Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Form 3 Franklin BSP Realty Trust / Patsy Joseph Augustine ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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^*

Augustine Patsy Joseph

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 32A

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10105

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/19/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. [ FBRT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

On October 19, 2021, pursuant to the certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 25, 2021, as amended pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 22, 2021 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Rodeo Sub I, LLC ("Merger Sub"), Capstead Mortgage Corporation ("Capstead") and, solely for the purposes set forth therein, Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., Capstead merged with and into Merger Sub (the "Merger"), with Merger Sub surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and as of the effective time of the Merger, the Reporting Person became a director of the Issuer. This Form 3 presents the beneficial ownership of the Reporting Person at the effective time of the Merger and does not include any securities acquired by the Reporting Person in connection with the closing of the Merger. The Reporting Person will file a Form 4 to disclose the acquisition of the Issuer's securities in connection with the closing of the Merger. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.

No securities are beneficially owned.

	/s/ Pat Augustine, By: Micah Goodman, Attorney-in-Fact	10/21/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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