ITEM
2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
MFA
Financial, Inc. (“MFA”) issued a press release, dated February 11, 2010,
announcing its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
The
information referenced in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit
99.1 referenced in Items 7.01 and 9.01 below) is being “furnished” under “Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and “Item 7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “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. The
information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1
referenced in Items 7.01 and 9.01 below) shall not be incorporated by reference
into any registration statement or other document filed by MFA pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
As
discussed therein, the press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These
forward-looking statements relate to MFA’s current expectations and are subject
to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the press release as well as
in MFA’s other documents filed with the SEC, including, without limitation, that
actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such
forward-looking statements.
ITEM
7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
As
discussed in Item 2.02 above, MFA issued a press release, dated February 11,
2010, announcing its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009, the
text of which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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99.1
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Exhibits.
Press
Release, dated February 11, 2010, announcing MFA’s financial results for
the year ended December 31, 2009.
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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.