Issuer:
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Rithm Capital Corp. (the “Issuer”)
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Security:
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8.750% Series E Fixed-Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”)
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Liquidation Preference:
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$25.00 per share
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Pricing Date:
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September 18, 2025
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Settlement Date:
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September 25, 2025 (T+5)
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Number of Shares:
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7,600,000 shares of Preferred Stock (8,740,000 shares of Preferred Stock if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in
full)
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Public Offering Price:
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$25.00 per share of Preferred Stock; $190,000,000 total (not including the underwriters’ over-allotment option)
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Underwriting Discount:
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$0.7875 per share of Preferred Stock; $5,985,000 total (not including the underwriters’ over-allotment option)
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Net Proceeds (before expenses) to the Issuer:
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Approximately $184,015,000 (or approximately $211,617,250 if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), after deduction of underwriting discount but
before estimated offering expenses payable by the Issuer.
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Maturity:
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Perpetual, unless redeemed by the Issuer pursuant to the optional redemption right described below, or redeemed by the Issuer at any time pursuant to the special optional redemption right described below, or
converted by an investor in connection with a Change of Control (as defined below) or redeemed by the Issuer pursuant to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation to preserve its qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”).
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Dividend Rate:
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Dividends on the shares based on the stated liquidation preference of $25.00 per share at a rate equal to 8.750% per annum.
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Dividend Payment Dates:
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Dividends on the Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly in arrears on or about the 15th day of each of February, May, August and November. The first dividend on the
Preferred Stock sold in this offering will be paid on February 15, 2026 (long first dividend period) and will be in the amount of $0.85069 per share of Preferred Stock.
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Optional Redemption:
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Except in instances relating to preservation of the Issuer’s qualification as a REIT or pursuant to the Issuer’s special optional redemption right discussed below, the Preferred Stock is not redeemable prior to
November 15, 2030. On and after November 15, 2030, the Issuer may, at its option, subject to certain procedural requirements, redeem the Preferred Stock, in whole, at
any time, or in part, from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date, without interest.
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Special Optional Redemption:
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Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem the Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred, for cash
at a redemption price of $25.00 per share of Preferred Stock, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date, without interest. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion
Date, the Issuer has provided notice of its election to redeem some or all of the shares of Preferred Stock (whether pursuant to its optional redemption right described above or this special optional redemption right), the holders of the
Preferred Stock will not have the Change of Control Conversion Right.
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Change of Control:
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A “Change of Control” is deemed to occur when, after the original issuance of the Preferred Stock, the following have occurred and are continuing: (i) the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or
group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases,
mergers or other acquisition transactions of the Issuer’s capital stock entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all capital stock of the Issuer entitled to vote generally in elections of directors (except
that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and
(ii) following the closing of any transaction referred to in clause (i) above, neither the Issuer nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities (or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) listed on
the NYSE, the NYSE American LLC, or the Nasdaq Stock Market, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, NYSE American LLC or the Nasdaq Stock Market.
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Conversion Right:
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Share Cap: 4.01284
Exchange Cap: Subject to certain adjustments, the Exchange Cap will not exceed 30,497,584 shares of the Issuer’s common stock (or equivalent Alternative Conversion
Consideration, as applicable) issuable or deliverable, as applicable, subject to proportionate increase to the extent the underwriters exercise their option to purchase shares of Preferred Stock, not to exceed 35,072,222 shares of the Issuer’s common stock in total (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable).
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Listing:
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The Issuer intends to apply to list the shares on the New York Stock Exchange and, if the application is approved, expects trading on the New York Stock Exchange to begin within 30 days of the initial issuance
of the shares.
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NYSE Ticker Symbol:
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RITM PR E
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Joint Book-Running Managers:
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
UBS Securities LLC
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
BTIG, LLC
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Piper Sandler & Co.
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Co-Managers:
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Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Lucid Capital Markets, LLC
Wedbush Securities Inc.
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CUSIP/ISIN:
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64828T 805 / US64828T8053
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