SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FOR

THE QUARTER ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

NYSE: LADR

A Leading Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

DISCLAIMERS

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Certain information contained herein is based on, or derived from, information provided by independent third-party sources. Ladder believes that such information is accurate and that the sources from which it has been obtained are reliable. However, Ladder cannot guarantee the accuracy of such information and has not independently verified the assumptions on which such information is based. All data is presented as of September 30, 2020, unless otherwise indicated.

This presentation includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only as supplemental to, and not as superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Please refer to the Company's September 30, 2020 Form 10-Q filing and earnings press release, which are available on Ladder's website (www.laddercapital.com), as well as the supplemental financial tables included herein, for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures included in this presentation to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Totals may not equal the sum of components due to rounding.

THIRD QUARTER 2020 HIGHLIGHTS1

Earnings and Dividends

Investment Activity

Portfolio Composition

Liquidity,

Leverage,

Financing and

Book Value

  • Core Earnings of $19.7 million and Core EPS of $0.16
  • After-TaxCore Return on Average Equity (Core ROAE) of 5.1% for the quarter and 5.7% year-to-date
  • Declared Q3 2020 cash dividend of $0.20 per LADR share, which represents a 11.5% annual dividend yield 2
  • Continued to focus on preserving and generating additional liquidity
  • Received $229 million of on-time or early repayments of balance sheet loans
  • Sold $67 million of loans (comprised of $60 million of conduit loans and $7 million of balance sheet loans)
  • Sold $34 million of securities and $64 million of real estate equity investments
  • $6.4 billion in assets, including $2.7 billion of loans (43% of total), $1.4 billion of securities (23%), and $991 million of real estate equity (16%)
  • 78% of assets are senior secured and/or investment grade-rated
  • 80% of loans are floating-rate
  • $876 million balance of unrestricted cash
  • $239 million reduction in total debt during quarter
  • Adjusted Leverage Ratio of 2.9x (Adjusted Leverage Ratio, net of cash, of 2.3x)
  • $1.5 billion GAAP book equity value and $1.7 billion undepreciated book equity value (1% increase versus prior quarter)
  • $14.35 undepreciated book value per share ($0.18 increase versus prior quarter)

Note: As of 09/30/2020, unless otherwise indicated

  1. For a description of these financial and non-GAAP financial measures, see Selected Definitions on page S-20
  2. Based on $6.98 LADR closing stock price on 10/28/2020

S-2

CAPITAL STRUCTURE UPDATE

ENHANCED QUALITY OF CAPITAL BASE

Over the last two quarters, Ladder has decreased total & net leverage, increased non-mark-to-market &

non-recourse financing, and significantly increased unrestricted cash balance

03/31/2020 Capitalization ($mm)

09/30/2020

Capitalization ($mm)

Committed Loan Repo Facilities

$537

(7%)

Committed Securities

Repo Facility

$478

Book Equity

(7%)

$1,501

(21%)

Committed Loan Repo Facilities

$354

Committed Securities

(6%)

Repo Facility

$352

(6%)

FHLB

Financing

Book Equity

$326

(5%)

$1,522

(24%)

Other Securities

$7.2B

FHLB

Financing

Capitalization

$1,008

$6.2B

Repo Facilities

$471

Capitalization

(8%)

(14%)

$358M

More diversified, durable capital structure in place with reduced leverage

$876M

Non-Recourse

Koch Financing

$191

Unsecured

Corporate Bonds &

Corporate Revolver

$2,140

(30%)

Unrestricted

Other Securities

Cash

Repo Facilities

$712

(10%)

Non-Recourse

Mortgage Financing

$806

(11%)

Unrestricted

Unsecured

Cash

Non-Recourse

Corporate Bonds &

Mortgage Financing

Corporate Revolver

$770

$1,969

(12%)

(32%)

(3%)

Non-Recourse

CLO Financing

$282

(5%)

03/31/2020

Debt/Equity (Adjusted Leverage Ratio):

3.8x

Net Debt1 (excluding Cash)/Equity Ratio:

3.4x

Non-Mark-to-Market Financing2 + Book Equity:

67%3

Non-Recourse & Unsecured Debt + Book Equity:

62%3

09/30/2020

2.9x

2.3x

79% 3

76% 3

  1. Net debt excludes total cash on balance sheet of $622 million as of 03/31/2020 and $918 million as of 09/30/2020
  2. Non-mark-to-marketfinancing includes financing that is subject to credit events only
  3. Represents percentage of total capitalization

S-4

LONG & STRONG LIABILITY STRUCTURE

Superior access to capital with diversified financing sources and substantial undrawn capacity

Remaining Debt Maturities by Financing Type 1

($mm; as of 09/30/2020)

Issuance /

Debt

Maturity Year (weighted-average, where applicable)

Facility Size

Outstanding

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

$652

$643

4.250% Unsecured Bonds (issued in January 2020)

348

345

5.250% Unsecured Bonds

466

464

5.250% Unsecured Bonds

251

251

5.875% Unsecured Bonds

266

266

Unsecured Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility 2

Total Unsecured Debt (42% of total debt)

