The information set forth in Item 5.03 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On October 1, 2026, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (the “Company”) redeemed all 17,700,000 shares of issued and outstanding 6.750% Series I Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series I Preferred Stock”). On October 2, 2026, the Company filed Articles Supplementary (the “Articles Supplementary”) with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland which, effective October 2, 2026, reclassified and redesignated all 17,700,000 of its recently redeemed shares of Series I Preferred Stock as shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of October 2, 2026, no shares of Series I Preferred Stock were authorized, issued and outstanding.
A copy of the Articles Supplementary is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The description of the terms of the Articles Supplementary in this Item 5.03 is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 3.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.