ROBIN JOSEPHS - 17 Jan 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (MFA)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Harold E. Schwartz, by power of attorney
Issuer symbol
MFA
Transactions as of
17 Jan 2025
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
22 Jan 2025, 18:01:13 UTC
Previous filing
17 Jan 2025
Next filing
17 Apr 2025
SEC
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Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction MFA Common Stock Options Exercise +3,153 +11% 31,981 17 Jan 2025 Direct F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction MFA Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise -3,153 -3.8% 80,423 17 Jan 2025 Common Stock 3,153 Direct F2
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.
F2 The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above.