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) MARCH 10, 2008
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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., EMT Corp., LoanSTAR Funding Group, Inc. and Nelnet Student
Asset Funding Extendable CP, LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of National
Education Loan Network, Inc. National Education Loan Network, Inc. is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Nelnet, Inc.
On March 10, 2008, Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2008-1 (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 March 1, 2008, pursuant to which the
Trust issued $1,200,435,000 of Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes (the "Notes").
The Trust used approximately $1,023,031,377 to purchase student loans
originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program from Nelnet Funding.
Nelnet Funding purchased the student loans the Trust acquired from Union Bank
and Trust Company, EMT Corp., LoanSTAR Funding Group, Inc., Nelnet Student Asset
Funding Extendable CP, LLC and Nelnet Education Loan Funding, Inc.
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.
333-144431-01) filed on March 13, 2008.
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: March 13, 2008
NELNET, INC.
By:/s/ Terry J. Heimes
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Name: Terry J. Heimes
Title: Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer