8-K: Current report filing
Published on February 24, 2009
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
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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): February 24,
2009
MFA FINANCIAL,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Maryland
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1-13991
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13-3974868
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
No.)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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350 Park Avenue,
21st Floor, New York, New York
10022
(Address
of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212)
207-6400
Not
Applicable
(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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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM
7.01.
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REGULATION
FD DISCLOSURE.
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MFA
Financial, Inc. (“MFA”) issued a press release, dated February 24, 2009,
announcing tax information regarding its dividend distributions for the year
ended December 31, 2008, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
The
information referenced in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit
99.1 referenced in Item 9.01 below) is being “furnished” under “Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including Exhibit 99.1 referenced in Item 9.01 below) shall not be incorporated
by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by MFA
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
As
discussed therein, the press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These
forward-looking statements relate to MFA’s current expectations and are subject
to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the press release as well as
in MFA’s other documents filed with the SEC, including, without limitation, that
actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such
forward-looking statements.
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ITEM
9.01.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND
EXHIBITS.
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(c)
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Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated February 24, 2009, announcing tax information regarding
MFA’s dividend distributions for the year ended December 31,
2008.
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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.
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By:
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/s/ Timothy W. Korth | |
| Timothy W. Korth | |||
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General
Counsel and Senior Vice President –
Business Development |
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Date:
February 24, 2009