8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): December 18, 2024

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DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	1-9819		52-1549373
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4991 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 100
Glen Allen, Virginia			23060-9245
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)
	(804)	217-5800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	DX	New York Stock Exchange
6.900% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share	DXPRC	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On December 18, 2024, the Audit Committee (“Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Dynex Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective upon completion by BDO of its audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and the filing of the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Audit Committee and Board participated in and approved the decision to change the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

BDO’s reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the subsequent interim periods through December 18, 2024, there were no “disagreements” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K between the Company and BDO on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to BDO’s satisfaction, would have caused BDO to make reference thereto in their reports.

The Company provided BDO with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that BDO furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of BDO’s letter, dated December 19, 2024, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Following an extensive evaluation process, on December 18, 2024, the Audit Committee approved, and the Board ratified, the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, subject to completion of EY’s standard client acceptance procedures and execution of an engagement letter.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, as well as the subsequent interim periods through December 18, 2024, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with EY regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that EY concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement,” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or a “reportable event,” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
16.1	Letter from BDO USA, P.C., dated December 19, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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.

		DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.
Date:	December 19, 2024	By:	/s/ Robert S. Colligan
			Robert S. Colligan
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-16.1

Exhibit 16.1

December 19, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

We have been furnished with a copy of the response to Item 4.01 of Form 8-K for the event that occurred on December 18, 2024, to be filed by our client, Dynex Capital, Inc. We agree with the statements made in response to that Item insofar as they relate to our Firm.

Very truly yours,

/s/ BDO USA, P.C.

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