NEW YORK, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) (“Ready Capital” or the “Company”) today announced that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the “Notes”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to originate or acquire target assets consistent with its investment strategy and for general corporate purposes. The maturity, interest rate and other terms of the Notes will be determined at the time of pricing the offering. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Piper Sandler & Co., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are serving as book-running managers for the offering.

The Company intends to apply to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RCD.”

A registration statement relating to the securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and immediately became effective on March 22, 2022. The offering will be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, which have been filed with the SEC. A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or from the underwriters by contacting:  Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-584-6837, Piper Sandler & Co. at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10020, or by calling toll-free 866-805-4128, or by email at [email protected] , RBC Capital Markets, LLC by calling 1-866-375-6829 or by emailing [email protected] , UBS Investment Bank by calling 1-888-827-7275, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC by calling 1-800-645-3751 or by emailing [email protected] .

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s securities, nor shall there be any sale of the Company’s securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

About Ready Capital Corporation

Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services lower-to-middle-market investor and owner occupied commercial real estate loans. Ready Capital specializes in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor, construction, and bridge as well as U.S. Small Business Administration loans under its Section 7(a) program. Headquartered in New York, New York, Ready Capital employs approximately 350 professionals nationwide. Ready Capital is externally managed and advised by Waterfall Asset Management, LLC.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements.  Words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "continue," "intend," "should," "could," "would," "may," "potential"" or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, without limitation, the risk factors and other matters set forth in the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the Company's Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC and in its other filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Contacts:

Investor Relations
Ready Capital Corporation
212-257-4666
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