$1,983

$1,969

770

770

Non-Recourse Mortgage Debt on Owned Real Estate

206

191

Non-Recourse Koch Financing

285

282

Non-Recourse CLO Financing

1,950

706

3

Committed Bilateral Bank Facilities (7 facilities)3

1,500

326

FHLB Financing

Total Unsecured & Committed Secured Debt (90% of total debt)

$6,695

$4,244

-

471

Uncommitted Repo

Total Financing

$6,695

$4,715

  1. Includes extensions at Company's option
  2. Secured by stock of selected unrestricted subsidiaries
  3. Includes $354 million of outstanding committed loan repurchase financing and $352 million of outstanding committed securities repurchase financing

S-5

STAGGERED DEBT MATURITY PROFILE

Further extended debt maturities with a larger component of non-recourse and non-mark-to-market financing

03/31/2020

Unsecured & Secured Debt Maturities ($mm)

Unsecured Debt 1

$1,000

Secured Debt

$902

$806

$773

$788

$750

$685

$650

$500

$454

$264

$720

$659

$497

$311

$264

$250

$421

$153

$130

$48

$182

$0

Q2 2020

Q3 2020

Q4 2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027 &

Beyond

$981 million reduction or extension in debt maturities through 2021 (vs. 03/31/2020)

$1,000

$850

$771

$830

$740

$750

$251

$617

$482

09/30/2020

$500

$643

$378

$611

$464

$250

$599

n/a

n/a

$153

$129

$48

$186

$0

Q2 2020

Q3 2020

Q4 2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027 &

Beyond

1. Amounts shown for existing unsecured corporate bonds are net of deferred financing fees

S-6

OVERSIZED, HIGH-QUALITY UNENCUMBERED ASSET POOL

  • 43% of total asset base is composed of unencumbered assets
  • 74% of unencumbered assets are cash or first mortgage loans

Total Unencumbered Asset Pool

Unencumbered First Mortgage Loans by Property Type

($ in millions)

($ in millions)

Unrestricted

Cash

$876

First

(32%)

$2.7B

Mortgage

Loans

Total

$1,153

Unencumbered

(42%)

Assets

Other

Unencumbered

Assets

$315

(12%)

Unencumbered

First Mortgage Loans

Mixed Use

Hotel

$269

$297

$1.2B

Unencumbered

Other

First Mortgage

Office

$87

Loans

$179

Multifamily

Industrial

Retail

$140

$76

$105

CRE

FHLB

Securities

Mezzanine

Equity

Loans

Stock

$143

1

$76

$62

(5%)

$119

(3%)

(4%)

(2%)

Note: As of 09/30/2020

1. Represents undepreciated asset value

2. Calculated by deducting unrestricted cash from the numerator and denominator

Key Unencumbered Asset Pool Highlights

  • Predominantly senior, financeable, oversized unencumbered asset base
  • 1.60x unencumbered asset/unsecured debt ratio ($683 million in excess of the 1.20x covenant)
  • 2.22x unencumbered asset/unsecured debt ratio net of unrestricted cash2

$1.2 billion of unencumbered senior secured first mortgage loans 7

  • $876 million of unencumbered unrestricted cash

S-7

BOOK EQUITY VALUE ROLL-FORWARD

Summary of Changes to Book Equity Value During Q3 2020 ($mm)

$1,706

= Undepreciated Book Value

$1,726

$1,501

$21

$19

$1

$1,517

$4

($30)

06/30/2020

Distributions &

Equity-Based

Net Income /

Other Comprehensive

Other2

09/30/2020

Book Equity Value1

Dividends

Compensation

(Loss)

Income

Book Equity Value3

(Securities Portfolio

Book Value per Share

Mark-to-Market)

Book Value per Share

(Undepreciated & GAAP)

(Undepreciated & GAAP)

$14.17

$14.35

$12.44

$12.61

  1. Excludes $6.9 million of noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures
  2. Includes purchase of treasury stock, change in and exchange of noncontrolling interests, and acquisition of shares to satisfy tax withholding on vesting restricted stock
  3. Excludes $5.3 million of noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

S-8

SEGMENT & FINANCIAL DATA

LADDER SNAPSHOT

($ in millions, except per share amounts)

Snapshot of Business Lines

Balance Sheet Loans

Net Leased Commercial Real Estate (100% Owned)

Carrying Value of Assets

$2,731

Carrying Value of Assets

$643

Secured Financing on Assets

A

897

Undepreciated Book Value of Assets

789

Net Equity Invested (excl. Corporate Debt)

1,835

Secured Financing on Assets D

520

% First Mortgage

96%

Net Equity Invested (excl. Corporate Debt)

269

Total Assets & Liabilities, Book Equity, Leverage and ROE

Total Assets

Cash & Cash Equivalents

$876

Loans, Securities & Real Estate

5,422

Accumulated Depreciation & Amortization

(222)

Other Assets

4

284

% Other (Mezzanine / Subordinate)

4%

Total Square Feet

5,294,566

Weighted-Average Coupon

6.4%

Weighted-Average % Leased

100%

Accounting method: carried at lower of cost or FMV

In-Place Annual Net Operating Income (NOI)

