
NEW YORK -- (Business Wire)
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the “Company” or “KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) today announced the tax treatment of its 2025 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, 2025:
Tax Treatment of 2025 Common Stock Dividends |
Record Date
| |
Payment Date
| |
Cash
Distribution
| |
Adjustment
| |
Total Distribution
| |
Ordinary
Dividends
| |
Qualified
Dividends
| |
Capital Gain
Dividends
| |
Return of
Capital
| |
Section 199A
Dividends
|
December 31, 2024
| |
January 15, 2025
| |
$0.25000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.25000
| |
$0.15807
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.09193
| |
$0.15807
|
March 31, 2025
| |
April 15, 2025
| |
$0.25000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.25000
| |
$0.15807
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.09193
| |
$0.15807
|
June 30, 2025
| |
July 15, 2025
| |
$0.25000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.25000
| |
$0.15807
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.09193
| |
$0.15807
|
September 30, 2025
| |
October 15, 2025
| |
$0.25000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.25000
| |
$0.15807
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.09193
| |
$0.15807
|
| | | |
$1.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$1.00000
| |
$0.63228
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.36772
| |
$0.63228
|
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Tax Treatment of 2025 Series A Preferred Stock Dividends |
Record Date
| |
Payment Date
| |
Cash
Distribution
| |
Adjustment
| |
Dividend
| |
Ordinary
Dividends
| |
Qualified
Dividends
| |
Capital Gain
Dividends
| |
Return of
Capital
| |
Section 199A
Dividends
|
February 28, 2025
| |
March 14, 2025
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.40625
|
May 30, 2025
| |
June 13, 2025
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.40625
|
August 29, 2025
| |
September 15, 2025
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.40625
|
November 28, 2025
| |
December 15, 2025
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.40625
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.40625
|
| | | |
$1.62500
| |
$0.00000
| |
$1.62500
| |
$1.62500
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$0.00000
| |
$1.62500
|
About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
KREF 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.

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Contacts:
MEDIA CONTACT:
Brooke Rustad
Tel: 646-823-0893
media@kkr.com
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
Jack Switala
Tel: 212-763-9048
kref-ir@kkr.com
Source: KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
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