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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-26-003984
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	425
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260731
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260730

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001471055
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		425
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34476
		FILM NUMBER:		261224753

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV. JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 2235
		STREET 2:		AV. JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 2041
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			04543-011
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(55 11) 3174-8589

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV. JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 2235
		STREET 2:		AV. JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 2041
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			04543-011

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001471055
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		425

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV. JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 2235
		STREET 2:		AV. JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 2041
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			04543-011
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(55 11) 3174-8589

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV. JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 2235
		STREET 2:		AV. JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 2041
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			04543-011
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/14pt Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Publicly-Held Company with Authorized Capital</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CNPJ/MF No. 90.400.888/0001-42</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">NIRE 35.300.332.067</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 7.4pt 0 16.55pt; text-align: center">MATERIAL FACT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 7.6pt 0 0; text-align: justify"><B>BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A. </B>(&quot;<U>Santander
Brazil</U>&quot; or &quot;<U>Company</U>&quot;), pursuant to CVM Resolution 44/21 and Article 157, paragraph 4, of Law No. 6,404/76, hereby
announces that it was informed by its controlling shareholder, Banco Santander, S.A. (&quot;<U>Banco Santander</U>&quot;), that Banco
Santander intends to launch an exchange offer, which is expected to be implemented through a voluntary exchange public tender offer in
Brazil (the &quot;<U>Brazilian Exchange Offer</U>&quot;) and a concurrent exchange offer in the United States (the &quot;<U>U.S. Exchange
Offer</U>&quot; and, together with the Brazilian Exchange Offer, the &quot;<U>Exchange Offers</U>&quot;), for the acquisition of all the
Company&#8217;s issued and outstanding (i) common shares (&quot;<U>Common Shares</U>&quot;), preferred shares (&quot;<U>Preferred Shares</U>&quot;
and, together with the Common Shares, the &quot;<U>Shares</U>&quot;) and units, each composed of one Common Share and one Preferred Share
(the &quot;<U>Units</U>&quot;), traded on B3 S.A. &#8211; Brasil, Bolsa, Balc&atilde;o (&quot;<U>B3</U>&quot;); and (ii) in the case of
the U.S. Exchange Offer only, American Depositary Shares, each representing one Unit (&quot;<U>ADSs</U>&quot;), traded on the New York
Stock Exchange (&#8220;<U>NYSE</U>&#8221;); in each case, other than any Shares, Units and ADSs owned, directly or indirectly, by Banco
Santander. Santander Brazil will continue to be a listed company in B3 after the Brazilian Exchange Offer. Depending on the results of
the U.S. Exchange Offer, the ADSs may be removed from listing on the NYSE and from registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#8220;<U>SEC</U>&#8221;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 7.6pt 0 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial MT; margin: 0 7.6pt 0 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Pursuant
to Banco Santander&#8217;s proposed Exchange Offers, holders of Santander Brazil Shares, Units and ADSs that tender their securities in
the Exchange Offers would receive Banco Santander Brazilian Depositary Receipts (&#8220;<U>BDRs</U>&#8221;), pursuant to CVM Resolution
No. 182, of May 11, 2023 (&quot;<U>CVM Resolution 182</U>&quot;), or Banco Santander ADSs, as applicable &#8211;each BDR or ADS representing
one newly issued common share of Banco Santander&#8211;, and according to the following exchange ratio: (i) 0.2028 Banco Santander BDR
or ADS, as applicable, for each Common Share or Preferred Share of Santander Brazil and (ii) 0.4056 Banco Santander BDR or ADS, as applicable,
for each Unit or ADS of Santander Brazil (&#8220;<U>Exchange Ratio</U>&#8221;)<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>[1]</SUP></FONT>. The
proposed Exchange Ratio represents a premium of 15%, based on the closing price as of July 30, 2026 of EUR&nbsp;12.248 for a Banco Santander
ordinary share, the closing price as of July 30, 2026 of BRL&nbsp;25.25 for a Santander Brazil Unit</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>[2]</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">,
and a BRL/EUR exchange rate of 5.8461 as of July&nbsp;30,&nbsp;2026. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.85pt 0 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The proposed Exchange Ratio will be adjusted
for certain events that may occur between the date hereof and the expiration of the Exchange Offers, including potential dividends, interest
on equity and/or share bonuses paid by Santander Brazil and/or Banco Santander and/or stock splits and/or reverse stock splits at any
of them. No adjustment to the Exchange Ratio will be made as a result of any share repurchase programs conducted during such period.</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><SUP>[1]</SUP></FONT> The Exchange Ratio has
been determined based on the number of outstanding Santander Brazil shares. Final offer documentation will include customary antidilution
provisions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><SUP>[2]</SUP></FONT> As shown in Bloomberg
at 10 pm CEST.</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.85pt 0 0; text-align: justify">Commencement of the Exchange Offers
and, if commenced, the consummation thereof is subject to certain conditions, including among others:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.85pt 0 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36.6pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">i.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 5.85pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">the registration of Banco
Santander as a foreign issuer (publicly-held company &#8211; category A) with the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (&quot;<U>CVM</U>&quot;);</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36.6pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">ii.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 5.85pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">the registration of a BDR
Program with the CVM;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36.6pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">iii.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 5.85pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">the admission of Banco
Santander's BDRs to trading on B3;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36.6pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">iv.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 5.85pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">the registration of the
Brazilian Exchange Offer with the CVM and B3 and the authorization to hold the special auction on B3;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36.6pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">v.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 5.85pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">the necessary approvals and relief required to carry out the U.S. Exchange
Offer, including the registration of the U.S. Exchange Offer with the SEC;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.85pt 0 54.6pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36.6pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">vi.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 5.85pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">the approval by Banco Santander's
shareholders&#8217; meeting of the issuance of the new shares of Banco Santander to be delivered in the Exchange Offers; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36.6pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">vii.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 5.85pt">the absence of any material adverse change.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.85pt 0 15.25pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Attached to this material fact is the press release
issued by Banco Santander on this date regarding the Transaction, in its original version and a Portuguese translation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Santander Brazil will keep its shareholders and the
market informed of any new material developments relating to the Exchange Offers, in accordance with applicable regulations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.85pt 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.85pt 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 7.45pt 0 16.55pt; text-align: center">S&atilde;o Paulo, July <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: 0.05pt">30</FONT>,
2026</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0.15pt 0 0; text-align: center">Carlos Ignacio Mu&ntilde;iz Gonzalez
Blanch</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0.15pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Executive Vice President and Investor
Relations Officer</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 20pt Santander Headline,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: red">Santander announces its intention to launch
an exchange offer to acquire the outstanding shares of Santander Brazil</P>

