Freddie Mac Announces Results of Tender Offer for Certain STACR Notes

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Oct 15, 2024

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac ( FMCC) (the “Company”) today announced the tender results of its previously announced offer to purchase (the “Offer”) any and all of the STACR® (Structured Agency Credit Risk) Notes listed in the table below (the “Notes”). Certain of the classes of Notes subject to the Offer were issued by the STACR trusts identified in the table below (each, a “Trust”). Freddie Mac is the holder of the owner certificate issued by each Trust and, as a result, the sole beneficial owner of each Trust.

The Company has conducted the Offer in accordance with the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated October 7, 2024 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery dated October 7, 2024 (collectively, the “Offer Documents”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Press Release have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Offer Documents.

As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, October 11, 2024 (the “Expiration Time”), approximately $967 million aggregate original principal amount of the Notes had been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn as set forth in the table below:

Title of SecuritySTACR Trust (if applicable)CUSIP Number
(U.S. / Regulation S)
ISIN Number
(U.S. / Regulation S)
Original Principal AmountPercentage of Original Principal Amount Tendered and Accepted1Original Principal Amount Tendered and Accepted2
STACR 2016-HQA1 BN/A3137G0JM2 / N/AUS3137G0JM20 / N/A$25,000,000100.00%$25,000,000
STACR 2016-DNA2 M-3N/A3137G0JU4 / N/AUS3137G0JU46 / N/A$115,459,00093.52%$107,982,000
STACR 2016-DNA2 BN/A3137G0JZ3 / N/AUS3137G0JZ33 / N/A$36,000,000100.00%$36,000,000
STACR 2016-HQA2 M-3N/A3137G0KE8 / N/AUS3137G0KE84 / N/A$74,210,20098.72%$73,260,200
STACR 2016-HQA2 BN/A3137G0KK4 / N/AUS3137G0KK45 / N/A$24,000,000100.00%$24,000,000
STACR 2016-DNA3 M-3N/A3137G0KQ1 / N/AUS3137G0KQ15 / N/A$118,282,58483.32%$98,556,584
STACR 2016-DNA3 BN/A3137G0KV0 / N/AUS3137G0KV00 / N/A$35,000,000100.00%$35,000,000
STACR 2016-HQA3 M-3N/A3137G0LA5 / N/AUS3137G0LA53 / N/A$24,464,29785.63%$20,949,000
STACR 2016-HQA3 BN/A3137G0LF4 / N/AUS3137G0LF41 / N/A$20,000,000100.00%$20,000,000
STACR 2016-HQA4 M-3N/A3137G0LU1 / N/AUS3137G0LU18 / N/A$30,396,00095.37%$28,987,211
STACR 2016-HQA4 BN/A3137G0LV9 / N/AUS3137G0LV90 / N/A$18,000,000100.00%$18,000,000
STACR 2017-DNA1 M-2N/A3137G0MD8 / N/AUS3137G0MD83 / N/A$37,127,11592.30%$34,267,115
STACR 2017-DNA1 B-1N/A3137G0MX4 / N/AUS3137G0MX48 / N/A$639,000100.00%$639,000
STACR 2017-DNA1 B-2N/A3137G0MY2 / N/AUS3137G0MY21 / N/A$17,000,00032.62%$5,545,000
STACR 2017-HQA1 B-1N/A3137G0NC9 / N/AUS3137G0NC91 / N/A$2,840,000100.00%$2,840,000
STACR 2017-HQA1 B-2N/A3137G0ND7 / N/AUS3137G0ND74 / N/A$15,000,0003.33%$500,000
STACR 2017-DNA2 M-2N/A3137G0NX3 / N/AUS3137G0NX39 / N/A$1,000,00030.00%-
STACR 2017-DNA2 B-2N/A3137G0PS2 / N/AUS3137G0PS26 / N/A$30,000,0000.83%$250,000
STACR 2017-HQA2 M-2N/A3137G0PU7 / N/AUS3137G0PU71 / N/A$550,00030.00%-
STACR 2017-HQA3 M-2N/A3137G0RL5 / N/AUS3137G0RL54 / N/A$19,754,256389.41%$17,663,180
STACR 2017-HQA3 B-1N/A3137G0SE0 / N/AUS3137G0SE03 / N/A$11,535,17452.01%$6,000,000
STACR 2017-HRP1 M-2N/A3137G0SN0 / N/AUS3137G0SN02 / N/A$13,055,0000.00%-
STACR 2017-HRP1 B-1N/A3137G0TF6 / N/AUS3137G0TF68 / N/A$2,000,0003100.00%$2,000,000
STACR 2018-DNA1 M-2N/A3137G0TH2 / N/AUS3137G0TH25 / N/A$11,690,0003100.00%$11,690,000
STACR 2019-DNA2 B-1Freddie Mac STACR Trust 2019-DNA235564LBD8 / N/AUS35564LBD82 / N/A$310,000100.00%$310,000
STACR 2020-DNA5 B-1Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2020-DNA535566ABD0 / U3197PBD9US35566ABD00 / USU3197PBD97$231,000,000100.00%$231,000,000
STACR 2021-HQA2 M-2Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2021-HQA235564KFV6 / U3201WFV4US35564KFV61 / USU3201WFV47$250,000,00066.63%$166,572,000
Total$967,011,290
  1. Rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
  2. For STACR 2017-HQA3 M-2 and STACR 2020-DNA5 B-1, the original principal amount tendered and accepted includes $1,500,000 and $17,268,000, respectively, expected to be tendered by guaranteed delivery prior to the Guaranteed Delivery Deadline. The Guaranteed Delivery Deadline is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
  3. The Original Principal Amount set forth for such Notes in this table does not include the additional portion of such Notes identified in the Offer to Purchase as an Associated Eligible Series of Notes, which, upon the completion of the indicated exchange of the related ineligible securities for such Associated Eligible Series of Notes, would also become eligible to participate in the Offer.

The Settlement Date for the Notes tendered and accepted for purchase in the Offer is expected to occur on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Any Notes tendered using the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and accepted for purchase are expected to be purchased on Friday, October 18, 2024, but payment of accrued interest on such Notes will only be made to, but not including, the Settlement Date.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and StoneX Financial Inc. are lead dealer managers, and CastleOak Securities, L.P. is co-dealer manager, for the Offer. For additional information regarding the terms of the Offer, please contact Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at (704) 410-4820 (collect) or (866) 309-6316 (toll-free); or StoneX Financial Inc. at (212) 485-3577 (collect) or (800) 788-4253 (toll-free). Requests for the Offer Documents may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation, as tender agent, at (212) 430-3774 or (855) 654-2015 (toll-free), or by email at [email protected].

This announcement does not constitute an invitation to participate in the Offer in or from any jurisdiction in or from which, or to or from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such Offer under applicable securities laws or otherwise. The distribution of materials relating to the Offer, and the transactions contemplated by the Offer, may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions where it is legal to do so. The Offer is void in all jurisdictions where it is prohibited. If materials relating to the Offer come into your possession, you are required by Freddie Mac to inform yourself of and to observe all of these restrictions. The materials relating to the Offer do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the Offer be made by a licensed broker or dealer and a dealer-manager or any affiliate of a dealer-manager is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the Offer shall be deemed to be made by the dealer-manager or such affiliate on behalf of Freddie Mac in that jurisdiction.

About Freddie Mac Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer
Freddie Mac’s Single-Family CRTprograms transfer credit risk away from U.S. taxpayers to global private capital via securities and (re)insurance policies. We founded the GSE Single-Family CRT market when we issued our first Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR®) notes in July 2013. In November 2013, we introduced our Agency Credit Insurance Structure® (ACIS®) program. Today, CRT serves as the primary source of private capital investment in residential mortgage credit. For specific STACR and ACIS transaction data, please visit Clarity, our CRT data intelligence portal.

About Freddie Mac
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