0001104659-24-010116.txt : 20240202 0001104659-24-010116.hdr.sgml : 20240202 20240202165511 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-24-010116 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20240201 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240202 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Byrne Richard J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001602121 ORGANIZATION NAME: FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-40923 FILM NUMBER: 24592419 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 20TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001562528 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] ORGANIZATION NAME: 05 Real Estate & Construction IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 32A CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 588-6770 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 32A CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20170203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Realty Finance Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20150217 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ARC Realty Finance Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20121119 4 1 tm245015-2_4seq1.xml OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT X0508 4 2024-02-01 0 0001562528 Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. FBRT 0001602121 Byrne Richard J 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 32A NEW YORK NY 10105 1 1 0 0 Chairman and CEO 0 Common Stock 2024-02-01 4 A 0 119063 0 A 383097 D Represents RSUs granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Issuer's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 27, 2025, subject to the reporting person's continued qualifying service. One share of the Issuer's common stock will be issued for each RSU upon vesting. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney /s/ Micah Goodman* 2024-02-02 EX-24 2 tm245015d2_ex24.htm EXHIBIT 24

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Micah Goodman, Jerome S. Baglien and Michael E. McTiernan the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)

execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)

do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and

(3)

take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Power of Attorney can only be revoked by delivering a signed, original “Revocation of Power of Attorney” to the attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 2nd day of February, 2024.

	/s/ Richard J. Byrne
	Name: Richard J. Byrne