FINKEL SHIRA E 4
4 · MFA FINANCIAL, INC. · Filed Jan 2, 2013
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
FINKEL SHIRA E
Senior Vice President
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
2012-12-31+6,366→ 42,597 total - Exercise/Conversion
Phantom Stock
2012-12-31−6,366→ 0 totalFrom: 2012-12-31Exp: 2012-12-31→ COMMON STOCK (6,366 underlying) - Tax Payment
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
2012-12-31$8.11/sh−3,206$26,001→ 39,391 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]SHARES ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (I.E. PHANTOM STOCK) GRANTED TO THE REPORTING PERSON ON OCTOBER 26, 2007, WHICH VESTED IN FULL ON DECEMBER 31, 2010.
- [F2]THE REPORTED DISPOSITION REPRESENTS THE SURRENDER OF SHARES TO SATISFY TAX OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM THE VESTING AND SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (I.E. PHANTOM STOCK).
- [F3]EACH SHARE OF PHANTOM STOCK WAS THE ECONOMIC EQUIVALENT OF ONE SHARE OF MFA COMMON STOCK. THE REPORTING PERSON SETTLED THEIR SHARES OF PHANTOM STOCK FOR SHARES OF MFA COMMON STOCK.