NEW YORK, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE:RC) ("Ready Capital" or the "Company") today announced that at the special meeting of stockholders held today, conducted by means of a virtual meeting held live over the internet, its stockholders approved the issuance of the Company's common stock pursuant to the terms of the previously announced merger agreement with Broadmark Realty Capital Inc. ("Broadmark"). Pursuant to the merger agreement, Ready Capital will acquire Broadmark through Broadmark's merger with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Ready Capital (the "Merger").