SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)*

 

Navient Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

63938C108

(CUSIP Number)

 

Canyon Partners, LLC

2000 Avenue of the Stars, 11th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

(310) 272-1000

Attention: Jonathan M. Kaplan

 

with a copy to:

Alan J. Sinsheimer

C. Andrew Gerlach

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

(212) 558-4000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 27, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. x

 

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* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 


 

CUSIP No. 63938C108

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

 

1

Name of Reporting Person
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC

 

 

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3

SEC Use Only

 

 

4

Source of Funds
AF

 

 

5

Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:

7

Sole Voting Power
-0-

 

8

Shared Voting Power
-0-

 

9

Sole Dispositive Power
-0-

 

10

Shared Dispositive Power
-0-

 

 

11

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Person
-0-

 

 

12

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares   o

 

 

13

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0%

 

 

14

Type of Reporting Person
IA

 

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CUSIP No. 63938C108

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

 

1

Name of Reporting Person
Mitchell R. Julis

 

 

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3

SEC Use Only

 

 

4

Source of Funds
AF

 

 

5

Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:

7

Sole Voting Power
-0-

 

8

Shared Voting Power
-0-

 

9

Sole Dispositive Power
-0-

 

10

Shared Dispositive Power
-0-

 

 

11

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Person
-0-

 

 

12

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares   o

 

 

13

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0%

 

 

14

Type of Reporting Person
IN

 

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CUSIP No. 63938C108

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

 

1

Name of Reporting Person
Joshua S. Friedman

 

 

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3

SEC Use Only

 

 

4

Source of Funds
AF

 

 

5

Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:

7

Sole Voting Power
-0-

 

8

Shared Voting Power
-0-

 

9

Sole Dispositive Power
-0-

 

10

Shared Dispositive Power
-0-

 

 

11

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Person
-0-

 

 

12

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares   o

 

 

13

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0%

 

 

14

Type of Reporting Person
IN

 

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CUSIP No. 63938C108

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

The following constitutes Amendment No. 7 (“Amendment No. 7”) to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned on April 4, 2018, as amended prior to the date of Amendment No. 7 (as so amended, the “Original Schedule 13D”). This Amendment No. 7 amends the Original Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”).  This Amendment No. 7 constitutes the final amendment to the Schedule 13D and an exit filing for the Reporting Persons, who no longer have beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock.

 

Item 4.                            Purpose of Transaction

 

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

The Reporting Persons acquired the Common Stock to which this Schedule 13D relates for investment purposes in the ordinary course of business. On January 27, 2020 CCA, on behalf of the Accounts, agreed to sell to the Issuer all Common Stock they owned.  As a result of that sale, the Reporting Persons no longer have beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock.  The Reporting Persons have no current plans or proposals that relate to or could result in any of the matters set forth in clauses (a)-(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

 

Item 5.                            Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 5(a) of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(a)                                                    The Reporting Persons no longer have beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock.

 

Item 5(c) of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(c)                                                     Except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, there have been no transactions in the shares of Common Stock effected during the 60 days on or prior to the date of this Amendment No. 7 by any of the Reporting Persons.

 

Item 5(d) of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(d)                                                    Not applicable.

 

Item 5(e) of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(e)                                                     As a result of the January 27, 2020 sale listed in Schedule A attached hereto, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of any shares of Common Stock and, consequently, ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent (5%) of the Common Stock of the Issuer.

 

Item 6.                            Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following:

 

On January 27, 2020, CCA, on behalf of the Accounts, and the Issuer entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement to execute the January 27, 2020 sale listed in Schedule A attached hereto.  The Stock Repurchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.                            Material to be Filed as Exhibits

 

Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:

 

99.2                        Stock Repurchase Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2020, by and among CCA, on behalf of the Accounts, and the Issuer.

 

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CUSIP No. 63938C108

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: January 28, 2020

 

 

CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Doug Anderson

 

Name: Doug Anderson

 

Title: Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mitchell R. Julis

 

MITCHELL R. JULIS

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joshua S. Friedman

 

JOSHUA S. FRIEDMAN

 

 

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CUSIP No. 63938C108

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Transactions in the Common Stock of the Issuer During the Last 60 Days

 

The following table sets forth all the transactions in the Common Stock effected during the 60 days on or prior to the date of Amendment No. 7 by the Reporting Persons.  Except as otherwise noted, all such transactions were effected in the open market through brokers and the price per share is net of commissions.

