Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SEGALAS DONNELL
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC [NLY] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2018
(Street)


NEW YORK, NY 10036		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock             102,450 D  
Common Stock             3,000 I See note (1)
Common Stock             450 I See note (2)
Common Stock             450 I See note (2)
Common Stock             500 D (3)  
Common Stock             500 D (3)  
Common Stock             2,100 I See note (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to purchase Common Stock (5) $ 13.25           04/22/2010 04/22/2019 Common Stock
37,500
  37,500
D
 
Deferred Stock Units               (6)   (6) Common Stock
91,731 (7)
  91,731 (7)
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SEGALAS DONNELL
C/O ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10036		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Anthony C. Green, as Attorney-in-Fact for Donnell Segalas 01/18/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of Common Stock held by The Hercules Segalas Irrevocable Trust (the "Segalas Trust") for the benefit of an immediate family member of the reporting person. The reporting person is sole trustee of the Segalas Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock held by the Segalas Trust.
(2) Represents shares of Common Stock held by daughter. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(3) Represents shares of Common Stock held jointly with daughter.
(4) Represents shares of Common Stock held by The Katherine Lacy Segalas Devlin Irrevocable Trust (the "Devlin Trust") for the benefit of an immediate family member of the reporting person. The reporting person is co-trustee of the Devlin Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock held by the Devlin Trust.
(5) Options previously granted. All options are currently vested.
(6) The Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") convert to shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis one year after the date of grant unless the reporting person elects to defer the settlement of the DSUs until after a termination of service pursuant to the Annaly Capital Management, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. The reporting person has elected such deferred settlement for all DSUs reported above.
(7) Reflects the aggregate amount of DSUs granted during the tenure of the respective director net of any conversions, including 20,707 DSUs acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestments for which no additional price was paid.

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