MFA Financial elects Christopher Small to Board, filling vacancy

MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

Christopher Small elected to board effective March 4, 2025, filling vacancy from passing of Francis J. Oelerich III.
Small appointed to Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Small is CEO of Black Owl Managing LLC; formerly Wells Fargo Managing Director covering mortgage finance.
Board composition change only; no executive officer changes.

item 5.02 item 9.01

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Christopher Small

Director

MFA · MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

Effective: 2025-03-04
Filed: March 4, 2025, 6:59 PM ET

On March 4, 2025, MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has elected Christopher Small as a director of the Company effective as of such date.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Christopher Small was elected as Director at MFA FINANCIAL, INC..

Action: elected
Role: Director

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On March 4, 2025, MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has elected Christopher Small as a director of the Company effective as of such date.

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