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Staff costs - Schedule of deferred variable remuneration systems, deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan (Details) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025 EUR (€) trading_session companies
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 5 years
Immediate payment percentage | 40.00%
Deferred payment percentage | 60.00%
Deferred variable compensation plan linked to multiannual objectives |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 5 years
Deferred payment, percentage paid in shares | 60.00%
Number of trading sessions | trading_session | 15
Deferred payment percentage | 60.00%
Deferred variable compensation plan linked to multiannual objectives | Minimum |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 3 years
Deferred variable compensation plan linked to multiannual objectives | Maximum |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 5 years
Deferred variable remuneration, three-year plan | Minimum |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 3 years
Deferred variable remuneration, four-year plan |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 4 years
Deferred variable remuneration, five-year plan | Maximum |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 5 years
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan seventh cycle |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Number of credit institutions included in reference group | companies | 9
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan seventh cycle | Minimum |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 4 years
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan seventh cycle | Maximum |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 5 years
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan seventh cycle | Executive directors |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferred payment, percentage paid in share options | 25.00%
Deferred payment, percentage paid in shares | 25.00%
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan first cycle | Executive directors and members of identified staff with total variable remuneration specified amount |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 5 years
Gross variable remuneration benchmark threshold | € | € 2.7
Immediate payment percentage | 40.00%
Deferred payment percentage | 60.00%
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan first cycle | Senior managers, country heads, other executives and identified staff with total variable remuneration specified amount |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 5 years
Immediate payment percentage | 50.00%
Deferred payment percentage | 50.00%
Percentage of entity economic capital | 1.00%
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan first cycle | Senior managers, country heads, other executives and identified staff with total variable remuneration specified amount | Minimum |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Gross variable remuneration benchmark threshold | € | € 1.7
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan first cycle | Senior managers, country heads, other executives and identified staff with total variable remuneration specified amount | Maximum |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Gross variable remuneration benchmark threshold | € | € 2.7
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan first cycle | Other beneficiaries |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Deferral period | 3 years
Immediate payment percentage | 60.00%
Deferred payment percentage | 40.00%
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan second and third cycles |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Number of credit institutions included in reference group | companies | 17
Deferred multiyear objectives variable remuneration plan fourth cycle |
Share-based payment arrangement |
Number of credit institutions included in reference group | companies | 9

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