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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): December 2, 2009
 
 
 
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 

Federally chartered instrumentality
of the United States
 
001-14951
 
52-1578738
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
         
1133 Twenty-First Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington D.C.
 
20036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (202) 872-7700

No change
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
 

 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
 
 
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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On December 2, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“Farmer Mac”) declared a quarterly dividend on each of the Corporation’s three classes of common stock – Class A Voting Common Stock, Class B Voting Common Stock, and Class C Non-Voting Common Stock.  The quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock will be payable on December 31, 2009 to holders of record of common stock as of December 15, 2009.  Also on December 2, 2009, the Board of Directors of Farmer Mac declared quarterly dividends on the Corporation’s Series B and Series C Preferred Stock.  The quarterly dividends of $30.00 per share of Series B-1 and Series B-2 Preferred Stock, $25.00 per share of Series B-3 Preferred Stock, and $12.50 per share of Series C Preferred Stock are for the period from October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 and will be payable on December 31, 2009 to holders of record of preferred stock as of December 21, 2009.  Each share of Series B and Series C Preferred Stock has a par value and liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per share.


 
 

 

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.

 
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION



    By:           /s/ Jerome G. Oslick                                                      
        Name:                      Jerome G. Oslick
        Title:                      Vice President – General Counsel




Dated:           December 3, 2009