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   Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd (SWEF)
   SWEF: Portfolio Update

   24-Jul-2024 / 07:03 GMT/BST

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   24 July 2024

                 Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited

                                        

                           Quarterly Portfolio Update

         £64 million repaid across four investments during the quarter

    Sixth capital redemption totalling £80 million to be implemented in July

    

   Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited (“SEREF” or the “Group”),  a
   leading investor  managing  and  realising a  diverse  portfolio  of  high
   quality senior and  mezzanine real estate  debt in the  UK and Europe,  is
   pleased to present its performance for the quarter ended 30 June 2024.

    

   Highlights

     •  Further progress on portfolio realisation - during the quarter:

          ◦ A total of £64.1 million, over 28 per cent of the Group’s 31
            March 2024 total funded loan portfolio, has been repaid across
            four investments
          ◦ This included the full repayment of three loans ((i) Three
            Shopping Centres, Spain, which had been classified as a Stage-2
            loan, (ii) Hotel, Dublin and (iii) Hotel, Scotland) and one
            partial repayment (Hotel and Office, Northern Ireland)
          ◦ The proceeds of these repayments, along with some of the
            additional cash available at 30 June 2024, will be used to fund
            the sixth return of capital to shareholders totalling £80.0
            million which will take place in July 2024

     • Dividend - on 24 July 2024, the Directors announced a dividend, to  be
       paid in August,  in respect  of the second  quarter of  2024 of  1.375
       pence per  Ordinary Share  (for shares  still in  issue following  the
       sixth redemption) in line with the  2024 dividend target of 5.5  pence
       per Ordinary Share in total
     • Strong cash generation –  going forward the  portfolio is expected  to
       continue to support annual dividend payments of 5.5 pence per Ordinary
       Share, paid quarterly
     • All assets are constantly monitored for changes in their risk  profile
       – no  investments have  been  downgraded during  the quarter  and  the
       current risk status of the investments is listed below:

          ◦ Five loan investments equivalent to 69 per cent of the funded
            portfolio are classified in the lowest risk profile, Stage-1
          ◦ Following the full repayment of Three Shopping Centres, Spain,
            three loan investments equivalent to 31 per cent of the funded
            portfolio are classified as Stage-2
          ◦ There are no loans classified as Stage-3. 

     • The weighted average remaining loan term of the portfolio is 1.5 years
     • Inflation protection – 85 per cent  of the portfolio is contracted  at
       floating interest rates (with floors)
     • Robust portfolio - the  loan book is performing  broadly in line  with
       expectations with  its defensive  qualities reflected  in the  Group’s
       continued NAV stability in a challenging macro environment
     • Significant equity cushion -  the weighted average  Loan to Value  for
       the portfolio is 58 per cent

    

   John Whittle, Chairman of SEREF, said:

    

   “We are  pleased  with  the  ongoing  positive  progress  in  our  orderly
   realisation strategy  with  £64.1  million  being  realised  in  Q2  2024,
   following £37.9 million  in realisations  in Q1  2024. These  realisations
   have enabled us  to pledge to  return £125.0 million  to shareholders  via
   capital redemptions in 2024  to date of which  £80.0 million will be  paid
   this month.

    

   In particular, the full repayment of Three Shopping Centres, Spain in  the
   second quarter of 2024, means that the Group no longer has any exposure to
   the retail sector.

    

   The remaining portfolio loans  continue to perform well  and we remain  on
   track to meet our aim of paying out a dividend of 5.5 pence per share  for
   2024. We look forward to updating shareholders on further progress in  our
   orderly realisation strategy in due course.”

