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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 fee was based on total assets or returns on investments. In addition, our Manager has the ability to earn an incentive fee that is based, in large part, upon our achievement of

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targeted levels of adjusted net income, as calculated in accordance with the management agreement and as described in “Other Matters - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions - Management Agreement” below. The incentive fee is computed and paid annually generally on adjusted net income that includes unrealized gains driven by mark-to-market increases on investments. The incentive fee is payable in cash or, at the Board's option, in shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares. We have designed our compensation policy in an effort to provide the proper incentives to our executive officers and our Manager to maximize our performance in order to serve the best interests of our stockholders. Our Board monitors our compensation policies and practices to determine whether our risk management objectives are being met.

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### COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The compensation committee (“Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis contained in this Proxy Statement with management of the Company. Based on that review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board (and the Board has approved) that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

By the Compensation Committee

Peter Linneman (Chair)

Debra Hess

Matthew Jozoff

Lisa G. Quateman

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### DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

#### Director Compensation
Our Compensation Committee is responsible for discharging our Board’s responsibilities relating to compensation payable to our non-employee directors. Our Compensation Committee annually evaluates compensation paid to our non-employee directors and may, from time to time, recommend to the full Board changes to such compensation as appropriate. Our Compensation Committee did not retain a compensation consultant in connection with establishing the compensation paid to our non-employee directors for 2024. The Company does not pay director compensation to directors who are also employees of our Manager or its affiliates (i.e., T.J. Durkin and Nicholas Smith).

Each member of our Board who is not an employee of our Manager or its affiliates received annual compensation for service as a director during 2024 as follows:

• Each non-employee director receives an annual base fee of $150,000, of which $70