KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Christen E.J. Lee

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christen E.J. Lee”): 33,445,001 for, 5,619,057 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The following eight individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 52 asset managers below reported 12,337,819 for, 2,713,323 withheld, 3,448 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Deborah H. McAneny

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Deborah H. McAneny”): 36,269,370 for, 2,794,688 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The following eight individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 52 asset managers below reported 14,672,919 for, 361,867 withheld, 19,804 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Irene M. Esteves

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Irene M. Esteves”): 33,271,328 for, 5,792,730 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The following eight individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 85% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 52 asset managers below reported 12,862,944 for, 2,078,389 withheld, 113,257 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jonathan A. Langer

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jonathan A. Langer”): 36,492,956 for, 2,571,102 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The following eight individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 52 asset managers below reported 14,674,734 for, 360,054 withheld, 19,802 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Matthew A. Salem

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Matthew A. Salem”): 38,432,764 for, 631,294 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The following eight individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 52 asset managers below reported 15,045,401 for, 6,056 withheld, 3,133 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Paula Madoff

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paula Madoff”): 38,372,152 for, 691,906 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The following eight individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 52 asset managers below reported 15,029,327 for, 22,130 withheld, 3,133 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Ralph F. Rosenberg

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ralph F. Rosenberg”): 36,934,295 for, 2,129,763 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The following eight individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 52 asset managers below reported 14,624,707 for, 426,749 withheld, 3,134 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Terrance R. Ahern

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Terrance R. Ahern”): 36,801,171 for, 2,262,887 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The following eight individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 52 asset managers below reported 14,674,736 for, 360,054 withheld, 19,800 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company”): 37,405,184 for, 1,539,699 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company was approved on an advisory, non-binding basis.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 52 managers: 14,860,823 for, 193,766 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 150 managers: 12,809,906 for, 692,626 against, 99 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2026.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026 The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Comp”): 49,486,047 for, 224,814 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 16, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026 The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal ye…”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 52 asset managers below reported 15,053,359 for, 1,229 against.

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