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The Santander Nominee Service has simplified the way it makes dividend payments. In order for any cash distributions made by the company to be paid to you, you need to provide your bank or building society account details. In addition, you can also choose whether to use cash dividends to increase the number of Santander shares you hold.
Dividends paid to your account
As at 1 October 2021, Equiniti Financial Services Limited, as provider of the Santander Nominee Services implemented cash distribution payments by direct credit only. Provide your bank or building society account details so that dividend payments can be made directly to your nominated account by direct credit. It is a more efficient, secure and environmentally sustainable payment method.
Dividend re-investment plan
The Dividend Re-investment Plan offers shareholders in the Santander Nominee Service a simple way to use your cash dividend payments to purchase additional Santander shares, to increase your shareholding.
Dividend Information
In application of the Bank’s ordinary shareholder remuneration policy the board of directors approved the payment of an interim cash dividend against 2026 results of €0.127 per share to be paid from 2 November 2026. The last day to trade shares with a right to receive the dividend will be 29 October and the record date will be 30 October.
The following information relates to dividends distributed to holders in the Santander Nominee Service in GBP sterling - Santander Dividend History.
For the latest information about the Santander dividend policy, including current and historic dividends payments, along with the share buy-back programme, please visit the Shareholder remuneration section of the Santander corporate website.
Spanish Withholding Tax
Under Spanish law, dividends paid by Santander, a Spanish resident company, to a holder of ordinary shares not residing in Spain for tax purposes, are subject to Spanish Non-Resident Income Tax (withholding tax) at the rate of 19%, since 1 January 2016.
Following the procedures set forth by Spanish legislation, Santander will levy an initial withholding tax on the gross dividend at the above rate. For further details, please refer to the following information sheet.
Overseas Payment Service
Instead of waiting for sterling cheques to arrive by mail, why not have your dividend sent direct to your bank account.
It's a service we can arrange in over 90 countries worldwide and it normally costs less than paying in a sterling cheque. The dividend will be credited to your account automatically - normally just a few days after the company's dividend payment date.
How can I receive dividends this way?
Using the Overseas Payment Service is easy. Equiniti can provide dividend payments that are automatically converted into your local currency, by arrangement with Citibank Europe PLC.
It can be a service arranged in over 90 countries. Please see the Overseas Payment Service page for further information.