UPDATE: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces 2nd Quarter 2013 Dividend of $0.40 per Share

The Board of Directors of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLY declared the second quarter 2013 common stock cash dividend of $0.40 per common share. This dividend is payable July 29, 2013, to common shareholders of record on July 1, 2013. The ex-dividend date is June 27, 2013. The Company distributes dividends based on its current estimate of taxable earnings per common share, not GAAP earnings. Taxable and GAAP earnings will typically differ due to items such as unrealized and realized gains and losses, differences in premium amortization and discount accretion, and non-deductible general and administrative expenses. Dividends may be reinvested through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan. Plan information may be obtained from the Plan Administrator, Computershare at 1-866-353-7849, at www.annaly.com, or by contacting the Company. Annaly's principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to its shareholders from its Investment Securities and from dividends it receives from its subsidiaries. Annaly is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”).