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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-028682
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170518
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170519
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170519

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:		17858696

	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></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt 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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;May 18, 2017</B></P>

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

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its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 32%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>001-13759</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 32%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>68-0329422</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Suite&nbsp;300</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Mill Valley, California 94941</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices
and Zip Code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(415)&nbsp;389-7373</B></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"><B>Not Applicable</B></P>

<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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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><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.07.&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of
Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Redwood Trust, Inc.
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) held&nbsp;its 2017&nbsp;Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 18, 2017 (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;).
There were 77,032,899 shares of Company common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;There were four items voted
upon at the Annual Meeting, with the voting results for each item set forth below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>Item 1</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;During
the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted to elect Richard D. Baum, Mariann Byerwalter, Douglas B. Hansen, Debora D. Horvath, Marty
Hughes, Greg H. Kubicek, Karen R. Pallotta, Jeffrey T. Pero, and Georganne C. Proctor as directors to serve on the Board of Directors
until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2018 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.&nbsp;&nbsp;The stockholders&rsquo;
votes with respect to the election of directors were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Nominee</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">For</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Against</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstain</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Richard D. Baum</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">60,358,893</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">1,946,449</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">67,828</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Douglas B. Hansen</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">61,000,642</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">1,303,601</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">68,928</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Mariann Byerwalter</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">60,906,723</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">1,397,541</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">68,907</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Debora D. Horvath</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">62,125,485</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">177,207</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">70,478</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Marty Hughes</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">60,991,286</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">1,314,040</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">67,844</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Greg H. Kubicek</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">60,901,226</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #333333; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #333333; text-align: left">1,403,471</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">68,474</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Karen R. Pallotta</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">61,444,093</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">855,930</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">73,147</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Jeffrey T. Pero</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">61,391,577</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">912,778</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">68,816</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Georganne C. Proctor</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">60,269,804</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">2,033,156</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">70,211</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>Item 2</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;During
the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered
public accounting firm for 2017. The stockholders&rsquo; votes with respect to the ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company&rsquo;s
independent registered public accounting firm were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">For</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Against</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstentions</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">71,068,083</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">1,385,303</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">55,005</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&mdash;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>Item 3</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;During
the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve named executive officer compensation as
disclosed in the annual proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The stockholders&rsquo; votes with respect to approval of this
advisory resolution were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Against</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstentions</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">47,147,773</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">15,071,794</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">153,604</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>Item 4</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;During
the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the frequency of holding an advisory vote
on named executive officer compensation as disclosed in the annual proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The stockholders&rsquo;
votes with respect to approval of this advisory resolution were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Two Years</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Three Years</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstentions</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">61,969,857</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">100,043</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">166,285</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">136,986</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">10,135,220</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Consistent with the stockholder voting results,
in which &ldquo;One Year&rdquo; received the highest number of votes cast, and the Board of Directors&rsquo; recommendation regarding
this matter, which was also for a &ldquo;One Year&rdquo; frequency, the Company will include a stockholder advisory vote on executive
compensation in its annual meeting proxy materials each year until the next advisory vote on the frequency for the advisory vote
on executive compensation. The next advisory vote on the frequency for the advisory vote on executive compensation will be held
not later than the Company&rsquo;s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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 COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">REDWOOD TRUST, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Andrew P. Stone</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Andrew P. Stone&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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