Published on April 1, 2009
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MFA
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350
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New
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PRESS
RELEASE
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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April
1, 2009
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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
Financial, Inc.
Announces
First Quarter 2009 Dividend of $0.22
MFA
Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors declared
a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock for the first quarter of
2009. The dividend will be paid on April 30, 2009 to stockholders of
record on April 13, 2009.
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
http://www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd 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 “believe,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may” or
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. Statements
regarding the following subjects, among others, may be forward-looking: 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; MFA’s ability to maintain its exemption from registration under the
Investment Company Act of 1940; 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 the annual,
quarterly and current reports that MFA files 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 on
which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time and it is not
possible to predict those events or how they may affect MFA. Except as required
by law, MFA is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.