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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-209458
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200804
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200804

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DYNEX CAPITAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000826675
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				521549373
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B5
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-222354
		FILM NUMBER:		201074438

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4991 LAKE BROOK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		STE 100
		CITY:			GLEN ALLEN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23060
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8042175800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4991 LAKE BROOK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		STE 100
		CITY:			GLEN ALLEN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23060

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RESOURCE MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC/VA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930722

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RESOURCE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930505

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP /VA/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930505
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)<BR> Registration No. 333-222354 </B></P>
<p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(To Prospectus dated June&nbsp;28, 2018) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dynex Capital, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Up to $50,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>7.625%
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6.900% Series C
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Floating</FONT></FONT> Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock </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; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have entered
into an amendment no. 2, dated August 4, 2020, to our equity distribution agreement, dated November&nbsp;21, 2016, as amended, with Ladenburg Thalmann&nbsp;&amp; Co. Inc. and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC relating to shares of our 7.625%
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, which we refer to in this prospectus supplement as our Series B Preferred Stock, and our 6.900% Series C
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Floating</FONT></FONT> Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, which we refer to in this prospectus supplement as our Series C Preferred Stock,
which are being offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, which we refer to together as the prospectus. We refer to our Series B Preferred Stock and our Series C Preferred Stock offered under this prospectus,
collectively, as the Offered Stock, and to each of Ladenburg Thalmann&nbsp;&amp; Co. Inc. and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC as an Agent and, together, the Agents. In accordance with the terms of the equity distribution agreement, as
amended, we may offer and sell shares of the Offered Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50,000,000 from time to time through the Agents on or after August 4, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Series B Preferred Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the symbol &#147;DXPrB.&#148; The last reported sale
price of our Series B Preferred Stock on the NYSE on August 3, 2020, was $24.12 per share. Our Series C Preferred Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;DXPrC.&#148; The last reported sale price of our Series C Preferred Stock on the
NYSE on August&nbsp;3, 2020, was $22.75 per share. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will pay cumulative dividends on our Series B Preferred Stock in the amount of
$1.90625 per share each year, which is equivalent to the rate of 7.625% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share. Dividends on our Series B Preferred Stock sold in this offering will be payable quarterly in arrears on January&nbsp;15,
April&nbsp;15, July&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year to holders of record on the applicable record date. We will pay cumulative dividends on our Series C Preferred Stock in the amount of $1.72500 per share each year, which is equivalent to
the rate of 6.900% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share. Dividends on our Series C Preferred Stock sold in this offering will be payable quarterly in arrears on January&nbsp;15, April&nbsp;15, July&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year
to holders of record on the applicable record date (i)&nbsp;from, and including, the date of original issuance to, but excluding, April&nbsp;15, 2025, at a fixed rate equal to 6.900% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of the Series C
Preferred Stock per annum and (ii)&nbsp;from and including April&nbsp;15, 2025, at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 5.461% per annum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of the Series C Preferred Stock per annum.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Offered Stock has no maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed or otherwise repurchased or converted into
common stock pursuant to the terms of the Offered Stock. At any time and from time to time the Series B Preferred Stock will be redeemable in whole, or in part, at our option, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and
unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the redemption date. Except under circumstances intended to preserve our qualification as a real estate investment trust (&#147;REIT&#148;), for federal income tax purposes, or, in
accordance with our articles of incorporation, to avoid penalty taxes in respect of, or protect the tax status of, any real estate mortgage investment conduit (&#147;REMIC&#148;) in which we have or plan to take an interest, the Series C Preferred
Stock is not redeemable prior to April&nbsp;15, 2025. On or after April&nbsp;15, 2025, at any time and from time to time the Series C Preferred Stock will be redeemable in whole, or in part, at our option, at a cash redemption price of&nbsp; $25.00
per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition,
upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined herein), we may, subject to certain conditions, at our option, redeem either or both series of Offered Stock, in whole or in part and within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of
Control occurred by paying the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. If we exercise any of our redemption rights with respect to shares of Offered Stock, the
holders of Offered Stock will not have the conversion rights described below with respect to those shares. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Offered Stock will have the right
(unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined herein), we provide notice of our election to redeem the Offered Stock) to convert all or part of the Offered Stock held by such holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date into
a number of shares of our common stock per share of Offered Stock equal to the lesser of: (a)&nbsp;the quotient obtained by dividing (i)&nbsp;the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference plus the amount of any accumulated and unpaid dividends to,
but not including, the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a dividend record date and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date for the Offered Stock, in which case no additional amount for
such accumulated and unpaid dividends to be paid on such dividend payment date will be included in this sum) by (ii)&nbsp;the Common Stock Price (as defined herein); and (b)&nbsp;the applicable Share Cap (as defined herein), subject to certain
adjustments and subject, in each case, to provisions for the receipt of alternative consideration as described in this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of the Offered Stock generally have no voting rights, except if we fail to pay dividends for six or more quarterly periods, whether or
not consecutive, or with respect to certain specified events. Our Offered Stock is not subject to any sinking fund. Each series of our Offered Stock will rank senior to our common stock and equally with the other series of Offered Stock with respect
to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sales of shares of the Offered Stock, if any, under this
prospectus may be made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;at-the-market&#148;</FONT></FONT> offering as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Act, including, without limitation, sales made directly on the NYSE, the existing trading market for the Offered Stock, sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or, if specified in a written notice
from us, by any other method permitted by law. The Agents will make all sales using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with their normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between the applicable Agent and us, but are not
required to sell any specific number of shares or dollar amount of Offered Stock. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms of the equity distribution agreement, as amended, we also may sell shares of our Offered Stock to either Agent as principal for
its own account at a price agreed upon at the time of sale. If we sell shares of our Offered Stock to an Agent as principal, we will enter into a separate written agreement with that Agent, and we will describe this agreement in a separate
prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Agents are entitled to compensation of up to 2.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the shares of the
Offered Stock sold through them under the equity distribution agreement, as amended, as further described herein under the caption &#147;Plan of Distribution.&#148; From November&nbsp;21, 2016, through the date of this prospectus supplement, we sold
a total of 2,238,330 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock under the equity distribution agreement, as amended, pursuant to our registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (No.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-222354)</FONT> and our prior registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-200859)</FONT> for gross proceeds of $54,394,736, and net proceeds
of $53,578,815 after deducting Agents&#146; compensation. In connection with the sale of shares of the Offered Stock on our behalf, the Agents will be deemed to be &#147;underwriters&#148; within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the
compensation of the Agents will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. </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; text-indent:4%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in
the Offered Stock involves certain risks. Before buying any shares of the Offered Stock, you should read the discussion of material risks of investing in the Offered Stock under the caption &#147;<A HREF="#srom732730_4">Risk Factors</A>&#148;
beginning on page S-9 of this prospectus supplement, as well as those described in our most recent annual report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K,</FONT> any quarterly reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT>
filed after such annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and in other information that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission, nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved
of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><B>JonesTrading</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Prospectus Supplement </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"><A HREF="#srom732730_1">About This Prospectus Supplement</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-ii</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"><A HREF="#srom732730_2">Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-iii</FONT></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"><A HREF="#tx732730_2">Where You Can Find More Information</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_3">Incorporation of Information by Reference</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_4">Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_5">Our Company</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_6">Risk Factors</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_7">Use of Proceeds</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_8">Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred
 Stock Dividends</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_9">Description of our Capital Stock</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_10">Description of our Common Stock</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_11">Description of our Preferred Stock</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_12">Description of our Debt Securities</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_13">Description of our Warrants</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_14">Description of our Shareholder Rights</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_15">Description of our Units</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_16">Book-Entry Securities</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">25</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_17">Material Provisions of Virginia Law and of our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">27</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_18">U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_19">Plan of Distribution</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_20">Experts</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">53</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_21">Legal Matters</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">53</TD>
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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="srom732730_1"></A>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should read this prospectus supplement along with the accompanying base prospectus, as well as the information incorporated by reference
herein and therein, carefully before you invest in the Offered Stock. These documents contain important information that you should consider before making your investment decision. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus,
which collectively we refer to as the prospectus, contain the terms of this offering of the Offered Stock. The accompanying base prospectus contains information about certain of our securities generally, some of which does not apply to the Offered
Stock covered by this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in or incorporated by reference in the accompanying base prospectus. If the information in or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement is inconsistent with any information contained in or incorporated by reference in the accompanying base prospectus, the information in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement will apply and will supersede the
inconsistent information contained in or incorporated by reference in the accompanying base prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is important for you to read
and consider all of the information contained in this prospectus before making your investment decision. You should also read and consider the additional information incorporated by reference in this prospectus before making your investment
decision. See &#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>You should rely only on the information
contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any related free writing prospectus required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). Neither we nor the agents have authorized any other person
to provide you with additional or different information. If anyone provides you with additional or different information, you should not rely on it. Neither we nor the agents are making an offer to sell the Offered Stock in any jurisdiction where
the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any such free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein is accurate only as of their respective dates.
Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless this prospectus
supplement otherwise indicates or the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to the &#147;registrant,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; &#147;our,&#148; or &#147;the Company&#148; include Dynex Capital, Inc., a Virginia
corporation, and any subsidiaries or other entities controlled by us. </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="srom732730_2"></A>CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS ABOUT FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain written statements we make in this prospectus, and in our other filings with the SEC that are incorporated herein by reference, that
are not historical facts constitute &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;).
Forward-looking statements are those that predict or describe future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. All statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus addressing our future results of
operations and operating performance, events, or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, including, but not limited to, statements relating to investment strategies, changes in net interest income growth, investment
performance, earnings or earnings per share growth, the future interest rate environment, future capital raising strategies and activities, dividend policy, economic conditions and outlook, expected impact of hedging transactions, and market share,
as well as statements expressing optimism or pessimism about future operating results, are forward-looking statements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can generally
identify forward-looking statements as statements containing the words &#147;will,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;assume,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148;
&#147;continue,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;may&#148; or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance as of the date the statements are made,
taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a
change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which are not historical facts and may be based on projections, assumptions, expectations and anticipated events that do not materialize. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may make forward-looking statements in this prospectus, and in our other filings with the SEC that are incorporated herein by reference,
regarding, without limitation: </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 business and investment strategy including our ability to generate acceptable risk-adjusted returns and our
target investment allocations, and our views on the future performance of mortgage-backed securities, or MBS, and other investments; </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 views on conditions in the investment, credit, and derivatives markets; </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 views on the effect of actual or proposed actions of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or
the Federal Reserve, the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, or other central banks with respect to monetary policy (including the targeted Federal Funds Rate), and the potential impact of these actions on interest rates, inflation or
unemployment; </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 effect of regulatory initiatives of the Federal Reserve (including the FOMC), other financial regulators, and
other central banks; </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 financing strategy including our target leverage ratios, our use of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to-be-announced</FONT></FONT> (or &#147;TBA&#148;) dollar roll transactions, and anticipated trends in financing costs, and our hedging strategy including changes to the derivative instruments to which we are a party, and
changes to government regulation of hedging instruments and our use of these instruments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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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 investment portfolio composition and target investments; </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 investment portfolio performance, including the fair value, yields, and forecasted prepayment speeds of our
investments; </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 impact of the coronavirus <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#147;COVID-19&#148;)</FONT> on the economy, as
well as certain actions taken by federal, state and local governments in response to the pandemic, on delinquencies in loans underlying our investments; </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 liquidity and ability to access financing, and the anticipated availability and cost of financing;
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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 capital stock activity including the impact of stock issuances and repurchases; </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 amount, timing and funding of future dividends; </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 use of and restrictions on using our tax net operating loss, or NOL, carryforward; </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 status of pending litigation; </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 competitive environment in the future, including competition for investments and the availability of
financing; </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">estimates of future interest expenses, including related to our repurchase agreements and derivative instruments;
</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 status and effect of legislative reforms and regulatory rule-making or review processes and the status of
reform efforts and other business developments in the repurchase agreement financing market; </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">market, industry and economic trends, and how these trends and related economic data may impact the behavior of
market participants and financial regulators; </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">market interest rates and market spreads; 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">possible future effects of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These and other risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in the annual, quarterly and current reports that we file with the
SEC, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements we make. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time and
it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are including this cautionary statement in this prospectus supplement to make applicable and take advantage of the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in context with the various disclosures made by us about
our business in our public filings with the SEC, including without limitation the risk factors described above and those described in &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page S-10. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">While it is not possible to identify all factors, some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ from historical results or from
any results expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, or that may cause our beliefs, projections, assumptions, expectations or beliefs to change, include 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">the risks and uncertainties referenced in this prospectus supplement or in our other filings with the SEC that
are incorporated herein by reference, particularly those set forth under and incorporated by reference into &#147;Risk Factors&#148; herein and in our most recent annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> under Item 1A,
&#147;Risk Factors&#148; and in particular the potential adverse effects of the ongoing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic and any governmental or societal responses thereto; </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 find suitable reinvestment opportunities; </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">changes in domestic economic conditions; </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">changes in interest rates and interest rate spreads, including the repricing of interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities; </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 investment portfolio performance particularly as it relates to cash flow, prepayment rates and credit
performance; </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 impact on markets and asset prices from changes in the Federal Reserve&#146;s policies regarding the
purchases of Agency residential and Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities and U.S. Treasuries; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">S-iv </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">actual or anticipated changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy or the monetary policy of other central banks;
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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">adverse reactions in U.S. financial markets related to actions of foreign central banks or the economic
performance of foreign economies including in particular China, Japan, the European Union, and the United Kingdom; </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">uncertainty concerning the long-term fiscal health and stability of the United States; </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 cost and availability of financing, including the future availability of financing due to changes to
regulation of, and capital requirements imposed upon, financial institutions; </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 cost and availability of new equity capital; </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 our use of leverage; </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 to our investment strategy, operating policies, dividend policy or asset allocations;
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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 quality of performance of third-party servicer providers of our loans and loans underlying our securities;
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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 level of defaults by borrowers on loans we have securitized; </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 our industry; </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">increased competition; </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 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">changes or volatility in the repurchase agreement financing markets and other credit markets;
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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 to the market for interest rate swaps and other derivative instruments, including changes to margin
requirements on derivative instruments; </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">uncertainty regarding continued government support of the U.S. financial system and U.S. housing and real estate
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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="srom732730_3"></A>SUMMARY </B></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 this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We encourage you to read this prospectus, as well as the information which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, in its entirety. You should
carefully consider the risks identified in our annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 and quarterly report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2020, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and in this prospectus supplement before making an investment decision to purchase shares of our Series B Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock. All references
to &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148; in this prospectus supplement mean Dynex Capital, Inc. and any subsidiaries or other entities controlled by us. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Company </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are an
internally managed mortgage real estate investment trust (&#147;mortgage REIT&#148;), which primarily invests in residential and commercial mortgage backed securities (&#147;MBS&#148;) on a leveraged basis. We finance our investments principally
with borrowings under repurchase agreements. Our objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders over the long term that are reflective of a leveraged, high quality fixed income portfolio with a focus on capital
preservation. We seek to provide returns to our shareholders primarily through the payment of regular dividends and also potentially through capital appreciation of our investments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We invest primarily in Agency MBS including residential MBS (&#147;RMBS&#148;), commercial MBS (&#147;CMBS&#148;) and CMBS interest-only
(&#147;IO&#148;) securities and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Agency</FONT> MBS, which consist mainly of CMBS IO. Agency MBS have a guaranty of principal payment a U.S. government-sponsored entity (&#147;GSE&#148;), such as Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, which are in conservatorship and are currently supported by a senior preferred stock purchase agreement from U.S. Treasury. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Agency</FONT> MBS are issued by
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-governmental</FONT> enterprises and do not have a guaranty of principal payment. Our investments in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Agency</FONT> MBS are generally higher quality senior or mezzanine classes
(typically rated &#145;A&#146; or better by one or more of the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations) because they are typically more liquid (that is, they are more easily converted into cash either through sales or pledges as
collateral for repurchase agreement borrowings) and have less exposure to credit losses than lower-rated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Agency</FONT> MBS. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Financing.</I> We use leverage to enhance the returns on our invested capital by pledging our investments as collateral for borrowings
primarily through the use of uncommitted repurchase agreements with major financial institutions and broker-dealers. The amount of leverage we utilize depends upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to general economic, political and
financial market conditions; the actual and anticipated liquidity and price volatility of our assets; the gap between the duration of assets and liabilities, including hedges; the availability and cost of financing the assets; our opinion of the
credit worthiness of financing counterparties; the health of the U.S. residential mortgage and housing markets; our outlook for the level, slope and volatility of interest rates; the credit quality of the loans underlying our investments; the rating
assigned to securities; and our outlook for asset spreads. These repurchase agreements generally have original terms to maturity of overnight to six months, though in some instances we may enter into longer-dated maturities depending on market
conditions. We pay interest on our repurchase agreement borrowings at a rate usually based on a spread to a short-term interest rate, such as LIBOR, and fixed for the term of the borrowing. Borrowings under uncommitted repurchase agreements are
renewable at the discretion of our lenders and do not contain guaranteed roll-over terms. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Hedging.</I> We use derivative instruments
to economically hedge our exposure to adverse changes in interest rates resulting from our ownership of primarily fixed-rate investments financed with short-term repurchase agreements. Changes in interest rates can impact net interest income, the
market value of our investments, and book value per common share. In a period of rising interest rates, our earnings and cash flow may be negatively </P>
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impacted by borrowing costs increasing faster than interest income from our assets, and our book value may decline as a result of declining market values of our MBS. We regularly monitor and
frequently adjust our hedging portfolio in response to many factors, including, but not limited to, changes in our investment portfolio, as well as our expectation of future interest rates, including the absolute level of rates and the slope of the
yield curve versus market expectations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>General Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE under the symbols &#147;DX,&#148;
&#147;DXPrB&#148; and &#147;DXPrC,&#148; respectively. We maintain a website at <I>www.dynexcapital.com</I>. Information contained on our website is not, and should not be interpreted to be, part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
base prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our address and telephone number are 4991 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 100, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-9245 and (804) <FONT
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<TD>Dynex Capital, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Up to an aggregate offering price of $50,000,000 of our 7.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and our 6.900% Series C
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Floating</FONT></FONT> Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>Sales of shares of the Offered Stock, if any, under this prospectus may be made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;at-the-market&#148;</FONT></FONT> offering as
defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, including, without limitation, sales made directly on the NYSE, the existing trading market for the Offered Stock, sales made to or through a market maker other
than on an exchange or, if specified in a written notice from us, by any other method permitted by law. The Agents will make all sales using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with their normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed
terms between the applicable Agent and us, but are not required to sell any specific number of shares or dollar amount of Offered Stock. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dividend rate and payment dates </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 7.625% per year of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference (equivalent to $1.90625 per year per share). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Dividends will be payable on shares of Series B Preferred Stock described in this prospectus supplement quarterly in arrears on January&nbsp;15, April&nbsp;15, July&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing
on the dividend payment date following the first record date to occur after such shares are sold pursuant to this prospectus; provided that if any dividend payment date is not a business day, then the dividend that would otherwise have been payable
on that dividend payment date may be paid on the next succeeding business day. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 6.900% per year of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference (equivalent to $1.72500 per year per share). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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on January&nbsp;15, April&nbsp;15, July&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on the dividend payment date following the first record date to occur after such shares are sold pursuant to this prospectus; provided that if any dividend
payment date is not a business day, then the dividend that would otherwise have been payable on that dividend </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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payment date may be paid on the next succeeding business day. Dividends payable for any dividend period from and including the original issuance to, but not including, April&nbsp;15, 2025 (the
&#147;Fixed Rate Period&#148;) will be calculated on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months, and dividends payable for any dividend period on and
after April&nbsp;15, 2025 (the &#147;Floating Rate Period&#148;), will be calculated on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year and the number of days actually elapsed. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>If we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock will have the right to receive $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the date of
payment, before any payment is made to the holders of our common stock. Please see the section entitled &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Liquidation Preference.&#148; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>We may, at our option, redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including,
the redemption date. The Series C Preferred Stock is not redeemable by us prior to April&nbsp;15, 2025, except under circumstances intended to preserve our qualification as a REIT or, in accordance with our articles of incorporation, to avoid the
direct or indirect imposition of a penalty tax in respect of, or protect the tax status of, any of our REMIC interests and except as described below under &#147;&#151;Special optional redemption.&#148; On and after April&nbsp;15, 2025, we may, at
our option, redeem the Series C Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the redemption
date. See &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Redemption&#151;Optional Redemption.&#148; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, we may, at our option, redeem the Offered Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share,
plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined herein), we have provided notice of our election to redeem some or all of the shares of
Offered Stock (whether pursuant to our optional redemption right described above or this special optional redemption right), the holders of Offered Stock will not have the conversion right described below under &#147;&#151;Conversion rights&#148;
with respect to the shares of Offered Stock called for redemption. Please see the section entitled &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Redemption&#151;Special Optional Redemption&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </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 acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a &#147;person&#148; under
Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of our stock entitling that
person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the
right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); 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">following the closing of any transaction referred to in the bullet point above, neither we nor the acquiring or
surviving entity has a class of common securities (or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE American Equities, or the NYSE American, or the Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq, or listed or quoted on an
exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, the NYSE American or Nasdaq. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Offered Stock will have the right, subject to our election prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date to redeem the Offered Stock in whole or part, as described above under
&#147;&#151;Optional redemption&#148; or &#147;&#151;Special optional redemption,&#148; to convert some or all of the Offered Stock held by such holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of our common stock per share of
Offered Stock equal to the lesser of: </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 quotient obtained by dividing (i)&nbsp;the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Offered
Stock plus the amount of any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a dividend record date (as defined herein) and prior to the
corresponding dividend payment date (as defined herein) for the Offered Stock, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid dividends thereon will be included in this sum) by (ii)&nbsp;the Common Stock Price (as defined herein);
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 applicable Share Cap (defined below), subject to adjustments to the applicable Share Cap for any splits,
subdivisions or combinations of our common stock; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions described in this prospectus supplement, including provisions for the
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under specified circumstances, of alternative consideration as described in this prospectus supplement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Share Cap&#148; means, with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, 1.5858 and, with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock, 2.63852. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">For definitions of &#147;Change of Control Conversion Right,&#148; &#147;Change of Control Conversion Date,&#148; and &#147;Common Stock Price&#148; and a description of certain adjustments and provisions for the
receipt of alternative consideration that may be applicable to the conversion of Offered Stock in the event of a Change of Control, and for other important related information, please see the section entitled &#147;Description of the Offered
Stock&#151;Conversion Rights.&#148; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The Offered Stock has no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption. Shares of the Offered Stock will remain outstanding indefinitely unless we redeem or repurchase them or they become convertible and are
converted as described below under &#147;&#151;Conversion rights.&#148; We are not required to set aside funds to redeem the Offered Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Our articles of incorporation contain restrictions on the number of shares of our capital stock that a person may own that are intended to assist us in maintaining our qualification as a REIT and restrictions on acquisitions that could result in
imposition of a penalty tax or endanger the tax status of one of our REMIC interests. Among other things, our articles of incorporation provide that, subject to exceptions approved by our board of directors, no person may beneficially or
constructively own in excess of 9.8% of our outstanding shares of capital stock. In addition, our articles of incorporation, subject to exceptions approved by our board of directors, prohibit any person from beneficially owning our shares of capital
stock to the extent that such ownership of shares would result in our failure to qualify as a REIT. For more information about these restrictions, see &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer&#148; in this
prospectus supplement and &#147;Description of Our Capital Stock&#151;Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer&#148; in the accompanying base prospectus. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Each series of Offered Stock will rank, with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, (1)&nbsp;senior to all classes or series of our common stock and to all other equity securities issued by us other than equity securities referred to in clauses (2)&nbsp;and (3); (2) on a parity with the other series of
Offered Stock and with all equity securities issued by us with terms specifically providing that those equity securities rank on a parity with the Offered Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon
our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; (3)&nbsp;junior to all equity securities issued by us with terms specifically providing that </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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those equity securities rank senior to the Offered Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; and
(4)&nbsp;junior to all of our existing and future indebtedness, including indebtedness convertible to our common stock or preferred stock, and effectively junior to the indebtedness of our existing subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries. Please
see the section entitled &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Ranking.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Our articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 7,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the articles of amendment establishing the Series C Preferred Stock (the &#147;Series C articles of amendment&#148;) authorize the
issuance of up to 6,600,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. This means that we may issue additional shares of both Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock ranking equally and ratably with the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C
Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus in all respects. Any additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock would form a single series with the Series B Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock, as applicable,
offered by this prospectus and will have the same terms. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Holders of Offered Stock will generally have no voting rights. However, if we do not pay dividends on either series of Offered Stock for six or more quarterly dividend periods (whether or not consecutive), the holders of such series of Offered
Stock (voting separately as a class with all other classes or series of our preferred stock we may issue upon which similar voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with such series of Offered
Stock in the election referred to below) will be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors to serve on our board of directors until we pay, or declare and set aside funds for the payment of, all dividends that we owe on such
series of Offered Stock, subject to certain limitations described in the section entitled &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Voting Rights.&#148; In addition, certain changes that would be material and adverse to the rights of holders of
the Offered Stock cannot be made without the affirmative vote of holders of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding Offered Stock and all other series of our preferred stock that we may issue upon which similar
voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, voting separately as a class. If any such changes would be material and adverse to holders of some but not all series of our preferred stock that we may issue upon which similar voting rights
have been conferred and are exercisable, a vote of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the holders of only the series materially and adversely affected would be required. Please see the section entitled &#147;Description
of the Offered Stock&#151;Voting Rights.&#148; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">During any period in which we are not subject to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and any shares of Offered Stock are outstanding, we will
use our best efforts to (i)&nbsp;transmit by mail (or other </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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permissible means under the Exchange Act) to all holders of Offered Stock, as their names and addresses appear on our record books and without cost to such holders, copies of the annual reports
on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and quarterly reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> that we would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if we were
subject thereto (other than any exhibits that would have been required) and (ii)&nbsp;promptly, upon request, supply copies of such reports to any holders or prospective holders of Offered Stock, subject to certain exceptions described in this
prospectus supplement. We will use our best efforts to mail (or otherwise provide) the information to the holders of the Offered Stock within 15 days after the respective dates by which a periodic report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> as the case may be, in respect of such information would have been required to be filed with the SEC, if we were subject to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act, in each case, based on the dates on which we would be required to file such periodic reports if we were a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-accelerated</FONT> filer&#148; within the meaning of the Exchange Act.
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<TD>Our Series B Preferred Stock and our Series C Preferred Stock are each listed on the NYSE under the symbols &#147;DXPrB&#148; and &#147;DXPrC,&#148; respectively. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>The Offered Stock will be represented by one or more global certificates in definitive, fully registered form deposited with a custodian for, and registered in the name of, a nominee of The Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;).
