================================================================================ 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: August 20, 2002 DYNEX CAPITAL, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 1-9819 (Commission File Number) Virginia 52-1549373 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 4551 Cox Road, Suite 300, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (804) 217-5800 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ================================================================================ Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On August 20, 2002, Dynex Capital, Inc. furnished the Securities and Exchange Commission a certification of its Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A copy of the certification is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information included or incorporated in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing. 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. DYNEX CAPITAL, INC. Date: August 20, 2002 By: /s/ Stephen J. Benedetti ---------------------------------- Stephen J. Benedetti Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Number Description Method of Filing ------ ----------- ---------------- 99.1 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Furnished herewith Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. Exhibit 99.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dynex Capital, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Stephen J. Benedetti, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to and for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Dated: August 20, 2002 /s/ Stephen J. Benedetti --------------------------------------- Stephen J. Benedetti Chief Financial Officer