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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)
December 31, 2020

     Annaly Capital Management Inc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
1-1344722-3479661
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
1211 Avenue of the Americas 
New York,
New York
10036
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 696-0100

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:

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 ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareNLYNew York Stock Exchange
6.95% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred StockNLY.FNew York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series G Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred StockNLY.GNew York Stock Exchange
6.75% Series I Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred StockNLY.INew 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 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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.  

























































Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 31, 2020, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program as set forth under Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company hereby furnishes the information set forth in the Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The Press Release is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and the information contained therein shall not be deemed “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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 31, 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program. Under the repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to $1.5 billion of its outstanding shares of common stock through December 31, 2021. The new share repurchase program replaces the Company’s existing $1.5 billion share repurchase program, which expires on December 31, 2020. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
101
Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page information is formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language).
104
Cover page interactive data file (formatted in iXBRL in Exhibit 101).











SIGNATURE


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

                
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
(REGISTRANT)
By:
/s/ Anthony C. Green
Name: Anthony C. Green
Title: Chief Corporate Officer & Chief Legal Officer



Dated: December 31, 2020