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<TD>We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to acquire additional investments, consistent with our investment policy, and for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repayment of maturing obligations, capital
expenditures and working capital. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>For a discussion of the federal income tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of the Offered Stock and any common stock received upon conversion of the Offered Stock, please see the section entitled &#147;U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Investing in our Offered Stock involves various risks. You should carefully read and consider the information under the caption &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page S-10 below and page 7 of the accompanying base prospectus, as well as on
page 8 of our annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, and page 48 of our quarterly report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2020, which reports are incorporated by reference herein, for a discussion of risks you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our Offered Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>An investment in our Offered Stock involves various risks, including those described below and in the accompanying base prospectus and the
risks set forth in our annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 and our quarterly report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2020 under the caption &#147;Risk Factors,&#148; which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, or any similar caption in the documents that we subsequently file with the SEC that are deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this prospectus supplement. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the information contained in or incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base
prospectus, in determining whether to purchase our Offered Stock. If any of these risks occur, our business, operating results, liquidity, prospects and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. This could cause the market
price of our Offered Stock and the common stock into which the Offered Stock, in certain circumstances, is convertible to decline and could cause you to lose all or part of your investment. Moreover, the risks and uncertainties discussed below and
in the foregoing documents are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face, and our business, operating results, liquidity, prospects and financial condition and the market price of the Offered Stock and our shares of common stock could be
materially adversely affected by other matters that are not known to us or that we currently do not consider to be material risks to our business. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risks Related to the Offered Stock and This Offering </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Offered Stock ranks junior to all of our indebtedness and other liabilities and is effectively junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of
our subsidiaries. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, our assets will be
available to pay obligations on the Offered Stock only after all of our indebtedness and other liabilities have been paid. The rights of holders of the Offered Stock to participate in the distribution of our assets will rank junior to the prior
claims of our current and future creditors and any future series or class of preferred stock we may issue that ranks senior to the Offered Stock. In addition, the Offered Stock effectively ranks junior to all existing and future indebtedness and
other liabilities of (as well as any preferred equity interests held by others in) our existing subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries. Our existing subsidiaries are, and any future subsidiaries would be, separate legal entities and have no legal
obligation to pay any amounts to us in respect of dividends due on the Offered Stock. If we are forced to liquidate our assets to pay our creditors, we may not have sufficient assets to pay amounts due on any or all of the Offered Stock then
outstanding. Thus, the Offered Stock will be either subordinated or effectively subordinated to all of our indebtedness, which includes our repurchase agreements, interest rate swaps, and other financing arrangements. Consequently, in the event of a
bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of affairs with respect to us, the holders of any indebtedness will be entitled to payment prior to our obligations on the Offered Stock. As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, we had outstanding approximately
$3.315&nbsp;billion of repurchase agreements with original maturities ranging from two weeks to three months. As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, our total consolidated liabilities were approximately $3.330&nbsp;billion. Our consolidated liabilities are
likely to increase in the future from the investments of proceeds from this offering and from future offerings of our stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Future offerings of
debt or senior equity securities may adversely affect the market price of the Offered Stock. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we decide to issue debt or senior
equity securities in the future, it is possible that these securities will be governed by an indenture or other instrument containing covenants restricting our operating flexibility. Additionally, any convertible or exchangeable securities that we
issue in the future may have rights, preferences and privileges more favorable to the holders of those securities than those of the Offered Stock with respect to the owners of the Offered Stock and may result in dilution to owners of the Offered
Stock. We and, indirectly, our shareholders, will bear the cost of issuing and servicing such securities. Because our decision to issue debt or equity securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our
control, we </P>
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cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. Thus, holders of the Offered Stock will bear the risk of our future offerings reducing the market price of the
Offered Stock and the common stock into which the Offered Stock, in certain circumstances, is convertible and diluting the value of their holdings in us. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We may issue additional shares of each series of Offered Stock and additional series of preferred stock that rank on parity with each series of Offered
Stock as to dividend rights, rights upon liquidation or voting rights. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are allowed to issue additional shares of each series of
Offered Stock and additional series of preferred stock that would rank equally to each series of Offered Stock as to dividend payments and rights upon our liquidation or dissolution or winding up of our affairs pursuant to our articles of
incorporation and the Series C articles of amendment without any vote of the holders of either series of Offered Stock. The issuance of additional shares of Offered Stock and additional series of parity preferred stock could have the effect of
reducing the amounts available to the Offered Stock issued in this offering upon our liquidation or dissolution or the winding up of our affairs. It also may reduce dividend payments on the Offered Stock issued in this offering if we do not have
sufficient funds to pay dividends on all Preferred Stock outstanding and other classes of stock with equal priority with respect to dividends. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, although holders of Offered Stock are entitled to limited voting rights, as described in &#147;Description of the Offered
Stock&#151;Voting Rights,&#148; with respect to such matters, both the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock will generally vote separately as a class along with all other series of our preferred stock that we may issue upon
which similar voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable. As a result, the voting rights of holders of Offered Stock may be significantly diluted, and the holders of such other series of preferred stock that we may issue may be able to
control or significantly influence the outcome of any vote. Future issuances and sales of parity preferred stock, or the perception that such issuances and sales could occur, may cause prevailing market prices for the Offered Stock and our common
stock to decline and may adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital in the financial markets at times and prices favorable to us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>You
may not be able to exercise conversion rights upon a Change of Control and, if exercisable, the change of control conversion rights described in this prospectus supplement may not adequately compensate you. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of the Offered Stock will have the right (unless, prior to the Change of Control
Conversion Date, we have provided notice of our election to redeem some or all of the shares of Offered Stock held by such holder as described under &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Redemption&#151;Optional Redemption&#148; or
&#147;&#151;Special Optional Redemption,&#148; in which case such holder will have the right only with respect to shares of Offered Stock that are not called for redemption) to convert some or all of such holder&#146;s Offered Stock into our shares
of common stock (or under specified circumstances, the Alternative Conversion Consideration, as defined herein). Notwithstanding that we generally may not redeem the Series C Preferred Stock prior to April&nbsp;15, 2025, we have a special optional
redemption right to redeem either or both series of Offered Stock in the event of a Change of Control, and holders of the Offered Stock will not have the right to convert any shares that we have elected to redeem prior to the Change of Control
Conversion Date. Please see the sections entitled &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Redemption&#151;Special Optional Redemption&#148; and &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Conversion Rights.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we do not elect to redeem the Offered Stock prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, then upon an exercise of the conversion rights
provided for in this prospectus supplement: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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applicable, the Alternative Conversion Consideration (as defined herein)) equal to 1.5858, referred to as the Series B Share Cap, multiplied by the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock converted. If the Common Stock Price is less than $5.255
(which is 50% of the per share closing sale price of our common stock reported on the NYSE on April&nbsp;10, 2013), subject to adjustment in certain </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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circumstances, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will receive a maximum of 1.5858 shares of our common stock per share of Series B Preferred Stock, which may result in a holder
receiving shares of common stock (or Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable) with a value that is less than the liquidation preference of the Series B Preferred Stock plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon; and
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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 holders of Series C Preferred Stock will be limited to a maximum number of shares of our common stock (or, if
applicable, the Alternative Conversion Consideration (as defined herein)) equal to 2.63852, referred to as the Series C Share Cap, multiplied by the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock converted. If the Common Stock Price is less than
$9.475 (which is 50% of the per share closing sale price of our common stock reported on the NYSE on February&nbsp;12, 2020), subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will receive a maximum of
2.63852 shares of our common stock per share of Series C Preferred Stock, which may result in a holder receiving shares of common stock (or Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable) with a value that is less than the liquidation
preference of the Series C Preferred Stock plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The historical levels of
three-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (&#147;LIBOR&#148;) are not an indication of the future levels of three-month LIBOR. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From and after April&nbsp;15, 2025, the dividend rate for the Series C Preferred Stock will be determined based on three-month LIBOR. In the
past, the level of three-month LIBOR has experienced significant fluctuations. Historical levels, fluctuations and trends of three-month LIBOR are not necessarily indicative of future levels. Any historical upward or downward trend in three-month
LIBOR is not an indication that three-month LIBOR is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time during the Floating Rate Period, and you should not take the historical levels of three-month LIBOR as an indication of its future
performance. Although the actual three-month LIBOR on a dividend payment date or at other times during a Dividend Period (as defined herein) may be higher than the three-month LIBOR on the applicable Dividend Determination Date (as defined herein),
you will not benefit from the three-month LIBOR at any time other than on the Dividend Determination Date for such Dividend Period. As a result, changes in the three-month LIBOR on and after April&nbsp;15, 2025 may not result in a comparable change
in the market value of the Series C Preferred Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Changes in banks&#146; inter-bank lending rate reporting practices or the method pursuant to
which LIBOR is determined may adversely affect the value of the Series C Preferred Stock. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LIBOR and other indices which are deemed
&#147;benchmarks&#148; are the subject of recent national, international, and other regulatory guidance and proposals for reform. Some of these reforms are already effective while others are still to be implemented. These reforms may cause such
benchmarks to perform differently than in the past, or have other consequences which cannot be predicted. In particular, regulators and law enforcement agencies in the U.K. and elsewhere conducted criminal and civil investigations, which found that
banks that contributed information to the British Bankers&#146; Association (the &#147;BBA&#148;) in connection with the daily calculation of LIBOR were under-reporting or otherwise manipulating or attempting to manipulate LIBOR. A number of BBA
member banks entered into settlements with their regulators and law enforcement agencies with respect to this manipulation of LIBOR. Actions by the regulators or law enforcement agencies, as well as ICE Benchmark Administration (the current
administrator of LIBOR), are likely to result in changes to the manner in which LIBOR is determined as well as the establishment of alternative reference rates to be utilized as benchmark interest rates. For example, on July&nbsp;27, 2017, the U.K.
Financial Conduct Authority announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021. In the United States, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, which was formed by the Federal Reserve Board and the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York has identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (&#147;SOFR&#148;) as its preferred alternative rate for USD LIBOR, while the SEC has not yet endorsed any specific alternative rate. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of any such changes, any
establishment of alternative reference rates or any other reforms to LIBOR that may be implemented in the U.K. or elsewhere. Uncertainty as to the nature of such potential changes, alternative reference rates or other reforms may adversely affect
the trading market for securities on which the interest or dividend is determined by reference to LIBOR, such as the Series C Preferred Stock. To the extent the Three-Month LIBOR Rate is discontinued or is no longer quoted, the applicable base rate
used to calculate dividend payments on the Series C Preferred Stock during the Floating Rate Period will be determined using the alternative methods described in &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Dividends.&#148; Any of these alternative
methods may result in dividend payments that are lower than or that do not otherwise correlate over time with the dividend payments that would have been made on the Series C Preferred Stock during the Floating Rate Period if the Three-Month LIBOR
Rate (as defined herein) were available in its current form. For example, one alternative method sets the dividend rate for a Dividend Period during the Floating Rate Period at the same rate as the then current Dividend Period or, in the case of the
first Dividend Period in Floating Rate Period, the most recent dividend rate that would have been determined based on the last available Reuters Page LIBOR01 had the Floating Rate Period been applicable prior to the first Dividend Period in the
Floating Rate Period. More generally, any of the above changes or any other consequential changes to LIBOR or any other &#147;benchmark&#148; as a result of international, national or other proposals for reform or other initiatives or
investigations, or any further uncertainty in relation to the timing and manner of implementation of such changes, could have a material adverse effect on the value of and return on any securities based on or linked to a &#147;benchmark,&#148; such
as the Series C Preferred Stock. Please see the section entitled &#147;Description of the Offered Stock.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Change of Control conversion
rights may also make it more difficult for a party to acquire us or discourage a party from acquiring us. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Change of Control
conversion feature of the Offered Stock may have the effect of discouraging a third party from making an acquisition proposal for us or of delaying, deferring or preventing certain of our change of control transactions under circumstances that
otherwise could provide the holders of our common stock and Offered Stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-current market price of such stock or that shareholders may otherwise believe is in their best interests. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>As a holder of Offered Preferred Stock, you will have extremely limited voting rights. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your voting rights as a holder of Offered Stock will be limited. Our shares of common stock are the only class of our securities that carry
full voting rights. Voting rights for holders of both series of Offered Stock exist primarily with respect to the ability to elect, voting together with the holders of any other series of our preferred stock having similar voting rights (including
holders of both series of Offered Stock, if applicable), two additional directors to our board of directors if we do not pay dividends on the applicable series of Offered Stock for six or more quarterly dividend periods (whether or not consecutive),
and with respect to voting on amendments to our articles of incorporation, including our Series C articles of amendment, that materially and adversely affect the rights of the holders of Offered Stock or authorize, increase or create additional
classes or series of our shares that are senior to the Offered Stock. Other than the limited circumstances described in this prospectus supplement, holders of Offered Stock will not have any voting rights. Please see the section entitled
&#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Voting Rights.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The liquidity of the market for the Offered Stock depends on a number of factors,
which may negatively affect its value and your ability to transfer and sell your shares. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The liquidity of the market for the
Offered Stock depends on a number of factors, including prevailing economic and market conditions, the dividend rate on our common stock, our financial condition and operating results, the number of holders of the Offered Stock, the market for
similar securities and the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the Offered Stock. As a result, the ability to transfer or sell the Offered Stock and the amount you receive upon any transfer or sale of the Offered Stock could be
adversely affected. Additionally, </P>
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historically the daily trading volume of both our Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock has been lower than the trading volume of many other securities, including our common
stock. As a result, investors who desire to liquidate substantial holdings of the Offered Stock at a single point in time may find that they are unable to dispose of their shares in the market without causing a substantial decline in the market
price of such shares. This may also affect the ability of other investors seeking to dispose of their Offered Stock in the market at such time to sell their Offered Stock at a price they believe to be appropriate, including the price originally paid
for them. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The trading price of the Offered Stock may be volatile. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The trading price of the Offered Stock will depend on many factors, including, without limitation: </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 financial condition, performance and prospects, including our continuing to pay a dividend on our common
stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of these factors, among others, may cause the trading price of the Offered Stock to fall below the offering
price, which could have a material adverse effect on your investment in the Offered Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>If our common stock is delisted, your ability to
transfer or sell your shares of the Offered Stock may be limited and the market value of the Offered Stock will likely be materially adversely affected. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other than in connection with a Change of Control, the Offered Stock does not contain provisions that are intended to protect you if our common
stock is delisted from the NYSE. Since the Offered Stock has no stated maturity date, you may be forced to hold your shares of the Offered Stock and receive stated dividends on the Offered Stock when, as and if authorized by our board of directors
and paid by us with no assurance as to ever receiving the liquidation value thereof. In addition, if our common stock is delisted from the NYSE, it is likely that the Offered Stock will be delisted from the NYSE as well. Accordingly, if our common
stock is delisted from the NYSE, your ability to transfer or sell your shares of the Offered Stock may be limited and the market value of the Offered Stock will likely be materially adversely affected. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Our articles of incorporation, </I></B>including <B><I>the Series C articles of amendment, contain restrictions upon ownership and transfer of the
Offered Stock, which may impair the ability of holders to convert Offered Stock into our common stock upon a Change of Control.</I></B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our articles of incorporation, including the Series C articles of amendment, contain restrictions on ownership and transfer of our capital
stock, including the Offered Stock, intended to assist us in maintaining our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, in preserving the tax status of one or more REMICs in which we have or plan to have an interest, and avoiding the
imposition of a direct or indirect penalty tax on us. For example, to assist us in qualifying as a REIT, our articles of incorporation prohibit anyone from acquiring or holding, beneficially or constructively, ownership of a number of shares of our
capital stock in excess of 9.8% of the outstanding shares of our capital stock. For this purpose the term &#147;ownership&#148; is deemed to include shares constructively owned by a person under the provisions of Section&nbsp;544 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as </P>
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amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), as modified in Section&nbsp;856(h) of the Code, and shares beneficially owned under the provisions of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> or any
successor rule under the Exchange Act. In addition, our articles of incorporation, including the Series C articles of amendment, provide that an acquisition of shares of our capital stock that could or would endanger the tax status of one or more
REMICs in which we have or plan to have an interest or result in the imposition of a direct or indirect penalty tax on us will be void. See &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer&#148; in this prospectus
supplement. You should consider these ownership limitations prior to your purchase of the Offered Stock. In addition, our articles of incorporation and the Series C articles of amendment provide that, notwithstanding any other provision of the
applicable series of Offered Stock, no holder of Offered Stock will be entitled to convert such stock into our common stock to the extent that receipt of our common stock would cause the holder to exceed the ownership limitations contained in our
articles of incorporation, endanger the tax status of one or more REMICs in which we have or plan to have an interest, or result in the imposition of a direct or indirect penalty tax on us, which may limit your ability to convert Offered Stock into
our common stock upon a Change of <I></I>Control. The restrictions could also have anti-takeover effects and could reduce the possibility that a third party will attempt to acquire control of us, which could adversely affect the market price of the
Offered Stock. <I></I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Offered Stock has not been rated. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have not sought to obtain a rating for the Offered Stock, and Offered Stock may never be rated. It is possible, however, that one or more
rating agencies might independently determine to assign a rating to one or both series of Offered Stock or that we may elect to obtain a rating of our Offered Stock in the future. Furthermore, we may elect to issue other securities for which we may
seek to obtain a rating. If any ratings are assigned to the Offered Stock in the future or if we issue other securities with a rating, such ratings, if they are lower than market expectations or are subsequently lowered or withdrawn, could adversely
affect the market for or the market value of the Offered Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ratings only reflect the views of the issuing rating agency or agencies
and such ratings could at any time be revised downward or withdrawn entirely at the discretion of the issuing rating agency. Further, a rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any particular security, including the Offered Stock. In
addition, ratings do not reflect market prices or suitability of a security for a particular investor and any future rating of the Offered Stock may not reflect all risks related to us and our business, or the structure or market value of the
Offered Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Our ability to pay dividends is limited by the requirements of Virginia law and our articles of incorporation. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our ability to pay dividends on our Offered Stock is limited by the laws of Virginia and our articles of incorporation. Under applicable
Virginia law, a Virginia corporation may not make a distribution if, after giving effect to the distribution, the corporation would not be able to pay its debts as the debts become due in the usual course of business, or the corporation&#146;s total
assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus (unless the corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation provide otherwise) the amount that would be needed, if the corporation were dissolved at the time of the distribution, to
satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of shareholders whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution. Accordingly, we may not make a distribution on our Offered Stock if, after giving effect to the
distribution, we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business or our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the preferential rights
upon dissolution of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, if any, with preferences senior to those of our Offered Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We cannot assure you that we will be able to pay dividends regularly. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Future distributions on our common stock and preferred stock, including the Offered Stock offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement, will
be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other </P>
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things, our results of operations, cash flow from operations, financial condition and capital requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code and our
ability to use our tax NOL carryforward, any debt service requirements and any other factors our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to make cash distributions on our Offered Stock on a regular
quarterly basis in the future or what the actual distributions will be for any future period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>An investment in the Offered Stock with a fixed
interest rate bears interest rate risk. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock (prior to April&nbsp;15,
2025) pay dividends at a fixed dividend rate. Prices of fixed income investments vary inversely with changes in market yields. The market yields on securities comparable to the Offered Stock may increase, which would likely result in a decline in
the secondary market price of the Offered Stock. For additional information concerning dividends on the Offered Stock, see &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Dividends.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Offered Stock bears a risk of redemption by us. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may voluntarily redeem some or all of the Series B Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock. Any such redemptions may occur at a time
that is unfavorable to holders of the Offered Stock being redeemed. We may have an incentive to redeem either or both the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock if market conditions allow us to issue other preferred stock or debt
securities at a rate that is lower than the fixed dividend rate on the Series B Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock, as the case may be. For further information regarding our ability to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock or Series C
Preferred Stock, see &#147;Description of the Offered Stock&#151;Redemption.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We may not be able to use the money we raise to acquire
investments at favorable prices. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to seek to raise additional capital from time to time if we determine that it is in our
best interests and the best interests of our shareholders, including through public offerings of our capital stock. The net proceeds of any offering could represent a significant increase in our equity. Depending on the amount of leverage that we
use, the full investment of the net proceeds of any offering might result in a substantial increase in our total assets. There can be no assurance that we will be able to invest all of such additional funds in mortgage-related assets at favorable
prices. We may not be able to acquire enough mortgage-related assets to become fully invested after an offering, or we may have to pay more for MBS than we have historically. In either case, the return that we earn on shareholders&#146; equity may
be reduced. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Our management will have broad discretion with respect to the use of the proceeds of this offering. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although we have highlighted the intended use of proceeds for this offering (see the section below entitled &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148;), our
management will have broad discretion as to the application of these net proceeds and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of this offering. Accordingly, you will be relying on the judgment of our management with
regard to the use of these net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. It is possible that the proceeds will be invested in a way that does
not yield a favorable, or any, return for us and cause the price of our preferred stock and/or common stock to decline. </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 from this offering to acquire additional investments, consistent with our investment policy, and for general
corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repayment of maturing obligations, capital expenditures and working capital. If a material part of the net proceeds is used to repay indebtedness, we will set forth the interest rate and
maturity of such indebtedness in a prospectus supplement to the extent required. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This description of certain terms of the Offered Stock supplements, and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, replaces, the description of
the general terms and provisions of our preferred stock set forth in the accompanying base prospectus, to which description reference is hereby made. The description of certain terms of the Offered Stock in this prospectus supplement does not
purport to be complete and is in all respects subject to, and qualified in its entirety by references to the relevant provisions of our articles of incorporation, including the Series C articles of amendment, our bylaws and Virginia law. Copies of
our articles of incorporation, the Series C articles of amendment, and our bylaws are available from us upon request. As used under this caption &#147;Description of the Offered Stock,&#148; references to &#147;us,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and
&#147;we&#148; mean Dynex Capital, Inc. excluding its subsidiaries, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our articles of incorporation authorize us to issue up to 90,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 50,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. We may issue preferred stock from time to time in one or more classes or series, with such distinctive designations, rights and preferences as our board of directors may fix in the resolutions
providing for the issuance of such class or series. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, 8,000,000 shares of preferred stock are designated as Series A Preferred Stock, none of which are outstanding, 7,000,000 shares of preferred stock are
designated as Series B Preferred Stock, 2,788,330 of which are outstanding and 6,600,000 shares of preferred stock are designated as Series C Preferred Stock, 4,460,000 of which are outstanding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because our articles of incorporation and the Series C articles of amendment respectively authorize the issuance of up to 7,000,000 shares of
Series B Preferred Stock and 6,600,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, we may issue additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock ranking equally and ratably with the Offered Stock offered by this prospectus
supplement and accompanying base prospectus in all respects. Any additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock would form a single series with the Series B Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus and
will have the same terms. Any additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock would form a single series with the Series C Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus and will have the same terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE under the symbols &#147;DXPrB&#148; and
&#147;DXPrC,&#148; respectively. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registrar, transfer agent and dividend and redemption price disbursing agent in respect of the
Offered Stock will be Computershare. The principal business address for Computershare is 211 Quality Circle, Suite 210, College Station, Texas 77845 and its telephone number is (866) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">280-0407</FONT> (toll free) or
(201) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">680-6578.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Maturity </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Offered Stock has no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption. Shares of the Offered Stock will
remain outstanding indefinitely unless we decide to redeem or repurchase them or they become convertible and are converted as described below under &#147;&#151;Conversion Rights.&#148; We are not required to set aside funds to redeem the Offered
Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ranking </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Both series of
Offered Stock will rank, with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;senior to all classes or series of our common stock and to all other equity securities issued by us
other than equity securities referred to in clauses (2)&nbsp;and (3)&nbsp;below; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on a parity with the other series of Offered
Stock and all equity securities issued by us with terms specifically providing that those equity securities rank on a parity with the Offered Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our
liquidation, dissolution or winding up; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;junior to all equity securities issued by us with terms
specifically providing that those equity securities rank senior to the Offered Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up (please see the section entitled
&#147;&#151;Voting Rights&#148; below); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;junior to all of our existing and future
indebtedness (including indebtedness convertible to our common stock or preferred stock), including under our repurchase agreements, and effectively junior to the indebtedness of our existing subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, our total consolidated liabilities were approximately $3.330&nbsp;billion, all of which rank either senior or
effectively senior to the Offered Stock, and we had outstanding 2,788,330 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock and 4,460,000 shares of our Series C Preferred Stock ranking on a parity with any additional shares of Offered Stock that we may issue.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dividends </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Series B Preferred
Stock.</I> Holders of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our board of directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 7.625% of
the $25.00 per share liquidation preference per year (equivalent to $1.90625 per year per share). Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock shall accrue daily and be cumulative from, and including, the date of original issue and shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on January&nbsp;15, April&nbsp;15, July&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year (each, a &#147;Series B dividend payment date&#148;); provided that if any Series B dividend payment date is not a business day, as defined in our
articles of incorporation, then the dividend that would otherwise have been payable on that Series B dividend payment date may be paid on the next succeeding business day and no interest, additional dividends or other sums will accrue on the amount
so payable for the period from and after that Series B dividend payment date to that next succeeding business day. A quarterly dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.4765625 per share will be paid to the persons who are the
holders of record of the Series B Preferred Stock at the close of business on the corresponding record date. Purchasers of shares of Series B Preferred Stock described in this prospectus supplement will be entitled to receive the quarterly dividend
commencing on the first dividend payment date following the first record date for the Series B Preferred Stock after such shares are purchased under this prospectus. Any dividend payable on the Series B Preferred Stock, including dividends payable
for any partial dividend period, will be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as
they appear in our stock records for the Series B Preferred Stock at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the first day of the calendar month, whether or not a business day, in which the applicable Series B dividend
payment date falls. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Series C Preferred Stock.</I> Holders of shares of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when, as
and if declared by our board of directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends. The initial dividend rate for the Series C Preferred Stock during the Fixed Rate Period will be at the rate of 6.900%
of the $25.00 per share of Series C Preferred Stock per annum (equivalent to $1.72500 per year per share). During the Floating Rate Period, dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock will accumulate at a percentage of the $25.00 liquidation
preference per share of Series C Preferred Stock equal to an annual floating rate of the Three-Month LIBOR Rate (as defined below) plus a spread of 5.461%. Dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock shall accrue daily and be cumulative from, and
including, the date of original issue and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on January&nbsp;15,&nbsp;April&nbsp;15,&nbsp;July&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year (each, a &#147;Series C dividend payment date&#148;); provided that if any
Series C dividend payment date is not a business day, as defined in the Series C articles of amendment, then the dividend that would otherwise have been payable on that Series C </P>
