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NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT
December 6, 2012 Richard Eisenberg
(Investor Inquiries)
Christopher Bohanon
(Media Inquiries)
(202) 872-7700
Farmer Mac Declares Quarterly Dividends on
Common and Preferred Stock
Common and Preferred Stock
Washington, D.C. — The board of directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) has declared a quarterly dividend on each of the Corporation’s three classes of common stock – Class A Voting Common Stock (NYSE: AGM.A), Class B Voting Common Stock (not listed on any exchange), and Class C Non-Voting Common Stock (NYSE: AGM). The quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock will be payable on December 31, 2012 to holders of record of common stock as of December 17, 2012.
Farmer Mac’s board of directors has also declared a quarterly dividend on the Corporation’s Series C Preferred Stock, which is not listed on any exchange. The quarterly dividend of $12.50 per share of Series C Preferred Stock is for the period from October 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 and will be payable on December 31, 2012 to holders of record of preferred stock as of December 17, 2012. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock has a par value and liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per share.
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Farmer Mac is a stockholder-owned instrumentality of the United States chartered by Congress to help increase the availability of credit in rural America through the operation of a secondary market for eligible loans to agricultural and rural borrowers. Additional information about Farmer Mac is available on its website at www.farmermac.com.
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