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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-14-074752
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141218
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141218

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			REDWOOD TRUST INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000930236
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				680329422
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13759
		FILM NUMBER:		141295920

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BELVEDERE PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			MILL VALLEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94941
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(415) 380-2317

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BELVEDERE PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			MILL VALLEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94941
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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reported): December 18, 2014</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REDWOOD TRUST, INC.</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>One Belvedere Place</B></P>

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and Zip Code)</P>

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area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Election of Director.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On December 18, 2014, the Board of Directors of Redwood Trust,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced that Karen R. Pallotta has joined its Board of Directors, to fill the vacancy created
by the Board&rsquo;s decision to increase the size of the Board from eight directors to nine. Ms. Pallotta is expected to be named
to serve on certain of the standing committees of the Board prior to the Company&rsquo;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms.
Pallotta was employed at Fannie Mae for more than 20 years until her retirement in 2011. At Fannie Mae she served in various leadership
roles, most recently as Executive Vice President of its Single Family Credit Guaranty business, a role she assumed during the height
of the financial crisis and subsequent to Fannie Mae&rsquo;s government conservatorship. In that role Ms. Pallotta had direct responsibility
for Fannie Mae&rsquo;s single family mortgage business which comprised more than $2.5 trillion in guaranteed mortgages and mortgage
backed securities. Ms. Pallotta holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ms. Pallotta will receive compensation for her service as a
director as described in the summary of compensation arrangements for non-employee directors set forth in the Company&rsquo;s Proxy
Statement for its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a copy of which was filed with the SEC on March 21, 2014, including a pro
rated amount of such compensation for her service during 2014 and 2015 through the date of the Company&rsquo;s 2015 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In connection with the election of Ms. Pallotta as a
director, the Company and Ms. Pallotta will enter into an indemnification agreement, which generally requires the Company to
indemnify and to advance expenses to Ms. Pallotta to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law. A copy of this form of
indemnification agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K  filed on November 16,
2009.&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the Company&rsquo;s press release announcing the election of
Ms. Pallotta is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B> &nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibits</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 86%; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release dated December 18, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: December 18, 2014</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2.8pt 0pt 0">REDWOOD TRUST, INC.</P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 1.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">/s/ Andrew P. Stone&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 1.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Andrew P. Stone&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 1.8pt; padding-left: 31.95pt; text-indent: -31.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Exhibit Index</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 70%; padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Exhibit Title</U></B> </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release dated December 18, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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Has Joined Its Board of Directors</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>MILL
VALLEY, CA</B> </FONT><B>&ndash; Thursday, December 18, 2014</B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> &ndash; Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT)
today announced that Karen R. Pallotta has joined its Board of Directors. Ms. Pallotta was employed at Fannie Mae for more than
20 years until her retirement in 2011. At Fannie Mae she served in various leadership roles, most recently as Executive Vice President
of its Single Family Credit Guaranty business, a role she assumed during the height of the financial crisis and subsequent to Fannie
Mae&rsquo;s government conservatorship. In that role Ms. Pallotta had direct responsibility for Fannie Mae&rsquo;s single family
mortgage business, which comprised more than $2.5 trillion in guaranteed mortgages and mortgage backed securities. Ms. Pallotta
holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Richard D. Baum,
Chairman of Redwood Trust&rsquo;s Board of Directors, stated that &ldquo;Karen brings the deep background and experience of a seasoned
mortgage executive to our Board. As Redwood continues to expand its residential mortgage banking business, Karen&rsquo;s strategic
and operational experience will no doubt prove invaluable to the company&rsquo;s management, directors, and shareholders.&rdquo;</P>

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about Redwood Trust, Inc., please visit our website at: www.redwoodtrust.com.</P>

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