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): March 17,
2010
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REDWOOD
TRUST, INC.
( Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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001-13759
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68-0329422
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(State
or other
jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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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
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March
17, 2010, Redwood Trust, Inc. issued a press release announcing its Board of
Directors’ authorization to declare a first quarter regular dividend of $0.25
per share. The first quarter 2010 dividend is payable on April 21, 2010 to
stockholders of record on March 31, 2010. Redwood Trust, Inc. also
announced that its Board of Directors has set May 18, 2010 as the date for the
2010 annual meeting of stockholders. The meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. in
Mill Valley, California. Stockholders of record as of March 31, 2010 will be
entitled to vote at that meeting.
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. Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits |
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
Release dated March 17,
2010
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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:
March 17, 2010
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REDWOOD
TRUST, INC. |
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By:
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/s/
Martin S. Hughes
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Name:
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Martin
S. Hughes
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Title: |
President,
Co-Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No.
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Exhibit
Title
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99.1
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Press
Release dated March 17,
2010
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