FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION (NYSE:AGM) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial ConditionItem 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 8, 2018, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“Farmer Mac”) issued a press release to announce (1) its financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2017 and (2) a conference call to discuss those results and Farmer Mac’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this report. All references to www.farmermac.com in Exhibit 99.1 are inactive textual references only, and the information contained on that website is not incorporated by reference into this report.
The information furnished in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 (other than the portion of this press release included under the heading "Dividends"), shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor will any of such information or Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 8, 2018, Farmer Mac posted an investor slide presentation for equity investors to its website at www.farmermac.com under the tab “Investors — Events and Presentations.” Farmer Mac expects to use the slide presentation in connection with future investor presentations to analysts and investors. The slide presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference into this report. All references to www.farmermac.com in Exhibit 99.2 are inactive textual references only, and the information contained on Farmer Mac's website is not incorporated by reference into this report.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor will any of such information or Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01Other Events.
On March 8, 2018, Farmer Mac issued a press release to announce that its Board of Directors (the "Board") had 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 $0.58 per share of common stock will be payable on March 30, 2018 to holders of record of Farmer Mac's common stock as of March19, 2018.
The Board also declared a dividend on each of Farmer Mac's three classes of preferred stock – 5.875% Non Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), 6.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (the "Series B Preferred Stock"), and 6.000% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C (the "Series C Preferred Stock"). The quarterly dividend of $0.3672 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, $0.4297 per share of Series B Preferred Stock, and $0.375 per share of Series C Preferred Stock is for the period from but not including January 17, 2018 to and including April 17, 2018 and will be payable on April 17, 2018 to holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, and the Series C Preferred Stock, respectively, as of April 2, 2018. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, and Series C Preferred Stock has a par value and liquidation preference of $25.00 per share.
A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, and the portion of this press release included under the heading "Dividends" is incorporated by reference herein. All references to www.farmermac.com in Exhibit 99.1 are inactive textual references only and the information contained on those websites are not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
* The portion of this press release included under the heading "Dividends" is "filed," and the remainder of this press release is "furnished," to general instruction B.2. to Form 8-K.
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP ExhibitEX-99.1 2 a2017q4pressrelease.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit Farmer Mac Reports 2017 Resultsand Announces 61% Dividend IncreaseRecord Outstanding Business Volume of $19.0 BillionWASHINGTON,…To view the full exhibit click here
About FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION (NYSE:AGM)
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) provides a secondary market for a range of loans made to borrowers in rural America. The Company operates through four segments: Farm & Ranch, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Guarantees, Rural Utilities and Institutional Credit. The Company purchases mortgage loans on agricultural real estate and rural housing under the Farm & Ranch line of business. Under the USDA Guarantees business, Farmer Mac II LLC, a subsidiary of Farmer Mac, purchases agricultural, rural development, business and industry, and community facilities loans guaranteed by the USDA. The Company purchases and guarantees securities backed by rural utilities loans under the Rural Utilities business. Under the Institutional Credit line of business, Farmer Mac purchases or guarantees general obligations of institutions approved by Farmer Mac. The Company sells its guarantees of securities under the AgVantage brand name.