January 8, 2026 · Form 4 insider transaction
Knutson Craig L bought 157,481 shares of MFA Financial Inc at $0.00 per share, a transaction worth N/A. The trade was recorded as option exercise and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 4 days after the transaction.
Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units ("TRSUs") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.; Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.; Effective December 1, 2025, MFA Financial, Inc. ("MFA") eliminated MFA common stock as an investment alternative available under MFA's 401(k) plan, and shares of MFA common stock owned by participants through the 401(k) plan were liquidated. The number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person has been reduced to reflect the liquidation of 14,710 shares of MFA common stock previously owned by him under the MFA 401(k) plan.