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): December 16, 2008
FEDERAL
AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federally
chartered instrumentality
of
the United States
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001-14951
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52-1578738
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1133
Twenty-First Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington D.C.
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20036
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (202) 872-7700
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):
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section
7 – Regulation FD
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
December 16, 2008, Farmer Mac issued a press release to announce the raising of
$50 million of new capital and the declaration of dividends on common and
preferred stock. A copy of the press release is attached to this
report as Exhibit 99.1.
Section
9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1
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Press
Release dated December 16, 2008 regarding capital raise and
dividends.
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SIGNATURE
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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Date:
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December
16, 2008
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/s/
Jerome G. Oslick
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Name:
Jerome G. Oslick
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Title:
Vice President – General
Counsel
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