SEC Form 8-A12B filed by New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

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

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ¨

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: File No. 333-258589

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

The description of the 9.125% Senior Notes due 2029 of New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Registrant”) is set forth under the heading “Description of the Notes” included in the Registrant’s prospectus supplement dated June 25, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 26, 2024, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under the heading “Description of Debt Securities” in the accompanying prospectus that constitutes a part of the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-258589), which became automatically effective upon filing with the Commission on August 6, 2021, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.