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): June 16, 2021


CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland
 
001-36099
 
461315605
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
Commission File Number:
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
1451 Route 34, Suite 303
Farmingdale, NJ 07727
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

877.870.7005
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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
CHMI
New York Stock Exchange
8.20% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
CHMI-PRA
New York Stock Exchange
8.250% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
CHMI-PRB
New York Stock Exchange

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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 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 16, 2021, Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), held its annual meeting of security holders. Each of the following four nominees to the board of directors was elected based on the votes for, votes withheld and broker non-votes set forth below after each respective name:
 
Name
 
Votes
For
 
Votes
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Vote
             
Jeffrey B. Lown II
 
6,625,522
 
233,396
 
5,887,690
             
Joseph Murin
 
5,016,478
 
1,842,440
 
5,887,690
             
Regina Lowrie
 
4,598,687
 
2,260,231
 
5,887,690
             
Robert C. Mercer Jr.
 
5,018,925
 
1,839,993
 
5,887,690

The Company’s security holders approved, on a non-binding, advisory vote basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2020, based on the following votes for, votes against and broker non-votes:

Votes
For
 
Votes
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Vote
5,895,855
 
706,059
 
257,004
 
5,887,690

The Company’s security holders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public auditors for 2021 based on the following votes for, votes against and abstentions:

Votes
For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
12,536,208
99,667
110,733

SIGNATURES

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, hereunto duly authorized.

 


CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION




By: /s/ Michael Hutchby


Michael Hutchby
Date: June 16, 2021
Chief Financial Officer