NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. (NASDAQ:NYMT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in New York, New York on Monday, June 4, 2018. There were 101,051,694 shares of common stock of the Company represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting approximately 90.14% of the outstanding shares of common stock on April 9, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting.

The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting are set forth below:

Proposal 1: To elect six directors to the Company’s Board of Directors.

In addition, there were 63,718,095 broker non-votes associated with the election of the directors. All director nominees were duly elected at the Annual Meeting. Each of the individuals named in the above table will serve as a director until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

Proposal 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. This advisory vote is commonly referred to as a “say-on-pay vote.”

Proposal 3: To ratify, confirm and approve the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

About NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. (NASDAQ:NYMT)

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The Company is engaged in the business of acquiring, investing in, financing and managing primarily mortgage-related assets and financial assets. Its investment portfolio includes residential mortgage loans, including second mortgages and loans sourced from distressed markets, multi-family commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), mezzanine loans to and preferred equity investments in owners of multi-family properties, equity and debt securities issued by entities that invest in residential and commercial real estate and commercial real estate-related debt investments, and Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). It may also acquire and manage various other types of mortgage-related and financial assets, including non-Agency RMBS, collateralized mortgage obligations and securities issued by newly originated residential securitizations, including credit sensitive securities from these securitizations.