Santander Holdings USA, Inc. Announces Planned Capital Actions

BOSTON, June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (the "Company") announced its planned capital actions for the third quarter of 2019 through the second quarter of 2020, which are included in its 2019 Capital Plan (the "Capital Plan").

The Company's planned capital actions under the Capital Plan include common dividends to Banco Santander, S.A., the Company's sole shareholder, of $125 million per quarter.

In addition, Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. ("SC"), the Company's majority-owned subsidiary, announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share, an increase from $0.20 per share, and an authorization to repurchase up to $1.1 billion of SC's outstanding common stock (the "Share Repurchase Program") through the end of the second quarter of 2020.

The timing and amount of any dividends, stock repurchases and any other capital actions will depend on a variety of factors, including the business plans and financial performance of the Company and its subsidiaries, general market and economic conditions, and other factors, and are subject to any applicable regulatory requirements and approval by the Company's board of directors. SC's Share Repurchase Program may be executed through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions and/or through repurchase plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The Share Repurchase Program does not obligate SC to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and it may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (SHUSA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Madrid-based Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE: SAN) (Santander), with more than 144 million customers in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. SHUSA is the parent company of six financial companies with approximately 17,000 employees, 5.2 million customers and assets of over $154.6 billion. These include Santander Bank, N.A.; Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC); Banco Santander International of Miami; Banco Santander Puerto Rico; Santander Securities LLC of Boston; and Santander Investment Securities Inc. of New York, and several other subsidiaries.

Financial Contact:
Andrew Withers
617-757-3524
[email protected]

Media Contact:  
Laurie Kight  
Santander Holdings
617-757-5891  
[email protected]

SOURCE Santander Holdings USA, Inc.