MFA Financial Director Laurie Goodman Receives 29,057 RSU Award

What Happened Laurie Goodman, a director of MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA), was granted 29,057 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-06-08. The RSUs were awarded at $0.00 (no cash purchase) and are classified as a derivative award; they represent the right to receive the same number of MFA common shares. This was an equity award (transaction code A), not a market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-08; Form 4 filed: 2026-06-10 (timely filing).
• Grant: 29,057 RSUs acquired at $0.00 (derivative award).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote highlights:
  • F1: Each RSU equals the right to one share of MFA common stock.
  • F2: The RSUs were fully vested at grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares either upon Ms. Goodman’s termination of service as a director or on or about January 15, 2032.
• No 10b5-1, tax-withholding, or sale instruction noted in the filing.

Context Restricted stock units are deferred-equity awards: although fully vested here, they will convert to actual shares only at settlement (per the stated conditions). Awards like this are compensation/retention-related and do not by themselves indicate the insider is buying or selling stock for market reasons.