UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2015
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ZAIS FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-35808 | 90-0729143 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | Identification No.) |
| Two Bridge Avenue, Suite 322 | 07701-1106 |
| Red Bank, NJ | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 978-7518
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of ZAIS Financial Corp. (the "Company") was held on May 5, 2015, at which 6,792,297 shares of the Company's common stock were represented in person or by proxy representing approximately 85.21% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock entitled to vote.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected the five directors below to serve on the Company's board of directors until the Company's 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified and (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2015 fiscal year. The proposals are described in detail in the Company's 2015 Proxy Statement. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
(i) The voting results with respect to the election of each director were as follows:
| Name | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Christian Zugel | | 3,700,598 | | 93,056 | | 2,998,643 |
| Michael Szymanski | | 3,773,325 | | 20,329 | | 2,998,643 |
| Daniel Mudge | | 3,762,601 | | 31,053 | | 2,998,643 |
| Marran Ogilvie | | 3,763,260 | | 30,394 | | 2,998,643 |
| David Holman | | 3,743,776 | | 49,878 | | 2,998,643 |
(ii) The voting results with respect to the ratification of the appointment ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2015 fiscal year were as follows:
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 6,760,995 | | 22,749 | | 8,553 | | 0 |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| | ZAIS Financial Corp. |
| May 11, 2015 | | | |
| | | By: | /s/ Michael Szymanski | |
| | | | Michael Szymanski |
| | | | President and Chief Executive |
| | | Officer |
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