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0000845877-07-000041.txt : 20071119 0000845877-07-000041.hdr.sgml : 20071119 20071119162542 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000845877-07-000041 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071113 ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071119 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071119 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000845877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FEDERAL & FEDERALLY-SPONSORED CREDIT AGENCIES [6111] IRS NUMBER: 521578738 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14951 FILM NUMBER: 071256688 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1133 21ST STREET, N.W. STREET 2: STE 600 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2028727700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1133 21ST STREET, N.W. STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20036 8-K 1 form8k_071119.htm FORM 8-K 11-19-2007 form8k_071119.htm

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): November 13, 2007

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Federally chartered instrumentality of the United States	001-14951	52-1578738
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1133 Twenty-First Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C.	20036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 872-7700

No change

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

(a) On November 13, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Registrant acted to amend Article IV, Section 9(c) of the Registrant’s By-Laws to revise requirements with respect to the composition of, and the quorum required for taking action by, the Board’s Corporate Governance Committee. Previously, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, both appointed by the President of the United States, were ex officio members of the Corporate Governance Committee and the presence of either the Chairman or the Vice Chairman, along with two other members of the Committee, was necessary for a quorum. The amended By-Laws provide that the two seats on the Corporate Governance Committee previously reserved for the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board may be filled by any two members of the Board appointed by the President of the United States and that at least one of those members must be present to constitute a quorum.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Not applicable.

(b)

Not applicable.

(c)

Not applicable.

(d)

Exhibits:

3. Text of Amendments to By-Laws

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: November 19, 2007

EX-3.0 2 exhibit3_071119.htm EXHIBIT 3 11-19-2007 exhibit3_071119.htm

Exhibit 3

Text of Amendments to By-Laws

Article IV, Section 9(c) of the By-Laws of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation is hereby revised, in relevant parts, to read as follows:

“The Corporate Governance Committee shall include two members of the Board who were appointed by the President of the United States, one of whom shall be the chairman of the Committee, and two representatives from each of the Corporation’s two elected classes of directors. . . . A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum sufficient for the taking of any action by the Committee, except that at least one member appointed by the President of the United States, one member who has been elected to the Board by the holders of Class A voting common stock and one member who has been elected to the Board by the holders of Class B voting common stock must be present to constitute a quorum.”