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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
February 12, 2020
Annaly Capital Management Inc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland | 1-13447 | 22-3479661
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1211 Avenue of the Americas |  |
New York, | New York |  | 10036
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 696-0100
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | NLY | New York Stock Exchange
7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.D | New York Stock Exchange
6.95% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.F | New York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series G Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.G | New York Stock Exchange
6.75% Series I Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.I | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 12, 2020, the registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. In addition, the registrant posted a financial summary on the Investors section of its website (www.annaly.com). A copy of the financial summary is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
The information provided pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated February 12, 2020, issued by Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
99.2 Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Summary

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
|  | By: |  | /s/ Anthony C. Green
|  |  |  | Name: Anthony C. Green
|  |  |  | Title: Chief Corporate Officer & Chief Legal Officer

Dated: February 12, 2020