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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-015156"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KREF"
cik: "0001631596"
company_name: "KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:47:11.463947+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KKR Real Estate Finance Trust reports annual meeting voting results; all director nominees elected

## Summary
- Eight directors elected: Ahern, Esteves, Langer, Lee, Madoff, McAneny, Rosenberg, Salem.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY2026 passed with 49.5M for, 224.8K against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 37.4M for, 1.5M against, 119K abstain.
- Meeting held April 14, 2026; broker non-votes of 10.9M on director and compensation proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-015156
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KREF
- cik: 0001631596
- company_name: KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1631596/000114036126015156/0001140361-26-015156-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1631596/000114036126015156/ef20070669_8k.htm

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