Freddie Mac announced that it plans to issue a new five-year USD Reference Notes security, CUSIP number 3137EADC0, due on March 8, 2017. The issue will be priced on January 27, 2012, and will settle on January 30, 2012, at benchmark size. The new five-year Reference Notes security will be offered via a syndicate of dealers headed by J.P. Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse. 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 company's Mac securities.