Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 9, 2009, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance
Corporation (the "Company") entered into an underwriting agreement (the
"Underwriting Agreement") with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBS Securities
Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., Mizuho
Securities USA Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the
several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto, in connection with the
issuance and sale of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.625%
Collateral Trust Bonds due 2012 (the "2012 Bonds") and $250,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of 3.875% Collateral Trust Bonds due 2015 (the "2015 Bonds",
and, together with the 2012 Bonds, the "Bonds"). The offering is expected to
close on September 16, 2009.
Copies of the Underwriting Agreement and the Forms of Global Certificate for
the Bonds are filed as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are
incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K are listed on the exhibit
index, which appears elsewhere herein and is incorporated herein by reference.