

classified as normal if they have been reclassified from the non-

performing category for complying with the specific criteria

detailed below:

a. A period of a year must have passed from the refinancing or

restructuring date.

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b. The owner must have paid for the accrued amounts of the

capital and interests, thus reducing the rearranged capital

amount, from the date when the restructuring of refinancing

operation was formalised.

c. The owner must not have any other operation with amounts

past due by more than 90 consecutive days of material delay on

the date of the reclassification to the normal risk category.

Attending to the credit attention 46% of the forborne loan

transactions are classified as other than non-performing.

Particularly noteworthy are the level of existing guarantees (50%

of transactions are secured by collateral) and the coverage

provided by specific allowances (representing 26% of the total

forborne loan portfolio and 41% of the non-performing portfolio).

c) Market, structural and liquidity risk

1. Activities subject to market risk and types of

market risk

Activities exposed to market risk encompass transactions where

risk is assumed as a consequence of potential changes in interest

rates, inflation rates, exchange rates, stock prices, credit spreads,

commodity prices, volatility and other market factors; the liquidity

risk from our products and markets, and the balance-sheet liquidity

risk. Therefore, they include trading risks and structural risks.

• Interest rate risk arises from movements in interest rates that

reduce the value of a financial instrument, a portfolio or  the

Grupo Santander . It can affect loans, deposits, debt securities,

most assets and liabilities held for trading, and derivatives.

• Inflation rate risk arises from movements in inflation that can

reduce the value of a financial instrument, a portfolio or  the

entire group. It can affect loans, debt securities and derivatives

(e.g. inflation swaps and futures) whose profitability is linked to

inflation.

• Exchange rate risk  is the possibility of loss because the currency

of a long or open position will depreciate against the base

currency. It can affect debt in subsidiaries whose local currency is

not the euro, as well as loans denominated in a foreign currency.

• Equity risk is the possibility of loss from open positions in

securities if their market price or expected future dividends fall. It

affects shares, stock market indices, convertible bonds and

derivatives with shares as the underlying asset (put, call, equity

swaps, etc.).

• Credit spread risk is the possibility of loss from open positions in

fixed-income securities or credit derivatives if their yield curve, or

the recovery rate of their issuer or type change. A spread is the

yield difference between financial instruments against a

benchmark (e.g. the internal rate of return (IRR) of government

bonds and interbank interest rates).

• Commodity price risk  is the possibility of loss from movements

in commodity prices. Grupo Santander's commodity exposure is

minor and stems mainly from commodity derivatives.

• Volatility risk is the possibility of loss caused by movements in

interest rates, exchange rates, the stock market, credit spreads

and other risk factors affecting portfolio value. It is inherent to all

financial instruments whose value considers volatility (especially

options contracts).

Derivative contracts (such as options, futures, forwards and swaps)

can mitigate market risks partially or fully.

Additionally, other more complex coverage market risks are

considered, such as correlation risk, market liquidity risk,

prepayment or cancellation risk and subscription risk.

• Correlation risk is the possibility of loss due to an adverse

correlation between risk variables that affect portfolio value. Risk

variables could be the same (e.g. two FX rates) or different (e.g.

an interest rate and a commodity price).

• Market liquidity risk is the possibility that fewer market makers

or institutional investors, a large number of transactions, market

instability and other factors will cause the Group or a subsidiary

to exit a position at a worse market price or trade cost. Exposure

to different products and currencies can also increase this risk.

• Pre-payment or cancellation risk originates when mortgages,

deposits and other on-balance-sheet instruments give holders

the option to buy or sell them, thus altering future cash flows.

Potential mismatches on the balance sheet pose a risk since cash

flows may have to be reinvested at an interest rate that is

potentially lower (assets) or higher (liabilities).

• Underwriting risk is the possibility that the bank will have to hold

part of a debt issue it has underwritten or agreed to place if it

cannot all be placed among potential buyers.

Balance sheet liquidity risk (unlike market liquidity risk) is the

possibility of loss caused by forced disposal of assets or cash flow

imbalance if the bank meets its payment obligations late or at

excessive cost. It can cause losses by forced asset sales or impacts

on margins due to the mismatch between expected cash inflows

and outflows.

Pension and actuarial risks (explained at the end of this section)

also depend on market variables.

Grupo Santander aim to comply with the Basel Committee’s

Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) and the EBA’s

Guidelines on the management of interest rate risk arising from

non-trading book activities. The purpose of several projects Grupo

Santander runs is to provide risk control managers and teams with

the best market risk management tools under the right governance

framework for the models Grupo Santander uses for metric

reporting; and to comply with regulation on the risks mentioned

above.

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2. Trading market risk management

Setting market risk limits in a dynamic process according to the risk

appetite in the annual limits plan prepared by senior management

and extended to all subsidiaries.

The standard methodology for risk management and control in

trading, measures the maximum expected loss with a specific level

of confidence and time frame. The standard for historical

simulation is a confidence level of 99% over one day.

Grupo Santander applies statistical adjustments efficiently to

incorporate recent developments affecting our levels of risk. Our

time frame is  two years  or at least  520 days  from the reference

date of the VaR calculation.

The balance sheet items in the Group’s consolidated position that

are subject to market risk are shown below, distinguishing those

positions for which the main risk metric is VaR from those for

which risk monitoring is carried out using other metrics:

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| Risk metric values on the consolidated balance sheet | | | | |
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|  | Balance sheet  amount | VaR | Other | Main risk factor for  'Other' balance |
| Assets subject to market risk |  |  |  |  |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand | 192,208 |  | 192,208 | Interest rate |
| Financial assets held for trading | 230,253 | 230,253 |  |  |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 6,130 | 4,641 | 1,489 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | 7,915 |  | 7,915 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive  income | 89,898 | 2,193 | 87,705 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 1,203,707 |  | 1,203,707 | Interest rate, spread |
| Hedging derivatives | 5,672 |  | 5,672 | Interest rate, exchange  rate |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest  risk | (704) |  | (704) | Interest rate |
| Other assets | 102,002 |  |  |  |
| Total assets | 1,837,081 |  |  |  |
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| Liabilities subject to market risk |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 152,151 | 152,151 |  |  |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 36,360 |  | 36,360 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 1,484,322 |  | 1,484,322 | Interest rate, spread |
| Hedging derivatives | 4,752 |  | 4,752 | Interest rate, exchange  rate |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest  rate risk | (9) |  | (9) | Interest rate |
| Other liabilities | 52,178 |  |  |  |
| Total liabilities | 1,729,754 |  |  |  |
| Equity | 107,327 |  |  |  |

Annual report 2024815

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The following table displays the latest and average VaR values at

99% by risk factor over the last three years. It also shows the

minimum and maximum VaR values in 2024 and 97.5% ES at the

end of December 2024:

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| VaR statistics and expected shortfall by risk factorA | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EUR million. VaR at 99%  and ES at  97.5% with  one day  time horizon | | | | | | | | | | | |
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|  | VaR (99%) | | | | ES  (97.5%) |  | VaR | |  | VaR | |
|  | Min | Average | Max | Latest | Latest |  | Average | Latest |  | Average | Latest |
| Total Trading | 11.6 | 17.1 | 23.0 | 18.7 | 19.6 |  | 11.7 | 13.5 |  | 14.1 | 11.6 |
| Diversification effect | (11.0) | (19.8) | (42.1) | (27.3) | (21.8) |  | (14.9) | (17.1) |  | (14.6) | (15.5) |
| Interest rate | 11.4 | 17.0 | 23.1 | 20.2 | 19.8 |  | 12.2 | 11.1 |  | 12.6 | 9.9 |
| Equities | 2.8 | 6.0 | 18.8 | 9.5 | 6.5 |  | 3.2 | 6.0 |  | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| Exchange rate | 2.8 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 7.0 |  | 5.3 | 4.8 |  | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| Credit spread | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 |  | 4.3 | 6.1 |  | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Commodities | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 |  | 1.6 | 2.6 |  | 1.7 | 2.3 |
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| Total Europe | 9.0 | 12.7 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 16.0 |  | 9.4 | 11.8 |  | 12.2 | 10.5 |
| Diversification effect | (9.9) | (15.4) | (33.3) | (18.4) | (15.9) |  | (10.5) | (13.8) |  | (10.4) | (14.2) |
| Interest rate | 8.8 | 12.0 | 17.6 | 14.4 | 15.4 |  | 9.1 | 8.2 |  | 10.2 | 10.1 |
| Equities | 3.3 | 5.9 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 6.2 |  | 2.8 | 5.8 |  | 3.6 | 5.5 |
| Exchange rate | 3.1 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 |  | 3.5 | 5.2 |  | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Credit spread | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 |  | 4.3 | 6.1 |  | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Commodities | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |  | 0.2 | 0.3 |  | — | — |
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| Total North America | 4.9 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 |  | 4.0 | 5.0 |  | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Diversification effect | (0.2) | (1.1) | (4.3) | (0.8) | (0.8) |  | (0.7) | (0.5) |  | (0.8) | (1.1) |
| Interest rate | 4.7 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 |  | 3.7 | 5.0 |  | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Equities | — | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |  | 0.2 | — |  | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Exchange rate | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |  | 0.8 | 0.5 |  | 0.8 | 1.0 |
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| Total South America | 4.4 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 9.5 | 8.0 |  | 7.3 | 7.0 |  | 8.0 | 6.2 |
| Diversification effect | (2.5) | (6.9) | (18.1) | (5.5) | (5.2) |  | (6.2) | (6.6) |  | (5.0) | (4.2) |
| Interest rate | 4.5 | 8.8 | 14.7 | 6.5 | 5.5 |  | 7.3 | 5.6 |  | 7.0 | 5.5 |
| Equities | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 |  | 1.4 | 2.4 |  | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Exchange rate | 0.4 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 3.0 |  | 3.2 | 3.0 |  | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| Commodities | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 |  | 1.6 | 2.6 |  | 1.7 | 2.3 |

A. In South and North America, VaR levels of credit spreads and commodities are not shown separately due to their low or null materiality.

VaR at the end of December (EUR  18.7 million) was EUR 5.2 million

higher compared to the end of 2023, reflecting the spike in market

volatility caused by geopolitical risk, inflation and its impact on

central banks’ monetary policy, and greater exposure to interest

rate risk in North America.

In 2024, average VaR (EUR 17.1 million) higher than 2023 and for

all risk factors, especially interest rates. Temporary VaR increases

owe more to short-term price volatility than to significant changes

in positions.

By region, average VaR, was higher in the three regions where we

operate, with the increase due to interest rates risk factor in North

America, and more distributed among the other factors in the other

regions.

Backtesting

Actual losses can differ from predicted losses because of the VaR’s

limitations. Grupo Santander measures the accuracy of the VaR

calculation model to make sure it is reliable. The most important

tests Grupo Santander runs involve backtesting:

• At backtesting of hypothetical P/L and of the entire trading book

no exception was observed during 2024 (daily loss greater than

the VaR or daily profit greater than VaE) to VaR and VaE with a

confidence level of 99%.

• The exceptions observed in the past year are consistent with the

assumptions of the VaR calculation model.

Annual report 2024816

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IBOR reform

Since 2013, different supranational organizations and authorities

(IOSCO and FSB) have promoted and monitored initiatives aimed at

carrying out reforms to strengthen interest rate indices. The main

objective was to facilitate the transition to the risk-free indices

identified in different jurisdictions, highlighting the SONIA index as

a replacement for the LIBOR references in pounds, the SOFR for the

LIBOR in dollars, and the €STR for the LIBOR in euros.

In this sense and as a result of the joint effort of authorities and

market participants, this transition process has been materialized

in different milestones during the period between 2019 and 2024.

From March and September 2024, the terms of the 3-month pound

LIBOR, and the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month dollar LIBOR have

ceased permanently, thus completing the transition.

The Group has carried out the operational and technological

changes necessary to undertake the transition of these reference

indexes.

3. Structural balance sheet risks

3.1. Main aggregates and variations

Consistent with previous years, the market risk profile of  Grupo

Santander’s  balance sheet remained moderate in 2024 in terms of

asset, shareholders’ equity and NII volumes.

Each subsidiary’s finance division manages interest rate risk from

commercial banking and is responsible for handling structural risk

from interest rate fluctuations.

To measure interest rate risk,  Grupo Santander uses statistical

models based on strategies to mitigate structural risk with

interest-rate instruments (such as bonds and derivatives) to keep

risk profile within risk appetite.

The NII and EVE sensitivities below are based on scenarios of

parallel interest rate movements from -100 to +100 basis points.

Structural VaR

With such a homogeneous metric as VaR, Grupo Santander can

fully monitor market risk in the banking book (excluding CIB

trading activity). The Bank differentiates fixed income based on

interest rates and credit spreads in ALCO portfolios, FX rates and

shares.

In general, the structural VaR of Grupo Santander  tota l assets and

equity is minor .

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|  | Min | Average | Max | Latest | Average | Latest | Average | Latest |
| Structural VaR | 620.7 | 747.7 | 910.0 | 687.5 | 705.0 | 749.5 | 664.0 | 538.5 |
| Diversification effect | (237.2) | (386.4) | (575.5) | (268.6) | (416.6) | (444.7) | (417.1) | (422.4) |
| VaR Interest RateA | 210.7 | 412.0 | 685.6 | 235.2 | 348.4 | 380.2 | 350.8 | 304.5 |
| VaR Exchange Rate | 526.9 | 571.7 | 629.8 | 594.4 | 580.4 | 642.9 | 493.4 | 461.0 |
| VaR Equities | 120.3 | 150.4 | 170.1 | 126.5 | 192.8 | 171.1 | 236.9 | 195.4 |

A.  Includes credit spread VaR on ALCO portfolios.

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Structural interest rate risk

• Europe

At the end of December, the net interest income (NII) of our main

balance sheets showed positive sensitivities to increases in interest

rates. On the same date, in the case of the economic value of

equity (EVE), it showed negative sensitivity to increases in interest

rates in the case of the UK and positive sensitivity in the case of

Spain in the same scenario.

At the end of December, under the scenarios previously described,

significant risk of NII sensitivity to the euro amounted to EU R

877 million ; to the pound sterling, EUR 211 million; to the US

dollar, EUR 54 million ; and to the Polish złoty, EUR 61 million, all

with risk of rate cuts.

Significant risk of EVE sensitivity to yield curves of the euro was

EUR 753 million ; of the pound sterling, EUR 662 million; of the US

dollar, EUR 132 million euros; and of the Polish złoty, EUR

244 million  euros, mostly with risk of rate cuts, except for the US

dollar.

Exposure was moderate in relation to annual budget and capital

levels in 2024.

• North America

At the end of December, sensitivity of NII on our North America

balance sheet to interest rate hikes was positive, while EVE

sensitivity was negative.

Exposure was moderate in relation to annual budget and capital

levels in 2024.

At the end of December, significant risk to NII was mainly in the US

and amounted to EUR 125 million .

The most significant risk to EVE was in the US and amounted to

EUR 639 million.

• South America

EVE and NII on our main South American balance sheets are

positioned for interest rate cuts.

Exposure in all countries was moderate in relation to the annual

budget and capital levels in 2024.

At the end of December, most significant risk to NII was mainly in

Brasil (EUR 124 million) and in Chile (EUR 4 million).

Most significant risk to EVE was recorded in Brasil (EUR

411 million) and in Chile (EUR 323 million).

Structural foreign currency rate risk/results hedging

Grupo Santander's structural FX risk stems mainly from the income

and hedging of foreign currency transactions for permanent

financial investments. In the dynamic management of this risk,

Grupo Santander aims to limit the impact of FX rate movements on

the core capital ratio. In 2024, the hedged of the different

currencies that have an impact on our core capital ratio was close

to 100% .

In December 2024, our permanent exposures (with potential

impact on shareholders’ equity) were, from largest to smallest, in

US dollars, British pounds sterling, Brazilian reais, Mexican pesos,

Polish złoty and Chilean pesos.

Grupo Santander uses FX derivatives to hedge part of those

permanent positions. The Finance division manages FX risk and

hedging for the expected profits and dividends of subsidiaries

whose base currency is not the euro.

Structural equity risk

Grupo Santander holds equity positions in its banking and trading

books. They are either equity instruments or stock, depending on

the share of ownership or control.

At the end of December 2024, the equities and shareholdings in

the banking book were diversified among Spain, China, Morocco,

Poland and other countries. Most of them invest in the financial

and insurance sectors. Grupo Santander has minor equity exposure

to property and other sectors.

Structural equity positions are exposed to market risk. The Group

calculates its VaR with a set of market prices and proxies. At the

end of the year 2024, VaR at a 99% confidence level over a one -day

horizon was EUR 127 million (EUR 171 million and EUR 195 million

in 2023 and 2022, respectively).

3.2. Methodologies

Structural interest rate risk

Grupo Santander measures the potential impact of interest rate

movements on EVE and NII. Because changing rates may generate

impacts, Grupo Santander must manage and control many

subtypes of interest rate risk, such as repricing risk, curve risk,

basis risk and option risk (e.g. behavioural or automatic).

Interest rate risk in the balance sheet and market conditions and

outlooks could necessitate certain financial measures to achieve

Grupo Santander's desired risk profile (such as selling positions or

setting interest rates on products Grupo Santander markets).

The metrics Grupo Santander uses to monitor IRRBB include NII and

EVE sensitivity to interest rate movements.

• Net interest income sensitivity

Net interest income (NII) is the difference between interest income

from assets and the interest cost of liabilities in the banking book

over a typical one- to three-year horizon (one year being standard

in Grupo Santander). Because NII sensitivity is the difference in

income between a selected scenario and the base scenario, its

values can be as many as considered scenarios. It enables us to see

short-term risks and supplement economic value of equity (EVE)

sensitivity.

• Economic value of equity sensitivity

Economic value of equity (EVE) is the difference between the

current value of all assets minus the current value of all liabilities

in the banking book. It does not include shareholders’ equity and

non-interest-bearing instruments. The sensitivity of the economic

value of own funds is obtained as the difference between said

economic value calculated with a selected scenario and that

calculated with a base scenario.

Because EVE sensitivity is the difference in EVE between a selected

scenario and the base scenario, it can have as many values as

considered scenarios. It enables us to see long-term risks and

supplement NII sensitivity.

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Structural exchange-rate risk/hedging of results

Every day, Grupo Santander measures FX positions, VaR and P/L.

Structural equity risk

Grupo Santander measures equity positions, VaR and P/L.

4. Liquidity risk

Structural liquidity management  aims to fund the Group’s  recurring

activity optimising maturities and costs, while avoiding taking on

undesired liquidity risks.

Santander’s  liquidity management is based on the following

principles:

• Define liquidity risk and provide detailed assessments of current

and emerging material liquidity risks.

• Define liquidity risk metrics, review and challenge liquidity risk

appetite and limits on first line of defence proposals.

• Evaluates and challenges commercial/business proposals; It

provides senior management and business units with the

necessary elements to understand the liquidity risk of

Santander's businesses and operations.

• Supervise the liquidity risk management of the first line of

defence and assess the permanence of businesses within the

limits of liquidity risk.

• Reports on compliance with risk appetite limits and exceptions, if

any, to governing bodies.

• Provides a consolidated view of liquidity risk exposures and

liquidity risk profile.

• Confirms the existence of adequate liquidity procedures to

manage the business within the limits of risk appetite.

The effective application of these principles by all institutions

comprising the Group required the development of a unique

management framework  built upon three fundamental pillars:

• A solid organisational and governance model that ensures the

involvement of the subsidiaries’ senior management in decision-

taking and its integration into the Group’s global strategy. The

decision-making process for all structural risks, including

liquidity and funding risk, is carried out by local Asset and

Liability Committees (ALCOs) in coordination with the global

ALCO, which is the body empowered by the Bank's board in

accordance with the corporate Asset and Liability Management

(ALM) framework.

This governance model has been reinforced as it has been

included within Santander's Risk Appetite Framework. This

framework meets demands from regulators and market players

emanating from the financial crisis to strengthen banks’ risk

management and control systems.

• In-depth balance sheet analysis and measurement of liquidity

risk, supporting decision-taking and its control. The Group

objective is to maintains adequate liquidity levels necessary to

cover its short- and long-term needs with stable funding sources,

optimising the impact of their costs on the income statement.

Grupo Santander’s liquidity risk management processes are

contained within a conservative risk appetite framework

established in each geographic area in accordance with its

commercial strategy. This risk appetite establishes the limits

within which the subsidiaries can operate in order to achieve

their strategic objectives.

• Management adapted in practice to the liquidity needs of each

business. Every year, based on business needs, a liquidity plan is

developed which seeks to achieve:

• a solid balance sheet structure, with a diversified presence in

the wholesale markets;

• the use of liquidity buffers and limited encumbrance of assets;

• compliance with both regulatory metrics and other metrics

included in each entity’s risk appetite statement.

Over the course of the year, all dimensions of the plan are

monitored.

Grupo Santander continues to develop the ILAAP  (Internal Liquidity

Adequacy Assessment Process), an internal self-assessment of

liquidity adequacy which must be integrated into the Group’s other

risk management and strategic processes. It focuses on both

quantitative and qualitative matters and is used as an input to the

SREP (Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process). The ILAAP

evaluates the liquidity position both in ordinary and stressed

scenarios.

i. Liquidity risk measurement

Grupo Santander uses the Basel regulatory definition and

calculates a set of metrics and stress scenarios in relation to

intraday liquidity risk to maintain a high level of management and

control. On the one hand, the regulatory liquidity metrics (LCR,

NSFR) are prepared following the regulatory criteria established in

the CRR-II and CRD IV. Regarding internal metrics, liquidity

scenarios are determined using a combination of behavioral

observation in actual liquidity crises occurred at other banks,

regulatory assumptions and expert judgment.

a) Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)

The liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) is a regulatory metric. Its purpose

is to promote the short-term resilience of a bank’s liquidity profile

and make sure it has enough high-quality liquid assets to

withstand a considerable idiosyncratic or market stress scenario

over 30 calendar days.

b) Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR)

The net stable funding ratio (NSFR) is a regulatory metric we use to

measure long-term liquidity risk. It is the ratio of available stable

funding to required stable funding. It requires banks to keep a

robust balance sheet, with off-balance-sheet assets and operations

financed by stable liabilities.

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c) Liquidity buffer

The liquidity buffer is the total liquid assets a bank has to cope with

cash outflows during periods of stress. The assets are free of

encumbrances and can be used immediately to generate liquidity

without losses or excessive discounts. The liquidity buffer is a tool

for calculating most liquidity metrics. It is also a metric with

defined limits for each subsidiary.

d) Wholesale liquidity metric

The wholesale liquidity metric measures the number of days Grupo

Santander would survive if it used liquid assets to cover lost

liquidity from a wholesale deposit run-off (without possible

renewal) over a set time horizon. Grupo Santander also uses it as

an internal short-term liquidity metric to reduce risk from

dependence on wholesale funding.

e) Asset Encumbrance metrics

Grupo Santander calculates two metrics to measure asset

encumbrance risk. On the one hand, the asset encumbrance ratio

gives the proportion of encumbered assets to total assets; on the

other, the structural asset encumbrance ratio gives the proportion

of encumbered assets by structural funding transaction (namely

long-term collateralized issues and credit transactions with central

banks).

f) Other additional liquidity indicators

In addition to traditional tools to measure short and long-term

liquidity and funding risk, Grupo Santander has a set of additional

liquidity indicators to complement those and to measure other

non-covered liquidity risk factors. These include concentration

metrics, such as the main and the five largest funding

counterparties, or the distribution of funding by maturity.

In this sense, deposits do not show a tendency towards

concentration, maintaining a stable structure at 31 December

2024, where approximately 75% are transactional and more than

80% of retail deposits are insured by deposit guarantee systems of

the different countries.

g) Liquidity scenario analysis

As liquidity stress tests, five standard scenarios have been defined:

i. An idiosyncratic scenario of events detrimental only to

Santander;

ii. a local market scenario of events highly detrimental to a base

country’s financial system or real economy;

iii. a global market scenario of events highly detrimental to the

global financial system; and

iv. combined scenario consisting of a combination of more severe

idiosyncratic and market events (local and global) occurring

simultaneously and interactively.

v. climate scenarios where different stress cases derived from the

effects that climate change could have on the economy are

collected.

Grupo Santander uses these stress test outcomes as tools to

determine risk appetite and support business decision-making.

h)  Liquidity early warning indicators

Early warning indicator system consists of quantitative and

qualitative liquidity indicators that help predict stress situations

and weaknesses in the funding and liquidity structure of Grupo

Santander entities. External indicators relate to market-based

financial variables; internal indicators relate to our own

performance.

i)  Intraday liquidity metrics

Grupo Santander follows Basel regulation and calculates several

metrics and stress scenarios for intraday liquidity risk to maintain a

high level of control.

ii. Liquidity coverage ratio and net stable financing ratio

The regulatory requirement for the LCR ratio has been set at 100%

since 2018.

Below is a breakdown of the Group's liquid assets composition

according to the criteria established in the supervisory prudential

information (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)

2017/2114 of 9 November 2017) for the determination of high-

quality liquid assets for the calculation of the LCR ratio (HQLA):

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|  | Amount  weighted  applicable | Amount  weighted  applicable | Amount  weighted  applicable |
| High-quality liquid assets-HQLAs |  |  |  |
| Cash and reserves available at  central banks | 188,745 | 217,935 | 127,285 |
| Marketable assets Level 1 | 150,912 | 119,043 | 177,887 |
| Marketable assets Level 2A | 4,696 | 4,236 | 3,308 |
| Marketable assets Level 2B | 6,951 | 6,814 | 3,562 |
| Total high-quality liquid assets | 351,304 | 348,028 | 312,042 |

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| High-quality liquid assets-HQLAs  (numerator) | 315,524 | 348,028 | 312,042 |
| Total net cash outflows  (denominator) | 206,889 | 209,892 | 204,759 |
| Cash outflows | 278,760 | 282,982 | 270,748 |
| Cash inflows | 71,871 | 73,090 | 65,989 |
| Consolidated LCR ratio (%) | 153% | 166% | 152% |
| Group LCR ratio (%) | 168% |  |  |
| NSFR ratio  (%) | 126% | 123% | 121% |

Since 2024, the calculation of the consolidated LCR ratio has been

updated to comply with a series of requirements regarding asset

transferability restrictions in third countries. This new consolidated

ratio includes an adjustment whereby any excess liquidity above

100% of LCR outflows, which is subject to transferability

restrictions (legal or operational) in third countries, is not taken

into account. This applies even if the surplus liquidity can be used

to cover additional outflows within the country itself, which is not

subject to any restrictions.

The total high-quality liquid assets differ from the high-quality

liquid assets (HQLAs) considered as the numerator within the

consolidated LCR ratio, due to the aforementioned adjustment.

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In addition, since 2024, we have been calculating a Group LCR ratio

using an internal methodology that determines the minimum

common coverage percentage simultaneously across all the

Group's markets and considers all existing restrictions on liquidity

transfers in third countries. This methodology reflects the Group's

resilience to liquidity risk more accurately and the internal ratio

presents a level that is consistent with what would be achieved by

applying the criteria followed until mid-2024, which did not

include restrictions on liquidity transfers between subsidiaries.

Regarding the net stable funding ratio (NSFR), its definition was

approved by the Basel Committee in October 2014. The

transposition of this requirement into European regulation took

place in June 2019 with the publication in the Official Journal of the

European Union of Regulation (EU) 2019/876 of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019. The Regulation

establishes that entities must have a net stable funding ratio, as

defined in the Regulation, above 100% from June 2021.

As for the funding structure, given the inherently commercial

nature of the Group's balance sheet, the loan portfolio is mainly

financed by customer deposits. In note 22, 'Debt securities,' the

composition of these liabilities is presented based on their nature

and classification, the movements and maturity profile of the debt

securities issued by the Group, reflecting the strategy of

diversification by products, markets, issuers, and terms followed

by the Group in its approach to wholesale markets.

iii. Asset encumbrance

Finally, the moderate use of assets by Grupo Santander as

collateral in the sources of structural financing of the balance sheet

should be highlighted.

In accordance with the guidelines established by the European

Banking Authority (EBA) in 2014 on committed and uncommitted

assets, the concept of assets committed in financing transactions

(asset encumbrance) includes both on-balance sheet assets

provided as collateral in transactions to obtain liquidity and off-

balance sheet assets that have been received and reused for

similar purposes, as well as other assets associated with liabilities

for reasons other than financing.

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The residual maturities of the liabilities associated with the assets

and guarantees received and committed are presented below, as of

31 of December of 2024 (EUR thousand million):

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| Residual  maturities of the  liabilities | Unmatured | <=1month | >1 month  <=3  months | >3 months  <=12  months | >1 year  <=2 years | >2 years  <=3 years | 3 years  <=5 years | 5 years  <=10 years | >10 years | Total |
| Committed assets | 45.6 | 55.9 | 13.9 | 39.9 | 33.0 | 37.6 | 39.6 | 20.6 | 13.7 | 299.8 |
| Guarantees  received  committed | 40.0 | 60.3 | 16.4 | 38.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 161.0 |

The reported Group information as required by the EBA at 2024

year-end is as follows:

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| On-balance-sheet encumbered assets |  |  |  |  |
| EUR billion |  |  |  |  |
|  | Carrying amount of  encumbered assets | Fair value of  encumbered assets | Carrying amount of  unencumbered assets | Fair value of  unencumbered assets |
| Loans and advances | 168.8 |  | 1,181.0 |  |
| Equity instruments | 9.6 | 9.6 | 13.9 |  |
| Debt securities | 93.8 | 94.3 | 189.7 | 190.6 |
| Other assets | 27.6 |  | 152.8 |  |
| Total assets | 299.8 |  | 1,537.2 |  |

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| Encumbrance of collateral received | | |
| EUR billion |  |  |
|  | Fair value of  encumbered  collateral received  or own debt  securities issued | Fair value of  collateral received  or own debt  securities issued  available for  encumbrance |
| Collateral received | 161.0 | 49.6 |
| Loans and advances | 1.2 | — |
| Equity instruments | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Debt securities | 152.8 | 41.9 |
| Other collateral received | — | 0.2 |
| Own debt securities  issued other than own  covered bonds or ABSs | 0.1 | 2.3 |

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| Encumbered assets and collateral received and matching  liabilities | | |
| EUR billion |  |  |
|  | Matching  liabilities,  contingent  liabilities or  securities lent | Assets, collateral  received and own  debt securities  issued other than  covered bonds and  ABSs encumbered |
| Total sources of  encumbrance  (carrying amount) | 363.0 | 460.9 |

On-balance-sheet encumbered assets amounted to EUR

299,831 million, of which close to 56% are loans (mortgage loans,

corporate loans, etc.). Guarantees received committed amounted

to EUR 160,995 million, relating mostly to debt securities received

as security in asset purchase transactions and re-used.

Taken together, these two categories represent a total of EUR

460,888 million  of encumbered assets, which give rise to EUR

363,038 million matching liabilities.

As of December 2024, total asset encumbrance in funding

operations represented  22.5% of the Group’s extended balance

sheet under EBA criteria (total assets plus guarantees received:

EUR 2,047,690 million), similar to December 2023.

d) Capital risk

The second line of defence can independently challenge business

and first-line activities by:

• Supervising capital planning and adequacy exercises through a

review of the main components affecting the capital ratios.

• Identifying key metrics to calculate the Group’s regulatory

capital, setting tolerance levels and analysing significant

variations, as well as single transactions with impact on capital.

• Reviewing and challenging the execution of capital actions

proposed in line with capital planning and risk appetite.

Grupo Santander commands a sound solvency position, above the

levels required by regulators and by the European Central bank.

Regulatory capital

At 1 January 2025, at a consolidated level, the Group must

maintain a minimum capital ratio of 9.65%  of CET1 (  4.50% being

the requirement for Pillar I, 0.98% being the requirement for Pillar

2R (requirement),  2.50% being the requirement for capital

conservation buffer, 1.25% being the requirement for global

systemically entity (D-SIB), 0.39% being the requirement for anti-

cyclical capital buffer) and a systemic risk requirement of 0.03%

Grupo Santander must also maintain a minimum capital ratio of

11.47% of tier 1 and a minimum total ratio of  13.91%.

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In 2024, the solvency target set was achieved. Santander’s CET1

ratio stood at 12.78%1 at the close of the year, demonstrating its

organic capacity to generate capital.  The key regulatory capital

figures are indicated below:

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| EUR million |  |  |  |
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| Subscribed capital | 7,576 | 8,092 | 8,397 |
| Share premium account | 40,079 | 44,373 | 46,273 |
| Reserves | 76,568 | 69,278 | 62,111 |
| Treasury shares | (68) | (1,078) | (675) |
| Attributable profit | 12,574 | 11,076 | 9,605 |
| Approved dividendC | (1,532) | (1,298) | (979) |
| Shareholders’ equity on public  balance sheet | 135,197 | 130,443 | 124,732 |
| Valuation adjustments | (36,596) | (35,020) | (35,628) |
| Non-controlling interests | 8,726 | 8,818 | 8,481 |
| Total Equity on public balance sheet | 107,327 | 104,241 | 97,585 |
| Goodwill and intangible assets | (16,098) | (17,313) | (17,272) |
| Eligible preference shares and  participating securities | 10,371 | 9,002 | 8,831 |
| Accrued dividendC | (1,611) | (1,471) | (942) |
| Other adjustmentsA | (9,817) | (8,717) | (5,169) |
| Tier 1B | 90,170 | 85,742 | 83,033 |

A. Fundamentally for non-computable non-controlling interests and deductions

and reasonable filters in compliance with CRR .

B. Figures calculated by applying the transitional provisions of IFRS 9.

C. Assumes 25% of ordinary profit, see note 4.a for proposed distribution of

results.

Note: Certain figures presented in this capital note have been rounded for ease of

presentation. Consequently, the amounts corresponding to the rows or columns of

totals in the tables presented in this note may not coincide with the arithmetic

sum of the concepts or items that make up the total.

1  Data calculated applying the transitional provisions of IFRS 9.

The following table shows the capital coefficients and a detail of

the eligible internal resources of the Group:

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| Capital coefficients |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |
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| Level 1 ordinary eligible capital  (EUR million) | 79,800 | 76,741 | 74,202 |
| Level 1 additional eligible capital  (EUR million) | 10,371 | 9,002 | 8,831 |
| Level 2 eligible capital (EUR million) | 18,418 | 16,497 | 14,359 |
| Risk-weighted assets (EUR million) | 624,503 | 623,731 | 609,266 |
| Level 1 ordinary capital coefficient  (CET 1) | 12.78% | 12.30% | 12.18% |
| Level 1 additional capital  coefficient (AT1) | 1.66% | 1.45% | 1.45% |
| Level 1 capital coefficient (TIER1) | 14.44% | 13.75% | 13.63% |
| Level 2 capital coefficient (TIER 2) | 2.95% | 2.64% | 2.36% |
| Total capital coefficient | 17.39% | 16.39% | 15.99% |

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| Eligible capital |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |
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| Eligible capital |  |  |  |
| Common Equity Tier I | 79,800 | 76,741 | 74,202 |
| Capital | 7,576 | 8,092 | 8,397 |
| (-) Treasure shares and own  shares financed | (1,694) | (2,847) | (60) |
| Share Premium | 40,079 | 44,373 | 46,273 |
| Reserves | 76,608 | 68,721 | 62,246 |
| Other retained earnings | (38,617) | (35,038) | (37,439) |
| Minority interests | 8,479 | 6,899 | 7,416 |
| Profit net of dividends | 9,431 | 8,307 | 7,684 |
| Deductions | (22,061) | (21,766) | (20,315) |
| Goodwill and intangible  assets | (15,957) | (17,220) | (17,182) |
| Others | (6,104) | (4,546) | (3,133) |
| Additional Tier I | 10,371 | 9,002 | 8,831 |
| Eligible instruments AT1 | 9,725 | 8,461 | 8,344 |
| AT1-excesses-subsidiaries | 645 | 541 | 487 |
| Tier II | 18,418 | 16,497 | 14,359 |
| Eligible instruments T2 | 18,869 | 17,101 | 14,770 |
| Excess IRB provision on PE | — | 76 | — |
| T2-excesses -  subsidiaries | (450) | (680) | (411) |
| Total eligible capital | 108,589 | 102,240 | 97,392 |

Note: Banco Santander, S.A. and its affiliates had not taken part in any State aid

programmes.

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Leverage ratio

Basel III established the leverage ratio as a non-risk sensitive

measure aimed at limiting excessive balance sheet growth relative

to available capital.

The Group performs the calculation in accordance with Regulation

(EU) 2019/876 of 20 May 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No

575/2013 as regards the leverage ratio.

This ratio is calculated as tier 1 capital divided by leverage

exposure. Exposure is calculated as the sum of the following items:

• Accounting assets, excluding derivatives and items treated as

deductions from tier 1 capital (for example, the balance of loans

is included, but not that of goodwill) further excluding the

exposures referred to in Article 429.a (1) of the regulation.

• Off-balance-sheet items (mainly guarantees, unused credit limits

granted and documentary credits) weighted using credit

conversion factors.

• Inclusion of net value of derivatives (gains and losses are netted

with the same counterparty, minus collaterals if they comply

with certain criteria) plus a charge for the future potential

exposure.

• A charge for the potential risk of security funding transactions.

• Lastly, it includes a charge for the risk of credit derivative swaps

(CDS).

With the publication of Regulation (EU) 2019/876 of 20 May, 2019,

amending Regulation (EU) n.º 575/2013 as regards the leverage

ratio, the final calibration of the ratio is set at 3% for all entities

and, for systemic entities G-SIB, is established an additional

surcharge which  would be 50% of the cushion ratio applicable to

the EISM, applicable from January 2023. In addition, modifications

are included in its calculation, including the exclusion of certain

exposures from the total exposure measure: public loans when

exceptional circumstances arise, public loans, transfer loans and

officially guaranteed export credits, transfer loans and officially

guaranteed export credits.

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| EUR million |  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Leverage |  |  |  |
| Level 1 Capital | 90,170 | 85,742 | 83,033 |
| Exposure | 1,885,572 | 1,826,922 | 1,750,626 |
| Leverage Ratio | 4.78% | 4.69% | 4.74% |

Global systemically important banks

Grupo Santander is one of 29 banks designated as global

systemically important banks (G-SIBs).

The designation as a globally systemic entity comes from a

measurement established by the regulators (FSB and BCBS) that

they have implemented based on five indicators (size,

interjurisdictional activity, interconnection with other financial

entities, substitutability and complexity). The application

methodology has been modified in December 2021, incorporating,

among other things, an additional score considering the Member

States of the SRM as a single jurisdiction.

This definition means it has to fulfil certain additional

requirements, which consist mainly of a capital buffer (1%), in

TLAC requirements (total loss absorbing capacity), that Grupo

Santander has to publish relevant information more frequently

than other banks, greater regulatory requirements for internal

control bodies, special supervision and drawing up of special

reports to be submitted to supervisors.

Additionally, Grupo Santander appears both on the list of global

systemic entities and on the list of domestic systemic entities. Bank

of Spain, based on rule 23 of Circular 2/2016, requires the

application of the highest of the two corresponding buffers, in the

case of Grupo Santander being the domestic one, 1.25%, a

surcharge payable by 2025.

The fact that Grupo Santander has to comply with these

requirements makes it a more solid bank than its domestic rivals.

55. Explanation added for translation

to English

These accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements,

translation of the Consolidated Financial Statements originally

issued in Spanish, are presented on the basis of the regulatory

financial reporting framework applicable to the Group in Spain (see

note 1.b).

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| 2 & 3 Triton Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 21 | 1 | 12 |
| A & L CF (Guernsey) Limited (n) | Guernsey | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L CF June (2) Limited (e) (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L CF June (3) Limited (e) (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L CF March (5) Limited (d) (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L CF September (4) Limited (f) (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Covered Bonds (Holdings) Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Covered Bonds (LM) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Covered Bonds LLP | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 907 | 907 | 0 |
| Abbey National Beta Investments Limited  (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National Business Office  Equipment Leasing Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National Nominees Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National PLP (UK) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National Property Investments | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 240 | 12 | 167 |
| Abbey National Treasury Services  Investments Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National Treasury Services  Overseas Holdings (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National UK Investments (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Stockbrokers (Nominees) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Stockbrokers Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abent 3T, S.A.P.I de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Electricity  production | (90) | (35) | 0 |
| Ablasa Participaciones, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 410 | 400 | 894 |
| Aduro S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payments and  collection  services | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| Aevis Europa, S.L. | Spain | 96.34% | 0.00% |  | 96.34% | 96.34% | Cards | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| AFB SAM Holdings, S.L. | Spain | 1.00% | 99.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Afisa S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Agro Flex Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 374 | 39 | 372 |
| Allane Leasing GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | (2) | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Location Longue Durée S.a.r.l. | France | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| Allane Mobility Consulting AG | Switzerland | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consulting  services | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| Allane Mobility Consulting B.V. | Netherlands | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consulting  services | (3) | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Mobility Consulting GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consulting  services | 10 | 6 | 5 |

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| Allane Mobility Consulting Österreich  GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consulting  services | (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Mobility Consulting S.a.r.l | France | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consulting  services | (2) | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Schweiz AG | Switzerland | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 14 | (5) | 0 |
| Allane SE | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 92.07% | 92.07% | Renting | 202 | 10 | 150 |
| Allane Services GmbH & co. KG | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Services Verwaltungs GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Management  of portfolios | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Cash Solutions  Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank  Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Investments  (Derivatives) Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Investments (No.2)  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Investments Limited  (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Personal Finance  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 13 | (12) | 2 |
| Altamira Santander Real Estate, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 130 | 8 | 125 |
| Alternative Leasing, FIL (Compartimento  B) | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 115 | 8 | 102 |
| Amazonia Trade Limited | United  Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| América Gestão Serviços em Energía S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 63.00% |  | 70.00% | — | Electricity  production | 3 | (1) | 1 |
| Amherst Pierpont Commercial Mortgage  Securities LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amherst Pierpont International Ltd. | Hong-Kong | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMS Auto Markt Am Schieferstein GmbH  (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Vehicle sales | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AN (123) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andaluza de Inversiones, S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 37 | 0 | 27 |
| ANITCO Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Acquisition Trust I | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Trust company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Acquisition Trust II | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Asset Acquisition LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| APSG GP LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aquanima Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | E-commerce | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Aquanima Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Aquanima México S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | E-commerce | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Aquanima S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ararinha Fundo de Investimento em  Renda Fixa Longo Prazo Crédito Privado | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Artarien S.A. | Uruguay | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| Atempo Growth I - Sub-Fund 4 | Luxembourg | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 29 | 0 | 35 |
| Athena Corporation Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | 0 | 0 |

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Atlantes Mortgage No. 2 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantes Mortgage No. 3 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantes Mortgage No. 4 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atual - Fundo de Invest Multimercado  Crédito Privado Investimento no Exterior | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 443 | 80 | 471 |
| Auto ABS Belgium Loans 2019 SA/NV | Belgium | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS DFP Master Compartment  France 2013 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Leases 2021 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Leases 2023 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Leases Master  Compartment 2016 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Loans 2024 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Loans Master | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French LT Leases Master | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Balloon 2019-1 S.r.l. | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Rainbow Loans S.r.l. | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Stella Loans 2023-1 S.r.l. | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Stella Loans S.r.l. (series  2024-1) | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Stella Loans S.r.l. (series  2024-2) | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Spanish Loans 2020-1, Fondo de  Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Spanish Loans 2022-1, Fondo de  Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Spanish Loans 2024-1, Fondo de  Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Autodescuento, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 93.89% | Vehicles  purchased by  internet | 3 | (2) | 19 |
| Autohaus24 GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | (2) | 0 | 0 |
| Auto-Interleasing AG | Switzerland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Renting | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| Auttar HUT Processamento de Dados  Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Aviación Antares, A.I.E. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 65 | 7 | 28 |
| Aviación Británica, A.I.E. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 25 | 3 | 6 |
| Aviación Comillas, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Aviación Laredo, S.L. | Spain | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Air transport | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aviación Oyambre, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 3 | (1) | 0 |
| Aviación Santillana, S.L. | Spain | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Aviación Suances, S.L. | Spain | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Air transport | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Aymoré Crédito, Financiamento e  Investimento S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1,072 | 375 | 1,302 |
| Banco Bandepe S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 829 | 76 | 815 |
| Banco de Albacete, S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Banco Hyundai Capital Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Banking | 82 | 18 | 45 |
| Banco Santander - Chile | Chile | 0.00% | 67.13% |  | 67.18% | 67.18% | Banking | 3,908 | 831 | 3,777 |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | Brazil | 0.04% | 89.96% |  | 90.60% | 90.80% | Banking | 11,982 | 2,028 | 10,795 |
| Banco Santander (México), S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo  Financiero Santander México como  Fiduciaria del Fideicomiso 100740 | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 183 | 25 | 176 |
| Banco Santander (México), S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo  Financiero Santander México como  Fiduciaria del Fideicomiso 2002114 | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 5 | 0 | 5 |

Annual report 2024828

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| Banco Santander (México), S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo  Financiero Santander México como  Fiduciaria del Fideicomiso GFSSLPT | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Banco Santander Argentina S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.82% |  | 99.77% | 99.78% | Banking | 2,023 | 743 | 606 |
| Banco Santander de Negocios Colombia  S.A. | Colombia | 92.95% | 7.05% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 199 | 4 | 202 |
| Banco Santander International | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 1,021 | 185 | 1,206 |
| Banco Santander International SA | Switzerland | 34.70% | 65.30% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 1,325 | 82 | 782 |
| Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución  de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero  Santander México | Mexico | 24.93% | 75.05% |  | 99.98% | 99.97% | Banking | 5,785 | 1,326 | 7,920 |
| Banco Santander Perú S.A. | Peru | 99.90% | 0.10% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 300 | 61 | 135 |
| Banco Santander S.A. | Uruguay | 97.75% | 2.25% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 578 | 159 | 185 |
| Banco Santander Totta, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 99.96% | 99.96% | Banking | 3,122 | 993 | 3,815 |
| Banque Stellantis France | France | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Banking | 1,083 | 61 | 881 |
| Bansa Santander S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| Bilkreditt 7 Designated Activity Company  (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blecno Investments, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 176 | 9 | 166 |
| BRS Investments S.A. | Argentine | 5.10% | 94.90% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 109 | 19 | 75 |
| Cántabro Catalana de Inversiones, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 403 | 10 | 419 |
| Capital Street Delaware LP | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Street Holdings, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Capital Street REIT Holdings, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,063 | 38 | 1,101 |
| Capital Street S.A. | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmine D - Services, Unipessoal Lda. | Portugal | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Software | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cartasur Cards S.A. (e) | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.82% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| Casa de Bolsa Santander, S.A. de C.V.,  Grupo Financiero Santander México | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.97% |  | 99.97% | 99.97% | Securities  company | 79 | 13 | 92 |
| Cater Allen Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cater Allen International Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cater Allen Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 333 | 146 | 268 |
| Cater Allen Lloyd's Holdings Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cater Allen Syndicate Management  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCAP Auto Lease Ltd. | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 396 | 82 | 477 |
| Centro de Capacitación Santander, A.C. | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Non-profit  institute | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Certidesa, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Aircraft rental | (69) | (6) | 0 |
| Charlotte 2023 Funding Plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlotte 2023 Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chrysler Capital Master Auto Receivables  Funding 2 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (289) | 9 | 0 |
| Cianite New Energy, S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 70.00% | 70.00% | Renewable  energies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CIMA Finance DAC Series 2022-1 | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Annual report 2024829

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| CIMA Finance DAC Series 2023-1 | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLM Fleet Management Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Vehicle rental | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Cobranza Amigable, S.A.P.I. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Collection  services | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Community Development and Affordable  Housing Fund LLC (c) | United  States | 0.00% | 96.00% |  | 96.00% | 96.00% | Asset  management | 33 | (2) | 24 |
| Compagnie Generale de Credit Aux  Particuliers - Credipar S.A. | France | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 363 | 147 | 428 |
| Compagnie Pour la Location de Vehicules  - CLV | France | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 24 | 4 | 26 |
| Comparanet, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Insurance  mediation | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Consumer Totta 1 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consumer Totta 2 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contrato de Fideicomiso Irrevocable de  Administración CIB/4473 | Mexico | — | (b) |  | — | — | Trust company | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Credileads S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advertising | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| D365 Fundo de Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 242 | 4 | 222 |
| Darep Designated Activity Company | Ireland | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Reinsurances | 13 | (1) | 12 |
| Decarome, S.A.P.I. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 26 | 5 | 26 |
| Decarope S.A.C. | Peru | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  Company | 12 | 4 | 12 |
| Deva Capital Advisory Company, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Deva Capital Holding Company, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 505 | (7) | 556 |
| Deva Capital Investment Company, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 448 | 24 | 420 |
| Deva Capital Management Company, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 24 | (13) | 11 |
| Deva Capital Servicer Company, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 60 | 5 | 65 |
| Diglo Servicer Company 2021, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate  management | 23 | 2 | 19 |
| Diners Club Spain, S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Cards | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Dirección Estratega, S.C. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 157 | 58 | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-2 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 51 | 70 | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-3 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (35) | 52 | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (144) | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-2 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (324) | 0 |
| Drive S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 75.00% |  | 75.00% | 75.00% | Renting | 6 | (4) | 6 |
| Ductor Real Estate, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 26 | 1 | 22 |
| Ebury Banco de Cambio S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Ebury Banco Holding Participações Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Brasil Consultoria S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consulting  services | 86 | 0 | 88 |
| Ebury Brasil Holding Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4 | 0 | 86 |
| Ebury Brasil Participações S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 88 | 0 | 88 |

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| Ebury Facilitadora De Pagamentos Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Software | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Mass Payments Holdco Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Ebury Mass Payments Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners (DIFC) Limited (g) | Arab United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ebury Partners Australia Pty Ltd. (g) | Australia | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ebury Partners Belgium NV /SA (g) | Belgium | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 21 | 6 | 20 |
| Ebury Partners Canada Limited (g) | Canada | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Ebury Partners Chile SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners China Limited | China | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Marketing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners Finance Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (11) | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners Hong Kong Limited (g) | Hong-Kong | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ebury Partners Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 66.43% | 66.54% | Holding  company | 252 | (19) | 459 |
| Ebury Partners Markets Cyprus Limited (g) | Cyprus | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners Markets Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Ebury Partners México, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners South Africa (Pty) Ltd (g) | Republic of  South Africa | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners Switzerland AG (g) | Switzerland | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Ebury Partners UK Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Electronic  money | 25 | (5) | 166 |
| Ebury Payments PTE Ltd. (g) | Singapur | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Soluções de Pagamentos Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ebury Tech Participações Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Technology Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Software | (55) | (4) | 0 |
| EDT FTPYME Pastor 3, Fondo de  Titulización de Activos | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elcano Renovables, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 70.00% |  | 70.00% | 70.00% | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrolyser, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elevate Tech Platforms, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | (1) | 2 | 1 |
| Emdia Serviços Especializados em  Cobranças Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Collection  services | 33 | 0 | 30 |
| Empresa de Créditos Santander Consumo  Perú S.A. | Peru | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 52 | 7 | 50 |
| Energias Renovables de Ormonde 30, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 55.00% | Renewable  energies | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Energias Renovables de Titania, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 55.00% | Renewable  energies | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Energias Renovables Gladiateur 45, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 55.00% | Renewable  energies | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| Energias Renovables Prometeo, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 55.00% | Renewable  energies | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Esfera Fidelidade S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | (14) | 134 | 108 |

Annual report 2024831

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| Evidence Previdência S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance | 121 | (4) | 106 |
| Eyemobile Tecnologia S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F1rst Tecnologia e Inovação Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 69 | 9 | 68 |
| Fideicomiso Empresarial Irrevocable de  Administración y Garantía F/3443 | Mexico | — | (b) |  | — | — | Trust company | (2) | 2 | 0 |
| Financeira El Corte Inglés, Portugal, S.F.C.,  S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Financiera El Corte Inglés, E.F.C., S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Finance  company | 248 | 50 | 140 |
| Finsantusa, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,285 | 36 | 1,020 |
| First National Motor plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First National Tricity Finance Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| FIT Economia de Energia S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 58.50% |  | 65.00% | — | Electricity  production | 1 | (3) | 0 |
| Flexliving Valdemarín, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 90.00% | — | Real estate | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Fondation Holding Auto ABS Belgium  Loans | Belgium | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización PYMES Santander  15 | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización Santander  Financiación 1 | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Santander 7 | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondos Santander, S.A. Administradora de  Fondos de Inversión (en liquidación) (j) | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign Exchange Solutions S.L. (g) | Spain | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| Fortensky Trading, Ltd. | Ireland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fosse (Master Issuer) Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fosse Funding (No.1) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 26 | 81 | 0 |
| Fosse Master Issuer PLC | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fosse Trustee (UK) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freedom Depository Holdings, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freedom Depository, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fundo de Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios Atacado - Não Padronizado | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 126 | 28 | 139 |
| Fundo de Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios Multisegmentos NPL Ipanema  VI – Não padronizado | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 317 | 52 | 332 |
| Fundo de Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios Tellus | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gamma, Sociedade Financeira de  Titularização de Créditos, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| GC FTPYME Pastor 4, Fondo de  Titulización de Activos | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Generación de Energía Villahermosa,  S.A.P.I. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Electricity  production | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gesban México Servicios Administrativos  Globales, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gesban Santander Servicios Profesionales  Contables Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Accounting  services | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gesban Servicios Administrativos  Globales, S.L. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 5 | (1) | 1 |

Annual report 2024832

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| Gesban UK Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payments and  collection  services | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gestión de Inversiones JILT, S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Gestora de Procesos S.A. en liquidación (j) | Peru | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Getnet Adquirência e Serviços para Meios  de Pagamento S.A. - Instituição de  Pagamento | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 398 | 92 | 317 |
| Getnet Argentina S.A.U. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  methods | 30 | (3) | 30 |
| Getnet Europe, Entidad de Pago, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 158 | 13 | 137 |
| Getnet Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Getnet Merchant Solutions UK Ltd | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 5 | (2) | 3 |
| Getnet México Servicios de Adquirencia,  S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payments and  collection  services | 151 | 50 | 175 |
| Getnet Payments, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,149 | (223) | 1,094 |
| Getnet Sociedade de Credito Direto S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (2) | 18 | 17 |
| Getnet Technology and Operations Brasil  Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 177 | 4 | 181 |
| Getnet Uruguay S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  methods | 10 | (2) | 7 |
| GNXT Serviços de Atendimento Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Telemarketing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Golden Bar (Securitisation) S.r.l. | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone 2020-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone 2020-2 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone 2021-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone 2022-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone 2023-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone 2023-2 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone 2024-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grafite New Energy, S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 70.00% | 70.00% | Renewable  energies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gravity Cloud Technology, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 34 | 0 | 33 |
| Grupo Empresarial Santander, S.L. | Spain | 99.62% | 0.38% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4,920 | 339 | 2,894 |
| Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A.  de C.V. | Mexico | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4,649 | 986 | 5,779 |
| Guaranty Car, S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Automotive | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Hipototta No. 13 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hipototta No. 4 plc | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (6) | 6 | 0 |
| Hipototta No. 5 plc | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (16) | 16 | 0 |
| Holbah Santander, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 570 | 227 | 861 |
| Holmes Funding Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | (34) | 261 | 0 |
| Holmes Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holmes Master Issuer plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| Holmes Trustees Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyundai Capital Bank Europe GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Banking | 1,183 | (58) | 608 |

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Hyundai Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 328 | 10 | 151 |
| Ibérica de Compras Corporativas, S.L. | Spain | 97.17% | 2.83% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | E-commerce | 24 | 5 | 6 |
| Independence Community Bank Corp. | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 3,903 | 116 | 4,019 |
| Innohub, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (j) | Mexico | 0.00% | 62.01% |  | 69.54% | 62.01% | IT services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance Funding Solutions Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inversiones Capital Global, S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 97 | 5 | 103 |
| Inversiones Marítimas del Mediterráneo,  S.A., en liquidación (c) (j) | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 2 | (1) | 0 |
| Isar Valley S.A. | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Isla de los Buques, S.A. | Spain | 99.98% | 0.02% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Klare Corredora de Seguros S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 50.10% | Insurance  mediation | (2) | (2) | 0 |
| Landcompany 2020, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate  management | 1,579 | (1) | 1,590 |
| Laparanza, S.A. | Spain | 61.59% | 0.00% |  | 61.59% | 61.59% | Agricultural  holding | 29 | 0 | 16 |
| Lerma Investments 2018, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Liquetine, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 70.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renewable  energies | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquidity Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Factoring | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynx Financial Crime Tech, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 79.99% |  | 79.99% | 100.00% | IT services | 58 | (4) | 48 |
| MAC No. 1 Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Mortgage  credit  company | (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Master Red Europa, S.L. | Spain | 96.34% | 0.00% |  | 96.34% | 96.34% | Cards | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mata Alta, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 61.59% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Agricultural  holding | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCE Bank GmbH (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 90.01% | 90.01% | Banking | 133 | (3) | 86 |
| MCE Verwaltung GmbH (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate  rental | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Mercadotecnia, Ideas y Tecnología, S.A.  de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 70.00% |  | 70.00% | 70.00% | Payment  methods | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| Merciver, S.L. | Spain | 99.90% | 0.10% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  advisory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midata Service GmbH (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moon GC&P Investments, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Holding  company | 90 | 0 | 91 |
| Motor Securities 2018-1 Designated  Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mouro Capital I LP | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 773 | (6) | 324 |
| Multiplica SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Munduspar Participações S.A. | Brazil | 80.00% | 0.00% |  | 80.00% | 80.00% | Holding  company | 24 | 0 | 55 |
| Navegante Américo Vespucio SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 62 | (1) | 92 |
| Naviera Mirambel, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naviera Trans Gas, A.I.E. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 53 | 6 | 62 |
| Naviera Transcantábrica, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Naviera Transchem, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NeoAuto S.A.C. | Peru | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Vehicles  purchased by  internet | 1 | (1) | 2 |

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| Newcomar, S.L., en liquidación (j) | Spain | 40.00% | 40.00% |  | 80.00% | 80.00% | Real estate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Novimovest – Fundo de Investimento  Imobiliário | Portugal | 0.00% | 78.64% |  | 78.74% | 78.74% | Investment  fund | 155 | 4 | 125 |
| NW Services CO. | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | E-commerce | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| One Mobility Management GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Bank, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 623 | 91 | 630 |
| Open Digital Market, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Commerce | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Digital Services, S.L. | Spain | 99.97% | 0.03% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 56 | (36) | 5 |
| Openbank México, S.A., Institución de  Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero  Santander México | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 171 | (21) | 150 |
| Operadora de Carteras Gamma, S.A.P.I.  de C.V. | Mexico | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Optimal Investment Services SA | Switzerland | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 42 | 2 | 30 |
| Optimal Multiadvisors Ireland Plc /  Optimal Strategic US Equity Ireland  Euro Fund (i) (m) | Ireland | 0.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | Fund  management  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Optimal Multiadvisors Ireland Plc /  Optimal Strategic US Equity Ireland US  Dollar Fund (i) (m) | Ireland | 0.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | Fund  management  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paga Después, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PagoNxt Emoney, E.D.E., S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | (1) | 2 |
| PagoNxt Ltd | United  Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| PagoNxt Merchant Solutions FZ-LLC | Arab United  Emirates | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PagoNxt Merchant Solutions India  Private Limited | India | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| PagoNxt Payments Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PagoNxt Payments Chile SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PagoNxt Payments México, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PagoNxt Payments UK Ltd | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 7 | (3) | 5 |
| PagoNxt Payments, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 383 | (82) | 301 |
| PagoNxt Trade Services, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 315 | (84) | 232 |
| PagoNxt US, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PagoNxt, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 2,430 | (564) | 2,699 |
| Paytec Logística e Armazém Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Logistics  services | (1) | (1) | 0 |
| Paytec Tecnologia em Pagamentos  Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Commerce | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PBE Companies, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 120 | (2) | 118 |
| Pereda Gestión, S.A. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  brokerage | 52 | 9 | 4 |
| Phoenix S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  methods | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pony S.A. | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pony S.A., Compartment German Auto  Loans 2023-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pony S.A., Compartment German Auto  Loans 2024-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Universia Argentina S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 75.75% |  | 75.75% | 75.75% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Universia Portugal, Prestação de  Serviços de Informática, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Precato IV Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios - Não  Padronizados | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 23 | 3 | 24 |
| Prime 16 – Fundo de Investimentos  Imobiliário | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 10 | (3) | 6 |
| Punta Lima Wind Farm, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renewable  energies | 36 | (14) | 22 |
| Punta Lima, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 36 | (14) | 22 |
| Repton 2023-1 Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (3) | 3 | 0 |
| Retailcompany 2021, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 297 | (9) | 289 |
| Retop S.A. (f) | Uruguay | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 25 | 13 | 63 |
| Return Capital Gestão de Ativos e  Participações S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 80.00% | Collection  services | 1,396 | 99 | 1,346 |
| Rojo Entretenimento S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 85.14% |  | 94.60% | 94.60% | Real estate | 24 | 2 | 22 |
| SAFO Alternative Lending, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| SAI Alternative Investments México,  S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Consulting  services | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| SAI Lux Carry SCSp | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Fund  management  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SALCO, Servicios de Seguridad  Santander, S.A. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Security | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| SAM Argentina Sociedad Gerente de  Fondos Comunes de Inversión S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund  management | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| SAM Asset Management, S.A. de C.V.,  Sociedad Operadora de Fondos de  Inversión | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 34 | 34 | 193 |
| SAM Inversiones Argentina S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Pension fund  management  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM Investment Holdings, S.L. | Spain | 92.37% | 7.63% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,466 | 88 | 1,597 |
| San Créditos Estruturados i Fundo de  Investimento em Direitos Creditórios  Não Padronizados | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 204 | 24 | 205 |
| San Pietro Solar PV, S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 56.00% |  | 80.00% | 80.00% | Renewable  energies | 6 | (1) | 12 |
| SANB Promotora de Vendas e  Cobrança S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sancap Investimentos e Participações  S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 105 | 97 | 164 |
| Santander (CF Trustee Property  Nominee) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander (CF Trustee) Limited (d) | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander (UK) Group Pension  Schemes Trustees Limited (d) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Ahorro Inmobiliario 1, S.A.  (j) | Spain | 98.53% | 0.00% |  | 98.53% | 98.53% | Real estate  rental | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Alternative Investments,  S.G.I.I.C., S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 23 | (10) | 32 |
| Santander AM Global Working Capital  Fund I | Luxembourg | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 76 | 3 | 75 |
| Santander Asesorías Financieras  Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 67.45% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  advisory | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Santander Asset Finance (December)  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Asset Finance Opportunities | Luxembourg | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 85 | 4 | 87 |

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| Santander Asset Finance plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 71 | 30 | 175 |
| Santander Asset Management - SGOIC,  S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Santander Asset Management Chile  S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Asset Management Gerente  de Fondos Comunes de Inversión S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 8 | 17 | 3 |
| Santander Asset Management  Luxembourg, S.A. | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Santander Asset Management S.A.  Administradora General de Fondos | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 2 | 14 | 132 |
| Santander Asset Management UK  Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 219 | 54 | 186 |
| Santander Asset Management UK  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Management  of funds and  portfolios | 31 | 8 | 129 |
| Santander Asset Management, S.A.,  SGIIC | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 253 | 69 | 393 |
| Santander Auto Lease Titling Ltd. | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Santander Back-Offices Globales  Mayoristas, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Santander Banca de Inversión  Colombia, S.A.S. | Colombia | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Santander Bank & Trust Ltd. | Bahamas | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 391 | 12 | 389 |
| Santander Bank Polska S.A. | Poland | 62.20% | 0.00% |  | 62.20% | 67.41% | Banking | 5,855 | 1,216 | 4,268 |
| Santander Bank, National Association | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 11,564 | 607 | 12,161 |
| Santander Brasil Administradora de  Consórcio Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 46 | 85 | 118 |
| Santander Brasil Gestão de Recursos  Ltda. | Brazil | 0.08% | 99.92% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 390 | 34 | 423 |
| Santander Capital Holdings LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,025 | (29) | 996 |
| Santander Capital Structuring, S.A. de  C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  Company | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Capitalização S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance | (34) | 95 | 55 |
| Santander Cards Ireland Limited (n) | Ireland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Cards | (8) | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Cards Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 101 | 0 | 101 |
| Santander Cards UK Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 166 | 3 | 116 |
| Santander Chile Holding S.A. | Chile | 22.11% | 77.75% |  | 99.86% | 99.86% | Holding  company | 1,847 | 295 | 1,777 |
| Santander Compara Holding, S.L. | Spain | 99.97% | 0.03% |  | 100.00% | — | Holding  company | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Santander Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. | China | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Santander Consumer (UK) plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1,192 | (205) | 314 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2018-L3 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 143 | (10) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2022-B1 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (88) | 26 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2022-B2 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (103) | 30 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2022-B3 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (166) | 50 | 0 |

Annual report 2024837

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| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2022-B4 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (108) | 42 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2023-B1 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (133) | 79 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2023-B2 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (84) | 34 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2023-B3 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (75) | 29 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2023-B4 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (87) | 35 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2023-B5 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2023-B6 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2024-B1 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2024-B2 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2024-B3 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2024-L1 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Funding 2024-L2 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Bank AG | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 3,588 | 207 | 5,345 |
| Santander Consumer Bank AS | Norway | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 2,064 | 156 | 2,111 |
| Santander Consumer Bank GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 543 | 54 | 363 |
| Santander Consumer Bank S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 77.32% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 941 | 11 | 505 |
| Santander Consumer Bank S.p.A. | Italy | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 968 | 29 | 603 |
| Santander Consumer Credit Services  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (41) | (2) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Finance Global  Services, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Santander Consumer Finance Inc. | Canada | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 112 | 0 | 171 |
| Santander Consumer Finance Limitada | Chile | 49.00% | 34.24% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 113 | 10 | 57 |
| Santander Consumer Finance México,  S.A. de C.V., S.O.F.O.M., E.R., Grupo  Financiero Santander México | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Santander Consumer Finance Oy | Finland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 458 | 30 | 159 |
| Santander Consumer Finance Schweiz  AG | Switzerland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 75 | (15) | 60 |
| Santander Consumer Finance, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 9,139 | 558 | 10,037 |
| Santander Consumer Financial  Solutions Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 77.32% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 4 | (7) | 5 |
| Santander Consumer Holding Austria  GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 364 | 0 | 518 |
| Santander Consumer Holding GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 5,564 | 136 | 6,077 |
| Santander Consumer Inc. | Canada | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 92 | (8) | 46 |
| Santander Consumer Lease  Receivables 1 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | (23) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Lease  Receivables 2 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Leasing B.V. | Netherlands | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| Santander Consumer Leasing GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 70 | 9 | 151 |
| Santander Consumer Leasing S.A. | France | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Consumer Mobility Services,  S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 12 | (4) | 20 |

Annual report 2024838

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| Santander Consumer Multirent Sp. z  o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 77.32% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 38 | 5 | 27 |
| Santander Consumer Operations  Services GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables 10  LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 959 | 97 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables 11  LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 673 | 26 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables 15  LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 14 | (23) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables 16  LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (46) | 39 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables 20  LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables 21  LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables 7 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 748 | 73 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables  Funding LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Renting S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 6 | (3) | 9 |
| Santander Consumer Renting, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 43 | 2 | 38 |
| Santander Consumer S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.82% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 15 | 2 | 16 |
| Santander Consumer Services GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Services, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 14 | (1) | 6 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2019-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2020-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2021-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2022-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2023-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2024-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Technology  Services GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 29 | 2 | 22 |
| Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 3,304 | 684 | 5,072 |
| Santander Consumer USA Inc. | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 6,036 | 684 | 6,719 |
| Santander Consumo 4, F.T. | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumo 5, F.T. | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumo 6, F.T. | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumo 7, F.T. | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Corredora de Seguros  Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 67.21% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 17 | 2 | 13 |
| Santander Corredores de Bolsa  Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 83.24% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 54 | 4 | 49 |
| Santander Corretora de Câmbio e  Valores Mobiliários S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 151 | 6 | 141 |
| Santander Corretora de Seguros,  Investimentos e Serviços S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 1,006 | 244 | 1,122 |
| Santander Customer Voice, S.A. | Spain | 99.50% | 0.50% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 2 | (1) | 3 |
| Santander de Titulización, S.G.F.T., S.A. | Spain | 81.00% | 19.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 5 | 4 | 2 |

Annual report 2024839

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| Santander Distribuidora de Títulos e  Valores Mobiliários S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 72 | 3 | 68 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2021-2 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 118 | 60 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2022-1 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (61) | 51 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2022-2 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (93) | 65 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2022-3 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (102) | 55 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2022-4 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (151) | 69 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2022-5 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (186) | 71 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2022-6 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (181) | 71 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2022-7 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (91) | 40 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2023-1 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (96) | 69 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2023-2 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (162) | 109 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2023-3 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (207) | 124 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2023-4 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (186) | 97 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2023-5 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (187) | 104 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2023-6 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (153) | 83 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2024-1 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (112) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2024-2 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (169) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2024-3 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (206) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2024-4 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (234) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2024-5 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (206) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2024-7 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2024-S4 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables  Trust 2025-1 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Empresa Administradora de  Fondos Colectivos S.A. | Peru | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  Company | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| Santander Equity Investments Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 70 | 10 | 36 |
| Santander España Servicios Legales,  S.L. | Spain | 99.97% | 0.03% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Santander Estates Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | (8) | (1) | 0 |
| Santander European Hospitality  Opportunities | Luxembourg | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 30 | 0 | 26 |
| Santander F24 S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 62.20% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Santander Facility Management  España, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 799 | (13) | 785 |
| Santander Factoring S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 99.86% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Factoring | 9 | 0 | 10 |

Annual report 2024840

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| Santander Factoring Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 62.20% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 67 | 10 | 1 |
| Santander Factoring y Confirming, S.A.  Unipersonal, E.F.C. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Factoring | 208 | 18 | 126 |
| Santander FI Hedge Strategies | Ireland | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 937 | (267) | 592 |
| Santander Finance 2012-1 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Financial Exchanges Limited | United  Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Financial Services plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 418 | (32) | 466 |
| Santander Financiamientos S.A. | Peru | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 33 | (3) | 29 |
| Santander Financing S.A.S. | Colombia | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  advisory | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Santander Finanse Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 62.20% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 61 | 11 | 19 |
| Santander Fintech Holdings, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 329 | 35 | 366 |
| Santander Fundo de Investimento  Amazonas Multimercado Crédito  Privado Investimento no Exterior (o) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 371 | 72 | 398 |
| Santander Fundo de Investimento  Diamantina Multimercado Crédito  Privado Investimento no Exterior (p) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 1,282 | 278 | 1,404 |
| Santander Fundo de Investimento  Guarujá Multimercado Crédito Privado  Investimento no Exterior (d) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 103 | 11 | 103 |
| Santander Fundo de Investimento  SBAC Renda Fixa Referenciado DI (h) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 1,539 | 13 | 1,376 |
| Santander Gestión de Recaudación y  Cobranzas Ltda. | Chile | 0.00% | 99.86% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Santander Global Cards & Digital  Solutions Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT consulting | 111 | (6) | 104 |
| Santander Global Cards & Digital  Solutions, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 262 | (41) | 222 |
| Santander Global Consumer Finance  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Santander Global Facilities, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 153 | 10 | 165 |
| Santander Global Services S.A. (j) | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Global Services, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Santander Global Technology and  Operations Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Santander Global Technology and  Operations Chile Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Santander Global Technology and  Operations, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 464 | 6 | 438 |
| Santander Green Investment, S.L. | Spain | 99.97% | 0.03% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 91 | 4 | 91 |
| Santander Group Properties, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Holding  company | 1,062 | (13) | 1,043 |
| Santander Guarantee Company | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Hera Renda Fixa Fundo  Incentivado de Investimento em  Infraestrutura Responsabilidade  Limitada | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 859 | 58 | 825 |
| Santander Hermes Multimercado  Crédito Privado Infraestructura Fundo  de Investimento (q) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  fund | 335 | 21 | 321 |
| Santander Hipotecario 2 Fondo de  Titulización de Activos | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Santander Hipotecario 3 Fondo de  Titulización de Activos | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Holding Imobiliária S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 76 | 0 | 68 |
| Santander Holding Internacional, S.A. | Spain | 99.95% | 0.05% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4,208 | 64 | 2,558 |
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | United States | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 15,976 | 1,037 | 14,855 |
| Santander Inclusión Financiera, S.A. de  C.V., S.O.F.O.M., E.R., Grupo Financiero  Santander México | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 11 | (3) | 8 |
| Santander Insurance Agency, U.S., LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Santander Insurance Services UK  Limited | United  Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Wealth  management | 48 | 2 | 48 |
| Santander Insurance, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 2,541 | 410 | 2,686 |
| Santander Intermediación Correduría  de Seguros, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 28 | 5 | 18 |
| Santander International Products, Plc.  (l) | Ireland | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander International Wealth  Management México, S. de R.L. de C.V. | México | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Advisory  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander International Wealth  Solutions LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Inversiones S.A. | Chile | 5.12% | 94.88% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,502 | 227 | 1,052 |
| Santander Investment Chile Limitada | Chile | 16.12% | 83.88% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 282 | 32 | 321 |
| Santander Investment, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 1,318 | 108 | 245 |
| Santander Investments GP 1 S.à.r.l. | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Santander Inwestycje Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 62.20% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander ISA Managers Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Management  of funds and  portfolios | 40 | 7 | 6 |
| Santander Lease, S.A., E.F.C. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 60 | (1) | 51 |
| Santander Leasing AB | Sweden | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Leasing and  renting | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| Santander Leasing S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 62.20% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 199 | 8 | 36 |
| Santander Leasing S.A. Arrendamento  Mercantil | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 1,431 | 114 | 1,390 |
| Santander Leasing, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | (1) | (1) | 0 |
| Santander Lending Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Mortgage  credit  company | 278 | 15 | 293 |
| Santander Mediación Operador de  Banca-Seguros Vinculado, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Merchant S.A. | Argentine | 5.10% | 94.90% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Santander Mortgage Asset Depositor  LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Mortgage Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | (12) | 0 | 0 |
| Santander New Business, S.A. | Spain | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Trade  intermediary | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Paraty Qif PLC | Ireland | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  Company | 937 | (267) | 592 |
| Santander Pensiones, S.A., E.G.F.P. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Pension fund  management  company | 87 | 14 | 184 |

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| Santander Pensões - Sociedade  Gestora de Fundos de Pensões, S.A. | Portugal | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Pension fund  management  company | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance Notes  2018-A Designated Activity Company  (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance Notes  2018-B Designated Activity Company  (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance Notes  2018-C Designated Activity Company  (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance Notes  2018-D Designated Activity Company  (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance Notes  2018-E Designated Activity Company  (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Private Banking Gestión,  S.A., S.G.I.I.C. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 73 | 13 | 35 |
| Santander Private Banking s.p.a. in  Liquidazione (j) | Italy | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Santander Private Banking UK Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 310 | 123 | 420 |
| Santander Private Real Estate Advisory  & Management, S.A. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Santander Private Real Estate Advisory,  S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 17 | 4 | 20 |
| Santander Real Estate Debt 1 sub-fund | Luxembourg | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  fund | 42 | 2 | 42 |
| Santander Real Estate Equity I, F.C.R. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Venture capital  fund | 25 | (1) | 24 |
| Santander Real Estate, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Santander Retail Auto Lease Funding  LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust  2022-A | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust  2022-B | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 14 | 17 | 0 |
| Santander RMBS 6, Fondo de  Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander S.A. Sociedad Securitizadora | Chile | 0.00% | 67.24% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Secretariat Services Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Securities LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 39 | 2 | 41 |
| Santander Seguros y Reaseguros,  Compañía Aseguradora, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance | 857 | 157 | 1,152 |
| Santander Services Solutions, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 16 | (2) | 14 |
| Santander Servicios Corporativos, S.A.  de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Santander Technology USA, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 53 | 0 | 53 |
| Santander Tecnología Argentina S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.83% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 6 | 19 | 19 |
| Santander Tecnología México, S.A. de  C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| Santander Totta Seguros, Companhia  de Seguros de Vida, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance | 106 | 25 | 255 |
| Santander Totta, SGPS, S.A. | Portugal | 99.91% | 0.00% |  | 99.91% | 99.91% | Holding  company | 3,749 | 885 | 5,652 |

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| Santander Towarzystwo Funduszy  Inwestycyjnych S.A. | Poland | 50.00% | 31.10% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 4 | 26 | 16 |
| Santander Trade Services Limited | Hong-Kong | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 27 | 1 | 16 |
| Santander Trust S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.99% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander UK Group Holdings plc | United  Kingdom | 77.67% | 22.33% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 14,516 | 1,736 | 17,655 |
| Santander UK Investments | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 118 | 1 | 114 |
| Santander UK Operations Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander UK plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 12,732 | 490 | 15,829 |
| Santander UK Technology Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| Santander US Capital Markets LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 1,053 | (34) | 1,019 |
| Santander Valores S.A. | Argentine | 5.10% | 94.73% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 11 | 22 | 32 |
| Santusa Holding, S.L. | Spain | 69.76% | 30.24% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 9,931 | 508 | 6,559 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Funding LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (2) | (596) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2023-A | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (2) | (520) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2024-A | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (24) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2024-B | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (35) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2024-C | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (17) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2025-A | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Receivables Funding LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Finance  company | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| SBNA Auto Receivables Grantor Trust  2025-A | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Receivables Trust 2025-A | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBNA Investor LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,030 | 89 | 1,119 |
| SC Austria Auto Finance 2020-1  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Austria Consumer Loan 2021  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Canada Asset Securitization Trust | Canada | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany Auto 2019-1 UG  (haftungsbeschränkt) (j) | Germany | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany Consumer 2018-1 UG  (haftungsbeschränkt) (j) | Germany | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany Mobility 2019-1 UG  (haftungsbeschränkt) (j) | Germany | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A. | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2020-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2021-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2022-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2023-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2024-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2024-2 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer Private 2023-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Leasing 2023-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Mobility 2020-1 | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Mobility AB | Sweden | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Mobility AS | Norway | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 32 | (1) | 33 |
| SC Poland Consumer 23-1 Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto IX Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto VIII Limited (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto X Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto XI Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto XII Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto XIII Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Eastside Locks GP Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate  management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut IX DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut VIII Designated  Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut X DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut XI Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (13) | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut XII DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut XIII DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SCM Poland Auto 2019-1 DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDMX Superdigital, S.A. de C.V.,  Institución de Fondos de Pago  Electrónico | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  platform | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| Secucor Finance 2021-1, DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Services and Promotions Delaware  Corporation | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 94 | (10) | 146 |
| Services and Promotions Miami LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 88 | (3) | 85 |
| Servicios de Cobranza, Recuperación y  Seguimiento, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 85.00% | Finance  company | 36 | 1 | 40 |
| Servicios Inmobiliarios Residencial en  Venta JV2, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 90.00% | — | Real estate | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheppards Moneybrokers Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shiloh III Wind Project, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renewable  energies | 363 | 8 | 370 |
| Silk Finance No. 5 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 37 | (11) | 0 |
| Sociedad Integral de Valoraciones  Automatizadas, S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Appraisals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sociedad Operadora de Tarjetas de  Pago Santander Getnet Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 67.13% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payments and  collection  services | 21 | 28 | 33 |
| Socur S.A. (f) | Uruguay | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 62 | 15 | 59 |
| Solution 4Fleet Consultoria  Empresarial S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 80.00% | Vehicle rental | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sovereign Community Development  Company | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 45 | 2 | 47 |
| Sovereign Delaware Investment  Corporation | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 158 | 7 | 165 |
| Sovereign Lease Holdings, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 250 | 8 | 258 |
| Sovereign REIT Holdings, Inc. | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 8,762 | 358 | 9,120 |
| Sovereign Spirit Limited (n) | Bermudas | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| SSA Swiss Advisors AG | Switzerland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Wealth  management | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Stellantis Consumer Financial Services  Polska Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 38.66% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Stellantis Financial Services Belux SA | Belgium | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 98 | 8 | 57 |
| Stellantis Financial Services España,  E.F.C., S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | 379 | 45 | 190 |
| Stellantis Financial Services Italia  S.p.A. | Italy | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Banking | 802 | 90 | 293 |
| Stellantis Financial Services Nederland  B.V. | Netherlands | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 69 | 11 | 39 |
| Stellantis Financial Services Polska Sp.  z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 38.66% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | 63 | 10 | 13 |
| Stellantis Renting Italia S.p.A. | Italy | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| Sterrebeeck B.V. | Netherlands | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 5,895 | 478 | 10,877 |
| Suleyado 2003, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 45 | 0 | 31 |
| Summer Empreendimentos Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate  management | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Superdigital Argentina S.A.U. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| Superdigital Holding Company, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 199 | (193) | 6 |
| Superdigital Instituição de Pagamento  S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 70 | (67) | 3 |
| Superdigital Perú S.A.C. en liquidación  (j) | Peru | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki Servicios Financieros, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Intermediation | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Svensk Autofinans WH 1 Designated  Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swesant SA | Switzerland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 336 | (16) | 0 |
| SX Negócios Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Telemarketing | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| Tabasco Energía España, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Taxagest Sociedade Gestora de  Participações Sociais, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxos Luz, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 70.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renewable  energies | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Teatinos Siglo XXI Inversiones S.A. | Chile | 50.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,498 | 266 | 2,135 |
| The Alliance & Leicester Corporation  Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Best Specialty Coffee, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Restaurant  services | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Time Retail Finance Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TIMFin S.p.A. | Italy | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Finance  company | 62 | 1 | 38 |
| Titularizadora Colombiana S.A. -  Universalidad TIV V9 | Colombia | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tonopah Solar I, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Tools Soluções e Serviços  Compartilhados Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 36 | 4 | 36 |
| Tornquist Asesores de Seguros S.A. (j) | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.99% |  | 99.99% | 99.99% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toro Asset Management S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Toro Corretora de Títulos e Valores  Mobiliários S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 62.51% | Securities  company | 50 | 0 | 45 |

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| Toro Investimentos S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 91.32% | Securities  company | 39 | 4 | 39 |
| Totta (Ireland), PLC (h) | Ireland | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 451 | 15 | 450 |
| Totta Urbe - Empresa de  Administração e Construções, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 86 | 3 | 89 |
| Trainera Venture Finance I, F.C.R.-  PYME | Spain | 99.00% | 0.00% |  | 99.00% | 99.00% | Venture capital  fund | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Trans Skills Employment Services -  Sole Proprietorship LLC | Arab United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Human  resources  services | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| Trans Skills Information Technology  LLC | Saudi Arabia | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trans Skills Investment in Commercial  Enterprises & Management Co. LLC | Arab United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Trans Skills South Africa (Pty) Limited | Republic of  South Africa | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trans Skills Technology Services LLC | Arab United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 2 | (1) | 0 |
| Transolver Finance EFC, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Leasing | 75 | 7 | 17 |
| Transskills Employer Services Private  Limited | India | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | — | Consulting  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tresmares Santander Direct Lending,  SICC, S.A. | Spain | 99.67% | 0.00% |  | 99.67% | 99.67% | Fund  management  company | 1,210 | 80 | 1,201 |
| TVG-Trappgroup  Versicherungsvermittlungs-GmbH (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  brokerage | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Universia Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universia Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 86.84% |  | 86.84% | 86.84% | Internet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Universia Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universia España Red de  Universidades, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 89.43% |  | 89.43% | 89.45% | Internet | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Universia Holding, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| Universia México, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Universia Perú, S.A. | Peru | 0.00% | 99.64% |  | 99.64% | 99.40% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universia Uruguay, S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uro Property Holdings, S.A. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.00% |  | 99.99% | 99.99% | Real estate  investment | 176 | (100) | 109 |
| Virtua Advanced Solutions FZE | Arab United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wallcesa, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | (921) | 1 | 0 |
| Waycarbon Soluções Ambientais e  Projetos de Carbono S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 80.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consulting  services | 24 | 0 | 19 |
| WIM Servicios Corporativos, S.A. de  C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTW Shipping Designated Activity  Company | Ireland | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 17 | 3 | 9 |

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a. Amount according to the provisional books of each company as of the date of publication of these annexes, generally referring to 31 December 2024 without

considering, where appropriate, interim dividends that have been made during the year. In the book value (net provision cost), the percentage of ownership of the Group

has been applied to the figure of each of the holding companies, without considering the impairment of goodwill made in the consolidation process. The data for foreign

companies are converted into euros at the exchange rate at the end of the year.

b. Companies over which effective control is maintained.

c. Data as at 31 December 2023, latest available accounts.

d. Data as at 31 March 2024, latest accounts available.

e. Data as at 30 June 2024, last accounts available.

f. Data as at 30 September 2024, last accounts available.

g. Data as at 30 April 2024, last accounts available.

h. Data as at 30 November 2024, last accounts available.

i. Companies in liquidation. Pending registration.

j. Company in liquidation as at 31 December 2024.

k. Pursuant to Article 3 of Royal Decree 1159/ 2010, of 17 September, approving the rules for the preparation of consolidated annual accounts, in order to determine the

voting rights, voting rights held directly by the parent company have been added to those held by companies controlled by the parent company or by other persons

acting in their own name but on behalf of a Group company. For these purposes, the number of votes corresponding to the parent company, in relation to the companies

indirectly dependent on it, is that corresponding to the dependent company that directly participates in the share capital of the latter.

l. Company resident for tax purposes in Spain.

m. Data as at 30 June 2021, latest available accounts.

n. Company resident for tax purposes in the United Kingdom.

o. Data as at 29 February 2024, latest available accounts.

p. Data as at 31 July 2024, latest available accounts.

q. Data as at 31 May 2024, latest available accounts.

(1) Companies issuing preference shares are listed in Annex III, together with other relevant information.

Annual report 2024848

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| Societies of which Grupo Santander owns more than 5% (g) , entities associated with Grupo Santander and jointly controlled entities | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Administrador Financiero de  Transantiago S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 13.43% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Payments and  collection  services | Associated | 56 | 8 | 3 |
| Adprotel Strand, S.L. (consolidado) | Spain | 0.00% | 38.20% |  | 38.20% | — | Real estate  promotion | Associated | 730 | 642 | 23 |
| Aegon Santander Portugal Não Vida  - Companhia de Seguros, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 73 | 8 | 19 |
| Aegon Santander Portugal Vida -  Companhia de Seguros Vida, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 144 | 24 | 18 |
| Aeroplan - Sociedade Construtora  de Aeroportos, Lda. (e) | Portugal | 0.00% | 19.97% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Inactive | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aguas de Fuensanta, S.A. (e) (k) | Spain | 36.78% | 0.00% |  | 36.78% | 36.78% | Food | — | — | — | — |
| Alma UK Holdings Ltd (consolidado)  (b) | United  Kingdom | 30.00% | 0.00% |  | 30.00% | 30.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Apolo Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 30.00% |  | 33.33% | 33.33% | Investment  fund | Joint  ventures | 64 | 3 | 16 |
| Apolo Vault 1, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 10, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 11, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 12, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 13, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 14, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 15, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 16, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 17, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 18, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 19, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 2, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 20, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 21, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 22, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 23, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 24, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 25, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 26, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 27, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 28, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 29, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Apolo Vault 3, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 30, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 31, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 32, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 33, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 34, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 35, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 36, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 37, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 38, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 39, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 4, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 40, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 41, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 42, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 43, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 44, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 45, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 5, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 6, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 7, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 8, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 9, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atitlan Agro I, S.C.R., S.A. (n) (o) | Spain | 80.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | — | Holding  company | — | — | — | — |
| Attijariwafa Bank Société Anonyme  (consolidado) (b) | Morocco | 0.00% | 5.10% |  | 5.10% | 5.10% | Banking | — | 62,750 | 4,792 | 715 |
| AutoFi Inc. (b) | United  States | 9.50% | 9.40% |  | 4.99% | 4.99% | E-commerce | — | 24 | 31 | (11) |
| Autopistas del Sol S.A. (b) | Argentine | 0.00% | 14.17% |  | 14.17% | 14.17% | Highway  concession | — | 199 | 72 | 49 |
| Avanath Affordable Housing IV LLC  (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 7.27% |  | 7.27% | 7.27% | Investment  Company | — | 503 | 498 | (81) |
| Axle 2023-1 Ltd | United  Kingdom | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 726 | 0 | 2 |
| Banco RCI Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 35.90% |  | 39.89% | 39.89% | Banking | Joint  ventures | 1,997 | 200 | 37 |
| Banco S3 Caceis México, S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple | Mexico | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Banking | Joint  ventures | 219 | 96 | 14 |

Annual report 2024850

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| Bank of Beijing Consumer Finance  Company | China | 0.00% | 20.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Finance  company | Associated | 1,868 | 149 | 20 |
| Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd.  (consolidado) (b) | China | 6.54% | 0.00% |  | 6.54% | 6.54% | Banking | — | 406,864 | 28,487 | 2,973 |
| Biomas – Serviços Ambientais,  Restauração e Carbono S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 15.00% |  | 16.67% | 16.67% | Consulting  services | Associated | 5 | 7 | (5) |
| Bizum, S.L. | Spain | 20.92% | 0.00% |  | 20.92% | 20.92% | Payment  services | Associated | 24 | 9 | 3 |
| CACEIS (consolidado) | France | 0.00% | 30.50% |  | 30.50% | 30.50% | Custody  services | Associated | 118,026 | 4,268 | 455 |
| Campo Grande Empreendimentos  Ltda. (k) (e) | Brazil | 0.00% | 22.79% |  | 25.32% | 25.32% | Inactive | — | — | — | — |
| CCPT - ComprarCasa, Rede Serviços  Imobiliários, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 49.98% |  | 49.98% | 49.98% | Real estate  services | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centro de Compensación  Automatizado S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 22.38% |  | 33.33% | 33.33% | Payments and  collection  services | Associated | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| Centro para el Desarrollo,  Investigación y Aplicación de  Nuevas Tecnologías, S.A. (l) | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Technology | Associated | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| CIP S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 15.77% |  | 17.52% | 17.52% | Financial  services | Associated | 433 | 183 | 88 |
| CNP Santander Insurance Europe  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 1,466 | 301 | 44 |
| CNP Santander Insurance Life  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 1,007 | 97 | 60 |
| CNP Santander Insurance Services  Ireland Limited | Ireland | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Services | Associated | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| Comder Contraparte Central S.A | Chile | 0.00% | 8.37% |  | 12.47% | 12.47% | Financial  services | Associated | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| Companhia Promotora UCI | Brazil | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 25.00% | Financial  services | Joint  ventures | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| Compañia Española de Financiación  de Desarrollo, Cofides, S.A., SME (b) | Spain | 20.17% | 0.00% |  | 20.17% | 20.18% | Finance  company | — | 222 | 188 | 27 |
| Compañía Española de Seguros de  Crédito a la Exportación, S.A.,  Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros  (consolidado) (b) | Spain | 23.33% | 0.55% |  | 23.88% | 23.88% | Credit  insurance | — | 1,357 | 529 | 63 |
| Compañía Española de Viviendas en  Alquiler, S.A. (consolidado) | Spain | 24.07% | 0.00% |  | 24.07% | 24.07% | Real estate | Associated | 606 | 383 | 24 |
| Compañía para los Desarrollos  Inmobiliarios de la Ciudad de  Hispalis, S.L., en liquidación (d) (e) | Spain | 21.98% | 0.00% |  | 21.98% | 21.98% | Real estate  promotion | — | 38 | (325) | 0 |
| Connecting Visions Ecosystems, S.L. | Spain | 37.56% | 0.00% |  | 37.56% | 19.90% | Consulting  services | Joint  ventures | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corkfoc Cortiças, S.A. (c) | Portugal | 0.00% | 27.55% |  | 27.58% | 27.58% | Cork industry | — | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| CSD Central de Serviços de Registro  e Depósito Aos Mercados  Financeiro e de Capitais S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 18.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Financial  services | Associated | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Decus Real Estate, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 30.00% |  | 30.00% | — | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 47 | 38 | 0 |
| DoRes Securitisation S.r.l | Italy | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elaia Agro, S.L. | Spain | 49.99% | 0.00% |  | 49.99% | — | Consulting  services | Associated | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Emerald Tradeco UK Limited (o) | United  Kingdom | 25.00% | 0.00% |  | 4.99% | — | Holding  company | Associated | — | — | — |
| Ethias Lease N.V. | Belgium | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Leasing | Associated | 18 | 4 | (1) |
| Euro Automatic Cash Entidad de  Pago, S.L. | Spain | 50.00% | 0.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Payment  services | Associated | 43 | 23 | (2) |
| European Hospitality Opportunities  S.à r.l. (b) | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 53 | 16 | 0 |
| Evacuación Liquesun, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 35.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Electricity  production | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Evolve SPV S.r.l. | Italy | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of  Pittsburgh (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 5.37% |  | 5.37% | 7.48% | Banking | — | 107,943 | 4,907 | 560 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 21.09% |  | 21.09% | 19.14% | Banking | — | 183,407 | 1,662 | 59 |
| Fondo de Titulización de Activos  UCI 14 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 194 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización de Activos  UCI 15 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 244 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización de Activos  UCI 16 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 337 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización de Activos  UCI 17 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 292 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización Hipotecaria  UCI 12 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Green  Prado XI | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 422 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Prado  IX | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 381 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Prado  VII | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 321 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Prado  VIII | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 330 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Prado  X | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 437 | 0 | 0 |
| Forest Power, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 55.00% |  | 55.00% | — | Renewable  energies | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forgepoint Capital International  Management Limited | United  Kingdom | 50.00% | 0.00% |  | 50.00% | — | Consulting  services | Joint  ventures | 1 | 2 | (1) |
| Fortune Auto Finance Co., Ltd | China | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | Joint  ventures | 2,369 | 500 | 22 |
| FrauDfense, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 33.33% |  | 33.33% | 33.33% | IT services | Joint  ventures | 3 | 5 | (2) |
| Fremman limited (b) | United  Kingdom | 32.99% | 0.00% |  | 4.99% | 4.99% | Consulting  services | Associated | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Gestora de Inteligência de Crédito  S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 14.00% |  | 16.00% | 16.00% | Collection  services | Associated | 195 | 56 | (4) |
| Gire S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 58.23% |  | 58.33% | 58.33% | Payments and  collection  services | Associated | 134 | 85 | (13) |
| Glenrowan Solar Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | 49.00% | 0.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 136 | 52 | 1 |
| HCUK Auto Funding 2017-2 Ltd | United  Kingdom | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 422 | 0 | 0 |
| HCUK Auto Funding 2022-1 Limited  (m) | United  Kingdom | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 1,026 | (2) | 0 |
| Healthy Neighborhoods Equity  Fund I LP (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 22.37% |  | 22.37% | 22.37% | Real estate | — | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Hillcrest Private Equity Real Estate  LLP (consolidado) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 88.00% |  | 88.00% | 88.00% | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 194 | 115 | 3 |
| Hyundai Capital UK Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 50.01% |  | 50.01% | 50.01% | Finance  company | Joint  ventures | 5,601 | 432 | 65 |
| Hyundai Corretora de Seguros Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance  mediation | Joint  ventures | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Imperial Holding S.C.A. (e) (i) | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 36.36% |  | 36.36% | 36.36% | Securities  Investment | — | 0 | (113) | 0 |
| Imperial Management S.à r.l. (b) (e) | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 40.20% |  | 40.20% | 40.20% | Holding  company | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverlur Aguilas I, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverlur Aguilas II, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 1 | 1 | 0 |

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Inversiones ZS América Dos Ltda. | Chile | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Securities and  real estate  investment | Associated | 251 | 213 | 38 |
| Inversiones ZS América SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Securities and  real estate  investment | Associated | 396 | 356 | 39 |
| LB Oprent, S.A. (b) | Spain | 40.00% | 0.00% |  | 40.00% | 40.00% | Rental of  industrial  machinery | Associated | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Mapfre Santander Portugal -  Companhia de Seguros, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 49.99% |  | 49.99% | 49.99% | Insurance | Associated | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| Massachusetts Business  Development Corp. (consolidado)  (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 21.61% |  | 21.61% | 21.61% | Finance  company | — | 77 | 16 | 1 |
| MB Capital Fund IV, LLC (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 21.51% |  | 21.51% | 21.51% | Finance  company | — | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A.  (consolidado) (b) | Spain | 20.04% | 4.68% |  | 24.90% | 24.66% | Real estate  investment | Associated | 12,065 | 6,716 | (83) |
| Merlion Aviation One Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (p) |  | — | — | Renting | — | 303 | 23 | 0 |
| Metrovacesa, S.A. (consolidado) (b) | Spain | 31.94% | 17.48% |  | 49.47% | 49.49% | Real estate  promotion | Associated | 2,533 | 1,706 | (21) |
| Ocyener 2008, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 45.00% | 45.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Operadora de Activos Beta, S.A. de  C.V. | Mexico | 49.99% | 0.00% |  | 49.99% | 49.99% | Finance  company | Associated | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payever GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 10.00% |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | Software | Associated | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Phoenix C1 Aviation Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (p) |  | — | — | Renting | — | 210 | 19 | 0 |
| Play Digital S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 14.18% |  | 14.21% | 14.71% | Payment  platform | Associated | 24 | 20 | (16) |
| Pluxee Beneficios Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 18.00% |  | 20.00% | — | Services | Associated | 1,282 | 469 | 71 |
| POLFUND - Fundusz Poręczeń  Kredytowych S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 31.10% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Investment  management | Associated | 34 | 23 | 1 |
| Portland SPV S.r.l. | Italy | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Forest Aranda, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 55.00% |  | 55.00% | — | Renewable  energies | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Promontoria Manzana, S.A.  (consolidado) (b) | Spain | 20.00% | 0.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 714 | 176 | (59) |
| Redbanc S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 22.44% |  | 33.43% | 33.43% | Services | Associated | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| Redsys Servicios de Procesamiento,  S.L. (consolidado) | Spain | 24.90% | 0.06% |  | 24.96% | 24.96% | Cards | Associated | 157 | 74 | 5 |
| Retama Real Estate, S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 16 | (51) | (3) |
| Rías Redbanc S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 25.00% | Services | — | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| RMBS Belém No.2 | Portugal | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| RMBS Green Belém No.1 | Portugal | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 139 | 0 | 0 |
| Roc Aviation One Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (p) |  | — | — | Renting | — | 291 | (7) | (2) |
| Roc Shipping One Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (p) |  | — | — | Renting | — | 103 | (5) | 1 |
| S3 Caceis Brasil Distribuidora de  Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Securities  company | Joint  ventures | 254 | 174 | 30 |
| S3 Caceis Brasil Participações S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 210 | 177 | 29 |
| S3 CACEIS Colombia S.A. Sociedad  Fiduciaria | Colombia | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | Joint  ventures | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| San Preca Federal I Fundo de  Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios Não-Padronizados | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Investment  fund | Joint  ventures | 9 | 8 | 0 |

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Sancus Green Investments II, S.C.R.,  S.A. (b) | Spain | 0.00% | 33.02% |  | 33.02% | 32.95% | Venture capital  company | — | 26 | 27 | 0 |
| Santander Allianz Towarzystwo  Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 30.48% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 240 | 29 | 40 |
| Santander Allianz Towarzystwo  Ubezpieczeń S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 30.48% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 72 | 35 | 8 |
| Santander Assurance Solutions, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 66.67% |  | 66.67% | 66.67% | Insurance  mediation | Joint  ventures | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| Santander Auto S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance | Associated | 66 | 10 | 8 |
| Santander Caceis Latam Holding 1,  S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 753 | 742 | 11 |
| Santander Caceis Latam Holding 2,  S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Santander Generales Seguros y  Reaseguros, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 813 | 166 | 53 |
| Santander Mapfre Hipoteca  Inversa, E.F.C., S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | Joint  ventures | 16 | 17 | (4) |
| Santander Mapfre Seguros y  Reaseguros, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 49.99% |  | 49.99% | 49.99% | Insurance | Associated | 189 | 75 | (5) |
| Santander Renovables, S.C.R., S.A.  en liquidación (b) (e) | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Venture capital  company | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Vida Seguros y  Reaseguros, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 986 | 308 | 68 |
| Seaya Holdco, S.L. (consolidado) | Spain | 24.99% | 0.00% |  | 24.99% | — | Holding  company | Associated | 29 | 26 | 6 |
| Servicios de Infraestructura de  Mercado OTC S.A | Chile | 0.00% | 8.38% |  | 12.48% | 12.48% | Services | Associated | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| SIBS-SGPS, S.A. (consolidado) (b) | Portugal | 0.00% | 15.54% |  | 15.56% | 15.56% | Management  of portfolios | — | 498 | 242 | 48 |
| SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 Venture LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 20.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Finance  company | — | 5,151 | 4,776 | 368 |
| Siguler Guff SBIC Fund LP (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 20.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Investment  Company | — | 55 | 55 | 4 |
| Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de  Pago, S.A. (b) | Spain | 20.61% | 0.00% |  | 20.61% | 20.61% | Payment  methods | Associated | 1,084 | 5 | 1 |
| Sociedad Conjunta para la Emisión  y Gestión de Medios de Pago,  E.F.C., S.A. | Spain | 45.70% | 0.00% |  | 45.70% | 45.70% | Payment  services | Joint  ventures | 116 | 36 | 1 |
| Sociedad de Garantía Recíproca de  Santander, S.G.R. (b) | Spain | 24.95% | 0.22% |  | 25.17% | 25.16% | Financial  services | — | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| Sociedad de Gestión de Activos  Procedentes de la Reestructuración  Bancaria, S.A. (b) | Spain | 22.21% | 0.00% |  | 22.21% | 22.21% | Financial  services | — | 15,764 | (2,546) | (2,198) |
| Sociedad Interbancaria de  Depósitos de Valores S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 19.66% |  | 29.29% | 29.29% | Securities  depository | Associated | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Solar Maritime Designated Activity  Company (b) | Ireland | — | (h) |  | — | — | Leasing | Joint  ventures | 145 | 9 | 0 |
| STELLANTIS Insurance Europe  Limited | Malta | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 249 | 63 | 33 |
| STELLANTIS Life Insurance Europe  Limited | Malta | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 104 | (3) | 17 |
| Stephens Ranch Wind Energy  Holdco LLC (consolidado) (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 15.80% |  | 15.80% | 17.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 210 | 179 | (11) |
| Tecnologia Bancária S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 17.08% |  | 18.98% | 19.81% | ATMs | Associated | 429 | 153 | 0 |
| Tonopah Solar Energy Holdings I,  LLC (k) | United  States | 0.00% | 26.80% |  | 26.80% | 26.80% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | — | — | — |
| Transbank S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 16.78% |  | 25.00% | 25.00% | Cards | Associated | 1,913 | 133 | 10 |
| Tresmares Growth Fund II, S.C.R.,  S.A. | Spain | 40.00% | 0.00% |  | 40.00% | 40.00% | Holding  company | — | 81 | 82 | (1) |
| Tresmares Growth Fund III, S.C.R.,  S.A. | Spain | 40.00% | 0.00% |  | 40.00% | 40.00% | Holding  company | — | 62 | 63 | (1) |
| Tresmares Growth Fund Santander,  S.C.R., S.A. (n) | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | — | 108 | 109 | (1) |

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| U.C.I., S.A. | Spain | 50.00% | 0.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 746 | 407 | (6) |
| UCI Greece Credit and Loan  Receivables Servicing Company  Single Member Societe Anonyme | Greece | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Financial  services | Joint  ventures | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| UCI Holding Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| UCI Mediação de Seguros,  Unipessoal Lda. | Portugal | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance  mediation | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCI Servicios para Profesionales  Inmobiliarios, S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Real estate  services | Joint  ventures | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unicre-Instituição Financeira de  Crédito, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 21.83% |  | 21.86% | 21.86% | Finance  company | — | 543 | 113 | 23 |
| Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios,  S.A. Unipersonal, EFC | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Mortgage  company | Joint  ventures | 9,871 | 805 | (65) |
| VCFS Germany GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Marketing | Joint  ventures | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Venda de Veículos Fundo de  Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 35.90% |  | 39.89% | 39.77% | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 375 | 342 | 33 |
| Volvo Car Financial Services UK  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 50.01% |  | 50.01% | 50.01% | Leasing | Joint  ventures | 3,302 | 160 | 37 |
| Webmotors S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 27.00% |  | 30.00% | 30.00% | Services | Associated | 99 | 57 | 25 |
| Zurich Santander Brasil Seguros e  Previdência S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 48.79% |  | 48.79% | 48.79% | Insurance | Associated | 17,687 | 313 | 188 |
| Zurich Santander Holding (Spain),  S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 937 | 936 | 200 |
| Zurich Santander Holding Dos  (Spain), S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 385 | 382 | 156 |
| Zurich Santander Insurance  América, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 1,497 | 1,450 | 412 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros  Argentina S.A. (j) | Argentine | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 87 | 61 | 3 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros de Vida  Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 234 | 40 | 38 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros  Generales Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 265 | 58 | 18 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros México,  S.A. | Mexico | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 1,906 | 44 | 180 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros Uruguay  S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 54 | 20 | 12 |

a. Amount according to the provisional books at the date of publication of these annexes of each company, generally referring to 31 December 2024, except where

otherwise indicated due to the fact that the annual accounts are pending formulation. The data for foreign companies are converted into euros at the exchange rate at

the end of the year.

b. Data as at 31 December 2023, latest available accounts.

c. Data as at 31 December 2019, latest available accounts.

d. Data as at 30 November 2021, latest available accounts.

e. Company in liquidation as at 31 December 2024.

f. Pursuant to Article 3 of Royal Decree 1159/ 2010, of 17 September, approving the rules for the preparation of consolidated annual accounts, in order to determine the

voting rights, voting rights held directly by the parent company have been added to those held by companies controlled by the parent company or by other persons

acting in their own name but on behalf of a group company. For these purposes, the number of votes corresponding to the parent company, in relation to the companies

indirectly dependent on it, is that corresponding to the dependent company that directly participates in the share capital of the latter.

g. Excluding the Group companies listed in Appendix I, as well as those which are of negligible interest with respect to the true and fair view that the consolidated financial

statements must give (in accordance with articles 48 of the Commercial Code and 260 of the Spanish Companies Act).

h. Companies over which joint control is maintained.

i. Data as at 31 October 2023, latest available accounts.

j. Data as at 30 June 2024, latest available accounts.

k. Company with no financial information available.

l. Data as 31 December 2022, latest available account.

m. Data as at 30 September 2024, latest available accounts.

n. Investment managed discretionally by a manager outside the Santander Group, the voting rights not being, in this case, decisive in determining control of the entity.

o. Recently created company, without financial information available.

p. Company over which effective control has been lost.

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| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect | Activity | Capital | Reserves | Cost of  preferred | Net  results |
| Emisora Santander España, S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% | Finance  company | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Global Issuances B.V. (b) | Netherlands | 100.00% | 0.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander UK (Structured Solutions) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 5,067 | (3,440) | 103 | 13 |

a. Amount according to the books of each interim company as at 31 December 2023, converted into euro (in the case of foreign companies) at the year-end exchange rate.

b. Company with tax residence in Spain.

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Appendix IV

Notifications of acquisitions and disposals of

investments in  2024

(Art. 155 of the Corporate Enterprises Act and Art. 105 of the

Securities Market Law).

Details of the notifications of acquisitions and disposals of

participations for 2024 in accordance with Article 105 of the

Securities Market Law may be found below:

On September 24, 2024,  Banco Santander, S.A. disclosed to the

CNMV the increase of its stake in SACYR, S.A. exceeding the 3%

threshold, keeping a stake of 3.078% as of September 18, 2024.

On October 18, 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. disclosed to the CNMV

the decrease of its stake in SACYR, S.A. below the 3% threshold,

keeping a stake of 2.548%, as of October 14, 2024.

In relation to the information required by 155 of the Corporate

Enterprises Act, on the shareholdings in which Grupo Santander

owns more than 10% of the capital of another company, and the

successive acquisitions of more than 5% of the share capital, see

appendices I, II and III.

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Appendix V

Other information on the Group’s banks

Following is certain information on the share

capital of the Group’s main banks based on their

total assets.

1 . Santander UK plc

a) Number of financial equity instruments held by the

Group.

At 31 December  2024 , the Company was a subsidiary of Banco

Santander, S.A. and Santusa Holding, S.L.

On 12 November 2004 Banco Santander, S.A. acquired the then

entire issued ordinary share capital of 1,485,893,636 Ordinary

shares of 10p. each. On 12 October 2008 a further 10 billion

Ordinary shares of 10p. each were issued to Banco Santander, S.A.

and an additional 12,631,375,230 Ordinary shares of 10p. each

were issued to Banco Santander, S.A. on 9 January on 2009. On 3

August 2010, 6,934,500,000 Ordinary shares of 10p. each were

issued to Santusa Holding, S.L.. With effect from 10 January 2014,

Santander UK Group Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Banco

Santander, S.A. and Santusa Holding, S.L., became the beneficial

owner of 31,051,768,866 Ordinary shares of 10p. each, being the

entire issued ordinary share capital of the Company, by virtue of a

share exchange agreement between Santander UK Group Holdings

Limited, Banco Santander, S.A. and Santusa Holding, S.L..

Santander UK Group Holdings Limited became the legal owner of

the entire issued Ordinary share capital of the Company on 1 April

2014 and on 25 March 2015 became a public limited company and

changed its name from Santander UK Group Holdings Limited to

Santander UK Group Holdings plc. In addition to this, there are

325,000,000 Non-Cumulative Non-Redeemable 10.375% and

8.625% Sterling Preference Shares of GBP 1.00 each. In addition to

this there were 13,780 Series A Fixed (6.222%)/Floating Rate Non-

Cumulative Callable Preference Shares of GBP 1.00 each which

were redeemed and cancelled in their entirety on 24 May 2019.

The legal and beneficial title to the entire issued Preference share

capital is held by third parties and is not held by Banco Santander,

S.A.

b) Capital increases in progress

At 31 December 2024, there were no approved capital increases.

c) Share capital authorised by the shareholders at the

general meeting

The shareholders resolved at the Annual General Meeting held on

8 April 2024, to authorise unconditionally, the company to carry

out the following repurchases of the  share capital:

(1) To buy back its own 8.625% Sterling Preference shares

on the following terms:

(a) The Company may buy back up to 125,000,000 8.625% Sterling

Preference shares;

(b) The lowest price which the Company can pay for 8.625%

Sterling Preference shares is 75% of the average of the market

values of the preference shares for five business days before

the purchase is made; and

(c) The highest price (not including expenses) which the Company

can pay for each 8.625% Sterling Preference share is 125% of

the average of the market values of the preference shares for

five business days before the purchase is made.

This authority shall begin on the date of the passing of this

resolution and end on the conclusion of the next Annual General

Meeting of the Company. The Company may agree, before this

authorisation ends, to buy back its own 8.625% preference shares

even though the purchase may be completed after this

authorisation ends.

(2) To buy back its own 10.375% Sterling Preference

shares on the following terms:

(a) The Company may buy up to 200,000,000 10.375% Sterling

Preference shares;

(b) The lowest price which the Company can pay for 10.375%

Sterling Preference shares is 75% of the average of the market

values of the preference shares for five business days before

the purchase is made; and

(c) The highest price (not including expenses) which the Company

can pay for each 10.375% Sterling Preference share is 125% of

the average of the market values of the preference shares for

five business days before the purchase is made.

This authority shall begin on the date of the passing of this

resolution and end on the conclusion of the next Annual General

Meeting of the Company. The Company may agree, before this

authorisation ends, to buy back its own 10.375% preference shares

even though the purchase may be completed after this

authorisation ends.

d) Rights on founder’s shares, “rights” bonds,

convertible debentures and similar securities or rights

Not applicable.

e) Specific circumstances that restrict the availability

of reserves

Not applicable.

f) Non-Group entities which hold, directly or through

subsidiaries, 10% or more of equity

Not applicable.

g) Quoted equity instruments

The preference share capital of Santander UK plc is traded on the

London Stock Exchange under the following details:

• 10.375% Sterling Preference - ISIN: GB0000064393

• 8.625% Sterling Preference - ISIN: GB0000044221

2. Santander Financial Services plc

a) Number of financial equity instruments held by the

Group

The Group holds ordinary shares amounting to GBP 249,998,000

through Santander UK Group Holdings plc (249,998,000 ordinary

shares with a par value of GBP 1 each).

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The Group also holds 1,000 tracker shares (shares without voting

rights but with preferential dividend rights) amounting to GBP

1,000 and 1,000 B tracker shares amounting to GBP 1,000 through

Santander UK Group Holdings plc, both with a par value of GBP 1

each.

Additionally, the company issued GBP 50 million additional tier 1

(AT ) capital securities to Santander UK Group Holdings plc on 19

December 2022.

b) Capital increases in progress

No approved capital increases are in progress.

c) Capital authorised by the shareholders at the

general meeting

Not applicable.

d) Rights on founder’s shares, “rights” bonds,

convertible debentures and similar securities or

rights

Not applicable.

e) Specific circumstances that restrict the availability

of reserves

Not applicable.

f) Non-Group entities which hold, directly or through

subsidiaries, 10% or more of equity

Not applicable.

g) Quoted equity instruments

Not applicable.

3. Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

a) Number of financial equity instruments held by the

Group

The Group holds 3,440,170,512 ordinary shares and

3,273,507,089 preference shares through Banco Santander, S.A.

and its subsidiaries Sterrebeeck B.V. and Grupo Empresarial

Santander, S.L.

The shares composing the share capital of Banco Santander (Brasil)

S.A. have no par value and there are no pending payments. At 2024

year-end, the bank’s treasury shares consisted of 19,451,562

ordinary shares and 19,451,562 preferred shares, with a total of

38,903,124 shares.

In accordance with current bylaws (Article 5.7), the preference

shares do not confer voting rights on their holders, except under

the following circumstances:

a) In the event of transformation, merger, consolidation or spin-off

of the company.

b) In the event of approval of agreements between the company

and the shareholders, either directly, through third parties or

other companies in which the shareholders hold a stake,

provided that, due to legal or bylaw provisions, they are

submitted to a general meeting.

c) In the event of an assessment of the assets used to increase the

company’s share capital.

The General Assembly may, at any moment decide to convert the

preference shares into ordinary shares, establishing a reason for

the conversion.

However, the preference shares do have the following advantages

(Article 5.6):

a) Their dividends are 10% higher than those distributed to

ordinary shares.

b) Priority in the dividends distribution.

c) Participation, on the same terms as ordinary shares, in capital

increases resulting from the reserves and profits capitalization

and in the distribution of bonus shares arising from the

capitalization of retained earnings, reserves or any other funds.

d) Priority in the reimbursement of capital in the event company’s

dissolution.

e) In the event of a public offering due to a change in control of the

company, the holders of preferred shares are guaranteed the

right to sell the shares at the same price paid for the block of

shares transferred as part of the change of control, i.e. they are

treated the same as shareholders with voting rights.

b) Capital increases in progress

No approved capital increases are in progress.

c) Capital authorised by the shareholders at the

general meeting

The company is authorised to increase share capital, subject to

approval by the Board of Directors, up to a limit of 9,090,909,090

ordinary shares or preferred shares, and without need to maintain

any ratio between any of the different classes of shares, provided

they remain within the limits of the maximum number of preferred

shares provided in Law.

As of 31 December 2024, the share capital consists of

7,498,531,051 shares (3,818,695,031 ordinary shares and

3,679,836,020 preferred shares).

d) Rights on founder’s shares, “rights” bonds,

convertible debentures and similar securities or rights

At the general meeting held on 21 December 2016 the

shareholders approved the rules relating to the deferred

remuneration plans for the directors, management and other

employees of the company and of companies under its control.

Shares delivery is linked to achievement of certain targets.

e) Specific circumstances that restrict reserves

availability

The only restriction on the availability of Banco Santander (Brasil)

S.A.’s reserves is connected to the requirement for the legal

reserve formation (restricted reserves), which can only be used to

offset losses or to increase capital.

The legal reserve requirement is set-forth in Article 193 of the

Brazilian Corporations Law, which establishes that before

allocating profits to any other purpose, 5% of profits must be

transferred to the legal reserve, which must not exceed 20% of the

company’s share capital.

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f) Non-Group entities which hold, directly or through

subsidiaries, 10% or more of equity

Not applicable.

g) Listed capital instruments

All the shares are listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange ( B3 -

Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão) and the shares deposit certificates (American

Depositary Receipts - ADR) are listed on the New York Stock

Exchange (NYSE).

4. Santander Bank, National Association

a) Number of financial equity instruments held by the

Group

At 31 December 2024, the Group held 530,391,043 ordinary

shares that carry the same voting and dividend acquisition rights

over Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (SHUSA). This holding company

and Independence Community Bank Corp. (ICBC) hold 1,237

ordinary shares with a par value of USD 1 each, which carry the

same voting rights. These shares constitute all the share capital of

Santander Bank, National Association (SBNA). SHUSA holds an

80.84% ownership interest in SBNA, and the remaining 19.16%

belongs to ICBC. ICBC is wholly owned by SHUSA. There is no

shareholders’ meeting for the ordinary shares of SBNA.

b) Capital increases in progress

At 31 December 2024 there were no approved capital increases.

c) Capital authorised by the shareholders at the

general meeting

Not applicable.

d) Rights on founder’s shares, “rights” bonds,

convertible debentures and similar securities or rights

Not applicable.

e) Specific circumstances that restrict the availability

of reserves

Not applicable.

f) Non-Group entities which hold, directly or through

subsidiaries, 10% or more of equity

Not applicable.

g) Quoted equity instruments

Not applicable.

5. Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de

Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander

México

a) Number of financial instruments of capital held by

the group.

Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A. de C.V. ('Grupo

Financiero') and Gesban México Servicios Administrativos Globales,

S.A. de C.V. (México), hold 5,087,973,719 shares which represent

the 74.97% of the capital stock of  Banco Santander México and

Banco Santander, S.A. holds 1,691,806,903 shares which represent

the 24.92% of such capital stock.

On November 30, 2022, an Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of

Banco Santander México, was held at which it was approved (a) to

cancel the registration of all of the shares representing the capital

stock of the Company in the National Securities Registry (RNV)

maintained by the National Banking and Securities Commission

and to delist them from the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa

Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V.), and (b) delist the American

Depositary Shares (each representing five series "B" shares of the

Company) from the New York Stock Exchange and delist the

Company's series "B" shares and such American Depositary Shares

from registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission;

and (c) to conduct certain tender offers for the series "B" shares

representing the capital stock of the Company and the American

Depositary Shares.

Tender offers for the acquisition of shares were carried out from

February 7 to April 10, 2023, where Banco Santander, S.A. acquired

a total of 244,306,313 Series “B” shares.

Once the offers were finalized and in accordance with the Mexican

regulation, on May 8, 2023, a trust was established for a period of

6 months, to carry out the acquisition of shares of Banco Santander

México, including those represented by American Depositary

Shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange (which were not

owned at that time by Banco Santander, S.A. or its subsidiaries)

owned by shareholders who did not participate in the tender offers

made by Banco Santander, S.A.

On May 4 and 12, 2023, respectively, the Bank was delisted from

the New York Stock Exchange, LLC and the RNV .

On November 8, 2023, the trust ended; as a result, Banco

Santander, S.A. repurchased 9,243,880 Series “B” shares from

shareholders who did not participate in the tender offers, leaving a

total of 1,714,399 shares of the Series “B” in the hands of minority

shareholders.

On February 13, 2024, an Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of

Banco Santander México, S.A. was held, at which it was approved

to amend the Bylaws of the Institution to remove the obligations

established by the Securities Market Law as a public company.

b) Ongoing capital stock increases.

To this date there are not ongoing capital stock increases.

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c) Authorized Capital  by the Shareholders Meeting.

On April 20, 2021, the Company held an Extraordinary General

Shareholders' Meeting, at which, among other items, it was

approved an increase in the authorized capital stock of the

Company to  6,825,447,481.00 Mexican pesos  represented by

1,805,300,000 unsubscribed and unpaid shares, which are held in

treasury so that the Company may issue Capital Instruments

representing non-preferred subordinated debt, This increase was

approved by the National Banking and Securities Commission

(CNBV) through official communication number

312-3/10039041/2021 dated November 8, 2021.