    

   The     factsheet     for     the     period     is     available      at:
    1 www.starwoodeuropeanfinance.com

    

    

   Share Price / NAV at 30 June 2024

    

   Share price (p)                 93.0
   NAV (p)                         104.92
   Discount                        11.4%
   Dividend yield (on share price) 5.9%
   Market cap                      £251m

    

   Key Portfolio Statistics at 30 June 2024

    

   Number of investments                                                    8
   Percentage of currently invested portfolio in floating rate          84.8%
   loans
   Invested Loan Portfolio unlevered annualised total return (1)         9.1%
   Weighted average portfolio LTV – to Group first £ (2)                16.7%
   Weighted average portfolio LTV – to Group last £ (2)                 58.0%
   Average remaining loan term *                                    1.5 years
   Net Asset Value                                                    £283.5m
   Loans advanced (including accrued interest)                        £166.9m
   Cash                                                               £117.1m
   Other net liabilities (including hedges)                             £0.5m

    

   Remaining years  to  contractual     Value of loans          % of invested
   maturity*                                      (£m)              portfolio
   0 to 1 years                                  £45.3                  27.4%
   1 to 2 years                                  £46.3                  28.1%
   2 to 3 years                                  £73.5                  44.5%

   *Remaining loan term  to current contractual  loan maturity excluding  any
   permitted extensions. Note that borrowers may elect to repay loans  before
   contractual maturity or  may elect  to exercise  legal extension  options,
   which are typically one year of additional term subject to satisfaction of
   credit related extension conditions. The Group, in limited  circumstances,
   may also elect to extend loans beyond current legal maturity dates if that
   is deemed to be required to affect an orderly realisation of the loan.

    

   Country             % of invested assets
   UK                                 82.6%
   Republic of Ireland                12.9%
   Spain                               4.5%

    

   Sector           % of invested assets
   Hospitality                     39.5%
   Office                          18.7%
   Light Industrial                16.5%
   Healthcare                      15.2%
   Life Sciences                    9.4%
   Residential                      0.7%

    

   Loan type   % of invested assets
   Whole loans                67.4%
   Mezzanine                  32.6%

    

   Currency % of invested assets*
   Sterling                 82.6%
   Euro                     17.4%

   *the currency split refers to the underlying loan currency, however the
   capital on all non-sterling exposure is hedged back to sterling.

    

   (1) The  unlevered  annualised  total  return  is  calculated  on  amounts
   outstanding at  the reporting  date,  excluding undrawn  commitments,  and
   assuming all drawn loans are  outstanding for the full contractual  term. 
   Seven of the loans are floating rate  (partially or in whole and all  with
   floors) and returns are based on  an assumed profile for future  interbank
   rates, but the actual  rate received may be  higher or lower.   Calculated
   only on  amounts funded  at  the reporting  date and  excluding  committed
   amounts (but including  commitment fees) and  excluding cash  uninvested. 
   The calculation also excludes the  origination fee paid to the  Investment
   Manager.

   (2) LTV to Group last  £ means the percentage  which the total loan  drawn
   less  any  deductible  lender  controlled  cash  reserves  and  less   any
   amortisation received to date (when aggregated with any other indebtedness
   ranking  alongside  and/or  senior  to  it)  bears  to  the  market  value
   determined by  the  last formal  lender  valuation received,  reviewed  in
   detail and approved by the reporting date.  LTV to first Group £ means the
   starting point  of  the loan  to  value range  of  the loans  drawn  (when
   aggregated  with  any  other  indebtedness  ranking  senior  to  it).  For
   development projects the calculation includes the total facility available
   and is calculated against  the assumed market value  on completion of  the
   relevant project.  

    

   Orderly Realisation and Return of Capital

    

   On 31 October  2022, the  Board announced the  Company’s Proposed  Orderly
   Realisation and Return of Capital to Shareholders. A Circular relating  to
   the Proposed  Orderly Realisation,  containing a  Notice of  Extraordinary
   General Meeting (EGM)  was published  on 28 December  2022. The  proposals
   were approved by Shareholders at the  EGM in January 2023 and the  Company
   is now seeking to return cash to Shareholders in an orderly manner as soon
   as  reasonably  practicable  following  the  repayment  of  loans,   while
   retaining sufficient  working  capital  for  ongoing  operations  and  the
   funding of committed but currently unfunded loan commitments.

    

   The redemptions announced  and implemented  in 2023  returned circa  £85.0
   million in total to  shareholders. During the first  quarter of 2024,  the
   Company  announced   and  implemented   its  fourth   and  fifth   capital
   redemptions, returning,  in total,  circa  £45.0 million  to  shareholders
   through the  compulsory redemption  of 43,512,736  shares.  Following  the
   fifth redemption,  the Company  has 270,178,206  shares in  issue and  the
   total number of voting rights is 270,178,206.

