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accession: "0001104659-22-069667"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MFA"
cik: "0001055160"
company_name: "MFA FINANCIAL, INC."
filed_at: "2022-06-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T03:02:01.466033+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MFA Financial annual meeting: charter amendment to reduce authorized shares fails despite majority support

## Summary
- Class III directors Francis J. Oelerich III and Lisa Polsky elected with ~51.7M and ~51.7M votes For.
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor for 2022 approved with 70.9M For, 816,932 Against.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 51.1M For, 1.9M Against.
- Proposal 4 (amendment to decrease authorized shares) failed; 52.2M For but required majority of all 104.9M shares entitled to vote (52.5M).
- Quorum of 72.0M shares (~68.6%) present at June 7, 2022 meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-069667
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MFA
- cik: 0001055160
- company_name: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-06-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465922069667/0001104659-22-069667-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465922069667/tm2218063d1_8k.htm

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