Business: Dynex Capital, Inc., 9.375% Series D Fixed-Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25 per share, redeemable at the issuer's option on or after 10/15/2031 at $25 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, and with no stated maturity. <p> Cumulative distributions of 9.375% per annum ($2.34375 per annum or $0.5859375 per quarter) will be paid quarterly on 1/15, 4/15, 7/15 & 10/15 to holders of record on the record date that will be the first calendar day of the month in which the payment is due (NOTE: the ex-dividend date is the record date). <p> Dividends paid by preferreds issued by REITs are NOT eligible for the preferential 15% to 20% tax rate on dividends and are also NOT eligible for the dividend received deduction for corporate holders. <p> Upon the occurrence of a change of control the company will have the option within 120 days to redeem the preferred shares at $25 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. If the company has exercised their redemption right, the holders will not have the following conversion right. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Series D Preferred Stock will have the right, to redeem the Series D Preferred Stock in whole or part, to convert some or all of the Series D Preferred Stock held by such holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of the Issuer’s common stock per share of Series D Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of: the quotient obtained by dividing the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series D Preferred Stock plus the amount of any accumulated and unpaid dividends; or the share cap of 4.14250 subject to adjustments to the Share Cap for any splits, subdivisions or combinations of the Issuer’s common stock (see the prospectus for details). <p> This security was not rated by Moody’s or S&P at the time of its IPO. In regard to the payment of dividends and upon liquidation, the preferred shares rank junior to the company's senior debt, equally with other preferreds of the company, and senior to the common shares of the company. See the IPO prospectus for further information on the preferred stock by clicking on the ‘Link to IPO Prospectus’ provided below.