gpmt-20230109

Maryland

001-38124

61-1843143

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of incorporation)

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

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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

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7.00% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective January 9, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Sheila McGrath to serve as a member of the Board until the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board also appointed Ms. McGrath to serve as a member of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

As an independent director, Ms. McGrath will receive compensation as described in the Company’s most recent Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 18, 2022. The compensation amounts will be pro-rated for Ms. McGrath’s partial term of service.

The Company has entered into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Ms. McGrath, which requires the Company to indemnify Ms. McGrath against certain liabilities that may arise from her status or service as a director. The Company’s Form of Amended and Restated Indemnification Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on May 11, 2020.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Ms. McGrath is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference.


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press Release of Gran ite Point M ortgage Trust , Inc . dated January 9, 2023.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: January 9, 2023


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.