Pricing Agreement
Exhibit 1.2
March 23, 2007
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
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
and
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
as Representatives of the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto
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 March 22, 2007 (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 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, as
representatives of the Underwriters 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 2, 2007 (the “Initial Trust Agreement”), between
the Company, The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware Trustee (the “Delaware Trustee”) and
Chase Bank USA, National Association, as trustee, (the “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 Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
as Trustee (the “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 March 29, 2007 (the “Indenture”), among
the Trust, the Trustee and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as indenture
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.
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,
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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.
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 | ||||||
By: | /S/ J. XXXXX XXXXXX | |||||
Name: J. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Vice President |
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SLM Education Credit Finance Corporation | ||||||
By: | /S/ J. XXXXX XXXXXX | |||||
Name: J. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Vice President |
Accepted and agreed with respect to Sections 6(b), 9, 11, 12 and 14 of the Underwriting Agreement: |
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XXX Corporation | ||||||
By: | /S/ J. XXXXX XXXXXX | |||||
Name: J. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Senior Vice President |
Accepted as of the date hereof:
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | ||||
By:
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/S/ XXXXXXXX XXXXX | |||
Name: Title: |
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Managing Director |
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | ||||
By:
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/S/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX | |||
Name: Title: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Director |
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By:
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/S/ XXXXXX XXXXXXX, CFA | |||
Name: Title: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, CFA Vice President |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED | ||||
By:
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/S/ XXXX XXXXXX | |||
Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxxx Managing Director |
As Representatives of the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto
SCHEDULE I
Amount of Designated Securities to be Purchased
Underwriters | Class A-1 | Class A-2 | Class A-3 | Class A-4 | ||||||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC |
$ | 125,200,000 | $ | 113,200,000 | $ | 43,800,000 | $ | 130,778,000 | ||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
125,200,000 | 113,200,000 | 43,800,000 | 130,779,000 | ||||||||||||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
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Incorporated |
125,200,000 | 113,200,000 | 43,800,000 | 130,778,000 | ||||||||||||
Banc of America Securities LLC.
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125,200,000 | 113,200,000 | 43,800,000 | 130,778,000 | ||||||||||||
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. |
125,200,000 | 113,200,000 | 43,800,000 | 130,778,000 | ||||||||||||
$ | 626,000,000 | $ | 566,000,000 | $ | 219,000,000 | $ | 653,891,000 | |||||||||
Underwriters | Class B | Class C-1 | Class C-2 | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities USA
LLC |
$ | 14,629,000 | $ | 7,054,000 | $ | 13,200,000 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
14,629,000 | 7,054,000 | 13,200,000 | |||||||||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
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Incorporated |
14,628,000 | 7,054,000 | 13,200,000 | |||||||||
Banc of America Securities
LLC |
14,628,000 | 7,054,000 | 13,200,000 | |||||||||
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. |
14,628,000 | 7,054,000 | 13,200,000 | |||||||||
$ | 73,142,000 | $ | 35,273,000 | $ | 66,000,000 | |||||||
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 A-4 Student Loan-Backed Notes | ||||
(for purposes of this Schedule II, “Class A-4”) | ||||
Floating Rate Class B Student Loan-Backed Notes | ||||
(for purposes of this Schedule II, “Class B”) | ||||
Floating Rate Class C-1 Student Loan-Backed Notes | ||||
(for purposes of this Schedule II, “Class C-1”) | ||||
Auction Rate Class C-2 Student Loan-Backed Notes | ||||
(for purposes of this Schedule II, “Class C-2”) |
Aggregate principal amount of each Class:
Class A-1: |
$ | 626,000,000 | ||
Class A-2: |
$ | 566,000,000 | ||
Class A-3: |
$ | 219,000,000 | ||
Class A-4: |
$ | 653,891,000 | ||
Class B: |
$ | 73,142,000 | ||
Class C-1: |
$ | 35,273,000 | ||
Class C-2: |
$ | 66,000,000 | ||
Price to Public of each Class: | ||||
Class A-1: |
100.00 | % | ||
Class A-2: |
100.00 | % | ||
Class A-3: |
100.00 | % |
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Class A-4: |
100.00 | % | ||
Class B: |
100.00 | % | ||
Class C-1: |
100.00 | % | ||
Class C-2: |
100.00 | % |
SCHEDULE II-2
Purchase Price by Underwriters of each Class: | ||||
Class A-1: |
99.830 | % | ||
Class A-2: |
99.790 | % | ||
Class A-3: |
99.760 | % | ||
Class A-4: |
99.730 | % | ||
Class B: |
99.670 | % | ||
Class C-1: |
99.570 | % | ||
Class C-2: |
99.850 | % |
Specified funds for payment of purchase price: Immediately Available Funds
Indenture: Indenture, dated as of March 29, 2007, among The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee,
the SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-A, and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
Maturity: |
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Class A-1: | September 2022 Distribution Date | |||
Class A-2: | September 2025 Distribution Date | |||
Class A-3: | December 2026 Distribution Date | |||
Class A-4: | December 2041 Distribution Date | |||
Class B: | December 2041 Distribution Date | |||
Class C-1: | December 2041 Distribution Date | |||
Class C-2: | December 2041 Distribution Date | |||
Interest Rate: |
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Class A-1: | 2/3-month LIBOR* minus 0.03% | |||
Class A-2: | 2/3-month LIBOR* plus 0.12% | |||
Class A-3: | 2/3-month LIBOR* plus 0.17% | |||
Class A-4: | 2/3-month LIBOR* plus 0.24% | |||
Class B: | 2/3-month LIBOR* plus 0.30% | |||
Class C-1: | 2/3-month LIBOR* plus 0.43% | |||
Class C-2: | Auction Rate |
* | As to initial Accrual Period; thereafter, Three-month LIBOR. |
SCHEDULE II-3
Form of Designated Securities:
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Book-Entry (DTC, Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or Euroclear) | |
Time of Delivery:
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March 29, 2007 |
Closing location for delivery of Designated Securities:
Xxxxxx Xxx
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: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Eleven Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
SCHEDULE II-4