Freddie Mac Announces the Issuance of a New Seven-year Reference Notes Security

McLean, Va.—Freddie Mac announced today that it plans to issue a new seven-year USD Reference Notes security, CUSIP number 3137EADK2, due on August 1, 2019. The issue will be priced on Friday, July 27, 2012, and will settle on Monday, July 30, 2012, at benchmark size.

The new seven-year Reference Notes security will be offered via a syndicate of dealers headed by Citigroup Global Markets, Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan Chase. An application will be made to list the issue on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

This announcement is not an offer to sell any Freddie Mac securities. Offers for any given security are made only through applicable offering circulars and related supplements, which incorporate Freddie Mac’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 9, 2012; all other reports Freddie Mac filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘Exchange Act”) since December 31, 2011, excluding any information “furnished” to the SEC on Form 8-K; and all documents that Freddie Mac files with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c) or 14 of the Exchange Act, excluding any information “furnished” to the SEC on Form 8-K.