$50.7

Accounting method: carried at depreciated book value

Conduit Loans

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

Unsecured Corporate Bonds

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

Total Unsecured Debt

6,359

$1,703 266 1,969

Carrying Value of Assets

$31

Secured Financing on Assets B

14

Net Equity Invested (excl. Corporate Debt)

17

Weighted-Average Coupon

4.1%

Origination and Purchase Volume (LTM)

$605

Diversified Commercial Real Estate

2,3

Carrying Value of Assets

$347

Undepreciated Book Value of Assets

423

Secured Financing on Assets E

250

Net Equity Invested (excl. Corporate Debt)

172

Secured Financing

A B C D

Total Debt

Other Liabilities

4

Total Liabilities

E F

2,745 4,715 123 4,838

Loan Sale Volume (LTM)

769

Core Earnings Contribution (LTM)

1

18

Accounting method: carried at lower of cost or FMV

Securities

Carrying Value of Assets

$1,448

Secured Financing on Assets C

1,065

Net Equity Invested (excl. Corporate Debt)

383

% First Mortgage Secured

100%

% AAA-Rated or Agency-Backed

92%

% Investment Grade-Rated

99%+

Average CUSIP Size

$10.8

Weighted-Average Duration

2.1 Years

Accounting method: carried at FMV

Total Square Feet

2,425,518

Weighted-Average Occupancy

81%

In-Place Annual Net Operating Income (NOI)

$21.6

Weighted-Average % Owned by Ladder

87.0%

Accounting method: carried at depreciated book value

Condominium Residential Real Estate (100% Owned)

Carrying Value of Assets

$1

Undepreciated Book Value of Assets

1

Secured Financing on Assets F

-

Net Equity Invested (excl. Corporate Debt)

1

Total Remaining Units

2

Unit Sale Price as % of GAAP Book Value (LTM)

104%

Accounting method: carried at depreciated book value

Book Equity Value

GAAP Book Equity Value (excl. NCI in JVs)

$1,517

Total Shares Outstanding (mm)

120.3

GAAP Book Value per Share

4

$12.61

Undepreciated Book Value per Share

5

$14.35

Leverage

Adjusted Debt (for Adjusted Leverage

Ratio)

5

$4,433

Total GAAP Book Equity (incl. NCI in JVs)

1,522

Adjusted Leverage Ratio

5

2.9x

Return on Average Equity (based on Core Earnings)

5

Core Earnings (LTM)

$112

Average Book Equity Value (LTM)

1,550

After-Tax Core ROAE (LTM)

7.2%

Note: As of 09/30/2020

  1. Pre-taxand pre-overhead allocation
  2. All metrics shown on a consolidated basis, except Weighted-Average % Owned by Ladder, which excludes the potential effects of partnership/joint venture promote/sharing arrangements
  3. Excludes two unconsolidated joint venture investments with total book value of $49.2 million as of 09/30/2020
  4. For a description of these financial measures, see Selected Definitions on page S-20
  5. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, see Selected Definitions on page S-20

S-10

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

($ in millions)

Investment Portfolio

Core Earnings Contribution

(as of 09/30/2020)

(Nine Months Ended 09/30/2020)

Carrying Value

% of Total

Amount of

% of Total

Investment Type

of Assets

Assets

Contribution

Contribution

Conduit First Mortgage Loans

$31

0%

$1.6

1%

Balance Sheet First Mortgage Loans

2,609

41%

99.1

73%

Other (Mezzanine /Subordinate) Loans

122

2%

9.8

7%

Provision for Current Expected Credit Losses

(47)

(1%)

-

-

Total Loans

$2,715

43%

$110.5

81%

Securities

$1,448

23%

($10.4)

(8%)

Net Leased Commercial Real Estate

$643

10%

$25.4

19%

Diversified Commercial Real Estate

347

5%

11.4

8%

Condominium Residential Real Estate

1

0.01%

(0.2)

(0.2%)

Total Real Estate Equity Properties

$991

16%

$36.6

27%

Other Investments

$111

2%

($0.6)

(0.4%)

Total Investment Assets

$5,264

83%

$136.0

100%

Cash and Cash Equivalents (unrestricted)

$876

14%

Restricted Cash

42

1%

Other Assets

178

3%

Total Assets

$6,359

100%

$136.0

100%

Corporate Bond Interest Expense

(81.0)

(60%)

Gain on Bond Repurchases

20.2

15%

Corporate Operating Expenses /Other

(28.8)

(21%)

Transactional Adjustments (response to

16.9

12%

COVID-19)

1

Total Core Earnings

$63.3

47%

1. For additional detail on these Q2 2020 adjustments, please refer to the Company's June 30, 2020 Form 10-Q filing and earnings press release

S-11

LOAN PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW

Loan Type 1

Loan Size 1

2

$2.7 billion total loan portfolio 80% floating rate/ 20% fixed rate

Property Type

Note: As of 09/30/2020

  1. Amounts in these charts shown before $47.1 million allowance for loan losses
  2. Includes mezzanine and subordinate loans

$19 million average loan balance

Geography

S-12

LOANS SEGMENT SUMMARY

($ in millions)

Q3 2020

Q2 2020

Q1 2020

Q4 2019

Q3 2019

Q2 2019

Q1 2019

Conduit First Mortgage Loans

Carrying Value of Assets (end of quarter)

$31

$86

$147

$122

$174

$112

$190

Origination and Purchase Volume

-

-

213

392

231

158

175

Weighted-Average Coupon (end of quarter)

4.1%

4.0%

3.9%

4.2%

4.6%

5.0%

5.5%

Loan Sale Volume

$60

$68

$185

$456

$141

$238

$170

Balance Sheet First Mortgage Loans

Carrying Value of Assets (end of quarter)

$2,609

$2,833

$3,310

$3,127

$3,098

$2,977

$3,159

Origination and Purchase Volume

9

20

314

459

501

260

274

Weighted-Average Coupon (end of quarter)

6.2%

6.2%

6.2%

6.3%

6.7%

7.3%

7.3%

Weighted-Average LTV (end of quarter)

67%

71%

70%

70%

70%

70%

69%

Loan Sale Volume

$7

$172

-

-

-

-

-

Other (Mezzanine/Subordinate) Loans

Carrying Value of Assets (end of quarter)

$122

$122

$123

$130

$133

$143

$144

Origination Volume

-

-

-

7

-

-

7

Mezz./Subordinate Loans % of Total Assets

1.9%

1.9%

1.7%

1.9%

2.0%

2.2%

2.2%

Weighted-Average Coupon (end of quarter)

10.8%

10.8%

10.8%

10.9%

10.8%

10.9%

10.9%

Weighted-Average LTV (end of quarter)

67%

67%

67%

68%

68%

70%

68%

Allowance for Loan Losses /

($47)

($49)

($49)

($21)

($19)

($19)

($18)

Current Expected Credit Loss Provision

Total Loan Portfolio

Carrying Value of Assets (end of quarter)

$2,715

$2,992

$3,530

$3,359

$3,387

$3,213

$3,474

Weighted-Average Yield (end of quarter)

7.0%

6.9%

6.8%

6.9%

7.2%

7.9%

7.6%

S-13

SECURITIES SEGMENT SUMMARY

($ in millions)

09/30/2020

06/30/2020

03/31/2020

12/31/2019

09/30/2019

06/30/2019

03/31/2019

Carrying Value of Assets

$1,448

$1,507

$1,931

$1,721

$1,911

$1,788

$1,619

Weighed-Average Yield

1.6%

1.6%

2.2%

3.1%

3.2%

3.3%

3.3%

Number of CUSIPs

134

148

164

161

181

188

197

Average CUSIP Size

$10.8

$10.2

$11.8

$10.7

$10.6

$9.5

$8.2

Weighted-Average Duration

2.1 Years

2.3 Years

2.3 Years

2.4 Years

2.4 Years

2.3 Years

2.5 Years

% AAA-Rated or Agency-Backed

92%

92%

92%

89%

86%

84%

83%

% Investment Grade-Rated

99%+

99%+

100%

99%

98%

97%

97%

Securities Portfolio Duration Profile (as of 09/30/2020)

100%

Category Portfolio Weighting

97%

100%

100%

Cumulative Portfolio Weighting

80%

77%

60%

57%

$1.4

$1.4

$1.4

billion

billion

billion

40%

$1.1

$825 billion

20% 20%

million

19%

20%

97%

100%

100%

100%

80%

77%

$48

$292

60%

57%$282

$292

million

3%

$0.2

40%

million

million

20% 20%

million

19%

20%

0%

0.02%

0%

3%

0.02%

0-1 year

1-3 years

3-5 years

5-7.5 years

>7.5 years

0-1 year

1-3 years

3-5 years

5-7.5 years

>7.5 years

Highly-rated,short-duration,highly-liquid securities portfolio

S-14

REAL ESTATE SEGMENT SUMMARY

($ in millions)

Q3 2020

Q2 2020

Q1 2020

Q4 2019

Q3 2019

Q2 2019

Q1 2019

Net Leased Commercial Real Estate (100% Owned)

Acquisitions

-

-

$6

$6

$9

$3

$2

Net Sales Proceeds

19

-

-

-

-

-

-

Carrying Value of Assets (end of quarter)

643

665

671

671

669

666

670

Square Feet (end of quarter)

5,294,566

5,382,354

5,382,354

5,338,661

5,291,867

5,224,039

5,204,471

Net Operating Income (Rental Income)

$13.5

$13.5

$13.6

$13.5

$13.0

$13.3

$13.2

Diversified Commercial Real Estate 1

Acquisitions 2

-

$4

$22

$66

-

-

$18

Net Sales Proceeds

44

-

29

-

7

12

-

Carrying Value of Assets (end of quarter)

347

377

375

375

309

315

331

Square Feet (end of quarter)

2,425,518

3,115,383

3,043,487

3,224,468

2,910,991

3,070,991

3,224,545

Net Operating Income

$3.9

$3.9

$4.9

$5.8

$4.8

$4.5

$4.6

Condominium Residential Real Estate 1

Net Sales Proceeds

$0.3

$0.3

$1

$1

$0.3

$2

$2

Carrying Value of Assets (end of quarter)

