Langer Jonathan A 4
4 · KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. · Filed Apr 16, 2026
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KREF Director Jonathan Langer Receives Restricted Stock Award
What Happened
Jonathan A. Langer, a director of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF), was granted 16,691 restricted stock units (RSUs) on April 14, 2026. The Form 4 reports an acquisition price of $0.00 (common for RSU grants); no cash purchase or sale occurred. The RSUs will vest by the earlier of April 14, 2027 or the first regularly scheduled annual meeting after the grant.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-04-14; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-16 (filed within the typical two-business-day window).
- Transaction code: A (award/grant). Reported price per share: $0.00; total reported value: $0.
- Shares granted: 16,691 restricted stock units.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
- Footnote summary: Langer elected to defer receipt of the common stock issuable on vesting until the earlier of (a) ten years after the RSU vesting date or (b) the date he ceases to serve on the Board; when distributions begin they will be paid in four equal annual installments.
Context
RSU grants are compensation awards, not open-market purchases or sales, so they do not directly signal buying or selling intent. The deferral election means Langer will not receive the underlying shares immediately upon vesting and will receive them spread over four years after the deferral period ends.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-04-14+16,691→ 73,513 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents a grant of restricted stock units, which will vest on the earlier of (i) April 14, 2027 and (ii) the first regularly scheduled annual meeting of the stockholders of the Issuer following the grant date (the "RSU Vesting Date"). The reporting person has elected to defer receipt of all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the vesting of the restricted stock units until the earlier of (a) ten years after the RSU Vesting Date and (b) such date in which the reporting person no longer serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. Upon such date, the reporting person has elected to receive the Common Stock in four equal annual installments.