13D Filing: Canyon Capital Advisors and Navient Corp (NAVI)

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Item 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
This statement on Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) relates to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Navient Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at 123 Justison Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
(a)

This Schedule 13D is filed by:

(i) Canyon Capital Advisors LLC (“CCA”), with
respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held by certain managed accounts with respect to which it acts as investment advisor,
including Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P. (“VRF”), The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund (Cayman), L.P.
(“CVRF”), Canyon Value Realization Fund MAC 18, Ltd. (“CVRFM”), Canyon Balanced Master Fund,
Ltd. (“CBEF”), Canyon-GRF Master Fund II, L.P. (“GRF2”), Canyon Distressed Opportunity Master
Fund II, L.P. (“CDOF2016”), EP Canyon Ltd. (“PERMIO”) and Canyon NZ-DOF Investing, L.P. (“NZ-TRADING”)
(collectively, the “Accounts”);

(ii) Mr. Mitchell R. Julis (“Mr. Julis”), with
respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held by the Accounts; and

(iii) Mr. Joshua S. Friedman (“Mr. Friedman”),
with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held by the Accounts.

Messrs. Julis and Friedman manage CCA and control entities which
own 100% of CCA.

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred
to as the “Reporting Persons.” Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are
made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

The filing of this statement
shall not be deemed an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes
of Section 13 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. Each of Mr. Julis, Mr. Friedman expressly disclaims beneficial
ownership of any of the securities held by the Accounts.

(b) The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 2000 Avenue of the Stars, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
(c) The principal business of each of the Reporting Persons is investment and/or investment management.
(d) & (e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been (a) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (b) party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining further violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

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