Company: MFAN
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-079260
Chunk: 48

Company: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form: 424B5
Chunk 48
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 of any classes or series of Parity Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting (voting as a single class):

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authorize, create or issue, or increase the number of authorized or issued shares of, any class or series of stock ranking senior to such Series B Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends, or the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or reclassify any of our authorized capital stock into any such shares, or create, authorize or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such shares; or

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amend, alter or repeal the provisions of our charter, including the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, whether by merger, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of our company’s assets or otherwise, so as to materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock, except that with respect to the occurrence of any of the events described in the second bullet point immediately above, so long as (1) the Series B Preferred Stock remains outstanding with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock materially unchanged, or (2) the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock receive equity securities with rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers substantially the same as those of the Series B Preferred Stock, then the occurrence of such event will not be deemed to materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock, and in such case such holders shall not have any voting rights with respect to the events described in the second bullet point immediately above. Furthermore, if, pursuant to the occurrence of any of the events described in the second bullet point immediately above, the holders of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock receive the greater of the full trading price of the Series B Preferred Stock on the date of such event described in the second bullet point immediately above or the $25.00 per share liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of such event described in the second bullet point immediately above, then such holders shall not have any voting rights with respect to the events described in the second bullet point immediately above.

Notwithstanding the above, if the occurrence of any such event would materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges