Chief Credit Officer Scali Dominick covered exercise/tax liability with 26,313 shares and was granted 544,175 shares, increasing direct ownership by 287% to 698,499 units (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ready Capital Corp [ RC ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 03/02/2026 | A | 350,000(1) | A | $0 | 530,637 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 03/05/2026 | A | 194,175(2) | A | $0 | 724,812 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 03/13/2026 | F | 26,313(3) | D | $1.74(4) | 698,499 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Performance Stock Units | (5) | 03/02/2026 | A | 1,050,000 | (6) | (6) | Common Stock | 1,050,000 | $0 | 1,050,000 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On March 2, 2026, the reporting person was awarded a special time-based retention award of 350,000 shares of restricted Common Stock under the Ready Capital Corporation 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The shares will vest on December 31, 2028, conditioned upon the reporting person's continued employment (with certain exceptions). |
| 2. On March 5, 2026, the reporting person was awarded 194,175 shares of restricted Common Stock under the Plan. The shares will vest in equal installments of one-third on March 5, 2027, March 5, 2028 and March 5, 2029, conditioned upon the reporting person's continued employment (with certain exceptions). |
| 3. Consists of shares of Common Stock withheld by the Issuer, with approval of the Issuer's Board of Directors, in order to satisfy the tax withholding obligation of the reporting person in connection with the vesting of shares of Common Stock granted on February 22, 2025, February 22, 2024 and February 12, 2023. |
| 4. Represents the closing price of the Common Stock on March 13, 2026. |
| 5. Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock (or an equivalent cash payment, as further described in footnote (6) below). |
| 6. On March 2, 2026, the reporting person was awarded a special performance-based retention award of 1,050,000 performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") under the Plan. The PSUs may vest in up to ten, approximately equal parts, provided that the 30-day volume weighted average price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds ten, approximately equally spaced milestones between specified points, and further conditioned upon the reporting person's continued employment (with certain exceptions). The PSUs (i) will be settled in shares of Common Stock if the stockholders of the Company approve at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders ("2026 Annual Meeting") an amendment to the Plan to increase the pool of shares available for grant thereunder (the "Plan Amendment"), or (ii) if the Plan Amendment is not approved by the Company's stockholders at the 2026 Annual Meeting, then the PSUs will be settled in cash based upon the value per share of Common Stock on the applicable vesting date. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Mike Wu, Attorney-in-Fact | 03/17/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||