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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-232952

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of securities to be registered
Maximum aggregate
offering price
Amount of registration fee(1)
7.125% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share
$
287,500,000
 
$
34,845
 

(1)Calculated in accordance with Rule 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Prospectus Supplement
(To Prospectus dated August 1, 2019)

10,000,000 Shares


New Residential Investment Corp.
7.125% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
(Liquidation Preference $25.00 Per Share)

We are offering 10,000,000 shares of our 7.125% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends (i) from and including the original issue date to, but excluding, August 15, 2024 at a fixed rate equal to 7.125% per annum of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference (equivalent to $1.78125 per annum per share) and (ii) from and including August 15, 2024, at a floating rate per annum equal to three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 5.640% per annum. Dividends will be payable quarterly in arrears on or about the 15th day of February, May, August and November of each year, when and as declared, beginning on November 15, 2019. Dividends will accumulate and be cumulative from, and including, the original issue date of the Series B Preferred Stock.

The Series B Preferred Stock is not redeemable by us prior to August 15, 2024, except under circumstances where it is necessary to preserve our qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), for U.S. federal income tax purposes and except as described below upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined herein). On or after August 15, 2024, we may, at our option, subject to certain procedural requirements, redeem any or all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share of the Series B Preferred Stock, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date, without interest. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, we may, at our option, subject to certain procedural requirements, redeem any or all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date, without interest. The Series B Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption, and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless repurchased or redeemed by us or converted into shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (our “common stock”), in connection with a Change of Control by the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right (subject to our election to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock in whole or in part, as described above, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined herein)) to convert some or all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of our common stock per share of the Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of:

the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of the Series B Preferred Stock plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a dividend record date (as defined herein) and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date (as defined herein) for the Series B Preferred Stock, in which case no additional amount for such accumulated and unpaid dividends to be paid on such dividend payment date will be included in this sum) by (ii) the Common Stock Price (as defined herein); and
3.32005 (the “Share Cap”), subject to certain adjustments as explained herein;

in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions described in this prospectus supplement, including provisions for the receipt, under specified circumstances, of alternative consideration as described in this prospectus supplement.

No current market exists for the Series B Preferred Stock. We intend to apply to list the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “NRZ PR B.” If the application is approved, trading of the Series B Preferred Stock on the NYSE is expected to commence within 30 days after the original issue date of the Series B Preferred Stock. Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “NRZ.”

There are restrictions on ownership of the Series B Preferred Stock intended to preserve our qualification as a REIT. Please see the sections entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer” in this prospectus supplement and “Description of Capital Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer of Capital Stock” in the accompanying prospectus. In addition, except under limited circumstances as described in this prospectus supplement, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock generally do not have any voting rights.

Investing in the Series B Preferred Stock involves a number of risks. Before making a decision to invest in the Series B Preferred Stock, you should read the discussion of material risks of investing in the Series B Preferred Stock in “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-16 of this prospectus supplement and in the “Risk Factors” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

Neither the SEC nor any state or other securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 
Per Share
Total(1)
Public offering price
$
25.00
 
$
250,000,000
 
Underwriting discount
$
0.7875
 
$
7,875,000
 
Proceeds to us (before expenses)
$
24.2125
 
$
242,125,000
 
(1)Assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock solely to cover over-allotments, if any, on the same terms and conditions set forth above within 30 days of the date of this prospectus supplement.

The underwriters are offering the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock subject to certain conditions. The underwriters expect that the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock will be ready for delivery in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company on or about August 15, 2019.

Joint Book-Running Managers
BofA Merrill Lynch
J.P. Morgan
Morgan Stanley
RBC Capital Markets
UBS Investment Bank
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Citigroup
             A Stifel Company
 
Co-Managers
BTIG
Credit Suisse
Raymond James
Wedbush Securities

The date of this prospectus supplement is August 8, 2019.

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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information. We and the underwriters are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of the Series B Preferred Stock only in jurisdictions where the offers and sales are permitted. The information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or the date of the document incorporated by reference, as the case may be, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement or of any sale of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock.

All references to “we,” “our,” “us,” “the Company” and “New Residential” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus mean New Residential Investment Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries, except where it is made clear that the term means only the parent company.

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Prospectus

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus information that we file with the SEC prior to the completion of this offering. This permits us to disclose important information to you by referring to these filed documents. Any information referenced in this way is considered to be a part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any such information filed by us with the SEC subsequent to the date of this prospectus supplement (but prior to the completion of this offering) will automatically be deemed to update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the following documents which we have already filed with the SEC, except that any information which is furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K (including financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01) and not filed shall not be deemed incorporated by reference herein:

Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 19, 2019;
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on May 2, 2019 and August 1, 2019, respectively;
Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2019, March 15, 2019, April 15, 2019, May 24, 2019, June 18, 2019, June 26, 2019, July 2, 2019, July 26, 2019 and August 2, 2019;
The portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed on April 11, 2019, which are incorporated by reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018;
The description of our common stock set forth in our Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, filed on April 29, 2013, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
The description of our Series A Preferred Stock included in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on July 2, 2019, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

Whenever after the date of this prospectus supplement (but prior to the completion of this offering) we file reports or documents under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, those reports and documents will be deemed to be a part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus from the time they are filed (other than documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules). Any statement made in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus supplement or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.

We will provide without charge, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, excluding any exhibits to those documents unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus form a part. Requests should be directed to New Residential Investment Corp., 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10105, Attention: Investor Relations (telephone number (212) 479-3150 and email address ir@newresi.com). Our SEC filings are also available free of charge at our website (www.newresi.com). The information on or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Such forward—looking statements relate to, among other things, the operating performance of our investments, the stability of our earnings, our financing needs and the size and attractiveness of market opportunities. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “endeavor,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “overestimate,” “underestimate,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” “continue” or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain projections of results of operations, cash flows or financial condition or state other forward-looking information. Our ability to predict results or the actual outcome of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward—looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. As set forth more fully under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item IA in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Part II, Item 1A. in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, which are incorporated by reference herein, factors that could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to:

reductions in the value of, or cash flows received from, our investments;
the quality and size of the investment pipeline and our ability to take advantage of investment opportunities at attractive risk-adjusted prices;
the relationship between yields on assets which are paid off and yields on assets in which such monies can be reinvested;
our ability to deploy capital accretively and the timing of such deployment;
our counterparty concentration and default risks in Nationstar Mortgage LLC (“Nationstar”), Ocwen Financial Corporation (“Ocwen”), OneMain Holdings, Inc. (“OneMain”), Ditech Financial LLC (“Ditech”), PHH Mortgage Corporation (“PHH”) and other third parties;
events, conditions or actions that might occur at Nationstar, Ocwen, OneMain, Ditech, PHH and other third parties, as well as the continued effect of prior events;
a lack of liquidity surrounding our investments, which could impede our ability to vary our portfolio in an appropriate manner;
the impact that risks associated with subprime mortgage loans and consumer loans, as well as deficiencies in servicing and foreclosure practices, may have on the value of our mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), excess mortgage servicing rights (“Excess MSRs”), servicer advance investments, residential mortgage-backed securities (“residential MBS” or “RMBS”), residential mortgage loans and consumer loan portfolios;
the risks related to our acquisition of Shellpoint Partners LLC (“Shellpoint”) and ownership of entities that perform origination and servicing operations;
the risks that default and recovery rates on our MSRs, Excess MSRs, servicer advance investments, RMBS, residential mortgage loans and consumer loans deteriorate compared to our underwriting estimates;
changes in prepayment rates on the loans underlying certain of our assets, including, but not limited to, our MSRs or Excess MSRs;
the risk that projected recapture rates on the loan pools underlying our MSRs or Excess MSRs are not achieved;
servicer advances may not be recoverable or may take longer to recover than we expect, which could cause us to fail to achieve our targeted return on our servicer advance investments or MSRs;

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impairments in the value of the collateral underlying our investments and the relation of any such impairments to our judgments as to whether changes in the market value of our securities or loans are temporary or not and whether circumstances bearing on the value of such assets warrant changes in carrying values;
the relative spreads between the yield on the assets in which we invest and the cost of financing;
adverse changes in the financing markets we access affecting our ability to finance our investments on attractive terms, or at all;
changing risk assessments by lenders that potentially lead to increased margin calls, not extending our repurchase agreements or other financings in accordance with their current terms or not entering into new financings with us;
changes in interest rates and/or credit spreads, as well as the success of any hedging strategy we may undertake in relation to such changes;
the availability and terms of capital for future investments;
changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and bond markets specifically;
competition within the finance and real estate industries;
the legislative/regulatory environment, including, but not limited to, the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act, U.S. government programs intended to grow the economy, future changes to tax laws, the federal conservatorship of Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and legislation that permits modification of the terms of residential mortgage loans;
the risk that government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”) or other regulatory initiatives or actions may adversely affect returns from investments in MSRs and Excess MSRs;
our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the potentially onerous consequences that any failure to maintain such qualification would have on our business;
our ability to maintain our exclusion from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and the fact that maintaining such exclusion imposes limits on our operations;
the risks related to Home Loan Servicing Solutions liabilities that we have assumed;
the impact of current or future legal proceedings and regulatory investigations and inquiries;
the impact of any material transactions with FIG LLC (our “Manager”) or one of its affiliates, including the impact of any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest; and
effects of the completed merger of Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Fortress”) with affiliates of SoftBank Group Corp.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements, which reflect our management’s views as of the date of this prospectus supplement. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The factors noted above could cause our actual results to differ significantly from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

We encourage you to read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well as the information that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, in their entireties. In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should consider the discussion regarding risks and uncertainties under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and in our reports filed with the SEC. We caution that you should not place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are under no obligation (and expressly disclaim any obligation) to update or alter any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that we may make from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before making a decision to invest in the Series B Preferred Stock. You should read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, carefully before making an investment decision, especially the risks of investing in the Series B Preferred Stock discussed under “Risk Factors” herein and therein and our consolidated financial statements and notes to those consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference herein and therein.

NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.

General

New Residential is a publicly traded REIT focused on opportunistically investing in, and actively managing, investments primarily related to residential real estate. The NYSE lists our common stock under the trading symbol “NRZ” and our Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below) under the trading symbol “NRZ PR A.”

As of June 30, 2019, we conducted our business through the following segments: (i) servicing and originations, (ii) residential securities and loans, (iii) consumer loans and (iv) corporate.

We seek to drive strong risk-adjusted returns primarily through investments in the U.S. residential real estate market, which at times incorporate the use of leverage. We generally target assets that generate significant current cash flows and/or have the potential for meaningful capital appreciation. Our investment guidelines are purposefully broad to enable us to make investments in a wide array of assets in diverse markets, including non-real estate related assets such as consumer loans. We expect our asset allocation and target assets to change over time depending on the types of investments our Manager identifies and the investment decisions our Manager makes in light of prevailing market conditions.

We are externally managed by our Manager, an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Fortress”). We are able to draw upon the long-standing expertise and resources of Fortress, a global investment management firm. Pursuant to the terms of our management agreement with our Manager, our Manager provides a management team and other professionals who are responsible for implementing our business strategy and performing certain services for us, subject to oversight by our board of directors. For its services, our Manager is entitled to an annual management fee and is eligible to receive incentive compensation, depending upon our performance. An affiliate of our Manager will also receive options relating to shares of our common stock in connection with this offering.

Recent Developments

On June 17, 2019, we entered into a “stalking-horse” Asset Purchase Agreement (the “APA”) with Ditech Holding Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“Ditech Holding”), and Ditech Financial LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with Ditech Holding, the “Sellers” and each a “Seller”). The APA provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Sellers will sell, transfer and assign to us, or one or more of our designated subsidiaries, the Acquired Assets (as defined in the APA) and we, or one or more of our designated subsidiaries, will assume the Assumed Liabilities (as defined in the APA) (the “Transaction”) for a purchase price (currently expected to be approximately $1 billion, which we expect will be funded with a combination of existing financing facilities and cash on hand) to be determined at the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”) based on the value of the Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities as calculated in accordance with the terms of the APA, subject to certain adjustments. The Sellers are debtors-in-possession under title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq. pursuant to voluntary petitions for relief filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on February 11, 2019 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”).

The APA contains certain customary representations and warranties made by each party, which are qualified by the confidential disclosures provided to us in connection with the APA. We and Sellers have agreed to various customary covenants, including, among others, covenants regarding the conduct of the Sellers’ businesses prior to the Closing and covenants requiring us and Sellers to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain certain third-party and governmental consents, approvals or other authorizations required in connection with the Transaction. The APA also contains certain indemnification provisions, and a portion of the closing purchase price will be placed in escrow

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to satisfy certain indemnification claims. Upon the execution of the APA, we deposited $70 million (the “Deposit Funds”) with an escrow agent, which amount will be credited against the purchase price payable by us upon the completion of the Transaction. If the APA is terminated, the Deposit Funds will be returned to us except in certain circumstances relating to material breaches by us of the APA or our failure to consummate the Transaction when otherwise required.

Each party’s obligation to consummate the Transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including among others, (i) the receipt of certain approvals from governmental and quasi-governmental agencies; (ii) the execution and delivery of certain related agreements, including a Bulk Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Mortgage Servicing Rights, a Mortgage Instrument and Delinquency Amounts Purchase Agreement, a Transition Services Agreement, and an Interim Servicing Agreement, forms of which have been agreed upon between us and Ditech Holding and (iii) other customary closing conditions. The sale of certain assets is also subject to receipt of certain third party consents.

The APA may be terminated by either party under certain circumstances, including, among others: (i) if the Closing has not occurred on or before December 31, 2019 (unless extended under certain circumstances by us or Ditech Holding); (ii) if a court or other governmental entity has issued a final and non-appealable order prohibiting the Closing; (iii) upon a material uncured breach by the other party that would result in a failure of the conditions to the Closing to be satisfied; or (iv) certain circumstances relating to regulatory matters. We may terminate the APA under certain circumstances, including, among others, if the Confirmation Order (as defined in the APA) or any other order of the Bankruptcy Court relating to the sale does not contain the Sale Provisions (as defined in the APA) in form and substance acceptable to us in our sole discretion. The APA provides us with certain bid protections that remain subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court. In particular, if the APA is terminated for certain reasons, including if the Sellers accept a higher or better offer from a competing bidder at the auction, the Sellers may be required to reimburse us for our reasonable expenses up to $6 million and pay us a termination fee of up to $30 million, which may be paid over time upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the APA.

