Company: NREF
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001437749-25-007770
Chunk: 14

Company: NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: 424B5
Chunk 14
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 net proceeds contributed by us in interest-bearing accounts and short-term, interest-bearing securities, or in any other manner that is consistent with our intention to qualify for taxation as a REIT and maintain our exclusion from registration under the Investment Company Act.

An affiliate of Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is lender under the Raymond James Loan (as defined below) and will receive a portion of the net proceeds the OP uses to reduce the outstanding balance thereunder. See “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus supplement.

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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK</div>

The following description summarizes the material provisions of the common stock we may offer. This description is not complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our charter and our bylaws and applicable provisions of Maryland law. For a more complete description of certain provisions of Maryland law, our charter and our bylaws, including the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our common stock set forth in our charter, see“Description of Capital Stock”beginning on page 4 of the accompanying prospectus and“Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and our Charter and Bylaws”beginning on page 19 of the accompanying prospectus.

Subject to the preferential rights, if any, of holders of any other class or series of our stock and to the provisions of our charter relating to the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, the holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends and other distributions on such shares of stock when, as and if authorized by our Board and declared by us out of assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders and will be entitled to share ratably in our net assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up after payment of or adequate provision for all of our known debts and liabilities.

Subject to the provisions of our charter regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock and except as may be otherwise specified in the terms of any class or series of common stock, each outstanding share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors, and, except as may be provided with respect to any other class or series of our stock, the holders of shares of our common stock will possess the exclusive voting power. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors. Consequently, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock can elect all of the directors