BETHESDA, Md., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company")
announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash
dividend of $1.25 per common share
for the first quarter 2013. The dividend is payable on
April 26, 2013 to common shareholders
of record as of March 20, 2013, with
an ex-dividend date of March 18,
2013.
For further information or questions, please contact our Investor
Relations Department at (301) 968-9300 or
IR@AGNC.com.
ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP.
American
Capital Agency Corp. is a real estate investment trust that invests
in agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage
obligations for which the principal and interest payments are
guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or a U.S.
Government-sponsored entity. The Company is externally managed and
advised by American Capital AGNC Management, LLC, an affiliate of
American Capital, Ltd. ("American Capital"). For further
information, please refer to www.AGNC.com.
ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL
American Capital
(Nasdaq: ACAS) is a publicly traded private equity firm and global
asset manager. American Capital, both directly and through
its asset management business, originates, underwrites and manages
investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance,
real estate and structured products. American Capital manages
$18.6 billion of assets, including
assets on its balance sheet and fee earning assets under management
by affiliated managers, with $117
billion of total assets under management (including levered
assets). Through an affiliate, American Capital manages
publicly traded American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) with
approximately a $13 billion market
capitalization and American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.
(Nasdaq: MTGE) with approximately a $1.5
billion market capitalization. From its eight offices in the
U.S. and Europe, American Capital
and its affiliate, European Capital, will consider investment
opportunities from $10 million to $750
million. For further information, please refer to
www.AmericanCapital.com.
CONTACT:
Investors – (301) 968-9300
Two Bethesda Metro Center
14th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 968-9300
(301) 968-9301 Fax
www.AGNC.com
SOURCE American Capital Agency Corp.