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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-315906
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-3ASR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		9
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201211
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20201211

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001043219
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				223479661
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-251299
		FILM NUMBER:		201383784

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212 696 0100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ANNALY MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970729
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;11, 2020 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Maryland</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">22-3479661</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1211 Avenue of the Americas </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10036 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">696-0100</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David L. Finkelstein </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Annaly Capital Management, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1211 Avenue of the Americas </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10036 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">696-0100</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Anthony C. Green, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Annaly Capital Management, Inc.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1211 Avenue of the Americas</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10036</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">696-0100</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert K. Smith, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>James V. Davidson, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2200 Pennsylvania Ave NW</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20037</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(202) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">955-1500</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:</B> From time to time or at one time after the effective date of the Registration Statement
as the Registrant shall determine. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment
plans, please check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall
become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form
is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following
box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of &#147;accelerated filer and large accelerated filer&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. (Check
one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-accelerated</FONT> filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Each Class of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be Registered</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered(1)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate Price</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share(2)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering&nbsp;Price(2)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount&nbsp;of<BR>Registration&nbsp;Fee(3)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">100,000,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$8.31</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$831,000,000.00</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$90,662.10</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Plus such additional shares as may be issued by reason of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c), based on the average high and low prices reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on December&nbsp;7, 2020. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, filing fees aggregating $148,902.00 have already been paid
with respect to securities registered pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-222134)</FONT> initially filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;18, 2017, of which $147,921.22 relate to unsold securities and is being carried forward. As a result, the entire registration fee of $90,662.10 payable pursuant to this registration statement is offset
against the remaining amount available from the registration fee previously paid. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND SHARE PURCHASE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan, or the Plan, is designed to provide current holders of our common stock, par value $0.01
per share, and other interested investors with a convenient and economical method to invest funds and reinvest dividends in shares of our common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By participating in the Plan, you may purchase additional shares of our common stock by reinvesting some or all of the cash dividends that you
receive on your shares of our common stock. If you elect to participate in the Plan, you may also make optional cash purchases of shares of our common stock of between $250 and $10,000 per month and, with our prior approval, in excess of $10,000 per
month. For purchases under $10,000, (i) if the shares are purchased in the open market, the purchase price will be the weighted average price per share of our common stock on the date or dates on which the Administrator purchases shares of our
common stock for the Plan, as described below, or the Investment Date, and (ii)&nbsp;if the shares are purchased directly from us, the purchase price will be equal to 100% of the unsolicited volume weighted average price, rounded to four decimal
places, of our common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange LLC, or the NYSE, only, obtained from Bloomberg, LP for the trading hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the Investment Date (including the last trade on
the NYSE even if reported after 4:00 p.m.). Shares of our common stock purchased under the Plan in excess of $10,000 per month may be acquired at discounts from the prevailing market price as determined by us from time to time, as described in this
prospectus. Please see Question 6 under &#147;Description of the Plan&#148; for details regarding the purchase price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms of the
Plan include, but are not limited to, the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Any holder of shares of our common stock may elect to participate in the Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Interested new investors who are not currently holders of our common stock may make their initial purchase
through the Plan with a minimum initial investment of $1,000. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">At our discretion, up to a 3% discount on optional cash purchases of shares in excess of $10,000 per month
purchased under the Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Full or partial dividend reinvestment options. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Optional cash purchases of between $250 and $10,000 per month and, with our prior approval, optional cash
purchases in excess of $10,000 per month. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Available certificate safekeeping in book-entry form at no charge to you. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Detailed recordkeeping and reporting will be provided at no charge to you. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Optional automatic investment withdrawals from your U.S. bank account. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus relates to the offer and sale of up to 100,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of our common stock under the Plan.
Participants should retain this prospectus for future reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The NYSE lists our common stock under the symbol &#147;NLY.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the <A HREF="#toc80497_3">risk factors</A> on
page&nbsp;3 of this prospectus, in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> which are incorporated by reference in
this prospectus. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of this prospectus is December 11, 2020.</B> </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc80497_2">ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.</A></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We
have not authorized any other person to provide you with additional or different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any
jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date such information is presented. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since
such dates. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain statements contained in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein may not be based on historical facts and
are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148;, within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Forward-looking statements, which are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond our control) and may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as &#147;may,&#148;
&#147;will,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; or similar terms or variations on those terms or the negative of those terms. Actual results could differ materially from those set forth in
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the availability of mortgage backed securities (&#147;MBS&#148;) and other securities for purchase;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the availability of financing and, if available, the terms of any financing; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">changes in the market value of our assets; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">changes in business conditions and the general economy; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to grow our commercial, middle market lending, and residential credit businesses;
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and related residential mortgage credit assets, commercial real estate assets and corporate debt; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">risks related to investments in mortgage servicing rights (&#147;MSRs&#148;); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to consummate any contemplated investment opportunities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">changes in government regulations or policy affecting our business; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust (&#147;REIT&#148;) for U.S. federal
income tax purposes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the risk that the expected benefits, including long-term cost savings, of the internalization of our management
are not achieved; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">risks and uncertainties related to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic, including as
related to adverse economic conditions on real estate-related assets and financing conditions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The forward-looking
statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These beliefs,
assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, see &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in this prospectus, our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q,</FONT> which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any
forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The following information is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information and financial statements and notes thereto
appearing elsewhere in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus. We </I></P>
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encourage you to read this prospectus, as well as the information which is incorporated by reference herein, in their entireties. You should carefully consider the material risks of investing in
our common stock referenced under the caption &#147;Risk Factors&#148; of this prospectus before making a decision to participate in the Plan. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, references to &#147;Annaly,&#148;
&#147;we,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and &#147;us&#148; in this prospectus mean Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and all entities owned by us except where it is made clear that the term means only the parent company. The term
&#147;you&#148; refers to a prospective investor. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc80497_2"></A>ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are a leading diversified capital manager that invests in and finances residential and commercial assets. Our principal business objective
is to generate net income for distribution to our stockholders and optimize our returns through prudent management of our diversified investment strategies. We own a portfolio of real estate related investments, including mortgage pass-through
certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, CRTs, other securities representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of mortgage loans, residential mortgage loans, MSRs, commercial real estate assets and corporate debt. We are an
internally-managed company that has elected to be taxed as a REIT as defined under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the &#147;Code&#148;) and regulations promulgated thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We use our capital coupled with borrowed funds to invest primarily in real estate related investments, earning the spread between the yield on
our assets and the cost of our borrowing and hedging activities. Our activities focus on income generation and capital preservation through proactive portfolio management, supported by a conservative liquidity and leverage posture. We believe the
diversity of our investment alternatives provides us the flexibility to adapt to changes in market conditions and to take advantage of potential opportunities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Corporate Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our principal
executive offices are located at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. Our telephone number is (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">696-0100.</FONT> Our website is <U>http://www.annaly.com</U>. The contents of our website are not
a part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part. Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;NLY.&#148; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should consider carefully the risk factors incorporated into this prospectus by reference to our Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, and any risk factors contained in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> before deciding to invest in our
securities. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan provides holders of record of shares of our common stock an opportunity to automatically reinvest all or a portion of their cash
distributions received on common stock in additional shares of our common stock as well as to make optional cash payments to purchase shares of our common stock. Persons who are not already stockholders may also purchase shares of our common stock
under the Plan through optional cash payments. The Plan will be administered by the Administrator, which will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A., or any successor bank or trust company that we may from time to time designate. The Administrator, or
its designated affiliates, will buy, at our option, newly issued common stock directly from us or common stock in the open market or in negotiated transactions with third parties. Shares of common stock purchased directly from us under the Plan may
be priced at a discount from market prices at the time of the investment (determined in accordance with the Plan) ranging from 0% to 3% in connection with optional cash purchases in excess of $10,000 per month. We refer to the date on which the
Administrator purchases whole and fractional shares from your cash dividend, or initial and subsequent additional cash purchases as being the Investment Date. Any discount established by us for any Investment Date may be adjusted or suspended for
any subsequent Investment Date. Please see &#147;Description of the Plan&#148; beginning on page 6 of this prospectus. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to acquire targeted assets under our capital allocation policy, which may include further
diversification of our investments in Agency MBS assets as well as residential, commercial and corporate credit assets. These investments include, without limitation, residential credit assets (including residential mortgage loans), middle market
corporate debt, Agency MBS pools, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to-be-announced</FONT></FONT> forward contracts, adjustable rate mortgages, commercial real estate loans and securities and MSRs. We also intend to
use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, to pay down obligations and other working capital items. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pending these uses, we intend to maintain the net proceeds of this offering in interest-bearing, short-term, marketable investment grade
securities or (interest or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-interest</FONT> bearing) checking (or escrow) accounts or money market accounts that are consistent with our intention to maintain our qualification as a REIT. These investments may
include, for example, government securities other than Agency MBS, certificates of deposit and interest-bearing bank deposits. These investments are expected to provide a lower net return than we will seek to achieve from our targeted assets. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan offers a variety of convenient, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">low-cost</FONT> services to make it easier for you to invest in our
common stock. The Plan, which is described in this section, has various features, and you can choose the Plan features that meet your investment needs. The Plan is designed for long-term investors who wish to invest and build their share ownership
over time. The Plan offers a convenient and economical means to own shares. Unlike an individual stock brokerage account, the timing of purchases and sales is subject to the provisions of the Plan, as discussed below. In addition, the Plan will
provide us with a means of raising additional capital for general corporate purposes through the sale of shares of common stock under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can participate in the Plan if you are a registered holder of our common stock. If you do not own our common stock, you can become a
participant by making your initial purchase directly through the Plan. The Plan offers you the opportunity to reinvest dividends and provides an alternative to traditional methods of buying, holding and selling our common stock. The Administrator
administers the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Key features of the Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Anyone can participate </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you
currently own our common stock registered in your name, you may participate in the Plan. If you do not own any of our common stock, you can participate in the Plan by making your initial investment in common stock through the Plan with an initial
investment of at least $1,000 and, unless we approve a Request for Waiver, as described below, not more than $10,000. Alternatively, you may authorize the recurring automatic monthly investment feature and initiate your investment with only $250 and
a commitment for at least four sequential purchases. We may change these minimum and maximum amounts at any time in our sole discretion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Automatic
dividend reinvestment </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can reinvest your dividends in additional shares of our common stock. Your dividends will be used to buy
additional shares of our common stock on the dividend reinvestment date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Optional cash purchases up to $10,000 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can buy shares of our common stock without paying services charges if you are a participant in the Plan. You can make monthly investments
of as little as $250 (or $1,000 in the case of your initial investment), or as much as $10,000, and you can pay either by check or have your payment automatically deducted from your bank account. We may change these minimum and maximum amounts at
any time in our sole discretion or we may suspend the right to make optional cash purchases for any monthly period or periods. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Optional cash
purchases in excess of $10,000 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Optional cash purchases in excess of $10,000 per month may be made pursuant to a written request
and are not subject to a predetermined maximum limit on the amount of the investment. The discount, if any, on optional cash purchases in excess of $10,000 per month made pursuant to such requests will range from 0% to 3% and will be established at
our discretion, along with, any other terms, after a review of current market conditions, the level of participation and our current and projected capital needs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Convenient share sales </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can
sell our common stock acquired through the Plan through the Administrator through market or limit order sales. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Full investment of your funds is possible because you will be credited with both whole shares and fractional shares. Dividends will be paid not
only on whole shares but also proportionately on fractional shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Share safekeeping </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can deposit your common stock certificates with the Administrator for safekeeping, at no cost to you. You can request withdrawal of any or
all of your whole shares of our common stock. A certificate for those shares will be sent to you, if you request one. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Gifts and other share
transfers </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can make gifts to others of our common stock in your Plan account. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Transaction reporting </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You will
receive a notice after each transaction showing the details and the share balance in your Plan account. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Questions and answers describing terms and
conditions of the Plan </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>1. Can I participate in the Plan? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you already own our common stock and the shares are registered in your name, you may participate immediately. If your shares are held for
you in a brokerage account, you may make arrangements with your stockbroker to have some or all of the shares of our common stock registered directly in your name. If you do not currently own any shares of our common stock, you can participate by
making an initial investment in our common stock through the Plan. Please see Question 8 for details regarding an initial investment. If you live outside the U.S., you should first determine if there are any laws or governmental regulations that
would prohibit your participation in the Plan. We reserve the right to terminate participation of any stockholder if we deem it advisable under any applicable laws or regulations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>2. How do I get started? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Enrollment is available <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on-line</FONT> at <U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor Center.
Alternatively, you can get started in the Plan by completing an enrollment form along with the items required and mailing them to the Administrator. Your participation will begin promptly after your authorization is received. Once you have enrolled,
your participation continues automatically, until you notify the Administrator otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>3. How do I reinvest dividends? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can choose to reinvest all or a portion of the cash dividends paid on shares of common stock you own in additional shares of our common
stock. To be effective with respect to a particular dividend, notice of your election must be received before the record date for that dividend. A record date for a dividend normally precedes the payment of the dividend by approximately four weeks.
You may change your election at any time by notifying the Administrator. To be effective with respect to a particular dividend, any such change must be received by the Administrator before the record date for that dividend. If you elect to reinvest
your dividends, you must choose one of the following options: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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your cash dividends. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Partial dividend reinvestment. </I>You may purchase additional shares of our common stock by reinvesting some
of your dividends and receive the balance of your dividends in cash. You may, of course, choose not to reinvest your dividends, in which case the Administrator will remit any dividends to you by check. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>4. When are dividends reinvested? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you choose the dividend reinvestment feature and notice of such change is received by the Administrator before the record date for a
particular dividend, the Administrator will invest dividends in additional shares of our common stock purchased on the open market or directly from us as promptly as practicable, on or after the payment date for such dividend. In the unlikely event
that, due to unusual market conditions, the Administrator is unable to invest the funds within 30 days, the Administrator will remit the funds to you by check. No interest will be paid on funds held by the Administrator pending investment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>5. What is the source of shares to be purchased under the Plan? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All dividends reinvested through the Plan and all optional cash purchases will be used to purchase, in our sole discretion, either newly-issued
shares directly from us or shares on the open market or a combination thereof. Share purchases on the open market may be made on any stock exchange where our common stock is traded or through negotiated transactions, on such terms as the
Administrator determines. Shares purchased directly from us will be issued from our authorized but unissued shares of common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>6. At what
price will shares be purchased? </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The price of shares for dividend reinvestment and optional cash purchases of less than $10,000
will be determined as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If the shares are purchased in the open market, the Administrator may combine Plan participant purchase requests
with other purchase requests received from other Plan participants and generally will batch purchase types (dividend and optional cash investments) for separate execution by the Administrator&#146;s broker. The Administrator may also direct its
broker to execute each purchase type in several batches throughout a trading day. Depending on the number of shares being purchased and current trading volume in the shares, the Administrator&#146;s broker may execute purchases for any batch or
batches in multiple transactions and over more than one day. If different purchase types are batched, the price per share of the common shares purchased for each participant&#146;s account, whether purchased with reinvested dividends, with initial
cash investments, or with optional cash, shall be the weighted average price of the specific batch for such shares purchased by the Administrator&#146;s broker on that Investment Date plus applicable trading fees. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If the shares are purchased from us, the purchase price will be equal to 100% of the unsolicited volume weighted
average price, rounded to four decimal places, of the shares of our common stock as reported by the NYSE only, obtained from Bloomberg, LP for the trading hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the Investment Date (including
the last trade on the NYSE even if reported after 4:00 p.m.). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purchase price for optional cash purchases in excess
of $10,000 per month is discussed in response to Question 10. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>7. When will shares be purchased under the Plan? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The Investment Date </I>is the date or dates on which the Administrator purchases shares of our common stock for the Plan, as described
below. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Dividend Reinvestments</I>. If the Administrator acquires shares directly from us, it
will combine the dividend funds of all Plan participants whose dividends are automatically reinvested and generally will invest such dividend funds on the dividend payment date. If the dividend payment date falls on a day that is not a NYSE trading
day, then the Investment Date will be the next trading day. If the Administrator acquires shares from parties other than us through open market transactions, such purchases will occur during a period beginning as soon practical on or after the
dividend payment date and continue on any succeeding trading days necessary to complete the order. To be effective with respect to a particular dividend, notice of your election must be received before the record date for that dividend. A record
date for a dividend normally precedes the payment of the dividend by approximately four weeks. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Initial and Optional Cash Purchases up
to $10,000</I>. If the Administrator acquires shares directly from us, then the Investment Date for optional cash purchases up to $10,000 will be on the twenty-fifth calendar day of each month, or the next trading day if the twenty-fifth day is not
a trading day. If the Administrator acquires shares from third parties other than us through open market transactions, it will attempt to buy shares of our common stock in the open market through a registered broker-dealer. Such purchases will begin
on the twenty-fifth calendar day of each month, or the next trading day if the twenty-fifth day is not a trading day, and will be completed no later than 35 days following such date, except where completion at a later date is necessary or advisable
under any applicable laws or regulations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the unlikely event that, due to unusual market conditions, the Administrator is unable to
invest the funds within 30 days for reinvested dividends and 35 days for optional cash purchases, the Administrator will return the funds to you by check. No interest will be paid on funds held by the Administrator pending investment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To be effective with respect to a particular Investment Date, initial investments and optional cash purchases must be received by the
Administrator by noon of the business day prior to the applicable Investment Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Initial and Optional Cash Purchases in Excess of
$10,000</I>. The Investment Dates for optional cash purchases in excess of $10,000 per month are discussed in response to Question 10. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>8. How do I
make an initial investment? </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you do not own our common stock in a Plan account, you can make an initial cash purchase for a
minimum of $1,000, but your initial cash purchase cannot exceed $10,000 unless we approve a Request for Waiver, as described below. Your initial cash purchase can be made: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Via <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on-line</FONT> enrollment by: </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Opening your account <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on-line</FONT> and authorizing a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-time</FONT> debit from your U.S. bank for your initial investment of $1,000 or more or authorizing the recurring automatic monthly investment feature and initiating your investment with only $250 and a commitment for
at least four sequential purchases. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Using the Initial Enrollment Form and: </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Making one payment (minimum of $1,000) by check (in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank) payable to
&#147;Computershare/Annaly Capital Management, Inc.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Using the Initial Enrollment Form and the Direct Debit
Authorization Form: </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Authorizing the recurring automatic monthly investment feature and initiating your investment with only $250 and
a commitment for at least four sequential purchases. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may change these minimum and maximum amounts at any time in our
sole discretion or we may suspend the right to make optional cash payment or payments for any monthly period. In addition, in certain instances, we may permit optional cash purchases in excess of the maximum amount established by us. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All Plan accounts that we believe to be under common control or management or to have common
ultimate beneficial ownership may be aggregated for purposes of determining compliance with the maximum purchase requirement limit. Unless we have determined that reinvestment of dividends and optional cash purchases for each such account would be
consistent with the purposes of the Plan, we will have the right to aggregate all such accounts and to return, without interest, within 30 days of receipt, any amounts in excess of the investment limitations applicable to a single account received
in respect of all such accounts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>9. How do I make optional cash purchases of less than $10,000? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you already own our common stock and are enrolled in the Plan and want to make additional purchases, you can authorize a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-time</FONT> online individual automatic deduction from your U.S. bank account at <U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor Center or send a check to the Administrator for each purchase. If you choose to
submit a check, please be sure to include the contribution form from your Plan statement and mail it to the address specified on the statement. The check must be made payable to &#147;Computershare/Annaly Capital Management, Inc.&#148; in U.S.
dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. The Administrator will not accept cash, money orders, traveler&#146;s checks or third party checks. Or, if you wish to make regular monthly purchases, you may authorize recurring automatic monthly deductions from
your U.S. bank account. This feature enables you to make ongoing investments in an amount that is comfortable for you, without having to write a check. You may elect the recurring monthly automatic deduction option by completing and signing a direct
debit authorization form and returning this form to the Administrator, together with a voided blank check or savings account deposit slip for the bank account from which the funds are to be withdrawn. Additional direct debit authorization forms are
available through the Administrator. You may also enroll online at <U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor Center. Your direct debit authorization forms will be processed and will become effective as promptly as practical. You should
allow four to six weeks for the first investment to be initiated using this recurring monthly automatic deduction feature. Additional cash purchases are subject to a minimum purchase requirement of $250 per investment and a maximum of $10,000,
unless we approve a Request for Waiver, as described below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that any check, electronic funds transfer or other deposit is
returned unpaid for any reason, or your designated U.S. bank account does not have sufficient funds for an automatic debit, the Administrator will consider the request for investment of that purchase null and void and will immediately remove from
your account any shares already purchased in anticipation of receiving those funds. If the net proceeds from the sale of those shares are insufficient to satisfy the balance of the uncollected amounts, the Administrator may sell additional shares
from your account as necessary to satisfy the uncollected balance. There is a $35.00 fee for any check or other deposit that is returned unpaid by your bank and for any failed automatic deduction from your designated U.S. bank account. This fee will
be collected by the Administrator through the sale of the number of shares from your Plan account necessary to satisfy the fee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>10. How do I make
monthly optional cash purchases in excess of $10,000? </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may ascertain whether we are accepting requests to make optional cash
purchases in excess of $10,000 in any given month, and certain other important information, by contacting the Administrator at
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-301-5234.</FONT></FONT></FONT> You should generally contact the Administrator on the first business day of the month to determine whether we are
accepting such requests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Request for Waiver</I>. If you wish to make an optional cash purchase in excess of $10,000 (or other maximum
amount established by us) for any month, you must obtain our prior written approval and a copy of such written approval must accompany any such optional cash purchase. We refer to such a request as being a Request for Waiver. We have sole discretion
to grant any approval for optional cash purchases in excess of the allowable maximum amount. Unless you have complied with these procedures, any amount you submit for investment over $10,000 will be returned to you without interest. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may make a Request for Waiver by contacting the Administrator at <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-301-5234.</FONT></FONT></FONT> Completed Request for Waiver forms should be submitted to the Administrator no later than two business days prior to
the applicable Pricing Period, as described below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Administrator will notify you as to whether your Request for Waiver has been
granted or denied, either in whole or in part, within one business day of the receipt of your request. If your Request for Waiver is granted in part, the Administrator will advise you of the maximum amount that will be accepted from you in
connection with your purchase. If your request is approved, the Administrator must receive the funds for your purchase prior to or on the applicable date specified by the Administrator for the relevant Pricing Period (which typically will be one
business day prior to the applicable Pricing Period). If you do not receive a response from the Administrator in connection with your Request for Waiver, you should assume that we have denied your request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may alter, amend, supplement or waive, in our sole discretion, the time periods and/or other parameters relating to optional cash purchases
in excess of $10,000 made by one or more participants in the Plan or new investors, at any time and from time to time, prior to the granting of any Request for Waiver. For more information regarding a particular Pricing Period (including applicable
Pricing Period start dates), please contact the Administrator at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-301-5234.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Purchase Price of Shares for Optional Cash Purchases in Excess of $10,000</I>. Shares purchased pursuant to an approved Request for Waiver
will be purchased directly from us as described herein, including the establishment of a &#147;Threshold Price&#148; as more fully described below. The Purchase Price may be reduced by the Waiver Discounts that we have provided for optional cash
purchases in excess of $10,000 on each Investment Date. If we grant your request to purchase shares pursuant to a Request for Waiver, there will be a Pricing Period, which generally will consist of one to 12 separate days during which trading of our
common stock is reported on the NYSE during the applicable Pricing Period. Each of these separate days will be an Investment Date, and an equal proportion of your optional cash purchase will be invested on each trading day during such Pricing
Period, subject to the qualifications listed below. The purchase price for shares acquired on a particular Investment Date will be equal to 100% (subject to change as provided below) of the unsolicited volume weighted average price, rounded to four
decimal places, of our common stock as reported by the NYSE only, obtained from Bloomberg, LP for the trading hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, for that Investment Date (including the last trade on the NYSE even if reported
after 4:00 p.m.). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Administrator will apply all optional cash purchases made pursuant to a Request for Waiver for which good funds are
received on or before the first business day before the Pricing Period to the purchase of shares of our common stock on each Investment Date of the applicable Pricing Period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Threshold Price</I>. We may establish for a Pricing Period a minimum price (or the Threshold Price) applicable to optional cash purchases
made pursuant to a Request for Waiver. At least three business days prior to the first day of the applicable Pricing Period, we will determine whether to establish a Threshold Price, and if the Threshold Price is established, its amount, and will so
notify the Administrator. This determination will be made by us in our discretion after a review of current market conditions, the level of participation in the Plan, and current and projected capital needs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If established for any Pricing Period, the Threshold Price will be stated as a dollar amount that the unsolicited volume weighted average
price, rounded to four decimal places, of our common stock as reported on the NYSE, obtained from Bloomberg, LP for the trading hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (including the last trade on the NYSE even if reported after
4:00 p.m.), for each trading day of such Pricing Period (not adjusted for discounts, if any) must equal or exceed. Except as provided below, we will exclude from the Pricing Period any trading day that the unsolicited volume weighted average price
is less than the Threshold Price. We also will exclude from the Pricing Period and from the determination of the purchase price any day in which no trades of common stock are made on the NYSE. For example, if the Threshold Price is not met for two
of the trading days in a 10 day Pricing Period, then we will return 20% of the funds you submitted in connection </P>
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with your Request for Waiver unless we have activated the Pricing Period Extension Feature for the Pricing Period which is described below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Pricing Period Extension Feature</I>. We may elect to activate for any particular Pricing Period the Pricing Period Extension Feature which
will provide that the initial Pricing Period will be extended by the number of days that the Threshold Price is not satisfied, or on which there are no trades of our common stock reported by the NYSE, subject to a maximum of five trading days. If we
elect to activate the Pricing Period Extension Feature and the Threshold Price is satisfied for any additional day that has been added to the initial Pricing Period, that day will be included as one of the trading days for the Pricing Period in lieu
of the day on which the Threshold Price was not met or trades of our common stock were not reported. For example, if the determined Pricing Period is 10 days, and the Threshold Price is not satisfied for three out of those 10 days in the initial
Pricing Period, and we had previously announced at the time of the Request for Waiver acceptance that the Pricing Period Extension Feature was activated, then the Pricing Period will automatically be extended, and if the Threshold Price is satisfied
on the next three trading days (or a subset thereof), then those three days (or a subset thereof) will become Investment Days in lieu of the three days on which the Threshold Price was not met. As a result, because there were 10 trading days during
the initial and extended Pricing Period on which the Threshold Price was satisfied, all of the optional cash purchase will be invested. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Continuous Settlement Feature</I>. Newly issued shares purchased pursuant to a request for waiver will be posted to participants&#146;
accounts within two business days following the end of the applicable Pricing Period, or, if we elect to activate the continuous settlement feature, within two business days of each separate Investment Date beginning on the first Investment Date in
the relevant Pricing Period and ending on the final Investment Date in the relevant Pricing Period, with an equal amount being invested on each day, subject to the qualifications set forth above. During any month when we are proposing to grant
requests for waiver for one or more investments, we may elect to activate the continuous settlement feature for such investments by announcing in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">bid-waiver</FONT> form that we will be doing so. The purchase
price of shares acquired on each Investment Date will be equal to 100% of the unsolicited volume weighted average price, rounded to four decimal places, of our common stock as reported by the NYSE only, obtained from Bloomberg, LP for the trading
hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (including the last trade on the NYSE even if reported after 4:00 p.m.), for each of the Investment Dates during the Pricing Period, assuming the threshold price is met on that day, less any
discount that we may decide to offer. For each Pricing Period (assuming the threshold price is met on each trading day of that Pricing Period), we would have a separate settlement of each Investment Dates&#146; purchases, each based on the
volume-weighted average price for the trading day relating to each of the Investment Dates during the Pricing Period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Return of
Unsubscribed Funds</I>. We will return a portion of each optional cash purchase in excess of $10,000 for each trading day of a Pricing Period or extended Pricing Period, if applicable, for which the Threshold Price is not met or for each day in
which no trades of common stock are reported on the NYSE (&#147;Unsubscribed Funds&#148;). Any Unsubscribed Funds will be returned within five business days after the last day of the Pricing Period, or if applicable, the extended Pricing Period,
without interest. The amount returned will be based on the number of days during which the Threshold Price was not met with compared to the number of days in the Pricing Period or extended Pricing Period. For example, the returned amount in a 10 day
Pricing Period will equal <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-tenth</FONT> (1/10) of the total amount of such optional cash purchase (not just the amount exceeding $10,000) for each trading day that the Threshold Price is not met or for each
trading day in which sales are not reported. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The establishment of the Threshold Price and the possible return of a portion of the
investment applies only to optional cash purchases in excess of $10,000. Setting a Threshold Price for a Pricing Period will not affect the setting of a Threshold Price for any other Pricing Period. We may waive our right to set a Threshold Price
for any particular Pricing Period. Neither we nor the Administrator is required to give you notice of the Threshold Price for any Pricing Period. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Waiver Discount</I>. Each month, at least three business days prior to the first day of
the applicable Pricing Period, the same time the Threshold Price is determined, we may establish discounts from the market price applicable to optional cash purchases made pursuant to a Request for Waiver. These discounts (or the Waiver Discounts)
may be between 0% and 3% of the purchase price, and may vary each month and for each purchaser. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Waiver Discounts will be established
at our sole discretion after a review of current market conditions, the level of participation in the Plan, the attractiveness of obtaining such additional funds through the sale of common stock as compared to other sources of funds and current and
projected capital needs. You may obtain the Waiver Discounts applicable to the next month by contacting the Administrator at
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-301-5234.</FONT></FONT></FONT> Setting Waiver Discounts for a particular month shall not affect the setting of Waiver Discounts for any
subsequent month. The Waiver Discounts will apply only to optional cash purchases of more than $10,000 (or other applicable maximum monthly amount). The Waiver Discounts will apply to the entire optional cash purchase and not just the portion of the
optional cash purchase that exceeds $10,000. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>11. Will I receive certificates for shares purchased? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No, because the Plan provides for share safekeeping, as described below. For your convenience, the Administrator will maintain shares purchased
under the Plan in your name in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-certificated</FONT> form. You may, however, request a stock certificate from the Administrator at any time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>12. What is safekeeping? </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares
of our common stock that you buy under the Plan will be maintained in your Plan account in uncertificated (book-entry) form for safekeeping. Safekeeping protects your shares against loss, theft or accidental destruction and also provides a
convenient way for you to keep track of your shares. Only shares held in safekeeping may be sold through the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you own shares of
our common stock in certificate form, you may deposit your certificates for those shares with the Administrator, free of charge. If you wish to submit your stock certificate(s) to the Administrator for safekeeping, you should mail them (unendorsed)
by registered or certified mail, with return receipt requested, or some other form of traceable mail, and properly insured. You should also include a note requesting that they be credited to your Plan account<I>.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>13. Can I get stock certificates if I want them? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yes. If you should ever want a stock certificate for all or a portion of the whole shares of our common stock in your Plan account, the
Administrator will send one to you promptly upon your request. There is a fee for requesting shares in certificate form. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>14. How can I transfer or
give gifts of shares? </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Please visit the Computershare Transfer Wizard at <U>www.computershare.com/transferwizard</U>. The Transfer
Wizard will guide you through the transfer process, assist you in completing the transfer form and identify other necessary documentation you may need to provide. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>15. How do I sell shares? </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You
have four choices when making a sale, depending on how you submit your sale request, as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Market Order</I>: A market order is a
request to sell shares promptly at the current market price. Market order sales are only available at <U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor Center or by calling the Administrator directly at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-301-5234.</FONT></FONT></FONT> Market order sale requests received at <U>www.computershare.com/</U><U></U><U>investor</U> </P>
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through Investor Center or by telephone will be placed promptly upon receipt during market hours (normally 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time). Any orders received after 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time will be placed promptly on the next day the market is open. Depending on the number of shares being sold and current trading volume in the shares, a market order may only be partially filled or not filled at all on the trading
day in which it is placed, in which case the order, or remainder of the order, as applicable, will be cancelled at the end of such day. To determine if your shares were sold, you should check your account online at
<U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor Center or call the Administrator directly at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-301-5234.</FONT></FONT></FONT> If your
market order sale was not filled or partially filled and you still want the shares sold, you will need to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-enter</FONT> the sale request. The price will be the market price of the sale obtained by the
Administrator&#146;s broker, less a transaction fee of $25.00 per sale and a trading fee of $0.12 per share. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Batch Order</I>: A batch
order is an accumulation of all sale requests of multiple Plan participants for a security submitted together as a collective request by the Administrator. Batch orders are submitted on each market day, assuming there are sale requests to be
processed. Sale instructions for batch orders received by the Administrator will be processed no later than five business days after the date on which the order is received (except where deferral is required under applicable federal or state laws or
regulations), assuming the applicable market is open for trading and sufficient market liquidity exists. All sale requests received in writing will be submitted as batch order sales. In every case of a batch order sale, the price to each selling
Plan participant will be the weighted average sale price obtained by the Administrator&#146;s broker for each aggregate order placed by the Administrator and executed by the broker, less a transaction fee of $25.00 per sale and a trading fee of
$0.12 per share. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Day Limit Order</I>: A day limit order is an order to sell securities when and if they reach a specific trading price
on a specific day. The order is automatically cancelled if the price is not met by the end of that day (or, for orders placed after-market hours, the next day the market is open). Depending on the number of securities being sold and the current
trading volume in the securities, such an order may only be partially filled, in which case the remainder of the order will be cancelled. The order may be cancelled by the applicable stock exchange, by the Administrator at its sole discretion or, if
the Administrator&#146;s broker has not filled the order, at your request made online at <U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor Center or by calling the Administrator directly at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-301-5234.</FONT></FONT></FONT> Each day limit order sale will incur a transaction fee of $25.00 per sale and a trading fee of $0.12 per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Good-Til-Cancelled</FONT></FONT> (&#147;GTC&#148;) Limit Order</I>: A GTC
limit order is an order to sell securities when and if the securities reach a specific trading price at any time while the order remains open (generally up to 30 days). Depending on the number of securities being sold and current trading volume in
the securities, sales may be executed in multiple transactions and over more than one day. If an order trades for more than one day during which the market is open, a separate fee will be charged for each such day. The order (or any unexecuted
portion thereof) is automatically cancelled if the trading price is not met by the end of the order period. The order may be cancelled by the applicable stock exchange, by the Administrator at its sole discretion or, if the Administrator&#146;s
broker has not filled the order, at your request made online at <U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor Center or by calling the Administrator directly at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-301-5234.</FONT></FONT></FONT> Each GTC limit order sale will incur a transaction fee of $25.00 per sale and a trading fee of $0.12 per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trading fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Administrator is required to pay. Any fractional share will be rounded up to a
whole share for purposes of calculating the trading fee. The Administrator may, for various reasons, require a sales request to be submitted in writing. Please contact the Administrator to determine if there are any limitations applicable to your
particular sale request. An additional fee of $15.00 will be charged if the assistance of a Customer Service Representative is required when selling shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should be aware that the price of our common stock may rise or fall during the period between a request for sale, its receipt by the
Administrator, and the ultimate sale on the open market. Instructions for a market order or a batch sale are binding and may not be rescinded. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you elect to sell shares online at <U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor
Center, you may utilize the Administrator&#146;s international currency exchange service to convert your sale proceeds to your local currency prior to being sent to you. Receiving your sales proceeds in a local currency and having your check drawn
on a local bank avoids the time consuming and costly &#147;collection&#148; process required for cashing U.S. dollar checks. This service is subject to additional terms and conditions and fees, which you must agree to online. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Administrator reserves the right to decline to process a sale if it determines, in its sole discretion, that supporting legal
documentation is required. In addition, no one will have any authority or power to direct the time or price at which shares for the program are sold (except for prices specified for day limit orders or GTC limit orders), and no one, other than the
Administrator, will select the broker(s) or dealer(s) through or from whom sales are to be made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Alternatively, you may choose to sell
your shares through a stockbroker of your choice, in which case you would have to request that the Administrator deliver to your stockbroker by electronic book-entry means the number of shares you propose to sell, or a stock certificate for delivery
to your stockholder prior to settlement of such sale. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Plan participants must perform their own research and must make their own
investment decisions. Neither we nor the Administrator nor any of its affiliates will provide any investment recommendations or investment advice with respect to transactions made through the Plan. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>16. What are the costs for participation in the Plan? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is no fee for enrolling in the Plan. Participation is voluntary and you may discontinue your participation at any time, however, there
are fees associated with some of the Plan&#146;s services. Please see &#147;Plan Service Fees&#148; below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>17. How can I vote my shares?
