Hatteras Financial Corp. Declares Third Quarter 2014 Dividends on Shares of Common and Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors of Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS) (the “Company”) today declared cash dividends on shares of both its common and preferred stock for the third quarter of 2014.

Common Stock Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per common share for the third quarter of 2014. The dividend will be paid on October 24, 2014, to shareholders of record on September 22, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of September 18, 2014.

7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4765625 per share of the Company’s 7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the third quarter of 2014. The dividend will be paid on October 15, 2014, to stockholders of record on September 30, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of September 26, 2014.

About Hatteras Financial Corp.

Hatteras Financial is a real estate investment trust formed in 2007 to invest in residential mortgage real estate assets. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., Hatteras is managed and advised by Atlantic Capital Advisors LLC. Hatteras is a component of the Russell 2000® and 3000® indexes.