Company: AOMN
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001766478-25-000028
Chunk: 19

Company: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 19
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 ownership, in the aggregate, of shares of our common stock equal to at least 7% of the shares of our common stock then outstanding. For purposes of the ownership requirements in the DK shareholder rights agreement, shares of our common stock that are subject to issuance upon the exercise or exchange of rights of conversion, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares, will not be counted as outstanding.

#### Director Independence
After reviewing all relevant relationships and considering the NYSE requirements for independence, the Board has determined that each of Ms. Savarese and Messrs. Jones, Minami, Morgan, and Parsons is an “independent director” as such term is defined by the applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE.

#### Stockholder Nominations
Stockholders may nominate directors for election at an annual meeting. A stockholder who desires to nominate a prospective nominee for the Board should notify the Corporate Secretary of the Company at 3344 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1725, Atlanta, Georgia 30326. As set forth in the Company’s bylaws, the deadline for submission of stockholder nominations is not less than one hundred-twenty (120) calendar days nor more than one hundred-fifty (150) calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the Company’s proxy statement that was released to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting. The procedures for director nominations are set forth in our current bylaws and are summarized in the section titled “Stockholder Proposals and

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Nominations for 2026 Annual Meeting” below. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider and evaluate persons recommended by stockholders in the same manner as it considers and evaluates other potential nominees. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also takes into consideration any written arrangements for director nominations to which the Company is a party, including the Shareholder Rights Agreements. For more information about the Shareholder Rights Agreements, see “—Shareholder Rights Agreements.”

#### Directors’ Attendance at Annual Meetings
Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, members of the Board are expected to attend our annual meeting of stockholders. A director who is unable to attend our annual meeting of stockholders is expected to notify the chairperson of the Board. We expect that our directors will attend our annual meetings of stockholders, absent a valid reason for not doing so. All of our directors then in office attended our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

#### Board