Pricing Supplement No. 10 dated March 2, 2006

 

Filed under Rule 424(b)(3)

(to Prospectus dated January 5, 2005

 

File No. 333-107132

and Prospectus Supplement dated June 9, 2005)

 

 

 

SLM Corporation

Medium Term Notes, Series A

Due 9 Months or Longer From the Date of Issue

 

Principal Amount:           $25,000,000

 

Floating Rate Notes:                o

 

Fixed Rate Notes:                    ý

 

Original Issue Date:      March 10, 2006

 

Closing Date:       March 10, 2006

 

CUSIP Number:      78442F DV 7

 

Maturity Date:              March 10, 2021

 

Option to Extend                     ý    No

Maturity:                                     Yes

 

If Yes, Final Maturity

Date:

 

Specified Currency:   U.S. Dollars

 

 

Redeemable in whole or in part at the option of the Company:

 

o    No

ý    Yes

 

Redemption Price:

 

100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption.

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption Dates:

 

March 10, 2009 and each March 10th and September 10th thereafter during the term of the Notes upon at least 20 business days written notice to holders of the Notes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment at the option of the Holder:

 

ý    No

 

Repayment Price:

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o    Yes

 

Repayment Dates:

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

Applicable to Fixed Rate Notes Only:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate:        6.15%.

 

 

 

Interest Payment Dates: 

 

Each March 10th and September 10th during the term of the Notes, unless earlier redeemed, beginning September 10, 2006, subject to adjustment in accordance with the following business day convention.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Accrual Method:   30/360

 

 

 

Interest Periods:

 

From and including the Closing Date or each March 10th and September 10th thereafter, as the case may be, to and including the next succeeding March 9th and September 9th, as the case may be, unless earlier redeemed, with no adjustment to period end dates for accrual purposes.

 

 

Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.

 

 

March 2, 2006

 



 

Form:

 

Book-entry.

 

 

 

Denominations:

 

$1,000 minimum and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

 

 

Trustee:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association formerly known as JPMorgan Chase Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank.

 

 

 

Agent:

 

Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. is acting as underwriter in connection with this issuance.

 

 

 

Issue Price:

 

100.0%.

 

 

 

Agent’s Commission:

 

0.60%.

 

 

 

Net Proceeds:

 

$24,850,000.

 

 

 

Concession:

 

N/A.

 

 

 

Reallowance:

 

N/A.

 

 

 

CUSIP Number:

 

78442F DV 7.

 

 

 

ISIN Number:

 

US78442FDV76.

 

 

 

 

Obligations of SLM Corporation and any subsidiary of SLM Corporation are not guaranteed
by the full faith and credit of the United States of America.  Neither SLM Corporation

nor any subsidiary of SLM Corporation is a government-sponsored enterprise

or an instrumentality of the United States of America.