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:

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.