Pricing Agreement
Exhibit 1.2
April 17, 2009
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Eleven Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
and
RBS Securities Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
SLM Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and SLM Education
Credit Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SLM ECFC”), propose, subject to the terms and
conditions stated herein and in the Underwriting Agreement, dated April 15, 2009 (the “Underwriting
Agreement”), between the Company, SLM ECFC and SLM Corporation, on the one hand, and Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBS Securities Inc., with respect to the
Designated Securities in Schedule I hereto, on the other hand, that the Company, (i) having caused
the formation of the trust (the “Trust”) pursuant to a trust agreement, dated as of January 6, 2009
(the “Initial Trust Agreement”), between the Company, BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Delaware
Trustee (the “Delaware Trustee”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National
Association, as eligible lender trustee, (the “Eligible Lender Trustee”) will cause the Initial
Trust Agreement to be amended and restated by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of
the Time of Delivery, among the Company, the Delaware Trustee, the Eligible Lender Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee (defined below) and (ii) will issue and sell to the Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) the Student Loan-Backed Notes (the “Notes”) specified in
Schedule II hereto (the “Designated Securities”). The Notes will be issued and secured pursuant to
the Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among the Trust, the Eligible Lender
Trustee and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).
Except as modified pursuant to Schedule II hereto, each of the provisions of the Underwriting
Agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of
this Pricing Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein;
and each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made
at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty which
refers to the Prospectus and the Pre-Pricing Disclosure Package in Section 2 of the Underwriting
Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Underwriting
Agreement in relation to the Prospectus and the Pre-Pricing Disclosure Package (as therein
defined), and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing Agreement in
relation to the Prospectus and the Pre-Pricing Disclosure Package as amended or supplemented
relating to the Designated Securities which are the subject of this Pricing Agreement. Each
reference to the Representatives herein and in the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement so
incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms
defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
The Representatives designated to act on behalf of each of the Underwriters of the Designated
Securities pursuant to Section 13 of the Underwriting Agreement and the address of the
Representatives referred to in such Section 13 are set forth at the end of Schedule II hereto.
An amendment to the Registration Statement, or a supplement to the Prospectus, as the case may
be, relating to the Designated Securities, in the form to be delivered to you is proposed to be
filed with the Commission.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Underwriting Agreement
incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to cause the Trust to issue and sell to each
of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase
from the Trust, at the time and place and at the purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in
Schedule II hereto, the amount of Designated Securities set forth opposite the name of such
Underwriter in Schedule I hereto, less the amount of Designated Securities covered by Delayed
Delivery Contracts, if any, as may be specified in Schedule II.
During the period beginning from the date of this Pricing Agreement for the Designated
Securities and continuing to and including the Time of Delivery, the Company agrees, and SLM ECFC
agrees that it will cause the Company, not to, and not to permit any affiliated entity to, offer,
sell or contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, securities substantially similar to the
Designated Securities (other than the Designated Securities) evidencing an ownership in, or any
securities (other than the related Notes) collateralized by, Student Loans, without the prior
written consent of the Representatives.
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Each Underwriter represents and agrees that:
(a) it is a person whose ordinary activities involve it in acquiring, holding, managing or
disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of its business and it has not
offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Notes other than to persons whose ordinary
activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal
or as agent) for the purposes of their businesses or who it is reasonable to expect acquire, hold,
manage or dispose of investments (as principal or agent) for purposes of their businesses where the
issue of the Notes would otherwise constitute a contravention of Section 19 of the Financial
Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”);
(b) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause
to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity, within the
meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA, received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any notes
in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Trust; and
(c) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to
anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us nine
counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, this letter and such acceptance hereof,
including the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall
constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters and the Company, SLM ECFC and SLM
Corporation. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter is or will be pursuant to the
authority set forth in a form of Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted
to the Company, SLM ECFC and SLM Corporation for examination upon request, but without warranty on
the part of the Underwriters as to the authority of the signers thereof.
Very truly yours, SLM Funding LLC |
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By: | /s/ XXXX X. XXXX | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
SLM Education Credit Finance Corporation |
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By: | /s/ XXXX X. XXXX | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Accepted and agreed with respect to Sections 2(h), 6(b), 9, 11, 12 and 14 of the Underwriting Agreement: SLM Corporation |
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By: | /s/ XXXXXXX X. X’XXXXXXX | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
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Accepted as of the date hereof: | ||||
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | ||||
By:
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/s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
Title: Managing Director |
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | ||||
By:
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/s/ XXXXXXX X’XXXXX
Title: Vice President |
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By:
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/s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
Title: Director |
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RBS SECURITIES INC. | ||||
By:
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/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
Title: Managing Director |
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SCHEDULE I
Amount of Designated Securities to be Purchased
Underwriters | Class A Notes | |||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
$ | 461,286,000 | ||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
461,286,000 | |||
RBS Securities Inc. . |
461,286,000 | |||
Banc of America Securities LLC |
153,762,000 | |||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. |
153,762,000 | |||
RBC Capital Markets Corporation |
153,761,000 | |||
Total |
$ | 1,845,143,000 | ||
SCHEDULE I-1
SCHEDULE II
Title of Designated Securities:
Floating Rate Class A Student Loan-Backed Notes
(for purposes of this Schedule II, “Class A”)
Principal amount of Class A Notes: $1,845,143,000
Price of Class A Notes: 100.00%
Purchase Price by Underwriters of Class A Notes: 99.80%
Specified funds for payment of purchase price: Same Day Funds
Indenture: Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2009, among Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as
Indenture Trustee, SLM Student Loan Trust 2009-2 and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
National Association, as Eligible Lender Trustee
Maturity Date of Class A Notes:
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April 2043 Distribution Date | |
Interest Rate of Class A Notes:
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3/4-month LIBOR* plus 2.25% |
* | As to initial Accrual Period; thereafter, Three-month LIBOR. |
Form of Designated Securities:
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Book-Entry (DTC, Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or Euroclear) |
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Time of Delivery:
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April 21, 2009 |
Closing location for delivery of Designated Securities:
Xxxxxx Xxx, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Names and addresses of Representatives:
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Eleven Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
SCHEDULE II-1
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X’Xxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X’Xxxxx
and
RBS Securities, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxx
SCHEDULE II-1