Published on April 1, 2008
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MFA
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MORTGAGE
INVESTMENTS, INC.
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350
Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 |
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PRESS
RELEASE
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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April
1, 2008
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NEW
YORK METRO
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CONTACT:
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MFA
Investor Relations
(800)-892-7547
www.mfa-reit.com
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NYSE:
MFA
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MFA
Mortgage Investments, Inc.
Announces
First Quarter 2008 Dividend of $0.18
MFA
Mortgage Investments, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) announced today that its Board of
Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share of common stock
for
the first quarter of 2008. The dividend will be paid on April 30,
2008 to stockholders of record on April 14, 2008.
MFA’s
primary focus is high quality, higher coupon hybrid and adjustable-rate
MBS
assets. At December 31, 2007, approximately 99% of MFA’s assets
consisted of MBS issued or guaranteed by an agency of the U.S. government
or a
federally chartered corporation, other MBS rated “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s
Corporation, MBS-related receivables and cash.
Stockholders
interested in learning how
to participate in MFA’s Discount Waiver, Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend
Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) or receiving a Plan prospectus may do so by
contacting BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, the Plan administrator, at
1-866-249-2610 (toll free). For more information about the Plan,
interested stockholders may also go to the website established for the
Plan at
www.melloninvestor.com or visit MFA’s website at
www.mfa-reit.com.
When
used
in this press release or other written or oral communications, statements
which
are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend” and similar
expressions, are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as such, may
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These
forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, those relating to: changes in interest rates
and
the market value of MFA’s MBS; changes in the prepayment rates on the mortgage
loans securing MFA’s MBS; MFA’s ability to borrow to finance its assets; changes
in government regulations affecting MFA’s business; MFA’s ability to maintain
its qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; and risks
associated with investing in real estate assets, including changes in business
conditions and the general economy. These and other risks, uncertainties
and
factors, including those described in reports that MFA files from time
to time
with the SEC, could cause MFA’s actual results to differ materially from those
projected in any forward-looking statements it makes. All forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made and MFA does not undertake,
and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring
after
the date of such statements.