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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) SEC File No. 333-26865
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 12, 1997)
CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION
4,000 SHARES
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
(PAR VALUE OF $0.01)
0 SHARES
SHARES OF $1.26 CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED, SERIES B (PAR VALUE OF $.10)
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Pursuant to a Sales Agency Agreement dated as of December 6, 1995 (the "Common
Stock Sales Agency Agreement") between Capstead Mortgage Corporation (the
"Company") and PaineWebber Incorporated ("PaineWebber") (as amended by Amendment
No. 1 thereto dated as of September 10, 1996, Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as
of March 4, 1997, and Third Amendment thereto dated as of November 17, 1997)
which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus Supplement is a part and which is incorporated by reference herein,
the Company has sold, through PaineWebber, as agent of the Company, 4,000
shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), pursuant to ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock
Exchange (the "NYSE"). Pursuant to a Sales Agency Agreement dated as of
September 17, 1996 (the "Preferred Stock Sales Agency Agreement") between the
Company and PaineWebber (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of March
4, 1997), which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus Supplement is a part and which is incorporated herein by
reference, the Company has sold through PaineWebber, as agent of the Company,
0 shares of the Company's $1.26 Cumulative Convertible Preferred, Series B,
par value $.10 per share (the "Series B Preferred Stock") pursuant to ordinary
brokers' transactions on the NYSE.
COMMON STOCK
Shares sold during Pricing Period..December 29, 1997 through January 2, 1998
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<S> <C>
1,000 Average Market Price Shares
3,000 Additional Shares
4,000 Total Shares Sold
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Arithmetic Mean of the High and Low Sales
Prices of the Shares reported on the NYSE
(the "Average Market Price") for each
Trading Day of the Pricing Period:
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AVERAGE (OR TOTAL)
12/29/97 12/30/97 12/31/97 1/1/98 1/2/98 FOR PRICING PERIOD
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$19.3750 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $19.3750
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<S> <C> <C>
High and Low Sales Prices at
which Average Market Shares
were sold during pricing
period...................... $19.6250 $19.6250
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Average Market Price Shares:
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Gross Proceeds to Company...................................... $ 19,375.00
2% Discount.................................................... $ 387.50
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Net Proceeds to Company........................................ $ 18,987.50
Gross Sales Proceeds........................................... $ 19,625.00
Compensation to Agent.......................................... $ 637.50
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Net Proceeds to Company........................................ $ 18,987.50
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Additional Shares Sold:
Gross Proceeds to Company...................................... $ 58,750.00
Commission to Agent............................................ $ 1,175.00
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Net Proceeds to Company........................................ $ 57,575.00
Total Net Proceeds to Company ................................. $ 76,562.50
Total Compensation to Agent.................................... $ 1,812.50
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On January 2, 1998, the last reported sales price of the Shares on
the NYSE was........................................................ $20.0000
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SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
Pricing Period................ December 29, 1997 through Jaunary 2, 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
Shares of Preferred Stock sold.......... 0 Average Market Price Shares
0 Additional Shares
0 Total Shares Sold
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Arithmetic Mean of the High and Low Sales
Prices of the Shares reported on the NYSE
(the "Average Market Price") for each
Trading Day of the Pricing Period:
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<CAPTION>
AVERAGE FOR
12/29/97 12/30/97 12/31/97 1/1/98 1/2/98 PRICING PERIOD
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
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<S> <C> <C>
High and Low Sales Prices at
which Average Market Shares
were sold during pricing
period...................... $0.0000 $0.0000
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Average Market Price Shares:
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<S> <C>
Gross Proceeds to Company....................................... $ 0.00
2% Discount..................................................... $ 0.00
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Net Proceeds to Company......................................... $ 0.00
Gross Proceeds to Agent......................................... $ 0.00
Compensation to Agent........................................... $ 0.00
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Net Proceeds to Company......................................... $ 0.00
Additional Shares Sold:
Gross Proceeds to Company........................................ $ 0.00
Commission to Agent.............................................. $ 0.00
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Net Proceeds to Company.......................................... $ 0.00
Total Net Proceeds to Company ................................... $ 0.00
Total Compensation to Agent...................................... $ 0.00
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On January 2, 1998, the last reported sales price of the shares of Series B
Preferred Stock on the NYSE was $15.1250 per share.
Note: S.E.C. fees were not used in arriving at any of the above figures.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK HAS NOT PASSED ON OR ENDORSED
THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
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THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS JANUARY 6, 1998.
