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AGM · FEDERAL & FEDERALLY-SPONSORED CREDIT AGENCIES · 8-K · Item 8.01 · Aug 12, 2026

A routine dividend filing—with no earnings surprise hiding underneath

Dividend reaffirmedpriced in
$1.60 per common share, unchanged from May 13
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP (AGM) — AllSight decodes this SEC 8-K in plain English, versus what the market expected.

The market already had the payout level in hand. The August 12 filing keeps the common dividend at $1.60 per share, matching the prior quarterly declaration on May 13 and the established $6.40 annualized run rate. (Common stock dividend declaration)

SecurityQuarterly dividendPayment timing
Common stock$1.60 per shareSeptember 30, 2026 (Common stock dividend declaration)
Series D preferred$0.3562500 per shareBusiness day after October 17, 2026 (Preferred stock dividend declaration)
Series E preferred$0.3593750 per shareBusiness day after October 17, 2026 (Preferred stock dividend declaration)
Series F preferred$0.3281250 per shareBusiness day after October 17, 2026 (Preferred stock dividend declaration)
Series G preferred$0.3046875 per shareBusiness day after October 17, 2026 (Preferred stock dividend declaration)
Series H preferred$0.4062500 per shareBusiness day after October 17, 2026 (Preferred stock dividend declaration)
Series I preferred$0.4296875 per shareBusiness day after October 17, 2026 (Preferred stock dividend declaration)

The preferred-stock payments are contractual rather than an operating read-through. The declared amounts correspond to the stated coupon rates and $25 liquidation preference, with Series I reflecting its specified July 17–October 17 period. (Preferred stock dividend declaration)

Net: confirmation, not incremental upside. The filing contains no earnings, guidance, buyback, balance-sheet, or capital-allocation change beyond the scheduled dividend declarations. Against the standing expectation of an unchanged quarterly payout, this is in line and therefore neutral rather than positive.

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