American Capital Agency Corp. Will Report Q4 2011 Results on February 6; Shareholder Call Scheduled for February 7

January 19, 2012

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today it will report fourth quarter 2011 earnings after market close on February 6, 2012.  AGNC invites shareholders, prospective shareholders and analysts to attend the AGNC shareholder call on February 7, 2012 at 11:00 am ET.  The call can be accessed through a live webcast, free of charge, at http://www.agnc.com/ or by dialing (877) 569-8701 (U.S. domestic) or (574) 941–7382 (international).  Please provide the operator with the conference ID number 42070592.  If you do not plan on asking a question on the call and have access to the internet, please take advantage of the webcast. 

A slide presentation will accompany the call and will be available at http://www.agnc.com/.  Select the Q4 2011 Earnings Presentation link to download and print the presentation in advance of the shareholder call.

An archived audio of the shareholder call combined with the slide presentation will be made available on the AGNC website after the call on February 7.  In addition, there will be a phone recording available from 1:00 pm ET February 7 until 11:59 pm ET February 21. If you are interested in hearing the recording of the presentation, please dial (855) 859-2056 (U.S. domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international).  The conference ID number is 42070592.

For further information or questions, please contact our Investor Relations Department at (301) 968-9300 or [email protected].

ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP.
American Capital Agency Corp. is a real estate investment trust that invests in agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or a U.S. Government-sponsored entity. The Company is externally managed and advised by American Capital AGNC Management, LLC, an affiliate of American Capital, Ltd. ("American Capital"). For further information, please refer to http://www.agnc.com/.

ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL
American Capital is a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager. American Capital, both directly and through its asset management business, originates, underwrites and manages investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, real estate and structured products.  Founded in 1986, American Capital has $57 billion in assets under management and seven offices in the U.S. and Europe. American Capital and its affiliates will consider investment opportunities from $10 million to $300 million. For further information, please refer to http://www.americancapital.com/.

CONTACT:
Investors – (301) 968-9300

SOURCE American Capital Agency Corp.