Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) Resignation of Officer
On December 30, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of AG Mortgage
Investment Trust, Inc. (the "Company") accepted the resignation of Brian Sigman
as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, effective as of
December 31, 2020. This resignation was not the result of any dispute or
disagreement between Mr. Sigman and the Company. Mr. Sigman will continue to
serve as the Chief Financial Officer of Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P., the parent
of the Company's external manager ("Angelo Gordon").
(c) Appointment of Officer
Effective as of January 1, 2021, the Board appointed Anthony W. Rossiello as the
Company's Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer. Mr. Rossiello
is 33 years old and joined the finance team of Angelo Gordon as the Controller
of the Company in August 2020. On November 5, 2020, the Board appointed Mr.
Rossiello to serve in a temporary capacity as the acting Principal Accounting
Officer of the Company. Prior to joining Angelo Gordon, Mr. Rossiello was a
Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP and has more than 11 years of accounting and
finance experience working with publicly traded companies within the banking and
mortgage REIT industry. Mr. Rossiello holds a B.S. in Accounting from the State
University of New York at Albany and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Rossiello is not employed by the Company. He is employed by AG REIT
Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which serves as the
external manager of the Company. There is no arrangement or understanding
between Mr. Rossiello and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Rossiello was
selected as Chief Financial Officer. There is no family relationship between Mr.
Rossiello and any of the Company's directors, executive officers, or other key
personnel reportable under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. There is no related
party transaction between the Company and Mr. Rossiello, and Mr. Rossiello has
no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction reportable under Item
404(a) of Regulation S-K. As of the time of the filing of this report, the
Company has not entered into any material plan, contract or arrangement (whether
written or oral) to which Mr. Rossiello is a party or in which he participates,
or any material amendment thereof, in connection with the appointment described
above or any grant or award to Mr. Rossiello or modification thereto, under any
such plan, contract or arrangement in connection with such appointment.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)
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