# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001527590
**File Stem:** 0001628280-25-033766
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-25-033766.hdr.sgml**: 20250701

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-25-033766

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250625

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250701

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250701

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Ready Capital Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001527590
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 900729143
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35808
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251096498

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **STREET 2:** 50TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10020
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (800) 453-3548

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **STREET 2:** 50TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10020

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Sutherland Asset Management Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20161110

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ZAIS Financial Corp.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110808

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**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 25, 2025

**READY CAPITAL CORPORATION**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Maryland** | **001-35808** | **90-0729143** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer** |
| **of incorporation)** | | **Identification No.)** |

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**1251 Avenue of the Americas, 50**<sup>th</sup> **Floor New York, NY 10020**

**(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)**

**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 257-4600**

**n/a (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)** 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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. ☐

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

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | RC | New York Stock Exchange |
| Preferred Stock, 6.25% Series C Cumulative Convertible, par value $0.0001 per share | RC PRC | New York Stock Exchange |
| Preferred Stock, 6.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable, par value $0.0001 per share | RC PRE | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.20% Senior Notes due 2026 | RCB | New York Stock Exchange |
| 5.75% Senior Notes due 2026 | RCC | New York Stock Exchange |
| 9.00% Senior Notes due 2029 | RCD | New York Stock Exchange |

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**Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

On June 25, 2025, Ready Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), held its annual meeting of stockholders, solely by means of a virtual meeting conducted live over the internet (the "Annual Meeting"), to vote on the Company's proposals identified in the Company's definitive proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2025. A summary of voting results with respect to each proposal is set forth below.

**Proposal 1.** The stockholders elected all seven director nominees to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify. The votes with respect to the election of each of the seven directors were as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Director** | **Votes For** | **Votes Withheld** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| Thomas E. Capasse | 76225423 | 8499006 | 39571247 |
| Jack J. Ross | 76081365 | 8643064 | 39571247 |
| Meredith Marshall | 71120313 | 13604116 | 39571247 |
| Dominique Mielle | 76459876 | 8264553 | 39571247 |
| Gilbert E. Nathan | 71029364 | 13695065 | 39571247 |
| J. Mitchell Reese | 61547405 | 23177024 | 39571247 |
| Todd M. Sinai | 70849646 | 13874783 | 39571247 |

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**Proposal 2.** The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year. The votes with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP were as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Total Votes For** | **Total Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 121418303 | 1953295 | 924078 | 0 |

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**Proposal 3.** The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement. The votes with respect to such approval were as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Total Votes For** | **Total Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 73946844 | 9902349 | 875236 | 39571247 |

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**Proposal 4.** The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement. The votes with respect to such approval were as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **1 Year** | **2 Years** | **3 Years** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 81,594,177 | 526,786 | 1,210,318 | 1,392,940 | 39,571,247 |

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**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 hereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|
| **READY CAPITAL CORPORATION** | **READY CAPITAL CORPORATION** |
| **By:** | **/s/ Andrew Ahlborn** |
|  | **Name: Andrew Ahlborn** |
|  | **Title: Chief Financial Officer** |

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Date: July 1, 2025