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accession: "0000950170-25-088606"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "REFI"
cik: "0001867949"
company_name: "Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T00:11:24.271312+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders elect seven directors and ratify BDO USA as auditor at annual meeting

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected; John Mazarakis received 7,539,827 for, 1,063,174 withheld; others had similar margins.
- Ratification of BDO USA as independent auditor for FY2025 passed with 13,948,564 votes for, 35,836 against.
- Annual meeting held June 13, 2025; results reflect votes cast and broker non-votes (5,480,592) on director elections.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-088606
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: REFI
- cik: 0001867949
- company_name: Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1867949/000095017025088606/0000950170-25-088606-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1867949/000095017025088606/refi-20250613.htm

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