<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-20-016524.txt : 20201117
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20201117170650
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-20-016524
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20201113
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201117

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			McGarry Steven
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001607121

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13251
		FILM NUMBER:		201321944

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19713

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SLM Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001032033
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6141]
		IRS NUMBER:				522013874
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19713
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(302) 283-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19713

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SLM CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030326

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SALLIE MAE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020517

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	USA EDUCATION INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000801
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        <footnote id="F1">Stock options exercised by the reporting person in advance of pending expiration of options.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes Dividend Equivalent units in connection with the restricted common stock granted under the SLM Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes shares of common stock acquired under a dividend reinvestment plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents shares withheld by the Company to satisfy the exercise price of the options.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents shares of the Company common stock required to be withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The Company divested the shares held in the SLM Stock Fund offered in the Company's 401(k) Savings and Supplemental 401(k) Savings Plans. Accordingly, all 2,168.808 shares of the SLM Stock Fund that Mr. McGarry held in the Sallie Mae 401(k) Savings Plan were divested on February 13, 2020.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">One-third of these options became exercisable on January 27, 2012.  The next one-third of these options became exercisable on January 27, 2013.  The remaining one-third of these options became exercisable on January 27, 2014.</footnote>
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