Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MENDELSOHN LAWRENCE
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Great Ajax Corp. [AJX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9400 SW BEAVERTON-HILLSDALE HWY, SUITE 131		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2018
(Street)

BEAVERTON, OR 97005		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/16/2018   A   48,654 (1) A $ 13.2 405,607 (2) I By Thetis Asset Management LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               70 I By wife
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               70 I By daughter
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               70 I By son
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               274,667 (3) I By Gregory Funding LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               726,212 (4) (5) I By Aspen Yo LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               7,018 (6) I By Flanders Street Capital Partners I., L.P.
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               19,070 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               5,923 (7) I By Mendelsohn Family Limited Partnership
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               45,938 (8) I By Great Ajax FS LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MENDELSOHN LAWRENCE
9400 SW BEAVERTON-HILLSDALE HWY
SUITE 131
BEAVERTON, OR 97005		       CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  

Signatures

 /s/ Judd Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact   02/16/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Payment of management fee to Thetis Asset Management LLC for fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose
(3) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose
(4) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose
(5) Includes 274,667 shares held by Gregory Funding LLC, 405,607 shares held by Thetis Asset Management LLC and 45,938 shares held by Great Ajax FS LLC reported herein.
(6) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose
(7) Mr. Mendelsohn and certain members of his family are partners of Mendelsohn Family Limited Partnership.
(8) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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