FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Park Howard 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Ladder Capital Corp [ LADR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O GI GP III LLC, 188 THE EMBARCADERO, SUITE 700 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/8/2016
(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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
Class A Common Stock   12/8/2016     C    3137211   A   (1) 6340182   I   See Footnotes   (1) (2) (5) (6)
Class A Common Stock   12/12/2016     S    3137211   D $13.60   3202971   I   See Footnotes   (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Class A Common Stock   12/12/2016     S    81905   D $13.60   3121066   I   See Footnotes   (3) (4) (5) (6) (8)
Class A Common Stock   12/12/2016     S    570330   D $13.60   2550736   I   See Footnotes   (3) (4) (5) (6) (9)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Units and Class B Common Stock   $0.00   12/8/2016     C         3137211      (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock   3137211     (1) 12268870   I   See Footnotes   (1) (2) (5) (6) (7)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  In connection with the December 2016 Offering (as defined herein), on December 8, 2016, GI Ladder Holdco, LLC ("Ladder Holdco") exchanged 3,137,211 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "Class B Common Stock") of Ladder Capital Corp. ("LCC") and Series REIT and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (the "Units") into 3,137,211 shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Class A Common Stock") of LCC (the "Exchange"). No cash or other consideration was exchanged in connection with the Exchange. The exchange right has no expiration date.
( 2)  Includes 402,218 shares of Class A Common Stock held by GI Partners Fund III-A L.P. ("GI III-A") and 2,800,753 shares of Class A Common Stock held by GI Partners Fund III-B L.P. ("GI III-B"), in each case following the Exchange.
( 3)  On December 6, 2016, LCC entered into an Equity Underwriting Agreement with Ladder Holdco, GI III-A, GI III-B, the other selling stockholders party thereto (collectively with Ladder Holdco, GI III-A and GI III-B, the "Selling Stockholders"), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, as representative of the several underwriters (the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Selling Stockholders agreed to (i) sell 10,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) provide the Underwriters an option to purchase an additional 1,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Option Shares"), in an underwritten offering (the "December 2016 Offering"). On December 7, 2016, the Underwriters elected their option to purchase the Option Shares.
( 4)  (Continued from Footnote 3) In connection therewith, GI III-A sold 81,905 shares of Class A Common Stock, GI III-B sold 570,330 shares of Class A Common Stock and Ladder Holdco sold 3,137,211 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Underwriters on December 12, 2016.
( 5)  GI Partners Fund III L.P. ("GI III") owns Ladder Holdco. GI GP III L.P. ("GI GP LP") is the general partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B. GI Holdings III L.P. ("GI Holdings") is the limited partner of GI III, GI III-A, and GI III-B. GI GP III LLC ("GI GP LLC") is the general partner of each of GI GP LP and GI Holdings. Mr. Park is a member of the general partner of GI International L.P. ("GI Partners"), which is an affiliated entity of Ladder Holdco, GI III, GI III-A, GI III-B, GI GP LP, GI Holdings, and GI GP LLC.
( 6)  Mr. Park directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owner of the shares of Class A Common Stock and the shares of Units and Class B Common Stock reported herein. Mr. Park disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
( 7)  Following the December 2016 Offering, Ladder Holdco holds 12,268,870 Units and shares of Class B Common Stock and no other securities of LCC.
( 8)  Following the December 2016 Offering, GI III-A holds 320,313 shares of Class A Common Stock and no other securities of LCC.
( 9)  Following the December 2016 Offering, GI III-B holds 2,230,423 shares of Class A Common Stock and no other securities of LCC.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Park Howard
C/O GI GP III LLC
188 THE EMBARCADERO, SUITE 700
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 		X



Signatures
/s/ Jenny McGinnis, attorney in fact 12/21/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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