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
FEDERAL
AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federally
chartered instrumentality
of
the United States
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001-14951
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52-1578738
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1133
Twenty-First Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington D.C.
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20036
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (202) 872-7700
No
change
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Lease of Office
Space
On
December 6, 2010, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“Farmer Mac”)
entered into a Sublease Agreement with Mayer Brown LLP for office space located
in Washington, D.C., commencing October 1, 2011 and expiring on August 30,
2024, with an initial base rent of $1.16 million per year, and an “early
occupancy” option that Farmer Mac may exercise on or after August 1,
2011. Farmer Mac does not have any material relationship with Mayer
Brown LLP other than in respect of the Sublease Agreement.
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
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By:
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/s/ Jerome G. Oslick | ||
Name: | Jerome G. Oslick | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President – General Counsel | |||
Dated:
December 8, 2010
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