NEW YORK, Jan.  30, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYMT) (“NYMT” or the “Company”) today announced the following tax treatment of common and preferred stock dividends declared in 2024. This information is provided to assist stockholders with tax reporting requirements related to dividend distributions of taxable income by the Company.

Stockholders should review the 2024 tax statements received from their brokerage firms or other institutions to ensure that the statements agree with the information provided below. Also, as each stockholder's tax situation may be different, stockholders are encouraged to consult with their own professional tax advisor with respect to their specific tax treatment of the Company's dividend distributions.

NYMT is required to report the portion of its 2024 dividends that are treated as excess inclusion income for federal income tax purposes. No portion of the Company's 2024 dividend distributions are expected to consist of excess inclusion income, which may be treated as unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) and subject to special tax reporting for certain tax-exempt investors.

The Company's dividend distributions per share of common stock (CUSIP #649604840) are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

Box 1aBox 1b Box 2aBox 2b Box 3 Box 5Declaration DateRecord DatePayment DateDistribution Per Share Adjustments 2024
Ordinary
Dividend2024
Qualified
Dividend2024
Capital Gain Distribution2024 Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain2024
Non
Dividend Distributions 2024
199A Dividends (1)12/14/202312/26/20231/26/2024(A)$0.20-----$0.20-3/13/20243/25/20244/25/2024$0.20-----$0.20-6/18/20246/28/20247/29/2024$0.20-----$0.20-9/19/20249/30/202410/28/2024$0.20-----$0.20-12/10/202412/20/20241/23/2025(B)$0.20($0.20) (B) ------Totals$1.00($0.20) ----$0.80-

(A)Cash distributions paidin January 2024were treated as a 2024 distribution for federal income tax purposes (See press release related to tax treatment of 2023 dividend distributions). If you were a stockholder of record as of December 26, 2023, $0.20000 will be reported on your 2024 Form 1099 with respect to such cash distribution.  (B) Pursuant to IRC Section 857(b)(9), distributions made on January 23, 2025, with a record date of December 20, 2024 are treated as received by stockholders on December 31, 2024 to the extent of 2024 earnings and profits. As NYMT’s aggregate 2024 cash distributions exceeded its 2024 earnings and profits, the January 2025 cash distribution declared in December 2024 is treated as a 2025 distribution for federal income tax purposes and is not included on the 2024 Form 1099. If you were a stockholder of record as of December 20, 2024, $0.0000 will be reported on your 2024 Form 1099 and $0.20000 will be reported on your 2025 Form 1099 with respect to such cash distribution.

The Company’s dividend distributions per share of 8.000% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (CUSIP #649604881) are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

Box 1aBox 1b Box 2aBox 2b Box 3 Box 5Declaration DateRecord DatePayment Date2024 Distribution Per Share2024
Ordinary
Dividend2024
Qualified
Dividend2024
Capital Gain Distribution2024 Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain2024
Non
Dividend Distributions 2024
199A Dividends (1)12/14/20231/1/20241/15/2024$0.50----$0.50-3/13/20244/1/20244/15/2024$0.50----$0.50-6/18/20247/1/20247/15/2024$0.50----$0.50-9/19/202410/1/202410/15/2024$0.50----$0.50-Totals$2.00----$2.00-

The Company's dividend distributions per share of 7.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (CUSIP #649604873) are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

Box 1aBox 1b Box 2aBox 2b Box 3 Box 5Declaration DateRecord DatePayment Date2024 Distribution Per Share2024
Ordinary
Dividend2024
Qualified
Dividend2024
Capital Gain Distribution2024 Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain2024
Non
Dividend Distributions 2024
199A Dividends (1)12/14/20231/1/20241/15/2024$0.4921875----$0.4921875-3/13/20244/1/20244/15/2024$0.4921875----$0.4921875-6/18/20247/1/20247/15/2024$0.4921875----$0.4921875-9/19/202410/1/202410/15/2024$0.4921875----$0.4921875-Totals$1.9687500----$1.9687500-

The Company's dividend distributions per share of 6.875% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (CUSIP #649604865) are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

Box 1aBox 1b Box 2aBox 2b Box 3 Box 5Declaration DateRecord DatePayment Date2024 Distribution Per Share2024
Ordinary
Dividend2024
Qualified
Dividend2024
Capital Gain Distribution2024 Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain2024
Non
Dividend Distributions 2024
199A Dividends (1)12/14/20231/1/20241/15/2024$0.4296875----$0.4296875-3/13/20244/1/20244/15/2024$0.4296875----$0.4296875-6/18/20247/1/20247/15/2024$0.4296875----$0.4296875-9/19/202410/1/202410/15/2024$0.4296875----$0.4296875-Totals$1.7187500----$1.7187500-

The Company's dividend distributions per share of 7.000% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (CUSIP #649604857) are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

Box 1aBox 1b Box 2aBox 2b Box 3 Box 5Declaration DateRecord DatePayment Date2024 Distribution Per Share2024
Ordinary
Dividend2024
Qualified
Dividend2024
Capital Gain Distribution2024 Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain2024
Non
Dividend Distributions 2024
199A Dividends (1)12/14/20231/1/20241/15/2024$0.437500----$0.437500-3/13/20244/1/20244/15/2024$0.437500----$0.437500-6/18/20247/1/20247/15/2024$0.437500----$0.437500-9/19/202410/1/202410/15/2024$0.437500----$0.437500-Totals$1.750000----$1.750000-

(1)Section 199A Dividends, if any, are reported in Box 5 of Form 1099-DIV. Section 199A Dividends are a subset of, and included in, Ordinary Dividends, which are reported in Box 1a of Form 1099-DIV. Section 199A Dividends shows the portion of the Ordinary Dividends in Box 1a that may be eligible for the 20% qualified business income deduction under Section 199A.

NYMT does not provide tax, accounting or legal advice. Any tax statements contained herein were not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used for the purpose of avoiding U.S., federal, state or local tax penalties. Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their personal tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of the Company’s dividend distributions and the information contained herein.

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”) for federal income tax purposes. NYMT is an internally managed REIT in the business of acquiring, investing in, financing and managing primarily mortgage-related single-family and multi-family residential assets.

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