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Fiscal year 2025

Matthew Salem — FY2025 total compensation $688,188

Matthew Salem is Chief Executive Officer of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF). The company reported total compensation of $688,188 for fiscal year 2025.

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Fiscal year 2025 compensation

Salary$0
Bonus$0
Stock awards$688,188
Option awards$0
Non-equity incentive plan$0
Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation$0
All other compensation$0
Total$688,188

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.

Cited to the compensation disclosure KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. filed March 3, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-007573.

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History — every fiscal year held

Fiscal yearRoleSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
FY2025Chief Executive Officer$0$0$688,188$0$0$0$0$688,188
FY2024Chief Executive Officer$0$0$915,688$0$0$0$0$915,688
FY2023Chief Executive Officer$0$0$1,027,088$0$0$0$0$1,027,088
FY2022Chief Executive Officer$1,463,000$1,463,000

Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc..

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The other named executive officers of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
Kendra DeciousChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$802,386
Matthew Salem this pageChief Executive Officer$688,188
W. Patrick MattsonPresident, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary$622,545
Kelly GalliganFormer General Counsel and Secretary$55,055

The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. compensation brief.

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The company page

Matthew Salem's compensation sits inside KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.

The KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) compensation brief