FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Steele Kenneth A 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Hatteras Financial Corp [ HTS ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O HATTERAS FINANCIAL CORP., 751 W. FOURTH ST., SUITE 400 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

7/12/2016
(Street)

WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27101
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   7/12/2016     D (1)    243136   D   (2) 0   D    
Common Stock   7/12/2016     D (1)    1702   D   (3) 0   I   By Atlantic Capital Advisors LLC   (4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 10, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Hatteras Financial Corp., Annaly Capital Management, Inc. ("Annaly") and Ridgeback Merger Sub Corporation.
( 2)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) 116,682 shares of restricted common stock vested immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive 1.5226 shares of Annaly restricted common stock per share of common stock, and (ii) 126,454 shares of common stock were exchanged for the right to receive the Offer Consideration or the Common Merger Consideration (each as defined in the Merger Agreement).
( 3)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of common stock was exchanged for the right to receive the Offer Consideration or the Common Merger Consideration (each as defined in the Merger Agreement).
( 4)  The reporting person is a member of the limited liability company that owns the reported securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Steele Kenneth A
C/O HATTERAS FINANCIAL CORP.
751 W. FOURTH ST., SUITE 400
WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27101

Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Kenneth A. Steele 7/12/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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