
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 10-K (Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December31, 2025OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _________ to __________Commission file number: 001-40923 FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule405 of the Securities Act. YesNo Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section13 or Section15(d) of the Act. YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filingrequirements for the past 90 days.YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 ofRegulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company oremerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company", and "emerging growthcompany" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐Emerging growth company☐ 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 newor revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internalcontrol over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm thatprepared or issued its audit report. If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in thefiling reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation receivedby any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).☐YesNo The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity (not including shares of common stock underlying outstanding shares ofconvertible preferred stock) held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2025 was $858.0 million. The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock as of February 19, 2026 was 80,965,793 shares. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the definitive proxy statement to be filed by Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant toRegulation 14A relating to the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 27, 2026 will be incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K in response to Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III. The definitive proxy statement will be filed with the SEC not later than 120 days after theregistrant’s fiscal year ended December31, 2025. FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC. FORM 10-KYear Ended December 31, 2025 Item 1.Business1Item 1A.Risk Factors6Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments21Item 1C.Cybersecurity21Item 2.Properties23Item 3.Legal Proceedings23Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosure23 PART II Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecurities24Item 6.[Reserved]26Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations27Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk61Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data62Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure62Item 9A.Controls and Procedures63Item 9B.Other Information63Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections63 PART III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance64Item 11.Executive Compensation64Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain B