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

   24-Jan-2025 / 07:01 GMT/BST

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                 Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited

                                        

                           Quarterly Portfolio Update

                                        

   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, junior and mezzanine real estate debt in
   the UK  and Europe,  presents its  performance for  the quarter  ended  31
   December 2024.

    

   Highlights

     • Orderly Realisation of  the portfolio  is progressing –  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.  While no  redemptions were  made in  the
       quarter,  a  number  of  underlying  loan  investment  repayments  are
       forecast to be made during  2025 which will facilitate further  return
       of cash to shareholders.
     • All assets are constantly monitored for changes in their risk  profile
       – the current risk status of the investments is listed below:

          ◦ Four loan investments equivalent to 67 per cent of the funded
            portfolio as of 31 December 2024 are classified in the lowest
            risk profile, Stage 1.
          ◦ Two loan investments equivalent to 19 per cent of the funded
            portfolio as of 31 December 2024 are classified as Stage 2.
          ◦ As announced on 21 October 2024, one loan (equivalent to 14 per
            cent of the funded portfolio as of 31 December 2024) was
            reclassified from Stage 2 to Stage 3 and an impairment provision
            of €12.9 million was made against this loan investment.

     • Impaired loan  investment  –  since  announcing  a  €12.9m  impairment
       provision against one loan in October 2024, no material changes to the
       value of this loan are considered to have occurred.
     • Cash balances – As of 31 December 2024 the Group held cash balances of
       circa £45.7 million.  These cash balances include a cash reserve of
       £23.0 million to cover the Group’s unfunded loan commitments as at the
       same date.
     • Dividend – on 24 January 2025, the Directors announced a dividend,  to
       be paid in February 2025, in respect of the fourth 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 –  the portfolio  is expected  to continue  to
       support the  annual dividend  payments of  5.5 pence  per share,  paid
       quarterly.
     • The weighted  average remaining  loan  term of  the portfolio  is  1.2
       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 64 per cent.

    

   John Whittle, Chairman of SEREF, said:

    

    “We are  proud of  the significant  progress that  has been  made in  our
   orderly realisation strategy  over the  course of 2024,  with the  Company
   having returned £210 million to Shareholders, equating to 50.5 per cent of
   the Company’s  NAV  prior  to  the adoption  of  the  orderly  realisation
   strategy.

    

   During the quarter  under review,  the Company  saw an  impairment on  one
   investment, Office Portfolio, Ireland, equating to €12.9 million. However,
   the remaining six investments continue to perform within our  expectations
   while the overall portfolio average duration has now reduced to 1.2 years.
   Accordingly, we look forward to issuing additional updates on our progress
   for the Company’s orderly realisation strategy over 2025.”
    

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

    

   Share Price / NAV at 31 December 2024

    

   Share price (p)                   91.8p
   NAV (p)                         100.49p
   Discount                           8.6%
                                      6.0%
   Dividend yield (on share price)
                                          
   Market cap                        £178m

    

   Key Portfolio Statistics at 31 December 2024

   Number of investments                                                    7
   Percentage of currently invested portfolio in floating rate          84.3%
   loans
   Invested Loan Portfolio unlevered annualised total return (1)         9.1%
   Weighted average portfolio LTV – to Group first £ (2)                20.6%
   Weighted average portfolio LTV – to Group last £ (2)                 63.5%
   Average remaining loan term*                                     1.2 years
   Net Asset Value                                                    £194.9m
   Loans advanced (including accrued interest and less impairment     £149.5m
   provision)
   Cash                                                                £45.7m
   Other net liabilities (including hedges)                             £0.3m

    

   (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 (Loan to  Value) 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. Loan to Value 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                                           £84.6         53.2%
   1 to 2 years                                           £74.5         46.8%

   *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                                 81.7%
   Republic of Ireland                13.7%
   Spain                               4.6%

    

   Sector           % of invested assets
   Hospitality                     39.2%
   Office                          17.6%
   Light Industrial                17.1%
   Healthcare                      15.7%
   Life Sciences                    9.7%
   Residential                      0.7%

    

   Loan type          % of invested assets
   Whole loans                       66.0%
   Junior & Mezzanine                34.0%

    

   Currency % of invested assets*
   Sterling                 81.7%
   Euro                     18.3%

   *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 an  Extraordinary
   General Meeting  (the  “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.

