ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today James Kieffer, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of the Artisan Partners U.S. Value Team, delivered the following letter to Michael Hough, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hatteras Financial Corp. The letter is similar to a letter issued separately today to Wellington Denahan, CEO of Annaly Capital Management, which also expressed Mr. Kieffer’s views with respect to the implementation of a share repurchase program at that company. Mr. Michael R. Houg