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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| ITEM 1.01. | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT. |
On November 1, 2021, SLM Corporation (the “Company”) closed an offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.125% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) issued by the Company (the “Offering”).
The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-258300) (the “Registration Statement”). The Company has filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement dated October 27, 2021, together with the accompanying prospectus dated July 30, 2021, relating to the offer and sale of the Notes.
The Notes were issued under an indenture dated June 17, 2015 (the “Base Indenture”) with Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee, as supplemented by the third supplemental indenture dated November 1, 2021 (the “Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Notes bear interest at the rate of 3.125% per annum. Interest is payable on May 2 and November 2 of each year, beginning May 2, 2022. The Notes will mature on November 2, 2026. The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time at the applicable redemption prices, as set forth in the Indenture. In addition, if the Company experiences certain change of control events with respect to the Notes, it must offer to purchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that holder’s Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase.
The Company intends to use part of the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the redemption in full of the $200 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 5.125% senior notes due 2022, including payment of accrued and unpaid interest and any make-whole premium thereon, and for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of debt and future share repurchase programs.
The foregoing description of the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Supplemental Indenture and the form of the Notes, which are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively. The Base Indenture was previously incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR filed on July 30, 2021. A copy of the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, special New York counsel to the Company, relating to the validity of the Notes, is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 5.1; and a consent relating to such incorporation of such opinion is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 23.1 by reference to its inclusion within Exhibit 5.1.
| ITEM 2.03. | CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF REGISTRANT. |
The information included in Item 1.01 with respect to the Indenture is incorporated by reference into this item.
| ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS. |
On October 27, 2021, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, in connection with the Offering. The Underwriting Agreement includes the terms and conditions for the offering and sale of the Notes, indemnification and contribution obligations, and other terms and conditions customary in agreements of this type.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
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| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated October 27, 2021, among SLM Corporation, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein | |
| 4.1 | Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 1, 2021 between SLM Corporation and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee | |
| 4.2 | Form of Senior Note due 2026 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 1, 2021
| SLM CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Steven J. McGarry | |
| Name: | Steven J. McGarry | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |