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0000845877-08-000040.txt : 20080814 0000845877-08-000040.hdr.sgml : 20080814 20080814170922 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000845877-08-000040 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080814 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000845877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FEDERAL & FEDERALLY-SPONSORED CREDIT AGENCIES [6111] IRS NUMBER: 521578738 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14951 FILM NUMBER: 081020324 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1133 21ST STREET, N.W. STREET 2: STE 600 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2028727700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1133 21ST STREET, N.W. STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20036 8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8K form8k.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 14, 2008

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Federally chartered instrumentality of the United States	001-14951	52-1578738
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. 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)

Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 14, 2008, Farmer Mac issued a press release to announce the offering of agricultural mortgage-backed notes to be guaranteed by Farmer Mac. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	Not applicable.

(b)	Not applicable.

(c)	Not applicable.

(d)

Exhibits:

99. Press Release dated August 14, 2008.

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: August 14, 2008

EX-99 2 pressrelease.htm PRESS RELEASE pressrelease.htm

Exhibit 99

FARMER MAC NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT
August 14, 2008	Mary Waters
	Farmer Mac
	202-872-7700

$475 Million of 3-Year Farmer Mac Guaranteed Notes Offered

Washington, D.C. — The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac, NYSE: AGM and AGM.A), announced today the offering of $475 million of 3-year maturity Notes to be guaranteed by Farmer Mac. The Notes will be an obligation of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, collateralized by Farmer Mac-eligible agricultural real estate mortgage loans. Farmer Mac will fully and unconditionally guarantee the timely payment of interest and principal on the Notes. The Notes are expected to be rated “Aaa” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and “AAA” by DBRS, Inc.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Farmer Mac is a stockholder-owned instrumentality of the United States chartered by Congress to establish a secondary market for agricultural real estate and rural housing mortgage loans and rural utilities loans and to facilitate capital market funding for USDA-guaranteed farm program and rural development loans. Farmer Mac’s Class C non-voting and Class A voting common stocks are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols AGM and AGM.A, respectively. Additional information about Farmer Mac is available on Farmer Mac’s website at www.farmermac.com.