Annaly Appoints John Schaefer to the Company's Board of Directors

John H. Schaefer

NEW YORK, NY, Mar. 18, 2013--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) (“Annaly” or the “Company”) today announced that John Schaefer has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company by the Company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Schaefer has over 30 years financial services experience including serving as a member of the management committee of Morgan Stanley from 1998 through 2005 and as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Wealth Management division of Morgan Stanley.

 Mr. Schaefer retired in February 2006 and from 2008 through 2012 served as a board member and chair of the audit committee of USI Holdings Corporation. Mr. Schaefer has a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

Wellington J. Denahan

"On behalf of all Annaly employees and shareholders, I want to thank John Schaefer for making this commitment to our company and welcome him to our board of directors," said Wellington J. Denahan, Annaly's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "I believe John's broad financial services experience and strong management background will be a valuable addition to our company."

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

Investor Relations, 888-8Annaly

www.annaly.com