NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Dec 14, 2012) - Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. (the "Company" or "AMTG") (NYSE: [ AMTG ]) today announced the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.70 per share of common stock for the fourth quarter of 2012 and a special dividend of $0.35 per share of common stock. These dividends are payable on January 31, 2013 to common stockholders of record on December 31, 2012.

"When determining the dividend level this quarter, AMTG's Board of Directors considered the realized gains the Company generated in 2012 from managing its portfolio as well as REIT distribution requirements, which led to the special distribution," said Stuart Rothstein, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. "The Board seeks to minimize the volatility in quarter over quarter dividend levels and closely align the quarterly dividend level with the Company's earnings potential."

AMTG also announced the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on the Company's 8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") of $0.72778 per share for the period that began on September 20, 2012, the date of initial issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, and ends on January 31, 2013. The Series A Preferred Stock dividend is payable on January 31, 2013 to preferred stockholders of record as of December 31, 2012.

About Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc.
Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE: [ AMTG ]) is a real estate investment trust that invests in and manages residential mortgage-backed securities and other residential mortgage assets throughout the United States. The Company is externally managed and advised by ARM Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: [ APO ]), a leading global alternative investment manager with approximately $110 billion of assets under management at September 30, 2012.

Additional information can be found on the Company's website at [ www.apolloresidentialmortgage.com ].

Forward-Looking Statements
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