MFA FINANCIAL, INC. — Director's Dealing 2013

May 13, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (MFA)
CIK: 0001055160
Period of Report: 2012-05-09

Reporting Person: BLANK STEPHEN R (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-09	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	5000	$8.40	Acquired	46968	Direct
2013-05-09	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	F	4492	$9.35	Disposed	42476	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-05-09	Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.40	M	5000	Disposed	2014-08-10	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares acquired pursuant to exercise of non-qualified stock options granted to the reporting person on August 10, 2004.

F2: The reported disposition represents the withholding of stock to pay the option exercise price.