BETHESDA, Md., June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC") announced today that
its Board of Directors has declared cash dividends for the second
quarter 2016 on its 8.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") (Nasdaq: AGNCP) and its
7.750% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series
B Preferred Stock") underlying its outstanding depositary shares
(Nasdaq: AGNCB).
|
Series
|
Ticker
|
Per Annum Dividend
Rate
|
Dividend Per
Share
|
Payment
Date
|
Record
Date
|
Ex-Dividend
Date
|
|
A
|
AGNCP
|
8.000%
|
$0.50
|
July 15,
2016
|
July 1,
2016
|
June 29,
2016
|
|
B
|
AGNCB
|
7.750%
|
$0.484375*
|
July 15,
2016
|
July 1,
2016
|
June 29,
2016
|
* Per depositary share; each depositary share
represents a 1/1,000th interest in a share of the Series B
Preferred Stock.
For further information or questions, please contact the
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.
CONTACT:
Investors – (301) 968-9300
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SOURCE American Capital Agency Corp.