gpmt-20210602

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 2, 2021 (June 1, 2021)

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

001-38124

61-1843143

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


3 Bryant Park, Suite 2400A
New York,	NY	10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 364-5500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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, par value $0.01 per share

GPMT

NYSE

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).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 1, 2021, for the purpose of: (i) electing six directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) holding an advisory vote relating to executive compensation; and (iii) ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021. On April 1, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 55,107,657 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. There were 43,105,290 shares represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

Each of the six director nominees proposed by the Company’s board of directors was elected to serve as a director until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results for each director nominee were as follows:


Nominee	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Devin Chen	31,227,814	2,172,618	84,134	9,620,724
Tanuja M. Dehne	32,819,713	581,540	83,313	9,620,724
Stephen G. Kasnet	33,159,451	240,050	85,065	9,620,724
W. Reid Sanders	33,088,581	313,501	82,484	9,620,724
John A. Taylor	33,225,941	197,526	61,099	9,620,724
Hope B. Woodhouse	32,920,455	480,701	83,410	9,620,724

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote Relating to Executive Compensation

Stockholders approved the advisory resolution on the Company’s executive compensation. The proposal received the following final voting results:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
31,893,250	1,355,193	236,123	9,620,724

Proposal 3 — Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021. The proposal received the following final voting results:


For	Against	Abstain
42,767,875	207,752	129,663


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant 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.


	GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC.


	By:	/s/ MICHAEL J. KARBER
		Michael J. Karber
		General Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 2, 2021