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: FEBRUARY 28, 2005 (i) Amount of principal being paid or distributed in respect of the Class I-A-1 Notes: $5,426,370.91 ($0.00006633705 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: $747,716.77 ($0.00000408588 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: $6,117,713.17 ($0.00004565458 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: $8,171,188.60 ($0.00001474944 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: $33,477.29 ($0.00000040926 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: $1,189,130.59 ($0.00000649798 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: $63,854.61 ($0.00000778715 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: $38,824.93 ($0.00000028974 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: $3,893,963.36 ($0.00000702881 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) (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. Page 5 of 7 pages (xiii) (X) GROUP I POOL BALANCE at the end of the related Collection Period: $190,452,283.23 and (Y) GROUP II POOL BALANCE at the end of the related Collection Period: $545,828,811.40 (xiv) After giving effect to distributions on this Distribution Date: (a) (1)OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL amount of CLASS I-A-1 Notes: $0.00 (2)Pool Factor for the Class I-A-1 Notes: - (b) (1)outstanding principal amount of CLASS I-A-2 Notes: $182,252,283.23 (2)Pool Factor for the Class I-A-2 Notes: 0.995914100 (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: $0.00 (2)Pool Factor for the Class II-A-1 Notes: - (e) (1)outstanding principal amount of CLASS II-A-2 Notes: $545,828,811.40 (2)Pool Factor for the Class II-A-2 Notes: 0.985250600 (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 2.38063% (2)the Student Loan Rate was for Group I: 6.00695% and Group II: 4.50203% (b) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS I-A-1 Notes: 2.44063% based on Index-based Rate (c) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS I-A-2 Notes: 2.57063% based on Index-based Rate (d) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS I-B Notes: 3.08063% based on Index-based Rate (e) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS II-A-1 Notes: 2.51063% based on Index-based Rate (f) Note Interest Rate for the CLASS II-A-2 Notes: 2.78063% based on Index-based Rate (xvi) Amount of MASTER SERVICING FEE for related Collection Period: $240,707.63 with respect to the GROUP I Student Loans and $687,948.92 with respect to the GROUP II Student Loans ($0.00000294264 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-A-1 Notes, $0.00000131534 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class I-A-2 Notes $0.00002935459 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class I-B Notes, $0.00000513395 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class II-A-1 Notes and $0.00000124179 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class II-A-2 Notes); (xvii) Amount of ADMINISTRATION FEE for related Collection Period: $776.00 with respect to the GROUP I Notes and $2,224.00 with respect to the GROUP II Notes ($0.00000000949 per $1,000 original principal amount of Class I-A-1 Notes, $0.00000000424 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class I-A-2 Notes $0.00000009463 per $1,000 original principal balance of Class I-B Notes, $0.00000001660 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: $52.49 with respect to the GROUP I Student Loans $2,822,171.01 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 218 $4,159,657 61-90 Days Delinquent 94 $1,716,061 91-120 Days Delinquent 34 $590,632 More than 120 Days Delinquent 91 $1,910,385 Claims in Process 474 $439,568 and with respect to the GROUP II Student Loans. # of Loans $ Amount 30-60 Days Delinquent 1,097 $10,857,684 61-90 Days Delinquent 464 $5,221,582 91-120 Days Delinquent 212 $2,422,498 More than 120 Days Delinquent 111 $1,347,421 Claims in Process 1,997 $1,481,593 Page 6 of 7 pages (xviiii) Amount of the INSURER PREMIUM paid to the Securities Insurer on such Distribution Date $169,902.37 (xx) Amount received from the Securities Insurer with respect to the Group II Notes Guaranty Insurance Policy: $0.00 (xxi) Amount paid to the Securities Insurer in reimbursement of all Insured Payments made pursuant to the Group II Notes Guaranty Insurance Policy $0.00 (xxii) (A) with respect to the GROUP I INTEREST RATE SWAP: the Trust Swap Payment Amount paid to the Swap Counterparty on such Distribution Date: $0.00; 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: $2,903.08; 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: $0.00; 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: $24,120.86; 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 (xxiii) 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. 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