UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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| Voting items |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR all of the Nominees listed in Proposal 1.
| 1. | Election of Directors |
Nominees
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Arthur Ainsberg | 02 | Andrew L. Berger | 03 | Joseph LaManna | 04 | Jonathan Lieberman | 05 | Peter Linneman | |||||||||||||||||
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David N. Roberts | 07 | Frank Stadelmaier |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2 and 3.
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016; and |
| 3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation. |
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AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. 245 PARK AVE., 26TH FL. NEW YORK, NY 10167 |
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| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR all of the Nominees listed in Proposal 1.
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| 1. | Election of Directors
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| 01 | Arthur Ainsberg 02 Andrew L. Berger 03 Joseph LaManna 04 Jonathan Lieberman 05 Peter Linneman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 | David N. Roberts 07 Frank Stadelmaier | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2 and 3.
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| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016; and | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation. | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ||||||||||||||||||
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AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. Annual Meeting of Stockholders May 4, 2016 at 9:00 AM This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
The undersigned hereby appoints David N. Roberts, Jonathan Lieberman and Raul E. Moreno, and each of them, with full power of substitution and power to act alone, as proxies to vote all the shares of Common Stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present and acting at the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., to be held at the offices of Angelo, Gordon & Co., 245 Park Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, New York 10167, on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
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