Transaction #27767 · Form 4 · 0001104659-26-000853
MFA FINANCIAL, INC. · Stock award · Phantom Shares
MFA FINANCIAL, INC. · Transacted January 2, 2026 · Filed January 5, 2026
What does this filing report?
An SEC Form 4 filing for MFA FINANCIAL, INC. records a stock award involving Phantom Shares on January 2, 2026. The reported quantity was 6,296. The filing date is January 5, 2026. This is one transaction record; amounts are not allocated among any joint reporting owners.
The acquisition category describes how securities were received. It does not by itself establish a cash purchase of common stock. Read the transaction code definitionsand the original filing before interpreting the amounts.
Transaction details
- Company
- MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
- Company CIK
- 0001055160
- Security type
- Derivative
- Acquisition type
- Stock award · Code A
- Quantity acquired
- 6,296
- Reported price
- 0
- Reference value
- 0
- Currency
- Currency not specified
- Ownership
- Direct
- Holdings after transaction
- 47,140
- Ownership description
- Not reported
- SEC acceptance time
- Jan 5, 2026, 8:37 PM EST
- 10b5-1 indication
- Not indicated
Reference value is reported quantity × reported price. It is not a confirmed cash payment or an estimate of a derivative's economic value. A missing currency is not assumed to be USD.
Reporting owners
- Lin Mei ↗
Sr. VP & Co-Controller
CIK 0001903408
These are the reporting owners named in the filing. Quantities and amounts are not allocated among co-reporters. Roles reflect this filing, not a current profile.
Company listings
This transaction is not mapped to a specific company listing.
Derivative terms
- Underlying security
- Common Stock
- Underlying quantity
- 6,296
- Conversion / exercise price
- Not reported
- Exercise date
- Not reported
- Expiration date
- Not reported
Filing footnotes & remarks
- F1
- Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock.
- F2
- These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date.
- F3
- These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the "target" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric.
- F4
- The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030.
Footnotes are reproduced as plain text from the current source filing. For the full context, read the original SEC filing.
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