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You will receive proxy material for all whole shares in your Plan account. The proxy will be voted in accordance with your
direction. The Administrator may vote your shares in certain cases if you do not return a proxy to the Administrator. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>18. If there is a rights
offering related to the common stock, how will a stockholder&#146;s entitlement be computed? </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your entitlement in a rights offering
related to the common stock will be based upon the number of whole shares credited to your Plan account. Rights based on a fraction of a share credited to your Plan account will be sold for that account and the net proceeds will be invested as an
optional cash purchase on the next Investment Date. In the event of a rights offering, transaction processing may be curtailed or suspended by the Administrator for a short period of time following the record date for such action to permit the
Administrator to calculate the rights allocable to each account. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>19. What provisions are made for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT>
residents? </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cash purchases from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> residents must be in U.S. currency and will be
invested in the same manner as investments from other stockholders. Each stockholder is responsible for reviewing the applicable laws of his or her country of residence prior to investing in our common stock. All dividends will be subject to
withholding at the rate of 30%, subject to reduction under the terms of any applicable tax treaty provisions. We recommend you consult with your tax advisor as to the applicable treaty analysis. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As soon as practicable after each transaction, you will receive a statement with information about your Plan account, including amounts
invested, the purchase and/or sales prices, and the number of shares purchased and/or sold. This statement will provide a record of purchases and sales transacted on your behalf under the Plan and you should retain it for income tax purposes. The
statement will also include specific cost basis information in accordance with applicable law. If you continue to participate in the Plan, but have no transactions, the Administrator will send you an annual statement after the end of the year
detailing the status of your holdings of our common stock in your Plan account. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>21. What are some of the tax consequences of my participation in
the Plan? </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The U.S. federal tax treatment of dividend reinvestment and share purchase programs is not entirely clear. You are
encouraged to consult your tax advisor with specific reference to your own tax situation and potential changes in the applicable law as to all federal, state, local, foreign and other tax matters in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and
purchase of shares of common stock under the Plan, your tax basis and holding period for shares of common stock acquired under the Plan and the character, amount and tax treatment of any gain or loss realized on the disposition of shares of common
stock. The following is a brief summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the Plan, is for general information only, and does not constitute tax advice. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this section is based on the Code, existing, temporary and proposed U.S. Treasury regulations under the Code, the
legislative history of the Code, current administrative rulings and practices of the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, and court decisions, all as of the date hereof. We cannot assure you that new laws, interpretations of law, or court decisions,
any of which may take effect retroactively, will not cause any statement in this section to be inaccurate. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax consequences
described below. We have not sought and will not seek an advance ruling from the IRS regarding any matter in this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you
participate in the dividend reinvestment feature under the Plan, you will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having received, on the Investment Date, a distribution in an amount equal to the sum of (a)&nbsp;the fair market value of
the shares of common stock on the date the shares were acquired with reinvested dividends, (b)&nbsp;your<I>&nbsp;pro rata</I>&nbsp;share of any brokerage commissions paid by us in connection with the purchase of common stock by the Administrator
from parties other than us, either on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions and (c)&nbsp;any cash distributions actually received by you with respect to common stock not included in the Plan. The tax basis of common stock purchased
under the Plan will be equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date the shares were acquired plus your pro rata share of any brokerage fees paid by us. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The treatment of any discount associated with direct share purchase programs is not entirely clear, with most of the guidance being private
letter rulings issued by the IRS on which other taxpayers are not entitled to rely. The treatment may vary between persons who participate only in the optional cash purchase plan and persons who participate in both the dividend reinvestment plan and
the optional cash purchase plan. A participant in both plans may be treated as receiving a distribution with respect to the optional cash payment, which is taxed as described below, in an amount equal to (i)&nbsp;any excess of the fair market value
of the shares of common stock on the Investment Date over the amount of the optional cash payment, plus (ii)&nbsp;the amount of any brokerage <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">commissions,&nbsp;mark-ups,&nbsp;and</FONT> other fees or expenses
incurred by the REIT on the participant&#146;s behalf in connection with purchases on the open market. You should consult your tax advisors regarding the treatment of any optional cash purchases made at a discount. Shares of common stock acquired
through the optional cash purchase feature under the Plan should have a tax basis equal to the amount of the payment plus the total amount of distributions, if any, you are treated as receiving as described above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions that you receive as a result of dividend reinvestment and/or optional cash purchases will be taxable as dividends and/or as a
distribution that reduces the basis in your common stock or is treated as gain </P>
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from the sale of common stock as discussed in &#147;Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#151;Taxation of U.S. Holders of Our Common Stock&#148; and &#147;&#151;Taxation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;Non-U.S.&nbsp;Holders</FONT> of Our Common Stock&#148; in this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your holding period for
common stock acquired pursuant to either program under the Plan will begin on the day following the Investment Date. Dividends received by corporate shareholders will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You will not realize any taxable income upon receipt of certificates for whole shares of common stock credited to your account, either upon
your request for certain of those shares or upon termination of participation in the Plan. You will realize gain or loss upon the sale or exchange of common stock acquired under the Plan. You will also realize gain or loss upon receipt, following
termination of participation in the Plan, of a cash payment for any fractional share equivalent of common stock credited to your account. The amount of any such gain or loss will be the difference between the amount that you received for the shares
or fractional share equivalent and the tax basis thereof. See &#147;Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#151;Taxation of U.S. Holders of Our Common Stock&#148; and &#147;&#151;Taxation
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;Non-U.S.&nbsp;Holders</FONT> of Our Common Stock&#148; in this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Withholding taxes or
backup withholding will apply to dividends that are subject to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan in the same manner as withholding taxes and backup withholding apply to cash dividends. <I>See</I> &#147;Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations&#151;Backup Withholding Tax and Information Reporting&#148; and &#147;&#151;Taxation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;Non-U.S.&nbsp;Holders</FONT> of Our Common Stock&#148; in this prospectus. In the case of participants that
are subject to withholding tax or backup withholding in respect of amounts deemed to be received under the Plan, we or the Administrator will reinvest dividends less the amount of tax required to be withheld. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Foreign stockholders who elect to make optional cash purchases only will continue to receive regular cash dividends on common stock registered
in their names in the same manner as if they were not participating in the Plan. Funds for optional cash purchases must be in U.S. dollars and will be invested in the same way as payments from other participants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All costs of administering the Plan, except for costs related to your voluntary selling of common shares, will be paid by us. Consistent with
the conclusion reached by the IRS in a private letter ruling issued to another REIT, we intend to take the position that these costs do not constitute a distribution which is either taxable to you or which would reduce your basis in your stock.
However, since the private letter ruling was not issued to us, we have no legal right to rely on its conclusions. Thus, it is possible that the IRS might view your share of the costs as constituting a taxable dividend to you and/or a distribution
which reduces the basis in your common stock or is treated as gain from the sale of common stock. For this or other reasons, we may in the future take a different position with respect to the costs of administering the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>22. How would I terminate my participation in the Plan? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may discontinue the reinvestment of your dividends at any time by giving notice to the Administrator. Notice may be made by telephone, in
writing or by changing your dividend election under the account management service when you access your account <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on-line</FONT> at <U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor Center. If a notice of
termination is received by the Administrator near the record date for a dividend payment, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may either pay such dividend in cash or reinvest it in shares on behalf of the discontinuing participant. If such
dividend is reinvested, the Administrator may sell the shares purchased and remit the proceeds to the participant, less any applicable fees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon termination, the Administrator will continue to hold your whole shares in book-entry form and send you a check for the fractional share,
less any applicable fees, unless you request a certificate for any whole </P>
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shares. If you request a certificate upon termination, you will receive a check for any fractional share, less any applicable fees. There is a fee for certificate issuance. Please see &#147;Plan
Service Fees&#148; below. You may also request the sale of all or part of any such shares or have the Administrator transfer your shares to your brokerage account. See Question 15 for information on selling shares. If your Plan account balance falls
below one full share, the Administrator reserves the right to liquidate the fraction and remit the proceeds, less any applicable fees, to you at your address of record. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>23. Are there any risks associated with the Plan? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your investment in shares purchased under the Plan is no different from any investment in shares you hold directly. Neither we nor the
Administrator can assure a profit or protect you against a loss on shares purchased. You bear the risk of loss and enjoy the benefits of any gain from market price changes with respect to shares purchased under the Plan. Please see the carefully
consider the risk factors described in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> and all subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> which are incorporated by reference
in this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>24. Can the Plan be amended, modified, suspended or terminated? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We reserve the right to amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and in any manner. You will receive written notice of any such
amendment, modification, suspension or termination. We and the Administrator also reserve the right to change any administrative procedures of the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>25. What are Annaly&#146;s responsibilities and those of the Administrator? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither we nor the Administrator will be liable for any act we or they do in good faith or for any good faith omission to act including, in the
case of the Administrator, liability arising out of (i)&nbsp;failure to terminate a participant&#146;s account upon such participant&#146;s death or adjudicated incompetence, prior to the receipt of notice in writing of such death or adjudicated
incompetence, (ii)&nbsp;the prices and times at which shares of common stock are purchased or sold (except for prices specified for day limit orders or GTC limit orders) for the participant&#146;s account or the terms under which such purchases or
sales are made, or (iii)&nbsp;fluctuations in the market value of our common stock. In no event shall we, the Administrator nor its agents have any liability as to any inability to purchase shares or as to the timing of any purchase. The payment of
dividends is at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon future earnings, our financial condition and other factors. Our Board of Directors may change the amount and timing of dividends at any time without notice. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>26. What if I have questions about the Plan? </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Enrollment, purchase or sale of share requests and other transactions or services offered by the Plan should be directed to the Administrator
through the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Internet </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You
can enroll, change your dividends election, obtain information, and perform certain transactions on your account online via <U>www.computershare.com/investor</U> through Investor Center. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Telephone </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone shareholder customer
service, including sale of shares, toll-free within the U.S. and Canada: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-301-5234</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">International Telephone Inquiries:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-201-680-6578</FONT></FONT></FONT>
</B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An automated voice response system is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Customer
Service Representatives are available from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except holidays). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>In Writing </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may also write to the Administrator at the following address: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Computershare Trust Company, N.A. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>P.O. Box 505000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Louisville, KY 40233-5000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Be sure to include your name, address, daytime phone number, account number and a reference to Annaly Capital Management, Inc. on all
correspondence. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Plan is designed for the long-term investor and does not afford the same flexibility as a stockbroker&#146;s
account. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Annaly has appointed Computershare Trust Company, N.A., or Computershare, as Administrator for the Plan. Securities held by the
Administrator in your Plan account are not subject to protection under the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970. Commissions may be paid to a broker-dealer that is affiliated with the Administrator. Investors must make independent investment
decisions based upon their own judgment and research. Annaly is listed on the NYSE and trades under the ticker symbol &#147;NLY.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Plan Service
Fees </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Purchase of Shares</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">No Charge</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Initial Purchase of Shares:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reinvestment of Dividends:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">No Charge</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Optional cash purchases via check, recurring automatic debit or individual <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-time</FONT> online bank debit</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">No Charge</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trading fees (applicable when shares are acquired in the open market):</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$0.12 per share</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Sale of Shares</B> (partial or full):</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Batch Order</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$25.00 per transaction</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Market Order</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$25.00 per transaction</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Day Limit Order</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$25.00 per transaction</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">GTC Limit Order</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$25.00 per transaction</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$0.12 per share</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Alternative Currency Disbursement Fees:</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">US$ or Foreign Currency Wire</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$50.00 per transaction</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Foreign Check</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$15.00 per transaction</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">EFT (Direct Deposit &#150; US$ only)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$10.00 per transaction</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CSR Assisted Sale</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$15.00 per transaction</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">No Charge</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Returned Checks for Insufficient Funds or Rejected Automatic Withdrawals</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$35.00 per item</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certificate issuance fee through customer service representative (if not using book-entry
format)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$40.00 per certificate</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certificate issuance fee through Computershare website (if not using book-entry format)</P></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trading fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Administrator is required to
pay. Any fractional share will be rounded up to a whole share for purposes of calculating the trading fee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Administrator will deduct
the applicable fees from the proceeds from a sale and/or purchase amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We reserve the right to amend or modify this Plan Service Fee
schedule at any time and from time to time. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc80497_7"></A>MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following summary describes material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the ownership of our common stock as of the date
hereof by U.S. holders and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders, each as defined below. Except where noted, this summary deals only with shares of our common stock held as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes and
does not deal with special situations, such as those of dealers in securities or currencies, financial institutions, regulated investment companies, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> entities (except as described in &#147;
&#151;Taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Tax-Exempt</FONT> Holders of Our Common Stock&#148; below), insurance companies, persons holding our common stock as a part of a hedging, integrated, conversion or constructive sale transaction or a
straddle, traders in securities that elect to use a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT></FONT> method of accounting for their securities holdings, persons liable for alternative minimum tax,
investors in pass-through entities or U.S. holders of our common stock whose &#147;functional currency&#148; is not the U.S. dollar. Furthermore, the discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Code and regulations, rulings and judicial
decisions thereunder as of the date hereof, and such authorities may be repealed, revoked or modified, possibly with retroactive effect, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>You should consult your tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences in light of your particular situation as well as consequences
arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Our Taxation as a REIT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We elected to be taxed as a REIT under the U.S. federal income tax laws beginning with our taxable year ended December&nbsp;31, 1997. We
believe that we have operated in a manner qualifying us as a REIT since our election and intend to continue to so operate. In the opinion of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, we qualified to be taxed as a REIT under the U.S. federal income tax laws for our
taxable years ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 through December&nbsp;31, 2019, and our organization and current and proposed method of operation will enable us to continue to qualify as a REIT for our taxable year ending December&nbsp;31, 2020 and in
the future. You should be aware that Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP&#146;s opinion is based on existing U.S. federal income tax law governing qualification as a REIT, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis, is not binding on the IRS
or any court, and speaks as of the date issued. In addition, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP&#146;s opinion is based on customary assumptions and is conditioned upon certain representations made by us as to factual matters, including representations
regarding the nature of our assets and the future conduct of our business, all of which are described in the opinion. Moreover, our continued qualification and taxation as a REIT depends on our ability to meet, on a continuing basis, through actual
operating results, certain qualification tests in the U.S. federal income tax laws. Those qualification tests involve the percentage of our income that we earn from specified sources, the percentages of our assets that fall within specified
categories, the diversity of our share ownership and the percentage of our earnings that we distribute. While Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has reviewed those matters in connection with the foregoing opinion, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP will not review our
compliance with those tests on a continuing basis. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual results of our operations for any particular taxable year will satisfy such requirements. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP&#146;s opinion does not
foreclose the possibility that we may have to use one or more of the REIT savings provisions described below, which would require us to pay an excise or penalty tax (which could be material) in order to maintain our REIT qualification. For a
discussion of the tax consequences of our failure to qualify as a REIT, see &#147;&#151;Failure to Qualify,&#148; below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The sections of
the Code and the corresponding regulations that govern the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a REIT and its stockholders are highly technical and complex. The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by the applicable Code provisions,
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and administrative interpretations thereof. In any year in which we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on that portion of our net taxable income
that we distribute currently to our stockholders, although taxable income generated by domestic taxable REIT subsidiaries, if any, will be subject to regular corporate income tax. Our stockholders generally will be taxed on dividends that they
receive </P>
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at ordinary income rates unless such dividends are designated by us as capital gain dividends. Distributions we make are not eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations. We
expect that ordinary dividends paid by us generally will not be eligible for the reduced rates that generally apply to distributions by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-REIT</FONT> C corporations to certain U.S. individuals, trusts and estates.
For taxable years beginning before January&nbsp;1, 2026, individuals, trusts and estates may deduct a portion of certain pass-through income, including ordinary REIT dividends that are not &#147;capital gain dividends&#148; or &#147;qualified
dividend income,&#148; subject to certain limitations (the &#147;pass-through deduction&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are generally not subject to U.S.
corporate income tax on income that we distribute currently to stockholders, but we will be subject to U.S. federal tax as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We will pay U.S. federal income tax on our taxable income, including net capital gain, that we do not distribute
to stockholders during, or within a specified time after, the calendar year in which the income is earned. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">For taxable years prior to 2018, under some circumstances, we may be subject to the &#147;alternative minimum
tax&#148; due to our undistributed items of tax preference and alternative minimum tax adjustments. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If we have net income from &#147;prohibited transactions,&#148; which are, in general, sales or other
dispositions of property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, other than foreclosure property, such income will be subject to a 100% tax. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If we elect to treat property that we acquire in connection with a foreclosure of a mortgage loan or from certain
leasehold terminations as &#147;foreclosure property,&#148; we may thereby avoid (a)&nbsp;the 100% tax on gain from a resale of that property (if the sale would otherwise constitute a prohibited transaction) and (b)&nbsp;the inclusion of any income
from such property not qualifying for purposes of the REIT gross income tests discussed below, but the income from the sale or operation of the property may be subject to U.S. corporate income tax at the highest applicable rate.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect we fail to satisfy either the 75% gross income test or the 95%
gross income test discussed below, but nonetheless maintain our qualification as a REIT because other requirements are met, we will be subject to a 100% tax on the greater of the amount by which we fail the 75% gross income test or the 95% gross
income test, multiplied in either case by a fraction intended to reflect our profitability. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If we fail to satisfy the asset tests (other than a <I>de minimis</I> failure of the 5% asset test or the 10%
vote or value test, as described below under &#147;&#151;Asset Tests&#148;) as long as the failure was due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, we dispose of the assets or otherwise comply with such asset tests within six months after the
last day of the quarter in which we identify such failure and we file a schedule with the IRS describing the assets that caused such failure, we will pay a tax equal to the greater of $50,000 or the highest income tax rate then applicable to U.S.
corporations on the net income from the nonqualifying assets during the period in which we failed to satisfy such asset tests. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If we fail to satisfy one or more requirements for REIT qualification, other than the gross income tests and the
asset tests, and the failure was due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, we will be required to pay a penalty of $50,000 for each such failure. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We may be required to pay monetary penalties to the IRS in certain circumstances, including if we fail to meet
recordkeeping requirements intended to monitor our compliance with rules relating to the composition of a REIT&#146;s stockholders, as described below in &#147;&#151;Requirements for Qualification as a REIT.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">85% of our ordinary income for such calendar year; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">95% of our capital gain net income for such calendar year; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any undistributed taxable income from prior taxable years, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">we will pay a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the excess of the required distribution over the amount we actually distributed, plus any retained
amounts on which income tax has been paid at the corporate level. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We may elect to retain and pay income tax on our net long-term capital gain. In that case, a U.S. holder would
include its proportionate share of our undistributed long-term capital gain (to the extent we make a timely designation of such gain to the holder) in its income, and would receive a credit or a refund for its proportionate share of the tax we paid.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We will be subject to a 100% excise tax on transactions between us and a taxable REIT subsidiary that are not
conducted on an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> basis. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">With respect to an interest in a taxable mortgage pool or a residual interest in a real estate mortgage
investment conduit, or REMIC, the ownership of which is attributed to us or to a REIT in which we own an interest, although the law on the matter is unclear as to the ownership of an interest in a taxable mortgage pool, we may be taxable at the
highest corporate rate on the amount of any excess inclusion income for the taxable year allocable to the percentage of our stock that is held in record name by &#147;disqualified organizations.&#148; To the extent that we own a REMIC residual
interest or a taxable mortgage pool through a taxable REIT subsidiary, we will not be subject to this tax. A &#147;disqualified organization&#148; includes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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described in section 521 of the Code, that is exempt both from income taxation and from taxation under the unrelated business taxable income provisions of the Code; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any rural electrical or telephone cooperative. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not currently intend to hold REMIC residual interests or engage in financing or other activities in a manner that would result in the
allocation of excess inclusion to our shareholders. See &#147;&#151;Taxable Mortgage Pools and Excess Inclusion Income.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If we acquire any appreciated asset from a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-REIT</FONT> C corporation in a
carry-over basis transaction, we could be liable for tax with respect to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;built-in</FONT> gain&#148; in that asset if we recognize gain on the sale or disposition of the asset during the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">5-year</FONT> period after we acquire the asset. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Built-in</FONT> gain is the amount by which an asset&#146;s fair market value exceeds its adjusted tax basis at the time we acquire the
asset. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, notwithstanding our status as a REIT, we may also have to pay certain state and local income taxes,
because not all states and localities treat REITs in the same manner that they are treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Moreover, as further described below, any domestic taxable REIT subsidiary in which we own an interest will be subject
to U.S. federal corporate income tax on its net income. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Requirements for Qualification as a REIT. </I>The Code defines a REIT as a
corporation, trust or association: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">that is managed by one or more trustees or directors; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by transferable shares, or by transferable certificates of
beneficial interest; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">that would be taxable as a domestic corporation, but for sections 856 through 859 of the Code;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">that is neither a financial institution nor an insurance company subject to certain provisions of the Code;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more persons; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">of which not more than 50% in value of the outstanding shares are owned, directly or indirectly, by five or
fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include certain entities) after applying certain attribution rules; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">that makes an election to be a REIT for the current taxable year or has made such an election for a previous
taxable year, which has not been terminated or revoked; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">that meets other tests, described below, regarding the nature of its income and assets. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Conditions (1)&nbsp;through (4), inclusive, must be met during the entire taxable year. Condition (5)&nbsp;must be met during at least 335
days of a taxable year of 12 months, or during a proportionate part of a taxable year of less than 12 months other than the first taxable year for which an election to become a REIT is made. Condition (6)&nbsp;must be met during the last half of
each taxable year but neither conditions (5)&nbsp;nor (6) apply to the first taxable year for which an election to become a REIT is made. For purposes of determining the stock ownership requirement described in condition (6)&nbsp;above, an
&#147;individual&#148; generally includes a supplemental unemployment compensation benefits plan, a private foundation, or a portion of a trust permanently set aside or used exclusively for charitable purposes. An &#147;individual,&#148; however,
generally does not include a trust that is a qualified employee pension or profit sharing trust under the U.S. federal income tax laws, and beneficiaries of such a trust will be treated as holding our shares in proportion to their actuarial
interests in the trust for purposes of the requirement described in condition (6)&nbsp;above. We believe that we have maintained and will maintain sufficient diversity of ownership to allow us to continue to satisfy conditions (5)&nbsp;and (6)
above. In addition, our charter contains restrictions regarding the ownership and transfer of our stock that are intended to assist us in continuing to satisfy the share ownership requirements described in conditions (5)&nbsp;and (6) above. These
restrictions, however, may not ensure that we will be able to satisfy these share ownership requirements. If we fail to satisfy these share ownership requirements, we will fail to qualify as a REIT. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we comply with regulatory rules pursuant to which we are required to send annual letters to holders of our stock requesting information
regarding the actual ownership of our stock (as discussed below), and we do not know, or exercising reasonable diligence would not have known, whether we failed to meet condition (6)&nbsp;above, we will be treated as having met the requirement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To monitor compliance with the share ownership requirements described in conditions (5)&nbsp;and (6) above, we generally are required to
maintain records regarding the actual ownership of our stock. To do so, we must demand written statements each year from the record holders of significant percentages of our stock pursuant to which the record holders must disclose the actual owners
of the shares (i.e., the persons required to include our dividends in their gross income). We must maintain a list of those persons failing or refusing to comply with this demand as part of our records. We could be subject to monetary penalties if
we fail to comply with these record-keeping requirements. If you fail or refuse to comply with the demands, you will be required by U.S. Treasury regulations to submit a statement with your tax return disclosing your actual ownership of our stock
and other information. In addition, we must satisfy all relevant filing and other administrative requirements established by the IRS to elect and maintain REIT status, use a calendar year for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and comply with the
record keeping requirements of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Disregarded Entities and Partnerships</I>. An
unincorporated domestic entity, such as a partnership or limited liability company, that has a single owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes generally is not treated as an </P>
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entity separate from its parent for U.S. federal income tax purposes. An unincorporated domestic entity with two or more owners for U.S. federal income tax purposes generally is treated as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In the case of a REIT that is a partner in an entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. Treasury regulations provide that the REIT is deemed to own its
proportionate share of the partnership&#146;s assets and to earn its proportionate share of the partnership&#146;s gross income based on its pro rata share of capital interests in the partnership for purposes of the asset and gross income tests
applicable to REITs, as described below. However, solely for purposes of the 10% value test, described below (see &#147;&#151;Asset Tests&#148;), the determination of a REIT&#146;s interest in partnership assets will be based on the REIT&#146;s
proportionate interest in any securities issued by the partnership, excluding for these purposes, certain excluded securities as described in the Code. In addition, the assets and gross income of the partnership generally are deemed to retain the
same character in the hands of the REIT. Thus, our proportionate share of the assets and items of income of partnerships in which we own an equity interest is treated as assets and items of income of our company for purposes of applying the REIT
requirements described below. Consequently, to the extent that we directly or indirectly hold a preferred or other equity interest in a partnership or limited liability company, the partnership&#146;s or limited liability company&#146;s assets and
operations may affect our ability to qualify as a REIT, even though we may have no control or only limited influence over the partnership. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Qualified REIT Subsidiaries. </I>If a REIT owns a corporate subsidiary that is a &#147;qualified REIT subsidiary,&#148; the separate
existence of that subsidiary is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Generally, a qualified REIT subsidiary is a corporation, other than a taxable REIT subsidiary, all of the stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by the REIT.
All assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit of the qualified REIT subsidiary will be treated as assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit of the REIT itself. A qualified REIT subsidiary is not subject to
U.S. federal corporate income taxation, although it may be subject to state and local taxation in some states. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that a
qualified REIT subsidiary or disregarded subsidiary ceases to be wholly owned by us (for example, if any equity interest in the subsidiary is acquired by a person other than us or another disregarded subsidiary of us), the subsidiary&#146;s separate
existence would no longer be disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Instead, it would have multiple owners and would be treated as either a partnership or a taxable corporation. Such an event could, depending on the circumstances,
adversely affect our ability to satisfy the various asset and gross income tests applicable to REITs, including the requirement that REITs generally may not own, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the value or voting power of the outstanding
securities of another corporation. See &#147;&#151;Asset Tests&#148; and &#147;&#151;Income Tests.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Taxable REIT Subsidiaries.
</I>A taxable REIT subsidiary is an entity that is taxable as a corporation in which we directly or indirectly own stock and that elects with us to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary. In addition, if a taxable REIT subsidiary owns, directly or
indirectly, securities representing 35% or more of the vote or value of a subsidiary corporation, that subsidiary will also be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary. However, an entity will not qualify as a taxable REIT subsidiary if it directly or
indirectly operates or manages a lodging or health care facility or, generally, provides to another person, under a franchise, license or otherwise, rights to any brand name under which any lodging facility or health care facility is operated. We
generally may not own more than 10%, as measured by voting power or value, of the securities of a corporation that is not a qualified REIT subsidiary unless we and such corporation elect to treat such corporation as a taxable REIT subsidiary.
Overall, no more than 20% of the value of a REIT&#146;s assets (25% for taxable years beginning before January&nbsp;1, 2018) may consist of stock or securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Income earned by a taxable REIT subsidiary is not attributable to the REIT. As a result, income that might not be qualifying income for
purposes of the income tests applicable to REITs could be earned by a taxable REIT subsidiary without affecting our status as a REIT. Our domestic taxable REIT subsidiaries will be fully subject to corporate income tax on their taxable income. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Several provisions of the Code regarding the arrangements between a REIT and its taxable REIT subsidiaries ensure that a taxable REIT
subsidiary will be subject to an appropriate level of U.S. federal income </P>
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taxation. For example, a taxable REIT subsidiary is limited in its ability to deduct interest payments made to affiliated REITs. In addition, we would be obligated to pay a 100% penalty tax on
some payments that we receive from, or on certain expenses deducted by, a taxable REIT subsidiary if the IRS were to assert successfully that the economic arrangements between us and a taxable REIT subsidiary are not comparable to similar
arrangements among unrelated parties. Any income earned by a taxable REIT subsidiary that is attributable to services provided to us, or on our behalf to any of our tenants, that is less than the amounts that would have been charged based upon
arm&#146;s length negotiations, will also be subject to a 100% penalty tax. We intend to scrutinize all of our transactions with any of our subsidiaries that are treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary in an effort to ensure that we do not become
subject to this penalty tax; however, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in avoiding this penalty tax. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Taxable Mortgage
Pools and Excess Inclusion Income. </I>An entity, or a portion of an entity, that does not elect to be treated as a REMIC may be classified as a taxable mortgage pool, or TMP, under the Code if: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">substantially all of its assets consist of debt obligations or interests in debt obligations;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">more than 50% of those debt obligations are real estate mortgages or interests in real estate mortgages as of
specified testing dates; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the entity has issued debt obligations (liabilities) that have two or more maturities; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the payments required to be made by the entity on its debt obligations &#147;bear a relationship&#148; to the
payments to be received by the entity on the debt obligations that it holds as assets. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the U.S. Treasury
regulations, if less than 80% of the assets of an entity (or a portion of an entity) consists of debt obligations, these debt obligations are considered not to comprise &#147;substantially all&#148; of its assets, and therefore the entity would not
be treated as a taxable mortgage pool. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A TMP generally is treated as a taxable corporation and it cannot file a consolidated U.S. federal
income tax return with any other corporation. If, however, a REIT owns 100% of the equity interests in a TMP, then the TMP is a qualified REIT subsidiary and, as such, ignored as an entity separate from the REIT, but a portion of the REIT&#146;s
income will be treated as excess inclusion income and a portion of the dividends the REIT pays to U.S. holders will be considered to be excess inclusion income. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;860E(c) of the Code defines the term &#147;excess inclusion&#148; with respect to a residual interest in a REMIC. The IRS has yet
to issue guidance on the computation of excess inclusion income on equity interests in a TMP held by a REIT. Generally, however, excess inclusion income with respect to our investment in any TMP and any taxable year will equal the excess of
(i)&nbsp;the amount of income we accrue on our investment in the TMP over(ii) the amount of income we would have accrued if our investment were a debt instrument having an issue price equal to the fair market value of our investment on the day we
acquired it and a yield to maturity equal to 120% of the long-term applicable federal rate in effect on the date we acquired our interest. The term &#147;applicable federal rate&#148; refers to rates that are based on weighted average yields for
U.S. Treasury securities and are published monthly by the IRS for use in various tax calculations. If we undertake securitization transactions that are TMPs, the amount of excess inclusion income we recognize in any taxable year could represent a
significant portion of our total taxable income for that year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although we intend to structure our securitization and financing
transactions so that we will not recognize any excess inclusion income, we cannot assure you that we will always be successful in this regard. If, notwithstanding our intent, we recognized excess inclusion income, then under guidance issued by the
IRS we would be required to allocate the excess inclusion income proportionately among the dividends we pay to our stockholders and we must notify our stockholders of the portion of our dividends that represents excess inclusion income. The portion
of any dividend you receive that is treated as excess inclusion income is subject to special rules. First, your taxable income can never be less than the sum of your excess inclusion income for the year; excess inclusion income cannot be offset with
net operating losses or other allowable deductions. Second, if you </P>
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are a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> organization and your excess inclusion income is subject to the unrelated business income tax, then the excess inclusion portion of any
dividend you receive will be treated as unrelated business taxable income. Third, dividends paid to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders who hold stock for investment and not in connection with a trade or business conducted in
the U.S. will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax without regard to any reduction in rate otherwise allowed by any applicable income tax treaty. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we recognize excess inclusion income, and one or more disqualified organizations are record holders of shares of common stock, we will be
taxable at the highest federal corporate income tax rate on the portion of any excess inclusion income equal to the percentage of our stock that is held by disqualified organizations. In such circumstances, we may reduce the amount of our
distributions to a disqualified organization whose stock ownership gave rise to the tax. To the extent that our common stock owned by disqualified organizations is held by a broker/dealer or other nominee, the broker/dealer or other nominee would be
liable for a tax at the highest corporate tax rate on the portion of our excess inclusion income allocable to our common stock held by the broker/dealer or other nominee on behalf of the disqualified organizations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not currently intend to hold REMIC residual interests or engage in financing or other activities in a manner that would result in the
allocation of excess inclusion to our shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Tax-exempt</FONT> investors, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> investors and taxpayers with net operating losses should carefully consider the tax consequences described above and are urged to consult their tax advisors in connection with their decision to invest in
our common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Income Tests </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To
qualify as a REIT, we must satisfy two gross income requirements, each of which is applied on an annual basis. First, at least 75% of our gross income for each taxable year generally must be derived directly or indirectly from: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">rents from real property; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">interest on debt secured by mortgages on real property or on interests in real property; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">dividends or other distributions on, and gain from the sale of, stock in other REITs; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">gain from the sale of real property or mortgage loans; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">abatements and refunds of taxes on real property; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">income and gain derived from foreclosure property (as described below); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">amounts (other than amounts the determination of which depends in whole or in part on the income or profits of
any person) received or accrued as consideration for entering into agreements (i)&nbsp;to make loans secured by mortgages on real property or on interests in real property or (ii)&nbsp;to purchase or lease real property (including interests in real
property and interests in mortgages on real property); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">income derived from a REMIC in proportion to the real estate assets held by the REMIC, unless at least 95% of the
REMIC&#146;s assets are real estate assets, in which case all of the income derived from the REMIC; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">interest or dividend income from investments in stock or debt instruments attributable to the temporary
investment of new capital during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> period following our receipt of new capital that we raise through equity offerings or public offerings of debt obligations with at least a five-year term.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Second, at least 95% of our gross income for each taxable year must be derived from sources that qualify for purposes
of the 75% gross income test, and from (i)&nbsp;dividends, (ii) interest and (iii)&nbsp;gain from the sale or disposition of stock or securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gross income from the following sources is excluded from both the numerator and the
denominator in both gross income tests: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">gain from a sale of property that we hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">income and gain from hedging transactions that we enter into to hedge indebtedness incurred or to be incurred to
acquire or carry real estate assets and that are clearly and timely identified as such; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">certain foreign currency gains; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">cancellation of indebtedness income. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will monitor the amount of our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> income and we will seek to manage our portfolio to
comply at all times with the gross income tests. The following paragraphs discuss some of the specific applications of the gross income tests to us. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Interest. </I>The term &#147;interest,&#148; as defined for purposes of both gross income tests, generally excludes any amount that is
based in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person, however, it generally includes the following: (i)&nbsp;an amount that is received or accrued based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales, and (ii)&nbsp;an amount
that is based on the income or profits of a debtor, as long as the debtor derives substantially all of its income from the real property securing the debt by leasing substantially all of its interest in the property, and only to the extent that the
amounts received by the debtor would be qualifying &#147;rents from real property&#148; if received directly by a REIT. We do not expect that any of our loans will be based in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on debt secured by mortgages on real property or on interests in real property, including, for this purpose, prepayment penalties,
