SLM Corp Prices $500M Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes Due 2032 at 6.495%

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SLM Corp has priced its $500 million offering of fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2032 at a fixed rate of 6.495%, finalizing the terms of a significant debt issuance intended to fund a tender offer for existing notes.

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• Debt Offering Priced

  SLM Corporation has priced $500,000,000 in 6.495% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due May 15, 2032, with an issue price of 100% of the principal amount.

• Refinancing Strategy

  This debt issuance is intended to fund a previously announced tender offer to repurchase $500 million of the company's 3.125% senior notes due 2026, indicating a liability management strategy.

• Fixed-to-Floating Rate Structure

  The notes will bear a fixed interest rate of 6.495% until May 15, 2031, after which the rate will become floating, based on Compounded SOFR plus 271 basis points.

• Finalizes Prior Disclosure

  This pricing term sheet finalizes the terms of the offering initiated with the preliminary prospectus supplement (424B5) filed earlier today, May 6, 2026.

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This filing finalizes the terms and pricing for a significant debt offering, following the preliminary prospectus supplement and the announcement of a tender offer for existing notes earlier today. The issuance of $500 million in fixed-to-floating rate senior notes is a substantial financial transaction, representing a material portion of the company's market capitalization. While it increases the company's debt, the context from the related 8-K indicates these proceeds are intended to fund a tender offer for $500 million of existing 3.125% senior notes due 2026. This suggests a strategic refinancing to manage debt maturities and potentially optimize interest costs, rather than a net increase in overall debt for new operations. Investors should monitor the successful completion of the tender offer and the impact on the company's debt maturity profile.