Kkr Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. · NYSE:KREF
Kkr Real Estate Finance Trust — Investor Presentation (February 2026)
45 slides from Kkr Real Estate Finance Trust's investor presentation, February 2026
Slide 1: Investor Presentation
Investor Presentation FEBRUARY 2026
Slide 2: Legal Disclosures
Legal Disclosures This presentation has been prepared for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE: KREF) for the benefit of its stockholders. This presentation is solely for informational purposes in connection with evaluating the business, operations and financial results of KKR Real Estate Financ
Slide 3: KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Overview
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Overview KREF’s Manager Fully Loan Portfolio Conservative Balance Sheet Integrated with KKR $5.4 B $8.2 B 16% Outstanding Principal Financing Capacity KKR Ownership in KREF 100% 58% 74% $744 B Senior Loans Multifamily & Fully Non-Mark-to-Market(2) Global AUM(4) Ind
Slide 4: Investment Highlights
Investment Highlights 4 3 5 Differentiated Diversified Investment Conservative Investment Portfolio 2 Liability Cycle Tested, Strategy Management Experienced Leadership Team 6 1 KKR Strong Levels of Sponsorship Liquidity KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (“KREF”) benefits from its integration within KKR
Slide 5: KKR Sponsorship
KKR Sponsorship
Slide 6: KKR Platform – A Leading Global Asset Manager
KKR Platform – A Leading Global Asset Manager Founded 1976 $744 B 780 29 Assets Under Management Investment Professionals Cities KKR Real Assets Attributes $86 billion in AUM in Real Estate strategies and $100 billion in KKR operates with a single culture that AUM in Infrastructure globally(1) rewar
Slide 7: Integrated Global Real Assets Platform
Integrated Global Real Assets Platform A fully integrated Real Assets platform spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia, with ~250 professionals across Real Estate Equity, Real Estate Credit and Infrastructure Real Estate Platform Own or lend on $260B RE assets Infrastructure Real Estate Loans Real Es
Slide 8: KREF Integration with KKR
KREF Integration with KKR KREF differentiates itself by seeking opportunities where it has sourcing, underwriting and execution advantages through KKR’s brand, industry knowledge, relationships and deep bench of investment professionals KKR Private Equity KKR Infrastructure $125B of AUM, 200 $100B o
Slide 9: Experienced Leadership Team
Experienced Leadership Team
Slide 10: KKR Real Estate Credit Investment Committee
KKR Real Estate Credit Investment Committee Diversity of Manager’s Investment Committee creates a thorough vetting process US Investment Committee Matt Salem Patrick Mattson Ralph Rosenberg Chris Lee CEO KREF President & COO KREF Chairman of KREF Board Vice Chairman of KREF Board Member of KREF Boar
Slide 11: KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Team
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Team Leadership Team Ralph Rosenberg Chris Lee Matt Salem Patrick Mattson Kendra Decious Chairman of the Board Vice Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer President Chief Financial Officer Member of the Board Chief Operating Officer Treasurer Senior Investment Te
Slide 12: Differentiated Investment Strategy
Differentiated Investment Strategy
Slide 13: Differentiated, Conservative Investment Strategy
Differentiated, Conservative Investment Strategy Lending on institutional quality real estate owned by high-quality sponsors in top markets Institutional Quality Top Domestic Markets with Commercial Real Estate Strong Underlying Fundamentals (4) Average Loan Size(1) Top 15 MSAs 74% $109M Top 25 MSAs
Slide 14: Our Investment Portfolio
Our Investment Portfolio
Slide 15: KREF Loan Portfolio by the Numbers
KREF Loan Portfolio by the Numbers Total Portfolio(1) Investment Type Interest Rate Type ($ in Millions) Property Type (3) Geography (2) 4% 4% 12% 5% 5% Washington, D.C. 17% 6% Office(4) Multifamily 12% 11% Other U.S <4%: 20% 100% Europe: 4% (1) Includes loans, real estate assets, CMBS and other inv
Slide 16: Repayment Activity
Repayment Activity KREF Repayment Activity 2025 Repayments by Property Type ($ in billions) Other Industrial 2% 6% $1.5 $1.5 Self Storage 10% $1.3 Hospitality Multifamily 16% 66% $0.8 2024 Repayments by Property Type $0.7 Single Family Other Rental 2% 5% Hospitality 9% Condo (Residential) Multifamil
Slide 17: Multifamily Loan Overview
Multifamily Loan Overview Multifamily: 40% of Loan Portfolio $82 M 70% <1% Average Loan Size(1) W.A. LTV(2) Construction Loans 90% 92% 2016 W.A. Occupancy W.A. Occupancy Median Year Built(4) at Closing(4) Current(3)(4) Property Locations Risk Rating Distribution 2025 new originations are Risk Rating
Slide 18: Office Loan Overview
Office Loan Overview Office: 23% of Loan Portfolio $145 M 61% 1.9% Average Loan Size(1) W.A. LTV(2) Co-Working Exposure 59% 85% 8.8 years W.A. Occupancy W.A. Occupancy W.A. Remaining at Closing Current(3) Lease Term Property Locations Risk Rating Distribution 2025 new originations are Risk Rating 5
Slide 19: Office Loan Summary
Office Loan Summary KREF Office Loan Portfolio Risk-Rated 3 Assets Loan Investment Loan Committed Outstanding per SF Max Term Location Date Purpose Principal Principal ($) (1) (Years) (2) Minneapolis, MN Nov-17 Refinance $199.4 $194.4 $182 0.5 Bellevue, WA Philadelphia, PA Washington, D.C. Chicago,
Slide 20: Life Science Loan Portfolio Overview
Life Science Loan Portfolio Overview 100% of KREF’s loan exposure is located in the top two Life Science markets Development Status(4) Year Built Loan Max Investment Loan Development or Asset Committed Outstanding Net per Term Location MSA Date Purpose Status Renovated Quality Principal Principal Eq
Slide 21: Portfolio Credit Quality Overview
Portfolio Credit Quality Overview Collected 100% of interest payments due on the loan portfolio in 4Q'25 Loan-to-Value(1) Risk Rating Distribution Loan Count 0 3 44 3 2 3Q '25 Weighted Average LTV(2): 65% Weighted Average Risk Rating(2): 3.1 Loan Count 0 2 46 1 4 4Q '25 Weighted Average LTV(2): 66%
Slide 22: Watch List Migrations Quarter-over-Quarter
Watch List Migrations Quarter-over-Quarter In 4Q'25, KREF had two risk rating downgrades 3Q'25 Watch List Intra-Quarter Activity 4Q'25 Watch List Total Principal: $358 million Risk Rating: 5 Total Principal: $572 million Minneapolis Office Minneapolis Office Boston Life Science Boston Life Science C
Slide 23: Case Studies: Watch List Loans
Case Studies: Watch List Loans Investment Minneapolis Office Boston Life Science Loan Type Floating-Rate Senior Loan(1) Floating-Rate Senior Loan Investment Date November 2017 April 2021 Collateral Two Class-A Office Buildings Two Buildings totaling 1.1mm SF totaling 482k SF Loan Purpose Refinance A
Slide 24: Case Studies: Watch List Loans cont.
Case Studies: Watch List Loans cont. Investment Cambridge Life Science San Diego Multifamily Chicago Office Loan Type Floating-Rate Senior Loan Floating-Rate Senior Loan Floating-Rate Senior Loan Investment Date December 2021 October 2021 July 2019 Collateral Class-A Lab & Office Building 231-unit C
Slide 25: Overview of Real Estate Assets
Overview of Real Estate Assets Equity(1) of approximately $378 million ($5.83 per share) was held in our Real Estate Assets Real Estate Owned Location Property Type Acquisition Date Square Footage/ Investment Amount(2) Investment Amount Units ($ in millions) per Square Foot/ Unit Mountain View, CA C
Slide 26: Real Estate Assets Value Creation Strategy
Real Estate Assets Value Creation Strategy Office – Mountain View, CA Retail / Redevelopment – Portland, OR Life Science – Seattle, WA • Asset: 449,006 square foot, 4 building, Class A • Asset: Retail / Redevelopment property; $95 • Asset: 213,056 square foot Class A property; $97 campus situated on
Slide 27: Real Estate Assets Value Creation Strategy
Real Estate Assets Value Creation Strategy Office – Philadelphia, PA Luxury Condo – West Hollywood, CA Multifamily – Raleigh, NC • Asset: 13-story, 210,528 square foot office • Asset: 4-story, 37-unit, 93,000 SF (123,000 SF • Asset: 320-unit, 350,000 square foot apartment (including ground level ret
Slide 28: Conservative Liability Management
Conservative Liability Management
Slide 29: Financing Overview: 74% Non-Mark-To-Market
Financing Overview: 74% Non-Mark-To-Market Diversified financing sources totaling $8.2 billion with $3.5 billion of undrawn capacity Summary of Outstanding Financing Leverage Ratios Outstanding Maximum Weighted Avg. Advance Non- ($ in Millions) Capacity Principal Coupon(1) Rate MTM Amount (2) Term C
Slide 30: KREF Debt Maturities
KREF Debt Maturities No final facility maturities until 2027 and no corporate debt due until 2030 The table below may include earlier repayments based on the maturity dates of underlying loan collateral Upcoming Debt Maturities by Year ($ in Millions) Note: Does not include collateralized loan oblig
Slide 31: Financing Overview: Term Credit Facilities
Financing Overview: Term Credit Facilities ($ in Millions) Total or Counterparty Weighted Average U.S. Europe Drawn $580 $309 $162 $170 $1,222 Capacity $1,000 $500 $404(1) $400 $2,304 Collateral: Loans / 8 Loans / $853 8 Loans / $523 2 Loans / $215 6 Loans / $304 24 Loans / $1,896 Principal Balance