    

   During 2023 and 2024 the  Company returned circa £210.0m to  Shareholders,
   equating to 50.5 per cent  of the Company’s NAV  prior to the adoption  of
   the orderly realisation strategy. 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  31  December  2024  amounted  to  £23.0
   million).  This cash reserve is included in the £45.7 million of cash held
   as at 31 December 2024. 

    

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

    

   Dividend

    

   On 24 January  2025, the  Directors announced a  dividend, to  be paid  in
   February, in respect  of the  fourth 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
   7 February 2025.

     

   The unaudited  year end  2024  financial statements  of the  Company  show
   modest income reserves  which are  lower than the  announced dividends  in
   respect of the fourth  quarter of 2024  as outlined above. However,  given
   the current level  of cash flow  generated by the  portfolio, the  Company
   intends to maintain its  annual dividend target of  5.5 pence per  share. 
   Dividend payments can continue  to be made by  the Company (as a  Guernsey
   registered limited company) as long as  it passes the solvency test  (i.e.
   it 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. 

    

   The Group’s exposure  is spread  across seven investments.  The number  of
   investments is unchanged versus the position as of 30 September 2024, with
   no material  repayments made  or  falling due  during  the quarter  to  31
   December 2024.  99 per cent  of the total funded  loan portfolio as of  31
   December 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)  comprises two  loan investments.  One
   loan (76  per cent  of hospitality  exposure) has  two underlying  key  UK
   gateway city  hotel assets,  both of  which have  completed  comprehensive
   refurbishment programmes during 2024. Both hotels have also rebranded to a
   major internationally recognised hotel brand. As a result, both assets are
   expected to trade strongly with the benefit of the new refurbished product
   in their respective markets. The second  hospitality loan (24 per cent  of
   hospitality exposure) comprises  one hotel, which  has also been  recently
   refurbished.  Trading  performance  improved  during  2024  following  the
   refurbishment project.  Both hospitality  loan sponsors  are preparing  to
   refinance the Company’s loans  during 2025. The  weighted average Loan  to
   Value of the hospitality exposure is 57 per cent.

    

   The Group’s office exposure (17 per cent) comprises two loan  investments.
   The weighted average Loan to Value of loans with office exposure is 95 per
   cent. The value used to calculate the Loan to Value for the Stage 1 office
   loan uses the  latest independent lender  instructed valuation. The  value
   used for the  Stage 3 office  loan (which  was downgraded from  a Stage  2
   asset in October 2024) is the marked down value as per the loan impairment
   recognised in October 2024. No  material valuation changes are  considered
   to have occurred since that time. 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, there has  been 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 is classified  as a Stage 3 risk rated loan.  As
   outlined in previous factsheets, the underlying assets 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
   continues to actively  advise on  this position to  maximise recovery.  No
   material changes to the value of this loan are considered to have occurred
   since  October  2024  and  therefore  the  loan  risk  classification  and
   impairment provision remain unchanged. This remains under frequent  review
   and the Company will provide updates as appropriate.

    

   Light Industrial and Healthcare exposures comprise 17 per cent and 16  per
   cent, 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  Loan to Value of  these exposures is 59  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 of 31  December
       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 of 31  December
       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. Under each  of
   the existing  Stage  2  loans, the  underlying  sponsors  are  progressing
   strategies to repay  the loans  in full  by refinancing  with third  party
   lenders.

    

     • Stage 3 loans – during October  2024, one loan (with a funded  balance
       amounting to £21.8 million as of 31 December 2024) was reclassified as
       Stage 3. As of 31 December 2024, the balance of this loan  represented
       14 per cent of the total funded portfolio. As outlined above, a 50 per
       cent impairment  of  the  30  September 2024  loan  balance  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. 