loan assumption fees and late payment charges that are not compensation for services, generally is qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. If a loan is secured by real property and other property and the highest principal amount
of a loan outstanding during a taxable year exceeds the fair market value of the real property (including, for loans secured by real property and personal property where the fair market value of the personal property is less than 15% of the total
fair market value of all such property, such personal property) securing the loan as of the date (i)&nbsp;we agreed to originate or acquire the loan or (ii)&nbsp;as discussed below, in the event of a &#147;significant modification,&#148; the date we
modified the loan, a portion of the interest income from such loan will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test but will be qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test. However, in the case of a loan that
is secured by both real property and personal property, if the fair market value of such personal property does not exceed 15% of the total fair market value of all property securing the loan, then the personal property securing the loan will be
treated as real property for purposes of determining whether the interest on such loan is qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. If apportionment is required, the percentage of the interest income that will not be qualifying
income for purposes of the 75% gross income test will be equal to the percentage of the principal amount of the loan that is not secured by real property&#151;that is, the amount by which the loan exceeds the value of the real estate that is
security for the loan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect that the MBS in which we invest generally will be treated either as interests in a grantor trust or as
interests in a REMIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that all interest income from such MBS will be qualifying income for the 95% gross income test. In the case of MBS treated as interests in grantor trusts, we would be treated as owning an
undivided beneficial ownership interest in the mortgage loans held by the grantor trust. The interest on such mortgage loans would be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test to the extent that the obligation is secured by real
property, as discussed above. In the case of MBS treated as interests in a REMIC, income derived from REMIC interests generally will be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests. If less than 95% of the assets
of the REMIC are real estate assets, however, then only a proportionate part of our interest in the REMIC and income derived from the interest will qualify for purposes of the 75% gross income test. In addition, some REMIC securitizations include
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imbedded interest swap or cap contracts or other derivative instruments that potentially could produce <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> income for the holder of the related
REMIC securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We purchase and sell Agency MBS through
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to-be-announced</FONT></FONT> forward contracts, or TBAs, and recognize income or gains from the disposition of those TBAs, through dollar roll transactions or otherwise. While there
is no direct authority with respect to the qualification of income or gains from dispositions of TBAs as gains from the sale of real property (including interests in real property and interests in mortgages on real property) or other qualifying
income for purposes of the 75% gross income test, we treat income and gains from our TBAs as qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test, based on an opinion of prior tax counsel substantially to the effect for purposes of the 75%
REIT gross income test, any gain recognized by us in connection with the settlement of our TBAs should be treated as gain from the sale or disposition of an interest in mortgages on real property. If the IRS were to successfully challenge the
opinion of counsel, we could be subject to a penalty tax or we could fail to remain qualified as a REIT if a sufficient portion of our income consists of income or gains from the disposition of TBAs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We own interests in mezzanine loans, which are loans secured by equity interests in an entity that directly or indirectly owns real property,
rather than by a direct mortgage of the real property. In Revenue Procedure <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2003-65,</FONT> the IRS established a safe harbor under which loans secured by a first priority security interest in the ownership interests
in a partnership or limited liability company owning real property will be treated as real estate assets for purposes of the REIT asset tests described below, and interest derived from those loans will be treated as qualifying income for both the
75% and 95% gross income tests, provided several requirements are satisfied. Although the Revenue Procedure provides a safe harbor on which taxpayers may rely, it does not prescribe rules of substantive tax law. Moreover, our mezzanine loans may not
meet all of the requirements for reliance on the safe harbor. To the extent any mezzanine loans that we acquire do not qualify for the safe harbor described above, the interest income from the loans will be qualifying income for purposes of the 95%
gross income test, but there is a risk that such interest income will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. We believe we have invested, and intend to continue to invest, in mezzanine loans in a manner that will enable
us to continue to satisfy the REIT gross income and asset tests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may modify the terms of our mortgage or mezzanine loans. Under the
Code, if the terms of a loan are modified in a manner constituting a &#147;significant modification,&#148; such modification triggers a deemed exchange of the original loan for the modified loan. IRS Revenue Procedure
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2014-51</FONT> provides a safe harbor pursuant to which we will not be required to redetermine the fair market value of the real property securing a loan for purposes of the gross income and asset tests in connection
with a loan modification that is (i)&nbsp;occasioned by a borrower default or (ii)&nbsp;made at a time when we reasonably believe that the modification to the loan will substantially reduce a significant risk of default on the original loan. To the
extent we significantly modify loans in a manner that does not qualify for that safe harbor, we will be required to redetermine the value of the real property securing the loan at the time it was significantly modified, which could result in a
portion of the interest income on the loan being treated as nonqualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. In determining the value of the real property securing such a loan, we generally will not obtain third-party appraisals but
rather will rely on internal valuations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest, original issue discount, and market discount income that we will receive from our
mortgage-related assets generally will be qualifying income for purposes of both gross income tests. Some of our investments, such as the investments we acquire through our middle market lending activities, will not be secured by mortgages on real
property or interests in real property. Our interest income from those investments will be qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test, but not the 75% gross income test. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have entered, and intend to enter, into financing arrangements that are structured as sale and repurchase agreements pursuant to which we
would nominally sell certain of our assets to a counterparty and simultaneously enter into an agreement to repurchase these assets at a later date in exchange for a purchase price. Economically, these agreements are financings that are secured by
the assets sold pursuant thereto. We believe that we would be </P>
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treated for REIT asset and income test purposes as the owner of the assets that are the subject of any such sale and repurchase agreement notwithstanding that such agreements may transfer record
ownership of the assets to the counterparty during the term of the agreement. It is possible, however, that the IRS could assert that we did not own the assets during the term of the sale and repurchase agreement, in which case we could fail to
qualify as a REIT. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Hedging Transactions. </I>We may enter into hedging transactions with respect to one or more of our assets or
liabilities. Hedging transactions could take a variety of forms, including interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements, options, futures contracts, forward rate agreements or similar financial instruments. Except to the extent
provided by U.S. Treasury regulations, any income from a hedging transaction we enter into (i)&nbsp;in the normal course of our business primarily to manage risk of interest rate or price changes or currency fluctuations with respect to borrowings
made or to be made, or ordinary obligations incurred or to be incurred, to acquire or carry real estate assets, which is clearly identified as specified in U.S. Treasury regulations before the close of the day on which it was acquired, originated or
entered into, including gain from the sale or disposition of such a transaction, (ii)&nbsp;primarily to manage risk of currency fluctuations with respect to any item of income or gain that would be qualifying income under the 75% or 95% gross income
tests that is clearly identified as such before the close of the day on which it was acquired, originated or entered into and satisfies other identification requirements, or (iii)&nbsp;in connection with the effective termination of certain hedging
transactions described above, will not constitute gross income for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income tests. To the extent that we enter into other types of hedging transactions, the income from those transactions is likely to be treated as
non- qualifying income for purposes of both of the 75% and 95% gross income tests. We intend to structure any hedging transactions in a manner that does not jeopardize our qualification as a REIT. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may conduct some or all of our hedging activities through a taxable REIT subsidiary or other corporate entity, the income of which may be
subject to U.S. federal income tax, rather than by participating in the arrangements directly or through pass-through subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Fee Income. </I>Fee income generally will be qualifying income for purposes of both the 75% and 95% gross income tests if it is received in
consideration for entering into an agreement to make a loan secured by real property and the fees are not determined by income and profits. Other fees generally are not qualifying income for purposes of either gross income test. Any fees earned by a
taxable REIT subsidiary will not be included for purposes of the gross income tests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Rents from Real Property. </I>To the extent that
we own or acquire real property or an interest therein, rents we receive will qualify as &#147;rents from real property&#148; in satisfying the gross income requirements for a REIT described above only if several conditions are met. These conditions
relate to the identity of the tenant, the computation of the rent payable, and the nature of the property leased. First, the amount of rent must not be based in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount received or
accrued generally will not be excluded from rents from real property solely by reason of being based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales. Second, rents we receive from a &#147;related party tenant&#148; will not qualify as
rents from real property in satisfying the gross income tests unless the tenant is a taxable REIT subsidiary at least 90% of the property is leased to unrelated tenants, the rent paid by the taxable REIT subsidiary is substantially comparable to the
rent paid by the unrelated tenants for comparable space and the rent is not attributable to an increase in rent due to a modification of a lease with a &#147;controlled taxable REIT subsidiary&#148; (i.e., a taxable REIT subsidiary in which we own
directly or indirectly more than 50% of the voting power or value of the stock). A tenant is a related party tenant if the REIT, or an actual or constructive owner of 10% or more of the REIT, actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the
tenant. Third, if rent attributable to personal property leased in connection with a lease of real property is greater than 15% of the total rent received under the lease, then the portion of rent attributable to the personal property will not
qualify as rents from real property. Finally, for rents to qualify as &#147;rents from real property&#148; for purposes of the gross income tests, we are only allowed to provide services that are both usually or &#147;customarily rendered&#148; in
connection with the rental of real property and not otherwise considered &#147;rendered to the occupant.&#148; We may, however, render services to our tenants through an </P>
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&#147;independent contractor&#148; who is adequately compensated and from whom we do not derive revenue. We may also own a taxable REIT subsidiary which provides
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-customary</FONT> services to tenants without tainting our rental income from the related properties. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Even if a REIT furnishes or renders services that are <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-customary</FONT> with respect to a property, if the
greater of (i)&nbsp;the amounts received or accrued, directly or indirectly, or deemed received by the REIT with respect to such services, or (ii) 150% of our direct cost in furnishing or rendering the services during a taxable year is not more than
1% of all amounts received or accrued, directly or indirectly by the REIT with respect to the property during the same taxable year, then only the amounts with respect to such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-customary</FONT> services are not
treated as rent for purposes of the REIT gross income tests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Prohibited Transactions Tax. </I>A REIT will incur a 100% tax on the net
income derived from any sale or other disposition of property, other than foreclosure property, that the REIT holds primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. Whether a REIT holds an asset primarily for sale to
customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business depends, however, on the facts and circumstances in effect from time to time, including those related to a particular asset. Nevertheless, we generally intend to conduct our operations so that
no asset that we own will be treated as, or as having been, held for sale to customers, and that a sale of any such asset will not be treated as having been in the ordinary course of our business. We cannot assure you that we will comply with
certain safe harbor provisions or that we will avoid owning property that may be characterized as property that we hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. The 100% tax will not apply to gains from the sale
of property that is held through a taxable REIT subsidiary or other taxable corporation, although such income will be subject to tax in the hands of the corporation at regular corporate income tax rates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Foreclosure Property. </I>Foreclosure property is any real property, including interests in real property, and any personal property
incident to such real property: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">that is acquired by a REIT as the result of the REIT having bid in such property at foreclosure, or having
otherwise reduced such property to ownership or possession by agreement or process of law, after there was a default or default was imminent on a lease of such property or on indebtedness that such property secured; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for which the related loan was acquired by the REIT at a time when the default was not imminent or anticipated;
and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for which the REIT makes a proper election to treat the property as foreclosure property. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, a REIT will not be considered to have foreclosed on a property where the REIT takes control of the property as a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mortgagee-in-possession</FONT></FONT> and cannot receive any profit or sustain any loss except as a creditor of the mortgagor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Property generally ceases to be foreclosure property at the end of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the REIT
acquired the property, or longer if an extension is granted by the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. This grace period terminates and foreclosure property ceases to be foreclosure property on the first day: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">on which a lease is entered into for the property that, by its terms, will give rise to income that does not
qualify for purposes of the 75% gross income test, or any amount is received or accrued, directly or indirectly, pursuant to a lease entered into on or after such day that will give rise to income that does not qualify for purposes of the 75% gross
income test; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">on which any construction takes place on the property, other than completion of a building or any other
improvement, if more than 10% of the construction was completed before default became imminent; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">which is more than 90 days after the day on which the REIT acquired the property and the property is used in a
trade or business that is conducted by the REIT, other than through an independent contractor from whom the REIT itself does not derive or receive any income or a taxable REIT subsidiary. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will be subject to tax at the maximum corporate rate on any income from foreclosure property, other than income that otherwise would be
qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test, less expenses directly connected with the production of that income. However, income from foreclosure property, including gain from the sale of foreclosure property held for sale in the
ordinary course of a trade or business, will qualify for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may have the option to
foreclose on mortgage loans when a borrower is in default. The foregoing rules could affect a decision by us to foreclose on a particular mortgage loan and could affect whether we choose to foreclose with regard to a particular mortgage loan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Foreign Currency Gain. </I>Certain foreign currency gains will be excluded from gross income for purposes of one or both of the gross
income tests. &#147;Real estate foreign exchange gain&#148; will be excluded from gross income for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests. Real estate foreign exchange gain generally includes foreign currency gain attributable to any item of
income or gain that is qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test, foreign currency gain attributable to the acquisition or ownership of (or becoming or being the obligor under) obligations secured by mortgages on real property or
an interest in real property and certain foreign currency gain attributable to certain &#147;qualified business units&#148; of a REIT that satisfies the 75% gross income test and 75% asset test on a stand-alone basis. &#147;Passive foreign exchange
gain&#148; will be excluded from gross income for purposes of the 95% gross income test. Passive foreign exchange gain generally includes real estate foreign exchange gain as described above, and also includes foreign currency gain attributable to
any item of income or gain that is qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test and foreign currency gain attributable to the acquisition or ownership of (or becoming or being the obligor under) obligations. These exclusions for real
estate foreign exchange gain and passive foreign exchange gain do not apply to any foreign currency gain derived from dealing, or engaging in substantial and regular trading, in securities. Such gain is treated as nonqualifying income for purposes
of both the 75% and 95% gross income tests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Dividends. </I>Our dividend income from stock in any corporation (other than any REIT) and
from any taxable REIT subsidiary will be qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test, but not the 75% gross income test. If we own stock in other REITs, the dividends that we receive from those REITs and our gain on the sale of the
stock in those REITs will be qualifying income for purposes of both gross income tests. However, if a REIT in which we own stock fails to qualify as a REIT in any year, our income from such REIT would be qualifying income for purposes of the 95%
gross income test, but not the 75% gross income test. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Phantom Income. </I>Due to the nature of the assets in which we will invest, we
may be required to recognize taxable income from certain assets in advance of our receipt of cash flow from or proceeds from disposition of such assets, and may be required to report taxable income that exceeds the economic income ultimately
realized on such assets. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may acquire debt instruments or MBS in the secondary market for less than their face amount. The amount of
such discount generally will be treated as &#147;market discount&#148; for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accrued market discount is reported as income when, and to the extent that, any payment of principal of the debt instrument is made, unless
we elect to include accrued market discount in income as it accrues. Principal payments on certain loans are made monthly, and consequently accrued market discount may have to be included in income each month as if the debt instrument were assured
of ultimately being collected in full. If we collect less on the debt instrument than our purchase price plus the market discount we had previously reported as income, we may not be able to benefit from any offsetting loss deductions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some of the loans and debt securities that we acquire may have been issued with original issue discount. In general, we will be required to
accrue original issue discount based on the constant yield to maturity of the debt </P>
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securities, and to treat it as taxable income in accordance with applicable U.S. federal income tax rules even though such yield may exceed cash payments, if any, received on such debt
instrument. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We generally will be required to take certain amounts in income no later than the time such amounts are reflected on certain
financial statements. The application of this rule may require the accrual of income with respect to our debt instruments or MBS earlier than would be the case under the general tax rules, although the precise application of this rule is unclear at
this time. To the extent that this rule requires the accrual of income earlier than under the general tax rules, it could increase our phantom income, which may make it more likely that we could be required to borrow funds or take other action to
satisfy the REIT distribution requirements for the taxable year in which this phantom income is recognized. We currently do not expect that this rule will have a material impact on the timing of accrual of our income or on the amount of our
distribution requirement. We will consider the potential effects of phantom income on our taxable stockholders in managing our investments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may agree to modify the terms of distressed and other loans we hold. These modifications may be considered &#147;significant
modifications&#148; for U.S. federal income tax purposes that give rise to a deemed <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">debt-for-debt</FONT></FONT> exchange upon which we may recognize taxable income or gain without a
corresponding receipt of cash. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, in the event that any debt instruments or debt securities acquired by us are delinquent as to
mandatory principal and interest payments, or in the event payments with respect to a particular debt instrument are not made when due, we may nonetheless be required to continue to recognize the unpaid interest as taxable income. Similarly, we may
be required to accrue interest income with respect to subordinated MBS at the stated rate regardless of whether corresponding cash payments are received. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Finally, we may be required under the terms of indebtedness that we incur to use cash received from interest payments to make principal
payments on that indebtedness, with the effect of recognizing income but not having a corresponding amount of cash available for distribution to our stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a result of each of these potential timing differences between income recognition or expense deduction and cash receipts or disbursements,
there is a significant risk that we may have substantial taxable income in excess of cash available for distribution. In that event, we may need to borrow funds or take other action to satisfy the REIT distribution requirements for the taxable year
in which this &#147;phantom income&#148; is recognized. See &#147;&#151;Annual Distribution Requirements Applicable to REITs.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Failure to Satisfy Gross Income Tests</I>. If we fail to satisfy one or both of the 75% and 95% gross income tests for any taxable year, we
may nevertheless qualify as a REIT for that year if we are entitled to relief under the Code. That relief provision will be available if our failure to meet the tests is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, and we attach a
schedule of the sources of our income to our U.S. federal income tax return. It is not possible, however, to state whether in all circumstances we would be entitled to the benefit of these relief provisions. For example, if we fail to satisfy the
gross income tests because nonqualifying income that we intentionally recognize exceeds the limits on nonqualifying income, the IRS could conclude that the failure to satisfy the tests was not due to reasonable cause. If these relief provisions are
inapplicable to a particular set of circumstances, we will fail to qualify as a REIT. Even if these relief provisions apply, a penalty tax would be imposed based on the amount of nonqualifying income. See &#147;&#151;Our Taxation as a REIT&#148; and
&#147;&#151;Failure to Qualify.&#148; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the close of each quarter of our taxable year, we must satisfy the following tests relating to the nature of our assets. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">At least 75% of the value of our total assets must be represented by the following (or the 75% asset class):
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">interests in real property, including leaseholds and options to acquire real property and leaseholds and,
personal property to the extent such personal property is leased in connection with real property and rents attributable to such personal property are treated as &#147;rents from real property&#148; as a result of such rents not exceeding 15% of the
total rent attributable to personal property and real property under such lease; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">interests in mortgages on real property; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">stock in other REITs and debt instruments issued by &#147;publicly offered&#148; REITs; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">investments in stock or debt instruments attributable to the temporary investment of new capital during the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> period following our receipt of new capital that we raise through equity offerings or public offerings of debt obligations with at least a five-year term; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">regular or residual interests in a REMIC. However, if less than 95% of the assets of a REMIC consist of assets
that are qualifying real estate-related assets under the U.S. federal income tax laws, determined as if we held such assets directly, we will be treated as holding directly our proportionate share of the assets of such REMIC. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Not more than 25% of our total assets may be represented by securities, other than those in the 75% asset class.
