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): December 30, 2021

GREAT AJAX CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Maryland		001-36844		46-5211870
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

13190 SW 68th Parkway Suite 110

Tigard, OR 97223

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

503- 505-5670

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	AJX	New York Stock Exchange
7.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024	AJXA	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 8.01.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On December 30, 2021, Great Ajax Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a special cash dividend of $0.10 per share of the Company’s common stock, which will be payable January 25, 2022 to common stockholders of record as of January 10, 2022. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is available on the Company’s website.

The information provided in Item 8.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release dated December 30, 2021
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release dated December 30, 2021
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	GREAT AJAX CORP.

	By:	/s/ Mary Doyle
	Name:	Mary Doyle
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 30, 2021

Great Ajax Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits