Fourth Quarter 2025 Investor Presentation January 28, 2026 Important Notices This presentation is issued by Annaly Capital Management, Inc. ("Annaly"), an internally-managed, publicly traded company that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, and is being furnished in connection with Annaly's Fourth Quarter 2025 earnings release. This presentation is provided for investors in Annaly for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell, or a solicita ...

Core Viewpoint - Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. has announced the estimated federal income tax treatment of its 2025 distributions on common stock and preferred stock, providing detailed breakdowns of the distributions for tax reporting purposes [1][2][4]. Summary by Category Common Stock Distributions - The total distribution per share for common stock is $0.250000 for each quarter in 2025, with a slight reduction to $0.094074 for the final quarter [2]. - The ordinary dividend for each quarter is $0.250000, while the qualified dividend is consistently $0.004953, leading to a non-dividend distribution of $0.245047 for the first four quarters and $0.092210 for the last quarter [2]. Preferred Stock Distributions - The total distribution per share for the 7.25% Series B-1 Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock is $0.453125 for each quarter in 2025, with the same amount for the final quarter [4]. - The ordinary dividend for each quarter is $0.453125, with a qualified dividend of $0.008977, resulting in a non-dividend distribution of $0.444148 for all quarters [4]. Tax Treatment - Cash distributions made on January 15, 2026, are treated as received by stockholders on December 31, 2025, to the extent of the Company's 2025 tax earnings and profits [3][4]. - Since the Company's aggregate cash distributions did not exceed its 2025 tax earnings and profits, a portion of the January 2026 cash distribution will be treated as a 2025 distribution for federal income tax purposes [3][4]. Company Overview - Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that focuses on originating, acquiring, investing in, and managing commercial first mortgage loans and related debt investments [6]. - The Company is externally managed by ACREFI Management, LLC, which is an indirect subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc., managing approximately $908 billion in assets as of September 30, 2025 [7].

The S&P 500 is generally flat in this first month of 2026, coming off the heels of three years of double-digit growth. The next 11 months could bring any number of unanticipated news and market drivers, but the short-term movement is likely to be dictated by the numerous important earnings reports in the coming weeks. Since there will always be periods of volatility mixed into periods of market growth, it's important to have some excellent dividend stocks in your portfolio. Some investors, especially ret ...

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 28, 2026) - Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: CRR.UN) ("Crombie") today acknowledged the announcement by Empire Company Limited ("Empire") regarding its plans to wind-down and close its Customer Fulfillment Centre (CFC) operations in Alberta while continuing to serve customers in Ontario and Quebec through its Voilà banner, supported by its existing CFCs.As outlined in Empire's press release today, operations at its CFC in Calgary are included in ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. (OTCQX: NLCP) (“The Company” or “NewLake”), a leading provider of real estate capital to state-licensed cannabis operators, today announced the tax treatment of its common stock dividends declared in 2025. The below information is provided to assist the Company’s stockholders with tax reporting requirements related to dividend distribution of taxable income by the Company. Stockholders should receive IRS Form 1099-DIV contai ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (“ARI” or the “Company”) (NYSE:ARI) today announced the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with Athene Holding Ltd. (“Athene”) to sell the Company’s entire approximately $9 billion commercial real estate loan portfolio for a purchase price based on 99.7% of total loan commitments, net of asset specific CECL reserves, and with the exception of two loans with a combined total principal balance of $146 million ...

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MILL VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT), a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant and retail properties ("FCPT†or the "Company†), is pleased to announce the acquisition of a GreatWater 360 Auto Care property for $2.3 million via sale-leaseback. The property is located in a highly trafficked corridor in Minnesota and is corporate-operated under a long term, triple net lease. The. ...

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation ( CHMI ) is an mREIT, or a real estate investment trust that invests in mortgages. In addition to offering a high dividend yield on its common shares, the company also offers two preferred shares. The Series A preferredOther writing on Substack: https://yieldstrategies.substack.com/I am currently focused on income investing through either common shares, preferred shares, or bonds. I will occasionally break away and write about the economy at large or a special sit ...

Investors might want to bet on Apollo Commerical Finance (ARI) , as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by th ...