Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Conversion Rate Adjustment for 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2015

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLY today announced an adjustment to the conversion rate for 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2015. The adjustment to the conversion rate for the Notes is being made pursuant to the governing indenture for the Notes in light of the Company's previously announced fourth quarter 2011 common stock cash dividend of $0.57 per common share. The new conversion price for the Notes is $16.0686 per common share, effective December 27, 2011. The conversion price for the Notes was previously $16.6364 per common share. The new conversion rate for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes is 62.2331 of the Company's common shares. The conversion rate for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes was previously 60.1093 of the Company's common shares. Notice of the conversion rate adjustment was delivered to security holders and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the trustee, in accordance with the terms of the governing indenture for the Notes.