ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Capstead Mortgage Corporation ("Capstead", or the "Registrant") has updated its presentation materials to be used in meetings with the investment community. The materials are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference and are also available on our website at www.capstead.com.

ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

Capstead is scheduled to present at the RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference, which is being held at The Four Seasons Hotel Boston, 200 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(b) Exhibits.
99.1 Investor presentation materials dated September 2009.

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