SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 11, 2008
 
NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
001-32216
47-0934168
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(Address and zip code of
principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 792-0107
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Explanatory Note

On March 11, 2008, New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “March 11, 2008 Form 8-K”) in which it announced that it had reduced leverage in its portfolio of Agency mortgage-backed securities (“Agency MBS”) by selling an aggregate of approximately $211 million of Agency MBS issued by Fannie Mae. Because the sale of these securities represented the disposition of a “significant amount of assets” for purposes of Item 2.01 of Form 8-K, the Company is amending the March 11, 2008 Form 8-K to include the Item 2.01 disclosure.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth in Item 8.01 of the March 11, 2008 Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein. The Company is unable to identify the purchasers of the securities because the securities were sold through securities dealers.

 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: March 13, 2008
By:
/s/ Steven R. Mumma
 
Steven R. Mumma
 
Chief Financial Officer