Company: MITN
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001514281-25-000033
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Company: AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates annually the effectiveness of the Board as a whole and of each committee and conducts an annual assessment of each independent director. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also identifies any area in which the Board would be better served by adding new members with different skills, backgrounds or areas of experience. The Board considers director candidates, including those nominated by stockholders, based on a number of factors including: whether the board member will be “independent,” as such term is defined by the NYSE listing standards; whether the candidate possesses the highest personal and professional ethics, integrity and values; and whether the candidate contributes to the overall diversity of the Board. Candidates are also evaluated on their understanding of our business, experience, and willingness to devote adequate time to carrying out their duties, among other things. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also monitors the mix of skills, experience and background of the members of the Board to assure the Board has the necessary composition to effectively perform its oversight function.

While we do not have a formal policy about diversity, our Board is committed to seeking highly qualified individuals from minority groups (including gender and ethnically/racially diverse groups) to include in the pool from which board nominees are selected. Each individual is evaluated in the context of the Board as a whole, with the objective of recommending a group of directors that reflects a mix of different viewpoints, professional experience, education, skills and other personal qualities and attributes that can best facilitate the success of the Company’s business and can represent shareholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment, using its diversity of experience.

#### Corporate Governance Guidelines
Our Board has also adopted corporate governance guidelines, which are available in the “Governance - Committee Composition” section of our website, www.agmit.com . These guidelines set forth the practices the Board follows with respect to, among other matters, the composition of the Board; director responsibilities; board committees; director access to executive officers, the Manager and independent advisors; director compensation; and regular evaluations of the performance of the Board.

#### Retirement Policy
The Board believes that 75 years of age is an appropriate retirement age for directors. Directors generally will not be nominated for reelection at any annual stockholders meeting following their 75th birthday. However, the Board may determine to waive this policy in individual cases.

#### Clawback Policy
The Compensation Committee adopted a clawback policy on recovery of incentive compensation (the “Clawback Policy”), effective December 1, 2023,