Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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): August 7, 2024
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 7, 2024, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation ("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 $1.40 per share of common stock will be payable on September 30, 2024, to holders of record of Farmer Mac’s common stock as of September 16, 2024.
Also on August 7, 2024, the Board declared a dividend on each of Farmer Mac’s four classes of preferred stock – 5.700% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D (“Series D Preferred Stock”), 5.750% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E (“Series E Preferred Stock”), 5.250% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F (“Series F Preferred Stock”), and 4.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G (“Series G Preferred Stock”). The quarterly dividend of $0.35625 per share of Series D Preferred Stock, $0.359375 per share of Series E Preferred Stock, $0.328125 per share of Series F Preferred Stock, and $0.3046875 per share of Series G Preferred Stock is for the period from but not including July 17, 2024, to and including October 17, 2024. The dividend on each of the Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock, Series F Preferred Stock, and Series G Preferred Stock will be payable on October 17, 2024, to holders of record of those classes of preferred stock, respectively, as of October 1, 2024. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock, Series F Preferred Stock, and Series G Preferred Stock has a par value and liquidation preference of $25.00 per share.
Information about the dividends declared by the Board on August 7, 2024, is also included in the press release attached to this report as Exhibit 99, and the information related to the dividends is incorporated by reference into this report. All references to www.farmermac.com in Exhibit 99 are inactive textual references only, and the information contained on Farmer Mac’s website is not incorporated by reference into this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Stephen P. Mullery
Name: Stephen P. Mullery
Title: Executive Vice President – General Counsel
Dated: August 7, 2024