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dividend payment date may be paid on the next succeeding business day and no interest, additional dividends or other sums will accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after that
Series C dividend payment date to that next succeeding business day. A quarterly dividend on the Series C Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.43125 per share during the Fixed Rate Period and in an amount determined based on three-month LIBOR during
the Floating Rate Period will be paid to the persons who are the holders of record of the Series C Preferred Stock at the close of business on the corresponding record date. Purchasers of shares of Series C Preferred Stock described in this
prospectus supplement will be entitled to receive the quarterly dividend commencing on the first dividend payment date following the first record date for the Series C Preferred Stock after such shares are purchased under this prospectus. Any
dividend payable on the Series C Preferred Stock, including dividends payable for any partial dividend period, will be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as they appear in our stock records for the Series C Preferred Stock at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the first day
of the calendar month, whether or not a business day, in which the applicable Series C dividend payment date falls. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For each Dividend
Period during the Floating Rate Period, LIBOR (&#147;Three-Month LIBOR Rate&#148;) will be determined by us or a Calculation Agent (as defined below), as of the applicable Dividend Determination Date (as defined below), in accordance with the
following provisions: </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">LIBOR will be the rate (expressed as a percentage per year) for deposits in U.S. dollars having an index maturity
of three months, in amounts of at least $1,000,000, as such rate appears on &#147;Reuters Page LIBOR01&#148; at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the relevant Dividend Determination Date; 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">if no such rate appears on &#147;Reuters Page LIBOR01&#148; or if the &#147;Reuters Page LIBOR01&#148; is not
available at approximately 11:00 a.m.(London time) on the relevant Dividend Determination Date, then we will select four nationally-recognized banks in the London interbank market and request that the principal London offices of those four selected
banks provide us with their offered quotation for three-month deposits in U.S. dollars, commencing on the first day of the applicable Dividend Period, to prime banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on that
Dividend Determination Date for the applicable Dividend Period. Offered quotations must be based on a principal amount equal to an amount that, in our discretion, is representative of a single transaction in U.S. dollars in the London interbank
market at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, the Three-Month LIBOR Rate for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward if necessary, to the nearest 0.00001 of 1%) of those quotations. If fewer than two
quotations are provided, the Three-Month LIBOR Rate for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward if necessary, to the nearest 0.00001 of 1%) of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on that
Dividend Determination Date for such Dividend Period by three nationally-recognized banks in New York, New York selected by us, for loans in U.S. dollars to nationally-recognized European banks (as selected by us), for a period of three months
commencing on the first day of such Dividend Period. The rates quoted must be based on an amount that, in our discretion, is representative of a single transaction in U.S. dollars in that market at that time. If no quotation is provided as described
above, then if a Calculation Agent has not been appointed at such time, we will appoint a Calculation Agent who shall, after consulting such sources as it deems comparable to any of the foregoing quotations or display page, or any such source as it
deems reasonable from which to estimate LIBOR or any of the foregoing lending rates or display page, shall determine LIBOR for the second London Business Day immediately preceding the first day of such distribution period in its sole discretion. If
the Calculation Agent is unable or unwilling to determine LIBOR as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, then LIBOR will be equal to Three-Month LIBOR for the then current Dividend Period, or, in the case of the first Dividend Period in
the Floating Rate Period, the most recent dividend rate that would have been determined based on the last available Reuters Page LIBOR01 had the Floating Rate Period been applicable prior to the first Dividend Period in the Floating Rate Period.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we determine on the relevant Dividend Determination Date
that LIBOR has been discontinued, then we will appoint a Calculation Agent and the Calculation Agent will consult with an investment bank of national standing to determine whether there is an industry accepted substitute or successor base rate to
Three-Month LIBOR Rate. If, after such consultation, the Calculation Agent determines that there is an industry accepted substitute or successor base rate, the Calculation Agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate. In such case, the
Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may (without implying a corresponding obligation to do so) also implement changes to the business day convention, the definition of business day, the Dividend Determination Date and any method for obtaining
the substitute or successor base rate or spread thereon if such rate is unavailable on the relevant Business Day, in a manner that is consistent with industry accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate. Unless the Calculation
Agent determines that there is an industry accepted substitute or successor base rate as so provided above, the Calculation Agent will, in consultation with us, follow the steps specified in the second bullet point in the immediately preceding
paragraph in order to determine Three-Month LIBOR Rate for the applicable Dividend Period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Calculation Agent&#148; shall mean a
third party independent financial institution of national standing with experience providing such services, which has been selected by us. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Dividend Determination Date&#148; means the London Business Day (as defined below) immediately preceding the first date of the
applicable Dividend Period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Dividend Period&#148; means the period from, and including, a dividend payment date to, but excluding,
the next succeeding dividend payment date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;London Business Day&#148; means any day on which dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars
are transacted in the London interbank market. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Reuters Page LIBOR01&#148; means the display so designated on the Reuters 3000 Xtra
(or such other page as may replace the LIBOR01 page on that service, or such other service as may be nominated by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, or ICE, or its successor, or such other entity assuming the responsibility of ICE or its
successor in the event ICE or its successor no longer does so, as the successor service, for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock.</I> No dividends on shares of Offered Stock shall be authorized by our board of
directors or paid or set apart for payment by us at any time when the terms and provisions of any agreement of ours, including any agreement relating to our indebtedness, prohibit the authorization, payment or setting apart for payment thereof or
provide that the authorization, payment or setting apart for payment thereof would constitute a breach of the agreement or a default under the agreement, or if the authorization, payment or setting apart for payment shall be restricted or prohibited
by law. You should review the information appearing above under &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Our ability to pay dividends is limited by the requirements of Virginia law and our articles of incorporation&#148; for information as to, among other things,
other circumstances under which we may be unable to pay dividends on the Offered Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends on the
Offered Stock will accrue whether or not we have earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of those dividends and whether or not those dividends are declared. No interest, or sum in lieu of interest, will be payable
in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Offered Stock which may be in arrears, and holders of the Offered Stock will not be entitled to any dividends in excess of full cumulative dividends described above. Any dividend payment made on
the Offered Stock shall first be credited against the earliest accumulated but unpaid dividend due with respect to those shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Future
distributions on our common stock and preferred stock, including the Offered Stock offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other
</P>
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things, our results of operations, cash flow from operations, financial condition and capital requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code (and our
ability and desire to use our tax net operating loss carryforward to offset our distribution requirement), any debt service requirements and any other factors our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to make cash distributions on our preferred stock or what the actual distributions will be for any future period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless full
cumulative dividends on the Offered Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for payment for all past dividend periods, no dividends (other than in shares of
common stock or in shares of any series of preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior to the Offered Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation) shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment upon shares of our common stock or preferred
stock that we may issue ranking junior to or on a parity with the Offered Stock (including both our Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock) as to dividends or upon liquidation. Nor shall any other distribution be declared or made upon
shares of our common stock or preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior to or on a parity with the Offered Stock (including both our Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock) as to dividends or upon liquidation. In addition, any
shares of our common stock or preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior to or on a parity with the Offered Stock (including both our Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock) as to dividends or upon liquidation shall not be
redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such shares) by us (except by conversion into or exchange for our other capital stock that we
may issue ranking junior to the Offered Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation, for the surrender of shares of our common stock to us to satisfy tax withholding or similar obligations in connection with restricted stock granted under an equity
compensation or incentive plan and for transfers made pursuant to the provisions of our articles of incorporation relating to restrictions on ownership and transfers of our capital stock). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When dividends are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not so set apart) upon the Series B Preferred Stock, Series
C Preferred Stock and the shares of any other series of preferred stock that we may issue ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Offered Stock, all dividends declared upon the Offered Stock and any other series of preferred stock that we may
issue ranking on a parity as to dividends (including both our Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock) with the Offered Stock shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share of Offered Stock and such
other series of preferred stock that we may issue shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accumulated dividends per share on the Offered Stock and such other series of preferred stock that we may issue (which shall not include any
accrual in respect of unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods if such preferred stock does not have a cumulative dividend) bear to each other. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment
or payments on the Offered Stock which may be in arrears. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Liquidation Preference </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of Offered Stock will be entitled to
be paid out of the assets we have legally available for distribution to our shareholders, subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of our stock we may issue ranking senior to the Offered Stock with respect to the
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the date of payment, before any
distribution of assets is made to holders of our common stock or any other class or series of our stock we may issue that ranks junior to the Offered Stock as to liquidation rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, our available assets are insufficient to pay
the amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of our capital stock that we may issue
ranking on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock </P>
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and the Series C Preferred Stock in the distribution of assets, then the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and all other such classes or series of capital
stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of Offered Stock will be entitled to written notice of any such liquidation no fewer than 30 days and no more than 60 days prior to
the payment date. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of Offered Stock will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets. The consolidation or merger of us with or into
any other corporation, trust or entity or of any other entity with or into us, or the sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of our property or business, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of us (although such events may give rise to the special optional redemption and contingent conversion rights described below). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Redemption
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series C Preferred Stock is not redeemable by us prior to April&nbsp;15, 2025, except as described below under &#147;&#151;Special
Optional Redemption&#148; and except that, as provided in the Series C articles of amendment, we may purchase or redeem shares of the Series C Preferred Stock prior to that date in order to preserve our qualification as a REIT, or, in accordance
with our articles of incorporation, to avoid the direct or indirect imposition of a penalty tax in respect of, or protect the tax status of, any of our REMIC interests. Please see the section entitled &#147;&#151;Restrictions on Ownership and
Transfer&#148; below and &#147;Description of Our Capital Stock&#151;Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer&#148; in the accompanying base prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Optional Redemption</I>. We may, at our option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days&#146; written notice, redeem the Series B
Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. If we elect to redeem any
shares of Series B Preferred Stock as described in this paragraph, we may use any available cash to pay the redemption price, and we will not be required to pay the redemption price only out of the proceeds from the issuance of other equity
securities or any other specific source. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On and after April&nbsp;15, 2025, we may, at our option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days&#146; written notice, redeem the Series C Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of&nbsp; $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including,
the redemption date. If we elect to redeem any shares of Series C Preferred Stock as described in this paragraph, we may use any available cash to pay the redemption price, and we will not be required to pay the redemption price only out of the
proceeds from the issuance of other equity securities or any other specific source. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Special Optional Redemption</I>. Upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control, we may, at our option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days&#146; written notice, redeem the Offered Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred,
for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, we have provided notice of our election to redeem
some or all of the shares of Offered Stock (whether pursuant to our optional redemption right described above under &#147;&#151;Optional Redemption&#148; or this special optional redemption right), the holders of Offered Stock will not have the
Change of Control Conversion Right (as defined below) described below under &#147;&#151;Conversion Rights&#148; with respect to the shares called for redemption. If we elect to redeem any shares of the Offered Stock as described in this paragraph,
we may use any available cash to pay the redemption price, and we will not be required to pay the redemption price only out of the proceeds from the issuance of other equity securities or any other specific source. </P>
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applicable series of Offered Stock, the following have occurred and are continuing: </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 acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a &#147;person&#148; under
Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of our stock entitling that
person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the
right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); 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">following the closing of any transaction referred to in the bullet point above, neither we nor the acquiring or
surviving entity has a class of common securities (or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE American or Nasdaq, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE,
the NYSE American or Nasdaq. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Redemption Procedures</I>. In the event we elect to redeem any Offered Stock, the
notice of redemption will be mailed to each holder of record of Offered Stock called for redemption at such holder&#146;s address as it appears on our stock transfer records and will state the following: </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 redemption date; </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 number of shares of Offered Stock to be redeemed; </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 place or places where certificates (if any) for the Offered Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the
redemption price; </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">that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accumulate on the redemption date;
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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">whether such redemption is being made pursuant to the provisions described above under &#147;&#151;Optional
Redemption&#148; or &#147;&#151;Special Optional Redemption&#148;; </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 applicable, that such redemption is being made in connection with a Change of Control and, in that case, a
brief description of the transaction or transactions constituting such Change of Control; 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">if such redemption is being made in connection with a Change of Control, that the holders of the shares of
Offered Stock being so called for redemption will not be able to tender such shares of Offered Stock for conversion in connection with the Change of Control and that each share of Offered Stock tendered for conversion that is called, prior to the
Change of Control Conversion Date, for redemption will be redeemed on the related date of redemption instead of converted on the Change of Control Conversion Date. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If less than all of the Offered Stock held by any holder is to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall also specify the number of
shares of Offered Stock held by such holder to be redeemed. No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any shares of Offered Stock except as to
the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of Offered Stock to be redeemed shall surrender the Offered Stock at the
place designated in the notice of redemption and shall be entitled to the redemption price and any accumulated and unpaid dividends payable upon the redemption following the surrender. If notice of redemption of any shares of Offered Stock has been
given and if we have irrevocably set aside the funds necessary for redemption in trust for the benefit of the holders of the shares of Offered Stock so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date (unless we default in providing
for the payment of the redemption price plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any), dividends will cease to accrue on those shares of Offered Stock, those shares of Offered Stock shall no longer be
</P>
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deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of those shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, payable upon
redemption. If any redemption date is not a business day, then the redemption price and accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon, if any, payable upon redemption may be paid on the next business day and no interest, additional dividends or other
sums will accrue on the amount payable for the period from and after that redemption date to that next business day. If less than all of the outstanding Offered Stock is to be redeemed, the Offered Stock to be redeemed shall be selected pro rata (as
nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Immediately prior to any redemption of Offered Stock, we shall pay, in
cash, any accumulated and unpaid dividends through and including the redemption date, unless a redemption date falls after a dividend record date and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date, in which case each holder of Offered Stock at the
close of business on such dividend record date shall be entitled to the dividend payable on such shares on the corresponding dividend payment date notwithstanding the redemption of such shares before such dividend payment date. Except as provided
above, we will make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on shares of the Offered Stock to be redeemed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless full cumulative dividends on all shares of a given series of Offered Stock shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid
or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been or contemporaneously is set apart for payment for all past dividend periods, no shares of such series of Offered Stock shall be redeemed unless all outstanding shares of such series
of Offered Stock are simultaneously redeemed and we shall not purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any shares of such series of Offered Stock (except by exchanging it for our capital stock ranking junior to such series of Offered
Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase, redemption or acquisition by us of shares of such series of Offered Stock to preserve our REIT status or, in accordance with our
articles of incorporation, avoid the direct or indirect imposition of a penalty tax in respect of, or protect the tax status of, any of our REMIC interests or pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all
outstanding shares of such series of Offered Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to applicable law, we may purchase shares of Offered Stock in the open
market, by tender or by private agreement. Any shares of Offered Stock that we acquire may be retired and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-classified</FONT> as authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, without designation as to class or
series, and may thereafter be reissued as any class or series of preferred stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conversion Rights </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Offered Stock will have the right (unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion
Date, we have provided notice of our election to redeem some or all of the shares of Offered Stock held by such holder as described above under &#147;&#151;Redemption&#151;Optional Redemption&#148; or &#147;&#151;Redemption&#151;Special Optional
Redemption,&#148; in which case such holder will have the right only with respect to shares of Offered Stock that are not called for redemption) to convert some or all of the Offered Stock held by such holder (the &#147;Change of Control Conversion
Right&#148;) on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of our common stock per share of Offered Stock (the &#147;Common Stock Conversion Consideration&#148;) equal to the lesser of: </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 quotient obtained by dividing (i)&nbsp;the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Offered
Stock plus the amount of any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a dividend record date and prior to the corresponding dividend
payment date for the Offered Stock, in which case no additional amount for such accumulated and unpaid dividends will be included in this sum) by (ii)&nbsp;the Common Stock Price, as defined below (such quotient, the &#147;Conversion Rate&#148;);
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 applicable Share Cap (as defined below), subject to certain adjustments as described below.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Share Cap&#148; means, with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, 1.5858 and, with respect to the
Series C Preferred Stock, 2.63852. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Anything in our articles of incorporation or the Series C articles of amendment to the contrary
notwithstanding and except as otherwise required by law, the persons who are the holders of record of shares of Offered Stock at the close of business on a dividend record date will be entitled to receive the dividend payable on the corresponding
dividend payment date notwithstanding the conversion of those shares after such dividend record date and on or prior to such dividend payment date and, in such case, the full amount of such dividend shall be paid on such dividend payment date to the
persons who were the holders of record at the close of business on such dividend record date. Except as provided above, we will make no allowance for unpaid dividends that are not in arrears on the shares of Offered Stock to be converted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Share Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any share splits (including those effected pursuant to a distribution of our common stock
to existing holders of our common stock), subdivisions or combinations (in each case, a &#147;Share Split&#148;) with respect to our common stock as follows: the adjusted Share Cap as the result of a Share Split will be the number of shares of our
common stock that is equivalent to the product obtained by multiplying (i)&nbsp;the Share Cap in effect immediately prior to such Share Split by (ii)&nbsp;a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of our common stock outstanding
immediately after giving effect to such Share Split and the denominator of which is the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to such Share Split. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the aggregate number of shares of our common stock (or equivalent
Alternative Conversion Consideration (as defined below), as applicable) issuable or deliverable, as applicable, in connection with the exercise of the Change of Control Conversion Right will not exceed the Exchange Cap (as defined below). The
Exchange Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any Share Splits on the same basis as the corresponding adjustment to the Share Cap. With respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, the &#147;Exchange Cap&#148; is the product of (x)&nbsp;the number
of shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding from time to time and (y) 1.5858 and, with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock, the &#147;Exchange Cap is the product of (i)&nbsp;the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding from
time to time and (ii) 2.63852 (or, in each case, equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the case of a Change
of Control pursuant to which our common stock is or will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (the &#147;Alternative Form Consideration&#148;), a holder of Offered Stock will receive upon
conversion of such Offered Stock the kind and amount of Alternative Form Consideration which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive upon the Change of Control had such holder held a number of shares of our common stock equal to the
Common Stock Conversion Consideration immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control (the &#147;Alternative Conversion Consideration&#148;; the Common Stock Conversion Consideration or the Alternative Conversion Consideration,
whichever shall be applicable to a Change of Control, is referred to as the &#147;Conversion Consideration&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the holders of our
common stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in the Change of Control, the Conversion Consideration in respect of such Change of Control will be deemed to be the kind and amount of consideration actually
received by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock that made or voted for such an election (if electing between two types of consideration) or holders of a plurality of the outstanding shares of our common stock that
made or voted for such an election (if electing between more than two types of consideration), as the case may be, and will be subject to any limitations to which all holders of our common stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata
reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in such Change of Control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not issue fractional shares of our
common stock upon the conversion of the Offered Stock in connection with a Change of Control. Instead, we will make a cash payment equal to the value of such fractional shares based upon the Common Stock Price used in determining the Common Stock
Conversion Consideration for such Change of Control. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, provided that we have not
then exercised our right to redeem all shares of Offered Stock pursuant to the redemption provisions described above, we will provide to holders of Offered Stock a notice of occurrence of the Change of Control that describes the resulting Change of
Control Conversion Right. This notice will state 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">the events constituting the Change of Control; </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 date of the Change of Control; </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 last date on which the holders of Offered Stock may exercise their Change of Control Conversion Right;
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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 method and period for calculating the Common Stock Price; </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 Change of Control Conversion Date; </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">that if, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, we have provided notice of our election to redeem all or
any shares of Offered Stock, holders will not be able to convert the shares of Offered Stock called for redemption and such shares will be redeemed on the related redemption date, even if such shares have already been tendered for conversion
pursuant to the Change of Control Conversion Right; </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 applicable, the type and amount of Alternative Conversion Consideration entitled to be received per share of
Offered Stock; </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 name and address of the paying agent, transfer agent and conversion agent for the Offered Stock;
</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 procedures that the holders of Offered Stock must follow to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right
(including procedures for surrendering shares for conversion through the facilities of a Depositary (as defined below)), including the form of conversion notice to be delivered by such holders as described below; 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 last date on which holders of Offered Stock may withdraw shares surrendered for conversion and the procedures
that such holders must follow to effect such a withdrawal. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under such circumstances, we will also issue a press release
containing such notice for publication on Dow Jones&nbsp;&amp; Company, Inc., Wall Street Journal, Business Wire, PR Newswire or Bloomberg Business News (or, if these organizations are not in existence at the time of issuance of the press release,
such other news or press organization as is reasonably calculated to broadly disseminate the relevant information to the public), and post a notice on our website, in any event prior to the opening of business on the first business day following any
date on which we provide the notice described above to the holders of Offered Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right,
the holders of Offered Stock will be required to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date, the certificates (if any) representing the shares of Offered Stock to be converted, duly endorsed for transfer
(or, in the case of any shares of Offered Stock held in book-entry form through a Depositary, to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date, the shares of Offered Stock to be converted through the facilities
of such Depositary), together with a written conversion notice in the form provided by us, duly completed, to our transfer agent. The conversion notice must state: </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 relevant Change of Control Conversion Date; </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">that the Offered Stock is to be converted pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Offered 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 &#147;Change of Control Conversion Date&#148; is the date the Offered Stock is to be converted, which will be a
business day selected by us that is no fewer than 20 days nor more than 35 days after the date on which we provide the notice described above to the holders of Offered 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">The &#147;Common Stock Price&#148; is (i)&nbsp;if the consideration to be received in the
Change of Control by the holders of our common stock is solely cash, the amount of cash consideration per share of our common stock or (ii)&nbsp;if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders of our common stock is other
than solely cash (x)&nbsp;the average of the closing sale prices per share of our common stock (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the
average closing bid and the average closing ask prices per share) for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the date on which such Change of Control occurred as reported on the principal United States securities
exchange on which our common stock is then traded, or (y)&nbsp;the average of the last quoted bid prices for our common stock in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market as reported
by Pink OTC Markets Inc. or similar organization for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the date on which such Change of Control occurred, if our common stock is not then listed for trading on a United States
securities exchange. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of Offered Stock may withdraw any notice of exercise of a Change of Control Conversion Right (in whole or in
part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to our transfer agent prior to the close of business on the business day prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date. The notice of withdrawal delivered by any holder must state: </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 number of withdrawn shares of Offered Stock; </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 certificated Offered Stock has been surrendered for conversion, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn
shares of Offered Stock; 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 number of shares of Offered Stock, if any, which remain subject to the holder&#146;s conversion notice.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any shares of Offered Stock are held in book-entry form through the DTC or a similar
depositary (each, a &#147;Depositary&#148;), the conversion notice and/or the notice of withdrawal, as applicable, must comply with applicable procedures, if any, of the applicable Depositary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Offered Stock as to which the Change of Control Conversion Right has been properly exercised and for which the conversion notice has not been
properly withdrawn will be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration in accordance with the Change of Control Conversion Right on the Change of Control Conversion Date, unless prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date we have
provided notice of our election to redeem some or all of the shares of Offered Stock, as described above under &#147;&#151;Redemption&#151;Optional Redemption&#148; or &#147;&#151;Redemption&#151;Special Optional Redemption,&#148; in which case only
the shares of Offered Stock properly surrendered for conversion and not properly withdrawn that are not called for redemption will be converted as aforesaid. If we elect to redeem shares of Offered Stock that would otherwise be converted into the
applicable Conversion Consideration on a Change of Control Conversion Date, such shares of Offered Stock will not be so converted and the holders of such shares will be entitled to receive on the applicable redemption date the redemption price
described above under &#147;&#151;Redemption&#151;Optional Redemption&#148; or &#147;&#151;Redemption&#151;Special Optional Redemption,&#148; as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will deliver all securities, cash and any other property owing upon conversion no later than the third business day following the Change of
Control Conversion Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the persons entitled to receive any shares of our common stock or other securities delivered on conversion will be deemed to have become the holders of record thereof as of the Change of
Control Conversion Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the exercise of any Change of Control Conversion Right, we will comply with all federal and
state securities laws and stock exchange rules in connection with any conversion of Offered Stock into shares of our common stock or other property. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offered Stock, no holder of Offered Stock will be
entitled to convert such Offered Stock into shares of our common stock to the extent that receipt of such common stock would cause such holder (or any other person) to exceed the applicable share ownership limitations contained in our articles of
incorporation, including the Series C articles of amendment, as </P>
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applicable, unless we provide an exemption from this limitation to such holder. Please see the section entitled &#147;&#151;Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer&#148; below and
&#147;Description of Our Capital Stock&#151;Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer&#148; in the accompanying base prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Change
of Control conversion feature may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us or discourage a party from acquiring us. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;You may not be able to exercise conversion rights upon a Change of Control and, if
exercisable, the change of control conversion rights described in this prospectus supplement may not adequately compensate you&#148; and &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Our articles of incorporation, including the Series C articles of amendment contain
restrictions upon ownership and transfer of the Offered Stock, which may impair the ability of holders to convert Offered Stock into our common stock upon a Change of Control.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as provided above in connection with a Change of Control, the Offered Stock is not convertible into or exchangeable for any other
securities or property. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Voting Rights </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of the Offered Stock will not have any voting rights, except as set forth below or as otherwise required by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever dividends on any shares of either series of Offered Stock are in arrears for six or more quarterly dividend periods, whether or not
consecutive, the number of directors constituting our board of directors will be automatically increased by two (if not already increased by two by reason of the election of directors by the holders of either series of Offered Stock or the holders
of any other class or series of our preferred stock we may issue upon which similar voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and with which the Offered Stock is entitled to vote as a class with respect to the election of those two
