MFA Financial (MFA) Form 3 MFA FINANCIAL / BARRY S STERNLICHT ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MFA FINANCIAL, INC. [ MFA ]

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

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

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

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

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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)	42,554,179	I	See Footnote(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SAR Public Holdings II, L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SSF U.S. Investco, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SSF U.S. Investco C, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SSF U.S. Investco K, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SSF U.S. Investco S, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SCGG II GP, L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Starwood Capital Group Holdings GP, L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BSS SCG GP Holdings, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

STERNLICHT BARRY S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported securities are directly held in the following manner: 4,255,416 shares by SAR Public Holdings II, L.L.C. ("SAR Public Holdings"), 3,234,117 shares by SSF U.S. Investco C, L.P. ("SSF Investco C"), 19,787,693 shares by SSF U.S. Investco K, L.P. ("SSF Investco K"), 4,297,972 shares by SSF U.S. Investco S, L.P. ("SSF Investco S") and 10,978,981 shares by SSF U.S. Investco, L.P. ("SSF Investco").

2. [continued from footnote 1] SOF-XI U.S. Private SAR Holdings, L.P. ("SOF-XI U.S. Private SAR Holdings") and SOF-XI U.S. Institutional SAR Holdings, L.P. ("SOF-XI U.S. Institutional SAR Holdings") serve as the co-managing members of SAR Public Holdings. Starwood XI Management Holdings GP, L.L.C. ("Starwood XI Management Holdings GP") serves as the general partner of each of SOF-XI U.S. Private SAR Holdings and SOF-XI U.S. Institutional SAR Holdings. Starwood XI Management, L.P. ("Starwood XI Management") serves as the sole member of Starwood XI Management Holdings GP. Starwood XI Management GP, L.L.C. ("Starwood XI Management GP") serves as the general partner of Starwood XI Management.

3. [continued from footnote 2] Starwood SSF U.S. Holdco C GP, L.L.C. ("SSF Holdco C GP"), Starwood SSF U.S. Holdco K GP, L.L.C. ("SSF Holdco K GP"), Starwood SSF U.S. Holdco S GP, L.L.C. ("SSF Holdco S GP") and SSF U.S. Holdco GP, L.L.C. ("SSF Holdco GP") serve as the general partners of SSF Investco C, SSF Investco K, SSF Investco S and SSF Investco, respectively. Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest C, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest C"), Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest K, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest K"), Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest S, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest S") and Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest", and collectively with SDSS Co-Invest C, SDSS Co-Invest K and SDSS Co-Invest S, the "SDSS Co-Invest Entities") serve as the sole members of SSF Holdco C GP, SSF Holdco K GP, SSF Holdco S GP and SSF Holdco GP, respectively.

4. [continued from footnote 3] Starwood Distressed Special Situations Co-Invest GP, L.P. ("SDSS Co-Invest GP") serves as the general partner of each of the SDSS Co-Invest Entities. Starwood SSF GP, L.L.C. ("SSF GP") serves as the general partner of SDSS Co-Invest GP. Starwood Capital Group Global II, L.P. ("SCG Global II") serves as the sole member of Starwood XI Management GP and SSF GP, respectively. SCGG II GP, L.L.C. ("SCGG II GP") serves as the general partner of SCG Global II.

5. [continued from footnote 4] Starwood Capital Group Holdings GP, L.L.C. ("SCG Holdings GP") serves as the sole member of SCGG II GP. BSS SCG GP Holdings, LLC ("BSS SCG GP Holdings") serves as the sole member of SCG Holdings GP and serves as the general partner or managing member of other entities affiliated with Barry S. Sternlicht. Barry S. Sternlicht is the managing member of BSS SCG GP Holdings. Each of the foregoing persons may be deemed to beneficially own the reported securities but disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of such person's pecuniary interest therein.

	STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, L.P. By: SCGG II GP, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Ellis Rinaldi, Authorized Signatory	03/07/2022
	SAR PUBLIC HOLDINGS II, L.L.C. By: /s/ Ellis Rinaldi, Authorized Signatory	03/07/2022
	SSF U.S. INVESTCO C, L.P. By: Starwood SSF U.S. Holdco C GP, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Ellis Rinaldi, Authorized Signatory	03/07/2022
	SSF U.S. INVESTCO K, L.P. By: Starwood SSF U.S. Holdco K GP, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Ellis Rinaldi, Authorized Signatory	03/07/2022
	SSF U.S. INVESTCO S, L.P. By: Starwood SSF U.S. Holdco S GP, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Ellis Rinaldi, Authorized Signatory	03/07/2022
	SSF U.S. INVESTCO, L.P. By: SSF U.S. Holdco GP, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Ellis Rinaldi, Authorized Signatory	03/07/2022
	SCGG II GP, L.L.C. By: /s/ Ellis Rinaldi, Authorized Signatory	03/07/2022
	STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP HOLDINGS GP, L.L.C. By: /s/ Ellis Rinaldi, Authorized Signatory	03/07/2022
	BSS SCG GP HOLDINGS, LLC By: /s/ Barry S. Sternlicht, Authorized Signatory	03/07/2022
	/s/ Barry S. Sternlicht	03/07/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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