Company: NREF
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-010694
Chunk: 7

Company: NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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 be presented at the Annual Meeting, even if they cannot attend the meeting in person.

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The Annual Meeting will be held exclusively through a virtual format. Please see the other information herein, including the accompanying notice of annual meeting, about how to access the Annual Meeting. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Annual Meeting.

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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</div>

At the Annual Meeting, seven directors will be elected to serve one-year terms expiring at our annual stockholders meeting in 2026 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. This section contains information relating to the seven director nominees. The director nominees were selected by our nominating and corporate governance committee and approved by the Board for submission to the stockholders. The nominees for election are Messrs. Dondero, Mitts, Constantino and Kavanaugh, Dr. Laffer, Dr. Swain and Ms. Wood. All currently serve as directors.

Below is a summary of the experience and skills, age and tenure of our director nominees.

|                                                 | Mr.     
 Dondero | Mr.   
 Mitts | Mr.         
 Constantino | Mr.       
 Kavanaugh | Dr.    
 Laffer | Dr.   
 Swain | Ms.  
 Wood |
| Executive Leadership                            | X       | X     |             | X         | X      | X     | X    |
| Real Estate/REIT Experience                     | X       | X     | X           | X         | X      | X     | X    |
| Business Operations                             | X       | X     |             | X         | X      | X     | X    |
| Strategic Development/Planning                  | X       | X     |             | X         | X      | X     | X    |
| Corporate Governance                            | X       | X     | X           | X         | X      | X     | X    |
| Financial and Accounting                        | X       | X     | X           | X         | X      | X     | X    |
| Risk Management                                 | X       | X     | X           | X         | X      |       | X    |
| Capital Markets/Financial Services              | X       | X     |             | X         | X      |       | X    |
| Technology, Information Security and Innovation | X       |       |             | X         | X      |       | X    |
| Cyber