American Capital Agency Corp. Declares Third Quarter Dividend on Its Series A and Series B Preferred Stock

BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared cash dividends for the third quarter 2016 on its 8.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") (Nasdaq: AGNCP) and its 7.750% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") underlying its outstanding depositary shares (Nasdaq: AGNCB). 

Series	Ticker	Per Annum Dividend Rate	Dividend Per Share	Payment Date	Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date
A	AGNCP	8.000%	$0.50	October 17, 2016	October 1, 2016	September 28, 2016
B	AGNCB	7.750%	$0.484375*	October 17, 2016	October 1, 2016	September 28, 2016

* Per depositary share; each depositary share represents a 1/1,000th interest in a share of the Series B Preferred Stock.

For further information or questions, please contact Investor Relations at [phone] or [e-mail].        

ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP.
American Capital Agency Corp. is a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or a U.S. Government-sponsored entity.  The Company is no longer affiliated with American Capital, Ltd.  For further information, please refer to www.AGNC.com. 

CONTACT:
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