Pricing Agreement

Exhibit 1.2

Pricing Agreement

January 11, 2012

X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC

000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00

Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000

Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated

Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx

Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 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 January 4, 2012 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Company, SLM ECFC and SLM Corporation, on the one hand, and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC and Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, 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 December 13, 2011 (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 January 19, 2012 (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

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have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty which refers to the Prospectus, the Pre-Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Ratings FWP 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, the Pre-Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Ratings FWP, and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing Agreement in relation to the Prospectus, the Pre-Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Ratings FWP, 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.

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”);

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(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 six 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 on behalf of each of the Underwriters 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 Representatives as to the authority of the signers thereof.

Very truly yours,

				SLM Funding LLC
				By:		/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
						Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx
						Title: Vice President

				SLM Education Credit Finance Corporation
				By:		/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
						Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx
						Title: Vice President
				Accepted and agreed with respect to Sections 2(h), 5(g), 6(b), 9, 11, 12 and 14 of the Underwriting Agreement:
				SLM Corporation
				By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X’Xxxxxxx
						Name: Xxxxxxx X’Xxxxxxx
						Title: Senior Vice President

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Accepted as of the date hereof:

X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
By:		/S/    XXXXXXXX X. XXXXX
		Name:  Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
		Title:  Executive Director

XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED
By:		/S/    XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
		Name:  Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
		Title:  Director

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SCHEDULE I

Amount of Designated Securities to be Purchased

Underwriters			Class A-1				Class A-2				Class A-3				Class B
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC		$	68,000,000			$	90,000,000			$	138,600,000			$	9,256,000
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated			85,000,000				112,500,000				173,250,000				11,570,000
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC			17,000,000				22,500,000				34,650,000				2,314,000
Total		$	170,000,000			$	225,000,000			$	346,500,000			$	23,140,000

SCHEDULE I-1

SCHEDULE II

Title of each Class of Designated Securities:

Floating Rate Class A-1 Student Loan-Backed Notes

(for purposes of this Schedule II, “Class A-1”)

Floating Rate Class A-2 Student Loan-Backed Notes

(for purposes of this Schedule II, “Class A-2”)

Floating Rate Class A-3 Student Loan-Backed Notes

(for purposes of this Schedule II, “Class A-3”)

Floating Rate Class B Student Loan-Backed Notes

(for purposes of this Schedule II, “Class B”)

Aggregate principal amount of each Class:

Class A-1:		$	170,000,000
Class A-2:		$	225,000,000
Class A-3:		$	346,500,000
Class B:		$	23,140,000

Price to Public of each Class:

Class A-1:			100.00000	%
Class A-2:			100.00000	%
Class A-3:			98.97965	%
Class B:			77.00000	%

Purchase Price by Underwriters of each Class:

Class A-1:			99.87000	%
Class A-2:			99.85000	%
Class A-3:			98.77965	%
Class B:			76.75000	%

Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price: Immediately Available Funds

Indenture: Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2012, among Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee, the SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-1, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as Eligible Lender Trustee.

Maturity:

Class A-1:		October 25, 2016
Class A-2:		November 25, 2020
Class A-3:		September 25, 2028
Class B:		May 26, 2042

SCHEDULE II-1

Interest Rate:

Class A-1:			2/3 month LIBOR	* plus 0.25%
Class A-2:			2/3 month LIBOR	* plus 0.45%
Class A-3:			2/3 month LIBOR	* plus 0.95%
Class B:			2/3 month LIBOR	* plus 0.95%

* As to initial Accrual Period; thereafter, One-month LIBOR.

Form of Designated Securities:		Book-Entry (DTC, Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or Euroclear)
Time of Delivery:		January 19, 2012

Closing location for delivery of Designated Securities:

Xxxxxx Xxx, Inc.

0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx

Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000

Names and addresses of Representatives:

X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC

000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00

Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000

Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx

Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated

Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx

Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000

Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx

SCHEDULE II-2