Fannie Mae Announces Tender Offer for Any and All of Certain CAS Notes

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Apr 22, 2024, 09:00 ET

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced that it has commenced fixed-price cash tender offers (each, an "Offer" and, collectively, the "Offers") for the purchase of any and all of the Connecticut Avenue Securities^® (CAS) Notes listed below (the "Notes"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, each dated as of April 22, 2024 (collectively, the "Offer Documents"). Certain of the classes of Notes subject to the Offers were issued by the REMIC trusts identified in the table below (each, a "Trust"). Fannie Mae is the holder of the owner certificate issued by each Trust and, as a result, the sole beneficial owner of each Trust. The Offers will expire at 5:00 PM New York City time on Friday, April 26, 2024 (the "Expiration Time") unless extended or earlier terminated. Notes tendered may be withdrawn at any time at or before the Expiration Time by following the procedures described in the Offer Documents.

Fannie Mae has engaged BofA Securities as the designated lead dealer manager and Wells Fargo Securities as the designated dealer manager for the Offers. Fannie Mae has engaged Minority and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Academy Securities, Inc. and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Drexel Hamilton, LLC as advisors on the transaction. Global Bondholder Services Corporation will serve as the tender agent and information agent for the Offers. Fannie Mae is offering to purchase, subject to the conditions of the Offers, any and all of the Notes listed in the table below.

The following table summarizes the material pricing terms of the Offers.

Name of Security	REMIC Trust (if applicable)	CUSIP	ISIN	Original Principal Balance*	Tender Offer Consideration (per $1,000 original principal amount)
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2017-C01, Class 1B-1 Notes	N/A	30711XEQ3	US30711XEQ34	$126,754,000.00	$1,132.50
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2017-C02, Class 2B-1 Notes	N/A	30711XGQ1	US30711XGQ16	$107,914,000.00	$1,127.50
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2018-R07, Class 1B-1 Notes	Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2018- R07	20753QAF6	US20753QAF63	$172,854,000.00	$1,091.25
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2019-R01, Class 2B-1 Notes	Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2019- R01	20754FAL6	US20754FAL67	$186,724,000.00	$1,090.00
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2019-R02, Class 1B-1 Notes	Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2019- R02	20753KAF9	US20753KAF93	$187,956,000.00	$1,071.25
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2020-R01, Class 1M-2 Notes	Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2020- R01	20754CAB5	US20754CAB54	$523,509,000.00	$1,025.00
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2020-R02, Class 2M-2 Notes	Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2020- R02	20754WAB1	US20754WAB19	$559,647,000.00	$1,018.75
				$1,865,358,000.00

*Represents the aggregate original principal amount of the applicable Class issued on the issue date thereof, less the aggregate original principal amount of such Class repurchased by the Company pursuant to one or more prior tender offers, if applicable. Does not include the original principal balance of the ineligible securities.

Holders must validly tender their Notes at or before the Expiration Time in order to be eligible to receive the Tender Offer Consideration, which will incorporate the monthly Certificate Percentages available on April 25, 2024. In addition, holders whose Notes are purchased in the Offers will receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) for the Notes. Fannie Mae expects the Settlement Date to occur on April 30, 2024. Any Notes tendered using the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and accepted for purchase are expected to be purchased on May 1, 2024, but payment of accrued interest on such Notes will only be made to, but not including, the Settlement Date.

Information on tendering the Notes is set forth in the Offer Documents. Holders of the Notes who would like copies of the Offer Documents may contact the tender agent for the Offers, Global Bondholder Services Corporation, at (855) 654-2015 (toll free) or (212) 430-3774 (banks and brokers) or [email protected]. Copies of the Offer Documents are available at the following website: https://www.gbsc-usa.com/FannieMae/. Any questions regarding the terms of the Offers should be directed to BofA Securities, Inc. at (888) 292-0070 (toll free) or (980) 387-3907 (collect) or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at (866) 309-6316 (toll free) or (704) 410-4820 (collect).

This release includes forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the timing and expected settlement and closing of the purchase of the Notes in a tender offer. These forward-looking statements are based on Fannie Mae's present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Actual results may turn out to be different from these statements. Factors that may lead to different results are discussed in "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements," and elsewhere in the Offer Documents and the documents incorporated by reference therein. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and Fannie Mae assumes no obligation to update this information.

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This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities of Fannie Mae, including the Notes. Nothing in this press release constitutes advice on the merits of buying or selling a particular investment. Any investment decision as to any purchase or sale of securities referred to herein must be made solely on the basis of information contained in the Offer Documents, and no reliance may be placed on the completeness or accuracy of the information contained in this press release. The Offers are not being made to holders of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer will be deemed to be made on behalf of the Company by BofA Securities, Inc. or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (as applicable) or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

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