Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 11, 2023, Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-269190) and a prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the possible resale of up to 16,058,983 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), by certain selling stockholders in accordance with the contractual registration rights granted to them at the time of their initial investment in the Company. The Company is filing as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K an opinion of Venable LLP regarding certain Maryland law issues concerning the potential sale of the Shares by the selling stockholders pursuant to the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

This Current Report shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
  No.       Description

 5.1          Opinion of Venable LLP.

23.1          Consent of Venable LLP (included in its opinion filed as
            Exhibit 5.1).

104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
            document).

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