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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): March 15, 2019

NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
001-32216
47-0934168
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

275 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(Address and zip code of
principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 792-0107

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.

As previously disclosed by New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) in Item 8.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2019, pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated February 26, 2019, by and between the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (the “Underwriter”), the Company granted the Underwriter a 30-day option (the “Option”) to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 shares (the “Option Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a price of $5.88 per share.  On March 13, 2019, the Underwriter exercised the Option in full.  The closing for the Option Shares was completed on March 15, 2019 and resulted in total net proceeds to the Company of approximately $13.2 million before offering expenses payable by the Company.





SIGNATURE

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

 
NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: March 15, 2019
By:
/s/ Steven R. Mumma
 
 
Steven R. Mumma
 
 
Chief Executive Officer