Sec Form 4 Filing - Buttacavoli Thomas @ Sutherland Asset Management Corp - 2018-08-10

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 Buttacavoli Thomas 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 Investment Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1140 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 7TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/10/2018 (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 08/10/2018 A 699 A 5,908 ( 2 ) I By Waterfall Common Stock 80,950 ( 3 ) D

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 / Addr ess Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Buttacavoli Thomas 1140 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10036 Chief Investment Officer Signatures /s/ Thomas Buttacavoli, by Michael Kessler, his Attorney-in-fact 08/14/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On August 10, 2018, the board of the directors of the Issuer approved the issuance of 8,123 shares of Common Stock to Waterfall Asset Management, LLC, its external manager (the "Manager"), as payment of 50% of the incentive distribution payable to the Manager pursuant to the management agreement between the Issuer and the Manager. The 699 shares of Common Stock reported on this Form 4 represent the Reporting Person's pro rata ownership of the 8,123 shares based on the Reporting Person's percentage ownership in the Manager. ( 2 )These shares represent the 5,908 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer out of the 60,154 and 8,454 total shares of Common Stock held by the Manager and Waterfall Management, LLC ("WM" and together with the Manager, "Waterfall"), respectively, including through each entity's ownership of Sutherland REIT Holdings, LP (the "Partnership") based on the Reporting Person's percentage ownership in Waterfall. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Waterfall, except to the extent of his economic interest therein. ( 3 )Includes 64,723 shares of Common Stock previously held indirectly through the Reporting Person's ownership of the Partnership as reported in a Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person on May 18, 2018, which are held directly by the Reporting Person on the date hereof.

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