Company: MFAN
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001055160-25-000004
Chunk: 434

Company: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 434
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, which may include, among other things, the repayment of our financing transactions.  There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to access the capital markets at any particular time or on any particular terms.  We have available for issuance an unlimited amount (subject to the terms and limitations of our charter) of common stock, preferred stock, depository shares representing preferred stock, warrants, debt securities, rights and/or units pursuant to our universal shelf registration statement and, at December 31, 2024, we had approximately 2.0 million shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to our DRSPP shelf registration statement. The Company did not issue any shares pursuant to its DRSPP during 2024. 

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In January 2024, we completed the issuance of $115.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% Senior Notes in an underwritten public offering. The 8.875% Senior Notes are our senior unsecured obligations and bear interest at a rate equal to 8.875% per year, payable in cash quarterly in arrears on February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2024, and are expected to mature on February 15, 2029, unless earlier redeemed.  We may redeem the 8.875% Senior Notes in whole or in part at any time at our option on or after February 15, 2026, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the 8.875% Senior Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. The total net proceeds to us from the offering of the 8.875% Senior Notes, after deducting the underwriter’s discount and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately $110.6 million. The 8.875% Senior Notes have an effective interest rate, including the impact of amortization to interest expense of debt issuance costs, of 9.83%.

On February 29, 2024, we entered into a distribution agreement pursuant to which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $300 million, from time to time, through various sales agents in transactions deemed to be “at-the-market” offerings under federal securities laws (or the ATM Program).  During 2024, we did not sell any shares of common