UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 21, 2006
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Nelnet, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nebraska 001-31924 84-0748903
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(State of other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
121 South 13th Street, Suite 201, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
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(Address of principal executive offices) (ZipCode)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (402) 458-2303
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ITEM 2.03. CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER
AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT
Nelnet Student Loan Funding, LLC ("Nelnet Funding"), Nelnet Education
Loan Funding, Inc. and NHELP-III, Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of National
Education Loan Network, Inc. National Education Loan Network, Inc. is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Nelnet, Inc.
On February 21, 2006, Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2006-1 (the "Trust"), of
which Nelnet Funding is the Depositor, and Zions First National Bank, in its
capacity as Indenture Trustee and as Eligible Lender Trustee, executed and
delivered an Indenture of Trust dated as of February 1, 2006, pursuant to which
the Trust issued $2,000,000,000 of Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes (the
"Notes").
The Trust used approximately $1,454,288,492 of the proceeds from the
sale of the Notes to purchase student loans originated under the Federal Family
Education Loan Program from Nelnet Funding. The student loans the Trust acquired
were purchased from Nelnet Education Loan Funding, Inc. and NHELP-III, Inc. by
Nelnet Funding.
A description of the transaction and the documents executed in
connection with the transaction are included in the Trust's Form 8-K
(Reg. No. 333-128658-01) filed on February 24, 2006.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 24, 2006
NELNET, INC.
By: /s/ Terry J. Heimes
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Name: Terry J. Heimes
Title: Chief Financial Officer