BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital
Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced
today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of
$0.22 per common share for October
2014. The dividend is payable on November 7, 2014 to common shareholders of record
as of October 31, 2014, with an
ex-dividend date of October 29,
2014.
This is the Company's first regular monthly dividend to common
shareholders, representing a change in the payment frequency of its
common stock dividends from quarterly to monthly. The Company
anticipates that the 2014 dividend distributions on its common
shares will likely represent ordinary dividend income for
shareholders when the final tax characterization of such dividends
is determined and reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV after
the end of the year.
For further information or questions, please contact the AGNC
Investor Relations Department at (301) 968-9300 or IR@AGNC.com.
ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP.
American Capital
Agency Corp. is a real estate investment trust that invests in
agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage
obligations for which the principal and interest payments are
guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or a U.S.
Government-sponsored entity. The Company is externally managed and
advised by American Capital AGNC Management, LLC, an affiliate of
American Capital, Ltd. ("American Capital"). For further
information, please refer to www.AGNC.com.
ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL
American Capital, Ltd.
(Nasdaq: ACAS) is a publicly traded private equity firm and global
asset manager. American Capital, both directly and through
its asset management business, originates, underwrites and manages
investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance,
real estate, energy & infrastructure and structured
products. American Capital manages $19
billion of assets, including assets on its balance sheet and
fee earning assets under management by affiliated managers, with
$83 billion of total assets under
management (including levered assets). Through an affiliate,
American Capital manages publicly traded American Capital Agency
Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC), American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.
(Nasdaq: MTGE) and American Capital Senior Floating, Ltd. (Nasdaq:
ACSF) with approximately $11 billion
of total net book value. From its eight offices in the U.S.
and Europe, American Capital and
its affiliate, European Capital, will consider investment
opportunities from $10 million to $750
million. For further information, please refer to
www.AmericanCapital.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections,
beliefs and assumptions of management of the Company at the time of
such statements and are not guarantees of future performance.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in
predicting future results and conditions. Actual results
could differ materially from those projected in these
forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors,
including, without limitation, changes in interest rates, changes
in the yield curve, changes in prepayment rates, the availability
and terms of financing, changes in the market value of the
Company's assets, general economic conditions, market conditions,
conditions in the market for agency securities, and legislative and
regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business of the
Company. Certain factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, are included in the Company's periodic reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies
are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt or
new information, or otherwise.
CONTACT:
Investor Relations - (301) 968-9300
SOURCE American Capital Agency Corp.