Hatteras Financial Corp. Declares First Quarter 2014 Dividends on Shares of Common and Preferred Stock

WINSTON SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Board of Directors of Hatteras Financial Corp. HTS (the “Company”) today declared cash dividends on shares of both its common and preferred stock for the first quarter of 2014.

Common Stock Dividend

The Company's Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per common share for the first quarter of 2014. The dividend will be paid on April 25, 2014, to shareholders of record on March 28, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of March 26, 2014.

7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4765625 per share of the Company's 7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the first quarter of 2014. The dividend will be paid on April 15, 2014, to stockholders of record on March 31, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of March 27, 2014.

About Hatteras Financial Corp.

Hatteras Financial Corp. is a real estate investment trust formed in 2007 to invest in single-family residential mortgage real estate assets, such as pass-through securities guaranteed or issued by U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government-sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., Hatteras is managed and advised by Atlantic Capital Advisors LLC. The Company is a component of the Russell 1000® index.