UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~August~~September 2915, 2025

~~NEW~~ADAMAS ~~YORK MORTGAGE~~ TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	001-32216	47-0934168
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

90 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10016

(Address and zip code of

principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 792-0107

NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

~~NYMT~~ADAM

NASDAQ

Stock Market

8.000% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference

~~NYMTN~~ADAMN

NASDAQ

Stock Market

7.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference

~~NYMTM~~ADAMM

NASDAQ

Stock Market

6.875% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference

~~NYMTL~~ADAML

NASDAQ

Stock Market

7.000% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, $25.00 Liquidation Preference

~~NYMTZ~~ADAMZ

NASDAQ

Stock Market

9.125% Senior Notes due 2029

~~NYMTI~~ADAMI

NASDAQ

Stock Market

9.125% Senior Notes due 2030

~~NYMTG~~ADAMG

NASDAQ

Stock Market

9.875% Senior Notes due 2030

~~NYMTH~~ADAMH

NASDAQ

Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On August 29, 2025, New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) filed Articles of Amendment to the Company’s charter (the “Amendment”) with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation to change the Company’s name, effective as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on September 3, 2025, from “New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.” to “Adamas Trust, Inc.” The foregoing description of the Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved and adopted the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws”), to be effective as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on September 3, 2025, to reflect the change of the Company’s name. The Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws amend Article I (Offices) to update the Company’s name to “Adamas Trust, Inc.” The foregoing description of the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 2, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company will change its name, effective as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on September 3, 2025, to “Adamas Trust, Inc.” A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, in conjunction with the press release announcing the change of the Company’s name to “Adamas Trust, Inc.”, the Company posted a presentation on the “Events & Presentations” section of its website (www.nymtrust.com). A copy of the presentation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information included in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto), shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

InOn ~~connection~~September ~~with~~15, ~~the~~2025, ~~name~~Adamas ~~change~~Trust, ~~effective~~Inc. on(the ~~September~~“Company”) 3,issued ~~2025,~~a press release (the ~~Company’s~~“Press ~~trading~~Release”) ~~symbols~~announcing onthat ~~Nasdaq~~its ~~will~~Board ~~change~~of ~~from~~Directors (the “~~NYMT~~Board”) todeclared ~~“ADAM”~~a ~~for~~regular ~~the~~quarterly ~~Company’s~~cash dividend on its common stock for the quarter ending September 30, ~~from~~2025. ~~“NYMTN”~~The toCompany ~~“ADAMN”~~also ~~for~~announced in the Press Release that the Board declared cash dividends on the Company’s 8.~~000~~00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, ~~from “NYMTM” to “ADAMM” for~~ the Company’s 7.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, ~~from “NYMTL” to “ADAML” for~~ the Company’s 6.875% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, ~~from~~and ~~“NYMTZ” to “ADAMZ” for~~ the Company’s 7.000% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, ~~from “NYMTI” to “ADAMI”~~ for the ~~Company’s~~dividend ~~9.125%~~period ~~Senior~~that ~~Notes~~began ~~due~~on ~~2029~~July 15, ~~from~~2025 ~~“NYMTG”~~and toends ~~“ADAMG”~~on ~~for~~October ~~the Company’s 9.125% Senior Notes due 2030~~14, ~~and from “NYMTH” to “ADAMH” for the Company’s 9~~2025.~~875% Senior Notes due 2030.~~

~~Additionally,~~A incopy ~~connection~~of ~~with~~ the ~~name~~Press ~~change,~~Release ~~the~~is ~~Company~~filed ~~will~~with ~~launch~~this aCurrent ~~new~~Report ~~corporate website~~ on orForm ~~about~~8-K ~~September~~as 3,Exhibit ~~2025: www~~99.~~AdamasREIT.com.~~1 ~~The Company’s investor relations information, including press releases~~ and ~~links~~incorporated toby ~~the~~reference ~~Company’s SEC filings, will be found on this website once launched~~herein.

On September 2, 2025, the Company also announced that it had acquired, from July 1, 2025 through August 27, 2025, approximately $2.1 billion in residential assets, which represents an increase of approximately 164% from the Company’s acquisitions of such assets in the three months ended June 30, 2025.

The Company (Nasdaq: NYMT) is an internally managed real estate investment trust focused on strategically deploying capital across complementary businesses to generate durable earnings and long-term value for stockholders. Built on a foundation of strength, integrity, and resilience, the Company combines disciplined portfolio management with an operating platform designed to capture opportunities across real estate and capital markets.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.						Description
3.1						Articles of Amendment of the Company, effective as of September 3, 2025.
99.1						Press release, dated as of September 15, 2025.
3.2						Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of September 3, 2025.
99.1 †						Press release, dated as of September 2, 2025.
99.2 †						Adamas Trust, Inc. Presentation Slides
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File-the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

† Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
	ADAMAS TRUST, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: September 2, 2025	By:	/s/ Jason T. Serrano
Date: September 15, 2025	By:	/s/ Kristine R. Nario-Eng
		Jason T. Serrano
		Kristine R. Nario-Eng
		Chief Executive Officer
		Chief Financial Officer

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