Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership - Form 3

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Johnson Blake 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 2024-12-01 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. [GPMT] (Last) (First) (Middle) 3 BRYANT PARK, #2400A 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer / 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 6. Individual or Join/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Date Exercisable	Expriation Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Johnson Blake 3 BRYANT PARK, #2400A NEW YORK, NY10036			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Michael J. Karber as attorney-in-fact for Blake N. Johnson	2024-12-02
**Signature of Reporting Person	Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*)	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**)	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents a restricted stock unit award issued under the Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Restricted stock units are contingent rights to receive a share of GPMT common stock on a one-to-one basis. This award vests in three (3) equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the award agreement.

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