MFA FINANCIAL, INC. — Director's Dealing 2023

Jan 11, 2023

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (MFA)
CIK: 0001055160
Period of Report: 2023-01-06

Reporting Person: STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, L.P. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SAR Public Holdings II, L.L.C. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SSF U.S. Investco, L.P. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SSF U.S. Investco C, L.P. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SSF U.S. Investco K, L.P. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SSF U.S. Investco S, L.P. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SCGG II GP, L.L.C. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Starwood Capital Group Holdings GP, L.L.C. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: BSS SCG GP Holdings, LLC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: STERNLICHT BARRY S (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2023-01-06	Common Stock	S	450000	$10.4957	Disposed	10188539	Indirect
2023-01-09	Common Stock	S	10188539	$10.0733	Disposed	0	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported securities are directly held in the following manner: 1,018,854 shares by SAR Public Holdings II, L.L.C. ("SAR Public Holdings"), 774,329 shares by SSF U.S. Investco C, L.P. ("SSF Investco C"), 4,737,672 shares by SSF U.S. Investco K, L.P. ("SSF Investco K"), 1,029,041 shares by SSF U.S. Investco S, L.P. ("SSF Investco S") and 2,628,643 shares by SSF U.S. Investco, L.P. ("SSF Investco").

F2: [continued from footnote 1] SOF-XI U.S. Private SAR Holdings, L.P. ("SOF-XI U.S. Private SAR Holdings") and SOF-XI U.S. Institutional SAR Holdings, L.P. ("SOF-XI U.S. Institutional SAR Holdings") serve as the co-managing members of SAR Public Holdings. Starwood XI Management Holdings GP, L.L.C. ("Starwood XI Management Holdings GP") serves as the general partner of each of SOF-XI U.S. Private SAR Holdings and SOF-XI U.S. Institutional SAR Holdings. Starwood XI Management, L.P. ("Starwood XI Management") serves as the sole member of Starwood XI Management Holdings GP. Starwood XI Management GP, L.L.C. ("Starwood XI Management GP") serves as the general partner of Starwood XI Management.

F3: [continued from footnote 2] Starwood SSF U.S. Holdco C GP, L.L.C. ("SSF Holdco C GP"), Starwood SSF U.S. Holdco K GP, L.L.C. ("SSF Holdco K GP"), Starwood SSF U.S. Holdco S GP, L.L.C. ("SSF Holdco S GP") and SSF U.S. Holdco GP, L.L.C. ("SSF Holdco GP") serve as the general partners of SSF Investco C, SSF Investco K, SSF Investco S and SSF Investco, respectively. Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest C, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest C"), Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest K, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest K"), Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest S, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest S") and Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest", and collectively with SDSS Co-Invest C, SDSS Co-Invest K and SDSS Co-Invest S, the "SDSS Co-Invest Entities") serve as the sole members of SSF Holdco C GP, SSF Holdco K GP, SSF Holdco S GP and SSF Holdco GP, respectively.

F4: [continued from footnote 3] Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest GP, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest GP") serves as the general partner of each of the SDSS Co-Invest Entities. Starwood SSF GP, L.L.C. ("SSF GP") serves as the general partner of SDSS Co-Invest GP. Starwood Capital Group Global II, L.P. ("SCG Global II") serves as the sole member of Starwood XI Management GP and SSF GP, respectively. SCGG II GP, L.L.C. ("SCGG II GP") serves as the general partner of SCG Global II.

F5: [continued from footnote 4] Starwood Capital Group Holdings GP, L.L.C. ("SCG Holdings GP") serves as the sole member of SCGG II GP. BSS SCG GP Holdings, LLC ("BSS SCG GP Holdings") serves as the sole member of SCG Holdings GP and serves as the general partner or managing member of other entities affiliated with Barry S. Sternlicht. Barry S. Sternlicht is the managing member of BSS SCG GP Holdings. Each of the foregoing persons may be deemed to beneficially own the reported securities but disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of such person's pecuniary interest therein.