NexPoint Real Estate Finance Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update

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FORM 8-K 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) previously announced that in connection with the resignation of Brian Mitts from his positions as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President-Finance, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company effective as of 11:59 p.m. Central Time on December 31, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Paul Richards as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President-Finance, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer and David Willmore as the Chief Accounting Officer, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of the Company effective as of 12:00 a.m. Central Time on January 1, 2025.

 

On December 24, 2024 the Board now determined that Mr. Richards will be the Company’s principal accounting officer as well as principal financial officer effective as of 12:00 a.m. Central Time on January 1, 2025 in connection with the effectiveness of the resignation of Mr. Mitts.

 

Mr. Mitts will remain the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President-Finance, Secretary and Treasurer and designated principal financial officer and principal accounting officer until the effectiveness of his resignation on 11:59 p.m. Central Time on December 31, 2024.

 

Mr. Richards is 36 and has served as the Company’s VP of Originations and Investments since February 2020. Mr. Richards has also served as Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc. (“VineBrook”) since August 2024, as Vice President of Asset Management and Financing of VineBrook since 2018 and as Vice President of Asset Management of NexPoint Hospitality Trust (“NHT”) since March 2019. Mr. Richards has served as a director for NexPoint Advisors, L.P. (“NREA”) since 2019 and joined in 2017. From 2016 to 2017, Mr. Richards served as a Product Strategy Associate at NexPoint Asset Management, L.P. (“NexPoint Asset Management”), formerly known as Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P., where he was responsible for evaluating and optimizing the registered product lineup. Mr. Richards was hired by a former NREA affiliate in 2014. VineBrook, NHT, NREA and NexPoint Asset Management may be deemed affiliates of the Company. Previously, Mr. Richards was also employed with Deloitte & Touche LLP’s state and local tax practice where he served as a tax consultant specializing in state strategic tax reviews, voluntary disclosure agreements, state tax exposure research, and overall state tax compliance.

 

Mr. Richards has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management's current expectations, assumptions and beliefs. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as “will” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should” and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s officers. They are not guarantees of future results and forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, including those described in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), particularly those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and are encouraged to review the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s other filings with the SEC for a more complete discussion of risks and other factors that could affect any forward-looking statement. The statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Date: December 27, 2024