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 3, 2016
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REDWOOD TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-13759 | 68-0329422 | ||
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(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 8.01. Other Events.
Redwood Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) maintains a direct stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is designed to provide the Company’s existing stockholders and interested new investors with a method of purchasing shares of the Company’s common stock and investing all or a percentage of their cash dividends in additional shares of common stock. On May 10, 2016, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “New Registration Statement”) which replaced the Company’s prior shelf registration statement. In order to continue to maintain the Plan, on June 3, 2016, the Company filed a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the prospectus included in the New Registration Statement relating to the Plan.
Attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report is a copy of the opinion of Venable LLP regarding certain Maryland law matters, including the validity of the common stock offered pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement. Attached as Exhibit 8.1 to this Current Report is a copy of the opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP regarding certain tax matters in connection with the Prospectus Supplement.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit 5.1 | Opinion of Venable LLP |
| Exhibit 8.1 | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP |
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 3, 2016 | REDWOOD TRUST, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Andrew P. Stone | |
| Andrew P. Stone | ||
| General Counsel, Executive Vice President, and Secretary | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Title | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Venable LLP | |
| 8.1 | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP |