form_8k.htm
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): August 2, 2007
Federal
Agricultural Mortgage
Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Federally
chartered
instrumentality
of
the United States
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0-17440
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52-1578738
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(State
or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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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)
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
August
2, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Registrant declared a quarterly dividend
on the Registrant’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 $0.10 per share of common stock
will be payable on September 28, 2007 to holders of record of common stock
as of
September 14, 2007. Also on August 2, 2007, the Board of
Directors of the Registrant declared a quarterly dividend on the Registrant’s
6.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A. The quarterly
dividend of $0.80 per share of preferred stock is for the period from
July 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007 and will be payable on
October 1, 2007 to holders of record of preferred stock as of
September 20, 2007.
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.
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FEDERAL
AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE
CORPORATION
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By: /s/
Jerome
G.
Oslick
Name: Jerome
G. Oslick
Title:
Vice President – General Counsel
Dated: August
2, 2007