    

   There were no compulsory share redemptions in the second quarter of 2024.

    

   On 24 July 2024 the Company announced the sixth capital redemption,  which
   will return, in July 2024, circa £80.0 million to shareholders through the
   compulsory redemption of shares. 

    

   Liquidity and credit facilities

    

   During 2023 the Company  built up a cash  reserve sufficient to cover  its
   unfunded  commitments  (which  as  at  30  June  2024  amounted  to  £24.1
   million).  This cash  reserve is included  in the £117.1  million of  cash
   held as at 30 June 2024. 

    

   The Company holds sufficient cash to  meet its commitments and so did  not
   pursue extending its  credit facilities earlier  in the year  in order  to
   reduce costs.

    

   Dividend

    

   On 24 July 2024, the Directors announced a dividend, to be paid in August,
   in respect of the second quarter of 2024 of 1.375 pence per Ordinary Share
   in line with the  2024 dividend target of  5.5 pence per Ordinary  Share. 
   The dividend will be paid on Ordinary Shares in issue as at 2 August  2024
   (i.e. post the sixth capital redemption which is being implemented in July
   2024).  

    

   Portfolio Update

    

   The Group continues to  closely monitor and manage  the credit quality  of
   its loan exposures and repayments. The portfolio has continued to  perform
   well, with total  repayments of £64.1  million in the  quarter to 30  June
   2024, equivalent  to  28  per cent  of  the  31 March  2024  total  funded
   portfolio. These  repayments  marked successful  execution  of  underlying
   borrower business plans  to refinance or  sell assets upon  stabilisation.
   The repayments during the  quarter included final  repayment of the  Three
   Shopping Centres,  Spain loan  which results  in the  Group’s exposure  to
   underlying retail assets reducing to zero.

    

   On an  aggregate portfolio  level,  the Group  continues to  benefit  from
   material headroom in underlying collateral  value against the loan  basis,
   with a weighted average loan  to value of 58  per cent. These metrics  are
   based  on  independent  third  party  appraisals.  These  appraisals   are
   typically updated  annually  for  income producing  assets.  The  weighted
   average age of valuations is just over ten months.

    

   The Group’s remaining exposure is spread across eight investments. 99  per
   cent of the  total funded  loan portfolio  as of  30 June  2024 is  spread
   across five  asset classes;  Hospitality  (40 per  cent), Office  (19  per
   cent), Light Industrial (16 per cent),  Healthcare (15 per cent) and  Life
   Sciences (9 per cent).

    

   Hospitality exposure  (40  per  cent) is  diversified  across  three  loan
   investments.  This exposure has decreased from 50 per cent as of 31  March
   2024 as  a result  of the  full repayment  of Hotel,  Scotland and  Hotel,
   Dublin during the quarter.  One loan (71 per cent of hospitality exposure)
   has two underlying  key UK gateway  city hotel assets,  both of which  are
   undergoing comprehensive refurbishment programmes  due to complete  during
   2024.  Both  hotels  are  also  rebranding  to  a  major   internationally
   recognised hotel brand. The second  largest hospitality loan (23 per  cent
   of hospitality exposure) has also been recently refurbished and is  slowly
   increasing operating performance metrics  post refurbishment. One loan  (6
   per cent of hospitality exposure) benefits from a State/Government licence
   in place at the property and has structured amortisation that continues to
   decrease this loan  exposure. This  loan is  expected to  be fully  repaid
   before  year  end  2024.  The  weighted  average  loan  to  value  of  the
   hospitality exposure is 56 per cent.

