Grupo Santander registered net attributable income of EUR 7,596 million in 2006, an increase of 22 percent from EUR 6,220 million in 2005.
All business units registered strong growth in activity in 2006, an increase of 26% in recurring profits, excluding capital gains, of EUR 6,582 million. At the same time, Santander registered in 2006 EUR 2,487 million in gross extraordinary capital gains from the sale of investment stakes, of which EUR 1,386 million have been earmarked for extraordinary provisions, which strengthen the balance sheet, and another EUR 1,014 million to the annual results.