Exhibit 99(a) KEYCORP STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2002-A Noteholders' Statement pursuant to Section 5.07 of Sale and Servicing Agreement (capitalized terms used herein are defined in Appendix A thereto) DISTRIBUTION DATE: MAY 27, 2004 --------------------------------------- (i) Amount of PRINCIPAL being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS I-A-1 Notes: $4,904,135.02 ( $0.00005995275 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-A-1 Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (ii) Amount of PRINCIPAL being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS I-A-2 Notes: $0.00 ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class II-A-2 Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (iii) Amount of PRINCIPAL being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS I-B Notes: $0.00 ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-B Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (iv) Amount of PRINCIPAL being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS II-A-1 Notes: $15,875,868.61 ( $0.00011847663 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class II-A-1 Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (v) Amount of PRINCIPAL being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS II-A-2 Notes: $0.00 ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class II-A-2 Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (vi) Amount of INTEREST being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS I-A-1 Notes: $62,934.23 ( $0.00000076937 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-A-1 Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (vii) Amount of INTEREST being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS I-A-2 Notes: $599,325.00 ( $0.00000327500 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-A-2 Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (viii) Amount of INTEREST being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS I-B Notes: $37,310.00 ( $0.00000455000 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-B Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (ix) Amount of INTEREST being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS II-A-1 Notes: $172,479.16 ( $0.00000128716 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class II-A-1 Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (x) Amount of INTEREST being paid or distributed in respect of the CLASS II-A-2 Notes: $2,105,200.00 ( $0.00000380000 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class II-A-2 Notes) -------------------------- ------------------------- (xi) Amount of Noteholders' Interest Index Carryover being paid or distributed (if any) and amount remaining (if any): (1)Distributed to Class I-A-1 Noteholders: $0.00 ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount ---------------- ------------------------- of Class I-A-1 Notes) (2)Distributed to Class I-A-2 Noteholders: $0.00 ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount ---------------- ------------------------- of Class I-A-2 Notes) (3)Distributed to Class I-B Noteholders: $0.00 ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount ---------------- ------------------------- of Class I-B Notes) (4)Distributed to Class II-A-1 Noteholders: $0.00 ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount ---------------- ------------------------- of Class II-A-1 Notes) (5)Distributed to Class II-A-2 Noteholders: $0.00 ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount ---------------- ------------------------ of Class II-A-2 Notes) (6)Balance on Class I-A-1 Notes: $0.00 ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount ---------------- ------------------------ of Class I-A-1 Notes) Page 5 of 8 pages (7)Balance on Class I-A-2 Notes: $0.00 ------------------------------------------- ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-A-2 Notes) -------------------------- (8)Balance on Class I-B Notes: $0.00 ------------------------------------------- ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-B Notes) -------------------------- (9)Balance on Class II-A-1 Notes: $0.00 ------------------------------------------- ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class II-A-1 Notes) -------------------------- (10)Balance on Class II-A-2 Notes: $0.00 ------------------------------------------- ( $0.00000000000 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class II-A-2 Notes) -------------------------- (xii) (X) Payments made under the Group I Cap Agreement on such date: ( $0.00 with respect to the Class I-A-1 Notes, -------------------------- $0.00 with respect to Class I-A-2 Notes, and -------------------------- $0.00 with respect to Class I-B Notes), and -------------------------- (Y) payments made under the Group II Cap Agreement on such date: ( $0.00 with respect to Class II-A-1 Notes and -------------------------- $0.00 with respect to the Class II-A-2 Notes); and -------------------------- the total outstanding amount owed to the Cap Provider: $0.00 with respect to the Group I Cap Agreement and -------------------------- $0.00 with respect to the Group II Cap Agreement. -------------------------- (xiii) (X) GROUP I POOL BALANCE at the end of the related Collection Period: $207,629,501.78 and ------------------------ (Y) GROUP II POOL BALANCE at the end of the related Collection Period: $593,317,462.77 ------------------------ (xiv) After giving effect to distributions on this Distribution Date: (a) (1)OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL amount of CLASS I-A-1 Notes: $16,429,501.78 ------------------------ (2)Pool Factor for the Class I-A-1 Notes: 0.200849700 -------------------------- (b) (1)outstanding principal amount of CLASS I-A-2 Notes: $183,000,000.00 ------------------------ (2)Pool Factor for the Class I-A-2 Notes: 1.000000000 -------------------------- (c) (1)outstanding principal amount of CLASS I-B Notes: $8,200,000.00 ------------------------ (2)Pool Factor for the Class I-B Notes: 1.000000000 -------------------------- (d) (1)outstanding principal amount of CLASS II-A-1 Notes: $39,317,462.77 ------------------------ (2)Pool Factor for the Class II-A-1 Notes: 0.293413900 -------------------------- (e) (1)outstanding principal amount of CLASS II-A-2 Notes: $554,000,000.00 ------------------------ (2)Pool Factor for the Class II-A-2 Notes: 1.000000000 -------------------------- (xv) NOTE INTEREST RATE for the Notes: (a) In general: (1)Three-Month LIBOR for the period from the previous Distribution Date to this Distribution Date was 1.12000% ----------- (2)the Student Loan Rate was for Group I: 5.77540% and Group II: 3.42152% -------- ----------- Page 6 of 8 pages (b) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS I-A-1 Notes: 1.18000% based on Index-based Rate --------------- ------------------------- (c) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS I-A-2 Notes: 1.31000% based on Index-based Rate --------------- ------------------------- (d) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS I-B Notes: 1.82000% based on Index-based Rate --------------- ------------------------- (e) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS II-A-1 Notes: 1.25000% based on Index-based Rate --------------- ------------------------- (f) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS II-A-2 Notes: 1.52000% based on Index-based Rate --------------- ------------------------- (xvi) Amount of MASTER SERVICING FEE for related Collection Period: $261,267.82 with respect to the GROUP I Student Loans and ------------------------- $747,295.31 with respect to the GROUP II Student Loans ------------------------- ( $0.00000319398 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-A-1 Notes, ------------------------- $0.00000142769 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class I-A-2 Notes ------------------------- $0.00003186193 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class I-B Notes, ------------------------- $0.00000557683 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class II-A-1 Notes and ------------------------- $0.00000134891 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class II-A-2 Notes); ------------------------- (xvii) Amount of ADMINISTRATION FEE for related Collection Period: $777.69 with respect to the GROUP I Notes and ------------------------- $2,222.31 with respect to the GROUP II Notes ------------------------- ( $0.00000000951 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-A-1 Notes, ------------------------- $0.00000000425 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class I-A-2 Notes ------------------------- $0.00000009484 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class I-B Notes, ------------------------- $0.00000001658 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class II-A-1 Notes and ------------------------- $0.00000000401 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class II-A-2 Notes); ------------------------- (xviii) (a) Aggregate amount of REALIZED LOSSES (if any) for the related Collection Period: $0.00 with respect to the GROUP I Student Loans ------------------------- $2,093,193.38 with respect to the GROUP II Student Loans ------------------------- (b) Balance of Financed Student Loans that are DELINQUENT in each delinquency period as of the end of the related Collection Period: with respect to the GROUP I Student Loans # of Loans $ Amount 30-60 Days Delinquent 80 $2,007,568 61-90 Days Delinquent 62 $1,159,758 91-120 Days Delinquent 53 $1,183,625 More than 120 Days Delinquent 135 $2,305,830 Claims Filed Awaiting Payment 13 $148,223 and with respect to the GROUP II Student Loans. # of Loans $ Amount 30-60 Days Delinquent 1,122 $11,635,989 61-90 Days Delinquent 758 $8,125,070 91-120 Days Delinquent 410 $4,670,137 More than 120 Days Delinquent 218 $2,416,145 Claims Filed Awaiting Payment 119 $1,715,538 Page 7 of 8 pages (xix) Amount in the GROUP I PRE-FUNDING Account: $0.00 ------------------------- Amount in the Group I Pre-Funding Account at the end of the Funding Period to be distributed as a payment of principal in respect of the Notes: $0.00 ------------------------- Amount remaining in the Group I Subsequent Student Loan Pre-Funding Sub-Account being transferred to the Group I Other Student Loan Pre-Funding Sub-Account: $0.00 ------------------------- (xx) Amount in the GROUP II PRE-FUNDING Account: $0.00 ------------------------- Amount in the Group II Pre-Funding Account at the end of the Funding Period to be distributed as a payment of principal in respect of the Notes: $1,209.77 ------------------------- Amount remaining in the Group II Subsequent Student Loan Pre-Funding Sub-Account being transferred to the Group II Other Student Loan Pre-Funding Sub-Account: $0.00 ------------------------- (xxi) Amount of the INSURER PREMIUM paid to the Securities Insurer on such Distribution Date $184,788.64 -------------------- (xxii) Amount received from the Securities Insurer with respect to the Group II Notes Guaranty Insurance Policy: $0.00 -------------------- (xxiii) Amount paid to the Securities Insurer in reimbursement of all Insured Payments made pursuant to the Group II Notes Guaranty Insurance Policy $0.00 -------------------- (xxiv) (A) with respect to the GROUP I INTEREST RATE SWAP: the Trust Swap Payment Amount paid to the Swap Counterparty on such Distribution Date: $31,253.41 ; --------------- the amount of any Net Trust Swap Payment Carryover Shortfall for such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; --------------- the Trust Swap Receipt Amount paid to the Trust on such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; --------------- the Net Trust Swap Receipt Carryover Shortfall for such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; --------------- and the amount of any Termination Payment either paid by or made to the Trust on such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; and -------------------- (B) with respect to the GROUP II INTEREST RATE SWAP: the Trust Swap Payment Amount paid to the Swap Counterparty on such Distribution Date: $57,509.94 ; --------------- the amount of any Net Trust Swap Payment Carryover Shortfall for such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; --------------- the Trust Swap Receipt Amount paid to the Trust on such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; --------------- the Net Trust Swap Receipt Carryover Shortfall for such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; --------------- and the amount of any Termination Payment either paid by or made to the Trust on such Distribution Date: $0.00 -------------------- (xxv) the Class I-A-1 Cap Payment paid to the Cap Provider on such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; --------------- the Class I-A-2 Cap Payment paid to the Cap Provider on such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; --------------- Class I-B Cap Payment paid to the Cap Provider on such Distribution Date: $0.00 ; --------------- Class II-A-1 Cap Payment paid to the Cap Provider on such Distribution Date $0.00 ; and --------------- Class II-A-2 Cap Payment paid to the Cap Provider on such Distribution Date: $0.00 . --------------- Page 8 of 8 pages