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For Immediate Release September
08,
2006
FREDDIE MAC HOLDS ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGStockholders Elect Board of Directors, Re-appoint Independent AuditorMcLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard F. Syron today during the company's annual stockholders' meeting said 2005 was a year of continued progress – providing long-term value to the nation's homeowners and to Freddie Mac stockholders. "Freddie Mac made good progress in most areas in 2005. Overall, we performed well on our mission; in our business; with our customers; in risk management; and in building an even stronger capital position and balance sheet," said Syron. "The one area where we fell short of our goals was financial reporting and internal controls. Accordingly, we have refined and redoubled our remediation efforts, while maintaining our momentum in other areas." Syron told stockholders that 2005 was a year of continued investment in business capabilities, infrastructure and management, which allowed the company to achieve its long-term growth and return objectives. Additionally, he reported that Freddie Mac continued to maintain a strong capital position. During the meeting, Freddie Mac's stockholders elected 13 directors to the company's board of directors and ratified the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. Stockholders voted not to adopt a stockholder proposal presented at the annual meeting. Board of Directors Members elected to Freddie Mac's board of directors today are:
In a meeting of the board of directors immediately following the stockholders' meeting, Richard Syron was re-elected chairman of the board of Freddie Mac, and Shaun O'Malley was re-elected lead director. The board of directors also made the following board committee appointments:
Additional information about Freddie Mac and its business is also set forth in our Information Statement dated June 28, 2006, and related Information Statement Supplements, available on the Investor Relations page of our Web site, www.FreddieMac.com/investors. Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned company established by Congress in 1970 to support homeownership and rental housing. Freddie Mac fulfills its mission by purchasing residential mortgages and mortgage-related securities, which it finances primarily by issuing mortgage-related securities and debt instruments in the capital markets. Over the years, Freddie Mac has made home possible for one in six homebuyers and more than four million renters in America. ###
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