KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 2/4 quarters. Q2 2026: $20M, Q1 2026: $10M, Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $0M

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $20M vs trailing avg $3M (+512%)

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Negative FCF ($-4M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 5,722,469 shares = 35.6% of 64,367,737 outstanding (annualized)

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

6 open-market purchases by 4 insiders

• Salem Matthew A (Chief Executive Officer) bought 60,000 shares at $6.04 on 2026-04-24
• Mattson W Patrick (President, COO and Secretary) bought 40,000 shares at $6.03 on 2026-04-24
• Lee Christen E.J. () bought 10,000 shares at $7.80 on 2025-11-07
• AHERN TERRANCE R () bought 23,700 shares at $7.81 on 2025-11-06
• Mattson W Patrick (President and COO) bought 13,000 shares at $7.91 on 2025-11-06
• Salem Matthew A (Chief Executive Officer) bought 32,000 shares at $7.84 on 2025-11-06

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Company buybacks in 2 quarters and 6 insider purchases by 4 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $1M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (net buying)

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

No buyback-insider divergence detected