MFA FINANCIAL, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (MFA)
CIK: 0001055160
Period of Report: 2012-10-03

Reporting Person: Schwartz Harold E (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GC)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-03	Common Stock,par value $0.01 per share	M	4950	—	Acquired	10016	Direct
2012-10-03	Common Stock,par value $0.01 per share	F	1998	$8.70	Disposed	8018	Direct

Footnotes

F1: SHARES ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (I.E. PHANTOM STOCK) GRANTED TO THE REPORTING PERSON ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2011.

F2: THE REPORTED DISPOSITION REPRESENTS THE SURRENDER OF SHARES TO SATISFY TAX OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM THE VESTING AND SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (I.E. PHANTOM STOCK).