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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-19-012447
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190306
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190306
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190306

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:		19661401

	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: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</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>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>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): March 6, 2019</B></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: small-caps bold 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: normal">REDWOOD
TRUST, INC.</FONT></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><BR>
<B>Suite 300</B><BR>
<B>Mill Valley, California 94941</B><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)</FONT></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) 389-7373</B><BR>
(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code)</P>

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(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
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growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

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indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.</B> &nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On March 6, 2019, the
Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the previously announced acquisition of 5 Arches, LLC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The information contained
in Item 7.01and 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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Current Report on Form 8-K, including
the attached Exhibit 99.1, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and can be identified by words such as &quot;anticipate,&quot;
&quot;estimate,&quot; &quot;will,&quot; &quot;should,&quot; &quot;expect,&quot; &quot;believe,&quot; &quot;intend,&quot; &quot;seek,&quot;
&quot;plan,&quot; and similar expressions or their negative forms, or by references to strategy, plans, or intentions. These forward-looking
statements are based on the Company&rsquo;s current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to numerous risks, including,
among other things, those set forth under the caption &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; in the Company&rsquo;s most recent filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause the Company&rsquo;s
actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement.
The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on
Form 8-K.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Further information on these and other
factors that could affect Redwood&rsquo;s financial results and the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K
is included in the Company&rsquo;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, among others, the Company&rsquo;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, particularly under the captions &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; and
&ldquo;Management&rsquo;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.</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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</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">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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        <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="width: 30%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 1.8pt"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">/<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">s</FONT>/ <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Andrew P. Stone</FONT></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</FONT><B>REDWOOD
TRUST CLOSES PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED ACQUISITION OF FIVE ARCHES</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>MILL VALLEY, CA &ndash; Wednesday,
March 6, 2019 &ndash; </B>Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT), a leading innovator in housing credit investing, today announced that
it has completed its acquisition of 5 Arches, LLC (&ldquo;5 Arches&rdquo;), an originator of business-purpose real estate loans.
5 Arches and its team of approximately 95 employees will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Redwood.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">5 Arches
is a business-purpose real-estate lending platform that has generated over <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">$1.8 billion of
originations since 2012. Consideration for the transaction was</FONT> $50 million, payable in a mix of cash and Redwood common
stock and inclusive of the $10 million in cash paid in May 2018 to purchase a <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">20% minority
interest in the company. </FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; background-color: white">As
part of its minority stake, Redwood procured an exclusive one-year option to purchase the remaining 80% of the 5 Arches platform.
In January 2019, Redwood announced it had exercised this option and intended to close the transaction in the first quarter of 2019.
</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&ldquo;We
are pleased to have completed the acquisition of 5 Arches. Our measured, incremental approach to this transaction allowed us to
add a highly accretive and scalable platform while helping to ensure that the integration is a success for stakeholders of both
Redwood and 5 Arches. We welcome the 5 Arches team and look forward to the opportunities that the combination affords,&rdquo; said
Christopher J. Abate, Redwood&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>News Highlights</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 12pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Accelerates access to a growing pipeline of business-purpose
real estate loans</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 12pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Leverages core competencies in housing credit, product
development, and structuring</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 12pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Expands opportunities for profitable growth in new
markets</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 12pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Expected to be accretive to earnings and book value
per share</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Related
                                         Press Release: <U>Redwood Trust Exercises Option to Acquire Remaining Interest in 5 Arches,
                                         January 2019</U></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investor
                                         Presentation: <U>Announcement of Option Exercise to Acquire Remaining 80% of 5 Arches,
                                         January 2019</U></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Related
                                         Press Release: <U>Redwood Trust Announces Minority Investment in 5 Arches, April 2018</U></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investor
                                         Presentation: <U>Overview of 5 Arches Transaction, April 2018</U></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>About Redwood
Trust</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Redwood Trust,
Inc. (NYSE: RWT) is a specialty finance company focused on making credit-sensitive investments in residential mortgages and related
assets and engaging in mortgage banking activities. Our goal is to provide attractive returns to shareholders through a stable
and growing stream of earnings and dividends, as well as through capital appreciation. Redwood Trust was established in 1994, is
internally managed, and structured as a real estate investment trust (&ldquo;REIT&rdquo;) for tax purposes. For more information
about Redwood, please visit our website at www.redwoodtrust.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><I>Forward-Looking
Statements:&nbsp; This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related to Redwood's expectation that the acquisition will
be accretive to earnings and book value per share. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Our actual
results may differ from our beliefs, expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking
statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and can be identified by words
such as &quot;anticipate,&quot; &quot;estimate,&quot; &quot;will,&quot; &quot;should,&quot; &quot;expect,&quot; &quot;believe,&quot;
&quot;intend,&quot; &quot;seek,&quot; &quot;plan&quot; and similar expressions or their negative forms, or by references to strategy,
plans, or intentions. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those
described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 under the caption &quot;Risk Factors.&quot; Other
risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected may be described from
time to time in reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. We undertake
no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Lisa Hartman &ndash; SVP, Head of Investor
Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">phone: 866-269-4976</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">email: investorrelations@redwoodtrust.com</P>



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