Company: RITM-PC
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-033195
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Company: Rithm Capital Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: DEF 14A
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 Directors, Including the Director Nominees.” Nicola Santoro, Jr. is the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company in 2015, Mr. Santoro was employed by FXCM, Inc. from 2012 through September 2015, serving as its Chief Accounting Officer where he was responsible for directing financial reporting, accounting, tax and financial planning activities. From 2005 through 2012, Mr. Santoro was employed by the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, serving as principal financial officer from 2008. Mr. Santoro is a certified public accountant. David Zeiden was appointed Chief Legal Officer of the Company on April 30, 2024. Prior to joining the Company in April 2024, Mr. Zeiden previously served as Executive Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and Chief Regulatory Counsel for Sculptor beginning in April 2020, where he oversaw Sculptor’s global compliance program. Prior to serving as Sculptor Capital’s CCO, Mr. Zeiden was General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer for Sculptor Capital’s Asia business. Before joining Sculptor Capital in 2007, Mr. Zeiden spent nearly a decade in private practice in the corporate departments at law firms Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Compensation Discussion and Analysis Introduction Our compensation program is designed to align management incentives with the long-term interests of our stockholders. This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides stockholders with information about our business and performance and our 2024 compensation approach and decisions. In 2024, the Company continued its mission of building a comprehensive asset management business and also demonstrated steady and significant growth across all of its segments. Key financial accomplishments for our management team in 2024 included: • Generated Strong Earnings , generating Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) Net Income per diluted share of $1.67 (a) , representing approximately a 52% increase from 2023 (b) ; Earnings Available for Distribution (“EAD”) (c) per diluted share of $2.10 (a) , representing approximately a 22% increase from 2023 (b)(c) ; and GAAP Net Income of $835 million and EAD (c) of $1.05 billion; • Provided Strong Economic Returns and Return on Equity , generating a total economic return (d