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    Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    6/20/25 4:05:40 PM ET
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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 20, 2025

     

    Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

     

    Maryland 001-40923 46-1406086
    (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)    Identification No.) 

     

    1 Madison Ave., Suite 1600

    New York, New York 10010

    (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

     

    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 588-6770

     

    (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))

     

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

     

    Title of each class Trading
    Symbol(s)
    Name of each exchange on which
    registered
    Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share FBRT New York Stock Exchange
    7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share FBRT PRE New York Stock Exchange

     

    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. ¨

     

     

     

     

     

    Item 8.01. Other Events

     

    On June 20, 2025, Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the issuance of unsecured senior notes by its operating partnership, FBRT OP LLC. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

     

    Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     

    (d) Exhibits.

     

    EXHIBIT INDEX

     

    Exhibit
    No.
      Description
    99.1   Press Release of the Company, dated as of June 20, 2025.
    104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

     

     

     

     

    SIGNATURES

     

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     

      FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.
       
      By: /s/ Jerome S. Baglien
      Name: Jerome S. Baglien
      Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

     

    Date: June 20, 2025

     

     

     

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