8-K

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): September 12, 2013

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01.      Other Events.

On September 12, 2013, New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock for the quarter ending September 30, 2013. The Company also announced in the Press Release that the Board declared a cash dividend on its 7.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the quarterly period that began on July 15, 2013 and ends on October 14, 2013. A copy of the Press Release is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1 Press Release dated September 12, 2013.

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: September 12, 2013	By:	/s/ Steven R. Mumma
	Steven R. Mumma
	Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit          Description

99.1     Press Release dated September 12, 2013.

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

New York Mortgage Trust Declares Third Quarter

2013 Common Stock Dividend of $0.27 Per Share, and Preferred Stock Dividend

NEW YORK, NY – September 12, 2013 - New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYMT) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share on shares of its common stock for the quarter ending September 30, 2013. The dividend will be payable on October 25, 2013 to common stockholders of record as of September 23, 2013.

In accordance with the terms of the 7.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) of the Company, the Board of Directors declared a Series B Preferred Stock cash dividend of $0.484375 per share of Series B Preferred Stock for the quarterly period beginning July 15, 2013 and ending on October 14, 2013. This dividend is payable on October 15, 2013 to holders of record of Series B Preferred Stock as of October 1, 2013.

About New York Mortgage Trust

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”). The Company invests in mortgage-related and financial assets and targets Agency RMBS, consisting of fixed-rate, adjustable-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate RMBS, Agency IOs consisting of interest only and inverse interest only RMBS that represent the right to the interest component of the cash flow from a pool of mortgage loans, multi-family CMBS, certain commercial real estate-related debt investments and residential mortgage loans, including loans sourced from distressed markets.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to the payment of the dividends. Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us, including those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If a change occurs, these forward-looking statements may vary materially from those expressed in this release. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For Further Information

AT THE COMPANY

Kristine R. Nario

Investor Relations

Phone: 646-216-2363

Email: knario@nymtrust.com