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ADAMAS TRUST, INC.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 20, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Feb 20, 2026

ADAM$5.45-4.2%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)Financial Statements.

See the accompanying Index to Financial Statement Schedule on Page F-1.

(b)Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits: The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed below.

ExhibitDescription
3.1Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2025).
3.2Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 2, 2025).
3.3Articles Supplementary designating the Company’s 7.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2013).
3.4Articles Supplementary classifying and designating 2,550,000 additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2015).
3.5Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the Company’s 7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2015).
3.6Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the Company’s 8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2017).
3.7Articles Supplementary classifying and designating 2,460,000 additional shares of the Series C Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2019).
3.8Articles Supplementary classifying and designating 2,650,000 additional shares of the Series D Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2019).
3.9Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the Company's 7.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2019).
3.10Articles Supplementary classifying and designating 3,000,000 additional shares of the Series E Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 27, 2019).
3.11Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the Company’s 6.875% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series F Preferred Stock”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2021).
3.12Articles Supplementary reclassifying and designating 6,600,000 authorized but unissued shares of the Series C Preferred Stock as additional shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2021).
3.13Articles Supplementary classifying and designating 2,000,000 additional shares of the Series F Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2021).
3.14Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the Company’s 7.000% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series G Preferred Stock”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2021).
3.15Articles Supplementary reclassifying and designating 6,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of the Series B Preferred Stock as additional shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2021).
3.16Articles Supplementary classifying and designating 2,000,000 additional shares of the Series G Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2022).
3.17Articles of Amendment effecting the change of the name of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 2, 2025).
4.1Form of Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-111668) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2004).
4.2Form of Certificate representing the Series D Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2017).
4.3Form of Certificate representing the Series E Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2019).
4.4Form of Certificate representing the Series F Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2021).
4.5Form of Certificate representing the Series G Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.11 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2021).
4.6Indenture, dated January 23, 2017, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 2017).
4.7Indenture, dated as of April 27, 2021, between the Company and UMB Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2021).
4.8Form of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2026 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2021).
4.9Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 28, 2024, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2024).
4.10Form of 9.125% Senior Notes due 2029 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2024).
4.11Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 14, 2025, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2025).
4.12Form of 9.125% Senior Notes due 2030 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2025).
4.13Supplemental Indenture, dated June 12, 2025, between the Company and UMB Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2025).
4.14Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated July 8, 2025, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 2025).
4.15Form of 9.875% Senior Notes Due 2030 of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 2025).
4.16Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated January 13, 2026, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2026).
4.17Form of 9.250% Senior Notes Due 2031 of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2026).
Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of the Company and its subsidiaries are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, copies of any such instruments.
4.18*Description of the Company’s securities under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
10.1†The Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2017).
10.2†Amendment No. 1 to the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2019).
10.3†Amendment No. 2 to the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2021).
10.4†Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Officers (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2009).
10.5†Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Directors (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2009).
10.6†Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2025, between the Company and Jason T. Serrano (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2025).
10.7†Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2025, between the Company and Kristine R. Nario-Eng (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2025).
10.8†Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2025, between the Company and Nicholas Mah (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2025).
10.9†The Company's Amended and Restated 2019 Annual Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2019).
10.10†The Company’s 2020 Annual Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2020).
10.11†Form of 2020 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2020).
10.12†Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Employees (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2020).
10.13†Form of 2021 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2021).
10.14†Form of 2021 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2021).
10.15†The Company’s 2021 Annual Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2021).
10.16†Form of 2022 Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2022).
10.17†Form of 2022 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2022).
10.18†Form of 2022 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2022).
10.19†The Company’s 2022 Annual Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2022).
10.20†Form of 2023 Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2023).
10.21†Form of 2023 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2023).
10.22†Form of 2023 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2023).
10.23†The Company’s 2023 Annual Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2023).
10.24†Form of 2024 Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024).
10.25†Form of 2024 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2024).
10.26†Form of 2024 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2024).
10.27†The Company's 2024 Annual Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2024).
10.28†Form of 2024 Deferred Stock Unit Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2024).
10.29†Form of 2025 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2025).
10.30†Form of 2025 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2025).
10.31†The Company's 2025 Annual Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2025).
10.32†Form of 2025 Deferred Stock Unit Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2025).
10.33*†Form of 2026 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement.
10.34*†Form of 2026 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
10.35*†The Company’s 2026 Annual Incentive Plan.
10.36†Form of Indemnification Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2020).
19.1*Insider Trading Policy.
21.1*List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1*Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Grant Thornton LLP).
31.1*Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
97.1†Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024).
99.1Equity Distribution Agreement, dated August 10, 2021, by and between the Company and B. Riley Securities, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2021).
99.2Equity Distribution Agreement, dated June 13, 2025, by and between the Company and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13. 2025).
101.INS***XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH***Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL***Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DE XBRL***Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB***Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE***Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File-the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

†Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

*Filed herewith.

**Furnished herewith. Such certification shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

*** Submitted electronically herewith. Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2025 and 2024; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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