UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 27, 2006
| MFA MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS, INC. | ||
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| Maryland | 1-13991 | 13-3974868 | ||
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| 350 Park Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10022 | ||||
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 207-6400
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ITEM 7.01.
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
MFA Mortgage
Investments, Inc. (“MFA”) issued a press release, dated January 27,
2006, announcing tax information regarding its dividend distributions for the
year ended December 31, 2005, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
The
information referenced in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1
referenced in Item 9.01 below) is being “furnished” under “Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit
99.1 referenced in Item 9.01 below) shall not be incorporated by reference into any
registration statement or other document filed by MFA pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
As discussed
therein, the press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking
statements relate to MFA’s current expectations and are subject to the
limitations and qualifications set forth in the press release as well as in MFA’s
other documents filed with the SEC, including, without limitation, that actual
events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such
forward-looking statements.
ITEM 9.01.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 27, 2006, announcing tax information regarding MFA’s dividend distributions for the year ended December 31, 2005. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
| MFA MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Timothy W. Korth | ||
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| Timothy W. Korth | |||
| General Counsel and Senior Vice President – Business Development | |||
Date: January 27, 2006