Exhibit 7.1

Santander UK Group Holdings plc

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(i) Excluding interest on retail deposits



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|                                                                       |  | Year ended December 31 |      
|                                                                       |  | 2016£m                 |       |   | 2015£m |  |       | 2014£m |  |  | 2013£m |   |  | 2012£m |      
|Profit on continuing operations before tax                             |  |                        | 1,914 |   |        |  | 1,342 |        |  |  | 1,399  |   |  |        | 1,109 |   |  |  | 1,152 |  
|Fixed charges: interest expense (B)(1)                                 |  |                        | 1,076 |   |        |  | 1,146 |        |  |  | 1,291  |   |  |        | 1,549 |   |  |  | 1,774 |  
|Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries |  |                        | (30   | ) |        |  | (23   | )      |  |  | (40    | ) |  |        | (57   | ) |  |  | (57   | )
|Earnings before taxes and fixed charges (A)                            |  |                        | 2,960 |   |        |  | 2,465 |        |  |  | 2,650  |   |  |        | 2,601 |   |  |  | 2,869 |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A/B)                               |  |                        | 275   |   |        |  | 215   |        |  |  | 205    |   |  |        | 168   |   |  |  | 162   |  
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(ii) Including interest on retail deposits



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|                                                                       |  | Year ended December 31 |      
|                                                                       |  | 2016£m                 |       |   | 2015£m |  |       | 2014£m |  |  | 2013£m |   |  | 2012£m |      
|Profit on continuing operations before tax                             |  |                        | 1,914 |   |        |  | 1,342 |        |  |  | 1,399  |   |  |        | 1,109 |   |  |  | 1,152 |  
|Fixed charges: interest expense (B)(1)                                 |  |                        | 2,885 |   |        |  | 3,120 |        |  |  | 3,363  |   |  |        | 4,207 |   |  |  | 4,698 |  
|Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries |  |                        | (30   | ) |        |  | (23   | )      |  |  | (40    | ) |  |        | (57   | ) |  |  | (57   | )
|Earnings before taxes and fixed charges (A)                            |  |                        | 4,769 |   |        |  | 4,439 |        |  |  | 4,722  |   |  |        | 5,259 |   |  |  | 5,793 |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A/B)                               |  |                        | 165   |   |        |  | 142   |        |  |  | 140    |   |  |        | 125   |   |  |  | 123   |  
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Note



|(1) | Includes the amortisation of discounts and premiums on debt securities in issue.
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