AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2012 Dividend of $0.70 per Share

March 14, 2012 at 8:00 AM EDT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 14, 2012-- AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MITT) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.70 per share for the first quarter of 2012. The dividend is payable on April 27, 2012 to shareholders of record on March 30, 2012.

About AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that invests in, acquires and manages a diversified portfolio of residential mortgage assets, other real estate-related securities and financial assets. AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. is externally managed and advised by AG REIT Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P., an SEC-registered investment adviser that specializes in alternative investment activities. Please visit the Company’s website at www.agmit.com.

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions of management of the Company at the time of such statements and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation, changes in interest rates, changes in the yield curve, changes in prepayment rates, the availability and terms of financing, changes in the market value of our assets, general economic conditions, market conditions, conditions in the market for agency securities, and legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business of the Company. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, are included in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. All written or oral forward-looking statements that the Company makes, or that are attributable to the Company, are qualified by this cautionary notice. The Company disclaims any obligation to update the information in any public disclosure if any forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate.

Source: AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
Allan Krinsman, 212-883-4180
General Counsel
akrinsman@angelogordon.com