NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq:NYMT) ("NYMT" or the "Company") today announced the following tax treatment for dividends declared in 2013 on the Company's 7.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Nasdaq:NYMTP) ("Series B Preferred Stock").
| Cash | Taxable | Return Of | |||
| Declaration | Record | Payment | Distribution | Ordinary | Capital |
| Date | Date | Date | Per Share | Dividend | Dividend |
| 6/18/2013 | 7/1/2013 | 7/15/2013 | $0.220660 | $0.220660 | -- |
| 9/12/2013 | 10/1/2013 | 10/15/2013 | $0.484375 | $0.484375 | -- |
| 12/10/2013 | 1/1/2014 | 1/15/2014 | $0.484375 | $0.484375 | -- |
| Total 2013 Cash Distribution | $1.189410 | $1.189410 | -- | ||
Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their personal tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of dividends on the Company's Series B Preferred Stock.
About New York Mortgage Trust
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"). The Company invests in mortgage-related and financial assets and targets multi-family CMBS, direct financing to owners of multi-family properties through mezzanine and preferred equity investments, residential mortgage loans, including loans sourced from distressed markets, Agency RMBS consisting of fixed-rate, adjustable-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate RMBS and Agency IOs consisting of interest only and inverse interest-only RMBS that represent the right to the interest component of the cash flow from a pool of mortgage loans.