BETHESDA, Md., April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company")
announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash
dividend of $0.20 per share of common
stock for April 2016. The dividend is payable on May 9, 2016 to common stockholders of record as
of April 29, 2016, with an
ex-dividend date of April 27,
2016.
AGNC's March 31, 2016 net book
value per common share will be announced concurrent with the
Company's regular quarterly earnings release, which is scheduled
for April 25, 2016.
For further information or questions, please contact the AGNC
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
primarily 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, Ltd. (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 and structured products. American Capital manages
$21 billion of assets, including
assets on its balance sheet and fee earning assets under management
by affiliated managers, with $73
billion of total assets under management (including levered
assets). Through a wholly owned affiliate, American Capital
manages publicly traded American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq:
AGNC), American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: MTGE)
and American Capital Senior Floating, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACSF) with
approximately $10 billion of total
net book value. American Capital and its affiliates operate
out of six offices in the U.S. and Europe. For further
information, please refer to www.AmericanCapital.com.
CONTACT:
Investor Relations - (301) 968-9300
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