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Volcano surely this is old news. The buy back programme has now finished https://www.santander.com/content/dam/santander-com/en/documentos/otra-informacion-relevante/2022/05/hr-2022-05-06-end-of-the-buy-back-programme-of-own-shares-and-last-transactions-executed-under-the-programme-between-april-28-and-may-6.pdf
With regard to the dividend payment against 2020 earnings, the board of directors has approved to pay a cash dividend, from 4 May 2021, of EUR 2.75 cents per share, the maximum allowed in accordance with the limits set by the European Central Bank (ECB) in its recommendation last December.
Information on the free shares can be found here https://www.santander.com/en/shareholders-and-investors/santander-share/dividends
More detailed information can be found in the information memorandum beneath that link.
If you own Santander shares by 13/11 and if they are registered by 17/11 you are entitled to the free shares. You should receive 1 free share for every 23 you own.
Big drop in profits and hit by PPI claims https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/santander-profit-plunges-169million-after-17169432
Dividend will be in cash from 2019 and paid twice yearly - see https://www.reuters.com/article/us-santander-shareholders/santander-ups-dividend-but-is-heckled-over-popular-acquisition-idUSKBN1GZ1AR
Some may find this article of interest https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2018/06/19/is-the-santander-share-price-the-ftse-100-bargain-of-2018/