Ready Capital Corp
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 29, 2025.
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Dec 31, 2024 · Filed Apr 29, 2025
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Pay versus Performance
Thefollowing table below sets forth the “compensation actually paid” or “CAP” of our Named Executive Officers whose
compensation we reimburse (Messrs. Ahlborn, Zausmer and Taylor), calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of
Regulation S-K for the fiscal years ended December 31,2024,2023, 2022,2021, and 2020, along with the company
performance measures utilized to determine and compare against CAP.
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| Year | SummaryCompensationTable Total for PEO (1) | CompensationActually Paid to PEO (1) | AverageSummaryCompensationTable Total for Non-PEO NEOs (2) | AverageCompensationActually Paid toNon-PEONEOs | TotalStockholderReturn | PeerGroupTotalStockholder Return (3) | NetIncome (Loss)($ in thousands) | DistributableReturnon Equity (4) |
| 2024 | - | - | $2,216,225 | $1,354,954 | $130.5 | $194.8 | $(430,398) | 0.9% |
| 2023 | - | - | $3,431,442 | $3,318,403 | $173.0 | $204.0 | $348,411 | 8.6% |
| 2022 | - | - | $2,355,834 | $1,870,843 | $165.3 | $165.4 | $203,163 | 12.8% |
| 2021 | - | - | $1,656,291 | $1,879,624 | $206.5 | $203.5 | $159,974 | 15.4% |
| 2020 | - | - | $1,260,209 | $1,217,810 | $147.0 | $160.7 | $46,069 | 12.3% |
(1)Mr. Capasse is the principal executive officer for fiscal years 2020 through 2024. The Company does not pay or reimburse our Manager for any
portion of the cash compensation that is paid by our Manager and its affiliates to Mr. Capasse.
(2)Our Named Executive Officers for the years ended December 31,2024, December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 include
Andrew Ahlborn, Chief Financial Officer, Gary Taylor, Chief Operating Officer and Adam Zausmer, Chief Credit Officer. Our Named Executive
Officers for the year ended December 31, 2020 include Andrew Ahlborn, Chief Financial Officer and Gary Taylor, Chief Operating Officer.
(3)The peer group that we used for purposes of this disclosure is the Competitor Composite Average, the same peer group used for our performance
graph disclosed in our Annual Report. The Competitor Composite Average is a measure of the total return performance of mortgage REIT
competitors based on actual share prices of the following companies: Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc. (BXMT), Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
(STWD), Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. (ARI), Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ABR), and
Ladder Capital Corporation (LADR).
(4)Distributable ROE is based on Distributable Earnings, which is calculated as GAAP Net Income excluding the following (i) any unrealized gains or
losses on certain MBS not retained by us as part of our loan origination businesses (ii) any realized gains or losses on sales of certain MBS (iii) any
unrealized gains or losses on residential MSRs from discontinued operations (iv) any unrealized change in current expected credit loss reserve and
valuation allowances (v) any unrealized gains or losses on de-designated cash flow hedges (vi) any unrealized gains or losses on foreign exchange
hedges (vii) any unrealized gains or losses on certain unconsolidated joint ventures (viii) any non-cash compensation expense related to stock-
based incentive plans (ix) any unrealized gains or losses on preferred equity, at fair value (x) one-time non-recurring gains or losses, such as gains
or losses on discontinued operations, bargain purchase gains, or merger related expenses.
To calculate average CAP for the Non-PEO NEOs, the following amounts were deducted from and added to Summary
Compensation Table total compensation. Note that the dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation
earned by or paid to the Non-PEO NEOs during the applicable year.
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| Year | Average Summary Compensation Table Total Compensation (1) | Average Grant Date Fair Value of Awards Granted in the Year (2) | Average Year End Fair Value of Unvested Equity Awards Granted in the Year (3) | Average Year End Fair Value of Unvested Equity Awards with Performance Conditions Granted in the Year (3) | Year over Year Average Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards (3) | Year over Year Average Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year (3) | Average Value of Dividends or other Earnings Paid on Stock or Option Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation | Total Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) |
| 2024 | $2,216,225 | $(800,000) | $301,104 | $227,648 | $(675,691) | $(31,909) | $117,577 | $1,354,954 |
| 2023 | $3,431,442 | $(1,550,000) | $315,871 | $910,562 | $104,181 | $31,322 | $75,026 | $3,318,403 |
| 2022 | $2,355,834 | $(716,667) | $281,313 | $192,233 | $(286,015) | $(11,691) | $55,835 | $1,870,843 |
| 2021 | $1,656,291 | $(246,862) | $150,485 | $271,991 | $20,010 | $4,433 | $23,276 | $1,879,624 |
| 2020 | $1,260,209 | $(212,500) | $161,725 | $— | $(6,411) | $(1,019) | $15,806 | $1,217,810 |
(1)There are no pension benefits for the Non-PEO NEOs.
(2)Represents the grant date fair value of equity-based awards granted each year.
(3)The fair value of the restricted Common Stock was determined based on the stock price on the applicable valuation dates. The fair value of the
RSUs was determined based on the probable outcome of the performance condition and the stock price on the applicable valuation dates. The
assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the restricted Common Stock and RSUs did not differ in any material respect from the
assumptions used to calculate the grant date fair value of the awards as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year.
The fair value calculation used herein is consistent with the fair value methodology used to account for share-based payments in our financial
statements.
Company Performance Measures to Determine 2024 Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)
Distributable Return on Equity (ROE)
Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR)
CAP vs TSR and Peer Group TSR
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CAP vs Net Income
CAP vs Distributable ROE
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