# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001547546
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-060673
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
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## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-060673.hdr.sgml**: 20250618

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-060673

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250612

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250618

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250618

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Lument Finance Trust, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001547546
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 454966519
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35845
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251057653

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 230 PARK AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 23RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10169
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (212) 588-2051

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 230 PARK AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 23RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10169

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20180525

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Five Oaks Investment Corp.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20120417

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K** 

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): **June 12, 2025**

**LUMENT FINANCE TRUST, INC.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Maryland** | **001-35845** | **45-4966519** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |

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**230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor**

**New York, New York 10169**

(Address of principal executive offices)

**(212) 317-5700**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**Not Applicable**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

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**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which <br> registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | LFT | New York Stock Exchange |
| 7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share | LFTPrA | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

The annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (the "Company" or "LFT") was held on June 12, 2025. At the Annual Meeting, LFT stockholders voted to (i) re-elect James P. Flynn, James C. Hunt, Neil A. Cummins, William A. Houlihan, Walter C. Keenan and Marie D. Reynolds to the Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected, (ii) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of LFT as described in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, (iii) approve, on an advisory basis, an annual frequency for holding future stockholder votes, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers of LFT and (iv) ratify the appointment of KPMG, LLP as LFT's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The voting results with respect to each of these matters is set forth below:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The voting results for each of the nominees for director were as follows:

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| Nominee | Shares For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| James P. Flynn | 31304415 | 544230 | 9519341 |
| James C. Hunt | 31304929 | 543716 | 9519341 |
| Neil A. Cummins | 30207696 | 1640949 | 9519341 |
| William A. Houlihan | 30758730 | 1089915 | 9519341 |
| Walter C. Keenan | 30774810 | 1073835 | 9519341 |
| Marie D. Reynolds | 31212779 | 635866 | 9519341 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. The voting results of the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive
officers of LFT, as described in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the "Proxy Statement"), were as follows:

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| Shares For | Shares Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 29820293 | 1666446 | 361906 | 9519341 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. The voting results of the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of holding future stockholder
advisory votes on the compensation of the named executive officers of LFT were as follows:

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| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 30881591 | 249874 | 388821 | 328359 | 9519341 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. The voting results of the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG, LLP as LFT's independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, were as follows:

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| Shares For | Shares Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 40746484 | 362612 | 258890 | N/A |

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Based on the vote of our shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and consistent with the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") set forth in the Proxy Statement, the Board has determined that the Company will conduct a vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year until the next shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay advisory votes or until the Board otherwise determines that a different frequency for such advisory votes is in the best interests of the Company's shareholders.

**Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits.**

(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | LUMENT Finance Trust, Inc. | LUMENT Finance Trust, Inc. |
| Date: June 18, 2025 | By: | /s/ James A. Briggs |
|  |  | James A. Briggs |
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer |

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