Executive at Ladder Capital (NYSE: LADR) awarded 115,753 new shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Perelman Robert reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Ladder Capital Corp reported that executive Robert Perelman, Head of Asset Management, received an equity award of 115,753 shares of Class A common stock on February 18, 2026. The shares were granted at a stated price of $0.00 per share, indicating a stock-based compensation award rather than an open-market purchase.

Following this grant, Perelman’s directly held Class A common stock increased to 492,834 shares. This filing reflects a change in insider ownership due to a grant, not a buy or sell transaction in the market.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Perelman Robert

Role Head of Asset Management

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Class A Common Stock	115,753	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Class A Common Stock — 492,834 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Perelman Robert

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O LADDER CAPITAL CORP

320 PARK AVE, 15TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ladder Capital Corp [ LADR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Head of Asset Management

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/18/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	02/18/2026		A		115,753	A	$0.00	492,834	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	/s/ Michelle Wallach, as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert Perelman	02/20/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did Ladder Capital Corp (LADR) disclose for Robert Perelman?

Ladder Capital disclosed that executive Robert Perelman received a grant of 115,753 shares of Class A common stock. This was a stock-based award at a stated price of $0.00 per share, increasing his direct ownership position in the company.

How many Ladder Capital (LADR) shares does Robert Perelman own after this grant?

After the equity award, Robert Perelman directly holds 492,834 shares of Ladder Capital’s Class A common stock. This total reflects the addition of 115,753 granted shares reported in the insider ownership update filed for the February 18, 2026 transaction date.

Was the Ladder Capital (LADR) insider transaction a market purchase or a grant?

The transaction was a grant or award, not a market purchase. The filing shows transaction code “A” with a price of $0.00 per share, indicating stock-based compensation rather than shares bought on the open market by the executive.

What role does Robert Perelman hold at Ladder Capital Corp (LADR)?

Robert Perelman serves as Head of Asset Management at Ladder Capital Corp. The insider filing reports an equity award of Class A common stock tied to his executive position, updating the total number of shares he holds directly in the company.

On what date was the Ladder Capital (LADR) insider equity award to Robert Perelman effective?

The equity award to Robert Perelman was effective on February 18, 2026. That date is shown as the transaction date for the grant of 115,753 Class A common shares in the insider ownership disclosure filed for Ladder Capital Corp.