Form 8-K

8-K — Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

Accession: 0001104659-26-071863

Filed: 2026-06-09

Period: 2026-06-08

CIK: 0001562528

SIC: 6798 (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

June 8, 2026

Franklin

BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

001-40923

46-1406086

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

Identification No.)

1 Madison Ave., Suite 1600

New York, New York 10010

(Address of principal executive offices, including

zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (212) 588-6770

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K

filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see

General Instruction A.2 below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which

registered

Common

Stock, par value $0.01 per share

FBRT

New York Stock Exchange

7.50%

Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

FBRT PRE

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405

of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging

growth company ¨

an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2026 annual meeting of

stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was held

on June 8, 2026.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders

voted on (i) the election of Pat Augustine, Richard J. Byrne, Joe Dumars, Peter J. McDonough, Buford H. Ortale and Elizabeth K. Tuppeny

to the Company’s Board of Directors for one-year terms until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective

successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers

LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026;

and (iii) an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

The final results for each

of these matters are as follows:

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors

Each of the following directors was elected to

hold office until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Nominee

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

Pat Augustine

44,197,399

1,506,854

194,804

13,533,732

Richard J. Byrne

43,144,273

2,561,401

193,383

13,533,732

Joe Dumars

44,744,702

962,737

191,618

13,533,732

Peter J. McDonough

41,074,290

4,631,801

192,966

13,533,732

Buford H. Ortale

44,184,291

1,521,395

193,371

13,533,732

Elizabeth K. Tuppeny

42,266,447

3,445,989

186,621

13,533,732

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of the Appointment

of PwC as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026:

The proposal was approved.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

58,612,929

616,987

202,873

Proposal No. 3 - Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s

Named Executive Officers:

The proposal was approved.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

40,071,017

5,413,939

414,101

13,533,732

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned

hereunto duly authorized.

FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

By:

/s/

Jerome S. Baglien

Name:

Jerome S. Baglien

Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Date: June 9, 2026

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