Company: ADAMM
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001273685-25-000038
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Company: ADAMAS TRUST, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
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 the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All of our directors attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

#### Board Evaluation Policy
Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the charters of our Audit, Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees, our Board of Directors and each of these committees conduct an annual self-assessment to determine whether our Board of Directors and its committees are functioning effectively. The self-assessment process, over which the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee has oversight, is typically conducted in an open discussion format that addresses specific areas of focus around fiscal year end, with the results of the self-assessments considered again when the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee commences its discussions during the following year with regard to Board and committee composition. Our full Board of Directors typically participates in the committee self-assessments as well. The Board of Directors self-assessment focuses on a number of areas, including:

Areas in which the recent Board and committee self-assessments have led to further focus and enhancement include improved organization of board materials and reformatting of board and committee meetings to allow for greater efficiency and effectiveness.

#### Succession Planning
Our Board of Directors understands the importance of succession planning. Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Board of Directors, along with the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and our Chief Executive Officer, on at least an annual basis, analyze the current management team, identify possible successors to senior management, and maintain a succession plan, including succession in the event of an emergency relating to, or retirement of, the chief executive officer.

#### Information Security
We, together with our third-party vendors, employ information technology including networks, systems, and applications to support our business and decision-making across the Company, including supporting the flow of information across our business processes. Our information technology infrastructure is susceptible to cybersecurity threats. We monitor our information technology systems, including through the use of information security procedures and risk management systems, and implement initiatives aimed at improving our cybersecurity measures. Our process for assessing, identifying, managing and addressing information security risks include:

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• Internalization of Information Security Management. We have internalized our information security oversight by hiring a full time Head of Information Technology that has over 20 years of experience in managing information technology and guiding organizations through technology strategy, cybersecurity risk mitigation, information technology process improvement initiatives and digital transformations. He also possesses relevant experience in improving a company's cybersecurity posture and data privacy policies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and oversees