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): December 6, 2017

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

590 Madison Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10022

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 364-3200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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:

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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 x

If 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. x

Item 7.01       Regulation FD.

On December 6, 2017, Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it commenced an offering of $125,000,000 million aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes Due 2022 (the “Notes Offering”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

The Company issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 with certain business updates which were also disclosed in connection with the Notes Offering. The information in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01. Accordingly, this information will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events

The Company also issued a press release relating to the commencement of the Notes Offering, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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