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): January 24, 2022
Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-40495 | 37-1892154 | |||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3344 Peachtree Road Northeast, Suite 1725, Atlanta, Georgia 30326
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 953-4900
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | AOMR | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 24, 2022, the Board of Directors (“the Board”) of Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jonathan S. Morgan as a director, effective January 24, 2022, with a term expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders. Mr. Morgan fills a vacant seat which was created due to the resignation of a previous Board member in November 2021. The Board has determined that Mr. Morgan is “independent” under the corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange.
Mr. Morgan will receive compensation for his service as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company’s annual director compensation program as described under the heading “Management - Compensation of Directors in 2020” in the Company’s prospectus dated June 16, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 21, 2021, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Mr. Morgan has also entered into an indemnification agreement in the form filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-256301) filed with the SEC on June 8, 2021. In connection with Mr. Morgan’s appointment to the Board, the Board appointed Mr. Morgan to serve as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Morgan and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Morgan was selected as a director, and there have been no transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or that are currently proposed, regarding Mr. Morgan that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Exhibit 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.
Date: January 26, 2022 | ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE, INC. | |||||||
By: /s/ Brandon Filson | ||||||||
Name: Brandon Filson | ||||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||