As a result of said agreement, the Company requested the update

of the registration of the shares representing the capital stock of

Banco Santander Mexico, S.A. in the RNV, which was authorized by

the CNBV through official communication number 153/2800/2022

dated May 20, 2022.In the aforementioned official communication,

it was requested that the Company adjusted the amounts in pesos

corresponding to the capital stock to include cents, and therefore,

through an Extraordinary General Stockholders' Meeting held on

July 19, 2022, the corresponding adjustment was made, which was

authorized by the CNBV through official communication number

312-3/93573/2023 dated January 3, 2023.

The  capital stock of the Bank is 32,485,600,109.44 Mexican pesos

represented by a total of 8,592,294,357  shares with a nominal

value of 3.780782962 Mexican pesos each one; divided in

4,385,824,012  stocks  “F” Series and 4,206,470,345 shares  “B”

Series. The capital stock is constituted as follows:

•   Paid-in and subscribed capital of the Bank is 25,660,152,628.14

Mexican pesos represented by a total of 6,786,994,357  shares

with a nominal value of 3.780782962 Mexican pesos  each one;

divided in 3,464,309,145 shares “F” Series and 3,322,685,212

shares Series.

• The authorized capital stock for the conversion of obligations into

shares of the Company is  6,825,447,481.30 Mexican pesos,

represented by a total of 1,805 ,300,000  shares with a nominal

value of  3,780782962 Mexican pesos  each; divided into

921,514,867  Series “F” shares and 883,785,133  Series “B

shares ". which are kept in the treasury of the Bank.

d) Rights incorporated into parts of founder, bonds or

debt, convertible obligations and securities or similar

rights.

(i) The Board of Directors on its meeting held on October 22, 2015,

was updated regarding the situation of the debt issuance of

Banco Santander Mexico, S.A. , which had been previously

ratified in the meeting held on October 17, 2013, in order to

issue debt for the amount of 6,500 million dollars in local or

international markets, for a maximum period of 15 years, senior

or subordinated debt including debt instruments qualifying for

purposes of capital in accordance with the legislation in force,

which can be implemented individually or through several

issuance programs.

The approved debt issuance of Banco Santander México, S.A.,

Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México

is currently composed as follows:

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| Issuance Program of unsecured bonds and  unsecured certificates of deposit | Revolving | 04-  Mar-2026 | 55,000 million Mexican pesos, or its  equivalent in UDIs, dollars or any  other foreign currency | $10,060 million Mexican  pesos |
| Private banking structured bonds Act with  subsequent placements (JBSANPRIV 21-1) | No revolvingA | 28-  Jan-2026 | 20,000 million Mexican pesos | $0 million Mexican pesos |
| Private structured bonds Act with subsequent  placements (JBSANPRIV 23-1) | No revolvingA | 14-  Sept-2028 | 20,000 million Mexican pesos | $0 million Mexican pesos |
| Private structured bonds Act with subsequent  placements (JBSANPRIV 23-2) | No revolvingA | 08-  Dic-2028 | 20,000 million Mexican pesos | $0 million Mexican pesos |
| Public banking structured bonds Act with  subsequent placements (JBSANPRIV 24-1) | No revolvingA | 10-  Oct-2029 | 100,000 million Mexican pesos | $84,253 million Mexican  pesos |
| Public banking structured bonds Act with  subsequent placements (JBSANPRIV 22-1) | No revolvingA | 16-  Dic-2027 | 10,000 million Mexican pesos | $10,000 million Mexican  pesos |
| Capital Notes (Tier 2 Capital) | No revolvingA | 1-Oct-2028 | 1,300 million American dollars | N/A |
| Senior notes 144.ª/RegS | No revolvingA | 17-  Apr-2025 | 1,750 million American dollars | N/A |
| Subordinated Notes, perpetual and convertible  (Tier 1) | No revolvingA | perpetual | 700 million American dollars | N/A |
| Subordinated Preferred Notes (2024) | No revolvingA | 21-  Mar-2030 | 900 million American dollars | N/A |
| Senior Notes 144.ª/RegS (2024) | No revolvingA | 10-  Dic-2029 | 700 million American dollars | N/A |

A. The issuance of the structured private banking bonds isn’t revolving. Once placed the amount laid down in the corresponding brochure a new certificate will be issued on

the authorized amount.

(ii) The Board of Directors on its meeting held on January 27, 2011

approved the general conditions for the senior debt issue

among international markets up to 1,500 million American

dollars. On October 18, 2012 such senior debt issuance under

144ª Rules was approved on the amount of up to 1,000 million

American dollars, for a term of 5 to 10 years. The issuance was

approved with the purpose of obtaining resources to finance the

increase in business assets and the liquidity of the Bank.

(iii) On September 20, 2018, Banco Santander México, issued and

placed equity instruments, subordinated, preferential, and not

convertible into shares, governed by foreign law, representative of

the complementary part of the net capital of Banco Santander

Mexico (Tier 2 subordinated preferred capital notes), for the

amount of 1,300 million American dollars (the “Instruments”),

whose resources were used mainly for the acquisition of the

94.07% of the Subordinated Notes 2013.

The amount issued of 1,300 million American dollars covers in full

the sum of the repurchase of the Subordinated Notes 2013, for

1,222,907,000 American dollars.

Regarding the acquisition of the Subordinated Notes 2013: (a) the

acquired total amount was 1,222,907,000 American dollars

(nominal value), at a price of 1,010.50 American dollars and (b) the

amount acquired by Banco Santander, S.A., was a nominal

1,078,094,000 American dollars.

In connection with the issuance of the Instruments, the total

amount distributed with Banco Santander, S.A. (Spain), was 75% of

such issuance; that is, the placed amount was 975 million.

Therefore, the Bank’s General Extraordinary Shareholder´s Meeting

held on September 10, 2018, among other subjects, approved to

ratify the issuance limit for up to 6,500 million and a term of 15

years, senior or subordinate, in local and/or international markets,

instrumented individually or through issuance programs, which

was previously authorized by the Board of Directors on its meeting

held on April 26,  2018. Likewise, such meeting approved the

issuance of Tier 2 preferred subordinated debt for an amount of

1,300 million American dollars.

On January 30, 2019, Banco Santander México paid off the total

remaining due amount of the Subordinated Notes 2013.

On April 17th., 2020, Banco Santander Mexico issued an

international Senior Note, due on five years in the global market,

on the amount of 1,750 million dollars, with a rate of 5.375 per

cent, whereas the demand exceeded three times the placed

amount. The due date of such notes will be April 17th, 2025.

On June 15th., 2020, the Bank’s Shareholders' Meeting was held,

which approved to increase the debt securities issuance in order to

be settled in the amount of 10,000 million American dollars, to be

used considering the following, among others: i) issuance of debt

securities in local and international markets; ii) senior or

subordinated debt, including in both cases preferred and not

preferred securities, and debt securities classified as capital on a

regulatory point of view. The Board of Directors on its meeting held

on June 18th., 2020, ratified the 10,000 million American dollars

limit approved by the above mentioned Shareholders Meeting.

On April 20, 2021, a General Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting

of Banco Santander México was held, where among other issues, it

was approved that the Bank may issue subordinated non

preferential perpetual and convertible capital notes, to be placed

abroad, in accordance with the Banco de Mexico authorization.

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On September 15, 2021, Banco Santander Mexico issued abroad

the “Perpetual Subordinated Non-Preferred Contingent Convertible

Additional Tier 1 Notes”, up to an amount of 700 million American

dollars. On the same date, the Bank paid the “2016 Obligations”

issued by the Bank, on a fixed initial rate of 4.625% up to an

amount of 700 million American dollars.

On January 25, 2024, the Bank’s Board of Directors approved,

among others, the issuance of preferred subordinated Notes Tier 2

abroad, up to 1,500 million American dollars. Subsequently, the

General Shareholders Meeting dated February 27, 2024, approved

the issuance of capital instruments as part of the complementary

capital (TIER 2), to be placed abroad, up to an amount of 1,030

million American dollars (900 million American dollars were

effectively placed).

On October 17, 2024, the Bank’s Board of Directors approved,

among others, the issuance of a Senior Note abroad up to an

amount of 700 million American dollars.

e) Specific circumstances restricting the availability of

reserves.

According to the Law of Financial Institutions, general dispositions

applicable to financial institutions, General Corporations law and

the bylaws, the Bank has to constitute or increase its capital

reserves to ensure the solvency to protect the payments system

and the public savings.

The Bank increases its legal reserve annually accordingly to the

results obtained in the fiscal year (benefits).

The Bank must constitute the different reserves established in the

legal provisions applicable to financial institutions, which are

determined accordingly to the qualification granted to credits and

they are released when the credit rating improves, or when it is

settled.

f) Entities outside the Group which own, directly or

through subsidiaries, a stake equal to or greater than

10% of the equity.

Not applicable.

g) Equity instruments admitted to trading.

Not applicable.

6. Banco Santander Totta, S.A

a) Number of equity instruments held by the Group

The Group holds 1,391,248,074 ordinary shares through its

subsidiaries: Santander Totta, SGPS, S.A. with 1,376,219,267

shares, Taxagest Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, S.A.

with 14,593,315 shares, and Banco Santander Totta, S.A. with

435,492 treasury shares, all of which have a par value of EUR 1

each and identical voting and dividend rights and are subscribed

and paid in full.

b) Capital increases in progress

At 31 December 2024, there were no equity increases in progress.

c) Capital authorised by the shareholders at the

general meeting

Not applicable.

d) Rights on founder’s shares, “rights” bonds,

convertible debentures and similar securities or rights

Not applicable.

e) Specific circumstances that restrict the availability

of reserves

Under Article 296 of the Portuguese Companies’ Code, the legal

and merger reserves can only be used to offset losses or to

increase capital.

Non-current asset revaluation reserves are regulated by Decree-

Law 31/98, under which losses can be offset or capital increased by

the amounts for which the underlying asset is depreciated,

amortised or sold.

f) Non-Group entities which hold, directly or through

subsidiaries, 10% or more of equity

Not applicable.

g) Equity instruments

Not applicable.

7. Santander Consumer Bank AG

a) Number of financial equity instruments held by the

Group

At 31 December 2024, through Santander Consumer Holding

GmbH, the Group held 30,002 ordinary shares with a par value of

EUR 1,000 each, all of which carry the same voting rights.

b) Capital increases in progress

Not applicable.

c) Capital authorised by the shareholders at the

general meeting

Not applicable.

d) Rights on founder’s shares, “rights” bonds,

convertible debentures and similar securities or rights

Not applicable.

e) Specific circumstances that restrict the availability

of reserves

Not applicable.

f) Non-Group entities which hold, directly or through

subsidiaries, 10% or more of equity

Not applicable.

g) Quoted equity instruments

Not applicable.

8. Banco Santander - Chile

a) Number of equity instruments held by the Group

The Group holds a 67.18% ownership interest in its subsidiary in

Chile corresponding to 126,593,017,845 ordinary shares of Banco

Santander - Chile through its subsidiaries: Santander Chile Holding

S.A. with 66,822,519,695 ordinary shares, Teatinos Siglo XXI

Inversiones S.A., with 59,770,481,573 ordinary shares and

Santander Inversiones S.A. with 16,577 fully subscribed and paid

ordinary shares that carry the same voting and dividend rights.

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b) Capital increases in progress

At 31 December 2024, there were no approved capital increases.

c) Capital authorised by the shareholders at the

general meeting

Share capital at 31 December 2024 amounted to CLP

891,302,881,691.

d) Rights on founder’s shares, “rights” bonds,

convertible debentures and similar securities or rights

Not applicable.

e) Specific circumstances that restrict the availability

of reserves

Remittances to foreign investors in relation to investments made

under the Statute of Foreign Investment (Decree-Law 600/1974)

and the amendments thereto require the prior authorisation of the

foreign investment promotion agency.

f) Non-Group entities which hold, directly or through

subsidiaries, 10% or more of equity

Not applicable.

g) Quoted equity instruments

All the shares are listed on the Chilean stock exchanges and,

through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), on the New York

Stock Exchange (NYSE).

9. Santander Bank Polska S.A.

a) Number of financial equity instruments held by the

Group

At 31 December, 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. held 63,560,774

ordinary shares with a par value of PLN 10 each, all of which carry

the same voting rights.

On 13 September 2024, Banco Santander sold 5,320,000 shares

held in Santander Bank Polska S.A. (ca. 5.2% of the in share

capital).

b) Capital increases in progress

At 31 December, 2024, there were no equity increases in progress.

c) Capital authorised by the shareholders at the

general meeting

There was no share capital increase in 2024.

d) Rights on founder’s shares, “rights” bonds,

convertible debentures and similar securities or rights

Not applicable.

e) Specific circumstances that restrict the availability

of reserves

Not applicable.

f) Non-Group entities, which hold, directly or through

subsidiaries, 10% or more of equity

Not applicable.

g) Quoted equity instruments

All the shares of Santander Bank Polska S.A. are listed on the

Warsaw Stock Exchange.

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Appendix VI

Annual banking report

Grupo Santander’s total tax contribution (taxes incurred directly

and by third parties, generated in the course of business) is around

EUR 22.5 billion, including more than EUR 10.9 billion in taxes

incurred directly (corporate income tax, non-recoverable value

added tax (VAT) and other indirect taxes, employer Social Security

contributions, payroll taxes and other taxes and levies).

This report complies with Article 89 of Directive 2013/36/EU of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access

to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision

of credit institutions and investment firms, and its transposition

into Spanish law pursuant to Article 87 of Act 10/2014 of 26 June

on the regulation, supervision and capital adequacy of credit

institutions.

The criteria used to prepare this report were:

a) Name(s), activities and location

Appendices I to III to the consolidated financial statements contain

details of the companies operating in each jurisdiction, including

their name(s), location and activities.

Santander main activity in the jurisdictions where operate is

commercial banking. The Group primarily operates in ten markets

through subsidiaries that are autonomous in capital and liquidity.

This has clear strategic and regulatory advantages, since it limits

the risk of contagion between units, imposes a double layer of

global and local oversight, and facilitates crisis management and

resolution.

b) Turnover and profit or loss before  tax

Turnover in this report is Total income, and profit or loss before tax,

Operating profit/(loss) before tax, both as defined and presented in

the consolidated income statement that forms part of the

consolidated financial statements.

c) Number of full-time equivalent employees

The data on full-time equivalent employees stem from the average

headcount of each jurisdiction.

d) Tax on profit or loss

In the absence of specific criteria, we have included the amount

effectively paid (EUR 5,880 million in 2024, with an effective tax

rate of 30.9%) in respect of taxes whose effect is recognized under

Income tax in the consolidated income statement.

Taxes effectively paid by the companies in each jurisdiction include:

• Supplementary payments relating to income tax returns, usually

for prior years.

• Advances, prepayments, withholdings made or borne in respect

of tax on profit or loss for the year. We included taxes borne

abroad in the jurisdiction of the company that bore them.

• Refunds received with respect to prior years’ returns.

• Where appropriate, the amount payable from assessments and

litigation relating to these taxes.

The foregoing form part of the cash flow statement and differ from

the corporate income tax expense recognized in the consolidated

income statement (EUR 5,283 million in 2024, representing an

effective rate of 27.8%, see note 27). This is because each country’s

tax regulations establish:

• when taxes must be paid. There is often a mismatch between the

payment dates and the generation of the income bearing the tax.

• their own calculation criteria to define temporary or permanent

restrictions on expense deduction, exemptions and relief or

deferrals of certain income, generating the differences between

the accounting profit (or loss) and taxable profit (or tax loss)

which is ultimately taxed; tax loss carry forwards from prior

years, tax credits and/or relief, etc., must also be added. In

certain cases, special regimes such as the tax consolidation of

companies in the same jurisdiction are established.

e) Public subsidies

In the context of the legally-required disclosures, this was

interpreted as any aid or subsidy in line with the European

Commission’s Guidance on the notion of State aid. Grupo

Santander did not receive significant public subsidies in 2024.

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| Jurisdiction | Turnover (EUR million) | Full-time equivalent  employees | Gross profit or loss before  tax (EUR million) | Tax on profit or loss (EUR  million) |
| Germany | 1,643 | 5,268 | 126 | 238 |
| Argentina | 2,465 | 8,217 | 823 | 258 |
| Australia | 8 | 58 | 2 | — |
| Austria | 224 | 318 | 84 | 20 |
| Bahamas | 43 | 26 | 36 | — |
| Belgium | 108 | 249 | 49 | 7 |
| Brazil1 | 12,725 | 57,191 | 3,016 | 1,213 |
| Canada | 76 | 296 | (12) | 1 |
| Chile | 2,552 | 9,306 | 1,107 | 326 |
| China | 36 | 114 | 4 | — |
| Colombia | 128 | 1,190 | 23 | 24 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 132 | (15) | — |
| Spain2 | 11,915 | 35,457 | 3,954 | 533 |
| United States | 7,423 | 11,671 | 838 | 242 |
| Denmark | 163 | 242 | 65 | 18 |
| Finland | 96 | 163 | 37 | 11 |
| France | 806 | 1,003 | 395 | 149 |
| Greece | 13 | 48 | 2 | — |
| Hong Kong | 87 | 237 | 17 | 7 |
| India | — | 78 | — | — |
| Ireland | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 50 | 93 | 32 | 3 |
| Italy | 658 | 1,305 | 221 | 51 |
| Jersey | 20 | 67 | 11 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 630 | 32 | 616 | 221 |
| Mexico | 6,154 | 30,269 | 2,203 | 875 |
| Norway | 219 | 573 | 95 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 175 | 348 | 114 | 123 |
| Peru | 213 | 919 | 92 | 31 |
| Poland | 3,966 | 12,843 | 1,689 | 503 |
| Portugal | 2,188 | 5,300 | 1,526 | 590 |
| United Kingdom | 6,017 | 21,039 | 1,525 | 347 |
| Romania | 7 | 25 | 5 | — |
| Singapore | 41 | 36 | 21 | 1 |
| Sweden | 157 | 343 | 39 | 21 |
| Switzerland | 206 | 409 | 31 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 651 | 1,541 | 255 | 53 |
| Consolidated Group Total | 61,876 | 206,417 | 19,027 | 5,880 |

1. Including the information relating to a branch in the Cayman Islands, the profits of which are taxed in full in Brazil. The contribution of this branch profit before tax from

continuing operations is EUR 443 million.

2. Includes the Corporate Centre.

At 31 December 2024, the Group’s return on assets (ROA) was 0.76%.

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Pursuant to Article 253, section 1 of the revised Spanish Companies Act ( Ley de Sociedades de Capital), the board of

directors of Banco Santander, S.A. draws up the consolidated financial statements (comprising the consolidated balance

sheet, income statement, statement of recognized income and expense, statement of changes in total equity, statement

of cash flows and the notes to the consolidated financial statements) and the consolidated directors’ report for the 2024

fiscal year in eXtensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) format and, with respect to the main consolidated

financial statements and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, with tags in the standard eXtensible

Business Reporting Language (XBRL), all of which conforms to the single electronic reporting format required under

Directive 2004/109/EC and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815.

The directors of Banco Santander, S.A., listed below with an indication of their respective positions, declare that, to the

best of their knowledge, the company's consolidated financial statements for the 2024 financial year were drawn up in

accordance with the applicable accounting principles and give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial

position and profit or loss of Banco Santander, S.A. and of the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a

whole, and that the consolidated directors’ report includes a fair review of the development, performance and position

of the company and of the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of

the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), 25 February 2025

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| HOMAIRA AKBARI |  | JUAN CARLOS BARRABÉS CÓNSUL |
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| FRANCISCO JAVIER BOTÍN-SANZ DE SAUTUOLA Y  O’SHEA |  | SOL DAURELLA COMADRÁN |
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| HENRIQUE MANUEL DRUMMOND BORGES  CIRNE DE CASTRO |  | GERMÁN DE LA FUENTE ESCAMILLA |
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| GINA LORENZA DÍEZ BARROSO AZCÁRRAGA |  | LUIS ISASI FERNÁNDEZ DE BOBADILLA |
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| BELÉN ROMANA GARCÍA |  | PAMELA ANN WALKDEN |
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GENERAL

INFORMATION

Corporate information

Banco Santander, S.A. is a Spanish bank, incorporated as

sociedad anónima in Spain and is the parent company of Grupo

Santander. Banco Santander, S.A. operates under the

commercial name Santander.

The Bank’s Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is

5493006QMFDDMYWIAM13 and its Spanish tax identification

number is A-39000013. The Bank is registered with the

Companies Registry of Cantabria, and its Bylaws have been

adapted to the Spanish Companies Act by means of the notarial

deed instrument executed in Santander on 29 July 2011 before

the notary Juan de Dios Valenzuela García, under number 1209

of his book and filed with the Companies Registry of Cantabria in

volume 1006 of the archive, folio 28, page number S-1960,

entry 2038.

The Bank is also registered in the Official registry of entities of

Bank of Spain with code number 0049.

The Bank’s registered office is at:

Paseo de Pereda, 9-12

39004 Santander

Spain

The Bank’s principal executive offices are located at:

Santander Group City

Avda. de Cantabria s/n

28660 Boadilla del Monte

Madrid

Spain

Telephone: (+34) 91 259 65 20

Corporate history

The Bank was established in the city of Santander by public deed

before the notary José Dou Martínez on 3 March 1856, which

was later ratified and amended in part by a second public deed

dated 21 March 1857 executed before the notary José María

Olarán. The Bank commenced operations upon incorporation on

20 August 1857 and, according to article 4 of the Bylaws, its

duration shall be for an indefinite period. It was transformed into

a credit corporation (sociedad anónima de crédito) by public

deed, executed before notary Ignacio Pérez, on 14 January 1875

and registered in the Companies Registry Book of the

Government’s Trade Promotion Section in the province of

Santander. The Bank amended its Bylaws to conform to the

Spanish public companies act of 1989 by means of a public deed

executed in Santander on 8 June 1992 before the notary José

María de Prada Díez and recorded in his notarial record book

under number 1316.

On 15 January 1999, the boards of directors of Santander and

Banco Central Hispanoamericano, S.A. agreed to merge Banco

Central Hispanoamericano, S.A. into Santander, and to change

Banco Santander’s name to Banco Santander Central Hispano,

S.A. The shareholders of Santander and Banco Central

Hispanoamericano, S.A. approved the merger on 6 March 1999,

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.

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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 Gómez-Dégano

Calle Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, 61

28003 Madrid

Telephone: (+34) 91 429 56 61

oficina@defensorcliente.es

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Part 2.

Supplemental

information

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Table of contents:

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| 1. [Supplemental information to the consolidated directors' report](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1285) | [873](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1285) |
| [Corporate governance code](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1288) | [873](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1288) |
| [Branches](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1291) | [873](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1291) |
| [Statement on diversity](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1294) | [873](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1294) |
| [Important events](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1294) | [874](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1297) |
| 2.[Financial statements of Banco Santander, S.A.](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1300) | [875](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_1300) |
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1. Supplemental information to the

consolidated directors' report

1.1. Corporate governance code

The CNMV’s Good Governance Code for Listed Companies (Spanish

Corporate Governance Code), referred to in section 9 of the

‘Corporate governance’ chapter and to which Banco Santander is

subject, is publicly available on the website of the CNMV (Comisión

Nacional del Mercado de Valores), https://www.cnmv.es/

DocPortal/Publicaciones/CodigoGov/CBG\_2020\_ENen.PDF.

1.2. Branches

Details of Santander’s branches are set out in note 3 to the

consolidated annual accounts.

1.3. Statement on diversity

The disclosures below are made pursuant to the FCA’s Listing Rule

14.3.30R as Banco Santander shares are listed on the London Stock

Exchange and classified under the "Equity shares (international

commercial companies secondary listing)" category of the FCA's

Official List. It is worth noting however that Banco Santander is a

Spanish-incorporated company whose home securities market is in

Spain and that there is no equivalent requirement under Spanish

law regarding directors’ ethnic background nor any requirement

under which at least one of the following roles (Chair, Chief

Executive, Senior Independent Director or Chief Financial Officer) is

to be held by a woman.

In accordance with the disclosure requirements under the FCA’s

Listing Rule 14.3.30R, as at 31 December 2024: (i) 40 per cent. of

the members of the board of Banco Santander were women; (ii)

the role of Chair of the board was held by a woman; and (iii) at

least one individual on the board was from a minority ethnic

background.  There have been no changes to the board between 31

December 2024 and the date of filing this report.

Further information can be found in section [4.2 'Board](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_337)

[composition'](#i0aac0444ae044df3a0ca50b26a912ab8_337) in 'Corporate governance' chapter of our 2024 Annual

Report.

The following tables set out the information required to be

disclosed by Banco Santander pursuant to the FCA’s UK Listing Rule

14.3.30R(2):

Table for reporting on gender identity or sex (UKLR 14 Annex 1R(1)):

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|  | Number of board  members | Percentage of the  board | Number of senior  positions on the board  (CEO, CFO 1 , SID and  Chair) | Number in executive  management 2 | Percentage of  executive  management |
| Men | 9 | 60% | 2 | 4 | 66.7% |
| Women | 6 | 40% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Not specified/prefer  not to say | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% |

1. Note that Banco Santander’s CFO is not a member of the board of dire ctors.

2. We refer to the members of Banco Santander’s Board Executive Committee (please see page 259 of our 2024 Annual Report).

Table for reporting on ethnic background (UKLR 14 Annex 1R(2)):

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|  | Number of  board  members | Percentage  of the  board | Number of senior  positions on the board  (CEO, CFO, SID and  Chair) 1 | Number in executive  management | Percentage of executive  management |
| White British or other White (including  minority-white groups) | 11 | 73.3% | — | 4 | 66.6% |
| Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups | 1 | 6.7% | — | 1 | 16.7% |
| Asian/Asian British | 0 | 0% | — | 0 | 0% |
| Black/African/ Caribbean/  Black British | 0 | 0% | — | 0 | 0% |
| Other ethnic group, including Arab | 0 | 0% | — | 0 | 0% |
| Not specified/prefer not to say | 3 | 20% | — | 1 | 16.7% |

1. Consent to the reporting on ethnic background has been given by each director on a no-names basis.  Since the identity of the three individuals holding senior positions

on the board is publicly available, the publication of numerical data in this column would risk identifying the ethnic background of these individuals, as well as those on

the board more generally.  In accordance with UKLR 14.3.31R and applicable data protection laws in Spain, we have therefore chosen not to complete this column so as

to prevent ethnic background data from being publicly attributed to specific individuals without their consent.

Board diversity data is accurate as at the date of filing this report.

Data on ethnic background has been supplied by each director and

data on gender diversity has been approved unanimously by all

board members as included in the Annual Report of Banco

Santander for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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1.4. Important events

The following events occurred from 1 January 2025 to 25 February

2025, being the date on which the consolidated financial

statements were authorized for issue (see note 1.g to the

consolidated financial statements).

On 20 January 2025, Banco Santander, S.A. prepaid all the Tier 1

Contingently Convertible Preferred Securities with ISIN code

XS179325004 and common code 179325004 in circulation, for a

total nominal amount of EUR 187.6 million and which trade on the

Irish Stock Market 'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC').

Under the authorization of the 2023 annual general meeting and

also according to the 2024 shareholder remuneration policy, on 4

February 2025 the board resolved to execute a new share buyback

programme for a maximum amount of approximately EUR

1,587 million. The appropriate regulatory authorization has

already been obtained and the execution of which began on 6

February 2025.

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2. Financial statements of Banco

Santander, S.A.

Banco Santander, S.A.

Auditor’s report, Annual accounts and director’s report for the year

ended 31 December 2024

Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial

reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain (see notes 1 to 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-

language version prevails.

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Banco Santander, S.A.

Financial statements for the year ended  31 December 2024

Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial

reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain (see notes 1 to 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the

Spanish-language version prevails.

1

Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain

(see notes 1 to 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

Banco Santander, S.A.

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| BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2024 AND 2023 | | | |
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| ASSETS | Note | 2024 | 2023 A |
| CASH, CASH BALANCES AT CENTRAL BANKS AND OTHER DEPOSITS ON  DEMAND | 6 | 97,457 | 125,020 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS HELD FOR TRADING |  | 160,425 | 114,197 |
| Derivatives | 9 & 11 | 52,462 | 46,516 |
| Equity instruments | 8 | 16,225 | 14,423 |
| Debt securities | 7 | 43,315 | 30,357 |
| Loans and advances |  | 48,423 | 22,901 |
| Central banks | 6 | 1,239 | 1,146 |
| Credit institutions | 6 | 23,428 | 10,755 |
| Customers | 10 | 23,756 | 11,000 |
| Memorandum items: Lent or delivered as guarantees with disposal or pledge  rights | 31 | 27,581 | 26,768 |
| NON-TRADING FINANCIAL ASSETS MANDATORILY AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH  PROFIT OR LOSS |  | 2,127 | 2,305 |
| Equity instruments | 8 | 991 | 679 |
| Debt securities | 7 | 204 | 580 |
| Loans and advances |  | 932 | 1,046 |
| Central banks | 6 | — | — |
| Credit institutions | 6 | — | — |
| Customers | 10 | 932 | 1,046 |
| Memorandum items: Lent or delivered as guarantees with disposal or pledge  rights | 31 | 30 | 326 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS DESIGNATED AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS |  | 4,826 | 5,806 |
| Debt securities | 7 | — | — |
| Loans and advances |  | 4,826 | 5,806 |
| Central banks | 6 | — | — |
| Credit institutions | 6 | 580 | 701 |
| Customers | 10 | 4,246 | 5,105 |
| Memorandum items: Lent or delivered as guarantees with disposal or pledge  rights | 31 | — | — |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE  INCOME |  | 15,312 | 9,774 |
| Equity instruments | 8 & 25 | 1,245 | 983 |
| Debt securities | 7 & 25 | 8,873 | 4,456 |
| Loans and advances |  | 5,194 | 4,335 |
| Central banks | 6 | — | — |
| Credit institutions | 6 | 32 | — |
| Customers | 10 | 5,162 | 4,335 |
| Memorandum items: Lent or delivered as guarantees with disposal or pledge  rights | 31 | 2,148 | 1,551 |
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| ASSETS | Note | 2024 | 2023 A |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS AT AMORTIZED COST |  | 392,443 | 379,110 |
| Debt securities | 7 | 65,917 | 56,627 |
| Loans and advances |  | 326,526 | 322,483 |
| Central banks | 6 | 218 | 149 |
| Credit institutions | 6 | 34,711 | 34,752 |
| Customers | 10 | 291,597 | 287,582 |
| Memorandum items: Lent or delivered as guarantees with disposal or pledge  rights | 31 | 15,277 | 16,003 |
| HEDGING DERIVATIVES | 32 | 1,917 | 1,102 |
| CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF HEDGED ITEMS IN PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF  INTEREST RATE RISK |  | (17) | (64) |
| INVESTMENTS | 13 | 100,045 | 99,326 |
| Group entities |  | 97,674 | 97,144 |
| Joint venture entities |  | 322 | 334 |
| Associated entities |  | 2,049 | 1,848 |
| TANGIBLE ASSETS | 15 | 6,219 | 6,368 |
| Property, plant and equipment |  | 6,046 | 6,159 |
| For own-use |  | 5,144 | 5,253 |
| Leased out under an operating lease |  | 902 | 906 |
| Investment property |  | 173 | 209 |
| Of which: Leased out under an operating lease |  | 173 | 209 |
| Memorandum items: Acquired in financial leasing |  | 2,371 | 2,490 |
| INTANGIBLE ASSETS | 16 | 830 | 842 |
| Goodwill |  | 209 | 271 |
| Other intangible assets |  | 621 | 571 |
| TAX ASSETS | 24 | 10,353 | 10,837 |
| Current tax assets |  | 4,332 | 4,007 |
| Deferred tax assets |  | 6,021 | 6,830 |
| OTHER ASSETS |  | 2,637 | 2,289 |
| Insurance contracts linked to pensions | 14, 17 & 23 | 267 | 288 |
| Inventories | 17 | — | — |
| Other | 17 | 2,370 | 2,001 |
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE | 12 | 266 | 430 |
| TOTAL ASSETS |  | 794,840 | 757,342 |

A. Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 50  and appendices are an integral part of the balance sheet as of  31 December 2024.

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Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain

(see notes 1 to 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

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| BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2024 AND 2023 | | | |
| EUR Million | | | |

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| LIABILITIES | Note | 2024 | 2023A |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES HELD FOR TRADING |  | 119,149 | 96,052 |
| Derivatives | 9 & 11 | 46,121 | 41,379 |
| Short positions | 9 | 25,518 | 17,837 |
| Deposits |  | 47,510 | 36,836 |
| Central banks | 18 | 9,123 | 5,453 |
| Credit institutions | 18 | 24,884 | 17,548 |
| Customers | 19 | 13,503 | 13,835 |
| Marketable debt securities | 20 | — | — |
| Other financial liabilities | 22 | — | — |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES DESIGNATED AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR  LOSS |  | 33,257 | 37,424 |
| Deposits |  | 32,188 | 37,216 |
| Central banks | 18 | 1,774 | 1,209 |
| Credit institutions | 18 | 2,107 | 1,872 |
| Customers | 19 | 28,307 | 34,135 |
| Marketable debt securities | 20 | 1,069 | 208 |
| Other financial liabilities | 22 | — | — |
| Memorandum items: Subordinated liabilities |  | — | — |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT AMORTIZED COST |  | 552,080 | 536,211 |
| Deposits |  | 392,720 | 384,274 |
| Central banks | 18 | 5,117 | 11,682 |
| Credit institutions | 18 | 38,691 | 35,503 |
| Customers | 19 | 348,912 | 337,089 |
| Marketable debt securities | 20 | 146,113 | 139,870 |
| Other financial liabilities | 22 | 13,247 | 12,067 |
| Memorandum items: Subordinated liabilities | 20 & 21 | 28,142 | 24,218 |
| HEDGING DERIVATIVES | 32 | 2,516 | 3,099 |
| CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF HEDGED ITEMS IN PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF  INTEREST RATE RISK |  | (19) | (20) |
| PROVISIONS | 23 | 3,190 | 3,444 |
| Pensions and other post-retirement obligations |  | 647 | 748 |
| Other long term employee benefits |  | 699 | 696 |
| Taxes and other legal contingencies |  | 762 | 705 |
| Contingent liabilities and commitments |  | 175 | 184 |
| Other provisions |  | 907 | 1,111 |
| TAX LIABILITIES | 24 | 2,168 | 1,930 |
| Current tax liabilities |  | 190 | 165 |
| Deferred tax liabilities |  | 1,978 | 1,765 |
| OTHER LIABILITIES | 17 | 4,167 | 4,328 |
| LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE |  | — | — |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES |  | 716,508 | 682,468 |

A.  Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 50 and appendices are an integral part of the balance sheet as of 31 December 2024.

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Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain

(see notes 1 to 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

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| BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2024 AND 2023 | | | |
| EUR Million | | | |

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| EQUITY | Note | 2024 | 2023A |
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 26 | 79,887 | 77,465 |
| CAPITAL | 27 | 7,576 | 8,092 |
| Called up paid capital |  | 7,576 | 8,092 |
| Unpaid capital which has been called up |  | — | — |
| Memorandum items: Uncalled up capital |  | — | — |
| SHARE PREMIUM | 28 | 40,079 | 44,373 |
| EQUITY INSTRUMENTS ISSUED OTHER THAN CAPITAL | 30 | — | 720 |
| Equity component of compound financial instruments |  | — | — |
| Other equity instruments issued |  | — | 720 |
| OTHER EQUITY INSTRUMENTS | 30 | 217 | 195 |
| ACCUMULATED RETAINED EARNINGS | 29 | 24,345 | 17,889 |
| REVALUATION RESERVES |  | — | — |
| OTHER RESERVES | 29 | (899) | (706) |
| (-) OWN SHARES | 30 | — | (1,039) |
| RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD | 4 | 10,101 | 9,239 |
| (-) INTERIM DIVIDENDS | 4 | (1,532) | (1,298) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OR LOSS |  | (1,555) | (2,591) |
| ITEMS THAT WILL NOT BE RECLASSIFIED TO PROFIT OR LOSS | 25 | (1,669) | (2,399) |
| Actuarial gains or - losses in defined benefit pension plans |  | (827) | (1,141) |
| Non-current assets and disposal groups that have been classified as held for sale |  | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value with changes  in other comprehensive income |  | (919) | (1,162) |
| Ineffectiveness of fair value hedges of equity instruments measured at fair value  with changes in other comprehensive income |  | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value with  changes in other comprehensive income [hedged item] |  | 279 | 258 |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value with  changes in other comprehensive income [hedging instrument] |  | (279) | (258) |
| Changes in the fair value of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss  attributable to changes in credit risk |  | 77 | (96) |
| ITEMS THAT MAY BE RECLASSIFIED TO PROFIT OR LOSS | 25 | 114 | (192) |
| Hedge of net investments in foreign operations [effective part] |  | — | — |
| Currency conversion |  | — | — |
| Hedging derivatives. Cash flow hedge reserve [effective part] |  | 104 | (182) |
| Changes in the fair value of debt instruments measured at fair value with changes  in other comprehensive income |  | 10 | (10) |
| Hedging instruments [non-designated items] |  | — | — |
| Non-current assets and disposal groups that have been classified as held for sale |  | — | — |
| TOTAL EQUITY |  | 78,332 | 74,874 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  | 794,840 | 757,342 |
| MEMORANDUM ITEMS: OFF BALANCE SHEET AMOUNTS | 31 |  |  |
| Loan commitments granted |  | 141,976 | 128,487 |
| Financial guarantees granted |  | 18,888 | 14,746 |
| Other commitments granted |  | 108,829 | 90,048 |

A.  Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 50 and appendices are an integral part of the balance sheet as of 31 December 2024.

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Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain

(see notes 1 to 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

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| INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024  AND 2023 | | | |
| EUR Million | | | |

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|  | Note | 2024 | 2023A |
| Interest income | 34 | 27,027 | 22,580 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 619 | 504 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost |  | 18,180 | 14,282 |
| Other interest income |  | 8,228 | 7,794 |
| Interest expense | 35 | (20,112) | (16,204) |
| Expenses for capital stock repayable on demand |  | — | — |
| Interest income/(changes) |  | 6,915 | 6,376 |
| Dividend income | 36 | 8,447 | 9,652 |
| Commission income | 37 | 3,791 | 3,303 |
| Commission expense | 38 | (866) | (675) |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or  loss, net | 39 | (97) | (232) |
| Financial assets at amortized cost |  | (47) | (234) |
| Other financial assets and liabilities |  | (50) | 2 |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading, net | 39 | 704 | 723 |
| Reclassification of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | — | — |
| Reclassification of financial assets at amortized cost |  | — | — |
| Other gains (losses) |  | 704 | 723 |
| Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily at fair value  through profit or loss, net | 39 | 73 | 93 |
| Reclassification of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | — | — |
| Reclassification of financial assets at amortized cost |  | — | — |
| Other gains (losses) |  | 73 | 93 |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss,  net | 39 | 350 | 122 |
| Gains or losses from hedge accounting, net | 39 | (6) | (4) |
| Exchange differences, net | 40 | (106) | (193) |
| Other operating income | 41 | 575 | 530 |
| Other operating expenses | 41 | (625) | (979) |
| Total income |  | 19,155 | 18,716 |
| Administrative expenses |  | (5,293) | (5,111) |
| Staff costs | 42 | (3,210) | (3,084) |
| Other general administrative expenses | 43 | (2,083) | (2,027) |
| Depreciation and amortisation cost | 15 & 16 | (598) | (598) |
| Provisions or reversal of provisions, net | 23 | (659) | (744) |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured at fair value through  profit or loss and net gains or losses from changes | 7 &10 | (1,334) | (1,372) |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | (1) | (23) |
| Financial assets at amortized cost |  | (1,333) | (1,349) |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment of investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and  associates, net | 44 | (237) | (1,047) |
| Impairment or reversal on non-financial assets, net |  | (3) | 21 |
| Tangible assets | 15 & 44 | (3) | 23 |
| Intangible assets | 16 & 44 | — | (2) |
| Others |  | — | — |
| Gain or losses on non-financial assets, net | 45 | 219 | 6 |
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|  | Note | 2024 | 2023A |
| Negative goodwill recognised in results |  | — | — |
| Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale not classified as discontinued operations | 12 & 46 | (58) | (99) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax |  | 11,192 | 9,772 |
| Tax expense or income from continuing operations | 24 | (1,091) | (533) |
| Profit/(loss) from continuing operations |  | 10,101 | 9,239 |
| Profit/(loss) after tax |  | — | — |
| Profit/(loss) for the year |  | 10,101 | 9,239 |

A. Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 50 and appendices are an integral part of the income statement for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain

(see notes 1 to 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

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| STATEMENTS OF RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE  FOR THE YEARS ENDED  31 DECEMBER 2024 AND 2023 | | | |
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|  | Note | 2024 | 2023A |
| PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR |  | 10,101 | 9,239 |
| OTHER RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSES | 25 | 731 | (57) |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss |  | 425 | (333) |
| Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit pension plans |  | (16) | (14) |
| Other recognised income and expense of investments in subsidiaries, joint venture and  associates |  | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other  comprehensive income, net |  | 262 | (250) |
| Gains or losses resulting from the accounting for hedges of equity instruments measured  at fair value through other comprehensive income, net |  | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other  comprehensive income  (hedged item) |  | 20 | (31) |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other  comprehensive income  (hedging instrument) |  | (20) | 31 |
| Changes in the fair value of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss  attributable to changes in credit risk |  | 247 | (107) |
| Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified | 24 | (68) | 38 |
| Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss |  | 306 | 276 |
| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations (effective portion) |  | — | — |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | — | — |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | — | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — |
| Exchanges differences |  | — | — |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | — | — |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | — | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — |
| Cash flow hedges (effective portion) |  | 409 | 285 |
| Revaluation gains or (losses) |  | 140 | (70) |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | 269 | 355 |
| Transferred to initial carrying amount of hedged items |  | — | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — |
| Hedging instruments (items not designated) |  | — | — |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | — | — |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | — | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — |
| Debt instruments at fair value with changes in other comprehensive income |  | 29 | 103 |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | (54) | 64 |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | 83 | 39 |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — |
| Non-current assets held for sale |  | — | — |
| Revaluation gains (losses) |  | — | — |
| Amounts transferred to income statement |  | — | — |
| Other reclassifications |  | — | — |
| Income tax related to items that may be reclassified to profit or loss | 24 | (132) | (112) |
| Total recognised income and expenses for the year |  | 10,832 | 9,182 |

A. Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 50 and appendices are an integral part of the statement of recognized income and expenses for the year ended 31

December 2024.

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Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain (see notes 1 to 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

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| STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED  31 DECEMBER 2024  AND 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EUR Million | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  | Capital | Share  premium | Equity  instruments  issued (not  capital) | Other equity  instruments | Accumulated  retained  earnings | Revaluation  reserves | Other  reserves | (-) Own  Equity  shares | Result for  the period | (-) Interim  dividends | Other  comprehensive  income | Total |
| Balance at 31 December 2023A | 8,092 | 44,373 | 720 | 195 | 17,889 | — | (706) | (1,039) | 9,239 | (1,298) | (2,591) | 74,874 |
| Adjustments due to errors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Adjustments due to changes in  accounting policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Opening balance at 1 January  2024 A | 8,092 | 44,373 | 720 | 195 | 17,889 | — | (706) | (1,039) | 9,239 | (1,298) | (2,591) | 74,874 |
| Total recognised income and  expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10,101 | — | 731 | 10,832 |
| Other changes in equity | (516) | (4,294) | (720) | 22 | 6,456 | — | (193) | 1,039 | (9,239) | (234) | 305 | (7,374) |
| Issuance of ordinary shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of other financial  instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maturity of other financial  instruments | — | — | (751) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (751) |
| Conversion of financial liabilities  into equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital reduction | (516) | (4,294) | — | — | — | — | 516 | 4,294 | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends | — | — | — | — | (1,485) | — | — | — | — | (1,532) | — | (3,017) |
| Purchase of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (3,740) | — | — | — | (3,740) |
| Disposal of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 485 | — | — | — | 485 |
| Transfer from equity to liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from liabilities to equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfers between equity items | — | — | — | — | 7,941 | — | (305) | — | (9,239) | 1,298 | 305 | — |
| Increases (decreases) due to  business combinations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share-based payment | — | — | — | (62) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (62) |
| Others increases or (-) decreases  of the equity | — | — | 31 | 84 | — | — | (404) | — | — | — | — | (289) |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 7,576 | 40,079 | — | 217 | 24,345 | — | (899) | — | 10,101 | (1,532) | (1,555) | 78,332 |

A.  Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 50 and appendices are an integral part of the statement of changes in total equity for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain (see notes 1 and 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

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| STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED  31 DECEMBER 2024  AND 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EUR Million | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  | Capital | Share  premium | Equity  instruments  issued (not  capital) | Other equity  instruments | Accumulated  retained  earnings | Revaluation  reserves | Other  reserves | (-) Own  Equity  shares | Result for  the period | (-) Interim  dividends | Other  comprehensive  income | Total |
| Balance at 31 December 2022A | 8,397 | 46,273 | 688 | 175 | 11,910 | — | (1,195) | (614) | 7,921 | (979) | (2,530) | 70,046 |
| Adjustments due to errors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adjustments due to changes in  accounting policies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Opening balance at 1 January  2023 A | 8,397 | 46,273 | 688 | 175 | 11,910 | — | (1,195) | (614) | 7,921 | (979) | (2,530) | 70,046 |
| Total recognised income and  expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,239 | — | (57) | 9,182 |
| Other changes in equity | (305) | (1,900) | 32 | 20 | 5,979 | — | 489 | (425) | (7,921) | (319) | (4) | (4,354) |
| Issuance of ordinary shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of other financial  instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maturity of other financial  instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conversion of financial liabilities  into equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital reduction | (305) | (1,900) | — | — | — | — | 305 | 1,900 | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends | — | — | — | — | (963) | — | — | — | — | (1,298) | — | (2,261) |
| Purchase of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (2,974) | — | — | — | (2,974) |
| Disposal of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 649 | — | — | — | 649 |
| Transfer from equity to liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from liabilities to equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfers between equity items | — | — | — | — | 6,942 | — | 4 | — | (7,921) | 979 | (4) | — |
| Increases (decreases) due to  business combinations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share-based payment | — | — | — | (60) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (60) |
| Other increases or (-) decreases of  the equity | — | — | 32 | 80 | — | — | 180 | — | — | — | — | 292 |
| Balance at 31 December 2023A | 8,092 | 44,373 | 720 | 195 | 17,889 | — | (706) | (1,039) | 9,239 | (1,298) | (2,591) | 74,874 |

A. Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

The accompanying notes 1 to 50 and appendices are an integral part of the statements of changes in total equity for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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Translation of annual accounts originally issued in Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable to Banco Santander in Spain

(see notes 1 and 50). In the event of a discrepancy, the Spanish-language version prevails.

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| STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED  31 DECEMBER 2024  AND 2023 | | | |
| EUR Million | | | |

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|  | Note | 2024 | 2023A |
| A. CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  | (31,135) | (8,512) |
| Profit or loss for the year | 4 | 10,101 | 9,239 |
| Adjustments made to obtain the cash flows from operating activities |  | (4,439) | (3,746) |
| Depreciation and amortization cost | 15 & 16 | 598 | 598 |
| Other adjustments |  | (5,037) | (4,344) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in operating assets |  | 63,685 | 6,765 |
| Financial assets held-for-trading |  | 46,227 | 10,329 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss |  | (177) | (863) |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss |  | (980) | (835) |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 5,309 | (627) |
| Financial assets at amortized cost |  | 14,701 | 2,364 |
| Other operating assets |  | (1,395) | (3,603) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities |  | 27,479 | (6,880) |
| Financial liabilities held-for-trading |  | 23,097 | 9,680 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss |  | (3,921) | (1,251) |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost |  | 11,839 | (9,968) |
| Other operating liabilities |  | (3,536) | (5,341) |
| Income tax recovered/(paid) |  | (591) | (360) |
| B. CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  | 6,629 | 5,422 |
| Payments |  | 2,915 | 5,458 |
| Tangible assets | 15 | 438 | 407 |
| Intangible assets | 16 | 221 | 197 |
| Investments | 13 | 2,256 | 4,854 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |  | — | — |
| Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities |  | — | — |
| Other payments related to investing activities |  | — | — |
| Proceeds |  | 9,544 | 10,880 |
| Tangible assets | 15 | 164 | 140 |
| Intangible assets | 16 | — | — |
| Investments | 13 & 36 | 9,226 | 10,494 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |  | — | — |
| Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities |  | 154 | 246 |
| Other proceeds related to investing activities |  | — | — |
| C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  | (5,313) | (929) |
| Payments |  | 11,423 | 7,214 |
| Dividends | 4 | 3,017 | 2,261 |
| Subordinated liabilities | 21 | 3,615 | 1,813 |
| Redemption of own equity instruments |  | 751 | — |
| Acquisition of own equity instruments |  | 3,740 | 2,974 |
| Other payments related to financing activities |  | 300 | 166 |
| Proceeds |  | 6,110 | 6,285 |
| Subordinated liabilities | 21 | 5,625 | 5,636 |
| Issuance of own equity instruments |  | — | — |
| Disposal of own equity instruments |  | 485 | 649 |
| Other proceeds related to financing activities |  | — | — |
| D. EFFECT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES |  | 2,256 | (1,044) |
|  |  |  |  |

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
|  | Note | 2024 | 2023A |
| E. NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS B |  | (27,563) | (5,063) |
| F. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF THE YEAR |  | 125,020 | 130,083 |
| G. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR |  | 97,457 | 125,020 |
| MEMORANDUM ITEMS |  |  |  |
| COMPONENTS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR |  |  |  |
| Cash |  | 1,318 | 1,279 |
| Cash equivalents at central banks |  | 94,613 | 121,325 |
| Other financial assets |  | 1,526 | 2,416 |
| TOTAL OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR |  | 97,457 | 125,020 |

A. Presented for comparison purposes only (note 1.d).

B. During 2024, the variation is primarily due to balance sheet management, focusing on liquidity optimization and investment in liquid assets for

interest rate risk management, without resulting in any deterioration in the liquidity position, which has remained stable throughout the year (see

also Note 50, Liquidity Risk section).

The accompanying notes 1 to 50 and appendices are an integral part of the statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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Translation of annual accounts originally issued in

Spanish and prepared in accordance with the regulatory

financial reporting framework applicable to Banco

Santander in Spain (see notes 1 to 50). In case of

discrepancy, the Spanish version prevails.

Banco

Santander,

S.A.

Notes to the financial statements (annual accounts) for

the year ended 31 December 2024

1. Introduction, basis of

presentation of the financial

statements (annual accounts)

and other information

a)  Introduction

Banco Santander, S.A.  ('the Bank'  or 'Banco Santander'),

is a private-law entity subject to the rules and

regulations applicable to banks operating in Spain,

where it was constituted and currently maintains its

legal domicile, which is paseo de Pereda, numbers 9 to

12, 39004, Santander, Spain.

The principal headquarters of Banco Santander are

located in Ciudad Grupo Santander, Avenida Cantabria s/

n, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.

The corporate purpose of Banco Santander, S.A. mainly

entails carrying out all kinds of activities, operations and

services inherent to the banking business in general and

permitted by current legislation, and the acquisition,

holding, enjoyment and disposal of all kinds of

securities.

In addition to the operations carried on directly by it,

Banco Santander  is the head of a group of subsidiaries

that engage in various business activities and which

compose, together with it, Grupo Santander ('Grupo

Santander' or 'the Group'). Therefore, Banco Santander is

obliged to prepare, in addition to its own separate

financial statements, the Group's consolidated financial

statements, which also include the interests in joint

ventures and investments in associates.

Banco Santander  financial statements for 2023 were

approved by the shareholders at the group´s annual

general meeting on 22 March 2024. The Group's 2024

consolidated financial statements, the financial

statements of  Banco Santander  and of substantially all

the Group companies have not been approved yet by

their shareholders at the respective annual general

meetings. However, Banco Santander board of directors

considers that the aforementioned financial statements

will be approved without any significant changes.

Appendix VII includes the list of agents that assist Banco

Santander on the performance of its business activities in

Spain.

b) Basis of presentation of the financial statements

(annual accounts)

Banco Santander financial statements for the year ended

2024 have been authorised by the Bank’s directors (at

the Board of Directors meeting on February 25,  2025 ) in

accordance with Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017 and

subsequent amendments, and Spanish corporate and

commercial law applicable to the Bank, using the

accounting policies and measurement criteria applied by

the Bank as set forth in note 2, accordingly, they present

fairly the Bank’s equity and financial position as of 31

December 2024  and 2023, results of its operations,

recognized revenue and expense, changes in total equity

and cash flows pertaining 2024 and 2023. These annual

accounts have been prepared on the basis of the

accounting records held by Banco Santander.

The notes to the financial statements contain additional

information to that presented in the balance sheet,

income statement, statement of recognised income and

expense, statement of changes in total equity and

statement of cash flows. The notes provide, in a clear,

relevant, reliable and comparable manner, narrative

descriptions and breakdowns of these statements.

The figures of the annual accounts are presented in

millions of euros unless another alternative monetary

unit is indicated, rounded to the nearest million unit.

Adoption of new standards and related interpretations

The following is a summary of the main Bank of Spain

Circulars issued that became applicable to Banco

Santander in financial year 2024:

Bank of Spain Circular 1/2024, of 26 January, to banks,

credit cooperatives, and other supervised entities,

regarding information on capital structure and amending

Circular/2009, of 18 December, to credit institutions, and

other supervised entities, concerning information on

capital structure and participation shares of credit

institutions, and their offices.

The Circular establishes the confidential information that

must be submitted to the Bank of Spain, related to

acquisitions, increases, and reductions in holdings in the

capital of the entities mentioned in the second provision,

as well as their capital structure.

The application of this circular had no significant effects

on the Bank´s annual accounts.

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c)  Use of critical estimates

The  results and the determination of   equity are sensitive

to the accounting policies, measurement bases and

estimates used by the directors of Banco Santander in

preparing the  financial statements.

The main accounting policies and measurement bases

are set forth in note 2.

In the financial statements estimates were occasionally

made by the senior management of Banco Santander  in

order to quantify certain of the assets, liabilities, income,

expenses and obligations reported herein. These

estimates, which were made on the basis of the best

information available, relate basically to the following:

• The impairment losses on certain assets: it applies to

financial assets at fair value through other

comprehensive income, financial assets at amortised

cost, non-current assets held for sale, investments,

tangible assets and intangible assets  ( see notes 6, 7,

10, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 50).

• The assumptions used in the actuarial calculation of

the post-employment benefit liabilities and

commitments and other obligations  (see note 23).

• The useful life of the tangible and intangible assets

(see notes 15 and 16).

• Assessment of the impairment of investments in

group, joint venture and associated entities (see note

13).

• The measurement of goodwill (see note 16).

• The calculation of provisions and the consideration of

contingent liabilities  (see note 23).

• The fair value of certain unquoted assets and

liabilities (see notes 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19 and 20).

• The recoverability of deferred tax assets (see note

24).

• The fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and

the liabilities assumed in business combinations

(see note 3).

To update the previous estimates, the  Bank's

management has taken into account the current

macroeconomic scenario resulting from the complex

geopolitical situation and the changes in inflation levels

and interest rates .

For this reason, the management of the Bank has

particularly evaluated the uncertainties caused by the

current environment in relation to credit, liquidity and

market risk, taking into account the best information

available, to estimate the impact on the provisions for

impairment of the credit portfolio, on the rates of

interest, and in the valuation of debt instruments,

developing in the notes the main estimates made during

the period ended December 31, 2024 (see notes 13, 48

and 50).

Although these estimates have been made on the basis

of the best information available at the end of the year

2024, and considering information updated at the date

of preparation of these annual accounts, it is possible

that events that may take place in the future may make

it necessary to modify them (upwards or downwards) in

the coming years, which would be done, if appropriate,

in a prospective manner, recognising the effects of the

change in estimate in the corresponding income

statement.

d) Comparative information

The information contained in the 2024 annual accounts

for the  2023 financial year is presented, solely and

exclusively, for comparison with the information relating

to 2024.

e) Capital management

i. Regulatory and economic capital

Credit institutions must meet a series of minimum

capital and liquidity requirements. These minimum

requirements are regulated by the European Capital

Requirements Regulation (CRR) directly applicable under

the Spanish legal system, and by the Capital

Requirements Directive (CRD).

On 19 June 2024, the final update of the banking

package was published in the Official Journal of the

European Union  Regulation (EU) 2024/1623 (CRR3)

amending the CRR as  regards requirements for credit

risk, credit valuation adjustment risk, operational risk,

market risk and the output floor and also Directive (EU)

2024/1619 (CRD6), amending the CRD as regards

requirements for supervisory powers, sanctions, third-

country branches, and environmental, social and

governance risks.

The update of the banking package aims firstly to

implement Basel III final reforms and, secondly, to

enhance the standardisation of banking supervision in

the European Union (EU).

The CRR3 introduces greater sensitivity to standardised

metrics, to reduce the variability of risk-weighted assets

between institutions using internal models for capital

requirement calculation and facilitate the comparability

among banks.

The goal of achieving more robust supervision and

protection of financial stability in the CRD6 is expressed

in a series of provisions concerning fit-and-proper

requirements, extending the scope by revising certain

definitions and additions on the establishment of third-

country branches in the EU in order to achieve greater

regulatory harmonization and better supervision of this

type of entities.

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The CRR3 and CRD6 came into force on 9 July 2024.

Although early implementation was established for

certain provisions, such as certain definitions that may

affect the scope of consolidation or the capital

requirements for crypto assets exposures, most of the

changes were not applicable until 1 January 2025. At the

same time the regulatory authority has imposed a delay

for certain changes, due to issues resulting from

difficulty in their implementation by institutions or to

level the playing field with respect to other comparable

jurisdictions. Specifically, the new regulation for the new

market risk capital calculation approach (FRTB), linked to

the standards already published by the Basel Committee

on Banking Supervision (BCBS) in 2017, will be delayed

to 1st of January 2026 at the earliest. The Commission

and the Council, without opposition from the Parliament,

have issued a delegated act stipulating a delay of 12

months for the application of this standard, which is

generating uncertainty regarding the form, content and

date of implementation of this approach in other

comparable jurisdictions, such as the UK and USA.

This delay, which was published in July 2024, is

accompanied by a delay in the rules regulating the

Trading and Banking Book Boundary allocating

instruments between investment and trading books for

prudential purposes, the definition of trading and

investment desks, the rules regarding the prudential

recognition of internal risk transfers between

investment and trading books, the treatment of

structural FX and newest market risk reporting and

disclosure framework.

For the calculation of the output floor banks have to use

the FRTB SA model for calculating the market share of

the output floor and compare it with the results from the

internal model or CRR2 market standardized model,

depending on the use by each institution. Therefore, this

is the only metric in which  FRTB SA is, as today official

and binding.

Other articles, such as the new regulation on calculating

capital by Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) risk, which

significantly impact the capital requirements, are not

affected by this delay and came into force as of 1 January

2025.

The changes regarding the CVA mainly affect the

methodological modifications for capital calculation and

establish a new standard model based on sensitivities

aligned with the new standard model for calculating

capital requirements for market risk.

Considering the regulation published to date, the

implementation of CRR III does not have a significant

impact in terms of capital on the Group.

In terms of resolution regulation, institutions must have

an adequate funding structure to ensure that, in the

event of financial distress, the institution has sufficient

liabilities to absorb losses in order to recover or resolve

its positions, while ensuring the protection of depositors

and financial stability. For this purpose global

systemically important institutions must therefore meet

several minimum loss-absorbing requirements, e.g.

Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC), Minimum

Requirement for own funds and Eligible Liabilities

(MREL), which are regulated by the CRR and by the Bank

Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD).

The regulation on the prudential treatment for global

systemically important banks was published on 25

October 2022. This modified both the CRR and the BRRD

regarding the prudential treatment of global

systemically important banks (G-SIBs) with a multiple

point of entry (MPE) resolution strategy, as well as the

methods for indirect subscription of eligible instruments

(Daisy Chains) to meet the minimum requirement for

own funds and eligible liabilities. This regulation, known

as the 'Quick Fix', covers the following two objectives:

• The inclusion in BRRD and CRR of references to third

country subsidiaries to adjust the deduction for the

holding of TLAC instruments issued from subsidiaries in

third countries based on the excess TLAC/MREL existing

in those subsidiaries, as well as the adjustment where

the sum of the requirements for own funds and eligible

liabilities of G-SIBs under an MPE strategy is higher than

the theoretical requirement for the same group under a

single point of entry (SPE) strategy. The latter

adjustment is based on a comparison between the two

possible resolution strategies.

Additionally, for the subsidiaries in jurisdictions without

a resolution regime in place, the Regulation provides a

transitional period until 31 December 2024. During this

transitional period the institutions may adjust the

deductions based on the excesses above the capital

requirements in subsidiaries in third countries, if they

meet certain requirements.

• Inclusion of a deduction scheme for MREL instrument

holdings through entities of the same resolution group

other than the resolution entity. This regulation sets a

deduction for the intermediate entity (Daisy Chains) that

repurchases instruments, and, if there is such a

deduction, the intermediate entity is obliged to issue the

same amount as it is repurchasing, transferring the

internal MREL needs to the resolution entity, which will

cover it with external MREL.

This Regulation is applicable from 14 November 2022,

except for the provisions relating to Daisy Chains, which

applies from 1 January 2024.

In April 2024 Directive (EU) 2024/1174 was published,

which amends the Daisy Chain Act to exclude daisy chain

requirements in some cases, e.g. institutions that would

prefer liquidation rather than resolution.

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Additionally, in 2024 the SRB amended the MREL policy

to adapt it to the latest amendments involving daisy

chains, among other aspects.

The Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGSs)  are regulated

by the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (DGSD),

which has not undergone any significant changes since

its publication in 2014.

The Directive aims to harmonise the DGSs of the

Member States, thus ensuring stability and balance in

the various different countries. The Directive creates an

appropriate framework for depositors to have improved

access to DGS through the establishment of a clear

scope of coverage, shorter repayment periods, the

requirement of a reliable information and robust funding

requirements of the DGS. This Directive is transposed

into Spanish law by Royal Decree 2606/1996, with

additional amendments set forth in Royal Decree

1041/2021.

To guarantee customers' deposits, the DGS collect

available financial means in the form of contributions

that members institutions have to make at least once a

year.  After the target level of 0.8% of the amount of

covered deposits was reached, with the contributions

raised until 2023, the Spanish DGS has not required the

additional contribution to its institution's deposits

compartment in 2024 (however, it will require a

contribution to its securities compartment in February

2025 according to institution's data as of December

2024). These annual contributions are established

depending on the total covered deposits and the risk

profile faced by the institutions involved in the DGS. The

method for calculation contributions is set out in the EBA

Guidelines (EBA/GL/2023/02.

The Council agreed on 19 June 2024 on its position on

the revision of the CMDI, which includes a broad set of

measures aiming to strengthen the current EU crisis

management framework. The trialogue process was

initiated in December 2024.

Within the sustainability field from a prudential

perspective, the CRR3 has introduced new requirements

for integrating ESG risks in this framework, in particular

including definitions, a 'more ecological' infrastructure

supporting factor, climate considerations in collateral

assessments and additional mandates to assess whether

the prudential treatment of exposures related to assets

or liabilities subject to the impact of environmental or

social factors should be adjusted. To assess precisely

whether specific prudential treatment is required, the

CRR3 provides three mandates for creating the reports

that assess data availability for the exposure categories,

evaluation of the actual risk situation of exposures that

affect environmental factors compared with the risk

situation of other exposures and the potential effects of

prudential treatment on financial stability. If considered

necessary, after publication of these reports, a

legislative proposal to amend the current prudential

framework may be submitted to the Commission by 31

December 2026 to ensure a prudential framework which

will continue supporting financial stability and a

sustainable transition.

Furthermore, the CRR3/CRD6 regulatory package

contains additional disclosure obligations concerning

ESG, obligations on reporting to competent authorities

and the obligation to establish specific plans for

addressing short-, medium- and long-term financial

risks derived from ESG factors, including  generated risks

as a consequence of the transition period.

In 2024 the EBA held a consultation on the Guidelines on

the management of ESG risks, highlighting among its

content mainly the following topics: reference

methodology for the identification and measurement of

ESG risks, minimum standards and reference

methodology for the management and monitoring of

ESG risks, and transition plans addressing the key

aspects included in the new CRD6.

At the international level and particularly regarding

reporting obligations on climate risks, it is important to

note that the Basel Committee published a consultation

paper at the end of 2023 (proposing a series of

qualitative and quantitative requirements which should

be disclosed in the entities' Pillar III reports). In this

document the Committee acknowledges that precise,

consistent and quality climate data is still evolving, but

also the Committee believes that the disclosure

requirements will expedite the availability of such

information and will facilitate banks' prospective risk.

In the digital field, due to the increase in international

crypto assets activities, significant adjustments have also

been made to the prudential framework. Following the

publication of the Basel standards, the European

regulation needs to be adapted to incorporate them.

Therefore, the CRR3 includes the mandate to the

Commission to issue a legislative proposal by 30 June

2025 that incorporates international standards on the

prudential regulation applicable in Europe. Until that

framework is fully integrated, the CRR3 has set out a

transitional framework for calculating own funds that

will be applied until the Basel standards are

incorporated. The implementation of this temporary

treatment is pending more comprehensive elaboration in

a technical standard to be issued by the EBA.

Apart from the treatment of exposures to this type of

assets, the regulation also covers obligations concerning

reporting to the competent authorities and disclosure to

preserve transparency and market discipline. All these

provisions have to be implemented before the

enforcement date of the CRR3, and compliance is

obligatory from 9 July 2024.

At  31 December 2024 the Bank met the minimum capital

requirements established by current legislation (see

note 50.d). Additionally, it should be noted that the

Group has filed an appeal with the Court of Justice of the

European Union (CJEU) requesting the annulment of a

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decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) related to

the treatment of deferred tax assets generated at Banco

Santander Brasil, which, if resolved favourably, would

have a positive impact of approximately 17 basis points

on the Group's CET1, using the amounts at the end of the

year.

f) Environmental impact

In view of the business activities carried on by the Group

entities, and therefore the Bank, do  not have any

environmental liability, expenses, assets, provisions or

contingencies that might be material with respect to its

financial position or results (see note 50.a).

g) Customer Care Service Annual Report

As required by the Article 17 of Ministry of Economy

Order ECO/734/2004, of 11 March, on the services and

departments of Customer Service and the Customer

Ombudsmen of Financial Institutions, the annual report

presented by the Head of the department to the board

meeting held on March 2025 is summarised in the

directors' report.

h) Deposit Guarantee Fund and Resolution Fund

i. Deposit Guarantee Fund

Banco Santander participates in the Deposit Guarantee

Fund (DGF). The annual contribution to be made by the

entities to this fund, established by Royal Decree - Law

16/2011 of October 14, by which the DGF is created in

accordance with the wording given by the Tenth Final

Disposition of Law 11/2015 of June 18 on Recovery and

Resolution of credit institutions and investment services

companies (in force since June 20, 2015), is determined

by the Management Committee of the DGF and is

established based on the guaranteed deposits of each

entity and their risk profile. The annual contribution to be

made by the entities to this fund is determined by the

Management Committee of the FGD, and consists of the

contribution based on the guaranteed deposits of each

entity corrected for their risk profile, which includes the

phase of the economic cycle and the impact of pro-

cyclical contributions, according to section 3 of article 6

of the Royal Decree-Law 16/2011.

The purpose of the FGD is to guarantee deposits, both

monetary and in securities, in credit institutions up to the

limit set forth in the mentioned Royal Decree-Law. The

expense incurred by the contributions accrued to this

organism in the year 2024 has amounted to EUR 16

million (EUR 247 million  in the year 2023), after the

required amount by the current legislation has been

reached, which are recorded under ‘Other operating

expenses’ in the profit and loss account attached (see

note 41).

ii. National Resolution Fund

Law 11/2015 regulates the creation of the National

Resolution Fund, whose financial resources should

reach, by 31 December 2024, at least 1% of the amount

of secured deposits, through contributions from credit

institutions and investment firms established in Spain.

The details of the calculation of contributions to this

Fund is regulated by Commission Delegated Regulation

(EU) 2015/63 of 21 October 2014 and is calculated by

the Orderly Banking Resolution Fund, on the basis of the

information provided by each entity.

iii. Single Resolution Fund

On January 1, 2016, the Single Resolution Fund (SRF),

which was implemented by Regulation (EU) No.

806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the

Council, became operational. The rules governing the

banking union provide that banks will pay contributions

to the SRF over eight years.

The Single Resolution Board (SRB) is responsible for

calculating the contributions to be made by credit

institutions and investment firms to the SRF. These

contributions are based, as of fiscal year 2016, on: (a) a

flat-rate contribution (or base annual contribution), pro

rata with respect to the total liabilities, excluding own

funds, guaranteed deposits of all institutions authorized

in the territory of the participating member states; and

(b) a risk-adjusted contribution, which will be based on

the criteria set out in Article 103(7) of Directive 2014/59/

EU, taking into account the principle of proportionality,

without creating distortions between structures of the

banking sector of the member states. The amount of this

contribution will accrue from the 2016 financial year, on

an annual basis.

During 2024 it was confirmed that no request for

contributions to the SRF would be issued for this year, so

there has been no expenditure incurred in 2024 for

contributions made to the National Resolution Fund and

the Single Resolution Fund (235 million euros in 2023)

This expenditure was reflected in 2023 under the

heading ‘Other operating expenses’ of the income

statement (see note 41.b).

Likewise, in 2023 Banco Santander acquired an

Irrevocable Payment Commitment (IPC) in favor of the

Single Resolution Fund for EUR 120 million. This

commitment is guaranteed by constituting a cash

deposit of the same amount, delivered as a guarantee

that was recorded in the Balance Sheet Assets for which,

in accordance with the standard, no provision has been

recorded.

i) Merger by absorption

Cross-border extra-European merger by absorption

between Banco Santander, S.A. (absorbing company)

and Parasant SA and SIB Besaya, S.L. Unipersonal

(absorbed companies).

On April 29, 2024, the members of the respective boards

of directors of Banco Santander, S.A. (as the absorbing

company) and Parasant SA and SIB Besaya, S.L.

Unipersonal (as the absorbed companies) drafted and

signed a joint cross-border extra-European merger

project (as Parasant SA is a Swiss company, despite SIB

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Besaya, S.L. Unipersonal being a Spanish national

company).

Under Articles 53.1 and 55 of RD 5/2023 of June 28,

transposing European Union Directives on structural

modifications of commercial companies (“RDLME”), it

was not necessary for the general meeting (or, where

applicable, the sole shareholder) of the absorbed

companies to approve the merger, as they are wholly

owned by Banco Santander, S.A., directly in the case of

Parasant SA, and indirectly through Parasant SA in the

case of SIB Besaya, S.L. Unipersonal. Nor was it

necessary for the shareholders' meeting of Banco

Santander, S.A. to approve it, as shareholders

representing at least 1% of the share capital did not

require it, in accordance with Article 55.1 of the RDLME.

Consequently, the board of directors of Banco Santander,

S.A. on June 25, 2024, approved the joint merger project

and the merger in question.

Once the mandatory authorizations have been obtained,

the corresponding merger deed was granted on

December 4, 2024, and, upon its registration in the

Commercial Registry of Madrid and Cantabria, the

dissolution without liquidation of Parasant SA and SIB

Besaya, S.L. Unipersonal occurred, with effect from

January 1, 2024, and the universal transfer of all their

respective assets to Banco Santander SA, which acquired

them by universal succession and without interruption. It

is noteworthy that the merger, for accounting purposes,

has been recorded by Banco Santander, S.A. in 2024.

Since the absorbed companies were entirely owned by

Banco Santander, S.A., directly in the case of Parasant

SA, and indirectly in the case of SIB Besaya, S.L.

Unipersonal, in accordance with Article 53 of the RDLME,

the Bank did not increase capital. With the merger

becoming effective on December 4, 2024, all shares and

interests of the absorbed companies were fully

amortized, extinguished, and nullified.

The merger balance sheets considered were those

included in the annual accounts for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2023, prepared by the management

bodies of each of the companies involved in the merger.

The merger balance sheets of Banco Santander, S.A.,

Parasant SA, and SIB Besaya, S.L. Unipersonal were duly

verified by their respective auditors.

In accordance with the applicable accounting

regulations, for accounting purposes, January 1, 2024,

was set as the date from which the operations of the

absorbed companies were to be considered performed

by Banco Santander, S.A.

Furthermore, the aforementioned operation constitutes

a merger regulated under Article 76.1.c) of Law 27/2014,

of November 27, on Corporate Tax (“LIS”). In accordance

with Article 89.1 of the LIS, the merger was subject to

the tax regime established in Chapter VII of Title VII and

in the second additional provision of the LIS, as well as in

Articles 19.2.1º and 45, paragraph I.B.10 of the

Consolidated Text of the Transfer Tax and Stamp Duty

Law, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 1/1993, of

September 24. The information required in Article 86.1

of the aforementioned law regarding the merger is

included in this report (Annex VIII).

Below are the balance sheets of the absorbed companies

as of December 31, 2023:

PARASANT SA - (Thousand Swiss francs)

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| ASSETS | 2023 | EQUITY AND  LIABILITIES | 2023 |
| NON-CURRENT  ASSETS | 1,081,281 | EQUITY | 1,193,575 |
| Long-term  investments in Group  and associated  companies | 1,081,281 | SHAREHOLDERS  EQUITY | 1,193,575 |
|  |  | Capital | 1,215,000 |
|  |  | Legal reserves | 151,052 |
|  |  | Reserves | (171,183) |
|  |  | Loss of the period | (1,294) |
| CURRENT ASSETS | 112,334 | CURRENT  LIABILITIES | 40 |
| Cash and Cash  Equivalents | 3,120 | Accrual accounts | 40 |
| Short-term  investments in Group  and associated  companies (Loans to  companies) | 108,926 |  |  |
| Accrual adjustments | 288 |  |  |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 1,193,615 | TOTAL EQUITY AND  LIABILITIES | 1,193,615 |

SIB BESAYA, S.L.U - (Thousand euros)

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| ASSETS | 2023 | EQUITY AND  LIABILITIES | 2023 |
| NON-CURRENT  ASSETS | 430,320 | EQUITY | 477,812 |
| Long-term  investments in Group  and associated  companies | 430,320 | SHREHOLDERS  EQUITY | 477,812 |
|  |  | Capital | 7,579 |
|  |  | Reserves | 183,330 |
|  |  | Loss from previous  periods | (21,698) |
|  |  | Other partner  contributions | 303,105 |
|  |  | Profit of the period | 5,496 |
| CURRENT ASSETS | 47,587 | CURRENT  LIABILITIES | 95 |
| Short-term  investments in Group  and associated  companies (Loans to  companies) | 45,084 | Short-term debts  with Group and  associated  companies | 64 |
| Cash and Cash  equivalents | 2,503 | Trade creditors and  other Accounts  payables | 31 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 477,907 | TOTAL EQUITY AND  LIABILITIES | 477,907 |

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In accordance with the provisions of the applicable

regulations, as a result of the accounting record of the

aforementioned merger by absorption transaction

carried out by the Bank in the financial year 2024, an

increase in the Bank's voluntary reserves in that year

amounted to 166 million euros was evident due to the

decline in the participation of the companies acquired

(see note 29).

j) Events after the reporting period

On 20 January 2025, Banco Santander, S.A. prepaid all

the Tier 1 Contingently Convertible Preferred Securities

with ISIN code XS179325004 and common code

179325004 in circulation, for a total nominal amount of

EUR 187.6 million    and which trade on the Irish Stock

Market 'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC').

Under the authorization of the 2023 annual general

meeting and also according to the 2024 shareholder

remuneration policy, on 4 February 2025 the board

resolved to execute a new share buyback programme for

a maximum amount of approximately EUR 1,587 million

The appropriate regulatory authorization has already

been obtained and the execution of which began on 6

February 2025.

2. Accounting policies

The following accounting principles, policies and

measurement criteria have been applied in the

preparation of the financial statements:

a) Foreign currency transactions

Banco Santander’s functional and presentation currency

is the euro.   Therefore, all balances and transactions

denominated in currencies other than the euro are

deemed to be denominated in foreign currency.

The balances in the financial statements  whose

functional currency is not the euro are translated to

euros as follows:

• Assets and liabilities, at the closing rates.

• Income and expenses, at the average exchange rates

for the year.

• Equity items, at the historical exchange rates.

In general, balances denominated in foreign currencies,

including those branches in countries outside the

Monetary Union, have been converted to euros using the

official average exchange rates of the Spanish spot

currency market (through the US dollar's quotation on

local markets, for non-monetary currencies listed on the

Spanish market) at the end of each  fiscal year.

The exchange differences arising on the translation of

foreign currency balances to the functional currency are

generally recognised at their net amount under

'Exchange differences, net' in the income statement,

except for exchange differences arising on financial

instruments at fair value through profit or loss, which

are recognised in the income statement without

distinguishing them from other changes in fair value,

and for exchange differences arising on non-monetary

items measured at fair value through equity, which are

recognised under 'Other comprehensive income–Items

that may be reclassified to profit or loss–Exchange

differences' except for exchange differences on equity

instruments, where the option to irrevocably elect to be

measured at fair value through changes in accumulated

other comprehensive income, which are recognised in

accumulated 'Other Comprehensive Income - Items not

to be reclassified to profit or loss - Changes in fair value

of equity instruments measured at fair value' through

other comprehensive income (see note 25).

b) Investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and

associates

Group entities are those over which the Bank has the

capacity to exercise control; capacity which is generally

but not exclusively manifested by the direct or indirect

ownership of at least 50% of the voting rights of the

investees or, even if this percentage is lower or zero, if,

as in the case of agreements with their shareholders, the

Bank is granted such control.

Control is understood to be the power to direct the

financial and operating policies, by law, by statute or by

agreement, of an entity in order to obtain benefits from

its activities.

Joint ventures are deemed to be entities that are not

subsidiaries but which are jointly controlled by two or

more unrelated entities. This is evidenced by contractual

arrangements whereby two or more parties have

interests in entities so that decisions about the relevant

activities require the unanimous consent of all the

parties sharing control.

Associates are entities over which Banco Santander is in

a position to exercise significant influence, but not

control or joint control. It is presumed that Banco

Santander exercises significant influence if it holds 20%

or more of the voting power of the investee.

The shareholdings in group, multi-group and associated

entities, are presented on the balance sheet at their net

acquisition cost of any impairments that, where relevant,

those shares may have suffered.

Where there is evidence of impairment of these shares,

the amount of such deterioration is equivalent to the

difference between their recoverable amount and their

book value. Impairment losses are recorded under the

heading ‘Impairment or reversal of impairment of

investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and

associates’ in the profit and loss account.

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Appendices I and II contain significant information on

these companies. In addition, note 13 provides

information on the most significant acquisitions and

disposals in 2024 and 2023.

c) Classification of financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a

financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or

equity instrument of another entity.

The following transactions are not treated for accounting

purposes as financial instruments:

• Investments in  subsidiaries,  associates and joint

ventures  (see note 13).

• Rights and obligations under employee benefit plans

(see note 23).

• Contracts and obligations relating to employee

remuneration based on own equity instruments

(see note 30).

i. Classification of financial assets for measurement

purposes

Financial assets are initially classified into the various

categories used for management and measurement

purposes, unless they have to be presented as 'Non-

current assets held for sale' or they relate to 'Cash, cash

balances at central banks and other deposits on

demand', 'Changes in the fair value of hedged items in

portfolio hedges of interest rate risk (asset side)',

'Hedging derivatives and Investments', which are

reported separately.

Classification of financial instruments: the classification

criteria for financial assets depends on the business

model for their management and the characteristics of

their contractual flows.

Banco Santander´s  business models refer to the way in

which it manages its financial assets to generate cash

flows. In defining these models , the Bank takes into

account the following factors:

• How key entity staff are assessed and reported on

the performance of the business model and the

financial assets held in the business model.

• The risks that affect the performance of the business

model (and the financial assets held in the business

model) and, specifically, the way in which these risks

are managed.

• How business managers are remunerated.

• The frequency, the calendar and volume of sales in

previous years, as well as expectations of future

sales and the reasons of the sales.

The analysis of the characteristics of the contractual

flows of financial assets requires an assessment of the

congruence of these flows with a basic loan agreement.

Banco Santander  determines if the contractual cash

flows of its financial assets that are only principal and

interest payments on the outstanding principal amount

at the beginning of the transaction. This analysis takes

into consideration four factors (performance, clauses,

contractually linked products and currencies).

Furthermore, among the most significant judgements

used by  Banco Santander in carrying out this analysis,

the following ones are included:

• The return on the financial asset, in particular in

cases of periodic interest rate adjustments where the

term of the reference rate does not coincide with the

frequency of the adjustment. In these cases, an

assessment is made to determine whether or not the

contractual cash flows differ significantly from the

flows without this change in the time value of

money, establishing a tolerance level of 5%.

• When contractual clauses that may modify the cash

flows of the financial asset exist, the structure of the

cash flows before and after the activation of such

clauses is analysed, regardless of the probability of

occurrence of the contingent event. The evaluation of

contractual flows of financial assets with

characteristics associated with ESG is included in this

analysis.

• Financial assets whose cash flows have different

priority for payment due to a contractual link to

underlying assets (e.g. securitisations) require a

look-through analysis by  the Bank  so as to review

that both the financial asset and the underlying

assets are only principal and interest payments and

that the exposure to credit risk of the set of

underlying assets belonging to the tranche analysed

is less than or equal to the exposure to credit risk of

the set of underlying assets of the instrument.

Depending on these factors, the asset can be measured

at amortised cost, at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income, or at fair value with changes

through profit and loss. Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017

also establishes an option to designate an instrument at

fair value with changes in profit or loss, when doing so

eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or

recognition inconsistency (sometimes referred to as

'accounting asymmetry') that would otherwise arise

from measuring assets or liabilities or recognising gains

and losses on different bases.

Banco Santander  uses the following criteria for the

classification of the financial debt instruments:

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• Amortised cost: financial instruments under a

business model whose objective is to collect

principal and interest flows, over which there is no

significant unjustified sales and fair value is not a key

element in the management of these assets and

contractual conditions they give rise to cash flows on

specific dates, which are only payments of principal

and interest on the outstanding principal amount. In

this sense, unjustified sales are considered to be

those other than those related to an (i) increase in

the credit risk of the asset, (ii) unanticipated funding

needs (stress case scenarios) and (iii) those close to

maturity . Additionally, the characteristics of its

contractual flows represent substantially a 'basic

financing agreement'.

• Fair value with changes in other comprehensive

income: financial instruments held in a business

model whose objective is to collect principal and

interest cash flows and the sale of these assets,

where fair value is a key factor in their management.

Additionally, the contractual cash flow

characteristics substantially represent a 'basic

financing agreement'.

• Fair value with changes in profit or loss: financial

instruments included in a business model whose

objective is not obtained through the above

mentioned models, where fair value is a key factor in

managing of these assets, and financial instruments

whose contractual cash flow characteristics do not

substantially represent a 'basic financing

agreement'. In this section it can be enclosed the

portfolios classified under 'Financial assets held for

trading', 'Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at

fair value through profit or loss' and 'Financial assets

at fair value through profit or loss'. In this regard,

most of the financial assets presented in the

category of 'Financial assets designated at value

reasonable with change in results' are instruments

financial services that, not being part of the portfolio

of negotiation, are contracted jointly with other

financial instruments that are recorded in the

category of 'held for trading', and that by both are

recorded at fair value with changes in results, so your

record in any other category would produce

accounting asymmetries.

Equity instruments will be classified at fair value under

Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017 with changes in profit or

loss, unless  the Bank, decides, for non-trading assets, to

classify them at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income (irrevocably) at initial

recognition.

ii. Classification of financial assets for presentation

purposes

Financial assets are classified by nature into the

following items in the  balance sheet:

• Cash, cash balances at Central Banks and other

deposits on demand: cash balances and balances

receivable on demand relating to deposits with

central banks and credit institutions.

• Loans and advances: includes the debit balances of

all credit and loans granted by the  Bank, other than

those represented by securities, as well as finance

lease receivables and other debit balances of a

financial nature in favour of the Bank, such as

cheques drawn on credit institutions, balances

receivable from clearing houses and settlement

agencies for transactions on the stock exchange and

organised markets, bonds given in cash, capital calls,

fees and commissions receivable for financial

guarantees and debit balances arising from

transactions not originating in banking transactions

and services, such as the collection of rentals and

similar items. They are classified, on the basis of the

institutional sector to which the debtor belongs, into:

– Central banks: credit of any nature, including

deposits and money market transactions

received from the Bank of Spain or other central

banks.

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– Credit institutions: credit of any nature, including

deposits and money market transactions, in the

name of credit institutions.

– Customers: includes the remaining credit,

including money market transactions through

central counterparties.

• Debt securities: bonds and other securities that

represent a debt for their issuer, that generate an

interest return, and that are in the form of

certificates or book entries.

• Equity instruments: financial instruments issued by

other entities, such as shares, which have the nature

of equity instruments for the issuer, other than

investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures or

associates. Investment fund units are included in this

item.

• Derivatives: includes the fair value in favour of the

Bank of derivatives which do not form part of hedge

accounting, including embedded derivatives

separated from hybrid financial instruments.

• Repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase

agreements: Purchases of financial instruments

under a non-optional resale (repurchase) agreement

at a fixed price (repos) are recognised in the

consolidated balance sheet as financing granted,

based on the nature of the debtor, under 'Loans and

advances with central banks', 'Loans and advances to

credit institutions' or 'Loans and advances to

customers. Differences between the purchase and

sale prices are recognised as interest over the

contract term.

• Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio

hedges of interest rate risk: this item is the balancing

entry for the amounts credited to the income

statement in respect of the measurement of the

portfolios of financial instruments which are

effectively hedged against interest rate risk through

fair value hedging derivatives.

• Hedging derivatives: Includes the fair value in favour

of the Bank derivatives, including embedded

derivatives separated from hybrid financial

instruments, designated as hedging instruments in

hedge accounting.

iii. Classification of financial liabilities for measurement

purposes

Financial liabilities are initially classified into the various

categories used for management and measurement

purposes, unless they have to be presented as 'Liabilities

associated with non-current assets held for sale' or they

relate to 'Hedging derivatives' or changes in the fair

value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest rate

risk (liability side), which are reported separately.

In most cases, changes in the fair value of financial

liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss,

caused by the entity's credit risk, are recognized in other

comprehensive income.

Financial liabilities are included for measurement

purposes in one of the following categories:

• Financial liabilities held for trading (at fair value

through profit or loss): this category includes

financial liabilities incurred for the purpose of

generating a profit in the near term from fluctuations

in their prices, financial derivatives not designated as

hedging instruments, and financial liabilities arising

from the outright sale of financial assets acquired

under reverse repurchase agreements ('reverse

repos') or borrowed (short positions).

• Financial liabilities designated at fair value through

profit or loss: financial liabilities are included in this

category when they provide more relevant

information, either because this eliminates or

significantly reduces recognition or measurement

inconsistencies (accounting mismatches) that would

otherwise arise from measuring assets or liabilities

or recognising the gains or losses on them on

different bases, or because a group of financial

liabilities or financial assets and liabilities is

managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair

value basis, in accordance with a documented risk

management or investment strategy, and

information about the group is provided on that basis

to the Bank's key management personnel.

Liabilities may only be included in this category on

the date when they are incurred or originated.

• Financial liabilities at amortised cost: financial

liabilities, irrespective of their instrumentation and

maturity, not included in any of the above-

mentioned categories which arise from the ordinary

borrowing activities carried on by financial

institutions.

iv. Classification of financial liabilities for presentation

purposes

Financial liabilities are classified by nature into the

following items in the  balance sheet:

• Deposits: includes all repayable balances received in

cash by the Bank,  other than those instrumented as

marketable securities and those having the

substance of subordinated liabilities (amount of the

loans received, which for credit priority purposes are

after common creditors), except for the debt

instruments. This item also includes cash bonds and

cash consignments received the amount of which

may be invested without restriction. Deposits are

classified on the basis of the creditor’s institutional

sector into:

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– Central banks: deposits of any nature, including

credit received and money market transactions

received from the Bank of Spain or other central

banks.

– Credit institutions: deposits of any nature,

including credit received and money market

transactions in the name of credit institutions.

– Customer: includes the remaining deposits,

including money market transactions through

central counterparties.

• Marketable debt securities: includes the amount of

bonds and other debt represented by marketable

securities, other than those having the substance of

subordinated liabilities (amount of the loans

received, which for credit priority purposes are after

common creditors, and includes the amount of the

financial instruments issued by the Bank  which,

having the legal nature of capital, do not meet the

requirements to qualify as equity, such as certain

preferred shares issued). This item includes the

component that has the consideration of financial

liability of the securities issued that are compound

financial instruments.

▪ Derivatives: includes the fair value, with a negative

balance for Banco Santander, separated from the

host contract, which do not form part of hedge

accounting.

• Short positions: includes the amount of financial

liabilities arising from the outright sale of financial

assets acquired under reverse repurchase

agreements or borrowed.

▪ Other financial liabilities: includes the amount of

payment obligations having the nature of financial

liabilities not included in other items (includes,

among others, the balance of lease liabilities), and

liabilities under financial guarantee contracts, unless

they have been classified as non-performing.

▪ Repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase

agreements: Sales of financial instruments under a

non-optional resale (repurchase) agreement at a

fixed price (repos) are recognised in the consolidated

balance sheet as financing received, based on the

nature of the creditor, under 'Deposits from central

banks', 'Deposits from credit institutions' or

'Customer deposits'. Differences between the

purchase and sale prices are recognised as interest

over the contract term.

• Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio

hedges of interest rate risk: this item is the balancing

entry for the amounts charged to the income

statement in respect of the measurement of the

portfolios of financial instruments which are

effectively hedged against interest rate risk through

fair value hedging derivatives.

▪ Hedging derivatives: includes the fair value of the

Bank’s liability in respect of derivatives, including

embedded derivatives separated from hybrid

financial instruments, designated as hedging

instruments in hedge accounting.

▪ The preference shares contingently convertible into

ordinary shares eligible as Additional Tier 1 capital

(PPCC) -perpetual shares, which may be repurchased

by the issuer in certain circumstances, the interest on

which is discretionary, and would convert into

variable number of newly issued ordinary shares if

the capital ratio of the Bank or its consolidated group

falls below a given percentage (trigger event), as

those two terms are defined in the related issue

prospectuses are recognised for accounting purposes

by the Bank as compound instruments. The liability

component reflects the issuer’s obligation to deliver

a variable number of shares and the equity

component reflects the issuer’s discretion in relation

to the payment of the related coupons. In order to

effect the initial allocation, the Bank estimates the

fair value of the liability as the amount that would

have to be delivered if the trigger event were to

occur immediately and, accordingly, the equity

component, calculated as the residual amount, is

zero. In view of the aforementioned discretionary

nature of the payment of the coupons, they are

deducted directly from equity.

▪ Capital perpetual preference shares (PPCA), with the

possibility of purchase by the issuer in certain

circumstances, whose remuneration is discretionary,

and which will be amortised permanently, totally or

partially, in the event that the bank or its

consolidated group submits a capital ratio lesser

than a certain percentage (trigger event), as defined

in the corresponding prospectuses, are accounted for

by the Bank as equity instruments.

▪ Derivatives embedded in other financial instruments

or in other host contracts are accounted for

separately as derivatives if their risks and

characteristics are not closely related to those of the

host contracts, provided that the host contracts are

not classified as financial assets/liabilities

designated at fair value through profit or loss or as

'Financial assets/liabilities held for trading'.

d) Measurement of financial assets and liabilities

and recognition of fair value changes

In general, financial assets and liabilities are initially

recognised at fair value which, in the absence of

evidence to the contrary, is deemed to be the transaction

price.

In this regard, Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017   states that

regular way purchases or sales of financial assets shall

be recognised and derecognised on the trade date or on

the settlement date.   Banco Santander has opted to make

such recognition on the trading date or settlement date,

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depending on the convention of each of the markets in

which the transactions are carried out. For example, in

relation to the purchase or sale of debt securities or

equity instruments traded in the Spanish market,

securities market regulations stipulate their effective

transfer at the time of settlement and, therefore, the

same time has been established for the accounting

record to be made.

The fair value of instruments not measured at fair value

through profit and loss is adjusted by transaction costs.

Subsequently, and on the occasion of each accounting

close, they are valued in accordance with the following

criteria:

i.  Measurement of financial assets

Financial assets are measured at fair value are valued

mainly at their fair value without deducting any

transaction cost for their sale.

The fair value of a financial instrument on a given date is

taken to be the price that would be received to sell an

asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly

transaction between market participants. The most

objective and common reference for the fair value of a

financial instrument is the price that would be paid for it

on an active, transparent and deep market (quoted price

or market price).   At 31 December  2024, there were no

significant investments in quoted financial instruments

that had ceased to be recognised at their quoted price

because their market could not be deemed to be active.

If there is no market price for a given financial

instrument, its fair value is estimated on the basis of the

price established in recent transactions involving similar

instruments and, in the absence thereof, of valuation

techniques commonly used by the international financial

community, taking into account the specific features of

the instrument to be measured and, particularly, the

various types of risk associated with it.

All derivatives are recognised in the balance sheet at fair

value from the trade date. If the fair value is positive,

they are recognised as an asset and if the fair value is

negative, they are recognised as a liability. The fair value

on the trade date is deemed, in the absence of evidence

to the contrary, to be the transaction price. The changes

in the fair value of derivatives from the trade date are

recorded in the    income statement. Specifically,   the fair

value of financial derivatives traded in organised

markets included in the portfolios of financial assets or

liabilities held for trading is deemed to be their daily

quoted price and if, for exceptional reasons, the quoted

price cannot be determined on a given date, these

financial derivatives are measured using methods similar

to those used to measure derivatives.

The fair value of derivatives is taken to be the sum of the

future cash flows arising from the instrument,

discounted to present value at the date of measurement

(present value or theoretical close) using valuation

techniques commonly used by the financial markets: net

present value, option pricing models and other methods.

The amount of debt securities and loans and advances

under a business model whose objective is to collect the

principal and interest flows are valued at their amortised

cost, as long as they comply with the 'SPPI' (Solely

Payments of Principal and Interest) test, using the

effective interest rate method in their determination.

Amortised cost refers to the acquisition cost of a

corrected financial asset or liability (more or less, as the

case may be) for repayments of principal and the part

systematically charged to the income statement of the

difference between the initial cost and the

corresponding reimbursement value at expiration. In the

case of financial assets, the amortised cost includes, in

addition, the corrections to their value due to the

impairment. In the loans and advances covered in fair

value hedging transactions, the changes that occur in

their fair value related to the risk or the risks covered in

these hedging transactions are recorded.

The effective interest rate is the discount rate that

exactly matches the carrying amount of a financial

instrument to all its estimated cash flows of all kinds

over its remaining life.

For fixed rate financial instruments, the effective interest

rate coincides with the contractual interest rate

established on the acquisition date plus, where

applicable, the fees and transaction costs that, because

of their nature, form part of their financial return. In the

case of floating rate financial instruments, the effective

interest rate coincides with the rate of return prevailing

in all connections until the next benchmark interest reset

date.

Equity instruments and contracts related with these

instruments are measured at fair value. However, in

certain circumstances the Bank  estimates cost value as a

suitable estimate of the fair value. This can happen if the

recent event available information is not enough to

measure the fair value or if there is a broad range of

possible measures and the cost value represents the

best estimates of fair value within this range.

The amounts at which the financial assets are recognised

represent, in all material respects,  the Bank´s maximum

exposure to credit risk at each reporting date. Also Banco

Santander  has received collateral and other credit

enhancements to mitigate its exposure to credit risk,

which consist mainly of mortgage guarantees, cash

collateral, equity instruments and personal security,

assets leased out under finance lease and full-service

lease agreements, assets acquired under repurchase

agreements, securities loans and credit derivatives.

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ii.  Measurement of financial liabilities

In general, financial liabilities are measured at amortised

cost, as defined above, except for those included under

'Financial liabilities held for trading' and 'Financial

liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss'

and financial liabilities designated as hedged items (or

hedging instruments) in fair value hedges, which are

measured at fair value. The changes in credit risk arising

from financial liabilities designated at fair value through

profit or loss are recognised in accumulated other

comprehensive income, unless they generate or increase

an accounting mismatch, in which case changes in the

fair value of the financial liability in all respects are

recognised in the income statement.

iii. Valuation techniques

The financial instruments at fair value determined on the

basis of published price quotations in active markets

(level 1) include government debt securities, private-

sector debt securities, derivatives traded in organised

markets, securitised assets, shares, short positions and

fixed-income securities issued.

In cases where price quotations cannot be observed,

management makes its best estimate of the price that

the market would set, using its own internal models,

described in note 48. In most cases, these internal

models use data based on observable market

parameters as significant inputs (level 2) and, in cases,

they use significant inputs not observable in market data

(level 3). In order to make these estimates, various

techniques are employed, including the extrapolation of

observable market data. The best evidence of the fair

value of a financial instrument on initial recognition is

the transaction price, unless the fair value of the

instrument can be obtained from other market

transactions performed with the same or similar

instruments or can be measured by using a valuation

technique in which the variables used include only

observable market data, mainly interest rates.

iv.  Recognition of fair value changes

As a general rule, changes in the carrying amount of

financial assets and liabilities are recognised in the

income statement. A distinction is made between the

changes resulting from the accrual of interest and

similar items, (which are recognised under Interest

income or Interest expense, as appropriate), and those

arising for other reasons, which are recognised at their

net amount under 'Gains/losses on financial assets and

liabilities'.

Adjustments due to changes in fair value arising from:

• 'Financial assets at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income' are recorded temporarily, in

the case of debt instruments in 'Other

comprehensive income - Elements that can be

reclassified to profit or loss - Financial assets at fair

value with changes in other comprehensive income',

while in the case of equity instruments are recorded

in 'other comprehensive income - Elements that will

not be reclassified to line item - Changes in the fair

value of equity instruments valued at fair value with

changes in other comprehensive income'.

Exchange differences on debt instruments measured

at fair value with changes in other comprehensive

income are recognised under 'Exchange Differences,

net' of the  income statement. Exchange differences

on equity instruments, in which the irrevocable

option of being measured at fair value with changes

in other comprehensive income has been chosen, are

recognised in 'Other comprehensive income - Items

that will not be reclassified to profit or loss -

Changes in the fair value of equity instruments

measured at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income'.

• Items charged or credited to 'Items that may be

reclassified to profit or loss – Financial assets at fair

value through other comprehensive income' and

'Other comprehensive income – Items that may be

reclassified to profit or loss – Exchange differences in

equity' remain in the Bank´s  equity until the asset

giving rise to them is impaired or derecognised, at

which time they are recognised in the income

statement.

• Unrealized capital gains on financial assets at fair

value through other comprehensive income

classified as 'Non-current assets held for sale'

because they form part of a disposal group or a

discontinued operation that  are recorded in the

equity balancing entry 'Other accumulated

comprehensive income - Items that can be

reclassified in income - Non-current assets as held

for sale.

v. Hedging transactions

Banco Santander uses  financial derivatives for the

following purposes: i) to facilitate these instruments to

customers who request them in the management of

their market and credit risks; ii) to use these derivatives

in the management of the risks of the Group entities’

own positions and assets and liabilities (hedging

derivatives); and iii) to obtain gains from changes in the

prices of these derivatives (derivatives).

Financial derivatives that do not qualify for hedge

accounting are treated for accounting purposes as

trading derivatives. Additionally, certain financial assets

and liabilities can be designated as hedging instruments

to cover exchange rate risk.

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A derivative qualifies for hedge accounting if all the

following conditions are met:

1. The derivative hedges one of the following three

types of exposure:

a. Changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities,

as well as firm commitments, due to

fluctuations, among others, in the interest rate

and/or exchange rate to which the position or

balance to be hedged is subject (fair value

hedge).

b. Changes in the estimated cash flows arising from

assets and liabilities, commitments and highly

probable forecast transactions (cash flow hedge).

c. The net investment in a foreign operation (hedge

of a net investment in a foreign operation).

2. It is effective in offsetting exposure inherent in the

hedged item or position throughout the expected

term of the hedge, which means that:

a. At the date of arrangement the hedge is

expected, under normal conditions, to be highly

effective (prospective effectiveness).

b. There is sufficient evidence that the hedge was

actually effective during the whole life of the

hedged item or position (retrospective

effectiveness). To this end, the  Bank  checks that

the results of the hedge were within a range of

80% to 125% of the results of the hedged item.

3. There must be adequate documentation evidencing

the specific designation of the financial derivative to

hedge certain balances or transactions and how this

hedge was expected to be achieved and measured,

provided that this is consistent with the  Bank’s

management of own risks.

The changes in value of financial instruments qualifying

for hedge accounting are recognised as follows:

a. In fair value hedges, the gains or losses arising on

both the hedging instruments and the hedged

items attributable to the type of risk being

hedged are recognised directly in the   income

statement.

b. In fair value hedges of interest rate risk on a

portfolio of financial instruments, the gains or

losses that arise on measuring the hedging

instruments are recognised directly in the

income statement, whereas the gains or losses

due to changes in the fair value of the hedged

amount (attributable to the hedged risk) are

recognised in the  income statement with a

balancing entry under Changes in the fair value

of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest

rate risk on the asset or liability side of the

balance sheet, as appropriate.

c. In cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the

change in value of the hedging instrument is

recognised temporarily in Other comprehensive

income – under Items that may be reclassified to

profit or loss – Hedging derivatives – Cash flow

hedges (effective portion) until the covered

element affects the results, when it is recognised

in the  income statement, unless, if the forecast

transactions result in the recognition of non-

financial assets or liabilities, it is included in the

cost of the non-financial asset or liability.

d. In hedges of a net investment in a foreign

operation, the gains or losses attributable to the

portion of the hedging instruments qualifying as

an effective hedge are recognised temporarily in

Other comprehensive income under Items that

may be reclassified to profit or loss – Hedges of

net investments in foreign operations until the

gains or losses – on the hedged item are

recognised in profit or loss.

e. The ineffective portion of the gains or losses on

the hedging instruments of cash flow hedges and

hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation

is recognised directly under 'Gains/losses on

financial assets and liabilities (net)' in the

income statement, in Gains or losses from hedge

accounting, net.

If a derivative designated as a hedge no longer meets the

requirements described above due to expiration,

ineffectiveness or for any other reason, the derivative is

classified for accounting purposes as a trading

derivative.

When fair value hedge accounting is discontinued, the

adjustments previously recognised on the hedged item

are amortised to profit or loss at the effective interest

rate recalculated at the date of hedge discontinuation.

The adjustments must be fully amortised at maturity.

When cash flow hedge accounting is discontinued, any

cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument

recognised in equity under other comprehensive income

'Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss' (from the

period when the hedge was effective) remains in this

equity item until the forecast transaction occurs, at

which time it is recognised in profit or loss, unless the

transaction is no longer expected to occur, in which case

the cumulative gain or loss is recognised immediately in

profit or loss.

e) Derecognition of financial assets and liabilities

The accounting treatment of transfers of financial assets

depends on the extent to which the risks and rewards

associated with the transferred assets are transferred to

third parties:

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1. If the Bank  transfers substantially all the risks and

rewards to third parties unconditional -sale of

financial assets, sale of financial assets under an

agreement to repurchase them at their fair value at

the date of repurchase, sale of financial assets with a

purchased call option or written put option that is

deeply out of the money, securitisation of assets in

which the transferor does not retain a subordinated

debt or grant any credit enhancement to the new

holders, and other similar cases-, the transferred

financial asset is derecognised and any rights or

obligations retained or created in the transfer are

recognised simultaneously.

2. If the Bank  retains substantially all the risks and

rewards associated with the transferred financial

asset -sale of financial assets under an agreement to

repurchase them at a fixed price or at the sale price

plus interest, a securities lending agreement in

which the borrower undertakes to return the same or

similar assets, and other similar cases-, the

transferred financial asset is not derecognised and

continues to be measured by the same criteria as

those used before the transfer. However, the

following items are recognised:

a. An associated financial liability, which is

recognised for an amount equal to the

consideration received and is subsequently

measured at amortised cost, unless it meets the

requirements for classification under 'Financial

liabilities designated at fair value through profit

or loss'.

b. The income from the transferred financial asset

not derecognised and any expense incurred on

the new financial liability, without offsetting.

3. If the Bank  neither transfers nor retains substantially

all the risks and rewards associated with the

transferred financial asset -sale of financial assets

with a purchased call option or written put option

that is not deeply in or out of the money,

securitisation of assets in which the transferor

retains a subordinated debt or other type of credit

enhancement for a portion of the transferred asset,

and other similar cases- the following distinction is

made:

a. If the transferor does not retain control of the

transferred financial asset, the asset is

derecognised and any rights or obligations

retained or created in the transfer are recognised.

b. If the transferor retains control of the transferred

financial asset, it continues to recognise it for an

amount equal to its exposure to changes in value

and recognises a financial liability associated

with the transferred financial asset. The net

carrying amount of the transferred asset and the

associated liability is the amortised cost of the

rights and obligations retained, if the transferred

asset is measured at amortised cost, or the fair

value of the rights and obligations retained, if the

transferred asset is measured at fair value.

Accordingly, financial assets are only derecognised when

the rights to the cash flows they generate have expired

or when substantially all the inherent risks and rewards

have been transferred to third parties. Similarly, financial

liabilities are only derecognised when the obligations

they generate have been extinguished or when they are

acquired with the intention either to cancel them or to

resell them.

Regarding contractual modifications of financial assets ,

the Bank  has differentiated them into two main

categories in relation to the conditions under which a

modification leads to the disposal of the financial asset

(and the recognition of a new financial asset) and those

under which the accounting of the original financial

instrument with the modified terms is maintained:

• Contractual modifications for commercial or market

reasons, which are generally carried out at the

request of the debtor to apply current market

conditions to the debt. The new contract is

considered a new transaction and, consequently, it is

necessary to derecognize the original financial asset

and recognize a new financial asset subject to the

classification and measurement requirements

established by Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017.   The

new financial asset will be recorded at fair value and,

if applicable, the difference between the carrying

amount of the asset derecognized and the fair value

of the new asset will be recognized in profit or loss.

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• Modifications due to refinancing or restructuring, in

which the payment conditions are modified to allow

a customer that is experiencing financial difficulties

(current or foreseeable) to meet its payment

obligations and that, if such modification had not

been made, it would be reasonably certain that it

would not be able to meet such payment obligations.

In this case, the modification does not result in the

derecognition of the financial asset, but rather the

original financial asset is maintained and does not

require a new assessment of its classification and

measurement. When assessing credit impairment,

the current credit risk (considering the modified cash

flows) should be compared with the credit risk at

initial recognition. The gross carrying amount of the

financial asset (the present value of the renegotiated

or modified contractual cash flows that are

discounted at the original effective interest rate of

the financial asset) should be recalculated, with a

gain or loss recognized in profit or loss for the

difference.

f) Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial asset and liability balances are offset, i.e.

reported in the  balance sheet at their net amount, only if

the Banco Santander currently have a legally

enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and

intend either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the

asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

g) Impairment of financial assets

i. Definition

Banco Santander  associates an impairment in the value

to financial assets measured at amortised cost, debt

instruments measured at fair value with changes in

other comprehensive income, lease receivables, assets

from contracts and loan commitments and the financial

guarantees issued that are not measured at fair value

through profit or loss.

The impairment for expected credit losses is recorded

with a charge to the income statement for the period in

which the impairment arises. In the event of occurrence,

the recoveries of previously recognised impairment

losses are recorded in the income statement for the

period in which the impairment no longer exists or is

reduced.

In the case of purchased or originated credit-impaired

assets, the Bank  only recognizes at the reporting date

the changes in the expected credit losses during the life

of the asset since the initial recognition as a credit loss.

In the case of assets measured at fair value with changes

in other comprehensive income, the changes in the fair

value due to expected credit losses are charged in the

income statement of the year where the change

happened, reflecting the rest of the valuation in other

comprehensive income.

As a rule, the expected credit loss is estimated as the

difference between the contractual cash flows to be

recovered and the expected cash flows discounted using

the original effective interest rate. In the case of

purchased or originated credit-impaired assets, this

difference is discounted using the effective interest rate

adjusted by credit rating.

Depending on the classification of financial instruments,

which is mentioned in the following sections, the

expected credit losses may be along 12 months or during

the life of the financial instrument:

• 12-month expected credit losses: arising from the

potential default events, as defined in the following

sections that are estimated to be likely to occur

within the 12 months following the reporting date.

These losses will be associated with financial assets

classified as 'normal risk' as defined in the following

sections.

• Expected credit losses over the life of the financial

instrument: arising from the potential default events

that are estimated to be likely to occur throughout

the life of the financial instruments. These losses are

associated with financial assets classified as 'normal

risk under watchlist' or 'doubtful risk'.

With the purpose of estimating the expected life of the

financial instrument all the contractual terms have been

taken into account (e.g. prepayments, duration, purchase

options, etc.), being the contractual period (including

extension options) the maximum period considered to

measure the expected credit losses. In the case of

financial instruments with an uncertain maturity period

and a component of undrawn commitment (e.g.: credit

cards), the expected life is estimated through

quantitative analyses to determine the period during

which the entity is exposed to credit risk, also

considering the effectiveness of management

procedures that mitigate such exposure (e.g. the ability

to unilaterally cancel such financial instruments, etc.).

The following constitute effective guarantees:

a. Mortgage guarantees on housing as long as they are

first duly constituted and registered in favour of the

entity. The properties include:

i. Buildings and building elements,

distinguishing among:

– Houses.

– Offices, stores and multi-purpose

premises.

– Rest of buildings such as non-multi-

purpose premises and hotels.

ii. Urban and developable ordered land.

iii. Rest of properties that classify as: buildings

and building elements under construction,

such as property development in progress

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and halted development, and the rest of land

types, such as rustic lands.

b. Collateral guarantees on financial instruments in the

form of cash deposits, debt securities or equity

instruments issued by creditworthy issuers.

c. Other types of real guarantees, including properties

received in guarantee and second and subsequent

mortgages on properties, as long as the entity

demonstrates its effectiveness. When assessing the

effectiveness of the second and subsequent

mortgages on properties the entity will implement

particularly restrictive criteria. It will take into

account, among others, whether the previous

charges are in favour of the entity itself or not and

the relationship between the risk guaranteed by

them and the property value.

d. Personal guarantees, as well as the incorporation of

new owners, covering the entire amount of the

financial instruments and implying direct and joint

liability to the entity of persons or other entities

whose solvency is sufficiently proven to ensure the

repayment of the loan on the agreed terms.

The different aspects that the   Bank  considers for the

evaluation of effective guarantees are set out below in

relation to the individual analysis.

ii. Financial instruments presentation

For the purposes of estimating the impairment amount,

and in accordance with its internal policies, the Bank

classifies its financial instruments (financial assets,

commitments and guarantees) measured at amortised

cost or fair value through other comprehensive income

in one of the following categories:

• Normal Risk ('stage 1'): includes all instruments that

do not meet the requirements to be classified in the

rest of the categories.

• Normal risk under watchlist ('stage 2'): includes all

instruments that, without meeting the criteria for

classification as doubtful or default risk, have

experienced significant increases in credit risk since

initial recognition.

In order to determine whether a financial instrument has

increased its credit risk since initial recognition and is to

be classified in stage 2, the  Group and the Bank  consider

the following criteria:

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| Quantitative  criteria | Changes in the risk of a default occurring through the  expected life of the financial instrument are analysed  and quantified with respect to its credit level in its  initial recognition.  With the purpose of determining if such changes are  considered as significant, with the consequent  classification into stage 2, each Group, and therefore  the Bank, unit has defined the quantitative thresholds  to consider in each of its portfolios taking into account  corporate guidelines ensuring a consistent  interpretation in all units.  Within the quantitative thresholds, two types are  considered: A relative threshold is those that compare  current credit quality with credit quality at the time of  origination in percentage terms of change. In addition,  an absolute threshold compares both references in  total terms, calculating the difference between the  two. These absolute/relative concepts are used  homogeneously (with different values) in all  geographies. The use of one type of threshold or  another (or both) is determined in accordance with the  process described in note 50, below, and is marked by  the type of portfolio and characteristics such as the  starting point of the average credit quality of the  portfolio. |
| Qualitative  criteria | In addition to the quantitative criteria indicated,  various indicators are used that are aligned with those  used by the Bank in the normal management of credit  risk. Irregular positions of more than 30 days and  renewals are common criteria applied by the Bank and  common to all the Group's  units. Also, each unit can  define other qualitative indicators, for each of its  portfolios, according to the particularities and normal  management practices in line with the policies  currently in force (i.e. use of management alerts, etc.).  The use of these qualitative criteria is complemented  with the use of an expert judgement, under the  corresponding governance. |

In the case of forbearances, instruments classified as

'normal risk under watchlist' may be generally

reclassified to 'normal risk' in the following

circumstances: at least two years have elapsed from the

date of reclassification to that category or from its

forbearance date, the client has paid the accrued

principal and interest balance, and the client has no

other instruments with more than 30 days past due

balances.

• Doubtful Risk ('stage 3'): includes financial

instruments, overdue or not, in which, without

meeting the circumstances to classify them in the

category of default risk, there are reasonable doubts

about their total repayment (principal and interests)

by the client in the terms contractually agreed.

Likewise, off-balance-sheet exposures whose

payment is probable and their recovery doubtful are

considered in stage 3. Within this category, two

situations are differentiated:

– Doubtful risk for non-performing loans: financial

instruments, irrespective of the client and

guarantee, with balances more than 90

consecutive days on material arrears for

principal, interest or expenses contractually

agreed.

This category also includes all loan balances for a

client  when the operations with more than 90

consecutive days on material arrears are greater

than 20% of the amounts pending collection.

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These instruments may be reclassified to other

categories if, as a result of the collection of part

of the past due balances, the reasons for their

classification in this category do not remain and

the client does not have balances more than 90

consecutive days on material arrears in other

loans.

– Doubtful risk for reasons other than non-

performing loans: this category includes doubtful

recovery financial instruments that are not more

than 90 consecutive days on material arrears.

Banco Santander considers that a financial instrument to

be doubtful for reasons other than delinquency when

one or more combined events have occurred with a

negative impact on the estimated future cash flows of

the financial instrument. To this end, the following

indicators, among others, are considered:

a) Negative net equity or decrease because of losses of

the client's net equity by at least 50% during the last

financial year.

b) Continued losses or significant decrease in revenue

or, in general, in the client's recurring cash flows.

c) Generalised delay in payments or insufficient cash

flows to service debts.

d) Significantly inadequate economic or financial

structure or inability to obtain additional financing by

the client.

e) Existence of an internal or external credit rating

showing that the client is in default.

f) Existence of overdue customer commitments with a

significant amount to public institutions or

employees.

These financial instruments may be reclassified to other

categories if, as a result of an individualised study,

reasonable doubts do not remain about the total

repayment under the contractually agreed terms and the

client does not have balances of 90 days on material

arrears .

In the case of forbearances, instruments classified as

doubtful risk may be reclassified to the category of

'normal risk under watchlist' when the following

circumstances are present: a minimum period of one

year has elapsed from the forbearance date, the client

has paid the accrued principal and interest amounts, and

the client has no other loan balances of 90 days on

material arrears.

• Default Risk: includes all financial assets, or part of

them, for which, after an individualised analysis, their

recovery is considered remote due to a notorious and

irrecoverable deterioration of their solvency.

In any case, except in the case of operations wit h real

guarantees that cover more than 10% of the amount of

the operation, in general the Bank considers as remote

recovery: the operations of holders that are in the

liquidation phase of the insolvency creditors, doubtful

operations due to delinquency that have been in this

category for more than 4 years and doubtful operations

due to delinquency whose part not covered by real

guarantees has been maintained with 100% credit risk

coverage for more than two years.

A financial asset amount is maintained in the balance

sheet until they are considered as a 'default risk', either

all or a part of it, and the write-off is registered against

the balance sheet.

In the case of operations that have only been partially

derecognised, for forgiveness reasons or because part of

the total balance is considered unrecoverable, the

remaining amount shall be fully classified in the

category of 'doubtful risk', except where duly justified.

The classification of a financial asset, or part of it, as a

'default risk' does not involve the disruption of

negotiations and legal proceedings to recover the

amount.

iii. Impairment valuation assessment

Banco Santander has policies, methods and procedures

in place to hedge its credit risk, both due to the

insolvency attributable to counterparties and its

residence in a specific country.

These policies, methods and procedures are applied in

the concession, study and documentation of financial

assets, commitments and guarantees, as well as in the

identification of their impairment and in the calculation

of the amounts needed to cover their credit risk.

The impairment represents the best estimation of the

financial assets expected credit losses at the balance

sheet date, assessed both individually and collectively.

• Individually: for the purposes of estimating the

provisions for credit risk arising from the insolvency

of a financial instrument, the Bank individually

assesses impairment by estimating the expected

credit losses on those financial instruments that are

considered to be significant and with sufficient

information to make such an estimate.

Therefore, this classification mostly includes

wholesale banking customers —Corporations,

specialised financing— as well as some of the largest

companies —Chartered and real estate developers—

from retail banking. The determination of the

perimeter in which the individualised estimate is

applied is detailed in a later section.

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The individually assessed impairment estimate is

equal to the difference between the gross carrying

amount of the financial instrument and the

estimated value of the expected cash flows

receivable discounted using the original effective

interest rate of the transaction. The estimate of these

cash flows takes into account all available

information on the financial asset and the effective

guarantees associated with that asset.  This

estimation process is detailed below.

• Collectively: the Bank  also assesses impairment by

estimating the expected credit losses collectively in

cases where they are not assessed on an individual

basis. This includes, for example, loans with

individuals, sole proprietors or businesses in retail

banking  subject to a standardised risk management.

For the purposes of the collective assessment of

expected credit losses,  the Bank has consistent and

reliable internal models. For the development of

these models, instruments with similar credit risk

characteristics that are indicative of the debtors'

capacity to pay are considered.

The credit risk characteristics used to group the

instruments are, among others: type of instrument,

debtor's sector of activity, geographical area of

activity, type of guarantee, aging of past due

balances and any other factor relevant to estimating

the future cash flows.

Banco Santander performs retrospective and monitoring

tests to evaluate the reasonableness of the collective

estimate.

On the other hand, the methodology required to

estimate the expected credit loss due to credit events is

based on an unbiased and weighted consideration by the

probability of occurrence of a series of scenarios,

considering a range of three to five possible future

scenarios, which could have an impact on the collection

of contractual cash flows, always taking into account the

time value of money, as well as all available, reasonable

and sustainable information on past events, current

conditions and forecasts of the evolution of

macroeconomic scenarios that are shown to be relevant

for the estimation of this amount (for example: GDP

(Gross Domestic Product), housing price, unemployment

rate, etc.).

The estimation of expected losses requires expert

judgment and the support of historical, current and

future information. The probability of loss is measured

considering past events, the present situation and future

trends of macroeconomic scenarios.

Banco Santander  uses forward-looking information in

both internal risk management and prudential

regulation processes, so that for the calculation of the

impairment loss allowance, various scenarios are

incorporated that take advantage of the experience with

such information, thus ensuring consistency in obtaining

the expected loss.

The complexity of the estimation in this exercise has

been derived from the current macroeconomic scenario

as a consequence of the complex geopolitical situation,

as well changes in inflations levels and interest rates,

which has generated uncertainty in economic evolution.

Banco Santander has internally ensured the criteria to be

followed for guarantees received from government

bodies, both through credit lines and other public

guarantees, so that when they are adequately reflected

in each of the contracts, they are recognised as

mitigating factors of the potential expected losses, and

therefore of the provisions to be recognised, based on

the provisions of the applicable standard. Furthermore,

where applicable, these guarantees are appropriately

reflected in the mitigation of the significant increase in

risk, considering their nature as personal guarantees.

For the estimation of the parameters used in the

estimation of impairment provisions -EAD (exposure at

default), PD (probability of default), LGD (loss given

default)-, the Bank based their experience in developing

internal models for the estimation of parameters both in

the regulatory area and for management purposes,

adapting the development of the impairment provision

models under Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017 and

subsequent modifications.

• Exposure at default: is the amount of estimated risk

incurred at the time of the counterparty's analysis.

• Probability of default: is the estimated probability

that the counterparty will default on its principal

and/or interest payment obligations.

