NEW YORK – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Sep 8, 2021–

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the “Company” or “KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) has announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $ 0.460417 per issued and outstanding share of the cumulative redeemable preferred shares Series A at 6.50% of the Company Stock, which represents an annual dividend of $ 1.625 per share. The dividend is payable on September 27, 2021 to preferred shareholders of KREF of record on September 17, 2021.

About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is a real estate finance company primarily focused on the granting and acquisition of senior loans secured by commercial real estate properties. KREF is managed and externally advised by a subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc. For more information about KREF, please visit its website at www.kkrreit.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as fine. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions regarding matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations regarding its future performance, taking into account all the information currently available to it. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations may change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to the Company or are not under its control. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release or the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. required. Information on factors affecting the company and forward-looking statements can be found in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www. sec.gov.

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KEYWORD: NEW YORK UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA

INDUSTRY KEYWORD: REIT FINANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY

SOURCE: KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

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