BETHESDA, Md., March 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC") announced today that
its Board of Directors has declared cash dividends for the first
quarter 2016 on its 8.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") (Nasdaq: AGNCP) and its
7.750% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series
B Preferred Stock") underlying its outstanding depositary shares
(Nasdaq: AGNCB).
Series
|
Ticker
|
Per Annum
Dividend Rate
|
Dividend
Per Share
|
Payment
Date
|
Record
Date
|
Ex-Dividend
Date
|
A
|
AGNCP
|
8.000%
|
$0.50
|
April 15,
2016
|
April 1,
2016
|
March 30,
2016
|
B
|
AGNCB
|
7.750%
|
$0.484375*
|
April 15,
2016
|
April 1,
2016
|
March 30,
2016
|
* Per depositary
share; each depositary share represents a 1/1,000th interest in a
share of the Series B Preferred Stock.
|
For further information or questions, please contact the
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
primarily 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, Ltd. (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
$21 billion of assets, including
assets on its balance sheet and fee earning assets under management
by affiliated managers, with $73
billion of total assets under management (including levered
assets). Through a wholly owned affiliate, American Capital manages
publicly traded American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC),
American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: MTGE) and
American Capital Senior Floating, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACSF) with
approximately $10 billion of total
net book value. American Capital and its affiliates operate
out of seven offices in the U.S. and Europe. For further information, please refer
to www.AmericanCapital.com.
CONTACT:
Investors – (301) 968-9300
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SOURCE American Capital Agency Corp.