• Loss given default: is the estimate of the severity of

the loss incurred in the event of non-compliance. It

depends mainly on the updating of the guarantees

associated with the operation and the future cash

flows that are expected to be recovered.

In any case, when estimating the flows expected to be

recovered, portfolio sales are included. It should be

noted that due to the Bank's recovery policy and the

experience observed in relation to the prices of past

sales of assets classified as stage 3 and/or default risk,

there is no substantial divergence between the flows

obtained from recoveries after performing recovery

management of the assets with those obtained from the

sale of portfolios of assets discounting structural

expenses and other costs incurred.

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The definition of default implemented by the Bank for

the purpose of calculating the impairment provision

models is based on the definition in Article 178 of

Regulation 575/2013 of the European Union (CRR),

which is fully aligned with the requirements of Bank of

Spain Circular 4/2017,  which considers that a 'default'

exists in relation to a specific customer/contract when at

least one of the following circumstances exists: the

entity considers that there are reasonable doubts about

the payment of all its credit obligations or that the

customer/contract is in an irregular situation for more

than 90 consecutive days past due material balances

with respect to any significant credit obligation.

Banco Santander aligned partially and voluntarily during

2022 the accounting definition of Stage 3, as well as the

calculation of impairment provision models, to the New

Definition of Default, incorporating the criteria defined

by the EBA in its implementation guide of the definition

of default, capturing the economic deterioration of the

operations (days in default - on a daily basis - and

materiality thresholds - minimum amount in arrears).

The alignment of criteria was done taking into account

the criteria of IFRS 9 as well as the accounting principles

of unbiased presentation of financial information. Grupo

Santander registered an increase in the default rate at

around19 basis points, with no material impact on the

provision figures for credit risk.

In addition, the Bank considers the risk generated in all

cross-border transactions due to circumstances other

than the usual commercial risk of insolvency (sovereign

risk, transfer risk or risks arising from international

financial activity, such as wars, natural catastrophes,

balance of payments crisis, etc.).

Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017 includes a series of

practical solutions that can be implemented by entities,

with the aim of facilitating its implementation. In order

to achieve a complete and high-level implementation of

the standard, and following the best practices of the

industry, the  Bank  these practical solutions adapting

them to their own characteristics and circumstances:

• Rebuttable presumption that the credit risk has

increased significantly, when payments are more

than 30 days past due: this threshold is used as an

additional, but not primary, indicator of significant

risk increase.

• Assets with low credit risk at the reporting date: the

Bank adopts this practice prioritizing its reduced and

punctual use and its systematic and periodic

justification through quantitative evidence.

This information is provided in more detail in note 50.b.

iv. Detail of individual estimate of impairment

For the individual estimate of the assessment for

impairment of the financial asset, the Bank has a specific

methodology to estimate the value of the cash flows

expected to be collected:

• Recovery through the debtor's ordinary activities

(going approach).

• Recovery through the execution and sale of the

collateral guaranteeing the operations (gone

approach).

Gone approach:

a.   Evaluation of the effectiveness of guarantees

Banco Santander assesses  the effectiveness of all the

guarantees associated considering the following:

• The time required to execute these guarantees.

• Banco Santander's ability to enforce or assert these

guarantees in its favour.

• The existence of limitations imposed by each local

unit´s regulation on the foreclosure of collateral.

Under no circumstances the Bank considers that a

guarantee is effective if its effectiveness depends

substantially on the solvency of the debtor, as could be

the case:

• Promises of shares or other securities of the debtor

himself when their valuation may be significantly

affected by a debtor's default.

• Personal cross-collateralisation: when the

guarantor of a transaction is, at the same time,

guaranteed by the holder of that transaction.

The different types of effective guarantees have been

detailed in section i. Definition

b.  Valuation of guarantees

Banco Santander assesses the guarantees on the basis of

their nature in accordance with the following:

• Mortgage guarantees on properties associated

with financial instruments, using complete

individual valuations carried out by independent

valuation experts and under generally accepted

valuation standards. If this is not possible,

alternative valuations are used with duly

documented and approved internal valuation

models.

• Personal guarantees are valued individually on the

basis of the guarantor´s updated information.

• The rest of the guarantees are valued based on

current market values.

c. Adjustments to the value of guarantees and

estimation of future cash flow inflows and outflows.

Banco Santander applies a series of adjustments to the

value of the guarantees in order to improve the

reference values:

• Adjustments based on the historical sales

experience  for certain types of assets.

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• Individual expert adjustments based on additional

management information.

Likewise, to adjust the value of the guarantees, the time

value of money is taken into account based on the

historical experience  ,  estimating:

• Period of adjudication.

• Estimated time of sale of the asset.

In addition,  the Bank takes into account all those cash

inflows and outflows linked to that guarantee until it is

sold:

• Possible future income commitments in favour of

the borrower which will available after the asset is

awarded.

• Estimated foreclosure costs.

• Asset maintenance costs, taxes and community

costs.

• Estimated marketing or sales costs.

Finally, since it is considered that the guarantee will be

sold in the future, the Bank   applies an additional

adjustment ('index forward') in order to adjust the value

of the guarantees to future valuation expectations.

v. Impairment individual assessment scope

Banco Santander determines the perimeter over which it

makes an estimate of the assessment for impairment on

an individual basis based on a relevance threshold and

the stage in which the operations are located. In general,

the Group applies the individualised calculation of

expected losses to the significant exposures classified in

stage 3, although Banco Santander, S.A. has also

extended its analyses to some of the exposures

classified in stage 2.

It should be noted that, in any case and irrespective of

the stage in which their transactions are carried out, for

customers who do not receive standardised treatment, a

relational risk management model is applied, with

individualised treatment and monitoring by the assigned

risk analyst. In addition to wholesale customers

(Santander Corporate & Investment Banking or SCIB) and

large companies, this relational management model

also includes other segments of smaller companies for

which there is information and capacity for more

personalised and expert analysis and monitoring.  As

indicated in the Bank's wholesale credit model, the

individual treatment of the client facilitates the

continuous updating of information. The risk assumed

must be followed and monitored throughout its life

cycle, enabling anticipation and action to be taken in the

event of possible impairments. In this way, the

customer's credit quality is analysed individually, taking

into account specific aspects such as his competitive

position, financial performance, management, etc. In the

wholesale risk management model, every customer with

a credit risk position is assigned a rating, which has an

associated probability of customer default.

Thus, individual analysis of the debtor triggers a specific

rating for each customer, which determines the

appropriate parameters for calculating the expected

loss, so that it is the rating itself that initially modulates

the necessary coverage, adjusting the severity of the

possible loss to the guarantees and other mitigating

factors that the customer may have available. In

addition, if as a result of this individualised monitoring of

the customer, the analyst finally considers that his

coverage is not sufficient, he has the necessary

mechanisms to adjust it under his expert judgement,

always under the appropriate governance.

h) ‘Non-current assets’ and ‘liabilities associated

with non-current assets held for sale’

Non-current assets held for sale' includes the carrying

amount of individual items, disposal groups or items

forming part of a business unit earmarked for disposal

(discontinued operations), whose sale in their present

condition is highly likely to be completed within one year

from the reporting date. Therefore, the recovery of the

carrying amount of these items -which can be of a

financial nature or otherwise- will foreseeably be

effected through the proceeds from their disposal.

Specifically, property or other non-current assets

received by Banco Santander   as total or partial

settlement of their debtors’ payment obligations to them

are deemed to be 'Non-current assets held for sale',

unless the  Bank has decided  to make continuing use of

these assets.

1   The assets in a situation of 'stopped development' are included under 'land

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'Liabilities associated with non-current assets held for

sale' includes the balances payable arising from the

assets held for sale or disposal groups and from

discontinued operations.

'Non-current assets and disposal groups of items that

have been classified as held for sale' are generally

recognised at the date of their allocation to this category

and are subsequently valued at the lower of their fair

value less costs to sell or its book value. 'Non-current

assets and disposal groups of items that are classified as

held for sale' are not amortised as long as they remain in

this category.

The valuation of the portfolio of non-current assets held

for sale has been made in compliance with the

requirements of  Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017, and

subsequent amendments,  in relation to the estimate of

the fair value of tangible assets and the value-in-use of

financial assets.

The value of the portfolio is determined as the sum of

the values of the individual elements that compose the

portfolio, without considering any total or batch

grouping in order to correct the individual values.

For the purposes of its consideration in initial

recognition, the Bank obtains, at the time of award, the

fair value of the corresponding asset by requesting an

appraisal from external valuation agencies.

Banco Santander  has in place a corporate policy that

ensures the professional competence and the

independence and objectivity of the external appraisal

agencies, in accordance with the regulations, which

require appraisal agencies to meet independence,

neutrality and credibility requirements, so that the use of

their estimates does not reduce the reliability of its

valuations. This policy establishes that all the appraisal

companies and agencies with which the Bank  works in

Spain should be registered in the Official Register of the

Bank of Spain and that the appraisals performed by them

should follow the methodology established in Order

ECO/805/2003, of 27 March. The main appraisal

companies and agencies with which the Bank worked in

2024 are as follows: Tinsa Tasaciones Inmobiliarias,

S.A.U., Sociedad de Tasación, S.A., Global Valuation,

S.A.U., Instituto de Valoraciones, S.A., Euroevaluaciones,

S.A. and Valoraciones Mediterráneo, S.A.

At 31 December 2024 the fair value minus the costs to

sell of non-current assets held for sale exceeded their

carrying amount by EUR 161 million (EUR 212 million in

2023); however, in accordance with the applicable

legislation, this unrealised gain could not be recognised.

Banco Santander,  in compliance with Bank of Spain

Circular 4/2017, and subsequent amendments,  on public

and private financial reporting standards and financial

statement models, has developed a methodology that

enables it to estimate the fair value and costs of sale of

assets foreclosed or received in payment of debts. This

methodology is based on the classification of the

portfolio of foreclosed assets into different segments.

Segmentation enables the intrinsic characteristics of

Banco Santander's portfolio of foreclosed assets to be

differentiated, so that assets with homogeneous

characteristics are grouped by segment.

Thus, the portfolio is segmented into (i) finished assets

of a residential and tertiary nature, (ii) developments in

progress and (iii) land 1.

In determining the critical segments in the overall

portfolio, assets are classified on the basis of the nature

of the asset and its stage of development. This

segmentation is made in order to seek the liquidation of

the asset (which should be carried out in the shortest

possible time).

When making decisions, the situation and/or

characteristics of the asset are fundamentally taken into

account, as well as the evaluation of all the determining

factors that favour the recovery of the debt. For them,

the following aspects are analyzed, among others:

• The time that has elapsed since the adjudication.

• The transferability and contingencies of the

foreclosed asset.

• The economic viability from the real estate point of

view with the necessary investment estimate.

• The expenses that may arise from the marketing

process.

• The offers received, as well as the difficulties in

finding buyers.

In the case of real estate assets foreclosed in Spain,

which represent  81%  of the Group’s total non-current

assets held for sale, the valuation of the portfolio is

carried out by applying the following models:

• Market Value Model used in the valuation of finished

properties of a residential nature (mainly homes and

car parks) and properties of a tertiary nature (offices,

commercial premises and multipurpose buildings).

For the valuation of finished assets whose

availability for sale is immediate, a market sale value

provided by a third party external to Banco Santander

is considered, calculated under the AVM

methodology by the comparable properties method

adjusted by our experience in selling similar assets,

given the term, price, volume, trend in the value of

these assets and the time elapsing until their sale

and discounting the estimated costs of sale.

2   Assets qualified as protected housing are taken into account. The maximum legal value of these assets is determined by the VPO module, obtained from the

result of multiplying the State Basic Module (MBE) by a zone coefficient determined by each autonomous community. To carry out the valuation of a protected

property, the useful surface area is used in accordance with current regulations.

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The market value is determined on the basis of the

definition established by the International Valuation

Standards drawn up by the IVSC (International

Valuation Standards Council), understood as the

estimated amount for which an asset or a liability

should be exchanged on the measurement date

between a willing buyer and a willing seller, in an

arm's length transaction, after appropriate marketing,

and in which the parties have acted with sufficient

information, prudently and without coercion.

The current market value of the properties is estimated

on the basis of automated valuations obtained by

taking comparable properties as a reference;

simulating the procedure carried out by an appraiser in

a physical valuation according to Order ECO 805/2003:

selection of properties and obtaining the unit value by

applying homogenisation adjustments. The selection

of the properties is carried out by location within the

same real estate cluster and according to the

characteristics of the properties, filtering by type  2,

surface area range and age. The model enables a

distinction to be made within the municipality under

study as to which areas are similar and comparable

and therefore have a similar value in the property

market, discriminating between which properties are

good comparators and which are not.

Adjustments to homogenize the properties are made

according to: (i) the age of the property according to

the age of the property to be valued, (ii) the deviation

of the built area from the common area with respect to

the property to be valued and (iii) by age of the date of

capture of the property according to the price evolution

index of the real estate market.

In addition, for individually significant assets, complete

individual valuations are carried out, including a visit to

the asset, market analysis (data relating to supply,

demand, current sale or rental price ranges and

supply-demand and revaluation expectations) and an

estimate of expected income and costs.

For this segmentation of assets, when they are

completed, the real costs are known and the actual

expenses for the marketing and sale of the asset must

be taken into account. Therefore, Banco Santander

uses the actual costs in its calculation engine or, failing

that, those estimated on the basis of its observed

experience.

• Market Value Model according to Evolution of

Market Values used to update the valuation of

developments in progress. The valuation model

estimates the current market value of the properties

based on complete individual valuations by third

parties, calculated from the values of the feasibility

studies and development costs of the promotion, as

well as the selling costs, distinguishing by location,

size and type of property. The inputs used in the

valuation model for residential assets under

construction are actual revenues and costs.

For this purpose, in order to calculate the investment

flows, Banco Santander considers, on the basis of the

feasibility studies, the expenditure required for

construction, the professional fees relating to the

project and to project management, the premiums

for mandatory building insurance, the developer's

administrative expenses, licenses, taxes on new

construction and fees, and urban development

charges.

With respect to the calculation of income flows,

Banco Santander takes into account the square

metres built, the number of homes under

construction and the estimated selling price over 1.5

years.

The market value will be the result of the difference

between the income flows and the investment flows

estimated at each moment.

• Land Valuation model. The methodology followed by

the Bank regarding land valuation consists of

updating the individual reference valuation of each

of the land on an annual basis, through updated

valuation valuations carried out by independent

professionals and following the methodology

established in the Order ECO/805/2003, of 27

March, whose main verifications in the case of land

valuation, regardless of the degree of urbanisation of

the land, correspond to:

– Visual verification of the assessed property.

– Registry description.

– Urban planning.

– Visible easements.

– Visible state of occupation, possession, use and

exploitation.

– Protection regime.

– Apparent state of preservation.

– Correspondence with cadastral property.

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– Existence of expropriation procedure,

expropriation plan or project, administrative

resolution or file that may lead to expropriation.

– Expiry of the urbanization or building deadlines.

– Existence of a procedure for failure to comply

with obligations.

– Verification of surfaces.

For the purposes of valuation, the land will be classified

in the following levels:

– Level I: It will include all the lands that do not

belong to level II.

– Level II: It shall include land classified as

undeveloped where building is not allowed for

uses other than agriculture, forestry, livestock or

linked to an economic exploitation permitted by

the regulations in force. Also included are lands

classified as developable that are not included in

a development area of urban planning or that, in

such an area, the conditions for its development

have not been defined.

In those cases where  Banco Santander does not have an

updated reference value through an ECO valuation for

the current year, we use as a reference value the latest

available ECO valuation reduced or corrected by the

average annual coverage ratio of the land on which we

have obtained an updated reference value, through an

ECO valuation.

Banco Santander applies a discount to the

aforementioned reference values that takes into account

both the discount on the reference value in the sales

process and the estimated costs of marketing or selling

the land; discount on reference value = % discount on

sales + % marketing costs being:

– % discount on Sales: = 100 - (sales price /

updated appraisal value).

– marketing costs: calculated on the basis of our

historical experience in sales and in accordance

with the marketing management fees negotiated

with our suppliers of this type of service.

In this way Banco Santander obtains the corrected

market value, an amount that we compare with the net

cost of each piece of land to determine its correct

valuation and conclude with our valuation process.

In addition, in relation to the previously mentioned

valuations, less costs to sell, are contrasted with the

sales experience of each type of asset in order to confirm

that there is no significant difference between the sale

price and the valuation.

Impairment losses on an asset or disposal group arising

from a reduction in its carrying amount to its fair value

(less costs to sell) are recognised under 'Gains or (losses)

on non-current assets held for sale not classified as

discontinued operations' in the  income statement.

The gains on a non-current asset held for sale resulting

from subsequent increases in fair value (less costs to

sell) increase its carrying amount and are recognised in

the consolidated income statement up to an amount

equal to the impairment losses previously recognised.

i) Insurance contracts linked to pensions

The item 'Insurance contracts linked to pensions',

included within the heading 'Other assets' (see note

2.m), will include the fair value of the insurance policies

to cover pension commitments that must be recorded as

a separate asset for not meeting the requirements

established in regulation 35 of Bank of Spain Circular

4/2017 and subsequent modifications, to be considered

plan assets.

j) Tangible  assets

Tangible assets includes the amount of buildings, land,

furniture, vehicles, computer hardware and other

fixtures owned by  Banco Santander  or acquired under

finance leases. Tangible assets are classified by use as

follows:

i. Property, plant and equipment for own use

Property, plant and equipment for own use – including

tangible assets received by the  Bank in full or partial

satisfaction of financial assets representing receivables

from third parties which are intended to be held for

continuing use and tangible assets acquired under

finance leases– are presented at acquisition cost, less

the related accumulated depreciation and any estimated

impairment losses (carrying amount higher than

recoverable amount).

Depreciation is calculated, using the straight-line

method, on the basis of the acquisition cost of the assets

less their residual value. The land on which the buildings

and other structures stand has an indefinite life and,

therefore, is not depreciated.

The annual tangible asset depreciation charge is

recognised in the  income statement and are essentially

equivalent to the following amortization percentages

(determined based on the years of estimated useful life,

on average, of the different elements):

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|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
|  | Average  annual rate |
| Buildings for own use | 2.00% |
| Furniture | 10.00% |
| Fixtures | 5.00% |
| IT equipment | 25.00% |
| Vehicles | 16.00% |
| Other | 5.00% |
| Lease use rights | Less than the lease  term or the useful life  of the underlying asset |

At the end of each reporting period, Banco Santander

assesses whether there is any indication that the

carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable

amount, in which case they write down the carrying

amount of the asset to its recoverable amount and

adjust future depreciation charges in proportion to its

adjusted carrying amount and to its new remaining

useful life, if the useful life needs to be re-estimated.

Similarly, if there is an indication of a recovery in the

value of a tangible asset,   Banco Santander recognises

the reversal of the impairment loss recognised in prior

periods and adjust the future depreciation charges

accordingly. In no circumstances may the reversal of an

impairment loss on an asset raise its carrying amount

above that which it would have if no impairment losses

had been recognised in prior years.

The estimated useful lives of the items of property, plant

and equipment for own use are reviewed at least at the

end of the reporting period with a view to detecting

significant changes therein. If changes are detected, the

useful lives of the assets are adjusted by correcting the

depreciation charge to be recognised in the  income

statement in future years on the basis of the new useful

lives.

Upkeep and maintenance expenses relating to property,

plant and equipment for own use are recognised as an

expense in the period in which they are incurred, since

they do not increase the useful lives of the assets.

ii. Investment property

'Investment property' reflects the net values of the land,

buildings and other structures held either to earn rentals

or for obtaining profits by sales due to future increase in

market prices.

The criteria used to recognise the acquisition cost of

investment property, to calculate its depreciation and its

estimated useful life and to recognise any impairment

losses thereon are consistent with those described in

relation to property, plant and equipment for own use.

In order to evaluate the possible impairment  Banco

Santander determines periodically the fair value of its

investment property so that, at the end of the reporting

period, the fair value reflects the market conditions of

the investment property at that date. This fair value is

determined annually, taking as benchmarks the

valuations performed by independent experts. The

methodology used to determine the fair value of

investment property is selected based on the status of

the asset in question; thus, for properties earmarked for

lease, the valuations are performed using the sales

comparison approach, whereas for leased properties the

valuations are made primarily using the income

capitalisation approach and, exceptionally, the sales

comparison approach.

In the sales comparison approach, the property market

segment for comparable properties is analysed, inter

alia, and, based on specific information on actual

transactions and firm offers, current prices are obtained

for cash sales of those properties. The valuations

performed using this approach are considered as Level 2

valuations.

In the income capitalisation approach, the cash flows

estimated to be obtained over the useful life of the

property are discounted taking into account factors that

may influence the amount and actual obtainment

thereof, such as: (i) the payments that are normally

received on comparable properties; (ii) current and

probable future occupancy; (iii) the current or

foreseeable default rate on payments. The valuations

performed using this approach are considered as Level 3

valuations, since significant unobservable inputs are

used, such as current and probable future occupancy

and/or the current or foreseeable default rate on

payments.

iii. Assets leased out under an operating lease

'Property, plant and equipment' - Leased out under an

operating lease reflects the amount of the tangible

assets, other than land and buildings, leased out by the

Bank under an operating lease.

The criteria used to recognise the acquisition cost of

assets leased out under operating leases, to calculate

their depreciation and their respective estimated useful

lives and to recognise the impairment losses thereon are

consistent with those described in relation to property,

plant and equipment for own use.

k) Accounting for leases

The main aspects contained in the  regulation Bank of

Spain Circular 2/2018 adopted by  the   Bank  are included

below:

When the  Bank  acts as lessee, it recognises a right-of-

use asset representing its right to use the underlying

leased asset with a corresponding lease liability on the

date on which the leased asset is available for use by the

Bank.

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Each lease payment is allocated between liability and

finance charge. The finance charge is allocated to the

income statement during the term of the lease in such a

way as to produce a constant periodic interest rate on

the remaining balance of the liability for each year.

The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the useful life

of the asset or the lease term, whichever is shorter, on a

straight-line basis. If the   Bank  is reasonably certain to

exercise a purchase option, the right-of-use asset is

amortized over the useful life of the underlying asset.

Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially

measured at present value. Lease liabilities include the

net present value of the following lease payments:

• Fixed payments (including inflation-linked

payments), less any lease incentive receivable.

• Variable lease payments that depend on an index or

rate.

• The amounts expected to be paid by the lessee under

residual value guarantees.

• The exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee

is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option.

• Lease termination penalty payments, if the term of

the lease reflects the lessee's exercise of that option.

Lease payments are discounted using the interest rate

implicit in the lease. When this interest rate cannot be

obtained, the interest rate used in these cases, is the

lessee's incremental borrowing rate at the related date.

For this purpose, the entity has calculated this

incremental borrowing rate taking as reference the listed

debt instruments issued by the  Bank;  in this regard, the

Bank has estimated different interest rate curves

depending on the currency and economic environment in

which the contracts are located.

In order to construct the incremental borrowing rate, a

methodology has been developed at the corporate level.

This methodology is based on the need for each entity to

consider its economic and financial situation, for which

the following factors must be considered:

• Economic and political situation (country risk).

• Credit risk of the company.

• Monetary policy.

• Volume and seniority of the company’s debt

instrument issues.

The incremental borrowing rate is defined as the interest

rate that a lessee would have to pay for borrowing, given

a similar period to the duration of the lease and with

similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset

of similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar

economic environment.  The Group entities have a wide

stock and variety of financing instruments issued in

different currencies to that of the euro (pound, dollar,

etc.) that provide sufficient information to be able to

determine an 'all in rate' (reference rate plus adjustment

for credit spread at different terms and in different

currencies) .   In circumstances, where the  Bank,  has its

own financing, this has been used as the starting point

for determining the incremental borrowing rate.

Right-of-use assets are valued at cost which includes the

following:

• The amount of the initial measurement of the lease

liability.

• Any lease payment made at or before the

commencement date less any lease incentive

received.

• Any initial direct costs.

• Restoration costs.

Banco Santander recognises the payments associated

with short-term leases and leases of low-value assets on

a straight-line basis as an expense in the income

statement. Short-term leases are leases with a lease

term less than or equal to 12 months (a lease that

contains a purchase option is not a short term lease).

l) Intangible assets

Intangible assets are identifiable non-monetary assets

(separable from other assets) without physical

substance which arise as a result of a legal transaction or

which are developed internally by  Banco Santander.

Only assets whose cost can be measured reliably and it

is likely that the Bank obtains future economic benefits

are recognised.

Intangible assets are recognised initially at acquisition or

production cost and are subsequently measured at cost

less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated

impairment losses.

i. Goodwill

Any excess of the cost of the investments in the

subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates accounted   for

using the equity method over the corresponding

underlying carrying amounts acquired, adjusted at the

date of first-time consolidation, is allocated as follows:

• If it is attributable to specific assets and liabilities of

the companies acquired, by increasing the value of

the assets (or reducing the value of the liabilities)

whose fair values were higher (lower) than the

carrying amounts at which they had been recognised

in the acquired entities’ balance sheets.

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• If it is attributable to specific intangible assets, by

recognising it explicitly in the   balance sheet provided

that the fair value of these assets within twelve

months following the date of acquisition can be

measured reliably.

▪ The remaining amount is recognised as goodwill,

which is allocated to one or more cash-generating

units (CGU) (a cash-generating unit is the smallest

identifiable group of assets that, as a result of

continuing operation, generates cash inflows that are

largely independent of the cash inflows from other

assets or groups of assets). The cash-generating

units represent the  Bank’s geographical and/or

business segments.

Goodwill (only recognised when it has been acquired by

consideration) represents, therefore, a payment made by

the acquirer in anticipation of future economic benefits

from assets of the acquired entity that are not capable of

being individually identified and separately recognised.

Goodwill, in accordance with Bank of Spain Circular

4/2017, is to be amortized over a 10-year period unless

otherwise stated. The debits to the income statements

for the amortisation of these assets are recorded under

the section ‘Amortisation’ in the income statement.

At the end of each annual reporting period or whenever

there is any indication of impairment goodwill is

reviewed for impairment (i.e. a reduction in its

recoverable amount to below its carrying amount) and, if

there is any impairment, the goodwill is written down

with a charge to 'Impairment or reversal of impairment

on non-financial assets, net - Intangible assets' in the

income statement.

An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not

reversed in a subsequent period.

In the event of sale or departure of an activity that is part

of a CGU, the part of the goodwill that can be assigned to

said activity would be written-off, taking as a reference

the relative value of the same over the total of the CGU

at the time of sale or abandonment. If applicable, the

distribution by currency of the remaining goodwill will

be performed based on the relative values of the

remaining activities.

ii. Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets includes the amount of

identifiable intangible assets, such as purchased

customer lists and computer software.

In accordance with Rule Twenty Eight of Bank of Spain

Circular 4/2017, for the financial statements (individual

and consolidated) not subject to the framework of

International Financial Reporting Standards, intangible

assets will be considered assets with a limited useful

life.

An intangible assets useful life may not exceed the

period during which the entity is entitled to use the

asset. If the right of use is for a limited period that can be

renewed, the useful life will include the renewal period

only when there is evidence that the renewal will be

carried out without significant cost.

Intangible assets shall be amortized in accordance with

their useful life. Banco Santander reviews, at least at the

end of each year, the amortisation period and the

amortisation method of each of its intangible assets and,

if it considers that they are not appropriate, the impact

will be treated as a change in its accounting estimates.

The intangible asset amortisation charge is recognised

under 'Depreciation and amortisation' in the  income

statement.

In both cases Banco Santander recognises any

impairment loss on the carrying amount of these assets

with a charge to 'Impairment or reversal of impairment

on non-financial assets, net - Intangible assets in the

income statement.

The criteria used to recognise the impairment losses on

these assets and, where applicable, the reversal of

impairment losses recognised in prior years are similar

to those used for tangible assets (see note 2.j).

Internally developed computer software

Internally developed computer software is recognised as

an intangible asset if, among other requisites (basically

the Bank’s ability to use or sell it), it can be identified and

its ability to generate future economic benefits can be

demonstrated.

Expenditure on research activities is recognised as an

expense in the year in which it is incurred and cannot be

subsequently capitalised into the carrying amount of the

intangible asset.

m) Other assets

Other assets' in the   balance sheet includes the amount

of assets not recorded in other items, the breakdown

being as follows:

• Inventories: this item includes the amount of assets,

other than financial instruments, that are held for

sale in the ordinary course of business, that are in the

process of production, construction or development

for such purpose, or that are to be consumed in the

production process or in the provision of services.

Inventories include land and other property held for

sale in the property development business.

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and

net realisable value, which is the estimated selling

price of the inventories in the ordinary course of

business, less the estimated costs of completion and

the estimated costs required to make the sale.

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Any write-downs of inventories -such as those due to

damage, obsolescence or reduction of selling price-

to net realisable value and other impairment losses

are recognised as expenses for the year in which the

impairment or loss occurs. Subsequent reversals are

recognised in the  income statement for the year in

which they occur.

The carrying amount of inventories is derecognised

and recognised as an expense in the period in which

the revenue from their sale is recognised.

▪ Other: this item includes the balance of all

prepayments and accrued income (excluding accrued

interest, fees and commissions), the net amount of

the difference between pension plan obligations and

the value of the plan assets with a balance in the

entity’s favour, when this net amount is to be

reported in the  balance sheet, and the amount of any

other assets not included in other items.

n) Other liabilities

'Other liabilities' includes the balance of all accrued

expenses and deferred income, excluding accrued

interest, and the amount of any other liabilities not

included in other categories.

o) Provisions and contingent liabilities (assets)

When preparing the financial statements of the   Bank,

Banco Santander’s directors made a distinction between:

• Provisions: credit balances covering present

obligations at the reporting date arising from past

events which could give rise to a loss for the  Banco

Santander,  which is considered to be likely to occur

and certain as to its nature but uncertain as to its

amount and/or timing.

▪ Contingent liabilities: possible obligations that arise

from past events and whose existence will be

confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence

of one or more future events not wholly within the

control of  the Bank. They include the present

obligations of    the Bank   when it is not probable that

an outflow of resources embodying economic

benefits will be required to settle them.  Banco

Santander  does not recognise the contingent liability.

The Bank  will disclose a contingent liability, unless

the possibility of an outflow of resources embodying

economic benefits is remote.

▪ Contingent assets: possible assets that arise from

past events and whose existence is conditional on,

and will be confirmed only by, the occurrence or non-

occurrence of one or more uncertain future events

not wholly within the control of the  Bank.  Contingent

assets are not recognised in the   balance sheet or in

the  income statement, but rather are disclosed in the

notes, provided that it is probable that these assets

will give rise to an increase in resources embodying

economic benefits.

Banco Santander´s  financial statements include all the

material provisions with respect to which it is considered

that it is more likely than not the obligation will have to

be settled. In accordance with accounting standards,

contingent liabilities must not be recognised in the

consolidated financial statements, but must rather be

disclosed in the Notes.

Provisions (which are quantified on the basis of the best

information available on the consequences of the event

giving rise to them and are reviewed and adjusted at the

end of each year) are used to cater for the specific

obligations for which they were originally recognised.

Provisions are fully or partially reversed when such

obligations cease to exist or are reduced.

Provisions are classified according to the obligations

covered as follows (see note 23):

• Provision for pensions and similar obligations:

includes the amount of all the provisions made to

cover post-employment benefits, including

obligations to pre-retirees and similar obligations.

• Provisions for contingent liabilities and

commitments: include the amount of the provisions

made to cover contingent liabilities -defined as those

transactions in which  the Bank guarantees the

obligations of a third party, arising as a result of

financial guarantees granted or contracts of another

kind- and contingent commitments -defined as

irrevocable commitments that may give rise to the

recognition of financial assets.

• Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies

and Other provisions: include the amount of the

provisions recognised to cover tax and legal

contingencies and litigation and the other provisions

recognised by Banco Santander.  Other provisions

includes, inter alia, any provisions for restructuring

costs and environmental measures.

p) Court proceedings and/or claims in process

At the end of  2024 certain court proceedings and claims

were in process against Banco Santander arising from

the ordinary course of their operations (see note 23).

q) Own equity instruments

Own equity instruments are those meeting both of the

following conditions:

▪ The instruments do not include any contractual

obligation for the issuer (i) to deliver cash or another

financial asset to a third party; or (ii) to exchange

financial assets or financial liabilities with a third

party under conditions that are potentially

unfavourable to the issuer.

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▪ The instruments will or may be settled in the issuer’s

own equity instruments and are: (i) a non-derivative

that includes no contractual obligation for the issuer

to deliver a variable number of its own equity

instruments; or (ii) a derivative that will be settled by

the issuer through the exchange of a fixed amount of

cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of

its own equity instruments.

Transactions involving own equity instruments, including

their issuance and cancellation, are charged directly to

equity.

Changes in the value of instruments classified as own

equity instruments are not recognised in the  financial

statements. Consideration received or paid in exchange

for such instruments, including the coupons on

preference shares contingently convertible into ordinary

shares and the coupons associated with CCPP, is directly

added to or deducted from equity.

r) Equity-instrument-based employee remuneration

Own equity instruments delivered to employees in

consideration for their services, if the instruments are

delivered once the specific period of service has ended,

are recognised as an expense for services (with the

corresponding increase in equity) as the services are

rendered by employees during the service period. At the

grant date the services received (and the related increase

in equity) are measured at the fair value of the equity

instruments granted. If the equity instruments granted

are vested immediately,    Banco Santander   recognises in

full, at the grant date, the expense for the services

received.

When the requirements stipulated in the remuneration

agreement include external market conditions (such as

equity instruments reaching a certain quoted price), the

amount ultimately to be recognised in equity will

depend on the other conditions being met by the

employees (normally length of service requirements),

irrespective of whether the market conditions are

satisfied.

If the conditions of the agreement are met but the

external market conditions are not satisfied, the

amounts previously recognised in equity are not

reversed, even if the employees do not exercise their

right to receive the equity instruments.

s) Recognition of income and expenses

The most significant criteria used by  Banco Santander to

recognise its income and expenses are summarised as

follows:

i. Interest income, interest expenses and similar items

Interest income, interest expenses and similar items are

generally recognised on an accrual basis using the

effective interest method. Dividends received from other

companies are recognised as income when the  Banco

Santander right to receive them arises.

ii. Commissions, fees and similar items

Fee and commission income and expenses are

recognised in the  income statement using criteria that

vary according to their nature. The main criteria are as

follows:

• Fee and commission income and expenses relating to

financial assets and financial liabilities measured at

fair value through profit or loss are recognised when

paid.

• Those arising from transactions or services that are

performed over a period of time are recognised over

the life of these transactions or services.

• Those relating to services provided in a single act are

recognised when the single act is carried out.

iii. Non-finance income and expenses

They are recognised for accounting purposes when the

good is delivered or the non-financial service is rendered.

To determine the amount and timing of recognition, a

five-step model is followed: identification of the contract

with the customer, identification of the separate

obligations of the contract, determination of the

transaction price, distribution of the transaction price

among the identified obligations and finally recording of

income as the obligations are satisfied.

iv. Deferred collections and payments

These are recognised for accounting purposes at the

amount resulting from discounting the expected cash

flows at market rates.

v. Loan arrangement fees

Loan arrangement fees, mainly loan origination,

application and information fees, are accrued and

recognised in income over the term of the loan.

t) Financial guarantees

Financial guarantees are considered contracts that

require the issuer to make specific payments to

reimburse the creditor for the loss it incurs when a

specific debtor defaults on its due date payment

obligation in accordance with the original or modified

conditions of debt instrument, regardless of its legal

form, which may be, among others, a deposit, financial

guarantee, insurance contract or credit derivative.

Banco Santander  initially recognises the financial

guarantees provided on the liability side of the  balance

sheet at fair value, which is generally the present value

of the fees, commissions and interest receivable from

these contracts over the term thereof, and

simultaneously the Bank  recognises the amount of the

fees, commissions and similar interest received at the

inception of the transactions and a credit on the asset

side of the  balance sheet for the present value of the

fees, commissions and interest outstanding.

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Financial guarantees, regardless of the guarantor,

instrumentation or other circumstances, are reviewed

periodically so as to determine the credit risk to which

they are exposed and, if appropriate, to consider

whether a provision is required. The credit risk is

determined by application of criteria similar to those

established for quantifying impairment losses on debt

instruments carried at amortised cost  (described in note

2.g above).

The provisions made for these transactions are

recognised under 'Provisions - Provisions for

commitments and guarantees given in the consolidated

balance sheet'  (see note 23). These provisions are

recognised and reversed with a charge or credit,

respectively, to 'Provisions or reversal of provisions', net,

in the   income statement.

u) Post-employment benefits

Under the collective agreements currently in force and

other arrangements, the  Spanish banks included in the

Group and certain other Spanish and foreign

consolidated entities have undertaken to supplement

the public social security system benefits accruing to

certain employees, and to their beneficiary right holders,

for retirement, permanent disability or death, and the

post-employment welfare benefits.

Banco Santander’s post-employment obligations to its

employees are deemed to be defined contribution plans

when the  Bank makes pre-determined contributions

(recognised under Personnel expenses in the  income

statement) to a separate entity and will have no legal or

effective obligation to make further contributions if the

separate entity cannot pay the employee benefits

relating to the service rendered in the current and prior

periods. Post-employment obligations that do not meet

the aforementioned conditions are classified as defined

benefit plans (see note 23).

Defined contribution plans

The contributions made in this connection in each year

are recognised under 'Personnel expenses' in the  income

statement.

The amounts not yet contributed at each year-end are

recognised, at their present value, under 'Provisions -

Provision for pensions' and similar obligations on the

liability side of the     balance sheet.

Defined benefit plans

Banco Santander  recognises under 'Provisions - Provision

for pensions and similar obligations on the liability side

of the balance sheet' (or under 'Other assets' on the

asset side, as appropriate) the present value of its

defined benefit post-employment obligations, net of the

fair value of the plan assets.

Plan assets are defined as those that will be directly

used to settle obligations and that meet the following

conditions:

• They are not owned by   Banco Santander,  but by a

legally separate third party that is not a party related

to the Bank.

• They are only available to pay or fund post-

employment benefits and they cannot be returned to

the  Bank unless the assets remaining in the plan are

sufficient to meet all the benefit obligations of the

plan and of the entity to current and former

employees, or they are returned to reimburse

employee benefits already paid by  the  Bank.

If Banco Santander  can look to an insurer to pay part or

all of the expenditure required to settle a defined benefit

obligation, and it is practically certain that said insurer

will reimburse some or all of the expenditure required to

settle that obligation, but the insurance policy does not

qualify as a plan asset, the  Bank recognises its right to

reimbursement -which, in all other respects, is treated as

a plan asset- under 'Insurance contracts linked to

pensions' on the asset side of the  balance sheet.

Banco Santander will recognise the following items in

the income statement:

• Current service cost, (the increase in the present

value of the obligations resulting from employee

service in the current period), is recognised under

'Staff costs'.

• The past service cost, which arises from changes to

existing post-employment benefits or from the

introduction of new benefits and includes the cost of

reductions, is recognised under 'Provisions or

reversal of provisions'.

• Any gain or loss arising from a liquidation of the plan

is included in the 'Provisions or reversion of

provisions'.

• Net interest on the net defined benefit liability

(asset), i.e. the change during the period in the net

defined benefit liability (asset) that arises from the

passage of time, is recognised under 'Interest

expense' and similar charges ('Interest and similar

income' if it constitutes income) in the  income

statement.

The remeasurement of the net defined benefit liability

(asset) is recognised in 'Other comprehensive income'

under Items not reclassified to profit or loss and

includes:

• Actuarial gains and losses generated in the year,

arising from the differences between the previous

actuarial assumptions and what has actually

occurred and from the effects of changes in actuarial

assumptions.

• The return on plan assets, excluding amounts

included in net interest on the net defined benefit

liability (asset).

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• Any change in the effect of the asset ceiling,

excluding amounts included in net interest on the net

defined benefit liability (asset).

v) Other long-term employee benefits

Other long-term employee benefits, defined as

obligations to pre-retirees -taken to be those who have

ceased to render services at the entity but who, without

being legally retired, continue to have economic rights

vis-à-vis the entity until they acquire the legal status of

retiree-, long-service bonuses, obligations for death of

spouse or disability before retirement that depend on

the employee’s length of service at the entity and other

similar items, are treated for accounting purposes,

where applicable, as established above for defined

benefit post-employment plans, except that actuarial

gains and losses are recognised under 'Provisions or

reversal of provisions', net, in the   income statement  (see

note 23).

w) Termination benefits

Termination benefits are recognised when there is a

detailed formal plan identifying the basic changes to be

made, provided that implementation of the plan has

begun, its main features have been publicly announced

or objective facts concerning its implementation have

been disclosed.

x) Income tax

The income tax expense is recognised in the income

statement, except when they arise from a transaction

whose results are recognised directly in equity.

The current income tax expense is calculated as the sum

of the current tax resulting from application of the

appropriate tax rate to the taxable profit for the year (net

of any deductions allowable for tax purposes), and of the

changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities recognised

in the      income statement.

'Deferred tax assets' and liabilities include temporary

differences, which are identified as the amounts

expected to be payable or recoverable on differences

between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities

and their related tax bases, and tax loss and tax credit

carryforwards. These amounts are measured at the tax

rates that are expected to apply in the period when the

asset is realised or the liability is settled.

'Tax assets' include the amount of all tax assets, which

are broken down into current -amounts of tax to be

recovered within the next twelve months- and deferred -

amounts of tax to be recovered in future years, including

those arising from tax loss or tax credit carryforwards.

Tax liabilities' includes the amount of all tax liabilities

(except provisions for taxes), which are broken down

into current -the amount payable in respect of the

income tax on the taxable profit for the year and other

taxes in the next twelve months- and deferred -the

amount of income tax payable in future years.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised in respect of

taxable temporary differences associated with

investments in subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures,

except when  the Bank  is able to control the timing of the

reversal of the temporary difference and, in addition, it is

probable that the temporary difference will not reverse

in the foreseeable future .

Deferred tax assets are only recognised for temporary

differences to the extent that it is considered probable

that the   Bank  will have sufficient future taxable profits

against which the deferred tax assets can be utilised, and

the deferred tax assets do not arise from, in its initial

recognition of (i)a business combination, (ii) an operation

that does not affect either the tax result or the

accounting result or (iii) on the date of the transaction,

does not generate deductible and taxable temporary

differences for the same amount (in which case assets

and deferred tax liabilities). Other deferred tax assets

(tax loss and tax credit carryforwards) are only

recognised if it is considered probable that the  Bank

entities will have sufficient future taxable profits against

which they can be utilised.

Differences generated by the different accounting and

tax treatment of any of the income and expenses

recorded directly in equity to be paid or recovered in the

future are accounted for as temporary differences. The

deferred tax assets and liabilities are reassessed at the

reporting date in order to ascertain whether any

adjustments need to be made on the basis of the

findings of the analyses performed.

Regarding taxes on profits arising from the application of

tax laws for the implementation of the Pillar Two model

rules, including those related to national minimum

complementary taxes, the Group applies the mandatory

and temporary exception to the recognition of deferred

tax assets and liabilities derived from said tax laws (see

note 27.f).

y) Residual maturity periods

In note 49 it is provided on analysis of the maturities of

the balances of certain items in the   balance sheet.

Grupo and Banco Santander have recorded as 'time

liabilities' those recognised financial liabilities in which

the counterparty may require payments.

Likewise, when  Grupo and Banco Santander have

committed to having amounts available at different

maturity periods, these amounts have been recorded in

the first year in which they may be required.

Additionally, for the financial guarantee contracts issued,

the  Group and the Bank have  recorded the maximum

amount of the financial guarantee issued in the first year

in which the guarantee can be executed.

z) Statement of recognised income and expenses

This statement presents the income and expenses

generated by the  Bank  as a result of its business activity

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in the year, and a distinction is made between the

income and expenses recognised in the  income

statement for the year and the other income and

expenses recognised directly in   equity.

Accordingly, this statement presents:

a. The profit for the year.

b. The net amount of the income and expenses

recognised in 'Other comprehensive income' under

items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss.

c. The net amount of the income and expenses

recognised in Other comprehensive income under

items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit

or loss.

d. The income tax incurred in respect of the items

indicated in b and c above, except for the valuation

adjustments arising from investments in associates

or joint ventures accounted for using the equity

method, which are presented net.

e. Total   recognised income and expense, calculated as

the sum of a) to d) above .

The statement presents the items separately by nature,

grouping together items that, in accordance with the

applicable accounting standards, will not be reclassified

subsequently to profit and loss since the requirements

established by the corresponding accounting standards

are met.

aa) Statement of changes in total equity

This statement presents all the changes in equity,

including those arising from changes in accounting

policies and from the correction of errors. Accordingly,

this statement presents a reconciliation of the carrying

amount at the beginning and end of the year of all the

equity items, and the changes are grouped together on

the basis of their nature into the following items:

a. Adjustments due to changes in accounting policies

and to errors: include the changes in   equity arising as

a result of the retrospective restatement of the

balances in the  financial statements, distinguishing

between those resulting from changes in accounting

policies and those relating to the correction of errors.

b. Income and expense recognised in the year: includes,

in aggregate form, the total of the aforementioned

items recognised in the  statement of recognised

'Income and expense'.

c. Other changes in equity: includes the remaining

items recognised in equity, including, inter alia,

increases and decreases in capital, distribution of

profit, transactions involving own equity

instruments, equity-instrument-based payments,

transfers between equity items and any other

increases or decreases in    equity.

ab) Statement of cash flows

The following terms are used in the  statements of cash

flows with the meanings specified:

• Cash flows: inflows and outflows of cash and cash

equivalents, which are short-term, highly liquid

investments that are subject to an insignificant risk

of changes in value, irrespective of the portfolio in

which they are classified.

Banco Santander  classifies as cash and cash

equivalents the balances recognised under 'Cash,

cash balances at central banks' and 'Other deposits

on demand' in the  balance sheet.

• Operating activities: the principal revenue-producing

activities of credit institutions and other activities

that are not investing or financing activities.

• Investing activities: the acquisition or disposal of

long-term assets and other investments not included

in cash and cash equivalents.

• Financing activities: activities that result in changes

in the size and composition of the equity and

liabilities that are not operating activities.

During 2024, Banco Santander received interest

amounting to EUR 27,005 million and paid interest

amount to EUR 20,122 million (EUR 21,660 and 14,995

million, respectively, in 2023).

Also, the dividends received and paid by Banco

Santander are detailed in notes 4 and 36.

3. Grupo Santander

a) Banco Santander, S.A. and international Group

structure

The growth of Grupo Santander in the last decades has

led Banco Santander to also act, in practice, as a holding

entity of the shares of the various companies in its

Group, and its results are becoming progressively less

representative of the performance and earnings of the

Group. Therefore, each year the bank determines the

amount of the dividends to be distributed to its

shareholders on the basis of the consolidated net profit,

while maintaining the Group’s objectives of

capitalisation and taking into account that the

transactions of the Bank and of the rest of the Group are

managed on a consolidated basis (notwithstanding the

allocation to each company of the related net worth

effect).

At the international level, the various banks and other

subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates of the Group

are integrated in a corporate structure comprising

various holding companies which are the ultimate

shareholders of the banks and subsidiaries abroad.

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The purpose of this structure, all of which is controlled

Banco Santander, is to optimise the international

organisation from the strategic, economic, financial and

tax standpoints, since it makes it possible to define the

most appropriate units to be entrusted with acquiring,

selling or holding stakes in other international entities,

the most appropriate financing method for these

transactions and the most appropriate means of

remitting the profits obtained by the group’s various

operating units to Spain.

The Appendices provide relevant data on the

consolidated group companies and on the companies

accounted for using the equity method.

b)  Acquisitions and disposals

Following is a summary of the main acquisitions and

disposals of ownership interests in the share capital of

other entities and other significant corporate

transactions performed  in the last two years or pending

to be completed:

i. Agreement for the sale of the stake in Caceis

On 19 December 2024, Grupo Santander signed an

agreement with Crédit Agricole S.A. for the sale of its

30.5% stake in the share capital of CACEIS. Following the

execution of the planned transaction, Crédit Agricole S.A.

will control 100% of the share capital of CACEIS.

The transaction will generate an increase of around 10

basis points on the fully loaded CET1 ratio and will not

have a material impact on the Group's results or

earnings per share.

The closing of the transaction is subject to the usual

conditions for this type of transaction, including

obtaining the relevant regulatory authorizations, which

is expected to occur throughout 2025.

As a result of the above, as of 31 December 2024, this

participation has been reclassified, at its carrying value,

from the caption 'investments' to the caption 'Non-

current assets held for sale' in the  consolidated balance

sheet.

The joint depositary, custody and asset servicing services

business of Grupo Santander and CACEIS in Latin

America is not included in the scope of the transaction

and will continue to be jointly controlled by Grupo

Santander and CACEIS.

ii.Accelerated placement of ordinary shares of Santander

Bank Polska

On September 10, 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 settled on September 13,

with the total 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 participation 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.

iii.Tender offers for shares of Banco Santander México,

S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero

Santander México

On 21 October 2022, Banco Santander, S.A. ('Banco

Santander') announced that it intends to make

concurrent cash tender offers to acquire all of the shares

of Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de Banca

Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México

('Santander Mexico') in Mexico (Shares) and United

States (American Depositary Shares ('ADSs')) which were

not owned by Grupo Santander, which amount to

approximately  3.76% of Santander Mexico’s share

capital.

The offers were launched on 7 February 2023 and were

originally scheduled to close on 8 March 2023. On 1

March 2023, Banco Santander announced its decision to

extend the expiration date of the offers so that they

could be concluded on 10 April 2023. Finally, after the

offers' closing,  3.6%  of the capital accepted the offer,

which raised the Group's stake in Santander México from

96.2%  to  99.8% will be settled on 13 March 2023.

Shareholders who participated in the offerings received

24.52  Mexican pesos (approximately  EUR  1.20 ) per

Share and  USD  6.6876   in cash for each ADS (i.e., the

equivalent in United States dollars of 122.6  Mexican

pesos in cash for each ADS at the US dollar/Mexican peso

exchange rate on the expiration date of 10 April

2023),which corresponded to the book value of the

Santander México share according to the quarterly

report of Santander México corresponding to the fourth

quarter of the year 2022 in accordance with applicable

legislation, with a total disbursement by Banco

Santander of approximately EUR  300 million.

The operation led to an increase of EUR 13 million  in

Reserves and a decrease of EUR 313 million  in minority

interests of the consolidated balance sheet.

Once the offers were concluded and settled, Banco

Santander proceeded to: (i) withdraw the ADSs from the

listing on the New York Stock Exchange ('NYSE') and the

Shares from the registry before the Securities and

Exchange Commission ('SEC') in the United States and;

(ii) cancel the registration of the Shares in the National

Securities Registry of the National Banking and Securities

Commission ('CNBV') and withdraw the listing of the

Shares in the Mexican Stock Exchange, S.A.B. de C.V.

('BMV'). Said cancellation was approved by the

extraordinary general shareholders' meeting of

Santander México held on 30 November 2022, with the

favourable vote of the holders of the shares that

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represent more than  95%  of the shares of Santander

Mexico, as required by the Mexican Securities Market

La w.

Pursuant to Mexican law, on 12 May 2023, Banco

Santander and Santander México established a trust (the

'Repurchase Trust'), to which the holders of the Shares

that remain outstanding after the conclusion of the

offers, to sell said Shares to the repurchase trust, at the

same cash price that would have been paid to them in

the Mexican offer with respect to the same. At the end of

the year, said trust has already been liquidated and the

Group's effective participation amounts to  99.98% .

iv.  Agreement to acquire a significant holding in Ebury

Partners Limited

On 28 April 2020, the investment announced on 4

November 2019 in Ebury, a payments and foreign

exchange platform for SMEs, was completed. The

transaction involved a total disbursement of GBP

357 million (approximately EUR 409 million) of which

GBP 70 million  (approximately EUR 80 million ) was for

new shares. By the end of 2019, the Group had already

acquired 6.4%  of the company for GBP 40 million

(approximately EUR  45 million). Following the

disbursement made in April 2020, which gave the Group

50.38% of the economic rights of the company, without

the conditions to obtain control being met, this interest

was recorded under 'Investments  - Associated entities'

in the consolidated balance sheet.

In April 2022 Grupo Santander acquired a new package

of shares for GBP  113 million (approximately EUR

135 million) and subscribed in full to a new capital

increase, paying an additional GBP 60 million

(approximately EUR  72 million ). Following these

transactions, the Group holds 66.54% of the economic

rights and control of the company.

The total value of the net assets identified in the

business combination amounted to EUR  413 million,

mainly intangible assets (IT developments, customer

lists and brand) and resulted in the recognition of

goodwill of EUR 316 million .

No gain or loss was recorded for the difference between

the book value and the fair value of the previous holding

as this difference was not significant.

v. Purchase by SHUSA for shares of Santander Consumer

USA

In August 2021 Santander Holdings USA, Inc. ('SHUSA')

and Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. ('SC')

entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which

SHUSA acquired all outstanding shares of common stock

of SC not already owned by SHUSA via an all-cash tender

offer (the 'Tender Offer') for USD 41.50  per SC common

share (the 'Offer Price'), followed by a second-step

consisting of a merge (together with the Offer, the

'Transaction') in which a wholly owned subsidiary of

SHUSA was merged with and into SC, with SC surviving

as a wholly owned subsidiary of SHUSA, and all

outstanding shares of common stock of SC not tendered

in the Tender Offer were converted into the right to

receive the Offer Price in cash. The Offer Price

represented a  14%  premium to the closing price of SC

common stock of USD  36.43 as of 1 July 2021, the last

day prior to the announcement of SHUSA’s initial offer to

acquire the remaining outstanding shares of SC’s

common stock.

On 31 January 2022, after completion of the customary

closing conditions, the Transaction was performed and

SHUSA increased its share up to the 100% of SC's

common stock. The transaction  meant a disbursement

of USD 2,510 million (around EUR 2,239 million) for the

Group, with a decrease of reserves of EUR 487 million

and a decrease of EUR 1,752 million of minority

interests.

vi.  Acquisition of Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC, a US

fixed-income broker dealer

On 15 July 2021, Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (SHUSA),

reached an agreement to acquire Amherst Pierpont

Securities LLC, a market-leading independent fixed-

income and structured products broker dealer, through

the acquisition of its parent holding company, Pierpont

Capital Holdings LLC, for a total consideration of

approximately USD  450 million (around EUR

405 million ). The operation was closed on 11 April 2022

once the pertinent regulatory approvals have been

obtained. Immediately after the acquisition, SHUSA lent

financing to the company for an amount of USD

163 million  (approximately EUR 147 million ), which the

company used to cancel debt with third parties. Amherst

Pierpont Securities LLC (now Santander Capital Holdings

LLC, see note 17) is part of Santander Corporate &

Investment Banking, Global business line.

The business combination meant the recognition of a

goodwill of EUR 158 million and EUR 24 million of

intangible assets (mainly relationships with customers)

identified in the purchase price allocation, without other

relevant value adjustments to net assets of the business.

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c) Offshore entities

Spanish regulation

According to current Spanish regulation (Law 11/2021,

of 9 July, Royal Decree 1080/1991, of 5 July and Order

HFP/115/2023, of 9 February), Grupo Santander has

three branches in the non-cooperative jurisdictions of

Jersey, the Isle of Man and the Cayman Islands (offshore

entities). Santander also has two other subsidiaries

incorporated in non-cooperative jurisdictions that are tax

resident in the UK and subject to British tax law.

i.  Offshore subsidiaries

A subsidiary resident in Jersey was liquidated during

2024 so, at the reporting date, Grupo Santander does not

have subsidiaries in non-cooperative jurisdictions.

ii. Offshore branches

Grupo Santander has three offshore branches  in the

Cayman Islands,  the Isle of Man and Jersey. They report

to, and consolidate balance sheets and income

statements with, their foreign headquarters. They are

taxed either with their headquarters (the Cayman Islands

branch in Brazil) or in the territories they are located in

(Jersey and Isle of Man, pertain to the UK).

These three offshore branches have a total of

167employees as of December 2024.

iii. Subsidiaries in non-cooperative jurisdictions that are

tax resident in the United Kingdom

Grupo Santander also has  two subsidiaries that were

incorporated in offshore jurisdictions ( one  in Bermuda

without activity and one  in Guernsey with leasing

activity), but are not deemed offshore entities because

they only operate from and are tax resident in the UK

and, thus, are subject to British tax law.

iv. Other offshore holdings

From Brazil, Grupo Santander manages Santander Brazil

Global Investment Fund SPC, a  segregated portfolio

company  located in the Cayman Islands. The Group also

has other non-controlling financial interest of a reduced

amount in entities located in non-cooperative

jurisdictions.

The European Union (EU)

In February 2025, the Council of the EU updated the

blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax

purposes, which currently contains 11 jurisdictions.

Additionally, the EU grey list comprises 8 jurisdictions

which have sufficiently committed to adapt their

legislation to international tax standards, subject to

monitoring by the EU. Both lists are subject to

permanent review and update. Santander is not present

in any of the countries and territories included in these

lists.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and

Development (OECD)

Grupo Santander is not present in any jurisdiction non-

compliant with both OECD standards on transparency and

exchange of information for tax purposes (Automatic

exchange of information standard -AEOI- and Exchange of

information on request standard -EOIR-), according to the

last annual report of the OECD Global Forum on

Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax

Purposes released in November 2024.

However, although The Bahamas and Chile -jurisdictions

where the Group is present- have complete legal and

regulatory frameworks in place for the application of the

AEOI standard, they need to improve the effectiveness of

this standard.

The Group's presence in offshore territories at the end of

2024 is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Presence of the  Group in non-  cooperative  jurisdictions a | Spanish  legislation | | Council of  the EU  blacklist | | OECDb | |
| Sub. | Branch | Sub. | Branch | Sub. | Branch |
| Jersey |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
| Isle of Man |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
| Cayman Islands |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023c | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |

a. Additionally, there are  one subsidiary constituted in Guernsey and one

in Bermuda, but residents for tax purposes in the UK.

b. Jurisdictions non-compliant with both OECD standards on

transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes (AEOI and

EOIR). Jersey, the Isle of Man and the Cayman Islands continue to fully

comply with both OECD standards.

c. At the end of 2023, The Bahamas was included in the EU blacklist,

having Santander one subsidiary and  one branch in this territory. The

Bahamas was removed from this list in February 2024 update.

Grupo Santander has the right mechanisms (risk

management, supervision, verification and review plans,

and regular reporting) to prevent reputational, tax and

legal risk in entities resident in non-cooperative

jurisdictions. Grupo Santander also maintains its policy

of limiting and reducing its presence in non-cooperative

jurisdictions when possible.

PwC member firms audited the financial statements of

Grupo Santander’s offshore entities in   2024 and 2023.

d) Consolidated balance sheet, income statement,

statement of recognized income and expenses,

statement of changes in total equity and cash-flow

statement

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) member firms audited

the financial statements of Grupo Santander’s offshore

entities in  2024  and 2023 :

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2024 AND 2023 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| ASSETS | 2024 | 2023A |
| CASH, CASH BALANCES AT CENTRAL BANKS AND OTHER DEPOSITS ON DEMAND | 192,208 | 220,342 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS HELD FOR TRADING | 230,253 | 176,921 |
| Derivatives | 64,100 | 56,328 |
| Equity instruments | 16,636 | 15,057 |
| Debt securities | 82,646 | 62,124 |
| Loans and advances | 66,871 | 43,412 |
| Central banks | 12,966 | 17,717 |
| Credit institutions | 27,314 | 14,061 |
| Customers | 26,591 | 11,634 |
| NON-TRADING FINANCIAL ASSETS MANDATORILY AT  FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS | 6,130 | 5,910 |
| Equity instruments | 4,641 | 4,068 |
| Debt securities | 447 | 860 |
| Loans and advances | 1,042 | 982 |
| Central banks | — | — |
| Credit institutions | — | — |
| Customers | 1,042 | 982 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS DESIGNATED AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS | 7,915 | 9,773 |
| Debt securities | 2,897 | 3,095 |
| Loans and advances | 5,018 | 6,678 |
| Central banks | — | — |
| Credit institutions | 408 | 459 |
| Customers | 4,610 | 6,219 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 89,898 | 83,308 |
| Equity instruments | 2,193 | 1,761 |
| Debt securities | 76,558 | 73,565 |
| Loans and advances | 11,147 | 7,982 |
| Central banks | — | — |
| Credit institutions | 363 | 313 |
| Customers | 10,784 | 7,669 |
| FINANCIAL ASSETS AT AMORTIZED COST | 1,203,707 | 1,191,403 |
| Debt securities | 120,949 | 103,559 |
| Loans and advances | 1,082,758 | 1,087,844 |
| Central banks | 16,179 | 20,082 |
| Credit institutions | 55,537 | 57,917 |
| Customers | 1,011,042 | 1,009,845 |
| HEDGING DERIVATIVES | 5,672 | 5,297 |
| CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF HEDGED ITEMS IN  PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF INTEREST RATE RISK | (704) | (788) |
| INVESTMENTS | 7,277 | 7,646 |
| Joint venture entities | 2,061 | 1,964 |
| Associated entities | 5,216 | 5,682 |
| ASSETS UNDER INSURANCE OR REINSURANCE CONTRACTS | 222 | 237 |
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|  |  |  |

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|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| ASSETS | 2024 | 2023A |
| TANGIBLE ASSETS | 32,087 | 33,882 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 31,212 | 32,926 |
| For own-use | 12,636 | 13,408 |
| Leased out under an operating lease | 18,576 | 19,518 |
| Investment properties | 875 | 956 |
| Of which leased out under an operating lease | 749 | 851 |
| INTANGIBLE ASSETS | 19,259 | 19,871 |
| Goodwill | 13,438 | 14,017 |
| Other intangible assets | 5,821 | 5,854 |
| TAX ASSETS | 30,596 | 31,390 |
| Current tax assets | 11,426 | 10,623 |
| Deferred tax assets | 19,170 | 20,767 |
| OTHER ASSETS | 8,559 | 8,856 |
| Insurance contracts linked to pensions | 81 | 93 |
| Inventories | 6 | 7 |
| Other | 8,472 | 8,756 |
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE | 4,002 | 3,014 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 1,837,081 | 1,797,062 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2024 AND 2023 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| LIABILITIES | 2024 | 2023A |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES HELD FOR TRADING | 152,151 | 122,270 |
| Derivatives | 57,753 | 50,589 |
| Short positions | 35,830 | 26,174 |
| Deposits | 58,568 | 45,507 |
| Central banks | 13,300 | 7,808 |
| Credit institutions | 26,284 | 17,862 |
| Customers | 18,984 | 19,837 |
| Marketable debt securities | — | — |
| Other financial liabilities | — | — |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES DESIGNATED AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS | 36,360 | 40,367 |
| Deposits | 28,806 | 34,996 |
| Central banks | 1,774 | 1,209 |
| Credit institutions | 1,625 | 1,735 |
| Customers | 25,407 | 32,052 |
| Marketable debt securities | 7,554 | 5,371 |
| Other financial liabilities | — | — |
| Memorandum items: subordinated liabilities | — | — |
| FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT AMORTIZED COST | 1,484,322 | 1,468,703 |
| Deposits | 1,126,439 | 1,125,308 |
| Central banks | 24,882 | 48,782 |
| Credit institutions | 90,012 | 81,246 |
| Customers | 1,011,545 | 995,280 |
| Marketable debt securities | 317,967 | 303,208 |
| Other financial liabilities | 39,916 | 40,187 |
| Memorandum items: subordinated liabilities | 35,813 | 30,912 |
| HEDGING DERIVATIVES | 4,752 | 7,656 |
| CHANGES IN THE FAIR VALUE OF HEDGED ITEMS IN  PORTFOLIO HEDGES OF INTEREST RATE RISK | (9) | 55 |
| LIABILITIES UNDER INSURANCE CONTRACTS | 17,829 | 17,799 |
| PROVISIONS | 8,407 | 8,441 |
| Pensions and other post-retirement obligations | 1,731 | 2,225 |
| Other long term employee benefits | 915 | 880 |
| Taxes and other legal contingencies | 2,717 | 2,715 |
| Contingent liabilities and commitments | 710 | 702 |
| Other provisions | 2,334 | 1,919 |
| TAX LIABILITIES | 9,598 | 9,932 |
| Current tax liabilities | 3,322 | 3,846 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 6,276 | 6,086 |
| OTHER LIABILITIES | 16,344 | 17,598 |
| LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE | — | — |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,729,754 | 1,692,821 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2024 AND   2023 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EQUITY | 2024 | 2023A |
| SHAREHOLDERS´ EQUITY | 135,196 | 130,443 |
| CAPITAL | 7,576 | 8,092 |
| Called up paid capital | 7,576 | 8,092 |
| Unpaid capital which has been called up | — | — |
| SHARE PREMIUM | 40,079 | 44,373 |
| EQUITY INSTRUMENTS ISSUED OTHER THAN CAPITAL | — | 720 |
| Equity component of the compound financial instrument | — | — |
| Other equity instruments issued | — | 720 |
| OTHER EQUITY | 217 | 195 |
| ACCUMULATED RETAINED EARNINGS | 82,326 | 74,114 |
| REVALUATION RESERVES | — | — |
| OTHER RESERVES | (5,976) | (5,751) |
| Reserves or accumulated losses in joint venture investments | 1,831 | 1,762 |
| Others | (7,807) | (7,513) |
| (-) OWN SHARES | (68) | (1,078) |
| PROFIT OR LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PARENT | 12,574 | 11,076 |
| (-) INTERIM DIVIDENDS | (1,532) | (1,298) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OR LOSS | (36,595) | (35,020) |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | (4,757) | (5,212) |
| Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss | (31,838) | (29,808) |
| NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST | 8,726 | 8,818 |
| Other comprehensive income or loss | (2,020) | (1,559) |
| Other items | 10,746 | 10,377 |
| TOTAL EQUITY | 107,327 | 104,241 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 1,837,081 | 1,797,062 |
| MEMORANDUM ITEMS: OFF BALANCE SHEET AMOUNTS |  |  |
| Loan commitments granted | 302,861 | 279,589 |
| Financial guarantees granted | 16,901 | 15,435 |
| Other commitments granted | 134,493 | 113,273 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 AND 2023 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | (Debit) Credit | |
|  | 2024 | 2023A |
| Interest income | 112,735 | 105,252 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 7,324 | 5,995 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 84,309 | 77,701 |
| Other interest income | 21,102 | 21,556 |
| Interest expense | (66,067) | (61,991) |
| Interest income/(charges) | 46,668 | 43,261 |
| Dividend income | 714 | 571 |
| Income from companies accounted for using the equity method | 711 | 613 |
| Commission income | 17,602 | 16,321 |
| Commission expense | (4,592) | (4,264) |
| Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities not measured  at fair value through profit or loss, net | (114) | 96 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | (190) | (3) |
| Other financial assets and liabilities | 76 | 99 |
| Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading, net | 1,459 | 2,322 |
| Reclassification of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | — | — |
| Reclassification of financial assets at amortized cost | — | — |
| Other gains (losses) | 1,459 | 2,322 |
| Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets and liabilities mandatorily  at fair value through profit or loss | 495 | 204 |
| Reclassification of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | — | — |
| Reclassification of financial assets at amortized cost | — | — |
| Other gains (losses) | 495 | 204 |
| Gain or losses on financial assets and liabilities measured  at fair value through profit or loss, net | 691 | (93) |
| Gain or losses from hedge accounting, net | 16 | 63 |
| Exchange differences, net | (274) | 41 |
| Other operating income | 803 | 1,104 |
| Other operating expenses | (2,324) | (2,827) |
| Income from insurance and reinsurance contracts | 470 | 460 |
| Expenses from insurance and reinsurance contracts | (449) | (449) |
| Total income | 61,876 | 57,423 |
| Administrative expenses | (22,740) | (22,241) |
| Staff costs | (14,328) | (13,726) |
| Other general administrative expenses | (8,412) | (8,515) |
| Depreciation and amortisation cost | (3,294) | (3,184) |
| Provisions or reversal of provisions, net | (3,883) | (2,678) |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment at financial assets not measured  at fair value through  profit or loss and net gains and losses from changes | (12,644) | (12,956) |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | — | (44) |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | (12,644) | (12,912) |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment of investments in  subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, net | — | — |
| Impairment or reversal of impairment on non-financial assets, net | (628) | (237) |
| Tangible assets | (386) | (136) |
| Intangible assets | (231) | (73) |
| Others | (11) | (28) |
| Gain or losses on non-financial assets and investments, net | 367 | 313 |
| Negative goodwill recognized in results | — | 39 |

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|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | (Debit) Credit | |
|  | 2024 | 2023A |
| Gains or losses on non-current assets held for sale  not classified as discontinued operations | (27) | (20) |
| Operating profit/(loss) before tax | 19,027 | 16,459 |
| Tax expense or income from continuing operations | (5,283) | (4,276) |
| Profit/(loss) from continuing operations | 13,744 | 12,183 |
| Profit/(loss) after tax from discontinued operations | — | — |
| Profit/(loss) for the year | 13,744 | 12,183 |
| Profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests | 1,170 | 1,107 |
| Profit/(loss) attributable to the parent | 12,574 | 11,076 |
| Earnings/(losses) per share |  |  |
| Basic | 0.77 | 0.65 |
| Diluted | 0.77 | 0.65 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RECOGNIZED INCOME AND EXPENSE FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 AND  2023 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023A |
| CONSOLIDATED PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR | 13,744 | 12,183 |
| OTHER RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE | (2,339) | 614 |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | 219 | (964) |
| Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit pension plans | (584) | (1,038) |
| Non-current assets held for sale | — | — |
| Other recognised income and expense of investments in  subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates | (3) | (5) |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive  income | 447 | (162) |
| Gains or losses resulting from the accounting for hedges of equity instruments measured at fair value  through other comprehensive income, net | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive  income (hedged item) | 20 | (29) |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive  income (hedging instrument) | (20) | 29 |
| Changes in the fair value of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss attributable to changes in  credit risk | 277 | (120) |
| Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified | 82 | 361 |
| Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss | (2,558) | 1,578 |
| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations (effective portion) | 420 | (1,888) |
| Revaluation gains (losses) | 420 | (1,888) |
| Amounts transferred to income statement | — | — |
| Other reclassifications | — | — |
| Exchanges differences | (3,047) | 1,017 |
| Revaluation gains (losses) | (3,047) | 1,009 |
| Amounts transferred to income statement | — | 8 |
| Other reclassifications | — | — |
| Cash flow hedges (effective portion) | 558 | 2,592 |
| Revaluation gains (losses) | (698) | (30) |
| Amounts transferred to income statement | 1,256 | 2,622 |
| Transferred to initial carrying amount of hedged items | — | — |
| Other reclassifications | — | — |
| Hedging instruments (items not designated) | — | — |
| Revaluation gains (losses) | — | — |
| Amounts transferred to income statement | — | — |
| Other reclassifications | — | — |
| Debt instruments at fair value with changes in other comprehensive income | (493) | 858 |
| Revaluation gains (losses) | (447) | 852 |
| Amounts transferred to income statement | (46) | 6 |
| Other reclassifications | — | — |
| Non-current assets held for sale | — | — |
| Revaluation gains (losses) | — | — |
| Amounts transferred to income statement | — | — |
| Other reclassifications | — | — |
| Share of other recognised income and expense of investments | (108) | 19 |
| Income tax relating to items that may be reclassified to profit or loss | 112 | (1,020) |
| Total recognised income and expenses for the year | 11,405 | 12,797 |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 709 | 1,401 |
| Attributable to the parent | 10,696 | 11,396 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 AND 2023 | | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | | |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Non-controlling interest | |  |
|  | Capital | Share  premium | Equity  instruments  issued (not  capital) | Other equity  instruments | Accumulated  retained  earnings | Revaluation  reserves | Other  reserves | (-) Own  shares | Profit  attributable to  shareholders  of the parent | (-) Interim  dividends | Other  comprehensive  income | Other  comprehensive  income | Other  items | Total |
| Balance at 31 December 2023A | 8,092 | 44,373 | 720 | 195 | 74,114 | — | (5,751) | (1,078) | 11,076 | (1,298) | (35,020) | (1,559) | 10,377 | 104,241 |
| Adjustments due to errors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adjustments due to changes in  accounting policies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Opening balance at 1 January  2024 A | 8,092 | 44,373 | 720 | 195 | 74,114 | — | (5,751) | (1,078) | 11,076 | (1,298) | (35,020) | (1,559) | 10,377 | 104,241 |
| Total recognised income and  expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12,574 | — | (1,878) | (461) | 1,170 | 11,405 |
| Other changes in equity | (516) | (4,294) | (720) | 22 | 8,212 | — | (225) | 1,010 | (11,076) | (234) | 303 | — | (801) | (8,319) |
| Issuance of ordinary shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of other financial  instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maturity of other financial  instruments | — | — | (751) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (590) | (1,341) |
| Conversion of financial liabilities  into equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital reduction | (516) | (4,294) | — | — | — | — | 516 | 4,294 | — | — | — | — | (93) | (93) |
| Dividends | — | — | — | — | (1,485) | — | — | — | — | (1,532) | — | — | (660) | (3,677) |
| Purchase of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (4,038) | — | — | — | — | — | (4,038) |
| Disposal of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 754 | — | — | — | — | — | 762 |
| Transfer from equity to liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from liabilities to equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfers between equity items | — | — | — | — | 9,697 | — | (215) | — | (11,076) | 1,298 | 303 | — | (7) | — |
| Increases (decreases) due to  business combinations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (8) | (8) |
| Share-based payment | — | — | — | (62) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (62) |
| Others increases or (-) decreases  in equity | — | — | 31 | 84 | — | — | (534) | — | — | — | — | — | 557 | 138 |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 7,576 | 40,079 | — | 217 | 82,326 | — | (5,976) | (68) | 12,574 | (1,532) | (36,595) | (2,020) | 10,746 | 107,327 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023  AND  2022 | | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | | |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Non-controlling interest | |  |
|  | Capital | Share  premium | Equity  instruments  issued (not  capital) | Other equity  instruments | Accumulated  retained  earnings | Revaluation  reserves | Other  reserves | (-) Own  shares | Profit  attributable to  shareholders of  the parent | (-)  Interim  dividends | Other  comprehensive  income | Other  comprehensi  ve income | Other  items | Total |
| Balance at 31 December 2022A | 8,397 | 46,273 | 688 | 175 | 66,702 | — | (5,454) | (675) | 9,605 | (979) | (35,628) | (1,856) | 10,337 | 97,585 |
| Adjustments due to errors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adjustments due to changes in  accounting policies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Opening balance at 1 January 2023A | 8,397 | 46,273 | 688 | 175 | 66,702 | — | (5,454) | (675) | 9,605 | (979) | (35,628) | (1,856) | 10,337 | 97,585 |
| Total recognised income and  expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11,076 | — | 320 | 294 | 1,107 | 12,797 |
| Other changes in equity | (305) | (1,900) | 32 | 20 | 7,412 | — | (297) | (403) | (9,605) | (319) | 288 | 3 | (1,067) | (6,141) |
| Issuance of ordinary shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Issuance of preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issuance of other financial  instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maturity of other financial  instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conversion of financial liabilities into  equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital reduction | (305) | (1,900) | — | — | — | — | 305 | 1,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends | — | — | — | — | (963) | — | — | — | — | (1,298) | — | — | (748) | (3,009) |
| Purchase of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (3,109) | — | — | — | — | — | (3,109) |
| Disposal of equity instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 806 | — | — | — | — | — | 819 |
| Transfer from equity to liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfer from liabilities to equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfers between equity items | — | — | — | — | 8,375 | — | (37) | — | (9,605) | 979 | 288 | 3 | (3) | — |
| Increases (decreases) due to business  combinations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (364) | (364) |
| Share-based payment | — | — | — | (60) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (60) |
| Others increases or (-) decreases in  equity | — | — | 32 | 80 | — | — | (578) | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | (419) |
| Balance at 31 December 2023A | 8,092 | 44,373 | 720 | 195 | 74,114 | — | (5,751) | (1,078) | 11,076 | (1,298) | (35,020) | (1,559) | 10,377 | 104,241 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED 2024  AND  2023 | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023A |
| A. CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (24,155) | 5,015 |
| Profit or loss for the year | 13,744 | 12,183 |
| Adjustments made to obtain the cash flows from operating activities | 28,361 | 26,948 |
| Depreciation and amortisation cost | 3,294 | 3,184 |
| Other adjustments | 25,067 | 23,764 |
| Net increase/(decrease) in operating assets | 117,996 | 74,982 |
| Financial assets held-for-trading | 62,460 | 18,332 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 31 | 286 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | (1,850) | 874 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 10,225 | (4,470) |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 45,995 | 60,525 |
| Other operating assets | 1,135 | (565) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities | 57,616 | 46,080 |
| Financial liabilities held-for-trading | 34,256 | 5,450 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | (3,854) | (11) |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 34,164 | 40,138 |
| Other operating liabilities | (6,950) | 503 |
| Income tax recovered/(paid) | (5,880) | (5,214) |
| B. CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (3,712) | (5,366) |
| Payments | 11,355 | 15,056 |
| Tangible assets | 8,494 | 11,446 |
| Intangible assets | 2,104 | 2,197 |
| Investments | 686 | 139 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units | 71 | 1,274 |
| Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities | — | — |
| Other payments related to investing activities | — | — |
| Proceeds | 7,643 | 9,690 |
| Tangible assets | 5,966 | 7,074 |
| Intangible assets | — | — |
| Investments | 681 | 814 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units | 8 | 885 |
| Non-current assets held for sale and associated liabilities | 988 | 917 |
| Other proceeds related to investing activities | — | — |
| C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | (5,510) | (2,058) |
| Payments | 14,045 | 10,187 |
| Dividends | 3,017 | 2,261 |
| Subordinated liabilities | 4,096 | 2,931 |
| Redemption of own equity instruments | 751 | — |
| Acquisition of own equity instruments | 4,038 | 3,109 |
| Other payments related to financing activities | 2,143 | 1,886 |
| Proceeds | 8,535 | 8,129 |
| Subordinated liabilities | 7,001 | 7,007 |
| Issuance of own equity instruments | — | — |
| Disposal of own equity instruments | 765 | 825 |
| Other proceeds related to financing activities | 769 | 297 |
| D. EFFECT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCES | 5,243 | (322) |
| E. NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (28,134) | (2,731) |

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|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023A |
| F. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF THE YEAR | 220,342 | 223,073 |
| G. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR | 192,208 | 220,342 |
| COMPONENTS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR |  |  |
| Cash | 9,253 | 8,621 |
| Cash equivalents at central banks | 170,914 | 199,932 |
| Other financial assets | 12,041 | 11,789 |
| Less, bank overdrafts refundable on demand | — | — |
| TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR | 192,208 | 220,342 |
| In which, restricted cash | — | — |

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4. Distribution of Banco

Santander's profit, shareholder

remuneration scheme and

earnings per share

a) Distribution of Banco Santander’s profit and

shareholder remuneration scheme

The distribution of the Bank's current annual results that

the board of directors will propose for approval by the

shareholders at the annual general meeting is as

follows:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| EUR million | |
| To dividends | 3,181 |
| Dividend paid at 31 December A | 1,532 |
| Complementary dividend B | 1,649 |
| To voluntary reserves C | 6,920 |
| Net profit for the year | 10,101 |

A. Total amount paid as interim dividend, at the rate of EUR 10 fixed cents

per eligible share (recorded in 'Shareholders' equity - Interim

dividends').

B. Fixed complementary dividend of EUR  11 gross cents per eligible share,

payable in cash as from 2 May 2025. The total amount has been

estimated on the assumption that, as a result of the partial

implementation of the buyback program announced on February 5,

2025, the number of the Bank's outstanding shares eligible for the

dividend will be 14,988,884,075. Therefore, the total amount of the

complementary dividend may be higher if fewer shares are acquired in

the buyback program than expected, or lower in the opposite case.

C. Estimated amount corresponding to a complementary dividend of EUR

1,648,777,248.25. To be increased or reduced by the same amount by

which the total amount of the complementary dividend is respectively

lower or higher than the estimate of that complementary dividend.

The transcribed proposal comprises the part of the 2024

shareholder remuneration policy that is implemented

through cash dividends (the interim dividend paid in

November 2024 of EUR 10  cents per share with dividend

entitlement, approved by the board of directors on 24

September 2024, and the complementary dividend

expected to be paid as of  2 May 2025, of EUR 11 cents

per share with the dividend entitlement, proposed by the

board of directors on  25 February 2025, and therefore

subject to approval by the General Meeting of

Shareholders).

In addition, the 2024 remuneration policy also includes

expected shareholder remuneration through the

implementation of share buyback programs to which an

amount equivalent to 25% of the Group's ordinary profit

will be allocated. The first of these programs based on

the results of 2024, for an approximate amount of EUR

1,525 million, was completed between August 2024 and

January 2025. On 6 February 2025 a second buyback

program on account of the 2024 results was started for a

maximum amount of EUR 1,587 million. It also submits

to the general meeting of shareholders an agreement for

reduction of capital that will allow the amortization of

own shares acquired in this second repurchase program,

subject to the relevant regulatory authorization.

The accounting statement, prepared by the Bank

pursuant to legal requirements, evidencing the existence

of sufficient liquidity for the payment of the interim

dividend on the date and for the amount mentioned

above, was as follows:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| EUR million | |
|  | 31 August 2024 |
| Profit before taxes | 6,549 |
| Tax expense | 373 |
| Dividends paid in cash | — |
| Distributable maximum amount | 6,176 |
| Available liquidity | 87,847 |

Finally, and although it is not part of the remuneration

charged to the 2024 financial year, it should be noted

that pursuant to the resolution of the Bank's General

Meeting of Shareholders held on 22 March 2024, on 2

May 2024 the Bank paid a complementary cash dividend

of EUR 9.5 cents per share charged to the results of the

2023 financial year.  Finally, also charged to the results

of 2023, the Bank implemented two repurchase

programs. The first of them for a maximum amount of

EUR 1,310 million, which ended on January 2024 and the

second one, for a maximum amount of EUR

1,459 million, which ended in June 2024.

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b) Earnings/loss per share from continuing and

discontinued operations

i. Basic earnings / loss per share

Basic earnings/loss per share are calculated by dividing

the net profit attributable to the Group, adjusted by the

after-tax amount of the remuneration of contingently

convertible preference shares (PPCC) recognised in

equity and the capital perpetual preference shares

(PPCA)  (see note 21), if applicable, by the weighted

average number of ordinary shares outstanding during

that period, excluding the average number of own

shares held through that period.

Accordingly:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Profit (Loss) attributable to the  Parent (EUR million) | 12,574 | 11,076 |
| Remuneration of PPCC and PPCA  (EUR million) (note 21) | (620) | (492) |
|  | 11,954 | 10,584 |
| Of which: |  |  |
| Profit (Loss) from discontinued  operations (non controlling  interest net) (EUR million) | — | — |
| Profit (Loss) from continuing  operations (non-controlling  interest and PPCC and PPCA  net)  (EUR million) | 11,954 | 10,584 |
| Weighted average number of  shares outstanding | 15,497,607,269 | 16,172,084,714 |
| Basic earnings (Loss) per share  (euros) | 0.771 | 0.654 |
| Of which, from discounted  operations (euros) | — | — |
| Basic earnings (Loss) per share  from continuing operations  (euros) | 0.771 | 0.654 |

ii. Diluted earnings / loss per share

Diluted earnings/loss per share are calculated by

dividing the net profit attributable to the Group, adjusted

by the after-tax amount of the remuneration of

contingently convertible preference shares recognised in

equity (PPCC) recognised in equity and the capital

perpetual preference shares (PPCA)  (see note 21) , by the

weighted average number of ordinary shares

outstanding during the year, excluding the average

number of treasury shares and adjusted for all the

dilutive effects inherent to potential ordinary shares

(share options, and convertible debt securities).

Accordingly, diluted earnings/loss per share were

determined as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Profit (Loss) attributable to the  Parent (EUR million) | 12,574 | 11,076 |
| Remuneration of PPCC and  PPCA (EUR million) (note 21) | (620) | (492) |
| Dilutive effect of changes in  profit for the period arising from  potential conversion of ordinary  shares | — | — |
|  | 11,954 | 10,584 |
| Of which: |  |  |
| Profit (Loss) from  discontinued operations (net  of non-controlling interests)  (EUR million) | — | — |
| Profit (Loss) from continuing  operations (net of non-  controlling interests and  PPCC and PPCA) (EUR  million) | 11,954 | 10,584 |
| Weighted average number of  shares outstanding | 15,497,607,269 | 16,172,084,714 |
| Dilutive effect of options/rights  on shares | 70,110,570 | 75,180,407 |
| Adjusted number of shares | 15,567,717,839 | 16,247,265,121 |
| Diluted earnings (Loss) per  share (euros) | 0.768 | 0.651 |
| Of which, from discounted  operations (euros) | — | — |
| Diluted earnings (Loss) per  share from continuing  operations (euros) | 0.768 | 0.651 |

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5. Remuneration and other

benefits paid to the Bank's

directors and senior managers

The following section contains qualitative and

quantitative disclosures on the remuneration paid to the

members of the board of directors —both executive and

non-executive directors— and senior managers for  2024

and 2023 .

a) Remuneration of Directors

i. Bylaw-stipulated emoluments

The annual general meeting held on 22 March 2013

approved an amendment to the Bylaws, whereby the

remuneration of directors in their capacity as board

members became an annual fixed amount determined

by the annual general meeting. This amount shall

remain in effect unless the shareholders resolve to

change it at a general meeting. However, the board of

directors may elect to reduce the amount in any years in

which it deems such action justified.

The maximum remuneration established by the annual

general meeting was EUR 6 million  in 2024 (EUR

6 million in 2023), with  two  components: (a) an annual

emolument and (b) attendance fees.

The specific amount payable for the above-mentioned

items to each of the directors is determined by the board

of directors. For such purpose, it takes into consideration

the positions held by each director on the board, their

membership of the board and the board committees and

their attendance to the meetings thereof, and any other

objective circumstances considered by the board.

The total Bylaw-stipulated emoluments earned by the

directors in 2024   amounted to EUR   5.4 million (EUR

5.3 million  in 2023 ) .

Annual allotment

In accordance with the remuneration policy approved at

the general shareholders' meeting on 22 March 2024,

the annual allotment for board and committee

membership are for the same amounts for annual

allotments as those initially established for 2023, except

for the responsible banking, sustainability and culture

committee, which was updated to EUR 28,000  ,thus

equalizing its remuneration to other committees of

mandatory existence, considering the importance and

complexity of the matters addressed in it. Each director

received the amounts for serving on the board and its

committees and positions held in them included in the

chart below for 2023 and 2024:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Amount per director in euros | 2024 | 2023 |
| Members of the board of directors | 98,000 | 98,000 |
| Members of the executive committee | 170,000 | 170,000 |
| Members of the audit committee | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Members of the appointments  committee | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Members of the remuneration  committee | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Members of the risk supervision,  regulation and compliance committee | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Members of the responsible banking,  sustainability and culture committee | 28,000 | 18,000 |
| Members of the innovation and  technology committee | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Chair of the audit committee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Chair of the appointments committee | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chair of the remuneration committee | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chair of the risk supervision, regulation  and compliance committee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Chair of the responsible banking,  sustainability and culture committee | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chair of the innovation and technology  committee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Lead independent directorA | 110,000 | 110,000 |
| Non-executive Vice Chair | 30,000 | 30,000 |

A. Glenn Hutchins has been allocated EUR  700,000   (including

annual allowances and attendance fees) in minimum total

annual pay set for the required time and dedication to

perform his roles.

Attendance fees

The directors receive fees for attending board and

committee meetings, excluding executive committee

meetings, where no attendance fees are received.

Since we had not reviewed the attendance fees since

2016, shareholders at the 2024 AGM approved an

increase of 4%  in respect of 2023. This increase

compensates for board members' greater time

commitment in relation to those of other comparable

banking groups, based on an independent expert

analysis carried out in 2023. So the amounts for 2024

and 2023 are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Attendance fees per director per meeting in euros | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Board of directors | 2,704 | 2,600 |
| Audit committee and risk  supervision, regulation and  compliance committee | 1,768 | 1,700 |
| Other committees (excluding  executive committee) | 1,560 | 1,500 |

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ii. Salaries

The executive directors receive salaries. In accordance

with the policy approved by the annual general meeting,

salaries are composed of a fixed annual remuneration

and a variable one, which consists in a unique incentive,

which is a deferred variable remuneration plan linked to

multi-year objectives, which establishes the following

payment scheme:

• 40% of the variable remuneration amount,

determined at year-end on the basis of the

achievement of the established objectives, is paid

immediately.

• The remaining  60% is deferred over  five years , to be

paid in  five  portions, provided that the conditions of

permanence in the Group and non-concurrence of

the malus clauses are met, and subject to long term

metrics, taking into account the following accrual

scheme:

– The accrual of the first and second portion

(payment in 2026  and  2027)   will be conditional

on none of the malus clauses being triggered.

– The accrual of the third, fourth, and fifth portion

(payment in   2028 ,  2029 and  2030 ), is linked to

objectives related to the period  2024— 2026 and

the metrics and scales associated with these

objectives. The fulfilment of the objectives

determines the percentage to be paid of the

deferred amount in these three  annuities, and

these targets can reduce these amounts and the

number of deferred instruments, or increase

them up to a maximum achievement ratio of

125%, so executives have the incentive to exceed

their targets.

In accordance with current remuneration policies, the

amounts already paid will be subject to a possible

recovery (clawback) by the Bank during the period set

out in the policy in force at each moment.

The immediate payment (or short-term), as well as each

deferred payment (linked to long term metrics and not

linked to long-term metrics) will be settled   50% in cash

and the remaining 50% in instruments, consisting of

Banco Santander, S.A. shares and restricted stock units

(RSUs) of PagoNxt, split as:

•   the amount of PagoNxt RSUs set for each year; and

• the rest, all in shares of Banco Santander, S.A.

Comparative of executive remuneration (Chair and CEO)

On the remuneration committee’s recommendation, and

due to the excellent business results and total

shareholder return in 2023, in order to ensure a

competitive remuneration compared to other peer

groups, the board resolved to increase 5% the annual

salary for Ana Botín and Héctor Grisi in 2024 versus

2023.

Variable contributions to pensions were not modified in

2024, so the amounts are  the 22%  of the  30%  of the

last three  assigned bonus' average.

2024 was a groundbreaking year in our transformation.

We delivered solid operating performance and profitable

growth, with record attributable profit of EUR 12,574

million on the back of a strong increase in revenue that

grew far above costs, and all this progress with an

improvement in cost of risk. These excellent results

enabled us to achieve the targets we set for the year: a

CET1 ratio of 12.8% (far exceeding forecasts and driven

by strong net organic capital generation of over 200

basis points) and shareholder value creation (TNAV per

share plus cash DPS up 14% year on year and cash

dividend per share of up 39% year on year). All this,

coupled with our business model and robust balance

sheet, enabled us to achieve an initial bonus pool of

172.30%. However, to make this pool more consistent

with shareholder returns, the board approved a negative

adjustment of 27.30%.

Moreover, the ratio of executive directors’ total

remuneration to underlying attributable profit fell to

0.18% from  0.19% in 2023.

iii. Detail by director

The detail, by bank director, of the short-term

(immediate) and deferred (not subject to long-term

goals) remuneration for 2024 and  2023  is provided

below:

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR thousand | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 |
| Bylaw-stipulated emoluments | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  | Pension  contributi  on | Other  remuneration1 | Total | Total |
| Annual emolument | | | | | | | | | Short-term and deferred (not subject to long-term  goals) salaries of executive directors | | | | | |
|  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BoardF | Executive  committee | Audit  committee | Appointments  committee | Remuneration  committee | Risk  supervision,  regulation  and  compliance  oversight  committee | Responsible  banking,  sustainability  and culture  committee | Innovation  and  technology  committee | Attendance  fees and  commissions | Fixed | Variable-  immediate  payment | | Deferred  variable | | Total |
| In  cash | In  instru  ments | In  cash | In  instru  ments |
| Ana Botín | 98 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 56 | 3,435 | 1,851 | 1,851 | 1,110 | 1,111 | 9,358 | 1,339 | 1,062 | 12,127 | 11,544 |
| Héctor GrisiA | 98 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 56 | 3,150 | 1,279 | 1,279 | 767 | 768 | 7,243 | 1,105 | 437 | 9,137 | 8,257 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 128 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,316 | 3,698 | 3,553 |
| Glenn Hutchins | 415 | — | — | 28 | 78 | — | — | 82 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 700 | 372 |
| Bruce Carnegie-  Brown A | 22 | — | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 576 |
| Homaira Akbari | 98 | — | 43 | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 285 | 265 |
| Javier Botín B | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 137 |
| Sol Daurella | 98 | — | — | 28 | 28 | — | 50 | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | 249 |
| Henrique de Castro | 98 | — | 43 | — | 28 | — | — | 28 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 284 |
| Gina Díez | 98 | — | — | 28 | — | — | 28 | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 211 |
| Luis Isasi | 98 | 170 | — | — | 28 | 43 | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | 1,440 | 1,417 |
| Ramiro MatoC | 48 | 83 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 38 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 | 518 |
| Belén Romana | 98 | 170 | 43 | 67 | — | 59 | 6 | 28 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 599 | 572 |
| Pamela Walkden | 98 | — | 59 | — | — | 97 | 22 | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 381 | 341 |
| Germán de la Fuente | 98 | — | 97 | — | — | 43 | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 338 | 271 |
| Carlos Barrabés D | 50 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 18 | 14 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — |
| Antonio Weiss E | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — |
| Total 2024 | 1,791 | 933 | 306 | 183 | 168 | 263 | 190 | 280 | 1,240 | 6,585 | 3,130 | 3,130 | 1,877 | 1,879 | 16,601 | 2,444 | 5,815 | 30,214 | — |
| Total 2023 | 1,700 | 1,147 | 328 | 162 | 191 | 285 | 139 | 287 | 1,096 | 6,271 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 15,871 | 2,110 | 5,251 |  | 28,567 |

A. Stepped down as director on 22 March 2024.

B. All amounts received were reimbursed to Fundación Botín.

C. Stepped down as director on 27 June 2024.

D. Director and member of the NC, RBSCC and ITC since 27 June 2024.

E. Director since 27 June 2024.

F. Also includes emoluments for other roles in the board.

Other remuneration includes EUR 1,000 thousand for the role as non-executive Chair of the Santander

España business unit and for attending its board and committee meetings for Luis Isasi. For José Antonio

Álvarez, this amount includes remuneration as strategic advisor of Grupo Santander, life and health

insurance contributions (EUR 856 thousand) and the supplement for having waived the death and

disability policy (EUR 710 thousand).

Changes in the chairship of the committees:

Germán de la Fuente was appointed Chair of the AC on 23 March 2024 replacing Pamela Walkden.

Belén Romana was appointed Chair of the NC on 23 March 2024, succeeding Bruce Carnegie-Brown.

Pamela Walkden was appointed Chair of the RSRCC on 23 March 2024, replacing Belén Romana.

Sol Daurella assumed the chairship of the RBSCC on 23 July 2024. Pamela Walkden joined to the RBSCC

on 23 March 2024, replacing Belén Romana.

Glenn Hutchins was appointed Chair of ITC on 23 March 2024, replacing Ana Botín.

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Following is the detail by executive director of the

salaries linked to multi-year objectives at their fair Value,

which will only be received if the conditions of

permanence in the Group, non-applicability of malus

clauses and achievement of the established objectives

are met (or, as the case may be, of the minimum

thresholds thereof, with the consequent reduction of

amount agreed-upon at the end of the year) in the terms

described in  note 42.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR thousand | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | | 2023 |
|  | Variable subject to Long-term  objectives1 | | |  |  |
|  | In cash | In  shares | In RSUs | Total | Total |
| Ana Botín | 1,166 | 956 | 210 | 2,332 | 2,243 |
| Héctor Grisi | 806 | 629 | 176 | 1,611 | 1,537 |
| Total | 1,972 | 1,585 | 386 | 3,943 | 3,780 |

1. Corresponds with the fair value of the maximum amount they are

entitled to in a total of  3 years :  2028,  2029 and  2030, subject to

conditions of continued service, with the exceptions provided, and to

the non-applicability of malus clauses and achievement of the

objectives established.

The fair value has been determined at the grant date

based on the valuation report of an independent expert,

Willis Towers Watson. Based on the design of the plan

for   2024  and the levels of achievement of similar plans

in comparable entities,  the fair value considered is  70%

of the variable remuneration subject to long-term

objectives  (see note 42).

Note 5.e below includes disclosures on the shares

delivered from the deferred remuneration schemes in

place in previous years and for which delivery conditions

were met, as well as on the maximum number of shares

that may be received in future years in connection with

the aforementioned 2024 and 2023  variable

remuneration plans.

b) Remuneration of the board members as

representatives of the Bank

By resolution of the executive committee, all the

remuneration received by the Bank’s directors who

represent the Bank on the boards of directors of listed

companies in which the Bank has a stake, paid by those

companies and relating to appointments made on or

after 18 March 2002, accrues to the Group. In  2024 and

2023 the Bank’s directors did not receive any

remuneration in respect of these representative duties.

On the other hand, in their personal capacity, in 2024

Homaira Akbari was paid USD  100 thousand  (EUR

96 thousand )  as member of the board of Santander

Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. and EUR   200 thousand as

member of the board of PagoNxt S.L., and Henrique de

Castro and José Antonio Álvarez were each paid the

same EUR   200 thousand  as members of the board of

PagoNxt S.L. José Antonio Álvarez also received BRL

1,135 thousand  (EUR  183 thousand ) as member of

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Likewise, Pamela Walkden

was paid GBP  109 thousand (EUR  129 thousand) as

member of Santander UK plc and Santander UK Group

Holdings.

Likewise, Luis Isasi was paid EUR  1,000 thousand  as non-

executive Chair of the Santander España business unit

and for attending its board and committee meetings

(amounts paid by Banco Santander, S.A.).

And finally, José Antonio Álvarez, as strategic adviser of

Grupo Santander, received fixed remuneration of EUR

1,750 thousand . In addition, he received the life and

health insurance contributions and the supplement for

having waived the death and disability policy .

c) Post-employment and other long-term benefits

In 2012, the contracts of Ana Botín and other members

of the Bank's senior management with defined benefit

pension commitments were modified to transform these

commitments into a defined contribution system, which

covers the contingencies of retirement, disability and

death. From that moment on, the Bank makes annual

contributions to their pension system for their benefit.

This system gives them the right to receive benefits upon

retirement, regardless of whether or not they are active

at the Bank at such time, based on contributions to the

system, and replaced their previous right to receive a

pension supplement in the event of retirement.

The initial balance for Ana Botín in the new defined

benefits system corresponded to the market value of the

assets from which the provisions corresponding to the

respective accrued obligations had materialised on the

date on which the old pension commitments were

transferred into the new benefits system.

Since  2013 , the Bank has made annual contributions to

the benefits system for executive directors and other

members of executive team, in proportion to their

respective pensionable bases, until they leave Grupo

Santander or until their retirement within the Group,

death, or disability.

The benefit plan system is outsourced to Santander

Seguros y Reaseguros, Compañía Aseguradora, S.A., and

the economic rights of the foregoing directors under this

plan belong to them regardless of whether or not they

are active at the Bank at the time of their retirement,

death or disability.

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In accordance with the provisions of the remuneration

regulations, contributions made calculated on variable

remuneration are subject to the discretionary pension

benefits regime. Under this regime, contributions are

subject to malus clauses and clawback according to the

policy in force at any given time and during the same

period in which the variable remuneration is deferred.

Furthermore, they must be invested in bank shares for a

period of five years from the date when the executive

director leaves the Group, regardless of whether or not

they leave to retire. Once that period has elapsed, the

amount invested in shares will be reinvested, along with

the remainder of the cumulative balance corresponding

to the executive director, or it will be paid to the

executive director or to their beneficiaries in the event of

a contingency covered by the benefits system.

As per the director´s remuneration policy approved at the

23 March 2018 general shareholder´s meeting, the

system was changed with a focus on:

• Aligning the annual contributions with practices of

comparable institutions.

• Reducing future liabilities by eliminating the

supplementary benefits scheme in the event of death

(death of spouse or parent) and permanent disability

of serving directors.

• Not increasing total costs for the Bank.

The changes to the system were the following:

• Fixed and variable pension contributions were

reduced to  22%   of the respective pensionable bases.

The gross annual salaries and the benchmark

variable remuneration were increased in the

corresponding amount with no increase in total costs

for the Bank. The pensionable base for the purposes

of the annual contributions for the executive

directors is the sum of fixed remuneration plus  30%

of the average of their last  three   variable

remuneration amounts. This means complying with

Circular 2/2016 of the Bank of Spain, standard 41, on

pension benefits, by which a part of not less than

15% of the total contribution must be based on

variable components.

For Héctor Grisi, CEO from 1 January 2023, since he

has been in the position for two years, the

calculation of the variable portion was done using

the average of the last two variable remuneration

amounts.

• The death and disability supplementary benefits

were eliminated since 1 April 2018. A fixed

remuneration supplement (included in other

remuneration in section a.iii in this note) was

implemented the same date.

• The total amount insured for life and accident

insurance was increased.

The provisions recognised in  2024  and 2023   for

retirement pensions were as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR thousand |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Ana Botín | 1,339 | 1,144 |
| Héctor Grisi | 1,105 | 966 |
| Total | 2,445 | 2,110 |

Following is a detail of the balances relating to each of

the directors under the welfare system as of  31

December   2024  and 2023 :

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR thousand | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Ana Botín | 54,731 | 49,257 |
| Héctor Grisi | 1,299 | 585 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 20,326 | 19,495 |
| Total | 76,356 | 69,338 |

d) Insurance

The Group pays for life insurance policies for the Bank’s

directors, who will be entitled to receive benefits if they

are declared disabled. In the event of death, the benefits

will be payable to their heirs. The premiums paid by the

Group are included in the 'Other remuneration' column

of the table shown in Note 5.a.iii above. Also, the

following table provides information on the sums

insured for the Bank’s directors:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Insured capital | | |
| EUR thousand |  | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Ana Botín | 21,525 | 21,054 |
| Héctor Grisi | 12,600 | 50 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 11,215 | 11,910 |
| Total | 45,340 | 33,014 |

The insured capital has been modified in   2018  for Ana

Botín  as part of the pension systems transformation set

out in note 5.c) above, which has encompassed the

elimination of the supplementary benefits systems

(death of spouse and death of parent) and the increase

of the life and accident insurance annuities.

During  2024 and 2023, the Group has disbursed a total

amount of EUR  13.5 million and EUR  13.2 million,

respectively, for the payment of civil-liability insurance

premiums. These premiums correspond to several civil-

liability insurance policies that hedge, among others,

directors, senior management and other managers and

employees of the Group and the Bank itself, as well as

its subsidiaries, in light of certain types of potential

claims of third parties. For this reason, it is not possible

to disaggregate or individualize the amount that

correspond to the directors and executives.

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As of 31 December 2024  and  2023 , no  life insurance

commitments exist for the Group in respect of any other

directors .

e) Deferred variable remuneration systems

The following information relates to the maximum

number of shares to which the executive directors are

entitled at the beginning and end of 2024  and  2023   due

to their participation in the deferred variable

remuneration systems, which instrumented a portion of

their variable remuneration relating to  2024  and prior

years, as well as on the deliveries, in shares or in cash,

made to them in   2024   and 2023  once the conditions for

the receipt thereof had been met  (see note 42):

i.  Deferred variable compensation plan linked to

multiannual objectives

In the annual shareholders meeting of 18 March 2016,

with the aim of simplifying the remuneration structure,

improving the ex-ante risk adjustment and increasing

the incidence of long-term objectives, the bonus plan

(deferred and conditioned variable compensation plan)

and ILP were replaced by one single plan.

The variable remuneration of executive directors and

certain executives (including senior management)

corresponding to 2024 has been approved by the board

of directors and implemented through the ninth cycle of

the deferred variable remuneration plan linked to multi-

year objectives. The application of the plan was

authorised by the annual general meeting of

shareholders, as it entails the delivery of shares to the

beneficiaries.

As indicated in section a.ii of this note,   60%  of the

variable remuneration amount is deferred over   five years

for executive directors, to be paid, where appropriate, in

five  portions, provided that the conditions of

permanence in the Group, according to the following

accrual scheme:

• The accrual of the first and second parts (instalments

in 2026 and 2027 )  is conditional on none of the

malus clauses being triggered.

• The accrual of the third, fourth and fifth parts

(instalments in   2028, 2029 and  2030) is linked to

non-concurrence of malus clauses and the fulfilment

of certain objectives related to the 2024 ‑ 2026

period. These objectives and their respective weights

are:

– Banco Santander’s consolidated Return on

tangible equity (RoTE) target in 2026  (weight of

40% ).

– Relative performance of Banco Santander's total

shareholder return (TSR) in 2024 -2026 in respect

of the weighted TSR of a peer group comprising 9

credit institutions, with the appropriate TSR ratio

based on the group’s TSR among its peers

(weight of 40% ).

– Four sustainability metrics  which have different

weighting (with a total weight of 20%).

The degree of compliance with the above objectives

determines the percentage to be applied to the deferred

amount in these  three annuities, with a maximum

achievement ratio of 125%, so executives have the

incentive to exceed their targets.

Both the immediate (short-term) and each of the

deferred (long-term and conditioned) portions are paid

50%  in cash and the remaining 50% in instruments.

The accrual of deferred amounts (whether or not subject

to performance measures) is conditioned, in addition to

the permanence of the beneficiary in the Group, to non-

occurrence, during the period prior to each of the

deliveries, of any the circumstances giving rise to the

application of malus as set out in the Group’s

remuneration policy in its chapter related to malus and

clawback. Likewise, the amounts already paid of the

incentive will be subject to clawback by the Bank in the

cases and during the term foreseen in said policy,  and in

accordance with the terms and conditions foreseen in it.

Malus and clawback clauses are triggered by poor

financial performance of Banco Santander, a division or

area, or exposures from staff as a result of an

executive(s)’s management of, at least, one of these

factors:

i. Significant failures in risk management

committed by the entity, or by a business unit or risk

control.

ii. The increase suffered by the entity or by a

business unit of its capital needs, not foreseen at the

time of generation of the exposures.

iii. Regulatory sanctions or judicial sentences from

events that could be attributable to the unit or the

personnel responsible for those. Also, the breach of

internal codes of conduct of the entity.

iv. Irregular conduct, whether individual or

collective. In this regard, the negative effects derived

from the marketing of inappropriate products and the

responsibilities of the people or bodies that made those

decisions will be specially considered.

In addition to the existing policy on malus and clawback

clauses of our remuneration policy, the addendum to our

remuneration policy entitled 'Financial Statement

Restatement Compensation' regulates the recoupment

of compensation received by the executive directors of

Banco Santander, S.A., and senior management, in the

event of a financial restatement (according to the

regulation) resulting from material noncompliance with

financial reporting requirements under US federal

securities laws.

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The maximum number of shares to be delivered is

calculated by taking into account the average weighted

daily volume of the average weighted listing prices

corresponding to the fifty trading sessions prior to the

previous Friday (excluded) to the date on which the

bonus is agreed by the board of executive directors of

the Bank.

ii.  Shares assigned by deferred variable remuneration

plans

The following table shows the number of Santander

shares assigned to each director already in service and

pending delivery as of 1 January 2023, 31 December

2023 and 31 December 2024, as well as the gross shares

that were delivered to them in 2023 and 2024, either in

the form of an immediate payment or a deferred

payment. In this case after having been appraised by the

board, at the proposal of the remuneration committee,

that the corresponding one-fifth of each plan had

accrued. They come from the deferred conditional and

linked to multi-year objectives in 2018, 2019, 2020,

2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 were formalized.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Share-based variable remuneration | | | | | | | |
|  | Maximum  number of  shares to be  delivered at  January 1,2023 | Shares delivered  in 2023  (immediate  payment 2022  variable  remuneration) | Shares delivered  in 2023  (deferred  payment 2021  variable  remuneration) | Shares delivered  in 2023  (deferred  payment 2020  variable  remuneration) | Shares delivered  in 2023  (deferred  payment 2019  variable  remuneration) | Shares delivered  in 2023  (deferred  payment 2018  variable  remuneration) | Variable  remuneration  2023  (Maximum  number of  shares to be  delivered) |
| 2018 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 68,800 | — | — | — | — | (34,400) | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 45,975 | — | — | — | — | (22,988) | — |
|  | 114,776 |  |  |  |  | (57,388) |  |
| 2019 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 106,357 | — | — | — | (35,452) | — | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 71,079 | — | — | — | (23,693) | — | — |
|  | 177,435 |  |  |  | (59,145) |  |  |
| 2020 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 149,095 | — | — | (37,274) | — | — | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 80,983 | — | — | (20,246) | — | — | — |
|  | 230,078 |  |  | (57,520) |  |  |  |
| 2021 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 888,373 | — | (177,675) | — | — | — | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 599,555 | — | (119,911) | — | — | — | — |
|  | 1,487,928 |  | (297,586) |  |  |  |  |
| 2022 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | 631,829 | (273,410) | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 426,475 | (184,521) | — | — | — | — | — |
|  | 1,058,305 | (457,931) |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2023 variable remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,127,209 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | — | — | — | — | — | — | 749,143 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,876,352 |
| 2024 variable remuneration 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ana Botín | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Grisi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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1. For each director, 40% of the shares indicated correspond to the short-term variable (or immediate payment). The remaining 60%  is deferred for delivery,

where appropriate, by fifths in the next five years, the last  three being subject to the fulfilment of multiannual objectives.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Share-based variable remuneration | | | | | | | | | |
| Maximum  number of  shares to be  delivered at  December 31,  2023 | Instruments  matured but  not  consolidated at  January 1,  2024 2 | Shares  delivered in  2024  (immediate  payment 2023  variable  remuneration) | Shares  delivered in  2024 (deferred  payment 2022  variable  remuneration) | Shares  delivered in  2024 (deferred  payment 2021  variable  remuneration) | Shares  delivered in  2024 (deferred  payment 2020  variable  remuneration) | Shares  delivered in  2024 (deferred  payment 2019  variable  remuneration) | Shares delivered  in 2024  (deferred  payment 2018  variable  remuneration) | Variable  remuneration  2024  (Maximum  number of  shares to be  delivered) | Maximum  number of  shares to be  delivered at  December  31, 2024 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 34,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (34,400) | — | — |
| 22,988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (22,988) | — | — |
| 57,388 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (57,388) |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 70,905 | — | — | — | — | — | (35,452) | — | — | 35,452 |
| 47,386 | — | — | — | — | — | (23,693) | — | — | 23,693 |
| 118,290 |  |  |  |  |  | (59,145) |  |  | 59,145 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 111,821 | (18,674) | — | — | — | (31,049) | — | — | — | 62,098 |
| 60,737 | (10,143) | — | — | — | (16,865) | — | — | — | 33,729 |
| 172,558 | (28,817) |  |  |  | (47,914) |  |  |  | 95,827 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 710,698 | — | — | — | (177,675) | — | — | — | — | 533,023 |
| 479,644 | — | — | — | (119,911) | — | — | — | — | 359,733 |
| 1,190,342 |  |  |  | (297,586) |  |  |  |  | 892,756 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 358,419 | — | — | (62,334) | — | — | — | — | — | 296,085 |
| 241,954 | — | — | (42,079) | — | — | — | — | — | 199,875 |
| 600,374 |  |  | (104,413) |  |  |  |  |  | 495,961 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1,127,209 | — | (469,286) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 657,923 |
| 749,143 | — | (321,645) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427,498 |
| 1,876,352 |  | (790,931) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,085,421 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 976,463 | 976,463 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 656,032 | 656,032 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,632,495 | 1,632,495 |

2. The levels of achievement of the multi-year metrics of the long-term variable remuneration plans:

1) Sixth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan 2021) :  91.6% of achievement for the period 2021 - 2023 .

a. CET1 metric at 100%  of achievement for  2023  year-end period (target  12.00%). Weight of 33.3%.

b. Underlying BPA growth at 150%  of achievement (target growth of 100%). Weight of  33.3% .

c. TSR metric at  25%  of achievement (target of   33  to  66  percentile) 33.3%.

2) Fifth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan ( 2020) :  83.0%  of achievement for the period  2020 -2022 .

a. CET1 metric at  100%  of achievement for  2022  year-end period (target  12.00% ). Weight of  33.3% .

b. Underlying BPA growth at 150%  of achievement (target growth of  10% ). Weight of  33.3% .

c. TSR metric at  0%  of achievement (minimum target of 33%  not reached). Weight of 33.3% .

3) Forth cycle of the deferred multi-year objectives variable remuneration plan (2019 ): 33.3%  of achievement for the period  2019 -2021.

a. CET1 metric at  100%  of achievement for  2021  year-end period (target 12.00% ). Weight of  33.3%.

b. Underlying BPA growth at  0% of achievement (target growth of  15%). Weight of 33.3%.

c. TSR metric at 0%  of achievement (minimum target of 33% not reached). Weight of 33.3% .

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Furthermore, the maximum number of  RSUs of PagoNxt,

S.L. to be delivered under the current plan is  10,621 and

8,921 units for Ana Botín and Héctor Grisi, respectively.

In addition, the table below shows the cash delivered in

2024  and  2023 , by way of either immediate payment or

deferred payment, in the latter case once the Board had

determined, at the proposal of the remuneration

committee, that one-fifth relating to each plan had

accrued:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR thousand |  | | | |
|  | 2024 | | 2023 | |
|  | Cash paid (immediate  payment 2023 variable  remuneration) | Cash paid (deferred  payments from 2022,  2021, 2020 and 2019  variable remuneration) | Cash paid (immediate  payment 2022 variable  remuneration) | Cash paid (deferred  payments from 2021,  2020, 2019 and 2018  variable remuneration) |
| Ana Botín | 1,780 | 1,419 | 1,689 | 1,117 |
| Héctor Grisi | 1,220 | 863 | 1,823 | 697 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | 0 | 945 | 1,140 | 737 |
| Total | 3,000 | 3,228 | 4,651 | 2,551 |

iii . Information on former members of the board of

directors

The chart below includes  information on the maximum

number of shares to which former members of the board

of directors,   are entitled for their participation in the

various deferred variable remuneration systems, which

instrumented a portion of their variable remuneration

relating to the years in which they were executive

directors. Also set forth below is information on the

deliveries, whether in shares or in cash, made in  2024

and  2023  to former board members, upon achievement

of the conditions for the receipt thereof  (see note 42):

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Maximum number of shares to be delivered | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2018) | — | 29,860 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2019) | 24,490 | 48,980 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2020) | 71,024 | 106,536 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2021) | 206,100 | 300,000 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2022) | — | — |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2023) | — | — |

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|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Number of shares delivered |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2017) | — | 6,145 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2018) | 29,860 | 29,860 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2019) | 24,490 | 24,490 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2020) | 35,512 | 42,632 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2021) | 12,911 | 75,000 |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2022) | — | — |
| Deferred conditional variable remuneration plan and linked to objectives (2023) | — | — |

In addition, EUR 650 thousand and EUR  1,471 thousand

relating to the deferred portion payable in cash of the

aforementioned plans were paid each in 2024  and   2023 .

f) Loans

Grupo Santander’s direct risk exposure to the bank’s

directors and the guarantees provided for them are

detailed below. These transactions were made on terms

equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s-length

transactions or the related compensation in kind was

recognized :

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR thousand | | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | |  | 2023 | | |
|  | Loans and  credits | Guarantees | Total |  | Loans and  credits | Guarantees | Total |
| Ana Botín | — | — | — |  | 26 | — | 26 |
| Héctor Grisi | — | — | — |  | 8 | — | 8 |
| José Antonio Álvarez | — | — | — |  | 4 | — | 4 |
| Glenn Hutchins | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Antonio Francesco Weiss  B | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Belén Romana | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Bruce Carnegie-Brown A | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Germán de la Fuente | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Gina Díez Barroso | 5 | — | 5 |  | 1 | — | 1 |
| Henrique de Castro | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Homaira Akbari | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Javier Botín | — | — | — |  | 4 | — | 4 |
| Juan Carlos Barrabés   C | 138 | — | 138 |  | — | — | — |
| Luis Isasi | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Pamela Walkden | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Ramiro Mato  D | — | — | — |  | — | — | — |
| Sol Daurella | — | — | — |  | 51 | — | 51 |
|  | 143 | — | 143 |  | 94 | — | 94 |

A. Ceased as director of Banco Santander, S.A. on 22 March 2024.

B. Director since 27 June 2024.

C. Director since 27 June 2024.

D. Ceased as director of Banco Santander, S.A. on 27 June 2024.

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g) Senior management

The table below includes the amounts relating to the

short-term remuneration of the members of senior

management at 31 December  2024  and those at 31

December   2023, excluding the remuneration of the

executive directors, which is detailed above. This amount

has been reduced by  39%  compared to that reported in

2014 (EUR 80,792 thousand ):

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR thousand | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | Short-term salaries and deferred remuneration | | | | | |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Variable remuneration  (bonus) - Immediate  payment | |  | Deferred variable  remuneration | |  |  |  |
| Year | Number of  persons | Fixed | In cash | In  instruments  2 |  | In cash | In  instrumen  ts3 | Pensions | Other  remuneration1 | Total |
| 2024 | 14 | 16,466 | 7,376 | 7,377 |  | 3,319 | 3,320 | 4,520 | 7,153 | 49,531 |
| 2023 | 14 | 17,109 | 7,355 | 7,356 |  | 3,219 | 3,220 | 4,775 | 7,135 | 50,169 |

1.Includes other remuneration items such as life and medical insurance premiums and localization aids and lastly RSUs from PagoNxt S.L., for his work as a

director in said entity.

2.The amount of immediate payment for 2024 is 1,611,965 shares( 1,567,930 Santander shares and 1,386,491 share options in 2023).

3.The deferred amount in instruments not linked to long-term objectives for 2024 is 725,399  shares  (  700,305 Santander shares and 554,597 share options in

2023).

In  2024 , the ratio of variable to fixed pay components

was 116%  of the total for senior managers, well within

the maximum limit of  200%  set by 2024 AGM.

Also, the detail of the breakdown of the remuneration

linked to long-term objectives of the members of senior

management at 31 December 2024  and 31 December

2023 is provided below. These remuneration payments

shall be received, as the case may be, in the

corresponding deferral periods, upon achievement of the

conditions stipulated for each payment  (see note 42):

.

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR thousand | | | | |
|  |  | Variable remuneration  subject to long-term  objectives1 | |  |
| Year | Number of  people | Cash  payment | Instrument  payment | Total |
| 2024 | 14 | 3,485 | 3,486 | 6,971 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3,380 | 3,381 | 6,761 |

1. Relates to the fair value of the maximum annual amounts for years

2028, 2029 and 2030 of the ninth cycle of the deferred conditional

variable remuneration plan (2027, 2028 and 2029 for the eighth

cycle of the deferred variable compensation plan linked to annual

objectives for the year 2023).

Additionally, members of senior management who

stepped down from their roles in 2024 consolidated

salary remuneration and other remuneration for a total

amount of EUR  12,303 thousand (EUR  3,560 thousand in

2022).  In 2024 rights regarding variable pay subject to

long-term objectives amounted to EUR 633 thousand

(this right has not been generated in 2023 for this

collective).

The maximum number of Santander shares that the

members of senior management at each plan grant date

(excluding executive directors) were entitled to receive

as of 31 December  2024  and 31 December  2023 relating

to the deferred portion under the various plans then in

force is the following  (see note 42):

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Maximum number of shares to be delivered | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2018) | — | 72,734 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2019) | 71,294 | 176,704 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2020) | 370,522 | 728,200 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2021) | 966,680 | 1,824,824 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2022) | 1,430,464 | 2,320,032 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2023) | 1,395,815 | — |

Since the conditions established in the corresponding

deferred share-based remuneration schemes for prior

years had been met, the following number of Santander

shares was delivered in 2024 and 2023 to the senior

management, in addition to the payment of the related

cash amounts:

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|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Number of shares delivered | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2017) | — | 11,046 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2018) | 57,730 | 72,734 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2019) | 71,294 | 88,352 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2020) | 185,261 | 292,737 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2021) | 351,777 | 456,206 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2022) | 357,615 | 2,070,634 |
| Deferred conditional variable  remuneration plan and linked to  objectives (2023) | 1,212,984 | — |

As indicated in note 5.c above, senior management

participate in the benefit system created in 2012, which

covers the contingencies of retirement, disability and

death. Banco Santander makes annual contributions to

the benefit plans of its senior managers. In 2012, the

contracts of the senior managers with benefit pension

commitments were amended to transform them into a

contribution system. The system, which is outsourced to

Santander Seguros y Reaseguros, Compañía

Aseguradora, S.A., gives senior managers the right to

receive benefits upon retirement, regardless of whether

or not they are active at Banco Santander at such time,

based on contributions to the system. This new system

replaced their previous right to receive a pension

supplement in the event of retirement. In the event of

pre-retirement, and up to the retirement date, senior

managers appointed prior to September 2015 are

entitled to receive an annual allowance.

