GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: STWD) ("the Company") today announced the tax treatment for the Company's aggregate distributions of $7.2836 per share of common stock (CUSIP: 85571B105) paid with respect to the calendar year ended December 31, 2014:

                     Form 1099                                   (Boxes 1a +                       Box 1a               Box 1b                  Box 2a                        Box 2b                          Box 3
                    Reference:                                     2a + 3)

             Record              Payable Date                      Cash                      Ordinary Taxable     Taxable Qualified      Total Capital Gain
               Date                                                                                                   Dividends             Distribution           Unrecaptured 1250 Gain (2)   Nondividend Distributions (3)
                                                               Distribution                      Dividend                          (1)
                                                                 Per Share
                                                                 ---------

    12/31/13                               01/15/14                             0.0756                     0.0194                 0.0020                    0.0028                              -                           0.0534

    01/24/14                               01/31/14                             5.7680                     1.4813                 0.1553                    0.2131                              -                           4.0735

    03/31/14                               04/15/14                             0.4800                     0.1233                 0.0129                    0.0178                              -                           0.3389

    06/30/14                               07/15/14                             0.4800                     0.1233                 0.0129                    0.0178                              -                           0.3389

    09/30/14                               10/15/14                             0.4800                     0.1233                 0.0129                    0.0178                              -                           0.3389


                           Totals                                               7.2836                     1.8706                 0.1960                    0.2693                              -                           5.1436
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                                                (1) Amounts in 1b are included in 1a

                                                (2) Amounts in 2b are included in 2a

                                                (3) Amounts in 3 are also known as Return of Capital

Because it was not a distribution of 2014 earnings, the distribution paid in January of 2015 that was declared in the fourth quarter of 2014 and payable to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2014 will be treated as a 2015 distribution for federal tax purposes and is not included on the 2014 Form 1099.

About Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, is the largest commercial mortgage real estate investment trust in the United States. The Company's core business focuses on originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt investments. Through its subsidiaries LNR Property LLC and Hatfield Philips International, Starwood Property Trust also operates as the largest commercial mortgage special servicer in the United States and one of the largest primary and special servicers in Europe. With total capital deployed since inception of approximately $13.5 billion, Starwood Property Trust continues to solidify its position as one of the premier real estate finance companies in the country. Additional information can be found at starwoodpropertytrust.com.

Contact:
Zachary Tanenbaum
Starwood Property Trust
Phone: 203-422-7788
Email: ztanenbaum@starwood.com

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