Company: ADAMM
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001273685-25-000038
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Company: ADAMAS TRUST, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
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<div align='center'>UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

(RULE 14a-101)

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )</div>

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| NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.                                            |
| (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)                         |
| (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other than the Registrant) |

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<div align='center'>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 12, 2025</div>

To Our Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) to be held through a virtual web conference at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NYMT2025 on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time (the “Annual Meeting”).

You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit questions during the Annual Meeting by visiting the website listed above. You will need the 16-digit control number included in your proxy card, voting instruction form or any additional voting instructions accompanying these proxy materials to vote and submit questions during the Annual Meeting. During the live Q&A session of the Annual Meeting, we may answer questions as they come in to the extent relevant to the business of the Annual Meeting, as time permits.

At the Annual