NEW YORK, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. announced today that, on September 10, 2007, the underwriters participating in its public offering of 11.0 million shares of common stock, which priced on September 6, 2007, exercised in full the over-allotment option for an additional 1.65 million shares of common stock that MFA granted to them in connection with the offering. After giving effect to the exercise of the over-allotment option, MFA will sell 12.65 million shares of common stock in the offering and will receive aggregate net proceeds of approximately $86.9 million after underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses. MFA intends to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering to acquire additional high quality MBS, on a leveraged basis, consistent with its investment policy and for working capital, which may include, among other things, the repayment of its repurchase agreements.
MFA expects to close the transaction on or about Wednesday, September 12, 2007, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
UBS Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank Securities and JMP Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering, with Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. acting as a co-manager. Information about the offering is available in the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus of the offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus can be obtained from UBS Investment Bank, Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171 (telephone 212-821- 3000).
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of common stock, nor shall there be any sale of shares of common stock in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About MFA
MFA is a real estate investment trust (REIT) primarily engaged in the business of investment, on a leveraged basis, in a portfolio of high-quality hybrid and adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities.
When used in this press release or other written or oral communications, statements which are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "expect," "believe," "intend" and similar expressions, are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those relating to: changes in interest rates and the market value of MFA's MBS; changes in the prepayment rates on the mortgage loans securing MFA's MBS; MFA's ability to use borrowings to finance its assets; changes in government regulations affecting MFA's business; MFA's ability to maintain its qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; and risks associated with investing in real estate assets, including changes in business conditions and the general economy. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in reports that MFA files from time to time with the SEC, could cause MFA's actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements it makes. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and MFA does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.
CONTACT: MFA Investor Relations
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