FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Release: January 17, 2012

Contact: Ling Wang, Investor Relations

DULLES, Va.—The National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) (NYSE: NRU, NRC) will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

CFC executive staff will present an overview of CFC’s business strategy and will review CFC’s fiscal year 2012 second-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 Second 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: 877-407-1869
• International: 201-689-8044

Conference call participants have the option to view a synchronized slide presentation. Visit www.nrucfc.coop; select the Investor Relations tab, click on Events & Presentations, choose FY2012 Second-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 November 30, 2011, was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 17, 2012. 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 finance cooperative owned and governed by America’s electric cooperatives. With $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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