UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1





(Mark One)

|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

or



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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For the transition period from
 to
.

Commission file number of the issuing entity: 333-165432-08





SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2012-3

(Exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)

Commission file number of depositor: 333-165432

SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC.

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)





Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the issuing entity)

38-7011153

(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No. of the issuing entity)

c/o Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC

8585 North Stemmons Freeway, Suite 1100-N

Dallas, Texas 75247

(Address of principal executive offices)

(214) 292-1930

(Telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: None





Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes   ̈    No  x

Indicate by check mark
if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes   ̈    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required
to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files).    Yes  x    No   ̈

Indicate by check mark if the disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a
non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



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|Large accelerated filer |  |  ̈                                                |  | Accelerated filer         |  |  ̈
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|Non-accelerated filer   |  | x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |  | Smaller reporting company |  |  ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act).    Yes   ̈    No  x

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common
equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter. Not applicable.

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is
incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly
described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980). None.









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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 29, 2013 and is being filed for the purpose of (a) amending the disclosures in Part III related to Item 1122 of Regulation AB, (b) amending and restating Exhibit 33.1 (Report on Assessment of
Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (SC USA)), (b) amending and restating Exhibit 34.1 (Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria for Asset
Backed Securities (Deloitte & Touche LLP)) and (d) filing a new Exhibit 31.1 (Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Santander Drive)).

Other than as discussed above, this Form 10-K/A does not update or amend any other information or any exhibits as originally filed on the Form 10-K and does
not otherwise reflect events occurring after the original filing date of the Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K and with other filings made by the issuing entity with the Securities and Exchange
Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K.

PART I

The following items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:



| | Item 1: | Business
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| | Item 1A: | Risk Factors
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| | Item 2: | Properties
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| | Item 3: | Legal Proceedings
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| | Item 4: | Reserved
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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

Nothing to report.

Substitute information
provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial
Information).

Nothing to report.

Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives Instruments (Information Regarding Significant
Enhancement Providers).

Nothing to report.

Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).

Nothing to report.

Item 1117 of
Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.

Nothing to report.



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PART II

The following items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:



| | Item 5: | Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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| | Item 6: | Selected Financial Data
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| | Item 7: | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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| | Item 7A: | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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| | Item 8: | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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| | Item 9: | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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| | Item 9A: | Controls and Procedures
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Item 9B. Other Information.

Nothing to report.



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PART III

The following items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:



| | Item 10: | Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
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| | Item 11: | Executive Compensation
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| | Item 12: | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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| | Item 13: | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
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| | Item 14: | Principal Accounting Fees and Services
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Substitute information provided in accordance with General
Instruction J to Form 10-K:

Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

Information required by Item 1119 of Regulation AB has been omitted from this report on Form 10-K in reliance on the Instruction
to Item 1119.

Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.

Each of Santander Consumer USA Inc. (the Servicer) and U.S. Bank National Association (each, a Servicing Participant)
have been identified by the issuing entity as parties participating in the servicing function with respect to the pool assets held by the issuing entity. Each of the Servicing Participants has completed a report on an assessment of compliance
with the servicing criteria applicable to it (each, a Report on Assessment), which Reports on Assessment are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. In addition, each of the Servicing Participants has provided an attestation report
(each, an Attestation Report) by one or more registered public accounting firms, which reports are also attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K.

With respect to servicing criteria 1122(d)(3)(i)(B), certain reports to investors provided information that was not calculated in accordance
with the terms specified in the transaction agreements. Forms 10-D/A were filed on September 13, 2012 and on February 27, 2013 to accurately reflect information calculated in accordance the terms of the transaction agreements. Neither the
timing nor the amount of principal or interest payable to Noteholders was impacted by the adjustments.





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The Report on Assessment of the Servicer and the Attestation Report related to the Servicer
disclosed the following material noncompliance with servicing criteria 1122(d)(3)(i)(C) applicable to the Servicer during the year ended December 31, 2012: the Servicer inappropriately excluded criterion 1122(d)(4)(ii) from Managements
Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria dated March 25, 2013. The failure of the Servicer to include criterion 1122(d)(4)(ii) as an applicable criterion caused certain material outsourced vendors, which are each
not considered a servicer as defined under Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB, to be excluded from testing of 1122(d)(1)(ii) within the Regulation AB Attestation Report dated March 25, 2013.

