SC Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc

FORM 4 [X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response... 0.5                       
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940                       

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Smith Donald P	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. [ SC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Chief Technology Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC., 1601 ELM STREET, SUITE 800	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/1/2021
(Street) DALLAS, TX 75201 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	4/1/2021		P(1)		0.8135	A	$26.97	50.6888	D
Common Stock	1/31/2022		D		50.6888	D	(2)(3)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Reflects shares acquired as a result of a dividend reinvestment plan administered by the Reporting Person's broker.
(2)	Disposed of pursuant to the closing, on January 31, 2022, of the merger ("Merger") whereby Max Merger Sub, Inc. ("Merger Sub") merged with and into the Issuer, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 23, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and between the Issuer, Santander Holdings USA, Inc. ("Parent") and Merger Sub. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Common Stock held by the Reporting Person (other than restricted stock units of the Issuer ("Company RSUs")) was converted into the right to receive $41.50 (the "per share price"), less any required withholding taxes, in the form of American Depositary Shares of Banco Santander ("ADRs").
(3)	(Continued from Footnote 2) Under the Merger Agreement, each Company RSU outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was canceled and replaced with a restricted stock unit award providing the holder a right to receive a number of ADRs equal to the per share price divided by the closing value of an ADR immediately before the signing date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Smith Donald P C/O SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC. 1601 ELM STREET, SUITE 800 DALLAS, TX 75201			Chief Technology Officer

Signatures
/s/ Rich Walden, Attorney-in-Fact		2/2/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date