MFA FINANCIAL, INC. — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 14, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (MFA)
CIK: 0001055160
Period of Report: 2012-10-31

Reporting Person: ZIMMERMAN STEWART (Chairman and CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-10-31	Phantom Share	$	A	14625	Acquired		Common Stock (14625)	Direct
2012-10-31	Phantom Share	$	A	7313	Acquired		Common Stock (7313)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of MFA's common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

F2: These phantom shares are subject to forfeiture until December 31, 2013, and thereafter are settled not earlier than January 2, 2014 and not later than January 31, 2014

F3: These phantom shares are subject to forfeiture until December 31, 2013, subject, to MFA's achievement of specified performance goals, and thereafter, are settled not earlier than January 2, 2014 and not later than January 31, 2014.