SLM Corporation Prices Public Offering of Senior Notes

NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae® (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, announced that it priced its public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.495% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Senior Notes”) at par.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers. BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as co-managers. The Senior Notes are expected to be issued on May 15, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. SLM Corporation intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund the purchase of up to $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.125% notes due 2026 (“2026 Notes”) accepted for purchase pursuant to the tender offer announced earlier today (“Tender Offer”), together with accrued and unpaid interest, and the payment of related fees and expenses. To the extent any net proceeds remain after the consummation of the Tender Offer, SLM Corporation intends to use such net proceeds to repay at their maturity any 2026 Notes that remain outstanding after the Tender Offer.

SLM Corporation has filed a registration statement (including a base prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 6, 2026 (“Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”)) with the SEC for the Senior Notes offering, which registration statement became automatically effective upon filing on July 31, 2024. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the base prospectus and Preliminary Prospectus Supplement if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at 1-212-834-4533 or by calling Barclays Capital Inc. at 1-888-603-5847.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering of the Senior Notes may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering.

Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) believes education and life-long learning, in all forms, help people achieve great things. As the leader in private student lending, we provide financing and know-how to support access to college and offer products and resources to help customers make new goals and experiences, beyond college, happen. Learn more at SallieMae.com. Commonly known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.

Forward-Looking Statements

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