Notes Held or Acquired by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac shall have the right to purchase and hold for its own account any Note and to otherwise acquire (either for cash or in exchange for newly–issued Notes) all or a portion of the Notes. Notes of any particular Class held or acquired by Freddie Mac shall have an equal and proportionate benefit to Notes of the same Class held by other Holders, without preference, priority or distinction, except that in determining whether the Holders of the required percentage of the outstanding principal amount (or notional principal amount) of the Notes have given any required demand, authorization, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement, any Notes owned by Freddie Mac or any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with Freddie Mac shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of such determination.
Notes Held or Acquired by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac shall have the right to purchase and hold for its own account any Note and to otherwise acquire all or a portion of the Notes. Notes held or acquired by Freddie Mac shall have an equal and proportionate benefit to Notes held by other Holders, without preference, priority or distinction, except that in determining whether the Holders of the required percentage of the outstanding Class Principal Balance of the Notes have given any required demand, authorization, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement, any Notes owned by Freddie Mac or any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with Freddie Mac shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of such determination. For the avoidance of doubt, any Notes purchased or otherwise acquired by Freddie Mac shall no longer be considered issued and outstanding for any U.S. federal tax purposes.
