Banco Santander Share News (BNC)

(ShareCast News) - Santander's executive chairman Ana Botin has been snapping up shares in a bid to show confidence in the bank.It comes after the Spanish bank missed analysts' expectations with only a 2.6% rise in annual profits.The company said on Wednesday that it had put aside an extra £450m to cover an expected increase in PPI claims over the next two years.Botin purchased a total package of 200,000 shares over the course of Thursday for just over £633,000.It gives her a total shareholding of 73,133,193 share, representing a 0.508% stake.The bank's shares were up 3.62p (1.24%) to 296p at 1530 GMT.Top Director BuysBanco Santander S.A. (BNC) Director name: Ms Ana Patricia BotinAmount purchased: 117,162 @ 303.21p Value: £355,259Electra Private Equity (ELTA) Director name: Mr Edward BramsonAmount purchased: 4,859 @ 3,424.00p Value: £166,372Banco Santander S.A. (BNC) Director name: Ms Ana Patricia BotinAmount purchased: 29,730 @ 393.00p Value: £116,839Banco Santander S.A. (BNC) Director name: Ms Ana Patricia BotinAmount purchased: 29,396 @ 302.76p Value: £88,999Halfords Group (HFD) Director name: Mr Jonny Mason Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 374.99p Value: £93,748Halfords Group (HFD) Director name: Mr Jonny Mason Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 367.20p Value: £91,800FirstGroup (FGP) Director name: Mr Wolfhart HauserAmount purchased: 80,000 @ 92.91p Value: £74,328Reconstruction Capital II Ltd. (RC2) Director name: Mr Mihai RadoiAmount purchased: 287,500 @ € 0.22 Value: € 62,531Banco Santander S.A. (BNC) Director name: Ms Ana Patricia BotinAmount purchased: 13,712 @ 302.15p Value: £41,431Banco Santander S.A. (BNC) Director name: Ms Ana Patricia BotinAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 304.74p Value: £30,474There were no director sells at the time of publication