Sec Form 4 Filing - HERBST FREDERICK C @ Sutherland Asset Management Corp - 2018-03-06

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person HERBST FREDERICK C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sutherland Asset Management Corp [ SLD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1140 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 7TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/06/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10036 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 03/06/2018 A 14,439 A $ 0 ( 1 ) 32,795 ( 1 ) D Common Stock 14,733 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) I By Sutherland REIT Holdings, LP.

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HERBST FREDERICK C 1140 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10036 Chief Financial Officer Signatures /s/ Frederick C. Herbst, by Sherwin Salar, his attorney-in-fact. 03/08/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On March 6, 2018, the reporting person was awarded 14,439 restricted shares of common stock under the 2012 Sutherland Asset Management Corporation Equity Incentive Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the award agreement, the 14,439 restricted shares of common stock will vest in equal increments of one-third on March 6, 2019, March 6, 2020, and March 6, 2021. The reporting person will receive dividends on the unvested shares of restricted common stock. The shares of common stock are held through FREDERICK C HERBST & CAROLYN B HERBST JT TEN, a joint tenant account of the reporting person and his wife. ( 2 )These shares represent 14,733 shares of common stock of the Issuer out of the 13,913,400 total shares of common stock held by Sutherland REIT Holdings, LP (the "Partnership") based on the Reporting Person's percentage ownership in the Partnership. Waterfall Management, LLC, an affiliate of Waterfall Asset Management, LLC, the Issuer's external manager, serves as the general partner of the Partnership and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of common stock of the Issuer that are held by the Partnership. In addition, the Reporting Person is a managing director of Waterfall Asset Management, LLC and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by the Partnership. ( 3 )However, Waterfall Management, LLC does not have an economic interest in certain of these shares and expects to distribute such shares to the beneficial owners of the Partnership upon their request in accordance with the Partnership's partnership agreement. Accordingly, Waterfall Management, LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock held by the Partnership and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of common stock, except to the extent of the 14,733 shares reported herein, which represents his economic interest in the Partnership.

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