Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Form 4 ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT / Ilker Ertas ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ertas Ilker

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

1211 6TH AVE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10036

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC [ NLY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Head of Securitized Products

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/29/2021		A		92,365(1)	A	$0	202,575	D
Common Stock	01/31/2021		M		456(2)	A	$0	203,031	D
Common Stock	01/31/2021		F		2,115(3)	D	$8.12	200,916	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Annaly Capital Management, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of Annaly Capital Management, Inc., par value $0.01 per share. The restricted stock units vest ratably over three years beginning on the one-year anniversary of the grant date (subject to accelerated vesting under certain circumstances).

2. Represents the settlement of dividend equivalent rights in connection with vesting of previously issued and reported restricted stock units. The dividend equivalent rights accrued when and as dividends were paid on Annaly Capital Management, Inc.'s common stock and vested proportionately with the underlying restricted stock units in respect of which they were credited. The dividend equivalent rights convert to Annaly Capital Management, Inc.'s common stock on a one-for-one basis.

3. Represents shares surrendered to the issuer to satisfy a tax withholding obligation in connection with the vesting on January 31, 2021 of a restricted stock award previously granted on January 31, 2020.

Remarks:

	/s/ Anthony C. Green, as Attorney-in-Fact for Ilker Ertas	02/02/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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