Company: AOMN
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001766478-25-000028
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Company: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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 election at the time of the Annual Meeting, such replacement nominee will be a nominee designated by the MS Investor or the DK Investor, as applicable. At this time, the Board knows of no reason why the nominees listed above may not be able to serve as a director if elected.

#### Board Recommendation
<div align='center'>The Board unanimously recommends that you vote “ FOR ” the election of each of the nominees named above.

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### CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS
Set forth below is information regarding our corporate governance practices. We believe that effective corporate governance is critical to our ability to create long-term value for our stockholders. In that regard, we have opted out of certain statutory takeover defense protections otherwise available to us under Maryland law, and we have adopted and implemented charters, policies, procedures, and controls that we believe promote and enhance our corporate governance, accountability and responsibility.

#### Information Regarding the Board of Directors
Set forth below is biographical information for each director nominee, each of whom currently serves as a director of the Company.

Michael Fierman. Mr. Fierman has served as one of our directors since June 2018 and was elected the Chairman of the Board in connection with our IPO in June 2021. Mr. Fierman has served as a Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Angel Oak Companies, LP (f/k/a Angel Oak Companies, LLC) (“ Angel Oak Companies ”) since December 2014, as a Managing Partner of Angel Oak Capital since May 2018 and as the Co-President of our Manager since March 2020. In this role, Mr. Fierman provides strategic direction and leadership to Angel Oak’s various businesses, with a focus primarily on mortgage lending and asset management. Prior to Angel Oak Companies, in May 1998, Mr. Fierman co-founded SouthStar Funding, a national wholesale mortgage lender specializing in non-Agency mortgage products. From May 1998 to April 2007, while at SouthStar Funding, Mr. Fierman’s direct responsibilities included oversight of the sales, operations and credit risk departments. Mr. Fierman holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Georgia.

We believe that Mr. Fierman’s familiarity with our operations, and his extensive experience in mortgage lending qualify him to serve on the Board.

Edward Cummings. Mr. Cummings has served as one of our directors since March 2020. Mr. Cummings has served as a vice president, and since February