Santander UK plc - CEO Appointment

Further to the announcement made on 10 September 2014, the Board of Santander UK is pleased to announce that Nathan Bostock has been appointed as CEO with immediate effect. As a result, Ana Botín has today relinquished her role as CEO but will remain on the Board in a non-executive capacity.

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For further details, please contact:

Jennifer Scardino (Director of Corporate Affairs and Marketing)
020 7756 4886

James S. Johnson (Head of Investor Relations)
020 7756 5014

For more information contact: ir@santander.co.uk