Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 28,
2010
MFA FINANCIAL,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Maryland
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1-13991
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13-3974868
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
No.)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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350 Park Avenue,
21st Floor, New York, New York
10022
(Address
of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212)
207-6400
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
MFA
Financial, Inc. (“MFA”) hereby furnishes the information set forth in the
slideshow presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, the text of which is
incorporated herein by reference.
The
information referenced in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit
99.1 referenced in Item 9.01 below) is being “furnished” under “Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section
and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or
other document filed by MFA pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
As
discussed therein, the slideshow presentation contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and, as
such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. These forward-looking statements relate to MFA’s current
expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in
the slideshow presentation as well as in MFA’s reports and other documents filed
with the SEC, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results
may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking
statements.
ITEM
8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
MFA is
scheduled to make a presentation at the Morgan Stanley U.S. Financials
Conference, which is being held at The New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison
Avenue, New York, New York, at 9:10 a.m. (local time) on Tuesday, February 2,
2010. A live audio webcast of MFA’s presentation will be available
online at http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=MFA&item_id=2678392
at 9:10 a.m. (local time) on the day of the presentation and for a 90-day period
following the presentation. The link will also be available on MFA’s
Investor Information page located on its website (www.mfa-reit.com) for a 90-day
period following the presentation.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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99.1
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Slideshow
Presentation of MFA Financial, Inc.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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MFA
FINANCIAL, INC. |
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By:
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/s/ Timothy
W. Korth |
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Timothy
W. Korth |
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General
Counsel and Senior Vice President
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Date:
January 28, 2010