As described in Report on Assessment of the Servicer and the Attestation Report related to the Servicer, for servicing criteria 1122(d)(2)(i),
1122(d)(4)(i), 1122(d)(4)(ii), 1122(d)(4)(iv), and 1122(d)(4)(viii), the Servicer has engaged certain vendors to perform certain activities required by this servicing criteria. The Servicer has determined that these material outsourced vendors are
not considered a servicer as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB, and the Servicer has elected to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to these vendors as permitted by
Interpretation 17.06 of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations (Interpretation 17.06). As permitted by Interpretation 17.06, the Servicer has asserted that it has policies and procedures in
place designed to provide reasonable assurance that the vendors activities comply in all material respects with the servicing criteria applicable to this vendor.

Item 1122(d)(4)(ii) was marked as not applicable in the Servicers managements assessment of compliance in error. The Servicer
confirms that Item 1122(d)(4)(ii) is applicable to the Servicer. The omission of testing for compliance by the Servicer with Item 1122(d)(4)(ii) has since been addressed and the Servicer confirms that the pool assets and related documents,
at all times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, were held in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. Consequently, the failure of the Servicer to take responsibility for Item 1122(d)(4)(ii) in its
managements assessment of compliance as filed on March 29, 2013, had no impact on investors.

During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2012, the Servicer had, and continues to have, in place practices and procedures to ensure the safekeeping of receivables files in accordance with Item 1122(d)(4)(ii). The Servicer maintains multiple levels of safekeeping and
tracking of its documents and records.

Every receivable is recorded as a data record into the Servicers loan origination, loan
servicing and imaging systems. At the time of origination, such systems indicate the status of the certificate of title as pending until the perfected security interest has been confirmed by the relevant state department of motor vehicles at which
time the system is updated to reflect the location of the certificate of title. Such systems identify for each receivable the locations of the applicable receivables file and certificate of title and, where applicable, the identity of any vendor
holding physical possession of those items on behalf of SCUSA. The Servicer records, stores and backs up all electronic data and images associated with each receivable. If a receivable file is recalled for any reason from a location, this change in
location is reflected in the system.

The Servicer maintains oversight policies and procedures for its vendors. As part of the
Servicers vendor oversight activities, the Servicer makes periodic site visits to vendor locations to confirm compliance by vendors with their obligations to the Servicer to maintain the safekeeping of documents. The effectiveness of these
policies and procedures is further confirmed by SCUSAs ability to regularly obtain receivables files and certificates of title from its vendors in the ordinary course of business. In addition, the Servicer monitors key performance indicators
at each vendor to track performance levels and implements corrective measures as appropriate. To mitigate the need for corrective action, the Servicer communicates such performance indicators to its vendors on a regular basis to help ensure
alignment between such indicators and the performance by the vendor.

In connection with the filing of this 10-K/A, the Servicer performed
a review of the foregoing policies and procedures and confirmed that such policies and procedures were in place for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. Further, in addition to the regular oversight and analysis of internal and vendor
operations as it relates to the safekeeping of documents, the Servicer engaged its auditors to test its policies and procedures for the safekeeping of receivable files in accordance with Item 1122(d)(4)(ii) and was found to be in compliance for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.



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Going forward, a qualified Servicer manager will confirm each year that all required items have
been addressed in the managements assessment of compliance.

Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statements.

The Servicer has been identified by the issuing entity as the servicer with respect to the asset pool held by the issuing
entity. The Servicer has completed a statement of compliance with applicable servicing criteria (a Compliance Statement) signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer. The Compliance Statement is attached as an exhibit to
this Form 10-K.



