AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 3 (this “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2014, by and among Ladder Capital Corp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, a Delaware limited liability limited partnership (“Holdings”), and each of the Ladder Investors (as therein defined), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015 and Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2016 (as amended, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), is entered into as of February 15, 2017. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Registration Rights Agreement.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement, the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement may be amended upon the prior written consent of the Company, Holdings and the RRA Requisite Investors (as defined therein) and any amendment to which such written consent is obtained shall be binding upon the Company, Holdings and all Ladder Investors.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company, Holdings and the RRA Requisite Investors hereby give their written consent to amend the Registration Rights Agreement as follows:

1.Amendment to Section 4(a). Section 4(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Right to Piggyback. Whenever the Company proposes to register any of its Class A Shares under the Securities Act for its own account or for the account of any holder of Class A Shares (which, as a point of clarity, includes the registration of Class A Shares under the Securities Act for an underwritten public synthetic offering by the Company for the ultimate benefit of holders of Registrable Shares (i.e., where the Company primarily uses the proceeds from Class A Shares issued in an underwritten public offering of Class A Shares by the Company to purchase Registrable Shares from holders of Registrable Shares (a “Synthetic Offering”)) (other than (i) pursuant to a Demand Registration, in which case the ability of a holder of Registrable Shares to participate in such Demand Registration shall be governed by Section 2, including, without limitation, Section 3(c), (ii) pursuant to a registration statement on Form S‑8 or S-4 or any similar or successor form, (iii) in connection with a registration the primary purpose of which is to register debt securities (i.e., in connection with a so‑called “equity kicker”), (iv) in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2 hereof or (v) in connection with the issuance by the Company of Class A Shares in the Ladder IPO (including, without limitation, pursuant to the terms of any over‑allotment or “green shoe” option requested by the managing underwriter(s))) (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company shall give prompt written notice to all applicable holders of Registrable Shares of its intention to effect such a registration and of such holders’ rights under this Section 4(a) (the “Piggyback Notice”). Upon the written request of any holder of Registrable Shares receiving such notice (which request must specify the Registrable Shares intended to be disposed of by such holder and the intended method of disposition thereof), the Company shall include in such registration (subject to the provisions of this Agreement) all Registrable Shares requested to be registered pursuant to this Section 4(a), subject to Sections 4(b) and 4(c) below, with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion

therein no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately following the Piggyback Notice Delivery Time; it being understood that for purposes of this Section 4(a), the “Piggyback Notice Delivery Time” shall be deemed to be the date of delivery of the Piggyback Notice if it is delivered to holders at or prior to 12:00 p.m. New York City time and shall be deemed to be the business day immediately following delivery of such notice if it is delivered to holders after 12:00 p.m. New York City time; provided that any such other holder may withdraw its request for inclusion at any time prior to executing the underwriting agreement or, if none, prior to the applicable registration statement becoming effective.

2.    Miscellaneous.

(a)    Effect of Amendment. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the Registration Rights Agreement and this Amendment, the terms, conditions and provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control.

(b)    Entire Agreement. This Amendment and the Registration Rights Agreement, including the exhibit thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein. Any reference to the Registration Rights Agreement after this Amendment is first effective shall be deemed to be a reference to the Registration Rights Agreement as further amended hereby.

(c)    Remedies. Any Person having rights under any provision of this Amendment shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Amendment and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Amendment and that any party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) for specific performance and for other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Amendment.

(d)    Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Amendment by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether or not so expressed.

(e)    Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Amendment shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Amendment is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Amendment.

(f)    Counterparts; Facsimile or Email Signatures. This Amendment may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same Amendment. Facsimile or email counterpart signatures to this Amendment shall be acceptable and binding.

(g)    Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Amendment.

(h)    GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD

(i)    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION IN ANY COURT WITH RESPECT TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AMENDMENT OR THE VALIDITY, PROTECTION, INTERPRETATION, COLLECTION OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.

(j)    No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Amendment. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Amendment shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and consented to this Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and consented to this Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and consented to this Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.