0001104659-21-128521.txt : 20211021 0001104659-21-128521.hdr.sgml : 20211021 20211021170045 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-21-128521 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20211019 FILED AS OF DATE: 20211021 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20211021 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Augustine Patsy Joseph CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001821475 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-40923 FILM NUMBER: 211337633 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8401 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 800 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75225 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001562528 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 32A CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 588-6770 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 32A CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20170203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Realty Finance Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20150217 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ARC Realty Finance Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20121119 3 1 tm2130589-1_3seq1.xml OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT X0206 3 2021-10-19 1 0001562528 Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. FBRT 0001821475 Augustine Patsy Joseph C/O FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC. 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 32A NEW YORK NY 10105 1 0 0 0 On October 19, 2021, pursuant to the certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 25, 2021, as amended pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 22, 2021 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Rodeo Sub I, LLC ("Merger Sub"), Capstead Mortgage Corporation ("Capstead") and, solely for the purposes set forth therein, Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., Capstead merged with and into Merger Sub (the "Merger"), with Merger Sub surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and as of the effective time of the Merger, the Reporting Person became a director of the Issuer. This Form 3 presents the beneficial ownership of the Reporting Person at the effective time of the Merger and does not include any securities acquired by the Reporting Person in connection with the closing of the Merger. The Reporting Person will file a Form 4 to disclose the acquisition of the Issuer's securities in connection with the closing of the Merger. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. /s/ Pat Augustine, By: Micah Goodman, Attorney-in-Fact 2021-10-21 EX-24 2 tm2130589d1_ex24.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Micah Goodman, Jerome S. Baglien and Michael E. McTiernan the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)

execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)

do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and

(3)

take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Power of Attorney can only be revoked by delivering a signed, original “Revocation of Power of Attorney” to the attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 19^th day of October, 2021.

	/s/ Pat Augustine
	Name: Pat Augustine
	Title: Director