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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.



|(a)(1) | Not Applicable.
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|(a)(2) | Not Applicable.
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|(a)(3) | Not Applicable.
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|(b) | Exhibits.
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The exhibits listed below are either included or incorporated by reference as
indicated:



|            |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Exhibit No. |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|            | 
|1.1*        |  | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2012, among Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (Santander Drive), Santander Consumer USA Inc. (SC USA) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global
Markets Inc., each on its own behalf and as representatives of the several underwriters
|            | 
|3.1**       |  | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Santander Drive dated as of March 7, 2007                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 
|4.1***      |  | Indenture, dated as of May 16, 2012, between the Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-3, as issuer (the Issuer), and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (the Indenture
Trustee)                                                                                          
|            | 
|10.1***     |  | Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, between SC USA and Santander Drive                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|            | 
|10.2***     |  | Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, among the Issuer, Santander Drive, SC USA and the Indenture Trustee                                                                                                                                                                           
|            | 
|10.3***     |  | Administration Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, among the Issuer, SC USA, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee                                                                                                                                                                             
|            | 
|10.4***     |  | Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, between Santander Drive and Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for the Issuer                                                                                       
|            | 
|31.1        |  | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Santander Drive)                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|            | 
|33.1        |  | Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (SC USA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|            | 
|33.2****    |  | Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (Indenture Trustee)                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|            | 
|34.1        |  | Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria for Asset Backed Securities (Deloitte & Touche LLP)                                                                                                                
|            | 
|34.2****    |  | Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria for Asset Backed Securities (Ernst & Young LLP)                                                                                                                    
|            | 
|35.1****    |  | Servicing Compliance Statement (SC USA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               



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|* | Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed by Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (Commission File No. 333-165432) and Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-3 (Commission File No. 333-165432-08) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2012.
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|** | Incorporated by reference from Form S-3/A filed by Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (Commission File No. 333-165432) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2010.
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|*** | Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed by Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (Commission File No. 333-165432) and Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-3 (Commission File No. 333-165432-08) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2012.
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|**** | Incorporated by reference from Form 10-K filed by Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-3 (Commission File No. 333-165432-08) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2013.
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|(c) | Not Applicable.
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Supplemental information to be Furnished With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Act by Registrants Which Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act.

No annual report, proxy statement, form of
proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to certificateholders, and the registrant does not presently contemplate sending any such materials subsequent to the filing of this report.



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 20, 2013



SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC, as depositorBy:

/s/ Jason KulasName:

Jason KulasTitle:

Chief Financial Officer




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EXHIBIT INDEX



|            |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Exhibit No. |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|            | 
|1.1*        |  | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2012, among Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (Santander Drive), Santander Consumer USA Inc. (SC USA) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global
Markets Inc., each on its own behalf and as representatives of the several underwriters
|            | 
|3.1**       |  | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Santander Drive dated as of March 7, 2007                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 
|4.1***      |  | Indenture, dated as of May 16, 2012, between the Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-3, as issuer (the Issuer), and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (the Indenture
Trustee)                                                                                          
|            | 
|10.1***     |  | Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, between SC USA and Santander Drive                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|            | 
|10.2***     |  | Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, among the Issuer, Santander Drive, SC USA and the Indenture Trustee                                                                                                                                                                           
|            | 
|10.3***     |  | Administration Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, among the Issuer, SC USA, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee                                                                                                                                                                             
|            | 
|10.4***     |  | Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, between Santander Drive and Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for the Issuer                                                                                       
|            | 
|31.1        |  | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Santander Drive)                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|            | 
|33.1        |  | Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (SC USA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|            | 
|33.2****    |  | Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (Indenture Trustee)                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|            | 
|34.1        |  | Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria for Asset Backed Securities (Deloitte & Touche LLP)                                                                                                                
|            | 
|34.2****    |  | Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria for Asset Backed Securities (Ernst & Young LLP)                                                                                                                    
|            | 
|35.1****    |  | Servicing Compliance Statement (SC USA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               



|* | Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed by Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (Commission File No. 333-165432) and Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-3 (Commission File No. 333-165432-08) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2012.
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|** | Incorporated by reference from Form S-3/A filed by Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (Commission File No. 333-165432) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2010.
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|*** | Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed by Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (Commission File No. 333-165432) and Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-3 (Commission File No. 333-165432-08) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2012.
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|**** | Incorporated by reference from Form 10-K filed by Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-3 (Commission File No. 333-165432-08) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2013.
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