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): April 6, 2011

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

001-34436
(Commission
File Number)

 

27-0247747
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

591 West Putnam Avenue

Greenwich, CT

 

 

06830

(Address of principal

 

(Zip Code)

executive offices)

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CAR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CAR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CAR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CAR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On April 6, 2011, Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”)  released a shareholder letter included in the Company’s annual report to shareholders, which shareholder letter includes certain information relating to the Company’s results of operations during the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  Interested parties may access a copy of the Company’s annual report on the Company’s website or by consulting the Company’s April 6, 2011 filing under form type “ARS” through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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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: April 6, 2011

STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrew J. Sossen

 

Name:

Andrew J. Sossen

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

 

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