{"url_path":"/sec/nref-pa/8-k/2026-06-02/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-02","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786248/0001437749-26-019167-index.html","accession_number":"0001437749-26-019167","cik":"0001786248","ticker":"NREF","issuer_name":"NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786248/0001437749-26-019167-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001786248","primary_entity_name":"NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc."},"word_count":489,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**\n\n \n\nOn June 2, 2026, NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All matters submitted for approval by the Company’s stockholders, as described in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 20, 2026, were approved. The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was 18,686,983, representing the number of shares outstanding as of March 27, 2026, the record date for the annual meeting.\n\n \n\nThe results of each matter voted on were as follows:\n\n \n\n1.\n\n* Election of directors*. The following directors were elected for terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders:\n\n \n\n \n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Withheld\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\nJames Dondero\n\n13,028,425\n\n86,092\n\n3,286,595\n\nBrian Mitts\n\n13,050,324\n\n64,193\n\n3,286,595\n\nEdward Constantino\n\n13,025,305\n\n89,212\n\n3,286,595\n\nScott Kavanaugh\n\n12,941,922\n\n172,595\n\n3,286,595\n\nArthur Laffer\n\n13,024,016\n\n90,501\n\n3,286,595\n\nCarol Swain\n\n13,038,285\n\n76,232\n\n3,286,595\n\nCatherine Wood\n\n12,424,981\n\n686,536\n\n3,286,595\n\n \n\n2.\n\n* Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company*’*s named executive officers*. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.\n\n \n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Against\n\nAbstentions\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n12,888,429\n\n175,011\n\n51,077\n\n3,286,595\n\n \n\n3.\n\n* Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company*’*s named executive officers*. The frequency of every “one year” was approved.\n\n \n\n1 Year\n\n2 Years\n\n3 Years\n\nAbstentions\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n12,869,461\n\n46,419\n\n129,389\n\n69,248\n\n3,286,595\n\n \n\nConsistent with the stockholder vote, the Company’s board of directors determined that the Company will hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an annual basis until the next stockholder vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.\n\n \n\n4.\n\n* Approval, in accordance with Section 312.03 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, of the issuance of shares of common stock generally and to related parties, in each case, upon the redemption of any and all of the shares of 8.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the*“*Series C Preferred Stock*”*) of the Company purchased by investors in a registered continuous offering.*The issuance of common stock upon the redemption of Series C Preferred Stock has been approved*.*\n\n \n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Against\n\nAbstentions\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n12,858,583\n\n211,724\n\n44,210\n\n3,286,595\n\n \n\n5.\n\n* Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company*’*s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026*. The appointment was ratified.\n\n \n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Against\n\nAbstentions\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n16,347,949\n\n53,163\n\n8,210\n\n0\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n**SIGNATURES**\n\n \n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.\n\n \n\n \n \n\nNEXPOINT REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.\n\n \n \n\nBy:\n\n/s/ Paul Richards\n\n \n\nName: Paul Richards\n\nTitle: Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP-Finance, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer\n\n \n\nDate: June 2, 2026"}