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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2022

 

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland 000-55188 46-1406086
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)    Identification No.) 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 32A

New York, New York 10105

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 588-6770

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share FBRT New York Stock Exchange
7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share FBRT PRE New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, 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. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 4, 2022, Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release and supplemental slide presentation reporting the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Copies of the press release and supplemental slide presentation are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, 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 Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

    EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

   
99.1   Press Release dated May 4, 2022 announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022
     
99.2   Supplemental Presentation for the quarter ended March 31, 2022
     
104.1   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. 

 

  FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC. 
     
     
  By: /s/ Jerome S. Baglien
  Name: Jerome S. Baglien
  Title: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer

 

Date: May 4, 2022