NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE: TRTX) (“TRTX” or the “Company”) announced that on June 16, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2020. The dividend is payable on July 24, 2020 to common stockholders of record as of June 26, 2020. The Company’s previously authorized cash dividend for the first quarter of 2020 of $0.43 per share of common stock is also payable on July 14, 2020 to stockholders of record as of June 15, 2020.
On June 16, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share of 11% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred”) for the quarterly period from May 28, 2020 to, but not including June 30, 2020. The Series B Preferred dividend is payable on June 30, 2020 to the Series B Preferred stockholder of record as of June 15, 2020.
Greta Guggenheim, Chief Executive Officer, stated: “In setting our common dividend for the second quarter of 2020, we employed a conservative approach taking into account the uncertainty around the length and continued effects of the COVID pandemic and the potential implications on asset performance. Our common dividend reflects the changes to the Company’s capital structure this quarter, including the impact of a cash dividend on our Series B preferred stock equivalent to $0.08 per common share if paid for a full quarter, and our policy to set our common dividend at a level that we believe, based on current market conditions, can be consistently covered by earnings. Together with our Board of Directors, we will evaluate the dividend level in future quarters with respect to market conditions, liquidity and earnings potential.”
ABOUT TRTX
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. is a commercial real estate finance company that focuses primarily on originating, acquiring, and managing first mortgage loans and other commercial real estate‐related debt instruments secured by institutional properties located in primary and select secondary markets in the United States. The Company is externally managed by TPG RE Finance Trust Management, L.P., a part of TPG Real Estate, which is the real estate investment platform of TPG. TPG is a global alternative asset firm with a 25-year history and more than $79 billion of assets under management. For more information regarding TRTX, visit www.tpgrefinance.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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