NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NREF) Form 4 NexPoint Real Estate Finance / JAMES D DONDERO 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DONDERO JAMES D

(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)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2024

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	05/08/2024		M		17,557	A	(1)	185,650	D
Common Stock								5,694,671	I	See Footnote(2)
Common Stock								2,863,486	I	See Footnote(3)
Common Stock								212,827.96	I	See Footnote(4)
Common Stock								1,800	I	See Footnote(5)

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)	05/08/2024		M			17,557	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	17,557	$0	0	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. 1,322,385 shares are held by Highland Global Allocation Fund and 4,372,286 shares are held by Highland Income Fund. These entities are managed by NexPoint Asset Management, L.P. ("NexPoint Asset Management"). Mr. Dondero is the sole stockholder and director of Strand Advisors XVI, Inc., NexPoint Asset Management's general partner, and may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of securities held by NexPoint Asset Management. Mr. Dondero disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. 2,100,000 shares are held by NexPoint Real Estate Opportunities, LLC, which is wholly owned by NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Operating Partnership, L.P., which is wholly owned by NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, 281,817 shares are held by NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund and 481,669 shares are held by NexPoint Capital, Inc. These entities are managed or advised, directly or indirectly, by NexPoint Advisors, L.P. ("NP"). Mr. Dondero is the sole member of NP's general partner, and may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of securities held by NP. Mr. Dondero disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. 29,207 shares are held by a company which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of a trust of which Mr. Dondero is the beneficiary. The remaining shares of common stock are held directly by the trust. Mr. Dondero disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held directly or indirectly by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

5. These shares are held by a limited liability company in which the trust referenced in footnote 4 to this Form 4 owns a majority interest. Mr. Dondero disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein

6. On June 24, 2020, the reporting person was granted 70,231 restricted stock units. The restricted stock units vested one-fourth on June 24, 2021, one-fourth on May 8, 2022, one-fourth on May 8, 2023 and one-fourth on May 8, 2024. 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 James Dondero	05/09/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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