0001157523-14-000315.txt : 20140130 0001157523-14-000315.hdr.sgml : 20140130 20140130161525 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-14-000315 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140128 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20140130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140130 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001043219 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 223479661 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13447 FILM NUMBER: 14560953 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212 696 0100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ANNALY MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970729 8-K 1 a50792759.htm ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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, 2014


Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland

 

1-13447

 

22-3479661

(State or Other Jurisdiction

Of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1211 Avenue of the Americas

Suite 2902

New York, New York

 

10036

(Address of Principal

Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 696-0100


(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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.  

(b)         On January 28, 2014, John A. Lambiase, a non-independent member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  His departure will be effective on the day of the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting").

Item 8.01.   Other Events.

On January 30, 2014, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Lambiase’s decision not to seek re-election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d) Exhibits
 

 

99.1

Press Release, dated January 30, 2014, issued by Annaly Capital Management, Inc.


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.

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Glenn A. Votek

Name:

Glenn A. Votek

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 
 

Dated:

January 30, 2014

EX-99.1 2 a50792759ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

John A. Lambiase to Retire from the Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Board of Directors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 30, 2014--Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) today announced that John A. Lambiase will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Lambiase is a non-independent director and has served on the board of directors since January 1997. His departure will be effective on the day of the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

“I want to thank John for taking a chance on a new startup some 17 years ago. Over his many years of service, he has provided valuable expertise, sound judgment and solid guidance,” said Wellington J. Denahan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Annaly. “I hope he can now truly enjoy his retirement.”

Annaly’s principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to its shareholders from its investments. Annaly is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”). Annaly is managed and advised by Annaly Management Company LLC.

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 and other 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, our ability to consummate any contemplated investment opportunities, our ability to integrate and grow the commercial mortgage business, changes in government regulations affecting our business, our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, risks associated with the broker-dealer business of our subsidiary, and risks associated with the investment advisory business of our subsidiary, including the removal by clients of assets it manages, its 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.

CONTACT:
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Investor Relations
1-888-8Annaly
www.annaly.com