Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 24, 2022, the Board of Directors ("the Board") of Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Jonathan S. Morgan as a director, effective January 24, 2022, with a term expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of the Company's stockholders. Mr. Morgan fills a vacant seat which was created due to the resignation of a previous Board member in November 2021. The Board has determined that Mr. Morgan is "independent" under the corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Morgan will receive compensation for his service as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company's annual director compensation program as described under the heading "Management - Compensation of Directors in 2020" in the Company's prospectus dated June 16, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 21, 2021, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Mr. Morgan has also entered into an indemnification agreement in the form filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-256301) filed with the SEC on June 8, 2021. In connection with Mr. Morgan's appointment to the Board, the Board appointed Mr. Morgan to serve as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Morgan and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Morgan was selected as a director, and there have been no transactions since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal year, or that are currently proposed, regarding Mr. Morgan that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.




Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)  Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Exhibit 104  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document).

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