AGNC Added to Preliminary List of Russell 3000
26 Juin 2008 - 12:10AM
PR Newswire (US)
BETHESDA, Md., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Capital
Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), a real estate investment trust ("REIT")
formed in 2008 and externally managed by an affiliate of American
Capital Strategies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACAS) ("American Capital"),
announced today that Russell Investments has included AGNC in its
preliminary list of companies slated to join the Russell 3000 Index
at the close of the market on Friday, June 27, 2008, when Russell
reconstitutes its family of indexes for 2008. Final index
membership will be posted by Russell on Monday, June 30, 2008. The
Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest
public companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, based on total
market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the
investable U.S. equity market, according to Russell. More detailed
information can be found on the website of Russell Investments at
http://www.russell.com/. "We are pleased to be included in the
Russell 3000 Index, following our initial public offering just last
month," said John Erickson, Chief Financial Officer. "We believe
our inclusion in the Index will attract a wider investor audience."
AGNC recently announced a $0.31 per share dividend for the
shortened "stub" period from the closing of its initial public
offering ("IPO") on May 20, 2008 through June 30, 2008. AGNC has
invested approximately $2.5 billion in agency securities since the
IPO and expects to have held this portfolio for an average of 27
days during the stub period. ABOUT AGNC AGNC is a REIT formed in
2008 to invest exclusively in agency pass-through securities and
collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and
interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or a
U.S. Government-sponsored entity. ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL With $21
billion in capital resources under management(1), American Capital
is the only private equity fund and alternative asset management
company in the S&P 500. American Capital, both directly and
through its global asset management business, is an investor in
management and employee buyouts, private equity buyouts and early
stage and mature private and public companies. American Capital
provides senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity to fund growth,
acquisitions, recapitalizations and securitizations. American
Capital and its affiliates invest from $5 million to $800 million
per company in North America and 5 million euros to 500 million
euros per company in Europe. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press
release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject
to various factors and uncertainties in predicting future results
and conditions, including changes in interest rates, changes in the
yield curve, changes in prepayment rates, the availability and
terms of financing, changes in the market value of our assets,
general economic conditions and market conditions. Persons
considering an investment in AGNC should consider the investment
objectives, risks and charges and expenses of AGNC carefully before
investing. Such information and other information about AGNC is
available in AGNC's Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies are available on the
SEC's website, http://www.sec.gov/. Prospective investors should
read such material carefully before investing. The links to
third-party websites referenced herein are furnished for
informational purposes only. They should not be considered as
endorsements or recommendations. Neither AGNC nor any of its
affiliates has control over or is affiliated with such third-party
websites, and does not take responsibility for their suitability or
quality. (1) Capital resources under management is an estimate of
internally and externally managed assets and available capital
resources as of May 31, 2008 and does not include any fair value
adjustments subsequent to March 31, 2008. DATASOURCE: American
Capital Agency Corp. CONTACT: John Erickson, Chief Financial
Officer, or Tom McHale, Senior Vice President, Finance, or Justin
Cressall, Vice President, Equity Capital Markets, all of American
Capital, +1-301-968-9300, Fax +1-301-968-9301 Web site:
http://www.agnc.com/ http://www.americancapital.com/
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