Redwood Trust, Inc. (RWT) scheduled release of its third-quarter 2026 financial results for November 3, 2026, after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Senior management plans to hold a conference call that day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time).
CEO Christopher Abate said Redwood distributed more than $8 billion of mortgage loans through securitizations and whole loan sales during the third quarter, and ended September with approximately $190 million of cash and cash equivalents. He also said the company intends to continue pursuing opportunistic debt repurchases under its existing authorization.
Redwood Trust, Inc. (RWT) Amendment No. 8 reports that Wellington Management Group LLP, Wellington Group Holdings LLP, Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, and Wellington Management Company LLP each report beneficial ownership of 21,343,055 common shares as of September 30, 2026; Item 4 states 16.99% of the class. Each reports shared voting power over 20,907,896 shares. Three report shared dispositive power over 21,343,055 shares; Wellington Management Company LLP reports shared dispositive power over 21,206,163 shares. The shares are owned of record by clients of the investment advisers.
Redwood Trust Inc. director Greg H. Kubicek acquired 28,951.88 Deferred Stock Units on September 30, 2026, through a deferral election relating to director compensation and/or dividend equivalent rights under the Redwood Trust Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. The units were 100% vested at grant. His reported direct position following the acquisition was 28,951.88 Deferred Stock Units.
Redwood Trust Inc. (RWT) director Horvath D. Debora acquired 15,058.77 deferred stock units on September 30, 2026, through a deferral election related to director compensation and/or dividend equivalent rights under the Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. The units were 100% vested at grant, and the reported post-transaction balance was 15,058.77 deferred stock units.
Redwood Trust Inc. (RWT) is the issuer whose common stock Howard Amster reported beneficially owning 11,269,634 shares, or 9.0%. His reported sole voting and dispositive power covered 11,256,617 shares, with shared voting and dispositive power over 13,017 shares. Redwood Trust had 125,612,432 common shares outstanding as of August 5, 2026.
The transaction table lists open-market purchases, including 2,225,000 shares purchased by Howard Amster 2019 Charitable Remainder Unitrust #1 on September 18, 2026, at $4.00 per share, and 2,032,283 shares purchased by Howard Amster on September 21, 2026, at $4.09 per share. The reporting persons said they had invested approximately $46,005,443 in aggregate to acquire the shares as of September 25, 2026, using personal funds and working capital.
They said they have no present intention to dispose of their shares but may buy more. They also stated that the joint filing does not affirm that a reporting group exists, and that each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by another.
REDWOOD TRUST INC (RWT) reported that Chief Human Resource Officer Sasha G. Macomber purchased 4,895 shares of common stock on September 21, 2026 at $4.0792 per share in a direct open-market or private transaction, bringing her direct common stock holdings to 95,298 shares.
Macomber also holds several grants of Deferred Stock Units, each settling into common stock at exercise prices between $5.63 and $7.79 per share, covering underlying common shares ranging from about 38,000 to 48,000 per grant, with vesting in installments through late 2029. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
REDWOOD TRUST INC (RWT) reports that Chief Legal Officer Andrew P. Stone purchased 5,000 shares of Common Stock on September 21, 2026 at $4.1187 per share, bringing his direct holdings to 183,631 shares. He also holds several grants of Deferred Stock Units that are settled in Common Stock, with grant date fair values ranging from $5.63 to $7.79 per underlying share and long-term vesting schedules; these DSUs have no expiration date. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for this purchase.
REDWOOD TRUST INC (RWT) Chief Executive Officer and director Christopher J. Abate reported an amended Form 4 reflecting a direct open-market purchase of 100,000 shares of common stock on September 15, 2026 at $3.839 per share, bringing his directly held common shares to 679,283. The amendment clarifies that these shares were directly owned by Mr. Abate at the time of the transaction. He also reports outstanding Deferred Stock Units convertible into common stock at exercise prices of $5.63, $6.64, and $7.79 with underlying shares of 115,896, 98,268, and 118,421 respectively, granted at fair market value under the 2014 Incentive Award Plan and subject to multi-year vesting schedules; no expiration date applies to these DSUs. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
REDWOOD TRUST INC (RWT) is the subject of a Schedule 13G in which Bay Pond Partners, L.P. reports beneficial ownership of 7,151,539 shares of Redwood Trust common stock, representing 5.69% of the class. Bay Pond Partners has shared power to vote and dispose of all these shares and no sole voting or dispositive power.
Redwood Trust, Inc. (RWT) completed a private offering of $205 million aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030, issued under an indenture with Wilmington Trust as trustee. The notes are senior unsecured obligations, paying interest semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, and mature on September 15, 2030, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.
The initial conversion rate is 204.0608 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount, implying a conversion price of approximately $4.90 per share, a 35% premium to the September 10, 2026 closing price. Redwood may settle conversions in cash or in cash plus shares, with at least the principal amount paid in cash based on a 25‑trading‑day observation period. Initially, up to 56,473,810 shares may be issuable upon conversion at the stated maximum conversion rate, subject to adjustment and ownership limits in Redwood’s charter.
The offering was sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A. Redwood intends to use approximately $129.29 million of net proceeds to repurchase about $123.79 million principal of its existing 7.75% convertible senior notes due 2027, leaving approximately $173.38 million of those notes outstanding, and approximately $20 million to repurchase 5,509,641 shares of common stock in privately negotiated transactions, with remaining proceeds for general corporate and investment purposes.