28th Jan 2009 11:18
MATERIAL FACT
Regarding its results for the 2008 financial year, Grupo Santander announces:
Group ordinary recurrent profit, net of the EUR 500 million provision (EUR 350 million after taxes) related to Optimal Strategic, is EUR 8,876 million, a 9.4% increase from 2007.
This figure is identical to the Group's total net attributable profit, as all extraordinary gains during the year were offset by write-offs and reinforcement of the balance sheet.
2. The fourth and last dividend to be charged against results of the 2008 financial year will be for the full amount of 0.25737325 euro per share, payable in cash, which will be paid from next 1 May. With the payment of this dividend, the total dividend for 2008 is 0.65078125 euro per share, the same amount as paid against 2007 financial year results, with the 2008 dividend payable on an average of 18% more shares than was the case in 2007. The dividend pay-out is 54.3%.
3. The presentation of results will be held as scheduled on 5 February.
Boadilla de Monte (Madrid), 28 January 2009.
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