---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-016034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NREF"
cik: "0001786248"
company_name: "NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T04:02:45.800756+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NexPoint RE Finance shareholders elect all 7 director nominees, ratify KPMG as auditor

## Summary
- All director nominees elected: Dondero (12.2M for), Mitts (12.2M), Constantino (11.0M), Kavanaugh (10.7M), Laffer (11.1M), Swain (11.1M), Wood (10.7M).
- Ratification of KPMG as 2024 independent auditor passed with 16.06M votes for, 64k against, 13k abstain.
- Annual meeting held May 7, 2024; 17.59M shares eligible to vote as of April 1 record date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-016034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NREF
- cik: 0001786248
- company_name: NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-10T23:59:59+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/1786248/000143774924016034/0001437749-24-016034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786248/000143774924016034/nref20240509_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-07
  source text: 2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company ’ s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 . The appointment was ratified. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 16,062,244 64,314 13,464 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786248/000143774924016034/0001437749-24-016034-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-07
  source text: 1. Election of directors . The following directors were elected for terms expiring at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786248/000143774924016034/0001437749-24-016034-index.htm

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