Company: AOMN
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001766478-25-000028
Chunk: 28

Company: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 28
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 at the time of our IPO, Mr. Cummings was nominated by the MS Investor and Mr. Shankar was nominated by the DK Investor. Each of Mr. Fierman, Mr. Jones, Mr. Minami, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Parsons and Ms. Savarese was initially identified and recommended by our Manager and/or Board members to be considered as a nominee to serve on the Board. Each of the foregoing director nominees was evaluated in accordance with our standard review process for director candidates in connection with their initial appointment and their nomination for election or re-election, as applicable, at the Annual Meeting.

Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee

During the year ended December 31, 2024, our Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee met five (5) times. Our Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee is comprised of Messrs. Parsons and Jones and Ms. Savarese, with Mr. Parsons serving as its chair. Our Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee must approve, among other related party transactions, the pricing of our acquisition of any non-QM loans and any other target assets we acquire from Angel Oak Mortgage Lending or other affiliate of our Manager. Our Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee also reviews and considers the approval of any other related party transaction pursuant to our Related Party Transactions Policy. For more information on our Related Party Transactions Policy, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transaction Policies.” Additionally, our Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee assists the Board in its oversight of the Company’s risk governance structure, risk management, and risk assessment guidelines, and policies regarding credit, liquidity, and leverage risk.

Each member of our Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee is qualified to serve on our Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee pursuant to the independence requirements of the NYSE and any additional requirements that the Board deems appropriate. Determinations as to whether a particular director satisfies the requirements for membership on our Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee shall be made by the Board. Our Affiliated Transactions and Risk Committee has the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its duties and responsibilities, including the authority to obtain advice and assistance from internal and external legal and other

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advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate, including the authority to approve the fees payable to such counsel or advisors and retention terms, without obtaining the approval of the Board or management.

Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Conduct

The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines and a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our officers,