UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  

Washington, D.C. 20549  

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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): June 6, 2013

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REDWOOD TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Maryland     001-13759     68-0329422

(State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(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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Item 5.02. Departure of Certain Officers.

 

(b) On June 6, 2013, Redwood Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Scott M. Chisholm, a Managing Director, will be resigning from the Company effective as of July 1, 2013. The terms of any severance or separation agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. Chisholm will be disclosed in a subsequent Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 6, 2013, Redwood Trust, Inc. issued a press release relating to the resignation of Scott M. Chisholm, a Managing Director. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is furnished to and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 99.1      Press Release dated June 6, 2013

 

 
 

 

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: June 6, 2013

REDWOOD TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

  
  By:   /s/ Andrew P. Stone  
    Name:  Andrew P. Stone  
    Title:    General Counsel and Secretary  
 

 

 
 

 

Exhibit Index

 

     

Exhibit No.

  

Exhibit Title

   
99.1   Press Release dated June 6, 2013