In addition, further to applicable remuneration

regulations, from 2016 (inclusive), a discretionary

pension benefit component of at least 15%  of total

remuneration  in contributions to the pension system has

been included. Under the regime corresponding to these

discretionary benefits, the contributions that are

calculated on variable remunerations are subject to

malus and clawback clauses, subject to policies

applicable at each time, and during the same period in

which the variable remuneration is deferred.

Likewise, the annual contributions calculated on variable

remunerations must be invested in Bank shares for a

period of five years from the date that the senior

manager leaves the Group, regardless of whether or not

they leave to retire. Once that period has elapsed, the

amount invested in shares will be reinvested, along with

the remainder of the cumulative balance corresponding

to the senior manager, or it will be paid to the senior

manager or to their beneficiaries in the event of a

contingency covered by the benefits system.

The contracts of some members of senior management

were modified at the beginning of 2018 with the same

objective and changes indicated in section c of this note

for Ana Botín. The modifications, which are aimed at

aligning the annual contributions with the practices of

comparable institutions and reducing the risk of future

obligations by eliminating the supplementary scheme

for death (widowhood and orphanhood) and permanent

disability in service without increasing the costs to the

bank, are as follows:

• Contributions to the pensionable bases were

reduced. Gross annual salaries were increased in the

corresponding amount.

• The death and disability supplementary benefits

were eliminated since 1 January 2018 for some

members of senior management and since 1 April

2018 for executive directors. A fixed remuneration

supplement reflected in other remuneration in the

table above was implemented on the same date.

• The amounts insured for life and accident insurance

were increased.

All of the above was done without an increase in total

cost for the Bank.

The balance as of 31 December 2024 in the pension

system for those who were part of senior management

at year end amounted to EUR 51 million (EUR 57 million

at 31 December 2023).

The net charge to income corresponding to pension

amounted to EUR   4.5 million   in 2024 (EUR 4.7 million  in

31 December 2023).

In 2024 and 2023 there have been  no payments in the

form of a single payment of the annual voluntary pre-

retirement allowance.

Additionally, the capital insured by life and accident

insurance at 31 December 2024 of this group amounts

to EUR 83 million (EUR 84.4 million at 31 December

2023).

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h) Post-employment benefits to former Directors

and former senior executive vice presidents

The post-employment benefits and settlements paid in

2024 to former directors of the Bank, other than those

detailed in note 5.c amounted to EUR  5.6 million and

EUR  5.6 million  in 2023, respectively. Also, the post-

employment benefits and settlements paid in 2024 to

former executive vice presidents amounted to EUR

12.7 million   and EUR  15.0 million   in 2023, respectively.

Contributions to insurance policies that hedge pensions

to previous members of the Bank’s board of directors,

amounted to EUR  0.17 million  in 2024 (EUR  0.17 million

in 2023). Likewise, contributions to insurance policies

that hedge pensions for previous senior managers

amounted to EUR  2.3 million  in 2024 (EUR 3.3 million  in

2023).

No releases or charges were recorded in the

consolidated income statement for pension

commitments and similar obligations held by the Group

with previous former members of the bank's board of

directors or  former members of senior management in

2024 and 2023.

In addition, 'Provisions - Pension Fund and similar

obligations' in the consolidated balance sheet as at 31

December 2024 included EUR  46 million in respect of the

post-employment benefit obligations to former

Directors of the Bank (EUR  46 million at 31 December

2023) and EUR  96 million corresponding to former

members of senior management (EUR  88 million at 31

December 2023).

i) Pre-retirement and retirement

The board of directors approved an amendment to the

contracts of executive directors whereby they ceased to

have the right to pre-retire in case of termination of his

contract.

j) Contract termination

The executive directors and members of senior

management have indefinite-term employment

contracts. Executive directors or senior managers whose

contracts are terminated voluntarily or due to breach of

duties are not entitled to receive any economic

compensation. If Banco Santander terminates the

contract for any other reason, they will be entitled to the

corresponding legally-stipulated termination benefit,

without prejudice to any compensation that may  for

non-competition obligations, as detailed in the directors'

remuneration policy.

If Banco Santander were to terminate her contract, Ana

Botín would have to remain at Banco Santander’s

disposal for a period of  4 months in order to ensure an

adequate transition, and would receive her fixed salary

during that period.

k) Information on investments held by the directors

in other companies and conflicts of interest

None of the members of the board of directors have

declared that they or persons related to them may have

a direct or indirect conflict of interest with the interests

of Banco Santander, S.A., as set forth in article 229 of the

Corporate Enterprises Act.

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6. Loans and advances to central

banks and credit institutions

The detail by classification, type and currency, of loans

and advances to central banks and credit institutions in

the balance sheet is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| CENTRAL BANKS |  |  |
| Classification |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 1,239 | 1,146 |
| Financial assets at amortised cost | 218 | 149 |
|  | 1,457 | 1,295 |
| Type |  |  |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | 1,239 | 1,146 |
| Other term loans | 177 | 147 |
| Advances different from loans | 41 | 2 |
| Of which, impaired assets | — | — |
| Of which, valuation adjustments for impairment | — | — |
|  | 1,457 | 1,295 |
| Currency |  |  |
| Euro | 1,385 | 1,295 |
| US Dollars | 72 | — |
|  | 1,457 | 1,295 |
| CREDIT INSTITUTIONS |  |  |
| Classification |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 23,428 | 10,755 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | 580 | 701 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive income | 32 | — |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 34,711 | 34,752 |
|  | 58,751 | 46,208 |
| Type |  |  |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | 39,238 | 26,374 |
| Other term loans | 9,509 | 8,390 |
| Non-loans advances | 10,004 | 11,444 |
| Of which, impaired assets | — | — |
| Of which, valuation adjustments for impairment | (1) | (5) |
|  | 58,751 | 46,208 |
| Currency |  |  |
| Euro | 41,951 | 29,728 |
| Pound sterling | 1,618 | 2,005 |
| US dollar | 14,480 | 14,112 |
| Chilean pesos | 7 | 27 |
| Other currencies | 695 | 336 |
|  | 58,751 | 46,208 |
| TOTAL | 60,208 | 47,503 |

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The loans and advances classified in the “Financial assets

held for trading” portfolio correspond, mainly, to

temporary acquisitions of assets from Spanish and

foreign institutions.

Deposits in credit institutions classified as "Financial

assets at amortized cost" are mainly term accounts and

guarantees given in cash to credit institutions.

In addition, at 31 December 2024, there were

outstanding balances with central banks and credit

institutions of EUR 94,612 million and EUR 1,526 million,

respectively (EUR 121,325 million and EUR 2,416 million

at 31 December 2023). These balances are included

under 'Cash, cash balances at central banks and other

deposits on demand'.

Note 49 shows the details of the maturity terms of

"Financial assets at amortized cost" and "Cash, cash

balances at central banks and other deposits on

demand".

The breakdown at 31 December 2024 of the exposure

and the provision fund for financial assets subject to

impaired is EUR 34,963 million and EUR 1 million,

respectively, all in Phase 1 (EUR 34,906 million and EUR

5 million, also Phase 1, in 2023).

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7. Debt securities

The detail, by classification, sector and currency, of ‘Debt

instruments’ in the accompanying balance sheets is as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR millon | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Classification |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 43,315 | 30,357 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 204 | 580 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive income | 8,873 | 4,456 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 65,917 | 56,627 |
|  | 118,309 | 92,020 |
| Sector |  |  |
| Central banks | 2,500 | 1,562 |
| Public sector | 77,927 | 54,782 |
| Credit institutions | 18,781 | 18,364 |
| Other financial institutions | 17,073 | 15,114 |
| Non-financial institutions | 2,028 | 2,198 |
| Of which, impaired assets | 164 | 148 |
| Of which, value adjustments for impairment | (129) | (140) |
|  | 118,309 | 92,020 |
| Currency |  |  |
| Euro | 94,190 | 72,645 |
| US dollar | 10,944 | 7,542 |
| Pound sterling | 8,905 | 7,670 |
| Brazilian real | 1,584 | 1,777 |
| Other currencies | 2,686 | 2,386 |
|  | 118,309 | 92,020 |

The increase in the year of the debt securities portfolio

under the heading  'Financial assets at fair value with

changes in other comprehensive income' is mainly due

to the increase in exposure to European Union sovereign

debt, as a result of greater activity in the markets

business, both its own and for distribution to clients.

At 31 December 2024, the nominal amount of the debt

securities subject to own obligations, mostly as

collateral for financing lines received by the Bank,

amounts to EUR 35,603 million (EUR 35,307 million at

31 December 2023), of which EUR 5,893 million

correspond to Spanish Public Debt (EUR 9,614 million at

31 December, 2023) .

The breakdown at 31 December 2024 of the exposure,

by phase of impairment, of the assets subject to

impairment is EUR 74,704 million in phase 1, EUR 51

million in phase 2 and EUR 164 million in phase 3. In

2023 it was EUR 61,075 million in phase 1 and EUR 148

million in phase 3.

The breakdown at 31 December 2024 of the provision

fund by phase of impairment of assets subject to

impairment is EUR 9 million in phase 1, EUR 2 million in

phase 2 and EUR 118 million in phase 3. In 2023 it was

EUR 19 million in phase 1 and EUR 121 million in phase

3.

Note 25.e) shows the details of ‘Other comprehensive

income‘ recognized in Equity for the  ‘Financial Assets

designated at fair value through other comprehensive

income‘.

Note 49 contains details of the maturity periods of 'Debt

securities' classified in the 'financial assets at fair value

through other comprehensive income' and 'financial

assets at amortized cost' portfolios.

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8. Equity instruments

a) Breakdown

The detail, by classification and type, of Equity

instruments in the accompanying balance sheets is as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Classification |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 16,225 | 14,423 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 991 | 679 |
| Financial assets designated at fair  value through other comprehensive  income | 1,245 | 983 |
|  | 18,461 | 16,085 |
| Type |  |  |
| Shares of Spanish companies | 3,682 | 3,526 |
| Shares of foreign companies | 14,280 | 12,090 |
| Shares of investments funds | 499 | 469 |
|  | 18,461 | 16,085 |

Note 25.c) contains a detail of the ‘Other comprehensive

income’, recognized in equity, on ‘Financial assets

designated at fair value through other comprehensive

income’.

b) Changes

The changes in ‘Non-trading financial assets mandatorily

at fair value through profit or loss’ and ‘Financial assets

at fair value through other comprehensive income’

duri ng 2024 and 2023  were as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at beginning of the  year | 983 | 1,268 |
| Purchases and capital increases | 3 | — |
| Disposals and capital reductions | (2) | (1) |
| Other comprehensive income  and other conceptsA | 261 | (284) |
| Balance at end of the year | 1,245 | 983 |

A. During 2024 and 2023 there were significant changes in value due,

among others, to the increase and decrease, respectively, in the prices

of listed companies included in this heading .

The main changes in fair value included in Other

Comprehensive Income correspond to the variation in

value of Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd. (increase of EUR 414

million in 2024 and decrease of EUR 39 million in 2023)

and the reduction in the fair value of the stake in Project

Quasar Investments 2017, S.L. derived from the updates

of the valuation of the assets of that company (EUR 155

and 250 million in 2024 and 2023).

c) Notifications of acquisitions of investments

The notifications of the acquisitions and disposals of

holdings in investees made by the Bank in  2024 ,  in

compliance with Article 155 of the Spanish Limited

Liability Companies Law and Article 105 of Spanish

Securities Market Law 24/1998, are listed in appendix IV.

9. Trading Derivatives (assets

and liabilities) and short

positions

a) Trading derivatives

The detail, by type of inherent risk, of the fair value of

the trading derivatives arranged by Banco Santander at

31 December  2024  and 2023  is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | 2023 | |
|  | Debit  balance | Credit  balance | Debit  balance | Credit  balance |
| Interest rate | 30,265 | 23,347 | 30,064 | 23,204 |
| Equity  instruments | 1,473 | 1,482 | 1,148 | 955 |
| Currency and  gold | 19,476 | 19,647 | 14,780 | 16,445 |
| Credit | 1,124 | 1,447 | 500 | 667 |
| Commodities | 98 | 97 | — | — |
| Others | 26 | 101 | 24 | 108 |
| Total | 52,462 | 46,121 | 46,516 | 41,379 |

b) Short positions

The following is a breakdown of short positions

(liabilities):

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Borrowed Securities |  |  |
| Equity instruments | 358 | 312 |
| Representative values of  debt | 1,347 | 1,383 |
| Short sales |  |  |
| Debt instruments | 23,813 | 16,142 |
| Total | 25,518 | 17,837 |

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10. Loans and advances to

customers

a) Detail

The detail, by classification, of ‘Loans and advances to

customers’ on the balance sheets is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Financial assets held for  trading | 23,756 | 11,000 |
| Non-trading financial  assets mandatorily at fair  value through profit or  loss | 932 | 1,046 |
| Financial assets  designated at fair value  through profit or loss | 4,246 | 5,105 |
| Financial assets at fair  value through other  comprehensive income | 5,162 | 4,335 |
| Financial assets at  amortized cost | 291,597 | 287,582 |
| Loans and advances to  customers (carrying  amount) | 325,693 | 309,068 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Impairment losses | (3,959) | (3,982) |
| Cumulative negative  changes in fair value due  to credit risk from  doubtful exposures | (24) | (24) |
| Loans and advances to  customers (gross  amount) | 329,676 | 313,074 |

‘Note 49 shows the details of the maturity periods of

financial assets at amortized cost.’

At 31 December 2024  and 2023, there were no loans

and advances to customers for material amounts

without fixed maturity dates.

b) Breakdown

The following is a breakdown of the loans and advances

granted to Banco Santander´s customers, which, reflect

the bank´s exposure to credit task in it´s main activity

without considering the balance of impairment losses

taking into account the type and situation of the

transactions, the geographical area of their residence

and type of interest rate on the transactions:

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|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Loan type and status |  |  |
| On demand and with a short prior period | 188 | 2,673 |
| Credit cards receivables | 1,492 | 1,318 |
| Commercial credit | 32,105 | 33,148 |
| Finance leases | 2,918 | 2,864 |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | 40,348 | 22,978 |
| Other term loans | 238,299 | 237,048 |
| Non loans advances | 10,343 | 9,039 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Impaired assets | 7,052 | 7,597 |
| Impairment losses | (3,959) | (3,982) |
| Cumulative negative changes in fair value due to credit risk from doubtful  exposures | (24) | (24) |
| Book value | 325,693 | 309,068 |
| Gross book value | 329,676 | 313,074 |
| Geographical area |  |  |
| Spain | 185,135 | 190,894 |
| European Union (excluding Spain) | 34,504 | 34,728 |
| United States of America and Puerto Rico | 54,261 | 35,546 |
| Other OECD countries | 29,004 | 26,748 |
| Latin America (non-OECD) | 9,754 | 11,347 |
| Rest of the world | 17,018 | 13,811 |
|  | 329,676 | 313,074 |
| Interest rate: |  |  |
| Fixed rate | 161,092 | 136,595 |
| Floating rate | 168,584 | 176,479 |
|  | 329,676 | 313,074 |

At 31 December 2024 and 2023 the Bank had EUR

15,837 million and EUR 14,761 million, respectively, of

loans and advances granted to Spanish public

administrations whose rating at 31 December 2024 is A

(rating at 31 December 2023 was A) and with  EUR 4,719

million and EUR 2,653 million, respectively, granted to

the Public Sector of other countries (at 31 December

2024 this amount was composed, based on the rating of

the issuer as follows: 8% AAA, 14% AA, 41% A, 15% BBB

and 23% lower than BBB).

The above-mentioned ratings were obtained by

converting the internal ratings awarded to customers by

Banco Santander (see note 50) into the external ratings

classification established by Standard & Poor's, in order

to make them more readily comparable.

Without considering Public Administrations, the amount

of loans and advances at 31 December 2024 amounts to

EUR 309,120 million, of which EUR 302,068 million are

in a non-doubtful situation (at 31 December 2023, they

amounted to EUR 295,660 million and EUR 288,063

million respectively).

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The following is a detail, by activity, of the loans to customers at 31 December  2024 , net of impairment losses:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |  | | |  |  |  |  |
|  | TotalA | Without  collateral | Secured loans | | | | | | |
|  | Net exposure | | Loan-to-value ratioC | | | | |
|  | Of which,  property  collateral | Of which,  other  collateral | Less than or  equal to 40% | More than  40% and less  than or equal  to 60% | More than  60% and less  than or equal  to 80% | More than  80% and less  than or equal  to 100% | More than  100% |
| Public sector | 18,156 | 16,469 | 157 | 1,530 | 72 | 69 | 13 | 1,532 | 1 |
| Other financial institutions and individual traders  (business financial activity) | 89,446 | 45,316 | 1,510 | 42,620 | 637 | 564 | 319 | 42,189 | 421 |
| Non-financial companies and individual  entrepreneurs (non-financial business activity)  (broken down by purpose) | 131,440 | 89,976 | 17,802 | 23,662 | 7,078 | 7,064 | 3,546 | 19,391 | 4,385 |
| Of which |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Construction and property  development(including land) | 2,459 | 9 | 2,450 | — | 604 | 756 | 496 | 194 | 400 |
| Civil engineering construction | 1,986 | 1,293 | 22 | 671 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 611 | 45 |
| Large companies | 88,230 | 65,850 | 4,166 | 18,214 | 1,579 | 1,909 | 925 | 14,879 | 3,088 |
| SMEs and individual traders | 38,765 | 22,824 | 11,164 | 4,777 | 4,881 | 4,377 | 2,124 | 3,707 | 852 |
| Other households (broken down by purpose) | 76,309 | 11,238 | 63,912 | 1,159 | 19,522 | 21,994 | 19,012 | 3,387 | 1,156 |
| Of which |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Residential | 60,135 | 754 | 59,280 | 101 | 17,702 | 20,264 | 17,858 | 2,789 | 768 |
| Consumer loans | 8,874 | 8,309 | 256 | 309 | 142 | 104 | 186 | 108 | 25 |
| Other purposes | 7,300 | 2,175 | 4,376 | 749 | 1,678 | 1,626 | 968 | 490 | 363 |
| TotalA | 315,351 | 162,999 | 83,381 | 68,971 | 27,309 | 29,691 | 22,890 | 66,499 | 5,963 |
| Memorandum item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Refinanced and restructured transactionsB | 5,494 | 2,533 | 2,252 | 709 | 938 | 722 | 349 | 214 | 738 |

A.Not including advances that are not loans.

B.Includes the net balance of value adjustments associated with impaired assets.

C.The ratio is the carrying amount of the transactions at 31 December 2024  calculated using  the latest available appraisal value of the collateral.

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Note 50  contains information relating to the forborne

loan portfolio .

Below is a breakdown of the movement in gross

exposure by impairment stage of loans and advances

from customers recorded under the headings ‘Financial

assets at amortized cost’ and ‘Financial assets at fair

value through other comprehensive income’ under Bank

of Spain Circular 4/2017 to 31 December 2024 and

2023:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3A | Total |
| Balance at beginning  of the year | 272,599 | 15,703 | 7,597 | 295,899 |
| Movements |  |  |  |  |
| Transfers |  |  |  |  |
| Transfer to Stage 2  from Stage 1 | (7,994) | 7,994 |  | — |
| Transfer to Stage 3  from Stage 1 | (848) |  | 848 | — |
| Transfer to Stage 3  from Stage 2 |  | (1,616) | 1,616 | — |
| Transfer to Stage 1  from Stage 2 | 3,928 | (3,928) |  | — |
| Transfer to Stage 2  from Stage 3 |  | 471 | (471) | — |
| Transfer to Stage 1  from Stage 3 | 10 |  | (10) | — |
| Net changes on  financial assets | 8,745 | (1,398) | (1,143) | 6,204 |
| Write-offs |  |  | (1,385) | (1,385) |
| Differences in change  and other  movements |  |  |  |  |
| Balance at end of the  year | 276,440 | 17,226 | 7,052 | 300,718 |

A. The movement of Phase 3 includes portfolio sales for EUR 952

million.

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| 2023 |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3A | Total |
| Balance at the  beginning of year | 290,103 | 13,631 | 9,017 | 312,751 |
| Movements |  |  |  |  |
| Transfers |  |  |  |  |
| To stage 2 from  stage 1 | (6,876) | 6,876 |  | — |
| To stage 3 from  stage 1 | (1,206) |  | 1,206 | — |
| To stage 3 from  stage 2 |  | (1,668) | 1,668 | — |
| To stage 1 from  stage 2 | 1,671 | (1,671) |  | — |
| To stage 2 from  stage 3 |  | 645 | (645) | — |
| To stage 1 from  stage 3 | 32 |  | (32) | — |
| Net changes on  financial assets | (11,125) | (2,110) | (1,420) | (14,655) |
| Write-offs | — | — | (2,197) | (2,197) |
| Differences in  change and other  movements | — | — | — | — |
| Balance at end of  the year | 272,599 | 15,703 | 7,597 | 295,899 |

A. The movement of Phase 3 includes portfolio sales for EUR 1,055

million.

At 31 December 2024, the total net exposure of loans

and advances to the Bank's customers is EUR 296,760

million, of which EUR 276,057 million correspond to

phase 1, EUR 16,635 million to phase 2 and EUR 4,067

million to phase 3 (EUR 291,917 million, EUR 272,202

million, EUR 15,078 million and EUR 4,637 million

respectively at 31 December, 2022).

This exposure includes EUR 31 million (EUR 48 million at

31 December 2023) in impaired assets purchased with

impairment, classified in phase 3, which correspond

mainly to the business combination carried out by the

Bank.

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c) Impairment losses on loans and advances to

customers at amortized cost and at fair value

through other comprehensive income

The changes in the impairment losses on the assets

making up the balances of financial assets at amortized

cost and at fair value through other comprehensive

income ‘Loans and advances to customers ’:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at beginning of the  year | 3,982 | 4,729 |
| Net impairment losses  charged to income for the  year | 1,445 | 1,565 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Impairment losses charged  to profit or loss | 2,764 | 2,751 |
| Impairment losses reversed  with a credit to profit or  loss | (1,319) | (1,186) |
| Write-off of impaired  balances against recorded  impairment allowance | (1,385) | (2,197) |
| Exchange differences and  other changes | (83) | (115) |
| Balance at end of the year | 3,959 | 3,982 |
| Of which |  |  |
| By status of the asset |  |  |
| Impaired assets | 2,985 | 2,960 |
| Of which, due to country  risk | 8 | 10 |
| Other assets | 966 | 1,012 |
| Balance at end of the year | 3,959 | 3,982 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Individually calculated | 783 | 891 |
| Collective calculated | 3,176 | 3,091 |

The net provision that has an impact on the results for

the year includes provisions for renegotiation or

contractual modification of EUR 21 million (EUR 45

million at 31 December 2023).

Taking into account the assets in suspense recovered,

which amount to EUR 95 million at 31 December, 2024

(EUR 158 million at 31 December, 2023) and adding to

the net provision of the previous table, the impairment

of 'Credit Entities  and Debt Securities' (see notes 6 and

7), the amount recorded under the heading 'Impairment

or reversal of impairment of financial assets not

measured at fair value through profit or loss and net

gains or losses' , due to changes in 'Financial assets at

fair value with changes in other comprehensive income'

and 'Financial assets at amortized cost', amounts to EUR

1,334 million at 31 December, 2024 (EUR 1,372 million

at 31 December, 2022).

The following is the movement of impairment losses

broken down by impairment stage of loans and advances

to customers, during 2024 and 2023 :

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Balance at beginning  of the year | 397 | 625 | 2,960 | 3,982 |
| Transfers |  |  |  |  |
| Transfer to Stage 2  from Stage 1 | (124) | 191 |  | 67 |
| Transfer to Stage 3  from Stage 1 | (8) |  | 318 | 310 |
| Transfer to Stage 3  from Stage 2 |  | (161) | 485 | 324 |
| Transfer to Stage 1  from Stage 2 | 15 | (102) |  | (87) |
| Transfer to Stage 2  from Stage 3 |  | 59 | (134) | (75) |
| Transfer to Stage 1  from Stage 3 | 2 |  | (9) | (7) |
| Net changes of the  exposure and  modifications in the  credit risk | 109 | (21) | 825 | 913 |
| Changes due to update  in the methodology of  estimates of the entity |  |  |  |  |
| Write-offs |  |  | (1,385) | (1,385) |
| FX and other  movements | (8) | — | (75) | (83) |
| Gross carrying amount  at end of the year | 383 | 591 | 2,985 | 3,959 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| 2023 |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Balance at beginning  of the year | 487 | 658 | 3,584 | 4,729 |
| Transfers |  |  |  |  |
| Transfer to Stage 2  from Stage 1 | (98) | 250 |  | 152 |
| Transfer to Stage 3  from Stage 1 | (10) |  | 337 | 327 |
| Transfer to Stage 3  from Stage 2 |  | (115) | 361 | 246 |
| Transfer to Stage 1  from Stage 2 | 7 | (69) |  | (62) |
| Transfer to Stage 2  from Stage 3 |  | 50 | (154) | (104) |
| Transfer to Stage 1  from Stage 3 | 15 |  | (24) | (9) |
| Net changes of the  exposure and  modifications in the  credit risk | (57) | (149) | 1,221 | 1,015 |
| Changes due to update  in the methodology of  estimates of the entity |  |  |  |  |
| Write-offs |  |  | (2,197) | (2,197) |
| FX and other  movements | 53 | — | (168) | (115) |
| Gross carrying amount  at end of the year | 397 | 625 | 2,960 | 3,982 |

d) Impaired assets

The detail of the movement in the balance of financial

assets classified as ‘ Loans and advances to customers ’

and considered to be impaired by reason of their credit

risk during  2024 and 2023 is:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at beginning of  the year | 7,597 | 9,017 |
| Net additions | 840 | 777 |
| Written-off assets | (1,385) | (2,197) |
| Other changes | — | — |
| Balance at end of the  year | 7,052 | 7,597 |

This amount, once the corresponding provisions have

been deducted, is Banco Santander´s best estimate of

the discounted value of the  cashflows that are expected

to be recovered from impaired assets.

At 31 December 2024, the balance of the assets written-

off amounted to EUR 6,043 million (6,084 millon EUR at

31 of december 2023).

The following are the credit impaired financial assets

and related guarantees maintained to mitigate potential

losses as of 31 December, 2024:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | Gross  amount | Allowance  recognized | Estimated  collateral  valueA |
| Without  associated real  collateral | 3,500 | 1,671 | — |
| With associated  real collateral | 2,837 | 1,100 | 1,631 |
| With other  collateral | 715 | 214 | 439 |
| Total | 7,052 | 2,985 | 2,070 |

A. Collects the maximum value of the collateral associated with each loan,

limited to the net carrying amount. Consequently, it does not include any

other cash flow that could be obtained, such as those from the personal

guarantees of the accredited.

When classifying assets in the previous table, the main

factors considered by Banco Santander to determine

whether an asset has become impaired are the existence

of amounts past due -assets impaired due to arrears- or

other circumstances may be arise which will not result in

all contractual cash flow being recovered, such as a

deterioration of the borrower's financial situation, the

worsening of its capacity to generate funds or difficulties

experienced by it in accessing credit.

e)  Transferred credits

The heading 'Loans and advances to customers' includes,

among others, those loans transferred to third parties by

securitisation on which risks and profits are maintained,

albeit partially, which is why and in accordance with the

accounting regulations that apply, they cannot be

removed from the balance sheet. This is mainly due to

mortgage loans, loans to companies and consumer

loans. The breakdown of securitised loans held on the

balance sheet, taking into account the nature of the

financial instrument from which they originate, is shown

below:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Retained on the balance  sheetA | 12,250 | 12,969 |
| Of which, mortgage assets  are securitized through: |  |  |
| Mortgage transfer  certificates | 7,277 | 8,369 |
| TotalA | 12,250 | 12,969 |

A. Note 19 reports the liabilities associated with securitization operations,

discounting the bonds of the securitization funds repurchased by the

Bank.

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The evolution of this activity responds to its use as a

regulatory capital management tool and as a resource

for the diversification of Banco Santander's liquidity

sources. During 2024 and 2023 the Bank didn't

derecognized any of the securitizations carried out in

years mentioned before, and the balance derecognized

at those dates corresponds to securitizations carried out

in previous years and portfolio sales.

On the other hand, at 31 December 2024, Banco

Santander has credits derecognized from the balance

sheet and on which the administration maintains for an

amount of EUR 4,000 million. (EUR 3,845 millon at 31

December 2023). Within the total loans written off the

balance sheet, at 31  December 2024, there are EUR 497

million (EUR 595 million in 2023) of securitized assets.

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11. Trading derivatives

The detail of the notional and/or contractual amounts

and the market values of the trading derivatives held by

the Bank in  2024  and 2023  is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | | 2023 | |
|  | Notional value | Market value | Notional value | Market value |
| Held for trading: |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate | 8,170,664 | 6,918 | 6,245,262 | 6,860 |
| Options | 201,120 | (361) | 190,946 | (460) |
| Other | 7,969,544 | 7,279 | 6,054,316 | 7,320 |
| Equity instruments | 139,272 | (9) | 51,966 | 193 |
| Options | 44,286 | (805) | 33,011 | (486) |
| Other | 94,986 | 796 | 18,955 | 679 |
| Currency and gold | 1,093,647 | (171) | 936,532 | (1,665) |
| Options | 115,216 | 337 | 64,407 | 189 |
| Other | 978,431 | (508) | 872,125 | (1,854) |
| Credit | 46,923 | (323) | 22,737 | (167) |
| Hedging default derivative and total through out | 46,923 | (323) | 22,737 | (167) |
| Securities and commodities derivatives and other | 5,288 | (74) | 6,646 | (84) |
| Total | 9,455,794 | 6,341 | 7,263,143 | 5,137 |

12. Non-current assets held for

sale

The detail of non-current assets held for sale in the

balance sheets is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Foreclosed assets | 237 | 401 |
| Other assets leased out under an  operating lease | 29 | 29 |
| Investment property | — | — |
| Total | 266 | 430 |

At 31 December 2024, reducing the balance of this

heading, there were EUR 365 million corresponding to

value adjustments due to impairment of those assets,

which entails a coverage of 58% of them (EUR 441

million, with a coverage of 51%, in the 2023 financial

year) of which EUR 61 million have been recorded during

the 2024 financial year (EUR 59 million in the 2023

financial year) under the heading 'Gains or losses from

non-current assets and groups disposal of items

classified as held for sale not eligible as discontinued

operations' (see note 46).

At 31 December 2024 there are no liabilities associated

in disposable groups of items that have been classified

as held for sale associated with other 'non-current

assets and alienable groups of items that have been

classified as held for sale'.

13. Investments

a) Subsidiaries

‘Investments - Subsidiaries’ includes the equity

instruments owned by Banco Santander and issued by

subsidiaries belonging to Grupo Santander.

Relevant information on these companies is provided in

Appendix I.

i. Breakdown

The detail, by currency and listing status, of ‘Investments

- Subsidiaries’ on the balance sheets at 31 December

2024  and 2023 is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Currency: |  |  |
| Euro | 53,197 | 52,497 |
| Pound Sterling | 14,338 | 13,613 |
| Other currencies | 30,139 | 31,034 |
|  | 97,674 | 97,144 |
| Listing status: |  |  |
| Listed | 4,275 | 4,576 |
| Unlisted | 93,399 | 92,568 |
|  | 97,674 | 97,144 |

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ii. Changes

The changes in 2024 and 2023 in ‘Investments -

Subsidiaries’, disregarding impairment losses, were as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at beginning of the year | 109,567 | 102,876 |
| Acquisitions, contributions, capital increase payments and mergers | 4,554 | 8,245 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Santander Group Properties, S.L.U. | 1,062 | — |
| Deuda contingentemente convertibles (AT1) | 782 | 1,371 |
| Banco Santander International SA | 517 | — |
| Santander Bank & Trust, LTD | 389 | — |
| Moon GC&P Investments, S.L.U. | 300 | — |
| Cántabro Catalana de Inversiones, S.A. | 263 | — |
| Deva Capital Holding Company, S.L. Unipersonal | 254 | 62 |
| Tresmares Santander Direct Lending SICC, S.A. | 174 | 349 |
| PagoNxt, S.L. | 170 | 331 |
| Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A. de C.V. | 110 | — |
| Santander Insurance, S.L. | — | 3,139 |
| Landcompany 2020, S.L. Unipersonal | — | 1,362 |
| Altamira  Santander Real Estate, S.A. | — | 618 |
| Banco Santander México, S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero  Santander México | — | 312 |
| Disposals, capital reductions and mergers | (3,880) | (3,526) |
| Of which |  |  |
| Parasant SA | 1,012 | — |
| Santander Global Services, S.L.Unipersonal | 570 | — |
| Santander Insurance, S.L. | 443 | — |
| Santander Facility Management Espana, S.L. Unipersonal | 393 | — |
| Santander Bank Polska S.A. | 357 | — |
| Cántabra de Inversiones, S.A. Unipersonal | 263 | — |
| Consulteam Consultores de Gestão, Unipessoal, Lda. | 209 | — |
| Moon GC&P Investments, S.L.U. | 209 | — |
| Santander UK Investments | 119 | — |
| Luri 6, S.A. Unipersonal | — | (1,957) |
| Santander Seguros y Reaseguros, Comapañía Aseguradora, S.A. | — | (1,188) |
| Transfers | — | — |
| FX and other movements | (330) | 1,972 |
| Balance at end of the year | 109,911 | 109,567 |

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In February 2024, members of the company MOON

GC&P Investments, S.L.U were bought and contributed

for an amount of EUR 300 million, with the aim of

acquiring an indirect majority stake in Adprotel Strand

(hotel investment). Throughout the year, the company

has made a premium refund of EUR 209 million.

In March 2024, as part of the reorganization process of

several companies of the Santander Group, the holding

company called Santander Group Properties, S.L.U. Was

established, which will act as the head entity of the real

estate companies that own the Group’s corporate

buildings. In addition, 26 March 2024 the Bank made a

capital increase in the company from non-cash

contributions consisting of the participation of the

company Santander Facility Management España, S.L.U,

amounting to EUR 413 million. The reduction of the

participation was made for the amount of EUR 393

million and there has been a payment in reserves for the

amount of EUR 19 million (see note 29). With the same

date, a capital increase of the same characteristics was

made, consisting of the contribution of its participation in

Santander Global Services, S.L. Unipersonal, amounting

to EUR 373 million. The reduction of the participation

was made for EUR 551 million (since previously the

company made a refund of EUR 20 million) and there has

been a use of the impairment fund of EUR 178 million

(see note 13.a.iii).

On July 16, 2024 the Bank made another capital increase

in this company of the same characteristics, consisting of

the contribution of the participation in Santander UK

Investments amounting to EUR 114 million. The

reduction of the participation has been made by the

value in euros at the date of the contribution of GBP 100

million. On October 22,  2024 a contribution of partners

was made, in kind, consisting of the participation of

Santander Global Sport, S.A, amounting to EUR 15

million. The reduction of the portfolio has been made in

the amount of EUR 42 million, which has meant a

release of the impairment fund of EUR 27 million (see

note 13.a.iii). In addition, the Bank has also made a

monetary contribution to this company amounting to

EUR 147 million.

The 11 July 2024 signed the merger by absorption of

Cántabro Catalana de Inversiones, S.A. (acquiring

company) and Cántabra de Inversiones, S.A. Unipersonal

(acquired company), with the dissolution without

liquidation of the company acquired and the transfer of

its assets in block to the acquiring company, As part of

the process of streamlining the corporate structure

within the Group, with the aim of simplifying its

management, facilitating the efficient allocation of

resources and reducing administrative costs.

In September 2024, Banco Santander, S.A sold 5.21% of

its stake in Santander Banks Polska, S.A for an amount of

EUR 575 million. This has resulted in a reduction in the

cost of participation of EUR 357 million and a net profit

of EUR 209 million (see note 45).

On December 4, 2024 has been raised to the public the

deed of merger by cross-border non-European

absorption of the companies SIB Besaya, S.L.U. and

Parasant SA (companies acquired) by Banco Santander,

S.A. (Acquiring company), including among other assets,

the companies Banco Santander International SA,

Santander Bank & Trust Ltd, Santander Investments

Chile Limitada and Santander Inversiones, S.A., the net

amount registered under this heading for this operation

was EUR 1,065 million, with a reserve payment of EUR

166 million (see note 1).

In December 2024, was carried out the liquidation of the

company Consulteam Consultores de Gestão,

Unipessoal, Lda. for an amount of EUR 209 million,

which has meant a use of the fund endowed with the

same amount (see Note 13.a.iii).

Throughout 2024, Banco Santander has subscribed

capital increases and has made contributions from

partners in other companies, the most relevant being:

EUR 254 million in Deva Capital Holding Company, S.L.

Unipersonal, EUR 110 million in Grupo Financiero

Santander México, S.A. de C.V., 174 million in Tresmares

Santander Direct Lending, SICC, S.A. and EUR 170 million

in PagoNxt, S.L (of which EUR 48 million is contribution

in kind). Additionally, the company Santander Insurance,

S.L. has made premium refunds of EUR 443 million.

In March of 2023, as part of the process of reordering the

holding and administration of the shareholdings of the

insurance companies of the Santander Group, a company

called Santander Insurance, S.L., which acts as the head

entity of the Insurance Group, was established. In

addition, 3 August 2023 the Bank made a capital

increase in the company from non-cash contributions

consisting of the participation of the company Santander

Seguros y Reaseguros Compañía Aseguradora, S.A,

amounting to EUR 1,536 million. The reduction of the

participation was made for the amount of EUR 1,188

million and there was a payment in reserves of EUR 348

million. A capital increase with the same characteristics

was made with the same date 12 December 2023,

consisting of the participation of the companies Zurich

Santander Insurance América, S.L., CNP Santander

Insurance Life Designated Activity Company, CNP

Santander Insurance Europe Designated Activity

Company and CNP Santander Insurance Services Ireland

Limited, for the amount of EUR 1,322 million. The

reduction of the shares was made in the amount of EUR

1,057 million and there was a payment in reserves

amounting to EUR 265 million (see note 13.c.ii). In 2023,

the Bank also made a monetary contribution to this

company amounting to EUR 281 million.

With 26 June 2023 date, the company LURI 6, S.A.U.

made a partial monetary distribution of the issuance

premium for an amount of EUR 1,000 million. This

resulted in a reduction in the cost of participation of EUR

1,339 million and an impairment application of EUR 339

87

million (see note 133.a.iii). In addition, 19 September

2023 was raised to public the merger by absorption of

LURI 6, S.A.U. (company absorbida) by Altamira

Santander Real Estate, S.A., with unliquidated

dissolution of the company acquired and universally

transferring its assets to the acquiring company.

The 19 September 2023, the Bank made a purchase on

the partipation that Altamira Santander Real Estate, S.A.

maintained on the company Landcompany 2020, S.L.

Unipersonal for an amount of EUR 1,362 million,

reaching 100% of it.

During 2023, within the framework of the Public Offer

for the acquisition of shares of Banco Santander México,

S.A., Institución de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero

Santander México, for up to all of the Serie B shares

representing the share capital, Banco Santander

acquired 3.74% of the company’s shares, both in Mexico

and the United States. This meant an outlay of EUR 312

million, including the costs of the operation.

Also, throughout the year 2023 Banco Santander

subscribed capital increases and has made contributions

from partners, the most important being: EUR 349

million in Tresmares Santander Direct Lending, SICC, S.A.

and EUR 331 million in PagoNxt, S.L.

iii. Impairment losses

The changes in the balance of this item were as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at beginning of the year | 12,423 | 11,940 |
| Net impairment losses  (reversals) (note 44) | 171 | 954 |
| Other changes | (357) | (471) |
| Balance at end of the year | 12,237 | 12,423 |

The Management carries out an analysis of the potential

loss of value of the investments in subsidiaries, joint

ventures and associates that it has registered with

respect to their book value. Said analysis is carried out

using different parameters, such as equity value, listed

value and recoverable value, which is obtained from

estimates of expected cash flows or net worth corrected

by tacit capital gains existing on the date of the

valuation.

In accordance with the above, Banco Santander has

carried out the evaluation of its investees in December

2024. Among the impairment allowances made by the

Bank during the financial year 2024 are EUR 94 million

from Altamira Santander Real Estate, S.A and EUR 70

million from Uro Properties Holdings, S.A.

Following the same criteria, Banco Santander carried out

in December 2023 the evaluation of its investees. The

impairment charges made by the Bank in 2023 included

EUR 423 million from PagoNxt, SL and EUR 238 million

from Altamira Santander Real Estate, S.A.

b) Joint venture entities

The cost of the investees recorded under this Caption at

December 31, 2024 amounted to EUR 640 million, while

the impairment recorded at that date was EUR 318

million (EUR 597 million and EUR 263 million,

respectively, in 2023).

In October 2024, UCI, S.A. approved a capital increase

through the contribution of perpetual subordinated

obligations contingently convertible into shares,

corresponding to Banco Santander EUR 41 million.

On June 9, 2023, Santander Bank signed an agreement

to acquire from Pacific Partnership 49% of the share

capital of Glenrowan Solar Holding Pty Ltd, owner of

Glenrowan Solar Farm in Australia. During that year,

contributions amounting to EUR 28 million were made.

In December 2023, UCI, S.A. approved a capital increase,

corresponding to Banco Santander an amount of EUR 44

million.

During 2024, Banco Santander has provided impairment

for a net amount of EUR 55 million (EUR 62 million in

2023) for the entities recorded under this caption,

mainly for UCI, S.A.

c) Associated entities

‘Investments - Associated’ in the accompanying balance

sheets includes Banco Santander`s ownership interests

in associates (see note 2.b).

Appendix II contains a detail of these companies,

indicating the percentages of direct or indirect ownership

and other relevant information.

At 31 December 2024,  there were no capital increases in

progress at any associated company.

i. Breakdown

The detail of the balance of this heading of the attached

balances, based on the contracting currency and the

admission or non-listing of the securities, is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Currency: |  |  |
| Euro | 2,049 | 1,848 |
| Foreign Currency | — | — |
|  | 2,049 | 1,848 |
| Listing status: |  |  |
| Listed | 1,988 | 1,793 |
| Unlisted | 61 | 55 |
|  | 2,049 | 1,848 |

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ii. Changes

The changes in 2024 and 2023 in ‘Investments -

Associates’’, disregarding impairment losses, were as

follows, (see note 13.c.iii):

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at the beginning of the year | 2,134 | 3,221 |
| Purchases, capital increases and mergers | 246 | 3 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Merlín Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. | 231 | 3 |
| Disposals, reductions and mergers: | (47) | (1,101) |
| Of which |  |  |
| Metrovacesa, S.A. | (47) | (44) |
| Zurich Santander Insurance América,  S.L. | — | (757) |
| CNP Santander Insurance Life  Designated Activity Company | — | (193) |
| CNP Santander Insurance Europe  Designated Activity Company | — | (105) |
| CNP Santander Insurance Services  Ireland Limited | — | (2) |
| Transfers | — | — |
| Other changes (net) | — | 11 |
| Balance at end of the year | 2,333 | 2,134 |

In July 2024, the Board of Directors of MERLIN

PROPERTIES, SOCIMI, S.A. approved an increase in equity

capital through monetary contributions, as part of an

accelerated placement operation. Banco Santander has

subscribed shares for an amount of EUR 226 million.

In April and December 2024, Metrovacesa, S.A. has

made two dividend distributions from the freely

available reserve (issuance premium), having received

two payments of EUR 17 and EUR 16 million

respectively. These operations have resulted in a

reduction in the cost of participation of EUR 47 million

and an impairment application of EUR 13 million (see

note 13.c.iii).

In April and December of 2023, Metrovacesa, S.A. made

dividend distributions from the free disposal reserve

(issuance premium), having received Banco Santander

two payments of EUR 16 million each. These operations

resulted in a reduction in the cost of participation of EUR

44 million and an impairment application of EUR 12

million (see note 13.c.iii).

iii. Impairment losses

The changes in the balance of this item were as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at the beginning of the  year | 286 | 267 |
| Net impairment losses  (reversals) (note 44) | 11 | 31 |
| Other changes | (13) | (12) |
| Balance at end of the year | 284 | 286 |

14. Insurance contracts linked to

pensions

The detail of Insurance contracts linked to pensions in

the balance sheets are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Assets relating to insurance contracts  covering post-employment benefit plan  obligations (notes 17 and 23) | 267 | 288 |
| Total | 267 | 288 |

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15. Tangible assets

a) Changes

The changes in 2024 and 2023 in ‘Tangible assets’ in the

balance sheet were as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Tangible assets | | | | Of which:  For leasing | | | |
|  | For own  use | Leased out  under  an  operating  lease | Investment  property | Total | For own  use | Leased out  under  an  operating  lease | Investment  property | Total |
| Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Opening balance at 1 January  2023 | 8,131 | 1,159 | 370 | 9,660 | 3,136 | — | — | 3,136 |
| Additions/disposals (net) | 37 | 49 | — | 86 | (73) | — | — | (73) |
| Transfers and other | (1,071) | — | (27) | (1,098) | 133 | — | — | 133 |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | 7,097 | 1,208 | 343 | 8,648 | 3,196 | — | — | 3,196 |
| Additions/disposals (net) | (2) | 3 | — | 1 | (147) | — | — | (147) |
| Transfers and others | (201) | — | (45) | (246) | 83 | — | — | 83 |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 6,894 | 1,211 | 298 | 8,403 | 3,132 | — | — | 3,132 |
| Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Opening balance at 1 January  2023 | (2,621) | (281) | (36) | (2,938) | (761) | — | — | (761) |
| Charge for the year | (385) | (130) | (3) | (518) | (228) | — | — | (228) |
| Disposals | 39 | 109 | — | 148 | 39 | — | — | 39 |
| Transfers and others | 1,189 | — | 1 | 1,190 | — | — | — | — |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | (1,778) | (302) | (38) | (2,118) | (950) | — | — | (950) |
| Charge for the year | (362) | (138) | (2) | (502) | (209) | — | — | (209) |
| Disposals | 194 | 131 | — | 325 | 193 | — | — | 193 |
| Transfers and others | 260 | — | 2 | 262 | — | — | — | — |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | (1,686) | (309) | (38) | (2,033) | (966) | — | — | (966) |
| Impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Opening balance at 1 January  2023 | (118) | — | (92) | (210) | — | — | — | — |
| Charge for the year | (1) | — | — | (1) | — | — | — | — |
| Disposals | 24 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| Transfers and others | 29 | — | (4) | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | (66) | — | (96) | (162) | — | — | — | — |
| Charge for the year | (3) | — | — | (3) | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Disposals | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transfers and others | 5 | — | 9 | 14 | (2) | — | — | (2) |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | (64) | — | (87) | (151) | — | — | — | — |
| Tangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | 5,253 | 906 | 209 | 6,368 | 2,246 | — | — | 2,246 |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 5,144 | 902 | 173 | 6,219 | 2,166 | — | — | 2,166 |

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b) Property, plant and equipment - for own use

The detail, by class of asset, of ‘Property, plant and

equipment - For own use’ on the balance sheets in  2024

and  2023   is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Cost | Accumulated  depreciation | Impairment  losses | Carrying amount | Of which, right-of-  use for operating  lease |
| Land and buildings | 5,684 | (1,230) | (66) | 4,388 | 2,246 |
| Furniture, fixtures and vehicles | 986 | (245) | — | 741 | — |
| Computer hardware | 370 | (303) | — | 67 | — |
| Other | 57 | — | — | 57 | — |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | 7,097 | (1,778) | (66) | 5,253 | 2,246 |
| Land and buildings | 5,610 | (1,290) | (64) | 4,256 | 2,166 |
| Furniture, fixtures and vehicles | 968 | (241) | — | 727 | — |
| Computer hardware | 249 | (155) | — | 94 | — |
| Other | 67 | — | — | 67 | — |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 6,894 | (1,686) | (64) | 5,144 | 2,166 |

The carrying amount at 31 December 2024 in the table

above includes the following approximate amounts:

• EUR 5 million (EUR 4 million at 31 december 2023)

relating to property, plant and equipment owned by

Banco Santander's branches located abroad.

• EUR 217 million (EUR 309 million at 31 December

2023) relating to property, plant and equipment held

under finance leases by Banco Santander, of which

EUR 205 million related to leases in effect as of 31

December 2024 (EUR 245 million at 31 December

2023).

c)  Tangible assets - Leased out under an operating

lease

Banco Santander has assets assigned under operating

lease where the company is the lessor and they do not

meet the accounting requirements to be classified as

financial leases. The net cost of these leases is recorded

as an asset and is depreciated on a straight-line basis

over the contractual term of the lease up to the expected

residual value.

The expected residual value and, consequently, the

monthly depreciation expense may change during the

term of the lease. The Bank estimates expected residual

values using independent data sources and internal

statistical models. Likewise, it evaluates the estimate of

the residual value of said leases and adjusts the

depreciation rate based on the change in the expected

value of the asset at the end of the lease.

Banco Santander periodically evaluates its investment in

operating leases and whenever there are indications of

impairment, such as a systemic and material decrease in

the values of the assigned assets. If assets leased under

operating leases are considered to be impaired,

impairment is measured as the amount by which the

assets' carrying amount exceeds fair value as estimated

by discounted cash flows. During the years 2024 and

2023, the Bank has not recorded any material

impairment for this concept.

During the years 2024 and 2023, no significant variable

payments have been made not included in the valuation

of lease assets.

d) Tangible assets - Investment property

The fair value of the investment property at 31

December   2024 and 2023 amounts to EUR 259 million

and EUR 303 million, respectively. A comparison of the

fair value of investment property at 31 December  2024

and 2023 with the net book value results in gross

unrealised gains of EUR 86 million and EUR 94 million

for each of these years, respectively, attributed to the

Bank in full.

Rental income from investment properties and direct

expenses related to both investment properties that

generated income during 2024 and 2023 and those

investment properties that did not generate income

during 2024 and 2023 are not material in the context of

the entity's annual accounts.

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16. Intangible assets

a) Goodwill

The detail of  the 'Goodwill',  on the balance sheets is as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Santander España | 623 | 623 |
| Amortization charge | (414) | (352) |
| Balance at end of year | 209 | 271 |

The movement during the years  2024  and  2023  has

been as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at beginning of the  year | 271 | 334 |
| Additions (note 3) | — | — |
| Amortization charge | (62) | (63) |
| Impairment losses | — | — |
| Disposals or changes in  scope | — | — |
| Balance at end of year | 209 | 271 |

Neither in 2024, nor in 2023 has goodwill been

generated.

All of the goodwill recorded at the end of the 2024 and

2023 financial years comes from the following corporate

operations that were carried out in the 2018 financial

year:

• Merger by absorption of Banco Popular Español,

S.A.U. On June 7, 2017, Banco Santander acquired

100% of the share capital of Banco Popular Español,

S.A.U. Subsequently, on September 28, 2018, the

deed of merger by absorption of Banco Popular

Español, S.A.U. was registered in the Mercantile

Registry of Cantabria by Banco Santander, S.A. with

accounting effects January 1, 2018, transferring to

the books of Banco Santander a gross goodwill of

EUR 248 million.

• Repurchase of the credit and debit card business

marketed by Grupo Banco Popular in Spain and

Portugal generating the business combination a

goodwill of EUR 375 million.

In accordance with Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017, the

goodwill is amortized within a period of ten years. In

addition, the Bank periodically reviews the term and

method of amortization and, if deemed inappropriate,

the impact will be treated as a change in accounting

estimates.

As of 31 December 2024 and 2023 the amount of

goodwill recorded by Banco Santander, net of

accumulated depreciation, amounted to EUR 209 million

and EUR 271 million, respectively.

Banco Santander, at least annually and whenever there

are signs of impairment, conducts an analysis of the

potential loss of value of the trade funds it has recorded

in respect of their recoverable value.

The first step in carrying out this analysis requires the

identification of the cash-generating units, which are the

smallest identifiable groups of assets in Banco

Santander  that generate cash inflows and are largely

independent of the cash flows of other assets or asset

groups.

For the purposes of those mentioned in the preceding

paragraph, the Bank's administrators have identified the

commercialbanking business in Spain as the cash-

generating unit to which to allocate goodwill arising

both by the acquisition and subsequent merger by

absorption of Banco Popular Español, S.A.U. and by the

repurchase of the credit and debit cards from Grupo

Banco Popular.

Its carrying value is determined taking into account the

book value of all the assets and liabilities that make up

the commercial banking business in Spain, together with

the corresponding goodwill. Said book value is compared

with its recoverable amount in order to determine if

there is impairment.

The recoverable amount of Santander España cash-

generating unit has been determined as the fair value of

such cash-generating unit obtained using quotes, market

references (multiples) or internal estimates. At the end

of the fiscal year said value exceeded the book value.

Based on previous data, and in accordance with the

estimates of the Bank's administrators, during the years

2024  and 2023 the Bank has not recorded any amount

under the heading 'Impairment in value or reversal of

impairment in value of non-financial assets - intangible

assets' in concept of impairment of goodwill.

b) Other intangible assets

i. Breakdown

The detail of Intangible assets  ‘Other intangible assets’

on the balance sheets is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| With finite useful life |  |  |
| IT Developments | 1,480 | 1,436 |
| Accumulated amortization | (859) | (865) |
| Balance at end of year | 621 | 571 |

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ii. Changes

The changes in Intangible assets ‘Other intangible

assets’ on the balance sheets were as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at 31 of december of  prior year | 571 | 525 |
| Additions | 222 | 195 |
| Disposals | (178) | — |
| Amortization charge | (172) | (147) |
| Amortization charge disposals | 178 | — |
| Impairments losses | — | (2) |
| Balance at end of year | 621 | 571 |

17. Other assets and Other

liabilities

The detail of ‘Other assets and Other liabilities’ on the

accompanying balance sheets is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Assets | | Liabilities | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Transactions in transit | — | — | 5 | 11 |
| Insurance contracts linked to pensions (note 14) | 267 | 288 | — | — |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 522 | 463 | 2,856 | 2,731 |
| OtherA | 1,848 | 1,538 | 1,306 | 1,586 |
| Total | 2,637 | 2,289 | 4,167 | 4,328 |

A. Includes, mainly, unsettled transactions.

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18. Deposits from central banks

and credit institutions

The detail by classification, type and currency of

‘Deposits from central banks’ and ‘Deposits from credit

institutions’ on the accompanying balance sheets is as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| CENTRAL BANKS |  |  |
| Classification |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 9,123 | 5,453 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 1,774 | 1,209 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 5,117 | 11,682 |
|  | 16,014 | 18,344 |
| Type |  |  |
| Current accounts / Intraday deposits | 404 | 116 |
| Time deposits | 4,960 | 10,731 |
| Deposits available with prior notice | — | — |
| Repurchase agreements | 10,650 | 7,497 |
|  | 16,014 | 18,344 |
| Currency |  |  |
| Euro | 7,991 | 11,424 |
| US dollar | 5,432 | 4,270 |
| Pound Sterling | 2,513 | 2,350 |
| Other currencies | 78 | 300 |
|  | 16,014 | 18,344 |
| CREDIT INSTITUTIONS |  |  |
| Classification |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 24,884 | 17,548 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 2,107 | 1,872 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 38,691 | 35,503 |
|  | 65,682 | 54,923 |
| Nature |  |  |
| Current accounts / Intraday deposits | 4,752 | 5,103 |
| Time deposits | 18,222 | 17,990 |
| Deposits available with prior notice | — | — |
| Repurchase agreements | 42,708 | 31,830 |
|  | 65,682 | 54,923 |
| Currency |  |  |
| Euro | 38,693 | 31,524 |
| US dollar | 22,011 | 17,586 |
| Pound Sterling | 2,866 | 5,135 |
| Other currencies | 2,112 | 678 |
|  | 65,682 | 54,923 |
| Total | 81,696 | 73,267 |

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Banco Santander, following the various long-term

financing programmes of the European Central Bank

(TLTRO, targeted longer-term refinancing operation),

does not mantain, on December 31, 2024, deposits at

amortized cost from the TLTRO III programme (EUR

5,562 million at 31 December 2023). At December 2024,

the expense recognized in the profit and loss account, for

the amounts held up to March 2024 corresponding to

TLTRO III, is EUR 53 million.

The deposits classified in the 'Liabilities held for trading'

portfolio correspond to temporary transfers of assets of

Spanish and foreign institutions.

Note 49 contains a detail of the residual maturity periods

of financial liabilities at amortized cost.

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19. Customer deposits

The detail by classification, type, sector and geographical

area, of ‘Customer deposits’ is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Classification |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 13,503 | 13,835 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 28,307 | 34,135 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 348,912 | 337,089 |
|  | 390,722 | 385,059 |
| Type |  |  |
| Current accounts / Intraday deposits | 256,576 | 250,109 |
| Time depositsA | 99,289 | 106,829 |
| Deposits available with prior notice | — | — |
| Repurchase agreements | 34,857 | 28,121 |
| Of which, subordinated deposits | — | — |
| Of which, issued securities | 3,609 | 2,402 |
|  | 390,722 | 385,059 |
| Sector |  |  |
| Public sector | 41,299 | 31,752 |
| Other financial companies | 87,905 | 94,544 |
| Non-financial companies | 110,029 | 107,982 |
| Households | 151,489 | 150,781 |
|  | 390,722 | 385,059 |
| Geographical area |  |  |
| Spain | 272,053 | 259,233 |
| European Union (excluding Spain) | 63,936 | 69,306 |
| United States and Puerto Rico | 34,172 | 32,479 |
| Other OECD countries | 4,874 | 6,501 |
| Latin America (non-OECD) | 4,850 | 8,573 |
| Rest of the world | 10,837 | 8,967 |
|  | 390,722 | 385,059 |

A. Of the total time deposits, EUR 21,077 million correspond to branches of the entity abroad (EUR 26,802 million in 2023).

The item issued securities in the table above include the

liabilities associated with securitisation transactions (see

note 10.e).

Note 49 contains a detail of the residual maturity periods

of financial liabilities at amortized cost.

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20. Marketable debt securities

a) Breakdown

The detail by classification and type, of ‘Marketable debt

securities’ in the accompanying balance sheets is as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Classification: |  |  |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 146,113 | 125,969 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 1,069 | 208 |
|  | 147,182 | 140,078 |
| Type: |  |  |
| Certificates of deposit | 9,633 | 10,820 |
| Guaranteed bonds | 50,774 | 52,131 |
| Mortgage-backed bonds | 39,903 | 41,881 |
| Others mortgage-backed bonds and guaranteed bonds | 10,871 | 10,250 |
| Other issued securities (note 21) | 114,982 | 105,185 |
| Of which, subordinated liabilities | 28,142 | 24,218 |
| Treasury sharesA | (29,539) | (28,681) |
| Valuation adjustments | 1,332 | 623 |
|  | 147,182 | 140,078 |

A. At 31 December  2024 y 2023, the registered balance corresponds mainly to guaranteed bonds.

Note 49 contains a detail of the residual maturity periods

of financial liabilities at amortized cost.

b) Certificates of deposit

The detail of certificates of deposits by currency of

issuance is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | 2024 | |
|  | EUR million | | Outstanding issue  amount in foreign  currency (million) | Annual interest rateA |
| Currency of issuance | 2024 | 2023 |
| US dollar | 6,005 | 7,316 | 6,240 | 5.52% |
| Pound Sterling | 2,947 | 3,246 | 2,444 | 4.91% |
| Hong Kong dollar | 605 | 258 | 4,881 | 4.37% |
| Chinese Yuan | 76 | — | 577 | 3.15% |
| Balance at end of the year | 9,633 | 10,820 |  |  |

A.  Average interest rates for different issue based on their nominal values.

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i. Changes

The changes in certificate of deposit on the balance

sheet for the years  2024 and  2023 are  as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at end of the prior year | 10,820 | 11,611 |
| Issues | 17,184 | 26,549 |
| Redemptions | (18,965) | (27,147) |
| Exchange differences and other  changes | 594 | (193) |
| Balance at end of the year | 9,633 | 10,820 |

At 31 December 2024, the Bank issued certificates of

deposit amounting to EUR 17,184 million (EUR 26,549

million as at 31 December 2023), with an average

maturity of 7 months (5 months during the 2023

financial year), of which EUR 18,965 million have been

amortized (EUR 27,147 million at December 2023).

c) Marketable Mortgage- backed securities

The detail by currency of issuance, of ‘Marketable

mortgage-backed securities’ is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
|  | |  | 2024 |
|  | EUR million | | Annual  interest rate A |
| Currency of  issuance | 2024 | 2023 |
| Euros | 39,903 | 41,881 | 1.61% |
| Balance at end  of the year | 39,903 | 41,881 |  |

A.  Average interest rate of the various issues based on their nominal

values.

The issuing entity may repay the mortgage bonds early,

if this has been expressly established in the final

conditions of the issue in question and in the conditions

established there.

None of the mortgage bonds issued by Banco Santander

have replacement assets involved.

During 2023, the Bank of Spain has published Circular

1/2023 of 4 February , which modifies Circular 4/2017,

repealing the breakdown in the annual accounts and the

information related to internal accounting development

and management control.

d) Other mortgage bonds and guaranteed bonds

The balance of ‘Other mortgage bonds and guaranteed

bonds’ relates to the rest of covered bonds and

certificates. The breakdown, by issue currency and

interest rate, is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
|  | | | 2024 |
| Currency of  issuance | EUR million | | Annual  interest rateA |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Euro | 4,807 | 4,550 | 3.08% |
| US dollar | 6,064 | 5,700 | 5.52% |
| Balance at end of  the year | 10,871 | 10,250 |  |

A. Average interest rate of the various securities at 31 December 2024

based on their nominal amounts.

e) Guarantee

The mortgage-backed bonds (‘ cédulas hipotecarias’) are

secured by mortgage loans with average maturities of

more than ten years. In order to calculate the amount of

the qualifying assets in accordance with Royal Decree-

Law 24/2021 transposing the European Union directive

on covered bonds, the following transactions are

excluded from the total base of the unsecuritized

mortgage portfolio:

– Transactions classified as at pre-action stage and

procedural stage.

– Transactions without appraisal by a specialist

valuer.

– Transactions exceeding 80% of the appraized

value in residential financing and 60% in the case

of other assets.

– Second mortgages or mortgages with insufficient

collateral.

– Transactions without insurance or with

insufficient insurance.

The asset-backed securities, including asset-backed

securities and notes issued by special-purpose vehicles

(SPVs), are secured by:

– Mortgage loans to individuals to finance the

acquisition and refurbishment of homes with an

average maturity of more than ten years.

– Personal consumer finance loans with no specific

guarantee and unsecured loans with an average

maturity of five years.

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– Loans to SMEs (non-financial small and medium-

sized enterprises) secured by State guarantees,

and loans to companies (SMEs -self-employed,

microbusinesses, small and medium-sized

enterprises- and large companies) secured by

property mortgages, the borrower's personal

guarantee, guarantees and other collateral other

than property mortgages, with an average

maturity of 7 years.

– Mortgage and non-mortgage loans to finance

municipalities, autonomous communities and

subsidiaries with an average maturity of more

than 10 years.

– Commercial credit of Banco Santander (ordinary

and occasional invoice discounting and advances

to customers on legitimate receivables) with an

average maturity of 45 days.

Additionally, Banco Santander, issues

internationalization certificates, which are securities

whose capital and interest are guaranteed by loans and

credits that are linked to the financing of export

contracts or the internationalization of companies. These

internationalization bonds have been repurchased in

their entirety by Banco Santander.

The fair value of the guarantees received by Banco

Santander (financial and non-financial assets) which the

Group is authorised to sell or pledge even if the owner of

the guarantee has not defaulted is scantly material

taking into account the Bank's financial statements as a

whole.

21. Other issuances

a) Breakdown

The following is a breakdown of the balance under this

heading on the attached balance sheets, taking into

account their nature and currency of the transactions:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR millionA | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Type |  |  |
| Other issuances | 114,982 | 105,185 |
| Of which, subordinated  liabilities | 28,142 | 24,218 |
|  | 114,982 | 105,185 |
| Currency |  |  |
| Euro | 59,999 | 53,955 |
| US dollar | 43,616 | 41,852 |
| Pound Sterling | 5,360 | 4,830 |
| Other currenciesB | 6,007 | 4,548 |
|  | 114,982 | 105,185 |

A. This amount includes the principal, in other currencies.

B. At 31 December 2024, the most significant currencies are: Swiss franc

(EUR 2,476 million), Australian dollar (EUR 1,895 million) and Norwegian

krone (EUR 401 million). At 31 December 2023, the most significant

currencies were: Japanese yen (EUR 634 million), Swiss franc (EUR 1,627

million) and Australian dollar (EUR 1,255 million).

b) Changes

The changes in ‘Other issuances ’ in the foregoing table

for the years 2024  and  2023 are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at the end of prior  year | 105,185 | 93,192 |
| Issues | 40,824 | 51,771 |
| Redemptions | (33,871) | (38,505) |
| Exchange differences | 2,844 | (1,273) |
| Balance at end of the year | 114,982 | 105,185 |

Within the sub-heading ’Other issuances’ there are

commercial paper issues as well as other issuances

made by Banco Santander.

• Commercial paper

On March 14, 2024, Banco Santander approved the

annueal renewal of the "European Comercial Paper

Issuance Program" for an overall maximum nominal

amount up to EUR 20,000 million. On November 15,

2024, the "American Commercial Paper Issuance

Program" was renewed for an aggregate nominal

amount of up to USD 25,000 million.

At 31 December 2024 the average nominal interest rate

for European Commercial Paper is 4.06% per annum and

for American Commercial Paper 5.45% per annum. At

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year-end 2023, the average interest rate was 4.75% per

annum.

As regards renewals in 2023, on March 14, 2023, Banco

Santander approved the annual renewal of the

"European Commercial Paper Issuance Programme" for

a maximum aggregate nominal amount of up to EUR

20,000 million. On November 16, 2023, the "American

Commercial Paper Issuance Program" was renewed for

an aggregate nominal amount of up to USD 25,000

million.

• Remaining emissions

During fiscal year 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. has

reported 76 issues of "Other non-convertible securities"

for a nominal amount of EUR 20,253 million (no

perpetual issues were made in 2024, see note 21.c), of

which the Bank has repurchased a balance of EUR 370

million. The average remuneration of these issues has

been set at 4.53% per year.

During the 2023 fiscal year, Banco Santander, S.A. has

reported 31 issues for a nominal amount of EUR 16,945

million (no perpetual issues were made in 2023, see

note 21.c), of which the Bank has repurchased a balance

of EUR 1,290 million. The average remuneration of these

issues has been set at 5.02% per year.

c)  Other disclosures

This caption includes contingent convertible or

redeemable preferred participations, as well as other

subordinated financial instruments issued , which do not

qualify as equity (preferred shares).

Preferred shares do not have voting rights and are non-

cumulative. They have been subscribed by third parties

outside the Group and  are redeemable by decision of the

issuer, according to the terms of each issue.

Banco Santander's contingently convertible preferred

participations are subordinated debentures and rank

after common creditors and any other subordinated

credit that by law and/or by their terms, to the extent

permitted by Spanish law, ranks higher than the

contingently convertible preferred participations. Their

remuneration is conditioned to the obtainment of

sufficient distributable profits, and to the limitations

imposed by the regulations on shareholders' equity, and

they have no voting rights. The other issues of Banco

Santander, S.A. mentioned in this caption are also

subordinated debentures and, for credit ranking

purposes, they rank behind all the common creditors of

the issuing entities and ahead of any other subordinated

credit that ranks pari passu with the Bank's contingently

convertible preferred participations.

The main issues of subordinated debt securities issued,

broken down by company, are detailed below:

Issues by Banco Santander, S.A.

On 11 September 2024, Banco Santander, S.A.,

proceeded to redeem in advance the entirety of the

issuance called 'First Issue of Special Subordinated Debt

of Banco Pastor, S.A.', with ISIN code ES0213770011,

with an original nominal amount issued of EUR

300 million and a current nominal amount of EUR

11.5 million.

On 1 August 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. carried out a

placement of preference shares contingently convertible

into newly issued ordinary shares of the Bank (PPCC), for

a nominal amount of USD 1,500 million (valued at EUR

1,356 million). The issuance has been made at par and

the remuneration of the PPCC, whose payment is subject

to certain conditions and is also discretionary, has been

set at 8% annually for the firstten years, being reviewed

every five years  thereafter by applying a margin of

391.1 basis points over the 5-year mid-swap rate.

On 20 May 2024, Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded to

partially redeem in advance the contingently convertible

preferred shares with ISIN code XS1793250041, for a

total nominal amount of EUR 1,312 million and which

are traded on the market of the Irish Stock Exchange

'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC'), leaving the

amount in circulation at EUR 187.6 million.

On 20 May 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. carried out a

placement of preference shares contingently convertible

into newly issued ordinary shares of the Bank (PPCC), for

a nominal amount of EUR 1,500 million. The Issuance

has been made at par and the remuneration of the PPCC,

whose payment is subject to certain conditions and is

also discretionary, has been set at 7% annually for the

first six years, being reviewed every five years  thereafter

by applying a margin of 443.2 basis points over the 5-

year mid-swap rate.

On 14 March 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. issued

subordinated obligations for an amount of USD

1,250 million (valued at EUR 1,158 million) for a term of

10 years. The issuance was made at par and the issue

coupon was set at 6.35%  per year, payable bi-annually.

On 8 February 2024, Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded

to prepay all of the contingently convertible Tier 1

preferred shares with ISIN code XS1951093894, for a

total nominal amount of USD 1,200 million (valued at

EUR 1,110 million) and that were traded on the Irish

Stock Exchange 'Global Exchange Market' (the 'PPCC').

On 22 January 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. issued

subordinated bonds for an amount of EUR 1,250 million

for a term of 10 years and 3 months. The issue was

carried out at 99.74%  and the issue coupon was set at

5% per year for the first 5 years and 3 months, with an

amortization option in April 2029, reviewing the coupon,

in case of non-amortization, at a fixed rate equivalent to

a margin of 250 points plus the 5-year Euro swap rate.

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At 29 December 2023,  Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded

to prepay all the Tier 1 Contingently Convertible

Preferred Securities with ISIN code  XS1692931121 for a

total nominal amount of EUR 1,000 million  and which

were traded on the Irish Stock Market 'Global Exchange

Market' (the 'PPCC').

At 21 November 2023, Banco Santander, S.A., carried out

a placement of  two series of contingently convertible

preferred shares into newly issued ordinary shares of the

Bank, for a total nominal amount of USD  1,150 million

(EUR 1054.000 million at the exchange rate on the day

of issue) and USD  1,350 million (EUR 1235.000 million  at

the exchange rate on the day of issue), respectively.

The issue was carried out at par and the remuneration of

the PPCC, whose payment is subject to certain conditions

and is also discretionary, was set (i) for the first Series at

9.625%  annually for the first five years and six months,

being reviewed every  five years thereafter by applying a

margin of 530.6  basis points on the five -year UST rate

( 5 -year UST), and (ii) for the second Series at 9.625%

annually for the first  ten years, being reviewed

thereafter every  five years , applying a margin of  529.8

basis points on the  five -year UST rate.

At 8 August 2023, Banco Santander, S.A. carried out an

issue of subordinated obligations for an amount of

2,000 million  dollars (1,821 million  euros at the

exchange rate on the day of issuance) . The issue was

carried out at par coupon was set at  6.921%  per year,

payable semiannually during the  10 -year life of the

operation.

At 23 May 2023, Banco Santander, S.A. issued

subordinated bonds for an amount of  1,500 million

euros for a term of 10 years and 3 months. The issue was

carried at  99.739%  and the coupon of the issue was set

at  5.75% annually for the first 5 years and 3 months,

with the option of amortization in August 2028, revising

the coupon, in case of non-amortization, at a margin of

285  points plus the Euro Swap type  5 years .

At 6 July 2022 and 20 July 2022,  two  subordinated

issues matured for a nominal amount of EUR 114 million

and EUR  25 million, respectively.

At 25 April 2022, Banco Santander, S.A. proceeded to

prepay all the Tier 1 Contingently Convertible Preferred

Securities with ISIN code XS1602466424 and common

code 160246642 in circulation, for a total nominal

amount of EUR 750 million and which were traded on

the Irish Stock Market 'Global Exchange Market' (the

'PPCC').

At  22  November 2021, Banco Santander, S.A. issued

subordinated debentures for a term of eleven years, with

a redemption option on the tenth anniversary of the

issue date, in the amount of USD  1,000 million (EUR

1,007 million at the exchange rate on the day of issue).

The issue bears interest at an annual rate of  3.225% ,

payable semi-annually, for the first  ten years . This issue

has an early redemption option in the tenth year from

the issue date and if the redemption is not executed in

the tenth year, the coupon is repriced at a margin of160

points over the one-year US government bond.

At 4 October 2021, Banco Santander, S.A. issued

subordinated debentures for a term of  eleven years, with

a redemption option on the sixth anniversary of the issue

date, amounting to GBP 850 million  (EUR 887 million at

the exchange rate on the day of issue). The issue bears

interest at an annual rate of 2.25%, payable annually for

the first six years (then repricing at a margin of 165

points over the  5-year UK government bond).

At 21 September 2021, Banco Santander, S.A. carried out

a placement of preferential shares contingently

convertible into newly issued ordinary shares of the

Bank ('PPCC') for a nominal amount of EUR 1,000 million

(issue placed on the market EUR  997 million). The

issuance was carried out at par and the remuneration of

the PPCC, whose payment is subject to certain conditions

and is also discretionary, was set at 3.625% per year for

the first eight years, being reviewed every  five years

applying a margin of  376  basis points over the 5 -year

Mid-Swap Rate.

At 12 May 2021, Banco Santander, S.A. placed the issue

of preference shares contingently convertible into newly

issued ordinary shares of the Bank, previously

announced, for a total nominal amount of  EUR

1,578 million, issued in a Series in Dollars of  USD

1,000 million (EUR  828 million  at the exchange rate on

the day of issue) and a Series in Euros for an amount of

EUR  750 million. The issuance was carried out at par and

the remuneration of the PPCC, whose payment is subject

to certain conditions and is also discretionary, was set (i)

for the Series in Dollars at 4.750%  per annum for the

first six years, being revised every  five years applying a

margin of  375.3 basis points over the  5 -year UST rate

and (ii) for the Series in Euros by 4.125%  per annum for

the first seven years, being revised every five years

applying a margin of 431.1  basis points over the

applicable 5-year euro mid-swap.

At 3 December 2020, Banco Santander, S.A. issued

subordinated debentures with a  ten-year term of USD

1,500 million  (EUR 1,222 million at the date of issue).

The issue bears interest at an annual rate of 2.749%,

payable semiannually.

At 22 October 2020, it carried out a  ten-year

subordinated debenture issue for an amount of EUR

1,000 million. The issue bears interest at an annual rate

of 1.625%, payable annually.

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At 14 January 2020, it carried out a placement of

contingently convertible preferred participations into

newly issued ordinary shares of the Bank (the 'PPCCs'),

excluding the pre-emptive subscription rights of its

shareholders and for a nominal amount of  EUR

1,500 million  (the 'Issue' and the 'PPCCs'). The Issue was

made at par and the remuneration of the PPCCs, the

payment of which is subject to certain conditions and is

also discretionary, was set at 4.375%  per annum for the

first six years, revised every  five years thereafter by

applying a margin of  453.4 basis points over the  5 -year

mid-Swap Rate (5 -year mid-Swap Rate).

At 19 March 2018, a 'PPCC' issue was carried out, for a

nominal amount of EUR  1,500 million. The remuneration

of the issue, the payment of which is subject to certain

conditions and is also discretionary, was set at 4.75% per

annum, payable quarterly, for the first  seven years

(revised thereafter by applying a margin of  410  basis

points over the Mid-swap rate).

At 8 February 2018, a ten-year subordinated debenture

issue of EUR 1,250 million was carried out. The issue

accrues annual interest of  2.125% payable annually.

22. Other financial liabilities

a) Breakdown

The following is a detail of ‘Other financial liabilities’ on

the accompanying balance sheets:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Trade payables | 780 | 889 |
| Payment obligations | 2,693 | 2,728 |
| Public agency revenue  collection accounts | 4,864 | 4,038 |
| Unsettled financial transactions | 3,199 | 1,336 |
| Other accounts | 1,711 | 3,076 |
| Total | 13,247 | 12,067 |

b) Average payment period to suppliers

Set forth below are the disclosures required by

Additional Provision Three of Law 15/2010, of 5 July

(amended by Final Provision Two of Law 31/2014, of 3

December), prepared in accordance with the Spanish

Accounting and Audit Institute (ICAC) Resolution of 29

January 2016 on the disclosures to be included in notes

to financial statements in relation to the average period

of payment to suppliers in commercial transactions.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Days | |
| Average period of payment to  suppliers | 11 | 12 |
| Ratio of transactions paid | 11 | 12 |
| Ratio of transactions pending  payments | 19 | 49 |
|  | EUR million | |
| Total payments made | 3,840 | 3,380 |
| Total payments outstanding | 10 | 1 |

Additionally, the data for Grupo Santander in Spain, in

the financial year 2024, are as follows:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
|  | 2024 |
|  | Days |
| Average period of payment to  suppliers | 14 |
| Ratio of transactions paid | 13 |
| Ratio of transactions pending  payments | 90 |
|  | EUR million |
| Total payments made | 9,337 |
| Total payments outstanding | 116 |

In accordance with the ICAC Resolution, the average

period of payment to suppliers was calculated by taking

into account commercial transactions relating to the

supply of goods or services for which payment has

accrued since the date of issuance of Law 31/2014, of

December, 3.

Additionally, in accordance with Law 18/2022 of

September 28, listed commercial companies must report

the average payment period to suppliers, the monetary

volume and number of invoices paid in a period less than

the maximum established in the delinquency

regulations. and the percentage that it represents over

the total number of invoices and over the total monetary

payments to its suppliers.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Payments to suppliers made sooner  than maximum  period established by  the regulations | 2024 | 2023 |
| Average payment period to suppliers  (days) | 9 | 11 |
| Number of invoices paid | 523,490 | 449,262 |
| Invoices paid in a period sooner than  the maximum established over the  total number of invoices paid | 99,81% | 99,82% |
| Total payments made (EUR million) | 3,755 | 3,355 |
| Invoices paid in a period less than the  maximum on the total amount of  invoices paid | 97,79% | 99,26% |

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Additionally, the data for Grupo Santander in Spain, in

the financial year 2024, are as follows:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Payments to suppliers made sooner  than maximum  period established by  the regulations | 2024 |
| Average payment period to suppliers  (days) | 11 |
| Number of invoices paid | 703,911 |
| Invoices paid in a period sooner than  the maximum established over the  total number of invoices paid | 99,40% |
| Total payments made (EUR million) | 9,118 |
| Invoices paid in a period less than the  maximum on the total amount of  invoices paid | 97,65% |

For the sole purpose of the disclosures provided in the

Resolution, suppliers are considered to be commercial

creditors for debts with suppliers of good and services.

“Average period of payment to suppliers” is taken to be

the period that elapses from the delivery of the goods of

the provision of the services by the supplier to the

effective payment of the operation.

Note 49 contains a detail of the maturity periods of

‘Other financial liabilities’ at each year-end.

c) Lease liabilities

The cash outflow of leases in 2024 was EUR 293 million

(in 2023 it was EUR 305 million). The analysis of the

maturities corresponding to the lease liabilities at 31

December 2024 and 2023, is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Maturity Analysis – Discounted  payments |  |  |
| Within 1 year | 273 | 283 |
| Between 1 and 3 years | 472 | 466 |
| Between 3 and 5 years | 342 | 346 |
| Later than 5 years | 1,255 | 1,330 |
| Total Discounted payments at  31 December 2023 | 2,342 | 2,425 |

During 2024 and 2023, no significant variable payments

have been made not included in the valuation of lease

liabilities.

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23. Provisions

a) Breakdown

The detail of ‘Provisions’ in the balance sheets at 31

December  2024  and  2023  is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Provision for pensions and similar obligations | 1,346 | 1,444 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Pensions and similar defined benefit obligations post-employment | 647 | 748 |
| Other long-term remunerations to employees | 699 | 696 |
| Restructuring | 408 | 409 |
| Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies | 762 | 705 |
| Provisions for commitments and guarantees given | 175 | 184 |
| Other provisions | 499 | 702 |
| Total | 3,190 | 3,444 |

b) Changes

The changes in ‘Provisions’ in 2024 and 2023  were as

follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | | | 2023 | | | | |
|  | Post-  employment | Long –  Term | Contingent  liabilities and  commitments | Other  provisions | Total | Post-  employment | Long -  Term | Contingent  liabilities and  commitments | Other  provisions | Total |
| Balance at end of prior  year | 748 | 696 | 184 | 1,816 | 3,444 | 1,220 | 781 | 220 | 1,665 | 3,886 |
| Changes in value  recognized in equity | 16 | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 14 |
| Additions charged to  income | 8 | 256 | (13) | 445 | 696 | 29 | 171 | (32) | 632 | 800 |
| (Interest income)/  Interest expense  (notes 34 and 35) | 13 | 22 | — | — | 35 | 27 | 27 | — | — | 54 |
| Staff costs (note 42) | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Provisions or reversal  of  provision | (6) | 233 | (13) | 445 | 659 | 1 | 143 | (32) | 632 | 744 |
| Payments to pensioners  and pre-retirees | (79) | (253) | — | — | (332) | (118) | (256) | — | — | (374) |
| Employer contributions | (58) | — | — | — | (58) | (408) | — | — | — | (408) |
| Amounts used and other  changes | 12 | — | 4 | (592) | (576) | 11 | — | (4) | (481) | (474) |
| Balances at end of year | 647 | 699 | 175 | 1,669 | 3,190 | 748 | 696 | 184 | 1,816 | 3,444 |

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c) Provision for pensions and similar obligations

The detail of ‘Provision for pensions and similar

obligations’ at 31 December  2024  and 2023  is as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Provisions for pensions and similar  defined benefit plan obligations | 1,346 | 1,444 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Provisions for pensions | 647 | 748 |
| Provisions for similar obligations | 699 | 696 |
| Of which, pre-retirements | 688 | 686 |
| Provisions for pensions and similar  defined contribution plan obligations | — | — |
| Total provisions for pensions and  similar obligations | 1,346 | 1,444 |

i. Defined contribution plans

At the end of 2012, Banco Santander reached an

agreement with workers' representatives to transform

the defined benefit commitments derived from the

collective agreement into defined contribution plans.

Similarly, the contracts for senior management staff

with pension commitments in the defined benefit

modality were amended to transform them into a

defined contribution provision system.

Almost all of the pension commitments with active

personnel correspond to defined contribution plans. The

total contributions made to these plans during 2024

amounted to EUR 108 million (EUR 101 million during

2023) (see note 42).

ii. Defined Benefit Plans

In addition to the previous defined contribution plans, at

31 December 2024, Banco Santander maintained

definite service commitments. Below is the present

value of the Bank`s commitments in post-employment

remuneration for defined benefit programs, as well as

the value of the reimbursement entitlements for

insurance contracts linked to those obligations at 31

December 2024 and preceding year:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Present value of the obligations |  |  |
| To current employees | 26 | 31 |
| To retired employees | 1,840 | 1,924 |
| Other | — | — |
|  | 1,866 | 1,955 |
| Fair value of plan assets | (1,226) | (1,224) |
| Assets not recognized | 3 | 4 |
| Provisioned assets on the balance  sheet | 4 | 13 |
| Provisions - Provisions for  pensions | 647 | 748 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Internal provisions for pensions | 380 | 460 |
| Insurance contracts linked to  pensions (note 14) | 267 | 288 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Group insurance entities | 186 | 195 |
| Other insurers | 81 | 93 |

The amount of the defined benefit obligations was

determined on the basis of the work performed by

independent actuaries using the following actuarial

techniques:

1. Valuation method: projected unit credit method,

which sees each period of service as giving rise to an

additional unit of benefit entitlement and measures

each unit separately.

2. Actuarial assumptions used: unbiased and mutually

compatible. Specifically, the most significant

actuarial assumptions used in the calculations were

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Annual discount rate | 3.00% | 3.35% |
| Expected return on plan assets  rate | 3.00% | 3.35% |
| Mortality tables | PER2020 M/F  Col. Orden 1 | PER2020 M/F  Col. Orden 1 |
| Cumulative annual CPI growth | 2.00% | 2.00% |
| Annual salary increase rate | 1.25% | 1.25% |
| Annual pension increase rate | 2.12% | 2.12% |

3. The discount rate used for the flows was determined

referencing to high-quality corporate bonds.

4. The estimated retirement age of each employee is

the first at which the employee is entitled to retire or

the agreed-upon age, as appropriate.

5. The fair value of insurance contracts was determined

as the present value of the related payment

obligations, taking into account the following

assumptions:

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|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Expected rate of return on  plan assets | 3.00% | 3.35% |
| Expected rate of return on  reimbursement rights | 3.00% | 3.35% |

The amounts recognized in the accompanying income

statements in relation to the aforementioned defined

benefit obligations are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Service cost: |  |  |
| Current service cost (note 42) | 1 | 1 |
| Past service cost (including  reductions) | 3 | 2 |
| Pre-retirement cost | — | — |
| Reductions/liquidations | (9) | (1) |
| Net interest (note 35) | 27 | 41 |
| Expected return on insurance  contracts linked to pensions  (note 34) | (14) | (14) |
| Total | 8 | 29 |

In addition, in 2024 ‘Other comprehensive income –

items not reclassified to profit or loss - Actuarial gains or

(-) losses on defined benefit pension plans, has led to an

actuarial loss of EUR 15 million with respect to benefit

commitments defined (actuarial loss of EUR 14 million in

the year 2023).

The changes in 2024 and 2023  of the present value of

the accrued defined benefit obligations were as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Present value of the obligations  at beginning of the year | 1,955 | 2,043 |
| Current service cost (note 42) | 1 | 1 |
| Interest cost | 69 | 81 |
| Pre-retirement cost | — | — |
| Reductions/liquidations | (9) | (1) |
| Benefits paid for settlements | — | — |
| Other benefits paid | (200) | (207) |
| Past service cost | 3 | 2 |
| Actuarial (gains)/lossesA | 42 | 39 |
| Exchanges rate differences and  others | 5 | (3) |
| Present value of the  obligations at end of the year | 1,866 | 1,955 |

A. Included  in 2024 are demographic actuarial profits of EUR 1 million

and financial actuarial losses of EUR 41 million (2023: demographic

actuarial profits of EUR 2 million and financial actuarial losses of EUR

41 million).

The changes in 2024 and 2023 in the fair value of the

plan assets are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Fair value of plan assets at  beginning of year | 1,224 | 851 |
| Expected return on plan assets | 42 | 40 |
| Benefits paid | (121) | (89) |
| Contributions payable by the  employer | 58 | 408 |
| Settlements gains/(losses) | — | — |
| Exchange rate differences and  others | (5) | (11) |
| Actuarial gains/(losses) | 28 | 25 |
| Fair value of plan assets at end  of year | 1,226 | 1,224 |

The changes in 2024 and 2023 in the fair value of the

insurance contracts linked to pensions are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Fair value of insurance contracts  linked to pensions at beginning  of the year | 288 | 313 |
| Expected return on insurance  contracts (note 34) | 14 | 14 |
| Actuarial gains/(losses) | (1) | (2) |
| Premiums paid/(surrenders) | — | 1 |
| Benefits paid | (34) | (38) |
| Exchange rate differences and  others | — | — |
| Fair value of insurance  contracts linked to pensions at  end of the year (note 14) | 267 | 288 |

Plan assets and pension insurance contracts linked to

pensions are mainly based in insurance policies.

iii. Other long-term employee benefits

In various years, Banco Santander offered to some

certain of its employees, the possibility of leaving its

employ prior to their retirement. Therefore, provisions

are recognized to cover the obligations to pre-retirees -in

terms of salaries and other employee benefit costs- from

the date of their pre-retirement to the date of their

effective retirement.

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The present value of the aforementioned obligations and

the fair value of the assets arising from insurance

contracts linked to these obligations at 31 December

2024 and for the previous  exercises are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Present value of the obligations: |  |  |
| Early retirement | 693 | 693 |
| Long-service bonuses and other  benefits | 11 | 10 |
|  | 704 | 703 |
| Fair value of plan assets | (5) | (7) |
| Provisions - Provisions for pensions | 699 | 696 |
| Insurance plans linked to pensions | — | — |
| Group insurers | — | — |
| Other insurance entities | — | — |

In 2023, the provisions made to cover commitments

with 405 employees under early retirement and

voluntary redundancy plans amounted to EUR 127

million.

In 2024, the provisions made to cover commitments to

603 employees under early retirements and voluntary

redundancy plans amounted to EUR 237 million.

The amount of the other long-term remuneration

commitments defined benefit has been determined on

the basis of work performed by independent actuaries,

applying the following criteria to quantify them:

1. Valuation method: projected unit credit method.

2. Actuarial assumptions used: unbiased and mutually

compatible. Specifically, the most significant

actuarial assumptions used in the calculations were

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Annual discount rate | 3.00% | 3.35% |
| Expected return on plan  assets rate | 3.00% | 3.35% |
| Mortality tables | PE2020 M/F  Col. Orden 1 | PE2020 M/F  Col. Orden 1 |
| Cumulative annual CPI  growth | 2.00% | 2.00% |
| Annual benefit increase rate | Between 0%  and 1.5% | Between 0%  and 1.5% |

3. The discount rate used for the flows was determined

by reference to high-quality corporate bonds.

4. The estimated retirement age of each employee is

the first at which the employee is entitled to retire or

the agreed-upon age, as appropriate.

5. The amounts recognised in the income statement in

relation to the aforementioned defined benefit

obligations are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Service cost: |  |  |
| Current service cost (note 42) | 1 | 1 |
| Interest cost (note 35) | 22 | 27 |
| Extraordinary charges | — | — |
| Past service cost |  | 13 |
| Actuarial (gains)/losses  recognized in the year | 1 | 6 |
| Pre-retirement cost | 237 | 127 |
| Other | (5) | (3) |
| Total | 256 | 171 |

The changes in 2024 and 2023 in the present value of

the accrued obligations for other long-term benefits

were as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Present value of the obligations  at beginning of the year | 703 | 789 |
| Current service cost | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per interest (note 35) | 22 | 27 |
| Past service cost | — | 13 |
| Pre-retirement cost | 237 | 127 |
| Effect of curtailment/settlement | (4) | (1) |
| Benefits paid | (255) | (258) |
| Actuarial (gains)/losses | 1 | 6 |
| Other | (1) | (1) |
| Present value of the  obligations at end of the year | 704 | 703 |

The movement that has occurred, during the years 2024

and 2023, in the fair value of the assets of the plan, has

been as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Fair value of plan assets at the  beginning of the year | 7 | 8 |
| Expected return on plan assets | — | — |
| Benefits paid | (2) | (2) |
| Contributions by the employer | — | — |
| Contributions by the employee  and others | — | 1 |
| Actuarial gains / (losses) | — | — |
| Present value of the  obligations at end of the year | 5 | 7 |

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iv. Sensitivity analysis

Variations in the main assumptions may affect the

calculation of commitments. At 31 December 2024, in

the event that the discount interest rate had decreased

or increased by 50 basis points, there would have been

an increase or decrease in the current value of post-

employment obligations of 4.18% and -3.88%

respectively, and an increase or decrease in the current

value of long-term obligations of 1.11% and -1.08%.

These variations would be partially offset by increases or

decreases in the fair value of assets and insurance

contracts linked to pensions.

The following table shows the estimate of benefits to be

paid as of December 31, 2024 for the next ten years:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| EUR Million | |
| 2025 | 402 |
| 2026 | 352 |
| 2027 | 300 |
| 2028 | 252 |
| 2029 | 209 |
| 2030 to 2034 | 700 |

d) Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies

and Other provisions

'Provisions - Provisions for taxes and other legal

contingencies' and 'Provisions - Other provisions', which

include, inter alia, provisions for restructuring costs and

tax-related and non-tax-related proceedings, were

estimated using prudent calculation procedures in

keeping with the uncertainty inherent to the obligations

covered. The definitive date of the outflow of resources

embodying economic benefits for the Bank  depends on

each obligation. In certain cases, these obligations have

no fixed settlement period and, in other cases, depend

on the legal proceedings in progress.

‘Provisions for taxes and other legal contingencies’

include proceedings and other legal proceedings such as

judicial, arbitral or administrative proceedings initiated

against Banco Santander. Qualitative information on the

main disputes is provided in note 23.e. For their part, the

provisions for restructuring include only costs arising

from restructuring processes incurred at Banco

Santander.

The Bank  general policy is to record provisions for tax

and legal proceedings in which the Group assesses the

chances of loss to be probable and the Group does not

record provisions when the chances of loss are possible

or remote.  Banco Santander determines the amounts to

be provided for as its best estimate of the expenditure

required to settle the corresponding claim based, among

other factors, on a case-by-case analysis of the facts and

the legal opinion of internal and external counsel or by

considering the historical average amount of the loss

incurred in claims of the same nature. The definitive date

of the outflow of resources embodying economic

benefits for the Bank  depends on each obligation. In

certain cases, the obligations do not have a fixed

settlement term and, in others, they depend on legal

proceedings in progress.

As for the 'Other provisions' contains very atomized and

individually insignificant provisions, such as the

provisions corresponding to cover other operational risks

of the Bank.

e) Litigation and other matters

i. Tax-related litigation

At 31 December  2024 the main tax-related proceedings

concerning the Bank  were as follows:

• Legal actions filed by Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

and other Group entities to avoid the application of

Law 9.718/98, which modifies the basis to calculate

Programa de Integraçao Social (PIS) and Contribuição

para Financiamento da Seguridade Social (COFINS),

extending it to all the entities income, and not only to

the income from the provision of services. In relation

of Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. process, in 2015 the

Federal Supreme Court (FSC) admitted the

extraordinary appeal filed by the Federal Union

regarding PIS, and dismissed the extraordinary

appeal lodged by the Brazilian Public Prosecutor's

Office regarding COFINS contribution, confirming the

decision of Federal Regional Court favourable to

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. of August 2007. The

Federal Supreme Court also admitted the appeals

related to the other Group entities both for PIS and

COFINS. On June 13, 2023, the Federal Supreme

Court ruled unfavorably two cases through General

Repercussion (Theme 372), including Banco

Santander (Brasil) S.A. case. The Bank has filed a new

appeal, considering the possible loss as a contingent

liability. The cases of the other Group entities are no

longer susceptible of appeal and a provision has

been recognized for the amount of the estimated

loss.

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• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and other Group

companies in Brazil have appealed against the

assessments issued by the Brazilian tax authorities

questioning the deduction of loan losses in their

income tax returns (Imposto sobre a Renda das

Pessoas Jurídicas - IRPJ - and Contribuçao Social

sobre o Lucro Liquido -CSLL-) in relation to different

administrative processes of various years on the

ground that the requirements under the applicable

legislation were not met. The appeals, which

involves several cases, are pending decision in

different administrative and judicial instances.  No

provision was recognised in connection with the

amount considered to be a contingent liability.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and other Group

companies in Brazil are involved in administrative

and legal proceedings against several municipalities

that demand payment of the Service Tax on certain

items of income from transactions not classified as

provisions of services. There are several cases in

different judicial instances. A provision was

recognised in connection with the amount of the

estimated loss.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and other Group

companies in Brazil are involved in administrative

and legal proceedings against the tax authorities in

connection with the taxation for social security

purposes of certain items which are not considered

to be employee remuneration. There are several

cases in different judicial instances. A provision was

recognised in connection with the amount of the

estimated loss.

• In May 2003 the Brazilian tax authorities issued

separate infringement notices against Santander

Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliarios, Ltda.

(DTVM, actually Santander Brasil Tecnología S.A.)

and Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. in relation to the

Provisional Tax on Financial Movements

(Contribuição Provisória sobre Movimentação

Financeira) of the years 2000 to 2002. The

administrative discussion ended unfavourably for

both companies, and on July 3, 2015, they filed a

lawsuit requesting the cancellation of both tax

assessments. The lawsuit was judged unfavourably

in first instance. Therefore, both plaintiffs appealed

to the court of second instance. On December 2020,

the appeal was decided unfavourably. Against the

judgment, the bank filed a motion for clarification

which has not been accepted. Currently it is

appealed to higher courts. There is a provision

recognized for the estimated loss.

• In December 2010 the Brazilian tax authorities

issued an infringement notice against Santander

Seguros S.A. (Brasil), (currently Zurich Santander

Brasil Seguros e Previdência S.A.), as the successor

by merger to ABN AMRO Brasil dois Participações

S.A., in relation to income tax (IRPJ and CSLL) for

2005, questioning the tax treatment applied to a sale

of shares of Real Seguros, S.A. The administrative

discussion ended unfavourably, and the CARF

decision has been appealed at the Federal Justice. As

the former parent of Santander Seguros S.A. (Brasil),

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. is liable in the event of

any adverse outcome of this proceeding.  No

provision was recognised in connection with this

proceeding as it is considered to be a contingent

liability.

• In November 2014 the Brazilian tax authorities

issued an infringement notice against Banco

Santander (Brasil) S.A. in relation to corporate

income tax (IRPJ and CSLL) for 2009 questioning the

tax-deductibility of the amortisation of the goodwill

of Banco ABN AMRO Real S.A. performed prior to the

absorption of this bank by Banco Santander (Brasil)

S.A., but accepting the amortisation performed after

the merger. The Bank appealed before the Higher

Chamber of CARF, and a final favourable decision

was obtained in April 2024.   No   provision was

recognised in connection with this proceeding as it

was considered to be a contingent liability.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. has also appealed

against infringement notices issued by the tax

authorities questioning the tax deductibility of the

amortisation of the goodwill arising on the

acquisition of Banco Comercial e de Investimento

Sudameris S.A from years 2007 to 2012.  No

provision was recognised in connection with this

matter as it was considered to be a contingent

liability.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and other companies of

the Group in Brazil are undergoing administrative

and judicial procedures against Brazilian tax

authorities for not admitting tax compensation with

credits derived from other tax concepts,   not   having

registered a provision for the amount considered to

be a contingent liability.

• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. is involved in appeals in

relation to infringement notices issued  by tax

authorities regarding the offsetting of tax losses in

the CSLL of year 2009 and 2019. The appeals are

pending decision at the administrative level.   No

provision was recognised in connection with this

matter as it is considered to be a contingent liability.

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• Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. filed a suspensive

judicial measure aiming to avoid the withholding

income tax (Imposto sobre a Renda Retido na Fonte -

IRRF),  on payments derived from technology

services provided by Group foreign entities. A

favorable decision was handed down and an appeal

was filed by the tax authority at the Federal Regional

Court, where it awaits judgment.  No provision was

recognized as it is considered to be a contingent

liability .

• Brazilian tax authorities have issued infringement

notices against Getnet Adquirência e Serviços para

Meios de Pagamento S.A and Banco Santander

(Brasil) S.A. as jointly liable in relation to corporate

income tax (IRPJ and CSLL) for 2014 to 2018

questioning the tax-deductibility of the amortization

of the goodwill from the acquisition of Getnet

Tecnologia  Proces S.A., considering that  the

company would not have complied with the legal

requirements for such amortization. The tax

assessment notices were appealed to the CARF. In

2024, the CARF issued a favourable partial decision

on both infraction notices. In December 2024, the tax

authorities issued a new infringement notice for

2019 and 2020.  No provision was recognized as it is

considered to be a contingent liability.

The total amount for the aforementioned Brazil

lawsuits that are fully provisioned is EUR   711  million,

and for lawsuits that qualify as contingent liabilities

is EUR  4,740 million.

• Banco Santander appealed before European Courts

the Decisions 2011/5/CE of 28 October 2009 (First

Decision), and 2011/282/UE of 12 January 2011

(Second Decision) of the European Commission,

ruling that the deduction of the financial goodwill

regulated pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Corporate

Income Tax Law constituted illegal State aid. On

October 2021 the Court of Justice definitively

confirmed these Decisions. The dismissal of the

appeal, that only affects these two decisions, had no

impact on results.

At the date of approval of these  annual accounts, there

are other less significant tax disputes.

ii. Non-tax-related proceedings

At 31 December 2024 the main non-tax-related

proceedings concerning  the Group and the Bank were as

follows:

• Payment Protection Insurance (PPI): AXA France IARD

and AXA France Vie (former GE Capital Corporation

Group entities (GE Capital), known as Financial

Insurance Company Ltd (FICL) and Financial

Assurance Company Ltd (FACL), acquired by AXA SA

in 2015) (together, AXA France) have brought a claim

for GBP 552 million (EUR 665.6 million) (plus

interest) against (i) Santander Cards UK Limited

(former GE Capital entity known as GE Capital Bank

Limited (GECB), which was acquired by Banco

Santander SA in 2008 and subsequently transferred

to Santander UK plc); and (ii) Santander Insurance

Services UK Limited (a Banco Santander SA

subsidiary) (together the Santander Entities).  The

claim relates to the allocation of liability for

compensation and associated costs in respect of a

large number of PPI policies distributed by GECB

pre-2005,  which were underwritten by FICL and

FACL.  Axa France reduced their   claim from GBP

670 million (EUR 807.9 million) to GBP 552 million

(EUR 665.6 million) (plus interest) in their Re-Re-

Amended Particulars of Claim dated 29 June 2023.

Trial has been fixed for six weeks, beginning on 3

March 2025.

There are ongoing factual issues to be resolved

which may have legal consequences including in

relation to liability.  These issues create uncertainties

which mean that it is difficult to reliably predict the

outcome or the timing of the resolution of the matter.

The provision recognized includes the best estimate

of the Santander Entities' liability to the specific

portfolio.

• Motor Finance Broker Commissions: following the

Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Motor Market

review in 2019 which resulted in a change in rules in

January 2021, Santander Consumer (UK) plc (SCUK)

has received a number of county court claims and

complaints in respect of its historical use of

discretionary commission arrangements (DCAs) prior to

the 2021 rule changes. In January 2024 the FCA

commenced a review of the use of DCAs between

lenders and credit brokers (the FCA Review) and

paused the handling of these complaints originally

until September 2024. The FCA announced in July

2024 that it expected to share the outcome of its

Review by May 2025 and that the pause in respect of

handling of these complaints was extended to 4

December 2025. In December 2024, the FCA

announced the expansion of this pause on DCA

complaints handling to other motor finance

commission complaints received on or after 26

October 2024, also until 4 December 2025. A claim

has also been issued against SCUK, Santander UK plc

and others in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT),

alleging that SCUK’s historical DCAs in respect of

used car financing operated in breach of the

Competition Act 1998. This is currently paused until

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the end of July 2025 connected to the outcome of the

FCA Review.

In a judicial proceeding brought against other financial

entities, on 25 October 2024, the Court of Appeal

issued a judgment establishing certain criteria which,

after the corresponding assessment by SCUK, has led it

to recognise a provision of GBP 293 million (EUR

353.3 million)  2024, although the referred judgment

has been appealed before the Supreme Court.  This

includes estimates for operational and legal costs

(including litigation costs) reached after considering

various scenarios which take into account the differences

and similarities between the cases in the referred

judgment and SCUK’s situation, as well as the outcome of

the Supreme Court appeal, the scope, nature and

timeframe of any redress scheme, applicable time

periods, claims, rates and compensatory interest rates.

The outcome of the FCA’s Review and/or adverse

outcomes from litigation could result in material costs.

The outcome of the FCA’s Review may be informed by

the judgment of the Court of Appeal handed down on 25

October 2024 in relation to cases against other lenders

involving DCAs, as well as the anticipated judgment of

the Supreme Court on appeal (noting that permission for

leave to appeal to the Supreme Court has been granted

relating to these cases, with the hearing listed for 1 to 3

April 2025). The FCA’s Review might also be informed by

the outcome of a judicial review of a final decision by the

Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) against another

lender that was heard in October 2024. Judgment in this

case was handed down in December 2024 and

permission for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal

has been granted.

These matters, mean that there are currently

significant uncertainties as to the extent of any

misconduct, if any, as well as the perimeter of

commission models, nature, extent and timing of any

remediation action if required. As such, the ultimate

financial impact could be materially different than the

amount provided and it is not practicable to quantify

the extent of any remaining contingent liability.

• Delforca: dispute arising from equity swaps entered

into by Gaesco (now Delforca 2008, S.A. (Delforca))

on shares of Inmobiliaria Colonial, S.A. Banco

Santander, S.A. is claiming to Delforca before the

Court of Barcelona in charge of the bankruptcy

proceedings, a total of EUR 66 million from the

liquidation resulting from the early termination of

financial transactions due to Delforca's non-payment

of the equity swaps. In the same bankruptcy

proceedings, Delforca and Mobiliaria Monesa, S.A.,

parent of Delforca (Monesa) have in turn claimed the

Bank to repay EUR  57 million,  which the Bank

received for the enforcement of the agreed

guarantee, as a result of the aforementioned

liquidation. On 16 September 2021 the Commercial

Court Number 10 of Barcelona has ordered Delforca to

pay the Bank EUR  66 million   plus EUR   11 million  in

interest and has dismissed the claims filed by

Delforca. This decision has been appealed by

Delforca, Monesa and the bankruptcy administrator.

On 1 June 2023, the appeal hearing took place and

on 15 November 2023 the Provincial Court of

Barcelona rendered a judgment dismissing the

appeals filed by Delforca, Monesa and the

bankruptcy administrator and confirming the first

instance judgment. Delforca and Monesa (not the

bankruptcy administrator) have filed an appeal in

cassation before the Supreme Court against the

judgment of the Provincial Court of Barcelona.

Separately,  Monesa, filed in 2009 a civil procedure

with the Courts of Santander against the Bank

claiming damages that have not been specified to

date. The procedure is suspended.

• Former employees of Banco do Estado de São Paulo

S.A., Santander Banespa, Cia. de Arrendamiento

Mercantil: class action filed by AFABESP (an

association of retirees and former Banespa

employees) claiming payment of a semi-annual

bonus provided for in the Bank's bylaws. The final

decision rendered on the merits was unfavorable to

Santander. However, a favorable decision was

subsequently rendered stating that each beneficiary of

the decision shall file an individual lawsuit to receive

the due amount.

Since the judgments adopted different positions for

each case, a procedure called Incident for the

Resolution of Repetitive Demands (IRDR) was

commenced before the Regional Labor Court (TRT)

with the purpose of establishing objective criteria

regarding the arguments brought by the Bank,

mainly the statute of limitations and limitation of

payments until December 2006 (Plan V).  On 11

March 2024, the IRDR was admitted for future

judgment, and it was determined that all cases filed

in São Paulo - Capital remained suspended from its

second instance (TRT).

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Finally, due to the divergence between the

interpretation of the Federal Constitution, an Action

for Allegation of Non-Compliance with a

Fundamental Precept (ADPF) was also filed, so that

the Federal Supreme Court (STF) settles the issue

and indicates the correct statute of limitations to be

used in the individual cases filed.

On 27 June 2024, an agreement was signed with the

indication of a nominal and exhaustive list of 7,299

retirees who, according to the criteria presented by

the Bank, are entitled to payment of the amounts

related to semi-annual bonuses. The maximum value

of the agreement was of BRL 2.7 billion (EUR

420.1 million); though it ultimately depended on the

individual and voluntary adherence of each

beneficiary (the Agreement). At the end of the

voluntary adherence period in August 2024 6,501

people had adhered to the agreement  (89%  of the

total), out of which 6,500  agreements were finally

approved at the deadline for judicial approvals set on

15 October 2024, totaling BRL 2.44 billion (EUR

379.6 million). The bank has made the necessary

contributions to the fund Banesprev to comply with

the payments derived from the Agreement. As to the

beneficiaries who have not adhered to the

Agreement, as of the date of these annual

consolidated accounts, there are ongoing factual and

legal issues that make it impossible to reliably

predict the potential impact.

• 'Planos Económicos': like the rest of the banking

system in Brazil, Santander Brazil has been the

target of customer complaints and collective civil

suits stemming mainly from legislative changes and

its application to bank deposits (economic plans). At

the end of 2017, an agreement between regulatory

entities and the Brazilian Federation of Banks

(Febraban) with the purpose of closing the lawsuits

was reached and was approved by the Supremo

Tribunal Federal. Discussions focused on specifying

the amount to be paid to each affected client

according to the balance in their notebook at the

time of the Plan. Finally, the total value of the

payments will depend on the number of adhesions

there may be and the number of savers who have

proved the existence of the account and its balance

on the date the indexes were changed. In November

2018, the STF ordered the suspension of all

economic plan proceedings for two years from May

2018. On 29 May 2020, the STF approved the

extension of the agreement for5  additional years

starting from 3 June 2020. Condition for this

extension was to include in the agreement actions

related to the 'Collor I Plan'. On 31 December 2024,

the provision recorded for the economic plan

proceedings amounts to EUR    167.0 million .

• Floor clauses:  as a consequence of the acquisition of

Banco Popular Español, S.A.U. (Banco Popular), the

Group has been exposed to a material number of

transactions with floor clauses.  The so-called floor

clauses are those under which the borrower accepts

a minimum interest rate to be paid to the lender,

regardless of the applicable reference interest rate.

Banco Popular included floor clauses in certain asset-

side transactions with customers. In relation to this

type of clauses, and after several rulings issued by

the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and

the Spanish Supreme Court, and the extrajudicial

process established by the Spanish Royal Decree-

Law 1/2017, of 20 January, Banco Popular made

provisions that were updated in order to cover the

effect of the potential return of the excess interest

charged for the application of the floor clauses

between the contract date of the corresponding

mortgage loans and May 2013.  On   31 December

2024, after having processed most of the customer

requests, the potential residual loss associated with

ongoing court proceedings is estimated at EUR  51.3

million, amount which is fully covered by provisions.

• Banco Popular´s acquisition: after the declaration of

the resolution of Banco Popular, some investors filed

claims against the EU’s Single Resolution Board

decision, and the FROB's resolution executed in

accordance with the aforementioned decision.

Likewise, numerous appeals were filed against

Banco Santander, S.A. alleging that the information

provided by Banco Popular was erroneous and

requesting from Banco Santander, S.A. the restitution

of the price paid for the acquisition of the investment

instruments or, where appropriate, the

corresponding compensation.

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In relation to these appeals, on the one hand, the

General Court of the European Union (GCUE)

selected 5  appeals from among all those filed before

the European courts by various investors against the

European institutions and processed them as pilot

cases. On 1 June 2022, the GCUE rendered five

judgements in which it completely dismissed the

appeals, (i) supporting the legality of the resolution

framework applied to Banco Popular, (ii) confirming

the legality of the action of the European institutions

in the resolution of Banco Popular and (iii) rejecting,

in particular, all the allegations that there were

irregularities in the sale process of Banco Popular to

Banco Santander, S.A. Although four of these five

judgments were initially appealed in cassation

before the CJEU, in July 2023 one of the appellants

withdrew his appeal.  In June 2024, the CJEU upheld

the appeal in case C-551/22-P brought by the

Commission, in the sense of attributing to the later

the responsibility of the contested decision. On 4

October 2024 the CJEU dismissed the appeals in

cases C-535/22-P, C-541/22-P and subsequently, on

14 October the appeal in case C-448/22-P.

Therefore, all appeals before the CJEU have already

been resolved.

On the other hand, in relation to the lawsuits

initiated by investors directly against Banco

Santander, S.A. derived from the acquisition of Banco

Popular, on 2 September 2020, the Provincial Court

of La Coruña submitted a preliminary ruling to the

CJEU in which it asked for the correct interpretation

of the Article 60, section 2 of Directive 2014/59/EU

of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15

May, establishing a framework for the restructuring

and resolution of credit institutions and investment

services companies. Said article establishes that, in

the cases of redemption of capital instruments in a

bank resolution, no liability will subsist in relation to

the amount of the instrument that has been

redeemed. On 5 May 2022, the CJEU rendered its

judgement confirming that Directive 2014/59/EU of

the European Parliament and of the Council does not

allow that, after the total redemption of the shares

of the share capital of a credit institution or an

investment services company subject to a resolution

procedure, the shareholders who have acquired

shares within the framework of a public subscription

offer issued by said company before the start of such

a resolution procedure, exercise against that entity or

against its successor, an action for liability for the

information contained in the prospectus, under

Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament

and of the Council, or an action for annulment of the

subscription contract for those shares, which, taking

into account its retroactive effects, gives rise to the

restitution of the equivalent value of said shares,

plus the interest accrued from the date of execution

of said contract.

Regarding this judgment, the Supreme Court

submitted  three preliminary rulings about the

application of the judgment of 5 May 2022 to other

capital instruments such as subordinated

obligations, preferred stocks and subordinated

bonds. On 5 September 2024, the CJEU ruled that

Directive 2014/59 precludes, after the total write

down of the shares in a credit institution under

resolution, that persons who have purchased (i)

capital instruments that have been converted into

shares in that credit institution before the adoption

of resolution measures against it, or (ii) capital

instruments which, in the context of that procedure,

have been converted into shares in that credit

institution, which were subsequently transferred to

another credit institution, from bringing, against that

institution or against its successor entity, an action

for damages on the basis of flawed and incorrect

information provided in the prospectus or a

declaration of nullity. Currently, there are five

preliminary rulings pending: (i) three preliminary

rulings referred by the First Instance Court 3 of Santa

Coloma de Farners   in April 2023 concerning pre-

emptive subscription rights and the compatibility of

the principles of proportionality and legal certainty

with the bringing of legal actions by former holders

of pre-emptive subscription rights and shares against

the entity issuing the securities or against the entity

succeeding it, which is currently suspended; and (ii)

two preliminary rulings referred by the Supreme

Court in November 2023, which complement the

ones requested in December 2022, regarding to a

holder of subordinated bonds who filed a claim

against Banco Popular before the resolution.

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On 4 March 2024, in the context of preliminary

proceedings 42/2017, the Central Court of Instruction

No. 4 issued a ruling transforming the proceedings into

Summary Proceedings and terminating the

investigation phase. This ruling considers that the

circumstantial evidence resulting from the

investigation which could constitute a crime is

basically  the following: (i) an alleged

misrepresentation in the prospectus of the 2016

capital increase of Banco Popular; and (ii) an alleged

misrepresentation in the annual accounts of Banco

Popular for 2015, the interim financial statements for

2016 and the annual accounts for 2016; and (iii) the

offer to the market of a distorted amount of regulatory

capital, after the capital increase of 2016 (for allegedly

having been granted by Banco Popular financing to

clients for the subscription of shares in the

aforementioned capital increase, without discounting

it from the regulatory capital). According to the

aforementioned ruling, these facts could constitute the

crimes of fraud of investors (art. 282 of the Criminal

Code) and accounting falsehood (art. 290 of the

Criminal Code). All appeals filed against the ruling

have been dismissed. The accusing parties, including

the Public Prosecutor's Office, filed their indictment

briefs on 28 October 2024, which included requests for

compensation for civil liability and the request that not

only the defendants but also several entities are held

liable for such compensation, including Banco

Santander, S.A., the auditing firm and several

insurance companies. Following the filing of the

indictment briefs, on 22 November 2024, the Court

(Investigating Judge) issued an order for the opening of

the oral trial against the defendants and civil liability

parties, including Banco Santander, S.A. as a possible

civil liable party. However, in line with what was

determined by the Spanish National Court and

confirmed by the Supreme Court concerning the

hypothetical succession of Banco Popular by Banco

Santander, S.A., the oral trial has not been opened

against the Bank as possible direct civil liable party.

The order to open the oral trial states that the plaintiffs

have requested compensation for civil liability for a

total amount of EUR 2,277.65 million Additionally, the

order rejects the imposition of the guarantee

requested by several of the accusing parties,

considering that it is unnecessary to secure the

outcome of the trial.

The defendants and potential civil liable parties were

granted until 4 February 2025 to file their defense

writs. After that, the proceedings will be forwarded to

the Criminal Chamber of the National Court for the oral

trial. Regarding the civil liability, notwithstanding that

the Bank considers that in light of the CJEU’s rulings

dated 5 May 2022 and 5 September 2024 it has no

subsidiary civil liability the Spanish National Court has

stated that this issue shall be resolved within the

ongoing proceedings.

The estimated cost of any compensation to

shareholders and bondholders of Banco Popular

recognized in the 2017 accounts amounted to EUR

680 million, of which EUR  535 million  were applied to

the commercial loyalty program. On 15 December

2024, Banco Santander, S.A., proceeded to redeem in

advance voluntarily all bonds in circulation regarding

such commercial action (vid. note 34 of these

consolidated annual accounts).The CJEU judgements of

5 May 2022 and of 5 September 2024 referred above,

represented a very significant reduction in the risk

associated with these claims.

• German shares investigation: the Cologne Public

Prosecution Office is conducting an investigation

against the Bank, and other group entities based in

UK - Santander UK plc, Santander Financial Services

Plc and Cater Allen International Limited -, in relation

to a particular type of tax dividend linked

transactions known as cum-ex transactions.

The Group is cooperating with the German

authorities. According to the state of th e

investigations, the result and the effects for the Group,

which may potentially include the imposition of

material financial consequences (penalties, and/or

disgorgement of proceeds) cannot be anticipated.  For

this reason, the Bank has  not  recognized any provisions

in relation to the potential imposition of financial

penalties.

• Banco Santander, S.A.  was sued in a legal

proceeding in which the plaintiff alleges that the

Bank breached his contract as CEO of the institution:

in the lawsuit, the claimant mainly requested a

declaratory ruling upholding the existence, validity

and effectiveness of such contract and its

enforcement together with the payment of certain

amounts. For the case that the main request is not

granted, the claimant sought a compensation for a

total amount of approximately EUR 112 million or,

an alternative relief for other minor amounts. Banco

Santander, S.A. answered to the legal action stating

that the conditions to which the appointment of that

position was subject to were not met; that the

executive services contract required by law was not

concluded; and that in any case, the parties could

terminate the contract without any justified cause.

• On 17 May 2021, the plaintiff reduced his claims for

compensation to EUR  61.9 million. On 9 December

2021, the Court upheld the claim and ordered the

Bank to compensate the claimant in the amount of

EUR 67.8 million. By court order of 13 January 2022,

the Court corrected and supplemented its judgment,

reducing the total amount to be paid by the Bank to

EUR 51.4 million and clarifying that part of this

amount (buy out) was to be paid under the terms of

the offer letter, i.e., entirely in Banco Santander

shares, within the deferral period for this type of

remuneration at the plaintiff's former employer and

subject to the performance metrics or parameters of

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the plan in force at the Bank, which was that of 2018.

As explained in note 5 of the report of the

consolidated annual accounts of the year 2022, the

degree of performance of these objectives was

33.3%.

The Bank filed an appeal against the judgment before

the Madrid Court of Appeal, which was opposed by

the plaintiff. At the same time, the plaintiff filed an

application for provisional enforcement of the

judgment in the First Instance Court. A court order

was issued ordering enforcement of the judgment,

and the Bank deposited in the court bank account the

full amount provisionally awarded to the claimant,

including interest, for an approximate sum of EUR.

35.5 million, within the voluntary compliance period.

On 6 February 2023, Banco Santander was notified

with the judgment of 20 January 2023 by which the

Madrid Court of Appeal partially upheld the appeal

filed by the Bank. The judgment has reduced the

amount to be paid by EUR 8 million, which, to the

extent that this amount was already paid in the

provisional partial enforcement of the judgement of

first instance court, must be returned to the Bank

together with other amounts for interest, which the

appeal judgement also rejects.The plaintiff deposited

circa EUR  9.6 million. This amount was received by

the Bank on 11 July 2023.

• On 11 April 2023, the Bank filed an extraordinary

appeal for procedural infringement and an appeal in

cassation against the Madrid Court of Appeal’s

judgment before Spanish Supreme Court. Existing

provisions cover the estimated risk of loss.

• Universalpay Entidad de Pago, S.L. (Upay): has filed a

lawsuit against Banco Santander, S.A. for breach of

the marketing alliance agreement (MAA) and claims

payment (EUR 1,050 million). The MAA was

originally entered into by Banco Popular and its

purpose is the rendering of acquiring services (point

of sale payment terminals) for businesses in the

Spanish market. The lawsuit was mainly based on the

potential breach of clause 6 of the MAA, which

established certain obligations of exclusivity, non-

competition and customer referral. On 16 December

2022, the Court ruled in favour of the Bank and

dismissed the plaintiff's claim in its entirety.  The

decision was appealed before the Provincial Court of

Madrid and the Bank filed its opposition to Upay's

appeal. On 4 October 2024 the Court of Appeal issued

an order scheduling the date for the vote and decision

of the appeal on 14 November 2024. On 20 December

2024, the parties reached an agreement by which the

MAA and ancillary agreements, which duration would

have elapsed in over five years’ time, were terminated

and, as a result, they have made an application to the

Court to terminate the proceedings. The agreement will

not have a material impact in the consolidated annual

accounts.

• CHF Polish Mortgage Loans: on 3 October 2019, the

CJEU rendered its decision in relation to a judicial

proceeding against an unrelated bank in Poland

regarding the consequences of potentially unfair

contractual clauses in CHF-indexed loan agreements.

The CJEU left it up to national courts to decide in this

regard, indicating that it is possible to invalidate a

contract if it cannot be maintained without  abusive

terms and there are no explicit supplementary

provisions that can replace these terms.

On 15 June 2023, the CJEU issued its judgment in Case

C-520/21, in which it confirmed that it is national law

that is relevant to determine the effect of cancellation

of a contract - respecting the principles arising from

Directive 93/13/EEC. According to the ruling of the

CJEU in that case, the bank's claims in excess of the

repayment of the nominal amount of the loan's

principal and, as the case may be, the payment of

default interest are contrary to the objectives of

Directive 93/13/EEC if they were to lead to a profit

analogous to the one it intended to make from the

performance of the contract and thus eliminate the

deterrent effect.

On 25 April 2024, the Civil Chamber of the Supreme

Court rendered a decision according to which: (i) in the

event that a provision of an indexed or denominated

loan agreement relating to the manner of determining

the exchange rate of a foreign currency constitutes an

abusive contractual term and is not binding, based on

the current case law, it is not possible for this provision

to be replaced by any other method of determining

exchange rates under the law or prevailing practices;

(ii) in the event that it is not possible to determine a

foreign currency exchange rate binding for the parties

in an indexed or denominated credit agreement, the

agreement is not binding. Further, referring to the

issues related to the cancellation of a credit

agreement, the Supreme Court pointed out that: (i) if

the bank has paid all or part of the credit amount to the

borrower and the borrower has made repayments of

the credit, independent claims for the repayment of

the undue payment arise in favour of each party (the

so-called two condition theory); (ii) the limitation

period of the bank's claim for reimbursement of

amounts paid under the credit begins from the day

following the day on which the borrower challenged

the bindingness of the terms of the agreement; (iii)

there is no legal basis for either party to claim interest

or other benefits for the use of its funds during the

period between the undue payment and the date when

the repayment became due. The criteria set out by the

Supreme Court in its decision could clarify the previous

decisions described above. Nine judges of the Supreme

Court declined to participate in the resolution raising

questions of a constitutional nature and six judges

submitted dissenting opinions mainly on issues related

to the maintenance of the agreement after the

elimination of abusive clauses.

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Santander Bank Polska and Santander Consumer Bank

Poland estimate legal risk using a model which

considers different possible outcomes and regularly

monitor court rulings on foreign currency loans to

verify changes in case law practice, including the

impact of the aforementioned Supreme Court

resolution on this case law. The Bank is reaching

settlements with customers who have taken legal

action as well as with those who have not yet decided

to file a lawsuit. The settlement scenario is reflected in

the model used to calculate provisions for legal risks.

As of 31 December 2024, Santander Bank Polska S.A.

and Santander Consumer Bank S.A. maintained a

portfolio of loans affected by the legal risk connected

with CHF mortgage for an approximate gross amount

of PLN 5,173.7 million (EUR 1,210.1 million). As of 1

January 2022, in accordance with IFRS 9 and based on

the new best available information, the accounting

methodology was adapted so that the gross carrying

amount of mortgage loans denominated and indexed

in foreign currencies is reduced by the amount in which

the estimated cash flows are not expected to cover the

gross amount of loans, including as a result of legal

controversies relating to these loans.  In the absence of

exposure or insufficient gross exposure, a provision

according to IAS 37 is recorded.

As of 31 December 2024, the total value of adjustment

to gross carrying amount in accordance with IFRS9 as

well as provisions recorded under IAS37, amount to

PLN 6,592.0 million (EUR 1,541.9 million). PLN 4,676.8

million (EUR 1,093.1 million) corresponds to

adjustment to gross carrying amount under IFRS 9 and

PLN 1,915.3 million (EUR 448.0 million) to provisions

recognized in accordance with IAS 37. The adjustment

to gross carrying amount in accordance with IFRS9 in

2024 amounted to PLN 1,268.9 million (EUR 294.8

million) and the additional provisions under IAS37

amounted to PLN  1,248.8  million (EUR  290.1 million).

Other costs related to the dispute amounted to PLN

536.9 million (EUR  124.7 million).

These provisions represent the best estimate as at 31

December 2024. Santander Bank Polska and Santander

Consumer Bank Poland will continue to monitor and

assess appropriateness of those provisions.

• Banco Santander Mexico: dispute regarding a

testamentary trust constituted in 1994 by Mr. Roberto

Garza Sada in Banca Serfin (currently Santander

Mexico) in favor of his four sons in which he affected

shares of Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V. (respectively, Alfa and the

Trust). During 1999, Mr. Roberto Garza Sada instructed

Santander México in its capacity as trustee to transfer

36,700,000 shares from the Trust's assets to his sons

and daughters and himself. These instructions were

ratified in 2004 by Mr. Roberto Garza Sada before a

Notary Public.

Mr. Roberto Garza Sada passed away on 14 August

2010 and subsequently, in 2012, his daughters filed a

complaint against Santander Mexico alleging it had

been negligent in its trustee role. The lawsuit was

dismissed at first instance in April 2017 and on appeal

in 2018. In May 2018, the plaintiffs filed an appeal

(recurso de amparo) before the First Collegiate Court

of the Fourth Circuit based in Nuevo León, which ruled

in favor of the plaintiffs on 7 May  2021, annulling the

2018 appeal judgment and condemning Santander

Mexico to the petitions claimed, consisting of the

recovery of the amount of 36,700,000 Alfa shares,

together with dividends, interest and damages.

Santander Mexico has filed various constitutional

reviews and appeals against the recurso de amparo

referred to above, which have been dismissed by the

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. As of this date,

an amparo review filed by the Bank is pending to be

resolved in the Collegiate Courts in the State of Nuevo

León, thus the judgment is not final.

On 29 June 2022, Santander México, within the

framework of the amparo review filed by the Bank,

requested the First Collegiate Court in Civil Matters of

the Fourth Circuit of Nuevo León the recusal of  two of

the three  Magistrates who rendered against Santander

Mexico, which was resolved in favour of Santander

Mexico. Plaintiffs  requested the recusal of the third

Magistrate who ruled with a dissenting vote against

the recurso de amparo referred above and this was

resolved in favour of Plaintiffs, and consequently the

matter was referred to the Second Collegiate Court of

the Fourth Circuit based in Nuevo León. The President

of this Court considered that the Seventh Civil Chamber

of the Superior Court of Justice of Nuevo León had

fulfilled the Amparo granted to Mrs. Garza, therefore

the Bank presented disconformity 'inconformidad',

which was sent for resolution by the Second Collegiate

Court of the Fourth Circuit based in Nuevo León.

However, on 22 April 2024, the Bank asked the

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation to take up the

matter. This has been accepted and consequently, the

Supreme Court of Justice will resolve the matter. In

addition, the Bank presented a Recurso de Reclamación

for procedural defects, which is pending to be resolved

by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.

Santander México believes that the actions taken

should prevail and reverse the decision against it. The

impact of a potential unfavorable resolution for

Santander México will be determined in a subsequent

proceeding and will also depend on the additional

actions that Santander México may take in its defense,

so it is not possible to determine it at this time. At the

current stage of the proceedings, the provisions

recorded are considered to be sufficient to cover the

risks deriving from this claim.

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• URO Property Holdings, S.A. (before URO Property

Holdings, SOCIMI SA): on 16 February 2022, legal

proceedings were commenced in the Commercial

Court of London against Uro Property Holdings S.A.

(Uro), a subsidiary of Banco Santander, S.A., by BNP

Paribas Trust Corporation UK Limited (BNP) in its

capacity as trustee on behalf of certain bondholders

and beneficiaries of security rights. The litigation

concerns certain terms of a financing granted to Uro

which was supported by a bond issue in 2015. The

claimant seeks a declaration by the Court and a

monetary award against Uro, in connection with an

additional premium above the nominal value of the

financing repayment because of Uro having lost its

status as SOCIMI (Sociedad Anónima Cotizada de

Inversión Inmobiliaria), such loss causing the

prepayment of the bond issue and, in the opinion of

the claimant BNP, also the obligation to pay the

additional premium by Uro. Uro denies being liable to

pay that additional premium and filed its defense

statement and a counterclaim against the claimant.

Furthermore, Uro filed a summary judgement

application for BNP's claim to be dismissed before

trial.  The dismissal of this application by the

Commercial Court was confirmed by the Appeal Court.

It is estimated that the maximum loss associated with

this possible contingency, amounts to approximately

EUR 250 million. In November 2024, Uro reached an

agreement with bondholders and beneficiaries of

security rights, which determine termination of the

proceedings. The agreement does not have a material

impact in the consolidated annual accounts.

• Mortgage Expenses: In December 2015 the Spanish

Supreme Court ruled that mortgage clauses relating to

the payment of fees associated to formalizing the

mortgage were abusive. On 27 November 2018, the

Supreme Court agreed that the taxpayer of the

documented legal acts stamp duty tax (IAJD) on the

mortgage loans should be the borrower. On 9

November 2018, RDL 17/2018 came into force and

modified the Law of the IAJD, establishing that the

taxpayer is the Bank. On 23 January 2019, the

Supreme Court ruled the distribution of the same must

be 50% between the Bank and the borrower in public

notary expenses and agency expenses. The Supreme

Court also ruled that the Bank must pay 100% of the

Registry. On 26 October 2020, the Supreme Court

ruled that the Bank is fully responsible for the

management expenses; and on 27 January 2021, the

Supreme Court ruled that the Bank is also responsible

for the valuation expenses.

In September 2020, the Barcelona Court of Appeal,

rendered a decision stating that the commencement

(dies a quo) for the statute of limitation starts running

from the day the consumer fully paid mortgage

expenses. The judgment has been appealed to the

Supreme Court, which referred a preliminary matter to

the ECJ for the establishment of the dies a quo from

which the limitation period for the refund action starts

running (C-561/21).

On 25 January 2024 the ECJ rendered a judgment (joint

cases C‑810/21 and C‑813/21) stating that Directive

93/13 must be fixed on a case-by-case basis by

national courts based on the moment when the

consumer was aware of the unfair nature of the clause

and the legal consequences of such unfair nature.

Further, on 25 April 2024, two additional judgments

were rendered (cases C-561/21 and C-484/21) in

which the ECJ stated that the dies a quo of the statute

of limitations for the annulment of the mortgage

expenses shall be fixed on the moment when the

consumer has an effective knowledge of the abusive

nature of the clause and its effects and that this date

must not be fixed (a) on the date of payment of such

expense nor of the execution of the agreement; (b)

when the Supreme Court has handed down judgments

stating the abusive nature of a clause similar to the

one included in the consumer contract; nor (c) when

the ECJ has handed down judgments confirming that

the statute of limitations for the annulment of

contractual provisions is valid subject to its compliance

with the principles of equivalence and effectiveness.

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The Supreme Court has confirmed this criterion in its

14 June 2024 judgment, establishing that the public

dissemination of case-law declaring the abusive nature

of a clause does not necessarily give rise to the

limitation period of the reimbursement action derived

from similar clauses. However, the 4 July 2024

judgment, rendered in the case C-450/22, the ECJ has

established that it cannot be excluded a priori that, as a

consequence of the occurrence of an objective event or

of a notorious event, such as the amendment of the

applicable legislation or a widely disseminated and

debated development of jurisprudence, the court

considers that the average consumer's overall

perception of the floor clause has changed during the

reference period and has enabled him to become

aware of the potentially significant economic

consequences arising from such clause. A further

preliminary question concerning the statute of

limitations of the annulment of mortgage expenses

has been raised before the ECJ by the First Instance

Court No 8 of La Coruña. In December in 2024, the

Supreme Court handed down two additional

judgments regarding statute of limitations, in which it

determines that the date to be considered for the

purposes of the application of Directive 93/1994 and,

consequently, the statute of limitations detailed in its

previous judgments, is 31 December 1994 (i.e. the

date when the deadline for its transposition ended).

This is based on the principle of interpretation in

accordance with directives not transposed (applicable

once their transposition period has expired). The

recorded provision includes the best estimate of

Group’s liability for this matter.

Banco Santander and the other Group companies are

subject to claims and, therefore, are party to certain

judicial and administrative proceedings incidental to

the normal course of their business including those in

connection with lending activities, relationships with

employees and other commercial or tax matters

additional to those referred to here.

With the information available to it, the Bank considers

that, at 31 December 2024, it had reliably estimated

the obligations associated with each proceeding and

had recognized, where necessary, sufficient provisions

to cover reasonably any liabilities that may arise as a

result of these tax and legal risks. Disputes in which

provisions have been registered but are not disclosed

is justified on the basis that it would be prejudicial to

the proper defense of the Bank. Subject to the

qualifications made, it also believes that any liability

arising from such claims and proceedings will not

have, overall, a material adverse effect on the Bank’s

business, financial position, or results of operations.

24. Tax matters

a ) Consolidated Tax Group

In accordance with current Spanish legislation, the

Consolidated Tax Group includes Banco Santander, S.A.

(as the parent) and Spanish subsidiaries that meet the

requirements provided for in Spanish legislation

regulating the taxation of the consolidated profits of

corporate groups (as the controlled entities).

b) Years open for review by the tax authorities

In January 2024, the Spanish tax authorities formalized

acts with agreement, conformity and non-conformity,

relating to corporate income tax for financial years 2017

to 2019. The adjustments signed in conformity and with

agreement had no impact on results.

In June 2024, the tax authorities notified the final

assessments derived from the adjustments in non-

conformity, which have been appealed at the Central

Economic Administrative Court. Banco Santander, S.A.,

as the parent of the Consolidated Tax Group, considers,

in accordance with the advice of its external lawyers,

that the assessments should not have a significant

impact on the consolidated financial statements, as

there are sound arguments as proof in the appeals filed

against tax years 2017 to 2019, as well as in the appeals

against previous tax audits that are pending at the

National Appellate Court (tax years 2003 to 2011) and at

the Central Economic Administrative Court (tax years

2012 to2015). Consequently, no provision has been

recorded for this concept. It should also be noted that, in

those cases where it has been considered appropriate,

the mechanisms available to avoid international double

taxation have been used.

In April 2024, the Spanish tax authorities have initiated

partial tax audits to verify corporate income tax for the

year 2020, as well as value added tax (VAT) for years

2020 to 2022.

At the date of approval of these consolidated annual

accounts, subsequent years up to and including 2024,

are subject to review.

The other entities have the corresponding years open for

review, pursuant to their respective tax regulations.

Because of the possible different interpretations which

can be made of the tax regulations, the outcome of the

tax audits of the rest of years subject to review might

give rise to contingent tax liabilities which cannot be

objectively quantified. However, the Group’s tax advisers

consider that it is unlikely that such tax liabilities will

materialize, and that in any event the tax charge arising

therefrom would not materially affect the Bank´s

financial statements.

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c) Reconciliation

The reconciliation between the income tax expense at

the applicable tax rate (30%) and the income tax

expense recorded (in EUR millions) is shown below:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Profit before taxes | 11,192 | 9,772 |
| Corporate tax at the applicable  rate of 30% | 3,358 | 2,932 |
| Dividends and capital gains | (2,354) | (2,702) |
| Impairment of non-deductible  shares | 8 | 303 |
| Global Minimum Tax Pillar Two | 8 | — |
| Remaining permanent differences  and others | 71 | — |
| Expense/(Incomes) taxes  recorded | 1,091 | 533 |

d) Tax recognized in equity

Regardless of the income tax incurred in profit and loss

accounts, Banco Santander has passed on the net worth

the following amounts during  2024  and 2023 :

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | Amounts receivable/  (Amounts payable) | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Fair value changes of debt instruments  measured at fair value with changes in  other comprehensive income | (9) | (26) |
| Equity instruments valued at fair value  with changes in other comprehensive  income | 2 | — |
| Cash flow hedges | (123) | (86) |
| Other valuation adjustments (note 25) | (209) | 38 |
| Total | (339) | (74) |

e) Deferred taxes

The balance under the heading 'Deferred tax assets' of

the balance sheets includes the debit balances with the

Public Treasury for Advance Tax; in turn, the balance

under the heading 'Deferred tax liabilities' includes the

liabilities corresponding to the different deferred taxes

of Banco Santander.

In accordance with EU Regulation 575/2013 on

prudential requirements for credit institutions and

investment firms (CRR), and subsequently amended by

EU Regulation 2019/876 of the European Parliament and

of the Council, those deferred tax assets that do not rely

on future profitability arising from temporary differences

(referred to hereinafter as 'monetizable deferred tax

assets’), meeting certain conditions, should not be

deducted from regulatory capital and should not be risk-

weighted at 250% according to the thresholds set out in

Article 48 of the said Regulation, but shall apply a risk

weight of 100% under Article 39.

The detail of deferred tax assets at 31 December 2024

and 2023 is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Tax assets: | 10,353 | 10,837 |
| CurrentA | 4,332 | 4,007 |
| Deferred | 6,021 | 6,830 |
| Of which |  |  |
| Relating to pensionsB | 2,384 | 2,807 |
| Relating to allowances for loan lossesB | 2,007 | 2,007 |
| Relating to deductions and negative tax  bases | 681 | 681 |
| Tax liabilities: | 2,168 | 1,930 |
| Of which, deferred tax liabilities | 1,978 | 1,765 |

A. The increase in current tax assets corresponds mainly to the

installment payments made to the Corporation Tax account for the

year 2024.

B. In 2023, the Spanish Economic Administrative Court ruled that in

2017 the requirements for the conversion of part of the monetizable

assets of Popular Group into a credit against the Tax Administration

were met, allowing the conversion to 995 million euros. Banco

Santander was refunded without impact on results. The favorable

Economic Administrative Court decision was declared harmful to the

public interests and challenged at the National Appellate Court by the

Tax Administration. The estimation of this appeal, which is pending at

the National Appellate Court,  would imply that Grupo Santander

should repay the amount refunded and would, once again, credit

these monetizable assets with no impact on results except for late

payment interests. However, it is considered that there are strong

defense arguments in relation to this appeal.

The deferred tax assets and liabilities are reassessed at

the reporting date in order to ascertain whether any

adjustments need to be made on the basis of the

findings of the analyses performed.

These analyses take into consideration all evidence, both

positive and negative of the recoverability of these such

deferred tax assets, including (i) the results generated in

prior years, (ii) projected results, (iii) the estimated

reversal of the various temporary differences based on

their nature and (iv) the period and limits established in

current legislation for the recovery of the various

deferred tax assets, thereby concluding on the Bank's

ability to recover its recorded deferred tax assets.

The projections of results used in this analysis are based

on the financial budgets approved by both the local

managements of the respective units and by Banco

Santander's directors. The Group's budget estimation

process is common for all units, including the Bank.

Group management prepares its financial budgets based

on the following key assumptions:

a. Microeconomic variables of the entities that make up

the tax group at each location: consideration is taken

of the existing balance sheet structure, the mix of

products offered and the commercial strategy at any

time defined by the local authorities in this regard

based on the competition, regulatory and market

environment.

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b. Macroeconomic variables: estimated growth is based

on the evolution of the economic environment

considering the expected evolution in the gross

domestic product of each location and the forecasts

on of interest rates, inflation and exchange rates

fluctuations. These data is provided by Grupo

Santander's economic forecasting group, and based

on external sources of information.

Additionally, the Group performs retrospective contrasts

(backtesting) on the variables projected in the past. The

differential behaviour of these variables with respect to

the real market data is considered in the projections

estimated in each fiscal year. Thus, and in relation to

Spain, the deviations identified by the Directors in recent

past years are due to non-recurring events outside the

operation of the business, such as the impacts due to the

first application of new regulations, the costs assumed

for the acceleration of the restructuring plans and the

changing effect of the current macroeconomic

environment.

Finally, and given the degree of uncertainty of the

assumptions on the referred variables, Grupo Santander

conducts a sensitivity analysis of the most significant

assumptions considered in the deferred tax assets’

recoverability analysis, considering any reasonable

change in the key assumptions on which the projections

of results of each tax entity or group and the estimate of

the reversal of the different temporary differences are

based.

In relation to Spain, the sensitivity analysis consisted of

adjusting 50 basis points for growth (gross domestic

product) and adjusting 50 basis points for inflation.

Following this analysis, the maximum recovery period of

deferred tax assets recorded at December 31, 2024 is

maintained for 15 years.

In addition, the Spanish Tax Group, of which Banco

Santander, S.A. is the dominant entity, has not

recognized deferred tax assets of approximately EUR

10,986 million of which EUR 6,527 million correspond to

tax losses, EUR 3,424 million to deductions and EUR

1,035 million to other items.

f) Global Minimum Tax (Pillar II of the OECD

Inclusive Framework)

In December 2021, the OECD's Inclusive Framework on

base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) approved the

model rules of the Global Minimum Tax, known as Pillar

Two. Pillar Two applies to multinational groups with a

turnover of more than EUR 750 million and entails a

minimum tax of 15% calculated on adjusted accounting

profit on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. The OECD

has completed these rules by approving administrative

guidances and a report on Safe Harbors in order to

simplify their application during the first three years.

In the European Union, in December 2022, the Council

adopted Directive 2022/2523 ensuring an overall

minimum level of taxation for multinational groups and

large domestic groups in the EU, entering into force on 1

January 2024. The Directive implements at EU level the

Pillar Two rules of the OECD's Inclusive Framework,

extending its application to large national groups.

In Spain, Law 7/2024 was approved on 20 December

2024, establishing a complementary tax to ensure an

overall minimum level of taxation for multinational

groups and large domestic groups with effects from 1

January 2024. This law transposes Council Directive

2022/2523 and establishes a national complementary

tax adapted to Pillar Two Rules. In other jurisdictions, the

new global minimum tax is in force in the United

Kingdom, Switzerland, the Bahamas and most of the EU

member states, and in 2025 will enter into force in other

jurisdictions where the Group is present, such as Poland,

Brazil, Hong Kong, Singapore, Jersey or the Isle of Man.

The Group is within the scope of this new regulation.

Pilar Two rules require the calculation of the effective

tax rate resulting from the income tax expense and the

accounting result, both with some adjustments, in each

jurisdiction where the Group is present. If in a jurisdiction

this rate is under 15%, Banco Santander, as the ultimate

parent entity, must pay the difference to the Spanish tax

authorities as a Top-up Tax, unless there is a Domestic

Top-up Tax payable to the local tax authorities,

according to the rules of Pillar Two in that jurisdiction

(Qualified Domestic Top-up Tax).

Both Banco Santander, S.A., as the ultimate parent

entity, and subsidiaries in jurisdictions with Domestic

Top-up taxes in force, have estimated these additional

taxes, considering the application of transitional Safe

Harbors in 2024, 2025 and 2026. These Safe Harbors

entail that no Top-up Tax is due, either in the parent

entity or in jurisdictions that have approved a Qualified

Domestic Top-up Tax, as long as one of the following

conditions is met: (i) the effective tax rate calculated

from the Country-by-country reporting exceeds 15% in

2024, 16% in 2025 and 17% in 2026, (ii) the Group’s

presence in a jurisdiction is not significant, considering

so when  income is less than € 10 million and profit

before tax is less than € 1 million, or (iii) the profit before

tax is lower than the result of adding fixed tangible

assets and staff costs, weighted by a certain percentage

that varies annually.

Top-up taxes registered by Banco Santander are not

significant, since the effective tax rates calculated under

Pillar Two rules in most jurisdictions in which the Group

operates are above 15%. However, the new rules require

to provide a large amount of information to the tax

authorities of the different jurisdictions where the Group

is present, broken down by entity, which entails relevant

administrative burden.

g ) Regulatory changes

The following significant tax reforms were approved in

2024 and previous years:

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In Spain, in 2022, Law 38/2022 established a new

temporary levy on credit institutions and financial credit

institutions for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. The levy is

calculated as 4.8% of net interest and fees earned in the

business carried out in Spain in the precedent year and

the payment obligation arises on the first day of each

period. The recorded levy totals 189 million euros in

2023 and 290 million euros in 2024, although the tax

authorities have reviewed the tax year 2023 and

consider that an additional amount is payable due to

discrepancies in the criteria applied in determining the

tax base, which are being disputed by Banco Santander.

Additionally, this law also established for 2023 a 50%

limitation on the integration of negative individual tax

bases into the consolidated group’s tax base, with a 10-

year deadline for the reversal of this positive adjustment.

On 20 December 2024, Law 7/2024 was approved. This

law establishes, among others, a tax on net interest and

commissions obtained in the Spanish territory by certain

financial institutions that will be accrued on 1 January

2025, 2026, and 2027. The tax base, with some

modifications compared to the temporary levy tax base,

is now calculated on an individual basis for each financial

institution and the tax liability is determined according to

a progressive scale of tax rates from 1% to 7%, with

certain deductions. On 24 December 2024, Royal

Decree-Law 9/2024 was published in the Spanish State

Official Gazette modifying certain technical aspects of

the tax and postponing its accrual to 31 January. This

Royal Decree-Law has been repealed on 22 January

2025. No expense for this new tax has been recorded in

these annual Accounts in accordance with the legislation

in force.

The above-mentioned Law has extended during 2024

and 2025, the 50% limitation on the integration of

negative individual tax bases into the consolidated

group’s tax base, with a 10-year deadline for the reversal

of this positive adjustment. Besides, this law

reintroduces the limits established by Royal Decree-Law

3/2016, that was annulled by the Spanish Constitutional

Court, on the offsetting of monetizable deferred tax

assets and tax losses (from 70% to 25%) and double

taxation deductions (from 0 to 50%) and mandatory

reversal of impairment losses that were deducted in

previous years in the next three years, irrespective of the

recovery of the value of the investments.

h ) Other information

In compliance with the disclosure requirement

established in the listing rules instrument 2005

published by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, it is

hereby stated that shareholders of the Bank resident in

the United Kingdom will be entitled to a tax credit for

taxes paid abroad in respect of withholdings that the

Bank has to pay on the dividends to be paid to such

shareholders if the total income of the dividend exceeds

the amount of exempt dividends of GBP 500 for the year

2024/25 (GBP 1,000 for the year 2023/24). The

shareholders of the Bank resident in the United Kingdom

who hold their ownership interest in the Bank through

Santander Nominee Service will be informed directly of

the amount thus withheld and of any other data they

may require to complete their tax returns in the United

Kingdom. The other shareholders of the Bank resident in

the United Kingdom should contact their bank or

securities broker.

Banco Santander, S.A., is part of the Large Business

Forum and has adhered since 2010 to the Code of Good

Tax Practices in Spain.

25. Other comprehensive

income

The balances of 'Other comprehensive income' include

the amounts, net of the related tax effect, of the

adjustments to assets and liabilities recognised in equity

through the  statement of recognised income and

expense.

Respect to items that may be reclassified to profit or

loss, the  statement of recognised income and expense

includes changes in other comprehensive income as

follows:

• Revaluation gains (losses): includes the amount of

the income, net of the expenses incurred in the year,

recognised directly in equity. The amounts

recognised in equity in the year remain under this

item, even if in the same year they are transferred to

the income statement or to the initial carrying

amount of the assets or liabilities or are reclassified

to another line item.

• Amounts transferred to income statement: includes

the amount of the revaluation gains and losses

previously recognised in equity, even in the same

year, which are recognised in the income statement.

• Amounts transferred to initial carrying amount of

hedged items: includes the amount of the

revaluation gains and losses previously recognised in

equity, even in the same year, which are recognised

in the initial carrying amount of assets or liabilities as

a result of cash flow hedges.

• Other reclassifications: includes the amount of the

transfers made in the year between the different

"Other comprehensive income" items.

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a) Breakdown of Other accumulated comprehensive

income - Items that will not be reclassified in results

and Items that can be classified in results

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Other accumulated comprehensive income | (1,555) | (2,591) |
| Items that will not be reclassified in results | (1,669) | (2,399) |
| Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit pension plans | (827) | (1,141) |
| Non-current assets held for sale | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other  comprehensive income | (919) | (1,162) |
| Ineffectiveness  of fair value hedges of equity instruments measured at fair value with  changes in other comprehensive income | — | — |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other  comprehensive income (hedged item) | 279 | 258 |
| Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other  comprehensive income (hedging instrument) | (279) | (258) |
| Changes in the fair value of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss  attributable to changes in credit risk | 77 | (96) |
| Items that can be classified in results | 114 | (192) |
| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations (effective portion) | — | — |
| Exchange differences | — | — |
| Cash flow hedges (effective portion) | 104 | (182) |
| Changes in the fair value of debt instruments measured at fair value through changes in  other comprehensive income | 10 | (10) |
| Hedging instruments (items not designated) | — | — |
| Non-current assets held for sale | — | — |

b) Other accumulated comprehensive income-

Items not reclassified to profit or loss – Actuarial

gains or losses on defined benefit pension plans

'Other comprehensive income  —Items not reclassified

to profit or loss—  Actuarial gains or losses on defined

benefit pension plans' include the actuarial gains and

losses and the return on plan assets, less the

administrative expenses and taxes inherent to the plan,

and any change in the effect of the asset ceiling,

excluding amounts included in net interest on the net

defined benefit liability (asset), attributed to the group

net of taxes.

Its variation is shown in the statement of recognised

income and expense.

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c) Other accumulated comprehensive income -

Items that will not be reclassified in results -

Changes in the fair value of equity instruments

measured at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income.

Includes the net amount of unrealized fair value changes

of equity instruments at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income.

The following is a breakdown of the composition of the

balance as of 31 December 2024  and 2023 under ‘Other

accumulated comprehensive income - Items that will not

be reclassified to profit or loss - Changes in the fair value

of equity instruments measured at fair value with

changes in other global result‘ (see note 8):

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | | 2023 | | | |
|  | Capital gains  by valuation | Capital  losses by  valuation | Net gains/  losses by  valuation | Fair value | Capital gains  by valuation | Capital  losses by  valuation | Net gains/  losses by  valuation | Fair value |
| Equity instruments | 382 | (1,301) | (919) | 1,245 | 52 | (1,214) | (1,162) | 983 |

Since the entry into force of Bank of Spain Circular

4/2017, no impairment analysis is performed on equity

instruments measured at fair value through other

comprehensive income. Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017

eliminates the need to estimate the impairment of this

type of equity instruments and the reclassification to

profit or loss of gains and losses on derecognition of

these assets, which are recognised at fair value through

equity.

d) Other accumulated comprehensive income -

Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss -

Hedging derivatives – Cash flow hedges (Effective

portion)

‘Other comprehensive income – Items that may be

reclassified to profit or loss - Cash flow hedges’ includes

the gains or losses attributable to hedging instruments

that qualify as effective hedges. These amounts will

remain under this heading until they are recognized in

the income statement in the periods in which the hedged

items affect it (see note 11).

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e) Other accumulated comprehensive income -

Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss –

Changes in the fair value of debt instruments

measured at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income

Includes the net amount of unrealized changes in the fair

value of assets classified as items than can be

reclassified in results ‘Changes in the fair value of debt

instruments measured at fair value with changes in

other comprehensive income‘ (see note 7).

Below is a breakdown of the balance composition as of

December 31, 2024 and 2023 of ‘Other accumulated

global income - Items that can be reclassified in results -

Changes in the fair value of the instruments of debt

valued at fair value with changes in other comprehensive

income’ depending on the type of instrument:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | | 2023 | | | |
|  | Revaluation  gains | Revaluation  losses | Net  revaluation  gains/  (losses) | Fair value | Revaluation  gains | Revaluation  losses | Net  revaluation  gains/  (losses) | Fair value |
| Debt instruments | 52 | (42) | 10 | 8,873 | 32 | (42) | (10) | 4,456 |

As of December 31, 2024  and 2023, the handicaps

recorded in the ‘Other cumulative comprehensive

income - Elements that can be reclassified into profit or

loss - Changes in the fair value of debt instruments

measured at fair value through other comprehensive

income’ are not significant.

26. Shareholders’ equity

The changes in ‘Shareholders' equity’ are presented in

the statement of changes in total equity. Significant

information on certain items of ‘Shareholders' equity’

and the changes therein in 2024  are set forth below.

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27. Issued capital

a) Changes

On 21 March 2023, there was a capital reduction

amounting EUR   170,203,286 through the redemption of

340,406,572  shares, corresponding to the share buyback

program carried out in 2022 and ended in January 2023.

Likewise, on 30 June 2023, there was a capital reduction

of EUR  134,924,476.50 through the redemption of

269,848,953 shares, corresponding to the share buyback

program during the first half of 2023.

Therefore, Banco Santander's share capital at 31

December 2023 consisted of EUR 8,092 million ,

represented by  16,184,146,059  shares of EUR  0.50 of

nominal value each and all of them of a unique class and

series; including  286,842,316  shares corresponding to

the first buyback program of 2023 .

On 5 February 2024, a capital reduction of EUR

179,283,743.50 took place through the redemption of

358,567,487 shares, corresponding to the share buyback

program carried out in 2023 and ended in January 2024.

On 1 July 2024, a capital reduction of EUR 165,652,500

took place through the redemption of 331,305,000

shares, corresponding to he share buyback program

carried out between February and June 2024.

On 20 December 2024, a capital reduction of EUR

170,890,625  took place through the redemption of

341,781,250 shares, corresponding to he share buyback

program carried out during the second semester of

2024.

Therefore, Banco Santander's share capital at 31

December 2024 consisted of EUR 7,576 million,

represented by 15,152,492,322 shares of EUR 0.50 of

nominal value each and all of them of a unique class and

series.(See note 1.j.).

Banco Santander’s shares are listed on the Spanish Stock

Market Interconnection System and on the New York,

London and Warsaw Stock Exchanges, and all of them

have the same features and rights. Santander shares are

listed on the London Stock Exchange under Crest

Depository Interest (CDI), each CDI representing   one

Bank’s share. They are also listed on the New York Stock

Exchange under American Depositary Shares (ADS), each

ADS representing  one  share. Additionally, Banco

Santander's shares were listed on the traditional listing

of the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) and since 29

December 2023, they were listed only in the

International Quotation System of said stock exchange.

As of 31 December 2024, no Banco Santander

shareholder individually held more than 3%  of its total

share capital (which is the threshold generally provided

for in Spanish regulations for mandatory notification of a

significant participation in a listed company). Even

though at 31 December 2024, certain custodians

appeared in our shareholder registry as holding more

than 3% of our share capital, we understand that those

shares were held in custody on behalf of other investors,

none of whom exceeded that threshold individually.

These custodians were State Street Bank (15.26%), The

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (7.16%), Chase

Nominees Limited (6.01%), Citibank New York (3.99%),

BNP (3.36%).

At 31 December 2024, neither Banco Santander's

shareholder registry nor the CNMV's registry showed

any shareholder residing in a non-cooperative

jurisdiction with a shareholding equal to, or greater than,

1% of our share capital (which is the other threshold

applicable under Spanish regulations).

b) Other considerations

Under Spanish law, only shareholders at the general

meeting have the authority to increase share capital.

However, they may delegate the authority to approve or

execute capital increases to the board of directors. Banco

Santander´s Bylaws are fully aligned with Spanish law

and do not establish any different conditions for share

capital increases.

At 31 December 2024 the shares of the following

companies were listed on official stock mark ets:  Banco

Santander - Chile; Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and

Santander Bank Polska S.A.

At 31 December 2024 the number of Banco Santander

shares owned by third parties and managed by Group

management companies (mainly portfolio, collective

investment undertaking and pension fund managers) or

jointly managed was 40 million shares, which

represented 0.26% of Banco Santander’s share capital

(36 million shares, representing 0.22% of the share

capital in 2023).In addition, the number of Banco

Santander shares owned by third parties and received as

security was 78 million shares (equal to 0.51% of the

Bank’s share capital).

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28. Share premium

Share premium includes the amount paid up by the

Bank’s shareholders in capital issues in excess of the par

value.

The Corporate Enterprises Act expressly permits the use

of the share premium account balance to increase capital

at the entities at which it is recognised and does not

establish any specific restrictions as to its use.

The change in the balance of share premium

corresponds to the capital reductions detailed in  (note

27.a).

The decrease produced in 2023 by an amount of EUR

1,595 million was the consequence of the difference

between the purchase value of the redeemed shares

(EUR  1,900 million) and the par value of said shares (EUR

305 million )  (see note 4.a   and  statements of changes in

total equity) as a consequence of the capital decreases

described in note 27.a.

The decrease produced in 2024 by an amount of EUR

3,778 million has been the consequence of the

difference between the purchase value of the redeemed

shares (EUR 4,294 million) and the par value of said

shares (EUR  516 million) (see note 4.a and consolidated

statements of changes in total equity) as a consequence

of the capital decreases described in note  27.a.

Likewise, in accordance with the applicable legislation, a

reserve has been provided in 2024 for amortized capital

charged to the issue premium for an amount equal to the

nominal value of said amortized shares ascending to EUR

516 million (EUR  305 million and EUR 273 million euros

in 2023 and 2022 respectively).

29. Accumulated retained

earnings

a) Definitions

The balance of 'Equity - Accumulated gains and Other

reserves' includes the net amount of the accumulated

results (profits or losses) recognised in previous years

through the  income statement which in the profit

distribution were allocated in equity, the expenses of

own equity instrument issues, the differences between

the amount for which the treasury shares are sold and

their acquisition price, as well as the net amount of the

results accumulated in previous years, generated by the

result of non-current assets held for sale, recognised

through the   income statement.

b) Breakdown

The detail of ‘Shareholders' equity - reserves’ at 31

December  2024  and  2023  is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Restricted reserves | 3,084 | 2,899 |
| Legal reserveA | 1,515 | 1,618 |
| Own shares | 421 | 649 |
| Revaluation reserve Royal  Decree-Law 7/1996 | 43 | 43 |
| Reserve for retired capital | 1,105 | 589 |
| Unrestricted reserves | 20,362 | 14,284 |
| Voluntary reserves | 20,362 | 14,284 |
| Total | 23,446 | 17,183 |

A. The board of directors has proposed to the general shareholders'

meeting the reclassification of the excess that the amount of the

balance of the legal reserve account shows over the figure that is

equivalent to 20%  of the resulting share capital after the executed

capital reductions, to be included in the voluntary reserves account.

i. Legal reserve

Under the Consolidated Spanish Corporate Enterprises

Act,  10%  of net profit for each year must be transferred

to the legal reserve. These transfers must be made until

the balance of this reserve reaches 20%  of the share

capital. The legal reserve can be used to increase capital

provided that the remaining reserve balance does not

fall below  10%  of the increased share capital amount.

During 2023, Banco Santander reduced the legal reserve

by EUR 116 million.

During 2024, the legal reserve has been reduced by EUR

103 million to adjust that the amount of the legal

reserve is equivalent to 20% of the share capital, after

the executions of the capital reductions made in the

year. This amount has been incorporated into the

voluntary reserves account.

The amount of the legal reserve amounted to 20% of the

share capital figure on December 31, 2024.

ii. Reserve for equity shares

According to the Corporate Enterprises Act, an

unavailable reserve equivalent to the amount for which

Banco Santander's shares owned by subsidiaries are

recorded. This reservation shall be freely available when

the circumstances which have obliged its constitution

disappear. In addition, this reserve covers the

outstanding balance of loans granted by the Group with

Banco Santander's share guarantee and the amount

equivalent to the credits granted by the Group

companies to third parties for the acquisition of own

shares.

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iii. Revaluation reserve Royal Decree Law 7/1996, of 7

June

The balance of Revaluation reserve Royal Decree-Law

7/1996 can be used, free of tax, to increase share capital.

From 1 January 2007, the balance of this account can be

taken to unrestricted reserves, provided that the

monetary surplus has been realised. The surplus will be

deemed to have been realised in respect of the portion

on which depreciation has been taken for accounting

purposes or when the revalued assets have been

transferred or derecognised.

If the balance of this reserve were used in a manner

other than that provided for in Royal Decree law 7/1996,

of 7 June, it would be subject to taxation.

iv. Voluntary Reserve

During the financial year 2024 there was an increase in

voluntary reserves of EUR 6,078 million, which is

explained by the application of the result of the financial

year 2023, amounting to EUR 6,456 million; an increase

of EUR 103 million due to the reclassification of the

excess legal reserve; a decrease of EUR 536 million for

the interest of the PPCCs (see note 21); an increase of

EUR 185 million for the merger reserve with Parasant SA

and SIB Besaya, S.L. Unipersonal and the non-cash

contribution to Santander Group Properties, S.L.U. (see

notes 1 and 13); an increase of EUR 21 million in profits

on sale of equity instruments measured at fair value

from other cumulative comprehensive income and a

decrease of EUR 151 million in transfers between equity

items and other items.

30. Other equity instruments

and own shares

a) Equity instruments issued not capital and other

equity instruments

Other equity instruments includes the equity component

of compound financial instruments, the increase in

equity due to personnel remuneration, and other items

not recognised in other 'Shareholders’ equity' items.

On July 13, 2017, Banco Santander and Banco Popular

Español, S.A.U. (hereinafter, Banco Popular)

communicated that they had decided to launch a

commercial action with the purpose of building loyalty

among retail customers of their networks affected by

the resolution of Banco Popular (the ‘Loyalty Action’).

Under the Loyalty Action, customers who met certain

conditions and have been affected by Banco Popular's

decision could receive, without disbursement by their

part, marketable securities issued by Banco Santander

for a nominal amount equivalent to the investment in

shares or in certain bonds subordinates of Banco Popular

(with certain limits) of which they held at the date of

Banco Popular's resolution. In order to avail itself of such

action, it was necessary for the client to waive legal

action against the Group.

The Loyalty Action would be carried out by providing the

customer with contingently amortizable perpetual

obligations ('Loyalty Bonds’) of Banco Santander, S.A.

Loyalty Bonds will accrue a cash coupon, discretionary,

non-cumulative, payable for completed quarters.

This issuance was made by Banco Santander, S.A. on 8

September 2017 for a nominal amount of EUR 981

million, fully subscribed by Banco Popular Español, S.A.

As at 31 December 2024, there is no cost recorded under

the heading 'Equity instruments issued other than

capital' on Banco Santander balance sheet (EUR 720

million as at 31 December 2023) since the issuance was

amortized in advance on 15 December 2024..

Loyalty Bonds are perpetual securities; however, they

may be fully amortized at the will of Banco Santander,

S.A., with prior authorization from the European Central

Bank, on any of the dates of payment of the coupon,

seven years after its issuance, which where satisfied this

year 24.

Additionally, at 31 December 2024 the Bank had other

equity instruments amounting to EUR  217 million.

b) Own shares

‘Shareholders' equity - Own shares’ includes the amount

of equity instruments held by Banco Santander.

Transactions involving own  equity instruments , including

their issuance and cancellation, are recognised directly in

equity, and no profit or loss may be recognised on these

transactions. The costs of any transaction involving own

equity instruments are deducted directly from equity,

net of any related tax effect.

The Bank’s shares owned by the consolidated companies

accounted for 0.10% of issued share capital at 31

December 2024 (December 31, 2023 1.84%).

During the 2024 financial year, 858,386,755 Bank shares

have been acquired at an average price of EUR 4.36 per

share, of which 71,725,171 correspond to the fifth share

repurchase program that started at September 28, 2023,

331,305,000 correspond to the sixth share repurchase

program that started on February 20 and 341,781,250

shares correspond to the new buy-back program started

on August 27. Likewise, 1,031,653,737  shares have

been redeemed and 113,575,334 shares have been

transferred at an average price of EUR 4.27 per share.

Banco Santander also transferred 22,167,105 shares in a

donation to the Fundación Banco Santander.

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31. Memorandum items

Memorandum items relate to balances representing

rights, obligations and other legal situations that in the

future may have an impact on net assets, as well as any

other balances needed to reflect all transactions even

though they may not impinge on its net assets.

a) Guarantees and contingent commitments

granted

Guarantees include transactions for which an entity

secures obligations of a third party arising from financial

guarantees granted by the entity or other types of

contracts. ‘Contingent liabilities’ include all transactions

under which an entity guarantees the obligations of a

third party and which result from financial guarantees

granted by the entity or from other types of contract. The

detail is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Loans commitment granted | 141,976 | 128,487 |
| Available in lines of credit | 141,976 | 128,487 |
| Deposits in the future | — | — |
| Financial guarantees granted | 18,888 | 14,746 |
| Financial guarantees | 82 | 177 |
| Credit derivatives sold | 18,806 | 14,569 |
| Other commitments granted | 108,829 | 90,048 |
| Irrevocable documentary credits | 4,320 | 4,436 |
| Other guarantees and guarantees  granted | 47,211 | 42,817 |
| Other | 57,298 | 42,795 |
| Of which: |  |  |
| Subscribed securities pending  disbursement | 1 | 1 |
| Conventional asset acquisition  contracts | 35,617 | 21,083 |
| Other contingent commitments | 21,680 | 21,711 |
| Total Other guarantees and  commitments | 269,693 | 233,281 |

The breakdown at December 31, 2024 of off-balance

sheet exposures and allowance fund (see note 23) by

impairment phase under Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017

are EUR 261,861 million and EUR 61 million in phase 1,

EUR 7,232 million and EUR 44 million in phase 2 and EUR

600 million and EUR 70 million in phase 3, respectively.

In addition, the breakdown at December 31, 2023 of

exposures and the allowance fund were EUR 228,367

million and EUR 56 million in phase 1, EUR 4,286 million

and EUR 50 million in phase 2 and EUR 628 million and

EUR 78 million in phase 3, respectively.

A significant part of these amounts will mature without

any payment obligation material for the Bank; therefore,

the aggregate balance of these commitments cannot be

considered as a real future need for financing or liquidity

to be granted to third parties by Banco Santander.

Income from guarantee instruments is recognized under

‘Fee and commission income’ in the income statements

and is calculated by applying the rate established in the

related contract to the nominal amount of the

guarantee.

i. Loan commitments granted

Firm commitments to provide credit under pre-

established conditions and terms, except for those that

meet the definition of derivatives because they may be

settled in cash or through the delivery or issuance of

another financial instrument. They include those

available in lines of credit and forward deposits.

ii. Financial guarantees granted

Include financial guarantee contracts such as financial

guarantees, credit derivatives sold, derivative risks

contracted on behalf of third parties and others.

iii. Other commitments granted

Other contingent liabilities include all commitments that

could give rise to the recognition of financial assets not

included in the above items, such as technical

guarantees and guarantees for the import and export of

goods and services.

b) Other information

i. Assets advanced as collateral

In addition to collateral assets, there are assets owned

by Banco Santander which guarantee both transactions

carried out by the Bank or by third parties and various

contingent liabilities and liabilities over which the

assignee has the right, by contract or custom, to re-

transfer and pledge them.

The carrying value of Banco Santander's financial assets

delivered as collateral for such contingent and

assimilated liabilities or liabilities is the following:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Financial assets held for trading | 27,581 | 26,768 |
| Of which | — | — |
| Public debt Public Sector Agencies | 4,236 | 5,294 |
| Fix rent instruments | 19,970 | 18,274 |
| Equity instruments | 3,375 | 3,200 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily  at fair value through profit or loss | 30 | 326 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | 2,148 | 1,551 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 15,277 | 16,003 |
| Total | 45,036 | 44,648 |

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32. Hedging derivatives

Banco Santander, within its financial risk management

strategy, and in order to reduce asymmetries in the

accounting treatment of its operations, enters into

hedging derivatives on interest, exchange rate, credit risk

or variation of stock prices, depending on the nature of

the risk covered.

Based on its objective,  Banco Santander  classifies its

hedges in the following categories:

• Cash flow hedges: cover the exposure to the variation

of the cash flows associated with an asset, liability or

a highly probable forecast transaction. This cover the

variable-rate issues in foreign currencies, fixed-rate

issues in non-local currency, variable-rate interbank

financing and variable-rate assets (bonds, commercial

loans, mortgages, etc.).

• Fair value hedges: cover the exposure to the variation

in the fair value of assets or liabilities, attributable to

an identified and hedged risk. This covers the interest

risk of assets or liabilities (bonds, loans, bills, issues,

deposits, etc.) with coupons or fixed interest rates,

interests in entities, issues in foreign currencies and

deposits or other fixed rate liabilities.

• Hedging of net investments abroad: cover the

exchange rate risk of the investments in subsidiaries

domiciled in a country with a different currency from

the functional one of the Bank.

The details of the coverage derivatives of Banco

Santander, S.A. according to the type of coverage, the

risk they cover and the product, can be found in the

following table:

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | | |
|  | 31 December 2024 | | | | |
|  | Notional Value | Carrying amount | | Changes in fair  value used for  calculating  hedge  ineffectiveness | Balance sheet items |
|  | Assets | Liabilities |
| Fair Value Hedges | 71,778 | 1,140 | (2,169) | 267 |  |
| Interest rate risk | 62,071 | 736 | (1,629) | 202 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swap | 59,187 | 688 | (1,626) | 162 |  |
| Forward | 2,500 | 43 | — | 43 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 1,165 | 4 | (24) | 1 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fx forward | 1,165 | 4 | (24) | 1 |  |
| Interest rate and exchange risk | 8,042 | 400 | (516) | 64 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swap | 882 | 5 | (65) | 17 |  |
| Currency Swap | 7,160 | 394 | (451) | 48 |  |
| Credit Risk | — | — | — | — | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| CDS | — | — | — | — |  |
| Base risk | 500 | — | — | — | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swap | 500 | — | — | — |  |
| Cash flow Hedges | 13,381 | 121 | (120) | 405 |  |
| Interest rate risk | 12,020 | 72 | (57) | 410 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swap | 5,820 | 66 | (4) | 328 |  |
| Fx forward | 6,200 | 6 | (53) | 82 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 223 | 2 | — | — | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fx forward | 223 | 2 | — | — |  |
| Interest rate and exchange risk | 1,138 | 47 | (63) | (5) | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swap | 297 | — | (13) | (8) |  |
| Currency exchange | 841 | 47 | (50) | 3 |  |
| Inflation rate risk | — | — | — | — | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swap | — | — | — | — |  |
| Floor | — | — | — | — |  |
| Net Investments hedges abroad | 21,131 | 656 | (227) | 453 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 21,131 | 656 | (227) | 453 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fx forward | 21,131 | 656 | (227) | 453 |  |
| Total | 106,290 | 1,917 | (2,516) | 1,125 |  |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | | |
|  | 31 December 2023 | | | | |
|  | Notional Value | Carrying amount | | Changes in fair  value used for  calculating  hedge  ineffectiveness | Balance sheet line items |
|  | Assets | Liabilities |
| Fair value hedges | 49,598 | 983 | (2,198) | 655 |  |
| Interest rate risk | 41,095 | 772 | (1,849) | 595 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interes Rate Swap | 40,716 | 766 | (1,847) | 597 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 1,486 | 12 | (11) | (11) | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fx forward | 1,486 | 12 | (11) | (11) |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 7,017 | 199 | (338) | 71 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swap | 1,218 | 6 | (82) | 59 |  |
| Currency Swap | 5,798 | 193 | (256) | 12 |  |
| Credit risk | — | — | — | — | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| CDS | — | — | — | — |  |
| Cash flow hedges | 11,724 | 63 | (437) | 285 |  |
| Interest rate risk | 10,000 | — | (388) | 288 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate swap | 10,000 | — | (388) | 288 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 149 | — | — | 4 | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fx forward | 149 | — | — | 4 |  |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 1,575 | 63 | (49) | (6) | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Currency swap | 1,276 | 63 | (36) | (12) |  |
| Inflation rate risk | — | — | — | (1) | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swap | — | — | — | — |  |
| Floor | — | — | — | (1) |  |
| Net investment hedges abroad | 16,497 | 56 | (464) | (1,873) |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 16,497 | 56 | (464) | (1,873) | Hedging derivatives |
| Of which: | — | — | — | — |  |
| Fx forward | 16,497 | 56 | (464) | (1,873) |  |
| Total | 77,819 | 1,102 | (3,099) | (933) |  |

Banco Santander covers the risks of its balance sheet in a

variety of ways. On the one hand, documented as fair

value hedges, it covers the interest rate and foreign

exchange risk of fixed-income portfolios at a fixed rate

(REPOs are included in this category). Resulting, in an

exposure to changes in their fair value due to variations

in market conditions based on the various risks hedged,

which has an impact on Banco Santander's income

statement.  To mitigate these risks, Banco Santander

contracts derivatives, mainly Interest Rate Swaps, Cross

Currency Swaps, Cap&floors and Forex Forward.

On the other hand, the interest and exchange rate risk of

loans granted to corporate clients at a fixed rate or

variable rate is covered. These hedges, are carried out

through interest rate swaps, cross currency swaps and

exchange rate derivatives (forex swaps and forex

forward).

In addition, Banco Santander, S.A. manages the interest

and exchange risk of debt issues in its various categories

(issuing covered bonds, perpetual, subordinated and

senior bond) and in different currencies, denominated at

fixed rates, and therefore subject to changes in their fair

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value. These issues are covered through interest rate

swaps and cross currency swaps.

The  methodology used by Banco Santander to measure

the effectiveness of fair value hedges is based on

comparing the market values of the hedged items (based

on the objective risk of the hedge) and of the hedging

instruments in order to analyse whether the changes in

the market value of the hedged items are offset by the

market value of the hedging instruments, thereby

mitigating the hedged risk and minimizing volatility in

the income statement.

Prospectively, the same analysis is performed,

measuring the theoretical market values in the event of

parallel variations in the market curves of a positive

basis point.

There is a macro hedge of structured loans in which the

interest rate risk of fixed-rate loans (mortgage, personal

or with other guarantees) granted to legal entities in

commercial or corporate banking and wealth clients in

the medium-long term is hedged. This hedge is

instrumented as a macro hedge of fair value, the main

hedging instruments being Interest Rate Swap and

Cap&floors. In case of total or partial cancellation or

early repayment, the customer is obliged to pay/receive

the cost/income of the cancellation of the interest rate

risk hedge managed by the Bank.

Regarding cash flow hedges, the objective is to hedge

the cash flow exposure to changes in interest rates and

exchange rates.

For retrospective purposes, the hypothetical derivative

methodology is used to measure effectiveness. By

means of this methodology, the hedged risk is modelled

as a derivative instrument -not real-, created exclusively

for the purpose of measuring the effectiveness of the

hedge, and which must comply with the fact that its

main characteristics coincide with the critical terms of

the hedged item throughout the period for which the

hedging relationship is designated. This hypothetical

derivative does not incorporate characteristics that are

exclusive to the hedging instrument. Additionally, it is

worth mentioning that any risk component not

associated with the hedged objective risk and effectively

documented at the beginning of the hedge is excluded

for the purpose of calculating the effectiveness. The

market value of the hypothetical derivative that

replicates the hedged item is compared with the market

value of the hedging instrument, verifying that the

hedged risk is effectively mitigated and that the impact

on the income statement due to potential

ineffectiveness is residual.

Prospectively, the variations in the market values of the

hedging instrument and the hedged item (represented

by the hypothetical derivative) are measured in the event

of parallel shifts of a positive basis point in the affected

market curves.

There is another macro-hedge, this time of cash flows,

the purpose of which is to actively manage the risk-free

interest rate risk (excluding credit risk) of a portion of the

floating rate assets of Banco Santander, S.A.,  through

the arrangement of interest rate derivatives whereby the

bank exchanges floating rate interest flows for others at

a fixed rate agreed at the time the transactions are

arranged. The items affected by the Macro-hedging have

been designated as those in which their cash flows are

exposed to interest rate risk, specifically the floating rate

mortgages of the Banco Santander, S.A. network

referenced to Euribor 12 Months or Euribor Mortgage,

with annual renewal of rates, classified as sound risk and

which do not have a contractual floor (or, if not, this floor

is not activated). The hedged position affecting the

Macro Cash Flow Hedge at the present time is near to

EUR  5,000 million.

Regarding net foreign investments hedges, basically,

they are allocated in Banco Santander, S.A.  Grupo

Santander assumes as a priority risk management

objective to minimize -to the limit determined by the

Group's Financial Management- the impact on the

calculation of the capital ratio of its permanent

investments included within the Group's consolidation

perimeter, and whose shares or equity interests are

legally denominated in a currency other than that of the

Group's parent company.     For this purpose, financial

instruments (generally derivatives) are contracted to

hedge the impact on the capital ratio of changes in

forward exchange rates.  Grupo Santander mainly

hedges the risk for the following currencies: BRL, CLP,

MXN, COP, CNY, GBP, CHF, NOK, USD, PLN, UYU and

PEN. The instruments used to hedge the risk of these

investments are forex swaps, forex forward and spot

currency purchases/sales.

For this type of hedges, ineffectiveness scenarios are

considered to be of low probability, given that the

hedging instrument is designated considering the

position determined and the spot rate at which the

position is located.

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Additionally, the profile information of maturities and

the price/average rate for Banco Santander is shown:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2024 | | | | | |
|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year to  five years | More than  five years | Total |
| Fair value hedges | 1,916 | 4,999 | 8,520 | 38,683 | 17,660 | 71,778 |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 1,431 | 4,446 | 6,878 | 33,324 | 15,991 | 62,070 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | — | 0.02 | 3.12 | 2.64 | 5.37 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | 1.34 | 0.01 | 2.00 | 3.46 | 3.17 |  |
| Avarage  fixed interest rate (%)  CZK | — | — | — | 2.00 | — |  |
| Avarage  fixed interest rate (%) NOK | — | — | — | — | 2.40 |  |
| Avarage  fixed interest rate (%) AUD | — | — | — | — | 3.82 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) RON | — | 3.61 | — | 4.20 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | 0.01 | 3.50 | 2.74 | 4.46 | 4.72 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) HKD | — | — | — | 1.96 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NZD | — | — | — | — | 3.25 |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 473 | 405 | 287 |  |  | 1,165 |
| CNY/EUR average exchange rate | 7.71 | 7.71 | 7.71 | – | – |  |
| MXN/EUR average exchange rate | 21.78 | – | – | – | – |  |
| Interest rate and exchange risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Instruments of exchange rate and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 12 | 148 | 1,355 | 4,859 | 1,669 | 8,043 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR |  |  |  | 5.69 | 6.10 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CZK/EUR | — | — | — | 4.19 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) RON/EUR | — | — | — | — | 6.97 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) HKD/EUR | — | — | — | 4.62 |  |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) JPY/EUR | — | — | — | 1.30 | 1.41 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NOK/EUR | — | — | — | 3.44 | 4.50 |  |
| Average  fixed interest rate (%) CHF/EUR | — | — | — | 2.03 | 2.25 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/COP | — | 12.75 | 10.58 | 10.54 | 7.76 |  |
| Average  fixed interest rate (%) EUR/GBP | 6.69 | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average  fixed interest rate (%) USD/MXN | — | — | 11.30 | — |  |  |
| AUD/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.5992 | 1.5837 |  |
| NZD/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | 1.6660 |  |
| CZK/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | 26.0300 | 25.6338 | — |  |
| EUR/GBP average exchange rate | 1.1885 | — | — | — | — |  |
| EUR/USD average exchange rate | — | — | 0.9818 | 0.9433 | — |  |
| HKD/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 8.4879 | — |  |
| JPY/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 134.1510 | 129.2289 |  |
| MXN/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 19.0828 | — |  |
| NOK/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 9.5190 | 10.4288 |  |
| RON/EUR average exchange rate | — | 4.8100 | — | 4.9398 | 4.9800 |  |
| CHF/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.0194 | 0.9315 |  |
| USD/COP average exchange rate | — | 0.0003 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0003 |  |
| USD/MXN average exchange rate | — | — | 0.0517 | — | — |  |

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2024 | | | | | |
|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year to  five years | More than  five years | Total |
| Basis Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Basis risk instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | — | 500 | — | 500 |
| Others riks |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Cash flow hedges | 14 | 83 | 6,325 | 6,875 | 84 | 13,381 |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate and exchange instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | — | 1,055 | 84 | 1,139 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR | — | — | — | 3.52 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF/EUR | — | — | — | 3.11 | — |  |
| AUD / EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.5800 | 1.5600 |  |
| RON / EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 4.9400 | — |  |
| CHF / EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.0000 | — |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 6,200 | 5,820 | — | 12,020 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | — | — | — | 2.91 |  |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| FX Swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 14 | 83 | 125 |  |  | 222 |
| GBP/EUR average exchange rate | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.19 |  |  |  |
| Others riks |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal |  |  |  |  |  | — |
| Net investment hedges abroad | 3,240 | 5,070 | 12,821 | — | — | 21,131 |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 3,240 | 5,070 | 12,821 | — | — | 21,131 |
| BRL / EUR average exchange rate | 5.99 | 6.12 | 6.27 | — | — |  |
| CLP / EUR average exchange rate | 1,052.78 | 1,066.58 | 1,045.09 | — | — |  |
| COP / EUR average exchange rate | — | 4,703.00 | — | — | — |  |
| GBP / EUR average exchange rate | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.85 | — | — |  |
| MXN / EUR average exchange rate | 20.28 | 19.83 | 21.97 | — | — |  |
| USD / EUR average exchange rate | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | — | — |  |
| PLN / EUR average exchange rate | 4.37 | 4.41 | 4.41 | — | — |  |
| CAD / EUR average exchange rate | — | 1.50 | — | — | — |  |
| CHF / EUR average exchange rate | — | 0.94 | — | — | — |  |
| UYU / EUR average exchange rate | 45.82 | 45.16 | 48.29 | — | — |  |
| Total | 5,170 | 10,152 | 27,666 | 45,558 | 17,744 | 106,290 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2023 | | | | | |
|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year to  five years | More than  five years | Total |
| Fair value hedges | 1,840 | 894 | 9,854 | 27,085 | 9,925 | 49,598 |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 1,532 | 194 | 7,880 | 22,714 | 8,775 | 41,095 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) GBP | — | — | 1.38 | 4.48 | 2.04 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | 0.09 | 0.02 | 2.09 | 2.42 | 3.42 |  |
| Avarage  fixed interest rate (%)  CZK | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Avarage  fixed interest rate (%) NOK | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Avarage  fixed interest rate (%) AUD | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF | — | — | 1.01 | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) JPY | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) RON | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | 0.02 | 3.69 | 2.60 | 3.80 | 4.45 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) HKD | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NZD | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 278 | 634 | 524 | 50 | — | 1,486 |
| GBP/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| USD/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| COP/USD average exchange rate | 4,159.19 | 3,998.06 | — | — | — |  |
| PEN/USD average exchange rate | 3.78 | 3.75 | — | — | — |  |
| AUD/EUR average exchange rate | 1.65 | 1.67 | — | — | — |  |
| SAR/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| CNY/EUR average exchange rate | — | 7.32 | 7.73 | 7.72 | — |  |
| JPY/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| MXN/EUR average exchange rate | — | 19.36 | — | — | — |  |
| MAD/EUR average exchange rate | 10.93 | 11.06 | — | — | — |  |
| PEN/EUR average exchange rate | 4.09 | 4.11 | — | — | — |  |
| Interest rate and exchange risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Instruments of exchange rate and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 30 | 66 | 1,450 | 4,321 | 1,150 | 7,017 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR | — | — | — | 4.80 | 3.62 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/USD | — | — | (0.14) | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CZK/EUR | — | — | — | 2.00 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/COP | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) RON/EUR | 5.13 | — | — | 3.97 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) HKD/EUR | — | — | 2.58 | 5.27 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) JPY/EUR | — | — | 0.47 | 1.30 | 1.41 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) NOK/EUR | — | — | — | 3.44 | 4.50 |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/CLP | — | — | 3.45 | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/COP | — | 17.98 | 6.15 | 13.21 | 7.15 |  |
| Average  fixed interest rate (%) EUR/GBP | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average  fixed interest rate (%) NZD/EUR | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average  fixed interest rate (%) USD/MXN | — | — | 14.25 | — | — |  |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2023 | | | | | |
|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year to  five years | More than  five years | Total |
| Average  fixed interest rate (%) CHF/EUR | — | — | — | 1.24 | — |  |
| AUD/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.50 | 1.55 |  |
| NZD/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | 1.67 |  |
| CZK/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 25.83 | — |  |
| EUR/GBP average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| EUR/COP average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| EUR/USD average exchange rate | — | — | 0.89 | 0.96 | — |  |
| HKD/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | 8.78 | 8.67 | — |  |
| JPY/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | 120.57 | 134.15 | 129.23 |  |
| MXN/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | 19.08 |  |
| NOK/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 9.52 | 10.43 |  |
| RON/EUR average exchange rate | 4.71 | — | — | 4.89 | — |  |
| CHF/EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.10 | — |  |
| USD/CLP average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| USD/COP average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| USD/MXN average exchange rate | — | — | 0.06 | — | — |  |
| Credit risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Credit Risk Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash flow hedges: | 763 | 1,525 | 8,275 | 1,075 | 86 | 11,724 |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate and exchange instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | 414 | 1,075 | 86 | 1,575 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD/EUR | — | — | — | 3.52 | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD/COP | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/PEN | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR/AUD | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) CHF/EUR | — | — | — | 3.11 | — |  |
| EUR / PEN average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| EUR / USD average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| AUD / EUR average exchange rate | — | — | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.56 |  |
| RON / EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 4.94 | — |  |
| JPY / EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| CHF / EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | 1.00 | — |  |
| EUR / GBP average exchange rate | — | — | 1.17 | — | — |  |
| NOK / EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| CZK / EUR average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| EUR / AUD average exchange rate | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 750 | 1,500 | 7,750 | — | — | 10,000 |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | (0.12) | (0.09) | 0.02 | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) USD | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) AUD | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Bond Forward Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Inflation rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2023 | | | | | |
|  | Up to one  month | One to three  months | Three months  to one year | One year to  five years | More than  five years | Total |
| Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Average fixed interest rate (%) EUR | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| FX Swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 13 | 25 | 111 | — | — | 149 |
| GBP/EUR average exchange rate | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.14 | — | — |  |
| Net investment hedges abroad | 3,593 | 4,870 | 8,034 | — | — | 16,497 |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nominal | 3,593 | 4,870 | 8,034 | — | — | 16,497 |
| BRL / EUR average exchange rate | 5.57 | 5.51 | 5.48 | — | — |  |
| CLP / EUR average exchange rate | 916.72 | 936.17 | 987.20 | — | — |  |
| COP / EUR average exchange rate | — | 4,525.66 | — | — | — |  |
| GBP / EUR average exchange rate | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.88 | — | — |  |
| MXN / EUR average exchange rate | 20.08 | 20.59 | 20.21 | — | — |  |
| USD / EUR average exchange rate | — | 1.13 | 1.08 | — | — |  |
| PLN / EUR average exchange rate | 4.66 | 4.75 | 4.58 | — | — |  |
| CAD / EUR average exchange rate | — | 1.46 | — | — | — |  |
| CHF / EUR average exchange rate | — | 0.94 | — | — | — |  |
| UYU / EUR average exchange rate | 43.24 | 43.52 | 44.40 | — | — |  |
| Total | 6,196 | 7,289 | 26,163 | 28,160 | 10,011 | 77,819 |

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Regarding the hedged items, in the following table we

have the detail of the type of coverage, the risk that is

covered and what products are being covered as of

December 31, 2024 and 2023 , mainly they are loaned

deposits, financial and corporate bonds and corporate

repos:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2024 | | | | | | |
|  | Amount in books of the  item covered | | Cumulative amount of fair  value adjustments on the  covered line | | Change in the  fair value of  the item  covered for  inefficiency  assessment | Cash flow hedge reserve /  foreign currency conversion | |
|  | Assets | Liabilities | Assets | Liabilities | Coverage  continues | Discontinuous  coverage |
| Fair value hedges | 9,218 | 49,919 | (134) | (872) | (249) | — | — |
| Interest rate risk | 7,391 | 45,169 | (117) | (830) | (188) | — | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 1,165 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 662 | 4,750 | (17) | (42) | (61) | — | — |
| Credit risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basis risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other risks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  | (409) | 26 | 122 |
| Interest rate risk |  |  |  |  | (414) | 18 | 122 |
| Exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  | — | — | — |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk |  |  |  |  | 5 | 8 | — |
| Inflation rate risk |  |  |  |  | — | — | — |
| Other risks |  |  |  |  | — | — | — |
| Net investment hedges abroad | 21,132 | — | (453) | — | (453) | — | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 21,132 | — | (453) | — | (453) | — | — |
| Total | 30,350 | 49,919 | (587) | (872) | (1,111) | 26 | 122 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2023 | | | | | | |
|  | Amount in books of the item  covered | | Cumulative amount of fair  value adjustments on the  covered line | | Change in  the fair value  of the item  covered for  inefficiency  assessment | Cash flow hedge reserve /  foreign currency conversion | |
|  | Assets | Liabilities | Assets | Liabilities | Coverage  continues | Discontinuou  s coverage |
| Fair value hedges | 6,438 | 35,079 | (212) | (1,105) | (659) | — | — |
| Interest rate risk | 5,600 | 29,690 | (187) | (991) | (640) | — | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 285 | — | (1) | — | 7 | — | — |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | 553 | 5,389 | (24) | (114) | (26) | — | — |
| Credit risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash flow hedges | — | — | — | — | (285) | (259) | (1) |
| Interest rate risk | — | — | — | — | (288) | (271) | (1) |
| Exchange rate risk | — | — | — | — | (4) | — | — |
| Interest rate and exchange rate risk | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — |
| Inflation rate risk | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Net investment hedges abroad | 16,497 | — | 1,873 | — | 1,873 | — | — |
| Exchange rate risk | 16,497 | — | 1,873 | — | 1,873 | — | — |
| Total | 22,935 | 35,079 | 1,661 | (1,105) | 929 | (259) | (1) |

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The cumulative amount of adjustments of the fair value

hedging instruments that remain in the balance for

hedges items that are no longer adjusted by profit and

loss of coverage as at 31 December  2024 is EUR 33

million (EUR 48  million in 2023).

The following table contains information regarding the

effectiveness of the hedging relationships designated by

Banco Santander, as well as the impacts on profit or loss

and other comprehensive income as of 31 December

2024 and 2023:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2024 | | | | |
|  | Earnings /  (losses)  recognized in  Other  accumulated  global income | Coverage  inefficiency  recognized  in the  income  statement | Line of the income  statement that includes  ineffective coverage | Reclassified amount of reserves to the  income statement due to: | |
|  | Covered  transaction  that affects  the income  statement | Line of the income  statement that includes  reclassified amounts |
| Fair value hedges | — | (7) | Gain or losses of  financial assets/  liabilities |  |  |
| Interest rate risk | — | (11) |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate risk | — | 1 |  |  |  |
| Interest and Exchange rate risk | — | 4 |  |  |  |
| Credit risk | — | (1) |  |  |  |
| Other risks | — | — |  |  |  |
| Cash flow hedges | 409 | (3) | Gain or losses of  financial assets/  liabilities | 269 | Net interest income/  Gains or losses of  financial assets/  liabilities |
| Interest rate risk | 414 | (3) |  | 278 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | — | — |  | — |  |
| Interest and Exchange rate risk | (5) | — |  | (9) |  |
| Inflation rate risk | — | — |  | — |  |
| Other risks | — | — |  | — |  |
| Total | 409 | (10) |  | 269 |  |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2023 | | | | |
|  | Earnings /  (losses)  recognized in  Other  accumulated  global income | Coverage  inefficiency  recognized  in the  income  statement | Line of the income  statement that includes  ineffective coverage | Reclassified amount of reserves to the income  statement due to: | |
|  | Covered  transaction that  affects the  income  statement | Line of the income  statement that includes  reclassified amounts |
| Fair value hedges | — | (4) | Gain or losses of  financial assets/  liabilities |  |  |
| Interest rate risk | — | (45) |  |  |  |
| Exchange rate risk | — | (4) |  |  |  |
| Interest and Exchange rate  risk | — | 45 |  |  |  |
| Credit risk | — | — |  |  |  |
| Cash flow hedges | 285 | — | Gain or losses of  financial assets/  liabilities | 355 | Net interest income/  Gains or losses of  financial assets/  liabilities |
| Interest rate risk | 288 | — |  | 362 |  |
| Exchange rate risk | 4 | — |  | — |  |
| Interest and Exchange rate  risk | (6) | — |  | (7) |  |
| Inflation rate risk | (1) | — |  | — |  |
| Total | 285 | (4) |  | 355 |  |

The following table shows a reconciliation of each component of equity and an analysis of other comprehensive income in

relation to hedge accounting at 31 December 2024 and 2023:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at the end of the previous  year | (182) | (381) |
| Amount recognized in Other  accumulated global income |  |  |
| Cash flow hedges | 409 | 285 |
| Interest rate risk and interest rate  and exchange rate risk | 409 | 285 |
| Changes in equity by discharge at  P&L | 269 | 355 |
| Remains of equity movements | 140 | (70) |
| Other risks | — | — |
| Changes in equity by discharge at  P&L | — | — |
| Remains of equity movements | — | — |
| Taxes | (123) | (86) |
| Balance at year end | 104 | (182) |

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33. Off-balance-sheet funds

under management

As of 31 December 2024, Banco Santander held off-

balance-sheet funds under management, namely

investment funds and assets under   management,

amounting to EUR 108,663 million (31 December 2023,

EUR 93,539 million).   Marketed but not held under

management amounted to EUR 28,971 million (31

December 2023, EUR 22,220 million).

34. Interest income

Interest and similar income in the accompanying income

statements comprises the interest accruing in the year

on all financial assets with an implicit or explicit return,

calculated by applying the effective interest method,

irrespective of measurement at fair value, and the

rectifications of income as a result of hedge accounting.

Interest is recognized gross, without deducting any tax

withheld originally.

The detail of the main items of interest and similar

income earned in 2024 and 2023 is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Derivatives - Trading | 57 | 135 |
| Of which: Interest income derived  from economic hedges | 57 | 135 |
| Debt instruments | 4,100 | 2,890 |
| Central Banks | 80 | 53 |
| Public sector | 2,258 | 1,230 |
| Credit entities | 832 | 868 |
| Other financial companies | 845 | 601 |
| Non-financial companies | 85 | 138 |
| Loans and advances | 19,247 | 14,792 |
| Central Banks | 45 | 75 |
| Public sector | 526 | 409 |
| Credit entities | 3,137 | 1,770 |
| Other financial companies | 5,403 | 3,634 |
| Non-financial companies | 7,022 | 6,337 |
| Households | 3,114 | 2,567 |
| Other assets | 3,489 | 4,833 |
| Of which, insurance contracts linked  to pensions (note 23.c) | 14 | 14 |
| Deposits | 73 | 71 |
| Central Banks | — | 31 |
| Public sector | 12 | — |
| Credit entities | 7 | 8 |
| Other financial companies | 51 | 28 |
| Non-financial companies | 3 | 4 |
| Households | — | — |
| Hedging derivatives - Interest rate  risk | 61 | (150) |
| Other financial liabilities | — | 9 |
| Debt securities issued | — | — |
| Total | 27,027 | 22,580 |

Most of the interest and similar income was generated

by Banco Santander's financial assets that are measured

either at amortized cost or at fair value through Other

comprehensive income.

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35. Interest expense

Interest expense and similar charges in the

accompanying income statements includes the interest

accruing in the year on all financial liabilities with an

implicit or explicit return, including remuneration in kind,

calculated by applying the effective interest method,

irrespective of measurement at fair value; the

rectifications of cost as a result of hedge accounting; and

the interest cost attributable to provisions recorded for

pensions.

The detail of the main items of interest expense and

similar charges accrued in 2024 and  2023 is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Derivatives - Trading | 77 | 54 |
| Of which: interest income from  derivatives in economic hedges | 77 | 54 |
| Debt securities Issued | 4,948 | 4,062 |
| Debt securities | 30 | 60 |
| Central Banks | — | — |
| Public sector | 6 | 12 |
| Credit entities | 2 | 3 |
| Other financial companies | 21 | 43 |
| Non-financial companies | 1 | 2 |
| Loans and advances | 13 | 60 |
| Central Banks | — | — |
| Public sector | — | — |
| Credit entities | 8 | 10 |
| Other financial companies | 5 | 50 |
| Non-financial companies | — | — |
| Households | — | — |
| Deposits | 12,901 | 10,245 |
| Central Banks | 695 | 775 |
| Public sector | 1,205 | 713 |
| Credit entities | 2,697 | 2,298 |
| Other financial companies | 4,672 | 3,705 |
| Non-financial companies | 2,871 | 2,316 |
| Households | 761 | 438 |
| Other financial liabilities | 785 | 598 |
| Hedging derivatives - Interest rate  risk | 1,309 | 1,057 |
| Pensions and other obligations of  defined post-employment benefits  (note 23) | 49 | 68 |
| Others | — | — |
| Total | 20,112 | 16,204 |

Most of the interest expense and similar charges was

generated by Banco Santander's financial liabilities that

are measured at amortized cost.

36. Dividend income

‘Dividend income’ includes the dividends and payments

on equity instruments out of profits generated by

investees after the acquisition of the equity interest.

The detail of income from equity instruments is as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Financial assets held for trading | 513 | 408 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 9 | 12 |
| Financial assets at fair value through  other comprehensive income | 90 | 50 |
| Investments in subsidiaries, jointly  controlled entities and associates | 7,835 | 9,182 |
| Group entities | 7,787 | 8,888 |
| Associates | 48 | 294 |
| Total | 8,447 | 9,652 |

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Investments in subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities

and associates

The detail of the main items of interest expense and

similar charges accrued in 2024 and 2023 is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Detail of the companies: |  |  |
| GRUPO FINANCIERO SANTANDER  MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. | 1,292 | 1,444 |
| SANTANDER UK GROUP HOLDINGS PLC | 1,203 | 1,385 |
| SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA, INC | 1,066 | 2,760 |
| SANTANDER TOTTA, SGPS, S.A. | 979 | 661 |
| SANTANDER BANK POLSKA S.A. | 711 | 369 |
| SANTANDER CONSUMER FINANCE, S.A. | 500 | 607 |
| BANCO SANTANDER MEXICO, S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo  Financiero Santander México | 476 | 497 |
| SANTANDER INSURANCE, S.L. | 413 | — |
| SANTANDER HOLDING USA, Inc. | 164 | 84 |
| SANTANDER UK GROUP HOLDINGS PLC  (AT1) | 145 | 114 |
| SANTANDER INVESTMENT, S.A. | 110 | — |
| SAM INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, S.L. | 97 | 23 |
| SANTANDER CONSUMER FINANCE SA  (AT1) | 93 | 94 |
| BANCO SANTANDER S.A. (Uruguay) | 69 | 74 |
| OPEN BANK, S.A. | 63 | — |
| TEATINOS SIGLO XXI INVERSIONES S.A. | 58 | 84 |
| TRESMARES SANTANDER DIRECT  LENDING, SICC, S.A. | 54 | 19 |
| MERLIN PROPERTIES, SOCIMI, S.A. | 42 | 39 |
| SANTANDER INVESTMENT CHILE  LIMITADA | 35 | — |
| NAVIERA TRANS ORE, A.I.E. | 32 | — |
| SANTANDER FACTORING Y  CONFIRMING, S.A. UNIPERSONAL,  E.F.C. | 28 | 79 |
| BANCO SANTANDER PERÚ S.A. | 27 | 21 |
| SANTANDER CHILE HOLDING S.A. | 27 | 43 |
| PEREDA GESTION, S.A. | 24 | 11 |
| SANTADER GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY AND  OPERATIONS, S.L. UNIPERSONAL | 23 | 35 |
| SANTANDER SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS,  COMPAÑÍA ASEGURADORA, S.A. | — | 400 |
| ZURICH SANTANDER INSURANCE  AMERICA, S.L. | — | 202 |
| CNP SANTANDER INSURANCE LIFE  DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY | — | 51 |
| Other companies | 104 | 86 |
| Total | 7,835 | 9,182 |

37. Commission income

Fee and commission income comprise the amount of all

fees and commissions accruing in favour of Banco

Santander in the year, except those that form an integral

part of the effective interest rate on financial

instruments.

The detail of fee and commission income in the

accompanying income statements for 2024 and 2023 is

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Collection and payment  services: | 594 | 572 |
| Current Accounts | 186 | 185 |
| Credit and debit cards | 230 | 211 |
| Transfers and other payment  orders | 138 | 134 |
| Other commission income in  connection with payment  services | 40 | 42 |
| Marketing of non-banking  financial products: | 752 | 689 |
| Collective Investment | 556 | 454 |
| Insurance | 195 | 234 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Securities services: | 288 | 260 |
| Securities underwriting and  placement | 163 | 139 |
| Transfer orders | 19 | 16 |
| Other | 106 | 105 |
| Clearing and settlement | 73 | 63 |
| Asset management | 161 | 111 |
| Custody | 70 | 71 |
| Structured finance | 517 | 383 |
| Loan granted commitments  granted | 384 | 388 |
| Financial granted guarantees  granted | 329 | 267 |
| Other: | 623 | 499 |
| Foreign currency exchange | 159 | 131 |
| Other concepts | 464 | 368 |
| Total | 3,791 | 3,303 |

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38. Commission expense

Fee and commission expense show the amount of all

fees and commissions paid or payable by Banco

Santander in the year, except those that form an integral

part of the effective interest rate on financial

instruments.

The detail of fee and commission expense in the

accompanying income statements for 2024  and 2023 is

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Clearing and settlement | 69 | 49 |
| Loan commitments received | — | — |
| Financial guarantees received | 180 | 174 |
| Custody | 1 | — |
| Other A | 616 | 452 |
| Total | 866 | 675 |

A. Other Includes mainly commissions paid for financial and

mediation services, as well as credit cards.

39. Gains or losses on financial

assets and liabilities

The following information is presented below regarding

the gains or losses on financial assets or liabilities:

a) Breakdown

The detail, by classification of the related instrument, of

Gains/losses on financial assets and liabilities in the

accompanying income statements for  2024  and  2023  is

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and  liabilities not measured at fair value  through profit or loss, net | (97) | (232) |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | (47) | (234) |
| Other financial assets and liabilities | (50) | 2 |
| Of which, debt instruments | (61) | (5) |
| Of which, equity instruments | — | — |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and  liabilities held for trading, net A | 704 | 723 |
| Gains or losses on non-trading financial  assets and liabilities mandatory at fair  value through profit or loss | 73 | 93 |
| Gains or losses on financial assets and  liabilities measured at fair value through  profit or loss, net A | 350 | 122 |
| Gains or losses from hedge accounting,  net | (6) | (4) |
| Total | 1,024 | 702 |

A. Includes the net income obtained from transactions with debt securities,

capital instruments, derivatives and short positions included in this

portfolio when the Banco Santander jointly manages its risk in those

instruments.

b) Financial assets and liabilities at fair value

through profit or loss

The detail of the amount of the asset balances is as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Loans and receivables | 54,181 | 29,753 |
| Central Banks | 1,239 | 1,146 |
| Credit institutions | 24,008 | 11,456 |
| Customers | 28,934 | 17,151 |
| Debt instrumentsA | 43,519 | 30,937 |
| Equity instruments | 17,216 | 15,102 |
| Derivatives | 52,462 | 46,516 |
| Total | 167,378 | 122,308 |

A. Include EUR  36,497  million related to Spanish and foreign

government debt securities at 31 December 2024 (31 December

2023 , EUR 24,937 million).

The foregoing table shows the maximum credit risk

exposure of these assets at 31 December  2024 and

2023 , respectively. Banco Santander mitigates and

reduces this exposure as follows.

With respect to derivatives, Banco Santander has

entered into framework agreements with a large

number of credit institutions and customers for the

netting-off of asset positions and the provision of

collateral for non-payment.

'Loans and receivable' to credit institutions and loans

and receivable to 'customers' included reverse repos

amounting to EUR 80,003 million at 31 December 2024

(31 December 2023: EUR 50,001 million).

In addition, assets amounting to EUR 578 million have a

mortgage guarantee at 31 December 2024 (31

December 2023: EUR 775 million).

At 31 December 2024 and 2023, the amount of the

change in the year in the fair value of financial assets at

fair value through profit or loss attributable to variations

in their credit risk (spread) was not material.

The detail of the amount of the liability balances is as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Deposits | 79,698 | 74,052 |
| Central Banks | 10,897 | 6,662 |
| Credit Institutions | 26,991 | 19,420 |
| Customers | 41,810 | 47,970 |
| Marketable debt instruments | 1,069 | 208 |
| Short positions | 25,518 | 17,837 |
| Derivatives | 46,121 | 41,379 |
| Total | 152,406 | 133,476 |

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At 31 December 2024 and 2023, the amount of the

change in the fair value of financial liabilities at fair value

through profit or loss attributable to changes in their

credit risk during the year is not material.

40. Exchange differences, net

This chapter basically includes the results obtained in the

purchase and sale of currencies, the differences that

arise when converting monetary items in foreign

currency to functional currency and those from non-

monetary assets in foreign currency at the time of

disposal.

The detail of ‘Exchange differences (net)’ in the

accompanying income statements for  2024 and 2023  is

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Foreign currency purchases and  sales | (106) | (193) |

Banco Santander manages the currencies to which it is

exposed together with the arrangement of derivative

instruments and, accordingly, the changes in this line

item should be analyzed together with those recognized

under Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities

(see note 39).

41. Other operating income and

other operating expenses

The detail of ‘Other operating income’ in the

accompanying income statements for 2024  and  2023 , is

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Exploitation of real estate  investments and operating  leases | 277 | 261 |
| Others | 298 | 269 |
| Total | 575 | 530 |

The detail of ‘Other operating expenses’ in the

accompanying income statements for 2024  and 2023  is

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Contribution to Deposit  Guarantee Fund (note 1.h) | (16) | (247) |
| Contribution to Resolution  FundA (note 1.h) | — | (235) |
| Other operating expensesB | (609) | (497) |
| Total | (625) | (979) |

A. Includes the expense incurred by contribution to the National

Resolution Fund and to the Single Resolution Fund.

B. It includes EUR 290 million (EUR 189 million at 31 December 2023)

for the temporary tax on credit institutions (Law 38/2022).

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42. Staff costs

a) Breakdown

The detail of ‘Staff costs’ in  2024 and  2023  is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | 2023 | | |
|  | Of which,  in Spain | Of which,  foreign  branches | Total | Of which,  in Spain | Of which,  foreign  branches | Total |
| Wages and salaries | 1,862 | 638 | 2,500 | 1,805 | 573 | 2,378 |
| Social security costs | 378 | 63 | 441 | 358 | 54 | 412 |
| Additions to provisions for defined benefit pension  plans (note 23) | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Contributions to defined contribution pension funds | 82 | 26 | 108 | 80 | 21 | 101 |
| Equity-instrument-based remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other staff costs | 124 | 35 | 159 | 159 | 32 | 191 |
| Total | 2,448 | 762 | 3,210 | 2,404 | 680 | 3,084 |

b) Headcount

The average number of employees at the Bank, by

professional category, is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Average number of employees | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Executive directors and  Senior management | 15 | 16 |
| Other employees | 21,642 | 22,112 |
| Branches abroad | 2,182 | 1,933 |
| Total | 23,839 | 24,061 |

The number of employees, as of December 31, 2024 and

December 31, 2023, is 23,569 and 24,123, respectively.

The functional breakdown, by gender, at 31 December

2024 , is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Breakdown by gender | | | |
|  | Executives | | Other line personnel | |
|  | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| Breakdown by  gender | 81% | 19% | 50% | 50% |

The labour relations between employees and the various

Group companies and, therefore, the Bank are governed

by the related collective agreements or similar

regulations.

The number of employees with disabilities greater than

or equal to 33%, distributed by professional categories

at December 31, 2024 and  2023 , is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Senior executives | — | — |
| Other executives | 27 | 36 |
| Other employees | 405 | 400 |
| Total | 432 | 436 |

The average number of employees of Banco Santander

with a disability greater than or equal to 33%, during the

year 2024 was 435 (428 at 2023).

c) Share-based payments

The main share-based payments granted by the Group in

force at 31 December,  2024  and 2023 are described

below.

i. Bank

The variable remuneration policy for the Bank’s

executive directors and certain executive personnel of

the Bank and of other Group companies includes Bank

share-based payments, the implementation of which

requires, in conformity with the law and the Bank’s

Bylaws, specific resolutions to be adopted by the general

meeting.

Were it necessary or advisable for legal, regulatory or

other similar reasons, the delivery mechanisms

described below may be adapted in specific cases

without altering the maximum number of shares linked

to the plan or the essential conditions to which the

delivery thereof is subject.

These adaptations may involve replacing the delivery of

shares with the delivery of cash amounts of an equal

value.

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The plans that include share-based payments are as

follows: (i) Deferred and Conditional Variable

Remuneration Plan; (ii) Deferred Multiyear Objectives

Variable Remuneration Plan; (iii) Digital Transformation

Award, (iv) Digital Transformation Award 2022, Digital

Transformation Award 2023 and (vi) Digital

Transformation Award 2024. The characteristics of the

plans are set forth below:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| Deferred variable  remuneration  systems | Description and plan beneficiaries | Conditions | Calculation Base |
| (i) Deferred and  conditional  variable  remuneration  plan (2015,  2016, 2017,  2018, 2019,  2020, 2021,  2022, 2023 and  2024) | The purpose of these cycles is to  defer a portion of the variable  remuneration of the beneficiaries  over a period of  three years  for the  sixth cycles, over three or  five years  for the fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth,  tenth and eleventh cycles, and over  four or five years for the twelfth  cycle, for it to be paid, where  appropriate, in cash and in  Santander shares. The other portion  of the variable remuneration is also  to be paid in cash and Santander  shares, upon commencement of the  cycles, in accordance with the rules  set forth below.  Beneficiaries:  • Executive directors and certain  executives (including senior  management) and employees  who assume risk, who perform  control functions or receive an  overall remuneration which puts  them on the same remuneration  level as executives and  employees who assume risks  (fifth cycle)  • In the case of the sixth, seventh,  eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh  twelfth and thirteenth cycle and  fourteenth, the beneficiaries are  Material Risk Takers (Identified  staff) that are not beneficiaries of  the Deferred Multiyear Objectives  Variable Remuneration Plan. | For the fifth and sixth cycles (2015 to 2016), the  accrual of the deferred compensation is conditioned, in  addition to the requirement that the beneficiary  remains in the Group's employ, with the exceptions  included in the plan regulations on none of the  following circumstances existing during the period  prior to each delivery, pursuant to the provisions set  forth in each case in the plan regulations:  • Poor financial performance of the Group.  • Breach by the beneficiary of internal regulations,  including, in particular, those relating to risks.  • Material restatement of the Group's consolidated  financial statements, except when it is required  pursuant to a change in accounting standards.  • Significant changes in the Group’s economic  capital or risk profile  In the case of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,  eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth cycles (2017 to 2022),  the accrual of deferred compensation is conditioned, in  addition to the permanence of the beneficiary in the  Group, with the exceptions contained in the plan's  regulations, to non-occurrence of a poor performance  of the entity as a whole or of a specific division or area  of the entity or of the exposures generated by the  personnel:  i. significant failures in risk management by the  entity , or by a business unit or risk control unit.  ii. the increase suffered by the entity or by a business  unit of its capital needs, not foreseen at the time  of generation of the exposures.  iii. Regulatory sanctions or judicial sentences for  events that could be attributable to the unit or the  personnel responsible for those. Also, the breach  of internal codes of conduct of the entity.  iv. Irregular behaviours, whether individual or  collective, considering in particular the negative  effects derived from the marketing of  inappropriate products and the responsibilities of  the persons or bodies that made those decisions. | Fifth cycle (2015):  • Executive directors and members of the Identified  Staff with total variable remuneration higher than  2.6  million euros: 40%  paid immediately and  60%  deferred over  5 years deferral period.  • Division managers, country heads (of countries  which represent at least 1% of Group's economic  capital), other executives of the Group with a similar  profile and members of the Identified Staff  with  total variable remuneration between  1.7 million  euros (1.8 million in fourth cycle) and  2.6 million  euros:  50% paid immediately and  50% deferred over  5 years (fifth cycle)  • Other beneficiaries: 60% paid immediately and 40%  deferred over  3 years.  Sixth cycle (2016):  • 60% of bonus will be paid immediately and 40%  deferred over a three years period.  Seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh cycle (2017,  2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021):  • Beneficiaries of these plans with target total variable  remuneration higher or equal to 2.7 million euros:  40%  paid immediately and 60% deferred over 5  years  • Beneficiaries of these plans with target total variable  remuneration between 1.7 million euros and 2.7  million euros:  50% paid immediately and 50%paid  over 5 years  • Other beneficiaries of these plans: 60% paid  immediately and 40% deferred over 3 years.  Twelfth (2022),thirteenth (2023) and fourteenth  (2024)cycle:  • Beneficiaries of these plans with target total variable  remuneration higher or equal to 2.7 million euros:  40% paid immediately and 60% deferred over 5  years  • Beneficiaries of these plans with target total variable  remuneration between 1.7 million euros and 2.7  million euros: 50%  paid immediately and 50%  paid  over 5 years  • Other beneficiaries of these plans: 60% paid  immediately and 40% deferred over 4 years .  T |

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| Deferred variable  remuneration  systems | Description and plan beneficiaries | Conditions | Calculation Base |
| (ii)Deferred  Multiyear  Objectives  Variable  Remuneration  Plan (2016,  2017, 2018,  2019, 2020,  2021, 2022,  2023 and 2024) | The aim is simplifying the  remuneration structure, improving  the ex ante risk adjustment and  increasing the impact of the long-  term objectives on the Group’s most  relevant roles. The purpose of these  cycles is to defer a portion of the  variable remuneration of the  beneficiaries over a period of three  or five years  (four or  five years for  the seventh cycle) for it to be paid,  where appropriate, in cash and in  Santander shares; the other portion  of the variable remuneration is also  to be paid in cash and Santander  shares (regarding the instruments  part, executive directors in the  seventh cycle have the opportunity  to choose all in share options or half  in share options and half in shares),  upon commencement of the cycles,  in accordance with the rules set  forth below. The accrual of the last  third of the deferral (in the case of 3  years deferral), the last 2 fourths (in  the case of 4 years deferral) and the  last three fifths (in the case of 5  years deferral) is also subject to  long-term objectives.  Beneficiaries  Executive directors, senior  management and certain executives  of the Group’s first lines of  responsibility. | In 2016 the accrual is conditioned, in addition to the  permanence of the beneficiary in the Group, with the  exceptions contained in the plan’s regulations, to non-  occurrence of the following circumstances during the  period prior to each of the deliveries in the terms set  forth in each case in the plan’s regulations:  i. Poor performance of the Group.  ii. Breach by the beneficiary of the internal  regulations, including in particular that relating to  risks.  iii. Material restatement of the Group’s consolidated  financial statements, except when appropriate  under a change in accounting regulations.  iv. Significant changes in the Group’s economic  capital or risk profile.  In 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 the accrual is  conditioned, in addition to the beneficiary' permanence  in the Group, with the exceptions contained in the  plan’s regulations, to the non-occurrence of poor  financial performance from the entity as a whole or of  a specific division or area thereof or of the exposures  generated by the personnel, taking into account the  following factors:  v. Significant failures in risk management committed  by the entity, or by a business unit or risk control  unit.  vi. the increase suffered by the entity or by a business  unit of its capital needs, not foreseen at the time  of generation of the exposures.  vii. Regulatory sanctions or court rulings for events  that could be attributable to the unit or the  personnel responsible for those. Also, the breach  of internal codes of conduct of the entity.  viii. Irregular behaviours, whether individual or  collective, considering in particular negative  effects derived from the marketing of  inappropriate products and responsibilities of  persons or bodies that made those decisions.    Paid half in cash and half in shares. In the seventh  cycle, and only for executive directors: half in cash and  25% in share options and 25% in shares (unless the  director chooses to receive options only).  The maximum number of shares to be delivered is  calculated by taking into account the weighted average  daily volume of weighted average prices for the fifteen  trading sessions prior to the previous Friday (excluding)  on the date on which the board decides the bonus for  the Executive directors of the Bank.  In the eighth cycle, and for all Identified Staff: half in  cash and 25% in shares and 25% in share options, or  half in cash and half in shares, according to each  executive´s choice.  In the ninth cycle, half in cash and half in shares. | First cycle (2016):  Executive directors and members of the Identified Staff  with total variable remuneration higher than or equal  to 2.7 million euros: 40% paid immediately and 60%  deferred over a 5 years  period.  Senior managers, country heads of countries  representing at least 1% of the Group´s capital and  other members of the identified staff whose total  variable remuneration is between 1.7 million and 2.7  million euros: 50% paid immediately and 50% deferred  over a 5 years period.  Other beneficiaries: 60% paid immediately and 40%  deferred over a 3 years period.  The second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth cycles (2017,  2018, 2019,2020 and 2021 respectively) are under the  aforementioned deferral rules, except that the  variable  remuneration considered is the target for each  executive and not the actual award.  In 2016 the metrics for the deferred portion subject to  long-term objectives (last third or last three fifths,  respectively, for the cases of three years and five years  deferrals) are:  Earnings per share (EPS) growth in 2018 over 2015.  Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) in the  2016-2018 period measured against a group of credit  institutions.  Compliance with the fully-loaded common equity tier 1  (“CET1”) ratio target for financial year 2018.  Compliance with Grupo Santander’s underlying return  on risk-weighted assets (“RoRWA”) growth target for  financial year 2018 compared to financial year 2015.  In the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth cycle (2017,  2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) the metrics for the  deferred portion subject to long-term objectives (last  third or last three fifths, respectively, for the cases of  three years and five years deferrals) are:  EPS growth in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (over  2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, for each respective  cycle)  Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) measured  against a group of 17 credit institutions (second and  third cycles) in the periods 2017-2019 and 2018-2019,  respectively, and against a group of 9 entities (fourth,  fifth and sixth cycle) for the 2019-2021, 2020-2022  and 2010-2023  period.  Compliance with the fully-loaded common equity tier 1  (“CET1”) ratio target for financial years 2019, 2020,  2021,2022 and 2023, respectively.  In the seventh (2022), eighth cycle (2023) and ninth  cycle (2024), the metrics for the deferred portion  subject to long-term objectives (two last fourths and  last three fifths, for the cases of four years and five  years deferrals) are:  • Banco Santander's consolidated Return on  tangible equity (RoTE) target in 2024 (7th  cycle) and 2025 (8th cycle) and 2026 (9th  cycle).  • Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)  measured against a group of 9 credit  institutions for the period 2022-2024 (7th  cycle), 2023-2025 (8th cycle) and  2024-2026 (9th cycle).  • Progress level in the public targets of our  Sustainability agenda. |

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| Deferred variable  remuneration  systems | Description and plan beneficiaries | Conditions | Calculation Base |
| (iii) Digital  Transformation  Award (2019,  2020 and 2021) | The 2019, 2020 and 2021 Digital  Transformation Incentive (the  “Digital Incentive”) is a variable  remuneration system that includes  the delivery of Santander shares and  share options.  The aim of the Digital Incentive is to  attract and retain the critical skill  sets to support and accelerate the  digital transformation of the Group.  By means of this program, the Group  offers a remuneration element  which is competitive with the  remuneration systems offered  by  other market operators who also  compete for digital talent.  The number of beneficiaries is  limited to a maximum of 250  employees and the total amount of  the incentive is limited to 30 million  euros. | The funding of this incentive is subject to meeting  important milestones that are aligned with the Group´s  digital roadmap and have been approved by the board  of directors, taking into account the digitalization  strategy of the Group, with the aim of becoming the  best open, responsible global financial services  platform.  Performance of 2019 incentive was measured based on  achievement of the following milestones: (i) Launch of  a Global Trade Services (GTS) platform; (ii) launch of a  Global Merchant Services (GMS) platform; (iii)  migration of our fully digital bank, OpenBank, to a  "next generation" platform and launch in 3 markets;  (iv) extension of SuperDigital in Brazil to at least one  other country; (v) and launch of our international  payments app based on blockchain Pago FX to non-  Santander customers.  The milestones for the 2020 Digital Transformation  Award were: (i) rolling out the global merchant services  (GMS) platform in 3 new geographies, enhancing the  platform functionality and achieving volume targets for  transactions and participating merchants; (ii) doing the  commercial rollout of the global trade services (GTS)  platform in 8 new geographies, enhancing platform  functionality, and achieving  volume targets for on-  boarded clients and monthly active users; (iii)  launching OpenBank in a new market and migrating  the retail banking infrastructure to “new-mode” bank;  (iv) launch the global platform SuperDigital in at least 4  countries, driving target active user growth; (v)  deploying machine learning across pre-defined  markets for 4 priority use cases, rolling out Conversion  Rate Optimization (Digital marketing) for at least 40  sales programs, delivering profit targets, and driving  reduction of agent handled calls in contact centers; (vi)  successfully implementing initiatives related to on-  board and identity services, common API (application  programming interface) layer, payment hubs, mobile  app for SMEs and virtual assistant services; and (vii)  launching the PagoFX global platform in at least 4  countries.  The milestones for 2021 were: (i)in relation to Pago Nxt  Consumer payment platform: implementation of  Superdigital platform in seven countries, acquisition of  over 1.5 million active customer base and accelerating  growth through B2B (business to business) and B2B2C  (business to business to customer) partnerships,  acquiring more than 50% of the new customers  through these channels, which are more cost-effective;  (ii)in relation to Digital Consumer Bank: launching  online API for checkout lending in the European Union  and completion of controllable items for Openbank  launch in USA; (iii)in relation to One Santander  strategy: implementation in Europe of One Common  Mobile Experience and, specifically, implementation of  Europe ONE app for individual customers in at least  three of the four countries by December 2021; and be  among the three-top rated entities in terms of Mobile  NetPromoter Score (Mobile NPS) in at least two of the  four countries by December 2021; (iv) In relation to  cloud adoption: host 75% of migratable virtual  machines on cloud technology (either public cloud or  OHE) by December 2021. For these purposes,  mainframes, physical servers and servers with non-x86  operating systems will be considered non-migratable. . | The Digital Incentive is structured 50% in Santander  shares and 50% in options over Santander shares,  taking into account the fair value of the option at the  moment in which they are granted. For Material Risk  Takers subject to five years deferrals, the Digital  Incentive (shares and options over shares) shall be  delivered in thirds, on the third, fourth and fifth  anniversary from their granting. For Material Risk  Takers subject to three years deferrals and employees  not subject to deferrals, delivery shall be done on the  third anniversary from their granting.  Any delivery of shares, either directly or via exercise of  options overs shares, will be subject generally to the  Group’s general malus & clawback provisions as  described in the Group’s remuneration policy and to the  continuity of the beneficiary within the Group  Santander. In this regard, the board may define specific  rules for non-Identified Staff.  Vested share options can be exercised until maturity,  with all options lapsing after ten years (for granting the  2019 incentive) and eight years (for granting the 2020  and 2021 incentive).  The total achievement for 2021 Digital Incentive was  77.5% (85% en 2020 and 83% en 2019). |

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| (iv) Digital  Transformation  Award (2022) | The board of directors approved the  2022 Digital  Transformation Incentive. It is a variable  remuneration scheme  splits in two different blocks:  • The first one, with the same  mechanism than previous years,  that delivers Santander shares and  share options if the group hits major  milestones on its digital roadmap. This  is aimed at a group of up to 250 (is  limited to 30 million euros)employees  whose functions are deemed essential  to Santander’s growth.  • And the second one, which delivers  PagoNxt, S.L. RSUs and premium prices  options (PPOs), and is aimed at up to 50  employees (and limited to 15 million  euros) whose roles are considered key  to PagoNxt’s success.  The aim of the Digital Incentive is to  attract and retain the critical skill sets to  support and accelerate the digital  transformation of the Group. By means  of this program, the Group offers a  remuneration element which is  competitive with the remuneration  systems offered  by other market  operators who also compete for digital  talent. | Performance of the first block of the  incentive shall be  measured based on achievement of the following  milestones:  i. Edelweiss: Our Santander future retail architecture  EDELWEISS will mean moving from our current Core  centric banking architecture towards a Customer and  Data-Centric Core supported by lean Record  Processing engines.  ii. Simplification: Speed up the simplification of our  technology platform and business model by Reducing  the total number of applications in production and  reducing number of products in the regions.  iii. Agile: Agile ways of working enable a better and  faster reaction to customers’ needs and is based on a  value-driven delivery that increases efficiency by  reducing time-to-market and development costs, and  increasing quality. People working in Agile are more  collaborative, engaged, empowered and creative.  iv. In Digital Consumer Bank:  a) To create the BNPL platform connected to at least  one merchant in Netherlands and Germany, and to  make sure the platform is ready to connect in Spain.  b) To support the definition of Openbank US’s IT digital  strategy and achieve 2022 milestones in it.  c) To have the new leasing platform connected to  dealers in Italy.  d) To expand the Wabi B2B online business to  Germany. To execute the first B2B deal with an  Original Equipment Manufacturer or mobility player in  at least one country. To expand coches.com business  and platform to Portugal.  And in regard to the second block of digital incentive:  the consolidation of PagoNxt Core Perimeter. | The first block of thee Digital Incentive is structured  50% in Santander shares and 50% in options over  Santander shares, taking into account the fair value  of the option at the moment in which they are  granted. For Material Risk Takers subject to five  years deferrals, the Digital Incentive (shares and  options over shares) shall be delivered in thirds, on  the third, fourth and fifth anniversary from their  granting. For Material Risk Takers subject to three  years deferrals and employees not subject to  deferrals, delivery shall be done on the third  anniversary from their granting.  Any delivery of shares, either directly or via exercise  of options overs shares, will be subject generally to  the Group’s general malus & clawback provisions as  described in the Group’s remuneration policy and to  the continuity of the beneficiary within the Grupo  Santander. In this regard, the board may define  specific rules for non-Identified Staff.  Vested share options can be exercised until maturity,  with all options lapsing after ten years .  The total achievement for 2022 Digital Incentive  was 96.5%.  The second block of Digital Incentive is structures in  restricted stock units (RSUs) and premium priced  Options (PPOs) of PagoNxt, S.L. in a percentage  determined by the internal category of the  beneficiary. The total achievement for 2022 was  100%. |

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| (iv) Digital  Transformation  Award (2023) | The board of directors approved the  2023 Digital  Transformation Incentive. It is a variable  remuneration scheme  which delivers  PagoNxt, S.L. RSUs and premium prices  options (PPOs), and is aimed at up to  50  employees (and limited to  15 million  euros) whose roles are considered key  to PagoNxt’s success.  With this program, the Group offers a  remuneration element which is  competitive with the remuneration  systems offered  by other market  operators who also compete for digital  talent. | And the performance conditions were focus on key  digital projects related with PagoNxt's main  businesses (Trade, Merchant and Payments) in its core  geographies. | This incentive  is structures in restricted stock units  (RSUs) and premium priced Options (PPOs) of  PagoNxt S.L. in a percentage determined by the  internal category of the beneficiary. The average  achievement for 2023 was 88%. |

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| (iv) Digital  Transformation  Award (2024) | The board of directors approved the  2024 Digital  Transformation Incentive. It is a variable  remuneration scheme  which delivers  PagoNxt, S.L. RSUs, and is aimed at  approximately to 50  employees (and limited to  15 million  euros) whose roles are considered key  to PagoNxt’s success.  With this program, the Group offers a  remuneration element which is  competitive with the remuneration  systems offered  by other market  operators who also compete for digital  talent. | And the performance conditions were focus on key  digital projects related with PagoNxt's main  businesses (Trade, Merchant and Payments) in its core  geographies. | This incentive  is structures in restricted stock units  (RSUs) of PagoNxt S.L. in a percentage determined  by the internal category of the beneficiary. The  average achievement for 2024 was  77%. |

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iii. Fair value

The fair value of the performance share plans was

calculated as follows:

– Deferred variable compensation plan linked to multi-

year objectives   2023  and  2024 :

The Group calculates at the grant date the fair value of

the plan based on the valuation report of an independent

expert, Willis Towers Watson. According to the design of

the plan for  2023   and  2024  and the levels of

achievement of similar plans in comparable entities,  it

has been considered that the fair value is 70% .

43. Other general

administrative expenses

a) Breakdown

The detail of Other general administrative expenses in

the accompanying income statements for  2024  and

2023  is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Technology and systems | 761 | 718 |
| Fixtures and supplies | 124 | 113 |
| Other administrative expenses | 734 | 689 |
| Technical reports | 148 | 181 |
| Advertising | 98 | 108 |
| Per diems and travel expenses | 66 | 61 |
| Surveillance and cash courier  services | 39 | 33 |
| Communications | 33 | 31 |
| Taxes other than income tax | 61 | 79 |
| Insurance premiums | 19 | 14 |
| Total | 2,083 | 2,027 |

b) Technical reports and other

Technical reports includes the fees from the various

Group companies (detailed in the accompanying

appendices) for the services provided by their respective

auditors, the detail being as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024A | 2023A |
| Audit | 120.1 | 117.5 |
| Audit-related services | 13.6 | 8.6 |
| Tax services | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| All other | 7.4 | 5.9 |
| Total | 142.0 | 133.6 |

A. Of those corresponding to Banco Santander, S.A. EUR 32.2 million,

EUR 3.6 million , EUR 0,1 million and EUR 1.1 million, respectively, as

of December 31, 2024 (EUR 32.2 million, EUR 2.8 million, EUR 0

million and EUR 2.5 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2023);

and Branches of Banco Santander, S.A., EUR 0.7 million, EUR 1.9

million, EUR 0 million and EUR 0 million, respectively, as of December

31, 2024 (EUR 0.7 million, EUR 0.1 million, EUR 0 million and EUR 0

million, respectively as of December 31, 2023).

The audit services and main non-audit services included

for each item in the above breakdown are detailed as

follows:

• Audit services: audit of the individual and

consolidated financial statements of Banco

Santander and its subsidiaries (which PwC or another

network firm is the external auditor); audit of the

interim consolidated financial statements of Banco

Santander; integrated audits prepared in order to file

the Form 20-F  with the SEC  and the internal control

audits (SOx) for required Group's entities; limited

reviews of financial statements; and  regulatory

reports required to the external auditors on Group's

entities.

• Audit-related services: issuance of comfort letters,

verification services of financial and non-financial

information required by regulators, and other

reviews of documentation to be submitted to

domestic or foreign authorities that, due to their

nature, are typically provided by the external auditor.

• Tax services: tax compliance and advisory services

provided to Group companies mainly outside Spain,

which have no direct effect on the audited financial

statements and are permitted in accordance with the

applicable independence regulations.

• Other services: agreed-upon procedure reports,

assurance reports and special reports performed

under the accepted profession's standards; as well as

other reports required by the regulators.

The 'Audit' heading includes the fees for the year's audit,

regardless of the date the audit was completed. Any

subsequent adjustments, which are not significant, and

for purposes of comparison, are shown in this note for

each year. The fees corresponding to the rest of the

services are shown by reference to when the audit

committee approved them.

The services commissioned from the Group's auditors

meet the independence requirements under applicable

European and Spanish law, the SEC rules and the Public

Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB),

applicable to the Group, and they did not involve in any

case the performance of any work that is incompatible

with the auditor's role.

Lastly, the Group commissioned services from audit

firms other than PwC amounting to EUR  206.2  million in

2024 (EUR 174.1 million in 2023 ).

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c) Number of branches

The number of offices according to their geographical

location at 31 December 2024  and  2023 is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Number of branches | | |
|  | Group | |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Spain | 1,877 | 1,924 |
| Group | 6,134 | 6,594 |
|  | 8,011 | 8,518 |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Number of branches | | |
|  | Of which, Banco Santander | |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Spain | 1,800 | 1,846 |
| International | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 1,810 | 1,856 |

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44. Impairment or reversal of

the impairment of investments

in subsidiaries, joint ventures

and associates or non-financial

assets

The detail of ‘Impairment losses on other assets (net)’ in

the accompanying income statements for 2024 and

2023  is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Investments in subsidiaries, joint  ventures or associates (note 13) | (237) | (1,047) |
| Non-financial assets (notes 15  and 16) | (3) | 21 |
| Total | (240) | (1,026) |

45. Gains or losses on non-

financial assets and

investments, net

The detail of ‘Gains/(losses) on disposal of assets not

classified as non-current assets held for sale’ in the

accompanying income statements for 2024 and 2023  is

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| On disposal of tangible assets | 5 | 1 |
| On disposal of investments in  subsidiaries, jointly controlled  entities and associates | 214 | 5 |
| Total | 219 | 6 |

46. Gains or losses on non-

current assets held for sale not

classified as discontinued

operations

The detail of ‘Gains/(losses) on non-current assets held

for sale not classified as discontinued operations’ in the

accompanying income statements for 2024  and 2023 is

as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Impairment of non-current assets  held for sale (note 12) | (61) | (59) |
| Gain / (loss) on disposal | 3 | (40) |
| Total | (58) | (99) |

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47. Related parties

The parties related to Banco Santander are deemed to

include, in addition to its subsidiaries, associates and

jointly controlled entities, Banco Santander's key

management personnel (the members of its Board of

Directors and the executive vice presidents, together

with their close family members) and the entities over

which the key management personnel may exercise

significant influence or control.

Following is a detail of the transactions performed by

Banco Santander with its related parties at 31 December

2024 and  2023, distinguishing between subsidiaries,

joint venture entities and associated entities, members

of Banco Santander's board of directors, Banco

Santander's executive vice presidents, and other related

parties, Related party transactions were made on terms

equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length

transactions or, when this was not the case, the related

compensation in kind was recognized.

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | |
|  | Subsidiaries, joint  ventures and  associated entities | Members of the  Board of Directors A | Senior  Management | Other related  parties A |
|  | | | | |
| Assets | 148,025 | — | 14 | 226 |
| Equity instruments | 100,142 | — | — | — |
| Debt instruments | 17,429 | — | — | 5 |
| Loans and advances | 30,454 | — | 14 | 221 |
| From which: impaired financial assets | 158 | — | — | — |
| Others | — | — | — | — |
| Liabilities | 21,703 | 9 | 7 | 292 |
| Deposits credit institution and clients | 20,558 | 9 | 7 | 292 |
| Marketable debt securities | 1,145 | — | — | — |
| Income statement | 10,181 | — | — | 4 |
| Interest and similar income | 1,998 | — | — | 9 |
| Interest expense and similar charges | (544) | — | — | (5) |
| Interest from equity instruments | 7,803 | — | — | — |
| Gains / (Losses) on financial instruments and other | 828 | — | — | — |
| Fee and commission income | 132 | — | — | 1 |
| Fee and commission expense | (36) | — | — | (1) |
| Other | 17,889 | 4 | 3 | 216 |
| Contingent liabilities | 7,796 | 3 | 2 | 64 |
| Contingent commitments | 10,093 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Financial instruments - derivatives | — | — | — | 132 |

A.  Includes transactions carried out with both Banco Santander and with other entities of Grupo Santander .

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2023 | | | |
|  | Subsidiaries, joint  ventures and  associated entities | Members of the  board of directors A | Senior  Management | Other related  parties A |
|  | | | | |
| Assets | 149,221 | — | 12 | 186 |
| Equity instruments | 99,576 | — | — | — |
| Debt instruments | 17,593 | — | — | 1 |
| Loans and advances | 32,052 | — | 12 | 185 |
| From which: impaired financial assets | 164 | — | — | — |
| Liabilities | 16,126 | 14 | 5 | 150 |
| Deposits credit institution and clients | 14,947 | 14 | 5 | 150 |
| Marketable debt securities | 1,179 | — | — | — |
| Income statement | 11,464 | — | — | 11 |
| Interest and similar income | 1,719 | — | — | 9 |
| Interest expense and similar charges | (512) | — | — | (1) |
| Interest from equity instruments | 9,179 | — | — | — |
| Gains / (Losses) on financial instruments and other | 754 | — | — | — |
| Fee and commission income | 108 | — | — | 3 |
| Fee and commission expense | 216 | — | — | — |
| Other | 17,889 | 3 | 2 | 1,094 |
| Contingent liabilities | 7,796 | 2 | 1 | 861 |
| Contingent commitments | 10,093 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Financial instruments - derivatives | — | — | — | 224 |

A. Includes transactions carried out with both Banco Santander and with other entities of Grupo Santander.

Additionally, the above-mentioned breakdown shows

pension insurance contracts with Grupo Santander

insurance companies amounting to EUR 186 million on

December 31 of 2024 (EUR 195 million on December 31

of 2023).

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48. Fair value of financial

instruments

a) Detail

The following table summarises the fair values, at

the end of each of the years indicated, of the

financial assets and liabilities listed below,

classified according to the different valuation

methodologies used by the Bank to determine their

fair value:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | 2023 | | |
|  | Published  price  quotations in  active  Markets  (Level 1) | Internal Models  (Level 2 and 3) | Total | Published  price  quotations in  active  Markets  (Level 1) | Internal Models  (Level 2 and 3) | Total |
| Financial assets held for trading | 59,302 | 101,123 | 160,425 | 44,442 | 69,755 | 114,197 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at  fair value through profit or loss | 21 | 2,106 | 2,127 | 64 | 2,241 | 2,305 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value  through profit or loss | — | 4,826 | 4,826 | — | 5,806 | 5,806 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income | 9,511 | 5,801 | 15,312 | 4,929 | 4,845 | 9,774 |
| Hedging derivatives (assets) | — | 1,917 | 1,917 | — | 1,102 | 1,102 |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 26,037 | 93,112 | 119,149 | 18,126 | 77,926 | 96,052 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value  through profit or loss | — | 33,257 | 33,257 | — | 37,424 | 37,424 |
| Hedging derivatives (liabilities) | — | 2,516 | 2,516 | — | 3,099 | 3,099 |

Grupo Santander  has developed a formal process for

the systematic valuation and management of financial

instruments, which has been implemented worldwide

across all the  Group´s units. The governance scheme for

this process, applicable to the Bank, distributes

responsibilities between  two  independent divisions:

Treasury (development, marketing and daily

management of financial products) and Risk (on

a periodic basis, validation of pricing models and daily

risk certification of market data, computation of risk

metrics, new transaction approval policies,

management control  of market risk and

implementation of fair value adjustment policies).

The approval of new products follows a sequence of

steps (request, development, validation, integration in

corporate systems and quality assurance) before the

product is brought into production. This process ensures

that pricing systems have been properly reviewed and

are stable before they are used.

The following subsections set forth the most important

products and families of derivatives, and the related

valuation techniques and inputs, by asset class:

Fixed income and inflation

The fixed income asset class includes basic instruments

such as interest rate forwards, interest rate swaps and

cross currency swaps, which are valued using the net

present value of the estimated future cash flows

discounted taking into account basis (swap and cross

currency spreads) determined on the basis of the

payment frequency and currency of each leg of the

derivative. Vanilla options, including caps, floors and

swaptions, are priced using the Black-Scholes model,

which is one of the benchmark industry models. More

exotic derivatives are priced using more complex

models which are generally accepted as standard

across institutions.

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These pricing models are fed with observable market

data such as deposit interest rates, futures rates, cross

currency swap and constant maturity swap rates, and

basis spreads, on the basis of which different yield

curves, depending on the payment frequency, and

discounting curves are calculated for each currency. In

the case of options, implied volatilities are also used as

model inputs. These volatilities are observable in the

market for cap and floor options and swaptions, and

interpolation and extrapolation of volatilities from the

quoted ranges are carried out using generally accepted

industry models. The pricing of more exotic derivatives

may require the use of non-observable data or

parameters, such as correlation (among interest rates

and cross-asset), mean reversion rates and prepayment

rates, which are usually defined from historical data or

through calibration.