On July 10, 2019, as no qualified bids were received by the bid deadline, the Bankruptcy Court indicated that our stalking horse bid was deemed by the debtors to be the successful bid for the respective acquired assets. The Bankruptcy Court is scheduled to hold the Sale and Confirmation hearings for the Transaction on August 7 and 8, 2019. We cannot assure you the outcome of any hearing by the Bankruptcy Court and whether the Transaction will close on its current terms, the timing of any such closing or whether the closing conditions will be satisfied.

Our Corporate Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10105. Our telephone number is (212) 479-3150. Our web address is www.newresi.com. The information on or otherwise accessible through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus or any other report or document we file with or furnish to the SEC.

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THE OFFERING

This summary of the offering provides a brief overview of the key aspects of the Series B Preferred Stock. You should read carefully this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to understand fully the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, as well as the tax and other considerations that are important to you in making a decision about whether to invest in the Series B Preferred Stock. You should pay special attention to the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page S-16 of this prospectus supplement to determine whether an investment in the Series B Preferred Stock is appropriate for you.

Issuer
New Residential Investment Corp.
Securities Offered
We are offering 10,000,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock ($250,000,000 aggregate liquidation preference), with each share of the Series B Preferred Stock having a par value of $0.01 and a liquidation preference of $25.00, plus up to 1,500,000 additional shares upon the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

We may elect from time to time to issue additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock without notice to, or consent from, the existing holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, and all such additional Series B Preferred Stock would be deemed to form a single series with the shares offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

Dividends
Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends (i) from and including the original issue date to, but excluding, August 15, 2024 (the “Fixed Rate Period”) at a fixed rate equal to 7.125% per annum of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference (equivalent to $1.78125 per annum per share of the Series B Preferred Stock) and (ii) from and including August 15, 2024 (the “Floating Rate Period”), at a floating rate per annum equal to three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 5.640% per annum.

Dividends will be payable quarterly in arrears on or about the 15th day of February, May, August and November of each year (each, a “dividend payment date”), when and as declared, provided that if any dividend payment date is not a business day, as defined in the certificate of designations (as defined herein), then the dividend which would otherwise have been payable on that dividend payment date may be paid on the next succeeding business day. Dividends payable for any Dividend Period during the Fixed Rate Period will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, and dividends payable for any Dividend Period during the Floating Rate Period will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the number of days actually elapsed in such Dividend Period. Dividends will accumulate and be cumulative from, and including, the original issue date, which is expected to be August 15, 2019.

Optional Redemption
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not redeemable by us prior to August 15, 2024, except under circumstances where it is necessary to preserve our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes and except as described below under “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Redemption—Special Optional Redemption.” On and after August 15, 2024, we may, at our option, subject to certain procedural requirements, redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to $25.00 per share of the Series B Preferred Stock, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date, without interest. See “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Redemption—Optional Redemption.” The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will not have the right to require redemption.

Special Optional Redemption
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, we may, at our option, subject to certain procedural requirements, redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share of the Series B Preferred Stock, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date, without interest. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, we have provided notice of our election to redeem some or all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (whether pursuant to our optional redemption right described above or this special optional redemption right), the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will not have any right to convert the Series B Preferred Stock as described below under “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Conversion Rights” with respect to the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock called for redemption. Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Redemption—Special Optional Redemption” in this prospectus supplement.

A “Change of Control” is deemed to occur when, after the original issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the following have occurred and are continuing:

the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of our capital stock entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all our capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all

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securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and

following the closing of any transaction referred to in the bullet point above, neither we nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities (or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE American LLC (the “NYSE American”) or the Nasdaq Stock Market, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, the NYSE American or the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Conversion Rights
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right, subject to our election to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock in whole or in part prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, to convert some or all of the Series B Preferred Stock on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of our common stock per share of the Series B Preferred Stock equal to the lesser of:
the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of the Series B Preferred Stock plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a dividend record date and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date for the Series B Preferred Stock, in which case no additional amount for such accumulated and unpaid dividends to be paid on such dividend payment date will be included in this sum) by (ii) the Common Stock Price; and
3.32005, subject to adjustments to this Share Cap for any splits, subdivisions or combinations of our common stock;

in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions described in this prospectus supplement, including provisions for the receipt, under specified circumstances, of alternative consideration as described in this prospectus supplement.

For definitions of “Change of Control Conversion Right,” “Change of Control Conversion Date” and “Common Stock Price” and a description of certain adjustments and provisions for the receipt of alternative consideration that may be applicable to the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock in the event of a Change of

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Control, and for other important information, please see the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Conversion Rights.”

Liquidation Preference
If we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right to receive $25.00 per share of the Series B Preferred Stock, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the date of payment, before any payment is made to the holders of our common stock. Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Liquidation Preference.”
Voting Rights
Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will generally have no voting rights. However, if we do not pay dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock for six or more quarterly Dividend Periods (whether or not consecutive), the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock (voting together as class with the holders of our 7.50% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the holders of all other classes or series of our preferred stock we have issued or may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series B Preferred Stock in the election referred to below), will be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors to serve on our board of directors until we pay all dividends that we owe on the Series B Preferred Stock, subject to certain limitations described in the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Voting Rights.” In addition, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock is required for us to authorize or issue any class or series of stock ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or winding up, to amend any provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as defined herein) so as to materially and adversely affect any rights of the Series B Preferred Stock or to take certain other actions. Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Voting Rights.”
Ranking
The Series B Preferred Stock will rank, with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, (1) senior to all classes or series of our common stock and to all other equity securities issued by us that expressly indicate are subordinated to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; (2) on a parity with all equity securities issued by us, including our currently outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, other than the equity securities referred to in clauses (1) and

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(3); (3) junior to all equity securities issued by us and approved by at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock with terms specifically providing that those equity securities rank senior to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; and (4) effectively junior to all of our existing and future indebtedness (including indebtedness convertible into our common stock or preferred stock) and other liabilities and to all liabilities and preferred equity of our existing subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries. Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Ranking.”

At June 30, 2019, we and our subsidiaries had approximately $26.9 billion of indebtedness and other liabilities ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Stock. Certain of our existing or future debt instruments may restrict the authorization, payment or setting apart of dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock.

Preemptive Rights
No holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have any preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for our common stock or any other security.
Listing
We intend to apply to list the Series B Preferred Stock on the NYSE under the symbol “NRZ PR B.” If approved, trading of the Series B Preferred Stock on the NYSE is expected to commence within 30 days after the original issue date of the shares. While the underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market in the Series B Preferred Stock prior to commencement of any trading on the NYSE, they are under no obligation to do so and no assurance can be given that a market for the Series B Preferred Stock will develop prior to commencement of trading or, if developed, will be maintained or be liquid.
Use of Proceeds
We estimate that the net proceeds from our sale of the Series B Preferred Stock in this offering will be approximately $241,875,000 (or $278,193,750 if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in full) after deducting the expenses of this offering and the underwriting discount. We intend to use the net proceeds from our sale of the Series B Preferred Stock in this offering for investments and general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds.”
Manager Options
Options relating to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock (or 1,150,000 shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in full) at an exercise price per share of the Series B Preferred Stock equal to $15.27, which is the closing price of our common stock on the date of this prospectus supplement, representing 10% of the number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock being offered by

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us hereby, have been approved by the compensation committee of our board of directors to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of our Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), to our Manager or an affiliate of our Manger in connection with this offering, and subject to adjustment if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. The options are fully vested as of the date of grant, become exercisable as to 1/30 of the shares to which it is subject on the first day of each of the 30 calendar months following the first month after the date of the grant and expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

These options will be settled in an amount of cash equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price, unless advance approval is made to settle the option in shares.

Transfer Agent and Registrar
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.
Book-Entry and Form
The Series B Preferred Stock will be represented by one or more global certificates in definitive fully registered form deposited with a custodian for, and registered in the name of, a nominee of The Depository Trust Company.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
For a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations of owning and disposing of the Series B Preferred Stock and any common stock received upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, please see the sections entitled “Supplement to U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this prospectus supplement and “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus. See “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock.”
Risk Factors
Investing in the Series B Preferred Stock involves risks that are described under the caption “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, which are incorporated by reference herein.

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following table presents our summary historical financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and the historical financial information as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

The summary historical consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 have been derived from our audited financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. The summary historical consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 has been derived from our audited financial statements not included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement.

The summary historical consolidated statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and the summary historical consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019 are derived from our unaudited condensed and consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. The summary historical consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2018 is derived from our unaudited condensed and consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, which is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of New Residential’s management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the information set forth herein. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any subsequent period.

The summary historical financial information below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and New Residential’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes in New Residential’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.

 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
2019
2018
2018
2017
2016
Statement of Income Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
854,914
 
$
787,378
 
$
1,664,223
 
$
1,519,679
 
$
1,076,735
 
Interest expense
 
440,836
 
 
258,303
 
 
606,433
 
 
460,865
 
 
373,424
 
Net Interest Income
 
414,078
 
 
529,075
 
 
1,057,790
 
 
1,058,814
 
 
703,311
 
Impairment
 
35,107
 
 
41,966
 
 
90,641
 
 
86,092
 
 
87,980
 
Net interest income after impairment
 
378,971
 
 
487,109
 
 
967,149
 
 
972,722
 
 
615,331
 
Servicing revenue, net of change in fair value of $(391,509), $61,859, $(188,328), $(67,672), and $88,325, respectively
 
80,316
 
 
363,429
 
 
528,595
 
 
424,349
 
 
118,169
 
Gain on sale of originated mortgage loans, net
 
93,488
 
 
 
 
89,017
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (loss), net
 
(15,213
)
 
167,712
 
 
(44,257
)
 
207,786
 
 
62,337
 
Operating Expenses
 
382,250
 
 
227,570
 
 
609,404
 
 
422,577
 
 
174,210
 
Income Before Income Taxes
 
155,312
 
 
790,680
 
 
931,100
 
 
1,182,280
 
 
621,627
 
Income tax expense (Benefit)
 
24,420
 
 
(9,520
)
 
(73,431
)
 
167,628
 
 
38,911
 
Net Income
$
130,892
 
$
800,200
 
$
1,004,531
 
$
1,014,652
 
$
582,716
 
Noncontrolling Interests in Income of Consolidated Subsidiaries
$
17,241
 
$
21,189
 
$
40,564
 
$
57,119
 
$
78,263
 
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders
$
113,651
 
$
779,011
 
$
963,967
 
$
957,533
 
$
504,453
 
Net Income per Share of Common Stock, Basic
$
0.28
 
$
2.34
 
$
2.82
 
$
3.17
 
$
2.12
 
Net Income per Share of Common Stock, Diluted
$
0.28
 
$
2.32
 
$
2.81
 
$
3.15
 
$
2.12
 
Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding, Basic
 
401,946,938
 
 
333,364,426
 
 
341,268,923
 
 
302,238,065
 
 
238,122,665
 
Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding, Diluted
 
402,239,438
 
 
336,476,481
 
 
343,137,361
 
 
304,381,388
 
 
238,486,772
 
Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock
$
1.00
 
$
1.00
 
$
2.00
 
$
1.98
 
$
1.84
 
Other Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core Earnings(A)
$
424,085
 
$
392,211
 
 
815,158
 
 
861,381
 
 
510,821
 

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June 30,
December 31,
 
2019
2018
2018
2017
2016
Balance Sheet Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
 
411,537
 
 
495,299
 
 
447,860
 
 
1,173,713
 
 
1,399,455
 
Excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, at fair value
 
133,468
 
 
159,034
 
 
147,964
 
 
171,765
 
 
194,788
 
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
 
2,976,008
 
 
2,232,126
 
 
2,884,100
 
 
1,735,504
 
 
659,483
 
Mortgage servicing rights financing receivables, at fair value
 
1,941,139
 
 
1,904,919
 
 
1,644,504
 
 
598,728
 
 
 
Servicer advance investments, at fair value
 
637,914
 
 
843,438
 
 
735,846
 
 
4,027,379
 
 
5,706,593
 
Real estate and other securities, available-for-sale
 
12,125,826
 
 
8,084,927
 
 
11,636,581
 
 
8,071,140
 
 
5,073,858
 
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment (includes $117,155, $0, $121,088, $0, and $0 at fair value, respectively)
 
641,389
 
 
690,771
 
 
735,329
 
 
691,155
 
 
190,761
 
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale
 
1,154,256
 
 
2,021,319
 
 
932,480
 
 
1,725,534
 
 
696,665
 
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value
 
5,588,540
 
 
 
 
2,808,529
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate owned
 
91,038
 
 
125,701
 
 
113,410
 
 
128,295
 
 
59,591
 
Residential mortgage loans subject to repurchase
 
141,581
 
 
 
 
121,602
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans, held-for-investment
 
938,956
 
 
1,212,917
 
 
1,072,202
 
 
1,374,263
 
 
1,799,486
 
Consumer loans, equity method investees
 
25,486
 
 
57,820
 
 
38,294
 
 
51,412
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
406,038
 
 
193,236
 
 
251,058
 
 
295,798
 
 
290,602
 
Restricted cash
 
159,151
 
 
161,441
 
 
164,020
 
 
150,252
 
 
163,095
 
Servicer advances receivable
 
3,047,201
 
 
3,215,361
 
 
3,277,796
 
 
675,593
 
 
81,582
 
Trades receivable
 
5,307,642
 
 
1,076,626
 
 
3,925,198
 
 
1,030,850
 
 
1,687,788
 
Deferred tax asset, net
 
39,333
 
 
 
 
65,832
 
 
 
 
151,284
 
Other assets
 
1,025,872
 
 
468,796
 
 
688,408
 
 
312,181
 
 
244,498
 
Total assets
 
36,792,375
 
 
22,943,731
 
 
31,691,013
 
 
22,213,562
 
 
18,399,529
 
Total debt
 
28,778,010
 
 
15,464,910
 
 
22,656,235
 
 
15,746,530
 
 
13,181,236
 
Total liabilities
 
29,991,545
 
 
17,144,807
 
 
25,602,718
 
 
17,417,400
 
 
14,931,352
 
Total New Residential stockholders’ equity
 
6,717,965
 
 
5,708,793
 
 
5,997,670
 
 
4,690,205
 
 
3,260,100
 
Noncontrolling interests in equity of Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
82,865
 
 
90,131
 
 
90,625
 
 
105,957
 
 
208,077
 
Total equity
 
6,800,830
 
 
5,798,924
 
 
6,088,295
 
 
4,796,162
 
 
3,468,177
 
Supplemental Balance Sheet Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common shares outstanding
 
415,520,780
 
 
339,862,769
 
 
369,104,429
 
 
307,361,309
 
 
250,773,117
 
Book value per share of common stock
 
16.17
 
 
16.80
 
 
16.25
 
 
15.26
 
 
13.00
 
(A)We have four primary variables that impact our operating performance: (i) the current yield earned on our investments, (ii) the interest expense under the debt incurred to finance our investments, (iii) our operating expenses and taxes and (iv) our realized and unrealized gains or losses, including any impairment, on our investments. “Core Earnings” is a non-GAAP measure of our operating performance, excluding the fourth variable above and adjusts the earnings from the consumer loan investment to a level yield basis. Core Earnings is used by management to evaluate our performance without taking into account: (i) realized and unrealized gains and losses, which although they represent a part of our recurring operations, are subject to significant variability and are generally limited to a potential indicator of future economic performance; (ii) incentive compensation paid to our Manager; (iii) non-capitalized transaction-related expenses; and (iv) deferred taxes, which are not representative of current operations.

