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

   29-Oct-2024 / 07:02 GMT/BST

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                 Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited

                                        

                           Quarterly Portfolio Update

                                        

    During the quarter the sixth capital redemption returned £80 million and

          £7 million was received in full repayment of one investment.

                                        

   In October, after quarter end, a €12.9 million impairment provided against
                              one loan investment.

    

   Starwood European Real Estate Finance  Limited (“SEREF”, the “Company”  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
   September 2024.

    

   Highlights

     • £80.0 million returned to Shareholders - during the quarter:

          ◦ A total of £80.0 million was returned to Shareholders through the
            compulsory redemption of a further 76,248,573 shares.  As at the
            date of the issuance of this factsheet the Company had
            193,929,633 shares in issue and the total number of voting rights
            was 193,929,633.
          ◦ To date, the Company has returned £210.0 million to shareholders
            in Compulsory Redemptions in accordance with its orderly
            realisation strategy adopted on 27 January 2023. This is
            equivalent to 50.8 per cent of NAV as of 31 January 2023.

     • Further progress on portfolio realisation - during the quarter a total
       of £7.3 million, over  4 per cent  of the Group’s  30 June 2024  total
       funded loan portfolio, has  been repaid on  one investment (now  fully
       repaid).  The remaining portfolio now consists of seven investments.

     • Impairment – after the quarter end one investment was reclassified and
       an impairment provision made:

          ◦ As announced on 21 October an impairment provision of €12.9
            million, equating to 5.3 per cent of the Group’s 30 September
            2024 net assets, has been provided, in October, against one
            investment, Office Portfolio, Ireland.  At the same time this
            investment has been reclassified as a Stage 3 loan (previously
            classified as Stage 2).  See Credit Risk Analysis section below
            for more information.

     • All assets are constantly monitored for changes in their risk  profile
       – the current risk status of the investments is listed below:

          ◦ Following the repayment of one loan during the quarter four loan
            investments equivalent to 67 per cent of the funded portfolio as
            at 30 September 2024 are classified in the lowest risk profile,
            Stage 1.
          ◦ Following the reclassification of one asset from Stage 2 to Stage
            3, two loan investments equivalent to 19 per cent of the funded
            portfolio as at 30 September 2024 are classified as Stage 2.
          ◦ One loan (equivalent to 14 per cent of the funded portfolio as at
            30 September 2024) has been reclassified from Stage 2 to Stage 3
            in October and an impairment provision has been made against this
            loan investment as detailed above.

     • Dividend – on 29 October 2024, the Directors announced a dividend,  to
       be paid in November, in respect of the third quarter of 2024 of  1.375
       pence per share in line with the 2024 dividend target of 5.5 pence per
       share.
     • Strong cash generation –  going forward the  portfolio is expected  to
       continue to support annual dividend  payments of 5.5 pence per  share,
       paid quarterly.
     • The weighted  average remaining  loan  term of  the portfolio  is  1.4
       years.
     • Inflation protection – 84 per cent  of the portfolio is contracted  at
       floating interest rates (with floors).
     • Significant equity cushion -  the weighted average  Loan to Value  for
       the portfolio is 63 per cent.

    

   John Whittle, Chairman of SEREF, said:

    

   “The third  quarter  marked  further  positive  progress  in  our  orderly
   realisation strategy,  with  a sixth  capital  redemption of  £80  million
   implemented during the quarter. This milestone means that the Company  has
   now returned £210 million  to Shareholders, equating to  50.8 per cent  of
   the Company’s  NAV  prior  to  the adoption  of  the  orderly  realisation
   strategy. Further, we have registered  a successful full repayment of  one
   loan investment of £7.3 million during the quarter, equating to 4 per cent
   of our 30  June 2024 total  funded portfolio. Current  cash levels  remain
   healthy at £44.6 million.

    

   After the quarter end,  the Company saw an  impairment on one  investment,
   Office Portfolio, Ireland, equating to €12.9  million. As a result of  new
   operational updates received in October  2024, the Board has impaired  the
   investment’s valuation but,  as previously  guided, there are  a range  of
   possible outcomes whereby the loan may have a lesser or greater degree  of
   recovery. The Investment Adviser is  actively advising on the position  to
   maximise the opportunity for a positive value recovery scenario.

