UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 06, 2015
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Voting items |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:
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, 2015; and |
3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation. |
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. 245 PARK AVE., 25TH FL. NEW YORK, NY 10167 |
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:
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1. | Election of Directors Nominees |
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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, 2015; and | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ||||||||||||||||||
3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation. | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting: The Notice, Proxy Statement, Annual Report is/are available at www.proxyvote.com.
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AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. Annual Meeting of Stockholders May 6, 2015 10:00 AM This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
The undersigned hereby appoints David N. Roberts, Jonathan Lieberman and Allan Krinsman, 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 Stockholders AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., to be held at the offices of Angelo, Gordon & Co., 245 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10167, on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, and any adjournments or postponements thereof, as follows:
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