SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silberstein Andrew Mark

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST

2 LOGAN SQUARE, 100 N. 18TH ST, 23RD FL

(Street)

PHILADELPHIA

19103

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RAIT Financial Trust [ RAS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Trustee

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares	⁽¹⁾	12/07/2016		D			464,000	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares	464,000	⁽²⁾	3,536,000	I	By ARS VI Investor I, LP⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares are exchangeable into the issuer's Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares in certain circumstances on a one-for-one basis, and have no expiration date.

2. These securities were repurchased by the issuer pursuant to the Securities Repurchase Agreement dated as of November 23, 2016 (the "Repurchase Agreement") among the issuer, certain subsidiaries of the issuer and ARS VI Investor I, LP (the "Investor"). The purchase price per Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share in the Repurchase Agreement was $25.00 per share.

3. The reported securities are owned directly by the Investor, a limited partnership in which the reporting person indirectly holds an equity interest. The Investor converted from a limited liability company into a limited partnership on December 31, 2013. Prior to the conversion, the Investor was known as ARS VI Investor I, LLC. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of October 1, 2012 among the Investor, the issuer and certain subsidiaries of the issuer, the Investor may designate a trustee on the issuer's board of trustees. The deputized trustee of the Investor is the reporting person, who serves on the issuer's board of trustees as the Investor's representative. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	s/ Anders F. Laren, attorney-in-fact	12/07/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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