Form 8-K
 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16, 2009 (November 16, 2009)

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Maryland   001-34436   27-0247747
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
591 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, CT
  06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 422-7700

 
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 16, 2009, Starwood Property Trust, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

     
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
    
99.1
  Press Release, dated November 16, 2009.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     
Dated: November 16, 2009 STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
 
  By: /s/ Barbara J. Anderson
 
    
    Name: Barbara J. Anderson
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit Number    
99.1   Press Release, dated November 16, 2009.

 

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