1

1

1

2

3

3

5

Remaining Condo Units (end of quarter)

2

3

4

6

9

10

17

Unit Sale Price as % of GAAP Book Value

92%

85%

87%

120%

94%

96%

99%

Total Real Estate Portfolio

Carrying Value of Assets (end of quarter)

$991

$1,042

$1,047

$1,048

$981

$984

$1,006

  1. All metrics shown on a consolidated basis
  2. Includes additions to portfolio from foreclosure

09/30/2020 Real Estate

Portfolio Snapshot

Property Type

Wholesale

Office

Club

11%

Dollar

25%

Store

13%

Drug

Other

Store

8%

10%

Grocery

Multifamily

Other

Store

14%

9%

Retail

5%

Warehouse

5%

Geography

Various Northeast

1% 14%

South

38%

Midwest

24%

West

16%

Southwest

7%

S-15

INCOME STATEMENT BY QUARTER

($ in millions, except per share values)

Q3 2020

Q2 2020

Q1 2020

Q4 2019

Q3 2019

Q2 2019

Q1 2019

Net interest income

Interest income

$54.6

$62.1

$72.6

$76.2

$82.3

$85.3

$86.5

Interest expense

56.4

68.4

51.4

49.3

51.4

52.4

51.2

Net interest income

($1.8)

($6.3)

$21.2

$26.9

$30.9

$33.0

$35.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Provision for (release of) loan loss reserves

(2.5)

(0.7)

26.6

2.0

-

0.3

0.3

Net interest income after provision for (release of) loan losses

$0.7

($5.6)

($5.4)

$24.9

$30.9

$32.7

$34.9

Other income

Operating lease income

25.5

23.8

26.3

25.3

24.4

27.8

28.9

Sale of loans, net

1.1

(0.7)

1.0

16.2

11.2

20.3

7.1

Realized gain (loss) on securities

(0.3)

(14.8)

3.0

4.2

3.4

4.5

2.9

Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities

-

0.4

(0.5)

0.4

0.3

(1.0)

2.1

Unrealized gain (loss) on Agency interest-only securities

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Realized gain on sale of real estate, net

21.6

(0.0)

10.5

0.4

2.1

(1.1)

0.0

Impairment of real estate

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1.4)

Fee and other income

3.1

3.5

1.5

7.4

5.2

7.2

4.7

Net result from derivative transactions

0.3

(0.8)

(15.4)

5.9

(9.5)

(15.5)

(11.0)

Earnings (loss) from investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

0.4

0.5

0.4

(0.2)

1.1

1.6

1.0

Gain (loss) on extinguishment / defeasance of debt

1.2

19.0

2.1

-

-

-

(1.1)

Total other income

$52.8

$30.9

$29.0

$59.6

$38.2

$43.7

$33.1

Costs and expenses

Salaries and employee benefits

7.9

7.0

17.0

15.0

14.3

14.9

23.6

Operating expenses

3.9

6.2

5.8

5.9

5.3

6.0

5.4

Real estate operating expenses

8.1

6.0

7.9

5.5

6.3

6.0

5.5

Fee expense

2.5

2.0

1.4

1.1

2.1

1.2

1.7

Depreciation and amortization

9.8

9.8

10.0

9.3

9.0

9.9

10.2

Total costs and expenses

$32.1

$31.1

$42.2

$36.8

$37.0

$38.1

$46.4

Income (loss) before taxes

$21.4

($5.7)

($18.6)

$47.6

$32.1

$38.3

$21.7

Income tax expense (benefit)

0.0

(0.6)

(4.5)

2.2

1.1

2.2

(2.9)

Net income (loss)

$21.4

($5.2)

($14.1)

$45.4

$30.9

$36.1

$24.5

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

(4.1)

0.3

(1.5)

0.0

(0.1)

0.3

0.4

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in operating partnership

(0.0)

0.8

(0.1)

(4.8)

(3.3)

(4.1)

(2.8)

Net income (loss) attributable to Class A common shareholders

$17.2

($4.2)

($15.7)

$40.6

$27.6

$32.2

$22.2

Earnings per share:

Basic

$0.15

($0.04)

($0.15)

$0.38

$0.26

$0.31

$0.21

Diluted

0.14

(0.04)

(0.15)

0.37

0.26

0.30

0.21

Weighted average shares outstanding (mm):

Basic

117.5

106.8

106.3

106.0

106.0

105.5

104.3

Diluted

118.8

106.8

106.3

118.9

106.6

105.9

105.0

Core Earnings (pre-tax)

1

$19.7

$12.8

$30.9

$48.6

$44.1

$51.0

$46.9

Core EPS (after-tax)

1

$0.16

$0.12

$0.26

$0.40

$0.38

$0.43

$0.40

1. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, see Selected Definitions on page S-20

S-16

CORE EARNINGS, CORE EPS AND ROAE RECONCILIATIONS BY QUARTER1

($ in millions, except per share values)

Net income (loss)

Income tax expense (benefit)

Income (loss) before taxes

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures (GAAP) Our share of real estate depreciation, amortization and gain adjustments

Adjustments for unrecognized derivative results Unrealized (gain) loss on fair value securities

Adjustment for economic gain on loan sales not recognized under GAAP for which risk has been substantially transferred, net of reversal/amortization

Adjustment for CECL reserves Non-cashstock-based compensation Transactional adjustments (response to COVID-19)2

Core earnings

Core estimated corporate tax benefit (expense)

After-tax core earnings

Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) (mm)

Core EPS

Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) (mm)

Effect of shares issuable to converted Class B shareholders, unvested restricted stock, and unvested stock options (mm)

Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) (mm)

Q3 2020

Q2 2020

Q1 2020

Q4 2019

Q3 2019

Q2 2019

Q1 2019

$21.4

($5.2)

($14.1)

$45.4

$30.9

$36.1

$24.5

0.0

(0.6)

(4.5)

2.2

1.1

2.2

(2.9)

$21.4

($5.7)

($18.6)

$47.6

$32.1

$38.3

$21.7

(4.2)

0.2

(1.5)

(0.0)

(0.1)

0.3

0.4

4.5

8.9

1.4

8.2

6.7

6.6

5.7

(4.2)

(8.6)

17.6

(10.7)

1.9

2.2

9.1

(0.0)

(1.6)

1.5

(0.5)

(0.2)

0.9

(2.1)

0.5

0.2

(0.2)

0.2

(0.2)

(0.6)

(0.0)

(2.5)

(0.7)

18.6

-

-

-

-

4.1

3.3

12.2

3.7

3.9

3.4

12.1

-

16.9

-

-

-

-

-

$19.7

$12.8

$30.9

$48.6

$44.1

$51.0

$46.9

(0.4)

2.0

0.3

(1.6)

0.4

0.0

0.3

$19.4

$14.8

$31.1

$47.0

$44.6

$51.0

$47.2

118.8

118.9

118.9

118.9

118.8

118.6

118.2

$0.16

$0.12

$0.26

$0.40

$0.38

$0.43

$0.40

118.8

106.8

106.3

118.9

106.6

105.9

105.0

-

12.1

12.6

-

12.2

12.7

13.2

118.8

118.9

118.9

118.9

118.8

118.6

118.2

Last Twelve

Year-to-Date:

Months (LTM)

Nine Months

Ended 09/30/2020

Ended 09/30/2020

Core earnings

$111.9

$63.3

$19.7

$12.8

$30.9

$48.6

$44.1

$51.0

$46.9

Average book equity

1,549.7

1,522.9

1,509.0

1,497.6

1,562.0

1,630.4

1,634.6

1,636.7

1,634.1

Pre-tax Core ROAE

7.2%

5.5%

5.2%

3.4%

7.9%

11.9%

10.8%

12.5%

11.5%

After-tax core earnings

$112.3

$65.3

$19.4

$14.8

$31.1

$47.0

$44.6

$51.0

$47.2

Average book equity

1,549.7

1,522.9

1,509.0

1,497.6

1,562.0

1,630.4

1,634.6

1,636.7

1,634.1

After-tax Core ROAE

7.2%

5.7%

5.1%

4.0%

8.0%

11.5%

10.9%

12.5%

11.6%

  1. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, see Selected Definitions on page S-20
  2. The impact from COVID-19 included adjustments in Q2 2020 related to the unusual market conditions and actions taken by management. For additional detail on these adjustments, please
  1. refer to the Company's June 30, 2020 Form 10-Q filing and earnings press release

S-17

BALANCE SHEET BY QUARTER

($ in millions, except per share values)

09/30/2020

06/30/2020

03/31/2020

12/31/2019

09/30/2019

06/30/2019

03/31/2019

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$875.8

$826.1

$358.4

$58.2

$83.1

$126.5

$45.2

Restricted cash

41.9

47.9

263.9

297.6

38.7

88.9

80.1

Mortgage loan receivables held for investment, net, at amortized cost

2,684.2

2,906.0

3,383.3

3,236.5

3,212.9

3,101.4

3,300.1

Mortgage loan receivables held for sale

30.6

86.0

146.7

122.3

174.2

112.0

189.5

Real estate securities

1,447.6

1,506.7

1,930.6

1,721.3

1,911.5

1,788.4

1,619.1

Real estate and related lease intangibles, net

990.6

1,042.2

1,047.4

1,048.1

981.3

984.4

1,006.0

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

49.2

48.9

48.7

48.4

51.4

57.8

93.8

FHLB stock

61.6

61.6

61.6

61.6

61.6

61.6

61.6

Derivative instruments

0.4

0.4

1.0

0.7

0.0

0.5

1.6

Accrued interest receivable

18.3

18.8

23.2

21.1

22.7

24.3

26.6

Other assets

159.3

65.0

67.1

53.3

82.4

61.0

101.8

Total assets

$6,359.5

$6,609.5

$7,331.9

$6,669.2

$6,619.9

$6,406.8

$6,525.4

Liabilities

Debt obligations:

