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): September 14, 2021

REDWOOD TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

001-13759

(Commission
File Number)

68-0329422

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

One Belvedere Place
Suite 300
Mill Valley, California 94941
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

(415) 389-7373
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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	RWT	New York Stock Exchange

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 14, 2021, Redwood Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) provided a Company update at its Investor Day conference with presentations from Redwood’s senior leadership team. Among other information, the Company provided an update with respect to GAAP book value per share, noting a preliminary estimate, as of August 31, 2021, of an increase of approximately 3.5% from GAAP book value per share at June 30, 2021.

The foregoing estimate reflects our preliminary estimate with respect to book value per share through August 31, 2021. This estimate is based on information currently available to management, and may vary from our actual financial results as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. This estimate should not be viewed as a substitute for full interim financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, and is not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 or any future period. While we believe that this preliminary estimate is based on reasonable assumptions and information currently available to us, actual results may vary, and such variations may be material.

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: September 16, 2021	REDWOOD TRUST, INC.


	By:	/s/ Brooke E. Carillo
		Name:  Brooke E. Carillo
		Title:    Chief Financial Officer