NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Board of Directors of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:
NLY) declared the fourth quarter 2006 common stock cash dividend of
$0.19 per common share. This dividend is payable January 26, 2007 to
common shareholders of record on December 29, 2006. The ex-dividend
date is December 27, 2006.
The Company distributes dividends based on its current estimate of
taxable earnings per common share, not GAAP earnings. Taxable and GAAP
earnings will differ because of non-taxable unrealized and realized
losses, differences in premium amortization, and non-deductible
general and administrative expenses.
Dividends may be reinvested through Annaly's Dividend Reinvestment
Plan. Plan information may be obtained from the Plan Administrator,
ChaseMellon Shareholder Services at 1-800-842-7629, at www.annaly.com,
or by contacting the Company.
Annaly manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual
investors worldwide through Annaly and through the funds managed by
its wholly-owned registered investment advisor, FIDAC. The Company's
principal business objective is to generate net income for
distribution to investors from the spread between the interest income
on its mortgage-backed securities and the cost of borrowing to finance
their acquisition and from dividends Annaly receives from FIDAC, which
earns investment advisory fee income. The Company, a Maryland
corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment
trust ("REIT"), currently has 205,345,591 shares of common stock
outstanding.
This news release and our public documents to which we refer
contain or incorporate by reference certain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking
statements which are based on various assumptions (some of which are
beyond our control) 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 yield curve,
changes in prepayment rates, the availability of mortgage-backed
securities for purchase, the availability of financing and, if
available, the terms of any financing, changes in the market value of
our assets, changes in business conditions and the general economy,
FIDAC's clients' removal of assets FIDAC manages, FIDAC's regulatory
requirements, and competition in the investment management business,
changes in government regulations affecting our business, and our
ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax
purposes. 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 Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and all
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We do not undertake, and
specifically disclaim all 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.
Source: Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Contact: Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Investor Relations, 1-888-8Annaly
www.annaly.com