    

   The remaining portfolio continues to perform to expectations. We remain on
   track to meet  our aim of  paying a dividend  of 5.5 pence  per share  for
   2024. We look forward  to providing Shareholders  with further updates  on
   progress in due course.”

    

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

    

    

   Share Price / NAV at 30 September 2024

    

   Share price (p)                 93.6
   NAV (p)*                        105.61
   Discount                        11.4%
                                   5.9%
   Dividend yield (on share price)
                                    
   Market cap                      £182m

    

   *The 30 September 2024 NAV shown here has been calculated before taking
   into account the €12.9 million provision related to Office Portfolio,
   Ireland and the dividend of 1.375 pence per share, both of which were
   announced by the Company in October 2024 and will be reflected in the
   October 2024 NAV. 

    

   Key Portfolio Statistics at 30 September 2024

    

   Number of investments                                                    7
   Percentage of currently invested portfolio in floating rate          84.3%
   loans
   Invested Loan Portfolio unlevered annualised total return (1)         9.0%
   Weighted average portfolio LTV – to Group first £ (2)                20.6%
   Weighted average portfolio LTV – to Group last £ (2)                 62.9%
   Average remaining loan term *                                    1.4 years
   Net Asset Value                                                    £204.8m
   Loans advanced (including accrued interest)                        £160.2m
   Cash                                                                £44.6m
   Other net assets (including hedges)                                  £0.0m

    

   (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. 
   Six 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  its value determined  by
   the last independent third party appraisals for loans classified as  Stage
   1 and Stage 2 and on the marked down value per the recently announced loan
   impairment for the  loan classified as  Stage 3 in  October 2024.  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).

    

   Remaining years to contractual maturity* Funded loan balance % of invested
                                                           (£m)     portfolio
   0 to 1 years                                           £55.5         34.9%
   1 to 2 years                                           £56.0         35.3%
   2 to 3 years                                           £47.3         29.8%

   *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                                 81.8%
   Republic of Ireland                13.6%
   Spain                               4.6%

    

   Sector           % of invested assets
   Hospitality                     39.3%
   Office                          17.4%
   Light Industrial                17.1%
   Healthcare                      15.7%
   Life Sciences                    9.8%
   Residential                      0.7%

    

   Loan type   % of invested assets
   Whole loans                66.1%
   Mezzanine                  33.9%

    

   Currency % of invested assets*
   Sterling                 81.8%
   Euro                     18.2%

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

     

   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.

    

   Three redemptions were announced and  implemented in 2023 returning  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. 

    

   During the third quarter of 2024  the Company announced the sixth  capital
   redemption, which returned,  circa £80.0 million  to Shareholders in  July
   2024 through the  compulsory redemption of  a further 76,248,573  Ordinary
   Shares.  As at the date of the issuance of this factsheet the Company  had
   193,929,633 shares in  issue and  the total  number of  voting rights  was
   193,929,633.

    

   Liquidity and credit facilities

    

   During 2023 the Company  built up a cash  reserve sufficient to cover  its
   unfunded commitments  (which  at  30  September  2024  amounted  to  £23.0
   million).  This cash reserve is included in the £44.6 million of cash held
   as at 30 September 2024. 

    

   The Company  holds  sufficient cash  to  meet its  commitments,  including
   unfunded loan commitments.

    

   Dividend

    

   On 29 October  2024, the  Directors announced a  dividend, to  be paid  in
   November, in  respect of  the third  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
   8 November 2024.

     

   Following  the  impairment  recognised  in  October,  the  year  end  2024
   financial statements of the Company will show modest income reserves which
   will be lower than the  targeted quarterly dividends.  However, given  the
   current level  of  cash flow  generated  by its’  portfolio,  the  Company
   intends to maintain its  annual dividend target of  5.5 pence per  share. 
   Dividend payments may  be made by  the Company (as  a Guernsey  registered
   limited company) as long as it passes  the solvency test (i.e. is able  to
   pay its debts as they come due).

     

   Portfolio Update

    

   The Group continues to  closely monitor and manage  the credit quality  of
   its loan  exposures and  repayments. A  repayment of  £7.3 million,  which
   related to the full repayment of one loan investment, was received in  the
   quarter to 30 September 2024, equivalent to  over four per cent of the  30
   June 2024  total  funded portfolio.  This  repayment marked  a  successful
   execution of an  underlying borrower business  plan to sell  one of  their
   assets. The Group’s loan  was fully repaid and  the sponsor now holds  the
   remainder of the portfolio unlevered.

