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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-070531"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MFA"
cik: "0001055160"
company_name: "MFA FINANCIAL, INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-04T20:15:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T20:50:51.233980+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MFA Financial announces 2026 annual meeting results; all proposals approved

## Summary
- Laurie S. Goodman and Richard C. Wald elected as Class I directors with over 48M votes each.
- KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 (73.3M for, 690k against).
- Advisory say-on-pay resolution approved (48.1M for, 2.1M against, 671k abstentions).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-070531
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MFA
- cik: 0001055160
- company_name: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-04T20:15:41+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926070531/0001104659-26-070531-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926070531/tm2616850d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  MFA FINANCIAL, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: For Against Abstentions 73,275,772 690,827 359,053
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926070531/0001104659-26-070531-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  MFA FINANCIAL, INC. shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 48,100,115 2,135,819 671,107 23,418,611
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926070531/0001104659-26-070531-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  MFA FINANCIAL, INC. shareholders approved Election of two Class I directors to serve on the Board until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: Laurie S. Goodman 48,746,159 1,930,702 230,180 23,418,611 Richard C. Wald 48,370,172 2,287,586 249,283 23,418,611
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926070531/0001104659-26-070531-index.htm

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