---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-22-015579"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KREF"
cik: "0001631596"
company_name: "KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2022-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T05:22:41.063439+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shareholders elect all nine director nominees, ratify auditor

## Summary
- All nine nominees elected; highest vote count 42.4M (Matthew Salem), lowest 33.9M (Irene Esteves).
- Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as auditor for FY2022 with 51.1M for, 103.6K against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 41.4M for, 1.2M against.
- Advisory frequency vote: every one year chosen (42.3M votes); board adopts annual say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-22-015579
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KREF
- cik: 0001631596
- company_name: KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1631596/000114036122015579/0001140361-22-015579-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1631596/000114036122015579/brhc10036638_8k.htm

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