Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 3, 2012, Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (the "Company") and its external manager, SPT Management, LLC (the "Manager"), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the "Underwriters"), relating to the issuance and sale of 16,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock, which the Underwriters exercised in full on October 4, 2012. The Company expects to receive net proceeds from the offering (including the issuance of the option shares) of approximately $417.7 million after deducting its estimated expenses. The offering is expected to close on October 10, 2012.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated October 3, 2012, among the Company, the Manager and the Underwriters 5.1 Opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP regarding the legality of the shares 8.1 Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP regarding certain tax matters 23.1 Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) 23.2 Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1)

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