8-K

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 3, 2012

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.)
1999 K Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.		20006
(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 August 3, 2012, the board of directors of Farmer Mac declared a quarterly dividend on each of Farmer Mac'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, 2012 to holders of record of common stock as of September 14, 2012.

Also on August 3, 2012, the board of directors of Farmer Mac declared a quarterly dividend on Farmer Mac's Series C Preferred Stock. The quarterly dividend of $12.50 per share of Series C Preferred Stock is for the period from July 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012 and will be payable on October 1, 2012 to holders of record of preferred stock as of September 14, 2012. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock has a par value and liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per share.

Information about the dividends is also included in the press release attached to this report as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)Not applicable.

(b)Not applicable.

(c)Not applicable.

(d)Exhibits:

99Press release dated August 6, 2012 regarding declaration of dividends on common stock and declaration of dividends on preferred stock.

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/ Stephen P. Mullery

Name:Stephen P. Mullery

Title: Senior Vice President - General Counsel

Dated:August 6, 2012

EX-99

NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT

August 6, 2012                                Richard Eisenberg

(Investor Inquiries)

Christopher Bohanon

(Media Inquiries)

(202) 872-7700

Farmer Mac Declares Quarterly Dividends on Common and Preferred Stock

Washington, D.C. — The board of directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) has declared a quarterly dividend on each of the Corporation’s three classes of common stock – Class A Voting Common Stock (NYSE: AGM.A), Class B Voting Common Stock (not listed on any exchange), and Class C Non-Voting Common Stock (NYSE: AGM). The quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock will be payable on September 28, 2012 to holders of record of common stock as of September 14, 2012.

Farmer Mac’s board of directors has also declared a quarterly dividend on the Corporation’s Series C Preferred Stock, which is not listed on any exchange. The quarterly dividend of $12.50 per share of Series C Preferred Stock is for the period from July 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012 and will be payable on October 1, 2012 to holders of record of preferred stock as of September 14, 2012. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock has a par value and liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per share.

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

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loans and rural utilities loans and to facilitate capital markets funding for USDA-guaranteed farm program and rural development loans. Additional information about Farmer Mac is available on its website at www.farmermac.com.

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