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): June 25, 2002
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally chartered
instrumentality of
the United States 0-17440 52-1578738
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(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
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (202) 872-7700
No change
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 25, 2002, the Registrant issued the following statement in response
to inquiries from the press regarding a news article about the Registrant
published on June 25, 2002:
"Farmer Mac has not been provided a copy of the document referred to in the
June 25, 2002 New York Times article.
For as long as Farmer Mac has been regulated by the Farm Credit
Administration, it has submitted its annual business plan to the agency and
fully intends to continue to do so.
The FCA annually examines Farmer Mac for safety and soundness. FCA
regulations prohibit the release of the written reports of those examinations.
Farmer Mac is confident it continues to operate in a safe and sound manner and
complies with the regulations of the FCA. Farmer Mac also complies fully with
the disclosure requirements of federal securities laws mandating disclosure of
material information regarding a public company's financial condition, results
of operations and liquidity, which would include any regulatory finding that it
was not operating in a safe and sound manner."
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
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Name: Jerome G. Oslick
Title: Vice President - General Counsel
Dated: June 25, 2002