<P STYLE="color: #BFBFBF; font: 6pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="color: #BFBFBF; font: 6pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Santander Text Light,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">Santander offers
a premium of 15% over the reference share price<FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.3pt"><SUP>[3]</SUP></FONT> for a total consideration of
up to &#8364;1,908 million<SUP>[4]</SUP>.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Santander Text Light,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">The consideration
will consist of newly issued Banco Santander shares representing up to 1.1% of the share capital today.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Santander Text Light,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">The transaction
underscores Santander&#8217;s confidence in the potential of its Brazilian subsidiary and enables shareholders in Santander Brazil to
become shareholders in one of the world&#8217;s strongest and most profitable financial groups.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Santander Text Light,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">The exchange
offer will not be subject to a minimum acceptance condition.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Santander Text Light,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">The transaction
is consistent with Santander&#8217;s disciplined capital allocation hierarchy. It is expected to support per-share returns, strengthen
the group's long-term earnings growth and organic capital generation, and have a neutral impact on the group's capital ratio.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Santander Text Light,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">Santander Brazil
will remain listed on the S&atilde;o Paulo stock exchange and, subject to compliance with the applicable requirements, the New York Stock
Exchange.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="color: #BFBFBF; font: 6pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="color: #BFBFBF; font: 6pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="color: red; font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0">Madrid, 30 July 2026 - PRESS RELEASE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Banco Santander intends to launch an offer to acquire
all of Santander Brazil&#8217;s issued and outstanding common shares, preferred shares, units and American Depositary Shares (ADSs) that
it does not already own, representing approximately 10% of Santander Brazil&#8217;s share capital. The transaction is expected to be implemented
through voluntary and concurrent exchange tender offers in Brazil and the United States.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The offer will be voluntary, it does not seek the
delisting of Santander Brazil and is not subject to a minimum acceptance condition. Depending on the results of the offer, Santander Brazil&#8217;s
ADSs may be removed from listing on the New York Stock Exchange and from registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The exchange offer consideration will consist of
newly issued Banco Santander shares. Santander Brazil shareholders who accept the offer will receive, (i) for each unit or ADS of Santander
Brazil, 0.4056 newly issued Banco Santander shares and (ii) for each common share or preferred share<FONT STYLE="color: black"><SUP>[5]</SUP></FONT>
of Santander Brazil, 0.2028 newly issued Banco Santander shares<FONT STYLE="color: black"><SUP>[6]</SUP></FONT>. The delivery of the shares
will be made in the form of Brazilian Depositary Receipts (BDRs) or ADSs, as applicable, which will be tradable on the S&atilde;o Paulo
stock exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, respectively.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The offer represents a premium of 15% over the reference
share price of a unit of Santander Brazil<SUP>1</SUP>. The transaction will involve a maximum of approximately &#8364;1,908 million<SUP>2</SUP>.
If all shares held by minority shareholders were tendered into the offer, Banco Santander would issue approximately 156 million new shares,
equivalent to approximately 1.1% of its current share capital.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 6pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt"><SUP>[3]</SUP> Based on the closing
price as of 30 July 2026 of 12.248 euros for a Banco Santander ordinary share, the closing price as of 30 July 2026 of 25.25 Brazilian
reais for a Santander Brazil unit as shown in Bloomberg at 10.00 pm CEST, and a BRL/EUR exchange rate of 5.8461 as of 30 July 2026.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 6pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt"><SUP>[4]</SUP> Based on a Banco
Santander ordinary share price of 12.248 euros as of 30 July 2026.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 6pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt"><SUP>[5]</SUP> Each Santander Brazil
unit is composed of one ordinary share and one preferred share. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 6pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.25pt"><SUP>[6]</SUP> Subject to certain
adjustments for certain events that may occur between the date hereof and the expiration of the offer, including potential dividends,
interest on equity and/or share bonuses paid by Banco Santander and/or Santander Brazil and/or stock splits and/or reverse stock splits
by either of them. Share buybacks conducted during such period shall not cause adjustment of the exchange ratio. </FONT><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt">The
exchange offer consideration has been determined based on the number of outstanding Santander Brazil shares. Final offer documentation
would include customary antidilution provisions.</FONT></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">As part of the transaction, Banco Santander will
apply for its registration as a foreign issuer and for the registration of its shares for trading in Brazil through a BDR program. Additionally,
Banco Santander will seek</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">approval from its general shareholders&#8217; meeting
for the corresponding capital increase.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The transaction reflects Banco Santander&#8217;s
confidence in Brazil and in the growth potential of its business in the country.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt"><B>Ana Bot&iacute;n,
executive chair of Banco Santander</B>, said: <I>&#8220;Brazil is one of Santander's core markets, with strong long-term fundamentals,
a large and growing customer base and significant opportunities for profitable growth. This transaction is a further step in our strategy
of simplifying the group, while reinforcing our long-term commitment to Brazil. It is consistent with our capital hierarchy and is expected
to be accretive to earnings per share and tangible book value per share, while remaining capital neutral. It also offers minority shareholders
in Brazil an attractive premium together with the opportunity to participate in the value creation of Santander's global, diversified
franchise.&#8221;</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The transaction is fully aligned with Santander's
strategy of delivering long-term shareholder value creation and meets the group's disciplined capital allocation framework. It compares
favourably with alternative deployment options, while remaining capital neutral. The transaction is expected to increase earnings per
share by approximately 0.5% from 2028 and tangible book value per share by approximately 0.6%, as well as to generate an attractive return
on invested capital, based on current market expectations. It is also expected to strengthen the group's long-term earnings growth and
to enhance its capacity for organic capital generation in the years ahead.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">For Santander Brazil&#8217;s minority shareholders,
the offer provides an attractive opportunity to realize the value of their investment at a compelling premium to the market price. At
the same time, it enables them to become shareholders in one of the world's leading diversified financial groups, with a broader earnings
base, resilient profitability and a proven track record of sustainable value creation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Commencement of the offer and the offer itself will
be subject to customary conditions for transactions of this nature, including the obtaining of the relevant regulatory approvals, the
approval by Banco Santander&#8217;s General Shareholders&#8217; Meeting of the corresponding capital increase and the absence of any material
adverse change.<BR STYLE="clear: both">
</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INVESTORS REGARDING
THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In connection with the proposed transaction, Banco
Santander, S.A. (&#8220;Santander&#8221;) will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) a Registration
Statement on Form F-4 that will include a prospectus and offer to exchange. Santander will also file with the Brazilian Comiss&atilde;o
de Valores Mobili&aacute;rios (&#8220;CVM&#8221;) a Tender Offer Notice (<I>Edital de Oferta P&uacute;blica de Aquisi&ccedil;&atilde;o</I>)
in connection with the transaction and the prospective offer as required under applicable law. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED
TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROSPECTUS, OFFER TO EXCHANGE, TENDER OFFER NOTICE AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED
WITH THE SEC AND THE CVM REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
All such documents filed with the SEC will be available free of charge at the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov and through the CVM&#8217;s
website at www.cvm.gov.br.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">This communication shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
This document is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States, Brazil, Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland, Mexico or elsewhere.
No offering of securities shall be made in the United States except pursuant to registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or an exemption therefrom, and no offering of securities shall be made in Brazil, Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland or Mexico
except pursuant to applicable law.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">This communication contains &#8220;forward-looking
statements,&#8221; which may be identified by words like expect, project, anticipate, should, intend, probability, risk, target, goal,
objective, estimate, future and similar expressions and include, but are not limited to, statements that are predictive in nature and
depend upon or refer to future events, conditions, circumstances or the future performance of Santander or Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A.
(&#8220;Santander Brazil&#8221;) or their respective affiliates, including as a result of the implementation of the transactions described
herein. These statements are based on management&#8217;s current expectations and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes
in circumstance and a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors may cause actual developments and results to differ materially
from current expectations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Risks and uncertainties include, among other things:</P>

