Exhibit 99.1

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Reports Results for the 4th Quarter 2012

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 6, 2013--Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) today reported GAAP net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 of $700.5 million or $0.70 per average common share as compared to GAAP net income of $445.6 million or $0.46 per average common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, and GAAP net income of $224.8 million or $0.22 per average common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

GAAP net income was $1.7 billion or $1.74 per average common share and $344.5 million or $0.37 per average common share for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Without the effect of the unrealized gains or losses on interest rate swaps and Agency interest-only mortgage-backed securities and net loss on extinguishment of 4% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (the “4% Convertible Notes”), net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, was $465.1 million or $0.46 per average common share as compared to $525.3 million or $0.54 per average common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, and $449.8 million or $0.45 per average common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Without the effect of the unrealized gains or losses on interest rate swaps and Agency interest-only mortgage-backed securities and net loss on extinguishment of 4% Convertible Notes, net income for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, was $2.0 billion or $2.01 per average common share and $2.3 billion or $2.57 per average common share, respectively.

Agency mortgage-backed securities, Agency debentures, and corporate debt are considered Investment Securities. During the quarter ended December 31, 2012, the Company disposed of $13.2 billion of Investment Securities, resulting in a realized gain of $122.4 million. During the quarter ended December 31, 2011, the Company disposed of $10.3 billion of Investment Securities, resulting in a realized gain of $80.7 million. During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the Company disposed of $7.3 billion of Investment Securities, resulting in a realized gain of $142.2 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company disposed of $32.3 billion of Investment Securities, resulting in a realized gain of $439.7 million. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company disposed of $20.1 billion of Investment Securities, resulting in a realized gain of $206.8 million.

Common dividends declared for the quarters ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012 were $0.45, $0.57, and $0.50 per common share, respectively. Common dividends declared for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $2.05 and $2.44 per common share, respectively. The Company distributes dividends based on its current estimate of taxable earnings per common share, not GAAP earnings. Taxable and GAAP earnings will typically differ due to items such as non-taxable unrealized and realized gains and losses, differences in premium amortization and discount accretion, and non-deductible general and administrative expenses.

The annualized dividend yield on the Company’s common stock for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, based on the December 31, 2012, closing price of $14.04, was 12.82%, as compared to 14.29% for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, and 11.88% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The dividend yield on the Company’s common stock for the year ended December 31, 2012, based on the December 31, 2012 closing price of $14.04 was 14.60%, as compared to 15.29% for the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, the Company repurchased approximately $211.8 million and $492.5 million of the outstanding 4% Convertible Notes for $260.3 million and $617.5 million, respectively. The 4% Convertible Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion rate that increases as the Company pays dividends. As a result, these repurchases will reduce future dilution to common shareholders.

During the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, the Company repurchased approximately 27.8 million shares of its outstanding common stock for $397.1 million.

On a GAAP basis, the Company produced an annualized return on average equity for the quarters ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012 of 16.97%, 11.23% and 5.39%, respectively. Without the effect of the unrealized gains or losses on interest rate swaps and Agency interest-only mortgage-backed securities and net loss on extinguishment of 4% Convertible Notes, the Company provided an annualized return on average equity for the quarters ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012, of 11.27%, 13.24% and 10.78%, respectively. On a GAAP basis, the Company provided a return on average equity for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 of 10.71% and 2.51%, respectively. Without the effect of the unrealized gains or losses on interest rate swaps and Agency interest-only mortgage-backed securities and net loss on extinguishment of 4% Convertible Notes, the Company provided a return on average equity for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 of 12.28% and 16.54%, respectively.

Wellington J. Denahan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Annaly, commented on the Company’s results. “In our market, indeed every market, decisions made by policymakers continue to have exceptional influence on pricing and behavior. Nevertheless, as our results demonstrate, we continue to navigate through these uncertain waters to identify attractive relative value opportunities on both sides of our balance sheet. These market conditions are likely to persist, however, as structural imbalances here and abroad continue to affect economic activity. In this environment, we believe that remaining conservative in our management approach is in the best long-term interests of shareholders.”

For the quarter ended December 31, 2012, the annualized yield on average interest-earning assets was 2.45% and the annualized cost of funds on average interest-bearing liabilities, including the net interest payments on interest rate swaps, was 1.50%, which resulted in an average interest rate spread of 0.95%. This was a 76 basis point decrease from the 1.71% annualized interest rate spread for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, and a 7 basis point decrease from the 1.02% average interest rate spread for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. At December 31, 2012, the weighted average yield on investment securities was 2.75% and the weighted average cost of funds on borrowings, including the net interest payments on interest rate swaps, was 1.55%, which resulted in an interest rate spread of 1.20%. Leverage at December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012 was 6.5:1, 5.4:1 and 6.0:1, respectively.

