Fannie Prices $3B of Benchmark Notes

Fannie Mae has priced $3 billion of 5.000%, 10-year Benchmark Notes due April 15, 2015.The issue (CUSIP 31359MA45) was priced at 100.00 to yield 5.000%, or 40 basis points more than the 4.000% U.S. Treasury notes due Feb. 15, 2015. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and UBS Investment Bank are the joint lead managers for the Luxembourg-listed transaction. U.S. investors purchased 61% of the deal, Asian investors bought 31%, European investors purchased 5% and investors from other countries bought the remaining 3%. Fannie Mae can be found online at http://www.fanniemae.com.

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