Annaly Capital Management's FIDAC Subsidiary Appointed CDO Collateral Manager for McKinley Funding III

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) ("Annaly" or "the Company") announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fixed Income Discount Advisory Company ("FIDAC"), has been appointed the collateral manager for McKinley Funding III, Ltd. ("McKinley III"), a collateralized debt obligation ("CDO") which has experienced an Event of Default ("EOD") due to downgrades. McKinley III was formed in 2006 with $1.5 billion original face amount of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and other financial assets. FIDAC was appointed to help restructure the CDO to maximize value for the bondholders and to perform asset management services on the portfolio on an ongoing basis.

"We're pleased to be able to provide restructuring and portfolio management services to McKinley," said Wellington Denahan-Norris, Annaly's Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer. "We believe that EODs and other portfolio problems will continue to emerge in the marketplace, but solutions other than liquidations can be implemented that minimize losses and avoid further market dislocations. Our team, led by Choudhary Yarlagadda, co-head of Structured Products, has deep experience and discipline in CDO and securitization management, surveillance, restructuring and liquidations, and we look forward to applying these skills to other transactions in the future."

Annaly manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors worldwide. Annaly's principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to investors from its investment securities and from dividends Annaly receives from its subsidiaries. Annaly's FIDAC subsidiary earns investment advisory fee income and other service fee income. In addition to providing investment management services to funds and separate accounts, FIDAC is a leading auction agent for liquidations of CDOs and other mortgage portfolios. Annaly is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT").

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, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 the 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, changes in government regulations affecting our business, our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, risks associated with the broker-dealer business of our subsidiary, and risks associated with the investment advisory business of our subsidiaries, including the removal by clients of assets they manage, their regulatory requirements and competition in the investment advisory business. 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.

    Source: Annaly Capital Management, Inc.