Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): September 8, 2015

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, Washington D.C.				20006
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code [phone]

No change

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 

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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 8, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“Farmer Mac”), based on its consideration of Farmer Mac’s philosophy of promoting shareholder value for common stockholders over the long-term, approved a share repurchase program (“Share Repurchase Program”) authorizing Farmer Mac to repurchase up to $25 million of its outstanding Class C Non-Voting Common Stock over the next two years. Repurchases of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock under the Share Repurchase Program may be made starting September 9, 2015 at management’s discretion from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices, through private transactions, or block trades, in each case subject to compliance with all Securities and Exchange Commission rules and other legal requirements, and may be made in part under one or more Rule 10b5-1 plans. The timing and amount of repurchases will depend on market conditions, share price, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. Farmer Mac intends to fund the Share Repurchase Program with available cash.

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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: September 8, 2015