SC Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc

DALLAS, Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) ("SCUSA") today announced the public secondary offering of 10,047,954 shares, or 2.88% of our outstanding common stock, by Sponsor Auto Finance Holdings Series LP ("Sponsor Auto"), an investment vehicle jointly owned by investment funds affiliated with certain entities, including Warburg Pincus LLC and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.  Upon completion of the offering, Sponsor Auto will own approximately 1.18% of the common stock of SCUSA.  Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. will not receive any proceeds from this offering.  J.P. Morgan is acting as the sole underwriter for the offering.

A shelf registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-198130) has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  A prospectus supplement describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the SEC and, when available, may be obtained from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by contacting:

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, NY 11717
Attn: Prospectus Department
Tel: 866-803-9204

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) is a full-service, technology-driven consumer finance company focused on vehicle finance and unsecured consumer lending products. The company, which began originating retail installment contracts in 1997, has a serviced portfolio of more than $37 billion (as of June 30, 2014), has more than two million customers across all credit grades, and is headquartered in Dallas.

Forward-Looking Statements

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