    

   The Group’s office  exposure (19  per cent)  is spread  across three  loan
   investments. The  weighted average  loan  to value  of loans  with  office
   exposure is  73  per cent  and  the  average age  of  these  independently
   instructed valuation reports is just over a year. The higher loan to value
   of this sector exposure  reflects the wider  decrease in market  sentiment
   driven by post pandemic  trends and higher  interest rates. These  factors
   have resulted  in reduced  investor  appetite for  office exposure  and  a
   decline in  both  transaction  volumes  and  values.  The  largest  office
   investment is a mezzanine loan which represents 65 per cent of this bucket
   and is classified  as a  Stage-2 risk  rated loan.  The underlying  assets
   comprise seven well  located European  city centre CBD  buildings and  are
   well tenanted,  albeit  certain assets  are  expected to  require  capital
   expenditure to upgrade to Grade-A quality to retain existing tenants  upon
   future lease  expiry  events.  The  loan  remains  in  compliance  of  its
   third-party senior loan facility and the Group’s mezzanine loan  facility,
   however given the  persisting challenging  market dynamics,  the Group  is
   working closely  with  the  sponsor,  a  very  large  institutional  asset
   manager, and  a leading  global valuation  and advisory  firm to  identify
   future capital expenditure  needs, funding  sources, exit  values and  the
   business plan to exit.

    

   Light Industrial and Healthcare exposures comprise 16 per cent and 15  per
   cent each  respectively,  totalling  31  per  cent  of  the  total  funded
   portfolio (across two investments) and provides good diversification  into
   asset classes that continue to have very strong occupational and  investor
   demand. The weighted average  loan to value of  these exposures is 56  per
   cent.

    

   Credit Risk Analysis

    

   All loans within the  portfolio are classified  and measured at  amortised
   cost less impairment. 

    

   During the quarter there have been no changes to the existing credit  risk
   levels for  any  of  the investments,  however  following  the  successful
   repayment of one of the remaining Stage-2 loans during the quarter,  there
   has been an £11  million, equivalent to  a 17.5 per  cent decrease in  the
   Stage-2 category loans, as of 30 June 2024 compared to 31 March 2024.

    

   The Group follows a three-stage model  for impairment based on changes  in
   credit quality since initial recognition as summarised below:

     • A  financial  instrument  that  is  not  credit-impaired  on   initial
       recognition  is  classified  as  Stage-1  and  has  its  credit   risk
       continuously monitored by the Group. The expected credit loss  (“ECL”)
       is measured over a 12-month period of time.
     • If a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition  is
       identified, the financial instrument  is moved to  Stage-2 but is  not
       yet deemed to be  credit-impaired. The ECL is  measured on a  lifetime
       basis.
     • If the financial  instrument is  credit-impaired it is  then moved  to
       Stage-3. The ECL is measured on a lifetime basis.

    

   The  Group  closely  monitors   all  loans  in   the  portfolio  for   any
   deterioration in credit risk. As of 30 June 2024, assigned classifications
   are:

    

     • Stage-1 loans  –  five  loan  investments  totalling  £113.3  million,
       equivalent to 69 per  cent of the funded  portfolio are classified  in
       the lowest risk profile, Stage-1.

    

     • Stage-2 loans  –  three  loan  investments  totalling  £51.8  million,
       equivalent to 31 per  cent of the funded  portfolio are classified  as
       Stage-2.  The average loan to value of these exposures is 67 per cent.
       The weighted average age of valuation report dates used in the loan to
       value calculation is one year. While these loans are higher risk  than
       at initial recognition, no loss has been recognised on a  twelve-month
       and lifetime expected credit losses basis. Therefore, no impairment in
       the value  of  these  loans  has  been  recognised.  The  drivers  for
       classifying these  deals as  Stage-2  are typically  either one  or  a
       combination of the below factors:

          ◦ lower underlying property values following receipt of updated
            formal appraisals by independent valuers or agreed and in
            exclusivity sale values;
          ◦ sponsor business plans progressing more slowly than originally
            underwritten meaning that trading performance has lagged
            expectations and operating financial covenants under the facility
            agreements have breached; and
          ◦ additional equity support is required to cover interest or
            operating shortfalls as a result of slower lease up or operations
            taking longer to ramp up.

