AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Announces Tax Treatment of 2024 Distributions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 31, 2025-- 

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MITT) (the "Company") announced today the tax treatment of common and preferred stock distributions paid to stockholders. This information is provided to assist stockholders with tax reporting requirements related to distributions of taxable income by the Company.

Stockholders should review the 2024 tax statements and/or Form 1099-DIV received from their brokerage firms or other institutions to ensure those statements agree with the information provided below. Also, as each stockholder's tax situation may be different, stockholders are encouraged to consult with their professional tax advisor with respect to their individual tax reporting positions regarding the Company's distributions.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Common Stock

The Company's distributions per share on its common stock (CUSIP #001228501) are to be classified for income tax purposes as detailed in the below table. The Company's common stock distribution paid on January 31, 2024 to holders of record on December 29, 2023; $0.01 per share of the common stock distribution paid on January 2, 2024 to holders of record on November 30, 2023; and the common stock distribution paid on January 31, 2025 to holders of record on December 31, 2024 will be treated as 2024 distributions for tax purposes.

 
                                                                                       2024 
                                                      2024                             Section 
                             2024          2024       Qualified  2024       2024       199A 
                Payable      Distribution  Ordinary   Dividends  Return of   Capital   Dividends 
Record Date     Date         Per Share     Dividends  (1)        Capital     Gains     (1) 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
11/30/2023(2)   1/2/2024     $0.010000     $0.010000  $0.000876  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.009124 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
12/29/2023      1/31/2024    $0.050000     $0.050000  $0.004381  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.045619 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
3/29/2024       4/30/2024    $0.180000     $0.180000  $0.015770  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.164230 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
6/28/2024       7/31/2024    $0.190000     $0.190000  $0.016646  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.173354 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
9/30/2024       10/31/2024   $0.190000     $0.190000  $0.016646  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.173354 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
12/31/2024      1/31/2025    $0.190000     $0.190000  $0.016646  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.173354 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Totals                       $0.810000     $0.810000  $0.070965  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.739035 
---------------------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 
 
  (1)    Qualified Dividends and Section 199A Dividends are a subset of, and 
         included in, the Ordinary Dividends amount. 
  (2)    Of the $0.05 per share common stock distribution paid on January 2, 
         2024, $0.01 per share will be treated as 2024 distributions for tax 
         purposes and therefore is included in the table above and is included 
         on the Form 1099-DIV for 2024. The remaining $0.04 per share was 
         treated as 2023 distributions for tax purposes. 
 

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Preferred Stock

The Company's distributions per share on its Series A 8.25% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (CUSIP #001228204) are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

 
                                                                                    2024 
                                                   2024                             Section 
                          2024          2024       Qualified  2024       2024       199A 
             Payable      Distribution  Ordinary   Dividends  Return of   Capital   Dividends 
Record Date  Date         Per Share     Dividends  (1)        Capital     Gains     (1) 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
2/29/2024    3/18/2024    $0.515630     $0.515630  $0.045176  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.470454 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
5/31/2024    6/17/2024    $0.515630     $0.515630  $0.045176  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.470454 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
8/30/2024    9/17/2024    $0.515630     $0.515630  $0.045176  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.470454 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
11/29/2024   12/17/2024   $0.515630     $0.515630  $0.045176  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.470454 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Totals                    $2.062520     $2.062520  $0.180704  $0.000000  $0.000000  $1.881816 
------------------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 
 
  (1)    Qualified Dividends and Section 199A Dividends are a subset of, and 
         included in, the Ordinary Dividends amount. 
 

The Company's distributions per share on its Series B 8.00% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (CUSIP #001228303) are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

 
                                                                                    2024 
                                                   2024                             Section 
                          2024          2024       Qualified  2024       2024       199A 
             Payable      Distribution  Ordinary   Dividends  Return of   Capital   Dividends 
Record Date  Date         Per Share     Dividends  (1)        Capital     Gains     (1) 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
2/29/2024    3/18/2024    $0.500000     $0.500000  $0.043806  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.456194 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
5/31/2024    6/17/2024    $0.500000     $0.500000  $0.043806  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.456194 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
8/30/2024    9/17/2024    $0.500000     $0.500000  $0.043806  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.456194 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
11/29/2024   12/17/2024   $0.500000     $0.500000  $0.043806  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.456194 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Totals                    $2.000000     $2.000000  $0.175224  $0.000000  $0.000000  $1.824776 
------------------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 
 
  (1)    Qualified Dividends and Section 199A Dividends are a subset of, and 
         included in, the Ordinary Dividends amount. 
 

The Company's distributions per share on its Series C 8.000% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (CUSIP #001228402) are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

 
                                                                                    2024 
                                                   2024                             Section 
                          2024          2024       Qualified  2024       2024       199A 
             Payable      Distribution  Ordinary   Dividends  Return of   Capital   Dividends 
Record Date  Date         Per Share     Dividends  (1)        Capital     Gains     (1) 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
2/29/2024    3/18/2024    $0.500000     $0.500000  $0.043806  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.456194 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
5/31/2024    6/17/2024    $0.500000     $0.500000  $0.043806  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.456194 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
8/30/2024    9/17/2024    $0.500000     $0.500000  $0.043806  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.456194 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
11/29/2024   12/17/2024   $0.733117     $0.733117  $0.064230  $0.000000  $0.000000  $0.668887 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Totals                    $2.233117     $2.233117  $0.195648  $0.000000  $0.000000  $2.037469 
------------------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 
 
  (1)    Qualified Dividends and Section 199A Dividends are a subset of, and 
         included in, the Ordinary Dividends amount. 
 

The information provided in this press release is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax advice. Stockholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the particular consequences of the distributions to them, including the applicability and effect of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax laws.

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