Company: MFAN
Filing Date: 2025-06-05
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001104659-25-056839
Chunk: 1

Company: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-06-05
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.07
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

As
indicated above, on June 3, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting was heldfor the purpose
of: (i) electing two Class III directors to serve on the Board until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until
their successors are duly elected and qualify; (ii) considering and voting on the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP
as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025;
(iii) considering and voting on an advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company’s executive compensation; and
(iv) considering and voting on the Company’s Equity Compensation Plan.

As disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement,
dated April 18, 2025, as of April 8, 2025 (the record date for stockholders of the Company entitled to notice of and to vote
at the Annual Meeting), the Company had issued and outstanding 102,652,862 shares of common stock, each of which was entitled to one vote
at the Annual Meeting. A quorum of 77,942,531 shares of common stock of the Company, which represented approximately 75.93% of the issued
and outstanding shares of common stock, was present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The final voting results for each of the proposals
submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal
1. The two nominees for election to the Board were elected to serve on the Board until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, based on the following votes:

  Name                   For                      Against                     Abstain                               
  of Class III                                                                                                      
  Nominee                                                                                                           
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Lisa Polsky                     54,622,299                   3,601,944                   283,065      19,435,223  
  Christopher Small               57,688,374                     512,619                   306,315      19,435,223  

As indicated above, each of the
nominees for director received over a majority of votes cast on a per director basis, and therefore, each of the nominees has been duly
elected to serve as a