Company: AOMN
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001766478-25-000028
Chunk: 54

Company: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 54
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 are not limited to,

• expenses in connection with any issuance of securities by us,

• transaction costs incident to financings, including securitizations, and to the acquisition, origination, disposition, modification, financing and refinancing of our investments,

• costs and expenses incurred in contracting third parties for the servicing and special servicing of our assets,

• fees, costs and expenses of legal, audit, accounting, tax, consulting, administrative and other similar services rendered to us by third parties retained by our Manager or our independent directors or, if provided by our Manager’s personnel, in amounts which are no greater than those which would be payable to outside professionals or consultants engaged to perform such services pursuant to agreements negotiated on an arm’s length basis,

• all fees paid to and expenses of third-party advisors and independent contractors, consultants, managers and other agents (including real estate underwriters, brokers and special servicers) engaged by us or by our Manager for our account,

• the compensation and expenses of our independent directors and the expenses of all of our directors,

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• our allocable share of cost of liability insurance under a universal insurance policy covering us, our Manager and other Angel Oak entities, or under a separate insurance policy covering us, to indemnify our officers and directors,

• all costs and expenses of money borrowed by us, including, without limitation, principal, interest and the costs associated with our establishment and maintenance of any credit facilities and other financing arrangements (including commitment fees, accounting fees, legal fees, closing costs and similar expenses),

• expenses relating to the payment of dividends,

• expenses connected with communications to holders of our securities and in complying with the continuous reporting and other requirements of the SEC and other governmental bodies, transfer agents and exchange listing fees,

• the cost of printing and mailing proxies and reports to our stockholders,

• settlement, clearing, and custodial fees and expenses relating to us,

• the costs and expenses of maintaining compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and applicable regulatory body rules and regulations (as such costs and expenses relate to us),

• expenses relating to any office or office facilities, including disaster backup recovery sites and facilities, maintained for us separate from offices of our Manager,

• costs incurred by personnel of our Manager for travel on our behalf,

• costs of the wages, salaries and benefits incurred by our Manager for our dedicated Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and a proportionate amount of the costs of the wages, salaries and benefits incurred by our Manager with respect to our