Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2023
NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
001-32216
47-0934168
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
90 Park Avenue
New York, New York10016
(Address and zip code of
principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 792-0107
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:
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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
NYMT
NASDAQ
Stock Market
8.000% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference
NYMTN
NASDAQ
Stock Market
7.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference
NYMTM
NASDAQ
Stock Market
6.875% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference
NYMTL
NASDAQ
Stock Market
7.000% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference
NYMTZ
NASDAQ
Stock Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (§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 8.01. Other Events.
On March 9, 2023, New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The Company also announced in the Press Release that the Board declared cash dividends on the Company’s 8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Company’s 7.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Company’s 6.875% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and the Company’s 7.000% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the dividend period that began on January 15, 2023 and ends on April 14, 2023.
Additionally, the Company also announced on March 9, 2023 that the Board established the date, time and location of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Company’s stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format solely by means of remote communication on June 6, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, and will be open to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 14, 2023.
A copy of the Press Release is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Cover Page Interactive Data File-the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.