Company: CHMI-PB
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-014748
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Company: Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEF 14A
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21 traders and drove revenue of $2.5 million in taxable fixed income trading. From 1994 to 2006, Mr. Hoffman was the Senior Vice President and Head of Taxable Fixed Income Trading and Sales at Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc. where he supervised a team of 25 traders. In this capacity, he significantly contributed to the firm’s success in the fixed income market. Mr. Hoffman holds an M.B.A. in Finance from St. John’s University and a B.S. in Finance from Binghamton University. 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Mr. Hoffman brings to the board over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, with a particular focus on the fixed income market. Due to the extent of his financial management experience, specifically in the fixed income market, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, believes that he should serve as a director. The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of each director nominee named above. 9

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The Board believes that the combination of its current composition, leadership structure and the intelligent, experienced and diverse perspectives of the directors provides the proper independent and expert oversight of our company’s business, strategy and management. Some of the governance and leadership highlights include the following:

| • | annual election of each director for a one-year term; |

| • | each stockholder is entitled to one vote per share; |

| • | a strong independent leadership structure with a lead independent director; |

| • | diversified board composition with more than 100 years of collective experience in mortgage finance; |

| • | no over-boarded directors; |

| • | board committees consist solely of independent directors; |

| • | 80% of the board is independent; and |

| • | regular, annual performance evaluations of the directors. |

Internalization Prior to November 14, 2024, we were externally managed and advised by CHMM, which was responsible for our investment strategies and decisions and our day-to-day operations, subject to the supervision and oversight of our Board. Effective as of November 14, 2024, we completed an “Internalization Event” within the meaning of the management agreement with CHMM by, among other things, directly hiring the senior management team and other personnel who had historically been employed by Freedom Mortgage and provided services to us through CHMM. Upon consummation of the Internalization Event, we ceased being externally managed (the “