Sallie Mae Announces Expiration and Results of Tender Offer for Certain Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock Series B

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Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) has announced the expiration of its cash tender offer to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B. The Offer, which expired on Nov. 24, 2020, saw 1,489,304 shares validly tendered. As this amount is below the Maximum Share Amount, all tendered Securities will be accepted for purchase at $45 each, plus any accrued dividends, with a settlement date expected on Nov. 30, 2020. The company filed an Issuer Tender Offer Statement with the SEC for further details.

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• 1,489,304 shares were accepted for purchase, reflecting shareholder interest.
• The tender offer price of $45 per share indicates the company's commitment to returning value to shareholders.

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• Sallie Mae did not reach its goal of purchasing 2,000,000 shares, indicating lower liquidity or demand.

NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae^® (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, announced today the expiration and results for its previously announced cash tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares (the “Maximum Share Amount”) of its Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, par value $0.20 per share (the “Securities”).

The Offer expired on Nov. 24, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., New York City time (the “Expiration Date”). Based on the count by the depositary for the Offer, as of the Expiration Date, 1,489,304 Securities have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn (the “Total Tendered Amount”). Because the Total Tendered Amount is less than the Maximum Share Amount, the Company has accepted for purchase all such Securities tendered as of the Expiration Date.

The consideration for each Security tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer will equal $45 plus an amount equal to Accrued Dividends. “Accrued Dividends” means, for each Security, accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, from the last dividend payment date with respect to such Security up to, but not including, the settlement date of the Offer.

The Company expects that the settlement date for the Offer will be Nov. 30, 2020.

Pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, which contains additional information with respect to the Offer. The Schedule TO, including the exhibits and any amendments and supplements thereto, may be examined, and copies may be obtained, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC has acted as dealer manager for the Offer. For additional information regarding the terms of the Offer, please contact: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or (212) 834-8553 (collect). To confirm delivery of Securities, please contact D.F. King & Co., Inc., which is acting as the tender agent and information agent for the Offer, at (877) 283-0322 (toll-free) or (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers).

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.

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