X0306 4 2017-03-09 0 0001577670 Ladder Capital Corp LADR 0001430639 GI PARTNERS FUND III LP 188 THE EMBARCADERO, SUITE 700 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 1 0 1 0 0001599196 GI Ladder Holdco, LLC 188 THE EMBARCADERO, SUITE 700 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 1 0 1 0 0001430651 GI PARTNERS FUND III-A LP 188 THE EMBARCADERO, SUITE 700 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 1 0 1 0 0001474562 GI Partners Fund III-B L.P. 188 THE EMBARCADERO, SUITE 700 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 1 0 1 0 0001535645 GI GP III L.P. 188 THE EMBARCADERO, SUITE 700 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 1 0 1 0 0001599197 GI Holdings III L.P. 188 THE EMBARCADERO, SUITE 700 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 1 0 1 0 0001599198 GI GP III LLC 188 THE EMBARCADERO, SUITE 700 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 1 0 1 0 Class A Common Stock 2017-03-09 4 C 0 922168 A 3143988 I See Footnotes Class A Common Stock 2017-03-13 4 S 0 922168 14.05 D 2221820 I See Footnotes Class A Common Stock 2017-03-13 4 S 0 166918 14.05 D 2054902 I See Footnotes Class A Common Stock 2017-03-13 4 S 0 23971 14.05 D 2030931 I See Footnotes Units and Class B Common Stock 0.00 2017-03-09 4 C 0 922168 D Class A Common Stock 922168 9811259 I See Footnotes In connection with the March 2017 Offering (as defined herein), on March 9, 2017, GI Ladder Holdco, LLC ("Ladder Holdco") exchanged 922,168 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "Class B Common Stock") of Ladder Capital Corp. ("LCC") and Series REIT and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (the "Units") into 922,168 shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Class A Common Stock" and collectively with the Class B Common Stock and the Units, the "Equity Interests") of LCC (the "Exchange"). No cash or other consideration was exchanged in connection with the Exchange. The exchange right has no expiration date. Includes 279,008 shares of Class A Common Stock held by GI Partners Fund III-A L.P. ("GI III-A") and 1,942,812 shares of Class A Common Stock held by GI Partners Fund III-B L.P. ("GI III-B"), in each case following the Exchange. On March 7, 2017, LCC, certain pre-IPO stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders"), including Ladder HoldCo, GI III-A and GI III-B, and UBS Securities LLC ("UBS") entered into an Underwriting Agreement, pursuant to which UBS agreed to purchase (the "March 2017 Offering") 3,000,000 shares of LCC's Class A common stock from the Selling Stockholders, including Ladder HoldCo, GI III-A and GI III-B. The March 2017 Offering closed on March 13, 2017. (continued from footnote 3) In connection therewith, GI III-A sold 23,971 shares of Class A Common Stock, GI III-B sold 166,918 shares of Class A Common Stock and Ladder Holdco sold 922,168 shares of Class A Common Stock to UBS on March 13, 2017. GI Partners Fund III L.P. ("GI III") owns Ladder Holdco. GI GP III L.P. ("GI GP LP") is the general partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B. GI Holdings III L.P. ("GI Holdings") is the limited partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B. GI GP III LLC ("GI GP LLC") is the general partner of each of GI GP LP and GI Holdings. Mr. Howard Park is a member of the general partner of GI International L.P. ("GI Partners"), which is an affiliated entity of Ladder Holdco, GI III, GI III-A, GI III-B, GI GP LP, GI Holdings, and GI GP LLC. GI III's principal business is to pursue investments, and GI III-A and GI III-B are affiliated funds in the same business. Ladder Holdco, as an affiliated entity with GI III-A and GI III-B; GI III, as the sole owner of Ladder Holdco and an affiliated entity of GI III-A and GI III-B; GI III-A, as an affiliated entity of GI III-B and GI III; GI III-B, as an affiliated entity of GI III-A and GI III; GI GP III L.P. as the general partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B; GI Holdings III L.P., as the limited partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B; and GI GP III LLC, as the general partner of each of GI GP LP and GI Holdings, directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (continued from footnote 6), as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owners of the Equity Interests (in the case of Ladder Holdco, the Shares (as defined herein), in the case of GI III-A, GI III-B's Class A Common Stock and Ladder Holdco's Class B Common Stock and Units, and in the case of GI III-B, GI III-A's Class A Common Stock and Ladder Holdco's Class B Common Stock and Units) owned by GI III, GI III-A, or GI III-B and therefore, a "ten percent holder" thereunder. Each of Ladder Holdco, GI III-B, GI III, GI GP LP, GI Holdings, and GI GP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. Following the March 2017 Offering, Ladder Holdco holds 9,811,259 Units and shares of Class B Common Stock and no other securities of LCC (the "Ladder Holdco Shares"). Following the March 2017 Offering, GI III-A holds 255,037 shares of Class A Common Stock and no other securities of LCC (the "GI III-A Shares"). Following the March 2017 Offering, GI III-B holds 1,775,894 shares of Class A Common Stock and no other securities of LCC (collectively with the Ladder Holdco Shares and the GI III-A Shares, the "Shares"). Each of GI III-A, GI III-B, GI GP LP, GI Holdings, and GI GP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the Equity Interests reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. Mr. Howard Park is a member of the board of directors of the Issuer, and he also serves as a member of the general partner of GI International L.P. ("GI Partners"), which is an affiliate of GI III, GI III-A, GI III-B, GI GP LP, GI Holdings, and GI GP LLC (collectively, the "GI Entities"). Accordingly, Mr. Park may be determined to represent the interests of the GI Entities on the board of directors of the Issuer, and accordingly, the GI Entities may be deemed to be directors for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. /s/ Jenny McGinnis, attorney in fact 2017-03-13