8-K

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 21, 2019

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	001-35808	90-0729143
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1140 Avenue of the Americas,
7th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(Address of principal executive offices))
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 257-4600

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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).

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On March 21, 2019, Ready Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“Ready Capital”), held its special meeting of stockholders (the “Ready Capital Special Meeting”) to vote on the Ready Capital proposals identified in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus dated February 15, 2019 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”).

As of January 14, 2019, the record date for the Ready Capital Special Meeting, there were 32,105,112 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Ready Capital (“Ready Capital Common Stock”) outstanding, all of which were entitled to vote at the Ready Capital Special Meeting. A quorum of 23,973,705 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Ready Capital Special Meeting. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, with respect to each proposal is set out below:

Proposal 1. Proposal to approve the issuance of shares of Ready Capital Common Stock in the merger as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 7, 2018 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Ready Capital, ReadyCap Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ORM”) (“Ready Capital Common Stock Issuance Proposal”).

The table below details the voting results for this proposal.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
22,649,900	81,923	151,746	1,090,136

Proposal 2. Proposal to approve the adjournment of the Ready Capital Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, for the purpose of soliciting additional votes for the approval of the Ready Capital Common Stock Issuance Proposal.

The proposal to approve the adjournment of the Ready Capital Special Meeting was not voted upon at the Special Meeting because such proposal was rendered moot due to the approval of the Ready Capital Common Stock Issuance Proposal.

Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions, all as set forth in the Merger Agreement and discussed in detail in the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 15, 2019, which is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Annex A to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed by Ready Capital with the SEC on February 15, 2019. Assuming the satisfaction of such closing conditions, Ready Capital expects the closing to occur on or about March 29, 2019.

Item 8.01. Other Events

Concurrently with the Ready Capital Special Meeting, ORM held a special meeting of its stockholders to vote on the ORM proposals identified in the Definitive Proxy Statement. On March 21, 2019, Ready Capital issued a press release announcing the results of the Ready Capital Special Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release, dated March 21, 2019

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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.

	Ready Capital Corporation
	By:	/s/ Frederick C. Herbst
	Name:	Frederick C. Herbst
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
Dated: March 21, 2019

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK IN MERGER WITH OWENS REALTY MORTGAGE, INC.

New York, NY — March 21, 2019 - Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE:RC) (“Ready Capital” or the “Company”) today announced that at the special meeting of stockholders held today, its stockholders approved the issuance of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of the previously announced merger agreement with Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE American: ORM) (“ORM”).

The merger is expected to close on March 29, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. As a result of the merger, among other things, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ORM (“ORM common stock”) outstanding at the effective time of the merger will be converted into the right to receive from Ready Capital 1.441 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Ready Capital (“Ready Capital Common Stock”). Cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares of Ready Capital Common Stock that would have been received as a result of the Merger.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. These statements are based on current expectations and beliefs of the Company and ORM and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements; neither the Company nor ORM can give any assurance that its expectations will be attained.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, the risk that the merger will not be consummated within the expected time period or at all; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the inability to obtain stockholder approvals relating to the merger and issuance of shares in connection therewith or the failure to satisfy the other conditions to completion of the merger; risks related to disruption of management’s attention from the ongoing business operations due to the proposed merger; the effect of the announcement of the proposed merger on Ready Capital’s and ORM’s operating results and businesses generally; the outcome of any legal proceedings relating to the merger; changes in future loan acquisition and production; the ability to retain key personnel; availability of suitable investment opportunities; changes in interest rates; changes in the yield curve; changes in prepayment rates; the availability and terms of financing; general economic conditions; market conditions; conditions in the market for small balance commercial loans and other investments; and other factors, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of Ready Capital’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, declared effective by the SEC on February 15, 2019, and other reports filed by Ready Capital and ORM with the SEC, copies of which are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Neither Ready Capital nor ORM undertakes any obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this press release, except as required by law.

About Ready Capital Corporation

Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services small- to medium-sized balance commercial loans. Ready Capital specializes in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor and bridge as well as SBA 7(a) business loans. Headquartered in New York, New York, Ready Capital employs over 400 lending professionals nationwide. The company is externally managed and advised by Waterfall Asset Management, LLC.

Contact

Investor Relations
Ready Capital Corporation
212-257-4666

InvestorRelations@readycapital.com