UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date earliest event reported): November 15, 2005
SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9, as the Issuer
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE | | 333-103545 | | 57-1176559 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File Numbers) | | (I.R.S. employer |
of formation) | | | | Identification No.) |
12061 Bluemont Way
V3419
Reston, VA 20190
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number including are code: (703)984-6419
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below);
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Exhibit Index appears on page 5
ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Closing of SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9
Effective as of October 25, 2005, SLM Funding LLC (“SLM Funding”) and Chase Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as eligible lender trustee (the Eligible Lender Trustee”), executed and delivered the Trust Agreement dated as of October 25, 2005 pursuant to which the SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9 (the “Trust”) was formed.
On November 4, 2005, SLM Funding, SLM Education Credit Finance Corporation (“ECFC”), SLM Corporation and Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acting on behalf of the Underwriters named in Schedule I to the Pricing Agreement (the “Underwriters”), executed and delivered the Underwriting Agreement and the Pricing Agreement relating to the Student Loan-Backed Notes to be issued by the Trust.
On November 15, 2005, SLM Funding, the Eligible Lender Trustee and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) executed and delivered the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of November 15, 2005.
In connection with the foregoing, the following agreements were executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto: (a) the Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2005, by and among SLM Funding, Chase Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as interim eligible lender trustee for SLM Funding (the “SLM Funding Interim Eligible Lender Trustee”) and ECFC; (b) the Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2005, by and among VG Funding (“VG Funding”), Chase Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as interim eligible lender trustee for VG Funding (the “VG Funding Interim Eligible Lender Trustee”), SLM Funding and the SLM Funding Interim Eligible Lender Trustee; (c) the Interim Trust Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2005, by and between SLM Funding and the SLM Funding Interim Eligible Lender Trustee; (d) the Interim Trust Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2005, by and between VG Funding and the VG Funding Interim Eligible Lender Trustee; (e) the Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2005, by and among the Trust, the Eligible Lender Trustee and the Indenture Trustee; (f) the Sale Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2005, by and among the Trust, the Eligible Lender Trustee, SLM Funding and the SLM Funding Interim Eligible Lender Trustee; (g) the Administration Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2005, by and among the Trust, Sallie Mae, Inc., in its capacity as administrator (the “Administrator”), the Eligible Lender Trustee, Sallie Mae, Inc., in its capacity as the servicer (the “Servicer”), SLM Funding and the Indenture Trustee; (h) the Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2005, by and among the Servicer, the Administrator, the Trust, the Eligible Lender Trustee and the Indenture Trustee; and (i) the Remarketing Agreement, dated November 15, 2005, by and among the Trust, the Administrator and Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
On November 15, 2005, the Trust issued $3,112,668,000 of its Student Loan-Backed Notes.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The Trust used the net proceeds of these notes to purchase $2,991,317,465.32 of student loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
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