Inflation-related assets include zero-coupon or year-

on-year inflation-linked bonds and swaps, valued with

the present value method using forward estimation and

discounting. Derivatives on inflation indices are priced

using standard or more complex internal models.

Valuation inputs of these models consider inflation-

linked swap spreads observable in the market and

estimations of inflation seasonality, on the basis of

which a forward inflation curve is calculated. Also,

implied volatilities taken from zero-coupon and year-

on-year inflation options are also inputs for the pricing

of more complex derivatives.

Equity and foreign exchange

The most important products in these asset classes are

forward and futures contracts; they also include vanilla,

listed and OTC (Over-The-Counter) derivatives on single

underlying assets and baskets of assets. Vanilla options

are priced using the standard Black-Scholes model and

more exotic derivatives involving forward returns,

average performance, or digital, barrier or callable

features are priced using generally accepted industry

models or internal models, as appropriate. For

derivatives on illiquid stocks, hedging takes into

account the liquidity constraints in models.

The inputs of equity models consider yield curves, spot

prices, dividends, asset funding costs (repo margin

spreads), implied volatilities, correlation among equity

stocks and indices, and cross-asset correlation. Implied

volatilities are obtained from market quotes of

European and American-style vanilla call and put

options. Various interpolation and extrapolation

techniques are used to obtain continuous volatility for

illiquid stocks. Dividends are usually estimated for the

mid and long term. Correlations are implied, when

possible, from market quotes of correlation-dependent

products. In all other cases, proxies are used for

correlations between benchmark underlyings or

correlations are obtained from historical data.

The inputs of foreign exchange models include the yield

curve for each currency, the spot foreign exchange rate,

the implied volatilities and the correlation among

assets of this class. Volatilities are obtained from

European call and put options which are quoted in

markets as of-the-money, risk reversal or butterfly

options. Illiquid currency pairs are usually handled by

using the data of the liquid pairs from which the illiquid

currency can be derived. For more exotic products,

unobservable model parameters may be estimated by

fitting to reference prices provided by other non-quoted

market sources.

Credit

The most common instrument in this asset class is the

credit default swap (CDS), which is used to hedge credit

exposure to third parties. In addition, models for first-

to-default (FTD), n-to-default (NTD) and single-tranche

collateralised debt obligation (CDO) products are also

available. These products are valued with standard

industry models, which estimate the probability of

default of a single issuer (for CDS) or the joint

probability of default of more than one issuer for FTD,

NTD and CDO.

Valuation inputs are the yield curve, the CDS spread

curve and the recovery rate. For indices and important

individual issuers, the CDS spread curve is obtained in

the market. For less liquid issuers, this spread curve is

estimated using proxies or other credit-dependent

instruments. Recovery rates are usually set to standard

values. For listed single-tranche CDO, the correlation of

joint default of several issuers is implied from the

market. For FTD, NTD and internal CDO, the correlation

is estimated from proxies or historical data when no

other option is available.

Valuation adjustment for counterparty risk or default

risk

The Credit valuation adjustment (CVA) is a valuation

adjustment to over the counter (OTC) derivatives as a

result of the risk associated with the credit exposure

assumed to each counterparty.

The CVA is calculated taking into account potential

exposure to each counterparty in each future period.

The CVA for a specific counterparty is equal to the sum

of the CVA for all the periods. The following inputs are

used to calculate the CVA:

• Expected exposure: including for each transaction

the mark-to-market (MtM) value plus an add-on for

the potential future exposure for each period.

Mitigating factors such as collateral and netting

agreements are taken into account, as well as a

temporary impairment factor for derivatives with

interim payments.

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• Severity: percentage of final loss assumed in a

counterparty credit event/default.

• Probability of default: for cases where there is no

market information (the CDS quoted spread curve,

etc.), proxies based on companies holding

exchange-listed CDS, in the same industry and with

the same external rating as the counterparty, are

used.

• Discount factor curve.

The Debit Valuation Adjustment (DVA) is a valuation

adjustment similar to the CVA but, in this case, it arises

as a result of the Bank’s own risk assumed by its

counterparties in OTC derivatives.

The CVA at 31 December  2024, at a consolidated level,

amounted to EUR  272 million (resulting in a decrease of

7.2% compared to 31 December  2023) and DVA

amounted to EUR 317  million (resulting in a decrease of

3.9%  compared to 31 December 2023). These

decreases are mainly due to the declines in the EUR and

USD interest rate markets, lower inflation and the

movements in credit markets whose spread levels have

reduced moderately compared to those of December

2023.

The CVA at 31 December 2023 amounted to EUR

293 million (resulting in a decrease of 16.5% compared

to 31 December 2022) and DVA amounted to EUR

330 million (resulting in a decrease of  9.3% compared

to 31 December 2022).

Regarding the Bank, At the end of December 2024,  CVA

amounted to EUR 180 million (EUR 177 million to 31

December 2023) and DVA amounted to EUR 134 million

(EUR 115 million to 31 December 2023). The increase is

mainly due to an increase in exposure from new

transactions , partially offset by the reduction in credit

spreads during the year.

In addition, the Group amounts the funding fair value

adjustment (FFVA) is calculated by applying future

market funding spreads to the expected future funding

exposure of any uncollateralised component of the OTC

derivative portfolio. This includes the uncollateralised

component of collateralised derivatives in addition to

derivatives that are fully uncollateralised. The expected

future funding exposure is calculated by a simulation

methodology, where available. The FFVA impact is not

material for the consolidated annual accounts as of 31

December 2024  and 2023.

During 2024, the Group has continued to apply the

criteria for classifying financial instruments within the

levels of the fair value hierarchy established to comply

with regulatory expectations. These criteria, based on

information from the price contributors and real market

transactions, represent a significant reduction in the use

of expert judgement to determine observability and

allow the measurement of the significance of non-

observable valuation inputs based on objective criteria.

There has been increase in the instruments classified as

Level 3, especially during the last quarter of the year.

This increase has been due to increases in the portfolio

due to new operations, with no significant

reclassifications having been detected due to changes in

the market observability conditions of the valuation

inputs for the rest of the positions. The main increases

include long-term repo/reverse repo operations,

structured notes and short-term financing operations

for which there is no observable market price based on

the criteria used. These increases have been only

partially offset by some non-material reclassifications

in derivatives and energy positions due to access to new

sources of observability and the sale of certain debt

instruments.

In 2024, the amount reclassified to Level 3 by Banco

Santander is EUR 754 million (EUR 1,232 million in

2023).

Valuation adjustments due to model risk

The valuation models described above do not involve a

significant level of subjectivity, since they can be

adjusted and recalibrated, where appropriate, through

internal calculation of the fair value and subsequent

comparison with the related actively traded price.

However, valuation adjustments may be necessary

when market quoted prices are not available for

comparison purposes.

The sources of risk are associated with uncertain model

parameters, illiquid underlying issuers, and poor quality

market data or missing risk factors (sometimes the best

available option is to use limited models with

controllable risk). In these situations, the Group and the

Bank calculate and apply valuation adjustments in

accordance with common industry practice. The main

sources of model risk are described below:

• In the interest rate markets, the sources of model

risk include interest rate indexes correlations, basis

spread modelling, the risk of calibrating model

parameters and the treatment of near-zero or

negative interest rates. Other sources of risk arise

from the estimation of market data, such as

volatilities or yield curves, whether used for

estimation or cash flow discounting purposes.

• In the stock markets, the sources of model risk

include forward skew modelling, the impact of

stochastic interest rates, correlation and multi-curve

modelling. Other sources of risk arise from

managing hedges of digital callable and barrier

option payments. Also worthy of consideration as

sources of risk are the estimation of market data

such as dividends and correlation for quanto and

composite basket options.

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• For specific financial instruments relating to home

mortgage loans secured by financial institutions in

the UK (which are regulated and partially financed

by the Government) and property asset derivatives,

the main input is the Halifax House Price Index

(HPI). In these cases, risk assumptions include

estimations of the future growth and the volatility

of the HPI, the mortality rate and the implied credit

spreads.

• Inflation markets are exposed to model risk

resulting from uncertainty around modelling the

correlation structure among various Consumer Price

Index (CPI) rates. Another source of risk may arise

from the bid-offer spread of inflation-linked swaps.

• The currency markets are exposed to model risk

resulting from forward skew modelling and the

impact of stochastic interest rate and correlation

modelling for multi-asset instruments. Risk may

also arise from market data, due to the existence of

specific illiquid foreign exchange pairs.

• The most important source of model risk for credit

derivatives relates to the estimation of the

correlation between the probabilities of default of

different underlying issuers. For illiquid underlying

issuers, the CDS spread may not be well defined.

Set forth below are the financial instruments of Grupo

Santander at fair value whose measurement was based

on internal models (levels 2 and 3) at 31 December

2024 and 2023  :

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Fair values calculated  using internal models at | |  |  |
|  | 2024 A | |  |  |
|  | Level 2 | Level 3 | Valuation techniques | Main assumptions |
| ASSETS | 163,941 | 15,319 |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 138,176 | 3,930 |  |  |
| Central banksB | 12,966 | — | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Credit institutionsB | 26,546 | 769 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| CustomersB | 24,602 | 1,801 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Debt and equity instruments | 11,115 | 413 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Derivatives | 62,947 | 947 |  |  |
| Swaps | 47,519 | 556 | Present value method,  Gaussian Copulac | Yield curves, FX market prices, HPI,  Basis, Liquidity |
| Exchange rate options | 1,583 | 2 | Black-Scholes Model | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate options | 1,879 | 30 | Black's Model, multifactorial  advanced models interest rate | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate futures | 1,445 | — | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Index and securities options | 465 | 241 | Black's Model, multifactorial  advanced models interest rate | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Liquidity |
| Other | 10,056 | 118 | Present value method,  Advanced stochastic volatility  models and other | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  and EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, HPI, Credit, Others |
| Hedging derivatives | 5,652 | 20 |  |  |
| Swaps | 5,390 | 20 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices,  Basis |
| Interest rate options | 2 | — | Black's Model | Yield curves, FX market prices,  Volatility surfaces |
| Other | 260 | — | Present value method,  Advanced stochastic volatility  models and other | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Credit, Liquidity,  Others |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 1,505 | 2,588 |  |  |
| Equity instruments | 763 | 1,841 | Present value method | Market price, Interest rates curves,  Dividends and Others |
| Debt securities | 205 | 242 | Present value method | Yield curves |
| Loans and receivables | 537 | 505 | Present value method, swap  asset model & CDS | Yield curves and Credit curves |
| Financial assets designated at fair  value through profit or loss | 5,065 | 106 |  |  |
| Credit institutions | 408 | — | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| CustomersC | 4,590 | 20 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices, HPI |
| Debt securities | 67 | 86 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Financial assets at fair value through  other comprehensive income | 13,543 | 8,675 |  |  |
| Equity instruments | 5 | 375 | Present value method | Market price, Yield curves,  Dividends and Others |
| Debt securities | 9,644 | 1,047 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Loans and receivables | 3,894 | 7,253 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices and  Credit curves |

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Fair values calculated  using internal models at | |  |  |
|  | 2024 A | |  |  |
|  | Level 2 | Level 3 | Valuation techniques | Main assumptions |
| LIABILITIES | 179,766 | 1,352 |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 121,243 | 934 |  |  |
| Central banksB | 13,300 | — | Present value method | FX market prices, Yield curves |
| Credit institutionsB | 26,284 | — | Present value method | FX market prices, Yield curves |
| Customers | 18,984 | — | Present value method | FX market prices, Yield curves |
| Derivatives | 56,205 | 934 |  |  |
| Swaps | 41,283 | 479 | Present value method, Gaussian  Copulac | Yield curves, FX market prices,  Basis, Liquidity, HPI |
| Exchange rate options | 1,057 | — | Black-Scholes Model | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate options | 2,295 | 79 | Black's Model, multifactorial  advanced models interest rate | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Index and securities options | 1,160 | 294 | Black-Scholes model | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Futures on interest rate and variable  income | 1,276 | — | Present value method | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, Liquidity, HPI |
| Other | 9,134 | 82 | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, Liquidity, HPI, Credit,  Others |
| Short positions | 6,470 | — | Present value method | Yield curves ,FX & EQ market prices,  Equity |
| Hedging derivatives | 4,740 | 12 |  |  |
| Swaps | 4,618 | 12 | Present value method | Yield curves ,FX & EQ market prices,  Basis |
| Interest rate options | 3 | — | Black's Model | Yield curves , Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices and Liquidity |
| Other | 119 | — | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and  other | Yield curves , Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Credit, Liquidity,  Other |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair  value through profit or lossD | 36,200 | 160 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | 17,583 | 246 | Present Value Method with  actuarial techniques | Mortality tables and interest rate  curves |

A. Level 2 internal models use data based on observable market parameters, while level 3 internal models use significant non-observable inputs in market

data.

B. Includes mainly short-term loans/deposits and repurchase/reverse repurchase agreements with corporate customers (mainly brokerage and investment

companies).

C. Includes, mainly, structured loans to corporate clients.

D. It mainly includes short-term deposits that are managed based on their fair value.

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | Fair values calculated  using internal models at | |  |
|  | 2023A | |  |
|  | Level 2 | Level 3 | Valuation techniques |
| ASSETS | 133,874 | 10,351 |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 106,993 | 2,086 |  |
| Central banksB | 17,717 | — | Present value method |
| Credit institutionsB | 14,061 | — | Present Value method |
| CustomersB | 11,418 | 24 | Present Value method |
| Debt and equity instruments | 8,683 | 915 | Present Value method |
| Derivatives | 55,114 | 1,147 |  |
| Swaps | 44,987 | 577 | Present Value method, Gaussian Copula |
| Exchange rate options | 836 | 9 | Black-Scholes Model |
| Interest rate options | 2,210 | 153 | Black's Model, advanced multifactor interest rate  models |
| Interest rate futures | 33 | — | Present Value method |
| Index and securities options | 126 | 235 | Black's Model, advanced multifactor interest rate  models |
| Other | 6,922 | 173 | Present Value method, Advanced stochastic volatility  models and other |
| Hedging derivatives | 5,297 | — |  |
| Swaps | 4,665 | — | Present Value method |
| Interest rate options | 2 | — | Black’s Model |
| Other | 630 | — | Present Value method, Advanced stochastic volatility  models and other |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at  fair value through profit or loss | 2,050 | 2,095 |  |
| Equity instruments | 815 | 1,495 | Present Value method |
| Debt securities issued | 539 | 313 | Present Value method |
| Loans and receivables | 696 | 287 | Present Value method, swap asset model & CDS |
| Financial assets designated at fair value  through profit or loss | 6,846 | 181 |  |
| Credit institutions | 459 | — | Present Value method |
| CustomersC | 6,189 | 31 | Present Value method |
| Debt securities | 198 | 150 | Present Value method |
| Financial assets  at fair value through other  comprehensive  income | 12,688 | 5,989 |  |
| Equity instruments | 5 | 492 | Present Value method |
| Debt securities | 9,638 | 559 | Present Value method |
| Loans and receivables | 3,045 | 4,938 | Present Value method |

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | Fair values calculated  using internal models at | |  |
|  | 2023A | |  |
|  | Level 2 | Level 3 | Valuation techniques |
| LIABILITIES | 166,542 | 1,227 |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 101,103 | 869 |  |
| Central banksB | 7,808 | — | Present Value method |
| Credit institutionsB | 17,862 | — | Present Value method |
| CustomersB | 19,837 | — | Present Value method |
| Derivatives | 49,380 | 869 |  |
| Swaps | 39,395 | 388 | Present Value method, Gaussian Copula |
| Exchange rate options | 549 | 8 | Black-Scholes Model |
| Interest rate options | 2,207 | 139 | Black's Model, advanced multifactor interest  rate models |
| Index and securities options | 466 | 187 | Black's Model, advanced multifactor interest  rate models |
| Interest rate and equity futures | 101 | — | Present Value method |
| Other | 6,662 | 147 | Present Value method, Advanced stochastic  volatility models and other |
| Short positions | 6,216 | — | Present Value method |
| Hedging derivatives | 7,650 | 6 |  |
| Swaps | 6,866 | 6 | Present Value method |
| Other | 783 | — | Present Value method, Advanced stochastic  volatility models and other |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value  through profit or loss D | 40,313 | 29 | Present Value method |
| Liabilities under insurance contractsE | 17,476 | 323 | Present Value method with actuarial  techniques |

A. Level 2 internal models use data based on observable market parameters, while level 3 internal models use significant non-observable inputs in market

data.

B. Includes mainly short-term loans/deposits and repurchase/reverse repurchase with corporate customers (mainly brokerage and investment companies).

C. Includes, mainly, structured loans to corporate clients.

D. Includes, mainly, short-term deposits that are managed based on their fair value

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The same information from the previous table, but referred to Banco Santander, S.A., is presented below:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Fair values calculated using  internal models at | |  |  |
|  | 2024A | |  |  |
|  | Level 2 | Level 3 | Valuation techniques | Main assumptions |
| ASSETS | 106,339 | 9,434 |  |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 97,361 | 3,762 |  |  |
| Central banksB | 1,239 | — | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Credit institutionsB | 22,659 | 768 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| CustomersB | 21,768 | 1,800 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Debt and equity instruments | 323 | 259 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Derivatives | 51,372 | 935 |  |  |
| Swaps | 38,847 | 688 | Present value method, Gaussian  Copula | Yield curves, FX market prices, HPI,  Basis, Liquidity |
| Exchange rate options | 8,247 | 9 | Black-Scholes Model | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate options | 1,949 | 37 | Black’s Model, multifactorial  advanced models interest rate | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate futures | 1,045 | — | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Index and securities options | 277 | 144 | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and  other | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Liquidity |
| Other | 1,007 | 57 | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and  other | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  and EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, HPI, Credit, Others |
| Hedging derivatives | 1,889 | 28 |  |  |
| Swaps | 1,837 | 28 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices,  Basis |
| Exchange rate options | 2 | — | Black-Scholes Model | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate options | 50 | — | Black´s Model | Yield curves, FX market prices,  Volatility surfaces |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss | 1,125 | 981 |  |  |
| Equity instruments | 32 | 938 | Present value method | Market price, Interest rates curves,  Dividends and Others |
| Debt securities | 161 | 43 | Present value method | Yield curves |
| Loans and receivables | 932 | — | Present value method | Yield and credit curves |
| Financial assets designated at fair  value through profit or loss | 4,826 | — |  |  |
| Credit institutions | 580 | — | Present value method | Interest rates curves, FX market  prices |
| CustomersC | 4,246 | — | Present value method | Interest rates curves, FX market  prices, HPI |
| Financial assets at fair value through  other comprehensive incomeD | 1,138 | 4,663 |  |  |
| Equity instruments | — | 88 | Present value method | Market price, Interest rates curves,  Dividends and Others |
| Debt securities | 12 | 506 | Present value method | Interest rates curves, FX market  prices |
| Loans and receivables | 1,126 | 4,069 | Present value method | Interest and credit curves, FX  market prices |

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | Fair values calculated using  internal models at | |  |  |
|  | 2024A | |  |  |
|  | Level 2 | Level 3 | Valuation techniques | Main assumptions |
| LIABILITIES | 127,590 | 1,295 |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 92,064 | 1,048 |  |  |
| Central banksB | 9,122 | — | Present value method | Interest rates curves, FX market  prices |
| Credit institutionsB | 24,884 | — | Present value method | Interest rates curves, FX market  prices |
| Customers | 13,503 | — | Present value method | Interest rates curves, FX market  prices |
| Derivatives | 44,555 | 1,048 | Present value method, Gaussian  Copula, Black-Scholes Model, ,  multifactorial advanced models  interest rate, advanced stochastic  volatility models and other | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  and EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, HPI, Credit, Others |
| Swaps | 31,589 | 654 | Present value method, Gaussian  Copula | Yield curves, FX market prices,  Basis, Liquidity, HPI |
| Exchange rate options | 7,584 | — | Black-Scholes Model | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Index and securities options | 2,243 | 85 | Black's Model, multifactorial  advanced models interest rate | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate options | 1,036 | 232 | Black-Scholes Model | Yield curves, FX market prices,  Volatility surfaces, Liquidity |
| Futures on interest rate and variable  income | 697 | — | Present value method | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, Liquidity, HPI |
| Other | 1,406 | 77 | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  & EQ market prices, Dividends,  Correlation, Liquidity, HPI, Credit,  Others |
| Hedging derivatives | 2,504 | 12 |  |  |
| Swaps | 2,449 | 11 | Present value method | Yield curves ,FX & EQ market prices,  Basis |
| Exchange rate options | — | — | Black-Scholes Model | Yield curves, Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Interest rate options | 55 | 1 | Black's Model | Yield curves , Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Liquidity |
| Other | — | — | Present value method, Advanced  stochastic volatility models and  other | Yield curves , Volatility surfaces, FX  market prices, Credit, Liquidity,  Other |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair  value through profit or loss D | 33,022 | 235 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Central banks | 1,774 | — | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Credit institutions | 2,107 | — | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Customers | 29,141 | 235 | Present value method | Yield curves, FX market prices |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | — | — | Present Value Method with  actuarial techniques | Mortality tables and interest rate  curves |

A. Level 2 internal models use data based on observable market

parameters, while level 3 internal models use significant non-

observable inputs in market data.

B. Includes mainly short-term loans/deposits and repurchase/reverse

repurchase with corporate customers (mainly brokerage and

investment companies).

C. Includes, mainly, structured loans to corporate clients.

D. Includes, mainly, short-term deposits that are managed based on

their fair value.

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | Fair values calculated using  internal models at | |  |
|  | 2023A | |  |
|  | Level 2 | Level 3 | Valuation techniques |
| ASSETS | 77,096 | 6,653 |  |
| Financial assets held for trading | 68,331 | 1,424 |  |
| Central banksB | 1,146 | — | Present value method |
| Credit institutions B | 10,755 | — | Present value method |
| CustomersB | 10,785 | 24 | Present value method |
| Debt and equity instruments | 231 | 366 | Present value method |
| Derivatives | 45,414 | 1,034 |  |
| Swaps | 36,461 | 861 | Present value method, Gaussian Copula |
| Exchange rate options | 5,826 | 10 | Black-Scholes Model |
| Interest rate options | 1,911 | 151 | Black’s Model, multifactorial advanced models interest  rate |
| Interest rate futures | 666 | — | Present value method |
| Index and securities options | 172 | 12 | Present value method, Advanced stochastic volatility  models and other |
| Other | 378 | — | Present value method, Advanced stochastic volatility  models and other |
| Hedging derivatives | 1,093 | 9 |  |
| Swaps | 1,034 | 9 | Present value method |
| Exchange rate options | 57 | — | Black-Scholes Model |
| Interest rate options | 2 | — | Black´s Model |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value  through profit or loss | 1,556 | 685 |  |
| Equity instruments | 41 | 574 | Present value method |
| Debt securities | 487 | 93 | Present value method |
| Loans and receivables | 1028 | 18 | Present value method |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit  or loss | 5,603 | 203 |  |
| Credit institutions | 701 | — | Present value method |
| Customers | 4,902 | 203 | Present value method |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive incomeD | 513 | 4,332 |  |
| Equity instruments | — | 252 | Present value method |
| Debt securities | 224 | 34 | Present value method |
| Loans and receivables | 289 | 4,046 | Present value method |

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | Fair values calculated using internal models  at | |  |
|  | 2023A | |  |
|  | Level 2 | Level 3 | Valuation techniques |
| LIABILITIES | 117,217 | 1,232 |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 77,000 | 926 |  |
| Central banks B | 5,453 | — | Present value method |
| Credit institutions B | 17,548 | — | Present value method |
| Customers | 13,834 | — | Present value method |
| Derivatives | 40,165 | 926 | Present value method, Gaussian Copula, Black-  Scholes Model, , multifactorial advanced models  interest rate, advanced stochastic volatility models  and other |
| Swaps | 30,582 | 593 | Present value method, Gaussian Copula |
| Exchange rate options | 5,576 | 14 | Black-Scholes Model |
| Index and securities options | 2,463 | 136 | Black's Model, advanced multifactor interest rate  models |
| Interest  rate options | 666 | 39 | Black-Scholes Model |
| Futures on interest rate and variable income | 388 | — | Present value method |
| Other | 490 | 144 | Present value method, Advanced stochastic  volatility models |
| Hedging derivatives | 3,093 | 6 |  |
| Swaps | 2,628 | 6 | Present value method |
| Exchange rate options | 464 | — | Black-Scholes Model |
| Interest rate options | 1 | — | Black's Model |
| Other | — | — | Present value method, Advanced stochastic  volatility models and other |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value  through profit or loss D | 37,124 | 300 | Present value method |
| Central banks | 1,209 | — | Present value method |
| Credit institutions | 1,872 | — | Present value method |
| Customers | 34,043 | 300 | Present value method |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | — | — | Present Value Method with actuarial techniques |

A. Level 2 internal models use data based on observable market parameters, while level 3 internal models use significant non-observable inputs in market

data.

B. Includes mainly short-term loans/deposits and repurchase/reverse repurchase with corporate customers (mainly brokerage and investment companies).

C. Includes, mainly, structured loans to corporate clients.

D. Includes, mainly, short-term deposits that are managed based on their fair value

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b) Financial Instruments (level 3)

Financial Instruments (level 3)

Set forth below are the Group and the Bank´s main

financial instruments measured using unobservable

market data as significant inputs of the internal models

(level 3):

• HTC&S (Held to collect and sale) syndicated loans

classified in the fair value category with changes in

other comprehensive income, where the cost of

liquidity is not directly observable in the market, as

well as the prepayment option in favour of the

borrower.

• Illiquid equity in non-trading portfolios, classified at

fair value through profit or loss and at fair value

through equity.

• Instruments in Santander UK’s portfolio (loans, debt

securities and derivatives) linked to the House Price

Index (HPI). Even if the valuation techniques used for

these instruments may be the same as those used to

value similar products (present value in the case of

loans and debt securities, and the Black-Scholes

model for derivatives), the main factors used in the

valuation of these instruments are the HPI spot rate,

the growth and volatility thereof, and the mortality

rates, which are not always observable in the market

and, accordingly, these instruments are considered

illiquid.

• Callable interest rate derivatives (Bermudan-style

options) where the main unobservable input is mean

reversion of interest rates.

• Trading derivatives on interest rates, taking as an

underlying asset titling and with the amortization

rate (CPR, Conditional prepayment rate) as

unobservable main entry.

• Derivatives from trading on inflation in Spain, where

volatility is not observable in the market.

• Equity volatility derivatives, specifically indices and

equities, where volatility is not observable in the

long term.

• Derivatives on long-term interest rate and FX in

some units (mainly South America) where for certain

underlyings it is not possible to demonstrate

observability to these terms.

• Debt instruments referenced to certain illiquid

interest rates, for which there is no reasonable

market observability.

The measurements obtained using the internal models

might have been different if other methods or

assumptions had been used with respect to interest rate

risk, to credit risk, market risk and foreign currency risk

spreads, or to their related correlations and volatilities.

Nevertheless, the  Banco Santander directors consider

that the fair value of the financial assets and liabilities

recognised in the  balance sheet and the gains and losses

arising from these financial instruments are reasonable.

The net amount recorded in the results of 2024 the

financial year derived from valuation models whose

significant inputs are unobservable market data (Level 3)

amounts to a profit of EUR 471 million (of which EUR 14

million are losses already realized and EUR 485 million

correspond to profits from the valuation of operations in

force at the end of the year). In 2023 the net amount

recorded in the results was a profit of EUR 210 million.

The table below shows the effect, at 31 December  2024

and 2023 on the fair value of the main financial

instruments classified as level 3 of a reasonable change

in the assumptions used in the valuation. This effect was

determined by applying the probable valuation ranges of

the main unobservable inputs detailed in the following

table:

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| 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Portfolio/Instrument | Valuation technique | Main unobservable inputs | Range | Weighted average | Impacts (EUR million) | |
| (Level 3) | Unfavourable  scenario | Favourable  scenario |
| Financial assets held for trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Repos/Reverse repos | Other | Long-term repo spread | n.a. | n.a. | (0.08) | — |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 0% - 10% | 5.01% | (1.90) | 1.90 |
| Government debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Discount curve | 0% - 8% | 3.99% | (7.77) | 7.72 |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| CCS | Forward estimation | Interest rate | (6)bps - 6bps | 0.40pb | (0.90) | 1.03 |
| CDS | Credit default models | Illiquid credit default spread curves | 100bps - 200bps | 149.14pb | (0.14) | 0.14 |
| EQ Options | EQ option pricing model | Volatility | 0% - 70% | 44.39% | (0.51) | 0.89 |
| EQ Options | Local volatility | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 50.00% | (1.26) | 1.26 |
| FX Options | FX option pricing model | Volatility | 0% - 40% | 20.81% | (0.55) | 0.59 |
| Inflation Derivatives | Asset Swap model | Inflation Swap Rate | 2% - 8% | 4.18% | (0.28) | 0.16 |
| IR Options | IR option pricing model | Volatility | 0.4% - 32.2% | 18.86% | (0.29) | 0.41 |
| IRS | Others | Others | 5% - n.a. | n.a. | (1.25) | — |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 2.6% - 8.3% | 5.60% | (1.97) | 2.18 |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Swap rate | 9.4% - 9.8% | 9.60% | (1.01) | 0.95 |
| IRS | Forward estimation | Interest rate | (5.2)bps - 5.2bps | 0.09pb | (0.03) | 0.03 |
| IRS | Prepayment modelling | Prepayment rate | 2.5% -  9.0% | 8.92% | — | 0.05 |
| Property derivatives | Option pricing model | Growth rate | (5)% - 5% | — | (3.92) | 3.92 |
| Securitisation Swap | Discounted Cash Flows | Constant prepayment rates | (22.30)% - 27.20% | 2.47% | (4.95) | 4.95 |
| Structured notes | Price based | Price | (10)% - 10% | — | (1.53) | 1.53 |
| Financial assets designated at fair  value through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spreads | 0.1% - 3% | 1.55% | (0.21) | 0.21 |
| Mortgage portfolio | Black Scholes model | Growth rate | (5)%- 5% | 0.00% | (0.23) | 0.23 |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Other debt securities | Others | Inflation Swap Rate | 0% - 8% | 3.89% | (4.48) | 4.25 |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Property securities | Probability weighting | Growth rate | (5)% - 5% | 0.00% | (0.35) | 0.35 |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% - 110% | 100.00% | (149.49) | 149.49 |

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| 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Portfolio/Instrument | Valuation technique | Main unobservable inputs | Range | Weighted average | Impacts (EUR million) | |
| (Level 3) | Unfavourable  scenario | Favourable  scenario |
| Financial assets at fair value  through other comprehensive  income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | n.a. | n.a. | (20.80) | — |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate curve | 4.6% - 9.0% | 6.80% | (0.68) | 0.68 |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (1)bp - 1bp | 0bp | (20.30) | 20.30 |
| Loans | Forward estimation | Credit spread | 167.7bps - 365.8bps | 167.74pb | (3.46) | — |
| Loans | Market price | Market price | (10)% - 20% | 0.00% | (5.02) | 2.51 |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (1)% - 1% | 0.00% | (0.09) | 0.09 |
| Government debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate | 0% - 2% | 0.99% | — | — |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% - 110% | 100.00% | (49.24) | 49.24 |
| Financial liabilities held for  trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cap&Floor | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 39.03% | (0.45) | 0.25 |
| CMS | Discounted Cash Flows | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 47.66% | — | — |
| FX Options | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 28.09% | (0.45) | 0.13 |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Inflation Swap Rate | 10% - 90% | 39.03% | (0.45) | 0.25 |
| Swaptions | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 35.55% | (0.21) | 0.10 |

1. For each instrument, the valuation technique, the unobservable inputs are shown in the 'Main observable inputs' column under probable scenarios, variation range, average value and impact resulting from

valuing the position in the established maximum and minimum range.

2. The breakdown of impacts is shown by type of instrument and unobservable inputs.

3. The estimation of the range of variation of the unobservable inputs has been carried out taking into account plausible movements of said parameters depending on the type of instrument.

4. Zero impacts from fully hedged or back-to-back transactions have not been included in this exercise.

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| 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Portfolio/  Instrument | Valuation technique | Main unobservable inputs | Range | Weighted  average | Impacts (EUR million) | |  |
| (Level 3) | Unfavourable  scenario | Favourable  scenario |  |
|  |
| Financial assets held for trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 0% - 20% | 10.07% | (1.38) | 1.40 |  |
| Corporate debt | Price based | Market price | 85% - 115% | 100.00% | — | — |  |
| Government debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Discount curve | 0% - 10% | 4.92% | (8.34) | 8.07 |  |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| CCS | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate | (0.7)% - 0.7% | 0.00% | — | — |  |
| CCS | Forward estimation | Interest rate | (4)bps - 4bps | 0.42bps | (0.06) | 0.07 |  |
| CDS | Discounted Cash flows | Credit Spread | 14.9bps - 42.1bps | 21.99bps | (0.05) | 0.02 |  |
| EQ Options | EQ option pricing model | Volatility | 0% - 90% | 61.30% | (0.23) | 0.48 |  |
| EQ Options | Local volatility | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 50.00% | (1.05) | 1.05 |  |
| FRAs | Asset Swap model | Interest rate | 0% - 6% | 2.71% | (1.16) | 0.95 |  |
| Fx Swap | Others | Others | n.a. | n.a | (1.37) | 1.37 |  |
| Inflation Derivatives | Asset Swap model | Inflation Swap Rate | 0% - 10% | 3.41% | (0.21) | 0.11 |  |
| Inflation Derivatives | Volatility option model | Volatility | 0% - 40% | 17.37% | (0.14) | 0.11 |  |
| IR Options | IR option pricing model | Volatility | 0% -60% | 35.82% | (0.30) | 0.44 |  |
| IRS | Asset Swap model | Interest rate | 0% - 15% | 9.20% | (0.05) | 0.08 |  |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | 1.25% - 6.29% | 3.89% | (2.25) | 2.47 |  |
| IRS | Discounted Cash Flows | Swap rate | 8.6% - 9.1% | 8.84% | (0.02) | 0.03 |  |
| IRS | Forward estimation | Interest rate | (6)bps - 6bps | 0.13bps | (0.04) | 0.04 |  |
| IRS | Others | Others | 5% - n.a. | n.a | (11.58) | — |  |
| IRS | Prepayment modelling | Prepayment rate | 2.5% - 6.2% | 4.17% | (0.06) | 0.05 |  |
| Others | Forward estimation | Price | 0% -2% | 0.62% | (0.53) | 0.24 |  |
| Property derivatives | Option pricing model | Growth rate | (5)% - 5% | 0.00% | (5.75) | 5.75 |  |
| Financial assets designated at fair  value through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spreads | 0.1% - 2% | 1.05% | (0.18) | 0.18 |  |
| Mortgage portfolio | Black Scholes model | Growth rate | (5)% - 5% | 0.00% | (0.8) | 0.8 |  |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Other debt securities | Others | Inflation Swap Rate | 0% - 10% | 4.74% | (4.25) | 3.83 |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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| 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Portfolio/  Instrument | Valuation technique | Main unobservable inputs | Range | Weighted  average | Impacts (EUR million) | |  |
| (Level 3) | Unfavourable  scenario | Favourable  scenario |  |
| Non-trading financial assets  mandatorily at fair value through  profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporate debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (1)bp - 1bp | 0.01pbs | (0.33) | 0.33 |  |
| Property securities | Probability weighting | Growth rate | (5)% - 5% | 0.00% | (0.68) | 0.68 |  |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% - 110% | 100.00% | (126.87) | 126.87 |  |
| Financial assets at fair value  through other comprehensive  income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Credit spread | n.a. | n.a | (24.10) | — |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate curve | 0.8% - 1.0% | 0.88% | (0.08) | 0.08 |  |
| Loans | Discounted Cash Flows | Margin of a reference portfolio | (1)bp - 1bp | 0bp | (17.51) | 17.51 |  |
| Loans | Forward estimation | Credit spread | 2.56% - 3.4% | 2.56% | (0.49) | — |  |
| Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Government debt | Discounted Cash Flows | Interest rate | (0.4)% -  1.6% | 0.63% | (0.01) | 0.01 |  |
| Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equities | Price Based | Price | 90% - 110% | 100.00% | (70.04) | 70.04 |  |
| Financial liabilities held for  trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cap&Floor | Volatility option model | Volatility | 10% - 90% | 40.73% | (0.29) | 0.18 |  |
| Financial liabilities designated at  fair value through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances to customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Repos/Reverse repos | Others | Long-term repo spread | n.a. | n.a. | (0.13) | — |  |

1. For each instrument, the valuation technique, the unobservable inputs are shown in the 'Main observable inputs' column under probable scenarios, variation range, average value and impact resulting from valuing the

position in the established maximum and minimum range.

2. The breakdown of impacts is shown by type of instrument and unobservable inputs.

3. The estimation of the range of variation of the unobservable inputs has been carried out taking into account plausible movements of said parameters depending on the type of instrument.

4. Zero impacts from fully hedged or back-to-back transactions have not been included in this exercise.

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Lastly, the changes in the financial instruments classified as Level 3, at Grupo Santander, in  2024  and 2023:

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|  | 01/01/2024 |  | Changes | | | | | |  | 31/12/2024 |
| EUR million | Fair value  calculated using  internal models  (Level 3) |  | Purchases/  Issuances | Sales/  Settlements | Changes in  fair value  recognised  in profit or  loss | Changes in  fair value  recognised  in equity | Level  reclassifications | Other |  | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (level 3) |
| Financial assets held for trading | 2,086 |  | 3,205 | (813) | 302 | — | (715) | (135) |  | 3,930 |
| Customers | 24 |  | 1,808 | (24) | (7) | — | — | — |  | 1,801 |
| Debt securities | 914 |  | 355 | (384) | (39) | — | (377) | (56) |  | 413 |
| Equity instruments | 1 |  | — | — | (1) | — | — | — |  | — |
| Trading derivatives | 1,147 |  | 272 | (405) | 350 | — | (338) | (79) |  | 947 |
| Swaps | 577 |  | 184 | (278) | 186 | — | (152) | 39 |  | 556 |
| Exchange rate options | 9 |  | — | (1) | — | — | (6) | — |  | 2 |
| Interest rate options | 153 |  | 13 | (42) | (20) | — | (74) | — |  | 30 |
| Index and securities options | 235 |  | 42 | (44) | 128 | — | (106) | (14) |  | 241 |
| Other | 173 |  | 33 | (40) | 56 | — | — | (104) |  | 118 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 181 |  | 417 | (300) | 13 | — | (201) | (4) |  | 106 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 31 |  | — | — | (5) | — | (23) | 17 |  | 20 |
| Debt securities | 150 |  | 417 | (300) | 18 | — | (178) | (21) |  | 86 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 2,095 |  | 719 | (349) | 73 | — | 132 | (82) |  | 2,588 |
| Customers | 287 |  | 390 | (128) | (31) | — | 41 | (54) |  | 505 |
| Debt instruments | 313 |  | 4 | (96) | 10 | — | 11 | — |  | 242 |
| Equity instruments | 1,495 |  | 325 | (125) | 94 | — | 80 | (28) |  | 1,841 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 5,989 |  | 6,707 | (3,781) | — | (136) | 6 | (110) |  | 8,675 |
| Loans and advances | 4,938 |  | 5,962 | (3,685) | — | 43 | — | (5) |  | 7,253 |
| Debt securities | 559 |  | 743 | (81) | — | (74) | 6 | (106) |  | 1,047 |
| Equity instruments | 492 |  | 2 | (15) | — | (105) | — | 1 |  | 375 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 10,351 |  | 11,048 | (5,243) | 403 | (136) | (779) | (325) |  | 15,319 |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 869 |  | 472 | (200) | (95) | — | (266) | 154 |  | 934 |
| Trading derivatives | 869 |  | 472 | (200) | (95) | — | (266) | 154 |  | 934 |
| Swaps | 388 |  | 371 | (20) | (205) | — | (105) | 50 |  | 479 |
| Exchange rate options | 8 |  | — | (5) | — | — | (3) | — |  | — |
| Interest rate options | 139 |  | — | (54) | 3 | — | (10) | 1 |  | 79 |
| Index and securities options | 187 |  | 54 | (14) | 113 | — | (40) | (6) |  | 294 |
| Others | 147 |  | 47 | (107) | (6) | — | (108) | 109 |  | 82 |
| Hedging derivatives (Liabilities) | 6 |  | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |  | 12 |
| Swaps | 6 |  | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |  | 12 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 29 |  | 41 | (5) | 1 | — | 94 | — |  | 160 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | 323 |  | — | — | (26) | — | — | (51) |  | 246 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,227 |  | 513 | (205) | (120) | — | (172) | 109 |  | 1,352 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 01/01/23 |  | Changes | | | | | |  | 31/12/23 |
| EUR million | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (level 3) |  | Purchases  /Issuances | Sales/  Settlements | Changes in  fair value  recognized  in profit or  loss | Changes in  fair value  recognized  in equity | Level  reclassifications | Other |  | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (level 3) |
| Financial assets held for trading | 383 |  | 496 | (149) | 194 | — | 1,162 | — |  | 2,086 |
| Debt securities | 42 |  | 126 | (63) | 30 | — | 773 | 6 |  | 914 |
| Equity instruments | 1 |  | — | — | — | — | — | — |  | 1 |
| Trading derivatives | 340 |  | 347 | (86) | 163 | — | 389 | (6) |  | 1,147 |
| Swaps | 139 |  | 90 | (4) | 179 | — | 191 | (18) |  | 577 |
| Exchange rate options | 4 |  | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — |  | 9 |
| Interest rate options | 39 |  | — | — | 2 | — | 112 | — |  | 153 |
| Index and securities options | 48 |  | 132 | (4) | (20) | — | 76 | 3 |  | 235 |
| Other | 110 |  | 124 | (78) | (2) | — | 10 | 9 |  | 173 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 427 |  | 51 | — | (21) | — | 22 | (298) |  | 181 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 5 |  | — | — | 4 | — | 22 | — |  | 31 |
| Debt securities | 422 |  | 51 | — | (25) | — | — | (298) |  | 150 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit  or loss | 1,833 |  | 345 | (238) | 107 | — | (6) | 54 |  | 2,095 |
| Customers | 239 |  | 99 | (73) | 13 | — | — | 9 |  | 287 |
| Debt instruments | 325 |  | 38 | (48) | (5) | — | — | 3 |  | 313 |
| Equity instruments | 1,269 |  | 208 | (117) | 99 | — | (6) | 42 |  | 1,495 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 5,647 |  | 3,322 | (3,411) | — | (204) | 231 | 404 |  | 5,989 |
| Loans and advances | 4,718 |  | 3,322 | (3,408) | — | 36 | 160 | 110 |  | 4,938 |
| Debt securities | 229 |  | — | — | — | 5 | 71 | 254 |  | 559 |
| Equity instruments | 700 |  | — | (3) | — | (245) | — | 40 |  | 492 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 8,290 |  | 4,214 | (3,798) | 280 | (204) | 1,409 | 160 |  | 10,351 |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 415 |  | 276 | (167) | (118) | — | 476 | (13) |  | 869 |
| Trading derivatives | 415 |  | 276 | (167) | (118) | — | 476 | (13) |  | 869 |
| Swaps | 235 |  | 53 | (83) | (58) | — | 257 | (16) |  | 388 |
| Exchange rate options | — |  | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — |  | 8 |
| Interest rate options | 19 |  | 4 | (5) | (16) | — | 137 | — |  | 139 |
| Index and securities options | 42 |  | 88 | (13) | (15) | — | 82 | 3 |  | 187 |
| Others | 119 |  | 125 | (66) | (31) | — | — | — |  | 147 |
| Hedging derivatives (Liabilities) | 14 |  | — | — | (3) | — | (5) | — |  | 6 |
| Swaps | 14 |  | — | — | (3) | — | (5) | — |  | 6 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 151 |  | 32 | (151) | (3) | — | — | — |  | 29 |
| Liabilities under insurance contracts | 345 |  | — | — | — | (40) | — | 18 |  | 323 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 925 |  | 308 | (318) | (124) | (40) | 471 | 5 |  | 1,227 |

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The same information on the movement of financial instruments classified in Level 3, but referred to Banco Santander, S.A., in 2024  and 2023, is presented below:

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 01/01/2024 | Changes | | | | | | 31/12/2024 |
| EUR million | Fair value  calculated using  internal models  (Level 3) | Purchases/  Issuances | Sales/  Settlements | Changes in  fair value  recognised  in profit or  loss | Changes in  fair value  recognised  in equity | Level  reclassifications | Other | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (level 3) |
| Financial assets held for trading | 1,424 | 3,067 | (763) | 313 | — | (364) | 85 | 3,762 |
| Credit entities | — | 770 | — | — | — | (2) | — | 768 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 24 | 1,806 | (24) | — | — | (6) | — | 1,800 |
| Debt instruments and equity instrument | 366 | 261 | (363) | (2) | — | (3) | — | 259 |
| Trading derivatives | 1,034 | 230 | (376) | 315 | — | (353) | 85 | 935 |
| Swaps | 861 | 184 | (298) | 161 | — | (276) | 56 | 688 |
| Exchange rate options | 10 | — | (2) | 3 | — | (2) | — | 9 |
| Interest rate options | 151 | 13 | (42) | (17) | — | (70) | 2 | 37 |
| Index and securities options | 12 | — | (1) | 117 | — | (5) | 21 | 144 |
| Other | — | 33 | (33) | 51 | — | — | 6 | 57 |
| Hedging derivatives (Assets) | 9 | — | — | 14 | — | (1) | 6 | 28 |
| Swaps | 9 | — | — | 14 | — | (1) | 6 | 28 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 203 | — | — | — | — | (203) | — | — |
| Credit entities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loans and advances to customers | 203 | — | — | — | — | (203) | — | — |
| Debt securities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 685 | 294 | (95) | 22 | — | 75 | — | 981 |
| Customers | 18 | — | (18) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt securities | 93 | 17 | (55) | (12) | — | — | — | 43 |
| Equity instruments | 574 | 277 | (22) | 34 | — | 75 | — | 938 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 4,332 | 3,754 | (3,252) | — | (171) | — | — | 4,663 |
| Loans and advances | 4,046 | 3,255 | (3,203) | — | (29) | — | — | 4,069 |
| Debt securities | 34 | 501 | (34) | — | 5 | — | — | 506 |
| Equity instruments | 252 | — | (15) | — | (149) | — | — | 88 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 6,653 | 4,539 | (4,086) | 349 | (171) | (485) | 91 | 9,434 |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 926 | 460 | (178) | (133) | — | (111) | 85 | 1,048 |
| Trading derivatives | 926 | 460 | (178) | (133) | — | (111) | 85 | 1,048 |
| Swaps | 593 | 371 | (36) | (237) | — | (92) | 56 | 654 |
| Exchange rate options | 14 | — | (7) | — | — | (7) | — | — |
| Interest rate options | 136 | 2 | (54) | 2 | — | (3) | 2 | 85 |
| Index and securities options | 39 | 42 | (6) | 146 | — | (9) | 20 | 232 |
| Securities and interest rate futures | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Others | 144 | 45 | (75) | (44) | — | — | 7 | 77 |
| Hedging derivatives (Liabilities) | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 12 |
| Swaps | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate options | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 300 | 103 | (5) | 2 | — | (165) | — | 235 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,232 | 563 | (183) | (131) | — | (276) | 90 | 1,295 |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 01/01/2023 | Changes | | | | | | 31/12/2023 |
| EUR million | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (level 3) | Purchases  /Issuances | Sales/  Settlements | Changes in  fair value  recognized  in profit or  loss | Changes in  fair value  recognized  in equity | Level  reclassifications | Other | Fair value  calculated  using  internal  models  (level 3) |
| Financial assets held for trading | 485 | 196 | (35) | 188 | — | 659 | (69) | 1,424 |
| Customers | — | 23 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 24 |
| Debt instruments and equity instrument | 2 | 45 | (2) | (4) | — | 325 | — | 366 |
| Trading derivatives | 483 | 128 | (33) | 191 | — | 334 | (69) | 1,034 |
| Swaps | 420 | 123 | (19) | 192 | — | 214 | (69) | 861 |
| Exchange rate options | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 10 |
| Interest rate options | 39 | — | — | 2 | — | 110 | — | 151 |
| Index and securities options | 8 | 4 | (1) | (9) | — | 10 | — | 12 |
| Other | 13 | — | (13) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hedging derivatives (Assets) | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Swaps | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | — | 47 | — | 134 | — | 22 | — | 203 |
| Credit entities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Customers | — | 47 | — | 134 | — | 22 | — | 203 |
| Debt securities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 649 | 188 | (214) | 50 | — | 12 | — | 685 |
| Customers | 19 | 2 | (3) | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| Debt securities | 190 | 31 | (142) | 2 | — | 12 | — | 93 |
| Equity instruments | 440 | 155 | (69) | 48 | — | — | — | 574 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 4,536 | 2,833 | (2,974) | — | (257) | 194 | — | 4,332 |
| Loans and advances | 4,038 | 2,833 | (2,974) | — | (11) | 160 | — | 4,046 |
| Debt securities | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 34 |
| Equity instruments | 498 | — | — | — | (246) | — | — | 252 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 5,670 | 3,264 | (3,223) | 381 | (257) | 887.00 | -69 | 6,653 |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 675 | 213 | (168) | (73) | — | 349 | (70) | 926 |
| Trading derivatives | 675 | 213 | (168) | (73) | — | 349 | (70) | 926 |
| Swaps | 513 | 69 | (97) | (56) | — | 233 | (69) | 593 |
| Exchange rate options | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 14 |
| Interest rate options | 20 | 4 | (5) | (14) | — | 131 | — | 136 |
| Index and securities options | 27 | 9 | — | 19 | — | (15) | (1) | 39 |
| Securities and interest rate futures | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Others | 115 | 124 | (66) | (29) | — | — | — | 144 |
| Hedging derivatives (Liabilities) | 14 | — | — | (3) | — | (5) | — | 6 |
| Swaps | 14 | — | — | (3) | — | (5) | — | 6 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 147 | 50 | (147) | 250 | — | — | — | 300 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 836 | 263 | (315) | 174 | — | 344 | (70) | 1,232 |

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49. Other disclosures

a) Residual maturity periods

The detail, by maturity, of the balances of certain items

in the balance sheets as of 31 December 2024 and  2023

is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2024 | | | | | | |
|  | On  demand | Within 1  month | 1 to 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 5  years | More than  5 years | Total |
| Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other  demand deposits | 97,457 | — | — | — | — | — | 97,457 |
| Financial assets at fair value with changes in other  comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Representative values of debt | — | 409 | 1,626 | 214 | 1,451 | 5,173 | 8,873 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Representative values of debt | — | 201 | 238 | 6,464 | 21,641 | 37,373 | 65,917 |
| Loans and advances |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Central banks | — | 177 | — | 41 | — | — | 218 |
| Credit institutions | 1,321 | 1,545 | 4,794 | 3,835 | 8,110 | 15,106 | 34,711 |
| Customer | 1,358 | 35,364 | 34,029 | 46,355 | 86,837 | 87,654 | 291,597 |
|  | 100,136 | 37,696 | 40,687 | 56,909 | 118,039 | 145,306 | 498,773 |
| Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Central banks | — | 1,228 | 2,457 | 1,425 | — | 7 | 5,117 |
| Credit institutions | 2,578 | 8,154 | 3,464 | 6,836 | 10,242 | 7,417 | 38,691 |
| Customer deposits | 256,779 | 36,267 | 19,031 | 22,664 | 6,048 | 8,123 | 348,912 |
| Marketable debt securities | — | 6,538 | 10,572 | 19,918 | 58,667 | 50,418 | 146,113 |
| Other financial liabilities | 7,290 | 750 | 19 | 606 | 3,720 | 862 | 13,247 |
|  | 266,647 | 52,937 | 35,543 | 51,449 | 78,677 | 66,827 | 552,080 |
| Difference (assets less liabilities) | (166,511) | (15,241) | 5,144 | 5,460 | 39,362 | 78,479 | (53,307) |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 31 December 2023 | | | | | | |
|  | On  demand | Within 1  month | 1 to 3  months | 3 to 12  months | 1 to 5  years | More than  5 years | Total |
| Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash, cash balances at Central Banks and other  deposits on demand | 125,020 | — | — | — | — | — | 125,020 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other  comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Representative values of debt | — | 777 | 1,312 | 115 | 1,176 | 1,076 | 4,456 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans and advances | — | 3,337 | 1,501 | 2,899 | 12,395 | 36,495 | 56,627 |
| Loans and advances |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Central banks | — | 147 | — | 2 | — | — | 149 |
| Credits institutions | 54 | 3,733 | 6,793 | 4,376 | 7,617 | 12,179 | 34,752 |
| Customers | 7,213 | 20,711 | 36,527 | 39,600 | 92,250 | 91,281 | 287,582 |
|  | 132,287 | 28,705 | 46,133 | 46,992 | 113,438 | 141,031 | 508,586 |
| Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Central banks | — | 2,470 | 7,040 | 700 | 1,454 | 18 | 11,682 |
| Credit institutions | 2,423 | 6,249 | 5,024 | 4,212 | 10,943 | 6,652 | 35,503 |
| Customer deposits | 250,014 | 40,521 | 16,219 | 20,779 | 4,109 | 5,447 | 337,089 |
| Debt securities issued | — | 5,098 | 8,153 | 25,573 | 56,980 | 44,066 | 139,870 |
| Other financial liabilities | 7,462 | 405 | 164 | 221 | 2,998 | 817 | 12,067 |
|  | 259,899 | 54,743 | 36,600 | 51,485 | 76,484 | 57,000 | 536,211 |
| Difference (assets less liabilities) | (127,612) | (26,038) | 9,533 | (4,493) | 36,954 | 84,031 | (27,625) |

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b)  Equivalent euro value of assets and liabilities

The detail of the main foreign currency balances in the

balance sheets as of 31 December  2024 and  2023 , based

on the nature of the related items, is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Countervalue in EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Assets | 251,663 | 231,985 |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand | 32,283 | 40,319 |
| Financial assets held for trading | 51,655 | 37,360 |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | 276 | 620 |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | 212 | 214 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 6,968 | 5,539 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 114,278 | 102,280 |
| Hedging derivatives | 508 | 369 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | — | — |
| Investments | 44,507 | 44,676 |
| Tangible assets | 10 | 12 |
| Intangible assets | 28 | 13 |
| Tax assets | 180 | 106 |
| Other assets | 758 | 477 |
| Non-current assets held-for-sale | — | — |
| Liabilities | 205,004 | 191,894 |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 34,949 | 28,306 |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 10,995 | 9,972 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 156,495 | 151,136 |
| Hedging derivatives | 1,349 | 1,373 |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest risk rate | — | — |
| Provisions | 169 | 104 |
| Tax liabilities | 95 | 61 |
| Refundable equity on demand | — | — |
| Other liabilities | 952 | 942 |
| Liabilities associated with non-current assets held-for-sale | — | — |

c) Fair value of financial assets and liabilities not

measured at fair value

Financial assets are measured at fair value in the

accompanying balance sheets, except for loans and

receivables under a business model whose objective is to

collect the flows of principal and interest , equity

instruments whose market value cannot be estimated

reliably and derivatives that have these instruments as

their underlying and are settled by delivery thereof.

Similarly, financial liabilities except for financial

liabilities held for trading, those measured at fair value

and derivatives having equity instruments whose market

value cannot be estimated reliably as their underlying-

are measured at amortized cost in the accompanying

balance sheets.

The following is a comparison between the value of

Grupo Santander's financial instruments valued using

other criteria rather than fair value and their

corresponding fair value at year-end:

Financial assets and liabilities measured at other than

fair value

The fair value of financial instruments measured at

amortized cost as of 31 December  2024 was as follows:

a. The fair value of debt securities is 1.60% higher

than the carrying amount.

b. The fair value of the loans and advances is 1.84%

lower than the carrying amount.

c. The fair value of deposits is 0.22% lower than the

carrying amount.

d. The fair value of marketable debt securities is

0.53%  lower than the carrying amount.

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Set forth below are the main valuation methods and

inputs used in the estimates made at 31 December 2024

to determine the fair values of the financial assets and

liabilities recognized at cost detailed above:

• Loans and receivables: The fair value has been

estimated using the present cost method, the

estimation has considered factors such as the

expected maturity of the portfolio, market interest

rates, spreads of new concession of operations, or

market spreads – If these were available.

• Held to maturity portfolio: The fair value has been

determined based on market prices for those

instruments.

• Financial liabilities at amortized cost:

a. The fair value of deposits at Central Banks has

been assimilated to their carrying amount

because they are mainly short-term balances.

b. Credit Institutions: Fair value has been obtained

using the present value technique by applying

interest rates and market spreads.

c. Customer deposits: Fair value has been

estimated using the present value technique. The

estimation has considered factors such as the

expected maturity of the operations and the

current financing cost of Grupo Santander in

similar operations. On demand accounts are not

valued.

d. Marketable debt securities: Fair value has been

determined based on market prices for these

instruments, when available, or using the

present value technique, by applying interest

rates and market spreads.

Additionally, the fair value of Cash, Cash Balances at

central banks and other deposits on demand has been

assimilated to its carrying amount, mainly because of

short-term balances.

f) Offsetting of financial instruments

On the table below is the detail of financial assets and

liabilities that were offset on the balance sheet as of 31

December  2024  and  2023 :

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | | |
| Assets | Gross amount  of financial  assets | Gross amount  of financial  assets offset  on the balance  sheet | Net amount of  financial  assets  presented on  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 133,335 | (78,956) | 54,379 |
| Repos | 112,443 | (32,440) | 80,003 |
| Total | 245,778 | (111,396) | 134,382 |

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2023 | | |
| Assets | Gross amount  of financial  assets | Gross amount  of financial  assets offset  on the balance  sheet | Net amount of  financial  assets  presented on  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 131,384 | (83,766) | 47,618 |
| Repos | 92,320 | (42,319) | 50,001 |
| Total | 223,704 | (126,085) | 97,619 |

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2024 | | |
| Liabilities | Gross amount  of financial  liabilities | Gross amount  of financial  liabilities offset  on the balance  sheet | Net amount of  financial  liabilities  presented on  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 127,593 | (78,956) | 48,637 |
| Repos | 120,653 | (32,440) | 88,213 |
| Total | 248,246 | (111,396) | 136,850 |

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | |
|  | 2023 | | |
| Liabilities | Gross amount  of financial  liabilities | Gross amount  of financial  liabilities offset  on the balance  sheet | Net amount of  financial  liabilities  presented on  the balance  sheet |
| Derivatives | 128,244 | (83,766) | 44,478 |
| Repos | 109,766 | (42,319) | 67,447 |
| Total | 238,010 | (126,085) | 111,925 |

At December 31, 2024 the balance sheet amounts EUR

133,139 million on derivatives and temporary

acquisition of assets and EUR 136,037 million on

derivatives and repos as liabilities that are subject to

netting  and collateral arrangements (EUR 96,608 million

and EUR 111,374 million in 2023, respectively).

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50. Risk management

a) Risk principles and culture

The principles on which  Grupo and Banco Santander's

risk management and control are based are detailed

below. They take into account regulatory requirements,

best market practices and are mandatory:

1. All employees are risk managers who must

understand the risks associated with their functions

and not assume risks that will exceed the Bank’s risk

appetite or have an unknown impact.

2. Senior managers  must be involved to promote

consistent risk management and control through

their conduct, action and communications, as well as

reviewing the risk culture and making sure Grupo

Santander keeps the risk profile within risk appetite .

3. Independent risk management and control functions,

according to the three  lines of defence model of

Grupo   and Banco Santander.

4. Grupo and Banco Santander take   a forward-looking

and comprehensive approach to management and

control all businesses and risk types, which should

analyse trends over different time periods and under

different scenarios.

5. Grupo and Banco Santander keep effective

information management to identify, assess,

manage and disclose risks at appropriate levels.

1.  Key risk types

Grupo and Banco Santander’s  risks categorization allows

effective risk management, control and reporting, and

includes, among others the following risk types:

• Credit risk  relates to financial loss arising from the

default or credit quality deterioration of a customer

or counterparty, to which  Grupo and Banco

Santander have directly provided credit or assumed a

contractual obligation.

• Market risk  is the risk incurred as a result of the

effect of changes in market factors interest rates,

exchange rates, equities and commodities, among

others, may have on profits or capital.

• Liquidity risk is the risk that Santander Group does

not have the liquid financial resources to meet its

obligations when they fall due or can only obtain

them at high cost.

• Structural Risk is the risk of changes in the value or

margin generation of the assets or liabilities in the

banking book resulting from changes in market

factors and balance sheet behaviour. It also includes

risks associated with insurance and pension

activities.

• Capital risk , included within the scope of structural

risk, is the risk that arises from the possibility of

having an inadequate quantity or quality of capital to

meet internal business objectives, regulatory

requirements or market expectations.

Grupo and Banco Santander also take  into account, on an

ongoing basis in its risk management, operational

(includes fraud, technological, cyber, legal and conduct

risks), financial crime (includes, among others, money

laundering, terrorism financing, violation of international

sanctions, corruption, bribery and tax evasion), model,

reputational and strategic risks.

Besides, environmental and climate-related risk drivers

are considered as factors that could impact the existing

risks across significant time horizons. These elements

include, on the one hand, those derived from the

physical effects of climate change and, on the other

hand, those derived from the process of transition to a

development model with lower emissions, including

legislative, technological or behaviour of economic

agents changes.

Given the nature of its operations, the Group and Bank

have no environment-related liabilities, expenses, assets

or contingencies of a material relevance to its

consolidated equity, financial situation and results.

Most exposures in sectors potentially affected by climate

change risk, according to market consensus and to the

execution of our materiality assessment, are with

wholesale clients, whose preliminary reviews, credit

approval and credit ratings take such risk into account.

Customers’ ratings determine the parameters for

calculating loan loss (typically in terms of probability of

default or PD). Thus, when climate factors are relevant,

in conjunction with other elements of analysis, they have

an impact on the loan loss calculations which support

capital and provisions. Additionally, potential future

losses due to climatic events, such as the floods suffered

in Valencia at the end of October 2024, have been

considered through an overlay, which is not material

compared to total Group and the Bank´s loan loss

reserves.

Additionally, the Group and the Bank have participated in

different regulatory and supervisory climate stress

exercises carried out recently. In particular, in the latest

scenario analysis exercise (Fit-for-55) carried out by the

European Banking Authority (EBA), the results highlight

the resilience of the banking sector to climate-related

shocks under the scenarios analysed and, in particular,

indicate that first-round losses have a limited impact on

the financial system. All this is consistent with the

previous top-down stress test exercises carried out by

the European Central Bank (ECB), across relevant time

horizons.

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In the aforementioned exercise, the EBA points out the

importance to include climate risks in risk management.

In this sense, the Group , and therefore the Bank,

continue working to embed climate and environmental

aspects into management, adopting a risk-based

approach to those factors, focusing on the most material

sectors. We consider the risks stemming from climate

and environmental factors in the overall risk

management cycle, including a materiality assessment

that informs the Group´s sustainability strategy.

Therefore, based on the best information available at the

time these  annual financial statements were prepared,

the Group, and therefore the Bank, sees no additional

environmental or climate change risk having a

substantial impact on its equity, financial situation and

results in 2024.

Still, this matter is constantly changing, and, like other

banks, the Group, and therefore the Bank, are working

on developing more methodologies to better measure

potential loan loss considering the idiosyncrasies of each

of the regions in which the Group and the Bank are

present regarding management, best industry practices

and regulatory/supervisory requirements. In particular,

the Group and the Bank  are in the process of analysing

and implementing the recent EBA guidelines on ESG Risk

Management published in January 2025 and Scenario

Analysis which are in the consultation process. Both

guidelines will apply from January 2026.

2. Risk and compliance governance

Grupo and Banco Santander  robust risk and compliance

governance structure allows us to conduct effective

oversight in line with our risk appetite. Grupo and Banco

Santander stand on three lines of defence, a structure of

committees and strong Group-subsidiary relations,

guided by our risk culture, Risk Pro.

2.1 Lines of defence

Grupo and Banco Santander’s model of three lines of

defence effectively manages and controls risks:

• First line: formed by business and support areas that

take or originate risks are primarily responsible for

managing them. The first line of defence detects,

measures, controls, monitors and reports on the risks

it originates according to internal risk management

policies, models and procedures. Risk management

must be consistent with the approved risk appetite

and related limits. The first line executes the

mitigation plans for the risks where we have

identified shortcomings in their control environment.

• Second line: formed by risk and compliance

functions,  independently oversees and challenges

risk management at the first line of defence. Its

duties include ensuring that risks will be managed

according to the risk appetite approved by senior

management and strengthening our risk culture

across the Group. The second line must supervise

and challenge the control environment implemented

by the first line.

• Third line: internal audit function, is fully

independent to give the board and senior managers

assurance of high-quality and efficient risk

governance and management to preserve our value,

solvency and reputation.

Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit are sufficiently

separate and autonomous functions, with direct access

to the board and its committees. The risk and compliance

functions report to the risk supervision, regulation and

compliance committee and the internal audit function

reports to the audit committee.

2.2 Risk committee structure

The board of directors has final oversight of risk and

compliance management and control to promote a

sound risk culture and review and approve risk appetite

and frameworks, with support from its risk, regulation

and compliance committee (RSRCC) and its executive

committee. The Group and the Bank's risk governance

keeps risk control and risk-taking areas separate.

Our governance structure includes key positions and

executive level committees that enable us to perform

effective risk control and oversight.

The Group chief risk officer (CRO), who leads the

application and execution of risk strategy and promotes

proper risk culture, is in charge of overseeing all risks

and challenging and advising business lines on risk

management.

The Group chief compliance officer (CCO) leads the

application and execution of the compliance and conduct

risk strategy and reports the status of risks being

monitored in order to provide the Chief Risk Officer with

a comprehensive view of all risks.

The CRO and the CCO report directly to both the risk

supervision, regulation and compliance committee and

the board of directors.

The executive risk, risk control and compliance and

conduct committees are executive committees with

powers delegated from the board.

Furthermore, risk functions have forums and regular

meetings to manage and control the risks within their

purview. Executive committees also delegate some

duties to subordinate forums.

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Their responsibilities include:

• Inform the CRO, the CCO, the risk control committee

and the compliance and conduct committee if risks

are being managed within risk appetite;

• Regularly monitor each key risk type; and

• Overseeing measures to meet supervisors and

auditors' expectations.

Besides, Grupo and Banco Santander, in order to

establish an adequate control environment for the

management of each risk types, the risk and compliance

functions have effective internal regulation to create the

right environment to manage and control all risks.

Grupo and Banco Santander can establish additional

governance measures for special situations. The Group

has upgraded the monitoring of all risks, with special

attention to the main macroeconomic indicators,

liquidity, vulnerable sectors and customers,

cybersecurity reinforcement, among other areas. The

special situations forums we have set up are enabling us

to cope with the geopolitical and macroeconomic

environment landscape resiliently.

2.3 The Group's relationship with subsidiaries

Grupo Santander subsidiaries have a model for

managing risk and compliance that is consistent with the

frameworks approved by the group’s board of directors,

which they adhere to through their own boards and can

only adapt to higher standards according to local law

and regulation.

Furthermore, the Group's aggregate oversight area

advises and validates subsidiaries on internal regulation

and operations. This reinforces a common risk

management model across Grupo Santander.

The risk and compliance functions will continue to

support global businesses and control at a global and

local level. In 2024, Grupo Santander continued to build

on our group-subsidiary relations model (GSGM) by

leveraging our global scale to uncover synergy under a

common operating model and platform. The model

promotes process simplification and more enhanced

control to help grow the business.

The GSGM sets out the principles that govern the

relationship between Group and subsidiary key positions

to safeguard the independence of the second lines of

defence in local units. The CRO and the CCO are involved

in appointing, setting objectives for, reviewing and

compensating their country-unit counterparts and

assessing whether risks are properly controlled.

Country and regional units work closely to effectively

strengthen group-subsidiary relations through these

common initiatives:

• Restructuring based on subsidiary benchmarks,

strategic vision, and advanced risk

management infrastructures and practices.

• Exchange of best practices that will strengthen

processes, drive innovation and result in a

quantitative impact.

• Promoting internal talent and encouraging

geographic and functional mobility, which we

placed special emphasis on in 2024.

3. Management processes and tools

Grupo and Banco Santander have these effective risk

management processes and tools:

3.1 Risk appetite and structure of limits

Risk appetite is the aggregate level and types of risk that

Grupo Santander deems prudent for our business

strategy, even in unforeseen circumstances. In Grupo

and Banco Santander, these principles influence risk

appetite:

• Risk appetite is part of the board's duties. It prepares

the risk appetite statement (RAS) for the whole

Group and the Banks every year. In a cascading down

process, each subsidiary's board also sets its own

risk appetite.

• Comprehensiveness and forward-looking approach.

The Bank’s  appetite includes of all material risks that

Santander are exposed to and defines our target risk

profile for the current and medium term with a

forward-looking view considering stress scenarios.

• Common standards and embedding in the risk

management. The Group and the Bank share  the

same risk appetite model, which sets common

requirements for processes, metrics, governance

bodies, controls and standards. It also enables an

effective and traceable embedding of our appetite

into management policies and more granular limits.

• Continuous adaptation to market best practices,

regulatory requirements and supervisors’

expectations.

• Aligning with business plans and strategy. The risk

appetite is a key point of reference for strategic and

business planning. The Group and the Bank verify

that the three-year strategic plans, the annual

budget and capital and liquidity planning are within

the limits set in the RAS before Santander approves

them.

Grupo and Banco Santander’s risk appetite and business

model rest on the following elements:

• A medium-low and predictable target risk profile,

customer focus, internationally diversified

operations and a strong market share;

• Stable, recurrent earnings and shareholder

remuneration, sustained by a sound base of capital,

liquidity and sources of funding;

• Autonomous subsidiaries that are self-sufficient in

terms of capital and liquidity with risk profiles that

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won't compromise the Group and the Bank’s risk

profile;

• An independent Risk function and a senior

management actively engaged in supporting a

robust control environment and risk culture; and

• A conduct model that protects our customers and our

Simple, Personal and Fair culture.

The risk appetite is expressed through qualitative

statements and limits on metrics representative of the

bank’s risk profile at present and under stress. Those

metrics cover all risk types according to our corporate

risk framework. Grupo Santander articulates them in five

axes that provide the Bank with a holistic view of all risks

it incurs in the development of its business model. These

five axes are applicable to all Santander's key risk types,

and comprise:

• P&L volatility: control of P&L volatility of business

plan under baseline and stressed conditions (under

normal and stressed conditions).

• Solvency: control of capital ratios under baseline and

stressed scenarios (aligned with ICAAP).

• Liquidity: control of liquidity ratios under base and

stress scenarios (aligned with ILAAP).

• Concentration: control of credit concentration on top

clients, portfolios and industries.

• Non financial risk and control environment: robust

control on non financial risks aimed to minimize

events which could lead to financial loss, operative,

technological, legal and regulatory breaches,

conduct issues or reputational damage.

b) Credit risk

1.    Introduction to the credit risk treatment

Grupo and Banco Santander take  a holistic view of the

credit risk cycle, including the transaction, the customer

and the portfolio, in order to identify, analyse, control

and decide on credit risk.

Credit risk identification facilitates active and effective

portfolio management and control.  Grupo and Banco

Santander classify  external and internal risk in each

business to adopt any corrective or mitigating measures

through:

1.1. Planning

Grupo and Banco Santander´s  planning helps to set

business targets and draw up action plans within our risk

appetite statement.

Strategic commercial plans (SCP) are a management and

control tool the business and risk areas prepare for

Grupo and Banco Santander's credit portfolios. They

determine commercial strategies, risk policies, resources

and infrastructure, ensuring a holistic view of the

portfolios.

They provide an updated view of portfolio credit quality

to measure credit risk, run internal controls on credit

strategy, regularly monitor and detect significant risk

deviation and potential impacts, enable decision-making

and take corrective action.

They are suited to the Group and the Bank's  risk appetite

and subsidiaries’ capital targets, having been reviewed

and pre-approved by senior managers before Group

management revises and validates them.

1.2. Risk assessment and credit rating

Risk approval generally depends on the applicant’s

ability to repay the debt. Grupo and Banco Santander

review  their regular sources of income, including funds

and net cash flows from any businesses.

The risk function monitors credit rating drivers to

calibrate the decisions and ratings that the Group’s and

the Bank´s  credit quality assessment models determine.

Risk management uses these ratings for many things

like underwriting process (application of limits and pre-

approvals), risk monitoring and credit pricing policies.

The Group and the Bank then use rating models to

measure ability to pay. Depending on each segment,

credit rating drivers can be :

• Rating: from mathematical algorithms that have a

quantitative model based on balance sheet ratios or

macroeconomic variables, and a qualitative module

supplemented by the credit analyst’s expert

judgement. It is used for large corporates,

corporates, institutional and SME segments (with

individualised treatment).

• Scoring: system of automatic evaluation of loan

applications. It automatically assigns customers an

individual score retail on which the subsequent

decision is based. It is used for individual customers

and SME segments without an assigned analyst.

Grupo and Banco Santander's parameter estimation

models, based on econometric models of past defaults

and losses, calculate economic and regulatory capital as

well as IFRS 9 and Bank of Spain circular 4/2017

provisions for each portfolio or customer.

Grupo and Banco Santander  regularly monitors and

evaluates models'  suitability, predictive capacity,

performance, granularity, and compliance with policies,

among other factors.

In addition, ratings are reviewed with the latest available

financial information and other relevant data. Grupo

Santander has also increased reviews of customers who

are subject to more in-depth monitoring or who have

early warnings in risk management systems, enhancing

proactive credit risk management.

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This allows the Group, and therefore the Bank, to align

credit portfolios management and control with Group´s

credit risk appetite and its target risk profile.  Grupo and

Banco Santander use SCPs to define limits for each

portfolio, counterparty and for new originations up to a

level deemed acceptable the Group and the Bank´s .

Grupo and Banco Santander´s limits, pre-classifications

and pre-approvals processes, which are highly

automated and digitalized, determine the risk  Grupo and

Banco Santander can assume with each customer. Limits

are approved by the executive risk committee (or

delegated committees) and should reflect a transaction’s

expected risk-return. The Group and the Bank also uses

risk-based pricing tools to make sure portfolio growth is

sustainable.

Grupo and Banco Santander apply various limits models

to each segment:

• Large corporate groups are subject to a pre-

classification model based on a system for measuring

and monitoring economic capital. Pre-classification

models express the level of risk Grupo and Banco

Santander are willing to assume in transactions with

customers/groups.

• Corporates and institutions that meet certain

requirements (rating, profitability, etc.) are subject to

a simpler pre-classification model aimed at the main

products of customer's recurring operations. Internal

limits are established in nominal terms that sets a

recommended risk level for each customer, based on

factors such as their payment capacity and level of

indebtedness.

Transactions with large corporates, corporates and

institutions above certain limits or with special

characteristics could require approval with a specific

admission process.

• For individual customers and SMEs with low turnover,

Grupo Santander manages large volumes of credit

transactions with automatic decision models to

classify customers and transactions.

1.3. Scenario analysis

Grupo and Banco Santander’s scenario analyses

determine the potential risks in its credit portfolios and

provide a better understanding of our portfolios'

performance under various macroeconomic conditions.

They allow us to anticipate management strategies that

will avoid future deviations from defined plans and

targets.

They simulate the impact of alternative scenarios in

portfolios’ credit parameters (PD, LGD) and expected

credit losses. Grupo Santander compares findings with

portfolios’ credit profile indicators to find the right

measures for managers to take. Credit risk management

of portfolios and SCPs incorporate scenario analyses.

1.4. Monitoring

Regularly monitoring business performance and

comparing it to pre-defined plans is key to our

management of risk. Grupo and Banco Santander's

holistic monitoring of customers helps detect impacts on

risk performance and credit quality early.

The monitoring process considers projections on the

performance of the operations and their characteristics,

in addition to any variation in their classification.

Anticipation and preventive monitoring uses

transactional data sources and advanced analytics (early

warning engine) which determines specific actions at the

client level, based on the assigned monitoring

classification. Monitoring is performed by local and

global risk teams and is based on customer

segmentation:

• For large corporate groups, monitoring is initially a

function of business managers and risk analysts

which provide an up-to-date view of customers’

credit quality to predict a potential customer's

deterioration.

• For commercial banking, institutions and SMEs with

an assigned a credit analyst, Grupo and Banco

Santander track customers requiring closer

monitoring and review their ratings based on

relevant indicators.

• Monitoring of individual customers, businesses and

smaller SMEs follows a system of automatic alerts to

detect shifts in portfolios’ performance.

Monitoring uses the Santander Customer Assessment

Note (SCAN) tool. It helps set individual monitoring

levels and frequencies, policies, and actions for

customers based on credit quality and particular

circumstances. It assigns a monitoring level, specific

management actions, identification of those responsible

and a monitoring frequency.In addition to monitoring

customer credit quality, Grupo and Banco Santander

define control procedures to analyse portfolios and

performance, as well as to detect any deviations from

planning or approved alert levels.

1.5. Credit risk mitigation techniques

Grupo and Banco Santander generally approves risk

according to a borrower’s ability to make due payment,

regardless of any additional collateral or personal

guarantees Santander may require to modulate

exposure.

To determine ability to pay, the Group and the Bank

analyses funds or cash flows from businesses or other

regular income, not including guarantors or loan

collateral which are always considered at credit approval

as a secondary means of recourse.

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In general, guarantees are to reinforce a credit

transaction and mitigate a loss if the borrower defaults.

The Group and the Bank  techniques to mitigate credit

risk cover various types of customer and product. Some

are for specific transactions (e.g. real estate guarantees)

or a series of transactions (e.g. derivatives netting and

collateral).  The Group and the Bank group them by

personal guarantees (with a solvent guarantor),

collateral and hedges with credit derivatives.

The correct acceptance of these mitigation techniques is

established by verifying their legal enforceability in all

jurisdictions. The entire process is subject to internal

control and effective monitoring of the valuation of the

guarantees, especially real estate guarantees.

1.6. Collections & recoveries management

Collections & recoveries (C&R), an important area in risk

management, develops a global management strategy

based on local economic conditions, business models

and other recovery-related particulars, with a full

approach and general action lines for our subsidiaries.

Recovery management follows regulatory requirements

set out in the EBA Guidelines on the management of

non-performing and forborne exposures.

For effective and efficient recoveries management, the

area segments customers based on certain aspects,

using new digital channels that help create value in

Collections & Recoveries function. It follows hi-tech,

digital procedures to handle large groups of similar

customer profiles and products; but it also adapts

management for customers who need an assigned

manager and tailored approach.

Collections & Recoveries splits recoveries into  four

phases: arrears/early delinquency, default, write-offs

and foreclosed assets. To recover debt, the Group and

the Bank always seek alternatives to court action, like

forbearance and other arrears management techniques.

Write-off category includes debt instruments, due or

not, for which recovery is considered remote after an

individualized analysis, due to a notorious and

irrecoverable deterioration of transaction or customer's

solvency. This category implies the total or partial

cancellation of transaction's gross carrying amount and

derecognition from the assets, which does not imply that

the Group  and the Bank will interrupt negotiations and

legal proceedings to recover debt.

In markets where the real estate risk exposure is high,

Grupo and Banco Santander can take action to quickly

dispose of assets, like selling off portfolios or foreclosed

assets through efficient sales instruments to recover as

many on-balance-sheet assets as possible.

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2. Main aggregates and variations

Below are the main aggregates relating to credit risk

from our activities with customers:

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| Main credit risk performance metrics from activity with customersA | | | | | | | | |
| December data | | | | | | | | |
|  | Credit risk with customers  (EUR million)B | |  | Credit impaired loans  (EUR million) | |  | NPL ratio (%) | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |  | 2024 | 2023 |  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Europe | 640,094 | 624,696 |  | 13,774 | 14,495 |  | 2.15% | 2.32% |
| Spain | 285,883 | 278,569 |  | 7,672 | 8,529 |  | 2.68% | 3.06% |
| UK | 248,061 | 247,360 |  | 3,299 | 3,518 |  | 1.33% | 1.42% |
| Portugal | 41,418 | 39,503 |  | 993 | 1,024 |  | 2.40% | 2.59% |
| Poland | 44,704 | 39,329 |  | 1,636 | 1,397 |  | 3.66% | 3.55% |
| North America | 198,607 | 190,720 |  | 8,375 | 7,805 |  | 4.22% | 4.09% |
| US | 148,643 | 137,893 |  | 7,012 | 6,303 |  | 4.72% | 4.57% |
| Mexico | 49,927 | 52,785 |  | 1,352 | 1,489 |  | 2.71% | 2.82% |
| South America | 171,301 | 177,380 |  | 9,287 | 10,142 |  | 5.42% | 5.72% |
| Brazil | 104,519 | 113,937 |  | 6,418 | 7,479 |  | 6.14% | 6.56% |
| Chile | 44,590 | 46,565 |  | 2,394 | 2,332 |  | 5.37% | 5.01% |
| Argentina | 8,411 | 3,903 |  | 173 | 78 |  | 2.06% | 1.99% |
| Digital Consumer Bank | 141,312 | 135,608 |  | 3,527 | 2,877 |  | 2.50% | 2.12% |
| Corporate Centre | 5,959 | 5,494 |  | 301 | 301 |  | 5.06% | 5.48% |
| Total Group | 1,157,274 | 1,133,898 |  | 35,265 | 35,620 |  | 3.05% | 3.14% |

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|  | NPL coverage ratio  (%) | |  | Loan-loss provisions C  (EUR million) | |  | Cost of risk  (%/risk) D | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |  | 2024 | 2023 |  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Europe | 50% | 49% |  | 1,862 | 2,533 |  | 0.32% | 0.44% |
| Spain | 53% | 49% |  | 1,259 | 1,522 |  | 0.50% | 0.62% |
| UK | 29% | 30% |  | 64 | 247 |  | 0.03% | 0.10% |
| Portugal | 79% | 83% |  | 11 | 77 |  | 0.03% | 0.20% |
| Poland | 62% | 73% |  | 511 | 674 |  | 1.38% | 2.08% |
| North America | 70% | 74% |  | 3,786 | 3,733 |  | 2.04% | 2.05% |
| US | 64% | 68% |  | 2,507 | 2,593 |  | 1.82% | 1.92% |
| Mexico | 100% | 100% |  | 1,277 | 1,135 |  | 2.64% | 2.43% |
| South America | 77% | 78% |  | 5,478 | 5,401 |  | 3.50% | 3.36% |
| Brazil | 83% | 85% |  | 4,487 | 4,701 |  | 4.51% | 4.77% |
| Chile | 50% | 53% |  | 497 | 365 |  | 1.19% | 0.80% |
| Argentina | 177% | 166% |  | 284 | 150 |  | 4.59% | 6.64% |
| DCB Europe | 83% | 88% |  | 1,209 | 792 |  | 0.88% | 0.62% |
| Corporate Centre | 25% | 33% |  | (3) | -2 |  | (0.05)% | (0.04)% |
| Total Group | 65% | 66% |  | 12,333 | 12,458 |  | 1.15% | 1.18% |

A. Management perimeter according to the reported segments.

B. Includes gross loans and advances to customers, guarantees and documentary credits.

C. Post write-off recoveries (EUR 1,606 million).

D. Provisions to cover losses due to impairment of loans in the last 12 months / average customer loans and advances of the last 12 months.

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Key figures by geographic region are described below at

31 December 2024:

• Europe: the NPL ratio fell17 bps to 2.15% from 2023

due to portfolio growth mainly in Spain, the UK, and

Portugal, with a 5% decrease in credit impaired in

these geographies, compared to 2023.

• North America: the NPL ratio increased 13 bps to

4.22% from 2023, mainly due to increases at SC USA

(normalization of the portfolio) and SBNA despite of

good performance of the Mexican portfolio.

• South America: the NPL ratio decreased 30  bp from

2023 to 5.42%, due to the positive performance of

Brazil.

• DCB Europe:  the NPL ratio climbed  38 bps to 2.50%,

due to an increase in impaired loans (mainly in

Germany) on the back of a delay in classifying write-

offs due to a policy change and growth in used car

business.

Information on the estimation of impairment losses

The calculation of provisions for credit risk losses is

performed at financial asset level, estimating potential

credit losses through the difference between the

contractual cash flows and the expected cash flows,

ensuring that the results are adequate considering the

status of the transaction, economic conditions and

available forward-looking information.

The Bank of Spain circular 4/2017 impairment model

applies to financial assets valued at amortized cost; debt

instruments valued at fair value with changes in other

comprehensive income; leasing receivables; and

commitments and guarantees not valued at fair value.

The portfolio of financial instruments subject to the Bank

of Spain circular 4/2017 has three credit risk categories

(or stages) according to the status of each instrument in

relation to its level of credit risk:

• Stage 1: financial instruments with no significant

increase in risk since initial recognition – the

impairment provision reflects expected credit losses

from defaults over the 12 months from the reporting

date.

• Stage 2: financial instruments with a significant

credit risk increase since initial recognition but no

materialized impairment event – the impairment

provision reflects expected losses from defaults over

the financial instrument’s residual life.

• Stage 3: financial instruments with true signs of

impairment as a result of one or more events

resulting in a loss – the impairment provision reflects

expected losses for credit risk over the instrument’s

expected residual life.

The classification of financial instrument in the Bank of

Spain circular 4/2017 stages is carried out in accordance

with the guidelines through the risk management

policies of the Bank, which are consistent with the

Group's policies.

Estimation of expected loss

Grupo and Banco Santander calculate impairment losses

using parameters (mainly EAD, PD, LGD, and discount

rate) based on the internal models infrastructure used

for the calculation of regulatory capital and the

experience acquired from regulatory and management

fields, as well as the stages in which each financial asset

is classified. However, far from being a simple

adaptation, Santander built and validated them under

the specific requirements of IFRS 9, as well as other

guidelines issued by regulators, supervisors, and other

international bodies (EBA, NCA, BIS, GPPC, etc.), which

includes forward-looking information, point-in-time

(PiT) vision, multiple scenarios, calculation of losses for

the entire life of the transaction through lifetime PD,

among others.

Determination of significant increase in credit risk

In order to determine the classification in stage 2, the

Group and the Bank assess whether there has been a

significant increase in credit risk (SICR) since the initial

recognition of the transactions, considering a series of

common principles throughout the Bank to assess all

financial instruments are subject to it, which considers

the particularities of each portfolio and type of product

on the basis of various quantitative and qualitative

indicators. Furthermore, transactions are subject to the

expert judgement of the analysts, who set the

thresholds under an effective integration in

management and implemented according to the

approved governance.

The criteria thresholds used by the Group and the Bank

are based on a series of principles, and develop a set of

techniques. The principles are as follows:

• Universality: all financial instruments subject to a

credit rating must be assessed for their possible

SICR.

• Proportionality: the definition of the SICR must take

into account the particularities of each portfolio.

• Materiality: its implementation must be also

consistent with the relevance of each portfolio so as

not to incur in unnecessary costs or efforts.

• Holistic vision: the approach selected must be a

combination of the most relevant credit risk aspects

(e.g. quantitative and qualitative).

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• Application of IFRS 9 and Bank of Spain Circular

4/2017: the approach must take into consideration

IFRS 9 and Bank of Spain Circular 4/2017

characteristics, focusing on a comparison with credit

risk at initial recognition, as well as considering

forward-looking information.

• Risk management integration: the criteria must be

consistent with those metrics considered in the day-

to-day risk management.

• Documentation: appropriate documentation must be

prepared.

The techniques are summarised below:

• Stability of stage 2: in the absence of significant

changes in the portfolios credit quality, the volume

of assets in stage 2 should maintain a certain

stability as a whole.

• Economic reasonableness: at transaction level, stage

2 is expected to be a transitional rating for exposures

that could eventually move to a deteriorating credit

status at some point or stage 3, as well as for

exposures that have suffered credit deterioration and

whose credit quality is improving and returns to

stage 1.

• Predictive power: it is expected that the SICR

definition avoids, as far as possible, direct migrations

from stage 1 to stage 3 without having been

previously classified in stage 2.

• Time in stage 2: it is expected that the exposures do

not remain categorized as stage 2 for an excessive

time.

The application of the aforementioned techniques,

conclude in the setting of one or several thresholds for

each portfolio in each geography. Likewise, these

thresholds are subject to a regular review by means of

calibration tests, which may entail updating the

thresholds types or their values.

Identifying a significant increase in credit risk: when

classifying financial instruments under stage 2, Banco

Santander considers:

• Quantitative criteria: Banco Santander reviews and

quantifies changes in the risk of default during their

expected life based on their credit risk level on initial

recognition.

In order to consider significant changes when

financial instruments are classified in stage 2, each

subsidiary has defined the quantitative thresholds of

its portfolios in accordance with the Group's

guidelines, ensuring a consistent interpretation in all

our geographies. These thresholds can be expressed

as an absolute or relative increase in the probability

of default.

Within the aforementioned quantitative thresholds

we consider two types: we understand a relative

threshold as one that compares the current credit

quality with the credit quality at the time of granting

the operation in percentage terms of variation. For its

part, an absolute threshold compares both

references in total terms, calculating the difference

between them. These absolute/relative concepts are

used homogeneously (with different values) in all

geographies. The calibration of these two thresholds

will depend on the type of portfolio and

characteristics such as the starting point of the

average credit quality of the portfolio.

In addition to these quantitative criteria, a backstop is

set at the relative threshold of 200%. This means that

those operations whose credit quality has currently

deteriorated by more than three times compared to

the quality they had at the time of operation granted

will be transferred from stage 1 to stage 2.

• Qualitative criteria: several indicators aligned with

ordinary credit risk management indicators (e.g. past

due for over 30 days, forbearance, early warning

indicators system, etc.). Each subsidiary has defined

these indicators for their portfolios, with special

attention to reinforcing these qualitative criteria

through expert judgment and aligning them to the

criteria used in management.

When the presumption of a significant deterioration

of credit risk is removed, due to a sufficient

improvement of the credit quality, the obligor can be

re-classified to stage 1, without any probationary

period in stage 2.

• Definition of default: Grupo and Banco Santander

incorporated the new definition to provisions

calculation according to the EBA’s guidelines; the

Bank is also considering applying it to prudential

framework. In addition, the default definition and

stage 3 have been aligned.

This definition considers the following criteria to

classify exposures as stage 3: financial instruments

with one or more payments more than 90

consecutive days past due, representing at least 1%

of the client's total exposure or the identification of

other criteria demonstrating, even in the absence of

defaults, that it is unlikely that the counterparty is

unlikely to meet all of its financial obligations.

The Group and the Bank apply the default criteria to

all exposures of the impaired client. Where an

obligor belongs to a group, the default criteria may

also be applied to all exposures of the group.

The default classification is maintained during the 3-

month test period following the disappearance of all

default indicators described above, and this period is

extended to one year for forbearances that have

been classified as default.

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• Expected life of financial instruments: Grupo and

Banco Santander estimate the expected life of

financial instruments according to their contractual

terms (e.g. prepayments, duration, purchase options,

etc.).

The contractual period (including extension options)

is the maximum time frame for measuring the

expected credit loss. If financial instruments have an

undefined maturity period and undrawn amounts

(e.g. credit cards), the Group and the Bank estimate

their expected life based on the total exposure period

and effective management practices to mitigate

exposure.

1. Forward-looking vision

To estimate expected losses, Grupo and Banco

Santander require a great deal of expert analysis as well

as past, present and future data. The Group and the Bank

quantify expected losses from credit events using an

unbiased, weighted consideration of up to five future

scenarios that could affect our ability to collect

contractual cash flows. These scenarios take into

account the time value of money, the relevant

information available about past events and current

conditions, and projections of macroeconomic factors

that are considered important to estimate this amount

(e.g. GDP, house prices, rate of unemployment, among

others).

Grupo and Banco Santander use forward-looking

information in internal management and regulatory

processes under several scenarios. The Bank's guidelines

and governance seek synergy and consistency between

these different processes.

2. Additional elements

Additional elements will be required when necessary

because they have not been captured under the two

previous elements. This has included, among others, the

analysis of sectors most affected if their impacts are not

sufficiently captured by the macroeconomic scenarios.

Also collective analysis techniques, when the potential

impairment in a group of clients cannot be identified

individually.

With the elements indicated above, Grupo and Banco

Santander have evaluated the evolution of the credit

quality of its customers, for the purposes of classifying

them into stages and consequently calculating expected

loss  Grupo  Santander .

Management overlays

During fiscal year 2024, the Group has strengthened its`

overlay governance by creating a corporate guide for

post Model adjustments (PMAs), which has enabled a

better design, monitoring and implementation of the

overlays.

In addition, the adjustments associated with the

uncertainty resulting from the inflationary

macroeconomic context of the past years have been

gradually withdrawn. On the other hand, among the

most relevant overlays, losses associated with climatic

events have been anticipated, such as the Valencia flood

suffered at the end of October 2024 for Santander

España. The amount of overlays at the end of the 2024

financial year is not material compared to total Group

loan-loss reserves.

Exposure and loan-loss reserves

Then, considering the most relevant units of the Group

(United Kingdom, Spain, United States, Brazil, also Chile,

Mexico, Portugal, Poland, Argentina and Santander

Consumer Finance), which represent approximately 95%

o f the total Group's provisions. The table below shows

the loan-loss reserves associated with each stage as of

31 December 2024 and 2023. In addition, depending on

the transactions credit quality, the exposure is divided

into four categories according to Standard & Poor's

rating scale:

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| Exposure and impairment losses by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | |
| Credit qualityA | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 108,977 | 2,599 | — | 111,576 |
| From A+ to BB | 431,544 | 16,600 | — | 448,144 |
| From BB- to B- | 288,302 | 45,129 | — | 333,431 |
| CCC and below | 10,431 | 17,088 | 32,901 | 60,421 |
| Total exposure B | 839,255 | 81,416 | 32,901 | 953,572 |
| Impairment  losses C | 3,276 | 4,715 | 13,669 | 21,661 |

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| Exposure and impairment losses by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2023 | | | |
| Credit qualityA | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 147,065 | 2,261 | — | 149,326 |
| From A+ to BB | 421,449 | 13,910 | — | 435,359 |
| From BB- to B- | 262,954 | 41,237 | — | 304,191 |
| CCC and below | 11,829 | 19,376 | 33,838 | 65,043 |
| Total exposureB | 843,297 | 76,784 | 33,838 | 953,919 |
| Impairment  losses C | 3,592 | 5,055 | 14,131 | 22,778 |

1. Detail of credit quality ratings calculated for Group management

purposes.

2. Total exposure includes loan balances (drawn amounts) and off

balance (letters of credit + guarantees) and excludes REPOs, FV

portfolio, trading portfolio and undrawn commitments.

3. Includes provisions for undrawn authorized lines (loan commitments).

The remaining units that form the totality of the Group

exposure, contributed EUR 80,541 million in stage 1;

EUR 2,534 million in stage 2, and EUR 874 million in

stage 3 (in 2023 EUR 68,788 million in stage 1; EUR

1,504 million in stage 2, and EUR 658 million in stage 3) ,

and loan-loss reserves of EUR 165 million in stage 1; EUR

117 million for stage 2, and EUR  295 million in stage 3

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(in 2023, EUR 199 million, EUR 73 million and EUR

161 million).

The remaining exposure, including all financial

instruments not included before, amounts to EUR

665,476 million (EUR 598,385 million in  2023), and it

includes all undrawn authorized lines (loan

commitments).

As of 31 December 2024, the Group had EUR 559 million

net of provisions (EUR 743 million at 31 December 2023)

of purchased credit-impaired assets, which relate mainly

to the business combinations carried out by the Group.

Regarding the evolution of credit risk provisions,  Grupo

and Banco Santander, in collaboration with the main

geographical areas, monitors them by carrying out

sensitivity analyses considering changes in

macroeconomic scenarios and main variables that have

an impact on the financial assets distribution in the

different stages and calculating credit risk provisions.

Additionally, based on consistent macroeconomic

scenarios, Grupo and Banco Santander also perform

stress tests and sensitivity analysis in a regular basis,

such as ICAAP, strategic plans, budgets and recovery and

resolution plans. In this sense, a prospective view of the

sensitivity of each of the Group’s loan portfolio is created

in relation to the possible deviation from the base

scenario, considering both the macroeconomic

developments in different scenarios and the three year

evolution of the business. These tests include potentially

adverse and favourable scenarios.

3. Credit risk management

Following is the risk information relating to the

geography of Grupo España portfolio in terms of

exposure and risk allowances.

This information includes sensitivity analysis, consisting

on simulations of +/-100 bp in the main macroeconomic

variables. A set of specific and complete scenarios is

used in each geography, where different shocks that

affect both the reference macroeconomic variable as

well as the rest of the parameters is simulated, with

different intensities. These shocks collect mainly the

most relevant risks and may be originated by

productivity, tax, wages or exchange and interest rates

factors.

Sensitivity is measured as the average variation on

expected loss corresponding to the aforementioned

movement of +/-100 bp. Following a conservative

approach, the negative movements take into account

one additional standard deviation in order to reflect  the

potential higher variability of losses.

3.1. Credit portfolio in Spain

Portfolio overview

Santander España’s credit risk totalled EUR

285,883 million (25% of Grupo Santander’s total). It is

appropriately diversified among products and customer

segments.

The credit portfolio’s NPL ratio was 2.68%, 38 bps lower

than in December 2023. This decrease was based on the

good performance of the portfolio driven by the

management of single names and portfolio sales.

The NPL coverage ratio remained at 53%(+4 p.p. year-

on-year). The cost of risk decreased to 0.50% (-12 bps

vs. December 2023) mainly due to SMEs and Corporates,

only partially offset by the portfolio of individuals.

The Spanish economy will slightly moderate its growth

rate, but that it will continue to maintain a dynamic pace

well above the Eurozone average, since the Spanish

economy has been sustained largely by greater domestic

demand in the face of a weaker than expected foreign

sector.

Residential mortgage portfolio

Residential mortgages in Spain, including Santander

Consumer Finance business, amounted to EUR

59,316 million in 2024 (EUR 61,097 millions  in 2023),

99.65% of which have a mortgage guarantee (99.65% in

2023).

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | | | |
|  | Santander Group Spain | | Of Which, Banco Santander, S.A. | |
|  | Gross amount | Of which: impaired | Gross amount | Of which: Non-  performing |
| Home purchase loans to families | 59,316 | 789 | 59,113 | 785 |
| Without mortgage collateral | 208 | 11 | 209 | 11 |
| With mortgage collateral | 59,108 | 778 | 58,904 | 774 |

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2023 | | | |
|  | Santander Group Spain | | Of Which, Banco Santander, S.A. | |
|  | Gross amount | Of which: impaired | Gross amount | Of which: Non-  performing |
| Home purchase loans to families | 61,097 | 924 | 60,040 | 874 |
| Without mortgage collateral | 215 | 16 | 214 | 17 |
| With mortgage collateral | 60,882 | 908 | 59,826 | 857 |

The NPL ratio for the residential mortgages portfolio

stood at  1.33%, with a reduction of 18 bps, compared to

31 December 2023, mainly due to by portfolio sales,

although credit risk registered a reduction of 2.9%

compared to December 2023.

The mortgage portfolio for the acquisition of homes in

Spain is characterised by its medium-low risk profile,

which limits expectations of any potential additional

impairment:

• Principal is repaid on all mortgages from the start.

• Early repayment is common so the average life of the

transaction is well below that of the contract.

• High quality of collateral, concentrated almost

exclusively in financing for first homes.

• The average affordability rate stood at 24% (24%

in2023).

• The 93% of the portfolio has a LTV below 80%

calculated as total risk/latest available house

appraisal.

• All customers applying for a residential mortgage are

subject to a rigorous credit risk and viability

assessment, analysing whether their income is

sufficient to meet all repayments and will remain

stable over the term of the loan.

Breakdown of the credit with mortgage guarantee to

households for house acquisition, according to the

percentage that the total risk represents on the amount

of the latest available valuation (loan to value):

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | | | | | |
| Loan to value ratio | | | | | |
|  | Less than or  equal to 40% | More than  40% and less  than 60% | More than  60% and less  than 80% | More than  80% and less  than or equal  to 100% | More than  100% | Total |
| Santander Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gross amount | 17,205 | 20,085 | 17,955 | 2,925 | 938 | 59,108 |
| Of which impaired | 114 | 167 | 189 | 130 | 178 | 778 |
| Of which, Banco Santander, S.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gross amount | 17,126 | 20,014 | 17,912 | 2,915 | 937 | 58,904 |
| Of which,  impaired | 114 | 166 | 188 | 129 | 177 | 774 |

In November 2022, Royal Decree-Law 19/2022 was

published, which establishes a Code of Good Practices in

response to the rise in interest rates on mortgage loans

for primary residences and Royal Decree-Law 6/2012 of

protection measures for mortgage debtors without

resources. The code of good practices is focused on

granting capital grace periods and extending the term of

the operations. The requests made have not been

significant.

Corporate & SME financing

Credit risk with SME and corporates in commercial

banking amounted to EUR 102,342 million, lower than

December 2023, mainly due to the fall in the portfolio of

SMEs of 4.4%. This portfolio accounting for 36% of the

total, compared to 38% of CIB's portfolio, which from

2022 includes branches in Europe.

Most of the portfolio corresponds to clients who have

been assigned a credit analyst, who performs continuous

management of said clients during all phases of the risk

cycle.

The portfolio is broadly diversified and not concentrated

by sector of activity.

The Bank has  continued to rely on its support and

proximity to SMEs and the self-employed and has

positioned itself as the leading entity in ICO Loans in

2024 with 816 million euros of financing, which

represents a 39% share in the Spanish financial system.

The majority of this financing was allocated to the ICO

Companies and Entrepreneurs Lines and to a lesser

extent to the ICO International Line and to housing

rehabilitation.

The ICO loans that were granted as a result of the

pandemic (25,428 million euros) are being repaid

normally and there is a balance of EUR 12.7 billion, so

they now represent only around  4.4% of Santander

Spain's total portfolio.

In the case of delinquent operations with ICO guarantee,

the transfer of the overdue guaranteed amounts will

take place as the guarantee is executed, regardless of

whether the guarantor is subrogated to the right to

receive said amounts, according to the regulation of

these guarantees. The de-recognition of the transferred

guaranteed amounts will entail the recognition, at its fair

value, of a collection right against the guarantor.

The portfolio’s NPL ratio stood at 5.07% in December

2024. The NPL ratio decreased by 20 bps compared to

December 2023, due to a reduction in the delinquency

stock in SMEs, due to the proactive management of

delinquent positions with the support of portfolio sales

along with management of single names.

Support measures for those affected by the Dana

The flash floods caused by the Dana on 29 October

exceeded expectations, causing serious impacts, victims

and material losses. From the outset, Santander took

immediate measures to protect employees, customers

and facilities, in addition to working closely with the

authorities to adopt support measures. Management

was regulated through the Group's Crisis Management

Framework and a Dana Crisis Steering Committee was

also created.

RDL 6/2024 of 6 November included the Government's

support measures for households, companies and the

self-employed. i) Public guarantees of 80% for EUR

5 billion until the end of 2025 to cover losses in the

affected area. ii) Moratoriums: capital and interest grace

period for the first 3 months, plus an additional 9

months of capital grace period (for individuals and

companies with income up to EUR 6 million). iii)

Extension of the Code of Good Practices until December

2025. iv) Director support: to alleviate personal and

material damage to equipment, homes, and industrial,

commercial and service sites.

In response to these measures, Santander Spain has

worked on a response framework that pivots on four

management domains according to client typology:

companies, SMEs, self-employed and individuals.

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Real estate activity

Santander has specialized teams that are in charge of

managing real estate business production and risk areas

that cover the entire life cycle of these operations.

The changes in gross property development loans to

customers were as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance at beginning of year | 2,433 | 2,327 |
| Foreclosed assets | — | (1) |
| Net variation | 112 | 115 |
| Written-off assets | 0 | (8) |
| Balance at end of year | 2,545 | 2,433 |

The NPL ratio of this portfolio (considering only the on

balance amount) ended the year at 2.28% (compared

with 3.04% at December 2023) . The table below shows

the distribution of the portfolio. The coverage ratio of the

real estate doubtful exposure in Spain stands at 36.21%

(39.19% and in 2023).

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | | | | | |
| Santander Group | | | Of which,  Banco Santander, S.A. | | |
| EUR Million | Gross amount | Excess of gross  exposure over  maximum  recoverable  amount of  effective  collateral | Specific  allowance | Gross amount | Excess of gross  exposure over  maximum  recoverable  amount | Specific  allowance |
| Financing for construction and  property development (including  land) (business in Spain) | 2,545 | 278 | 28 | 2,566 | 278 | -28 |
| Of which impaired | 58 | 6 | 21 | 58 | 6 | (21) |
| Memorandum items written-off  assets | 338 |  |  | 338 | — | — |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Memorandum items: Data from the public balance sheet | | |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | |
| Carrying amount | |
|  | Santander Group | Of which, Banco Santander, S.A. |
| Total loans and advances to customers excluding the Public sector  (business in Spain) (Book value) | 235,824 | 227,786 |
| Total consolidated assets (Total business) (Book value) | 1,837,081 | 794,840 |
| Impairment losses and credit risk allowances. Coverage for unimpaired  assets (business in Spain) | 1,132 | 1,043 |

At year-end, the distribution of this portfolio was as

follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR Million | | |
|  |  | |
|  | Loans: Gross amount | |
|  | Santander  Group | Of which,  Banco  Santander, S.A. |
| 1. Without mortgage guarantee | 13 | 14 |
| 2. With mortgage guarantee | 2,532 | 2,552 |
| 2.1 Completed buildings | 934 | 936 |
| 2.1.1 Residential | 634 | 636 |
| 2.1.2 Other | 300 | 300 |
| 2.2 Buildings and other  constructions under  construction | 1,580 | 1,598 |
| 2.2.1 Residential | 1,534 | 1,552 |
| 2.2.2 Other | 46 | 46 |
| 2.3 Land | 18 | 18 |
| 2.3.1 Developed  consolidated land | 13 | 13 |
| 2.3.2 Other land | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 2,545 | 2,566 |

Foreclosed properties

At 31 December 2024, the net balance of these assets

amounted to EUR 2,131 million (EUR 2,448 million at 31

December 2023 ), gross amount of EUR 4,823 million

(EUR 5,506 million at 31 December 2023); recognised

allowance of EUR 2,692  million (EUR 3,058 million at 31

December 2023).

The following table shows the detail of the assets

foreclosed by the businesses in Spain at the end of 2024:

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|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | |
|  | Gross carrying  amount | Valuation  adjustments | Of which  impairment losses  on assets since  time of  foreclosure | Net Carrying  amount |
| Property assets arising from financing provided to  construction and property development companies | 4,329 | 2,456 | 1,804 | 1,873 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |
| Completed buildings | 707 | 452 | 382 | 255 |
| Residential | 197 | 106 | 87 | 91 |
| Other | 510 | 346 | 295 | 164 |
| Buildings under construction | 95 | 41 | 30 | 54 |
| Residential | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 95 | 41 | 30 | 54 |
| Land | 3,527 | 1,963 | 1,392 | 1,564 |
| Developed land | 1,000 | 533 | 318 | 467 |
| Other land | 2,527 | 1,430 | 1,074 | 1,097 |
| Property assets from home purchase mortgage loans to  households | 390 | 183 | 123 | 207 |
| Other foreclosed property assets | 104 | 53 | 42 | 51 |
| Total property assets | 4,823 | 2,692 | 1,969 | 2,131 |

The same information in the previous table reference to Banco Santander, S.A. is presented below:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | |
|  | Gross carrying  amount | Valuation  adjustments | Of which  impairment losses  on assets since  time of  foreclosure | Carrying amount |
| Property assets arising from financing provided to  construction and property development companies | 376 | 240 | 200 | 136 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |
| Completed buildings | 369 | 236 | 197 | 133 |
| Residential | 95 | 51 | 42 | 44 |
| Other | 274 | 185 | 155 | 89 |
| Buildings under construction | — | — | — | — |
| Residential | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | — | — |
| Land | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Developed land | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other land | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Property assets from home purchase mortgage loans to  households | 356 | 166 | 112 | 190 |
| Other foreclosed property assets | 86 | 41 | 34 | 45 |
| Total property assets | 818 | 447 | 346 | 371 |

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In addition, the Group has shareholdings in entities

holding foreclosed assets amounting to EUR 27 million

and equity instruments foreclosed or received in

payment of debts amounting to EUR 13 million.

In recent years,  the Group and the Bank have considered

foreclosure to be an option to resolve cases of default

instead of legal proceedings. The Group and the Bank

initially recognise foreclosed assets at the lower of the

carrying amount of the debt (net of provisions) and the

fair value of the foreclosed asset (less estimated costs to

sell). Subsequent to initial recognition, the assets are

measured at the lower of fair value (less costs to sell)

and the amount initially recognised.

The fair value of this type of assets is determined by the

market value (appraisal) adjusted with discounts

obtained according to internal valuation methodologies

based on the entity's sales experience in goods with

similar characteristics.

The management of real estate assets on the balance

sheet is carried out through companies specializing in

the sale of real estate that is complemented by the

structure of the commercial network. The sale is realised

with at prices in accordance with the market situation

and the offer of wholesale buyers.

The gross movement in foreclosed properties were as

follows (EUR billion):

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Gross additions | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Disposals | (0.8) | (1.2) |
| Difference | (0.7) | (0.9) |

Information on the estimation of impairment losses

The detail of Santander Spain exposure and loan-loss

reserves associated with each of the stages at 31

December, 2024 and  2023 is shown below. In addition,

the exposure is divided in four tranches of the Standard

& Poor's rating scale, according to their current credit

quality:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| Exposure and impairment losses by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | |
| Credit qualityA | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 35,347 | 110 | — | 35,456 |
| From A+ to BB | 104,197 | 1,124 | — | 105,322 |
| From BB- to B- | 37,413 | 8,844 | — | 46,257 |
| CCC and below | 2,084 | 3,199 | 6,618 | 11,900 |
| Total exposureB | 179,041 | 13,277 | 6,618 | 198,936 |
| Impairment  losses C | 340 | 570 | 2,953 | 3,863 |

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| Exposure and impairment losses by stage | | | | |
| EUR million | | | | |
|  | 2023 | | | |
| Credit qualityA | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| From AAA to AA- | 46,827 | 48 | — | 46,875 |
| From A+ to BB | 101,079 | 780 | — | 101,859 |
| From BB- to B- | 33,905 | 9,789 | — | 43,694 |
| CCC and below | 1,513 | 4,517 | 7,536 | 13,566 |
| Total exposureB | 183,324 | 15,134 | 7,536 | 205,994 |
| Impairment  losses C | 300 | 663 | 2,959 | 3,922 |

A. Detail of credit quality ratings calculated for Group management

purposes. Excluding the SCIB branches business

B. Total exposure includes loan balances (drawn amounts) and off

balance (letters of credit + guarantees) and excludes REPOs, FV

portfolio, trading portfolio and undrawn commitments.

C. Includes provisions for undrawn authorized lines (loan

commitments).

From the information detailed above, Banco Santander,

S.A. reaches a total gross exposure of EUR 330,370

million in the heading of financial assets at amortized

cost (see note 6 and 10) and EUR 141,976 million in loan

commitments granted for off-balance sheet exposures

(see note 31) Impairment losses amount to EUR 3,843

and EUR 175 million, respectively. (The amount of losses

due to impairment of off-balance sheet exposures

includes the coverage of financial guarantees and other

commitments granted in addition to the aforementioned

loan commitments).

For the estimation of the expected losses, the

prospective information is taken into account.

Specifically, Santander Spain considers three

macroeconomic scenarios, which are updated

periodically. The projected evolution for a period of five

years of the main macroeconomic indicators used by

Santander Spain for estimating expected losses as of

2024, is presented below:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
|  | 2025-2029 | | |
| Variables | Pessimistic  scenario | Base  scenario | Optimistic  scenario |
| Interest rate | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5% | 10.1% | 8.9% |
| Housing price change | (0.7)% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| GDP growth | 0.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% |

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Each macroeconomic scenarios is associated with a given

weight. As for its allocation, Santander Spain associates

the Base scenario with the highest weight, while

associating the lower weights to the most extreme

scenarios:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Pessimistic scenario | 30% | 30% |
| Base scenario | 40% | 40% |
| Optimistic scenario 1 | 30% | 30% |

The sensitivity analysis of the main portfolios expected

loss to variations of +/-100 bp for the macroeconomic

variables used in the construction of the scenarios, at

December 31 2024, is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
|  | Change in Provision | | |
|  | Mortgages | Corporates | Others |
| GDP Growth |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | 2.3% | 4.9% | 2.1% |
| 100 bp | (1.0)% | (4.2)% | (1.1)% |
| Housing price change |  |  |  |
| -100 bp | 1.6% | 8.0% | 1.9% |
| 100 bp | (1.3)% | (2.8)% | (0.7)% |

Regarding the stage 2 classification determination, the

quantitative criteria applied in Santander Spain are based

on identifying whether any increase in the PD for the

entire expected life of the operation is greater than a

relative or absolute threshold. The established threshold

is different for each portfolio depending on the

characteristics of the operations, and an operation is

considered to exceed said threshold when the PD for the

entire life of the operation increases a certain amount

over the PD it had at the time of initial recognition. The

values of these thresholds depend on their calibration,

carried out periodically, as indicated in previous

paragraphs. Additionally, Santander Spain has

implemented a backstop to the relative threshold in all

portfolios. Consequently, contracts whose current PD

has increased more than twice with respect to its PD at

the time of its origination will be classified in stage 2.

In addition, a series of specific qualitative criteria are

defined that indicate that the exposure has had a

significant increase in credit risk, regardless of the

evolution of its PD since the moment of initial

recognition. Santander Spain, among other criteria,

considers that an operation presents a significant

increase in risk when it presents irregular positions for

more than 30 days or if it is determined based on a

system of early warning indicators.

4. Other credit risk aspects

4.1. Credit risk by activity in the financial markets

This section covers credit risk from treasury, with money

market financing and counterparty risk products to

satisfy the needs of customers (especially credit

institutions) and the Bank.

Counterparty credit risk is the risk that a customer will

default before the final settlement of a transaction’s

cash flows. It creates a bilateral credit risk because it can

affect both parties to a transaction. It is also uncertain

because it depends on market factors, which can be

volatile.

As part of counterparty credit risk exposure, an

additional risk known as wrong-way risk can arise. This

risk occurs when the exposure to a portfolio or

counterparty increases as the credit quality of the

counterparty deteriorates. In other words, there is

wrong-way risk when there is an increase in default risk,

and consequently, the exposure to the counterparty

increases. Santander has specific models to measure this

risk.

Regarding settlement risk, this occurs when the

settlement of a transaction involves a bilateral exchange

of flows or assets between two counterparties. For

example, when a counterparty buys dollars in exchange

for euros, the settlement of the transaction involves one

party delivering euros and receiving an equivalent

amount of dollars from the other. Settlement risk is the

risk that one of the parties fails to meet their settlement

obligations. Grupo Santander has also developed a

global infrastructure and specific models to measure this

risk.

To manage and control counterparty risk, it is essential

to have an infrastructure that allows measuring current

and potential exposure at different levels of aggregation

and granularity in an agile and dynamic way, ensuring

the generation of reports with sufficient detail to

facilitate the understanding of exposures and the

decision-making process.

To measure exposure, Grupo Santander follows two

methodologies: mark-to-market (MtM or replacement

value in derivatives) plus potential future exposure (add-

on), and Monte Carlo simulation for calculating exposure

for some countries and products. Additionally, Santander

calculates capital at risk or unexpected loss, which is the

loss that constitutes economic capital net of guarantees

and recoveries, after deducting the expected loss.

After market close, Grupo Santander recalculates

exposures by adjusting all operations to their new time

horizon, adapting the potential future exposure and

applying mitigation measures (netting, collateral, among

others), so that exposures can be controlled daily against

the limits approved by senior management within the

risk appetite. Santander performs risk control through a

real-time integrated system, which allows the Group to

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know at any moment the available exposure limit with

any counterparty, in any product and term, and across all

subsidiaries.

4.2. Concentration risk

Concentration risk control is a vital part of our

management. the Group and the Bank continuously

monitors the degree of concentration of its credit risk

portfolios using various criteria: geographic areas and

countries, economic sectors and groups of customers.

The board, via the risk appetite framework, determines

the maximum levels of concentration.

In line with these maximum levels and limits, the

executive risk committee establishes the risk policies

and reviews the appropriate exposure levels for the

effective management of the degree of concentration in

Santander’s credit risk portfolios.

Grupo and Banco Santander must adhere to the

regulation on large risks contained in the CRR, according

to which the exposure contracted by an entity with a

customer or group of associated customers will be

considered a large exposure when its value is equal to or

greater than 10% of eligible capital.

In addition, in order to limit large exposures, no entity

may assume exposures exceeding 25% of its eligible

capital with a single customer or group of associated

customers, having factored in the credit risk mitigation

effect contained in the regulation.

At the end of December, after applying risk mitigation

techniques, no group reaches the above-mentioned

thresholds.

Regulatory credit exposure with the 20 largest groups

within the scope of large risks represented 5.5% of the

outstanding credit risk with customers (lending to

customers plus off-balance sheet risks) as of December

2024. While the regulatory credit exposure with the 40

largest groups represents 8.4% of the credit risk.

The detail, by activity and geographical area of the

Group's risk concentration at 31 December 2024 is as

follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2024A | | | | |
|  | Total | Spain | Other EU  countries | America | Rest of the  world |
| Central banks and Credit institutions | 359,739 | 76,925 | 82,039 | 130,073 | 70,702 |
| Public sector | 253,851 | 73,743 | 71,610 | 98,828 | 9,670 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Central government | 221,877 | 59,921 | 65,821 | 86,677 | 9,458 |
| Other central government | 31,974 | 13,822 | 5,789 | 12,151 | 212 |
| Other financial institutions (financial business activity) | 189,113 | 14,698 | 50,470 | 83,470 | 40,475 |
| Non-financial companies and individual entrepreneurs (non-  financial business activity) (broken down by purpose) | 450,349 | 106,017 | 107,575 | 175,493 | 61,264 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Construction and property development | 24,736 | 3,702 | 4,323 | 10,691 | 6,020 |
| Civil engineering construction | 5,515 | 2,337 | 1,890 | 1,218 | 70 |
| Large companies | 274,798 | 50,487 | 63,963 | 114,597 | 45,751 |
| SMEs and individual entrepreneurs | 145,300 | 49,491 | 37,399 | 48,987 | 9,423 |
| Households – other (broken down by purpose) | 568,540 | 86,734 | 110,909 | 146,673 | 224,224 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Residential | 351,331 | 61,388 | 38,502 | 45,953 | 205,488 |
| Consumer loans | 199,156 | 17,793 | 70,064 | 95,189 | 16,110 |
| Other purposes | 18,053 | 7,553 | 2,343 | 5,531 | 2,626 |
| Total | 1,821,592 | 358,117 | 422,603 | 634,537 | 406,335 |

A. For the purposes of this table, the definition of risk includes the following items in the public balance sheet: 'Loans and advances to credit institutions', 'Loans

and advances to Central Banks', 'Loans and advances to Customers', 'Debt securities', 'Equity Instruments', 'Trading Derivatives', 'Hedging derivatives',

'Investments and financial guarantees given'.

