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Filed Under Rule 424(b)(3), Registration Statement No. 333-177949
Pricing Supplement Number 281 Dated March 04, 2013
(To: Prospectus Dated November 14, 2011 and Prospectus Supplement Dated November 17, 2011)



 
CUSIP
Number
Principal Amount
Selling Price
Gross Concession
Net
Proceeds
Coupon Type
Coupon Rate
Coupon
Frequency
Maturity Date
1st Coupon Date
1st Coupon Amount
Survivor's Option
Product Ranking
63743FQT6
[]
100.000%
1.800%
[]
Fixed
2.500%
MONTHLY
09/15/2022
04/15/2013
$2.15
Yes
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
Redemption Information: Non-Callable







 
 
 
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp
Offering Dates: Monday, March 4, 2013 through Monday, March 11, 2013
Trade Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 @12:00 PM ET
Settlement Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Minimum Denomination/Increments:$1,000.00/$1,000.00
Initial trades settle flat and clear SDFS: DTC Book Entry only
DTC number: 0235 via RBC Dain Rauscher Inc.
Agents: Citigroup, Comerica Securities, J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc., Morgan Stanley , UBS Investment Bank, Wells Fargo
If the maturity date or an interest payment date for any note is not a Business Day (as term is defined in Prospectus), principal, premium, if any, and interest for that note is paid on the next Business Day, and no interest will accrue from, and after, the maturity date or interest payment date.
 
 
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National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp
Prospectus Dated November 14, 2011