Our definition of Core Earnings includes accretion on held-for-sale loans as if they continued to be held-for-investment. Although we intend to sell such loans, there is no guarantee that such loans will be sold or that they will be sold within any expected timeframe. During the period prior to sale, we continue to receive cash flows from such loans and believe that it is appropriate to record a yield thereon. In addition, our definition of Core Earnings excludes all deferred taxes, rather than just deferred taxes related to unrealized gains or losses, because we believe deferred taxes are not representative of current operations. Our definition of Core Earnings also limits accreted interest income on RMBS where we receive par upon the exercise of associated call rights based on the estimated value of the underlying collateral, net of related costs including advances. We created this limit in order to be able to accrete to the lower of par or the net value of the underlying collateral, in instances where the net value of the underlying collateral is lower than par. We believe this amount represents the amount of accretion we would have expected to earn on such bonds had the call rights not been exercised.

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Our investments in consumer loans are accounted for under ASC No. 310-20 and ASC No. 310-30, including certain non-performing consumer loans with revolving privileges that are explicitly excluded from being accounted for under ASC No. 310-30. Under ASC No. 310-20, the recognition of expected losses on these non-performing consumer loans is delayed in comparison to the level yield methodology under ASC No. 310-30, which recognizes income based on an expected cash flow model reflecting an investment’s lifetime expected losses. The purpose of the Core Earnings adjustment to adjust consumer loans to a level yield is to present income recognition across the consumer loan portfolio in the manner in which it is economically earned, avoid potential delays in loss recognition, and align it with our overall portfolio of mortgage-related assets which generally record income on a level yield basis. With respect to consumer loans classified as held-for-sale, the level yield is computed through the expected sale date. With respect to the gains recorded under GAAP in 2014 and 2016 as a result of a refinancing of, and the consolidation of, our consumer loan companies, respectively, we continue to record a level yield on those assets based on their original purchase price.

While incentive compensation paid to our Manager may be a material operating expense, we exclude it from Core Earnings because (i) from time to time, a component of the computation of this expense will relate to items (such as gains or losses) that are excluded from Core Earnings, and (ii) it is impractical to determine the portion of the expense related to Core Earnings and non-Core Earnings, and the type of earnings (loss) that created an excess (deficit) above or below, as applicable, the incentive compensation threshold. To illustrate why it is impractical to determine the portion of incentive compensation expense that should be allocated to Core Earnings, we note that, as an example, in a given period, we may have Core Earnings in excess of the incentive compensation threshold but incur losses (which are excluded from Core Earnings) that reduce total earnings below the incentive compensation threshold. In such case, we would either need to (a) allocate zero incentive compensation expense to Core Earnings, even though Core Earnings exceeded the incentive compensation threshold, or (b) assign a “pro forma” amount of incentive compensation expense to Core Earnings, even though no incentive compensation was actually incurred. We believe that neither of these allocation methodologies achieves a logical result. Accordingly, the exclusion of incentive compensation facilitates comparability between periods and avoids the distortion to our non-GAAP operating measure that would result from the inclusion of incentive compensation that relates to non-Core Earnings.

With regard to non-capitalized transaction-related expenses, management does not view these costs as part of our core operations, as they are considered by management to be similar to realized losses incurred at acquisition. Non-capitalized transaction-related expenses are generally legal and valuation service costs, as well as other professional service fees, incurred when we acquire certain investments, as well as costs associated with the acquisition and integration of acquired businesses.

Since the third quarter of 2018, as a result of the acquisition of Shellpoint, we, through our wholly owned subsidiary, NewRez, originate conventional, government-insured and nonconforming residential mortgage loans for sale and securitization. In connection with the transfer of loans to the GSEs or mortgage investors, we report realized gains or losses on the sale of originated residential mortgage loans and retention of mortgage servicing rights, which we believe is an indicator of performance for our servicing and origination segment and therefore included in Core Earnings. Realized gains or losses on the sale of originated residential mortgage loans had no impact on Core Earnings in any prior period, but may impact Core Earnings in future periods.

Management believes that the adjustments to compute “Core Earnings” specified above allow investors and analysts to readily identify and track the operating performance of the assets that form the core of our activity, assist in comparing the core operating results between periods, and enable investors to evaluate our current core performance using the same measure that management uses to operate the business. Management also utilizes Core Earnings as a measure in its decision-making process relating to improvements to the underlying fundamental operations of our investments, as well as the allocation of resources between those investments, and management also relies on Core Earnings as an indicator of the results of such decisions. Core Earnings excludes certain recurring items, such as gains and losses (including impairment as well as derivative activities) and non-capitalized transaction-related expenses, because they are not considered by management to be part of our core operations for the reasons described herein. As such, Core Earnings is not intended to reflect all of our activity and should be considered as only one of the factors used by management in assessing our performance, along with GAAP Net Income which is inclusive of all of our activities.

The primary differences between Core Earnings and the measure we use to calculate incentive compensation relate to (i) realized gains and losses (including impairments), (ii) non-capitalized transaction-related expenses and (iii) deferred taxes (other than those related to unrealized gains and losses). Each are excluded from Core Earnings

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and included in our incentive compensation measure (either immediately or through amortization). In addition, our incentive compensation measure does not include accretion on held-for-sale loans and the timing of recognition of income from consumer loans is different. Unlike Core Earnings, our incentive compensation measure is intended to reflect all realized results of operations. The Gain on Remeasurement of Consumer Loans Investment was treated as an unrealized gain for the purposes of calculating incentive compensation and was therefore excluded from such calculation.

Core Earnings does not represent and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, Net Income or as a substitute for, or superior to, cash flows from operating activities, each as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and our calculation of this measure may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies. For a further description of the difference between cash flows provided by operations and Net Income, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Consolidation and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. Set forth below is a reconciliation of Core Earnings to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure (dollars in thousands):

 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
2019
2018
2018
2017
2016
Net Income attributable to common stockholders
$
113,651
 
$
779,011
 
$
963,967
 
$
957,533
 
$
504,453
 
Impairment
 
35,107
 
 
41,966
 
 
90,641
 
 
86,092
 
 
87,980
 
Other Income adjustments
 
(66,207
)
 
(265,467
)
 
(142,643
)
 
(225,359
)
 
(51,965
)
Other Income and Impairment attributable to non-controlling interests
 
(8,058
)
 
(12,455
)
 
(22,247
)
 
(30,416
)
 
(26,303
)
Change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights
 
213,513
 
 
(182,425
)
 
(65,670
)
 
(155,495
)
 
(103,679
)
Non-capitalized transaction-related expenses
 
16,150
 
 
13,510
 
 
21,946
 
 
21,723
 
 
9,493
 
Gain on securitization of originated mortgage loans
 
40,788
 
 
 
 
8,757
 
 
 
 
 
Incentive compensation to affiliate
 
12,958
 
 
41,321
 
 
94,900
 
 
81,373
 
 
42,197
 
(Gain) loss on settlement of mortgage loan origination derivative instruments
 
29,741
 
 
 
 
(1,234
)
 
 
 
 
Deferred taxes
 
24,732
 
 
(10,815
)
 
(80,054
)
 
168,518
)
 
34,846
 
Interest income on residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale
 
26,189
 
 
6,868
 
 
13,374
 
 
13,623
 
 
18,356
 
Limit on RMBS discount accretion related to called deals
 
(19,556
)
 
(10,194
)
 
(58,581
)
 
(28,652
)
 
(30,233
)
Adjust consumer loans to level yield
 
2,962
 
 
(15,155
)
 
(21,181
)
 
(41,250
)
 
7,470
 
Core Earnings of equity method investees:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess mortgage servicing rights
 
2,115
 
 
6,046
 
 
13,183
 
 
13,691
 
 
18,206
 
Core Earnings
$
424,085
 
$
392,211
 
$
815,158
 
$
861,381
 
$
510,821
 

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RISK FACTORS

In evaluating an investment in the Series B Preferred Stock, you should consider carefully the following risk factors and the risk factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus, in addition to the other risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus supplement, any other documents incorporated by reference herein and, if applicable, in any free writing prospectus we may provide you in connection with this offering.

Risks Relating to this Offering

The Series B Preferred Stock ranks junior to all of our indebtedness and other liabilities and is effectively junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities and any preferred equity of our subsidiaries.

In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our affairs, our assets will be available to pay obligations on the Series B Preferred Stock only after all of our indebtedness and other liabilities have been paid. The rights of holders of the Series B Preferred Stock to participate in the distribution of our assets will rank junior to the prior claims of our current and future creditors and any future series or class of preferred stock we may lawfully issue that ranks senior to the Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, the Series B Preferred Stock effectively ranks junior to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of (as well as any preferred equity interests held by others in) our existing subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries are separate legal entities and have no legal obligation to pay any amounts to us in respect of dividends due on the Series B Preferred Stock. If we are forced to liquidate our assets to pay our creditors or any senior preferred stock, we may not have sufficient assets to pay amounts due on any or all of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding and any parity securities then outstanding, including our Series A Preferred Stock, in which case, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will share ratably with holders of such parity securities. We and our subsidiaries have incurred and may in the future incur substantial amounts of debt and other liabilities that will rank or effectively rank senior to the Series B Preferred Stock. As of June 30, 2019, we and our subsidiaries had approximately $26.9 billion of indebtedness and other liabilities ranking or effectively ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Stock. Certain of our existing or future debt instruments may restrict the authorization, payment or setting apart of dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock.

Future offerings of debt or senior equity securities may adversely affect the market price of the Series B Preferred Stock. If we decide to issue debt or senior equity securities in the future, it is possible that these securities will be governed by an indenture or other instrument containing covenants restricting our operating flexibility.

Additionally, any convertible or exchangeable securities that we issue in the future may have rights, preferences and privileges more favorable than those of the Series B Preferred Stock and may result in dilution to owners of the Series B Preferred Stock. We and, indirectly, our stockholders, will bear the cost of issuing and servicing such securities. Because our decision to issue debt or equity securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. Thus, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will bear the risk of our future offerings reducing the market price of the Series B Preferred Stock and diluting the value of their holdings in us.

We may issue additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and additional series and classes of preferred stock that rank on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock, including our Series A Preferred Stock, as to dividend rights, rights upon liquidation or voting rights.

We currently have 6.21 million shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding that will rank on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

We are allowed to issue additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and additional series and classes of preferred stock that would rank on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividend payments and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the certificate of designations for the Series B Preferred Stock without any vote of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock. The issuance of additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and additional series and classes of parity preferred stock could have the effect of reducing the amounts available to the Series B Preferred Stock issued in this offering upon our liquidation or dissolution or the winding

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up of our affairs. It also may reduce dividend payments on the Series B Preferred Stock issued in this offering if we do not have sufficient funds to pay dividends on all Series B Preferred Stock outstanding and other classes of stock with equal priority with respect to dividends, including our Series A Preferred Stock.

In addition, although holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to limited voting rights, as described in “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Voting Rights,” with respect to such matters, the Series B Preferred Stock will vote together as a class along with all other series and classes of our preferred stock that we may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable. As a result, the voting rights of holders of the Series B Preferred Stock may be significantly diluted, and the holders of such other series and classes of preferred stock that we have issued or may issue may be able to control or significantly influence the outcome of any vote.

Future issuances and sales of parity preferred stock, or the perception that such issuances and sales could occur, may cause prevailing market prices for the Series B Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and our common stock to decline, and may adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital in the financial markets at times and prices favorable to us.

We may not be able to pay dividends (or other distributions) on the Series B Preferred Stock.

Under Delaware law, cash dividends on capital stock may only be paid from “surplus” or, if there is no “surplus,” from the corporation’s net profits for the then-current or the preceding fiscal year. Unless we operate profitably, our ability to pay cash dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock would require the availability of adequate “surplus,” which is defined as the excess, if any, of our net assets (total assets less total liabilities) over our capital. Further, even if adequate surplus is available to pay cash dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock, we may not have sufficient cash to pay dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock. Our ability to pay dividends may be impaired if any of the risks described in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus were to occur. In addition, payment of our dividends depends upon our earnings, liquidity and financial condition, maintenance of our REIT qualification, financial covenants and other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant from time to time. We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings or other capital will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to make distributions on our common stock and preferred stock, including the Series B Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus supplement, to pay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs.

The historical levels of three-month LIBOR are not an indication of the future levels of three-month LIBOR.

During the Floating Rate Period, the dividend rate for the Series B Preferred Stock will be determined based on three-month LIBOR. In the past, the level of three-month LIBOR has experienced significant fluctuations. Historical levels, fluctuations and trends of three-month LIBOR are not necessarily indicative of future levels. Any historical upward or downward trend in three-month LIBOR is not an indication that three-month LIBOR is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time during the Floating Rate Period, and you should not take the historical levels of three-month LIBOR as an indication of its future performance.

Although the actual three-month LIBOR on a dividend payment date or at other times during a Dividend Period within the Floating Rate Period may be higher than the three-month LIBOR on the applicable Dividend Determination Date (as defined herein), you will not benefit from the three-month LIBOR at any time other than on the Dividend Determination Date for such Dividend Period. As a result, changes in the three-month LIBOR during the Floating Rate Period may not result in a comparable change in the market value of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Changes in banks’ inter-bank lending rate reporting practices or the method pursuant to which LIBOR is determined may adversely affect the value of the Series B Preferred Stock.

LIBOR and other indices which are deemed “benchmarks” are the subject of recent national, international, and other regulatory guidance and proposals for reform. Some of these reforms are already effective while others are still to be implemented. These reforms may cause such benchmarks to perform differently than in the past, or have other consequences which cannot be predicted. In particular, regulators and law enforcement agencies in the U.K. and elsewhere are conducting criminal and civil investigations into whether the banks that contribute information to the British Bankers’ Association (the “BBA”) in connection with the daily calculation of LIBOR may have been under-reporting or otherwise manipulating or attempting to manipulate LIBOR. A number of BBA member banks have entered into settlements with their regulators and law enforcement agencies with respect to this alleged

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manipulation of LIBOR. Actions by the regulators or law enforcement agencies, as well as ICE Benchmark Administration (the current administrator of LIBOR), may result in changes to the manner in which LIBOR is determined or the establishment of alternative reference rates. For example, on July 27, 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021.

At this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of any such changes, any establishment of alternative reference rates or any other reforms to LIBOR that may be implemented in the U.K. or elsewhere. Uncertainty as to the nature of such potential changes, alternative reference rates or other reforms may adversely affect the trading market for securities on which the interest or dividend is determined by reference to LIBOR, such as the Series B Preferred Stock. To the extent the Three-Month LIBOR Rate (as defined herein) is discontinued or is no longer quoted, the applicable base rate used to calculate dividend payments on the Series B Preferred Stock during the Floating Rate Period will be determined using the alternative methods described in “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Dividends.” Any of these alternative methods may result in dividend payments that are lower than or that do not otherwise correlate over time with the dividend payments that would have been made on the Series B Preferred Stock during the Floating Rate Period if the Three-Month LIBOR Rate was available in its current form. For example, one alternative method sets the dividend rate for a Dividend Period during the Floating Rate Period at the same rate as the immediately preceding Dividend Period or, in the case of the first Dividend Period in Floating Rate Period, the most recent dividend rate that would have been determined based on the last available Reuters Page LIBOR01 (as defined herein) had the Floating Rate Period been applicable prior to the first Dividend Period in the Floating Rate Period, which may result in effectively converting the Series B Preferred Stock into a fixed dividend rate instrument. More generally, any of the above changes or any other consequential changes to LIBOR or any other “benchmark” as a result of international, national or other proposals for reform or other initiatives or investigations, or any further uncertainty in relation to the timing and manner of implementation of such changes, could have a material adverse effect on the value of and return on any securities based on or linked to a “benchmark,” such as the Series B Preferred Stock. Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock.” Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Dividends” for additional alternative calculation methods.

You may not be able to exercise conversion rights upon a Change of Control. If exercisable, the Change of Control Conversion Rights (as defined herein) described in this prospectus supplement may not adequately compensate a holder of the Series B Preferred Stock. These Change of Control Conversion Rights may also make it more difficult for a party to acquire us or discourage a party from acquiring us.

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right (unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, we have provided notice of our election to redeem some or all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder as described under “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Redemption—Optional Redemption” or “—Special Optional Redemption,” in which case such holder will have the right only with respect to shares of the Series B Preferred Stock that are not called for redemption) to convert some or all of such holder’s Series B Preferred Stock into shares of common stock (or, under specified circumstances, certain alternative consideration). Notwithstanding that we generally may not redeem the Series B Preferred Stock prior to August 15, 2024, we have a special optional redemption right to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock in the event of a Change of Control, and holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will not have the right to convert any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock that we have elected to redeem prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date. Please see the sections entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Redemption—Special Optional Redemption” and “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Conversion Rights.”

If we do not elect to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, then upon an exercise of the conversion rights provided for in this prospectus supplement, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be limited to a maximum number of shares of our common stock (or, if applicable, the Alternative Conversion Consideration (as defined herein)) equal to the Share Cap multiplied by the number of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock converted. If the Common Stock Price is less than $7.53 (which is 50% of the per share closing sale price of our common stock reported on the NYSE on August 7, 2019), subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will receive a maximum of shares of our common stock, which may result in a holder receiving shares of common stock (or Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable) with a value that is less than the liquidation preference of the Series B Preferred Stock plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends.

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In addition, the Change of Control conversion feature of the Series B Preferred Stock may have the effect of discouraging a third party from making an acquisition proposal for us or of delaying, deferring or preventing certain of our change of control transactions under circumstances that otherwise could provide the holders of our common stock and Series B Preferred Stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-current market price of such stock or that stockholders may otherwise believe is in their best interests.

The market price of the Series B Preferred Stock could be substantially affected by various factors.

The market price of the Series B Preferred Stock will depend on many factors, which may change from time to time, including:

prevailing interest rates, increases in which may have an adverse effect on the market price of the shares;
a shift in our investor base;
quarterly or annual earnings and cash flows, or actual or anticipated variations therein, of us and comparable companies;
trading prices of our common stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series A Preferred Stock and common and preferred equity securities issued by REITs and other real estate companies;
the annual yield from distributions on the Series B Preferred Stock as compared to yields on other financial instruments;
uncertainty as to the calculation of LIBOR during the Floating Rate Period, or the perception that the manner in which LIBOR is calculated during the Floating Rate Period is more adverse to holders of the Series B Preferred Stock than the manner in which LIBOR would be calculated on the date of this prospectus supplement;
general economic and financial market conditions;
changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts with respect to us, our competitors or our industry;
government action or regulation;
the financial condition, performance and prospects of us and our competitors;
changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles;
our failure to qualify as a REIT, maintain our exemption under the 1940 Act or satisfy the NYSE listing requirements;
negative public perception of us, our competitors or industry;
our issuance of additional preferred equity or debt securities; and

As a result of these and other factors, investors who purchase the Series B Preferred Stock in this offering may experience a decrease, which could be substantial and rapid, in the market price of the Series B Preferred Stock, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the certificate of designations establishing the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock will contain restrictions upon ownership and transfer of the Series B Preferred Stock, which may impair the ability of holders of shares to effect the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock into our common stock.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as in effect as of the date hereof (our “amended and restated certificate of incorporation”) and the certificate of designations (the “certificate of designations”) establishing the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock will contain restrictions on ownership and transfer of the Series B Preferred Stock intended to assist us in maintaining our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. For example, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that no person may beneficially or constructively own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the attribution provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), more than 9.8% in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding shares of common or capital stock, subject to certain exceptions.

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See “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock” in this prospectus supplement. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Series B Preferred Stock, no holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to convert such stock into our common stock to the extent that receipt of our common stock would cause the holder to exceed the ownership limitations contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and in the certificate of designations for the Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, these restrictions could have anti-takeover effects and could reduce the possibility that a third party will attempt to acquire control of us, which could adversely affect the market price of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have extremely limited voting rights.

The voting rights of a holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will be limited. Our shares of common stock are the only class of our securities that carry full voting rights. Voting rights for holders of the Series B Preferred Stock exist primarily with respect to the ability to elect, voting together with the holders of any other series and classes of our preferred stock having similar voting rights (including our Series A Preferred Stock), two additional directors to our board of directors, subject to limitations described in the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Voting Rights,” in the event that six or more quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive) payable on the Series B Preferred Stock are in arrears, and with respect to voting on amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or the certificate of designations relating to the Series B Preferred Stock that materially and adversely affect the rights of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock or authorize, increase or create additional classes or series of our shares of preferred stock that are senior to the Series B Preferred Stock. Other than the limited circumstances described in this prospectus supplement, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will not have any voting rights. Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Stock—Voting Rights.”

The Series B Preferred Stock is a new issue of securities and does not have an established trading market, which may negatively affect its value and your ability to transfer and sell the Series B Preferred Stock.

The Series B Preferred Stock is a new issue of securities and currently no market exists for such securities. We intend to apply to list the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock on the NYSE. However, we cannot assure you that the Series B Preferred Stock will be approved for listing on the NYSE. Even if so approved, trading of the Series B Preferred Stock on the NYSE is not expected to begin until sometime during the period ending 30 days after the original issue date of the Series B Preferred Stock and, in any event, a trading market on the NYSE for the Series B Preferred Stock may never develop or, even if one develops, may not be maintained and may not provide you with adequate liquidity. The underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market in the Series B Preferred Stock prior to the commencement of any trading on the NYSE, but are not obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without notice. The liquidity of any market for the Series B Preferred Stock that may develop will depend on a number of factors, including prevailing interest rates, the dividend rate (or manner of calculation thereof) on the Series B Preferred Stock and our common stock, our financial condition, liquidity and operating results, the number of holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, the market for similar securities and the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the Series B Preferred Stock. As a result, the ability to transfer or sell the Series B Preferred Stock and the amount you receive upon any sale or transfer of the Series B Preferred Stock could be materially and adversely affected.

If our common stock is delisted, your ability to transfer or sell your shares may be limited and the market value of the Series B Preferred Stock will likely be materially adversely affected.

Other than in connection with a Change of Control, the Series B Preferred Stock does not contain provisions that are intended to protect you if our common stock is delisted from the NYSE. Because the Series B Preferred Stock does not have a stated maturity date, you may be forced to hold the Series B Preferred Stock and receive stated dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock when, as and if authorized by our board of directors and paid by us with no assurance as to ever receiving the liquidation value thereof. In addition, if our common stock is delisted from the NYSE, it is likely that the Series B Preferred Stock will be delisted from the NYSE as well. Accordingly, if our common stock is delisted from the NYSE, your ability to transfer or sell the Series B Preferred Stock may be limited and the market value of the Series B Preferred Stock will likely be materially adversely affected.

The Series B Preferred Stock has not been rated.

We have not sought to obtain a rating for the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock may never be rated. It is possible, however, that one or more rating agencies might independently determine to issue such ratings or that such ratings, if issued, would materially and adversely affect the market price of such securities. In

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addition, we may elect in the future to obtain a rating for the Series B Preferred Stock, which could materially and adversely affect the market price of such securities. Ratings only reflect the views of the rating agency or agencies issuing the ratings and such ratings could be revised downward, placed on a watch list or negative outlook or withdrawn entirely at the discretion of the issuing rating agency if in its judgment circumstances so warrant. Any such downward revision, placing on a watch list or withdrawal of a rating could have a material adverse effect on the market price of the Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, ratings do not reflect market prices or suitability of a security for a particular investor and any future rating of the Series B Preferred Stock may not reflect all risks related to the us and our business, or the structure or market price of the Series B Preferred Stock.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds from our sale of the Series B Preferred Stock in this offering will be approximately $241,875,000 (or $278,193,750 if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in full), after deducting the underwriting discount and expenses of this offering. We intend to use the net proceeds from our sale of the Series B Preferred Stock in this offering for investments and general corporate purposes.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK

This description of certain terms of the Series B Preferred Stock supplements, and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, replaces, the description of the general terms and provisions of our preferred stock set forth in the accompanying prospectus, to which description reference is hereby made. The description of certain terms of the Series B Preferred Stock in this prospectus supplement does not purport to be complete and is in all respects subject to, and qualified in its entirety by references to the relevant provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the certificate of designations designating the Series B Preferred Stock, our bylaws and Delaware law. Copies of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our bylaws are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus forms a part.

General

Shares of the Series B Preferred Stock represent a single series of our authorized preferred stock. By this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, we are offering shares of the Series B Preferred Stock ($250,000,000 aggregate liquidation preference), with each share of the Series B Preferred Stock having a par value of $0.01 and a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. We may elect from time to time to issue additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock without notice to, or consent from, the existing holders of shares, and all those additional shares would be deemed to form a single series with the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we are currently authorized to designate and issue up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, in one or more classes or series and, subject to the limitations prescribed by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and Delaware law, with such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of each class or series of preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any class or series as our board of directors may determine, without any vote or action by our stockholders. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, 6.21 million shares of our preferred stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are designated as the Series A Preferred Stock and constitute parity stock, as described below under “—Ranking.” In connection with this offering, our board of directors or a committee of our board of directors will, as permitted by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, designate a new series of preferred stock with the rights set forth herein, consisting of 10,000,000 shares, plus up to an additional 1,500,000 shares which may be issued upon exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares, designated as 7.125% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, which we refer to herein as the Series B Preferred Stock, by adopting the certificate of designations. Subsequent to the completion of this offering, we will have available for issuance 83,790,000 authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock (or 82,290,000 shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option to purchase 1,500,000 additional shares in full). Our board of directors may, without the approval of holders of the Series B Preferred Stock or our common stock, designate additional series of authorized preferred stock ranking junior to or on parity with the Series B Preferred Stock or designate additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and authorize the issuance of such shares.

The registrar and transfer agent in respect of the Series B Preferred Stock will be American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC. The principal business address for American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC is 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219. The certificate of designations designating the Series B Preferred Stock will provide that we will maintain an office or agency where shares of the Series B Preferred Stock may be surrendered for payment (including redemption), registration of transfer or exchange, or conversion.

Maturity

The Series B Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption. Shares of the Series B Preferred Stock will remain outstanding indefinitely unless we decide to redeem or otherwise repurchase them or they become convertible and are converted as described below under “—Conversion Rights.” We are not required to set aside funds to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock.

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Ranking

The Series B Preferred Stock will rank, with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up:

1.senior to all classes or series of our common stock and to all other equity securities issued by us that expressly indicate are subordinated to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up;
2.on a parity with all equity securities issued by us, including our Series A Preferred Stock, other than the equity securities referred to in clauses (1) and (3);
3.junior to all equity securities issued by us and approved by at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock with terms specifically providing that those equity securities rank senior to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up (please see the section entitled “—Voting Rights” below); and
4.effectively junior to all of our existing and future indebtedness (including indebtedness convertible to our common stock or preferred stock) and other liabilities and to all liabilities and preferred equity and to the indebtedness of our existing subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries.

Dividends

Holders of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our board of directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends. The initial dividend rate for the Series B Preferred Stock from and including the original issue date to, but excluding, August 15, 2024 will be at the fixed annual rate of 7.125% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of the Series B Preferred Stock, on and after August 15, 2024 dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock will accumulate at a percentage of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of the Series B Preferred Stock equal to an annual floating rate of the Three-Month LIBOR Rate plus a spread of 5.640%. Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock shall accumulate daily and be cumulative from, and including, the original issue date and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on or about the 15th day of each February, May, August and November (each, a “dividend payment date”); provided that if any dividend payment date is not a business day, as defined in the certificate of designations, then the dividend which would otherwise have been payable on that dividend payment date may be paid on the next succeeding business day and no interest, additional dividends or other sums will accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after that dividend payment date to that next succeeding business day. Dividends payable for any Dividend Period during the Fixed Rate Period will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, and dividends payable for any Dividend Period during the Floating Rate Period will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the number of days actually elapsed in such Dividend Period. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as they appear in our stock transfer records for the Series B Preferred Stock at the close of business on the applicable dividend record date, which shall be the first day of the calendar month, whether or not a business day, in which the applicable dividend payment date falls (each, a “dividend record date”). The dividends payable on any dividend payment date shall include dividends accumulated to, but excluding, such dividend payment date.

For each Dividend Period during the Floating Rate Period, LIBOR (the London interbank offered rate) (“Three-Month LIBOR Rate”) will be determined by us or a Calculation Agent (as defined herein) as of the applicable Dividend Determination Date, in accordance with the following provisions:

LIBOR will be the rate (expressed as a percentage per year) for deposits in U.S. dollars having an index maturity of three months, in amounts of at least $1,000,000, as such rate appears on “Reuters Page LIBOR01” at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the relevant Dividend Determination Date; or
if no such rate appears on “Reuters Page LIBOR01” or if the “Reuters Page LIBOR01” is not available at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the relevant Dividend Determination Date, then we will select four nationally recognized banks in the London interbank market and request that the principal London offices of those four selected banks provide us with their offered quotation for deposits in U.S. dollars for a period of three months, commencing on the first day of the applicable Dividend Period, to prime banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on that

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Dividend Determination Date for the applicable Dividend Period. Offered quotations must be based on a principal amount equal to an amount that, in our discretion, is representative of a single transaction in U.S. dollars in the London interbank market at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, the Three-Month LIBOR Rate for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward if necessary, to the nearest 0.00001 of 1%) of those quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, the Three-Month LIBOR Rate for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward if necessary, to the nearest 0.00001 of 1%) of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on that Dividend Determination Date for such Dividend Period by three nationally recognized banks in New York, New York selected by us, for loans in U.S. dollars to nationally recognized European banks (as selected by us), for a period of three months commencing on the first day of such Dividend Period. The rates quoted must be based on an amount that, in our discretion, is representative of a single transaction in U.S. dollars in that market at that time. If no quotation is provided as described above, then if a Calculation Agent has not been appointed at such time, we will appoint a Calculation Agent who shall, after consulting such sources as it deems comparable to any of the foregoing quotations or display page, or any such source as it deems reasonable from which to estimate LIBOR or any of the foregoing lending rates or display page, shall determine LIBOR for the second London Business Day (as defined herein) immediately preceding the first day of the applicable Dividend Period in its sole discretion. If the Calculation Agent is unable or unwilling to determine LIBOR as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, then LIBOR will be equal to Three-Month LIBOR for the then current Dividend Period, or, in the case of the first Dividend Period in the Floating Rate Period, the most recent dividend rate that would have been determined based on the last available Reuters Page LIBOR01 had the Floating Rate Period been applicable prior to the first Dividend Period in the Floating Rate Period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we determine on the relevant Dividend Determination Date that LIBOR has been discontinued, then we will appoint a Calculation Agent and the Calculation Agent will consult with an investment bank of national standing to determine whether there is an industry accepted substitute or successor base rate to Three-Month LIBOR Rate. If, after such consultation, the Calculation Agent determines that there is an industry accepted substitute or successor base rate, the Calculation Agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate. In such case, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may (without implying a corresponding obligation to do so) also implement changes to the business day convention, the definition of business day, the Dividend Determination Date and any method for obtaining the substitute or successor base rate if such rate is unavailable on the relevant Business Day, in a manner that is consistent with industry accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate. Unless the Calculation Agent determines that there is an industry accepted substitute or successor base rate as so provided above, the Calculation Agent will, in consultation with us, follow the steps specified in the second bullet point in the immediately preceding paragraph in order to determine Three-Month LIBOR Rate for the applicable Dividend Period.

“Calculation Agent” means a third party independent financial institution of national standing with experience providing such services, which has been selected by us.

“Dividend Determination Date” means the second London Business Day immediately preceding the first date of the applicable Dividend Period.

“Dividend Period” means the period from, and including, the immediately preceding dividend payment date to, but excluding, the applicable dividend payment date.

“London Business Day” means any day on which dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.

“Reuters Page LIBOR01” means the display so designated on the Reuters 3000 Xtra (or such other page as may replace the LIBOR01 page on that service, or such other service as may be nominated by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, or ICE, or its successor, or such other entity assuming the responsibility of ICE or its successor in the event ICE or its successor no longer does so, as the successor service, for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits).

No dividends on shares of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be declared by our board of directors or paid or set apart for payment by us at any time when the terms and provisions of any agreement of ours, including any agreement relating to our indebtedness, prohibit the declaration, payment or setting apart for payment thereof or provide that the declaration, payment or setting apart for payment thereof would constitute a breach of the agreement

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or a default under the agreement, or if the declaration, payment or setting apart for payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law. You should review the information appearing above under “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to this Offering—We may not be able to pay dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock” for information as to, among other things, other circumstances under which we may be unable to pay dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock will accumulate whether or not we have earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of those dividends and whether or not those dividends are declared. No interest, or sum in lieu of interest, will be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Series B Preferred Stock which may be in arrears, and holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any dividends in excess of full cumulative dividends described above. Any dividend payment made on the Series B Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the earliest accumulated but unpaid dividend due with respect to those shares.

Future distributions on our common stock and preferred stock, including the Series B Preferred Stock offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash flow from operations, financial condition and capital requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, any debt service requirements, financial covenants and any other factors our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to make cash distributions on the Series B Preferred Stock or what the actual distributions will be for any future period.

Unless full cumulative dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for payment for all past Dividend Periods, no dividends or other distributions (other than in shares of common stock or in shares of any class or series of preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation) shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment upon shares of our common stock or preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation. In addition, any shares of our common stock or preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation shall not be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such shares) by us (except by conversion into or exchange for shares of, or options, warrants or rights to purchase or subscribe for, our other capital stock that we may issue ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation and except for transfers made pursuant to the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, relating to restrictions on ownership and transfers of our capital stock). The foregoing will not, however, prevent the redemption, purchase or acquisition by us of shares of any class or series of stock for the purpose of enforcing restrictions on transfer and ownership of our stock contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, including in order to preserve our qualification as a REIT, or the redemption, purchase or acquisition by us of shares of our common stock for purposes of and in compliance with any incentive or benefit plan of ours.

When dividends are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not so set apart) upon the Series B Preferred Stock and the shares of any other class or series of preferred stock that we have issued or may issue ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Series B Preferred Stock, including our Series A Preferred Stock, all dividends declared upon the Series B Preferred Stock and any class or other series of preferred stock that we have issued or may issue ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Series B Preferred Stock, including our Series A Preferred Stock, shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share of the Series B Preferred Stock and such other class or series of preferred stock that we have issued or may issue shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accumulated dividends per share on the Series B Preferred Stock and accumulated dividends per share on such other classes or series of preferred stock that we have issued or may issue (which shall not include any accumulation in respect of undeclared and unpaid dividends for past Dividend Periods if such preferred stock does not have a cumulative dividend) bear to each other. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Series B Preferred Stock which may be in arrears.

Liquidation Preference

In the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of the assets we have legally available for distribution to our stockholders, subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of our capital stock we may

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lawfully issue ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the date of payment, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of our common stock or any other class or series of our stock that we may issue that ranks junior to the Series B Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights.

In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, our available assets are insufficient to pay the amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of our preferred stock that we have issued or may issue ranking on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock in the distribution of assets then, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and all other such classes or series of preferred stock, including our Series A Preferred Stock, shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.

Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to written notice of any such liquidation no fewer than 30 days and no more than 60 days prior to the payment date. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets. The consolidation or merger of us with or into any other corporation, trust or entity or of any other entity with or into us, or the sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of our property or business, individually or in a series of related transactions, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of us (although such events may give rise to the special optional redemption and contingent conversion rights described below).

Redemption

The Series B Preferred Stock is not redeemable by us prior to August 15, 2024, except as described below under “—Special Optional Redemption” and except that, as provided in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we may purchase or redeem shares of the Series B Preferred Stock prior to that date in order to preserve our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Please see the section entitled “Description of Capital Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer of Capital Stock” in the accompanying prospectus.

Optional Redemption. On and after August 15, 2024, we may, at our option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ written notice, redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date, without interest. If we elect to redeem any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock as described in this paragraph, we may use any available cash to pay the redemption price, and we will not be required to pay the redemption price only out of the proceeds from the issuance of other equity securities or any other specific source.

Special Optional Redemption. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, we may, at our option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ written notice, redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date, without interest. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, we have provided notice of our election to redeem some or all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (whether pursuant to our optional redemption right described above under “—Optional Redemption” or this special optional redemption right), the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will not have the Change of Control Conversion Right described below under “—Conversion Rights” with respect to the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock called for redemption. If we elect to redeem any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock as described in this paragraph, we may use any available cash to pay the redemption price, and we will not be required to pay the redemption price only out of the proceeds from the issuance of other equity securities or any other specific source.

“Change of Control” is deemed to occur when, after the original issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the following have occurred and are continuing:

the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of

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our capital stock entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all our capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and

following the closing of any transaction referred to in the bullet point above, neither we nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities (or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE American or the Nasdaq Stock Market, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, the NYSE American or the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Redemption Procedures. In the event we elect to redeem any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, the notice of redemption will be mailed to each holder of record of the Series B Preferred Stock called for redemption at such holder’s address as it appears on our stock transfer records and will state the following:

the redemption date;
the number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed;
the redemption price;
the place or places where certificates (if any) for the Series B Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price;
that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accumulate on the redemption date;
whether such redemption is being made pursuant to the provisions described above under “—Optional Redemption” or “—Special Optional Redemption”;
if applicable, that such redemption is being made in connection with a Change of Control and, in that case, a brief description of the transaction or transactions constituting such Change of Control; and
if such redemption is being made in connection with a Change of Control, that the holders of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock being so called for redemption will not be able to tender such shares of the Series B Preferred Stock for conversion in connection with the Change of Control and that each share of the Series B Preferred Stock tendered for conversion that is called, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined herein), for redemption will be redeemed on the related date of redemption instead of converted on the Change of Control Conversion Date.

If less than all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock held by any holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall also specify the number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder to be redeemed. No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given.

Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall surrender the Series B Preferred Stock at the place designated in the notice of redemption and shall be entitled to the redemption price and any accumulated and unpaid dividends payable upon the redemption following the surrender. If notice of redemption of any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock has been given and if we have irrevocably set aside the funds necessary for redemption for the benefit of the holders of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date (unless default shall be made by us in providing for the payment of the redemption price plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any), dividends will cease to accumulate on those shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, those shares of the Series B Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of those shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, payable upon redemption. If any redemption date is not a business day, then the redemption price and accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, payable upon redemption may be paid on the next business day and no interest, additional dividends or other sums will accrue on the amount payable for the period from and after that redemption date to that next business day. If less than all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock is to be redeemed, the Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected pro rata or by lot (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares) that will not result in the automatic transfer of any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to a trust as described below under “—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.”

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As part of any redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock, we shall pay, in cash, any accumulated and unpaid dividends through and including the redemption date, unless a redemption date falls after a dividend record date and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date, in which case each holder of the Series B Preferred Stock at the close of business on such dividend record date shall be entitled to the dividend payable on such shares on the corresponding dividend payment date notwithstanding the redemption of such shares before such dividend payment date. Except as provided above, we will make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed.

Unless full cumulative dividends on all shares of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been or contemporaneously is set apart for payment for all past Dividend Periods, no shares of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be redeemed unless all outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are simultaneously redeemed and we shall not purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (except by conversion into or exchange for shares of, or options, warrants or rights to purchase or subscribe for, our other preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase or acquisition by us of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to preserve our REIT status for federal income tax purposes or pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Subject to applicable law, we may purchase shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in the open market, by tender or by private agreement. Any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock that we acquire may be retired and re-classified as authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, without designation as to class or series, and may thereafter be reissued as any class or series of preferred stock.

Conversion Rights

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right (unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, we have provided notice of our election to redeem some or all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder as described above under “—Redemption—Optional Redemption” or “—Redemption—Special Optional Redemption,” in which case such holder will have the right only with respect to shares of the Series B Preferred Stock that are not called for redemption) to convert some or all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder (the “Change of Control Conversion Right”) on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of our common stock per share of the Series B Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Conversion Consideration”) equal to the lesser of:

the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of the Series B Preferred Stock plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not authorized or declared thereon to, but excluding, the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a dividend record date and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date for the Series B Preferred Stock, in which case no additional amount for such accumulated and unpaid dividends to be paid on such dividend payment date will be included in this sum) by (ii) the Common Stock Price, as defined herein (such quotient, the “Conversion Rate”); and
3.32005, subject to certain adjustments to this Share Cap as described below.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the certificate of designations and except as otherwise required by law, the persons who are the holders of record of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock at the close of business on a dividend record date will be entitled to receive the dividend payable on the corresponding dividend payment date notwithstanding the conversion of those shares after such dividend record date and on or prior to such dividend payment date and, in such case, the full amount of such dividend shall be paid on such dividend payment date to the persons who were the holders of record at the close of business on such dividend record date. Except as provided above, we will make no allowance for unpaid dividends that are in arrears on the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to be converted.

The Share Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any share splits (including those effected pursuant to a distribution of our common stock to existing holders of our common stock), subdivisions or combinations (in each case, a “Share Split”) with respect to our common stock as follows: the adjusted Share Cap as the result of a Share Split will be the number of shares of our common stock that is equivalent to the product obtained by

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multiplying (i) the Share Cap in effect immediately prior to such Share Split by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such Share Split and the denominator of which is the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to such Share Split.

For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the aggregate number of shares of our common stock (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable) issuable or deliverable, as applicable, in connection with the exercise of the Change of Control Conversion Right will not exceed 33,200,500 shares of our common stock (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable), subject to proportionate increase to the extent the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares is exercised, not to exceed 38,180,575 shares of our common stock in total (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable) (the “Exchange Cap”). The Exchange Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any Share Splits on the same basis as the corresponding adjustment to the Share Cap.

In the case of a Change of Control pursuant to which our common stock is or will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (the “Alternative Form Consideration”), a holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will receive upon conversion of such shares of the Series B Preferred Stock the kind and amount of Alternative Form Consideration which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive upon the Change of Control had such holder held a number of shares of our common stock equal to the Common Stock Conversion Consideration immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control (the “Alternative Conversion Consideration”; the Common Stock Conversion Consideration or the Alternative Conversion Consideration, whichever shall be applicable to a Change of Control, is referred to as the “Conversion Consideration”).

If the holders of our common stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in the Change of Control, the Conversion Consideration in respect of such Change of Control will be deemed to be the kind and amount of consideration actually received by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock that made or voted for such an election (if electing between two types of consideration) or holders of a plurality of the outstanding shares of our common stock that made or voted for such an election (if electing between more than two types of consideration), as the case may be, and will be subject to any limitations to which all holders of our common stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in such Change of Control.

We will not issue fractional shares of our common stock upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock in connection with a Change of Control. Instead, we will make a cash payment equal to the value of such fractional shares based upon the Common Stock Price used in determining the Common Stock Conversion Consideration for such Change of Control.

Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, provided that we have not then exercised our right to redeem all shares of the Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the redemption provisions described above, we will provide to holders of the Series B Preferred Stock a notice of occurrence of the Change of Control that describes the resulting Change of Control Conversion Right. This notice will be delivered to the holders of record of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock at their addresses as they appear on our stock transfer records. No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the giving thereof will affect the validity of the proceedings for the conversion of any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. This notice will state the following:

the events constituting the Change of Control;
the date of the Change of Control;
the last date on which the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock may exercise their Change of Control Conversion Right;
the method and period for calculating the Common Stock Price;
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that if, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, we have provided notice of our election to redeem all or any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, holders will not be able to convert the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock called for redemption and such shares will be redeemed on the related redemption date, even if such shares have already been tendered for conversion pursuant to the Change of Control Conversion Right;
if applicable, the type and amount of Alternative Conversion Consideration entitled to be received per share of the Series B Preferred Stock;
the name and address of the paying agent and transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Stock;
the procedures that the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock must follow to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right (including procedures for surrendering shares for conversion through the facilities of a Share Depositary (as defined herein)), including the form of conversion notice to be delivered by such holders as described below; and
the last date on which holders of the Series B Preferred Stock may withdraw shares surrendered for conversion and the procedures that such holders must follow to effect such a withdrawal.

Under such circumstances, we will also issue a press release containing such notice for publication on Dow Jones & Company, Inc., the Wall Street Journal, Business Wire, PR Newswire or Bloomberg Business News (or, if these organizations are not in existence at the time of issuance of the press release, such other news or press organization as is reasonably calculated to broadly disseminate the relevant information to the public), and post a notice on our website, in any event prior to the opening of business on the first business day following any date on which we provide the notice described above to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.

To exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be required to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date, the certificates (if any) representing the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to be converted, duly endorsed for transfer (or, in the case of any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock held in book-entry form through a Share Depositary, to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date, the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to be converted through the facilities of such Share Depositary), together with a written conversion notice in the form provided by us, duly completed, to our transfer agent. The conversion notice must state:

the relevant Change of Control Conversion Date;
the number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to be converted; and
that the Series B Preferred Stock is to be converted pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Series B Preferred Stock.

The “Change of Control Conversion Date” is the date the Series B Preferred Stock is to be converted, which will be a business day selected by us that is no fewer than 20 days nor more than 35 days after the date on which we provide the notice described above to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.

The “Common Stock Price” is (i) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by the holders of our common stock is solely cash, the amount of cash consideration per share of our common stock or (ii) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders of our common stock is other than solely cash (x) the average of the closing sale prices per share of our common stock (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices per share) for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the date on which such Change of Control occurred as reported on the principal U.S. securities exchange on which our common stock is then traded, or (y) the average of the last quoted bid prices for our common stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or similar organization for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the date on which such Change of Control occurred, if our common stock is not then listed for trading on a U.S. securities exchange.

Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock may withdraw any notice of exercise of a Change of Control Conversion Right (in whole or in part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to our transfer agent prior to the close of business on the business day prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date. The notice of withdrawal delivered by any holder must state:

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the number of withdrawn shares of the Series B Preferred Stock;
if certificated Series B Preferred Stock has been surrendered for conversion, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn shares of the Series B Preferred Stock; and
the number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, if any, which remain subject to the holder’s conversion notice.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are held in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or a similar depositary (each, a “Share Depositary”), the conversion notice and/or the notice of withdrawal, as applicable, must comply with applicable procedures, if any, of the applicable Share Depositary.

Series B Preferred Stock as to which the Change of Control Conversion Right has been properly exercised and for which the conversion notice has not been properly withdrawn will be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration in accordance with the Change of Control Conversion Right on the Change of Control Conversion Date, unless prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date we have provided notice of our election to redeem some or all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, as described above under “—Redemption—Optional Redemption” or “—Redemption—Special Optional Redemption,” in which case only the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock properly surrendered for conversion and not properly withdrawn that are not called for redemption will be converted as aforesaid. If we elect to redeem shares of the Series B Preferred Stock that would otherwise be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration on a Change of Control Conversion Date, such shares of the Series B Preferred Stock will not be so converted and the holders of such shares will be entitled to receive on the applicable redemption date the redemption price described above under “—Redemption—Optional Redemption” or “—Redemption—Special Optional Redemption,” as applicable.

We will deliver all securities, cash and any other property owing upon conversion no later than the third business day following the Change of Control Conversion Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the persons entitled to receive any shares of our common stock or other securities delivered on conversion will be deemed to have become the holders of record thereof as of the Change of Control Conversion Date.

In connection with the exercise of any Change of Control Conversion Right, we will comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and stock exchange rules in connection with any conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock into shares of our common stock or other property. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Series B Preferred Stock, no holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to convert such Series B Preferred Stock into shares of our common stock to the extent that receipt of such common stock would cause such holder (or any other person) to exceed the applicable share ownership limitations contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the certificate of designations, unless we provide an exemption from this limitation to such holder. Please see the section entitled “—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer” below and “Description of Capital Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer of Capital Stock” in the accompanying prospectus.

The Change of Control conversion feature may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us or discourage a party from acquiring us. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to this Offering—You may not be able to exercise conversion rights upon a Change of Control. If exercisable, the Change of Control Conversion Rights described in this prospectus supplement may not adequately compensate a holder of the Series B Preferred Stock. These Change of Control Conversion Rights may also make it more difficult for a party to acquire us or discourage a party from acquiring us.”

Except as provided above in connection with a Change of Control, the Series B Preferred Stock is not convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities or property.

Voting Rights

Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will not have any voting rights, except as set forth below or as otherwise required by law or any applicable stock exchange rules.

Whenever dividends on any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are in arrears for six or more quarterly Dividend Periods, whether or not consecutive, the number of directors constituting our board of directors will be automatically increased by two (if not already increased by two by reason of the election of directors by the holders of any other class or series of our preferred stock that we have issued or may issue and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote with the Series B Preferred Stock as a class

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with respect to the election of those two directors) and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock (voting together as a class with all other classes or series of preferred stock that we have issued or may issue and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series B Preferred Stock in the election of those two directors) will be entitled to vote for the election of those two additional directors at a special meeting called by us at the request of the holders of record of at least 25% of the outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock or by the holders of any other class or series of preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series B Preferred Stock in the election of those two directors (unless the request is received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of stockholders, in which case, such vote will be held at the earlier of the next annual or special meeting of stockholders), and at each subsequent annual meeting until all dividends accumulated on the Series B Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods and the then current Dividend Period shall have been fully paid. In that case, the right of holders of the Series B Preferred Stock to elect any directors will cease and, unless there are other classes or series of our preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, any directors elected by holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall immediately resign and the number of directors constituting the board of directors shall be reduced accordingly. In no event shall the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock be entitled pursuant to these voting rights to elect a director that would cause us to fail to satisfy a requirement relating to director independence of any national securities exchange or quotation system on which any class or series of our capital stock is listed or quoted. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the total number of directors elected by holders of the Series B Preferred Stock (voting together as a class with all other classes or series of preferred stock that we have issued or may issue and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series B Preferred Stock in the election of such directors) pursuant to these voting rights exceed two.

If at any time when the voting rights conferred upon the Series B Preferred Stock (as described above) are exercisable any vacancy in the office of a director elected pursuant to the procedures described above shall occur, then such vacancy may be filled only by the remaining director or by the vote of the holders of record of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and any other classes or series of preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series B Preferred Stock in the election of directors (as described above). Any director elected or appointed pursuant to the procedures described above may be removed at any time, with or without cause, only by the affirmative vote of holders of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and any other classes or series of preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which classes or series of preferred stock are entitled to vote as a class with the Series B Preferred Stock in the election of directors pursuant to the procedures described above, such removal to be effected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and any such other classes or series of preferred stock, and may not be removed by the holders of our common stock.

If a special meeting is not called by us within 30 days after request from the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock as described above, then the holders of record of at least 25% of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock may designate a holder to call the meeting at our expense.

On each matter on which holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, each share of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote, except that when shares of any other class or series of our preferred stock have the right to vote with the Series B Preferred Stock as a single class on any matter, the Series B Preferred Stock and the shares of each such other class or series will have one vote for each $25.00 of liquidation preference (excluding accumulated dividends).

So long as any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding, we will not, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and all other parity stock having like voting rights that are exercisable at the time, voting as a single class, outstanding at the time, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting (voting together as a class with all classes or series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock that we have issued or may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable), (a) authorize or create, or increase the authorized or issued amount of, any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up or reclassify any of our authorized capital stock into such shares, or create, authorize or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such shares; or (b) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of our amended and

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restated certificate of incorporation, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock (each, an “Event”); provided, however, with respect to the occurrence of any Event set forth in (b) above, so long as the Series B Preferred Stock remains outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged, taking into account that, upon an occurrence of an Event, we may not be the surviving entity, the occurrence of any such Event shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and, provided further, that any increase in the amount of the authorized preferred stock, including the Series B Preferred Stock, or the creation or issuance of any additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock or other class or series of preferred stock that we may issue, or any increase in the amount of authorized shares of such class or series, in each case ranking on a parity with or junior to the Series B Preferred Stock that we may issue with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation would materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock disproportionately relative to other classes or series of any parity stock having like voting rights that are exercisable at the time, then the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (voting as a separate class) shall also be required.

The foregoing voting provisions will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect such redemption.

Except as expressly stated in the certificate of designations or as may be required by applicable law, the Series B Preferred Stock will not have any relative, participating, optional and other special voting rights or powers and the consent of the holders thereof shall not be required for the taking of any corporate action.

Information Rights

During any period in which we are not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, we will use our best efforts to (i) transmit through our website at www.newresi.com (or other permissible means under the Exchange Act) to all holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, as their names and addresses appear on our record books and without cost to such holders, copies of the annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q that we would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if we were subject thereto (other than any exhibits that would have been required) and (ii) promptly, upon request, supply copies of such reports to any holders or prospective holder of the Series B Preferred Stock. We will use our best effort to mail (or otherwise provide) the information to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock within 15 days after the respective dates by which a periodic report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as the case may be, in respect of such information would have been required to be filed with the SEC, if we were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in each case, based on the dates on which we would be required to file such periodic reports if we were a “non-accelerated filer” within the meaning of the Exchange Act.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

In order to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, our shares of capital stock must be beneficially owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year. Also, no more than 50% of the value of our outstanding shares of capital stock may be owned, directly or constructively, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities) during the second half of any calendar year.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the certificate of designations establishing the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock will contain restrictions on the ownership and transfer of the Series B Preferred Stock which are intended to assist us in complying with these requirements and continuing to qualify as a REIT. The certificate of designations will provide that all holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be subject to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which provides that no person may beneficially or constructively own more than 9.8% in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding shares of common or capital stock, subject to certain exceptions. For the purposes of determining the percentage ownership of

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our capital stock by any person, shares of capital stock that may be acquired upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any of our securities directly or constructively held by such person, but not capital stock issuable with respect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of our securities held by other persons, shall be deemed to be outstanding prior to conversion, exchange or exercise. All Series B Preferred Stock will be counted as capital stock for purposes of the 9.8% ownership limitation applicable to our capital stock.

Moreover, the constructive ownership rules are complex, and may cause shares of the Series B Preferred Stock owned actually or constructively by a group of related individuals and/or entities to be constructively owned by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8% of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (or the acquisition of an interest in an entity that owns, actually or constructively, Series B Preferred Stock) by an individual or entity could nevertheless cause that individual or entity, or another individual or entity, to own constructively in excess of 9.8% of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and thus violate the ownership limitations, or any other limitations in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.

Any acquisition by you of the Series B Preferred Stock (whether in this offering or following completion of the offering) or other classes of our capital stock that results in your exceeding the 9.8% common stock or the 9.8% capital stock ownership threshold may not be valid. In addition, no holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to convert the Series B Preferred Stock into our common stock to the extent that receipt of our common stock would cause the holder to actually or constructively own stock exceeding either of the 9.8% ownership thresholds unless we provide an exemption from these ownership limitations to such holder at our sole discretion.

Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and the certificate of designations for the Series B Preferred Stock, any attempted transfer of our capital stock, which, if effective, would result in a violation of the foregoing restrictions will cause the number of shares of stock causing the violation (rounded up to the nearest whole share) to be automatically transferred to a trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more charitable beneficiaries, and the proposed transferee will not acquire any rights in such shares. Our board of directors, in its sole discretion, may exempt a person from the foregoing restrictions; however, it is not obligated to do so.

Furthermore, under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and, consequently, if the board of directors or any duly authorized committee thereof (or other designees if permitted by Delaware law) shall at any time determine in good faith that a transfer or other event has taken place that results in a violation of the foregoing restrictions, or that a person intends to acquire or has attempted to acquire beneficial or constructive ownership of any shares of our capital stock in violation of the foregoing restrictions, we may take actions to refuse to give effect to or prevent such transfer or other event, including, without limitation, redeeming shares of capital stock, refusing to give effect to such transfer on our books or instituting proceedings to enjoin such transfer or other event.

Any person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire beneficial or constructive ownership of shares of our capital stock that will or may violate the foregoing restrictions or any person who would have owned shares of capital stock that resulted in a transfer to the trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more charitable beneficiaries as described above shall immediately give written notice to us of such event, or in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice, and shall provide to us such other information as we may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such transfer on the our qualification as a REIT.

For further information regarding restrictions on ownership and transfer of the Series B Preferred Stock, please see the section entitled “Description of Capital Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer of Capital Stock” in the accompanying prospectus.

Preemptive Rights

No holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have any preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for our common stock or any other security.

Book-Entry Procedures

All interests in the global securities certificates representing the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock will be subject to the operations and procedures of DTC and, therefore, you must allow for sufficient time in order to comply with these procedures if you wish to exercise any of your rights with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock. We provide the following summary of those operations and procedures solely for the convenience of investors. The operations and procedures of DTC are controlled by that settlement system and may be changed at any time. Neither we nor the underwriters are responsible for those operations or procedures or for the accuracy or completeness of the following disclosure.

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DTC will act as securities depositary for the Series B Preferred Stock. We will issue one or more fully registered global securities certificates in the name of DTC’s nominee, Cede & Co. These certificates will represent the total aggregate number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. We will deposit these certificates with DTC or a custodian appointed by DTC. We will not issue certificates to you for the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock that you purchase, unless DTC’s services are discontinued as described below.

Title to book-entry interests in the Series B Preferred Stock will pass by book-entry registration of the transfer within the records of DTC in accordance with its procedures. Book-entry interests in the securities may be transferred within DTC in accordance with procedures established for these purposes by DTC. So long as DTC’s nominee is the registered owner of the global securities certificates, that nominee will be considered the sole owner and holder of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock represented by those certificates for all purposes. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in the certificates will not be entitled to have shares of the Series B Preferred Stock registered in their names; will not receive or be entitled to receive physical, certificated shares of the Series B Preferred Stock; and will not be considered the owners or holders of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock for any purpose. As a result, each person owning a beneficial interest in shares of the Series B Preferred Stock must rely on the procedures of DTC and the participant through which such person owns its interest to exercise its rights as a holder of the Series B Preferred Stock.

DTC has advised us that it is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York State banking law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a “clearing agency” registered under the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that its participants (“Direct Participants”) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among Direct Participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in Direct Participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include securities brokers and dealers, including the underwriters, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as securities brokers and dealers, including the underwriters, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect Participants”). The rules applicable to DTC and its Direct and Indirect Participants are on file with the SEC.

When you purchase shares of the Series B Preferred Stock within the DTC system, the purchase must be by or through a Direct Participant. The Direct Participant will receive a credit for the Series B Preferred Stock on DTC’s records. You will be considered to be the “beneficial owner” of the Series B Preferred Stock. Your beneficial ownership interest will be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants’ records, but DTC will have no knowledge of your individual ownership. DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are credited.

You will not receive written confirmation from DTC of your purchase. The Direct or Indirect Participants through whom you purchased the Series B Preferred Stock should send you written confirmations providing details of your transactions, as well as periodic statements of your holdings. The Direct and Indirect Participants are responsible for keeping an accurate account of the holdings of their customers like you.

Transfers of ownership interests held through Direct and Indirect Participants will be accomplished by entries on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of the beneficial owners.

Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.

We understand that, under DTC’s existing practices, in the event that we request any action of the holders, or an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security, such as you, desires to take any action which a holder is entitled to take under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (including the certificate of designations designating the Series B Preferred Stock), DTC would authorize the Direct Participants holding the relevant shares to take such action, and those Direct Participants and any Indirect Participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through those Direct and Indirect Participants to take such action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners owning through them.

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Any redemption notices with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock will be sent to Cede & Co. If less than all of the outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are being redeemed, DTC will reduce each Direct Participant’s holdings of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with its procedures.

In those instances where a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. itself will consent or vote with respect to the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. Under its usual procedures, DTC would mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the dividend record date. The omnibus proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants whose accounts the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are credited to on the dividend record date, which are identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy.

Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock will be made directly to DTC’s nominee (or its successor, if applicable). DTC’s practice is to credit participants’ accounts on the relevant dividend payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s records unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payment on that dividend payment date.

Payments by Direct and Indirect Participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” These payments will be the responsibility of the Direct and Indirect Participants and not of DTC, us or any agent of ours.

DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock at any time by giving reasonable notice to us. Additionally, we may decide to discontinue the book-entry only system of transfers with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock. In that event, we will print and deliver certificates in fully registered form for the Series B Preferred Stock. If DTC notifies us that it is unwilling to continue as securities depositary, or it is unable to continue or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days after receiving such notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered, we will issue the Series B Preferred Stock in definitive form, at our expense, upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, such global security.

According to DTC, the foregoing information with respect to DTC has been provided to the financial community for informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as a representation, warranty or contract modification of any kind.

Global Clearance and Settlement Procedures

Initial settlement for the Series B Preferred Stock will be made in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading among DTC’s Participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC’s rules and will be settled in immediately available funds using DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System.

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SUPPLEMENT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations supplements the discussion set forth under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus and is subject to the qualifications set forth therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the accompanying prospectus. The following summary is for general information only and is not tax advice. This discussion does not purport to deal with all aspects of taxation that may be relevant to particular holders of the Series B Preferred Stock in light of their personal investment or tax circumstances.

EACH PROSPECTIVE HOLDER IS ADVISED TO CONSULT HIS, HER OR ITS TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE SPECIFIC U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF ACQUIRING, HOLDING, EXCHANGING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK AND OF OUR ELECTION TO BE TAXED AS A REIT, AND OF POTENTIAL CHANGES IN APPLICABLE TAX LAWS.

Consequences to Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock

General. Subject to the discussion below, an investment in the Series B Preferred Stock is generally subject to the same U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to an investment in our common stock. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus, as supplemented by the updates discussed below, for a discussion of the considerations relating to an investment in our common stock, including a discussion of the taxation of New Residential Investment Corp.

Distributions. In the case of distributions with respect to shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, an owner of such shares will generally be subject to the same rules that are applicable to distributions received by holders of our common stock, as discussed in the accompanying prospectus, as modified by the updates below. However, in determining the extent to which a distribution will be treated as being made from our earnings and profits, our earnings and profits will be allocated on a pro rata basis, first to distributions with respect to our preferred stock, and then to our common stock.

Redemptions. A redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock will be treated under Section 302 of the Internal Revenue Code as a dividend, generally taxable in accordance with the sections of this discussion and the discussion in the accompanying prospectus relating to distributions to our stockholders, unless the redemption satisfies one or more of the tests set forth in Section 302(b) of the Internal Revenue Code that enable the redemption to be treated as a sale or exchange of the redeemed Series B Preferred Stock. A redemption will satisfy such tests if it: (i) is “substantially disproportionate” with respect to the holder; (ii) results in a “complete termination” of the holder’s stock interest in us; or (iii) is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to the holder, all within the meaning of Section 302(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. In determining whether any of these tests have been met, any shares of our stock (including common shares and shares of the Series B Preferred Stock) considered to be owned by the holder by reason of certain constructive ownership rules set forth in the Internal Revenue Code, as well as such shares actually owned, must generally be taken into account. Because the determination as to whether any of the alternative tests of Section 302(b) of the Internal Revenue Code is satisfied with respect to any particular holder will depend upon the facts and circumstances as of the time the determination is made, prospective investors are advised to consult their tax advisors to determine such tax treatment.

If a redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock is treated as a distribution that is taxable as a dividend, the amount of the distribution would be measured by the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received by the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock. The holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Series B Preferred Stock that was redeemed would, in that case, be transferred to the holder’s remaining stockholdings in us. If, however, the holder has no remaining stockholdings in us, such basis may, under certain circumstances, be transferred to a related person, or it may be lost entirely.

With respect to a redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock that is treated as a distribution but that is not otherwise taxable as a dividend because it exceeds our earnings and profits, the method by which a holder must reduce its basis is uncertain in situations where the holder owns different blocks of stock that were acquired at different prices and thus have different bases. Each holder should consult its own tax advisor with respect to the treatment of a redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock that is treated as a distribution.

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sections of this discussion and the discussion in the accompanying prospectus relating to sales or other dispositions of our stock by our stockholders, except that redemption proceeds attributable to declared but unpaid dividends, if any, generally would be treated as a distribution.

Conversion of the Underlying Preferred Stock in Connection with a Change of Control. The treatment of the conversion of the underlying Series B Preferred Stock to common stock pursuant to the Change of Control Conversion Right, or the receipt by a holder of Alternative Conversion Consideration in connection with a Change of Control, may depend on a number of factors, including the nature of the transaction that gives rise to the Change of Control, the nature of any Alternative Conversion Consideration, and a holder’s particular circumstances and tax status, and such transaction could be in whole or in part a taxable transaction for any particular holder. Holders should consult their own tax advisors as to the treatment of any such transaction.

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UNDERWRITING

We are offering the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock described in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus through the underwriters named below. BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are joint book-running managers for this offering. BofA Securities, Inc. is acting as representative of the underwriters. We have entered into an underwriting agreement with the representative. Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, each of the underwriters has severally agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, the number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock listed next to its name in the following table.

Underwriter
Number of Shares
BofA Securities, Inc.
 
1,600,000
 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
1,600,000
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
 
1,600,000
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
 
1,600,000
 
UBS Securities LLC
 
1,600,000
 
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.
 
800,000
 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 
400,000
 
BTIG, LLC
 
200,000
 
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
 
200,000
 
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
 
200,000
 
Wedbush Securities Inc.
 
200,000
 
Total
 
10,000,000
 

The underwriting agreement provides that the underwriters must buy all of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in this offering from us if they buy any of them. However, the underwriters are not required to take or pay for the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock covered by the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock described below.

The Series B Preferred Stock is offered subject to a number of conditions, including:

receipt and acceptance of the Series B Preferred Stock by the underwriters; and
the underwriters’ right to reject orders in whole or in part.

In connection with this offering, the underwriters may distribute prospectuses electronically.

The underwriters initially propose to offer the shares of Series B Preferred Stock directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and to certain dealers at a price that represents a concession not in excess of $0.50 per share of Series B Preferred Stock below the public offering price. Any underwriters may allow, and such dealers may re-allow, a concession not in excess of $0.45 per share of Series B Preferred Stock to other underwriters or to certain dealers. If the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are not sold at the initial price to the public, the underwriters may change the offering price and the other selling terms. The offering of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters’ right to reject any order in whole or in part.

We have granted to the underwriters an option to purchase additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock solely to cover over-allotments, exercisable for 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement, to purchase up to          additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock at the public offering price less the underwriting discount set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.

The Company’s expenses of the offering are estimated at approximately $250,000 and are payable by us.

We have agreed that, subject to specified exceptions, without the prior written consent of BofA Securities, Inc., we will not, directly or indirectly (a) offer for sale, sell, pledge, enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of the Series B Preferred Stock, or otherwise dispose of any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock or any securities that may be converted into or

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exchanged for any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock or (b) file a registration statement under the Securities Act registering shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (or any securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for the Series B Preferred Stock) or any interest in shares of the Series B Preferred Stock for a period ending 30 days after the date of this prospectus supplement.

The Series B Preferred Stock has not been rated. No current market exists for the Series B Preferred Stock. We intend to apply to list the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock on the NYSE under the symbol “NRZ PR B” and we have agreed that we will use our best efforts to effect and maintain the listing on the NYSE. If the application is approved, trading of the Series B Preferred Stock on the NYSE is expected to begin within 30 days after the date of initial issuance of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. Certain of the underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market in the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock prior to the commencement of any trading on the NYSE. They will have no obligation to make a market in the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, however, and may cease market-making activities, if commenced, at any time without notice. We cannot assure you that a market for the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock will develop prior to the commencement of trading on the NYSE or, if developed, will be maintained or will provide you with adequate liquidity.

The underwriting discount per share is equal to the public offering price per share of the Series B Preferred Stock less the amount paid by the underwriters to us per share. We have agreed to pay the underwriters the following discount, assuming either no exercise or full exercise by the underwriters of the underwriters’ option:

 
Per Share
Without
Exercise
of Option
With Full
Exercise of
Option
Public offering price
$
25.00
 
$
250,000,000
 
$
287,500,000
 
Underwriting discount
$
0.7875
 
$
7,875,000
 
$
9,056,250
 
Proceeds, before expenses, to us
$
24.2125
 
$
242,125,000
 
$
278,443,750
 

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in the open market. Purchases and sales in the open market may include short sales, purchases to cover short positions, which may include purchases pursuant to the over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, and stabilizing purchases.

Short sales involve secondary market sales by the underwriters of a greater number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock than they are required to purchase in the offering.
“Covered” short sales are sales of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in an amount up to the number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock represented by the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares.
“Naked” short sales are sales of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in an amount in excess of the number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock represented by the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares.
Covering transactions involve purchases of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock either pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock or in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions.
To close a naked short position, the underwriters must purchase shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in the open market after the distribution has been completed. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
To close a covered short position, the underwriters must purchase shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in the open market after the distribution has been completed or must exercise the over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. In determining the source of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to close the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the over-allotment option to purchase additional shares.
Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase shares of the Series B Preferred Stock so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.

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The underwriters may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the other underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives of the underwriters have repurchased shares sold by or for the account of that underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

Purchases to cover short positions and stabilizing purchases, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. Additionally, these purchases, along with the imposition of the penalty bid, may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. As a result, the price of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. The underwriters may conduct these transactions on the NYSE, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.

Neither we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, neither we nor the underwriters make any representation that the underwriters will engage in those transactions or that those transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued at any time without notice.

Indemnification

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If we are unable to provide the required indemnification, we have agreed to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

Affiliations

Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates have in the past provided, are currently providing and may in the future from time to time provide, investment banking and other financing, trading, banking, research, transfer agent and trustee services to us, our subsidiaries and our affiliates, for which they have in the past received, and may currently or in the future receive, fees and expenses. Additionally, certain of the underwriters and their affiliates may sell assets to us from time to time.

In addition, in the ordinary course of its business activities, certain of the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

Settlement

We expect that delivery of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock will be made to investors on or about the fifth business day following the date of this prospectus supplement (such settlement being referred to as “T+5”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade shares of the Series B Preferred Stock prior to the close of business on the second day before their delivery will be required, by virtue of the fact that the shares initially settle in T+5, to specify an alternative settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock who wish to trade shares prior to the close of business on the second day before their delivery hereunder should consult their advisors.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong

The shares of the Series B Preferred Stock may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong, by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong).

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No advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares of the Series B Preferred Stock which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Australia

No prospectus or other disclosure document (as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) of Australia (“Corporations Act”)) in relation to the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock has been or will be lodged with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (“ASIC”). This prospectus supplement has not been lodged with ASIC and is only directed to certain categories of exempt persons. Accordingly, if you receive this prospectus supplement in Australia:

(a)you confirm and warrant that you are either:
(i)a “sophisticated investor” under Section 708(8)(a) or (b) of the Corporations Act;
(ii)a “sophisticated investor” under Section 708(8)(c) or (d) of the Corporations Act and that you have provided an accountant’s certificate to us which complies with the requirements of section 708(8)(c)(i) or (ii) of the Corporations Act and related regulations before the offer has been made;
(iii)a person associated with us under Section 708(12) of the Corporations Act; or
(b)a “professional investor” within the meaning of Section 708(11)(a) or (b) of the Corporations Act, and to the extent that you are unable to confirm or warrant that you are an exempt sophisticated investor, associated person or professional investor under the Corporations Act any offer made to you under this document is void and incapable of acceptance; and
(c)you warrant and agree that you will not offer any of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock for resale in Australia within 12 months of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock being issued unless any such resale offer is exempt from the requirement to issue a disclosure document under Section 708 of the Corporations Act.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre

This prospectus supplement relates to an exempt offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus supplement is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with exempt offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for this prospectus supplement. The shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to which this prospectus supplement relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus supplement you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

Notice to Canadian Residents

The shares may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the shares must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

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that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Pursuant to section 3A.3 (or, in the case of securities issued or guaranteed by the government of a non-Canadian jurisdiction, section 3A.4) of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters will be passed upon for us by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York. Sidley Austin LLP, New York, New York will act as counsel to the underwriters. Sidley Austin LLP has represented us in the past and continues to represent us on a regular basis on a variety of matters.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of New Residential Investment Corp. and Subsidiaries appearing in New Residential Investment Corp.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the effectiveness of New Residential Investment Corp. and Subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference and in the accompanying prospectus. The consolidated financial statements referred to above are incorporated herein by reference and in the accompanying prospectus in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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PROSPECTUS


NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.

COMMON STOCK
PREFERRED STOCK
DEPOSITARY SHARES
DEBT SECURITIES
WARRANTS
SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
PURCHASE CONTRACTS
AND
PURCHASE UNITS

We may offer, issue and sell from time to time, together or separately, shares of our common stock; shares of our preferred stock, which we may issue in one or more series; depositary shares representing shares of our preferred stock; our debt securities, which may be senior, subordinated or junior subordinated debt securities; warrants to purchase debt or equity securities; subscription rights to purchase shares of our common stock, shares of our preferred stock or our debt securities; purchase contracts to purchase shares of our common stock, shares of our preferred stock or our debt securities; or purchase units, each representing ownership of a purchase contract and debt securities, preferred securities or debt obligations of third-parties, including U.S. treasury securities, or any combination of the foregoing, securing the holder’s obligation to purchase our common stock or other securities under the purchase contracts.

We will provide the specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. We may describe the terms of these securities in a term sheet that will precede the prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement carefully before you make your investment decision.

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO SELL SECURITIES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

We may offer securities through underwriting syndicates managed or co-managed by one or more underwriters, through agents or directly to purchasers. These securities also may be resold by selling stockholders, whether owned on the date hereof or hereafter. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering and the identities of any selling stockholders. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) lists our common stock under the trading symbol “NRZ” and our 7.50% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) under the trading symbol “NRZ PR A.”

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, in the event that we offer equity securities to the public, we intend to simultaneously grant to our manager, FIG LLC (our “Manager”), or to an affiliate of our Manager, an option with respect to a number of shares of our common stock equal to up to 10% of the aggregate number of equity securities being issued in such offering at an exercise price per share equal to the per-share offering price of such equity securities or as otherwise determined. These options will be settled in an amount of cash equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price, unless advance approval is made to settle the option in shares.

INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. BEFORE BUYING OUR SECURITIES, YOU SHOULD REFER TO THE RISK FACTORS INCLUDED IN OUR PERIODIC REPORTS, IN PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENTS RELATING TO SPECIFIC OFFERINGS OF SECURITIES AND IN OTHER INFORMATION THAT WE FILE WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. SEE “RISK FACTORS” ON PAGE 6.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we or the selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus, in one or more offerings at an unspecified aggregate initial offering price.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we or the selling stockholders may offer. Each time we offer to sell securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement containing specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”

You should rely on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Neither we nor any selling stockholder have authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Neither we nor any selling stockholder are making an offer to sell or soliciting an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale thereof is not permitted.

You should assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of the date of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

This prospectus contains summary descriptions of the common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, debt securities, warrants, subscription rights, purchase contracts and purchase units that we or selling stockholders may sell from time to time. These summary descriptions are not meant to be complete descriptions of each security. The particular terms of any security will be described in the related prospectus supplement.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. Our Commission filings are available on the Internet at the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Our filings with the Commission are also available free of charge at our website (www.newresi.com). The NYSE lists our common stock under the trading symbol “NRZ” and our Series A Preferred Stock under the trading symbol “NRZ PR A.”

We have filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the securities covered by this prospectus. This prospectus is part of the registration statement and does not contain all the information in the registration statement. You will find additional information about us in the registration statement. Any statement made in this prospectus concerning a contract or other document of ours is not necessarily complete, and you should read the documents that are filed as exhibits to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the Commission for a more complete understanding of the document or matter. Each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You may inspect without charge a copy of the registration statement through the Commission’s website.

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus information that we file with the Commission. This permits us to disclose important information to you by referring to these filed documents. Any information referenced this way is considered to be a part of this prospectus and any such information filed by us with the Commission subsequent to the date of this prospectus will automatically be deemed to update and supersede this prospectus. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement the following documents that we have already filed with the Commission except that any information which is furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K (including financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01) and not filed shall not be deemed incorporated by reference herein:

Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018;
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019;
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2019, March 15, 2019, April 15, 2019, May 24, 2019, June 18, 2019, June 26, 2019, July 2, 2019 and July 26, 2019;
The portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed on April 11, 2019, which are incorporated by reference in our above-mentioned Annual Report on Form 10-K;
The description of our common stock set forth in our Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, filed on April 29, 2013, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
The description of our Series A Preferred Stock included in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on July 2, 2019, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

Whenever after the date of this prospectus we file reports or documents under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), those reports and documents will be deemed to be a part of this prospectus from the time they are filed (other than documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules). Any statement made in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

We will provide without charge, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, excluding any exhibits to those documents unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Requests should be directed to New Residential Investment Corp., 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor, New York, New York, 10105, Attention: Investor Relations (telephone number (212) 479-3150 and email address ir@newresi.com). Our Commission filings are also available free of charge at our website (www.newresi.com). The information on or otherwise accessible through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the operating performance of our investments, the stability of our earnings, our financing needs and the size and attractiveness of market opportunities. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “endeavor,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “overestimate,” “underestimate,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” “continue” or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain projections of results of operations, cash flows or financial condition or state other forward-looking information. Our ability to predict results or the actual outcome of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. As set forth more fully under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item 1A. in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Part II, Item 1A. in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, which are incorporated by reference herein, factors that could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to:

reductions in the value of, or cash flows received from, our investments;
the quality and size of the investment pipeline and our ability to take advantage of investment opportunities at attractive risk-adjusted prices;
the relationship between yields on assets which are paid off and yields on assets in which such monies can be reinvested;
our ability to deploy capital accretively and the timing of such deployment;
our counterparty concentration and default risks in Nationstar Mortgage LLC (“Nationstar”), Ocwen Financial Corporation (“Ocwen”), OneMain Holdings, Inc. (“OneMain”), Ditech Financial LLC (“Ditech”), PHH Mortgage Corporation (“PHH”) and other third parties;
events, conditions or actions that might occur at Nationstar, Ocwen, OneMain, Ditech, PHH and other third parties, as well as the continued effect of prior events;
a lack of liquidity surrounding our investments, which could impede our ability to vary our portfolio in an appropriate manner;
the impact that risks associated with subprime mortgage loans and consumer loans, as well as deficiencies in servicing and foreclosure practices, may have on the value of our mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), Excess MSRs, servicer advance investments, residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), residential mortgage loans and consumer loan portfolios;
the risks related to our acquisition of Shellpoint Partners LLC and ownership of entities that perform origination and servicing operations;
the risks that default and recovery rates on our MSRs, Excess MSRs, servicer advance investments, RMBS, residential mortgage loans and consumer loans deteriorate compared to our underwriting estimates;
changes in prepayment rates on the loans underlying certain of our assets, including, but not limited to, our MSRs or Excess MSRs;
the risk that projected recapture rates on the loan pools underlying our MSRs or Excess MSRs are not achieved;
servicer advances may not be recoverable or may take longer to recover than we expect, which could cause us to fail to achieve our targeted return on our servicer advance investments or MSRs;

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impairments in the value of the collateral underlying our investments and the relation of any such impairments to our judgments as to whether changes in the market value of our securities or loans are temporary or not and whether circumstances bearing on the value of such assets warrant changes in carrying values;
the relative spreads between the yield on the assets in which we invest and the cost of financing;
adverse changes in the financing markets we access affecting our ability to finance our investments on attractive terms, or at all;
changing risk assessments by lenders that potentially lead to increased margin calls, not extending our repurchase agreements or other financings in accordance with their current terms or not entering into new financings with us;
changes in interest rates and/or credit spreads, as well as the success of any hedging strategy we may undertake in relation to such changes;
the availability and terms of capital for future investments;
changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and bond markets specifically;
competition within the finance and real estate industries;
the legislative/regulatory environment, including, but not limited to, the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act, U.S. government programs intended to grow the economy, future changes to tax laws, the federal conservatorship of Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and legislation that permits modification of the terms of residential mortgage loans;
the risk that government sponsored enterprises or other regulatory initiatives or actions may adversely affect returns from investments in MSRs and Excess MSRs;
our ability to maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the potentially onerous consequences that any failure to maintain such qualification would have on our business;
our ability to maintain our exclusion from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and the fact that maintaining such exclusion imposes limits on our operations;
the risks related to Home Loan Servicing Solutions liabilities that we have assumed;
the impact of current or future legal proceedings and regulatory investigations and inquiries;
the impact of any material transactions with our Manager or one of its affiliates, including the impact of any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest; and
effects of the completed merger of Fortress Investment Group LLC with affiliates of SoftBank Group Corp.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements, which reflect our management’s views as of the date of this prospectus. The factors noted above could cause our actual results to differ significantly from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual results.

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.

General

New Residential is a publicly traded REIT focused on opportunistically investing in, and actively managing, investments primarily related to residential real estate. The NYSE lists our common stock under the trading symbol “NRZ” and our Series A Preferred Stock under the trading symbol “NRZ PR A.”

As of June 30, 2019, we conducted our business through the following segments: (i) servicing and originations, (ii) residential securities and loans, (iii) consumer loans and (iv) corporate.

We seek to drive strong risk-adjusted returns primarily through investments in the U.S. residential real estate market, which at times incorporate the use of leverage. We generally target assets that generate significant current cash flows and/or have the potential for meaningful capital appreciation. Our investment guidelines are purposefully broad to enable us to make investments in a wide array of assets in diverse markets, including non-real estate related assets such as consumer loans. We expect our asset allocation and target assets to change over time depending on the types of investments our Manager identifies and the investment decisions our Manager makes in light of prevailing market conditions.

Our Manager

We are externally managed by our Manager, an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Fortress”). We are able to draw upon the long-standing expertise and resources of Fortress, a global investment management firm. Pursuant to the terms of our management agreement with our Manager, our Manager provides a management team and other professionals who are responsible for implementing our business strategy and performing certain services for us, subject to oversight by our board of directors. For its services, our Manager is entitled to an annual management fee and is eligible to receive incentive compensation, depending upon our performance.

Our Corporate Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10105. Our telephone number is (212) 479-3150. Our web address is www.newresi.com. The information on or otherwise accessible through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.

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RISK FACTORS

Before you invest in any of our securities, in addition to the other information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials, you should carefully consider the risk factors in any prospectus supplement as well as under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item 1A. in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Part II, Item 1A. in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by our filings under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. These risks could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, cash flows and financial condition and could result in a partial or complete loss of your investment. See “Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering material, we will use the net proceeds from any sale of securities for general corporate purposes, which may include funding one or more acquisitions in whole or in part. We may provide additional information on the use of the net proceeds from any sale of securities in an applicable prospectus supplement or other offering materials relating to the securities.

Unless set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we will not receive any proceeds in the event that securities are sold by a selling stockholder. We may pay expenses in connection with sales by selling stockholders.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

We may offer unsecured debt securities in one or more series which may be senior, subordinated or junior subordinated, and which may be convertible into another security. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, our debt securities will be issued in one or more series under an indenture to be entered into between us and U.S. Bank, National Association. Holders of our indebtedness will be structurally subordinated to holders of any indebtedness (including trade payables) of any of our subsidiaries.

The following description briefly sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities. The particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which these general provisions may apply to the debt securities, will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. A form of the indenture is attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The terms of the debt securities will include those set forth in the applicable indenture and those made a part of the global indenture by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (“TIA”). You should read the summary below, the applicable prospectus supplement and provisions of the applicable indenture and indenture supplement, if any, in their entirety before investing in our debt securities.

The aggregate principal amount of debt securities that may be issued under the indenture is unlimited. The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that we may offer will contain the specific terms of the debt securities. These terms may include the following:

the title and aggregate principal amount of the debt securities and any limit on the aggregate principal amount;
whether the debt securities will be senior, subordinated or junior subordinated;
any applicable subordination provisions for any subordinated debt securities;
the maturity date(s) or method for determining same;
the interest rate(s) or the method for determining same;
the dates on which interest will accrue or the method for determining dates on which interest will accrue and dates on which interest will be payable and whether interest shall be payable in cash or additional securities;
whether the debt securities are convertible or exchangeable into other securities and any related terms and conditions;
redemption or early repayment provisions;
authorized denominations;
if other than the principal amount, the principal amount of debt securities payable upon acceleration;
place(s) where payment of principal and interest may be made, where debt securities may be presented and where notices or demands upon the company may be made;
whether such debt securities will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities and the date as which the securities are dated if other than the date of original issuance;
amount of discount or premium, if any, with which such debt securities will be issued;
any covenants applicable to the particular debt securities being issued;
any additions or changes in the defaults and events of default applicable to the particular debt securities being issued;