UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2009
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Freddie Mac
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Federally chartered
corporation | | 000-53330 | | 52-0904874 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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8200 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, Virginia | | 22102 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(703) 903-2000
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 5, 2009, the Board of Directors of Freddie Mac (formally known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) approved a technical correction toSection 4.2(a) of the company’s Bylaws, effective immediately, to include language regarding the composition of the Board that was inadvertently omitted from the amendments to the Bylaws adopted on September 4, 2008. The amendment added the following to the end of the last sentence ofSection 4.2(a):
“and at least one person from an organization that has represented consumer or community interests for not less than two years or one person who has demonstrated a career commitment to the provision of housing for low-income households”
Section 4.2(a), as amended, is set forth below in its entirety:
Section 4.2 Number, Qualification and Term of Office.
(a) The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of 13 persons, or such other number as the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency determines appropriate, who shall be elected annually by the stockholders. The Board of Directors shall at all times have as members at least one person from the homebuilding industry, at least one person from the mortgage lending industry, at least one person from the real estate industry, and at least one person from an organization that has represented consumer or community interests for not less than two years or one person who has demonstrated a career commitment to the provision of housing for low-income households.
A copy of the company’s amended and restated Bylaws is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Report onForm 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is being filed as part of this Report onForm 8-K:
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Exhibit Number | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 3.1 | | Bylaws of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as amended and restated June 5, 2009 |
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SIGNATURE
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.
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| | | FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION |
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| | | By: | | /s/ John R. Dye |
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| | | | | John R. Dye |
| | | | | Senior Vice President, Principal Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Affairs |
Date: June 8, 2009
