Board changes

10 September 2014

SANTANDER UK PLC

BOARD CHANGES

Further to the Banco Santander, S.A. announcement made earlier today concerning Ana Botín's appointment as Group Executive Chairman with immediate effect, Santander UK confirms that its Board will meet next week as part of an orderly process to identify a new CEO. During this transition phase, as Deputy CEO, Nathan Bostock will be responsible for ensuring continuity in all operations and strategy.

A further announcement will be made in due course.

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Additional information about Santander UK and Banco Santander

Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN.MC, STD.N, BNC.LN) is a retail and commercial bank, based in Spain, with a presence in 10 main markets. Banco Santander, S.A. is the largest bank in the euro zone by market capitalization. Founded in 1857, Banco Santander, S.A. had EUR 1.24 trillion in managed funds, 103 million customers, 13,927 branches - more than any other international bank - and 182,958 employees at the close of 2013. It is the largest financial group in Spain and Latin America. It also has significant positions in the United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany, Poland and the northeast United States of America. Banco Santander, S.A. registered EUR 4.37 billion in attributable profit in 2013, an increase of 90% from the previous year.

Santander UK is a leading financial services provider in the UK and offers a wide range of personal and commercial financial products and services. At 30 June 2014, Santander UK serves more than 14 million active customers with c. 20,000 employees and through almost 1,000 branches and 52 regional Corporate Business Centres.

Banco Santander, S.A. has a standard listing of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and Santander UK continues to have its preference shares listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Nothing in this announcement constitutes or should be construed as constituting a profit forecast.