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NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 27, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Mar 27, 2025

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Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Report:

  1. Financial Statements. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. on page F-1 of this Report.

  2. Financial Statement Schedules. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. on page F-1 of this Report. All other schedules are omitted because they are not required, are inapplicable, or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

  3. Exhibits. The exhibits filed with this Report are set forth in the Exhibit Index.

Exhibit NumberDescription
2.1Contribution and Assignment of Interests Agreement, by and among NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. and the Contribution Group (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on May 8, 2020)
3.1Articles of Amendment and Restatement of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on May 8, 2020)
3.2Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., designating the Company’s 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on July 20, 2020).
3.3Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., designating additional shares of the Company’s 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on March 31, 2021)
3.4Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Amendment and Restated of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., designating the Company’s 9.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on November 2, 2023)
3.5Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on January 4, 2024)
4.1Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by the Company on February 25, 2021)
4.2Indenture, dated April 13, 2021, between NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. and UMB Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on April 13, 2021)
4.3First Supplemental Indenture, dated April 20, 2021, between NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. and UMB Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on April 20, 2021)
10.1Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P., dated September 8, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on September 9, 2021)
10.2First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P., dated November 2, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on November 2, 2023)
10.3†Management Agreement, by and between NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. and NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VII, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on May 8, 2020)
10.4†First Amendment to Management Agreement, dated July 17, 2020, by and between NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. and NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VII, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on July 20, 2020)
10.5†Second Amendment to Management Agreement, dated November 3, 2021, by and between NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. and NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VII, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on September 30, 2021)
10.6Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2019, by and among NexPoint WLIF I Borrower, LLC, NexPoint WLIF II Borrower, LLC, and NexPoint WLIF III Borrower, LLC, as Borrower, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as Lender, together with the letter agreements of the Lender dated February 6, 2020 and June 22, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on August 3, 2021)
10.7†NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on May 8, 2020)
10.8†Amended and Restated NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on January 29, 2024)
10.9†Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (Directors) (prior to 2024) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed with the SEC on July 15, 2020)
10.10†Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (Officers) (prior to 2024) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by the Company on February 25, 2021)
10.11†*Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (2024) (Directors)
10.12†Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (2024) (Officers) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by the Company on March 22, 2024)
10.13†Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11, filed by the Company on January 27, 2020)
10.14Registration Rights Agreement, by and between NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. and NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VII, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on May 8, 2020)
10.15Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NexPoint Buffalo Pointe Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed with the SEC on July 15, 2020)
10.16Amended and Restated Sponsor Guaranty Agreement, dated December 8, 2022, by NREF OP IV REIT Sub, LLC, NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, Highland Income Fund, NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund, and NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc., in favor of Extra Space Storage, LP. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by the Company on March 31, 2023)
10.17Separation Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2023, by and among NexPoint Advisors, L.P., NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors, L.P., NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VII, L.P., NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, NexPoint Real Estate Advisors X, L.P., VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors V, L.P. and Matthew Goetz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on November 13, 2023)
10.18Dealer Manager Agreement, by and between NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. and NexPoint Securities, Inc., dated November 2, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on November 2, 2023)
10.19Promissory Note, dated as of March 28, 2024, by and between NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P. and NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on May 14, 2024)
10.20Promissory Note, dated as of April 19, 2024, by and between NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Operating Partnership, L.P. and NREF OP IV, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on August 8, 2024)
10.21Loan Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2024, by and between NexBank and NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on August 8, 2024)
10.22Separation Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2024, by and among NexPoint Advisors, L.P., NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors, L.P., NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VII, L.P., NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, NexPoint Real Estate Advisors X, L.P., VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors V, L.P., NexPoint Homes Trust, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors XI, L.P., NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc., NexPoint Hospitality Trust and Brian Mitts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on November 14, 2024)
10.23*Assignment and Assumption and Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2024, by and among NREF OP IV, L.P., NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Operating Partnership, L.P. and The Ohio State Life Insurance Company
10.24*Assignment and Assumption and Co-Lender Agreement, effective as of January 2, 2025, by and between NREF OP IV, L.P. and The Ohio State Life Insurance Company
19.1Insider Trading Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company on March 22, 2024)
21.1*List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1*Consent of KPMG LLP
31.1*Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1+Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
97.1Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on November 7, 2023).
101.INS*Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*Filed herewith.

†Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement

  • Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NEXPOINT REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
March 27, 2025/s/ Jim Dondero
Jim Dondero
President (Principal Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Jim DonderoChairman of the Board and President(Principal Executive Officer)March 27, 2025
Jim Dondero
/s/ Paul RichardsChief Financial Officer, Executive VP-Finance, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer(Principal Financial Officer and PrincipalAccounting Officer)March 27, 2025
Paul Richards
/s/ Brian MittsDirectorMarch 27, 2025
Brian Mitts
/s/ Edward ConstantinoDirectorMarch 27, 2025
Edward Constantino
/s/ Dr. Arthur LafferDirectorMarch 27, 2025
Dr. Arthur Laffer
/s/ Scott KavanaughDirectorMarch 27, 2025
Scott Kavanaugh
/s/ Catherine WoodDirectorMarch 27, 2025
Catherine Wood
/s/ Dr. Carol SwainDirectorMarch 27, 2025
Carol Swain
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