Company: MFAN
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-014577
Chunk: 34

Company: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 34
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 and (iv) comfort letters, consents and other services related to the SEC and other regulatory filings and communications. Audit Fees for 2024 and 2023 also include the audit of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |

| 2. | There were no Audit-Related Fees incurred in 2024 and 2023. |

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| 3. | No Tax Fees were paid to or earned by KPMG LLP during 2024 or 2023. The Company paid Ernst & Young LLP $522,740 in 2024 and $496,729 in 2023 for tax compliance, tax planning, tax advisory and related tax services. |

| 4. | During 2023, the Company paid KPMG LLP $1,938 for a subscription to certain GAAP technical reference materials. Except as described in the previous sentence and in the table and notes above, there were no other professional services rendered by KPMG LLP in 2024 and 2023. |

All audit and other services provided to us were reviewed and pre-approved by the Audit Committee, which concluded that the provision of such services by KPMG LLP was compatible with the maintenance of that firm’s independence in the conduct of its auditing functions. Vote The Board recommends that stockholders vote “FOR”the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.

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Executive Officers The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each of our executive officers. The Board appoints or annually reaffirms the appointment of all of our executive officers:

| Officer            |     | Age |     | Position Held                                           |
| Craig L. Knutson   |     |  65 |     | Chief Executive Officer                                 |
| Bryan Wulfsohn     |     |  42 |     | President and Chief Investment Officer                  |
| Bryan Doran        |     |  44 |     | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer      |
| Mei Lin            |     |  46 |     | Senior Vice President and Co-Controller                 |
| Michael C. Roper   |     |