AGNC Declares $1.50 Second Quarter Dividend
22 Juni 2009 - 10:20PM
PR Newswire (US)
BETHESDA, Md., June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Capital
Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) announced today that its Board of
Directors has declared a cash dividend of $1.50 per share for the
second quarter 2009. The dividend is payable on July 27, 2009 to
common shareholders of record as of July 2, 2009, with an
ex-dividend date of June 30, 2009. ABOUT AGNC AGNC is a REIT formed
in 2008 to invest exclusively 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 an affiliate of American Capital, Ltd. For further
information, please refer to http://www.agnc.com/. ABOUT AMERICAN
CAPITAL American Capital 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. Founded in 1986,
American Capital has $11 billion in capital resources under
management(1) and ten offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. For
further information, please refer to
http://www.americancapital.com/. (1) As of March 31, 2009.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on
estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions of management of
the Company at the time of such statements and are not guarantees
of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Actual
results could differ materially from those projected in these
forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including,
without limitation, changes in interest rates, changes in the yield
curve, changes in prepayment rates, the availability and terms of
financing, changes in the market value of our assets, general
economic conditions, market conditions, conditions in the market
for agency securities, and legislative and regulatory changes that
could adversely affect the business of the Company. Certain factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in the forward-looking statements, are included in the
Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"). Copies are available on the SEC's website,
http://www.sec.gov/. The Company disclaims any obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements based on the occurrence of
future events, the receipt or new information, or otherwise.
CONTACT: Investors - (301) 968-9300 DATASOURCE: American Capital
Agency Corp. CONTACT: Investors, +1-301-968-9300 Web Site:
http://www.agnc.com/
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