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 * Ahlborn Andrew 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ready Capital Corp [RC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O READY CAPITAL CORPORATION,, 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 50TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2026 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10020 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 03/02/2026 A 600,000(1) A $ 0 910,808 D Common Stock 03/05/2026 A 291,262(2) A $ 0 1,202,070 D

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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

Performance Stock Units

(3)

03/02/2026

A

1,800,000

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

1,800,000

$ 0

1,800,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ahlborn Andrew C/O READY CAPITAL CORPORATION, 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 50TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10020			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Misbah Mohiuddin, Attorney-in-Fact		03/09/2026
**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)	On March 2, 2026, the reporting person was awarded a special time-based retention award of 600,000 shares of restricted Common Stock under the Plan. The shares will vest on December 31, 2028, conditioned upon the reporting person's continued employment (with certain exceptions).
(2)	On March 5, 2026, the reporting person was awarded 291,262 shares of restricted Common Stock under the Ready Capital Corporation 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The shares will vest in equal installments of one-third on March 5, 2027, March 5, 2028 and March 5, 2029, conditioned upon the reporting person's continued employment (with certain exceptions).
(3)	Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock (or an equivalent cash payment, as further described in footnote (4) below).
(4)	On March 2, 2026, the reporting person was awarded a special performance-based retention award of 1,800,000 performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") under the Plan. The PSUs may vest in up to ten, approximately equal parts, provided that the 30-day volume weighted average price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds ten, approximately equally spaced milestones between specified points, and further conditioned upon the reporting person's continued employment (with certain exceptions). The PSUs (i) will be settled in shares of Common Stock if the stockholders of the Company approve at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders ("2026 Annual Meeting") an amendment to the Plan to increase the pool of shares available for grant thereunder (the "Plan Amendment"), or (ii) if the Plan Amendment is not approved by the Company's stockholders at the 2026 Annual Meeting, then the PSUs will be settled in cash based upon the value per share of Common Stock on the applicable vesting date.

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