MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

Regulatory Filings • Oct 17, 2022

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2022

MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	1-13991	13-3974868
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)	(Commission
File Number)	(IRS
Employer Identification No.)

| One
Vanderbilt Avenue , 48th
Floor New
York , New
York | 10017 |
| --- | --- |
| (Address
of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 212 ) 207-6400

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

| Title
of each class: | Trading Symbols: | Name
of each exchange on which registered: |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share | MFA | New
York Stock Exchange |
| 7.50%
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share | MFA/PB | New
York Stock Exchange |
| 6.50% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share | MFA/PC | New York Stock Exchange |

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition and

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 17, 2022, MFA Financial, Inc. (“MFA”) issued a stockholder update on a press release that provides certain preliminary financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information referenced in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being “furnished” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by MFA pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

As discussed therein, the press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements relate to MFA’s current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the press release as well as in MFA’s other documents filed with the SEC, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected or estimated in such forward-looking statements.

Exhibit

| 99.1 | Press Release of MFA Financial, Inc., dated October 17, 2022,
regarding certain preliminary financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. |
| --- | --- |
| 101 | Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover
page information is formatted in Inline XBRL. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File
(formatted as Inline XBRL in Exhibit 101). |

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| MFA
FINANCIAL, INC. | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (REGISTRANT) | | |
| By: | /s/ Harold E. Schwartz | |
| | Name: | Harold E. Schwartz |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel |

Date: October 17, 2022

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EXHIBIT INDEX

| Exhibit
No. | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 99.1 | Press
Release of MFA Financial, Inc., dated October 17, 2022, regarding certain preliminary financial
information for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. |
| 100 | Pursuant to
Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page information is formatted in Inline XBRL. |
| 104 | Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL in Exhibit 101). |

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