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): August 2, 2018
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.) |
| 350 Park Avenue, 20th Floor New York, New York |
10022 | |
| (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)
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| Item 1.01. | Material Definitive Agreement. |
On August 2, 2018, MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as underwriters (the “Underwriters”), relating to (i) the offer and sale of 50,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) the grant by the Company to the Underwriters of an option to purchase up to an additional 7,500,000 shares of Common Stock (together, the “Shares”). The offering closed on August 7, 2018. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the description of the Underwriting Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
The offering is being conducted pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-214659) (the “Registration Statement”). The offering was made pursuant to the prospectus supplement, dated August 2, 2018, and the accompanying prospectus, dated November 16, 2016, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
On August 7, 2018, Venable LLP delivered an opinion to the Company with respect to the validity of the Shares (the “Opinion”). The Opinion is being filed herewith, and thereby automatically incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933.
SIGNATURES
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.
| Date: August 7, 2018 | MFA FINANCIAL, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Harold E. Schwartz | |||||
| Harold E. Schwartz | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||