John Curtis Covington Form 4 FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE / John Curtis Covington ownership change

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^*

Covington John Curtis

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O 1999 K STREET NW

4TH FLOOR

(Street)

WASHINGTON DC 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)
SVP - Agricultural Finance

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2015

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class C Non-Voting Common Stock	04/01/2015		A		4,620	A	$0(1)	4,620	D
Class C Non-Voting Common Stock	04/01/2015		A		1,155	A	$0(2)	5,775	D
Class C Non-Voting Common Stock	04/01/2015		A		1,155	A	$0(3)	6,930	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right	$32.39	04/01/2015		A		8,070		(4)	04/01/2025	Class C Non-Voting Common Stock	8,070	$0(5)	8,070	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of shares of time-vested restricted stock under Farmer Mac's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration. Includes three installments of 1,540 shares of restricted stock, each of which will vest on March 31, 2016, March 31, 2017, and March 31, 2018, respectively.

2. Grant of shares of performance-based restricted stock under Farmer Mac's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration. The shares will vest on March 31, 2018 if the Farmer Mac maintains compliance with all applicable regulatory capital requirements between January 2, 2015 and December 31, 2017, with the percentage of shares that will vest to be determined by the Compensation Committee of Farmer Mac's Board of Directors.

3. Grant of shares of performance-based restricted stock under Farmer Mac's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration. The shares will vest on March 31, 2018 if Farmer Mac meets certain performance objectives related to portfolio charge-offs and delinquencies, as specified in the related award agreement.

4. Exercisable beginning March 31, 2016 with respect to 2,690 shares, beginning March 31, 2017 with respect to 2,690 shares, and beginning March 31, 2018 with respect to 2,690 shares.

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

Remarks:

	Anjali Desai, as attorney-in-fact for John Curtis Covington	04/02/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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