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)

December 9, 2019

     Annaly Capital Management Inc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland		1-13447	22-3479661
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York,	New York		10036
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	NLY	New York Stock Exchange
7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	NLY.D	New York Stock Exchange
6.95% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	NLY.F	New York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series G Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	NLY.G	New York Stock Exchange
6.75% Series I Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	NLY.I	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 9, 2019, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Glenn Votek, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and interim Chief Executive Officer and President, has stepped down from his role as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Votek will continue to serve as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer and President and as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

The Company also announced that Serena Wolfe, 40, has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer effective December 9, 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Wolfe had served as a Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) from 2011 to November 2019. Starting in 2017, Ms. Wolfe had also served as EY’s Central Region Real Estate Hospitality & Construction (“RHC”) leader and was previously EY’s Global RHC Assurance Leader. Ms. Wolfe began her career at EY in 1998.

The Company will enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Ms. Wolfe, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 20, 2017.

There are no family relationships between any of the Company’s directors or officers and Ms. Wolfe that are required to be disclosed under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K.

There are no other arrangements or understandings between Ms. Wolfe and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Wolfe was appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Wolfe has not entered into any transactions with the Company that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Company’s press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the matters described under Item 5.02 above is attached hereto and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

This Press Release is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and shall not be deemed “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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

99.1    Press Release, dated December 9, 2019

104    Cover page (formatted in Inline XBRL).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
(REGISTRANT)
By:	/s/ Anthony C. Green
	Name: Anthony C. Green
	Title: Chief Corporate Officer & Chief Legal Officer

Dated: December 9, 2019