Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Public Offering of Common Stock
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) (the “Company” or “Annaly”) today announced that it intends to make a public offering of 60,000,000 shares
of common stock.
In connection with the offering, Annaly intends to grant the underwriters a thirty-day option to purchase up to an additional
9,000,000 shares of common stock.
Annaly intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to acquire targeted assets under the Company’s capital allocation
policy, which may include further diversification of its investments in Agency assets as well as residential, commercial and
corporate credit assets. These investments include, without limitation, residential credit assets (including residential mortgage
loans), middle market corporate loans, Agency MBS pools, to-be-announced forward contracts, adjustable rate mortgages, commercial
real estate loans and securities and mortgage servicing rights. Annaly also intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate
purposes, including, without limitation, to pay down liabilities and other working capital items.
Credit Suisse, BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint
book-running managers for the offering. JMP Securities and Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. are acting as co-managers for the
offering. The underwriters propose to offer the shares of common stock for sale from time to time in negotiated transactions or
otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated
prices.
Annaly has filed a shelf registration statement and prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and has filed
a prospectus supplement for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest in the offering, you should read
the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and other documents Annaly has filed with the SEC for more complete
information about Annaly and the offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Annaly, the underwriters or any dealer participating in the offering will
arrange to send you the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus if you request them by contacting:
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Attn: Prospectus Dept.
One Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10010
Telephone: (800) 221-1037
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares of common stock, nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Annaly
Annaly is a leading diversified capital manager that invests in and finances residential and commercial assets. Annaly’s
principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to its stockholders and to preserve capital through the
prudent selection of investments and continued management of its portfolio. Annaly has elected to be taxed as a real estate
investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes. Annaly is externally managed by Annaly Management Company LLC.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release and our public documents to which we refer contain or incorporate by reference certain forward-looking
statements which are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond our control) and may be identified by reference to a
future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“continue,” or similar terms or variations on those terms or the negative of those terms. Actual results could differ materially
from those set forth in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, changes in interest
rates; changes in the yield curve; changes in prepayment rates; the availability of mortgage-backed securities and other securities
for purchase; the availability of financing and, if available, the terms of any financings; changes in the market value of our
assets; changes in business conditions and the general economy; our ability to grow our commercial business; our ability to grow
our residential mortgage credit business; credit risks related to our investments in credit risk transfer securities, residential
mortgage-backed securities and related residential mortgage credit assets, commercial real estate assets and corporate debt; risks
related to investments in mortgage servicing rights and ownership of a servicer; our ability to consummate any contemplated
investment opportunities; changes in government regulations affecting our business; our ability to maintain our qualification as a
REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation, to publicly release the result of
any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events
or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as required by law.
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Investor Relations
1-888-8Annaly
investor@annaly.com
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