directors) and the holders of such series of Offered Stock (voting separately as a class with all other classes or series of preferred stock we may issue upon which similar voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable (including holders of
the other series of Offered Stock, if applicable) and which are entitled to vote as a class with such series of Offered Stock in the election of those two directors) will be entitled to vote for the election of those two additional directors at a
special meeting called by us at the request of the holders of record of at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Offered Stock or by the holders of any other class or series of preferred stock upon which similar voting rights have been conferred
and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with such series of Offered Stock in the election of those two directors (unless the request is received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of
shareholders, in which case, such vote will be held at the earlier of the next annual or special meeting of shareholders), and at each subsequent annual meeting until all dividends accumulated on such series of Offered Stock for all past dividend
periods and the then current dividend period shall have been fully paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set aside for payment. In that case, the right of holders of such series of Offered Stock to elect any directors will
cease and, unless there are other classes or series of our preferred stock upon which similar voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, any directors elected by holders of such series of Offered Stock shall immediately resign and the
number of directors constituting the board of directors shall be reduced accordingly. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the total number of directors elected by holders of a series of Offered Stock (voting separately as a class with all
other classes or series of preferred stock we may issue upon which similar voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with a series of Offered Stock in the election of such directors) pursuant to
these voting rights exceed two. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a special meeting is not called by us within 30 days after request from the holders of a series of
Offered Stock as described above, then the holders of record of at least 25% of the outstanding shares of such series of Offered Stock may designate a holder to call the meeting at our expense. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On each matter on which holders of a series of Offered Stock are entitled to vote, each share of such series of Offered Stock will be entitled
to one vote, except that when shares of any other class or series of our preferred </P>
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stock have the right to vote with such series of Offered Stock as a single class on any matter, such series of Offered Stock and the shares of each such other class or series will have one vote
for each $25.00 of liquidation preference (excluding accumulated dividends). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">So long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Series
C Preferred Stock remain outstanding, we will not, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and/or Series C Preferred Stock
outstanding at the time, as applicable, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting (voting together as a class with the holders of the other series of Offered Stock and all series of parity preferred stock that we may issue upon
which similar voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable), (a)&nbsp;authorize or create, or increase the authorized or issued amount of, any class or series of capital stock ranking senior to either the Series B Preferred Stock or the
Series C Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up or reclassify any of our authorized capital stock into such shares, or create, authorize or issue any obligation
or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such shares; or (b)&nbsp;amend, alter or repeal the provisions of our articles of incorporation, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to materially and adversely
affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of either the Series B Preferred Stock or the Series C Preferred Stock (each, an &#147;Event&#148;); provided, however, with respect to the occurrence of any Event set forth in (b)&nbsp;above,
so long as the Series B Preferred Stock and/or the Series C Preferred Stock, as applicable, remains outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged, taking into account that, upon an occurrence of an Event, we may not be the surviving
entity, the occurrence of any such Event shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of holders of such series of Offered Stock; provided, further that if an Event set forth in
(b)&nbsp;above affects materially and adversely any right, preference, privilege or voting power of either series of Offered Stock but not all of the series of our preferred stock that we may issue upon which similar voting rights have been
conferred and are exercisable (excluding the other series of Offered Stock), the vote or consent that is required will be the vote or consent of the holders of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding shares of
the affected series of Offered Stock and all such other series so affected; and, provided further, that any increase in the amount of the authorized preferred stock, including the Offered Stock, or the creation or issuance of any additional shares
of common stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock or other series of preferred stock that we may issue, or any increase in the amount of authorized shares of such series, in each case ranking on a parity with or junior to the
Offered Stock that we may issue with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting
powers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing voting provisions will not apply to a particular series of Offered Stock if, at or prior to the time when the act
with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of such series of Offered Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds shall have been deposited
in trust to effect such redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as expressly stated in our articles of incorporation, the Series C articles of amendment or as
may be required by applicable law, neither the Series B Preferred Stock nor the Series C Preferred Stock will have any relative, participating, optional or other special voting rights or powers and the consent of the holders thereof shall not be
required for the taking of any corporate action. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Information Rights </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During any period in which we are not subject to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and any shares of Offered Stock are outstanding,
we will use our best efforts to (i)&nbsp;transmit by mail (or other permissible means under the Exchange Act) to all holders of Offered Stock, as their names and addresses appear on our record books and without cost to such holders, copies of the
annual reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and quarterly reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> that we would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act if we were subject thereto (other than any exhibits that would have been required) and (ii)&nbsp;promptly, upon request, supply copies of such reports to any holders or prospective holder of Offered Stock. We will use our best
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efforts to mail (or otherwise provide) the information to the holders of the Offered Stock within 15 days after the respective dates by which a periodic report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> as the case may be, in respect of such information would have been required to be filed with the SEC, if we were subject to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, in each case, based on the dates on which we would be required to file such periodic reports if we were a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-accelerated</FONT> filer&#148; within the meaning of the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To assist us in qualifying as a REIT, our articles of incorporation, including the Series C articles of amendment, prohibit anyone from
acquiring or holding, beneficially or constructively, ownership of a number of shares of our capital stock in excess of 9.8% of the outstanding shares. For this purpose the term &#147;ownership&#148; is deemed to include shares constructively owned
by a person under the provisions of Section&nbsp;544 of the Code, as modified in Section&nbsp;856(h) of the Code, and shares beneficially owned under the provisions of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> or any successor rule under
the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The constructive ownership provisions of Section&nbsp;544 of the Code generally attribute ownership of securities owned
by a corporation, partnership, estate or trust proportionately to its shareholders, partners or beneficiaries; attribute ownership of securities owned by family members to other members of the same family; and set forth rules for attributing
securities constructively owned by one person to another person. To determine whether a person holds or would hold capital stock in excess of the 9.8% ownership limit, a person will be treated as owning not only shares of capital stock actually
owned, but also any shares of capital stock attributed to that person under the attribution rules described above. Accordingly, a person who individually owns less than 9.8% of the shares outstanding may nevertheless be in violation of the 9.8%
ownership limit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any transfer of shares of Offered Stock that would cause us to be disqualified as a REIT will be null and void, and the
intended transferee (the &#147;purported transferee&#148;) will acquire no rights to those shares. In addition, no holder of Offered Stock will be entitled to convert the Offered Stock into our common stock upon a Change of Control to the extent
that receipt of our common stock would cause the holder to beneficially or constructively own stock exceeding either of the 9.8% ownership thresholds unless we provide an exemption from these ownership limitations to such holder at our sole
discretion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares of Offered Stock which, but for the provisions of Article VI of our articles of incorporation, would be owned by a
person or persons acting as a group and would, at any time, be in excess of the 9.8% ownership limit will constitute &#147;Excess Shares.&#148; At the discretion of our board of directors, all Excess Shares may be redeemed by us. We will provide
written notice of redemption to the holder of the Excess Shares not less than one week prior to the redemption date (the &#147;Redemption Date&#148;) determined by the board of directors and included in the notice of redemption. The redemption price
to be paid for Excess Shares will be equal to (a)&nbsp;the closing price of those shares on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares are listed or admitted to trading on the last business day prior to the Redemption Date, or
(b)&nbsp;if the shares are not so listed or admitted to trading, the closing bid price on the last business day prior to the Redemption Date as reported on the NASD System, if quoted thereon, or (c)&nbsp;if the redemption price is not determinable
in accordance with either clause (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;of this sentence, the net asset value of the shares determined in good faith by the board of directors and in accordance with the Virginia Stock Corporation Act. From and after the Redemption
Date, the holder of any Excess Shares called for redemption shall cease to be entitled to any distributions and other benefits with respect to those shares, except the right to payment of the redemption price. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our board of directors in its discretion may exempt from the 9.8% ownership limit ownership of designated shares of our capital stock by a
person who has provided our board of directors with evidence and assurances acceptable to the board of directors that our qualification as a REIT would not be jeopardized by such ownership. At present, our board of directors has granted a limited
exemption from the 9.8% ownership limit to one shareholder, FMR LLC and certain of its affiliates, which is permitted to own, in the aggregate, up to 20% of our capital 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">In addition, any acquisition of shares of our capital stock, including the Series B
Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock, that could or would result in the imposition of a penalty tax (a &#147;Penalty Tax&#148;) on us (including the imposition of an entity-level tax on one or more REMICs in which we have acquired or plan to
acquire an interest) or endanger the tax status of one or more REMICs in which we have acquired or plan to acquire an interest will be null and void to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the intended transferee (the &#147;purported
transferee&#148;) will be deemed never to have had an interest in such shares. In addition, to avoid a Penalty Tax or the endangerment of the tax status of one or more REMICs in which we have acquired or plan to acquire an interest, we may redeem
shares of our capital stock in the same manner as described with respect to Excess Shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For further information regarding restrictions
on ownership and transfer of the Offered Stock, please see the section entitled &#147;Description of Our Capital Stock&#151;Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer&#148; in the accompanying base prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>No Preemptive Rights </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No holders of the
Offered Stock will, as holders of Offered Stock, have any preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for our common stock or our any other security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Book-Entry Procedures </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC will act as
securities depositary for the Offered Stock. We will issue one or more fully registered global securities certificates in the name of DTC&#146;s nominee, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. These certificates will represent the total aggregate number of shares of
Offered Stock. We will deposit these certificates with DTC or a custodian appointed by DTC. We will not issue certificates to you for the shares of Offered Stock that you purchase unless DTC&#146;s services are discontinued as described below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title to book-entry interests in the Offered Stock will pass by book-entry registration of the transfer within the records of DTC in
accordance with its procedures. Book-entry interests in the securities may be transferred within DTC in accordance with procedures established for these purposes by DTC. Each person owning a beneficial interest in shares of the Offered Stock must
rely on the procedures of DTC and the participant through which such person owns its interest to exercise its rights as a holder of the Offered Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC has advised us that it is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve
System, a &#147;clearing corporation&#148; within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a &#147;clearing agency&#148; registered under the provisions of Section&nbsp;17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that its
participants (&#147;Direct Participants&#148;) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among Direct Participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized
book-entry changes in Direct Participants&#146; accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and
certain other organizations. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as securities brokers and dealers, including the underwriters, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct
Participant, either directly or indirectly (&#147;Indirect Participants&#148;). The rules applicable to DTC and its Direct and Indirect Participants are on file with the SEC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When you purchase shares of Offered Stock within the DTC system, the purchase must be by or through a Direct Participant. The Direct
Participant will receive a credit for the Offered Stock on DTC&#146;s records. You will be considered to be the &#147;beneficial owner&#148; of the Offered Stock. Your beneficial ownership interest will be recorded on the Direct and Indirect
Participants&#146; records, but DTC will have no knowledge of your individual ownership. DTC&#146;s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts shares of Offered Stock are credited. </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 will not receive written confirmation from DTC of your purchase. The Direct or Indirect
Participants through whom you purchased the Offered Stock should send you written confirmations providing details of your transactions, as well as periodic statements of your holdings. The Direct and Indirect Participants are responsible for keeping
an accurate account of the holdings of their customers like you. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Transfers of ownership interests held through Direct and Indirect
Participants will be accomplished by entries on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of the beneficial owners. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct
Participants and Indirect Participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We understand that, under DTC&#146;s existing practices, in the event that we request any action of the holders, or an owner of a beneficial
interest in a global security, such as you, desires to take any action which a holder is entitled to take under our articles of incorporation (including the Series C articles of amendment, as applicable), DTC would authorize the Direct Participants
holding the relevant shares to take such action, and those Direct Participants and any Indirect Participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through those Direct and Indirect Participants to take such action or would otherwise act upon the
instructions of beneficial owners owning through them. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any redemption notices with respect to the Offered Stock will be sent to
Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. If less than all of the outstanding shares of a particular series of Offered Stock are being redeemed, DTC will reduce each Direct Participant&#146;s holdings of shares of such series of Offered Stock in accordance with its
procedures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In those instances where a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. itself will consent or vote with respect to
the shares of Offered Stock. Under its usual procedures, DTC would mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co.&#146;s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants
whose accounts the shares of Offered Stock are credited to on the record date, which are identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dividends on the Offered Stock will be made directly to DTC&#146;s nominee (or its successor, if applicable). DTC&#146;s practice is to credit
participants&#146; accounts on the relevant payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC&#146;s records unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payment on that payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments by Direct and Indirect Participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the
case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in &#147;street name.&#148; These payments will be the responsibility of the participant and not of DTC, us or any agent of ours. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the Offered Stock at any time by giving reasonable notice
to us. Additionally, we may decide to discontinue the book-entry only system of transfers with respect to the Offered Stock. In that event, we will print and deliver certificates in fully registered form for the Offered Stock. If DTC notifies us
that it is unwilling to continue as securities depositary, or it is unable to continue or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days after receiving such notice
or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered, we will issue the Offered Stock in definitive form, at our expense, upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, such global security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">According to DTC, the foregoing information with respect to DTC has been provided to the financial community for informational purposes only
and is not intended to serve as a representation, warranty or contract modification of any kind. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The transfer agent and registrar for the Offered Stock is Computershare. The principal business address for Computershare is 211 Quality
Circle, Suite 210, College Station, Texas 77845 and its telephone number is (866) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">280-0407</FONT> (toll free) or (201) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">680-6578.</FONT> </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 have entered into an amendment no. 2, dated August 4, 2020, to our equity distribution agreement, dated November&nbsp;21, 2016, as
previously amended, with Ladenburg Thalmann&nbsp;&amp; Co. Inc. and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC under which we may offer and sell up to an aggregate of $50,000,000 of shares of the Offered Stock on or after August 4, 2020 from time to
time through the Agents. The equity distribution agreement, as amended, has been or will be filed under the Exchange Act as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> which is or will be incorporated by
reference into this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sales of shares of the Offered Stock, if any, under this prospectus may be made by any method
permitted by law deemed to be an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;at-the-market&#148;</FONT></FONT> offering as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, sales made directly
on NASDAQ, the existing trading market for the Offered Stock, sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or, if specified in a written notice from us, by any other method permitted by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms of the equity distribution agreement, as amended, we also may sell shares of our Offered Stock to either Agent as principal
for its own account at a price agreed upon at the time of sale. If we sell shares of our Offered Stock to an Agent as principal, we will enter into a separate written agreement with that Agent, and we will describe that agreement in a separate
prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon written instructions from us, the Agents will use their commercially reasonable efforts consistent with their
sales and trading practices to solicit offers to purchase shares of our Offered Stock under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the equity distribution agreement, as amended, but are not required to sell any specific number of
shares or dollar amount of Offered Stock. We will instruct an Agent as to the amount of the Offered Stock to be sold by such Agent. We may instruct an Agent not to sell the Offered Stock if the sales cannot be effected at or above the price
designated by us in any instruction. We or an Agent may suspend the offering of the Offered Stock upon proper notice and subject to other conditions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable Agent will provide written confirmation to us no later than the opening of the trading day on the NYSE following the trading
day in which shares of the Offered Stock are sold under the equity distribution agreement, as amended. Each confirmation will include the number of shares sold on the preceding day, the net proceeds to us and the compensation payable by us to the
Agents in connection with the sales. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will pay the Agents commissions for their services in acting as agents in the sale of our Offered
Stock. The Agents are entitled to compensation of up to 2.0% of the gross sales price per share of our Offered Stock sold under the equity distribution agreement, as amended. We have paid the Agents commissions aggregating $815,921 for sales of the
Offered Stock under the equity distribution agreement, as amended, prior to the date of this prospectus supplement. We estimate that the total expenses for the offering, excluding compensation payable to the Agents under the terms of the equity
distribution agreement, as amended, will be approximately $110,000. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Settlement for sales of the Offered Stock will occur on the third
business day following the date on which any sales are made, or on some other date that is agreed upon by us and the applicable Agent in connection with a particular transaction, in return for payment of the net proceeds to us. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the sale of the Offered Stock on our behalf, the Agents will be deemed to be &#147;underwriters&#148; within the meaning of
the Securities Act, and the compensation of the Agents will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to the Agents against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The offering of shares of our Offered Stock pursuant to the equity distribution agreement, as amended, will
terminate upon the earlier of (1)&nbsp;the sale of all of the Offered Stock subject to the equity distribution agreement, as amended, whether by the Agents or any other agent or (2)&nbsp;termination of such equity distribution agreement,
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as amended, by an Agent or us, as permitted therein. Termination of the equity distribution agreement, as amended, by one Agent would be effective with respect to that Agent only, and the equity
distribution agreement, as amended, would remain effective as between us and the other Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Agent and its affiliates have in the
past had, or currently have, other relationships with our company. In the ordinary course of its trading, brokerage, investment management and financing activities, each Agent or its affiliates may at any time hold long or short positions, and may
trade or otherwise effect transactions, for its own account or the accounts of customers, in our securities. From time to time, in the ordinary course of business, Ladenburg Thalmann&nbsp;&amp; Co. Inc. and its affiliates have provided, and in the
future both Agents and their affiliates may continue to provide, investment banking services to our company and have received or may receive fees for the rendering of such services. </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 our Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus and certain legal matters in connection
with the offering of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock will be passed on for us by Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Richmond, Virginia. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the agents by Blank Rome LLP, New
York, New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="srom732730_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 financial statements as of December&nbsp;31, 2019 and 2018 and for each of the three years in the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 and
management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2019 incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement from our annual report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated herein by reference, given on
the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="srom732730_10"></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 documents with the SEC under the Exchange Act. The SEC
maintains an internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including Dynex Capital, Inc., that file electronically with the SEC. The public may obtain any documents that we file
with the SEC at www.sec.gov. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We also make available free of charge on or through our internet website (www.dynexcapital.com) our annual
report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> quarterly reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> and, if applicable, amendments to those reports
filed or furnished pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is a part of a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> that we filed with the SEC. This
prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information with respect to our company and our securities, reference is made to the
registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
base prospectus are not necessarily complete and, where that contract is an exhibit to the registration statement, each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the exhibit to which the reference relates. </P>
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REFERENCE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to other documents that we have filed with the SEC. These incorporated documents contain important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, and later information filed with the SEC will update and
supersede this information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under
Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until the offering of securities covered by this prospectus is complete: </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">annual report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667520000013/dx-20191231.htm">Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, filed on February&nbsp;25, 2020; </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">quarterly reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2020,
filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667520000040/dx-20200331.htm">May&nbsp;11, 2020</A>, and the quarter ended June&nbsp;
30, 2020, filed <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667520000053/dx-20200630.htm">August&nbsp;3, 2020</A>; </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">current reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> or Form 8 K/A, filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000110465920022506/tm209286d2_8k.htm">February&nbsp;19,
 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667520000015/dx-20200227.htm">March&nbsp;4, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667520000019/dx-20200319.htm">March&nbsp;
20, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667520000032/dx-20200427.htm">May&nbsp;1, 2020</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667520000045/dx-20200609.htm">June&nbsp;9, 2020</A>;
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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 Series B Preferred Stock included in our Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-09819),</FONT> filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;
12(b) of the Exchange Act on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000119312513158551/d523162d8a12b.htm">April&nbsp;17, 2013</A>, as updated by Exhibit 4.5 to our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for
the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, filed on February&nbsp;25, 2020, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating that description.; 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 description of our Series C Preferred Stock included in our Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000110465920022487/tm209286d1_8a12b.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-09819),</FONT> filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act on February&nbsp;18, 2020, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating that description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <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:6pt; 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">Dynex Capital, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4991 Lake
Brook Drive, Suite 100 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Glen Allen, VA 23060 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(804) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">217-5800</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$500,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dynex Capital, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COMMON STOCK </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PREFERRED
STOCK </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEBT SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WARRANTS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SHAREHOLDER
RIGHTS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;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:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to
offer and sell from time to time the debt and equity securities described in this prospectus: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;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">shares of our common stock; </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">shares of our preferred stock; </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">debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;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">warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, our preferred stock or our debt securities;
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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">rights issuable to our shareholders to purchase shares of our common stock or our preferred stock, to purchase
warrants exercisable for shares of our common stock or our preferred stock, or to purchase units consisting of two or more of the foregoing, and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;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">units consisting of two or more of the foregoing. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The total offering price of the securities described in this prospectus will not exceed $500,000,000 in the aggregate. We will provide the
specific terms of any securities we may offer in prospectus supplements to this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement before deciding to invest in these securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the &#147;NYSE&#148;) under the symbol &#147;DX,&#148; our 8.50% Series A Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock (the &#147;Series A Preferred Stock&#148;) is listed on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;DXPRA&#148;, and our 7.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the &#147;Series B Preferred Stock&#148;) is listed on the
NYSE under the symbol &#147;DXPRB.&#148; We may make any sales of our common stock, our Series A Preferred Stock or our Series B Preferred Stock under this prospectus, if any, on or through the facilities of the NYSE, to or through a market maker,
or to or through an electronic communications network, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, or in any other manner permitted by law (including, without limitation, privately negotiated transactions). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To assist us in qualifying as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, no person may own more than 9.8% of the
outstanding shares of our capital stock, unless our Board of Directors waives this limitation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may offer these securities directly,
through agents designated by us from time to time, or to or through underwriters or dealers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our principal executive offices are located
at 4991 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 100, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. Our telephone number is (804) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">217-5800.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;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:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in
our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the information referred to under the heading &#147;<U><A HREF="#tx732730_6">Risk Factors</A></U>&#148; beginning on page 8 of this prospectus for information regarding risks associated
with an investment in our securities before you invest. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of this prospectus is June 28, 2018. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1</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"><A HREF="#tx732730_3">INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION BY REFERENCE</A></P></TD>
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 PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS</A></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> that we filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, portions of which we have omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements contained
in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete. If the SEC&#146;s rules and regulations require that a contract or document be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to
the copy of the contract or document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement for a complete description. You should rely only on the information in our prospectus and the documents that are incorporated by reference. We have not authorized
anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not offering these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is prohibited by law. You should not assume that the information in our prospectus or any incorporated document is
accurate as of any date other than the date of the document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings, any combinations of the securities described in this prospectus. The total dollar
amount of the securities sold under this prospectus will not exceed $500,000,000. This prospectus only provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this prospectus, we will provide a
prospectus supplement that contains specific information about the terms of the securities. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement together with the additional information described under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When
used in this prospectus, the terms &#147;Dynex&#148;, &#147;company,&#148; &#147;issuer,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our,&#148; and &#147;us&#148; refer to Dynex Capital, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx732730_2"></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 documents with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). You may read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC without charge at the public reference room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.W., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Information about the operation of
the public reference room may be obtained by calling the SEC at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-SEC-0330.</FONT></FONT></FONT> Also, the SEC maintains an internet website that
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including Dynex Capital, Inc., that file electronically with the SEC. The public may obtain any documents that we file with the SEC at <I>www.sec.gov</I>.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock, our Series A Preferred Stock and our Series B Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE under the symbols &#147;DX&#148;,
&#147;DXPRA&#148; and &#147;DXPRB&#148;, respectively. All 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. Finally, we maintain an
internet website where you can find additional information. The address of our internet website is <I>http://www.dynexcapital.com</I>. All internet addresses provided in this prospectus are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be
hyperlinks. In addition, the information on our internet website, or any other internet website described herein, is not a part of, and is not incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in, this prospectus or other offering materials.
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REFERENCE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC&#146;s rules allow us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; information into this prospectus, which means that we
can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of filing those documents. Any reports
filed by us with the SEC on or after the date of this prospectus will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have filed the documents
listed below with the SEC under the Exchange Act, and these documents are incorporated herein by reference (other than information in such documents that is furnished and not deemed to be filed): </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/826675/000082667518000005/a2017form10-k.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2017 filed on March&nbsp;5, 2018; </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 Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667518000017/a1q18form10-q.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the period ended March&nbsp;31, 2018 filed on May&nbsp;8, 2018; </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 Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667518000007/form8-kamendmenttoamendeda.htm">March
 16, 2018</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000082667518000022/form8-k2018annualmeetingre.htm">May 21, 2018</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 included in our registration statement on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A,</FONT> filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act on January&nbsp;17, 1989, the description of our Series A Preferred Stock included in our registration statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000119312512326391/d388464d8a12b.htm">August&nbsp;1, 2012</A>, and the description of our Series
B Preferred Stock included in our registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A,</FONT> filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;
12(b) of the Exchange Act on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826675/000119312513158551/d523162d8a12b.htm">April&nbsp;17, 2013</A>, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any of these descriptions.
