Common use of Relative TSR PRSUs Clause in Contracts

Relative TSR PRSUs. At the end of each TSR Performance Period, MFA’s TSR and the TSR of each of the designated peer group companies will be ranked from highest to lowest, and the “Relative TSR Vesting Percentage” shall be determined based on MFA’s TSR as compared to the TSR of the designated peer group companies for the TSR Performance Period as follows: MFA’s TSR Rank Relative TSR Vesting Percentage 80th percentile or above 200 % 50th percentile 100 % 25th percentile or below 0 % If MFA’s TSR Rank is between the 25th percentile and the 50th percentile, or between the 50th percentile and the 80th percentile, the Relative TSR Vesting Percentage will be interpolated. The number of Relative TSR PRSUs that will vest for the TSR Performance Period shall be determined by multiplying the Relative TSR Target Award by the Relative TSR Vesting Percentage. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any Relative TSR PRSUs vest if MFA’s TSR Rank is at or below the 25th percentile. The Executive shall not be eligible to receive more than 200% of the Relative TSR Target Award based on MFA’s TSR Rank. Example Calculations Set forth below are examples addressing vesting of Relative TSR PRSUs. The examples below are intended to be used purely for illustrative purposes:

Relative TSR PRSUs. At the end of each TSR Performance Period, MFA’s TSR and the TSR of each of the designated peer group companies will be ranked from highest to lowest, and the “Relative TSR Vesting Percentage” shall be determined based on MFA’s TSR as compared to the TSR of the designated peer group companies for the TSR Performance Period as follows: MFA’s TSR Rank Relative TSR Vesting Percentage 80th percentile or above 200 200% 50th percentile 100 100% 25th percentile or below 0 0% If MFA’s TSR Rank is between the 25th percentile and the 50th percentile, or between the 50th percentile and the 80th percentile, the Relative TSR Vesting Percentage will be interpolated. The number of Relative TSR PRSUs that will vest for the TSR Performance Period shall be determined by multiplying the Relative TSR Target Award by the Relative TSR Vesting Percentage. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any Relative TSR PRSUs vest if MFA’s TSR Rank is at or below the 25th percentile. The Executive shall not be eligible to receive more than 200% of the Relative TSR Target Award based on MFA’s TSR Rank. Example Calculations Set forth below are examples addressing vesting of Relative TSR PRSUs. The examples below are intended to be used purely for illustrative purposes:purposes and assume that the Relative TSR Target Award for the applicable grant of Relative TSR PRSUs is equal to 46,000.