UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 12, 2010
Two
Harbors Investment Corp.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
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001-34506
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27-0312904
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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601
Carlson Parkway, Suite 330
Minnetonka,
MN 55305
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (612) 238-3300
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
2.02 Results of
Operations and Financial Condition
Based on
our preliminary estimates, Two Harbors Investment Corp. (“Two Harbors”) expects
book value at March 31, 2010 to be in the range of $9.35 to $9.40 per share, as
compared to book value of $9.08 per share at December 31, 2009. The
increase in book value from December 31, 2009 is principally attributable to
realized and unrealized valuation gains on our RMBS portfolio.
Our
unrealized gains and losses on our RMBS and derivative portfolios can fluctuate
from period to period depending on a variety of factors, some of which are
beyond our control and/or are difficult to predict, including, without
limitation, changes in interest rates, changes in default rates and prepayment
speeds, and other changes in market conditions and economic trends. Therefore,
you should not assume that our performance (as measured by the change in our
book value per share) for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 is
indicative of what our performance is likely to be for the three month period
ending June 30, 2010 or other future periods.
The
expected book value reported above reflects the accrual of approximately $4.8
million, or $0.36 per share, for payment of a dividend on common, payable on
April 23, 2010, to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2010.
This
preliminary estimate of our expected book value per share as of March 31, 2010,
is subject to revision as we prepare our interim financial statements (including
all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP) as of and for the quarter ended March 31,
2010. Factors that could cause this preliminary estimate to differ include, but
are not limited to (i) additional adjustments in our calculation of our
financial results or our book value as of the quarter end date, or the
application of accounting principles, (ii) our discovery of new information that
alters our expectations about our first quarter results, or impacts valuation
methodologies underlying these results, (iii) errors in our assessment of our
portfolio value, and (iv) accounting changes, as required by U.S.
GAAP. This preliminary estimate has not been reviewed by our
independent registered public accounting firm and is therefore subject to
modification in the course of their review of our full financial results for the
first quarter.
The
information in this report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this report shall
not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, whether made before or after the date
hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings (unless
the registrant specifically states that the information or exhibit in this
particular report is incorporated by reference).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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TWO
HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP.
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By:
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/s/ TIMOTHY O’BRIEN
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Timothy
O’Brien
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General
Counsel
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Date:
April 12, 2010
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