Secured and unsecured debt obligations

$4,714.5

$4,953.5

$5,681.0

$4,859.9

$4,860.7

$4,613.1

$4,716.4

Liability for transfers not considered sales

-

-

-

-

-

-

15.8

Dividends payable

26.2

23.6

38.3

38.7

2.4

1.9

1.4

Accrued expenses

36.2

55.6

38.5

72.4

45.8

55.5

34.3

Other liabilities

60.7

68.5

73.3

59.2

71.8

88.3

113.1

Total liabilities

$4,837.7

$5,101.2

$5,831.0

$5,030.2

$4,980.6

$4,758.7

$4,881.2

Equity

Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 600,000,000 shares authorized

$0.1

$0.1

$0.1

$0.1

$0.1

$0.1

$0.1

Class B common stock, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized

-

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Additional paid-in capital

1,726.3

1,649.2

1,546.1

1,532.4

1,529.6

1,526.5

1,508.5

Treasury stock

(54.5)

(53.6)

(53.0)

(42.7)

(41.6)

(41.5)

(40.8)

Retained earnings (dividends in excess of earnings)

(127.0)

(120.1)

(94.2)

(35.7)

(39.9)

(30.8)

(26.5)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(28.4)

(45.1)

(65.9)

4.2

10.4

12.2

7.1

Total shareholders' equity

$1,516.5

$1,430.5

$1,333.2

$1,458.3

$1,458.7

$1,466.4

$1,448.3

Noncontrolling interest in operating partnership

-

71.0

160.5

172.1

171.7

172.5

186.3

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

5.3

6.9

7.2

8.6

8.8

9.2

9.6

Total equity

$1,521.8

$1,508.4

$1,500.8

$1,639.0

$1,639.3

$1,648.1

$1,644.2

Total liabilities and equity

$6,359.5

$6,609.5

$7,331.9

$6,669.2

$6,619.9

$6,406.8

$6,525.4

Adjusted Leverage Ratio 1

2.9x

3.1x

3.8x

3.0x

2.9x

2.6x

2.6x

Total Shares Outstanding (mm)

120.3

120.4

120.5

119.7

119.7

119.7

119.8

GAAP Book Value per Share 2

$12.61

$12.44

$12.31

$13.56

$13.56

$13.63

$13.59

Undepreciated Book Value per Share 1

$14.35

$14.17

$14.01

$15.23

$15.15

$15.16

$15.09

Distributions per LADR Share

$0.20

$0.20

$0.34

$0.34

$0.34

$0.34

$0.34

  1. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, see Selected Definitions on page S-20
  2. For a description of these financial measures, see Selected Definitions on page S-20

S-18

BOOK EQUITY, SHARECOUNT, AND ADJUSTED LEVERAGE GAAP RECONCILIATION BY QUARTER

($ in millions, except per share values)

Beginning book equity balance

Net income (loss)

Dividends / distributions

Changes in other comprehensive income (OCI)

Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs

Other

Ending book equity balance (Total equity)

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures (JVs)

Book equity balance excluding noncontrolling interest in consolidated JVs Average book equity balance excluding noncontrolling interest in consolidated JVs

Accumulated depreciation & amortization - net leased commercial real estate Accumulated depreciation & amortization - diversified commercial real estate Accumulated depreciation & amortization - condominium residential real estate

Less: JV noncontrolling interests' share of accumulated real estate depreciation & amortization

Accumulated real estate depreciation & amortization - our share

Undepreciated book value

09/30/2020

06/30/2020

03/31/2020

12/31/2019

09/30/2019

06/30/2019

03/31/2019

$1,508.4

$1,500.8

$1,639.0

$1,639.3

$1,648.1

$1,644.2

$1,643.6

21.4

(5.2)

(14.1)

45.4

30.9

36.1

24.5

(30.4)

(24.3)

(44.3)

(41.2)

(41.6)

(41.0)

(40.6)

18.7

26.1

(78.0)

(6.8)

(2.0)

5.6

13.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.7

10.9

(1.8)

2.3

3.9

3.2

3.4

$1,521.8

$1,508.4

$1,500.8

$1,639.0

$1,639.3

$1,648.1

$1,644.2

(5.3)

(6.9)

(7.2)

(8.6)

(8.8)

(9.2)

(9.6)

$1,516.5

$1,501.5

$1,493.7

$1,630.3

$1,630.4

$1,638.8

$1,634.6

$1,509.0

$1,497.6

$1,562.0

$1,630.4

$1,634.6

$1,636.7

$1,634.1

145.5

142.2

135.8

129.3

122.9

116.6

110.3

75.9

74.2

70.8

76.3

73.5

72.1

73.4

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.7

(11.9)

(12.1)

(11.7)

(13.4)

(13.0)

(12.6)

(12.2)

$209.6

$204.4

$195.0

$192.4

$183.8

$176.5

$172.1

$1,726.1

$1,705.9

$1,688.6

$1,822.8

$1,814.2

$1,815.4

$1,806.7

Class A shares outstanding (mm)

120.3

115.0

108.3

107.5

107.6

107.6

106.6

Class B shares outstanding (mm)