    

   Following  new  operational   information  received   from  the   borrower
   subsequent to 30 September 2024 under the Office Portfolio, Ireland  loan,
   together with  a  detailed  analysis of  scenarios  and  potential  future
   outcomes, the Group impaired 50 per cent, equivalent to €12.9 million,  of
   this loan in October.

    

   The Group’s exposure is  spread across seven investments.  99 per cent  of
   the total funded loan portfolio as  of 30 September 2024 is spread  across
   five asset classes; Hospitality (39 per cent), Office (17 per cent), Light
   Industrial (17 per cent), Healthcare (16  per cent) and Life Sciences  (10
   per cent).

    

   Hospitality  exposure  (39  per  cent)  is  diversified  across  two  loan
   investments. One  loan  (76 per  cent  of hospitality  exposure)  has  two
   underlying key UK gateway city hotel assets, both of which are  undergoing
   refurbishment programmes. One hotel  recently completed its  refurbishment
   and the second  is due to  complete in  the fourth quarter  of 2024.  Both
   hotels are rebranding to a  major internationally recognised hotel  brand.
   The second hospitality loan (24 per cent of hospitality exposure) has also
   been recently refurbished and  is slowly increasing operating  performance
   metrics post  refurbishment. The  weighted average  loan to  value of  the
   hospitality exposure is 57 per cent.

    

   The Group’s  office exposure  (17  per cent)  is  spread across  two  loan
   investments. The  weighted average  loan  to value  of loans  with  office
   exposure is 95 per cent. The value used to calculate the LTV for the Stage
   1 loan uses the latest independent lender instructed valuation. The  value
   used for the October 2024 reclassified  Stage 3 office loan is the  marked
   down value as per the recently announced loan impairment. 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. We note however, a  more
   positive recent outlook for real estate given interest rates have begun to
   reduce.

    

   The largest office investment is a mezzanine loan which represents 74  per
   cent of this exposure and  in October has been  reclassified as a Stage  3
   risk rated loan (previously Stage 2). As outlined in previous  factsheets,
   the underlying assets now comprise seven well located European city centre
   CBD buildings and  have historically  been 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. A  50
   per cent loan impairment provision related to this asset was announced  on
   21 October 2024 as a result  of new operational information received  from
   the borrower.  Following an  analysis of  potential future  scenarios  and
   outcomes, the  Board decided  to  make this  provision.  As noted  in  the
   announcement, the potential  outcomes could  recover a  greater or  lesser
   amount of the loan. The  Investment Adviser is  actively advising on  this
   position to  maximise recovery  and the  Company will  provide updates  as
   appropriate.

    

   Light Industrial and Healthcare exposures comprise 17 per cent and 16  per
   cent each  respectively,  totalling  33  per  cent  of  the  total  funded
   portfolio (across two investments)  and provide good diversification  into
   asset classes that continue to have very strong occupational and  investor
   demand. The weighted average LTV of these exposures is 57 per cent.

    

   Credit Risk Analysis

    

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

    

   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 at  the date of this factsheet,  assigned
   classifications are:

    

     • Stage 1  loans  –  four loan  investments  totalling  £106.8  million,
       equivalent to 67 per cent of  the funded portfolio as at 30  September
       2024 are classified in the lowest risk profile, Stage 1.

    

     • Stage  2  loans  –  two  loan  investments  totalling  £30.5  million,
       equivalent to 19 per cent of  the funded portfolio as at 30  September
       2024 are classified as  Stage 2.  The average  loan to value of  these
       exposures is 54 per cent. The weighted average age of valuation report
       dates used in  the loan to  value calculation is  just over 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 – during October  2024, one loan (with a funded  balance
       amounting  to  £21.5  million  as  at  30  September  2024)  has  been
       reclassified as Stage 3. As at  30 September 2024 the balance of  this
       loan represented  14  per  cent  of the  total  funded  portfolio.  As
       outlined above a 50 per cent  impairment has been provided for as  per
       the Company’s  announcement dated  21 October  2024. The  position  is
       being monitored and managed closely,  and updates will be provided  as
       appropriate and when practically available.