 

Trade Date

 

Shares Sold

 

Price per Share ($)

 

December 4, 2019

 

6,000

 

$

14.10

 

December 11, 2019

 

6,000

 

$

13.75

 

December 18, 2019

 

6,100

 

$

14.16

 

January 27, 2020

 

20,346,464

 

$

14.77

(1)

 


(1)  Effected in a sale directly to the Issuer.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

STOCK REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS STOCK REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 27th day of January, 2020, by and among Navient Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”), and the entities set forth on the signature pages hereto (other than the Purchaser) (collectively, the “Sellers”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, each Seller owns the number of shares set forth next to such Seller’s name on Annex A hereto (collectively, the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Purchaser (the “Common Stock”), as of the date hereof;

 

WHEREAS, the Sellers desire to sell the Shares of Common Stock to the Purchaser and the Purchaser desires to purchase the Shares of Common Stock from the Sellers, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “Repurchase”); and

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Sellers and the Purchaser are entering into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES

 

1.1                               Purchase and Sale. On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, on January 29, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), the Sellers shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the Shares of Common Stock to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase, acquire and accept the Shares of Common Stock from the Sellers. The purchase price for the Shares of Common Stock shall be $14.77 per Share, or an aggregate purchase price of $300,517,273.28 (the “Purchase Price”).

 

1.2                               Closing. On the Closing Date, the Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser all of the right, title and interest of the Sellers in and to the Shares of Common Stock by an appropriate method reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and the Sellers, together with all documentation reasonably necessary to transfer to the Purchaser all rights, title and interest in and to the Shares of Common Stock. On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay to the Sellers, against delivery of the Shares of Common Stock, the Purchase Price in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with wire transfer instructions provided by the Sellers to the Purchaser prior to the Closing Date.

 


 

ARTICLE II

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS

 

Each of the Sellers hereby makes the following representations and warranties in respect of itself or its Shares of Common Stock to the Purchaser, each of which is true and correct on the date hereof and shall survive the Closing Date:

 

2.1                               Good Title. Such Seller is the sole beneficial owner of the Shares of Common Stock set forth next to such Seller’s name on Annex A hereto and has good and valid title to such Shares of Common Stock, free and clear of any and all mortgages, pledges, encumbrances, liens, security interests, options, charges, claims, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, title retention agreements, rights of first refusal or offer, limitations on voting rights, proxies, voting agreements, limitations on transfer or other agreements or claims of any kind or nature whatsoever (collectively, “Liens”), and at the Closing, upon the sale and delivery of, and payment for, such Shares as provided herein, such Seller shall convey to the Purchaser good and valid title to such Shares, free and clear of all Liens. Such Seller has full power and authority to transfer full legal ownership of the Shares of Common Stock set forth next to such Seller’s name on Annex A hereto to the Purchaser and is not required to obtain the approval of any person or governmental agency or organization to effect the sale of such Shares of Common Stock.

 

2.2                               Existence and Authority. Such Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Such Seller has all requisite competence, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Letter Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby and have taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Letter Agreement.

 

2.3                               Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by such Seller.

 

2.4                               Absence of Violations; No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Seller and the sale of the Shares of Common Stock set forth next to such Seller’s name on Annex A hereto by such Seller pursuant to this Agreement have not violated and will not violate the organizational documents of such Seller, any provision of law or regulation or any material contract to which such Seller is a party, or any order or decree of any governmental authority to which such Seller is subject.

 

2.5                               Absence of Proceedings. No actions, suits, investigations or proceedings before or by any court or governmental agency, body or authority, or arbitrator are pending or, to the best of such Seller’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated, that could impair the ability of such Seller to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

2.6                               Absence of Manipulation. Such Seller has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action which would reasonably be expected to constitute stabilization or manipulation of the price of Common Stock to facilitate the sale of the Shares of Common Stock.

 

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The Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the Shares of Common Stock from the Sellers on the Closing Date is subject to the continued truth and accuracy, as of the Closing Date, of the foregoing representations and warranties and the acknowledgements and agreements set forth in the Letter Agreement; this condition may be waived by the Purchaser in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

ARTICLE III

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Sellers, each of which is true and correct on the date hereof and shall survive the Closing Date:

 

3.1                               Existence and Authority. The Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. The Purchaser has all requisite competence, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Letter Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Letter Agreement.

