Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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): March 16, 2020

 

Ladder Capital Corp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	001-36299	80-0925494
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

 

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor		10154
New York, New York		(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

 

Not Applicable

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:

 

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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 Act:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value		LADR		New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On March 16, 2020, Ladder Capital Corp (the “Company”) filed a new registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-237197) (the "New Registration Statement") to replace the Company's existing registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-216806) that is set to expire on March 17, 2020. In connection therewith, the Company filed a new prospectus supplement relating to the Company's existing “at-the-market” offering with Raymond James, JMP Securities, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and B. Riley FBR.

 

The Company is filing herewith as Exhibit 5.1 an opinion of its counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, regarding certain legal matters with respect to the at-the-market offering, which opinion is hereby incorporated by reference into the New Registration Statement.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
5.1		Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
104		The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: March 16, 2020	LADDER CAPITAL CORP
	By:	/s/ Marc Fox
	Name:	Marc Fox
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer