On February 14, 2024, the registrant issued a press release announcing the declaration of its first quarter dividends of $0.50 per share
of 8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.50 per share of 8% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.484375 per share of 7.75% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock,
and $0.50 per share of 8% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.
The registrant expects to announce first quarter dividends on its common stock in late-March, second quarter dividends in mid-June, third
quarter dividends in mid-September and fourth quarter dividends in mid-December, which schedule is consistent with many of its market peers.
The Press Release is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and the information contained therein shall not be deemed “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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.