8-K
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC (NLY)
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)
December 29, 2025
Annaly Capital Management Inc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 1-13447 | 22-3479661 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of<br> <br>incorporation or organization) | (Commission<br> <br>File Number) | (IRS Employer<br> <br>Identification No.) |
| 1211 Avenue of the Americas | ||
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| New York, New York | 10036 | |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 696-0100
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading<br> <br>Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange<br> <br>on Which Registered |
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| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | NLY | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.95% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.F | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.50% Series G Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.G | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.75% Series I Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.I | New York Stock Exchange |
| 8.875% Series J Fixed-Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.J | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 29, 2025, Anthony C. Green, the Chief Legal Officer, Chief Corporate Officer and Secretary and a senior member of the executive team of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company that he will be retiring after a distinguished 16 years with the Company. Effective January 1, 2026, Mr. Green will cease to serve as Chief Legal Officer, Chief Corporate Officer and Secretary and will become a Senior Advisor to the Company through March 31, 2026.
In connection with his transition to a Senior Advisor and subsequent retirement, on December 29, 2025, Mr. Green and the Company entered into a retirement and transition agreement pursuant to which he will continue to receive his current base salary through the end of his term as a Senior Advisor and will also remain eligible for his 2025 annual incentives (to be delivered partially in cash and partially in equity, consistent with the Company’s regular practice for annual incentives) based on actual 2025 performance results.
In consideration for Mr. Green’s covenants pursuant to the retirement and transition agreement, including supporting the transition and a customary release of claims in favor of the Company, following his retirement, Mr. Green will continue to vest in his equity awards that are outstanding as of the date of his retirement in accordance with the retirement provisions in the applicable award agreements, subject to certain modifications. Those modifications include the reduction of the six-month notice of retirement period set forth in the award agreements to allow Mr. Green to retire on March 31, 2026, and the elimination or replacement of restrictive covenants set forth in the award agreements relating to comparable post-employment work and non-solicitation. In further consideration for Mr. Green’s covenants pursuant to the retirement and transition agreement, upon retirement and subject to the release of claims, Mr. Green will be eligible for a lump-sum cash retirement payment equal to three months of his current base salary, which is the additional base salary he would have received if he had remained employed for the full six-month notice period. He will also be eligible for an additional lump-sum cash payment to provide funds sufficient to cover certain costs of COBRA continuation coverage until September 30, 2026.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the retirement and transition agreement, which is expected to be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 29, 2025, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Green’s retirement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K for reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Annaly Capital Management Inc. on December 29, 2025. |
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| 101 | Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page information is formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language). |
| 104 | Cover page interactive data file (formatted in iXBRL in Exhibit 101). |
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. | |
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| By: | /s/ Serena Wolfe |
| Name: Serena Wolfe | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: December 29, 2025
EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Retirement of Chief Legal Officer
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) (“Annaly” or the “Company”) announced today that Anthony Green, the Chief Legal Officer, Chief Corporate Officer and Secretary and a senior member of the executive team, will be retiring after a distinguished 16 years with Annaly. Effective January 1, 2026, Mr. Green will become a Senior Advisor to the Company through March 31, 2026.
Since joining the Company in 2009, Mr. Green has been pivotal in his multiple roles within the legal department, culminating in his appointment as the Chief Legal Officer in 2017 and the Chief Corporate Officer in 2019, where he was responsible for the Company’s legal and compliance groups, corporate responsibility efforts, government relations and various control functions. He was instrumental in the Company’s internalization of its management structure in 2020, aligning governance and operations with traditional public company best practices.
“Anthony has been a trusted advisor, strategic business partner and valued colleague,” said Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer David Finkelstein. “During his career at Annaly, Anthony helped steer us forward through times of transformational change as we became an internally managed public company, supported complex acquisitions and divestitures and strengthened our governance while building high-performing teams. We have relied on Anthony’s exceptional leadership, wise counsel and sound judgment over the years, and we are grateful for his lasting contributions to Annaly in multiple aspects.”
About Annaly
Annaly is a leading diversified capital manager with investment strategies across mortgage finance. Annaly’s principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to its stockholders and to optimize its returns through prudent management of its diversified investment strategies. Annaly is internally managed and has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes. Additional information on the company can be found at www.annaly.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release and our public documents to which we refer contain or incorporate by reference certain forward-looking statements which are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond our control) and may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations on those terms or the negative of those terms. Actual results could differ
materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates; changes in the yield curve; changes in prepayment rates; the availability of mortgage-backed securities and other securities for purchase; the availability of financing and, if available, the terms of any financing; changes in the market value of our assets; changes in business conditions and the general economy; our ability to grow our residential credit business; our ability to grow our mortgage servicing rights business; credit risks related to our investments in credit risk transfer securities and residential mortgage-backed securities and related residential mortgage credit assets; risks related to investments in mortgage servicing rights; the our ability to consummate any contemplated investment opportunities; changes in government regulations or policy affecting our business; our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and operational risks or risk management failures by us or critical third parties, including cybersecurity incidents. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as required by law.
Contact
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Investor Relations
1-888-8Annaly
investor@annaly.com