FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Release: October 17, 2011

Contact: Ling Wang, Investor Relations

DULLES, Va.—National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) (NYSE: NRU, NRC) will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Friday, October 21, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

CFC executive staff will present an overview of CFC’s business strategy and will review CFC’s fiscal year 2012 first-quarter financial results. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.

There are two ways to access the event:

Live Webcast Option

Visit CFC’s website at www.nrucfc.coop; select the Investor Relations tab, click on Events & Presentations and then click on FY2012 First Quarter Investor Call Webcast. Follow the log-in instructions to join the webcast. (Pre-registration also is available for the event.)

Conference Call Option

• Domestic: 877-485-3103
• International: 201-689-8890

Conference call participants will be able to view a synchronized slide presentation. Go to www.nrucfc.coop, select the Investor Relations tab, click on Events & Presentations, choose FY2012 First-Quarter Investor Call Webcast and then select the telephone player option.

A replay of the webcast will be available on CFC’s website after the event on the Events & Presentations page in the Investor Relations section.

CFC’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2011, was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 14, 2011. A copy is available through the CFC website at www.nrucfc.coop or via the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

About CFC

The National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) is a nonprofit cooperative that provides capital and industry-leading financial products to the nation’s rural utility systems. With more than $20 billion in assets, CFC is committed to providing unparalleled industry expertise, flexibility and responsiveness to serve the needs of its member-owners.

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