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SEC FORM 4 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^*

Mah Nicholas

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.

90 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK

10016

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST INC [ NYMT ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/27/2023

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	01/27/2023		A⁽¹⁾		48,544	A	$0	608,852	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	01/27/2023		F⁽²⁾		29,349	D	$3.09	579,503	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	01/27/2023		A⁽³⁾		85,607	A	$0	665,110	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	01/27/2023		F⁽⁴⁾		34,500	D	$3.09	630,610	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to New York Mortgage Trust's ("NYMT") 2017 Stock Incentive Plan as payment of the restricted stock portion of compensation earned by the Reporting Person pursuant to NYMT's 2022 Annual Incentive Plan, 1/3 of which will become fully vested and non-forfeitable on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.

2. Surrendered to satisfy tax liability incident to the vesting of shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to NYMT's 2017 Stock Incentive Plan.

3. Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of performance-based stock units ("PSUs") granted to the Reporting Person in 2020. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PSUs, the number of underlying shares of NYMT common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PSUs was based on NYMT's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2022.

4. Surrendered to satisfy tax liability incident to the settlement of PSUs described in Note 3 above.

Remarks:

	/s/ Kristine R. Nario-Eng, as attorney-in-fact	01/31/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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