MFA FINANCIAL, INC. — Director's Dealing 2013

May 9, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (MFA)
CIK: 0001055160
Period of Report: 2013-05-07

Reporting Person: Brodsky James A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-05-07	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	5000	$8.40	Acquired	79027	Direct
2013-05-07	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	F	4506	$9.32	Disposed	74521	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-05-07	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