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): August 2, 2006
Federal
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally
chartered
instrumentality of
the
United States____ 0-17440 52-1578738
(State
or
other jurisdiction of
Commission (I.R.S.
Employer
incorporation
or organization) File
Number) Identification
No.)
1133
Twenty-First Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036
(Address
of
principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (202) 872-7700
No
change
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
August
2, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Registrant declared a quarterly dividend
on the Registrant’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 $0.10 per share of common stock will be
payable on September 29, 2006 to holders of record of common stock as of
September 15, 2006. Also on August 2, 2006, the Board of Directors of the
Registrant declared a quarterly dividend on the Registrant’s 6.40% Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series A. The quarterly dividend of $0.80 per share
of preferred stock is for the period from July 1, 2006 through
September 30, 2006 and will be payable on October 2, 2006 to holders
of record of preferred stock as of September 20, 2006.
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/
Jerome G. Oslick
Name: Jerome
G.
Oslick
Title: Vice
President - General Counsel
Dated: August
3,
2006