BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC") announced today that
its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend on its 8.000%
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series A
Preferred Stock") (Nasdaq: AGNCP) of $0.50 per share for the fourth quarter
2013. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2014 to preferred shareholders of
record as of January 1, 2014, with an
ex-dividend date of December 27,
2013.
For further information or questions, please contact our
Investor Relations Department at (301) 968-9300 or
IR@AGNC.com.
ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP.
American Capital
Agency Corp. is a real estate investment trust that invests 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 American Capital AGNC Management, LLC, an
affiliate of American Capital, Ltd. ("American Capital"). For
further information, please refer to www.AGNC.com.
ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL
American Capital (Nasdaq: ACAS)
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, energy & infrastructure and structured
products. American Capital manages $20
billion of assets, including assets on its balance sheet and
fee earning assets under management by affiliated managers, with
$117 billion of total assets under
management (including levered assets). Through an affiliate,
American Capital manages publicly traded American Capital Agency
Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) with approximately $10
billion of net book value and American Capital Mortgage
Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: MTGE) with approximately $1 billion of net book value. From its eight
offices in the U.S. and Europe,
American Capital and its affiliate, European Capital, will consider
investment opportunities from $10 million to
$750 million. For further information, please refer to
www.AmericanCapital.com.
CONTACT:
Investors – (301) 968-9300
SOURCE American Capital Agency Corp.