Sec Form 4 Filing - KKR Management Holdings L.P. @ KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. - 2018-11-19

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

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KKR Management Holdings L.P. 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) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/19/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 20,000,000 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock 11/19/2018 S 1,750,000 D $ 20 ( 2 ) 2,008,616 I See Footnotes ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KKR Management Holdings L.P. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X ROBERTS GEORGE R C/O KKR & CO. INC. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X KRAVIS HENRY R C/O KKR & CO. INC. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X KKR Management LLC C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X KKR & Co. Inc. C/O KKR & CO. INC. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X KKR Group Holdings Corp. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X KKR Management Holdings Corp C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X Signatures GEORGE R. ROBERTS By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact 11/19/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date HENRY R. KRAVIS. By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact 11/19/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date KKR MANAGEMENT LLC By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer 11/19/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date KKR & CO INC. By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer 11/19/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date KKR GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer 11/19/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS CORP By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer 11/19/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS L.P. By KKR Management Holdings Corp., its general partner By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer 11/19/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents 20,000,000 shares of common stock ("Common Stock") of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the "Issuer") held by KKR REFT Holdings L.P. continuously since the initial public offering of the Issuer. KKR REFT Holdings L.P. did not participate in the secondary public offering of Common Stock of the Issuer described in the Issuer's prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2018 (the "Secondary Offering"). ( 2 )This amount represents the price per share of Common Stock of the Issuer sold by Tactical Value SPN-KREF Holdings L.P., a vehicle holding shares primarily for the benefit of a third party unaffiliated with KKR, to the underwriters in the Secondary Offering. ( 3 )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 ("KKR REFT Asset Holdings"). KKR REFT Asset Holdings is owned by KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR Financial Holdings LLC, whose common shares are wholly owned by KKR Fund Holdings L.P. KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited is a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. KKR Group Holdings Corp. is a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and the sole shareholder of KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited. ( 4 )Shares of Common Stock of the Issuer are held by Tactical Value SPN-KREF Holdings L.P. The general partner of Tactical Value SPN-KREF Holdings L.P. is Tactical Value SPN-SPV GP LLC, the sole member of which is KKR Tactical Value SPN L.P. ("TV SPN"). The general partner of TV SPN is KKR Associates TV SPN L.P., whose general partner is KKR TV SPN GP Limited, the sole shareholder of which is KKR Management Holdings L.P. The general partner of KKR Management Holdings L.P. is KKR Management Holdings Corp., the sole shareholder of which is KKR Group Holdings Corp. ( 5 )KKR & Co. Inc. is the sole shareholder of KKR Group Holdings Corp. KKR Management LLC is the controlling shareholder of KKR & Co. Inc. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts are the designated members of KKR Management LLC. ( 6 )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.

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