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one issuer&#146;s securities owned by us may not exceed 5% of the value of our total assets (or, the 5% asset test). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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than 10% of any one issuer&#146;s outstanding voting securities (or, the 10% vote test). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Except for securities of taxable REIT subsidiaries and the securities in the 75% asset class, we may not own more
than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer, other than securities that qualify for the &#147;straight debt&#148; exception discussed below (or, 10% value test). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Not more than 20% (25% for taxable years beginning before January&nbsp;1, 2018) of the value of our total assets
may be represented by the securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Not more than 25% of the value of our total assets may be represented by debt instruments of &#147;publicly
offered&#148; REITs that are not secured by real property or interests in real property. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities, for the purposes
of the asset tests, may include debt we hold from other issuers. However, debt we hold in an issuer that does not qualify for purposes of the 75% asset test will not be taken into account for purposes of the 10% value test if the debt securities
meet the straight debt safe harbor. Debt will meet the &#147;straight debt&#148; safe harbor if the debt is a written unconditional promise to pay on demand or on a specified date a sum certain in money, the debt is not convertible, directly or
indirectly, into stock, and the interest rate and the interest payment dates of the debt are not contingent on the profits, the borrower&#146;s discretion or similar factors. In the case of an issuer that is a corporation or a partnership,
securities that otherwise would be considered straight debt will not be so considered if we, and any of our &#147;controlled taxable REIT subsidiaries&#148; as defined in the </P>
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Code, hold any securities of the corporate or partnership issuer that (a)&nbsp;are not straight debt or other excluded securities (prior to the application of this rule), and (b)&nbsp;have an
aggregate value greater than 1% of the issuer&#146;s outstanding securities (including, for the purposes of a partnership issuer, our interest as a partner in the partnership). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the following instruments will not be taken into account for purposes of the 10% value test: (i)&nbsp;a REIT&#146;s interest as a
partner in a partnership; (ii)&nbsp;any debt instrument issued by a partnership (other than straight debt or any other excluded security) will not be considered a security issued by the partnership if at least 75% of the partnership&#146;s gross
income is derived from sources that would qualify for the 75% REIT gross income test; (iii)&nbsp;any debt instrument issued by a partnership (other than straight debt or any other excluded security) will not be to the extent of the REIT&#146;s
interest as a partner in the partnership; (iv)&nbsp;any loan to an individual or an estate; (v)&nbsp;any &#147;section 467 rental agreement,&#148; other than an agreement with a related party tenant; (vi)&nbsp;any obligation to pay &#147;rents from
real property&#148;; (vii) certain securities issued by governmental entities that are not dependent in whole or in part on the profits of (or payments made by) a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-governmental</FONT> entity; and (viii)&nbsp;any
security (including debt securities) issued by another REIT. For purposes of the 10% value test, our proportionate share of the assets of a partnership is our proportionate interest in any securities issued by the partnership, without regard to the
securities described clause (i)&nbsp;and (ii) in the preceding sentence. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of the 75% asset test, mortgage loans generally
will qualify as real estate assets to the extent that they are secured by real property. Where a mortgage covers both real property and other property, an apportionment may be required in the same manner as described under &#147;&#151;Income
Tests&#151;Interest.&#148; IRS Revenue Procedure <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2014-51</FONT> provides a safe harbor under which the IRS has stated that it will not challenge a REIT&#146;s treatment of a loan as being, in part, a qualifying real
estate asset in an amount equal to the lesser of (i)&nbsp;the fair market value of the loan on the relevant quarterly REIT asset testing date or (ii)&nbsp;the greater of (a)&nbsp;the fair market value of the real property securing the loan on the
relevant quarterly REIT asset testing date or (b)&nbsp;the fair market value of the real property securing the loan on the date the REIT committed to originate or acquire the loan. It is unclear how the safe harbor in Revenue Procedure <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2014-51</FONT> is affected by the subsequent legislative changes regarding the treatment of loans secured by both real property and personal property where the fair market value of the personal property does not exceed 15%
of the sum of the fair market values of the real property and personal property securing the loan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As described above, Revenue Procedure <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2003-65</FONT> provides a safe harbor pursuant to which certain mezzanine loans secured by a first priority security interest in ownership interests in a partnership or limited liability company will be treated as
qualifying assets for purposes of the 75% asset test (and therefore, are not subject to the 5% asset test and the 10% vote test or 10% value test). See &#147;&#151; Income Tests.&#148; We believe our mezzanine loans should be treated as qualifying
assets for the 75% asset test or should be excluded from the definition of securities for purposes of the 10% vote or 10% value test. To the extent we originate or acquire mezzanine loans, we intend to do so only to the extent such loans will not
cause us to fail the asset tests described above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect that our investments in MBS generally will be treated as interests in a
grantor trust or as interests in a REMIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In the case of MBS treated as interests in grantor trusts, we would be treated as owning an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the mortgage loans held by the
grantor trust. In the case of MBS treated as an interest in a REMIC, such interests generally will qualify as real estate assets, and income derived from REMIC interests generally will be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the REIT income
tests described above. If less than 95% of the assets of a REMIC are real estate assets, however, then only a proportionate part of our interest in the REMIC and income derived from the interest qualifies for purposes of the REIT asset and income
tests. We purchase and sell Agency MBS through TBAs. While there is no direct authority with respect to the qualification of TBAs as real estate assets or U.S. Government securities for purposes of the 75% asset test, we treat our TBAs as qualifying
assets for purposes of the REIT asset tests, based on an opinion of prior tax counsel substantially to the effect that for purposes of the REIT asset tests, our ownership of a TBA should be treated as ownership of real estate assets. If the IRS were
to successfully </P>
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challenge the opinion of counsel, we could be subject to a penalty tax or we could fail to remain qualified as a REIT if a sufficient portion of our assets consists of TBAs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We believe that most of the assets that we hold and those we expect to hold will be qualifying assets for purposes of the 75% asset test.
However, our investment in other asset-backed securities, bank loans and other instruments that are not secured by mortgages on real property will not be qualifying assets for purposes of the 75% asset test. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will monitor the status of our assets for purposes of the various asset tests and will seek to manage our portfolio to comply at all times
with such tests. There can be no assurances, however, that we will be successful in this effort. In this regard, to determine our compliance with these requirements, we will need to estimate the value of the real estate securing our mortgage loans
at various times. In addition, we will be required to value our investment in our other assets to ensure compliance with the asset tests. Although we will seek to be prudent in making these estimates, no independent appraisals will be obtained to
support our conclusions as to the value of our assets and securities, or in many cases, the real estate collateral for the senior loans and mezzanine loans that we hold. Moreover, values of some assets may not be susceptible to a precise
determination. As a result, there can be no assurances that the IRS may not disagree with these determinations and assert that a different value is applicable, in which case we may not satisfy the 75% and the other asset tests. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not lose our REIT status for a <I>de minimis</I> failure to meet the 5% or 10% asset requirements if the failure is due to ownership
of assets the total value of which does not exceed the lesser of 1% of the total value of our assets or $10&nbsp;million. If we fail to satisfy any of the asset requirements for a particular tax quarter, we may still qualify as a REIT if we
(1)&nbsp;identify the failure on a separate schedule, (2)&nbsp;the failure is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, (3)&nbsp;the assets causing the failure are disposed of within six months of the last day of the quarter in which the
failure occurred and (4)&nbsp;we pay a tax computed as the greater of either $50,000 or the net income generated by the assets causing the failure multiplied by the highest corporate income tax rate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">After initially meeting the asset tests after the close of any quarter, we will not lose our status as a REIT if we fail to satisfy the asset
tests at the end of a later quarter solely by reason of changes in the relative values of our assets. However, an acquisition of property by a REIT requires the REIT to revalue all of its assets. If the failure to satisfy the asset tests results
from an increase in the value of our assets after the acquisition of securities or other property during a quarter, the failure can be cured by eliminating the discrepancy within 30 days after the close of that quarter. We intend to maintain
adequate records of the value of our assets to ensure compliance with the asset tests and to take any available action within 30 days after the close of any quarter as may be required to cure any noncompliance with the asset tests. We cannot ensure
that these steps always will be successful. If we fail to cure the noncompliance with the asset tests within this <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> period, we could fail to qualify as a REIT. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Annual Distribution Requirements Applicable to REITs </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To qualify as a REIT, we generally must distribute dividends (other than capital gain dividends) to our stockholders in an amount at least
equal to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the sum of (i) 90% of our REIT taxable income, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and our
net capital gain and (ii) 90% of our net income after tax, if any, from foreclosure property; minus </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the excess of the sum of specified items of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> income (including
original issue discount on our senior loans and mezzanine loans) over 5% of our REIT taxable income, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and our net capital gain. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions generally must be made during the taxable year to which they relate. Distributions may be made in the following year in two
circumstances. First, if we declare a dividend in October, November or </P>
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December of any year with a record date in one of these months and pay the dividend on or before January&nbsp;31 of the following year, we will be treated as having paid the dividend on
December&nbsp;31 of the year in which the dividend was declared. Second, distributions may be made in the following year if the dividends are declared before we timely file our tax return for the year and if made before the first regular dividend
payment made after such declaration. These distributions are taxable to our stockholders in the year in which paid, even though the distributions relate to our prior taxable year for purposes of the 90% distribution requirement. To the extent that
we do not distribute all of our net capital gain or we distribute at least 90%, but less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, as adjusted, we will be subject to tax on the undistributed amount at regular corporate tax rates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we cease to be a &#147;publicly offered REIT,&#148; then in order for distributions to be counted as satisfying the annual distribution
requirements for REITs, and to provide us with a REIT-level tax deduction, the distributions must not be &#147;preferential dividends.&#148; A dividend is not a preferential dividend if the distribution is
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(i)&nbsp;pro-rata</FONT> among all outstanding shares of stock within a particular class, and (ii)&nbsp;in accordance with the preferences among different classes of stock as set forth in our organizational
documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we fail to distribute during a calendar year (or, in the case of distributions with declaration and record dates falling in
the last three months of the calendar year, by the end of January following such calendar year) at least the sum of (i) 85% of our ordinary income for such year, (ii) 95% of our capital gain net income for such year and (iii)&nbsp;any undistributed
taxable income from prior years, we will be subject to a 4% excise tax on the excess of such required distribution over the sum of (x)&nbsp;the amounts actually distributed (taking into account excess distributions from prior years) and (y)&nbsp;the
amounts of income retained on which we have paid corporate income tax. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may elect to retain rather than distribute all or a portion of
our net capital gains and pay the tax on the gains. In that case, we may elect to have our stockholders include their proportionate share of the undistributed net capital gains in income as long-term capital gains and receive a credit for their
share of the tax paid by us. For purposes of the 4% excise tax described above, any retained amounts for which we elect this treatment would be treated as having been distributed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to make timely distributions sufficient to satisfy the distribution requirements. However, due to the nature of the assets in which
we will invest, we may be required to recognize taxable income from those assets in advance of our receipt of cash flow on or proceeds from disposition of such assets. For instance, we may be required to accrue interest and discount income on
mortgage loans, MBS, and other types of debt securities or interests in debt securities before we receive any payments of interest or principal on such assets. See &#147;&#151;Income Tests&#151;Phantom Income.&#148; Moreover, in certain instances we
may be required to accrue taxable income that we may not actually recognize as economic income. For example, if we own a residual equity position in a mortgage loan securitization, we may recognize taxable income that we will never actually receive
due to losses sustained on the underlying mortgage loans. Although those losses would be deductible for tax purposes, they would likely occur in a year subsequent to the year in which we recognized the taxable income. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although several types of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> income are excluded in determining the annual distribution
requirement, we will incur corporate income tax and the 4% nondeductible excise tax with respect to those <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> income items if we do not distribute those items on a current basis. As a result of the
foregoing, we may not have sufficient cash to distribute all of our taxable income and thereby avoid corporate income tax and the excise tax imposed on certain undistributed income. In such a situation, we may need to borrow funds or issue
additional common stock or preferred stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may satisfy the 90% distribution test with taxable distributions of our stock or debt
securities. The IRS has issued a revenue procedure authorizing publicly offered REITs to treat certain distributions that are paid partly in cash and partly in stock as dividends that would satisfy the REIT annual distribution requirement and
qualify for the dividends paid deduction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We have no current intention to make a taxable dividend payable in cash and stock. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under some circumstances, we may be able to rectify a failure to meet the distribution
requirement for a year by paying deficiency dividends to stockholders in a later year, which may be included in our deduction for dividends paid for the earlier year. Thus, we may be able to avoid being taxed on amounts distributed as deficiency
dividends. However, we will be required to pay interest based upon the amount of any deduction taken for deficiency dividends. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Failure to Qualify
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we fail to satisfy one or more requirements of REIT qualification, other than the income tests or asset requirements, then we may
still retain REIT qualification if the failure is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, and we pay a penalty of $50,000 for each failure. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we fail to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any taxable year and the relief provisions do not apply, we will be subject to tax, including,
for taxable years prior to 2018, any applicable alternative minimum tax, on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. This would significantly reduce both our cash available for distribution to our stockholders and our earnings. If we fail to
qualify as a REIT, we will not be required to make any distributions to stockholders and any distributions that are made will not be deductible by us. Moreover, all distributions to stockholders would be taxable as dividends to the extent of our
current and accumulated earnings and profits, whether or not attributable to capital gains of ours. Subject to certain limitations of the Code, corporate distributees may be eligible for the dividends received deduction with respect to those
distributions, and individual, trust and estate distributees may be eligible for reduced income tax rates on such dividends. Unless we are entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions, we also will be disqualified from taxation as a REIT
for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Taxation of U.S. Holders of Our Common Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>U.S. Holder. </I>As used in the remainder of this discussion, the term &#147;U.S. holder&#148; means a beneficial owner of our common stock
that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a citizen or resident of the U.S.; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a corporation (or an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized
in or under the laws of the U.S., any of its States or the District of Columbia; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a trust if it (a)&nbsp;is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the U.S. and one or more U.S.
persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b)&nbsp;has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a partnership (or an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds our common stock, the tax treatment of a
partner generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding our common stock, you should consult your advisors. A
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#148; is a beneficial owner of our common stock that is neither a U.S. holder nor a partnership (or an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Distributions Generally. </I>As long as we qualify as a REIT, distributions made to taxable U.S. holders of our common stock out of current
or accumulated earnings and profits that are not designated as capital gain dividends will be taken into account by them as ordinary income taxable at ordinary income tax rates and will not qualify for the reduced capital gains rates that currently
generally apply to distributions by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-REIT</FONT> C corporations to certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> U.S. holders. In determining the extent to which a distribution constitutes a
dividend for tax purposes, our earnings and profits will be allocated first to distributions with respect to our preferred stock and then to our common stock. Corporate stockholders will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction with
respect to these distributions. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For taxable years beginning before January&nbsp;1, 2026, individuals, trusts and estates may
deduct a portion of certain pass-through income, including ordinary REIT dividends that are not &#147;capital gain dividends&#148; or &#147;qualified dividend income,&#148; subject to certain limitations (the &#147;pass-through deduction&#148;).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions in excess of both current and accumulated earnings and profits will not be taxable to a U.S. holder to the extent that the
distributions do not exceed the adjusted basis of the holder&#146;s stock. Rather, such distributions will reduce the adjusted basis of the stock. To the extent that distributions exceed the adjusted basis of a U.S. holder&#146;s stock, the
distributions will be taxable as capital gains. A U.S. holder&#146;s initial tax basis in a share of our common stock is, in general, equal to the amount paid per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions generally will be taxable, if at all, in the year of the distribution. However, if we declare a dividend in October, November or
December of any year with a record date in one of these months and pay the dividend on or before January&nbsp;31 of the following year, we will be treated as having paid the dividend, and the stockholder will be treated as having received the
dividend, on December&nbsp;31 of the year in which the dividend was declared. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Capital Gain Dividends. </I>We may elect to designate
distributions of our net capital gain as &#147;capital gain dividends.&#148; Capital gain dividends are taxed to U.S. holders of our stock as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than one year. This tax treatment applies
regardless of the period during which the U.S. holders have held their stock. If we designate any portion of a dividend as a capital gain dividend, the amount that will be taxable to the stockholder as capital gain will be indicated to U.S. holders
on IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;1099-DIV.</FONT> Corporate U.S. holders, however, may be required to treat a portion of capital gain dividends as ordinary income. Capital gain dividends are not eligible for the dividends-received
deduction for corporations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Instead of paying capital gain dividends, we may elect to require U.S. holders to include our undistributed
net capital gains in their income. If we make such an election, U.S. holders (i)&nbsp;will include in their income as long-term capital gains their proportionate share of such undistributed capital gains and (ii)&nbsp;will be deemed to have paid
their proportionate share of the tax paid by us on such undistributed capital gains and thereby receive a credit or refund for such amount. A U.S. holder of our common stock will increase the basis in its shares of our common stock by the difference
between the amount of capital gain included in its income and the amount of tax it is deemed to have paid. Our earnings and profits will be adjusted appropriately. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We must classify portions of our designated capital gain dividend as either a distribution taxable to
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> U.S. holders at long-term capital gains rates or an unrecaptured section 1250 gain distribution taxable at the rate then applicable to unrecaptured depreciation. The IRS currently requires that
distributions made to different classes of stock be composed proportionately of dividends of a particular type. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Passive Activity Loss
and Investment Interest Limitation. </I>Distributions and gain from the disposition of our common stock will not be treated as passive activity income, and therefore U.S. holders will not be able to apply any &#147;passive activity losses&#148;
against such income. Dividends paid by us, to the extent they do not constitute a return of capital, generally will be treated as investment income for purposes of the investment income limitation on the deduction of the investment interest. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Other Tax Considerations. </I>U.S. holders of our common stock may not include in their individual income tax returns any of our net
operating losses or capital losses. Our operating or capital losses would be carried over by us for potential offset against future income, subject to applicable limitations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sales of Our Common Stock. </I>Upon any taxable sale or other disposition of our common stock, a U.S. holder of our common stock will
recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes on the disposition of our common stock in an amount equal to the difference between: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the U.S. holder&#146;s adjusted basis in such REIT stock for tax purposes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. The applicable tax rate will depend on the
holder&#146;s holding period in the asset (generally, if an asset has been held for more than one year it will produce long-term capital gain) and the holder&#146;s tax bracket. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Medicare Tax. </I>Certain U.S. holders, including individuals and estates and trusts, are subject to an additional Medicare tax on all or a
portion of their &#147;net investment income,&#148; which includes net gain from a sale or exchange of our common stock and income from dividends paid on our common stock. U.S. holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the Medicare
tax. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders of Our Common Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rules governing U.S. federal income taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders are complex. This section is only
a summary of such rules. We urge <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders to consult their tax advisors to determine the impact of federal, state and local income tax laws on ownership of our common stock, including any reporting
requirements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For most foreign investors, investment in a REIT that invests principally in mortgage loans and MBS is not the most <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-efficient</FONT> way to acquire and manage, through our subsidiaries, such assets. That is because receiving distributions of income derived from such assets in the form of REIT dividends subjects most foreign
investors to withholding taxes that direct investment in those asset classes, and the direct receipt of interest and principal payments, with respect to them, would not. The principal exceptions are foreign sovereigns and their agencies and
instrumentalities, which may be exempt from withholding taxes on REIT dividends under the Code, and certain foreign pension funds or similar entities able to claim an exemption from withholding taxes on REIT dividends under the terms of a bilateral
tax treaty between their country of residence and the U.S. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Distributions. </I>Distributions by us to a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder of our common stock that are neither attributable to gain from sales or exchanges by us of &#147;U.S. real property interests&#148; nor designated by us as capital gains dividends will be
treated as dividends of ordinary income to the extent that they are made out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. These distributions ordinarily will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a gross basis at a rate of 30%, or a lower
rate as permitted under an applicable income tax treaty, unless the dividends are treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder of a U.S. trade or business. Under some treaties,
however, lower rates generally applicable to dividends do not apply to dividends from REITs. Further, reduced treaty rates are not available to the extent the income allocated to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is excess
inclusion income. Although we do not expect to recognize any excess inclusion income, if we did recognize excess inclusion income that exceeds our undistributed REIT taxable income in a particular year, it would be allocated to our stockholders. See
&#147;&#151;Our Taxation as a REIT&#151;Taxable Mortgage Pools.&#148; Dividends that are effectively connected with a trade or business will be subject to tax on a net basis, that is, after allowance for deductions, at graduated rates, in the same
manner as U.S. holders are taxed with respect to these dividends, and are generally not subject to withholding. Applicable certification and disclosure requirements must be satisfied to be exempt from withholding under the effectively connected
income exception. Any dividends received by a corporate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is engaged in a U.S. trade or business also may be subject to an additional branch profits tax, which could be reduced by treaty, if
applicable. We, or the applicable withholding agents, expect to withhold U.S. income tax at the rate of 30% on any dividend distributions, not designated as (or deemed to be) capital gain dividends, made to a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a lower treaty rate applies and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder files an IRS Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> as applicable, with us evidencing eligibility for that reduced rate is filed with us; or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder files an IRS Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI</FONT> with us claiming that the distribution is income effectively connected with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s trade or business. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions in excess of our current or accumulated earnings and profits that do not exceed the adjusted basis of the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder in our common stock will reduce the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s adjusted basis in our common stock and will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Distributions
in excess of current and </P>
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accumulated earnings and profits that do exceed the adjusted basis of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder in our common stock will be treated as gain from the sale of its
stock, the tax treatment of which is described below. See &#147;&#151;Taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders of Our Common Stock&#151;Sales of Our Common Stock.&#148; Because we generally cannot determine at the time we
make a distribution whether or not the distribution will exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits, we, or the applicable withholding agents, normally will withhold tax on the entire amount of any distribution at the same rate as we,
or the applicable withholding agents, would withhold on a dividend. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, or the applicable withholding agents, would be required to
withhold a portion of any distribution to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits if our common stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest with respect to such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder, as described below under &#147;&#151;Sales of Our Common Stock.&#148; This withholding would apply even if a lower treaty rate applies or the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder
is not liable for tax on the receipt of that distribution. However, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder may seek a refund of these amounts from the IRS if the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s U.S.
tax liability with respect to the distribution is less than the amount withheld. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions to a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that are designated by us at the time of the distribution as capital gain dividends, other than those arising from the disposition of a U.S. real property interest, generally should not be
subject to U.S. federal income taxation unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s trade or business, in which case the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be subject to the same treatment as U.S. holders with respect to any gain, except that a
holder that is a foreign corporation also may be subject to the branch profits tax, as discussed above; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in
the U.S. for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a &#147;tax home&#148; in the U.S., in which case the nonresident alien individual will be subject to a 30% tax on the individual&#146;s capital gains. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980, which is referred to as &#147;FIRPTA,&#148; distributions to certain <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders that are attributable to gain from sales or exchanges by us of U.S. real property interests, whether or not designated as a capital gain dividend, will cause such
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders to be treated as recognizing gain that is income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. Such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders will be taxed on this gain
at the same rates applicable to U.S. holders, subject to a special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals. Also, this gain may be subject to a branch profits tax (which could be reduced by treaty, if applicable) in the
hands of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is a corporation. Unless the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is a &#147;qualified shareholder&#148; or a &#147;qualified foreign pension fund&#148; (each
as defined below), we, or the applicable withholding agents, will be required to withhold and remit to the IRS at the highest corporate rate on any distributions to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders that are designated as
capital gain dividends, or, if greater, the highest corporate rate on a distribution that could have been designated as a capital gain dividend, whether or not attributable to sales of U.S. real property interests. Distributions can be designated as
capital gains to the extent of our net capital gain for the taxable year of the distribution. The amount withheld, which for individual <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders may exceed the actual tax liability, is creditable
against the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax liability. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, the FIRPTA
withholding tax discussed above will not apply to any capital gain dividend with respect to any class of our stock which is regularly traded on an established securities market located in the U.S. if the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> stockholder did not own more than 10% of such class of stock at any time during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> period ending on the date of such dividend. Instead, any capital
gain dividend to such holder will be treated as a distribution of ordinary income subject to the rules discussed above under &#147;&#151;Distributions.&#148; Also, the branch profits tax will not apply to such a distribution. </P>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder upon the sale or exchange of our common stock generally would not be subject to U.S. taxation unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the investment in our common stock is effectively connected with the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s U.S. trade or business, in which case the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be subject to the same treatment as domestic holders with respect to any gain;
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the U.S. for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a tax home in the U.S., in which case the nonresident alien individual will be subject to a 30% tax on the individual&#146;s net capital gains for the taxable year; or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is not a &#147;qualified shareholder&#148; or a
&#147;qualified foreign pension fund&#148; and our common stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest within the meaning of FIRPTA, as described below. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock will not constitute a U.S. real property interest if we either are not a U.S. real property holding corporation or we are a
domestically-controlled REIT. Whether we are a U.S. real property holding corporation will depend upon whether the fair market value of U.S. real property interests owned by us equals or exceeds 50% of the fair market value of these interests, any
interests in real estate outside of the U.S., and our other trade and business assets. The term &#147;U.S. real property interests&#148; generally does not include mortgage loans or MBS. Even if we are a U.S. real property holding corporation, the
disposition of our common stock will not be subject to FIRPTA if we are a domestically-controlled REIT. Generally, a REIT is domestically controlled if, at all times during a specified testing period, less than 50% of the value of its shares is held
directly or indirectly by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because our common stock will be publicly traded, no
assurance can be given that we are or will be a domestically-controlled REIT. Even if we were a U.S. real property holding corporation and were not a domestically-controlled REIT, a sale of common stock by a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder would nevertheless not be subject to taxation under FIRPTA as a sale of a U.S. real property interest if: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our common stock were &#147;regularly traded&#148; on an established securities market within the meaning of
applicable U.S. Treasury regulations; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder did not actually, or constructively under specified
attribution rules under the Code, own more than 10% of our common stock at any time during the shorter of the five-year period preceding the disposition or the holder&#146;s holding period. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We believe that our common stock currently is treated as being regularly traded on an established securities market. If gain on the sale or exchange of our
common stock were subject to taxation under FIRPTA, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder would be subject to regular U.S. income tax with respect to any gain in the same manner as a taxable U.S. holder, subject to any
applicable alternative minimum tax and special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals. In such case, under FIRPTA, the purchaser of common stock may be required to withhold a portion of the purchase price and remit this
amount to the IRS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Qualified Shareholders. </I>Subject to the exception discussed below, any distribution to a &#147;qualified
shareholder&#148; who holds REIT stock directly or indirectly (through one or more partnerships) will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation under FIRPTA and thus will not be subject to special withholding rules under FIRPTA. While a
&#147;qualified shareholder&#148; will not be subject to FIRPTA withholding on REIT distributions, the portion of REIT distributions attributable to certain investors in a &#147;qualified shareholder&#148; (i.e.,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons who hold interests in the &#147;qualified shareholder&#148; (other than interests solely as a creditor), and directly or indirectly hold more than 10% of the applicable class or series of the
stock of such REIT (whether or not by reason of the investor&#146;s ownership in the &#147;qualified shareholder&#148;)) may be subject to FIRPTA withholding. REIT distributions received by a &#147;qualified shareholder&#148; that are exempt from
FIRPTA withholding may still be subject to regular U.S. withholding tax. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, a sale of our stock by a &#147;qualified shareholder&#148; who holds such stock
directly or indirectly (through one or more partnerships) generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation under FIRPTA. As with distributions, the portion of amounts realized attributable to certain investors in a &#147;qualified
shareholder&#148; (i.e., <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons who hold interests in the &#147;qualified shareholder&#148; (other than interests solely as a creditor), and directly or indirectly hold more than 10% of the
applicable class or series of the stock of such REIT (whether or not by reason of the investor&#146;s ownership in the &#147;qualified shareholder&#148;)) may be subject to U.S. federal income taxation and FIRPTA withholding on a sale of our stock.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A &#147;qualified shareholder&#148; is a foreign person that (i)&nbsp;either is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax
treaty which includes an exchange of information program and whose principal class of interests is listed and regularly traded on one or more recognized stock exchanges (as defined in such comprehensive income tax treaty), or is a foreign
partnership that is created or organized under foreign law as a limited partnership in a jurisdiction that has an agreement for the exchange of information with respect to taxes with the U.S. and has a class of limited partnership units representing
greater than 50% of the value of all the partnership units that is regularly traded on the NYSE or Nasdaq markets, (ii)&nbsp;is a &#147;qualified collective investment vehicle&#148; (defined below), and (iii)&nbsp;maintains records on the identity
of each person who, at any time during the foreign person&#146;s taxable year, is the direct owner of 5% or more of the class of interests or units (as applicable) described in (i), above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A qualified collective investment vehicle is a foreign person that (i)&nbsp;would be eligible for a reduced rate of withholding under the
comprehensive income tax treaty described above, even if such entity holds more than 10% of the applicable class or series of the stock of such REIT, (ii)&nbsp;is publicly traded, is treated as a partnership under the Code, is a withholding foreign
partnership, and would be treated as a &#147;United States real property holding corporation&#148; if it were a domestic corporation, or (iii)&nbsp;is designated as such by the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and is either (a)&nbsp;fiscally
transparent within the meaning of section 894 of the Code, or (b)&nbsp;required to include dividends in its gross income, but is entitled to a deduction for distributions to its investors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Qualified Foreign Pension Funds. </I>Any distribution to a &#147;qualified foreign pension fund&#148; (or an entity all of the interests of
which are held by a &#147;qualified foreign pension fund&#148;) who holds REIT stock directly or indirectly (through one or more partnerships) will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation under FIRPTA and thus will not be subject to special
withholding rules under FIRPTA. REIT distributions received by a &#147;qualified foreign pension fund&#148; that are exempt from FIRPTA withholding may still be subject to regular U.S. withholding tax. In addition, a sale of our stock by a
&#147;qualified foreign pension fund&#148; that holds such stock directly or indirectly (through one or more partnerships) will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation under FIRPTA. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A qualified foreign pension fund is any trust, corporation, or other organization or arrangement (i)&nbsp;which is created or organized under
the law of a country other than the U.S., (ii) which is established by such country or an employer to provide retirement or pension benefits to participants or beneficiaries that are current or former employees (or persons designated by such
employees) of one or more employers in consideration for services rendered, (iii)&nbsp;which does not have a single participant or beneficiary with a right to more than 5% of its assets or income, (iv)&nbsp;which is subject to government regulation
and with respect to which annual information reporting about its beneficiaries is provided or otherwise available to the relevant tax authorities in the country in which it is established or operates, and (v)&nbsp;with respect to which, under the
laws of the country in which it is established or operates, (a)&nbsp;contributions to such organization or arrangement that would otherwise be subject to tax under such laws are deductible or excluded from the gross income of such entity or taxed at
a reduced rate, or (b)&nbsp;taxation of any investment income of such organization or arrangement is deferred or such income is taxed at a reduced rate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Tax-Exempt</FONT> Holders of Our Common Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provided that a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> holder has not held its common stock as &#147;debt-financed property&#148;
within the meaning of the Code, the dividend and interest income from us generally will not be unrelated business taxable </P>
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income, referred to as UBTI, to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> holder. Similarly, income from the sale of our common stock will not constitute UBTI unless the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> holder has held its common stock as debt-financed property within the meaning of the Code. Although we do not expect to recognize any excess inclusion income, to the extent that we, or a part of us, or a
disregarded subsidiary of ours, is a taxable mortgage pool, a portion of the dividends paid to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> stockholders that is allocable to excess inclusion income may be subject to tax as UBTI. See
&#147;&#151;Our Taxation as a REIT&#151;Taxable Mortgage Pools.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the above, however, social clubs, voluntary
employee benefit associations, supplemental unemployment benefit trusts and qualified group legal services plans that are exempt from taxation under special provisions of the U.S. federal income tax laws are subject to different UBTI rules, which
generally will require them to characterize distributions that they receive from us as UBTI. Moreover, a portion of the dividends paid by a &#147;pension-held REIT&#148; are treated as UBTI as to any trust which is described in section 401(a) of the
Code, is <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> under section 501(a) of the Code, and holds more than 10%, by value, of the interests in the REIT. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Tax-exempt</FONT> pension funds that are described in
section 401(a) of the Code are referred to below as &#147;pension trusts.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A REIT is a &#147;pension-held REIT&#148; if it meets the
following two tests: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">it would not have qualified as a REIT but for section 856(h)(3) of the Code, which provides that stock owned by
pension trusts will be treated, for purposes of determining whether the REIT is closely held, as owned by the beneficiaries of the trust rather than by the trust itself; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">either (i)&nbsp;at least one pension trust holds more than 25% of the value of the interests in the REIT, or
(ii)&nbsp;a group of pension trusts each individually holding more than 10% of the value of the REIT&#146;s stock, collectively owns more than 50% of the value of the REIT&#146;s stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The percentage of any REIT dividend from a &#147;pension-held REIT&#148; that is treated as UBTI is equal to the ratio of the UBTI earned by
the REIT, treating the REIT as if it were a pension trust and therefore subject to tax on UBTI, to the total gross income of the REIT. An exception applies where the percentage is less than 5% for any year, in which case none of the dividends would
be treated as UBTI. The provisions requiring pension trusts to treat a portion of REIT distributions as UBTI will not apply if the REIT is not a &#147;pension-held REIT&#148; (for example, if the REIT is able to satisfy the &#147;not closely held
requirement&#148; without relying on the &#147;look through&#148; exception with respect to pension trusts). Our 9.8% ownership limit may make it less likely that a pension trust would hold more than 25% of the value of our capital stock or that a
group of pension trusts each holding more than 10% of the value of our capital stock would hold more than 50% of the value of our capital stock. No assurance can be given, however, that we will not be a &#147;pension-held REIT&#148; because of
ownership waivers or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Backup Withholding Tax and Information Reporting </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>U.S. Holders of Our Common Stock. </I>In general, information-reporting requirements will apply to payments of dividends and interest on and
payments of the proceeds of the sale of our common stock held by U.S. holders, unless an exception applies. The payor is required to withhold tax on such payments if (i)&nbsp;the payee fails to furnish a taxpayer identification number, or TIN, to
the payor or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, or (ii)&nbsp;the IRS notifies the payor that the TIN furnished by the payee is incorrect. In addition, a payor of the dividends or interest on our common stock is required to withhold
tax if (i)&nbsp;there has been a notified payee under-reporting with respect to interest, dividends or original issue discount described in section 3406(c) of the Code, or (ii)&nbsp;there has been a failure of the payee to certify under the penalty
of perjury that the payee is not subject to backup withholding under the Code. A U.S. holder that does not provide us with a correct TIN may also be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS. In addition, we, or the applicable withholding agents, may
be required to withhold a portion of capital gain distributions to any U.S. holders who fail to certify their U.S. status to us. Some U.S. holders of our common stock, including corporations, may be exempt from backup withholding. Any amounts
withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a stockholder will be allowed as a </P>
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credit against the stockholder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax and may entitle the stockholder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS. The payor will be
required to furnish annually to the IRS and to holders of our common stock information relating to the amount of dividends paid on our common stock, and that information reporting may also apply to payments of proceeds from the sale of our common
stock. Some holders, including corporations, financial institutions and certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> organizations, are generally not subject to information reporting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders of Our Common Stock. </I>Generally, information reporting will apply to payments
of interest and dividends on our common stock, and backup withholding described above for a U.S. holder will apply, unless the payee certifies that it is not a U.S. person or otherwise establishes an exemption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The payment of the proceeds from the disposition of our common stock to or through the U.S. office of a U.S. or foreign broker will be subject
to information reporting and backup withholding as described above for U.S. holders unless the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder satisfies the requirements necessary to be an exempt
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder or otherwise qualifies for an exemption. The proceeds of a disposition by a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder of our common stock to or through a foreign office of a
broker generally will not be subject to information reporting or backup withholding. However, if the broker is a U.S. person, a controlled foreign corporation for U.S. tax purposes, a foreign person 50% or more of whose gross income from all sources
for specified periods is from activities that are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, a foreign partnership if partners who hold more than 50% of the interest in the partnership are U.S. persons, or a foreign partnership that is
engaged in the conduct of a trade or business in the U.S., then information reporting generally will apply as though the payment was made through a U.S. office of a U.S. or foreign broker. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Applicable U.S. Treasury regulations provide presumptions regarding the status of a holder of our common stock when payments to such holder
cannot be reliably associated with appropriate documentation provided to the payer. Because the application of these U.S. Treasury regulations varies depending on the stockholder&#146;s particular circumstances, you are advised to consult your tax
advisor regarding the information reporting requirements applicable to you. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Additional Withholding Requirement.</I> Under sections
1471 through 1474 of the Code (such sections commonly referred to as &#147;FATCA&#148;), a U.S. federal withholding tax will apply to dividends that we pay to certain foreign entities if such entities do not satisfy disclosure requirements related
to U.S. accounts or ownership. Foreign entities must provide documentation evidencing compliance with or an exemption from FATCA, typically provided on IRS Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> to avoid this withholding tax. If a payment is both subject to withholding under FATCA and subject to withholding tax discussed above, the withholding under
FATCA may be credited against, and therefore reduce, such other withholding tax. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders and U.S. holders holding through foreign accounts or intermediaries should consult their tax advisors to
determine the applicability of FATCA in light of their individual circumstances. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Legislative or Other Actions Affecting REITs </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The present U.S. federal income tax treatment of REITs may be modified, possibly with retroactive effect, by legislative, judicial or
administrative action at any time. The REIT rules are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department, which may result in statutory changes as well as revisions to regulations
and interpretations. We cannot predict the long-term effect of any future law changes on REITs and their stockholders. Prospective investors are urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the effect of potential changes to the federal tax
laws on an investment in our common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>State and Local Taxes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We and our stockholders may be subject to state or local taxation in various state or local jurisdictions, including those in which we or they
transact business or reside. Our state and local tax treatment and that of our </P>
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stockholders may not conform to the U.S. federal income tax treatment discussed above. Consequently, prospective stockholders should consult their tax advisors regarding the effect of state and
local tax laws on an investment in our common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Tax Shelter Reporting </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a stockholder recognizes a loss with respect to stock of $2&nbsp;million or more for an individual stockholder or $10&nbsp;million or more
for a corporate stockholder, the stockholder must file a disclosure statement with the IRS on Form 8886. Direct stockholders of portfolio securities are in many cases exempt from this reporting requirement, but stockholders of a REIT currently are
not excepted. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer&#146;s treatment of the loss is proper. Stockholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the
applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc80497_8"></A>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent the Administrator purchases shares of our common stock in the open market, we will sell directly to you through the
Administrator the shares of common stock acquired under the Plan. The shares of our common stock may be resold in market transactions on any national securities exchange on which shares of common stock trade or in privately negotiated transactions.
