---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001043219-26-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NLY"
cik: "0001043219"
company_name: "ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-11T20:14:18+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T20:24:36.598868+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Annaly 2026 annual meeting: all 9 director nominees elected, say-on-pay passes, written consent proposal defeated

## Summary
- Directors elected: Finkelstein, Hamilton, Hannan, Laguerre, Laroche, Reeves, Votek, Wede, Williams; all received >410M votes for.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 389.7M for, 28.6M against, 3.3M abstentions (92.3% support).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor approved: 560.4M for, 14.4M against, 2.6M abstentions.
- Stockholder proposal for right to act by written consent rejected: 125.1M for, 291.9M against, 4.6M abstentions.
- Approx. 78.8% of outstanding shares represented at meeting (577.5M of 732.5M shares).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001043219-26-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NLY
- cik: 0001043219
- company_name: ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-11T20:14:18+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000104321926000034/0001043219-26-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000104321926000034/nly-20260610.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: Proposal 2. Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 389,682,344 28,637,561 3,280,595 155,868,572
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000104321926000034/0001043219-26-000034-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Election of nine directors to serve until 2027 Annual Meeting at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: Proposal 1. The election of nine directors to serve on the Board until the 2027 Annual Meeting and their successors are duly elected and qualify. Director For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes David L. Finkelstein 417,436,503 2,578,327 1,585,670 155,868,572 Thomas Hamilton 415,335,120 4,665,607 1,599,773 155,868,572 Kathy Hopinkah Hannan 414,192,894 5,788,267 1,619,339 155,868,572 Martin Laguerre 414,855,733 4,992,776 1,751,991 155,868,572 Manon Laroche 416,733,286 3,224,930 1,642,284 155,868,572 Eric A. Reeves 410,568,283 9,337,893 1,694,324 155,868,572 Glenn A. Votek 416,490,345 3,440,489 1,669,666 155,868,572 Scott Wede 414,954,811 4,999,439 1,646,250 155,868,572 Vicki Williams 412,748,880 7,163,754 1,687,866 155,868,572
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000104321926000034/0001043219-26-000034-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC shareholders rejected Advisory approval of a stockholder proposal to adopt the right to act by written consent at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: Proposal 4. Advisory approval of a stockholder proposal to adopt the right to act by written consent. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 125,082,555 291,896,484 4,621,461 155,868,572
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000104321926000034/0001043219-26-000034-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. For Against Abstentions 560,444,015 14,398,788 2,626,269
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000104321926000034/0001043219-26-000034-index.htm

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