New York
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts -- extension to April 14, 2012, to become a bank holding company on conversion of its subsidiary federal savings bank, Sovereign Bank, Wilmington, Delaware, to a national bank, and for Banco Santander, S.A., Boadilla del Monte Madrid, Spain, to retain control of Santander Holdings USA, Inc. and Sovereign upon this conversion.
-Granted, January 13, 2012