Company: MFAN
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-014577
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Company: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 1
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 the two (2) nominees named in the proxy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 statement to serve on MFA’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until our 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 To consider and vote upon the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as MFA’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025;                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| To consider and vote upon an advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve MFA’s executive compensation as disclosed in the proxy statement;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| To consider and vote upon an amendment and restatement of the MFA Financial, Inc. Equity Compensation Plan, which, if approved at the Annual Meeting, will, among other things, increase the number of shares of common stock available for grant by MFA so that the number of shares available for issuance on or after the date of the Annual Meeting will be 13,230,145; and |
| To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

This year’s Annual Meeting will once again be a virtual meeting that will be held over the Internet. We believe the use of the Internet to host the Annual Meeting enables expanded stockholder participation. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, submit your questions and, if you are a record holder of our common stock or proxy for a record holder, vote your shares during the live webcast of the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MFA2025 and entering your 16-digit control number. The close of business on April 8, 2025, has been fixed by the Board as the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, in order to assure proper representation of your shares at the Annual Meeting, we urge you to submit your proxy voting instructions to MFA by using our dedicated Internet voting website, our toll-free telephone number or, if you prefer, the mail. By submitting your proxy voting instructions promptly, either by

TABLE OF CONTENTS Internet, telephone or mail, you can help MFA avoid the expense of follow-up mailings and ensure the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting. If you virtually attend the Annual