---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-023556"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NLY"
cik: "0001043219"
company_name: "ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T22:29:42.172343+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Annaly Capital Management reports 2024 annual meeting results; all 12 directors elected

## Summary
- All 12 director nominees elected with majorities exceeding 265M votes for each; broker non-votes ~109M.
- Advisory executive compensation approved: 177.3M for, 101.3M against, 2.9M abstentions.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor passed: 379.3M for, 8.9M against, 2.4M abstentions.
- Turnout was 78.04% of 500.4M shares entitled to vote.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-023556
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NLY
- cik: 0001043219
- company_name: ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828024023556/0001628280-24-023556-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828024023556/nly-20240515.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Election of twelve directors at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-15
  source text: Proposal 1. The election of twelve directors to serve on the Board until the 2025 Annual Meeting and their successors are duly elected and qualify.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828024023556/0001628280-24-023556-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-15
  source text: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 177,348,565 101,321,344 2,937,440 108,958,519 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, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828024023556/0001628280-24-023556-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-15
  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, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043219/000162828024023556/0001628280-24-023556-index.htm

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