To: All Persons or Entities who purchased MTGE Investment Corp. (“MTGE” or the “Company”) (NASDAQGS: MTGE) stock prior to May 2, 2018.

You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the MTGE merger with Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE: NLY). Under the terms of the transaction, MTGE shareholders may elect to receive, per share: (a) $9.82 in cash and 0.9519 shares of Annaly common stock; (b) $19.65 in cash; or (c) 1.9037 shares of Annaly common stock. To learn more about the MTGE investigation and your rights, go to: http://www.zlk.com/mna/mtge-investment-corp or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

The investigation concerns whether the Board of MTGE breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether Annaly Capital Management is underpaying for MTGE shares, thus unlawfully harming MTGE shareholders.

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