-

5.4

12.2

12.2

12.2

12.2

13.2

Total shares outstanding (mm)

120.3

120.4

120.5

119.7

119.7

119.7

119.8

Shareholders' equity GAAP reconciliation

Total shareholders' equity

$1,516.5

$1,430.5

$1,333.2

$1,458.3

$1,458.7

$1,466.4

$1,448.3

Plus: noncontrolling interest in operating partnership (Class B shareholder book equity)

-

71.0

160.5

172.1

171.7

172.5

186.3

Total equity excluding noncontrolling interest in consolidated JVs

$1,516.5

$1,501.5

$1,493.7

$1,630.3

$1,630.4

$1,638.8

$1,634.6

GAAP Book Value per Share 1

$12.61

$12.44

$12.31

$13.56

$13.56

$13.63

$13.59

Undepreciated Book Value per Share 2

$14.35

$14.17

$14.01

$15.23

$15.15

$15.16

$15.09

Debt obligations GAAP reconciliation

Committed loan repurchase facilities

$353.8

$381.1

$537.0

$702.3

$760.5

$685.3

$611.4

Committed securities repurchase facility

352.2

451.3

477.7

42.8

85.5

-

93.8

Uncommitted securities repurchase facility

471.0

462.6

712.0

1,070.9

940.1

582.1

324.8

Revolving Credit Facility

266.4

266.4

266.4

-

-

-

-

Mortgage loan financing, net of unamortized debt issuance costs

770.0

805.4

806.2

812.6

723.3

734.7

739.5

Other secured loan financing facility

190.6

188.7

-

-

-

-

-

CLO debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs

281.6

299.6

-

-

117.8

263.2

497.3

Participation financing (on mortgage loan receivable)

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.4

Borrowings from the FHLB

326.0

360.8

1,007.6

1,073.5

1,076.4

1,191.4

1,291.4

Senior unsecured notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs

1,702.9

1,737.5

1,874.1

1,157.8

1,157.1

1,156.4

1,155.7

Liability for transfers not considered sales

-

-

-

-

-

-

15.8

Debt obligations, net

$4,714.5

$4,953.5

$5,681.0

$4,859.9

$4,860.7

$4,613.1

$4,732.3

Less: CLO debt

(281.6)

(299.6)

-

-

(117.8)

(263.2)

(497.3)

Less: Liability for transfers not considered sales

-

-

-

-

-

-

(15.8)

Adjusted debt obligations

$4,432.9

$4,653.9

$5,681.0

$4,859.9

$4,742.9

$4,349.9

$4,219.1

Total equity

$1,521.8

$1,508.4

$1,500.8

$1,639.0

$1,639.3

$1,648.1

$1,644.2

Adjusted leverage ratio

2.9x

3.1x

3.8x

3.0x

2.9x

2.6x

2.6x

  1. For a description of these financial measures, see Selected Definitions on page S-20
  2. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, see Selected Definitions on page S-20

S-19

SELECTED DEFINITIONS

  • Adjusted Leverage Ratio (non-GAAP)
    • Total debt obligations, net of deferred financing costs, adjusted for non-recourse indebtedness related to securitizations that is consolidated on our GAAP balance sheet and liability for transfers not considered sales, divided by GAAP total equity.
  • After-TaxCore Return on Average Equity (After-Tax Core ROAE) (non-GAAP)
    • After-TaxCore Earnings divided by average book equity balance excluding total noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures.
  • Core Earnings (non-GAAP)
    • Income before taxes adjusted for (i) real estate depreciation and amortization, (ii) the impact of derivative gains and losses related to the hedging of assets on our balance sheet as of the end of the specified accounting period, (iii) unrealized gains/(losses) related to our investments in fair value securities and passive interest in unconsolidated joint ventures, (iv) economic gains on loan sales not recognized under GAAP accounting for which risk has substantially transferred during the period and the exclusion of resultant GAAP recognition of the related economics during the subsequent periods, (v) adjustment for CECL reserves, (vi) non-cashstock-based compensation, and (vii) certain transactional adjustments.
  • Core EPS (non-GAAP)
    • After-TaxCore Earnings divided by adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding.
  • GAAP Book Value per Share
    • Total shareholders' equity divided by Class A common shares outstanding.
  • Other Assets
    • Includes cash collateral held by broker, allowance for loan losses, investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, FHLB stock, derivative instrument assets, amount due from brokers, accrued interest receivable, mortgage loans transferred but not considered sold and other assets.
  • Other Liabilities
    • Includes amount due to brokers, derivative instrument liabilities, amount payable pursuant to tax receivable agreement, dividend payable, accrued expenses, liabilities for transfers not considered sales and other liabilities.
  • Pre-TaxCore Return on Average Equity (Pre-Tax Core ROAE) (non-GAAP)
    • Core Earnings divided by average book equity balance excluding total noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures.
  • Undepreciated Book Equity and Undepreciated Book Value per Share (non-GAAP)
    • Total equity, adjusted to exclude total noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures and adjusted to include our share of total real estate accumulated depreciation and amortization. Per share information is derived by dividing the preceding amount by total diluted shares outstanding.

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