UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES~~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 ~~February 25~~23, 2026

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

001-34436

27-0247747

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(CommissionFile Number)

(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

001-34436
(Commission File Number)

27-0247747
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2340 Collins Avenue, Suite 700Miami Beach, FL		33139
2340 Collins Avenue, Suite 700 Miami Beach, FL	33139
(Address of principal	(Zip Code)	~~(Zip Code)~~
executive offices)

Registrant’'s telephone number, including area code: (305) 695-5500

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	STWD	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨

~~Emerging~~If ~~growth~~an emerging growth company, ☐indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

IfItem an5.07. ~~emerging~~Submission ~~growth~~of ~~company,~~Matters ~~indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not~~ to ~~use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(~~a) Vote of ~~the~~Security ~~Exchange Act~~Holders. ☐

~~Item~~On 2April 23, 2026, Starwood Property Trust, Inc.02 (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). ~~Results~~At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected the ten (10) persons listed below as directors of ~~Operations~~the Company, each to serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders and ~~Financial~~until ~~Condition~~his or her successor is duly elected and qualified; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement; and (iii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the calendar year ending December 31, 2026. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals voted upon by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting:

OnProposal ~~February 25,~~1 ~~2026,~~– ~~Starwood~~Election ~~Property Trust, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy~~ of ~~the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.~~Directors

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Nominee	For		Withheld		Broker Non- Votes
Richard D. Bronson		177,492,244		5,449,304		101,544,343
Jeffrey G. Dishner		179,715,779		3,225,769		101,544,343
Camille J. Douglas		171,765,487		11,176,061		101,544,343
Deborah L. Harmon		179,833,488		3,108,060		101,544,343
Solomon J. Kumin		178,944,776		3,996,772		101,544,343
Fred Perpall		180,773,118		2,168,430		101,544,343
Jonathan L. Pollack		179,679,103		3,262,445		101,544,343
Fred S. Ridley		165,757,772		17,183,776		101,544,343
Barry S. Sternlicht		172,147,458		10,794,090		101,544,343
Strauss Zelnick		177,484,495		5,457,053		101,544,343

~~(d) Exhibits~~Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

ExhibitNumber		Description
For			Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
99.1		Press Release, dated February 25, 2026
	176,203,980			4,693,675		2,043,893		101,544,343
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

2Proposal 3 – Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2026

EXHIBIT INDEX

For				Against				Abstentions
	279,900,778				3,090,403				1,494,710

ExhibitNumber			Description
99.1			Press Release, dated February 25, 2026

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: February 25, 2026			STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
Dated: April 24, 2026	STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
	By:	/s/ Heather N. Bennett	~~By:~~	~~/s/ RINA PANIRY~~
	Name:	Heather N. Bennett	~~Name:~~	~~Rina Paniry~~
	Title:	General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer	~~Title:~~	~~Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer~~

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