Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. Confirms Tender Offer Terms
Feb 26, 2020, 18:45 ET
DALLAS, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) ("SC" or the "Company") today provided an update regarding its pending "Modified Dutch Auction" tender offer to purchase up to $1 billion of shares of its common stock which commenced on January 30, 2020 and is scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, on February 27, 2020.
SC has received inquiries from stockholders as to whether SC intends to amend or modify the tender offer or extend the expiration date for the tender offer. SC does not intend to do so and the tender offer will expire in accordance with its terms at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time on February 27, 2020, the current expiration date for the tender offer. At $26 per share, the high point of the per share purchase price range, the tender offer represents a premium of 12% to the trading price of the shares as of the close of trading on the trading day immediately preceding the announcement of the tender offer, and a price to tangible book value multiple of 1.4x, when adjusted for excess capital.1
SC believes the tender offer is consistent with its long-term goal of allocating capital to provide value for SC's stockholders and other stakeholders. As part of the upcoming regulatory capital planning cycle, SC intends to continue to evaluate all options available to deploy excess capital to stockholders. These options may include reinvestment in the business through organic and inorganic opportunities, ordinary and/or special dividends and share repurchases at appropriate share prices.
Stockholders who have questions or would like additional information about the tender offer may contact the information agent for the tender offer, Georgeson Inc., toll-free at (800) 509-1312.
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About Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.
Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) ("SC") is a full-service consumer finance company focused on vehicle finance, third-party servicing and delivering superior service to our more than 2.9 million customers across the full credit spectrum. The Company, which began originating retail installment contracts in 1997, had an average managed asset portfolio of approximately $59 billion (as of December 31, 2019), and is headquartered in Dallas. (www.santanderconsumerusa.com)
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1 Assumes $7.2 billion of tangible book value and 340 million basic shares outstanding, as of December 31, 2019; tangible book value is adjusted to remove $1.0 billion of excess capital.
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