Two Harbors Investment Corp. Announces Planned Resumption of Common Stock Offering

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Two Harbors Investment Corp. ("Two Harbors") (NYSE Amex: TWO; TWO.WS) today announced that it plans to resume its proposed public offering of shares of common stock, revising the number of shares proposed to be offered to 11,000,000 shares, plus an over-allotment option of 1,650,000 shares.

A registration statement relating to the shares was originally filed on March 18, 2010, and declared effective on April 15, 2010. A post-effective amendment to a registration statement on Form S-11 relating to these securities will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the post-effective amendment becomes effective. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained by contacting:

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

One Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Prospectus Department

or by calling 1-800-221-1037

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Company's securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

Two Harbors Investment Corp., a Maryland corporation, is a real estate investment trust that focuses on investing in residential mortgage-backed securities. Two Harbors is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and is externally managed and advised by PRCM Advisers, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pine River Capital Management L.P.

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release may include statements and information that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and we intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions therein and are including this statement for purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, targets, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions and future performance. The forward-looking statements made in this release include, but may not be limited to, expectations regarding the occurrence of the offering.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees, and they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. We caution investors not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully consider the risks identified under the captions "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our public filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

All written or oral forward-looking statements that we make, or that are attributable to us, are expressly qualified by this cautionary notice. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update the information in any public disclosure if any forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate.

    Source: Two Harbors Investment Corp.

Released April 19, 2010