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The same information in the previous table referring to Banco Santander, S.A. it is presented below:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2024A | | | | |
|  | Total | Spain | Other EU  countries | America | Rest of the  world |
| Central banks and Credit institutions | 236,054 | 94,953 | 58,451 | 54,755 | 27,895 |
| Public sector | 100,128 | 56,430 | 28,580 | 5,906 | 9,212 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Central government | 83,689 | 42,691 | 26,736 | 5,906 | 8,356 |
| Other central government | 16,439 | 13,739 | 1,844 | — | 856 |
| Other financial institutions (financial business activity) | 224,710 | 52,405 | 57,203 | 76,968 | 38,134 |
| Non-financial companies and individual entrepreneurs (Non-  financial business activity) (broken down by purpose) | 207,788 | 98,616 | 35,771 | 37,892 | 35,509 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Construction and property development | 2,459 | 2,446 | 12 | 1 | — |
| Civil engineering construction | 3,861 | 2,027 | 1,056 | 708 | 70 |
| Rest of purposes | 201,468 | 94,143 | 34,703 | 37,183 | 35,439 |
| Large companies | 155,742 | 50,208 | 34,323 | 35,952 | 35,259 |
| SMEs and individual entrepreneurs | 45,726 | 43,935 | 380 | 1,231 | 180 |
| Households – other (broken down by purpose) | 76,636 | 74,884 | 502 | 561 | 689 |
| Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Residential | 60,135 | 58,709 | 405 | 417 | 604 |
| Consumer loans | 8,874 | 8,824 | 9 | 23 | 18 |
| Other purposes | 7,627 | 7,351 | 88 | 121 | 67 |
| Total | 845,316 | 377,288 | 180,507 | 176,082 | 111,439 |

A. For the purposes of this table, the definition of risk includes the following items in the public balance sheet: 'Loans and advances to credit institutions', 'Loans

and advances to Central Banks', 'Loans and advances to Customers', 'Debt securities', 'Equity Instruments', 'Trading Derivatives', 'Hedging derivatives',

'Investments and financial guarantees given'.

4.3 Sectors identification and management

Grupo and Banco Santander conduct a quarterly review

of exposure to customers operating in sectors that could

be more affected by macroeconomic conditions (energy

consumption, commodity prices, and key

macroeconomic variables). This monitoring is

complemented by the use of internal tools that allow

projecting the behaviour and evolution of clients in each

sector under different macroeconomic scenarios.

Additionally, this process considers, among other things,

the following information at the sector level:

• Market information: Industries’ stock market

performance.

• Analysts’ EBITDA forecasts for the coming years.

• Internal information: Changes in credit exposure,

defaults (in different timelines) and stagings.

• Our industry experts’ opinion, based on specific

details about our exposures and our relationships

with customers.

The Group, adn therefore the Bank, continued to build up

our analysis of potential losses to the highest level of

granularity by enhancing our sector-level methodology

and projection tool based on the resilience of each

company’s financial statements to different

macroeconomic scenarios. Santander considered their

pledge to meet energy commitments through possible

transition plans by quantifying impacts under the

assumptions of an orderly, disorderly or non-existent

transition to be able to keep our management of the

portfolio one step ahead.

4.4. Sovereign risk and exposure to other public sector

entities

Sovereign risk occurs in transactions with a central bank.

It includes the regulatory cash reserve, issuer risk with

the Treasury (public debt portfolio) and risk from

transactions with government institutions whose

funding only come from the state’s budgetary revenue

and not commercial operations.

Grupo Santander's standard for sovereign risk differs

somewhat from the European Banking Authority's (EBA)

standard for regular stress testing. In particular, the EBA

does not consider deposits with central banks, exposures

with insurance companies or indirect exposures from

guarantees and other financial instruments. However, its

standard does generally include entities run by regional,

local and central governments.

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Grupo and Banco Santander continue to track and

manage transactions with sovereign risk based on

available information, such as reports by rating agencies

and international organizations. Grupo and Banco

Santander monitor each country where the Group and

the Bank have cross-border1 and sovereign risk. The

Group and the Bank analyse events that could affect the

country’s political or institutional stability and assign its

government or central bank a credit rating. This helps us

set limits for transactions with sovereign risk.

At the end of December 2024, Grupo and Banco

Santander´s local sovereign exposure, in currencies other

than the official currency of the country of issuance, is

not significant (EUR 4,459 million, 1.1% of total

sovereign risk) according to our management criteria.

Furthermore, exposure to non-local sovereign issuers

involving cross-border risk is even less significant2EUR

11,494 million, 2.8% of total sovereign risk).

Sovereign exposure in Latin America is mostly in local

currency, and is recognised in the local accounts and

concentrated in short- term maturities.

Over the past few years, total exposure to sovereign risk

has remained in line with regulatory requirements and

our strategy to manage this portfolio.

The shifts observed in the different countries exposure is

due to our liquidity management strategy and the

hedging of interest and exchange rates risks. Santander's

exposure spreads among countries with varied

macroeconomic outlooks and dissimilar scenarios in

terms of growth, interest and exchange rates.

Our investment strategy for sovereign risk considers

country’s credit quality to set the maximum exposure

limits. The following table shows the percentage of

exposure by ratingA:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| AAA | 21% | 18% |
| AA | 18% | 19% |
| A | 41% | 41% |
| BBB | 11% | 12% |
| Less than BBB | 9% | 10% |

A.    Internal ratings are applied.

1 Risks with domestic public or private borrowers in foreign currency and originated outside the country.

2  Countries that are not considered low risk by Banco de España.

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Sovereign exposure at the end of 31 December 2024

is shown in the table below (data in million euros):

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | | | | |  | 2023 |
|  | Portfolio | | | |  |  |  |
| Country | Financial assets  held for trading  and Financial  assets  designated as FV  with changes in  results | Financial assets  at fair value  through other  comprehensive  income | Financial assets  at amortised  cost | Non-trading  financial assets  mandatorillly at  fair value  through profit or  loss | Total net direct  exposure |  | Total net direct  exposure |
| Spain | 8,096 | 3,841 | 44,356 | — | 56,293 |  | 39,627 |
| Portugal | 89 | 1,240 | 6,323 | — | 7,652 |  | 6,859 |
| Italy | 4,830 | 452 | 7,633 | — | 12,915 |  | 5,594 |
| Greece | — | — | — | — | — |  | — |
| Ireland | — | — | — | — | — |  | — |
| Rest Eurozone | 595 | 567 | 5,050 | — | 6,212 |  | 8,124 |
| UK | 375 | 1,376 | 7,021 | — | 8,772 |  | 3,787 |
| Poland | 434 | 5,570 | 8,282 | — | 14,286 |  | 11,267 |
| Rest of Europe | (6) | 424 | 536 | — | 954 |  | 2,793 |
| US | 5,630 | 4,560 | 14,736 | — | 24,926 |  | 21,304 |
| Brazil | 9,185 | 13,824 | 3,632 | — | 26,641 |  | 27,733 |
| Mexico | 6,051 | 8,964 | 6,627 | — | 21,642 |  | 20,825 |
| Chile | 316 | 1,425 | 5,159 | — | 6,900 |  | 6,285 |
| Rest of America | 190 | 1,745 | 2,496 | — | 4,431 |  | 2,250 |
| Rest of the World | 15 | 3,502 | 3,486 | — | 7,003 |  | 4,527 |
| TOTAL | 35,800 | 47,490 | 115,337 | — | 198,627 |  | 160,975 |

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5. Forborne loan portfolio

Grupo and Banco Santander's customer debt redirection

policy incorporates the regulatory requirements of the

EBA guidelines on the management of non-performing

exposures, refinancing and restructuring. This policy acts

as a reference for the transposition in our subsidiaries

and shares the applicable supervisory expectations.

This policy also sets down rigorous criteria for

evaluating, classifying and monitoring forbearances to

ensure the strictest possible care and diligence in

recovering due amounts. Thus, it dictates that Grupo and

Banco  Santander must adapt payment obligations to

customers' current circumstances. Our forbearance

policy also defines classification criteria to ensure Grupo

and Banco Santander recognize risks appropriately. They

must remain classified as non-performing or in watch-

list for a prudential period for reasonable certainty of

repayment. In no case will repayments be used to delay

the immediate recognition of losses or so that their use

distorts the timely recognition of the risk of non-

payment.

At 31 December 2024, forbearance stock fell again and

stood at EUR 27,144 million, due to the good payment

behaviour in the main geographies. In terms of credit

quality, 54% of the loans is classified as credit impaired,

with a coverage ratio of 41%. In addition, 46% of the

portfolio is classified as performing.

The following terms are used with the meanings

specified below:

• Refinancing transaction: transaction that is granted

or used, for reasons relating to current or

foreseeable financial difficulties of the borrower, to

repay one or more of the transactions granted to it,

or through which the payments on such transactions

are brought fully or partially up to date, in order to

enable the borrowers of the cancelled or refinanced

transactions to repay their debt (principal and

interest) because they are unable, or might

foreseeably become unable, to comply with the

conditions there of in due time and form.

• Restructured transaction: transaction with respect to

which, for economic or legal reasons relating to

current or foreseeable financial difficulties of the

borrower, the financial terms and conditions are

modified in order to facilitate the payment of the

debt (principal and interest) because the borrower is

unable, or might foreseeably become unable, to

comply with the aforementioned terms and

conditions in due time and form, even if such

modification is envisaged in the agreement.

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current refinancing and restructuring balances | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Amounts in EUR million, except number of transactions that are in units | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  | Total | | | | | | | Of which, non-performing/Doubtful | | | | | | |
|  | Without real guarantee | | With real guarantee | | | |  | Without real guarantee | | With real guarantee | | | |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Maximum amount of  the actual collateral  that can be  considered | | Impairment of  accumulated  value or  accumulated  losses in fair  value due to  credit risk |  |  |  |  | Maximum amount of  the actual collateral  that can be considered | | Impairment of  accumulated  value or  accumulated  losses in fair  value due to  credit risk |
|  | Number of  transactions | Gross amount | Number of  transactions | Gross  amount | Real estate  guarantee | Rest of real  guarantees | Number of  transactions | Gross  amount | Number of  transactions | Gross  amount | Real estate  guarantee | Rest of real  guarantees |
| Credit entities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Public sector | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Other financial institutions and:  individual shareholder | 946 | 70 | 605 | 306 | 199 | 52 | 93 | 574 | 21 | 512 | 125 | 70 | 14 | 85 |
| Non-financial institutions and  individual shareholder | 543,934 | 5,515 | 47,854 | 6,668 | 3,678 | 1,398 | 3,011 | 353,838 | 2,956 | 31,259 | 3,106 | 1,622 | 543 | 2,624 |
| Of which financing for  constructions and property  development | 12,688 | 103 | 1,765 | 828 | 672 | 30 | 171 | 8,789 | 64 | 1,116 | 218 | 154 | 20 | 127 |
| Other warehouses | 3,308,884 | 4,534 | 483,714 | 10,040 | 4,375 | 3,754 | 4,038 | 2,073,312 | 2,623 | 285,857 | 5,850 | 2,188 | 2,299 | 3,285 |
| Total | 3,853,787 | 10,128 | 532,182 | 17,016 | 8,254 | 5,204 | 7,146 | 2,427,732 | 5,603 | 317,635 | 9,082 | 3,881 | 2,856 | 5,997 |
| Financing classified as non-current  assets and disposable groups of  items that have been classified as  held for sale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

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The same information in the previous table referring to Banco Santander, S.A. it is presented below:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Current refinancing and restructuring balances | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Amounts in EUR million, except number of transactions that are in units | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Total | | | | | | | Of which, non-performing/Doubtful | | | | | | |
|  | Without real guarantee | | With real guarantee | | | |  | Without real guarantee | | With real guarantee | | | |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Maximum amount of  the actual collateral  that can be  considered | | Impairment of  accumulated  value or  accumulated  losses in fair  value due to  credit risk |  |  |  |  | Maximum amount of  the actual collateral  that can be  considered | | Impairment  of  accumulated  value or  accumulated  losses in fair  value due to  credit risk |
|  | Number of  transactions | Gross amount | Number of  transactions | Gross  amount | Real estate  guarantee | Rest of real  guarantees | Number of  transactions | Gross amount | Number of  transactions | Gross  amount | Real estate  guarantee | Rest of real  guarantees |
| Credit entities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Public sector | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | (1) | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other financial companies and sole  proprietorships (financial business  activity) | 174 | 65 | 59 | 217 | 164 | 12 | (75) | 63 | 17 | 37 | 106 | 68 | 6 | (73) |
| Non-financial corporations and sole  proprietorships (non-financial business  activity) | 24,255 | 2,607 | 6,251 | 2,874 | 1,568 | 484 | (1,097) | 7,540 | 1,171 | 4,220 | 1,601 | 916 | 223 | (1,004) |
| Of which, financing for construction  and real estate development (including  land) | 4 | — | 115 | 84 | 83 | — | (17) | 4 | — | 65 | 41 | 40 | — | (15) |
| Other warehouses | 12,249 | 188 | 15,002 | 1,217 | 1,104 | 5 | (323) | 1,790 | 29 | 8,152 | 668 | 584 | 3 | (265) |
| Total | 36,692 | 2,866 | 21,316 | 4,310 | 2,838 | 501 | (1,495) | 9,393 | 1,217 | 12,411 | 2,376 | 1,569 | 232 | (1,342) |
| Financing classified as non-current assets  and disposable groups of items that have  been classified as held for sale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

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In 2024, the amortised cost of financial assets  whose

contractual cash flows were modified during the year

when the corresponding loss adjustment was valued at

an amount equal to the expected credit losses over the

life of the asset amounted to EUR   3,940 million

(2,902 million in 2023),  without these modifications

having a material impact on the income statement. Also,

during 2024, the total of financial assets that have been

modified since the initial recognition, and whose

correction for expected loss has gone from being valued

during the entire life of the asset to the following twelve

months, amounts to EUR   2,950 million (2,804 million in

2023).

In 2024, the amortised cost of financial assets owned by

the Bank whose contractual cash flows were modified

during the year when the corresponding loss adjustment

was valued at an amount equal to the expected credit

losses over the life of the asset amounted to EUR 291

million, without these modifications having a material

impact on the income statement. Also, during 2024, the

total of financial assets owned by the Bank that have

been modified since the initial recognition, and whose

correction for expected loss has gone from being valued

during the entire life of the asset to the following twelve

months, amounts to EUR 1,746 million.

The transactions presented in the foregoing tables were

classified at 31 December 2024 by nature, as follows:

• Credit impaired: Operations that rest on an

inadequate payment scheme will be classified within

the non-performing category, regardless they

include contract clauses that delay the repayment of

the operation throughout regular payments or

present amounts written off the balance sheet for

being considered irrecoverable.

• Performing: Operations not classifiable as non-

performing will be classified within this category.

Operations will also be classified as normal if they

have been reclassified from the non-performing

category for complying with the specific criteria

detailed below:

a A period of a year must have passed from the

refinancing or restructuring date.

b The owner must have paid for the accrued

amounts of the capital and interests, thus

reducing the rearranged capital amount, from the

date when the restructuring of refinancing

operation was formalised.

c The owner must not have any other operation

with amounts past due by more than 90

consecutive days of material delay on the date of

the reclassification to the normal risk category.

Attending to the credit attention 46% of the forborne

loan transactions are classified as other than non-

performing. Particularly noteworthy are the level of

existing guarantees (50% of transactions are secured by

collateral) and the coverage provided by specific

allowances (representing 26% of the total forborne loan

portfolio and 41% of the non-performing portfolio).

c) Market, structural and liquidity risk

1. Activities subject to market risk and types of market

risk

Activities exposed to market risk encompass transactions

where risk is assumed as a consequence of potential

changes in interest rates, inflation rates, exchange rates,

stock prices, credit spreads, commodity prices, volatility

and other market factors; the liquidity risk from our

products and markets, and the balance-sheet liquidity

risk. Therefore, they include trading risks and structural

risks.

• Interest rate risk arises from movements in interest

rates that reduce the value of a financial instrument,

a portfolio or  the Group or the Bank . It can affect

loans, deposits, debt securities, most assets and

liabilities held for trading, and derivatives.

• Inflation rate risk arises from movements in inflation

that can reduce the value of a financial instrument, a

portfolio or  the Group or the Bank.  It can affect loans,

debt securities and derivatives (e.g. inflation swaps

and futures) whose profitability is linked to inflation.

• Exchange rate risk is the possibility of loss because

the currency of a long or open position will

depreciate against the base currency. It can affect

debt in subsidiaries whose local currency is not the

euro, as well as loans denominated in a foreign

currency.

• Equity risk is the possibility of loss from open

positions in securities if their market price or

expected future dividends fall. It affects shares, stock

market indices, convertible bonds and derivatives

with shares as the underlying asset (put, call, equity

swaps, etc.).

• Credit spread risk is the possibility of loss from open

positions in fixed-income securities or credit

derivatives if their yield curve, or the recovery rate of

their issuer or type change. A spread is the yield

difference between financial instruments against a

benchmark (e.g. the internal rate of return (IRR) of

government bonds and interbank interest rates).

• Commodity price risk is the possibility of loss from

movements in commodity prices.  Grupo and Banco

Santander's  commodity exposure is minor and stems

mainly from commodity derivatives.

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• Volatility risk is the possibility of loss caused by

movements in interest rates, exchange rates, the

stock market, credit spreads and other risk factors

affecting portfolio value. It is inherent to all financial

instruments whose value considers volatility

(especially options contracts).

Derivative contracts (such as options, futures, forwards

and swaps) can mitigate market risks partially or fully.

Additionally, other more complex coverage market risks

are considered, such as correlation risk, market liquidity

risk, prepayment or cancellation risk and subscription

risk.

• Correlation risk is the possibility of loss due to an

adverse correlation between risk variables that affect

portfolio value. Risk variables could be the same (e.g.

two FX rates) or different (e.g. an interest rate and a

commodity price).

• Market liquidity risk is the possibility that fewer

market makers or institutional investors, a large

number of transactions, market instability and other

factors will cause the Group or a subsidiary to exit a

position at a worse market price or trade cost.

Exposure to different products and currencies can

also increase this risk.

• Pre-payment or cancellation risk originates when

mortgages, deposits and other on-balance-sheet

instruments give holders the option to buy or sell

them, thus altering future cash flows. Potential

mismatches on the balance sheet pose a risk since

cash flows may have to be reinvested at an interest

rate that is potentially lower (assets) or higher

(liabilities).

• Underwriting risk is the possibility that the bank will

have to hold part of a debt issue it has underwritten

or agreed to place if it cannot all be placed among

potential buyers.

Balance sheet liquidity risk (unlike market liquidity risk)

is the possibility of loss caused by forced disposal of

assets or cash flow imbalance if the bank meets its

payment obligations late or at excessive cost. It can

cause losses by forced asset sales or impacts on margins

due to the mismatch between expected cash inflows and

outflows.

Pension and actuarial risks (explained at the end of this

section) also depend on market variables.

Grupo and Banco Santander aim to comply with the

Basel Committee’s Fundamental Review of the Trading

Book (FRTB) and the EBA’s Guidelines on the

management of interest rate risk arising from non-

trading book activities. The purpose of several projects

Grupo Santander runs is to provide risk control managers

and teams with the best market risk management tools

under the right governance framework for the models

Grupo Santander uses for metric reporting; and to

comply with regulation on the risks mentioned above.

2. Trading market risk management

Setting market risk limits in a dynamic process according

to the risk appetite in the annual limits plan prepared by

senior management and extended to all subsidiaries.

The standard methodology for risk management and

control in trading, measures the maximum expected loss

with a specific level of confidence and time frame. The

standard for historical simulation is a confidence level of

99% over one day.

Grupo and Banco Santander apply statistical

adjustments efficiently to incorporate recent

developments affecting our levels of risk. Our time

frame is  two years or at least 520 days  from the

reference date of the VaR calculation.

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The balance sheet items in the Group’s consolidated

position that are subject to market risk are shown below,

distinguishing those positions for which the main risk

metric is VaR from those for which risk monitoring is

carried out using other metrics:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Main market risk metric | |  |
|  | Balance sheet  amount | VaR | Other | Main risk factor for 'Other'  balance |
| Assets subject to market risk |  |  |  |  |
| Cash, cash balances at central banks and other  deposits on demand | 192,208 |  | 192,208 | Interest rate |
| Financial assets held for trading | 230,253 | 230,253 |  |  |
| Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair  value through profit or loss | 6,130 | 4,641 | 1,489 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through  profit or loss | 7,915 |  | 7,915 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial assets designated at fair value through  other comprehensive income | 89,898 | 2,193 | 87,705 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 1,203,707 |  | 1,203,707 | Interest rate, spread |
| Hedging derivatives | 5,672 |  | 5,672 | Interest rate, exchange  rate |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in  portfolio hedges of interest risk | (704) |  | (704) | Interest rate |
| Other assets | 102,002 |  |  |  |
| Total assets | 1,837,081 |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| Liabilities subject to market risk |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities held for trading | 152,151 | 152,151 |  |  |
| Financial liabilities designated at fair value through  profit or loss | 36,360 |  | 36,360 | Interest rate, spread |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | 1,484,322 |  | 1,484,322 | Interest rate, spread |
| Hedging derivatives | 4,752 |  | 4,752 | Interest rate, exchange  rate |
| Changes in the fair value of hedged items in  portfolio hedges of interest rate risk | (9) |  | (9) | Interest rate |
| Other liabilities | 52,178 |  |  |  |
| Total liabilities | 1,729,754 |  |  |  |
| Equity | 107,327 |  |  |  |

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The following table displays the latest and average VaR

values at 99%  by risk factor over the last three years. It

also shows the minimum and maximum VaR values in

2024 and 97.5% ES at the end of December 2024:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| VaR statistics and expected shortfall by risk factorA | | | | | | | |
| EUR million. VaR at 99% and ES at 97.5% with one day time horizon | | | | | | | |
|  | 2024 | | | | | 2023 | |
|  | VaR (99%) | | | | ES (97.5%) | VaR | |
|  | Min | Average | Max | Latest | Latest | Average | Latest |
| Total Trading | 11.6 | 17.1 | 23.0 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 11.7 | 13.5 |
| Diversification effect | (11.0) | (19.8) | (42.1) | (27.3) | (21.8) | (14.9) | (17.1) |
| Interest rate | 11.4 | 17.0 | 23.1 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 12.2 | 11.1 |
| Equities | 2.8 | 6.0 | 18.8 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
| Exchange rate | 2.8 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| Credit spread | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 6.1 |
| Commodities | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Europe | 9.0 | 12.7 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.4 | 11.8 |
| Diversification effect | (9.9) | (15.4) | (33.3) | (18.4) | (15.9) | (10.5) | (13.8) |
| Interest rate | 8.8 | 12.0 | 17.6 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Equities | 3.3 | 5.9 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| Exchange rate | 3.1 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| Credit spread | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 6.1 |
| Commodities | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total North America | 4.9 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Diversification effect | (0.2) | (1.1) | (4.3) | (0.8) | (0.8) | (0.7) | (0.5) |
| Interest rate | 4.7 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| Equities | — | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Exchange rate | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total South America | 4.4 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| Diversification effect | (2.5) | (6.9) | (18.1) | (5.5) | (5.2) | (6.2) | (6.6) |
| Interest rate | 4.5 | 8.8 | 14.7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
| Equities | — | 1.2 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Exchange rate | 0.4 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Commodities | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 |

A.  In South and North America, VaR levels of credit spreads and commodities are not shown separately due to their low or null materiality.

VaR at the end of December (EUR  18.7 million was EUR

5.2 million igher compared to the end of 2023, reflecting

the spike in market volatility caused by geopolitical risk,

inflation and its impact on central banks’ monetary

policy, and greater exposure to interest rate risk in North

America.

In 2024, average VaR (EUR 17.1 million was  higher than

2023 and for all risk factors, especially interest rates.

Temporary VaR increases owe more to short-term price

volatility than to significant changes in positions.

By region, average VaR, was higher in the three regions

where we operate, with the increase due to interest

rates risk factor in North America, and more distributed

among the other factors in the other regions.

Backtesting

Actual losses can differ from predicted losses because of

the VaR’s limitations. The Bank and the Group  measures

the accuracy of the VaR calculation model to make sure it

is reliable. The most important tests Grupo Santander

and Banco run  involve backtesting:

• At backtesting of hypothetical P/L and of the entire

trading book  no exception was observed during

2024 (daily loss greater than the VaR or daily profit

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greater than VaE) to VaR and VaE with a confidence

level of 99%.

• The exceptions observed in the past year are

consistent with the assumptions of the VaR calculation

model.

IBOR reform

Since 2013, different supranational organizations and

authorities (IOSCO and FSB) have promoted and

monitored initiatives aimed at carrying out reforms to

strengthen interest rate indices. The main objective was

to facilitate the transition to the risk-free indices

identified in different jurisdictions, highlighting the

SONIA index as a replacement for the LIBOR references

in pounds, the SOFR for the LIBOR in dollars, and the

€STR for the LIBOR in euros.

In this sense and as a result of the joint effort of

authorities and market participants, this transition

process has been materialized in different milestones

during the period between 2019 and 2024. From March

and September 2024, the terms of the 3-month pound

LIBOR, and the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month dollar

LIBOR have ceased permanently, thus completing the

transition.

The Group and the Bank have carried out the operational

and technological changes necessary to undertake the

transition of these reference indexes.

3. Structural balance sheet risks

3.1. Main aggregates and variations

Consistent with previous years, the market risk profile of

Grupo and Banco Santander’s balance sheet remained

moderate in 2024 in terms of asset, shareholders’ equity

and NII volumes, each subsidiaries.

Each subsidiary’s finance division manages interest rate

risk from commercial banking and is responsible for

handling structural risk from interest rate fluctuations.

To measure interest rate risk, Grupo Santander uses

statistical models based on strategies to mitigate

structural risk with interest-rate instruments (such as

bonds and derivatives) to keep risk profile within risk

appetite.

The NII and EVE sensitivities below are based on

scenarios of parallel interest rate movements from -100

to +100 basis points.

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Structural VaR

With such a homogeneous metric as VaR, Grupo

Santander can fully monitor market risk in the banking

book (excluding CIB trading activity). The Bank

differentiates fixed income based on interest rates and

credit spreads in ALCO portfolios, FX rates and shares.

In general, the structural VaR of Grupo and Banco

Santander total assets and equity is minor.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Structural VaR | | | | | | |
| EUR million. Structural VaR 99% with a temporary horizon of one day. | | | | | | |
|  | 2023 | | | | 2022 | |
|  | Minimum | Average | Maximum | Latest | Average | Latest |
| Structural VaR | 620.7 | 747.7 | 910.0 | 687.5 | 705.0 | 749.5 |
| Diversification effect | (237.2) | (386.4) | (575.5) | (268.6) | (416.6) | (444.7) |
| VaR Interest Rate | 210.7 | 412.0 | 685.6 | 235.2 | 348.4 | 380.2 |
| VaR Exchange Rate | 526.9 | 571.7 | 629.8 | 594.4 | 580.4 | 642.9 |
| VaR Equities | 120.3 | 150.4 | 170.1 | 126.5 | 192.8 | 171.1 |

1.  Includes credit spread VaR on ALCO portfolios.

Structural interest rate risk:

– Europe

At the end of December, the net interest income (NII) of

our main balance sheets showed positive sensitivities to

increases in interest rates. On the same date, in the case

of the economic value of equity (EVE), it showed

negative sensitivity to increases in interest rates in the

case of the UK and positive sensitivity in the case of

Spain in the same scenario.

At the end of December, under the scenarios previously

described, significant risk of NII sensitivity to the euro

amounted to EUR 877 million; to the pound sterling, EUR

211 million; to the US dollar, EUR 54 million; and to the

Polish złoty, EUR 61 million, all with risk of rate cuts.

Significant risk of EVE sensitivity to yield curves of the

euro was EUR 753 million; of the pound sterling, EUR

662 million; of the US dollar, EUR 132 million  euros; and

of the Polish złoty, EUR 244 million euros, mostly with

risk of rate cuts, except for the US dollar.

Exposure was moderate in relation to annual budget and

capital levels in 2024.

– North America

At the end of December, sensitivity of NII on our North

America balance sheet to interest rate hikes was

positive, while EVE sensitivity was negative.

Exposure was moderate in relation to annual budget and

capital levels in 2024.

At the end of December, significant risk to NII was

mainly in the US and amounted to EUR 125 million.

The most significant risk to EVE was in the US and

amounted to EUR 639 million.

– South America

EVE and NII on our main South American balance sheets

are positioned for interest rate cuts.

Exposure in all countries was moderate in relation to the

annual budget and capital levels in 2024.

At the end of December, most significant risk to NII was

mainly in Brasil (EUR 124 million ) and in Chile (EUR

4 million).

Most significant risk to EVE was recorded in Brasil (EUR

411 million) and in Chile (EUR 323 million).

Structural foreign currency rate risk/results hedging

Grupo Santander's structural FX risk stems mainly from

the income and hedging of foreign currency transactions

for permanent financial investments. In the dynamic

management of this risk, Grupo Santander aims to limit

the impact of FX rate movements on the core capital

ratio. In 2024, the hedged of the different currencies that

have an impact on our core capital ratio was close to

100%.

In December 2024, our permanent exposures (with

potential impact on shareholders’ equity) were, from

largest to smallest, in US dollars, British pounds sterling,

Brazilian reais, Mexican pesos, Polish złoty and Chilean

pesos.

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Grupo and Banco Santander use FX derivatives to hedge

part of those permanent positions. The Finance division

manages FX risk and hedging for the expected profits

and dividends of subsidiaries whose base currency is not

the euro.

Structural equity risk

Grupo Santander holds equity positions in its banking

and trading books. They are either equity instruments or

stock, depending on the share of ownership or control.

At the end of December 2024, the equities and

shareholdings in the banking book were diversified

among Spain, China, Morocco, Poland and other

countries. Most of them invest in the financial and

insurance sectors. Grupo Santander has minor equity

exposure to property and other sectors.

Structural equity positions are exposed to market risk.

The Group calculates its VaR with a set of market prices

and proxies. At the end of the year 2024, VaR at a 99%

confidence level over a one-day horizon was EUR

127 million (EUR 171 million in 2023).

3.2.Methodologies

Structural interest rate risk

The Group and the Bank measure the potential impact of

interest rate movements on EVE and NII. Because

changing rates may generate impacts, Grupo Santander

must manage and control many subtypes of interest rate

risk, such as repricing risk, curve risk, basis risk and

option risk (e.g. behavioural or automatic).

Interest rate risk in the balance sheet and market

conditions and outlooks could necessitate certain

financial measures to achieve Group and Bank’s desired

risk profile (such as selling positions or setting interest

rates on products  markets).

The metrics uses to monitor IRRBB include NII and EVE

sensitivity to interest rate movements.

• Net interest income sensitivity

Net interest income (NII) is the difference between

interest income from assets and the interest cost of

liabilities in the banking book over a typical one- to

three-year horizon (one year being standard in Grupo

Santander). Because NII sensitivity is the difference in

income between a selected scenario and the base

scenario, its values can be as many as considered

scenarios. It enables us to see short-term risks and

supplement economic value of equity (EVE) sensitivity.

• Economic value of equity sensitivity

Economic value of equity (EVE) is the difference between

the current value of all assets minus the current value of

all liabilities in the banking book. It does not include

shareholders’ equity and non-interest-bearing

instruments. The sensitivity of the economic value of

own funds is obtained as the difference between said

economic value calculated with a selected scenario and

that calculated with a base scenario.

Because EVE sensitivity is the difference in EVE between

a selected scenario and the base scenario, it can have as

many values as considered scenarios. It enables us to

see long-term risks and supplement NII sensitivity.

Structural exchange-rate risk/hedging of results

Every day, Grupo Santander measures FX positions, VaR

and P/L.

Structural equity risk

Grupo Santander measures equity positions, VaR and P/

L.

4.  Liquidity risk

Structural liquidity management aims to fund the Group

and the Bank’s recurring activity optimising maturities

and costs, while avoiding taking on undesired liquidity

risks.

Grupo and Banco Santander’s liquidity management is

based on the following principles:

• Define liquidity risk and provide detailed

assessments of current and emerging material

liquidity risks.

• Define liquidity risk metrics, review and challenge

liquidity risk appetite and limits on first line of

defence proposals.

• Evaluates and challenges commercial/business

proposals; It provides senior management and

business units with the necessary elements to

understand the liquidity risk of Santander's

businesses and operations.

• Supervise the liquidity risk management of the first

line of defence and assess the permanence of

businesses within the limits of liquidity risk.

• Reports on compliance with risk appetite limits and

exceptions, if any, to governing bodies.

• Provides a consolidated view of liquidity risk

exposures and liquidity risk profile.

• Confirms the existence of adequate liquidity

procedures to manage the business within the limits

of risk appetite.

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The effective application of these principles by all

institutions comprising the Group required the

development of a unique management framework built

upon three fundamental pillars:

• A solid organisational and governance model that

ensures the involvement of the subsidiaries’ senior

management in decision-taking and its integration

into the Group’s global strategy. The decision-making

process for all structural risks, including liquidity and

funding risk, is carried out by local Asset and Liability

Committees (ALCOs) in coordination with the global

ALCO, which is the body empowered by the Bank's

board in accordance with the corporate Asset and

Liability Management (ALM) framework.

This governance model has been reinforced as it has

been included within Santander's Risk Appetite

Framework. This framework meets demands from

regulators and market players emanating from the

financial crisis to strengthen banks’ risk management

and control systems.

In-depth balance sheet analysis and measurement of

liquidity risk, supporting decision-taking and its

control. Group and Bank’s objective is to maintain

adequate liquidity levels necessary to cover its short-

and long-term needs with stable funding sources,

optimising the impact of their costs on the income

statement. Grupo and Banco Santander’s liquidity risk

management processes are contained within a

conservative risk appetite framework established in

each geographic area in accordance with its

commercial strategy. This risk appetite establishes the

limits within which the subsidiaries and, therefore, the

Bank can operate in order to achieve their strategic

objectives.

• Management adapted in practice to the liquidity needs

of each business. Every year, based on business needs,

a liquidity plan is developed which seeks to achieve:

– a solid balance sheet structure, with a diversified

presence in the wholesale markets;

– the use of liquidity buffers and limited

encumbrance of assets;

– compliance with both regulatory metrics and

other metrics included in each entity’s risk

appetite statement.

Over the course of the year, all dimensions of the plan

are monitored.

Grupo Santander continues to develop the ILAAP

(Internal Liquidity Adequacy Assessment Process), an

internal self-assessment of liquidity adequacy which

must be integrated into the Group’s other risk

management and strategic processes. It focuses on both

quantitative and qualitative matters and is used as an

input to the SREP (Supervisory Review and Evaluation

Process). The ILAAP evaluates the liquidity position both

in ordinary and stressed scenarios.

i. Liquidity risk measurement

Grupo Santander uses the Basel regulatory definition

and calculates a set of metrics and stress scenarios in

relation to intraday liquidity risk to maintain a high level

of management and control. On the one hand, the

regulatory liquidity metrics (LCR, NSFR) are prepared

following the regulatory criteria established in the CRR-II

and CRD IV. Regarding internal metrics, liquidity

scenarios are determined using a combination of

behavioral observation in actual liquidity crises occurred

at other banks, regulatory assumptions and expert

judgment.

a) Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)

The liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) is a regulatory metric.

Its purpose is to promote the short-term resilience of a

bank’s liquidity profile and make sure it has enough

high-quality liquid assets to withstand a considerable

idiosyncratic or market stress scenario over 30 calendar

days.

b)  Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR)

The net stable funding ratio (NSFR) is a regulatory metric

we use to measure long-term liquidity risk. It is the ratio

of available stable funding to required stable funding. It

requires banks to keep a robust balance sheet, with off-

balance-sheet assets and operations financed by stable

liabilities.

c) Liquidity buffer

The liquidity buffer is the total liquid assets a bank has to

cope with cash outflows during periods of stress. The

assets are free of encumbrances and can be used

immediately to generate liquidity without losses or

excessive discounts. The liquidity buffer is a tool for

calculating most liquidity metrics. It is also a metric with

defined limits for each subsidiary.

d) Wholesale liquidity metric

The wholesale liquidity metric measures the number of

days Grupo and Banco Santander would survive if it used

liquid assets to cover lost liquidity from a wholesale

deposit run-off (without possible renewal) over a set

time horizon. Grupo and Banco Santander also uses it as

an internal short-term liquidity metric to reduce risk

from dependence on wholesale funding.

e)  Asset Encumbrance metrics

Grupo and Banco Santander calculate two metrics to

measure asset encumbrance risk. On the one hand, the

asset encumbrance ratio gives the proportion of

encumbered assets to total assets; on the other, the

structural asset encumbrance ratio gives the proportion

of encumbered assets by structural funding transaction

(namely long-term collateralized issues and credit

transactions with central banks).

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f) Other additional liquidity indicators

In addition to traditional tools to measure short and

long-term liquidity and funding risk, Grupo and Banco

Santander have a set of additional liquidity indicators to

complement those and to measure other non-covered

liquidity risk factors. These include concentration

metrics, such as the main and the five largest funding

counterparties, or the distribution of funding by

maturity.

In this sense, deposits do not show a tendency towards

concentration, maintaining a stable structure at 31

December 2024, where approximately 75% are

transactional and more than 80% of retail deposits are

insured by deposit guarantee systems of the different

countries.

g) Liquidity scenario analysis

As liquidity stress tests, Grupo and Banco Santander

have  five standard scenarios have been defined:

i. An idiosyncratic scenario of events detrimental only

to the Group and the Bank;

ii. a local market scenario of events highly detrimental

to a base country’s financial system or real economy;

iii. a global market scenario of events highly detrimental

to the global financial system; and

iv. combined scenario consisting of a combination of

more severe idiosyncratic and market events (local

and global) occurring simultaneously and

interactively.

v. climate scenarios where different stress cases derived

from the effects that climate change could have on

the economy are collected.

Grupo and Banco Santander use  these stress test

outcomes as tools to determine risk appetite and

support business decision-making.

h)  Liquidity early warning indicators

Early warning indicator system consists of quantitative

and qualitative liquidity indicators that help predict

stress situations and weaknesses in the funding and

liquidity structure of Grupo, and therefore, Banco

Santander entities. External indicators relate to market-

based financial variables; internal indicators relate to our

own performance.

i) Intraday liquidity metrics

Grupo and Banco Santander follow Basel regulation and

calculates several metrics and stress scenarios for

intraday liquidity risk to maintain a high level of control.

ii. Liquidity coverage ratio and net stable financing ratio

The regulatory requirement for the LCR ratio has been

set at 100% since 2018.

Below is a breakdown of the Group's liquid assets

composition according to the criteria established in the

supervisory prudential information (Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2114 of 9

November 2017) for the determination of high-quality

liquid assets for the calculation of the LCR ratio (HQLA):

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Amount  weighted  applicable | Amount  weighted  applicable |
| High-quality liquid assets-HQLAs |  |  |
| Cash and reserves available at  central banks | 188,745 | 217,935 |
| Marketable assets Level 1 | 150,912 | 119,043 |
| Marketable assets Level 2A | 4,696 | 4,236 |
| Marketable assets Level 2B | 6,951 | 6,814 |
| Total high-quality liquid assets | 351,304 | 348,028 |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million | | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| High-quality liquid assets-HQLAs  (numerator) | 315,524 | 348,028 |
| Total net cash outflows (denominator) | 206,889 | 209,892 |
| Cash outflows | 278,760 | 282,982 |
| Cash inflows | 71,871 | 73,090 |
| Consolidated LCR ratio (%) | 153% | 166% |
| NSFR ratio  (%) | 126% | 123% |

Since 2024, the calculation of the consolidated LCR ratio

has been updated to comply with a series of

requirements regarding asset transferability restrictions

in third countries. This new consolidated ratio includes

an adjustment whereby any excess liquidity above 100%

of LCR outflows, which is subject to transferability

restrictions (legal or operational) in third countries, is not

taken into account. This applies even if the surplus

liquidity can be used to cover additional outflows within

the country itself, which is not subject to any restrictions.

The total high-quality liquid assets differ from the high-

quality liquid assets (HQLAs) considered as the

numerator within the consolidated LCR ratio, due to the

aforementioned adjustment.

In addition, since 2024, we have been calculating a

Group LCR ratio using an internal methodology that

determines the minimum common coverage percentage

simultaneously across all the Group's markets and

considers all existing restrictions on liquidity transfers in

third countries. This methodology reflects the Group's

resilience to liquidity risk more accurately and the

internal ratio presents a level that is consistent with

what would be achieved by applying the criteria

followed until mid-2024, which did not include

restrictions on liquidity transfers between subsidiaries.

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Regarding the net stable funding ratio (NSFR), its

definition was approved by the Basel Committee in

October 2014. The transposition of this requirement into

European regulation took place in June 2019 with the

publication in the Official Journal of the European Union

of Regulation (EU) 2019/876 of the European Parliament

and of the Council of 20 May 2019. The Regulation

establishes that entities must have a net stable funding

ratio, as defined in the Regulation, above 100% from

June 2021.

As for the funding structure, given the inherently

commercial nature of the Group's balance sheet, the

loan portfolio is mainly financed by customer deposits.

In note 22, 'Debt securities,' the composition of these

liabilities is presented based on their nature and

classification, the movements and maturity profile of the

debt securities issued by the Group, reflecting the

strategy of diversification by products, markets, issuers,

and terms followed by the Group in its approach to

wholesale markets.

iii.Asset encumbrance

Finally, the moderate use of assets by Grupo Santander

as collateral in the sources of structural financing of the

balance sheet should be highlighted.

In accordance with the guidelines established by the

European Banking Authority (EBA) in 2014 on committed

and uncommitted assets, the concept of assets

committed in financing transactions (asset

encumbrance) includes both on-balance sheet assets

provided as collateral in transactions to obtain liquidity

and off-balance sheet assets that have been received

and reused for similar purposes, as well as other assets

associated with liabilities for reasons other than

financing.

The residual maturities of the liabilities associated with

the assets and guarantees received and committed are

presented below, as of 31 of December of 2024 (EUR

thousand million):

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Residual maturities of  the liabilities | Unmatured | <=1month | >1 month  <=3  months | >3 months  <=12  months | >1 year  <=2  years | >2 years  <=3  years | 3 years  <=5  years | 5 years  <=10  years | >10  years | Total |
| Committed assets | 45.6 | 55.9 | 13.9 | 39.9 | 33.0 | 37.6 | 39.6 | 20.6 | 13.7 | 299.8 |
| Guarantees received  committed | 40.0 | 60.3 | 16.4 | 38.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 161.0 |

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The reported Group information as required by the EBA

at 2024 year-end is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| On-balance-sheet encumbered assets | | | | |
| EUR billion |  |  |  |  |
|  | Carrying amount of  encumbered assets | Fair value of encumbered  assets | Carrying amount of  unencumbered assets | Fair value of  unencumbered assets |
| Loans and advances | 168.8 |  | 1,181.0 |  |
| Equity instruments | 9.6 | 9.6 | 13.9 |  |
| Debt securities | 93.8 | 94.3 | 189.7 | 190.6 |
| Other assets | 27.6 |  | 152.8 |  |
| Total assets | 299.8 |  | 1,537.2 |  |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Encumbrance of collateral received | | |
| EUR billion |  |  |
|  | Fair value of  encumbered  collateral  received or own  debt securities  issued | Fair value of  collateral  received or own  debt securities  issued available  for  encumbrance |
| Collateral received | 161.0 | 49.6 |
| Loans and advances | 1.2 | — |
| Equity instruments | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Debt securities | 152.8 | 41.9 |
| Other collateral received | — | 0.2 |
| Own debt securities  issued other than own  covered bonds or ABSs | 0.1 | 2.3 |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Encumbered assets and collateral received and matching  liabilities | | |
| EUR billion |  |  |
|  | Matching  liabilities,  contingent  liabilities or  securities lent | Assets, collateral  received and own  debt securities issued  other than covered  bonds and ABSs  encumbered |
| Total sources of  encumbrance  (carrying amount) | 363.0 | 460.9 |

On-balance-sheet encumbered assets amounted to EUR

299,831 million , of which 56% are loans (mortgage

loans, corporate loans, etc.). Guarantees received

committed amounted to EUR 160,995 million, relating

mostly to debt securities received as security in asset

purchase transactions and re-used.

Taken together, these two categories represent a total of

EUR 460,888 million of encumbered assets, which give

rise to EUR 363,038 million matching liabilities.

As of December 2024, total asset encumbrance in

funding operations represented 22.50% of the Group’s

extended balance sheet under EBA criteria (total assets

plus guarantees received: EUR 2,047,690 million),

similar to December 2023.

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d) Capital risk

The second line of defence can independently challenge

business and first-line activities by:

• Supervising capital planning and adequacy exercises

through a review of the main components affecting

the capital ratios.

• Identifying key metrics to calculate the Group’s

regulatory capital, setting tolerance levels and

analysing significant variations, as well as single

transactions with impact on capital.

• Reviewing and challenging the execution of capital

actions proposed in line with capital planning and

risk appetite.

Grupo Santander commands a sound solvency position,

above the levels required by regulators and by the

European Central bank.

Regulatory capital

At 1 January 2025, at a consolidated level, the Group

must maintain a minimum capital ratio of  9.65%  of CET1

(4.50%   being the requirement for Pillar I,  0.98%   being

the requirement for Pillar 2R (requirement),  2.50%  being

the requirement for capital conservation buffer,   1.25%

being the requirement for global systemically entity (D-

SIB),   0.39% being the requirement for anti-cyclical

capital buffer) and a systemic risk requirement of  0.03%.

Grupo Santander must also maintain a minimum capital

ratio of 11.47% of tier 1 and a minimum total ratio of

13.91%.

In 2024, the solvency target set was achieved.

Santander’s CET1 ratio stood at 12.78% at the close of

the year, demonstrating its organic capacity to generate

capital. The key regulatory capital figures are indicated

below:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Reconciliation of accounting capital with regulatory capital | | |
| EUR million |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Subscribed capital | 7,576 | 8,092 |
| Share premium account | 40,079 | 44,373 |
| Reserves | 76,568 | 69,278 |
| Treasury shares | (68) | (1,078) |
| Attributable profit | 12,574 | 11,076 |
| Approved dividend | (1,532) | (1,298) |
| Shareholders’ equity on public  balance sheet | 135,197 | 130,443 |
| Valuation adjustments | (36,596) | (35,020) |
| Non-controlling interests | 8,726 | 8,818 |
| Total Equity on public balance sheet | 107,327 | 104,241 |
| Goodwill and intangible assets | (16,098) | (17,313) |
| Eligible preference shares and  participating securities | 10,371 | 9,002 |
| Accrued dividendC | (1,611) | (1,471) |
| Other adjustmentsA | (9,817) | (8,717) |
| Tier 1B | 90,170 | 85,742 |

A. Fundamentally for non-computable non-controlling interests and

deductions and reasonable filters in compliance with CRR .

B. Figures calculated by applying the transitional provisions of IFRS 9.

C. Assumes  25%  of ordinary profit, see note 4.a for proposed

distribution of results.

Note: Certain figures presented in this capital note have been rounded for

ease of presentation. Consequently, the amounts corresponding to the

rows or columns of totals in the tables presented in this note may not

coincide with the arithmetic sum of the concepts or items that make up

the total.

The following table shows the capital coefficients and a

detail of the eligible internal resources of the Group:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Capital coefficients |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Level 1 ordinary eligible capital (EUR  million) | 79,800 | 76,741 |
| Level 1 additional eligible capital  (EUR million) | 10,371 | 9,002 |
| Level 2 eligible capital (EUR million) | 18,418 | 16,497 |
| Risk-weighted assets (EUR million) | 624,503 | 623,731 |
| Level 1 ordinary capital coefficient  (CET 1) | 12.78% | 12.30% |
| Level 1 additional capital coefficient  (AT1) | 1.66% | 1.45% |
| Level 1 capital coefficient (TIER1) | 14.44% | 13.75% |
| Level 2 capital coefficient (TIER 2) | 2.95% | 2.64% |
| Total capital coefficient | 17.39% | 16.39% |

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|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| Eligible capital |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |
|  | 2023 | 2022 |
| Eligible capital |  |  |
| Common Equity Tier I | 79,800 | 76,741 |
| Capital | 7,576 | 8,092 |
| (-) Treasure shares and own shares  financed | (1,694) | (2,847) |
| Share Premium | 40,079 | 44,373 |
| Reserves | 76,608 | 68,721 |
| Other retained earnings | (38,617) | (35,038) |
| Minority interests | 8,479 | 6,899 |
| Profit net of dividends | 9,431 | 8,307 |
| Deductions | (22,061) | (21,766) |
| Goodwill and intangible assets | (15,957) | (17,220) |
| Others | (6,104) | (4,546) |
| Additional Tier I | 10,371 | 9,002 |
| Eligible instruments AT1 | 9,725 | 8,461 |
| AT1-excesses-subsidiaries | 645 | 541 |
| Tier II | 18,418 | 16,497 |
| Eligible instruments T2 | 18,869 | 17,101 |
| Excess IRB provision on PE | 0 | 76 |
| T2-excesses -  subsidiaries | (450) | (680) |
| Total eligible capital | 108,589 | 102,240 |

Note: Banco Santander, S.A. and its affiliates had not taken part in any

State aid programmes.

Leverage ratio

Basel III established the leverage ratio as a non-risk

sensitive measure aimed at limiting excessive balance

sheet growth relative to available capital.

The Group performs the calculation in accordance with

Regulation (EU) 2019/876 of 20 May 2019 amending

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards the leverage

ratio.

This ratio is calculated as tier 1 capital divided by

leverage exposure. Exposure is calculated as the sum of

the following items:

• Accounting assets, excluding derivatives and items

treated as deductions from tier 1 capital (for

example, the balance of loans is included, but not

that of goodwill) further excluding the exposures

referred to in Article 429.a (1) of the regulation.

• Off-balance-sheet items (mainly guarantees, unused

credit limits granted and documentary credits)

weighted using credit conversion factors.

• Inclusion of net value of derivatives (gains and losses

are netted with the same counterparty, minus

collaterals if they comply with certain criteria) plus a

charge for the future potential exposure.

• A charge for the potential risk of security funding

transactions.

• Lastly, it includes a charge for the risk of credit

derivative swaps (CDS).

With the publication of Regulation (EU) 2019/876 of 20

May, 2019, amending Regulation (EU) n.º 575/2013 as

regards the leverage ratio, the final calibration of the

ratio is set at 3% for all entities and, for systemic entities

G-SIB, is established an additional surcharge which

would be 50% of the cushion ratio applicable to the

EISM, applicable from January 2023. In addition,

modifications are included in its calculation, including

the exclusion of certain exposures from the total

exposure measure: public loans when exceptional

circumstances arise, public loans, transfer loans and

officially guaranteed export credits, transfer loans and

officially guaranteed export credits.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| EUR million |  |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Leverage |  |  |
| Level 1 Capital | 90,170 | 85,742 |
| Exposure | 1,885,572 | 1,826,922 |
| Leverage Ratio | 4.78% | 4.69% |

Global systemically important banks

Grupo Santander is one of  29  banks designated as global

systemically important banks (G-SIBs).

The designation as a globally systemic entity comes

from a measurement established by the regulators (FSB

and BCBS) that they have implemented based on five

indicators (size, interjurisdictional activity,

interconnection with other financial entities,

substitutability and complexity). The application

methodology has been modified in December 2021,

incorporating, among other things, an additional score

considering the Member States of the SRM as a single

jurisdiction.

This definition means it has to fulfil certain additional

requirements, which consist mainly of a capital buffer

(1% ), in TLAC requirements (total loss absorbing

capacity), that Grupo Santander has to publish relevant

information more frequently than other banks, greater

regulatory requirements for internal control bodies,

special supervision and drawing up of special reports to

be submitted to supervisors.

Additionally, Grupo Santander appears both on the list of

global systemic entities and on the list of domestic

systemic entities. Bank of Spain, based on rule 23 of

Circular 2/2016, requires the application of the highest

of the  two  corresponding buffers, in the case of Grupo

Santander being the domestic one,  1.25%, a surcharge

payable by 2025.

The fact that Grupo Santander has to comply with these

requirements makes it a more solid bank than its

domestic rivals.

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Appendix I

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| 2 & 3 Triton Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real  estate | 21 | 1 | 12 |
| A & L CF (Guernsey) Limited  (n) | Guernsey | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L CF June (2) Limited (e)  (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L CF June (3) Limited (e)  (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L CF March (5) Limited  (d) (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L CF September (4)  Limited (f) (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Covered Bonds  (Holdings) Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Covered Bonds (LM)  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Covered Bonds LLP | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 907 | 907 | 0 |
| Abbey National Beta  Investments Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National Business  Office Equipment Leasing  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National Nominees  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National PLP (UK)  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National Property  Investments | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 240 | 12 | 167 |
| Abbey National Treasury  Services Investments  Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National Treasury  Services Overseas Holdings  (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey National UK  Investments (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Stockbrokers  (Nominees) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey Stockbrokers Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abent 3T, S.A.P.I de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Electricity  productio  n | (90) | (35) | 0 |
| Ablasa Participaciones, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 410 | 400 | 894 |
| Aduro S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payments  and  collection  services | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| Aevis Europa, S.L. | Spain | 96.34% | 0.00% |  | 96.34% | 96.34% | Cards | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| AFB SAM Holdings, S.L. | Spain | 1.00% | 99.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Afisa S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  managem  ent  company | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Agro Flex Fundo de  Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investmen  t fund | 374 | 39 | 372 |
| Allane Leasing GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | (2) | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Location Longue  Durée S.a.r.l. | France | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 20 | 5 | 0 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Allane Mobility Consulting  AG | Switzerland | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consultin  g services | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| Allane Mobility Consulting  B.V. | Netherlands | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consultin  g services | (3) | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Mobility Consulting  GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consultin  g services | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Allane Mobility Consulting  Österreich GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consultin  g services | (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Mobility Consulting  S.a.r.l | France | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consultin  g services | (2) | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Schweiz AG | Switzerland | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 14 | (5) | 0 |
| Allane SE | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 92.07% | 92.07% | Renting | 202 | 10 | 150 |
| Allane Services GmbH & co.  KG | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Allane Services Verwaltungs  GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Managem  ent of  portfolios | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Cash  Solutions Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester  Commercial Bank Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester  Investments (Derivatives)  Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester  Investments (No.2) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester  Investments Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance & Leicester Personal  Finance Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 13 | (12) | 2 |
| Altamira Santander Real  Estate, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real  estate | 130 | 8 | 125 |
| Alternative Leasing, FIL  (Compartimento B) | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investmen  t fund | 115 | 8 | 102 |
| Amazonia Trade Limited | United  Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| América Gestão Serviços em  Energía S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 63.00% |  | 70.00% | — | Electricity  productio  n | 3 | (1) | 1 |
| Amherst Pierpont  Commercial Mortgage  Securities LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amherst Pierpont  International Ltd. | Hong-Kong | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMS Auto Markt Am  Schieferstein GmbH (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Vehicle  sales | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AN (123) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andaluza de Inversiones,  S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 37 | 0 | 27 |
| ANITCO Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Acquisition Trust I | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Trust  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Acquisition Trust II | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Asset Acquisition LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| APSG GP LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Aquanima Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | E-  commerce | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Aquanima Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Aquanima México S. de R.L.  de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | E-  commerce | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Aquanima S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ararinha Fundo de  Investimento em Renda Fixa  Longo Prazo Crédito Privado | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investmen  t fund | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Artarien S.A. | Uruguay | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| Atempo Growth I - Sub-Fund  4 | Luxembourg | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investmen  t fund | 29 | 0 | 35 |
| Athena Corporation Limited  (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantes Mortgage No. 2 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantes Mortgage No. 3 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantes Mortgage No. 4 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atual - Fundo de Invest  Multimercado Crédito  Privado Investimento no  Exterior | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investmen  t fund | 443 | 80 | 471 |
| Auto ABS Belgium Loans  2019 SA/NV | Belgium | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS DFP Master  Compartment France 2013 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Leases  2021 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Leases  2023 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Leases  Master Compartment 2016 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Loans 2024 | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French Loans  Master | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS French LT Leases  Master | France | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Balloon  2019-1 S.r.l. | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Rainbow  Loans S.r.l. | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Stella Loans  2023-1 S.r.l. | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Stella Loans  S.r.l. (series 2024-1) | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Italian Stella Loans  S.r.l. (series 2024-2) | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Spanish Loans  2020-1, Fondo de  Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Spanish Loans  2022-1, Fondo de  Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto ABS Spanish Loans  2024-1, Fondo de  Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Autodescuento, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 93.89% | Vehicles  purchased  by  internet | 3 | (2) | 19 |
| Autohaus24 GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | (2) | 0 | 0 |
| Auto-Interleasing AG | Switzerland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Renting | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| Auttar HUT Processamento  de Dados Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Aviación Antares, A.I.E. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 65 | 7 | 28 |
| Aviación Británica, A.I.E. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 25 | 3 | 6 |
| Aviación Comillas, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Aviación Laredo, S.L. | Spain | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Air  transport | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aviación Oyambre, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 3 | (1) | 0 |
| Aviación Santillana, S.L. | Spain | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Aviación Suances, S.L. | Spain | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Air  transport | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Aymoré Crédito,  Financiamento e  Investimento S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1,072 | 375 | 1,302 |
| Banco Bandepe S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 829 | 76 | 815 |
| Banco de Albacete, S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Banco Hyundai Capital Brasil  S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Banking | 82 | 18 | 45 |
| Banco Santander - Chile | Chile | 0.00% | 67.13% |  | 67.18% | 67.18% | Banking | 3,908 | 831 | 3,777 |
| Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | Brazil | 0.04% | 89.96% |  | 90.60% | 90.80% | Banking | 11,982 | 2,028 | 10,795 |
| Banco Santander (México),  S.A., Institución de Banca  Múltiple, Grupo Financiero  Santander México como  Fiduciaria del Fideicomiso  100740 | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 183 | 25 | 176 |
| Banco Santander (México),  S.A., Institución de Banca  Múltiple, Grupo Financiero  Santander México como  Fiduciaria del Fideicomiso  2002114 | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Banco Santander (México),  S.A., Institución de Banca  Múltiple, Grupo Financiero  Santander México como  Fiduciaria del Fideicomiso  GFSSLPT | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Banco Santander Argentina  S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.82% |  | 99.77% | 99.78% | Banking | 2,023 | 743 | 606 |
| Banco Santander de  Negocios Colombia S.A. | Colombia | 92.95% | 7.05% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 199 | 4 | 202 |
| Banco Santander  International | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 1,021 | 185 | 1,206 |
| Banco Santander  International SA | Switzerland | 34.70% | 65.30% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 1,325 | 82 | 782 |
| Banco Santander México,  S.A., Institución de Banca  Múltiple, Grupo Financiero  Santander México | Mexico | 24.93% | 75.05% |  | 99.98% | 99.97% | Banking | 5,785 | 1,326 | 7,920 |
| Banco Santander Perú S.A. | Peru | 99.90% | 0.10% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 300 | 61 | 135 |
| Banco Santander S.A. | Uruguay | 97.75% | 2.25% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 578 | 159 | 185 |
| Banco Santander Totta, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 99.96% | 99.96% | Banking | 3,122 | 993 | 3,815 |
| Banque Stellantis France | France | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Banking | 1,083 | 61 | 881 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Bansa Santander S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real  estate | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| Bilkreditt 7 Designated  Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blecno Investments, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real  estate | 176 | 9 | 166 |
| BRS Investments S.A. | Argentine | 5.10% | 94.90% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 109 | 19 | 75 |
| Cántabro Catalana de  Inversiones, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 403 | 10 | 419 |
| Capital Street Delaware LP | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Street Holdings, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Capital Street REIT Holdings,  LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,063 | 38 | 1,101 |
| Capital Street S.A. | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmine D - Services,  Unipessoal Lda. | Portugal | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Software | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cartasur Cards S.A. (e) | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.82% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| Casa de Bolsa Santander,  S.A. de C.V., Grupo  Financiero Santander México | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.97% |  | 99.97% | 99.97% | Securities  company | 79 | 13 | 92 |
| Cater Allen Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cater Allen International  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cater Allen Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 333 | 146 | 268 |
| Cater Allen Lloyd's Holdings  Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cater Allen Syndicate  Management Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCAP Auto Lease Ltd. | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 396 | 82 | 477 |
| Centro de Capacitación  Santander, A.C. | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Non-profit  institute | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Certidesa, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Aircraft  rental | (69) | (6) | 0 |
| Charlotte 2023 Funding Plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlotte 2023 Holdings  Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chrysler Capital Master Auto  Receivables Funding 2 LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (289) | 9 | 0 |
| Cianite New Energy, S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 70.00% | 70.00% | Renewabl  e energies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CIMA Finance DAC Series  2022-1 | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIMA Finance DAC Series  2023-1 | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLM Fleet Management  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Vehicle  rental | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Cobranza Amigable, S.A.P.I.  de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Collection  services | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Community Development  and Affordable Housing  Fund LLC (c) | United States | 0.00% | 96.00% |  | 96.00% | 96.00% | Asset  managem  ent | 33 | (2) | 24 |
| Compagnie Generale de  Credit Aux Particuliers -  Credipar S.A. | France | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 363 | 147 | 428 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Compagnie Pour la Location  de Vehicules - CLV | France | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 24 | 4 | 26 |
| Comparanet, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Insurance  mediation | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Consumer Totta 1 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consumer Totta 2 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contrato de Fideicomiso  Irrevocable de  Administración CIB/4473 | Mexico | — | (b) |  | — | — | Trust  company | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Credileads S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advertisin  g | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| D365 Fundo de Investimento  em Direitos Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investmen  t fund | 242 | 4 | 222 |
| Darep Designated Activity  Company | Ireland | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Reinsuran  ces | 13 | (1) | 12 |
| Decarome, S.A.P.I. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 26 | 5 | 26 |
| Decarope S.A.C. | Peru | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investmen  t  Company | 12 | 4 | 12 |
| Deva Capital Advisory  Company, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Deva Capital Holding  Company, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 505 | (7) | 556 |
| Deva Capital Investment  Company, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 448 | 24 | 420 |
| Deva Capital Management  Company, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 24 | (13) | 11 |
| Deva Capital Servicer  Company, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 60 | 5 | 65 |
| Diglo Servicer Company  2021, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real  estate  managem  ent | 23 | 2 | 19 |
| Diners Club Spain, S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Cards | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Dirección Estratega, S.C. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust  2021-1 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 157 | 58 | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust  2021-2 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 51 | 70 | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust  2021-3 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | (35) | 52 | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust  2024-1 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | (144) | 0 |
| Drive Auto Receivables Trust  2024-2 | United States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizati  on | 0 | (324) | 0 |
| Drive S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 75.00% |  | 75.00% | 75.00% | Renting | 6 | (4) | 6 |
| Ductor Real Estate, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real  estate | 26 | 1 | 22 |
| Ebury Banco de Cambio S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Ebury Banco Holding  Participações Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Brasil Consultoria S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consultin  g services | 86 | 0 | 88 |
| Ebury Brasil Holding Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4 | 0 | 86 |
| Ebury Brasil Participações  S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 88 | 0 | 88 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Ebury Facilitadora De  Pagamentos Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Software | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Mass Payments  Holdco Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Ebury Mass Payments  Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners (DIFC)  Limited (g) | Arab United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ebury Partners Australia Pty  Ltd. (g) | Australia | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ebury Partners Belgium NV /  SA (g) | Belgium | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 21 | 6 | 20 |
| Ebury Partners Canada  Limited (g) | Canada | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Ebury Partners Chile SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners China Limited | China | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Marketing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners Finance  Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (11) | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners Hong Kong  Limited (g) | Hong-Kong | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ebury Partners Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 66.43% | 66.54% | Holding  company | 252 | (19) | 459 |
| Ebury Partners Markets  Cyprus Limited (g) | Cyprus | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners Markets  Limited (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Ebury Partners México, S.A.  de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners South Africa  (Pty) Ltd (g) | Republic of  South Africa | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Partners Switzerland  AG (g) | Switzerland | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Ebury Partners UK Limited  (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Electronic  money | 25 | (5) | 166 |
| Ebury Payments PTE Ltd. (g) | Singapur | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Soluções de  Pagamentos Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ebury Tech Participações  Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebury Technology Limited  (g) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Software | (55) | (4) | 0 |
| EDT FTPYME Pastor 3, Fondo  de Titulización de Activos | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elcano Renovables, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 70.00% |  | 70.00% | 0.70 | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrolyser, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elevate Tech Platforms, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | (1) | 2 | 1 |
| Emdia Serviços  Especializados em  Cobranças Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Collection  services | 33 | 0 | 30 |
| Empresa de Créditos  Santander Consumo Perú  S.A. | Peru | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 52 | 7 | 50 |
| Energias Renovables de  Ormonde 30, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 55.00% | Renewabl  e energies | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Energias Renovables de  Titania, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 55.00% | Renewabl  e energies | 2 | 0 | 6 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Energias Renovables  Gladiateur 45, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 55.00% | Renewabl  e energies | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| Energias Renovables  Prometeo, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 55.00% | Renewabl  e energies | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Esfera Fidelidade S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | (14) | 134 | 108 |
| Evidence Previdência S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance | 121 | (4) | 106 |
| Eyemobile Tecnologia S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F1rst Tecnologia e Inovação  Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 69 | 9 | 68 |
| Fideicomiso Empresarial  Irrevocable de  Administración y Garantía  F/3443 | Mexico | — | (b) |  | — | — | Trust  company | (2) | 2 | 0 |
| Financeira El Corte Inglés,  Portugal, S.F.C., S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Financiera El Corte Inglés,  E.F.C., S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Finance  company | 248 | 50 | 140 |
| Finsantusa, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,285 | 36 | 1,020 |
| First National Motor plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First National Tricity Finance  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| FIT Economia de Energia S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 58.50% |  | 65.00% | — | Electricity  productio  n | 1 | (3) | 0 |
| Flexliving Valdemarín, S.L. | España | — | 90.00% |  | 90.00 | — | Inmobiliari  a | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Fondation Holding Auto ABS  Belgium Loans | Belgium | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización PYMES  Santander 15 | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización  Santander Financiación 1 | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS  Santander 7 | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondos Santander, S.A.  Administradora de Fondos  de Inversión (en liquidación)  (j) | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  managem  ent  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign Exchange Solutions  S.L. (g) | Spain | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| Fortensky Trading, Ltd. | Ireland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fosse (Master Issuer)  Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fosse Funding (No.1)  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 26 | 81 | 0 |
| Fosse Master Issuer PLC | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fosse Trustee (UK) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freedom Depository  Holdings, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freedom Depository, LLC | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios Atacado  - Não Padronizado | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investmen  t fund | 126 | 28 | 139 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios  Multisegmentos NPL  Ipanema VI – Não  padronizado | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investmen  t fund | 317 | 52 | 332 |
| Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios Tellus | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investmen  t fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gamma, Sociedade  Financeira de Titularização  de Créditos, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| GC FTPYME Pastor 4, Fondo  de Titulización de Activos | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Generación de Energía  Villahermosa, S.A.P.I. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Electricity  productio  n | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gesban México Servicios  Administrativos Globales,  S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gesban Santander Servicios  Profesionales Contables  Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Accountin  g services | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gesban Servicios  Administrativos Globales,  S.L. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 5 | (1) | 1 |
| Gesban UK Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payments  and  collection  services | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gestión de Inversiones JILT,  S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Gestora de Procesos S.A. en  liquidación (j) | Peru | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Getnet Adquirência e  Serviços para Meios de  Pagamento S.A. - Instituição  de Pagamento | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 398 | 92 | 317 |
| Getnet Argentina S.A.U. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  methods | 30 | (3) | 30 |
| Getnet Europe, Entidad de  Pago, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 158 | 13 | 137 |
| Getnet Fundo de  Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investmen  t fund | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Getnet Merchant Solutions  UK Ltd | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 5 | (2) | 3 |
| Getnet México Servicios de  Adquirencia, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payments  and  collection  services | 151 | 50 | 175 |
| Getnet Payments, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,149 | (223) | 1,094 |
| Getnet Sociedade de Credito  Direto S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (2) | 18 | 17 |
| Getnet Technology and  Operations Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 177 | 4 | 181 |
| Getnet Uruguay S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  methods | 10 | (2) | 7 |
| GNXT Serviços de  Atendimento Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Telemarke  ting | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Golden Bar (Securitisation)  S.r.l. | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone  2020-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone  2020-2 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone  2021-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone  2022-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone  2023-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone  2023-2 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bar Stand Alone  2024-1 | Italy | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grafite New Energy, S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 70.00% | 70.00% | Renewabl  e energies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gravity Cloud Technology,  S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 34 | 0 | 33 |
| Grupo Empresarial  Santander, S.L. | Spain | 99.62% | 0.38% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4,920 | 339 | 2,894 |
| Grupo Financiero Santander  México, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4,649 | 986 | 5,779 |
| Guaranty Car, S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Automotiv  e | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Hipototta No. 13 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hipototta No. 4 plc | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | (6) | 6 | 0 |
| Hipototta No. 5 plc | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | (16) | 16 | 0 |
| Holbah Santander, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 570 | 227 | 861 |
| Holmes Funding Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | (34) | 261 | 0 |
| Holmes Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holmes Master Issuer plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| Holmes Trustees Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securitizat  ion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyundai Capital Bank Europe  GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Banking | 1,183 | (58) | 608 |
| Hyundai Fundo de  Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investmen  t fund | 328 | 10 | 151 |
| Ibérica de Compras  Corporativas, S.L. | Spain | 97.17% | 2.83% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | E-  commerce | 24 | 5 | 6 |
| Independence Community  Bank Corp. | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 3,903 | 116 | 4,019 |
| Innohub, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (j) | Mexico | 0.00% | 62.01% |  | 69.54% | 62.01% | IT services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance Funding Solutions  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inversiones Capital Global,  S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 97 | 5 | 103 |
| Inversiones Marítimas del  Mediterráneo, S.A., en  liquidación (c) (j) | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 2 | (1) | 0 |
| Isar Valley S.A. | Luxembourg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitizat  ion | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Isla de los Buques, S.A. | Spain | 99.98% | 0.02% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Klare Corredora de Seguros  S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 50.10% | Insurance  mediation | (2) | (2) | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Landcompany 2020, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real  estate  managem  ent | 1,579 | (1) | 1,590 |
| Laparanza, S.A. | Spain | 61.59% | 0.00% |  | 61.59% | 61.59% | Agricultur  al holding | 29 | 0 | 16 |
| Lerma Investments 2018,  S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real  estate | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Liquetine, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 70.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renewabl  e energies | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquidity Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Factoring | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynx Financial Crime Tech,  S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 79.99% |  | 79.99% | 100.00% | IT services | 58 | (4) | 48 |
| MAC No. 1 Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Mortgage  credit  company | (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Master Red Europa, S.L. | Spain | 96.34% | 0.00% |  | 96.34% | 96.34% | Cards | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mata Alta, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 61.59% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Agricultur  al holding | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| MCE Bank GmbH (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 90.01% | 90.01% | Banking | 133 | (3) | 86 |
| MCE Verwaltung GmbH (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate  rental | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Mercadotecnia, Ideas y  Tecnología, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 70.00% |  | 70.00% | 70.00% | Payment  methods | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| Merciver, S.L. | Spain | 99.90% | 0.10% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  advisory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midata Service GmbH (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moon GC&P Investments, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00 |  | 1.00 | — | Holding  company | 90 | 0 | 91 |
| Motor Securities 2018-1  Designated Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mouro Capital I LP | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment fund | 773 | (6) | 324 |
| Multiplica SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Munduspar Participações S.A. | Brazil | 0.80 | 0.00 |  | 0.80 | 0.80 | Holding  company | 24 | 0 | 55 |
| Navegante Américo Vespucio SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 62 | (1) | 92 |
| Naviera Mirambel, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naviera Trans Gas, A.I.E. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 53 | 6 | 62 |
| Naviera Transcantábrica, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Naviera Transchem, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NeoAuto S.A.C. | Peru | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Vehicles  purchased by  internet | 1 | (1) | 2 |
| Newcomar, S.L., en liquidación (j) | Spain | 40.00% | 40.00% |  | 80.00% | 80.00% | Real estate | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Novimovest – Fundo de  Investimento Imobiliário | Portugal | 0.00% | 78.64% |  | 78.74% | 78.74% | Investment fund | 155 | 4 | 125 |
| NW Services CO. | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | E-commerce | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| One Mobility Management  GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 46.95% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Bank, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 623 | 91 | 630 |
| Open Digital Market, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Commerce | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Digital Services, S.L. | Spain | 99.97% | 0.03% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 56 | (36) | 5 |
| Openbank México, S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple,  Grupo Financiero Santander  México | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 171 | (21) | 150 |
| Operadora de Carteras Gamma,  S.A.P.I. de C.V. | Mexico | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Optimal Investment Services SA | Switzerla  nd | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 42 | 2 | 30 |
| Optimal Multiadvisors Ireland  Plc / Optimal Strategic US Equity  Ireland Euro Fund (i) (m) | Ireland | 0.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | — | Fund  management  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Optimal Multiadvisors Ireland  Plc / Optimal Strategic US Equity  Ireland US Dollar Fund (i) (m) | Ireland | 0.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | — | Fund  management  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paga Después, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PagoNxt Emoney, E.D.E., S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | (1) | 2 |
| PagoNxt Ltd | United  Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| PagoNxt Merchant Solutions FZ-  LLC | Arab  United  Emirates | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PagoNxt Merchant Solutions  India Private Limited | India | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| PagoNxt Payments Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 3 | 0 | 3 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| PagoNxt Payments Chile SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PagoNxt Payments México, S.A.  de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PagoNxt Payments UK Ltd | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 7 | (3) | 5 |
| PagoNxt Payments, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 383 | (82) | 301 |
| PagoNxt Trade Services, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 315 | (84) | 232 |
| PagoNxt US, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PagoNxt, S.L. | Spain | 1.00 | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 2,430 | (564) | 2,699 |
| Paytec Logística e Armazém Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Logistics  services | (1) | (1) | 0 |
| Paytec Tecnologia em  Pagamentos Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Commerce | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PBE Companies, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 120 | (2) | 118 |
| Pereda Gestión, S.A. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  brokerage | 52 | 9 | 4 |
| Phoenix S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  methods | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pony S.A. | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pony S.A., Compartment German  Auto Loans 2023-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pony S.A., Compartment German  Auto Loans 2024-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Universia Argentina S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 75.75% |  | 75.75% | 75.75% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Universia Portugal,  Prestação de Serviços de  Informática, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Precato IV Fundo de  Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios - Não Padronizados | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment fund | 23 | 3 | 24 |
| Prime 16 – Fundo de  Investimentos Imobiliário | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment fund | 10 | (3) | 6 |
| Punta Lima Wind Farm, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renewable  energies | 36 | (14) | 22 |
| Punta Lima, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 36 | (14) | 22 |
| Repton 2023-1 Limited | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (3) | 3 | 0 |
| Retailcompany 2021, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 297 | (9) | 289 |
| Retop S.A. (f) | Uruguay | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 25 | 13 | 63 |
| Return Capital Gestão de Ativos e  Participações S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 80.00% | Collection  services | 1,396 | 99 | 1,346 |
| Rojo Entretenimento S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 85.14% |  | 94.60% | 94.60% | Real estate | 24 | 2 | 22 |
| SAFO Alternative Lending, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| SAI Alternative Investments  México, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Consulting  services | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| SAI Lux Carry SCSp | Luxembo  urg | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Fund  management  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SALCO, Servicios de Seguridad  Santander, S.A. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Security | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| SAM Argentina Sociedad Gerente  de Fondos Comunes de Inversión  S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment fund  management | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| SAM Asset Management, S.A. de  C.V., Sociedad Operadora de  Fondos de Inversión | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 34 | 34 | 193 |
| SAM Inversiones Argentina S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Pension fund  management  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM Investment Holdings, S.L. | Spain | 92.37% | 7.63% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,466 | 88 | 1,597 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| San Créditos Estruturados i  Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios Não  Padronizados | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment fund | 204 | 24 | 205 |
| San Pietro Solar PV, S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 56.00% |  | 80.00% | 80.00% | Renewable  energies | 6 | (1) | 12 |
| SANB Promotora de Vendas e  Cobrança S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sancap Investimentos e  Participações S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 105 | 97 | 164 |
| Santander (CF Trustee Property  Nominee) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander (CF Trustee) Limited  (d) | United  Kingdom | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander (UK) Group Pension  Schemes Trustees Limited (d) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Ahorro Inmobiliario 1,  S.A. (j) | Spain | 98.53% | 0.00% |  | 98.53% | 98.53% | Real estate  rental | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Alternative  Investments, S.G.I.I.C., S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 23 | (10) | 32 |
| Santander AM Global Working  Capital Fund I | Luxembo  urg | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment fund | 76 | 3 | 75 |
| Santander Asesorías Financieras  Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 67.45% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  advisory | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Santander Asset Finance  (December) Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Asset Finance  Opportunities | Luxembo  urg | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment fund | 85 | 4 | 87 |
| Santander Asset Finance plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 71 | 30 | 175 |
| Santander Asset Management -  SGOIC, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Santander Asset Management  Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Asset Management  Gerente de Fondos Comunes de  Inversión S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 8 | 17 | 3 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Asset Management  Luxembourg, S.A. | Luxembo  urg | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Santander Asset Management  S.A. Administradora General de  Fondos | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 2 | 14 | 132 |
| Santander Asset Management  UK Holdings Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 219 | 54 | 186 |
| Santander Asset Management  UK Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Management of  funds and  portfolios | 31 | 8 | 129 |
| Santander Asset Management,  S.A., SGIIC | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 253 | 69 | 393 |
| Santander Auto Lease Titling Ltd. | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Santander Back-Offices Globales  Mayoristas, S.A. | Spain | 100% | 0.00% |  | 100% | 100% | Services | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Santander Banca de Inversión  Colombia, S.A.S. | Colombia | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Santander Bank & Trust Ltd. | Bahamas | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 391 | 12 | 389 |
| Santander Bank Polska S.A. | Poland | 62.20% | 0.00% |  | 62.20% | 67.41% | Banking | 5,855 | 1,216 | 4,268 |
| Santander Bank, National  Association | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 11,564 | 607 | 12,161 |
| Santander Brasil Administradora  de Consórcio Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 46 | 85 | 118 |
| Santander Brasil Gestão de  Recursos Ltda. | Brazil | 0.08% | 99.92% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 390 | 34 | 423 |
| Santander Capital Holdings LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,025 | (29) | 996 |
| Santander Capital Structuring,  S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  Company | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Capitalização S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance | (34) | 95 | 55 |
| Santander Cards Ireland Limited  (n) | Ireland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Cards | (8) | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Cards Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 101 | 0 | 101 |
| Santander Cards UK Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 166 | 3 | 116 |
| Santander Chile Holding S.A. | Chile | 22.11% | 77.75% |  | 99.86% | 99.86% | Holding  company | 1,847 | 295 | 1,777 |
| Santander Compara Holding, S.L. | Spain | 99.97% | 0.03% |  | 100.00% | — | Holding  company | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Santander Consulting (Beijing)  Co., Ltd. | China | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Santander Consumer (UK) plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1,192 | (205) | 314 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2018-L3 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 143 | (10) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2022-B1  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (88) | 26 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2022-B2  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (103) | 30 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2022-B3  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (166) | 50 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2022-B4  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (108) | 42 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2023-B1  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (133) | 79 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2023-B2  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (84) | 34 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2023-B3  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (75) | 29 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2023-B4  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (87) | 35 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2023-B5  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2023-B6  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2024-B1  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2024-B2  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2024-B3  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2024-L1 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Auto  Receivables Funding 2024-L2 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Bank AG | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 3,588 | 207 | 5,345 |
| Santander Consumer Bank AS | Norway | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 2,064 | 156 | 2,111 |
| Santander Consumer Bank GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 543 | 54 | 363 |
| Santander Consumer Bank S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 77.32% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 941 | 11 | 505 |
| Santander Consumer Bank S.p.A. | Italy | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 968 | 29 | 603 |
| Santander Consumer Credit  Services Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (41) | (2) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Finance  Global Services, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Santander Consumer Finance Inc. | Canada | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 112 | 0 | 171 |
| Santander Consumer Finance  Limitada | Chile | 49.00% | 34.24% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 113 | 10 | 57 |
| Santander Consumer Finance  México, S.A. de C.V., S.O.F.O.M.,  E.R., Grupo Financiero Santander  México | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Santander Consumer Finance Oy | Finland | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 458 | 30 | 159 |
| Santander Consumer Finance  Schweiz AG | Switzerla  nd | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 75 | (15) | 60 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Consumer Finance,  S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 9,139 | 558 | 10,037 |
| Santander Consumer Financial  Solutions Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 77.32% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 4 | (7) | 5 |
| Santander Consumer Holding  Austria GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 364 | 0 | 518 |
| Santander Consumer Holding  GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 5,564 | 136 | 6,077 |
| Santander Consumer Inc. | Canada | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 92 | (8) | 46 |
| Santander Consumer Lease  Receivables 1 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | (23) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Lease  Receivables 2 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Leasing  B.V. | Netherla  nds | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| Santander Consumer Leasing  GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 70 | 9 | 151 |
| Santander Consumer Leasing S.A. | France | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Consumer Mobility  Services, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 12 | (4) | 20 |
| Santander Consumer Multirent  Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 77.32% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 38 | 5 | 27 |
| Santander Consumer Operations  Services GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables  10 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 959 | 97 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables  11 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 673 | 26 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables  15 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 14 | (23) | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables  16 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | (46) | 39 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables  20 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables  21 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Receivables  7 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 748 | 73 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Consumer Receivables  Funding LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Renting  S.r.l. | Italy | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 6 | (3) | 9 |
| Santander Consumer Renting,  S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 43 | 2 | 38 |
| Santander Consumer S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.82% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 15 | 2 | 16 |
| Santander Consumer Services  GmbH | Austria | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Services,  S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 14 | (1) | 6 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2019-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2020-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2021-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2022-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2023-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Spain Auto  2024-1, Fondo de Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumer Technology  Services GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 29 | 2 | 22 |
| Santander Consumer USA  Holdings Inc. | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 3,304 | 684 | 5,072 |
| Santander Consumer USA Inc. | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 6,036 | 684 | 6,719 |
| Santander Consumo 4, F.T. | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumo 5, F.T. | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Consumo 6, F.T. | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Consumo 7, F.T. | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Corredora de Seguros  Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 67.21% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 17 | 2 | 13 |
| Santander Corredores de Bolsa  Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 83.24% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 54 | 4 | 49 |
| Santander Corretora de Câmbio e  Valores Mobiliários S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 151 | 6 | 141 |
| Santander Corretora de Seguros,  Investimentos e Serviços S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 1,006 | 244 | 1,122 |
| Santander Customer Voice, S.A. | Spain | 99.50% | 0.50% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 2 | (1) | 3 |
| Santander de Titulización,  S.G.F.T., S.A. | Spain | 81.00% | 19.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Santander Distribuidora de  Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 72 | 3 | 68 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2021-2 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 118 | 60 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2022-1 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (61) | 51 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2022-2 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (93) | 65 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2022-3 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (102) | 55 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2022-4 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (151) | 69 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2022-5 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (186) | 71 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2022-6 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (181) | 71 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2022-7 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (91) | 40 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2023-1 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (96) | 69 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2023-2 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (162) | 109 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2023-3 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (207) | 124 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2023-4 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (186) | 97 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2023-5 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (187) | 104 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2023-6 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (153) | 83 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2024-1 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (112) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2024-2 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (169) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2024-3 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (206) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2024-4 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (234) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2024-5 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (206) | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2024-7 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2024-S4 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Drive Auto  Receivables Trust 2025-1 | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Empresa  Administradora de Fondos  Colectivos S.A. | Peru | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment  Company | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| Santander Equity Investments  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0% | 100.00% |  | 100% | 100% | Finance  company | 70 | 10 | 36 |
| Santander España Servicios  Legales, S.L. | Spain | 99.97% | 0.03% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 9 | 0 | 8 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Estates Limited | United  Kingdom | 0% | 100.00% |  | 100% | 100% | Real estate | (8) | (1) | 0 |
| Santander European Hospitality  Opportunities | Luxembo  urg | 100% | 0.00% |  | 100% | 100% | Investment fund | 30 | 0 | 26 |
| Santander F24 S.A. | Poland | 0% | 62.20% |  | 100% | 100% | Finance  company | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Santander Facility Management  España, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0% | 100.00% |  | 100% | 100% | Real estate | 799 | (13) | 785 |
| Santander Factoring S.A. | Chile | 0% | 99.86% |  | 100% | 100% | Factoring | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Santander Factoring Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 62.20% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 67 | 10 | 1 |
| Santander Factoring y  Confirming, S.A. Unipersonal,  E.F.C. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Factoring | 208 | 18 | 126 |
| Santander FI Hedge Strategies | Ireland | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment fund | 937 | (267) | 592 |
| Santander Finance 2012-1 LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Financial Exchanges  Limited | United  Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Financial Services plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 418 | (32) | 466 |
| Santander Financiamientos S.A. | Peru | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 33 | (3) | 29 |
| Santander Financing S.A.S. | Colombia | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  advisory | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Santander Finanse Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 62.20% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 61 | 11 | 19 |
| Santander Fintech Holdings, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 329 | 35 | 366 |
| Santander Fundo de  Investimento Amazonas  Multimercado Crédito Privado  Investimento no Exterior (o) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment fund | 371 | 72 | 398 |
| Santander Fundo de  Investimento Diamantina  Multimercado Crédito Privado  Investimento no Exterior (p) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment fund | 1,282 | 278 | 1,404 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Fundo de  Investimento Guarujá  Multimercado Crédito Privado  Investimento no Exterior (d) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment fund | 103 | 11 | 103 |
| Santander Fundo de  Investimento SBAC Renda Fixa  Referenciado DI (h) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment fund | 1,539 | 13 | 1,376 |
| Santander Gestión de  Recaudación y Cobranzas Ltda. | Chile | 0.00% | 99.86% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Santander Global Cards & Digital  Solutions Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT consulting | 111 | (6) | 104 |
| Santander Global Cards & Digital  Solutions, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 262 | (41) | 222 |
| Santander Global Consumer  Finance Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Santander Global Facilities, S.A.  de C.V. | Mexico | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 153 | 10 | 165 |
| Santander Global Services S.A. (j) | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Global Services, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Santander Global Technology  and Operations Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Santander Global Technology  and Operations Chile Limitada | Chile | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Santander Global Technology  and Operations, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 464 | 6 | 438 |
| Santander Green Investment, S.L. | Spain | 99.97% | 0.03% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 91 | 4 | 91 |
| Santander Group Properties, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Holding  company | 1,062 | (13) | 1,043 |
| Santander Guarantee Company | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Hera Renda Fixa  Fundo Incentivado de  Investimento em Infraestrutura  Responsabilidade Limitada | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment fund | 859 | 58 | 825 |
| Santander Hermes Multimercado  Crédito Privado Infraestructura  Fundo de Investimento (q) | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Investment fund | 335 | 21 | 321 |
| Santander Hipotecario 2 Fondo  de Titulización de Activos | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Hipotecario 3 Fondo  de Titulización de Activos | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Holding Imobiliária  S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 76 | 0 | 68 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Holding Internacional,  S.A. | Spain | 99.95% | 0.05% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 4,208 | 64 | 2,558 |
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | United  States | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 15,976 | 1,037 | 14,855 |
| Santander Inclusión Financiera,  S.A. de C.V., S.O.F.O.M., E.R.,  Grupo Financiero Santander  México | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 11 | (3) | 8 |
| Santander Insurance Agency,  U.S., LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Santander Insurance Services UK  Limited | United  Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Wealth  management | 48 | 2 | 48 |
| Santander Insurance, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 2,541 | 410 | 2,686 |
| Santander Intermediación  Correduría de Seguros, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 28 | 5 | 18 |
| Santander International  Products, Plc. (l) | Ireland | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander International Wealth  Management México, S. de R.L.  de C.V. | México | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Advisory  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander International Wealth  Solutions LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Holding  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Inversiones S.A. | Chile | 5.12% | 94.88% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,502 | 227 | 1,052 |
| Santander Investment Chile  Limitada | Chile | 16.12% | 83.88% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 282 | 32 | 321 |
| Santander Investment, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Banking | 1,318 | 108 | 245 |
| Santander Investments GP 1  S.à.r.l. | Luxembo  urg | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Santander Inwestycje Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 62.20% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander ISA Managers Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Management of  funds and  portfolios | 40 | 7 | 6 |
| Santander Lease, S.A., E.F.C. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 60 | (1) | 51 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Leasing AB | Sweden | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Leasing and  renting | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| Santander Leasing S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 62.20% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 199 | 8 | 36 |
| Santander Leasing S.A.  Arrendamento Mercantil | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 1,431 | 114 | 1,390 |
| Santander Leasing, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | (1) | (1) | 0 |
| Santander Lending Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Mortgage credit  company | 278 | 15 | 293 |
| Santander Mediación Operador  de Banca-Seguros Vinculado, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  mediation | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Merchant S.A. | Argentin  e | 5.10% | 94.90% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Santander Mortgage Asset  Depositor LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Mortgage Holdings  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | (12) | 0 | 0 |
| Santander New Business, S.A. | Spain | 99.00% | 1.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Trade  intermediary | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Paraty Qif PLC | Ireland | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment  Company | 937 | (267) | 592 |
| Santander Pensiones, S.A.,  E.G.F.P. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Pension fund  management  company | 87 | 14 | 184 |
| Santander Pensões - Sociedade  Gestora de Fundos de Pensões,  S.A. | Portugal | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Pension fund  management  company | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance  Notes 2018-A Designated  Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance  Notes 2018-B Designated  Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance  Notes 2018-C Designated  Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance  Notes 2018-D Designated  Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Prime Auto Issuance  Notes 2018-E Designated  Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Private Banking  Gestión, S.A., S.G.I.I.C. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 73 | 13 | 35 |
| Santander Private Banking s.p.a.  in Liquidazione (j) | Italy | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Santander Private Banking UK  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 310 | 123 | 420 |
| Santander Private Real Estate  Advisory & Management, S.A. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Santander Private Real Estate  Advisory, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 17 | 4 | 20 |
| Santander Real Estate Debt 1  sub-fund | Luxembo  urg | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Investment fund | 42 | 2 | 42 |
| Santander Real Estate Equity I,  F.C.R. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Venture capital  fund | 25 | (1) | 24 |
| Santander Real Estate, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Santander Retail Auto Lease  Funding LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Retail Auto Lease  Trust 2022-A | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| Santander Retail Auto Lease  Trust 2022-B | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 14 | 17 | 0 |
| Santander RMBS 6, Fondo de  Titulización | Spain | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander S.A. Sociedad  Securitizadora | Chile | 0.00% | 67.24% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fund  management  company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Secretariat Services  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Securities LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  company | 39 | 2 | 41 |
| Santander Seguros y Reaseguros,  Compañía Aseguradora, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance | 857 | 157 | 1,152 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santander Services Solutions, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 16 | (2) | 14 |
| Santander Servicios Corporativos,  S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 99.98% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Santander Technology USA, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 53 | 0 | 53 |
| Santander Tecnología Argentina  S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.83% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 6 | 19 | 19 |
| Santander Tecnología México,  S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00 | 1.00 |  | 1.00 | 1.00 | IT services | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| Santander Totta Seguros,  Companhia de Seguros de Vida,  S.A. | Portugal | 0.00 | 1.00 |  | 1.00 | 1.00 | Insurance | 106 | 25 | 255 |
| Santander Totta, SGPS, S.A. | Portugal | 1.00 | 0.00 |  | 1.00 | 1.00 | Holding  company | 3,749 | 885 | 5,652 |
| Santander Towarzystwo  Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A. | Poland | 0.50 | 0.31 |  | 1.00 | 1.00 | Fund  management  company | 4 | 26 | 16 |
| Santander Trade Services Limited | Hong-  Kong | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 27 | 1 | 16 |
| Santander Trust S.A. | Argentin  e | 0.00% | 99.99% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander UK Group Holdings  plc | United  Kingdom | 77.67% | 22.33% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 14,516 | 1,736 | 17,655 |
| Santander UK Investments | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 118 | 1 | 114 |
| Santander UK Operations  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander UK plc | United  Kingdom | 0.00 | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 1.00 | Banking | 12,732 | 490 | 15,829 |
| Santander UK Technology  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| Santander US Capital Markets  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 1,053 | (34) | 1,019 |
| Santander Valores S.A. | Argentine | 0.05 | 94.73% |  | 100.00% | 1.00 | Securities  company | 11 | 22 | 32 |

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|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Santusa Holding, S.L. | Spain | 0.70 | 30.24% |  | 100.00% | 1.00 | Holding  company | 9,931 | 508 | 6,559 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Funding LLC | United  States | 0.00 | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 1.00 | Finance  company | (2) | (596) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2023-A | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (2) | (520) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2024-A | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (24) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2024-B | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (35) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2024-C | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | (17) | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2025-A | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Receivables Funding  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Finance  company | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| SBNA Auto Receivables Grantor  Trust 2025-A | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBNA Auto Receivables Trust  2025-A | United  States | — | (b) |  | — | — | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBNA Investor LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,030 | 89 | 1,119 |
| SC Austria Auto Finance 2020-1  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Austria Consumer Loan 2021  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Canada Asset Securitization  Trust | Canada | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany Auto 2019-1 UG  (haftungsbeschränkt) (j) | Germany | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany Consumer 2018-1  UG (haftungsbeschränkt) (j) | Germany | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany Mobility 2019-1 UG  (haftungsbeschränkt) (j) | Germany | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| SC Germany S.A. | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2020-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2021-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2022-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2023-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2024-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer 2024-2 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Consumer Private 2023-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Leasing 2023-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Germany S.A., Compartment  Mobility 2020-1 | Luxembo  urg | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Mobility AB | Sweden | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Mobility AS | Norway | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 32 | (1) | 33 |
| SC Poland Consumer 23-1  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto IX Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto VIII Limited  (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto X Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto XI Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto XII Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Ajoneuvohallinto XIII Limited | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Eastside Locks GP Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate  management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut IX DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut VIII  Designated Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut X DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut XI  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | (13) | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut XII DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF Rahoituspalvelut XIII DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SCM Poland Auto 2019-1 DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDMX Superdigital, S.A. de C.V.,  Institución de Fondos de Pago  Electrónico | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  platform | 2 | (1) | 1 |
| Secucor Finance 2021-1, DAC | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Services and Promotions  Delaware Corporation | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 94,000,000.00 | (10,000,000.00) | 146,000,000 |
| Services and Promotions Miami  LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 88 | (3) | 85 |
| Servicios de Cobranza,  Recuperación y Seguimiento, S.A.  de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 85.00% | Finance  company | 36 | 1 | 40 |
| Servicios Inmobiliarios  Residencial en Venta JV2, S.L. | España | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 90.00% | 0.00% | Inmobiliaria | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheppards Moneybrokers  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shiloh III Wind Project, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renewable  energies | 363 | 8 | 370 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Silk Finance No. 5 | Portugal | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 37 | (11) | 0 |
| Sociedad Integral de  Valoraciones Automatizadas, S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Appraisals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sociedad Operadora de Tarjetas  de Pago Santander Getnet Chile  S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 67.13% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payments and  collection  services | 21 | 28 | 33 |
| Socur S.A. (f) | Uruguay | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 62 | 15 | 59 |
| Solution 4Fleet Consultoria  Empresarial S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 80.00% | Vehicle rental | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sovereign Community  Development Company | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 45 | 2 | 47 |
| Sovereign Delaware Investment  Corporation | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 158 | 7 | 165 |
| Sovereign Lease Holdings, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 250 | 8 | 258 |
| Sovereign REIT Holdings, Inc. | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 8,762 | 358 | 9,120 |
| Sovereign Spirit Limited (n) | Bermuda  s | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSA Swiss Advisors AG | Switzerla  nd | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Wealth  management | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Stellantis Consumer Financial  Services Polska Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 38.66% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Stellantis Financial Services  Belux SA | Belgium | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 98 | 8 | 57 |
| Stellantis Financial Services  España, E.F.C., S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | 379 | 45 | 190 |
| Stellantis Financial Services Italia  S.p.A. | Italy | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Banking | 802 | 90 | 293 |
| Stellantis Financial Services  Nederland B.V. | Netherla  nds | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 69 | 11 | 39 |
| Stellantis Financial Services  Polska Sp. z o.o. | Poland | 0.00% | 38.66% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | 63 | 10 | 13 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Stellantis Renting Italia S.p.A. | Italy | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renting | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| Sterrebeeck B.V. | Netherla  nds | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 5,895 | 478 | 10,877 |
| Suleyado 2003, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 45 | 0 | 31 |
| Summer Empreendimentos Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate  management | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Superdigital Argentina S.A.U. | Argentine | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| Superdigital Holding Company,  S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 199 | (193) | 6 |
| Superdigital Instituição de  Pagamento S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 70 | (67) | 3 |
| Superdigital Perú S.A.C. en  liquidación (j) | Peru | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki Servicios Financieros, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Intermediation | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Svensk Autofinans WH 1  Designated Activity Company (j) | Ireland | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swesant SA | Switzerla  nd | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 336 | (16) | 0 |
| SX Negócios Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Telemarketing | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| Tabasco Energía España, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Taxagest Sociedade Gestora de  Participações Sociais, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxos Luz, S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 70.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Renewable  energies | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Teatinos Siglo XXI Inversiones  S.A. | Chile | 50.00% | 50.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1,498 | 266 | 2,135 |
| The Alliance & Leicester  Corporation Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| The Best Specialty Coffee, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Restaurant  services | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Time Retail Finance Limited (j) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TIMFin S.p.A. | Italy | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Finance  company | 62 | 1 | 38 |
| Titularizadora Colombiana S.A. -  Universalidad TIV V9 | Colombia | — | (b) |  | — | — | Securitization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tonopah Solar I, LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Tools Soluções e Serviços  Compartilhados Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Services | 36 | 4 | 36 |
| Tornquist Asesores de Seguros  S.A. (j) | Argentine | 0.00% | 99.99% |  | 99.99% | 99.99% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toro Asset Management S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Securities  Investment | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Toro Corretora de Títulos e  Valores Mobiliários S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 62.51% | Securities  company | 50 | 0 | 45 |
| Toro Investimentos S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 90.00% |  | 100.00% | 91.32% | Securities  company | 39 | 4 | 39 |
| Totta (Ireland), PLC (h) | Ireland | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 451 | 15 | 450 |
| Totta Urbe - Empresa de  Administração e Construções,  S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 99.87% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Real estate | 86 | 3 | 89 |
| Trainera Venture Finance I,  F.C.R.-PYME | Spain | 99.00% | 0.00% |  | 99.00% | 99.00% | Venture capital  fund | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Trans Skills Employment Services  - Sole Proprietorship LLC | Arab  United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Human  resources  services | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| Trans Skills Information  Technology LLC | Saudi  Arabia | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trans Skills Investment in  Commercial Enterprises &  Management Co. LLC | Arab  United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Trans Skills South Africa (Pty)  Limited | Republic  of South  Africa | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| Trans Skills Technology Services  LLC | Arab  United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | IT services | 2 | (1) | 0 |
| Transolver Finance EFC, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 51.00% |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | Leasing | 75 | 7 | 17 |
| Transskills Employer Services  Private Limited | India | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | — | Consulting  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tresmares Santander Direct  Lending, SICC, S.A. | Spain | 99.67% | 0.00% |  | 99.67% | 99.67% | Fund  management  company | 1,210 | 80 | 1,201 |
| TVG-Trappgroup  Versicherungsvermittlungs-  GmbH (d) | Germany | 0.00% | 90.01% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Insurance  brokerage | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Universia Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universia Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 86.84% |  | 86.84% | 86.84% | Internet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Universia Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universia España Red de  Universidades, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 89.43% |  | 89.43% | 89.45% | Internet | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Universia Holding, S.L. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| Universia México, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Universia Perú, S.A. | Peru | 0.00% | 99.64% |  | 99.64% | 99.40% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universia Uruguay, S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Internet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uro Property Holdings, S.A. | Spain | 99.99% | 0.00% |  | 99.99% | 99.99% | Real estate  investment | 176 | (100) | 109 |
| Virtua Advanced Solutions FZE | Arab  United  Emirates | 0.00% | 66.43% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Payment  services | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wallcesa, S.A. | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Financial  services | (921) | 1 | 0 |
| Waycarbon Soluções Ambientais  e Projetos de Carbono S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 80.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Consulting  services | 24 | 0 | 19 |

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| Subsidiaries of Banco Santander, S.A.  1 | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by  Banco Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (k) | |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Locatio  n | Direct | Indirec  t |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Capital +  reserves | Net  results | Carrying  amount |
| WIM Servicios Corporativos, S.A.  de C.V. | Mexico | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Advisory  services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTW Shipping Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Leasing | 17 | 3 | 9 |

a. Amount according to the provisional books of each company as of the date of publication of these annexes, generally referring to 31 December 2024

without considering, where appropriate, interim dividends that have been made during the year. In the book value (net provision cost), the percentage

of ownership of the Group has been applied to the figure of each of the holding companies, without considering the impairment of goodwill made in

the consolidation process. The data for foreign companies are converted into euros at the exchange rate at the end of the year.

b. Companies over which effective control is maintained.

c. Data as at 31 December 2023, latest available accounts.

d. Data as at 31 March 2024, latest accounts available.

e. Data as at 30 June 2024, last accounts available.

f. Data as at 30 September 2024, last accounts available.

g. Data as at 30 April 2024, last accounts available.

h. Data as at 30 November 2024, last accounts available.

i. Companies in liquidation. Pending registration.

j. Company in liquidation as at 31 December 2024.

k. Pursuant to Article 3 of Royal Decree 1159/ 2010, of 17 September, approving the rules for the preparation of consolidated annual accounts, in order to

determine the voting rights, voting rights held directly by the parent company have been added to those held by companies controlled by the parent

company or by other persons acting in their own name but on behalf of a Group company. For these purposes, the number of votes corresponding to

the parent company, in relation to the companies indirectly dependent on it, is that corresponding to the dependent company that directly participates

in the share capital of the latter.

l. Company resident for tax purposes in Spain.

m. Data as at 30 June 2021, latest available accounts.

n. Company resident for tax purposes in the United Kingdom.

o. Data as at 29 February 2024, latest available accounts.

p. Data as at 31 July 2024, latest available accounts.

q. Data as at 31 May 2024, latest available accounts.

(1) Companies issuing preference shares are listed in Annex III, together with other relevant information.

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| Societies of which Grupo Santander owns more than 5% (g) , entities associated with Grupo Santander and jointly controlled entities | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership  held by Banco  Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (f) | |  |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Administrador Financiero de  Transantiago S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 13.43% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Payments and  collection  services | Associated | 56,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
| Adprotel Strand, S.L. (consolidado) | Spain | 0.00% | 38.20% |  | 38.20% | — | Real estate  promotion | Associated | 730 | 642 | 23 |
| Aegon Santander Portugal Não Vida  - Companhia de Seguros, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 73 | 8 | 19 |
| Aegon Santander Portugal Vida -  Companhia de Seguros Vida, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 144 | 24 | 18 |
| Aeroplan - Sociedade Construtora  de Aeroportos, Lda. (e) | Portugal | 0.00% | 19.97% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Inactive | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aguas de Fuensanta, S.A. (e) (k) | Spain | 36.78% | 0.00% |  | 36.78% | 36.78% | Food | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alma UK Holdings Ltd (consolidado)  (b) | United  Kingdom | 30.00% | 0.00% |  | 30.00% | 30.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Apolo Fundo de Investimento em  Direitos Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 30.00% |  | 33.33% | 33.33% | Investment  fund | Joint  ventures | 64 | 3 | 16 |
| Apolo Vault 1, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 10, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 11, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 12, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 13, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 14, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 15, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 16, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 17, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 18, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 19, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 2, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 20, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 21, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 22, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 23, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 24, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 25, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 26, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 27, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 28, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 29, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | — | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership  held by Banco  Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (f) | |  |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Apolo Vault 3, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 30, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 31, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 32, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 33, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 34, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 35, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 36, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 37, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 38, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 39, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 4, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 40, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 41, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 42, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 43, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 44, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 45, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 5, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 6, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 7, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 8, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apolo Vault 9, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atitlan Agro I, S.C.R., S.A. (n) (o) | Spain | 80.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | Holding  company | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Attijariwafa Bank Société Anonyme  (consolidado) (b) | Morocco | 0.00% | 5.10% |  | 5.10% | 5.10% | Banking | — | 62,750 | 4,792 | 715 |
| AutoFi Inc. (b) | United  States | 9.50% | 9.40% |  | 4.99% | 4.99% | E-commerce | — | 24 | 31 | (11) |
| Autopistas del Sol S.A. (b) | Argentine | 0.00% | 14.17% |  | 14.17% | 14.17% | Highway  concession | — | 199 | 72 | 49 |
| Avanath Affordable Housing IV LLC  (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 7.27% |  | 7.27% | 7.27% | Investment  Company | — | 503 | 498 | (81) |
| Axle 2023-1 Ltd | United  Kingdom | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 726 | 0 | 2 |
| Banco RCI Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 35.90% |  | 39.89% | 39.89% | Banking | Joint  ventures | 1,997 | 200 | 37 |
| Banco S3 Caceis México, S.A.,  Institución de Banca Múltiple | Mexico | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Banking | Joint  ventures | 219 | 96 | 14 |

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|  |  | % of ownership  held by Banco  Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (f) | |  |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Bank of Beijing Consumer Finance  Company | China | 0.00% | 20.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Finance  company | Associated | 1,868 | 149 | 20 |
| Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd.  (consolidado) (b) | China | 6.54% | 0.00% |  | 6.54% | 6.54% | Banking | — | 406,864 | 28,487 | 2,973 |
| Biomas – Serviços Ambientais,  Restauração e Carbono S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 15.00% |  | 16.67% | 16.67% | Consulting  services | Associated | 5 | 7 | (5) |
| Bizum, S.L. | Spain | 20.92% | 0.00% |  | 20.92% | 20.92% | Payment  services | Associated | 24 | 9 | 3 |
| CACEIS (consolidado) | France | 0.00% | 30.50% |  | 30.50% | 30.50% | Custody  services | Associated | 118,026 | 4,268 | 455 |
| Campo Grande Empreendimentos  Ltda. (k) (e) | Brazil | 0.00% | 22.79% |  | 25.32% | 25.32% | Inactive | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCPT - ComprarCasa, Rede Serviços  Imobiliários, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 49.98% |  | 49.98% | 49.98% | Real estate  services | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centro de Compensación  Automatizado S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 22.38% |  | 33.33% | 33.33% | Payments and  collection  services | Associated | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| Centro para el Desarrollo,  Investigación y Aplicación de  Nuevas Tecnologías, S.A. (l) | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Technology | Associated | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| CIP S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 15.77% |  | 17.52% | 17.52% | Financial  services | Associated | 433 | 183 | 88 |
| CNP Santander Insurance Europe  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 1,466 | 301 | 44 |
| CNP Santander Insurance Life  Designated Activity Company | Ireland | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 1,007 | 97 | 60 |
| CNP Santander Insurance Services  Ireland Limited | Ireland | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Services | Associated | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| Comder Contraparte Central S.A | Chile | 0.00% | 8.37% |  | 12.47% | 12.47% | Financial  services | Associated | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| Companhia Promotora UCI | Brazil | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 25.00% | Financial  services | Joint  ventures | 0 | (1) | 0 |
| Compañia Española de Financiación  de Desarrollo, Cofides, S.A., SME (b) | Spain | 20.17% | 0.00% |  | 20.17% | 20.18% | Finance  company | — | 222 | 188 | 27 |
| Compañía Española de Seguros de  Crédito a la Exportación, S.A.,  Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros  (consolidado) (b) | Spain | 23.33% | 0.55% |  | 23.88% | 23.88% | Credit  insurance | — | 1,357 | 529 | 63 |
| Compañía Española de Viviendas en  Alquiler, S.A. (consolidado) | Spain | 24.07% | 0.00% |  | 24.07% | 24.07% | Real estate | Associated | 606 | 383 | 24 |
| Compañía para los Desarrollos  Inmobiliarios de la Ciudad de  Hispalis, S.L., en liquidación (d) (e) | Spain | 21.98% | 0.00% |  | 21.98% | 21.98% | Real estate  promotion | — | 38 | (325) | 0 |
| Connecting Visions Ecosystems, S.L. | Spain | 37.56% | 0.00% |  | 37.56% | 19.90% | Consulting  services | Joint  ventures | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corkfoc Cortiças, S.A. (c) | Portugal | 0.00% | 27.55% |  | 27.58% | 27.58% | Cork industry | — | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| CSD Central de Serviços de Registro  e Depósito Aos Mercados  Financeiro e de Capitais S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 18.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Financial  services | Associated | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Decus Real Estate, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 30.00% |  | 30.00% | 0.00% | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 47 | 38 | 0 |
| DoRes Securitisation S.r.l | Italy | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elaia Agro, S.L. | Spain | 49.99% | 0.00% |  | 49.99% | 0.00% | Consulting  services | Associated | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Emerald Tradeco UK Limited (o) | United  Kingdom | 25.00% | 0.00% |  | 4.99% | 0.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethias Lease N.V. | Belgium | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Leasing | Associated | 18 | 4 | (1) |
| Euro Automatic Cash Entidad de  Pago, S.L. | Spain | 50.00% | 0.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Payment  services | Associated | 43 | 23 | (2) |
| European Hospitality Opportunities  S.à r.l. (b) | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 53 | 16 | 0 |
| Evacuación Liquesun, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 35.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Electricity  production | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership  held by Banco  Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (f) | |  |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Evolve SPV S.r.l. | Italy | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of  Pittsburgh (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 5.37% |  | 5.37% | 7.48% | Banking | — | 107,943 | 4,907 | 560 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 21.09% |  | 21.09% | 19.14% | Banking | — | 183,407 | 1,662 | 59 |
| Fondo de Titulización de Activos  UCI 14 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 194 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización de Activos  UCI 15 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 244 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización de Activos  UCI 16 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 337 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización de Activos  UCI 17 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 292 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización Hipotecaria  UCI 12 | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Green  Prado XI | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 422 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Prado  IX | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 381 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Prado  VII | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 321 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Prado  VIII | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 330 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondo de Titulización, RMBS Prado  X | Spain | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 437 | 0 | 0 |
| Forest Power, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 55.00% |  | 55.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forgepoint Capital International  Management Limited | United  Kingdom | 50.00% | 0.00% |  | 50.00% | 0.00% | Consulting  services | Joint  ventures | 1 | 2 | (1) |
| Fortune Auto Finance Co., Ltd | China | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | Joint  ventures | 2,369 | 500 | 22 |
| FrauDfense, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 33.33% |  | 33.33% | 33.33% | IT services | Joint  ventures | 3 | 5 | (2) |
| Fremman limited (b) | United  Kingdom | 32.99% | 0.00% |  | 4.99% | 4.99% | Consulting  services | Associated | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Gestora de Inteligência de Crédito  S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 14.00% |  | 16.00% | 16.00% | Collection  services | Associated | 195 | 56 | (4) |
| Gire S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 58.23% |  | 58.33% | 58.33% | Payments and  collection  services | Associated | 134 | 85 | (13) |
| Glenrowan Solar Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | 49.00% | 0.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 136 | 52 | 1 |
| HCUK Auto Funding 2017-2 Ltd | United  Kingdom | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 422 | 0 | 0 |
| HCUK Auto Funding 2022-1 Limited  (m) | United  Kingdom | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 1,026 | (2) | 0 |
| Healthy Neighborhoods Equity  Fund I LP (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 22.37% |  | 22.37% | 22.37% | Real estate | — | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Hillcrest Private Equity Real Estate  LLP (consolidado) | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 88.00% |  | 88.00% | 88.00% | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 194 | 115 | 3 |
| Hyundai Capital UK Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 50.01% |  | 50.01% | 50.01% | Finance  company | Joint  ventures | 5,601 | 432 | 65 |
| Hyundai Corretora de Seguros Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance  mediation | Joint  ventures | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Imperial Holding S.C.A. (e) (i) | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 36.36% |  | 36.36% | 36.36% | Securities  Investment | — | 0 | (113) | 0 |
| Imperial Management S.à r.l. (b) (e) | Luxembourg | 0.00% | 40.20% |  | 40.20% | 40.20% | Holding  company | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverlur Aguilas I, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverlur Aguilas II, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 1 | 1 | 0 |

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|  |  | % of ownership  held by Banco  Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (f) | |  |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Inversiones ZS América Dos Ltda. | Chile | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Securities and  real estate  investment | Associated | 251 | 213 | 38 |
| Inversiones ZS América SpA | Chile | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Securities and  real estate  investment | Associated | 396 | 356 | 39 |
| LB Oprent, S.A. (b) | Spain | 40.00% | 0.00% |  | 40.00% | 40.00% | Rental of  industrial  machinery | Associated | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Mapfre Santander Portugal -  Companhia de Seguros, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 49.99% |  | 49.99% | 49.99% | Insurance | Associated | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| Massachusetts Business  Development Corp. (consolidado)  (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 21.61% |  | 21.61% | 21.61% | Finance  company | — | 77 | 16 | 1 |
| MB Capital Fund IV, LLC (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 21.51% |  | 21.51% | 21.51% | Finance  company | — | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A.  (consolidado) (b) | Spain | 20.04% | 4.68% |  | 24.90% | 24.66% | Real estate  investment | Associated | 12,065 | 6,716 | (83) |
| Merlion Aviation One Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (p) |  | — | — | Renting | — | 303 | 23 | 0 |
| Metrovacesa, S.A. (consolidado) (b) | Spain | 31.94% | 17.48% |  | 49.47% | 49.49% | Real estate  promotion | Associated | 2,533 | 1,706 | (21) |
| Ocyener 2008, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 45.00% | 45.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Operadora de Activos Beta, S.A. de  C.V. | Mexico | 49.99% | 0.00% |  | 49.99% | 49.99% | Finance  company | Associated | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payever GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 10.00% |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | Software | Associated | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Phoenix C1 Aviation Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (p) |  | — | — | Renting | — | 210 | 19 | 0 |
| Play Digital S.A. | Argentine | 0.00% | 14.18% |  | 14.21% | 14.71% | Payment  platform | Associated | 24 | 20 | (16) |
| Pluxee Beneficios Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 18.00% |  | 20.00% | 0.00% | Services | Associated | 1,282 | 469 | 71 |
| POLFUND - Fundusz Poręczeń  Kredytowych S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 31.10% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Investment  management | Associated | 34 | 23 | 1 |
| Portland SPV S.r.l. | Italy | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Forest Aranda, S.L.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 55.00% |  | 55.00% | 0.00% | Renewable  energies | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Promontoria Manzana, S.A.  (consolidado) (b) | Spain | 20.00% | 0.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 714 | 176 | (59) |
| Redbanc S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 22.44% |  | 33.43% | 33.43% | Services | Associated | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| Redsys Servicios de Procesamiento,  S.L. (consolidado) | Spain | 24.90% | 0.06% |  | 24.96% | 24.96% | Cards | Associated | 157 | 74 | 5 |
| Retama Real Estate, S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Real estate | Joint  ventures | 16 | (51) | (3) |
| Rías Redbanc S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 25.00% |  | 25.00% | 25.00% | Services | — | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| RMBS Belém No.2 | Portugal | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| RMBS Green Belém No.1 | Portugal | — | (h) |  | — | — | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 139 | 0 | 0 |
| Roc Aviation One Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (p) |  | — | — | Renting | — | 291 | (7) | (2) |
| Roc Shipping One Designated  Activity Company | Ireland | — | (p) |  | — | — | Renting | — | 103 | (5) | 1 |
| S3 Caceis Brasil Distribuidora de  Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Securities  company | Joint  ventures | 254 | 174 | 30 |
| S3 Caceis Brasil Participações S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 210 | 177 | 29 |
| S3 CACEIS Colombia S.A. Sociedad  Fiduciaria | Colombia | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | Joint  ventures | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| San Preca Federal I Fundo de  Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios Não-Padronizados | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Investment  fund | Negocios  conjuntos | 9 | 8 | 0 |

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| Societies of which Grupo Santander owns more than 5% (g) , entities associated with Grupo Santander and jointly controlled entities | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership  held by Banco  Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (f) | |  |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Sancus Green Investments II, S.C.R.,  S.A. (b) | Spain | 0.00% | 33.02% |  | 33.02% | 32.95 | Venture capital  company | — | 26 | 27 | 0 |
| Santander Allianz Towarzystwo  Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 30.48% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 240 | 29 | 40 |
| Santander Allianz Towarzystwo  Ubezpieczeń S.A. | Poland | 0.00% | 30.48% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 72 | 35 | 8 |
| Santander Assurance Solutions, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 66.67% |  | 66.67% | 66.67% | Insurance  mediation | Joint  ventures | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| Santander Auto S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 45.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance | Associated | 66 | 10 | 8 |
| Santander Caceis Latam Holding 1,  S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 753 | 742 | 11 |
| Santander Caceis Latam Holding 2,  S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Santander Generales Seguros y  Reaseguros, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 813 | 166 | 53 |
| Santander Mapfre Hipoteca  Inversa, E.F.C., S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Finance  company | Joint  ventures | 16 | 17 | (4) |
| Santander Mapfre Seguros y  Reaseguros, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 49.99% |  | 49.99% | 49.99% | Insurance | Associated | 189 | 75 | (5) |
| Santander Renovables, S.C.R., S.A.  en liquidación (b) (e) | Spain | 0.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | — | Venture capital  company | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Vida Seguros y  Reaseguros, S.A. | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 986 | 308 | 68 |
| Seaya Holdco, S.L. (consolidado) | Spain | 24.99% | 0.00% |  | 24.99% | — | Holding  company | Associated | 29 | 26 | 6 |
| Servicios de Infraestructura de  Mercado OTC S.A | Chile | 0.00% | 8.38% |  | 12.48% | 12.48% | Services | Associated | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| SIBS-SGPS, S.A. (consolidado) (b) | Portugal | 0.00% | 15.54% |  | 15.56% | 15.56% | Management  of portfolios | — | 498 | 242 | 48 |
| SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 Venture LLC | United  States | 0.00% | 20.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Finance  company | — | 5,151 | 4,776 | 368 |
| Siguler Guff SBIC Fund LP (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 20.00% |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | Investment  Company | — | 55 | 55 | 4 |
| Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de  Pago, S.A. (b) | Spain | 20.61% | 0.00% |  | 20.61% | 20.61% | Payment  methods | Associated | 1,084 | 5 | 1 |
| Sociedad Conjunta para la Emisión  y Gestión de Medios de Pago,  E.F.C., S.A. | Spain | 45.70% | 0.00% |  | 45.70% | 45.70% | Payment  services | Joint  ventures | 116 | 36 | 1 |
| Sociedad de Garantía Recíproca de  Santander, S.G.R. (b) | Spain | 24.95% | 0.22% |  | 25.17% | 25.16% | Financial  services | — | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| Sociedad de Gestión de Activos  Procedentes de la Reestructuración  Bancaria, S.A. (b) | Spain | 22.21% | 0.00% |  | 22.21% | 22.21% | Financial  services | — | 15,764 | (2,546) | (2,198) |
| Sociedad Interbancaria de  Depósitos de Valores S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 19.66% |  | 29.29% | 29.29% | Securities  depository | Associated | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Solar Maritime Designated Activity  Company (b) | Ireland | 0.00% | (h) |  | 0.00% | — | Leasing | Joint  ventures | 145 | 9 | 0 |
| STELLANTIS Insurance Europe  Limited | Malta | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 249 | 63 | 33 |
| STELLANTIS Life Insurance Europe  Limited | Malta | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance | Joint  ventures | 104 | (3) | 17 |
| Stephens Ranch Wind Energy  Holdco LLC (consolidado) (b) | United  States | 0.00% | 15.80% |  | 15.80% | 17.00% | Renewable  energies | — | 210 | 179 | (11) |
| Tecnologia Bancária S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 17.08% |  | 18.98% | 19.81% | ATMs | Associated | 429 | 153 | 0 |
| Tonopah Solar Energy Holdings I,  LLC (k) | United  States | 0.00% | 26.80% |  | 26.80% | 26.80% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transbank S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 16.78% |  | 25.00% | 25.00% | Cards | Associated | 1,913 | 133 | 10 |
| Tresmares Growth Fund II, S.C.R.,  S.A. | Spain | 40.00% | 0.00% |  | 40.00% | 40.00% | Holding  company | — | 81 | 82 | (1) |
| Tresmares Growth Fund III, S.C.R.,  S.A. | Spain | 40.00% | 0.00% |  | 40.00% | 40.00% | Holding  company | — | 62 | 63 | (1) |

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| Societies of which Grupo Santander owns more than 5% (g) , entities associated with Grupo Santander and jointly controlled entities | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership  held by Banco  Santander | |  | Percentage of voting  power (f) | |  |  | EUR million (a) | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect |  | Year  2024 | Year  2023 | Activity | Type of  company | Asset | Capital +  reserves | Net  results |
| Tresmares Growth Fund Santander,  S.C.R., S.A. (n) | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | Holding  company | — | 108 | 109 | (1) |
| U.C.I., S.A. | Spain | 50.00% | 0.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 746 | 407 | (6) |
| UCI Greece Credit and Loan  Receivables Servicing Company  Single Member Societe Anonyme | Greece | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Financial  services | Joint  ventures | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| UCI Holding Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Holding  company | Joint  ventures | 1 | (1) | 0 |
| UCI Mediação de Seguros,  Unipessoal Lda. | Portugal | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Insurance  mediation | Joint  ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCI Servicios para Profesionales  Inmobiliarios, S.A. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Real estate  services | Joint  ventures | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unicre-Instituição Financeira de  Crédito, S.A. | Portugal | 0.00% | 21.83% |  | 21.86% | 21.86% | Finance  company | — | 543 | 113 | 23 |
| Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios,  S.A. Unipersonal, EFC | Spain | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Mortgage  company | Joint  ventures | 9,871 | 805 | (65) |
| VCFS Germany GmbH | Germany | 0.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | Marketing | Joint  ventures | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Venda de Veículos Fundo de  Investimento em Direitos  Creditórios | Brazil | 0.00% | 35.90% |  | 39.89% | 39.77% | Securitization | Joint  ventures | 375 | 342 | 33 |
| Volvo Car Financial Services UK  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 50.01% |  | 50.01% | 50.01% | Leasing | Joint  ventures | 3,302 | 160 | 37 |
| Webmotors S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 27.00% |  | 30.00% | 30.00% | Services | Associated | 99 | 57 | 25 |
| Zurich Santander Brasil Seguros e  Previdência S.A. | Brazil | 0.00% | 48.79% |  | 48.79% | 48.79% | Insurance | Associated | 17,687 | 313 | 188 |
| Zurich Santander Holding (Spain),  S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 937 | 936 | 200 |
| Zurich Santander Holding Dos  (Spain), S.L. Unipersonal | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 385 | 382 | 156 |
| Zurich Santander Insurance  América, S.L. | Spain | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Holding  company | Associated | 1,497 | 1,450 | 412 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros  Argentina S.A. (j) | Argentine | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 87 | 61 | 3 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros de Vida  Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 234 | 40 | 38 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros  Generales Chile S.A. | Chile | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 265 | 58 | 18 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros México,  S.A. | Mexico | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 1,906 | 44 | 180 |
| Zurich Santander Seguros Uruguay  S.A. | Uruguay | 0.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | Insurance | Associated | 54 | 20 | 12 |

a. Amount according to the provisional books at the date of publication of these annexes of each company, generally referring to 31 December 2024, except

where otherwise indicated due to the fact that the annual accounts are pending formulation. The data for foreign companies are converted into euros at

the exchange rate at the end of the year.

b. Data as at 31 December 2023, latest available accounts.

c. Data as at 31 December 2019, latest available accounts.

d. Data as at 30 November 2021, latest available accounts.

e. Company in liquidation as at 31 December 2024.

f. Pursuant to Article 3 of Royal Decree 1159/ 2010, of 17 September, approving the rules for the preparation of consolidated annual accounts, in order to

determine the voting rights, voting rights held directly by the parent company have been added to those held by companies controlled by the parent

company or by other persons acting in their own name but on behalf of a group company. For these purposes, the number of votes corresponding to the

parent company, in relation to the companies indirectly dependent on it, is that corresponding to the dependent company that directly participates in the

share capital of the latter.

g. Excluding the Group companies listed in Appendix I, as well as those which are of negligible interest with respect to the true and fair view that the

consolidated financial statements must give (in accordance with articles 48 of the Commercial Code and 260 of the Spanish Companies Act).

h. Companies over which joint control is maintained.

i. Data as at 31 October 2023, latest available accounts.

j. Data as at 30 June 2024, latest available accounts.

k. Company with no financial information available.

l. Data as 31 December 2022, latest available account.

m. Data as at 30 September 2024, latest available accounts.

n. Investment managed discretionally by a manager outside the Santander Group, the voting rights not being, in this case, decisive in determining control of

the entity.

o. Recently created company, without financial information available.

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p. Company over which effective control has been lost.

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Appendix III

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Issuing subsidiaries of shares and preference shares | | | | |  | | | |
|  |  | % of ownership held  by Banco Santander | |  | EUR million (a) | | | |
| Company | Location | Direct | Indirect | Activity | Capital | Reserves | Cost of  preferred | Net  results |
| Emisora Santander España, S.A.  Unipersonal | Spain | 100.00% | 0.00% | Finance  company | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander Global Issuances B.V. (b) | Netherlands | 100.00% | 0.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santander UK (Structured Solutions)  Limited | United  Kingdom | 0.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sovereign Real Estate Investment  Trust | United States | 0.00% | 100.00% | Finance  company | 5,067 | (3,440) | 103 | 13 |

a. Amount according to the books of each interim company as at 31 December 2023, converted into euro (in the case of foreign companies) at the year-

end exchange rate.

b. Sociedad con Residencia Fiscal en España.

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Appendix IV

Notifications of acquisitions and disposals of

investments in 2024

Details of the notifications of acquisitions and

disposals of participations for 2024 in accordance with

Article 105 of the Securities Market Law may be found

below:

On September 24, 2024,  Banco Santander, S.A.

disclosed to the CNMV the increase of its stake in

SACYR, S.A. exceeding the 3% threshold, keeping a

stake of 3.078% as of September 18, 2024.

On October 18, 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. disclosed

to the CNMV the decrease of its stake in SACYR, S.A.

below the 3% threshold, keeping a stake of 2.548%,

as of October 14, 2024.

In relation to the information required by 155 of the

Corporate Enterprises Act, on the shareholdings in

which Grupo Santander owns more than 10% of the

capital of another company, and the successive

acquisitions of more than 5% of the share capital, see

appendices I, II and III.

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Appendix V

List of Transactions subject to the Special Regime

for Mergers, Divisions, Assets Contributions,

Exchange of Securities and corporate domicile

change of a European Company or a European

Cooperative Society from one Member State to

another Member State of the European Union in

which the company has acted as an Acquiring

Entity or Partner

In compliance with the reporting obligations

established in Article 86 of Law 27/2014, of 27

November, on Corporate Tax (LIS), the following

information is provided on the transactions subject to

the tax regime of mergers, divisions, contributions of

assets, exchange of securities and corporate domicile

change of a European Company or a European

Cooperative Society from one Member State to

another Member State of the European Union,

provided for in Chapter VII of Title VII of the LIS, in

which BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. has intervened during

2024:

I.  In accordance with the provisions of section 2 of

article 86 of the LIS, it is reported that the company

BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. has intervened as a acquirer

partner in the following transaction:

– Merger by cross-border extra-European absorption

of PARASANT SA (swiss entity) and SIB BESAYA,

S.L. UNIPERSONAL (Spanish entity), by the

company BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. which owned

all the shares of the entities acquired. This

transaction constitutes a merger of those

regulated in Article 76.1.c) of the LIS. The

information required in article 86.1 of the LIS is

incorporated into this report.

II.  In accordance with the provisions of section 2 of

article 86 of the LIS, it is reported that the company

BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. has intervened as a partner

in the following transactions:

– Merger by absorption of CÁNTABRA DE

INVERSIONES, S.A. UNIPERSONAL by CÁNTABRO

CATALANA DE INVERSIONES, S.A. This transaction

constitutes a merger of those regulated in Article

76.1.a) of the LIS. BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. was a

wholly participant in the capital of both the

acquiring company and the acquiring company.

The book value of the securities delivered by

CÁNTABRA DE INVERSIONES, S.A. UNIPERSONAL

was 134,538,949.34 euros, while its tax value

amounted to 262,532,958.12 euros. The value for

which BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. has accounted for

the new investment in the CÁNTABRO CATALANA

DE INVERSIONES, S.A. is 134,538,949.34 euros.

– Merger by absorption of SANTANDER CONSUMER,

S.A., COMPAÑÍA DE FINANCIAMIENTO by BANCO

SANTANDER DE NEGOCIOS COLOMBIA S.A. This

transaction constitutes a merger of those

regulated in Article 76.1.a) of the LIS. BANCO

SANTANDER, S.A. held 79.022833% and

94.897432% of the share capital, respectively. The

book value of the securities delivered by

SANTANDER CONSUMER, S.A. COMPAÑÍA DE

FINANCIAMIENTO was 20,011,763.22 euros, while

its tax value amounted to 22,524,188.34 euros.

The value for which BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. has

accounted for the new investment in BANCO

SANTANDER DE NEGOCIOS COLOMBIA, S.A. is

20,011,763.22 euros.

– Exchange of securities regulated in Articles 76.5

and 80 of the LIS whereby SANTANDER GROUP

PROPERTIES, S.L. UNIPERSONAL acquires shares of

99,99999% and 100% of the share capital and

voting rights in the Spanish companies

SANTANDER GLOBAL SERVICES, S.L. S.L.

UNIPERSONAL and SANTANDER FACILITY

MANAGEMENT ESPAÑA, S.L. UNIPERSONAL,

respectively, through the attribution to its partner

BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., of securities

representative of the acquiring entity SANTANDER

GROUP PROPERTIES, S.L. UNIPERSONAL.

• The book value at which BANCO

SANTANDER, S.A. had accounted for the

securities delivered from SANTANDER

GLOBAL SERVICES, S.L. UNIPERSONAL was

372,533,000 euros, coinciding with its tax

value.

• The book value at which BANCO

SANTANDER, S.A. had accounted for the

securities delivered from SANTANDER

FACILITY MANAGEMENT ESPAÑA, SL

UNIPERSONAL was 393,292,733.84 euros,

coinciding with its tax value.

The value for which BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. has

accounted for the securities received from

SANTANDER GROUP PROPERTIES, S.L.

UNIPERSONAL is 785,254,000.00 euros.

– Exchange of securities regulated in Articles 76.5

and 80 of the LIS by which SANTANDER GROUP

PROPERTIES, S.L. UNIPERSONAL acquires a 100%

stake in the United Kingdom entity SANTANDER UK

INVESTMENTS through the attribution to its

partner BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., of securities

representative of the acquiring entity SANTANDER

GROUP PROPERTIES, S.L. UNIPERSONAL. The book

value for which BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. had

recorded the securities delivered from SANTANDER

UK INVESTMENTS was 118,970,416.71 euros,

coinciding with its tax value. The value for which

BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. has accounted for the

securities received from SANTANDER GROUP

PROPERTIES, S.L. UNIPERSONAL is 114,210,000.00

euros.

– Exchange of securities regulated in Articles 76.5

and 80 of the LIS whereby SANTANDER GROUP

PROPERTIES, S.L. UNIPERSONAL acquires a 100%

stake of the share capital and voting rights in the

Spanish entity SANTANDER GLOBAL SPORT, S.A.

UNIPERSONAL. This operation is executed as a

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“contribution of partners or owners” (account 118

included in heading 11 “Reserves and other equity

instruments” of the table of accounts of the

General Accounting Plan approved by Royal Decree

1514/2007, of 16 November), consisting of a non-

monetary contribution by BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.

of the shares of the entity SANTANDER GLOBAL

SPORT, S.A. UNIPERSONAL. The book value for

which BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. had recorded the

securities delivered from SANTANDER GLOBAL

SPORT, S.A. UNIPERSONAL was 15,963,124.58

euros, while its tax value amounted to

42,466,705.44 euros. The value for which BANCO

SANTANDER, S.A. has accounted for the securities

received from SANTANDER GROUP PROPERTIES,

S.L. UNIPERSONAL is 15,963,124.58 euros.

III. In compliance with the provisions of article 86.3 of

the LIS, it is hereby stated for the record that the

disclosures required by sections 1 and 2 of article 86,

relating to transactions subject to the tax regime for

mergers, spin-offs, contributions of assets, exchange

of securities and change of registered office of a

European Company or a European Cooperative Society

from one Member State to another Member State of

the European Union, provided for in Chapter VII of Title

VII of the LIS, in which BANCO SANTANDER, S. A. has

been involved as acquirer or partner during previous

years, are included in the first annual report approved

by the acquirers following each of the aforementioned

transactions.

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Appendix VI

Information regarding the cross-border extra-

European merger by absorption between Banco

Santander, S.A. (absorbing company) and Parasant

SA and SIB Besaya, S.L. Unipersonal (absorbed

companies), according to Article 86.1 of Law

27/2014 of the Corporate Tax Act.

a) Fiscal year in which the transferring entity

acquired the transferred assets that are subject to

depreciation.

There are no assets in Parasant SA and SIB Besaya, S.L.

Unipersonal that are subject to depreciation.

b) Latest balance sheet closed by the transferring

entities.

The latest balance sheets of the transferring entities

can be found in Note 1.i.

c) List of acquired assets that have been recorded in

the accounting books at a value different from that

at which they were recorded in the transferring

entity prior to the transaction, stating both values, as

well as the valuation adjustments made in the

accounting books of the two entities.

Below is the detail of those asset items on the balance

sheet of the transferring entity that have been

recorded at a different book value in the acquiring

entity:

Amounts in millions of euros:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| Financial  Statement Line | Book value  Parasant  SA | Merged  adjustment  value | Book value  Banco  Santander |
| Investments in  subsidiaries, joint  ventures and  associates | 1,008 | 42 | 1,050 |

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| Financial  Statement Line | Book value  SIB Besaya,  S.L.  Unipersonal | Merged  adjustment  value | Book value  Banco  Santander |
| Investments in  subsidiaries, joint  ventures and  associates | 430 | 117 | 547 |

d) List of tax benefits enjoyed by the transferring

entity, for which the acquiring entity must assume

compliance with certain requirements.

There are no tax benefits in the transferring entity for

which Banco Santander, S.A. must assume compliance

with certain requirements.

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Appendix VII

Agent network - Collaborating agents, Agents empowered at 31 of December 2023.

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| SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS SANLO SL |
| ALBERO PAYA FINANCIEROS SL |
| GESFINPRO S.L. |
| SUSANA DONAT CRUZ |
| JUAN PEDRO BENITEZ GARCIA |
| JEC INVERSIONES EN CAPITAL  SOCIEDAD LIMITADA |
| CARMELO PACHECO MARIN |
| CRISTINA PODEROSO TENA |
| SERGIO VIVANCOS ALFARO |
| JESUS ALVARADO CAMARA |
| ALBERTO VAZQUEZ OLMEDA |
| IVAN GUIU FARRE |
| LETICIA MARIA MARTINEZ ABAD |
| VEGUILLAS Y VEGUILLAS SL |
| JOSE MARIA MANZANO CIDONCHA |
| MERCEDES SABATER JIMENEZ |
| MARIA DEL CARMEN LEDESMA  COUTO |
| MARIA JOSE CHARNECO HERRERO |
| BEATRIZ PEREZ GARCIA |
| GESTION FINANCIERA MALACITANA  2007 SL |

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| JON DIEZ DIEGO DE |
| DAVID GARCIA-ARCICOLLAR  RODRIGUEZ |
| MARIA CRISTINA SANCHEZ UZAL |
| ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ BERMUDEZ |
| LAURA ERES FUENTES |
| MARIA ISABEL RAMIREZ  RODRIGUEZ |
| CASTEL GANDOLFO S.L |
| ALBALATE SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS  Y DE GESTION SL |
| MANUEL SALGADO KAITTANI |
| JAVIER COMA PALOU |
| CRISTINA PURROY CASTELLO |
| HOPE FINANCE SL |
| FRANCISCA MARQUEZ CONTRERAS |
| MARIA LUZ SANZ DELGADO |
| MAYKA GONZALEZ HEREDIA |
| LUBESAGA SL |
| ASESORAMIENTOS FINANCIEROS  TEM 2012 SLL |
| JUAN BAUTISTA HIDALGO IÑIGO |
| GORKA PEREZ DIAGO |
| QUIRINO MASCITTI |
| MARIA CARMEN CIUDAD MORENO |

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| GLORIA MOLINA RIVALLO |
| PEDRO DAVID DELGADO YANES |
| LORENA HERNANDEZ ATIENZA |
| ERNESTO DOMINGUEZ SLU |
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| SERVICIOS BANCARIOS OLULA DEL  RIO SL |
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| BBR BATEA GROUP SL |
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| ANTONIO FORNOS ISERN |
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| MARIA LOPEZ MARTINEZ |
| NATALIA FERNANDEZ SANCHEZ |
| JOSE MANUEL PERERA QUINTANA |
| AINOA LORAS COLL |
| MARCOS GARCIA-DIES PASTRANA |
| RAFAEL BELLMUNT BELLMUNT |
| ECONHOMBRIA SL |
| BEATRIZ GARRIDO SANTANDER S.L. |
| INVERSIONS RIBAGORÇA SL |
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| MARIA CRUZ GARCIA ESTELLER  TORRES |
| ALVARO FABREGAS SANTAMARIA |
| ANDRES RIVERO JIMENEZ |
| ANTONIO BERNAL MERINO |
| AC CIGÜEÑA SL |
| MANUEL ARTURO DOVALE  VAZQUEZ |
| DANIEL MARTI RODRIGUEZ |
| JUAN JOSE ARAGONESES  MARTINEZ |
| LUIS ALBERTO MASEDO DEL  CASTILLO |

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| FINANCERES ARO S.L. |
| PAULA GRACIA CABRERA  COLONQUES |
| LARA & RAUL ASOCIADOS SL. |
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| MARIA DEL CARMEN ZAMBRANO  MONGE |
| PLAZA SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS  S.L.U |
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| MAGDALENA JOVER SELLER |
| MANUELA BUERA GILABERT |
| MIRIAM PEREZ SORIA |
| AGENTES XIRIVELLA SL |
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| RICARDO PIÑERO GARCIA |
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| MADRIGAL FINANCIERO S.L. |
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| JAIME VALDES BRAVO |
| MERCEDES GARCIA DURAN |
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| NURIA MONTERO GONZALEZ |
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| ACF GESTIO I FINANCES SL |
| INVERSORA TUCKERTON SLU |
| FINANZAS ALLOZA S.L |
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| MARIA PILAR MARTIN SANCHEZ |
| ELENA DIAZ FERNANDEZ |
| MULTIALGAIDA SERVICIOS  FINANCIEROS SL. |
| ASESORAMIENTO FINANCIERO  BERNARDO RODRIGUEZ ASBER  FINANCE SL. |
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| FATIMA PINO ARIZA |
| ALEJANDRO SANTAELLA FERRER |
| OLGA MARIA SANCHO ARASA |
| ALBERTO SANTIAGO LLORENTE  MARTINEZ |
| MARIA ANGELA MUÑIZ ARROJO |
| OSCAR BLANCO CID |
| LAURA FERNANDEZ TORIBIO |
| ANA BELEN PAMPLONA  CALAHORRA |
| MARIA ELENA BRAVO SAN  INOCENTE |
| MARIA BELEN GONZALEZ RAMIREZ |
| FINANSANDO S.L. |

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| JOSE ANTONIO SANCHEZ NAVARRO |
| MARIA LUISA PEREZ GUILLEN |
| JOSE JUAN FERRANDEZ SANCHEZ |
| EVA MARIA GUTIERREZ CARRASCO |
| MIGUEL ANGEL ORTIZ MIGUEL |
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| FERNANDO POLO MATEOS |
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| ROSA ANA FATAS LAPLANA |
| MANUEL JAVIER DELBOY  RODRIGUEZ |
| A.C. PAREDES DE NAVA S.L.U. |
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| ORDAS CASADO S.L. |
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| BEATRIZ GOMARIZ LOPEZ |
| JOSE DANIEL GARCES VIRGOS |
| MIGUEL GARCIA ABAD |
| PIC LLOCH MONTGO SOCIEDAD  LIMITADA |
| A.A.F.F. RUTE SL |
| GERENCIA & DESARROLLO DE  SUCURSALES S.L. |
| AGUSTINA AGUDO FRANCIA |
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| SERVICIOS INTEGRALES DOÑANA  S.L. |
| JOSE MANUEL AYALA ARNALDOS |
| NUBARPOL SL. |
| MARIA DELS DESAMPARA  ROSSELLO MORELL |
| ANA ISABEL MONTULL CACHO |

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| MARIA DOLORES MORIANA  RODRIGUEZ |
| IRMA MARIA TEIJEIRO BARGE |
| YUBERO MORENO AGENTES  FINANCIEROS SL |
| SILVANA JAIME GARCES |
| JOSE LUIS PRIETO PARADA |
| BOPECON INVERSIONES SL |
| JOSE MARIN PEREZ |
| SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS FORCAREI  SL |
| LIDIA CARRASCO MARIN |
| LUIS RISQUETE REQUENA |
| ISIDRE CALBO PELLICER |
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| CARMEN PINTO DIAZ |
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| JUAN JOSE MONTEAGUDO  MARTINEZ |
| JUAN JERONIMO TIMERMANS  NUÑEZ |
| RAFAEL JESUS VILLARREAL ARIZA |

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| ANDREA PEREZ DE NANCLARES  CORDERO |
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| LUIS ALFONSO MARTINEZ JIMENEZ |
| JOSE MANUEL CAPON FERNANDEZ |
| SERGIO BUIL GARCIA |
| CRISTINA ZABALA USTARIZ |
| ROSA MARIA HOMEDES PERIS |
| FINANZAS NUEVA ERA S.L. |
| PEDRO MANUEL BALSERA GARCIA |
| AROA GOMEZ LOZANO |
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| PATRICIA CONDE GARCIA BLANCO |
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| JOSE FERMIN MOMPO VIDAL |
| BELEN PALACIO TORRES |
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| GISELA MENENDEZ CALVO |
| ALESA CAPITAL SL |
| MARIA MANUELA SANCHEZ  CASTAÑO |
| RAFAEL SALGUERO VARGAS |
| FRANCISCO DAVID SAIZ CANO |
| JOSE MARIA ANTON GARCIA |
| ISAMAR ORDOÑEZ MUÑOZ |
| BEATRIZ LOPEZ MONTEJO |
| ANTONIO ESCUDERO VILLAREJO |
| LUIS MIGUEL VEGA JANILLO |
| BEATRIZ GALLEGO MARTIN |
| ASUNCION MATEOS PASCUAL |
| ANA MARIA RODRIGUEZ VARGAS |
| DAVID INCHAUSPE PEÑA |
| EMPRESA GESTORA JUAN JOSE  MUÑOZ S.L. |
| MIGUEL ANGEL FERNANDEZ  MENDEZ |
| J&M INVERSION Y FINANCIACION  EMPRESARIAL S.L.U. |
| QUIROS & NAVAS SERVICIOS  FINANCIEROS SL |
| MAXIMO PLUMED LUCAS |
| SOZAVE CP SL. |
| BARRIOS DE LA CRUZ S.L. |
| MARIA INMACULADA LUENGO  MARIN |

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| ALCARRAZ PERALTA SL |
| SATURNINO QUIÑONES GARCIA |
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| BRAULIO ALMENA AMARO |
| SONIA CASAPRIMA GONZALEZ |
| JORGE MONAGAS RIO DEL |
| JOLUANCA 2006 SL |
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| MARIA EUGENIA BOZAL HUGUET |
| OMAR PEREZ GARCIA |
| NAVARRETE GESTION 2018 SL |
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| VICTOR MANUEL PEREZ SANCHEZ |
| SONIA BRAZO BOSQUE |
| OIHANE AICUA RODRIGUEZ |
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| VC SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS SL |

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| ASESORES FINANCIEROS VIANA SL |
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| ANTONIO SANCHEZ ARGUELLES |
| ALEJANDRO PIÑOL PEREZ |
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| MARTA MARIA COPA PEREZ |

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| ERNESTO MARTINEZ FERNANDEZ |
| CRISTINA HIDALGO GARCIA |
| JOAQUIN SERRA BERTRAN |
| VANESSA PEREZ RODRIGUEZ |
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| ENRIC PUJOL ROVIRA |
| MANUEL IVAN BOTE DIAZ |
| SEMAGERA S.L.L. |
| ANA BELEN DUARTE FIGUEIRAS |
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| MARIA LETICIA GUTIERREZ SANZ |
| FANDILA GARCIA ZAMORA |
| ASESORAMIENTO FINANCIERO Y  ANALISIS DE MERCADOS SLU |
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| MARIA CONCEPCION TELLEZ RUIZ |
| ANA MARIA LOPEZ MARTINEZ |
| OSCAR NUÑEZ PUGA |
| HECTOR EDO ALEGRE |
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| MARIA SASTRE GONZALEZ |
| GROUP CLOP INVERSIO SL |
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| TROYANO FINANCIEROS 2021 SL |
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| BORJA MENDEZ VAZQUEZ |
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| MARIA DEL SOCORRO BENAVIDES  SANCHEZ |
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| EGAMAR ASESORES SLU |
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| MARIA INMACULADA LATORRE  CANA |

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| BALTAFIN SL |
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| MARIA DEL PILAR RAMIREZ DIEZ |
| JOSE MANUEL MUÑOZ EZQUERRO |
| ALVARO MOLINER ABADIA |
| ANXO VAZQUEZ BLANCO |
| ROBERTO BLANCO GARCIA |
| MARIA ELISA CAMBEIRO CAAMAÑO |
| JUAN DAVID PEREZ VALENZUELA |
| JUAN ROSSELLO AMENGUAL |
| INGRID QUILES SANCHEZ |
| ASESORAMIENTO Y COACHING  FINANCIERO S.L. |
| MARIA CARMEN GONZALEZ BARRAL |
| JOSE CARLOS LOZANO CANO |
| LUIS FERNANDO ANDRES VILLALBA |
| AYZA FINANZAS SL |
| MIRIAN GARCIA ALFARO |
| ALEXANDRE UTSET BADIELLA |
| AGENCIA FINANCIERA ULLOA S.L. |
| MARTA MARIA GARCINUÑO  CASELLES |
| JESSICA LIMA BLANCO |
| SANDRA COFRADES SANCHEZ |
| ALBERTO SUTIL FERNANDEZ |

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| RAUL PABLO OLMO |
| SAUSOLUCIONS SL |
| ANA MARIA JIMENEZ AGUAYO |
| MARIA TERESA PEREZ PEREZ DE LAS  VACAS |
| EDUARD MAS POMES |
| GESTION INTEGRAL SANTANDER SL |
| FRANCISCO ALBARRAN PELAYO |
| NOELIA PEÑALVO MARINA |
| GAGO Y SOUTO FINANCIAL  SERVICES S.L. |
| BARBARA FARIÑA REBOREDO |
| SERVICIOS Y SOLUCIONES SASGON  SL. |
| BRIGIDA MARIA ROMERO SALADO |
| CARLOTA RODRIGUEZ VARELA |
| JOSE GABRIEL PASTOR MANZANO |
| EMA VILATORRADA 2007 S.L. |
| TAMARA CANTERO SANCHEZ |
| ANA DURAN HERNANDEZ |
| BERNABE JOSE VALLECILLO MUÑOZ |
| JOSE JIMENEZ OVEJAS |
| CARLA SANJULIAN MENDEZ |
| ALEIX SUBIRA SOLER |
| PASCUAL HIGINIO DOMINGO PEÑA |
| SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS AHIGAL  SL. |

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| EDER SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS SL |
| DAVID GONZALEZ BECEIRO |
| JOSE MANUEL FURELOS FERREIRA |
| ADRIAN MILIAN GONZALEZ |
| JAUME VEGAS BAUTISTA |
| CARMEN CARLA PEREZ CUESTA |
| ABEL ISERN ROIG |
| VERONICA GOMEZ MONTERO |
| EMILIO SANCHEZ ALCARAZ |
| JAVIER GURIDI EZQUERRO |
| DAVID RIDER JIMENEZ |
| FINANCIAL VALUE INVESTMENT S.L |
| ANGEL ARMENTEROS CUESTA |
| PEDRO LUIS CORTES BLANCO |
| SAVINGS ELX 2014 S |
| JAVIER COBO MENA |
| JESUS MATEO HIDALGO MARTIN |
| OLIVER LABARTA S.L. |
| MARIA MERCEDES SALAS BAENA |
| MARGARITA LUZ BOLINCHES  IBAÑEZ |
| ANGELA MARTIN PUENTES |
| OSCAR PLANES NOVAU |
| NAROBESA INV SL. |

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| VIRGINIA LEDESMA ARCOS |
| LOURDES IGLESIAS ALONSO |
| JOSE MANUEL MARTINEZ MILLAN |
| USTARIZ ZUBIRI ASOCIADOS SL |
| ESTEPONA FINANCIEROS SL |
| ANDREA SAYANS RIVEIRO |
| GRUPO ALMARES 2015 SL |
| FRANCISCO JAVIER RIVAS  VALENZUELA |
| CARBALLO & CARO 2019 SL |
| NUMACER SOCIEDAD LIMITADA |
| CRISTINA TORIJA PRIETO |
| GRUP BBR GESTIO PRIVADA SL |
| ARACELI GONZALEZ MEJIAS |
| AYALA MARTINEZ MELERO SLL |
| NATALIA LOPEZ LOPEZ |
| BEATRIZ ARROYO AVILA |
| GONZALEZ Y NAVES S.L. |
| LORENZO BARREIRA VIA |
| ANTONIO VICO ARCE |
| AITOR PEREZ GUTIERREZ |
| MARIA ANGELES GONZALEZ IBAÑEZ |
| MARC TARRES MALE |
| MILAGROSA ESTUDILLO CEPILLO |

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| PABLO SEIJO NOVOA |
| MARIA ASUNCION PALOMARES  RUIZ |
| MIGUEL ANGEL FUENTE REGO |
| SALVADOR CEA PEREZ |
| ELSA TORRES MOLINA |
| JOAN ANDREU GABARRI LLOP |
| SUSANA MARIA JOVANI BELTRAN |
| MANSANET RIPOLL SL |
| IEA SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS S.L.U. |
| MARIA ELENA TREMPS ALDEA |
| EVA CASAHUGA FUSET |
| SONIA ARNAO VILLANUEVA |
| SANPUEBLA SL |
| LOURDES ROMERO LOPEZ |
| SARA MARTINEZ GONZALEZ |
| BRAIS MIDON LOPEZ |
| RICARDO CORREA FOLGAR |
| JAVIER GONZALVEZ BOTELLA |
| MARIA DEL MAR CARRETERO  FERNANDEZ |
| MONICA ALVAREZ ALVAREZ |
| JUCAR ASESORES S.L. |
| TAGOAN JUAREZ SL. |
| ALICIA ESTEBAN GARRIDO |

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| VIMAGARMA A.F. SL |
| IGNACIO IÑARETA MARQUEZ |
| GESBANCYL SL |
| PAOLA GARCIA NUÑEZ |
| OFICINA 6788 SL |
| INJOISA INTERMEDIACION  FINANCIERA SL. |
| JULIA MARIA SEGURA VICENTE |
| BNT 2008 AGENTES FINANCIEROS  SL |
| MIGUEL LLANO ABAITUA |
| JOSE MANUEL SOBREDO SIGUEIRO |
| ANNA BATALLA FARRE |
| ROSA MARIA POBLADOR ASENSIO |
| SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS SOUTELO  SL |
| MIGUEL ANGEL MARTIN ISERTE |
| CRISTOBAL ROMERO LORENTE |
| MIRIAM SAMPAYO IGLESIAS |
| LUIS CARLOS SEPULVEDA SANCHEZ |
| NOELIA SANZ VILLARREAL |
| ANGELA FIGAROLA TARDIU |
| SIMO CONSULTORIA SL |
| FEDERICO SOROLLA LLAQUET |
| MERCEDES LOPEZ MAYORAL |
| AGENTES FINANCIEROS  SANTESTEBAN SL. |

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| JUAN MANUEL PEREZ PRADO |
| ANTONIO GUILLEN RAMIREZ |
| PABLO GODAYOL RUIZ |
| SAMAI FINANZAS SL |
| FERNANDO GABARRON  FERNANDEZ |
| ALBERTO FORTEZA MONFORT |
| PATRICIA ACOSTA SERRADILLA |
| OSCAR ADAN CABEZON |
| LUIS JAVIER NAVARRO SIMON |
| TEROR VP INVERSION SL |
| FERNANDO DONET ALBEROLA |
| ANA MARIA SAN MILLAN COBO |
| MARESFIN MARESME S.L. |
| CANDIDO JUNCAL RUA |
| MONTSERRAT SABATE BORRELL |
| PATRICIA RODRIGUEZ ALONSO |
| NOEMI VIVAS SANCHEZ |
| MARIA AFRICA CARDIEL COLL |
| MARIA LUISA VALIÑO IGLESIAS |
| ADRIAN MONTERO VARELA |
| FRANCISCO JAVIER MORALES  MURCIA |
| ALICANTE VALLEY SERVICIOS  FINACIEROS S.L. |
| SANTANDERSANPEDRO  FINANCIERO SL |

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| BLANCA MARIA HOLGUIN GALAN |
| CLARA URGEL CASEDAS |
| ALOE CONSULTING S.L. |
| ELVIRA CASTRO FERNANDEZ |
| ALEJANDRA SANCHEZ JUAN |
| JUAN MIGUEL ALFARO GONZALEZ |
| ALBARRAN FIGAL S.L. |
| CHUECA MARTIN GESTION BANCA  SL |
| SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS EL  CAMPILLO 2021 |
| MARIA MANUELA GONZALEZ  CUESTA |
| EDUARDO LERONES AGUADO |
| PEDRO MARIA MARINA MEDRANO |
| DAVID LOPEZ GAVELA GAGO |
| SONIA LANDROVE MARTINEZ |
| ALVARO FERNANDEZ ROCAMORA |
| JOSE JOAQUIN APARISI GRAU |
| MERINO LOBATO S.L. |
| ISABEL MARIA CARBONELL SERNA |
| BARBARA FERNANDES DIAS |
| OSCAR RODRIGUEZ ROMERO |
| AGUEDA MARTIN RAMIREZ |
| MARIA TERESA PACHECO SANCHEZ |
| MANUEL MARIA GARCIA  FERNANDEZ |

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| ALEXANDRA FRANCH CANALDA |
| RAFAEL ROMERO RODRIGUEZ |
| YEBEGEST S.L. |
| FINANTOR 2017 SL |
| MARIA DOLORES ROCA BLANCH |
| PILAR VILA AYERBE |
| ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ GARCIA |
| ELENA PARDO MARMOL |
| JESUS BERZAL MIGUEL |
| FERRERAS DE INVERSIONES S L |
| A C CARRIZO DE LA RIBERA SL |
| ASIS DE FEREZ S.L |
| VICTOR GONZALEZ CABO |
| OCTAVIO VADILLO GARCIA |
| PEDRO JAVIER SANCHEZ  RODRIGUEZ |
| JOSE LUIS COUCEIRO DORELLE |
| JORGE ESCAPA ESPINEL |
| NOELIA MARTIN BOLIVAR |
| JAUME FORNOS NAVARRO |
| VICTOR MANUEL DIAZ MARRON |
| JOSE CARLOS GARCIA SANCHEZ |
| FELIPE PARRA CARRERA |
| JOSE MANUEL VAZQUEZ BERTOA |

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| BEATRIZ SALA GARCIA |
| JAVIER TERAN CAMUS |
| CRISTOBAL NAVARRO VEGA |
| CARLOS MIGUEL GIJON MELENDEZ |
| ROBERTO CABALLERO MARTIN |
| ENRIQUE FOMPEROSA RUIZ |
| DIEGO GALLEGO VALVERDE |
| MARLOP 1822 SL |
| OLGA LLORENTE COSTA |
| ANTONI MONSO BONET |
| ALEJANDRO LLERA FERNANDEZ |
| VICENTE MANUEL MARTI SEGARRA |
| INMACULADA TORRES BERMUDEZ |
| MARIA ELISA SAEZ JIMENEZ |
| TABULA AGO S.L. |
| FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ PASCUAL |
| PATRICIA GUIJO LOZANO |
| MARIA DE LOS ANGELES RODRIGO  GUTIERREZ |
| RC 2007 FINANCIEROS S.L. |
| FINANZAS SAN ANDRES S.L. |
| MARIA JESUS MONROY CARNERO |
| MUNICH FINANZ S.L |
| ANGEL LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ |

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| ROSA MARIA RIVERO ACEDO |
| JOAN FELIU PUIGVERT |
| LONUBRUAD SL |
| PEDRO MIGUEL DEUTOR GARRIDO |
| AGUADO & ORTEGA ASESORES SL |
| FRANCISCO JOSE VIEJO GONZALEZ |
| FERNANDEZ DEL VALLE NOE  046869184C S L N E |
| ALBERTO RIAÑO MOROCHO |
| ANA MARIA RODRIGUEZ MORENO |
| GESTIONES FINANCIERAS FERRER Y  GARCIA 2015 SL |
| ANDREA PRATS SEGURA |
| LUCIA PEREZ CUELLAR |
| MONICA CANO CANO |
| SANMAFRAILES S.L. |
| SANTOS BOL GARCIA |
| MARIA BELEN GARCIA BLANCO |
| NIEVES NUÑEZ PUGA |
| JESUS MARTINEZ CAÑAVATE  GOMEZ MILLAN |
| TANIA LUCIA TEIXEIRA RODRIGUEZ |
| PAULA MARTINEZ GARCIA |
| ENRIQUE JONATAN EXPOSITO  CAÑA |
| ANA MARIA GARCIA DOMINGUEZ |
| MARMA MALLORCA SL |

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| JOSE BERZAL MIGUEL |
| SANDRA ORTEGA QUILON |
| JUAN FRANCISCO GARCIA JUNCOS |
| AREVALO Y MONGE SL |
| SILVIA GARCIA SENDRA |
| VIVANCOS ROS SL |
| MARIA TERESA MARTIN MUNIESA |
| CARLOS GARCIA RODRIGUEZ |
| JORDI ROSA ARIZA |
| PEDRO CARO CANO |
| GONZALO PEREZ JOSE |
| ANTONIO MARIN VALIENTE |
| ANA MARIA RUBIO PALACIOS |
| FERNANDO GARCIA BARATAS |
| NATALIA MOLINA SOLER |
| FRANCISCO RICARDO BELLO  GOMEZ |
| JAVIER COBO GARCIA |
| DIEGO MARTINEZ OTON |
| ANGELA ZURITA MARTINEZ |
| LUCIA DIAZ PRUDENCIO |
| JULUM FINANZAS SLU |
| JOSE JUAN SANCHEZ SORIANO |
| ALEJANDRO ESCAPA ESPINEL |

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| IGNACIO MARIA ANTOLIN  FERNANDEZ |
| A.C. SANTOVENIA DE PISUERGA SL. |
| CARLOS ALBERTO GARCIA  FERNANDEZ |
| JOSE IGNACIO CANTO PEREZ |
| VANESA VEGA BLANCO |
| FELIX ALFONSO TORRADO DIAZ |
| BORRELL MICOLA SL |
| JUANA MARTINEZ MARTINEZ |
| SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS DEL  CONDADO S.L.U. |
| PRISCILA CRISTOBAL MALO |
| MARIA FATIMA SANCHEZ MILLAN |
| TATIANA RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ |
| NURIA BRAOJOS SANCHEZ |
| ALEXANDRE COLL QUINTANA |
| CRISTINA DIAZ PIZARRO |
| JAVIER MONGE LOPEZ |
| CELAVEDRA S.L |
| ANA MARIA LOPEZ OVEJERO |
| TERESA ROLDAN QUINQUER |
| DAVID JIMENEZ MARTINEZ |
| 24198 SANTANDER LA VIRGEN DEL  CAMINO SL |
| OSCAR MUSTE ROIG |
| JOSE ANTONIO REAL MUÑOZ |

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| POL MORAGUES OLIVA |
| CARLOS GAVIN LORIENTE |
| MARIA DOLORES FOLLA-CISNEROS  GARCIA |
| JASON ANDRES HERRERA GUASCA |
| ALBERTO BARTOLOME BLAS DE  GUASP |
| HECTOR CANO SAZ |
| FORUM 20 SLU |
| MARIA VICTORIA IGLESIAS MATEOS |
| MANUEL BARRIGA DORADO |
| GRANDERSAN SLU |
| ALFREDO ROLDAN FERNANDEZ |
| LUCIA CARO ESPARCIA |
| ANSELMO HERNANDEZ RANZ |
| JUAN MANUEL ALARCON GARCIA |
| MARIA DE ARANZAZU DOMEZAIN  GRANADOS |
| JOSE RAMON DOMONTE  RODRIGUEZ |
| ARANCHA LOPEZ SANTOS |
| GUILLEM GENOVARD CALDENTEY |
| MANUEL GARCIA MONTOLIO |
| ANA CRISTINA MUÑOZ ALVAREZ |
| MARIA TRINIDAD BRIEVA  DOMINGUEZ |
| JUAN CARLOS MORENO GARCIA |
| HUGO FLORES GALVAN |

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| MARIA MERCEDES GARCIA  SANTANA |
| 6395 POYALES DEL HOYO AGENTE  COLABORADOR SL |
| ANNA LOURDES MATEOS SANCHEZ |
| ROBERTO MARTIN RIVERO |
| CARLOS MESA DIEZ |
| INES PINDADO SAEZ |
| NUÑEZ MONTES FINANCIEROS S.L |
| GESTION INVERGARA S.L. |
| A.C. LAGUNA DE NEGRILLOS S.L. |
| MARIA MERCEDES GUZON LIEBANA |
| PEDRO FERRAGUT DIAGO |
| JUAN JOSE GISBERT FERRERES |
| ASEMAR FINANCIERA SL |
| DANIEL NAVAS ALONSO |
| A.C. VILLARCAYO S.L. |
| YOLANDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ |
| OSMON SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS  SL |
| MARIA LUISA VALIENTE LORENZO |
| FELIPE CHILLARON CASTILLO |
| ALICIA MARIA LOPEZ SERICO |
| MARIA ELISA ROSON FERRERO |
| JOSE ANGEL TIERNO ARANDA |
| MARIA EUGENIA GONZALEZ  SANCHEZ |

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| MARIA VISITACION BECARES  MARTINEZ |
| MARIA THAIS ROMERO NAVARRETE |
| JESSICA MARIA SEGADOR RISCO |
| MIGUEL ANGEL VIDAL JOVER |
| JORGE BARRERA PEREZ |
| SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS MAZA Y  VILAR SL |
| SERGIO GONZALEZ PALACIO |
| ASESORIA GESTION GLOBAL S.L. |
| ESTHER PEIRO ORTEGA |
| UNAI LEKUBE ARANBERRI |
| HECTOR PIÑEIRO MARTIN |
| NURIA AMO LETON |
| SISMOINT SL. |
| JORDI ALUJA OSSO |
| AGENTES FINANCIEROS AOIZ SL |
| INTERMEDIACION FINANCIERA DEL  NOROESTE SL |
| RUBEN LOPEZ CARMONA |
| CARLES ROYO DELPOZO |
| BENEDICTO GUTIERREZ BERNAL |
| JUAN RAMON BENITEZ GOMEZ |
| CORDOBESA DE INVERSIONES  PUNTAS LEON S.L. |
| CECILIO PARRO CORTES |
| SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS PEDRO  ABAD SOCIEDAD LIMITADA |

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| MARIA CARMEN SANCHEZ PEÑA |
| AS NEVES ARBO |
| MARC MASERAS I SABATER |
| MARIA ANTONIA BARCELO  AMENGUAL |
| 1321 SANTANDER LA ALBERCA S.L. |
| MARTA CASTRO HIDALGO |
| BANFORTUNIA S.L |
| MARIA DEL PILAR MUÑOZ  GONZALEZ |
| VERONICA PUEY MUÑOZ |
| AMALIA AGUILAR CASAS |
| JUAN MONTERO RODENAS |
| DAVID MOYA LUCAS |
| JAVIER DOMINGO PASCUAL  JIMENEZ |
| MATEU & SANTANDER S.L. |
| BERTA RIERA FERRAN |
| ELENA PUERTO GALVEZ |
| BANSACLE SOCIEDAD LIMITADA. |
| G S G GRUPO CORPORATIVO DE  SERVICIOS S.L. |
| MATARO ASESORES LEGALES Y  TRIBUTARIOS S.L. |
| MELODI MARIA DOMINGUEZ  ZAHINO |
| MIRIAM CARRO HERNANDO |
| CARLOS ARCAS CHECA |
| SONIA BELLMUNT SAURA |

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| ROLARG SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS  S.L. |
| MARIA ANGELICA RODRIGUEZ  OLIVEROS |
| DANIEL TORRES MUIXI |
| RUBEN BERNALDO DE QUIROS  DOMPABLO |
| OSCAR PARDAL ANIDO |
| JOSEFA SIMON YEBENES |
| MARTA HERNANDEZ PEREZ |
| MARIA PAZ CULEBRAS RAMOS |
| AOMAR NUÑEZ APARICIO |
| FRANCISCO JAVIER FORNER  GARRIDO |
| JOSE ANTONIO LOPEZ LOPEZ |
| RAQUEL GAVELA SANCHEZ |
| MIGUEL JOSE MALAVE FERNANDEZ |
| FERNANDO ENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ  PEREZ |
| SERVICIOS BANCARIOS BERJA SL |
| JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ GARCIA |
| SEBASTIAN PAVON CAMPOY |
| BEATRIZ SERRANO SAN PEDRO |
| HELLEN JANETH MENDEZ MURCIA |
| DAVID RUIZ MARCHESE |
| JOTOBE GESTIONS S.L. |
| SEFIAL 2021 SL |
| RUIDEMYR SL. |

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| MARIA SALOME ROSA DIEZ |
| JORGE VICENTE FRANCO |
| JOSE MANUEL AMEAL MAS |
| JESUS ANGEL GUTIERREZ  QUINTANILLA |
| JALCAIDEN SOCIEDAD LIMITADA. |
| RAQUEL BARRERO GORDILLO |
| GUILLERMO FOS ALZAMORA |
| IPEVA INVERSIONES FINANCIERAS  SLU |
| MARCOTE ASESORES SL |
| MARTI FORTUNY PLANAS |
| GLINKGO BILOBA PROPERTIES SL |
| MARIA PILAR PEREZ NAVARRO |
| CONCEPCION ISOLINA SOMOZA  CALVIÑO |
| JUAN ANGEL ALCAZAR VERGARA |
| SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS FUENTE  ALAMO 2024 SL. |
| EDUARDO GOMES HORCAJUELO |
| 6155 SANTANDER LEDESMA S.L. |
| MANUEL GUERRERO VERDEJA |
| R&B SOLUCIONES FINANCIERAS  S.L.U. |
| IVAN GONZALEZ MARTINEZ |
| JUAN CARBONELL SOCIAS S.L. |
| MARIA ANTONIA ROVIROSA PIÑOL |
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| SOLEDAD GALAN FREJO |
| MARIA ALMUDENA MORENO  NAVARRO |
| ANABEL SANCHEZ MARTIN |
| ANGEL MOLLEDA VELEZ |
| FRANCISCO JAVIER ARTEAGA LOPEZ |
| FRANCISCO FLORES ROMERO |
| MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA RODRIGUEZ |
| MARIA TERESA JIMENEZ PACIOS |
| INTERMEDIACION NASARRE SL |
| MARIA JESUS MARTIN RODRIGUEZ |
| CELIA MONICA MARTINEZ OTERO |
| JOSE MANUEL TORRES MIGUEL |
| FINANZAS E INVERSIONES ALBAL SL |
| LUIS MANUEL MAYO RUBIO |
| GEMMA ARRUFAT RAFALES |
| SILVA&RUA ASOCIADOS SLU |
| ANA VANESA VILLASECA GARCIA |
| ALBERTO MORAN PEREZ |
| JOSE ANDRES HERNANDEZ FALCON |
| BUSINESS AND PERSONAL SERVICE  S.A. |
| MARC MAYORAL SERRET |
| JESUS GABALDON MARTINEZ |
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| ALVARO DIAZ ASTARLOA |
| VICENTE CANO CAMARA |
| MARIA JIMENEZ GONZALEZ |
| CECILIO ALVARADO GARCIA |
| CARLOS GROS NAVARRO |
| ALEJANDRO GARCIA GUERRERO |
| GESTION FINANCIERA CODI S.L. |
| JOSE ALFONSO TARI ESCLAPEZ |
| SUSANA FARIÑA FERNANDEZ |
| ANGELICA MONTEJO ASENSIO |
| ALMUDENA GONZALEZ GALLEGO |
| MIKEL ANDRES SANCHEZ CASTILLO |
| OSCAR JUSTO ALVAREZ |
| JOSE GAMERO MUÑIZ |
| MARIA VICTORIA DURAN ALVEZ |
| POSADA GESTION FINANCIERA SLU |
| RAUL LANGA GOMEZ |
| ALMUDENA GARCIA SANCHEZ |
| JOSE JAVIER SALAVERRI MARTINEZ |
| NEREA SOBRADILLO TRUEBA |
| ENRIQUE Y SINDE ASOCIADOS S.L. |
| JOSE MARIA FERNANDEZ RAMIREZ |

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Directors’ report

Banco Santander, S.A.

1. Introduction

Banco Santander, S.A. ('the Bank' or 'Banco Santander')

is a Spanish bank, incorporated as a sociedad anónima in

Spain and is the parent company of Grupo Santander or

Santander. Banco Santander, S.A. operates under the

commercial name Santander.

Banco Santander operates through a branch network

distributed in Spain and abroad.

On 7 June 2017, Banco Santander acquired the entire

share capital of Banco Popular Español, S.A.U. (‘Banco

Popular’) 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, Banco Santander 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.

The directors’ report has been prepared based on the

accounting and Management records of Banco

Santander, S.A.

The financial information included in this directors’

report has been prepared in conformity with the Bank of

Spain Circular 4/2017 of 27 November on Public and

Reserved Financial Information Regulations and

Financial Statements Forms, and subsequent

modifications.

2. Situation of Banco Santander

Santander is a Retail and Consumer global powerhouse

and one of the largest banks in the eurozone. At 2024

year-end, we had EUR 1,837,081 million in assets and

EUR 1,348,422 million in total customer funds.

Santander was the second largest bank by market

capitalization in the eurozone (EUR 67,648 million as of

31 December 2024).

The Santander Way.

Our Purpose is to help people and businesses prosper.

Our Aim is to be the best open financial services

platform, by acting responsibly and earning the lasting

loyalty of our stakeholders by being Simple, Personal

and Fair in all we do.

Our business model and transformation in recent years

has provided sustained earnings and a stronger balance

sheet, despite the challenging environment and macro

volatility.

We engage in a wide range of typical banking activities,

operations and services. We do not merely meet our

legal and regulatory obligations but we also aim to

exceed the expectations of our  stakeholders:

employees, customers, communities and shareholders.

In detail:

We are committed to continuously improving the

experience of the 206,753 employees who are part of

Santander. Our goal is to attract and retain the best

talent by offering an attractive value proposition that

prioritizes personal growth, an inspiring culture, and

working conditions that ensure the health and well-

being of our people. Furthermore, we promote an

environment that prioritizes diversity, equity and

inclusion, where all voices are valued and individuals

feel safe and free to express their identity, ideas and

opinions.

Our health, safety and well-being policy applies in all

countries where we operate, with a proactive and

comprehensive approach to the health of the people

working at Santander.

YourVoice, our listening channel to periodically assess

the engagement and experience of our professionals,

showed an increase in engagement levels, achieving an

average score of 8.7 and an employee Net Promoter

Score (eNPS) of 63, obtaining results above the financial

industry in all evaluated dimensions, positioning us at

the top of the sector.

We plan to continue working in this direction, with the

firm purpose of improving year after year.

Customer focus is an essential part our strategy. We are

a Retail and Consumer global powerhouse with 173

million customers. We continue building a digital bank

with branches to be the number one bank for our

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customers. By listening to our customers' needs, we are

boosting Santander's position as their trusted financial

partner.

We keep moving and adapting to the evolving needs of

our customers, to offer the best products, an agile and

frictionless customer experience for daily needs and

competitive prices.

Throughout the year, we undertook significant initiatives

to transform the customer experience and strengthen

the value proposition. This was reflected in our customer

growth rates and Net Promoter Score (NPS)

improvement where we are one of the top three banks in

seven markets.

In the digital space, we enhanced self-service

capabilities and user experiences, leveraging behavioural

economics methodologies for deeper customer insights

and implementing training programmes to ensure

excellence in branch interactions.

At year end, we had 8,011 branches, including traditional

ones and other specialized centres for businesses,

private banking, universities and other customer

segments.

These physical spaces have evolved to integrate

traditional services with digital facilities. In some

branches, such  as the Work Cafés, we have collaborative

spaces, which enable native digital customers to have a

better experience and integrate their financial

transactions into their daily lives.

At the same time, customer interactions continued their

structural shift towards digital and remote services with

high user experience standards. We now have more than

59 million digital customers (10% more than in 2023)

and we increased our digitally available products and

services to 62% (56% in 2023).

At Santander, we appreciate the value of the human

connection that our branch network provides and are

mindful of our most vulnerable customers' needs,

responding with tailored offers, thereby increasing

customer loyalty and improving customer experience.

We are committed to creating products and services

catered to our customers' needs, such as through our

financial inclusion initiatives. For example, we provide

customers in rural Spain access to basic financial services

through our branches, ATMs, network of financial agents

in communities with under 10,000 inhabitants and

Correos Cash in areas that might otherwise have been

left unattended. In 2024, we extended the Correos Cash

agreement to offer cash access with a non-digital

solution through rural letter carriers.

Santander is also committed to ensuring and promoting

financial inclusion in vulnerable customers through

different initiatives such as our microfinance

programmes in Latin America (Prospera in Brazil and

Colombia, Tuiio in Mexico and Surgir in Peru). We also

signed several agreements with Multilateral

Development Banks in countries such as Chile, Brazil and

Poland where these agreements include allocating part

of new portfolios to social finance. In Spain, we helped

customers with financial difficulties to access credit (e.g.,

loans for a first home for young people) or those

impacted by the rising cost of living or natural disasters

(e.g., the floods that affected Valencia in October 2024),

among others.

Additionally, we have a cross-functional team that has

been working on enhancing services for our elderly

customers, including measures such as extending the

hours of counter/teller services and creating senior

ambassadors to make sure senior citizens receive the

best possible service. We also continued to promote

financial education with specific content for seniors

through our financial education programme, Finanzas

para Mortales. Our commitment in Spain to financial

education through this programme directly impacted

senior citizens, people with disabilities, people in

vulnerable situations and school children, among others.

We also support our communities through programmes

to help them address their social needs. We focus our

efforts on education, employability and

entrepreneurship, in addition to financial education and

support for vulnerable people. Moreover, we have a

strong track record of backing cultural and other social

initiatives.

For our shareholders, we delivered solid financial results

in 2024 and met all our 2024 targets which we upgraded

in July 2024.

Grupo Santander is diversified in three geographies well

balanced between mature and emerging markets, and

operates mainly in 10 core units, where it has significant

market shares.

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3. Financial performance

3.1 Economic outlook:

In 2024, Santander operated in an environment

characterized by gradual reductions in interest rates by

central banks, as a result of the decline in inflation and in

a context with continuing geopolitical tensions. In

general, the world's major economies are successfully

completing the soft landing promoted by central banks'

monetary policies and, while activity levels cooled down,

they did so slowly. Labour markets were robust, with

unemployment rates at or near full employment in two

out of three economies in which Santander operates.

Our core regions' economies performed as follows:

Eurozone (GDP: +0.7% in 2024). GDP growth improved

slightly during the year. The reactivation of household

consumption, still affected by inflation, was less than

the increase in wages would have allowed. Moreover,

the decline in gross fixed capital formation continued.

External demand was the main driver of economic

activity. The labour market continued to resist, with the

unemployment rate at record lows (6.3%). Inflation fell

to around 2%, allowing the ECB to start the cycle of

interest rate cuts, ending the year at 3%.

Spain (GDP: +3.2% in 2024). Spain's economy was one of

the most dynamic among the advanced economies. GDP

was driven by services exports and consumption (both

public and private). However, investment is not yet

reflecting the expansionary cycle. Immigration

supported this economic growth, with this population

increase leading to some tensions in the housing market.

Inflation continued to decline and remains around the

euro area average.

To complete the information with the performance

indicators of the rest of geographies where the Group is

present, see the Consolidated Directors’ Report.

3.2 Balance sheet and results:

Banco Santander, S.A. is the Parent Bank of a financial

group that operates in different countries through

different businesses therefore its financial statements

not only reflect its commercial activity in Spain, but also

the activity derived from being the head of the Group.

This last aspect makes it difficult to analyse its evolution

without distinguishing the results obtained from the

commercial activity from those more directly related to

its holding nature.

During the year, we continued to drive our

transformation programme and we maintained the solid

trend in customer growth, reaching 40 consecutive

months of positive net growth (+285,000 customers in

2024).

There were good commercial dynamics, with the focus

on profitability. In Retail, new business volumes

increased double digits, mainly due to corporate,

personal loans and mortgages. We increased our market

share in payrolls, pensions and cards and we recorded

positive trends in mutual funds and insurance business.

In CIB, we consolidated our leadership in the major

league tables.

Regarding the balance sheet, as of 31 December 2024,

the total assets of Banco Santander stood at EUR

794,840 million, with an increase of 4.95% over the

previous year.

Loans and advances to customers at the end of the year

stood at EUR 325,693 million, with an increase of 5.38%

over the previous year motivated by the growth in

consumer loans and business loans.

Customer deposits, at the end of the year, stood at EUR

390,722 million with an increase of 1.47% over the

previous year. Demand deposits increased by 2.59% and

time deposits increased by 25.57%, showing growth in

both physical and legal persons.

Net interest income in 2024 stood at EUR 6,915 million,

8.45% higher than the previous year, which was

positively impacted by the positive performance of the

balance sheet and the evolution of interest rates.

Income from equity instruments amounted to EUR

8,447 million in 2024. This line includes dividends

received from the Group subsidiaries.

Net fee income increased by 11.30% compared to 2023

to 2,925 million euros, highlighting the growth in

commissions of investment funds.

Gains/losses on financial transactions (including

exchange differences) reflected gains of EUR 918 million

as compared to 509 million in the previous year, due to

the higher profits in the wholesale business.

General administrative expenses (personnel and other

administrative expenses) were EUR 5,293 million,

increasing 3.56% as compared to the previous year,

where increases due to inflation and the Collective

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Agreement have been mitigated by efficiency measures

in the retail banking business.

Impairment losses on financial assets (net) in 2024

accounted for EUR 1,334 million, 0.33% of financial

assets at fair value with changes in other comprehensive

income plus financial assets at amortized cost.

On the other hand, the impairment of investments in

subsidiaries, joint ventures or associates and non-

financial assets in 2024 amounted to EUR 240 million

and losses of non-current assets held for sale

amounted to EUR 58 million.

Distribution proposal of the Bank’s profit

For the 2024 results, the board continued to apply the

same policy as in 2023, with total shareholder

remuneration of approximately 50% of the Group

reported profit (excluding non-cash, non-capital ratios

impact items), distributed in approximately equal parts

in cash dividend and share buybacks.

Interim remuneration.

On 26 August 2024, the board resolved to execute the

First 2024 Buyback Programme worth up to EUR 1,525

million (equivalent to approximately 25% of said Group

reported profit in H1’24).

On 24 September 2024, the board resolved to pay an

interim cash dividend against the 2024 results of 10 euro

cents per share entitled to the dividend (equivalent to

approximately 25% of said Group reported profit in

H1’24); it was paid from 1 November 2024.

Final remuneration.

Under the 2024 shareholder remuneration policy:

On 4 February 2025 the board of directors resolved to

implement the Second 2024 Buyback Programme worth

a maximum amount of 1,587 million euros, for which

the appropriate regulatory authorization has been

obtained, and the execution of which began on 6

February 2025.

On 25 February 2025 the board of directors resolved to

submit a resolution at the 2025 AGM to approve a final

cash dividend in the gross amount of 11 euro cents per

share entitled to dividends. If approved at the AGM, the

dividend would be payable from 2 May 2025.

Once the above-mentioned actions are completed, total

shareholder remuneration for 2024 will total EUR 6,293

million (approximately 50% of the Group reported profit

-excluding non-cash, non-capital ratios impact items- in

2024), distributed as approximately 50% in cash

dividends (EUR 3,181 million) and 50% in share

buybacks (EUR 3,112 million). These amounts have been

estimated assuming that, as a consequence of the partial

execution of the Second 2024 Buyback Programme, the

number of outstanding shares entitled to a final cash

dividend will be 14,988,884,075. Therefore, that amount

may be higher if fewer shares than planned are acquired

in the Second 2024 Buyback Programme; otherwise, it

will be lower.

See more information in section 9.2 Dividend policy.

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4. Trend information

This directors' report contains prospective information

on the directors’ plans, forecasts and estimates, based

on what they consider to be reasonable assumptions.

Readers of this report should take into account that such

prospective information must not be considered a

guarantee of our future performance as the plans,

forecasts and estimates are subject to numerous risks

and uncertainties, our future performance may not

match initial expectations. These risks and uncertainties

are described in the Risk management chapter of this

report and in note 49 of the financial statements.

The prospects for 2025 are for a moderate economic

slowdown, in an environment that will continue to be

relatively uncertain due to global geopolitical tensions.

Inflation is expected to continue to slow down gradually,

converging toward the central banks' targets, although it

is likely to do so at different rates between regions.

Central banks such as the Fed or the ECB are expected to

complete their rate-cutting cycle in 2025, with terminal

rates depending on the strength of the economies.

Economic slowdown is not expected to have a strong

impact on the unemployment rate due to the strength of

most labour markets.

Our macroeconomic forecast for 2025 by country/

region is as follows:

Eurozone

The eurozone is expected to face many challenges in

2025. Economic growth could show some improvement,

particularly in household consumption, supported by

increased real income, high savings rates and lower

interest rates. However, the year will be marked by

uncertainty arising from a complex geopolitical situation,

the potential protectionist shift in US trade policy,

elections in Germany and France’s difficulties in reducing

its public deficit. Inflation is expected to reach the ECB’s

2% target, which is expected to allow the ECB to reduce

interest rates to levels which have a neutral effect on the

economy.

Spain

We expect notable dynamism in economic growth,

although growing at a slightly lower rate than in 2024.

Household consumption is expected to be the main

growth driver and we expect corporate investment to

play a growing role (due to the reconstruction of the

damage caused by the floods in Valencia and the

implementation of the EU Recovery and Resilience Plan).

The unemployment rate is expected to continue to

improve. Inflation is expected to around 2%, as wage

increases are moderating.

Our strategy in Spain will focus on:

• Continue to grow and develop our customer base,

providing them with the best personalized

experience, to become their main bank.

• Evolve our operating model toward a digital bank

with branches, advancing in the simplification of

products and services, such as operational

processes, to focus on the value creation.

See more information in the Consolidated Directors’

Report.

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5. Sustainability information

This Statement of Non-Financial Disclosures of Banco

Santander, S.A., which is part of the Individual Directors'

Report, contains the non-financial disclosures set out in

the Consolidated Directors' Report of Grupo Santander

together with other material, pertinent, useful and

comparative information on Banco Santander, S.A. that is

appropriate to aid the an understanding of the trends,

results, status and impact of the activities of Banco

Santander, S.A., including information on matters of the

environment, society, human rights, the fight against

corruption and bribery, and personnel.

When drawing up the non-financial information

contained in this Statement of Non-Financial

Disclosures, we considered the double materiality

assessment that the Group conducts, based on the

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

General information

Banco Santander, S.A.’s purpose is to help people and

businesses prosper. Our five sustainability pillars are:

1. Help our customers in meeting their goals in their

transition to a low-carbon economy while also

managing climate-related risks and impacts.

2. Help our employees develop by promoting an

inclusive culture and learning and providing fair

working conditions.

3. Contribute to the economic, financial and social

development of our communities, with a special

focus on education, employability and

entrepreneurship.

4. Be a trusted partner to our customers, with products

and services that adapt to their needs, while applying

responsible practices, supporting their financial

inclusion, and protecting their information.

5. Act responsibly through a strong culture, governance

and conduct.

The board of directors approves and oversees the

implementation of policies and strategies related to our

corporate culture and values, responsible practices and

sustainability.

The responsible banking, sustainability and culture

committee (RBSCC) assists the board of directors in

monitoring Banco Santander´s and its Group´s

responsible banking agenda and strategy.

Other committees analyse specific issues. The Audit

Committee supervises and assesses the financial and

non-financial reporting process, as well as the internal

control systems. The Group has implemented an internal

information control system that follows the most

demanding international standards and complies with

the guidelines established by the Committee of

Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission

(COSO).

The Group ‘s corporate Sustainability unit and

sustainability teams in our network of subsidiaries and

global businesses work jointly to deliver on our strategy

consistently across the Group.

The internal rules that embed sustainability standards in

our business model include:

Responsible banking framework

Establishes responsible banking as a strategic issue for

Santander and is directly applicable in all local units.

Corporate financial, management and sustainability

accounting and reporting framework

Sets out the principles, guidelines and actions to prepare

accounting, financial and management information, as

well as sustainability information, that must be applied

to all the Group's entities as a fundamental element for

their good governance.

Responsible banking policy and sustainability

Describes our sustainability principles, objectives and

strategy to generate long-term value for our

stakeholders, including the protection of human rights.

Responsible banking model

Establishes the roles and responsibilities of the first,

second and third line of defence for all sustainability

activities to progress the sustainability agenda, embed

ESG standards and achieve our objectives.

In addition to these rules, which apply to all the Group’s

units and businesses, we have policies on responsible

employee practice, responsible customer practice,

donations, and business conduct.

Identifying the non-financial risks of our operations is a

priority for Banco Santander.

We have procedures to identify, analyse and assess

these risks in transactions that are subject to the bank’s

policies and to external commitments like the Equator

Principles, which we have been applying since 2009.

Banco Santander is also a member of and participates in,

leading international sustainability (United Nations

Global Compact, Banking Environment Initiative, World

Business Council for Sustainable Development, Net Zero

Banking Alliance, Institute of International Finance and

European Banking Federation, and others). We are also a

founding member of the United Nations Principles for

Responsible Banking.

In Spain, we’re a member of Forética, the Spanish

Association of Sustainable Growth, and Fundación

SERES.

In terms of external ratings, in 2024, we maintained our

position in MSCI (AA) and in CDP  improved to A. Our

position also improved in Sustainalytics, where we

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reached 17.1 points (improvement of 2.6 points),

remaining in the 'low risk' category, and in ISS we

reached the C+ category (vs. C in the previous period).

Information on environmental matters

Strategy

Santander's climate strategy is based on three

fundamental pillars:

1) Supporting our clients in their transition. We achieved

our target of mobilizing EUR 120 billion in green

financing between 2019 and 2025, 18 months ahead of

schedule, and are moving forward with the next target of

EUR 220 billion by 2030. We offer our clients guidance,

advice and specific solutions; and a wide range of

products to invest in according to their sustainability

preferences, with the aim of reaching EUR 100 billion of

assets under management in socially responsible

investment by 2025.

2) Embedding climate and environmental aspects into

risk management by adopting a risk-based approach to

these factors, with a special focus on the most material

sectors. We consider the risks derived from climate and

environmental factors in the risk management cycle,

including a materiality assessment that informs the

double materiality assessment and our sustainability

strategy.

3) Moving forward to align our portfolio with the

objectives of the Paris Agreement to help limit global

warming. We set alignment targets in high emissions

portfolios and with a 2030 horizon. We expect progress

on these targets to reflect the progress of the economies

we serve. We currently have seven targets in five sectors

and have alignment targets for our asset management

business.

Meanwhile, we continue to reduce our impact on the

environment by implementing efficiency measures in

our own operations, including sourcing all our electricity

from renewable energy by 2025.

Our 2024 highlights are:

– Publication of new alignment targets for the

automotive sector (both manufacturing and auto

lending) as well as of funded issues for residential

mortgages in Spain and the commercial real estate

sector (UK and Spain).

– We met our target of raising and facilitating EUR 120

billion in green finance since 2019.

– Grupo Santander has been a leader in renewable

energy financing for more than 10 years. In 2024, we

were among the top banks in number of transactions

and value of business globally, with 82 transactions

closed and a market share of 4.54% according to

Infralogic.

– Santander España launched the “Eficiencia

energética” loan for owners associations looking to

fund building renovations or boost energy efficiency.

– In 2024,  84% of the cards we purchased (39 million)

were manufactured with sustainable materials

(recycled PVC/PLA) and we continued to make

progress in offering solutions to our customers to

calculate their carbon footprint based on the

payments they make with their cards, as well as

initiatives to offset it.

Climate risk management

Managing climate and environmental risk factors is

fundamental to strengthening the resilience of our

strategy and business model to climate change.

To improve resilience, we embed climate and

environmental risk factors in the phases of the risk

management cycle where we analyse our own facilities

and customer financing. We also include the risks

associated with these factors in our policies, procedures,

tools, metrics, governance and culture.

We embed climate and environmental factors in risk

management based on defined climate scenarios and

time horizons and though a process that covers

identification, planning, assessment, monitoring,

mitigation and reporting.

Paris Agreement alignment

We are working towards our ambition of net zero carbon

emissions by 2050 by progressively setting actions

aimed at aligning our portfolios, focusing on those we

consider most material from a climate point of view, and

on our lending portfolio, as this is our most material

financial activity.

As part of our climate ambition, we prioritize the

alignment of high-emission sectors (which also carry a

high or very high transition risk according to the climate

materiality assessment) to which we have material

exposure. This includes setting alignment targets (in

coal, mining, oil and gas, power generation, steel,

automobiles and aviation), as well as monitoring

additional portfolios (mortgages, commercial real estate

and agriculture).

Regarding our own operations, we publicly report data

on our direct and indirect emissions (scopes 1, 2 and 3),

as well as other climate-relevant metrics such as energy

consumption. In this regard, we aim to use 100%

renewable electricity in our own operations 3 by 2025,

having already reached 96% in 2024.

Collaboration and global engagement

Alliances with other companies and governments can

help us share best practices and accelerate progress in

addressing climate change and protecting nature. Grupo

Santander participates in numerous organizations,

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alliances and working groups. Thus, we collaborate with

international and local actors to advance global and

company goals, in line with Sustainable Development

Goal (SDG) 17 on Partnerships to achieve the goals.

Information on social and employee-related

matters

We want working at Santander to be an experience that

attracts and retains the most talented people in all the

markets where we operate and promotes respect for

their rights. Our approach is based on three pillars:

I Having an attractive employee value proposition

that offers real opportunities to grow and harness

potential; innovative ways of working; projects that

inspire; and a shared, uplifting culture.

II Offering optimal conditions that safeguard

employee health and well-being, with fair and

competitive remuneration and initiatives that

afford a better work-life balance.

III Promoting a meritocratic and inclusive culture

where everybody feels valued.

Talent and skills development

As at 31 December 2024, Banco Santander had 34,940

employees in Spain, of which 47% are women and

53%are men. 99.57% of contracts are permanent, the

gender pay gap at the end of 2024 was 26%, and pay

equity was c. 0%, achieving our 2025 target two years

early. In Spain, the percentage of employees with some

type of disability stands at 1.7%.

Attracting talent

Our talent attraction strategy focuses on positioning

ourselves as an employer of choice. In 2024, we

welcomed 33,175 new employees to the Group.

In 2024 we focused on:

• digital transformation

• graduate internship programmes.; and

• bolstering our employee value proposition (EVP)

We offer programmes and experiences for our

employees’ personal and career development:

• Development programmes adapted to different

levels and businesses within the organization.

• Temporary and permanent domestic and

international mobility and functional experiences.

• Training, promoting continuous learning.

Talent management

We reaffirmed our commitment to developing talent in

2024. We kept close watch on our units’ and businesses’

needs to anticipate and cover their requirements, with a

proactive approach through initiatives that foster

individual growth and boost the wealth of talent in our

teams.

Developing potential

Thanks to our potential assessment model implemented

in 2022, we have deepened our understanding of the

skills, experiences and aspirations of 124,112

employees. It has driven us to draw up personalized

development plans based on each person’s needs.

We came up with a leadership profile and a common

leadership assessment methodology to foster

transformational and collaborative leadership aligned

with our strategy and gain deep, objective and

comparable knowledge of our leaders. This also enables

us to support their development and make key decisions

for the Group.

Mobility matters

We have a global international mobility policy approved

by the human resources committee at the decision of the

Group's board of directors, which is an essential tool for

employee development. The objectives of this policy are

to contribute to the development of talent in the Group,

to strengthen succession plans, to attract external talent,

to foster a global mindset, to facilitate international

movements to meet business needs and to share

mobility criteria transparently with the workforce.

Learning and development

The learning and development policy provides a

framework for the design, supervision and deployment

of activities aimed at promoting innovation and

developing the skills of our employees.

In 2024, we intensified our efforts to provide our

employees with the tools and resources necessary to

improve their skills and employability, aligning ourselves

with the critical demands of the business and the

market, and allocated EUR 64 million to training our

professionals.

173,309 users accessed Dojo, our digital learning

platform. We continue to roll it out to reach all

employees. In addition to providing access to an

extensive catalogue of learning resources with 174,223

references, with high-quality courses in critical skills that

ensure that our employees are up to date with the latest

trends and technologies, Dojo offers personalized

recommendations based on current and future roles,

fostering a culture of self-development and continuous

learning.

Global learning community for leaders

The aim of Elevate is to equip our senior directors with

the means to lead their teams and achieve their strategic

objectives.

It’s fully digital format enables directors to sign up to

development programmes that are organized into

Learning Paths (People, Tech, Strategy and Change) that

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address the critical skills needed to lead the Group’s

transformation.

Talent development programmes and promotion of

lifelong learning

Our learning and development strategy, places special

focus on developing young talent and digital business

profiles, with programmes such as Young Leaders and

BeTech & Business.

These programmes are designed to identify and foster

internal talent, offering opportunities for growth in our

employees' careers to prepare them for future

challenges.

By 2024, 103,154 employees will have been trained in

critical skills related to technology, banking and people

skills, improving their individual performance.

Mandatory training and promotion of sustainability and

responsible banking

To reinforce the Group's culture and knowledge in

material matters, we have mandatory courses aimed at

training all employees on strategic and/or regulatory

topics approved by the global compliance committee. In

2024, our mandatory global training covered 13 topics,

including sustainability, code of conduct, harassment

prevention, cybersecurity, financial crime and data

protection. This helps protect the organization and

empower our employees to act responsibly and ethically

every day. In addition, each subsidiary has mandatory

courses on the laws of its jurisdiction.

We will continue to invest in the development of our

employees, so that they are equipped to face the

challenges of the future and contribute to the continued

success of the Group.

Working conditions

Employee health and well-being

Our employees’ health is embedded in our culture and

corporate strategy, under which our people and senior

managers work together to protect and promote each

other’s health, safety and well-being.

Based on our strategy, we implemented:

• safety and prevention systems;

• proactive initiatives to boost the overall well-being

of employees;

• a safe and supportive working environment when

it comes to health; and

• flexible work alternatives to enhance work-life

balance.

Our General health, safety and well-being policy aims to

promote healthy lifestyles and create long-term value

for employees and society. It applies to all our

subsidiaries and follows local laws in the markets where

we operate to the letter.

a) Occupational health

The sector-level collective agreements that we sign up

to consider employee health and occupational risk

prevention.

We offer regular check-ups and tests after extended

absences in every market where we operate. We also

cooperate with local public health authorities,

employees’ legal representatives and occupational risk

insurers. In every subsidiary with over 500 employees

(accounting for 99% of the Group), our people are

covered under occupational health and safety systems

and policies in compliance with local risk prevention

standards and best practices.

We revised our occupational risk prevention plans with

employees' councils through:

• regular assessments of risk factors and

preventative measures to handle or mitigate them;

• prevention through design in new work spaces and

tools;

• procedures regarding safe and quality working

conditions and certifications;

• emergency and evacuation plans to protect

employees, customers, suppliers and visitors to our

premises; emergency response; first aid training;

• measures to detect and minimize risk due to

postural hygiene;

• accident investigation to avoid reoccurrence; and

active participation of employee accident

prevention delegates on health and safety

committees.

b) Well-being

We aim to raise awareness about health and well-being

through our global BeHealthy programme, which

celebrated its eighth year in 2024.

In 2024, we ran several initiatives, activities and events

in all our subsidiaries following the programme’s four

pillars: know your numbers (self-awareness), eat well

(healthy nutrition), move (physical health) and be

balanced (mental & emotional wellbeing). In 2024, over

64,000 employees took part in local BeHealthy

initiatives.

c) Work-life balance

Santander promotes employee work-life balance.

Employees are entitled to leave for paternity, adoption,

care of newborns or family members. In 2024, 8,195

employees (5.3% of the total) took maternity, paternity

4   10,874 employees (5.3% of Santander's total workforce) exercised their right to parental or family care leave in 2024. The rate by gender was 6.7% for women

and  3.7% for men.

5   Other remuneration that complements our employees' salaries: benefits, pensions, other fixed remuneration, incentives and short- or long-term variable

remuneration.

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or adoption leave, and 2,824  took other leave to care for

family members 4.

We have enhanced our flexi-working policies and

options for employees in recent years to keep up with

digital transformation and social change. Almost all our

employees in central services roles can now adapt their

working hours and location to fit with their personal

circumstances We review these measures constantly

with our employees and in view of customer needs —

considering productivity, commitment and our

experience as an employer.

d) Social protection

At Santander we offer our employees protection against

a loss of income due to sickness, accidents at work,

acquired disability and paternal leave.

Our employees have public or private protection for loss

of income due to sickness or acquired disability

according to local regulation. On top of public health

services, we offer additional private cover in our core

markets, under which employees usually receive full pay

during periods of sickness.

Because employee care and respect for their rights are

important to Santander, 98% of our workforce have a

permanent contract. In all countries, employees have

coverage against loss of income due to unemployment

per local laws.

Our employees have appropriate pay protection in the

event of an occupational accident. In Spain and other

countries, we supplement the financial benefit that can

reach the entire salary of employees in situations of

temporary disability.

The Group has a minimum standard in each unit of fully

paid parental leave. All Group employees are entitled to

a minimum 14  and up to 30 weeks’ fully paid primary

parental or adoption leave, while all parents (or

secondary caregivers) have 4 weeks of fully paid

parental or adoption leave. Because of our inclusion and

flexible return measures, 76% of new mothers continue

working for Santander 12 months after returning from

their birth, adoption, or pregnancy leaves.

Our employees have retirement coverage through public

or private pension schemes in every market where we

operate. Santander supplements this with defined

contribution pension plans for our employees in our core

markets.

e) Collective bargaining and social dialogue

Santander promotes respect for the rights of its

employees, including their freedom of association and

the right to collective bargaining. Our responsible

banking and sustainability policy considers that forming

or joining trade unions and other representative bodies is

a basic right of employees, and in accordance with

Article 10 of our General Code of Conduct.

We also promote respect for freedom of association,

union activity, collective bargaining and the protection of

workers' representatives in accordance with the

legislation of each country where we operate.

At 2024 year end, 110,692 employees worked in

establishments or companies with union representation.

We continue to promote and comply with the

fundamental conventions of the International Labor

Organization and we have a European Works Council

that meets regularly meetings with representation from

the Group's management and employees' legal

representatives from Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland,

the United Kingdom and other European countries.

We also maintained a constant dialogue with

employees’ legal representatives in bilateral and special

committee meetings in our markets where all parties

could discuss reporting, queries and negotiations about

working conditions, and employee benefits. In core

countries, important agreements have been reached

during 2024, including committees on occupational

health and safety, monitoring of gender balance plans,

control of pension plans, training, updates to

corresponding collective bargaining agreements, and

also other bilateral meetings with union representatives.

Remuneration and corporate benefits

a) Appropriate remuneration

Our comprehensive remuneration framework combines

fixed and variable pay schemes based on targets for

employees and the Group.

Our remuneration and performance policies, together

with the Code of Conduct, forbid differential treatment

that is not based on a review of performance and

corporate behaviours. It also promotes equal pay

between men and women.

Fixed remuneration schemes reflect local market

conditions. To set pay, we strictly abide by the practices,

regulations and collective agreements in force in each

jurisdiction where we operate.

All Santander employees receive a salary equal to or

higher than the legally established minimum in each of

our markets and we comply with all local legislations

and relevant collective agreements. Almost all

employees (99%) receive other forms of remuneration

that supplement their salary 5. This demonstrates our

pledge to provide fair, competitive remuneration and the

appropriate combination of fixed and variable pay.

6   Measured using the EPG - equal pay gap ratio, which compares the average pay between men and women performing similar tasks. 2024 results, across the

Group.

7   The gender pay gap measures the differences in pay between all women and men, regardless of the type of work. For our management we use the gender pay

gap understood as the difference between the median pay of men and women, expressed as a percentage of men's pay.

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All businesses and subsidiaries have short-term variable

remuneration schemes that reflect what we have

achieved (the Group's quantitative and qualitative

objectives, as well as individual and team objectives) and

how we have achieved it (e.g., behaviour, leadership,

sustainability, commitment, growth, and risk

management). These schemes promote meritocracy,

which recognizes individual and team contributions.

In 2024 we allocated EUR 14,328 million to employee

compensation and other corporate benefits.

In accordance with European regulations on

remuneration and proper risk management, we have

identified 1,246 professionals who, due to their

functions, make decisions that can have a material

impact, and are therefore subject to a policy of deferring

a significant amount of their variable remuneration

(from 40% to 60%, depending on their responsibilities)

for a period of four to seven years, and all their variable

remuneration is subject to a possible reduction (malus)

or recovery (clawback).

b) Equal pay

Our remuneration practices promote gender-neutral pay

management, equal opportunity and the elimination of

inequality, especially in cases where men and women

perform the same or similar work (“equally remunerated

for equal work or work of equal value”).

The salary comparison between women and men

performing similar functions remains at  c. 0%, which

confirms our positive performance in recent years and

meets the target we set for 2025 6.

We often consult our employees to gauge how

appropriate and acceptable our remuneration policies

are and they recently deemed our remuneration policies

competitive.

c) MyContribution

MyContribution is our common performance

management model. We update it regularly, and it is

aligned with our culture.

177,081 (86% of the total) Santander employees had

their performance reviewed under this model in 2024, in

line with what was agreed with management.

Inclusive culture

Inclusive culture is a component of our corporate culture

policy, through which we focus on building a merit-

based culture of equal opportunity and inclusion in

compliance with laws.

We discuss these matters at the highest level — the

Group board cannot delegate these discussions and our

executive committee reviews them.

Gender

40% of our board members are woman, which meets

our target of 40% and 60%.

Over the last five years, we have promoted equal access

to senior management positions.  As a result of our

efforts, we have made significant progress in female

representation, which has increased from 22.7% in 2019

to  31.2% in 2024, reaching 34.4% in our main Retail &

Commercial business.

Since this indicator took only the highest level of

management as reference (which accounts for just 1% of

the total workforce), we agreed to broaden the reference

base. Thus, the new indicator will enable us to:

• reach a greater proportion of our workforce and thus

develop a larger pool of internal female talent that

will organically advance towards senior roles; and

• to progress gradually and sustainably towards

gender balance, with the aim to approach c.40% by

2030.

Women account for 52.4% of the total workforce, a

stable trend.

We carry out initiatives to promote equal access with

programmes such as:

• 'Women in Tech' to attract talented women with a

background in technology and the digital realm (29%

of our STEM roles are held by women).

• InvestHer, is a global programme from Wealth

Management & Insurance with participants from

different Group´s geographies, that promotes the

presence of women in global business roles.

• Our Santander Women Network, founded in 2018 to

promote development, empowerment and

connection of women within and out of the

organization, continues to grow, with more than

8,000 professionals in 16 countries.

In 2024 we maintained the salary gap in equivalent

positions in the Group (EPG) at c. 0%, having achieved

our objective in 2023 two years ahead of schedule. We

also analyse the overall gender pay gap (GPG), which

compares the median pay of all men and women. In

2024 it was 26% (an improvement of 2.1 p.p. and 4.5

p.p. compared to 2023 and 2022) 7.

Persons with disabilities

We strive for the successful inclusion of our 4,828

employees with disabilities (over 2.3% of our global

workforce).

We have employee networks dedicated to the inclusion

of people with disabilities.  Our global Enable network,

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formed in 2022, has over 2,700 members in 10

countries.

In 2024, to promote this network, we boosted

awareness and inclusion in the Group through events on

visibility, technology, accessibility, and women with

disabilities.

LGBTIQ+

Our global network of LGBTIQ+ employees, Embrace,

promoted events in 2024 to share challenges or topics of

common interest.  In June, we marked LGBTIQ+ pride

days with an event where employees from across our

footprint shared the challenges this group continues to

face in being seen and heard. Embrace employees also

featured on our “Santander te cuenta” podcast, which

we release internally and externally.

Currently, 2.8% of our workforce identify as trans, non-

binary or other diverse among the employees who

voluntarily offered to share this information.

Ethnicity and culture

We monitor ethnic minority representation in three of

our core markets: Brazil, the UK and the US. Employees

who identify themselves as part of these groups account

for over 31.6% of the total workforce, which matches

the proportion of those minorities among the local

population.

We have these employee inclusion networks on race and

culture: Reach, Bold and Talento não tem cor, which

boast over 1,300 members.

Anti-harassment protocol and training

To reaffirm the Group’s commitment to combat

discrimination, 108,213 Group employees received

training in 2024 on how to avoid unconscious bias, while

101,651 employees undertook a course on sexual

harassment and how to avoid discrimination.  These

courses form part of our global anti-harassment protocol

and General code of conduct as a common framework to

establish guaranteed standards and to fight against

discrimination and behaviour that contravenes fair

treatment and moral integrity.

Information on upholding human rights

Santander strives to respect and protect the human

rights of stakeholders in our operations and in the

markets where we operate.

The CSRD requires the findings of human rights due

diligence exercises to inform the double materiality

assessment.

Human rights form part of our management and

governance by:

• looking after our employees’ health and promoting

decent employment and the preservation of freedom

of association and collective bargaining, and the

prohibition of slavery and child labour;

• protecting the human rights of our customers

through responsible business practices and the

protection of their data;

• assessing the human rights impact of transactions

with customers, where we analyse environmental,

social and climate change (ESCC) issues; and

• embedding environmental and social aspects

(including human rights) in our supply chain

management

Our board-approved Responsible banking and

sustainability policy includes our pledge to uphold

human rights.

Canal Abierto is a key tool to identify, manage and

resolve potential human rights-related incidents or

violations to protect our customers, employees,

suppliers and the communities we serve.

In 2024, we conducted a comprehensive human rights

due diligence exercise to: (i) assess the effectiveness of

current due diligence policies; (ii) identify and assess

actual and potential adverse impacts based on their

severity and probability; and (iii) assess the suitability of

our communications channels and control measures to

prevent, mitigate and remedy adverse impacts.

This exercise followed international frameworks and

directives and best market practice and covered all of our

global businesses’ units and activities (Santander's own

operations and upstream and downstream activities).

The findings, which we embed in our strategy and

governance through the human rights due diligence

exercise, fed into the double materiality exercise and we

engaged stakeholders as part of our analysis of those

findings.

Information on anti-corruption

Grupo Santander is firmly committed to the fight against

financial crime and to compliance with financial crime

prevention regulation in every market where we

operate.

Our Group board-approved and subsidiary-ratified

Corporate financial crime compliance (FCC) framework

sets out the key principles for preventing financial crime,

which underpin these programmes: the anti-money

laundering and terrorism financing prevention

programme (AML/CTF); the sanctions programme; and,

since 2023, the anti-bribery and anti-corruption

programme (ABC).

This framework is available to all employees and

interested third parties. Moreover, we use information

channels to raise awareness of the importance of

financial crime compliance.

We design the policies that build on this framework

(including customer due diligence — CDD — procedures)

according to domestic and international financial crime

regulation to manage and mitigate the impacts and risks

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of FCC and protect the Group’s integrity in all our

businesses and operations. We constantly review and

update our policies to remain consistent with regulatory

amendments and new and ever-changing external

threats.

Canal Abierto

Canal Abierto is an anonymous and confidential Grupo

Santander channel to report unethical conduct. It

protects whistleblowers by expressly prohibiting

reprisals or any negative consequence against them.

Every unit in the Group administers its own ethical

channel in different languages (including the local

tongue) according to the common standards set out in

the Canal Abierto policy since 2020.

In 2024, we received 54 reports in Spain, 8 of which

were from third parties (all of whom from customers).

In accordance with the established criteria, the Group

has no record of any judicial proceedings in relation to

incidents of discrimination or violation of fundamental

rights at Banco Santander nor is there any record of

cases involving employees that refer to serious human

rights incidents.

All reports submitted on Canal Abierto are handled

appropriately, whether they are found to be

substantiated or not.

Supporting communities

Support for education, employability and

entrepreneurship

Banco Santander has been supporting education,

employability and entrepreneurship for more than 28

years. In that time, we have invested over EUR 2.4 billion

in partnership with more than 1,170 universities in 26

countries, helping over 3.7 million people and

businesses. In 2024 alone, we allocated EUR 103.8

million to promote education, employability and

entrepreneurship, and helped 2.2 million people and

businesses. Thus, we increased our ambition to support

the community with EUR 400 million between 2023 and

2026.

Other community support actions

On top of direct community action, we cooperate with,

and channel our support through, local NGOs and social

charities.

We target our support on different groups depending on

their needs. Our support for vulnerable people focuses

on sensitive groups (due to gender, disability, age, lack

of digital skills, financial difficulty and other reasons).

We usually target cultural activities at the general

public, although we also include vulnerable groups to

facilitate their access to events and programmes.

In 2024, Banco Santander invested EUR  62.5 million  in

these initiatives, of which EUR 17.3 million accounted for

social programmes in Spain, helping over 161 thousand

people.

Fundación Banco Santander, which is based in Spain,

works to build a fair, inclusive and sustainable society by

financing and running several cultural, educational,

social and environmental projects.

Subcontracting and suppliers

Our outsourcing and third-party management model and

third-party certification policy (which apply in all our

markets) provide a methodology to make sure that our

suppliers meet the Group’s minimum requirements to

avoid risks that stem from substandard operational

resilience, solvency, reputational control and regulatory

compliance.

In 2024, we began embedding the new ESG approval

methodology in the Group, which enables us to pre-

classify all our suppliers according to their sector's

environmental and social exposure, and to classify them

under an ESG rating (low, medium, high) to prioritize the

most critical cases.

By the end of 2024, we had assessed 487 suppliers

identified with ESG risk.

Consumers

At 2024 year end, the Group had 15 million customers in

Spain and 173 million globally. Our aim is to make each

customer's experience Simple, Personal and Fair. The

customer is at the centre of everything we do. We

always listen to our customers promote the use of best

practices.

Regarding consumer protection, our compliance and

conduct committee-approved customer conduct risk

model sets out the principles that underpin how we align

customer engagement with our Simple, Personal and

Fair culture and how we make sure that the products and

services we offer adapt to our customers’ needs. Our

Product governance and consumer protection area (part

of the Compliance and conduct unit) oversees how we

follow our customer conduct risk model.

Santander’s product and service approval policy,

supported by local and corporate product governance

forums, helps ensure that products and services are

designed to meet the needs of the target market at a fair

price and in a transparent manner, and that processes

and controls set across the life cycle consider our

customers' interests.

Regarding conduct in sales, we assess customers' needs

and characteristics to offer the products that are most

suitable to each of them.. Commercial teams' training

and remuneration schemes play a vital role in

embedding conduct standards in our culture and daily

operations, with mechanisms to monitor products and

services throughout their life cycle.

In 2024, we embedded the guidelines for conduct in

fraud management in the Grupo Santander Fraud policy

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Moreover, following an internal review on conduct in

fraud management in 2023, local units worked on

aligning their improvement plans with Group standards

in 2024.

These plans combined digital channels to register cases

of fraud, bringing together customer voice, enhancing

customer communications related to fraud cases, and

bolstering controls in the first and second lines of

defence in terms of conduct towards fraud victims (with

special attention to vulnerable customers).

In addition, the management of vulnerable families and

businesses is a key pillar of Grupo Santander's strategy,

as it can make a difference to performance, perception

and long-term sustainability. We strive to identify and

consider the difficulties or vulnerabilities of our

customers and try to mitigate their potential impact. In

2024, we continued to make headway with embedding

Group regulations on vulnerable customers and the

prevention of overindebtedness in every market where

we operate. The aim is to provide a common approach

and standards to avoid disparate management between

markets.

The Group is using indicators that our units continue to

work on to identify and monitor customers in special

circumstances. We’re also developing methodologies

that will enable us to pinpoint signs of vulnerability in

order to adapt services to the specific needs of certain

customers. We also launched a global training course on

vulnerable customers so that all employees consider

potential vulnerabilities and are aware of the lines of

action in each case.

Financial health and inclusion

Financial health and inclusion are a priority for Santander

in contributing to social progress and promoting

prosperity and entrepreneurship.

To assess the significance of our proposition, we used

the World Bank's Global Findex Database to calculate

the number of unbanked, underbanked and financially

distressed people due to access and financing issues in

the markets where we operate as a retail bank.

Moreover, we have processes in place to pinpoint the

needs of customers facing financial difficulty; develop

products and services; and train our teams.

We want to help unbanked and underbanked people

enter the financial system and gain access to basic

financial services; encourage them to use financial

services that are tailored to their needs; overcome

barriers; have greater control over their finances; and

enjoy faster and more secure transactions, adapting to

the needs of both developing and mature markets.

In 2024, we financially included close to 1 million people

through access initiatives; and 1.6 million people

through finance initiatives.

In 2024, we continued to make headway with a common

approach to financial health. We define financial health

as people’s ability to manage daily finances to meet

short-term needs and support long-term goals and bring

stability to avoid financial distress.

Financial health must go hand in hand with financial

inclusion so that people who access the financial system

can manage their money responsibly and effectively. We

complement this with financial education to narrow the

knowledge gap on increasingly complex financial

products and digital skills.

In addition, in 2024 we set metrics to monitor financial

health, especially for over-indebted customers.

We also measure individual and SME customer

satisfaction (Net promoter score — NPS) and experience

through surveys on service, reputation and products in

each of our core markets. We draw up and execute

actions plans on the back of the survey findings. In 2024,

we conducted more than 9.9 million customer surveys

across all segments to understand how we can improve

our customers' experience, products and services, and

we ranked in the top 3 for NPS in seven of our core

markets, including Spain.

In 2024, we conducted a review of the channels on

which customers can raise queries or complaints.  The

Group's Customer service and dissatisfaction

management policy outlines the principle of making

channels available to avoid the potential impact of not

having adequate means for customers to convey their

issues or dissatisfaction and to ensure that we have

channels that adapt to our customers’ needs and

preferences

In addition, customers have channels outside the

organization, such as financial consumer advocates,

regulatory bodies, consumer agencies, etc., where they

can complain if they deem organization's resolution of

their dissatisfaction inadequate.

We manage customer issues and complaints proactively

by carrying out root-cause analysis and learning from

our mistakes. In 2024, Banco Santander received

156,460 complaints in Spain, 77% more than in 2023 8.

Tax information

Santander’s tax strategy sets out the tax principles that

the entire Group must follow. The board of directors

approves our tax strategy and revises it regularly.

The Group’s tax risk management and control, which

draws on our internal control model, sets out the actions

that ensure we follow our tax strategy and the principles

that underpin it.

Since 2010, we've adhered to the Spanish Code of Good

Tax Practices and the UK Code of Practice on Taxation for

Banks, and more recently to the Portuguese Code of

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Good Tax Practices. Since 2015, we've voluntarily

submitted an annual Tax Transparency Report to Spain's

Tax Authority.

The principles of Grupo Santander’s tax strategy must

enable us to make appropriate contributions according

to the value creation in each of the countries where we

operate, as well as to comply strictly with local laws. The

Group’s tax contribution and the excellent work of our

subsidiaries in navigating their respective jurisdiction's

tax systems are a key component of the sustainable and

responsible banking framework we pledge to follow and

our contribution to sustainable and inclusive growth.

In 2024, Banco Santander, S.A. and its Group in Spain

collected and paid EUR  4,409 million in taxes, of which

EUR  2,396 million were own taxes and EUR 2,013

million third party taxes.

6. Research, development and

innovation

Research, development and innovation activities

Innovation and technological development are crucial to

Santander's strategy. We focus on operational

excellence and customer experience to meet the

challenges that stem from digital transformation.

The information we gather through new technology

platforms helps us to better understand the customer

journey and design a more accurate digital profile which

boosts confidence and increases customer loyalty.

In addition to competition from other banks, we must be

mindful of new entrants to the financial system that use

new technology to stand out from the crowd and gain a

competitive advantage.

Developing a sound strategic technology plan must

provide:

• greater capacity to adapt to customers’ needs

(customized products and services, full availability and

excellent, secure service on all channels);

• enhanced processes for Santander’s professionals to

ensure greater reliability and productivity; and

• proper risk management that provides teams with the

means to spot and assess all business, operational,

reputational, regulatory and compliance risks.

As a global systemically important bank, Santander and

its  subsidiaries face increasing regulatory demands that

impact  system models and underlying technology,

which require considerable investments to guarantee

compliance and legal certainty.

As in previous years, the European Commission's 2024

EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard (based on

2023 data) recognized our technological effort. We were

the top bank in R&D investment, both in Europe and

globally, with EUR 2,197 million invested. In 2024, the

equivalent investment in R&D&I to that considered in the

ranking was EUR 2,104 million.

Technological strategy

To aid the Group's strategy to become the best open

digital platform for financial services, our technology

must boost efficiency and minimize risk through

optimization, simplification, supporting business growth

and value creation.

Our IT strategy is based on a global platform model with

reusable components, known as the One Santander

Platform. This strategy aligns with the Group's strategic

initiatives, global business, and operating model.

Our in-house ONE Santander platform is supported by

common technical components (such as a cloud-based

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platform, common data platform and artificial

intelligence platform) as well as components of our five

global businesses and global control and support

functions. For example, Gravity is one of the components

of the global platform and its implementation laid the

foundations for digitalization with its own core banking

software.

To  ensure the commitment of all Group units to the IT

strategy and to manage the One Santander Platform,

there is an appropriate global governance of our

Platform, with all the active players in the key decisions

related with this.

To implement our technology strategy, we use internal

regulation, the Group's commitment and experience in

working with our entities and a governance model that

defines platforms, projects and initiatives to shape the

strategy across our footprint.

Innovation is at the core of Santander's activity, with a

commitment to the latest technologies that enable more

robust, efficient and secure systems and processes.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming our business across

multiple dimensions, from data-driven strategies, to

process automation and customer interaction. Our AI and

Agents Platform, which provides us with advanced

generative AI capabilities and supervised autonomous

agents, is a key enabler and accelerator of the Group’s

transformation. During 2024, we made significant

progress, with ongoing initiatives which demonstrate the

impact of these technologies.

We have an inventory of over 550 data-driven models

using machine learning to accelerate revenue growth

and operational efficiency across multiple countries and

businesses. Our models focus on areas including

simplification, business growth (customer acquisition

and retention, card lifecycle optimization), risk

management and pricing optimization (advanced credit

and smart pricing models).

Generative AI is having significant impacts on customer

support, operations and software development. In 2024,

we implemented conversational assistants in Spain,

Brazil and the UK.

In process automation, we are using operational agents

to manage over 6 million documents. Additionally, 5,800

developers are using AI tools supporting software

development, achieving a 25% improvement in the time-

to-deliver.

At Santander, we are confident that data and AI will

continue to play a pivotal role in our strategy, as they

represent a significant opportunity in the coming years

to drive cost savings, revenue generation, business

growth and operational simplification.

Santander Digital Services (SDS), a Group service

company, is contributing to the implementation of our

global business strategy across our footprint using all

these new technologies. It is furnishing our ONE

Santander platform with components linked to the

cloud, process automation, Gen AI or Data projects

among other areas. With over 9,000 employees in Spain,

Poland, Portugal, UK, Mexico, US, Brazil and Chile, SDS is

a key element in Santander's technology and operations

strategy, offering its services and know-how to the

different Group entities and banks.

Technological infrastructure

Santander  has a network of high-quality data processing

centres (CPDs) interconnected by a redundant

communications system. They are spread across

strategic markets to support and develop our operations.

They combine traditional IT systems with the capabilities

of a private, on-premise cloud, which, thanks to its swift

adoption, enables us to integrate management of the

business areas’ technology, accelerate digitalization and

achieve significant cost savings.

Santander has migrated more than 96% of its

technology infrastructure to the cloud and has

accelerated in the deployment of next generation

infrastructure in the on-premise private cloud with a

technology architecture that provides greater resilience

and efficiency while reducing energy consumption.

Our local Cloud Centres of Excellence (CCoEs),

coordinated by Global CCoE, guarantee consistent and

rigorous cloud adoption across our entities. This

minimizes risk in accordance with our public cloud

policy. Migration will also contribute towards

Santander's responsible banking goals as we have

reduced the carbon footprint by 32 tons.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is crucial in supporting our purpose to help

people and businesses prosper and become the best

open financial services platform. Both the digital

evolution, driven by the boom in connectivity and

emerging technologies, as well as the complex cyber

threat landscape, continue to make cyber security a

business risk and a priority for the Group.

In 2024, the Group continued to strengthen its cyber

defences in an effort to mitigate the risks associated

with the current environment, which is marked by

increased geopolitical tensions and the accelerating

adoption of emerging technologies such as artificial

intelligence. As a result, new controls have been

implemented to address current risk areas and new

attack methods. Among these, security controls were

strengthened, focusing on ransomware and distributed

denial of service (DDoS) preparedness and response,

access management in virtual environments, supply

chain protection, and the incorporation of measures to

prevent digital fraud and identity theft, ensuring a more

secure customer experience. To ensure alignment with

the cybersecurity requirements set out in the Digital

Operational Resilience Act (DORA), regulation that aims

to strengthen IT security of financial entities, we also

reviewed and adapted internal regulations with a focus

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on incident management and reporting and advanced

penetration testing.

To manage the environment with increasingly complex

threats and the rapidly transforming digital landscape

that means a continually expanding attack surface,

Santander has updated its cybersecurity strategy, which

focuses on three pillars:

Shift-left. Embedding security by default is key to help

identify and mitigate cyber security risks from the

earliest stages of initiatives. To this end, it is essential to

have a culture where security is our priority as an

organisation. In particular, we have defined measures in

this area aimed at reinforcing the risk culture, reducing

the attack surface or combating phishing scams, among

others.

Automated and assisted cyber defence. Taking

advantage of the capabilities provided by advanced

technologies to reduce response times, such as the use

of AI to speed up analysis by cybersecurity teams,

providing more dynamic and efficient defence

capabilities.

Resilience. Strengthening resilience globally is essential

to sustainably defend the bank against evolving threats.

The Santander Fusion Center, which integrates the

cybersecurity and IT monitoring teams, carries out the

functions of detection, monitoring and response to

operational failures and cybersecurity events for the

Group's entities, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Information systems are regularly reviewed through

internal and external audits. Santander identifies IT

assets, systems and information (including those of third

parties) and periodically reviews the risks and level of

protection to proactively detect and remedy potential

weaknesses. The activities performed comprise periodic

security tests including vulnerability scans, penetration

tests, and network team exercises that simulate real

cyber-attack scenarios.

In addition to periodic testing and review, independent

certification authorities review and certify our critical

cyber security processes. Certifications, including

International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)

27001:2022 and 27017, Statement on Standards for

Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 18 and Payment Card

Industry Data Security Standard - PCI DSS4.0, are

regularly reviewed and updated, including new

processes and controls on an annual basis.

Fintech ecosystem

Santander actively participates in the fintech ecosystem

in all the regions in which we operate. We work with

fintech companies as partners as part of our efforts to

foster and channel innovation while improving customer

experience and efficiency. Through our Fintech Station

programme, we work with startups and scale-ups in

pilot programmes and implement or co-create new

products and services with them. In 2024, Santander

Fintech Station worked on eight Proofs of Concept (PoC)

and also launched six production initiatives. The Group

also provides banking services to these fintech

companies, such as advice on financing rounds, buying

and selling processes and IPOs.

Santander is an active investor in the fintech sector,

sometimes directly through its Corporate Venture

Capital (CVC) programme, or through funds promoted by

the Group, such as Mouro Capital, a global fintech

venture capital fund. To date, the Group has invested in

several strategic fintech startups directly and through

Mouro, which has a portfolio comprising 46 companies

throughout Europe, North America and South America

and continues to be a key tool to drive innovation within

the Group. Santander collaborates with many of the

companies in Mouro’s portfolio, for example, with

ThetaRay for money laundering and sanctions

prevention worldwide. Atempo Growth, a pan-European

venture debt fund also backed by the Group,

consolidated its market position by financing 31

companies, many of them in the fintech sector (e.g.,

Form3, Acin or Clarity.ai). In February 2024, Trainera

Venture Finance began its activity, a venture debt fund

launched with Inveready, which has since financed 15

high-growth startups in Spain, several of them in the

fintech sector such as REVENI or TECFYS.

See more information in the Consolidated Directors’

Report.

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7. Customer service and

customer defence

Customer Service Annual Report

In accordance with article 17 of order ECO / 734/2004 of

March 11 of the Ministry of Economy on the

departments and services of Customer Service and the

Customer Ombudsman of Financial Institutions, the

directors’ report summarizes the Annual Report to be

presented by the holder of the Service on the Board of

Directors in March 2025.

Customer service and customer defence service

In compliance with Law 44/2002 on Measures for the

Reform of the Financial System of the 734/2004 Order of

the Ministry of Economy on Departments and Services of

Customer Service and the Customer Ombudsman of

Financial Institutions and in accordance with Article 37

Of the Regulations of the Customer Claims and Attention

and Defence Service in Grupo Santander, below is a

summary of the activity developed by the said Service

during 2024, in relation to the management of

complaints and claims.

This complaint and customer service department has

managed during 2024 the claims of 19 companies of

Grupo Santander in Spain.

Global evolution of complaints and claims received by

Banco Santander in 2024

In 2024, 166,376 claims were accepted in the complaint

and customer service department. Of these, 2,766 came

through the Customer Ombudsman, 1,143 through the

Bank of Spain, 94 through the National Securities Market

Commission (CNMV) and 122 through the General

Directorate of Insurance and Pension Funds (DGSFP).

Analysis of claims by affected products

The following is the classification of complaints received

in 2023 according to the type of product:

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| Assets | 120,627 | 46,500 |
| Liabilities | 10,968 | 12,310 |
| Services | 13,871 | 14,944 |
| Insurances | 1,237 | 1,359 |
| Funds and Plans | 702 | 855 |
| Payment methods | 15,676 | 17,047 |
| Securities / Capital Markets /  Treasury | 1,031 | 1,118 |
| Others | 2,264 | 2,305 |
|  | 166,376 | 96,438 |

Resolution of claims and complaints

As of 31 December 2024, 149,157 claims had been

resolved, of which 7,145 came from files received in

2023. This figure represents 85% of the claims and

complaints received in the year.

The average resolution time in 2024 was 32 calendar

days. 73% of the complaints and claims resolved have

required a processing time of more than 15 calendar

days.

In 15% of cases, the resolutions have been favourable to

customers.

Entities

The following are the companies adhering to the

Regulation of the Customer Service of Complaints, Care

and Defence of Grupo Santander and their corresponding

number of complaints and claims received.

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| Entities | Admitted to processing | Non-admitted to processing |
| BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. | 149,381 | 23,906 |
| SANTANDER CONSUMER FINANCE, S.A. | 9,924 | 3,866 |
| OPEN BANK, S.A. | 4,941 | 331 |
| SANTANDER SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS, COMPAÑÍA  ASEGURADORA, S.A. | 1,131 | 467 |
| SANTANDER PENSIONES, S.A., E.G.F.P. | 291 | 93 |
| GETNET EUROPE, ENTIDAD DE PAGO, S.L. UNIPERSONAL | 285 | 40 |
| SANTANDER ASSET MANAGEMENT, S.A., S.G.I.I.C. | 222 | 57 |
| ALTAMIRA SANTANDER REAL ESTATE, S.A. | 104 | 61 |
| SANTANDER FACTORING Y CONFIRMING, S.A. UNIPERSONAL , E.F.C. | 56 | 5 |
| SANTANDER LEASE, S.A., E.F.C. | 21 | 1 |
| EURO AUTOMATIC CASH ENTIDAD DE PAGO, S.L. | 15 | 1 |
| TRANSOLVER FINANCE, E.F.C., S.A. | 5 | 1 |
| SANTANDER PRIVATE BANKING GESTIÓN, S.A., S.G.I.I.C | — | — |
| PAGONXT EMONEY, EDE, SL | — | — |
| SANTANDER REAL ESTATE, S.A., S.G.I.I.C. | — | — |
| SANTANDER INTERMEDIACIÓN CORREIDURÍA DE SEGUROS, S.A. | — | — |
| SANTANDER INVESTMENT, S.A. | — | — |
| SANTANDER ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, S.G.I.I.C. | — | — |
| BANCO DE ALBACETE, S.A. UNIPERSONAL | — | — |
| Total | 166,376 | 28,829 |

The network of branches and the different channels of

relationship solve, in the first instance, the requests,

disconformities or incidents that the clients

communicate to Banco Santander, trying to avoid that

they become complaints to other instances.

8. Risk management, solvency

and capital

See notes 50 and 1.e) on risk and capital to the Bank

Annual Accounts. See more information in the

Consolidated Directors’ Report.

9. Other relevant information

9.1 Treasury shares:

See note 30 to the Bank Annual Accounts.

The acquisition of treasury shares was last authorized at

our 2023 AGM, for five years and subject to these

provisions:

• Treasury shares held cannot exceed 10% of Banco

Santander's share capital at any time, which is the

legal limit set under the Spanish Companies Act.

• The acquisition price may not be lower than the par

value of the shares, nor exceed by more than 3%

the highest of the last independent purchase or the

highest independent offer at that time at the

trading venue where the purchase is made.

• The purpose of the acquisition of treasury shares

will be discretionary treasury share management,

the execution of share buyback programmes, the

delivery of these shares under the framework of

the employee and director remuneration policy or

any other purpose that the board deems pertinent

at any given time.

On 26 February 2024, the board updated the current

treasury shares policy which dictates that Banco

Santander may carry out treasury share transactions for

these purposes:

• Provide liquidity or supply of securities in the market

for Banco Santander shares, which gives this market

depth and minimizes any potential temporary

imbalances in supply and demand.

• Take advantage, for the benefit of all shareholders, of

weakness in the share price due to its medium-term

outlook.

• Meet Grupo Santander's obligations to deliver shares

to our employees and directors.

• Serve any other purpose authorized by the board

within the legal limits and those set at the general

meeting. In this regard, Banco Santander made during

the year the donations to Fundación Banco Santander

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indicated below in the context of its Responsible

Banking and Sustainability Policy.

Among other things, the policy also provides for:

• The principles to uphold in treasury share trades,

which include protecting financial markets' integrity

and prohibiting market manipulation and insider

trading.

• The operational criteria for carrying out treasury share

trades, unless in exceptional circumstances as per the

policy or carried out through mechanisms, such as

buyback programmes, with a regulation of their own.

These criteria include rules on:

• Responsibility for execution of these trades, which

falls on the Investments and Holdings department,

which is kept separate from the rest of Banco

Santander.

• Venues. Trades must generally be carried out in

regulated markets and in the multilateral trading

facilities stipulated in the policy, which has been

amended by adding three multilateral trading facilities

where Banco Santander’s shares circulate.

• Volume limits. Trades must generally not exceed

15% of the average daily trading volume for Banco

Santander shares in the previous 30 sessions on the

relevant trading venue.

• Price limits. In general, (a) buy orders should not

exceed by more than 3% the higher of (i) the price of

the last independent transaction prior to the relevant

acquisition or (ii) the highest independent bid at that

time on the trading venue where the purchase is

made; and (b) sell orders should not be lower than

the lesser of the price of the last trade in the market

by independent parties and the lowest sell order

price in the order book.

• Time limits, including a black-out period that applies

(a) during the 15 calendar days prior to the

publication of each quarterly financial information

and (b) if Banco Santander has decided to delay the

disclosure of inside information according to market

abuse regulations, until such information is

disseminated. In the case of buyback programmes,

the specific regulations establish a black-out period

of 30 calendar days prior to the publication of annual

and semi-annual results, which, however, will not

apply when the buyback programme is managed by

a third party or when the issuer has a temporary

buyback programme in place.

• Disclosure to the markets of treasury shares trading.

The policy applies to the discretionary trading of treasury

shares irrespective of whether they are carried out in

regulated markets, in multilateral trading facilities,

outside the orders market, either through blocks or

through special transactions, or under buyback

programmes. Furthermore, buyback programmes shall

comply with all the applicable specific regulations, such

as regulation on market abuse and their relevant

implementing rules. The policy does not apply to

transactions on Banco Santander's shares carried out to

hedge market risks or provide brokerage or hedging for

customers.

The full treasury shares policy is available on Banco

Santander's corporate website.

Execution of the buyback programmes charged against

2023 results

According to the 2023 shareholder remuneration policy,

two buyback programmes were executed:

In the first buyback programme, executed from 28

September 2023 to 25 January 2024, we acquired

358,567,487 treasury shares (2.22% of share capital).

Under the authorization of the 2023 AGM, on 30

January 2024 the board resolved to reduce Banco

Santander’s share capital through the cancellation of

the repurchased shares.

In the second buyback programme, executed from 20

February to 17 June 2024, we acquired 331,305,000

treasury shares (2.09% of share capital). In the terms

agreed at the 2024 AGM, on 25 June 2024 the board

resolved to reduce Banco Santander’s share capital

through the cancellation of the repurchased shares.

First 2024 Buyback Programme

Under the authorization of the 2023 AGM, and according

to the 2024 shareholder remuneration policy, on 26

August 2024 the board resolved to execute a new share

buyback programme for a maximum amount of EUR

1,525 million, equivalent to approximately 25% of the

Group reported profit (excluding non-cash, non-capital

ratios impact items) for the first half of 2024 and for

which we have already obtained the required regulatory

authorization of the European Central Bank (ECB).

In the First 2024 Buyback Programme (executed from 27

August to 3 December 2024), we acquired 341,781,250

treasury shares (accounting for approximately 2,21% of

Banco Santander’s share capital), at a weighted average

price per share of EUR 4.46.

On 17 December 2024, the board resolved to reduce the

share capital in the amount of EUR 170,890,625, by

cancelling the 341,781,250 repurchased shares.

Second 2024 Buyback Programme

Under the same AGM approval and also according to the

2024 shareholder remuneration policy, on 4 February

2025 the board resolved to execute a new share buyback

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programme for a maximum amount of EUR 1,587

million. The appropriate regulatory authorization has

already been obtained and the programme began on 6

February 2025.

The board had submitted the resolution to vote at the

2025 AGM for the share capital reduction by cancelling

the repurchased shares.

As at 31 December 2024, Banco Santander and its

subsidiaries held 15,529,459 shares, which accounted

for 0.10% of Banco Santander´s share capital (compared

to 297,815,673 shares, accounting for 1.84% of the

share capital as at 31 December 2023).

9.2 Dividend policy:

As required in Banco Santander’s by-laws, each year the

shareholder remuneration policy is submitted for

approval by the AGM.

Distribution charged against 2024 results

For the 2024 results, the board continued to apply the

same policy as in 2023, with total shareholder

remuneration of approximately 50% of the Group

reported profit (excluding non-cash, non-capital ratios

impact items), distributed in approximately equal parts

in cash dividend and share buybacks.

Interim remuneration.

On 26 August 2024, the board resolved to execute the

First 2024 Buyback Programme worth up to EUR 1,525

million (equivalent to approximately 25% of said Group

reported profit in H1’24).

On 24 September 2024, the board resolved to pay an

interim cash dividend against the 2024 results of 10 euro

cents per share entitled to the dividend (equivalent to

approximately 25% of said Group reported profit in

H1’24); it was paid from 1 November 2024.

Final remuneration.

Under the 2024 shareholder remuneration policy:

On 4 February 2025 the board of directors resolved to

implement the Second 2024 Buyback Programme worth

a maximum amount of 1,587 million euros, for which

the appropriate regulatory authorization has been

obtained, and the execution of which began on 6

February 2025.

On 25 February 2025 the board of directors resolved to

submit a resolution at the 2025 AGM to approve a final

cash dividend in the gross amount of 11 euro cents per

share entitled to dividends. If approved at the AGM, the

dividend would be payable from 2 May 2025.

Once the above-mentioned actions are completed, total

shareholder remuneration for 2024 will total EUR 6,293

million (approximately 50% of the Group reported profit

-excluding non-cash, non-capital ratios impact items- in

2024), distributed as approximately 50% in cash

dividends (EUR 3,181 million) and 50% in share

buybacks (EUR 3,112 million). These amounts have been

estimated assuming that, as a consequence of the partial

execution of the Second 2024 Buyback Programme, the

number of outstanding shares entitled to a final cash

dividend will be 14,988,884,075. Therefore, that amount

may be higher if fewer shares than planned are acquired

in the Second 2024 Buyback Programme; otherwise, it

will be lower.

Remuneration against 2025 results

As announced on 5 February 2025, the board intends to

allocate up to EUR 10 billion to shareholder remuneration

in the form of share buybacks, corresponding to the 2025

and 2026 results, as well as to the expected excess capital.

This share buyback target includes: (i) buybacks that are

part of the existing shareholder remuneration policy

outlined below, and (ii) additional buybacks following the

publication of annual results to distribute year-end

excesses of CET1 capital.

The ordinary remuneration policy for the 2025 results,

which the Board intends to apply, will remain the same

as for the 2024 results, consisting of a total shareholder

remuneration of approximately 50% of the Group's

reported profit (excluding non-cash and non-capital

ratios impact items), distributed in approximately equal

parts between cash dividends and share buybacks.

The execution of the shareholder remuneration policy

and share buybacks to distribute the excess CET1 capital

is subject to corporate and regulatory approvals.

9.3 Stock market information:

Banco Santander shares are listed on Spanish stock

exchanges (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia), the

New York Stock Exchange as American Depositary

Shares (ADS), the London Stock Exchange as Crest

Depositary Interests (CDI), the Warsaw Stock Exchange

and in the International Quotation System (SIC) of the

Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV).

As at 31 December 2024, Banco Santander occupies the

second position in the eurozone and in the thirty-second

world by market value among financial institutions, with

a market capitalization of EUR 67,648 million.

7,713 million Banco Santander shares traded in the year

for an effective value of EUR 33,410 million and a

liquidity ratio of 49%.

The Santander share closed 2024 at 4.465 euros.

9.4 Average period of payment to suppliers:

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The average period of payment to suppliers during 2024

is 11 days, term which is below the maximum

established in applicable regulations.

10. Events after the reporting

period

No significant events occurred from 1 January 2025 to

the date on which these financial statements were

authorized for issue, other than those described in these

annual accounts.

11. Annual corporate

governance report and Annual

report on directors’

remuneration

According to articles 540 and 541 of the Spanish

Companies Act, Banco Santander, S.A. has prepared the

annual corporate governance report and the annual

report on directors’ remuneration for the year ended 31

December 2024 (that are part of the directors’ report of

that financial year) with the contents determined by

Order ECC/461/2013, of 20 March, and by Circular

3/2021, of 28 September, of the National Securities

Market Commission (CNMV), that modifies Circular

5/2013, of 12 June, that defines the annual corporate

governance report model for listed companies, and

Circular 4/2013, of 12 June, that defines the annual

report on directors’ remuneration model for listed

companies.

The annual corporate governance report includes a

section that refers to the compliance of the corporate

governance recommendations in Spain.

The annual corporate governance report and the annual

report on directors’ remuneration are included, as a

separate section, in the individual directors’ report in

accordance with the provisions of article 538 of the

Spanish Companies Act. The aforementioned reports are

sent individually, as other relevant information, to the

CNMV, and are included in the consolidated directors’

report as a separate section. They are available on the

Bank's corporate website (www.santander.com) and on

the CNMV website (www.cnmv.es).

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Pursuant to Article 253, section 1 of the revised Spanish Companies Act  (Ley de Sociedades de Capital), the

board of directors of Banco Santander, S.A. draws up the individual financial statements (comprising the

balance sheet, the income statement, the statement of recognized income and expense, the statement of

changes in total equity, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the individual financial statements) and

the individual directors’ report for the 2024 fiscal year in eXtensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML)

format, which conforms to the single electronic reporting format required under Directive 2004/109/EC and

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815.

The directors of Banco Santander, S.A., listed below with an indication of their respective positions, declare

that, to the best of their knowledge, the company's individual financial statements for the 2024 financial year

were drawn up in accordance with the applicable accounting principles and give a true and fair view of the

assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company, and that the directors’ report includes a

fair review of the development, performance and position of the company, together with a description of the

principal risks and uncertainties that it faces.

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