Independent Directors of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Unanimously Approved the Management Externalization Proposal and Recommend Shareholders Vote “FOR” the Proposal

NEW YORK, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) (“Annaly” or the “Company”) filed its definitive proxy statement with the SEC seeking shareholder approval for, among other proposals, the Company entering into a management agreement with Annaly Management Company LLC (the “Manager”) under which the Manager will assume responsibility for the Company’s management.

Under the proposal, the Company would pay the Manager an annual management fee of 1.05% of the Company’s stockholders’ equity, and the Manager would be responsible for paying all compensation expenses associated with managing the Company and its subsidiaries. 

The Company’s independent directors unanimously approved the Management Externalization Proposal and recommend shareholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Management Externalization Proposal.

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