UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2025

LUMENT FINANCE TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		001-35845		45-4966519
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor

New York, New York 10169

(Address of principal executive offices)

(212) 317-5700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	LFT	New York Stock Exchange
7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	LFTPrA	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 20, 2025, Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock with respect to the second quarter of 2025, as further described in the dividend press release. The Company also announced a cash dividend of $0.4921875 per share of 7.875% Cumulative Redeemable Series A Preferred Stock, as further described in the dividend press release. A copy of the dividend press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing

Item 9.01

Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

	99.1	Press Release of Lument Finance Trust, Inc., dated June 20, 2025.
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	LUMENT Finance Trust, Inc.


Date: June 25, 2025	By:	/s/ James A. Briggs
		James A. Briggs
		Chief Financial Officer

Lument Finance Trust, Inc. 8-K