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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BAUM RICHARD
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REDWOOD TRUST INC [RWT] 		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)
ONE BELVEDERE PLACE, SUITE 300		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/02/2016
(Street)

MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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
Common Stock 05/02/2016   M(1)   6,093 A $ 12.96 (2) 26,031.14 D  
Common Stock 05/02/2016   S(3)   3,903 D $ 12.79 (4) 22,128.14 D  
Common Stock               1,758 I By IRA

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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
Deferred Stock Units $ 12.31 (5) 05/02/2016   M(1)     6,093   (6)   (7) Common Stock 6,093 $ 0 (1) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BAUM RICHARD
ONE BELVEDERE PLACE, SUITE 300
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		   X      

Signatures

 Attorney-In-Fact: Andrew P. Stone for Richard Baum   05/03/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This transaction relates to the distribution and/or conversion of Deferred Stock Units, to common stock under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.
(2) Represents the value (per stock unit or share of common stock) of the distribution and/or conversion of Deferred Stock Units, to common stock under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, based on the fair market value of Redwood Trust, Inc. common stock on the transaction date.
(3) Transaction made pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person in 2015. A portion of the proceeds of this transaction are being remitted by the Reporting Person to Federal and/or State income tax agencies as additional income tax withholdings and/or estimated income tax payments.
(4) This transaction was executed in multiple trades with prices ranging from $12.67 to $12.98, inclusive. The price reported in Column 4 above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each respective price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(5) Represents fair value per stock unit of Deferred Stock Units based on the weighted average of the original grant date fair market values.
(6) Shares are subject to a minimum mandatory holding period and will be delivered to the Participant at the time provided in the Deferral Election but no sooner than May 1, 2016.
(7) No expiration date is applicable to Deferred Stock Units.
 
Remarks:
This Form 4 is being filed in connection with the distribution and/or conversion of Deferred Stock Units to common stock under the Redwood Trust, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. The Deferred Stock units referred to in this Form 4 were originally granted to the Reporting Person on May 17, 2012 and were fully vested at grant. The distribution and/or conversion of the stock units referred to herein gives rise to Federal and State income tax liability of the Reporting Person based on the number of stock units distributed and/or converted and the value of Redwood Trust, Inc. common stock on May 2, 2016. The sale by the Reporting Person of a portion of the distributed common stock is to address such tax liability where (i) a portion of the proceeds of such sale are being remitted by the Reporting Person to Federal and/or State income tax agencies as additional income tax withholding and/or estimated income tax payments and (ii) a portion of the proceeds of such sale represent the sale of common stock for cash proceeds.

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