RWT 8-K
Redwood Trust Inc (RWT)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 12, 2026, Redwood Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared first quarter 2026 common and preferred stock dividends.
The Board declared a first quarter 2026 regular common stock dividend of $0.18 per share, payable on March 31, 2026 to stockholders of record on March 24, 2026.
In accordance with the terms of the Company’s 10.00% Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series A”), the Board declared a Series A dividend for the first quarter of 2026 of $0.625 per share. Dividends for the Series A are payable on April 15, 2026 to stockholders of record on April 1, 2026.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is furnished to and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release issued March 12, 2026 |
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document) |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 12, 2026 | REDWOOD TRUST, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Brooke E. Carillo | ||
| Name: | Brooke E. Carillo | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | ||
Exhibit 99.1
REDWOOD TRUST ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2026 COMMON AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
MILL VALLEY, CA –– Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT; “Redwood” or the “Company”), a leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared first quarter 2026 common and preferred stock dividends.
Common Stock Dividend
The Board has authorized the declaration of a first quarter 2026 regular common stock dividend of $0.18 per share, unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2025. This marks the Company’s 107th consecutive quarterly common dividend. The first quarter 2026 common stock dividend is payable on March 31, 2026 to stockholders of record on March 24, 2026.
Preferred Stock Dividend
In accordance with the terms of Redwood’s 10.00% Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series A”), the Board authorized the declaration of a Series A dividend for the first quarter of 2026 of $0.625 per share. Dividends for the Series A are payable on April 15, 2026 to stockholders of record on April 1, 2026.
About Redwood
Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT) is a specialty finance company focused on several distinct areas of housing credit where we provide liquidity to growing segments of the U.S. housing market not well served by government programs. We deliver customized housing credit investments to a diverse mix of investors, through our best-in-class securitization platforms, whole-loan distribution activities, joint ventures and our publicly traded shares. We operate through three core residential housing-focused operating platforms — Sequoia, Aspire, and CoreVest — alongside our complementary Redwood Investments portfolio which is primarily composed of assets we source through these platforms. In addition, through RWT Horizons®, our venture investing initiative, we invest in early-stage companies that have a direct nexus to our operating platforms. Our goal is to provide attractive returns to shareholders through a stable and growing stream of earnings and dividends, capital appreciation, and a commitment to technological innovation that facilitates risk-minded scale. Redwood Trust is internally managed and structured as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for tax purposes. For more information about Redwood, please visit our website at www.redwoodtrust.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.
CONTACT
Kaitlyn Mauritz
Head of Investor Relations
Phone: 866-269-4976
Email: [email protected]