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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
May 21, 2015

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland 1-13447 22-3479661
(State or Other Jurisdiction  (Commission  (IRS Employer 
of Incorporation)  File Number)  Identification No.) 
                                                                                                                                                                       
1211 Avenue of the Americas 10036
New York, New York (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (212) 696-0100  
 
No Change
(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:

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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 21, 2015, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (“Company”) held its Annual Meeting in New York, New York for the purpose of: (i) electing three Class I directors to serve on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) recommending, by a non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation; and (iii) ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

The total number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 947,698,431, of which 809,084,075 shares, or 85.37%, were present in person or by proxy.

The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1.   The election of three Class I directors to serve on the Board until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Director
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Wellington J. Denahan
424,604,210
34,295,667
13,868,493
336,315,705
Michael Haylon
458,582,809
10,546,458
3,639,103
336,315,705
Donnell A. Segalas
440,695,581
28,455,733
3,617,056
336,315,705

Based on the foregoing votes, Wellington J. Denahan, Michael Haylon and Donnell A. Segalas were elected as Class I directors to serve on the Board until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.  The Company’s Class II directors, who serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, are Kevin P. Brady, E. Wayne Nordberg and Kevin G. Keyes.   The Company’s Class III directors, who serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, are Jonathan D. Green, John H. Schaefer and Francine J. Bovich.

Proposal 2.  A vote on a non-binding advisory resolution on the Company’s executive compensation.

For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
430,612,721
26,346,340
15,809,309
336,315,705

Proposal 3.  Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2015 fiscal year.

For
Against
Abstentions
793,617,956
10,271,588
5,194,531
 
Further information regarding these proposals is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 9, 2015.
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
  Annaly Capital Management, Inc.  
       
       
  By: /s/ Glenn A. Votek   
    Name: Glenn A. Votek   
    Title: Chief Financial Officer   
       
       
       
Date: May 21, 2015