    

   Market commentary and outlook

   Over the last couple of years  our quarterly commentary has often  started
   on the topic  of the  interest rate  environment given  its importance  in
   commercial real  estate.   A  notable  deviation in  this  area  from  the
   beginning of last year  is that expectations  for interest rate  decreases
   have been missed and  current bond yields are  actually now higher in  the
   United States (“US”) and the United  Kingdom (“UK”) than at the  beginning
   of 2024.  In addition, current expectations of the pace of future interest
   rate cuts over the next year are lower than at the beginning of 2024.

    

   Central bank policy  rates at the  beginning of 2024  had hit peak  levels
   with a range of 5.50  per cent to 5.25 per  cent for the US Federal  Funds
   rate and at 5.25 per cent for the Bank of England base rate.  The European
   Central Bank Deposit  Facility Rate was  4.0 per cent.   These levels  are
   post Global Financial Crisis highs which have not been seen since 2008 for
   the UK and Europe and not since 2001 for the US.  The higher interest rate
   environment has been driven by inflation levels which had risen sharply in
   the face of  global supply  chain challenges and  energy price  volatility
   which were  caused by  a  combination of  the  stresses of  the  recovery,
   inactivity post COVID and global geopolitical events.  Inflation had risen
   in 2022 to the highest levels since the early 1980s. 

    

   By the  beginning of  2024  the aggressive  central  bank rate  hikes  had
   appeared to have  done their  job and inflation  had materially  decreased
   towards more normal  levels and  it was  clear the  direction in  interest
   rates would be down.  The market predicted base rate decreases of 1.5  per
   cent or more for  both the UK  and US.  While  inflation had largely  been
   tempered throughout 2024, central banks in the US and the UK in particular
   continued to be hawkish on managing inflation  and in the end the Bank  of
   England only reduced the base rate by  0.50 per cent to 4.75 per cent  and
   the Federal Reserve by 1.0 per cent to a range of 4.50 percent to 4.25 per
   cent.  With a low growth rate and less inflationary pressure the  European
   Central Bank has been  able to maintain  a lower level  and has made  four
   rate cuts totalling a 1 per cent decrease and leaving the deposit rate  at
   3.0 per cent. 

    

   There is also now a  slower expectation of future  rate cuts and the  bond
   market is also concerned by current political uncertainties including  the
   transition to  a  new  Trump  presidency and  the  implementation  of  the
   economic policies of the new UK government.   As a result, UK and US  bond
   rates are higher  now that  they were  this time  last year.   US 10  Year
   Treasury and UK Gilt yields  are now at 4.7 per  cent versus around 4  per
   cent this time last year.  Looking at the key benchmark for the base  rate
   used for financing real estate there is a more mixed picture with Sterling
   rates higher than this time last year but Euro rates lower.  The  Sterling
   and Euro 5-year swaps  currently stand at  4.2 per cent  and 2.3 per  cent
   versus 3.8 per cent and 2.6 per cent at the same time last year.

    

   The market had  anticipated that  a stabilised  interest rate  environment
   would lead to  more stability in  real estate valuations  and a pickup  of
   real estate transactions volumes  in 2024 versus 2023  which was a  trough
   year.  After a period of yield expansion in 2022 and 2023 we saw a turn in
   direction early in 2024 to yield compression in most asset classes outside
   of Office.  The more stable environment supported a pick up in transaction
   volumes of  20 per  cent in  the UK  with similar  trends around  European
   markets. We saw  some  significantly  larger transactions  go  through  in
   2024. These larger transactions were mostly  for portfolios and there  has
   been very  limited volume  in high  value single  asset  transactions.  As
   such, it is not surprising that  despite the increase, volumes for the  UK
   are still 22 per cent lower than the 10 year average.

    

   We commented  at  the beginning  of  last  year that  bank  sentiment  was
   meaningfully better  with a  high degree  of confidence  in US  CMBS  bond
   issuance (which acts  as a  bellwether for real  estate finance  sentiment
   globally). The  predictions  of   a  high  volume   of  transactions   and
   significant tightening in spreads did play out in that market. The 2024 US
   CMBS transaction volume was in excess of $100 billion which was the  third
   highest year since the Great Financial Crisis (“GFC”) and over double  the
   2023 level.   Hotel,  Industrial  and Multi-family  residential  were  the
   largest contributions  to  the  volumes  with a  very  low  proportion  of
   Office. The spread  on the  highest rated  “AAA” bonds  for floating  rate
   single asset, single borrower CMBS declined from over 200 basis points  in
   late 2023 to mid-100s during 2024.

