{"url_path":"/sec/cmrf/8-k/2026-06-29/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-29","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1498547/0001193125-26-286851-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-286851","cik":"0001498547","ticker":"CMRF","issuer_name":"CIM GROUP, INC.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1498547/0001193125-26-286851-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001498547","primary_entity_name":"CIM REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST, INC."},"word_count":438,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.\n\nDeparture of Officers\n\nOn June 24, 2026, Nathan D. DeBacker ceased to serve as Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the Registrant, effective June 24, 2026.\n\nAppointment of Officers\n\nOn June 24, 2026, the Board appointed David Thompson to serve as Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the Registrant, effective June 24, 2026.\n\nMr. Thompson, age 62, has been Chief Executive Officer of Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCT) since March 2019. Mr. Thompson served as the Chief Financial Officer of CMCT from March 2014 to March 2019. Mr. Thompson is also a Principal, Chief Financial Officer of CIM Group, L.P., a subsidiary of CIM Group Management, LLC, and serves on CIM Group, L.P.’s Investment and Valuation Committees. He also served on the CIM Group, L.P. Investment Committee Credit Sub-Committee. In addition, Mr. Thompson has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of CIM Real Assets & Credit Fund, a closed-ended interval fund that seeks to invest in a mix of institutional-quality real estate and credit assets, since February 2019. In February 2024,\n\nMr. Thompson was elected as a Trustee of CIM Commercial Lending REIT, a subsidiary of the Registrant. Prior to joining CIM Group, L.P. in 2009, Mr. Thompson spent 15 years with Hilton Hotels Corporation, most recently as Senior Vice President and Controller, where he was responsible for worldwide financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, internal control and technical accounting compliance. Mr. Thompson’s experience includes billions of dollars of real estate acquisitions and dispositions in the office, retail, multifamily, hotel, gaming and timeshare sectors, as well as significant capital markets experience. Mr. Thompson began his career as a CPA in the Los Angeles office of Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Thompson received a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California.\n\nAs described in “Contribution and Subscription Agreement - Equity Awards” in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, pursuant to the 2024 Manager Plan, 30,433.658 RSUs were awarded to Mr. Thompson. There are no other arrangements or understandings between Mr. Thompson and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Thompson was selected as an officer.\n\nMr. Thompson is a principal of Legacy CIM and as such he participates in the earnings and profits of Legacy CIM and also participates in carried interest earned by Legacy CIM. Mr. Thompson does not have any other direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K."}