</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 pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this
prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities to which this prospectus relates (other than information in such documents that is furnished and not deemed to be filed) will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this prospectus and to be part hereof from the date of filing of those documents. All documents we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement that contains this
prospectus and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and to be part hereof from the date of filing those documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the
information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus (other than the exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference therein); we will provide this information
at no cost to the requester upon written or oral request to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Investor Relations Officer </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Dynex Capital, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4991 Lake
Brook Drive, Suite 100 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(804) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">217-5800</FONT> </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 written statements we make in this prospectus, and in our other filings with the SEC that are incorporated herein by reference, that
are not historical facts constitute &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and Section&nbsp;21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking
statements are those that predict or describe future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. All statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus addressing our future results of operations and
operating performance, events, or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, including, but not limited to, statements relating to investment strategies, changes in net interest income, investment performance, earnings or
earnings per share, the interest rate environment, capital raising strategies and activities, economic conditions and outlook, expected impact of hedging transactions, and market share, as well as statements expressing optimism or pessimism about
future operating results, are forward-looking statements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can generally identify forward-looking statements as statements containing
the words &#147;will,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;assume,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;may&#148; or other similar
expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance as of the date the statements are made, taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs,
assumptions and expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of
operations may vary materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which are not historical facts and may be based on assumptions and
expectations that do not materialize. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may make forward-looking statements in this prospectus, and in our other filings with the SEC
that are incorporated herein by reference, regarding: </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 business and investment strategy including our ability to generate acceptable risk-adjusted returns and our
target investment allocations; </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 views on conditions in the investment, credit and derivatives markets; </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 views on the effect of actual or proposed actions of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(the &#147;Federal Reserve&#148;) and its Federal Open Market Committee (the &#147;FOMC&#148;) or other central banks with respect to monetary policy (including the targeted Federal Funds Rate), and the potential impact of these actions on interest
rates, inflation or unemployment; </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 effect of regulatory initiatives of the Federal Reserve (including the FOMC), other financial regulators, and
other central banks; </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 financing strategy including our target leverage ratios, our use of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to-be-announced,</FONT></FONT> or TBA, forward contracts in dollar roll transactions, and anticipated trends in financing costs, and our hedging strategy including changes to the derivative instruments to which we are a
party, and changes to government regulation of hedging instruments and our use of these instruments; </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 investment portfolio composition and target investments; </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 investment portfolio performance, including the fair value, yields and forecasted prepayment speeds of our
investments; </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 liquidity and ability to access financing, and the anticipated availability and cost of financing;
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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 stock repurchase activity and the impact of stock repurchases; </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 intention and ability to pay dividends in the future; </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 use of and restrictions on using our tax net operating loss (&#147;NOL&#148;) carryforward;
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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 status of pending litigation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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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">The competitive environment in the future, including competition for investments and the availability of
financing; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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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">Estimates of future interest expenses, including related to our repurchase agreements and derivative instruments;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">The status and effect of legislative reforms and regulatory rule-making or review processes and the status of
reform efforts and other business developments in the repurchase agreement financing market; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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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">Market, industry and economic trends, and how these trends and related economic data may impact the behavior of
market participants and financial regulators; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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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">Market interest rates and market spreads. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">While it is not possible to identify all factors, some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ from historical results or from
any results expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, or that may cause our projections, assumptions, expectations or beliefs to change, include the following: </P> <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">The risks and uncertainties referenced in this prospectus, or in our other filings with the SEC that are
incorporated herein by reference, particularly those set forth under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; herein and in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> under Item 1A, &#147;Risk Factors&#148;;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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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 ability to find suitable reinvestment opportunities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Changes in domestic economic conditions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Changes in interest rates and interest rate spreads, including the repricing of interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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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 investment portfolio performance particularly as it relates to cash flow, prepayment rates and credit
performance; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">The impact on markets and asset prices from the Federal Reserve&#146;s balance sheet normalization process
through the reduction in its holdings of Agency residential mortgage-backed securities and U.S. Treasuries; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Actual or anticipated changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy or the monetary policy of other central banks;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Adverse reactions in U.S. financial markets related to actions of foreign central banks or the economic
performance of foreign economies including in particular China, Japan, the European Union, and the United Kingdom; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Uncertainty concerning the long-term fiscal health and stability of the United States; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">The cost and availability of financing, including the future availability of financing due to changes to
regulation of, and capital requirements imposed upon, financial institutions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">The cost and availability of new equity capital; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Changes in our use of leverage; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Changes to our investment strategy, operating policies, dividend policy or asset allocations;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">The quality of performance of third-party servicer providers of our loans and loans underlying our securities;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">The level of defaults by borrowers on loans we have securitized; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Changes in our industry; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4 </P>

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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Increased competition; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Changes in government regulations affecting our business; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Changes or volatility in the repurchase agreement financing markets and other credit markets;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Changes to the market for interest rate swaps and other derivative instruments, including changes to margin
requirements on derivative instruments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Uncertainty regarding continued government support of the U.S. financial system and U.S. housing and real estate
markets; or to reform the U.S. housing finance system including the resolution of the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">The composition of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<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">Ownership shifts under Section&nbsp;382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;),
that further limit the use of our tax NOL carryforward; 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">Exposure to current and future claims and litigation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These and other risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in the annual, quarterly and current reports that we file with the
SEC, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements we make. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time and
it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are including this cautionary statement in this prospectus to make applicable and take advantage of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in context with the various disclosures made by us about our
business in our public filings with the SEC, including without limitation the risk factors described above and those described in &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page 7. </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="tx732730_5"></A>OUR COMPANY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are an internally managed mortgage real estate investment trust, or mortgage REIT, which primarily invests in residential and commercial
mortgage backed securities, or MBS. Our objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders over the long term that are reflective of a leveraged, high quality fixed income portfolio with a focus on capital preservation. We
seek to provide returns to our shareholders primarily through regular quarterly dividends and also through capital appreciation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our
common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol &#147;DX.&#148; We also have two series of preferred stock outstanding, our 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock which is traded on the NYSE under the
symbol &#147;DXPRA,&#148; and our 7.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock which is traded on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;DXPRB.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We invest in Agency and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Agency</FONT> MBS consisting of residential MBS, or RMBS, commercial MBS, or
CMBS, and CMBS interest-only, or IO, securities. Agency MBS have a guaranty of principal payment by an agency of the U.S. government or a U.S. government-sponsored entity, or GSE, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Agency</FONT> MBS have no such guaranty of payment. Our investments in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Agency</FONT> MBS are generally higher quality senior or mezzanine classes (typically rated
&#145;A&#146; or better by one or more of the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations) because they are typically more liquid (that is, they are more easily converted into cash either through sales or pledges as collateral for
repurchase agreement borrowings) and have less exposure to credit losses than lower-rated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Agency</FONT> MBS. We may also invest in debt securities, or U.S. Treasuries, issued by the United States Department of
the Treasury. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>RMBS. </I>The majority of our RMBS are Agency issued securities collateralized primarily by fixed-rate single family
mortgage loans. The remainder of our RMBS portfolio is collateralized by adjustable-rate mortgage loans, or ARMs, which have interest rates that generally adjust at least annually to an increment over a specified interest rate index and hybrid ARMs,
which are loans that have a fixed rate of interest for a specified period (typically three to ten years) and then adjust their interest rate at least annually to an increment over a specified interest rate index (primarily one-year LIBOR). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We also purchase to-be-announced securities, or TBAs or TBA securities, as a means of investing in and financing non-specified fixed-rate
Agency RMBS. A TBA security is a forward contract, or TBA contract, for the purchase (&#147;long position&#148;) or sale (&#147;short position&#148;) of a fixed-rate Agency MBS at a predetermined price with certain principal and interest terms and
certain types of collateral, but the particular Agency securities to be delivered are not identified until shortly before the settlement date. Our purchases of TBA securities are financed by executing a series of transactions which effectively delay
the settlement of a forward purchase of a non-specified Agency RMBS by entering into an offsetting TBA short position, net settling the paired-off positions in cash, and simultaneously entering into an identical TBA long position with a later
settlement date. We refer to these net long positions in TBA securities as &#147;dollar roll positions&#148; and view them as economically equivalent to investing in and financing Agency RMBS using short-term repurchase agreements. TBA securities
purchased for a forward settlement month are generally priced at a discount relative to TBA securities sold for settlement in the current month. This discount, often referred to as &#147;drop income,&#148; represents the economic equivalent of net
interest income (interest income less implied financing cost) on the underlying Agency security from trade date to settlement date. We may also enter into short positions in TBAs as economic hedges. We account for all TBA securities (whether dollar
roll positions or economic hedges) as derivative instruments because we cannot assert that it is probable at inception and throughout the term of an individual TBA transaction that its settlement will result in physical delivery of the underlying
Agency RMBS, or the individual TBA transaction will not settle in the shortest period possible. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>CMBS. </I>The majority of our CMBS
investments are fixed-rate Agency-issued securities backed by multifamily housing loans. The remainder of our CMBS portfolio contains <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Agency</FONT> issued securities backed by multifamily housing as well as other
commercial real estate property types such as office building, retail, </P>
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hospitality, and health care. Loans underlying CMBS are generally fixed-rate, mature in eight to eighteen years, have amortization terms of up to 30 years, and are geographically dispersed. These
loans typically have some form of prepayment protection provisions (such as prepayment <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lock-out)</FONT> or prepayment compensation provisions (such as yield maintenance or prepayment penalty). Yield maintenance and
prepayment penalty requirements are intended to create an economic disincentive for the loans to prepay. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>CMBS IO. </I>CMBS IO are
interest-only securities issued as part of a CMBS securitization and represent the right to receive a portion of the monthly interest payments (but not principal cash flows) on the unpaid principal balance of the underlying pool of commercial
mortgage loans. We invest in both Agency-issued and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Agency</FONT> issued CMBS IO. The loans collateralizing CMBS IO pools are very similar in composition to the pools of loans that collateralize CMBS as discussed
above. Since CMBS IO securities have no principal associated with them, the interest payments received are based on the unpaid principal balance of the underlying pool of mortgage loans, which is often referred to as the notional amount. Most loans
in these securities have some form of prepayment protection from early repayment including absolute loan prepayment lock-outs, loan prepayment penalties, or yield maintenance requirements similar to CMBS described above. There are no prepayment
protections, however, if the loan defaults and is partially or wholly repaid earlier because of loss mitigation actions taken by the underlying loan servicer, and therefore yields on CMBS IO investments are dependent upon the underlying loan
performance. Because Agency-issued MBS generally contain higher credit quality loans, Agency CMBS IO are expected to have a lower risk of default than <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Agency</FONT> CMBS IO. Our CMBS IO investments are investment
grade-rated with the majority rated &#145;AAA&#146; by at least one of the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Financing. </I>We use leverage to enhance the returns on our invested capital by pledging our investments as collateral for borrowings
primarily through the use of uncommitted repurchase agreements with major financial institutions and broker-dealers. These repurchase agreements generally have original terms to maturity of overnight to six months, though in some instances we may
enter into longer-dated maturities depending on market conditions. We pay interest on our repurchase agreement borrowings at a rate usually based on a spread to a short-term interest rate such as LIBOR and fixed for the term of the borrowing.
Borrowings under these repurchase agreements are renewable at the discretion of our lenders and do not contain guaranteed roll-over terms. One of our repurchase agreement lenders provides a committed repurchase agreement financing facility to us
with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $400.0&nbsp;million that expires in May 2019. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Hedging. </I>We currently use interest rate
swaps and Eurodollar futures to hedge our exposure to changes in interest rates. Such exposure results from our ownership of investments which are primarily fixed-rate and financed with repurchase agreements which have adjustable rates and
significantly shorter maturities than the weighted average life of our investments. Changes in interest rates can impact the market value of our investments and our net interest income, thereby ultimately impacting book value per common share. We
frequently adjust our hedging portfolio based on our expectation of future interest rates, including the absolute level of rates and the slope of the yield curve versus market expectations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>General Information.</I> Our common stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol &#147;DX,&#148; &#147;DXPRA&#148; and &#147;DXPRB,&#148; respectively. We maintain a website at <I>www.dynexcapital.com</I>. Information contained on our website is not, and should not be interpreted to be, part of this prospectus
supplement or the accompanying base prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our address and telephone number are 4991 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 100, Glen Allen,
Virginia 23060 and (804) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">217-5800.</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing in our securities involves risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully read and consider the information set
forth under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; 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 information is
incorporated by reference herein), as well as the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement hereto before making a decision to invest in our securities. For more information, see
&#147;Where You Can Find More Information,&#148; &#147;Incorporation of Information By Reference&#148; and &#147;Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements.&#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">Unless we state otherwise in the accompanying prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered
by us pursuant to this prospectus for the acquisition of mortgage assets or other investments as allowed by our investment policy or general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include the repayment of existing indebtedness, working
capital and for liquidity needs. We have not determined the amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for such purposes. As a result, management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of net proceeds. Additional information on the use
of net proceeds from any sale of securities offered under this prospectus may be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to a specific offering. </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="tx732730_8"></A>RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth the historical ratios of income from continuing operations (before fixed charges) to (i)&nbsp;fixed charges and
(ii)&nbsp;combined fixed charges and our preferred stock dividends for the periods indicated. Fixed charges consist of interest expense. Preferred stock dividends consist of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-tax</FONT> amounts required to pay
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;1, 2012, we issued 2,300,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, all of which shares of
Series A Preferred Stock were outstanding as of June 7, 2018. On April&nbsp;19, 2013, we issued 2,250,000 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock. Since April&nbsp;19, 2013 and through June 7, 2018, we issued an additional 1,358,999 shares of our
Series B Preferred Stock for an aggregate total of 3,608,999 shares, all of which shares of Series B Preferred Stock were outstanding as of June 7, 2018. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The following is a description of the material terms of our capital stock. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the
information that may be important to you. For a complete description, please refer to the Virginia Stock Corporation Act and our articles of incorporation and bylaws. See &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our articles of incorporation
currently authorize a total of 250,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. Our articles of incorporation
designate up to 8,000,000 shares of preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock and designate up to 7,000,000 shares of preferred stock as Series B Preferred Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of June 7, 2018, we had issued and outstanding 56,604,578 shares of common stock, 2,300,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and
3,608,999 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, shareholders generally are not liable for the corporation&#146;s debts or obligations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Two of the requirements of qualification for the tax benefits accorded by the REIT provisions of the Code are that (1)&nbsp;during the last
half of each taxable year not more than 50% in value of the outstanding shares of our capital stock may be owned directly or indirectly by five or fewer individuals, and (2)&nbsp;there must be at least 100 shareholders on 335 days of each taxable
year of 12 months. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To assist us in meeting these requirements and qualifying as a REIT, our articles of incorporation prohibit anyone
from owning in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, more than 9.8% of the outstanding shares of our capital stock, unless our Board of Directors waives this limitation (the &#147;Ownership Limit&#148;). For this purpose, &#147;ownership&#148;
includes constructive ownership in accordance with the constructive ownership provisions of Section&nbsp;544 of the Code, as modified in Section&nbsp;856(h) of the Code, as well as shares beneficially owned under the provisions of Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> (or any successor rule) under the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The constructive ownership provisions of
Section&nbsp;544 of the Code generally attribute ownership of securities owned by a corporation, partnership, estate or trust proportionately to its shareholders, partners or beneficiaries; attribute ownership of securities owned by family members
to other members of the same family; and set forth rules for attributing securities constructively owned by one person to another person. All shares of our capital stock which any person or persons acting as a group have the right to acquire upon
exercise of outstanding rights, options and warrants, and upon conversion of any securities convertible into shares of capital stock, will be considered outstanding for purposes of determining the applicable Ownership Limit if such inclusion will
cause such person or persons acting as a group to own more than such applicable Ownership Limit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To determine whether a person holds or
would hold capital stock in excess of the Ownership Limit, a person will be treated as owning not only shares of capital stock actually owned, but also any shares of capital stock attributed to that person under the attribution rules described
above. Accordingly, a person who individually owns less than 9.8% of the shares outstanding may nevertheless be in violation of the Ownership Limit. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any acquisition of shares of capital stock that could or would (i)&nbsp;cause us to be disqualified as a REIT, (ii)&nbsp;result in the
imposition of a penalty tax (a &#147;Penalty Tax&#148;) on us (including the imposition of an entity-level tax on one or more real estate mortgage investment conduits (&#147;REMICs&#148;) in which we have acquired or plan to acquire an interest) or
(iii)&nbsp;endanger the tax status of one or more REMICs in which we have acquired or plan to acquire an interest will be null and void to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the intended transferee (the &#147;purported transferee&#148;) will
be deemed never to have had an interest in such shares. If the prior sentence is held </P>
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void or invalid by virtue of any legal decision, statute, rule or regulation, then the purported transferee of those shares will be deemed, at our option, to have acted as agent on our behalf in
acquiring those shares and to hold those shares on behalf of us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares which, but for the provisions of Article VI of our articles of
incorporation, would be owned by a person or persons acting as a group and would, at any time, be in excess of the Ownership Limit will be &#147;Excess Shares.&#148; At the discretion of the Board of Directors, all Excess Shares may be redeemed by
us. We will provide written notice of redemption to the holder of the Excess Shares not less than one week prior to the redemption date (the &#147;Redemption Date&#148;) determined by the Board of Directors and included in the notice of redemption.
The redemption price to be paid for Excess Shares will be equal to (a)&nbsp;the closing price of those shares on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares are listed or admitted to trading on the last business day prior to the
Redemption Date, or (b)&nbsp;if the shares are not so listed or admitted to trading, the closing bid price on the last business day prior to the Redemption Date as reported on the NASD System, if quoted thereon, or (c)&nbsp;if the redemption price
is not determinable in accordance with either clause (a)&nbsp;or (b) of this sentence, the net asset value of the shares determined in good faith by the Board of Directors and in accordance with the Virginia Stock Corporation Act. From and after the
Redemption Date, the holder of any shares of our capital stock called for redemption will cease to be entitled to any distributions and other benefits with respect to those shares, except the right to payment of the redemption price. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, whenever our Board of Directors deems it to be prudent in avoiding (i)&nbsp;the imposition of a Penalty Tax on us (including the
imposition of an entity-level tax on one or more REMICs in which we have acquired or plan to acquire an interest) or (ii)&nbsp;the endangerment of the tax status of one or more REMICs in which we have acquired or plan to acquire an interest, we may
redeem shares of our capital stock in the manner described in the foregoing paragraph. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever our Board of Directors deems it to be
prudent in protecting our tax status, the Board of Directors may require to be filed with us a statement or affidavit from each proposed transferee of shares of our capital stock setting forth the number of such shares already owned by the
transferee and any related person(s). Any contract for the sale or other transfer of shares of our capital stock will be subject to this provision. Prior to any transfer or transaction which would cause a shareholder to own, directly or indirectly,
shares in excess of the Ownership Limit, and in any event upon demand of our Board of Directors, such shareholder must file with us an affidavit setting forth the number of shares of our capital stock of the Corporation owned by it directly or
indirectly, including both constructive and beneficial ownership. The affidavit must set forth all information required to be reported in returns filed by shareholders under Treasury Regulation &#167; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1.857-9</FONT>
issued under the Code or similar provisions of any successor regulation, and in reports to be filed under Section&nbsp;13(d), or any successor rule thereto, of the Exchange Act. The affidavit must be filed with us within ten days after demand
therefor and at least fifteen days prior to any transfer or transaction which, if consummated, would cause the filing person to hold a number of shares of our capital stock in excess of the Ownership Limit. The Board of Directors has the right, but
is not required, to refuse to transfer any shares of our capital stock purportedly transferred if, as a result of the proposed transfer, any person or persons acting as a group would hold or be deemed to hold Excess Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, whenever our Board of Directors deems it to be prudent in avoiding (i)&nbsp;the imposition of a Penalty Tax on us (including the
imposition of an entity-level tax on one or more REMICs in which we have acquired or plan to acquire an interest) or (ii)&nbsp;the endangerment of the tax status of one or more REMICs in which we have acquired or plan to acquire an interest, the
Board of Directors may require to be filed with us a statement or affidavit from any holder or proposed transferee of our capital stock stating whether the holder or proposed transferee is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT>
organization or a pass-through entity. Any contract for the sale or other transfer of shares of our capital stock of the Corporation will be subject to this provision. The Board of Directors has the right, but is not required, to refuse to transfer
any shares of our capital stock purportedly transferred, if either (a)&nbsp;a statement or affidavit requested as described in this paragraph has not been received, or (b)&nbsp;the proposed transferee is a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> organization or pass-through entity. </P>
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necessary or advisable to protect us and the interests of our shareholders by (i)&nbsp;maintaining our eligibility to be, and preserving our status as, a REIT, (ii)&nbsp;avoiding the imposition of a Penalty Tax and (iii)&nbsp;avoiding the
endangerment of the tax status of one or more REMICs in which we have acquired or plan to acquire an interest. The Board of Directors in its discretion may exempt from the Ownership Limit and from the affidavit filing requirements described above
ownership or transfers of certain designated shares of our capital stock while owned by or transferred to a person who has provided the Board of Directors with acceptable evidence and assurances that our REIT status would not be jeopardized thereby.
The Ownership Limit will not apply to the acquisition of shares of our capital stock by an underwriter in a public offering of those shares or in any transaction involving the issuance of shares of capital stock by us in which the Board of Directors
determines that the underwriter or other person initially acquiring those shares will timely distribute those shares to or among others so that, following such distribution, none of those shares will be deemed to be Excess Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions described above may inhibit market activity, and may delay, defer or prevent a change in control or other transaction and the
resulting opportunity for the holders of our capital stock to receive a premium for their shares that might otherwise exist in the absence of such provisions. Such provisions also may make us an unsuitable investment vehicle for any person seeking
to obtain ownership of more than 9.8% of the outstanding shares of our capital stock. None of the provisions of our articles of incorporation may preclude settlement of any transaction entered into or through the facilities of the New York Stock
Exchange or any other exchange on which our common stock may be listed from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Transfer Agent and Registrar </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Shareowner Services. The transfer agent and registrar for any other
class or series of stock that we may issue will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement. </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 following description of our common stock sets forth certain general terms and provisions of our common stock to which any prospectus
supplement may relate, including a prospectus supplement providing that common stock will be issuable upon conversion or exchange of our debt securities or preferred stock or upon the exercise of warrants to purchase our common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus will be duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable. Subject to the preferential
rights of any other class or series of stock and to the provisions of the articles of incorporation regarding the restrictions on transfer of stock, holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends on such stock when, as and
if authorized by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor and declared by us and to share ratably in the assets of our company legally available for distribution to our shareholders in the event of our liquidation, dissolution
or winding up after payment of or adequate provision for all known debts and liabilities of our company, including the preferential rights on dissolution of any class or classes of preferred stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the provisions of our articles of incorporation regarding the restrictions on transfer of stock, each outstanding share of our
common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, including the election of directors and, except as provided with respect to any other class or series of stock, the holders of such shares will possess
the exclusive voting power. There is no cumulative voting in the election of our Board of Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of shares of our common
stock have no preference, conversion, exchange, sinking fund, redemption or appraisal rights and have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any securities of our company. Subject to the provisions of the articles of incorporation regarding the
restrictions on ownership and transfer of stock, shares of our common stock will have equal dividend, liquidation and other rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under
the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, a Virginia corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its articles of incorporation, merge, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the
ordinary course of business unless approved by the affirmative vote of more than <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of all votes entitled to be cast on the matter, unless a greater or lesser proportion of votes (but not less than a
majority of all votes cast) is specified in the articles of incorporation. Our articles of incorporation provide that, except as otherwise required or authorized by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act or our articles of incorporation, the vote
required to approve an amendment or restatement of the articles of incorporation will be a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by each voting group entitled to vote on the amendment, other than in the case of an amendment or restatement that
amends or affects: (i)&nbsp;the shareholder vote required by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act to approve a merger, share exchange, sale of all or substantially all of our assets or our dissolution, or (ii)&nbsp;the provisions addressing the
ownership of Excess Shares in the articles of incorporation. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement relating to any series of preferred stock offered by that supplement will describe the specific terms of those
securities, including where applicable: </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 title and stated value of that preferred stock; </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 number of shares of that preferred stock offered, the liquidation preference per share and the offering price
of that preferred stock; </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 dividend rate(s), period(s) and payment date(s) or method(s) of calculation thereof applicable to that
preferred stock; </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">whether dividends will be cumulative or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cumulative</FONT> and, if
cumulative, the date from which dividends on that preferred stock will accumulate; </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 voting rights applicable to that preferred stock; </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 procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any, for that preferred stock; </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 provisions for redemption including any restriction thereon, if applicable, of that preferred stock;
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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 listing of that preferred stock on any securities exchange; </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 terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which that preferred stock will be convertible into other
securities of ours, including the conversion price (or manner of calculation of the conversion price) and conversion period; </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">a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to that preferred stock;
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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 limitations on issuance of any series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with that series of
preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; </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 addition to those limitations described above under &#147;Description of Our Capital Stock&#151;Restrictions
on Ownership and Transfer,&#148; any other limitations on actual and constructive ownership and restrictions on transfer, in each case as may be appropriate to preserve our status as a REIT; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the preferred stock will, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs rank: </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">senior to all classes or series of common stock and to all equity securities ranking junior to the preferred
stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; </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 a parity with all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that those equity
securities rank on a parity with the preferred stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; 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">junior to all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that those equity securities
rank senior to the preferred stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The term &#147;equity securities&#148; does not include convertible debt securities. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the preferential rights of any other class or series of stock and to the provisions of the articles of incorporation regarding the
restrictions on transfer of stock, holders of shares of our preferred stock will be entitled to receive dividends on such stock when, as and if authorized by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor and declared by us, at rates
and on dates as will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dividends on any series or class of our preferred stock may be
cumulative or noncumulative, as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Dividends, if cumulative, will be cumulative from and after the date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. If our Board of Directors fails to authorize a
dividend payable on a dividend payment date on any series or class of preferred stock for which dividends are noncumulative, then the holders of that series or class of preferred stock will have no right to receive a dividend in respect of the
dividend period ending on that dividend payment date, and we will have no obligation to pay the dividend accrued for that period, whether or not dividends on such series or class are declared or paid for any future period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any shares of preferred stock of any series or class are outstanding, no dividends may be authorized or paid or set apart for payment on
the preferred stock of any other series or class ranking, as to dividends, on a parity with or junior to the preferred stock of that series or class for any period 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 series or class of preferred stock has a cumulative dividend, and full cumulative dividends have been or
contemporaneously are authorized and paid or authorized and a sum sufficient for the payment of those dividends is set apart for payment on the preferred stock of that series or class for all past dividend periods and the then current dividend
period; 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 series or class of preferred stock does not have a cumulative dividend, and full dividends for the then
current dividend period have been or contemporaneously are authorized and paid or authorized and a sum sufficient for the payment of those dividends is set apart for the payment on the preferred stock of that series or class. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When dividends are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for the full payment is not set apart) upon the shares of preferred stock of any
series or class and the shares of any other series or class of preferred stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with the preferred stock of that series or class, then all dividends authorized on shares of preferred stock of that series or class
and any other series or class of preferred stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with that preferred stock will be authorized pro rata so that the amount of dividends authorized per share on the preferred stock of that series or class and other
series or class of preferred stock will in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the shares of preferred stock of that series or class (which will not include any accumulation in respect of unpaid dividends
for prior dividend periods if the preferred stock does not have a cumulative dividend) and that other series or class of preferred stock bear to each other. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, will be payable in respect of any dividend
payment or payments on preferred stock of that series or class that may be in arrears. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Redemption </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may have the right or may be required to redeem one or more series of preferred stock, in whole or in part, in each case upon the terms, if
any, and at the time and at the redemption prices set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a series of preferred stock is
subject to mandatory redemption, we will specify in the applicable prospectus supplement the number of shares we are required to redeem, when those redemptions start, the redemption price, and any other terms and conditions affecting the redemption.
