UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 29, 2009

MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland		1-13991		13-3974868
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

350 Park Avenue, 21^st Floor, New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 207-6400

(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:

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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

     On July 29, 2009, MFA Financial, Inc. (“MFA”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities, Credit Suisse, JMP Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (collectively, the “Underwriters”) relating to the sale of 50,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and the granting to the Underwriters of an option to purchase up to an additional 7,5000,000 shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments that may occur during the offering process. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as an exhibit hereto.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c) Exhibits.

1.1

Underwriting Agreement, dated July 29, 2009, between MFA and the Underwriters.

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.

Date: August 3, 2009