KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Form 4 Change in insider ownership

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KKR REFT Holdings L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. [ KREF ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/07/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	06/07/2022		S		4,250,000	D	$19.51(1)	10,000,000	I	See Footnotes(2)(4)(5)
Common Stock								1	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(5)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KKR REFT Holdings L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KKR REFT Holdings GP LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KKR REFT Asset Holdings LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KKR Financial Holdings LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This amount represents the $19.70 secondary price per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the "Issuer") less the underwriting discount of $0.19 per share for shares sold by KKR REFT Holdings L.P. in connection with an underwritten public offering.

2. Represents securities held by KKR REFT Holdings L.P. The general partner of KKR REFT Holdings L.P. is KKR REFT Holdings GP LLC, which is wholly owned by KKR REFT Asset Holdings LLC.

3. Represents securities held by KKR REFT Asset Holdings LLC.

4. KKR REFT Asset Holdings LLC is owned by KKR Group Partnership L.P. and KKR Financial Holdings LLC, whose common shares are wholly owned by KKR Group Partnership L.P. KKR Group Holdings Corp. is the general partner of KKR Group Partnership L.P. KKR Group Co. Inc. is the sole shareholder of KKR Group Holdings Corp. KKR & Co. Inc. is the sole shareholder of KKR Group Co. Inc. KKR Management LLP is the Series I preferred stockholder of KKR & Co. Inc. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts are the founding partners of KKR Management LLP.

5. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein.

Remarks:

Because no more than 10 reporting persons can file any one Form 4 through the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, certain affiliates of the Reporting Persons have filed a separate Form 4.

	KKR REFT HOLDINGS L.P. By: KKR REFT Holdings GP LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Christopher Lee Name: Christopher Lee Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer	06/09/2022
	KKR REFT HOLDINGS GP LLC By: /s/ Christopher Lee Name: Christopher Lee Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer	06/09/2022
	KKR REFT ASSET HOLDINGS LLC By: /s/ Christopher Lee Name: Christopher Lee Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President	06/09/2022
	KKR FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LLC By: /s/ Christopher Lee Name: Christopher Lee Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Executive Officer	06/09/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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