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Get filing alertsSLM Corp closes $500M senior notes offering at 6.495% to refinance 2026 debt
Filed May 15, 2026 · Period ending May 15, 2026 · ~1 min read
Key Changes
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Issued $500M of 6.495% senior notes due 2032, converting to floating rate (benchmark plus 271 bps) in May 2031. Proceeds fund tender offer for existing 3.125% notes due 2026 and repay any remaining 2026 debt at maturity.
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement verify on EDGAR → -
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Notes include standard protections: company may redeem at any time at specified prices; change of control triggers mandatory repurchase offer at 101% of principal plus accrued interest.
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement verify on EDGAR → -
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J.P. Morgan Securities and Barclays Capital served as lead underwriters under agreement dated May 6, 2026, with customary indemnification and contribution terms.
Item 8.01 — Other Events verify on EDGAR →
Summary
SLM Corp completed a $500 million debt refinancing, issuing 6.495% senior notes due 2032 to replace its existing 3.125% notes maturing in 2026. The new notes carry a fixed rate through May 2031, then convert to floating rate (benchmark plus 271 basis points) until maturity. This is a straightforward liability management transaction extending debt maturity by six years while locking in current market rates.
For retail holders, the key impact is the higher interest expense: the company is refinancing 3.125% debt with 6.495% debt, more than doubling its coupon rate. This reflects the current interest rate environment and pushes near-term maturity risk out to 2032. The transaction is routine debt management with no operational implications, though the rate increase will pressure net interest margin going forward. The notes include standard investor protections including change-of-control provisions requiring repurchase at 101% of par.
Section-by-Section Diff
Event · Item 8.01 — Other Events
SLM Corp entered into an underwriting agreement for a debt offering with J.P. Morgan and Barclays as lead underwriters.
Added in current filing · verify on EDGAR →
On May 6, 2026, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., 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.
SLM Corp disclosed entering into an underwriting agreement on May 6, 2026, with J.P. Morgan Securities and Barclays Capital serving as lead underwriters for a notes offering. The agreement contains standard terms including offering conditions, indemnification provisions, and contribution obligations. The filing does not disclose the size, pricing, maturity, or other material terms of the notes being offered.
Event · Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement filed; see Key Changes for terms.
Added in current filing · verify on EDGAR →
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the purchase of the Company’s 3.125% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) together with accrued and unpaid interest, and the payment of related fees and expenses, pursuant to the tender offer announced by the Company (the “Tender Offer”). To the extent any net proceeds remain after the consummation of the Tender Offer, the Company intends to use such net proceeds to repay at their maturity any 2026 Notes that remain outstanding after the Tender Offer.
The proceeds will fund a tender offer to repurchase the company's existing 3.125% senior notes due 2026, plus accrued interest and fees. Any remaining proceeds will be used to repay at maturity any 2026 notes not tendered. This represents a debt refinancing transaction, replacing lower-rate 2026 debt with higher-rate longer-dated debt.
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