Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: STWD) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $400 million of its outstanding common shares and convertible notes over a period of one year. The share repurchase program will be funded through the Company's existing cash.

"We have opportunistically supported our stock price by buying shares in the open market when circumstances, that we feel have little long-term impact on our enterprise, cause our shares to decline both relative to our intrinsic value and to our dividend yield. Today our yield is greater than 11x the U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield for the first time in our history and compared to a long-term average of 4x. Our stock may from time to time represent a very attractive use of available cash," commented Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust.

Purchases made pursuant to the program will be made either in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time as permitted by federal securities laws and other legal requirements. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be determined by the Company in its discretion and will be subject to economic and market conditions, stock price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

About Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), is a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors. An affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, the Company has successfully deployed over $61 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of over $17 billion across debt and equity investments. Starwood Property Trust's investment objective is to generate attractive and stable returns for shareholders, primarily through dividends, by leveraging a premiere global organization to identify and execute on the best risk adjusted returning investments across its target assets. Additional information can be found at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.