UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14A
(Rule
14a-101)
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE
14A INFORMATION
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange
Act of 1934
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Additional Materials
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Soliciting
Material Pursuant to § 240.14a-12
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REDWOOD
TRUST, INC.
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(Name
of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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(Name
of
Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)
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Redwood
Trust, Inc. sent the following letter to some of its stockholders on March
24, 2008.
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One
Belvedere Place
Suite
300
Mill
Valley, CA 94941
Phone 415.389.7373 Fax
415.381.1773
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March
24,
2008
Dear
Fellow Shareholders:
We
have
set May 22, 2008 as the date for the Redwood Trust annual meeting of
shareholders. A number of matters important to the long-term future of
Redwood
Trust will be presented to shareholders for a vote at the meeting. We will
provide you in advance of the meeting with a proxy statement containing
information about those important matters.
Only
shareholders of record on March 31, 2008, the record date for the annual
meeting, will be entitled to vote at the meeting. We are writing to let
you know
that if you hold Redwood Trust shares in a margin account on the record
date, or
if you loaned your Redwood Trust shares pursuant to a borrowing arrangement
in
effect on the record date, it is likely that you may be unable to vote
those
shares at the annual meeting. Generally, if shares are borrowed by another
party
on the record date, the borrower of the shares will have the right to vote
the
shares at the annual meeting, and you will not.
We
want
all of your votes to be counted at the annual meeting. We urge you to preserve
your right to vote by taking the necessary steps in the upcoming days to
ensure
that you are entitled to vote your shares on the record date of March 31,
2008.
We
thank
you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
George
E.
Bull, lll
Chairman
and CEO
Additional Information: This letter has been prepared and mailed by Redwood Trust, Inc. Redwood Trust will file a preliminary and definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information concerning the participants in the proxy solicitation will be set forth in the proxy statement. Redwood Trust shareholders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement when it becomes available because it will contain important information. Shareholders may obtain, free of charge, a copy of the definitive proxy statement, when it is available, and other documents filed by Redwood Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website, www.sec.gov. Documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Redwood Trust will be available free of charge from Redwood Trust.
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