Santander completes Webster Financial acquisition, issues 329,846,438 new shares at EUR 10.79 each

Reuters2026/08/20 06:36

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Banco Santander completed its acquisition of Webster Financial on Aug. 20, 2026, on previously announced terms.
The deal was funded through a non-cash capital increase totaling EUR 3.56 billion at an issue price of EUR 10.79 per new share.
Issued 329,846,438 new shares, equal to 2.25% of share capital pre-transaction, 2.2% post-transaction.
Share capital now totals EUR 7.51 billion, represented by 15,019,165,940 shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.50 each.

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Santander completes Webster Financial acquisition, issues 329,846,438 new shares at EUR 10.79 each

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