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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 9, 2017

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NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

District of Columbia
(state or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-7102
(Commission
File Number)
52-0891669
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

20701 Cooperative Way
Dulles, VA
20166-6691
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 467-1800

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 




Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.




On November 9, 2017, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (“CFC”) closed on a $750 million Series M committed loan facility from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Financing Bank (“FFB”) guaranteed by the United States of America, acting through the Rural Utilities Service. Under this Series M facility, CFC is able to borrow any time before July 15, 2022, with each advance having a final maturity not longer than 20 years from the advance date. Interest rates, including all fees (30 basis points of which are used to support the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program), will be at a spread over comparable maturity Treasury Bonds as follows:

10 years or less             42.5 basis points
Greater than 10 years        55 basis points

This new commitment increases total funding available to CFC under committed loan facilities from the FFB to $1,375 million.
 
The foregoing description is a summary and is qualified in its entirely by reference to the agreements themselves, which will be filed as exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2017.












SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES
COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORPORATION

By:
/s/ J. ANDREW DON
 
J. Andrew Don
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  November 13, 2017