UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): November 4, 2019

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)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1999 K Street, N.W., 4th Floor,			20006
Washington,	DC
(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) 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Exchange on which registered
Class A voting common stock	AGM.A	New York Stock Exchange
Class C non-voting common stock	AGM	New York Stock Exchange
5.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A	AGM.PRA	New York Stock Exchange
6.000% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C	AGM.PRC	New York Stock Exchange
5.700% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D	AGM.PRD	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 4, 2019, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“Farmer Mac”) announced that Keri L. Votruba, a member of Farmer Mac’s Board of Directors (“Board”), died unexpectedly on October 22, 2019 at the age of 60. Mr. Votruba joined Farmer Mac’s Board in May 2018 as a member elected by the holders of Farmer Mac’s Class B voting common stock. At the time of Mr. Votruba's death, he had been serving as a member of four Committees of the Board - Corporate Governance, Diversity, Financial Risk, and Public Policy. Farmer Mac's announcement on its public website (www.farmermac.com) includes a tribute to Mr. Votruba. All references to www.farmermac.com in this report are inactive textual references only, and the information contained on Farmer Mac’s website is not incorporated by reference in this report.

Farmer Mac’s statutory charter authorizes the Board to fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of Mr. Votruba’s term that ends in May 2020. The 14 remaining members of the Board plan to meet in mid-November 2019 to discuss the timing and process for filling the vacancy.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01 (including the reference to Farmer Mac's public website) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall any of such information or portion of Farmer Mac's public website be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION                    

By: /s/ Stephen P. Mullery            

Name: Stephen P. Mullery

Title: Executive Vice President – General Counsel

Dated: November 4, 2019