WINSTON SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS) (the “Company”) today declared cash dividends on shares of both its common and preferred stock for the fourth quarter of 2013.

Common Stock Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2013. The dividend will be paid on January 24, 2014, to stockholders of record on December 31, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 27, 2013.

7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4765625 per share of the Company’s 7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the fourth quarter of 2013. The dividend will be paid on January 15, 2014, to stockholders of record on December 31, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 27, 2013.

About Hatteras Financial Corp.

Hatteras Financial Corp. is a real estate investment trust formed in 2007 to invest in single-family residential mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed or issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Company is managed and advised by Atlantic Capital Advisors LLC. The Company is a component of the Russell 1000® index.