Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.



On August 3, 2020, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the "Company") issued an
earnings release and supplemental financial information announcing its financial
results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The earnings release and
supplemental financial information are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit
99.2, respectively, hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and
99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information
in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any
registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), unless it is specifically incorporated by
reference therein.

Forward-Looking statements

This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor" provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the
Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs,
projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and
similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. The
forward-looking statements are based on the Company's beliefs, assumptions and
expectations of its future performance, taking into account all information
currently available to it. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can
change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are
known to the Company or are within its control. The forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date of this Report or as of the date they are made, and
the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements except as required by law. Information about factors affecting the
Company and the forward-looking statements is available in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as such factors
may be updated from time to time in the Company's periodic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description


     99.1               Earnings Release dated August 3, 2020
     99.2               Supplemental Financial Information for the quarter

ended June 30, 2020


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