UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August
3, 2010
MFA FINANCIAL,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
No.)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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350 Park Avenue,
21st Floor, New York, New York
10022
(Address
of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212)
207-6400
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
2.02. RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
MFA
Financial, Inc. (“MFA”) issued a press release, dated August 3, 2010, announcing
its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The
information referenced in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit
99.1 referenced in Items 7.01 and 9.01 below) is being “furnished” under “Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and “Item 7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The
information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1
referenced in Items 7.01 and 9.01 below) shall not be incorporated by reference
into any registration statement or other document filed by MFA pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
As
discussed therein, the press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These
forward-looking statements relate to MFA’s current expectations and are subject
to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the press release as well as
in MFA’s other documents filed with the SEC, including, without limitation, that
actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such
forward-looking statements.
ITEM
7.01. REGULATION FD
DISCLOSURE.
As
discussed in Item 2.02 above, MFA issued a press release, dated August 3, 2010,
announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the text
of which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated August 3, 2010, announcing MFA’s financial results for the
quarter ended June 30,
2010.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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MFA
FINANCIAL, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Timothy W. Korth
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Timothy W. Korth
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General Counsel and Senior Vice
President
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Date:
August 3, 2010