    

   This assessment has been  made based on information  in our possession  at
   the date of publishing this factsheet, 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 £7.3  million under  the
   following loan obligations:

     • £7.3 million, Hotel  and Office, Northern  Ireland (full repayment  of
       loan)

    

   Market commentary and outlook

   The interest rate cutting  cycle has now commenced  with almost all  major
   central banks  having  now started  to  cut rates.   The  Federal  Reserve
   started with a  solid 50 basis  point cut in  September.  Since then,  the
   markets have been very  sensitive to each piece  of market data and  every
   twist in geopolitical events meaning  the expectations around the pace  of
   future rate movements has been volatile. 

    

   In the Eurozone the expectations are a little clearer than in the rest  of
   the major markets as the market expects relatively weaker growth and lower
   inflation.  Rates have been cut by 75 basis points in total with 25  basis
   points cuts in  each of June,  September and October  and are expected  to
   drop by a further 1.25 per cent to 2 per cent by the end of 2025. 

    

   The anticipation of the  budget at the  end of October  looms over the  UK
   market at present.   The new Labour government is looking to walk the fine
   line of setting up a pro-growth economy while maintaining public  services
   at the same  time as holding  to pre-election promises  on tax and  fiscal
   discipline.    While markets expect  a continued higher terminal  interest
   rate in the  UK with  more concern about  inflationary pressure  lingering
   compared to  the Eurozone,  the September  consumer price  index data  did
   create some surprise with  the main rate  significantly inside the  target
   rate at 1.7 per cent and  the services inflation number dropping from  5.6
   percent to 4.9 percent.  

    

   Government bond yields were largely  unchanged again in the third  quarter
   with UK 10  year Gilt rates  at 4.2 per  cent versus 4.3  per cent at  the
   beginning of the quarter and 3.6 per  cent at the beginning of the  year. 
   German 10 year bonds are down at 2.2  per cent versus 2.6 per cent at  the
   beginning of  the quarter  but flat  on the  year.  Swap  rates  generally
   declined during July and  August but then picked  up from the lows  during
   September.  UK and Euro 5-year swaps  currently stand at 3.8 per cent  and
   2.2 per cent having  declined 0.2 per cent  and 0.6 per cent  respectively
   and having  reached  trough  levels of  3.4  per  cent and  2.1  per  cent
   respectively earlier  in  the quarter.   The  recent volatility  has  been
   driven by  a  combination  of  market  data  and  increased  geo-political
   tensions.   A  number  of  factors  are likely  to  maintain  a  level  of
   volatility over the coming weeks including the heightened tensions in  the
   Middle East, the upcoming UK budget and the US presidential election.

    

   European investment volumes in commercial real estate remain low at around
   half of the 2021 levels and are lower  year to date than in 2023.  In  the
   Eurozone we have begun to see some improvement with increased volumes each
   quarter this year.   After the global financial crisis and the Brexit vote
   private capital led the early stages of a market pick-up in activity.   We
   are seeing the same  again with private high  net worth capital, which  is
   typically less  debt sensitive,  and  private equity,  which tends  to  be
   nimble, leading the way.   Looking at the largest  sectors by asset  class
   there is a marked difference  between cross-border and domestic  capital. 
   The largest sectors by volume for cross border transactions are Logistics,
   Retail, Hotel,  Living and  with Office  being the  last of  the top  five
   areas.  For domestic capital the order is almost exactly the opposite with
   Office topping the list and Logistics last.       

    

   In the European debt  capital markets after  almost closing entirely  from
   the second quarter of 2022 until  the end of 2023, the European  unsecured
   corporate bond market for real estate companies has continued its  quarter
   on quarter increase in volumes with an increasing number of issuers across
   all asset classes  seeking to  access the market.   Quarter three  volumes
   were €8 billion versus €4 billion and €6 billion for the first and  second
   quarter respectively.  The total  first 3 quarters  volume of €18  billion
   compares to a pre 2022 average of €46 billion a year. 

    

   The level of appetite for private commercial real estate loans has further
   stepped up a level over the summer period.  We had commented last time  on
   the diverse  set of  lenders  that are  competing including  domestic  and
   international banks, insurance  companies, debt funds  and other  non-bank
   lenders.  With the  low level of  transactions in the  market a number  of
   lenders are seeing  faster levels  of repayments than  they can  replenish
   their books.  This has led to  some lenders working harder to both  retain
   existing loan positions  and competing for  new acquisition financing  and
   the right refinancing opportunities. 

