Business & Finance
Tue, March 27, 2012 
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE:[ HTS ]) (the aCompanya) today announced it commenced an underwritten public offering of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 shares of common stock to cover overallotments, if any.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC will serve as the joint book-running managers for the offering. RBC Capital Markets, LLC will serve as a co-manager for the offering.
A registration statement relating to the shares became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the offered shares or any other securities, nor will there be any sale of such shares or any other securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or other jurisdiction.
The offering of these securities will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and related base prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement, final prospectus supplement (when available) and the related base prospectus may be obtained from (a) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, by e-mail at [ newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com ], or by telephone at (800) 221-1037; (b) Deutsche Bank Securities, Attention: Prospectus Department, 100 Plaza One, Floor 2, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311, by e-mail at [ prospectus.cpdg@db.com ], or by telephone at (800) 503-4611; (c) Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., 787 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019, or by telephone at (800) 966-1559; (d) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, by e-mail at [ prospectus@morganstanley.com ], or by telephone at (866) 718-1649; (e) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attn: Equity Syndicate Department, 375 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152, by e-mail at [ cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com ], or by telephone at (800) 326-5897; or (f) the Internet site of the Securities and Exchange Commission at [ www.sec.gov ].
About Hatteras Financial Corp.
Hatteras Financial Corp. is a real estate investment trust formed in 2007 to invest in single-family residential mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed or issued by U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government-sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Company is managed and advised by Atlantic Capital Advisors LLC. The Company is a component of the Russell 2000 and the Russell 3000 indices.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by the Company, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and includes this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe the Company's future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words "believe," awill,a "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate" or similar expressions. You should not rely on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company's control and which could materially affect actual results, performances or achievements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include the risk factors discussed in the Companyas Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the Company's expectations will be realized. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, the Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein (or elsewhere) to reflect any change in the Companyas expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
