, /PRNewswire/ -- (Nasdaq: AGNC) ('AGNC' or the 'Company') announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of per share of common stock for January 2016. The dividend is payable on to common stockholders of record as of , with an ex-dividend date of .

AGNC's net book value per common share will be announced concurrent with the Company's regular quarterly earnings release, which is scheduled for .

For further information or questions, please contact the AGNC Investor Relations Department at (301) 968-9300 or IR@AGNC.com.

ABOUT
 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 agency or a -sponsored entity. The Company is externally managed and advised by , an affiliate of (''). For further information, please refer to www.AGNC.com.

ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL
 (Nasdaq: ACAS) is a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager. , both directly and through its asset management business, originates, underwrites and manages investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, real estate and structured products. manages of assets, including assets on its balance sheet and fee earning assets under management by affiliated managers, with of total assets under management (including levered assets). Through a wholly-owned affiliate, manages publicly traded (Nasdaq: AGNC), (Nasdaq: MTGE) and (Nasdaq: ACSF) with approximately of total net book value. From its eight offices in the U.S., and , and its wholly-owned affiliate, , will consider investment opportunities from . For further information, please refer to www.AmericanCapital.com.

CONTACT:
 Investor Relations - (301) 968-9300

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