    

   The Stage-2  loans  continue  to  benefit from  headroom  to  the  Group’s
   investment basis. The Group has a  strategy for each of these deals  which
   targets full  loan repayment  over a  defined period  of time.  Timing  of
   repayment will  vary  depending  on  the  level  of  equity  support  from
   sponsors. Typically,  where  sponsors  are willing  to  inject  additional
   equity to partially  pay down the  loans and support  their business  plan
   execution, then the  Group will  grant some  temporary financial  covenant
   headroom. Otherwise, sponsors  are running sale  processes to sell  assets
   and repay their loans. 

    

     • Stage-3 loans  – As  of 30  June  2024, no  loans were  classified  as
       Stage-3.

    

   This assessment has been  made based on information  in our possession  at
   the date  of reporting,  our assessment  of  the risks  of each  loan  and
   certain estimates and judgements around future performance of the assets. 

    

   Repayments

    

   During the quarter  borrowers repaid a  total of £64.1  million under  the
   following loan obligations:

     • £42.6 million, Hotel Scotland (full repayment of loan)
     • €13.3 million, Three Shopping Centres, Spain (full repayment of loan)
     • €11.0 million, Hotel, Dublin (full repayment of loan)
     • £0.9 million, Hotel and Office, Northern Ireland (partial repayment of
       loan)

    

   These repayments, along  with available  cash, will  be used  to fund  the
   sixth return of capital to Shareholders in July 2024 (which will amount to
   circa £80.0 million).

    

   Market commentary and outlook

   During the  second quarter  of  2024 some  central banks  started  cutting
   interest rates.   The  Swedish  National Bank  (“SNB”)  and  the  European
   Central Bank (“ECB”) have led the way  in Europe with cuts in May for  the
   SNB and June for  the ECB.  The  Bank of England  (“BOE”) decision at  the
   June meeting was finely balanced but, in the end, the BOE decided to  wait
   with the market expecting that the BOE would then almost definitely cut in
   August.  While  the  June  headline rate  of  inflation  does  potentially
   support a  cut, the  stubbornly  higher level  of services  inflation  has
   resulted in the market showing  that it is more  likely than not that  BOE
   hold rates now in August.  The pace of cuts is likely to be measured  with
   the BOE and ECB both flagging that they are not in a hurry to make cuts.  
   In the United States the Federal Reserve  has also not yet moved but  with
   the June inflation data on the lower side, the expectation is now a  solid
   two cuts during 2024 with an  increasing probability of a third cut  being
   priced in.

    

   Long term interest rates and government bond yields are largely  unchanged
   over the quarter with UK 10 Year Gilt rates at 4.1 per cent versus 4.3 per
   cent at the beginning of the quarter and 3.5 per cent at the beginning  of
   the year.  German  10-year bonds are  also slightly down  at 2.4 per  cent
   versus 2.5 per cent at the beginning  of the quarter up from 2.0 per  cent
   at the beginning of the year.  Swap  rates have also been steady with  GBP
   and EUR 5-year swaps currently standing at  3.9 per cent and 2.7 per  cent
   respectively with  almost no  movement over  the quarter  as a  whole.   A
   notable exception  to the  steady data  was for  France where  the  recent
   election led  to a  repricing  of the  spread  between German  and  French
   government bonds.  Prior to the  election being called spreads were  circa
   50 basis  points but  jumped to  as high  as 80  basis points  during  the
   election process before settling back to a mid-point of 65 basis points at
   the time of writing.

    

   Last time we reported, 2023 had  the lowest level of investment volume  in
   commercial real estate in  Europe since the GFC  with volumes half of  the
   levels of recent years.  Lower volumes are persisting as 2024 advances but
   we see a  strong differentiation  between asset classes  in sentiment  for
   deal catalysts.  For example, in the hospitality sector where owners  have
   more scope for asset management initiatives to create value, we have  seen
   a number of larger portfolio  transactions in 2024 including  Blackstone’s
   acquisition of Village Hotels  for approximately £800 million,  Starwood’s
   acquisition of the Radisson  Edwardian portfolio in  Central London for  a
   similar amount and  Ares’ acquisition of  21 Novotel and  Ibis hotels  for
   £400 million from Land Securities. 

