UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 26, 2020, Michael Mazzei, a member of the board of directors of Ladder Capital Corp (“Ladder” or the “Company”), was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. As a result, Mr. Mazzei stepped down today from Ladder’s board of directors, including all committees thereof, to fully devote his time to this new role.
The Company is extremely grateful to Mr. Mazzei for his many years of dedicated service to the Company and its stockholders, first as President and then as a valued member of the board. Ladder congratulates Mr. Mazzei and wishes him well in his new position. The Company also congratulates Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. for its choice of a leader of Mr. Mazzei’s caliber and character.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 26, 2020, the Company issued a press release regarding the foregoing, a copy which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press release dated March 26, 2020 | ||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101) | ||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 26, 2020 | LADDER CAPITAL CORP | |
| By: | /s/ Marc Fox | |
| Name: | Marc Fox | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |