UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 15, 2024
Rithm Capital Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | Delaware | |
| | (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | |
| 001-35777 | | 45-3449660 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 799 Broadway New York New York | 10003 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 850-7770
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class: | Trading Symbols: | Name of each exchange on which registered: |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | RITM | New York Stock Exchange |
| 7.50% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | RITM PR A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 7.125% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | RITM PR B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.375% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | RITM PR C | New York Stock Exchange |
| 7.00% Fixed-Rate Reset Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | RITM PR D | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 15, 2024, Rithm Capital Corp. (the “Company”) and Michael Nierenberg (“Executive”) amended the Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Executive, dated June 17, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement Amendment”), to (i) reduce the Executive’s base salary from $1,250,000 to $1,000,000, effective April 1, 2024, (ii) reduce the annual target cash bonus for the Executive from $5,000,000 to $4,000,000; (iii) reduce the target value of the annual time-based equity award to be made to Executive from $4,375,000 to $3,000,000 and (iii) increase the target value of the annual performance-based equity award to be made to Executive from $4,375,000 to $9,000,000, such that 75% of the target value of Executive’s annual equity award grants will now be in the form of performance-based units.
The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreement Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement Amendment, a copy of which will be filed in a subsequent filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 15, 2024
| | Rithm Capital Corp. |
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| | /s/ Nicola Santoro, Jr. |
| | Nicola Santoro, Jr. |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
