SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

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).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ramesh Aparna

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET NW

FOURTH FLOOR

(Street)

WASHINGTON

20006

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP [ AGM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP - Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/03/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class C Non-Voting Common Stock	03/03/2020		A		2,022	A	$0⁽¹⁾	2,022	D
Class C Non-Voting Common Stock	03/03/2020		A		1,011⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	A	$0⁽²⁾	3,033	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Appreciation Right	$75.16	03/03/2020		A		5,535		⁽⁴⁾	03/03/2030	Class C Non-Voting Common Stock	5,535	$0⁽⁵⁾	5,535	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of shares of time-vested restricted stock units of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's ("Farmer Mac") Class C Non-Voting Common Stock under the Amended and Restated 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration. Includes three installments of 674 shares of restricted stock units, each of which will vest on March 31, 2021, March 31, 2022, and March 31, 2023, respectively.

2. This is the target amount of performance-based restricted stock units granted on March 03, 2020 under Farmer Mac's Amended and Restated 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration, which will be available if certain criteria is met at the end of the performance cycle on December 31, 2022. The restricted stock units will vest on March 31, 2023 if Farmer Mac meets certain performance objectives related to business volume, as specified in the related award agreement, for the period starting on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2022, subject to "gatekeepers" related to compliance with regulatory capital requirements and specified asset quality metrics.

3. Any adjustments to the target award will be reported at the time of the actual determination of performance as compared to the applicable threshold. In no event, however, will the number of restricted stock units exceed 200% of the number of restricted stock units of the target award.

4. Exercisable beginning March 31, 2021 with respect to 1,845 shares, beginning March 31, 2022 with respect to 1,845 shares, and beginning March 31, 2023 with respect to 1,845 shares.

5. Grant of stock appreciation rights under Farmer Mac's Amended and Restated 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration.

Remarks:

	Stephen P. Mullery, as attorney-in-fact for Aparna Ramesh	03/05/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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