Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Preferred Dividends

NEW YORK, NY, Aug. 11, 2015--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In accordance with the terms of the 7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) (“Annaly”), the Board of Directors of Annaly has declared a Series A Preferred Stock cash dividend for the third quarter 2015 of $0.492188 per share of Series A Preferred Stock.

This dividend is payable on September 30, 2015, to Series A Preferred Stock shareholders of record as of September 1, 2015.

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