# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001043219
**File Stem:** 0001043219-26-000034
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 7960
**Document Hash:** a36a4b8fb2e1c848de6032b959e9f4ef
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001043219-26-000034.hdr.sgml**: 20260611

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001043219-26-000034

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260610

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260611

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260611

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001043219
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 223479661
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-13447
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261083186

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212 696 0100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ANNALY MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970729

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K** 

**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE**

**SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

June 10, 2026

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Annaly Capital Management Inc** 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Maryland** | **Maryland** | **1-13447** | **22-3479661** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| **1211 Avenue of the Americas** | **1211 Avenue of the Americas** | | |
| **New York,** | **New York** | | **10036** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(212) 696-0100** 

**Not Applicable**

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | NLY | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.95% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.F | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.50% Series G Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.G | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.75% Series I Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.I | New York Stock Exchange |
| 8.875% Series J Fixed-Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | NLY.J | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**

On June 10, 2026, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders elected nine directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2027 Annual Meeting") and their successors are duly elected and qualify; approved, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation; ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and rejected the advisory stockholder proposal to adopt the right to act by written consent.

The total number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 732,480,706, of which 577,469,072 shares, or 78.83%, were present in person or by proxy.

The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1. The election of nine directors to serve on the Board until the 2027 Annual Meeting and their successors are duly elected and qualify.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director | For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| David L. Finkelstein | 417436503 | 2578327 | 1585670 | 155868572 |
| Thomas Hamilton | 415335120 | 4665607 | 1599773 | 155868572 |
| Kathy Hopinkah Hannan | 414192894 | 5788267 | 1619339 | 155868572 |
| Martin Laguerre | 414855733 | 4992776 | 1751991 | 155868572 |
| Manon Laroche | 416733286 | 3224930 | 1642284 | 155868572 |
| Eric A. Reeves | 410568283 | 9337893 | 1694324 | 155868572 |
| Glenn A. Votek | 416490345 | 3440489 | 1669666 | 155868572 |
| Scott Wede | 414954811 | 4999439 | 1646250 | 155868572 |
| Vicki Williams | 412748880 | 7163754 | 1687866 | 155868572 |

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Proposal 2. Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 389,682,344 | 28,637,561 | 3,280,595 | 155,868,572 |

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Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

For Against Abstentions <br> 560,444,015 14,398,788 2,626,269

Proposal 4. Advisory approval of a stockholder proposal to adopt the right to act by written consent.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 125,082,555 | 291,896,484 | 4,621,461 | 155,868,572 |

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Further information regarding these proposals is set forth in the Company's definitive proxy statement.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits.

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| **<u>Exhibit No.</u>** | **<u>Description</u>** |
| 101 | Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page information is formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language). |
| 104 | Cover page interactive data file (formatted in iXBRL in Exhibit 101). |

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**SIGNATURES**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Audrey K. Susanin |
|  | Name: Audrey K. Susanin |
|  | Title: Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel |

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Dated: June 10, 2026