<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-14-009434.txt : 20140213
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20140213084130
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-14-009434
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140211
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140213

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ladder Capital Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001577670
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE [6500]
		IRS NUMBER:				800925494
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		345 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10154
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-715-3170

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		345 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10154

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Harris Brian
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001473358

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36299
		FILM NUMBER:		14603169

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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        <footnote id="F1">Fifty percent of each restricted stock award granted in connection with the initial public offering of common stock (the &quot;IPO&quot;) of Ladder Capital Corp (&quot;LCC&quot;) is subject to specified performance-based vesting criteria, and the remaining fifty percent of each restricted stock award is subject to time-based vesting criteria.  The performance-vesting restricted stock granted to Mr. Harris will vest in three equal installments on December 31 of each of 2014, 2015 and 2016.  The time-vesting restricted stock granted to Mr. Harris will vest in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to his continued employment on the applicable vesting dates.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes new LP units in Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (the &quot;LP Units&quot;) and Class B common stock of LCC (the &quot;Class B Common Stock&quot;) exchangeable into Class A common stock of LCC (the &quot;Class A Common Stock&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Pursuant to the Amended and Restated LLLP Agreement entered into in connection with the closing of the IPO, holders of the LP Units and Class B Common Stock issued in connection with the reorganization, which occurred immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO, may, from time to time, exchange LP Units paired with an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock for shares of  Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, and reclassifications.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The LP Units and Class B Common Stock together are convertible, at Mr. Harris's election, at any time after its issuance.  This conversion right has no expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Shares held directly by the Betsy A. Harris 2012 Family Trust, of which Mr. Harris is a trustee.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Michelle Wallach as Attorney-in-Fact for Brian Harris</signatureName>
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