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MFA FINANCIAL,INC. (NYSE:MFA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

MFA FINANCIAL,INC. (NYSE:MFA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May23, 2018, MFA Financial,Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purpose of: (i)electing two ClassII directors to serve on the Board until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify; (ii)considering and voting on the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018;and (iii)considering and voting on an advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company’s executive compensation.

As disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, dated April 5, 2018, as of March28, 2018 (the record date for stockholders of the Company entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting), the Company had issued and outstanding 398,426,694 shares of common stock, each of which was entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting. A quorum of 352,950,269 shares of common stock of the Company, which represented approximately 88.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, was present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1. The three nominees for election to the Board were elected to serve on the Board until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, based on the following votes:

NameofClassII Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Robin Josephs

270,924,550

12,202,236

465,791

69,357,692

George H. Krauss

274,759,940

8,361,156

471,481

69,357,692

As indicated above, each of the nominees for director received over a majority of votes cast on a per director basis and therefore has been duly elected to serve as a ClassII director of the Company.

Proposal 2. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018, was approved, based on the following votes:

For

Against

Abstentions

348,656,345

1,301,123

2,992,801

Proposal 3. The proposal to consider, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company’s executive compensation was approved, based on the following votes:

For

Against

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

272,275,840

9,944,731

1,372,006

69,357,692

About MFA FINANCIAL,INC. (NYSE:MFA)
MFA Financial, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company operates as a holding company and conducts its real estate finance businesses through its subsidiaries. The Company’s segment is investing in residential mortgage assets. It invests in residential mortgage assets, including Agency mortgage backed securities (MBS), Non-Agency MBS, residential whole loans and CRT securities. Its objective is to deliver shareholder value through the generation of distributable income and through asset performance linked to residential mortgage credit fundamentals. It selectively invests in residential mortgage assets with a focus on credit analysis, projected prepayment rates, interest rate sensitivity and expected return. Its Agency MBS portfolio consists of Hybrids, 15-year fixed-rate mortgages and adjustable-rate mortgages. The Non-Agency MBS portfolio primarily consists of Legacy Non-Agency MBS and MBS collateralized by re-performing and non-performing loans (RPL/NPL MBS).

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