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conditions (e.g., an economic downturn; higher volatility in the capital markets; inflation; deflation; changes in demographics, consumer
spending, investment or saving habits; and the effects of the armed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, or the outbreak of public
health emergencies in the global economy) in areas where we have significant operations or investments; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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including cyberattacks, data breaches, data losses and other security incidents; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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risks from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices and new benchmark indices); </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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loan repayment, collateral depreciation or counterparty risk; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 18pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 35.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Santander Text Light,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">political instability in Spain,
the UK, other European countries, Latin America and the US; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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and immigration policies and trade tensions, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory responses; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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tax changes (including regulatory capital and liquidity requirements) and greater regulation prompted by financial crises; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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divestitures and challenges arising from deviating management&#8217;s resources and attention from other strategic opportunities and operational
matters; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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adverse reactions of stakeholders, including adverse effects on the market price of our securities<U>;</U></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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regulations, targets and weather events; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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of actions that may be required by us, governments and other to achieve goals relating to climate, environmental and social matters, as
well as the evolving nature of underlying science and potential conflicts and inconsistencies among governmental standards and regulations&nbsp;;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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including those affecting or changing our practices, operations, priorities, strategies, policies or procedures; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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to liquidity and funding on acceptable terms, especially due to credit spread shifts or credit rating downgrade for the entire group or
core subsidiaries.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Additionally, important factors that could cause
Santander&#8217;s and Santander Brazil&#8217;s actual results, financial condition and achievements to differ materially from those indicated
in these forward-looking statements include, in addition to those set forth in Santander&#8217;s and Santander Brazil&#8217;s filings
with the SEC and the CVM, as applicable:</P>

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transaction, including uncertainties as to whether certain statutory relief under the U.S. securities laws will be granted, the risk that
the conditions to commencement and/or consummation of the proposed transaction are not received or satisfied on a timely basis or at all,
and the risk of Santander Brazil shareholders not tendering their securities in the proposed transaction or otherwise not supporting the
terms of the proposed transaction; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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of completion of the transaction, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required regulatory or shareholder approvals;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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businesses as a result of the announcement and pendency of the proposed transaction; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 18pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 35.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Santander Text Light,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">the risk that matters relating
to the transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of the securities of Santander or Santander Brazil;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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could have an adverse effect on the ability of Santander or Santander Brazil to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and
maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>


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transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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issuance of additional ordinary shares and corresponding American depositary shares, each representing the right to receive one of its
ordinary shares (&#8220;ADSs&#8221;), or Brazilian Depositary Receipts, each representing the right to receive one of its ordinary shares
(&#8220;BDRs&#8221;), in connection with the proposed transaction; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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requirements.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">All such factors are difficult to predict and are
beyond Santander&#8217;s and Santander Brazil&#8217;s control, including those other risks and uncertainties discussed in (i) Santander&#8217;s
filings with the SEC, including the &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and &#8220;Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements&#8221;
sections of Santander&#8217;s most recent annual report on Form 20-F and subsequent 6-Ks filed with, or furnished to, the SEC and (ii)
Santander Brazil&#8217;s filings with the SEC and the CVM, as applicable, including the &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and &#8220;Forward-Looking
Statements&#8221; sections of Santander Brazil&#8217;s most recent annual report on Form 20-F and subsequent 6-Ks filed with, or furnished
to, the SEC and most recent Formul&aacute;rio de Refer&ecirc;ncia filed with the CVM.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">You can obtain copies of Santander&#8217;s and Santander
Brazil&#8217;s filings, as applicable, with the SEC and the CVM for free at the SEC&#8217;s website (www.sec.gov) or at the CVM&#8217;s
website (ww.cvm.gov.br). Other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include those that will be set forth in the
Registration Statement on Form F-4 and the related Offer to Exchange/Prospectus, the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule
14D-9, the Tender Offer Notice and other tender offer documents to be filed by Santander and Santander Brazil. All forward-looking statements
in this communication are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Santander Text Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Our forward-looking statements speak only as at the
date of this communication and are informed by the knowledge, information and views available as at the date of this communication. Santander
is not required to update or revise any forward-looking statements, regardless of new information, future events or otherwise.</P>

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