    

   There has also  been a  pick-up in  public market  merger and  acquisition
   activity including the  merger of Tritax  Big Box REIT  and UK  Commercial
   Property REIT to create a combined group with a portfolio of £6.3  billion
   and TPG’s take private  of Brussels listed Intervest  with a €1.4  billion
   portfolio of logistics and  office.  In contrast,  some asset classes  and
   geographies are seeing significantly  less activity.  For example,  during
   the pre-COVID decade from 2010 to 2019 the value of office transactions as
   a proportion of the  entire real estate transaction  markets was 40.4  per
   cent, however in 2023 this declined to  22.8 per cent and we are seeing  a
   similar proportion in  the data from  the first quarter  of 2024.  In  the
   biggest markets of UK, Germany and France, it is France that has held  the
   highest proportion of office transactions with 35.7 per cent of the  total
   volume.  Germany and the  UK are maintaining similar  levels close to  the
   average with 18.3  per cent  and 22.2  per cent  respectively.  Spain  and
   Portugal are seeing the lowest share of office transactions with only 10.6
   and 9.5 per cent of total country volume respectively.

    

   We continue  to see  a relatively  consistent level  of appetite  for  the
   credit side  of the  capital  structure in  both  the public  and  private
   markets.  While only a small part of the European markets, the CMBS market
   in the US  is a bell-weather  for overall commercial  real estate  lending
   market sentiment.  There has been USD 48 billion of total commercial  real
   estate backed ABS  issuance in  the first  half of  the year  which is  an
   increase of 158 per cent versus the USD 18.6 billion at the same time last
   year.  Bond spreads  had contracted strongly  in the first  few months  of
   2024 leading  to  more favourable  conditions  for issuers  but  have  now
   stabilised.  With a higher level of supply, deals have been taking  longer
   to clear  the  market and  investors  have  had more  choices  leading  to
   slightly more variation of pricing by deal but with overall spreads  being
   stable.

    

   In Europe the unsecured  corporate bond market  for real estate  companies
   has seen a  similar change in  pricing dynamics and  strong levels of  new
   issuance since the beginning of the year.  We have seen many  high-quality
   issuers coming  to market  with high  levels of  order book  coverage  and
   attractive pricing.  Including recently, benchmark issuance sizes of  €500
   million plus for Logicor, Aroundtown  and Grand City Properties, with  the
   latest 5 year Logicor bond being 4.4x  covered and priced at the mid  swap
   rate plus 153 basis points. 

    

   In the private loan  market we continue  to see a  good level of  appetite
   from a diverse set  of lender types  including domestic and  international
   banks, insurance companies, debt funds and other non-bank lenders  leading
   to a healthy competition particularly  for acquisition financing but  also
   for the right refinancing opportunities.  Beds, sheds and datacentres  are
   often cited as the preferred asset  classes for lenders, but we have  seen
   that well-located, high-quality office assets  also receives a good  level
   of competition.  One such example is  the £235 million refinancing of  280
   Bishopsgate which closed last month.  280  Bishopsgate is a top ESG  rated
   office building  located  in the  City  of London  near  Liverpool  Street
   Station.  A £200 million senior loan  was provided by LBBW with a  further
   £35 million of mezzanine financing provided by Delancey making this one of
   the largest single asset office financings of the year.

    

   Investment Portfolio at 30 June 2024

   As at 30 June 2024, the Group had 8 investments and commitments of  £189.2
   million as follows:

    

                           Sterling       Sterling equivalent  Sterling Total
                      equivalent balance  unfunded commitment    (Drawn and
                             (1)               (1), (2)          Unfunded)
   Hospitals, UK                 £25.0 m                              £25.0 m
   Hotel, North                  £15.0 m                              £15.0 m
   Berwick
   Life Science, UK              £15.5 m                £4.0 m        £19.5 m
   Hotel and Office,              £7.3 m                               £7.3 m
   Northern Ireland
   Hotels, United                £46.3 m                £1.1 m        £47.4 m
   Kingdom
   Industrial Estate,            £27.2 m               £19.0 m        £46.2 m
   UK
   Total Sterling               £136.3 m               £24.1 m       £160.4 m
   Loans
   Office Portfolio,              £7.5 m                               £7.5 m
   Spain
   Office Portfolio,             £21.3 m                              £21.3 m
   Ireland
   Total Euro Loans              £28.8 m                              £28.8 m
   Total Portfolio              £165.1 m               £24.1 m       £189.2 m

    

    1. Euro balances translated to sterling at period end exchange rate.
    2. These amounts exclude interest which may be capitalised.

