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): June 30, 2008
NEW
YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
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001-32216
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47-0934168
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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52
Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 403
New
York, New York 10017
(Address
and zip code of
principal
executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(212) 792-0107
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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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
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Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
June
30, 2008, New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company") issued a press release
announcing that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.16 per
share on its common stock for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and updating
its
previously issued earnings guidance for the 2008 second quarter. A copy of
the
press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on
Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
In
accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information
included under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit
99.1 hereto), shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities 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.
On
June
30, 2008, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash
dividend of $0.16 per share on shares of its common stock for the quarter ended
June 30, 2008. The dividend is payable on July 25, 2008 to common stockholders
of record on June 30, 2008.
In
addition, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.50 per
share, on shares of its Series A Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred
Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) for the 2008 second quarter in accordance
with the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on
July
31, 2008 to stockholders of record on June 30, 2008.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibit is being furnished herewith this Current Report on Form
8-K.
99.1
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Press
Release dated June 30, 2008.
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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.
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NEW
YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date: July
3, 2008
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By: /s/ Steven
R. Mumma
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Steven
R. Mumma
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Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated June 30, 2008.
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