Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation 2022 Director Compensation Policy

Summary

The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's Board of Directors approved a compensation policy for its directors effective January 1, 2022. All directors receive a base annual cash retainer of $62,000 and an annual equity award valued at $62,000. Additional cash retainers are provided for the Chair ($40,000), Vice Chair ($20,000), and various committee chairs, with amounts depending on the committee. Directors cannot receive multiple supplemental retainers if serving as both Board Chair or Vice Chair and a committee chair. The policy outlines clear compensation terms for board service.

EX-10.7 2 a2022directorcompensatione.htm EX-10.7 Document

Exhibit 10.7

In connection with a review of director compensation in November 2021, the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation approved the following level of director compensation in the form of cash retainer and targeted value of equity, effective January 1, 2022:

•The base annual cash retainer payable to all directors remained unchanged at $62,000.

•The value of the annual equity award grant to all directors was increased by $4,000 from $58,000 to $62,000.

•The incremental annual cash retainer payable to:

◦the Chair of the Board remained unchanged at $40,000, with the total annual cash retainer unchanged at $102,000;

◦the Vice Chair of the Board remained unchanged at $20,000, with the total annual cash retainer unchanged at $82,000;

•The incremental annual cash retainer payable to Committee chairs is set forth below* (all of which remain the same as the incremental cash retainers set for 2021):

◦the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an incremental annual cash retainer of $15,000, with the total annual cash retainer unchanged at $77,000;

◦the Chairs of the Compensation Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee, the Enterprise Risk Committee, and the Financial Risk Committee each receives an incremental annual cash retainer of $12,000, with the total annual cash retainers unchanged at $74,000 (the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee currently serves as Chair of the Board); and

◦the Chairs of the Credit Risk Committee, the Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, and the Strategy and Business Development Committee each receives an incremental annual cash retainer of $6,000, with the total annual cash retainers unchanged at $68,000 (the Chair of the Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board).

* No director shall receive the supplemental retainer for being the Chair of a Committee if that individual is already receiving the supplemental annual retainer applicable to the Chair of the Board or the Vice Chair of the Board.