    

   Loan to Value (LTV)

    

   All assets securing the loans  undergo third party valuations before  each
   investment  closes  and  periodically  thereafter  at  a  time  considered
   appropriate by the lenders. The LTVs shown below are based on  independent
   third party appraisals.  The weighted average  age of the  dates of  these
   valuations for the whole portfolio is just over ten months.

   As of 30 June 2024 the  Group has an average last  £ LTV of 58.0 per  cent
   (31 March 2024: 57.9 per cent).

   The Group’s last  £ LTV means  the percentage which  the total loan  drawn
   less  any  deductible  lender  controlled  cash  reserves  and  less   any
   amortisation received to date (when aggregated with any other indebtedness
   ranking  alongside  and/or  senior  to  it)  bears  to  the  market  value
   determined by  the  last formal  lender  valuation received,  reviewed  in
   detail and approved by the reporting date. LTV to first Group £ means  the
   starting point  of  the loan  to  value range  of  the loans  drawn  (when
   aggregated  with  any  other  indebtedness  ranking  senior  to  it).  For
   development projects the calculation includes the total facility available
   and is calculated against  the assumed market value  on completion of  the
   relevant project.  

   The table below shows the sensitivity of the loan to value calculation for
   movements in the underlying property  valuation and demonstrates that  the
   Group has considerable headroom within the currently reported last LTVs.

    

   Change in Valuation Hospitality Office      Light Industrial & Other Total
                                                       Healthcare
   -15%                      65.4%  85.5%                   65.4% 56.4% 68.3%
   -10%                      61.8%  80.7%                   61.7% 53.3% 64.5%
   -5%                       58.6%  76.5%                   58.5% 50.5% 61.1%
   0%                        55.6%  72.7%                   55.6% 48.0% 58.0%
   5%                        53.0%  69.2%                   52.9% 45.7% 55.3%
   10%                       50.6%  66.1%                   50.5% 43.6% 52.7%
   15%                       48.4%  63.2%                   48.3% 41.7% 50.5%

    

    

   Share Price performance

    

   The Company's shares closed on 30 June 2024 at 93.0 pence, resulting in a
   share price total return for the second quarter of 2024 of 2.4 per cent.
   As at 30 June 2024, the discount to NAV stood at 11.4 per cent, with an
   average discount to NAV of 10.5 per cent over the quarter.

    

   Note: the 30 June 2024 discount to NAV is based off the current 30 June
   2024 NAV as reported in this factsheet.  All average discounts to NAV are
   calculated as the latest cum-dividend NAV available in the market on a
   given day, adjusted for any dividend payments from the ex-dividend date
   onwards.

    

   For further information, please contact:

    

   Apex Fund and Corporate Services (Guernsey) Limited    
   as Company Secretary
                                                          
   Duke Le Prevost
                                                         +44 (0)20 3530 3630
    
   Starwood Capital                                       

   Duncan MacPherson                                     +44 (0) 20 7016 3655
    

   Jefferies International Limited
                                                          
   Gaudi Le Roux
                                                          
   Harry Randall
                                                         +44 (0) 20 7029 8000
   Ollie Nott

    
   Buchanan 

   Helen Tarbet                                          +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

   Henry Wilson                                          +44 (0) 7788 528 143

    

            

   Notes:

    

   Starwood European Real  Estate Finance  Limited is  an investment  company
   listed on  the premium  segment of  the main  market of  the London  Stock
   Exchange with an investment objective to conduct an orderly realisation of
   the assets of the Company.   2 www.starwoodeuropeanfinance.com.

    

   The Group's assets are managed by Starwood European Finance Partners
   Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Starwood Capital
   Group.

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