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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): May 24, 2022

 

 

 

REDWOOD TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

001-13759

(Commission
File Number)

68-0329422

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Belvedere Place
Suite 300
Mill Valley, California 94941
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

 

(415) 389-7373
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share RWT New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Redwood Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 24, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 120,272,089 shares of Company common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.  There were three items voted upon at the Annual Meeting, with the voting results for each item set forth below.

 

Item 1.  During the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted to elect Greg H. Kubicek, Christopher J. Abate, Armando Falcon, Douglas B. Hansen, Debora D. Horvath, George W. Madison, Georganne C. Proctor, Dashiell I. Robinson, and Faith A. Schwartz as directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2023 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.  The stockholders’ votes with respect to the election of directors were as follows:

 

Nominee  For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
Greg H. Kubicek  74,989,320  6,411,198  165,370  21,685,871
Christopher J. Abate  80,153,243  1,253,794  158,851  21,685,871
Armando Falcon  70,678,724  10,721,998  165,166  21,685,871
Douglas B. Hansen  80,266,880  1,133,796  165,212  21,685,871
Debora D. Horvath  77,389,562  4,020,783  155,543  21,685,871
George W. Madison  73,052,791  8,343,719  169,378  21,685,871
Georganne C. Proctor  54,952,707  26,462,036  151,145  21,685,871
Dashiell I. Robinson  78,823,567  2,575,093  167,229  21,685,871
Faith A. Schwartz  80,550,927  859,211  155,750  21,685,871

 

Item 2.  During the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. The stockholders’ votes with respect to the ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm were as follows:

 

For  Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
101,595,911  1,487,907  167,941  0

 

Item 3.  During the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve named executive officer compensation as disclosed in the annual proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The stockholders’ votes with respect to approval of this advisory resolution were as follows:

 

For  Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
15,443,525  65,808,260  314,103  21,685,871

 

 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:  May 27, 2022 REDWOOD TRUST, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Andrew P. Stone
    Name: Andrew P. Stone 
    Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary