UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 19, 2021

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland	000-55188	46-1406086
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 32A

New York, New York 10105

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 588-6770

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	FBRT	New York Stock Exchange
7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share	FBRT PRE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

On October 21, 2021, Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (“FBRT”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the consummation on October 19, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 25, 2021, as amended pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 22, 2021 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among FBRT, Rodeo Sub I, LLC (“Merger Sub”), Capstead Mortgage Corporation (“Capstead”) and, solely for the purposes set forth therein, Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., FBRT’s external manager (“BSP”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, Capstead merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company (the “Merger”). This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed to amend the Form 8-K to provide the financial statements and pro forma financial information described below, in accordance with the requirements of Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

The required audited consolidated financial statements of Capstead as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for each of the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are filed as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated herein by reference.

The required unaudited consolidated financial statements of Capstead as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 are filed as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The required unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information with respect to the Merger is filed as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference. 

(d) Exhibits.

	EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 25, 2021, by and among Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc., Rodeo Sub I, LLC, Capstead Mortgage Corporation and Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 26, 2020).
2.2	First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 22, 2021, by and among Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc., Rodeo Sub I, LLC, Capstead Mortgage Corporation and Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 22, 2021)
23.1	Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
99.1	Audited consolidated financial statements of Capstead Mortgage Corporation as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for each of the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018
99.2	Unaudited consolidated financial statements of Capstead Mortgage Corporation as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020
99.3	Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. as of September 30, 2021 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020
104.1	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. 

FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.
By:	/s/ Jerome S. Baglien
Name:	Jerome S. Baglien
Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: November 11, 2021