<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-20-035356.txt : 20200318
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-035356
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200316
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200318
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200318

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ross Jack J.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001469109

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35808
		FILM NUMBER:		20724710

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128438905

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUTHERLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ready Capital Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001527590
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				900729143
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1140 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-257-4600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1140 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Sutherland Asset Management Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20161110

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZAIS Financial Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110808
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2020-03-16</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001527590</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Ready Capital Corp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>RC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001469109</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Ross Jack J.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 50TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10020</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-03-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>25000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>9.5433</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>145797</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>16188</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Waterfall</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>145871</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Robin J. Ross 2009 Trust</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.49 to $9.60, inclusive on March 16, 2020. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Reporting Person owns the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer through the Mr. Jack J. Ross and Mrs. Robin J. Ross JTWROS, a joint tenant account of the Reporting Person and his wife.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares represent the 16,188 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer out of the 47,895 and 8,454 total shares of Common Stock owned by the Waterfall Asset Management, LLC (the &quot;Manager&quot;) and its affiliate, Waterfall Management, LLC (&quot;WM&quot; and together with the Manager, &quot;Waterfall&quot;), respectively, including through each entity's ownership of Sutherland REIT Holdings, LP (the &quot;Partnership&quot;), based on the Reporting Person's percentage of direct ownership interests in Waterfall.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">WM serves as the general partner of the Partnership and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock that are held by the Partnership. In addition, the Reporting Person is a principal of the Manager and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the 12,768,685 shares of Common Stock held by the Partnership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">However, WM does not have an economic interest in these shares and expects to distribute such shares to the beneficial owners of the Partnership upon their request in accordance with the Partnership's partnership agreement. Accordingly, WM disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by the Partnership and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock, except to the extent of the 16,188 shares reported herein, which represents his economic interest in the Manager, including through the Manager's ownership of the Partnership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The Reporting Person owns the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer through the Robin J. Ross 2009 Trust. The Reporting Person does not serve as the trustee for the trust and the Reporting Person's wife is the trustee and sole beneficiary of the trust. The trustee of the trust has sole voting and investment power with respect to the securities held by the trust.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jack J. Ross</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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