AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Announces “At The Market” Offering Program of Common Stock

May 5, 2017 at 5:28 PM EDT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2017-- AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MITT) (the “Company”) announced today that it has established an “at the market” equity offering program under which the Company may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to $100,000,000 aggregate offering price of shares of its common stock. The shares of common stock may be offered through JMP Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, each of whom may act as sales agents.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the “at the market” offering program to acquire its target assets in accordance with its objectives and strategies described in the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The Company’s focus will be on purchasing Agency RMBS, non-Agency RMBS and other real estate-related securities, and for general corporate purposes, in each case subject to its investment guidelines and to the extent consistent with qualifying and maintaining its REIT qualification.

The common stock will be offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting: JMP Securities LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 600 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, California, 94111 or by contacting Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10010, or by calling (800) 221-1037, or by emailing newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com. These documents will also be filed with the SEC and will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares of common stock, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

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 and commercial 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.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results may differ from the Company’s beliefs, expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan” and similar expressions or their negative forms, or by references to strategy, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of the Company’s future performance, taking into account information currently available to it. No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed, or that the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated. Consummation of the offering and the application of the net proceeds of the offering are subject to numerous possible events, factors and conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company and not all of which are known to it, including, without limitation, market conditions and those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement relating to the offering and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which can be accessed at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Source: AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
Karen Werbel, 212-692-2110
Investor Relations
ir@agmit.com