# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001473358
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-018255
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
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**Document Hash:** 72239d4ad94611459d765db98d23300d
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-018255.hdr.sgml**: 20260220

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-018255

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SCHEDULE 13D/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260220

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260220

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Ladder Capital Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001577670
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 800925494
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-88020
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26661591

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 320 PARK AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-715-3170

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 320 PARK AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Harris Brian
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001473358

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 600 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## SCHEDULE 13D

### Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

**(Amendment No. 3)**

**Ladder Capital Corp**

*(Name of Issuer)*

**Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share**

*(Title of Class of Securities)*

**505743104**

*(CUSIP Number)*

**Brian Harris**<br>c/o Ladder Capital Corp<br>320 Park Avenue, 15th Floor<br>New York NY 10022<br>(212) 715-3170

*(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)*

**02/18/2026**

*(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)*

| **CUSIP No.** | **505743104** |

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| | | | |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| 1 | Name of reporting person<br>**Brian Harris** | Name of reporting person<br>**Brian Harris** | |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | |
| 3 | SEC use only | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | |
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X1** | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X1** | |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 7 | Sole Voting Power<br>**528768.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 8 | Shared Voting Power<br>**8179965.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 9 | Sole Dispositive Power<br>**528768.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 10 | Shared Dispositive Power<br>**8179965.00** |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**8708733.00** | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**8708733.00** | |
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**6.8%** | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**6.8%** | |
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**IN** | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**IN** | |

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**Item 1. Security and Issuer**

**(a) Title of Class of Securities:**
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

**(b) Name of Issuer:**
Ladder Capital Corp

**(c) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:**
320 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10022

This Amendment No. 3 ("Amendment No. 3") amends and supplements the statements on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on December 21, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on February 22, 2019, and Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on July 2, 2020 (as so amended, the "Schedule 13D"). Except as set forth herein, the Schedule 13D remains in full force and effect. Each capitalized term used but not defined herein has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Schedule 13D.

**Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer**

**(a)**
Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety.

The information set forth in rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference into this Item 5(a).

The ownership percentages set forth below are based on 128,811,348 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock outstanding as of February 20, 2026, based on information provided by the Issuer.

**(b)**
Item 5(b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety.

The information set forth in rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages is incorporated by reference into this Item 5(b).

Mr. Harris directly owns or may be deemed to beneficially own 8,708,733 shares of Class A Common Stock, consisting of (i) 528,768 shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by Mr. Harris, (ii) 4,793,623 shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by the Betsy A. Harris 2012 Family Trust, a trust organized under the laws of New Jersey (the "Harris Trust"), (iii) 400,540 shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by Harris Investment Associates, L.P., (iv) 1,020,084 shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by Harris Investment Associates II, L.P, (v) 1,048,394 shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by Shallow Alcove LLC, (vi) 917,324 shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by Shallow Alcove II LLC, and together, representing 6.8% of the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding. Mr. Harris is the trustee of the Harris Trust, the general partner of each of Harris Investment Associates, L.P. and Harris Investment Associates II, L.P., and the sole voting member of each of Shallow Alcove LLC and Shallow Alcove II LLC and accordingly, may be deemed to have or share the power to vote and dispose of the reported securities.

**(c)**
Except as described in Item 3, the Reporting Person has not directly or indirectly effected transactions in shares of Class A Common Stock within the prior 60 days.

### SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Reporting Person:** Brian Harris

**Signature:** /s/ Brian Harris

**Name/Title:** Brian Harris

**Date:** 02/20/2026