NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NREF) Form 4 NexPoint Real Estate Finance / Dennis Charles Sauter Jr ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Sauter Dennis Charles Jr

(Last) (First) (Middle)

300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700

(Street)

DALLAS TX 75201

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. [ NREF ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/21/2023		M		2,147	A	(1)	12,871	D
Common Stock	02/21/2023		F		705	D	$18.5	12,166	D
Common Stock	02/22/2023		M		1,334	A	(1)	13,500	D
Common Stock	02/22/2023		F		480	D	$18.27	13,020	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	02/21/2023		M			2,147	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	2,147	$0	6,438	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	02/22/2023		M			1,334	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	1,334	$0	2,669	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.

2. On February 21, 2022, the reporting person was granted 8,585 restricted stock units. The restricted stock units vested one-fourth on February 21, 2023, and will vest one-fourth on February 21, 2024, one-fourth on February 21, 2025, and one-fourth on February 21, 2026. Settlement will generally occur within 10 days of vesting and may at the discretion of the Compensation Committee be settled in cash.

3. On February 22, 2021, the reporting person was granted 5,337 restricted stock units. The restricted stock units vested one-fourth on February 22, 2022 and one-fourth on February 22, 2023, and will vest one-fourth on February 22, 2024 and one-fourth on February 22, 2025. Settlement will generally occur within 10 days of vesting and may at the discretion of the Compensation Committee be settled in cash.

	/s/ Brian Mitts, as attorney-in-fact for Dennis Charles Sauter Jr	02/23/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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