 

3.2                               Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Purchaser.

 

3.3                               Absence of Violations; No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchaser and the purchase of the Shares of Common Stock by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement have not violated and will not violate the organizational documents of the Purchaser, any provision of law or regulation or any material contract to which the Purchaser is a party, or any order or decree of any governmental authority to which the Purchaser is subject.

 

3.4                               Absence of Proceedings. No actions, suits, investigations or proceedings before or by any court or governmental agency, body or authority, or arbitrator are pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated, that could impair the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

The Sellers’ obligation to sell the Shares of Common Stock to the Purchaser on the Closing Date is subject to the continued truth and accuracy, as of the Closing Date, of the foregoing representations and warranties; this condition may be waived by the Sellers in their sole and absolute discretion.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

4.1                               Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its conflict of laws, principles or rules to the extent that such

 

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principles or rules would require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction, and the parties hereto consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware to resolve any dispute relating to this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby. Each party hereto waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

4.2                               Survival. Each of the representations, warranties, acknowledgements, and agreements contained in this Agreement and the Letter Agreement shall survive the Closing Date. Notwithstanding any knowledge of facts determined or determinable by any party hereto by investigation, each party hereto shall have the right to fully rely on the representations, warranties, acknowledgements and agreements of the other party contained in this Agreement, the Letter Agreement or in any other documents or papers delivered in connection herewith. Each representation, warranty, acknowledgement and agreement of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement and the Letter Agreement is independent of each other representation, warranty, acknowledgement and agreement. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Letter Agreement, no party hereto has made any representation warranty, covenant or agreement.

 

4.3                               Further Assurances. Each party hereto hereby agrees to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such other documents, instruments and agreements, and take such other actions consistent with the terms of this Agreement as may be reasonably necessary in order to accomplish the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

4.4                               Costs and Expenses. Each party hereto shall each pay their own respective costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement.

 

4.5                               No Waiver. Any waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Agreement. The failure of a party hereto to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

 

4.6                               Successors and Assignees. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assignees. Any assignment of this Agreement by the Sellers without prior written consent of the Purchaser shall be void. Nothing in this Agreement will confer any rights upon any person that is not a party hereto or a successor or permitted assignee of a party hereto.

 

4.7                               Severability. If any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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4.8                               Counterparts. This Agreement shall be a binding contract only upon execution by each party hereto and may be executed in one or more counterparts and by scanned computer image (such as pdf), each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no party hereto shall be bound by any contractual obligation to the other parties hereto (including by means of any oral agreement) until all counterparts to this Agreement and the Letter Agreement, have been duly executed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto (including by means of electronic delivery).

 

4.9                               Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the Letter Agreement contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, statements, representations and warranties, oral or written, express or implied, between the parties hereto and their respective affiliates, representatives and agents in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement or any provision hereof may be waived, altered or amended only by an instrument in writing duly executed by the Sellers and the Purchaser.

 

4.10                        Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

4.11                        Interpretation. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement has been negotiated at arm’s length and among parties equally sophisticated and knowledgeable in the matters covered hereby. Accordingly, any rule of law or legal decision that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Agreement against the party that has drafted it is not applicable and is hereby waived.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

THE PURCHASER:

 

 

 

 

 

NAVIENT CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark L. Heleen

 

 

Name:

Mark L. Heleen

 

 

Title:

EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Stock Repurchase Agreement]

 


 

 

THE SELLERS:

 

 

 

CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, on behalf of the following funds:

 

Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P.

 

The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P.

 

Canyon Balanced Master Fund, Ltd.

 

Canyon-GRF Master Fund II, L.P.

 

EP Canyon Ltd

 

Canyon Value Realization MAC 18 Ltd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jonathan M. Kaplan

 

 

Name:

Jonathan M. Kaplan

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Stock Repurchase Agreement]

 


 

ANNEX A

 

SELLER

 

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO
BE SOLD TO THE COMPANY

 

Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P.

 

4,277,500

 

The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P.

 

9,790,040

 

Canyon Balanced Master Fund, Ltd.

 

5,111,254

 

Canyon-GRF Master Fund II, L.P.

 

621,474

 

EP Canyon Ltd

 

430,290

 

Canyon Value Realization MAC 18 Ltd

 

115,906

 

TOTAL HOLDINGS

 

20,346,464