Our shares of common stock currently are listed on the NYSE. In connection with the administration of the Plan, we may be requested to approve investments made pursuant to requests for waiver by or on behalf of participants or other investors who
may be engaged in the securities business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Persons who acquire shares of our common stock through the Plan and resell them shortly after
acquiring them, including coverage of short positions, under certain circumstances, may be participating in a distribution of securities that would require compliance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act and may be considered to be underwriters
within the meaning of the Securities Act. We will not extend to any such person any rights or privileges other than those to which they would be entitled as a participant, nor will we enter into any agreement with any such person regarding the
resale or distribution by any such person of the shares of our common stock so purchased. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with transactions executed under
the Plan, you may be required to pay the applicable transaction and trading fees as discussed above under &#147;Description of the Plan&#151;Plan Service Fees.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock may not be available under the Plan in all states or jurisdictions. We are not making an offer to sell our common stock in
any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc80497_9"></A>EXPERTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements appearing in our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2019, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2019, have been audited by Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in the
reports thereon included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are, and audited financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the reports of
Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP pertaining to such financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the respective dates, to the extent covered by consents filed with the SEC, given on the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The validity of the common stock offered by this prospectus is being passed upon for us by Venable LLP. The opinion of counsel described under
&#147;Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148; is being rendered by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. This opinion is subject to various assumptions and is based on current tax law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc80497_11"></A>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is <U>http://www.sec.gov</U>. Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol
&#147;NLY&#148; and all such reports, proxy statements and other information filed by us with the NYSE may be inspected at the NYSE&#146;s offices at 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. Our website is <U>http://www.annaly.com</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have filed a registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, covering the securities offered hereby. As allowed by SEC rules,
this prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits, financial statements and schedules thereto. We refer you to the registration statement, the exhibits, financial statements and
schedules thereto for further information. This prospectus is qualified in its entirety by such other information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc80497_12">
</A>INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are incorporating by reference certain information that we file with the SEC,
which means that we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and the information that we
subsequently file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information in this prospectus and in our other filings with the SEC. We have filed the documents listed below with the SEC (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-13447)</FONT> under the Exchange Act, and these documents are incorporated herein by reference. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof, whether specifically
listed below or filed in the future, that are not deemed &#147;filed&#148; with the SEC, including without limitation any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828020001548/a2019nly10-k.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;14, 2020; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarterly periods ended
March&nbsp;31, 2020, June&nbsp;30, 2020 and September&nbsp;30, 2020, filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828020007084/a2020q1nly10-q.htm">May&nbsp;
8, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828020011993/a2020q2nly10-q.htm">August&nbsp;
6, 2020</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828020015849/nly-20200930.htm">November&nbsp;6, 2020</A>, respectively; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 from our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000119312520101359/d918627ddef14a.htm">Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A</A> filed with the
SEC on April&nbsp;8, 2020; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000119312520033246/d857298d8k.htm">February&nbsp;12,
 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000119312520073747/d859267d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
16, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828020008226/a2020may208-kannualmee.htm">May&nbsp;
21, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000119312520184568/d920030d8k.htm">July&nbsp;
1, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828020016194/nly-20201109.htm">November&nbsp;
10, 2020</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828020016692/nly-20201123.htm">November&nbsp;23, 2020</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The description of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, included in our Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/0000940180-97-000851.txt">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A>, filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;6, 1997. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents we file
with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before the termination of the offering of the securities to which this prospectus relates (other than information in such documents
that is not deemed to be filed) shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and to be part hereof from the date of filing of those documents. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus
is automatically updated and superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other document that we file with the SEC, and which is also incorporated by reference into this prospectus, modifies or replaces that
statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may obtain copies of these documents at no cost by writing or telephoning us at the following address: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Annaly Capital
Management, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">696-0100</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;14.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The fees and expenses to be paid in connection with the distribution of the securities being registered hereby are estimated as follows: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Registration fee</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">90,663</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Legal fees and expenses (including Blue Sky fees)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">25,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accounting fees and expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Printing</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Miscellaneous</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">160,663</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Maryland General Corporation Law (&#147;MGCL&#148;) permits the charter of a Maryland corporation to include a provision limiting the
liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except to the extent that (i)&nbsp;it is proved that the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services; or
(ii)&nbsp;a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that the person&#146;s action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause
of action adjudicated in the proceeding. Our charter provides for elimination of the liability of our directors and officers to us or our stockholders for money damages to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The MGCL requires us (unless our charter were to provide otherwise, which it does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made a party to by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The MGCL permits us to indemnify our present and former directors and officers, among
others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to or in which they may be made or threatened to be made a party or witness by reason of his or her service
in those or certain other capacities unless it is established that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and
(a)&nbsp;was committed in bad faith or (b)&nbsp;was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or
omission was unlawful. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The MGCL prohibits us from indemnifying a director or officer who has been adjudged liable in a
suit by us or on our behalf or in which the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. A court may order indemnification if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification, even though the director or officer did not meet the prescribed standard of conduct or was adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received; however, indemnification for an adverse
judgment in a suit by us or on our behalf, or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received, is limited to expenses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the MGCL permits us to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon our receipt of (a)&nbsp;a written affirmation by
the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and (b)&nbsp;a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed if
it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, our charter and bylaws obligate us to
indemnify any individual who is made or threatened to be made a party to or witness in a proceeding by reason of his or her service: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">as a director or officer of us; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">while a director or officer and at our request, as a director, officer, trustee, member, manager or partner of
another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">in each case, from and against any claim or liability to which he or she may become subject or that he or she may incur by reason of his or her service in any
of these capacities, and to pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. Our charter and bylaws also permit us, with the approval of our Board, to indemnify and advance expenses to any individual
who served any of our predecessors in any of the capacities described above and any employee or agent of ours or any of our predecessors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We maintain policies of insurance under which our directors and officers are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the
policies, against expenses in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings resulting from such director or officer being or having been a director or officer, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of these
actions, suits or proceedings. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exhibits. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/0000950130-97-004133.txt">Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;
1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-11</FONT> (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-32913)</FONT> filed with the SEC on September&nbsp;17, 1997). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d80497dex51.htm">Opinion of Venable LLP as to legality. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d80497dex81.htm">Tax Opinion of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as to tax matters. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d80497dex51.htm">Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d80497dex81.htm">Consent of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d80497dex233.htm">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Undertakings. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to </P>
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Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) That, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date
the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x)&nbsp;for the purpose of providing the information required by
Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of
sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that
no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or
made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant
under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement,
regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser
and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the
undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to
the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New&nbsp;York, State of
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David L. Finkelstein</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">David L. Finkelstein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes David L. Finkelstein and Anthony C. Green,
and each of them, as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, any amendment, including post-effective amendments
to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;11, 2020 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Annaly Capital
Management, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1211 Avenue of the Americas </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have served as
Maryland counsel to Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), in connection with certain matters of Maryland law relating to the registration by the Company of 100,000,000 shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;) of
common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of the Company, covered by the above-referenced Registration Statement, and all amendments thereto (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;), filed by the Company with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). The Shares may be issued from time to time pursuant to the Company&#146;s Dividend Reinvestment and
Share Purchase Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), as described under the heading &#147;Description Of The Plan&#148; in the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with our representation of the Company, and as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or
copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (hereinafter collectively referred to as the &#147;Documents&#148;): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The Registration Statement and the related form of prospectus included therein; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The charter of the Company (the &#147;Charter&#148;), certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the
&#147;SDAT&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The Plan; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;Resolutions&#148;), relating to the authorization of the Plan and the issuance of the Shares, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Annaly Capital Management, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December 11, 2020 </P>
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date; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. A certificate executed by an officer of the Company, dated as of the date hereof; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. Such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to express the opinion set forth below, subject to the
assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In expressing the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. Each individual executing any of the Documents, whether on behalf of such individual or any other person, is legally competent to do so.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party (other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Each of the parties (other than the Company) executing any of the Documents has duly and validly executed and delivered each of the
Documents to which such party is a signatory, and the obligations of each party set forth in the Documents are legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with all stated terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. The form and content of all Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts do not
differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such Documents as executed and delivered. All Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents. All signatures on all such
Documents are genuine. All public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete. All representations, warranties, statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete. There has been no oral or
written modification of or amendment to any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents, by action or omission of the parties or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Upon any issuance of the Shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of
shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Charter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. None of the Shares will
be issued or transferred in violation of the restrictions on transfer and ownership contained in Article XI of the Charter. </P>
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stated herein, it is our opinion that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized and, when and
if issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Registration Statement, the Resolutions and the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Maryland and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. We
express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of any federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland, we do not express any opinion on such matter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinion expressed herein is
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Annaly Capital Management, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1211 Avenue of the Americas
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10036 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Annaly Capital
Management, Inc. </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Qualification as </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Real Estate Investment Trust </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and
Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as counsel to Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), in
connection with the offer and sale, from time to time, of up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company pursuant to a prospectus dated December&nbsp;11, 2020 (the &#147;<U>Prospectus</U>&#148;), as part of a
registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) on December&nbsp;11, 2020 (the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;), in connection with the
Company&#146;s Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan. You have requested our opinion regarding certain U.S. federal income tax matters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In giving this opinion letter, we have examined, and with your consent, relied upon, the following: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Company&#146;s Articles of Amendment and Restatement, as filed on February&nbsp;4, 1997 with the Department
of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland, as amended and supplemented through the date hereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Annaly Sub REIT, Inc.&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, as filed on December&nbsp;4, 2018 with the Department
of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland, as amended and supplemented through the date hereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the tax opinion issued by K&amp;L Gates, dated as of July&nbsp;11, 2016, regarding the Company&#146;s
qualification as a real estate investment trust (a &#147;<U>REIT</U>&#148;) for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the &#147;<U>Prior REIT Opinion</U>&#148;); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December 11, 2020 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the opinions rendered below, we have assumed, with your consent, that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. each of the documents referred to above<B> </B>has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered; is authentic, if an original, or is
accurate, if a copy; and has not been amended; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. during their taxable years ending December&nbsp;31, 2020, and future taxable years, the
Company and Annaly Sub REIT, Inc. have operated and will operate in a manner that will make the factual representations contained in a certificate, dated the date hereof and executed by a duly appointed officer of the Company and a certificate,
dated the date hereof and executed by a duly appointed officer of Annaly Sub REIT, Inc. (together, the &#147;<U>Officer&#146;s Certificates</U>&#148;), true for such years; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. neither the Company nor Annaly Sub REIT, Inc. will make any amendments to its organizational documents after the date of this opinion that
would affect its qualification as a REIT for any taxable year; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. no action will be taken by the Company or Annaly Sub REIT, Inc.
after the date hereof that would have the effect of altering the facts upon which the opinions set forth below are based. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection
with the opinions rendered below, we also have relied upon the correctness of the factual representations contained in the Officer&#146;s Certificates and the factual matters discussed in the Prospectus that relate to the Company&#146;s status as a
REIT. No facts have come to our attention that would cause us to question the accuracy and completeness of such factual representations. Furthermore, where such factual representations involve terms defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the &#147;<U>Code</U>&#148;), the Treasury regulations thereunder (the &#147;<U>Regulations</U>&#148;), published rulings of the Internal Revenue Service (the &#147;<U>Service</U>&#148;), or other relevant authority, we have reviewed with
the individual making such representations the relevant provisions of the Code, the applicable Regulations and published administrative interpretations thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based solely on the documents and assumptions set forth above, the representations set forth in the Officer&#146;s Certificates, and the
discussions in the Prospectus under the captions &#147;Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148; and &#147;21. What are some of the tax consequences of my participation in the Plan?&#148; (which are incorporated herein by reference), we
are of the opinion that: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December 11, 2020 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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Code for its taxable years ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 through December&nbsp;31, 2019, and the Company&#146;s organization and current and proposed method of operation will enable it to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code for
its taxable year ending December&nbsp;31, 2020, and thereafter; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the descriptions of the law and the legal conclusions in the
Prospectus under the captions &#147;Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148; and &#147;21. What are some of the tax consequences of my participation in the Plan?&#148; are correct in all material respects. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not review on a continuing basis the Company&#146;s or Annaly Sub REIT, Inc.&#146;s compliance with the documents or assumptions set
forth above, or the representations set forth in the Officer&#146;s Certificates. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual results of the Company&#146;s or Annaly Sub REIT, Inc.&#146;s operations for any given taxable year will satisfy
the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT. Although we have made such inquiries and performed such investigations as we have deemed necessary to fulfill our professional responsibilities as counsel, we have not undertaken an
independent investigation of all the facts referred to in this letter or the Officer&#146;s Certificates. In particular, we note that the Company has engaged in transactions in connection with which we have not provided legal advice and may not have
reviewed. Moreover, we note that we did not represent the Company as tax counsel prior to June&nbsp;1, 2016. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing opinions are
based on current provisions of the Code, the Regulations, published administrative interpretations thereof, and published court decisions. The Service has not issued Regulations or administrative interpretations with respect to various provisions of
the Code relating to REIT qualification. No assurance can be given that the law will not change in a way that will prevent the Company or Annaly Sub REIT, Inc. from qualifying as a REIT. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing opinions are limited to the U.S. federal income tax matters addressed herein, and no other opinions are rendered with respect
to other U.S. federal tax matters or to any issues arising under the tax laws of any other country, or any state or locality. We undertake no obligation to update the opinions expressed herein after the date of this letter. This opinion letter
speaks only as of the date hereof. Except as provided in the next paragraph, this opinion letter may not be distributed, quoted in whole or in part or otherwise reproduced in any document, or filed with any governmental agency without our express
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consent to the references to Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP under the captions &#147;Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148; and &#147;Legal Matters&#148; in the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category
of persons whose consent is required by Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:16.0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption &#147;Experts&#148; in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related
Prospectus of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. for the registration of 100,000,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 13, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
of Annaly Capital Management, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Annaly Capital Management, Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and
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