Fixed-rate Agency mortgage-backed securities and debentures comprised 93% of the Company’s portfolio at December 31, 2012. Adjustable-rate Agency mortgage-backed securities and debentures comprised 7% of the Company’s portfolio. At December 31, 2012, the Company had entered into interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $46.9 billion, or 40% of the Company’s Agency mortgage-backed securities and debentures. Changes in the unrealized gains or losses on the interest rate swaps are reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The purpose of the interest rate swaps is to mitigate the risk of rising interest rates that affect the Company’s cost of funds. Since the Company receives a floating rate on the notional amount of the swaps, the intended effect of the swaps is to lock in a spread relative to the cost of financing. As of December 31, 2012, the swap portfolio had a weighted average pay rate of 2.21%, a weighted average receive rate of 0.24% and weighted average years to maturity of 4.77 years. As of December 31, 2012, substantially all of the Company’s Investment Securities were Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities and debentures.

The following table summarizes portfolio information for the Company:

The following table summarizes certain characteristics of the Company’s interest rate swaps at December 31, 2012:

The following table presents the maturities of repurchase agreements at December 31, 2012:

The Constant Prepayment Rate for the quarters ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012 was 19%, 22% and 20%, respectively. The weighted average purchase price of the Company’s Agency mortgage-backed securities and debentures at December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012 was 103.8%, 102.7% and 103.7%, respectively. The net amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on Agency mortgage-backed securities and debentures for the quarters ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012 was $433.3 million, $292.1 million, and $455.8 million, respectively. The total net premium and discount balance at December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012, was $5.8 billion, $3.3 billion, and $5.4 billion, respectively.

General and administrative expenses as a percentage of average assets was 0.12%, 0.23% and 0.19% for the quarters ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012, respectively. General and administrative expenses declined in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to Management’s recommendation and our compensation committee’s determination to award total compensation levels for 2012 below the target amounts for certain of our executive officers. In addition, for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, the Company had an income tax benefit relating to the change in reporting officers under IRC section 162(m). At December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012, the Company had a common stock book value per share of $15.85, $16.06 and $16.60, respectively.

At December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012, the Company’s wholly-owned registered investment advisors had under management approximately $11.9 billion, $12.2 billion and $12.8 billion in net assets, respectively, and $18.8 billion, $19.9 billion and $20.0 billion in gross assets, respectively. For the quarters ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012, investment advisory and other fee income was $18.9 million, $20.5 million and $21.0 million, respectively.

Annaly’s principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to its shareholders from its Investment Securities and from dividends it receives from its subsidiaries.

The Company prepares a supplement to provide additional quarterly information for the benefit of its shareholders. The supplement can be found at the Company’s website in the Investor Relations section under “Quarterly Supplemental Information”.

The Company will hold the 2012 fourth quarter earnings conference call on February 7, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. EST. The number to call is 888-317-6003 for domestic calls and 412-317-6061 for international calls. The conference passcode is 4628173. The replay number is 877-344-7529 for domestic calls and 412-317-0088 for international calls and the conference passcode is 10024273. The replay is available for 48 hours after the earnings call. There will be a web cast of the call on www.annaly.com. If you would like to be added to the e-mail distribution list, please visit www.annaly.com, click on Investor Relations, then select Email Alerts and complete the email notification form.

This news release and our public documents to which we refer contain or incorporate by reference certain 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. Forward-looking statements which are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond our control) may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations on those terms or the negative of those terms. Actual results could differ materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates, changes in the yield curve, changes in prepayment rates, the availability of mortgage-backed securities and other securities for purchase, the availability of financing and, if available, the terms of any financing, changes in the market value of our assets, changes in business conditions and the general economy, our ability to consummate any contemplated investment opportunities, our ability to integrate the commercial mortgage business, changes in government regulations affecting our business, our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and risks associated with the broker-dealer business of our subsidiary, and risks associated with the investment advisory business of our subsidiaries, including the removal by clients of assets they manage, their regulatory requirements and competition in the investment advisory business. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

CONTACT:
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Investor Relations
1-888-8Annaly
www.annaly.com