UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland | 22-3479661 | |
(State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York | 10036 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices of Registrant) | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to be so Registered | Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered | |
6.50% Series GFixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. ☒
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ☐
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:333-209447
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The descriptions of the general terms and provisions of the 6.50% Series GFixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (the “Registrant”), to be registered hereby, contained under the heading “Description of the Series G Preferred Stock” in the Registrant’s Prospectus Supplement, dated January 8, 2018, to the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Exhibit | Description | |
3.1 | Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Annaly’s Registration Statement on FormS-11 (RegistrationNo. 333-32913) filed August 5, 1997). | |
3.2 | Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of Annaly (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Annaly’s Registration Statement on FormS-3 (RegistrationNo. 333-74618) filed June 12, 2002). | |
3.3 | Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of Annaly (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Annaly’s Form8-K (filed August 3, 2006)). | |
3.4 | Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of Annaly (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of Annaly’s Form10-Q (filed May 7, 2008)). | |
3.5 | Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of Annaly (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Annaly’s Form8-K (filed June 23, 2011)). | |
3.6 | Form of Articles Supplementary designating Annaly’s 7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Annaly’s Registration Statement on Form8-A filed April 1, 2004). | |
3.7 | Articles Supplementary designating an additional 2,750,000 shares of Annaly’s 7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on October 15, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Annaly’s Form8-K filed October 4, 2004). | |
3.8 | Articles Supplementary designating Annaly’s 6% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Annaly’s Form8-K filed April 10, 2006). |
Exhibit | Description | |
3.9 | Articles Supplementary designating Annaly’s 7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Annaly’s Current Report on Form8-K filed May 16, 2012). | |
3.10 | Articles Supplementary designating Annaly’s 7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Annaly’s Form8-K filed September 13, 2012). | |
3.11 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Annaly, adopted November 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Annaly’s Form8-K filed November 1, 2017). | |
3.12 | Articles Supplementary designating Annaly’s 7.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form8-A filed July 12, 2016). | |
3.13 | Articles Supplementary reclassifying Annaly’s 6% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.13 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form8-A filed July 27, 2017). | |
3.14 | Articles Supplementary designating Annaly’s 6.95% Series FFixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.14 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form8-A filed July 27, 2017). | |
3.15 | Articles Supplementary reclassifying and designating (1) 7,412,500 authorized but unissued shares of the Registrant’s preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, without designation as to series or class, as shares of undesignated Common Stock; (2) 650,000 authorized but unissued shares of the Registrant’s 7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, as shares of undesignated Common Stock; and (3) 3,400,000 authorized but unissued shares of the Registrant’s 6.95% Series FFixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, as shares of undesignated Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.15 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form10-Q filed November 3, 2017). | |
3.16 | Articles Supplementary designating Annaly’s 6.50% Series GFixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share. † |
Exhibit | Description | |
4.1 | Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to Annaly’s Registration Statement on FormS-11 (RegistrationNo. 333-32913) filed September 17, 1997). | |
4.2 | Specimen Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Annaly’s Registration Statement on FormS-3 (RegistrationNo. 333-74618) filed December 5, 2001). | |
4.3 | Specimen Series A Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Annaly’s Registration Statement on Form8-A filed April 1, 2004). | |
4.4 | Specimen Series B Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Annaly’s Form8-K filed April 10, 2006). | |
4.5 | Specimen Series C Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Annaly’s Form8-K filed May 16, 2012). | |
4.6 | Specimen Series D Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Annaly’s Form8-K filed September 13, 2012). | |
4.7 | Specimen Series E Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Amendment No. 1 to Annaly’s Registration Statement on FormS-4 (RegistrationNo. 333-211140) filed May 27, 2016). | |
4.8 | Specimen Series F Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form8-A filed July 27, 2017). | |
4.9 | Specimen Series G Preferred Stock Certificate. † | |
4.10 | Indenture, dated as of February 12, 2010, between Annaly and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Annaly’s Form8-K filed February 12, 2010). | |
4.11 | Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 12, 2010, between Annaly and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Annaly’s Form8-K filed February 12, 2010). | |
4.12 | Form of 4.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of Annaly’s Form10-K filed February 26, 2016). | |
4.13 | Form of 4.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of Annaly’s Form10-K filed February 26, 2016). | |
4.14 | Form of 5.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 of Annaly’s Form10-K filed February 26, 2016). | |
4.15 | Form of Indenture between Annaly and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Annaly’s FormS-3 filed February 9, 2016). |
† | Filed herewith. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||||||
Dated: January 10, 2018 | By: | /s/ Glenn A. Votek | ||||
Name: Glenn A. Votek | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |