Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Nierenberg Michael 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Rithm Capital Corp. [RITM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 799 BROADWAY, 8TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/20/2026 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10003 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 Common Stock 01/20/2026 A 1,189,241(1) A $ 0 2,188,388(2) D Common Stock 56,287 I By Trust for Children Common Stock 301,548 I By Trust for Son Common Stock 130,458 I By 2019 GRAT Common Stock 23,850 I Custodian for Daughter Common Stock 24,400 I Custodian for Son

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Class B Profits Units of Rithm Capital Management LLC

(3)

01/20/2026

A

966,433(4)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

966,433

$ 0

1,932,866(6)

D

Class B Profits Units of Rithm Capital Management LLC

(3)

01/20/2026

A

807,776(7)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

807,776

$ 0

807,776(8)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nierenberg Michael 799 BROADWAY 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10003	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Nicola Santoro Jr., as attorney-in-fact for Michael Nierenberg		01/22/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents performance-based restricted stock units granted under the Rithm Capital Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan and earned based on the three-year average annual return on equity over the period starting January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2025, as certified by the Compensation Committee on January 20, 2026. As of January 20, 2026, the performancebased criteria have been satisfied for all of the units, and the units will vest on February 21, 2026. The reported amount also includes 270,125 dividend equivalent rights accrued with respect to the earned performance-based restricted stock units. Dividend equivalent performance-based restricted stock units vest on the same schedule and are subject to the same terms and conditions as the underlying awards.
(2)	Includes 1,387,445 unvested restricted stock units.
(3)	Class B Profits Units of Rithm Capital Management LLC ("RCM") will be exchangeable into shares of Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Rithm Capital Management LLC Long Term Incentive Plan and the individual award agreement.
(4)	Represents Class B Profits Units in RCM earned based on annual return on equity for the 2025 performance period, as certified by the Compensation Committee on January 20, 2026. As of January 20, 2026, performance-based criteria have been satisfied for 2 of the 3 tranches.
(5)	These Class B Profits Units will be exchangeable into shares of Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis after they have become vested and a sufficient amount of profits have been allocated to the holder of the Class B Profits Units.
(6)	The reported amount also includes 275,408 dividend equivalent rights accrued with respect to the earned Class B Profits Units. Dividend equivalent Class B Profits Units vest on the same schedule and are subject to the same terms and conditions as the underlying awards.
(7)	Represents Class B Profits Units in RCM earned based on annual return on equity for the 2025 performance period, as certified by the Compensation Committee on January 20, 2026. As of January 20, 2026, performance-based criteria have been satisfied for 1 of the 3 tranches.
(8)	The reported amount also includes 50,837 dividend equivalent rights accrued with respect to the earned Class B Profits Units. Dividend equivalent Class B Profits Units vest on the same schedule and are subject to the same terms and conditions as the underlying awards.

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