KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Tax Treatment of 2024 Dividends

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the “Company” or “KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) today announced the tax treatment of its 2024 common stock and 6.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) dividends. The following table summarizes KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s common stock and Series A Preferred Stock dividend payments for the tax year ended December 31, 2024:

Tax Treatment of 2024 Common Stock Dividends
Record Date	Payment Date	Cash Distribution	Adjustment	Total Distribution	Ordinary Dividends	Qualified Dividends	Capital Gain Dividends	Return of Capital
December 29, 2023	January 12, 2024	$0.43000	$0.00000	$0.43000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.43000
March 28, 2024	April 15, 2024	$0.25000	$0.00000	$0.25000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.25000
June 28, 2024	July 15, 2024	$0.25000	$0.00000	$0.25000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.25000
September 30, 2024	October 15, 2024	$0.25000	$0.00000	$0.25000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.25000
		$1.18000	$0.00000	$1.18000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.00000	$1.18000

Tax Treatment of 2024 Series A Preferred Stock Dividends
Record Date	Payment Date	Cash Distribution	Adjustment	Total Distribution	Ordinary Dividends^(1)	Qualified Dividends	Capital Gain Dividends	Return of Capital
February 29, 2024	March 15, 2024	$0.40625	$0.00000	$0.40625	$0.37597	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.03028
May 31, 2024	June 14, 2024	$0.40625	$0.00000	$0.40625	$0.37597	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.03028
August 30, 2024	September 13, 2024	$0.40625	$0.00000	$0.40625	$0.37597	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.03028
November 29, 2024	December 13, 2024	$0.40625	$0.00000	$0.40625	$0.37597	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.03028
		$1.62500	$0.00000	$1.62500	$1.50388	$0.00000	$0.00000	$0.12112

(1)	Ordinary dividends may be eligible for the 20% deduction applicable to “qualified REIT dividends” under IRC Section 199A(b)(1)(B). Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of the Company's distributions.

About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is a real estate finance company that focuses primarily on originating and acquiring senior loans secured by commercial real estate properties. KREF is externally managed and advised by an affiliate of KKR & Co. Inc. For additional information about KREF, please visit its website at www.kkrreit.com.