Company: NREF
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-010694
Chunk: 4

Company: NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 4
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| Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Holders and Management                                                              |   37 |
| Audit Committee Report                                                                                                       |   39 |
| Stockholder Proposals for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders                                                            |   40 |
| Multiple Stockholders Sharing One Address                                                                                    |   41 |
| Annual Report                                                                                                                |   42 |
| Other Matters                                                                                                                |   43 |

<div align='center'>NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.

300 Crescent Court, Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

PROXY STATEMENT</div>

This proxy statement provides information in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the board of directors (the “Board”) of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), for use at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or any postponement or adjournment thereof (the “Annual Meeting”). This proxy statement also provides information you will need in order to consider and act upon the matters specified in the accompanying notice of annual meeting. A Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials is being mailed to stockholders on or about April 8, 2025 and our proxy materials are being posted on the website referenced in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and made available to stockholders on or about April 8, 2025. If you receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail unless you request a copy. If you receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials by mail and would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions for requesting such materials included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.

Record holders of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business on March 24, 2025 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each record holder of common stock on that date is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting for each share of common stock held. As of March 24, 2025, there were 17,643,526 shares of common stock outstanding.

You cannot vote your shares unless you virtually attend the Annual Meeting or you have previously given your proxy. You can vote by proxy in one of three convenient ways:

• by internet: visit the website shown on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and follow the instructions;

• by telephone: dial the toll-free number shown on your Notice of Internet Availability of