The redemption price will include all accrued and unpaid dividends, except in the case of noncumulative preferred stock. The redemption price may be payable in cash or other property, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. If the
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redemption price for preferred stock of any series or class is payable only from the net proceeds of the issuance of our stock, the terms of that preferred stock may provide that, if no such
stock will have been issued or to the extent the net proceeds from any issuance are insufficient to pay in full the aggregate redemption price then due, that preferred stock will automatically and mandatorily be converted into shares of our
applicable stock pursuant to conversion provisions specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Liquidation Preference </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of us or winding up of our affairs, then before any distribution or payment will
be made to the holders of common stock or any other series or class of stock ranking junior to any series or class of the preferred stock in the distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, the holders of
that series or class of preferred stock will be entitled to receive out of our assets legally available for distribution to shareholders liquidating distributions in the amount of the liquidation preference per share (set forth in the applicable
prospectus supplement), plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid on the preferred stock (which will not include any accumulation in respect of unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods if the preferred stock does not have a
cumulative dividend). After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of preferred stock will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the legally available assets are insufficient to pay the amount
of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of any series or class of preferred stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of our stock of ranking on a parity with that series or class of
preferred stock in the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, then the holders of that series or class of preferred stock and all other classes or series of capital stock ranking on a parity as to liquidating
distributions will share ratably in any distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If liquidating distributions have been made in full to all holders of any series or class of preferred stock, our remaining assets will be
distributed among the holders of any other classes or series of stock ranking junior to that series or class of preferred stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, according to their respective rights and preferences and in each case
according to their respective number of shares. For these purposes, the consolidation or merger of us with or into any other entity, or the sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of our property or business, will not be
deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Voting Rights </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of preferred stock will not have any voting rights, except as indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conversion Rights </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms and
conditions, if any, upon which shares of any series or class of preferred stock are convertible into shares of common stock or other securities of ours will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms will include, where
applicable: </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 number or value of shares of common stock or other securities of ours into which the preferred stock is
convertible; </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 conversion price (or manner of calculation of the conversion price); </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 conversion period; </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">provisions as to whether conversion will be at the option of the holders of the preferred stock or us;
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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 events requiring an adjustment of the conversion price; 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">provisions affecting conversion in the event of the redemption of the preferred stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Series A Preferred Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In July 2012,
our Board of Directors classified and designated 8,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and, on August&nbsp;1, 2012, we issued 2,300,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, all of which shares of Series A Preferred Stock were outstanding as of
June 7, 2018. See our registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act on August&nbsp;1, 2012 for a description of our Series A Preferred Stock, which description is
incorporated by reference herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Series B Preferred Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In April 2013, our Board of Directors classified and designated 7,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and issued 2,250,000 shares of
Series B Preferred Stock. Since April 2013 and through June 7, 2018, we issued an additional 1,358,999 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock for an aggregate total of 3,608,999 shares, all of which shares of Series B Preferred Stock were
outstanding as of June 7, 2018. See our registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act on April&nbsp;17, 2013 for a description of our Series B Preferred Stock,
which description is incorporated by reference herein. </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 following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the
material terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. Although the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future debt securities we may offer, we will describe the particular terms of any
debt securities that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any debt securities we offer under that prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below, and the terms and provisions described
in this section will apply only to the extent not superseded by the terms of the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities
will be our direct unsecured general obligations and may include debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness. The debt securities will be either senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. The debt securities will be
issued under one or more separate indentures. Senior debt securities will be issued under a senior indenture, and subordinated debt securities will be issued under a subordinated indenture. We use the term &#147;indentures&#148; to refer to both the
senior indenture and the subordinated indenture. The indentures will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. We use the term &#147;trustee&#148; to refer to either the senior trustee or the subordinated trustee, as
applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following summaries of material provisions of the debt securities are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by
reference to, all the provisions of the indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities will describe the terms of those debt securities, including, where
applicable: </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 limit on the amount that may be issued; </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">whether or not we will issue the series of debt securities in global form and who the depository will be;
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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 place where payments will be payable; </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 right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period;
</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 date, if any, after which, and the price at which, we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt
securities pursuant to any optional redemption provisions; </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 date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund
provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder&#146;s option to purchase, the series of debt securities; </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">whether the indenture will restrict our ability to pay dividends, or will require us to maintain any asset ratios
or reserves; </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">whether we will be restricted from incurring any additional indebtedness; </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">discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities;
</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 denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and
any integral multiple thereof; 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">any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conversion or Exchange Rights </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will set forth in the prospectus supplement the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of common stock or other securities of ours. We will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of shares of
common stock or other securities of ours that the holders of the series of debt securities receive would be subject to adjustment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consolidation,
Merger or Sale </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will set forth in the prospectus supplement the covenant, if any, that restrict our ability to merge or consolidate,
or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default Under an Indenture </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will set forth in the prospectus supplement a description of the events of default under any indenture with respect to a series of debt
securities that we may issue. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Discharge </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each indenture will describe the circumstances under which we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to a series of debt
securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Form, Exchange and Transfer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will issue the debt securities of each series only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we otherwise specify in the
applicable prospectus supplement, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. We may issue debt securities of a series in temporary or permanent global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of,
The Depository Trust Company or another depository named by us and identified in a prospectus supplement with respect to that series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At
the option of the holder, subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, the holder of the debt securities of any series can exchange the debt securities
for other debt securities of the same series, in any authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to
the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the debt securities may present the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly
endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed if so required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for this purpose. Unless otherwise
provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange, we will make no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but we may require payment of any taxes or other governmental charges. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement the security registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar,
that we initially designate for any debt securities. We may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that we
will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series. </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 we elect to redeem the debt securities of any series, we will not be required to: </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">issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any debt securities of that series during a period beginning at the
opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt securities that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing; 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">register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except
the unredeemed portion of any debt securities we are redeeming in part. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Information Concerning the Trustee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under an indenture, will undertake to perform only those
duties as are specifically set forth in the applicable indenture. Upon an event of default under an indenture, the trustee will be obligated to use the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own
affairs. Subject to this provision, a trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by an indenture at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the
costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Payment and Paying Agents </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any
interest payment date to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the interest. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will pay principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities of a particular series at the office of the paying agents
designated by us, except that unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make interest payments by check which we will mail to the holder. Unless we otherwise indicate in a prospectus supplement, we will designate
the corporate trust office of the trustee in the City of New York as our sole paying agent for payments with respect to debt securities of each series. We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement any other paying agents that we initially
designate for the debt securities of a particular series. We will maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All money we pay to a paying agent or the trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities which
remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof. </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="tx732730_13"></A>DESCRIPTION OF OUR WARRANTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This section describes the general terms and provisions of our warrants. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms
of the warrants offered through that prospectus supplement as well as any general terms described in this section that will not apply to those warrants. The terms and provisions described in this section will apply only to the extent not superseded
by the terms of the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue warrants for the purchase of our debt securities, preferred stock, or
common stock. We may issue warrants independently or together with other securities offered by this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, and they may be attached to or separate from the other securities. Each series of warrants
will be issued under a separate warrant agreement that we will enter into with a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, as detailed in the applicable prospectus supplement. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the
warrants and will not assume any obligation, or agency or trust relationship, with you. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement relating to a
particular issue of warrants will describe the terms of those warrants, including, where applicable: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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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 aggregate number of the securities covered by the warrant; </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 designation, amount and terms of the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrant;
</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 exercise price for our debt securities, the amount of debt securities upon exercise you will receive, and a
description of that series of debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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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 exercise price for shares of our preferred stock, the number of shares of preferred stock to be received upon
exercise, and a description of that series of our preferred stock; </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 exercise price for shares of our common stock and the number of shares of common stock to be received upon
exercise; </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 expiration date for exercising the warrant; </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 minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any time; </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">a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to the warrants; 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">any other material terms of the warrants. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">After the warrants expire they will become void. The prospectus supplement will describe how to exercise warrants. A holder must exercise
warrants through payment in U.S. dollars. All warrants will be issued in registered form. The prospectus supplement may provide for the adjustment of the exercise price of the warrants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Until a holder exercises warrants to purchase our debt securities, preferred stock, or common stock, that holder will not have any rights as a
holder of our debt securities, preferred stock, or common stock by virtue of ownership of warrants. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This section describes the general terms and provisions of the rights to purchase certain of our securities that we may issue to holders of
our securities by this prospectus. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of the rights offered through that prospectus supplement. The terms and provisions described in this section will apply only to the extent not
superseded by the terms of the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue, as a dividend at no cost, to holders of record of our
securities or any class or series thereof on the applicable record date, rights to purchase shares of our common stock or preferred stock, to purchase warrants exercisable for shares of our common stock or preferred stock, or to purchase units
consisting of two or more of the foregoing. In this prospectus, we refer to such rights as &#147;shareholder rights.&#148; If shareholder rights are so issued to existing holders of securities, each shareholder right will entitle the holder of
record thereof to purchase the securities issuable upon exercise of the rights pursuant to the terms set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issuance of shareholder rights will describe the terms of those shareholder rights,
including, where applicable: </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">subscription price; </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">subscription agent; </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">aggregate number of shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, warrants, or units purchasable upon
exercise of such shareholder rights and in the case of shareholder rights for preferred stock or warrants exercisable for preferred stock, the designation, aggregate number, and terms of the class or series of preferred stock purchasable upon
exercise of such shareholder rights or warrants; </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 date on which the right to exercise such shareholder rights will commence and the expiration date on which
such right will expire; </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 extent to which the shareholder rights are transferable; </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">a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the shareholder rights; 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">other material terms of such shareholder rights. </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 to the terms of the shareholder rights and the securities issuable upon exercise thereof, the prospectus supplement may describe,
for a holder of such shareholder rights who validly exercises all shareholder rights issued to such holder, how to subscribe for unsubscribed securities, issuable pursuant to unexercised shareholder rights issued to other holders, to the extent such
shareholder rights have not been exercised. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of shareholder rights will not be entitled by virtue of being such holders, to vote,
to consent, to receive dividends, to receive notice with respect to any meeting of shareholders for the election of our directors or any other matter, or to exercise any rights whatsoever as shareholders of our company, except to the extent
described in the related prospectus supplement. </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 may issue units consisting of two or more other constituent securities. These units may be issuable as, and for a specified period of time
may only be transferable as, a single security, rather than as the separate constituent securities comprising such units. The statements made in this section relating to the units are summaries only. These summaries are not complete. When we offer
units, we will provide the specific terms of the units in a prospectus supplement. To the extent the information contained in the prospectus supplement differs from this summary description, you should rely on the information in the prospectus
supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of units will describe the terms of those units, including, where
applicable: </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 title of any series of units; </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">identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units;
</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 price or prices at which the units will be issued; </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 date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately
transferable; </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">information with respect to any book-entry procedures; </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">a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to an investment in the units; 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">any other terms of the units and their constituent securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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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="tx732730_16"></A>BOOK-ENTRY SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The securities offered by means of this prospectus may be issued in whole or in part in book-entry form, meaning that beneficial owners of the
securities will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the securities, except in the event the book-entry system for the securities is discontinued. Securities issued in book-entry form will be evidenced by one or more
global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary identified in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the securities. We expect that The Depository Trust Company will serve as depository. Unless and until a
global security is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual securities represented by that security, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depository for the global security to a nominee of that depository or by a
nominee of that depository to that depository or another nominee of that depository or by the depository or any nominee of that depository to a successor depository or a nominee of that successor. Global securities may be issued in either registered
or bearer form and in either temporary or permanent form. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a class or series of securities that differ from the terms described here will be described in the applicable prospectus
supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we anticipate that the provisions described below will
apply to depository arrangements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the issuance of a global security, the depository for the global security or its nominee will
credit on its book-entry registration and transfer system the respective principal amounts of the individual securities represented by that global security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with such depository, who are called
&#147;participants.&#148; Those accounts will be designated by the underwriters, dealers or agents with respect to the securities or by us if the securities are offered and sold directly by us. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security
will be limited to the depository&#146;s participants or persons that may hold interests through those participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in the global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only
through records maintained by the applicable depository or its nominee (with respect to beneficial interests of participants) and records of the participants (with respect to beneficial interests of persons who hold through participants). The laws
of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. These limits and laws may impair the ability to own, pledge or transfer beneficial interest in a global security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">So long as the depository for a global security or its nominee is the registered owner of such global security, that depository or nominee, as
the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by that global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture or other instrument defining the rights of a holder of the securities. Except as
provided below or in the applicable prospectus supplement, owners of beneficial interest in a global security will not be entitled to have any of the individual securities of the series represented by that global security registered in their names,
will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of any such securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of that security under the applicable indenture or other instrument defining the rights of the
holders of the securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of amounts payable with respect to individual securities represented by a global security registered
in the name of a depository or its nominee will be made to the depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the global security representing those securities. None of us, our officers and directors or any trustee, paying
agent or security registrar for an individual series of securities will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the global security for such
securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership interests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect that the
depository for a series of securities offered by means of this prospectus or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium, interest, dividend or other amount in respect of a permanent global security representing any of those
securities, will immediately credit its participants&#146; accounts with </P>
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payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of that global security for those securities as shown on the records of that depository or its
nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in that global security held through those participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held
for the account of customers in bearer form or registered in &#147;street name.&#148; Those payments will be the responsibility of these participants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a depository for a series of securities is at any time unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as depository and a successor depository
is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue individual securities of that series in exchange for the global security representing that series of securities. In addition, we may, at any time and in our sole discretion, subject to any
limitations described in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to those securities, determine not to have any securities of that series represented by one or more global securities and, in that event, will issue individual securities of that
series in exchange for the global security or securities representing that series of securities. </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="tx732730_17"></A>MATERIAL PROVISIONS OF VIRGINIA LAW AND OF OUR ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a summary of certain provisions of Virginia law and of our articles of incorporation and
bylaws. Copies of our articles of incorporation and bylaws are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Board of Directors </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our bylaws
provide that the Board of Directors will consist of five directors, subject to automatic increase in certain limited circumstances as provided by the terms of our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock and as described below. Our
bylaws also provide that the number of directors of our company may be increased or decreased from time to time by our Board of Directors but may not be fewer than three nor more than 15. A majority of the directors are required to be
&#147;Independent Directors.&#148; An &#147;Independent Director&#148; means a director of our company who meets the independence requirements under the rules and regulations of the stock exchange upon which our common stock is then listed and the
SEC, as then in effect and applicable to our company. When the chairman of the Board of Directors is not an Independent Director, a lead Independent Director will be appointed by majority vote of the Independent Directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as described below, any vacancy on our Board of Directors may be filled at any annual or special meeting called for that purpose by our
shareholders or at any regular meeting or any special meeting called for that purpose by a majority of the remaining directors. Directors elected by our Board to fill a vacancy will be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of
shareholders or until a successor is elected and qualified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to our bylaws, all members of our Board of Directors will serve
until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. Holders of shares of our common stock will have no right to cumulative voting in the election of directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise specified in our articles of incorporation or bylaws or provided by applicable law, a nominee for director will be elected
to our Board of Directors at any meeting of shareholders at which a quorum is present if the votes cast for such nominee&#146;s election exceed the votes cast against such nominee&#146;s election; provided, however, that nominees for director will
be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of shareholders for which the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected. If a nominee who is an incumbent director is not elected to our Board of Directors and no
successor has been elected at such meeting of shareholders, that nominee will offer his or her resignation promptly to our Board of Directors. Within 90 days following certification of the election results, our Board of Directors will determine
whether to accept or reject the offered resignation, or whether to take other action. In making such determination, our Board of Directors will consider the recommendation of the committee responsible for the nomination of directors, the factors
considered by that committee and any additional information and factors that our Board of Directors believes to be relevant. A director who offers a resignation will not participate in the recommendation of the committee or the decision of our Board
of Directors with respect to that director&#146;s resignation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If dividends on any shares of our Series A Preferred Stock or Series B
Preferred Stock are in arrears for six or more quarterly dividend periods, whether or not consecutive, the number of directors constituting our Board of Directors will automatically increase by two (if not already increased by two by reason of the
election of directors by the holders of either Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, or the holders of any other class or series of our preferred stock we may issue upon which similar voting rights have been conferred and that is
entitled to vote as a class with respect to the election of those two directors with the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock (such preferred stock, &#147;Additional Preferred Stock&#148;)). The holders of our
Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock (together with holders of any Additional Preferred Stock) will be entitled to vote for the election of those two additional directors at a special meeting called by us at the request of the
holders of record of at least 25% of the outstanding shares of such classes or </P>
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series of stock; provided, however, that if such a request is received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of our shareholders, in which case such vote
will be held at the earlier of the next annual or special meeting of shareholders. If, at any time when the voting rights conferred upon the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock (together with any holders of Additional Preferred
Stock) are exercisable, any vacancy in the office of a director elected as described above may be filled only by the remaining director elected as described above or by the vote of the holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series
B Preferred Stock (together with any holders of Additional Preferred Stock). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Amendments to Our Articles of Incorporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our articles of incorporation provide that, except as otherwise required or authorized by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act or our articles of
incorporation, the vote required to approve an amendment or restatement of the articles of incorporation will be a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by each voting group entitled to vote on the amendment, other than in the case of an
amendment or restatement that amends or affects: (i)&nbsp;the shareholder vote required by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act to approve a merger, share exchange, sale of all or substantially all of our assets or our dissolution, or (ii)&nbsp;the
provisions addressing the ownership of Excess Shares in the articles of incorporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dissolution of Our Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The dissolution of our company must be declared advisable by the Board of Directors and approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of more
than <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, unless the Board of Directors conditions dissolution of our company on a higher shareholder vote. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Advance Notice of Director Nominations and New Business </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our bylaws provide that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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be acted upon will be those properly brought before the annual meeting: </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">by, or at the direction of, our Board of Directors; 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">by a shareholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting and has complied with the advance notice provisions set
forth in our bylaws; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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brought before the meeting of shareholders unless otherwise provided by law; 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">nominations of persons for election to our Board of Directors at any annual or special meeting of shareholders
may be made only: </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">by our Board of Directors or any committee thereof; 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">by a shareholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting and has complied with the advance notice provisions for
director nominations by shareholders as set forth in our bylaws. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Exclusive Forum Provision </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our bylaws provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, Richmond Division, or in the event that court lacks jurisdiction to hear such action, the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Virginia, will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i)&nbsp;any derivative action or proceeding
brought on our behalf, (ii)&nbsp;any action for breach of duty to the company or our shareholders by any current or former director, officer or other employee or agent of the company, (iii)&nbsp;any action against the company or any director or
officer or other employee of the company </P>
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arising pursuant to any provision of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (as it may be amended from time to time) or our articles of incorporation or our bylaws (as either may be amended from time
to time), or (iv)&nbsp;any action against the company or any current or former director or officer or other employee or agent of the company governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding
any interest in shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the forum provisions in our bylaws. It is possible that a court of law could rule that the choice of forum provision contained in our bylaws is
inapplicable or unenforceable if it is challenged in a proceeding or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Anti-Takeover Effect of Certain Provisions of Virginia Law and of Our
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Affiliated Transactions</I>. The Virginia Stock Corporation Act limits &#147;affiliated
transactions&#148; between a corporation and an &#147;interested shareholder&#148; for three years after the date on which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder, except in compliance with the Virginia Stock Corporation Act.
These affiliated transactions include a merger, statutory share exchange, dissolution, or, in circumstances specified in the statute, certain transfers of assets, certain stock issuances and transfers and reclassifications involving interested
shareholders. Virginia law defines an interested shareholder as: </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 person who beneficially owns more than 10% of any class of our outstanding voting shares (defined as shares
of a class that is entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, and thus consisting of our common stock); 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">an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the three-year period prior to the date in
question, was the beneficial owner of more than 10% of any class of our then-outstanding voting shares. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Virginia
Stock Corporation Act provides that no corporation may engage in any affiliated transaction with any interested shareholder for a period of three years following the date on which an interested shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, unless
(1)&nbsp;a majority of the disinterested directors approved in advance the transaction through which the shareholder became an interested shareholder, or (2)&nbsp;after the shareholder became an interested shareholder, the affiliated transaction is
approved by the affirmative vote of a majority (but not less than two) of the disinterested directors and by the affirmative vote of the holders of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the voting shares other than shares
beneficially owned by the interested shareholder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The statute permits various exemptions from its provisions, including for affiliated
transactions entered into with an interested shareholder after the three-year period that are approved by a majority of disinterested directors or are approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the voting shares other than shares beneficially owned by the interested shareholders, and affiliated transactions where the consideration will be paid to the holders of each class or series of
voting shares and certain other statutory fair price conditions are met. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Control Share Acquisitions</I>. The Virginia Stock
Corporation Act provides that shares of a Virginia corporation acquired in a &#147;control share acquisition&#148; have no voting rights except to the extent approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting shares entitled
to vote on the matter, excluding &#147;interested shares&#148; of stock in a corporation in respect of which any of the following persons is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power: (i)&nbsp;an acquiring person with respect
to a control share acquisition; (ii)&nbsp;any officer of such corporation; or (iii)&nbsp;any employee of such corporation who is also a director of the corporation. A &#147;control share acquisition&#148; means the acquisition of shares by a person
that when added to all other shares owned by such person would cause such person to become entitled, immediately upon acquisition of such shares, to vote or direct the vote of, shares having voting power within any of the following ranges of the
votes entitled to be cast in an election of directors <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(i)&nbsp;one-fifth</FONT> or more but less than <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-third</FONT> of such votes;
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(ii)&nbsp;one-third</FONT> or more but less than a majority of such votes; or (iii)&nbsp;a majority or more of such votes. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition, upon satisfaction of
certain conditions (including an undertaking to pay expenses), may compel our Board of Directors to call a special meeting of shareholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. If no request for a meeting
is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any shareholders meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If voting rights for control shares are approved at
a shareholders meeting and the acquiror becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other shareholders may be entitled to exercise appraisal rights. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of such
appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquiror in the control share acquisition. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The control
share acquisition statute does not apply to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Bylaws</I>. The advance notice provisions of our bylaws could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control of our company
that might involve a premium price for holders of our common stock or otherwise be in their best interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Indemnification and Limitation of
Directors&#146; and Officers&#146; Liability </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Virginia Stock Corporation Act and our articles of incorporation provide for
indemnification of our directors and officers in a variety of circumstances, which may include liabilities under the Securities Act. Our articles of incorporation require indemnification of directors and officers with respect to certain liabilities,
expenses, and other amounts imposed on them by reason of having been a director or officer, except in the case of willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal law. We also carry insurance on behalf of directors, officers, employees or
agents which may cover liabilities under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, a Virginia corporation may not
indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for
expenses. In addition, the Virginia Stock Corporation Act permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation&#146;s receipt of a written undertaking by the director or officer or on the director&#146;s
or officer&#146;s behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the director or officer did not meet the standard of conduct. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors, officers or persons controlling us for liability arising under the
Securities Act, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, our articles of incorporation limit the liability our directors and officers in any
proceeding brought by a shareholder (brought either in the right of the company, or by or on behalf of our shareholders), except for liability resulting from the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s willful misconduct or knowing violation of criminal
law or any federal or state securities law. </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 following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to a prospective holder of
our common stock. The prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of securities other than our common stock will include a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations, if any, that may be relevant to a prospective
holder of the securities then being offered. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This summary is for general information only, and does not purport to address all aspects of
U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular investors in light of their personal investment or tax circumstances, or to certain types of investors that are subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, such
as insurance companies, financial institutions or broker-dealers, foreign corporations and persons who are not citizens or residents of the United States (except to the limited extent discussed in &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Taxation of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders&#148;), investors who hold or will hold securities as part of hedging or conversion transactions or other integrated investment, investors subject to federal alternative minimum tax, investors who
acquired their interest as compensation for services, investors holding their interest through a partnership or other pass-through entities, investors that have a principal place of business or &#147;tax home&#148; outside the United States and
investors whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar. This summary assumes that shareholders will hold our capital stock as capital assets. In addition, except to the extent specifically described herein, this summary does not address the
impact of state and local taxes, the estate tax or the alternative minimum tax. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The statements of law in this discussion are based on the
Code, existing temporary, proposed and final Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, current administrative interpretations, practices and rulings, and judicial decisions, all as currently in effect and available as of the date of this
prospectus and all of which are subject to differing interpretations. For a discussion of recently enacted tax legislation, see &#147;&#151; Recent Legislation &#150; The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.&#148; In addition, no assurance can be given that
future legislative, judicial, or administrative actions or decisions, which may be retroactive in effect, will not affect the accuracy of any statements in this prospectus with respect to the transactions entered into or contemplated prior to the
effective date of such changes. No assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue Service (the &#147;IRS&#148;) would not assert, or that a court of competent jurisdiction would not sustain, a position contrary to any tax consequences described
below, and no rulings are being or will be requested from the IRS with respect to any of the matters discussed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>We urge you to
consult your own tax advisor regarding the specific tax consequences to you of ownership of our securities and of our election to be taxed as a REIT. Specifically, we urge you to consult your own tax advisor regarding the federal, state, local,
foreign, and other tax consequences of such ownership and election and regarding potential changes in applicable tax laws. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Taxation of Our Company
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the U.S. federal income tax laws. We believe that, since such election, we have been and
are organized and operated in such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code, and we intend to continue to operate in such a manner, but no assurance can be given that we will operate in a manner so as to continue to qualify as a
REIT. This section discusses the laws governing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a REIT and its investors. These laws are highly technical and complex. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have received an opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP to the effect that, for our 2015 and 2016 taxable years, we have been organized and
operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code, and our proposed method of operation will enable us to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for our 2017
taxable year and subsequent taxable years. We emphasize that the opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP is based on various assumptions relating to our organization and operation, including that all factual representations and statements set forth in all
relevant documents, records and instruments are true and correct, all actions described in this prospectus are completed in </P>
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a timely fashion and that we will at all times operate in accordance with the method of operation described in our organizational documents and this prospectus. Investors should be aware that
Troutman Sanders LLP&#146;s opinion is based upon customary assumptions, is conditioned upon the accuracy of certain representations made by us as to factual matters, including representations regarding the nature of our assets and the future
conduct of our business, and is not binding upon the IRS or any court. In addition, Troutman Sanders LLP&#146;s opinion is based on existing U.S. federal income tax law governing qualification as a REIT, which is subject to change either
prospectively or retroactively. Moreover, our continued qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon our ability to meet on a continuing basis, through actual annual operating results, certain qualification tests set forth in the U.S. federal
tax laws. Those qualification tests include the percentage of income that we earn from specified sources, the percentage of our assets that falls within specified categories, the diversity of our share ownership, and the percentage of our earnings
that we distribute. While Troutman Sanders LLP reviewed those matters in connection with rendering the foregoing opinion, Troutman Sanders 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 operation for any particular taxable year will satisfy such requirements. For a discussion of the tax consequences of our failure to qualify as a REIT, see &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Failure to Qualify.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we qualify as a REIT, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the taxable income that we distribute to our
shareholders. The benefit of that tax treatment is that it avoids the &#147;double taxation,&#148; or taxation at both the corporate and shareholder levels, that generally results from owning stock in a corporation. However, we will be subject to
U.S. federal tax in the following circumstances: </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 at regular corporate rates on taxable income, including net capital gain,
that we do not distribute to our shareholders during, or within a specified time period after, the calendar year in which the income is earned, to the extent we cannot otherwise offset such income with our tax NOL carryforward (if any).
</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">Under certain circumstances, we may be subject to the &#147;alternative minimum tax&#148; on items of tax
preference. </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 will pay income tax at the highest corporate rate on (1)&nbsp;net income from the sale or other disposition of
property acquired through foreclosure (&#147;foreclosure property&#148;) that we hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business and (2)&nbsp;other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> income from
foreclosure property. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;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 a 100% tax on net income from sales or other dispositions of property, other than foreclosure
property, that we hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business. </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 75% gross income test or the 95% gross income test, as described below under
&#147;&#151;&nbsp;Gross Income Tests,&#148; and nonetheless continue to qualify as a REIT because we meet other requirements, we will pay a 100% tax on an amount equal to (1)&nbsp;the gross income attributable to the greater of the amounts by which
we fail the 75% and 95% gross income tests, multiplied by (2)&nbsp;a fraction intended to reflect our profitability. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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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">After consideration of our loss carryforwards, if we fail to distribute during a calendar year at least the sum
of (1) 85% of our REIT ordinary income for such year, (2) 95% of our REIT capital gain net income for such year, and (3)&nbsp;any undistributed taxable income from prior periods, we will pay a 4% excise tax on the excess of this required
distribution over the sum of the amount we actually distributed, plus any retained amounts on which income tax has been paid at the corporate level. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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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, as
defined below under &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Taxation of U.S. Holders,&#148; would be taxed on its proportionate share of our undistributed long-term capital gain (to the extent that a timely designation of such gain is made by us to the shareholder) and
would receive a credit or refund for its proportionate share of the tax we paid. </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 acquire any asset from a C corporation, or a corporation that generally is subject to full corporate-level
tax, in a merger or other transaction in which we acquire a basis in the asset that is determined by </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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reference to the C corporation&#146;s basis in the asset, we will pay tax at the highest regular corporate rate applicable if we recognize gain on the sale or disposition of such asset during the
five-year period after we acquire such asset. The amount of gain on which we will pay tax generally is the lesser of (1)&nbsp;the amount of gain that we recognize at the time of the sale or disposition or (2)&nbsp;the amount of gain that we would
have recognized if we had sold the asset at the time we acquired the asset. </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 will incur a 100% excise tax on transactions with a taxable REIT subsidiary (&#147;TRS&#148;) 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">If we fail to satisfy certain asset tests due to reasonable cause, described below under &#147;&#151;Asset
Tests&#148; and nonetheless continue to qualify as a REIT because we meet certain other requirements, we will be subject to a tax of the greater of $50,000 or at the highest corporate rate on the net income generated by the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> assets. </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 subject to a $50,000 tax for each failure if we fail to satisfy certain REIT qualification
requirements, other than income tests or asset tests, and the failure is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect. </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 recognize &#147;excess inclusion income&#148; and have shareholders who are &#147;disqualified
organizations,&#148; we may have to pay tax at the highest corporate rate on the portion of the excess inclusion income allocable to the shareholders that are disqualified organizations. See &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Taxable Mortgage Pools&#148; below.
