ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC — Director's Dealing 2018

Jan 6, 2018

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC (NLY)
CIK: 0001043219
Period of Report: 2017-12-31

Reporting Person: HAYLON MICHAEL E (Director)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	0	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option to purchase Common Stock	$16.13	2018-06-13	Common Stock (5000.0)	5000	Direct
Option to purchase Common Stock	$15.61	2018-09-19	Common Stock (20000.0)	20000	Direct
Option to purchase Common Stock	$13.25	2019-04-22	Common Stock (50000.0)	50000	Direct
Deferred Stock Units	$		Common Stock (76839.0)	76839	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options previously granted. All options are currently vested.

F2: The Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") convert to shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis one year after the date of grant unless the director elects to defer the settlement of the DSUs until after a termination of service pursuant to the Annaly Capital Management, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. The reporting person has elected such deferred settlement for all DSUs reported above.

F3: Reflects the aggregate amount of Deferred Stock Units granted during the tenure of the respective director net of any conversions, including 18,673 DSUs acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestments for which no additional price was paid.