EVP - Chief Financial Officer Ramesh Aparna exercised 2,372 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock at a strike of $129.73, covered exercise/tax liability with 386 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock and returned $307,802 worth of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock to the company (1,575 units at $195.43), increasing direct ownership by 4% to 10,799 units (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP [ AGM ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/11/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Class C Non-Voting Common Stock | 06/11/2025 | M | 876(1)(2) | A | $120.38 | 11,263.8087(3) | D | |||
| Class C Non-Voting Common Stock | 06/11/2025 | F | 163(1)(2) | D | $195.43 | 11,100.8087(3) | D | |||
| Class C Non-Voting Common Stock | 06/11/2025 | D | 540(1)(2) | D | $195.43 | 10,560.8087(3) | D | |||
| Class C Non-Voting Common Stock | 06/11/2025 | M | 1,496(2)(4) | A | $135.2 | 12,056.8087(3) | D | |||
| Class C Non-Voting Common Stock | 06/11/2025 | F | 223(2)(4) | D | $195.43 | 11,833.8087(3) | D | |||
| Class C Non-Voting Common Stock | 06/11/2025 | D | 1,035(2)(4) | D | $195.43 | 10,798.8087(3) | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Stock Appreciation Right | $120.38 | 06/11/2025 | M | 876(1)(2) | 03/31/2025 | 03/09/2032 | Class C Non-Voting Common Stock | 876 | $0 | 0 | D | ||||
| Stock Appreciation Right | $135.2 | 06/11/2025 | M | 1,496(2)(4) | (5) | 03/09/2033 | Class C Non-Voting Common Stock | 1,496 | $0 | 748 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. In connection with the net share settlement of the exercise of 876 vested stock appreciation rights ("SARs") granted in March 2022 with a grant price of $120.38 per share, Ms. Ramesh was entitled to receive 336 shares of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation ("Farmer Mac"). Of these shares, Ms. Ramesh received 173 shares, and Farmer Mac retained 163 shares to satisfy tax withholding requirements arising from the exercise. The 540 shares reported as a disposition to the issuer of issuer equity securities represents the difference between the number of SARs exercised and the number of shares issuable as a result of the exercise. Each SAR represents the right to receive, upon exercise, the number of shares of Farmer Mac's Class C Non-Voting Common Stock equal to the excess of the fair market value of shares on the exercise date over the grant price. |
| 2. Transaction effected during an open trading window for employees and directors of Farmer Mac. |
| 3. Includes 4,408 unvested restricted stock units previously granted pursuant to Farmer Mac's Amended and Restated 2008 Omnibus Incentive Pan, as described in more detail in the Reporting Person's prior filings under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| 4. In connection with the net share settlement of the exercise of 1,496 vested SARs granted in March 2023 with a grant price of $135.20 per share, Ms. Ramesh was entitled to receive 461 shares of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock of Farmer Mac. Of these shares, Ms. Ramesh received 238 shares, and Farmer Mac retained 223 shares to satisfy tax withholding requirements arising from the exercise. The 1,035 shares reported as a disposition to the issuer of issuer equity securities represents the difference between the number of SARs exercised and the number of shares issuable as a result of the exercise. Each SAR represents the right to receive, upon exercise, the number of shares of Farmer Mac's Class C Non-Voting Common Stock equal to the excess of the fair market value of shares on the exercise date over the grant price. |
| 5. Exercisable beginning March 31, 2024 with respect to 748 shares, beginning March 31, 2025 with respect to 748 shares, and beginning March 31, 2026 with respect to 748 shares. |
| Remarks: |
| Jonathan Cohen, as attorney-in-fact for Aparna Ramesh | 06/13/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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