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): June 25, 2025

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	001-35808	90-0729143
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 50th Floor
New York, NY 10020

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

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

n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	RC	New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, 6.25% Series C Cumulative Convertible, par value $0.0001 per share	RC PRC	New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, 6.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable, par value $0.0001 per share	RC PRE	New York Stock Exchange
6.20% Senior Notes due 2026	RCB	New York Stock Exchange
5.75% Senior Notes due 2026	RCC	New York Stock Exchange
9.00% Senior Notes due 2029	RCD	New York Stock Exchange

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

On June 25, 2025, Ready Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), held its annual meeting of stockholders, solely by means of a virtual meeting conducted live over the internet (the “Annual Meeting”), to vote on the Company’s proposals identified in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2025. A summary of voting results with respect to each proposal is set forth below.

Proposal 1. The stockholders elected all seven director nominees to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify. The votes with respect to the election of each of the seven directors were as follows:


Director	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Thomas E. Capasse	76,225,423	8,499,006	39,571,247
Jack J. Ross	76,081,365	8,643,064	39,571,247
Meredith Marshall	71,120,313	13,604,116	39,571,247
Dominique Mielle	76,459,876	8,264,553	39,571,247
Gilbert E. Nathan	71,029,364	13,695,065	39,571,247
J. Mitchell Reese	61,547,405	23,177,024	39,571,247
Todd M. Sinai	70,849,646	13,874,783	39,571,247

Proposal 2. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year. The votes with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP were as follows:


Total Votes For	Total Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
121,418,303	1,953,295	924,078	0

Proposal 3. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement. The votes with respect to such approval were as follows:


Total Votes For	Total Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
73,946,844	9,902,349	875,236	39,571,247

Proposal 4. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement. The votes with respect to such approval were as follows:


1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
81,594,177	526,786	1,210,318	1,392,940	39,571,247

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/ Andrew Ahlborn
						Name: Andrew Ahlborn
						Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 1, 2025

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