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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2021

 

MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   1-13991   13-3974868

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation

or organization)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

  One Vanderbilt Avenue, 48th Floor    
  New York, New York   10017
  (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 207-6400

 

Not Applicable

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:  

Trading
Symbols:

 

Name of each
exchange on which
registered:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   MFA   New York Stock Exchange

7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

  MFA/PB   New York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share   MFA/PC   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 2, 2021, MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting was held for the purpose of: (i) electing two Class II directors to serve on the Board until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify; (ii) considering and voting on the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021; and (iii) considering and voting on an advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company’s executive compensation.

 

As disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, dated April 21, 2021, as of April 7, 2021 (the record date for stockholders of the Company entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting), the Company had issued and outstanding 446,527,321 shares of common stock, each of which was entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting. A quorum of 294,579,224 shares of common stock of the Company, which represented approximately 66.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, was present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

 

The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

Proposal 1. The two nominees for election to the Board were elected to serve on the Board until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, based on the following votes:

 

Name of Class II Nominee  For   Against   Abstain   Broker
Non-Votes
 
Robin Josephs   203,554,385    17,170,083    670,941    73,183,815 
                     
Craig L. Knutson   217,171,174    3,624,514    599,721    73,183,815 

 

As indicated above, each of the nominees for director received over a majority of votes cast on a per director basis and therefore has been duly elected to serve as a Class II director of the Company.

 

Proposal 2. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, was approved, based on the following votes:

 

For   Against   Abstentions 
 291,911,313    1,900,040    767,871 

 

Proposal 3. The proposal to consider, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company’s executive compensation was approved, based on the following votes:

 

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 210,458,484    8,549,815    2,387,110    73,183,815 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
(REGISTRANT)
     
     
  By: /s/ Harold E. Schwartz
    Name: Harold E. Schwartz
    Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

Date: June 4, 2021