BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital
Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced
today that its Board of Directors has declared cash dividends for
the third 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
|
October 17,
2016
|
October 1,
2016
|
September 28,
2016
|
B
|
AGNCB
|
7.750%
|
$0.484375*
|
October 17,
2016
|
October 1,
2016
|
September 28,
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 Investor
Relations 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 no longer
affiliated with American Capital, Ltd. For further
information, please refer to www.AGNC.com.
CONTACT:
Investors Relations - (301) 968-9300
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SOURCE American Capital Agency Corp.