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): July 9, 2024

CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
001-36099
46-1315605
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
Commission File Number
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1451 Route 34, Suite 303
Farmingdale, NJ 07727
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
877.870.7005
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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:
 
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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).
 
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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, $0.01 par value
CHMI
NYSE
8.20% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
CHMI-PRA
NYSE
8.250% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable
CHMI-PRB
NYSE

Item 8.01.
Other Events

On July 9, 2024, Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), based on the recommendation of a special committee comprised entirely of independent and disinterested members of the Board, authorized and approved the Company to internalize management, terminate the management agreement between the Company and its external manager, Cherry Hill Mortgage Management, LLC, and take all steps necessary to begin operating the Company as a fully integrated, internally managed mortgage REIT. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)          Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
 
Description

   

99.1
Press Release, dated July 9, 2024

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Date: July 9, 2024
By: 
 /s/ Michael Hutchby
  Michael Hutchby
  Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
 
Description

   

Press Release, dated July 9, 2024


Exhibit 99.1
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation Provides Update on Exploration of Strategic Alternatives by Special Committee
 
– Board of Directors Authorizes and Approves Internalization and Termination of Management Agreement –
 
FARMINGDALE, NJ – (BUSINESS WIRE) – July 9, 2024 – Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation (NYSE: CHMI) (the “Company”) today announced that the special committee (the “Special Committee”) of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), which is comprised entirely of independent and disinterested members of the Board, after consultation with its independent legal and financial advisors and as part of the Special Committee’s previously announced exploration of strategic alternatives, determined and recommended to the Board that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to internalize management of the Company, terminate the management agreement between the Company and Cherry Hill Mortgage Management, LLC, the Company’s external manager, and take all steps necessary to begin operating the Company as a fully integrated, internally managed mortgage REIT (the “Internalization”).  Following such recommendation from the Special Committee, the Board authorized and approved the Internalization and authorized and directed the Company’s officers to take all actions necessary to cause the Company to effect the Internalization.
 
As previously announced by the Company in its April 22, 2024 press release announcing the exploration of strategic alternatives by the Special Committee, the internalization of management of the Company is one of the strategic alternatives being considered by the Special Committee. The Special Committee is continuing to explore other strategic alternatives.  There can be no assurance that the exploration of strategic alternatives will result in any transaction or other strategic outcome other than the Internalization. There is no formal timetable for the Special Committee’s completion of its exploration of strategic alternatives and the Company does not intend to disclose any developments with respect to the Internalization or the strategic review process until the Internalization or the evaluation of strategic alternatives has been completed or the Special Committee determines disclosure is appropriate or legally required.
 
About Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation
 
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation is a real estate finance company that acquires, invests in and manages residential mortgage assets in the United States. For additional information, visit www.chmireit.com.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time and are beyond our control. The Company does not assume any duty or obligation (and does not undertake) to update or supplement any forward-looking statements. Because forward-looking statements are, by their nature, to different degrees, uncertain and subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, actual results or future events, circumstances or developments could differ, possibly materially, from those that the Company anticipated in its forward-looking statements, and future results and performance could differ materially from historical performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed by the Company with the SEC, copies of which are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
 
Investor Relations
(877) 870-7005
InvestorRelations@CHMIreit.com
 
Source: Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation


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