</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 votes relating to the composition of our shareholders. </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 qualification 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 as they are treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Moreover, as further described below, any TRS in which we own an interest will be subject to U.S. federal and state corporate income tax on its
taxable income. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Requirements for Qualification </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A REIT is a corporation, trust, or association that meets the following requirements: </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">it is managed by one or more trustees or directors; </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">its beneficial ownership 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">it would be taxable as a domestic corporation but for the REIT provisions of the U.S. federal income tax laws;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">it is neither a financial institution nor an insurance company subject to special provisions of the U.S.
federal income tax laws; </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">at least 100 persons are beneficial owners of its shares or ownership certificate; </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">no more than 50% in value of its outstanding shares or ownership certificates is owned, directly or indirectly,
by five or fewer individuals, as defined in the U.S. federal income tax laws to include certain entities, during the last half of each taxable year; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">7.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">it elects to be a REIT, or has made such election for a previous taxable year, which election has not been
revoked or terminated, and satisfies all relevant filing and other administrative requirements established by the IRS that must be met to elect and maintain REIT status; </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">it uses a calendar year for U.S. federal income tax purposes and complies with the recordkeeping requirements
of the U.S. federal income tax laws; and </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">it meets certain other qualification tests, described below, regarding the nature of its income and assets and
the amount of its distributions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We must meet requirements 1 through 4 and 9 during our entire taxable year and must meet requirement 5
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. If we comply with all the requirements for ascertaining the ownership of our outstanding shares in a taxable year and
have no reason to know that we violated requirement 6, we will be deemed to have satisfied requirement 6 for such taxable year. For purposes of determining share ownership under requirement 6, 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 shares of our stock in proportion to their actuarial interests in the trust for purposes of
requirement 6. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have issued sufficient stock with enough diversity of ownership to satisfy requirements 5 and 6 set forth above. In
addition, our articles of incorporation restrict the ownership and transfer of the stock so that we should continue to satisfy requirements 5 and 6. The provisions of our charter restricting the ownership and transfer of the stock are described in
&#147;Description of Our Capital Stock&#151;Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.&#148; </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, and we do not know, or exercising reasonable diligence would not have known, whether we failed to meet
requirement 6 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">In addition, we must satisfy all relevant filing and other
administrative requirements established by the IRS to elect and maintain REIT qualification. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Effect of Subsidiary Entities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Qualified REIT Subsidiaries</I>. A corporation that is a &#147;qualified REIT subsidiary&#148; is not treated as a corporation separate from
its parent REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. All assets, liabilities, and items of income, deduction, and credit of a &#147;qualified REIT subsidiary&#148; are treated as assets, liabilities, and items of income, deduction, and credit of
the REIT. A &#147;qualified REIT subsidiary&#148; is a corporation, other than a TRS, all of the capital stock of which is owned by a REIT. Thus, in applying the requirements described in this section, any qualified REIT subsidiary that we own will
be ignored for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and all assets, liabilities, and items of income, deduction, and credit of that subsidiary will be treated as our assets, liabilities, and items of income, deduction, and credit. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Investments in Partnerships</I>. In the case of a REIT that is a partner in a partnership or a member in a limited liability company
treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the REIT is treated as owning its proportionate share of the assets of the partnership or limited liability company and as earning its allocable share of the gross income of the entity
for purposes of the applicable REIT qualification tests. The assets and gross income of the partnership or limited liability company retain the same character in the hands of the REIT. For purposes of the 10% value test (as described below under
&#147;&#151;&nbsp;Asset Tests&#148;), our proportionate share is based on our proportionate interest in the equity interests and certain debt securities issued by the partnership. For all of the other asset and income tests, our proportionate share
is based on our proportionate interest in the capital interests in the partnership. Our proportionate share of the assets, liabilities, and items of income of any partnership, joint venture, or limited liability company that is treated as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes in which we own or will acquire an interest, directly or indirectly, is treated as our assets and gross income for purposes of applying the various REIT qualification requirements. </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>. Subject to restrictions on the value of TRS securities held by the REIT, a REIT is permitted to own up to
100% of the stock of one or more TRSs. A TRS is a fully taxable corporation. The TRS </P>
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and the REIT must jointly elect to treat the subsidiary as a TRS. A corporation of which a TRS directly or indirectly owns more than 35% of the voting power or value of the stock will be
automatically treated as a TRS. Overall, no more than 20% of the value of a REIT&#146;s assets may consist of TRS securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The TRS
rules limit the deductibility of interest paid or accrued by a TRS to us to assure that the TRS is subject to an appropriate level of corporate taxation. Further, the rules impose a 100% excise tax on transactions between a TRS and us or our
tenants, if any, that are not conducted on an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have formed and made a
timely election with respect to one TRS presently owned. Additionally, we may form or acquire additional TRSs in the future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Gross Income Tests
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We must satisfy two gross income tests annually to maintain 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">First, at least 75% of our gross income for each taxable year must consist of defined types of income that we derive, directly or indirectly,
from investments relating to real property or mortgages on real property or qualified temporary investment income, excluding gross income from sales of inventory or dealer property in &#147;prohibited transactions.&#148; Qualifying income for
purposes of that 75% gross income test generally includes: </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">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>
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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 and gain from the sale of shares 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 estate assets (excluding gain from the sale of a debt instrument issued by a
&#147;publicly offered REIT&#148; to the extent not secured by real property or an interest in real property); 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">income derived from the temporary investment of new capital or &#147;qualified temporary investment income&#148;
that is attributable to the issuance of our stock or a public offering of our debt with a maturity date of at least five years and that we receive during the one year period beginning on the date on which we received such new capital.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Second, in general, at least 95% of our gross income, excluding gross income from prohibited transactions, for each
taxable year must consist of income that is qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test above, other types of dividends and interest, gain from the sale or disposition of stock or securities, or any combination of these; however, for
purposes of the 95% gross income test, gain from the sale of &#147;real estate assets&#148; includes gain from the sale of a debt instrument issued by a &#147;publicly offered REIT&#148; even if not secured by real property or an interest in real
property. Gross income from our sale of property that we hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business is excluded from both the numerator and the denominator in both income tests. Generally, income and gain from hedging
transactions, as described in &#147;&#151;Hedging Transactions,&#148; 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 will not constitute
gross income for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests, and will therefore be excluded for purposes of these tests. The following paragraphs discuss the specific application 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>Rents from Real Property</I>. Rent that we receive from any real property that we might own and lease to tenants will qualify as
&#147;rents from real property,&#148; which is qualifying income for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests, only if the several conditions are met, including the following: </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">First, the rent must not be based, in whole or in part, on the income or profits of any person but may be based
on a fixed percentage or percentages of gross receipts or gross sales. </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">Second, neither we nor a direct or indirect owner of 10% or more of our shares of stock may own, actually or
constructively, 10% or more of a tenant other than a TRS from whom we receive rent. </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">Third, if the rent attributable to personal property leased in connection with a lease of any real property that
we might own exceeds 15% of the total rent received under the lease, then the portion of rent attributable to that personal property will not qualify as &#147;rents from real property.&#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">Fourth, we generally must not operate or manage any real property or furnish or render services to tenants, other
than through an &#147;independent contractor&#148; who is adequately compensated, from whom we do not derive revenue, and who does not, directly or through its shareholders, own more than 35% of our shares of stock, taking into consideration the
applicable ownership attribution rules. However, we need not provide services through an &#147;independent contractor,&#148; but instead may provide services directly to any such tenants, if the services are &#147;usually or customarily
rendered&#148; in the geographic area in connection with the rental of space for occupancy only and are not considered to be provided for the tenants&#146; convenience. In addition, we may provide a minimal amount of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-customary&#148;</FONT> services to the tenants of a property, other than through an independent contractor, as long as our income from the services (valued at not less than 150% of our direct cost of
performing such services) does not exceed 1% of our income from the related property. Furthermore, we may own up to 100% of the stock of a TRS which may provide customary and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-customary</FONT> services to tenants
without tainting our rental income from the related properties. See &#147;&#151;Taxable REIT Subsidiaries.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<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 the 75% and 95% gross income tests, generally does not include
any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, if the determination of such amount depends 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 the term
&#147;interest&#148; solely by reason of being based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales. Furthermore, to the extent that interest from a loan that is based on the residual cash proceeds from the sale of the property securing
the loan constitutes a &#147;shared appreciation provision,&#148; income attributable to such participation feature will be treated as gain from the sale of the secured property. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In Revenue Procedure <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2003-65,</FONT> the IRS established a safe harbor under which interest from loans
secured by a first priority security interest in ownership interests in a partnership or limited liability company owning real property 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, although we anticipate that most or all of any mezzanine loans that we make or acquire
will qualify for the safe harbor in Revenue Procedure <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2003-65,</FONT> it is possible that we may make or acquire some mezzanine loans that do not qualify for the safe harbor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Foreclosure Property</I>. We will be subject to tax at the maximum U.S. federal corporate income tax rate on any income from foreclosure
property, other than income that would be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test, less expenses directly connected with the production of such income. However, gross income from such foreclosure property will qualify for
purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests. &#147;Foreclosure property&#148; is any real property, including interests in real property, and any personal property incident to such real property: </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 such REIT having bid on 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 an 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 or lease was acquired by the REIT at a time when the REIT had no intent to evict or
foreclose or the REIT did not know or have reason to know that default would occur; 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 such REIT makes a proper election to treat such 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. Property generally ceases to be foreclosure property
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taxable year following the taxable year in which the REIT acquired such property, or longer if an extension is granted by the Secretary of the Treasury. The foregoing grace period is terminated
and foreclosure property ceases to be foreclosure property on the first day: </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">on which a lease is entered into with respect to such 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 such property, other than completion of a building, or any other
improvement, where more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default became imminent; 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">which is more than 90 days after the day on which such property was acquired by the REIT and the property is used
in a trade or business which is conducted by the REIT, other than through an independent contractor from whom the REIT itself does not derive or receive any income. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a result of the rules with respect to foreclosure property, if a lessee defaults on its obligations under a percentage lease, we terminate
the lessee&#146;s leasehold interest, and we are unable to find a replacement lessee for the property within 90 days of such foreclosure, gross income from operations conducted by us from such property could cease to qualify for the 75% and 95%
gross income tests unless we are able to hire an independent contractor to manage and operate the property. In such event, we might be unable to satisfy the 75% and 95% gross income tests and, thus, might 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>. From time to time, we may enter into hedging transactions with respect to one or more of our assets or
liabilities. Our hedging activities may include entering into interest rate swaps, caps, and floors, options to purchase such items, and futures and forward contracts. To the extent that we enter into an interest rate swap or cap contract, option,
futures contract, forward rate agreement, or any similar financial instrument to hedge our indebtedness incurred or to be incurred to acquire or carry &#147;real estate assets,&#148; including mortgage loans, or to hedge certain foreign currency
risks, any periodic income or gain from the disposition of that contract is disregarded for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests. We are required to identify clearly any such hedging transaction before the close of the day on which it was
acquired, originated, or entered into and satisfy other identification requirements. To the extent that we hedge for other purposes, or to the extent that a portion of our loans are not secured by real estate assets (as described under
&#147;&#151;&nbsp;Asset Tests&#148;) or in other situations, the income from those transactions will likely be treated as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> income for purposes of both gross income tests. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we have entered into a qualifying hedging transaction as described above (an &#147;Original Hedge&#148;), and a portion of the hedged
indebtedness is extinguished or the related property is disposed of and in connection with such extinguishment or disposition we enter into a new clearly identified hedging transaction that would counteract the Original hedging transaction (a
&#147;Counteracting Hedge&#148;), income from the Original Hedge and income from the Counteracting Hedge (including gain from the disposition of the Original Hedge and the Counteracting Hedge) will not be treated as gross income for purposes of the
95% and 75% gross income tests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to structure any hedging transactions in a manner that does not jeopardize our status as a
REIT. </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>. We intend to monitor our sources of income so as to ensure our compliance with the
gross income tests. If we fail to satisfy one or both of the gross income tests for any taxable year, we nevertheless may qualify as a REIT for such year if we qualify for relief under certain provisions of the U.S. federal income tax laws. Those
relief provisions generally will be available 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 failure to meet such tests is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect; 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">following our identification of the failure to meet one or both gross income tests for a taxable year, a
description of each item of our gross income included in the 75% or 95% gross income tests is set forth in a schedule for such taxable year filed as specified by Treasury regulations. </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">We cannot predict, however, whether in all circumstances we would qualify for the relief
provisions. In addition, as discussed above in &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Taxation of Our Company,&#148; even if the relief provisions apply, we would incur a 100% tax on the gross income attributable to the greater of the amounts by which we fail the 75%
and 95% gross income tests, multiplied by a fraction intended to reflect our profitability. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Asset Tests </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To maintain our qualification as a REIT, we also must satisfy the following asset tests at the close of each quarter of each taxable year: </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">First, at least 75% of the value of our total assets must consist of: </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">cash or cash items, including certain receivables; </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">U.S. government securities; </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 real property, including leaseholds and options to acquire real property and leaseholds;
</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>
<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">stock in other REITs; </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">debt instruments issued by publicly offered REITs; 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">investments in stock or debt instruments during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> period
following our receipt of new capital that we raise through equity offerings or offerings of debt with at least a five-year term. </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">Second, of our investments not included in the 75% asset class, the value of our interest in any one
issuer&#146;s securities may not exceed 5% of the value of our total assets. </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">Third, of our investments not included in the 75% asset class, we may not own more than 10% of the voting power
or value of any one issuer&#146;s outstanding securities. </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">Fourth, for taxable years beginning after December&nbsp;31, 2017, no more than 20% of the value of our total
assets may consist of the securities of one or more TRSs. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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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">Finally, not more than 25% of the value of our total assets may be represented by debt instruments issued by
publicly offered REITs to the extent 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">For purposes of the
second and third asset tests, the term &#147;securities&#148; does not include stock in another REIT, equity or debt securities of a qualified REIT subsidiary or TRS, or equity interests in a partnership. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of the 10% value test, the term &#147;securities&#148; does not include: </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">&#147;Straight debt&#148; securities, which is defined as a written unconditional promise to pay on demand or on
a specified date a sum certain in money if (i)&nbsp;the debt is not convertible, directly or indirectly, into stock, and (ii)&nbsp;the interest rate and interest payment dates are not contingent on profits, the borrower&#146;s discretion, or similar
factors. &#147;Straight debt&#148; securities do not include any securities issued by a partnership or a corporation in which we or any controlled TRS (i.e., a TRS in which we own directly or indirectly more than 50% of the voting power or value of
the stock) hold <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-&#147;straight</FONT> debt&#148; securities that have an aggregate value of more than 1% of the issuer&#146;s outstanding securities. However, &#147;straight debt&#148; securities include debt
subject to the following contingencies: </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">a contingency relating to the time of payment of interest or principal, as long as either (i)&nbsp;there is no
change to the effective yield of the debt obligation, other than a change to the annual yield that does not exceed the greater of 0.25% or 5% of the annual yield, or (ii)&nbsp;neither the aggregate issue price nor the aggregate face amount of the
issuer&#146;s debt obligations held by us exceeds $1&nbsp;million and no more than 12 months of unaccrued interest on the debt obligations can be required to be prepaid; 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">a contingency relating to the time or amount of payment upon a default or prepayment of a debt obligation, as
long as the contingency is consistent with customary commercial practice. </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 loan to an individual or an estate. </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 &#147;section 467 rental agreement,&#148; other than an agreement with a related party tenant.
</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 obligation to pay &#147;rents from real property.&#148; </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 securities issued by governmental entities. </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 security issued by a REIT. </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 debt instrument of an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent of
our interest as a partner in the partnership. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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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 debt instrument of an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes not described in
the preceding bullet points if at least 75% of the partnership&#146;s gross income, excluding income from prohibited transactions, is qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test described above in &#147;&#151;Gross Income
Tests.&#148; </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 status of our assets for purposes of the various asset tests and will seek to manage
our assets 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 have 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, there can be no
assurances that the IRS might not disagree with these determinations and assert that a different value is applicable, in which case we might not satisfy the 75% and the other asset tests and would fail to qualify as a REIT. If we fail to satisfy the
asset tests at the end of a calendar quarter, we will not lose our REIT qualification 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">we satisfied the asset tests at the end of the preceding calendar quarter; 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 discrepancy between the value of our assets and the asset test requirements arose from changes in the market
values of our assets and was not wholly or partly caused by the acquisition of one or more <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> assets. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we did not satisfy the condition described in the second item, above, we still could avoid disqualification by eliminating any discrepancy
within 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter in which it arose. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that we violate the second or third asset tests
described above at the end of any calendar quarter, we will not lose our REIT qualification if (i)&nbsp;the failure is de minimis (up to the lesser of 1% of our assets or $10 million) and (ii)&nbsp;we dispose of assets or otherwise comply with the
asset tests within six months after the last day of the quarter in which we identified such failure. In the event of a more than de minimis failure of any of the asset tests, as long as the failure was due to reasonable cause and not to willful
neglect, we will not lose our REIT qualification if we (i)&nbsp;dispose of assets or otherwise comply with the asset tests within six months after the last day of the quarter in which we identified such failure, (ii)&nbsp;file a schedule with the
IRS describing the assets that caused such failure in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Treasury and (iii)&nbsp;pay a tax equal to the greater of $50,000 or 35% of the net income from the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> assets during the period in which we failed to satisfy the asset tests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Distribution
Requirements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each taxable year we must distribute dividends, other than capital gain dividends and deemed distributions of retained
capital gain, to our shareholders in an aggregate 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 (1) 90% of our &#147;REIT taxable income,&#148; computed without regard to the dividends paid
deduction and net capital gains, and (2) 90% of our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> net income, if any, from foreclosure property; minus </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 NOL or capital loss carryforward that we have available and elect to apply. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These distributions must be paid in the taxable year to which they relate or in the following taxable year if such distributions are declared
in October, November or December of the taxable year, are payable to shareholders of record on a specified date in any such month and are actually paid before the end of January of the following year. Such distributions are treated as both paid by
us and received by each shareholder on December&nbsp;31 of the year in which they are declared. In addition, at our election, a distribution for a taxable year may be declared before we timely file our tax return for the year and be paid with or
before the first regular dividend payment after such declaration, provided that such payment is made during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12-month</FONT> period following the close of such taxable year. These distributions are taxable to our
shareholders in the year in which paid, even though the distributions relate to our prior taxable year for purposes of the 90% distribution requirement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order for distributions to be counted towards our distribution requirement and to give rise to a tax deduction by us, they must not be
&#147;preferential dividends.&#148; A dividend is not a preferential dividend if it is pro rata among all outstanding shares of stock within a particular class and is in accordance with the preferences among different classes of stock as set forth
in the organizational documents. However, so long as we continue to be a &#147;publicly offered REIT&#148; (i.e., a REIT which is required to file annual and periodic reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), the preferential
dividend rule will not apply to us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will pay U.S. federal income tax at ordinary corporate tax rates on taxable income, including net
capital gain, that we do not distribute to our shareholders. Furthermore, we must distribute during a calendar year, or by the end of January following such calendar year in the case of distributions with declaration and record dates falling in the
last three months of the calendar year, at least the sum of: </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">85% of our REIT ordinary income for such 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 REIT capital gain income for such 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 periods. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we fail to distribute such amounts within the proscribed timeframe, then we will incur a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the excess of such
required distribution over the amounts we actually distributed. We may elect to retain and pay income tax on the net long-term capital gain we receive in a taxable year. See &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Taxation of Taxable U.S. Holders of Stock.&#148; If we so
elect, we will be treated as having distributed any such retained amount for purposes of the 4% excise tax described above. We intend to make timely distributions sufficient to satisfy the annual distribution requirements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is possible that, from time to time, we may experience timing differences between (1)&nbsp;the actual receipt of income and actual payment
of deductible expenses, and (2)&nbsp;the inclusion of that income and deduction of such expenses in arriving at our REIT taxable income. In addition, we may not deduct recognized net capital losses from our REIT taxable income. As a result of the
foregoing, we may have less cash than is necessary 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 or preferred shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have an NOL carryforward as of December&nbsp;31, 2017 of approximately $89.8&nbsp;million. The
NOL carryforward expires substantially beginning in 2020. To the extent that we have taxable income that is not distributed by us to our shareholders, we may offset such taxable income with our NOL carryforward and would not have to pay income tax,
which would not impact our REIT status. As a result, we are not necessarily required to distribute 90% or more of our earnings to maintain our REIT status. </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 certain circumstances, we may be able to correct a failure to meet the distribution
requirement for a year by paying &#147;deficiency dividends&#148; to our shareholders in a later year. We may include such deficiency dividends in our deduction for dividends paid for the earlier year. Although we may be able to avoid income tax on
amounts distributed as deficiency dividends, we will be required to pay interest to the IRS based upon the amount of any deduction we take for deficiency dividends. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Recordkeeping Requirements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To avoid a
monetary penalty, we must request on an annual basis information from our shareholders designed to disclose the actual ownership of our outstanding shares of stock. We intend to comply with such requirements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Prohibited Transactions </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 &#147;primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business&#148; depends on the facts and circumstances in effect from time to time, including those related to a particular asset. We do not own assets that are held
primarily for sale to customers. We will attempt to comply with the terms of safe harbor provisions in the U.S. federal income tax laws prescribing when an asset sale will not be characterized as a prohibited transaction. We cannot provide
assurance, however, that we can comply with such safe harbor provisions or that we or our subsidiaries will avoid owning property that may be characterized as property held &#147;primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or
business.&#148; </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 for REIT qualification, other than the gross income tests and the asset tests, we could avoid
disqualification if our failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect and we pay a penalty of $50,000 for each such failure. In addition, there are relief provisions for a failure of the gross income tests and asset tests, as
described in &#147;&#151;Gross Income Tests&#148; and &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Asset Tests.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we were to fail to qualify as a REIT in any
taxable year, and no relief provision applied, we would be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates and any applicable alternative minimum tax. In calculating our taxable income in a year in which we failed
to qualify as a REIT, we would not be able to deduct amounts paid out to shareholders. In fact, we would not be required to distribute any amounts to shareholders in such year. In such event, to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and
profits, all distributions to shareholders would be taxable as regular corporate dividends. The excess inclusion income rules (which are described under &#147;&#151;Taxable Mortgage Pools&#148; below) will not apply to the distributions we make.
Subject to certain limitations of the U.S. federal income tax laws, corporate shareholders might be eligible for the dividends received deduction, and individual and certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> trust and estate
shareholders may be eligible for a reduced U.S. federal income tax rate on such dividends. Unless we qualified for relief under specific statutory provisions, we also would be disqualified from taxation as a REIT for the four taxable years following
the year during which we ceased to qualify as a REIT. We cannot predict whether in all circumstances we would qualify for such statutory relief. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Allocation of Capital Gain Dividends to Holders of Common Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we properly designate any portion of a dividend as a capital gain dividend then, except as otherwise required by law, we presently intend to
allocate a portion of the total capital gain dividends paid or made available to holders of all classes of our stock for the year to the holders of our common stock in proportion to the amount that our total dividends, as determined for federal
income tax purposes, paid or made available to the holders of our common stock for the year bears to the total dividends, as determined for federal income tax purposes, paid or made available to holders of all classes of our stock for the year. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The term &#147;U.S. holder&#148; means a holder of our securities that for U.S. federal income tax purposes is: </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 United States; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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organized in or under the laws of the United States, 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 whose income 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">any trust if (1)&nbsp;a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust
and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2)&nbsp;it has a valid election in place 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, entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our securities, the U.S. federal
income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner in a partnership holding our securities, you should consult your tax advisor
regarding the consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our securities by the partnership. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Taxation of Taxable U.S. Holders of Stock
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As long as we qualify as a REIT, a taxable U.S. holder of our stock must report as ordinary income distributions or retained long-term
capital gain that are made out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits and that we do not designate as capital gain dividends. Dividends paid to a corporate U.S. holder of our stock will not qualify for the dividends received deduction
generally available to corporations. In addition, dividends paid to a U.S. holder generally will not qualify for the capital gains tax rate for &#147;qualified dividend income.&#148; However, our ordinary REIT dividends may qualify as qualified
dividend income, if they are (1)&nbsp;attributable to dividends received by us from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-REIT</FONT> corporations, such as our TRSs, and (2)&nbsp;attributable to income upon which we have paid corporate income tax
(e.g., to the extent that we distribute less than 100% of our taxable income). In general, to qualify for the reduced tax rate on qualified dividend income, a shareholder must hold our stock for more than 60 days during the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">121-day</FONT> period beginning on the date that is 60 days before the date on which our stock becomes <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ex-dividend.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A U.S. holder generally will report distributions that we designate as capital gain dividends as long-term capital gain without regard to the
period for which the U.S. holder has held our stock. A corporate U.S. holder, however, may be required to treat up to 20% of certain capital gain dividends as ordinary income. </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 and pay income tax on the net long-term capital gain that we receive in a taxable year. In that case, a U.S. holder
would be taxed on its proportionate share of our undistributed long-term capital gain, to the extent that we designate such amount in a timely notice to such shareholder. The U.S. holder would receive a credit or refund for its proportionate share
of the tax we paid. The U.S. holder would increase the basis in its stock by the amount of its proportionate share of our undistributed long-term capital gain, minus its share of the tax we paid. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent that we make a distribution in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such distribution will not be taxable
to a U.S. holder to the extent that it does not exceed the adjusted tax basis of the U.S. holder&#146;s stock. Instead, such distribution will reduce the adjusted tax basis of such stock. To the extent that we make a distribution in excess of both
our current and accumulated earnings and profits and the U.S. holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in its stock, such shareholder will recognize long-term capital gain, or short-term capital gain if the stock has been held for one year or less, assuming
the stock is a capital asset in the hands of the U.S. holder. The IRS has ruled that if total distributions for two or more classes of stock are in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits, dividends must be treated as having been
distributed to those shareholders </P>
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having a priority under the corporate charter before any distribution to shareholders with lesser priority. If we declare a dividend in October, November, or December of any year that is payable
to a U.S. holder of record on a specified date in any such month, such dividend will be treated as both paid by us and received by the U.S. holder on December&nbsp;31 of such year, provided that we actually pay the dividend during January of the
following calendar year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The aggregate amount of dividends that we may designate as &#147;capital gain dividends&#148; or &#147;qualified
dividends&#148; with respect to any taxable year may not exceed the dividends paid by us with respect to such year, including dividends that are paid in the following year and if made with or before the first regular dividend payment after such
declaration) are treated as paid with respect to such year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders may not include in their individual income tax returns any of
our NOLs or capital losses. Instead, we would carry over such losses for potential offset against our future income generally. Taxable distributions from us and gain from the disposition of our stock will not be treated as passive activity income,
and, therefore, shareholders generally will not be able to apply any &#147;passive activity losses,&#148; such as losses from certain types of limited partnerships in which the shareholder is a limited partner, against such income. In addition,
taxable distributions from us and gain from the disposition of the stock generally will be treated as investment income for purposes of the investment interest limitations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will notify shareholders after the close of our taxable year as to the portions of the distributions attributable to that year that
constitute ordinary income, return of capital, and capital gain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Taxation of U.S. Holders on the Disposition of Stock</I>. In general,
a U.S. holder who is not a dealer in securities must treat any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of our stock as long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder has held the stock for more than one year, and otherwise as short-term
capital gain or loss. However, a U.S. holder must treat any loss upon a sale or exchange of stock held by such shareholder for six months or less as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any actual or deemed distributions from us that such U.S.
holder previously has characterized as long-term capital gain. All or a portion of any loss that a U.S. holder realizes upon a taxable disposition of the stock may be disallowed if the U.S. holder purchases the same type of stock within 30 days
before or after the disposition. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Capital Gains and Losses</I>. A taxpayer generally must hold a capital asset for more than one year
for gain or loss derived from its sale or exchange to be treated as long-term capital gain or loss. The highest marginal individual income tax rate is 37%. The maximum tax rate on long-term capital gain applicable to
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> taxpayers is 20% for sales and exchanges of assets held for more than one year. The maximum tax rate on long-term capital gain from the sale or exchange of &#147;section 1250 property,&#148; or
depreciable real property, is 25% to the extent that such gain would have been treated as ordinary income if the property were &#147;section 1245 property.&#148; With respect to distributions that we designate as capital gain dividends and any
retained capital gain that we are deemed to distribute, we generally may designate whether such a distribution is taxable to our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> shareholders at a 20% or 25% rate. Thus, the tax rate differential
between capital gain and ordinary income for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> taxpayers may be significant. In addition, the characterization of income as capital gain or ordinary income may affect the deductibility of capital
losses. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> taxpayer may deduct capital losses not offset by capital gains against its ordinary income only up to a maximum annual amount of $3,000. A
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> taxpayer may carry forward unused capital losses indefinitely. A corporate taxpayer must pay tax on its net capital gain at ordinary corporate rates. A corporate taxpayer may deduct capital
losses only to the extent of capital gains, with unused losses being carried back three years and forward five years. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Information
Reporting Requirements and Backup Withholding</I>. We will report to our shareholders and to the IRS the amount of distributions we pay during each calendar year and the amount of tax we withhold, if any. Under the backup withholding rules, a
shareholder may be subject to backup withholding at the rate of 24% with respect to distributions unless such holder: </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">provides a taxpayer identification number, certifies as to no loss of exemption from backup withholding, and
otherwise complies with the applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A shareholder that does not
provide us with its correct taxpayer identification number also may be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS. Any amount paid as backup withholding will be creditable against the shareholder&#146;s income tax liability. In addition, any U.S.
holders that fail to certify their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-foreign</FONT> status to us may be subject to withholding on a portion of capital gain distributions. See &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Taxation of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under
the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against such U.S. holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. </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> U.S. Holders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Tax-exempt</FONT> U.S. holders, including qualified employee pension and profit sharing trusts and individual
retirement accounts, generally are exempt from U.S. federal income taxation, thus typically dividends received by such entities are not subject to taxation when received. However, these entities or accounts are subject to taxation on any unrelated
business taxable income generated. While many investments in real estate generate unrelated business taxable income, the IRS has issued a published ruling that dividend distributions from a REIT to an exempt employee pension trust do not constitute
unrelated business taxable income, provided that the exempt employee pension trust does not otherwise use the shares of the REIT in an unrelated trade or business of the pension trust. Based on that ruling, amounts that we distribute to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> shareholders generally should not constitute unrelated business taxable income. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, if
a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> shareholder were to finance its acquisition of our stock with debt, a portion of the income that it receives from us would constitute unrelated business taxable income pursuant to the
&#147;debt-financed property&#148; rules. Furthermore, 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 federal income tax laws are subject to different unrelated business taxable income rules, which generally will require them to characterize distributions that they receive from us as unrelated business taxable income. Finally, if we are a
&#147;pension-held REIT,&#148; a qualified employee pension or profit sharing trust that owns more than 10% of our shares of stock is required to treat a percentage of the dividends that it receives from us as unrelated business taxable income. That
percentage is equal to the gross income that we derive from an unrelated trade or business, if any, determined as if we were a pension trust, divided by our total gross income for the year in which we pay the dividends. That rule applies to a
pension trust holding more than 10% of our shares of stock only 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">the percentage of our dividends that the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> trust would be
required to treat as unrelated business taxable income is at least 5%; </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 qualify as a REIT by reason of the modification of the rule requiring that no more than 50% of our stock be
owned by five or fewer individuals that allows the beneficiaries of the pension trust to be treated as holding our stock in proportion to their actuarial interests in the pension trust (see &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Requirements for Qualification&#148;
above); 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">either (1)&nbsp;one pension trust owns more than 25% of the value of our stock or (2)&nbsp;a group of pension
trusts each individually holding more than 10% of the value of our stock collectively owns more than 50% of the value of our 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 ownership and transfer restrictions in our charter reduce the risk that we may become a &#147;pension-held REIT.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> U.S. holder may also be required to treat any excess inclusion income as unrelated
business taxable income as described in &#147;&#151;&nbsp;Taxable Mortgage Pools.&#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">The rules governing the U.S. federal income taxation of holders of our securities that are not U.S. holders and are not partnerships or other
pass-through entities (collectively, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-U.S.</FONT> holders&#148;) are complex. We urge <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders to consult their own tax advisors to determine the impact of
U.S. federal, state, and local income tax laws on the ownership of our 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">A <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that receives a distribution that is not attributable to gain from our sale or exchange of U.S. real property interests, as defined below, and that we do not designate as a capital gain dividend will
recognize ordinary income to the extent that we pay such distribution out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. A withholding tax equal to 30% of the gross amount of the distribution ordinarily will apply to such distribution unless an
applicable tax treaty reduces or eliminates the tax. Under some treaties, however, lower rates generally applicable to dividends do not apply to dividends from REITs. In general, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders are not
considered to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business solely as a result of their ownership of our stock. However, if a distribution is treated as effectively connected with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s conduct
of a U.S. trade or business, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the distribution at graduated rates, in the same manner as U.S. holders are taxed with respect to such
distributions. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is a corporation also may be subject to the 30% branch profits tax with respect to the distribution. Generally, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder
will be subject to U.S. income tax withholding at the rate of 30% on the gross amount of any such distribution paid to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder unless either: </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 successor form evidencing eligibility for that reduced rate with the payor; 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 files an IRS Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI</FONT> or successor form with the payor claiming that the distribution is effectively connected income. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generally, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will not be liable for tax on a distribution in excess of our current and
accumulated earnings and profits if the excess portion of such distribution does not exceed the adjusted basis of its stock. Instead, the excess portion of such distribution will reduce the adjusted basis of such stock. A <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be subject to tax on a distribution that exceeds both our current and accumulated earnings and profits and the adjusted basis of its stock, if the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder otherwise would be subject to tax on gain from the sale or disposition of its stock, as described below. 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, the entire amount of any distribution may be subject to withholding as a taxable dividend. In addition, a distribution in excess of our current and accumulated earnings
and profits (but not in excess of the holders adjusted tax basis in its stock) is subject to withholding in the manner described in the immediately succeeding paragraph. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder may obtain a full or
partial refund, as appropriate, of amounts that are withheld if we later determine that a distribution in fact exceeded our current and accumulated earnings and profits. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we are a &#147;domestically-controlled REIT,&#148; as defined below, withholding at a rate of 15% is required on any distribution that
exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Consequently, although we intend to withhold at a rate of 30% on the entire amount of any distribution, to the extent that we do not do so, it is possible that if we are able to determine
that a particular distribution (or portion thereof) exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, we may withhold at the lower rate of 15% on such distribution (or portion thereof). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For any year in which we qualify as a REIT, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder may incur tax on distributions that are
attributable to gain from any sale or exchange of &#147;United States real property interests&#148; under special provisions of the U.S. federal income tax laws referred to as &#147;FIRPTA.&#148; The term &#147;United States real property
interests&#148; includes certain interests in real property and stock in corporations at least 50% of whose assets consists of interests in real property. Under those rules, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is taxed on
distributions attributable to gain from sales of United States real property interests as if such gain were effectively connected with a U.S. trade or </P>
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business of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder thus would be taxed on such a distribution at the normal capital
gains rates applicable to U.S. holders, subject to applicable alternative minimum tax and a special alternative minimum tax in the case of a nonresident alien individual. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> corporate holder not
entitled to treaty relief or exemption also may be subject to the 30% branch profits tax on such a distribution. Except as described below with respect to regularly traded stock, withholding is required at a rate of 35% of any distribution that we
could designate as a capital gain dividend. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder may receive a credit against its tax liability for the amount we withhold. Any distribution with respect to any class of stock which is regularly
traded on an established securities market located in the United States, such as our stock, will not be treated as gain recognized from the sale or exchange of a United States real property interest if the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder did not own more than 10% of such class of stock at any time during the taxable year within which the distribution is received. The distribution will be treated as an ordinary dividend to the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder and taxed as an ordinary dividend that is not a capital gain. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is not required to file a U.S. federal income tax return by reason of receiving
such a distribution, and the branch profits tax no longer applies to such a distribution. However, the distribution will be subject to U.S. federal income tax withholding as an ordinary dividend as described above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder generally will not incur tax under FIRPTA with respect to gain realized upon a
disposition of our stock as long as we are a &#147;domestically-controlled REIT.&#148; A domestically controlled REIT is a REIT in which, at all times during a specified testing period, less than 50% in value of its shares are held directly or
indirectly by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders. We cannot assure you that that test will be met. However, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that owned, actually or constructively, 10% or less of our
stock at all times during a specified testing period will not incur tax under FIRPTA with respect to any such gain if the stock is &#147;regularly traded&#148; on an established securities market. To the extent that our stock is regularly traded on
an established securities market, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will not incur tax under FIRPTA unless it owns more than 10% of our stock. If the gain on the sale of the stock were taxed under FIRPTA, a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder would be taxed in the same manner as U.S. holders with respect to such gain, subject to applicable alternative minimum tax and a special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien
individuals. Furthermore, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder generally will incur tax on gain not subject to FIRPTA if (1)&nbsp;the gain 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 U.S. holders with respect to such gain, or (2)&nbsp;the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is a nonresident alien individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a &#147;tax home&#148; in the United States, in which case the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will incur a 30% tax on his capital gains. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Taxable Mortgage Pools </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A taxable mortgage pool is any entity (or in certain cases, a portion of an entity) other than a &#147;real estate mortgage investment
conduit&#148; (as defined in the Code) that has the following characteristics: </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">Substantially all (generally, more than 80%) of the assets of such entity consists of debt obligations and more
than 50% of such debt obligations are real estate mortgages; </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">Such entity issues two or more classes of debt obligations having different maturities; and
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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 timing and amount of payments or projected payments on the debt obligations issued by the entity are
determined in large part by the timing and amount of payments the entity receives on the debt obligations 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">If a REIT is a taxable mortgage pool, or if a REIT owns a qualified REIT subsidiary that is a taxable mortgage pool, then 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 its shareholders will be considered to be excess inclusion income. You cannot offset excess inclusion income with NOLs or otherwise
allowable deductions. Moreover, if you are a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> shareholder, such as a domestic pension fund, you must treat excess inclusion income as unrelated business taxable income. If you are not a U.S. holder,
your dividend distributions may be subject to withholding tax, </P>
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without regard to any exemption or reduction in rate that might otherwise apply, with respect to your share of excess inclusion income. The manner in which excess inclusion income would be
allocated among shares of different classes of our stock or how such income is to be reported to shareholders is not clear under current law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Several of our investments are contained in securitization trusts which are considered taxable mortgage pools. To the extent that these
taxable mortgage pools have excess inclusion income, we will report these amounts annually. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Medicare Tax </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain net investment income earned by U.S. holders that are U.S. citizens, resident aliens or certain estates or trusts is subject to a 3.8%
Medicare tax. Net investment income includes, among other things, dividends on and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of shares of stock. Holders of shares of our common stock should consult their tax advisors regarding the effect, if
any, of this tax on their ownership and disposition of such shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Foreign Accounts </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Withholding taxes may apply to certain types of payments made to &#147;foreign financial institutions&#148; (as defined in the Code)&nbsp;and
certain other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> entities. A withholding tax of 30% generally will be imposed on dividends on, and gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, our common stock paid to (a)&nbsp;a foreign
financial institution unless such foreign financial institution agrees to verify, report and disclose its U.S. accountholders and meets certain other specified requirements or (b)&nbsp;a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> foreign
entity that is the beneficial owner of the payment unless such entity certifies that it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial U.S. owner and such entity meets certain other
specified requirements. Applicable Treasury regulations and IRS guidance provide that these rules generally will apply to payments of dividends on our common stock and after December&nbsp;31, 2018 generally will apply to payments of gross proceeds
from a sale or other disposition of our common stock. We will not pay any additional amounts in respect of any amounts withheld. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders are encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding the
particular consequences to them of this legislation and guidance. </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/or you may be subject to state and local tax in various states and localities, including those states and localities in which we or you
transact business, own property, or reside. The state and local tax treatment in such jurisdictions may differ from the U.S. federal income tax treatment described above. Consequently, you should consult your own tax advisor regarding the effect of
state and local tax laws upon an investment in our securities. </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 rules dealing with U.S. federal income taxation, and in particular the U.S. federal income tax treatment of REITs, are constantly under
review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department. No assurance can be given as to whether, when, or in what form, U.S. federal income tax laws applicable to us and our shareholders may be modified
or enacted, possibly with retroactive effect. Changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws and interpretations of U.S. federal income tax laws could adversely affect an investment in our shares of common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Recent Legislation &#150; The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Enactment of the Tax Act. </I>On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the &#147;Tax Act&#148;) was signed into law. The Tax Act
makes major changes to the Code, including several provisions of the Code that affect the </P>
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taxation of REITs and holders of their securities. The most significant of these provisions are described below. The individual and collective impact of these changes on REITs and their security
holders is uncertain, and may not become evident for some period. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the implications of the Tax Act on their investment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Revised Individual Tax Rates and Deductions. </I>The Tax Act creates seven income tax brackets for individuals ranging from 10% to 37% that
generally apply at higher thresholds than current law. For example, the highest 37% rate applies to joint return filer incomes above $600,000, instead of the highest 39.6% rate that applies to incomes above $470,700 under pre-Tax Act law. The
maximum 20% rate that applies to long-term capital gains and qualified dividend income is unchanged, as is the 3.8% Medicare tax on net investment income. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Tax Act also eliminates personal exemptions, but nearly doubles the standard deduction for most individuals (for example, the standard
deduction for joint return filers rises from $12,700 in 2017 to $24,000 upon the Tax Act&#146;s effectiveness). The Tax Act also eliminates many itemized deductions, limits individual deductions for state and local income, property and sales taxes
(other than those paid in a trade or business) to $10,000 collectively for joint return filers, and limits the amount of new acquisition indebtedness on principal or second residences for which mortgage interest deductions are available to $750,000.
Interest deductions for new home equity debt are eliminated. Charitable deductions are generally preserved. The phase-out of itemized deductions based on income is eliminated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Tax Act does not eliminate the individual alternative minimum tax, but it raises the exemption and exemption phase-out threshold for
application of the tax. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These individual income tax changes are generally effective beginning in 2018, but without further legislation,
they will sunset after 2025. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Pass-Through Business Income Tax Rate Lowered through Deduction. </I>Under the Tax Act, individuals,
trusts, and estates generally may deduct 20% of &#147;qualified business income&#148; (generally, domestic trade or business income other than certain investment items) of a partnership, S corporation, or sole proprietorship. In addition,
&#147;qualified REIT dividends&#148; (i.e., REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income, which in each case are already eligible for capital gain tax rates) and certain
other income items are eligible for the deduction by the taxpayer. The overall deduction is limited to 20% of the sum of the taxpayer&#146;s taxable income (less net capital gain) and certain cooperative dividends, subject to further limitations
based on taxable income. In addition, for taxpayers with income above a certain threshold (e.g., $315,000 for joint return filers), the deduction for each trade or business is generally limited to no more than the greater of (i) 50% of the
taxpayer&#146;s proportionate share of total wages from a partnership, S corporation or sole proprietorship, or (ii) 25% of the taxpayer&#146;s proportionate share of such total wages plus 2.5% of the unadjusted basis of acquired tangible
depreciable property that is used to produce qualified business income and satisfies certain other requirements. The deduction for qualified REIT dividends is not subject to these wage and property basis limits. The deduction equates to a maximum
29.6% tax rate on REIT dividends. As with the other individual income tax changes, these provisions are effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026. In addition, the Tax Act does not contain a provision
permitting a regulated investment company (e.g., a mutual fund) that invests in REITs to pass through the deduction for qualified REIT dividends to the shareholders of the regulated investment company. It is uncertain whether a future technical
corrections bill will address this issue to enable regulated investment companies to pass through the special character of REIT qualified business income to their shareholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Net Operating Loss Modifications. </I>NOL provisions are modified by the Tax Act. The Tax Act limits the NOL deduction to 80% of taxable
income (before the deduction). It also generally eliminates NOL carrybacks for individuals and non-REIT corporations (NOL carrybacks did not apply to REITs under prior law), but allows indefinite NOL carryforwards. The new NOL rules apply to losses
arising in taxable years beginning in 2018. </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>Maximum Corporate Tax Rate Lowered to 21%; Elimination of Corporate Alternative Minimum
Tax. </I>The Tax Act reduces the 35% maximum corporate income tax rate to a maximum 21% corporate rate, and reduces the dividends-received deduction for certain corporate subsidiaries. The Tax Act also permanently eliminates the corporate
alternative minimum tax. These provisions are effective beginning in 2018. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Limitations on Interest Deductibility; Real Property Trades
or Businesses Can Elect Out Subject to Longer Asset Cost Recovery Periods. </I>The Tax Act limits a taxpayer&#146;s net interest expense deduction to 30% of the sum of adjusted taxable income, business interest, and certain other amounts. (the
&#147;Interest Expense Limitation&#148;). For purposes of Interest Expense Limitation, adjusted taxable income does not include items of income or expense not allocable to a trade or business, business interest or expense, the new deduction for
qualified business income, NOLs, and for years prior to 2022, deductions for depreciation, amortization, or depletion. For partnerships, the Interest Expense Limitation is applied at the partnership level, subject to certain adjustments to the
partners for unused deduction limitation at the partnership level. The Tax Act allows a real property trade or business to elect out of the Interest Expense Limitation so long as it uses a 40-year recovery period for nonresidential real property, a
30-year recovery period for residential rental property, and a 20-year recovery period for related improvements described below. For this purpose, a real property trade or business is any real property development, redevelopment, construction,
reconstruction, acquisition, conversion, rental, operating, management, leasing, or brokerage trade or business. Disallowed interest expense is carried forward indefinitely (subject to special rules for partnerships). The Interest Expense Limitation
applies beginning in 2018. As a mortgage REIT, we currently do not expect to be affected by the Interest Expense Limitation, though it is possible that the IRS could issue subsequent guidance or take positions on audit that differ from the
interpretations and assumptions that we have made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Maintains Cost Recovery Period for Buildings; Reduced Cost Recovery Periods for
Tenant Improvements; Increased Expensing for Equipment. </I>For taxpayers that do not use the Tax Act&#146;s real property trade or business exception to the business interest deduction limits, the Tax Act maintains the current 39-year and 27.5-year
straight line recovery periods for nonresidential real property and residential rental property, respectively, and provides that tenant improvements for such taxpayers are subject to a general 15-year recovery period. Also, the Tax Act temporarily
allows 100% expensing of certain new or used tangible property through 2022, phasing out at 20% for each following year (with an election available for 50% expensing of such property if placed in service during the first taxable year ending after
September 27, 2017). The changes apply, generally, to property acquired after September 27, 2017 and placed in service after September 27, 2017. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Like Kind Exchanges Retained for Real Property, but Eliminated for Most Personal Property. </I>The Tax Act continues the deferral of gain
from the like kind exchange of real property, but provides that foreign real property is no longer &#147;like kind&#148; to domestic real property. Furthermore, the Tax Act eliminates like kind exchanges for most personal property. These changes are
effective generally for exchanges completed after December 31, 2017, with a transition rule allowing such exchanges where one part of the exchange is completed prior to December 31, 2017. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Accrual of Income. </I>The Tax Act, will require taxpayers such as Dynex 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 the Dynex&#146;s debt instruments or MBS, such as original issue discount or market discount, earlier than would be
the case under the general tax rules, although the precise application of this rule is unclear at this time. This rule generally is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 or, for debt instruments or MBS issued with original issue
discount, for tax years beginning after December 31, 2018. This rule could increase our &#147;phantom income,&#148; 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 &#147;phantom income&#148; is recognized. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>International Provisions: Modified
Territorial Tax Regime. </I>The Tax Act moves the United States from a worldwide to a modified territorial tax system, with provisions included to prevent corporate base erosion. As we </P>
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do not currently invest outside of the U.S. and have no current plans to make such investments, these changes from the Tax Act are not currently expected to have a material tax effect on the
Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Other Provisions. </I>The Tax Act makes other significant changes to the Code. These changes include provisions limiting the
ability to offset dividend and interest income with partnership or S corporation net active business losses. These provisions are effective beginning in 2018, but without further legislation, will sunset after 2025. </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 may sell the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplements domestically or abroad, through
underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly, or through any combination of those methods. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the offering that it applies to, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents,
the purchase price for our securities, and the proceeds we expect to receive. It will also include any delayed delivery arrangements, the initial public offering price, the proceeds we expect to receive from the offering and any underwriting
discounts and other items constituting underwriters&#146; compensation, any discounts or concessions allowed or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-allowed</FONT> or paid to dealers, and a list of any securities exchanges on which the securities
offered may be listed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we use underwriters in any sale, our securities will be purchased by the underwriters or dealers for their own
account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Our securities may be offered to the public either
through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. The underwriters with respect to a particular underwritten offering will be named in the applicable prospectus
supplement relating to that offering. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter or underwriters will be disclosed on the cover of the applicable prospectus supplement. Generally, the obligations of the underwriters or agents to
purchase the securities that we offer will be subject to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will have to purchase all of the offered securities if any are purchased. The initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed
or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-allowed</FONT> or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. In no event will the maximum commission or discount to be received by any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority member or independent
broker-dealer exceed 8% for the sale of the securities registered hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we use dealers to sell our securities, we will sell our
securities to the dealers as principals. The dealers may then resell our securities to the public at varying prices that they determine at the time of resale. We will disclose the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction in the
applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may sell the securities through agents that we designate from time to time at fixed prices that may
be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. We will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of our securities in the applicable prospectus supplement, and specify any commissions that we will pay them. Unless otherwise
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Underwriters or agents may be paid by us or by purchasers of our securities for whom they act as agents in the form of discounts, concessions
or commissions. Underwriters, agents and dealers participating in the distribution of our securities may all be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions that they receive, as well as profit they receive on the resale of our
securities, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A prospectus supplement may indicate that
we will authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit from specified types of institutions offers to purchase our securities at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts permitting
payment and delivery on a specified future date. The prospectus supplement will describe conditions of any delayed delivery contracts, as well as the commission we will pay for solicitation of these contracts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some or all of the securities that we offer though this prospectus and accompanying prospectus supplements may be new issues of securities
with no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom we sell our securities for public offering and sale may make a market in those securities, but they will not be obligated to and they may discontinue any market making at any time without
notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the liquidity of, or continued trading markets for, any securities that we offer. </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 order to facilitate the offering of our securities, any underwriters or agents involved
in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our securities, or other securities that affect payments on our securities. These transactions may include stabilization transactions effected in
accordance with Rule 104 of Regulation M promulgated by the SEC. Specifically, the underwriters or agents may overallot in connection with the offering, creating a short position for their own account. In addition, to cover overallotments or to
stabilize the price of our securities, or other securities that affect payments on our securities, the underwriters or agents may bid for and purchase the securities in the open market. In any offering of our securities through a syndicate of
underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or dealer for distributing our securities if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to cover syndicate short
positions, in stabilizing transactions or otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of our securities above independent market levels. The underwriters or agents are not required to engage in these activities, and
may end any of these activities at any time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Agents, dealers and underwriters may be entitled to be indemnified by us against specified
civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that they may be required to make. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any underwriters, dealers or agents that we use, as well as their affiliates, may engage in transactions with us or perform services for us in
the ordinary course of business. Underwriters have from time to time in the past provided, and may from time to time in the future provide, investment banking services to us for which they have in the past received, and may in the future receive,
customary fees. </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 consolidated financial statements as of December&nbsp;31, 2017 and 2016 and for each of the three years in the period ended
December&nbsp;31, 2017, and management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2017 incorporated by reference in this prospectus from our annual report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2017 have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as incorporated herein by reference, given on
the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx732730_21"></A>LEGAL MATTERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The validity of the securities offered hereby and certain U.S. federal income tax matters are being passed upon for us by Troutman Sanders
LLP, Richmond, Virginia. </P>
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