    

   While 2024 was a low year for Office CMBS we have seen improving sentiment
   during the year  for the  best quality office  transactions. 2025  started
   strongly for  office financing  with  a jumbo  Manhattan office  CMBS  for
   Tishman Speyer  and Harry  Crown’s Spiral  building at  Hudson Yards  that
   closed in early January. The deal  had a highly successful execution  with
   pricing consistent with  the best  CMBS in  the market  and a  significant
   over-subscription in spite of the notably large size of the deal which, at
   $2.65 billion, is  one of  the largest CMBS  across all  asset classes  in
   recent years.  There are indications that a number of further Office  CMBS
   are in the pipeline for early 2025 both in the US and the UK.  

    

   Banks have  had  a strong  year  globally.  The STOXX  Banks  index  which
   includes the largest European banks is up 23.3 per cent in the year and US
   banks were  up more  than 30  per cent.   Higher rates  have helped  banks
   increase net  interest  margins and  contributed  to the  highest  average
   return on equity since  the GFC.  Higher for  longer rates and  structural
   hedging by banks will  help net interest margins  hold up and the  outlook
   for mergers and acquisitions is healthy following a number of slower years
   so 2025 is likely  to be another good  year for banks.  Within  commercial
   real estate lending many  banks saw faster  than expected repayment  rates
   and lower volumes  of available  transactions and so  they adjusted  their
   approach to new lending  opportunities to maintain  or grow their  lending
   books with lower pricing and increased loan sizes.  

    

   We saw strength  of demand and  a price tightening  across all sources  of
   real estate lending  during the course  of the year.   In addition to  the
   healthy bank and CMBS lending  covered earlier, the corporate bond  market
   recovered in both issuance volumes and  pricing and is now fully  reopened
   after a  couple of  difficult years.   There is  also good  appetite  from
   insurance lenders and other alternative lenders.  Overall, the credit side
   of the real estate market starts the year in great shape and will  provide
   a support for real estate transactions in 2025.

    

   Investment Portfolio at 31 December 2024

   As at 31 December  2024, the Group had  seven investments with total  cash
   commitments (funded and unfunded) of £182.1 million as shown below.

    

                          Sterling       Sterling equivalent   Sterling Total
                     equivalent balance  unfunded commitment     (Drawn and
                          (1), (2)               (3)             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,            £21.8 m                               £21.8 m
   Ireland
   Total Euro Loans             £29.1 m                               £29.1 m
   Total Portfolio             £159.1 m                £23.0 m       £182.1 m

    

    1. Euro balances translated to sterling at period end exchange rate.
    2. These amounts are shown before any impairment provisions recognised.
    3. 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 Loan to Values (LTV) 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 eleven months.

   As of 31 December 2024, the Group has  an average last £ Loan to Value  of
   63.5 per cent (30 September 2024: 62.9 per cent).

   The Group’s last £ Loan to Value 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. Loan to  Value 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 £  Loan
   to Values.

    

   Change in Valuation Hospitality Office      Light Industrial & Other Total
                                                       Healthcare
   -15%                      67.0% 111.9%                   69.1% 58.3% 74.7%
   -10%                      63.3% 105.7%                   65.2% 55.1% 70.5%
   -5%                       59.9% 100.2%                   61.8% 52.2% 66.8%
   0%                        56.9%  95.1%                   58.7% 49.6% 63.5%
   5%                        54.2%  90.6%                   55.9% 47.2% 60.4%
   10%                       51.8%  86.5%                   53.4% 45.1% 57.7%
   15%                       49.5%  82.7%                   51.0% 43.1% 55.2%

    

   Share Price performance

    

   The Company's shares closed on 31  December 2024 at 91.8 pence,  resulting
   in a share price total return for  the fourth quarter of 2024 of -0.4  per
   cent. As at 31 December 2024, the  discount to NAV stood at 8.6 per  cent,
   with an average discount to NAV of 11.2 per cent over the quarter.

    

   Note: the 31 December 2024  discount to NAV is  based off the 31  December
   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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