Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) Form 4 FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE / Stephen P Mullery 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Mullery Stephen P

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O FARMER MAC

1999 K STREET N.W., 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 - General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2016

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	03/31/2016		F		2,741(1)	D	$38.13(2)	15,274(3)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. On March 31, 2016, (i) 2,484 shares of restricted stock vested that were granted in April 2013, upon the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's ("Farmer Mac") achievement of certain performance objectives related to portfolio charge-offs and delinquencies, as specified in the related award agreement, for which Farmer Mac retained 1,265 shares to satisfy withholding requirements, (ii) 828 shares of restricted stock vested as the third installment of the time-based award granted in April 2013, for which Farmer Mac retained 422 shares to satisfy withholding requirements, (iii) 990 shares of restricted stock vested as the second installment of the time-based award granted in April 2014, for which Farmer Mac retained 504 shares to satisfy withholding requirements, and (iv) 1,080 shares of restricted stock vested as the first installment of the time-based award granted in April 2015, for which Farmer Mac retained 550 shares to satisfy withholding requirements.

2. In accordance with a policy adopted by the Compensation Committee of Farmer Mac's Board of Directors, the price used for the calculation of the number of shares withheld by Farmer Mac in satisfaction of tax liability is the closing price of Farmer Mac's Class C Non-Voting Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the last trading day before the vesting date.

3. Includes 11,142 shares of unvested restricted stock previously granted pursuant to Farmer Mac's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The grants of restricted stock have been described in detail in Farmer Mac's prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Remarks:

	Anjali Desai, as attorney-in-fact for Stephen P. Mullery	03/31/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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