Nelnet to Host Investor Day on March 14

Mar 01, 2006

LINCOLN, Neb., March 1, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Nelnet (NYSE: NNI) announced today it will host an Investor Day on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 from 12:00 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. (Eastern). The conference for investors and analysts will be held at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and will include presentations from co-Chief Executive Officers Mike Dunlap and Steve Butterfield, as well as other members of senior management.

A live Web cast of the presentations will be available at http://www.nelnetinvestors.net/medialist.cfm beginning at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern), following a lunch for attendees at the NYSE.

If you have any questions about the meeting or would like to register to attend in person, please contact Nelnet Investor Relations at 317.469.2035.

Nelnet is one of the leading education finance companies in the United States and is focused on providing quality products and services to students and schools nationwide. Nelnet ranks among the nation's leaders in terms of total net student loan assets with $20.3 billion as of December 31, 2005. Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nelnet originates, consolidates, securitizes, holds, and services student loans, principally loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program of the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information is available at www.nelnet.net.

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Media, Sheila Odom, +1-402-458-2329, Investors, Cheryl Watson, +1-317-469-2064, both
of Nelnet
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