Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 22, 2009, The Student Loan Corporation (the Company) entered into an amendment (the Extension) of the Omnibus Credit Agreement, dated November 30, 2000, between the Company and Citibank, N.A. (CBNA), as amended (the Omnibus Credit Agreement). CBNA owns 80% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and is an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. The Extension changes the expiration date of the Omnibus Credit Agreement from December 31, 2009 to January 31, 2010. In addition, the Extension lowers the maximum aggregate credit available under the Omnibus Credit Agreement from $30 billion to $10.5 billion, effective January 1, 2010. As so extended, the Omnibus Credit Agreement will expire on January 31, 2010. However, existing borrowings will continue to mature based on their originally contracted
maturities.
Item 8.01. Other Events
The Company is still negotiating a new agreement with CBNA to replace the Omnibus Credit Agreement. The terms of the potential replacement to the Omnibus Credit Agreement that currently are being negotiated with CBNA are significantly less favorable to the Company than the current Omnibus Credit Agreement and are expected to substantially
increase funding costs and reduce net income. Terms currently under discussion include: (1) $6.5-7.0 billion in aggregate credit available for new borrowings, including separate tranches (with their own sublimits and pricing) for overnight funding, FFELP loan funding, private loan funding and illiquid asset funding; (2) an initial term of only 364 days; (3) a pledge of most of the Company’s financial assets to secure the Company’s obligations; (4) commitment and unused liquidity fees; and (5) a comprehensive
package of representations, warranties, conditions, covenants (including various financial covenants) and events of default. CBNA’s consent generally would be required for the release of collateral for whole loan sales, securitizations, and participation in government funding programs, with the exception of the Department of Education (the Department) sponsored student loan-backed commercial paper conduit, the Department’s Loan Participation Purchase Program and the Department’s
Loan Purchase Commitment Program, and with the exception of certain specified potential securitizations in the first quarter of 2010. The terms of the proposed agreement are reflective of, among other things, the still-challenging capital market conditions.
Borrowings contracted prior to maturity of the existing Omnibus Credit Agreement generally would still mature based on their originally contracted maturities, unless a change of control or an event of default, as defined by the proposed new Omnibus Credit Agreement, were to occur. Under the proposed terms, a change of control is
defined as any event that results in an entity other than CBNA or its affiliates owning more than 50% of the voting equity interest in the Company. If a change of control or an event of default under the new Omnibus Credit Agreement were to occur, all outstanding borrowings under the existing Omnibus Credit Agreement and all new borrowings under the new Omnibus Credit Agreement would become due and payable immediately.
The Company no longer expects that a replacement will be executed with CBNA before December 31, 2009, but does still expect that a replacement will be executed before January 31, 2010. However, there remains no assurance that a replacement facility will be put in place with CBNA by the expiration of the extended Omnibus Credit
Agreement, and, if not put into place, whether and when the Company could obtain sufficient alternate sources of financing on acceptable terms. If the Company is unable to put into place a replacement, whether from CBNA or otherwise, within required timeframes, the Company would no longer have a committed funding source. This could have a material adverse effect on, among other things, the Company's ability to originate new loans, repay its debt obligations and fund business operations,
and its profitability.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the words or phrases “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”,
“estimate”, “may increase”, “may result in”, “may fluctuate”, and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “should”, “would” and “could”. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those the Company expects. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect the future results
of the Company, please see its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on www.sec.gov.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
| 10.1 |
Amendment No. 5, dated as of December 22, 2009, to Omnibus Credit Agreement
between the Company and Citibank N.A.
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