    

   Interest rate margins have been decreasing as a result of this competition
   and combined  with lower  swap  rates this  means that  interest  coverage
   ratios (ICRs) have  been improving.  For  a generic Euro  loan the 5  year
   swap rate is down one per  cent and the margin down  a half of a per  cent
   from the peak and so the total  interest cost is down by over a  quarter. 
   Low ICRs had become the key constraints on the amount of leverage over the
   past couple  of years  and with  this constraint  easing we  are seeing  a
   reversion from the depressed  loan to value ratios  of the last couple  of
   years to  more normalised  levels.   The market  is  open for  most  asset
   classes including  prime  office.   The largest  part  of  the  liquidity,
   however, is focussed on more vanilla  lending and there are fewer  options
   for more active business plans particularly in the office sector. 

    

   Encouragingly for the  transaction market,  many lenders  are reporting  a
   higher proportion of acquisition  financing requests in their  pipelines. 
   One debt advisory firm  recently told us that  they had seen volumes  drop
   from  the  typical   relatively  equal  split   between  acquisition   and
   refinancing to  only  6  per  cent of  their  business  being  acquisition
   financing in 2023.  That proportion had grown  to 20 per cent so far  this
   year and  the  look forward  pipeline  continues to  revert  towards  more
   acquisitions.  If this leading indicator from lenders’ pipelines plays out
   then  the  next  quarters  should  see  a  more  healthy  level  of   more
   transactional activity in the real estate market.  

    
   Investment Portfolio at 30 September 2024

    

   As at  30 September  2024, the  Group had  7 investments  with total  cash
   commitments (funded and unfunded) of £181.8 million as shown below.

     

                          Sterling       Sterling equivalent   Sterling Total
                     equivalent balance  unfunded commitment     (Drawn and
                         drawn (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
   Hotels, United               £47.3 m                               £47.3 m
   Kingdom
   Industrial                   £27.2 m                £19.0 m        £46.2 m
   Estate, UK
   Total Sterling              £130.0 m                £23.0 m       £153.0 m
   Loans
   Office Portfolio,             £7.3 m                                £7.3 m
   Spain
   Office Portfolio,            £21.5 m                               £21.5 m
   Ireland
   Total Euro Loans             £28.8 m                               £28.8 m
   Total Portfolio             £158.8 m                £23.0 m       £181.8 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 for loans classified as Stage 1 and Stage 2 and  on
   the marked down value  as per the recently  announced loan impairment  for
   the loan classified as Stage 3  in October 2024. The weighted average  age
   of the dates  of these  valuations for the  whole portfolio  is just  over
   eight months.

   As of 30 September 2024, the Group has  an average last £ LTV of 62.9  per
   cent (30 June 2024: 58.0 per cent).

   The Group’s £ 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  or, in the  case of  the Stage 3  asset classified  as
   Stage 3 in October 2024, the marked down value per the recently  announced
   loan impairment. 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%                      67.0% 111.6%                   67.4% 58.3% 74.0%
   -10%                      63.3% 105.4%                   63.7% 55.0% 69.9%
   -5%                       59.9%  99.8%                   60.3% 52.1% 66.2%
   0%                        56.9%  94.9%                   57.3% 49.5% 62.9%
   5%                        54.2%  90.3%                   54.6% 47.2% 59.9%
   10%                       51.8%  86.2%                   52.1% 45.0% 57.2%
   15%                       49.5%  82.5%                   49.8% 43.1% 54.7%

    

    

   Share Price performance

    

   The Company's shares closed on 30 September 2024 at 93.6 pence,  resulting
   in a share price  total return for  the third quarter of  2024 of 2.1  per
   cent. As at 30 September 2024, the discount to NAV stood at 11.4 per cent,
   with an average discount to NAV of 11.9 per cent over the quarter.

    

   Note: the 30 September 2024 discount to NAV is based off the 30 September
   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

    
   Burson Buchanan

   Helen Tarbet                                          +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

   Henry Wilson                                          +44 (0) 7788 528 143

   Samuel Adams

    

   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 Starwood Capital Group.

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