Company: NREF
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-010694
Chunk: 21

Company: NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 21
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-term incentive plan;

• evaluating the terms of the management agreement, dated February 6, 2020 and amended as of July 17, 2020 and November 3, 2021 (the “Management Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Manager, and the performance of the Manager thereunder;

• assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;

• producing a report on compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement, as required; and

• reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

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The compensation committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate compensation consultants to assist in the evaluation of our compensation and the sole authority to approve the fees and other retention terms of such compensation consultants. The committee may, in its discretion, delegate specific duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee or an individual committee member, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The committee is also able to retain independent counsel and other independent advisors to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities. A copy of the compensation committee charter is available under the Governance section of the Company’s website at nref.nexpoint.com.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Mr. Kavanaugh, Mr. Constantino, Dr. Laffer, Dr. Swain and Ms. Wood, with Mr. Kavanaugh serving as chair of the committee. The Board has determined that each of Mr. Kavanaugh, Mr. Constantino, Dr. Laffer, Dr. Swain and Ms. Wood is independent as defined by NYSE rules. The nominating and corporate governance committee met five times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Our nominating and corporate governance committee charter details the principal functions of the nominating and corporate governance committee, including:

• reviewing the characteristics of current Board members and determining if any characteristics are lacking and using these measures in identifying and recommending to the full Board qualified candidates for election as directors;

• developing and recommending to the Board corporate governance guidelines and implementing and monitoring such guidelines;

• reviewing and making recommendations on matters involving the general operation of the Board, including board size and composition, and committee composition and structure;

• recommending to the Board nominees for each committee of the Board;

• annually facilitating the assessment of the Board’s performance, as required by applicable law, regulations and NYSE corporate governance listing standards;

• annually reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding revisions to the corporate governance guidelines