Slide 32: Liquidity Overview
Liquidity Overview In addition to the available liquidity below, KREF had $318 million of total unencumbered assets(1) as of December 31, 2025 Sources of Available Liquidity (4) ($ in Millions) (2) (3) (1) Unencumbered assets includes $216 million of real estate owned assets, $45 million of CMBS inv
Slide 33: Earnings Sensitivity to Change in Benchmark Rates
Earnings Sensitivity to Change in Benchmark Rates 99% floating-rate loan portfolio indexed to benchmark rates Quarterly Net Interest Income Per Share Sensitivity to Change in Benchmark Rates Term SOFR: 3.69% ($ Impact Per Share) EURIBOR: 2.03% SONIA: 3.75% as of December 31, 2025 Change in Benchmark
Slide 34: Recent Operating Performance
Recent Operating Performance Net Income and Distributable Earnings Dividends and Book Value Per Share ($ in Millions) 1Q'25 2Q'25 3Q'25 4Q'25 1Q'25 2Q'25 3Q'25 4Q'25 Net income (loss) Dividend per share ($10.6) ($35.4) $8.1 ($32.0) $0.25 $0.25 $0.25 $0.25 Distributable earnings (loss) Dividend yield
Slide 35: Key Highlights
Key Highlights Defensive investment portfolio – 58% Multifamily Fully integrated with KKR; aligned with and Industrial shareholders – 16% ownership; $86 billion of real estate AUM Scaled investment portfolio – $5.4 billion senior Experienced leadership & asset management loan portfolio team – 75+ ye
Slide 36: Appendix
Appendix
Slide 37: Portfolio Details
Portfolio Details ($ in Millions) Committed Outstanding Investment Total Whole Net Max Loan / Origination Risk # Investment(1) Location Property Type Principal / Principal / Coupon(4)(5) Date Loan(2) Equity(3) Remaining Investment Per LTV(4)(8) Rating Investment Investment Term (Yrs)(4)(6) SF / Unit
Slide 38: Portfolio Details
Portfolio Details ($ in Millions) Committed Outstanding Max Loan / # Investment(1) Location Property Type Investment Total Whole Principal / Principal / Net Coupon(4)(5) Origination Risk Remaining Investment Per Date Loan(2) Investment Investment Equity(3) LTV(4)(8) Rating Term (Yrs)(4)(6) SF / Unit
Slide 39: Portfolio Details
Portfolio Details 1. Our total portfolio represents the current principal amount or investment amount on senior and mezzanine loans, real estate assets, CMBS investments and other investments. Excludes loans that were fully written off. For Senior Loan 6, the total whole loan is on non-accrual and h
Slide 40: Fully Extended Loan Maturities
Fully Extended Loan Maturities Fully extended weighted average loan maturity of 1.8 years Fully Extended Loan Maturities ($ in Millions) Note: Based on current principal amount. Excludes real estate owned and equity method investments 40
Slide 41: Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands - except share and per share data) December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 84,617 $ 104,933 Commercial real estate loans, held-for-investment 5,347,756 5,888,622 Less: Allowance for credit losses (201,924) (117,103) Commercial
Slide 42: Consolidated Statements of Income
Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands - except share and per share data) Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, 2025 September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 Net Interest Income Interest income $ 101,341 $ 108,019 $ 123,610 $ 435,599 $ 564,629 Interest e
Slide 43: Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Distributable Earnings (Loss)
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Distributable Earnings (Loss) (in thousands - except share and per share data) Three Months Ended September 30, December 31, 2025 Per Diluted Share(1) 2025 Per Diluted Share(1) December 31, 2024 Per Diluted Share(1) Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common
Slide 44: Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Distributable Earnings (Loss)
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Distributable Earnings (Loss) (in thousands - except share and per share data) Year Ended December 31, December 31, 2025 Per Diluted Share(1) 2024 Per Diluted Share(1) December 31, 2023 Per Diluted Share(1) Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockhol
Slide 45: Key Definitions
Key Definitions “Distributable Earnings (Loss)": The Company defines Distributable Earnings as net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders or, without duplication, owners of the Company's subsidiaries, computed in accordance with GAAP, including realized losses not otherwise included in GA
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