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SLM Corporation Prices Public Offering of Senior Notes

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

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “continue,” “seek,” “target,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “if current trends continue,” “optimistic,” “forecast,” “medium term,” “long term,” and other similar words. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about SLM Corporation’s (together with its subsidiaries, “Sallie Mae”) plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, estimates and strategies for the future, and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on Sallie Mae’s current objectives, beliefs and expectations, and they are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and financial position and timing of certain events to differ materially from the information in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, those set forth in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the SLM Corporation’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in the SLM Corporation’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, there may be other factors of which Sallie Mae is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. Sallie Mae does not assume any obligation to publicly update, revise, or supplement any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting these forward-looking statements that occur after the date such statements were made. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the statement. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements herein.

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