Ladder Capital Corp — Director's Dealing 2014

Feb 21, 2014

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ladder Capital Corp (LADR)
CIK: 0001577670
Period of Report: 2014-02-11

Reporting Person: GI PARTNERS FUND III LP (Director, 10% Owner)
Reporting Person: GI Ladder Holdco, LLC (Director, 10% Owner)
Reporting Person: GI PARTNERS FUND III-A LP (Director, 10% Owner)
Reporting Person: GI Partners Fund III-B L.P. (Director, 10% Owner)
Reporting Person: GI GP III L.P. (Director, 10% Owner)
Reporting Person: GI Holdings III L.P. (Director, 10% Owner)
Reporting Person: GI GP III LLC (Director, 10% Owner)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	2551749	Direct
Class A Common Stock	366459	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Class B Common Stock	$		Class A Common Stock (13987509)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer ("A-Common") acquired by GI Partners Fund III-B L.P. ("GI III-B") prior to the closing of its initial public offering, upon the reorganization of the Issuer's capital structure (the "Reorganization"), in which interests in two wholly-owned Delaware corporations holding interests in Ladder Capital Finance Holding LLLP ("LGFH") were exchanged by GI III-B and GI Partners Fund III-A L.P. ("GI III-A"), respectively, for shares of the Issuer's A-Common, and interests in LGFH held by GI Ladder Holdco, LLC ("Ladder Holdco"), an entity wholly-owned by GI Partners Fund III L.P. ("GI III"), were exchanged for shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock and limited partnership interests of LCHF ("Units").

F2: Represents shares of A-Common acquired by GI Partners Fund III-A L.P. ("GI III-A"), prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, in the Reorganization.

F3: GI III's principal business is to pursue investments, and GI III-A and GI III-B are affiliated funds in the same business. GI GP III L.P. ("GI GP LP") is the general partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B. GI Holdings III L.P. ("GI Holdings") is the limited partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B. GI GP III LLC ("GI GP LLC") is the general partner of each of GI GP LP and GI Holdings.

F4: Ladder Holdco, as an affiliated entity with GI III-A and GI III-B; GI III, as the sole owner of Ladder Holdco and an affiliated entity of GI III-A and GI III-B; GI III-A, as an affiliated entity of GI III-B and GI III; GI III-B, as an affiliated entity of GI III-A and GI III; GI GP III L.P. as the general partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B; GI Holdings III L.P., as the limited partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B; and GI GP III LLC, as the general partner of each of GI GP LP and GI Holdings, directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,

F5: (Continued from footnote 4) as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owners of the Equity Interests (in the case of Ladder Holdco, the Shares, in the case of GI III-A, GI III-B's A-Common and Ladder Holdco's Class B Common Stock and Units, and in the case of GI III-B, GI III-A's A-Common and Ladder Holdco's Class B Common Stock and Units) owned by GI III, GI III-A, or GI III-B and therefore, a "ten percent holder" thereunder.

F6: Each of Ladder Holdco, GI III-A, GI III, GI GP LP, GI Holdings, and GI GP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

F7: GI III-B is the direct owner of 2,551,749 shares of A-Common, and GI III-A is the direct owner of 366,459 shares of A-Common (together with GI III-B's A-Common, and the Class B Common Stock owned by Ladder Holdco, the "Shares"). The Shares, together with the Units, are collectively referred to herein as the "Equity Interests." All shares of A-Common reported herein are subject to a lock-up agreement and cannot be freely traded until August 5, 2014.

F8: Each of Ladder Holdco, GI III-B, GI III, GI GP LP, GI Holdings, and GI GP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

F9: The shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock held by Ladder Holdco are subject to a lock-up and cannot be combined with Units and converted into shares of A-Common until August 5, 2014.

F10: Not Applicable.

F11: Represents Units acquired by Ladder Holdco in the Reorganization.

F12: Ladder Holdco is the direct owner of 13,987,509 shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock. GI Partners Fund III L.P. ("GI III") owns 100% of Ladder Holdco.

F13: Each of GI III-A, GI III-B, GI GP LP, GI Holdings, and GI GP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the Equity Interests reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

F14: Each share of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock can be paired with one Unit and submitted to the Issuer for conversion into one share of A-Common, subject to the expiration of the lock-up period described herein. Ladder Holdco hold 13,987,509 Units.