Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2020
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
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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. ☐
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
7.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock,
NYMTP
NASDAQ
Stock Market
par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock,
NYMTO
NASDAQ
Stock Market
par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference
8.000% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock,
NYMTN
NASDAQ
Stock Market
par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference
7.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock,
NYMTM
NASDAQ
Stock Market
par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference
Item 8.01.Other Events.
On December 7, 2020, 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 December 31, 2020. The Company also announced in the Press Release that the Board declared cash dividends on the Company’s 7.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Company’s 7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Company’s 8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and the Company’s 7.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the dividend period that began on October 15, 2020 and ends on January 14, 2021.
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 furnished herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Cover Page Interactive Data File-the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
†Furnished herewith.
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.
