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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)
October 11, 2017
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Maryland
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1-13447
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22-3479661
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State or Other Jurisdiction
Of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
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10036
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 696-0100
(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 8.01. Other Events.
On October 11, 2017, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Kevin G. Keyes, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), has been appointed as Chairman of the Board, effective January 1, 2018, and that Wellington J. Denahan, presently the Company's Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, will retire from those positions, effective December 31, 2017, but remain as a member of the Board. Jonathan D. Green will continue to serve as the Company's Lead Independent Director following this transition.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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.
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Glenn A. Votek_____________________
Name: Glenn A. Votek
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: October 11, 2017